Chapter two ”Owlhoots”

Chapter two ”Owlhoots”

U.S. hedge fund reaps big RBS profit whilst British pensioners in Europe are below the poverty line

It is said that 350,000 British pensioners live in Spain. One has seen his state pension drop from 410 euros (for 4 weeks) over the last twenty months to 290 euros ($406). It should be noted that he is not on the full state pension for having been invalided out of the army after service in Korea he was told that he did not have to make contributions, something that the Department for Work and Pensions changed their mind on after several years which resulted in a short fall in his contributions. A similarly aged pension (a former RAF intelligence officer) who wrote to this department about his difficulty received an insulting letter from a Civil servant stating "there is no legal requirement to help pensioners. The Governments priority is to help pensioners living in this country (England) and it will continue to help them so they are able to have a decent income." (reported in The Olive Press). It is estimated that at least 5% of pensioners will have to return to England putting a burden on that country, but I personally believe that it will be much higher.

Perhaps there should be a common European Union pension where all pensioners receive the same basic pension. English pensioners that were not claiming the heating allowance before they retired do not get it whilst pensioners that moved to Spain or another European country do not. What happened to equality?

Who is to blame? The people that speculate in currencies and secondly the English Government/Bank of England for the possible mismanagement of the sterling weakness. Should the Governer of England King not have reduced interest rates at the same time as the Fed in the USA?

George Soros is still speculating in sterling saying today that he had stopped betting on sterling at $1.40 and can be blamed for sterlings weakness. Jim Rogers makes alarmist remarks about the UK (possibly to line his own pockets) and U.S. hedge fund Paulson & Co's profit (short selling), which could have topped 270 million pounds if it sold all its RBS (RBS.L) position, Other short sellers of UK bank stocks could have been in part to blame for the collapse in their share prices and the resulting talk of nationalisation which further weakened sterling. Of course Sir Frank Goodwin (or will it be Frank Goodwin) comes into the equation for his running of RBS allowing Paulson & Co's to short the banks shares!

We did write to Bloomberg suggesting that the word Nationalisation should not be used by them for at least a month and I have only heard it mentioned once (not forcefully) and it does not appear to have been on the ticker tape. The share price of UK banks appeared to have recovered by over 100%

Should Sir Fred Goodwin be stripped of his knighthood?

We have mentioned this about a week ago and now there is an article By Tony Bonsignore | 14:10:32 | 27 January 2009 HERE. where you can leave your views or on this blog

I think that the consensus of opinion in the comments is that Sir Frank Goodwin should be stripped of his knighthood for diservice to the banking industry, but the it might be difficult for shareholders to reclaim his bonuses, but should there nof be a class action as in my opinion the shareholder that took up the entitlement in the first right issue for 12 bn pounds were mislead about the finances of Royal Bank of Scotland

The Prime Minister of England George Brown is ANGRY with him as are the shareholders and the employees of the bank.

Chapter 1 "The ambush"

Chapter 1 "The ambush"

Bernie Madoff

How to Ponzi Proof Your Portfolio (22 January 2009)

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5 Ways to Ponzi proof your portfolio and sleep well at night.

I've been in the financial arena for over 30 years. I must say I that I am appalled to see scum like Bernie Madoff stealing money from honest people. In many ways he's committing one of the most heinous of crimes. He's destroying the financial standings of unsuspecting victims for his own selfish greed.

My message left on Bloomberg. Let us see if they publish

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With respect I believe that Bloomberg and other channels are using this word too much and contribute to the fall in financial shares in both the USA and UK. I think that you should try not using this word for at least one month.

Stock markets usually anticipate facts by 6 months. I believe that if we could have healthy stock markets then the economy could improve. This requires both retail and professional investors.

I would also suggest that both capital gains taxes and with holding taxes on dividends be removes to encourage investment. This would encourage investment in quoted companies and compensate the investors (including pensioners) who are getting little or no interest on their savings in banks due to the current low interest climate.

We do not hear on the media the word Nationalisation used with respect to the French Banks - just no bonuses
which is the way it should be. Please restrain your reports for at least one month the use of the word NATIONALISATION

The BBC investigate the shooting of 2 Palestinian children

Yesterday I watched this investigation by the BBC where it was alledged that an Israel soldier in cold blood killed 2 children in Gaza and badly wounded the third one of the family. The BBC had kindly re-united the wounded child with her father. There were witnesses to the alledged murder.

I did a search on Google "war crimes israel" and this is a sample of what I found.

1. Israel Accused of 'War Crimes' for Phosphorus Shells | Danger Room ...

   International watchdogs are calling the Israeli use of white phosphorus shells in Gaza a war crime. Could they be right? Calls for an international war ...
   blog.wired.com/defense/2009/01/white-phosphoru.html - 170k - Cached - Similar pages -

2. Digg - Israel accused of war crimes over on Gaza Village

   Israel stands accused of perpetrating a series of war crimes during a sustained 12-hour assault on a village in southern Gaza last week in which 14 people ...
   digg.com/world_news/Israel_accused_of_war_crimes_over_on_Gaza_Village - 310k - Cached - Similar pages -

3. Israel Is Committing War Crimes -- George E. Bisharat » Propeller

   There is a double standard. If the Palestinians kill Israeli citizens it's OK. If IsraelIsrael is committing war crimes. ...
   www.propeller.com/story/2009/01/11/israel-is-committing-war-crimes-george-e-bisharat/ - 183k - RETALIATES TO PROTECT ITSELF, Cached - Similar pages -
   

Only by trying Israel if war crimes has been committed can we obtain the respect and peace in the middle east

Is an Israeli investigation sufficient?

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,200,000 for bombing of united nations schools in Gaza. (0.22 seconds)

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1. Gaza's day of carnage - 40 dead as Israelis bomb two UN schools ...

   7 Jan 2009 ... Israel's assault on Gaza has exacted the bloodiest toll of civilian lives yet, when the bombing of UN schools being used as refugee centres ...
   www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/07/gaza-israel-obama - 95k - Cached - Similar pages -

2. Israeli shelling of Gaza kills dozens at UN school | World news ...

   6 Jan 2009 ... Hours earlier, three young men – all cousins – died when the Israelis bombed another UN school, the Asma primary school in Gaza City. ...
   www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/06/gaza-israel-death-un - 97k - Cached - Similar pages -
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3. Israeli Strike Reportedly Hits United Nations School in Gaza ...

   7 Jan 2009 ... At least 40 people were reported killed, as diplomats said that Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would travel to Egypt to discuss a ...
   www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/world/middleeast/07mideast.html - Similar pages -

4. Gaza's darkest day: 40 die as Israel bombs 'safe haven' UN school ...

   7 Jan 2009 ... Gaza strip. A wounded Palestinian is carried near a United Nations school in Jabalya after a bombing in which at least 40 people died ...
   www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1106542/Gazas-darkest-day-40-die-Israel-bombs-safe-haven-UN-school.html - Similar pages -

5. YouTube - Gaza families mourn dead after UN school bombed - 07 Jan 09

   7 Jan 2009 ... In the 12 days of Israel's war on Gaza, the shelling of a United Nations school on Tuesday has been the most shocking incident.
   www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K8caHPpInE - 173k - Cached - Similar pages -

It wants an independent investigation and if the instigators are guilty they should be tried for WAR CRIMES. THE SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO PAY FOR THE RE CONSTRUCTION OF GAZA.

THE WORLD IS IN A CREDIT CRISIS AND ISRAEL DOES THIS UNTHINKABLE DAMAGE