Politics

The Reykjavik Nine Trial

“Law and order are every where the law and order which protect the established hierarchy” – Herbert Marcuse

Two years on and not a single ‘elite’ member has stood trial for their crimes in the meltdown. However 9 ordinary people ‘guilty’ of Civil disobedience stand accused of treason.

Some of the Grapevine headlines:
Policeman Called “Idiot”, MPs Not Bothered, Witness Asks To Be Charged With Crime. Trial Reaches Surreal Proportions, Prime Minister Calls It “Sad”. Evidence Destroyed. Polish Consul Demands Apology

The state prosecutor likened the nine with the Polish mafia (?) posed to overthrow the sacrosanct, while the head jailer is known to fear for the rule of law if any of her party mates should appear on her doorstep.

It’s obvious that the recovering ‘elite’ is not happy about its temporary setback and is working full blast at restoring its former glory.

‘Leaks’ to distract our attention from serious things is as always trite, including an incredibly low-tec laptop spying case, while no one remembers Echelon which famously transmuted from a conspiracy legend to an EU Commission Investigation. – By the way, with Facebook (and blogging in general) who needs Stasi?

rvk9.org
Are We at a Flexion Point?

Live And Learn

Unbelievable, – to see professionalism at work in this godforsaken country is just astounding.

First (although I didn’t have any faith in it) the Special Investigation Commission (SIC) released it’s report.

And now, the Icesave negotiation team under the leadership of Lee Buchheit has produced another landmark.

Eva Joly got French and Norwegian investigators to look at two of the failed banks and they have confirmed the SIC’s report, ‘negligence’ on behalf of bankers and auditors and they have condemned PriceWatherhouseCoopers for not adhering to International Standards.

The Special Prosecutor is predicting legal action against some of the ”culprits” early next year.

Even the former PM will have to face an Impeachment Court, although I would have preferred to see all of the accused ministers there with him.

Faith in politicians is at an all time low (<10%), but hopefully the Constitutional Assembly will manage to curb the current unhealthy and corrupt political “cult” for something better.

The SIC Report
Ministry of Finance
the Special Prosecutor
The Constitutional Assembly

Constitutional Assembly Election

No need to change anything in the Constitution, – Fit For A King
(and the current Scam and Sleaze at the Top)

Vote!

40% Voter turnout. – Are we becoming like the Swiss? For the same reasons?

“The very low Swiss voter turnout rate (40 per cent) reflects citizen perception that voting has little impact on how the country is run” – political scientist Mark Franklin.

Up Yours – In the Name of Progress.

Socially responsible corporations, privatized and back in the taxpayers care are retracting a service to the public for the benefit of the few.

The TV signal we got through cable is to be ‘cut’ for a new version of the same.

This means that we either have to go back to the antenna jungle or ADSL winch is good for one TV. This for an unspecified time period before the ‘new’ service is ready, which of course will come at a cost. By the way we already paid for the old perfectly good one.

This downgrade from Broadband to ADSL (one decoder for every appliance) is “sold” as an Optical fiber connection (my ass). – No wonder this company is under the watchful eye of the Consumers’ Association, and has repeatedly been fined by the Competition Authority.

Our corporations are renowned for their total inability in planning anything which benefits the people, but excellent at controlling forced consumerism.

Politicians as usual serve the corporations on a daily basis, the people only the day before elections.

Maybe we should just be happy to be rid of the mass media, and it’s distorted signal.

The question these geniuses forgot to ask them selfs was. – How to implement “New” Technology affecting the Whole Population and Live to Tell About It?

The Century Of The Self
Kill Your Television
The Betrayal by Technology
The Story of Stuff
They Treat Us Like Cattle (in so many ways)

It’s a Big Club and you ain’t in it

In memoriam

Defenders of the Faith

“God Bless Iceland”.
“Maybe I should have“.
“It’s not to much for the state to swollow”.
“We should shout Hurray! for these men”.
“We do not pay debts for irresponsible men”.
“Slavery for another’s fault”.
“You are Not the Nation”.
“I can afford a Diet Coke”.
“Tortola? No, don’t know it”.
“Hi Magnus, We didn’t finalize our bonuses for last year. I suggest 1 million Euros. What say you. Bye. Se”.
“There are no money, they have gone to Money Heaven“.
“Macau bundle? No, not me, I was just the carrier”.
“Equivalent to appointing Nixon editor of the Washington Post during Watergate”.
“The Special Investigation Commission’s Report is getting in our way, temporarily”.
“Eva Joly is a Cuckoo Old Hagg”.
“I’m in NYC, just met Soros and BRuce Kovner. It tempts them to attack the Krona”.
“I can’t appear in a New York Court because of my English”.
“The Bank can’t punish people for having been in politics”.

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

Candide

We are told by the daily propaganda that we live in the “best of all possible worlds”.

How can this be?
Is it because:

  • The constitution is an ancient ?hand down from a Danish king.
  • The oldest parliament in the world is but a waiting room for government posts.
  • The courts of the land are packed with politically appointed judges.
  • The education system asks no questions.
  • The church still thinks it’s middle ages, and the bishops should initiate the brides.
  • The media concentrates on superlatives about nothing
  • The loss of our financial independence to IMF and ‘our’ ministers as their office workers.
  • The working class has only one pride and prejudice, to elect people who despise them.
  • The fantastic social security system does not compare to neighboring countries.
  • The best pension fund system in the world , is controlled by private interests and government(s) to pay for their follies.
  • The retirement age is one of the highest in the western world with one of the lowest retirement pay.
  • The Criminal Class consists of 14 families who own the country.
  • The 30 Financiers and their cohorts who bankrupted the country
  • The total number of indictments for financial crimes is Zero.

And to day a Parliament committee decides if (or NOT) they should recommend that the same Parliament call on the Court of Impeachment to establish if we are a nation or a joke.

The Enigma of Capital

The writing is on the wall

(*_*)
The crisis of middle-class America – F.T.
On the Way Down – Der Spiegel
..a lost decade.. Washington Post

(o_O)
The coming global crash… John Zufelt
On the Edge with Gerald Celente
‘Keiser Report ?70: Markets! Finance! Scandal!’

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)

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