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Biden: Nominations by Both Biden and 3
Will the ETHNIC FACTOR in Biden's KEY cabinet members preclude again (as it did with Trump’s KEY cabinet members) bringing home some 70,000 U.S. troops whose deployment for Israel’s security and prosperity in the Middle East cost some $8 trillion and millions of people killed or displaced in that region? Biden's top Jewish picks met well a minyan and a half These disproportionate ethno- Trump: U.S. troops will remain in the Middle East for Israel, political appointments or 1. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain The Washington Post, 11/28/2018, https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Trump-US-troops-will-remain-in-the-Middle-East-for-Israel-572997 2. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Biden: nominations by both Biden and 3. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen “They will Trump in addition to dozens of Iraq Was Invaded 'to Protect Israel' , https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1475-4967.2006.00260.x 4. US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides tell me what elected Jewish Members of Remember: The "ardent faith" of the war in Iraq was conceived and 5. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas I need to Congress can only give a disseminated by a small group of 25 or 30 neoconservatives, almost all of 6. Member of Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein know, not glimpse of the Power of Israel them Jewish, almost all of them intellectuals (a partial list: Richard Perle, Paul 7. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry/Cohen what I want in the United States and the Wolfowitz, Douglas Feith, William Kristol, Eliot Abrams, Charles 8. -
Open Letter to His Excellency the United States Ambassador In
Open Letter to His Excellency the United States Ambassador in Canada Mr David Wilkins and to the Public Generally, Concerning the 2005 November 26 Disappearance in Baghdad of My Friend James Loney and His Christian Peacemaker Companions Toomas (Tom) Karmo +1-416-971-6955 [email protected] http://www.metascientia.com c Toomas Karmo, 2005, 2006 Permission is hereby granted to copy, distribute, and modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) Version 1.2, or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation, and within reason to take liberties even beyond the generous limits envisaged by FDL. FDL can be inspected at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html. One fully reasonable liberty: quoting large pieces of this document in a printed publication without explicitly stating that it is FDL that regulates the copyright. Another fully reasonable liberty: reproducing the entire document either within a printed publication or as a free-standing printed pamphlet, adding some terse URL reference to the definitive machine-readable copy, without explicitly stating that it is FDL that regulates the copyright. (My rationale in encouraging this liberty is that the Web server for its part does make a clear FDL citation.) In composing such a terse URL reference, journalists, A editors, or publishers should be aware that the most recent version is available, both as L TEX typesetting input and as a printer-ready PDF output file, in the ’Literary’ section of http://www.metascientia.com. It is correct, and reasonable, to use the annotation ‘ c Toomas Karmo, 2005, 2006’ if this document is printed as a free-standing pamphlet. -
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HM Prison Service Official Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:53 PM To: HM Prison Service Official Subject: Mr Othman [Abu Katada]
DIGEST OF EMAILS From: HM Prison Service official Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:53 PM To: HM Prison Service official Subject: Mr Othman [Abu Katada] “Sir, has asked me to email the memo regarding a meeting with Mr Othman earlier today as described briefly by telephone”. MEMORANDUM From: Head of Security, HMP Date: 5 December 2005 To: HM Prison Service Official Detainee Mr Othman (ie Abu Qatada) Mr Othman has expressed a view that he may be able to somehow pass a message through his solicitor Gareth Peirce that may be of assistance to the hostages currently being held in Iraq. This was made known to staff through Mr who acts as an interpreter for Mr Othman who does not appear to be able to speak much English. I interviewed both of the above detainees this evening in the company of SO one of the Unit Senior Officers and Principal Officer . Mr Othman (through his interpreter) stated that he does not seek any reward for which he sees this as a humanitarian act. If this is sanctioned he wishes to produce a video or audio message and he asked me what facilities we had. I explained that this was not something to be discussed until an answer in principle was received from HQ. I told him that I would inform our Headquarters of his offer. He reminded me that there was a deadline of this Thursday in relation to the hostages. Mr Othman was unable to contact his solicitor this evening. Mr will keep in touch with the Unit staff as and when contact has been made. -
Ways and Means Committee's Request for the Former President's
(Slip Opinion) Ways and Means Committee’s Request for the Former President’s Tax Returns and Related Tax Information Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 6103(f )(1) Section 6103(f )(1) of title 26, U.S. Code, vests the congressional tax committees with a broad right to receive tax information from the Department of the Treasury. It embod- ies a long-standing judgment of the political branches that the tax committees are uniquely suited to receive such information. The committees, however, cannot compel the Executive Branch to disclose such information without satisfying the constitutional requirement that the information could serve a legitimate legislative purpose. In assessing whether requested information could serve a legitimate legislative purpose, the Executive Branch must give due weight to Congress’s status as a co-equal branch of government. Like courts, therefore, Executive Branch officials must apply a pre- sumption that Legislative Branch officials act in good faith and in furtherance of legit- imate objectives. When one of the congressional tax committees requests tax information pursuant to section 6103(f )(1), and has invoked facially valid reasons for its request, the Executive Branch should conclude that the request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose only in exceptional circumstances. The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former President’s tax information. Under section 6103(f )(1), Treasury must furnish the information to the Committee. July 30, 2021 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY The Internal Revenue Code requires the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to keep tax returns and related information confidential, 26 U.S.C. -
Presentation Center
Trump Administration Tracker: Department of the Treasury September 28, 2017 Department of the Treasury Organizational chart *Boxes corresponding to divisions, rather than Inspector General positions, refer to the head of said division Office of the Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Inspector General Office of the Chief of Staff for Tax Administration Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Special Inspector General, Not yet nominated Nominated Confirmed Troubled Asset Relief Program Not yet appointed Appointed Withdrew Office of International Office of Terrorism and Office of the Treasurer Office of Domestic Finance Affairs Financial Intelligence Office of Office of Office of Office of Financial Financial International Intelligence Institutions Markets Finance and Analysis Office of Office of Terrorist Office of Office of Fiscal Financial Financing and Intelligence Financial Crimes Service Stability and Analysis Office of Office of General Office of Office of Office of Tax Chief Risk Economic Legislative Counsel Management Public Affairs Policy Officer Policy Affairs Sources: Department of the Treasury; National Journal Research 1 Department of the Treasury Nomination tracker Position Obama Administration Trump Administration Status Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew Steven Mnuchin Nominated (11/29/16) (Confirmed 2/28/13) Confirmed (2/13/17) Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Sarah Raskin James Donovan Nominated (3/15/17) (Confirmed 3/19/14) (Withdrew 5/19/17) Nominated (6/12/17) Brian Brooks Office of the Treasurer Rosa Rios N/A Nominated (N/A) -
Myth of the Paycheck Protection Program
The “Small Business” Myth of the Paycheck Protection Program Thomas W. Joo†* and Alex Wheeler** Congress responded to the pandemic-induced recession with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. A highly publicized feature of the Act was the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Congress presented the PPP’s forgivable loans as a lifeline for small businesses reeling from loss of revenue. When initial funding for the program was quickly exhausted, the media, politicians, and the public excoriated large corporations, such as Shake Shack and AutoNation, for having taken millions in PPP loans. This paper argues that despite the universal condemnation, large corporations like these acted consistently with the intent of the PPP. Instead, the real blame falls on Congress for carelessly designing a program without a coherent policy objective. Although politicians characterized the PPP as a rescue program for small business, it was designed to assist a wide range of firms, with no preference for very small, disadvantaged, or economically troubled firms. The PPP was not limited to businesses that lacked other access to capital, and explicitly included hotel and restaurant chains and large franchise networks. Despite its generous terms and wide applicability, the PPP also contained arbitrary and confusing restrictions on how loan † Copyright © 2020 Thomas W. Joo and Alex Wheeler. * Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California, Davis, School of Law. ** J.D. candidate, University of California, Davis, School of Law, Class of 2022. 21 22 UC Davis Law Review Online [Vol. 54:21 proceeds could be used. The misinformed condemnation of large companies obscured the fact that Congress had designed a flawed program with limited ability to help small businesses. -
RESEARCH CORNER November 30, 2020
RESEARCH CORNER November 30, 2020 OBSERVATIONS • COVID-19: AstraZeneca & the University of Oxford’s vaccine candidate’s results showed an efficacy rate of 70%, on average. Depending on dosage, effectiveness ranged from 62% to 90%.1 • Unleaded gasoline reaches a national average of $2.11 a gallon – the lowest for a Thanksgiving week since 2015. AAA estimates that travel by automobile will account for 95% of Thanksgiving holiday travel.2 • CoStar Group estimates that retailers are in a $52 billion hole of missed rent payments. Examples include Signet Jewelers which had deferred $78 million in rent payments while Bed, Bath, and Beyond has held back nearly $51 million in rents.2 • According to Adobe Analytics, Thanksgiving Day retail spending hit a new record of nearly $5bn, a +21.5% from last year. Almost 50% of transactions originated from a smart phone. • Business activity in the U.S. continued its upward trajectory in November, reaching the fastest pace since March 2015 according to IHS Markit Purchasing Managers Index data. The Eurozone has seen a deceleration in activity, to 5-month lows, as widespread lockdowns have been more broadly enacted.2 • For the first time, Tesla’s market capitalization exceeded $500bn and is set to be included into the S&P 500 on 21-Dec. If included as of 24-Nov, Tesla would be the 8th largest company by this measure – beating out the likes of Visa ($459.8bn), Walmart ($427.7bn), Johnson & Johnson ($378.7bn), and J.P. Morgan ($359.3bn).3 • The global airline industry is expected to lose -$157bn during 2020 and 2021, marking the worst 2-years on record and down -60% from June’s forecasts. -
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If a link in the NCCI newsletter is not wo rki ng anymore, it might be because the sou rce of the document remove it from their website. Generally you can find it clicking here EDITORIAL Issue 45- 14 December 2006 ------------------------------------------- Wanted: UN Coordinator to coordinate coordinators For many months, NGOs have requested UN agencies to work on an updated Contingency Plan, to cope with the reality and scale of the humanitarian crisis. More than 8 months after the official request which arose from an NCCI GHT workshop, at least 4 consultants have been working these weeks in Amman to I update the Interagency Consolidated Plan, and the contingency plans of L UNHCR, UNICEF and WHO. We welcome these initiatives showing that UN agencies are realizing what the H needs on the ground are. In addition, these sudden actions might denote that Agencies are expecting a further deterioration of the situation and would like to G improve their preparedness. Fair enough. I But we would have more welcomed a coordinated strategy instead of a competition between agencies. Moreover increased coordination would have certainly been more efficient. Indeed, the gathering and integrating of all H initiatives, ideas and efforts is needed to seek solutions to the problems posed Y by the difficulties of access or by the military approach of the “humanitarian intervention” which jeopardizes humanitarian organisations’ efforts. L K According to the UN resolution 1546, the main mandate of UNAMI is political, through the support of the Iraqi Government. But UNAMI also has a mandate E to coordinate UN Agencies and deliver humanitarian assistance. -
The Business
P2JW324000-0-R00100-1--------XA JOURNAL REPORT © 2017Dow Jones & Company. All Rights Reserved. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Monday, November 20, 2017|R1 BETSY DEVOS MIKE PENCE ‘We still ‘By eliminating fundamentally the mandate, we operate on a will enact tax relief for model that was working families.’ brought to us 150 years ago by the Prussians.’ THE BUSINESS At the annual gathering of The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council, top executives heard from the AGENDA, administration about what it has accomplished—and the prospects ONE YEAR IN for more change in the near future GARY COHN AMY ‘We need to KLOBUCHAR make our ‘My issue with this businesses reform bill is the debt more piece, the $1.5 competitive.’ trillion.’ STEVEN MNUCHIN WILBUR ROSS ‘This is about ‘J ob creation is middle- the real purpose income tax of reducing the cuts and trade deficit.’ making our business taxes competitive.’ MITCH KEVIN McCONNELL HASSETT ‘This is not ‘We’re going your father’s into next Democratic Party. year with a There are very significant few moderate amount of Democrats left.’ momentum.’ JOURNAL REET ST LL WA THE R FO MORSE UL PA INSIDE MikePence on taxreform, trade Mitch McConnell on taxes, Anne Case and Angus Deaton LawrenceSummers seesdangers JayWalkerimaginesalie-detect- and the president’s leadership bipartisanship and divisions in the discussthe direstate of white, in the Tr ump administration’s ing app at the intersection of qualities, R2 Republican Party, R6 working-classAmericans, R12 approach to trade, R14 biology and business, R9 Steven Mnuchin says with reform AmyKlobuchar and Mark Kevin Hassett tells howthe U.S. -
Hearing on the Nomination of Steve Mnuchin to Be Secretary of the Treasury Senate Finance Committee Questions for the Record January 2017
Hearing on the Nomination of Steve Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury Senate Finance Committee Questions for the Record January 2017 Senator Orrin G. Hatch 1. Last year the Finance Committee reported out a bi-partisan retirement reform bill, on a 26-to-0 vote (S. 3471, 114th Cong.), that included reforms such as additional incentives for small businesses that set up retirement plans, authorization for employers to join so-called "multiple employer plans" so that they can join forces to share the costs of offering a plan, and a provision making it easier for employers to provide, and for employees to purchase, retirement annuities in their 401(k)-type plans. You may not have had a chance to focus on retirement reform legislative issues yet, but retirement reform has been a priority with the Committee for quite some time and has very strong, bipartisan support. Can you assure me that the Treasury Department will work with the Finance Committee in the 115th Congress to enact retirement reform? We understand there are issues with multiemployer plans, and we look forward to working with you and your staff on retirement reform. 2. Trade: Financial Services Data Among my concerns with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, agreement is the fact that it failed to prohibit local data storage requirements in the financial services sector. This outcome was inconsistent with the clear direction on data flows that Congress set out in TPA. These types of localization requirements are a serious problem for U.S. financial services companies, who often face pressure to store their data overseas. -
Nomi Prins Shifting US-Japan Geo-Politics, Banking Landscape and Financial Regulations in the Trump Era
Nomi Prins Shifting US-Japan Geo-Politics, Banking Landscape and Financial Regulations in the Trump Era (Summary of Q&A) Date: 11 July 2017 Venue: CIGS Meeting Room, Tokyo, Japan CopyrightⒸ2017 CIGS. All rights reserved. Questioner 1: Which sector do you think the next financial crisis will come from? You think it will come from the corporate sector, not the public sector? What is your view on the risk posed by the automotive sector? Nomi Prins: It was the mortgage system becoming a part of complex securities created and distributed by the big banks that caused the last crisis. This happened because banks always go where it is easiest to make money, and they thought, before the crisis, that it would be simplest with subprime mortgages. Banks have since stopped providing as many subprime loans. They have made it more difficult for individuals and small companies to get mortgages and loans. Yet, they have made it easier to get auto loans, in part because it’s easier to repossess a car than a house. However, if auto loans default, the market and financial system will not be impacted or care as much. It is a problem that banks are selling subprime auto loans, but if something happens, it will not cause a crisis. The same can be said for consumer debt and student loan debt. For many people student loan debt is unsustainable. And, it is more likely multiple default issues across these consumer sectors, will collectively cause problems than any single one of them. These issues are all related to the fact that banks have had the opportunity to have a great amount of cheap capital provided for them for many years. -
Annual Report 2017
IDEAS LEADERSHIP ACTION OUR MISSION 2 Letter from Dan Porterfield, President and CEO WHAT WE DO 6 Policy Programs 16 Leadership Initiatives 20 Public Programs 26 Youth & Engagement Programs 30 Seminars 34 International Partnerships 38 Media Resources THE YEAR IN REVIEW 40 2017-2018 Selected Highlights of the Institute's Work 42 Live on the Aspen Stage INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT 46 Capital Campaigns 48 The Paepcke Society 48 The Heritage Society 50 Society of Fellows 51 Wye Fellows 52 Justice Circle and Arts Circle 55 Philanthropic Partners 56 Supporters STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 90 2017 Annual Report WHO WE ARE 96 Our Locations 98 Aspen Institute Leadership 104 Board of Trustees LETTER FROM DAN PORTERFIELD, PRESIDENT AND CEO A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO DAN PORTERFIELD There is nothing quite like the Aspen Institute. It is In the years to come, the Aspen Institute will deepen an extraordinary—and unique—American institution. our impacts. It is crucial that we enhance the devel- We work between fields and across divides as a opment of the young, address the urgent challenges non-profit force for good whose mission is to con- of the future, and renew the ideals of democratic so- vene change-makers of every type, established and ciety. I look forward to working closely with our many emerging, to frame and then solve society’s most partners and friends as we write the next chapter on important problems. We lead on almost every issue the Institute’s scope and leadership for America and with a tool kit stocked for solution-building—always the world.