5/31/09
Fatal shooting shows stress risk facing U.S. troops COMBAT OUTPOST COBRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Experts say the risk of soldiers suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) goes up substantially on their third tour of duty. Sergeant Joseph Huiet is on his sixth.The killing of five U.S. soldiers at a clinic in Iraq two weeks ago by a comrade on his third tour, possibly suffering a stress disorder, has led to soul-searching in the U.S. military about the effects of serial deployments.
In Chile, the birds are dying, and no one knows why SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chilean scientists are investigating three mysterious ecological disasters that have caused the deaths of hundreds of penguins, millions of sardines and about 2,000 baby flamingos in the past few months.The events started to unfold in March, when the remains of about 1,200 penguins were found on a remote beach in southern Chile. Then came the sardines -- tons of them -- dead and washed up on a nearby stretch of coastline. The stench forced nearby schools to close, and the army was called in to shovel piles of rotting fish off the sand.Farther north, thousands of rare Andean flamingos abandoned their nests on a salt lake in the Atacama Desert. The eggs failed to hatch and, over a period of three months, all 2,000 chicks died. The extent of the damage was discovered in April, during an inspection.
5/29/09
Crazed MI-5 & MI-6 Wreak Havoc for the Illuminati by Henry Makow Ph.D. Blogs by people claiming to be former MI-5 and MI-6 agents paint a sordid picture of state terrorism, rape, torture, mind control, murder and pedophilia in the service of the Illuminati. The main blog is called "Richard Tomlinson and the Russians" but there are a dozen more listed. Taken together with Comments by insiders, they tell a hair-raising tale of mayhem perpetrated by these deranged Illuminati agencies. Most people will not believe it. It has taken me nearly a year to process it.
Millionaires Go Missing seems that even millionaires don't like to be fleeced
Israel could learn from Sorry Day THE Sorry Day marks an important change in public and official attitudes to the indigenous population in Australia. Years of activism have finally borne fruit. On a visit to the Australian Museum in Sydney I learned about an anti-discrimination bus ride to the north organised by Charles Perkins, an Aborigine, and Jim Spigelman, a Jew.
Rachel Maddow: Indefinite detention? Shame on you... President Obama vid (you'd better watch out, you'd better not shout, you'd better not cry, I'm telling you why...Obama is coming to town. He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!)
Hubble's final servicing mission On Monday, May 11, after months of delays and preparation, NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final servicing mission to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. Click on link to see the photos
5/28/09
Foreclosure woes mount for those with good credit A record 12 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are behind on their payments or in foreclosure as the housing crisis spreads to borrowers with good credit. And the wave of foreclosures isn't expected to crest until the end of next year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.
US, SKorea militaries gird for NKorean provocation SEOUL, South Korea – The U.S. and South Korea put their military forces on high alert Thursday after North Korea renounced the truce keeping the peace between the two Koreas since 1953. The North also accused the U.S. of preparing to attack the isolated communist country in the wake of its second nuclear bomb test, and warned it would retaliate to any hostility with "merciless" and dangerous ferocity.
7.1 earthquake topples homes, kills Honduras teen TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A powerful earthquake collapsed more than two dozen homes in Honduras and Belize early Thursday, killing a teenager and injuring two more as terrified people ran into the streets in towns across much of Central America. The magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 2:24 a.m. (4:24 a.m. EDT; 0824 GMT) at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers), according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado. The epicenter was 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of La Ceiba, Honduras.
Birth Injuries Related to Umbilical Cord Clamping
Your Video Ticker for this evening.....update on the financial scene....vid
7.4 hits offshore Honduras....no news of tsunamis, or damage yet
Amos Elon dies at 82; provocative writer examined the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Reporting from Jerusalem -- Amos Elon, whose critical explorations of Jewish history and the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict made him one of the most distinguished and provocative Israeli authors of his time, died Monday in Italy, his home for the last five years. He was 82. His wife, Beth, said the cause of death was leukemia.Elon was a well-known journalist in Israel in 1971 when his second book, "The Israelis: Founders and Sons," challenged the heroic image of his country's Zionist founders and gained him international recognition. His portrayal was generally sympathetic but faulted the European-born pioneers for being blinded by an ancient claim to Palestine and failing to consider the fate of Arabs already living there.
Photos show rape and sex abuse in Iraq jails: report Photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse which U.S. President Barack Obama does not want released include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday.
5/27/09
Space Storm Caught Slamming Into Earth's Atmosphere. A space storm has been observed exploding from a central point in Earth's upper atmosphere for the first time. The energy that powers space storms comes from clouds of plasma hurled at Earth by the Sun. These clouds stretch our planet's magnetic field like a rubber band, storing energy in a long magnetic tail behind our planet.CIA, intel director locked in spy turf battle The nation's two intelligence chiefs are locked in a turf battle over overseas posts, forcing National Security Adviser James L. Jones to mediate, according to current and former government officials.The jockeying between CIA Director Leon Panetta and National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair centers on Blair's effort to choose his own representatives at U.S. embassies instead of relying only on CIA station chiefs. Current and former U.S. officials described the dispute on the condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of intelligence issues.
Medical trials of cannabis show positive results Research could soon show that cannabis could be a helpful long-term treatment for multiple sclerosis sufferers. Patients who took part in a 15-week study - published in the Lancet last year - went on to try the effectiveness of the banned drug for a 52-week course, John Zajicek of the Peninsula medical school told the British Association science festival which ended in Exeter yesterday.
Weather Modification a Long-Established, Though Secretive, Reality
5/25/09
On the Unmasking of Demons: Yes We Must by Dr. Bee Z. Bywydd. We are a species of superstitious monkeys, in insectoid mutational phase, armed with mass-incineration weaponry, at the edge of a teeming galaxy. All of us are possessed by demons, a lying Legion of deceptions and delusions. Our Earth has maxxed-out on demonic monkeys and now She’s coughing out storms to flush our fires away. So we’re all in a Panic. Or running for our lives, shivvering in the deep freeze, slogging through toxic flood waters. Deep in the Voodoo, shite out of luck, over the falls in a Titanic barrel of insane monkeys. Because our society is an onion of lies within lies, all ruled over by ominous wargods and mass-incineration weapons. We chatter on about superstitions and pseudo-news, nearly cut off from any natural identity. Our instincts have been hijacked and most of us are living like serfs in Roman-occupied city-ghettos. Being entrained to think we must kill to get our way. This is “God’s will”?The Great HPV Vaccine Hoax Exposed
Consumerism: an Historical Perspective by Sharon Beder. Consumption was promoted through advertising as a “democracy of goods” and used to pacify political unrest among workers. With the help of marketers and advertisers exploiting the idea of consumer goods as status symbols, workers were manipulated into being avaricious consumers who could be trusted “to spend more rather than work less.” But if we admired wisdom above wealth, and compassion and cooperation above competition, we could undermine the motivation to consume.Exclusive Interview with Billy Best, who Fled Chemotherapy at Age 16 and Beat Hodgkin's Lympoma
Presence of Malice: UK Activists v. Lee Hall by Steve Best and Jason Miller.The militant direct action (MDA) element emerged in the 1960s with hunt saboteur groups who used various tactics to confuse hunting dogs and place themselves in the path between the hunters and the hunted. In 1974, the Band of Mercy emerged as a more militant sabotage-oriented movement that attacked hunting and vivisection until its leaders Ronnie Lee and Cliff Goodman were captured and jailed for a year. Goodman turned police informer, but in 1976, after his release, Ronnie Lee began a new and more militant underground organization, aptly named the Animal Liberation Front (see Steven Best and Anthony J. Nocella II, “Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals”)
The Stink of Privilege by John Steppling.A culture of tips. Service workers are the organ grinders’ monkeys, the obsequious men in starched collars behind the bar, or carrying your bags, waiting diffidently for the guest to dig into his pocket for a coin or two. The question of snobbery is raised here too. The snotty head waiter or girl at an exclusive clothes store. Such is the dialectical sado-masochistic dynamic of privilege. And sadistic it is. The exchange value of humiliation. When one stays at a five star or four star hotel, or resort, one is buying into an almost sexual relationship that is about domination. It’s an almost dumb play that stands in for the larger societal forces of domination. The hatred is not just directed one way, from the bell boy to guest, but from guest to bell boy and from guest to him or herself. It’s a constant doubling down on self- loathing.
Kill The Hate Bill By Criticizing The ADL As it attempts to defeat the federal hate crimes bill, Christian conservative America is at war for its survival. The Jewish Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith created this legislation. As such, ADL is America's enemy and fair game for public criticism. We should speak against ADL everywhere - at home, church, work, our blogs, through talk radio and letters to the editor. Everyone should know that ADL, through its hate laws, is destroying free speech throughout the world and wants to do so in Congress right now.
US wants to paint the world white to save energy US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white, as he took part in a climate change symposium in London.(his premise is 'cooler' buildings, use less cooling electricity....wellllllll...but white 'reflects' heat......and, is it possible that 'white or light color' might reflect enough heat back into the atmosphere that it could cause a problem too?)hmmmm
Cheney's 'SECURE' Location Cheney's first act as Vice-President back in 2001 changed all our lives. The only question that remains is whether or not those changes that Cheney made to US Energy policies will destroy the world that most people have a right to expect; in order to permanently expand the profits of the energy behemoths while simultaneously crushing all opposition to them-forever
Former Interrogator Rebukes Cheney (Birdkiller) for Torture Speech
He no longer heard the cries of the animals or saw the flowing blood…. by Jason Miller.Like the primitive religious and scientific dogma that spawned it, vivisection is a relic of the past that has out-lived its usefulness, if it ever had any. From an animal liberationist’s standpoint there are no moral justifications for tormenting and murdering nonhuman animals to “advance science,” but even when considered from an intelligent hardened speciesist’s perspective, vivisection is a detrimental practice, for it is a tremendous waste of time, money and effort, and it is more of a threat to human health than it is a safeguard.Exclusive: A Letter to Rupert Murdoch on the Obama Birth Certificate Question
Bolivian cabinet
resigns The entire cabinet of Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada
has resigned, following a week of public protests.
'Only 50 years left' for sea fish There will be virtually nothing left to fish from the seas by the middle of the century if current trends continue, according to a major scientific study. Stocks have collapsed in nearly one-third of sea fisheries, and the rate of decline is accelerating
Army chief says US ready to be in Iraq 10 years The Pentagon is prepared to leave fighting forces in Iraq for as long as a decade despite an agreement between the United States and Iraq that would bring all American troops home by 2012, the top U.S. Army officer said Tuesday. (but they want us out...the American people want our troups home....its an illegal, immoral atrocity to begin with....whats the hang-up kids?)
Response to court choice spans spectrum Reaction to the Supreme Court nomination of federal appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday spanned the spectrum of opinion, from rave reviews to thumbs down to let's wait and see.
5/22/09
Birth certificate billboard mania continues First sign erected in 'truth and transparency' campaign
USSR
- Illuminati Experiment Was "Social Catastrophe" As
we edge toward world government, it pays to recall
the Illuminati's last great social experiment, Soviet Communism, which Juri
Lina describes as a "social catastrophe." In his book, "Under
the Sign of the Scorpion" (2002), the Estonian writer says about
150 million people died as a result of the Bolshevik Revolution, subsidized
by the Illuminati (Masonic Jewish) banking cartel.The West pretended
to oppose the Bolsheviks but in fact defended them and betrayed the
White Russians who were our allies in WWI. The Bolsheviks would
have lost except for Western intervention. (322). An additional 60 million
people were murdered under Chinese Communism. These Satanic
regimes "gripped
the... people by the hair of their heads" (Winston Churchill) and
brutally destroyed two advanced civilizations. The Illuminati central
bankers still run the world. If "Past is Preface," are we
being set up for similar brutal treatment? Is this the reason why the truth
about these "revolutions" is suppressed? Why we are being dumbed,
degraded and trivialized?
Report Details Abuses in Irish Reformatories Tens of thousands of Irish children were sexually, physically and emotionally abused by nuns, priests and others over 60 years in a network of church-run residential schools meant to care for the poor, the vulnerable and the unwanted, according to a report released in Dublin on Wednesday (is it time to demand disbandonment of the Catholic church and all its 'chairities, and all its influence ...some say?)
CHENEY'S NAT SECURITY SPEECH / LIES VS FACTS Lies, omissions and deceit were the trademarks of the Cheney/Bush administration and they were on full display yesterday during Dick Cheney's self-serving address at the American Enterprise Institute ~ but here, at long last, are the facts: Allen L RolandBudgets threaten dental care Another Voice On July 1, approximately 3 million Californians will lose access to adult Denti-Cal, the state's dental insurance program for its poorest residents. In Mendocino County approximately 6,000 individuals will lose their dental coverage. For the first time in California's history, Medi-Cal Optional Benefits, which include dental care for adults, are being eliminated to balance the State budget.
While the state claims that the elimination of Denti-Cal will save money in the state budget, the costs to patient health and the stability of the community safety net far outweigh any potential savings. The cuts in the state budget mean a potential loss of approximately $83 million to the 256 health centers in California currently providing dental services. It will also force some health centers to eliminate their entire dental program, including dental services for children (which are federally mandated) and non-Medi-Cal populations.
It's hard to understand how or why the Governor and the legislature keep attacking dental benefits for adults covered by Medi-Cal. Reducing these critical dental services will only exacerbate overall health conditions for the population with the greatest need for dental care, and those most vulnerable to oral health complications......more at the link in depth!
5/21/09
The Great Federal Water Grab VID Senate Bill - 787 The sponsors call it the "Clean Water Restoration Act." It's kind of like calling the shredding of the Bill of Rights under Bush II, the PATRIOT Act. If the federal government takes control over all the non-navigable water in the US and the land adjoining it, then it will have the right to seize it and give it away. Give it away to who? Well, that multi-trillion dollar deficit has to be paid off somehow. Look to the Feds to to try to take control of more and more private property in the months and years to come. Just say no.
Air
Force jet crashes north of Edwards AFB A military jet with a crew of
two has crashed north of Edwards Air Force base in Southern California.
5/20/09
Heading to a national park? Now you can pack heat Here's a list of stuff the typical American family can legally carry into national parks this summer: sleeping bag, toothbrush, change of underwear . . . loaded guns.Thanks to a 279-147 vote Wednesday in the House of Representatives , visitors to the nation's parks and wildlife refuges will be able to carry weapons there if they abide by state weapons laws.The bill is on its way to President Barack Obama , who faces a dilemma: Gun rights advocates attached the provision to a sweeping overhaul of the credit card industry, an initiative Obama strongly supports, so he has little choice but to let the gun section become law.
Big changes in store for US credit cardholders Every American with a credit card will see sweeping changes in the market, with limits on sudden hikes in interest rates that drive consumers deeper into debt. Even cardholders who pay off their balance each month may face new annual fees or lose out on lucrative rewards programs.In general, the new rules — which go into effect in nine months — will protect debt-ridden consumers from many of the surprise charges common in the industry, such as over-the-limit fees and costs for paying a bill by phone.
5 Ala. officers fired for beating caught on tape BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Five Birmingham police officers were fired Wednesday for beating an unconscious suspect ejected from a car after a chase, an attack captured on a patrol car videotape that didn't surface publicly for a year. Police Chief A.C. Roper said the officers, who were not identified, were seasoned veterans but acted in a "shameful" manner.
BUSH ANSWERED TO GOD AND CHENEY / IN THAT ORDER George W Bush answered to God and Dick Cheney in that order and was religiously manipulated by both Cheney and Rumsfeld. Bush's disturbing public speeches were often cloaked in blatant biblical references which were mainly from the old testament with little if any regard for the separation of church and state: Allen L RolandThe Battle of Athens, Tennessee As Recently As 1946, American Citizens Were Forced To Take Up Arms As A Last Resort Against Corrupt Government Officials.
The Mysterious Shadow: Code Name Obama
AKA Obama Fans: All together now – say OMG!!
China Pollution Problem The Top 10 Causes of the Chinese Pollution Problem
Influenza Pandemic. World’s History. 1918.
What You Can Expect from Socialized Medicine
California voters exercise their power -- and that's the problem
U.S. says contractors in Afghanistan violated gun policy Kabul -- Four U.S. contractors for the company formerly known as Blackwater were not authorized to carry weapons when they were involved in a deadly shooting in Afghanistan this month, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Thousands beaten, raped in Irish reform schools DUBLIN – A fiercely debated, nine-year investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades — and government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings, rapes and humiliation. (WHO are these people who become nuns and priests and do this kind of thing.....one would tihnk the Catholic church might do well with getting psychological testing done before accepting just ANYONE for the orders????.....what a concept!.....note: they still can do this!)
Arrest ordered for mom of boy, 13, resisting chemo Authorities nationwide were on the lookout Wednesday for a mother and her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son who fled after refusing the chemotherapy that doctors say could save the boy's life. (so now they 'villify' the mom for wanting to 'do' natural things to cure her son's cancer.......watch out for that natural stuff! Another obvious mind control technique to not only make us tow the line with the medical establishment, but also to be too afraid not too!)
5/18/09
The forgotten survivors of China's quake
Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP BunkerThe vice president, well-known for his verbal gaffes, confirms at a dinner the existence and location of a secret hidden bunker that Cheney is believed to have used after the 9/11 attacks. According to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an annual event where powerful politicians and media elite get a chance to cozy up to one another, Biden told his dinnermates about the existence of a secret bunker under the old U.S. Naval Observatory, which is now the home of the vice president.Texas Gov. Rick Perry's secession comment resonates near and far "This was a classic example of trying to deflect off the issue at hand, which people were talking about," Perry said, doing a bit of his own deflecting between stops on a steamy Houston afternoon. "They're sick of Washington overspending. They're sick of Washington mandating to states how to run their business. That's what this country ought to be having a discussion about."
4.7 quake renews worries about destructive Newport-Inglewood fault Seismologists suspect that the magnitude-4.7 earthquake that shook a large stretch of Southern California on Sunday night erupted along the Newport-Inglewood fault, which experts have long feared would produce a devastating temblor.
5/17/09
4.7 quake shakes Southern California, rattling nerves A 4.7 earthquake struck southeast of Los Angeles International Airport this evening, causing significant shaking across Southern California.The temblor hit about 8:40 p.m. a miles from the South Bay community of Lennox. A 3.0 aftershock occurred a few minutes later near Lennox.
Obama White House to Waffling Law Firm: ‘Chrysler Deal an Offer You Can’t Refuse’
Aspartame Poisoning CaseWoman cuffed for not holding escalator handrail
Get Rid of The Fed And Purge The System A private Fed runs the Public good supposedly, Fed hides AIG counterparties payments in secret, inccestuous relationships between Wall Street and Fed mean insiders control the market economy, a shadow banking system that monetized debt and destroyed the lives of untold numbers of people, our lives and our economy would be better off without the fed
10 reasons why Nancy Pelosi is in deep trouble over her CIA outburst
5/15/09
prisons: slave labor factories History teaches us that slavery was abolished in the United States after the Civil War. History has taught us wrong. The prison industrial complex is big business in this country, and the U.S. government and corporations are reaping the rewards. Private companies are not only operating prisons but are also using prisoners as workers without paying wages, a practice known as slavery.
Who Runs America? The Impotent President What do you suppose it is like to be elected president of the United States only to find that your power is restricted to the service of powerful interest groups?5/14/09
Prosecutor To Interview Rove Today, Sources Say Karl Rove will be interviewed today as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the presidency of George W. Bush, according to two sources familiar with the appointment.
NASA Pseudo-skeptic Receives Rebuttal from Electric Universe Theorist
Obama to continue military tribunals. He had promised during the presidential campaign to end the controversial trials of terrorism suspects. But the White House plans to make major changes to the system
OBAMA MOVES TO DARK SIDE WITH CHOICE OF GEN McCHRYSTAL Seymour Hersh recently described the JSOC as an "executive assassination wing" controlled for many years by the office of former Vice President Dick Cheney. From Sept 2003 to August 2008 ~ Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal headed that command and now President Obama moves to the dark side by giving him command of US forces in Afghanistan: Allen L Roland"Slumdog" child star's Mumbai shanty home torn down (the incongrueties in this world)
Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in South Carolina Introduced in the South Carolina State Senate on May 6, 2009, the “Firearms Freedom Act” (s-794) seeks “to provide that a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in South Carolina is exempt from federal regulation under the commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States.”
Louisiana Senate Unanimously Affirms 10th Amendment On May 11, 2009, the Louisiana State Senate voted unanimously in support of Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 (SCR2), which “Memorializes Congress to affirm Louisiana’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and to demand that the federal government halt its practices of assuming powers and imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States of America.”
Oklahoma Senate Affirms Sovereignty The Oklahoma State Senate has passed Charles Key’s House Concurrent Resolution 1028 (HCR1028)/13/09
Chicago City Council approves BPA baby bottle ban Chicago on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA.The Chicago City Council approved the ban on a 48-0 vote and a spokeswoman for Mayor Richard M. Daley said he intends to sign it. The ban is slated to take effect Jan. 31, 2010.
Secret Bush-Clinton-Federal Reserve Pakistani Accounts Revealed It can now be reported that the recent resignation of former New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York Chairman, Stephen Frieidman, signals an expanding investigation of New York Attorny General Andrew Cuomo, who is not only focused on the massive New York state financial derivative Ponzi Scheme, but is now centered on money laundry, and possible funding of alleged terrorists in Pakistan. Note: Cuomo was recently in a state of shock when he looked at new evidence linking Citibank, J. P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and AIG, to not only a terrorist money laundry in Pakistan, but to evidence tying all of these aforementioned brokerage firms and the Federal Reserve itself to PRE 9/11 knowledge, which allowed them to profit with put options and short positions placed before 9/11. This allowed these criminal brokerage firms to benefit from the death of near 3,000 in New York City.
Privacy upheld for concealed weapons Legislation is being advanced at the Oregon capitol in Salem to protect the privacy of concealed weapons permit holders. On Monday, May 4, the Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 2727 on a 54-4 vote. If approved, the 12-page bill would exempt concealed handgun license information from disclosure under the state’s open records law.
Overloaded boat sinks off Florida, killing 10 A boat overloaded with around 30 people, possibly Haitians being smuggled to the U.S. from their desperately poor country, sank off the Florida coast early Wednesday, dropping the occupants into the sea. The Coast Guard rescued 17 and was searching for others but said at least 10 died, including one child.
Obama seeks to block release of detainee photos President Barack Obama is seeking to block the immediate release of hundreds of photos showing U.S. personnel allegedly abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.An Obama administration official said Wednesday that the president told his legal advisers last week that releasing the photos would endanger U.S. troops. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.
A General Steps From the Shadows Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the ascetic who is set to become the new top American commander in Afghanistan, usually eats just one meal a day, in the evening, to avoid sluggishness. But General McChrystal has also moved easily from the dark world to the light. Fellow officers on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he is director, and former colleagues at the Council on Foreign Relations describe him as a warrior-scholar, comfortable with diplomats, politicians and the military man who would help promote him to his new job.
5/12/09
Richard C. Cook: Whistleblowing Isn’t for Sissies
Authors discover toxins in 'off-the-shelf' products increase quickly After steering clear of food packaging containing bisphenol A for a couple of days, Rick Smith saw the levels of the hormone-disrupting chemical linked to breast and prostate cancer in his body increase 7.5 times after just two days of restricting his diet to canned foods heated in a microwave using a polycarbonate plastic container.
The BPA test, showing an "immediate and dramatic increase" in the "harmful toxin," was one of four involving pollutants found in consumer products unveiled Sunday, showing an increase in levels of up to 2,900 times after short-term, regular-use exposure.
Man convicted in NY of trying to start terror camp A jury convicted a Lebanese-born Swede on Tuesday of plotting to help al-Qaida recruit by trying to set up a weapons-training post in Oregon and distributing terrorist training manuals over the Internet.The verdict against Oussama Kassir capped a three-week trial that featured the testimony of a U.S.-born Muslim convert who said he tried to create the training camp on 360 acres in Bly, Ore., in 1999.
BREAKING! Chicago Tax Day Tea Party Pictures! Here are some shots from the tax day tea party in Chicago. More pics and video to come. Check back!
Petition to put a stop to the nations dirtiest fossil fuel! - Shale What ís oil shale? Simply put, itís the dirtiest fossil fuel in the world. It is rock that needs to be mined, processed, and burned at high temperatures using extraordinary amounts of water to yield useful fuel. If development moves forward as planned, the impact on these Western states will be devastating.
Miriam Margolyes rejected over appearance in 'anti-Semitic' playIndigenous Genocide, Climate Genocide And Holocaust Denial By White Australia
BUNGEE JUMPING WITH THE FED / IT'S ONLY YOUR MONEY The Federal Reserve is servicing a $700 trillion derivative debt bubble by printing money as fast as it can while banks desperately try to meet their credit payments ~ with no idea of where the bottom of this financial fiasco lies: Allen L Roland
Unfit for Combat The shocking story of a soldier killing five of his comrades does not come as a surprise when we consider that the military has, for years now, been sending troops with untreated PTSD back into the US occupation of Iraq.
Accused soldier's father says son 'broke' The Army sergeant accused of killing five fellow soldiers in Iraq was typically not a violent person, but counselors "broke" him before the gunfire erupted in a military stress center, his father said Tuesday. Wilburn Russell, 73, told reporters that his son, Sgt. John M. Russell, was treated poorly at the stress center and had e-mailed his wife calling two recent days the worst in his life
Social Security and Medicare finances worsen Trustees of the programs said Tuesday that Social Security will start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2016, one year sooner than projected last year, and the giant trust fund will be depleted by 2037, four years sooner.
Medicare is in even worse shape. The trustees said the program for hospital expenses will pay out more in benefits than it collects this year and will be insolvent by 2017, two years earlier than the date projected in last year's report.
(Sure hope you weren't counting on these programs to support you and take care of your health in your 'golden years' folks.....oh you were?..better find another plan.)
THE BIG CHANGEOVER IS COMING, in twenty years, we'll all be Muslim
The Patriot Act at work . The story from the mouth of the mother of Ashton Lundeby, in shock and dismay that America has turned into a third world country and our rights are stripped away from us with no address. vid
5/11/09
Not sure if he or she is a narcissist or just a jerk?
In What World Is Making It Easier For Jews To Visit Arab Countries Considered An Incentive?
Roxana Saberi: Out of Iranian Prison, Into a Soap Opera In an unexpectedly swift move, a Tehran court reduced the sentence of Iranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi and released her from prison on Monday, only a day after she appealed her case in court. Last month, Saberi had been sentenced to eight years imprisonment on charges of spying for the United States, causing tension between the two countries at a time when President Barack Obama had declared his Administration's intention to improve relations with Iran.
CAMP LEATHERNECK RISES IN AFGHANISTAN'S DESERT OF DEATH In the middle of the forbidding Afghan desert of Death ~ a giant 443 acre American military base arises ( Camp Leatherneck ) which will eventually house at least 68,000 troops by the fall and will boast the largest airfield in a combat setting. The war in Afghanistan has now become Obama's war and occupation and it is doomed from the start: Allen L RolandUS replaces top general in Afghanistan Defense Secretary Robert Gates replaced the commander of the Afghanistan war on Monday, saying the Obama administration needs "fresh thinking" to turn around the war against a resurgent Taliban.
Gen. David McKiernan, less than a year in the job, will be replaced by Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Both are Army officers, but McChrystal brings to the battle his experience as a commander of special forces, compared to McKiernan's more conventional background.
Who is
Bernie Madoff protecting? vid A real live conspiracy. I
have to laugh at all the childish-minded people who say that "conspiracy
theories" are unrealistic."How could anyone keep such a big thing
a secret?" they naively ask. Reality check: The word runs on secrets.
US soldier guns down 5 fellow soldiers in Iraq A U.S. soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a U.S. base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said. In Washington, Pentagon officials said the shooting happened at a stress clinic, where troops can go for help with the stresses of combat or personal issues. It was unclear whether those killed were workers at the clinic or were there for counseling. No details were released about the gunman. Attacks on officers and sergeants, known as fraggings, were not uncommon during the Vietnam war as morale in the ranks sank. However, such attacks are believed to be rare in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
5/10/09
England: Police to severely curtail use of stop and search powers Police have bowed to mounting opposition and are to significantly reduce their use of controversial terrorism powers that allow them to stop and search people without reasonable suspicion, the Guardian has learned
We are all torturers in America. The sudden clamour to prosecute the CIA operatives who carried out waterboarding is the height of hypocrisy
Friedman quits New York Fed Stephen Friedman, the chairman of the New York Federal Reserve has resigned from his post with immediate effect following his controversial purchase of shares in Goldman Sachs, his former employer, earlier this year.
U.S. Government Funds $400,000 Study on Gay Sex in Argentina Bars (Excuse me?.......anyone notice that is OUR MONEY they are spening on this study. Oh sorry folks, we just don't have the money to help you with your mortgage, save your job, or unemployment, or health, or education needs...this is more important!.....wake up!!!!)
Desperate ‘baby boomers’ return to work The impending retirement of America’s 78m-strong “baby boomer” generation has caused consternation among policymakers for years. Now the “silver tsunami” may be on hold. “Older workers are actually coming into the labour force – many are finding jobs,” says Richard Johnson, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute. “It is being driven by economic insecurity . . . they have become so desperate that they are returning to work.”
Obama To Fire His First Gay Arabic Linguist
40 Years After America's Biggest Nuclear Blast, the Damage Continues Echoes of Amchitka The continuing cover-up and manipulation of information by the DOE not only denies justice to the victims of Amchitka, but indicates that those living near other DOE sites may be at great risk. "DOE management of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex is of the old school in which bad news is hidden," says Pamela Miller, now executive director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics. "This conflicts with sound risk management and makes the entire system inherently risky. The overwhelming threat is of an unanticipated catastrophe."Full Video: Obama's White House Correspondents Dinner Speech
Obama's Gay Marriage Flip Flop: He Was For It Before He Was Against It
Mother
to testify against Jerusalem child abuse ringleader The partner of
Elior Chen, a spiritual leader who is suspected of orchestrating the
worst case of systematic child abuse in Israel's history, signed a plea
bargain with Jerusalem prosecutors. The deal obligates Chen's romantic
partner to testify against Chen and other accomplices suspected of abusing
a number of children.
Short Sales: Banks Blocking Way Out Of Foreclosure Crisis
N.Y. to battle
sexual abuse among ultra-Orthodox Jews A team of New York prosecutors,
counselors and religious leaders will work to combat sexual abuse in
Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. The centerpiece of the outreach
program, which was announced Wednesday by
District Attorney Charles Hynes and leaders from community-based organizations
that serve Jewish communities, is a hot line abuse victims can call and
speak to a culturally sensitive social worker.The establishment of the
team, which will focus on child sex abuse, comes partly in response to
a discussion on State Assemblyman Dov Hikind's radio show in the summer
of 2008.
U.S.
rabbi gets 30 years for molesting his daughter Monsey rabbi Israel Weingarten
was found guilty in March of abusing his daughter throughout much of her childhood.
The trial was traumatic for his victim, now 27. Weingarten acted as his own
attorney and put his daughter through a grueling cross examination.
Next step? No guns allowed for right-wing 'extremists' Bill empowers attorney general to forbid firearms for those 'suspected dangerous'
My old grandpa said to me “son, there comes a time in every man’s
life
when he stops bustin’ knuckles and starts bustin’ caps and
usually it’s
when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin’.”
I don’t carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don’t carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the
world.
I don’t carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m angry.
I carry a gun so that I don’t have to spend the rest of my life hating
myself for failing to be prepared.
I don’t carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and
not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don’t carry a gun because I’m a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a
cowboy.
I don’t carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the
ones they love.
I don’t carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am
inadequate.
I don’t carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful
to me.
Police Protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the
crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I’m too young to die and too old
to
take an ass whoopin’.
…author unknown (but obviously brilliant)
5/9/09
FAA
CONFIRMS ONGOING MILITARY OPERATION OVER U.S. EAST COAST
The Truth is Not Enough: How to Overcome Emotional Barriers to 9/11 Truth
Tapping your cell phone vid...you will be shocked!5/8/09
30,000 ordered to evacuate as Calif. wildfire rages
White House aide resigns over NYC flyover A top White House aide resigned Friday for his role in Air Force One's $328,835 photo-op flyover above New York City that sparked panic and flashbacks to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
5/7/09
Santa Barbara fire: Botanic garden loses century-old building Officials at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Mission Canyon had big plans for the century-old Gane House, the Craftsman-style home the garden purchased many years ago. They wanted to seek historic landmark status for the building, which was named after the original family that owned it. It was to be restored and become their administrative center. Last night flames engulfed the two-story building, leaving little more than three brick chimneys standing.
Red Cross says dozens of Afghans killed in US raid Villagers dug dirt graves Wednesday to bury what the international Red Cross said were dozens of Afghans — including women and children — killed in American bombing runs. A former Afghan government official said up to 120 people may have died.If so, it would be the deadliest case of civilian casualties since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. "deeply, deeply" regretted the loss of innocent life, and the U.S. military dispatched a brigadier general to investigate the deaths in two villages in western Afghanistan's Farah province.( and aren't we happy they are spending OUR MONEY to bom and kill innocents??.....and what in the world are we doing there anyway, were we invited by their own goverment??)
Two Marine pilots killed in helicopter crash identified The Marine Corps has named the two Super Cobra pilots who were killed when their helicopter crashed Tuesday night in a mountainous part of eastern San Diego County.The Marines were identified as Capt. Jessica Conkling, 27, of Centre, Pa.,and 1st Lt. Aaron Cox, 26, of Pulaski, Ark. The two were on a night training mission when the attack helicopter crashed in the Cleveland National Forest.
Feds to condemn land for 9/11 memorial much to the surprise of the land owners, there once again, it proves...'WE" own nothing!
Congressman Warns Obama White House on Abusing Power
Ice jams flood Alaska communities, hit buildings
Child rapist cult leader recaptured
GOP IS A TRAVELING CIRCUS ON IT'S LAST LEGSWildfire burns homes in coastal Calif. enclave
5/2/09
Mom says Patriot Act stripped son of due process Ashton now sits in a juvenile facility in South Bend, Ind. His mother has had little access to him since his arrest. She has gone to her state representatives as well as attorneys, seeking assistance, but, she said, there is nothing she can do. Lundeby said the USA Patriot Act stripped her son of his due process rights."We have no rights under the Patriot Act to even defend them, because the Patriot Act basically supersedes the Constitution," she said. "It wasn't intended to drag your barely 16-year-old, 120-pound son out in the middle of the night on a charge that we can't even defend."
Hoax - Barry Soetoro Foreign Student Financial Aid
Sadly, Israel Is No Longer Democratic
WHAT TO EXPECT, MEANDERING SPECULATIONS
5/1/09
Rice may have admitted to conspiracy, former Nixon counsel says In little-noticed comments Thursday, the former White House counsel for President Richard Nixon John Dean said Thursday that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may have unwittingly admitted to a criminal conspiracy when questioned about torture by a group of student videographers at Stanford. Rice told students at Stanford that she didn’t authorize torture, she merely forwarded the authorization for it. Dean, who became a poster child for whistleblowing after aiding the prosecution of the Watergate affair, told MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann that Rice may have admitted to a criminal conspiracy
Kabul's new elite live high on West's largesse Vast sums of money are being lavished by Western aid agencies on their own officials in Afghanistan at a time when extreme poverty is driving young Afghans to fight for the Taliban. The going rate paid by the Taliban for an attack on a police checkpoint in the west of the country is $4, but foreign consultants in Kabul, who are paid out of overseas aids budgets, can command salaries of $250,000 to $500,000 a year. (um, thats YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK FOLKS)
Ancient Chinese white tea may fight obesity (well, there is a much easier way to lose weight, which all of us are facing in the near future....its called 'lack of food'. All of those of us with a few too many pounds.....no problem pretty soon!)
Most suspected flu patients in Mexico now healthy Two-thirds of the roughly 1,300 people in Mexico suspected of being infected with a fatal new strain of swine flu have been given a clean bill of health and sent home from the hospital, President Felipe Calderon said on Sunday.
Leaked UN satellite images 'show haven for Sri Lanka refugees was bombed' Confidential UN satellite images leaked yesterday appear to show that the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed a safe haven for up to 150,000 civilians fleeing fighting against the Tamil Tigers.