Thursday December 22nd 2011

May You Live In Interesting Times
A quote...."A question keeps nagging at me: Are all of us, including the left, reacting to an entirely engineered reality, fed to us via an all-embracing media? We get blown this way and that, all of it being determined by whatever ‘event’ the globalized media decides to feed us with. Then, just as ‘mysteriously’, the ‘event’ disappears to be replaced by yet another ‘event’." - Just...TURN OFF YOUR TV'S!! -- And go to the web, you'll feel so much better. - mpg

The 9/11 Tower Collapses: Richard Gage Of AE911Truth
Audio - From the History File - Originally broadcast December 2nd, 2010 - Alt - (YuTb - 55min58sec - Dec 22, 2011) - Source:  ResistRadio - Related: Architects & Engineers 9/11  - A quote...."Tod Fletcher speaks to Richard Gage, AIA, founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, on the demolitions of the buildings at the World Trade Center on 9/11." - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Government censors document revealing plans to wage war on Americans
Gotcha! Govt Gone Wrong - A quote...."Within an hour of posting a critical FEMA document sourced publicly on a government website that discloses plans to hire contract employees under a continuity of government plan, that document was removed and replaced by the following cryptic warning against posting ‘classified’ documents...." - also posted at DProgram

Exclusive: Military to Designate U.S. Citizens as Enemy During Collapse
Gotcha! Govt Behaving Badly - Related Article - A quote...."FEMA continuity of government plans prep total takeover of society, dispatching military domestically under economic collapse emergency ." - also posted at DProgram

Remy: Grandma Got Indefinitely Detained (A Very TSA Christmas) - Happy Holidays!!
Video Satire - (YuTb - 2min24sec - Dec 19, 2011) - Source:  ReasonTV -- A quote...."In seasons past, Grandma only had to worry about getting run over by a reindeer. With "Grandma Got Run Over by TSA," web sensation Remy gets us in the holiday mood with a song about Christmas, Homeland Security, and the joys of civil rights abuses."

Many in U.S. Are Arrested by Age 23, Study Finds
WOW!  This is an eye-opener! - mpg -- A quote...."December 23, 2011 "NY Times" -- By age 23, almost a third of Americans have been arrested for a crime, according to a new study that researchers say is a measure of growing exposure to the criminal justice system in everyday life." - Source:  NYT

Spying on Americans rising rapidly as warrantless use of undercover police, drones increases
A quote...."(NaturalNews) There was a time when ordinary citizens still had an expectation of the right to privacy, even in public, but as technology has improved over the past generation, so has the government's ability to get around the Constitution and the rule of law when it comes to keeping the common folk under surveillance." - also posted at PrisonPlanet

Are Guns & Ammo The New Gold? Why More Americans Than Ever Before Are Arming Themselves
InfoGraphic - A quote...."The threat of a U.S. double dip recession coupled with this summer's debt debacle in Washington - and the subsequent failure of the so-called "debt supercommittee" - has many ordinary Americans looking at gold as a safe store of value.  However, there's another commodity that historically has risen in price along with gold - and is potentially more useful in the event of a global crisis: Ammunition."

2012 Could Be the Year of the Sheriff, the Last Line of Defence Against Tyranny
Action Alert - A quote...."I am optimistic when Richard Mack who is a former Arizona Sheriff who beat Bill Clinton at the US Supreme Court defeating the Brady bill. This man has been on a crusade to teach county Sheriffs the president cannot tell them what to do. They are the highest executive in the county. In January next year. He will be holding a conference to bring in 150 county Sheriffs from around the nation to teach them to their duties to protect his people from unlawful  Federal intrusion. He has 150 Sheriffs who will attend the conference and more elected peace officers wanting to come. He might be making more space to bring them in."

Sheldon Adelson: The Deep Pockets Behind Newt Gingrich
2012 Election Cycle - Newt, servicing the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's every need.  Why doesn't he just move there?  If he doesn't want to be an American, if wants to "service" the Jewish Community, a community which is barely just two percent of this nation's population, why doesn't he just take his groveling, lick-spittle, zio-worshiping, sorry ass over to Israel and stay there? - mpg

US alone as Israel condemned in UN Security Council
US-ZOG - (Zionist Occupied Government) - We're Number One!!  We're Number One!! - Our politicians can kiss AIPAC/Israeli butt better, longer, more fervently, and more reverently, than any other politician in any other country on the planet!  Hip Hip Hooray, we're number one! - mpg

CNN Deliberate Insider Hit Job on Ron Paul
2012 Election Cycle - Fairness Alert -  This website editor doesn't particularly support any candidate.  However, it would be really nice, every once and awhile during these last sixty years of unabashed corporate electioneering, that an honest election would actually be held in this country, you know, just to keep things interesting....and not so bloody, (think the French revolution). - mpg
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens....

Keiser Report: Capitalism Without Capital? (E226)
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min45sec - Dec 22, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, after revealing that the Lizard King is back, discuss the radical redistribution of gold and silver property in the US and the radical experiment in the UK to have capitalism without capital. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Professor Steve Keen about the UK's financial sector debt which is at least 4 times as large as US financial sector debt before the global financial crisis began."

If A Global Recession Is Not Looming, Then Why Are Bailouts Flying Around As If The End Of The World Is Coming? - A quote...."I have learned that watching what people do is much more important than listening to what they say. - Back in 2008, financial authorities in the United States insisted that everything was gone to be okay.  But we all know now that was a lie." - also posted at TheIntelHub & BLN & PrisonPlanet

ECB to Lend Greater-Than-Forecast $645 Billion as Banks Line Up for Funds
A quote...."Dec 21, 2011 5:57 AM PT  - The European Central Bank will lend euro-area banks a record amount for three years in its latest attempt to keep credit flowing to the economy during the sovereign debt crisis. - The Frankfurt-based ECB awarded 489 billion euros ($645 billion) in 1,134-day loans today, the most ever in a single operation and more than economists’ median estimate of 293 billion euros in a Bloomberg News survey." - bold by website editor

We’ve Reached the End Game For Central Bank Intervention
Charts - A quote...."When confronted with excessive debt, you can either “take the hit” or you can try to inflate the debt away. - In 2008, the Central Banks, lead by the US Federal Reserve, decided not to “take the hit.” They’ve since spent trillions of Dollars propping up the financial system. By doing this, they’ve essentially attempted to fight a debt problem by issuing more debt. - The end result is similar to what happens when you try to cure a heroine addict by giving him more heroine: each new “hit” has less and less effect." - also posted at ZeroHedge

The Fed vs The ECB - Presenting "The Correlation Of 2012" And What It Means For Gold
A quote...."If there is one cross asset correlation that defined 2011 (and the greater part of 2010), it was that of the Euro-Dollar (EURUSD) currency pair and the S&P 500, which have correlated with near unison nearly all of the time. And yet, the stability of this correlation may be getting unglued, because as Goldman insinuated in its market roundup note from yesterday, it is "reasonable to think that the ... reflexive relationship between EURUSD and SPX...will take some time to break, but this correlation should start to fray." Why? Because, "like the FED before them, the ECB is aggressively expanding their balance sheet." Which brings us to the point of this article: much to the dismay of the armies of disgruntled bankers and investors demanding that the ECB print right now, the ECB has in fact been printing...." - bold by website editor
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

Aid For The Poor While Boosting The Defense Budget
A quote...."Poverty in America is only getting worse, with data showing rising income inequality and the startling fact that half of all Americans are now either in poverty or considered low-income. Were it not for the government programs that comprise the social safety net, those numbers would be even worse. More than a quarter would live in poverty without the safety net, according to one study, and Social Security alone kept 14 million out of poverty last year."

Venezuela helps US poor's with energy
Contains Video - A quote...."Venezuela has launched its energy assistance program for the seventh consecutive year, which helps poor Americans to pay for their home heating oil during the winter, Press TV reports. -- The aid, which is provided by Citgo, a branch of the Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA, will be received by more than 400,000 poor Americans next year, a Press TV correspondent reported on Thursday. "

24-hour strike brings Belgium to halt
A quote...."Public sector workers across Belgium have gone on strike to protest against the new coalition government's austerity measures aimed at reducing budget deficit."
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More On The International Situation....

Repulsing NATO Attack? Syrian Navy, Air Force Hold Live-Fire Maneuvers
A quote...."DAMASCUS: According to the operational training plan for 2011, the Air Force and Air Defense on Tuesday conducted a live-fire demonstration with the participation of formations of Air Force fighters, fighter bombers, fire support helicopters and the Air Defense formations."

Iran and Syria in Imperial Crosshairs
A quote...."December 22, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -  There’s no difference between the National Transitional Council and the Syrian National Council. The first overthrew and lynched Moammar Gaddafi in Libya and second is following a similar agenda against Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The uprising in Syria is as ‘indigenous’ as it was in Libya – both within the same year. Evidently, the imperial powers are in a hurry to install their marionettes in Muslim countries to control resources and to dominate the region. In the game called ‘Regime change’, Britain takes the lead by propping up the opposition in Syria and simultaneously raising the temperature against Iran with the tacit support of France and the US. "

US missiles 'hit Iranian village'
War Provocation - War Alert - A quote...."Two American missiles struck a village in south-west Iran early today. - The news was given in a report by the country's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). - IRNA had said yesterday that three people were injured when an earlier US missile struck an oil depot in Abadan. - The state-run news agency also said British and American jets had entered Iranian airspace several times. - The two rockets hit Manyuhi village near the border with Iraq's Al-Faw Peninsula, an Iranian military commander told IRNA. - Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-173099/US-missiles-hit-Iranian-village.html#ixzz1hKlGqoMB"

Fourteen bomb blasts in Baghdad kill 69 and injure dozens more in co-ordinated attack... just five days after U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq - Looks like al-CIA'da and the Saudi Royals have been very, very, busy. - mpg -- A quote...."At least 69 people were killed and more than 190 wounded in a wave of co-ordinated bombings across Baghdad yesterday, days after U.S. forces finally left. - The 16 blasts were immediately blamed on Al Qaeda in Iraq because of the sheer scale of the operation and the expertise involved. - A variety of bombing techniques were used in 11 neighbourhoods. There was one suicide bomber, two vehicles packed with explosives, some roadside bombs and other so-called ‘sticky’ bombs underneath cars."

Baghdad Bloodbath Threatens Sectarian Chaos in Iraq: Will Iran Stoke or Douse the Fires?
Special Note - Related Article - (This TIME article is actually pretty good.  Perhaps once a year they figure they've gotta go through the motions of producing an article with actual fact-based, geo-political, analysis. - mpg) - A quote...."A series of deadly bombings across Baghdad that killed at least 63 people and wounded hundreds on Thursday underscored the political and security peril facing Iraq amid rising sectarian tension. Officials said four car bombs and ten other devices were used to target schools, markets and government buildings in at least a dozen neighborhoods over a series of hours. Although no group has yet claimed responsibility, the scale, coordination and civilian targeting prompted analysts to see the signature  of  al-Qaeda in Iraq in the attacks. And although an operation of this scale would likely have required months of planning, it will have sharply raised the stakes in the escalating sectarian political confrontation between the Shi’ite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the country’s Sunni political leadership."

Pakistan Needs to Declare Its Independence
A quote...."December 22, 2011 "Information Clearing House" - --  Lahore -- Ever since 9/11 and the subsequent 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by the US, Pakistan’s world has been in turmoil. -- Officially America’s ally in the so-called War on Terror, Pakstan has actually been one of its biggest victims. Just recently, Pakistan was punished as the US Congress passed a bill imposing m ore conditions on aid,  including specifically linking receipt of that aid to Islamabad’s cooperation in the War on Terror, and to efforts to curb terrorists, including the Haqqani network."

Pakistan rejects probe [childish cover-up & attempted whitewash] of NATO attacks
A quote...."Pakistan's army does not agree with the findings of the US/NATO inquiry as being reported in the media. The inquiry report is short on facts," the military said in a statement on Friday." - "FACTS"!!  From the "we create our own reality" crowd!  From the Jessica Lynch, vile of anthrax, WMD's, Pat Tillman, Saddam's Statue, we make it up as we go along bunch of clowns. Try a snowball's chance in hell of anyone getting "FACTS" out of these Bozos! - mpg

More Shakeup In Pakistan
A quote...."Reuters: Exclusive: Pakistan army wants Zardari out but not a coup...."


"The military is not the only one who wants Zardari to go. - Mr. 10%, as we was earlier called for asking for bribes left and right, only accidentally became President when his wife Benazir Bhutto was assassinated and their son was too young to lead the family franchise, the Pakistan Peoples Party. Since he took over some two years ago Pakistan went from one crisis to the next one."

NZ troops to leave Afghanistan in March
A quote...."New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said the country's special forces will leave Afghanistan in March next year following eight years of engagement in the war-battered Asian country."

RT's 10 that shaped 2011: Egypt Revolution
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min19sec - Dec 22, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) The Egyptian revolution did more than just change the course of the country's history. Along with the Tunisian uprising, it spearheaded the Arab Spring -- the wave of protests that swept across the Middle East. RT's Paula Slier reported from Tahrir Square, and shares what never made it into her live news reports."

Egyptians to stage anti-junta rally
A quote...."Egyptian activists have called for a major rally in the capital Cairo to protest the ruling junta's management of Egypt's domestic affairs and the military's delay in transferring power to a civilian rule."

Russia's Elections. Who is Calling the Shots at the Duma?
A quote...."....suggestions of a "colour revolution" do not correspond to Russian realities at all. American and West European media love to project their perceptions of a pro-Western civil society onto the protesters in Russia. Without a doubt, the archetype of the young academic activist who blames the government for being "undemocratic" and who advertises his West-friendly ideas on his internet blog certainly does exist in Russia. And the way the various neoliberal-oriented groups are being financed by the usual suspects is well documented[1]. But even in Western media one can read between the lines and notice that the majority of those expressing their dissatisfaction do not fit this scheme."

Russia tests new anti-missile rocket
A quote...."Russia has successfully tested a short-range missile as a part of its effort to develop a domestic missile defense shield to encounter threats from the planned US-NATO missile system in Europe."

No Secret In Finnish Patriot Missile Discovery
A quote...."Patriot missiles do not just come from nowhere and are covered by various agreements that do not allow them to bought and sold by everyone. Just a few minutes of searching the web would have told those Finish officals and the journalist what is happening here. It is indeed quite obvious where those Patriot missiles come from and where they are going."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

The media consensus on Israel is collapsing
A quote...."With Hamas and Fatah meeting this week in Cairo, reconciliation between the rival Palestinian political parties is likely only a matter of time. Official U.S. policy holds that Hamas is only a terrorist entity, and any agreement between the two factions jeopardizes continued U.S. aid.  There is reason to believe, however, that more flexible, productive positions will be expressed in the U.S. media. Slowly but unmistakably, space is opening up among the commentariat for new, critical ideas about Israel and its relationship to the United States."

The Two Faces of the United Nations
A quote...."The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, speaking to the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) on September 6, 2011 publicly admitted what the entire world already knows; that U.S. foreign policy is an Israeli formulated policy that only serves Israel, not the United States."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israeli Bulldozers Demolish Two Houses in Galilee
A quote...."ARRABA, December 22, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli bulldozers at dawn Thursday demolished two houses under construction in Arraba town, in Galilee, under the pretext of not having building permits, according to local sources."

Israeli Forces Raze Agricultural Lands, Demolish Well in Hebron, Homes in Galilee
A quote...."On Thursday, Israeli forces raided the village of Idhna, west of Hebron, razed agricultural lands and destroyed several agricultural buildings including a greenhouse and a well."

Israeli Forces Arrest Nine Palestinians, Confiscate Four Vehicles
A quote...."On Thursday, Israeli Forces arrested nine Citizens from the Jenin refugee camp, and confiscated four vehicles loaded with spare parts."
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More On The Economic Situation....

Final Q3 GDP Misses As Personal Consumption Drops Big
Chart - (click to enlarge) -- A quote...."And so the year ends not with a bang but with an economic whimper, as the final Q3 GDP is revised lower from 2.0% to 1.8% on expectations of an unchanged print. The reason: Personal Consumption contributed only 1.24% instead of the 1.63% in the second revision and 1.72% in the advance forecast. No bias there at all. But sure enough, here comes the inventory kicker, which subtracted just 1.35% instead of the 1.55% seen previously. What this means is that the inventory kick which was expected to come in Q4 2011 was pushed forward to prevent a 20% collapse in GDP today as keeping inventory change fixed would have resulted in a 1.6% Q3 final GDP. Net net - very weak report and one which portends weakness from Q3 is spilling over in Q4...."

Wednesday December 21st 2011

Not So Much Of The Shock and Awe
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."That sort of fate must be reserved only for lesser human beings like Iraqis and Afghans, common mongrels who were minding their own business when they were suddenly treated like criminals en masse. Not one or two people—not suspicious characters or activists or politicians, but the whole fucking country. Their lands were invaded, their lives turned upside down, their people butchered and maimed, law and order turned into a distant memory, and the massive trauma of being an occupied and reduced people, a trauma that deprives a community of its most precious resource—belief in itself, making progress a very shaky process even after the departure of the invader—ripped from them for centuries to come. There is little shock to spare for them if we compare it to the shock we are supposed to feel that American citizens are to be subjected to any of the same fates that have been visited upon Iraqis and Afghans."

America’s Growing Isolation
A quote...."December 21, 2011 "Information Clearing House" ---  A longer headline would have added the words because of President Obama’s grovelling for Jewish campaign funding and votes." - also posted at Veteran'sToday

All “reasons” for war on Iran are “emperor has no clothes” obvious lies
A quote...."The US and Israel lie for war with Iran in two key areas of propaganda that you are responsible to understand if you want a US government operating UNDER the law...."

1. Iran’s president never physically threatened Israel.
2. All of Iran’s nuclear material is fully accounted for peaceful and legal use for energy and medicine.

"The US completely lied for its unlawful attack and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. We now know from our own government’s disclosure of the evidence that all “reasons” for war were known lies." - also posted at DProgram

Kelly and the Bureau: Inconvenient Truths
More on the "Pimentel Patsy" case - A quote...."Police Commissioner Ray Kelly recently whined to FBI Director Robert Mueller after Mueller’s people told the media what appears to be the truth about the NYPD’s latest “lone wolf” terrorist case. - Federal sources — believed to be FBI agents — trashed the case against alleged bomber Joe Pimentel as weak. To put it mildly. - Last month, at a Sunday night City Hall news conference with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Mayor Michael Bloomberg [who, in a sweater, looked like he’d rushed home from Bermuda], Kelly ballyhooed Pimentel’s arrest, gaining national headlines by citing “an imminent threat.” - Those anonymous federal sources disagreed. Strongly."  -- And firmly instructed them that "only the F.B.I. is allowed to recruit (set-up) mentally incompetent, illiterate, minority, crack-heads, or young, impressionable, stupid, teenagers, offer them hundreds of thousands of dollars, faux-ideology, and a great deal of psychological manipulation, for months or even years on end, to get them to commit a "terrorist act".  In other words, only the F.B.I. will be allowed to set-up and than disrupt their OWN "terrorist" plots! - mpg - Topix ||  The F.B.I.'s Constant Gardening  ||

Hoppy Heidelberg: OKC Bombing was Designed to Get Clinton's Anti-Terrorism Bill Passed
AJVideo - HoppyHeidelbergOKC(1/2) - HoppyHeidelbergOKC(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 13/15min - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Aaron Dykes talks with Hoppy Heidelberg, who sat on an Oklahoma Grand Jury in 1995 empaneled to look into the OKC bombing as well as filmmaker of A Nobel Lie, James Lane. Hoppy would ultimately challenge the evidence cooked up by the government in its case. He believes the claim made by Terry Nichols in 2006 that McVeigh was being handled by a high level FBI agent."

Former Grand Juror Hoppy Heidelberg Reveals Gov Inside Job in OKC Bombing Case!
AJVideo - HoppyHeidelbergOKC(1/4) - HoppyHeidelbergOKC(2/4) - HoppyHeidelbergOKC(3/4) - HoppyHeidelbergOKC(4/4) - (AJYuTb - 13/15min - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks with Hoppy Heidelberg who was picked to be on an Oklahoma Grand Jury in 1995 and subsequently asked questions federal prosecutors avoided during the investigation of the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building. Heidelberg is featured in A Noble Lie, a documentary on the OKC bombing now available at the Infowars Store."

Missiles listed as "fireworks" on ship manifest
A quote...."According to Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen, the cargo manifest of the M/S Thor Liberty on which 69 Patriot ground-to-air missiles were found, listed the weapons as "fireworks". She said that documents associated with the containers holding the missiles carried the name of a South Korean individual." - bold by website editor

Missile shipment confirmed aboard detained vessel
Related Article - A quote...."A British cargo vessel detained at Kotka harbour has been found to be carrying a shipment of American-made Patriot missiles. According to information received by YLE, the missile shipment originated in Germany and is destined for South Korea. Onboard the ship are 69 of the missiles with their explosive warheads and propelling charges."

Exposed: US Troops Guarded Terrorist Camp in Iraq
A quote...."In a move that almost defies belief, is so brazen and hypocritical many will not believe it no matter how many State Department officials confirm it, the US has been guarding a terrorist training camp inside Iraq with US troops and is planning to relocate them, possibly in a freshly abandoned US military base in Iraq, while D.C. lobbyists work feverishly to have them de-listed, armed, and sent to conduct terrorist operations in Iran."

Should Voter Fraud Be Considered An Act of High Treason?
A quote...."We are definitely in a battle for the soul of this nation and for Texas. It is hard to win and gain any lost ground when the criminal establishment through the paid off politicians were able to secure their power being well entrenched over time with rigged elections. This high crime should not be a felony with a little jail time. It should not be a misdemeanor. We see too many times people who are found guilty of voter fraud get an insignificant punishment just being a slap on the wrist . The system does not take the high crime of vote fraud serious. The system's lack of serious enforcement of being a deterrent is because the real culprits are protected by political hacks.."

New Bill Authorizes Rendition of American Citizens Living within the United States to Other Countries for Torture
Bill S-1867 - OH, it gets better and better!! - mpg -- A quote...."Top experts – including the sponsors of the bill – say that the newly-passed National Defense Authorization Act authorizes indefinite detention of Americans living within the United States. - Top legal experts point out that the government claims the right to assassinate American citizens on U.S. soil without any charges, trial or other constitutional protection. - I noted last month that Congress was considering repealing prohibitions against torture. (I wrote to attorneys at the ACLU, but haven’t received word yet on whether such a provision has been enacted)."

Crushing the disinformation surrounding indefinite detention of Americans under the NDAA
Bill S-1867 - A quote...."Today Glenn Greenwald, writing for Salon, published a piece which is required reading for anyone who has been keeping up with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2012, especially those of us who have been arguing with proponents of the bill and others who do not understand the detainee provisions therein. -- I will be going over Greenwald’s points in this article, as they cannot be emphasized enough and are all based in the ugly reality we see unfolding before us, unlike the claims made by those contending that the bill does not allow indefinite detention of American citizens without charge or trial." - also posted at IntelHub

Company Who Lobbied for the NDAA Indefinite Detention Bill Given 23 Million Dollar Contract for Night Raid Equipment - Related Article - A quote...."According to reports from the Daily Kos and Russia Today, a company specializing in night raid equipment was awarded a 23 million dollar contract from the Department of Defense and subsequently went on to lobby for the NDAA which has given the government the power to indefinitely detain American citizens." - also posted at BLN

The Return Of Debtor’s Prisons: Thousands Of Americans Jailed For Not Paying Their Bills
A quote...."Federal imprisonment for unpaid debt has been illegal in the U.S. since 1833. It’s a practice people associate more with the age of Dickens than modern-day America. But as more Americans struggle to pay their bills in the wake of the recession, collection agencies are using harsher methods to get their money, ushering in the return of debtor’s prisons. -- NPR reports that it’s becoming increasingly common for people to serve jail time as a result of their debt."

Anti-SOPA activists find ways to keep the Internet free
Action Alert - A quote...."As the realities of SOPA passing becomes an Orwellian-threat almost coming to life, computer users are quickly taking to the Web to spread information to other surfers on how to sneak pass the firewall that could cause the censoring of the Internet. “Most of us have been stockpiling IP addresses,” adds the source. Under SOPA, the government is believed to go after the Web by means of attacking the Internet’s domain naming system, or DNS. That’s the process that translates the actual, alphabetical domain name from a series of numerical characters, the Internet protocol (IP) address."

US Blocks UN From Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion
US-ZOG - (Zionist Occupied Government) - A quote...."In a move Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin termed "historic," all 14 other members of the United Nations Security Council united today to offer statements slamming the United States for its decision to block a UN Security Council resolution on Israel's settlement expansion."

Gingrich On The Palestinians: ‘These People Are Terrorists’
2012 Election Cycle - Zio-Alert - Propaganda Exposed  - A quote...."Former House speaker and GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said during Saturday’s ABC News/Yahoo News Republican debate that Palestinians are “terrorists.” The comment came after Gingrich was asked about his statement in the days leading up to the debate that Palestinians are an “invented” people. The comment set off a firestorm of criticism, including by establishment Middle East figures, and Gingrich’s campaign told the New York Times on Saturday that the candidate supported the two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." - also posted at ICH

Do Not Be Ruled by Fear
Ry2SVideo - Alt - (Ry2SYuTb - 14min41sec - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  Rys2sense -- A quote...."Paul in First Kim Jung Il dead but NDAA passed and Perle is still alive.." - Topix ||  Anthrax Attacks  ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Alex Takes Calls on The Latest Police State News and MSM Attacking Ron Paul
AJVideo - PolStateNws(1/4) - PolStateNws(2/4) - PolStateNws(3/4) - PolStateNws(4/4) - (AJYuTb - 13/15min - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex takes calls on a host of issues and breaks down the msm attacking Ron Paul more and more now that he's the front runner coming out of Iowa."  Number (4/4)  was absolutely HYSTERICAL, and chilling, because a caller presented actual taped evidence that the "police" are being trained to treat anyone who believes in the US constitution as a "terrorist". - mpg

A Bunch of Weak Chicken Neck Scum! - Alex Jones Monday Edition
Must View AJVideo - ChknNeckedScm(1/3) - ChknNeckedScm(2/3) - ChknNeckedScm(3/3) -  (If you've ever wanted to know Alex Jone's spiritual and religious motivation for why he does what he does, watch this.  Outstanding AJ!  It may make some people uncomfortable, too bad for them.  From this website editor's perspective, his point of view is an insight into the inner truth of what it is to be "good" or "evil". - mpg) - (AJYuTb - 13/15min - Dec 19, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."On the Monday, December 19 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex confronts the latest news, including the death and rumored assassination of North Korea's cult of personality dictator, Kim Jong-Il and what his passing portends for international politics. Alex also talks about Ron Paul's astounding lead in the polls with the Iowa caucus right around the corner. He takes a look at the continuing implosion of the eurozone and the Egyptian military crackdown on demonstrators, including the humiliating stripping and beating of female protesters. Alex also takes your calls."
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens....

Keiser Report: Victims of Banking Terrorists (E225)
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min51sec - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert discuss the Maxinator, downgrade rampages and food fights between Sarkozy and Cameron. In the second half of the show, Max and Stacy look at the victims of banking fraud, from the Alabama poor cut off from water supplies to the small ranchers who lost it all when MF Global was run into the ground by former Goldman Sachs banker and ex-New Jersey governor, Jon Corzine."

Gerald Celente - on MF Global bankruptcy - 'The system is collapsing' - More Max & Celente
PRSTVVideo - Alt - (PRSTVYuTb - 12min01sec - Dec 19, 2011) - Source:  TheYouDataBank

CORPORATE MEDIA FAILS AGAIN - AP 'Fact Check' Repeats Zombie Lies About Bank Bailouts
Presstitutes Caught Lying Again - A quote...."A recent  AP “Fact Check” article on last Saturday’s GOP debate indicates that the zombie lies about the success of TARP are still alive, and starving for brains.  In the debate, Ron Paul pointed out that TARP and the other bank bailout programs had foisted private bank losses onto the public.  This should be a non-controversial claim, but TARP’s apologists have been so successful that basic, empirical facts apparently no longer count as ... facts."

Money Creation and the Bankruptcy of Major Banks: The Roles of the IMF, The European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve - A quote...."Debt repayment is a subject few want to discuss, or that few understand. We know most of the largest banks in the world are broke along with at least 6-euro zone nations. There are many others, but the most concerning are the debts of major nations, which are supposedly solvent. Needless to say the US is deeply indebted and the Super-Congress Enabling Committee couldn’t even lay politics aside to cut spending increases." - see related article below....


Money Power World Rule
This is NOT just a quote, it is a LAW!!  The number one law of Banksterism and currency creation! - mpg.


Guest Post: The Corruption Of America - And its money supply. - mpg
Must Read - Chart - (click to view) -- Some quotes...."I know this is a politically charged and emotional issue. My conclusions will not be easy for most readers to accept. Likewise, many of the things I am writing about this month will challenge my subscribers to re-examine what they believe about their country. The facts about America today tell a painful story about a country in a steep decline, beset by problems of its own making." -- "Americans Are Getting Poorer – Fast - Let me anticipate the "official" criticism of our study. Many people will claim that our numbers aren't "real." They will say that we "mined" the data to produce a chart that showed a steep decline. - That's simply not so. All we've done is convert the government's nominal GDP stats into a fixed currency value that's based on real-world purchasing power. The fact is, our data are far more accurate than the government's because they represent the real-world experience." - Related "official stat" shown below.....

It's Official: US Debt-To-GDP Passes 100%
Only if you believe the "official" inflation figures, else it's more like 120% to 130%. - mpg

Worse Than 2008
Special Note - Charts - (click to enlarge) -- A quote...."As always, we have no idea exactly what is going to happen and when, but we can track the various stresses and strains, noting that more and wider fingers of instability increase the risk of a major event. Heading into 2012, there's enough data to warrant maintaining an extremely cautious stance regarding holding onto one's wealth and increasing one's preparations towards resilience. - Here’s the evidence....."

• Oil prices higher now than in 2009
• Derivatives up more than $100 trillion since 2009
• Government debts exploding
• Weak GDP growth
• Europe in trouble
• Small investors leaving the market
• China hitting a wall

"One of the most important things we need to track is simply untrackable, and that is market perception. When faith in a faith-based money system vanishes, the game is pretty much over."

Presenting The Winners And Losers In The Ongoing Currency Wars
Chart - (click to enlarge) - Related Article -- A quote...."Rather than focus simply on the actual adjustments in the real effective exchange rates which shows the UK and US as having used monetary policy to devalue/weaken their currencies since the 2008 crisis really took shape, we look at an intriguing chart from Nomura's EEMEA FX research team. Google Trends shows, that in the year since Brazil's finance minister Mantega warned of a currency war's immediacy, a dramatic pickup in searches for both 'Currency Wars' and 'Recession' and we believe, like them, that 2012 will see further engagement of the vicious circle of antagonism around the world (with the EUR the obvious next chapter)." - Topix ||  The First Salvos of the Currency Wars - 05-07-10 - mpg  ||

Greek "Voluntary" Restructuring On Verge Of Collapse As Hedge Fund Vega Threatens To Sue Greece For Excessive Haircut - A quote...."Back in June, which now seems like a lifetime ago, we wrote an article titled: "A Few Good Hedge Funds May Have Called The ECB's Bluff, And Hold The Future Of The EUR Hostage" in which we discussed the weakest link in the Eurozone bailout and in which we warned, rather prophetically as it turns out, "that not only is Bailout #2 in jeopardy of not passing the Greek parliament, but that we may suddenly find ourselves in the biggest "activist" investor drama, in which voluntary restructuring "hold out" hedge funds will settle for Cheapest to Delivery or else demand a trillion pounds of flesh from the ECB in order to keep the eurozone afloat. In other words, the drama is about to get very, very real."

S&P Joins Moody's In Downgrading Hungary To Junk, Outlook Negative - Full Note
A quote...."On November 25, Moody's cut Hungary to junk. Now it is S&P's turn: "The downgrade reflects our opinion that the predictability and credibility of Hungary's policy framework continues to weaken."

Chart Of European Emergency Liquidity Back At Record Levels, And Why BofA Is Long French CDS
Charts - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."Yesterday we charted the combined ECB balance sheet which showed that it had hit an all time record of €2.5 trillion, exclusing today's operation (to the stunned surprise of all those who scream that the ECB should be printing more, more, more)." - bold by website editor
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

Growing Hunger and Homelessness in America
A quote...."Two new reports highlight enormous depravation levels and human suffering, getting little or no major media attention. Many affected families used to be middle class. They’re now low-income or impoverished by unemployment or spotty low-pay part-time work. -- Most important is that much worse conditions are coming during America’s greatest ever Depression to last years and devastate many more households than already." - Source: SteveLendman

Inequality in modern-day America is worse than Ancient Rome
Wow, the US-NRE has out-Roman'd the Roman Empire, now that's impressive. - mpg -- A quote..."The 99 percent has found an ally 2,500 years in the past. It just so happens that it’s with those that found themselves in the Ancient Roman plebian and slave classes. - According to research done recently by historians Walter Schiedel and Steven Friesen, the income inequality gap in modern day America is far greater than the separation within the societies during the days of Julius Caesar."

Destroying the American Dream... Political Washington keeps cutting vital social benefits
A quote...."Corporate greed and profits over people priorities launched nationwide OWS protests in hundreds of US cities for change. - Mindless of growing public rage, political Washington keeps cutting vital social benefits needing increases during hard times." - BUT....people keep voting for the parasites' lackeys in Washington DC, so who's to blame?? - mpg

The lamentations of the rich
A quote...."Recent months have seen the eruption of popular anger throughout the United States at the staggering levels of social inequality, with the Occupy Wall Street protests gathering broad popular sympathy and support."
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More On The International Situation....

The 'Arab spring' and the west: seven lessons from history
Must Read - A quote...."There's a real sense in which, more than any other part of the former colonial world, the Middle East has never been fully decolonised. Sitting on top of the bulk of the globe's oil reserves, the Arab world has been the target of continual interference and intervention ever since it became formally independent. -- Carved into artificial states after the first world war, it's been bombed and occupied – by the US, Israel, Britain and France – and locked down with US bases and western-backed tyrannies. As the Palestinian blogger Lina Al-Sharif tweeted on Armistice Day this year, the "reason World War One isn't over yet is because we in the Middle East are still living the consequences"."

NATO's Depraved Disregard for Libyan Civilian Casualties
A quote...."NATO’s outrageous claim that no civilians were killed in the 7-month air war against Libya has been challenged by Russia and, in a very modest way, the New York Times. “NATO’s policy of refusing to investigate civilian deaths is evidence on its face of a depraved disregard for civilian lives and the intention to avoid prosecution for crimes against civilians.” The Times recent concern over Libyan victims of NATO bombing lacks credibility, given its wildly biased reporting of the war. “Thousands of black Libyan citizens and African migrant workers are dead at least partially as a result of western media lies.” - also posted at ICH & Uruknet

Post-Gaddafi Nightmare: Libya rebels unleash revenge
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min43sec - Dec 21, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Russia is demanding a probe into civilian casualties in Libya caused by NATO bombings. That's the reaction to a report by human rights groups which claims dozens were killed in airstrikes - despite the alliance saying its operation was almost flawless. While the conflict is over and the man who stood in the way of western-style democracy dead, atrocities against his loyalists continue."

Libya: New York Times Drip Feeds Truth on NATO’s Civilian Atrocities
More Presstitution From the NYT -- A quote...."....from the outset of NATO’s bombing and during the seven months of aerial attacks, the Western mainstream media served as cheerleaders for the campaign, running stories that delegitimised the Gaddafi government, exaggerated images and claims of popular support for the insurgents, scoffed at official Libyan claims of civilian atrocities committed by NATO, downplayed or did not report incidents of NATO bombing of civilian sites, and gave prominent coverage of NATO denials of civilian deaths and casualties. -- Now, lo and behold, the New York Times appears to be realizing that the NATO bombardment of Libya was indeed not “cost free”, as it tends to delicately describe civilian horrors."
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Syrian Rebels Led by NATO-Libya, Al-Qaeda Commander, Obedience, Speculators & More
AJVideo - Alt - (AJYuTb - 8min18sec - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Tyranny relies on obedience from the masses. So what makes people obey the system? An analysis of the 1961 Milgram electrocution experiments and the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiments help shed some light on the psychology of following orders and transferring power to the State."

Syria to publish Arab leaders sex films? - Blackmail anyone?
A quote...."The revolution, which is now taking place in Syria, is not just a political revolution. It seems it will bring with it revelations about the scandalous life style of some Arab leaders and princes. Bouthaina Shaaban – Syrian presidential adviser and senior government minister has reportedly threatened Arab rulers to expose their sexual scandals by publishing video clips which will indicate \their intimate preferences."

Russian navy in Syria: Thorn in US side
Contains Video - A quote...."The US-based intelligence-gathering firm Stratfor says most of the claims by the Syrian opposition about the seriousness of the country's crisis are untrue. The company insists protesters are exaggerating, to win support from powers like the US. -- ­Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, a former Reagan administration official, told RT he believes Washington is doing more than simply backing the rebels diplomatically."
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USA Out of Iraq: Connecting Dots and Assessing Prospects
A quote...."On Dec. 15, 2011, the US finally pulled out of the country. Now the operation is over with the lives of 4,487 service members lost and about 33 thousand wounded. The war started to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction it did not possess. It showed complete disregard for international law and undermined the UN Security Council authority. The USA came under harsh criticism coming even from its closest allies, like Germany and France."

The reality of the Iraq War
Photo - (click to view) - From Uruknet, and linked for its truth. - mpg -- A quote...."US President Barack Obama staged a ceremony Tuesday morning at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to mark the end of the Iraq War and the return of the top US commander in Iraq, General Lloyd Austin. With the president nodding his agreement, Austin declared, "What our troops achieved in Iraq over the course of nearly nine years is truly remarkable. Together with our coalition partners and corps of dedicated civilians, they removed a brutal dictator and gave the Iraqi people their freedom." - also posted at Uruknet

House Cleaning In Iraq
Geo-Political Analysis - (Spot-on) -- Some quotes...."As the U.S. military is gone and before the U.S. embassy force of some 16,000 people is assembled Iraqi premier Maliki is using the time to clean the house...."


"Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi may well have run death squads or planned for a coup. It doesn't really matter. -- That Maliki would not let the Sunni politicians have any serious power was clear since he, despite the post-election coalition agreement, kept the interior and defense ministry under his personal control. That he would push the Sunni further away from power after the threat of the U.S. military was removed was obvious too. His next target will be the former(?) CIA agent and leader of the Sunni Iraqiya coalition Allawi." - And this quote of the day, for the memory file.....

"U.S. influence in Iraq is in freefall. It clearly has no more control over anything happening there. Historians may point out that this was inevitable after Ayatollah Sistani demanded a democratically elected government instead of the unelected colonial regime the U.S. pro-consul Bremer had planned for. From there on majority rule took over the Shia rose to their natural position." - bold/underline by website editor - This website editor totally forgot that it was Ayatollah Sistani who FORCED the US-NRE to relent and allow the Iraqis to actually hold a vote. - mpg
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NATO defiant on Afghan night raids
A quote..."NATO said Monday that US-led forces in Afghanistan will continue night raids, despite renewed objections from Afghan President Hamid Karzai after a pregnant woman was killed during an operation."

Just Back From Iraq, US Troops Ordered to Afghanistan
A quote...."Officials have made much of “ending” the Iraq War and bringing the occupation forces home for the holidays, but they won’t be staying long, as many are now receiving new orders to deploy to Afghanistan."

Five Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan
A quote...."GHAZNI: Taliban bombers killed five Polish soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, one of the heaviest single losses for Warsaw’s Nato contingent in the 10-year war." - Topix ||  Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and America's War in Afghanistan - posted 12-19-11 ||
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Blix rebuts West's claims on Iran N-plan
A quote...."A former chief of the UN's nuclear agency has challenged the Western-led allegation that Iran's nuclear program may be diverted toward producing a nuclear weapon. - Former Swedish Head of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Hans Blix told Russia Today news network on Tuesday that there are no indications in the agency's latest report that Tehran is in pursuit of nuclear arms."

Iran ends 2011 with a blaze of intelligence
Asia Times is currently being blocked / listed as an "attack site" (as of 12-21-11 4:37 pm PST)  by Google. If you want to view a cached copy of this article CLICK HERE. - mpg -- A quote...."The appearance on Iranian state TV on Sunday of alleged Central Intelligence Agency spy Amir Hekmati is yet another twist in a string of apparent Iranian counter-intelligence successes at the expense of US espionage. - The 28-year old Arizona-born man of Iranian origin has been accused by Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) of trying to feed disinformation to the ministry with a view to gaining a foothold on the outer reaches of the MOIS."

Huge rally in support of Pakistan’s military
A quote...."LAHORE: About 30,000 people staged a protest on Sunday to condemn the United States and show support for Pakistan’s military, which has reasserted itself after a cross-border NATO attack and a controversial memo that has weakened the civilian government."

3 more protesters killed in Cairo
A quote..."Egypt's Health Ministry says at least three more protesters have been killed in clashes with army soldiers in central Cairo, bringing the four-day death toll to at least 14"

The Misconception Of "All-Powerful" Dictatorships
A quote...."BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will shift to collective rule from a strongman dictatorship after last week's death of Kim Jong-il, although his untested young son will be at the head of the ruling coterie, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said." -- "The comments are the first signal that North Korea is following a course that many analysts have anticipated -- it will be governed by a group of people for the first time since it was founded in 1948."

Kim Jong-il is Dead – James Corbett
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min31sec - Dec 19, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – Korean media is reporting that Kim Jong-il died earlier today, although there has been speculation that he has in fact been dead for some time. Whatever the case, this change in dictator/figureheads represents a moment of unease in East Asia as no one knows exactly how this nuclear-armed state will react. James Corbett joins RT to discuss the situation "

Wall Street's Puppet Show Begins in Asia
A quote...."AFP reported that Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra met with and pledged full support for Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, still called by its British imperial name of "Burma" by many Western media outlets and even Suu Kyi herself. The meeting was hailed as, " Suu Kyi's first-ever meeting with the leader of a foreign country." On face value - we are expected believe this to be a landmark in "democratic development." In reality, it should be troubling to everyone from Myanmar to Thailand, and Asia as a whole."

CSTO talks tough on NATO
A quote...."The member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization released a strong message warning that European missile defense and unilateral military action may work to destabilize international security and strategic stability around the world." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Race On To Cover Up Details Of Lab Created Killer Bird Flu
A quote...."A highly contagious mutant strain of H5N1 bird flu that can be transmitted between mammals has been deliberately created at Rotterdam’s Erasmus Medical Centre, the London Independent reports." - Why?? - mpg
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Gingrich Grovels For The Jewish Vote
Video - (YuTb - 3min48sec - Dec 20, 2011) - Source:  zionget

Republicans offer Palestinians at the altar of Jewish campaign contributions
A quote...."If only I had a dollar for every time a new blatant inconsideration of Palestinians’ rights by the USA sparked surprise and dismay. Such amazement is often premised on a supposed presumption that the USA is not only pro-human rights when it comes to spreading their hegemony all over the world." - also posted at Hamsayeh

Zionists being swept away by the changing tide - Victory!!  Victory!!
A quote...."Gilad Atzmon charts how growing awareness of Zionism and its machinations among the publics in Europe and the United States is slowly but surely drowning the Zionists in their own lies and exposing their deceptive ways."

Push for confrontation with Iran (sometimes) bears a Jewish stamp
A quote...."This is at the Council for the National Interest blog under the heading, "Full-page ad in New York Times in April demonstrates who is pushing for war against Iran." I wish I could say it's a canard. But I can't. Couldn't they have gotten some non-Jewish groups aboard? Oh and yes the organizers say they're actuated by fears of climate change, but  why the Netanyahu quote and the emphasis on missiles?"

Christmas In The Land Of Jesus
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."BETHLEHEM- Settlers attacked a Palestinian choir bus returning from a carol concert in Nablus on Saturday evening, choristers told Ma’an. - The singers, from Bethlehem Bible college, said five men attacked them on a quiet road outside of the northern West Bank city."

Christmas in Bethlehem … Sometimes, the Christmas spirit is also a part of the struggle
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."[This article was published reflecting on the Christmas holidays in Palestine ten years ago.  Sadly it is relevant today but now with an addition of a wall started in 2002, Bethlehem is isolated from  Jerusalem and has been reduced to only 13% of its original distriuct size]"
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

PA: Israeli forces demolish main road near Nablus
A quote...."NABLUS (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces on Tuesday bulldozed a main road serving several villages in southern Nablus, a Palestinian Authority official said. - Ghassan Daghlas, the PA official for monitoring settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that over 30 military vehicles entered the Nablus village of Beita before bulldozers demolished a road in-between the villages of Beita, Osarin and Aqraba. - The Mayor of Huwwara, Moeen Damidi, told the official news agency Wafa that the 4km road was demolished without any warning. It had cost $400,000 to build, he added." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israeli tanks invade south Gaza
A quote...."Israeli troops accompanied by tanks and bulldozers have launched a ground incursion into the city of Khan Yunis in the south of Gaza Strip, Press TV reports."

Ethnic Cleansing of Invented People
A quote...."Mostafa Tamimi from Nabi Saleh, Bahjat Zaalan and his son Ramdan from Gaza died on my fiftieth birthday and just a few days after Newt Gingrich declared them an invented people. They were murdered by the Israeli terrorist organization, the IDF, an organization that is supported and funded by the US. One Israeli terrorist shot the invented Tamimi in the head with a tear gas canister, and another Israeli terrorist fired a rocket that murdered the invented Zaalan and his boy Ramadan. Both terrorists were educated and trained by Israel, and armed by the US. The Israeli terrorists are not invented but quite real, and they are safe, protected by the apartheid regime that trained and sent them on their missions, and the Israeli court system will make sure that they are never brought to justice. This is how Israel’s well-oiled ethnic cleansing machine operates."

Settlers [Cowardly Thugs] Attack Child In Jerusalem, Clashes Reported
A quote...."Eyewitnesses in occupied East Jerusalem reported Thursday that a group of extremist Israeli settlers [cowardly thugs] attacked a Palestinian child in Al Wad neighborhood, in the Old City, leading to clashes between the residents and the settlers. Injuries and arrests were reported." - also posted at Uruknet

Jenin Freedom Theater to Reenact Midnight Arrests
A quote...."Jenin refugee camp has recently suffered a higher number of arrests than usual. Over thirty arrests have been made in the past month. Last night alone, at least eight new arrests were made during a major Israeli military invasion of the refugee camp. Among the people arrested were three members of The Freedom Theatre, a cultural centre for children and youth."
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More On The Economic Situation....

Retail Investors Pull $132 Billion From Domestic Equity Funds In 2011, 33 Of 34 Sequential Weeks Of Outflows
Mrkt Tech Note - Chart - (click to enlarge) -- A quote...."Yesterday, before today's latest ICI release of the weekly mutual fund flow report, we predicted that "Tomorrow ICI will reaffirm the retail investor boycott of stocks with the 33rd out of 34 equity fund outflows."

US House votes down extension of unemployment benefits
A quote...."By a vote of 229-193, the US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted down a Senate compromise bill for a two-month extension of federal jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed as well as a payroll tax cut. More than three-and-a-half million people stand to lose unemployment benefits in early 2012 if no agreement is reached. Members of the Senate have already left for their holiday break and the House is not scheduled to reconvene until January 17."

Tuesday December 20th 2011

No posts. - mpg

Monday December 19th 2011

911 Portuguese in 14 mins – Ryan Dawson
Must Listen Ry2SVideo - Alt - (Ry2SYuTb - 14min18sec - Dec 18, 2011) - Source:  Rys2sense  -- A quote...."(Rys2Sense) – super short version of WBD in 14 mins Anyone with software that allows shadows on subtitles send that my way."

Rights groups accuse Europe of CIA flights coverup
A quote...."LONDON – A majority of 28 mostly European countries have failed to comply with freedom of information requests about their involvement in secret CIA flights carrying suspected terrorists, two human rights groups said Monday."

Obama Insisted on Indefinite Detentions of Citizens
Bill S-1867 - TYTVideo - Alt - (TYTYuTb - 6min08sec - Dec 14, 2011) - Source:  TheYoungTurks -- A quote...."(YoungTurks) - Senator Carl Levin explained on the senate floor today that President Barack Obama insisted on indefinite detentions of U.S. citizens in the defense authorization act. Cenk Uygur discusses just how wrong this decision was. -- Sign our petition asking Sen. Franken why – http://act.ly/57z"

America Just Says No to the Rule of Law
Quote of the Day...."A society is in serious trouble when its political pariahs have at the core of their demands a return to the rule of law. This inversion, with our political and cultural outcasts demanding a respect for law, highlights the awful fact that the most radical and retrograde forces within the body politic {the Right—D.K.} have seized control." -- *Chris Hedges*

10 Ways the U.S. Gov't Has Destroyed Its Own Declaration of Independence
A quote...."The irony cannot be escaped that a country that issued a document codifying independence for free citizens, should turn into one that declares outright war on all that signifies independent living and prosperity."

Sense & Censor Ability: Free speech preachers seek SOPA-powers
SOPA - RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min34sec - Dec 19, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."In the U.S., the uproar surrounding the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, is gathering pace. With a Judiciary Committee vote scheduled for later this week, fears are growing that the law aimed at fighting copyright infringement, will ultimately lead to censorship and the stifling of freedom of speech."

Romney Family Investment Group Partnered With Alleged Perpetrators Of $8 Billion Ponzi Scheme
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Mitt Romney, his son Tagg, and Romney’s chief fundraiser, Spencer Zwick, have extensive financial and political ties to three men who allegedly participated in an $8.5 billion Ponzi scheme. A few months after the Ponzi scheme collapsed, a firm financed by Mitt Romney and run by his son and chief fundraiser partnered with the three men and created a new “wealth management business” as a subsidiary."

The Rise of Ron Paul Proves That The Establishment Media is Not All Powerful
2012 Election Cycle - A quote...."Not long ago, if you wanted to seize political power in a country," wrote Italian philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco in his 1967 essay, Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare, "you had merely to control the army and the police. Today it is only in the most backward countries that fascist generals, in carrying out a coup d'etat, still use tanks. If a country has reached a high level of industrialization the whole scene changes. The day after the fall of Khrushchev, the editors of Pravda, Izvestiia, the heads of the radio and television were replaced; the army wasn't called out. Today a country belongs to the person who controls communications." - also posted at DProgram  -- Website editor's note:  This website editor neither supports nor presently disagrees with the Ron Paul campaign and its platform.  What this website editor vehemently opposes is the absolutely, ridiculous over the top, unfair, Stalanistic treatment the five corporate conglomerates who control ninety percent of the mass-media in this country have inflicted on Ron Paul the candidate and his campaign.  He can't even get a word in edgewise.  It's shameful, undemocratic, cowardly, arrogant, blatant censorship.  An example of strong-arm mass media propaganda at its worst. - mpg
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens....

Marc Farber's Predictions for 2012:  More Printing, Less Prosperity
Video - Alt#1 - Alt#2 - (YuTb - 6min44sec - Dec 16, 2011) - Source: TheYouDataBank -- A quote...."Marc Faber speaks on economic issues!"

Unprecedented Lawsuit Reveals Bizarre Worldwide Banking Connections
A quote...."On November 23, 2011, a lawsuit of unprecedented proportions was filed with the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, filed by Neil Keenan who is acting as a representative of the Dragon Family, takes aim at a variety of well-known individuals and institutions that span the entire globe and encompass both the public and private sectors."

2 Year [US] Bond Auction Sees Lowest Foreign Interest Since February 2008
A quote...."....it was the precipitous drop in Indirect Bidding, aka foreign interest, that was most notable: at just 21.65% this was the lowest Indirect Take Down since February of 2008. Which means Dealers had to take on a majority of the auction. Which they did at 63.66% of the total."
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

Gerald Celente - Sneak Peak of the Top Trends for 2012
A quote...."As the bankers take over, and we’re seeing what’s going on, they are throwing out democratically elected governments, we are forecasting there is going to be a severe decline in 2012, particularly in Europe.  They are going to blame the problems in Europe as a reason for the problems going on over here (in the US).  And we have our own (problems) that are as big as Europe’s, even bigger and better."

Debt-Free United States Notes Were Once Issued Under JFK And The U.S. Government Still Has The Power To Issue Debt-Free Money -- A quote...."Most Americans have no idea that the U.S. government once issued debt-free money directly into circulation.  America once thrived under a debt-free monetary system, and we can do it again.  The truth is that the United States is a sovereign nation and it does not need to borrow money from anyone.  Back in the days of JFK, Federal Reserve Notes were not the only currency in circulation.  Under JFK (at at various other times), a limited number of debt-free United States Notes were issued by the U.S. Treasury and spent by the U.S. government without any new debt being created.  In fact, each bill said “United States Note” right at the top.  Unfortunately, United States Notes are not being issued today.  If you stop right now and pull a dollar out of your wallet, what does it say right at the top?  It says “Federal Reserve Note”.  Normally, the way our current system works is that whenever more Federal Reserve Notes are created more debt is also created.  This debt-based monetary system is systematically destroying the wealth of this nation.  But it does not have to be this way.  The truth is that the U.S. government still has the power under the U.S. Constitution to issue debt-free money, and we need to educate the American people about this." - also posted at EconomicCollapse & PrisonPlanet

Italian workers go on strike over cuts
A quote...."Public sector workers in Italy are once again holding a strike to protest against the imposition of the government’s harsh austerity measures aimed at saving the country from financial ruin." - Source:  PressTV
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More On The International Situation....

The Iran Sanctions Become A Self Inflicted Wound
A quote...."There is unlikely to be enough oil available to replace Iranian output. The Saudi's November production was an all time record 10 million barrels per day. It is doubtful that they and others can produce more than they currently do. -- But it is also unlikely that Iran will not be able to find customers to buy its oil. Despite sanctions against Iran the total produced amount of oil will therefore stay the same, but the customers will change and that can well lead to a widening of the conflict."

'Japan not to stop importing Iran oil'
A quote...."Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba says his country will not stop importing oil from the Islamic Republic of Iran. -- Gemba made the remarks on Monday during a visit to Washington after talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, noting that stopping crude imports from Iran could endanger the entire global economy." - also posted at AlethoNews
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British Propaganda Aims at Triggering Syrian Genocide Channel 4 makes Goebbels proud
Must Read - A quote...."With the UN’s recent “human rights” report falling flat, for lack of evidence and being compiled by Karen Koning AbuZayd, a director of the US Washington-based corporate think-tank, Middle East Policy Council, that includes Exxon men, CIA agents, US military and government representatives, and even the president of the US-Qatar Business Council, the corporate-media has stepped in to give faces and screams to the alleged victims of Wall Street and London’s premeditated implosion of Syrian society." - also posted at DProgram

Syria signs deal to allow in AL monitors
A quote...."Syria has agreed to allow Arab observers in to monitor the rights situation in the country and the implementation of an Arab League initiative to end months of unrest." - also posted at AlethoNews

Will Assad Propose a National Unity Government for Syria?
A quote...."Frantic Arab and Western efforts on the Syrian front will do nothing to change the entrenched positions on either side – of those who blame the regime for all that is happening, or those who accuse its opponents of driving the country to ruin. - The crisis is sure to be protracted. It is delusional to speak of calm being restored to Syria in the foreseeable future." - also posted at AlethoNews
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Fake Withdrawal? 'US won't leave Iraq oil to Iran'
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 11min06sec - Dec 18, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Despite the US's declared withdrawal of its military personnel and contractors out of Iraq, Washington has prepared to control the country's rich oil reserves in any case, shared Ranjit Singh Kalha, former India's ambassador to Iraq in the 1990s. ­Having spent $3 trillion in Iraq, a country with harsh weather conditions (+50 C most of the time) and absolutely nothing valuable but oil reserves, the Americans simply cannot give up the plentiful and very high quality oil they went there for."

Colonial Iraq: The Reality behind "the End of the Iraq War"
A quote...."Our war there will be over. All of our troops will be out of Iraq,” President Barack Obama said in his Dec. 17 weekly radio address. -- But while combat troops are leaving, for now at least, the U.S. government is creating a staff of 16,000 for its newly constructed embassy in the heart of Baghdad. Although Iraq has only 28 million people, the new U.S. embassy is the largest in the world. It is a massive compound that is one and a half square miles-—an enormous complex of 22 buildings and the size of 94 football fields. Half of the 16,000-person staff will consist of a private military army made up of mercenaries under the control of the State Department. The State Department budget for the embassy is estimated at $25-30 billion over the next five years."

Iraq in turmoil as warrant issued for Vice President
A quote...."The Iraqi government has issued a warrant for the arrest of the Sunni Muslim Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on terrorism charges in a move certain to deepen political turmoil in the country."

Iraqi Govt. Collapses as Iraqiya, Kurdish Blocs Withdraw
A quote...."After losing the 2010 parliamentary election, it took most of the year for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to cobble together a majority coalition. But having never followed through on power-sharing promises with the other major blocs, that coalition has collapsed."
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Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and America's War in Afghanistan
Must Read - Weapons Tech Alert - A quote...."Even though it has spent at least $60 billion to destroy them, the Pentagon is losing the battle to combat the Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs), which have accounted for two out of every three U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. This won’t stop the Pentagon, though, from spending another $10.1 billion on them next year as it struggles to reduce the human toll the IEDs are taking in its longest-ever war. --
While 10 to 15 percent of the IEDs that go off maim or kill U.S. soldiers, “The statistical likelihood of (an enemy) being killed or hurt while planting a bomb was close to zero”, writes Andrew Cockburn in the November issue of Harper’s magazine. By May, 2007, he reported, some 70,000 IEDs were planted in Iraq alone. -- “Assembled from cooking pots, mobile phones, flashlight batteries, farm fertilizer, and other commonplace items, these home-made weapons have altered the course of the Iraqi and Afghan wars,” Cockburn writes. “They are also as far removed from our industrial approach to warfare as it is possible to be.” - bold by website editor

US Refuses Karzai’s Latest Plea to End Deadly Night Raids
A quote...."Despite denials and false statistics from US-NATO, night raids kill thousands of civilians - The U.S. and NATO have refused to put an end to night raids on Afghan homes, despite repeated objections and pleas from Afghan President Hamid Karzai."

Afghanistan: NATO Troops Shoot Women in Home Raid
A quote...."He said the joint forces opened fire at the family during the raid that came at around 2:30am last night. -- Five female members of the family received bullet wounds and later one of the injured died of her wounds, the relative said, adding a second woman was still in a coma."
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Libya - Bombed into the new world order
Video - From the History File - Sep 1, 2011 - Alt#1 - Alt#2 - (YuTb - 19min54sec - 09/01/11) - Source:  ResistRadio / desperodair

Russia urges probe of Libya civilians killed by NATO
A quote...."UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. envoy on Monday demanded there be a thorough investigation of civilians killed in NATO air strikes during its military operations in Libya, which led to the ouster and death of former leader Muammar Gaddafi."
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Revolt of the “Harafeesh”
A quote...."Cairo - Ahmed Mohammed took a long drag on his cigarette as he nursed his wounds and rested before returning to the front line of clashes. -- In Qasr al-Aini Street, we stole a few minutes from fate on Sunday evening before a stunted military advance to discuss his reasons for being part of what some refer to as the Harafeesh revolt." - also posted at AlethoNews

Egypt’s Security Forces Increase Attacks on Civilians, With US Support
A quote...."The death toll in the uprisings in Egypt have reached 13 since Friday, as security forces attack civilians protesting the lingering military rule. -- Early Monday morning, security forces attempted to clear Tahrir Square, swinging batons and shooting tear gas at unsuspecting, nonviolent protesters. Resilient Egyptians resisted, throwing stones and returning to Tahrir Square hours later."
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US Support for Bahraini Repression Slips into the Mainstream
A quote...."Congratulations to the New York Times for catching up with what Antiwar.com has been covering since the first days of the Arab Spring and long before. Nicholas Kristoff’s Op-Ed on Saturday had the title “Repressing Democracy, With American Arms,” referring to U.S. policy towards Bahrain. Kristoff writes that Obama should “understand the systematic, violent repression” in Bahrain and stop sending arms and support."

Bahrain opposition urges talks
A quote...."MANAMA — Bahrain opposition groups have urged the government to embark on "serious" dialogue to end the Gulf kingdom's crisis, condemning a harsh crackdown on sporadic but defiant Shiite protests."
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Islamists Back Pakistan Army, Chide US
A quote...."ISLAMABAD – Tens of thousands of Islamists marched Sunday, December 18, in the city of Lahore to show support for Pakistan's army against US pressures on the powerful institution."

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min28sec - Dec 19, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."North Korea's veteran leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69. State media announced he passed away on Saturday, after suffering a heart attack. Kim Jong-il's youngest son, Kim Jong-un, has been named his successor. Meanwhile, as the news broke, Pyong-yang's long standing enemy, South Korea put its armed forces on high alert, while the government has declared the situation an emergency. Kim Jong-il's body is lying in state in a mausoleum in the capital, before a funeral service on December 28th."

Russia to quit START if no change in US stance
A quote...."There is no change of America’s position on AMD deployment in Europe, so if this continues Russia will have to withdraw from the START treaty, warned Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister in an exclusive interview to RT. -- ­Sergey Ryabkov heads the Russian side of the US-Russia working group that deals with issues of global security, arms control, missile defense, etc."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Is UK "friends of Israel" group breaking law on political funding?
A quote...."Public anger over how members of parliament (MPs) were abusing their expenses system has helped usher in a little transparency to British politics over the past few years. Yet the Labor Friends of Israel (LFI), a powerful group within the country’s main opposition party, is still behaving like a secret society." - also posted at AlethoNews

Romney would up defense aid to Israel
A Zionist AIPAC/Israeli lickspittle in a clown suit. - mpg -- A quote...."HEY MITT! -- Look down. -- See that place you are standing on? -- It's called the United States of America and if you really want the job of President of the United States of America, you better damn well stop yammering about some foreign countries wants and start dealing with the problems of the America people, notably an economy shattered by Wall Street's mortgage-backed securities fraud and some ten wars waged on Israel's enemies to the extreme detriment of the American people." -- *Michael Rivero*
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Iran Hysteria: 'Israel wants US to attack first'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 10min58sec - Dec 18, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."While the Arab Spring has brought winds of positive change, the destiny of the whole region now hangs on the issue of Palestine, insists politician Mustafa Barghouti, a Palestinian MP and the president of the Palestinian National Initiative. ­Currently, the Palestinian bid for statehood is deadlocked with the US obstructing a UN Security Council vote on the issue. America's pressure appears to be bearing fruit -- on the other hand, European governments cannot be seen to be going against their own people, whose sympathies lie with Palestine."

Terrorizing Palestinians and Israeli Arabs
Special Note - By The Numbers - A quote...."Two new reports provide more evidence besides volumes already available. -- Explaining daily life in Occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said about half of Palestinian households experience Israeli and other forms of violence. -- For Gazans, it's slightly higher than in the West Bank - 49.1% - 47.8%. In Qalqiliya governorate, however, (in northern West Bank) it's 60%."

Not a drop: Israel takes a spring and childhood memories with it
A quote...."Abdallah stares at the empty channel, his face resigned. On this beautiful sunny day, he hadn't expected to find the creek of his childhood completely dried up. Beside the waterless channel, there is a huge Israeli pump, protected by electric fences. -- “Al Auja was a water spring, where the creek started”, Abdallah Awudallah, a 29-year-old from the Bethlehem district's Ubbedyia village, tells the Alternative Information Center. He came here with a group of internationals to discuss Israeli confiscation of land and water in the Jordan Valley. The tour would have finished in Al Auja water spring. But the water was gone."

Israel digs trench to isolate farms in the Jordan Valley
A quote...."Israeli occupation forces have started to dig a trench in the Jordan Valley, east of Tammun in the northern West Bank, as part of a strategy to exercise more control over Palestinian agricultural land and prevent farmers from reaching their fields. According to the Mayor of Tammun, Jamal Bani Odeh, this is the second such barrier to be created by the Israelis. "The first trench is 5 metres deep and 5 metres wide," he said. "The two trenches are about 2 kilometres apart." The first trench was built after the start of the Second, Al-Aqsa, Intifada in 2000." - also posted at Uruknet
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More On The Economic Situation....

Thunder Road Report Update: "Dear Portfolio Manager, You Are Heading Into A Full-Spectrum Crisis."
Some quotes...."

• The turbocharged, debt-driven over-consumption of past decades must be undone. The strong medicine could and should have been taken years ago.
• To maintain credibility in the face of insane monetary/fiscal policies, a scapegoat for the coming surge in inflation would be helpful to TPTB, perhaps even necessary. The conflict in the Middle East and North Africa is almost certain to escalate, threatening to disrupt world oil supply. A surging oil price could be blamed as an “unexpected” external shock for the “unexpected” surge in inflation
• BBWestern nations are at increased risk of false flag events as part of a “Strategy of tension” – be prepared then you won’t be surprised. Wikipedia: “The strategy of tension is a theory that describes how to divide, manipulate, and control public opinion using fear, propaganda,  disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs, and false flag t------st actions.
• The majority of people probably won’t agree (yet) with much of this paragraph, but we are in a chain of events where the direction of travel is: INFLATIONISM - INTERVENTIONISM - SOCIALISM - REDUCED LIVING STANDARDS - TOTALITARIANISM. Elements of all of them are already present to a greater or lesser extent....
  

Gallup Finds Unemployment Rises For Fourth Week In A Row, Cautions On BLS Data
A quote...."Gallup, which unlike the BLS, does not fudge, Birth/Die, or seasonally adjust its data, has just released its most recent u(n)employment data. And it's not pretty: for all those hoping that the Labor Participation Rate fudge that managed to stun the world a few weeks ago with a major drop in the November jobless rate, don't hold your breath. Gallup which constantly pools 30,000 people on a weekly basis, has found that for the past 4 weeks, both underemployment and unemployment have risen for 4 weeks in a row."

Guest Post: Three Charts That Blow The Doors Off Any Hope Of A 2012 Rally
Mrkt Tech Note - Charts - (Click to view) -- A quote...."If we step back from the latest shuck-and-jive data from the Ministry of Propaganda, a.k.a. the Status Quo managing perceptions, and take a longer view of the economy, money, credit and the stock market, we get an extremely troubling set of insights. - also posted at ZeroHedge

Sunday December 18th 2011

Saturday December 17th 2011

No posts. - mpg

Friday December 16th 2011