Give Snowden the Medal of Freedom and a whistleblower reward as per federal law. Then, leave him alone.
Real Unemployment
Notice any improvement in the economy lately. It seems we've moved from life support to a transitional bed in intensive care. "Official unemployment" is down to 7.6% and there is some new business and hiring activity. But the official number is vastly understated.
The lies used to maintain the totally inadequate status quo economy are absolutely essential. If we were given the reality of how bad things are, we might fully understand the dreadful and dangerous state of the economic system. "Official unemployment" is one of the most vital lies since it masks the true extent of joblessness.
Official unemployment - U3: 7.6%
"Persons
are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively
looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for
work." Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Alternate U.S. Gov. unemployment - U6: 13.8%
"Total
unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force,
plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor
force." Bureau of Labor Statistics
Real Unemployment (SGS Alternative): 23%
"SGS Alternate Unemployment Rate reflects current unemployment reporting methodology adjusted for SGS-estimated long-term discouraged workers, who were defined out of official existence in 1994. That estimate is added to the BLS estimate of U-6 unemployment, which includes short-term discouraged workers." Shadow Government Statistics (SGS)
BLS U6 unemployment rate
+SGS estimate (those unemployed for more than 12 months)
= Real unemployment
So, the next time you see or hear examples of improving economic conditions, just imagine what it would be like if real unemployment went down to just the current official rate of 7.6%. That would be a 15-point decline (67%) in unemployment.
Syria Kidnapping
It's official - President Obama is held hostage by the neoconservatives who gave us the nightmare of Iraq II (and much more). He must have been kidnapped and coerced, maybe even chipped, then returned to his duties. That's the only explanation for the clearly delusional statements about the U.S. contributions to the Syrian troubles.
Clearly, the hostage takers forced Obama into pathetic public anguishing over the delivery of lethal aid to the al Qaeda infested rebels. It's a lie. The U.S. government has provided lethal assistance documented as early July 27, 2012 in Haaretz, then by the New York Times on March 13, and in the Los Angeles Times article June 21.
If the corporate media knew about lethal aid, certainly President Obama knew. Why would he lie to the public like this were he not coerced?
We urge immediate action to free president Obama from the evildoers who are making him tell these outrageous lies.
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