Wednesday April 6th 2011 - links page 

No posts. - mpg 

Tuesday April 5th 2011 - links page 

More Tales From The Zio-Sphere..... 

US Officials Confirm Israeli Attack in Sudan  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2009/03/26/us-officials-confirm-israeli-attack-in-sudan/ 
A quote...."US officials have confirmed today that the attack against a convoy of trucks in Sudan was in fact carried out by Israeli warplanes. The attack destroyed the entire convoy, killing 39 people. Israeli officials had declined to confirm the attack, though Prime Minister Olmert used the report to underscore Israel’s ability to launch attacks on targets “anywhere.” 
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Israel Aiming Punitive Measures at Soft Targets  ---  http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55130 
A quote...."RAMALLAH, Apr 5, 2011 (IPS) - As the international community becomes increasingly critical of Israel's discriminatory treatment of Israeli-Arabs and the brutal occupation in the Palestinian West Bank, the Israeli authorities are venting their anger against soft targets such as Arab-Israeli parliamentarians and Palestinian and Israeli non-violent peace activists." - also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76568&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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While Americans Are Now Starving and Destitute, The United States Gives An Estimated 10 Billion Dollars Annually To The Criminal State Of Israel
  ---  http://northerntruthseeker.blogspot.com/2011/04/while-americans-are-now-starving-and.html 
A quote...."Again, while the world is still focused in on the Nuclear Reactor disaster in Japan, as well as the newest American war for Israel, this time in Libya, there is still a lot of important news elsewhere.  
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The Promised Land of Organized Crime  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/the-promised-land-of-organized-crime/ 
DDVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBSMyS1CdL8&feature=related  ---  (previously posted 03-10-11 as three videos) - Alt1  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FdVck03_vc  ---  Alt2  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZOfDE2Y4lE  ---  Alt3  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgSvyFlggJs&feature=related  ---  (DDYuTb - 28min 40sec - Apr 2, 2011) - Source:  liberalsRhypocrites  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/liberalsRhypocrites  ---  A quote...."A documentary exposes hypocrisy of the media that has caused most of the world to have false associations of organized crime with Italians, while the champions of organized crime are shielded and covered up by the mass media." 
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Alan Dershowitz- You're Not Welcome Here  ---  http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/gilad-atzmon-alan-dershowitz-youre-not-welcome-here.html 
A quote...."In a recent article, notorious Zionist Alan Dershowitz reveals the scale of rejection he faced on his recent visit to Norway: -- Ahead of his visit to the country, Dershowitz’ lectures were offered (without any charge) at the three leading Norwegian universities.  These universities, who on earlier occasions had been happy to host Harvard Scholar Stephen Walt and Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, clearly said ‘no’ to Dershowitz." - also posted at Judeofascism
  ---  http://www.judeofascism.com/2011/04/europe-increasingly-rejects-tribal.html 
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More On The Domestic Situation.... 

April 4, 1973: Opening Day of WTC Complex  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/06/april-4-1973-opening-day-of-wtc-complex/ 
Videos - WTCStructuralDesign  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY7BCXew0UI  ---  BuildingWTC(1/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__gUjUv1vvw  ---  BuildingWTC(2/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCbu3CvD3h8  ---  WTCConstructionPBS  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjXU-yCDyOY  ---  A quote...."(NorCalTruth) – 1973 – World Trade Center (WTC) completed: On April 4, 1973, the official ribbon cutting ceremony took place for the World Trade Center, marking the completion of the two 110-story towers by the Port Authority of New York. At the time, the World Trade Center towers were the tallest buildings in the world. (source) -- Below are a collection of WTC construction videos. Take your time and become more familiar with the building’s strength that was overtaken by explosives and controlled demolitions on 9/11/01." 
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The Sad Defeat of Our Constitution  ---  http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/05-1 
A quote...."Today I was given two hours of "advance notice" regarding DOJ's decision to not prosecute the remaining alleged 9/11 conspirators in an open court of law. According to DOJ's statement, the remaining individuals will be sent to military tribunals. -- I recognize that there are many, many other things for Americans to be upset with today, but I hope everyone can take a second to contemplate this decision and recognize what it says about President Obama, the Department of Justice, and the United States." - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/weblists/911&iraqtotturefables-weblist-mpg-052909 
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Guantanamo torture doc now in the hot seat - Hip Hip Hooray! - Try them all. - mpg
  ---  http://www.metro.us/newyork/local/article/824504--gitmo-torture-doc-now-in-the-hot-seat 
A quote...."The practices of a New York-licensed psychologist will be reviewed by a state Supreme Court judge today, after he was accused of creating U.S. interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay that some decry as torture. -- This landmark hearing will be the first time a U.S. court will consider whether a psychologist’s involvement in alleged torture violates medical ethics or the Hippocratic oath: First, do no harm." 
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ABC News Reporter Served As FBI Informant  ---  http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc-news-reporter-served-as-fbi-informant_b60591 
Govt Presstitute Exposed - A quote...."The Center for Public Integrity reports that a senior journalist at ABC News served as a confidential informant to the FBI in the mid-1990′s. -- In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, ABC News received a tip that Iraq was behind the terrorist attack. The FBI got the ABC reporter to reveal their source, and proceeded to add them to the bureau’s informant database." 
Topix ||  US Fake Intel / Propaganda  ||  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/weblists/fakeintell-weblist-mpg-090206 
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The War Calculator  ---  http://rethinkafghanistan.com/iou/ 
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Federal government seeking to make forms of bartering illegal after court ruling
  ---  http://www.activistpost.com/2011/04/federal-government-seeking-to-make.html 
Fiat Dictatorship - More fall-out from the Bernard Von NotHaus show-trial. - mpg -- A quote...."The Federal government is trying to establish bartering private currency of any type as an illegal enterprise in a false interpretation of the court's recent conviction of Liberty Dollar's owner Bernard Von NotHaus." 
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Feds Try To Confiscate $7 Million In Silver Liberty Dollars  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/feds-try-confiscate-7-million-silver-liberty-dollars 
Related Article - A quote...."Following the recent conviction of Bernard von NotHaus for his "domestic terrorism", "dollar counterfeiting" Liberty Dollar operation (for which he faces up to 25 years in jail and a $750,000 fine), the Feds are now scrambling to recover each and every ounce of physical silver available as part of the fallout." 
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Use the Dollar or Else  ---  http://www.lewrockwell.com/rockwell/use-the-dollar-or-else176.html 
Related Article - A quote...."Look up the phrase "a unique form of domestic terrorism" on a search engine and you will turn up a story about a man whom the US government is trying to cage from now until the time of his death. -- And his crime? His unique form of terrorism? He minted silver and copper coins and sold them. In other words, he did what innumerable entrepreneurs from the beginning of time have done. He attempted to provide consumers with a store of value. No one was forced to buy. He met a market demand, and that’s it.  
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Once Again, Court Says Homeland Security Is Free To Seize & Search Your Computer Without A Warrant At The Border
  ---  http://www.roguegovernment.com/Once_Again%2C_Court_Says_Homeland_Security_Is_Free_To_Seize_%26_Search_Your_Com
puter_Without_A_Warrant_At_The_Border/25337/0/9/9/Y/M.html 
A quote...."We've noted, repeatedly, how troubling it is that customs seems to feel no duty to obey the 4th Amendment at the border, and that the courts have allowed this. It's even worse when it comes to searching digital devices, such as laptops. As we've explained before, what you have access to via your laptop is entirely different than what you pack in a suitcase for entering the country:" 
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10 Reasons Obama is Just As Bad or Worse Than Bush  ---  http://www.activistpost.com/2011/04/10-reasons-obama-is-just-as-bad-or.html 
Special Note - You ObamaTrolls happy yet? - mpg -- A quote...."George W. Bush was clearly a mentally-challenged puppet of the military/banking/oil elite.  The policies put it in place at breakneck speed after 9/11 were provably predetermined by think tanks well in advance. Not that other presidents were any less controlled by this hidden agenda, but there was a noticeable in-your-face quickening of corporate-government tyranny under Bush. --
These policies like wars of aggression, illegal surveillance of Americans, torture of detainees indefinitely held without formal charges, unfair "free trade" agreements, and bank bailouts rightfully enraged many progressives during the Bush years.  Yet, not only have these policies accelerated under Obama, even more of the draconian playbook is unfolding." - bold by website editor - also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76562&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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Collapse Crisis Accelerating – Charlie McGrath  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/collapse-crisis-accelerating-charlie-mcgrath/ 
CMcGVideo - Alt  ---   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRpVYLDrxk  ---  (CMcGYuTb - 4min54sec - Apr 4, 2011) - Source:  crabbydogtrix
  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/crabbydogtrix 
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What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – April 5th, 2011  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/what-really-happened-with-michael-rivero-april-5th-2011/
Part 2  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/283052388 
MRVideo - AltPrt1  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/283052288  ---  AltPrt2  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/283052388  ---  (JustInTV - 2hrs - April 5th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/videos  ---  Michael Rivero extensively covers the on-going disaster in Japan, Obama's illegal war on Libya, the "Money Junkies" spree of destruction across the planet, and many other issues. 
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More On The International Situation....

How Anarchy Beats Out Tradition -- Two or Three Things You Need to Know About Afghanistan  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/qadir04042011.html
Must Read - A quote...."Throughout its complex history Afghanistan has been a thorn in the side of most conquerors. Apart from Ahmed Shah Durrani, who was himself an Afghan, no other conqueror has been able to hold this land with its inhospitable terrain and disparate peoples. Why?" - Special note regarding the following paragraph..... 
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Iraq: 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq  ---  http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/246088 
A quote...."Four United States soldiers have been killed in Iraq in recent days, two from enemy attack and two from what the American military called a “non-hostile incident” in the north. Two were killed on Saturday from mortar or rocket fire. According to icasualties.org, 14 Americans have been killed in Iraq this year, eight of them from enemy fire." 
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Afghan Governor: NATO Kills Six Civilians in Night Raid  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/05/afghan-governor-nato-kills-six-civilians-in-night-raid/ 
A quote...."Fueling the already enormous anger across Afghanistan over NATO night raids, Governor Rahmati of the Sar-e Pol Province has reported that a raid last night in his province killed six civilians and wounded four others." 
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US freezes arms shipments to Lebanon  ---  http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/246090 
A quote...."The United States has quietly frozen weapons shipments to Lebanon's armed forces following the collapse of the country's pro-Western government, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. -- The newspaper said the suspension was part of a broader review of US security assistance to Lebanon after the radical group Hezbollah emerged as a key player in the government." 
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Iran to Dispatch Parliamentary Delegation to Panama Next Week  ---  http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=9001171568 
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian parliamentary delegation is slated to pay a visit to Panama to attend the upcoming meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)." 
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Iran-LatAm ties ruffle feathers in US  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173326.html 
A quote...."The United States has expressed concerns over the increasing relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Latin American countries." 
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Gagarin blasts off to ISS 50 years after 1st space flight  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday#p/u/10/LNDJ0I5jUW8 
RTVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNDJ0I5jUW8&feature=channel_video_title  ---  (RTYuTb - 3min38sec - Apr 5, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday  ---  A quote...."It's nearly 50 years since the first man ventured into space, and today Yuri Gagarin is flying again. A space ship named after the pioneer has blasted off from Baikonour in Kazakhstan, and is carrying three men to the International Space Station. RT's Tesa Arcilla was in Baikonour to see the crew's preparations and lift off." 
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Airbus targets Chinese market  ---  http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-04/06/c_13815781.htm 
A quote...."SHANGHAI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Airbus plans to sell five new Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJ) in the greater China area each year during China's 12th Five-Year Period (2011-2015), the company announced in Shanghai on Wednesday." 
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Queen dissolves Canadian Parliament for third time in 3 years
  ---  http://www.prisonplanet.com/queen-dissolves-canadian-parliament-for-third-time-in-3-years.html 
A quote...."In news that was alarmingly under-reported even in the alternative media, Queen Elizabeth’s Governor General David Johnston approved Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s request to dissolve Parliament on March 26 for the third time in 3 years. The move came after Parliament’s first ever vote of no confidence against Stephen Harper. Elections have been scheduled for May 2." - also posted at DProgram
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/queen-dissolves-canadian-parliament-for-third-time-in-3-years/ 
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Ecuador expels US envoy on 'meddling'  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173335.html 
A quote...."Ecuador President Rafael Correa has accused the United States of infiltrating his country's armed and police forces after ordering the banishment of the US ambassador." 
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US has infiltrated Ecuador's police: military  ---  http://www.activistpost.com/2011/04/us-has-infiltrated-ecuadors-police.html 
A quote...."QUITO (AFP) - President Rafael Correa has charged the United States with infiltrating Ecuador's armed forces and police, shortly after he ordered the US ambassador out of the country over a leaked Wikileaks diplomatic cable." 
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The Assault On Libya.... 

Power Play: West rides waves of wrath to destabilize and destroy  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday#p/u/3/SDgefDIkejw 
Special Note - RTVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgefDIkejw  ---  (RTYuTb - 3min33sec - Apr 5, 2011) - Source:   RussiaToday  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday  ---  A quote...."As the fight for control over the oil-rich Libyan coastline continues, the U.S. is stepping back from its leading role in the operation. Washington will still oversee the logistics of the mission, but has encouraged other NATO countries to increase their military contribution. RT's Gayane Chichakyan looks at how Libya could be just the start of wider U.S. goals in the region." 
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Libya  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76546&hd=&size=1&l=e 
Special Note - A quote...."The rationale for our latest foreign murder campaign is the ridiculous notion that because Gaddafi is an undemocratic semi-tyrant we have the right to interfere in the affairs of a nation which may very well soon be run by a full tyrant if, and when, Gaddafi is replaced. And then only by having the rebels assisted from outside Libya if they hadn’t already been organized from outside Libya. Clearly, some Libyans hate his guts, but some love him, and as for those who hate him, how odd is it that a leader is hated by some of his people?" 
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US, NATO allies join scramble for Libya’s oil  ---  http://wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/liby-a06.shtml 
A quote...."A US delegation arrived in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday for talks with the Transitional National Council, the political arm of the so-called rebels fighting against the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi."  
also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76578&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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Gaddafi forces take Brega  ---  http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/201145115121209216.html 
A quote...."Rebel forces retreat over 20km east towards Ajdabiya, as Gaddafi troops mount fresh offensive to take key oil town." 
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Libyan rebels 'disappointed' by NATO  ---  http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/201145191641347449.html 
A quote...."Rebel commander says coalition forces are not doing enough to protect civilians, as Gaddafi's forces take key oil town." 
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Bishop: more civilians killed in Libya; hundreds of thousands flee
  ---  http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=9841&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CatholicWorldNewsFeatureStories+%28Catholic+World+News+%28on+CatholicCulture.org%29%29 
Britain deploys more Tornadoes to Libya
  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173218.html 
Libya says ready for reforms but Gaddafi must stay
  ---  http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/04/05/144246.html 
Italy recognises Libya's rebel National Council
  ---  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12961032 
Gen. Ham: Several African Nations Upset by Libya War
  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/05/gen-ham-several-african-nations-upset-by-libya-war/ 
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More on the World Wide Revolution... 

When the Saudi Monarchy Falls  ---  http://www.lewrockwell.com/holland/holland45.1.html 
Special Note - A quote...."The most important question facing the United States today is whether the freedom revolutions sweeping the Middle East will impact the authoritarian regime of Saudi Arabia and the major oil producers surrounding this nation of major oil reserves? The second question is if the government is overthrown, will the new government continue the practice of pricing oil in depreciating dollars rather than consider new options? -- The future value of the dollar and the dollar status as the world’s reserve currency depend heavily on the outcome of these two questions. This is why the price of gold could soar and the dollar move dramatically lower when the Saudi Monarchy is overthrown. I fear, the probable American military reaction to this scenario threatens what remains of our republic and may be compared by future historians as comparable in scope to Caesar's march across the Rubicon in Roman history." 
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Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's Rulers Goose-Step to the Brink of the Abyss  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/lee04052011.html 
A quote...."Thile we are diverted by the opera-bouffe spectacle of the civil war in Libya’s desert, a genuine tragedy—and potential geopolitical trainwreck—is unfolding in Bahrain. -- Those plucky demonstrators we saw occupying the Pearl Square roundabout in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, have been swept away by government security forces—together with the 300 foot monument at the roundabout, which came to symbolize the aspirations of the protesters and was therefore demolished by the government in a representative display of heavy-handedness."  
also posted at ICH  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27832.htm 
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'CIA involved in Yemen repressions'  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173341.html 
A quote...."Al-Qaeda in Yemen has not been held responsible for the death of even one American for the past five years, yet the US continues to play the al-Qaeda card and provide the country's regime with military aid." 
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Yemen opposition appeals for international help  ---  http://www.sfexaminer.com/news/2011/04/yemen-opposition-appeals-international-help 
A quote...."Opposition parties in Yemen have urged the international community, regional powers and human rights groups to help stop the bloodshed in their country." 
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Bahrain uses UK arms to suppress dissent  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173213.html 
Amid ongoing protests, Syria opposition says Assad wants talks
  ---  http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/amid-ongoing-protests-syria-opposition-says-assad-wants-talks-1.354227
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants.... 

Seattle King5 and MyNorthWest.com Covers Simulation Showing Radiation On West Coast
  ---  http://theintelhub.com/2011/04/05/seattlel-king5-and-mynorthwest-com-covers-simulation-showing-radiation-on-west-coast/ 
Radiation Alert - A quote...."Multiple mainstream media outlets have picked up the Norwegian Air Institutes simulation showing radiation on the west coast. This is a major development that shows that The Intel Hub(among many other wonderful alternative news outlets) was days ahead of the curve in reporting a simulation by credible scientists." - The article is shown below..... 
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Cumulative Low-Level Doses of Radiation Can Cause Big Problems
  ---  http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/04/cumulative-low-level-doses-of-radiation.html 
A quote...."Many studies have shown that repeated exposures to low levels of ionizing radiation from CT scans and x-rays can cause cancer. See....  
this,  ---  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19710483 
this,  ---  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20619569 
this,  ---  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19332852 
this,  ---  http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/887 
this,  ---  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521093034.htm 
this,  ---  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/162170.php 
this,  ---  http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=6615 
this  ---  http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0901249 
and this. - http://esciencenews.com/sources/science.centric/2008/05/22/cumulative.radiation.exposure.shows.increased.cancer.risk.emergency.department.patients 
Remember, the radiation from CT scans and x-rays are external emitters - the radiation emanates from outside the body. In contract, internal emitters keep emitting their radiation inside the body. Therefore, the cumulative effect of multiple small doses of radiation from internal emitters  ---  http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/04/radiation-experts-radiation-standards.html  ---  could be even more dramatic, depending on the half life, metabolic pathways and other properties of the particular radioactive particle." - Topix ||  Radiation vs Contamination - The Difference is Deadly - 03-19-11 - mpg  ||
  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/blotterminiblogs/radiationvscontamination-mpg-reficultnias-031911 
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Japan Covered Up Radiation Levels 7.5 Million Times Limit BEFORE Dumping 3 Million Gallons Of Radioactive Water In Ocean 
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/04/05/japan-covered-radiation-levels-75-million-times-limit-dumping-3-million-gallons-radioactive-water-ocean-14309/
A quote...."Japan and TEPCO covered up radiation levels 7.5 million times above legal limits in the seawater. - Sadly these these were levels measured in the seawater before they dumped 3 million gallons of radioactive water into the ocean. - As I previously reported TEPCO was given approval by Japanese authorities to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive seawater into the Pacific Ocean." 
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Radiation News 04-5-11 - A DProgram Round-Up - (23 articles and videos)
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/radiation-news-4-5-11/ 
7.5 million times legal limit of iodine found in seawater
  ---  http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1630827.php/7-5-million-times-legal-limit-of-iodine-found-in-seawater 
Fukushima Radiation Literally Off The Charts
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/fukushima-radiation-literally-charts 
India Halts All Food Imports From Japan After Fukushima Fish Found With Excess Radioactivity
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/india-halts-all-food-imports-japan-after-fukushima-fish-found-excess-radioactivity 
Fukushima Daiichi Reactors 5-6 Stability Under Threat 04.04.11 - video - (YuTb 1m45s Apr 4, 2011)
  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W7uGvW8xvY 
U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Japan’s Nuclear Plant
  ---  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/world/asia/06nuclear.html?_r=2&emc=eta1 
Tepco: May Pump Nitrogen Into No.1 Reactor Due To Possible Hydrogen Build-Up
  ---  http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110406D06JF092.htm 
Ibaraki fishermen suspend fishing activities
  ---  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_13.html 
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More On The Palestinian Situation.... 

A Morning at an Israeli Checkpoint  ---  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/opinion/31iht-edsalomon31.html?_r=1 
How this slipped onto the New York Times opinion page will FOREVER remain a mystery. -- mpg - A quote...."We were stunned by what we saw: dwarfing cement structures, barbed wire, cameras. As we lined up we could see an Israeli woman soldier inside a multifaceted concrete blockhouse, peering out at us. Ahead of us there was a tunnel of bars just wide enough for one person. At its end a turnstile was blocked electronically from somewhere. -- As we entered this narrow space I looked at the barbed wire further on. We are Jewish, and began to weep. How was it possible that our own people, who have gone through such suffering, can inflict this ordeal, intended to humiliate and intimidate another people?" 
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[IOF] Army Bombards Gaza, Four Palestinians Injured  ---  http://www.imemc.org/article/61005 
A quote...."The Israeli Air Force bombarded on Wednesday at dawn several areas in the Gaza Strip causing damage while at least four Palestinians, including two children sand a pregnant woman, were wounded." 
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Goldstone has cracked under Zionist pressure, but UN Report still stands
  ---  http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/articles/middle-east/2206-goldstone-has-cracked-under-zionist-pressure-but-un-report-still-stands 
A quote...."The UN's Goldstone Report into Israel's war against the people of Gaza has, since its publication in September 2009, been attacked and disputed by leading Zionist and pro-Israel campaigners from around the world. However, rather than disputing the claims contained therein, the attacks have focused primarily on the chairman of the UN mission, South African Judge Richard Goldstone, who is an ardent Zionist and Jewish with close links to Israel." 
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Israel's Campaign to Avoid Accountability for Gaza War Crimes  ---  http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24167 
A quote...."Recent Israeli government calls for the UN to retract the 2009 report of its Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict are a cynical attempt to avoid accountability for war crimes and deny both Palestinian and Israeli victims of the 2008-2009 conflict the justice and reparations they deserve, Amnesty International said today." 
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Ashrawi: [regarding the Goldstone retraction] We will prosecute crimes against Palestinians
  ---  http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=375570 
A quote...."Ashrawi said she believed Israel would take advantage of the article and seek the dismissal of the report from the UN, where it was pushed forward last month by a vote at the UN Human Rights Council. -- Israel will seek the recall of the Goldstone report with the same ferocity with which it put pressure on the judge to retract his statements," Ashrawi said. -- "We deplore this retreat and view it as a grave matter. We are used to retreats from the side of politicians, media personalities and others due to pressure. Israel's pressure on a human rights defender, however, is unacceptable. We will continue to hold Israel accountable and seek the prosecution of those responsible for crimes against the Palestinian people," she concluded." 
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More On The Economic Situation.... 

Dylan Ratigan On The Economic Endgame: "Guess Who Goes Bankrupt Next? The Government"
  ---  http://dailybail.com/home/dylan-ratigan-on-the-economic-endgame-guess-who-goes-bankrup.html 
Must View DRVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c28ctRbBf0  ---  (YuTb - 8min 54sec - Mar 10, 2011) - Source:  MrBernardLMadoff  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/MrBernardLMadoff  ---  A quote...."Author John Mauldin talks about the debt super-cycel and breaks down how to protect government fom bankruptcy." - || Transcript ||  ---  http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/03/09/restructuring-governments-instead-of-banks/ 
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Keiser Report: Virtual Pigs Eat Dirty Cash (E135 ft. Alex Jones) --- http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/keiser-report-virtual-pigs-eat-dirty-cash-e135-ft-alex-jones/ 
MKVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zMv4Offm_8  ---  (MKRTYuTb - 26min 39sec - Apr 5, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday  ---  Producer:  Max Keiser TV  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/MaxKeiserTV  ---  A quote...."(RussiaToday) – This week, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the black hole of bankers’ debts in Ireland, virtual pigs in Australia and free workers in America. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Alex Jones about food stamps and financial terror." - For more on the "unpaid jobs" article, see the article shown below..... 
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Don’t Mess With Social Security: An All-American Retirement System: Building for the Future
  ---  http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24168 
A quote...."In spite of the constant lies being told by those dedicated to its destruction, Social Security is one of the most successful government programs ever created in the United States." - Topix ||  Go Build Your Neo-Roman Empire - Just Leave Us Out Of It - 10-14-07 - mpg  ||
  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/gobuildyournre-mpg-blog-101407 
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Despicable Lies, Delusional Economic Recovery, Hyped Unemployment Numbers...  ---  http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24160 
A quote...."The US government lies.  Sure looks like most Americans gobble up false and misleading information that is nothing less than political propaganda.  Take the highly hyped unemployment number for March, 2011 of 8.8 percent that moved like a tornado through the media and was praised by Democrat politicians and the White House.  As if that number is accurate, as if it fairly describes unemployment.  It does not.  What is called by experts, such as Leo Hindery, as the real unemployment number was actually 17.7 percent, which is remarkably higher.  To appreciate that much higher number is to throw a large bucket of cold water on all the political spin on the economic recovery." - also posted at Hamsayeh
  ---  http://hamsayeh.net/economy/528-despicable-lies-delusional-economic-recovery-hyped-unemployment-numbers.html 
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From Bankrupting America: Who's More Responsible: Charlie Sheen Or Washington?
  ---  http://dailybail.com/home/video-from-bankrupting-america-whos-more-responsible-charlie.html 
Video - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNsdwTbvV90  ---  (YuTb - 3min 01sec - Mar 29, 2011) - Source:  BankruptingAmerica  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/BankruptingAmerica  ---  A quote...."Brand new from Bankrupting America.  Text below is from the youtube page. - At first thought, Charlies Sheen hardly seems like a model for fiscal responsibility. But, unfortunately, Washington is far worse. - Washington's habit of spending far more than it takes in has driven the country into debt. And our economic situation is projected to only get worse. - The solution is clear, but not easy: spending cuts." 
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March Madness: U.S. Gov't Spent More Than Eight Times Its Monthly Revenue  ---  http://cnsnews.com/news/article/march-madness-feds-spent-more-eight-time
A quote...."CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Treasury has released a final statement for the month of March that demonstrates that financial madness has gripped the federal government." 
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"Transitory" Inflation Tally: Gold, Corn Record Highs, Silver 31 Year High, Brent 2.5 Year High
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/transitory-inflation-tally-gold-corn-record-highs-silver-31-year-high-brent-25-year-high 
A quote...."Yesterday the Chairman said something about inflation being "transitory", and that he would be prepared to act by the time inflation becomes more then just "transitory", which we read as "permanent." So, in other words, by the time inflation is set in, Bernanke will be prepared to act, do we have that right?  We hope this is just another Transocean-esque vocabulary disaster, because while we all know how good the Fed is at predicting things, being incapable of sensing grammatical nuances is a Fed Chairman first... which is not surprising: nobody had any clue what Greenspan said most of the time. We just hope Benny's reference was not in the context of a "transition" to a permanently higher "new price normal." 
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Peter Schiff: The Fed’s Incompetency Must Stop! – Alex Jones Tv - http://dprogram.net/2011/04/06/peter-schiff-the-feds-incompetency-must-stop-alex-jones-tv/
AJVideo - PS&AJ(1/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF0e28JwDZo  ---  PS&AJ(2/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Zf2nIvVi4  ---   (AJYuTb - 10min - Apr 5, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel  ---  A quote...."Alex talks with investment broker, author, financial commentator, and former Senate candidate from Connecticut, Peter Schiff." 
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Charting The Last 10 Years Of The US Economy  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/charting-last-10-years-us-economy 
Chart-A-Thon - Scribd - Alt  ---  A quote...."For the chart pornoholics out there, Robert Kientz has submitted the following compilation of motley charts covering virtually all aspects of the US economy in the past 10 years. Among the topics covered are Employment, GDP, Wages, Wealth, Money Supply, Inflation, Debt and, of course, Capital Markets. We hope readers finds this enjoyable and informative." 
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Proof that American rich keep getting richer  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/173207.html 
A quote...."A group of 25 hedge fund executives in 2010 managed to earn a combined $22.1 billion -- an amount equivalent to 441,400 American households each making $50,000 a year (roughly the current average). --  This is one more example that the gap between the super-wealthy in the United States and the rest of Americans is growing wider and wider." - also posted at AlethoNews  ---  http://alethonews.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/american-rich-keep-getting-richer/ 
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Spain Unemployment Reaches Record High, Consumer Confidence Down The Gutter
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/spain-unemployment-reaches-record-high-consumer-confidence-down-gutter 
A quote...."Unemployment in Spain is still increasing on a monthly basis! -- In March 2011, Spain unemployment figures jumped almost 1 percent, adding 34,406 jobless month-on-month to a new record high of 4.33 million. On a yearly basis, the unemployment rate jumped by 4 percent." 
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One Minute Macro Update - Surprise, Surprise: Another Cut for Portugal
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/one-minute-macro-update-surprise-surprise-another-cut-portugal 
A quote...."Today Moody’s cut Portugal’s long term sovereign debt rating down one notch to Baa1 from A3 and left the country on watch negative." 
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Monday April 4th 2011 - links page 

More Tales From The Zio-Sphere..... 

Al Qaeda: [Al-CIA'da] Pawns of CIA Insurrection from Libya to Yemen  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27819.htm 
Special Note - A quote...."April 04, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- After two weeks of imperialist attack, Libya is being mangled by Al Qaeda terrorists, civil war, NATO air raids, cruise missiles, Predator drones, and C-130 gunships – all made possible by the CIA-backed Al Qaeda rebels of Cyrenaica. US, British, French, and Dutch commandos have taken leadership of the rebel forces, and are arming them with modern weapons in flagrant violation of the arms embargo specified in UN Security Council resolution 1973. Al Qaeda is also stealing heavy weapons on its own, as the president of Chad has reported. The singing tomorrows of the fatuous US-UK color revolution rhetoric have dissolved, exposing the hideous reality of a brutal, cynical, imperialist drive to destroy the modern nation-state itself." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg   ||
  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/blotterminiblogs/onevilevenomtippedtalonedhand-thestandardmodel-mpg-reficultnias-072810 
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More On The Domestic Situation.... 

This Is What Resistance Looks Like  ---  http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/this_is_what_resistance_looks_like_20110403/?ln 
A quote...."The phrase consent of the governed has been turned into a cruel joke. There is no way to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs. Civil disobedience is the only tool we have left." - also posted at ICH  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27824.htm
& CommonDreams  ---  http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/04 
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Harry Reid Shuts Down Senate After Rand Paul Libya Maneuver
  ---  http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/6961-harry-reid-shuts-down-senate-after-rand-paul-libya-maneuver 
A quote...."A "sense of the Senate" resolution by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky., left) opposing President Obama's Libyan intervention using Obama's own words [spoken] as a senator has tied up the U.S. Senate as Democratic Party leaders avoid an embarrassing vote against the leader of their party. Paul's resolution had been offered as an amendment to the Small Business Reauthorization bill" - bold by website editor - Way to go Rand Paul. - mpg 
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More Black Men Now in [US] Prison System than Were Enslaved  ---  http://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-the-justice-system/black-men-prison-system/ 
We're number one!  We're number one!  -- You ObamaTrolls happy yet? - mpg -- A quote...."“More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began,” Michelle Alexander told a standing room only house at the Pasadena Main Library this past Wednesday, the first of many jarring points she made in a riveting presentation." 
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Wachovia Paid Trivial Fine for Nearly $400 Billion of Drug Related Money Laundering
  ---  http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/04/wachovia-paid-trivial-fine-for-nearly-400-billion-of-drug-related-money-laundering.html 
A quote...."If this news story does not prove that banks are effectively above the law, I don’t know what does. The Guardian, in an account yet to be picked up anywhere in the US media (per Google News as of this posting, hat tip readers May S and Swedish Lex) reports that Wachovia was at the heart of one of the world’s biggest money laundering operations, moving $378.4 billion into dollar-based accounts from Mexican casas de cambio, which are currency exchange firms. While these transfers took place over a period of years, the article notes that it equals 1/3 of Mexican GDP." - also posted at AmericanEveryman
  ---  http://willyloman.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/wachovia-paid-trivial-fine-for-nearly-400-billion-in-drug-related-money-laundering-moving-22-tons-of-cocaine/ 
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Feds Try To Confiscate $7 Million In Silver Liberty Dollars  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/feds-try-confiscate-7-million-silver-liberty-dollars 
The Bankster/Fiat State - (i.e. use the Bankster's crap paper or spend the rest of you life in prison) -- A quote...."Following the recent conviction of Bernard von NotHaus for his "domestic terrorism", "dollar counterfeiting" Liberty Dollar operation (for which he faces up to 25 years in jail and a $750,000 fine), the Feds are now scrambling to recover each and every ounce of physical silver available as part of the fallout." 
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White House Reverses Civilian Trial Plan for Detainee - And the 9/11 cover-up continues....
  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/04/white-house-reverses-civilian-trial-plan-for-detainee/ 
Special Note - A quote...."Heavily tortured Guantanamo detainee Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was supposed to be the most “slam dunk” case the Obama Administration had to present to the civilian courts. He was, after all, the confessed “mastermind” behind the September 11 attacks."
Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/weblists/911&iraqtotturefables-weblist-mpg-052909 
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Scott Grainger,FPE - Fire Protection Engineer  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/04/experts-speak-out-scott-graingerfpe-%E2%80%93-fire-protection-engineer/ 
Video - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nvWh2aTdCs  ---  (YuTb - 4min37sec - Mar 30, 2011) - Source:  ae911truth  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/ae911truth  ---  A quote...."(AE911Truth) – This interview is some raw footage of one of the world class experts appearing in Architects and Engineer’s upcoming hard hitting documentary -- “9/11: Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out” -- Have you missed any of the other experts speaking out? Click here."  ---  http://norcaltruth.org/2011/03/21/an-interview-with-controlled-demolition-explosives-loader-tom-sullivan/ 
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Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv -   April 4 2011  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/282985054 
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More On The International Situation.... 

The Assault On Libya.... 

Gaddaffi’s African “Mercenary” Story is a Disinformation Ploy by the CIA
  ---  http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2011/04/04/gaddaffi-african-mercenary-story-is-a-disinformation.html 
A quote...."(WMR)  ---  http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/  ---  Experts on Africa who have traveled extensively in Libya contend that the stories emanating from the Western media that portray Libya’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi, as engaging the services of black mercenaries from Sahara and sub-Sahara Africa is a disinformation ploy by the CIA to stoke racist fervor among Libyans rebelling against Gaddafi." - also posted at GlobalRsrch
  ---  http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24129 
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Balkanize & Conquer: 'US goal to break up Libya like Yugoslavia'  ---  http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2011/04/us-goal-break-libya-yugoslavia 
RTVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc7KvJmxjVs  ---  (RTYuTb - 4min10sec - Apr 3, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."For more on the situation in Libya, RT talks to Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya from the Centre for Research on Globalization." 
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Libya: Blood for Oil becomes Blood For Water  ---  http://www.wearechange.org/?p=7359 
Contains Videos - GreatManMadeRiver  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COGWWYfjZSI  ---  WebsterTarpley  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLfq9mD0hEw  ---  A quote...."The only reason besides the geopolitical importance can only be the water supply in Libya, deep beneath the desert. In the year 1953 were oil companies, in addition to oil, large quantities of water deep beneath the desert. Most of the water would be between 38.000 and 14.000 years old. Gaddafi was the one who started to export water to the cities with miles of pipes and reservoirs. On September 1, 2010 began the project Libya’s Great Man-Made River Project. A project worth 33 billion. The value of the small reservoirs is about 70,000,000,000,000 dollars. Should anything else be interpreted?" - also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76540&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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Former CIA Analyst Tells Truth About Libya Intervention On CNN, Hilarity Ensues
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/former-cia-analyst-tells-truth-about-libya-intervention-cnn-hilarity-ensues 
Video - A lot of fun -  Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDVt_hSo_EU  ---  (YuTb - 6min42sec - Apr 1, 2011) - Source:  LibertyUnderground  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/LibertyUnderground  ---  Former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer appeared on CNN and told his lovely blonde and brunette anchors the truth about what is really happening. The hilarious Stepford Wives reaction and the unprecedented cognitive dissonance the ensues is worth the price of admission." 
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This Is What Happens When Establishment Control Of The Media Cracks For A Moment
  ---  http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/this-is-what-happens-when-establishment-control-of-the-media-cracks-for-a-moment 
Contains Videos - MichaelScheuer  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDVt_hSo_EU  ---  (shown above) & Donald Trump  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m4LCc7Mim4  ---  Related Article - A quote...."(EndoftheAmericanDream) – Every once in a while, establishment control of the mainstream media cracks for a moment. In an effort to achieve higher ratings, mainstream news programs will invite guests on that promise to be “interesting”, but then they will say something that is not part of the script and the entire system will go into a state of chaos for a moment. One example of this happened recently when two CNN “infobabes” interviewed former CIA officer Michael Scheuer about the situation on the ground in Libya. They asked Scheuer some questions regarding the role of the CIA in Libya, but the interview rapidly moved in some directions that the “infobabes” were not anticipating. Instead of sticking to the “Republican” or the “Democrat” script, Scheuer ripped both parties and he detailed many of the reasons why we should have never gone into Libya at all."  
also posted at DProgram   ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/04/this-is-what-happens-when-establishment-control-of-the-media-cracks-for-a-moment/ 
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Libyan rebels reject Gaddafi 'peace' overture
  ---  http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/20114555816181123.html 
US and allies gear up for protracted war in Libya - Oh, oh. - mpg
  ---  http://wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/liby-a05.shtml 
At least 50 killed in Libya fighting
  ---  http://thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=13565 
Ahmadinejad Deplores NATO Militaristic Approach in Libya
  ---  http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=9001160654 
Italy: Energy Company Eni CEO in Libya for Talks - Well, that didn't take long. - mpg
  ---  http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13294156 
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More on the World Wide Revolution... 

Yemen’s Useful Tyranny – The Forgotten History of Britain’s ‘Dirty War’: Part 2  ---  http://medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&
view=article&id=613:yemens-useful-tyranny-the-forgotten-history-of-britains-dirty-war-part-2&catid=24:alerts-2011&Itemid=68 
For The Record - A quote...."Using declassified government files, historian Mark Curtis has exposed Britain's ‘dirty war’ in Yemen in the 1960s, which he describes as one of the ‘least known aspects of recent British history’. The war lasted almost a decade under both Tory and Labour governments, and cost around 200,000 lives." - bold by website editor - also posted at ICH  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27826.htm 
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Protesters shot dead in southern Yemen  ---  http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011449582611447.html 
A quote...."Yemeni security forces have shot dead at least 16 anti-government demonstrators and wounded 30 in the city of Taiz, south of the capital Sanaa, medics said." 
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Bahrain bans main opposition newspaper  ---  http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011438401186997.html 
Press Censorship - A quote...."Bahraini authorities have banned Al-Wasat, the country's main opposition newspaper, which has been critical of the government in its coverage of Shia-led protests quashed last month. -- The newspaper did not publish on Sunday after a message on state TV saying Bahrain's Information Ministry had ordered the paper to shut down. -- The state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) says officials accuse Al-Wasat of "unethical" coverage of the Shia-led uprising against the country's Sunni rulers." 
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Bahrain kills youth removes organs  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173146.html 
A quote...."Since the US-approved invasion of Bahrain by Saudi forces, the bodies of protesters killed in the clashes are being returned to their families, albeit with various organs missing." 
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Yemen accepts GCC call for talks as turmoil rages  ---  http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/04/05/144257.html 
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Radiation Experts: Radiation Standards Are Up to 1,000 Higher Than Is Safe for the Human Body
  ---  http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/04/radiation-experts-radiation-standards.html 
Radiation Cover-Up - A quote...."The government says there is no danger, as these levels (even levels in rainwater above drinking water standards) are "safe". Specifically, they explain that the exposure is only short-term, while federal drinking water standards assume a constant level of radiation over the course of a year." - also posted at ZeroHedge  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/radiation-experts-radiation-standards-are-1000-higher-safe-human-body 
opix ||  Radiation vs Contamination - The Difference is Deadly - 03-19-11 - mpg  ||
  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/blotterminiblogs/radiationvscontamination-mpg-reficultnias-031911 
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Fukushima Is Horrifically Worse Than You Have Been Told
  ---  http://eventhorizonchronicle.blogspot.com/2011/04/fukushima-is-horrifically-worse-than.html 
Must View High-Rez Photos -- A quote...."Look at the photos of the Fukushima plant at this link: http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/daiichi-photos.htm  Does any rational person seriously think that such total destruction can be fixed or repaired? That it is only a question of reconnecting the electricity and turning the pumps back on? -- The reactors and spent-fuel-rod-cooling-pools have been shredded. It's a war zone, and I mean that literally. The nuclear industry has turned this planet into a giant nuclear war zone that targets the entire human race, and Fukushima is its latest battlefield. -- Believe me, the situation is worse than bad, it's worse than dire, it is history-altering horrific...." 
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What's been going on at [Japan's] Ibaraki [nuclear reactor]?  ---  http://www.rys2sense.com/anti-neocons/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=24893&p=158495#p158495 
A quote...."First of all let me explain, the Japanese news coverage for Fukushima has been like pulling teeth, only admitting things slowly as they become forced to by foreign and alternative media. Here is something that quite literally flew under the radar. Further South of Fukushima's nuclear hot spots there seems to be another reactor in trouble." 
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UPDATE - Radiation surging in Ibaraki, Japan. IS A SECOND REACTOR COMPLEX IN TROUBLE?  ---  http://whatreallyhappened.com/node/107272 
Related Article - A quote...."The real time radiation monitoring by prefecture showed radiation levels in the city of Ibaraki going from 639 to 2040 over a period of 12 hours March 20th!" 
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Russia to help Japan on nuclear crisis  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/173139.html 
A quote....."After seeking help from France and the US, Japan has now asked Russia to send a floating radiation treatment plant to solidify contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant." 
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Radiation News 04-4-11 - A DProgram Round-Up - (20 articles & videos)
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/04/radiation-news-4-4-11/ 
Japan to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water at sea
  ---  http://www.asianage.com/international/japan-dump-11500-tons-radioactive-water-sea-696 
High radiation outside indoor advisory zone
  ---  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_32.html 
Govt holding radiation data back / IAEA gets info, but public doesn't
  ---  http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110404004911.htm 
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More On The Palestinian Situation.... 

Heading toward an Israeli apartheid state  ---  http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/heading-toward-an-israeli-apartheid-state-1.353942 
"Heading toward"?  Israel crossed that finish line a long, long, time ago. - mpg - A quote...."Israeli racism, whose natural 'hothouse' is the colonialist project in the territories, has long since spilled over into Israeli society and has been legitimized in the series of laws recently passed in the Knesset."
also posted at ICH  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27827.htm 
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Samouni Family Responds to Goldstone Backtrack on Israeli War Crimes – Ken O’Keefe
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/04/05/samouni-family-responds-to-goldstone-backtrack-on-israeli-war-crimes-ken-okeefe/ 
Video - Alt  ---  (YuTb - 14min07sec - Apr 4, 2011) - Source:  1worldcitizen  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/1worldcitizen  ---  A quote...."During Operation Cast Lead Israel committed massive war crimes for all the world to see. Among these crimes the use of White Phosphorus in densely populated areas, use of Depleted Uranium, bombing civilian targets of all sorts without military necessity, destroying civilian infrastructure with no military justification and the infamous massacre of the Samouni family… among many other crimes." 
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Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaker Killed By Masked Man In Jenin  ---  http://www.imemc.org/article/60998 
A quote...."Juliano Meir-Khamis, a well-known Israeli actor and co-director of the Jenin Freedom Theatre, was shot to death in his car Monday, just outside his theatre in Jenin refugee camp, in the northern part of the West Bank. Meir-Khamis, the son of a Palestinian father and a Jewish-Israeli mother, lived in Jenin with his family for the last seven years." 
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More On The Economic Situation.... 

Take This Job and Shove It  ---  http://www.theburningplatform.com/?p=14013 
Charts - A quote...."Barack Obama and his minions were out in force on Friday declaring that the 216,000 jobs added in February are proof of a recovering economy. The unemployment rate fell to 8.8%, down from 9.8% in April 2010. All it took was 2.8 million Americans to leave the labor force to achieve this fabulous reduction in the unemployment rate." - also posted at ZeroHedge  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-take-job-and-shove-it 
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"Flip That Bond" Fed Monetizes 50% Of Primary Dealer Bid From Last Wednesday's 7 Year Auction
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/flip-bond-fed-monetizes-50-primary-dealer-bid-last-wednesdays-7-year-auction 
A quote...."Grotesque, meet tragicomic. In today's POMO the biggest CUSIP monetized was QB9, of which the Fed purchased $5.99 billion (of a total $8.03 billion). And here's the kicker: when we commented on last week's 7 Year auction we once again were rather prophetic: "Altogether a weak auction but it's not like the PDs would let it fail especially not with QB9 becoming the next "flip back to the Fed" bond for the PD community." And tadaa: today, the Fed bought back 50% (!) of the Primary Dealer take down ($12.115 billion) of last Wednesday's (yes that would be the QB9) auction. This is probably the fastest episode Flip That Bond on record. Anything else and the Fed would be monetizing bonds that had not yet settled." - bold by website editor  
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Sunday April 3rd 2011

More Tales From The Zio-Sphere.....

‘Zionists in war with consciousnesses’
Special Note - -Interview - A quote...."As the Arab revolutions continue throughout North Africa and the Middle East, Attorney and Author Jeff Gates has explained the Zionist-Mossad war on our consciousness." - Source:  PressTV

The Ugly Truth Podcast April 3, 2011
Audio - A quote...."As with all criminal investigations, the first question begins with one word–WHO? Dr Ed Kendrik and Peter Ray from www.rediscover911.com join the program to discuss their work in putting a name and a face on those responsible for the worst terrorist attack in American history–ISRAEL." - ||  Download Mp3 || -- Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Exposed: The US-Saudi Libya deal
A Trinity of Evil Special Note - A quote...."You invade Bahrain. We take out Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. This, in short, is the essence of a deal struck between the Barack Obama administration and the House of Saud. Two diplomatic sources at the United Nations independently confirmed that Washington, via Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gave the go-ahead for Saudi Arabia to invade Bahrain and crush the pro-democracy movement in their neighbor in exchange for a "yes" vote by the Arab League for a no-fly zone over Libya - the main rationale that led to United Nations Security Council resolution 1973." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg   ||
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Is A False Flag Nuke On The Table?
False Flag Update - A quote...."The "mini-nuke terror threat on America" war drums are pounding louder by the day. -- Last year it was Obama and other stooge politicians warning us, then Homeland Insecurity, and now it's threat letters in Chicago. (Remember the false flag anthrax letters?) -- Obama was particularly clear almost exactly one year ago...."

Long Time Love Affair between MSNBC and America's wars
Must View RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 4min 22sec - Apr 1, 2011) - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."MSNBC is believed by many to be the most liberal of all cable networks. Most who watch would agree that many of the hosts are pro-Obama, pro-choice and pro-union. But it turns out they are also pro-war and there is a long history of evidence to prove it."

Jesse Ventura on his book “63 Documents the Government doesn’t want you to read.”
Book Announcement - Video - Alt - A quote...."(PrisonPlanet) – Former Governor Jesse Ventura, author of New York Times Bestselling “American Conspiracies”, talks about his book “63 Documents the Government doesn’t want you to read.” while visiting his publisher, Skyhorse Publishing." -- Now available Jesse Ventura's new book at the InfoWar's store - to order click here"

A List Of 28 Things That Will Make You Think That There Is Something Seriously Wrong With This Country
A quote...."What in the world is happening to America?  Perhaps you have asked yourself that question from time to time.  Today it seems like everything is falling apart.  Our economy is crumbling, our politicians are incompetent, we have just gotten involved in another war, corruption is everywhere and the Americans people are so addicted to entertainment that hardly anything can wake them from their stupor." - also posted at BLN

Little headway made at Guantanamo
A quote...."The lawyers who spent years fighting to free prisoners at Guantanamo Bay thought they had won in 2008, when the Supreme Court gave detainees a right to go to court and Barack Obama was elected president. But things haven't worked out as they had hoped. -- Last month, President Obama reversed a campaign promise and announced plans to keep prisoners at Guantanamo indefinitely. Congress has blocked moving any prisoners from the Cuba detention center to this country, even for a trial. And the high court's decision in June 2008 has been rendered all but meaningless because appellate judges ruled these prisoners held without trial had no right to be released." - bold by website editor - You see....if they don't hold a trial,  you have "no right" to be released. Welcome to Kafkastan. - mpg - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||

Killing Libya in Order to Save It: Gulf War Syndrome - Regarding DU
A quote...."DUA is the weapon of choice when it comes to killing armored vehicles, and A-10s are specialists at using it. The U.S. used 320 tons of it in the first Gulf War, 10 tons in Kosovo, and over 1,000 tons in the invasion of Iraq. It is lethal to tanks, but it also damages anything that comes into contact with it. Common photos back in 1991 were of U.S. soldiers climbing on top of knocked-out Iraqi tanks to have their pictures taken or to look for souvenirs. When they did, they inhaled uranium oxide or impregnated their uniforms with it. -- The soldiers didn’t know better because the U.S. Defense Department (DOA) told them DUA was harmless, even though the DOA knew better." - also posted at CommonDreams & Uruknet

How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs
A quote...."As the violence spread, billions of dollars of cartel cash began to seep into the global financial system. But a special investigation by the Observer reveals how the increasingly frantic warnings of one London whistleblower were ignored."
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More On The International Situation....

The New Colonialism
Special Note - A quote...."April 01, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- What we are observing in Libya is the rebirth of colonialism. Only this time it is not individual European governments competing for empires and resources. The new colonialism operates under the cover of “the world community,” which means NATO and those countries that cooperate with it. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was once a defense alliance against a possible Soviet invasion of Western Europe. Today NATO provides European troops in behalf of American hegemony."

US Embassy in Baghdad to double staff
Tales of the New Roman Empire - Our imperial pro-consul needs a sufficiently large palace and staff to manage Iraq and the rest of Eurasia. - mpg -- A quote...."The US Embassy in Baghdad, already the largest in the world, is expected to double its staff after American forces pull out of the country later this year." - also posted at CommonDreams

Joint NATO-Afghan force raids home, kills couple in Zabul
A quote...."QALAT (PAN): A joint Afghan-international security force raided a house in southern Zabul province, killing a woman and her husband, local officials said on Sunday."

Attack by enemy forces leaves 2 American soldiers dead in Iraq, US military says
A quote...."BAGHDAD — Two American soldiers were killed in a rocket attack that struck their unit in southern Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday."

The war on Libya: a new eruption of imperialist rivalry
Special Note - Quote of the Day...."Not since the 1930s, in the lead-up to World War II, have the conflicting economic and strategic interests of the rival imperialist powers been so openly pursued as they are in the war on Libya. -- All of them proclaim their “humanitarian concern” for the lives of Libyan civilians and the so-called “responsibility to protect”. But no humanitarian veil can conceal their bared fangs."

Saakashvili's war crimes wash off while West blasts Gaddafi
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 4min03sec - Apr 2, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Colonel Gaddafi's attack on civilians has prompted condemnation and an immediate response from the international community. But while the outcry on Libya is loud, other conflicts have failed to draw such a reaction. And as RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports, this has helped some leaders to escape punishment for their crimes."

Israeli troops mysteriously get cancer
Well....it's nice to know they even "do it" to their own, in fact their very own soldiers, for money. But than again, so does this nation. - mpg -- A quote...."High occurrence of cancer has been detected in Israel's elite naval commando unit, apparently due to the waste disposal by Israeli firms in Kishon River."

Kosovo government on brink of collapse
A quote...."The fragile coalition government of Kosovo stands on the brink of collapse amid deadlock over the selection of a new president."

Brutal Repression in Honduras Targets Teachers, Popular Resistance
RTVVideo - Alt - (RTVYuTb - 6min19sec - Apr 1, 2011) - Source:  TheRealNews  -- Another US-NRE "success" story. - mpg -- A quote...."DAVID DOUGHERTY: On Wednesday, March 30, the Honduran popular resistance called for a general strike and public works stoppage while attempting to occupy universities, schools, and major thoroughfares following several weeks of mobilizations. The de facto regime of Honduran President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo has stepped up violent police and military confrontations against demonstrators across the country in recent weeks. Today, several universities were among the various areas targeted by the regime's military and police forces." - Topix ||  US Support Death Sqd - Hideous Hillary's Happy Honduran Hit Squads  ||

Civilians massacred by Western-backed forces in Ivory Coast
A quote...."Up to 1,000 civilians have reportedly been massacred in the town of Duékoué in the West African country of Ivory Coast. This is the biggest loss of life in the former French colony since the disputed presidential election in November 2010."

The Assault On Libya....

Libya and Obama’s Defense of the ‘Rebel Uprising’
A quote...."Over the past two weeks Libya has been subjected to the most brutal imperial air, sea and land assault in its modern history. Thousands of bombs and missiles, launched from American and European submarines, warships and fighter planes, are destroying Libyan military bases, airports, roads, ports, oil depots, artillery emplacements, tanks, armored carriers, planes and troop concentrations. Dozens of CIA and SAS special forces have been training, advising and mapping targets for the so-called Libyan ‘rebels’ engaged in a civil war against the Gaddafi government, its armed forces, popular militias and civilian supporters (NY Times 3/30/11)." - also posted at AlethoNews

What’s the difference between Obama’s Libyan war and
A quote...."Well, that was quick! It usually takes some time for the gap between how a White House justifies a military adventure to the public, and the reality of what is really going on to be revealed. It took the fall of Saddam Hussein for the Bush administration’s pretext for war—the threat of weapons of mass destruction—to be shown up as a fabrication. But from President Obama’s televised address on the evening of March 29, in which he claimed that the intervention in Libya was not about regime change, to the Reuters story revealing that he had signed an order allowing covert U.S. operations in Libya at least a week before the speech, and possibly longer, took—what?—24 hours. And so in we go to Libya, as both neoconservatives and liberal interventionists have been pressing for all along." - also posted at BLN

Signs of crisis and internal conflict in US-NATO war on Libya
A quote...."Obama administration officials told stunned congressional committees Thursday that the US was pulling its warplanes out of the air assault on Libya in two days despite the evident failure of the ground offensive by the US-backed rebels against the regime of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. -- On Friday, the Transitional National Council, the rebel leadership body in Benghazi, publicly offered a ceasefire while evidently pulling back from its previous condition that Gaddafi step down first. The latest offer, conveyed to UN mediator Abdelilah Al-Khatib, who is shuttling between Benghazi and Tripoli, was that the rebels would accept a ceasefire if Gaddafi’s forces stopped their attacks on rebel-held cities like Misrata and allowed opposition demonstrations."

‘War for Libyan oil planned long ago, no one cares about people’
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min26sec - Apr 2, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Susan Lindauer, a journalist and author specializing on American interventions, has never believed the allied forces intervened in Libya out of humanitarian reasons. It is a war for oil which was prepared long ago, Lindauer argues – anyone who cared about the Libyan people would stop immediately."

NATO's Fascist War
A quote...."Not even the fascist leaders of Germany and Italy were so blatantly shameless regarding the Spanish Civil War unleashed in 1936, an event that maybe a lot of people have been recalling over these past days. -- Almost 75 years to the day have passed since then, but nothing that has happened over the last 75 centuries, or even 75 millenniums of human life on our planet can compare."

Mounting evidence of CIA ties to Libyan rebels
The Impacts of Depleted Uranium Ammunition in the War on Libya
Mounting alarm over US use of depleted uranium arms in Libya - Alt
At NATO’s Behest, US to Continue Libya Strikes
NATO conducts 70 air raids in Libya on Saturday
Libya rebels hit by coalition air strike
Western military advisers become visible in Benghazi
Libyan rebels struggle to explain rift
Libyan rebels 'receive foreign training'
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More on the World Wide Revolution.....

Yemen police injure over 400 protesters
A quote...."Live fire from Yemeni police has injured over 400 anti-government protesters who tried marching toward the presidential palace in the Red Sea city of Hudaidah. - Thousands of demonstrators had planned a 2 a.m. march to protest Sunday’s crackdown on protesters in Taiz, south of capital Sana’a, that killed two people and injured over a hundred others. - Police fired live rounds and tear gas against the crowd that wounded at least 409 people." - Source:  PressTV

Two Yemen protesters killed, hundreds hurt
Yemen street protests to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh (amateur footage)  - video
Bahrain forces daily to sack journalist - press censorship
'Kuwait's anti-Iran claims, US scenario'
Yemen opposition unveils new plan - video
Iraq, Turkey support Syrian president
Syrian president appoints ex-minister to form govt
Thousands march in mourning in Syria
Omani police release 57 protesters
Sources: Mubarak has left Egypt
Egypt denies Mubarak left country for Germany
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Potential April 6th Fukushima Fallout Forecast Shows U.S. West Coast Under Threat
Radiation Red Warning - (West coast only) - Video - (YuTb - 24sec - Apr 3, 2011) - Source:  NotForSale2NWO -- A quote...."This is a POTENTIAL radiation release produced by officials within the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Research (ATMOS) at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)."

Anaheim, CA has highest ~ radioactive fallout of any EPA air monitoring station in Continental U.S. for iodine-131
- Radiation Alert - A quote...."Dutch Harbor monitor registers highest radiation in US, News Tribune, March 30, 2011:


Radioactive Iodine-131 in rainwater sample near San Francisco 18,100% above federal drinking water standard
Radiation Alert - A quote...."UCB Rain Water Sampling Results, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Nuclear Engineering: -- Iodine-131 level in rainwater sample taken on the roof of Etcheverry Hall on UC Berkeley campus, March 23, 2011 from 9:06-18:00 PDT -- 20.1 Becquerel per liter (Bq/L) = 543 Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) — Conversion calculator here. -- The federal drinking water standard for Iodine-131 is 3 pCi/L. (Press Release)."

EU Secretly Authorizes Emergency Order Allowing Large Increase Of Radiation In Food
Radiation Cover-Up Alert - A quote...."Kopp Online, Xander News and other non-English news agencies are reporting that the EU implemented a secret “emergency” order without informing the public which increases the amount of radiation in food by up to 20 times previous food standards. -- According to EU bylaws radiation limits may be raised during a nuclear emergency to prevent food shortages. -- But there is anger across Europe because this emergency order was issued while officials say there is no threat to the food. -- Foodwatch is quoted “These rules now to bring into force is absurd, because in Europe there are no nuclear emergency, and certainly no shortage of food.” -- Michael Rivero said.....


Update on Japan's Nuclear Crisis
Contains Photos & Videos - A quote...."The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex is getting worse in many ways, but better in some ways. Here's a quick roundup."

Newly released TEPCO data provides evidence of periodic chain reaction at Fukushima Unit 1
Video - Alt - (Note: size window for best view) - (VimeoVid - 5min20sec - 04-03-11) - Source:  FairwindsAssociates -- A quote...."Recent press reports have discussed the possibility that Fukushima Unit 1 may be having a nuclear chain reaction. New data released by TEPCO indicates that even though Fukushima Unit 1 was shut down during the March 11 earthquake, it appears to have "gone critical" again without human intervention. The detection by TEPCO of short-lived radioactive isotopes substantiates the existence of this inadvertent criticality."

Radiation News 04-4-11 - A DProgram Round-Up - (6 articles)
Radiation Support for Your Immune System: We are under invisible siege
Governor of Fukushima and Mayor of Town Near Nuclear Reactors Slam Govt Response to Nuclear Crisis
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Richard Goldstone Folds
Must Read - A quote....""Frankly, I don’t care how many Mossad agents threatened the lives of his children, in the end Richard Goldstone has betrayed all of humanity with his pathetic retraction. -- I just read Richard Goldstone’s “Reconsidering the Goldstone report on Israel and war crimes” and I have to say that I haven’t seen a more obvious and cowardly betrayal of historical fact… ever. I don’t even think that Donald Rumsfeld’s new book could come close to this in terms of outright revisionist history. -- The Goldstone Report has been a thorn in the side of the zionist rulers of Israel and their apologist corp of internet Megaphonies and propaganda peddlers, since it was published. It’s a stark and candid assessment of the brutality unleashed by Israel on the confined people of Gaza living in what some call the “largest open air prison in the world”. It correctly accused Israel of potential war crimes and crimes against humanity and recommended a full inquiry by the International Criminal Court. The fact that Richard Goldstone turned into a coward after god-knows how many zealots threatened his life, changes nothing."

Zionism’s ‘Copyright’ possibly violated again…
Must View Video - (good lyrics) - Alt - (YuTb - 3min 50sec - Mar 31, 2011) - Source:  madlittledebbie -- Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because it's so easy to do!! - mpg -- A quote...."On March 30th at 5 pm, a group of social justice activists held a "flash-mob" in downtown Chicago. The demonstration was organized as one of hundreds of demonstrations held around the world to mark the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Global Day of Action, an annual event designed to call attention to the movement to boycott the apartheid policies of Israel. Demonstrators performed a choreographed dance to an original song called "BDS," a parody of "ABC" by the Jackson Five. Video of the flash mob is available here:" - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.

Major London Retailer For Ahava Dead Sea Salts Forced To Close; Boycott Campaign Claims Credit
Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because their wallet is where they live, it's their moral compass, it's ALL they really, truly, believe in. - mpg -- A quote...."After a 2-year long campaign that involved bi-weekly protests, consumer education and petitions challenging the Ahava company’s illegal theft of Palestinian land and resources, British activists are now claiming credit for the decision by Ahava’s flagship store in London to shut its doors." - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.

UN: Israel's demolitions of Palestinian homes hit record high
A quote...."JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israel's demolitions of Palestinian homes and buildings reached a record high in March for the third consecutive month, according to figures from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees."

[IOF] Army Invades Bil’in
A quote...."Under the pretext of searching for international peace activists, Israeli soldiers and policemen invaded on Monday at dawn Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes."

Palestinian youth attacked while planting olive trees
A quote...."RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- A group of Palestinian youth said they were attacked by Israeli soldiers while planting olive trees on Wednesday."
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More On The Economic Situation....

Gerald Celente Predicts Economic Armageddon by 2012
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - 3min44sec - Jul 2, 2010) - Source:  trendsjournal -- A quote...."Subscribe to Trends Journal: http://www.trendsresearch.com/journal.html go to GeraldCelenteChannel.Blogspot.com for the rest of the story." - Gerald Celente predicts the end of the US-NRE's economy as we know it.

But keep in mind folks, his prediction will only come true if "debt [finally] does matter".  So far the production of more debt by this nation, specifically the Federal Reserve, to cover the vast amounts of un-payable debt that's continuing to pile up, has kept the "surface" of our economic pond placid enough to allow the appearance of a functioning economy.

• Banks which by any normal, rational, economic measure are completely insolvent, are producing "record profits" because they simply don't count the vast amounts of toxic assets they're hiding in their own accounts or the Federal reserve's.
• A housing market that is completely dysfunctional and frozen because of the Banks vast ongoing criminal conspiracy (in the foreclosure process, the MERS system, selling the same homes to multiple buyers, chopping, trenching, bundling, and financializing all the mortgages etc. etc.) is still partially functional due to the entire Banking sector's titanic efforts to keep the five to ten year backlog of homes from hitting the market.
• The bond market is now totally supported by the Fed and a few TBTF banks and bond traders.
• The stock market is supported by the same and managed by a few favored Wall Street firms, some mathematical algorithms, a handful of computers, and the Fed's plunge protection team.

Still, what's to say they can't keep printing and pretending for the foreseeable future, why can't they just keep piling on more debt forever, what crisis, "black swan" or NEW development will cause the seemingly placid surface of our economic pond to turn into an economic maelstrom? - mpg

Good Economic Numbers? Don’t Be Fooled By The Financial Sugar High
Special Note - Charts - A quote...."Many in the mainstream media were extremely excited when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. unemployment rate declined to 8.8% in March.  U.S. stocks soared as investors enthusiastically welcomed the news.  But should we all really be jumping up and down over this? -- The truth is that some other measures show that the unemployment situation in the United States is becoming worse."

America Celebrates Positive NFP Surprise And Wealth Effect With Another Foodstamp Record
Chart - A quote...."As some Americans managed to find part-time and temporary jobs in March, some other Americans dropped below the poverty level threshold. 105 thousand in one month to be precise. The total foodstamp participation in January hit an all time record 44,187,831 according to the USDA. But fear not, here's the bullish spin... sorry, there is no way to spin this."

Fury over $35 million paid to top bosses of bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
A quote...."The top bosses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were paid $35.4million after the mortgage giant was given huge bailouts by the taxpayer. -- Six executives were given the enormous salaries over the two years the organisations received $153billion to stop them from collapsing - although total losses may reach $363billion." - Try three or four trillion dollars. - mpg -- Topix ||  Having Fun With Your Tax Dollars  ||

The corporate looting of America
A quote...."Ford CEO Alan Mulally received a pay package worth $26.52 million in 2010, a 48 percent raise from the previous year, according to a Friday filing by the US auto company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is in addition to a stock bonus of $56.6 million the chief executive was awarded in March, bringing his total take for the year to more than $83 million."

GOP plans $1 trillion Medicaid cut
My oh my, Empire, Israel, endless wars, and all those Bankster bonuses and bailouts are becoming rather expensive aren't they folks?  Anytime you want all this to stop, just stop voting for DemoRepubs.  It's your choice and it's that simple. - mpg -- A quote...."31 Mar 2011 House Republicans are planning to cut roughly $1 trillion over 10 years from Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor and disabled, as part of their fiscal 2012 budget, which they will unveil early next month, according to several GOP sources. Though Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has yet to lock in his final numbers, he made clear to POLITICO in February that he intends to target Medicaid and Medicare for savings." - bold by webste editor

Demographer sees surge of interest in renting rather than buying a home
Another nail in the coffin of the US home market. - mpg -- A quote...."Cheryl Russell says the loss of middle-class wealth and greater student debt make home buying unaffordable for many young adults. They also see more flexibility in renting than buying."

Canada's demographic time bomb
Same as the US's. - mpg -- A quote...."The aging population is among the big issues that policymakers must confront, as the labour force shrinks, income tax receipts slow, and the pressure builds on governments to fund health care and benefits for the elderly who are living longer and longer. From here on, analysts warn, the government’s budget-making process will incorporate annual program and spending reviews, such as the one proposed in the 2011 federal budget, to find the needed money to pay for the rising price tag for elderly benefits, drugs and doctors. Program cuts, privatizations and outsourcing of back-office operations are all likely to be on the table."

Position of bondholders in Irish banks looks precarious as Ireland follows Iceland
A quote...."While the new Irish premier Enda Kenny appears to be ready  to cheerfully transfer the entire wealth of Ireland to criminal banks and break all his  election promises, Kenny has met with unexpected resistance among the people and also the media." - also posted at Uruknet

Saturday April 2nd 2011

Friday April 1st 2011 - links page 

More Tales From The Zio-Sphere..... 

US, Saudis make deal to incite carnage  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172473.html 
Special Note - A quote...."An agreement between Saudi Arabia and the US has reportedly facilitated the carnage of civilians in Libya and Bahrain, where people have launched revolutions against their respective governments. -- Based on the deal, cited by British newspaper The Telegraph on Thursday, Riyadh would support the Washington-led war on fellow Arab country of Libya, in exchange for the American silence on the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain." 
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Let's make a deal: Saudis agreed to back Libya airstrikes in exchange for muted U.S. criticism of Bahrain's suppression of protests
  ---  http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/03/lets-make-a-deal-saudis-agreed-to-back-libya-airstrikes-in-exchange-for-muted-us-criticism-of-bahrai.html 
Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."That detail mentioned in passing in the story below, but certainly deserves a wider hearing in the broader discussion of our undeclared war in Libya. "Bahrain hardliners to put Shia MPs on trial," by Adrian Blomfield for the Telegraph, March 31." 
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'US, Saudis sustain dictators in power'  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172550.html 
Special Note - Related Article  - A quote...."An American political observer says there is no end in sight for the spread of uprisings throughout the Arab world, blaming the US and Saudi Arabia for the sustenance of dictators in the region." 
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For more on the three articles shown above see.....One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/blotterminiblogs/onevilevenomtippedtalonedhand-thestandardmodel-mpg-reficultnias-072810 
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Time to Investigate Israeli Spying in U.S.  ---  http://www.revoltoftheplebs.com/categories/news-analysis/time-to-investigate-israeli-spying-in-u-s/ 
A quote...."If Peter King is interested in fighting terrorism/treason, he should inquire into American policy makers who have already been investigated by the FBI for suspected espionage and illicit influence-peddling on Israel’s behalf." 
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Zionism and American NeoCon foreign policy  ---  http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/zionism-and-american-neocon-foreign-policy/ 
Video - From the History File - Jul 20, 2008 - Z&A(1/5)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vWZTTrceV8  ---  Z&A(2/5)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOhxY1LQdK0  ---  Z&A(3/5)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO0HD5RE_uM  ---  Z&A(4/5)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIY7e2DX8cM  ---  Z&A(5/5)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvMvk0Q3Cs  ---  (YuTb - 10min - 07/20/08) - Source:  erkd1  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/erkd1  ---  Connecting Israeli Zionist influence on America's Foreign Policy the BBC investigative journalism show Panorama aired The War Party on May 18th, 2003 right after the start of the Iraq War. -- Key members of the Bush administration and the powerful American Enterprise Institute were part of a Israeli think tank called The Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies (IASPS):" 
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Researcher Warns Israel to Stop Plans for Creating Artificial Islands  ---  http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=9001120414 
Oil & Gas Theft Alert - Obviously Israel is going to pepper Gaza's and Lebanon's coasts (and perhaps even other country's coasts) with artificial (and heavily armed) islands to stake out (steal) oil and gas claims.  This CANNOT be allowed to happen!! - mpg -- A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior oceanography researcher warned of Israeli plans for constructing artificial islands in the Mediterranean Sea, saying that the move would damage the ecology, environment and the scarce marine plants and animals of the sea." 
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More On The Domestic Situation.... 

Clinton To Congress: Obama Would Ignore Your War Resolutions
  ---  http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/clinton-tells-house-obama-would-ignore-war-resolutions.php?ref=fpblg 
Contempt of Congress - A quote...."Update: Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), who asked Clinton about the War Powers Act during a classified briefing, said Clinton and the administration are sidestepping the measure's provisions giving Congress the ability to put a 60-day time limit on any military action. -- "They are not committed to following the important part of the War Powers Act," he told TPM in a phone interview. "She said they are certainly willing to send reports [to us] and if they issue a press release, they'll send that to us too." - How kind of her! - mpg 
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The CIA, the Libyan Rebellion, and the President  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27804.htm  ---  You ObamaTrolls happy yet? - mpg 
Contempt of The People - A quote...."March 31, 2011 "Huffington Post" - - One of Barack Obama's first acts as president was to say that Guantanamo must go. It did not go. Soon after, he said that the Israeli settlements must go. They expanded. Obama made his peace in the end with Guantanamo and the Israeli settlements. He restarted the military tribunals at Guantanamo -- a feature of the Bush-Cheney constitution which he once had explicitly deplored -- and recently went out of his way to defend the Guantanamo-like abuse (compulsory nakedness and sleep deprivation) inflicted on an American prisoner, Bradley Manning, in the Marine Corps brig at Quantico. One had come to think of "X must go" assertions by Obama as speculative prefaces to a non-existent work. His words, in his mind, are actions. When he speaks them once or twice, he has done what he was put here to do. If the existing powers defy his wishes, he embraces the powers and continues on his way." - Source:  HuffPo  ---  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bromwich/cia-libya-obama-_b_843166.html?page=2 
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What the Patriot Act Does For You  ---  http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2011/03/30/what-the-patriot-act-does-for-you/ 
A quote...."Incessant warmaking overseas will someday end when the United States runs out of money or soldiers or both.  But less well understood is the collateral damage here at home where the consequences of the global war on terror will linger on in the form of a shattered constitution.  The Patriot Act is generally promoted as the principal legislative tool being used to fight international terrorism.  It is, in reality, a devastating and poorly conceived bit of legislation originally approved just after 9/11 - [and written several years before 9/11.  How "fortuitous". - mpg] 
also posted at ICH  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27806.htm 
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Beware of Homeland Security Training for Local Law Enforcement, by An Insider  ---  http://revolutionarypolitics.com/?p=5134 
DHS Targets Libertarians - A quote...."So how does a person qualify as a potential domestic terrorist?  Based on the training I have attended, here are characteristics that qualify...." 

• Expressions of libertarian philosophies (statements, bumper stickers) 
  
• Second Amendment-oriented views (NRA or gun club membership, holding a CCW permit) 
  
• Survivalist literature (fictional books such as “Patriots” and “One Second After” are mentioned by name) 
  
• Self-sufficiency (stockpiling food, ammo, hand tools, medical supplies) 
  
• Fear of economic collapse (buying gold and barter items) 
  
• Religious views concerning the book of Revelation (apocalypse, anti-Christ) 
  
• Expressed fears of Big Brother or big government 
  
• Homeschooling 
  
• Declarations of Constitutional rights and civil liberties 
  
• Belief in a New World Order conspiracy 
  

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Gerald Celente: First Great War of The 21st Century Has Begun – Alex Jones Tv
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/03/31/gerald-celente-first-great-war-of-the-21st-century-has-begun-alex-jones-tv/ 
AJVideo - GC&AJ(1/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nP6x6Np7E  ---  GC&AJ(2/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eys4JZuCKFg  ---  (AJYuTb - 15/8min - Mar 31, 2011) - Source: TheAlexJonesChannel  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel  ---  A quote...."Alex also talks with trend forecaster, publisher of the Trends Journal, and business consultant Gerald Celente." 
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What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – March 31st, 2011
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/03/31/what-really-happened-with-michael-rivero-march-31st-2011/ 
Part 2  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/282708603 
Must View Video - MR(1/2)  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/282708620  ---  MR(2/2)  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/282708603  ---  (JustInTV - 2hrs - March 31st, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids  ---  http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/videos  ---  Michael Rivero extensively covers the on-going disaster in Japan, Obama's illegal war on Libya, the "Money Junkies" spree of destruction across the planet, Gold & Silver adorned cruise missiles (literally), the Fed's new class of terrorists (shown above), the endless lies of the New World Order, and many other issues. - mpg 
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More On The International Situation.... 

An Irreverent Thought - A Matter of Empire  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/mayer04012011.html 
Must Read - A quote...."Why this refusal to use the "E-word"? America is not a republic. It is an empire. To be sure, an empire in a relatively early stage of decline—precisely because it is overextended. And while empire and republic never live happily together, this is all the more the case during an imperial sunset. In Washington politics and government are less and less democratic and more and more dysfunctional and corrupt. To boot, on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in the think tanks the talk is all about the national interest and national security, without even a passing mention of America's imperial interest." 
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America's Permanent War Agenda: Military Keynesianism on Steroids  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76436&hd=&size=1&l=e 
Must Read - A quote...."Previous articles discussed America's culture of violence at home and abroad. Its entire history, in fact, is blood-drenched, glorifying conflicts in the name of peace, waging them every year in US history against one or more domestic and/or foreign adversaries." 
Source:  SteveLendman  ---  http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2011/04/americas-permanent-war-agenda-military.html 
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US-led troops kill three Afghan civilians  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172418.html 
A quote...."At least three Afghan civilians have been killed and four others injured when US-led coalition troops opened fire on them after a road accident in Kandahar province." 
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[US-NRE's] 101st says 6 [US soldiers] killed in ongoing Afghanistan battle [this Tuesday]
  ---  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/31/state/n123123D39.DTL 
A quote...."A tough battle continues in eastern Afghanistan's most volatile area where six U.S. soldiers died on Tuesday, said Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division."  
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3 US-led soldiers injured in Afghan war  ---  http://www.legitgov.org/3-US-led-soldiers-injured-Afghan-war 
A quote...."3 US-led soldiers injured in Afghan war 02 Apr 2011 At least three US-led troops have been injured after armed men attacked a NATO camp in Kabul as violence against foreign troops surges in Afghanistan. Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on US-led soldiers with assault rifles and rocket launchers...." 
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20 UN Staff, Five Protesters Killed in Northern Afghan Protest
  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2011/04/01/20-un-staff-five-protesters-killed-in-northern-afghan-protest/ 
A quote...."Protesters marched on a UN compound in the province, overwhelmed the guards, and climbed up blast walls before destroying a guard tower. Fires were set, and by the end at least 20 UN staffers, and five protesters, were dead." 
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10 NATO tankers damaged in Pakistan  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172540.html 
A quote...."At least 10 NATO oil tankers have been damaged in an attack in Pakistan's Khyber area bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani officials have said." 
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Dean of Baghdad University’s Medical College killed  ---  http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news%5C2011-03-31%5Ckurd.htm 
A quote...."The dean of Baghdad University’s Medical College was silenced by an explosive device attached to his car. Medical Professor Mohammed Al-Alwan was a top Iraqi surgeon and his murder sends a signal that Iraqi intellectuals are still in danger of either being assassinated or kidnapped.  Killings of senior officials, and particularly army and security officers have surged in Baghdad and other major cities.  Attacks, mainly carried out by silencer guns, have had army officers and security officials as their target.  But the killing of Professor Alwan is reminiscent of attacks targeting university professors in the past few years.  Thousands of Iraqi university professors and scientists have fled the country, fearing for their lives.  The recent relative quiet had persuaded some of them to return home.  But the murder of Professor Alwan would make those still in exile think twice before deciding on a return journey home." 
also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76460&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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Neocons Target Assad Regime  ---  http://original.antiwar.com/lobe/2011/03/30/neocons-target-assad-regime/ 
A quote...."Despite the clear opposition the Obama administration and apparent ambivalence on the part of the right-wing government in Israel, neoconservative hawks here have set their sights on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who they hope will be the next domino to fall victim to what the so-called "Arab Spring." 
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Iran Marks Islamic Republic Establishment  ---  http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=9001120465 
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic a new Islamic system that replaced a US-backed monarchy." 
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Iran to Open 3rd Phase of Kish Oil Bourse  ---  http://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=9001120419  
War Update - (Because the Kish Oil Bourse does NOT use USD's. - mpg) -- A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is set to inaugurate the third phase of oil bourse on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf for trade in crude and petrochemical products with vast opportunities for foreign companies."  
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Algeria to supply Europe with 8 billion cubic metres of gas annually  ---  http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=45277 
A quote...."ALGIERS - Algeria's state-owned energy company Sonatrach signed Thursday deals with Spanish and French companies to supply eight billion cubic metres per year of natural gas through the new Medgaz pipeline." 
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US General Says "They" Plan to Take Over Arab and African Countries For Oil [Video]
  ---  http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2011/03/us-general-says-they-plan-to-take-over-arab-and-african-countries-for-oil-video/ 
From the History File - (this video has been posted several times on this site because it's so prescient - mpg) - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyEJ6Aja-UQ  ---  (YuTb - 2min13sec - Mar 28, 2011) - Source:   91177info  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/91177info  ---  A quote...."They" ? planned this along time ago and with the recent unrest and revolutions happening in north Africa and the middle east Former General Wesley Clark of the U.S. Army talks openly about the memo he saw when Bush was president." - Topix ||  9/11-Planning Guidance Docs  ||  ---  http://www.reficultnias.org/mikesfiles/weblists/911-planningguidance-weblist-mpg-040409 
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7 Countries in 5 years  ---  http://willyloman.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/7-countries-in-5-years/ 
Commentary on the video shown above - A quote...."Gen Westley Clark explains how there was a plan to invade and take over 7 countries in 5 years. He was told, “we have a good military AND we can take down governments“…. the plan was revealed to Clark right after we first started bombing Afghanistan and it went like this; Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran. -- So far we see progress on this front in Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Lebanon is about to be attacked by Israel. They attempted to overthrow Iran with their fake “Green Revolution” a year ago and still press to this day for air-strikes on them. Libya is the most obvious example of a CIA destabilization program." 
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Eternal Punishment: Obama Leads Third Century of Imperial Revenge on Haiti
http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2112-eternal-punishment-obama-leads-third-century-of-imperial-revenge-on-haiti.html 
Special Note - A quote...."The blood and thunder (or is it thud and blunder?) of the American-led intervention in Libya has obscured one of the more revealing episodes of our times -- especially for those many millions who still cling to the idea that Barack Obama is somehow an improvement, however slight, over the ruthless, lawless, corroded souls who preceded him in the post of imperial manager.  --  We speak of course of the American rigging of the election in battered, helpless Haiti -- a brazen effort to disenfranchise the majority of the population and ensure the election of a vicious -- but acquiescent -- client to the presidency. This sordid episode comes complete with a personal intervention by the Nobel Peace Laureate himself to try to continue the exile and persecution of the democratically elected Haitian president overthrown by George W. Bush in a brutal coup.  --  Even as he was scheming with the CIA to put covert American "boots on the ground" in the Libyan civil war, Obama and his dream team have been maneuvering like mad to put one of a pair of right-wing fanatics into office in Haiti while excluding any other candidates from the running." 
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The Assault On Libya.... 

Libya, imperialism and the prostration of the “left” intellectuals: The case of Professor Juan Cole
  ---  http://wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/pers-a01.shtml 
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."The left-liberal justifications for the US-NATO bombing of Libya are thick with moral outrage against Colonel Gaddafi, but provide virtually nothing in the way of analysis of the motives and interests of the forces, within Libya and internationally, that are seeking his overthrow. The apologists argue and write as if they were members of a society of amnesiacs. There is no history. Nothing that occurred in the past is remembered. The morally-debased and genocidal record of imperialist colonialism is ignored. There is no reference in these writings to Italian colonialism’s extermination of nearly one half of the Libyan population during its occupation between 1911 and 1940. Nor do they note that the last major joint Anglo-French military action in North Africa, in October-November 1956, was the invasion of Egypt. That action, carried out in collusion with Israel, sought to overthrow the nationalist regime of another Arab colonel, Gamal Abdul Nasser, and reclaim control of the nationalized Suez Canal. Nasser was widely denounced in the British press as a “mad dog” and Prime Minister Anthony Eden plotted his assassination. The Anglo-French invasion failed because the United States, which had its own plans for the region, would not tolerate the attempt by the European imperialists to restore their colonial empires. President Eisenhower compelled the French, British and Israelis to beat a humiliating retreat." - also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76446&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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On the Counter-Revolutionary Front in Libya  ---  http://my.firedoglake.com/fairleft/2011/04/01/on-the-counter-revolutionary-front-in-libya/ 
Special Note - A quote...."What’s refreshing is to read analysis that takes for granted that the demonization and ‘humanitarian intervention’ fog cover up the usual economic imperialism, and then argue directly against that. More often than Americans, British authors like Alex Cockburn (quoted above) take this stance against U.S.-led intervention. (Is it to avoid sounding completely naive, stupid and American that some are ‘allowed’ in mainstream Britain to use the common sense soft Marxist ‘follow the money’ approach?) But progressive third world authors, for example Vijay Prashad and Soumaya Ghannoushi, whose native countries continue today to experience the abuse of neo-colonialism, tend to write the straightest takes on what’s really going down in nations most Americans really don’t give a rat’s ass about." - also posted at Uruknet  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76457&hd=&size=1&l=e 
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Target Col Gaddafi,Western Democracies Descend to Middle Ages  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76434&hd=&size=1&l=e 
Special Note - A quote...."In his March 28 speech, Obama justified his air strikes against Libya on the grounds that the embattled ruler, Gadhafi, was using air strikes to put down a rebellion --- against state authority as presently constituted—However the current US president and the predecessor Bush/Cheney regime have murdered many times more people in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia -- using air strikes and drones --than Gadhafi has murdered in Libya." Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the treasury and former editor and columnist for the Wall Street Journal" 
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Is Anyone Keeping Count? - Libya and the Holy Triumvirate  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/blum03302011.html 
Special Note - A quote...."The words they find it very difficult to say — "civil war". -- Libya is engaged in a civil war. The United States and the European Union and NATO — The Holy Triumvirate — are intervening, bloodily, in a civil war. To overthrow Moammar Gaddafi. First The Holy Triumvirate spoke only of imposing a no-fly zone. After getting support from international bodies on that understanding they immediately began to wage war against Libyan military forces, and whoever was nearby, on a daily basis. In the world of commerce this is called "bait and switch"." 
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How and Why The Elite Destroyed 3 Tons of Silver Last Week
  ---  http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2011/03/31/how-and-why-the-elite-destroyed-3-tons-o 
Special Note - A quote...."It has been about a week since the Empire attacked the Galactic Rebels in the desert world of Libya. Reports have already surfaced about the obscene costs of this “Kinetic Military Action.” In less than a week, this war has already cost Americans $600 million dollars. That is about $100 million a day for this “Action.” It is far cry from the estimated daily price tag of the $300 million a day Afghan war or the $700 million a day Iraq war. -- Almost half of the cost ($269 million) has come from the 191 Tomahawk missiles that have been launched into Libya. I think it is extremely interesting to know that each Tomahawk has more than a monster box (500 oz.) of silver inside of each missile." 
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US-NATO bombings kill civilians in Tripoli  ---  http://wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/nato-a01.shtml 
A quote...."US-NATO air strikes on Tripoli and other Libyan cities have claimed growing numbers of civilian victims, according to the Vatican’s top representative in the Libyan capital." 
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A CIA Secret Army of al-Qaeda [al-CIA'da] Terrorists  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27801.htm 
Must View RTVideo - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AubBU12uu0  ---  (RTYuTb - 8min 05sec - Mar 30, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday  ---  A quote...."RT talks to investigative journalist Webster Tarpley from Washington DC" 
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Libya air raid [by US led "coalition"] 'killed civilians'
  ---  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12931731 
Here Come "The Boots On The Ground": EU Approves "Possible" Military Operation For Libya
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/here-come-boots-ground-eu-approves-possible-military-operation-libya 
CIA Ground Forces Operating in Libya for ‘Several Weeks’
  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2011/03/30/cia-ground-forces-operating-in-libya-for-several-weeks/ 
U.S. Gunships Will Be ‘on Standby’ in NATO’s Libya War
  ---  http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/u-s-gunships-will-be-on-standby-in-natos-libya-war/ 
Gates: No US Ground Troops in Libya ‘as Long as I’m In This Job’ - Well, THAT can be taken care of....mpg
  ---  http://news.antiwar.com/2011/03/31/gates-no-us-ground-troops-in-libya-as-long-as-im-in-this-job/ 
London School of Economics was hub of relations between British elite and Gaddafi regime
  ---  http://wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/llse-a01.shtml 
Gaddafi forces bombard opposition-held Misrata
  ---  http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/04/01/143812.html 
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More on the World Wide Revolution.....

Hijacking the Arab revolution  ---  http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article338090.ece 
A quote...."Those who have protected and pampered the Mubaraks and Ben Alis all these years see no irony in coming forward to claim credit for the tide that has turned the Arab world around. Talk of hunting with hares and running with hounds! Some Western pundits even have the cheek to thank the “Cowboy Crusader,” who gave us Afghanistan and Iraq and sent more than a million people to their death, for the Arab revolt." 
also posted at VeteransToday  ---  http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/04/01/aijaz-zaka-syed-hijacking-the-arab-revolution/ 
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Huge Yemeni crowds press on for president's ouster  ---  http://www.thestate.com/2011/03/30/1756845/huge-yemeni-crowds-press-on-for.html 
A quote...."SANAA, Yemen — Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters packed the streets of cities throughout Yemen Wednesday, demanding the president's ouster and blaming him for a munitions factory blast that left at least 100 people dead."  
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Egyptians rally in Cairo to 'save the revolution'  ---  http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=45290 
A quote...."CAIRO - Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday, issuing calls to "save the revolution" that ousted president Hosni Mubarak and to rid of the country of the old regime." 
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Protesters return to Egypt's Tahrir square  ---  http://www.uruknet.com/?p=m76453&hd=&size=1&l=e 
AJZVideo - Alt - (AJZYuTb - 2min 11sec - Apr 1, 2011) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish  ---  A quote.... "Thousands of people have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir [Liberation] Square. - Pro-reform activists say they fear the country's revolution is under threat. - They are calling for the country's military government to punish the remaining members of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime. - Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Cairo, Egypt." 
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'50 Bahraini activists arrested overnight'
  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172551.html 
‘US orders media silence over Bahrain’
  ---  http://www.activistpost.com/2011/04/us-orders-media-silence-over-bahrain.html 
contains video - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1cq07mDVpQ 
Kuwait Cabinet resigns over Bahrain crisis
  ---  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/31/international/i063134D71.DTL 
Syrian pres. orders probe into deaths
  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172514.html 
[Meanwhile,] 10 [more] said [to be] killed in anti-government protests across Syria
  ---  http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/10-said-killed-in-anti-government-protests-across-syria-1.353552  
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Japan Radiation Detected in 15 States and in Milk Samples in Washington State – Alex Jones Tv
  ---  http://dprogram.net/2011/03/31/japan-radiation-detected-in-15-states-and-in-milk-samples-in-washington-state-alex-jones-tv/ 
Radiation Alert - AJVideo - AJ(1/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK9Yso7MyZo  ---  AJ(2/2)  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJh93UT3Zek  ---  (AJYuTb - 15/8min - Mar 31, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel  ---  http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel  ---  A quote...."Japan radiation detected in at least 15 states and in milk samples in Washington state" 
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Japan radiation detected in at least 15 states and in milk samples in Washington state  ---  http://www.naturalnews.com/031909_radiation_milk.html 
Radiation Alert - A quote...."(NaturalNews) Radioactive isotopes unique to the Fukushima disaster are now being detected in at least 15 US states, according to recent reports from CNN  ---  http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/28/radiation.us/index.html  ---  And the Associated Press (AP)  ---  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/30/state/n145310D86.DTL&tsp=1  ---  has issued a report claiming that milk samples taken in Washington state have tested positive for low levels of the same radioactive component, Iodine-131, raising concerns about the true widespread effects of the Fukushima nuclear fallout." 
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Fukushima Fallout Hits the US - Radiation Found in Rainwater From California to Massachusetts  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney03312011.html 
Radiation Alert - A quote...."Three of the six nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have partially melted down and plutonium is seeping into the soil outside. Plutonium is less volatile than other radioactive elements like iodine or cesium, but it's also more deadly.  According to Business Week, "When plutonium decays, it emits what is known as an alpha particle, a relatively big particle that carries a lot of energy. When an alpha particle hits body tissue, it can damage the DNA of a cell and lead to a cancer-causing mutation." If plutonium leaches into groundwater or pristine aquifers, the threat to public health and the environment will be extreme." - also posted at ICH  ---  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27802.htm 
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EPA: Radioactive Iodine Exceeding Max Contaminant Levels for Drinking Water ~ in Penns & Mass...But It's Safe
  ---  http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/03/epa-radioactive-iodine-exceeding.html 
Radiation Alert - A quote...."As I noted Tuesday,  ---  http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/03/government-responds-to-nuclear-accident.html  ---    the government is responding to the Japanese nuclear accident by trying to raise acceptable radiation levels and pretending that radiation is good for us. -- Forbes' blogger Jeff McMahon points out...."  ---  http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/03/28/epa-expect-more-radiation-in-rainwater/ 

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New Photos Of Fukushima Reactors  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/chris-martenson-exclusive-new-photos-fukushima-reactors 
Must Read / View - Photos -- A quote...."Noting that the press has largely turned its resources off of the Fukushima complex, and needing up-to-date information on the status of the damage control efforts there, we secured the most up-to-date satellite photo from DigitalGlobe (dated March 31st), which we analyze below. This is the first photo of the damaged reactor site at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility made available to the public in over a week. That means you, our readers, are the first public eyes anywhere to see this photo. - also posted at Hamsayeh
  ---  http://hamsayeh.net/articles/515-new-photos-of-fukushima-reactors.html 
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Tepco Workers Threatened by Heat Bursts; Sea Radiation Rises
  ---  http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-31/tepco-workers-threatened-by-heat-bursts-sea-radiation-rises.html 
A quote...."March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s damaged nuclear plant may be in danger of emitting sudden bursts of heat and radiation, undermining efforts to cool the reactors and contain fallout." - As Michel Rivero points out, this is a sign that the fuel rods are undergoing fission as they collapse, melt, pool, and meld together into white hot dense blobs of molten radioactive slag, which are proceeding to burn their way through the bottoms of their reactor vessels as they burrow towards the water table. - mpg 
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Radiation in seawater at new high  ---  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_19.html 
A quote...."Radiation 4,385 times higher than the legal standard has been detected in seawater at a location 330 meters south of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant." - bold by website editor 
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Dr. Mark Sircus: Time To Do More Than Worry
  ---  http://theintelhubradio.com/2011/03/31/dr-mark-sircus-time-to-do-more-than-worry/ 
contains video - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l793wRWBFUI 
Living and Dying Downwind - Radiation, Japan and the Marshall Islands
  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/alcalay03292011.html 
Fukushima crisis 'bigger than Chernobyl'
  ---  http://www.presstv.ir/detail/172649.html 
No end in sight for Japan nuclear crisis
  ---  http://wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/fuku-a01.shtml 
Important History: The Kyshtym Disaster
  ---  http://northerntruthseeker.blogspot.com/2011/04/important-history-kyshtym-disaster.html 
contains video - Alt  ---  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmVSm70050 
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

INTIFADA THREE // PART THREE  ---  http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/intifada-three-part-three/ 
A quote...."OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, The organizers of the third Palestinian intifada page on Facebook have gained over 27,000 fans in one day after the Facebook administration removed the page in response to official calls in Israel. -- The page now includes opening statements condemning the Facebook administration and founder Mark Zuckerberg after they responded to pressure from Israel to close the page calling the Palestinians to take to the streets for a third intifada against Israel on May 15, which marks the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba." 
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Palestinians commemorate Land Day  ---  http://palsolidarity.org/2011/03/17287/ 
A quote...."Today Palestinians in Israel, West Bank and Gaza commemorated Land Day with demonstrations and strikes. The 30th March marks the date when in 1976 the Israeli government announced plans to expropriate thousands of dunums of land for ‘security and settlement purposes’, sparking strikes and marches in Arab towns from the Galilee to the Naqab desert. The ensuing confrontations with the Israeli army resulted in the deaths of six Arab citizens and over 100 wounded." 
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Israel lays Gaza-like siege on West Bank village  ---  http://electronicintifada.net/
v2/article11891.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+electronicIntifada+%28Electronic+Intifada%29 
A quote...."Since 24 March, Israeli forces have sealed the southern occupied West Bank village of Beit Ommar for an indefinite amount of time as soldiers continue to arrest young Palestinian residents and hold them in Israeli detention centers." - also posted at AlethoNews
  ---  http://alethonews.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/israel-lays-gaza-like-siege-on-west-bank-village/ 
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Three Injured as Troops Attack Weekly Anti-Wall Protests in the West Bank  ---  http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9816 
A quote...."Bethlehem – PNN – Three villagers were injured on Friday by Israeli troops as the forcibly suppressed weekly anti-wall protests in several locations across the West Bank." 
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Army Kidnaps A Hamas Leader In Ramallah  ---  http://www.imemc.org/article/60982 
A quote...."Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Thursday evening, Mohammad Ahmad Rayyan, a political leader of the Hamas movement in the central West Bank city of Ramallah." 
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Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (24-30 March 2011)
  ---  http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7336:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-24-30-march-2011&catid=131:new 
Every single week of the year.  What would YOU do if it was YOUR community? - mpg 

• 3 Palestinian resistance activists were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip, one of whom was extra-judicially executed. 
  
• 3 Palestinian resistance activist were wounded in the Gaza Strip and one civilian was wounded in the West Bank. 
  
• IOF warplanes launched a series or air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip. 
  
• The Ship Building in the northern Gaza Strip was bombarded, and at least 30 houses and two schools were damaged. 
  
• Two tunnels were destroyed in Rafah. 
  
• A number of Palestinian civilians were injured by shattered glass. 
  
• IOF continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank. 
  
• 4 Palestinian civilians, including two children, were wounded. 
  
• IOF arrested 14 Israeli human rights defenders and two Palestinian civilians. 
  
• IOF conducted 52 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and two limited ones into the Gaza Strip. 
  
• IOF arrested 27 Palestinian civilians, including 14 children. 
  
• IOF moved into Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and arrested 18 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 continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. 
  
• IOF destroyed 3 water wells in Bethlehem. 
  
• IOF destroyed a road in Qarawt Bani Hassan village near Salfit. 
  

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More On The Economic Situation.... 

Now Greenspan Wants to Take It All Back  ---  http://www.counterpunch.org/hudson03312011.html 
A quote...."No Flaw in His Model ... Old Time Religion Was Right After All" - [The definitive sign of a market-top, remember, when the parasites start saying "it's a new paradigm" and "debt doesn't matter", either they're about to engage in another bout of serious embezzlement, or, baton down the hatches, a crash is coming. - mpg] 

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CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls  ---  http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2011-03-31-ceo-pay-2010.htm 
A quote...."At a time most employees can barely remember their last substantial raise, median CEO pay jumped 27% in 2010 as the executives’ compensation started working its way back to prerecession levels, a USA TODAY analysis of data from GovernanceMetrics International found." - bold by website editor 
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Payrolls climb to 216,000, jobless rate 8.8%  ---  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-payroll-climbs-to-216000-jobless-rate-88-2011-04-01 
Related Article - A quote...."Average hourly earnings were flat at $22.87. On a year-over-year basis, earnings were up [only] 1.7%. This is below the 2.2% year-over-year increase in the consumer price index in February. -- The average workweek was unchanged at 34.3 hours. Job growth in March was concentrated in the service sector. Gains occurred in health care and leisure. Temporary-help services rose by 29,000. -- Payrolls in goods-producing industries rose by 31,000 last month, including 17,000 in manufacturing, the fifth straight increase. -- But manufacturing hours fell to 40.5 hours from 40.6. Factory overtime was unchanged at 3.3 hours." - bold by website editor - That means the "consumer" will have to borrow....again, big time.  We've all been here before. - mpg 
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Labor Force Participation Rate Remains At 25 Year Low 64.2%, Birth/Death Adjustment: +117,000
  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/article/labor-force-participation-rate-remains-25-year-low-642 
Chart - [click here for chart,  ---  http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/bernanke/LFP%20March.jpg  ---  all you need to know about the numbers shown above. - mpg] -- A quote...."March update: civilian noninstitutional population: 239.0 million; Civillian labor force: 153,406, Employed 139,864, Unemployet 13,542. Americans not in Labor Force: 85,594. Which means that the Labor Force Participation rate continues to be at a 25 year low of 64.2%. And Birth Death adds another 117,000."  ---  http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm 
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US factory orders fall unexpectedly  ---  http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/04/01/us_factory_orders_fall_unexpectedly/ 
A quote...."WASHINGTON — Orders placed with US factories unexpectedly fell in February for the first time in four months, reflecting weaker demand for capital goods and military aircraft." 
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Construction spending plummets 1.4% in February  ---  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/construction-spending-plummets-14-in-february-2011-04-01 
A quote...."WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Construction spending tumbled in February to the worst rate in more than 11 years, reflecting the dire state of the housing market." 
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Organic groups, farmers file preemptive lawsuit against Monsanto to protect themselves from inevitable destruction by GMOs
  ---  http://www.naturalnews.com/031922_Monsanto_lawsuit.html 
A quote...."(NaturalNews) In order to avoid completely losing their businesses and livelihoods to the predatory business model of Monsanto, 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations have collectively filed a preemptive lawsuit against the multinational biotechnology giant. Filed by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) on behalf of the plaintiffs, the suit seeks judicial protection against the inevitable lawsuits Monsanto will file against non-GM and organic farmers when its genetically-modified (GM) seeds and other materials contaminate their fields." 
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