Wednesday February 9th 2011

True Conservatives are ANTI-War
A quote...."A myth has arisen that true conservatives are pro-war, and only "weak-kneed liberals" are anti-war. -- The truth is very different, however."

The Era of Despotic Regimes Backed By the Global Arrogance is Over: Iran’s Supreme Leader
A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the era of despotism propagated by the global arrogance is fast approaching its demise. -- ‘Today, nations in the Middle East and the Islamic world have woken up. The hegemony of the powerful is coming to an end, and their gradual decline has begun,’ said the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution as reported ny MNA."
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More On The Domestic Situation....

The Intent of the U.S. Ruling Class Is Total Tyranny: We Must Stop It!
Must Read - A quote...."The United States government and its corporate partners in crime have already achieved a level of corruption beyond any in history. I base this on the monumental scope and reach of this empire. Many I fear will doubt this bold statement, but before you do, be very careful not to dig too deep. If you do, be prepared for a startling dose of truth and reality. This newest round of tyrannical behavior began with the passage of the atrocious USA PATRIOT Act, the Military Commissions Act, the development of the Department of Homeland Security, the legalizing of assassinations of Americans, and more civil liberty destruction continues constantly. This does not include the atrocities being perpetrated by American forces overseas such as aggressive wars of occupation, operating military bases in over 170 countries, infrastructure devastation causing the displacement of millions of innocents, torture, and murder. Even with all this, the surface has barely been scratched. Most all police in the U.S. have now become militarized and federalized. Large-scale holding centers have been opened or constructed, and the regular military has taken up residence on American soil; not for the purpose of protection from enemies from afar, but strictly for the control of Americans. I’ve written about this here and here."

Obama seeks longer PATRIOT Act extension than Republicans
A quote...."Faced with a looming vote on a planned one-year extension of special powers authorized in the USA PATRIOT Act, the Obama White House did not object or propose reforms, as the president vowed to do as a candidate. - The Obama administration instead asked Congress to grant those powers for an additional three years." - bold by website editor - You ObamaTrolls happy yet? - mpg

Extension of the Patriot Act Fails on Procedural Vote - Temporarily for now, it'll be back and passed very soon.
Contains Video - Alt - Related Article - The author's right, great speech by Dennis, but he's already blown it and has already shown his complete lack of moral fiber (what some people call a backbone). - mpg -- A quote...."Well, you take your good news in small doses where you can find it these days. I guess I’m a “glass 1/8th full” kind of guy. -- The extension of the Patriot Act failed yesterday on a simple procedural vote.  But, like Kenny points out over at his sideshow, this cloud’s paper-thin silver lining is already tarnishing...."

"The bad news is that Patriot Act extension failed because of a procedural move that required a two-thirds majority that fell short with 277 voting yes and 148 voting no. Which means that the majority of Congress are still traitors who don’t give a flip about our rights and who remain shills for the lies of the ‘war on terror.’” Kenny’s Sideshow"

Man says ex-CIA agent Posada gave him explosives for hotel bombing
A quote...."In an exclusive interview Tuesday, a Salvadoran man told The Associated Press that a former CIA operative gave him powerful explosives and cash to carry out a 1997 hotel bombing in Cuba. -- Otto Rene Rodriguez said that he was given C-4 explosives and $2,000 by Luis Posada Carriles to enable the bombing at Havana's Melia Cohiba hotel on Aug. 3, 1997. He was later captured in Cuba with 3.3 pounds of C-4 that he said was given to him by Posada." - also posted at RogueGov

WeAreChange New Jersey Releases 100 New 9/11 Videos
Info Alert - A quote...."Thanks to James Gourley at the International Center for 9/11 Studies, the only individual to successfully sue NIST over a FOIA request for the entirety of the footage that’s been covered up for the past 9 years, we now have overwhelming evidence that disproves the official story of nine-eleven. Of the 5 terrabytes of data released, maybe 25% has been analyzed and posted on YouTube for the world to see. Even Gourley’s organization itself has not had the time to examine and post all of the new evidence and so other 9/11 researchers have taken up the task of downloading the raw data from the “NIST Cumulus Database” and posting the converted videos to YouTube and elsewhere all over the internet. We here at WeAreChangeNewJersey.COM will continue to post this new evidence until it is fully released."

The Great Super Bowl Fumble
Video - (YuTb - 29min 57sec - February 09, 2011) - Source:  lonelantern -- A quote...."http://RTR.org | http://RealityReport.TV | Is history repeating itself? Will America fall like Rome? Do Americans have their eyes turned to games and idols rather than to leaders and policy makers? This week on Reality Report episode 80, we look at the Super Bowl and show you what you may have missed while watching the game. We look at Ron Paul's recent remarks on foreign aid and its impact on America, and Ernest Hancock from Freedom's Phoenix joins us to share how he is exporting freedom to Egypt. We give you the link so you can hop in the van with us to CPAC as we do a live 12 hour experimental broadcast from the road! Also we read your mail, give you the results of last weeks poll and name a new Enemy of the State."

02-09-11 Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv
MRVideo - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 9th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - More coverage of the Middle East's spreading rebellions, including the Egyptian people's soon to be successful revolution, Israel's on-going insanity, along with that of the Banksters, and all sorts of other issues. - mpg
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

Crowds Shred the Lies of the Power Players - On the Streets of Cairo
Must Read - Some quotes...."Newspapers ran pictures of the "nearly empty" Tahrir Square, sometimes in tandem with pictures of last week's massive crowds. We saw shots of Egyptians "getting back to normal life" -- going to the bank, shopping for shoes, crossing the street in [a] suit, tie and briefcase on the way to the office....." -- "It was all a lie, part of the remarkably witless self-delusion that has afflicted the Washington-Cairo power structure from the beginning of the uprising: the illusion that they are still in control of events, that they can tinker a bit here, recalibrate a bit there, and still end up with the same system of elite domination and corruption basically in place." - Source:  EmpireBurlesque

Robert Fisk: Week 3, day 16, and with every passing hour, the regime digs in deeper
Must Read - A quote...."Blood turns brown with age. Revolutions do not. Vile rags now hang in a corner of the square, the last clothes worn by the martyrs of Tahrir: a doctor, a lawyer among them, a young woman, their pictures strewn above the crowds, the fabric of the T-shirts and trousers stained the colour of mud. But yesterday, the people honoured their dead in their tens of thousands for the largest protest march ever against President Hosni Mubarak's dictatorship, a sweating, pushing, shouting, weeping, joyful people, impatient, fearful that the world may forget their courage and their sacrifice." - also posted at ICH

Egypt's Berlin Wall moment
Must Read - A quote...."The outcomes of these movements for change in the Arab world is not yet knowable - and will not become clear for months, if not years, to come. It is crucial for supporters on the scene - and around the world - not to become complacent, as it is certain that those with entrenched interests in the old oppressive and exploitative order are seeking to restore former conditions to the greatest extent possible, or at least salvage what they can." - also posted at ICH

CRISIS IN EGYPT - Bread, dignity and lies
Special Note - A quote...."Osama Saraya, editor-in-chief of the pro-government newspaper al-Ahram, who was there when Suleiman uttered his sinister warnings, is assured he meant not only a military coup, but an Islamist coup as well. -- The street reaction was swift. The sit-in in front of parliament - a second front beside Tahrir Square - is now permanent; thousands of protesters have already forced military junta member turned Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq to relocate to the Civil Aviation Ministry on the other side of Cairo. Recapitulation: the current military junta in power is Suleiman, Shafiq, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi (minister of defense for 20 years now) and Lieutenant General Sami Annan (the army chief)."

America’s Strategic Repression of the ‘Arab Awakening’
Special Note - A quote...."In Part 1 of this series, I analyzed the changing nature of the Arab world, in experiencing an uprising as a result of the ‘Global Political Awakening.’ Ultimately, I assessed that these could potentially be the birth pangs of a global revolution; however, the situation is more complicated than it appears on the surface. --  While the uprisings spreading across the Arab world have surprised many observers, the same could not be said for the American foreign policy and strategic establishment. A popular backlash against American-supported dictatorships and repressive regimes has been anticipated for a number of years, with arch-hawk geopolitical strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski articulating a broad conception of a ‘Global Political Awakening’ taking place, in which the masses of the world (predominantly the educated, exploited and impoverished youth of the ‘Third World’) have become acutely aware of their subjugation, inequality, exploitation and oppression." - also posted at Creative-i

Let’s Go to Plan B
A quote...."What exactly is happening in Egypt and what is the United States interest in events there? Well, to put it simply, Egypt has been ruled for thirty years by a dictator who has not hesitated to kill or torture his own people. His military, which is his primary support, has received massive assistance from Washington, totaling more than $60 billion, as a bribe for Egypt’s betrayal of the Palestinians through its signing of a peace treaty with Israel that has enabled the latter to dismember the last vestiges of a possible Palestinian state. Apart from wanting to prop up a dubious arrangement whereby Israel’s most powerful neighbor is neutralized, the United States has no vital interest whatsoever in talking nice to Egypt. The claim that a hostile Egypt might close the Suez Canal is nonsensical as the country relies heavily on the income that it generates, whoever is in charge."

The Division of Egypt: Threats of US, Israeli, and NATO Military Intervention?
A quote...."The parable of the Arab dictators is like that of the spider's web. Although the spider feels safe in its web, in reality the web is one of the frailest homes. All the Arab dictators and tyrants, from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are in fear now. Egypt is on the brink of what could amount to being one of the most important geo-political events in this century."

Washington: How Best to Shape the Middle East Playing Field?
A quote...."Shapiro’s insistence that no cookie-cutter is adequate to the complexities of the Middle East is belied by both the uniformity of US Arab allies’ domestic and foreign policies and the quick succession of almost identical protests. The last 30 years have witnessed a cookie-cutter scenario of a US-supported secular government which persecuted Islamists and opened the nation to the depredations of neoliberalism and tourism through a US-educated and armed elite which amassed vast fortunes. It is hardly surprising that the dispossessed finally exploded in fury."

Labor Actions in Egypt Boost Protests
A quote...."CAIRO — Labor strikes and worker protests that flared across Egypt on Wednesday affected post offices, textile factories and even the government’s flagship newspaper, providing a burst of momentum to protesters demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, even as his government pushed back with greater force against the opponents’ demands."

The Egyptian working class moves to the forefront
A quote...."During the past few days a steady stream of reports has confirmed the increasingly decisive role of the Egyptian working class in the struggle against the Mubarak regime. While the mass assemblies and clashes in Tahrir Square in Cairo have been the focal point of media coverage, the growing wave of working class militancy—in the form of protest demonstrations and strikes—will have a greater impact on the course of events."

Egyptians mourn uprising dead
AJZVideo
- Alt - (AJZYuTb - 2min 12sec - February 09, 2011)  - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish -- A quote...."As protests continue, Egyptians have started to count the cost of the uprising - and many are mourning those who have died in the clashes. - Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from the capital Cairo."

Egypt protesters fear revenge if Mubarak holds on - And they're absolutely right to fear so! - mpg
A quote...."Associated Press= CAIRO (AP) — The trappings of a determined protest movement — chanting, flags and raised fists — fill Tahrir Square, the hard-won enclave of those who seek a new Egypt. But some there fear an enemy in their midst."

Report: Egypt used Israeli technology to disable state's internet
A quote...."OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Egypt used advanced Israeli technology to disable the internet across the nation during the first week of popular revolutionary protests that began January 25, the Israeli Yediot Ahronot newspaper said. -- The ruling regime was forced to ask for Israeli technology experts to block the internet in order to curb the swelling of protests that eventually demanded the ouster of President Mubarak, Ynet reported Wednesday." - also posted at Uruknet

Suleiman is old friends with the CIA
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 6min 56sec February 09, 2011) - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."Egypt's Vice-President Omar Suleiman is the nation's former spy chief, a friend of the US, a reported torturer, and has long been touted as the next presidential successor. Referred by some Egyptians as another Mubarak, Suleiman is the CIA's man in Egypt, having worked with the agency for years, with increased importance following 9/11, explained Lisa Hajjar, an associate professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara."

Rendition: America's Torturers for Hire in Egypt
A quote...."At a February 4 press conference, U.S. President Barack Obama said about the Mubarak government's response to the protests, "Suppression is not going to work. Engaging in violence is not going to work." Obama and other U.S. officials are now condemning the thuggish nature of the Mubarak regime—but the indisputable fact is that the U.S. has long relied on Mubarak and other oppressive regimes in the region to commit numerous savage crimes." - also posted at Uruknet

US Warns Egyptians Against Revoking the Humiliating 1979 Peace Treaty With Israel
A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net - US government official sternly warned any future Egyptian government against revoking its peace treaty with Israel. Robert Gibbs, spokesman for the white House, told reporters Washington stands firmly against revoking peace agreements with Israel by any future government after Hosni Mubarak."

From Stalemate to Checkmate - Meet Egypt's Future Leaders
'Corrupt' Mubarak fortune in focus as Western cash donors exposed - rtvideo - (YuTb 4m18s 02/09/11) - Src: RT
Egypt revolution enters 17th day
Protesters block Egyptian parliament
Strikes and demonstrations spread across Egypt
Signs Egypt’s uprising is spreading still further - Alt
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood insists departure of Mubarak
Egypt police kill three anti-Mubarak protesters in desert clashes
[Egyptian] Minister told police 'let them have anarchy'
Egypt's working class is on the move - Alt
Despite PA repression, Palestinians rally for Egypt - Alt
Omar Suleiman: Egypt’s torturer-in-chief threatens to unleash “dark bats of the night… to terrorize the people”
Israel long favored Suleiman succession, leaked cables show
Army deploys more tanks in Cairo
The Muslim Brotherhood: True or False
Everything You Need To Know About The $2 Billion That America Gives To Egypt Each Year
Tunisia expands interim leader's powers
Protests shake Algerian regime
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More On The International Situation....

Iraqi prisoners on hunger strike demand better conditions
A quote...."Dozens of prisoners at Al-Hilla Prison in Iraq went on hunger strike on Sunday demanding better prison conditions including a solution to overcrowding, according to Al-Sharqiyah Television. Conditions of other prisons across Iraq and Kurdistan are not much better, with shortages of clean water and inadequate sanitation facilities, as well as poor ventilation, all of which continue to cause serious health risks." - also posted at Uruknet

Egypt inspires Iraq protests
AJZVideo - (AJZyuTb - 2min 16sec - February 09, 2011) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish - A quote...."The ongoing anti-government protests in Egypt are also inspiring smaller anti-government demonstrations in Iraq. - People on the street are angry with the lack of public services and widespread corruption. - Jane Arraf reports from the capital Baghdad."

US Terror Campaign in Pakistan? What was Raymond Davis Shooting for in Lahore?
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."The mystery surrounding Raymond A. Davis, the American former Special Forces operative jailed in Lahore, Pakistan for the murder of two young motorcyclists, and his funky “security” company, Hyperion-Protective Consultants LLC, in the US continues to grow." - also posted at Uruknet & ICH

Pakistan defence photos found in US official's camera
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."Prosecutors have recommended registering an espionage case against US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore, after police retrieved from his camera photographs of some sensitive areas and defence installations, including those of army bunkers on the eastern border with India."

US bullying Pakistan to release “diplomat” who killed two in Lahore market
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."Pakistan’s government is facing escalating US pressure to release Raymond Davis, the American national responsible for gunning down two Pakistani youths in a Lahore market on January 26."

Iran The Danger to World peace?  I Don't Think So!
A quote...."Since the 1979 Iranian revolution and the downfall of the US Puppet Ruler the Shah, Iran has been an Islamic state. In that interval of time, 1979 to the present, Iran has not invaded anyone. Not once. People of all religions live in peace in Iran, even Jews, who find life so comfortable in Iran they refused an offer by the government of Israel to emigrate!"

Turkish leader to visit Iran Sunday
A quote...."Turkish President Abdullah Gul is set to arrive in Iran with a delegation of 300 people, including 135 officials and more than 100 businessmen."

Ecuador urges strong Iran ties
A quote...."Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says his country attaches special significance to enhanced relations with Iran, saying that Tehran and Quito enjoy amicable ties in the international scene."

Three Dead Bodies
A quote...."On January 11, 2011, Kuwaiti citizen Mohammad Ghazzai Al-Mutairi was reportedly beaten and tortured to death by members of the Kuwaiti police force (part of Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior). Of course, in the interest of “security,” what actually transpired will never truly be known. Nonetheless, this horrific example of how the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior values human life may help explain why two other Kuwaiti citizens have been confined at Guantanamo Bay for more than nine years without Kuwait ever formally demanding their return." - also posted at Uruknet

Georgian intelligence service head advances skills in United States
A quote...."Georgian intelligence service head Gela Bezhuashvili has temporarily left his post, Georgian Presidential Spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said at a briefing. According to her, in six months, Bezhuashvili will return from the United States and again hold his post. “Bezhuashvili left for the United States to advance his skills, which will take six weeks. It was therefore decided that he will leave the office only for this period,” she said."

New Russian helicopter can land on top of Mount Everest
Video - A quote...."A prototype of the Mil Mi-38-OP transport-passenger helicopter, developed at the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, is currently being tested in the Moscow Region. - Designers say the helicopter’s performance is quite unique, that it will not age. Special wear resistant composite materials are used on the helicopter’s fuselage."

Russia plans to send first Mistral ships to protect Kurils
A quote...."The two Mistral class amphibious assault ships built in France for the Russian Navy will be put in service with the Pacific Fleet, a Russian Defense Ministry source said Wednesday. -- "After the [first two] Mistral ships are built and enter service, they are expected to join the Pacific Fleet," the source said."

Korean Talks Collapse After North Refuses To Apologize Or Admit To Recent Attacks
False Flag Fallout - A quote...."Basically they wanted North Korea to admit to doing something that they didn’t do, ie. sinking the Cheonan. The JIG study has been proven to be wrong on many levels (even to the point of deliberate fraud on many aspects), the Russians and Chinese did their own investigation and concluded that it wasn’t sunk by a North Korean torpedo, and even the UN Security Council failed to level that charge against them. So basically, the South Koreans wanted the North to admit to something they didn’t do to cover their asses in world public opinion. Pretty petty putting that as a condition on these new peace talks; “admit to something you didn’t do, or there will be no peace”. Read “The Sinking of the Cheonan: We Are Being Lied To“)" - bold by website editor - Topix ||  US-False Flag Ops - Cheonan  ||
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The big bluff: false claims to the Holy Land
Special Note - A quote...."Benjamin Freedman, an anti-Zionist Jew, said in 1961: ”The Zionists and their co-religionists rule these United States as though they were the absolute monarchs of this country." -- Freedman went on to explain that the Eastern European Jews who form 92 per cent of the world's population of so-called Jews were originally Khazars, a Mongoloid race forced out of Asia into Eastern Europe. They were Pagans who converted to the Talmudic faith. -- To quote Freedman further: "There wasn't one of them who had an ancestor who ever put a toe in the Holy Land. Not only in Old Testament history, but back to the beginning of time. And yet they come to the Christians and ask to help repatriate God's Chosen People to their Promised Land." - also posted at MyCatBird'sSeat

'US, Israel obstacles to ME stability'
A quote...."Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has blasted the US and Israel for destabilizing the Middle East region, saying Iran would spare no effort to restore regional stability."

Orthodoxy: Re Egypt, House Foreign Affairs Committee will hear two Israel lobbyists and one other rightwinger, no Arab-Americans - A quote...."This morning and tomorrow the House committee on Foreign Affairs is holding hearings on Egypt. The committee is now chaired by Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, an Israel hardliner. But the ranking minority member, Howard Berman, presumably had a hand in this too. The two Israel lobbyists are Robert Satloff of the thinktank started by AIPAC and Elliott Abrams (a Jewish nationalist who has written that Jews must stand apart from any society they are in except Israel). The other rightwinger is Craner, who works for a Republican institute and I'm told has the usual Israel fervor."

Chief West Bank rabbi issues ruling that legalizes killing Arabs
A quote...."OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The chief rabbi of the Kiryat Arba has ruled it legal to kill all Gentiles (non-Jews) without qualification. -- The ruling by Dov Lior was derived from other major Israeli rabbis who hold it permissible to kill Arabs without cause."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israeli army represses Palestinian dissent by arresting children at 3am (Part 1)
A quote...."“They come for our woman and our children,” Bassem Tamimi, the leader of the Popular Committee of Nabi Saleh recently told me, “they [the Israeli army] know that woman are half our population and half our strength and so they target them along with the children.” Tamimi, a gentle man with a warm smile spoke to me about the repression of his village as we sat in his home overlooking the settlement of Halamish. “They know where to apply pressure on our resistance. It has become really difficult since the last wave of arrests.” - also posted at Uruknet

Israel’s Latest War Crime – Feb 9, 2011 – EU/USA Complicity Knows No Limit – video by Ken O’Keefe
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 8min 47sec - February 09, 2011) - Source:  1worldcitizen -- A quote...."Israel has intentionally dropped two large bombs on the AL-Qerem Medical Supplies Factory in Jabalya, Gaza. The building is totally destroyed, as was all of the medical supplies and equipement. Gaza is already in crisis mode for lack of medical supplies, this bombing will mean even the most basic of medical needs will continue to be impossible to satisfy."

Israel is EVIL, there is absolutely no question about it.  Don't fool yourselves folks, the Israelis are gloating right now about what they've done, they DELIBERATELY targeted the warehouse and gave the finger to all the aid flotillas that brought this medical aid at great cost (nine flotilla members were murdered during the Mavi Marmara massacre as an example) in their efforts to help the Gazan people .  The Palestinians aren't prisoners, they are in fact hostages being "played" with by the Israeli people for sport, for entertainment, for pleasure!  Murdered and starved for fun.  Something that should not, and will not, EVER be forgotten....or forgiven. - mpg

Israel bombs medical aid warehouse in Gaza
Related Article - A quote..."Israeli aircraft carried out a number of air raids on the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday 9 February, destroying a medical aid warehouse in Gaza City. The raids began shortly after midnight, hitting several places across the Strip, from Jabaliya in the north to the Rafah border with Egypt in the south. -- Fires raged through the early hours of the morning as fire-fighters and volunteers tried to salvage medical supplies and aid. The carpenter's workshop adjacent to the warehouse was also affected by the bombing." - also posted at Uruknet

Inside Gaza – Lest We Forget
A quote...."Time is merciless, moving forward no matter what the cost. But time is also about renewal and hope. Two years ago at this time, the people of Gaza began to slowly dig themselves out of the destruction laid upon them at the cold and pernicious hands of the Israelis. It’s hard to believe two years has passed. When I close my eyes and think back, it seems like only yesterday."

Israel’s whitewash report into the Mavi Marmara massacre
A quote...."Richard Lightbown examines the flawed evidence considered by the Turkel Commission, the phoney inquiry set up by the Israeli government to investigate the Gaza flotilla raid and the blockade of Gaza, which exonerated the Israeli military of the murder of nine humanitarian aid workers aboard the Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship Mavi Marmara." - also posted at Uruknet

Tadhamon: Israel demolishes 27 Palestinian structures in January

A quote...."NABLUS, (PIC)-- A report issued by the Tadhamon (Solidarity) human rights group says Israel leveled 27 structures in the West Bank during January. -- That includes entire villages in the Negev and Jodan Valley, the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah district and a school in Al-Khalil."
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More On The Economic Situation....

Is Ben Bernanke A Liar, A Lunatic Or Is He Just Completely And Totally Incompetent?
A quote...."Did you see Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday? It was quite a show. Bernanke seems to believe that if he just keeps on repeating the same mantras over and over that somehow they will become true. Bernanke insists that the economy is getting much better, that quantitative easing will lower long-term interest rates, that all of this money printing by the Federal Reserve is not causing inflation and that the Fed knows exactly what needs to be done to dramatically reduce unemployment inside the United States." - also posted at PrisonPlanet

Bernanke: US close to total economic collapse
Video - A quote...."Before the House Budget Committee, Bernanke painted a dark picture of unemployment predicting it will remain high for many years."

Nearly 30 percent of US homeowners now “underwater” - Total value of homes fell $2 trillion last year
A quote...."Home prices in the US dropped 2.6 percent in the final quarter of 2010, the largest drop since the first three months of 2009, according to Zillow Inc’s quarterly real estate survey. Year over year, home values were down 5.9 percent nationally, and have fallen 27 percent since their peak in June 2006."

Tuesday February 8th 2011

Torturers R Us: The Continuity Kid Does Cairo
Special Note - A quote...."[This] was written in the first heat of Egypt's uprising, but in some ways, it is even more pertinent today, as the Obama Administration rallies around the suave and vicious torturer they have installed in Cairo, in a desperate attempt to produce the kind of "continuity" of militarist-elitist corruption in Egypt that Barack Obama has achieved so magnificently at home in his takeover from the Bush Regime." - also posted at Uruknet - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||

Less Bang for the Buck
A quote...."Industrial productivity, the foundation of every nation’s economic growth, is eroded by the relentlessly predatory effects of the military economy. …Traditional economic competence of every sort is being eroded by the state capitalist directorate that elevates inefficiency into a national purpose, that disables the market system, that destroys the value of the currency, and that diminishes the decision power of all institutions other than its own." -- *Seymour Melman*, (1917–2004), a professor of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Obama seeks extension of anti-terrorism spy powers
Of course, the more he says "change" the more things stay the same....or get even worse.  He should have been called the Great Enabler, of torture, of war, of poverty....of lies. - mpg -- A quote...."WASHINGTON (AFP) - Wading into a congressional battle, the White House urged lawmakers Tuesday to extend through 2013 key provisions of a controversial surveillance law designed to help thwart terrorist plots."

Obama Launches Total Takeover of Media System
A quote...."Even the Washington Post describes it like something out of Orwell’s 1984. The FCC has approved a presidential alert system. Obama may soon appear on your television or call your cell phone to warn you about the next specious al-Qaeda underwear bombing event." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

US House defeats anti-terrorism powers extension - Hip Hip Hooray!
Looks like Amerika's terror of terror is fading....time for another false flag event folks! - mpg -- A quote...."WASHINGTON (AFP) -  The US House of Representatives rejected a nine-month extension of counter-terrorism surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks."

George Bush: Preliminary Indictment for Torture - Hip Hip Hooray....clap, clap, clap! -- mpg
A quote...."George Bush: Preliminary Indictment for Torture - by Stephen Lendman -- A previous article addressed torture as official US policy under Bush, accessed through the following link: -- It remains so under Obama, authorized at the highest levels of government as part of America's bogus war on terror to instill fear and target suspected political opponents globally, including at home. No matter that it violates US and international law that prohibits torture at all times under all circumstances with no allowed exceptions."

GW BUSH: WANTED for Mass Murder, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Fraud, Theft and Perjury
Contains Videos - MattLauer/vsBush - Bush&IrishTV - A quote...."On February 7, 2011, the ninth anniversary of the day former president George W. Bush decided the Geneva Conventions did not apply to so-called “unlawful combatants,” CCR released a Bush Torture Indictment. The Indictment provides a strong factual and legal basis to hold Bush accountable--in any of the 147 countries which have ratified the Convention Against Torture (CAT)--for having authorized torture . Learn about it, tell others, and help us build pressure to secure accountability for torture by top U.S. officials."

George W: No Immunity for Former Presidents Under Law
A quote...."February 7, 2011, Geneva and New York – Today, two torture victims were to have filed criminal complaints, with more than 2,500-pages of supporting material, in Geneva against former U.S. President George W. Bush, who was due to speak at an event there on 12 February. Swiss law requires the presence of the torturer on Swiss soil before a preliminary investigation can be opened. When Bush cancelled his trip to avoid prosecution, the human rights groups who prepared the complaints made it public and announced that the Bush Torture Indictment would be waiting wherever he travels next. - bold by website editor

Bush Torture Indictment welcomed by MSP: “Should also apply to UK leaders complicit in torture”.
Related Article - A quote...."Dr Bill Wilson MSP (SNP), has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament welcoming the "Preliminary Bush Torture Indictment", a move which "could serve as a basis on which to prepare country- and plaintiff-specific indictments against George W. Bush for condoning the use of torture in the form of waterboarding" and which has reportedly already forced the former US president to cancel a trip to Switzerland for fear of prosecution." - bold by website editor

Top UN Officials Have Public Meltdown over Call for New 9/11 Investigation
A quote...."“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” - Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi  ---  AE9/11Truth Editor’s Note: After two recent articles published by AE911Truth and a pointed response by Richard Falk and Elizabeth Woodworth, we review the flap over Falk’s comments and offer resources to help our readers keep the pressure on by expressing themselves directly to UN officials."  - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Confirmed: FBI Got Warning Day Before OKC Bombing
A quote...."New documents released under the Freedom of Information Act confirm that the FBI received a phone call the day before the Oklahoma City bombing warning that the attack was imminent, and that the feds tried to reach a deal with bomber Terry Nichols to take the death penalty off the table if he admitted making the call. -- The documents were released to Salt Lake City lawyer Jesse Trentadue, who in the course of of a 15 year battle in trying to ascertain why his brother was tortured to death during an FBI interrogation related to the case, has all but proven the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Building was an inside job run by FBI agents who were handling Timothy McVeigh."

Selling The Wars - Image Is Everything When You're Marketing A $3 Trillion War Machine
RTVideo - From the History File - December 07, 2010 - (previously posted) - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min 49sec - 12/07/10) - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."Marketing the killing machine - The Pentagon budgets half a billion dollars to market its wars in the U.S.  Call it public relations or call it propaganda, it's meant to win the hearts and minds of Americans.  But is it coming at the price of the truth?  Examining the cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq."

US Military Buys (Toxic) Gulf Seafood For Troops!
A quote...."Sales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year's BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing that the water's bounty had been tainted." - Topix ||  Three Strikes and You're Out - 07-22-10 - mpg  ||

Are Americans Sure Their Flag Is Still There? – Gerald Celente
Contains Video/Audio - Alt - (YuTb - 18m 48s - February 04, 2011) - Source:  TheCollectorsCoach - A quote...."(TrendsResearch) – Did you happen to catch the big Super Bowl news last night? Christina Aguilera botched up the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. How tragic! -- It might suggest Americans are concerned with their heritage. How dare anyone make a mistake on the words that represent freedom, and the pride of the U.S.A. -- Knowing what we know about the facade going on in the world, I don’t know if I think it humorous, sad, or just sick." - Producer:  Trends Research

Can Jesse Ventura force a TSA submission?
A quote...."The lawsuits keep coming; the TSA keeps losing, yet the agency presses ever forward rather than backing down. It's too early to predict how Ventura's lawsuit will be decided, although the TSA hasn't been faring well in court lately: last week, Phil Mocek was acquitted of the four charges the TSA brought against him after he (legally) videotaped agents at work and refused to show his ID. TSA's case was so weak, Mocek's defence didn't even need to call witnesses. Two weeks before that, the TSA settled another lawsuit brought by Lynsie Murley, after agents in Texas allegedly pulled down her blouse, exposing her breasts to all, then teased her about it."

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – February 8th, 2011
MRVideo - Alt - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 8th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - More coverage of the Middle East's spreading revolutions, Israel's insanity, the evil of "private central banking" and other issues. - mpg
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

Cry Freedom: Cairo Crowds Shred the Lies of the Power Players
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."The American power structure has been set reeling by something that is simply outside the boundaries of their [tiny, infantile, psychotic] mental universe: a non-violent, non-sectarian, non-ideological, leaderless revolution by ordinary people." - also posted at Uruknet

Egyptian Revolution Update: More Turn Out for Protests, While Obama Backs Mubarak and Sends in the Marines -- Must Read - A quote.....The Egyptian people grow more and more inspiring by the day.  Neither Mubarak, Suleiman, or even Obama will deter them. -- Today saw even more people gather in Tehrir Square and other protests all across Egypt as their dictator “president” still clings to power.  His CIA linked Vice President Suleiman proclaims that Egypt isn’t ready for democracy and that these protests “can’t be allowed” to go on much longer. Meanwhile, in an ominous development, President Obama has tacitly endorsed Mubarak’s retaining power till the “elections” and sent a marine strike force to Egypt to wait in the wings. Wanna bet which side they’ll take if Suleiman turns the Egyptian military against their own people?"

Counter-revolution brought to you by ...
Must Read - A quote...."It will be a long, winding, treacherous and perhaps bloody road before the popular Egyptian revolution even dreams of approaching the post-Suharto Indonesian model (the largest, most plural democracy in a Muslim-majority country) or the current Turkish model (also sanctioned at the ballot box). -- As predicted (Rage, rage against the counter-revolution - Asia Times Online, February 1) the counter-revolution is on, and brought by the usual suspects; the Egyptian army; Mubarakism's comprador elites; and the triad of Washington, Tel Aviv and European capitals."

Egypt protests draw biggest crowd yet
A quote...."CAIRO (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooded Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square and towns across Egypt on Tuesday, in the biggest show of defiance to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak since the revolt began." - bold by website editor - Source:  AFP@Yahoo

Youth continue to flock to Tahrir
AJZVideo - (AJZYuTb - 2min 12sec - February 08, 2011) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish -- A quote...."Many of the people in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday were there for the first time. -- Jacky Rowland reports now on the newcomers swelling the ranks of the pro-democracy movement."

Mass protests and strikes escalate as Egyptians reject “orderly transition”
"Orderly transition" former def. "change you can believe in" - mpg - A quote...."Cairo’s Tahrir square was filled with the largest demonstration yet Tuesday, as masses of Egyptians rejected the “orderly transition” through which the Obama administration and its principal ally, former military intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, are attempting to salvage Egypt’s dictatorial military regime."

New protesters flood Cairo square to oppose Mubarak
A quote...."CAIRO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians demanding President Hosni Mubarak's downfall flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday in one of the biggest demonstrations yet against his continued rule after three decades in power."

Hunkered down in Alexandria
A quote...."Talk about a rollercoaster! If someone had told me two weeks ago that millions of demonstrators would throng the squares of Egypt and the government would shut down mobile phones, bar access to the Internet, close the banks and try to enforce a 3 pm to 7am curfew I would have laughed."

As Tahrir Square goes so goes the Middle East?
A quote...."Less than one week after few outside Egypt had heard of or much less could locate on a blank map of Cairo, “Tahrir Square” the World now realizes it as the epicenter of  the Middle East’s unfolding and unpredictable earthquake event.  The Tahrir Square uprising has led to one Arab diplomat, currently posted to Beirut, observing yesterday: “If there were to be an Arab League meeting this week attended by all the Arab Heads to State, an honest participant might suggest to the assembled potentates to look to their right and then look to their left and realize that in perhaps 24 months close one third may not be attending subsequent Arab League summits."

Protesters attack police stations in several Egyptian provinces
Something for police everywhere to think about....they should not count on that uniform too much, it DOES NOT grant them a license to violate anybody's unalienable rights and it WILL NOT protect them when they do so. - mpg -- A quote...."In Barambel Village in Helwan, south of Cairo, residents set the local police station on fire after a police officer shot and killed a local resident for violating the curfew. --  The resident had gone out during curfew hours on Monday night and was shot to death after failing to respond to the police officer's warnings. He was killed instantly. --  Following the incident, village residents torched the police station in which the officer was taking cover, leading to the death of the officer and total destruction of the station and its civil registry. Other police personnel managed to escape before they were caught by residents." - bold by website editor

Nationwide protests haunt Mubarak
A quote...."Egyptian people again pack the streets of major cities and refuse to take a step back from their campaign to topple out-of-favor President Hosni Mubarak. -- In a show of power, Egyptian protesters rallied to the Interior Ministry and Parliament in central Cairo and surrounded the two buildings for a while before returning to the Liberation Square."

Gimme Shelter
Special Note - A quote...."Why is Hosni Mubarak clinging to power? Maybe because the life of an exiled dictator isn't what it used to be." - also posted at MyCatBird'sSeat

A New Leader for Egypt's Protesters?
Egyptian man's death became symbol of callous state
Off The Net: End the American Raj
Time for Democracy in Egypt
End US tear gas & military aid to Egypt, Tunisia & Israel - action alert
Strangling Egypt: Eric Margolis on the Empire - audio
As Week Three Begins, Egypt Protests Growing Again
Mubarak and the Hollow Rhetoric of Reform - Time for Democracy in Egypt
Egyptians renew appeal for Mubarak to resign now on biggest day of protest
Mubarak's Thirty-Year Dictatorship - Alt
Omar Suleiman—longtime collaborator with Israel and US
Freed cyber activist lauds protests - video - Alt - (AJZYuTb - 37sec - 02/07/11) - Src:  AlJazeeraEnglish
Anti-Mubarak protests held in Jordan
Tunisia calls up military reservists
234 dead in Tunisia riots - Alt
New signs of unrest in Tunisia, gunshots heard in center of capital
Government bans rallies in Algiers - Alt
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More On The International Situation....

Mubarak’s Role in the Destruction of Iraq
A quote...."Hosni Mubarak is being surrounded by opposition from many sides of Egyptian society. The message is clear: he has to go. Various explanation for his imminent ouster have been well-chronicled: brutal repression, abject poverty in Egypt and corruption in the government are but a few of the reasons. The international press has delved into these and made the world aware of Mubarak’s actions over the years. However, one aspect yet to be brought out is his activities in 1990 that played a major role in making an attack against Iraq acceptable in the eyes of the world."

A Regime of Torture and Secret Prisons
A quote...."The government of "liberated" Iraq operates secret prisons and routinely tortures prisoners to extract confessions that are used to convict them, Amnesty charged today. -- The London-based rights watchdog released a report - Broken Bodies, Broken Minds - which estimates that 30,000 men and women remain in custody in post-Saddam Iraq, including about 1,300 on death row." - bold by website editor - also posted at Uruknet

Torture routine in Iraqi prisons: Amnesty
Related Article - A quote...."BAGHDAD — Iraq operates secret prisons and routinely tortures prisoners to extract confessions that are used to convict them, Amnesty International said in a report released on Tuesday." - Source:  AFP@Google

Kabul confirms US bases in Afghanistan
A quote...."Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed US plans to set up permanent bases in his country, enabling its troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 deadline. -- The decision comes after negotiations between Karzai and US officials and senators on a range of strategic issues, including the establishment of permanent military bases in Afghanistan, DPA reported."

Bomb destroys 13 vehicles, including NATO tankers
A quote...."PESHAWAR: At least 13 vehicles, including four tankers carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, were gutted in a blaze following a blast on Tuesday afternoon, police and rescue workers said. No causalities were reported."

Pakistani federal cabinet resigns
A quote...."ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani cabinet resigned Wednesday on the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani as the government is struggling to decrease its expenditures, official sources said."

Eni: Sanctions Cannot Deter Our Cooperation with Iran
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Executive Vice President of Italy's biggest oil firm for North Africa and Middle-East Region Guido Michelotti underlined on Tuesday that his company, Eni, has developed Iran's Darkhovin oil field without paying any attention to the pressures and sanctions imposed against Tehran by certain western states."

Pakistani Paper Unveils US Consulate's Close Ties with Jundollah - The Raymond Davis file....
Must Read - US-NRE Terror Support Exposed! - A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- A Pakistani paper revealed that Raymond Davis, a US consular employee who appeared in court late in January for murdering two Pakistani nationals, has been in direct contact with several terrorist groups in Pakistan, including the anti-Iran Jundollah terrorist group. - According to a report by professor Mohammad Ebrahim published in the Urdu language daily, Ausaf, a police probe into the phone record and sim cards of Davis's cell phone, along with his confessions, revealed that the diplomat has guided Jundollah's members in the Pakistani Baluchistan province." - Topix ||  US Support of Terror - MEK-PKK-Others  ||

The Deepening Mystery of Raymond Davis and Two Slain Pakistani Motorcyclists
Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."The mystery of American Raymond A. Davis, currently imprisoned in the custody of local police in Lahore, Pakistan and charged with the Jan. 27 murder of two young men, whom he allegedly shot eight times with pinpoint accuracy through his car windshield, is growing increasingly murky. Also growing is the anger among Pakistanis that the US is trying to spring him from a Punjab jail by claiming diplomatic immunity. On Feb. 4, there were massive demonstrations, especially in Lahore, demanding that Davis be held for trial, an indication of the level of public anger at talk of granting him immunity."

Syria's 'Day of Anger' failed to ignite as protesters stay away
A quote...."DAMASCUS // It had been billed on Facebook and Twitter as Syria's own "Day of Anger", when the masses would rise up as they had in Tunisia and Egypt. Yet, in the persistent rain soaking Damascus on Friday, nothing happened."

Russia’s ‘Most Wanted’ Doku Umarov claims he ordered Domodedovo bombing
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min 45sec - February 08, 2011) - SourceRussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – So Why Did Putin previously rule out Chechen rebels? -- Russia’s most wanted terrorist, Doku Umarov, has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at Moscow international airport last month. The suicide bombing at Domodedovo claimed 36 lives, and left more than a hundred people injured." - "Beefing up" security is all very nice but this website editor's advice is.....follow the money, to Chechnya, Georgia, and thence to Israel, the Saudi Royals and the US-NRE.  (a.k.a. the Trinity of Evil) - mpg

The New Global Economy Structure and the Davos Planetarium
Must Read - A quote...."The successful completion of the 5-year cycle in China coincided in time with the Chinese leader's visit to the US, highlighting the contrast between the relative trajectories of the two economies. Now that the US economy's bankruptcy is an open secret and Washington is in the process of soliciting a global relaxation of payment schedules, the West's evasiveness about the situation reflects a naïve attempt not to admit the fact that the era of the US economical dominance is basically over. In the post-American epoch, it will be China's privilege to shape the mainstream economic discourse while tons of Western economic verbiage – various efficiency metrics, return projections, and surveys of productivity factors - aren't going to sell any more." - Not really, it's actually very efficient to hold a gun to someone's head, hold out your other hand filled with worthless script, empty promises and I.O.U.'s not worth the paper they're printed on and tell them to give you all the valuables they possess in exchange for those bits of colored paper or you'll blow their damn head off.  After all, the US-NRE has been following that program quite successfully for well over sixty years. - mpg

SuperJet 100 arrives at India air show
A quote...."Russia is rolling out its state-of-the-art SuperJet 100 at the Aero India 2011 air show that has just opened in Bangalore. -- Last week the medium-range jetliner, which earlier won big kudos at the Le Bourget, Farnborough and MAXX international air shows, got an official clean bill of health from Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee. -- 240 contracts have already been signed to supply the new jet to about a dozen countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas." - also posted at SCF

Russia showcases new weaponry at Aero India
A quote...."Russia will exhibit over 80 types of weaponry at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement, but the MiG-35 fighter jet will not take part."
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Pollard Espionage Ring Still Unfolding
A quote...."Almost one year ago Victor Gilinsky and Roger J. Mattson penned the stunning article “Revisiting the NUMEC Affair” in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. It describes how in the 1960s Israeli agents and their U.S. collaborators stole highly enriched uranium from the Pennsylvania NUMEC plant for Israel’s first atomic weapons."

Kenneth O’Keefe Under Assault: In Defense Of A Hero
A quote...."It is an undeniable fact that the Zionist entity remains extraordinarily steadfast in its daily routine of illegality and criminality. -- It commits crimes against humanity, like shooting a 66-year old Palestinian man 13 times to death in his bed (2), keeping the people of Gaza under siege and starving them of basic living essentials like cooking gas (3), and ethnically cleansing Palestine of indigenous Palestinians, including issuing demolition notices to families who are already humiliatingly living in tents (4). "

IDF says enlisting hackers - [To attack EVERYONE]
A quote...."Spokesman tells panel on internet 'as strategic weapon' army wants 120 'new media fighters' "

Israeli economy for beginners
A quote...."Gilad Atzmon looks at some of the hidden reasons for Israel’s economic success, from money laundering by criminal Russian oligarchs to arms trading, human organ trafficking and harvesting, and other types of international organized crime."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Five Palestinians Wounded In Two Assaults Targeting Gaza
A quote...."The Israeli army bombarded late on Wednesday at night two areas in Gaza city and an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip causing excessive damage and wounding five Palestinians."

[Update] 10 Palestinians injured in Gaza strikes
A quote...."GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Ten Palestinians were injured Wednesday morning in Israeli air strikes which started after midnight and hit in a series of explosions running from the northern end of the Strip to the south.
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More On The Economic Situation....

Keiser Report: Fiat Food (E119)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 26min 39sec - February 08, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about fake rice and real inequality and about a 'new model' that looks a whole lot like an old model called capitalism. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Pierre Jovanovic, author "Blythe Masters," about credit default swaps, the Queen of commodities and Marie Antoinette."

How to Make $4 Trillion Vanish in a Flash - Why Another Financial Crash is Certain
A quote...."On August 9, 2007, an incident took place at a bank in France that touched-off a financial crisis that that would eventually wipe out more than $30 trillion in capital and thrust the world into the deepest slump since the Great Depression." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Failed Danish Bank Makes History With First Senior Bondholder/Depositor Impairments To The Tune Of 41% Of Total  - A quote...."Danish bank Amagerbanken A/S has just made history. The bank (which together with all other Danish, and not to mention Irish banks passed last year's European stress farce test) failed yesterday, this time for good...."

CHART: 30 Best & Worst Counties Nationwide For Underwater Mortgages - Las Vegas Wins Again!
Table - A quote...."Vegas - from housing bubble ground zero to jingle mail wasteland.  The [table shown] is just a partial screengrab..."

$32 Billion 3 Year Auction Prices At 1.349% As Foreign Bid Plunges And Fed Indirectly Pockets 62% Of Issue
A quote...."....the Indirect Bids (the Chinas of the world) that basically decided to take a raincheck on the auction. The Indirect takedown was just 27.6% of total, with $8.8 billion of the $32 billion going to Indirects (nonetheless the hit rate was 57%). This is the lowest Indirect takedown since May of 2007!"

ABC Consumer Comfort Index Plunges To Year Lows On Surging Gas Prices
A quote...."Once again the ABC Consumer Comfort index indicates that it is leaps and bounds more relevant than the ADP Private Payroll number. With increasingly less relevant confidence indicators out of UMichigan and the Conference Board, which lately only seem to "poll" 20 people with a $1MM+ Schwab trading account, it is worth noting what a true polling index says about the economy. And it isn't pretty...."

NYSE Volume: Lowest Of The Year
A quote...."And while the market grinds up for the 8th day in a row, the bad news for the brokers is getting acute. To wit: NYSE volume today was the lowest so far in 2011. With nearly half the quarter in the books, stock trading is persisting at the same Q4 levels that forced banks to announce a plunge in trading-related commissions."

China's central bank raises benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points
A quote...."BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced Tuesday it would raise benchmark one-year borrowing and lending rates by 25 basis points beginning Wednesday."

Monday February 7th 2011

Recognizing the Language of Tyranny
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."A quote...."Empires communicate in two languages. One language is expressed in imperatives. It is the language of command and force. This militarized language disdains human life and celebrates hypermasculinity. It demands. It makes no attempt to justify the flagrant theft of natural resources and wealth or the use of indiscriminate violence. When families are gunned down at a checkpoint in Iraq they are referred to as having been “lit up.” So it goes. The other language of empire is softer. It employs the vocabulary of ideals and lofty goals and insists that the power of empire is noble and benevolent. The language of beneficence is used to speak to those outside the centers of death and pillage, those who have not yet been totally broken, those who still must be seduced to hand over power to predators. The road traveled to total disempowerment, however, ends at the same place. It is the language used to get there that is different." - also posted at ICH
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Back to the Future: Progressives, Repression, and the Echoes of History
Must Read - A quote...."Hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens rise up in protest against a long-entrenched dictatorship backed by the United States. The dictatorial regime warns of chaos and instability if the uprising is not suppressed; otherwise, they say, the country will fall into the hands of America's chief global enemy, the representatives of an extremist ideology that "hates us for our freedoms." -- In the White House, the progressive Democratic president gathers with his foreign policy advisers to consider the American reaction. In the end, they opt -- of course -- for "stability." They back the installation of the client nation's intelligence chief -- one of the key perpetrators of the regime's repression -- as the new leader." - also posted at Uruknet

CIA Psyop Wikileaks™ Used to Promote More GWOT Bullshit While the Propagandists Can Barely Keep from Laughing - Wiki-Propaganda Alert - A quote...."Talk about primo double-speak. -- This guy goes on and on using the latest cables from the CIA psyop Wikileaks™ to promote every current Global War on Terror myth which ultimately pays his mortgage, and then in the end, he claims Assange is basically a traitor for exposing state secrets on the War on Terror.  You got a fifth team of terrorists from 9/11, al Qaeda’s biological warfare arsenal, terrorists seeking the old debunked “dirty bomb” myth, and of course, the evil terrorists are all unjustly targeting Wall Street for providing us with all those “freedoms” they hate us for." - Topix ||  WikiLeaks Cointelpro Fiasco  ||

AOL and Huffington Team Up To Provide A Perfect Blend Of Sanitized News Content And Celebrity Gossip Slop
Sleaze Alert - (The presstitutes have been busy) - A quote...."AOL, a dying offloaded subsidiary of Time Warner, a company that still relies on dial up internet for a vast portion of its revenue, has decided that the only way it can stay relevant is to buy an “alternative” media outlet, namely the Huffington Post. - However, the Huffington Post is not an alternative media outlet, it was bank rolled by George Soros, a multi multi multi billionaire. - The majority of the material on the Huffington Post is made up of celebrity trash and mind numbing lifestyle articles." - also posted at DProgram

DHS Seizes Websites for Merely LINKING to Copyrighted Material
Web Censorship Alert - A quote...."Apparently the Department of Homeland Security is now authorized to rewrite and enforce copyright infringement laws.  In a stunning precedent, the recent round of domain seizures to shut down websites that allowed illegal streaming of the Super Bowl, also included a few other websites that were seized simply for linking to infringing content." - also posted at DProgram

Activist Richard Brown's Story of The SF8, FBI Repression, and the Return of COINTELPRO
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Richard Brown was falsely arrested and tells his decades-long story about his experience with the FBI in the video below. -- Lately, the FBI has been moving in to repress free speech, using grand jury indictments in a revival of COINTELPRO measures begun in the '50s against domestic political groups, and most infamously against black civil rights activists in the '60s.  The modern form is even more virulent, as it attempts to chill free speech by paralyzing all activists from participating in the organized, peaceful protest they are entitled to under the Constitution." - also posted at DProgram

American Police State: FBI Abuses Reveals Contempt for Political Rights, Civil Liberties
A quote...."As mass revolt spreads across Egypt and the Middle East and citizens there demand jobs, civil liberties and an end to police state abuses from repressive, U.S.-backed torture regimes, the Obama administration and their congressional allies aim to expand one right here at home."

Urgent: Congress Will Vote to Renew the Patriot Act TOMORROW, Tuesday Feb. 8th
Action Alert - A quote...."Three sections of the Patriot Act — the so-called 'library provision' that allows a secret court to issue orders for anything deemed relevant to an investigation; the roving wiretap provision that allows the government to get a wiretap order that doesn't specify the person or place to be tapped; and the 'lone wolf' provision, which permits intelligence wiretapping of people not connected to a terrorist group — are scheduled to expire on February 28. It's February 7."

Explosives found in World Trade Center dust
A quote...."For Dr. Niels Harrit, nanotechnology expert and a recently retired University of Copenhagen chemistry professor, it all began when he watched the collapse of the World Trade Center’s Building 7. Harrit watched it come down in amazement, noting, “I had to watch it again… and again. I hit the button 10 times and my jaw dropped lower and lower.” - also posted at TheIntellHub - Topix ||  9/11-WTC7  ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Bush Ducks Geneva Criminal Torture Charges - Swiss Miss Bush
Special Note - A quote...."....George W admitted he authorized water boarding detainees in his recent memoir.  Torture is internationally banned by the Convention Against Torture. -- The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights, and the US-based Center for Constitutional Rights prepared criminal complaints with more than 2500 pages of supporting material to submit to the Swiss prosecutor.  These criminal complaints were signed by more than 60 human rights organizations world wide and by the former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, the former UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and Nobel Peace Prize recipients Shirin Ebadi and Perez Esquivel. -- Amnesty International, which has repeatedly called for criminal investigation of torture by GWB, sent Swiss prosecutors a detailed legal and factual analysis of President Bush’s criminal responsibility for torture." - also posted at AlethoNews

CCR Announces Bush Indictment for Convention Against Torture Signatory States
Special Note - Related Article - A quote...."February 7, 2011, Geneva and New York – Today, two torture victims were to have filed  criminal complaints, with more than 2,500-pages of supporting material, in Geneva against former U.S. President George W. Bush, who was due to speak at an event there on  12 February. Swiss law requires the presence of the torturer on Swiss soil before a preliminary investigation can be opened.  When Bush cancelled his trip to avoid prosecution, the human rights groups who prepared the complaints made it public and announced that the Bush Torture Indictment would be waiting wherever he travels next. The Indictment serves as the basis on which to prepare country-specific, plaintiff-specific indictments, with additional evidence and updated " - also posted at Uruknet

Jim W. Dean Exclusive: Israeli Espionage in America – A National Security Scandal
A quote...."The biggest national security scandal story of our times is the extent that Israeli espionage that has gone on  here for decades. There is an aspect of the War on Terror on which our elite leadership refuses to level with the public…how terrified our defense, political, counter intelligence and legal institutions are when it comes to rooting them out and shutting it all down. All other terrors pale into insignificance. And they treat this afflication with an old cure…denial."

The Lavon Affair: When Israel firebombed U.S. Installations to make it appear attacks were by ‘Muslim extremists,’ and how the US media cover it up -- Special Note - Second Quote of the Day -- A quote...."I just can't figure out what the Israelis think they're up to...Maybe they think they just can't survive without more land...but I don't see how they can survive without coming to some honorable and peaceful terms with the whole Arab world that surrounds them." -- *Dwight D. Eisenhower*, U.S. President, October 1956 (As related by Eisenhower speech writer Emmet John Hughes in his book, The Ordeal of Power, A Political Memoir of the Eisenhower Years, 1964) - also posted at AlethoNews

And here we are, forty years later, after their direct, material participation, (they are one of the "Trinity of Evil") and cover-up, of that greasy little scheme called 9/11.  Over two million dead (if you count Gulf War I and the sanctions on Iraq), over five million displaced, two countries destroyed, with many more to go, thirty trillion in back-stops, guarantees and pay-outs to the Banksters, the financial system destroyed, foreigners cheated out of trillions, all to fund this "New American Century / Neo-Roman Empire" fling - of theirs and the Neocons - the worst recession/depression since WWII, the complete eviseration of this nation's constitution, and all they want now is....MORE!!  More land, more deaths (as long as they're goyum deaths) and more MONEY!  The Israelites and Zionists (almost all of them anyway) are an un-ending curse and a terrible plague on all of mankind! - mpg"

Gordon Duff:  How We Got Where We Are
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."There's a New World commin'.....even worse that this one" -- "The son would kill more, millions in fact, rig two elections and run up more national debt in a single month than Jimmy Carter did in four years.  America would have its own GESTAPO, called “Homeland Security” but managed by his good friends in Israel, cementing their partnership with what was once the party of Reagan, now running America into the ground, from “triple crown winner” to “glue factory nag” in 8 long and painful years.” Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

02-07-11 Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv
MRVideo - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 7th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - More coverage of the Middle East's spreading revolutions, more ferocious evisceration of Israel's and the US-NRE's many lies, more coverage of climategate including the disastrous natural gas shut-off in the South-West and finally more on the Banksters. - mpg
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

Egyptian Revolution 2011
Must View - Alt - (YuTb - 9min 29sec - February 01, 2011) - Source:  eyeinsidefilm -- A quote...."The day of rage. A complete compilation of all the days of the protest."

Egyptian revolution reverberates throughout Arab world
A quote...."The Egyptian revolution, following on rapidly from the Tunisian uprising, has sent shockwaves across the whole of the Arab world. All the serious strategists of capital are discussing the “domino effect” of the events unfolding in Egypt. None of them, however, had anticipated any of this."

Egypt’s State Media Turns on Mubarak - Top State-Run Newspaper Lashes Govt, Praises Protesters
Special Note - A quote...."After 30 years of championing President Hosni Mubarak on all issues, one of the strongest voices in Egypt’s state-run media, the al-Ahram newspaper, has led its Monday issue with a front page editorial reversing that stance."

Germany suspends arms exports to Egypt - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Germany has suspended arms exports to Egypt, citing human rights concerns in the handling of ongoing protests calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign. -- "In view of the current situation in Egypt... the processing of these applications is now suspended. The economy ministry is also investigating permits that have already been granted," the economy ministry said in a statement on Monday."

Video of anti-Mubarak crowds venting anger in Iran, Turkey, West Bank
RTVideo - Alt - (missed this one - mpg) - (RTYuTb - 1min 24sec - February 04, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – As protesters demanding Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster packed Cairo’s central square by the tens of thousands on Friday, similar demonstrations took place across the world, including Iran, Turkey and the West Bank. In Tehran’s Palestine Square, thousands voiced their opposition to Mubarak and vented anger over what they saw as interference from United States President, Barack Obama."

Suleiman: The CIA's man in Cairo - A bought and paid for traitor to his own people. - mpg
A quote...."On January 29, Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s top spy chief, was anointed vice president by tottering dictator, Hosni Mubarak. By appointing Suleiman, part of a shake-up of the cabinet in an attempt to appease the masses of protesters and retain  his own grip on the presidency, Mubarak has once again shown his knack for devilish shrewdness. Suleiman has long been favoured by the US government for his ardent anti-Islamism, his willingness to talk and act tough on Iran - and he has long been the CIA’s main man in Cairo."

Egypt: Washington's Covert Intelligence Operation
A quote...."A mysterious American Envoy, retired US diplomat Frank G. Wisner II was rushed to Cairo on January 31st at the height of the protest movement for top level meetings with Hosni Mubarak. -- Frank G. and Hosni were close friends, going back to late 1980s, when Frank G. Wisner was ambassador to Egypt (1986-1991)." - also postd at Hamsayeh & ScoopNZ

Egyptians vow to continue protests
A quote...."Thousands of Egyptian people have pledged to continue with their protests against President Hosni Mubarak's regime in Cairo's Liberation Square. -- The demonstrators held their 14th consecutive day of protests on Monday in the flashpoint square despite a heavy army presence and in defiance of a nighttime curfew. -- The protesters expressed their anger with the talks between some opposition groups and Vice President Omar Suleiman, vowing to remain on the streets until Mubarak steps down."

It's An All Arab Revolution - UK's No 1 Muslim CEO
MVideo - (MYuTb - 6min 07sec - February 07, 2011) - Source:  108morris108 -- A quote...."Mohamed Ali regularly organises the UK's largest interfaith gathering (last year 70,000+ people), he is also the founder and CEO of www.islamchannel.tv a huge TV company! Having been exiled from his own native Tunisia, he is euphoric at the revolution due to take place throughout the Muslim world wherever there are tyrants."

Tunisians protest RCD parliament vote
A quote..."Hundreds of Tunisian protesters have called for the parliament's dissolution as lawmakers give more powers to the interim government."

Tunisian regime seeks emergency powers against mass protests
A quote...."Yesterday the Tunisian parliament’s lower house voted 177 to 16 to grant emergency powers to Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, the head of the Tunisian regime since President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced to flee by mass protests on January 14. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill Wednesday, at which point it can be ratified by interim president Fouad Mebazza."

Yemen opposition MP survives attack on life
The AIPAC/Israeli US-NRE Consortium is getting nasty. - mpg -- A quote...."SANAA: The security guards of Hamed Al-Ahmer, an outspoken opposition MP and influential Yemeni businessman, survived an attack on his life in Sanaa on Saturday night."

ElBaradei on Democracy's Chances in Egypt - 'We Could Experience an Arab Spring'
Hosni Mubarak 'displaying all the hallmarks of an ageing autocrat'
Talks fail to end Egypt protests
Protests Demanding Mubarak’s Resignation Grow Stronger, Despite Some Government Concessions
Egypt's Brotherhood warns it could quit talks with government
Tide turns in favor of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian protesters face mounting violence and repression
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Obama Special Envoy To Cairo Calling For Mubarak To Stay, Uncovered To Be On Mubarak Payroll
Boy murdered by police in Alexandria even as he surrendered! - video - (YuTb 1m1s 020611) - Src:  fazzamin
Senior US Marine Says "Multiple Platoons" Are Headed To Egypt
Protest News 2-7-11 - A DProgram reound-up
'Egyptians cannot tolerate Mubarak'
Statement of the Revolutionary Socialists of Egypt: `Glory to the martyrs! Victory to the revolution!'
Freed Google executive helped spark Egypt revolt
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More On The International Situation....

Kleptocrats at Work
Must Read - It really puts the massive on-going corruption in the US-NRE and the rest of the world into perspective.  Considering the amounts of money involved, that's quite an achievement. - mpg -- A quote...."Feburary 08, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- Kleptocracy is as old as government. Exotic car broker Michael Sheehan discovered an amazing case nine years ago when he was invited to purchase rare Ferraris and McLaren F1s from a Brunei collection. He writes about it in the current issue of Sports Car Market." - also posted at DProgram & PrisonPlanet

Pox Americana -- Driving Through the Gates of Hell and Other American Pastimes in the Greater Middle East
Special Note - A quote...."As we've watched the dramatic events in the Middle East, you would hardly know that we had a thing to do with them.  Oh yes, in the name of its War on Terror, Washington had for years backed most of the thuggish governments now under siege or anxious that they may be next in line to hear from their people.  When it came to Egypt in particular, there was initially much polite (and hypocritical) discussion in the media about how our "interests" and our "values" were in conflict, about how far the U.S. should back off its support for the Mubarak regime, and about what a “tightrope” the Obama administration was walking.  While the president and his officials flailed, the mildest of questions were raised about how much we should chide our erstwhile allies, or encourage the massed protestors, and about whether we should “take sides” (as though we hadn’t done so decisively over the last decades)." - bold by website editor - also posted at Uruknet - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ||

Why are we friends with Saudi Arabia?
Related Video - From the History File - May 14, 2007 - (it's pretty funny because it's true - mpg) - (YuTb - 5min 14sec - 05/14/07) - Source:  patcondell -- A quote...."As if we didn't know."

Evidence of 2002 Taliban Offer Damages Myth of al Qaeda Ties
US-NRE Propaganda Exposed! - A quote...."WASHINGTON, Feb 7, 2011 (IPS) - The central justification of the U.S.-NATO war against the Afghan Taliban - that the Taliban would allow al Qaeda to return to Afghanistan - has been challenged by new historical evidence of offers by the Taliban leadership to reconcile with the Hamid Karzai government after the fall of the Taliban government in late 2001." - also posted at ICH

Gunmen kill Afghan district governor
A quote...."Kabul - Unknown gunmen, wearing uniforms of the Afghan army, killed a district governor in south-eastern Afghanistan Monday, an official said. -- 'The acting district governor for Bak district was shot by four gunmen dressed in Afghan National Army uniforms when he was on his way to the district headquarters,' said Abdul Hakim Ishaqza, the police chief of Khost profince." - For more on this type of isseu see article and comments shown below....

Taliban claims deputy governor's assassination
War Tactics Alert - Looks like the Taliban are starting to employ tactics similar to those used by Michael Collins and his "Squad" during the Irish struggle against British occupation. -mpg -- A quote...."The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province." - posted 01-29-11
   
'Men Killed by US Diplomat Were Intelligence Operatives'
US-NRE Assassination Plot Exposed! - A quote...."The controversy over the killing of two Pakistanis by a US consulate employee in Lahore took a new turn today with a media report stating that the dead men were believed to be "intelligence operatives". -- The men shot and killed by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore on January 27 "belonged to the security establishment" and "found the activities of the American official detrimental to our national security", an unnamed security official told The Express Tribune newspaper."

Widow of man 'killed' by US envoy commits suicide
Related Article - A quote...."The widow of one of the Pakistani men allegedly shot and killed by an American official in Lahore has committed suicide in an attempt to secure justice."

Five Nato oil tankers attacked in Balochistan
A quote...."QUETTA: Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan attacked five oil tankers carrying supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan, officials said Monday."

US-led forces kill 4 Afghan civilians
A quote...."US-led forces have killed four civilians, including a woman, in northern Afghanistan when they bombed their house in the war-ravaged country, a top government official says."

Iran, Russia Discuss North-South Transport Corridor
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Russian railway officials discussed mutual railway cooperation and activation of North-South transport corridor which will connect Iran to Azerbaijani and Russia."

'Turkey and Iran to triple bilateral trade despite nuclear sanctions'
A quote...."Iranian FM says two countries determined to raise trade relations to $30 billion in five years, in areas such as transport, industry and customs."

Commander: IRGC Mass-Producing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari underlined IRGC's abundant military achievements in the post-revolution era, and said that the IRGC has started mass-production of a recently-developed smart anti-ship ballistic missile."

IRGC Unveils New Home-Made Supersonic Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile
Photo Gallery - Related Article - A quote...."The IRGC's smart ballistic missile, named The Persian Gulf, has recently gone under mass-production."

Koreas begin talks to ease tensions
A quote...."The two Koreas have launched a preliminary round of military talks in a bid to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, for the first time since the deadly exchange of fire between the two neighbors in November."

Bedouin village bulldozed by Israel for the 12th time
A quote...."On Monday, the Israeli military and police employed armored bulldozers to destroy the village of Araqib, located in the Negev desert in southern Israel. This is the 12th time that Israeli forces have destroyed the village, which is 'unrecognized' by the Israeli government."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Jewish settlers bulldoze archeological sites
A quote...."SALFIT, (PIC)-- Jewish settlers started on Sunday to bulldoze vast areas of Deir Sama'an in Kufr Al-Dik village west of Salfit, which is famous for its archeological sites. - Eyewitnesses reported that the area is strategic and fertile and is rich in Roman relics, describing it as one of the most important archeological sites in Salfit district."

Rallies Throughout Palestine in Solidarity with the Egyptian and Tunisian Popular Uprisings
Contains Videos - Demo - PAArrests - BethlehamSquare - DayOfSolidarity -- A quote...."I blog regularly about what is happening here especially what is not seen in mainstream media. I want to take this message to expose some things I have alluded to only marginally before and then issue a call to Palestinains (including the "Palestinian authority" or PA). First a description of what happened that prompts this emotional email."

Samouni Family Olive Tree Orchard
A quote...."January 12, 2011 is a day I will never forget, visiting the Samouni family could not possibly be anything but a life-changing event.  Words simply cannot describe the devastation wrought upon this family by a marauding band of Israeli psychopaths, otherwise known as the Givati Brigade of the Israeli Defence Forces."

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians From Jenin Area
A quote...."Early Tuesday morning, the Israeli military abducted three Palestinians from Jenin Refugee Camp, during a raid on houses in the camp, and abducted four more Palestinians from the town of Selat al-Haritheya."
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More On The Economic Situation....

9% Unemployment Rate is a Statistical Lie
A quote...."The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest unemployment figures last Friday.  There was a stunning drop to 9% from 9.4%.  How did that happen?  Is the economy really getting better or is the government up to its old statistical tricks.  According to the mainstream media, the economy is getting better and the so-called recovery is alive and well." - also posted at ICH

4 Ways Barack Obama And The Federal Reserve Are Destroying Our Long-Term Economic Future For Their Short-Term Gain - A quote...."Many people have been stumped as they have attempted to find a coherent theme in Barack Obama's economic policies.  But the truth is that what the Obama administration is trying to do is not that difficult to figure out.  Just like so many other previous administrations, the Obama administration is motivated by self-preservation.  All of Barack Obama's economic policies are designed to produce a short-term economic burst that will help him win the next election in 2012, and the Federal Reserve has been cooperating every step of the way.  Perhaps the Federal Reserve is motivated by self-preservation as well."

All Wages, Pensions, Welfare and Taxes in Eurozone to be Controlled by New, Unelected Body:  Europe to Become Planned Economy Like China - To compete with China, and MORE importantly, the Neo-Roman Bankster slaves currently toiling away (assuming they still even have a job) in the US-NRE.  It's true that having a common currency without coordinated fiscal and economic policies can cause problems, this however appears to be taking things a bit too far. - mpg -- A quote...."
AMAGERBANKEN - $2.8 Billion Bank Failure In Denmark: Senior Bondholders Whacked 41%
A quote...."It may turn out to be the most important bank you've never heard of. -- Amagerbanken was taken over by the Danish government today.  As with the Irish banks, Amagerbanken suffered huge losses on loans to property developers and investors in commercial real estate.  But the rescue comes under new regulations which stipulate steep losses for bondholders.  According to Bloomberg, senior bondholders and depositors over the insured limit will face losses of approximately 41%."

When Irish Eyes Are Crying
A quote...."First Iceland. Then Greece. Now Ireland, which headed for bankruptcy with its own mysterious logic. In 2000, suddenly among the richest people in Europe, the Irish decided to buy their country—from one another. After which their banks and government really screwed them. So where’s the rage."  - also posted at ICH

Will Bernanke Scoop Up $50 Billion Of Ireland's Toxic Assets? Fine Gael Seeks MASSIVE Loan From U.S. Fed
A quote...."Ireland's Fine Gael party, which is likely to take control of the government at the next election, has issued a multi-pronged plan to deal with Ireland's banking and sovereign debt crisis.  Among other options, they are reserving the right to "unilaterally restructure the private debts of those Irish banks in greatest need of recapitalisation." -- In other words, secured and unsecured bondholders are going to get whacked, or at least that's the not-so-subtle threat. -- However, in less positive news, Fine Gael also made public their hope to secure funding from the Federal Reserve:" - bold by website editor

Birds use quantum theory to literally 'see' Earth's magnetic field as they fly
A quote...."Birds may be able to ‘see’ the Earth’s electromagnetic field as they fly through the sky, scientists have suggested. -- Many creatures, including all birds, navigate by sensing the direction of the magnetic forces around our planet to guide them. -- But now researchers have found that different reactions are produced in the eyes of all avian creatures depending on which way the field spins."

Sunday February 6th 2011

More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

EGYPT
Must View Video - Outstanding photos and images!! - (pause it if you have slow bandwith to allow it to upload) - (Viemo - 5min 3sec - Feb. 6 2011)

More Great Photos From Egypt
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To the Egyptian army
Must Read - A quote...."Christopher King reminds the Egyptian army that the world is watching it, and asks: “Will you choose repression or freedom for your people?”

Egyptian Military’s ‘Neutrality’ Wavers, Crackdowns Begin
Related Article - Of course, it took the US-NRE's CIA, Israel's Mossad and Suleiman and his cohorts a while to figure out who was "reliable" and who wasn't (i.e. who could be paid to do murder and serve Israel's interests and who was an honorable soldier of Egypt's armed forces).  Now, very soon, the long knives will come out.  It's gonna be a blood bath.  Way to go Amerika. Cheers for your so-called "freedom and democracy" - mpg

Mubarak buying time in order to oppress?
Video - (YuTb - 5min 51sec - February 06, 2011) - Source:  108morris108 -- A quote...."London; Outside the Egyptian Embassy and Outside Downing Street (where a petition was to be given in) while our Prime Minister is offering Islamophobic statements, and probably the British Government along with others is actually offering military advisors to the Mubarak regime."

Egyptian revolution enters 14th day
A quote...."As the Egyptian revolution has entered its 14th day, millions of people along with opposition groups continue their protests demanding for the ouster of embattled President Hosni Mubarak."

Muslim Brotherhood: Government "not serious" in talks (Extra)
A quote...."Cairo - The Muslim Brotherhood said the Egyptian government was not seriously engaging in negotiations, following the first-ever talks between opposition groups and Vice President Omar Suleima"

US envoy's business link to Egypt
THAT Didn't take long.  Some of the press out there are actually doing their jobs! (gasp, thud!) - mpg -- A quote...."Frank Wisner, President Barack Obama's envoy to Cairo who infuriated the White House this weekend by urging Hosni Mubarak to remain President of Egypt, works for a New York and Washington law firm which works for the dictator's own Egyptian government." - bold by website editor - The "revolving door" doesn't even exist anymore, nowadays the parasites openly work for their respective corporations while holding down jobs in the "government".  This is getting completely out of hand folks. - mpg - By the way, this is what you get when you appoint an AIPAC/Israeli bozo like Wisner....The Egyptian crisis: another day, another two US policies

Jordan opposition rejects new govt
A quote...."Jordan's main Islamic opposition group refuses to join a new government led by Prime Minister Marruf Bakhit, calling for new parliamentary elections."

Google - real time
News Blog - real time
Talks fail to end Egypt protests - contains video - AltVid
ElBaradei: Envoy's Mubarak comments caused 'confusion,' 'disappointment'
Egypt protests: Opposition wary after Suleiman talks
Egypt's MB not negotiating with Mubarak
Lobbyists Help Egyptian Officials Get Aid, Support From U.S. - Alt
After First Talks, Egypt Opposition Vows New Protest
The Great Egyptian Revolution: Accelerating the “New Reality”
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Saturday February 5th 2011

Bush cancels Switzerland visit under threat of protests, efforts to arrest him - Hip Hip Hooray!!
Special Note - A quote...."President George W. Bush has canceled an event in the famously neutral country Switzerland because of expected protests to his presence there. -- Bush was supposed to give the keynote address at a Jewish group's charity gala on Feb. 12 in Geneva. -- Leftist groups had planned to protest the visit, according to news agencies. But several human rights groups had also filed criminal complaints against Bush, demanding that he be taken into custody if he stepped on Swiss soil and investigated for allegations of ordering torture." - For more on this type of issue see the article and comments shown below....

Tzipi Livni cancels trip to SA - Hip Hip Hooray!!
Identify them, pillory them, hound them, pound them, follow them, cut off their money, boycott their industries, seize their bank accounts, sue them, arrest them, try them, convict them....and punish them.  Do so for the rest of their lives.

These people are evil, they have unleashed a new Nazism on an indigenous population that had done them no harm whatsoever.  They did so with all the unstinting military and financial support they could beg, borrow and in the end, steal from a former super-power they had colonized.

The dis-proportionality and viciousness of what they've done is almost beyond comprehension.  To take a group of people, torture them every day, shoot them down like dogs every day, prevent them from making a living, from farming, from fishing, bomb them every day, cage them in an open air prison, deliberately provoke them in every possible way and when they try to defend themselves, unleash your massive military power against them, then smile to the world, shrug, and say "oh, we're just defending ourselves" shows a sick, demented, twisted, sadism unmatched anywhere, at anytime, by anyone else, in the world...ever. - mpg - posted 01-19-11
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Moment of Reckoning for Arabs
Quote of the Day...."While a mesmerized world watches history being made in Egypt and the Middle East, what has endlessly fascinated me is the reaction of the self-styled champion of democracy, and its other equally democratic and freedom loving allies. For days after the unprecedented protests that have shaken not just the Middle East but the world at large, one breathlessly waited in vain to hear the White House say the ‘D’ word. -- As demands for change reverberate across this vast land of great contradictions, home to three great faiths, the hypocrisy separating the West's words and actions is breathtaking--almost obscene."

Who is the Real Opposition in Egypt?
Second Quote of the Day...."The revolution in Egypt erupted like all revolutions do, from the bottom up. It was unemployment and high food prices that propelled working and poor people into action. Now, the media reports that the "opposition” in Egypt is a group of well-to-do folks who have very little in common with the poor of Egypt. -- This top down takeover of the revolution is being engineered with the support of the U.S. and European nations, the same allies of the dictatorship that lasted three decades. If this elite group of Egyptians manages to gain power, they'll soon find themselves confronted with the real opposition of Egypt, the overwhelming majority of working and poor people." - also posted at CounterCurrents
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

"It's Great to Witness that the Determination of the People is Much More Stronger And the Result is Much Greater than the intimidation and the oppression of the government" -- Must View Video Interview & Analysis - (PRSTv - 26min 10sec - Sun Feb 6, 2011 6:56AM) -- A quote...."Press TV interviews Author and Journalist, Ramzy Baroud from Seattle, [Co-Director of the International Action Center Sara Flanders in New York, and Ali Hijazi of United Egyptians in London] to discuss the issue further"

Pro-Democracy Protesters Still Hold Tahrir Square While the Globalists Try to Hold The World
Special Note - A quote...."Al Jazeera has live coverage….  (while Anderson Cooper hides in a hotel room) -- The corrupt Egyptian government seems to be adopting a war of attrition approach to this latest crisis. After the international beating they took in the aftermath of the violence caused when Mubarak’s thugs attacked peaceful protesters and journalists alike, it now seems that the globalists like Hillary Clinton have advised a hands-off approach to winning this war.  There is no telling what is happening away from the spot-light of Tahrir Square, but they are certainly using a different tactic in the light of day."

Square Stalemate: Pressure piles on Mubarak as D-Day brings no news
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min 14sec - February 05, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Anti-government protesters in Egypt are still pouring onto Cairo's Tahrir Square as they pile the pressure on President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The deadline set by demonstrators for him to quit passed on Friday without Mubarak making any statement."

Egypt 13th protests day, Day of Martyrs
A quote...."Anti-government protests in troubled Egypt have entered its 13th consecutive day as Cairo's Liberation Square remains flooded with demonstrators who call on President Hosni Mubarak to immediately step down."

France Suspends Arms, Riot Equipment Sales To Egypt  Hip Hip Hooray! Viva la France! Viva la différence!!
A quote...."PARIS - France on Feb. 5 said it had suspended sales of arms and riot police equipment to Egypt amid mass protests pressing for President Hosni Mubarak to step down."

Critical Connections - Egypt, the US and the Israel Lobby
Must Read - A quote...."Minimally explored in all the coverage of the momentous Egyptian uprising taking place over the last 10 days are the Israeli connections. -- A central and critical reality is that it is US tax money that has propped up Hosni Mubarak’s despotic regime over the past 30 years, and that this money has flowed, from the beginning, largely on behalf of Israel. -- Israel is generally a significant factor in events in the Middle East, and to understand ongoing happenings it is important to understand the historic and current Israeli connections." - also posted at Intifada-VoP

Israeli Spy Arrest in Egypt Points to High Stakes for Washington and Tel Aviv
Special Note - A quote...."An amateur video showing the arrest in Egypt of an alleged spy belonging to the Israeli General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, the Sayeret Matkal, indicates how worried Tel Aviv is by the turmoil engulfing the Mubarak regime and suggests that attempts are underway by outside forces to destabilise the popular revolution."

Mubarak's [And The US-NRE/AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's] New Tactic --  A War Of Attrition
A quote...."As well as playing a game of musical chairs with the leaders of the ruling NDP party. (Somewhat ironically the NDP in Canada refers to the New Democratic Party rather than the National Democratic Party as in Egypt. The NDP in Canada is a leftish opposition party.) Although it was earlier reported that Mubarak too had resigned his party position this turned out not to be true. Even if he did he would still be president."

Obama’s Egypt Plan: Mubarak-ism Without Mubarak
A quote...."With the Obama administration trying to impose Mubarak-ism with Mubarak, easing the old lizard-headed dictator out and ushering in Omar Suleiman – recently appointed Vice President and formerly Egypt’s top intelligence official and torturer-in-chief –  there may be a slight glitch. Aside, that is, from the fact that the protest movement will never agree."

Oppose US-backed “transition” in Egypt
A quote...."The mass movement of Egyptian working people against the Mubarak dictatorship must oppose and reject the initiative by the American government to replace Mubarak with a military-dominated “transition” government. This maneuver is aimed at safeguarding the interests of imperialism and the Egyptian ruling elite, and aborting the Egyptian Revolution." - also posted at Uruknet

Saudi top cleric blasts Arab, Egypt protests
A quote...."Saudi Arabia's top Islamic [Wahhabist] scholar condemned anti-government protests in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere as a plot by enemies of Islam to spread instability, Saudi newspapers said on Saturday." - bold by website editor - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  || 

Deaths in northern Tunisia clashes
A quote...."At least two dead after police reportedly open fire on protesters in the town of El Kef." - see also....Tunisian police fire on crowd, killing 2

Killing the Messenger....

Journalists in Cairo faced assaults, detentions, and threats; reporter dies from earlier shooting - Alt
Al Jazeera bureau chief, scribe [finally] freed

Additional Articles....

Egypt's Brotherhood enters crisis talks
Muslims and Christians United in the Battle for Tahrir Square
Egyptian army, demonstrators stand off in Tahrir Square
Al Jazeera: Egypt's 24-Hour Revolution
Al Jazerra's Live Blog - Feb 5 - Egypt protests
Al Jazerra's Live Blog - Jan28 - Jan29 -  Jan30 -  Jan31 -  Feb1 -  Feb2 -  Feb3 -  Feb4
Al Jazerra's - The Battle for Egypt - AJE Live Stream - Timeline - Photo Gallery - AJE Tweets - AJE Audio Blogs
Key leadership quits Egypt ruling party; Mubarak retains presidency
ElBaradei Wants to Negotiate with the Army - Alt
‘My friend, Mahmoud Maher, a doctor, was killed at Tahrir Square’ - Alt
American Warships Heading to Egypt
Photos From SF Egypt Solidarity Protest - photos
More Photos From SF Egypt Solidarity Protest - photos
Lebanese show solidarity with Egyptian uprising
Lebanese leaders voice support for Egyptian protesters' demands
A Call for Solidarity With The Egyptian People
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Bush-era act of war on terror to stay in force for US fear factory
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min 38sec - February 04, 2011)  - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – The U.S. Congress is debating plans to renew the Patriot Act adopted during the Bush era following the 9/11 attacks. It allows law enforcement agencies to search telephone and e-mail records of terror suspects. And while lawmakers insist the aim is to defend the public, many say the cost to civil liberties is just too high."

Is Wikileaks Bogus? Chomsky, Azaziah Weigh In!
A quote...."Is Wikileaks for real? Monday's guest on Truth Jihad Radio, Jonathan Azaziah, has ripped Wikileaks as a Mossad operation. And nothing he's seen since then has changed his opinion. - Meanwhile the anti-9/11-truth left, i.e. the gatekeepers, are almost all Wikileaks cheerleaders.  Julian Assange, like these gatekeepers, is "annoyed by 9/11 conspiracy theories." Now Wikileaks tells us that the mean, nasty Muslim suicide hijacking plot was even bigger than we realized, aided by an al-Qaeda support network that the government never discovered. Uh-huh. Whatever you say, Julian." - Topix ||  WikiLeaks Cointelpro Fiasco  ||

DAVID DUKE - Israeli Terrorism Against America
Video - From the History File - April 18, 2010 - (YuTb - 10min - 05/18/10) - Source:  leminable - David Duke covers the "Lavon Affair", the "Liberty Affair" and other incidents of Israeli false-flag terrorism. - mpg
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More On The International Situation....

CIA torture victim takes fight to court
A quote...."A German man who was snatched by the CIA in Macedonia and tortured at a US "black site" in occupied Afghanistan launched a legal battle against Macedonia in a Skopje court today to demand official recognition of his ordeal."

Gerald Celente On - Egypt - Students Of The World - WW3 - Todays Trends In The News
Video - (YuTb - 4m47s - February 04, 2011) - Source:  wakeup2nwo -- A quote...."Celente's accurate forecasts include the 1987 stock market crash, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 1997 Asian currency crash" and "the 2007 subprime mortgage scandal." His forecasts since 1993 have included predictions about terrorism, economic collapses and war. More recent forecasts involve fascism in the United States, food riots and tax revolts....." - Related ||  Subscribe:  http://www.youtube.com/user/wakeup2nwo  || Trends Journal: http://www.trendsresearch.com/journal  ||  Twitter:  http://twitter.com/geraldcelente  ||

It Ain't Just Mubarak -- 7 of the Worst Dictators the U.S. Is Backing to the Hilt
A quote...."From Saudi Arabia to Uzbekistan to Chad, the U.S. keeps some very bad autocrats in power. "

US-led forces kill 4 Afghan civilians
A quote...."US-led forces have killed four civilians, including a woman, in northern Afghanistan when they bombed their house in the war-ravaged country, a top government official says."

Turkish FM reaffirms Iran's right to peaceful nuclear technology
A quote...."Berlin, Feb 6, IRNA -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu reiterated Saturday Iran's right to have peaceful nuclear technology."

Russia rejects new Iran sanctions
A quote...."Russia has rejected imposing new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, saying the move violates previous agreements reached between major powers."

Iran Today-Impact of Iran's Islamic revolution on the Muslim World-02-04-2011-(Part1)
PRSVideo - (PRSYuTb - 8m1s - February 05, 2011) - Source:  PressTVGlobalNews -- A quote...."In the last few weeks, we have watched with astonishment and sometimes surprised as the eye and fist rule of Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali crumbled. Weeks of growing public protests and anger let his 23-year legacy to collapse in just a matter of days. We have also been watching the same fate unfolds for Egypt's 3-decade-long ruler Hosni Mubarak and similar protests in Algeria and Jordan, a wave of public protest and anger at the rule of tyranny and demands for a better future."

New David Duke Video: The Real Rogue Nuclear State
Must View Video - Alt  - (YuTb - 16min 05sec - February 04, 2011) - Source: drdduke - A quote...."With the Revolution still ongoing in Egypt, many American politicians, including John McCain, have suddenly been calling for America to either support Israel in an immediate attack on Iran, or to take the "initiative" so to speak, and attack Iran themselves!   It is so amazing to watch these shills change gears and try to take some of the focus away from their failing American puppet dictatorship in Egypt!"
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

PA Violently Suppresses Palestinians Rally In Support of Egyptian People
A quote...."For the second time this week, the Palestinian Authority security forces prevented a peaceful demonstration from taking place. -- On Tuesday, 2 February, police used violence to disperse a demonstration in support of the Egyptian revolution that was taking place in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Police punched, kicked, and detained participants in the demonstration, as well as at least two journalists, reported a Human Rights Watch research assistant." - Source:  AIC

This Is What A Two State Solution Looks Like
A quote...."I'm amazed to see how Shocked! Shocked! people are to discover via the leaking of the Palestine Papers that Palestinians and Israelis have spent the last ten years haggling over what a two state solution would actually look like in practice. -- ZOMG Israel's eternal undivided capital would be shared between Israel and Palestine, with the Jewish Quarter of Occupied East Jerusalem going to Israel, the Haram al-Sharif to Palestine, and the holy sites administered under international supervision!!! Horror, horror, betrayal etc etc...  Well yes, but what did you think partition would look like in practice?" - also posted at Uruknet

Three workers wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza
A quote...."Gaza Strip, (Pal Telegraph) -Two Palestinians were shot Saturday morning  by Israeli gunfire stationed at the east of Gaza city, according to local sources. -- Witnesses said that Israeli soldiers targeted the two Palestinians while they were collecting gravels from the destroyed houses."
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More On The Economic Situation....

Hedge Fund Manager Bill Fleckenstein: Fed Money Printing to Cover Bank Theft Is Leading to Food Inflation Worldwide -- Must View Video - Alt - A quote....""Dylan Ratigan says that the Fed is printing money to cover enormous theft by the big banks, and that money printing is leading to food inflation worldwide. (Bad weather and speculation on commodities are obviously also contributing to rising food prices). -- Bill Fleckenstein largely agree...."

Potemkin America
A quote...."As wages stagnate and unemployment booms, U.S. prosperity appears as illusory as that of the old Soviet Union."

The BLS: A History Of (Downward) Revisions, Or How The Department Of Truth Goosed Markets With Half A Million Fake Jobs In Two Years - Chart - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."Zero Hedge has previously demonstrated the improbable, for lack of a better word, upward bias in revising initial jobless claims applications. Today, we look at an even greater statistical problem at the BLS: that of Non-Farm Payrolls. Courtesy of today's full year revision announced by the BLS, and a granular sort by John Poehling, we have discovered that while revisions added a whopping 55k jobs in the years 2006-2008, NFPs have now been revised to remove 538k jobs in the 2009-2010 period. In other words, based on data revisions, under President Obama, America has suddenly created over half a million jobs less (even if all of them are part time) simply due to statistical adjustments."

California cities top most miserable list
A quote...."(Reuters Life!) - If the saying "as goes California, so goes the nation" still rings true, then Americans are facing a depressing future, according to a list of the country's most miserable cities. -- Ravaged by falling house prices, high unemployment, a massive budget deficit, rampant crime and high state taxes, California filled four of the top five spots in the Forbes list of unhappy urban areas."

Friday February 4th 2011

The Anti-Empire Report - A cautionary tale
A quote...."In July of 1975 I went to Portugal because in April of the previous year a bloodless military coup had brought down the US-supported 48-year fascist regime of Portugal, the world's only remaining colonial power. This was followed by a program centered on nationalization of major industries, workers control, a minimum wage, land reform, and other progressive measures. Military officers in a Western nation who spoke like socialists was science fiction to my American mind, but it had become a reality in Portugal. The center of Lisbon was crowded from morning till evening with people discussing the changes and putting up flyers on bulletin boards. The visual symbol of the Portuguese "revolution" had become the picture of a child sticking a rose into the muzzle of a rifle held by a friendly soldier, and I got caught up in demonstrations and parades featuring people, including myself, standing on tanks and throwing roses, with the crowds cheering the soldiers. It was pretty heady stuff, and I dearly wanted to believe, but I and most people I spoke to there had little doubt that the United States could not let such a breath of fresh air last very long. " - also posted at ICH

Guest Post: The Great Global Debt Prison
A quote...."Tense and terrible times inevitably summon an odd coupling of two very different and difficult human conditions; honesty, and brutality. Certain painful truths are revealed, and often, a palpable fury erupts. Being that times today are particularly tense, and on the verge of being spectacularly terrible, perhaps we should embrace both conditions in a constructive manner, and become brutally honest with ourselves. This begins by admitting to that which most ails us. It begins by admitting how far we have fallen…Our economy, our culture, our entire world, is built upon debt."

Gerald Celente on The Gary Null Show – February 1st, 2011
GCVideo - Alt - (YuTb - 14min 39sec - February 03, 2011) - Source:   GeraldCelenteChannel - Gerald talks about the probable (he predicted it) spread of Tunisia's and Egypt's revolutions worldwide. - mpg - For more on Gerald's prognostications see....Look for a False Flag....

01-04-11 Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv
MRVideo - Alt - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 4th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - More coverage of the Middle East's spreading revolutions, more ferocious evisceration of Israel's and the US-NRE's many lies, John McCain gets schooled on the (former) "United States" constitution and finally climategate and the current weather. - mpg
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

From Counter-Attack to Departure Day - Mubarak's Last Gasps
Must Read - A quote...."According to the CIA's declassified documents and records, senior CIA operative, Kermit Roosevelt, paid $100,000 to mobsters in Tehran, in early August 1953, to hire the most feared thugs to stage pro-Shah riots. -- Other CIA-paid men were brought weeks later, on August 19, into Tehran in buses and trucks to take over the streets, topple the democratically elected Iranian government, and restore Shah Reza Pahlavi to his thrown. It took the people of Iran 26 years, enormous sacrifices, and a popular revolution to overthrow the imposed, corrupt and repressive rule of the Shah. -- This lesson was not lost on the minds of a small clique of officials who were meeting in desperation in the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, in Cairo." - also posted at ICH

The Arab Nationalist Reawakening in Egypt and Beyond
Must Read - A quote...."Both the United States and Hosni Mubarak’s regime seek “stability” for Egypt – by which they mean continuity of grotesque social and economic inequalities, institutionalized thievery and perpetual subservience to U.S. imperialism and Israeli terror. The current “revolution” – the people’s own word for what is occurring – seeks to destabilize the oppressive and humiliating status quo, and thereby make human dignity and hope possible. -- To preserve the stability of his comprador regime, which has made itself indispensable to U.S. imperial strategies in the region, Mubarak threatens to plunge Egypt into chaos – to make the society scream. His huge police force, a portion of which appeared to have disintegrated in last week’s test of wills with the people, now roams Cairo, spreading mayhem in order to justify the return of the police state, while a mobilized people attempt to preserve neighborhood order and safety against Mubarak’s roving bands."

The Fake Moderation of America's Moderate Mideast Allies
Must Read - A quote...."As the Mubarak regime turns to violence in a vain attempt to repress the peaceful protests that have swept Egypt’s streets for over ten days, the risks associated with current U.S. strategy for Egypt and the wider region continue to grow. In its response to the events, the Obama administration has subtly shifted its message, incrementally increasing pressure on the regime over the last week. But the more important story is the remarkable continuities reflected in the administration’s approach." - also posted at ICH

For Mideast Regimes, U.S. Backing Means Absolute Power
Must Read - A quote...."February 04, 2011 "Haaretz" -- A wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East is sending a clear message to those in power − and those who aspire to be in power − in the Arab world. Together with the release of several sets of leaked secret documents, they are making it clear that one should never bet on America’s horse. -- “America’s horse” is the Arab leader who is backed by the United States and given a license to rule however he deems appropriate, as long as he doesn’t threaten Israel’s security or other American interests in the region. In return, he is allowed to abuse human rights and deny his people economic and political rights. With America’s sanction, and under the banner of fighting Islamic fundamentalism, he can crush any opposition that arises." - also posted at ICH

Egypt - The Peoples' Voices
Must Read - A quote...."Arguably never has a momentous event, its triumphs and blood soaked tragedies, been so instantly transmitted across the globe, panicking governments, bent on quelling it, inspiring millions with similar aspirations to Egypt's populus, into "can do" and unstinting support mode, with, literally, a vengeance. "

Egyptian revolution continues
Must View PRSVideo - (PRSTV - 11min 57sec - Sat Feb 5, 2011 9:47AM) -- A quote...."The Egyptian revolution continues despite President Hosni Mubarak's refusal to step down and his supporters' [paid thugs and plainclothes police goon squads'] instigation of violence upon the peaceful demonstrators in troubled Egypt."

Not One Step Back: Cairo's Tahrir Square demands 'Mubarak leave today'
Must View RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 6min 22sec - February 04, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."By some estimates in Egypt, over a million people packed Cairo's main square and surrounding area for Friday prayers before resuming protests. It's the latest show of force to try and make President Hosni Mubarak leave office. The 11th day of the uprising is being labeled "Final Friday" by the Egyptian opposition, which has dismissed Mubarak's promise to quit in September."

Johann Hari: We all helped suppress the Egyptians. So how do we change?
Quote of the Day....."An elderly thug is trying to buy and beat and tear-gas himself enough time to smuggle his family's estimated $25bn in loot out of the country, and to install a successor friendly to his interests. The Egyptian people – half of whom live on less than $2 a day – seem determined to prevent the pillage and not to wait until September to drive out a dictator dripping in blood and bad hair dye." - also posted at ICH

'Egyptians want to achieve revolution'
PRSVideo - Analysis - (PRSTV - 19min 38sec - Sat Feb 5, 2011 9:5AM) - A quote...."Pro-Mubarak thugs in the Egyptian capital of Cairo have been on the streets among the anti-regime demonstrators in an attempt to crush the revolution, while the protesters still demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak."

'Egypt, a wake-up call for millions'
PRSVideo - (PRSTV - 26min 10sec - Sat Feb 5, 2011 9:1AM) - A quote...."Egyptian-Americans have held a demonstration in Times Square to coincide with the massive demonstrations held in Egypt calling for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down."

Egypt youth to announce formation of 25-person negotiating body, including Baradei, Zewail and Moussa - @ WRH
Introducing Egypt's New Transitional Government - A quote...."Members of the coalition of youth movements, which triggered the 25 April popular uprising and have since provided field leadership to the occupation of Tahrir Sq have agreed on mandating a 25-person committee of public and political figures to negotiate on behalf of the pro-democracy protesters, lawyer Ziad El-Eleimy, a leading member of one of the youth movements and a close associate of Mohamed El-Baradei, revealed to Ahram Online." - also posted at Uruknet

Fearless! – Hundreds of Thousands Show Up for the Day of Departure – Live Broadcasts from Tahrir Square
A quote...."Nearly a Million Pro-Democracy supporters show up today despite the violence of yesterday! -- Despite the horrors of the last few days, the pro-democracy protesters still control Tahrir Square. Al Jazeera’s live broadcast is back up in Tahrir and now they even have a live shot coming out of Alexandria as well.  They are reporting that the army is set up around the square and they are checking protesters for weapons and allowing them into the square."

US Ambassador to Cairo, Concocting Coup as in Iran During Mossadegh Against the Egyptian Revolution
WARNING: US-NRE/AIPAC/Israeli Psycho Alert - A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net -Experts familiar with the ongoing events in Egypt, warn of an imminent US-Israeli hijacking of the people’s revolution. A report urged the people of Egypt to watch for a violent counter-revolution being planned by the US President and his cohorts. -- It warned that the CIA agent Frank G. Wisner II who is serving under the cover of US ambassador to Cairo, is busy concocting a counter-measure that closely resembles the overthrow of Iran’s former prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh – who nationalized the country’s oil resources – back in 1953."

Israeli spy detained in Egypt amid unrest
Possible Agent Provocateur / Assassin Caught - Related Article? - A quote...."A member of Israeli General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, Sayeret Matkal, has been arrested in Egypt amid massive anti-government protests."

Mubarak's [and the US-NRE/AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's] Last Gambit: Manufacturing Chaos
Related Article - A quote...."There is a joke making the rounds in Egypt that Hosni Mubarak threatened to demonstrate in front of parliament and self-emulate himself if the Egyptian people refuse to step down and join the deposed Tunisian leader in Exile."

Swapping a Dictator for a Torturer in Egypt - link posted at WhatReallyHappened
A quote...."As things now stand, the United States appears ready to have Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak tossed out in exchange for his newly-named Vice President, Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian spy master. That is, maintain the status quo by swapping one dictator for another." - also posted at MotherJones

US plan: Replace Mubarak with torture-linked ‘CIA point man’
A quote...."A US plan to see Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leave office immediately is reportedly in the works and would see a transitional government formed by Mubarak's vice-president, a former head of Egypt's spy agency and an alleged "CIA point man" who facilitated the "extraordinary rendition" of terrorism suspects."

Azerbaijan considers sacking ministers? - link posted at WhatReallyHappened
Tunisia was the spark, Egypt was the flame, let the fires of freedom shine their light on everyone.....even those still trapped within the confines of the New Unholy Roman Empire. - mpg -- A quote...."Reports from Azerbaijan indicate the Baku government is preparing for a cabinet reshuffle for fear that the country may plunge into protests similar to Egypt and Tunisia."

We Are All Egypt!
A quote...."Rightly proud of their history, Egyptians like to announce, especially to other Arabs, that Egypt is the world’s mother. The Arabic version is far more tender and poetic 'Misr Um el Dounia'! Light-hearted banter will often ensue between Egyptian and non-Egyptian friends when that statement is brought into the conversation."

Killing the Messenger....

Cairo attacks continue; reporter dies from earlier shooting - Alt
BBC Reporter Handcuffed, Hooded, and Handed Over to Secret Police
Al-Jazeera Says Cairo Office Destroyed
More Attacks and Detentions for Journalists in Cairo
Egyptian security forces round up journalists
2 Detained Reporters Saw Secret Police’s Methods Firsthand
Link TV carries Al Jazeera English Egypt coverage

Additional Articles....

Huge crowds turn out for Mubarak 'departure day' - photos
Egyptians pray for Mubarak to go now
The wounded march victorious in Cairo square - Alt
Egypt Health Ministry: 5,000 injured since last week (Extra)
Egypt protesters hold their ground
Massive anti-government protest on [Mubarak's] “day of departure”
Imam gives Friday prayer in Tahrir Square, tells protesters to maintain resolve
Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Alexandria
Mubarak's power grows more in doubt
Rural Poor Paid to Attack Opposition Supporters
Night video of Cairo violent battles, gunfire & petrol bombs.... - rtvideo - (RTYuTb 3m34s 02/03/11) - Src:  RT
Live blog Feb 4 - Egypt protests - live video feed
Egyptian Government Figures Join Protesters
Protests, Calls for Reform Continue in Jordan
World rallies to support Egypt revolution
Egypt gas pipeline to Israel exploded
Attempt to Assassinate Egypt VP Fails
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More On The Domestic Situation....

The Covert Demonic Operation of the CIA
Special Note - A quote...."In September 1947, the National Security Act established both the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency. -- The National Security Council Directive on Office of Special Projects, June 18, 1948 (NSC 10/2) further gave the CIA the authority to carry out covert operations “against hostile foreign states or groups or in support of friendly foreign states or groups but which are so planned and conducted that any US Government responsibility for them is not evident to unauthorized persons.”

A Timeline of CIA Atrocities - Alt
Timeline - For The Record - A quote...."The following timeline describes just a few of the hundreds of atrocities and crimes committed by the CIA. (1)"

The Pentagon - A joint statement by David Chandler and Jonathan Cole
Special Note - A quote...."If you watch our videos and read the links on this site you will understand why we assert that the weight of the evidence points to the fact that 9/11 was orchestrated by insiders…"  Topix ||  9/11-NORAD  ||

The Future Of America - Shut up, Be Happy.avi - link posted at WhatReallyHappened
Video - (YuTb - 2min 17sec - September 26, 2010) - Source:  twindwick  -- A quote...."The future of America. Shut up, Be Happy"

Americans Are Oppressed, Too - The answer is lawsuits, a lot of them. - mpg
Special Note - Realted Article - A quote...."Most who suffer abuse from the police don’t bother to complain.  They know that to make an enemy of the police brings a lifetime of troubles.  Those who do file complaints find that police departments tend to be self-protective and that the naive and gullible public tends to side with the police. --  However, you can find plenty of examples of police brutality on youtube, more than you can watch in a lifetime.  I have just searched google for “youtube police brutality” and the result is: “497,000 results.”  There’s everything from police shooting a guy in a wheelchair to body slamming a befuddled 89-year old great grandmother to tasering kids and mothers with small children. The fat goon cops love to beat up on women, kids, and old people." - also posted at DProgram & LewRockwell

Houston Police Beating And Kicking Teen Suspect Chad Holley
Video - Alt - Related Video - (YuTb - 4min 30sec - February 03, 2011) - Hip Hip Hooray for Huston's Channel 13.  Thank You! - mpg -- A quote...."Houston officials reacted to a recently released shocking police brutality video, claiming that it portrays the city and law enforcement in a negative light. -- The video shows a teen burglary suspect, Chad Holley, fleeing from police, being struck by a patrol vehicle, then beaten and stomped on while lying prone and handcuffed on the ground."

Rumsfeld involved in Abu Ghraib torture
Rumor has it he also had a direct video feed to and from Gitmo and got to "direct" the "action" from the comfort of his office in the Pentagon....you know, two or three beefy marines and their hapless, screaming, naked, abused, prisoner.  Get the picture folks?  This is one sick and twisted country filled with a lot of sick and twisted people. - mpg -- A quote...."Governmental documents indicate that former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, among other US officials, played a role in the torture policies in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq."

Globalist Skank Watch! 2
A quote...."Hillary’s man in Egypt is the CIA linked Suleiman, a guy who offered to cut off a suspects arm and send it to his friends at the CIA. A man who has been in charge while the Mubarak Thugs attacked and killed pro-democracy demonstrators. A man who headed up torture and rendition programs in Egypt."

Rand Paul: End 'welfare' to Israel - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."Tea party-backed Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) isn’t sure that congressional Republicans have the guts to make the big budget cuts they’ve promised and, he said, members of the movement are becoming frustrated."
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More On The International Situation....

David Cameron's Hitlerian Speech
A quote...."The puppet masters pulling David Cameron's strings feel the need to reinvigorate their faltering "clash of civilizations." As people wake up to the true source of their scourge, namely the international banking oligarchy, they are uniting around a message of true freedom and liberty."

US-led troops kill Pakistani soldier
A quote...."The US-led NATO soldiers have killed a Pakistani soldier in a clash near the country's border with Afghanistan, a report says."

US missile injures Afghan woman, kids
A quote...."An Afghan woman has been injured along with her five young children when a missile fired by US-led forces struck their house in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar."

One killed, four injured in Iraq protest
A quote...."Police shot randomly at hundreds of protesters in al-Hamza district in Iraq’s southern province of al-Diwaniya on Friday, killing one person and injuring four." - also posted at Uruknet

Iran to Open a Major Oil Refinery, Boosting Gasoline Production
A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net - Iran will inaugurate a major oil refinery – the largest in the Middle East – today. The plant named Shazand is located in central town of Arak about 240 km south Tehran. It will boost gasoline production by 16 million liters per day and once in full operation."

Russia's Lavrov warns against new sanctions against Iran
A quote...."Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called against introducing a new set of sanctions against Iran."

Domodedovo bomber ID reported to Medvedev
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min 57sec - February 03, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Investigators now think they know the identity of the suicide bomber who carried out the Demodedovo airport attack last month. But President Medvedev warned against hasty conclusions until the case has been fully solved. RT's Ekaterina Gracheva in Moscow is following the latest developments."

New high-tech liner Sukhoi Superjet 100 spreads wings for commercial take-off
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 1min 57sec - February 03, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."A brand new Russian passenger plane has been given permission to fly into the lucrative world of commercial aviation. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is the first airliner designed in the country since the Soviet times."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Out With the Collaborators. In With Honest Unity
A quote...."Nima Shirazi’s recent article ‘How to Say Nothing without Really Trying’ nicely exposed the drivel spouted by US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley in his attempt to block a draft United Nations Security Council resolution criticising Israel’s settlement building. And it reminded us of the sharp political observations of that remarkable Victorian writer Charles Dickens."

Palestine Papers: The Palestinians' 'Generous Offer'
A quote...."As Palestinians are becoming increasingly confident about the authenticity of the Palestine Papers - 1,600 leaked documents that Al Jazeera began publishing on January 23 - they can also find little to be proud of in their contents." - also posted at AlethoNews

PA bans anti-Mubarak protest
A quote...."Palestinians break up demonstration supporting anti-government protesters in Egypt, permit protest backing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak" - For more on this issue see article and comments shown below....

Abbas phones Mubarak to express solidarity
Oh this is just DISGUSTING!  One AIPAC/Israeli-US-NRE Consortium butt-kisser calling another AIPAC/Israeli-US-NRE Consortium butt-kisser to commiserate over the fact their lucrative butt-kissing days will soon be over!! - mpg -- A quote...."RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- De facto Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas phoned Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday to affirm his "solidarity" with him in face of the growing popular unrest in his country demanding his removal." - posted 01-29-11

Hamas allows anti-Mubarak protest in Gaza
A quote...."GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Hamas security officials allowed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza to demonstrate Thursday against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the first such public gathering in the seaside strip since turmoil erupted in neighboring Egypt last week."

Bil'in protest in solidarity with Egypt attacked by Israeli troops
A quote...."Several hundred Palestinians, along with international and Israeli supporters, gathered in the village of Bil'in on Friday for their weekly non-violent protest. This week's protest called for national unity, and in solidarity with the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings. Israeli troops attacked the march with tear gas and concussion grenades."

Daily life in Gaza
A quote...."Life in Gaza has been a bit surreal so far. On the day I arrived the ISM had moved to the new apartments by the harbor. I share a nice two bedroom with a great sun porch with Adie, a British ISMer. The women live upstairs in a rather nicer three bedroom. It is a little strange to live on my own in Palestine, in the past I had always lived with local families. It is in an area with a lot of foreigners. The local stores are relatively well stocked, but everything is quite expensive, so most people really can’t afford to buy anything."

Settlers [Homeless Jewish Psychos] kill 2 Palestinian teens, soldiers [armed thugs in uniform] attack funeral
A quote...."Israeli settlers [homeless Jewish psychos] shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces [armed thugs in uniform] continued to shoot at Palestinian laborers in Gaza and arrest and beat civilians in other parts of the country, including children. -- The Electronic Intifada brings you this special news brief on events related to Israeli violence against Palestinians." - also posted at Uruknet

UN Rebukes Israel’s destruction of Palestinian Water Cisterns
A quote...."The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Mr. Maxwell Gaylard, has publically denounced Israel’s systematic destruction of rainwater collection devices, such as water cisterns, throughout the West Bank." - also posted at AlethoNews - Topix ||  Israel's Scorched Earth  ||
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More On The Economic Situation....

Out of Commision - What You Weren't Told About the Financial Crisis
This website editor has posted some articles highly critical of the FCIC report, which wasn't totally fair. After all, considering the abysmal and total cess-pit that is Washington DC these days, it is a literal miracle that the report is as revealing and as well written as it is. --  It's just not enough. - mpg -- A quote...."What’s it like spending two years doing thankless work that, in the end, is going to be ignored by the very people who asked for your services? The members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission have just found out. Their 662 page report is sinking rapidly into oblivion in official Washington, and is now destined to be of interest only to historians. This was fully predictable. The Commission was given a charter by Congress to tell us who, what, when, and where about the financial crisis, but they were not allowed to explain why." - also posted at AlethoNews

How Goldman Sachs Created 'Sh-tty' CDOs, Sold Them To AIG, Forced AIG Into Bankruptcy, Got A $20 Billion Bailout, Paid Themselves Billions In Bonuses, And Watched As Tim Geithner Covered It All Up  - link posted at WhatReallyHappened -  A quote...."And Paulson was CEO at the time and knew all about it.  More truth about lack of Fed transparency.  This is not entirely new if you've been following the work we've published from Janet Tavakoli, who is quoted extensively in the article below.  Still, it underscores some of the more arcane points and delves into new territory with discussion of CDO substitutions.  Easy to follow summary piece from Bloomberg's Richard Teitelbaum."

US payroll growth slowed to four-month low in January
A quote...."The US Labor Department reported Friday that non-farm payrolls grew by a paltry 36,000 in January, far less than the 145,000 increase projected by economists. The net increase in jobs was well below the already inadequate 121,000 recorded in December." - bold by website editor

Banks in Georgia, Illinois Shuttered as U.S. Failures Mount
A quote...."Regulators shut two banks in Georgia and another in Illinois as U.S. lenders buckle under souring real estate loans, pushing this year’s failure count to 14."

Marc Faber: Bernanke Is a Liar
Must View Video - Alt - (YuTb - 5min 38sec - February 02, 2011) - Source:  DrRonPaul2012 -- A quote...."Investor Marc Faber talks with CNBC about the false economic recovery, Egypt, emerging economies, and inflation." -- "Faber believes the global economy may be okay for the next six months. “We have to realize that it’s an artificial recovery driven by ultra-expansionary monetary policies and also ultra-expansionary fiscal policies,” he comments. Faber predicts that deficits will lead to renewed problems down the road."

What Exactly IS the Fed’s Inflation Mandate? 100% Inflation?
Special Note - ChartsRelated Article - A quote...."Remember back when Bernanke claimed that more QE would lower interest rates? What was it… less than six months ago. Strange that this claim would be so far removed from every journalist (and the minds of regulators and Congress) when the markets have proven Bernanke to be an outright fraud."

China Dumps US Asset Backed and Corporates
A quote...."Dollar-denominated risk assets, including asset-backed securities and corporates, are no longer wanted at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), nor at China’s large commercial banks. The Chinese government has ordered its reserve managers to divest itself of riskier securities and hold only Treasuries and US agency debt with an implicit or explicit government guarantee. This already has been communicated to American securities dealers, according to market participants with direct knowledge of the events." - also posted at BLN

Meanwhile, Back In the OTHER Gulf
A George Washington Blog round-up on the Gulf of Mexico mess. - mpg

Obamacare News 02-04-11
A DProgram round-up on ObamaCare(NOT) - mpg

Thursday February 3rd 2011

Behind The Sun
Must Read / Must View Videos - IAmIsrael - EatngBabies - A quote...."What has been happening inside Egypt is a wake-up call for the entire world; but it is also something that ought to move any real Americans, to follow what the Egyptian people are now doing to remove state-sponsored tyranny from their lives." - also posted at DProgram

Egypt Gaza & Hamas vs Jewish Banks
Must View Video - Alt - (YuTb - 9min 04sec - February 01, 2011) - Source:  108morris108 -- A quote...."The Egyptian Opposition; The Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas in Gaza are more a less; one and the same thing, this is Israel’s greatest fear, one supporting the other. This piece is filmed in a financial sector of London, the very area that feels threatened by Islam " - Topix ||  Effective Fed Funds Rate & The Ten Year Cycle -  03-24-07 - mpg  ||

How About a Clean Break – with Israel?
A quote...."Back in 1996, a group of leading neoconservatives led by Richard Perle drafted a memorandum for then (as now) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recommending that Israel adopt a more aggressive and assertive policy towards its neighbors. They called it a “Clean Break” to suggest that it would be a major shift in policy. Today, as American foreign policy looks more like a shipwreck than a victory lap, there is perhaps a need for a Clean Break by Washington. As the relationship with Tel Aviv has an impact far beyond Israel’s size and importance it should, ironically, be the first element in the foreign policy disaster that is examined."

Britain. Incipient Fascist State
Special Note - A quote...."I was born in 1929. Despite the prevailing poverty of the 1930’s, followed by the horrors of the Second World War, there was a general spirit of optimism generated by the radical thinking of H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw, and a host of left wing thinkers associated with the Labour Party. Despite the war this persisted, and led to the Labour Government of 1945, and I reached adulthood feeling that we had reached at least the beginning of a genuinely brave new world. Events have proved me very wrong. The only Brave New World around was Huxley’s, and I read the articles about the impending decline of the U.S.A. into fascism, (‘America Has Gone Away’ by Paul Craig Roberts (ref.1), and the somewhat more recent, ‘Does Fascism Lurk Around the Corner in the U.S.A.? by Danny Schechter (ref. 2), and realised that for some time I had been considering Britain in the same terms. I thought then that it might be worth sharing my thoughts with others; hence this article."

Open proposal for US revolution: expose corporate media as propaganda.
Quote of the Day...."We denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. -- These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammeled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. -- But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. -- The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains.”  -- *Marcus Tullius Cicero*, On Duties: The Extremes of Good and Evil,  44 BCE, translated by H. Rackham (1914).

The New Face of Revolution: After Tunisia and Egypt, the World
A quote...."Feburary 03, 2011 "Information Clearing House" --- -NEW YORK--From the British newspaper the Independent: "Like in many other countries in the region, protesters in Egypt complain about surging prices, unemployment and the authorities' reliance on heavy-handed security to keep dissenting voices quiet." -- Sound familiar? -- Coverage by U.S. state-controlled media of the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt is too dim by half: they say it's an Arab thing. So it is. But not for long. The problems that triggered the latest uprisings, rising inequality of income, frozen credit markets, along with totally unresponsive government, span the globe."

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – February 3rd, 2011
MRVideo - Alt - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 3rd, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - More coverage of the Middle East's spreading revolutions and more ferocious evisceration of Israel's and the US-NRE's many lies. - mpg
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

Millions marching towards Cairo square
A quote...."Tensions remain high in the Egyptian capital for a tenth day as millions of anti-government protesters start marching towards Cairo's Tahrir Square."

'We know that Netanyahu cannot sleep now’
A quote...."Protesters tell 'The Jerusalem Post' they don't feel Egypt is completely free of Israeli occupation, "Camp David made us a slave."

Egypt bans ex-ministers from travel
A quote...."Three former ministers and a prominent businessman also have their bank accounts frozen." - Oh Oh...

Is There A Coup Brewing In Egypt's Army?
A quote...."Colonel Richard Kemp, former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan and member of the Joint Intelligence Committee, told Channel 4 News that the army's inaction likely points to disagreement within the ranks. -- "I suspect that the lower-level members of the Egyptian Army, probably at the colonel level, support (Egypt’s main opposition movement) the Muslim Brotherhood, and the higher echelons will be backing the current regime." he said."

Government Document Captured from Egyptian Thugs
Agents Provocateur Doc & Plan of Action Exposed! - A quote...."The document landed today morning in my inbox. It was sent to me by an Egyptian source, it reveals that the Egyptian Interior Ministry has implemented a plan to create chaos and looting, violence and terror in response to the angry demonstrations since last Friday, and the days after, which seek the end of the Mubarak regime, (and now also seek the execution of Mubarak after he refused to leave his position in peace and his regime perpetrated bloody crimes and massacres against the opposition demos). The document shows part of a plan which targets the nation, attempts to instill fear in the demonstrators and force them to end their demos."

Egyptian Army Starts Rounding Up Journalists
Press Censorship / Intimidation Alert - Related Article - A quote...."The Egyptian military rounded up journalists on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters [plain cloths policeman & other goons] of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters."

US plan: Replace Mubarak with torture-linked ‘CIA point man’
A quote...."A US plan to see Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leave office immediately is reportedly in the works and would see a transitional government formed by Mubarak's vice-president, a former head of Egypt's spy agency and an alleged "CIA point man" who facilitated the "extraordinary rendition" of ["]terrorism["] suspects" - also posted at Uruknet

Obama Treats Egypt like a Banana Republic
A quote...."President Barak Obama calls on President Mubarak to immediately arrange for transfer of power, and that a transition of power must begin 'now' not only sounds hypocritical but also disingenuous. Not to defend President Mubarak or his regime, but Obama and many in his administration, in bossing and pushing Mubarak around like a little boy shows the true face of a U.S administration when it deals with its Arab allies."

Israel places resources at Suleiman’s disposal “to protect the Egyptian regime”
A quote...."Well-placed Israeli sources have disclosed that the Zionist state has offered to place "all its capabilities" at the disposal of General Omar Suleiman, the recently appointed Vice President of Egypt, for the "protection of the regime in Egypt". This offer includes the implementation of "various operations to end the popular revolution". Israel has also asked Suleiman to work on preventing arms being smuggled into the Gaza Strip." - also posted at Veterans Today

Protesters run Mubarak thugs out of Tahrir Square: reports - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."Protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square ran pro-Mubarak counter-protesters out of the area in the early morning hours of Thursday, eyewitnesses reported. -- It was a surprising show of force by pro-reform demonstrators who spent the day under siege from pro-Mubarak crowds who physically assaulted protesters and, according to many reporters, deliberately targeted the media in an attempt to stop news reports out of Egypt."

Interview: protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square push back Mubarak thugs
A quote...."Matthew Cassel, photojournalist and an editor with The Electronic Intifada, is currently in Cairo and has been documenting the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution. He spoke with Nora Barrows-Friedman today about the unflagging steadfastness of the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- before the interview began he said that instead of going home, people were dancing in the square."

Moment of reckoning for Arabs
A quote...."THE magic of poetry is invariably lost in translation. Yet I must share these extraordinary lines by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, South Asia’s revolutionary poet, with the readers, written for extraordinary times like ours. It’s as though he had those marching on Egypt’s streets today in mind" - Source:  ArabNews

Egyptian protestors pour in Tahrir square
Protesters again fill Tahrir square for 'Day of Departure' rally
Mubarak Defies a Humiliated America, Emulating Netanyahu
Obama Scrambling To Replace One Crony Egyptian Government With Another
News coverage curbed as journalists are targeted in Cairo
Swedish reporter stabbed in Cairo drama
Fox News Team Severely Beaten, Hospitalized In Cairo
Egypt: ABC News Reporter Brian Hartman Threatened With Beheading
Vodafone Colluded with Egyptian Regime’s Information Warfare PSYOP
Mubarak's 'Day of Departure' begins
Heroic resistance in Cairo to state-orchestrated repression
Obama’s crocodile tears over Egypt’s violence
Tens of thousands rally in Yemeni capital
Robert Fisk: Blood and fear in Cairo's streets as Mubarak's men crack down on protests - Alt
Police Van Running Down Protesters in Egypt - Alt - video - (YuTb - 2m36s - Feb 03, 2011) - Src: TheKingtut86
Egyptian army disperses Mubarak supporters [plain cloths police & various thugs] from bridge
Algeria state of emergency: Bouteflika 'signals end'
Days of Rage: Uprisings Planned Across Mideast, North Africa
Egyptian uprising: they will not bow
After Mubarak: What's Next?
Algeria Promises Reforms in Hope of Curbing Protests
Jordan's Muslim opposition refuses Cabinet posts
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Automatic Autopilot Override of Pilot Control of Boeing Aircraft Available Circa 2001
A quote...."The capability of an aircraft Flight Management Computer (FMC) to take control of an aircraft away from a pilot and turn over control to its autopilot system apparently existed circa September 11, 2001. In a 2003 "Aviation Week" report, Honeywell describes an already existing "secret" disabling FMC code that can allow a GPS-guided aircraft autopilot system to take away control of an aircraft from a pilot during emergencies. Honeywell state-of-the-art Flight Management Systems (FMS) were used by the four aircraft reportedly hijacked on September 11, 2001." - also posted at DProgram - Topix ||  9/11-NORAD  ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Big Sis Cites Staged Portland Terror Plot To Expand Domestic Spy Program
A quote...."Homeland Security is gearing up to accelerate the roll out of its domestic spying program by teaming up with the Department of Justice to expand the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative, and in doing so cites the justification of the alleged plot to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, a case of entrapment where the would-be bomber was groomed, set-up and even provided with a fake bomb by the FBI." - also posted at DProgram - Topix ||  The F.B.I.'s Constant Gardening  ||

'Iraq war ordered 15 days after 9/11'
A quote...."Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says in his memoirs that ex-President George W. Bush ordered the Iraq war just two weeks after September 11." - Topix ||  9/11 Plng Guide - Specific Trgts - Iraq War  ||

Chuck Baldwin: Restoring The Republic
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Baldwin says we have more to fear from Washington DC than we do from Tehran or from Afghanistan, pointing to a program that seeks to recruit pastors as martial law pacifiers for FEMA in the event of a national emergency. Baldwin relates how a pastor from Ohio who attended a FEMA training seminar confirmed to him that there is a program to enlist pastors and clergymen to be part of clergy response teams, the primary goal of which would be to use the clergymen to encourage their constituents to submit to following government orders upon declaration of martial law, including the confiscation of firearms."

$5 million lawsuit targets Jimmy Carter for ‘attacking Israel’ - This is OUTRAGEOUS!! - mpg
Freedom of Speech Alert - Lawsuits like this are an illegal form of harassment.  Jimmy Carter should get some vicious, rip-their-gonads-off, go-straight-for-the-throat, lawyers and counter-sue every single person responsible for initiating this law suit for a hundred million dollars. - mpg -- A quote...."WASHINGTON – Former President Jimmy Carter has become the target of a class action lawsuit over ostensibly mean things he said about Israel in his best-selling 2006 book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." [GoglBkPrcSrch]* - *links added - For more on this issue see related information shown below.....

Frivolous litigation - Def:  "Frivolous litigation may be based on absurd legal theories, may involve a superabundance or repetition of motions or additional suits, may be uncivil or harassing to the court, or may claim extreme remedies. A claim or defense may be frivolous because it had no underlying justification in fact, or because it was not presented with an argument for a reasonable extension or reinterpretation of the law. A claim may be deemed frivolous because existing laws unequivocally prohibit such a claim (see Good Samaritan law)." - bold by website editor

"In the United States, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and similar state rules require that an attorney perform a due diligence investigation concerning the factual basis for any claim or defense. Jurisdictions differ on whether a claim or defense can be frivolous if the attorney acted in good faith. Because such a defense or claim wastes the court's and the other parties' time, resources and legal fees, sanctions may be imposed by a court upon the party or the lawyer who presents the frivolous defense or claim. The law firm may also be sanctioned, or even held in contempt." - bold/underline by website editor

Vexatious litigation - Def:  "Vexatious litigation is legal action which is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue an adversary. It may take the form of a primary frivolous lawsuit or may be the repetitive, burdensome, and unwarranted filing of meritless motions in a matter which is otherwise a meritorious cause of action. Filing vexatious litigation is considered an abuse of the judicial process and may result in sanctions against the offender. -- A single action, even a frivolous one, is not enough to raise a litigant to the level of being declared vexatious, though repeated and severe instances by a single lawyer or firm can result in eventual disbarment." - bold/underline by website editor

Sanctions (law) - "involuntary dismissal, with prejudice" - Def:  The most severe sanction in a civil lawsuit is the involuntary dismissal, with prejudice, of a complaining party's cause of action, or of the responding party's answer. This has the effect of deciding the entire action against the sanctioned party without recourse...." - bold/underline by website editor

Counterclaim - Def:  "In civil procedure, a party's claim is a counterclaim if the defending party has previously (in the present action) made a claim against the claiming party."
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Congress Prepares to Renew the USA Patriot Act, Corporate Media Silent
A quote...."Almost 10 years and no terrorist attack of any significance have occurred on American soil. -- Posted on the Campaign for Liberty’s YouTube Channel is an update by Representative Ron Paul in which he tells the American people what he thinks about the USA Patriot Act and its renewal. Representative Ron Paul suggests that the USA Patriot Act be repealed."

Obama administration indicts ex-CIA whistleblower
A quote...."As part of the Obama administration’s escalating offensive against leaks of classified information following the watershed WikiLeaks revelations, the US Justice Department has indicted former CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling for allegedly providing classified information to journalist James Risen. The information made its way into Risen’s 2006 book, State of War."
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More On The International Situation....

Pakistan adds zero to huge debt burden
Special Note - A quote...."KARACHI - The total debt and liabilities of Pakistan have reached a record 10 trillion rupees (US$117 billion), as the government violated almost all the limits on borrowing imposed in the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act. -- Every Pakistani owes more than 57,000 rupees per head to foreign and domestic lenders, compared with 22,000 rupees per head when the present government took over in 2008." - More debt slave for the US-NRE's Bankster class. - mpg - Topix ||  The International : Scene with Umberto Calvini - Transcript - 02-20-10 - mpg  ||

Pakistan court extends detention of US ["]diplomat["]
A quote...."LAHORE, Pakistan - An American who killed two Pakistani men last week will be held for eight more days to allow for more investigation, a prosecutor said on Thursday, despite U.S. insistence the man has diplomatic immunity. -- The case of Raymond Davis has become the latest test of ties between the two countries with anti-U.S. Islamist groups demanding the Pakistani government resists U.S. calls to free him."

22,000 flee Pakistan offensive: UN
A quote...."PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – About 22,000 Pakistani civilians have fled a fresh military push against Taliban fighters in the lawless tribal area on the Afghan border, officials said Thursday."

[Iraqi] Police Open Fire on Protesters in Iraq, Three Wounded
A quote...."With protests erupting across the region, one of the first protests in Iraq, in the impoverished southern city of Diwaniyah, ended in violence when Iraqi police opened fire on the crowd, wounded at least three."

Rosneft 2010 profit up 64% to $10.67 bln (Update)
A quote...."Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company, posted a US GAAP net profit for 2010 of $10.672 billion, up 63.7% on the previous year, the firm said on Friday. -- Revenue for the year rose 34.6% to $63.047 billion."
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A frightening "Strategy for Israel"
From the History File - Nov 30, 2005, 01:24 -- A quote...."The other day I was handed the translation of a paper written by Israeli journalist Oded Yinon as far back as 1982. Ah! Old news, I thought. I'll get around to browsing through it one of these days. When later, the person who proffered the document, asked me about my conclusions, I grabbed my spectacles and sat down for what I thought would be a dull read. How wrong I was! - Yinon, who was attached to Israel's Foreign Ministry, published his paper, titled "A Strategy for Israel in the 1980s," in Kivunim (Directions) a "journal for Judaism and Zionism," and if the Association of Arab-American University graduates hadn't widely distributed the article, it might have disappeared down the memory hole. - Unfortunately, as the document is 11 pages long, I can only give you the gist but it can be found in its entirety on the Internet." - Topix ||  9/11-Planning Guidance Docs - Strtgy 4 Isrl in the 80s  || - Updated!

Israel-Firsters: The Greatest Danger
Related Video - From the History File - August 19, 2008 - (YuTb - 9min 58sec - 08/19/08) - Source:  Yoryevrah -- A quote...."That Americans continue to kill and be killed in Iraq (and Afghanistan), whose agenda does this serve? Who benefits from such wars in the Gulf? Who are the cheerleaders? Dahlia Wasfi, M.D., provides answers to these questions." - Topix ||  9/11-Planning Guidance Docs - Strtgy 4 Isrl in the 80s  || - Updated!
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

What the Palestine Papers Reveal About the US-Israeli Agenda
A quote...."Palestinians, the documents show, offered compromises that verge on total capitulation. And the U.S. conduct throughout almost two decades of negotiations to be perhaps the most cynical, and indeed the most shameful, of the three parties."

Israeli Apartheid and The Nakba
Video - From the History File - (previously posted) - (YuTb - 7min 38sec - March 16, 2010) - Sourcealawson911 -- A quote...."There can be absolutely no doubt that Israel has created an inhuman, illegal and utterly disgraceful Apartheid state, and the international community will never be able to excuse itself if it takes no action against this blatant, ongoing and in-plain-sight crime against humanity. -- Please join the millions of decent people around the world who are crying out against Israel's ongoing persecution of the Palestinians. Send the link to this video to your elected representative and make sure he or she does something about it. You have to ask yourself: If I keep quiet , will it ever end?"

Interview with Mustafa Barghouti
Video Interview - MB(1of2) - MB(2of2) - (YuTb - 10min - February 03, 2011) - Source:  Schmokonblogsport -- A quote...."This Interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti was held on the 27th of January 2011 in Ramallah for Schmok (http://schmok.blogsport.eu). Dr. Barghouti is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for the Independent Palestine list and president of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (http://www.pmrs.ps)."

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (27 Jan. – 02 Feb. 2011)
Every week of the year. - mpg
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More On The Economic Situation....

William Black Slams Financial Commission For Failing to Use the "F" Word (Fraud) ... "Elites Can Now Commit White Collar Crime with Near Impunity" -- Special Note - A quote...."I've previously noted that the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was a whitewash. See this and this. -- Tuesday, senior S&L regulator William K. Black slammed the FCIC for failing to call out fraud. As told the Real News." - bold by website editor

AUDIT THE FED BREAKING: Bernanke's Blatant Lies: Q&A From Today's Speech (Video National Press Club)
Contains Videos - A quote...."All of the above quotes are absolutely untrue.  Indeed, they have NOT provided all the information, in particular information about collateral.  The information they provided in regard to Dodd-Frank only lists a dollar amount for the loan, along with the face value of the collateral – but we have NO IDEA what kind of collateral was used or how it was valued.  Bernanke just flat out lied here."

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet - (ZeroHedge)
Chart  - (click to enlarge) - A chart, like a picture, is worth a thousand words.  - mpg

Fed Excess Reserve Cumulative Deficiency Hits Record
Charts - (click to enlarge) - Related Article - A quote...."Today, instead of the traditional, and sometimes boring, weekly balance sheet format [shown above] (no surprises: another week, another record) we want to focus on one particular aspect of the Fed's balance sheet: namely the unprecedented differential between bank excess reserves and Fed asset purchases since the start of the latest round of quantitative easing (since the launch of QE Lite in August 2010). Since this cumulative number has now hit $170 billion, it can no longer be qualified as pocket change, even by the Chairman's standards."

Keiser Report: Silver Stick for JP Vampire (E118)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 26min 32sec - February 03, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) -- A quote...."This time, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about French President Nicolas Sarkozy going postal on JP Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon and about the US Drug Enforcement Agency goes Village People with their big lipped rubber ducky for sale. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Sandeep Jaitly of Bullionbasis.com about a gold standard, backwardization and the Austrian school of economics."

Author Nomi Prins: The Corporate Mugging of America- Alex Jones Tv
AJVideo - ANP&AJ(1/2) - ANP&AJ(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 15min - Feb 03, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks with author and former managing director at Goldman Sachs, Nomi Prins. She is a Senior Fellow at Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. Prins’ latest book is "It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street." [GoglBkPrcSrch]*" - *links added

Credit Card Interest Rates Near 60% as Banks Return to Risky Borrowers
A quote...."The latest news from the credit card industry: interest rates are soaring. Wait — didn’t the CARD act put a stop to all that abusive behavior? Turns out they’ve found some ways to bend the rules. -- It’s true that the bill put a cap on how and when companies could jack up interest rates after a card is signed. But rates are now reaching record highs before accounts are opened, at an average of 14.72% APR. If your credit is really bad, you could end up with a rate as high as 59.9%."  - bold by website editor - also posted at BLN - Amerikans are gonna be debt slaves for the rest of their lives. - mpg

US cotton rises for third day as mills rush to buy
A quote...."Cotton futures have rallied almost 25 percent since the middle of January, the latest wave of a historic run that began in 2010 and sent cotton prices to their loftiest levels in almost 150 years." - bold by website editor

World food prices hit record high: UN agency
A quote...."World food prices reached their highest level ever recorded in January and are set to keep rising for months, the UN food agency said on Thursday, warning that the hardest-hit countries could face turmoil."

Guest Post: Smoot Hawley Redux
A quote...."As the Greater Depression continues along a parallel pathway with the Great Depression of the 1930s, Congress is about to commit the same blunder it made in 1930. The rocket scientists in the House of Representatives in September passed the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, which aims to crack down on Chinese currency manipulation by targeting imports from China and other countries with currencies that are perceived to be undervalued."

With Obamacare ruled unconstitutional; states embrace limits on federal power
A quote...."(NaturalNews) Federal Judge Roger Vinson ruled this week that the "individual mandate" portion of Obama's health care reform was unconstitutional, dealing a significant blow to the Obama administration's desire to force government-run health insurance on the entire U.S. population. Department of Justice spokespeople reacted with a sense of twisted desperation, calling Judge Vinson's decision "judicial activism" as if he were inventing new law. In reality, of course, Judge Vinson merely ruled to protect existing law as written in the United States Constitution." - also posted at DProgram

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