| by Szandor Blestman On Silverbear Cafe |  |
I thought I heard something the other night. It was a distant sound, a low rumbling, a roar from some far off beast that had finally pronounced its presence. It woke me for a second, but it was so distant I felt no threat and simply rolled over and went back to sleep. The next morning I learned that Iceland was taking a stand. It was refusing to pay its British and Dutch debts. It is claiming the debts are a result of fraud, and it's right. They have made the offer to pay some years from now, if they can afford it at that time, and only as a percentage of their GDP. This offer has been, of course, declined by Iceland's creditor banks as they demand payment in the form of real assets.
The Icelanders have grown a pair, so to speak. They are doing something I wish Americans would have done, or will do in the future. They are standing up to the privately owned banks that seem to think they are above the law, that they can change the rules at their whim, and that they alone know what's best for the world, which of course happens to empower them and help their profits. I may not agree with all the politics of Iceland. It might not be the bastion of freedom one looking to get away from intrusive government might run to, but I do admire their stance against the banksters.
See this very informative and hard hitting article here:
http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/03.10/roared.html
I have been to Iceland in my college years, it is actually the most 'democratic' society I have ever seen, and I have lived in several countries. I had known someone in charge of a main department in their main police installation in the capital, Reykjavik, and just from the conversations there, and observing the nation first hand, I had seen that they look down on police and government corruption, and due to the country's low population, it is much easier to hold anyone accountable for their actions, as 'everyone knows everyone else' for the most part. The other thing I noticed is how fiercely proud the Icelanders are of their sovereignty, and no entity, the US government corporation, the Neo-British empire, no one can take it away from them, this latest news is nothing extraordinary, knowing the Icelandic spirit.
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