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Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2009-09-23T17:32:21+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=94173http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifTypo: under "Bill Dal Col", re - Political Action Committeeshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2598762009-09-23T17:32:21+00:00Citizen XLine should read:
"Dal Col was also a donator to DCI PAC [60][61][62] (in the U...Line should read:<br />
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"Dal Col was also a donator to DCI PAC [60][61][62] (in the US, a Political Action Committee is in theory to dispense funds [62] and information to politicians based on specific political programs rather than on partisan bases)."<br />
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I spliced "and information to politicians based on specific" down to end, after reference [62] by mistake.Many thanks and one question if you would.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2599922009-09-25T20:49:37+00:00MargaretBrilliant article, puts Ganly in the shade and not a word about Cox in the MSM.
...Brilliant article, puts Ganly in the shade and not a word about Cox in the MSM.<br />
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Do you think the fact that protocol 7 article 8 attached to Lisbon Treaty provides a shield of immunity against MEPs ever being queried into why they voted a certain way, even if there was prima facie evidence of bribe taking etc ?re: Article 8http://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2600342009-09-26T16:20:11+00:00Citizen X Article 8 (ex Article 9)
Members of the European Parliament shall not be subjec...<blockquote> Article 8 (ex Article 9)<br />
Members of the European Parliament shall not be subject to<br />
any form of inquiry, detention or legal proceedings in respect<br />
of opinions expressed or votes cast by them in the performance<br />
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Thanks for the comment.<br />
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I don't know - it might be that outright bribery would not be included under 'performance of their duties' (even in the EU institutions). They tend to be a bit more sophisticated than with a brown envelope - car dealers extend 25% Diplomatic Corp discounts to all MEP's for example, so naturally they can say they are not targeting anyone in particular on the Motoring committees.<br />
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In the US, you at least must make a full declaration of interests - e.g. investments and you have worked for (full disclosure), and you cannot work for someone if you are on a committee influencing that someone's business (conflict of interest). It seems to be very "laissez-faire" in the EU - there seems to be no equivalent of FARA, for example, and there's the "voluntary register" of lobbyists "as useful as a phone book with no numbers" to quote Corporate Observatory Europe. <br />
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But it does raise the question: what do you have to do as an EU leader to be NOT within the performance of your duties? Yes, you have to sign a little slip of paper saying "I promise to be a good boy" - but they have a rather libertine notion of the good life, do they not?NeoConOpticon reporthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2600372009-09-26T16:39:59+00:00Citizen XSpeaking of Neocons and Securocrats: anyone interested in the militarization of ...Speaking of Neocons and Securocrats: anyone interested in the militarization of EU domestic society, Israeli defence contracting etc. should check out:<br />
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"Defence industry dominates EU’s security research programme"<br />
Nothing in MSMhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2600562009-09-26T21:00:54+00:00MargaretJust on the article 8 as cited above.
Our own Bertie Ahern used parliamentary ...Just on the article 8 as cited above. <br />
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Our own Bertie Ahern used parliamentary immunity to refuse to answer Questions at the the Mahon Tribunal. He said that as he had made the comments that the tribunal wanted to ask him about in Dail Eireann, he could not answer questions about them as all statements in the Dail are privileged. Bertie said that is what the Constitution said and the High Court agreed with him. So they could stuff their questions where the monkey stuffed his nuts. <br />
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Likewise it seems any MEP could tell any inquiry to take a run and jump if it wanted to ask them about why they may have voted a certain way. <br />
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Not a great set up it would seem and again not a whisper about it in MSM.Thanks very much for the interesting well researched articlehttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2600752009-09-27T15:52:59+00:00PissedOffCitizenHe's obviously up to his neck in corporate lobbying
How much money per year doe...He's obviously up to his neck in corporate lobbying<br />
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How much money per year does the Irish taxpayer pay him to vote against their long term social interests and for short term corporate interests<br />
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If we did one of these for each of our public representatives it would be an eye opening indictment of our political system and much more practically useful and far better value than any pointless "bore them off the hook" tribunalDid not know thathttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/94173#comment2603862009-10-04T01:41:33+00:00Concerned CitizenWell written article, fair play.
Did not know a lot of that stuff, tbh his invo...Well written article, fair play.<br />
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Did not know a lot of that stuff, tbh his involvement with the likes of Tiger Investments does not suprise me, then again look at them now-they're absolutely f**ked<br />
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Well written article,<br />
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Shane.