Thursday January 26th 2012

Israel’s By-Pass Foreign Policy
A quote...."The right-wing government of Israel has embarked on a novel foreign policy, one that seeks to develop close relations with sub-national state and provincial governments, thus by-passing national governments and avoiding the increasing hostility of national foreign ministries and local grass roots movements to Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. -- The establishment of state-to-state relations between Israel and such sub-national governments as American states, Canadian provinces, and even Native American tribal nations has increased under the ultra-nationalist Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The new aggressive policy by Israel to seek allies at sub-national levels results in internal pressure on national governments to take a less critical approach to Israeli policies on the West Bank and Gaza." - bold by website editor - For more on this sort of issue see quote and comment shown below....

"To be brutally honest, most members of the "Jewish Community", especially those in Israel, absolutely despise and hate "nation-states" and the whole concept of the nation-state structure.  It's why they created the PNAC protocols in the first place, it's why they've had their psychotic, moronic, satanic, Golem destroy [almost] every "nation state" in the Middle East...." -- *Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg*

[Palestinian resistance activist] Barghouti sent to isolation after [anti-]Israel comments
This is what many in the "Jewish Community" in Amerika and most of the "Jewish Community" residing in Israel salivate over every single day.  The prospect that they can soon do this sort of thing to true Americans in their own country under the NDAA act.  We are ALL Palestinians now. - mpg -- A quote...."RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti was sent to solitary confinement on Wednesday after making critical comments about Israel to journalists."
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Patriots: We Need A Real Victory to be a Gamechanger
Special Note - A quote...."Most us have seen a boxing match, the fighter usually peppers his opponent with jabs to the face wearing him down to the point he throws [a] blow knocking the fighter out or stunning him where he cannot gain his footing or momentum. -- For a long time we been peppered by the globalist, We have been worn down fighting this bill or blocking this legislation. Many of us are getting fatigued fighting attacks on every angle coming at us at once. The other side has the momentum where they are positioning themselves to strike the blow to all of us to stun us or knock us out. -- For a long time, our victories and successes have been blocking bad proposals becoming law. I do not see it as a victory at all. All we did was slow them down. But they keep advancing forward. Maybe not as fast as they want. But they keep moving forward."

What Does NDAA, The Enemy Expatriation Act, SOPA, PIPA and Diebold Voting Machines Have in Common?
A quote...."You are all thinking what does all these laws and proposed pieces of legislation have in common. I can tell you, The US goverment is corrupt from inside and out. They want to run our lives so they can rob and pillage our lives. Send  us to wars and under constant surveillance. The truth is the goverment cannot lie with impunity anymore. They cannot get away with thier game with us anymore. They cannot afford to lose, they are scared of defeat and a victory of the people. -- The reason why they are passing these laws like the NDAA and proposing bills of SOPA, PIPA, The Enemy Expatriation act is saying they cannot win by the rules. They have to change the rules to win and have to the upper advantage over the opposition. They see the need to try to change the rules because the Constitution is a stumbling block before them. So they are looking for ways around the Bill of Rights just to win. To them, the rules of the game only applies to us the peasants, not to them." - Source: LoneStarState

NDAA USA Vs. Spanish Inquisition
NDAA - InfoGraphic - (click to view)

The Caging of America
A quote...."The accelerating rate of incarceration over the past few decades is just as startling as the number of people jailed: in 1980, there were about two hundred and twenty people incarcerated for every hundred thousand Americans; by 2010, the number had more than tripled, to seven hundred and thirty-one. No other country even approaches that. In the past two decades, the money that states spend on prisons has risen at six times the rate of spending on higher education. Ours is, bottom to top, a “carceral state,” in the flat verdict of Conrad Black, the former conservative press lord and newly minted reformer, who right now finds himself imprisoned in Florida...."

US judges tragic kickback greed exposes prison system profiteering
RTVideo - From the History File - May 26, 2011 - (RTYuTb - 4min19sec - 05/26/11) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."With well over 2 million people in jail - the U.S. has the world's biggest prison population. But some are seeing the inside of a cell because dodgy judges are getting payback from the private sector. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports on those dishing out justice for a fee." - Related videos....

Pennsylvania Kids-for-Cash Scheme - Democracy NOW! - (YuTb - 8m32s - Feb 22, 2011) - Src TBTV
Victims of Judicial Corruption Kids For Cash Prison Slavery Ring, Penn - (YuTb - Feb 9, 2011 - 10m37s) - MM

Security video shows police lied about Rand Paul’s behavior
Police Caught Lying - (So what else is new....mpg) -- A quote...."If Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was acting “irate” during a recent visit to Nashville International Airport, it certainly hid it very well. -- After being briefly detained by police officers on Monday, Paul appears to be getting some vindication in the form of a security camera’s video. Although police described him as “being irate” in an incident report, footage published Thursday shows Paul sitting calmly inside an airport checkpoint, and occasionally picking up his phone."

LAPD and Special Forces Conduct Military Maneuvers In the Skies Above Downtown LA
Posse Comitatus Violation - A quote...."The LAPD said the purpose of the training was in part to ensure the military's ability to operate in urban environments." -- *CLG*

State of Emergency Communique #2: The Armies of Night Descend On America
Posse Comitatus Violation - Related Article - A quote...."In the 1990s, the thought of Black Hawk helicopters flying over American cities was treated as a joke and dismissed as a fringe conspiracy theory that boiled the blood of paranoid militia members and anti-NWO nuts. - But as we enter the second decade of the 21st century it turns out that paranoid militia members in the American South and Midwest and anti-NWO conspiracy theorists were right all along. In 2012, there are even military drones circling American skies."

Under NDAA, Obama Can Release Death Sqauds on Americans
AJVideo - NDAA - FrancisBoyle(1/3) - FrancisBoyle(2/3) - FrancisBoyle(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Jan 26, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex also talks with Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, about the NDAA and the impending war to be waged against Iran."

CIA to pull officer from NYPD after internal probe
A quote...."26 Jan 2012 A CIA operative's unusual [and illegal] assignment inside the New York Police Department is being cut short after an internal investigation that criticized how the agency established its unprecedented collaboration with city police, The Associated Press has learned."
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Star Wars: false flag story; US-Iran (1953-1988): false flag reality
A quote...."A false flag attack is when a nation attacks in disguise. The purpose is to fool the public who otherwise wouldn’t support a criminal War of Aggression. The desired outcome for false flag attacks is control over other governments and their resources. - The brilliant 10-minute video from CameronFanSite walks you through the plot of Star Wars episodes one, two, and three to see the false flag attacks that changed a republic into unlimited and evil dictatorship." - also posted at GrgWashBlog

JFK Special: Oswald was in the Doorway, after all!
A quote...."The release of the notes taken by Dallas Police Department Homicide Detective Will Fritz during his interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in which Lee told Fritz that he was “out front with Bill Shelly” has resurrected a debate of long-standing over whether Oswald was the “Doorway Man” in the famous photograph taken during the assassination by Associated Press photographer James “Ike” Altgens."
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Keiser Report: Kill Hollywood! (E241)
SOPA & NDAA - RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min40sec - Jan 21, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV - Related:  MaxKeiserCom - (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss killing Hollywood, poor Chris Dodd and how Mubarak's fall brought about the assault on the internet. In the second half of the show, Max interviews Mike Ruppert about SOPA, the NDAA and Iranian oil."

ACTA of War: Cyber attacks & street protests over 'censorship' bill
ACTA - RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min52sec - Jan 26, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."There's swelling anger in Poland over the country signing up with others to a global anti-piracy pact. Critics say the deal is as bad, if not worse, than America's planned laws, which were shelved when web giants like Wikipedia and Google went on a protest blackout. RT's Alexey Yaroshevsky is in Warsaw where the fear is that big corporations now have the power to take individual internet users offline at a whim."

Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA
2012 Election Cycle - ACTA - A quote...."Months before the debate about Internet censorship raged as SOPA and PIPA dominated the concerns of web users, President Obama signed an international treaty that would allow companies in China or any other country in the world to demand ISPs remove web content in the US with no legal oversight whatsoever."
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US electoral system, or Freedom House up to its usual tricks
2012 Election Cycle - A quote....."What is the difference between a good teacher and a bad teacher? A good teacher is at least the one who is able to solve the task he gives to his students. That is why I have always been puzzled by the fact that while “introducing democracy” all over the world Americans are evading this natural teaching “do as I do” method. They say what is right and what is wrong in the electoral systems of other countries, what is democratic and what is not democratic and even who is the right and who is the wrong candidate, according to Washington. It would be much easier to say “Hey, guys! You see how perfectly it works in our country. Do as we do and you will be happy!” But they don’t say it. Thequestionis: why?"

Newt Gingrich? Really?
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."In all candor, understanding the power and influence of evangelical Christianity in South Carolina Republican politics, Newt Gingrich’s victory in that State last week is extremely difficult for this writer to digest. I cannot think of a candidate that is more reprehensible to the values and principles that born-again Christians claim to embrace than Newt Gingrich!"

Conservative backlash grows against Gingrich
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Translation: Gingrich had his thrill in South Carolina and now it's someone else's turn to get the votes stolen from Ron Paul." -- *Michael Rivero*

Romney Failed to Disclose Swiss Bank Account Income
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Hey, it was just an oversight. Really. Anyone can forget about $3 million they left in Switzerland! Honest!" - Mitty the Kid." -- *Michael Rivero*

Michael Rivero Broadcasting live from Hawaii on Justin TV - January 26 2012
Must Listen MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto 8min into the broadcast - mpg - (JustinTV - 2hrs - Jan 26th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Guest Post: Gold Bonds: Averting Financial Armageddon
Special Note - A quote...."The paper currencies will not survive too much longer.  Most governments now owe as much or more than the annual GDPs of their nations (typically far more, under GAAP accounting).  But the total liabilities in the system are much larger."

The Real State of the Union - (On Obama's SOTU & the Fed)
PSVideo - Alt - (PSYuTb - 13min51sec - Jan 25, 2012) - Source:  SchiffReport -- A quote...."Jan 25th 2012 - I covered Obama's SOTU address in more depth on my radio show at http://www.schiffradio.com" - Peter Schiff is good at expounding the positive benefits  of the "free market" and the "individualist credo", however "capitalism" needs rules to work efficiently, for more on that see the quotes and essays shown below....

"Free" markets are "free" because they have discernible, easily understood, transparent and enforceable rules where both the buyer and the seller can negotiate the price of a given transaction at a given time.  NONE of which has existed in this country for many years!  If the underlying means to effectuate transactions such as the currency, along with the entire market itself, is massively distorted by the creation of valueless artificial financial instruments...it is not "free" in any meaningful sense of the word." -- *Try Predatory Lenders - It Fits Better - 02-21-09 - mpg*

"Regulations are different than rules. Glass-Steagaal was a RULE.  The Banksters PAID their representitutes to have it removed so they could "financialize" the mortgage market, along with just about everything else in this society they could lay their hands on." -- *Peter Schiff - A Closet Member of the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium? - 10-21-11 - mpg*

Also attacking Obama's straw-man "collectivist" proposals is ridiculous, Obama has NEVER been a collectivist.  He's probably given a hundred and fifty billion to prop-up various failing industries in this country since he was selected to office, the rest of the thirty to fifty trillion in support, guarantees and pay-outs the government has created has gone straight to help the Banksters. - mpg

Bernanke has "finger on trigger" for new bond buys
A quote...."(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has moved closer to embarking on a new round of its controversial money-pumping after the central bank and its chairman Ben Bernanke highlighted a grim outlook for the U.S. economy."

The Fed Cannot Move Without a Crisis… And One is Coming
Special Note - A quote...."Well the Fed disappointed as I stated it would. How anyone could be surprised by this is beyond me. The Fed was admitting that the consequences of QE rendered it less “attractive” as an option as far back as May 2011."

The Bubble Bubble
A quote...."I’ve identified eight still-expanding bubbles and have developed an acronym to help easily remember them: “CCC Aches,” which I will refer to as the “CCC Aches” Bubbles. “CCC Aches” stands for China, Commodities, Canada, Australia, College, Healthcare, Emerging markets and Social media."

Striking truckers, fishermen clash with Italian government
A quote...."Yesterday the newly-installed government of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti moved to crush continuing protests by truckers, fishermen, and other professions affected by Monti’s unpopular deregulation measures and social attacks."

Italy On the Verge of a Full Revolt
A quote...."This past week has been a very turbulent time for Italy.  And it wasn't just the grounding of the Concordia cruise ship by a playboy captain; but the grounding of the country by Euro-technocrat usurper Darth Monti, trying to impress his Keynesian buddies with his latest attempts to ‘Save Italy’!"

Social protests spread in Eastern Europe
A quote...."The wave of social revolts that rocked the Middle East, the US, Greece, Spain and other countries last year has now reached Eastern Europe. The large demonstrations against the Orban regime in Hungary, strikes of railway workers and miners in Bulgaria, and two weeks of angry protests in Romania testify to this."

Merkel Refuses Role of Rescuer in Euro Crisis - For the hundredth time!!! - mpg
A quote...."As fears mount that the euro crisis could trigger a global recession, all eyes are on Germany to take an even stronger lead in the rescue efforts. But Chancellor Angela Merkel has disappointed these expectations, warning against placing too many burdens on Germany. "
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

24 Facts That Show How Ridiculously Unfair Our Economy Is For Americans Under The Age Of 30
A quote...."If you are an American under the age of 30, you have probably figured out by now that the entire economic system is stacked against you.  The way that our economy is structured today is ridiculously unfair to younger Americans."

Davos shocked to hear that poor people exist
Table - (Click for a larger size) -- A quote...."Ok, I exaggerate. But that’s my cynical first impression after finding the following diagram in the briefing book for the gathering of the good and the great [the evil and the vile - mpg] at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. - As you can see “Severe income disparity” is #1 on the Top 5 risks list this year, after having failed to make the short list for the preceding 5 years. - Now it’s not as though the attendees of Davos were completely inattentive to the economic plight of the less fortunate all this time. “Economic disparities” was on last year’s laundry list of risks and was featured prominently in the executive summary of 2011′s report. But the urgency has been ratcheted up quite a bit this year: " - One wonders why?  One guesses they've heard of the Guillotine and the Reign of Terror. - mpg

Supreme Court Building Covered in Giant Dollar Signs
Video - (YuTb - 1min28sec - Jan 26, 2012) - Source:  other98 -- A quote...."To mark the second Citizens United anniversary, we lit up the Supreme Court with giant dollar signs to send a message: rights are for PEOPLE, not corporate "persons.""

Tactical Briefing #25 -- Showdown in Chicago
Action Alert - A quote...."Against the backdrop of a global uprising that is simmering in dozens of countries and thousands of cities and towns, the G8 and NATO will hold a rare simultaneous summit in Chicago this May. The world’s military and political elites, heads of state, 7,500 officials from 80 nations, and more than 2,500 journalists will be there.  ---  And so will we.  ---  On May 1, 2012 - 50,000 people from all over the world will flock to Chicago, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and #OCCUPYCHICAGO for a month. With a bit of luck, we’ll pull off the biggest multinational occupation of a summit meeting the world has ever seen."

Can Occupy Save Labor? The People United Will Never Be Defeated
A quote...."The labor movement has been in decline for decades, while more than one-third of employed people belonged to unions in 1945, union membership fell to 24.1% of the U.S. work force in 1979 and to 13.9% in 1998.  Today, including all workers public and private, 11.4% are union members, for workers outside of government it is only 6.5%.  Restrictive laws make organizing workers very difficult so a new strategy is needed to increase worker power.  That strategy needs to include uniting unions, non-union workers and the people. The 99% needs to see that it is everyone’s interest to have a strong labor movement."

Smedley Butler speaks to the Bonus Army
Short Vid Clip - A quote...."America’s most colorful military figure, Major General Smedley Butler, is “off to war” again! He is responding to the V. F. W. “call to arms” by going on a speaking tour under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. Starting in Cincinnati on December 1st, he will visit ten different cities in as many states prepared to tell the truth about the vicious anti-veteran effects of the Economy Act. He will tell the public—in his own inimitable way—just what he thinks of those who would make the veteran bear the brunt of the depression. And he will preach the gospel of the V. F. W. to those overseas veterans who have not yet become members."
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More On The International Situation....

Iran Set to Turn Off Oil Supply to Europe
So....hundreds of millions of Europeans are going to suffer higher gas prices in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, so that six million little Mini-Nazis on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea can continue to murder innocent Palestinians with impunity while expanding their vicious,  racist, criminal, mini-empire. Just how STUPID can the Europeans be!! - mpg - Topix ||  The US is After Europe Too! - 03-23-08 - mpg  ||

Algeria defies EU oil embargo on Iran
The other countries who are NOT participating in the AIPAC/Israeli COnsortium inspired embargo against Iran includes India, China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, most of the Non-Aligned Movement and surprisingly, several European companies like BP (of all companies) that have obtained exceptions from the EU.  In other words the "embargo" is already dead as a doornail. - mpg

Iranophobia: 'Why negotiate when West can cash in on chaos?'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min10sec - May 26, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Iran's threatening to switch off its oil supplies to Europe before the EU embargo comes into force in July. Parliament will discuss whether to make the move next week. The EU decided to stop buying Iranian oil hoping to force Tehran back into talks over its nuclear programme. Shirin Shafaie, from the Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran, says the West is obsessed with iranophobia."

Iran rejects [the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's] Azerbaijan terror plot
A quote...."Iran's embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, has categorically rejected any links between Iranian security bodies and a terrorist group recently arrested in Azerbaijan, saying the US and Israel are behind such a scenario."

Libya: Detainees tortured and denied medical care
A quote...."TRIPOLI/BRUSSELS – Detainees in the Libyan city of Misrata are being tortured and denied urgent medical care, leading the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend its operations in detention centres in Misrata, MSF announced today." - Source:  Médecins Sans Frontières

Libyan detainees die after torture, says Amnesty International
Related Article - A quote...."Several people have died after being tortured by militias in Libyan detention centres, human rights group Amnesty International has said. -- It claimed to have seen patients in Tripoli, Misrata and Gheryan with open wounds to their head, limbs and back. -- Meanwhile, charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has suspended operations in Misrata after treating 115 patients with torture-related wounds." - bold by website editor

Thousands of Nato trucks in Pakistan backlog
A quote...."Two months into Pakistan’s blockade on Nato supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi where drivers, fed up with waiting, are starting to desert."

Germany trims back authorization for troops in Afghanistan
A quote...."Berlin - Germany has formally trimmed the size of its troop contingent in Afghanistan from 5,350 to 4,900 personnel. -- Germany's parliament, or Bundestag, Thursday backed the decision with a large majority: 74.5 per cent of legislators approved it. Cross-party negotiations between the government and the bulk of the opposition led to a consensus ahead of debate."

IED attacks in Afghanistan set record
A quote...."Attacks with makeshift bombs hit a record high of more than 16,000 in Afghanistan in the past year, and the increasing harm they cause to Afghan civilians indicates insurgents may lack strong leadership, military officials say. -- The number of improvised explosive devices that were cleared or detonated rose to 16,554 from 15,225, an increase of 9%, according to data obtained by USA TODAY. In 2009, total IED "events," as they are known, came to 9,304."

Opinion: NATO’s lost cause in Afghanistan
A quote...."NATO’s war in Afghanistan will go down in history as a big flop — one that the politicians had failed to end and the generals were unable to win. On the other hand, commentators and historians will ponder the fact that this backward tribal country was able to repulse the Soviets and an international coalition of no less than 50 Western countries led by the United States within a period of 30 years or so." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Iraq Will Take Legal Action Against US Soldiers Involved in Haditha Massacre
A quote...."Iraqi authorities plan to prosecute U.S. troops for massacring several Iraqi civilians after the last soldier involved was spared jail time through a guilty plea. -- U.S. soldiers murdered 24 Iraqis in 2005 in what came to be called the Haditha massacre. In the years since, all of the soldiers involved have been tried and gone without due punishment, having their cases dismissed or their charges cleared."

NATO’s favorite despot
Interview - VOA interviews Rick Rozoff, the manager of the Stop NATO website and a contributing writer to GlobalResearch.ca, and a regular contributor to the Voice of Russia. -- A quote....

"VOA: Anyone who’s fighting against the United States is actually some sort of a weird terrorist even if they are defending their own country."
"RR: Right. That could be Serbian women in northern Kosovo, who are…"
"VOA: Sure, terrorists!"
"RR: Yeah, they are “terrorists” for opposing NATO actions to deprive them of what’s left of their homeland. It can be Libyans defending their country against bombings."
"VOA: They all are terrorists."
"RR: Evidently anyone with any shred of dignity, self-respect and national pride would be referred to as terrorists."

US seeks vassals not allies: Putin
Well....you can make A LOT more money from vassal states. - mpg -- A quote...."Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has once again accused the United States of seeking “vassals” rather than allies as his campaign for the March 4 presidential election intensifies."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Can foreign gangsters bulldoze your family home without warning and get away with it?
A quote...."There can be few things more despicable than robbing a family of their home then destroying it in front of their eyes. But this is Israeli policy. -- When the following news item arrived in my inbox I was more than usually interested. The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) took me to see Beit Arabiya, the much demolished and rebuilt Bedouin home, nearly six years ago. Of course, it has been bulldozed and rebuilt a few times since then. -- I’m reproducing the whole thing so that you get the full flavour of Israel’s evil. And it’s from an impeccable Israeli source too." - also posted at Redress

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (19- 25 January 2012)
Every week of the year, without let-up....
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The On-Going Fukushima Meltdown Disaster....

Fukushima Radiation News 1-26-12
A DProgram round-up....

Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War: The Unspoken Crisis of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation
Charts - Maps - Photos - A quote...."The World is at a critical crossroads. The Fukushima disaster in Japan has brought to the forefront the dangers of Worldwide nuclear radiation. - The crisis in Japan has been described as "a nuclear war without a war". In the words of renowned novelist Haruki Murakami...."

"This time no one dropped a bomb on us ... We set the stage, we committed the crime with our own hands, we are destroying our own lands, and we are destroying our own lives."

"Nuclear radiation --which threatens life on planet earth-- is not front page news in comparison to the most insignificant issues of public concern, including the local level crime scene or the tabloid gossip reports on Hollywood celebrities." - also posted at PoorRichard'sBlog

Wednesday January 25th 2012

The War on Truth: Defending Palestinian Rights Can End Your Career
Special Note - A quote...."Since 9/11, a false-flag event which Israel was heavily involved in, we have not only witnessed the use of military force to shatter Arab states into smaller statelets at enormous cost to many a nation’s treasury but we have also seen our academic institutions forced to comply with the mythology that underlies the “war on terror”, which has resulted in the degradation of our public educational capacity."

Israeli Assassinations and American Presidents
A quote...."In reality, however, Adler’s expectation that Israel’s inner circles have explored such a course of action, and would be willing to undertake it, may be entirely accurate. The fact is that Israel has killed and plotted to assassinate people throughout the world; a number have been Americans. One alleged plot was chillingly similar to Adler’s suggestion." - a comment shown below....

"Israel reportedly assisted in the assassination of John F. Kennedy because of his refusal to allow Israel to obtain materials needed to build nuclear weapons from the United States." -- *Michael Rivero*

U.S. Government Pledges $3.8 Billion In Loan Guarantees To Israel
A quote...."In a meeting on Monday between U.S. State Department and Israeli officials, the U.S. officials promised to extend loan guarantees to Israel for the next three years. The $3.8 billion in loan backing is in addition to the $3 billion a year in aid given to Israel by the U.S. government." - also posted at AlethoNews

BFP Developing Story: War on Iran Propaganda’s New Azeri Plot Thickens
Propaganda Alert - A quote...."For the last few months the empire’s nuclear weapons allegations against Iran have produced very little results; they haven’t really stuck. Most likely the Saudi Prince-Ambassador Assassination Plot-Scenario was outsourced to a not very competent or bright Hollywood producer-director; it failed big time and it certainly was embarrassing to all secondary actors such as the FBI. The empire still hasn’t invaded Iran. The Caspian Sea is waiting, and so many are drooling. It must be time for a new scenario. A new script. A brand new actor. Welcome Azerbaijan, a thickening new assassination plot, an alleged scary terror cell in Baku, and alleged Israeli targets. The powers up there seem desperate, and desperation can do stupid things with irreversible damage."

Stop the Pro-Israel Lobby
A quote...."Our watchdogs ought to have booted them out for violating the sacred principles of conduct in public life, but these leeches are now permanently attached while the dogs are de-fanged and petted. -- I can imagine just how robustly the criminal regime in Israel is reprimanded by prime minister David Cameron, a self-declared Zionist, by foreign secretary William Hague, an avid fan of Israel since his teenage years, by Alistair Burt a former officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel and now minister for Middle East affairs, and by Ambassador Gould in Tel Aviv who I’m told is the first Jew appointed to that post."
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The Crisis of Education in America: "How to Become a Serf"
A quote...."For many years, I have been troubled by what I saw as the results of what passes for education in America and perhaps elsewhere too. Why is it, do you suppose, that one generation does not seem to get any smarter than the previous one? Oh, it may know more of this or that, but what it "knows" does not translate into smarts. In other words, why don't people ever seem to get wiser? Why do they repeat the same mistakes over and over? - For centuries, an education was thought to be comprised of considerably more than one providing the skills and requirements needed to carry on a trade or profession. For instance, consider this passage...."

 "Education is not the same as training. Plato made the distinction between techne (skill) and episteme (knowledge). Becoming an educated person goes beyond the acquisition of a technical skill. It requires an understanding of one’s place in the world—cultural as well as natural—in pursuit of a productive and meaningful life. And it requires historical perspective so that one does not just live, as Edmund Burke said, like 'the flies of a summer,' born one day and gone the next, but as part of that 'social contract' that binds our generation to those who have come before and to those who are yet to be born."

What Kind of Christianity Is This? - Article also posted at ICH
Some Quotes...."Altogether too many religions sects of both major and minor religions, despite verbally professing a desire for peace and justice in the world, are actually pro-war, pro-homicide and pro-violence in practice (or they may be silent on the subject, which is, according to moral theology, the same as being pro-violence). - Obvious examples include those portions of the three major war-justifying religions of the world: fundamentalist Islam, fundamentalist Judaism and fundamentalist Christianity."  ---  "Behind the scenes, of course, there are hidden elites — amoral, politically and financially motivated operatives who are embedded in these religious organizations — who, through the strength of their political power, can easily manipulate the followers into clamoring for war, not against their enemies, but rather against the enemies of the ruling elites: the politicians, the financiers and the other exploiters of natural resources." - For more on this issue see the quote and essay shown below....

[The] Trinity of Evil [Israel, the US-NRE, and the Saudi Royals] probably began to see how a mutually beneficial Faustian bargain could be struck as early as the 1970s.  After the US-NRE went off the gold standard and it's currency was about to become worthless, after Israel proved its military powers during the 1973 war, the Saudi Royals realized they would have to make some sort of accommodation.  And so they agreed to recycle their petro-dollars through the US-NRE's and Britain's banks probably for a guarantee that they would not be attacked by Israel."

"Concurrently around the same time, all three countries began to rapidly radicalize elements of their populations.  Israel of course begin to foment a philosophy of lebensraum that would make even the Nazis blush while members of the Jewish Community in the US-NRE began to vigorously promote the US-NRE's strange faux-Christian, Zionist supporting (or even worshiping) “Armageddon” cult while of course the Saudi Royals massively increased their support for radical Islam everywhere, but specifically in what is now called the "arch of instability""

"These plans were actually written down more than thirty years ago, they were to be the blueprints of the US-NRE's "long war" their "thirty years war" of  full spectrum dominance across the globe." -- quoted from....*One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg*
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The State of the Union.....

Obama’s "State of Delusion Address": Rebuilding America With War Crimes
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."From beginning to end, Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech was replete with delusion and falsifications. His promise of building an “America that lasts” was predicated on a sentimental, but utterly disingenuous notion of selfless teamwork. The invocation of American military “heroes” and their “achievements” during nine years of waging war on Iraq as an exemplar of how to salvage his nation from economic and social catastrophe was both sickening and laughable." - also posted at DandelionSalad

The State of the Union address
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Even by debased standards of the annual State of the Union address by the US president, Obama’s speech on Tuesday night was a remarkable collection of pro-business nostrums, militarist saber-rattling, and outright lies. -- The media, both right-wing and “left,” has sought to present the speech as a populist appeal to working people, and a sharp shift in the tone of the administration. It was nothing of the sort."

Obama's Grim Fairytale: Peace & prosperity for war-bent US?
2012 Election Cycle - RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min08sec - Jan 25, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."As the U.S. Presidential race picks up pace ahead of November's vote, Barack Obama is trying to ratchet-up support for re-election. He's delivered his annual State of the Union address, making new promises of change ahead. RT's Gayane Chichakyan was listening in."

Obama's Failed State of the Union
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."It was typical Obama, taking credit for what should be condemned. He's a fraud, a crime boss, a war criminal multiple times over, a moral coward, and serial liar."

OBOMBA Delivers a BIG Load of Horse Manure at the SOTU Address
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."When OBOMBA was catching flack last year for his birth certificate, 'Presto, Chango,' the SEAL's came to the rescue, killing some poor Pakistani dupe and then having OBOMBA going live around midnight claiming 'Joy to the World,' the head 'al CIA Duh' boogieman was killed in the course of trying to capture that dastardly villain. - The sheeple were so joyful celebrating the murder of someone who's never been put on trial, since the FBI DIDN'T HAVE THE evidence that BL was actually behind 9/11, that they forgot all about birth certificates and 'Trump the Chump,' who had been gaining popularity in the Republican presidential primary's, became 'Donald Who?'"
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Gitmo, clear breach of intl. law: Pillay
A quote...."The UN human rights chief Navy Pillay describes US failure to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as a “clear breach of international law”, Press TV reported."

SOPA, PIPA, H.R. 1981 and Megaupload: Legislating and Enforcing the Fascist State
SOPA & PIPA - A quote...."SOPA and PIPA are two of the most widely misunderstood pieces of legislation to recently come down the D.C. corporatist pipeline as of late (later I will write about that and the new pending legislation submitted by the same senator). Meanwhile, the recent shuttering of Megaupload and the subsequent arrest of Kim Dotcom is being portrayed as something that it clearly isn’t. -- But what it is, is much worse."

Proof that Iowa caucuses were rigged
2012 Election Cycle - Video - (vote fraud) - Alt - (YuTb - 2min11sec - Jan 4, 2012) - Source:  docdelusion -- A quote...."Google trends proves that the iowa caucuses must have been rigged. In every city in Iowa it shows Ron Paul as the front runner!"

More On Ron Paul – Paul Craig Roberts
2012 Election Cycle -  A quote...."Instead of hitting hard on the serious threat to Social Security and Medicare posed by Obama and Republican candidates for the nomination, all of whom serve Wall Street, the military/security complex, and the Israel Lobby, Ron Paul has been positioned both by his supporters and his opponents as the danger to Social Security and Medicare. This is an amazing strategic mistake by the Ron Paul campaign. -- The mistake is somewhat understandable. Ron Paul’s supporters are mainly among the young. The importance to them of Social Security and Medicare will not register for many years, but for the vast majority of the population Social Security and Medicare are essential for survival." - also posted at DProgram - This website editor wholeheartedly agrees. - mpg

Lying About the Harlem Protest Against Obama
2012 Election Cycle -  A quote...."It’s not enough that President Obama has Wall Street in his back pocket – or, is it the reverse? – but he also has loyal operatives among what passes for the Left. Daily Kos, In These Times and Democracy Now! misrepresented, and miscounted, last week’s Occupy Harlem-led protest at the Apollo Theater. In These Times writer Allison Kilkenny took a step backward in time, treating white Occupy Wall Street demonstrators like “outside agitators” for protesting Obama in Harlem. “Kilkenny doesn’t think Black progressives have the right to ask white and Latino progressives to attend Black-led demonstrations in Black neighborhoods.” - also posted at AlethoNews

Michael Rivero Broadcasting live from Hawaii on Justin TV - January 25 2012
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto 8min into the broadcast - mpg - (JustinTV - 2hrs - Jan 25th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.

The Rise of the Praetorian Class
Must View AJVideo - PeteKofod(1/2) - PeteKofod(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 15min - Jan 23, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."On this Monday January 23, 2012 broadcast of the Nightly News Alex Jones Interviews Pete Kofod about The Rise of the Praetorian Class."* - *link added

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Sues Obama Over NDAA
Must View AJVideo - ChrisHedges(1/2) - ChrisHedges(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 15min - Jan 24, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."On the Tuesday, January 24th edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex talks with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, author and Middle East expert Chris Hedges about his lawsuit challenging the legality of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Obama signed at the end of 2011. Hedges is the author of "The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress", [GoglPrcSrch] - "Death of the Liberal Class", [GoglPrcSrch] - "Collateral Damage", [GoglPrcSrch] - "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America", [GoglPrcSrch]* - and other titles." - *links added
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Why All the Robo-Signing? Shining a Light on the Shadow Banking System
A quote...."The Wall Street Journal reported on January 19 that the Obama administration was pushing heavily to get the 50 state attorneys general to agree to a settlement with five major banks in the "robo-signing" scandal. The scandal involves employees signing names not their own, under titles they did not really have, attesting to the veracity of documents they had not really reviewed." - also posted at BLN

CRIMINALLY CORRUPT - Eric Holder, Top DOJ Lawyers Were Partners With Big Banks (Reuters Investigation) -- A quote...."Any questions?  What?  You want the Department of Justice to prosecute financial fraud? Does anyone really expect the Attorney General to turn on his former clients. - Meanwhile, did you happen to notice how uncomfortable Holder and Geithner looked last night when the cameras focused on them, as Obama announced a new financial crimes task force during the SOTU speech?  Suffice it to say that we don't expect much from this initiative. - Here are the details of the Reuters investigation revealed late last week."

Citigroup sued for fraud over $1 billion of CDOs
A quote...."(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) was sued for fraud by Loreley Financing over nearly $1 billion worth of collateralized debt obligations purchased in 2006 and 2007."

Bernanke Goes All In
A quote...."Well, we got an inflation target from the Fed. Basically, thinking at the Fed has been eliminated. The process has been automated. Bernanke has convinced the Fed board to adopt Core PCE as a determinate of monetary policy. So long as CPCE stays below 2%, Ben is going to have his foot planted on the monetary metal. It’s “full speed ahead” according to the Chairman. He's pushed things off until 2014 - a very long time from now."

Fed Slashes Growth Outlook, Six Fed Officials Do Not See Rate Hike Until 2015
A quote...."This is just getting better and better...."
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More On The International Situation....

Persian Gulf Option One: A False Flag
A quote...."“Remember the Maine!”, was the cry back in 1898 from William Randolph Heart’s New York Journal – a forerunner the modern Murdoch press. Then, some 274 men lost their lives as a result of the explosion which sunk the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. Hearst even told a story of how the enemy had planted a torpedo beneath the Maine and detonated it from shore. The only problem was – it never happened. Nonetheless, the event used as the popular pretext for the United State’s entry into the Spanish-American War, and ultimately, the acquisition of Cuba itself by the US. This was now the modern blueprint for using propaganda in conjunction with, what is accepted by many historians, a type of false-flag event."

2-minute video: USS Enterprise false flag target for US War Criminals to attack Iran?
False Flag Warning - War Warning - Video - Alt - (YuTb - 2min37sec - Jan 23, 2012) - Source:  TruthSeekingElf -- A quote...."Iran’s nuclear energy and medical isotopes are all legally accounted for in IAEA inspections with zero evidence of unlawful use of nuclear material or technology; President Obama leads the lies of “Iran’s weapons” for another criminal war. Mr. Obama also leads the lies that Iran’s president threatened Israel when the speech is absolutely clear he said Israel’s government will fall from within if they don’t respect democracy for Palestine. A third lie is of omission to never mention that the US overthrew Iran’s democracy from 1953-1979, and then supported an unlawful invasion via Iraq from 1980-1988 that mass-murdered about one million Iranians. -- We also know that all “reasons” for US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were known to be lies as they were told. Anyone who understands the crystal-clear letter and spirit of US war law can verify that US wars are not even close to lawful. -- The two-minute video explains the possible false flag attack target of the  aircraft carrier USS Enterprise to start war on Iran."
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US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes - posted at ICH
A quote...."January 25, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- By Ray McGovern -- Has Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb? That would seem to be the central question in the current bellicose debate over whether the world should simply cripple Iran’s economy and inflict severe pain on its civilian population or launch a preemptive war to destroy its nuclear capability while possibly achieving “regime change.”

Contrary to Widespread Claims, There Is NO EVIDENCE that Iran Is Building a Nuclear Weapon
A quote...."Earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said...."

"Are they [the Iranians] trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they’re trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that’s what concerns us."

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed - PDF in a Senate hearing – following the release of the classified National Intelligence Estimate in 2011 – that he has a “high level of confidence” that Iran “has not made a decision as of this point to restart its nuclear weapons program.” -- Mohamed ElBaradei – who spent more than a decade as the director of the IAEA – said-PDF that he had not “seen a shred of evidence” that Iran was pursuing the bomb. -- Six former ambassadors to Iran within the last decade say that there is no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons, and that Iran is complying with international law"

Even Israel Admits that Iran Has Not Decided to Build a Nuclear Bomb
A quote...."American and European leaders say that there is no evidence that Iran is building a nuclear weapon. - Even Israel – which has threatened to attack Iran on its own – now admits the same thing."

Pups on Parade: EU Obediently Pushes Toward War with Iran
A quote...."The embargo will have serious, perhaps disastrous effects on many of Europe's sinking economies, which are heavy users of Iranian oil. This is particularly true in Greece, the poster boy for our modern "Shock Doctrine über alles" global economic system. For even as Greece writhes beneath the blows of European bankers determined to bleed the country dry to avoid the consequences of their own knowingly corrupt loan policies, the Iranians have been giving the Greeks substantial discounts on oil, which has helped ease -- at least in some measure -- the economic ruin being imposed on the "birthplace of democracy." - bold by website editor - also posted at PoorRichard'sBlog & ICH - This is NOT an accident, the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium is deliberately pushing Greece, "the first domino" that is supposed to set off the EU's long anticipated collapse, over the edge.  For more on this issue see the quote and essay shown below....

"These are the very same Banksters (Goldman Sachs), who ten years ago helped Greece finagle their books to illegally get into the EU, the very country that first "started" this crises and which, by the way, also happens to be the very country that is now supposed to "trigger" the EU's domino like downfall when it finally goes bankrupt/leaves the EU." -- quoted from....*Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg*

Iran oil ban will up oil prices by 30%: IMF
Related Article - A quote...."The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says sanctions imposed by the US and European Union on Iran's oil and financial sectors will cause the global oil price to rise by 20-30 percent."

‘Iranian parliament mulling a plan to cut oil exports to Europe’
A quote...."TEHRAN – In a preemptive move, Iranian MPs are mulling over a plan to cut oil exports to countries member to the European Union, an MP sitting on the Majlis Energy Committee has announced. "

Iran foreign trade rises despite sanctions
A quote...."Figures released by Iranian officials show the country's foreign trade has been developing in recent years despite tougher sanctions imposed on Iran's oil and financial sectors by the US and European Union."

Ukraine sees enhanced ties with Iran
A quote...."Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko has hailed the “growing” relations with Iran over the past two decades, calling on the two countries to strengthen cooperation in more effective ways."

Will Iran Kill the Petrodollar?
A quote...."That matter is the American dollar and its role as the global reserve currency. -- The short version of the story is that a 1970s deal cemented the US dollar as the only currency to buy and sell crude oil, and from that monopoly on the all-important oil trade the US dollar slowly but surely became the reserve currency for global trades in most commodities and goods. Massive demand for US dollars ensued, pushing the dollar's value up, up, and away. In addition, countries stored their excess US dollars savings in US Treasuries, giving the US government a vast pool of credit from which to draw."

Frustrated US rambles on Iran: Gary Sick
A quote...."Former chief White House adviser on Iran, Gary Sick, says the failure of the US-engineered sanctions against Iran has contributed to Washington's vague tone regarding the Islamic Republic."

US war law explained: Arrest US War Criminals before they do Iran
A quote...."The laws of war are essential for citizens and legislators to master if humanity is to evolve beyond a violent history of war to enjoy civil communities. To bring these basic laws to life, we’ll review the destruction of war’s history, explain the letter of US war laws, explain the philosophy/spirit of US war laws, and make the obvious conclusion once the laws are clearly understood that current US wars are unlawful orders that our military must refuse."
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Gaddafi's green flag raised in Libyan town after bloody uprising... as civil war fears rise
Special Note - A quote...."Libya's ramshackle government lost control of a former Gaddafi stronghold today after locals staged an armed uprising. -- Forces loyal to ousted, and now dead, leader Muammar Gaddafi seized control of Bani Walid and then raised in celebration the deposed regime's green flag on hundreds of buildings. -- The re-taking of the town, which saw elders driven out in a lengthy bloody gunbattle which killed four people and left 25 others wounded, raises the spectre that the country will descend into civil war."

Rebellion vs Rebels: 'Libyans kick NTC out of Bani Walid'
Related RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min01sec - Jan 25, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Fighting has broken out in Libya between supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and forces loyal to the new government. The head of the National Transitional Council has warned that the country is on the verge of returning to a state of civil war. Last week, human rights groups in the Middle East presented extensive evidence of war crimes carried out in Libya by allied forces during last year's war. Investigative journalist Simon Assaf says many Libyans feel the revolution was hijacked and are disappointed with its outcome."

Libya’s NTC Recognizes ‘Tribal Council’ as Government of Bani Walid
Related Article - A quote...."Libya’s National Transitional Council has reportedly recognized the “Warfallah Elders Council,” (WEC) a tribal faction, as the rightful government of the town of Bani Walid, following meetings between the WEC leadership and the Defense Minister."

LIBYA: Mounting Resistance against NATO Occupation and NTC Proxy Regime
Related Article - A quote...."Occupied Libya isn't pretty. Libya SOS said its government "recognize(d) the presence of the forces belonging to 14 different nationalities in the country under the umbrella of the training, assistance and advice." -- In mid-January, 12,000 US troops sent to Malta readied to occupy Libya. Around 6,000 or more now guard oil facilities. Perhaps contingents from other nations guard other strategic locations. People needs aren't addressed. Exploiting, not helping, them is planned." - bold by website editor - Source:  SteveLendman

Independent Libyan Fact-Finding Mission
A quote...."A joint report was released by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), and International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC)."

Detainees held by Libya rebels still tortured-UN
A quote...."UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Detainees from Libya's civil war held by revolutionary brigades continue to be subjected to torture despite efforts by the provisional government to address the issue, the U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday." - Source:  Reuters
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Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians cram into the iconic Tahrir Square on the one year anniversary of the January 25th uprising that sent shockwaves throughout the globe -- Contains Videos - TahrirSquare - Egypt'sSOE -- A quote...."Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians cram into the iconic Tahrir Square on the one year anniversary of the January 25th uprising that sent shockwaves throughout the globe."

Reviving Revolt: Crowds back on Tahrir after year of yearning
Related RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min28sec - Jan 25, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...." Thousands of Egyptians are in Cairo's now-iconic Tahrir Square to mark a year since the uprising that toppled President Mubarak. But there's another reason it's a landmark day - as almost 30 years of emergency rule is partially-lifted, although some key police powers will remain."
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In Iraqi town of Haditha, disbelief at light sentence for Marine who led raid that killed 24
A quote...."HADITHA, Iraq — In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to “shoot first, ask questions later” reached a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time."

US Media Iraq Reporting: See No Evil
A quote...."The Iraq war may be over, at least for US troops, but the cover-up of the atrocities committed there by American forces goes on, even in retrospectives about the war. A prime example is reporting on the destroyed city of Fallujah, where some of the heaviest fighting of the war took place."

Disturbing Pics (Beyond Belief) Fallujah babies: Under a new kind of siege
Warning - Grim Photos - A quote...."In July 2010, Busby released a study that showed a 12-fold increase in childhood cancer in Fallujah since the 2004 attacks. The report also showed the sex ratio had declined from normal to 86 boys to 100 girls, together with a spread of diseases indicative of genetic damage similar to but of far greater incidence than Hiroshima."

[Sunni] Anti-Qaida senior leader gunned down in Baghdad
A quote...."BAGHDAD, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of Awakening Council group in Iraq was shot dead in western Baghdad by unidentified gunmen, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on Wednesday."

14 killed in series of blasts in Baghdad
al-CIA'da & the Saudi Royals strike again....mpg -- A quote...."24 Jan 2012 At least 14 people were killed and around 70 wounded Tuesday in the latest of a series of blasts that have rocked Shia districts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Eight died when a bomb blew up close to a group of labourers waiting for jobs in Sadr City. Minutes later, a blast about 3 km away killed another three. In another car bomb blast in Shula and Hurriya, three more people were killed."
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The Reality Behind the Coming "Regime Change" in Syria - posted at ICH
A quote...."January 25, 2012 "Information Clearing House" ---  After meeting again to decide Syria's fate, the Arab League again decided to extend its "monitoring mission" in Syria. However, some Arab League nations under U.S. diplomatic control are clamoring for blood. These countries — virtual sock puppets of U.S. foreign policy — want to declare the Arab League monitoring mission "a failure,” so that military intervention — in the form of a no fly zone — can be used for regime change."

The Jirga Medal of Honor
A quote...."By Ralph Nader -- The U.S. war in Afghanistan is testing so much futuristic detect and destroy weaponry that it can be called the most advanced all-seeing invasion in military history. From blanket satellite surveillance to soldiers’ infra-red vision to the remotely guided photographing, killer drones to the latest fused ground-based imagery and electronic signal intercepts, the age of robotic land, sea, and air weaponry is at hand.
U.S. and NATO soldiers and contractors greatly outnumber the Taliban, whose sandals and weapons are from the past century. Still, with the most sophisticated arsenals ever deployed, why are U.S. generals saying that less than 30,000 Taliban fighters, for almost a decade, have fought the U.S. led forces to a draw?" - Source:  RalphNader

[Pakistan] Senate session: Shoot down US drones, urge lawmakers
A quote...."Don’t make tall claims if you (the government) don’t have the courage to stop drone strikes,” said Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri. Speaking on a point of order he said, “If the civilian government and military leadership army had no courage to stop drone strikes then they should at least lodge a case against US-led forces in an international court for violating Pakistan’s sovereignty.”

U.S. Fueling Human Rights Abuses in Colombia in Violation of Its Own Laws
A quote...."January 25, 2012 "Information Clearing House" ---  As Noam Chomsky has often cautioned, when considering foreign relations, and especially military intervention, states should always heed the primary Hippocratic oath -- "First, do no harm." The U.S. has certainly disregarded this admonition with reckless abandon in Latin America, and Colombia is the foremost example of this, at least at the present time. Human Rights Watch appears to concur with this judgment."

Argentina raps British PM over Malvinas
A quote...."Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner has criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for what she called Britain's efforts to portray her country as "violent" over the occupied Falkland Islands."

“Chakra” has joined the Indian Navy
A quote...."The Russian nuclear submarine “Nerpa” re-baptized “Chakra” has joined the Indian Naval Forces. According to the contract, India takes the submarine on a 10 year lease for $ 900 million."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

IOF soldiers arrest Palestinian teacher from her home, four others
A quote...."RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested an Arabic language teacher from her home in Arura village, Ramallah province, on Tuesday, the Mandela foundation said."

Extremist Jews Destroy Graves in Islamic Cemetery, Says Group
A quote...."BISAN, January 25, 2012 (WAFA) -  Al -Aqsa Institute for Waqf and Heritage revealed Wednesday that several  extremist Jews destroyed  a large number of tombstones in Bisan Cemetery, north of Israel, according to a press release by the institute."

Army Bulldozers Destroy Six Sheds Near Jerusalem
A quote...."Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Wa’r ad-Beik area of Anata town, north east of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished six sheds. These sheds were home to six families, including five brothers and their families."

Activists resisting home demolitions face ‘IDF Price Tag’ attack
A quote...."On Monday night, the IDF demolished Palestinian homes closely identified with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Resistance and acts of solidarity will continue, but even resistance cannot keep pace with the massive Price Tag assault that is the Israeli Occupation." - also posted at Uruknet

Israel confiscates 350 acres in occupied Jerusalem in just three weeks
A quote...."The Israeli occupation authorities have confiscated 350 acres of land in the occupied city of Jerusalem and the surrounding area in the past three weeks. Details of the land grab have been given in a report prepared by the Department of International Relations at the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), which described the illegal settlement operations in East Jerusalem as a "war crime" and "state terrorism". The ongoing theft of Palestinian land is, claims the PLO, "undertaken by the right-wing extremist government in Israel for the purpose of the Judaisation of the city and its annexation, so as to make the implementation of any political solution possible."

PCHR Condemns Storming ICRC Head Off & Detention of PLC Member Toutah & Former Minister Abu 'Arafa
A quote...."The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the detention of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member from the Change and Reform Bloc affiliated to Hamas, Mohammed Toutah, and the former Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Khaled Abu 'Arafa, by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) that had stormed the head office of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem yesterday."

IOF Arrest Patient at Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing in the N. Gaza Strip; PCHR Fears he is Subjected to Torture,
A quote...."The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns arresting a Palestinian patient from the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.  The patient was heading to a hospital in the West Bank for medical treatment.  PCHR is concerned that he may be subjected to torture, especially as he was supposed to undergo a surgery."

Ashrawi: Israel 'thwarting' all efforts to resume peace talks
A quote...."BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- PLO official Hanan Ashrawi said Wednesday that peace talks with Israel are 'futile' as long as it continues its illegal policies against Palestinians."

Israel’s refusal to present borders with Palestinian state marks end of talks
A quote...."The recent talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have reached a standstill, with the Israeli negotiators refusing to present borders between Israel and a future Palestinian state. With the deadline set for Thursday January 26th by Palestinian negotiators, and no progress having been made, the talks have been declared a failure." - bold/underline by website editor - For more on this issue see the quote and essay shown below....

"Israel is an ever expanding criminal enclave of gang-banging, terrorist supporting, empire building, nation-state destroying, war mongering, financial parasites living by the shores of the Mediterranean Sea who've refused to; establish a constitution, abide by ANY international laws or coherent set of internationally recognized principals, or the laws of other nation-states, set their own borders, or even try to establish peace with their neighbors. -- They have no intention of EVER doing so."  -- quoted from....*Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg*

Tuesday January 24th 2012

The ongoing war against truth
A quote...."Lawrence Davidson views the battle between truth-tellers and those who would suppress the truth, as reflected in the US-inspired prosecution of Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon for allegedly “abusing judicial powers” – a charge apparently prompted by his call for Spain to bring charges against six Bush Jr administration officials for clearing the way for the use of torture during the Iraq war."

Drowning in Hypocrisy
A quote...."If it requires 11 aircraft carriers to deal with Iran, how many will Panetta need to project power against Russia and China? But to get on with the main point, Iran has been trying “to deal with us through diplomacy.” The response from Washington has been belligerent threats of military attack, unfounded and irresponsible accusations that Iran is making a nuclear weapon, sanctions and an oil embargo." - Source:  PaulCraigRoberts

SOPA and PIPA: What Went Wrong?
SOPA & PIPA -- Nothing!!  Other than the fact some spineless, craven, bought and paid for political maggots thought they could close down the web! - mpg -- A quote..."Dodd, [someone NOT to vote for!! - mpg] sounding a bit like a dictator deposed in a Twitter revolution, seemed to suggest that more citizen participation in the legislative process was a bad thing. That same day, the longtime politician told lawmakers what exactly he expected for the campaign donations MPAA members have given them over the years."

Why was MegaUpload really shut down?
A quote...."In December of 2011, just weeks before the takedown, Digital Music News reported on something new that the creators of #Megaupload were about to unroll. Something that would rock the music industry to its core. (http://goo.gl/A7wUZ) -- I present to you... MegaBox. MegaBox was going to be an alternative music store that was entirely cloud-based and offered artists a better money-making opportunity than they would get with any record label."

Yet another reminder that democracy is an illusion
A quote...."With over 150 million registered users, the file sharing site MegaUpload.com is one of the most popular on the Internet. At least, it was. - The site has now been seized by the US government and its homepage converted to an FBI anti-piracy warning. Its founder, a high tech entrepreneur named Kim Dotcom (yes, he had it legally changed), was arrested in New Zealand after his homes were raided and assets seized." - also posted at PoorRichard'sBlog

What the Constitution Says – Were Senator Paul’s Rights Violated When He Was Detained by TSA?
A quote...."Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was refused entry into a secured area of the Nashville Airport today after he reportedly rejected a TSA pat-down. - According to the Senator, he was “detained” by TSA and forced to miss his flight. - Mr. Paul cited the U.S. Constitution, specifically Article 1, Section 6 that clearly protects Senators and Representatives from arrest if they are on their way to, or returning from, a session of their respective House."

US corporations 'treating prisoners like commodities'
A quote...."Craig Hennecke, board chairman of Portland-based Central America Solidarity Committee, criticizes U.S. financial institutions and big banks for investing in and profiting from private prison industry in America."

Michael Rivero Broadcasting live from Hawaii on Justin TV - January 24 2012
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto 8min into the broadcast - mpg - (JustinTV - 2hrs - Jan 24th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Keiser Report: Dangerous Species of Bankers (E240)
RTVideo - Alt - (This one was pretty funny - mpg) -  (RTYuTb - 4min48sec - Jan 23, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss Google searching Davos; the Federal Open Market Committee getting high on its own money supply; bankers leaving the planet to live in parallel universes and the evidence for the manipulation of precious metals."

What Have We Learned in the Past 13 Years?
Special Note - A quote...."What exactly has America learned since January 1, 1999, 13 years that included two stupendous financial/credit bubbles, two hot wars and an explosion in public and private debt? If we examine the policy changes and institutional changes since the 2008 global financial meltdown, then we have to conclude that we've learned a very few things...."

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to be paid $23m
A quote...."Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, has been awarded a $23m (£14.7m) pay and bonus package despite continued trans-Atlantic focus on executive remuneration." - Topix ||  Having Fun With Your Tax Dollars  ||

Obama to Use Pension Funds of Ordinary Americans to Pay for Bank Mortgage “Settlement”
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Obama’s latest housing market chicanery should come as no surprise. As we discuss below, he will use the State of the Union address to announce a mortgage “settlement” by Federal regulators, and at least some state attorneys general. It’s yet another gambit designed to generate a campaign talking point while making the underlying problem worse. -- The president seems to labor under the misapprehension that crimes by members of the elite must be swept under the rug because prosecuting them would destablize the system. What he misses is that we are well past the point where coverups will work, and they may even blow up before the November elections."

The Next Housing Bailout - Article also posted at ICH
A quote...."January 23, 2012 "Counterpunch" -- Why are housing prices falling when the number of houses on the market continues to decline? Usually, when supply shrinks, then prices rise, right? So, why isn’t that happening now? -- The reason is that housing market never completely cleared, which is to say that the Fed’s interventions and the manipulation of inventory by the banks prevented the market from finding a bottom. So, now– a full 6 years after the peak in home sales in 2006–the real estate depression continues while prices drift lower still. And–here’s the bad part–no one knows how much farther prices will drop, because the existing inventory of homes on the market (according to the Wall Street Journal) is presently 1.89 million while the shadow inventory (according to CoreLogic)… is “1.6 million units” which represents another 5 months supply, “the same level as reported in July 2011.” -- So we’re back to Square 1."

The Fed Should Hire A Mechanic
A quote...."As the Fed debates what form of QE to launch on the world and whatever new communication strategies they are going to employ, maybe they should sit back and figure out why their policies seem to be doing so little. --  The Fed is clearly trying to stimulate the economy." - That last sentence got quite a response from some of ZH's readership, a few selected comments shown below....mpg

"Very difficult to win back your audience after a ridiculous statement like that.  What?  Does that belief help them cling on to their day-to-day reality?  Does it give them purpose or hope?  Basically, it sounds to me like making excuses for why we shouldn't get rid of the Fed!  Because their intentions were good, honest! --  Ridiculous.  It is a cartel, and they care only to maintain or increase their power and control, so as to benefit and perpetuate the cartel....."  -- *Herd Redirectio...", Tue, 01/24/2012 - 13:34

"Yeah let's check our assumptions here. What if the Fed was simply trying to (a) devalue the dollar in order to devalue the debt [At a 20% real inflation rate, the real value of the federal debt can be chopped roughly in half over 3.5 years] and (b) transfer real wealth from savers to the insolvent [aka banks] via a siphon that has a 20% inflation rate on one side of the hose, and a 0% savings account interest rate and 1% bond interest rate on the other side of the hose, and (c) transfer wealth from the working poor to the insolvent [aka banks] via a 30% credit card interest rate. - Seems like their plan is working just fine to me." -- *Buckaroo Banzai* , Tue, 01/24/2012

"How long, oh Lord, must we toil in the vineyard of a Fed with “good intentions”? - By now, those individuals who decline to identify the private central bankers’ intentions to spearhead policies to enrich themselves are part of our problem. - Those who exist in an occupied country fight either on our side or on the other. “Inaction and neutral thoughts fight for the other side.”  Count the facts and avoid imagination. -  Conclusion: the Fed is just another gang of tyrants." -- *JR*, Tue, 01/24/2012 - 13:45

"All due respect Mr Tchir, but the Fed couldn't give a flying f@@k about anyone apart from somebody with access to the odd billion or two. Give it up, they are not here for our benefit. They are indeed for the banks and owned by the banks, end of story, no amount of clever analysis will change this, you cannot over analyze the damn right obvious!" -- *Ezyjet Pilot*, Tue, 01/24/2012 - 13:29

Reasons for abolishing the Federal Reserve:
  1. It is incapable of accomplishing its stated objectives.
  2. It is a cartel operating against the public interest.
  3. It is the supreme instrument of usury.
  4. It generates our most unfair tax.
  5. It encourages war.
  6. It destabilizes the economy.
  7. It is an instrument of totalitarianism.
(from "The Creature from Jekyll Island" by G. Edward Griffin) -- *moroots*, Tue, 01/24/2012 - 13:42

The Art Of Extortion: Now At The IMF
Special Note - A quote...."Treasury Secretary “Hank” Paulson was the trailblazer with his proposal for TARP in September 2008. He walked into the Capitol with a list of demands—unlimited powers to hand unlimited amounts of taxpayer money to whomever—and threatened that the whole world would collapse if his demands weren’t met immediately. -- When Congress didn’t go for it, markets fell off a cliff, and Paulson’s world of finance appeared to come to an end. So Congress approved a more limited TARP, which ended up being irrelevant compared to the trillions the Fed would hand out. Thus, Paulson’s extortion had worked—though the source of money had shifted from the Treasury to the Fed. It would be copied." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Sorry Folks, Europe Is Not Fine… Not Even Close
A quote...."The financial world seems to have adopted the idea that things will somehow work themselves out in Europe. I don’t know if it’s because people don’t like to think about negative things or if someone sent out a memo to everyone that math doesn’t exist or count in Europe, but somehow investors seem to have decided that as long as we think positive thoughts everything will be fine. --  The reality is that every day, Europe is approaching a debt implosion." - also posted at ZeroHedge

"Dreams Versus Reality" - Former IMF Chief Economist On Europe's Last Stand
A quote...."Successive plans to restore confidence in the euro area have failed. Proposals currently on the table also seem likely to fail. The market cost of borrowing is at unsustainable levels for many banks and a significant number of governments that share the euro."

IMF slashes growth forecast for Britain
A quote...."The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its economic growth forecasts for Britain as the volume of the country's national debt reached above GBP 1 trillion for the first time."
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More On The International Situation....

India to Pay Gold instead of Dollars for Iranian Oil
A quote...."India is the first buyer of Iranian oil to agree to pay for its purchases in gold instead of the US dollar, DEBKAfile's intelligence and Iranian sources report exclusively. Those sources expect China to follow suit. India and China take about one million barrels per day, or 40 percent of Iran's total exports of 2.5 million bpd. Both are superpowers in terms of gold assets. -- By trading in gold, New Delhi and Beijing enable Tehran to bypass the upcoming freeze on its central bank's assets and the oil embargo which the European Union's foreign ministers agreed to impose Monday, Jan. 23. The EU currently buys around 20 percent of Iran's oil exports. -- The vast sums involved in these transactions are expected, furthermore, to boost the price of gold and depress the value of the dollar on world markets."

Escobar: EU needs Iran's oil, shoots itself in [both] feet
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min48sec - Jan 23, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Reports from Iran suggest a fierce reaction to the EU's move to impose an embargo on Iran's crude exports. To discuss the implications of fresh sanctions against Iran, RT talks to Pepe Escobar - columnist and 'Asia Times' correspondent, from Bangkok " - Topix  ||  Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg  ||  Attack of the Killer ZOG-Banksters - 12-16-11 - mpg  ||

BP [British Petroleum] exempted from US ban on Iran oil
A quote..."23 Jan 2012 BP Plc, UK, and EU have reportedly convinced US lawmakers to exempt a BP-led project from the newly-proposed Washington sanctions on Iran. This is a clear indication that the West is pushing for stricter embargoes on Tehran without harming its own economy. US senators have discussed provisions that could bar companies like BP from working with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Reuters quoted one congressional aide as saying on Monday. The project, known as Shah Deniz, is a USD20 billion enterprise in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan, in which the Iranian state-owned oil company Naftiran Intertrade Co., an NIOC subsidiary, holds a 10% stake."

Chinese supertankers hired for Iran oil
A quote...."Despite fresh EU sanctions against Iran's oil exports, China has shown interest in Iran's oil with hiring at least two supertankers to ship oil from the country."

Shevardnadze: Saakashvili and Obama Plotting Attack On Iran
A quote...."Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze is making some pretty inflammatory accusations against his successor, reports the website Gruziya Online...."

"To maintain power, Mikheil Saakashvili may involved in a war against Iran, says ex-Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze. -- "I do not rule out that Saakashvili to keep his seat can turn to a military campaign against Iran that would be a disaster for our country," he said, stressing that the issue could be the subject of future negotiations between Saakashvili and U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on January 30. -- "An anti-Iranian campaign should not be conducted on the territory of Georgia," said Shevardnadze."
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Rebellion vs Rebels: 'Libyans kick NTC out of Bani Walid'
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 5min01sec - Jan 24, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday  -- A quote...."Fighting has broken out in Libya between supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and forces loyal to the new government. The head of the National Transitional Council has warned that the country is on the verge of returning to a state of civil war. Last week, human rights groups in the Middle East presented extensive evidence of war crimes carried out in Libya by allied forces during last year's war. Investigative journalist Simon Assaf says many Libyans feel the revolution was hijacked and are disappointed with its outcome."

Libya minister denies claims Kadhafi men attack town
A quote...."The loyalists of Kadhafi took control of the entire city of Bani Walid," said M'barek al-Fotmani, a former member of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) in the desert oasis, 170 kilometres (110 miles) south of Tripoli as he led the claims of the so-called attack. -- Fotmani said the daylight attack started with a assault on a base of former rebels which killed "five thuwar (anti-Kadhafi revolutionaries) including a commander." Around 30 former rebels were also wounded, he said from inside the base which he later fled."

Libyan arms flood ‘nightmare’ for Africa
Contains Video - A quote...."The arms black market has been flooded with weapons from war-torn Libya, says Russia’s special envoy to Africa Mikhail Margelov, citing concerns voiced to him by local authorities."
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Russia in deal to deliver Syria fighter jets: report
A quote...."(Reuters) - Russia has signed a deal to sell Syria nearly 40 fighter jet trainers for over half a billion dollars, a Russian newspaper reported on Monday, despite growing international criticism over its military trade with the violence-ridden country."

Sheikhs Fall in Love with the Renminbi
A quote...."China and Qatar have been taking virtually opposite positions apropos events in Libya and Syria. Yet, they do not seem to be deterred by this little difference and are bonding in a big way in economic cooperation to mutual benefit."

PetroPlus, Largest European Refiner By Capacity, Files Bankruptcy
A quote...."Back on December 30, we noted that a little known name in the US, but very well known in Europe, PetroPlus is having significant solvency issues as banks froze a $1 billion revolver. Less than a month later the situation has proceeded to the next evolutionary step, as Europe's largest refiner by capacity has announced it will file for bankruptcy protection."

Marine gets three months in jail for massacring two dozen civilians
Mr. Reficul is pleased, very pleased. - mpg -- A quote...."More than six years after Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich led a squad of Marines into two Haditha, Iraq homes and massacred two dozen civilians, the American serviceman in charge has reached a plea deal. -- For nine counts of manslaughter, Wuterich will get three months of confinement."

The ’65 Massacres: Complicity and Cover-Up -- The U.S., Indonesia & the New York Times
A quote...."Why is the New York Times concealing the key role that the United States played in the 1965 coup in Indonesia that ended up killing somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million people? In a story Jan. 19—“Indonesia Chips Away At the Enforced Silence Around a Dark History”—the Times writes that the coup was “one of the darkest periods in modern Indonesian history, and the least discussed, until now.” -- Indeed it is, but the Times is not only continuing to ignore U.S. involvement in planning and carrying out the coup, but apparently doesn’t even bother to read its own clip files from that time that reported the Johnson administration’s “delight with the news from Indonesia.” "
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Europe should call Israel's bluff - Article also posted at ICH
A quote...."The figures say it all. Over 1,200 Jewish colonists occupied outposts in the West Bank in 1972; in 2012, over 300,000 live in fortress-like colonies on hilltops overlooking the Jordan Valley, excluding the illegal colonies and gradual annexation of occupied east Jerusalem. "
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Connect with the Palestinian Students’ Campaign for Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI)
A quote...."A collective of students in Gaza has formed Palestinian Students Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI). These students are seeking to expand their collaboration and participation in events and activities with solidarity activists at international universities."

Despite video evidence, Israeli soldiers are never held accountable for their crimes
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Every week there is new material to comment on. In every video you would see a brutal act by an Israeli soldier that requires accountability, but typically the act passes away at the end of the day without any of the soldiers being held accountable for their crimes. Often, we find human rights organizations compiling video footage and working to hold the criminal soldiers accountable; B’tselem is one of the leading human rights centers in this field." - also posted at Uruknet

[Israeli] Special forces kidnap Jerusalemite MP, minister from Red Cross premises
A quote...."OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Israeli special forces stormed the Red Cross premises in occupied Jerusalem on Monday and kidnapped MP Mohammed Totah and former Jerusalem minister Khaled Abu Arafa, the PIC reporter said." - also posted at AlethoNews

The Message is Carved on the Wall
A quote...."The Middle East peace process between Palestinians and Israelis has been emitting SOS signals for decades, but only recently are those signals being received and analyzed for what they are transmitting- -a clear and irreversible message that the entire paradigm of “two states for two peoples” has collapsed."

New Sabra hummus ad uses images of Arabs, Africans to cover up Israel army connection
Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because it's the right thing to do, and because  it's easy to do. (All you have to do is look at the label and NOT buy their products, now WHAT could be more simple than that?) -- AND, it's working!!  - mpg -- A quote...."The Strauss Group, the company that openly supports the Israeli army and makes Sabra brand hummus, is trying a new advertising strategy to hide its Israeli connections and combat a growing boycott movement. -- It is to depict Arabs and Muslims in its ads as a form of cover. Should we call this “Arabwashing?” -- An EI reader wrote to us this week after seeing the ad on a children’s cable channel in the US...." -  also posted at AlethoNews - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.
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The On-Going Fukushima Meltdown Disaster....

TEPCO has just announced - Radiation being emitted from Fukushima is 70 million becquerels per hour - It is increasing - Up 12 million from last month. -- A quote...."All the explosions (quakes) people have been feeling around Fukushima that are listed as earthquakes on the Japan sensors. The fact that they could not find the fuel rods when they looked in Reactor 2, was obvious something big is going on at Fukushima. - Now TEPCO has announced 70 million becquerels per hour of radiation is being leaked into the air."

Hot Rain: High Radiation Levels Recorded In Michigan
A quote...."Radiation readings from the EnviroReporter have revealed high levels of HOT particles in Michigan, possibly from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. - Radiation levels after a storm in the area read 561% over normal background  levels. Then, after a second storm, the levels were even higher, 6.5 times higher than normal accepted levels to be exact."

Fukushima Cover Up Unravels: “The Government Can No Longer Pull the Wool Over the Public’s Eyes”
A quote...."As I’ve pointed out since day one, the Japanese government and Tepco have covered up the extent of the radiation released by Fukushima and its health effects on the Japanese and others. See this and this."

Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Today, I would like to introduce a video by Ian Goddard. But before I do that, I want to talk about BEIR. Now that is not the stuff you drink, but it is BEIR and it stands for the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation and it is a report from the National Academy of Sciences. What got me thinking about this were two disturbing news stories out of Japan."

Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide
A quote...."The University of California at Berkeley detected cesium levels in San Francisco area milk above over EPA limits … and even higher than they were 6 months ago. -- Finnish public television says that cesium from Fukushima has been detected in lichens, fungi and elk and reindeer meat in Finland."

Monday January 23rd 2012

No posts. - mpg

Sunday January 22nd 2012

US to send old warship to Persian Gulf
False Flag Warning - War Warning - (These are the first "Warnings" in a very long time. - mpg) -- A quote...."With the collapse of the oil embargo to force Iran into a confrontation over the Straight of Hormuz, the US and Israel are looking for another way to get the long-sought war with Iran started, and more to the point, need to make it look like Iran is starting hostilities in order to make it politically more difficult for Russia and China to support Iran. -- Now, recall that Israel has a past history of attacking US warships and framing others to trick the US into attacks on Israel's enemies, with the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty (initially blamed on Egypt) as the most well-known example. -- So here we have the USS Enterprise, the oldest carrier in the fleet, on her last legs, scheduled to be decommissioned next year ...." -- *Michael Rivero*  - Related Article - "Is Israel Planning ‘Pearl Harbor’ False Flag Attack in the Persian Gulf?" - Alt

'Zionists buying out US politicians'‎
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Press TV has conducted an interview with Jeff Gates, author of "Guilt By Association," from Los Angeles, to further discuss the issue. The following is a transcription of the interview."

Gingrich’s Major Backer Arch-Zionist Sheldon Adelson
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Gingrich’s faltering presidential campaign was completely resuscitated by a 5 million donation from Las Vegas casino king and super-Zionist  Sheldon Adelson.  (According to Wikipedia, Adelson is currently the 8th wealthiest American and 16th wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $23.3 billion.) Rising from the ashes, Gingrich now has won the South Carolina primary and has a  decent  chance of becoming the Republican presidential nominee." - Related Article ||  The Main Purveyors of Islamophobia  ||

Obama for President of Israel?
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."In a week when a pro-Israel media venue, the Atlanta Jewish Times, contemplated the pros and cons of a Mossad assassination of the U.S. president, Barack Obama, the Obama election campaign has chosen to reiterate the forty-fourth president’s unambiguous allegiance to Israel in the form of a toe-curling video. - Viewers of this perplexing video would be forgiven for thinking that Obama was reliant on votes from Israeli citizens and was thus including them as potential supporters in his campaign for the upcoming November 2012 presidential election."

Iowa vote fraud official
2012 Election Cycle - (vote fraud) -- A quote...."It’s official, or is it? Once again the establishment is showing it’s cards in an obvious attempt to defraud Ron Paul from the nomination, as Iowa GOP ‘officials’ purposely disrupt and permanently invalidate the 2012 Iowa Caucus."

Witnesses Document Potential Vote Fraud in S.C. Primaries
2012 Election Cycle - (vote fraud) -- A quote...."After Newt Gingrich’s stunning victory in the South Carolina Republican primaries on Saturday, there are now questions surrounding the vote counting process that took place Saturday night."

Giffords to Quit Congress a Year After Being Shot
A quote...."22 Jan 2012 U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, shot in the head more than a year ago at a constituent event, said she will resign from Congress this week. Giffords, a Democrat, said today in a statement that she needs time to focus on her recovery from the injuries and leaving now "is best for Arizona." Giffords, 41, was among 19 people shot on Jan. 8, 2011, during a meeting in Tucson, Arizona. Six people died. She was elected in 2006 and would have stood for election to a fourth term in November."

Doing a Background Check on CNN
Special Note - Presstitutes Exposed - A quote...."Since CNN broadcasters seem so intent on looking back decades into promo letters and newletters put out by one of Ron Paul’s organizations,when everyone admits Ron Paul did not write the letters, lets take a look at the background of some of those affiliated with CNN. It’s as elitist as you can get, with strong ties to the CIA recruiting ground, Yale University. -- CNN is owned by Times Warner,  CEO Jeffery L. Bewkes is a director of the Council on Foreign Relations and also serves on the board of Yale University."

Gerald Celente on Trend Forecasting and the Crisis of Western Civilization
Interview - A quote...."I have a line: "Conservatives believe and liberals lie." - Arch rightwing conservatives, they actually believe their line of baloney. They say things like, "The only way we are going to make this country safe is to kill all them Muslims around the world." They actually believe that. - The liberals, on the other hand, you point out one transgression of freedom after another that Obama has committed and they will come up with a line of excuses a mile long. They're intellectually intelligent enough to know that they are lying but they don't have the courage or the self-respect to admit it." -- *Gerald Celente* - Topix ||  AViDD "believer" Type-1 and Type-2 Syndromes - 11-04-08 - mpg  ||

The Infowar is Over! Now It is Time to Take Back the Republic
A quote...."I just had to shut off another Patriot Talk Show Host. He is just like Beck, Limbaugh, Hannidy and Savage. He is a check valve diverted back to the left. An election has been stolen in South Carolina. Instead of talking about the fraud committed in the Palmetto State. He talks about useless things we have no control over unless we take control of the system by peaceful means or by force. The infowar only goes so far until real action must be taken. Even the other side gets inoculated to being exposed were people get numb of all the corruption. The infowar is over, now is the time for action. Not useless rhetoric that is a waste of airtime." -- A direct appeal to Alex Jones.  It should be remembered Alex was down there at the Texas capitol screaming at the top of his voice (till he lost it) that the entire Texas legislature were traitors to the state of Texas and to this nation, for caving in on the TSA issue. - mpg

The Formula: Inform, Organize, Action
Related Article - A quote...."Those of you who’ve been listening to our podcast series know how impatient I sometimes get when the question boils down to ‘what do we do? Where do we go from here?’ Look, I understand and agree with the general consensus out there among the intellectuals and activists: We must educate the people- We must inform. After all, isn’t it what we’ve been doing with our podcast series, investigative video reports, hard-hitting editorials, bold and eye-opening editorial cartoons, and propaganda-free real news? Right. But that doesn’t make me any less impatient and restless. I simply can’t stand the idea of spending decades to just  keep informing, meanwhile have no idea or even a certain degree of consensus on the next two important steps: organize & action. "

Disappearing Dialog, Why America Has Stopped Asking
A quote...."This week, we are trying a bit of a social experiment.  We will be listing items, most of which should appear on weekly opinion polls.  However, over the past 2 decades, such polls as we once regularly enjoyed, have disappeared...." - also posted at PoorRichard'sBlog - The first five out of twenty eight questions....
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Economic Collapse amidst a Mini-Recovery – Bob Chapman
A quote...."(InternationalForecaster) – If the entire financial system does not come down upon our heads and if we do not have another war, global growth is going nowhere in the year’s ahead. We had a mini-recovery, but it cost $1.8 trillion. We had a second recovery and that cost $1.5 trillion. We are entering a third of what is becoming yearly recoveries that will probably cost $1.3 trillion. In other worlds without these massive injections of money and credit we would probably be in a deflationary depression." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Banks and EU leaders pressure Greece for more austerity
A quote...."Over the last week, finance organisations, the banks, European heads of state and leading European Union (EU) officials applied intense pressure on Greece for more punitive austerity measures, including public sector lay-offs and privatisations. They are demanding more of the same budgetary blood-letting which has had catastrophic consequences for Greek workers over the past three years."

Hours Ahead Of Monday's Euro FinMin Meeting There Is No Greek Deal; IIF "Remains Hopeful"
Oh they'll announce a "deal", and after the markets go up, everyone will take a look at the "deal" and discover, to absolutely no one's surprise, that there's nothing there.  Wash, rinse, repeat.....forever. - mpg
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More On The International Situation....

Iran to survive US oil embargo
A quote...."Some experts regard all this as an attempt by Washington to play the Iranian oil card to economically undermine the EU which, unlike America, imports up to 40 percent of its crude oil from Iran. Vladislav Belov from the Institute of European Studies in Moscow disagrees." - bold by website editor - Topix ||  Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg  ||

BFP Breaking News: The New Desperate Concoction for War on Iran
A quote...."The imperial establishment’s desperation to militarily go after and take over the last ‘real’ domino – Iran, has truly reached a peak, and with that desperation comes a new farfetched and fantastical scenario. Last time the script of their scenario was written based on a Saudi Diplomat actor. It was only three months ago when the puppet mainstream media jumped in with a made-up, dubious, far-reaching, murkily and vaguely-sourced story of the thwarted Iranian plot to kill the Saudi Ambassador in US. Here are a few excerpts from CNN’s fabulous-ized headline story that played around the clock for days, beating the war drums for its masters...." - also posted DProgram

The Eurasian Triple Entente: Touch Iran in a War, You Will Hear Russia and China
A quote...."Despite the areas of difference and the rivalries between Moscow and Tehran, Russian and Iranian ties are increasing. Both Russia and Iran share many commonalities. They are both major energy exporters, have deeply seated interests in the South Caucasus, oppose NATO’s missile shield, and want to keep the U.S. and E.U. from controlling the energy corridors around the Caspian Sea Basin. Moscow and Tehran also share many of the same allies, from Armenia, Tajikistan, and Belarus to Syria and Venezuela. Yet, above all things, both republics are also two of Washington’s main geo-strategic targets." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Iran says scientist's killer may have used U.N. info
A quote...."(Reuters) - Iran charged on Thursday that assassins who killed an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran last week may have used information obtained from the United Nations."

UK Government Suppresses Truth
Action Alert - (Alternative PressTV online options) -- A quote...."Press TV broke the news headlining, “Ofcom revokes Press TV’s UK license,” saying:

"In a questionable move and without offering a valid response to the Press TV CEO’s letters, the British Office of Communications (Ofcom)” pulled the plug disgracefully."

"After threatening it for months, it “removed the channel from the Sky platform.”" - Source:  SteveLandman

'Zionist Bicom behind UK Press TV ban'
The Brits have sold themselves for a few shekels, simply disgusting. - mpg -- Related Article - A quote...."The Zionist Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre (Bicom) has collaborated with the state-controlled British Office of Communications (Ofcom) to ban the alternative English-language channel Press TV in the UK, a political analyst says."

US aircraft carrier sails through Strait of Hormuz
A quote...."U.S. warships frequently operate in the Gulf. But when the carrier USS John Stennis departed the Gulf in late December, Iranian officials warned the U.S. not to return. On Saturday, however, Iran indicated that it viewed U.S. naval operations in the Gulf as normal."
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'It's all about pumping oil, not helping Libyans'
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 2min21sec - Jan 22, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Libya could be on the brink of civil war, according to the head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, following a weekend of political turmoil. That's after his deputy stepped down when Jalil suspended six high-ranking council delegates from Benghazi."

'Qatar isolated, not Assad': Arab League extends Syria mission
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 7min26sec - Jan 22, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Arab League officials have decided their team of monitors will continue to work inside Syria for another month. The group also intends to increase the number of observers and they'll receive training by the UN. The mission expired this week, but violence is still flaring up in the country. In one of the latest outbreaks, 14 people were killed when a police car, transporting prisoners, was ambushed in the north-west. And RT's Sara Firth's been to the town of Zabadani, which has seen some of the fiercest battles between security forces and armed opposition groups."

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay'
Special Note - A quote...."The walls of Um Hussein's living room in Baghdad are hung with the portraits of her missing sons. There are four of them, and each picture frame is decorated with plastic roses and green ribbons as an improvised wreath for the dead."

Afghan soldier 'killed French troops over US video'
A quote...."An Afghan soldier who shot dead four French troops has said he did it because of a recent video showing US Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban insurgents, security sources told AFP."

Bahraini child killed in crackdown
A quote...."An 11-year-old Bahraini boy has died from asphyxia after regime forces fired toxic tear gas to disperse an anti-government protest."

Egypt’s New Parliament to Hold First Session Monday - Junta to Retain Power Until at Least June
A quote...."Egypt’s new parliament is preparing for its first session on Monday, just two days after the final results of the multi-stage elections were released, marking the first tentative step toward civilian rule since the ouster of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak."

Turkey Promises To Boost Military Aid To Kyrgyzstan
A quote...."Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has made his first foreign trip since becoming president, to Turkey. And while trade and aid seemed to top the agenda, the two sides also agreed to increase military cooperation, reports 24.kg:"
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The Monsanto Monstrosity....

Monsanto’s Best-Selling Herbicide Roundup Linked to Infertility
A quote...."A recent study has found that Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide may be responsible for causing infertility. After reviewing the many already well-documented negative impacts Roundup has on the environment and living creatures, it is no surprise to add yet another item to the list."

Why GMO And Organic Can Not Co-Exist: Lateral Gene Transfer
A quote...."One of the most disturbing, though commonly overlooked properties of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is their documented ability to transfer genetic information horizontally into those who consume them. -- This process actually occurs quite commonly in nature, especially among bacteria, which do not reproduce sexually and therefore have evolved a number of mechanisms through which to transfer genetic information directly between one another directly."

Saturday January 21st 2012

The Main Purveyors of Islamophobia
Must Read - (because names are named and organizations are identified) -- A quote...."The roots of Islamophobia in America can be traced to a small, well-funded and well-connected network of “misinformation experts” who use Islamophobia as a tool to promote the Israeli agenda here within the United States. -- According to a research study conducted by the Center for American Progress entitled Fear, Inc., there are five key purveyors who manipulate Islamophobia to further the US’s support of Israel...."
Creating American Terrorists
A quote...."The track record of the Obama administration on civil liberties is particularly bad, as it has broadened its definition of war powers, reneged on its promise to close Guantanamo Prison, and supported numerous dubious terrorism prosecutions. It has also become adept at silencing critics through the repeated exploitation of the state-secrets privilege, which effectively dismisses any case accusing the government of abuse or malfeasance." - also posted at AlethoNews

U.N. asked to investigate U.S. efforts to squelch Spain torture probe - And the attempted cover-up unravels....
A quote...."19 Jan 2012 Two legal rights groups on Thursday asked the United Nations to investigate allegations that Spanish and U.S. officials collaborated to quash criminal probes into whether the Bush administration authorized illegal killings and torture of terrorism suspects. The request, made to the U.N.'s special rapporteur for judicial independence, accused the United States of interfering with Spain's justice system in three different criminal cases. The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights asked that the U.N. demand that both governments refrain from meddling in court cases."

A Disgrace to the USA
A quote...."Hey, hey. Ho, ho. Guantanamo has got to go!” chanted protestors marking the tenth anniversary of the American detention camp. -- Writing in Truthout, Mark Engler cited a “recent New York Times op-ed by former detainee Murat Kurnaz, who had been rounded up on spurious charges in 2001, taken to Guantanamo, nearly drowned by interrogators, hung by his hands for days, exposed to prolonged abuse, and held for years before being released, still without trial, in 2006.” - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||

N.C. air transport company Aero has role in extraordinary rendition, report says
A quote...."19 Jan 2012 With fresh ammunition from a University of North Carolina law school report, activists renewed their call Thursday for state officials to take legal action against Aero Contractors Ltd. For years the Johnston County, N.C., air transport company, which has links to the CIA, has been accused of being a taxi service for paramilitary teams that pick up terrorism suspects in one country and fly them to another where it's easier to interrogate and, perhaps, torture them. The process is known as extraordinary rendition."

Arizona strikes back: State investigates feds over gun-running
Fast & Furious - A quote...."Arizona's state legislature will open its own investigation into the Obama administration's disgraced gun-running program, known as "Fast and Furious," the speaker of the state House said Friday."

PIPA vote stalled while US censorship still grows
PIPA - A quote...."After the world’s most massive online protest on Jan. 18 against two internet censorship bills, which generated over 7 million petition signatures, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid postponed the PIPA vote set for the 24th, so that lawmakers could rework the bill."

Victory (for now): Lamar Smith kills SOPA
SOPA - A quote...."The chief cosponsor of SOPA, and anti-Internet freedom crusader, Representative Lamar Smith, announced that he is pulling the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)."

Free Software Creator Speaks Out Against SOPA
SOPA - AJVideo - RichardStallman(1/2) - RichardStallman(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 15min - Jan 20, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks with software freedom activist and computer programmer Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project to create a free computer operating system, about SOPA, PIPA and copyright issues."

Wayne Paul Talks About Voting Fraud in Iowa
2012 Election Cycle - AJVideo - WaynePaul(1/2) - WaynePaul(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 15min - Jan 20, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Wayne Paul speaks out on voting fraud in Iowa and the rest of the primaries."

Israel Firster Casino Mogul Super-Pacs Against U.S. Taxpayers
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."16th richest man in the world destabilizes U.S. politicians who shun Israel first policies."

Israeli Lobby launch new Super PAC effort to bring down Ron Paul
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."For decades, lobbies and special interests have ruled Capitol Hill, with PACs effectively steering the outcome of every major political campaign by injecting money and buying influence. Now we find out that Texas Congressman and GOP candidate Ron Paul has been targeted by a new breed of PAC, this time with foreign backing." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

There's something very odd about GOP primary pre-polling and vote
2012 Election Cycle - (vote fraud) -- A quote..."Okay.  It's time somebody says it. Something seems very strange about the GOP primary pre-polling and vote thus far. - As a Ron Paul fan, I didn't want to seem like a sore loser after the odd Iowa result where the failed no-name Senator, Rick Santorum, was catapulted to victory with very little tangible support. - But now, how on earth could Newt Gingrich win the South Carolina primary when the day before the vote he had to cancel a major campaign stop because of lack of attendance?"

Anger Over Debt And Poor Governance
AJVideo - BobChapman(1/2) - BobChapman(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 8/15min - Jan 20, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Mike talks with regular Friday guest Bob Chapman of the International Forecaster about Ron Paul, Economy, NDAA & more."

Michael Rivero - Broadcasting live from Hawaii on Justin TV - January 20 2012
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto 8min into the broadcast - mpg - (JustinTV - 2hrs - Jan 20th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Keiser Report: Sinking Ship In Credit Sea (E239)
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min45sec - Jan 21, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss captains of the financial industry abandoning ship while tripping into TARP. In the second half of the show, Max talks to former oil market regulator, Chris Cook, about the imminent collapse of the oil market and about the role of Goldman Sachs, BP and passive investors in driving the price of oil."

Sheep to the Slaughter: Americans Raid Savings Accounts To Stay Afloat and Maintain the Dream
A quote...."Retail parking lots may be full and Americans may be buying must-have electronics, home decor products and new cars, but where’s all the money coming from? -- As we’ve suggested previously, the economic destruction following the collapse of 2008 is slowly, but surely taking its toll, forcing many people still holding on to a paradigm of consumption to dip into cash savings, retirement accounts and personal credit lines...."

Moyers & Company Show 102: On Crony Capitalism
BMVideo - (Tech Note: If it loads slow, turn volume off and minimize window till sufficiently loaded for play - mpg) - (BMViemo - 56min47sec - January 20, 2012) - Source:  BillMoyers.com -- A quote...."Bill Moyers and former White House budget director David Stockman on the all-too-cozy relationship between Washington and Wall Street."

Eric Holder and Head of DOJ’s Criminal Division Were Partners for a Firm Which Used to Represent the Big Banks, Fannie, Freddie and MERS -- A quote...."Obama’s Department of Justice isn’t prosecuting any big fish. -- Indeed, the Obama administration is prosecuting fewer financial crimes than Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush or Bill Clinton. -- This is true even though the big banks – such as Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo – committed some fraud, but their entire business model is fraudulent. See this, this, this, this and this. -- The same is true of Fannie, Freddie. And even more so with Mers, where its entire purpose – from day one – was fraudulent. Here, here, here, here and here. -- So why haven’t the fraudsters running these chop shops been prosecuted by Attorney General Eric Holder, and the head of the DOJ’s criminal division Lanny Breuer?"

India Joins Asian Dollar Exclusion Zone, Will Transact With Iran In Rupees
A quote...."Two weeks ago we wrote a post that should have made it all too clear that while the US and Europe continue to pretend that all is well, and they are, somehow, solvent, Asia [however] has been smelling the coffee. "

Greek Bondholder Talks Stalled, Agreement Unlikely By Monday Deadline
A quote...."....we were not at all surprised to learn this morning that not only has an agreement not been met ahead of Monday's critical Eurozone FinMin meeting (the first of many for 2012) in Brussels, but talks have "stalled"."
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

Occupy protesters chained themselves to doors at Wells Fargo bank headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, while across the United States hundreds more demonstrators -- A quote...."(Reuters) - Dozens of Occupy protesters chained themselves to doors at Wells Fargo bank headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, while across the United States hundreds more demonstrators rallied at federal courthouses against corporate campaign donations. -- Activists in San Francisco aimed to disrupt the city's financial district as part of "Occupy Wall Street West" by targeting 22 bank branches and other financial industry offices."
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More On The International Situation....

Iran Crisis – Follow The money, It’s All About Petrodollars
Must Read - A quote...."As Obama refuses to acknowledge that Obamanomics is rapidly sinking ~ a closer look at the Iran crisis reveals, if you follow the money, that the real issue is petrodollars in that Iran is dumping the dollar in its trade with Russia as it has already done with China and Japan. As such, Regime Change is now the goal of the Obama administration as it was in 2000 when Iraq’s late Saddam Hussein abandoned the petrodollar and recently when Libya’s late Muammar Gaddafi proposed a gold dinar as currency for his energy resources." - Topix ||  Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg  ||

On Iran NYT Introduces New False Propaganda Line
Propaganda Exposed - (That old Gray Whore just keeps whoring away for Israel.  Why don't the owners of the NYT, the Jewish, AIPAC / Israel Consortium supporting, Och-Sulzberger family, register as foreign agents for Israel?  It would be the truth, not that that matters anymore. - mpg) -- A quote...."Isabel Kershner, (An up-and-coming Judith Miller....how nice - mpg) an Israeli reporter working for the New York Times, is introducing a new propaganda term about Iran's nuclear program...."

Target Iran: The morality of killing nuclear scientists
A quote...."Physics is an unhealthy line of work in today's Iran,” begins an editorial in the Australian newspaper “The Age”. The jibe follows the murder of an Iranian nuclear scientist by a motorcycle riding assassin. “I shall not shed any tears whenever one of these scientists encounters the unforgiving men on motorbikes, men who live in the real world rather than a laboratory or philosophy seminar,” the morally challenged writer continues."

'Lifting Iran sanctions, condition for talks'
A quote...."The UN Security Council [has] adopted anti-Iran resolutions based on illegal preconditions; therefore, it is expected that the West put an end to the sanctions in order to hold constructive and bilateral talks [with Tehran],” Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Saturday. -- Boroujerdi, who is Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, went on to say that since Iran acts within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Western states must create an atmosphere for “mutual cooperation.” - a comment shown below.....

"This is a completely logical request on the part of the Iranian government, which means it has the same chance getting listened to, and complied with by the West, as that of an ice cube surviving in hell, unfortunately." -- *Michael Rivero* - Topix ||  How About An Honest NPT? - 11-11-10 - mpg  ||

The US-GCC Fatal Attraction with Pepe Escobar: Infowars Nightly News
AJVideo - PepeEscobar(1/2) - PepeEscobar(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 4/15min - Jan 20, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Asia Times reporter and geopolitical expert Pepe Escobar also joins the program to discuss the latest on the brewing war against Iran, and other tension in the Mid East region."
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Iraq’s Maliki Accused of Detaining, Torturing Hundreds of Political Opponents
A quote...."Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s security forces have detained and brutally tortured more than 1,000 political opponents in secret prisons and denied them access to legal counsel, according to allegations by Iraq’s former prime minister." - a comment shown below....

"Iraq dissolving into tyranny and ultimately civil war?!? Who cares?!? the American oil corporations got their development deals, right?!?" - Official White House Souse. -- *Michael Rivero*

35 of Iraqi Vice President’s Staff Arrested As Attacks Continue
A quote...."At least 20 Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in a series of small but deadly attacks. Politicians, meanwhile, continued to stoke political tension by engaging in mass arrests."
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Afghan Farce
A quote...."The French government has suspended training for Afghan forces after four of their troops were killed by an Afghan soldier under training. Extraordinarily, that makes eight NATO troops killed by their trainees in 2012 already. It is the most extreme example of the complete failure of the occupation to achieve any of its ostensible aims. It is not even achieving any of its hidden aims, other than the channelling of huge amounts of our money to the arms industry."

Ten NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
A quote...."At least ten NATO soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan, when a transport helicopter carrying six US Marines crashed in Helmand province late Thursday, and an Afghan army soldier killed four French soldiers Friday at the Gwam training base in Kapisa province. Fifteen French soldiers were wounded in the attack, eight seriously."

NATO soldier killed in insurgent attack in Afghanistan
A quote...."KABUL, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- 2012-01-21 19:28:06 -- A NATO soldier was killed Saturday in an insurgent attack in the restive Afghanistan's southern region. - "An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today," the NATO-led ISAF said in a press release."
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Press TV: US deploys 12,000 troops in Libya - Further confirmation needed....
Remember when they said they'd NEVER deploy US troops in Libya? - mpg -- A quote...."The United States has sent some 12,000 soldiers to Libya, in the first phase of deployments to the oil-rich North African nation. - According to Asharq Alawsat, the troops landed in the eastern oil port city of Brega." - Additional Cite

Grenades thrown at Libya's NTC Benghazi office
A quote...."21 Jan 2012 Angry protesters stormed the offices of Libya's National Transitional Council in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday after besieging the building for hours, an NTC member told AFP. "The demonstrators attacked the building and turned NTC offices upside down," the official said on condition of anonymity. Witnesses said protesters, armed with stones and iron bars, stormed and ransacked the offices as they occupied them."

Libya power struggle tears apart Assabia
A quote...."An increasingly tense stand-off in the Libyan town of Assabia appears to have its roots in a struggle for control between rival militias." - also posted at Uruknet
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Pakistan keeps border shut on NATO
A quote...."Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani have agreed to keep NATO supplies to Afghanistan blocked until the parliament takes a decision."

Islamists Demand Sharia-Based Laws in Libya
A quote...."Over 3,000 Libyans in Benghazi rallied on Saturday to demand that Sharia law be the main source of the country’s legislation, Al Arabiya reported."

FOX News Caught Using Fake Video Of Riots HA, HA!
RTVideo - From the History File - Dec 8, 2011 - (Just a reminder - mpg) - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min44sec - 12/08/11) - Source:  MrGlasgowTruther4U -- A quote...."News bulletins around the world have been following Russia's election rallies. But one channel stands out - America's Fox News has been showing streets ablaze, violent clashes and firebombs thrown at security officers, but with one major problem - the images are not from Russia, they're from Greece!"

Final results: Muslim Brotherhood wins sweeping victory in Egyptian elections
A quote...."Brotherhood's coalition wins 38 percent of seats, hardline Islamist Nour Party wins 29 percent of list seats and the secular New Wafd and the Egyptian Bloc coalition came third and fourth respectively."

Yemen officials: Saleh to depart for Oman
He's FINALLY, ACTUALLY, POSITIVELY....leaving?!?! - This website editor will only believe he's physically, corporeally, present in the United States when it's confirmed, in triplicate, with videos and photos! - mpg -- A quote...."Outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States, Yemeni officials said on Saturday, part of an American effort to get the embattled strongman out of the country to allow a peaceful transition from his rule."

Millions [in Britain] were in germ war tests
Oh there's no such thing as conspiracies! - (Roll the eyes in complete disgust....) -- A quote...."The Ministry of Defence turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public. -- A government report just released provides for the first time a comprehensive official history of Britain's biological weapons trials between 1940 and 1979. -- Many of these tests involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms over vast swaths of the population without the public being told." - bold by website editor

Russia Keeps 30 MiG-31 Interceptors on High-Alert Duty
A quote...."More than 30 MiG-31 Foxhound supersonic interceptor aircraft are on round-the-clock high-alert duty every day protecting the Russian airspace from airborne threats, Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Paper Owner Apologizes for Obama 'Hit' Column
A quote...."The owner of an Atlanta Jewish newspaper has apologized for a column in which he discusses the possibility of Israel ordering the assassination of President Obama." - a comment shown below....

"That's it? Arabs wearing cheap Casio wristwatches get waterboarded; this guy calls for the assassination of the President and an apology gets him off? Well, I guess we know the rules. We can all threaten to murder the President and when the SS shows up, if we say we are really sorry, nothing bad will happen to us! " -- *Michael Rivero*
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Director of Jerusalem community center arrested
A quote...."JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained the director and several employees of Wadi Hilweh information center in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Friday."

"Talk to us," says Hamas in rare visit to Europe
A quote...."Three Hamas politicians made a rare visit to Europe this week. -- A delegation of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) travelled to Switzerland to attend a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). It was the first time since the 2006 PLC elections that Hamas members undertook an official visit to a European country." - also posted at AlethoNews

Dweik: I was arrested to prevent the PLC from convening
A quote...."AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Dr. Aziz Dweik, said on Friday that his arrest by the IOF aimed at stopping Palestinian reconciliation and to continue to disable the PLC." - also posted at AlethoNews

Incitement intensifies against Arab MKs - are threats encouraging physical attacks?
A quote...."Open incitement against Arab Members of Knesset has reached new heights, following the publication of a photograph showing MK Haneen Zoabi meeting with Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) speaker Aziz Dweik in the West Bank (the latter was detained by Israeli occupation forces yesterday)." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israel crushing middle-class Palestinians
A quote...."With high consumer prices, static or dwindling salaries, rising unemployment and over-taxation, many ordinary Palestinians are no longer able to make ends meet." - also posted at Uruknet

The Never Ending Peace Negotiation…Peace is not on Israeli Agenda
A quote...."On September 23, 2011, and likely as a lure to derail Palestinian efforts seeking formal UN recognition, the Peace Quartet called on the Palestinians and Israelis to submit within 90 days detailed position paper on borders and security issues." - also posted at Uruknet

Palestinians protest against negotiations in Ramallah
A quote...."BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Over 100 Palestinians demonstrated Saturday in the occupied West Bank urging their leaders to cease negotiations with Israel, in a second week of protests."

Friday January 20th 2012

Eric Margolis: 9/11. The Mother Of All Coincidences
Must Read - A quote...."Ever since 9/11, readers keep asking me my views on these attacks. I have been barraged with emails until my head spins with engineering studies about melting steel, controlled explosions, claims about nefarious plots, and wreckage analysis." - also posted at PoorRichard'sBlog - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

The World War on Democracy - posted at ICH
Must Read - A quote...."January 20, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- America is now a land of epidemic poverty and barbaric prisons: the consequence of a "market" extremism which, under Obama, has prompted the transfer of $14 trillion in public money to criminal enterprises in Wall Street. The victims are mostly young jobless, homeless, incarcerated African-Americans, betrayed by the first black president. The historic corollary of a perpetual war state, this is not fascism, not yet, but neither is it democracy in any recognizable form, regardless of the placebo politics that will consume the news until November. The presidential campaign, says the Washington Post, will "feature a clash of philosophies rooted in distinctly different views of the economy." This is patently false. The circumscribed task of journalism on both sides of the Atlantic is to create the pretence of political choice where there is none." - also posted at Uruknet

A Captive Nation - posted at ICH
Special Note - A quote...."January 19, 2012 "Information Clearing House" ---  ....we get fed a diet of little more than mysticism and wishful thinking from the media pundits and when that doesn’t work the subject is simply ignored. How the MSM manages the task of totally obscuring the reality of the way capitalism actually functions can only be accomplished by constructing an entirely false reality, one that omits certain fundamental facts about the nature of capitalism, especially its history. -- Thus WWI was the result of a spat between aristocrats somewhere in the Balkans and WWII was started by a deranged megalomaniac and the destruction of Iraq the result of ‘faulty intelligence’. And each time we let them get away with it, they become more emboldened, more brazen in their predations knowing full well that it will get no real opposition from its captive public." - bold by website editor

Undermining Global Democracy -- Seven Truths Inconvenient to U.S. Foreign Policy
Special Note - A quote...."As George Orwell so eloquently stated, “Truth is the first casualty of war.”  Indeed, lying is absolutely necessary to the ability of countries such as the U.S. aiming to wage unprovoked war upon other countries – the worst form of human rights crime as recognized by the Nuremberg Tribunal which noted that it is “the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.”   Given that the U.S. is currently attempting to wage actual war, as well as to carry out acts of war (such as embargos or other forms of economic strangulation), against numerous countries, one is subject to a constant barrage of lies from the U.S. government to justify such acts."

America; From Nation Building To Nation Destruction.
A quote...."When I was growing up in Palestine, I remember the first picture I ever took with my family, and it was a picture in clothes we got from a Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) package. In those days, America’s gift to the Arabs was the CARE Package. Now, America’s gifts to the Arabs are the cluster and phosphorous bombs sent directly from the American government to the Arab people. -- If we look at America’s policy in the Middle East both past and present, we can see it is driven by ideological, political and military commitments to an ever-expanding Zionist Israel, always against America’s interests and always against America’s claimed ideals and principals."

Paid to be Ignored -- The CIA’s Cassandras
A quote...."At no time has the U.S. based its foreign policies on facts — as opposed to its conceptions reliant on sheer wishes, interests, or pretensions, (its ambitions are often a mixture of all of these). Nor has it had fears that are warranted by reality. It has needs, whether economic or geopolitical. It has, however, often had the correct intelligence and the facts before it to warrant entirely different policies on its part.  At the same time as it gets into tenuous military situations, situations it is often destined to lose and pay a great deal for while in the process of doing so, it employs people to produce rational analyses—which it then ignores.  Why?"

The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious - Fast & Furious - (And the cover-up continues) -- A quote...."The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to Mexico."

Liberia's Brutal Thug Charles Taylor worked for CIA: report
A quote...."NEW YORK — Liberia's Charles Taylor, the first African head of state to be prosecuted for war crimes by an international tribunal, used to work for the CIA, the Boston Globe newspaper reported this week.
The report, based on information uncovered through a freedom of information request made six years ago, said that Taylor had a relationship with the US spy agency for years, although the details of what he actually did were unclear." - also posted at ICH
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How Scapegoating Bradley Manning Avoids the Truth About the American Military
A quote...."Washington only seems to want to talk about the casualties of war when they're the entirely hypothetical ones they're trying to pin on Bradley Manning."

SOPA and PIPA Part of Effort to Domesticate Politically Incorrect Internet
SOPA & PIPA - A quote...."The Megaupload takedown is dominating headlines, but there is something the incident has overshadowed – large internet corporations and government have censored political websites for years as part of a plan to domesticate the internet."

Alex Jones: Military Industrial Complex has declared war on the US
AJVideo@RT - Alt - (AJYuTb@RT - 8min13sec - Jan 19, 2012) - Source:  RTAmerica - Producer:  InfoWarsVids -- A quote...."Next month the Federal Aviation Administration will be proposing new rules to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to have permission to use predator drones on American citizens. In the past decade the Pentagon’s unmanned predator drones went from 50 to 7,000. Many fear the use of these drones on Americans are infringing on their civil liberties. Alex Jones, radio show host, joins us to look deeper into why predator drones are flying domestically."

"We the people," not "We the corporation." - posted at ICH
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."By Ralph Nader -- January 20, 2012 "Information Clearing House" ---  The editor of The Hill, a newspaper exclusively covering Congress, said that Congress was not going to do very much in 2012, except for "the big bill" which is extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment compensation, which expire in late February. That two month extension will likely reignite the fight between Democrats and Republicans that flared last month. -- In 2012, Congress, the editor implied, would be busy electioneering. That is, the Senators and Representatives will be busy raising money from commercial interests so they can keep their jobs. There won't be much time to change anything about misallocated public budgets, unfair tax rules, undeclared costly wars, and job-depleting trade policies that, if fixed, would increase employment and public investment."

Romney hiding millions in dozens of secret offshore accounts: report
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been hesitant to disclose his tax records and personal finances, and now it might be clear why: the former Massachusetts Governor has hidden tens of millions from the U.S. Treasury in secret offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, according to ABC News."

Gingrich Cancels Event After Few Show Up
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Okay class, can anyone spot the obvious propaganda in a news report that admits hardly anybody showed up for Gingrich's event, then goes on to proclaim he is well ahead in the polls? -- Let's not always see the same hands." -- *Michael Rivero*

It's here - Global centralization of elections, privatized By Bev Harris
2012 Election Cycle - (vote fraud alert) - A quote...."In a major step towards global centralization of election processes, the world's dominant Internet voting company has purchased the USA's dominant election results reporting company." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Systemic Election Fraud: A Conspiracy Fact - not a Theory by Richard Charnin
2012 Election Cycle - (vote fraud alert) - A quote...."Election Fraud is systemic. Numerical and anecdotal evidence shows that it has resulted in four stolen presidential elections since 1968. --  And it is getting worse. Republicans are open in the disenfranchisement of millions of eligible voters. Right-wing corporations manufacture unverifiable voting machines and miscount the votes. Democrats have avoided discussing election fraud even though they are the ones most adversely affected. One must assume that they are part of the problem. But the American public is largely unaware of the magnitude of the problem."

Michael Rivero - Broadcasting live from Hawaii on Justin TV - January 19 2012
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto 8min into the broadcast - mpg - (JustinTV - 2hrs - Jan 19th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Keiser Report: Scam On Epic Scale (E238)
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min46sec - Jan 19, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss 419 scams and Tim Geithner's gimp. In the second half of the show, Max talks to financial blogger and semi-retired Wall Street executive Warren E. Pollock about MF Global, wealth confiscation and bank holidays."

Obama Considering Larry Summers To Head World Bank
A quote...."President Barack Obama is considering nominating Lawrence Summers [Wiki]*, his former National Economic Council director, to lead the World Bank when Robert Zoellick’s [Wiki]* term expires later this year, according to two people familiar with the matter." - Source:  Bloomberg - *links added -- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss....mpg

Obama Pushes Hard to Protect Big Banks from Fraud Prosecutions … But We Can Stop Him
A quote...."As we’ve noted for years, the entire strategy of Washington towards the economy is to cover up the fraud which caused the financial crisis … even though prosecuting fraud and re-establishing the rule of law is the only way to get out of this depression. -- One major front in Washington’s cover-up effort has been to settle fraud cases with the big banks for pennies on the dollar. This is a backdoor bailout for the banks, encourages them to commit more fraud, and fails to plug the basic holes in the economy which are preventing a recovery. -- Why are we bringing this up now? -- Because Obama is making a giant push to pressure the states attorneys general to settle all of their mortgage-related fraud claims against the banks for pennies on the dollar."

Vampire Hedge Funds Are Sucking Greece Dry - Article also posted at ICH
A quote...."January 17, 2012 -- Who are the real villains on Wall Street? When it comes to institutionalized greed and corruption, nothing tops the too-big-to-fail banks like JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. But these financial giants form only one part of the financial oligarchy. Lurking in the shadows are aggressive hedge funds that are just as lethal to our economic well being. If Goldman Sachs is a vampire squid, as Matt Taibbi so aptly named it, then hedge funds are like schools of piranhas or sharks, eager to strip the financial carcass to the bone."
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More On The International Situation....

Censorship as a Badge of Honor? - Britain Bans Press TV
Press Censorship - A quote...."For the first time, British government censors have banned a 24-hour news channel from British viewers. As of the afternoon, UK-time, 20th January 2012, viewers of Press TV, an avowedly anti-imperialist TV channel headquartered in Tehran and featuring many of the voices found in CounterPunch, saw the words “Channel Unavailable” when tapping their clicker. And so the war on Iran by Britain, Israel and the U.S. continues using propaganda, proxy militants and asymmetric warfare."
   
Who Wants War With Iran? - posted at ICH
Special Note - A quote...."By Patrick J. Buchanan -- January 20, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- On Sept. 21, 1976, as his car rounded Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row, former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier was assassinated by car bomb. Ronni Moffitt, a 25-year-old American woman who worked with Letelier at the leftist Institute for Policy Studies, died with him. -- Michael Townley, an ex-CIA asset in the hire of Chile’s intelligence agency, confessed to using anti-Castro Cubans to murder Letelier, in what was regarded as an act of terrorism on U.S. soil. -- Which raises a question: Are not the murders of four Iranian scientists associated with that nation’s nuclear program, by the attachment of bombs to their cars in Tehran, also acts of terrorism? -- Had the Stalin- or Khrushchev-era Soviets done this to four U.S. scientists in Washington, would we not have regarded it as acts of terrorism and war?" - Source:  PatrickJBuchanan

The Confrontation with Iran: A Covert War - posted at ICH
A quote...."January 20, 2012 "Information Clearing House" ---  The Control over the oil-rich regions of the Middle East and North Africa is strategically very important for the US and its Western allies. To expand their domination over the oil-rich regions, the US and its allies are trying to destabilize the countries that are not under their control so that they can install new client regimes in their place.  After the US - NATO success to control the oil-rich Libya, it appears that the next would be the oil-rich Iran."

U.S. Is Not Serious With Iran Negotiations
A quote...."The proposed new negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program seem to be just a sham. The likely goal behind them is still regime change. The negotiation position the U.S. wants to set are unacceptable for Iran. Laura Rozen reports on the "expectations" the U.S. is said to have for these talks...."

Keep off Iran and Syria: Russia
A quote...."Russia warned the West against military intervention in Iran and Syria and rejected unilateral sanctions against the two nations. -- Military action against Iran would have “catastrophic consequences,” Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. -- Mr. Lavrov told an annual press conference that Moscow is seriously concerned about the threat of a military operation against Iran and is “doing its best to prevent it.” He said the war would provoke an exodus of refugees from Iran to Azerbaijan and Russia, would pour fuel into the simmering Shia-Sunni conflict and trigger a chain reaction." - also posted at GlobalRsrch
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The Salala Massacre: NATO’s Naked Aggression Against Pakistan And The Hegemonic Israeli-Indo-American Strategy Behind It -- A quote...."In the early morning of Saturday 26 November two NATO Apache helicopters, an AC-130 gunship, and a number of fighter jets perpetrated a sustained and deadly attack on two Pakistani army border posts on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Located high on the Salala mountain ridge, the two army posts were brutally attacked for approximately two hours. In what was evidently a naked act of aggression, the US-led forces bombarded the border posts for forty-five minutes, left for twenty minutes, and subsequently returned – attacking for a further hour. Twenty-four Pakistani soldiers including two officers were murdered in the assault."

Pakistan seizes fuel destined for NATO
A quote...."Pakistani security forces have seized at least 12 trucks in southwestern Balochistan province, carrying fuel for US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, Press TV reports."

Pakistan prime minister Gilani refuses to give in to court order
A quote...."Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, has appeared before judges in a battle of wills between the government and the judiciary, and refused to accept court orders targeting the president."
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Six U.S. Marines killed in Afghan helicopter crash
A quote...."(Reuters) - Six U.S. Marines were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a U.S. official said, but NATO said Taliban fighters were not active in the area at the time."

Green On Blue Fratricide In Afghanistan
A quote...."Just when the New York Times today published a background piece on fratricide between Afghan and international soldiers, an Afghan soldier killed four French soldiers and wounded another eighteen...."

"French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France is suspending its training programs for Afghan troops after the killings, which he announced in a speech after the U.S.-led coalition said an Afghan soldier shot and killed four NATO troops. -- Sarkozy said it was "unacceptable" that Afghan troops would attack French soldiers."

"Stopping all personal cooperation will be, of course, not a solution to the "unacceptable" problem. - The real number of such green on blue incidents is kept secret...."
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SAS On Ground During Libya "Crisis" - What EVERYONE already knew back in February!! - mpg - @  ICH
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 9min03sec - Jan 19, 2012) - Source:  sonbakkah -- A quote...."January 20, 2012 "BBC" The British involvement in the campaign to overthrow Col Muammar Gaddafi was a very public one, particularly the part of it involving the use of RAF aircraft. -- The fighting on the ground was said to have been done by Libyans but Newsnight has learned that British soldiers were on the ground in Libya, alongside the anti-Gaddafi forces. -- See also - "Inside story of the UK's secret mission to beat Gaddafi": British special forces were deployed on the ground in order to help the UK's allies - the Libyan revolutionaries often called the National Transitional Council or NTC. Those with a knowledge of the programme insist "they did a tremendous job" and contributed to the final collapse of the Gaddafi regime."

Regional cooperation sees off US meddling
Special Note - A quote...."Two conferences on the South China Sea issue were recently held in the capital cities of China and the US. The one in Beijing was the fourth round of senior official meetings between China and ASEAN countries on the implementation of the Declaration of Conduct (DOC). Meanwhile, the one in Washington was held by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) for the release of its strategic report titled "Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea." A close comparison of the two conferences reveals how future regional disputes could develop." - also posted at GlobalRsrch
     
Beating Up on Chavez - posted at ICH
A quote...."January 20, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- Since inaugurated in February 1999, he's faced open US hostility, including by go-along major media scoundrels. -  New York Times writer Simon Romero's among them. On January 6, he and William Neuman played both Chavez and Iranian cards headlining, "Increasingly Isolated, Iranian Leader Set to Visit Allies," saying...   President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visiting "some of the United States' most ardent critics: Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador."

Chavez: U.S Threats to Sanction Latin America Are “Absurd”
A quote...."Caracas, January 17th 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has criticised the U.S. State Department’s “absurd” decision to threaten Latin American countries with sanctions should they engage in trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran." - Source:  SteveLendman

Nigeria's Kano rocked by multiple explosions
A quote...."At least seven people have been killed in a series of co-ordinated bomb attacks in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, police say. - They say police stations and the regional police headquarters were among the targets. Gunfire has also been heard in several locations." - Topix ||  Africa - the Next Target - 02-28-08 - mpg  ||
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Racist Israeli Supreme Court Decisions
A quote...."Two recent Israeli High Court rulings follow a disturbing trend. On January 11, divided justices ruled 6 - 5 for Israel's Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law. -- It denies citizenship rights to Palestinians with Israeli spouses. Enacted in 2003 as temporary legislation, it was extended twice after its initial expiration date. -- The law empowers the interior minister to grant citizenship only if affected Palestinians identify strongly and cooperate with Israel. They must also contribute to national security. As a result, few qualify."

The Divergent Faces of Israel – An Analysis by Dr. Lawrence Davidson
A quote...."Last month Amira Hass, one of Israel’s best, bravest and most disliked journalists wrote a short piece in Haaretz entitled “When ‘fascist’ is not a rude word.” Here she tells us that “in fascist regimes the state is above all” and then notes that the sort of fascist style bills pouring out of Israel’s Knesset would “make Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter [the leaders of the far right party of France] look like amateurs.” -- Could this be so? Could that singular country which, for 64 years made every effort to show but one face to the American public, the face of a Dr. Jekyl, be hiding the hideous features of a Mr. Hyde?...."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Tears of Gaza
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 1hr21min02sec - Jul 27, 2011) - Source:  whereisthejustice1

Occupation and Apartheid have to be resisted by whatever means”
Retrospective - Contains Videos - (Edward Said) - A quote...."Everything that Edward Said said then is doubly more potent now almost 10 years on, and what is more, blatantly obvious to even the most obtuse observer.  It still raises the hackles to think that Israel, the US, Great Britain and other Western Powers have the gall to deny the Palestinians their right to resist Israel’s brutal military occupation  (something none of those countries would tolerate) when that right is unequivocally enshrined in international law.  Edward Said does not mince his words: “Occupation and Apartheid have to be resisted by whatever means”.   There is no doubt that the fearless, intellectual prowess of this much-missed Palestinian advocate is still able to inspire a new generation to talk truth to power.  Watch this interview and you won’t be disappointed."

Israeli forces ‘detain Palestinian Legislative Council head’ at checkpoint
A quote...."JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces on Thursday detained the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, witnesses said." - also posted at AlethoNews

Noted French theorist Jacques Rancière cancels Israel lecture, heeding boycott call - Hip Hip Hooray!!
Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because it's the right thing to do, and because  it's easy to do. (All you have to do is look at the label and NOT buy their products, now WHAT could be more simple than that?) -- AND, it's working!!  - mpg -- A quote...."Noted French philosopher and political theorist Jacques Rancière has canceled a visit to Israel after an appeal by PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel." - also posted at AlethoNews - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.