Justice

29 Months & Still Smiling

The impunity before the law is becoming embarrassing.

From October 2008 (865 days) the justice system has been unable to figure if anything fraudulent or illegal occurred leading up to the Meltdown. – And it’s not for the want of “suspects”.

However, – it only took days to nullify an unusually democratic election on a “possible technicality”.

We love Democracy, but the Rabble must Keep in Line.

Laterally related:
From [Legal]ography to Kinetic Typography
The Ignorant and Meddlesome Outsiders
Anonymous v. Corporate
Everything’s fucked up, and the nonjailable class
The Untouchables

The Crime That Wasn’t

Justices of the Supreme Court have decided on the fate of the Constitutional Assembly. What’s good enough for England, Germany and France, is useless on this bedrock of justice. Of course such Excellencies are wasted on farmers and fishermen and should be offered as legal-aid to these wretched countries.
Alas! in winter, dead and dark, we tried to teach them Excellence in banking to no avail.

In a failed state, it would be remarkable if one of it’s institutions had somehow existed in a pristine state, unaffected from all the rest. After two years of revelations of incompetence, corruption and criminality, it’s at best sad to see sanctimonious cliché’s about courts and judges, when it is one of the affected institutions.

The “party” has ruled the Justice Ministry for the best part of it’s history and appointed all but one of the Supreme Court Judges. In this current case the court has humiliated it self by acting as an extension to party headquarters. Justices pledging allegiance to the Inner Circle on national television is singular.

To change institutions in a society will take more than a demonstration or two, and the burning of a Christmas tree.

It is vitally important to refer this case to the The European Court of Human Rights so that “entities” of whatever nomination can’t just “unplug” the democratic process. – That form of government is Tyranny – and I will be seeking asylum in England, Germany and France.

Thomas Jefferson was well aware that ‘powers’ tend to forget the origin of their transferred powers when he said, “Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people”.

From the Blogosphere:
4 Justices ‘guilty’ of blatant conflict of interest
The Supreme Court of special interests
The PM and the Justice Minister surprised (.is)
MP Critical of the Court (.is)
No known precedence in a western country –

Court resorts to creative semantics.
Federal Constitutional Court Of Germany 2007 (.is)
– Dismal track-record with the European Court of Justice (.is)
– The Supreme Court should resign (.is)
No legal basis for Election annulment (.is)

Not half a sentence regarding how the result was contaminated (.is)
The Faculty of Law was tenured by totally incompetent professors (.is)
Court did not comply with investigative duties (.is)
University professors criticize the Supreme Court. (.is)
It’s just an “Administrative Decision” anyone can contest (.is)

Mathematician shames the courts logic (.is)
HowTo defend the democracy from the country’s supreme court (.is)
First [court] order predicate calculus: “It’s Common Knowledge”.
The “Terminally Unique” encouraged to seek professional help.)
Not just any fool [lawyer] out there (.is)

Rector of a University charges judge of deception. (.is)
Supermans X-ray vision, – can he see through [crap] lead?
Do we have here a party of young conservatives from Sirius B?
[Barking, growling, and howling]
It’s all the same issue, the race for the Nations Resources (.is)
FM 3-05.130 …Unconventional Warfare – “stores of value”

The only thing wrong with the election was the Court’s Interference.
(YouTube: needs text)
New and Improved Natural Resources Colonialism.
(YouTube: needs text)

The fitness for use

There are two billion Internet Users with access to about five trillion pages of Information, Propaganda, Misinformation and Disinformation.

In the “Trial Before Pilate” seen in JC Superstar we have this exchange,
Jesus: I look for truth And find that I get damned.
Pilate: What is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths Are mine the same as yours?

If the truth in our head (or heart) controls what we do, writing that truth may be of interest to some.
If there is an $600 billion global advertising market we must assume that “truth” is not an unchanging law and that those who have $600 billion to spend on “influence” get return on their money.

And we are back to Perception management and Information warfare.

Are Osama bin Laden and Julian Assange employed by the same people? True? False? How do you know?

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things (Thoreau), such as the scientific management of a mass population (John Gatto), or the Counter-Terrorism Industry? (NT)

Internet World Stats
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes) Lyrics
Truth / Relativism
Social influence
Advertising estimates
The Limits of Knowledge
Who’s Who at Wikileaks?
Jones & Tarpley, – hidden agenda?
Is the truth really out there?
Changing Education Paradigms

The results from the morning session

” So, the results are in from the discussion work at the various tables this morning. The fundamental values that participants at the National Assembly would like to see form the basis of the new constitution can be roughly divided into the following:

1. Morality / ethics
2. Human rights
3. Distribution of power, responsibility and transparency
4. Democracy
5. Iceland’s nature, its protection and utilization
6. Justice, welfare and equality
7. Peace and international collaboration
8. The country and its people ”

The National Assembly 2010
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Shields-up for the Political Class

Token Trial for bankrupting a nation.

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Prime minister –S – Impeached (+3)

Foreign minister –Sf- Acquitted (-5)

Finance minister –S – Acquitted (-1)

Banking minister –Sf- Acquitted (-8)

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Atli Gíslason VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Álfheiður Ingadóttir VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Árni Páll Árnason Sf No No No No
Árni Johnsen S No No No No
Árni Þór Sigurðsson VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ásbjörn Óttarsson S No No No No
Ásmundur Einar Daðason VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ásta R. Jóhannesdóttir Sf No No No No
Birgir Ármannsson S No No No No
Birgitta Jónsdóttir H Yes Yes Yes Yes
Birkir Jón Jónsson F Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bjarni Benediktsson S No No No No
Anna Margrét Guðjónsdóttir Sf No No No No
Björn Valur Gíslason VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Einar K. Guðfinnsson S No No No No
Eygló Harðardóttir F Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guðbjartur Hannesson Sf No No No No
Margrét Pétursdóttir VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson S No No No No
Guðmundur Steingrímsson F No No No No
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson F No No No No
Helgi Hjörvar SF Yes No No No
Huld Aðalbjarnardóttir F Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sigurður Kári Kristjánsson S No No No No
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir SF No No No No
Jón Bjarnason VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Víðir Smári Petersen S No No No No
Jónína Rós Guðmundsdóttir SF Yes Yes Yes Yes
Katrín Jakobsdóttir VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Katrín Júlíusdóttir SF No No No No
Kristján Þór Júlíusson S No No No No
Kristján L. Möller SF No No No No
Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lilja Mósesdóttir VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Magnús Orri Schram SF Yes Yes Yes No
Margrét Tryggvadóttir H Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mörður Árnason SF Yes Yes Yes –
Oddný G. Harðardóttir SF Yes Yes Yes No
Ólína Þorvarðardóttir SF Yes No Yes Yes
Ólöf Nordal S No No No No
Pétur H. Blöndal S No No No No
Ragnheiður E. Árnadóttir S No No No No
Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir S No No No No
Róbert Marshall SF No No No No
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson F No No No No
Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson SF No No No No
Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir SF Yes No Yes Yes
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson F Yes Yes Yes Yes
Siv Friðleifsdóttir F Yes Yes Yes Yes
Skúli Helgason SF Yes No No No
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Svandís Svavarsdóttir VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tryggvi Þór Herbertsson S No No No No
Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir S No No No No
Valgerður Bjarnadóttir Sf Yes Yes Yes No
Vigdís Hauksdóttir F Yes Yes Yes Yes
Þorgerður K. Gunnarsdóttir S No No No No
Þór Saari H Yes Yes Yes Yes
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir SF No No No No
Þráinn Bertelsson VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Þuríður Backman VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ögmundur Jónasson VG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Össur Skarphéðinsson SF No No No No

Col-1 Political parties
F = The Progressives
H = The Movement
S = The Conservatives
Sf = The Social Democrats
VG = The Left Greens

 	MP's	Yes	No	Nov.
Sf	20	24	55	1
S	16	0	64	
VG	15	60	0	
F	9	24	12	
H	3	12	0	
Total	63	120	131	1

Col-2 Prime minister – Impeached
Col-3 Foreign –“– – Acquitted
Col-4 Finance –“– – Acquitted
Col-5 Banking –“– – Acquitted

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Quod licet Jovis non licet bovis.

The majority of the parliamentarians didn’t have “convictions” for this that or the other so they just became, L’avocat de la terreur.

These same “democrats” want us to look to the future as looking to the past isn’t “productive”.
What’s wrong with “now”? – The consequences of their actions are “now” apparent everywhere.

Dilemma 2008
Slavery for who’s fault?
The Illusion Of Choice

Equality | Impunity before the law

“Law and order are everywhere the law and order which protect the established hierarchy” Herbert Marcuse

~They say the only law in force to them are those which acquit them of any crime.~ Halldor Laxness

The Political Class or should I say the extended Criminal Class is loosing it.
There is talk (mostly hot air) if they should consider an Impeachment against their own.The propaganda tools are blasted 24/7 and all the boringly predictable talking heads tell us, that this is just a political witch hunt, that everything is wrong with the law, the law is outdated, ?the states own rule of law is at risk, human and civil rights can’t be assured and they are even promising a new financial meltdown if this abhorrent idea should even be considered.

The educated rhetoric is of course totally one sided. Bankrupting a nation, with the usual, job loss, loss of homes, bankruptcies and suicides of ordinary people is not a crime, how could it be? – After all, ministers carry such heavy political responsibility, even those who became ministers, without taking charge of their ministry.

To hell with the Constitution, get rid of the laws about the Court of Impeachment which legal academics have declared well thought through and written, and surely the Supreme Cort Judges can’t be trusted with the task, not to mention their own friends that pack the Court of Impeachment.

Somehow, I’m sure it will be much easier to “Impeach’ the 9 protesters that are accused of dishonoring these same untouchables as multiple billions in losses to the community has no tangible meaning to the majority of people, – including judges.

Picking and choosing from the law menu may be the prerogative of those above the law, lets hope that their approval ratings won’t drop lower than the current 13% so that the only thing they will be above is the law.

Justice Under Siege by Eva Joly

The Gods are angry

For those of us who believe in the Icelandic/Nordic folklore, it’s spirits and entities the folklore represents, Týr, the protector of justice, laws, and courts, has appeared on the burning mountain and he portrays our congruent anger.

Anger is good, but laughter is even better. I think it was Michael Palin who said that laughter was much undervalued political weapon.

The Reykjavík Grapevine: (pdf) Without a Platform. Are Icelandic politics a joke? and Terrified Politicians
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
Thinking Outside the Box (or Without a Platform)
Are you having fun?
just what the financial oligarchy wants.
statement from a disgraced profession. (pdf)

William K. Black

The “F” Business Plan: Mathematically Proven Formula to enrich CEO’s and? impoverish everyone else.

1. Grow like crazy
2. Bad loans – high yields
3. Extraordinary leverage
4. No meaningful loss reserves

Never “Fuzzy” & No “Boundaries”: The Best Way to Rob an Icelandic Bank Was to Own One
(Discussions)

Holding Abusive and Fraudulent Elites and Enablers Accountable
(Discussions)

Twelve Nominees for Bankrupting a Nation

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After news of the “Truth Commission” sending twelve letters to people indicated in the “Truth Report”, the press is guessing the price categories to be:

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For Gross negligence in:

Government:

  • The Prime Minister
  • The Foreign Minister
  • The Finance Minister
  • The Minister of Economic Affairs

Civil Service:

  • The Permanent Secretary for The Prime Minister’s Office
  • The Permanent Secretary for The Ministry of Finance
  • The Permanent Secretary for The Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • . . . . . . . Acting Secretary for The Ministry of Economic Affairs

Central Banking:

  • The three Central Bank Managers

Financial Supervisory:

  • The Director General

All but one have now been replaced, but according to the rhetoric, “people failed, nothing wrong with the policy” ?

The “Truth or Black Report” is due at the end of the month, we will then see who gets the actual ‘price’.

Prejudicial European Justice?

Dr. M. Elvira Méndez-Pinedo writes: “Whatever the reason or the economic or political arguments, it can be observed now that this lacuna or gap in the EEA Agreement, together with the legal uncertainties of EU banking and financial law, has been extremely prejudicial for Iceland. Icelandic citizens do not have access to justice to the ECJ either. In EU law, any country could start an infringement case or simply take the issue of the interpretation of the State liability deriving from Directive 94/19/EC and the principle of non-discrimination before the ECJ. Iceland, on the other hand, seems to have accepted the principle of State liability and nationalisation of private debt of banking entities abroad without being entitled in the subsequent Icesave agreements to proper judicial and independent review of its legal arguments.”

Icesave – Iceland. The Icesave agreements and other national measures in response of the financial crisis: Revisiting the principles of State liability, State aid and non-discrimination in European law

Dr. Gunnar Tomasson (The Gang of 8 ) refers to “Odious Debt”: „In international law, odious debt is a legal theory which holds that the national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the best interests of the nation, such as wars of aggression, should not be enforceable. Such debts are thus considered by this doctrine to be personal debts of the regime that incurred them and not debts of the state. In some respects, the concept is analogous to the invalidity of contracts signed under coercion.”

In The Dilemma of Odious Debts; Lee C. Buchheit, G. Mitu Gulati and Robert B. Thompson (pdf) write: “The prospect of yoking innocent generations of citizens to the repayment of any Profligate Debt causes an audible grinding of the moral teeth; the prospect of forcing this result on people who have already been victimized by a corrupt and despotic regime is even more distasteful.”

Riz Khan – Iceland’s future

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