Wednesday July 6th 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

A Message To Congress and States About the Imperial President. Why We Cannot Show Weakness Anymore
A quote...."In Texas last month inside the State Legislature, I have to wonder why everything fell apart that had overwhelming public support? How did some cower not passing the Anti TSA bill groping the people of Texas? The public demanded the bill passage into law, also not cave into the threats by the unpopular Federal government. Where have all the Cowboys gone. They were not in Austin Texas. Now I am going to say the consequences for not standing up to Washington DC will be so much harsher on Texas because they reacted to fear and not doing right by the people they are supposed to serve."

The Magna Carta: Full Text at British Library
Special Note - A quote...."10. If one who has borrowed from the Jews any sum, great or small, die before that loan can be repaid, the debt shall not bear interest while the heir is under age, of whomsoever he may hold; and if the debt fall into our hands, we will not take anything except the principal sum contained in the bond." -- *Magna Carta* - a comment shown below....


Debt-damned economics: learn monetary reform or kiss your assets goodbye. 1 of 2
A quote...."If all the bank loans were paid, no one could have a bank deposit, and there would not be a dollar of coin or currency in circulation. We are completely dependent on the commercial Banks. Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash or credit. If the Banks create ample synthetic money we are prosperous; if not, we starve. We are absolutely without a permanent money system. When one gets a complete grasp of the picture, the tragic absurdity of our hopeless position is almost incredible, but there it is. It is the most important subject intelligent persons can investigate and reflect upon.” -- *Robert H. Hemphill*, Credit Manager of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1934 foreword to 100% Money, by Irving Fisher

The “War On Terror” Is A $6 Trillion Racket, Exceeding The Total Cost Of World War II - at GlobalRsrch
By The Numbers - A quote...."As you may have heard, a newly released study - PDF by the Eisenhower Research Project at Brown University revealed that the cost of the War on Terror is significantly greater than Obama has said. The little passing coverage the study received in the mainstream press cited $3.7 trillion as the total cost, which was the most conservative estimate. The moderate estimate, which the mainstream media ignored, was $4.4 trillion. In addition, interest payments on these costs will most likely exceed $1 trillion, which brings the total cost up to at least $5.4 trillion. The report also states that the following costs are not even included in this total...." - also posted at Hamsayeh & BLN

America's Global Military Mayhem - posted at GlobalRsrch
Article List - A list of articles from Global Research.

Deadline Live Exclusive: Captured Zeta Leader - We’ve purchased weapons from the “U.S. Government itself”
A quote...."Last Sunday, one of the original seven members of Los Zetas, Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar, aka El Mamito, was captured in Mexico. Rejón Aguilar was also known as Zeta 7. He helped the then Gulf Drug Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas recruit the original Mexican special forces soldiers trained at Fort Benning, Georgia to become the most dangerous criminal organization in Mexico."

ATF Director Tells Congressmen Dept Of Justice Is Obstructing "Fast & Furious" Gun Running Probe
Related MOXVideo - Alt - (MOXYuTb - 3min09sec - Jul 6, 2011) - Source:  MOXNEWSd0tCOM

Google, Yahoo & Facebook Are Hiding Things From You
Web Under Subverson - (YuTb - 9min05sec - May 26, 2011) - Source:  Federaljacktube5 - Fascinating.

Protect IP Act Gives Government Power to Seize Websites On a Whim
Web Under Threat - A quote...."New legislation that would give the US government the power to seize website domains on a whim with no oversight merely for linking to sites that host copyrighted material has been labeled a hallmark of “repressive regimes” by a group of law professors who warn that the bill allows the state to “break the Internet addressing system”."

U.S. claims terrorists planned to implant bombs in passengers; will justify deep body scans
Police State Alert - A quote...."It was just a matter of time, and the time has clearly come. Earlier this year the internet was abuzz with controversy over the prospect of full strength deep body scanners being rolled out by the TSA to airports across America. The justification for this move was that terrorists would start hiding bombs in body cavities in order to get around the invasive grope-downs and backscatter X-Ray naked body scanners."

One Nation Under Terror – Charlie McGrath
CMcGVideo - Alt - (CMcGYuTb - 2min52sec - Jul 6, 2011) - Source:  crabbydogtrix

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Says America is Rotting At The Core
Videos - A quote...."In an interview with Paul Jay, founder of The Real News Network, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, said that the American empire is rotting at the core and that the two political parties offer no real change.  --  He makes many more great and truthful statements in his interview with Jay. Watch the incredible and historic interview:...."


The Alex Jones Show: Jul 5, 2011
AJVideos - Intro - FireBreathingTyranny - TheEvilYouDoToday(Rant) - FBIDroveHemingway2Suicide - TSA/BillGatesEugenics&GlobalTyranny - TotalGoonismNYC(Rant) - LadyInTheNight - JeffreySteinberg(1/4) - JeffreySteinberg(2/4) - JeffreySteinberg(3/4) - JeffreySteinberg(4/4) - PaulCraigRoberts&SDK(1/2) - PaulCraigRoberts&SDK(2/2) - NewInfoWarWeapons! - InsiderReport#1 - InfoWarsCrew - The Night -- (AJYuTb - 3/15min - Jul 5, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks about increasing attacks on the Constitution and the bankster plan to take down America following the destruction of Greece. Alex welcomes to the show Jeffrey Steinberg, a senior writer at Lyndon Larouche's Executive Intelligence Review. Alex also talks with economist, columnist and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration, Paul Craig Roberts, about double standards in the case against the former head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused ."

Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv - July 6 2011
MRVideo - Alt - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 8min20sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - July 6th, 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-led strike kills 8 Afghan children
BREAKING:  Thu Jul 7, 2011 6:50AM -- A quote...."A US-led airstrike has targeted a house in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 13 civilians, including eight children, police officials say."

Afghans protest US killing of civilians
A quote...."Afghan people have staged an anti-US rally in Khogyani district to protest against the deadly attacks on civilians by the US-led foreign forces."

Iraq’s Revolutionary History
Special Note - A quote...."Yesterday Iraqi insurgents launched at least nine attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul, killing eight policeman and soldiers and wounding 17 others.  Guerilla attacks are escalating as the US prepares to withdraw all troops by year’s end.  U.S. military officials say Iraq sees an average of 14 attacks a day.  June was the deadliest month for US forces in three years and was the worst month for civilian deaths since January. --  Last week, as radical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr thanked followers for offering to launch attacks against the U.S. military in Iraq should he reinstate his Mehdi Army militia, Iraqi President Jalal Talibani met with the presidents of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan to show a unified front against US influence in the region.  After eight years of occupation, Iraqis remain defiant.  For those who know the nation’s revolutionary history this comes as no surprise."

Expert: Turkey loses role of leader in region
A quote...."The belated recognition of Libya's Transitional Government by Ankara and the passivity in resolving the Syrian crisis will reduce the credibility of Turkey and deprive its leadership in the region, Arab political analyst on the Middle East Ismail Yasha said." - also posted at WarInIraq

Outrage as Germany ‘sells’ 200 tanks to Saudi regime
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min55sec - Jul 6, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – Germany is reportedly selling two hundred battle tanks to Saudi Arabia. Talk of a deal has caused outrage among Germany’s opposition politicians, who claim the government would be breaking its own export rules. Peace activist Jens Wagner says he fears the heavy weapons could be used to crush anti-regime protests in the region."

From Cartagena to Tegucigalpa:  Imperialism and the Future of the Honduran Resistance
A quote...."Just over a month ago, on May 22, 2011, the Cartagena Accord was signed by the Venezuelan, Colombian, and Honduran governments. The event facilitated the return of ousted Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya (also a signatory to the Accord), to Tegucigalpa on May 28, and the readmission of Honduras into the Organization of American States (OAS) on June 1." - also posted at Uruknet
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The Assault On Libya....

Behind-scenes UN spat over French arms-drops to Libya
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min21sec - Jul 6, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Diplomats from Russia and France have reportedly clashed over NATO's handling of the Libya crisis at a meeting of the UN Security Council held behind closed doors. It's believed Moscow criticized the French decision to deliver weapons to anti-Gadaffi rebels, which Russia says was a violation of the UN resolution. RT's Egor Piskunov reports on why Moscow is taking such a strong stance..."

The US must end its illegal war in Libya now
A quote...."Dennis Kucinich -- This week, I am sponsoring legislation in the United States Congress that will end US military involvement in Libya for the following reasons..."

"First, the war is illegal under the United States constitution and our War Powers Act, because only the US Congress has the authority to declare war and the president has been unable to show that the US faced an imminent threat from Libya. The president even ignored his top legal advisers at the Pentagon and the department of justice who insisted he needed congressional approval before bombing Libya."

"Second, the war has reached a stalemate and is unwinnable without the deployment of Nato ground troops, effectively an invasion of Libya. The whole operation was terribly ill-considered from the beginning. While Nato supports the Benghazi-based opposition (situated in the oil-rich north-east), there is little evidence that the opposition has support of the majority of Libyans." - also posted at ICH

Gun running with the Libyan rebels
A quote...."As the daughter of a ship’s captain, I’ve been on some strange voyages in my time. But our passage to Misrata in late June had to be the craziest. -- Cameraman Nick and I had boarded the 60-foot tug boat Ezzarouk with camera kit, flak jackets and plenty of fruit. We were heading to Misrata, where fruit was in short supply, and you’ve got to get your five-a-day. But fruit was the least of our worries as we rounded the port buildings in Benghazi. -- There was the ship’s crew, loading boxes and boxes of ammunition and weapons, including very dodgy looking homemade RPG launchers. The Ezzarouk was fit to bursting point – a veritable floating munitions dump."
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Egypt's Incomplete Revolution: The Challenge of Post-Mubarak Authoritarianism
A quote...."While Hosni Mubarak awaits trial the security state he built is fighting for its survival and, with the help of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, may pull through. As the clock ticks toward September parliamentary polls, the champions of January 25th are struggling to raze Mubarak’s apparatus and erect an accountable government. Unfortunately, they have been obstructed by the army council that vowed to lead a democratic transition. The SCAF’s reassurances will mean little unless it heeds renascent crowds in Tahrir and culls the security apparatus still menacing Egyptian families." - also posted at Uruknet

Frustration with army has Egyptians back on street
A quote...."CAIRO (AFP) – Five months after president Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians are being called to return to the streets for new mass protests amid frustration over the handling of a promised transition to democracy."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Turkmenistan rejects Israeli Ambassador, says he is "Mossad spy"
A quote...."Turkmen Foreign Ministry says Israel’s designated ambassador Haim Koren’s past employment as instructor at the National Security College is proof of his involvement in espionage. Turkmenistan has rejected Israel’s designated ambassador for the second time, claiming that the proposed envoy is a Mossad operative."
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Flotilla News....

French Senate group criticizes Greek block on Gaza flotilla
A quote...."PARIS, July 6 (KUNA) -- A French Senate group that oversees the Palestinian question has criticized the action of Greek and other authorities in blocking the departure of the second "Freedom Flotilla" to Gaza, bringing humanitarian aid to the embargoed Palestinian Territory, a statement said on Wednesday."

Swedish flotilla ship sets sail for Gaza
A quote...."Gaza Strip, (Pal Telegraph)-The Swedish Norwegian ship, part of the humanitarian convoy, started yesterday evening its journey to the besieged Gaza Strip. -- The Swedish ship was previously sabotaged in the Greek port of Piraeus as Israeli authorities didn’t allow the flotilla and its cargo to enter the coastal enclave."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

IDF destroys nine water tanks in parched Palestinian village
A quote...."Late Tuesday morning, July 5, around 11:30am, a convoy of IDF, Civil Administration, and Border Police arrived in the Palestinian village of Amniyr accompanying a flatbed truck with a front end loader and a backhoe.  Israeli settlers having a picnic at the settlement outpost next to the Susiya archaeological site looked on as the army destroyed nine large tanks of water and a tent." - also posted at Uruknet

Villagers in Bil’in celebrate removal of the Wall: “we have become an example for everyone.”
A quote...."Last Friday, 1 July, the village of Bil’in celebrated the return of half of their land that had been confiscated by Israel. Since the construction of the Wall in 2004, around 600 acres of property had been, in effect, annexed to Israel. -- It took Bil’in four years to get their land back. They took their case to court, they protested and they held weekly demonstrations. During that time, they saw members of their village die and hundreds of protesters imprisoned." - also posted at Uruknet

05 July '11: Video documentation: Settler [Jewish vandal] sets fire to field in Burin
Contains Video - Alt - (YuTb - 1min06sec - Jul 3, 2011) - Source:  btselem --  A quote...."On Thursday, 30 June, around noon settlers torched fields surrounding the Yizhar settlement. The action apparently was in response to the knife-point carjacking of a vehicle belonging to a Yitzhar settler the previous night as she was driving through the Village of Huwara. The fires consumed dozens of dunams of land, including, according to military and Civil Administration officials quoted in the media, around 400 olive trees of residents of the adjacent Palestinian villages, Burin and Huwara. Some of the trees were completely destroyed." - also posted at Uruknet
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....

Nitrogen injection could be delayed at Fukushima
A quote...."The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi power plant is having trouble injecting nitrogen gas into one of the reactors to prevent a hydrogen explosion. -- Tokyo Electric Power Company on Wednesday examined the No.3 reactor to see if it can connect injection pipes to the containment vessel. -- A camera-mounted robot was used for the operation because high radioactive levels are preventing workers from remaining in the reactor building for long periods. -- But TEPCO failed to confirm the situation because the robot couldn't reach the necessary part of the reactor. -- Radiation levels as high as about 50 millisieverts per hour were registered in the area."

Reactor No. 1 dry well meter hits new high at 266 Sv/hour — Japan says ‘defective’
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More On The Economic Situation...

The Next, Worse Financial Crisis -- Commentary: Ten Reasons We Are Doomed To Repeat 2008
Must Read - A quote...."BOSTON (MarketWatch) — The last financial crisis isn’t over, but we might as well start getting ready for the next one. -- Sorry to be gloomy, but there it is. -- Why? Here are 10 reasons."

Jump, You F**kers
A quote...."MarketWatch's Paul Farrell is an angry man. He has a secret which is shared among a relative few of us, and it pisses him off. Paul knows this country is FUBAR, and he figures we need to start over from scratch. His latest plan for doing just that is for Congress to fail to raise the debt limit to force the United States to default on its obligations."

Boomers’ Legacy of Odious Debt Has Created a “New Normal”
A quote...."A hurricane of debt, deficit, and demographics is heading to the shores of all developed economies. With it will come high inflation rates, high costs for credit, low growth rates, and weakening developed country currency value. Ben Bernanke in a helicopter will not stop the hurricane’s devastating path. More stimulus packages will not stop it. Blaming the Chinese for lending us too much money will not stop it. Pretending that the storm isn’t coming will most assuredly not stop it.  It threatens to derail the lukewarm economic recovery and to alter forever the heretofore path of robust growth for the developed world. In a sense, debt, deficit, and demographics will reset the world to a “New Normal”"

The Economy Cannot Recover As Long As Inequality Continues to Skyrocket ... But Government Policy Is INCREASING Inequality - A quote...."Numerous prominent economists in government and academia have all said that large inequalities can cause - or at least contribute to - financial crises, including...." - also posted at ZeroHedge

The Stock Market Is Overvalued Between 48% And 61%
Mrkt Tech Note - Charts - A quote...."The Q Ratio is a popular method of estimating the fair value of the stock market developed by Nobel Laureate James Tobin. It's a fairly simple concept, but laborious to calculate. The Q Ratio is the total price of the market divided by the replacement cost of all its companies. Fortunately, the government does the work of accumulating the data for the calculation. The numbers are supplied in the Federal Reserve Z.1 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, which is released quarterly."

You Want A Triple AAA, Just Give Me Some More Money (5 Star Clip)
Video - From the History File - Oct 22, 2009 - (YuTb - 5min59sec - 10/22/09) - Source:  Prgrsvs4RspnsblPltcs - A quote...."There is no one else like Dylan Ratigan anywhere on cable or network television. Rise Up"

The Fed Under Fire: The Federal Reserve Is The Black Hole In American Democracy
Video - From the History File - Jul 10, 2009 - Alt - (YuTb - 7min59sec - 07/10/09) - Source:  AmericanNewsProject -- A quote...."The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers...."

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jul 6, 2011 at 10:32 PM
A round-up of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg

The Eurozone's Financial Deterioration....

Portugal Junked: 'Bailouts - outrageous anti-taxpayer scam'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min30sec - Jul 6, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Europe's ongoing struggle to save the Euro has been dealt another blow as Portugal has had its debt downgraded to junk status. Moody's, the credit rating agency behind the move, says a default is likely unless the country is given another bailout. Many analysts have questioned the logic of saddling struggling economies with more debt as speculation grows over whether the EU is ready to come to Portugal's rescue again. And the direction the EU and the IMF are taking in solving this crisis may well lead to severe consequences - that's according to Douglas Carswell, an MP from the British Conservative Party."

Warning over Irish credit rating
A quote...."Ireland's credit rating may be cut to junk by Moody's Investors Service after Portugal yesterday lost its investment grade rating, analysts said today. -- Moody's, which slashed Portugal four notches yesterday to Ba2 from Baa1, in April lowered Ireland's credit rating to the lowest investment grade Baa3 and left country's outlook on negative."

Tuesday July 5th 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

How Bankers Own the Earth And Then Some…
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."Banking was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin. The bankers own the earth. Take it away from them, but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough deposits to buy it back again. -- However, take away from them the power to create money and all the great fortunes like mine will disappear and they ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in. But, if you wish to remain the slaves of bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money.“ -- *Josiah Stamp*

I Didn't Fight For Your Freedom
Must Read - A quote...."I didn't fight for your freedoms. In the six years I was in, I never once defended your right to vote, or to carry a gun, or to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure (that one doesn't really apply anymore, anyway), or any of the other things you enjoy as a citizen of this country. I just didn't. Neither did anyone who went to Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Vietnam. It's all bullsh-t. It's a f-cking lie that we tell ourselves and each other so that we don't have to think about why we send young men and women to serve, suffer, and die for old men's vainglorious ideas and profit margins."

Perpetual Motion - Why the War Machine Keeps on Running
Special Note - A quote...."Today, the United States is locked in a throes of perpetual war, and our politics are dominated by its political handmaiden, perpetual fear. If you doubt this, just think about the recent expansion of drone assaults to Libya and Somalia or your next invasive pat down in an airport or the continuation of the onerous Patriot Act. Some critics believe perpetual war is driven primarily by the lust for empire. No doubt, empire lusting is a factor, but for the reasons I explained in The Domestic Roots of Perpetual War, I believe perpetual war is primarily the issue of a deadly mutation of domestic politics, particularly the imperative to prop up a sclerotic Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex (MICC) -- a political-economic faction that lost its raison d'être when the Cold War ended, and now needs the perpetual threat of war, to pump money through it, if it is to survive and flourish on its own terms, at the expense of others." - also posted at ICH

The Petraeus-CIA Powergrab
A quote...."The U.S. Party is now moving faster to concentrate power in the military, to expand U.S. murder attacks around the world, and to intimidate any critics in the ways totalitarian regimes do in their early days to silence critics as they consolidate their power and then use more open forms of terror and oppression." - also posted at ICH

Number One? 20 Not So Good Categories That The United States Leads The World In
By The Numbers - A quote...."If you do not believe that America is in bad shape, just read the list below.  The following are 20 not so good categories that the United States leads the world in...." - The first five....

1. The United States has the highest incarceration rate [per capita] in the world and the largest total prison population on the entire globe.
2. According to NationMaster.com, the United States has the highest percentage of obese people in the world.
3. The United States has the highest divorce rate on the globe by a wide margin.
4. The United States is tied with the U.K. for the most hours of television watched per person each week.
5. The United States has the highest rate of illegal drug use on the entire planet. - also posted at PrisonPlanet & BLN
   

The Elite [Parasites] Are Not Even Trying To Hide How Much They Hate The U.S. Constitution Anymore
A quote...."In the United States today, it is becoming increasingly fashionable to openly trash the U.S. Constitution.  Many among the elite are not even trying to hide how much they hate the U.S. Constitution anymore.  As the Patriot movement and the Tea Party movement call for a return to the principles that this nation was founded upon, many among the elite and in the mainstream media are responding by publicly dumping on the U.S. Constitution.  The level of vitriol that we are seeing for our founding fathers and for our Constitution is unprecedented.  It turns out that the U.S. Constitution does not fit very well with the benevolent futuristic "Big Brother" totalitarianism that they want to impose on all of us." - also posted at PrisonPlanet & IntelHub

We need Real Sheriffs and Police Officers to Deal WIth the TSA. Not Brown Nosing Political Whores
A quote...."The next time you hear on the news of some Big City Police Chief or a County Sheriff announce their new partnership with the federal government in the name of the war on drugs,crime or terror. Throw his ass out of office as fast as you can. When you see this. Know this for a fact. They just betrayed the people they are supposed to serve for 30 pieces of silver. They are suck ups to the unelected bureaucracies for grant money with strings attached meaning violating your God given rights to get this funding. That means 4th amendment violating check points to draw blood with a warrant. That means passing anti gun ordinances attacking the second amendment."

Libertarian Party Asks Florida Sheriffs To Arrest TSA Agents
A quote...."The Libertarian Party of Florida has written to the sheriff of every county in the state demanding that they arrest any TSA agent who conducts an “enhanced” pat-down on charges of sexual battery."

More "We Got Bin Laden" propaganda
A quote...."I posted the page of photoshop fakes in the comments section. It vanished immediately, and needless to say, it appears the US Government's new million dollar software to create fake online identities is hard at work loading up the comments section to sell the lie that Bin Laden died May 1 instead of ten years ago. If commercial blogs continue to resort to this sort of mental "self gratification", I think it will only accelerate the public distrust of them." -- *Michael Rivero* - Topix ||  More on Osama Bin Back From the Dead™....  ||

Keiser Report: Robbed and Securitised (E161)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 25min56sec - Jul 5th, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on 'no buyers' at the firesale of Greek national income producing assets and on Ben Bernanke as the Taliban of finance. In the second half of the show, Max talks to economist Yanis Varoufakis about the bailout and austerity packages for Greece."

Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv - July 5 2011
Must View MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min10sec - into the broadcast - mpg - (JustInTV - 2hrs - July 5th, 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....

MI5 run fake Islamists declare mini Sharia state in UK
A quote...."Classic agents provocateurs used by the zio controlled UK state and media to crack down on all UK Muslims as extremist.  Daily Mail carries pic of niqab women (gasp) openly walking down street." - Topix ||  Pseudo Gangs & Agnt Provctrs  ||

The Afghanistan War was Planned Months Before the 9/11 Attacks
For The Record - A quote....."In this article published in India in the summer of 2001 the Indian Government announces that it will support America's PLANNED military incursion into Afghanistan." - Topix ||  9/11 PlngGuide - SpecTrgts  ||

Official cost of wars short by trillions
Costs Of Empire - A quote...."The total cost to the United States of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus the related military operations in Pakistan, is set to exceed US$4 trillion ($4.8 trillion) - more than three times the sum so far authorised by Congress in the decade since the September 11 attacks."

Russia criticizes US over abuses in wars abroad
A quote...."MOSCOW - Russia urged the United States on Tuesday to give more scrutiny to allegations of human rights violations by US soldiers and agents during conflicts abroad, pointing to reported abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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Afghan civilians killed by RAF drone
A quote...."Four Afghan civilians were mistakenly killed and two others injured in an attack by a remotely controlled RAF "drone" targeting insurgent leaders in Helmand province, the Guardian has learned. -- The airstrike marks the first confirmed operation in which one of the UK's Reaper aircraft has been responsible for the deaths of civilians, and comes amid growing concern on both sides of the Atlantic about increased use of drones in combat zones."

Attacks kill four NATO soldiers in Afghan east
A quote...."KABUL (AFP) – Four NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday in two attacks in eastern Afghanistan, where mostly US troops are battling a fierce Taliban insurgency close to the border with Pakistan, the military said."

British soldier missing from Afghan base found shot dead
A quote...."A BRITISH soldier who went missing from his base in southern Afghanistan was found dead last night with gunshot wounds following a massive day-long manhunt."

Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
A quote...."SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian soldier has been shot in the head and killed during an encounter with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, defence chief David Hurley said on Tuesday."

Karzai: Afghan police killed in border attack
A quote....."KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says an undisclosed number of Afghan border policemen have been killed and wounded after an estimated 150 militants attacked checkpoints along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border."

France announces troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
A quote...."President Nicolas Sarkozy's office on Thursday announced a progressive withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan. -- The withdrawal of France's approximately 4,000 troops will follow a timetable comparable to that of the staggered pullout of American troops, starting this summer, Sarkozy's office said in a statement." - Related articles, posted 07-02-11....

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100 Iraqi lawmakers demand departure of U.S. troops
A quote...."BAGHDAD, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Up to 100 Iraqi lawmakers on Monday signed a document calling on the Iraqi government to demand departure of U.S. troops from the country as scheduled by the end of 2011, the Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported."

The First American Dollar War Defeat
Fiction - A quote...."A short story showing how powerful elite interests and central bankers could manipulate American foreign policy using a black flag event in order to guarantee the American dollar remains the world’s reserve currency. This is of course just a work of fiction and hypothetical case study and the characters have no relation to actual people, government officials or events."

Iran is singled out because it defies Washington
And MORE importantly, Tel Aviv (they're practically one and the same with Tel Aviv on top) -- A quote.... "The reason Iran’s nuclear program has become so controversial, therefore, has nothing to do with nuclear nonproliferation, any more than the war on Iraq had anything to do with weapons of mass destruction or terrorism. The problem with Iran is the same as that posed by Iraq, which is that it is too independent, too willing to defy orders from Washington, D. C." - ( i.e. the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium - mpg )

Chief [Iranian] Commander: No Room for US, Britain, Israel in Islamic Territories
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian top military commander underlined on Wednesday that the US, Britain and their Zionist ally can no more continue their hegemony over Islamic states after the recent popular uprisings in the Middle-East and North Africa."

Iran showcases homegrown arms in war games
A quote...."TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's latest war games have featured the predictable blaze of missile tests and an unexpected peek at underground launch silos. There's one bit of military showmanship, though, that ties it all together: Promoting the Made in Iran label."

Iran attends NATO meeting for the first time
A quote...."Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ali Ahani represents Iran at the meeting and is scheduled to deliver a speech at the gathering. " - also posted at Uruknet

Hezbollah: STL covers up real criminal
A quote...."Hezbollah has accused a US-backed tribunal probing the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri of refusing to pursue the real criminal."

Not Impressive! NATO fails to talk Russia into its plans
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 2min55sec - Apr 26, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Russia and NATO have failed to reach a consensus on missile defence plans in Europe, with the Alliance standing firm on its position. NATO says it's against a joint anti-missile shield - and doesn't find it necessary to provide Russia with legal guarantees that the shield won't be directed against it. RT's Natalia Novikova has more from Russia's city of Sochi, were the talks have now drawn to a close."

Hugo Chávez's triumphant return to Venezuela
Some quotes...."Just days after announcing that he was being treated for cancer in Cuba, Chávez made a surprise return to Venezuela yesterday. He's just in time for today's bicentennial celebrations."  ---  "The news, alongside the president’s ebullient mood, sparked impromptu street parties all over Caracas culminating with Chávez’s address to the thousands of fans gathered at the presidential palace."
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The Assault On Libya....

Putin: Who gave NATO right to kill Gaddafi?
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min10sec - Apr 26, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Who gave coalition forces in Libya the right to eliminate Gaddafi? That's the question Vladimir Putin's been asking, during an official visit to Denmark. The Russian Premier also said NATO's effectively joined one of the warring sides in the conflict. And more responsible action should be taken instead."

NATO's ground operation in Libya to lead to unpredictable consequences in region - Russian deputy FM (Part 2)
A quote...."MOSCOW. July 5 (Interfax) - NATO's ground operation in Libya will threaten the country's territorial integrity and may lead to unpredictable consequences for the whole region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said."

NATO rifts strain Libya campaign
A quote...."The bombing campaign, now well into its fourth month, has stretched some militaries to the limit. Others, such as Germany’s, never agreed to participate. Some NATO officials privately say they worry that in the coming weeks, more individual countries will decide to pursue their own military agendas without consulting the alliance first — as has happened with France, which last week admitted to airdropping weapons to rebels."

Iran's FM: NATO leading Libya to ruins
THAT'S THE IDEA!!  "Shock & Awe", destroy the nation's institutions and infrastructure, put the nation deeply into debt, than make everyone into slaves of the Banksters!!   This website editor sincerely hopes the Iranian people and government realize that what the US-NRE is doing to Libya, and what they, Israel, and the Saudi Royals helped to do to Iraq and Afghanistan, is EXACTLY what they intend to do to Iran! - mpg

Depleted Uranium found in Libya by scientists:
A quote...."The use of DU in Libya has been certified by a group of independent scientists on the spot, as reported by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya. It can now be added to the list of criminal acts perpetrated by NATO to protect the civilian population."

Gaddafi forces 'intercept arms from Qatar'
A quote...."Government spokesman says two boats carrying weapons for rebels seized from west of Tripoli."

Video of huge weapons arsenal 'for Libya rebels' seized on Qatar boats
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 1min13sec - Jul 5th, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - A quote...."Libyan officials say they have intercepted two boats from Qatar carrying a cache of weapons for rebel forces in the country. It's said the load included about a hundred Belgian-made assault rifles, along with thousands of rounds of ammunition. So far, only the French admit to supplying weapons to Libyan anti-government forces. Brian Johnson-Thomas, a former arms trafficking expert for the UN Security Council, says it's a dangerous violation of the arms embargo."

Libya: 'Seven rebels' killed in clash near Misurata
A quote...."Tripoli, 5 July (AKI) - Seven Libyan rebels were killed and 25 wounded Tuesday during recent fighting south of Misurata, according to unnamed rebel sources."
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Iceland, a country that wants to punish the bankers responsible for the crisis
A quote...."Since 2008 the vast majority of the Western population dream about saying "no" to the banks, but no one has dared to do so. No one except the Icelanders, who have carried out a peaceful revolution that has managed not only to overthrow a government and draft a new constitution, but also seeks to jail those responsible for the country's economic debacle."

FINALLY! - Ireland Issues Threat To Billionaire Bondholders
There is no possibility of 1.8 million workers repaying around €200 billion in debts arising from the collapse of the banking system within any reasonable time frame, outgoing president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Jack O'Connor has said. -- In an address to the organisation's biennial delegate conference in Killarney this morning he said that so far Congress had not supported the call for default on debts. However, he said that "we may well come to do so"."

Papandreou Selling Off Greek Assets - PASOK: Pan Hellenic Socialist Kleptocrats
Special Note - A quote...."George Papandreou is not bought, he is rented. He sells public enterprises to the multinationals. He reduces wages, pensions and employment at the behest of the IMF. He turns over the public treasury to the European banks. He supports NATO’s war against Libya. He directs the Greek Coast Guard to enforce Netanyahu’s blockade of Gaza.” -- According to a demonstrator in Syndigma Square, Athens, July 3, 2011 A self-proclaimed “Socialist” Government in Greece is imposing by ballots and clubs the most far reaching reversals of wages, pensions, jobs, educational, health and tax programs in the history of Western Europe." - also posted at VetaransToday - Source:  JamesPetras

Egyptians protest state defense of police violence
A quote...."Thousands have marched in major Egyptian cities, demanding the judicial punishment of police who murdered protesters during the revolutionary movement that forced out longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak. Police killed more than 1,000 people between January 25 and February 11, but not a single policeman or regime official has been brought to justice."

[Iranian] MP: Saudi Pullout from Bahrain "Iran's Precondition for Talks with Riyadh"
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker reminded Riyadh's collaboration with the Al-Khalifa regime on the suppression of the Bahraini people, and underlined that Tehran would hold talks with Saudi Arabia only after the latter withdraws its forces from Bahrain."

Yemenis vehemently oppose US-Saudi plan
A quote...."(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Secretary General of the Yemen Democratic Party, Seif Ul-Washli, in an interview with Al-Alam News Network, has said that the ideal of the Yemeni revolution is to make major change in the ruling regime, while declaring the vehement opposition of the Yemeni people and revolutionaries with the US-Saudi plan to transfer power to the Yemeni vice-president, Mansour Haadi."

Bahrain's rulers start dialogue with opposition
17-year-old shot dead in clashes with police in Cairo
Acquittals of Mubarak ministers anger Egyptians
The new focus of Syria's crackdown has seen similar bloodshed before
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Riposte Against Zionism:  Go Tell It To The People
Must Read - A quote...."Archimedes once said, “Give me a place to stand and I will move the world.” In the preceding articles in this series (listed below after my bio), I have developed the basic theses of my analysis that define the place we stand now, and where we must stand if we wish to alter the world Zionism has contrived for us. One is that we must focus our attention on the edifice of Zionist influence and control in the US, and not be mesmerized by events in and around Palestine. Another is that our efforts to date, with the partial exception of the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions) campaign, have been ineffectual at best and counterproductive at worst. And the third, most critical point is that the gate to containing Zionism is in the US; the lock to the gate is in the heartland of the US and not Washington; and the key to that lock is the Israeli orchestration of 9/11 and its spin-off wars."

The State and Local Bases of Zionist Power in America
From the History File - 08.31.2010 - A quote...."Any serious effort to understand the extraordinary influence of the Zionist power configuration over US foreign policy must examine the presence of key operatives in strategic positions in the government and the activities of local Zionist organizations affiliated with mainstream Jewish organizations and religious orders." - also posted at AlethoNews

Former IDF General Rothschild gets red carpet treatment while Sheikh Raed Salah gets prison cell
A quote...."With what is appalling timing, given the arrest of Sheikh Raed Salah a week ago on the order of the Home Secretary Theresa May, a certain Major General (ret.) Danny Rothschild is speaking in London on Monday 4th July at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in Whitehall; he will follow this on Tuesday 5th with a speech in parliament organised by the Henry Jackson Society, the fanatically pro-Israel think tank. While it is not unusual for high-ranking Israeli military and political officials to be visiting such institutions, the red carpet treatment of Israeli "Defence" Forces veteran Rothschild stands in stark contrast to the treatment of Palestinian leader Sheikh Raed Salah, arrested on the strength of tabloid gossip and Israel Lobbyists' pressure, and little else." - also posted at AlethoNews & Uruknet

Why was Salah muzzled for preaching peace in London?
Related Article - A quote...."The outcry in Britain against Salah has shocked Israel’s 1.3-million Palestinian citizens. For them, he is a spiritual leader and head of a respected party, the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel. He is also admired by the wider Palestinian public. The secular Fatah party and Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister, were among those condemning his arrest."
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Flotilla News....

European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza Confirms that the French Ship "Dignity" has Set Sail
A quote...."Brussells - PNN - The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) confirmed on Tuesday that the French ship "Dignity," which is part of Freedom Flotilla II, has in fact set sail to the besieged Gaza Strip while the rest of the flotilla ships remain trapped in Athens, banned from sailing." - also posted at AlethoNews

An Appeal To Restore Democracy In Greece and Gaza
A quote...."It wasn’t that long ago, April,1967 to be exact, when your democratically elected government was overthrown by a gang of fascist generals. Do you remember the outcry and support your people received from almost the entire world demanding the Restoration of Democracy in your country? Many of us worked endlessly for that to happen and rejoiced with you when it did."

Memorandum Handed Over To Greece Embassy
A quote...."Five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and a political party today handed over a memorandum to the Greece Embassy here in protest of the Greek government's move to disallow the International Freedom Flotilla 2 to sail from Greek ports to Gaza." -- A comment shown below....


Greece ban empowers Gaza convoy
Contains Video - A quote...."Israel and Greece try to stop the Freedom Flotilla II from sending aid to the Palestinians but they are raising greater awareness and support for the cause, says an analyst."

Captain of Gaza flotilla boat released by Greece
Action Alert - A quote...."By now the word that people are planning a global boycott must have filtered through to the Greek authorities, and they are realizing that whatever small considerations they received relative to the IMF-imposed debt crisis in return for being Israel's privateers will not save the Greek economy from collapse when the world stops buying Greek products, pulls their money from Greek investments, and cancels vacation plans to Greece. -- Keep up the pressure. It appears to be having an effect!" -- *Michael Rivero*

Latest Reports and Photos From the Canadian Boat to Gaza
Photos - A quote...."The steering committee of the “Tahrir”, a Canadian ship set to take part in the upcoming Gaza-bound flotilla told Haaretz early Tuesday that there is reason to believe that further harm will be done to their vessel. -- The Canadian ship attempted to depart from the Greek port of Agios Nikolaos on Monday, however it was intercepted the Greek coast guard shortly after departure. No violence was reported during the takeover of the ship."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

"We Divest" Flashmob in NYC
Video - (YuTb - 3min17sec - Jul 1, 2011) - Source:  JVP18 -- Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because JUSTICE should not be denied! - mpg -- A quote...."We Divest From Israel's Occupation performs a flashmob in Times Square to call on TiAA-CREF to stop profiting from Occupation on June 26, 2011. The flashmob comes after TIAA-CREF refused to allow a shareholder resolution holding companies accountable in TIAA-CREF's portfolio. such as Caterpillar, Elbit, Motorola, Northrup Grumman, and Veolia for doing business with Israel's Occupation. The flashmob is part of a nationwide call; similar performances have also taken place in the Bay Area and Denver. For more info or to sign the petition, visit http://wedivest.org" - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.

Lifta to be Razed for Israeli Vacation Homes - Palestine's Last Village Faces Bulldozers
Second Quote of the Day...."Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist. Not only do the books not exist, the Arab villages are not there either. Nahlal arose in the place of Mahlul; Kibbutz Gvat in the place of Jibta; Kibbutz Sarid in the place of Huneifis; and Kefar Yehushua in the place of Tal al-Shuman. There is not a single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population." -- *Moshe Dayan*, address to the Technion, Haifa, reported in Haaretz, April 4, 1969." - also posted at Hamsayeh

UN Report Holds Israel Responsible for Nakba Day Killings
A quote...."TEL AVIV, July 6, 2011 (WAFA) – A new report by the United Nations held Israel responsible for killing seven Palestinians who tried to cross over into Israel from the Lebanese border on May 15, the commemoration of Nakba day."

Israeli airstrikes hit eastern Gaza
A quote...."Israeli forces have launched airstrikes in the eastern part of Gaza city, with no immediate reports of the exact number of casualties. -- According to initial reports, Israeli fighter jets targeted a garage used by mechanics in the Shujaiyyah neighborhood in the besieged Gaza Strip late on Tuesday night. -- Earlier in the day, Israeli artillery shelling in east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza killed two Palestinians and injured another."

[IOF] Troops Kidnap Six Palestinians In The West Bank
A quote...."Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn six Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians were kidnapped on Tuesday at night."
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....

Japan Radiation Survey Conducted In March Shows 1 In 20 Fukushima Children Will Develop Thyroid Cancer
Radiation Cover-Up Exposed - A quote...."Japan finally releases a nuclear radiation survey that reveals that 45% of Fukushima children had sustained thyroid radiation exposure by the end of March. Despite government attempts to downplay the survey results the data shows that at least 1 in 20 children will develop thyroid cancer. Unfortunately, this is just the latest side show in the 3 ring circus being ran by our corporate dictators."

Radiation Coverups Confirmed: America, Fukushima, TSA
CRVideo - Radiation Cover-Up Exposed - Alt - (CRYuTb - 8min47sec - Jul 3, 2011) - Source: GlobalResearchTV - Related:  Transcript & Sources -- A quote...."A series of disasters, potential disasters, bad news and worrying studies over the course of the past week have brought public attention back to the issue of radiation and its attendant health risks, and further exposed how governmental agencies that are supposed to protect the public have in fact knowingly put the public at risk and even colluded with the very industries they are supposed to be "regulating."

Japan groups alarmed by radioactive soil
A quote...."TOKYO — Soil radiation in a city 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Japan's stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster, citizens' groups said Tuesday."

U.S. Fort Calhoun nuclear plant flooded
A quote...."BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The Fort Calhoun plant north of Omaha in the US state of Nebraska has been surrounded by flood water from the Missouri River for over ten days. As worries mount, US authorities have reassured the public the plant is safe."

All soil samples taken 60 km from Fukushima ~ exceed legal limit: Minimum of 326,000 Becquerels per sq. meter
45% of kids in Fukushima survey had thyroid exposure to radiation Up to 50 millisieverts per year = 1-year-old
[Japan's] Residents forced to dump nuclear waste in parks and forests
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More On The Economic Situation...

Now Playing: Cognitive Dissonance and Wishful Thinking
Special Note - A quote...."The global economy is now dominated by Cognitive Dissonance and Wishful Thinking on a grand scale. The push to convince us of "normalcy" and a "return to growth" are strongly reminiscent of the Phony Year of 2007, when the subprime mortgage meltdown was toppling the entire global credit market, yet we were constantly reassured by financial authorities that it was all safely "contained.""

7 reasons U.S. needs a Good Depression now
Special Note - A quote...."SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — No, do not raise the debt-ceiling. You heard me: Block the debt ceiling vote. Don’t raise it. America’s out-of-control. A debt addict. Time to detox. Deal with the collateral damage before it’s too late." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Eric Sprott: "Paper Markets Are A Joke: Prepare For Bullion Prices To Go Supernova"
Gold Bug Alert - A quote...."I think that the prices will continue higher. I mean the amount of money printing is unbelievable. I just think you have to take that initial stand in terms of buying it. I use the James Turk analogy: just keep dollar averaging. We have gone up eleven years in a row, this year it looks like it will be no exception; I would certainly think next year will be no exception. If we ever have QE3 announced, I think gold and silver will just go absolutely bonkers here. And so I just think you have got to step in there and own it; we’ve had these fears all the way along. You know, $400, and $500 and $700 and $800 dollar gold, everyone was afraid it was a one-time thing. I don’t think it is a one-time thing, I think it is a secular thing. It’s going to carry on for quite a while here until we find some resolution of these problems. And the resolution probably will be some form of default where people just have to expunge debts that cannot be repaid. So, you have got to be in some asset which will not be affected by that."

Instead of Funding Retirement Accounts As Mandatory, Treasury Proceeds To Plunder The Most Since Debt Ceiling Breach - For All You Fed Employees Out There - A quote....."As the chart below shows, while at the end of every quarter, the US Treasury is traditionally supposed to fund a quarterly payment into the various government retirement funds (previously discussed here), this time around, instead of putting in even one penny into G and CSRD Funds, Tim Geithner has decided to defraud government retirees by the most since the US debt ceiling was breached, or, specifically, since intragovernmental "holdings" became a mere plug to make room for marketable debt. So while the debt held by the public increased by $21 billion following the settlement of last week's auctions, in order to stay under the $14.294 billion ceiling, the Treasury was forced to "disinvest" another $20 billion from retirement funds. At this point the various funds that fall under this umbrella are underinvested by at least $120 billion and likely much more."

The Daily Bail Round-Up - Jul 5, 2011 at 11:51 AM
A round-up of todays business news from the Daily Bail. - mpg

The Eurozone's Financial Deterioration....

"Who Will Default First On Their Debt Greece Or The United States?" - Question Arises As Germany's Top Court Considers Whether The Greek Bailout Is Even Constitutional - A quote...."Germany’s federal constitutional court will today consider the legitimacy of the eurozone bailouts. The case has been brought by a coalition of concerned citizens, including a number of eminent economists, a leading law professor and a CSU MP."

Moody's Downgrades Portugal To Ba2 From Baa1, Outlook Negative
A quote...."Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded Portugal's long-term government bond ratings to Ba2 from Baa1 and assigned a negative outlook."

Two-Thirds of Britons Think Economy Is Getting Worse
A quote...."Two-thirds of Britons think the economy is getting worse and most are cutting back drastically on their spending to make ends meet in the face of rising food, fuel and energy prices, according to a poll on Sunday. -- The findings follow a string of retail failures in recent months as shoppers cut back on non-essentials while Britain’s economic recovery remains sluggish."

Monday July 4th 2011

'Ye who suffer woes untold,
Or to feel, or to behold
Your lost country bought and sold
With a price of blood and gold -

'Let a vast assembly be,
And with great solemnity
Declare with measured words that ye
Are, as God has made ye, free -

'And these words shall then become
Like Oppression's thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain,
Heard again - again - again -

'Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number -

Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -

Ye are many - they are few.'  --  *Percy Bysshe Shelley*

(thanks to David Icke for publishing this poem)

Sorties conducted 03 JULY: 143
Strike sorties conducted 03 JULY: 71

This website editor DARES ANYONE to state in any way, shape, or form that [13,738] sorties and [5,170] strike sorties (that means dropping bombs) against a single country, with many more months of sorties to follow, does NOT constitute, nor meets, the definition of "hostilities"!! - mpg - posted 06-17-11

"You know it's not about the truth, it's not about the reality, it's about images, it's about changing the mood in Israel."  --  What a profound statement and a glimpse into the mind of many in the "Jewish community", ESPECIALLY those who own the five corporate conglomerates that control 90% of this nation's mass-infotainment complex. 

Now if you think about it, this Edward Bernays belief in mass manipulation and propaganda is completely and totally unacceptable.  Echoing the Neocons "we create our own reality" is completely and totally unacceptable. 

And crimes against humanity, based on lies and manufactured mass-delusions is simply unforgivable. It's a sin, against God and all of mankind, and considering what Jews have experienced in the past regarding these sorts of techniques used against various ethnic and religious populations around the globe, you would have thought Mr Eldar would have been more reflective on his choice of arguments. - mpg

Sunday July 3rd 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

Rupert Murdoch’s Failing Attempts to Control the Internet Reformation - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A Must Read Freedom For the Web Victory!! -- A quote...."Rupert Murdoch lost nearly his entire investment in MySpace the other day when he sold the failing social network to musician and actor Justin Timberlake and an ad agency he backs for some US$30 million. This was a good deal less than the US$500 million-plus Murdoch paid for it. -- Why did Murdoch make such a bad investment? Because he hoped to use the network as a vehicle from which he could disseminate news. He wanted to make MySpace into a mechanism to deliver current-events content. When it didn't work out – and he must have known that fairly soon – he obviously lost interest. And as his interest waned, so did MySpace." - also posted at InforWarHorse & ActivistPost - It's really good to see that vicious, war mongering, AIPAC supporting, troglodyte, Rupert Murdoch get taken down a peg or two. - mpg

"If We Don't Have A RIGHT To Question A Police Officer Then We Are Living In A Police State!"
MOXVideo - Alt - (MOXYuTb - 7min12sec - Jul 3, 2011) - Source:  MOXNEWSd0tCOM

Declaration of Independence
A quote...."Here is the complete text of the Declaration of Independence.The original spelling and capitalization have been retained. - (Adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776)"

The Warmonger’s Lexicon
Must Read - A quote...."Defenders of U.S. wars and military interventions look like the majority of Americans. They also dress like them, eat like them, work like them, play like them, and talk like them. However, it is sometimes impossible to communicate with or make sense of them because some things they say have their own peculiar definition. -- This differs from military doublespeak. -- To really understand these defenders of U.S. wars and military interventions, one needs a warmonger's lexicon. To get started, I propose the following entries:"
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Conspiracies
Must Read - A quote...."July 03, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- In a June column, I concluded that “conspiracy theory” is a term applied to any fact, analysis, or truth that is politically, ideologically, or emotionally unacceptable. This column is about how common real conspiracies are. Every happening cannot be explained by a conspiracy, but conspiracies are common everyday events. Therefore, it is paradoxical that “conspiracy theory” has become a synonym for “unbelievable.”

US Drops Charges Against OBL, Still “No Evidence” for 9/11
A quote...."On June 5, 2006, author Ed Haas contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to ask why, while claiming that bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 1998 bombings of US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, the poster does not indicate that he is wanted in connection with the events of 9/11."


Inside 9/11 - Hijacking the air defense
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 9min22sec - Jun 28, 2011) - Source:  inside911films -- A quote...."This film contains a short summary of the publicly available - but still widely unnoticed - evidence for a supposed attempt to obstruct the air defense on September 11th, 2001." - Topix ||  9/11-NORAD  ||

4409 -- (Unseen Footage) Tower 7 blasted into rubble from NEW angle!
Video - From the History File - Nov 3, 2008 - (YuTb - 1min23sec - 11/03/08) - Source:  RP4409 - Topix ||  9/11-WTC7  ||

9/11 Coincidences (6/19)
Video - From the History File - Apr 14, 2007  - Part/1 - Part/2 - Part/3 - Part/4 - Part/5 - Part/6 - Part/7 - Part/8 - Part/9 - Part/10 - Part/11 - Part/12 - Part/13 - Part/14 - Part/15 - Part/16 - Part/17 - Part/18 - Part/19 - (VodPod&YuTb - 2/13min - 04/4/07) - NufffRespect - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

New! Ed Asner TV Ad Promotes AE911Truth
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."A 9/11 TV ad voiced by Ed Asner has just been created with designs on running in New York and other major markets in time for the 10th anniversary. The 30-second spot combines Asner's narration with footage of the 3 towers' destruction and forces the viewer to decide what they are witnessing as it promotes AE911Truth."

An Actionable Plan for 9/11 Truth and Justice
A quote...."As each anniversary of 9/11 rolls by, the import of this tragedy looms ever larger in our history. Especially looming like storm clouds on the horizon of American politics are the unanswered questions about these events. And as new evidence and new whistleblowers come forward seemingly every week, the import of the 9/11 truth movement multiplies in historic significance. All of this points to the urgent need for a new, independent investigation with subpoena and other grand jury powers--a citizen's commission that is truly free of partisan political interference."

9/11 Lawsuits Seek Answers Through Litigation
A quote...."July 3, 2011 -- Flashback: 2 years ago, on June 29th 2009, The U.S. Supreme Court let a ruling stand regarding 9/11 lawsuits and Saudi Arabia. Reuters reported:" - also posted at DProgram
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More On The International Situation....

Three 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldiers die in Iraq
A quote...."FORT HOOD — Post officials released Saturday the names of three 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldiers who died Friday of wounds sustained from an indirect fire attack in Badrah, Iraq."

Disengaging Pak post 26/11 [Mumbai] an error'
A quote...."NEW DELHI: The Indian government has admitted that its policy of not engaging with Pakistan - post 26/11 - may have been wrong. Outgoing Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said this in a TV programme."

America's air base refusal a 'slap in the face', Pakistan chief minister says
A quote...."Islamabad: Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said the reported US refusal to vacate the Shamsi air base in Balochistan was a "slap on the face of Pakistan"."

Pakistan heading towards grand opposition alliance
A quote...."ISLAMABAD, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Almost all major opposition political and religious parties in Pakistan have given nod to form a grand opposition alliance against the government. Political commentators said the new grand alliance may emerge as a possible election alliance."

US fears cuts to Afghan supply lines
A quote..."THE US military is rapidly expanding its aerial and central Asian supply routes to the war in Afghanistan, fearing that Pakistan could cut off the main means of providing US and NATO forces with fuel, food and equipment."

NATO tankers torched in Afghanistan
A quote...."A convoy of NATO tankers has come under attack in western Afghanistan as US-led forces face a climbing number of deadly attacks in the war-ravaged country."

Egypt pipeline to Israel, Jordan bombed
A quote..."An Egyptian pipeline carrying natural gas to Israel and Jordan in the Sinai Peninsula has been bombed, causing a fire and halting the gas flow."

Iran to prosecute 26 American officials, MP says
Special Note - A quote...."The American officials will be tried in Iranian courts in absentia before they are referred to the relevant international tribunals" if Iran's parliament approves the plan, Tehran member of parliament Esmaeel Kowsari said, according to Mashregh News. -- He did not name them, but Iran's government-backed Press TV said in May that parliament planned sanctions on Americans including former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the current and former commanders of the Guantanamo Bay detention center."

Iran to test-fire new supersonic missiles
A quote...."Iran plans to test-fire new “supersonic surface-to-sea missiles” as part of its war games in the Persian Gulf in the coming days, says a senior Iranian military commander."

Iran deploys missiles in Persian Gulf
A quote...."Iranian commander Brigadier General Ali Razmjou says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed short and medium range missiles in the Persian Gulf."

'Iran's oil, gas production hits $217bn'
A quote...."Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Mohsen Khojastehmehr says the Islamic Republic produces $217 billion worth of oil and gas products per year."

Thai Opposition Wins Landslide Election Victory
A quote...."Less than fourteen months after the Thai military crushed mass protests in the center of Bangkok by red-shirted supporters of exiled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a political party lead by his sister has won a landslide election victory. -- With more than 90 per cent of the votes counted, the Pheu Thai party headed by Yingluck Shianwatra, a political neophyte who took over first her brother’s business empire and then his political machine, looked set to win an outright majority, leading in 261 seats out of 500. The ruling Democrat Party of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was a distant second, leading in 162 seats. -- “The outcome is clear - Pheu Thai has won the election and the Democrats are defeated,” a wan-looking Mr. Abhisit told supporters in a concession speech on the steps of his party’s headquarters in downtown Bangkok."

Japanese PM's approval rating equals previous all-time low
A quote...."TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The approval rating for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has plunged 5 percentage points to a joint record low of 19 percent, a survey by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper showed Monday."
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The Assault On Libya....

The Sorman Massacre
Testimony - A quote...."It was a family celebration, the Libyan way. Everyone had gathered to celebrate the third birthday of little Al-Khweldy. The grand-parents, the brothers and sisters and cousins were crowding inside the family house located in Sorman, 70 Kms West of the capital: a big garden where small houses had been built for the various members of the family, plain, one-floor houses." - also posted at ICH

Campaign: send an email to non-belligerent members of UN Security Council
Action Alert - Certain NATO member countries, in alliance with of oil-rich monarchical Gulf States, have been conducting an illegal war in Libya for more than three months now in which they have been backing one of two factions. This war is based on false information, thrust obstinately forward regardless of its direct and indirect victims; it is a war that continues despite the many opportunities for negotiations that were present from the onset, and that are now quite verifiable, in contrast to what the media has transmitted."

Libya Rebels Reject Another Peace Plan, Vow New Offensive
A quote...."The East Libyan rebel governemnt has again rejected an international attempt at brokering a ceasefire in the war-torn nation, saying any peace talks were a "non-starter" unless they pledged to guarantee the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi and all members of his "inner circle." -- The plan, being pushed by the African Union, would include an immediate ceasefire and the deployment of a United Nations "peacekeeping" force to assure that neither side returned to hostilities. It also would have Gadhafi staying out of the transition talks."

Libyan rebels reject African plan, prepare advance
Related Article - A quote...."BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) – Libyan rebels on Sunday rejected an African Union peace plan, saying it would leave Moamer Kadhafi in power, as South Africa's president headed for talks in Russia on the conflict. -- Dismissing the AU plan as not meeting even their basic demands, rebel spokesman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga said bluntly: "We have rejected it."

Misrata Ethnically Cleansed of Blacks Says Wall Street Journal...
A quote...."The implication is bewildering. Could it be true the Libyan “rebels”—who we’re told are fighting to protect innocent civilians—are now committing mass murder, lynching and terrorizing Black Libyans and African migrant workers? -- Sadly, the evidence is mounting that this awful truth is exactly the case in Libya—right now. Ironically, we know this, partly, because of reporting done by the conservative Wall Street Journal publication in an article on June 21. Where the hell is the New York Times, CNN and all those, supposedly, “liberal” news organizations on a story of such macabre magnitude?" - also posted at Uruknet

Libyan rebels hire Washington’s No. 1 lobby firm for 'advice and assistance'
Special Note - They establish a private central bank, an oil ministry, they're already doing oil deals with several countries, they're being supplied weapons by France, and now they've hired Washington DC's top lobby firm.  Well it least this "corporate takeover" of another country is going rather more smoothly than Iraq.  It's just so.....disgusting though, to stomach all the mass-media's propaganda of "protecting civilians" and "helping" the Libyans when those issues are the very LAST things on these guys minds. - mpg - also posted at WarInIraq

Bishop in Libya proves unlikely source of international controversy
A quote...."The Catholic figure has criticized the NATO campaign, calling it immoral and ineffective. 'Kadafi is a Bedouin: You can't change his mind by bombing him,' the bishop says."
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Bahrainis denounce talks with regime
A quote...."Bahraini protesters have taken to the streets to deplore negotiations between the kingdom's rulers and the opposition groups hours after the onset of the so-called “National Dialogue.”

Yemenis blast meddlesome KSA, US
A quote...."Yemeni protesters have taken to the streets to voice their resentment over the meddling of Saudi Arabia and the US in the country's internal affairs."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

USS Liberty: Justice for the Liberty trailer
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 3min17sec - Apr 22, 2011) - Source:  CancervilleFilms -- A quote...."Liberty Needs YOU: We've heard the official story; now it's time to hear their side of an incredible true story of survival against all odds & a massive betrayal at the hands of the government they shed their blood to serve and the allies they risked their lives to protect!  --  The upcoming documentary 'Justice for the Liberty' is about the attack on USS Liberty told exclusively by its survivors and their distinguished supporters. -- NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT: -- Justice for the Liberty has completed post-production, and $25,000+ in additional funds are needed for: * DVD copies for the Liberty Veterans Association to sell * copies for VFW halls for purposes of holding public screenings * copies for media libraries on naval vessels, military libraries, university libraries, and public libraries * Marketing and Publicity

No Israel ties in Tunisia reform pact
A quote...."Tunisia's High Commission for Political Reforms and Democratic Transition says it has adopted a 'pact of reform' which prohibits normalization of relations with Israel. "

RARE FOOTAGE: “The Settler-zombie” roaming West Bank roads
Video - Absolutely HYSTERICAL! - Alt - (YuTb - 2min32sec - Jun 25, 2011) - Source:  guybo111 -- A quote...."The “settler-zombie”, until today considered an urban legend of sorts, is comparable to “Big Foot”, “Golem” or the Loch Ness monster “Nessie”. Eye witnesses in recent years have told of a large man who screeches so high that Mariah Carey has been known to shudder. According to most accounts, the “settler-zombie” also tires out quite quickly, most probably due to a bad diet and lack of exercise. -- The creature in the footage below, harassing a left winger at Susiya junction in the West Bank, seems to fit the description."

Human trafficking report ranks Israel with 3rd world nations
A quote...."US State Department annual Trafficking in Persons report paints grim picture of phenomenon, states 'Israel is destination-country for men, women subjected to forced labor, sex trafficking'"
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Flotilla News....

Open letter to Gov. Rick Perry on the flotilla from a survivor of the USS Liberty attack
A quote...."I am one of the Americans waiting in Athens for the Freedom Flotilla to get underway in our effort to  deliver humanitarian supplies to the people of Gaza. I was also on the Flotilla last year and was aboard the USS Liberty when the ship was attacked by Israel on June 8, 1967.  --  A few years ago at my request you issued a proclamation honoring the crew of the USS Liberty.  --  When I submitted the request I ensured you were aware of the atrocities that were committed against us. I made sure you were aware that we were attacked by unmarked  aircraft; that our radios were jammed on both US Navy tactical and international maritime distress frequencies; that  our life rafts were deliberately machine gunned in the water by the attacking Israeli torpedo boats; that when they ceased their attack the Israeli torpedo boats departed the scene for over an hour leaving the crew of a torpedoed  and sinking ship with no chance of survival had our ship gone down." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israel accepts Greek offer to transport flotilla’s aid to Gaza;
Quote of the Day...."Oh my; how special! Israel and Greece and the United Nations have made a deal to take the aid supplies to Ashdod, Israel instead of Gaza."

"Setting aside that little of the last batch of supplies delivered to Ashdod ever got into Gaza, NONE OF THESE SUPPLIES BELONG TO EITHER ISRAEL, GREECE, OR THE UNITED NATIONS! This pretense at an agreement is intended to obscure the fact that they are talking about property that does not belong to them. This is roughly the moral equivalent of Blackbeard "agreeing" to loot ships that do not belong to him and transfer the valuables found therein to Tortuga instead of their intended destination of Panama!"

"All the pretty language cannot conceal the fact that this action is still theft, piracy, and/or privateering. Israel, Greece, and the United Nations are "agreeing" to the disposition of property which belongs to other people, and speaking as one of those who donated to this aid flotilla, I do not cede to Israel, Greece, or the United Nations permission to interfere with my property or its intended destination."

"Certainly the interference with the letters carried by the audacity to the children of Gaza represents interference with the mail; a serious crime under the laws of all civilized nations and maritime law as well."

"The seizure of the material supplies from the aid flotilla and transport to anyplace but the intended destination represents an act of piracy no matter what flag the brigands fly at the masthead!" -- *Michael Rivero*

Gaza Flotilla 2 will sail despite setbacks
A Call To Action - A quote...."The flotilla has already succeeded. Once more the American people have had to face the reality of the US Government forced to grovel before a foreign master. Now the people of Greece have had their moment of apotheosis and see their government as the slaves to Israel they are. In a nation already at the brink of a revolt over enforced economic slavery to the international bankers, moral and ethical slavery to Israel may be the spark that ignites a firestorm across Greece, one indeed that may flash across all of Europe." -- *Michael Rivero*

Flotilla organizers reject Greek offer, say: Abbas stabbed us in the back
Special Note - A quote...."ATHENS, (PIC)-- Freedom Flotilla II activists have completely rejected Greece’s offer to ship the flotilla’s humanitarian aid to Gaza through the Ashdod port in Israeli or El-Arish port in Egypt in full coordination with the United Nations. -  Anger has prevailed among activists after learning that the offer was made after talks were held between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the Greek Foreign Minister, flotilla organizers told Safa news agency." - bold by website editor - Mahmoud Abbas is an unelected quisling who has AWAYS worked for Israel's interests. - mpg
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Gaza Mobilizes for Freedom Flotilla
A quote...."An international flotilla of nine ships and hundreds of crew and passengers is a huge undertaking, in Gaza as much as anywhere. Mahmoud Elmadhoun knows this better than most. A member of Gaza’s Higher Government Committee, as well as the Governmental Committee for Breaking the Siege and Receiving Delegations (GCBS), which is tasked with welcoming solidarity missions to Gaza, he just finished hosting the Miles of Smiles convoy of 55 European dentists. Now he could face one of the most daunting challenges in the GCBS’ history: Freedom Flotilla – Stay Human."

Jewish settlers [homeless vandals] set on fire hundreds of Palestinian olive trees
Full quote...."NABLUS, (PIC)-- Jewish settlers [homeless vandals] torched hundreds of Palestinian olive trees south of Nablus on Sunday night, local sources said. -- They said that tens of settlers [homeless Jews] from [the]  Itamar settlement [illegal squatter encampment] attacked the olive fields of Aqraba village and set them on fire, destroying 450 trees including 150 that are hundreds of years old. -- Jewish settlers' [homeless vandals] attacks have recently escalated against citizens’ cultivated land lots especially south of Nablus."

Hundreds of settlers [homeless Jewish vandals] attack citizens’ homes in Nablus village
A quote...."NABLUS, (PIC)-- Hundreds of [homeless] Jewish settlers [vandals] attacked the homes of Palestinian citizens in Assira Al-Qabaliya village, south of Nablus, on Sunday night, local sources said. -- They added that more than 500 settlers [homeless Jewish vandals] attacked the villages under protection of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and threw stones at the houses breaking the windows of many of them.

Israel denies prisoner’s mother medication in Jordan
A quote..."West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Israeli authorities prevented yesterday  a Palestinian woman from travelling to Jordan for medical treatment without legal justification, but just because she is a mother for a Palestinian prisoner."
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....

Fukushima Cover Up Unravels
A quote...."As I've repeatedly noted, the Japanese government, other governments and nuclear companies have covered up the extent of the Fukushima crisis."

“Unbelievable”
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 8min28sec - Jul 3, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- Some quotes...."Large city 60 km from meltdowns has 3-4 times radiation levels at which Soviets evacuated everyone — Hotspots up to 500-700 times normal." -- "Jan Beranek, who is with a team of Greenpeace activists investigating the fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, says Japanese are encouraged to return to their normal lives unaware of the dangers they face in the contaminated area. "I personally find it very disturbing, because on the one hand you see the Japanese authorities forcing people and society to get back to normal... And yet at the same time there are still extremely high levels of radiation and the contamination of the soil, and also potentially in the food," the activist told RT."

Radioactive Cesium Is Found in Tokyo Tap Water for First Time Since April
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation...

"Brace yourself."
A quote...."The final figures show that the median pay for top [US] executives at 200 big companies last year was $10.8 million. That works out to a 23 percent gain from 2009."  - bold by website editor - Let the good times roll! - mpg

Ratings agencies could wreck Greek rescue by declaring it a default
A quote...."Financial markets are braced for renewed turmoil this week amid growing doubts about the complex rescue plan for the debt-burdened Greek economy. -- Analysts are increasingly questioning the French and German governments' plan for holders of Greek bonds to swap them for new loans as part of a fresh aid package."

Saturday July 2nd 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

Govs. Rick Perry And Rick Scott Go AWOL During State Emergencies To Attend Secret Koch Event
Like little pet poodles running to their masters to receive some tasty treats for jobs well done. Why so-called Americans tolerate this sort of disgusting behavior in their elected officials is a complete mystery - mpg -- A quote...."As Texas faced some of the worst wildfires in its history and a severe drought crisis that has caused the federal government to declare the entire state a disaster area, its governor was schmoozing with well-heeled conservative donors in Vail, Colorado at a retreat organized by the right-wing industrialist Koch brothers." - also posted at BLN

AK-47: The Ultimate Resistance Rifle
Contains Video - Alt - It's dependable, more powerful, but much less accurate than the M-16 according to the video. - mpg -- A quote...."The AK-47 is one of the most popular and easily recognized firearms in the world. Over 50 armies along with hundreds of resistance movements use the weapon. There have been over 50,000,000 AKs produced since the rifle’s creation in 1947."

What Became Of The 56 Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence?
A quote...."July 02, 2011 "Information Clearing House" --- Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 signators of the Declaration of Independence? -- Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two Lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war."


Pink- Dear Mr. President - Alt - (YuTb 4m49s Jul 24, 2008)
Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice - Alt - Alt - Alt - (YuTb 3m55s Oct 2, 2009) - Src: dixiechicksVEVO
Jackson Browne Lives In the Balance  - Alt - (YuTb 3m38s Apr 28, 2006) - Src: Truthseeker37

Torture crimes officially, permanently shielded
A quote...."In August, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder -- under continuous, aggressive prodding by the Obama White House -- announced that three categories of individuals responsible for Bush-era torture crimes would be fully immunized from any form of criminal investigation and prosecution:  (1) Bush officials who ordered the torture (Bush, Cheney, Rice, Powell, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld); (2) Bush lawyers who legally approved it (Yoo, Bybee, Levin), and (3) those in the CIA and the military who tortured within the confines of the permission slips they were given by those officials and lawyers (i.e., "good-faith" torturers).  The one exception to this sweeping immunity was that low-level CIA agents and servicemembers who went so far beyond the torture permission slips as to basically commit brutal, unauthorized murder would be subject to a "preliminary review" to determine if a full investigation was warranted -- in other words, the Abu Ghraib model of justice was being applied, where only low-ranking scapegoats would be subject to possible punishment while high-level officials would be protected." - also posted at ICH - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||

14 Propaganda Techniques Fox "News" Uses to Brainwash Americans
Presstitution Techniques of Faux-News Exposed - A quote...."July 02, 2011 "Truthout" ---  There is nothing more sacred to the maintenance of democracy than a free press. Access to comprehensive, accurate and quality information is essential to the manifestation of Socratic citizenship - the society characterized by a civically engaged, well-informed and socially invested populace. Thus, to the degree that access to quality information is willfully or unintentionally obstructed, democracy itself is degraded." - also posted at ICH

South Park Bailout Episode - "And...It's Gone!"
Video - Alt - (RnDwnTV - 1m44s - April 2nd 2009) - A quote...."Banks in South Park are in trouble - Runs 2 minutes."

The Essence Of Banking...
Video  - Alt - (YuTb - 1m43s - Sep 13, 2009) -- A quote...."From the 2009 film The International inspired by the BCCI scandal - For a more extended transcript see....The International : Scene with Umberto Calvini - Transcript - 02-20-10 - mpg

• When you control the debt of war, the players are mere pawns.
• Calvini: "No, this is not about making profit from weapon sales.  It's about control."
• "The IBBC is a bank.  Their objective isn't to control the conflict, it's to control the debt that the conflict produces.  You see, the real value of a conflict - the true value - is in the debt that it creates.  You control the debt, you control everything.  You find this upsetting, yes?  But this is the very essence of the banking industry, to make us all, whether we be nations or individuals, slaves to debt."

Celebrating Independence Yet Enslaved To Debt
Contains Video - Alt - (good video) - A quote...."Every year when July 4th rolls around, Americans from coast to coast celebrate July 4th with cookouts, outdoor concerts and fireworks.  We love celebrating Independence Day and yet we are deeply enslaved to debt.  We like to think of ourselves as "free" and yet we have rolled up the biggest pile of debt the world has ever seen." - also posted at PrisonPlanet

The Tiny Dot and Its Explanation
Videos - TheDOT - TheTinyDotExplained - A quote...."Lots of people can snicker at the absurdity illustrated in the video, "The Tiny Dot," but few understand WHY the situation exists, or what to do about it."

The Story of A Place Called Mouseland - Alt - (previously posted) - (YouTube - 6 min 38 sec - May 05, 2006)
Related Video - A quote...."Tommy Douglas and a vision for Saskatchewan"

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – July 1st, 2011
MRVideo - Note:  To avoid the advertisements and the radio commentary goto - 9min10sec - into the broadcast - mpg - Alt - (JustInTV - 2hrs - July 1st, 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....

The Militarized Surrealism of Barack Obama
Must Read - A quote...."It’s already gone, having barely outlasted its moment -- just long enough for the media to suggest that no one thought it added up to much. -- Okay, it was a little more than the military wanted, something less than Joe Biden would have liked, not enough for the growing crew of anti-war congressional types, but way too much for John McCain, Lindsey Graham, & Co. -- I’m talking about the 13 minutes of “remarks” on “the way forward in Afghanistan” that President Obama delivered in the East Room of the White House two Wednesday nights ago." - also posted at Uruknet

The Powers of Manipulation: Islam as a Geopolitical Tool to Control the Middle East
Special Note - A quote...."This project to manipulate and redefine Islam seeks to subordinate Islam to dominant World Order capitalist interests through a new wave of "political Islamism", such as the JDP/AKP. A new strand of Islam is thereby being fashioned through what has come to be called “Calvinist Islam” or a “Muslim version of the Protestant work ethic.” It is this model that is been nurtured in Turkey and now being presented to Egypt and the Arabs by Washington and Brussels.  ---  This “Calvinist Islam” also has no problem with the “reba” or interest system, which is prohibited under Islam. It is this system that is used to enslave individuals and societies with the chains of debt to global capitalism. It is in this context that the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is calling for so-called “democratic reforms” in the Arab World.  ---  The ruling families of Sauda Arabia and the Arab petro-sheikhdoms are also partners in the enslavement of the Arab world through debt. In this regard Qatar and the Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf are in the process of creating a Middle East Development Bank that is intended to give loans to Arab countries to support their "transition towards democracy". The democracy promotion mission of the Middle East Development Bank is ironic because the countries forming it are all staunch dictatorships." - bold by website editor - Topix ||  Currency Spheres - 10-29-09 - mpg  ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ||

Graveyard of Empires
Special Note - A quote...."July 02, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- In his majestic poem "Recessional," Rudyard Kipling was writing of the fading British Empire, but his words are as vivid and pertinent today as a century ago..."


"The objective of war is to achieve political objectives, not to kill enemies. -- Politically, the US has achieved nothing in Afghanistan after ten years of desultory, destruction, and titanic expenditure. -- So in this sense, the United States has already lost the Afghan conflict, its longest war. Militarily its forces have been stalemated, meaning that it has lost the all-important military initiative and is now on the strategic defensive. We have seen this before – in Vietnam. -- Once more, Afghanistan fulfills its grim title as "graveyard of empires."

US troops pullback has let Taliban open new bases in Afghanistan: Pak Army
A quote...."Islamabad, July 2 : The Pakistan Army has said that a US pullback of troops from northeast Afghanistan over 20 months has let Islamic guerrillas establish bases in the area and carry out unusually huge attacks inside Pakistan in recent weeks."

They're Leaving....

Belgium to [reduce by] half [its] Afghan contingent
A quote...."Belgium's Defense Minister Pieter De Crem on Sunday proposed to halve the nation's troop numbers in Afghanistan by next year."

Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan - paper
A quote...."LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain will announce this week that it is to withdraw up to 800 troops by the end of next year, according to a report in the Sunday Times newspaper."

Germany aims to reduce Afghan force by 500 this year
A quote...."BERLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - Germany will reduce its troop levels in Afghanistan by about 500 from the current force of 4,800 at the end of the year, the chief of staff of Germany's armed forces said in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday."

The STL....

'Hariri tribunal members discredited'
Contains Video - A quote...."The Hezbollah leader says the US-funded Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) was established to turn world public opinion against the resistance and to foment sectarian strife in Lebanon."

Nasrallah implies Israel behind Hariri murder
Contains Video - Related Article - A quote...."The leader of Hezbollah has implied that Israel was behind the killing of Rafik al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister who was murdered in 2005. -- Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was speaking for the first time since the indictment on Thursday by the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon of four members of the Lebanese movement over the murder of Hariri. -- Discussing the tribunal's investigations into Hariri's murder, Nasrallah said: "We mentioned the possibility of having Israel involved in the murder and the fact that [Israeli] agents were present at the murder scene one day before the murder. -- "No one in the STL even asked the Israelis anything. This is normal, why? Because the tribunal, since its formation, had a precise goal and no one was allowed to talk to the Israelis ... Instead of investigating the Israelis, [the STL] gathered information from them."

Anees Naqqash: Israeli Hands behind STL Indictment Clear
A quote...."In an exclusive interview with Al-Manar Website, Naqqash said the March 14 bloc didn’t find any opposition tool other than the indictment, expressing beliefs that the bloc would attack the government during the upcoming stage and accuse it of protecting the criminals, in an attempt to change the current majority."

Nasrallah: our members will not be arrested even in 300 years - Alt
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Iran Ups Trade Exchanges with World States
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- The value of Iran's trade exchanges with the other world countries amounted to $23.7bln in the first three months of the current Iranian year (started on March 21), showing a 14.5% growth compared with the same period last year."

'Georgia is a Soviet country'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 12min38sec - Jul 3, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Georgia under President Mikhail Saakashvili first underwent a spectacular reform, but has now turned back into a typical post-Soviet state, oppressing its own people, believes Nino Burdzhanadze, former parliamentary speaker, now an opposition leader. "In Georgia right now there's real neo-Bolshevism with all signs of a Soviet regime: violation of elementary constitutional norms, violation of elementary human rights, control of media, police, which [are] doing everything -- despite of their legal obligations -- [as] if it's coming from political decisions. It's a typical Soviet country, where every person who is against the regime is [called] enemy of the country," Burdzhanadze told RT."

Has the Islamic Movement leader become the UK's first Palestinian political prisoner?
A quote...."Sheikh Raed Salah has been the target of a vicious and concerted smear campaign by the pro-Israel lobby in the UK and unfortunately our government has now weighed in to give legitimacy to the systematic persecution of Palestinians on British soil as well." - also posted at Uruknet
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The Assault On Libya....

The Anti-Empire Report - Libya: Unending American hostility
A quote...."If I could publicly ask our beloved president one question, it would be this: "Mr. President, in your short time in office you've waged war against six countries — Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. This makes me wonder something. With all due respect: What is wrong with you?" - also posted at ICH

War Propaganda: Western Media Promotes NATO Terror Bombing of Libya
A quote...."Western media, especially America's, mostly ignore multiple Obama wars (including against Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia), focusing mainly on promoting terror bombing Libya, slaughtering civilians to save them. -- Ongoing since March 19, killing and destruction continue daily. NATO's second in command, US Admiral Samuel Locklear, told Congress that Washington wants Gaddafi assassinated. Earlier, one of his sons and three grandchildren were murdered, as well as around 40 Libyan imans, attending a peace conference to end the carnage. Ruthlessly, Obama, the peace candidate, wants it continued, claiming lawless executive privilege to do it. -- On the Progressive Radio News Hour, live Tripoli reports discussed hospitals, schools, residential homes, and other non-military targets bombed, civilians killed, anti-NATO anger, and growing popular Gaddafi support, including a million Libyans rallying in Tripoli on his behalf." - Source:  SteveLendman

HUGE PRO GADDAFI RALLY in Tripoli - Raw Footage
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 1m44s - Jul 1, 2011) - Source:  108morris108  -- By the way, here's that Gaddfi quote that seems to have gotten everyone so excited....


The US policy of assassination
A quote...."More than one hundred days into the Libya war, the US-NATO strategy is ever more nakedly aimed at political assassination." - also posted at ICH

Libya’s neighborhoods prepare for NATO boots
Contains Photos - A quote...."In summary, the MOH compilation documents that during the first 100 days of NATO targeting of civilians, 6121 were killed or injured. The statistical breakdown is as follows: 3093 Men were injured and 668 were killed; Women killed number 260 and 1318 injured; Children killed number 141 and 641 injured. Of those seriously injured 655 are still under medical care in hospitals while 4,397 have been released to their families for outpatient care." - also posted at ICH

It's Official: International Criminal Court has ZERO Mandate
Special Note - A quote...."Rejection by African Union of ICC's Qaddafi arrest warrant reveals ICC as hoax. -- Bangkok, Thailand July 2, 2011 - If an entire continent rejects an alleged international institution's actions as illegitimate and self-serving, does said institution still get to call itself "international?" Furthermore, does it still hold any sort of mandate to continue on as self-proclaimed international arbiter? Certainly not, and for the International Criminal Court, whose "arrest warrant" for Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi was soundly rejected by the 53-member African Union, their last shred of self-proclaimed credibility has been rendered moot."


NATO Is An Outlaw, The ICC Is Its Accomplice
A quote...."July 03, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- The International Criminal Court at The Hague is a pariah in the world of Justice and International Law; those who work for it are traitors to their cause, the Institution itself is an insult to every fibre of civilisation and a knife in the back of the notion that the law prevails and is applied without bias. -- It is patently clear nowadays that the ICC is a tool in the hands of NATO - a cynical tool which bases itself on the pseudo-precept that it follows the law, a manipulative organism which twists legal principles and applies them with two weights and measures. What is amazing, is that those behind the ICC and NATO think that the public will believe them."

Rockets push back rebels south of Libyan capital
Raw Story Publishes Fully Uncorroborated Stupid Propaganda About Gadhafi
Human rights groups: charges against Gaddafi unsupported by evidence - Alt
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

The Super Rich Sabotage the Arab Revolutions
A quote...."July 02, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- With revolutions sweeping the Arab world and bubbling-up across Europe, aging tyrants or discredited governments are doing their best to cling to power. It's hard to over-exaggerate the importance of these events: the global political and economic status quo is in deep crisis. If pro-democracy or anti-austerity movements emerge victorious, they'll have an immediate problem to solve — how to pay for their vision of a better world. The experiences thus far in Egypt and Greece are proof enough that money matters. The wealthy nations holding the purse strings are still able to influence the unfolding of events from afar, subjecting humiliating conditions on those countries undergoing profound social change."

Debating the Future of the Arab Revolutions in Cairo: Democracy, Imperialism and Neoliberalism
A quote...."Egyptian, Arab and international socialists and progressive forces met in Cairo 3-5 June, to discuss the future of the Arab revolutions in light of imperialism, Zionism and global capitalism. TheForum in Solidarity with the Arab Revolutions was organized by a number of progressive groups in Egypt and represented the first attempt to revive the annual Cairo Conference against Imperialism and Zionism, which was shut down by the Egyptian authorities in 2009."

Bahrain cracks down on another demo
A quote...."Bahraini security forces have cracked down on another demonstration, despite the opposition's threat to quit talks with the regime if the people's demands are not met."

50 Yemeni troops missing in lawless south
A quote...."SANAA, Yemen -- Dozens of Yemeni troops went missing after a battle with al-Qaida-linked militants at a sports stadium in the country's increasingly lawless south, a military official said Saturday, describing a new setback for a weakened regime already facing an array of opponents."

Assad sacks Hama governor, as Syria death toll mounts
A quote...."Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacked the governor of Hama on Saturday, a day after half a million rallied against the regime in the hotbed city, and as activists said the crackdown on dissent claimed 28 new lives."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Are liberals anti-WASP?
From the History File - Posted: May 13, 2010 - 7:36 pm Eastern -- A quote...."Indeed, of the last seven justices nominated by Democrats JFK, LBJ, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, one was black, Marshall; one was Puerto Rican, Sonia Sotomayor. The other five were Jews: Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. -- If Kagan is confirmed, Jews, who represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, will have 33 percent of the Supreme Court seats. -- Is this the Democrats' idea of diversity?"

Kagan: Just another lyin' sack of food for the mushroom-masses
A quote...."Note:  Forgive me - but isn't "contradictory" a euphemism for "lie?"  --  I don't want anyone to get the impression that I'm surprised - after all - our judicial and injustice systems are obviously a joke.  But - let's not mince words here folks.  --  When I hear about another judicial decision - I......just..............(snoring sounds)"

Clinton allowed Sat. attack on American Human Rights for Gaza workers?
A quote...."After U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the Free Gaza Campaign flotilla on June 24, it appears she and Washington green-lighted Saturday's Greek armed attack on the unarmed Audacity of Hope vessel in the flotilla carrying 50 American peace and human rights activists helping to carry 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip as reported by AlJazeera."
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Flotilla News....

Captain of American boat jailed in Athens
A quote...."ATHENS, Greece — The captain of a US boat carrying activists who tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza was jailed Saturday in Athens, organizers of the flotilla said. -- John Klusmer is being charged with two felonies, organizers of the boat told reporters at a news conference in the Greek capital. The investigation will begin Tuesday, they said." - Source:  Ma'an

Greek Coast Guard and Commandos Stopping US Boat to Gaza
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Greece has somehow maneuvered itself (or been maneuvered) into a financial crisis which threatens the incumbent government, and the economic quality of corporate life in Greece if IMF and World Bank historical response are pursued. So, to whom will they turn for relief? -- Is it any surprise that they have undertaken Israeli dirty work?"

Gaza freedom flotilla stuck in Greece
Contains Video - A quote...."The audacity of hope, the US boat in the Gaza freedom flotilla, makes a break for freedom out of the harbour in Athens. It's quickly intercepted by the Greek coastguard, and escorted into a naval base, where it's now trapped."

Greek consulate numbers - let them know how you feel about them being Israel's privateers!
Action Alert - A list of e-mail addresses, regular addresses and phone numbers so you can lodge your complaints....mpg

Feeding the brave flotilla to Israel’s slavering attack-dogs
Quote of the Day...."It doesn’t look good. -- Our oh-so-moral international community, always poking its democracy-loving nose into any trouble spot that might threaten Western security (whatever that means) and always eager to mobilize its mighty weapons of war, is still reluctant to operate on the cancer it foolishly implanted into the Holy Land 63 years ago and which now menaces the world. -- Instead, our heroes encourage it to grow and won’t even protect the “caring services” wishing to sooth the excruciating pain suffered by the Palestinian victims."

40-50 Americans being held in a barbed wire pen in Greece at behest of Israeli and (apparently) US governments
Second Quote of the Day...."Okay, so here is where we are. Hillary is saying "We" (meaning you) must see the mission in Libya through to the end, by which she means force a private central bank onto those people, and the US is invading Somalia ostensibly to recover the dead bodies of militants. But Israel issues letters of marque to the Greek privateers who capture a US-flagged ship and take the crew and passengers hostage, and the US Government does absolutely nothing?"

200 additional activists may join Freedom Flotilla
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

George Galloway Palestine the only country wiped off the map
Video - From the History File  - Jan 19, 2009 - Alt - (YuTb - 6min07sec - 01/19/09) - Source:  islamicorganization

Hundreds of Internationals and Palestinians Gear-Up for July 8-16 Activities
Action Alert - A quote...."WEST BANK, July 3, 2011 (WAFA) - Some 40 Palestinian civil society organizations, popular resistance committees and political factions announce the “Welcome to Palestine” (www.palestinejn.org) initiative July 8-16 where hundreds of internationals will work with hundreds of Palestinians for peace. The hundreds of men, women and children will arrive July 8 at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel."

Violent incitement against internationals in Sheikh Jarrah
A quote...."Two international activists were assaulted by 4 Israeli police officers in an unprovoked attack in Sheikh Jarrah this morning. -- The two Danish activists were part of a group of five internationals staying at a home which has been partially occupied by settlers. With the support of the Israeli military in an ongoing dispute over property rights in East Jerusalem, a number of Palestinian families have been evicted from their homes and have been left homeless. -- Police arrived for no reported reasons at approximately 8:30am and approached one of the activists who was sitting and reading at the gate of the home. Police demanded that he showed them his passport. He and the other Danish activist presented their passports which were then snatched by the police officers . The officers then proceeded to push the activists to the ground and punch and kick them while on the floor."

For Immediate Release: PSP and Popular Committee Member Brutally Beaten After Detention at Demonstration
A quote...."After the weekly demonstration against the Karmei Tsur settlement today, July 2, 2011, a Palestinian protester was brutally beaten by Israeli Border Police."

Palestinian President: “We recognize Israel, it is time for Israel to recognize Palestine”
A quote...."In an address to the Dutch Parliament, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority has repeatedly recognized Israel's right to exist, and now it is necessary for Israel to reciprocate by recognizing the Palestinian state, “on the borders of the land occupied [by the Israeli military] in 1967.”
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More on Japan's & Amerika's Nuclear Power Plants....

Radiation monitoring station data was actually three decimal places greater than numbers released to public....
Radiation Cover-Up - A quote...."Japan’s leading business journal Toyo Keizai has published an article by Hokkaido Cancer Center director Nishio Masamichi, a radiation treatment specialist. The piece, entitled “The Problem of Radiation Exposure Countermeasures for the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Concerns for the Present Situation”, was published on June 27 [...] -- Nishio originally called for “calm” in the days after the accident. Now, he argues, that as the gravity of the situation at the plant has become more clear, the specter of long-term radiation exposure must be reckoned with. [...]"

Daily life in Fukushima: 'It was like visiting another universe'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 8min20sec - Ju1 3, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Jan Beranek, who is with a team of Greenpeace activists investigating the fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, says Japanese are encouraged to return to their normal lives unaware of the dangers they face in the contaminated area. "I personally find it very disturbing, because on the one hand you see the Japanese authorities forcing people and society to get back to normal... And yet at the same time there are still extremely high levels of radiation and the contamination of the soil, and also potentially in the food," the activist told RT."

New Analysis of Unit 3 Fuel Pool Video Reveals Top of Fuel Bundle
FWVideo - (FWViemoVid - 2m29s - June 30,2011) - Source:  FairWindsAssoc -- A quote...."A video first released by TEPCO in April has been re-analyzed by Ian Goddard and appears to reveal a handle found atop a single nuclear fuel bundle. This raises more questions about the condition of any fuel still remaining in the Unit 3 fuel pool."
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More On The Domestic Economic Situation...

The U.S. Economy Remains Mired In A Long-term Slump
Must Read - A quote...."July 02, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- Black Tuesday. On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed triggering the worst economic collapse in history, the Great Depression. Thousands of banks and businesses failed, shanty towns sprung up across the country, and 15 million Americans (25% of the workforce) lost their jobs. President Herbert Hoover, who believed the turmoil would be over in a matter of weeks, opposed providing aid to the needy and unemployed. He supported the same policies as his GOP heirs in Congress today who seek to deepen the present crisis by cutting unemployment benefits, slashing fiscal stimulus and balancing the budget on the backs of workers. The Hoover Doctrine was summed up by Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon who famously said, "Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate real estate...purge the rottenness out of the system." Mellon's views prevailed and by July 8, 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen to 41 points (an 89 percent drop from its peak in 1929) while the economy sunk into a decade-long slump."

Keiser Report: The Counterattack! (E160)
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min56sec - Jun 30, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on oil dumps and contango and on organizing counterattacks with silver. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Jeff Berwick of DollarVigilante.com about manipulation of oil and silver markets and new currencies and dead ones."

The Fed Rearranges the Deck Chairs on the Titanic Economy
A quote...."Little has been done to repair the damage done by the credit crisis, which began in 2008. The financial sector and government has temporarily been kept from failure, but little else has been done. The situations in Europe and the UK are no better. Failure of a debt extension and or default by Greece could lead to a collapse of the world financial system, as we know it. The long-term looting by the Fed, the Bank of England, and many others, day-by-day is being exposed to the public by talk radio and the Internet and the elitists are powerless to stop it. We’d say it won’t be long before the whole world knows what they have been up too for a long time. The exposure of these facts is affecting public confidence and many are saying, are we next? The entire financial sectors in the US, UK and Europe are now more vulnerable than ever and by the looks of recent economic reports things are looking worse. That is why Greece or debt extension is so important. Their failure could trigger panic." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Child poverty in US approaches 25%
A quote...."One of the consequences of the recession is the record number of children descending into poverty, according to a CBS report. --  The government considers a family of four to be impoverished if they take in less than $22,000 a year. Based on that standard, and government projections of unemployment, it is estimated the poverty rate for kids in the U.S. will soon hit 25 percent, the report said. Those children would be the largest American generation to be raised in hard times since the Great Depression." - also posted at ICH - bold by website editor

Minnesota Shuts Down, Washington Closes Tourist Office and Florida Fires Workers
A quote...."Here are three headlines from today...."

• Minnesota Government Shuts Down
• Washington state closes tourism office
• Florida state workers get pink slips, more cuts ahead

"The states are truly in trouble."

Governments are the Primary Creators of Systemic Risk
A quote...."The latest case in point is the European government debt crisis, with Greece once again running out of money and threatening to trigger yet another financial crisis. The government’s debt now totals more than 150% of its GDP, and continues to grow. Last year’s bailout by other European governments was supposed to give it the time needed to reduce its budget deficits so that next year Greece could roll over its maturing debts, as well as finance additional deficits at interest rates under 6%. However, the government’s austerity plan of tax increases and budget cuts has not reduced current or projected government deficits because the economy in 2010 contracted by 4.5% and the unemployment rate jumped to 15%. -- The combination of a contracting economy and rising debt levels has driven the market yield on Greek two-year notes to near 25% and on its 10-year debt to around 15%. Since these loans are in euros, rates this high reflect the growing risk the people of Greece will not be able to make good on their collective debts. They also effectively shut the government out of the capital markets. Last month, S&P downgraded its rating on Greek debt to B from BB-, well into junk bond territory." - also posted at BLN - Topix  ||  A Quadruple Whammy - 12-16-10 - mpg  ||

Russia Discovers American-Style "Capitalism", Completes Record Bailout Of Fifth Largest Bank
A quote...."Just in case there was any speculation that American-style communism as any different from Russian-style capitalism, any concerns that the Bernanke put has now gone airborne can be put to rest. As the BBC reports, "Russia's fifth largest bank, Bank of Moscow, has been given the biggest bail-out in Russian history." The hilarity ensues: the $14bn rescue came after another bank, VTB, gained control through a hostile bid, only to uncover bad loans valued at $9bn - a third of the bank's assets. So let's get this straight: VTB bid a premium to the equity price only to find out that not only was the entire market cap worth nothing, but that the purchase could have been completed by buying up Bank of Moscow's bonds at 66% cents on the dollar, promptly followed by a debt for equity swap, in which the bulk of the debt could have been equitized, and the resulting company could have been a lean mean lending machine, without a single taxpayer cent spent. " -- HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE EVER HEARD OF SOMETHING CALLED DUE DILIGENCE !?!?! - mpg

Friday July 1st 2011

1. Your state has experienced a massive surge in the use of food stamps

2. Your state-sponsored business-incentive program is failing, miserably

3. The official figure for unemployment in Illinois is pegged at 8.9% for May (the real figure is probably double that) -- and much, much more.....

"I think these numbers, as large as they may seem, are actually conservative, particularly in terms of those killed and injured in these wars. -- But there is one thing which is certain; these immoral and illegal wars have left the US government morally and fiscally bankrupt." -- *Michael Rivero*

Thursday June 30th 2011