Wednesday February 23rd 2011

No posts. - mpg

Tuesday February 22nd 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – February 22nd, 2011
Must Listen MRVideo - Alt - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 22nd, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - Michael Rivero covers the on-going, and relentlessly expanding, revolutions in the Middle East, along with the Raymond Davis case, which now appears to have explosive implications (pun intended....heh....it's a sign of maturity if you can make puns about our own government trying to blow us all up with nukes.), more on Chertoff's death gates, Petraeus's recent insane comments and many other issues. - mpg - Related || South Park's Margaritaville - (excerpt) - video ||

Davis case has thrown overboard America’s rules on terrorism
Must Read - The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."Colombo, 23 February, (Asiantribune.com): As per Paul Craig Robert, hypocrisy in America is now so commonplace it is no longer noticed. While it enjoys torturing other peoples for American sins, it objects to human rights abuses of countries it despises such as Burma, Pakistan, Iran, Syria. In USA if a person tortures a dog he is sent to jail, but a government functionary indulging in torture against fellow beings is ignored. -- The US has destroyed two Muslim countries and acutely lacerated the third Muslim country under the plea of curbing terrorism and making the world peaceful but its own track record shows that it is the leading terrorist state. It not only indulges in state terrorism but also foments terrorism through clandestine black operations in other countries. While the US has put the entire Muslim world on the chopping block, it considers its own executioners above law." - also posted at ICH & VeteransToday

Raymond Davis had Taliban links: Pak media
The Raymond Davis File - False Flag Alert - A quote...."Islamabad:  American official Raymond Davis, arrested for double murder, had "close links" with Taliban and was "instrumental" in recruiting youths for it, the Pakistani media claimed today, close on the heels of reports in the US that he was a CIA agent tracking movements of terror groups like the LeT."
Media blackout over: Davis is Covert CIA Operative
The Raymond Davis File - False Flag Alert - A quote...."American official Raymond Davis, arrested in the Pakistani city of Lahore for gunning down two armed men, had "close links" with the Taliban and was "instrumental" in recruiting youths for the militant group, a media report said on Tuesday. -- The claim about his links to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan was made to The Express Tribune newspaper by unnamed police officials in Punjab province, a day after US media reported that Davis was working for the CIA as a security contractor."

'US orders media to lie over CIA killer'
The Raymond Davis File - Presstitute Alert - A quote...."A US investigative journalist says Washington had ordered the American media to lie about the identity of the CIA agent, Raymond Davis, who has killed two Pakistanis. -- “The New York Times has admitted that they knew this and withheld the information at the request of the Obama administration from some time maybe as far back as Davis's arrest,” David Lindorff, author and investigative journalist from Philadelphia, told Press TV's US Desk on Tuesday."

6 Threats to Free and Open Access to the Internet
The Web Under Threat - A quote...."Many of us believe the Internet to be open and free for us to explore all known information.  Indeed, it is true that we currently can surf to any active website with our browser, and we can start a website or blog on any topic we wish to discuss.  And it is quite a profound concept that everyone with a smart phone literally has all of the world's knowledge in the palm of their hand."

Military’s ‘persona’ software cost millions, used for ‘classified social media activities’
The Web Under Threat - A quote...."Most people use social media like Facebook and Twitter to share photos of friends and family, chat with friends and strangers about random and amusing diversions, or follow their favorite websites, bands and television shows. -- But what does the US military use those same networks for? Well, we can't tell you: That's "classified," a CENTCOM spokesman recently informed Raw Story." - also posted at AmericnaEveryman

Lying America Into War - When Will George W. Bush be Tried for His War Crimes?
Special Note - A quote...."We should take a small measure of satisfaction in former President George W. Bush's cancellation of his trip to Switzerland after human-rights groups threatened to bring legal action against him for authorizing torture. Persons detained by the U.S. government after 9/11 were subjected to what the Bush administration euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation," including waterboarding. In reality those methods constituted torture, violating U.S. law and international agreements." - also posted at Uruknet

Gerald Celente on Rob McNealy Show
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - 19min15sec - February 22, 2011) - Source:  GeraldCelenteChannel

World in Crisis – Charlie McGrath
CMGVideo - Alt - (CMGYuTb - 6min 12sec - February 21, 2011) - Source:  crabbydogtrix

Presenting the Next CIT Snipe Hunt: Meet Dimitri Khalezov and the Rebranded Mini-Nukes Theory
A quote...."The “Citizens Investigation Team” or CIT for short, served a great purpose for the ongoing psyop in the Truth movement. It was a heated distraction for two years which took up a lot of time and eventually drove many in the Truth movement back into the waiting arms of the “rational” leaders who steered them right back to the official story of what hit the Pentagon. They succeeded in making any mention of what happened at the Pentagon aside from that official story such a contentious issue, that it is abruptly dismissed on even well-meaning sites (not to mention the obvious fake truth sites which dominate the blogs).  With such a successful model to go by, is it any wonder that someone would come up with another attempt at it, this time dealing with the controlled demolition of the Twin Towers?"

WOW!! I've Never Seen this WTC7 Video!!
Video - Alt - From the History File - September 26th 2007 - (YuTb - 9min 59sec - 09/26/07) - Source:  IraPopuli -- A quote...."WTC 7 collapsed in 6.5 seconds at 5:20pm on 9/11. Multiple emergency workers reported a countdown over the radios immediately preceding the collapse. Witnesses to the collapse heard numerous explosions and saw a "shockwave ripping through the building". One high profile witness recounted explosions in the lower floors of Building Seven before either of the Twin Towers collapsed." - Topix ||  9/11-WTC7  ||

Pumpitout Radio: 9/11 – Foreknowledge and Lack of Air Defense
A quote...."(911Debunkers) – Jeff Hill’s Pumpitout radio show featuring John-Michael Talboo detailing his research into the many pre 9/11 warnings of terrorist attacks using planes as weapons. -- Also, the UNBELIEVABLE LACK of response from NORAD and other facilities equipped to defend our air space on the morning of September 11, 2001." - Topix ||  9/11-NORAD  ||
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More from the US-NRE-Zion-Sphere....

AIPAC Vetos U.N. Resolution on Israeli Settlements U.S. Casts the Actual Ballot
A quote...."It’s just that supporting or even abstaining on a resolution criticizing Israel, however mildly framed, might setback the peace process, which, as Rice well knows, died completely over six months ago.  But let’s not get hung up on the details.  Rice should have said instead that her boss in the White House is so afraid of the Israel Lobby that he has to ask permission when he goes to the bathroom.  At least that would have been completely credible, something you can believe in from an Administration that has otherwise delivered squat to the many voters who supported Obama in hopes that he might actually be interested in peace in our times." - bold by website editor - also posted at VeteransToday

Zio Rahm Emanuel elected mayor of Chicago
Oh My Gawd!! - The people of Chicago are gonna deserve what they're gonna get, man are they DUMB!   Just exactly how STUPID are people in this country?- mpg -- A quote...."Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley. -- With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Emanuel had trounced five opponents with 55 percent of the vote - a margin that allowed him to avoid an April runoff. He needed more than 50 percent of the vote to win outright. -- It was the city's first mayoral race in more than 60 years without an incumbent on the ballot and the first in more than two decades without Daley among the candidates."
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

Egyptian Uprising overthrows its Zionist Master
Special Note - A quote...."During the cold war period no liberation movement in any third world country was left to its own devices to fulfill the will of the people through the creation of democratic institutions and a more just society. They were continually corrupted by the superpowers seeking to enhance their global strategic interests in pursuit of global political dominion. The soviets generally tended to support secretive revolutionary movements which invariably aimed at creating one party states that would be sympathetic to their interests whilst the Americans, aiming to take over from former colonial powers, sought to install dictators who would promote their interests. It might have been thought that, with the end of the cold war, the days when overarching global strategic factors were able to corrupt domestic struggles for a better society would be long gone but the january 15, 2011 uprising in egypt confirmed the existence of a new strategic factor. This threatened to stymie egyptians’ liberation struggle. Although this struggle was eventually successful, the new strategic factor could still end up deterring or delaying the completion of this struggle i.e. the creation of a new constitution and democratic institutions."

Egypt’s Revolution Must Remain the People’s Revolution
Special Note - A quote...."In this article I will explore the uncertain fate of the Egyptian revolution given the problem of military rule, and the U.S’ attempts to control and contain genuine Arab uprisings and the reasons behind this. I will conclude with a brief mention of the universality of the Egyptian case and the need for a global uprising against a system that oppresses and exploits us all--organized, global capital."

The Popular Uprising in Egypt: The Military Machine Remains Intact, The Political Status Quo Prevails
Special Note - A quote...."The same group of Egyptian generals running Cairo presently also formed the backbone of the Mubarak regime. There has been no real change in government. The military junta represents a continuation of the Mubarak regime. The previous so-called civilian administration and the Egyptian High Council of the Armed Forces are virtually the same body."

The West Saw Gadhafi as Indispensable'
Photo Gallery - A quote...."The Arab revolution has reached Libya, and European leaders have been condemning Moammar Gadhafi's violent crackdown on protestors. German commentators on Tuesday point out that Europe has grown used to relying on Gadhafi for oil -- and ignoring the nature of his regime."

Gaddafi threatens mass killings as popular rebellion spreads
A quote...."In the 70-minute diatribe, which appeared to have been taped before a small audience of security agents, Gaddafi called on the people of Libya to rise up and defend his regime, while at the same time threatening to imitate the worst historic crimes in repressing those who opposed him. -- He cited approvingly the US destruction of the Iraqi city of Fallujah, China’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising and the bombardment of the Russian parliament by Boris Yeltsin as examples of what he would do to rebel-held cities like Derna and Bayda. He threatened to “execute” dissidents, referring favorably to the Waco massacre in the United States as a precedent." - bold by website editor - Well, he learns from the best. - mpg

Libya and the bankruptcy of Arab nationalism
A quote...."While a decade ago, an uprising against Gaddafi would have been celebrated in Washington as a triumph over the “axis of evil,” today, Obama remains silent and his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton treats the wholesale massacres in Tripoli, Benghazi and elsewhere in the nation of six and a half million with the utmost circumspection. Over the past decade Gaddafi has been embraced by Washington as a force for stability—and a guarantor of profits—in the region. Significantly, the uprising against him is the first of the spreading revolutionary developments in the Middle East to trigger a sell-off on Wall Street."

Crews of 2 Libyan warships mutiny
A quote...."The crews of two Libyan warships have mutinied and are refusing to obey Muammar Gaddafi's orders to attack the eastern port city of Benghazi." - bold by website editor

Exclusive: Tobruk celebrates, Libya's east abandons Gaddafi
A quote...."TOBRUK, Libya (Reuters) - Bursts of celebratory machinegun fire echoed through the streets of Tobruk on Tuesday as anti-government protesters trashed a monument to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most treasured work."

Opposition says over 560 killed in Libya protests (2nd Lead)
A quote...."Cairo/Tripoli - More than 560 people have been killed in Libya since the unrest began, according to estimates by the opposition. About 1,400 people were still missing, broadcaster Al Arabiya reported Tuesday."

Feb17 -  Feb18 -  Feb19 -  Feb20 -  Feb21 -  Feb22 - Al-Jazeera - Libya Feb 23 - live blog
Protest News 02-22-11 - A DProgram Round-Up - (11 articles & videos)
Gadhafi orders air strikes on protesters, hundreds dead in Libya - Alt - (YuTb 4m11s 02/22/11) Src: RussiaToday
UPDATE 1-Libyan security minister defects - Al Jazeera
'Heavy arms used in Libya crackdown'
Gruesome footage "proves" Libya using heavy arms
Clashes break out in NW Libya
Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Libya
UN council condemns force against Libya protesters
Sarkozy urges EU sanctions against those implicated in crackdown in Libya - Alt
Libyan warplanes bomb Tripoli - Alt
'Libya air raids death toll hits 1,000'
Weeping Libyan says 26 die in coastal town attack
Eastern Libyan town bears scars of revolt - Alt
‘Gaddafi more than delusional’
Updated With Video: Libya's Reaction To Ghaddafi's Speech - Flying Shoes - video - AltVid
Protests turn Iraqi Kurd city into military zone
Demonstrations resume in Yemen
Protesters stage mass rally against Bahrain govt
BAHRAIN: Protesters fill streets, King touts 'national dialogue'
Bahrain frees political prisoners
Egyptian junta clamps down on strikes
Clashes Over Yemen’s Government Leave 2 Protesters Dead
WSIUI: We support all forms of resistance stemming from the heart of our country
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More on America's Revolution....

US union protests: Demonstrations move beyond Wisconsin
A quote...."Union unrest is spreading through the mid-western US, as labour activists in at least three states protest against pending anti-union legislation. -- Thousands of protesters gathered in Ohio and Indiana and, for the second week in a row, Wisconsin."

Indiana House Democrats flee Statehouse
A quote...."INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s legislative session was at an impasse Tuesday as House Democrats fled to Illinois and Republicans refused to make the concessions that would bring them back. -- Democrats said the exodus was the only way they could get Republicans to take seriously their objections to Gov. Mitch Daniels’ education reform agenda and to what they called a series of anti-union measures."

Are Koch brothers behind Wisconsin mayhem?
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 6min 53sec - February 22, 2011)  - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."As protesters continue to occupy the state Capital in Wisconsin, many believe big corporations are behind the objection of a collective bargaining agreement with state employees. Labor Journalist Mike Elk says two thirds of corporations don't pay any corporate income tax; this is an attack on workers being funded by the Koch brothers."

Wisconsin protests here to stay
RTVideo - (RTYuTb - 6min 53sec - February 22, 2011)  - Source:  RTAmerica -- A quote...."As protests continue to rage on in Wisconsin, more people continue to pour into Madison ready to have their opinion heard. Protests have spread to Ohio where teachers and other public workers are set to demonstrate at the State Capitol in Columbus. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports live from Madison on all the latest news."

Labor group calls for general strike if budget bill is approved
Tom Morello, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against Join WI Protests
Wisconsin Firefighters Join Protest With Sleep-In
'Wisconsin labor unrest may engulf US'
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More On The International Situation....

Afghanistan: Canada complicit in torture and war crimes
A quote...."Lawyers for human rights groups have also joined the debate...They are also considering launching complaints against Canada before international tribunals that investigate violations of the Geneva Convention, including the United Nations Committee Against Torture, the UN Human Rights Committee and the UN Rapporteur on Torture." - Oh PLEASE DO!!  Sue each and every one of the bastards. - mpg

Dozens slaughtered by US forces in Afghanistan-Pakistan air attacks
A quote...."In the worst of several US air strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent days, up to 51 civilians were killed last Thursday in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Kunar province. General David Petraeus, the commander of the US forces in Afghanistan, expressed the colonial-style hostility of the occupation force’s senior command toward the Afghan population, reportedly accusing local residents of burning their children to fake evidence of civilian casualties." - also posted at Uruknet

Norway joined NATO in suppressing reports of civilian Afghan deaths
A quote...."New WikiLeaks releases, accessed by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, continue to embarrass the Norwegian government as well as the US’, with latest revelations suggesting that Norway’s ambassadors joined their US-led NATO allies in attempts to avoid a messy debate on civilian casualties in Afghanistan."

Army’s detainee dies from torture – Ninewa governor
A quote...."NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi army’s detainee died on Tuesday from torture injures, Ninewa governor said, calling the parliament and the general commander of the armed force to punish officers and those involved in the incident."

Iranian navy ships exit Suez Canal
A quote...."Two Iranian naval ships have passed through Egypt's Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea heading for Syria, a source at the canal authority told the Reuters news agency. -- The ships entered the canal at 03:45 GMT on Tuesday and passed into the Mediterranean at 13:30GMT, the Suez Canal Authority source said. -- "Their return is expected to be on March 3," the source said."

Has Canada Surrendered Its Sovereignty? According To New Agreement, In A Time Of Crisis US Troops Can Patrol Canadian Soil! -- A quote...."I have always been a proud Canadian, and a firm believer in a nation's rights for its citizens to be free and prosperous.   It has only been recently that the actions of the Harper government in Ottawa have been steadily eroding the freedoms that most Canadians have enjoyed for a very long time, and are aimed at amalgamating both Canada and the United States into a "North American Union"."

Russia says S-300 deliveries to Venezuela pending
A quote...."Deliveries of S-300 missile defense systems to Venezuela have been delayed, but will go ahead, an official at Rosoboronexport, Russia's state-owned arms export monopoly, said on Tuesday."

Israeli bulldozers bury Bedouin village
A quote...."HEBRON (Ma'an) -- The five tents giving shelter to some 50 Bedouin residents of Amniyr, a tiny community north of Susiya in the south Hebron hills, were torn down on Monday, their olive trees uprooted and water sources covered over."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Settlers [homeless thugs] injure 2 Palestinians near Nablus
A quote...."NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Thirty settlers [gang members] on Tuesday attacked and injured two Palestinians in Burin village in the northern West Bank, a Palestinian Authority official said. -- Ghassan Doughlas, who monitors settlement [shanty town] activity for the PA, said residents [homeless gang-members] of the illegal Bracha settlement [shanty town] surrounded homes in the eastern side of the south Nablus village."

Israeli Army Uproots Over 230 Olive Trees Near Bethlehem
A quote...."The Palestine News Network reports that the Israeli army uprooted over 230 olive trees near Bethlehem. - The trees were uprooted and confiscated by the army, who used bulldozers amongst other equipment. - The land was cleared in the village of Jub'a, which is located to the south of Bethlehem. - The land belongs to the Abu Latifeh family. According to the PNN, trucks took the trees to an unknown location."

IOF tanks escort bulldozers in Gaza raid
A quote...."KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) mounting tanks and armored vehicles raided eastern Gaza village of Qarara to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning."

Israel to raze more wells in W. Bank as part of water war on Palestinians
A quote...."JENIN, (PIC)-- Civil servants from Israel's water authority under heavy military protection stormed at noon Monday Kafr Dan village, west of Jenin, to carry out a survey of the artesian wells as a prelude to demolishing them later. -- Local sources said Israeli soldiers aboard military vehicles escorted a car belonging to the water authority to protect surveyors as they were registering and taking pictures of about 70 wells." - bold by website editor - also posted at PIC - Topix ||  Israel's Scorched Earth  ||

Israeli army demolishes homes in Khirbet Tana for the fifth time
A quote...."The villagers in Khirbet Tana, near Beit Furik in the Nablus region, once again faced Israeli bulldozers destroying their homes. Only ten days after the last demolition, the Israeli army arrived in the village, and jeeps full of soldiers blocked the roads to the village whilst the bulldozers and diggers completely destroyed ten structures, including homes and animal shelters. A sheep was found on the ground that had been crushed by a bulldozer and was left dying. One tractor was also destroyed, and it has been reported that another one was confiscated by the army."

Soldiers Abduct An Hamas Leader In Nablus
A quote...."Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday, a political leader of the Hamas movement in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after breaking into his home and ransacking it."

UN condemns Israeli demolitions
A quote...."NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Following his visit to the village of Khirbet Tana, where Israeli forces demolished tent homes and animal shelters on Monday for the fourth time this year, a UN official condemned the move as illegal."

Hitting Israel where it hurts most
Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel! Because it's EASY, because YOU as an INDIVIDUAL can DO IT, because YOU can start TODAY.  No more excuses folks...."Just DO IT!" - mpg -- A quote...."On July 9, 2005, a Palestinian grassroots movement launched its Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel until its government complied with international law and universal principles of human rights." - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.
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More On The Economic Situation....

Bernanke, You Stupid Bastard
Must Read - A quote...."Yes, you. -- And Trichet, and the rest of the Central Bank fools. -- But especially you, Bernanke. -- There's dumb and then there's really dumb. Let's take a short walk back down history lane...."

• You were sure there was no housing bubble.
• Then you were sure it wouldn't pop.
• Then you were sure when the subprime problem hit, that it wouldn't cause a recession.
• Then you were sure you had it under control with Bear Stearns' hedge funds.
• Then you were sure you had it under control with Bear Stearns itself.
• Then you were sure it was under control with Lehman, even though you had to know Citibank and others were refusing their collateral in the repo market.
• You were sure QE would support higher bond prices - and lower yields. The exact opposite thing happened.
• You were sure QE2 would suppress long end yields. The exact opposite thing happened.
• Oh yeah, you made excuses both times, but in fact you publicly said that in both cases the exact opposite thing would happen that did....Now let's look at what happened just today.....
  

It's the Inequality, Stupid
Charts - A quote...."Eight charts that explain everything that's wrong with America." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Keiser Report: Fed’s Reign of Terror (E123)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 25min 55sec - February 22, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, talk about the Fed’s reign of terror and an economist’s warning of revolution in America as Obama’s budget robs from the poor to give to the rich. In the second half of the show, Max talks to William D. Hartung, author of Prophets of War, about the cost of corporate welfare to the U.S. military industrial complex and the role of this welfare in the current Middle East unrest."

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Fall 2.4% In December
A quote..."The 2.4% decline in the 20-city composite was right in line. The 10-city composite fell 1.2%. -- 19 of the 20 cities fell with the exception of... Washington DC, surprise! -- Cleveland and Las Vegas have joined Detroit in being the only cities where home prices are lower than they were in January 2000."

With NYSE Short Interest At The Lowest Level In Years Following A Record Short Collapse... Who Will Be The Bid? - Mrkt Tech Note - Chart - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."One of the cute side-effects of the Fed's third mandate has been the successful elimination of all market shorts. A quick update of the NYSE short interest indicates not only the deplorable presence of shorts in the market (those entities who provide a natural bid when the market is plunging), but that the bulk of the market meltup over the past several months has been due exclusively to shorts covering existing positions."

Korean Bank Run Spreading: Eighth Bank Closes Following "Massive Withdrawals"
A quote...."The quietest bank run that has so far completely evaded mainstream attention, that of Korea, is spreading, and an eighth bank has now shuttered after "Domin Bank, a savings bank with a capital adequacy ratio below 5 percent, voluntarily decided yesterday to suspend its operations temporarily because of massive withdrawals."

Monday February 21st 2011

More On The Domestic Situation....

World War III / A Class War between The people and Corpocracy
A quote...."World War III has already started. It is not a military war but instead an economic class war by the people against the corporate global elite whose puppet spoke person is President Obama. The economically oppressed masses of people in Egypt realized they could literally shut down the government and that empowering message has reached the United States where the masses of enraged people in Wisconsin are taking to the streets in a revolt against their own corporate welfare state. Obama take note ~ this is the beginning of world wide shift in consciousness which will culminate in 2012 and politically sweep away the Oligarchy in the process" -- *Allen L Roland*

Chris Hedges on the rise of the corporate class. fascist state
Must Listen Video - Alt - (YuTb - 27min01sec  January 07, 2011) - Source:  AllanGregg -- A quote...."(TVO) – Social critic and author Chris Hedges talks about his latest book “Death of the Liberal Class”, in which he argues that democracy is on life support in the U.S. He blames the liberal elites in media, labour, religious groups and academia, for allowing the unfettered rise of the corporate class."

Videos: Resistance to 1984 society spreading in cyberspace
Video List - A DProgram round-up of "V" for victory and "V" for resistance videos against the forces of repression and darkness. - mpg

9-11 Vendetta ,Past, Present & Future...
Video - From the History File - September 06, 2006 - Related Video - (previously posted) - (YuTb - 09/06/06) - Source:  somuchforfreedommedia -- A quote...."Is this what the Future holds?" - An oldie but goodie. - mpg

Quick Facts: FEMA, secret US government
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."(PressTV) – In light of the recent popular protests in various parts of the world — particularly in Egypt — some conspiracy theorist have hinted at the possibility of the US government using FEMA camps to hold potential protesters. - Some of these theories suggest that the government is prepared to turn FEMA camps into “concentration camps” holding “civilians” deemed a potential threat to the US government."

Gerald Celente on CFRA radio with Michael Harris
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - February 20, 2011) - Source:  GeraldCelenteChannel -- Gerald Celente discusses his repeated predictions for world wide social unrest and revolutions. - mpg
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More from the US-NRE-Zion-Sphere....

Craven US veto costs Washington its last shred of credibility
A quote...."Stuart Littlewood argues that the latest US veto of a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s squatter colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories ”has finally lifted the scales from the eyes of all those who unwisely invested high hopes” in President Obama." - also posted at AlethoNews & MyCatBird'sSeat - It's a LITTLE LATE for THAT!! - mpg - Topix ||  No Leadership From Obama. - Oh Contraire! - 12-28-08 - mpg  ||

Long a supporter of two-state solution, Steve Walt suggests it’s ‘no longer practical possibility’
A quote...."Glenn Greenwald describes the sad tidings from New York-- and acknowledges that the Israel lobby effected Obama's first veto in the UN Security Council. Note that he uses the language of national interests...." - also posted at AlethoNews


The Veto and the Case for Impeaching President Obama - posted at ICH
A quote...."February 21, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- Never before has an American President’s fear of offending the Zionist lobby and its stooges in Congress been so exposed as it was by Obama’s decision to veto the Security Council resolution condemning continued, illegal Israeli settlement activities on the occupied West Bank and demanding that Israel “immediately and completely cease” all such activities. In a different America – an informed America – some might think, I do, that Obama should be impeached. The charge? TREASON."

From Tahrir Square To Shatila Camp, “Hurriya” (freedom)
A quote...."Panicked Israeli leaders and their  agents in Congress are busy trying to convince the American public how vital and cheap the $3 billion per year cost of Camp David is for America’s security while they know the truth is precisely the opposite."

FBI Targeting Palestine Solidarity Activists in New England
A quote...."2-19-11 On the early morning of February 10, Richard Hugus, a member of the New England  Committee to Defend Palestine, received a knock on the door by a member of the FBI accompanied by a police  detective. Richard asserted his right not to speak to the agent, who left behind a card identifying himself as agent  David George. When Richard's lawyer called to find out why the FBI was trying to interrogate him, the agent replied  that they were interested in discussing an article Richard had written in 2005/2006 and a letter to political prisoner  Aafia Sidiqqui." - also posted at WarInIraq

Petraeus Accuses Afghan Parents of Burning Kids to Make US Look Bad
In the Believe It Or Not Category - A quote...."One would think that the effort to downplay the killings of as many as 64 civilians, including a large number of children, would be enough to spark considerable anti-US outrage, but apparently Gen. David Petraeus saw an opportunity to make things even worse, and took it."

Iran Opposition Protests: Popular Unrest Or Media Generated Mirage?
A quote...."As widespread popular protests swept the Middle East observers have watched Iran this past week to see if discontent would spill over there too. -- The corporate media has certainly been working hard to drum up expectatations, even if it wasn’t actually happening on the ground. -- Just over a week ago London’s Financial Times reported demonstrations in Tehran attended by “hundreds of thousands” of protestors, or so it claimed." - also posted at AlethoNews

911 David Ray Griffin – 911 The Myth and The Reality
Must View Video - Alt - Outstanding!! - (YuTb - 1hr38m43s - February 15, 2011)  - Source:  PhilJayhan -- A quote..."A Devastating expose of the myths and lies in the official conspiracy about 9/11. Griffin scrutinizes the timeline and physical evidence of September 11 for unresolved inconsistencies. - Publishers Weekly."  --  "This shocking film brings together an account of the 9/11 tragedy that is far more logical than the one we've been asked to believe. Gathering stories from the mainstream press, reports from other countries, the work of other researchers, and the contradictory words of US government officials, David Ray Griffin presents a case that leaves very little doubt that the attacks of 9/11 need to be further investigated. Disturbing facts emerge that put into serious question the official story and reveal an enormous deception. Packed with bonus features, expert analysis, in-depth commentary and unforgettable conclusions about this tragic event in American history." - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

Round-table of Trolls Attacks David Ray Griffin and Pushes the Official Story of 9/11
Special Note - A quote...."I just listened to yet another personal attack on David Ray Griffin from fake Truth advocates. It’s a pod-cast of some sort with Jon Gold, John Albanese and Nicholas Filippelli. They suggest that Griffin is a disinfo agent and that he’s just in it to make money, since he has written so many books on the subject.  Of course, they keep saying it’s not an attack on Griffin per se, but they do say things like “if he is actually selling lies instead of the truth, then I don’t care what his name is“.  (Albanese actually repeats this talking point in a heated discussion at Blogger"

Pentagon aide 'was killed by hitman' claims distraught widow
A quote...."Prominent Washington aide John Wheeler was assassinated by a hitman in a targeted killing, his widow has claimed. -- Katherine Klyce said the way her late husband’s body was dumped at a landfill site could only have been carried out by a professional. -- The 66-year-old suggested his work with the Pentagon over his decades-long career could have made him enemies who wanted rid of him." - Topix ||  Wheeler, John P - Murder Case - The Minot / Barksdale Loose Nukes Incident  ||

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – February 21st, 2011
Must Listen MRVideo - Alt - (JustInTV - 2hrs - February 21st, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV - Michael Rivero covers the on-going, and relentlessly expanding, revolutions in the Middle East, especiallly all the horrible news from Libya, some of the revolutions here in Amerika as in the state of Wisconsin, the FED's and Banksters' on-going criminal activities and other issues.....mpg
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

'US usurping Middle East uprisings' - Well, it WANTS to.  But there's many a slip between desire and reality.
A quote...."As popular uprisings sweep across the Middle East against US-backed tyrannical regimes, analysts say western interest groups are contributing to the protests. -- Press TV interviews Mark Glenn, author and political commentator, who poses some intriguing interpretations regarding western controlling interests from the analysis of events taking place across the Middle East."

Dutch ISP provider XS4ALL has set up an internet dial-up service for Libya. - link added
Web Tech Alert (Web censorship work-around. -- From WhatReallyHappened)

• Use your modem to dial +31205350535
• username: xs4all
• password: xs4all

Libya: Government Bombs Civilians, Top Sunni Cleric Puts Out a Death Warrant on Gadhafi, Son Warns of Foreign Occupation, Native Tribes Revolt - Special Note - Photos - (amazing photos) - Contains Videos - WarPlanesAttackingCiv - Defection Update - Gdfi'sSon'sThreats(1/3) - Gdfi's'sSon'sThreats(2/3) - Gdfi'sSon'sThreats(3/3) -- A quote...."The news out of Libya is dramatic. Dictator Moammar Gadhafi is bombing his own people with military jets. -- Two senior officers in the Libyan air force have defected to Malta -- A top Sunni cleric says the army should kill Gadhafi. -- Gadhafi’s son is warning: “Stop the protest or face civil war & colonialism”. He states that the U.S. and Europe will occupy Libya if the protests are not reined in."

“Turning against Mu’ammar Gaddafi of Libya”
A quote...."For most of my life I have been mistaken about Gaddafi and his regime… I owe it to our martyrs, to the dead and dying all over Libya … to say I am sorry, to say that I have been wrong, that I have been a fool ever to give Gaddafi and his regime the benefit of doubt for so long.” -- *Nureddin Sabir*

Fresh violence rages in Libya
A quote...."Protesters say security forces using warplanes and live ammunition "massacre" them, raising death toll to almost 300."

Libyan protesters seize several cities
A quote...."Pro-democracy protesters have seized several cities across Libya in their revolution, despite the government's bloody crackdown on people in the North African country."

• Protesters overran Benghazi and Sirte on Monday after several army units escaped from the cities.
• Local tribes took control of the headquarters of an oil company in Ubari city in southwestern Libya.
• Police abandoned the border town of al-Zawiya amidst chaos and unrest.
• The protesters attacked the headquarters of the state television in Tripoli overnight and set fire to the offices of the People's Committees there.

Anatomy of Egypt's Revolution - How Democracy Could be Hijacked - Article also posted at ICH
A quote...."....the groups that participated in the revolution formed loose coalitions in order to articulate their demands. The main coalition of the January 25 revolution, which included the most active groups and parties, has presented 35 demands to the new military rulers. These demands span all aspects of Egyptian life, including the political, constitutional, judicial, security, and economic levels. -- Some of the most important demands encompassed the transfer of power from SCAF, which is ruling the country, to a transitional five-member civilian presidential council that would also include the head of the military; the dissolution of the lower and upper chambers of parliament; the dissolution of all provincial and local councils; the dissolution of the last government appointed by Mubarak, led by Prime Minister Ahmad Shafiq; and the establishment of an elected and representative congress to write a new constitution."

Live Blog - Libya Feb 22 - Feb17 - Feb18 - Feb19 - Feb20 - Feb21 - al jazeera live blogs
Protest News 2-21-11 - A DPorgram Round-Up - (29 articles & videos)
Egypt requests freeze on Hosni Mubarak's foreign assets
Libya protests spread and intensify
Reports: Libyan protesters fired on
Revolution in Libya: Protestors Respond to Gaddafi’s Murderous Backlash with Remarkable Courage....
LIBYA: Colonels defected to Malta rather than bomb protesters - Alt
Libyan pilots and diplomats defect
Officers call on Libya army to remove Gaddafi: report
Libya warplanes bombing Tripoli: Resident - AltSrc
Report: Libya air force bombs protesters heading for army base
Turkish plane refused permission to land in Libya - report
Uprising spreads to Libyan capital
Bahrain protest continues
Anna Neistat: Eyewitness to Bahrain protests
'OPEC can't control political turmoil'
Algerian police clash with protesters - contains video
'Iran condemns crackdown on Libyans'
Senior Lawmaker Voices Iran's Full Support for Libyan Nation
[Iran's Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] ~ warns of hijacking uprisings
Jordan's King Abdullah Seeks Rapid Change From New Government Amid Protest
New protests rock Tunisian government
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More on America's Revolution....

Billionaire tea party tycoons financed Wisconsin’s anti-union governor, records show
OH LOOKY!  The same two jerks that want the unions broken, bankrolled then subverted the Tea Party, and encouraged the Tea Party to attempt a counter protest in Wisconsin on behalf of Mubarak of Wisconsin, are the exact same people who sponsored Mubarak of Wisconsin.  So much for the Tea Party. - mpg

This Is What Democracy Looks Like' in Wisconsin, as Largest Crowd Yet—80,000—Opposes Union Busting
A quote...."February 21, 2011 "The Nation" -- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker finished a bad week with a misstep that emphasized his inability to generate support for his attempt to strip the state’s public employees of collective bargaining rights. -- First, the governor’s radical proposal [1] went to such extremes in its anti-labor bias that it sparked a protest movement so large, so steady and so determined in its demands that it is now commonly compared with the protests that have rocked Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries."

Obama to Teachers: "Drop Dead"
A quote...."February 21, 2011 "Information Clearing House" ---Teachers. These are the people who put Obama in office. They handed out the pamphlets, went from door to door, stuffed the envelopes, and manned the phone banks. They buttonholed people outside grocery stores, waved posters atop freeway overpasses, and organized neighborhood get-togethers. They spread the word, attended the rallies and drew whatever they could from their meager paychecks to support the man who promised change and inspired hope. They did everything a candidate could ask of his supporters and more. And what have they gotten in return? A bigger war in Afghanistan, a renewal of the Patriot Act, a porno-scanning system at the airports, more blank checks for Wall Street, and a lot of empty posturing about Guantanamo.  --  And when their pay and pensions and their jobs were on the line, Obama was no where to be found. -- Poof! The vanishing president."
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More On The Raymond Davis File....

The NYT's journalistic obedience
The Raymond Davis File - Presstitute Exposed!! - (None other of course than the NYT) -- A quote...."Earlier today, I wrote in detail about new developments in the case of Raymond Davis, the former Special Forces soldier who shot and killed two Pakistanis on January 27, sparking a diplomatic conflict between the U.S. (which is demanding that he be released on the ground of "diplomatic immunity") and Pakistan (whose population is demanding justice and insisting that he was no "diplomat").  But I want to flag this new story separately because it's really quite amazing and revealing." - also posted at Uruknet & ICH

Captured CIA Agent Connected To False Flags Within Pakistan?
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."This is not only being reported by Press TV, it is being reported by multiple other news outlets that are not connected to the Iranian government. Was Raymond David a false flag operative?"

• ‘CIA agent Davis linked to Taliban’ -- http://presstv.com/detail/166139.html
• U.S. official: Accused American in Pakistan a CIA contractor -- http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asi…
• Inside Story-CIA Agent Raymond A. Davis -- http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showexclu…
• Davis is a CIA agent, no doubt: Pak intel official -- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/wo…
• Davis mapped Pak targets, court told -- http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-ne…
• Raymond Davis incident: What sort of diplomat carries a loaded gun? -- http://www.telegraph.co.uk…
• American Raymond Davis’ police interview after shooting two Pakistanis dead -- http://www.telegraph.…
• A CIA spy, a hail of bullets, three killed and a US-Pakistan diplomatic row -- http://www.u.tv/News/Al…
• Was Raymond Davis Spying on Pakistan’s Babur Missile? -- http://my.firedoglake.com/jimwhite/20…

CIA Spy Captured Giving Nuclear Bomb To Terrorists
The Raymond Davis File - False Flag Alert - A quote...."While all eyes in the West are currently trained on the ongoing revolution taking place in Egypt, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is warning that the situation on the sub-continent has turned “grave” as it appears open warfare is about to break out between Pakistan and the United States. -- Fueling this crisis, that the SVR warns in their report has the potential to ignite a total Global War, was the apprehension by Pakistan of a 36-year-old American named Raymond Allen Davis (photo), whom the US claims is one of their diplomats, but Pakistani Intelligence Services (ISI) claim Raymond Davis is a spy for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)." - also posted at WhatDoesItMean & RevolutionaryPolitics & EUTimes & SOTTNet

US Caught in The Big Lie: ThisCantBeHappening! was Correct in Exposing Raymond Davis as a Spy
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."Talk about getting caught in a Big Lie. -- So desperate has been the US effort to get the US government killer Raymond Davis sprung from police custody in Lahore, Pakistan following his execution-style slaughter of two Pakistani intelligence operatives in broad daylight in a crowded commercial area, that the government trotted out President Obama to declare that Pakistan was violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by holding "our diplomat," whom he insisted had only been defending himself, and should in any case be entitled to absolute immunity." - also posted at Uruknet
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More On The International Situation....

Pentagon Fingered as a Source of Narco-Firepower in Mexico
A quote...."(NarcoSphere) – The big battles in the drug war in Mexico are “not being fought with Saturday night specials, hobby rifles and hunting shotguns,” Narco News reported in March 2009, against the grain, at a time when the mainstream media was pushing a narrative that assigned the blame for the rising tide of weapons flowing into Mexico to U.S. gun stores and gun shows. -- Rather, we reported at the time, “the drug trafficking organizations are now in possession of high-powered munitions in vast quantities that can’t be explained by the gun-show loophole.”

Mullen Meets Saudi Military Officials
A quote...."WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. uniformed military officer met with Saudi military officials Sunday to discuss the pro-democracy protests roiling the Middle East and whether Iran was seeking to take advantage of the unrest. -- Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting the Middle East this week. On Sunday he arrived in Saudi Arabia and then left Monday night for Qatar. He is also due to visit the United Arab Emirates, Djibouti and Kuwait. Capt. John Kirby, a spokesman for Mullen, said in an email message that a stop in Bahrain could be added." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ||

Iran’s Leader Urged Muslim Nations to Move Out of US Influence
A quote...."Hamsayeh.Net - Iranian Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged all Muslim-Arab countries to help guarantee a better future by getting rid of United States’ meddling in their internal affairs. -- ‘Hegemonistic powers’ plots against Islamic countries have created discord between Muslim nations, Muslim nations and governments should become vigilant and stop the “great Satan” from controlling their destinies,’ MNA quoted Ayatollah Khamenei as saying during a meeting with number of Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday."

The Payment of Ice-Save Debts Will Be Decided by the Icelandic People
A quote...."Some thought we should just be over and done with the whole matter and it should have been left to the Parliament to decide. Many others agreed with the President, that he was right and this particular matter was up to the people to decide. The current government and parliament have indeed no longer the trust of most of the people. A decision like this should not be left to the tiny minority of the political class."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israeli document: Gaza blockade isn't about security
A quote...."JERUSALEM — As Israel ordered a slight easing of its blockade of the Gaza Strip Wednesday, McClatchy obtained an Israeli government document that describes the blockade not as a security measure but as "economic warfare" against the Islamist group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory. -- Israel imposed severe restrictions on Gaza in June 2007, after Hamas won elections and took control of the coastal enclave after winning elections there the previous year, and the government has long said that the aim of the blockade is to stem the flow of weapons to militants in Gaza."

Egypt to Open Gaza Borders in Both Directions Tuesday
A quote...."Palestinians in the Gaza Strip can travel everywhere through Egypt starting from Tuesday, an official from Gaza's Hamas government said Sunday."

Report: last year, 218 violations of press freedom occurred in the Palestinian Territories
A quote...."A report issued on Thursday (17.02.2011) by the Palestinian Centre for Development and Media Freedom, Mada, has stated that over the course of 2010, there has been a perceptible escalation in the number of violations being carried out against the media across the occupied Palestinian Territories."

Tahrir4Gaza – Liberation for Gaza
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."As the Arab people continue to exercise unarmed yet mighty power, there is one place above all others that remains at the heart of the struggle, Palestine.  Despite all the money, propaganda, weapons, false imprisonment, ethnic cleansing, torture and mass-murder wielded against them, they have endured, and they remain, unmovable, they are the people of Palestine.  This Global revolution will never be complete until Palestine is free, and in this moment in time, we can listen to those who call for “calm” and “restraint”, or we can listen to our hearts, use our heads, and carry on to the next and most obvious step in this revolution, Palestine."
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More On The Economic Situation....

US House approves drastic social spending cuts
A quote...."The US House of Representatives voted early Saturday for legislation that would impose $61 billion in cuts in current federal spending, the vast majority of it slashed from domestic social programs. It was a near party-line vote of 235 to 189, with no Democrats supporting the measure, and only three Republicans opposing it because they wanted even deeper cuts." - also posted at GlobalRsrch

Ongoing Overnight Short Squeeze Takes Silver To Fresh 31 Year High
Chart - A quote...."Silver takes out $33.10, hitting a fresh 31 year high, as the relentless short squeeze leads to more body bags, and the only flight to safety currency is now the non-dilutable one (with gold on the verge of $1,400). Only $20 more to go until the all time Hunt Brother record is smashed - one/two more revolutions should do it"

Silver Crosses $34
Related Article - A quote...."The first very shy tick above $34 in the last 31 years is in the history books. Will soon be followed by many more. And only $16 more to go to all time nominal highs... and ~$160 to real ones. What is truly hilarious vis-a-vis claims that the dollar is a reserve currency is that in the period in which gold has risen by 2.9%, and silver, 12.3%, the DXY has dropped by 1.45%. It would be quite amusing if Schumer's push to unpeg the CNY came true, only for the US to realize that its currency is now completely irrelevant."

Japan's credit rating is cut to negative by Moody's
A quote...."Moody's Investor Services has cut its credit rating on Japan to "negative" from "stable" citing concerns about the country's debt levels. -- Moody's currently rates Japan's government debt at an Aa2 level. -- In January, rival rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Japan's credit rating from AA to AA-, also citing debt concerns. -- Earlier this month, Japan was overtaken by China as the world's second-largest economy."

Sunday February 20th 2011

Saturday February 19th 2011

Let’s admit it, the country has been stolen
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."We thought we had used the democratic process to rid our country of George W. Bush by the peaceful election of a man who told Americans he would right the wrongs of that Zionist Cabal. Instead we have a houseboy doing the chores of his Mars, Netanyahu. How far can he fall? Is there no principle, no obsequious cringing, no personal shame he will not endure to pay homage to his masters? They have shackled him hands and feet, dragging him to the hanging tree, where he is now displayed for all to see, a beaten man sans hope, sans freedom, sans dignity, sans everything. And without remorse, they have rewritten the Constitution...."

Obama - Zion Slave
Related Cartoon

Koch Brothers Behind Wisconsin Effort To Kill Public Unions
That's right folks, the same two identical filthy rich Jewish billionaires behind the bankrolling and subversion of the Tea Party, are also the same identical filthy rich jerks planning and scheming to kill off the unions in Wisconsin, and no doubt everywhere else in this country.  Welcome goyum-slaves to the New Roman Empire (now under new Jewish AIPAC/Israeli management)....hope you enjoy your new life style folks!  You're gonna really earn it, boy oh boy are you gonna earn it!!! - mpg

A quote...."As the nation focuses on the efforts of Governor Scott Walker to take away collective bargaining rights from public employees in Wisconsin, new information is coming to light that reveals what is truly going on here. -- Mother Jones is reporting that much of the funding behind the Walker for Governor campaign came from none other than uber-conservatives, the infamous Koch Brothers. -- What’s more, the plan to kill the unions is right out of the Koch Brothers play book."

More On The Domestic Situation....

Why Is the Government Creating an Army of Fake People on the Internet?
Web Propaganda/Censorship Alert - More on the government's attempt to raise a virtual army on the net. - A quote...."Whenever I shop on the internet, I skip right over the positive reviews of products and go straight for the bad ones, figuring the company probably paid some hack to sit and create fictional names and post fake glowing five-star reviews for their products to dupe unsuspecting customers.  But what if the federal government could operate this way? -- What if the government had the ability to pass its own information through false mediums to unsuspecting citizens?" - Related ||  You Know Those Obnoxious Posters Who Almost Seem Like Alter Egos Of The Same Person? They Actually Might Be - posted 02-18-11  ||

Cass Sunstein - Cognitive Infiltration
Video - From the History File - January 16, 2010 - (YuTb - 7min 36sec - 01/16/10) - Source:  cv1122 -- A quote...."Sunstein, as the new head of the White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, is nudging Obama administration rules on everything from avian flu to student loans. -- By calling valid criticism conspiracy theory and then making it illegal, Sunstein's ideas could silence everyone from political candidates & elected officials to bloggers, and ordinary individuals like me and you."

Gotta Stop Israels Lies (Michael Rivero)
MRVideo - (YuTb - 4min32sec - February 18, 2011) - Source:  e33State -- A quote...."An excerpt of Michael Riveros' radio show Feb. 15th 2011. [at] WhatReallyHappened.Com"

Wrong Matt Taibbi. Wrong Cenk Uygur: They Aren’t Prosecuting the Banksters Because the Banksters Were Doing What They Were Told To Do - A quote...."Cenk Uygur interviews Matt Taibbi about his new article in Rolling Stone magazine which looks at how few (one) of these criminal bankers and financial CEOs have been prosecuted for their blatant criminality over the past 12 years or so. In the end, Taibbi finally suggests that the reason no one got prosecuted as they should have was because of  the “revolving door” in Washington regulatory circles. -- Bullsh-t. -- The revolving door, where people leave regulatory positions to go to work for the people and the institutions they failed to regulate, is a PERK… it is NOT the problem itself.  It certainly should be against the law, but the revolving door as the answer to what happened is a sickening oversimplification of the situation and it fails to bring the larger problem to light."

On the Edge with Max Keiser-Global Revolution-02-18-2011- part1
Must View PRSTVVideo - MK&MK(1/3) - MK&MK(2/3) - MK&MK(3/3) - (PRSTVYuTb - 7/10min - February 19, 2011) - Source:  PressTVGlobalNews  --  A quote...."(PressTV) – In this edition of Press TV's On the Edge with Max Keiser, Max, as usual, highlights the bad conditions the US economy is in. He says the fall of the dollar is imminent and ties the latest events in the Middle East to the US economic policies. His guest, Michael Krieger, believes that the unrest will spill over to the US as the world economy is "co-centric." He further elaborates on the competition between the US and the giant China which is taking over the rest of the world and is expected to turn the next superpower. Enjoy the show." - By the way folks, regarding Max's "walk away" notion....don't walk away, stay in your homes and JUST DON'T PAY!! - mpg - Related ||  Beyond The False Dawn: Global Crisis 2020-2022 - posted 02-18-11 ||
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More on America's Revolution....

Mideast Meets Midwest: Joining the Surge Against Corrupt Elites
Must Read - A quote...."Tens of thousands of ordinary people pour into the streets in a desperate bid to stop yet another vicious assault on their human rights -- and their human dignity -- by an utterly corrupt political system run by callous, greedy elites. The factotums of the system -- the same kind of third-rate lackeys and shriveled-up souls found in the goon squads of governments since time immemorial -- mewl and bawl at the rabble's effrontery: how dare they challenge their "legitimate" rulers!  --  The goons spew the usual lies about the regrettable necessity of their repressive measures: there is, as always, a great crisis at hand which requires draconian sacrifices -- of liberty, opportunity, living standards -- from the common people. The elite, of course, are immune from such calls -- which is only fitting, for in this case, as in so many others, they have deliberately manufactured the "crisis" in the first place, in order to extend their dominance over society even further."

[Wisconson's] Representative Gordon Hintz on the “Budget repair bill”
Must View Video - (Absolutely outstanding!!  Totally Awesome!! Way-to-go Mr. Hintz!! - mpg) - Alt - (YuTb - 3min53sec - February 19, 2011) - Source:  foiz5000 -- A quote...."I like this guy. He’s out of control. [Not really, he was making a point - mpg] I like that. Notice what he is talking about? He is talking about a bill being submitted from a Washington think-tank, in a rush, with no debate, and no public input, that fundamentally changes the way America operates on behalf of big business. That’s economic “shock therapy” at it’s best. It is undemocratic, it is corrupt, and it is here. They are trying to do this, state by state. Recently congress has put forward a bill that keeps states from filing for bankruptcy. That would allow them to seek protection and thus resist these kinds of measures, these kinds of “shock therapy” resolutions being passed one state after the other. But congress, loyal to the neoliberal process, is doing their best to stop that.  It is treason and should be dealt with as such."

Don't Let Wisconsin Divide Us ... Conservatives and Liberals AGREE About the Important Things
Must Read - A quote...."Don't let Wisconsin divide us. -- Conservatives and liberals actually agree about the most important things. -- In fact, most Americans - conservatives and liberals - are fed up with both of the mainstream republican and democratic parties, because it has become obvious that both parties serve Wall Street and the military-industrial complex at the expense of most Americans. -- In reality, all Americans - conservatives and liberals...."

• Want to break up the unholy alliance between big government and big banks
• Want to break up the giant banks (and see this)
• Agree that the Wall Street criminals who committed fraud should be thrown in jail
• Agree that the Federal Reserve should be audited
• Are against corporate socialism
• Are against rampant inequality
• Want to stand up to the ruling class
• And are against unnecessary imperial wars

"The powers-that-be try to divide us and demonize the "other side" so that we won't realize how much we all agree on. See this, this, this, this, this, this, this and this. -- Don't let them" - also posted at ZeroHedge

Wisconsin Gov. Walker Ginned Up Budget Shortfall To Undercut Worker Rights
A quote...."Wisconsin's new Republican governor has framed his assault on public worker's collective bargaining rights as a needed measure of fiscal austerity during tough times. -- The reality is radically different. Unlike true austerity measures -- service rollbacks, furloughs, and other temporary measures that cause pain but save money -- rolling back worker's bargaining rights by itself saves almost nothing on its own. But Walker's doing it anyhow, to knock down a barrier and allow him to cut state employee benefits immediately."

Walker proposes selling state-owned heating plants
A quote...."A controversial plan to privatize state-owned power plants, a plan that last caused a stir in 2005 before being vetoed by then-Gov. Jim Doyle, has been revived by Gov. Scott Walker in his budget bill."
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More On The International Situation....

Afghanistan: NATO airstrikes kill 52 civilians in Kunar
A quote...."ASADABAD (PAN): Dozens of civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes by foreign forces in Ghaziabad district of eastern Kunar province, residents said on Saturday, a day after NATO said 30 militants were eliminated in a coalition raid. -- Foreign troops have been pounding different areas of the district over the past three days, killing up to 52 civilians, Mohammad Ibrahim, who brought his wounded relative to the Asadabad Civil Hospital, told Pajhwok Afghan News." - also posted at Uruknet

64 civilians die in NATO-Afghan raids
A quote...."At least 64 civilians have been killed in joint NATO-Afghan operations in the eastern Kunar province over the past four days, provincial governor says."

Residents of Razed Afghan Village Dispute U.S. Case for Destruction
A quote...."KABUL/WASHINGTON, Feb 18, 2011 (IPS) - The commander of U.S.-NATO forces in southern Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. James Terry, asserted last month that the homes systematically destroyed by U.S. forces across three districts of Kandahar province as part of Operation Dragon Strike in October and November "were abandoned, empty and wired with ingenious arrays of bombs"."  - also posted at Uruknet

Why Pakistan Cannot Release the Man Who Calls Himself Raymond Davis - Article also posted at ICH
Must Read - The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."On January 25th 2011, just two days before Davis shot and killed the two young Pakistanis, the US Embassy submitted a list of its diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff in Pakistan to the Pakistani Foreign Office (FO), as all foreign nations are required to do annually. The list included 48 names. Raymond Davis was not on the list. The day after Davis shot and killed the two Pakistanis, the US Embassy suddenly submitted a “revised” list to the Foreign Office which added Davis’ name!  ---  When Pakistani police took Davis into custody on January 27th, he had on his person an ordinary American passport with a valid ordinary Pakistan visa, issued by the Pakistan Embassy in Washington. On January 28th, a member of the US Consulate wanted the Pakistani police to exchange that passport in Davis’ possession with another one. The fresh passport being offered was a diplomatic passport with a valid diplomatic visa dated sometime in 2009. This visa was stamped in Islamabad by the FO!"  -  Oh the lying dogs that comprise this Government and all who work to spread it's evil.  No shame, NONE!  Just lie, lie, lie all day long. - mpg

'CIA agent Davis linked to Taliban'
Contains Video - The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."Documents show Raymond Davis, an American who killed two Pakistanis in Lahore in January, had links with CIA's espionage and sabotage plans in the Asian country. -- “The documents, photographs and the evidence that has come out from Davis' sofa almost confirms his links with Taliban terrorism…the attacks on ISI and the security establishment as well as the drone attacks,” Pakistani defense analyst and security consultant Zaid Hamid said in an interview with Press TV's US Desk on Saturday."

Petition seeks ISI probe against Davis
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."An application filed in a Pakistani court has sought a probe by the Inter-Services Intelligence agency against US official Raymond Davis, arrested last month for shooting and killing two men. The application filed in the Lahore High Court on Saturday by lawyer Rana Ilamuddin Ghazi was clubbed with a petition asking the court to direct authorities to submit all records related to Davis."

CIA may shut up 'Davis' by killing him: Lahore jailers
The Raymond Davis File - A quote...."[link] --Officials: Directive issued to strictly check food provided to alleged US killer 20 Feb 2011 Islamabad has increased the security around the US national "Raymond Davis". Fearing that the high-profile prisoner may be killed, the Pakistani police, intelligence, civilian and military authorities have taken a few extraordinary security measures to protect Davis. There is apprehension about a possible attempt on "Davis's" life. Some suspect that the Americans could take "Davis" out because he knows too much. Russian agencies have him identified as part of the CIA Task Force with deep links to the terrorists."

Iraqi journalist murdered outside home: police
A quote...."MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) – An Iraqi journalist was gunned down outside his home in the restive northern city of Mosul early on Thursday, police said."

New Year's Eve Church Bombing in Egypt Yet Another False-Flag by Islamophobes
Flase Flag Exposed - A quote...."One of the biggest sparks that set off the Egyptian revolution was blacked out of the US media. -- That spark was widespread anger that Mubarak's regime collaborated with the Israeli Mossad to bomb a Coptic church in Alexandria on New Years Eve - and blame it on Muslims. The whole Middle East saw right through it immediately, and the Egyptian people's disgust was a big part of what led them to overthrow Mubarak."

Muslim Sheik praises Christian Copts for helping overthrow Mubarak
Related Article - A quote...."CAIRO, EGYPT — Sheik Qaradawi, a popular television cleric whose program reaches an audience of tens of millions worldwide, addressed a rapt audience of more than a million Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to celebrate the uprising and honor those who died...(The Egyptian Health Ministry has said at least 365 people died in the uprising)..."

Egypt is no longer committed to an alliance with Israel against Iran
A quote...."There is growing concern in Israel that Egypt will become a hostile front, adding to the feeling of international isolation which has only intensified since Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister."

It’s official: America’s role in the Mideast is over
A quote...."The latest U.S. veto – the first of the Obama administration – proves that the U.S. is incapable of bringing peace to this region."

RICHARD FALK: The United States Stands Alone with Israel in the UN Security Council
A quote...."In what appears to be as close to a consensus as the world community can ever hope to achieve, the United States reluctantly stood its ground on behalf of Israel and on February 18, 2011 vetoed a resolution on the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that was supported by all 14 of the other members of the UN Security Council. The resolution was also sponsored by 130 member countries before being presented to the Council."

China opposes Israel's settlements construction in occupied Palestinian territory: envoy
A quote...."Chinese Ambassador to the UN Li Baodong addresses the Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Feb. 18, 2011. China resolutely opposes the construction of settlements by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory and supports the legitimate demands of the Palestinian people, Li Baodong said here Friday after voting on a UN draft resolution condemning Israeli settlement activities. "

Venezuelan Parliamentarians Reject U.S. Lawmaker’s Threats against Venezuela
A quote...."Mérida, February 18th 2011 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Yesterday Venezuela’s representatives to the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) issued a unanimous rejection of threats made against Venezuela by U.S. lawmaker Connie Mack." - also posted at AlethoNews

Russia imposes anti-terror regime in Kabardino-Balkaria after tourist attack
A quote...."Russia has imposed a counter-terrorism regime in two areas of the North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria after an attack on tourists that killed three and injured two people and bomb attempts in the republic, the republican operational headquarters said on Sunday."

Police defuse three bombs in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria
A quote...."Police defused three bombs found in a car in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a day after an attack on tourists in the republic killed three and injured two people, a spokesman for the republican interior ministry said on Sunday."

Vladimir Putin 'has £600 million Italianate palace'
Special Note - Tsk, tsk, tsk, well....so much for Putin being a man of the people. This is shocking! - mpg -- A quote...."The claim, made in a letter to Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, was boosted on Monday after the Novaya Gazeta newspaper obtained what it said was an authenticated copy of the original contract for the palace signed in 2005 by Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian presidential property manager. Mr Putin, now prime minister, was president at the time. -- Set in 74 hectares of prime land near the Black Sea coast with its own vineyard, the palace is reported to be almost eight million square feet and has its own helipad. Other features include an indoor cinema, a summer amphitheatre, a casino, swimming pools, a gym and a clock tower." - also posted at WarInIraq
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More on the Middle East's Revolutions....

Next stop: The House of Saud - Article also posted at ICH
Special Note - A quote...."February 19, 2011 "Asia Times" - -Here's a crash course on how one of "our" - monarchic - dictators treats his own people during the great 2011 Arab revolt. -- The king of Bahrain, Hamad al-Khalifa, has blood on his hands after his mercenary security forces - Pakistani, Indian, Syrian and Jordanian - with no previous warning, attacked sleeping, peaceful protesters at 3 am on Thursday at the Pearl roundabout, the tiny Gulf country's version of Cairo's Tahrir Square. -- In the brutal crackdown, at least five people have been killed - including a young child - and 2,000 injured, some by gunshots, two of these in critical condition. Riot police targeted doctors and medics and prevented ambulances and blood donors from reaching the Pearl roundabout. A doctor at Salmaniya hospital told al-Jazeera there was a refrigerated truck outside the hospital, which he fears the army has used to remove more dead bodies."

The Real Egyptian Revolution is Yet to Come
Special Note - A quote...."In his memoirs, Mamdouh Habib recounted one torture session of electric shocks, broken fingers and being hung from meat hooks that culminated in being slapped so hard that his blindfold flew off—-revealing Suleiman as the purveyor of the violence.”

Algerian police break up crowd at pro-reform rally‎
AJZVideo - Alt - (AJZYuTb - 1min21sec - February 19, 2011) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish -- A quote...."Riot police in Algeria have broken up a crowd at the second pro-democracy rally in a week. -- Security forces stepped in after clashes broke out between pro- and anti-government supporters. -- Al Jazeera's Imran Khan has the latest."

Bahrain’s army deliberately kills peaceful protesters with live rounds and sets off major reactions
Contains Video - A quote...."I’ve looked at this several times. You know I was one of the first (and only) to expose the faked Neda death scene. This looks legit.  Possibly because of this incident, the dictator of Bahrain (I’m sorry… “crowned prince”)  has ordered military off the streets. The PR guys couldn’t stand for another viral video of peaceful protesters being slaughtered, so the “crowned prince” ordered his troops to stand down. However, the police are still cracking down."

Bahrain protesters swarm square, police flee
A quote...."Anti-government protesters in Bahrain swarmed back into a symbolic square on Saturday, putting riot police to flight in a striking victory for their cause and confidently setting up camp for a protracted stay." - Source:  Reuters

Bahrain protesters remain in square
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."A landmark junction in the heart of Bahrain's capital, Manama, continues to be occupied by opposition protesters, hundreds of whom spent the night there after another day of anti-government demonstrations in the tiny Gulf state. -- Some woke early on Sunday morning in the Pearl Roundabout area and staged a noisy protest, chanting "Get out Hamad" as they pressed their demand that the king, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, should step down."

'Bahrain uprising unlikely to stop'
A quote...."Will Bahrain be going the way of Tunisia and Egypt and witness a revolution? Protesters who have gathered at the main square in Manama, the Pearl Roundabout are hoping that this is the case. As tens of thousands have gathered once again after several people were killed and hundreds wounded in the latest round of government crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the main question now is what's next for Bahrain."

Bahrain government about to collapse
Contains Video Interview - A quote...."A call by the Bahraini king for national dialog has faced rejection by the main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq, which says the government must resign and troops must withdraw from the streets first."

4 Kurdish protesters killed in N Iraq
Contains Video - A quote...."A peaceful protest in northern Iraq against the local government of Iraqi Kurdistan President Masud Barzani has ended in violence with 4 dead and over 50 injured."

Libya: Hospital official says 200 dead in Benghazi
A quote...."CAIRO – A doctor in the Libyan city of Benghazi says his hospital has seen the bodies of at least 200 protesters killed by Moammar Gadhafi's forces over the last few days. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears reprisal. -- Witnesses told The Associated Press a mixture of special commandos, foreign mercenaries and Gadhafi loyalists went after demonstrators on Saturday with knives, assault rifles and heavy-caliber weapons. That followed days of protests in Benghazi, a focal point of the uprising aimed at toppling Gadhafi after more than 40 years of rule." - bold by website editor

Appeal to spare Libyan civilians
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."More than 100 people have been killed in Libya since protests broke out across the North African nation six days ago, according to a watchdog group. -- New York City-based Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that it now estimated at least 104 people had died in the unrest, though it called that figure "conservative". -- Witnesses in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, tell Al Jazeera that at least 200 people have died there, with hundreds more wounded. Protests have also reportedly broken out in other cities, including Bayda, Derna, Tobruk and Misrata."

Opposition set to present demands to Bahrain government - Alt
Bahrain hospital admits 60-80 after latest unrest
Graphic amateur video: Protesters injured in Bahrain as troops open fire - Alt - rtvid - (1m2s - 021911) - Src: RT
Bahrain trade union calls strike from Sunday - Alt
First new political party in 15 years formed in Egypt
Copters open fire on Libyan protesters
Libya cuts off Internet service -network monitor
Iraqi forces shoot Sulaymanieh students
Algerian police injure protest leader
Bloody protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan
Thousands protest in Iraq's Kurdish north over shooting; orphans, widows rally in Baghdad
Middle East protests: Yemenis clash with riot police across the country
Yemen security forces shoot dead protester
Tunisia's ousted president stashed diamonds, gold, cash - TV
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Palestinians plan 'Day of Rage' to protest U.S. veto on UN settlement resolution - posted at ICH
A quote...."February 18, 2011 "Haaretz" - -Palestinians are planning their own "Day of Rage" to protest the American veto on a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements, Ma'an News Agency reported a top Fatah official as saying on Saturday. -- "They are liars who pretend to support democracy and peace. Far from it," Fatah official and former Palestinian intelligence chief Tawfik Tirawi, referring to the U.S., told the news agency. -- The U.S. on Friday voted against a draft resolution against Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Their vote prevented the resolution from being adopted, as the U.S. is one of five permanent members on UN Security Council. The 14 other members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution."

Hamas says US veto of UN settler vote 'outrageous'
A quote...."GAZA CITY (AFP) – Hamas said on Saturday that the US use of its veto to block a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements was "outrageous" and urged an end to Palestinian-Israeli contacts."

Fury after US vetoes UN settlements resolution
A quote...."BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A top Fatah leader and former Palestinian intelligence official called Saturday for a "day of rage" against America after the Obama administration blocked a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements."

Ten Residents Wounded In Tulkarem
A quote...."Palestinian Medical sources reported, Saturday, that ten residents were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in Dir al-Ghsoun village, north of Tulkarem in the northern part of the West Bank."

Settlers [Homeless Thugs] Attacks Residents In Hebron & Yatta
A quote...."On Saturday, Israeli settlers [homeless thugs and drifters] attacked several citizens in the city of Hebron and the nearby town of Yatta."
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More On The Economic Situation....
 
Tired (And Broke) From All The "QE Is Just An Asset Swap" Rhetoric? Then Read This
Chart - (click to enlarge) -- A quote...."If you, like us, are tired of all the textbook pundits claiming over and over again that QE is nothing but an asset swap (odd how asset swaps get food prices to hit all time highs, not to mention M2, and to reverse what has formerly been a trillion dollar annualized drop in shadow banking - must be that latest outbreak of disinflation...), we urge you to read the following essay from Sean Corrigan. The Diapason Securities strategist as usual manages to cut through the academic drivel and hit at the core of the issue."

Bolivia Boosts New Exports Using SUCRE Currency
A quote...."La Paz, Feb. 19 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government has confirmed that it plans 14 export operations this year, using the new trade virtual currency called Unified System for Regional Compensation (SUCRE)."

Friday February 18th 2011

Thursday February 17th 2011