Whoever Betrays

Whoever Betrays

Public Trust

Deserves

To Be Impeached

Governor Thrown Out

Illinois Governor

Ousted From Office

Thursday (January 29,2009)

Rod Blagojevich

Kicked Out By

His Peers

In Unanimous

59-0 Vote

For Abuse Of Power

The Illinois State Senate

Impeached Him

For Trying To Sell

Barack Obama's

Vacant Senate Seat And 

Abusing His Power

And Privilege

In 4-day Impeachment Trial

It Also Bans

Him For Life

From Holding

Public Office

In Illinois

Blagojevich,52,

Is First Illinois Governor

To Be Sacked

And First US Governor

In More Than 20 Years

To Be Impeached

And Kicked Out

Of Office

Despite His Theatrics

Reciting Poetry 

Of Kipling And Tennyson

"To fight" It Out

He Faces Damning

Evidence Of Acting

Like "sports agent"

Auctioning

Barack Obama's Senate Seat

To Highest Bidder

Federal Prosecutor

Patrick Fitzgerald

Releases Transcripts

Of FBI Wiretaps

Of Blagojevich's Conversations

Showing The Governor

Abused Power

For His Personal Gain

Blagojevich,Arrested

By Federal Agents

Last December,

Will Face Corruption

Charges Like "Fire Your

Editorial Board Members

If You Want $150 Million

In State Aid" Demand on

Chicago Tribune In Court

In April

The Charges

Against Him

Include:

*attempting to obtain

campaign contributions

in exchange for official actions

*attempting to use 

state funds for private purpose

inducing Chicago Tribune

to fire Chicago Tribune editorial 

board members critical of him

and

*attempting to obtain 

personal financial benefits

for himself in return

for his appointment

of a US Senator

Fitzgerald Also

Lists Out

11 More

Corruption Plots

Blagojevich Used

For His Own Gratification

As 

Two-month Drama 

And
Farce Ends

Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn,

Who Was Immediately

Sworn In As

Illinois's 41st. Governor,

Stresses

"the ordeal is over"

And

"it's very important

that we have a duty,

a mission to restore

the faith of the people

of Illinois in the integrity

of their government".

Sources:AP,Reuters,BBC,

ABC,Yahoo!News,

Washington Post,New York Times, MarketWatch

Iceland's Government Collapses

Iceland's Government

Collapses

Becoming 

First Major Casualty

Of 

Global

Financial 

Crisis

Its Prime Minister

Geir Haarde

Resigned

Yesterday (Monday,January 26,2009)

Disbanding

Coalition Government

Led By Him

Since 2006

Just Last Week

Haarde Called

For Fresh 

Elections In May 2009

Ahead of 2011 Schedule

Stating

He would 

Not Lead

His Independence Party

As He Plans

To Seek 

Medical Treatment

For Cancer

In The Netherlands

His Commerce Minister

Bjorgvin Sigurdsson

Quitted

On Sunday

Taking Responsibility

For Icelandic 

Economic Decline

Since October 2008

Iceland's Financial

And Currency 
Systems

Have Collapsed

Under Massive Debts ~

Todate The Largest 

Capital Destruction

Suffered By

Any Country

Relative To Its Size

In Economic History

Its Stock Exchange

Was Suspended

On October 9,2008

Hit By

Horrendous

Global Stock Market

Crash

When Icelandic

Stock Market 

Reopened On

October 14,2008

Value of Iceland's

Three Big Banks

Forming 73.2 percent

Of OMX Iceland 15's Valuation

Were Set At Zero

After Thin-trading 

Week

OMX Iceland Index

Closed At

643.1 Down

93 Percent

In Krona Terms

And 96 Percent

In Euro Terms

From Historic High

Of 9,016 (July 18,2007)

Market Capitalisation

Of Stock Market

Was Almost 

Wiped Out

As Iceland's

Financial Supervisory Authority (FME)

Took Control

Of Iceland's

Three Bankrupt Banks ~

Glitnir,Kaupting Bank

And Landsbanki

Over 840 Million 

British Pound

From More Then 

100 UK Local Authorities

Including Transport of London

Police Services

Fire Authorities

And Even

Audit Commission

Have Been Deposited

In The Insolvent Banks

And Relations

Between UK And Iceland

Have Soured

With British Prime Minister

Gordon Brown

Announcing UK Government

Would Launch 

Legal Action To 

Recover 4 Billion Pound

Placed BY

300,000 UK Savers

Individuals Go

Bankrupt

Banks Go 

Bankrupt

Now We

See National Bankruptcy

And Government Collapse 

Angry Citizens

In Iceland,

Size of Kentucky,

Volcanic Island

Located Off Artic Circle

In North Atlantic Ocean

Between Mainland Europe

And Greenland,

Have Held Noisy

Mass Protests

Banging Pots

And Kitchen Utensils

To Air Grouses

Over Hyperinflation

And Mass Unemployment

In Recent Months,

Rich Icelanders

Have Been 

Impoverished

By Foreign Loans

As Iceland's Krona

Currency 

Plummeted

US $10 Billion Bailout

From International Monetary Fund (IMF)

And Various Countries

Have Not Eased

The Credit Crunch

But Compounded It

When Interest Rates

Rose Sharply

Protestors Threw

Paint At the Althing,

The World's Oldest

Practising Legislative Assembly

Established in 930,

And Hit Haarde's Limosine

With Eggs

In Icelandic Capital

Reykjavik

Iceland

Once Named

An Investment Star

Was Ranked

World's Most Developed

Country By United Nations

Human Development Index

In 2007

It Was Also

Placed As World's

Fourth Most Productive

Country Per Capita

With Per Capita Income

Of US$64,547

And One of the World's Most 

Egalitarian Nations As Rated

By Gini Co-efficient

It Has

320,000 Population

Mostly Norwegian

and Celt Descendents

Spread Over Fertile Land

on 103,000 Square Kilometres

Vikings Led By

Chieftain Ingolfur Amarson

Settled On

The Scenic Volcanic Island

From 874

Setting Up

Europe's Oldest

Representative Government,

The Althing

Iceland

Has Rich Culture

And Heritage

Noted For Poetry

And Cuisine

Scenic Landscape

And Unique

Coat of Arms

With Cross In The Center

And Bull,Eagle,Dragon

And Rock-giant(Bergrisi)

As Protectors

Around It

During Nazi Occupation

Of Denmark

In World War II,

Iceland Declared

Itself A Constitutional Republic

On June 17,1944

After Popular Referendum

Since Then

It Has Developed

Scandinavian-style

Welfare State

With One of the World's

Healthiest And 

Most Educated People

Fishing Is Its

Principal Industry

Accounting For

75 Percent Of Exports

And 20 Percent Of GDP

Icelanders Also Earn

Living In Agriculture

Aluminium Smelting

Ferrosilicon Production

Geothermal Power

Tourism Finance 

And Services

Iceland's Figurehead

President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson

Will Hold Talks Today

To Form Interim Government

Pending Outcome 

Of Fresh Elections

He Is Expected 

To Pick 

Leader/Representative

Of Social Democratic Alliance

To Be Caretaker Prime Minister

Either Foreign Minister

Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir

Or Social Affairs Minister

Johanna Sigurdardotthir

Besides Iceland

Social Unrest

Also Spread

To Latvia

Lithuania

And Spain

As Upset Citizens

Suffering Crushing

Credit Crunch

Took Their

Economic Woes

To The Street

Sources:Canadian Business,AP,

Reuters,New York Times, Yahoo! News,International Herald Tribune,Wikipedia And Infoplease  

  

Siemens Strategy

Siemens Strategy

To Focus

On Oil and Gas

And Mobility Sectors

As Best Potential

Profit Centers

As Looming

Economic Gloom

Storm Hits

Malaysia

Siemens Malaysia CEO

And President

Tan Sri Rainer Althoff

Foresees

Impact

Of 

Global

Financial

Meltdown

On Malaysia's

Trade Balance

And Exports

Huge Forex Loss

Huge Forex Loss

Of

1.439 Billion Ringgit

Turns Malaysia's

National Electricity

Giant Tenaga Nasional Berhad

TNB

First Quarter Earnings

From Black To RED!

On Top

Of Forex Drain,

Powerhouse's

Financial Performance

Hit By

Lower Electricity Demand

Higher Fuel Cost 

And Foreign Loan

Servicing Cost

TNB

Carries

Debt Burden

Of

24 Billion Ringgit ~

5.5 Billion Ringgit In Yen

6.6 Billion Ringgit In US Dollar

And

11.9 Billion Ringgit 

In Malaysian Ringgit

In Its Books

It Ends

With Net 944.1 Ringgit Loss

After Accounting 

For 1.439 Billion Forex Loss

Despite Operating Profit

Of 942.4 Million Ringgit

Forex Loss

Forex Loss

Steel Mills Shuttered

Steel Mills Shuttered

At Two Sites

In Malaysia

As Gas Prices

Double

And

Market Demand

Plunge

Lion Group's

Antara Steel Mills

Sdn Bhd HBI Plant

In Labuan

And

Lion DRI Sdn Bhd

Plant In Banting

Have Stopped

Production

Since October

And November 2008

Situation

Is Critical

As Retrenchment

Of 430 workers

May Follow

Closure

On Top 

Of High Gas

Prices

Higher Electricity

Tariffs

Effective

July 1,2008

Also Added

To Extra Costs

As

Demand Declined

With Production

Running At

30 to 40 Percent

Capacity

Steel Mills Shut Down

Second Stimulus Call

Second Stimulus Call

To Revitalize

Weakened

Malaysian Economy

As Urgent Step

To Respond

To Severe 

Recession Scenario

Made Yesterday

By

Associated Chinese Chamber

Of Commerce and Industry

Of Malaysia (ACCIM)

Malaysian Cabinet Freeze

Malaysian Cabinet

Freeze

On 

Foreign Workers

Intake

For

Manufacturing

And Services Sectors

Announced

Yesterday

As

Severe Recession

Looms!

Dummies Don't Watch

Dummies Don't Watch

Dummies

Don't Watch

Ass

As

Asses

Roar Pompous

Be Forewarned

All Dummies

Hit High Hot

In 

Inaugural Fever

Admist Cold

Hard Grimy Economy

Chicago Corruption

Is

No

Cheesecake

Mama-Mia!

When Governments Lie

When Governments Lie

What Do We Do?

Should We All

Sit Tight

And Put Up

With the Sham?

Do We All

Cackle With Delight

That Darkness

Clouds Blots the LIGHT?

Can We Tolerate

The Mass Deception

And Press Complicity

In Silent Inaction

Shock!

When the Press Fails

To Uphold the Public Trust

Must We Still Read

The News Like Holy Scripts

Like Taking Tainted Coffee

Or Tea Mind Control Poison

Without Due Care

Regard

For Our Common Good?

When Governments and Presses

Work Hand In Glove

To Distort Bend Intimidate

Block Blot out

The Truth

Shall We All

Not Unite

And Throw

The Trash Out???

When Governments breach

The Public Trust

We Must Change

Them To Protect

 The Public Interest.

Goverments Are Formed

With the People's Mandate

To Serve

To Promote

To Advance

The People's Best Interest

Welfare And Happiness.

Not to Feather

Their Own Nests

Or Line Their Pockets

With Public Funds

God Forbids!

For Example

Today's Case Study

In Misgovernance ~

Corruption-tainted

Governor of Illinois

Rod Blagojevich's Refusal

To Step Down

Despite the 114 to 1 Vote

By the Illinois House of Representatives

On Friday (January 9,2009)

To Impeach Him

Is An Outrage!

Surely

Any Political Animal

Blinded by Power Abuse

Wishes To Cling 

To His Position

Ignoring Public Opinion.

When human beings

Descend To Such

Donkey Dumps

They Fall Miserably

From Grace!

When Governments/governors

So-called Leaders

Violate Their Oaths of Office

And blatantly 

Abuse Their Powers

They Must Be Removed

Immediately!

When the Safety and Security

Of Society

And Future of Our Children

Are Endangered

And The Public Interest

Jeopardized

We Must Speak Out

As Concerned Citizens.

In Fact

It Is Our Duty

To Defend

Basic Human Rights ~

Like

* Freedom To Vote 

And Be Voted

*Freedom To Speak

And Express Our Ideas

Thoughts and Views

*Freedom To Worship

God In Our Own Way

*Freedom to Establish

Families Livelihoods Cultures

*Freedom To Associate

And Assemble To Voice

Our Visions Aspirations Needs

*Freedom To Promote Presses

That Can Uphold The Public Trust

To Pursue The Truth and Inform

Educate Enlighten

Communicate Disseminate

Whatever Happens In Our World

and

*Freedom Of Opportunity

To Work Develop

Fulfil Our Potential

To The Fullest Extent

For As Long As We Are Able!!!

So Terrible Tyrants

Dictators Despots BEGONE!

History Has Taught

Valuable Lessons

Of Thy Ugly Dark Deeds.

In The Battle

Of Good Versus Evil

Good Must Always Prevail!

Who Or What

Governments/Governors/

So-called Leaders

Are Not Important

They Are Here Today

But Gone Tomorrow

Due To Misdeeds

Illness Old Age Death

What is Important

Is The Truth!!!

 

 

 

Faith

Faith

I Measure Strong

Steadfast long-lasting

Indomitable

Powerful

In Infinite 

                      GRACE!

Love

I Treasure Dear

Miraculous Fabulous

Rich Abundant Awesome

Magnificent

Majestic

In Eternal

                      Glory and Power!

Hope

I Hold Bright

Blazing White

Brilliant

In Glorious

Zones ~

Unlimited Horizons

High Far Fearless

Free

From Mundane

Pressures Petty Platforms

Where Nights

Shall Ever Constantly

Contrast ~

Constancy Verity Humility

                        Rooted in

                    Divine Providence!