WHY ARE  WE BANKRUPT? 

The Costs of Illegal Immigration total is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS $338,300,000,000.00 WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. 

The Mystery of the Forgotten U.S. Flag Revealed.

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10/31/09

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law Nonie Darwish presents an insider's look at Sharia and examines how radical Muslim laws are destroying the Western world from within. Living under Sharia law for the first thirty years of her life,a virtual slave to Islamic law, Darwish never questioned or challenged her rights--or dared to even think about the validity of Sharia laws. She didn't try to examine what Sharia was, how it came about or why she followed it. "This is Allah's law," she was told, and she knew what awaited those who questioned Allah's law.

But she doesn't believe the lies anymore, and now she wants to share her experiences with the Western world. Cruel and Usual Punishment is an insider's look at how Muslims sacrifice their basic human rights to obey the archaic and brutal laws handed down to their prophet centuries ago.

Heed this warning: Sharia Law is attempting to infiltrate Western culture and destroy democracy.

Washington Unplugged: H1N1 Vaccine Dangers by CBS news video

Coast Guard ID's 9 Missing In Midair Crash A flotilla of rescue vessels continued its search Saturday for nine people feared dead at sea following an air collision between a Coast Guard aircraft and a Marine Corps helicopter. Six Coast Guard cutters, three Navy ships and multiple helicopters searched the ocean off Southern California. Rescuers had found several pieces of debris from both aircraft but there was no sign of the victims. No bodies have been found in the debris field, and the mission is still considered search and rescue, not search and recovery, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco said Saturday morning

Sandra Bullock Battles Porn Star Janine Lindemulder for Child Custody Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock is embroiled in a custody battle between her husband and his porn star ex-wife. Bullock is standing by her celebrity-mechanic husband, Jesse James, as he fights his ex-wife Janine Lindemulder's attempts to regain custody of their five-year-old daughter, Sunny. James has had sole guardianship of the child since Lindemulder, an adult film star and director, was jailed for tax evasion.

America, born July 4th 1776, died Nov 4th 2008 Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the Presidential election:

10/30/09

Market slide resumes as consumers pull in their horns After a one-day respite, the stock market is getting pounded again today as investors worry that suddenly cautious consumers won’t spend enough to justify higher stock prices.Separate measures this morning showed both the spending and confidence levels of consumers dropping in recent weeks amid mounting job losses and fear that the inchoate economic recovery could falter as government stimulus efforts wind down.

California National Bank expected to be seized tonight Bank regulators are expected later today to take over Los Angeles-based California National Bank in what would mark the fourth-largest bank failure in the country this year, according to people familiar with the situation.The bank, a unit of FBOP Corp., is expected to be acquired by the U.S. Bank unit of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, with no losses to be incurred by depositors, the sources said. The branches would reopen as usual Saturday or Monday as U.S. Bank branches.

An asteroid that exploded in the Earths atmosphere with the energy of three Hiroshima bombs this month has reignited fears about our planets defences against space impacts. video

Somali man, 112, marries 17-year-old girl crowd of hundreds attended the wedding between Ahmed Muhamed Dore and Safia Abdulleh in Guriceel, in the Galguduud region of Somalia. Mr Dore said: "Today God helped me realise my dream."

Why does Joe Lieberman oppose healthcare reform? Ask his wife If Democrats are disappointed by Joe Lieberman’s threat to filibuster any healthcare reform bill that includes a public option, they shouldn't be. Despite all of his past promises to support universal healthcare, nothing was more predictable than the Connecticut senator's fealty to the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyists.

Democrats unveil $894bn healthcare bill

Memoirs of Hitler aide could finally end Holocaust claims Fritz Darges died at the weekend aged 96 with instructions for his manuscript about his time spent at the side of the Führer to be published once he was gone. Darges was the last surviving member of Hitler's inner circle and was present for all major conferences, social engagements and policy announcements for four years of the war.

Mafia killing in Italy caught on camera Shocking video footage of an alleged gangster being shot dead at point blank range by a mafia hit man sparked outrage in Italy on Thursday.

Treason, Betrayal and Deceit: 9/11 and Beyond

'Dumb' American criminals attempt robbery with ‘permanent marker pen disguises’ Two hapless robbers in America, Matthew McNelly and Joey Miller, have been arrested with the “worst disguises ever” after trying to hide their faces with permanent marker pen.

BORN IN THE USA?Judge dismisses California eligibility challenge. Plaintiffs promise appeal of ruling protecting Obama

Palo Alto campus searches for healing after suicides Since May, four students at Henry Gunn High School have taken their own lives at a nearby railroad crossing. Classmates have started using notes of affirmation and blog posts to try to restore hope. Reporting from Palo Alto, Calif. - The small squares of colored paper began cropping up on the doors and walls of Henry M. Gunn High School last week, two days after William Dickens, 16, killed himself on the nearby train tracks.

Gov't says stimulus saved or created 650,000 jobs About 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, the White House said Friday, saying it is on track to reach the president's goal of 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year.(I'm sorry....and how MANY MILLIONS OF JOBS HAVE BEEN LOST?.......sorry, this doesn't even begin to cut it Mr. Obama!)

Agreement reached to restore deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the coup leaders have agreed to a U.S.-backed deal that will return him to the office he was ousted from on June 28.

10/29/09

Bullet hits Lou Dobbs' NJ home with wife nearby Police in New Jersey are trying to determine who fired a bullet that struck CNN commentator Lou Dobbs' home as his wife stood nearby. State police Sgt. Stephen Jones says Dobbs' wife and driver were outside the home Oct. 5 when they heard the gunshot. Jones says the bullet didn't penetrate the siding and fell to the ground outside.(he had been advocating for a crack-down on immigration, perhaps that has triggered a crazy person)

House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers.

Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan next year but fewer than his war commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, prefers, U.S. officials said.

Logging activists win; court strikes down Oregon law People against logging old growth forests won an Oregon Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday that struck down a state law on grounds it treats an environmental dispute differently.The case grew out of arrests in March 2005 in the Siskiyou National Forest when protesters claimed old growth trees were being illegally logged as part of the timber salvage from the Biscuit fire three years earlier

Irate Mom, Line One; Parents Talk Back to Pharma (excerpt, rest of the story at the link) The most dramatic moment for the 70 doctors and 200 spectators attending June FDA hearings about approving new psychiatric drugs for children came when two bereaved mothers approached the open mike.Liza Ortiz of Austin, Texas, told the advisory panel her 13-year-old son died of Seroquel toxicity in an ICU days after being put on the antipsychotic. "His hands twisted in ways I never thought possible," she said.

Pentagon Dirty Bombers: Depleted Uranium in the USA The Nuclear Regulator Commission is considering an application by the US Army for a permit to have depleted uranium at its Pohakuloa Training Area, a vast stretch of flat land in what's called the “saddle” between the sacred mountains of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island, and at the Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu.more at the link

Japan warship collides with commercial vessel A Japanese navy destroyer has collided with a commercial vessel off southern Japan, starting fires on both ships and injuring one crew member, defense officials said today. The destroyer JS Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship Carina Star on Tuesday night in the Kanmon Strait near the southern main island of Kyushu and both were engulfed in flames, a defense ministry spokesman said on condition of anonymity, citing protocol. One Kurama crew member was slightly injured, the official said

GOLDSTONE TELLS MOYERS / ISRAEL GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES Highly respected Judge Richard Goldstone, who is both a Jew and a Zionist, rightfully condemns Israel's policy of collective punishment of a people under effective occupation, destroying their means to live a dignified life as well as the trauma caused by the kind of military intervention the Israeli government called Operation Cast Lead: Allen L Roland  The highly anticipated Goldstone human rights report has exposed Judge Goldstone to both universal acclaim as well as some strident and bitter criticism ~ mainly from the Israeli far right ~  however, late last week, the UN's Human Rights Council officially endorsed his findings.

Bridge closure snarls traffic for 2nd day Engineers desperately tried to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as commuters encountered a second day of heavy traffic and crowded trains Thursday after a 5,000-pound piece of steel plummeted onto the span during rush hour this week.

Obama seeks new powers to dismantle nonbank firms A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, helping to trigger the worst financial crisis in seven decades, the Obama administration is pressing Congress for the power to dismantle other nonbank firms considered so large and influential that they could bring down the entire economy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was asking a House panel on Thursday to pass legislation that would enable federal regulators to identify and monitor big financial firms and step in to wind them down before they collapse.The proposal, worked out in an agreement with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., also will give new powers to the Federal Reserve to enforce tougher requirements for these "too-big-to-fail" companies.(Oh yeah folks...pay attention to this one.....give them MORE POWERS!!!!)

video......The Warning by Frontline about derivatives market.

Curcumin inhibits cancers of the head and neck (NaturalNews) The yellowish orange Indian spice turmeric, used to flavor curries, contains a remarkable phytochemical known as curcumin -- and this natural substance is the target of feverish research across a spectrum of medical disciplines. The reason? Curcumin has shown remarkable promise in helping the human body in a wide variety of ways. For example, as NaturalNews has previously reported, it may prevent Alzheimer's Disease (http://www.naturalnews.com/026861_c...) and type 2 diabetes (http://www.naturalnews.com/024644.html) as well as fight breast and colorectal malignancies (http://www.naturalnews.com/020527_c...). Now research just released at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) annual meeting in San Diego shows curcumin may block nicotine-induced head and neck cancers, even in people who smoke.

After All, I Am A Proper Zionist Jew... I Am A Holocaust Survivor

10/28/09

Girl gang-raped outside California high school as onlookers laughed A 15-year-old girl was gang raped by up to 10 teenagers outside a California high school homecoming dance as others laughed and took photographs. In a crime that has shocked America up to two dozen passers-by were said to have seen the crime happening and failed to report it as the girl was subjected to an ordeal lasting two-and-a-half hours.

Taliban using ammunition from Afghan army The finding has raised concern that arms given to the Afghan government by the West are finding their way into insurgents' arsenals. Of 30 rifle magazines taken from dead fighters in eastern Afghanistan, at least 17 contained cartridges identical to those given to Afghan government forces by the US military.....( do you get it yet?????....your/our money is paying for amunition etc....that is ending up killing our own people!.......shades of 'Iron Man"!)

Bomb kills dozens in Pakistan as Hillary Clinton arrives It came hours after the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, started a three-day visit aimed at repairing battered relations between the two countries. "We commit to standing shoulder to shoulder with the Pakistani people," she said, echoing Tony Blair's rhetoric in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.

10/27/09

Our Congress At Work????????

'Strong to damaging' winds to batter L.A. through Wednesday morning; cable snaps on Bay Bridge The National Weather Service issued an alert this evening warning of “strong to damaging" northerly winds in Southern California that will continue through Wednesday morning.

Wind gusts topping 50 mph swept into Los Angeles County  this afternoon, causing scattered power outages from downed power lines in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

In the Bay Area, a cable snapped on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, hitting three vehicles. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the cable was on a newly built span of the bridge's upper deck. Caltrans engineers were checking the structural integrity of the bridge, according to the newspaper.

FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria — a requirement that opponents say could deprive diners of a delicacy cherished for generations.The plan has also raised concern among oystermen that they could be pushed out of business.

BREAKING; First US official quits over the Afghanistan war. He says Americans aren't being told the truth of what it is like on the ground! he resignation of Matthew Hoh, a senior Foreign Service officer and former Marine captain, reverberated as far as the White House, not only because of his superb credentials but also because of his view that the presence of US troops is fuelling the insurgency.

FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.The pilots — Timothy Cheney of Gig Harbor, Wash., the captain, and Richard Cole of Salem, Ore., the first officer — told safety investigators they were working on their personal laptop computers and lost track of time and place.

Thousands protest bailout bonuses at Chicago bank meeting Thousands of protesters chanted "the banks got bailed out we got sold out" as they marched through the streets of Chicago on their way to a meeting of US bankers Tuesday.Carrying signs proclaiming "Hold Wall Street accountable" and "Foreclosures ruin communities," they demanded an end to massive bonuses for the bankers who they say helped bring on the financial crisis and credit crunch which dragged the United States into the deepest recession since the Great Depression.

Struggling Iraq vet may lose his anchor His wife, brought here illegally at age 6, is about to be deported. 'She's my everything,' her husband says.(another case of the heartlessness of our system....they get requests ...one every day!.....this is the last thing in the world our troops/vets should have to worry about!)

More on Caron Butler's extreme Mountain Dew addiction Caron Butler(notes), now blogging for NBA.com as "Agent Zero 2.0," dives deeper into the caffeinated murk of his addiction to the "neon-yellow rocket fuel" known as Mountain Dew: (he lost 11 pounds this summer by giving the drink up..which again leads us to the crapola that is put into the mouths of millions...and affecting them whether they know it or not)

Young Afghan struggles to adapt after Guantanamo Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - At family gatherings, the young Afghan with the scraggly beard instinctively sits with the children, before others remind him that he is a man now. He was about 12 years old and was helping his uncle dig a well, he was grabbed by police who beat him and threatened to kill his family unless he put his thumbprint to paper and admitted he'd tried to kill two U.S. soldiers. The Pashto speaker, largely illiterate, didn't understand their Persian and had little idea what he'd agreed to, he says. A U.S. judge would later agree.(how many others are in prisons all over the world, not only ours, who do not belong there, who never got fair trials, who have had every god-given right taken away from them?)

52 children rescued in nationwide sex-trafficking raids Federal officials arrest almost 700 people, including 60 suspected pimps, in a three-day crackdown on child prostitution. The youngest victim was 10, authorities say.Almost 1,600 agents and officers took part in the raids, which followed investigations in 36 cities, according to the FBI, local law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Included in the arrests were 60 suspected pimps, according to the FBI and local police officials. (Thank you to all involved in this crack-down!...this is a scandal and a horror for these children!)

10/26/09

Wayward pilots were working on their laptops (Ummm in california you can't even use your cell phone while driving.....and they are using their laptops while in the air.......driving waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay high up????....what's wrong with this picture?....one more reason I don't fly!)

Senate health care bill to include public option Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy. Reid, D-Nev., said individual states would have the choice of opting out of the program.

Citizen's arrest and mass disruption of former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in San Francisco Bay Area residents attempted a citizen's arrest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, while he gave a speech to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on 22 October 2009. Twenty-two people were arrested for challenging Olmert directly and demanding he be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Olmert has faced protests at Tulane University, University of Kentucky and the University of Chicago.

Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found Legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR

Border courage, Arpaio style It must be bizarre for a lawman to be told by the federal government not to do his job, which is to enforce the law. It's especially bizarre when he's the only law enforcement official in the country under such orders. Bizarre, yes – but true. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., finds himself in just that situation, but he's fighting back, saying he says he's won't comply.

14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday, including three DEA agents after a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers. It was the deadliest day for the U.S. in Afghanistan in more than four years.

Bankers face protests in Chicago A top banking industry group on Monday defended the practices of traditional banks while facing protesters who railed against Wall Street abuses.The American Bankers Association, which has gathered for its annual convention, said the protests were misplaced because it is largely community bankers that are attending.

Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year The U.S. healthcare system is just as wasteful as President Barack Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Monday.

Chomsky Receives Highest Pentagon Honor The Pentagon has paid anti-war activist Noam Chomsky the highest honor any totalitarian entity can bestow upon an author: they’ve banned his book “Interventions” at Guantanamo Bay prison. (Hitler banned over 4,000 books and had huge bonfires burning many......have we learned from history or are we doomed to repeat it?)

Concerning the deaths in Sedona By Arvol Looking Horse. As Keeper of our Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle, I am concerned for the two deaths and illnesses of the many people who participated in a sweat lodge in Sedona, Ariz. that brought our sacred rite under fire in the news. I would like to clarify that this lodge, and many others, are not our ceremonial way of life because of the way they are being conducted. My prayers go out to the families and loved ones for their loss. (Arvol Looking Horse explains at the link the sacredness and purpose of the sweat lodges)

UNSPOKEN CAUSE OF MARKET COLLAPSE IS DERIVATIVE TRADING   It is time to break the deadly silence on derivatives ~ the true, hyper inflationary factor in the current crisis situation is the unregulated, insanely leveraged derivatives trade. This is what is bringing down the stock market . This is the great crime of Alan Greenspan and there are many co-conspirators: Allen L Roland 

10/25/09

Ugly harvest for Mid-South rice A Mid-South rice crop that once looked pretty in the field is getting uglier by the minute, according to rice specialists in the region. In early October, anxiety among Mid-South rice producers was rising under the gray skies, frequent rainfall and delayed harvests that have come to characterize this growing season.

China, India Cancel Out Copenhagen With less than two months to go before the big Copenhagen Conference on global warming, two major nations have said "no thanks" to the no-growth agenda. For that reason alone, so should we. Following a deal signed late Thursday between China and India, anything we might agree to do in Copenhagen is likely moot anyway. The two mega-nations -- which together account for nearly a third of the world's population -- said they won't go along with a new climate treaty being drafted in Copenhagen to replace the Kyoto Protocol that expires in 2012.

Rains swamp crops Corn will suffer from quality issues. Soybeans will have significant quality and yield losses if harvested. Rice will suffer quality and yield losses with much of the crop is on the ground. Cotton crop will suffer yield and quality losses and cottonseed will have essentially no value

Poll: US belief in global warming is cooling Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming.Just 57 percent think there is solid evidence the world is getting warmer, down 20 points in just three years, a new poll says. And the share of people who believe pollution caused by humans is causing temperatures to rise has also taken a dip, even as the U.S. and world forums gear up for possible action against climate change.

"Black cloud" blights Cairo burning the rice fields causes environmental castastrophe.... ian Fraser reports on the seasonal smog known locally as "the black cloud", that afflicts the city each October and November.

Army Capt. John L. Hallett III, 30, Concord; among 4 killed by roadside bomb The West Point graduate and the others were on a mercy mission to a village in southern Afghanistan that was suffering a cholera outbreak. The story at the link tells the life of a young man with a heart who helped people out along his short life, always there with a laugh and a smile.....one more great loss to the world, as his fellows that were also killed ....where have the young men gone?.........how many have to go before the madness and uslessness of war stops? Army Capt. John L. Hallett III: pictures of him and his sons...he never got to see his daughter, who was born in August.

They No Longer Need Us. Now What? I mean, that's the heart of the problem, right? Corporate America doesn't want or need working class Americans anymore. They can get their labor overseas now, cheaper and with fewer complications (like unions, or healthcare, or occupational safety rules, or minimum wages, or child labor laws...) Oh sure, they still need a few of us around for the menial tasks of running their little isolated continental kingdom here in North America, and they need a few peasant boys willing to play soldier for them so those pesky Chinese don't get any bright ideas about expanding their empire, but that's about the extent of it.

Explosions kill at least 136 in Baghdad's government center Car bombs rock Iraq's capital, injuring more than 600, as politicians prepare for a crucial meeting on national elections.Reporting from Baghdad - Car bombs exploded in Baghdad this morning next to two key government buildings, killing at least 136 people and wounding more than 600. The explosions occurred as political leaders were preparing to meet to try to resolve a fierce dispute that could delay national elections, ranked as pivotal to Iraq's long-term stability. (the big question has to be asked and answered by someone ...."Is Iraq better off under American Occupation/liberation then it was under Saddam?" Is anyone daring to even address that question?)

10/24/09

Two Kids Cut Man's Chest Open to Study His Organs Alive A horrible murder of an elderly man was committed by teenagers in the Russian Far East. Out of curiosity, the teenagers cut the man’s chest open to study his internal organs. Two teenagers, age 12 and 13, were arrested last Sunday. However, they were released after being interrogated because they are minors.(released?????.....OMG!)

Young Model Arrives in Moscow to Have Her Organs Sold A man who tried to sell a young woman for her organs was arrested in the south-west part of Moscow. Temur, a 29-year old citizen of Tashkent, brought his 18-yearl old relative to Moscow with the intentions of making €50,000 from her.

Pentagon used psychological operation on US public, documents show In Part I of this series, Raw Story revealed that Bryan Whitman, the current deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, was an active senior participant in a Bush administration covert Pentagon program that used retired military analysts to generate positive wartime news coverage.

Subpoenas issued over Countrywide VIP loan program Reporting from Washington - Under pressure from Republicans, a House committee has subpoenaed documents related to Countrywide Financial Corp.'s VIP program, which offered preferential treatment to well-connected or powerful mortgage customers.

AARP's Tradition Of Betrayal Founded in 1958 for aged 50 and older Americans, AARP call itself "a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization (dedicated to) improv(ing) the quality of their lives," even though from inception it sold insurance to earn royalties - now to its 40 million members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands while claiming a mandate to...rest of the story at the link

Pakistani army takes Taliban chief's hometown Pakistani soldiers captured the hometown of the country's Taliban chief Saturday, a strategic and symbolic initial prize as the army pushes deeper into a militant stronghold along the Afghan border. An army spokesman said the Taliban were in disarray, with many deserting the ranks.

Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia, causes panic A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The quake had a magnitude of 7.0, but at a depth of 86 miles (138 kilometers) was too far below the earth's surface to cause a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

10/23/09

Alert! Still Time To Kill The Hate Bill President May Not Sign 'Until Next Week'. The defense authorization bill (with hate bill attached) was passed by the Senate late last night. The President has been speaking today at MIT, and a Senate spokesperson said he isn't expected to consider these bills until "sometime next week." There are strong reasons for patriots to continue now to bombard Obama with emails demanding he veto the defense/hate bill.

Bank failures top 100, only part of industry woes The cascade of bank failures this year surpassed 100 on Friday, the most in nearly two decades. And the trouble in the banking system from bad loans and the recession goes even deeper than the number suggests.Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of other banks remain open even though they are as weak as many that have been shuttered. Regulators are seizing banks slowly and selectively — partly to avoid inciting panic and partly because buyers for bad banks are hard to find

Face of 1984 Ethiopia famine says food aid does not help Television pictures of three-year-old Ethiopian Birhan Woldu's emaciated face became the iconic image which moved the world to one of its greatest ever acts of charity. But 25 years after Michael Buerk's broadcasts from Ethiopia's 1984 famine, Miss Birhan said the kind of food handouts which once kept her alive are today failing Africa's poorest.

China 'building cyberwarfare capability' US report claims China is building its cyberwarfare capabilities and appears to be using the growing technical abilities to collect US intelligence through a sophisticated and long-term computer attack campaign, according to an independent report.

ARIZONA: Homeless students in Mesa rising dramatically The number of homeless students attending Mesa Public Schools has increased dramatically in the last three years. Statewide, there are 25,250 homeless students, an increase of about 75 percent since 2006.

Student shocked by Eugene police seeks legal aid A Chinese college student shocked by a Eugene police officer's stun gun last month has contacted attorneys.Officials with the University of Oregon's American English Institute directed the student and his roommate to attorneys employed by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. The student, whose name has not been released, was confronted inside a townhouse Sept. 22 by Eugene officers who thought he and his roommate were trespassing. During the encounter, an officer used a Taser to subdue the student.Officers later discovered the student and his roommate, who do not speak English, had begun renting the place that day.(personally....a ban on Taser guns ..for anyone wouldn't be such a bad idea!-OPINION)

'Who cares' what Cheney says: Biden US Vice President Joe Biden rebuked his predecessor Dick Cheney over Afghanistan on Friday, and said a war review the previous administration passed onto President Barack Obama was "irrelevant.""Who cares?" Biden said, when asked to comment on Cheney's claims that Obama was "dithering" on ordering more troops to Afghanistan, as he plows through an exhaustive review of US strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This Cartoon Seemed Far-Fetched In 1948 Make Mine Freedom! video

THIS COMES UNDER THE CATEGORY OF 'OMG': Virginia man arrested for indecent exposure for being naked in his own home (now if it were me....I would turn around and sue the lady for being a 'peeping' Tom....and invasion of privacy, to her and the police!)

Tragic end to Somer Thompson search: Sheriff says body in landfill tentatively ID'd as Florida girl The search for a 7-year-old Florida girl appears to have ended in tragedy with the discovery of her body in a Georgia landfill.Authorities tentatively identified the body Thursday as that of Somer Thompson, based on clothing and a birthmark. Somer had been missing since Monday.

Iraqi man accused of plowing down daughter with car because she'd become 'too Westernized' Arizona police are hunting an Iraqi man suspected of plowing down his daughter in a car because he believed she'd become "too Westernized." Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48, of Peoria, Ariz., allegedly ran down his daughter and her friend Tuesday with a Jeep Grand Cherokee then fled the scene, according to a report in The Arizona Republic. (I think this classifies as a HATE CRIME!!!!.....????..If he hates it so much here, then why didn't he stay in Iraq?)

Official disclosure of extraterrestrial life is imminent An official announcement by the Obama administration disclosing the reality of extraterrestrial life is imminent. For several months, senior administration officials have been quietly deliberating behind closed doors how much to disclose to the world about extraterrestrial life. Dissatisfaction among powerful institutions such as the U.S. Navy over the decades-long secrecy policy has given a boost to efforts to disclose the reality of extraterrestrial life and technology.

The Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama (1/14) video

Big wave surfers converge on Lincoln City Waves the size of four- and five-story buildings are drawing dozens of surfers from around the world to the Oregon coast.The event is the Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic, where big wave surfers are competing to see who can conquer the waves at Lincoln City's Nelscott Reef, which surfers consider close to the top three most challegning and largest in the world.

Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83 Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83.

Victims of human trafficking speak out A father of two from Nepal who thought he was going to America wound up in Iraq, forced to work at a U.S. airbase. A 14-year-old Ugandan girl kidnapped by rebels spent nearly eight years in captivity as a sex slave and human shield. And a young Venezuelan woman lured to New York by the man she loved wound up in a brothel his family was running.

10/22/09

7,000 unemployed Americans lose their lifeline every day Another day, another 7,000 people run out of unemployment benefits.One month after the House passed a bill extending unemployment benefits, the issue is still being debated in the Senate.(you notice they take no time at all in voting themselves higher pay raises and benefits!!!!!!!!)

Quartet envoy's eight-year-old niece sees the real Palestine hlehem - Ma’an - Eight-year-old Alexandra Darby, the niece of Quartet envoy Tony Blair, toured the West Bank this week on a bicycle, peddling an estimated 200 kilometers from Amman to Jerusalem. Asked what she will tell her school friends about the Peace Cycle journey, Alex reflected, “I’ll tell them that the people here are very nice, not like they say in the newspapers.”

OBAMA GOING TO TRIAL FINALLY! ON HIS ILLEGAL ALIEN STATUS

FDA, FTC threaten Dr. Weil over immune-boosting supplements for H1N1 swine flu (opinion)You can review the FTC threats against Dr. Weil on the FTC's own website: http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/Enforcemen... (time to stand up and be counted folks.....let them know that you are onto them and 'their' time is about up.....or else ...'ours' is!)

Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and was centered in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. That's according to the U.S. Geological Survey.(upgraded to a 6.2 it seems)

MURDER IN THE MEDICINE CABINET PART ONE .The Deadliest Killer of the 20th Century, With More Deaths Than All the World Wars, Lurks Right Inside Your House, and Threatens to Take You and Your Family. The Story No One Told You.

Militants deepen their foothold in Afghanistan's north The Taliban and others wield power brazenly in the once-stable region. Roadblocks and ambushes are now part of life for the nervous population.(that doesn't say much for OUR HELP....does it now?)

Ethiopia seeks urgent food aid for 6 million Ethiopia said Thursday it needs emergency food aid for 6.2 million people, an appeal that comes 25 years after a devastating famine compounded by communist policies killed 1 million and prompted one of the largest charity campaigns in history.

10/21/09

Mass. man accused of plot to kill US politicians A Massachusetts man and two friends tried and failed to get into terrorist training camps and then plotted to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and randomly shoot people at American shopping malls, authorities said Wednesday.Tarek Mehanna, who recently taught at a Muslim school in Worcester, was arrested early Wednesday at his parents' suburban Boston home. Mehanna was charged with conspiring with two other men — an American now in Syria and another man who is cooperating with authorities — to provide support to terrorists.

Cops searching for missing Fla. girl find a body Authorities say they have not identified a child's body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl's community feared the worst.The partially covered body of the child was found in a Georgia landfill near the Florida state line, after investigators followed garbage trucks leaving from the neighborhood where Somer Thompson disappeared Monday

Administration plans big pay cuts at bailout firms The Obama administration will order companies that received huge government bailouts last year to slash the salaries of their top executives by an average of 90 percent and cut their total compensation in half, a person familiar with the decision said Wednesday.....(Oh darn...and I already had the family 'Van Gogh' to sell to one of them.....there goes my family's future!)

Auto task force shocked by state of GM, Chrysler Shockingly poor financial management at General Motors and Chrysler weakened their case for a federal bailout, but officials feared letting them collapse, the former head of a government auto task force said Wednesday.

Meet the People who were passed over for Obama (for the peace prize)

The Income Tax Trial of the Century THE INCOME TAX CASE OF THE CENTURY -- DO YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT? On Tuesday, October 20th, Pete Hendrickson, author of the bestselling book "Cracking the Code: The Fascinating Truth About Taxation in America" will be tried at the Theodore Levin Courthouse before Judge Gerald Rosen and a Detroit, Michigan jury.  Word of the trial has not reached most Americans -- even those who are aware of the so-called fraud of "income" tax.The charge against Pete is that he didn't believe what he wrote on his tax returns filed between 2002 and 2007.  [ Yes, you read it correctly, Pete is charged with NOT BELIEVING WHAT HE WROTE ON HIS RETURNS! ]

IMPORTANT!! ALERT: Special Swine Flu Update Dr.Mercola....Interview with Barb Loe Fisher, Founder of the National Vaccine Information Center video

23 states report higher unemployment in September Unemployment rose in 23 states last month as the economy struggled to create jobs in the early stages of the recovery.While layoffs have slowed, companies remain reluctant to hire. Forty-three states reported job losses in September, while only seven gained jobs, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

AP Newsbreak: 1st sweat lodge survivor speaks out A woman who took part in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony tells The Associated Press that the spiritual guru who led the event pushed participants too far in what was supposed to be a life-expanding experience that culminated with people vomiting and passing out on the floor.(This is one more example of each of us to do our own homework, to not follow 'any' guru/etc if what you have learned is not healthy/good/true etc...!!!!)

THE  FED / GOLDMAN SACHS SHELL GAME EXPOSED  Talk about a shell game, 70 Billion was given to Goldman Sachs late last year, with no strings attached, to re-inflate billions of dollars of toxic assets that Goldman Sachs purchased and inflated with our tax money and then Wall Street was allowed keep the profits: Allen L Roland

'Giant' orb web spider discovered A new and rare species of "giant" orb web spider has been discovered in Africa and Madagascar.

Village 'witches' beaten in India Five women were paraded naked, beaten and forced to eat human excrement by villagers after being branded as witches in India's Jharkhand state.

Three 'witches' kill themselves  Three members of the same family accused of being witches have committed suicide, Indian police say.

Many 'missing' after China riots Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared since being detained in the wake of the riots in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group has said.

Are you Like that Bullfrog????? Ain't got nothing better to do????

10/20/09

MORE POPPYCOCK!!! Chief scientist says it would be 'unwise' not to develop GM crops in Britain (or should we say 'cooked-poopy!!...and if you buy that retoric....I have a bridge I want to sell you) Even Prince Charles warns against GM crops!

Hunting banned in parts of Austria after hailstones kill 90pc of wild game Hunting has been banned in parts of Austria after freak storms with tennis ball-sized hailstones killed up to 90 per cent of the wild game population.

Pakistan suffers reverses in offensive against militants Taliban guerrillas recaptured the birthplace of the Pakistani Taliban leader from the Pakistani army Tuesday, inflicting the heaviest military losses so far in Pakistan's high-stakes offensive in South Waziristan , a refuge for Pakistani extremists, Afghan insurgents and al Qaida .

Three more main breaks send water, mud spewing into L.A. streets The rash of water-main breaks continued this morning, with at least three more ruptures causing flooding and street closures in the Hollywood Hills and South Los Angeles. The main breaks were reported starting just before 2 a.m., pushing the tally of major blowouts in L.A.'s water system since Sept. 1 to at least 49. (ummmmmm.....I think I would be moving out of there...real fast!)

Searchers find body in wilderness area where deputy went missing Authorities today said they believed they had found the body of an L.A. County sheriff's deputy missing since Sunday in the Cleveland National Forest.Deputy Zoltan Tombol, 42, of Yorba Linda, was last seen Sunday morning when his wife assumed he had left home to go hiking or jogging, said Brea Police Lt. Darrin Devereux. Tombol's wife reported him missing Sunday evening after he failed to pick up his son from a relative’s house, Devereux said.

Former reserve police officer charged with drugging, raping and shaving friend A former Redondo Beach reserve police officer has been arrested for allegedly drugging an acquaintance, raping him and shaving off the victim's body hair, authorities said. John Haig Marshall, 53, was arrested Oct. 8 near his home on North Catalina Avenue in Redondo Beach, said Sgt. Phil Keenan.

Arson suspect indicted in Old fire that killed six people A San Bernardino County grand jury has indicted a man on five counts of murder in connection with a 2003 wildfire that destroyed 1,000 homes and resulted in the deaths of six people who lived in the path of the blaze and died from heart attacks, authorities said.Rickie Fowler, 28, was also charged with aggravated arson with special circumstances in connection with the so-called Old fire that started in Waterman Canyon and burned more than 90,000 acres, San Bernardino County Dist. Atty. Michael Ramos said. The charges could bring the death penalty, Ramos said.

Prosecutor: Birmingham mayor took $235K in bribes Deeply in debt and fond of fancy clothes and jewelry, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford took tens of thousands in cash and expensive gifts from a politically connected investment banker who made millions in county bond business in return, prosecutors said Tuesday.

U of Ill. chancellor quits amid admissions scandal University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman resigned Tuesday following months of pressure over special attention the school paid to politically connected applicants at its Urbana-Champaign campus and news that some were admitted over more qualified students.

Revised formula puts 1 in 6 Americans in poverty A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure.

The disparity occurs because of differing formulas the Census Bureau and the National Academy of Science use for calculating the poverty rate. The NAS formula shows the poverty rate to be at 15.8 percent, or nearly 1 in 6 Americans, according to calculations released this week. That's higher than the 13.2 percent, or 39.8 million, figure made available recently under the original government formula.

7 lies in 2 minutes

Breast Thermography What is it? How does it compare to Mammograms in detecting breast cancer? Answers to questions many women are asking.

Get Out: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight he Orionid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show tonight into the predawn hours Wednesday, weather permitting.This annual meteor shower is created when Earth passes through trails of comet debris left in space long ago by Halley's Comet. The "shooting stars" develop when bits typically no larger than a pea , and mostly sand-grain-sized, vaporize in Earth's upper atmosphere.

California sues bank, alleging fraud against state's 2 largest pension funds Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown says Boston-based State Street Bank and Trust overcharged CalPERS and the state pension fund for teachers for foreign currency trades. The suit seeks more than $200 million.Reporting from Sacramento - California sued State Street Bank and Trust today for allegedly committing "unconscionable fraud" against the state's two largest public pension funds, and seeks more than $200 million in overcharges and penalties.

Dozens killed in suicide attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guard A bomber in tribal dress infiltrates what was to have been a reconciliation meeting between Shiite and Sunni tribesmen. Six guard commanders are among those slain. At least 28 people are wounded.

Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Barbara Lee -- a political odd couple. A Huntington Beach Republican and a Bay Area liberal oppose a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan, but they came to their positions differently.Reporting from Washington - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, an Orange County conservative, and Rep. Barbara Lee, a Bay Area liberal, are about as far apart ideologically as anybody in Congress. Yet both oppose a troop increase in Afghanistan.

Major Quake Warning Issued "The BMG (Indonesian analogue to USGS) [http://www.bmg.go.id/depan.bmkg]  has issued a rather specific warning for this coming Saturday, of a quake in the 8-8.5 range. Don't know how much stock I personally put in such a warning, but I will load up on supplies and stay at ground level for the weekend. "

10/19/09

Three 9/11 heroes dead from cancer in five days Thanks to Stephanie Gaskell, New York Daily News Staff writer, we read of the above’s shocking news, which New York City and the US governments seemingly refuse to let sink into their thick heads and even thicker skin. Thousands of first responders are in dire health conditions, and consequently dire financial and familial conditions, due to illnesses contracted while working at Ground Zero following 9/11. In this case Robert Grossman, a police office who worked at Ground Zero following 9/11, died of cancer on Friday, October 9. Family members and First Responder activists rightly blame their deaths on the incredible array of poisons released into the air after the explosions and subsequent pyroplastic collapse of the Twin Trade Towers and subsequently Tower Seven.

Scientist who worked for gov't accused of spying A scientist credited with helping discover evidence of water on the moon was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass along classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.

Family Who Lost 29 Members In Gaza War Zaytoun in late June to tour the compound of the extended Samouni family. Twenty-nine members of the family, all of them civilians, were killed in the Israel Defense Force's winter assault - 21 during the shelling of a house where IDF soldiers had gathered some 100 members of the family a day earlier.

From Spaceweather.com...

"On Saturday, Oct. 17th, starting around 18:24 UT, a spotless active region in the sun's southern hemisphere erupted, hurling a faint coronal mass ejection (CME) in the general direction of Earth. SOHO's extreme UV telescope recorded this movie of the blast. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on Oct. 19th or 20th when the CME arrives."

Of 32 planets, 4 are 'Super-Earths' Monday as European astronomers unveiled 32 newly detected planets orbiting nearby stars.(Can I go, can I..can I...puhlease..puhlease...puhlease!!!???)

Beggars Can’t Be choosers Brushing aside concerns about the Kerry-Logar legislation as misinterpretation, Washington has rejected Pakistan’s popular demand to bring any change to the capitulating conditions attached to $7.5 billion aid to the beleaguered nation. (7.5 billion......from 'whose bank account is that coming from????...hmmmm. let me guess!)

Coroner to investigate cancer death cluster around historic nuclear lab An inquest is to be opened into the deaths of two Manchester University academics who died of pancreatic cancer after working for years in the building where Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics, conducted his experiments.

Child porn fears scupper airport ‘nude X-ray’ scans Airport security chiefs have been banned from subjecting children to a controversial new X-ray scanner that produces ‘naked’ pictures of passengers because of legal warnings the images may break child pornography laws.

UK: Homebuyers face questions on alcohol and smoking under new mortgage rules Homebuyers could be forced to provide detailed information about the amount of money they spend on alcohol each month to qualify for a new mortgage under a new clampdown on reckless lending. (oooo Big brother is getting waaaay too big for his pants!!)

In Hawaii, school's out for recession At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation's shortest school year under a new union contract that closes schools on most Fridays for the remainder of the academic calendar.

Florida plan advises hospitals to bar some patients in event of severe flu pandemic Florida health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions from being admitted to hospitals if the state is overwhelmed by flu cases.

Bolivia pyramid archaeological makeover disappoints Eager to attract more tourists, the town of Tiwanaku in the Bolivian Andes has spruced-up the ancient Akapana pyramid with adobe instead of stone, in what some experts are calling a renovation fiasco.Now, the Akapana pyramid risks losing its designation as a U.N. World Heritage Site, and there is concern the makeover could even cause its collapse.

10/18/09

Mao and Rockefeller: Beck Fails to Call Out the Real Monsters Glenn Beck continues his false right-left shell game in the video clip here. He spotlights a speech by Anita Dunn, the interim White House Communications Director, who says Mao is her favorite political philosopher. Glenn Beck feigns outrage and tells us Obama is surrounded by progressive radicals. His now infamous chalkboard contains photos of Mao, Stalin, Dunn, and the Soviet hammer and sickle.

British court orders release of U.S. document about Guantanamo detainee Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Binyam Mohamed says U.S. and British agents knew he was being tortured. Britain said releasing a summary of his treatment would harm relations with U.S. intelligence.

Churches involved in torture, murder of thousands of African children denounced as witches Nwanaokwo Edet was one of an increasing number of children in Africa accused of witchcraft by pastors and then tortured or killed, often by family members. Pastors were involved in half of 200 cases of "witch children" reviewed by the AP, and 13 churches were named in the case files.

UConn football player fatally stabbed on campus A University of Connecticut football player was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, hours after the team’s homecoming weekend victory over Louisville.Jasper Howard, 20, of Miami, a junior and starting cornerback, and a second person were stabbed during a fight after someone pulled a fire alarm during a dance at the UConn Student Union, police said. The dance was not related to the game, police said.

Army Spc. Tyler R. Walshe, 21, Shasta Lake; killed by roadside bomb The machine gunner was just weeks into his first combat tour in Afghanistan. After he arrived in Afghanistan on his first combat tour in July -- weeks after he turned 21 -- he told his wife that he had discovered a new reason for fighting. "You realize you're fighting for the guys next to you, so you can all come home," his 20-year-old wife, Kirsten, recalled him saying. "We talked about that a lot of times." Two other soldiers from the brigade -- , 19, of Yorba Linda and Pfc. Jordan M. Brochu, 20, of Cumberland, Maine -- were killed in a separate attack the same day.

10/17/09

Ten questions about flu vaccines that doctors and health authorities refuse to answer Where's all that good science?

Local Corruption In The Courts And Law Enforcement By Joel Skousen

Alarm raised anew on disappearing Lake Chad The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is weary over the disappearance of Lake Chad in 20 years because of climate change. Found in Africa, the lake suports 30 million people in surrounding countries Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. It was once one of the world’s largest lakes but has shrunk from 25,000 square kilometres to less than 1,500 square kilometres in 2001. It has lost around 90 percent of its water in a span of 38 years.

Hurricane Rick reaches Category 5 off Mexico Hurricane Rick has become an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast.The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm is now packing sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph) and it could threaten the Baja California peninsula next week.

Swine Flu Vaccine Mandate for NY Health Care Workers Halted by Judge's Restraining Order (NaturalNews) Amid growing discontent among New York health care workers who are being forced to receive swine flu vaccine injections, the Public Employees Federation sued in state court to halt the mandate. Friday, a state Supreme Court judge issued a restraining order granting a temporary halt to the mandate until a subsequent hearing can be completed.

HERE IS THE TRUTH ABOUT ZIMBABWE This site is dedicated to a true African, her name is Cathy Buckle. I have never met her but I share her profound love for the people and a country called Zimbabwe. From reading her book called "AFRICAN TEARS" and her weekly letters, I know that I also share her values and her sense of fair play which has motivated her to tell the truth about the despicable events which are unfolding in this beautiful country. Her letters bear witness and testimony to the exact nature of what is happening on the ground. They are a record for future generations to reflect upon with sadness and tears.

NKorea holding 154,000 political prisoners: lawmaker North Korea is still operating six Stalinist-style labour camps holding 154,000 inmates, a South Korean lawmaker said Saturday.Yoon Sang-Hyun, from the ruling Grand National Party, said the North had 10 camps holding about 200,000 prisoners until the late 1990s when it closed down four of them amid mounting international criticism.

10/16/09

EI exclusive video: Protesters shout down Ehud Olmert in Chicago Approximately 30 activists -- mainly students from area universities -- disrupted a lecture given in Chicago by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday which was hosted by the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. While Olmert's speech was disrupted inside the lecture hall, approximately 150 activists protested outside the hall in the freezing rain.

Billionaire among 6 nabbed in inside trading case One of America's wealthiest men was among six hedge fund managers and corporate executives arrested Friday in a hedge fund insider trading case that authorities say generated more than $25 million in illegal profits and was a wake-up call for Wall Street. Raj Rajaratnam, a portfolio manager for Galleon Group, a hedge fund with up to $7 billion in assets under management, was accused of conspiring with others to use insider information to trade securities in several publicly traded companies, including Google Inc.

Woman Disabled by THIS YEARS FLU SHOT (10 days AFTER vaccination) Desiree Jennings ....

California job losses continue to climb Job losses for September are higher than expected and almost six times greater than in August, state officials say. L.A. County joblessness soars to 12.7%.

FBI: Army Major Produced Child Porn The FBI has arrested Major Daniel Woolverton of Arlington and charged him with taking still pictures and videotaping himself sexually assaulting a 6-month-old boy.Court documents say the agency seized computer images of dozens of still pictures and two videos of child porn from his home on South Irving Street.

Texas man faces execution after jurors consult Bible to decide fate A convicted murderer faces execution in Texas after jurors consulted the Bible while deliberating on his sentence.

DC Cops Got Wrong Vaccine Dosage About two dozen D.C. police officers got swine flu vaccination shots with larger than recommended dosages, according to D.C. Fire EMS spokesman Pete Piringer.It happened Wednesday morning at the Patricia Harris Center, now a fire department facility. D.C. paramedics administered the shots, which are being offered to the city's first responders.

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia A strong undersea earthquake made buildings in Indonesia's capital sway Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake came as Indonesia is still recovering from another, more powerful earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people dead. The epicenter in Friday's quake was in the Sunda Strait off the western coast of Java and the preliminary magnitude was 6.4, Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

US Pays $400 a Gallon for Gas in AfghanistanAs debate over the Afghan war heats up, expect Congress to heavily quote a new statistic from the Pentagon: $400. That’s how much the US pays, on average, for every gallon of fuel put into its planes and combat vehicles in Afghanistan, military officials recently told the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. “It is a number that we were not aware of, and it is worrisome,” John Murtha tells The Hill.

France Telecom suffers 25th suicide France Telecom said an employee at its research and development centre in the Brittany town of Lannion killed himself at his home today – the 25th suicide at the company in 18 months.The death comes two days after a France Telecom employee in Marseille was saved at the last minute from taking his life. Unions blame the suicides on stress linked to restructuring.

Neb. meatpacker recalls 33,000 lbs. of beef tongue The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Nebraska meatpacker has recalled 33,000 pounds of beef tongue.The agency announced in a news release Thursday that inspectors discovered the tonsils had not been completely removed from the tongues processed by J.F. O'Neill Packing Co. of Omaha.Tonsils are a specified risk material for mad cow disease and are required to be removed from cattle of all ages.(specifics at the link)

Bank of America loses $2.24B as loan losses rise Bank of America Corp. said Friday it lost more than $2.2 billion in the third quarter as loan losses kept rising, providing further evidence that consumers are still struggling to pay their bills.

Targeting gun shows In the midst of a reelection campaign in a Democratic-majority city, the Republican (sort of) Bloomberg has latched on to an issue that appeals mainly to liberals: gun control. Though New York state has fairly restrictive gun laws, Bloomberg believes firearms bought out of state play a big role in Gotham's crime problems. So he sent private investigators to seven gun shows in three states between May and August and posted the results, including video shot with hidden cameras, on a city-sponsored website.

June 27th, 2004 Kenyan-born Obama all set for US Senate Kenyan-born US Senate hopeful, Barrack Obama, appeared set to take over the Illinois Senate seat after his main rival, Jack Ryan, dropped out of the race on Friday night amid a furor over lurid sex club allegations.

Attacks ripple across Pakistan Reporting from Lahore, Pakistan - Militants struck targets across Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 26 people, including 14 in nearly simultaneous attacks on police buildings in Lahore that demonstrated an ability to hit key state security installations seemingly at will.

Hemp for America! Farmers plant hemp seeds on DEA's front lawn NaturalNews) You can buy hemp products in America, including textiles, nutritional supplements, soaps and ropes. You just can't grow hemp in America. So all the hemp used in these products purchased by Americans is grown somewhere else: China, Canada, India, Chile and many other countries. Meanwhile, Americans farmers suffer under increasing debt and decreasing revenues from stalled crop prices. What's wrong with this picture?

10/15/09

Doctor Admits Vaccine Is More Deadly Than Swine Flu Itself & Will Not Give It To His Kids video

Scientists decode human genome's instruction manual fe, scientists have figured out how they work together to create a living person.The genome project identified about 25,000 genes that are needed to make a healthy human being, but said nothing about how they combine to produce everything from hearts and minds to legs and livers.Now researchers in California have published what is effectively the first manual to show how genes are orchestrated inside cells ‑ a milestone that promises to revolutionise scientists' understanding of human development and how it can sometimes go wrong.

Giant Ribbon Discovered at the Edge of the Solar System October 15, 2009: For years, researchers have known that the solar system is surrounded by a vast bubble of magnetism. Called the "heliosphere," it springs from the sun and extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto, providing a first line of defense against cosmic rays and interstellar clouds that try to enter our local space. Although the heliosphere is huge and literally fills the sky, it emits no light and no one has actually seen it.

Until now.NASA's IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) spacecraft has made the first all-sky maps of the heliosphere and the results have taken researchers by surprise. The maps are bisected by a bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin:

Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help — and not only was their claim denied, but they've been told their entire policy won't be renewed.

Foreclosure crisis The number of homes receiving foreclosure filings is skyrocketing across the country. Here's the rate in your state.

Woman Says Flu Shot Triggered Rare Disorder Many of you have been lining up to get the seasonal flu shot. But there is one Ashburn woman who wants you to hear her story before you do. Desiree Jennings is trapped in her body. Intellectually she's all there, but her muscles are fighting each other. She's been diagnosed with dystonia, an extremely rare and debilitating neurological disease.

Boy said to have floated off in balloon found safe A 6-year-old Colorado boy feared to have floated off in a helium balloon was found safe at his home Thursday, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic.

U.S. troop funds diverted to pet projects Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis. Among the 778 such projects, known as earmarks, packed into the bill: $25 million for a new World War II museum at the University of New Orleans and $20 million to launch an educational institute named after the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat

Gen. McChrystal's Credibility Problem The man chosen by Barack Obama to lead the war in Afghanistan also helped cover up the friendly-fire death of NFL player turned soldier Pat Tillman, writes Jon Krakauer. He administered a fraudulent medal recommendation to keep the public in the dark. So why isn’t anybody talking about it?

Obama defends himself against New Orleans critics Insisting he's "just getting started," President Barack Obama defended his administration Thursday against complaints from some residents of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast that federal help in recovering from the 2005 disasters hasn't improved much since he took office.

Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long."I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

41 people in 4 states charged in mortgage fraud A mortgage fraud crackdown announced Thursday resulted in the arrests of dozens of people, including six lawyers, seven loan officers and three mortgage brokers in four states.Thirty-one people were arrested in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina. They were among 41 people charged with engaging in mortgage fraud scams that defrauded lenders out of more than $64 million in home mortgage loans.

Made in America! Deformed babies in Fallujah......Iraq LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS Young women in Fallujah in Iraq are terrified of having children because of the increasing number of babies born grotesquely deformed, with no heads, two heads, a single eye in their foreheads, scaly bodies or missing limbs. In addition, young children in Fallujah are now experiencing hideous cancers and leukaemias. These deformities are now well documented, for example in television documentaries on SKY UK on September 1 2009, and on SKY UK June 2008. Our direct contact with doctors in Fallujah report that: (thanks to depleted uranium and other toxins from the 'war')

No sign of boy said to have floated off on balloon A homemade balloon aircraft floated away from a yard in Colorado after a 6-year-old boy was seen climbing inside, setting off a frantic scramble by the military and law enforcement before the balloon slowly touched without the boy inside.

Marine's father faces deportation The cancer-stricken father of Pfc. Janos V. Lutz, who is serving in Afghanistan, was arrested at his Florida home last week and is scheduled for deportation to his native Hungary

Zionism: The Dead End of the Oppressor Review of Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews. Zionism is the ideology that dispossessed the Palestinians of their traditional territory.

US Communism, Food, Healthcare ("The Little Paper")

Chandler, Kyrene districts see boost in food program Demand for free and reduced meals at both CUSD and the Kyrene School District in Tempe, Ahwatukee and Chandler has soared over the past year as parents and their children struggle to eat.

White House strips immigration policing powers from Arizona sheriff A controversial Arizona sheriff known for taking a hard line against illegal immigrants has been stripped of some of his powers in what he described as a political move by the Obama administration. Joe Arpaio, a gruff lawman who styles himself as America's toughest sheriff, has won acclaim from US anti-immigrant forces for his relentless pursuit of mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants in Maricopa county, Arizona, a fast-growing county of 4 million people that is home to Phoenix, the nation's fifth largest city

10/14/09

'Toughest sheriff' vows face-off with feds over illegals The man who likes to call himself "America's toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., is planning a Friday showdown with the feds. The sheriff has announced he will defy the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by doing a street sweep for illegal immigrants one day after the expiration of the agreement that has permitted him to conduct such operations for the past three years. The sheriff has said he expects the deal not to be extended, though federal officials have remained publicly noncommittal.

Flu vaccines revealed as the greatest quackery ever pushed in the history of medicine (NaturalNews) Prepare to have your world rocked. What you're about to read here will leave you astonished, inspired and outraged all at the same time. You're about to be treated to some little-known information demonstrating why seasonal flu vaccines are utterly worthless and why their continued promotion is based entirely on fabricated studies and medical mythology.

Palestinian faith in Obama 'evaporates' Leaked memo from President Mahmoud Abbas accuses White House of buckling under pressure from Israel. Palestinian political leaders have expressed acute disappointment in the Obama administration, saying their hopes that it could bring peace to the Middle East have "evaporated" and accusing the White House of giving in to Israeli pressure.

Obama's critical moment approaches Dear Camille, I am amazed at the easy pass you still give the Obama administration. You continue to excuse his blunders and misses as the result of a lack of experience and bad advisors..........

10/12/09

Fallen Marine's father wants change in Afghanistan It was the last way John Bernard would have wanted his voice to gain prominence in the national debate over the war in Afghanistan. The retired Marine had been writing to lawmakers for weeks complaining of the new rules of engagement he believed put U.S. troops at unacceptable risk in the insurgency-wracked country. He got little response.

Al-Qaeda's finances weak but Taliban's growing: US The financial strength of Al-Qaeda is weakening in part due to global sanctions but the Taliban in Afghanistan is gaining from the heroin trade and other criminal activity, a US official said.

Red Bull Drink = Slow Death? France & Denmark have banned it from the country...RED BULL - slow death ...Do NOT drink this drink anymore!Pay attention...read everything...

Activists call for federal monitor amid The Times' reports of child deaths in county system Community activists today are calling for the appointment of a federal monitor to oversee the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services after reports in The Times about the deaths of children in that system.From January 2008 to early August 2009, at least 268 children who had passed through the child welfare system died, according to internal county records obtained by The Times.

Retired deputy fatally shoots purse-snatching supect in La Habra A retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man as he allegedly tried to steal a woman's purse in La Habra this evening, authorities said.(I didn't think that was allowed...???!! Maybe HE needs his guns taken away...hmmm)

Cedars-Sinai says programming error led to radiation overdoses on stroke patients A hospital computer-programming error led to radiation overdoses of 206 patients who underwent CT scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the last 18 months, hospital officials said Monday in a statement.

Residents shocked by fire damage to Deukmejian Wilderness Park The burned, crumbling hillsides of Deukmejian Wilderness Park were an alien sight to visitors who got an inside look over the weekend at what authorities fear is a disaster waiting to happen.

Feds shift gears on illegal immigration The Department of Homeland Security is changing the way it tackles illegal immigration, in many cases remaking or rescinding Bush administration policies. The changes put heavier emphasis on employers, including more investigations of hiring records and fines for violations, says John Morton, assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in DHS.

Immigration raids yield jobs for legal workers When federal agents descended on six meatpacking plants owned by Swift & Co. in December 2006, they rounded up nearly 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants that made up about 10% of the labor force at the plants.But the raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents did not cripple the company or the plants. In fact, they were back up and running at full staff within months by replacing those removed with a significant number of native-born Americans, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).

Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid The man who managed a once-dominant kosher meat empire heads to trial Tuesday to face allegations involving what U.S. Attorney Matt Dummermuth describes as the largest single-site immigration raid in United States history. The trial, in which Sholom Rubashkin will challenge 91 fraud-related charges, marks the latest turn in a case that dealt a blow to the northeastern Iowa town of Postville and stoked the national debate over immigration. Publicity surrounding the case has been so intense that the trial was moved from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, S.D.

10/11/09

Vaccination Justification Is Collapsing A study reported in the British Medical Journal reports that simple and low cost measures are highly effective for preventing the spread of viruses.  And antivirals are best only for those least in need of them, healthy adults.

USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets Ruled Unlawful by Federal Court (NaturalNews) On September 21, a California federal district court found that the USDA's 2004 approval of Monsanto's genetically engineered "Roundup Ready" sugar beets was unlawful. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) deregulated GMO sugar beets without preparing an Environmental Impact Statement. Plaintiffs in the case, filed in January 2008, include the Center for Food Safety, the Organic Seed Alliance, the Sierra Club, and High Mowing Seeds.

A darker side of Columbus emerges in US classrooms finally.....at least some students are being taught the truth about "Columbus' and that he was not the discoverer of America at all and that he brought disease and destruction, a fairy tale that was built up on his name.

Military deaths The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel who died in Afghanistan and Iraq or at a military hospital of their injuries: Lets put names and faces of real people to these un-ending wars.....

OBAMA'S NOBEL PRIZE / WARS FOR PEACE The Global elite have given Europe's seal of approval, with Obama's preemptive Nobel Peace prize, for Obama's continued wars and occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan as well as attacks on Pakistan ~ which are now being seen as legitimate Orwellian Wars for Peace: Allen L Roland 

1 adult killed, students hurt in Idaho bus crash A bus carrying a celebrated Utah high school band swerved off an Idaho interstate and crashed on its side, killing an instructor and injuring some students, police and a school official said.Two students were rushed by helicopter ambulance Saturday night to a hospital in Pocatello, John Miller, director of the American Fork, Utah, high school band, told The Associated Press. Another 12 were sent to a hospital by ground ambulance with serious injuries, and 30 students were taken to a hospital for minor injuries, he said.

Fears Al Qaeda-linked scientist was planning nuclear attack on UK after MI5 learn he worked at top-secret British lab A brilliant young nuclear scientist who was arrested in France last week over alleged links to Al Qaeda had worked for a top-secret British nuclear research centre.

Gordon Brown 'highly likely' to be forced to pay back expenses... and up to 50 MPs may quit after official probe Prime Minister Gordon Brown may be among politicians forced to pay back some of his expenses as a result of a £1million official inquiry.

Winter comes earlier than ever to US Forecasters predict the snow could arrive as early as this weekend, bringing with it below-freezing tempreratures. Rain on Saturday night is expected to turn into snow on Sunday morning which - if it happens - will be the earliest recorded snowfall in Chicago.

Indonesian earthquake: 'They were sucked deep into the earth' In rural areas of Indonesia, weddings are communal, open-air affairs. Some 400 people attended the nuptials of a couple in Pulau Aiya, a village outside Padang, last Wednesday. Then the ground shook and swallowed everyone up. "They were sucked 30m deep into the earth," Rustam Pakaya, head of the Indonesian Health Ministry's crisis centre, said yesterday. "Even the mosque's minaret, more than 20m tall, disappeared."

10/10/09

Congress’ Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare - CONFIRMED Leaders in the House and Senate have a plan to pass President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care plan by Thanksgiving without any significant participation by the American public. CNS News has confirmed the details in our September 22nd titled “Passing a Shell of A Bill: Congress’ Secret Plan to Ram Through Health Care Reform.”

Declaration Of Orders We Will Not Obey by the Oak Keepers. Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, peace officers, fire-fighters, and veterans who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic … and meant it. We won’t “just follow orders.”

Survivors in Afghanistan Need Immediate Help – 56 Soldiers Lost EVERYTHING.......please help!

Congressional Leaders Fight Against Posting Bills Online And as of now, there is no assurance that members of the public, or even the senators themselves, will be given the chance to read the legislation before a vote."The American people are now suspicious of not only the lawmakers, but the process they hide behind to do their work," said Michael Franc, president of government relations for the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

Obama urges creation of agency to regulate financial industry Reporting from Washington - President Obama tried to build momentum for the centerpiece of his overhaul of financial regulations -- a new agency to protect consumers -- by aiming to derail the strong opposition from business groups that threatens its passage by Congress.

10/9/09

Afghans puzzled by Obama's Nobel win Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Many Afghans are illiterate, and people in the countryside, by and large, had never heard of the Nobel prizes. But even among the educated elite in big cities such as Kabul, there was some bemusement over President Obama's selection."I'm not sure I understand -- this isn't for peace here, is it?" said bank worker Homaira Reza. "Because we haven't got any."

U.S. troops abandon remote Afghan base where 8 were killed Kabul, Afghanistan - American troops have abandoned an isolated firebase where eight U.S. soldiers were killed in a fierce assault by insurgents last weekend, military officials said Friday.

Couple battle to make insurers liable for coverage decisions By Lisa Girion - Surrounded by supporters, Hilda Sarkisyan marched into Cigna Corp.’s Philadelphia headquarters on a chilly fall day, 10 months after the company refused to pay for a liver transplant for her daughter.The suit began as a wrongful-death complaint, with the couple contending that Cigna's refusal to cover the transplant led to Nataline's death Dec. 20, 2007, in a case that drew national media attention.

New Delhi : Newborn baby falls through train toilet onto tracks A baby delivered in a train lavatory has survived tumbling down through the bottom of the carriage and onto the tracks. Passengers on the West Bengal Tata-Chapra Express raised the alarm when they saw Rinku Debi Ray, 28, jump from the speeding carriage in what they believed was a suicide attempt. The train came to a halt more than a mile down the track, but when passengers ran back to help her, they discovered the new mother cradling her new baby in her arms.

Nasa carries out £49million 'bombing raid' on Moon to find water ... but where was the flash? It was billed as one of the most ambitious missions in the history of space exploration.But Nasa's audacious attempt to smash two spacecraft into the surface of Moon in the search for water turned into a damp squib for millions of people today.

Barack Obama adviser says Sharia Law is misunderstood President Barack Obama's adviser on Muslim affairs, Dalia Mogahed, has provoked controversy by appearing on a British television show hosted by a member of an extremist group to talk about Sharia Law. Miss Mogahed, appointed to the President's Council on Faith-Based and Neighbourhood Partnerships, said the Western view of Sharia was "oversimplified" and the majority of women around the world associate it with "gender justice"........Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, said Miss Mogahed was “downplaying” Sharia Law.

OBAMA'S DO NOTHING PRESIDENCY HEADING FOR DISASTER  / DESPITE NOBEL PRIZE  As Obama continues to equivocate and lose the political capital he gained with his election and mandate of change on January 20th ~ I am struck by the sheer audacity of his do nothing presidency as well as his cavalier approach to an illegal Afghanistan occupation which is destined for a humiliating defeat, despite winning a now tainted Nobel Peace prize : Allen L Roland 

Legal Case Filed Against 4 U.S. Presidents And 4 UK Prime Ministers MADRID: Today the Spanish Senate, acting to confirm a decision already taken under pressure from powerful governments accused of grave crimes, will limit Spain’s laws of universal jurisdiction. Yesterday, ahead of the change of law, a legal case was filed at the Audiencia Nacional against four United States presidents and four United Kingdom prime ministers for commissioning, condoning and/or perpetuating multiple war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Iraq.

This case, naming George H W Bush, William J Clinton, George W Bush, Barack H Obama, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Anthony Blair and Gordon Brown, is brought by Iraqis and others who stand in solidarity with the Iraqi people and in defence of their rights and international law

French arrest physicist suspected of al-Qaida link A nuclear physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to the Algerian branch of al-Qaida, another blow to a project that has been plagued by glitches and was shut down after a massive electrical failure a year ago.The scientist, arrested in France, is suspected of having links to al-Qaida's North African offshoot, which has carried out a deadly campaign against security forces in recent months, a French official said Friday.

Obama's Nobel: The Last Thing He Needs The last thing Barack Obama needed at this moment in his presidency and our politics is a prize for a promise.So when reality bites, it chomps down hard. The Nobel committee cited "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." His critics fault some of those efforts: those who favor a missile shield for Poland or a troop surge in Afghanistan or a harder line on Iran. But even his fans know that none of the dreams have yet come true, and a prize for even dreaming them can feed the illusion that they have. (See the Top 10 Obama Backlash Moments)

2 die, 19 overcome at Arizona retreat sweat lodge Two people died and an estimated 19 others were taken to hospitals after being overcome while sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a Sedona retreat Thursday night.

US forces leave isolated Afghan base after attack U.S. forces have withdrawn from an isolated base in eastern Afghanistan that insurgents attacked last week in one of the deadliest battles of the war for U.S. troops, the NATO-led coalition said Friday.The pullout from the Kamdesh outpost near the Pakistani border is likely to embolden insurgent fighters in the region. The Taliban swiftly claimed "victory" for forcing the coalition to leave and said they had raised their flag above the town.

We Told You So: FBI Hides Truth About OKC Bombing Only Americans with short memories were surprised by the new accusations of the FBI’s ongoing cover-up of the Oklahoma City bombing, as charged by Utah attorney Jesse Trentadue. It actually has been going on since about 2 p.m. on April 19, 1995—following five hours of honest reporting by news people on the scene.

Urgent lawsuit filed against FDA to halt swine flu vaccines; claims FDA violated federal law (NaturalNews) Health freedom attorney Jim Turner is filing a lawsuit in Washington D.C. mid-day Friday in an urgent effort to halt the distribution of the swine flu vaccine in America. On behalf of plaintiffs Dr. Gary Null and other licensed health care workers of New York State, the lawsuit charges that the FDA violated the law in its hasty approval of four swine flu vaccines by failing to scientifically determine neither the safety nor efficacy of the vaccines.

NASA craft smacks the moon in quest for water A NASA rocket plowed into a crater on the moon this morning, looking for evidence that water has been lying hidden in the lunar wasteland for billions of years. Between 500 and a thousand people who had waited all night for a glimpse of the 4:30 a.m. PDT crash into the Cabeus crater watched as an outdoor movie screen projected images of the broken lunar landscape just before the impact.(umm ......how about looking for OXYGEN?) (and how much did that little trip cost US???....how much health care could that have covered for Americans????....hmmm...what kind of priorities do we have?)

COVERAGE-NASA TV LIVE.....NOW!

The Most Dangerous Nuclear Facility in the Middle East There is no good evidence that Iran has a nuclear weapons program. It has offered to allow regular International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of the newly announced facility near Qom, which would effectively prevent it from being used for weapons production. There is a secret nuclear facility in the Middle East, however, producing plutonium and not just enriched uranium, which has the capacity to make 10 nuclear warheads a year. Here is a 3-D reconstruction of the most dangerous weapons plant in the Middle East, at Dimona in Israel.

Chaos reigns at Detroit aid event Thousands of people swarmed Cobo Hall in chaos this morning trying to get applications for housing and utility payment assistance from the city of Detroit.The City of Detroit Planning & Development Department was to pass out 5,000 applications to those standing in line. But a line of people snaking back and forth inside Cobo, down Washington Boulevard and around the corner to the circular parking deck far outnumbered the applications available.

In a chapter of his autobiography, the late Senator Ted Kennedy confessed to having slept with over 1,000 women and spending more than $10 million in hush money to keep his womanizing ways a secret. If you crack open the book, however, you won't find a mention of this in there anywhere. That is because horrified family members and advisers cut it out before the book was published.
10/8/09

First Lady requires more than twenty attendants ..No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary.

• $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (CHIEF OF STAFF)
• $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARY)
• $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• Winter, Melissa E. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $90,000 - Medina, David S. (DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $84,000 - Lelyveld, Catherine M. (DIRECTOR AND PRESS SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND ADVANCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY SOCIAL SECRETARY)
• Reinstein, Joseph B. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY SOCIAL SECRETARY)
• $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVANCE AND TRIP DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• Lewis, Dana M. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT AND PERSONAL AIDE TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SCHEDULING AND TRAVELING AIDE TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)
• Tubman, Samantha (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,SOCIAL OFFICE)
• $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
• $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE SOCIAL SECRETARY)
• Bookey, Natalie (STAFF ASSISTANT)
• Jackson, Deilia A. (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)

We have to ask WHY????...and who do we complain too?.....without looking like we are picking on Michelle and/or are racists...or 'good golly'...the 'T" word? This is OUR MONEY FOLKS!! ....do you get it?....

Everything is OK Montage

UCLA student in critical condition after her throat is slashed in science lab A male UCLA student slashed the throat of a female student at a campus science lab this afternoon, authorities said.Details about the attack were sketchy. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center in critical condition.

Chinese Eat Baby Soup for Sex One Baby Policy Blamed for Killing Babies in China.(WARNING....GRAPHIC PICTURES!) Some of the Chinese people are known to be eating babies and the news circulated through the internet or via Email communication is shocking the world. An Email report received by The Seoul Times confirmed that news with several vivid and appalling pictures of human embryos fetuses being made into a soup for human consumption.

WARNING: Chantix Smoking Cessation Pills. Have you or a loved one attempted suicide when on Chantix? February 1, 2008 FDA issues warning and health advisory on Chantix.The FDA has issued a warning to consumers and medical professionals about the use of Chantix indicating “It appears increasingly likely that there may be an association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms.”( we are not promoting this law firm folks, just letting you know about the warning)

Exploding the Moon.....or at least 'on the moon'......article and pictures at the link... find if a group in your area is doing a 'viewing'

SCARY MEDICINE Exposing the dark side of vaccines The growing controversy over vaccines – where children are forced to get increasing numbers of ccinations before attending school, and parents are forced to decide whether to comply despite the reality that dreadful adverse reactions to the shots do regularly occur – has now mushroomed into an issue crucial to all Americans, according to the April edition of WND's monthly Whistleblower magazine.

After Goldstone, Hamas Faces Fateful Choice The uproar over the Palestinian Authority's (PA) collaboration with Israel to bury the Goldstone report, calling for trials of Israeli leaders for war crimes in Gaza, is a political earthquake. The whole political order in place since the 1993 Oslo accords were signed is crumbling. As the initial tremors begin to fade, the same old political structures may appear still to be in place, but they are hollowed out. This unprecedented crisis threatens to topple the US-backed PA leader Mahmoud Abbas, but it also leaves Hamas, the main Palestinian resistance faction, struggling with fateful choices.

Large blast strikes in center of Afghan capital KABUL – A large explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday, near the Indian Embassy and the Interior Ministry. Information on casualties was not immediately available.Associated Press reporters heard the explosion in the morning and saw a plume of smoke rising from a site in downtown Kabul.

SWAT raid on food storehouse heading to trial A lawsuit brought by an Ohio family whose children were held at SWAT-team gunpoint while their food supplies were confiscated is scheduled to go to trial this week. John and Jackie Stowers are suing the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Lorain County General Health District over the raid on their "Manna Storehouse," an organic food co-op that operated in LaGrange.

10/7/09

Spitzer Discovers Saturn's Largest Ring NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous and previously unknown infrared ring around Saturn.The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 degrees from the main ring plane. The bulk of its material starts about six million kilometers (3.7 million miles) away from the planet and extends outward roughly another 12 million kilometers (7.4 million miles). One of Saturn's farthest moons, Phoebe, circles within the newfound ring, and is likely the source of its material.

Baby, three siblings reunited with Tenn. mom The Tennessee woman who said her infant son was kidnapped by a female posing as an immigration agent regained custody of all of her children Tuesday.Maria Gurrola and her children were reunited at the office of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, which dropped its claim that Gurrola's four children be removed from her care because of allegations that Gurrola and her husband knew of a plan to sell the baby before the Sept. 29 kidnapping.

Powerful 7.8 quake off Vanuatu, tsunami alert WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Two powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a regional tsunami alert.The first quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, struck 183 miles (294 kilometers) northwest of the Vanuatu island of Santo, and 354 miles (596 kilometers) northwest of the capital of Port Vila, at a depth of 21 miles (35 kilometers).Just 15 minutes later a second quake with a magnitude 7.3 hit at the same depth but 21 miles (35 kilometers) farther north of Santo and Port Vila.

Uncle Sam gets insistent: Wrong to force people to buy insurance The idea should be deeply troubling to liberals worried about affordability, since the leading plan in Congress fails to adequately address people's skyrocketing costs and limited choices. It's also troubling for conservatives who prefer limits on federal government.  
Requiring people to buy insurance simply for existing -- not for driving or some other privilege -- is an "unprecedented form of federal action," as the Congressional Budget Office once put it.(rest of the article at the link )

Woman's body found at base of Neahkahnie Mountain By Lori Tobias, The OregonianA woman's body was found this morning north of Manzanita below Neahkahnie Mountain, according to Tillamook County Sheriff Todd Anderson. There was no identification on the woman, but she appears to be in her 40s or 50s, he said.

Billions in U.S. aid sparks debate in Pakistan Pakistani leaders jousted Wednesday over a multibillion-dollar U.S. humanitarian aid bill that the ruling party praises as a lynchpin to strengthening democracy here but that opponents say will lead to greater American interference in Pakistani affairs.The bill, which awaits President Barack Obama's signature, would give Pakistan $1.5 billion annually over the next five years for democratic, economic and social development programs. It also allows "such sums as are necessary" for military aid.( how about spreading a little of that around here for 'American's, Mr. Obama?)

Typhoon threatens Japan as Philippines clean-up continues Aid workers helped by Filipino and U.S. troops took advantage of improving weather in the Philippines on Wednesday to distribute food and clear debris in areas slowly recovering from devastating floods, as a powerful new storm threatened Japan.Typhoon Melor was gathering strength as it traveled along Japan's southern coast with sustained winds of about 100 mph, causing power outages and disrupting air and train travel.

Teen girl suffers permanent brain damage after cervical cancer vaccine (NaturalNews) As the cervical cancer vaccine continues to maim or kill even more teenage girls across the UK, 18-year-old Stacey Jones is the latest victim to suffer severe harm. Previously in a state of apparent health, Stacey began to suffer severe seizures and brain inflammation within days after receiving the Cervarix vaccine injection. The swelling of her brain was so severe that it cause permanent brain damage, and today Stacey Jones is an "empty shell" of a girl.

GlaxoSmithKline Continues Vaccine Trial Even After 12 Babies Die NaturalNews) According to an article at TradingMarkets.com, at least a dozen babies have died in a pneumonia vaccine trial conducted by GlaxoSmithKline in Argentina. The Argentina Federation of Health Professionals (Fesprosa) asserts that children of poor families are being used for the trials, and parents are bullied into signing consent forms. The trials are still continuing, even though at least 12 infants have already died.

10/6/09

Woman's burned body found in a Dumpster in Santa Fe Springs [Updated] A woman's burned body was found in a Dumpster near Interstate 5 in Santa Fe Springs just after midnight today, police said.[Updated at noon: Whittier police and L.A. County coroner's investigators said the victim has two tattoos. One is a butterfly on her left shoulder; the second is the name "DAVID" on the right shoulder, next to the shoulder blade]Detectives ask anyone with information to call the Whittier Police Department at (562) 945-8250.

3 LAPD officers charged with perjury, conspiracy after videotape contradicts their account Three Los Angeles police officers were charged today with perjury and conspiracy for allegedly lying under oath in a drug possession case that was dismissed last year when a videotape sharply contradicted their testimony.

AMANDA PLATELL: My verdict on Cowell birthday party... Vulgar, crass and so tacky

New e.mail scam ....must see!!!

John Travolta says son was autistic: Vaccines, religious freedom and celebrity privacy NaturalNews) John Travolta, who is testifying in a case involving a $25 million extortion attempt against him, revealed this week that his son who died this year from a seizure was autistic. Sixteen-year-old Jett suffered from severe seizures every 5 to 10 days, Travolta testified, and then slept 12 hours to recover after each episode.

The demise of the dollar In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading

Pensioner who lost part of his skull in car crash 50 years ago stuns doctors... when new bone grows back A pensioner who had part of his skull removed after an accident in the 1950s has astounded doctors - when they discovered fresh bone had grown back.Gordon Moore, 72, wore the metal plate to protect his brain for more than 50 years after his car overturned near Berwick, Northumberland.

Revealed: The 20 best places in the world to live (and guess which country trails in 21st place?)

10/5/09

England: Soldier forced to sleep in car after hotel refuses him a room A hotel that refused an injured soldier a room, forcing him to spend the night in his car, was backed into issuing a grovelling apology yesterday after receiving a barrage of abusive phone calls. The Metro Hotel, in Woking Surrey, called the police as its phone lines were flooded with angry and threatening calls from the public.

Raw Video; Australian films destroyed hotel room seconds after quake "I just survived an earthquake". Australian surfer Brett McGrath shot this video in Padang just moments after his hotel had been wrecked by an earthquake.

2009 Sumatra earthquakes pictures, warning....graphic!....

Do NOT Let Your Child Get Flu Vaccine -- 9 Reasons Why   
This year it is more important that you protect your children and loved ones from the flu vaccines than influenza itself.

Death toll from floods rises to 222 in south India The death toll from flooding in southern India rose to 222 on Monday after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated and displaced millions of people, officials said.

When The Shill Enables The Kill Jonah Goldberg is the living, breathing embodiment of virtually all that is pernicious in the malignant socioeconomic and political structures collectively known as the American Empire.

Monarchy restored surreptitiously, by dint of general stupidity Americans have become so ludicrous in their political narcissism, an obnoxious form of “pc” behavior, that they have invested the president with the solemn reverence accorded a monarch.  In a hollow democracy, form always trumps substance.

10/4/09

Feds sued to keep out of state's gun affairs In the second major front in the war over gun rights that has developed in just days, a lawsuit has been filed against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder seeking a court order that the federal government stay out of the way of Montana's management of its own firearms.

The very rich in America: “The kind of money you cannot comprehend” “Let me tell you about the very rich,” F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote in a 1926 story, “They are different from you and me.” But even Fitzgerald could not have imagined how different “from you and me” the very rich would become in America eight decades later.

Governor Bush told Houston Journalist: If Elected. "I'm Going to Invade Iraq" Two years before the 9/11 attacks on America, George W. Bush told a Houston journalist if elected president, “I’m going to invade Iraq.” Bush made the comments about starting an aggressive war to veteran Houston Chronicle reporter Mickey Herskowitz, then working with Bush on his book “A Charge To Keep,” later brought out by publisher William Morrow.

Firms are getting billions, but homeowners still in trouble The federal government is engaged in a massive mortgage modification program that's on track to send billions in tax dollars to many of the very companies that judges or regulators have cited in recent years for abusive mortgage practices.The firms, called mortgage servicers, have been cited for badgering, manipulating or lying to their customers; sticking them with bogus fees, or improperly foreclosing on them.

Obama and the Graveyard of Empires You read it here first: There is a 50-50 chance that President Obama will not get his party’s nomination in 2012, much less be re-elected, so grave have been his policy errors. Presidents rarely escape the consequences of serious misjudgments.

Greenspan says unemployment will top 10 percent Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted on Sunday that the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while, and a second stimulus plan is not needed now.

Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines Landslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen villages flooded Sunday.

Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troops Militant fighters streaming from an Afghan village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistani border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest battles of the eight-year war

Samoa tsunami: Survivors tell of giant walls of water Some told of being dragged back and forth before being dumped by the bewildering surge. Others spoke of their anguish at having to let go of loved ones in the enveloping onrush of water.video link

ASSUMING THE POSITION By Sheriff Jim R. Schwiesow, Ret.

Magnitude 6.6 - MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. Two typhoons and now a major quake. Aid workers are already maxxed out and there's not enough money. A half-million people around Manilla are living in crowded gymnasiums, town halls and schools, their homes gone or underwater. There is not enough fresh water and sanitation is inadequate. Disease threatens.

In the north, helicopter assessment teams have scoured the northern Cagayan province area, hit by Parma; first aid convoys will try to reach that region by road from Manila next week, but everything is under water, roads and bridges are out because of mudslides

10/3/09

Army's first swine flu death is soldier in SC A 23-year-old soldier from Florida who was in basic training is the Army's first death from complications of swine flu, officials said Thursday.Spc. Christopher Hogg of Deltona, Fla., died Sept. 10th from "pneumonia due to H1N1 influenza," according to Fort Jackson commander Brig. Gen. Bradley May.

Cleveland Volcano in Alaska erupts Alaska’s Cleveland Volcano briefly erupted on Friday evening, according to volcanologist on Saturday, but no one was thought to be at risk

Eonomic recovery underway - a cruel deception

15 Ft Tsunami Tossed Boats Like Toys In Samoa.... The Power Of Nature

Series of quakes at Keeler area in California raising concerns and questions.

Fears rise as Afghan policeman kills 2 U.S. troops, escapes

Mars discovery suggests water on planet 1m years ago

Police: Kidnapped newborn found safe in Alabama

Second storm slams into northern Philippines

Quake landslides wipe out 4 villages in Indonesia

UPDATE: Hardin, Montana town officials hornswoggled by American Police Force

GI Dies Of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Tick Bite

Romanian government collapses

Latvia government collapses amid economic turmoil

Willingham capital case haunts Texas governor as state launches inquiry

Is Disagreement with Obama Racism?

Police State - The Militarization of the Police Force in USA video

FBI questions aides of former Assemblyman Mike Duvall (A little conflict of interests there.....hmmmmm?)

Nurses sue MultiCare over mandatory flu prevention policy

Interview with USS Liberty Survivor Phil Tourney Part 1. Survivor Phil Tourney tells his account of Israel's deliberate attack on the USS Liberty and talks about the peril facing our nation if we do not wake up. Hosted by Robert Stark on the 15 Minutes of Freedom Show.

Before the Station fire, a cost-cutting memo

Unemployment rate rises to 9.8% as employers cut more jobs than expected

10/1/09

Obama's War......trailer from Frontline ....why are we there?

Water Wars: Colossal Land Grab by the UN and the Feds

EXCLUSIVE: first waves of tsunami hitting Samoa video

Exposed: American Police Force Is A Blackwater Front Group

Asian business owners say food regulation on noodles threatens custom

Indonesian earthquakes death toll expected to hit thousands as rescuers desperately dig through rubble for survivors

Jerry Brown to investigate ACORN in California

UC-Berkeley scientists unveil skeleton that shares human, chimp features

Israel is killing them.

And YOU are paying for it, which means you share the guilt. YOU are paying for the weapons used to kill the modern day family of Jesus. The moment you sign that 1040 form, you sign a confession, admitting before all the world that you are an accessory in the murder.

(7th FIRE EDITORS NOTE: Violence is never the answer or solution to any problem, question or frustration. This type of 'shooting is becoming all to common, all over America and the world, in homes, in schools, as well as other places, and by all kinds of people. Violence only begets more violence when understanding, love and compassion is so badly needed in the world today.)