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The U.S. financial crisis (A.K.A.; shit) has hit the proverbial fan. And it appears that it is only being reported by news organizations outside the United States.

I hate to say it but I predicted the Bush administration was attempting to destroy our democratic government when I heard about the KBR/Halliburton detention centers. I think now we should prepare for the Federal martial law that will be invoked to handle the Financial Riots of 2009.

Here's a report

Ten U.S. Soldiers dead as Iraqis prepare for massive anti-American rally

Iraqis Protest to Mark Baghdad's Fall

Insider: Missteps Soured Iraqis on U.S.

Security Increase Made Baghdad "Deadlier Battleground" For US Troops

I'd say it's equal to the rest of the Bush Neo-Con Republican administration achievements.

Update: Reality based analysis by Prof. Juan Cole

Global Guerrillas

Networked tribes, infrastructure disruption, and the emerging bazaar of violence. An open notebook on the first epochal war of the 21st Century. By John Robb

I've just re-read John's estimate on what the US will do to take down Iran. His scenario seems to be even more likely today than in April 2006 when he first published.

Domestic US after effects will be severe oil shocks and a crippled ecomomy that will collapse. It will get real ugly quickly in the US.

Think about it.

Tomorrow Never Knows: Lyrics, AMG, Wikipedia

Whithin You Without You: Lyrics, AMG, Wikipedia

Richest 10 per cent of adults accounted for 85 per cent of assets

The richest 2 per cent of adults own more than half the world's wealth, according to the most comprehensive study of personal assets.

Among the largest economies, Britain boasted the third-highest average wealth of $126,832 (£64,172) per adult, after the United States and Japan, a United Nations development research institute found.

Those with assets of $500,000 could consider themselves to be among the richest 1 per cent in the world. Those with net assets of $2,200 per adult were in the top half of the wealth distribution.

Although global income was distributed unequally, the spread of wealth was more skewed, according to the study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the UN University.

Sudan and Darfur are in crisis. There seems to be no effective action from the U.N.

U.N. Chief: Darfur Is in 'Free Fall'. UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The conflict in Darfur has spread to two neighboring countries and is now in "free fall" with six million people facing the prospect of going without food or protection, the outgoing U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday.

Rebels Threaten to Withdraw Peace Deal. KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- The only Darfur rebel group to sign a peace agreement with the government threatened Tuesday to pull out from the deal if Khartoum-backed militias continue to attack civilians in the troubled region.

iSay - Looks and smells just like a page out of the Bush agenda lie book that lead up to the US invading Iraq. And those readers who are reality based know how badly that situation is going.

Yeah I'm complaining and no I don't have the answers for exactly what to do. But I think common sense says if they produce oil then you eliminate your dependence on their oil and convince other nations to do the same. Work to strategically isolate the bad guys and squeeze the black market.