Wednesday June 29th 2011

More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

One of the Many Irrefutable Signs of Israel's Involvement
06-29-11
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Philip Zelikow Speaks For The Makers of Terror
Must Read - Philip Zelikow, the executive director of the 9/11 Commission, said in 2007 that people who believe in a different version of how and why the 9/11 attacks happened live in a different universe, implying that they are crazy freaks who should not be given any public attention. He made the comment at Chautauqua Institution when asked by Professor Paul Zarembka of State University of New York at Buffalo about his opinion on the evidence that eleven of the nineteen hijackers who were credited with 9/11 were found alive after the attacks occurred."

This is one of the CLASSIC and irrefutable signs that Israel was directly involved in the attacks on 9/11 and was one of the many pieces of evidence that convinced this website editor of Israel's full complicity.

For some extremely peculiar and bizarre reason Israel has for decades preferred to copy innocent travelers passports to equip their agents and others they've hired, when these agents and others are participating in clandestine operations abroad on behalf of Israel's security services.  More importantly Israel is the ONLY country to do so.

It's an unbelievably stupid policy, some would even say crazy, because the real owners scream to high heaven when their names appear on TV, or pop up on a terrorist watch list, or even worse, they actually get investigated by their country's authorities.

The tactic was probably kept in place because institutions like the Mossad are operationally conservative and they continued to implement the practice, no matter how stupid or bone headed it appeared to be at the time, so long as it was perceived to be successful from their point of view.  

Whoever got them to adopt the policy of copying innocent travelers passports to supply fake identification to their agents and patsies abroad, or how such operational procedures were created is still a mystery, and although one would be extremely hesitant to call this tactic "successful", it at least did not seriously compromise or damage Israeli intelligence operations until Israel's incredible three-stooges, key-stone-cops, "Debacle in Dubai" moment.

An operation which was so monumentally over the top, so blatantly embarrassing, so unbelievably stupid, and one which caused so much international outrage and public attention, that many governments "friendly" to Israel were finally forced to openly demand they discontinue their decades long practice of copying other citizens' passports.

It must be noted that the 9/11 commission did not investigate this issue at all, even though the US-NRE's many intelligence establishments were well aware of this practice by Israel's security services prior to 9/11 and even though many members of the commission were well aware of the dozens of credible reports that more than half the "terrorists" (people whose passports were copied) were still alive. - mpg

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The 5 Steps of How The Fictitious 9/11 Story Was Implanted Into The Public Consciousness
Special Note - A quote...."The freaky thing about the false flag attack on 9/11 is that a ready-made script to blame the attacks on radical Islamists was prepared and written years ahead of time." - also posted at PrisonPlanet

Israel Again and Again Slaps a Cowardly America
Must Read - A quote...."What you are in essence and action is a nation of ignorant cowards, SLAVES, to be exact, to the very nation you created and continue to pay for with your tax dollars, weapons, and the lives of your sons and daughters—Israel. -- What you are is a nation of fools according to Israel, “detached from reality”; “delusional”, and full of “illusions”; in other words a nation of mental defects who are unaware of who’s the real boss of this nation and your supposedly elected government."

Texas Gov. Perry urges US attorney general to act against pro-Palestinian protestors
A quote...."Texas Gov. Rick Perry is urging the U.S. attorney general to take action against Americans who take part in a pro-Palestinian protest." - a comment shown below....

"Yep, Perry is obviously going to run for President, because in the midst of economic collapse, wildfires, flooding, and radioactive fallout possibly coming from Nebraska and New Mexico, Perry has time for the obligatory sucking-up to Israel." -- *Michael Rivero*

To My Dearest, Sweetest, Kindest Friends, the Peace Lovers of Israel!!!
Some quotes...."Oh my darling, even though I talked last night on the phone with my katsa, I just had to write a short note to let you know AGAIN how much I LUV your peace loving nation filled with some of the kindest, sweetest, most generous people on Yahweh's Earth!!! - As you've probably know by now, I've officially declared my intent to run for president of the USA!"  ---  "You know that I am one of the BIGGEST fans of your darling nation and as president, I hereby pledge to preserve, protect and defend Israel from ALL enemies, both foreign and domestic, especially those meanie Muzzies, who are always trying to destroy your beautiful nation of peace loving people...." -- *Michele Bachmann*

Help Glenn Beck Save His Job!
A quote...."Join the soon to be unemployed FOX News commentator and certified whack job Glenn Beck this August when he travels to Israel with a large contingent of deluded Evangelicals and Pentecostals who seem to be addicted to kissing Israel's ass. -- Beck will lead his party to Occupied Palestine in the hope that bowing and scraping before Orthodox Hasidic Rabbi crazies will put the 'fix' in with the Zionist owned MSM so Glenn can continue to rake in the Big Bucks, filling the minds of gullible Americans with mind numbing slop. -- 'Crazy Sarah,' from Alaska, will be in the mix, as she seeks to rescue her failing campaign for president. Hey, if Israel can install a moron from Texas as US president, anything's possible!"

Israel lobby prepares America for war with Pakistan
A quote...."No doubt taking their cue from Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who has said that Pakistan poses the biggest strategic threat to Israel, three of the Israel lobby’s loudest mouthpieces used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing — convened to advance Senate approval of President Barack Obama’s decision to promote Vice Adm. William McRaven to become commander of the U.S. Special Forces Command — to mentally prepare Americans for what will most likely be dubbed another “war of Muslim liberation.”"
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More On The Domestic Situation....

The TSA's tentacles spread
A quote...."Just as I predicted, the TSA is extending its perverted violations of privacy and liberty to all forms of mass transit."

TSA [Hoax] pat-down bill dies in Texas Legislature
A quote...."AUSTIN -- A controversial bill to ban intrusive searches by federal airport security officers died in the Texas Legislature on the final day of the special session today after the House refused to bring it up for consideration."

6th Circuit panel upholds individual mandate
A quote...."Court approves GOP/Obama plan to force people to buy overpriced health insurance to enrich insurance cartel 29 Jun 2011 The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the health reform law's controversial requirement that nearly all U.S. citizens buy insurance [with no cost controls], marking a significant win for President Barack Obama in the legal battles over his signature [albeit useless] legislation." - Topix  ||  Double Indemnity - 12-21-09 - mpg  ||

Alex Jones Show: Becky Aker, Obama's Illegal Wars & TSA Update -- Jun 29, 2011
AJVideos - Preview - DestroyingHumanity(1/3) - DestroyingHumanity(2/3) - DestroyingHumanity(3/3) - BeckyAkersTSA(1/4) - BeckyAkersTSA(2/4) - BeckyAkersTSA(3/4) - BeckyAkersTSA(4/4) - AJ:HellIsComingRant!! - AJ:CallsReTSAAbuse(1/2) - AJ:CallsReTSAAbuse(2/2) -  (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Jun 29, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks with Becky Aker, a freelance writer from New York who writes for The New American. On Tuesday, Becky wrote about the TSA accosting a 95 year old woman who suffers from leukemia, forcing her to remove an adult diaper at a Florida airport. Alex also covers the latest on Obama's illegal wars in the Middle East, South Asia, northern Africa, waged without congressional consultation or"

06-29-11 Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min10sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - June 29th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire, and many other issues. - mpg
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More On The International Situation....

Study: US Wars Cost $4 Trillion, Killed 258,000
A quote...."A new study from Brown University’s Watson Institute has set an estimated that the post 9/11 costs of the assorted wars of the Bush and Obama Administrations has been in the realm of $4 trillion and has directly killed 258,000 people."

Three US soldiers killed in south Iraq
A quote...."Three US service members were killed in action in southern Iraq, making June deadliest month for American soldiers in three years."

Afghanistan : NATO airstrike kills civilians in Wardak:
A quote...."GHAZNI CITY (PAN): At least five civilians were killed and nine others wounded in a NATO airstrike in the Syedabad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Wednesday, witnesses said."

Pakistan tells US to leave 'drone' attack base
A quote...."ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone attacks, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted by state media as saying on Wednesday."

'Saudis are US surrogates in Yemen'
Contains Video - A quote...."Interview with Wayne Madsen, investigative journalist, Washington -- Anti-Saudi sentiments are running high in Yemen as Riyadh is reportedly stepping up its efforts to help Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh return to power."

IRGC Starts Using New Home-Made Long-Range Radars
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has put into operation a new home-made long-range radar that enables its forces to monitor low-altitude satellites, an IRGC commander announced on Wednesday."

Gazprom boosts Europe gas exports 26 pct in first half
A quote...."Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom boosted gas exports to Europe by 26 percent year on year in the first half of 2011, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Thursday."

World’s longest bridge opens in China
Video - (NovostiVid - 53sec - 30/6/2011) - A quote...."The world's longest bridge over sea water opened to general traffic on Thursday in China's eastern coastal city of Qingdao"
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The Assault On Libya....

Dr. Webster Tarpley Reports from Tripoli: NATO Pillaging A Continent for The Global Elite
Must View / Listen - AJVideos & WTAudios - WebsterTarpley(1/3) - WebsterTarpley(2/3) - WebsterTarpley(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Jun 28, 2011) & Audio / Mp3 (34m44s) Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel  & TarpleyDotNet -- A quote...."According to military sources speaking on the Alex Jones radio program on June 15, US Special Forces units based at Fort Hood, Texas, have been told to prepare for deployment to Libya no later than July. Also on alert, reportedly for September or October, are the heavy armored units of the First Cavalry Division, currently located in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with other components of the US III Corps at

Report from Libya - June 27, 2011
WTAudio - Mp3 - A quote...."Webster G. Tarpley on the Alex Jones Show"

Eyewitness Libya: Cynthia McKinney
Video - Alt - (VimeoVid - 17m44s - 06-26-11) - Source:  PSLweb.org -- A quote...."By a margin of 2-to-1, people in the United States oppose the war in Libya, and there is growing Congressional opposition. The Obama White House offered an absurd rationale for its refusal to comply with the War Powers Act of 1973, asserting that the massive bombing of Libya by U.S., British and French war planes is somehow different from the "hostilities" associated with war."

U.S. Media Imagine Nonexistent Mass Rape in Libya, But are Blind to Mass Murder of Black Africans
Special Note - A quote...."U.S. media show no remorse for falsely reporting that Libyan soldiers were using rape as a weapon of war, although Amnesty International has “not found any evidence or a single victim of rape or a doctor who knew about somebody being raped.” Yet these same fraudulent journalists are blind to the murder of hundreds of Black Africans – including Libyans – by rebels. A Black neighborhood of Misrata has been emptied by rebels who vow to wipe a nearby Black town off the face of the earth." - also posted at Uruknet

"Victory by Ramadan" - Scenes From Tripoli
A quote...."Entering Libya from Tunisia, the roughly 115 mile drive to Tripoli currently provides a fascinating if unsettling introduction to the current situation in Tripoli.  By the time I arrived at the hotel my mouth tasted as if I had sipped kerosene and my clothes reeked of the same.  The reason is that the acute petroleum products shortage has meant that Tunisians and others are transporting for quick cash, whatever they can get to Tripoli to supply thousands of cars that are stranded along the roadside without fuel in their tanks."

Black Caucus on Libya War: The Good, the Confused, and the Hopeless
A quote...."At this critical juncture in history, the Congressional Black Caucus is near useless to the cause of peace. The recent congressional vote on Libya shows that, in the CBC, “there are more Confused members than Good, and The Good are outnumbered four to one by The Hopeless.” Much of the Caucus has bought into President Obama’s “humanitarian intervention” scam, notably Minneapolis Rep. Keith Ellis. “Ellis has given a blank check to arbitrary global rule by U.S. military fiat – to endless wars that need no declaration, and to the end of international law as it has evolved over the centuries.”" - also posted at Uruknet

Global Hypocrisy: France Arming Libyan Rebels
A quote...."Brazenly violating a UN resolution it itself had help push through the Security Council, France has now admitted to arming Libya's rebels with machine guns, anti-tank weapons, and RPGs. UNSC r.1973 supposedly allowed only for NATO forces to "protect" Libya's civilian populations and specifically prohibited the supplying of weapons to either side."

ICC Warrant ‘Pours Oil on Fire’ in Libya, African Union Says
France air ‘drops arms’ to Libya rebels
AU slams French arming of Libyan rebels
Exclusive: French Military In Libya Arming Tribal Insurgents South Of Tripoli
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Rioters Turn Athens Greece Into A War Zone, Banks And Finance Ministry Set On Fire After Banker Bailout Passes - A quote...."Just moments after Greek politicians sold out the 80% majority opposed to the banker bailout and passed draconian austerity measures, rioters in Athens responded by turning Greece into a war zone, setting banks, cars, and the Finance Ministry on fire."

Till debt do us part: Kofinas LIVE from rioting revolting Athens
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 6min11sec - Jun 29, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."The Greek government has voted in favour of a new round of austerity cuts - securing the next multi-billion instalement of cash from the EU and staving off a default. But furious protesters have reacted violently to the vote, with battles between police and demonstrators continuing just meters from Parliament. Scenes from downtown Athens resemble a warzone - as protesters fought with riot squads amid volleys of tear gas. Hundreds of thousands of people nationwide walked off their jobs for a two day strike against the austerity cuts."

Bailout Battlefield: Greeks fight against foreign fiscal take-over
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min07sec - Jun 29, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Scenes from downtown Athens resemble a war zone as protesters clash with police amid volleys of tear gas. Hundreds of thousands of people nationwide walked off their jobs in the strike against austerity. They say drowning the country in debt at crippling interest rates has failed once - and it'll fail again."

Greece Barricades: 'We don't owe! We don't sell! We don't pay!'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min51sec - Jun 29, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Budget cuts or bankruptcy - a tough choice for the Greek Parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote. European leaders have already warned Athens there are no other options. Protesters are already flocking to the Parliament - thousands of them are again venting their fury over the planned measures."

Iceland Declares Independence from International BanksHip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."Iceland is free.  And it will remain so, so long as her people wish to remain autonomous of the foreign domination of her would-be masters — in this case, international bankers. -- On April 9, the fiercely independent people of island-nation defeated a referendum that would have bailed out the UK and the Netherlands who had covered the deposits of British and Dutch investors who had lost funds in Icesave bank in 2008."

'UK to witness biggest strike'
Contains Video - A quote...."Interview with Mehdi Hasan, the senior editor of New Statesman in London -- The United Kingdom will witness the biggest strike it has ever seen for several years and this is all a part of British Prime Minister David Cameron's austerity drive, a political analyst says."

In Pictures: Clashes return to [Egypt's] Tahrir Square
Must View Photo Gallery - A quote...."Clashes between protesters and security forces have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 18-day uprising that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak in February. -- Violence began when police forces tried to clear a sit-in outside the state-TV building where families of the more than 840 people killed during the uprising gathered demanding justice."

Fresh Cairo protests leave 1,000 injured
A quote...."Overnight clashes in the Egyptian capital of Cairo have left over 1,000 people injured as the scuffles between security forces and protesters enter a second day."

Egypt activists losing patience with army council
A quote...."CAIRO (Ma’an) – Just months after a popular uprising ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, Tahrir Square is packed once again with protesters calling for democratic reforms."

Scores killed in south Yemen clashes
A quote...."At least 27 people have been killed and many others injured in a fresh round of fighting between Yemeni troops and armed groups near the southern city of Zinjibar."

Yemen Airstrike Kills Four Civilians as Military Again Fails to Retake Zinjibar
Bahrainis protest after king's speech
Egyptian military carries out bloody crackdown on protests
Bankers Laugh As Athens Burns. Wall Street Licks Their Chops As Protestors Are Beaten.
Member Of Greek Parliament Assaulted By Angry Mob For Flip-Flopping On Austerity Vote
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Flotilla News....

No credence to Israel's claims
A quote...."Israel's hysterical overreaction to the Freedom Flotilla 2 Stay Human initiative has not intimidated hundreds of brave people who are determined to challenge Tel Aviv's illegal siege of Gaza."

Israeli Army can’t provide me evidence of flotilla’s violent plans, story unravels
A quote...."On June 27, the Israeli army released a highly suspect claim that passengers on the flotilla planned to kill and maim Israeli soldiers. The claim looks like yet another anti-flotilla hoax emanating from Israeli government channels." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israel's dark side comes to light
A quote...."Israel is now on the threshold of another serious confrontation with a second and larger flotilla, including an American boat named The Audacity of Hope, originally the title of President Barack Obama’s memoir but here seen as “a wry criticism of his administration’s support for Israel”

Israel threatens violence against Gaza aid convoy
What's commonly called "terrorism" - mpg -- A quote...."Israel has threatened violent repression against the Freedom Flotilla II aid convoy, due to sail this week for Gaza. On Monday Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet ordered the Israeli Defence Force to “act resolutely” to stop the flotilla. The order called on the armed forces to “avoid friction” with the passengers “as far as is possible.” - also posted at Uruknet

Israel Law Center sues firm for flotilla communications
A quote...."In an effort to add to the logistical difficulties of the Free Gaza Flotilla and to try and prevent it from sailing, the Israel Law Center (Shurat HaDin) and New York attorney Isaac Jaroslawicz filed a civil action in the Florida State Court in Miami on Monday against the UK and US based global satellite company Inmarsat, alleging that it is providing essential communications services to ships used by suspected terror organizations in the Gaza flotilla, scheduled to set sail in the coming days."

Flotilla activists say Irish boat sabotaged in same way Norwegian boat was damaged
A quote...."According to activists on the Freedom Flotilla of aid ships to Gaza, a second boat has been severely damaged by unknown saboteurs who dove under the boat to damage the propeller shaft. The boat's captain said that the way the boat was sabotaged was extremely dangerous, as it would have caused the propellor to cut through the boat's hull and make the engine room to fill with water, thus sinking the boat while en route to Gaza."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

'Gaza worse off than ever'
A quote...."Palestinian and UN officials say the quality of life in the impoverished Gaza Strip has even further deteriorated since the Israeli regime claimed it was 'easing' its blockade of the coastal sliver."

Israeli forces confiscate Palestinian olive orchards near Ramallah
For those who don't know this is called "stealing" or "theft". - mpg -- A quote...."Hundreds of acres of olive orchards in Al Mazra’a al Gharbiya village were taken over by Israeli troops on Tuesday, who claimed that the area was a 'closed military zone' and that the land was being confiscated for military use."

Israel to confiscate 189 dunums near Nablus  - More theft.....mpg
A quote...."West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli occupation forces decided to confiscate189 dunums owned by Palestinian citizens of Qaryut village in the south of Nablus. -- Abdel Naser Qaryouti, head of the village council, said that 189 dunums were announced to be confiscated by Israeli authorities."

Report: Fatah and Hamas delay unity govt
A quote...."BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Fatah and Hamas have reportedly agreed to delay the formation of a unity government until after the UN September statehood bid due to an impasse in reconciliation talks over the position of prime minister." - also posted at Uruknet
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....


EPA On Radiation Alert As Fires Reach 50 Feet From Los Alamos Nuke Plant
A quote...."The wildfire that threatens to consume the Los Alamos nuclear lab in New Mexico is now approaching the perimeter of the facility, with the Environmental Protection Agency on radiation alert for the deadly consequences of 20,000 barrels of nuclear waste going up in flames."

Viscous fire scorches Los Alamos atomic bomb lab Tech Area 49
Nuclear materials expert: Los Alamos lab is potentially vulnerable to this wildfire
Hose leak again halts water unit at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation...

The real story behind the market ‘boom’
Mrkt Tech Note - A quote...."NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A new report from TrimTabs, the investment analysts, has blown the whistle on what really went on behind the stock-market “boom” we saw in the first quarter, when the S&P 500 Index rose more than 5%. -- No wonder everyone turned bullish by the end of March — just before the market started tanking again. -- So who was driving up the market? What was creating this boom? --
Turns out it was the companies themselves. TrimTabs says companies spent a thumping $124 billion in the first three months of the year trying to boost their share prices by buying up stock. -- That works out at about $2 billion for every day the market opened." - bold by website editor

Bernanke’s Losing Control Again
Quote of the Day...."I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Bernake is slowly losing control of the system. In 2007, he was putting $30 billion into the system here and there. In 2008-2010, he upped the ante to $50 billion PER MONTH. QE 2 pushed the amount up to $100 Billion per month. And here he is, hinting at giving ANOTHER $300 BILLION when QE 2 ends!?!?  --   Folks, there is a name for a financial game that requires larger and larger sums of money to continue. It’s called a Ponzi Scheme and the longer it lasts the more disastrous the collapse will be."

Ugly 7 Year Auction Caps Miserable Week For Bond Bulls
A quote...."Today's 7 year auction capped a miserable week, in which the 2 and 5 Years auctioned off placed at very ugly terms, although none probably quite as ugly as today's 7 Year."

5 Year Bond Contagion As German Bobl Auction An Unsubscribed Failure
A quote...."Following yesterday's very disappointing 5 Year $35 billion auction by the US Treasury, Germany followed up today with its own unsubscribed bond auction failure, after Germany sold just €4.825 billion in 5 year bonds at the 2011 low yield of 2.16%. The problem - the auction remained technically undersubscribed as the €6 billion offer only received €5.445 billion in bids. Even on a sugar coated basis, the BTC was just 1.1, a plunge from the 1.9s seen recently. But such is life without the backstop of Primary Dealers who buy up everything there is...." - bold by website editor

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 29, 2011 at 1:45 AM
A round-up of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg

US Fed extends crisis aid for ECB, BoE
A quote...."WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was extending its emergency liquidity facility for its leading Western counterparts as Europe's sovereign debt crisis continues to fester."

Inflation hits 8-year high, pressures Bank of Canada
A quote...."OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian inflation rose to its highest level in more than eight years in May, boosting the Canadian dollar and raising the prospect the central bank will raise interest rates sooner than previously expected."

It's Official: China Is The "Mystery" Daily Buyer Of Billions Of Euros
China should be careful, in this website editor's opinion the Euro is WAY over-valued. - mpg - A quote...."Over the past two weeks, we have been suggesting, tongue in cheekily, that despite the relentless desires of everyone to sell the EUR, it has continued to drift higher, due to some inexplicable force with bottomless pockets, which, after some deductive logic, we assumed was China. It turns out we were correct."

Tuesday June 28th 2011

Are US wars, economic disaster well-intended mistakes? What we know from facts
Must Read - A quote...."With all respect, these literal psychopaths in US “leadership” knew/know exactly what they're doing. A psychopath has a veneer of social grease thinly covering vicious acts. Their last strands of support are dissipating cognitive dissonance of the American public as critical mass slowly embrace the facts: an intentional pathway of destruction for a broad political and economic agenda of psychopathic control, sadism, and slavery. -- To the contrary, tell me one area of investment our nation makes for good that isn't a token amount? -- Anybody? -- Just one...?"

A World Overwhelmed By Western Hypocrisy
Must Read - A quote...."As the second decade of the 21st century opens, those who oppose US hegemony and the evil that emanates from Washington risk being declared to be  “terrorists.” If they are American citizens, they can be assassinated.  If they are foreign leaders, their country can be invaded.  When captured, they can be executed, like Saddam Hussein, or sent off to the ICC, like the hapless Serbs, who tried to defend their country from being dismantled by the Americans. -- And the American sheeple think that they have “freedom and democracy.”"

A Firestorm On The Eastern Horizon - This one's for Alex Jones. - mpg
Quote of the Day...."From crusades for the holy land, to crusades for oil, to crusades for “WMD’s” and the “downtrodden masses”; we have been regaled for centuries by governments and elitists with elaborate rationalizations for indefinite war within the cradle of civilization. Our government in particular has seen fit to topple dictatorships, install new dictatorships, embroil our troops in the quagmire of nation building, instigate social instability and civil unrest, fund terrorist organizations, elevate madmen, and then brandish them like weapons to frighten the American public into relinquishing their civil liberties. Every decade, and every new layer of conflict, brings the U.S. closer to the breaking point, and closer to bankruptcy."

Impeach Now or Forever Hold Up Peace
A quote...."Twenty years ago after U.S. forces had driven the Iraqi military out of Kuwait and back into Iraq, President George H.W. Bush as Commander in Chief ordered the U.S. military to cease-fire on February 28, 1991. Years later in his 1998 memoir A World Transformed, Bush admitted that the reason he chose to order the cease-fire was because he understood that advancing further into Iraq, a country that had not attacked the U.S., and overthrowing its government could easily be seen as an illegal war of aggression and thus warrant a call from the American people for his removal from office by the constitutional remedy of impeachment. It was the fear of a call for impeachment by the American people that in effect stopped the President from continuing the war."

Banana Republic Watch: The Supreme Court Vs The People of the United States of America
A quote...."Recent rulings provide clear evidence that the Supreme Court has devolved into a kangaroo court which serves the interests of the global financial elite at the expense of the rights of the American people. All three branches of the US government are now effectively dominated by the richest one-tenth of one percent of the global population. The Supreme Court’s continued support of unlimited campaign spending underpins the downfall of the American political and legal process."

US Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Abu Ghraib Torture Victims to Sue Military Contractors
A quote...."With what can only come across as cynical timing, the US Supreme Court on Monday, the day after the UN International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, declined without comment to take up a lawsuit filed on behalf of 250 Iraqis — formerly prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, home of the most significant scandal in the Bush administration’s "War on Terror," which surfaced in April 2004 with the publication of photos showing the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners in US custody at the prison. The prisoners were seeking to hold Titan Corporation, which provided Arabic translation services, and CACI International, which provided interrogators, accountable  for their role in the torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in 2003 and 2004."

American Government Officials debated how to lie to the American Public about Iraq
For the Record - Official Docs - A quote....""How Start?" - On November 27, 2001, American Government Officials debated how to lie to the American Public about Iraq. Here is the Memo that proves it. - Scroll down...."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Demystifying 9/11: Israel and the Tactics of Mistake — Alan Sabrosky
Special Note - A quote...."Many years ago I read a fascinating discussion of the “tactics of mistake.” This essentially entailed using a target’s prejudices and preconceptions to mislead them as to the origin and intent of the attack, entrapping them in a tactical situation that later worked to the attacker’s strategic advantage. -- This is what unfolded in the 9/11 attacks that led us into the matrix of wars and conflicts, present (Afghanistan and Iraq), planned (Iran and Syria) and projected (Jordan and Egypt), that benefit Israel and no other country — although I concede that many private contractors and politicians are doing very well for themselves out of the death and misery of others." - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Airline execs fear Israel-Denmark air security spat will spread across EU
False Flags Impeded - (Israel is REALLY upset because this is going to make it much more difficult for them to stage their future false-flag events. - mpg ) -- A quote...."The dispute erupted after the Danes refused to let Israeli security agents perform independent security checks on Israeli airline flights from Copenhagen to Israel recently. The Israelis were also not allowed to carry weapons. Israeli airline executives are concerned the ban could reach Israeli carriers flying from other European destinations." - a comment shown below....

"As well it should. Israel does not have the right to send armed agents into other peoples' nations without permission. And frankly, I would not have Israeli security in my airport because all the really nasty "terror" incidents seem to walk right past them! ICTS security, an Israeli company with links to Mossad, was working security at every gate the 9-11 "terrorists" departed from. -- ICTS was also present at the Paris gate the shoe bomber used to get on his plane, and ICTS was in charge of Security when the crotch bomber was escorted onto his plane, BYPASSING the security checkpoint at Schiphol. Now Israel wants to have their armed security agents at every European airport? -- I don't think." -- *Michael Rivero* - Topix:  ||  US-False Flag Ops - Detroit's Lab Bomber  ||

Adam, Get Their Guns - How Al-Qaeda’s Spokesman Advances the Israel Lobby’s Gun Control Agenda
A quote...."On June 3, in an al-Qaeda video rather loftily titled “You Are Held Responsible Only for Thyself,” al-Qaeda’s California-born spokesman, Adam Gadahn, urged followers to commit violent acts of jihad by exploiting alleged weaknesses in U.S. gun laws and the gun background check system." - Message to Rita Katz and all the others of her ilk running around out there, when people like you hire a Jewish Woody Allen look-a-like to pose as a terrorist, it makes for good comedy, but it really doesn't do much to push your PNACing agenda. - mpg

USS Liberty survivor Phil Tourney discusses John McCain (& Father) & wars for Israel too!
Audio - A quote...."Listen to Phil's latest program here. This week's guests are: Dr. Stephen Sniegoski, author of "The Transparent Cabal" and James Morris, staunch supporter of the USS LIBERTY survivors. Audio files runs about 40 minutes:" - ||  YourVoiceCounts_6-25-11.Mp3  ||

The Ugly Truth Podcast June 28, 2011
Audio - A quote...."We’re back! Mark Dankof joins the program to discuss the latest presidential candidates’ genuflecting before Israel as well as the recent case involving Israeli American spy arrested in Egypt and what it all portends for the future." - ||  UglyTruth  Mp3  ||

Banging the Drums of War: Iran and the Neo-cons
Special Note - A quote...."In the last few years Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, Norman Podhoretz of Commentary, Charles Krauthammer of The Washington Post, Bill Kristol from the The Weekly Standard and Thomas Friedman of The New York Times have all clamored for an attack on Iran. The debate has been shaped. Do we or don’t we attack Iran in order to destroy or delay their supposed nuclear weapons program." - also posted at BLN
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From Britain: RIBA, AIA and Aaronovitch Attack Gage, Fail to Refute His Findings
A quote...."Notice the similar, frumpy, hackneyed tactics by those professionals protecting the official story of 9/11.   No attempt to address or dispute the evidence presented by architect Richard Gage, but instead an immediate accusation of being "anti-semitic".  The lady doth protest too much.  Who instructed the British RIBA and other trade groups to use the tactic of slandering and libeling Richard Gage, AIA instead of using their expertise to refute Gage's findings?"

Case dismissed against woman arrested while videotaping police - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."The case against a Rochester woman arrested while videotaping police has been dismissed. -- Early Monday afternoon, demonstrators rallied outside the Hall of Justice in support of Emily Good, the city woman who was arrested while videotaping police officers during a traffic stop on May 12th in front of her 19th Ward home. (Click here to watch the video) -- Good kept recording police officers while standing in her front yard even though an officer ordered her several times go inside. She was charged with obstructing of governmental administration. Since then, the video from that night has made it onto news shows across the country."

The Largest Street Gang in America - The Militarization Of The US Police Force
Contains Video - Alt - (YuTb - 9min29sec - Sep 29, 2009) - Source:  AmericanDissent -- A quote...."When I was a "police officer" back in the early '70s the transformation was just starting to take place from a mentality of a public servant working for the citizens to "law enforcement". The first I noticed of it was when the police departments started preferential hiring of ex-military people returning from Viet Nam. They started introducing military tactics into the department, including the first S.W.A.T. team. They quit referring to people on the street as citizens and started calling them "civilians", or more commonly "assholes"."

Internet crackdown – FBI raids data facility – at night – Dangerous Pattern
Web Under Threat - Alt - A quote...."FBI sets a precedent for INVADING Internet storage facilities and confiscating DATA files without a Trial by Jury."

Google report reveals British government web snooping
Web Under Threat - A quote...."The private details of Britons' web usage are more likely to be requested by authorities than in almost any other country, according to figures released by Google."

Exposed documents reveal Napolitano, TSA lied about safety of cancer-causing naked body scanners
A quote...."(NaturalNews) Remember when Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano claimed back in 2010 that the US Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) naked body scanners had been proven safe by research conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (http://epic.org/privacy/backscatter...)? A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request recently brought to light internal emails that were sent by NIST to DHS that basically decry Napolitano's false assertion that NIST had verified the safety of the naked body scanners."

Cancer Surges In Body Scanner Operators; TSA Launches Cover-Up
Related Article - A quote...."Fearful of provoking further public resistance to naked airport body scanners, the TSA has been caught covering up a surge in cases of TSA workers developing cancer as a result of their close proximity to radiation-firing devices, perhaps the most shocking revelation to emerge from the latest FOIA documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center."

Napolitano and TSA lies exposed by NIST, EPIC; real dangers revealed
Related Article - A quote...."The controversy over the TSA body scanners has been uninterrupted since their inception, along with the insane TSA screening policies. To counter the legitimate concerns and questions of the American people, Janet “Big Sis” Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security would cite National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) findings. -- Thanks to the admirable work of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), it has become clear that those statements by Napolitano were nothing other than a pure, unadulterated lie."

Keiser Report: Waterboard Bernanke Again! (E159)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 26min36sec - June 23rd, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on scrapyards being the new pawn shops, Chinese ground troops marching on D.C. and the real British bank exposure to bad Greek debt. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Leah McGrath Goodman about her new book: The Asylum: The Renegades Who Hijacked the World's Oil Market. - KR on FB: www.facebook.com/KeiserReport
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More On The International Situation....

Kabul raps Central Banker’s flight to US
A quote...."Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman Waheed Omer says the resignation of Afghan Central Bank’s governor and his “escape” to the US amounts to treason. -- Karzai’s spokesman called into question Abdul Qadeer Fitrat’s claims that his life had been in danger following a major corruption scandal at the bank and referred to him as a “runaway governor.”

Afghanistan Central Bank Head Flees To US
Related Article - A quote...."In what may be the most prophetic news of the day, we learn that the head of Afghanistan's central bank, Abdul Fitrat (what an oddly appropriate name for a central banker), has escaped the country, emigrated to the US and "isn't expected to return because he fears for his safety after investigating fraud allegations at the country's largest lender, according to two Western officials."

Luxury hotel in Kabul attacked; Taliban claims responsibility
A quote...."A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, said the Taliban was responsible for the 10 p.m. attack on the hotel, which is popular among international guests. There were no immediate details on casualties."

"BULL BISCUITS! This Zabiullah Mujahid is a self-proclaimed "spokesman" for the Taliban. There is no confirmation that he is connected with them, and frankly comes across as yet another in an endless line of CIA and Mossad phonies used to trick Americans into wars against Israel's enemies." -- *Michael Rivero*

At Least 29 Slain in US Drone Strikes Against South Waziristan
A quote...."At least 29 people were slain and an unknown number of others wounded today in a pair of US drone strikes against South Waziristan Agency, Pakistan. The first strike targeted a vehicle, killing eight people in Shawwal. -- The second strike hit a home full of tribesmen in Mandoi, killing the 21 people inside and wounding a number of people surrounding the area. The toll in Mandoi is expected to continue to rise through the evening, as people were continuing to be pulled from the rubble."

[Iranian] FM Blasts West for Supporting Saddam's Chemical Attacks on Iran
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi condemned the western states for their support for the former Iraqi regime's chemical attacks on Iranian cities during the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran."

Railway to link Iran to Central Asia
A quote...."A railroad linking Iran to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will be launched by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (ending March 20), says Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Ali Nikzad."

IRGC Tests Home-Made, Hi-Tech Missiles in Massive Drills
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Russian military test-fires new missile
A quote...."MOSCOW – Russia's navy successfully test-fired an advanced ballistic missile from a new-generation nuclear submarine Tuesday following a string of failed tests that dimmed the deployment of Moscow's most expensive post-Soviet military project."

China and Germany Sign Huge Trade Deals
Geo-Political Note - A quote...."On the final stop of a five-day visit to Europe, the Prime Minister of China Wen Jiabao has signed a huge multi-billion euro trading agreement with Germany. -- The slew of deals, estimated to be valued at about $15-bilion include the purchase of 88 Airbus A320 aircraft by China; and a pact for Germany to manufacture electric cars in China."

US Supports Bloody Regime in Honduras
A quote...."It was a typically balmy and rainy Sunday on June 5 in the Finca San Isidro farming lands of the fertile Bajo Aguán area in Honduras. José Recinos, Genaro Cuestas and Joel Santamaría were off to an early start to buy some farming materials with some other campesinos. None of them ever arrived at their destination: they were ambushed by a sea of bullets resulting in the deaths of Recinos, Cuestas and Santamaría and severe injuries to three of their companions." - also posted at Uruknet - ||  US Support Death Sqd - Hideous Hillary's Happy Honduran Hit Squads  ||
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The Assault On Libya....

Dr. Webster Tarpley Reports from Tripoli: Devastation at The Hands of NATO & Obama Continues
AJVideo - WebsterTarpley(1/3) - WebsterTarpley(2/3) - WebsterTarpley(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Jun 27, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel - A quote...."Alex Jones today interviewed Dr. Webster Tarpley who has been in Libya for the past several days. Tarpley is now in Tripoli documenting the devastation being brought about by NATO bombing sorties. -- Tarpley contends that several million Libyans are strongly in support of Moamar Qaddafi who has armed them with AK-47′s, rocket propelled grenade launchers and other munitions. Gaddafi’s millions of supporters according to Tarpley will fight to repel any attempt on the part of NATO to introduce ground troops."

NATO airstrike kills 8 Libyan civilians
A quote...."A NATO warplane has targeted a market in the Libyan town of Tawragha, leaving at least eight civilians dead and several others wounded." - This is commonly refered to as TERRORISM!! - mpg

Engdahl: Libya intervention absurd, NATO criminal

RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min43sec - Jun 27, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."For more on attempts by the International criminal court to prosecute Colonel Gaddafi RT is joined by William Engdahl, author of Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order."

Wayne Madsen Special Report: Goldman Sachs Stole 1.3 Billion from Libyan Sovereign Wealth Fund
AJVideo - WayneMadsen(1/2) - WayneMadsen(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Jun 27, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel - This is commonly refered to as THEFT!! - mpg

“After you Brother!” Qadaffi Stays and Obama Leaves?
A quote...."June 29, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- -- -Tripoli, Libya -- The 6/27/11 International Criminal Courts (ICC) arrest warrants issued for Muammar Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, and Libya intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanoussi, however pleasing to the “rebels” and NATO, probably won’t have much effect on negotiating a settlement between the two camps and certainly the warrants will not facilitate a voluntary regime change."

Libya to prosecute NATO in international courts
A quote...."Libya intends to prosecute NATO in international courts for the Western military alliance's attempts to physically eliminate country's leader Muammar Gaddafi and members of his family, the Libyan Justice Ministry said in a statement." - also posted at Uruknet
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Paper Terrorists
MKVideo - Alt - (MKYuTB - 7min11sec - Jun 28, 2011) - Source:  nikolavogt1957 -- A quote...."During a film shooting for a documentary on precious metals, the German journalist Lars Schall talked with Max Keiser, the international journalist for finance."

Greece Is a Kleptocracy   (June 28, 2011)
A quote...."Strip away the bailouts and the bogus austerity plans, and the truth is revealed: Greece is a kleptocracy, and the banks and the ECB Eurocrats are both complicit."

'Athens police worse than anything we've seen before'
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 5min39sec - Jun 28, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."RT talks to financial journalist Demetri Kofinas from Athens."

More video of Greek riots, 18 detained, 4 police injured
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 4min46sec - Jun 28, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."A communications truck was set on fire in central Athens on Tuesday, and youths hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police, as a huge demonstration against new austerity measures descended into violence. The demonstration was called by unions, alongside a general strike that has brought the country to a standstill. Firefighters arrived on the scene to extinguish the blazing truck, the second one to be set alight during Tuesday's riots. Tuesday's clashes came at the start of a two-day strike called by unions furious that the new 28 billion euro (40 billion US Dollar) austerity program will slap taxes on minimum wage earners and other struggling Greeks."

Greek leader 'dead man walking', Greek bailout 'collective punishment'
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 5min20sec - Jun 28, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Massive public demonstrations against new austerity measures have gripped Athens. Riot police have detained 18 people so far, and 4 policemen have been hospitalized with injuries. RT is joined by financial journalist Petros Papaconstantinou, columnist at an Athens newspaper, for more on the situation in Greece. ...RT on FacebookRT on Twitter:"

Greece on fire: police and protestors clash in Athens
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 3min20sec - Jun 28, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Riot police fired tear gas at youths hurling rocks near the Greek finance ministry in Athens on Tuesday, as anger bubbled over on the first day of a general strike, and parliament debated new cost-cutting measures. Hooded youths ripped up paving stones and set rubbish bins on fire in central Athens as police gave chase and fired tear gas and stun grenades. Peaceful protesters nearby braved thick clouds of tear gas to stage an outdoor street party, banging pots and pans in time to music on loudspeakers."

Egyptian police clash with protesters
A quote...."Egyptian security forces have clashed with protesters demanding the execution of the country's former interior minister, injuring several people."

'Saudi forces to pull out of Bahrain'
A quote...."Saudi forces are reportedly to withdraw from Bahrain after four months of aiding the Manama regime in cracking down on protesters."

Greece grinds to a halt as general strike gets underway
New protests develop in Greece in run-up to austerity vote
Greek parliament discusses new austerity in face of mass opposition
Bahrain frees medics, vows military suit
Tunisian interim government delays Constituent Assembly elections
Clashes erupt between martyrs' families and [Egypt's] police in Tahrir square - Alt
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Flotilla News....

Israel’s contempt for Law of the Seas
A quote...."Stuart Littlewood highlights the European Union’s willful failure to protect the citizens of its member states in the face of Israel’s explicit threat to murder humanitarian workers planning to take part in the upcoming aid flotilla to Gaza."

Freedom Flotilla II to Set Sail Today Amid a Flurry of Israeli Propaganda and Dire Warnings from Hillary Clinton
A quote...."Israel and the United States have been pressuring Greece to find some reason to hold the second Freedom Flotilla in port, keeping it from leaving for Gaza, but to no avail."

Alice Walker: Why I'm sailing to Gaza
A quote...."Why am I going on the Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza? I ask myself this, even though the answer is: What else would I do? I am in my sixty-seventh year, having lived already a long and fruitful life, one with which I am content. It seems to me that during this period of eldering it is good to reap the harvest of one's understanding of what is important, and to share this, especially with the young. How are they to learn, otherwise?"

Former Israeli combat pilot takes part in Freedom Flotilla 2
A quote...."Reports in Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth claim that a former Israeli Air Force commander is taking part in Freedom Flotilla 2 heading for Gaza. The newspaper noted that former combat pilot Yonatan Shapira ended his service in the Israeli Air Force when he refused to bomb Palestinian residential and civilian areas following the 2002 raid against leading Hamas military figure Salah Shehad." - bold by website editor - Now that's impressive. - mpg - also posted at Uruknet

Flotilla To Sail Despite Pressure, Threats Of Violence
A quote...."KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Some 10 boats are set to sail over the next few days carrying nearly 3,000 tonnes of aid for Palestinians in Gaza in defiance of the Israeli blockade."

First Ships Of Freedom Flotilla 2 Set Sail
A quote...."The first of the Freedom Flotilla 2 ships have set sail for the rendezvous point in the Meditereannean Sea where it will meet the rest of the ships participating in the flotilla, according to Haaretz. It is unclear when they will meet up with the other participating ships including the US, Candian and the Greek/Norwegian/Sweedish contingent given bureaucratic delays and suspected sabotage to the Greek ship."

Reps urge Clinton to protect U.S. citizens on Gaza flotilla
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

US government moves to criminalize Palestine solidarity
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."In an op-ed published by Al Jazeera English today, I write about the US government’s attempts to criminalize the Palestine solidarity activists — including the State Department’s threats to prosecute activists involved with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. I also appeared on Al Jazeera English’s The Stream today to discuss FBI raids and subpoenas targeting activists."

Israeli Soldiers Uproot 300 Olive Trees in Salfit
A quote...."SALFIT, June 28, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers Tuesday razed a large area of land and uprooted 300 olive trees in Deir Istiya, a village in Salfit north of the West Bank, according to the village mayor, Nathmi Salman."

Israel passes draft law requiring Palestinians to pay for their own home demolitions - Now that's just sick. - mpg
A quote...."A Committee of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) passed a first draft of a law that will require that Palestinians whose homes are destroyed by Israeli forces pay the Israeli government for the demolition costs."

Report: Israel uses over 100 forms of mental and physical torture against Palestinian prisoners - Even sicker. mpg
A quote...."A human rights centre concerned with the Occupied Palestinian Territories has stated that Israeli forces use more than one hundred mental and physical torture techniques against Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, and are "continuing to constantly develop its suppressive techniques against them."

Israeli Army arrests 23 Palestinians, including two officials
A quote...."RAMALLAH: Israeli forces operating in various West Bank cities arrested 23 Palestinians, including a Hamas legislator and a member of Palestine National Council (PNC), Palestinian and Israeli security sources said." - also posted at Uruknet

Sacred Mantras
A quote...."June 28, 2011 "gush-shalom" The Palestinians are planning something thoroughly obnoxious: they intend to apply to the UN for statehood. -- Why obnoxious? Any Israeli spokesman (not to mention spokeswoman) will tell you readily: because it is a “unilateral” move. How dare they proclaim a state unilaterally? How dare they do so without the consent of the other party to the conflict - us? -- A stickler for detail might ask at this point: “But was the State of Israel not proclaimed unilaterally?” Our state, it may be remembered, was declared by David Ben-Gurion and his colleagues on Mai 14, 1948, without asking anyone. -- But who would dare to compare?"
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....


Fort Calhoun Nuc Plant Underwater- References of 10 Mile Mandatory Evac Area Scrubbed From News Sites
http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/cachedfiles/photofiles/radiation-image.jpgNuke Alert - A quote...."The head of the NRC toured the Fort Calhoun Nuclear plant which is now underwater. A 10 mile evacuation around the plant has been ordered, but all references of the evacuation have been scrubbed from online news sites."

Potential Nuc Catastrophes Spread Across The US As 1 Sievert Per Hour Water Found Leaking From Fukushima
A quote...."The US faces nuclear disasters across the nation as Fukushima residents are found to have radioactive urine and radioactive water measuring over 1 sievert per hour is found leaking from the plant."

[Japan's] Gov't urges 3 more prefectures to examine radiation levels in food
A quote...."TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government task force on the nuclear emergency said Monday it has decided to call on three more prefectures to examine radioactive materials in food, while adding tea, wheat and fishery products as individual items to be monitored."

Treatments for Radiation Poisoning
Table / Chart - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."You've heard that potassium iodide helps protect against some types of radiation. -- In fact, it only protects against iodine 131 poisoning (and, if not needed, may cause severe adverse reactions in some individuals). -- But there are actually different treatments for different types of radiation. -- The following chart provided by the Food and Drug Administration summarizes the treatments for exposure to various radioactive elements:

Salem Unit 2 nuclear reactor shuts down after cooling pump failure
U. S. Nuclear Facility Closes as Wildfire Moves Closer
Fire Threatens Plutonium and Uranium Release at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Towns Near N.M. Fire, Nuclear Lab Fear Radioactive Smoke Plume
TEPCO starts covering [will TRY to start covering the] No.1 reactor building
1 Sievert Water Leaking From Fukushima As Full Body Radiation Checks Begin Across Prefectur
Cover-Up Anger: Japanese outraged with govt keeping truth in the dark - video - (RTYuTb 3m28s 062711) - Src
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation...

BIS warns of rising interest rates
A quote...."With the Economy still in a hungover mood from the last crisis, the World has not learnt much. We have banks that are rather leveraged again, just like some of the central banks. The ECB has a gearing of around 24 times, and would be insolvent overnight if Greece defaults. Fed has expanded it’s balance sheet hugely. What has caused the boom in many assets? What if rates start going higher? Below we present two self explanatory charts. One of the Canadian house prices and the second is the long term interest rates in the US. This time is different, or?"

Horrible 5 Year Auction Sends Treasury Complex Into A Tailspin, 5 Year Yield Surges 22 Bps In Two Days
Related Article - It has been a long time since we had seen a 5 Year auction as ugly as today's: printing at a 1.615% high yield, the 5 Year had a 3.5 bps tail off the bat to the 1.58% WI where it was trading before. The internals were just as ugly, with the Bid To Cover coming at 2.59 a plunge from May's 3.20, and the lowest since June 2010. Not surprisingly, Indirect interest evaporated once again, tumbling from 47.1% to just 37.6%, with Primary Dealers having to take up more than half, or 52.1%, and the remainder going to Direct Bidders. Too bad they will have no more opportunities to flip these back to the Fed." - bold by website editor - At a highly profitable mark-up one might add, which is EXACTLY why the bond market appears to be heading down hill. - mpg

Why GDP Is Useless and Deceptive: There Was No Recovery
A quote...."We have not recovered from the Great Recession and thus our current economic stagnation is less a new event than a continuation of the original collapse. The basis for the so-called “recovery” was a rise in GDP, that measure of what we have spent in the economy. It’s a fairly useless bit of data." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Home prices in 20 US cities fell 4% in April
A quote...."Home prices decreased in the year ended April by the most in 17 months, showing the housing market remains an obstacle for the U.S. recovery. --  The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities fell 4 percent from April 2010, the biggest drop since November 2009, the group said today in New York. From March to April, prices fell 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the smallest decline since July 2010."

Price Inflation: Up; Wages and Spending: Down
A quote...."Blame gasoline prices, auto supply chain disruption, Greece, unemployment, housing problems all you want, but the problem is QE 1 and 2. It isn’t a “soft patch,” it is a systemic problem."

Economic Recovery?
A quote...."If this is supposed to be an "economic recovery" it sure is pathetic.  In fact, as you will read below, the numbers tell us that this is the worst economic recovery that the American economy has ever seen."

IEA Oil Dump A Disaster In The Making
A quote...."It’s amazing. In the wake of the 2008 derivatives and housing bubble collapse, created by the U.S. Treasury and the private Federal Reserve with engineered low interest rates and easy money designed to artificially pump up the economy after the effects of the dot-com bust, the faltering markets of 2000-2001, and the rapidly depreciating dollar, we have now seen these same entities pour Trillions, yes, TRILLIONS in fiat injections into every conceivable corner of the markets. They have spent incredible sums on toxic equities (worthless equities, and don’t let anyone tell you different) to “ease” the debt spiral, they have propped up almost every large international bank, they have propped up the Federal Government and the Dollar itself with sizable purchases of our own Treasury debt, and, they have even thrown money into the pockets of foreign institutions and corporate beggars. Keep in mind, that all the debt that these actions generate is eventually placed squarely in the lap of one group of people; the American Taxpayer!" - also posted at ZeroHedge

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release Has Now Been Fully Priced In As Crude, Gasoline Surge
Related Article - A quote...."Remember how 4 very long days ago, the 60 million barrel SPR release was vaunted as being the reason for the second consumer renaissance after it was largely expected it would lead to sub $90 crude, and low $3/gallon gas, and result in every Joe Sixpack going out and buying 3 houses at least? Well, so much for that: the IEA's action has now been fully priced in and WTI is back to precisely where it was before the IEA announcement on Thursday." - bold by website editor

US-Led Commodity Boom: Fake Prices, Global Crises
Good Observation - A quote...."Because the separation of commodity prices from supply and demand fundamentals is still little appreciated, the freshly developed correlation between prices and stock markets is almost unknown outside narrow specialist circles devoted to studying these markets. Traditionally, higher commodity prices have not shown any consistent correlation to stock market performance, which makes perfect sense. Thus, on the one hand companies have to pay more for inputs when commodity prices are high, and are unable to pass all of these costs on to their customers. Historically, on the other hand, commodity prices have risen when economies are accelerating, which tends to be good for corporate profits (and stock prices). But the gradual financialization of commodities over the last two decades has generated a very different relationship between commodities and stocks, and for a simple reason: when financial markets are rising, asset managers have more money to invest, and now they can (and do) direct a portion of it into commodities (alternatively, of course, when stock markets are falling, asset managers are liable to withdraw some of their allocations to commodities)."

Feds buying up farmland they flooded; Soros in on it
Special Note - A quote...."Two HUGE intel leads in my email box this morning from way-back contacts that I’ve had for years, that are actually somewhat connected concepts." - also posted at BLN

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM
The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 28, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Some round-ups of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg

50 U.S. Health Care Statistics That Will Absolutely Astonish You
Special Note - By The Numbers - A quote...."The U.S. health care system has become one gigantic money making scam, and you are about to see the statistics that prove it.  Today, the United States spends more on health care per person than any other country in the world by far.  The health insurance companies and the big pharmaceutical corporations are raking in gigantic mountains of cash and yet the quality of the health care that we receive in return is rather quite poor.  People living in Puerto Rico have a greater life expectancy than we do.  Residents of Cuba have a lower infant mortality rate than we do.  We are the most medicated population on the planet and yet we are also one of the sickest." - bold by website editor

New Car Engine Sends Shock Waves Through Auto Industry
Special Tech Note - A quote...."Despite shifting into higher gear within the consumer's green conscience, hybrid vehicles are still tethered to the gas pump via a fuel-thirsty 100-year-old invention: the internal combustion engine."

Monday June 27th 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

JFK 1991 (Jim Garrison-Kevin Costner Speech)
From the History File - Mar 10, 2008 - (YuTb - 8min07sec - 03/10/08) - Source:  ithinkimdumm -- A quote...."Kevin Costner Plays Jim Garrison in the Movie J.F.K (1991)"

Dennis Kucinich Calls For Congress To Take Back The Power Of The Purse, Demands The Abolition Of The Federal Reserve - Video - Alt - (YuTb - 1min15sec - May 31, 2011) - Source:  DJKucinich -- A quote.... "Brilliant 1-minute clip.  Kucinich takes to the House floor.
"Kucinich is correct.  The rationale for the Fed's existence is that Congress couldn't be trusted with the power to coin money, given their penchant for irresponsible spending.  The thinking goes that whichever party were in power would utilize massive spending (since deficits would no longer exist) as a means to guarantee (buy) their continued existence as the majority party.  So the Fed was created and the Constitutional authority to print our currency was handed to a group of private bankers."

Microsoft Files Patent For Software That Allows The Government To Spy on All Personal Digital Communications
Web Under Threat - A quote...."A patent filed by Microsoft reveals the company has voluntarily created software that provides the Government and other agencies seeking to spy on you  with the ability to easily intercept,  re-route and record all forms of personal digital communications, including Skype calls which are directly named in the patent."

Texans to Launch ‘Citizen Filibuster’ Over TSA Groping
Action Alert - A quote...."Texans outraged by repeated attempts on behalf of state representatives working in consort with the federal government to kill legislation that would ban invasive TSA groping are set to launch a ‘citizen filibuster’ that seeks to pressure public servants into following the will of the people. -- Despite the fact that the anti-groping legislation in Texas passed the House unanimously last month and also looked set to sail through the Senate, repeated dirty tricks by the likes of Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have sabotaged a bill that merely seeks to reinforce laws already codified in the Fourth Amendment."

Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers
A quote...."TSA employees at Logan International Airport believe they have identified a cancer cluster in their ranks, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and released by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. They have requested dosimetry to counter 'TSA's improperly non-monitored radiation threat.' - PDF So far, at least, they have not received it. The documents also reveal a paper from Johns Hopkins - PDF  that essentially questions whether it is even safe to stand near an operating scanner, let alone inside one. Also, the National Institute of Standards and Technology says that the Dept. of Homeland Security 'mischaracterized' their work - PDF by telling USA Today that NIST affirmed the safety of the scanners - PDF when in fact NIST does not do product safety testing and never tested a scanner for safety." - a comment shown below....

Radium Girls: From the same people who are telling you Terahertz TSA scanners are safe!
A Historical Analogy - For all those TSA workers out there, as they die horribly many years from now, from what will probably turn out to be cancerous lesions of the skin, probably akin to the "phage" as portrayed in the science fiction TV series "Voyager", they should all realize they deserve it....because they're stupid, and immoral, and willing participants in a police state, and most importantly, because they let themselves become goyum sheep led to the slaughter by someone like Chertoff.  No one should have any sympathy for what's going to happen to them. - mpg - posted 03-08-11

We are sick and tired of the RINOs games and dirty tricks in the Texas Legislature
A quote...."It has become apparent the Gov Rick Perry, David Dewhurst and Joe Straus love Texans tolerating groping and their dignity violated at the airports. These people need to resign and just go straight to Washington DC and never return to Texas. We do no need them. They are obstructionist and sell outs. They love tyranny just as much as Big sister in homeland security."

Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv June 27 2011
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min10sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - June 27th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire, and many other issues. - mpg
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More On The International Situation....

US Switching From Afghanistan to Central Asia
Geo-Political Note - A quote...."Contrary to President Obama’s pledge, the US has no intention to turn the page on the military foothold in Afghanistan. In fact, the US plans to reinforce its presence in the region by partially relocating the pertinent military infrastructures to Central Asia..."

Two U.S. troops die in Iraq; 11 total this month
A quote...."(AP) BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says two American troops have been killed in northern Iraq while conducting operations. -- The military said in a statement that the service members were killed Sunday."

Mehdi Army Promised Day Brigade claims responsibility for missile attacks on US bases
A quote...."Mehdi Army’s Promised Day Brigade claimed responsibility on Monday for ten mortar and Katyusha attacks that targeted US bases in certain Iraqi provinces."

Taliban shoot down US drone
A quote...."NATO says Taliban militants have shot down an unmanned aircraft belonging to US-led forces in the troubled northeastern Afghanistan."

Unauthorized US strikes kill 21 Pakistanis
A quote...."Two separate non-UN-sanctioned drone attacks have killed at least 21 people and wounded several others in the troubled northwestern Pakistan."

Pakistan tells Britain to withdraw military trainers
A quote...."Islamabad - Pakistan confirmed on Monday that it had requested that Britain pull out a team of military trainers sent to train the country's paramilitary troops."

Iran successfully fires ballistic missiles - Iran's arming up. - mpg
A quote...."The missiles fired on Tuesday morning included Zelzal, Shahab-1, Shahab-2 and Shahab-3, a Press TV reporter said. -- Five Shahab missiles, including four medium-range and one long-range, as well as 9 Zelzal missiles were launched."

Iran Allowed Russian Technician Visit Downed US Drones
A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net - Russian military experts have visited what Tehran says is several downed US drone aircrafts - conducting a technical analysis on the remains, FARS news agency has reported."

Iran's nuclear plant ready for August launch: Russia
A quote...."MOSCOW (AFP) – Iran's first nuclear power plant is set to start up in early August, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday."

Zelaya calls for end to ruling elite in Honduras
A quote...."TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Ex-Honduran President Manuel Zelaya predicted Sunday that his supporters will win power from the Central American country's long-ruling elite. -- In his first major public appearance since returning from exile, he told representatives of the National Popular Resistance Front that the wealthy have held the reins of power long enough."
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The Assault On Libya....

Alex Jones On RT: Gaddafi Arrest Warrant & G20 Police Provocateurs
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 11min34sec - Jun 27, 2011) - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi along with his son and intelligence chief. Radio host Alex Jones calls it another example of a globalist New World Order hypocrisy, just like the new reports revealing that anarchists fighting police at the G-20 summit in Toronto, Canada were infiltrated by agents provocateurs."

Globalist Puppet Luis Moreno-Ocampo Issues ICC Arrest Warrant for Gadhafi based on “Activists Say” Evidence
A quote...."In March of this year, a globalist puppet was tasked with finding some reason to force Moammar Gadhafi out of power in Libya so their pro-western, monarchist “rebels” could take power. Luis Moreno-Ocampo took his charge seriously and declare before any investigation that he was “100% certain” that he would find “crimes against humanity” charges for the Libyan leader. Ocampo found his “evidence” by listening to whatever so-called “activists” made up with no supporting physical evidence of any kind."

'NATO is committing war crimes in Libya'
Contains Video - A quote...."NATO is accused of committing war crimes in Libya. --  A Research Associate at the Centre for Research on Globalization, Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya told Press TV's U.S. Desk on Monday that NATO was "using depleted uranium. There are missions here that are going to provide the world with evidence for that."

100 days of NATO airstrikes on Libya
A quote...."Three months have passed since French jets first flew over eastern Libya and NATO is currently firing at about 50 targets a day, AFP reported on Monday. -- Most of these strikes target Tripoli and Misrata in the west, Brega in the east, and the Nafusa Mountains southwest of the capital."

Ethnic Cleansing of Black Libyans
A quote...."The "rebels" in Misrata in Libya have driven out the entire Black population of the city, according to a chilling story in The Wall Street Journal today under the headline Libya City Torn by Tribal Feud." -- The "rebels" now eye the city of Tawergha, 25 miles away, and vow to cleanse it of all Black people once they seize the city. Isn't this the perfect definition of the term "genocide"?"
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Credit Rating Agencies’ Potential To Erase Sovereign Countries
A quote...."The global financial system abounds with parasites capitalizing on the so-called credit worthiness ratings of banks, companies, and even countries. The products they are dealing may be described in sophisticated economic terms, but in fact amount to useless imitations of financial instruments which are built tightly into the Western economy and serve as efficient economic weapons against big and small rivals…"

Greece braces for the toughest week in its euro history
A quote...."This week the embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou needs to force through a raft of further austerity measures to keep his country afloat. But, as Fiona Govan and Harriet Alexander write, many feel it may be time to abandon the sinking ship."

Greek Parliament May Reject EU/IMF Austerity Measures In Historic Vote On Wednesday
A quote...."Greek Prime Minister’s  majority cut to one ahead of crucial IMF and EU austerity vote in parliament on Wednesday." - comment shown below....

"Several million Greeks (and you know what a hard time they gave the Nazis) glaring at you through the windows is enough to make any politician rethink selling out the people to please the bankers." -- *Michael Rivero*

Yemenis condemn foreign meddling
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Challenging Racism by Israelis on Every Front
A quote...."The pressure on Israel is building. Non violent protests by the Palestinians are increasing in numbers and size. As predicted by me in an earlier article, they will soon escalate and go one notch further, adopting Gandhi’s concept of not mere passive protest but active non-violent civil disobedience." - also posted at AlethoNews

The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back
Propaganda Exposed - A quote...."The disillusioned “gay activist” called “Marc” who appeared in a YouTube video condemning the Gaza Freedom Flotilla for alleged homophobia, that was tweeted by the Israeli Government Press Office, has been identified as an Israeli called Omer Gershon." - Omer Gershon and Rita Katz should get together and make some "gay" Osama zombie videos.  Amerikans are so stupid, they'd probably believe they were real. - mpg
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Flotilla News....

Greece sells out; blocks 6 ships from sailing to Gaza!
A quote...."According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth that the Greek authorities prevented the 6 boats were preparing to join the flotilla sailing toward 2 of the Gaza Strip, and described it by saying "fleet of Gaza loses its driving force." - a comment shown below....

"The price you pay for believing that those pretty printed pieces of paper represent something valuable is that you then sell yourself to the printers of those pretty pieces of paper. -- The government of Greece just showed themselves to every bit the whores for Israel that the US and Canadian governments are! -- Shame on everyone who stands by and allows Israel to starve the people of Gaza for daring to want their own government for their own land." -- *Michael Rivero*

Apparent sabotage against Gaza flotilla
A quote...."The Juliano, a boat planning on joining the Gaza flotilla challenging Israel's blockade, was sabotaged in a Greek harbor earlier today, according to a spokesman."
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....


Coming to a Store Near You: Radioactive Fish?
http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/cachedfiles/photofiles/radiation-image.jpgRadiation Alert - A quote....."Of course, fish don't necessarily stay still, either. For example, the Telegraph notes that scientists tagged a bluefin tuna and found that it crossed between Japan and the West Coast three times in 600 days:"

Berm Protecting Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Breaks ... Plant Flooded, on Emergency Diesel Generators
A quote...."Here are photos of the Aqua Dam installed outside the Fort Calhoun plant courtesy of the official OPPD Flood and Outage blog:"

Flood Berm Collapses at Nebraska Nuclear Plant
A quote...."A berm holding the flooded Missouri River back from a Nebraska nuclear power station collapsed early Sunday, but federal regulators said they were monitoring the situation and there was no danger."

Wildfire reaches US Los Alamos nuclear facility
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation...

Welcome To The Recession: Manufacturing Surveys Imply US Economy Has Entered The Second Month Of A (Re)Recession - That's good....the "(Re)Recession" - mpg -- Chart - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."There may be those among the less than brainwashed lemmingerati out there who have noticed what, as we have pointed out for the past month when reporting on the various manufacturing and regional Fed indices, has been an epic collapse in the appropriate data series. As John Lohman so kindly demonstrates, the two month implosion has been beyond epic, and while certainly the biggest drop in the past decade, may also be the all time worst ever."

Dallas Fed Plunges, Down -17.5 On Expectations Of Increase To -3.2 From -7.4
Chart - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."The collapse in the manufacturing base continues: the Dallas Fed general business activity index just printed at a whopping -17.5 on expectations of -3.2,  number that was supposed to be a gain from before, and yet another confirmation that Wall Steet is populated by a bunch of illiterate lemmings."

Guest Post: What If The Consensus Is Wrong?
Mrkt Note: -- A quote...."We all know the mainstream consensus is wrong, but what about the non-mainstream consensus? Maybe it's equally misguided."

Billionaire Jim Rogers calls for Obama's resignation over economy
A quote...."Billionaire and investor Jim Rogers late this week called for the resignation of President Obama on the grounds that the administrations failure to cut spending, and halt skyrocketing inflation, will lead to violence and rioting in America, similar to what has been taking place in Greece, and other parts of Europe."

Professor Bernanke Explains Quantitative Easing (Cartoon)
Two Cartoons

Dealers Rescue Very Weak 2 Year Auction As Indirects Flee From Short End, Despite Record Low Yield
A quote...."the Bid To Cover tightened substantially from the 3.46 in May to 3.08 currently, but the kicker was the Indirect take down which at a paltry 22% came at the lowest since February 2008, or even before the Bear Stearns implosion, when central planning was merely a gleam in the central planning cartel's eye. As a result Primary Dealers were left holding the bag on this auction, with 64% of the total notional going to Dealer syndicate, and the balance or 13.5% going to Direct Bidders, also a big drop from the 19.2% in May."
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More On The International Economic Situation....

Warnings from the central bankers’ bank
Financial Alert - A quote...."The rot and decay at the heart of the global financial system is deepening and extending. This is the conclusion to emerge from the annual report of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released on Sunday."

Russia, China sign deal to switch to trade in rubles, yuan
A quote...."Russia and China will switch to trade in rubles and yuan to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation, following an agreement signed between the central banks of both countries, Russian Central Bank Deputy Chairman Viktor Melnikov said on Thursday." - also posted at BLN

Wen Says China Is Long-Term Investor in European Bond Markets
A quote...."Premier Wen Jiabao said China will keep investing in Europe's sovereign bond market, providing a vote of confidence in the region roiled by the debt crisis." - comment shown below.....

"But they are dumping the dollar, and of course, this heavy investment in Europe undermines US influence in that region. -- Of course, it was easy for China to defeat the United States. China cheated! They kept their manufacturing!" -- *Michael Rivero*

Enter the dragon 'to save the euro’
A quote...."It is in the interest of cash-rich China to help resolve the eurozone debt crisis, but Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, who is visiting Britain and Continental Europe, will want a share of the West’s buying power in return ." - a comment shown below....

"Brilliant move on China's part! They are taking that stack of spending cash Bernanke printed up to buy back some of that US debt, and now China will use it to save Europe, thereby undermining America's (and the IMF's) influence over that part of the world! Shah Maht (Checkmate); the game is over. -- Well played!" -- *Michael Rivero*

Keep in mind, China may be positioning themselves for the break-up of the Euro.  Everyone should watch what sort of bonds they buy, and how they structure their investments in the EU. - mpg

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:40 PM
A round-up of some of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg
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Evolution machine: Genetic engineering on fast forward
A quote...."IT IS a strange combination of clumsiness and beauty. Sitting on a cheap-looking worktop is a motley ensemble of flasks, trays and tubes squeezed onto a home-made frame. Arrays of empty pipette tips wait expectantly. Bunches of black and grey wires adorn its corners. On the top, robotic arms slide purposefully back and forth along metal tracks, dropping liquids from one compartment to another in an intricately choreographed dance. Inside, bacteria are shunted through slim plastic tubes, and alternately coddled, chilled and electrocuted. The whole assembly is about a metre and a half across, and controlled by an ordinary computer." - comments shown below....

"This "shake and bake" approach to creating new organisms scares the crap out of me! We still do not fully understand the full implications of designed organisms, and these guys want to create new life using a turbo-charged roulette wheel?" -- *Michael Rivero*

It's a powerful technology, they'll be able to use computer statistical and search programs to derive the best branches, or combinations of genes, to reproduce and test in a series of iterations to obtain  the most desirable traits.  It's also very scary. - mpg

5 Reasons NOT to Eat Genetically Modified Foods
A quote...."Most Americans are unaware that they eat a steady diet of genetically modified food.  This is mainly because the GMO giants, as if ashamed of their creation, refuse to allow labels on food that contains genetic engineering." - also posted at DProgram

Monsanto trying to take over world seed supply, nation by nation
A quote...."(NaturalNews) He who controls the seed controls the food supply; and he who controls the food supply controls the world. There is no question that Monsanto is on a mission to monopolize the conventional seed market. In fact, they are steadfastly working towards the goal of creating a world where 100% of all commercial seeds are genetically modified and patented- basically a world where natural seeds are extinct." - also posted at DProgram

Sunday June 26th 2011

No posts. - mpg

Saturday June 25th 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

This Is What Empires Do
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."I'm sure that somewhere, in a university or institute, researchers have produced an analysis that measures the rise in the number of armed conflicts as a ratio of the increase in economic instability as capitalism goes into one of its periodic meltdowns. Meltdowns that almost invariably end in large-scale war/s as a means of consuming surplus capital, taking out competitors, getting rid of surplus labour, grabbing new markets, extending the sphere of empire... yada, yada, yada…  I must say that I get angry when left writers still talk of the Empire 'winning' or 'losing' Afghanistan, Iraq or wherever the latest land-grab is taking place.  -- Surely it must be obvious that it's the act of being there that counts? Occupation, as they say, is nine tenths of the imperial law. Wherever in the world the Empire has gone to 'install democracy' or whatever the excuse used to invade, it has stayed, every single time and built bases, hundreds of them now cover the world. --  This is what empires do." - bold by website editor
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It Gets Even Crazier: AT&T, Comcast, And Other ISPs Introduce The “Three Strikes” Internet Censorship Deal
Web Under Threat - A quote...."Completely over the top, even compared to everything else we’re up against: Entertainment industry sources are leaking that they’ve convinced Internet service providers to start restricting people’s web access. If you’re accused of downloading or streaming three files they’ll consider messing with your Internet connection — and maybe even decide what sites you’re allowed to visit."

NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Gay Marriage Law
A Nation's Priorities Exposed - People in this country can't stop the ever increasing number of wars, or the tortures, murders and mayhem being committed worldwide in their names, or the shredding of this nation's constitution, or the pedophiles and perverts who molest them each day at our airports, or giving tens of trillions of dollars of their hard earned money to the Banksters, or the increasing impoverishment of this nation's entire population.  But what they CAN do is help this nation become the New Roman Empire and support "gay" (no such thing of course) "marriage".  WOW!  Nice going folks, guess the ENTIRE world now has a really good idea of exactly what this nation's priorities are.  --  As we plunge ever deeper into a war ravaged police state and a never ending economic depression, everyone who becomes homeless, or watches their kids suffer from the lack of decent medical care, or watches their sons or daughters come back home in a body bag....this is what YOU, or at least the representatives YOU voted for, consider important.  Remember that, because this website editor sure will. - mpg - Topix ||  Let's Bring Back Polygamy - 08-21-04 - mpg  ||

Leader Of Mexico Drug Cartel Fingered As Head Of Fed’s Fast And Furious Gun Smuggling Operation
A quote...."Mexican authorities arrested the head of the La Familia Mexico drug cartel who has now been fingered as working as the point man in the US Government’s Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation."

Congress Accuses DOJ & ATF Of Stonewalling "Fast & Furious" Investigation
Related MOXVideo - (MOXYuTb - 4min44sec - Jun 22, 2011) - Source:  MOXNEWSd0tCOM

Are Media’s ‘Muslim Spokesmen’ Even Muslims?
A quote...."Obama wants your guns, and he’s determined to get his hands on them no matter what kind of dirty tricks he has to pull. If that means deploying fake al Qaeda actors to read from a script and perform in a slick, choreographed, Hollywood-esque anti-gun commercial—so be it. -- The latest propaganda couldn’t be more obvious. In a video that surfaced on June 4 entitled Do Not Rely on Others: Take the Task Upon Yourself, American-born Jew turned Islamo bogeyman Adam Gadahn (aka Adam Pearlman) calls on Muslims living in the U.S. to stockpile weapons for lone wolf-style attacks on American and Zionist targets."

Boston mob boss was hiding in plain sight
A quote...."Something to think about while pondering just why the BATF was giving Mexican drug gangs assault rifles!" -- *Michael Rivero*

Concerns Continue to Mount on U.S. Bioweapons Violations - posted at the IntelHub
A quote...."The Center for Disease Control has declined to confirm or deny allegations that the United States government is stockpiling biological and/or chemical weapons at Sierra Army Depot, a military base in Northern California. - According to Ron Davenport, who was a biomedical engineer who worked at the medical clinic at Sierra Army depot in the seventies, the base at one time contained a stockpile of nuclear weapons. Davenport states that much of the base is actually underground."

DEATH OF AMERICA - 'Why I Was Arrested At A Public Commission Meeting In Washington D.C.'
Police State Alert - Videos - WhyIWasArrested - Gov'sWarOnCameras - A quote...."On June 22, 2011, I attended a meeting of the D.C. Taxi Commission for a story I'm currently working on about a proposed medallion system in the district. -- About 30 minutes into the meeting, I witnessed journalist Pete Tucker snap a still photo of the proceedings on his camera phone. A few minutes later, two police officers arrested Tucker. I filmed Tucker's arrest and the audience's subsequent outrage using my cell phone. -- A few minutes later, as I was attempting to leave the building, I overheard the female officer who had arrested Tucker promise a woman, who I presumed to be an employee of the Taxi Commission, that she would confiscate my phone. Reason intern Kyle Blaine, overheard her say, "Do you want his phone? I can get his phone."

Gerald Celente with Max Keiser – On The Edge
PRSTVideo - Alt - (PRSTVYuTb - 12min43sec - Jun 25, 2011) - Source:  GeraldCelenteChannel - The two together are halarious, Gerald discusses the IMF (International Mafia Federation)....he even dressed for the part, as he put it "I want the job, I want to be head of the IMF". - mpg - Related:  ||  TrendsResearch  ||  Max Keiser TV  ||

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – June 24th, 2011
MRVideo - Alt - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min10sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - June 24th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire, and many other issues. - mpg
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More On The International Situation....
 
Pentagon Moves to Expand War in Pakistan
Must Read & View Video - Alt - A quote...."Now that Obama will go into the silly season of American presidential politics claiming he ended the occupation of Afghanistan, it is time for the Pentagon to get serious about its effort to destabilize Pakistan and prepare for the next world war."

WWIII in Libya AND Syria in Days
War Alert - A quote...."A trusted Before It's News source, one who told us about Osama bin Laden's death four hours before it was reported in the mainstream media, has alerted Before It's News that big moves are afoot in the Middle East. -- "The real war is going to start in Libya and Syria in seven days.  It might be a few more days than that, but it's definitely coming." -- Upon first hearing this news, this long term military intelligence officer told me "I'm really shaken, today, I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do."  He believes this is the start of WWIII."

Memo reveals intelligence chief's bid to fuel fears of Iraqi WMDs
More "Intel" Lies Exposed - A quote...."Sunday 26 June 2011 - The senior intelligence official responsible for Tony Blair's notorious dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction proposed using the document to mislead the public about the significance of Iraq's banned weapons. -- Sir John Scarlett, who as head of the Joint Intelligence Committee was placed "in charge" of writing the September 2002 dossier, sent a memo to Blair's foreign affairs adviser referring to "the benefit of obscuring the fact that in terms of WMD Iraq is not that exceptional". -- The memo, released under the Freedom of Information Act, has been described as one of the most significant documents on the dossier yet published."

Sadr supporters ready for attacks on US troops
A quote...."NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) – Supporters of Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr have offered to carry out suicide attacks against US troops in Iraq, his office said Saturday, as a year-end deadline for a US pullout looms."

16 die in Pakistan police station attack
A quote...."Six militants armed with assault rifles and hand grenades attacked the police station in the Kolachi area of Dera Ismail Khan, located some 240 kilometers (149 miles) west of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Saturday and took a number of police officers hostage after killing the guards at the gate, DPA reported. -- The ten police officers and all the six attackers were killed in a gun battle between the militants and security forces that lasted for more than two hours. Around half a dozen security personnel were injured."

Iran, Iraq to shut down Camp Ashraf
A quote...."TEHRAN — Iran and Iraq have formed a joint committee with the Red Cross to shut down Camp Ashraf in Iraq which houses thousands of outlawed Iranian opponents, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Saturday."

UK cooks Saudi-hatched anti-Iran ploy
A quote...."In the latest of a series of anti-Iran plots hatched by the Saudi royal family, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal has revealed that his country was working on a ploy to usurp the place of the Islamic Republic at the international oil markets, the daily The Wall Street Journal reported. -- Prince Turki, who is a leading member of Saudi Arabia's royal family, has unveiled the plot in a speech to a private gathering of US and UK troops at Royal Air Forces (RAF) Molesworth airbase outside London, said the report. -- The prince, a former Saudi ambassador to the UK and US, said “Saudi Arabia is preparing to employ all of its economic, diplomatic and security assets to confront Tehran's regional ambitions”, added the report." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ||

Russia Blasts US’ Unilateral Sanctions Against Tehran
A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized Washington’s unilateral sanction regime against Tehran, reiterating that it could potentially create a rift between Russia and the United States. -- Lavrov was quoted by Reuters as saying US sanctions on Iran also target Russian companies and businesses doing business with Iran which could raise serious questions. “Such actions, based on an extra-territorial use of U.S. law, potentially create a situation when Russian business structures cooperating with these companies could be affected,” he said.

Iran discovers major oil, gas reserves - Iran makes itself even more of a target. - mpg
A quote...."The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has discovered another large deposit of crude oil and natural gas in the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf."

Afghan MPs hit back over court ruling, crisis deepens
A quote...."KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan's political crisis worsened on Saturday with lawmakers voting to sack the five most senior judicial officials and international consternation growing after a presidential tribunal threw out a quarter of parliament. -- The special court, set up by a decree by Afghan President Hamid Karzai after fraud-marred parliamentary elections last year, ruled on Thursday that 62 lawmakers would have to be replaced because of alleged poll fraud."

Report: Hezbollah moves missiles from Syria to Lebanon, fearing fall of Assad regime
A quote...."In recent weeks, Hezbollah has moved hundreds of missiles from storage sites in Syria to bases in eastern Lebanon, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Saturday. -- According to the report, Hezbollah moved the missiles due to the concern that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad will fall and that a new Syrian government will cut off ties with Hezbollah."

Bulava launches to resume June 28 - source
A quote...."MOSCOW, June 26 (RIA Novosti) - A new test launch of Russia's troubled Bulava missile will be staged on June 28, a Russian Defense Ministry source said on Sunday."

£10bn 'black hole' means new [British] defence cuts loom
A quote...."More British Service personnel, aircraft and warships could be cut because of a new multi-billion pound black hole uncovered in the defence budget."

Denmark Police Propose Ban On Anonymous Internet Use
Web Under Threat - A quote...."Imagine if the police knew exactly what you do online: All the porn sites you scan secretly, the vitriolic comments you leave on blogs, the number of hours you spend playing Farmville."
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The Assault On Syria....

Chaos feared as Syria crisis nears bloody impasse
Must Read - A quote...."WADI KHALED, Lebanon – When the Arab Spring came to Talkalakh, the little Syrian hill town a few minutes walk from this border village, it seemed to last barely a moment. Squads of secret police descended on the town within hours of the first protests. Then the army came with its tanks, and the shadowy pro-government militia called the shabiha. -- The May siege killed at least 36 civilians, activists say. Hundreds of people were arrested. Thousands fled. By mid-June, the Sunni Muslim town of 70,000 people had only a few dozen families remaining, according to residents who recently escaped into Lebanon, and those still there are constantly watched by security forces." - also posted at WarInIraq

Former CIA officer questions EU motives in Syria
A quote..."EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU and US intervention in Syria is designed to harm Iran and to protect Israel and Lebanese Christians, not Syrian people, according to Robert Baer, a retired CIA officer with experience of the region."
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The Assault On Libya....

American in Tripoli: First Hand Account
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 8min37sec - Jun 24, 2011) - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – Investigative reporter Wayne Madsen, who spent some time in Libya, shares his views on what’s really going on in the country and why the mainstream media deliberately misinforms the public about real goals of NATO."

Facing the bombs of America and NATO in the Libya Jamahiriya
A quote...."As a member of the Dignity Delegation, a fact-finding group headed by the Honorable Cynthia McKinney, I was able to travel across the western littoral of Libya and see for myself what was happening in the country. Once we drove past the Tunisian frontier, the evidence of support for the Jamahiriya and Muammar Qaddafi was everywhere."

15 killed in NATO air raid in Brega: Libya TV
A quote...."TRIPOLI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Libyan state TV said Saturday 15 people were killed in a NATO air attack on civilian sites in the costal oil city of Brega in Libya. -- The state TV said the NATO attacked sites where there were civilian, like a bakery and a restaurant, without giving details when the bombardment took place, however, official Libyan Jana news agency said it was on Saturday." - also posted at Uruknet

LIBYA NEWS: Libya seeks UN Security Council inquiry into NATO bombing
A quote...."Tripoli, Libya - Libya has called on the UN Security Council to institute an inquiry into the deadly bombing of the residence of Gen. Khoueildi Hmidi by NATO planes to confirm whether or not it was a military target as claimed by the alliance. In a message to the UN Secretary General, his Special Envoy to Libya, President of the Security Council and the President of the Human Rights Council, Libya's foreign ministry described the bombing as crimes against humanity. On Tuesday, NATO fighter jets bombed Gen. Hmidi's residence, killing 16 people including the spouse of Khoueildi Hmidi’s son, Khaled khoueildi, his daughter and several family members and relatives."

Britain and France insist bombing of Libya must continue
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

UK safe haven for fugitive Egyptian ex-official
A quote...."The former finance minister in Hosni Mubarak’s ousted Egyptian government has reportedly found safe haven in the UK. Egyptians are angry as he has been convicted of embezzlement back home." - bold by website editor

Egypt drops plans for IMF loan amid popular distrust - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."Egypt has dropped plans to seek loans from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, Finance Minister Samir Radwan has said."

Bahrain doctors in prison for daring to speak out
A quote...."As the Arab Spring protests continue - and world attention shifts to other places - a group of Bahraini doctors go on trial for speaking to the foreign media."

Madrid conference hears Bahraini woes
A quote...."Rights activists from across the world have attended a conference held in a show of solidarity with Bahraini revolutionaries in the Spanish capital, Madrid."

The Revolution Reaches Europe: Tens of Thousands Protest in Greece and Spain
A quote...."The revolutionary movement that began in Tunisia at the end of last year has now sparked mass movements in Europe; principally, to date, in Greece and Spain. On the surface, these movements have little in common. In Tunisia and Egypt, the people came out in vast numbers to overthrow the hated dictators who, for decades, had strangled their economies and presided over police states, whereas in Greece and Spain, the protestors are not seeking the overthrow of dictators, and are not rebelling against a police state (although both countries can draw on their relatively recent experience of dictatorship)."

Greeks Rise Up Against Austerity - photo gallery

Spain's protests, courtesy WhatReallyHappened
Marcha Popular Indignada [Outraged People's March] - map
Historic 19-J Protests Shake Spain - photo gallery
Marcha Indignada…[Angry March....] - photo gallery
19J El carrer es Nostre [The car is Nostre 19J.] - video - (BlipTV 11m54s June 19, 2011) - Src: okupemlesones
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Al-Jazeera’s war on Sheikh Nasrallah
A quote...."“I wish all Arab media were like Al-Jazeera,” --  *Gideon Ezra*, former deputy head of Israeli General Security Service, quoted in ‘Foreign Policy (FP)’, July/August 2006 issue.  ---  English Al-Jazeera is lead by several Zionist Jews. They have used the network to promote American and Israeli interests among tens of millions of its listeners in the Muslim world and around the Globe. -- Al-Jazeera ran a vicious propaganda war against Qaddafi and blessed western war being going on for the last four months for a pro-West regime change in Libya. According to American writer and blogger, Steve Lendman: “Based on its recent Libyan and Gulf states reporting (or lack thereof), Qatar-based Al Jazeera’s credibility appears extremely compromised”

Flotilla News....

State Dept Threatens Prison for US Participants in Gaza Aid Flotilla
A quote...."Now, the US State Department is not only railing against the flotilla as “irresponsible” but is threatening criminal charges against American participants, claiming that the attempt to deliver aid to Gaza amounts to “conspiring to deliver material support” to Hamas and could lead to lengthy prison sentences." - Comment shown below.....

"Memo to the US State Department; having already botched the handling of Israel's interception of the Mavi Marmara in international waters last year, in which 19 unarmed aid workers were murdered in cold blood, including one American, attempting to level such charges against US aid workers this time will result in a PR catastrophe of immeasurable proportions. - The world, and thinking Americans, are not stupid; they understand that the Israeli siege of Gaza is not about security issues, but is a punishment of the Gazan Palestinians for having chosen the "wrong" party in the last election." -- *Michael Rivero*

Hillary Clinton Gives Green Light For Israeli Attack On Gaza Flotilla
Hillary Clinton is now PERSONALLY responsible and will bare PERSONAL blame for any injuries or murders that occur to any of the passengers of Gaza Freedom Flotilla II if the Israelis assault this flotilla as they did the last one. - mpg - A quote...."In comments yesterday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed to lay the ground – indeed almost provide a green light – for an Israeli military attack on the upcoming Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which will include the US Boat to Gaza." - bold by website editor

Israeli document: Gaza blockade isn't about security
From the History File - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - A quote...."JERUSALEM — As Israel ordered a slight easing of its blockade of the Gaza Strip Wednesday, McClatchy obtained an Israeli government document that describes the blockade not as a security measure but as "economic warfare" against the Islamist group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory."

Suspected Israeli agents try to sabotage Freedom Flotilla II ship’s engine
A quote...."ATHENS, (PIC)-- A group suspected of being linked with the Israeli foreign intelligence agency the Mossad was reported to have tried to thwart the sailing of a Greek ship slated to join the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla II due to set sail sometime next week." - also posted at AlethoNews

Of Course The Flotilla Is A Political Provocation
A quote...."As the launch of the Freedom Flotilla – Stay Human approaches, increasing numbers of Zionist officials and commentators illuminate the depths of their moral and intellectual bankruptcy by arguing that it is a political – not humanitarian – project."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Ukraine Asserts Recognition of Palestinian State - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."RAMALLAH, June 25, 2011 (WAFA) -  Ukrainian officials Saturday asserted their country’s recognition of a Palestinian state and understanding of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) efforts to seek UN recognition next September."

Turkish PM Pledges Support for Palestinian State - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."Ankara - PNN - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he will back Palestine's attempts get state recognition at the UN in September."

The diamond industry’s double-standard on Israel
A quote..."All too aware of how bad association with war crimes is for business, the diamond industry has taken pains to evade questions about its connections with Israel’s human rights abuses — and so far has escaped scrutiny from watchdog organizations."

Political Theatrics In Palestine
A quote...."The theater of the criminal and absurd continue.  Merril Lynch reported that Israeli millionaires’ net assets rose from $43 billion to $52 billion in 2010. Apartheid Prime minister Netanyahu announced that he will strip Political prisoners held by Israel of basic rights like the right to continue their education."

Israeli Soldiers Arrest Palestinian and 3 Foreign Solidarity in Weekly Anti-Wall Protest in Beit Ummar
A quote...."HEBRON, June 25, 2011 (WAFA)- Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday a Palestinian, and three foreign activities, as well as they beat the participants in the weekly protests against the Apartheid Wall and Israeli settlements in Beit Ummar, a village north of Hebron, according to witnesses."

Israeli forces destroy 20 coal production facilities near Jenin
A quote...."Yesterday, Wednesday June 22, Israeli army bulldozers and machinery razed to the ground some twenty facilities for the production of coal in the village of Barta'a which is situated in the northern West Bank. The facilities were destroyed without previous warning and the owners were prevented by the army from extinguishing the flames following the demolition."

To Construct “Museum of Tolerance”, Israel Bulldozes Muslim Historic Cemetery In Jerusalem
A quote...."Israeli bulldozers started on Saturday at night the destruction of the Ma'man Allah ancient Muslim cemetery, in occupied Jerusalem, as part of the Israeli plan to construct the so-called “Museum of Tolerance” on the cemetery ruins."- A related quote.....

"Today is history. Today will be remembered. Years from now, the young will ask with wonder about this day. Today is history, and you are part of it. Six hundred years ago, when elsewhere they were footing the blame for the Black Plague, Kasmierz the Great, so called, told the Jews they could come to Krakow. They came. They trundled their belongings into the city. They settled; they took hold; they prospered in business, science, education, the arts. They came here with nothing. Nothing. And they flourished. For six centuries, there has been a Jewish Krakow. Think about that. By this evening, those six centuries are a rumor. They never happened. Today is history." -- *Amon Göth *, SS Captain of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp as portrayed in the movie Schindler's List

"The Płaszów camp, originally intended as a forced labour camp, was constructed on the grounds of two former Jewish cemeteries in the summer of 1942 during [the] Nazi German occupation of Poland.[3]" - posted 08-05-10
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....


TEPCO - Disaster in Slow Motion - The Reactor 2 Debacle
A quote...."Earlier this week, TEPCO tried to fill the reactor 2 containment with water.  That didn't work.  So, they OPENED the containment and released BILLIONS of lethal doses of radiation.  Now they are wondering whether there is any water left in the bottom of the containment.  Let's help them.  Since the bottom of the reactor is hot enough to melt concrete, and IS melting concrete, and no steam is coming out of the reactor, here's why...."

US vs Japan: The Threat of Radiation Speculation
Video - Alt - (VimeoVid - 12min13sec - Sun June 5th 2011) - Source:  Fairewinds Associates -- A quote.... "Fairewinds' chief engineer Arnie Gundersen emphasizes the need to enlarge evacuation zones around US nuclear plants to 50 miles. Reducing US evacuation zones to only 10 miles during a nuclear power accident compromises public safety."

Resumption of decontamination system not in sight
A quote...."The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has still not resumed operations of a system to decontaminate highly radioactive water. -- Tokyo Electric Power Company had planned to start decontaminating and recycling the water by July 17th to cool the reactors."

Ministry official who released book criticizing gov't over nuke crisis asked to resign
Boric acid being added to No.3 reactor fuel pool
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation....

The Lies a Fed Chairman Tells
Video - (YuTb 12min23sec - Jun 25, 2011) - Source:  SchiffReportVids -- Second Quote of the Day...."I don't know why people give any credibility to what Ben Bernanke says with respect to the economy anyway. I mean he's got such a terrible track record.  Unless you're going to use him as a contrarian indicator it makes no sense to pay attention to him.  But certainly, I guess if you're trying to figure out what the Fed might do, since he IS the chairman of the Federal Reserve, what he THINKS is going to happen is certainly relevant to what the Federal Reserve does.  But the problem is how do you know if Ben Bernanke is actually telling the truth and he's just wrong, or whether he's lying?" -- *Peter Schiff* of the SchiffReport@EuroPcCap

The end of Ponzi financing era in the United States and the World....
Contains Charts & Video - Alt - A quote....""I wasn’t  worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two million dollars.”  -- Old newspaper anecdote.  Financial manias in the last century have occurred all across the world.  The interesting nature of this current financial crisis is how widespread it has become.  More and more over the years these manias have focused on real estate as their core speculative vehicle."

The State Of The Economy
A quote...."Right now, the state of the economy is not good, and it is going to get a whole lot worse.  Sadly, most Americans don't even understand the economic fundamentals well enough to be able to ask the right questions to our politicians.  Today, the United States consumes far more wealth than it produces every single month.  That means we are continually getting poorer.  U.S. debt is also rising at a far greater rate than U.S. GDP is.  On an individual level, if your assets were going down every single month and if you were going into more debt every single single month it would be easy to understand what was happening.  However, most Americans can't really seem to grasp what is taking place on a national level.  Our politicians and the mainstream media just keep telling them that everything is going to be okay and they just keep believing it." - also posted at DProgram

Peak "Portfolio Manager Frustration": Goldman Weekly Chartology Update
A quote...."It must come as music to every fundamental analyst's ears to learn that, as Goldman's David Kostin puts it in the his latest weekly chartology, "Frustration is clearly evident across the portfolio manager community. The S&P 500 has returned 3.0% YTD compared with 2.7% for  the typical large cap core mutual fund and 1% for the average hedge fund." It gets worse: "Investors of all styles are lagging their benchmarks. With just a week to go before mid-year, 78% of the large cap growth mutual funds are lagging the 3.6% return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index by a median of 150 bp. Similarly, 63% of large-cap value mutual funds lag the Russell 1000 Value index. Just under half (49%) of core funds are underperforming the S&P 500."

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 25, 2011 at 1:33 PM
A round-up of some of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg

Friday June 24th 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

9/11 is the Litmus Test.
From the History File - February 26, 2008 at 10:09:22 - A quote...."There is one thing that defines everyone over the course of these early years of this new century. That thing is the 9/11 attack. Everyone in government and every field of endeavor the world over is defined by their position on this event. It is not necessary to know the truth. It is only necessary to know the extent of the lies in order to define any leader in any position anywhere in the world. By what they have said and by what they have not said, one can accurately judge who is an enemy of the people’s of the world. One can accurately determine who is a tool of the psychopaths or one of them. -- Think about what you allow yourself to know. Think about what you pass by; ignore, deny and defend ...that defines you. It defines the degree of your personal courage, your relationship to the truth, your values, your principles and what you will pass on to your children and everyone you meet. It tells you in that place where your conscience must once have lived whether you are a hypocrite and a fool or whether something greater still lives within you." - also posted at SmokingMirrors - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Why we love to hate conspiracy theories: 911 Truth as threat to the intelligentsia
From the History File - Sunday, September 12, 2010 - A quote...."Especially left and liberal professionals and service intellectuals but also right-wing members of the intelligentsia vehemently attack and ridicule “conspiracy theories” such as the present 911 Truth movement.  --  Why?  --  It’s as though power did not covertly orchestrate its predation of us? Is that not the modus operandi of power?  --  Is it so difficult to believe that the complex and highly successful military attack on US soil that was 911 (levelling three gigantic sky scrapers, blasting a hole into the Pentagon, and destroying four commercial jets and their passengers) was not orchestrated by a religious zealot from a cave in Afghanistan and executed by failed Cessna pilot trainees with box cutters? Or that those who measurably benefited in the trillions had nothing to do with it?" - also posted at AlethoNews - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

9/11: Israel did it - (But they didn't do it alone....mpg)
Database - A quote...."When an event occurs that that fundamentally changes the dynamics of global geopolitics, there is one question above all others whose answer will most assuredly point to its perpetrators. That question is "Qui bono?". If those so indicted are in addition found to have had both motive and means then, as they say in the US, it's pretty much a slam-dunk.  ---  And so it is with the events of 9/11.  ---  Discounting the 'Official narrative' as the absurdity it so clearly is, there are just two organisations on the entire planet with the expertise, assets, access and political protection necessary to have both executed 9/11 and effected its cover-up to date (ie the means). Both are Intelligence Agencies - the CIA and Israel's Mossad - but only one had a compelling motive - Mossad. That motive dovetailed perfectly with the Neocon PNAC agenda, with it's explicitly stated need for "...a catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor" [1] in order to mobilise US public opinion for already planned wars, the effects of which would be to destroy Israel's enemies." - Related:  ||  Wikispooks  ||
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A Duty to Disobey All Unlawful Orders - An Advisory to US Troops
From the History File - February 27, 2003 - A quote...."As the United States government under George Bush [Barak Obama] gets closer to attacking the people of Iraq [Syria, Libya, Pakistan, Lebanon & Iran] there are several things that the men and women of the U.S. armed forces need to know and bear in mind as they are given orders from the Bush [Obama] administration. This information is provided for the use of the members of the armed forces, their families, friends and supporters, and all who are concerned about the current direction of U.S. policy toward [Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Pakistan, Lebanon & Iran].  ---  The military oath taken at the time of induction reads:

"I,____________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God"  - bold/underline by website editor - Topix  ||  The Plan -- according to U.S. General Wesley Clark (Ret.) - (YuTub - 1m37s - March 17, 2007)  ||  9/11-Planning Guidance Docs  ||
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Can Obama say 9 Orwellian lies in 3 Afghanistan speech sentences? Yes, he can!
A quote...."Upon US public critical mass recognition of the “emperor has no clothes” obvious facts that current US wars are not even close to lawful, President Obama will be a leader among an oligarchy of War Criminals that go back several Administrations."

Ron Paul Slams Absurd Libya War Powers Debate
MOXVideo - (MOXYuTb - 4min35sec - Jun 24, 2011) - Source:  RonPaul2008dotcom

President 'becoming an absolute monarch' on war powers, Dem says
Quote of the Day...."We have been sliding for 70 years to a situation where Congress has nothing to do with the decision about whether to go to war or not, and the president is becoming an absolute monarch," Nadler said on the floor. "And we must put a stop to that right now, if we don't want to become an empire instead of a republic."

The Unchanging Imperial Paradigm
A quote...."Despite President Obama’s trumpeted force drawdown in Afghanistan, by the end of next summer more than twice as many U.S. troops will be fighting in that country’s civil war as there were when he became president in 2009. His soothing words notwithstanding, a force of about 70,000 will remain there at least until the end of 2014. We can be sure, however, that that won’t stop the president from campaigning for reelection on a peace platform."

Unforgiven - Part Five
Second Quote of the Day...."This Fourth Turning was as predictable as the seasons. The American Revolution Crisis ended in 1794. The Civil War Crisis arrived 66 years later in 1860. That abbreviated vicious Crisis ended in 1865. The Depression/World War II Crisis arrived 64 years later in 1929. Our current Crisis arrived in the 2008/2009 time frame, exactly 64 years after the end of the last Crisis. Strauss and Howe wrote their book in 1996. They knew we had about a decade to prepare for the looming winter ahead. We had time to fortify, prepare, save, not waste our seed corn on foreign adventures, and reduce all non-essential spending. Not only did we not do what needed to be done, we did the exact opposite of what needed to be done." - bold by website editor
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Brainwashing the Corporate Way
A quote...."A key to training professionals is what Schmidt calls “assignable curiosity”. Children are naturally curious, but along the way to becoming a professional they learn that curiosity is a series of tasks assigned by others. On entering training, students are optimistic and idealistic. On leaving, they are “pressured and troubled” because they realise that “the primary goal for many is getting compensated sufficiently for sidelining their original goals”. I have met many young people, especially budding journalists, who would recognise themselves in this description. For no matter how indirect its effect, the primary influence of professional managers is the extreme political cult of money worship and inequality known as neoliberalism."

The Alex Jones Show – June 24th, 2011
AJVideos - Preview - OurMafiaGovmt(1/2)OurMafiaGovmt(2/2)James“Whitey”Bulger - ObamasFlsFlgAgainst2ndAmndt - NakedAuthority - MaxKeiser(1/2) - MaxKeiser(2/2) - TheATFMafia - BobChapman(1/3) - BobChapman(2/3) - BobChapman(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 2/15min - Jun 24th, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."On this Friday edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex confronts the efforts of the corporatist and bankster warmongers to take their destabilization campaign into Pakistan and crank up the conflict in Libya. Alex also talks about the effort by people around Gov. Rick Perry to absurdly characterize him as an Obama operative for criticizing him for his inaction on TSA sexual molestation. Alex also talks with regular Friday guest, Bob Chapman of the International Forecaster. Chapman runs down the latest on the slowly disintegrating economy and other sundry topics. Alex also covers the latest news and takes your calls."

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – June 23rd, 2011
MRVideo - Alt - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min10sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - June 23rd, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire, and many other issues. - mpg
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More On The International Situation....

Docs Reveal Canadian Cops Used Agents Provocateurs to Disrupt 2010 G20 - posted at TheIntelHub
Agents Provocateur Exposed - A quote...."Following the police state spectacular at the G20 last June, the cops were accused of infiltrating so-called black-bloc anarchists, who engaged in all sorts of pointless mayhem, including trashing a Starbucks and burning police cars (see video below). -- The corporate media had a field day covering these circus sideshow distractions while ignoring the larger issue of the globalists meeting behind closed doors and plotting to sell the national sovereignty of millions down the river."

US not in talks with 'real Taliban'
Contains Video - A quote...."So called US talks with the Taliban are only with groups friendly toward Karzai in the north. The stronghold of the Taliban lies in southern Afghanistan."

NATO tankers destroyed in Afghanistan
A quote...."One tank and two fuel tankers belonging to the US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan have been destroyed in a roadside bomb explosion in Wardak province." - also posted at WarInIraq

Spain to begin Afghan pullout in 2012
A quote...."Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says Spain will begin the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan next year and will complete the pullout by 2014."

Iran reveals motive behind 9/11 attacks
Third Quote of the Day...."“Some believe [make that MOST believe, just check out the polls folks. - mpg] that the motive behind the September 11 attacks was to ensure the safety of Israel, foment insecurity in regional countries, divert the US public opinion from the chaotic economic situation in the country and fill the pockets of uncivilized belligerent capitalists,”  -- *Ahmadinejad*

This website editor is beginning to worry about Iran.  Ahmadinejad and his fellow countrymen better realize quickly five simple truths....One:  They have a series of big, bright, orange, concentric, circles, painted on their collective backs.  Two:  There is nothing, absolutely NOTHING, they can do about getting those big, bright, orange, concentric, circles removed.  Three: Israel considers Iran a regional economic competitor and wants to do to them EXACTLY what they arranged to be done to Iraq.  Four: Most importantly, Israel could care less if it managed to start WWIII and a hundred million Americans died just so long as Iran was taken out at the same time.  Five: Most of the simple minded, drooling, moronic, violence prone, amoral, retches that used to be called Americans are simply to stupid to give a crap, even if they all wind up in body bags or out of their homes and on the streets without a job.  It's as simple as that!! Every single country in the world endowed with natural resources -- not just Iran -- should start arming up if they don't want to end up like Iraq, Libya, or Afghanistan. - mpg

Leader: Terrorism, global powers' tool - Ditto!
A quote...."An important and shocking point [about terrorism] is the evil calculation of dominant powers which have introduced using terrorism as a tool for achieving illegitimate objectives into their policies and planning,” -- *Ayatollah Khamenei*

Basra Provincial Council prevents US Forces from entering Basra
A quote...."Basra provincial council voted on a decision to prevent US Forces from entering the province, Al Sadr Front’s Ahrar Bloc said on Wednesday. -- Basra provincial council called to withdraw US Forces from Basra International Airport and affirmed that the council’s decision stipulates compensating damaged citizens from US military operations."

ANALYSIS - Pakistan army chief shows no signs of quitting soon
A quote...."ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – At the height of the storm which swept Pakistan after the [alleged] May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden [he died more than ten years ago folks, they killed somebody else.  It's why they dumped the body into the sea. - mpg], army chief General Ashfaq Kayani spoke for 1-1/2 hours, then told his officers they could ask whatever they wanted, and lit a cigarette."

US grounds fleet of F-22 fighter jets, indefinitely
A quote...."WASHINGTON — The US Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of F-22 fighters, the most sophisticated combat aircraft in the world, after problems [again] emerged with the plane's oxygen supply, officials said Friday. -- The radar-evading F-22 Raptors have been barred from flying since May 3 and Air Force officials could not say when the planes would return to the air."

Europe welcomes Chinese leader Wen amid fears and hopes
A quote...."Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is visiting Europe at a tricky time in the country's relations with the EU. First stop: Budapest, where debt concerns are high on the agenda." - also posted at WarInIraq
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The Assault On Libya....

Top U.S. admiral admits we are trying to kill Qaddafi
A quote...."The top U.S. admiral involved in the Libya war admitted to a U.S. congressman that NATO forces are trying to kill Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. The same admiral also said he anticipated the need for ground troops in Libya after Qaddafi falls, according to the lawmaker."

[Some Quotes From those Who Denounce the Libya Bombing]
A quote....“the last of a long line of assaults on Arab and Muslim peoples.” He challenged the United Nations: “Are the people of the planet powerless to end this tyranny of violence?” -- *Ramsey Clark*, former U.S. attorney general and also part of the ANSWER tour

Britain and France ‘using Qatar to arm Libyan rebels’
Amnesty questions claim that Gaddafi ordered rape as weapon of war
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More on the World Wide Revolution....

Default by Greece and the US
A quote...."In mid June Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, said a default by Greece is “almost certain” and could help drive the US economy into recession. Greenspan’s loud statement on Greece may be a “sound curtain” to prepare the global community to a default by the US... Strategically, it makes no difference if a default by Greece is possible in the near future or it will be delayed by means of infusion of ten billions euros into the national economy from abroad. The result will be the same in both cases: first a deflationary shock and than – hyperinflation. Nevertheless, if Greece receives the economic help from abroad the US will have more time to prepare the scenario of the managed hyperinflation of dollar"

Bankers Gear Up for the Rape of Greece, as Social Democrats Vote for National Suicide
A quote...."The fight for Europe’s future is being waged in Athens and other Greek cities to resist financial demands that are the 21st century’s version of an outright military attack. The threat of bank overlordship is not the kind of economy-killing policy that affords opportunities for heroism in armed battle, to be sure. Destructive financial policies are more like an exercise in the banality of evil – in this case, the pro-creditor assumptions of the European Central Bank (ECB), EU and IMF (egged on by the U.S. Treasury." - also posted at AlethoNews
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Israel Lobby Group Outlines Dirty Tricks Against Campus Palestine Activists
A quote...."What is the best way to smear Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists and get away with it? -- That is the question David Bernstein, Executive Director of the pro-Israel propaganda group, The David Project, asks in a surprisingly frank article titled “How to ‘Name-And-Shame’ Without Looking Like a Jerk” posted on Israel Campus Beat, a website sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations."

The ethnic cleansing of Lyd, and how it continues today
A quote...."The Israeli organization Zochrot has published testimonies from two men, Fayeq Abu Mana and Aaraf Muharab, on the Israeli ethnic cleansing of Lyd, my parents' hometown. Israelis raping Palestinian women, wide-scale pillaging of Palestinian belongings for resale, mass murders of Palestinians, burning bodies of murdered, a massive Israeli military operation on the ground, military planes air bombing Lyd/Lod, Palestinians forced into prison and work camps. This is how Israel was created: raping, pillaging, and murdering." - also posted at AlethoNews

"Now it’s all gone": Women cope with siege in Jordan Valley
A quote...."Israeli military forces have demolished 27 houses in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank over the last two weeks. More than 140 Palestinians have been rendered homeless by the demolitions, while Israeli settlement expansion continues to threaten more land and restrict water access — affecting the vitality of dozens of Palestinian villages in the area." - also posted at AlethoNews
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Ireland to Israel: don't attack Gaza aid flotilla
Flotilla News - A quote...."Avoid any repetition of the completely unacceptable and unjustified violence which marked last year's flotilla'" -- *Eamon Gilmore* - also posted at WarInIraq

Palestinian Refugees: The Right to Remain, the Right to Return
A quote...."I was 12 years old when for the first time in my life I became a citizen of a country – Australia. Before that, I was a stateless Palestinian refugee. There were two laments my parents always repeated whenever they spoke of their place of origin Palestine: if only we could have stayed and if only we could return." - also posted at AlethoNews

Protesters dismantle section of wall in Bil'in village; 7 injured by Israeli troops
A quote...."Protesters in Bil'in village continued dismantling a section of the Israeli Wall that the Israeli army began removing earlier this week, in accordance with an Israeli court ruling made four years ago to move the Wall in that area."

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (16– 22 June 2011)
Ever single week.....forever. - mpg
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....


EPA Halted Extra Testing for Radiation From Japan Weeks Ago
http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/cachedfiles/photofiles/radiation-image.jpgRadiation Cover-Up - A quote...."Radiation is expected to continue spewing for months from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that suffered a meltdown following an earthquake and tsunami in March, but despite grim reports from Japan, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has quietly stopped running extra tests for radioactive material in America's milk, rain and drinking water."

Newspaper Reports Massive Fukushima Nuclear Radiation Testing Blackout In Canda
http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/cachedfiles/photofiles/radiation-image.jpgRadiation Cover-Up - A quote...."Following recent reports of radiation saturation doubling private companies, government agencies and universities in Canada are refusing to get involved in Fukushima nuclear radiation fallout testing at any level."

The TEPCO B*stards At Fukushima
A quote...."While the world is looking at Ft. Calhoun, TEPCO dumped - or is still dumping all its radioactive water into the ocean.  The radiation from the melted reactor cores is so bad that even the small drone 'helicopter' they tried to fly over the plant to 'gather air samples' was cooked by the radiation and crashed onto the roof of reactor 2.  Not a surprise."

Is Fukushima Radiation Too Hot For Robots? T-Hawk Drone Crashes On Roof, Another Robot Stuck Inside Building - A quote...."High tech equipment malfunctions in robots working at the Fukushima nuclear reactor could be due to extremely high levels of radiation interfering with equipment electronics."

USA Fort Calhoun: Fuel Storage and Flood Alert - photo gallery
Mayor: “So many people in Japan are now saying that they can’t trust their own government”
Children Play In Tokyo Suburb Playground With Radiation Levels Of 6.46 Microsieverts Per Hour
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation....

Bernanke Channels Benchley
A quote...."Ben Bernanke gave his second-ever press conference on June 22. -- Before I offer my assessment, I think it is wise to make you aware of a long-forgotten film: a 1931 movie short by Robert Benchley, one of the supreme humorists of his era. Benchley came on-screen as an economist. He provided information on why the economy was about to turn around. (It wasn't.) The depression was over. (It wasn't.) The recovery was just around the corner. (It wasn't.) Then he offered the appropriate evidence. The people in the theaters fully understood. Once you see this video, so will you. Professor Bernanke will never seem quite the same."

Retirement As We Know it Is “Dead”: EuroPacific’s Pento
A quote...."In the past many retirees could count on accumulated stock market wealth to help fund retirement. Not so much anymore. As of this writing, the S&P 500 is now no higher than it was in January of 1999. For over 12 years the major averages have gone nowhere in nominal terms and have declined significantly in real (inflation adjusted) terms. The dreams of becoming rich from investments have crashed along with Pets.com and Bernie Madoff. Then there is always the supposedly safest asset of all -- a retiree's home." - bold by website editor

Banks could need more than 60 years to clear repossession backlog
A quote...."According to a recent report from LPS Applied Analytics, some homeowners in danger of having their home repossessed by their bank may not need to worry about any immediate action."

Interestesting Graphic Showing Foreclosure Backlog
Related Graphic - A quote...."In New York State, it would take lenders 62 years at their current pace, the longest time frame in the nation, to repossess the 213,000 houses now in severe default or foreclosure."

U.S. new home sales fell 2.1% [as] the real estate market is still sluggish
A quote...."the U.S. government released five new home sales report showed new home sales were down 2.1%, mainly with the Northeast region fell sharply on sales. The report shows that U.S. real estate market is still sluggish."

Stocks Of Socialized Countries Have Outperformed U.S. Since Reagan Era
A quote...."American traders aren't likely to take kindly to the suggestion that big government might be good for the stock market. But data from a paper on the job- and income-growth of top earners shows that stock prices in some socialized countries, relative to themselves and adjusted for inflation, have done considerably better than those in the U.S over the last two and a half decades." - First off, a government doesn't necessarily have to be "big" to be socialist.  Second, we have plenty of socialism here....for the wealthy "one percent". - mpg

Is the Chinese Economy Sputtering for the Same Reasons as the American Economy?
A quote...."It was tempting to believe that China was different. - With its command and control economy with some of the trappings of free market capitalism, trillions in reserves, and abundant natural resources, many thought that China would "decouple" from the Western world's problems and sail into a prosperous future. - However, despite its long history, exotic names and seemingly strong position, China cannot avoid the rules of economics which have applied to all countries throughout history."

Thursday June 23rd 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

Freedom Rider: Viagra, Gay Bloggers and Phony News
Must Read - A quote...."U.S. corporate media are high-paid scribes, “dutifully repeating the words of the king in hopes of currying favor and gaining access.” War doesn’t victimize truth, the overseas press corps does. The assault on Libya is real, but the coverage is an invention. Facts about the NATO assault get in the way of elaborate fictions. “The bombing of a university in Tripoli, Libya ought to create a sensation, but that information never makes it onto the front pages.” - also posted at AlethoNews

Every Word He Utters Is a Lie
Must Read - A quote...."I watched Obama's speech. For its brief duration, I kept thinking that George W. Bush could have given exactly the same speech. (Ah, I just remembered that John Caruso demonstrated this truth two years ago, in an exceptionally astute and clever manner.) In fact, and this is the point of significance, no man or woman is going to ascend to the office of president unless he or she will utter precisely the same empty phrases and offer the identical meaningless assurances. -- The underlying problem is identified in this post's title. When an individual lies to you repeatedly and systematically, about matters large and small, and especially when he does so over an extended period of time, there is only one method by which an adult will proceed in the future. Very simply, that is to treat everything he says as a lie -- or, if you prefer an alternative, "softer" version of the same idea, to believe nothing he says absent independent corroboration. Sadly for all of us, there are very few adults in America." - also posted at Uruknet

Obama’s Sturmabteilung Is Now Rolling Out In Thousands Of Locations Near You!
A quote...."For those a little rusty on their history, the Sturmabteilung or SA, better known as the “brownshirts”, was the paramilitary organization utilized by the Nazi Party to bring Adolf Hitler into power. -- The equivalent of Hitler’s SA is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a group of poorly trained molesters and drug runners who are supposedly keeping us safe from the al Qaeda terrorists trying to blow up airplanes with firecrackers in their underwear." - also posted at EndTheLie

Four Decades of Cruelty and Inhumanity to U.S. Political Prisoners
A quote...."More than ever, the United States is quick to charge other nations with abuse of political prisoners, and to urge indictment of heads of state for doing harm to their own citizens. Yet, the nation with the world’s highest incarceration rate and a justice system saturated with racism claims to have no political prisoners. In fact, scores have been held under cruel and unusual conditions for three and four decades." - also posted at AlethoNews

Activist Sunny Sheu Killed After Reporting Death Threat From NY Foreclosure Judge Joseph Golia
Special Note - Contains Videos - Sunny Sheu - NYS Medical Examiner - A quote...."Since his death last summer, associates of Sun Ming Sheu, an activist fighting alleged judicial corruption in New York, remain convinced that he was murdered and that police aren't aggressively investigating his death because of a coverup."

The U.S. Monetary System and Descent into Fascism
Interview - A quote...."The following interview with Dr. Vieira was conducted in early June of 2011 for the subscribers of The Casey Report – but after careful consideration, we decided that the content is so important; it needs to be shared with a wider audience. Feel free to pass it along." - also posted at ActivistPost

Ron Paul "Obama Was Elected As The Peace Candidate... But Nothing Changes!"
MOXVideo - Alt - (MOXYuTb - 12min21sec - Jun 22, 2011) -- Dylan Ratigan talks to Sen Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul (R&I-TX) on MSNBC to discuss Obama's endless Afghan quagmire.  Coming from the mass-infotainment complex, this was surprisingly good. - mpg

Keiser Report: Greece Resistance Special (E158)
Must View MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 25min55sec - June 23rd, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on IMF dowgrades, zombie consumers and a financial circus. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Professor Steve Keen about the Greek debt crisis and Minsky's moment."

These Parasites Are Destroying US – Charlie McGrath
CMcGVideo - Alt - (CMcGYuTb - 6min07sec - Jun 23, 2011) - Source:  crabbydogtrix

Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv - June 22 2011
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min05sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - June 22nd, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire, and many other issues. - mpg

Paul Craig Roberts: Will Washington Foment War Between China and India?
AJVideo - PaulCraigRoberts(1/2) - PaulCraigRoberts(2/2) -- (AJYuTb - 15min - Jun 23rd, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- Full quote...."What is Washington’s solution for the rising power of China? -- The answer might be to involve China in a nuclear war with India. -- The staging of the fake death of bin Laden in a commando raid that violated Pakistan’s sovereignty was sold to President Obama by the military/security complex as a way to boost Obama’s standing in the polls. -- The raid succeeded in raising Obama’s approval ratings. But its real purpose was to target Pakistan and to show Pakistan that the US was contemplating invading Pakistan in order to make Pakistan pay for allegedly hiding bin Laden next door to Pakistan’s military academy. The neocon, and increasingly the US military position, is that the Taliban can’t be conquered unless NATO widens the war theater to Pakistan, where the Taliban allegedly has sanctuaries protected by the Pakistan government, which takes American money but doesn’t do Washington’s bidding. -- Pakistan got the threat message and ran to China. On May 17 Pakistan’s prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, as he departed for China declared China to be Pakistan’s “best and most trusted friend.” China has built a port for Pakistan at Gwadar, which is close to the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. The port might become a Chinese naval base on the Arabian Sea."

The Alex Jones Show – June 23rd, 2011
AJVideos - PreviewPerryTrgtsInfoWarsWrtr(1/3) - PerryTrgtsInfoWarsWrtr(2/3) - PerryTrgtsInfoWarsWrtr(3/3) - YuTbRemovesGuideLinesAmericaIsLosingIt'sSoul(1/3) - AmericaIsLosingIt'sSoul(2/3)AmericaIsLosingIt'sSoul(3/3)RadioTalkShowHost'Lionel'(1/3) - RadioTalkShowHost'Lionel'(2/3) - RadioTalkShowHost'Lionel'(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 2/15min - Jun 23rd, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks about the arrest of a Rochester, New York, woman for recording the police from her property earlier this year and covers increasing incidents of police brutality as law enforcement spins out of control and victimizes the citizenry they are supposedly hired to serve and protect. Alex talks with nationally syndicated radio talk show host Lionel who introduced Alex at the Talkers Convention's New Media Seminar held on July 10-11, 2011, in New York. Alex also covers the news and takes your calls."

Police Officer Arrest Woman in Her Front Yard for Filming the Cops
Video - Related Video - (YuTb - 4min28sec - Jun 21, 2011) - Source:  policecrimescom - A quote...."May 12 2011 - A Rochester woman was arrested for taping a traffic stop in front of her 19th Ward Home. She was standing in front of her house with a hand held recording device when the arrest happened. Officer Mario Masic, Rochester Police Department, executed the illegal arrest."

TSA Lies About Policy “Change” On Child Pat Downs
Related Article - A quote...."With much fanfare this week, TSA head John Pistole announced before the Senate that the agency is changing its policy to stop airport screeners intrusively searching young children. However, we heard almost the exact same announcement last November, yet pat-downs on children have continued regardless." - So, they FINALLY say they won't molest children....and this is considered progress?!?! And now they've been caught lying about their "promise" already!!  What a country. - mpg

Fareed Zakaria: Dump the Constitution - How about we dump Fareed Zakaria in another country? - mpg
Contains Video - Alt - Related Article - A quote...."(KurtNimmo) – CNN contributor Fareed Zakaria argues that the Constitution is outdated and its principles should be “debated and fixed” to conform with the modern era. He suggests “a set of amendments to modernize the Constitution for the 21st Century.”

F.B.I. seizes web servers, knocks sites offline
Related Article - A quote...."The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites, including those run by the New York publisher Curbed Network, to go offline." - Source:  NYT
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More On The International Situation....

Imperialism 101
Must Read - A quote...."By "imperialism" I mean the process whereby the dominant politico-economic interests of one nation expropriate for their own enrichment the land, labor, raw materials, and markets of another people.The earliest victims of Western European imperialism were other Europeans. Some 800 years ago, Ireland became the first colony of what later became known as the British empire. A part of Ireland still remains under British occupation. Other early Caucasian victims included the Eastern Europeans. The people Charlemagne worked to death in his mines in the early part of the ninth century were Slavs. So frequent and prolonged was the enslavement of Eastern Europeans that "Slav" became synonymous with servitude. Indeed, the word "slave" derives from "Slav." Eastern Europe was an early source of capital accumulation, having become wholly dependent upon Western manufactures by the seventeenth century."

War-mongering policies split Britain
A quote...."The ties between the UK military and civilian officials are increasingly becoming strained with the head of the army questioning the premier's plan to end the Afghan war."
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Malalai Joya: US acts like Rambo killing already dead Bin Laden
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 12min17sec - Jun 23, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – RT sits down with a former Afghan MP-turned human rights champion. Malalai Joya braves death threats and assassination attempts to expose what she calls the dark side of life in her country. Joya claims the NATO occupation has only brought more suffering to the people of Afghanistan. She says her country is suffering from three evils at the moment: overwhelming corruption of the regime, indiscriminate violence of the occupational force and regional warlords whose actions differ little from those of the Taliban."

Don’t Believe The Hype: Obama’s Af-Pak Troop Withdrawal Is A Propaganda Stunt
A quote...."It is a positive development that the Obama Administration is withdrawing some troops from Afghanistan. However, Obama’s announcement of troop reductions is primarily a propaganda stunt. It is another perfect example of how the Obama Administration and the mainstream media manipulates public opinion and deceives the American public." - also posted at Hamsayeh

Obama's Afghanistan Speech - Token Withdrawals
A quote...."President Obama's speech violated one of his most important campaign promises: to "end the mind-set that leads to war." -- To the contrary, his announcement of a token shift of 10,000 soldiers leaving by the end of 2011, and maybe another 23,000 in another year, makes clear that his claim tonight that "the tide of war is receding" remains untrue. The enormous current deployment of 250,000 U.S. and allied military forces (100,000 U.S. troops, 50,000 NATO troops and 100,000 Pentagon-paid contractors) in Afghanistan continues, and reflects not an end but an embrace of the mind-set of war...."

All US troops out of Afghanistan now!
A quote...."Obama’s Thursday night speech on “the way forward in Afghanistan” offered only years more of a dirty colonial war that both the American and the Afghan people overwhelmingly oppose."
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Iraq demands US hand back billions of missing oil revenue
A quote...."IRAQ’S parliament Speaker, on a visit to Washington, will query American officials about $17 billion in missing oil money, a Baghdad politician said today. -- Head of parliament’s anti-graft committee Baha al-Araji said Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, who left for Washington on Tuesday, would bring up the question of the missing billions, which have been under investigation for years."

A summit in Tehran trumps the US
A quote...."Almost directly in proportion to the nosedive in Washington's ties with its allies in Kabul and Islamabad, Iran has stepped up its political and diplomatic activity over the Afghan problem and the regional situation. Tehran estimates that the United States' relations with the Afghan and Pakistani governments have suffered a serious setback and a swift recovery is unlikely. -- Thus, a window of opportunity has opened for Tehran to roll back the 10-year ascendancy of the US in the geopolitics of the region. Tehran is determined not to miss the opportunity."

Karzai surrounding himself with narrow circle of advisers urging a shift from US to Iran
A quote...."KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai is increasingly isolated and has surrounded himself with an inner circle of advisers who are urging him to move closer to Iran and Pakistan as the U.S. draws down its role in Afghanistan, several friends and aides tell The Associated Press."

MKO shooting defecting members
A quote...."The terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) is reportedly opening fire on defecting members to prevent them from leaving their camp in Iraq's Diyala province."

Military Tensions Between China And US Heat Up In Dispute Over South China Sea Islands
China should just relax, they DON'T want to be another Japan circa 1932 to 1942. - mpg -- A quote...."Tensions heat up between the US and China over disputed islands the South China Sea as China warns the US to stay out of the dispute. The US is responding by launching a joint military exercise aimed at pushing back against growing control China has in the area."

Moscow museum puts Lenin's Jewish roots on display
A quote...."MOSCOW (AP) — For the first time ever, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish heritage."

Humala Pledges Justice for Sterilisation Victims
A quote...."LIMA, Jun 10, 2011 (IPS) - Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala will push the legal system to investigate and prosecute those responsible for a massive forced sterilisation campaign targeting poor indigenous women carried out by the government of Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), said the spokeswoman for Humala's party, Aída García Naranjo." - also posted at UpsideDwnWrld & TheGlobalRealm & GlobalIssues

Former General Hector Lopez Fuentes: First Arrest in Connection to Genocide in Guatemala
Photo Gallery - A quote...."Today, June 20th, 2011, former General Hector Mario Lopez Fuentes, accused of genocide against the Ixil Mayan people during 1982 and ‘83, made his initial court appearance three days after his arrest."
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The Assault On Syria....

June 21 Massive Demonstrations favoring Bashar al-Assad
A quote...."Several million Syrians throughout the country took to the streets on Tuesday, 21 June 2011. The crowds were particularly dense and impressive in Damascus Alep, Tartous and Homs."
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The Assault On Libya....

Stop this barbaric attack, pleads Gaddafi as he accuses Nato of murder in speech to the nation
A quote...."Muammar Gaddafi has called for the UN Security Council to investigate after a heavy air strike  by Nato. -- The Libyan leader accused Nato of murder in an audio address to the nation, days after the alliance acknowledged for the first time its bombs may have caused civilian casualties."
The Ugly Truth: Video Of Libyan Rebel Beheading Gadhaffi Soldier And Other Nato War Crimes
A quote...."The videos portray horrific atrocities. There are two important reasons why NATO Rebels would commit these acts. First, in committing war crimes, NATO Rebels have deployed a strategy for provoking panic and confusion at the street level, where they must control the people." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ||

NATO & rebel atrocity claims break through barricades of civil war
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min06sec - Jun 23, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Throughout the course of the four month long revolution against Colonel Gaddafi's regime, Libyans have found themselves surrounded by threats. NATO forces have killed hundreds of civilians during their bombardments, according to government claims. And rebels have been accused of committing atrocities against their own people."

NATO hits house of historic leadership in Libya, killing at least 13: gov't spokesman
A quote...."NATO airstrikes hit in the wee hours of Monday morning the house of El-Khweldi el-Hamedi, a member of the historic leadership in Sebrata city, some 80 km west of Tripoli, said a Libyan government spokesman."

Italy breaks ranks over NATO's Libya mission
A quote...."ROME (AFP) – Italy called for a suspension of hostilities in Libya on Wednesday in the latest sign of dissent within NATO as the civilian death toll mounts and Moamer Kadhafi shows no signs of quitting power. -- "We have seen the effects of the crisis and therefore also of NATO action not only in eastern and southwestern regions but also in Tripoli," Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told a parliamentary committee meeting."

10 Congressmen [Break Ranks WIth Obama And] Bring Obama to Federal Court
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 2min5sec - Jun 17, 2011) - Source:  gking1000

Arab League chief questions NATO tactics in Libya
A quote...."The Arab League leader who played a central role in securing Arab support for NATO airstrikes in Libya said he is having second thoughts about the action. Veteran Egyptian diplomat Amr Moussa said the bombing mission may not be working and a political solution should be found...." - Well, that's nice of him.  Maybe he and Chalabi (of Iraqi traitor fame) should get together and go drink some hemlock. - mpg

PNAC Cabal Warns Congress To Back Off Over Libya
A quote...."The chicken hawk neoconservatives that make up the Project For A New American Century cabal have written on open letter to House Republicans warning them not to reduce or cut funding for U.S. involvement in the military aggression against Libya or face becoming an ” irresolute” nation." - Topix  ||  Time For Jews Who Disagree To Step Up - 06-21-11 - mpg  ||

One Million March for Gaddafi: Where is this story?
A quote...."Last Friday one million Libyans took to the streets of Tripoli to march in favour of their Brother Leader Muammar al-Qathafi and against the criminal precision-terrorism wrought on Libya's population by NATO and the terrorist elements they are protecting. Yet where is this story?"

Top 10 New Orwellian Euphemisms for the War in Libya
A few selected items.....
NATO "marks" 90 days in Libya
A quote...."There is clear evidence of the West’s failure in Libya. If NATO launches a ground operation, it will openly breach the UN Security Council resolution. A failure in Libya will leave NATO with two options – either to acknowledge defeat or ramp up its military presence. Given the circumstances, Russia’s current mediation attempts are more than welcome and could prove instrumental in reaching a settlement." -- The African Union and China are ready for mediatory missions too. Libyan opposition leader Mahmoud Jibril is arriving in Beijing on Tuesday. And earlier this month, Chinese diplomats met with other opposition leaders in Qatar. These meetings aim to negotiate a ceasefire and start talks." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

British, French Agents Undercover in Libya to Get Gaddafi: Report
A quote..."London, June 19, 2011  "ANI" -- A team of 130 British and French agents are reportedly on a one-million-pound-a-week, do-or-die deep undercover mission in Libya to get Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. -- The British security service MI6 and France's Directorate-General for External Security agents will hunt for the dictator in Operation Fire And Forget, the Daily Star reports." - Source:  ANI@Yahoo
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More on the World Wide Revolution....

The Revolution Has Begun In Europe (Must Watch!)
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 7min37sec - Jun 21, 2011) - Source:  LikeTotallyRich -- A quote...."There is an awakening right now. People from all over the world are trying to stop the corrupted government and elite that want to enslave us. Watch and share this video with as much people as you can. This is in our hands!"

Keiser Report: Financial No-Go Zone (E157)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 25min55sec - June 16th, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on how to improve your self esteem with mountains of debt. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Demetri Kofinas in Athens about the global insurrection against banker occupation happening in Syntagma Square and the role of credit default swaps and mountains of debt in making that occupation possible in the first place."

Egypt activists threaten 'million-strong' protest to stop Islamists winning power
A quote...."Egyptian activists have threatened to bring mass pro-democracy protests back to Cairo, with a "million-strong" occupation of Tahrir Square planned for 8 July unless the ruling army generals abandon their current "roadmap" to democracy." - also posted at Uruknet

Yemenis set to wage new Friday rallies
Bahrain sentences concern UN chief
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Something Rotten This Way Comes
Must Read - A quote...."The issue of Israel is of critical importance to the antiwar movement, as frequenters of this website are surely aware. This is because Israel and its lobby in the United States have succeeded in so intertwining their interests with those of the United States that whenever Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sneezes four hundred congressmen say “Gesundheit!” What Israel does has consequences for every American citizen, and not only because Tel Aviv is the largest recipient of US economic and military assistance. It is indisputable that Israel and its friends in the White House and Defense Department played a major role in creating the lies and generating the momentum in the drive to war against Iraq in 2002, a conflict that continues to claim American casualties and which has left Iraq in ruins. Now the push is on to “do something” about Iran." - Topix  ||  Time For Jews Who Disagree To Step Up - 06-21-11 - mpg  ||

Palestine, Israel And America : The Strategic Void
Special Note - A quote...."The Obama White House now speaks as Israel dictates, and not a person of consequence remains in the US Congress who will stand up and speak out against it. Anyone doubting this has only to reflect on the humiliating (to me) image of US Senators and Representatives unanimously giving Binyamin Netanyahu 29 standing ovations at his recent appearance before the Congress. Even former President Carter, once an “Elder” condemning Israeli apartheid in the Occupied Territories, made a public written obeisance and apology in print for having given offense to Israel, all in support of the political ambitions of a young relative."

Designer of Indian N-reactor killed in Russian plane crash
Everyone can make a guess as to why this article was posted in this section....mpg - A quote....""MOSCOW: Sergei Ryzhov, the chief designer of the light water VVER nuclear reactors built by Russia in foreign countries, including India, was among those killed in the plane crash in Russia that claimed at least 44 lives. -- Russia has built many nuclear power plants abroad with the VVER reactor, including one in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. -- The whole leadership of the designers units of Russia’s state nuclear corporation was killed when a Tu-134 passenger plane crash landed in the northern republic of Karelia. -- They were all were going to inspect a local plant in Petrozavodsk for exploring the possibility of placing nuclear industry’s orders there." - Source:  TimesOfIndia

Stealing Success Tel Aviv Style
A quote...."Time to put the brakes on business as usual and to take the Israeli hand out of our pocket. By act of Congress, Israeli businesses can even bid on most American Federal and State government contracts just as if they were US companies.… so let’s take some steps to protect our economy from the information thieves from Tel Aviv and keep our money and jobs over here."

Hezbollah nabs Israel spies within ranks
A quote...."According to the Lebanese sources, more than 10 Hezbollah members, among them high-ranking figures, were arrested over the past few days for collaborating with Israel. -- Mohammad Atwi from the Nabatiyeh district in south Lebanon, who was responsible for organizing security within the party and coordinating activities with Iran and Syria, is one of the high ranking Hezbollah officials arrested in this regard, the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reported."

Jordan Valley families left homeless
A quote...."JERICHO (Ma'an) -- "The big soldier wouldn’t speak to me. He just said ‘This is my job, sit down and shut up’," the newly homeless Ralia Darraghmeh, a diabetes sufferer in her sixties said of the one of the crew who had come to demolish her home Tuesday morning." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israel/Palestine -- The Battle Lines Are Drawn
A quote...."Israeli apartheid system continues its ethnic cleansing.  Last week dozens of structures for poor bedouins were demolished rendering nearly 100 homeless.  The apartheid Knesset is debating new racist laws to punish free speech and any NGOs that do not accept apartheid/refuse to acknowledge the Jewish nature of the state."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Wife of kidnapped Palestinian sues Ukrainian president
A quote...."Wife of Palestinian engineer accuses Ukrainian president of inaction after Israeli agents - posing as Ukrainian officers – kidnapped her husband."

Israel threatens Palestinian inmates - What a sick and twisted caricature many Israelis have become. - mpg
 Some quotes...."Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he intends to make conditions tougher for Palestinian prisoners."  ---  "We will give them all that they deserve according to international law but nothing beyond that," he added." - bold by website editor -- Haaaaa, haaaa haaaaa!!  The prisoners are now celebrating because ACTUALLY treating them as they should be under international law would be an IMMENSE improvement over the well documented illegal, and abusive treatment they've already been receiving at the hands of the Israelis for decades....which of course means the "Nut-job" is lying again.  No surprise there. - mpg

Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Severely Beat Palestinian
A quote...."JERUSALEM, June 23,2011 (WAFA)- Israeli police are detaining Palestinian man Ahmed Ali Mahmoud, 36, in Shaare Zedek hospital west of Jerusalem, despite his injury with live bullets and bruises to his head after an assault by Israeli soldiers yesterday in Al-Issawiya town in Jerusalem."

Palestinian Envoy To UN Says Statehood Bid Will Go Ahead Regardless Of Talks
A quote...."The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations have said that they will go ahead with the application for statehood in the UN General Assembly in September even if talks with Israel resume."

How much longer will the West allow this inhuman, illegal and immoral siege to continue?
A quote...."The sun is shining, the beach is filling up and the squeal of car tyres and screech of car horns is pervasive. I could be in Beirut or any one of a number of Levantine Mediterranean coastal cities, but I'm in Gaza City and this is not a normal seaside scenario; how many places have Israeli gunboats patrolling within sight of the shore in order to prevent local fishermen operating in their own territorial waters?."
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....


Radioactive Dust From Japan Hit North America Days After Disaster ... But Governments "Lied" About Meltdowns and Radiation - Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."I started warning the day after the Japanese earthquake that radiation from Fukushima could reach North America. See this, this and this. -- Mainichi Daily reports today...."

"Radioactive materials spewed out from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant reached North America soon after the meltdown and were carried all the way to Europe, according to a simulation by university researchers."

Parts of Nebraska Nuclear Facility Already Under 2 Feet of Water ... But - So Far - Emergency Flood Walls Are Protecting Electrical Equipment - A quote...."ABC news reports that there is already 2 feet of water at some parts of the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant:...."

"Although the Fort Calhoun plant ... is surrounded by an eight foot tall and 16 foot wide protective berm, two feet of water have already made its way to several areas of the Fort Calhoun plant, but authorities say there is no immediate danger at either plant." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Investigation: 75% Of US Nuclear Power Plants Leaking Radiation Into Drinking Water Up To 750 Times Legal Limits - Audio - A quote...."An investigation reveals that 75% of US nuclear plants are leaking radioactive tritium into the environment and US drinking water supplies being detected at levels up to 750 times legal limits."

Fukushima Day 103 "ticking time BOMB...50-100 yrs cleanup" PLUS Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Island
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 15min01sec - Jun 22, 2011) - Source:  connectingdots1

Radiation News 06-23-11 - A DProgram Daily Round-Up - (10 articles & videos)
ENE's Fukushima Weekly Wrapup for June 24 - (Note: each paragraph is an HTML link) - (19 articles)
What Happened to Media Coverage of Fukushima? - Center for Media and Democracy
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation....

Bernanke Is Either Not Very Bright or Not Very Honest. He Admits He Doesn't Know Why We Have a Weak Economy ... But He's the One Who Weakened It  - A quote...."Well, it is obvious to anyone who has been paying attention what's causing the slow down, and if Mr. Bernanke doesn't know, he should be fired. -- As I've repeatedly explained since 2008, all independent economists and financial experts know why the economy is weak ... and everything the Fed has been doing has been weakening it." - bold by website editor

More Treachery at the Fed?
A quote...."June 22 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- No one expects the Fed to announce a rate-hike at the end of the today's FOMC meeting, but that doesn't mean there won't be a few surprises. The problem is that the recovery has stalled and the Fed can't decide whether we've just hit a "soft patch" or if it's something more serious. If it is more serious, then the Fed will need a contingency plan for kick-starting the economy. So, what's it going to be; another round of Quantitative Easing (QE), rate caps on short-term Treasuries [a.k.a. "a twist"] or something else altogether? That's what the financial media will want to know, and only Fed chairman Ben Bernanke knows the answers."

Bill Gross Just Set The Date For Operation Twist 2 And QE3
Prediction - (Bill Gross) - Full quote....."Gross:  Next Jackson Hole in August will likely hint at QE2 / interest rate caps."

Ron Paul on The Fed and inflation CNBC 6/22/2011
Video - (YuTb - Jun 22, 2011) - Source:  RonPaulSource - A quote...."Ron Paul on The Fed and inflation CNBC 6/22/2011."

"Other Fed Assets" Hits Record $133 Billion, More Than The GDP Of Kuwait
Charts - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."That the Fed's balance has hit another record high (and will do so for at least two more weeks) should come as a surprise to nobody. After all, when something is at a record and grows relentlessly, it is pretty safe to say next week will be another record. That said, there were several curious observations in this week's H.4.1 update. First and foremost is that the "other Fed assets" category just hit an all time high of $132.7 billion. This category, which is now larger than the GDP of Kuwait, is apparently so comprehensible and transparent to the hoards of FOMC precleared journalists, that for the second meeting in a row, nobody feels like asking a question about just what is contained in this asset class."

National Debt
A quote...."It really is hard to find the words to describe the true horror of the national debt.  The U.S. government has been on the greatest debt binge in all of human history, and a day of reckoning is coming that is going to be so painful that it is going to shock America to the core.  We have lived so far above our means for so long that none of us really has any concept of what "normal" is like anymore.  The United States has enjoyed the greatest party in the history of the world, but now this decades-old party is ending and the bills are coming due."

Is the US Dollar Predicting Another Deflationary Collapse?
Chart - A quote...."I want to be clear here. The US Dollar is ultimately a doomed currency. But it remains the “flight to safety” trade amongst global currencies (along with the Yen and most of all, Gold). Europe is far worse off than the US. And China’s now seeing a liquidity crisis of its own. --  With that in mind, we need to consider that the US Dollar may in fact be predicting another deflationary collapse."

The land of unlimited inequality
A quote...."The United States is well on its way to becoming the most unequal society on the planet. An extensive economic analysis of the growing gap between the wealthy and everyone else, summarized in last Sunday’s Washington Post, provides striking evidence of this trend."

Senate Republicans Offer Amendment To Stop The IMF From Bailing Out Foreign Countries With $108 Billion Of Taxpayer Funds - Chart - A quote...."Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), David Vitter (R-LA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) last week offered an amendment to the Economic Development Revitalization Act to end the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) ability to use $108 billion U.S. taxpayer dollars to bailout foreign countries."

Guest Post: "Growing Your Way Out of Debt" Is A Fantasy
Quote of the Day...."The Status Quo consensus is that "kicking the can down the road" a.k.a. "extend and pretend" will work because "Greece, Spain, Ireland et al. are going to "grow their way out of debt." That is a fantasy. Once a household or nation is burdened with stupendous debt loads and stagnating earnings, "growing your way out of debt" is impossible. The E.U. may succeed in strong-arming Greece into swallowing even more debt, more austerity and higher interest payments, but that will only speed up the self-reinforcing dynamics of insolvency, and guarantee the losses kicked down the road for a few months will be even more devastating." - Topix ||  A Quadruple Whammy - 12-16-10 - mpg  ||

Who really benefited from QE2 anyway? ~ Wall Street made out, Main Street largely missed out
A quote...."The flood of cheap money has helped the big banks rake in profits hand over fist. (Last quarter, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS +0.39%  made trading profits every single day.) Commodity speculators have grown rich. And the stock market has boomed, at least when measured in paper dollars." - Source:  MarketWatch

US jobless claims climb to 429,000
A quote...."More Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, with new claims rising to 429,000 as businesses remained cautious on hiring amid a stalling recovery. -- Initial filings rose 9,000 in the week ending June 18 from the previous week's upwardly revised 420,000, according to the labour department." - bold by website editor

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 22, 2011 at 12:55 PM
A round-up of some of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jun 24, 2011 at 1:31 AM
A round-up of some of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg
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More On The International Economic Situation....

US to Lose Second [Actually it's 3rd] Place in World Trade to India: Citi
China's number one, Germany's number two, the US-NRE is number three.....for the momment - Could we stop all the wars now?? - mpg  -- A quote...."In less than 40 years, [more like ten years, possibly even sooner than that.  Everyone should keep in mind that if the dollar implodes, India could become number three the next day. - mpg] India will overtake the US as the world’s second-largest trading nation, pushing today’s superpower into third place and Europe in to the little leagues, according to a new report by Citi."

Risk Mood Turns Sour After Italian Banks Unicredit And Intesa Sanpaolo Suspended Following Plunge
Financial Alert - It's like standing in a wooden framed three story house while some maniac keeps piling tons of earth into the attic with a crane.  After awhile, as he does so, you begin to hear groans and creaks from the attic's over stressed floor rafters.  As he continues to pile more and more earth into the attic you actually begin to hear one or two sharp reports as some of the wooden rafters give way, by now the groans are increasing in frequency and loudness, the walls begin to bow out or in depending on there construction.  Finally you hear a series of very loud, concussive pops, in sequence, as the entire floor gives way and tons of earth fall down right on top of you.  These Banksters are totally and completely insane, anybody who follows them or believes what they say are fools. - mpg

Number Of European Banks Resorting To 1 Week ECB Liquidity Jumps To Two And A Half Year High
Financial Alert - A quote...."It is not only the Chinese interbank market that has found itself in a liquidity vacuum. A quick look at recent moves in European overnight lending rates shows that in the past two weeks the key Eonia overnight rate hit a multiyear high of 1.549%...."

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