Archive for the ‘CFR’ Category
Obama Nominates CFR Member David Cohen to Treasury
Sunday, March 8, 2009 14:56 4 CommentsPresident Barack Obama will nominate David Cohen to serve in the US Treasury as assistant secretary for “terrorist” financing. Mr. Cohen will work directly under US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Bloomberg reports that the nomination of Mr. Cohen and 2 others were needed because “efforts to revive the economy have been hampered by vacancies in [...]
Brzezinski warns of US riots Due to Economic Crisis
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 8:11 15 CommentsZbigniew Brzezinski, a former national security advisor, has warned that the US could witness riots if economy continues its downward spiral.
“There’s going to be growing conflict between the classes and if people are unemployed and really hurting, hell, there could be even riots!” said Brzezinski, President Jimmy Carter’s national security advisor, in a recent interview [...]
Obama Cabinet Picks: A Who’s Who of Establishment Insiders
Monday, November 24, 2008 21:51 6 CommentsTimothy F. Geithner
Obama Cabinet Position: Treasury Secretary
Political Party: Democrat
Career: Ford Foundation, Kissinger and Associates (Major Lobbying Firm), IMF, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Under Secretary of Treasury under Larry Summers and Robert Rubin.
Member: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission
Notable Events: In 2007, he brokered the sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan [...]
