Obama and Congress ARE Wall Street, Geithner IS the Federal Reserve - Now What?

As Occupy Wall Street protests intensify around America, it's important to examine possible solutions.

Real change won't come by giving more power
or money to this group -- Dees Illustration

Eric Blair
Activist Post

Barack Obama and his 2008 presidential challenger John McCain both received more money from Wall Street donors than their combined lifetime government salaries.  It was a billion-dollar-plus campaign.  In fact, all of Congress makes more from Wall Street and corporate campaign contributions than their public salaries.  It is the nature of the modern political system.  And Timothy Geithner, despite cheating on his own taxes, was plucked from the New York Federal Reserve to serve as U.S. Treasury Secretary.  So who can the People turn to for solutions?
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Pepper Spray Incident in Slow Motion #OccupyWallSt

Source: MSNBC
Date: 9/27/2011


Although the corporate media is late to the punch I am glad to see them covering the pepper spray incident and other NYPD police brutality in great detail. The officer who did the pepper spray is identified as Anthony P. Bologna by anonymous who I think went too far to also disclose who the officer's family members were in addition to past civil rights complaints against the officer.  Kudos to Larry O'Donnell for this good piece.

Editor's Note: There are a large number of NYPD officers who are opposed to the violence and 99 refused to show up for work in solidarity with the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters.  Quoting the article Report: 100 New York Police Officers Boycott In Solidarity with Wall Street Protesters from Washington's Blog:

Are New York Police Boycotting to Protest Violence?

After New York’s finest brutalized peaceful Wall Street protesters, rumor has it that police officers are boycotting.
Occupy Wall Street notes:

Today we received unconfirmed reports that over one hundred blue collar police refused to come into work in solidarity with our movement. These numbers will grow. We are the 99 percent. You will not silence us.

But the 1% will certainly try to silence the 99%.

Police Brutalize Peaceful Wall Street Protesters

Source: Washington's Blog
Date: 9/25/2011

New York Police Mace, Brutalize and Arrest Peaceful Wall Street Protesters

According to various reports, New York City Police have maced, brutalized and arrested peaceful Wall Street protesters.

Here is a video of peaceful female protesters penned in an orange mesh barricade and then allegedly maced:



Here is a protester getting pinned down with a knee on his throat:



Here is a video of a protester allegedly arrested simply for talking to an officer:



Here is a video of another incident:



There are also reports that the police have confiscated cameras and other reporting equipment, and arrested reporters.
The Wall Street Journal notes that 80 protesters were arrested.
The cover of the New York Daily News reads:

Cops smack down dozens during protests
Its Wail Street

The protesters issued a press release today stating:

A march of about 2,000 citizens marched peacefully demanding that the voice of the 99% be heard. This peaceful march called We Are the 99%, was done in solidarity with the #occupywallstreet movement. The movement is entering its second week
and is gaining momentum both locally and nationally. Many more rallies and escalating actions are planned for the coming week. The occupation will continue indefinitely.
The NYPD attacked the crowd of peaceful protesters and conducted mass arrests of marchers near Union Square with orange netting, sweeping up Reports of some injuries.
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET is a people powered movement for democracy that began in America on September 17 with an encampment in the financial district of New York City. Inspired by the Egyptian Tahrir Square uprising and the Spanish acampadas, we vow to end the monied corruption of our democracy.
#occupwallstreet is currently located at Liberty Square, formerly named Zucotti Park.

Here is the Twitter feed for the protest, and here is a livestream:

Watch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.com

#OccupyWallStreet High Quality Video/Photos

Source: Cryptome
Date: 9/21/2011


Occupy Wall Street - Liberty Square - 9/21/11 7:20-8:40 AM.
Photos taken at the same time:
http://cryptome.org/info/occupy-wall-st3/occupy-wall-st3.htm