No Is Not Enough
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Keith Olbermann, “The Death of Habeas Corpus,” NBCNews.com, October 11, 2006, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15220450/ns/msnbc-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/t/death-habeas-corpus/#.WPWuFRIrK1s.
Trump: “have total, total control over him…”
Paulina Firozi, “Trump Names Another Goldman Sachs Executive to Senior Administration Role,” The Hill, March 15, 2017, http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/324027-trump-names-another-goldman-sachs-exec-to-senior-administration-role.
Goldman Sachs: helped inflate mortgage bubble then turned around and allegedly bet against mortgage market
US Department of Justice, “Goldman Sachs Agrees to Pay More than $5 Billion in Connection with Its Sale of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities,” press release, April 11, 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/documents/goldman-sachs-internal-emails.
Greg Gordon, “How Goldman Secretly Bet on the U.S. Housing Crash,” McClatchy, November 1, 2009, http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24561376.html.
Goldman Sachs: settlement of $5 billion
US Department of Justice, “Goldman Sachs Agrees to Pay More than $5 Billion in Connection with Its Sale of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities,” press release, April 11, 2016, https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/goldman-sachs-agrees-pay-more-5-billion-connection-its-sale-residential-mortgage-backed.
Goldman Sachs: a $550-million fine
Securities and Exchange Commission, “Goldman Sachs to Pay Record $550 Million to Settle SEC Charges Related to Subprime Mortgage CDO,” press release, July 15, 2010, https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2010/2010-123.htm.
Carl Levin: “the evidence shows that Goldman repeatedly…”
David Morgan and Ken Milstone, “Live Blogging: Senate Hearing on Goldman Sachs,” CBSNew.com, April 27, 2010, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/live-blogging-senate-hearing-on-goldman-sachs/.
Steven Mnuchin has distinguished himself for his willingness to profit off misery
Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger, “Trump’s Treasury Pick Excelled at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes” ProPublica.org, December 27, 2016, https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-treasury-pick-excelled-at-kicking-elderly-out-of-their-homes.
Lorraine Woellert, “Trump Treasury Pick Made Millions After His Bank Foreclosed on Homeowners,” Politico, December 1, 2016, http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-treasury-foreclosed-homes-mnuchin-232038.
Predatory practices drew fire during Mnuchin’s confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary
Ben White, “Mnuchin Weathers Attacks on Funds, Foreclosures,” Politico, January 19, 2017, http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/steven-mnuchin-confirmation-hearing-233842.
Senator Ron Wyden: “while Mr. Mnuchin was CEO…”
“Treasury Secretary Confirmation Hearing,” C-SPAN, January 19, 2017, https://www.c-span.org/video/?421858-1/treasury-secretary-nominee-steven-mnuchin-testifies-confirmation-hearing.
David Dayen, “Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin’s Bank Accused of ‘Widespread Misconduct’ in Leaked Memo,” TheIntercept.com, January 3, 2017, https://theintercept.com/2017/01/03/treasury-nominee-steve-mnuchins-bank-accused-of-widespread-misconduct-in-leaked-memo/.
Jacob Pramuk, “Senators Hammer Trump Treasury Pick Mnuchin on History with Mortgage Lender,” CNBC.com, January 19, 2017, http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/read-what-steven-mnuchin-will-say-at-his-treasury-confirmation-hearing.html.
The Katrina Blueprint
Curtis Muhammad: “convinced us that we had no caretakers”
“Three Displaced New Orleans Residents Discuss Race and Hurricane Katrina,” Democracy Now!, September 7, 2005, https://www.democracynow.org/2005/9/7/three_displaced_new_orleans_residents_discuss.
Buildings were spray-painted with messages: “looters will be shot”
Brian Thevenot, Keith Spera, and Doug MacCash, “Old West Has Nothing on Katrina Aftermath,” August 31, 2005, New Orleans Times-Picayune, http://www.nola.com/katrina/2005/08/old_west_has_nothing_on_katrin.html.
On Danziger Bridge, police officers shot Black residents on sight
“What Happened on the Danziger Bridge,” graphic, New Orleans Times-Picayune, http://media.nola.com/politics/photo/diagram-danziger2-061911jpg-37722c5f58b27770.jpg.
Kevin Litten, “New Orleans to Pay $13.3M to Settle NOPD Civil Rights Violations in Post-Katrina Chaos,” New Orleans Times-Picyune, December 19, 2016, http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/12/katrina_civil_rights_settlemen.html.
Resident: “the opportunity to hunt Black people”
A.C. Thompson, “Post-Katrina, White Vigilantes Shot African-Americans with Impunity,” ProPublica.org, December 19, 2008, https://www.propublica.org/article/post-katrina-white-vigilantes-shot-african-americans-with-impunity.
Milton Friedman: “Most New Orleans schools are in ruins…”
Milton Friedman, “The Promise of Vouchers,” Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2005, https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113374845791113764.
Richard Baker: “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans…”
Susan Saulny, “Clamoring to Come Home to New Orleans Projects,” New York Times, June 6, 2006, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/us/nationalspecial/06housing.html.
Under Pence’s leadership, Republican Study Committee came up with list of “Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas Prices”
Paul S. Teller, “Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas,” e-mail, September 13, 2005, http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/resources/part7/chapter20/pro-market-ideas-katrina.
Commitment to wage all-out war on labor standards and on the public sphere…
Paul S. Teller, “Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas,” e-mail, September 13, 2005, http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/resources/part7/chapter20/pro-market-ideas-katrina.
Another recommendation called for giving parents vouchers to use at charter schools
Paul S. Teller, “Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas,” e-mail, September 13, 2005, http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/resources/part7/chapter20/pro-market-ideas-katrina.
RSC call on Congress to repeal environmental regulations on Gulf Coast, give permission for new oil refineries in the US, and green-light “drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge”
Paul S. Teller, “Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas,” e-mail, September 13, 2005, http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/resources/part7/chapter20/pro-market-ideas-katrina.
Kleptocracy Free-For-All
Baghdad gang of contractors descended on New Orleans
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2007), 506.
The company FEMA paid $5.2 million to build a base camp for emergency workers
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2007), 495.
FEMA paid Shaw $175 per square foot to install blue tarps on damaged roofs, even though tarps themselves provided by the government…
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2007), 496.
In November 2005, the Republican-controlled Congress announced that it needed to cut $40 billion from the federal budget…
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2007), 496.
Disastrous response to Katrina sparked an approval ratings free fall for George W. Bush
Bruce Alpert, “George W. Bush Never Recovered Politically from Katrina,” New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 28, 2015, http://www.nola.com/katrina/
index.ssf/2015/08/bush_katrina_was_a_setback_to.html.
Trump’s promised trillion dollars in infrastructure spending
Dan Merica, “Trump: I Will Ask Congress for a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill,” CNN.com, February 28, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/trump-infrastructure-trillion-congress/.
Trump has indicated that he plans to do as much as possible through public-private partnerships
Melanie Zanona, “Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: What We Know,” The Hill, January 13, 2017, http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/314095-trumps-infrastructure-plan-what-we-know.
CHAPTER 9
The Toxic To-Do List: What to Expect When You Are Expecting a Crisis
Trump: pledged to block all Muslims from entering the country
Donald J. Trump, “Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration,” DonaldJTrump.com, December 7, 2015, http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/08/trump-website-takes-down-muslim-ban-statement-after-reporter-grills-spicer-in-briefing.html.
Sessions: consent decrees “can reduce morale for the police officers”
Andrew Kaczynski, “Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Consent Decrees ‘Can Reduce Morale of the Police Officers,’ ” CNN.com, April 14, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/politics/kfile-sessions-consent-decrees/.
Consent decree data
Christopher Stone, Todd Foglesong, and Christine M. Cole, “Policing Los Angeles Under a Consent Decree: The Dynamics of Change at the LAPD,” Harvard Kennedy School, May 2009, http://assets.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/Harvard-LAPD%20Study.
Rules requiring photo ID to cast a ballot: enacted in at least thirty-two states
Jasmine C. Lee, “How States Moved Toward Stricter Voter ID Laws,” New York Times, November 3, 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/03/us/elections/how-states-moved-toward-stricter-voter-id-laws.html.
Peter Maass: “a pistol cocked to go off at the first touch”
Peter Maass, “For Donald Trump, a Terror Attack Will Be an Opportunity Not a Curse,” TheIntercept.com, March 19, 2017, https://theintercept.com/2017/03/19/for-donald-trump-a-terror-attack-will-be-an-opportunity-not-a-curse/.
Milton Friedman: “only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change…”
Milton Friedman and Rose D. Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962), xiv.
States of Emergency, States of Exception
Amber Rudd: “entirely unacceptable…”
BBC, “Amber Rudd: ‘We Must Be Able to Access WhatsApp,’ ” BBC.com, March 26, 2017, http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39398190.
Trump: “Just cannot believe a judge would put our country…”
Donald Trump, tweet, posted by @realDonalTrump, February 5, 2017, https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/828342202174668800?lang=en.
The Dark Prince Is Back
Trump: “Torture works”
Jenna Johnson, “Trump Says ‘Torture Works,’ Backs Waterboarding, and ‘Much Worse,’ ” Washington Post, February 17, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-torture-works-backs-waterboarding-and-much-worse/2016/02/17/4c9277be-d59c-11e5-b195-2e29a4e13425_story.html?utm_term=.acae2bdcbbba.
Trump: “only a stupid person would say it doesn’t work”
Amy B. Wang, “Mike Pence Doesn’t Rule Out Waterboarding under Trump Administration,” Washington Post, November 20, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/20/mike-pence-doesnt-rule-out-waterboarding-under-trump-administration/?utm_term=.e4ac49a225e3.
Trump: “bad dudes, believe me, we’re gonna load it up”
“Trump: Load Guantanamo Bay Up with ‘Bad Dudes,’ ” YouTube video, 1:00, posted by Associated Press, February 23, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7dmMI3CtKI.
2015 Senate amendment: all interrogation techniques must follow Army Field Manual
H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, Introduced April 13, 2015, https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1735/text#toc-H75DFAC1D0A7148B4A454E532D7E864A6.
Mike Pompeo: “If experts believed current law was an impediment…”
Ashley Killough and Ted Barrett, “Pompeo Confirmed as CIA Chief,” CNN.com, January 24, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/mike-pompeo-cia-director-confirmation-vote/.
Mike Pompeo: calls for reversal on the limited restrictions on digital surveillance
Kate Tummarello, “New CIA Director Mike Pompeo Sparks Privacy Concerns,” Electronic Frontier Foundation website, January 24, 2017, https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/01/new-cia-director-mike-pompeo-sparks-privacy-concerns.
Jeremy Scahill: “on matters related to intelligence and defense…”
Jeremy Scahill, “Notorious Mercenary Erik Prince Is Advising Trump from the Shadows,” TheIntercept.com, January 17, 2017, https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/notorious-mercenary-erik-prince-is-advising-trump-from-the-shadows/.
Washington Post: report on Erik Prince meeting with Russian officials in the Seychelles
Adam Entous, Greg Miller, Kevin Sieff, and Karen DeYoung, “Blackwater Founder Held Secret Seychelles Meeting to Establish Trump–Putin Back Channel,” Washington Post, April 3, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/blackwater-founder-held-secret-seychelles-meeting-to-establish-trump-putin-back-channel/2017/04/03/95908a08-1648-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html?utm_term=.f4a959617474.
US federal jury found four Blackwater employees guilty
US Department of Justice, “Four Former Blackwater Employees Found Guilty of Charges in Fatal Nisur Square Shooting in Iraq,” press release, October 22, 2014, https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-former-blackwater-employees-found-guilty-charges-fatal-nisur-square-shooting-iraq.
Erik Prince: “secure land borders and so prevent migrants…”
Erik Prince, “A Public-Private Partnership Will Solve Europe’s Migrant Crisis,” Financial Times, January 3, 2017, https://www.ft.com/content/d95057a2-c907-11e6-9043-7e34c07b46ef.
No, They Don’t Need to Plan It
Daniel L. Bynam: “Trump’s actions and rhetoric add credibility…”
Daniel L. Byman, “Why Trump’s Policies Will Increase Terrorism—and Why Trump Might Benefit as a Result,” Brookings Institution website, January 30, 2017, https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/01/30/why-trumps-policies-will-increase-terrorism-and-why-trump-might-benefit-as-a-result/.
ISIS: “blessed ban”
Joby Warrick, “Jihadist Groups Hail Trump’s Travel Ban as a Victory,” Washington Post, January 29, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jihadist-groups-hail-trumps-travel-ban-as-a-victory/2017/01/29/50908986-e66d-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?utm_term=.90be45d896db.
Iran’s foreign minister: “a gift to extremists”
“Iran Says Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Is a ‘Gift to Extremists,’ ” Financial Times, January 29, 2017, https://www.ft.com/content/8f13e824-e622-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539.
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster: “un-Islamic”
Mark Landler and Eric Schmitt, “H.R. McMaster Breaks with Administration on Views of Islam,” New York Times, February 24, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/politics/hr-mcmaster-trump-islam.html.
The Shock of War
Yemen: increased number of drone strikes
Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary, “Trump’s Ramped-Up Bombing in Yemen Signals More Aggressive Use of Military,” Foreign Policy, March 9, 2017, http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/09/trumps-ramped-up-bombing-in-yemen-signals-more-aggressive-use-of-military/.
Iraq: deadly strikes with high civilian casualties
Tim Arango and Helene Cooper, “U.S. Investigating Mosul Strikes Sai
d to Have Killed Up to 200 Civilians,” New York Times, March 24, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/world/middleeast/us-iraq-mosul-investigation-airstrike-civilian-deaths.html.
Rex Tillerson: “all options are on the table”
Anne Gearan and Anna Fifield, “Tillerson Says ‘All Options Are on the Table’ When It Comes to North Korea,” Washington Post, March 19, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/tillerson-says-all-options-are-on-the-table-when-it-comes-to-north-korea/2017/03/17/e6b3e64e-0a83-11e7-bd19-fd3afa0f7e2a_story.html?utm_term=.4021d0f024ff.
Trump: “we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A.”
Donald Trump, tweet, posted by @realDonaldTrump, April 11, 2017, https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/851767718248361986?lang=en.
North Korean state media: “in the U.S. mainland”
Sue-Lin Wong and David Brunnstrom, “North Korea Warns of Nuclear Strike If Provoked; Trump ‘Armada’ Steams On,” Reuters.com, April 12, 2017, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKBN17D0A4.
Trump: new nuclear “arms race”
Ed Pilkington and Martin Pengelly, “ ‘Let It Be an Arms Race’: Donald Trump Appears to Double Down on Nuclear Expansion,” Guardian, December 24, 2016, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/23/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-arms-race.
Trump: why can’t the US just use nuclear weapons?