I think Ratigan's summary is quite accurate for describing pre-9/11 motivation. Saudi promoted Wahhabi-ism can certainly be blamed for drawing stark divisions between Shia and Sunni Islam and fueling inter-Islamic conflicts in the region. Funds from Saudi benefactors (who have profited handsomely from the US/West's collaboration with Saudi Arabia due to its oil reserves) have certainly fueled terrorist groups.

Today, I would suggest that terrorist attacks are basically publicity, recruitment and funding campaigns for a militia based land battle by ISIS in the Middle East. Take for example the beheading of Americans that arguably escalated the US involvement in the conflict. it would seem that in terms of their survival this would have been counterproductive. I can only assume that a successful terrorist/militia organisation like ISIS is acting quote-unquote rationally in its own interests if it is as successful as it is. That forces me to conclude that the recruitment and funding that it gets from these publicized actions actually outweighs the cost of being attacked militarily by global powers like the US/EU.

While religion is certainly used to motivate the foot soldiers of these insurgents, I would not at all be surprised if the likes of the al-Baghdadi's of the conflict are purely in it for money and power. Kind of reminds me of how insurgents in Africa post-colonialism had to reinvent themselves to remain relevant and became either religiously or otherwise racially sectarian militias / factions.

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Also: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/11/business-rules-lobbying-corporate-interests

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>> ^jmzero:

Lol. She says this stuff like she's found some hidden truth. The Republican base, for the most part, doesn't care much about helping poor people. This isn't a dark secret or a time when he misspoke or something, this is their platform. Who knows what Romney actually thinks, but of course he's not going to talk about helping poor people (beyond the very minimum he has to say to not come across as a puppy eater). He wants to win the nomination.
Calling him out on it is like calling Lenin out for being a Communist. You can say "Communism is wrong so don't vote for Lenin", but it's ridiculous to "catch Lenin saying Communist things" or something.


You're right, but I think that it's still important to say it. The media is a powerful tool and the more this message is spread, the less effective the 'mainstream media' message is.

Ratigan is such a hack most of the time, it's impossible for me to take this rant as anything but theatre.

Dylan Ratigan Rant Over Political and Economic System Designed to “Extract America”
Ok, so even during a pants shitting rant, the Federal Reserve system should not be mentioned. Isn’t that interesting?

Yes, politicians are corrupt. Thank you, Captain Obvious, but what makes it possible to “Extract America,” by the tens of trillions of dollars?
How about asking why there are trillions of dollars in the first place? That would lead to the real core of this, which is the fact that, by design, the Federal Reserve system makes it impossible for the U.S. to get out of debt. The goal of the ritual is to make the victim believe that the way out of the hole is to dig the hole deeper.

http://videosift.com/video/Dylan-Ratigan-Shouting-About-The-National-Deby
http://videosift.com/video/Dylan-Ratigan-tells-it-like-it-is-loses-his-cool-on-MSNBC

Re: demand #11 @Winstonfield_Pennypacker's link.

In North America, and indeed most "developed" nations in the world, money is "printed" into existence by the signing of loans by private banks. These loans can be mortgages* student loans, car loans or anything else. This is an underlying problem with the centralization of wealth in the western world.

http://videosift.com/video/WeAreChange-interviews-MSNBCs-Dylan-Ratigan-occupywallst






*The literal translation of the (french) word mortgage is "death pledge" as it became known that due to the nature of compound interest you would spend your whole life attempting to pay it off. Hypothèque is the word used by the french, as death pledge is not so appealing.

1 more thing, I'm stuck by how anti-establishment Dyaln is.

If there is still a "Dylan Ratigan show" this time next year, I'll be gooddamned wrong