Tuesday October 5th 2010

Government Exploits CIA Patsy to Hype Police State “Surge” Exercise On Amtrak Routes
Must Read - A quote...."As the mid-term elections rapidly approach and Barry Obama’s popularity numbers continue down the tubes, the government is pulling out all the stops to hype the possibility of a “Mumbai-style” terror attack on Europe and the homeland." - also posted at DProgram
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Torture Shredded? 'UK govt can't deny propaganda war'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3m13s -  October 05, 2010) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."The UK's Ministry of Defence has admitted that electronic records of its soldiers' day-to-day activities in Afghanistan are routinely wiped from computers. One lawyer has already said it 'smacks of a cover up'. The disclosures were made at the public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi hotel receptionist. Baha Mousa died from multiple injuries while in the custody of British soldiers in 2003.

Australian aboriginal tased to death
It's called murder under special circumstances. All nine of these policemen deserve the death penalty. - mpg -- A quote...."Footage showing an unarmed aboriginal man kicking and screaming while being repeatedly tasered by the Perth police has infuriated Australians. -- The man, who is believed to be mentally ill, was tasered 13 times after refusing to undergo a strip search in a Perth police station. -- Nine police officers were involved in the incident."

'Gay Saudi prince brutally killed aide'
Hey, just as was done to hundreds, probably thousands of prisoners kept in the US-NRE's Middle Eastern gulag archipelago.  Welcome folks to the New Roman Empire. - mpg -- A quote...."A homosexual grandson of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah brutally murdered an aide at a London hotel, having abused the victim for weeks, a court heard in London."
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Is America Under Attack ... Or Are the Barbarians Inside the Gates?
Must Read - A quote...."Congress and American economists are blaming China for America's economic woes. -- But as I've previously pointed out, while China's weak Yuan policy is hurting the U.S. to some extent, America's economic problems are largely of its own making. -- As I have previously documented, America's too big to fail banks and government have destroyed our economy by...." - also posted at ZeroHedge

EU Mad, US Mum: Rising rage over cuts too far from America?
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min 15sec -  October 05, 2010) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – Protests have raged across Europe over government austerity measures, with populations angered that they’re having to pay for other’s mistakes. Meanwhile, Americans facing similar struggles have shown very little passion, compared to the fury displayed overseas. Priya Sridhar takes a look at why Europeans are doing better at trying to protect their pockets."

Raided Antiwar Activists Won’t Testify Before Grand Jury
Action Update - A quote...."14 of the antiwar activists who were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury will refuse to appear, according to their attorneys. The group includes a number of the antiwar activists whose homes were raided on September 24."

Dissent in the Age of Obama
A quote...."October 05, 2010 "Al Jazeera" --  Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) raided the homes of at least eight anti-war/social justice activists here in the US. -- I happen to be a prominent anti-war activist myself, and have joked that I am a “little hurt” that I was not raided and perhaps I should try harder. Even though, we have the urge to try and be light-hearted in this time of an increasing police state, with civil liberties on the retreat, it really isn't funny considering that the activists could face some serious charges stemming from these raids."  - Source:  Al Jazeera - also posted at CindysSheehansSoapBox & OpEdNews
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NAM condemns state terrorism
Special Note - A quote...."The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), in the annual meeting of the United Nations Legal Committee in New York, has strongly condemned state terrorism. -- Iran's permanent envoy to the UN, who was representing NAM member states in the committee, underlined NAM stance against terrorism — including state terrorism, calling it a violation of international laws and human rights, IRNA reported on Tuesday."

Pakistan: 'Unable or Unwilling!'
A quote...."Published: October 2, 2010 "The Nation" - It is becoming pathetic to see the Pakistani state whimpering its protests against the spiralling aggression against its territory and people by NATO and the US. The government finally saw fit to register a protest with NATO HQ in Brussels while Pakistani security forces blocked only one, an done wonders why, of two vital NATO supply routes – a mere symbolism rather than an actual act of reciprocal hostility. Even worse was President Zardari’s request to the CIA Chief not to breach Pakistan’s sovereignty. He should have refused to meet the CIA Chief." - also posted at ICH

Pakistan deploys anti-aircraft missiles on Afghan border - Pakistan's reply....maybe? - mpg
A quote...."ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strengthened its air defense with a view to preventing NATO forces from intruding into its territory from Afghanistan. -- The strong US ally has installed anti-aircraft missiles in its tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, well-placed sources told Arab News here on Monday. -- “Now no helicopter will be able to escape after entering into Pakistani territory,” the official sources said."

'Cracks in Pak-US relations deepen'
A quote...."This is the beginning of what is going to be an escalating fissure in our relationship with Pakistan," Mike Gravel told Press TV on Wednesday. -- "Public opinion [in Pakistan] is very strongly opposed to these drones dropping bombs and killing civilians … you are going to see this rupture just increase," he added. -- NATO's refusal to apologize for the violations "will exacerbate the tensions between Pakistan, NATO and the US," he went on to say."

NATO trucks still stranded in Pakistan
A quote...."The main supply route used by US-led forces in Pakistan to transport goods to neighboring Afghanistan remains closed for the sixth consecutive day."

Pakistan gunmen burn 4 NATO tankers
BREAKING:  Wed Oct 6, 2010 3:18AM -- A quote...."Gunmen in Pakistan have torched four tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan and killed a truck driver, police say."

United States, Iran Vie for Influence in Iraq
Must Read - A quote...."Fully seven months after the March 7 parliamentary election in Iraq, there's the first glimmer of a chance that an Iraqi government coalition might be within reach. Whether or not it happens, and what it looks like, has a lot to do with future American influence in Iraq. And it will be the result of an ugly, behind-the-scenes power struggle between the United States and Iran over which country will be the dominant power in Iraq. -- It's complicated. Try to follow along." - also posted at Uruknet

Official: Iran Seeking Durable Economic Relations with Iraq
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian foreign ministry official here on Tuesday described durable economic ties with Iraq as a priority of Iran's foreign policy, and underlined that his ministry is ready to extend all-out support for Iranian traders in Iraq."

Don't Let Iraq Slip Through Your Fingers...
A quote...."I am very, very pissed off. Really, truly pissed off. I am pissed off at Iraqis and at their complacency, silence and apathy...I really am. -- Daily I receive not less than 50 to 70 emails all in Arabic - all articles on Iraq. Sorry but that's not good enough. It's not good enough at all. -- These are emails circulating within a closed circle and they are not made available in English to a wider public. There are thousands of Iraqis who have good command of the English language, they live in the US, England and elsewhere, scattered all over...what are you doing exactly ? The Answer is NOTHING. You are doing NOTHING." - Source:  ArabWomanBlues

More journalists killed in Iraq than in 2009: IPI
A quote...."More journalists have been killed in Iraq so far this year than in all of 2009, press watchdog IPI said Tuesday in a statement."

The Iraqi holocaust
A quote...."Arab media’s main concern today is the formation of the new Iraqi government. Otherwise, Iraq would have been a totally neglected topic, particularly by television news and current affairs. --  Arab television’s main target is paying attention to superficial events. --  As Iraqi factions squabble over posts, assassinations have taken a new dimension in the country, turning into a phenomenon world has never seen before. --  The number of Iraqis being assassinated every day is probably ten times as much as that of the early years of U.S. occupation of the country which started in 2003. --  There is lack of responsibility towards what is happening in Iraq. The U.S. and those ruling the country are the first to blame for this lack of responsibility." - also posted at Uruknet

The U.S. and others are required to explain their latest combat operation in Falluja
A quote...."September 27, 2010 -- The U.S. army attack on three houses in Falluja in the early morning of September 15 requires an explanation from various parties. --  The U.S. is required to explain the reason it deployed helicopter gunships in attacking a civilian target inside an Iraqi city after the withdrawal of its combat troops. The troops staying behind were supposed to be only engaged in training and offering of advice."

US accused of 'crime against humanity'
Contains Video - A quote...."US experiments in Guatemala which deliberately infected thousands of Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases constitute crimes against humanity, a law expert says. -- "US Department of Defense [was] a component, because the purpose of this [study] was to develop penicillin and prophylaxis for US soldiers' kits," Alfred Lambremont Webre, a war crimes lawyer, told Press TV on Tuesday. -- Since it was a military project, "I think it qualifies as crimes against humanity," Lambremont Webre added."

Towards accountability: John Dugard interviewed
Interview - A quote...."Last month, Professor John Dugard, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, chaired a meeting on universal Jurisdiction in the Hague. The Electronic Intifada contributor Adri Nieuwhof interviewed Dugard about means of bringing Israel to account for its human rights violations, particularly the legal mechanism of universal jurisdiction."

US[-NRE-AIPAC/Israeli Consortium] Warns Lebanon Over Ahmadinejad Visit
A quote...."The Obama Administration revealed today that they had issued official “warnings” to the Lebanese government over their decision to allow Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit the country next week."

Egyptian newspaper sacks dissident chief editor
A quote...."CAIRO – A leading independent Egyptian daily has fired its chief editor, an outspoken government critic, amid what journalists are calling a state crackdown on the media ahead of parliamentary elections."

China and Russia strengthen strategic ties
A quote...."Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to China on September 25-27 is a further sign that Moscow and Beijing are consolidating their ties in order to counter the US and its main ally in North East Asia, Japan."

China and Japan reconcile over dinner
A quote...."Of course they reached an agreement. What other choice did they have? The latest Sino-Japanese conflict lasted less than a month and is now in the past. But it leaves Russia wondering whether a new Cold War between the U.S. and China is looming on its eastern borders and how it can be prevented."

Will Hezbollah Defeat Israel (Again!) in the Coming War?
Must Read - A quote...."On a clear day you can see Akka, Palestine from my favorite Lebanese village, Maron al Ras, where more than a few analysts here conjecture that the next and 6th aggression by Israel against Lebanon will begin."
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More on the USNRE-AIPAC/Israeli Attempted Coup in Ecuador ....

More on Washington's Failed Ecuadorean Coup Attempt
A quote...."On September 30, Ecuador's President Raphael Correa was targeted. First elected in November 2006 with a 58% majority, he was easily reelected in April 2009 with a 55% majority against seven challengers. His current term runs until August 10, 2013, and will extend until 2017 with another electoral victory."

Coup Fails, Threat Remains - Target: Ecuador
A quote...."In June of last year, when the Honduran military overthrew the social democratic government of Manuel Zelaya, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador took it personally. "We have intelligence reports that say that after Zelaya, I’m next,” said Correa." - also posted at AlethoNews

Ecuador extends‎ state of emergency
A quote...."Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has extended the state of emergency imposed following the recent police revolt in the South American state."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

The Ugly Details of Israel’s Gaza Siege & Attack Against the Mavi Marmara
Contains Video - Alt - (YuTb - 15min - October 05, 2010) - Source:  SalemNews -- A quote...."Ken O’Keefe’s International NW Tour leads to interviews with a second Gaza Flotilla attack survivor."

Israeli fire injures fourth Gaza worker in week
A quote...."GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- A man identified by medics as a laborer was shot by Israeli fores in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, as he was collecting stone aggregates for a construction company." - also posted at Uruknet

Israeli Police Given Protection for Killing
A quote...."SHUAFAT, Occupied East Jerusalem, Oct 6, 2010 (IPS) - A peaceful morning is interrupted by the sounds of an Israeli helicopter circling overhead -- often a sign of trouble on the ground. Later Sunday the news broke -- a Palestinian man was shot dead in the village of Issawiya by Israeli paramilitary border police as he tried to enter Israel in search of work."

Cultural Resistance: A Conversation with Robert Wyatt - posted at Palestine Chronicle
A quote...."The legendary British music icon Robert Wyatt is a big supporter of Palestine. A few days ago he came down to London to promote For the Ghosts Within (Wyatt/ Stephen/Atzmon, Domino Records), a new album we produced together with violinist Ros Stephen. We had a lively chat about Palestine, music, cultural resistance and about the importance of the coming Jazza Festival."
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12 Ominous Signs For World Financial Markets
Special Note - War Alert - A quote...."Can anyone explain the very strange behavior that we are seeing in world financial markets right now? [#1]  Corporate insiders are bailing out of the U.S. stock market at a very alarming rate. [#2]  Investors are moving mountains of money into gold [#3] and other commodities.  In fact, there is such a rush towards gold that shortages are starting to be reported in some areas.  Meanwhile, some very, very unusual option activity has started to show up.  In particular, someone is making some incredibly [#4] large bets that the S&P 500 is going to absolutely tank during the month of October.  Central banks around the world have caught a case of "loose money fever" and are apparently hoping that a new flood of paper money will shock the global economy back to life.  Meanwhile, the furor over the foreclosure procedure abuses of the major U.S mortgage companies threatens to bring even more turmoil to the U.S. housing industry." - underline by website editor - also posted at Hamsayeh -- Why is the article above classified as a "war alert"?  For more on that issue see....Standard Disclaimer and the Ten Year Cycle

[#1] Insider Selling To Buying: 2,341 To 1
Related Article - A quote...."Sorry kids, we just report the news... as ugly as they may be. After last week saw an insider selling to buying ratio of 1,411 to 1, this week the ratio has nearly doubled, hitting a ridiculous 2,341 to 1. And while Wall Street's liars and CNBC's clowns will have you throw all your money into "leading" techs like Oracle and Google, insiders in these names sold a combined $200 million in stock in the last week alone (following Oracle insider sales of $223 million in the prior week). Insiders can. not. wait. to. get. out. fast. enough. This Fed-induced rally is nothing short of a godsend for each and every corporate executive."

[#2] Gold hits record above $1,340/oz as dollar slides
Related Article - A quote...."(Reuters) - Gold jumped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, its biggest one-day rise since May, resuming its march to record highs as the dollar tumbled and currency market volatility ignited safe-haven buying."

[#3] This Is Starting To Get Very Real: Agricultural Commodity Prices Have Exploded And Now The Price Of Food Is Beginning To Rise Substantially In The United States And All Over The World -- Related Article - A quote...."Do you believe that you will always be able to run out to Wal-Mart or to the local supermarket and buy massive amounts of inexpensive food?  If so, you might want to think again.  During 2010, agricultural commodity prices have absolutely exploded.  Nearly every single important agricultural commodity has seen a double digit percentage price increase.  In fact, the S&P GSCI Agriculture Index recently surged to a fresh two year high."

[#4] The Impact of Big Option Open Interest
Related Article - A quote...."I've mentioned recently to BigTrends subscribers the big buildup in October S&P 500 Index (SPY) Put open interest.  Now, some of this open interest has been in place for quite some time, so let's not assume these are from gigantic recent Put purchases betting on an impending market downturn. -- But, there certainly is a large buildup in the October 115 through 100 SPY Puts."
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The Monetary Breakdown of the West
Must Read - A quote...."To understand the current monetary chaos, it is necessary to trace briefly the international monetary developments of the 20th century, and to see how each set of unsound inflationist interventions has collapsed of its own inherent problems, only to set the stage for another round of interventions. The 20th-century history of the world monetary order can be divided into nine phases. Let us examine each in turn." -- "Excerpted from "What Has Government Done to Our Money"? [Mises, Amozn]* An MP3 audio file of this article, read by Jeff Riggenbach, is available for download." - *links added

Keiser Report №83: Markets! Finance! Scandal!
Must View MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - October 05, 2010) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This week, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, look at Central Banks causing gold spikes, moaning savers and cement mixers driving into the Irish Parliament. In the second half of the show, Max goes to Chile to talk to author, filmmaker and blogger, Gonzalo Lira, about hyperinflation."

Wrecking the American Dream
Special Note - A quote...."On February 1, 2009, former high-level Wall Street and government insider, Catherine Austin Fitts, explained it an article headlined, "Financial Coup d'Etat," saying:  --  A global financial cabal "engineered a fraudulent housing and debt bubble; illegally shifted vast amounts of capital out of the US; and used 'privatization' as a form of piracy - a pretext to move government assets to private investors at below-market prices and then shift private liabilities back to government at no cost to the private liability holder....Clearly, there was a global financial coup d'etat underway," its magnitude overwhelming and incomprehensible to most people, as planned."

How, exactly, did banksters swindle trillions from the middle class?
A quote...."Over the last decade our government has essentially "de-supervised' America's financial sector and turned it over to the perpetrators of one of the largest swindles in history. This swindle originated with the securitization of tens of thousands of fraud-based mortgages, i.e. near-worthless mortgages that were fraudulently bundled together and (thanks to government deregulation and no supervision) sold, criminally."

Q&A With The Hatzius Who Stole The Hopium: Economic Outlooks Summarized As "Bad" Or"Very Bad"
Related Article - A quote...."Jan Hatzius is on a roll these past two days: after first debunking any myths that QE2 will be less than $1.5 trillion in total, thereby confirming the dollar's days as a reserve currency are numbered, now he is out to prove to Obama and his incoming chief economic advisor whichever Mark Zandi that may be, that there is no Santa Claus. To wit: "We see two main scenarios for the economy over the next 6-9 months—a fairly bad one in which the economy grows at a 1½%-2% rate through the middle of next year and the unemployment rate rises moderately to 10%, and a very bad one in which the economy returns to an outright recession.  There is not much probability of a significantly better outcome.  The reason is that “short-cycle” factors such as the inventory cycle and the impulse from fiscal policy are likely to continue deteriorating through early 2011, keeping GDP growth very sluggish." That pretty much sums up why stocks will continue being completely irrelevant as an indicator of reality for about a year longer." - bold by website editor

The Powder Keg in Our Future
A quote...."It is always a good idea to pay attention to new words or phrases that seem to have no connection with any previous word or phrase, and which are not self-evident. Such a phrase these days is "quantitative easing." When we hear a phrase like this, we should think through the implications of what this phrase probably means."

U.S. recession not over yet: Rogers
A quote...."NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Last month, the U.S. government officially declared the latest recession, which started in December 2007, was already over in June 2009 when recovery began. But legendary investor Jim Rogers said otherwise."

China Has Lost Over $100 Billion In Dollar-Adjusted Terms On Its UST Holdings In A Few Short Months
Chart - A quote...."As readers will recall, at the end of July, which was the most recent TIC data update, China owned $847 billion in US Treasury bonds. Since then, the world's reserve currency, which is what said Treasuries are denominated in, has lost 4.7%, or $40 billion in real terms. Yet an even more jarring observation is that from its June highs, the USD has dropped 12.4%. Expressed in real terms from the perspective of China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, this means that our biggest creditor has lost over $100 billion when adjusted for the purchasing power loss in the dollar."

GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar falls, stocks rise on BOJ action
A quote...."NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell broadly and world stocks rose on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan's surprising moves to stimulate its flagging economy, reassuring investors that governments will act to  reinvigorate the global recovery." -- This has been seen before.  We're back to the correlation where every day the dollar drops the US-NRE's stock markets will usually go up.  Somebody out there has some sort of arb or straddle strategy. - mpg

DPJ draws up 5 trillion yen worth fresh stimulus package
Translation:  Hey Bernie!  We can go lower than you caaaaaaan! - mpg - A quote...."TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Democratic Party worked out a fresh stimulus package worth about 5 trillion yen ( about 60.15 billion U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to tackle the rising yen and spur the country's economy, Kyodo News reported."

China's misread property 'bubble'
A quote...."Pessimists who see the Chinese property sector as a bubble ready to burst may have lost sight of how land was given away by the government as the country moved towards a more capitalist economic model. As such distortions are removed and real values permeate the market, the risk of a crash should diminish."

The Protest Movement. Financial Fraud in Iceland - Hip Hip Hooray!! - Go Iceland, Go Iceland!! - mpg
A quote...."As proceedings begin against Iceland’s former Prime Minister, Geir Haarde, for the banking crisis of 2008, at least two thousand Icelanders took to the streets in two days of protest this weekend.  Iceland  joins over a dozen other nations protesting economic measures taken out on the public while banks and large corporations receive bailouts. Class war is on, and it’s gone global."

In Kenya, Farmers Grow Their Own Way
A quote...."Thousands of grassroots, African-led efforts are building locally rooted alternatives to the chemical agriculture promoted by the Gates Foundation and Monsanto."

Ukraine's men and Russia's women Teams take first places at the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. -- A quote...."39th World Chess Olympiad at Khanty Mansiysk ended with a clear victory for powerful team Ukraine in men section despite a draw in the final round against Israeli. Team Russia-1 stood second place after Ukraine by drawing against the Spanish team in the final round of the games, on Wednesday. In women section, Russia took the first place followed by China, Georgia and Cuba."

Monday October 4th 2010

Sunday October 3rd 2010

The Altars of Fear: Wrong Turns on a Long, Dark Road
Must Read - A quote...."All across Europe,  thousands of people have been taking to the streets in angry protests against the “austerity measures” being imposed upon them by their governments. A general strike in Spain. Mass protests in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, France, Lithuania, Belgium and several other nations. Legislators in Iceland had to literally run and hide from their own citizens at the opening of the nation’s parliament this week. -- Why, ask the outraged crowds, should our lives be degraded in order to pay for the crimes and follies of the financial elite –- who are richer, more powerful and more arrogant than ever today, despite having plunged the world into economic catastrophe? -- The Europeans, forever cast in American myth as fey, feckless, wine-sipping weaklings, have roused themselves to such an extent that the UN is now warning of years of "social unrest" due to the policies of the austerity zealots -- policies which are greatly exacerbating unemployment (with all the inevitable knock-on effects throughout the economy), while severely corroding the physical and social infrastructure of whole nations. Although the European public might be compelled to submit in the end -- by brute force, if necessary, as governments call out club-wielding cops to put down dissent -- at least they are not going quietly" - also posted at Uruknet

Obama's Hard Line Neo-Con Agenda
A quote...."Straightaway, Obama's promised "change" and "yes we can" became hard line foreign and domestic extremism, betraying his loyal constituency and any hope for kinder, gentler policies. His populist hypocrisy now exposed, voters are losing faith, but most remain mindless about the harm he commits daily, much of it touching them directly." - also posted at AlethoNews & Uruknet

We Are Never Wrong
A quote...."In our great social experiment in the behavioral science of the "strategy of tension," problems are created as solutions unto themselves; crises are opportunities for social control that presidents are to "manage" (as in "conflict management"). -- Proof of this can be seen in the continuity of political, military, economic and legal decisions made by successive administrations of alternating political parties.  If the two parties really had differing interests, then policies would have swung back and forth between polar extremes.  But this never happens.  Despite the fact that every candidate for office campaigns on promises to correct the misguided policies of his predecessor, no president has ever fulfilled his promises to correct anything.  Social problems are created with the intention of allowing them to compound, or accumulate, until they approach something like a "critical mass."  When society is agitated to this point, then controlled events and reactions to them provide the means to full control, without resorting to massive force.  "Conflict management" is a very real behavioral science and it is made possible by an intimate knowledge of human reactions to shocking events. "

Financial Warfare and the Failure of US Military Leadership
A quote...."The "War on Terror" has become the most successful military diversion in history, having lasted twice as long as WWII so far. While the US and other countries are under severe attack by financial powers through the corporate system and the currency and bond markets, the US military is convinced that people living in remote deserts are the threat. So they’re busy killing some of the poorest people in the world while the country is being attacked by the richest. On the one hand, this is a more impressive Machiavellian chess move than the Calais diversion in WWII that opened up the Normandy attack that would seal Germany’s fate. On the other, it’s just embarrassing to see how easily millions of grown adults can be fooled in the face of the obvious."
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33 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True, What Every Person Should Know...
Must Read - Contains Multiple Videos - A quote...."If you enjoy this article, please check out my documentary film series, Core of Corruption.  You can see it at CoreOfCorruption.com -- After reading the article released by Cracked.com, I decided to update and revise their work. The article gave me a chuckle because it lacked many famous and much larger conspiracy theories that became known.  Their article had only listed seven. I can name 33 and I am about to release a revised list soon with 75.  The article I read at cracked can be viewed here, but don't waste your time, all of that is in this article and more." - bold by website editor - also posted at DProgram

Vaccines and Medical Experiments on Children, Minorities, Woman and Inmates (1845 - 2007)
Special Note - Timeline - A quote...."(NaturalNews) It has now been widely revealed that the United States conducted medical experiments on prisoners and mental health patients in Guatemala in the 1940's. Carried out by a government-employed doctor working in a psychiatric hospital, these experiments involved intentionally infecting Guatemalans with syphilis (and other STDs) without their knowledge in order to determine the effectiveness of penicillin. They were sponsored in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and they've now been widely reported by ABC News, the Washington Post and many other mainstream papers (who have suddenly taken an interest in a subject they normally wouldn't touch)." - also posted at DProgram

Third Beam Shines Light on Government and Media Blackout of WTC 7
A quote...."Just before 9:11 p.m. on Sept. 11, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Richard Gage, AIA, founder of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, stood at the corner of Church and Worth Streets in Lower Manhattan with 200 9/11 Truth advocates in eager anticipation of the switch being thrown on what until that moment had been a tightly held secret by the AE911Truth leadership -- a two-billion-candlepower Third Beam of light about to shoot into the NYC skyline representing the controlled-demolition destruction of Building 7 -- the third WTC skyscraper, not hit by any plane, to fall on 9/11." - also posted at DProgram

Millions were in [British] germ war tests
From the History File - Sunday 21 April 2002 10.23 BST -- A quote...."The Ministry of Defence turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public. - A government report just released provides for the first time a comprehensive official history of Britain's biological weapons trials between 1940 and 1979."

Army embeds active-duty PSYOPS soldiers at local TV stations
A quote...."The U.S. Army has used local television stations in the U.S. as training posts for some of its psychological-operations personnel, The Upshot has learned. Since at least 2001, both WRAL, a CBS affiliate in Raleigh, N.C., and WTOC, a CBS affiliate in Savannah, Ga., have regularly hosted active-duty soldiers from the Army's 4th Psychological Operations group as part of the Army's Training With Industry program. Training With Industry is designed to offer career soldiers a chance to pick up skills through internships and fellowships with private businesses. The PSYOPS soldiers used WRAL and WTOC to learn broadcasting and communications expertise that they could apply in their mission, as the Army describes it, of "influenc[ing] the emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign audiences." - For more on this sort of issue see....US Fake Intel / Propaganda

Crypto Wars! Obama Wants New Law to Wiretap the Internet
A quote...."In a reprise of the crypto wars of the 1990s, the U.S. secret state is mounting an offensive that would force telecommunication companies to redesign their systems and information networks to more easily facilitate internet spying." - also posted at Uruknet - For more on this issue see....US - Atmpts 2 Cntrl Web

“Obama’s Wars”: The Real Story Bob Woodward Won’t Tell
A quote...."For almost four decades, under cover of his supposedly “objective” reporting, Woodward has represented the viewpoints of the military and intelligence establishments. Often he has done so in the context of complex inside maneuvering of which he gives his readers little clue." - also posted at ICH

Britain held secret war talks with U.S. general 11 months before Iraq invasion
A quote...."America's most senior general flew into Britain for top secret talks on the invasion of Iraq 11 months before the attack on Saddam Hussein’s regime. -- Details of the classified meeting, held at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, suggest Tony Blair’s Government was involved in detailed discussions about toppling the Iraqi dictator earlier than previously disclosed." - bold by website editor

Pa. homeland security boss quits over Israeli firm
A quote...."(JTA) -- Pennsylvania's homeland security director quit in the wake of revelations that he hired an Israeli-American agency that reported peaceful protests as potential terrorist threats." - Source:  JTA
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Death Squads, Porn, Hashish And Killing For Kicks … It’s Not Just A Few “Bad Apples”
A quote...."Guess what? Having done the El Salvador option in El Salvador and in Irak  it seems that the death squad option is now being well and truly being exercised by some American troops in Afghanistan. Surely you’re not surprised?" - also posted at Uruknet

Afghanistan 'disbands eight private security firms'
A quote...."Afghanistan has announced a formal ban on eight private security companies. -- President Hamid Karzai pledged to limit the scope of security companies when sworn in last year and in August signed a decree giving them four months to end their operations." - also posted at WarInIraq

Pakistan refuses to open Afghan route
A quote...."Pakistan says it will not reopen a key supply route for foreign troops in Afghanistan until public anger over recent attacks by the US-led forces subsides."

Iraqi National Alliance Splits Over Nominating Maliki, New Iraqi Government Still On Hold
A quote...."On October 1, 2010 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki got the support of half of the Iraqi National Alliance  to stay in power. The Sadrists, the Badr Organization, the Iraqi National Congress, and Ibrahim al-Jaafari’s National Reform Trend came out for Maliki. That gives the premier 139 seats in the new parliament, 24 short of the 163 necessary for a majority, and the right to form a new government. State of Law came in second in March with 89 seats, the Sadrists won the most in the National Alliance with 39, while Badr got nine,  and the National Trend and Iraqi National Congress have one apiece." - also posted at Uruknet

Iran bolsters ties with Kenya, Pakistan
A quote...."Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has expressed the determination of the Islamic Republic to promote relations with Pakistan and Kenya in various fields."

Iran Moves to Broaden Economic Ties, Cooperation with Algeria
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Commerce Minister Babak Afqahi voiced Tehran's willingness to boost economic cooperation with Algiers, and called for the formation of Iran-Algeria joint economic commission.

Iran to Link Northern City to Russia via Highway
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Russia have prepared all the needed technical and economic plans to build a highway to link Iran's Northern city of Rasht to the Russian capital city of Moscow via Azerbaijan, a provincial official announced on Sunday."

Bushehr Ready to Receive Uranium Fuel Rods in Mid-October
A quote...."Iran’s successful launch of its first nuclear reactor would boost electricity production by  1000 megawatts once the plant reaches maximum output. Tehran plans to build ten additional NPP's within next few years."

'Iran rids platforms of Stuxnet worm'
We shall see, hopefully they have, but root-kit attacks are hard to get rid of. - mpg -- A quote...."An Iranian official says industries are safe from a malicious computer worm as infected systems have been cleaned with the help of anti-malware software developed in Iran."

Iran opens airspace to China warplanes
A quote...."The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly opened its airspace to Chinese warplanes taking part in joint military maneuvers with Turkey. -- Ankara and Beijing conducted the drills in Turkey's Central Anatolia region last month. -- The war games, codenamed the Anatolian Eagle, were the first involving Turkey and China. Turkey had previously carried out Anatolian Eagle maneuvers with the US and other NATO members as well as Israel. -- Turkish F-16, Chinese Su-27 and Mig-29 fighter jets took part in mock dogfights during the drills. -- The maneuvers come ahead of a planned visit by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Turkey."

Syria to arrest Hariri probe misleaders
A quote...."Damascus has issued arrest warrants for 33 people charged with misleading the probe into the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri."

Syria considers Tupolev after US derails Airbus buy
A quote...."The Syrian government may turn to Russia to buy planes as U.S. sanctions disrupt a mega Airbus purchase aimed at boosting Syria’s tiny civilian passenger fleet, the transport minister said on Sunday." - also posted at WarInIraq - Airbus is stupid to allow this to happen, but it's good for Russia. - mpg
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

The Impending Collapse of Israel in Palestine
A quote...."October 02, 2010 "Information Clearing House" --  On November 15, 1988 the Palestine National Council (P.N.C.) meeting in Algiers proclaimed the Palestinian Declaration of Independence that created the independent state of Palestine. Today the State of Palestine is bilaterally recognized de jure by about 130 states. Palestine has de facto diplomatic recognition from most of Europe. It was only massive political pressure applied by the U.S. government that prevented European states from according to Palestine de jure diplomatic recognition."

Report: Israel arrested 485 Palestinians last month
A quote...."OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- A statistics report issued by Palestine’s supreme national committee to support prisoners said Israeli occupation forces have ramped up in this last month of September arrest campaigns against Palestinians, confirming 485 arrests, mostly in occupied Jerusalem." - also posted at Uruknet

Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protestors In Hebron
A quote...."Israeli soldiers attacked on Saturday evening dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and International protestors who held a march in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, demanding freedom of movement to the residents of Hebron." - also posted at Uruknet
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We're In a Global Currency War ... But What Does It Mean?
Special Note - A quote...."There is a currency war raging world-wide. -- Japan, Brazil, Peru and countries all over the world are trying to beggar thy neighbor (just as happened during the 1930s) and gain a leg up for their exports by cheapening their currencies." - also posted at GlobalRsrch & Hamsayeh

Are Or Aren't France And China Plotting An Alternative To The Dollar?
Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."A pair of very conflicting news articles over the weekend about secret currency talks caps yet another week full of central bank interventions in the FX arena (and, as Bruce Krasting points out, many more to come). Yesterday, the FT reported that France and China had been in secret talks over "heightened co-ordination of exchange rates" which is another way of saying finding alternatives to the rapidly debasing US Dollar. "The talks and their content have been kept secret, in an attempt to draw China into a discussion on global currency co-ordination, a subject that Beijing has been reluctant to countenance in the past. In an ambitious move reminiscent of the currency accords of the 1980s, President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to open a debate on the subject when France takes over the presidency of the G20 group of leading nations in November, according to people familiar with the matter." Yet China's desire to engage in a currency axis away from the US is no secret, and many have alleged that Beijing has approached both Russia and Germany in the past about a USD substitute."

China pledges: We'll prop up the eurozone and keep Greece afloat
It's a great idea politically, and might even be a good idea economically....maybe.  - Keep in mind folks, Greece by itself could NEVER be a risk to China, it is after all only two percent of the Eurozone.  One would sincerely hope however that China isn't intending to bite off more than it can chew.  That it will limit it's exposure, that it's first in line as a creditor, has obtained guarantees along with some form of collateral if things should go south. - mpg -- A quote...."China last night offered to bail out debt-ridden Greece – and pledged to support the eurozone countries during the global crisis. -- Premier Wen Jiabao made the offer at the start of a two-day visit to the crisis-hit country. -- ‘China is holding Greek bonds and will keep buying bonds that Greece issues,’ said Wen."

Shock Therapy for Wall Street: Banking Giants Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures
A quote...."The hits are coming fast and furiously.  Major Wall Street mortgage lenders could soon be falling like dominos – and looking again for handouts. -- On September 20th, Ally Financial Inc., which owns GMAC Mortgage, the nation’s 4th largest lender, halted evictions and resale of repossessed homes in 23 states.  This was after a document processor for the company admitted that he had signed off on 10,000 pieces of foreclosure paperwork a month without reading them.  The 23 states were all those where foreclosures must be approved by a court, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and Illinois." - also posted at BLN

What Classless Society? The Growing Rich-poor Gap in "Classless" America
A quote...."Top 10% controls 96% of the wealth  -- The so-called growing rich-poor gap in "classless" America is a euphemism for the existence of an accelerated class struggle against American workers and the poor by a relatively small minority that possesses or has access to great wealth and power. --  The Census Bureau reported Sept. 24 that the income differential between rich and poor Americans was greater in 2009 than any time since such records were kept."

Saturday October 2nd 2010

No posts. - mpg

Friday October 1st 2010

American Democracy Was Killed
Must Read - A quote...."America is ran by traitors, thieves, and liars. It shouldn't sound so ridiculous, but it does because corruption in Washington is not talked about in this matter in public discourse. The murderous conspirators have not went undetected, but they have escaped public attention for the most part, because of the nature of American democracy, the obedient ways of the American press, and the psychological inability on the part of many Americans to face ugly truths. -- The overthrow of America's constitutional republic didn't happen in a flash. During the Great Depression, the fascist plot against FDR failed thanks to the vigilance and integrity General Smedley Butler. But, a generation later, the plot was re-hatched, and successfully executed against President John F. Kennedy. Both events were connected, and supported by the same financial, and military interests. They are two acts in the story of how American democracy was sabotaged from within. And the Bush family had a hand in both coups."
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In Struggle With The American Mind
Must Read - A quote...."October 01, 2010 "Information Clearing House" --  I direct these remarks to readers who have to deal with Americans who turn into a stone wall upon hearing the United States accused of acting immorally; America, they are convinced, means well; our motives are noble. And if we do do something that looks bad, and the badness can't easily be covered up or explained away ... well, great powers have always done things like that, we're no worse than the other great powers of history, and a lot better than most. God bless America. -- A certain percentage of such people do change eventually and stop rationalizing; this happens usually after being confronted X-number of times with evidence of the less-than-beautiful behavior of their government around the world. The value of X of course varies with the individual; so don't give up trying to educate the hardened Americans you come in contact with. You never know when your enlightening them about a particular wickedness of their favorite country will be the straw that breaks their imperialist-loving back. (But remember the warning from Friedrich Schiller of Germany: Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. — "With stupidity even the gods struggle in vain.")"

Dr. Doug Rokke – The Dangers of Using Depleted Uranium – Alex Jones Tv
Must View Video Interview - DR&AJ(1/3) - DR&AJ(2/3) - DR&AJ(3/3) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex welcomes Dr. Doug Rokke back to the show to talk about the dangers of depleted uranium. Rokke served as a member of the 3rd U.S. Army Medical Command's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical response and special operations team and with the U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Assessment team during Gulf War 1. He was the U.S. Army's Depleted Uranium Project director from 1994 - 1995 and developed congressionally mandated education and training materials and wrote U.S. Army Regulation 700-48, the U.S. Army PAM 700-48, and the U.S. Army's common task for DU incidents. Major Rokke has been subjected to ongoing retaliation from Department of Defense officials who do not want information regarding actual adverse health and environmental effects of uranium weapons and their mandatory but ignored requirements to provide medical care to all casualties and to clean up all environmental contamination."

US to apologize for ‘atrocious’ STD experiments in Guatemala
Special Note - A quote...."Unlike Tuskegee experiments, doctors intentionally infected patients with gonorrhea, syphilis, encouraged them to spread the STDs and many were left untreated." - also posted at BLN

US Government's Human Experimentation Apology: They're Only Sorry They Were Caught
Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."The US government has today apologised for intentionally infecting almost 700 people in Guatemala with sexually transmitted diseases in the 1940s, however, it has not apologised for countless other similar atrocious experiments and programs that it has engaged in and continues to engage in, amounting to an all out biological and chemical warfare attack on humanity." -- For more on the four articles shown above see....The Method - 05-07-07 - mpg
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Getting Some Rays - Now the Government is X-Raying You While You Drive
US-NRE's Gestapo Out'a Control - A quote...."If you have been feeling uneasy about having to be X-rayed by a Transportation Security Administration goon who can look under your clothes every time you fly, consider this: at least you can say no, and agree to be subjected to an old-fashioned full-body search. - No opt-out for the latest in anti-terror technology though, with reports just out in Forbes Magazine and the Christian Science Monitor that the Homeland Security Department has purchased 500 mobil X-ray vans called ZBVs that can scan cars, trucks and homes without the drivers even knowing that they’re being zapped." - also posted at AlethoNews -- Alex Jones has been on this issue from day one. - mpg

No Regard for Human Life
US-NRE's Courts Out'a Control - A quote...."D.C. Court Rules That U.S. Officials Can Torture and Murder “Enemy Combatants,” Cover It Up, and Get Away With It -- A quote...."On September 28, Judge Ellen Huvelle affirmed the D.C. District Court’s decision to dismiss Al-Zahrani v. Rumsfeld, a civil lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel concerning three men who died in detention at Guantánamo in June 2006. Her decision came despite new evidence from four soldiers stationed at the base, which strongly suggests the three men were murdered at a secret site at Guantánamo and that the government worked hard to cover up the true cause and circumstances of the deaths. The government reported the three men committed suicide by hanging themselves in their cells." - also posted at Uruknet - For more on this issue see....9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables

Israel: smart enough to create Stuxnet and stupid enough to use it
Israel Out'a Control - A quote...."Ever since speculation began, suggesting that Israel is the source of the Stuxnet malware, there has been a buzz of excitement in the Zionist corner of the blogosphere. The DEBKAfile  — trusted source for pro-Israel fantasists all over the world — declared that if it turns out that millions of Iranian industrial units have been hit, “this cyber weapon attack on Iran would be the greatest ever.” -- Glee at such a prospect is not shared by observers who lack the Zionist pathological obsession with Iran. -- Stephen Spoonamore, a veteran cybersecurity consultant interviewed by NPR said: “I can think of very few stupider blowback decisions” than to release code that controls most of the worlds’ hydroelectric dams or many of the world’s nuclear plants or many of the world’s electrical switching stations. -- The fallout from Stuxnet is clearly going global."

Pakistan Warns NATO Against Future Attacks
US-NRE's DoD Out'a Control - A quote...."Pakistani officials are continuing to angrily condemn NATO over yesterday’s attack on its security forces, with Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani warning that the nation has “other options” for possible retaliation if NATO refuses to apologize. -- So far Pakistan has closed one of its major border crossings to Afghanistan to NATO supply traffic, but a number of senators have been calling on the nation to close the borders entirely, and protests have broken out across the nation condemning NATO in general and the US in particular."
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Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.TV
Must Listen Video - A good rap-up of all the recent lies being told by the USNRE-Israeli/AIPAC Consortium along with coverage of the empire's most recent crimes. - mpg

Jewish Media Group, IntelCenter, releases their latest aL-Qaeda recording
From the History File - Posted 2008/09/05 at 9:10 am EDT - (Does this sound familiar folks??) - Related article - A quote...."Funny, just when things are getting hot in Pakistan for the US, what with the cross-border raids and all of the bombings of civilians by CIA run Predator drones using Hellfire missiles, that aL-Qaeda shows up, raising hell about raising hell. -- Funny, that FOX News, the RNC and White House official propaganda outlet, is the first stateside to "discover" this little jewel.. Well, maybe not. -- Funny, that a Jewish run Media Group, Ben Venzke's IntelCenter, is AGAIN the first to get their grubby little paws on this info, since their logo is clearly displayed in the upper right corner of the video shown on FOX." -- For more on this issue see....Judeo-Christian C/C & US - Rita Katz

Be very afraid – we are being fleeced by purveyors of fear
Fear Mongering Alert - Quote of the Day - (second paragraph)...."In case you missed it, since Monday an "Irish-related" attack on Britain has been "a strong possibility". At the same time, an al-Qaida attack is "highly likely" and "only a matter of time". This presumably means one will occur – though, since August 2006, when this alarmist language was first to put us on continuous alert, terrorism has been like mad flu disease, afflicting Whitehall but strangely absent from the nation at large." -- "I hesitate to tempt fate, but this dog's dinner of nouns and qualifiers cannot mean anything to the general public. Rather than describing a menace to the British state, the words are more a comment on English teaching in schools. They are verbal garbage, reflecting a habit of bureaucratic mind and relieving public services – airport security, railway guards, traffic police – of the need for courtesy. They just want to keep the public scared and paying taxes."

Jesse Ventura – Towers Destroyed by Explosives, “Huffington Post Censored my 9/11 Article”
Video - Alt - (YuTb -  5min 10 sec - September 25, 2010) - Source:  liamh2 -- A quote...."(NorCalTruth) – On September 25, 2010, Jesse Ventura discussed his book, “American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us.” During the session before an SRO audience, he charged that the Huffington Post, aka HuffPost, a news web site, “censored my 9/11 article!” Mr. Ventura was speaking at Baltimore’s BookFest. He was joined on the program by Richard Sher, an ex-news reader for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, MD." - For more on this sort of issue see....9/11-WTC7 - See also....Reficultnias's 9/11 Central

Huge Building Burns in South Korea – Does Not Collapse
RTVideo - Alt - Related Video - (RTYuTb - October 01, 2010) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."A massive fire broke out on Friday in a 38-floor apartment and office building in South Korea's southern port city of Busan. No deaths were reported. The fire official could not say how many people remained in the building, only that residents were still being rescued, some by helicopter from the building's roof. Busan, South Korea's second-largest city and a major seaport, is located about 400 km (250 miles) southeast of Seoul. The fire started early Friday morning in a janitor's closet on the fourth floor of the high-rise building located in the city's plush beachside Haeundae district."

Emanuel resignation highlights crisis of Obama administration
A quote...."The decision of White House Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel to resign his position to run for mayor of Chicago marks the fourth departure of leading administration advisers in just over two months."

Obama: ‘The Generals Made Me Do It!’
Special Note - A quote...."All Washington is atwitter: the grand old man of the Court Historians, Bob Woodward, has come out with yet another “book” – i.e. another long-winded press release on behalf of the Powers That Be – explaining, “reporting,” and rationalizing the war policies of the current regime. Oh, glory be! Drop everything and run to the nearest bookstore – or just go online and download the excerpts at the Washington Post‘s incredibly cumbersome web site, loaded down with so many ads, pop-ups, and pop-outs that one imagines his next book will be out before your computer stops grinding." - also posted at MyCatBirdsSeat

Activist berates White House, Clinton for honoring ‘war criminal’ Kissinger
A quote...."It's been more than forty years since Henry Kissinger was giving advice to Richard Nixon on the illegal bombing of Cambodia, but the 87 year old former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State remains a controversial figure." - also posted at AmericanEveryman

CIA hired Karzai brother before 9/11, Woodward says
A quote...."Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghanistan’s president and boss of the strategically important Kandahar province, has been on the CIA payroll for over a decade, Bob Woodward writes in his new book, “Obama’s Wars.” -- By the fall of 2008, Woodward says, “Ahmed Wali Karzai had been on the CIA payroll for years, beginning before 9/11. He had belonged to the CIA’s small network of paid agents and informants inside Afghanistan. In addition, the CIA paid him money through his half-brother, the president.”
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US-led airstrike kills 15 in Afghanistan
A quote...."A US-led airstrike has killed at least 15 people in northeastern Afghanistan amid growing discontent over the rising number of civilian deaths in the war-torn country."

Invading Pakistan
A quote...."We will have to see whether we are allies or enemies," said Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik after a US/NATO manned air strike took out three Pakistani soldiers and wounded three others. If it isn’t clear to the Pakistani minister, it is crystal clear to the people of Pakistan, who live in fear of constant US drone attacks – and, now, open violations of their country’s sovereignty. Anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high, and the increasingly fragile government – which hangs by a very thin thread – is being rapidly undermined by US actions."

Pakistani attacks on NATO tankers deepen US crisis in Af-Pak war
A quote...."More than two dozen trucks and oil tankers carrying supplies for the US military offensive against Kandahar in Afghanistan were destroyed in two separate attacks Friday in southern Pakistan. The attacks compounded the crisis for the US and NATO occupation forces arising from the Pakistani government's closure the previous day of a key border crossing."

Musharraf launches new party
Contains Video - Alt - (Note: size window to fit) -- A quote...."Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former president and military chief, has announced the launch of a new political party, a move that could spark more controversy in one of the most politically unstable countries in the world. - He said his All Pakistan Muslim League will take part in the Pakistani general elections planned for 2013."

Possessive ...
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 7min26sec - May 26, 2009) - Source:  ArabWomanBlues -  Full quote...."When it comes to Iraq...am like a Tigress -- exclusive, territorial, and very possessive. Call it nationalism, call it patriotism, call it chauvinism, call it whatever you like. I don't give a f-ck how and what you call it. -- Iraq runs in my blood, like oxygen --thicker than blood, and as yielding as water...you can't grab the thing... whatever you do...  Feels like a child fighting during a school recreational break --when other kids try to bully you and steal your candies -- I'd pull back, kick and fight back, till my last breath, shouting -- this is MINE, you can't take it. -- I did not like being bullied as a child and today, I am ready to bite anyone's head off if he/she tries to bully me, in any way...  And it's exactly the same for Iraq."

Parties unite to back Maliki for new term as Iraqi PM
A quote...."The Shia political parties have finally united to agree on the serving Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as their nominee to remain in the job, breaking a seven month-long deadlock that has prevented a new government being formed."

Syrian President Due in Tehran Tomorrow
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is scheduled to pay a visit to Tehran on Saturday to explore ways to boost Tehran-Damascus relations."

European oil firms resist U.S. pressure to quit Iran
A quote...."OSLO (Reuters) – European oil majors resisted pressure from the United States on Friday to stop doing business with Iran, in spite of Washington's drive to isolate Tehran over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at making bombs."

Lebanese energy minister arrives in Iran
A quote...."Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Gebran Bassil is in Tehran for meetings with his Iranian counterpart Majid Namjou and other officials." - also posted at WarInIraq

Eight killed in Shiite rebel clashes in north Yemen
A quote...."Yemeni  Shiite rebels killed two soldiers and six pro-government tribesmen in fresh clashes on Wednesday which enabled the rebels to seize a large-scale region in northern Yemen, a security official said, Xinhua reported."

U.S. losing control of bombs to China monopoly
A quote...."A senior manager at a company that churns out metals routinely used in U.S.  smart bombs pauses in mid-sentence when his phone rings: a Wall Street stockbroker looking for information. He makes a note to have an assistant call back - someone who is fluent in English, not just Chinese."

The rising danger of US-China trade war
A quote...."The overwhelming vote on Wednesday in the US House of Representatives for a bill opening the door for punitive tariffs against China over its currency marks a dangerous step toward trade war. The legislation, directed against any country whose currency is assessed as “fundamentally undervalued,” dovetails with increasingly strident demands from within the American political establishment, particularly its so-called liberal wing, for tough trade measures against China."

Step Aside ECB: China Becomes Lender Of Last Resort To Failing Greece, In Exchange For Petrobras-Like Shell Game - Related Article - (China's answer) -- A quote...."China has already bought and holds its Greek bonds,” Wen said in joint comments with Papandreou today, which were carried live on state-run ET-1 television. “It commits, very positively, to buy new bonds to be issued by Greece." Yet herein lies the rub: in exchange for the Chinese last-ditch rescue financing, which by the way is so transparent that everybody, except maybe for the Norwegian wealth fund will see right through it, Greece, in what is an almost identical replica of the Petrobras shell game, will use the money to turn around and buy Chinese ships. "Wen said a $5 billion shipping fund will be set up to tighten relations between the countries’ two maritime industries and facilitate the sale of Chinese vessels to Greeks." Truly brilliant what Keynesians will come up with in the last days of a collapsing economic religion." - So?!?  What's Zerohedge's beef?  If Chana can recycle all that US-NRE worthless script and do some good with it, who's to argue with that? - mpg

China, Greece ink 13 deals, agree to deepen strategic partnership
Related Article - A quote...."ATHENS, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- China and Greece on Saturday clinched a series of deals and agreed to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is paying his three-day official visit to Greece."

Fears of Chinese land grab as Beijing's billions buy up resources
Who's fearing!!  What a ridiculously stupid and OUTRAGEOUS  headline!!  The US-UNR sets-up false-flag events and SUPPORTS terrorism worldwide and using its own criminal actions as a blatant PRETEXT  invades countries killing MILLIONS of people while doing TRILLIONS of dollars worth of damage to STEAL their resources.  China actually PAYS people for their resources!! -- Everybody out there raise your hand....would you rather have your country be torn asunder by USNRE-SaudiRoyal-Israeli sponsored terrorism and than be invaded....or would you rather have somebody pay you to buy your resources? Not a very hard choice is it? - mpg -- A quote...."China is pouring another $7bn (£4.4bn) into Brazil's oil industry, reigniting fears of a global "land grab" of natural resources."

Ethnic Russian Party Gains Before Latvian Vote
A quote...."Also under question is the euro7.5 billion ($10.2 billion) bailout plan put together by the EU and the International Monetary Fund in December 2008 when Latvia stared into the abyss of bankruptcy."

Clashes between militants and government forces go on in East Tajikistan
A quote...."Violent clashes between government forces and Islamist militants go on in Rasht district, some 30 kilometers east of Dushanbe, Asia-Plus news agency said on Saturday."

Five militants killed in Russia's N. Caucasus
A quote...."Five militants were killed during special operations in the city of Makhachkala on Saturday, an official spokesman for the Investigation Committee said on Saturday."

Sarkozy to Propose New Bond With Russia
A quote...."PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy of France plans to propose a new security and economic relationship between Europe and Russia when he meets with President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany this month in Deauville, senior French officials said Friday."

Strikes close down France's ports
A quote...."French dock workers have gone on strike at most of the country's commercial ports to protest over the government's plan to overhaul the pension system, raise the retirement age, and transfer jobs to the private sector."
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Overcoming AIPAC is not enough
Must Read - A quote...."Lawrence Davidson outlines a strategy for unshackling the United States from Israel, based on melding the liberation of the US from AIPAC with the revival of American national interests in the broader Middle East and Muslim world, and with the viable future of Palestine."

Irish Nobel laureate loses legal fight to enter Israel
A quote...."PETAH TIKVA, Israel - An Israeli court on Friday rejected an appeal by Irish Nobel laureate and peace activist Mairead Maguire against a ban on her entering Israel for 10 years, legal sources told AFP."

Rick Sanchez FIRED At CNN After Suggesting That Jews Run CNN And Other Media Companies
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Rick Sanchez lost his job at CNN on Friday, just 24 hours after giving a satellite radio interview in which he called Jon Stewart a “bigot” and suggested that Jews run CNN and other media companies." - also posted at BLN

Pick a Lede for the Rick Sanchez Interview Story: “Jews in the Media?” or “Pete Dominick Plays the Holocaust Card” - Contains Videos - RSsaysBgt - RS&Jws - HolcstCrd - Related Article - A quote...."First of all, Rick Sanchez is an idiot like most talking heads on news programs. No news there… and Jon Stewart is certainly prejudicial…"


"That said, this Sanchez/Stewart story is being blown way out of proportion (certainly takes the attention off of Stewart’s recent comment about George W. Bush not being a war criminal, now doesn’t it?) plus most of the progressive blogs are simply not giving you the full story when they report what was said during the interview."

The lying, and the damage done
Related Article - A quote...."Sanchez’s first mistake" - "legitimate subjects for discussion".  Ha!  I guarantee there is not one gentile journalist in America with an IQ over 85 who doesn't know that Sanchez is right, and in the appropriate completely gentile company, after a few drinks, might dare to express this most basic fact of American journalism out loud. -- Sanchez and Helen Thomas were fired, instantly, for stating the obvious truth;  Marty Perez has engaged in a campaign of bigoted lying for decades and is honored by Harvard University.  The people who are (temporarily, for we will stop them) misusing their power aren't difficult to identify."

How Israel Controls Your Media:
Video - Related Video - Alt - (YuTb - 6 min 32 sec - September 29, 2010) - Source:  91177info2 -- A quote...."Once you have watched this all should be clear to you! Always question the MSM and why their news is being reported. There is always an agenda and there is always censorship and manipulation of your thoughts." - For more on this issue see....Judeo-Christian C/C & US - Media

Door-to-door spies in Utah County?
Mossad Alert! - A quote...."SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Sales people working neighborhoods in Northern Utah County have been asking some odd questions that have nothing to do with making the sale. Folks are reporting that they're asking about the new National Security Agency's data center that is being built at Camp Williams. - The sales people say they're Israeli art students and are selling their works to raise money for a gallery. Some have even produced what appear to be legitimate Israeli passports." - also posted at BLN -- It's possible that the Israelis have become so utterly and contemptuously arrogant that they've become stupid. - mpg

Israeli scientists discover way to counterfeit DNA
A quote...."New York Times reports Israeli firm created blood and saliva samples containing DNA from a third party. - Israeli scientists have shown it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, according to an article published in the New York Times on Tuesday.The findings could possibly call into question the credibility of DNA as evidence in criminal cases." - Source:  NYT - also posted at Haaretz
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More on the USNRE-AIPAC/Israeli Attempted Coup in Ecuador ....

World Celebrates as Rafael Correa  Returns to Office Unharmed
Special Note - A quote...."October 02, 2010 (Hamsayeh.Net) - Thursday’s coup attempt to topple Ecuador’s popular President Rafael Correa had US backings, says a prominent US politician Gloria La Riva in an interview with Iran’s FARS news agency on Friday. ‘Without a doubt, the United States was behind the coup in Ecuador and the details of the United States' involvement in the recent coup attempt in Ecuador will come to light with the passing of time,’ La Riva asserted."

'US behind coup attempt in Ecuador'
A quote...."Gloria La Riva of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which is based in the United States, says that the recent coup attempt in Ecuador was definitely organized by the US."

Official Blames US, Israel for Unrest in Ecuador
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian foreign ministry official underlined Iran's continued support for Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, and blamed the US and Zionist regime of Israel for the recent unrest in the Latin American state."

Failed Washington-Sponsored Ecuadorean Coup Attempt
A quote...."Post-9/11, Washington sponsored four coup d'etats. Two succeeded - most recently in Honduras in 2009 against Manuel Zelaya, and in Haiti in 2004 deposing Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Two others failed - in Venezuela in 2002 against Hugo Chavez, and on September 30 in Ecuador against Rafael Correa - so far. Two by Bush, two by Obama with plenty of time for more mischief before November 2012." - also posted at Uruknet & OpEdNews

Ecuador revolt: Attempted coup or uprising?
A quote...."QUITO, Ecuador — It was the biggest test of Rafael Correa's nearly 4-year-old presidency, a bloody trial by fire for a tenacious politician whose popular government had brought relative calm to a chronically unstable country."

Chávez urges the US "to keep its imperialist hands" out of the region
A quote...."Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said that the Unites States “provides million dollars to far-right wing movements to destabilize the governments of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA)”

South American Foreign Ministers Support Correa
A quote...."Quito, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) expressed again the support to the Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and strongly condemned the coup attempt."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

IOF troops round up 300 Palestinians in one week
A quote...."OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up more than 300 Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem over the past week, the Palestinian prisoner's society said."

Settlement Security Officer Torches Palestinian Olive Trees
A quote...."A security guard working at the Itamar Jewish settlement, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, torched a number of olive trees that belong to resident of Awarta village, east of the city" - also posted at Uruknet

Israeli annexation of Jordan Valley bleeding Palestinians dry
A quote...."Although the valley has a third of the West Bank’s water resources, Palestinians have not been allowed drill wells since 1967...." - also posted at Uruknet

Settlers expand settlement, burn, bulldoze fields
A quote...."NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Settlers began bulldozing Palestinian farmland to build a new settlement in the northern West Bank on Friday, a Palestinian Authority official said."

This is Our Land and This is Our Blood
A quote...."They came from everywhere; from Yafa, from Haifa, from Acca, from Nazareth, from Um-Il-Fahim. They came from everywhere to tell the martyrs: We will never forget, we will continue the struggle. They came in thousands to tell the Zionist entity: We will never forget, we are here to stay." - also posted at Uruknet

Dahlan: Israel chose extremism over peace
A quote...."BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Fatah Central Committee member Mohammad Dahlan said Saturday that Israel had chosen extremism over peace after failing to extend a 10-month settlement freeze, a move that could lead to the collapse of peace talks."

Israeli mayors' visit runs aground in Spain, Netherlands
A quote...."The Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) canceled a 19 September visit by Israeli mayors because the delegation included leaders of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, igniting a firestorm in the Dutch parliament centered at foreign affairs minister Maxime Verhagen."

UNHRC Backs Anti-Israel Flotilla Draft - posted at Palestine Chronical
A quote...."The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) agrees to back a resolution endorsing the critical findings of an inquiry into Israel's attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. -- The resolution, which had been initially approved by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, was endorsed on Wednesday."
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Cram Down the Ultimate $100 Trillion Bailout, U.S. Dollar Value Fast Meltdown Ahead
Must Read - Charts - Some quotes...."If you've never heard of a "Cram Down", you are about to get a first hand lesson on the receiving end of the biggest one in history. The words "Cram Down" used to be reserved for companies in bankruptcy or smaller venture backed companies that run out of cash and are recapitalized by "cramming down" the equity held by existing shareholders. The only other alternative to closing the doors is to reorganize the ownership structure to attract new capital and keep it in business. Those who don't have the money to play in the next round -- i.e. don't have a money printing press -- will get wiped out . Having personally experienced a number of these unpleasant affairs in various businesses, you are definitely better off giving than receiving a Cram Down."  ---  "Today, in the era of unlimited money printing, there is no gold repayment. We replaced gold repayment with money printing by the privately owned central banks. When a central bank issues money in excess, existing holders of that currency are "crammed down" by the new money coming into the system. Since 1913 when the Federal Reserve was created, over 95% of the value of a dollar has been crammed out of the pockets of savers and into the hands of bankers, politicians and the recipients of the new money. This slow motion Cram Down is called Inflation and it is the mortal enemy of the saver. As you are about to see, the motion is about to get a lot faster because there is a new, efficient tool being used to strip value away from savers known as the Bailout." - For more on this issue see....The Virtual Economy - 05-01-09 - mpg

Volcker: "The Financial System is Broken" and "the Mortgage Market Has Become a Subsidiary of the U.S. Government"  - Special Note - A quote...."Paul Volcker spoke at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank on September 23rd, as part of a symposium co-sponsored by the IMF. -- He said:"


Bernanke Knew Back in 1988 that Quantitative Easing Doesn't Work
A quote...."Indeed, multiple lines of evidence demonstrate that quantitative easing helps the biggest companies, but not the little guy or the American economy as a whole." - That's EXACTLY the idea.  The parasites really, truly, believe that they should receive all the money, see article shown above. - mpg

10% Savings Rate + Consumer Spending at 65% of GDP = Retail Disaster
Charts - A quote...."Now that the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC and every other mainstream media outlet have figured out what some financial blogs had figured out months ago http://theburningplatform.com/blog/2010/08/26/the-great-deleveraging-lie/, everyone knows that the American consumers have not yet begun to deleverage. Consumer credit outstanding peaked at $2.58 trillion in July 2008. It has plummeted all the way to $2.42 trillion today, a 6% reduction over two years. The full $160 billion reduction can be attributed to write-offs by the Wall Street, Ivy League MBA run, banks."

Why The ISM's Plunging Orders Less Inventories Means It's All Downhill From Here
Chart -Related Article?? - A quote...."Digging beneath the surface of today's ISM report revealed a complete economic disaster: bad components (Inventories and Price) were up, while good ones (Orders and Employment) were down, as we pointed out at our first view of the ISM. What this implies, as John Lohman highlights, is that the "best" indicator - Orders less Inventories, plunged lower. As John explains: "Statistically, orders minus inventories leads ISM composite by 3 months (i.e., the highest correlation is at lag 3).  Even when smoothed 3 months (slowing it down), orders minus inventories leads EPS estimates, and below 5 typically means a peak or plateau (and by definition therefore a slowing growth rate) in earnings estimates."

ISM Misses: Prints 54.4, On Expectations Of 54.5, Previous 56.3, Huge Jump in Prices Paid As Inflation Collapses Margins - Charts - A quote...."Worst ISM of 2010, propped by record high inventory index, as all other components plunge. The survey respondents say it all: "Business continues flat relative to prior month and is expected to remain flat. Commodities continue to be the main concern heading into 2011."

Weekly CFTC Report - Kill (Dollar) Bill
Currency Mrkt Tech Note - Charts - (contrarian short term dollar rally?) - A quote...."This week's CFTC Commitment of Traders reports validates what everyone knows: that the "short dollar" is now the biggest groupthink trade in the world. Or let us paraphrase - the "Ben Bernanke QE2 Is Imminent" trade is now the biggest groupthink trade in the world. One glimpse at the move in the COT data confirms what we speculated earlier when we discussed Goldman's virtual certainty that QE2 is coming in 31 days: that if there is no QE2 announcement, the shock that would reverberate from this as all the Kill (Dollar) Bill trades are unwound, may just blow up world markets and make the flash crash seems like a dress rehearsal for midgets (of the SEC intellectual variety). Of course, what this means for contrarian traders is more than obvious."

JPMorgan Suspending Foreclosures - Oh Oh!
A quote...."In a sign that the entire foreclosure process is coming under pressure, a second major mortgage lender said that it was suspending court cases against defaulting homeowners so it could review its legal procedures. -- The lender, JPMorgan Chase, said on Wednesday that it was halting 56,000 foreclosures because some of its employees might have improperly prepared the necessary documents. All of the suspensions are in the 23 states where foreclosures must be approved by a court, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and Illinois." - bold by website editor - Source:  NYT

Bank Of America Joins JPMorgan And Ally In Admitting It Never Validated Foreclosures Docs
Related Article - A quote...."The third major bank joins JPM and Ally, which have already halted foreclosures, in admitting that one of its officials "signed up to 8000 foreclosure documents a month and typically didn't read them." Which means Bank of America is about to halt its foreclosure process. Which leaves us with the last big mortgage lender: Wells Fargo, which is quietly doing the opposite. As American Banker reports, Wells is actually curtailing extensions on residential short sales, in a last ditch attempt to accelerate the foreclosure process before it also falls  under the spotlight of fraudulent foreclosure disclosure. And Wells has more than everyone else combined, courtesy of its core market on the West Coast which, as it will soon be uncovered, has more mortgage fraud than any place in the known and unknown universe." - bold by website editor

Is Europe Getting Ahead Of Itself As Excess Cash In Euro Banking System Drops To Post-Lehman Low
A quote...."One of the more important stories this week, in addition to the largely underreported collapse in the US foreclosures market courtesy of the Mortgage Mess, was the drop in Eurozone "excess liquidity" when roughly €225 billion in 3,6 and 12 month liquidity providing ECB credit facilities to Eurozone banks expired and were rolled into a far lower amount of replacement maturities: only 64% of the full amount was retendered, meaning about €80 billion in system liquidity was drained. What this means is that the excess liquidity in the eurozone dropped from an already low €100 billion to a paltry €20 billion."

Ireland reveals full horror of banking crisis
A quote...."Ireland revealed the full horror of its financial crisis on Thursday, saying massive debts run up by Anglo Irish Bank had threatened to sink the country. -- The Central Bank warned that the state rescue of Anglo Irish could cost as much as 34.3 billion euros (46.6 billion US dollars) and will help push the public deficit to a record 32 percent of gross domestic product this year." - bold by website editor - also posted at BLN

Icland's politicians forced to flee from angry protesters - Hip Hip Hooray!!!
Special Note - Go Iceland!!  Go Iceland!!  - If ONLY so-called "Americans" (sniveling, AIPAC/Bankster butt-kissing, little cowards that they are.) had guts like these. - mpg -- A quote...."Protesters took to the streets of Reykjavik today, forcing MPs to run away from the people they represent as renewed anger about the impact of the financial crisis erupted in Iceland. -- The violent protest came amid growing fury at austerity measures being imposed across Europe. Disruption in more than a dozen countries this week included a national strike in Spain and a cement truck driven into the Irish parliament's gates. -- Witnesses said up to 2,000 people caused chaos at the state opening of the Icelandic parliament, with politicians forced to race to the back door of the building because of the large number of protesters at the front. Eggs were said to have hit the prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, other MPs and the wife of the Icelandic president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson." - bold by website editor
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Europe: Stereotypically Uncut
Satire - (And now for a little humor, click images to enlarge. - mpg) -- A quote...."Everyone knows what Europe looks like on an actual political map: there are two or three countries in the center that are stable, and about 10 in the periphery that will be bankrupt very soon. The generic map is so boring we won't even show it. Luckily, courtesy of visual artist Yanko Tsvetkov, we have some European maps that are sure to enliven any cocktail hour. Note for the sensitive: these are not what one would call politically correct."

Thursday September 30th 2010

The Sun Begins to Set on the American Empire; History Repeats Itself
Must Read - A quote...."America is just the latest empire to exert a massive control over a large portion of the world. The war-enabling powers that control our government and our military have the mistaken impression that this empire will go on forever, that no one and nothing can challenge its supremacy and domination. They know all other empires eventually ended but, in their misguided, power-hungry minds they fantasize that America is unique in all of history and its empire will exist infinitely. -- However, they could not be more mistaken. It is utterly ludicrous, actually mind-boggling, to think that the more than 750 military installations around the world can be maintained when America is virtually bankrupt, the majority of states are approaching insolvency, and our infrastructure and our education system are badly in need of restoration. President Barack Obama and his advisers have to be delusionary to think that America can continue spending hundreds of billions and, yes, trillions, on this empire and two totally nonsensical wars. "

Turkey and Russia: Cleaning up the mess in the Middle East
Must Read - A quote...."The neocon plan to transform the Middle East and Central Asia into a pliant client of the US empire and its only-democracy-in-the-Middle-East is now facing a very different playing field. Not only are the wars against the Palestinians, Afghans and Iraqis floundering, but they have set in motion unforeseen moves by all the regional players." - also posted at Hamsayeh
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New U.S. Raids on Pakistan Constitute 'Naked Aggression'
A quote...."These attacks are, plain and simple, a naked aggression against Pakistan by the Afghanistan-based and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which is to say, America. What else could they be? On Sunday, two of their helicopter gunships intruded into Pakistan and killed over thirty people, claiming they were militants. A Foreign Office spokesman said that Pakistan had protested to NATO/ISAF over the incursion, yet the very next day their gunships trespassed into Pakistani territory again and slaughtered another six people."

Israeli-Indian alliance to take out Pakistani nuclear program goes back to 1982
War (Drone) Propaganda Alert - A quote...."(WMR) -- Amid the current propaganda blitz launched by the neocon Rupert Murdoch-owned Sky News and Wall Street Journal to hype an alleged Pakistan-based plot to launch Mumbai-style terrorist commando raids on targets in France, Germany, and Britain, WMR has discovered a CIA document from 1982 that warns of a joint Israeli-Indian operation to take out Pakistan’s nuclear facilities."

Beware of Governments Trumpeting Terror Threats
War (Drone) Propaganda Alert - A quote...."There has been an increase in unmanned drone strikes in Pakistan lately and that is being tied to the story of this new threat. But others in the security establishment are wondering, again quietly, whether the new alleged threat is being used as a cover for a drone offensive in Pakistan, one that is understandably unpopular with the Pakistani population (which often becomes collateral damage in the strikes) and with the unstable Pakistani government. -- Germany's interior minister said Wednesday that there are "no concrete pointers to imminent attacks in Germany ... the current pointers do not warrant a change in the assessment danger level." German intelligence sources have told news outlets there that the plot was an "aspiration" but "no substantial plans and no explosives." -- Meanwhile, a well-informed British source went so far as to tell CBS News he's been told by law enforcement officials that the reports of a foiled plot are, "a load of old rubbish which have been planted to justify the increased drone attacks taking place in the tribal areas" of Pakistan." - bold by website editor - Source: CBS News - For more on this type of issue see....US Fake Intel / Propaganda

Angry at NATO? Pakistan shuts route for Afghan supplies
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 2min 37sec - September 30, 2010) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."And NATO's war effort in Afghanistan is facing another obstacle. Pakistan has closed an important supply route for the coalition. A hundred fuel tankers and trucks haven't been allowed into Afghanistan. It is seen as a retaliation to a NATO helicopter raid into the territory of Pakistan in which 3 local soldiers were killed and 3 more wounded. The alliance says the incident is now being investigated and promised the Pakistan's sovereignty would be respected. Recently the number of missile strikes and helicopter raids against suspected militants hiding in Pakistan's tribal zone has been on the rise. Pakistani officials say the attacks are violating international law and should be stopped. Pakistani political expert Ahmed Quraishi told RT that the U.S.-led coalition has failed to persuade Pashtun tribes living on either side of the border to join peace efforts."

Attack on NATO containers kills 3
BREAKING:  Fri Oct 1, 2010 5:7AM -- A quote...."At least three people have been killed and five others injured when unknown militants blew up 40 NATO containers in southern Pakistan. - The fuel tankers, which were carrying supplies to US-led troops in Afghanistan, were attacked in Shikarpur district of Sindh province of Pakistan late Thursday, a Press TV correspondent reported. - The tankers were parked at a petrol station when they came under militants' rocket attack, a local administration official, Saeed Ahmed, told Press TV."

Iran allots $100mn to rebuild Pakistan
Those dastardly Iranians, dispatching aid to influence Pakistan while the US-NRE spends hundreds of billions to destroy.....oooops, so sorry....meant to say "help" Pakistan.  Who do those Iranians think they are?  The absolute nerve of some people! - mpg -- A quote...."Iran has allocated $100 million for the reconstruction of Pakistan's flood-hit areas, says Iran's envoy to Islamabad.

CIA runs private army in Afghanistan and Pakistan
A quote...."In one incident in June 2009, described by the AP, the Kandahar-based group went “on a killing spree” after one of its members was arrested, killing Kandahar’s police chief and nine other police officers. At the time, ISAF Lieutenant Commander Chris Hall told Agence France-Press that “there was no ISAF or coalition involvement at all” in the massacre." - also posted at ICH & Uruknet

Outsourcing the Dirty War in Afghanistan
Related Article - A quote...."A big revelation from Bob Woodward's new book Obama's Wars is that the CIA maintains a 3000-strong Afghan paramilitary force  that conducts cross-border operations into Pakistan. Though news to the U.S. public, these abusive paramilitary forces are unfortunately far too well known to many Afghan civilians." - also posted at Uruknet

Despite Clinton Pledge, State Dept. to Pay Out Billions More to Mercs
Related Article - A quote...."Get ready to meet America’s new mercenaries. They could be the same as the old ones. - A new multibillion-dollar private security contract to protect U.S. diplomats is “about to drop” as early as this week, say two State Department sources, who requested anonymity because the contract is not yet finalized and they are not authorized to speak with the press." - also posted at BLN

Badr Supports SIIC, both with Iraqiya against Maliki
A quote...."BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Badr Organization stands with the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) in rejecting the nomination of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a second term in office, a source from the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) said on Tuesday."

Dubai police chief menaced by Israel - The worlds newest Mini-Nazies threaten everybody. - mpg
A quote...."Dubai's police chief, who had played a key role in uncovering details of the assassination of a senior Hamas leader, says he has received two death threats from Israel's spy agency, Mossad."

The Hariri Assassination: Israel’s Fingerprints Surface
A quote...."In the Middle East, the link between political machinations, espionage and assassination is either clear as day, or clear as mud. -- As for the yet-unsolved case of the February 2005 murder of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, mud might be giving way to daylight. -- A crackdown on Israeli spy rings operating in Lebanon has resulted in more than 70 arrests over the past 18 months. Included among them are four high-ranking Lebanese army and General Security officers—one having spied for the Mossad since 1984."

Spain: Ten million workers take part in general strike
A quote...."Nearly 70 percent of Spanish workers—10 million—took part in Wednesday’s general strike. In some sectors, such as mining, metal, auto manufacture, electronic, fishing and other industries, participation was nearly 100 percent. The movement also encompassed many self-employed workers and small businesses."

China Calls Ties with Brazil Excellent
A quote...."Brasilia, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The state of Chinese-Brazilian relations is excellent, and has been heightened in recent years in all fields, Chinese Ambassador Qiu Xiaogi affirmed."

An American dream made in Brazil
Special Note - Some quotes...."SAO PAULO - Brazil is a country the world loves to love. Brazil is a (joyful) riddle wrapped in a (chaotic) enigma, with the added complexity that the riddle and the enigma are ritualistically juggling with football, dancing a samba, ogling a sensual mulata, watching a telenovela and sipping a lethal caipirinha  - all at the same time."  --  "Now Brazil is on a roll - and profiting from global goodwill has become a crucial element of its re-turbocharged soft power. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Brazilian swing. The country is the "B" in Goldman Sachs-coined BRIC - the new, emerging global powers; less inscrutable and misunderstood than China, less authoritarian than Russia, less shambolic than India (and with no religious problems). And let's face it; much more fun. A new, two-fold national narrative has taken over; Brazil will become "the fifth power" - that is, the fifth-largest global economy (bye-bye Britain and France). And the New American Dream is made in Brazil."

South Russia bombs were ‘equivalent of 60 kg of TNT’
A quote...."The two car bombs defused in the south Russian city of Stavropol had the combined strength of 60 kg of TNT, a security source told RIA Novosti on Friday." - bold by website editor

Russian North Fleet destroyer to return to service by end of year
A quote...."The Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer will rejoin Russia's Northern Fleet after an 18-year overhaul by the end of the year, a fleet spokesman said on Thursday. - The Vice-Admiral Kulakov, a Project-1155 Udaloy-class destroyer, was commissioned in 1982 and was in service until March 1991 when it was retired for repairs. - The retrofit program ran into serious difficulties over a lack of funding and there were even plans to scrap the warship. In the early 2000s, however, the Russian Defense Ministry raised enough funds to complete the modernization."
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Iran's bourse booms despite sanctions
Special Note - Pssssssst, and you know what folks, the bourse does NOT use the holiest of holy scripts....US-NRE toilet pap...ahhhh....ummm.....dollars, to conduct its trades. - mpg - A quote...."Tehran's Tepix index has risen 65 percent to all-time highs this year. Its latest record was set on September 18, when it hit 18,658, up from 11,295 at the start of the year. By comparison, New York's S&P 500 Index has made no major gains this year as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from the financial crisis. -- Officials say privatisation, cheap valuations and moves to cut red tape and encourage private investors have lured Iranians away from the once-booming property market, the traditional home of the Iranian nest egg, which stagnated in late 2008."

Turkey Defies Unilateral Sanctions against Iran
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Ali Babacan announced that Ankara will not abide by the unilateral sanctions imposed by certain countries against Iran, saying that his country will boost trade ties with Tehran."

Iran, Bolivia Resolved to Bolster Bilateral Relations
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Bolivia announced their willingness and resolve to expand bilateral ties and mutual cooperation in all fields, specially in agricultural, industrial and trade sectors."

Correa: Ecuador Not to Let Third Parties Interfere in Ties with Iran
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa underscored that Quito will not allow other countries to interfere in the country's relations with Iran." - See the first article shown below for the USNRE-AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's reply....
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More on the USNRE-AIPAC/Israeli Attempted Coup in Ecuador ....

Ecuador: A third US sponsored coup d’etat against a member state of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA) - Special Note - Possible USNRE-AIPAC/Israeli Consortium coup Attempt? - mpg - A quote...."UPDATE: 4:30pm, Police forces involved in coup in Ecuador against President Rafael Correa are violently repressing the people in the streets of Quito attempting to rescue President Correa, who remains sequestered by coup forces. Governments throughout Latin America have condemned the coup in Ecuador, but the US State Department merely said Washington was "monitoring the situation in Ecuador". -- A third coup d’etat is underway against a nation member of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA), a Latin American bloc of nations that opposes US hegemony in the region and has created new mechanisms for trade and integration based on principles of solidarity and independence from imperial powers."

ATTEMPTED COUP IN ECUADOR? Police Mutiny Spurs State of Emergency
Second Quote of the Day...."Gentlemen, if you want to kill the president, here he is. Kill me if you want to, kill me if you have courage, instead of being in a crowd, hiding like cowards,” an indignant Correa told the police."

Coup d'état continues in Ecuador
A quote...."Chaos broke out in Ecuador when members of the nation’s military and national police forces turned to violence to protest a new law that reduces their pay and benefits. -- The coup d'état has not ended and it has not failed, argued author and lawyer Eva Golinger, who is in Caracas, Venezuela. The coup d'état is ongoing, she said. -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said he was attacked by police with tear gas. He has been hospitalized due to injuries."

Ecuador Rocked by Attempted Police Coup Against Left-Leaning President
A quote...."Ecuador's government declared a state of emergency Thursday saying rebel troops and police were staging a coup, after seizing the main airport and storming Congress in a mutiny over pay cuts."

Unrest rocks Ecuador, Correa blames coup attempt
A quote...."(Reuters) - Police protesters attacked Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa in an eruption of political unrest over austerity measures on Thursday, leaving the leftist leader holed up in a hospital with demonstrators outside. -- Some of the president's supporters hurled stones at police around the building and the officers fired teargas back in unrest that Correa called a coup attempt against him."

Ecuador troops rescue president from rebel cops
A quote...."QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuadorean soldiers firing automatic weapons and concussion grenades rescued President Rafael Correa late Thursday from a hospital where he was trapped most of the day by rebellious police who plunged the country into chaos in a protest over benefit cuts." - also posted at Chron & YahooNews

Ecuador's police commander steps down after unrest
A quote...."QUITO, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's police commander General Freddy Martinez has resigned after the unrest triggered by some policemen against the country's president, a police spokesman said on early Friday. -- Martinez has presented his resignation, local media cited the spokesman on condition of anonymity, without elaborating details. -- Meanwhile, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who was rescued by government troops loyal to him, said the rebel police planned to kill him when he was stranded in a hospital during the unrest."

Ecuadorean foreign minister hospitalized with bullet wound to head
A quote...."Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino was hospitalized after a clash with protestors on Friday with a gunshot wound to the head, Argentina's C5N channel reported."

Chavez Rejects Coup Attempt in Ecuador
A quote...."Caracas, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, on Thursday rejected the coup attempt against his Ecuadorian counterpart, Rafael Correa, who has expressed solidarity with the recent events."

Lat Am Countries Condemn Coup Attempt in Ecuador
A quote...."Quito, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government has condemned today the events in Ecuador and the attack to President Rafael Correa."

Extraordinary and Urgent Summit of UNASUR in Argentina
A quote...."Buenos Aires, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The presidents of the member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are arriving in Buenos Aires to assess in an urgent and extraordinary summit the situation in Ecuador created by the mutiny of the police."

UN Reaffirms Support to Correa"s Government
A quote...."United Nations, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reaffirmed his support to Ecuador"s democratic institutions and its government, and expressed concern over President Rafael Correa"s safety."

Triumphant Correa Addresses the Nation
BREAKING: Oct.1st  2010 2:00 am PST - A quote...."(Prensa Latina) After being rescued by elite soldiers from the Metropolitan Police Hospital, where he had been sequestered, Ecuadorâ's President Rafael Correa triumphantly addressed the nation from the balcony of the Presidential Palace. - A cheering crowd of thousands of people gathered in front of the palace in downtown Quito to express their support for the Ecuadorian leader who blamed the aborted coup on the evil machinations of "known conspirators"."
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The stench of [US-NRE] dictatorship
Special Note - A quote...."The raids carried out by the FBI against antiwar activists last week are an ominous warning to the entire working class. The police-state tactics show the extent to which basic democratic rights—including the right to free speech and political association—have been dismantled in the US."

Mark Dice & Alex Jones – New Cybersecurity Bill Gives Obama ‘Power To Shut Down Companies’
AJVideo - MD&AJ(1/3) - MD&AJ(2/3) - MD&AJ(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 10min - September 29, 2010) -  Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."An amalgamated cybersecurity bill that lawmakers hope to pass before the end of the year includes new powers which would allow President Obama to shut down not only entire areas of the Internet, but also businesses and industries that fail to comply with government orders following the declaration of a national emergency -- increasing fears that the legislation will be abused as a political tool."

Turning off Fox: GOP ‘News’ Channel’s Ratings Are Down 21% Overall, 26% in Younger Demo
Some quotes...."In year-to-year comparisons, the GOP’s Fox channel lost 21 percent of its overall viewership as well as over a quarter of younger viewers versus the same period last year."  --  "A more remote possibility is that millions of Fox viewers — the average of whom is 65 — have simply died off." - bold by website editor - Probably because watching "Faux-News" causes viewers to become so stupid they forget to breath. - mpg
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Ansar Al-Asra: Israel kidnaps about 500 Palestinian children every year
A quote...."RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- Ansar Al-Asra, a human rights organization, reported Thursday that Israel kidnapped about 500 Palestinian prisoners under age 18 every year and there are still 310 of them in its jails." - also posted at Uruknet

Report: 70,000 Palestinians jailed since intifada
A quote...."RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- The Prisoner Studies Center issued Thursday on the tenth anniversary of the Aqsa intifada a comprehensive report which found that Israeli authorities have since the intifada arrested 70,000 Palestinians, around 6,800 of whom remain scattered in more than 20 prisons and detention centers in inhumane conditions."

Sources: Israeli forces detain Hebron judge
A quote...."HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a magistrates' court judge in Hebron overnight on Wednesday, security sources said. -- Sources said forces ransacked Jamal Abdul Majeed Shadeed's home before taking him to an unknown destination."

Statistics show that 120 Jewish settlements expanded during the "freeze"
A quote...."As the ramifications of the Israeli decision not to extend the moratorium on settlement building are being digested, statistics released by the Land Research Centre show that 120 illegal Jewish settlements were expanded during the 10 months of the supposed "freeze". The centre's director, Jamal Talab, said that contrary to popular opinion, "settlement activities haven't stopped over the past 10 months". The expansion of the 120 settlements is thought to be in respect of 1,520 housing units." - also posted at Uruknet

Protection by any means necessary
A quote...."This month, Palestinians in Lebanon commemorated the 28th anniversary of a crime whose perpetrators remain unpunished and whose victims still wait for justice. In September 1982, the Israeli army surrounded the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Beirut. For nearly three days, Israeli forces allowed their allies in the right-wing Lebanese Christian Phalange militia to enter the camps and massacre more than a thousand Palestinian refugees and Lebanese citizens. All of the victims -- men, women and children -- were unarmed civilians."

ATFP Organizes Meetings With Zionist Groups: Hussein Ibish, Washington Concierge To The PNA
A quote...."The ANTI-PALESTINE Task Force operating under the misnomer American Task Force on Palestine describes itself  as an “independent voice for Palestinian-Americans and their supporters…”, but as was clearly demonstrated during Mahmoud Abbas’ recent visit to the US, when he couldn’t find any Palestinian community leader willing to meet with him, the overwhelming majority of Palestinian-Americans refuse  to associate with the Palestinian National Authority or the ATFP which operates as the Washington public relations firm for the Israeli-sponsored, Western-funded, and American-supervised PNA.  During that visit Abbas did meet with representatives of 50 Zionist organizations."

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (23-29 September 2010)
Every single week of the year....what would you do if it was YOU? - mpg - also posted at Uruknet

•  IOF killed 5 Palestinians, including a fisherman and a toddler, in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. 
  
• A member of the Palestinian resistance died of previous wounds in the Gaza Strip.
• IOF continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
• 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child and a photojournalist, were wounded.
• IOF detained a French human rights defender for several hours.   
• IOF continued to fire at Palestinian workers an farmers in border areas in the Gaza Strip.
• Two workers were wounded.
• IOF conducted 24 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.  
• IOF arrested 13 Palestinian civilians.
• Israel has continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
• IOF have imposed a total closure on the OPT until the end of September because of Jewish holidays.
• Israeli troops stationed at military checkpoints and border crossings in the West Bank arrested at least 3 Palestinian civilians.
• IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
• Israeli settlers placed dozens of mobile homes in several areas in the West Bank.
• IOF ordered the evacuation of 44 donums[1] of land in Taffouh village, west of Hebron.

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Capital controls eyed as global currency wars escalate
Special Note - Quote of the Day - A quote...."Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Russia and even Poland are either intervening directly in the exchange markets to prevent their currencies rising too far, or examining what options they have to stem disruptive inflows. - Peter Attard Montalto from Nomura said quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks is incubating serious conflict. "It is forcing money into emerging market bond funds, and to a lesser extent equity funds. There has truly been a wall of money entering many countries," he said. - "I worry that we are on the cusp of a competitive race to the bottom as country after country feels they need to keep up."" -- For some additional quotes on this issue see below....



The Neoliberal Experiment and Europe's anti-Austerity Strikes: Governments must Lower Wages or Suffer Financial Blackmail -- Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."While Labor Unions celebrate Anti-Austerity Day in Europe, the European Neoliberals raise the ante:  Most of the press has described Wednesday's European-wide labor demonstrations and strikes across in terms of the familiar exercise by transport workers irritating travelers with work slowdowns, and large throngs letting off steam by setting fires. But the story goes much deeper than merely a reaction against unemployment and economic recession conditions. At issue are proposals to drastically change the laws and structures of how European society will function for the next generation. If the anti-labor forces succeed, they will break up Europe, destroy the internal market, and render that continent a backwater. This is how serious the financial coup d'etat has become. And it is going to get much worse - quickly. As John Monks, head of the European Trade Union Confederation, put it: "This is the start of the fight, not the end." - also posted at Hamsayeh - For more on this issue see....Debt Doesn't Matter When the Rubes Pay - 02-29-08 - mpg

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Update: Week Of September 29
Chart - Related Article - A quote...."Probably the most interesting thing in this week's Fed balance sheet update is that Treasurys held by the Fed are now $812 billion, an increase of $7 billion from the week before, which those who follow the FRBNY's almost daily POMO liquidity explosion know all too well. Indicatively, Japan owns $821 billion and China, $847 billion. We believe that within one week the Fed will surpass Japan as the second largest holder of Treasurys, and China, the current top holder, in just over a month."

M2 Update: 11th Consecutive Weekly Increase
Chart - Related Article - A quote...."M2 continues its inexorable rise higher, and while by all indications the various shadow components of M3 are declining, the Fed and the banking system sure are doing everything in their power to reflate traditional monetary liabilities. In the week ended September 20, M2 rose to a fresh record of $8,712 trillion, even as M1 has declined marginally in recent weeks."

Dollar Set for Biggest Monthly Loss Since 2008 Versus Euro on U.S. Economy
Related Article - A quote...."The dollar headed for its biggest monthly loss since 2008 versus the euro as signs the U.S. economy is slowing damped demand for the nation’s assets."

Charting Statistical Fraud At The BLS: 22 Out Of 23 Consecutive Upward Revisions In Initial Jobless Claims
Chart - A quote..."For all those who continue to doubt the statistically quetionable methods of our Labor Department, as well as for all others who mock those who doubt the veracity out of anything coming out of the BLS, the following chart should provide much needed closure. The top section of the chart below demonstrates weekly prior revisions in initial claims for all of 2010. Readers may be surprised to discover that beginning in April, of 2010, continuing through today, there have been 22 out of 23 consecutive upward prior weekly revisions!"

Wednesday September 29th 2010

Study: [US-NRE] Wars could cost $4 trillion to $6 trillion
Must Read - A quote...."The authors of the book "The $3 Trillion War" noted in a conference call on Wednesday that when they first released their findings two years ago, the estimates were widely criticized as being too high. Now, the researchers believe they may have been too low."

Army's largest base reeling from four apparent suicides in one weekend
A quote...."(CNN) -- Four soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas died over the week. In all four cases, it appears the soldiers, all decorated veterans from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan, took their own lives, according to Christopher Haug, a Fort Hood spokesman."
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The Blue Pill People
Must Read - From the History File - Dec - 2002  - "Idaho Observer" - A quote...."There are none so blind as those who will not look. If you are one of those who will look, take a look around. You are surrounded -- surrounded by millions who will not look. These are the blue pill people. Who are these blue pill people and why won't they look?"

Cognitive Infiltration:  An Obama Appointee's Plan to Undermine the 9/11 Truth Movement
Must Listen Audio Interview - Alt - A quote...."Guns and Butter with researcher, Tod Fletcher. -- We discuss David Ray Griffin's newest book, Cognitive Infiltration, which is a deconstruction and debunking of Obama appointee, Cass Sunstein's, paper, "Conspiracy Theories: Causes and Cures", in which Sunstein proposes a new government COINTELPRO type infiltration of groups which research and promote ideas and explanations that run contrary to US government narratives, most specifically about the events of September 11th." - ||  Download Mp3  || - For more on 9/11, see....Reficultnias's 9/11 Central

Lieberman Uses Iraq Arguments on Iran
S.A.P. (Standard Attack Profile) Propaganda Alert - A quote...."While Lieberman’s speech hit on many neoconservative talking points — for example, the argument that Israel will act unilaterally against Iran if the U.S. fails to act first– several of the arguments presented at CFR were eerily reminiscent of his rhetoric in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq" - For more about SAPs see....US-NRE Standard Attack Profiles (SAPs) - 11-16-09 - mpg

Distrust In US Media Hits Record High, As CNBC (And Especially Mad Money) Viewership Drops To Multi-Year Low - Charts - A quote...."In today's "less than surprising data point" category, the clear winner is Gallup's analysis of people's ever increasing distrust in the mass media. From 46% in 1998, the percentage of people who indicate they have "not very much/none at all" trust in mass media has grown to a stunning 57% currently. This is an all time record, as the general public perception toward the MSM has flipped over the past decade. Is it becoming increasingly more difficult to lie to the average American? In this time of unprecedented economic upheaval, where the political regime depends on just how far any given administration's lies can penetrate amongst the broader population, this may well become the most critical factor in determining policy for the future. And with ever increasing alternatives of non-traditional media, could the legacy ad-supported media model, which by definition is one which espouses the status quo, be doomed precisely by the slow but steady education of the average American, who intuitively realizes that nearly every "fact" appearing in the media, especially that supported by any given political party, is a lie?"

Why Murdoch And The BBC Are On The Same Side
A quote...."September 28, 2010 "Information Clearing House" ---- Britain is said to be approaching its Berlusconi Moment. That is to say, if Rupert Murdoch wins control of Sky he will command half the television and newspaper market and threaten what is known as public service broadcasting. Although the alarm is ringing, it is unlikely that any government will stop him while his court is packed with politicians of all parties." - For more on Rupert Murdoch see....Judeo-Christian C/C & US - Media
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Terrorist Fearmongering About “Mumbai-Style Attacks” Is An Election Ploy
Must Read - A quote...."The terrorists are up to their old tricks again – using the threat of violence as a psychological ploy to intimidate voters before an election. But these terrorists don’t live in caves in central Asia, they head up federal agencies, governments, and Hollywood production studios. -- Just as former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge admitted that DHS would issue fake terror alerts shortly before elections in a bid to influence the outcome during the Bush era, the Obama administration is mimicking the same tactic. -- Over the last couple of weeks we have seen an explosion in terror alerts, with the latest revolving around an alleged plot to launch Mumbai-style massacres on US as well as European cities. Since it ultimately emerged that the mastermind behind the Mumbai massacre was CIA agent David Headley, warnings from the same intelligence agencies about similar attacks being planned should be treated as a direct threat. Throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, the Central Intelligence Agency played a key role in Operation Gladio, a program of false flag terror attacks on soft targets that were designed to demonize political opposition and “force the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security,” according to the testimony of Gladio agent Vincenzo Vinciguerra."

President Barack “Midnight Raid” Obama: End Your Wars at Home and Abroad
Special Note - A quote...."Last week’s FBI raids likely signal that the Obama regime has begun a major campaign to criminalize and crush the Left. Think COINTELPRO, 21st  century-style. President Obama, the constitutional rights lawyer who claims the right to kill at will, seeks to strangle the activist opposition to his wars and pro-Wall Street policies. “For targets not marked for oblivion, there awaits a grand jury with boundless powers to ensnare anyone.” - Check out the comments!! - mpg - also posted at AlethoNews

Judge dismisses hearing into Gitmo ‘suicides’ - And the 9/11 cover-up continues. - mpg
Special Note - FYI, Everyone, absolutely EVERYONE knows they were murdered. - mpg - A quote...."A US federal judge dismissed Wednesday a complaint by the families of two Guantanamo detainees who alleged the men's deaths in 2006 had been covered up when the Pentagon ruled them as suicides. - In her ruling, US District Judge Ellen Huvelle said "the highly disturbing nature of allegations in a complaint cannot be a sufficient basis in law" for the case to be heard." - For more on this issue see....9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables
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Europe hit by wave of anti-austerity protests
A quote...."Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Europe  today as strikes against austerity measures that have hit public spending and services on the continent caused widespread disruption."

Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe
A quote...."BRUSSELS — Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe on Wednesday — Greek doctors and railway employees walked off the job, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even rammed a cement truck into the Irish parliament to protest the country's enormous bank bailouts."

Engdahl on Austerity Anger: Demand to foot the bill for banks' corruption
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min 03sec - September 29, 2010) - Source:   RussiaToday -- A quote...."Spain has been gripped by a 24-hour general strike against the government's plans to slash its budget. Thousands of passengers were left stranded in Madrid with two thirds of flights grounded due the actions by transport workers. A wave of anti-austerity demonstrations is expected all over Europe with tens of thousands marching on Brussels."

Austerity on Fire: Video of street battles in Spain as protests heat up
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 1min 56sec - September 29, 2010) - Source:   RussiaToday -- A quote...."Airlines cancelled flights, picketers blocked trucks from delivering produce and police clashed with protesters as Spanish workers staged a general strike on Wednesday to protest against austerity measures imposed by a government struggling to slash its budget deficit and overcome recession."

Europe Fury: People rise up against EU cash machine with anti-austerity marches
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min 52sec - September 29, 2010) - Source:   RussiaToday -- A quote...."People across Europe are protesting in anger at a string of cuts in pensions, wages and unemployment. Thousands have just started marching in Brussels in opposition to the austerity measures that have gripped the EU."
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Now NATO gunships
Must Read - A quote...."As so many had been predicting, if the Pakistani state does not delink itself from the misguided US ‘war on terror’, the US would eventually shift the centre of gravity of the war from Afghanistan to Pakistan and move militarily into Pakistani territory. -- This is exactly what is now happening. Already the US has been carrying out drone attacks against Pakistanis, killing thousands of innocent citizens in their wake and perhaps in the process a few militants also. -- Meanwhile, US covert operatives and Special Forces have spread themselves all over Pakistan and these revelations and warnings in the Pakistani media have been there for some time. -- Now the US has begun the next phase of its agenda targeting Pakistan and that is the aerial gunship attacks from across the Afghan border into Pakistan. -- On Friday NATO admitted that two gunship helicopters had entered Pakistan and killed 30 people – euphemistically termed “suspected militants” – just as Dr Aafia has been penalised for being a “suspected terrorist”!  " - Source:  The Nation (Pakistan) - For more on this issue see....It Will Happen Every Single Time

US-led strike kills 3 Pakistani soldiers - This US-NRE is now openly at war with Pakistan. - mpg
BREAKING: - Thur Sept 30, 2010 4:21AM - A quote...."At least three Pakistani soldiers have been killed and several others left injured in an attack by US-led helicopters, Pakistani officials say. "

Former Army Commander Blasts US Continued Attacks on Pakistan
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- A former Pakistani Army General strongly condemned continued air attacks on the country's soil by the Afghan-based US and international forces."

Officials: Pakistan blocks NATO supply trucks
BREAKING: - 2 hrs 30 mins ago Thur Sept 30, 2010 1:25 am PST - A quote...."PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani government officials say senior authorities have ordered them to block oil tankers and trucks carrying NATO supplies at a checkpoint bordering Afghanistan. - The two officials say they were not told the reason for the order at the Torkham border post. However, it comes after threats by Pakistani officials to stop providing protection to NATO convoys if the military alliance's choppers hit Pakistani targets again."
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NATO Kills Four Children in Afghan Attack
A quote...."A district government official in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province is confirming today that NATO attack helicopters targeted a group of civilians in an orchard near the town of Andar, killing four children and wounding three other civilians."

Hitmen ‘have killed 630 Iraqis with silent guns’
A quote...."Baghdad // Gunmen using weapons equipped with silencers have killed more than 630 people in Iraq since June, the interior ministry has said. Trained hitmen have targeted government officials in a summer wave of killings during the political stalemate since inconclusive elections in March."

Media watchdog: Iraqi forces attacking journalists
A quote...."BAGHDAD — A media watchdog group is criticizing Iraqi security forces for what it describes as recent attacks on local journalists. - The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders also is condemning an attack this week that wounded an anchor at state-run Iraqiya TV. The bomb was attached to the journalist's car."

Al-Sadr Agrees to al-Maliki Second Term in Return for Guarantees
A quote...."Baghdad / Najaf, Asharq Al-Awsat – Sources in the National Iraqi Alliance [NIA] that is led by Ammar al-Hakim have confirmed that leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, following pressure from Iran, has agreed to State of Law [SLC] candidate Nuri al-Maliki remaining in office for a second term "in return for guarantees."
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Why the US doesn't talk to Iran
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."September 28, 2010 "Information Clearing House" -- Military threats and economic sanctions against Iran did not start with Ahmadinejad's presidency; they have been imposed on Iran for more than 30 years, essentially as punishment for its 1979 revolution that ended the imperial US influence over its economic, political and military affairs. It is true that the sanctions have been steadily escalated, significantly intensified in recent months. But that is not because Ahmadinejad occasionally lashes out at imperialist/Zionist policies in the region; it is rather because Iran has refused to give in to the imperialistic dictates of the US and its allies. --- Second, it is naive to think that US imperialism would be swayed by gentle or polite language to lift economic sanctions or remove military threats against Iran. During his two terms in office (eight years), former president Mohammad Khatami frequently spoke of a "dialogue of civilizations", counterposing it to the US neo-conservatives' "clash of civilizations". This was effectively begging the Unites States for dialogue and diplomatic rapprochement, but the pleas fell on deaf ears. Why? --- Because US policy toward Iran (or any other country, for that matter) is based on an imperialistic agenda that consists of a series of demands or expectations, not on diplomatic decorum, or the type of language its leaders use." - also posted at AsiaTimes

Russia: Unilateral Iran sanctions illegal
A quote...."Russia's envoy to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, says unilateral sanctions against Iran over Tehran's nuclear program runs contrary to international law."

Russia may pay $1 billion for breaching Iran deal
A quote...."Moscow's violation of a deal to sell Iran air defence missiles will cost Russia $1 billion in lost revenue, a senior Kremlin-allied lawmaker said on Tuesday."

Putin to take North Caucasus development 'under personal control'
A quote...."Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will take the development of the volatile North Caucasus region under his personal control as the head of a special new commission, the Vedomosti daily said on Thursday."

Sukhoi SuperJet 100: New hope for Russia’s commercial aviation industry
InfoGraphics

Foreigners to need permit to buy into Russian financial infrastructure firms
Special Note - Guess WallStreet's Banksters and their antics during the last ten years have made even the Russians a little bit nervous.  Which is saying a lot considering what some of the Russian gangsters did in Russia under the Yeltsin regime. - mpg -- A quote...."MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is preparing a law requiring foreign investors to get government permission for a purchase of five or more percent in the country's financial infrastructure companies, Vedomosti business daily quoted Head of the Federal Service for Financial Markets Vladimir Milovidov as saying on Thursday."

China builds up role in Gulf
A quote...."China's diplomatic, economic, and security interests in the Middle East continue to expand commensurate with its energy interests and growing international clout. With the country the world's second-largest consumer and the third-largest net importer of oil overall, Beijing's energy security rests on the steady flow of oil from the Middle East."

America’s China Bashing: A Compendium of Junk Economics
Must Read - A quote...." It is traditional for politicians to blame foreigners for problems that their own policies have caused. And in today’s zero-sum economies, it seems that if America is losing leadership position, other nations must be the beneficiaries. Inasmuch as China has avoided the financial overhead that has painted other economies into a corner, nationalistic U.S. politicians and journalists are blaming it for America’s declining economic power. -- I realize that balance-of-payments accounting and international trade theory are arcane topics, but I promise that by the time you finish this article, you will understand more than 99% of U.S. economists and diplomats striking this self-righteous pose." - Source:  MichaelHudson

Okinawa governor changes stance to demand Marine air units be moved off island
A quote...."GINOWAN, Okinawa — In a move to counter his more radical opponent in November’s election, Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Tuesday called for Marine air units to be moved off the island."

Venezuela: This was about the taking part
A quote...."Today's election for 165 representatives in Venezuela's national assembly  is significant but unlikely to bring about major change, despite the opposition having done better than expected. On the latest count the pro-government United Socialist party has 94 seats, with 60 for the opposition Democratic Unity, five for other parties and the rest undecided. The opposition claims it won a majority of the popular vote, but apparently it was very close between the two main parties. -- As expected, most of the international press and its sources hailed the results as a "major blow" to Hugo Chávez, paving the way for his possible removal in the presidential election in 2012. But this is exaggerated." - also posted at CommonDreams
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Who Is Watching You? Nine Industries That Know Your Every Move
A quote...."Don't kid yourself. Real privacy no longer exists in this country." - also posted at Mathaba

Under investigation, Ted Stevens’ prosecutor commits suicide
A quote...."A Justice Department prosecutor killed himself while under investigation over whether he and other attorneys in the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens acted improperly in the case, officials said. - Nicholas A. Marsh, 37, committed suicide on Sunday, two years after being part of the Justice Department team that convicted Stevens on corruption charges that were eventually thrown out. Marsh’s suicide was confirmed by his lawyer, Robert Luskin."

Pledge To The USA[-NRE] - The Capitalist Commandments
A quote...."September 29, 2010 "Information Clearing House" -- 1. Do unto others before they do it unto you. Beggar thy neighbor and trade their employments without offset, tariff, or compensation to secure a bountiful profit from the greater slave. Engage the most authoritarian of regimes and let no morality, nor powers of the vast majority, interfere with the greater profits to be had from preserving disparities and all the powers of predation enjoyed by the rich." - For more on this sort of issue see....The Wealthiest One Percent – The Spirit of Liberal Capitalism - (a.k.a. Mr. Reficul's five favorite principles) - mpg - posted 12-15-05

The Left Right Paradigm is Over: Its You vs. Corporations
A quote...."The new dynamic, however, has moved past the old Left Right paradigm. We now live in an era defined by increasing Corporate influence and authority over the individual. These two “interest groups” – I can barely suppress snorting derisively over that phrase – have been on a headlong collision course for decades, which came to a head with the financial collapse and bailouts. Where there is massive concentrations of wealth and influence, there will be abuse of power.  The Individual has been supplanted in the political process nearly entirely by corporate money, legislative influence, campaign contributions, even free speech rights." - also posted at BLN

An Exhaustive, Graphic Illustration of All of the Differences Between the Modern Democratic and Republican Parties  - Cartoon

Energy Security: An Annotated Military/Security Bibliography (2010 Update)
Database - Article List - (For the record) - A quote...."The following is a selected list of studies of various aspects of energy security (including peak oil) which have either been conducted by members of the military/security research community, or which raise issues with direct military/security relevance."
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Test Your Zionism Bullsh-t Detector!
Must Read Satire- A quote...."1. Who is the President of the Palestinian Authority?


2. Who was the real power behind Obama's sudden rise to power, grooming 'Barry' to be a smooth-talking snake oil salesman?


Syria open to resuming Israel talks
A quote...."Walid al-Muallim said that Damascus would be interested in restarting negotiations with Tel Aviv if "Syria found an Israeli partner who is committed to the conditions of the peace process," and "possesses the political will to reach peace"." - also posted at Uruknet - That's like trying to find a particular piece of straw, in a haystack. (never mind the needle). - mpg
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

FBI targets US Palestine activists
Members of the F.B.I. are going to have to decide, either they work for this nation's people, or they work for the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium.  If they wish to work for the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium, they should renounce their citizenship, quit their jobs, convert to Judaism and MOVE TO ISRAEL!! - mpg - A quote...."Tracy Molm sometimes has a hard time paying rent, so it came as a surprise when American security forces banged on her door at 7am one morning, and searched her apartment under suspicions she provided material support to a terrorist organisation." - also posted at Uruknet

Palestinian Authority Recommends Whitewashing Gaza War Crimes
A quote...."Who do they serve anyway? It's clear from the sham peace talks and a new development. The Mahmoud Abbas-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) wants Israel absolved of accountability for Cast Lead crimes of war and against humanity. No matter that conclusive evidence exposed them, the result of the IDF's 23-day day rampage, killing over 1,400, injuring over 5,000, many severely, and practically leveling wide areas of Gaza, affecting mostly civilian and non-military related targets." - also posted at OpEdNews & WarIsACrime - For more on this issue see....Gaza Invasion of 12/27/08

Sami Jamil Jadallah – Time to “Kaduk” the Arab Peace Plan and disband the PLO/PA
Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."Notwithstanding the legal opinion submitted by the Foreign Ministry to then prime minister Levi Eshkol of the “Illegality” of sending Jews to settle the West Bank, each of the subsequent Israeli governments whether Labor, Likud or Kadima continued with an aggressive settlement policy through funding, authorization, land confiscation, and army protection, knowing well that Jewish settlements not only will kill the peace, but will kill the chance of any negotiated agreement of a two state solution based on 67 borders and a shared Jerusalem. Settlement activities continued since 67 and will not stop now or in the future; peace was never a priority neither in Tel-Aviv nor in Washington or for that matter for Diaspora Jews."

IOF killed 7407 Palestinians, including 1859 children since September 2000
By The Numbers - A quote...."NABLUS, (PIC)-- The United Nations Commission on Human Rights describes the right to life as the "ultimate human right," and it is in turn considered the most important and basic human right. In spite of that, the Zionist occupation forces persist in violating the Palestinian civilians' right to life through the use of fatal and excessive force and killing in all forms in clear contravention of the provisions of Article III of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the Fourth Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War."

PA decision at UN a "betrayal of Gaza victims' rights"
Related Article - A quote...."As members of the Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organizations, we strongly condemn the decision of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to support a UN Human Rights Council resolution that accords further time for ineffective domestic investigations, thus effectively failing to pursue accountability for crimes committed during the Israeli offensive code-named "Operation Cast Lead."

Seven Palestinians arrested in Silwan as tensions continue to run high
A quote...."Israeli forces arrested 7 Palestinians from Silwan yesterday, who currently remain in detention. Those arrested were seized by Israeli police at their homes, who were then subjected to interrogation at the police station with their families, who were summoned to the station to undergo additional investigation."

PPP calls for united, popular resistance front
A quote...."GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- The leftist Palestinian Peoples' Party called on Tuesday for a united front for the popular resistance, in a statement marking the outbreak of the Second Intifada in 2000." - also posted at Uruknet
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Debtflation
Special Note - Charts - A quote...."The implications of the nation’s current debt load loom large in this discussion. Aggressively raising interest rates, as Volcker did back in the day, would not just dent today’s U.S. economy, it would destroy it. As it would evaporate a significant amount of the trillions of dollars now sitting in government debt, much of it held by pensioners. -- Put another way, Volcker raised interest rates as energetically as he did because he could. Today, that couldn’t happen – at least not without pushing the U.S. economy into a death spiral. That’s why we’ve long compared the scenario faced by today’s policy makers to being stuck between “a rock and a hard place.”"

Financial Fraud and the Global Derivative Casino
Related Article - A quote...."Basel Accords III is another crude endeavour by BIS and Global Too Big To Fail Banks to cover up their scams and shore up the global derivative casino."

CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN - Q2 flow of funds
By The Numbers - Related Article - A quote...."The financial markets accommodated a US$2 trillion annualized pace of federal debt growth. As long as the markets allow such issuance of non-productive credit at historically low yields, the general economy might appear ok. But we don't have to look back far for a stark reminder of the nature of Ponzi dynamics and fragilities."

Dollar Tumbles, Gold Hits Record High - [Again]
Related Article - A quote...."The dollar sank against the euro and hit a record low point against the Swiss franc on Wednesday while gold struck a new all-time peak, as traders mulled possible US moves to boost its ailing economy."

21st Sequential Weekly Outflow Confirms Investors Refuse To Be Suckered Into Stock Market
Mrkt Tech Note - Chart - A quote...."The massive, and completely unjustified, September ramp in stocks has done nothing to restore investor faith in a broken market: ICI has just reported that in the week ended September 22, domestic equity mutual funds saw a 21st sequential outflow of $2.5 billion, bringing the total Year To Date to over $70 billion. And here is the kicker: the programmed stock rally in September which was supposed to "restore" confidence in the market, has resulted in $16 billion worth of September... outflows. Congratulations New York Fed, NYSE, Getco, Goldman, and, of course, SEC. You have totally killed any hope of restoring market confidence."

Summers Skews the Playing Field for the Big Boys, then Blames Skyrocketing Inequality on a "Ruthless Economy"
A quote...."Dan Froomkin notes...."


"Skyrocketing income disparity is something I've repeatedly written about. -- But increasing income disparity hasn't just happened like some unforeseen natural disaster which is difficult to forecast, such as an earthquake. It has been the result of certain efforts by the wealthy and their lackeys in government. -- As Warren Buffet said in 2006...."


Obama's Recession / No End In Sight
A quote...."Off The Charts' Chuck Marr puts the income gap in even starker terms: "This great income shift means the average middle-income American family had about $9,000 less after-tax income in 2007, and an average household in the top 1 percent had $741,000 more, than they would have had if the 1979 income distribution had remained ... Each year the average millionaire gets about $125,000 from the Bush tax cuts, according to the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Now seems to be a good time to say enough is enough. " -- The international Gini index, found U.S. income inequality at its highest level since the Census Bureau began tracking household income in 1967. The U.S. also has the greatest disparity among Western industrialized nations ~ but the Mainstream Press continues to ignore this great Obama Recession in this mid-term election year."

US House passes anti-China trade war bill - a.k.a. Smoot-Hawley Deux - mpg
Keep in mind folks, this is simply a variant of the Currency Wars, which the US-NRE started long before everybody else in an effort to expand and extend its Empire. - mpg -- A quote...."The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill giving the executive branch the power to impose punitive duties on exports to the US of any country whose currency is labeled “fundamentally undervalued.” The measure was pushed by the Democratic leadership and supported overwhelmingly by Democratic congressmen, with substantial Republican support."

WTO warns against U.S. possible trade protectionism measures
Related Article - A quote...."GENEVA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) reviewed the trade policy of the United States on Wednesday in Geneva, warning against its possible protectionism measures against its trade partners."
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GM maize 'has polluted rivers across the United States'
Special Note - One major political commentator (Alex Jones) has stated several times that the "elites" (blood-sucking criminal parasites) have a plan to cull the world's population.  Given the creation of what can only be described as Satanic technology like this, "designing" "food" plants so they manufacture poisons, (they could just as easily have been designed to cause sterility) it appears such a plan is not only quite feasible, it's actually easy to do.  So Mr. Jones might very well be right and this is another indication the parasites are actually carrying out their plans for murder. - mpg -- A quote...."An insecticide used in genetically modified (GM) crops grown extensively in the United States and other parts of the world has leached into the water of the surrounding environment. -- The insecticide is the product of a bacterial gene inserted into GM maize and other cereal crops to protect them against insects such as the European corn borer beetle. Scientists have detected the insecticide in a significant number of streams draining the great corn belt of the American mid-West."

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