11.30.2010

NACA CEO ARRESTED in Hearing Fighting for Homeowners

Why am I surprised?  Arrested standing up for homeowners sounds about right.  What they really mean is criticizing banks is illegal. 


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  • To Christine Axsmith:

    We have enclosed a video of NACA's founder and CEO getting arrested advocating for Chase homeowners at the Senate Banking Committee. Click here to view this story which is sweeping through the internet. Also to view the prior video of Dave Lowman, Chase's CEO for Home Retention, telling homeowner's having difficulties to "Come to Me". Click here for the video showing him lying to Congress and homeowners.

    NACA will continue to fight for all homeowners. As in all of our previous actions we have important friends, including the police who let us off without being charged. They also provide us access to the gated communities where these CEOs live in the lap of luxury. These police and security guards are like millions of homeowners who are either at risk of foreclosure or know someone very close to them who is in danger of losing their home. Everyone is frustrated and angry at the lenders. We will continue the fight and continue to confront Chase and others, wherever they go and where they live, who get in the way of homeowners achieving a long-term affordable mortgage payment.

    We are working with the lenders to have a proposal or follow-up for every homeowner prior to the end of the year. Please continue to access your Web-file for updates by clicking here. We are determined to get this done for everyone who is committed to staying in their homes. We want to express our sincere thanks to the hundreds of homeowners who, with very little advance notice attended the Senate hearing. Your presence sent a very strong message.

    NACA is the most effective organization advocating for hundreds of thousands of homeowners. NACA is able to save hundreds and sometimes over a thousand dollars a month through NACA's legally binding agreements with all the major lenders and investors. We will keep up the fight and look forward to your active participation.

    Sincerely,

    NACA Management

    P.S. NACA is engaged in a campaign against Chase called "Chasing Chase". Click here for details on the campaign.

    Washington DC's Non-Profit Scam

      Many museums in DC are just an excuse to run a catering business without paying taxes.  I am speaking of the Newseum in particular. They make a fortune catering to private parties and the entire building is used as private residences - all tax free. Same with other "museums" in this town. No wonder district taxes are so high. We have to make up for these thieving scoundrels. 

    Other cities are catching wise to this scam. See below. And don't get me started about the Universities. 


    More Cities Look To Nonprofits For Cash
    BOSTON — Financially strapped U.S. cities are increasingly turning to private universities, hospitals and other tax-exempt nonprofits for cash, but a new report finds methods...
     


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    11.29.2010

    Wikileaks II: Funny to watch

    Well Wikileaks II has begun to hit and the results are hilarious, at least in the short term. Watching people react to how things really work is most amusing.

    "You mean they don't MEAN all the things they say on t.v.?"

    "But the news said..."

    "You mean the U.S Government threatens and bullies allies to get what they want?"

    "Other governments say one thing and do another and then blame us for it and we let it happen?"

    "You mean that the U.S. KNOWS about graft and corruption and says nothing for political reasons?"

    I'm glad the revelations are happening over time, so there will be many laughs to come.

    Until the killing starts, anyway. Because that is what is going to happen. Once the content leaked in these diplomatic cables is digested, especially in the Middle East, there will be bloodshed over the political betrayals. The blood of American allies. And their replacements may not be inclined towards the same hypocrisy.

    Anti-Human Trafficking News From Around the World

    No Longer a Pedophile's Haven
     
    By Brendan Brady
    Newsweek
    November 16, 2010
     
    Recent moves by the Cambodian justice system show that the Southeast Asian nation is finally taking a firm stance against child sex trafficking by pursuing sentences against not only Western sex tourists but also local men. Cambodia was formally notorious for handing down light sentences to pedophiles and for permitting convicted foreign offenders to return to the country.
     
    To read the rest of the story, click here.
     

     
    Arlington Preparing for Sex Trafficking at Super Bowl
     
    By Alex Branch
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    November 17, 2010
     
    Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott pledged last week to commit state resources to combating an anticipated increase in human trafficking activities in Arlington ahead of the 2011 Super Bowl. He cited the findings of a Florida task force that estimated tens of thousands of women and minors were trafficked in the Miami area during this year's Super Bowl.
     
     To read the rest of the story, click here.
     


    U.S. Urges More Labor Protection in Taiwan
     
    By Shi Hsiu-chuan
    Taipei Times
    November 23, 2010
     
    Though Taiwan received the highest possible rating under the 2010 U.S. annual report on human trafficking, the State Department's point-man for international anti-trafficking efforts said Taipei could do more by extending labor protection rights to the 170,000 foreign domestic laborers and caregivers working in the island nation. Ambassador Luis CdeBaca said it was also necessary to prosecute employers who abuse domestic employees.
     
    To read the rest of the story, click here.
     

     
    Brazilian Police Dismantle Human-Trafficking Ring
     
    Associated Press
    November 18, 2010
     
    Brazilian authorities announced the dismantlement of an international human-trafficking ring centered in a southeastern area of the Latin American country.  The ring issued false passports to Brazilians wanting to immigrate illegally to the United States and then turned them over to professional smugglers. A total of 12 people were arrested.
     
    To read the rest of the story, click here.
     

     
    Targeting Human Trafficking in Texas
     
    By Jason Buch
    San Antonio Express-News/The Houston Chronicle
    November 22, 2010
     
    Newly-filed legislation in Texas, a national hub for human trafficking, would increase penalties for convicted offenders, simplify the investigation and prosecution process and permit police to detain child victims. Under the bill, a 2009 anti-human trafficking law would be amended to adopt provisions similar to the state's sex crime laws.
     
    To read the rest of the story, click here.
     

     
    Woman Forced to Become a Sex Slave
     
    CNN
    November 19, 2010

    HLN's Joy Behar talks with sex-trafficking survivor Natasha Herzig and America's Most Wanted host John Walsh about sex trafficking in the United States.
     
    To watch the video, click here.


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    11.28.2010

    Huffington Post: Russian Scientist Working To Recreate Ice Age Ecosystem

      A truly exciting project to keep the Siberian permafrost in place. It's a romantic notion as well. That all the grazing animals from ten thousand years ago will sec us from ourselves.  


    Russian Scientist Working To Recreate Ice Age Ecosystem
    CHERSKY, Russia — Wild horses have returned to northern Siberia. So have musk oxen, hairy beasts that once shared this icy land with woolly mammoths...
     


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    11.27.2010

    Earthquake: M 5.2 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Just another update from QuakeWatch!

    Magnitude: 5.2
    Location: northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Time: Fri, Nov 26, 2010 9:44:54 PM EST
    GMT: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 02:44:54 GMT

    Latitude: 10° 15' 53" N (10.2649°)
    Longitude: 43° 9' 36" W (-43.1601°)
    Depth: 6.2 mi

    Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=M%205.2%20-%20northern%20Mid-Atlantic%20Ridge@10.264900,-43.160099&z=6

    More Information: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000gcb.php

    Data provided by US Geological Survey.


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    Earthquake: M 3.1 - Puerto Rico region

    Magnitude: 3.1
    Location: Puerto Rico region

    Time: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 1:05:08 AM EST
    GMT: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 06:05:08 GMT

    Latitude: 18° 56' 22" N (18.9395°)
    Longitude: 65° 21' 31" W (-65.3588°)
    Depth: 38.0 mi

    Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=M%203.1%20-%20Puerto%20Rico%20region@18.939501,-65.358803&z=6

    More Information: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10331000.php

    Data provided by US Geological Survey.


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    11.20.2010

    The Hip Hop iHop in Columbia Heights

    The new iHop opened in Columbia Heights and it's success can be seen in the hungry-for-pancakes customers waiting on the sidewalk for a chance to eat. Designer jeans, flash and bling, and a restaurant filled to capacity with shoppers and local fashionistas.

    It better be open 24 hours. I love the DC is slowly becoming a 24 hour town. Isn't it great that there is now someplace open at 3 a.m. besides the Steak -n- Eggs Kitchen on Wisconsin? You can buy groceries in Georgetown all night long or hang out at the Attached Starbucks until dawn.

    With all the hip and pricey restaurants being opened in Columbia Heights, any place offering decent food at a decent price is going to make a killing. One by one, the reasonably-priced places to eat have gone from the DC restaurant scene. Let this hip hop iHop begin a reversal of that trend.

    11.17.2010

    Action to stop child trafficking!

    Hi Fellow Abolitionist!

    Thank you for supporting the Child Protection Compact Act (CPCA) in the past by calling your representatives. This is the final step to pass the CPCA to help eradicate child trafficking.

    Please take less than 1 minute of your time to call your Senators to vote Yes for the Child Protection Compact Act.

    For details on finding your senator's number and a script to use please visit RIJI Green's Blog or www.rijigreen.com/node/62


    Thank you for making a difference in ending human trafficking!

    Anna
    www.RIJIgreen.com




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    11.14.2010

    NYTimes.com: Psychologist in Terror War Is Subject of Complaint

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    This article outlines the beginning of retribution against the torture infrastructure and it's architects. This is only the beginning. There is no safe haven for those who thought they were above the law.

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    The Texas Tribune:  Psychologist in Terror War Is Subject of Complaint
    By MORGAN SMITH
    The Texas State Board of Psychologists is considering a complaint that seeks removal of the license of Dr. James E. Mitchell, an architect of Bush-era interrogation tactics.



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