Iran President will deal blow to global powers? Defense test against mock Iranian MIssiles fail? Knight of Malta Bush Sr and Knight of Columbus Jeb Bush at the white house for secret meeting… what is all this for?

Imprisoned, Attacked & Dead Bloggers Increases Worldwide in 2009

According to a report released today [PDF] by Reporters Sans Frontières, the number of bloggers around the world arrested because of their online work jumped from 59 to 151 between 2008 and 2009, an increase of 155%. Additionally, one blogger died in prison and 61 were physically assaulted. The most infamous cases perhaps occurred during the violent unrest in Iran following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed reelection. But RSF said the number of overall arrests and attacks can actually be traced to crackdowns in at least 10 countries.

“The number of countries affected by online censorship has doubled from one year to the next – a disturbing tendency that shows an increase in control over new media as millions of netizens get active online,” said Lucie Morillon, head of the group’s Internet and Freedoms Desk.

The report is a profoundly depressing read. As tech journalists writing from the soft comfort of our homes, it’s easy to forget that in many places of the world, the simple act of posting something to a blog has lethal repercussions.

Elections, politics and the economy were the primary reasons bloggers ended up in jail. While China is the worst, Iran, Tunisia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Uzbekistan also frequently monitor or block websites and blogs.

From the report:

“Two Azerbaijani bloggers, who were sentenced to two years in prison for making a film mocking the political elite.The Turkmen Internet remains under total state control. Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer is still in jail, while the famous Burmese comedian Zarganar still has 34 years of his prison sentence to serve. Victims of Internet policing also include such leading figures in the defence of online free expression as China’s Hu Jia and Liu Xiaobo and Vietnam’s Nguyen Trung and Dieu Cay.

“In South Korea, a blogger was wrongfully detained for commenting on the country’s disastrous economic situation. Around six netizens in Thailand were arrested or harassed just for making a connection between the king’s health and a fall in the Bangkok stock exchange.”

In March, Reporters Sans Frontières will launch what it’s calling the Enemies of the Internet campaign to highlight the countries affected by online intimidation and censorship.

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Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. Matthew 24:9

Here are some very interesting standout elements of this article:

Firstly the headline… Dollar falls on oil plan report

Then it goes off to say… Gulf states are in secret talks to replace the greenback as the main currency for the trading of oil.

… “This is US dollar negative news which is moving markets, and shows that central banks not just in Asia are looking to diversify away from the dollar,” said Jonathan Cavenagh, currency analyst at Westpac.

… The report said the Gulf states wished to replace the dollar over a nine-year period with a basket of currencies including the yen, China’s yuan, the euro, and the new unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, which include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

… China’s central bank suggested in March that the dollar should be replaced by a new global reserve currency run by the International Monetary Fund.

My thoughts: Can you imagine this is all based on rumors of SECRET talks. Can you imagine what chaos this will bring to the financial markets once it’s made official?

Let’s not forget the other big notable recent news hinting the coming and calculated death of the dollar: “Iran replaces Dollar with Euro in FX” Click here for that article

Here are some very stimulating comments from Craig Oxley of the Unhived Mind…

Notice the timeframe folks of nine years. This is the timeframe when a one World global single currency could be created and not before. So these little baskets of currencies will be in the run up till then. Then in 2019 the final currency will be unveiled to the World.

LAST COMMENT: NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO PROTECT YOUR WEALTH AND TAKE YOUR SAVINGS INTO GOLD AND IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD THAT THEN SILVER.

NEW UPDATE… NOW RUSSIA IN SECRET TALK TO DITCH THE DOLLAR… http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091006/156364810.html