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      <title>The Large Families that rule the world</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>omniradar</dc:creator>
      <description>Some
 people have started realizing that there are large financial groups 
that dominate the world. Forget the political intrigues, conflicts, 
revolutions and wars. It is not pure chance. Everything has been planned
 for a long time.
Some call it &quot;conspiracy theories&quot; or 
New World Order. Anyway, the key to understanding the current political 
and economic events is a restricted core of families who have 
accumulated more wealth and power.
We are speaking of 6, 8 or maybe 12 families who truly dominate the world. Know that it is a mystery difficult to unravel.


We will not be far from the truth by 
citing Goldman Sachs, Rockefellers, Loebs Kuh and Lehmans in New York, 
the Rothschilds of Paris and London, the Warburgs of Hamburg, Paris and 
Lazards Israel Moses Seifs Rome. 

Many people have heard of the 
Bilderberg Group, Illuminati or the Trilateral Commission. But what are 
the names of the families who run the world and have control of states 
and international organizations like the UN, NATO or the IMF?
To try to answer this question, we can 
start with the easiest: inventory, the world's largest banks, and see 
who the shareholders are and who make the decisions.
	
	
	
        
            

        
        
            
        
	
		

	
    
	
	
	The world's largest companies are now: Bank of America, JP Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. 


Let us now review who their shareholders are.


 Bank of America:  
State
 Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, FMR (Fidelity), Paulson,
 JP Morgan, T. Rowe, Capital World Investors, AXA, Bank of NY, Mellon. 


 JP Morgan: 
State Street Corp., Vanguard Group, FMR,
 BlackRock, T. Rowe, AXA, Capital World Investor, Capital Research 
Global Investor, Northern Trust Corp. and Bank of Mellon. 


 Citigroup:  
State
 Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, Paulson, FMR, Capital 
World Investor, JP Morgan, Northern Trust Corporation, Fairhome Capital 
Mgmt and Bank of NY Mellon.

 Wells Fargo:  
Berkshire
 Hathaway, FMR, State Street, Vanguard Group, Capital World Investors, 
BlackRock, Wellington Mgmt, AXA, T. Rowe and Davis Selected Advisers.
 


We can see that now there appears to be a nucleus present in all banks:  State Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock and FMR (Fidelity).  To avoid repeating them, we will now call them the  &quot;big four&quot;  




 Goldman Sachs: 


&quot;The big four,&quot; Wellington, Capital World Investors, AXA, Massachusetts Financial Service and T. Rowe. 


 Morgan Stanley:  
&quot;The
 big four,&quot; Mitsubishi UFJ, Franklin Resources, AXA, T. Rowe, Bank of NY
 Mellon e Jennison Associates. Rowe, Bank of NY Mellon and Jennison 
Associates.
 


 We can just about always verify the 
names of major shareholders. To go further, we can now try to find out 
the shareholders of these companies and shareholders of major banks 
worldwide. 


 Bank of NY Mellon: 
Davis 
Selected, Massachusetts Financial Services, Capital Research Global 
Investor, Dodge, Cox, Southeatern Asset Mgmt. and ... &quot;The big four.&quot; 


 State Street Corporation  (one of the &quot;big four&quot;): 
Massachusetts
 Financial Services, Capital Research Global Investor, Barrow Hanley, 
GE, Putnam Investment and ... The &quot;big four&quot; (shareholders themselves!).
 

 BlackRock  (another of the &quot;big four&quot;): 
PNC, Barclays e CIC.

Who is behind the PNC? FMR (Fidelity), BlackRock, State Street, etc. 
And behind Barclays? BlackRock 


And
 we could go on for hours, passing by tax havens in the Cayman Islands, 
Monaco or the legal domicile of Shell companies in Liechtenstein. A 
network where companies are always the same, but never a name of a 
family.
In short: the eight largest U.S. 
financial companies (JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup,
 Goldman Sachs, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon and Morgan 
Stanley) are 100% controlled by ten shareholders and we have four 
companies always present in all decisions:  BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard and Fidelity.  


In
 addition, the Federal Reserve is comprised of 12 banks, represented by a
 board of seven people, which comprises representatives of the &quot;big 
four,&quot; which in turn are present in all other entities.
In short, the Federal Reserve is 
controlled by four large private companies: BlackRock, State Street, 
Vanguard and Fidelity. These companies control U.S. monetary policy (and
 world) without any control or &quot;democratic&quot; choice. These companies 
launched and participated in the current worldwide economic crisis and 
managed to become even more enriched.
To finish, a look at some of the companies controlled by this &quot;big four&quot; group


 


Alcoa Inc.


Altria Group Inc.


American International Group Inc.


AT&amp;amp;T Inc.


Boeing Co.


Caterpillar Inc.


Coca-Cola Co.


DuPont &amp;amp; Co.


Exxon Mobil Corp.


General Electric Co.


General Motors Corporation


Hewlett-Packard Co.


Home Depot Inc.


Honeywell International Inc.


Intel Corp.


International Business Machines Corp


Johnson &amp;amp; Johnson


JP Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co.


McDonald's Corp.


Merck &amp;amp; Co. Inc.


Microsoft Corp.


3M Co.


Pfizer Inc.


Procter &amp;amp; Gamble Co.


United Technologies Corp.


Verizon Communications Inc.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc.



Time Warner


Walt Disney


Viacom


Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.,


CBS Corporation


NBC Universal



The same &quot;big four&quot; control the vast majority of European companies counted on the stock exchange.


In addition, all these people run the 
large financial institutions, such as the IMF, the European Central Bank
 or the World Bank, and were &quot;trained&quot; and remain &quot;employees&quot; of the 
&quot;big four&quot; that formed them.
The names of the families that control the &quot;big four&quot;, never appear.</description>
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      <title>Organisation Underway for European Syria Rally</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>flashpointreport</dc:creator>
      <description>Source: http://facebook.com/syriareport
Activists from the European Solidarity Front for Syria have called for people to take part en masse in a demonstration scheduled for the 15th of June in Rome, Italy. The message of demonstrators gathering in the Italian capital will be &quot;Don't Touch Syria/Hands Off Syria&quot;. Since early 2013, the Solidarity Front has gained international coverage with its busy membership of hundreds of young activists. Posters, public demonstrations with Syrians expatriates and immigrants, open speeches, interviews and other events have put the ESFS on the map to date. The Solidarity Front's actions are transmitted by Syrian and Iranian state television stations often and soon,  they will start begin action in Latin America too.

ESFS activist Dimitris Tousiadis said:

&quot;We are the only pro-Syria movement in Europe. We are Syria's voice in the West. From that time, in every country and every city in Europe, from Norway to Cyprus, we had a series of actions, mobilization and rallies. Posters, public demonstrations with Syrians expatriates and immigrants, open speeches, interviews. People and groups from every corner of Europe, are mobilizing about what is going on in Syria and join our cause. Soon, ESFS will start appearing in Latin America too. We are also preparing an open rally in London.&quot;

Enthusiasts are encouraged to email the ESFS regarding flights and accomodation:  europeanfrontsyria@gmail.com 

 Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/150469651790795/
 

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      <title>The Judge on the Decline and Fall of Roman Empire and Future of America </title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:14:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Salamander</dc:creator>
      <description>No liberal agenda, no conservative agenda... Judge Napolitano believes in natural law, and is unfortunately also an American patriot.</description>
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      <title>Requiem - Fingerstyle acoustic guitar by yours truly</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:46:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>The Black Orchestra</dc:creator>
      <description>Second installment of my amateur venture into digital home recording. This is 
a cover piece taken from Kelly Valleau under the same title and full of mistake, 
but again done in one take. I apologize for no video to go along with this, I'm 
working on it... Rome wasn't built in a day! ;)

Specifics:

Sonar 
X2 producer software, Shure SM57 mic, Lexicon Lambda audio interface, Mackie 
Onyx mixer, Taylor GS mini steel string acoustic, semi-soundproof room, and a 
great buzz :)

You may need to turn this up, I'm getting audio quality 
loss when transferring the audio file. Apologies, and I hope some of you will 
enjoy!</description>
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      <title>British family charged lb54 for four ice creams in &lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Rome&lt;/span&gt; </title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 02:19:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bawbawwtf</dc:creator>
      <description>

08 May 2013
Two British couples were charged 64 euros (lb54) for four ice cream cones, while on holiday in Rome.

When they queried the price they were told the ice creams had been &quot;really big&quot;.

The Italian authorities have said they will investigate.</description>
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      <title>Failed suicide-by-cop gunfight in &lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Rome&lt;/span&gt; mars govt's inauguration</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:40:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>cathy winslow</dc:creator>
      <description>A man has opened fire outside the Italian Prime Minister's office in Rome, injuring two police officers and a passerby. The gunman was apprehended following the ensuing shootout, and has been accused of attempted homicide.

The exchange of fire happened while the new government was being sworn in, but it is unclear whether the attack was directly linked to the formation of the Cabinet.

One of the two police officers standing guard outside the prime minister's office was shot in the neck, while the other was shot in the leg. Neither guard received life-threatening injuries. A pregnant woman passing by as the shootout commenced was also slightly injured, although it remains unclear if she was grazed by a bullet or was hurt in the ensuing panic.

An officer told Reuters that the gunman was from the region of Calabria and tried to coerce police into opening fire on him, shouting &quot;shoot me, shoot me!&quot; to other police nearby before being tackled to the ground and taken away.

Newly-appointed deputy prime minister Angelino Alfano described the shootout as a &quot;tragic act of an unemployed man who wanted to commit suicide.&quot;

Others saw a political motive in the act, with deputy Rome prosecutor Pierfilippo Laviani telling reporters after the shooting: &quot;His intention was to strike politicians.&quot;

http://rt.com/news/rome-italy-shooting-injured-529/</description>
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      <title>Gun Firing near Chigi Palace during the solemn oath of new Italian Government - &lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Rome&lt;/span&gt;</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:13:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rastamanno</dc:creator>
      <description>28 April 2013.
Rome, Italy.

During the pledge of the new italian Government in the Chigi palace, a gun firing has taken place in the near square between two guard carbineers and one unknown person (italian nationality).

6-8 Bullets shot, one victim seriously wounded to the neck, another to the leg.



 Links (italian language): 
http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013/04/28/news/sparatoria_davanti_palazzo_chigi_carabiniere_a_terra-57611483/?ref=HREA-1</description>
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      <title>&lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Rome&lt;/span&gt; Total War Online Battle mod INVASIO BARBARORUM SOMNIUM APOSTATAE IULIANI</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:09:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>A battle shadow of  Pharaohs  Egypt pyramids, these mods are played 
online first time by me,MichaofTmolos  and Pertevnial {This Battle Imperium Constantini
 and Sassanids fighting },We hope followers multiply, Mods contain 
superior graphics also aesthetically much better than  normal version 
Rome Total War. INVASIO BARBARORUM  SOMNIUM APOSTATAE IULIANI a special 
place in a series of RTW is an addon for the game &amp;quot;Barbarian Invasion&amp;quot;. 
The era of the Great Migration and the fall of the Western Roman Empire.</description>
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      <title>shooting in &lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Rome&lt;/span&gt;</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:12:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>crazy man tried to shoot the Italian politicians but hit police man</description>
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      <title>Trippy staircase</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:33:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>This is in a hi-end clothing store in Rome.</description>
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      <title>Polygamy In Italy Soon To Be Established By Italian Integration Minister C'ecile Kyenge</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:09:18 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>kauan</dc:creator>
      <description>Source: http://www.islamversuseurope.blogspot.com/2013/05/italian-integration-minister-polygamy.html

The new integration minister in the Italian government, born to a polygamous father, plans to establish polygamy in Italy.



C'ecile Kyenge, Minister for Integration in the new Italian governement, 
who admits having been an illegal immigrant in Italy when she first 
arrived, has stirred up controversy in Italy by saying she wants to 
suppress the notion of illegal immigration in Italy.



Born into a family with 38 children from the father's four wives, which 
however was Catholic, the minister declared that the church would have 
to learn to adapt to the world:



&quot;Growing up with so many brothers and sisters gave me the impression of 
living in a community. That facilitates relations with the rest of 
society, outside of the family,&quot; she declared to a television station in
 the peninsula.</description>
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      <title>Chinese scientists slammed for creating new 'deadly' influenza strains</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 08:08:44 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>journeyman083</dc:creator>
      <description>News that a research laboratory in China is deliberately engineering new hybrid strains of bird-flu virus and human influenza which could cause a pandemic has some experts alarmed.

Lord May of Oxford, former president of the UK's Royal Society, has denounced the results conducted by a team under Professor Chen Hualan, the director of China's National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory.

 H7N9, most commonly referred to as bird flu, has been making headlines around the world recently after China confirmed 126 cases which had killed 24 people as of May 1, 2013. That virus, however, has not yet been confirmed to be human-to-human transmissible, which would greatly increase the risk of a pandemic.

 That missing leap into human contagion is precisely what scientists as Harbin Veterinary Research Institute in China were interested in experimenting with, which ultimately led that laboratory to produce new viral strains by mixing the H5N1 bird-flu, which can be lethal, but is not easily transmitted between humans, with a 2009 strain of the H1N1 flu virus, which is highly communicable between humans.

 According to Lord May, who spoke with The Independent, the experiment represents a breach of safety.

 &quot;The record of containment in labs like this is not reassuring. They are taking it upon themselves to create human-to-human transmission of very dangerous viruses. It's appallingly irresponsible,&quot; said May.
 The research was conducted by Chen's team within a laboratory with the second highest security level to prevent the virus escaping containment. According to results published by the periodical Science on Thursday the study produced 127 different viral hybrids among H5N1 and H1N1, five of which demonstrated airborne transmission between guinea pigs test subjects.

 &quot;High attention should be paid to monitor the emergence of such mammalian-transmissible virus in nature to prevent a possible pandemic caused by H5N1 virus,&quot; Chen told The Independent. 

Others viral experts are less than enthusiastic about Chen's work, however. Professor Simon Wain-Hobson, a prominent virologist at the Pasteur Institute in France, lauded the work, but also questioned its usefulness.

&quot;It's a fabulous piece of virology by the Chinese group and it's very impressive, but they haven't been thinking clearly about what they are doing. It's very worrying,&quot; said Wain-Hobson to The Independent.

&quot;The virological basis of this work is not strong. It is of no use for vaccine development and the benefit in terms of surveillance for new flu viruses is oversold,&quot; he added.

A similar H5N1 experiment published in March was conducted by virologist Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands. That experiment led scientists to impose a year-long moratorium on hybrid viral experiments due to the belief that safeguards were insufficient for that type of work.

Microbiologist Richard Ebright of Rutgers University, who was critical of Fouchier's work, was equally skeptical of the Chinese laboratory's research.

&quot;The sole major difference is the use of guinea pigs in this paper and ferrets in that paper,&quot; said Ebright.

 &quot;In my assessment, neither paper contains substantive new information that justifies the risks posed by the research,&quot; he told Wired. 

According to Wain-Hobson, hybrid viral experiments such as Chen's could not, in the end, be extrapolated to determine the danger to humans.

 &quot;We don't know the pathogenicity   in man and hopefully we will never know. But if the case fatality rate was between 0.1 and 20 per cent, and a pandemic affected 500 million people, you could estimate anything between 500,000 and 100 million deaths,&quot; Wain-Hobson said.</description>
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