Wednesday April 13th 2011

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

Obama names pro-Israel Wasserman Schultz to most powerful party position
A quote...."Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s first day as a sophomore in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Jan. 8, 2007, was marked by a number of extraordinary achievements for a woman barely out of her first term. -- Named to the Democratic caucus leadership. Named to the all-powerful Appropriations Committee. Named as a major fundraiser -- $17 million -- for the party’s breakthrough 2006 election. Named by a tabloid as one of the 50 most beautiful people on Capitol Hill."

Egypt to revise gas deals with Israel
A quote...."Sharraf said on Wednesday that Cairo's planned revision could bring Egypt an extra three to four billion dollars in revenues. - Israel is expected to be hit hard by the measure since Egypt supplies an estimated 40 percent of its gas." - also posted at AlethoNews - So instead of the US-NRE giving two billion dollars a year to Egypt as foreign "aid" so they supply cheap gas to Israel, Egypt is going to sell their gas at market rates and get "three to four billion" dollars and.....wait for it.....ISRAEL is going to be the one to pay!  Sounds like a GREAT idea to this website editor!! - mpg

Move Over AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee)
A quote...."No lobby has managed to divert U.S. foreign policy as far from the American national interest… while simultaneously convincing Americans that U.S. and Israeli interests are essentially identical.”– John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt - keynote speakers " - also posted at MyCatBird'sSeat

Wikileaks Working For Israel - Gordon Duff Veterans Today - AIPAC Spy Organization.avi
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 7min56sec - Dec 18, 2010) - Source:  NRKNOW
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More On The Domestic Situation....

America's Military Expansion Funded by Foreign Central Banks
Special Note - A quote...."Large amounts of surplus dollars are pouring into the rest of the world.Central banks have recycled these dollar inflows towards the purchase of U.S. Treasury bonds, which serve to finance the federal U.S. budget deficit. Underlying this process is the military character of the U.S. payments deficit and the domestic federal budget deficit. Strange as it may seem and irrational as it would be in a more logical system of world diplomacy, the "dollar glut" is what finances America’s global military build-up. It forces foreign central banks to bear the costs of America’s expanding military empire: effective "taxation without representation"." - Topix ||  Effective Fed Funds Rate & The Ten Year Cycle  ||

Years of Deceit:  US Openly Accepts Bin Laden Long Dead
A quote...."Conservative commentator, former Marine Colonel Bob Pappas has been saying for years that bin Laden died at Tora Bora and that Senator Kerry’s claim that bin Laden escaped with Bush help was a lie.  Now we know that Pappas was correct.  The embarrassment of having Secretary of State Clinton talk about bin Laden in Pakistan was horrific.  He has been dead since December 13, 2001 and now, finally, everyone, Obama, McChrystal, Cheney, everyone who isn’t nuts is finally saying what they have known for years." - Topix ||  Judeo-Christian C/C & US - Rita Katz  ||  US Fake Intel / Propaganda - Osama bin long gone Laden  ||

Justice Department Asks Spain Not to Prosecute U.S. Torturers
A quote...."Spain is pursuing a case against former top U.S. officials who authorized the use of torture, including David Addington, Jay Bybee, Douglas Feith, William Haynes, John Yoo, and Alberto Gonzales. U.S. activist groups have been encouraging Spain in this endeavor."  - also posted at Uruknet

Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tvv - April 13 2011
MRVideo - (one hour each) - A quote...."(JustInTV - 2hrs - April 13th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero extensively covers the on-going disaster in Japan, Obama's illegal war on Libya, the "Money Junkies" spree of destruction across the planet, Israel's on-going false-flags and crimes against humanity, and many other issues."
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More On The International Situation....

A Policy Chasing Its Tail
Special Note - A quote...."Remember how we were supposed to leave Iraq in 2011? Indeed, a great many people think we’ve already left, what with that official “withdrawal” announced by the Obama administration and its media amen corner in August of last year. Recall that MSNBC breathlessly reported the “end of the US mission” and even interviewed what was purported to be the last US fighting brigade on its way out of the country. Of course it was all just public relations theater: the 50,000-plus troops still there were simply redefined as “non-combat” troops – a linguistic fig leaf for a logical impossibility." - also posted at Uruknet

Turkey, Pakistan Want Dialogue with Taliban
A quote...."President Abdullah Gul of Turkey, a moderate Islamist—but still an Islamist—and Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari met in Ankara today to talk about, among other things, Afghanistan. Gul was asked directly whether or not Turkey will allow the Taliban to set up an office in Turkey, so that the Taliban has an address for negotiations, and while he didn’t answer directly, he did say: “2011 is a very critical year for Afghanistan… as the foreign troops will begin to withdraw… We are using all our capabilities to secure Afghanistan’s unity and integrity.” - also posted at Uruknet

China pushes for further dialog on Iranian nuclear program
A quote...."China is pushing to continue talks between Tehran and the six international mediators on Iran's controversial nuclear program, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Thursday at a news briefing."

'Bushehr plant to go online in 2 months'
A quote...."Tehran's ambassador to Russia says Iran's very first nuclear power plant is scheduled to go online in less than two months."

Iran Further Tightens Security along Borders
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi announced that the country's border guards have intensified security measures along borders to prevent terrorists from entering Iran. "

German truck maker MAN set to launch production in Russia next year
A quote...."ST PETERSBURG, Russia, April 14 (RIA Novosti) - German auto maker MAN Truck&Bus AG will launch truck production in St Petersburg in northwest Russia at the end of the first quarter of 2012, MAN Chief Executive Georg Pachta-Reyhofen said on Thursday."

"BRICS" to reject use of force in Middle East, N.Africa
A quote...."SANYA, China (Reuters) - Leaders from five of the world's largest emerging economies will reject the use of force in the Middle East and North Africa at a summit on Thursday, urging instead dialogue and non-intervention, according to a draft statement." - also posted at Yahoo

Uruguay ends amnesty on junta crimes
A quote...."Uruguay's senate has narrowly voted to annul an amnesty for crimes against humanity committed during the military dictatorship in the country four decades ago."

The Assault On Libya....

Libya: All About Oil, or All About Banking? - Article also posted at ICH
Special Note - A quote...."Several writers have noted the odd fact that the Libyan rebels took time out from their rebellion in March to create their own central bank - this before they even had a government. Robert Wenzel wrote in the Economic Policy Journal...."


Col. Gaddafi is the Perfect Target - posted at ICH
A quote...."April 13, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- The official story about the attack on Libya is that the purpose is to save civilian lives, stop "madman" Gaddafi from killing civilians, and to bring democracy to the MENA. But this is fiction — variations on well worn themes frequently employed by Washington in recent decades against the leadership of small countries the White House decides to invade or crush for geopolitical or resource reasons, such as Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan."

Allies to step up military pressure on Libya - video
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More on the World Wide Revolution...

Syria nabs terror group behind protests
A quote...."Syria says it has arrested members of a terrorist group that planned acts of sabotage to destabilize the country following weeks of unrest."

Bahraini Businessman Dies under Torture while in Police Custody
A quote...."Abdul Kareem al-Fakhrawi, a prominent Bahraini businessman, was martyred on Tuesday due to severe torture while in prison, the opposition al-Wefaq group said." - also posted at AlethoNews

Egyptian junta steps up violence as protests and strikes continue
A quote...."On Tuesday, the Egyptian military once again stormed Tahrir Square and violently dispersed a peaceful sit-in by demonstrators. At 17:00, the military drove onto the square with armoured vehicles, forcing protesters from the centre, and then occupied the area with heavily armed soldiers."

US blasted for silence on Bahrain - video
Bahrain opposition: 4th supporter dies in custody
Seven Killed in Yemen Violence as Opposition Awaits GCC Details
Syrian students march for reforms
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

(Updated) Japan Nuclear Radiation In Drinking Water In 14 US Cities And In Milk ABOVE EPA Limits
Radiation Alert - A quote...."

• Little Rock milk radiation – 3 times the EPA Maximum
• Radiation in Philly Drinking Water 73% of federal drinking water standards.
• Los Angeles milk radiation was above federal drinking water standards.
• Radiation found in Phoenix milk was almost at the federal drinking water standard.
• Radioactive Iodine in Boise Idaho rainwater was 130 times above Federal Drinking Water standards.

radioactive cesium found in spinach, arugala, and kale around San Francisco Bay area
Radiation Alert - A quote...."UCB Food Chain Sampling Results, University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering...."

• Arugula, purchased 4/7/2011, Cs134 @ .49 Bq/kg
• Kale, purchased 4/6/2011, Cs134 @ .5 Bq/kg
• Spinach, purchased 4/7/2011, Cs134 @ 1 Bq/kg, Cs137 @ 1.3 Bq/kg

Record Levels of Fukushima Japan Nuclear Radiation Detected In Pacific Ocean Will Be Carried Toward US
Radiation Alert - Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Record levels of japan nuclear radiation have been found in the Pacific Ocean off the Fukushima, Japan Coast. The radiation is expected carried toward the US by fast-moving currents."

No, Japan's Nuclear Reactors Are Not "Stable"
A quote...."The Japanese government and Tepco claim that the nuclear reactors are "stable" and that radiation releases have subsided to low levels. -- But world renowned physicist Michio Kaku - who studied under atom bomb developer Edward Teller - told Democracy Now today...." - also posted at ZeroHedge

TEPCO Confirms Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool Is Now An Uncontrolled, Open Air Fission Process
A quote...."It had been a while since we had a factual update (as opposed to just lies and spin) from Fukushima. Courtesy of Kyodo, we now know that what was speculated by some as true, and rebutted by most as mere scaremongering, is in fact, fact. "Some of the spent nuclear fuel rods stored in the No. 4 reactor building of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant were confirmed to be damaged, but most of them are believed to be in sound condition, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday." Naturally, in one month we will learn that most of them are damaged, and in two months, that each and every one has been demolished."

Temperature Rise To Over 200% Normal Levels At Reactor 4 Fuels Fear Of Spent Fuel Rod Meltdown
A quote...."A temperature rise in Fukushima Japan Nuclear Reactor #4 to over 200% normal levels and the new discovery of elements produced only during nuclear fission in the fuel ponds fuel fears that the spent fuel rods may be melting down."

Update - Is The Tokai Reactor or Tokai/JCO Nuclear Fuel Processing Plant in Trouble?
Maps / Diagrams - A quote...."It should be obvious from this data that something bad happened or is happening at Tokai, which is much closer to Tokyo. Aside from the initial report of cooling failure on the 13th, there has been no reports at all of conditions at Tokai. Yet the raw data suggests all may not be well at that facility."

Fukushima nuclear power plant update: get all the data - tables - infographics
See also....Cutaway drawing of a typical Boiling water reactor (BWR) Mark I
Japan struggles to stabilize crippled nuclear plant
Real Experts Speak! Japanese Radiation Risk In US, 400,000 To Develop Cancer In Japan
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Flotilla organizers ask Europe for protection from Israel
Flotilla News - A quote...."Organizers of a new flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza have called on European states not to bow to pressure from Israel to stop their mission and have asked for protection against what they say are threats from Israel." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israel steps up Jerusalem expulsions
A quote...."Jonathan Cook reports on the case of the famous Jerusalem-based Palestinian bookseller, Munther Fahmi, who has been told by the Israeli authorities to leave the city and country of his birth as part of its policy of ethnic cleansing." - also posted at AlethoNews

Israel Steps Up Aggression Against Gaza
A quote...."For more than a week, Israel mounted frequent aerial attacks on Gaza’s defenceless population, killing at least 25 and wounding dozens more. - Most of the casualties were civilians, and many of those injured were children. The dead included senior leaders from Hamas’s military wing and four militants from the Islamic Jihad group, killed in targeted assassinations." - also posted at RevoltOfThePlebs
 
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (31 March 06 April '11)
Every week of the year. - mpg - also posted at Uruknet

• 3 members of the Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades were killed and a civilian pedestrian was wounded by IOF in the central Gaza Strip in a new extra-judicial execution.
• A Palestinian civilian was killed by IOF when approaching the border in northern the Gaza Strip.
• IOF warplanes continued to bombard civilian establishments in the Gaza Strip.
• Plastic recycling workshop was destroyed and a construction materials company and several houses were damaged in the east of Gaza city.
• IOF continued to target Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip.
• IOF fired at Palestinian shepherds and farmers in northern the Gaza Strip.
• IOF continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank.
• A Palestinian civilian was wounded in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah.
• IOF arrested three Palestinian civilians.
• IOF conducted 51 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.  
• IOF arrested 18 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children.
• IOF arrested Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Maher Badr, from his house in Hebron.
• Israel has continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
• IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
• The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem approved the construction of 920 new settlement units in "Gilo" settlement.
• IOF bulldozed lands in Masha village and established 10 settlement units in "Etz Efraim" settlement in the west of Salfit.
• Israeli settlers continued their attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron.

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More On The Economic Situation....

Keeping Capital in a Depression
A quote...."Nothing is cheap in today’s investment world. Because of the trillions of currency units that governments all over the world have created – and are continuing to create – financial assets are grossly overpriced. Stocks, bonds, property, commodities and cash are no bargains. Meanwhile, real wages are slipping rapidly among those who are working, and a large portion of the population is unemployed or underemployed. -- The next chapter in this sad drama will include a rapid rise in consumer prices."

All Major Financial Federal Agencies Enter Cease and Desist Order Against MERS
Oh, oh!  What are the Banksters gonna do now? - mpg -- A quote...."MERS and MERS Corp entered into a consent cease and desist order finding deficiencies in the practices and procedures that pose a risk to the member banks."

$38 Billion In Cuts? Make That $353 Million
A quote...."Yesterday the media had a field day when it was uncovered that the hard fought $38 billion in budget "cuts" which almost caused America to shut down were in reality $14 billion. We, thus, can't wait to find out what the response will be when it is uncovered that the actual cuts were... $353 million. Yes: the ongoing functioning of the government was a pawn in a soap opera whose benefit to the US debt is $353 million, or about what Goldman's trading desk makes in less than one day." - bold by website editor - also posted at BLN

CHART: Inflation Hits 10% In February According To CPI Calculations From Volcker Era
Chart - A quote...."The CPI on the Alternate Data Series tab here reflects the CPI as if it were calculated using the methodologies in place in 1980.  In general terms, methodological shifts in government reporting have depressed reported inflation, moving the concept of the CPI away from being a measure of the cost of living needed to maintain a constant standard of living. Further definition is provided in our CPI Glossary.  Further background on the SGS-Alternate CPI series is available in the Archives in the August 2006 SGS newsletter." - Source:  Shadow Stats

Tuesday April 12th 2011

Monday April 11th 2011

An Inconvenient Truth - The Truth Shall Not Set Us Free
Must Read - Quote of the Day...."There’s nothing more we need to know, no other proof needed, other than the certain knowledge that we are lied to on a daily basis. This is obvious and widely known, but rarely openly acknowledged. Our need to know the truth and our demand for unequivocal proof that it is the truth, proof that we often insist must come from a person of ‘authority’ (usually one of the authorities who told us the lie in the first place) is a reflection of our inner reluctance to remove the liars from our lives, starting within ourselves. -- Doing so would require us to move out of our comfort zone and face who and what we really are, co-conspirators and dance partners rather than helpless soap bubbles blowing in the wind. Our masters know this and to further enable our self deception they constantly shrink our comfort zones, giving us all the more reason to remain safely huddled within our contracting world."

Hiding From Shame, Addicted to Optimism:  The Tyranny of Our Collective Comfort Zones
Must Read - A quote...."April 11, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- The technologies that inflicted upon the world the ongoing tragedies in both the Gulf of Mexico and Japan serve a dangerous addiction, an addiction to blind optimism, a habituation of mind that allows us to dwell within provisional comfort zones but renders vast spaces of the world into deathrealms. -- After each catastrophe, there ensues a scramble to contain the damage leveled, as, concurrently, the apologist of the present system explain the anomalous nature of the event. Yet, this much should be obvious: Attempting to clean up the mess, after it occurs, as oppose to altering the way of life that incurs the damage, is analogous to an addict believing a few days in detox will serve as a solution to his addiction." - also posted at Uruknet

Deconstructing the U.S. Military; or How to Cut a Cool Trillion Dollars a Year from the U.S. Budget
Must Read - A quote...."In the mid-1960s, political scientist Hannah Arendt published a book-length study of how some of the great evils of history, such as slavery and the Holocaust, managed to occur. Her book, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, concluded that generally such crimes are not carried out by fanatics or sociopaths, but rather by ordinary people who accepted the premises of their superiors and their state and therefore do what they are told to do, and participate with the view that their actions are normal. The word "banal" is defined as "something that is trite, normal, and commonplace." The root of the word comes from the Old French word ban, referring to feudal military service, which was compulsory and thus commonly accepted. Thus, military culture is by definition synonymous with banal, which my acquaintances at Camp Eggers demonstrated as they strove to find orders to follow and avoid responsibility for their actions." - also posted at ICH

U.S. Government Looting Social Security To Wage Wars
Must Read - A quote...."“As long as the $1.2-trillion annual budget for the military-security complex is off limits (to cutting), nothing can be done about the US budget deficit except to renege on obligations to the elderly, confiscate private assets or print enough money to inflate away all debts,” Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Treasury Secretary under President Reagan warns." - also posted at AlethoNews & Uruknet & RevoltOfThePlebs

The Ghost of Joe McCarthy Walks the Land
A quote...."The apathy of, and lack of accurate information available to, the American public is paving the way for a wave of McCarthyism that is threatening to sweep the USA and is seriously eroding “one of the pillars of American freedom, that of free speech”."

Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System
A quote...."A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public libraries and turns its airwaves into vehicles for cheap, mindless amusement becomes deaf, dumb and blind. It prizes test scores above critical thinking and literacy. It celebrates rote vocational training and the singular, amoral skill of making money. It churns out stunted human products, lacking the capacity and vocabulary to challenge the assumptions and structures of the corporate state. It funnels them into a caste system of drones and systems managers. It transforms a democratic state into a feudal system of corporate masters and serfs." - also posted at ActivistPost & ICH
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More Tales From The Zio-Sphere.....

Suppressing Truth And Promoting War...  A New York Times Tradition
A quote...."According to media scholar/critic Robert McChesney, today's corporate journalism is co-opted, corrupted, gutted, and virtually worthless as a source of real news, information and analysis. --  As a result, a free and open society is at risk because fiction substitutes for fact. News is carefully managed. Dissent is marginalized, and supporting wealth and power interests replace full disclosure and accurate reporting....." - Source:  SteveLendman - also posted at Uruknet

Associated Press Deconstructed
Timeline and analysis. - mpg

Rachel Corrie trial: stopping bulldozer work not an option despite risk to protesters
A quote...."(Haifa, Israel – April 1, 2011) – Two Israeli military officers who commanded troops near Rafah, Gaza on the day Rachel Corrie was killed, took the stand behind a screen in a Haifa court Wednesday, April 6, as government witnesses in the ongoing civil lawsuit Corrie vs. the State of Israel. Their testimony further underscored the failure of the Israeli military to recognize the rights, and protect the lives and property of civilians in the Rafah, Gaza region in 2003; including that of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) protesters."

“Holocaust Denial”…of Palestinians
A quote...."The denial of the Israeli massacre of Palestinians at Deir Yassin and the complicity of Elie Wiesel, is part of the holocaust denial of Deborah Lipstadt and the brahmins of the Zionist establishment, who, together with their American news media, cry out with Talmudic fury whenever anyone dares to question the magnitude of Judaic victimhood in World War II, but who are themselves party to denying the holocaust of Palestinians in places like Deir Yassin, which they hope will be blotted out from memory."

Mossad Teaching Latest Torturing Techniques to Bahraini Security Forces
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- The Zionist regime's spy agency (Mossad) is teaching the worst torturing techniques and methods to the Bahraini security forces to help Manama suppress protests in the Persian Gulf country, a Bahraini activist revealed on Tuesday."
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More On The Domestic Situation....

The Big Con – Charlie McGrath
CMcGVideo - Alt - (CMcGYuTb - 2min 52sec - Apr 9, 2011) - Source:  crabbydogtrix

Did Obama Kneecap the 9/11 Suspects' Defense Lawyers?
A quote...."Last week, on the same day President Barack Obama launched his re-election campaign, his administration announced that it had officially reversed its decision to try the accused 9/11 plotters—including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed "mastermind" of the attacks—in federal court and would instead prosecute them via the military commissions system." - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||

Commandos Hold Afghan Detainees in Secret Jails - You ObamaTrolls out there happy yet? - mpg
Obama lied again. - mpg -- A quote...."Under President Obama, the CIA is barred from holding terrorism detainees in secret prisons..... That’s the Joint Special Operations Command’s job now." -- Haaaaaaa haaaaaa, haaaaa, Obama's such a jokester. - mpg

Obama’s Fateful Abuse of War Powers - You ObamaTrolls out there happy yet? - mpg
A quote...."The acts of war ordered by President Barack Obama against the government of Libya violated provisions of the U.S. Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973. He also exceeded his authority by pledging U.S. combat support to the United Nations Security Council and to NATO for military measures against Libya. The United States may soon find itself entrapped in a costly civil war in that North African nation."

Jesse Ventura and Judge Napolitano: Operation Northwoods, 9/11, and Wikileaks
FWVideo - Alt - Outstanding Ventura! - (FWYuTb - 7min 05sec - Apr 7, 2011) - Source:  JesseVenturaChannel - A quote...."(Freedom Watch) Air Date: April 6, 2011)

Riz Khan - Jesse Ventura: Clandestine US missions
RKVideo - Alt - Outstanding Ventura! - (RKYuTb - 25min 13sec - Apr 8, 2011) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish -- A quote...."Has the US secretly started wars and assassinated leaders? We talk to Jesse Ventura, the former governor of the US state of Minnesota, about his controversial new book, '63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read'. In the book, Ventura has published dozens of previously classified US government papers that seem to suggest Washington may have secretly provoked the Vietnam War, lied to the American people about the actual threat of terrorism and experimented on its own soldiers." - Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||

COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of an internet forum
Special Note - Another "How-It's-Done-Guide" -- A quote...."COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of an internet forum:  There are several techniques for the control and manipulation of a internet forum no matter what, or who is on it. We will go over each technique and demonstrate that only a minimal number of operatives can be used to eventually and effectively gain a control of a 'uncontrolled forum.'" - Topix ||  Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation  ||

Obama vs. Trump: A Circus Sideshow on the Road to Feudalism
A quote...."Mr. Plouffe knows the American people – or rather the American spectators – only nominally elect presidents. Presidents – or in Obama’s case, head teleprompter reader – are appointed by the elitist duopoly otherwise known as the Anglo-American establishment. Obama’s mother worked for the CIA and he was groomed since his Columbia days as a potential chief teleprompter reader by the elite. Prior to warming a seat in the Oval Office, Obama was peddled as a charismatic savior and sold like any other worthless commodity to the sheeple." - also posted at DProgram

The Alex Jones Show – April 11th, 2011
AJVideo - Intro & LunchBan & PrisonSlaveLabor & Soros:$Kuput & RichardGage9/11Truth & WebsterTarpley(1/2) & WebsterTarpley(2/2) & KochBrothers & AlexOnAlex & OpDarkHeart(1/2) & OpDarkHeart(2/2) - (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Apr 11, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel

Broadcasting LIVE on Justin.tv - Part 2
MRVideo - A quote...."(JustInTV - 2hrs - April 11th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero extensively covers the on-going disaster in Japan, Obama's illegal war on Libya, the "Money Junkies" spree of destruction across the planet, Israel's on-going false-flags and crimes against humanity and many other issues."
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More On The International Situation....

Obama dispatches top aide to Saudi, UAE
War Alert - A quote...."US President Barack Obama is sending a foreign policy aide to key Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week amid concern over the turmoil sweeping the Middle East." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other - (a.k.a. The Standard Model) - 07-28-10 - mpg  ||

Few politicians say it, but most think it: our Afghan war is a disaster
A quote...."The army is on the Soviet occupiers' path, with less success. What follows may be worse. All we can do, perhaps, is go."

Iraqi scientists, doctors targeted
A quote...."Iraqi scientists and doctors are increasingly expressing alarm about threats to their lives as the numbers targeted in killings rise while a weak government seems unable to provide adequate security. The latest victim in the spree of apparently targeted killings was Zaid Abdul Mun’im, head of research of the molecular department at al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad. He died after a bomb went off in his car on April 3. Prior to his death, Mohammed Alwan, a prominent Baghdadi surgeon and the dean of the faculty of medicine of the same university, was assassinated on March 29. Neither of the men had any known political affiliations." - also posted at AlethoNews

Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities
A quote...."ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has demanded that the United States steeply reduce the number of Central Intelligence Agency operatives and Special Operations forces working in Pakistan, and that it halt C.I.A. drone strikes aimed at militants in northwest Pakistan. The request was a sign of the near collapse of cooperation between the two testy allies."

Enough equipment stolen from UK military for ‘small coup’: official
A quote...."Items such as night vision goggles, pistols, field kits, boots, body armor, machinery and rations have gone missing around British military bases in the past year, and officials there say the disappearances are starting to add up."

Official: Iran to Build Four or Five Nuclear Research Reactors
A quote...."Iranian AEO chief Fereydoon Davani has announced today that the Iranian government intends to build four or five nuclear research reactors over the “next few years.” The hope is that one of the reactors will be online within five years."

Iran set to produce fuel rods for reactors soon - agency
Related Article - A quote...."Iran will soon be able to produce nuclear fuel rods for the Tehran research reactor, the IRNA news agency said on Tuesday, citing a presidential aide. -- "The project on manufacturing the 20% enriched fuel plates necessary for the Tehran research reactor is in its final stages," aide Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi said"

British film on Gagarin's flight posted on YouTube
A quote...."A documentary reconstructing Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin's historic journey was posted on YouTube on Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight." - Related: ||  First Orbit - the movie - (YuTb - 1hr39min15sec -  Apr 12, 2011) - Source:  firstorbit) ||

Leftist ex-soldier leads Peru poll
A quote...."Ollanta Humala, a leftist former soldier, has taken the lead in the first round of Peru's presidential elections, with two pro-business rivals battling for second place and the chance to challenge him in a June 5 run-off, according to official results."

After Posada Carriles Declared "Not Guilty" Venezuela Demands US Extradite Him
A quote...."The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, through a statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, reiterated to the United States its extradition request the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who was declared not guilty of migratory crimes in a trial at the Texas court ." - also posted at AlethoNews

Police Brutality in Honduras - Another mission "accomplished" - mpg
A quote...."On June 28, 2009, a coordinated State Department-Pentagon project allied with Honduran military commanders and top opposition figures ousted President Manuel Zelaya, establishing the current fascist dictatorship, supported, armed, and funded by Washington." - Source:  SteveLendman - Topix - ||  US Support Death Sqds - Hideous Hillary's Happy Honduran Hit Squads  ||

Latin America Logs Largest Increase in 2010 Military Spending
Perhaps because many of the countries in Latin America don't want to become the next Iraq or Pakistan or  Libya? - mpg -- A quote...."Latin America has displaced traditional high-rollers, including the Middle East and Europe, as the region registering the largest percentage increase in military spending last year, according to a new study released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)."

The Assault On Libya....

Cloaked war of choice
A quote...."The current incidents in Libya are hard to believe. A country rich of oil but nearly defenseless was being strafed by massive bombing raids of three nations. -- The major attacker is lead by a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who goes to war in disregard of the constitution of his country (Article I, Section 8, Powers of Congress). -- The "international coalition," in reality a small fraction of the international community, assaulted a sovereign country that hasn't attacked it. Now, passing the reins to NATO forces apparently broadens the basis of approval but doesn't provide legitimacy." - also posted at Uruknet

AU says Qaddafi accepts roadmap to cease-fire
African leaders in Benghazi for peace talks - contains video
Libyan rebels reject any ceasefire without departure of Gadhafi and sons - Src
Support for U.S. Military Action in Libya Down to 39% With 37% Opposed
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More on the World Wide Revolution....

Egyptians call for end to military rule
A quote...."Egyptian protesters have called for an end to the military rule in the country by continuing their protests in Cairo's Liberation Square."

Bahrain: Saudi Forces at Forefront of Brutal Repression
A quote...."Thirty-year-old Ahmed had the misfortune of going to refuel his car at a petrol station on the outskirts of his hometown, Sitra, when it came under attack from heavily armed troops belonging to the Bahraini Defence Force and Saudi army. The soldiers, backed by armoured cars and tanks, were firing live rounds and raiding homes in the mainly Shia town in northeastern Bahrain – military operations that have become a daily event here in towns and villages across Bahrain." - also posted at Hamsayeh

Egypt blogger gets 3 years for criticising military - Alt
Tragic photos: Bahraini Forces Brutally Beat to Death, Martyr Zakariya Rashid al Ashiri - Warning: Graphic
Nine servicemen killed in north Syrian ambush
'Five [more] people killed in renewed Syrian clashes'
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Cesium-137 forecast shows high altitude rad cloud concentrating over CA & Western US on April 12
Radiation Alert - Video - #1Cesium137 - #2Cesium137 - (YuTb - 1m - Apr 11, 2011) - Source:  OilFlorida - A quote...."    Potential dispersion of the radioactive cloud over The Northern Hemisphere, Surface, April 11-13 -- This animation displays a potential dispersion of the radioactive cloud (Caesium 137 Isotope) after a nuclear accident in reactor Fukushima I. The continuous release rate is very uncertain, thus the calculations have to be interpreted qualitatively."

Human embryos bioaccumulating radioactive iodine, cesium, and strontium says former Harvard Med School [Doc]
Radiation Alert - Radiation from Japan is now detectable in the atmosphere, rain water and food chain in North America. Fukushima reactors are still out of control and hold 10 times more nuclear fuel than there was at Chernobyl, thousands of times more than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The official refrain is, “No worries here, perfectly harmless.” Our best scientists of the previous century would be rolling over in their graves." - also posted at Uruknet - Source:  SaltLakeTribune

Radiation Up To 4 Times Higher Than Chernobyl Evac Zone Found In Soil 30 km Away From Fukushima; Rice Harvest In Question - A quote...."And some more bad news for rice farmers in Japan, who were already told that planting of this key crop would be banned in contaminated soil ahead of the rice planting season which begins in April and May. The problem so far has been the nobody really knows how to classify contaminated soil, and how far it spreads. Now a new study from Hiroshima and Kyoto Universities has found that the radioactive content of soil samples beyond the 30 km semi-evacuation zone is as much as 400 times the normal."

Radiation caught on tape: RT talks to Fukushima zone stalker
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 6min 08sec - Apr 11, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."A powerful aftershock has hit northeastern Japan, exactly a month after March's devastating earthquake and tsunami killed over 13 thousand people. Meanwhile the government is extending the 20 kilometre evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant over risks of long-term radiation. Well video journalist Tetsuo Jimbo braved the area and went within 1 and a half kilometres of the facility to document the dangerous levels of radiation there."

Japan to raise Fukushima crisis level to worst
A quote...."The Japanese government's nuclear safety agency has decided to raise the crisis level of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant accident from 5 to 7, the worst on the international scale."

Breaking News: New Quake Hits Japan, Fire At Fukushima Nuclear Reactor #4 Follows
A quote...."Breaking news flash being reported on CNN says a new 7.1 earthquake hit Japan today at 8:08 AM local time  or 4:08 PM EST. Shortly after a new fire was reported at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. -- A plant operator is reported to have phoned in the report of the fire describing a fire and smoke coming from the reactor."

Radiation News 04-11-11 - A DProgram Round-Up - (48 articles & videos)
Japan raises nuclear alert to highest level
Japan To Raise Nuke Accident Severity Level to Highest 7 from 5 - Src
Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen demonstrates how Fukushima's fuel rods melted and shattered - video
Radioactive Japanese cars detained in Russia’s Far East - video
Japanese containers possibly radioactive
Nuclear Whistleblower: “Spent Fuel Pools In US Are A Potential Timebomb....
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Resilience in the green fields of Gaza
A quote...."I was surfing the web late at night a couple months ago when a number of Apache helicopters began to hover heavily in the sky. The sound of an explosion was soon heard. Since I live across from al-Shifa hospital -- the biggest hospital in Gaza -- I could see ambulances speeding away to evacuate potential casualties." - also posted at Uruknet

Forget Deir Yassin; Its Victims Were “Unworthy”
A quote...."Sixty three years ago today Palestinian civilians were massacred at Deir Yassin on the west side of Jerusalem. The terrorists were Jews from The Irgun and the Stern Gang. The village buildings still stand within clear sight of Yad Vashem, the most famous Holocaust memorial." - also posted at AlethoNews

Rights group calls for monitoring of mass Awarta arrests
A quote...."RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Ramallah-based rights group Addameer issued a call Sunday for international observation and intervention over the mass arrest campaigns by Israeli forces in Awarta." - also posted at AlethoNews

14 year old girl taken in the latest wave of Awarta arrests
A quote...."On Saturday night the Israeli army once again raided Awarta, putting the village under curfew for the fifth time since the murder in the illegal settlement of Itamar on 11th March. Awarta is situated next to Itamar and has endured a constant military presence for a month now." - also posted at Uruknet

7,000 Palestinian prisoners hold one-day hunger strike to protest conditions
A quote...."According to the Palestinian Minister of Detainees, a one-day hunger strike was held on Monday to protest the conditions where Palestinian prisoners are being held by Israeli authorities, including medical negligence, prevention of family visits, poor food quality, and the continual imposition of fines on prisoners who, because they are imprisoned, have no means to pay."

3 days of continuous Israeli brutal assaults -- 19 dead, 60 injured, 12 in critical state
A quote...."Gaza, April 9, Israeli continues their brutal assaults in Gaza giving us a vivid taste of Gaza war 2008-2009. Three days of constant bombing, shelling & targeting with missiles on numerous locations in Gaza."

Call for no-fly zone over Gaza
A quote...."The Arab League said on Sunday that it would ask the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone over the Gaza Strip to protect civilians against Israeli air strikes. -- The league said it would ask for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss Israel's ongoing attacks on Gaza, to lift the siege and impose a no-fly zone against the Israeli Defence Forces."

Gaza City officials: Weekend strikes targeted water facilities
A quote...."GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Officials in the Gaza Strip's northernmost municipality on Monday accused Israeli forces of striking drinking water sources and infrastructure, during a weekend of violence that saw at least 18 dead in the coastal enclave." - also posted at Uruknet - Topix ||  Israel's Scorched Earth  ||

Gaza assault over, for now
A quote...."After a cease-fire, "all options are on the table" including targeted killings and Operation Cast Lead II, said Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom." - also posted at Uruknet
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More On The Economic Situation....

The Fed's Most Dangerous Game: Checkmate   (April 11, 2011)
Special Note - A quote...."The Fed's game plan--sink the U.S. dollar to goose corporate profits, reinflate asset prices and create "modest inflation"--is now the most dangerous game on Earth. As overleveraged assets from real estate to stocks imploded in 2008 and early 2009, the Federal Reserve rushed to flood the global economy with zero-interest dollars. This did a number of things the Fed reckoned were necessary:"

Bernanke The Middle Class Murderer
MKVideo - Teaser - Alt1 - Alt2 - (MKRTYuTb - 3min 37sec - Apr 11, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV -- A quote...."(RussiaToday) -- Watch full episode 137 of Keiser Report on Tuesday. This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the murderer of the middle class and how the wealth effect equals the poverty effect. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Jim Rickards of Tangent Capital about the silver, gold, the dollar and quantitative easing."

The Global Economic Collapse – Sunday Update – James Corbett
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - 9min 44sec - Apr 10, 2011) - Source:  corbettreport -- A quote...."Portugal asks for EU bailout; Icelanders reject the latest Icesave deal; Soros convenes a Bretton Woods 2 conference."

Money Problems That Never Seem To End: 25 Reasons To Be Absolutely Disgusted With The U.S. Economy
By The Numbers - A quote...."(EconomicCollapseBlog) – It seems like wherever you turn there is bad news for the U.S. economy.  Unemployment is rampant, the cost of gasoline is going up, the cost of food is going up and American families are getting poorer.  Millions of jobs continue to leave the country and everyone is wondering why it seems like the “American Dream” is dying.  American consumers are absolutely swamped with staggering levels of credit card debt, student loan debt and mortgage debt and each year the consumer debt crisis only seems to get worse." - also posted at DProgram

Obama to propose cuts in Medicare, Medicaid - You ObamaTrolls out there happy yet? - mpg
A quote...."White House aides have confirmed the President Obama will outline a deficit reduction plan Wednesday that will put his administration on record in favor of substantial new cuts in Medicare and Medicaid, the major federal programs underwriting health care for the elderly and the poor."

Exclusive: Bill Gross Is Now Short US Debt, Hikes Cash To $73 Billion, An All Time Record
A quote...."A month ago, Zero Hedge first reported that Bill Gross had taken the stunning decision to bring his Treasury exposure from 12% to 0%: a move which many interpreted as just business, and not personal: after all Pimco had previously telegraphed its disgust with US paper, and was merely mitigating its exposure. This time, in another Zero Hedge first, we discover that it is no longer business for Bill - it has now become personal (and with an attendant cost of carry)."

U.S. Spends 141% More on Health Care
A quote...."April 11, 2011 "WSJ" - -At a time when politicians in Washington are battling over — among other things — the future of the U.S. health-care system, it’s instructive to see just how well that system operates. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, we’re doing a terrible job."

[US] Gas Prices Climbing Toward $5 Per Gallon
A quote...."Records set in 2008 could fall. 11 Apr 2011 As of Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Chicago area is $4.11, compared with $3.71 a month ago, and about $3.10 a gallon at this time a year ago. Some experts say $5 per gallon gas is possible by Memorial Day-or sometime in summer."

With Its Economy On The Mend, Iceland Stuffs Bankers For Second Time - Hip Hip Hooray!! - Viva Iceland!!
Charts - Second Quote of the Day...."And so a nation of 320,000 once again takes the baton of bankster liberation, while a country of 320 million [that's us for those who can't count] continues to refuse to care, even as with each passing month another $150 billion in debt is added to the public debt total."

Icelanders Vote on Predatory Bailout: Nyet
More on the Icelandic People's brave stand against the Bankster cartel. - mpg -- A quote..."On April 10, Al Jazeera said, for the second time, they said nyet to UK and Netherlands demands. However, whether the current Social Democratic-Green coalition government goes along is very much open to question, given its subservience to capital and history of yielding to intimidation. As a result, it may ignore the referendum results and do what it pleases. It may be a while before it's clear."

Chinese Imports Surge To Record $152 Billion In March Despite "Weak" Yuan As $140 Million Trade Surplus Posted - The Dragon roars.....  A quote...."Despite relentless calls that the Chinese currency is undervalued, and that it really is China's fault that Brent is nearly at $130, in March the world's fastest growing economy posted an import number of $152 billion: an absolute monthly record. Still, this was almost precisely offset by total exports which at $152.2 billion represent the third highest monthly total ever (following only November and December of 2010), and leading to a trade surplus of $140 million...."

Sunday April 10th 2011

No posts. - mpg

Saturday April 9th 2011

In Texas the Terrorists Walk Free: The Luis Posada Carriles Story....or....“Why Americans Deserve to be Slaves” -- Must Read - Quote of the Day...."The United States is the biggest supporter of terrorism the world has ever known.  And when I say the United States supports terrorism and terrorists, I’m not talking about some small faction of “evil” people who have been allocated top positions in our government like Jesse Ventura claims while on his latest “book” tour. Yes, that’s very nice and pleasant and reaffirming for all those morons out there who will cough up the cash to buy his collection of documents that anyone can get off the internet for free. [That's unfair, Jesse Ventura himself explicitly made the point that all the documents in his book are in the public domain. - mpg] “America is still a good country”…”Americans are good people”… “Go Team!”…  nice huh? Nice, warm fuzzy nationalism, but wrong. Dead wrong.  ---  We support terrorist and terrorist acts; we do it openly every single day. We… the people of this country do that. WE support terrorists and terrorism, just so long as the little kids who get blown up and mangled are the “right” kinds of little kids… the socialist kind or the Palestinian kind or the kind that live in Waco with parents who adhere to a lifestyle that is “different” than ours.  ---  The people that planned and carried out 9/11 and the anthrax attacks that changed this country forever are patted on the back and praised for their patriotism. We name our kids after them, buy their books, and laugh at their jokes on Jon Stewart’s show. If you don’t understand that at this point, you’re a moron. Move to Texas, send your kids to the Luis Posada Carriles Charter High School, and watch golf on TV while sucking down your lite beer specials because you’re a house niggar and that’s all you can afford and that’s all you can ever hope for… because that’s all you will ever be."
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More Tales From The Zio-Sphere.....

Israel: Spoiling for Another Fight?
Must Read - Second Quote of the Day...."Throughout its history, Israel intimidated as a regional menace, preemptively attacking Palestinians and regional neighbors for any reason or none at all. Each time, it's claimed self-righteousness and "self-defense," what scoundrels always say. -- Until his death, Edward Said passionately defended Palestinian rights. He accused Israel of turning Palestine into an isolated prison, suffocating an entire population, impoverishing and slaughtering them, blaming them for its own state terror, and creating a wasteland of destruction and human misery. -- Moreover, he said Israeli regimes sanctioned torture, targeted assassinations, and mass killing as official policy, besides committing every imaginable human indignity and degradation against people for their faith, ethnicity and presence." - Source:  SteveLendman

Israel Is the Nuclear Threat, Not Iran
A quote...."Compared to Iran, Israel has rejected the call by the international community to join the NPT and to allow IAEA inspection of its hidden facilities." - Topix ||  A Mortal Threat – Europe’s New Frankenstein Monster - 01-26-09 - mpg  ||  How About An Honest NPT? - 11-11-10 - mpg  ||

Israeli Embassy in Cairo Under Siege
BREAKING NEWS:  Saturday, April 9, 2011 - Video - (YuTb - 5min01sec - Apr 9, 2011) - Source:  TheRedacted -- A quote...."Demands: embassy closure and withdrawal from the camp David Accords in wake of renewed attacks on gaza."
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Vote-counting “error” rocks Wisconsin court race
Vote Fraud Alert - A quote...."(So let me get this straight… in a heated election in Wisconsin, with the union busting bill on the line, a Waukesha County Clerk with direct long-standing ties to one of the candidates “discovers” a computer “error” which just happens to grant her friend an additional 7,500 votes, thus negating the need for a recount. Does that about sum it up? Of course, the DNC of the state of Wisconsin won’t challenge this just like the DNC in South Carolina didn’t challenge the obvious election rigging that gave Alvin Greene the nomination over Vic Rawl and thus the Senate seat to the republican. Why, you ask? Because the Democrats secretly want to bust up the unions just as much as the republicans do. That’s why)"

Why I Mourn for Glenn Beck - (Oh....not really. - mpg)
A quote...."Fox News says Glenn Beck's daily program will "transition" off the network show some time before the end of this year. Beck cosigned the statement and confirmed this on his show on Wednesday, speaking vaguely of sustaining the two-year relationship with Fox by "developing things". He sounded shell-shocked, like a man who'd been shown the door."

US Army clears “kill team” brigade commander of responsibility
Of course!  So much for "accountability". - mpg -- A quote...."An Army investigation into officers in charge of the brigade involved in murdering Afghan civilians for sport last year concluded that its commander had no responsibility for the atrocities."

The Justice Dept. Doesn't "Legalize" War With Secret Memos Anymore: Now They're Public
A quote...."In the good old days of Bybee and Yoo, before we let them get away with it, thereby guaranteeing worse things to come, Justice Department memos "legalizing" the crime of aggressive war were secret. Now they're published quickly, and there's a new one out on Libya...." - also posted at Uruknet & Veteran'sToday

On Guantánamo and Torture, Campaigners Send A Letter to the Justice Department: “US Democracy is in Far Sorrier Shape Than We Feared” - A quote...."In its tenth year of operations, Guantánamo continues to recede in the news, as though ignoring it will make it go away, rather than continuing to skew America’s moral compass from wherever it is that horrors go when they are hidden. However, while Guantánamo is still a largely unacknowledged crime scene, its existence — and its 172 remaining hostages — will not actually disappear by being ignored."

Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation
Must Read How-It's-Done Guide - A quote...."Built upon Thirteen Techniques for Truth  Suppression by David Martin, the following may be useful to the initiate  in the world of dealing with veiled and half-truth, lies, and suppression of truth when serious crimes are studied in public forums. This, sadly, includes every day news media, one of the worst offenders with respect to being a source of disinformation. Where the crime involves a conspiracy, or a conspiracy to cover up the crime, there will invariably be a disinformation campaign launched against  those seeking to uncover and expose the truth and/or the conspiracy. There are specific tactics which disinfo artists tend to apply, as revealed here. Also included with this material are seven common traits of the disinfo artist which may also prove useful in identifying players and motives."
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More On The International Situation....

[UK] Special Forces scandal as officers are held 'for trying to leak secrets'
A quote...."Two senior Special Forces  officers suspected of leaking details of highly sensitive covert operations have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act, the Daily Mail can reveal. -- The unprecedented arrests came as members of the SAS and SBS were deployed in Libya in preparation for airstrikes and to liaise with rebels and identify stranded British oil workers for rescue."

Sadr vows to fight US overstay
A quote...."Iraq’s influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has warned that resistance against US forces will increase if the occupiers fail to leave by their deadline at the end of 2011. -- In a statement read at an anti-US demonstration in Baghdad on Saturday, Sadr said that Iraqis will “escalate military resistance” to the US occupation after the deadline, Reuters reported." - Source:  PressTV

Big protest in Baghdad to demand U.S. leave Iraq
A quote...."A day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested that American troops could remain here for years, tens of thousands of protesters allied with Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical anti-American Shiite cleric, flooded the streets demanding an end to the American military presence."

U.S.-Pakistan intel operations frozen as ties remain strained
Raymond Davis Case Fall-Out - A quote...."ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Joint U.S.-Pakistan intelligence operations have been halted since late January, a senior Pakistani intelligence officer said, reflecting strain in a relationship seen as crucial to combating militants and the war in Afghanistan."

Ten killed as Iraq military storms Iran exiles' camp
A quote...."Iraq security forces yesterday raided the settlement of an Iranian exile group that the Shiite-led government has long tried to disband. -- At least ten people were killed in the pre-dawn clashes." - Topix ||  US Support of Terror - MEK PKK Others  ||

Iraq Blocks U.S. Aid to Camp of Iranian Exiles After Clash
Related Article - A quote...."The government of Iraq continued on Saturday to block the delivery of American humanitarian aid to Iranian exiles who were wounded in clashes with the Iraqi Army at a camp north of Baghdad, an American military spokesman said."

Iran hails Iraq action on former rebels
Related Article - A quote...."TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday hailed action taken by Iraq against an Iranian opposition group based there which saw deadly clashes between Baghdad's forces and the former rebels."

The Afghan Drug Trade and the Elephant in the Room
Special Note - Some quotes...."To its credit, the article begins by dispelling the myth that the drug trade in Afghanistan is virtually controlled by the Taliban, observing that “In the popular and American political imaginations, the Taliban are thought to be the big winners from this [Afghanistan's] near monopoly [on global opium production]“, but the truth is “The Taliban take 2 to 12 percent of a $4 billion industry”."  ---  "But the authors neglect to draw the corollary, rather leaving it up to readers to put two and two together and realize that this means that the lion’s share of the Afghan drug trade is under the control of elements friendly to the Afghan government and/or the foreign occupying forces. While one might just assume that the authors feel it isn’t necessary to explicitly mention this because FP’s readers are intelligent enough to figure that out for themselves, there is another more likely explanation for the omission. - The authors, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Jonathan D. Kulick, and Mark A.R. Kleiman, are the authors of a recent report for the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) that does explicitly acknowledge (emphasis added): “If counternarcotics policies are effectively targeted at pro-insurgency traffickers, they may be able to reduce insurgency by enabling pro-government traffickers and corrupt officials to enjoy a monopoly.” - bold by website editor -That's RIGHT folks, your wonderful boys and girls in the US-NRE's military....are a bunch of enforcement goons for the Afghan drug trade! - It just NEVER ends! - mpg - Topix ||  US Support - Drug Trade  ||

Taliban takes over abandoned US base
AJZVideo - Alt - (YuTb - 2min 51sec - Apr 9, 2011) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish -- A quote...."US troops have pulled out from the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan, leaving the area under the control of the Taliban. -- Years of fighting for control of the area - a Taliban stronghold - had led to mounting casualties among US troops. -- Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra has this exclusive report on the Taliban patrol unit that has taken over a base that was, until very recently, considered by the Americans as being central to their strategy."

Iran Army to undergo major reforms
A quote...."Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces says a major part of the structural reforms will be completed by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (2011-2012)."

Ahmadinejad: Iran Determined to Join Exporters of N. Technologies
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed on Saturday that Tehran is resolved to continue progress in nuclear fields and join exporters of nuclear technologies."

Iran Starts Uranium Dioxide Production
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Saturday launched a uranium dioxide (UO2) production unit on the occasion of the country's 'National Day of Nuclear Technology'."

Iran: Nuclear power plant to resume work early May
Hopefully with no Stuxnet worm. (Sigh....poor Japan) - mpg -- A quote...."Iran said Saturday that its first nuclear power plant will resume work early May, a day after the facility's Russian contractor acknowledged reloading the fuel in the plant." - Topix ||  Was Stuxnet Designed to Cause A Melt-Down On Que - 03-23-11 - mpg  ||

"Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has defended the Lebanese resistance movement's close ties with Iran and Syria." - A quote...."Nasrallah delivered a speech late on Saturday in which he said that Hezbollah is proud of its relations with the two countries, the Fars News Agency reported. -- "We are allied with Iran and Syria, and we have nothing to hide," Nasrallah stated, adding that Hezbollah cannot remain silent when a state that is helping Lebanon is criticized. -- He also censured former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri for his recent anti-Iran comments, noting that Hariri's criticism of Tehran resembles Israel's language. -- He condemned “the Hariri camp's hatred of Hezbollah,” noting that the goal of the Hariri-led bloc is to destroy Hezbollah. -- He also said Hezbollah's only crime is that it is a thorn in Israel's side."

Will Iceland Vote “No” Or Commit Financial Suicide?
A quote...."April 09, 2011 "Information Clearing House" --  A landmark fight is occurring this Saturday, April 9. Icelanders will vote on whether to subject their economy to decades of poverty, bankruptcy and emigration of their work force. At least, that is the program supported by the existing Social Democratic-Green coalition government in urging a “Yes” vote on the Icesave bailout. Their financial surrender policy endorses the European Central Bank’s lobbying for the neoliberal deregulation that led to the real estate bubble and debt leveraging, as if it were a success story rather than the road to national debt peonage. The reality was an enormous banking fraud, an orgy of insider dealing as bank managers lent the money to themselves, leaving an empty shell – and then saying that this was all how “free markets” operate. Running into debt was commended as the way to get rich. But the price to Iceland was for housing prices to plunge 70 per cent (in a country where mortgage debtors are personally liable for their negative equity), a falling GDP, rising unemployment, defaults and foreclosures.."

From Ivory Coast To Libya And Beyond: Africa Threatened With Western Military Subjugation
A quote...."From Ivory Coast To Libya And Beyond: Africa Threatened With Western Military Subjugation
Rick Rozoff -- On April 5 the chairman of the African Union, Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, condemned French military operations in fellow West African nation Ivory Coast and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s war against Libya, stating: “Africa does not need any external influence. Africa must manage its own affairs.” -  also posted at GlobalRsrch - Topix ||  Africa - the Next Target - 02-28-08 - mpg  ||

Latin America shakes off the US yoke
Special Note - A quote...."On Thursday, the United States expelled the ambassador from Ecuador, in retaliation for Wednesday's expulsion of the US ambassador from Ecuador. This now leaves the United States without ambassadorial relations in three South American countries – Bolivia and Venezuela being the other two – thus surpassing the Bush administration in its diplomatic problems in the region." - bold by website editor - also posted at ICH & CommonDreams - You ObamaTrolls happy yet?? - mpg

The Assault On Libya....

The Bottom Line -- Why the Oil Companies Decided Qaddafi Has to Go
A quote...."When Gaddafi took power in the coup of 1969, he was determined to get a higher price for his crude. On the advice of Saudi Arabia’s first oil minister Abdullah al-Tariki (the “red sheikh”, sacked by King Faisal for his outspokenness), he played one oil company against another, pitting the biggest, Esso, against a small independent, Occidental. He cut their daily production by half to try to force them to pay his government a higher price. Esso was able to replace its losses with production in other countries, but Occidental had no wells outside Libya. It was in a weak position, especially since the world’s seven biggesplus the US company Gulf Oil, and the European/UK companies Royal Dutch Shell and BP.refused to let it have a single barrel. “It has put all its eggs in one basket,” the Libyan negotiators sniggered. The company accepted the price increase. With the Suez Canal closed, the Achnacarry cartel followed suit in September 1970, and at a stroke, prices and taxes rose by 20 per cent."

Oil War Crimes: 'Libya pays for embarrassing US'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 4min 54sec - Apr 9, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."To discuss the situation in Libya, RT talks to Susan Lindauer, who's a journalist, author, and antiwar activist." - By the way, the suggestion by Lindauer for a "locally" derived peace-keeping force to separate the two sides pending a ceasefire and elections to be held in six months seems to this website editor to be a sure-fire recipe for a permanent partition of Libya. - mpg

Globalists Coming Full Circle: Obama executes final leg of Neo-Conservative imperialism
Timeline - A quote...."Long before the verified lies of Qaddafi's "door-to-door" genocide and even before the media cleverly tagged the engineered destabilization of the Middle East the "Arab Spring," Libya was already marked for destabilization and regime change. For nearly thirty years the US and UK have funded groups both inside Libya and beyond its borders in various attempts to remove Qaddafi from power." - Source:  ActivistPost

No Lie Zone Over Libya – Fkn Newz with Deek Jackson
Video Satire - Alt - Warning: explicit (& truthful) language!  (You decide which is worse. - mpg) - (YuTb - 6min 58sec - Mar 4, 2011) - Source:  fknnewz

Five killed in Libya fighting
A quote...."TRIPOLI, 9 APRIL: Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces today pushed ahead towards the eastern town of Ajdabiya, the gateway to the Opposition stronghold of Benghazi, as five people were killed in heavy fighting for the western city of Misrata which lies encircled by government troops. -- After forcing the rebels to retreat from the oil town of Brega, Col Gaddafi's tanks and heavy artillery are pushing ahead to retake Ajdabiya which lies midway between Brega and Benghazi."

Libya rebels vent frustration on Nato and a silent leadership
A quote...."The chants of the demonstrators in Benghazi and among furious rebel fighters on Libya's frontline reflected the sudden shift in mood. -- "Where is Nato?" demanded the same people who only days earlier were waving French flags and shouting "Viva David Cameron". -- But behind the growing anger in revolutionary Libya over what is seen as a retreat by the west from air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's forces – a fury compounded by two botched Nato raids that killed rebel fighters – there was a second question: where are our leaders?"

Libya Newslinks 9-10 April 2011 - A Creative-i Round-Up - (10 articles)
Gaddafi visits Tripoli school in show of defiance
After days of fighting, Libya front line moves closer to rebel capital
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More on the World Wide Revolution....

Iraqis Launch Sit-ins at US Military Bases Across Iraq this Saturday April 9
Special Note - A quote...."While there has been wide coverage in US media about the protests in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and elsewhere, less has been reported on the uprsings by ordinary people in Iraq who are protesting the ongoing US occupation and the corrupt regime it supports.  As in other countries, Iraqi protesters have been met with violent crack-downs from the US-backed government, but protesters vow to continue until their demands are met."

2 dead, 18 injured in Cairo’s protest
A quote...."At least two people have been killed and 18 others injured as thousands of Egyptians are calling for trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak clashed with security forces in Cairo’s’ Liberation Square. -- On Saturday, security forces faced off with Egyptian protesters, who converged onto the iconic square to ask for the immediate prosecution of Mubarak and his henchmen, AFP reported." - Source:  PressTV

[Egypt's] Tahrir Square comes alive with protesters again
A quote...."Protesters have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square, piling pressure on the ruling military council to meet demands including the prosecution of Hosni Mubarak in one of the biggest demonstrations since he was ousted. By early afternoon the protest had swollen to more than 100,000. Thousands waved red, white and black Egyptian flags in scenes reminiscent of the height of the protests that toppled Mubarak and helped ignite revolts in other Arab countries." - also posted at TheGuardian

Anger flares at Egypt army for lethal protest raid
A quote...."CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators barricaded themselves in Cairo's central square with burned-out troop carriers and barbed wire Saturday and demanded the removal of the military council ruling Egypt, enfuriated after soldiers stormed their protest camp overnight, killing at least one person and injuring 71 others."

Two killed for reporting on Bahrain
Press Censorship (in the extreme) - A quote...."Gunmen have ambushed a car in southern Baghdad, killing a journalist and a rights activist for reporting on the anti-government protests in Bahrain."

Yemen’s American Sponsored Terrorist
Special Note - A quote...."It is heartbreaking and tragic to watch innocent peaceful protesters, including women and children, throughout the Arab world being slaughtered with American weapons used by American supported and coddled tyrants who only serve the interests of the U.S. and Israel at the expense of the precious blood of their people."

Hundreds injured in Yemen unrest
A quote...."An eyewitness told the German Press Agency dpa that 10 people were injured after authorities used live ammunition, tear gas, water cannons and batons to disperse the crowd. Another group of 15 protesters were seriously wounded while laying on the ground and were taken by police to undisclosed location, according to an eyewitness. -- The Yemen Post, citing medical authorities, said as many as 800 people were injured or being treated for tear gas inhalation."

Military kills six Egyptian protesters
Egyptians retake Cairo's iconic square
Yemen seals Al-Jazeera TV office in Sanaa for supporting "sabotage" - press censorship
Two die in Bahraini regime custody
Post-crackdown Bahrain keeps up hard line
Bahrain police detain, beat prominent rights activist amid continued opposition crackdown
Syria activists call for daily protests after reported 37 killed Friday
Syria says 19 police killed in southern city
Syria vows stiff response to civil unrest
Saudis hold second day of protests
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Trials of Globalization: And We All Melt Down
A quote...."We are now on the brink of the mother of all meltdowns in more ways than one. -- Last weekend, The Times quoted Alan Hansen, a nuclear engineer and executive vice president of Areva NC, a unit of Areva, a French group that supplied reactor fuel to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plan, who spoke before a private gathering at Stanford University. “Clearly,” he summarized, “we’re witnessing one of the greatest disasters in modern time.” What the on-going release of cancer-causing radioactive fragments means in terms of human health and the environment is only beginning to come to light." - also posted at AlethoNews

Are Most Nuclear Power Plants Vulnerable?
A quote...."Whenever there is a disaster, those responsible claim it was "unforeseeable" so as to escape blame.  --  For example...."

• It happened with 9/11
• It happened with the financial crisis
• It happened with the BP oil spill (see this, this, this, this and this)
• It happened with the Japanese nuclear accident

"The big boys gamble with our lives and our livelihoods, because they make a killing by taking huge risks and cutting costs. And when things inevitably go South, they aren't held responsible (other than a slap on the wrist), and may even be bailed out by the government."

Professor at Kyoto University’s nuclear institute changes mind: I’ve started to think fission has happened again… re-criticality -- Interview - A quote...."Interview with Professor Akira Hiroshi Koide, Kyoto University’s Research Reactor Institute (NOT the literal translation. That is available here via Google)"

Fukushima gov. slams TEPCO, govt for 'betrayal'
Japan to pump radioactive water into sea until Sunday
Japanese Gov’t ban bans rice planting in contaminated soil
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

War on Palestinian Memory: Israel Resolves Its Democracy Dilemma
Special Note - A quote...."The question of what to do with Palestinian citizens of Israel has long haunted Israeli politicians. Discriminatory laws, unlawful seizure of land, and even violence have all failed to deter Palestinians from demanding equality and exposing the moral inconsistency of Israel’s selective democracy and dubious history. More, all attempts at fragmenting Palestinian national identity – through different sets of laws for Palestinians in Israel, East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza and millions in Diaspora – were hardly enough to disfigure the innate sense of solidarity and belonging that Palestinian communities felt towards one another. When Palestinian activists gather in Jerusalem, Algiers or London, one fails to trace borderlines, the details of identity cards, or any other desperate forms of classification used by Israel. When Palestinians meet, Israel’s divisive laws prove frivolous."

Hamas says didn't mean to target Israeli school bus
A quote...."Thursday's attack, which critically wounded a teen and moderately wounded a bus driver, has sparked latest round of border fighting; Israel air strikes have killed 17 Gazans thus far as rockets continue to be fired into Israel." -- For more on how this website editor feels about this sort of tit-for-tat, uncontrolled, tragedy-waiting-to-happen,  stupidity see.... ||  Defending Oneself - 03-11-11 - mpg  ||

Israel Resumes Strikes Into Saturday Morning
A quote...."Gaza City - PNN - Following the bombardment of Thursday and Friday, Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on Gaza Friday night and Saturday morning, killing 3 Hamas fighters in Rafah and one civilian in Jabailya. The strike had targeted the car of Hamas leader Abu Sneima, also killing his assistant Muhammad Awaja. Two more fighters were critically injured by the attack, transferred to hospital this morning."

Palestinian factions resume firing homemade shells into Israel, causing no injuries
Stupidity Alert - A quote...."After Palestinian factions declared a ceasefire Thursday, saying they would stop firing homemade shells if Israeli forces ceased its airstrikes, Israeli forces killed ten Palestinians in airstrikes, including a young child. The Palestinian resistance groups declared Saturday that since Israeli forces refused the ceasefire, they would begin firing shells toward Israel again."

Beit Omer: Israeli Soldiers Stop Farmers From Reaching Their Lands
A quote...."Hebron – PNN – On Friday Israeli troops stopped a group of farmers from reaching their land; they came from the village of Beit Omer near the southern West Bank city of Hebron." - Topix ||  Israel's Scorched Earth  ||

Armed Settlers supported by Israeli army attack Palestinian village
A quote...."At 8.30am yesterday morning around fifty settlers, some masked and armed with guns, descended from Yitzhar settlement onto the Palestinian village of Assira Al Qibliya. International observers from the UK and Ireland witnessed the settlers threw rocks at homes and people on the outskirts of the village injuring one local, who is being treated in hospital."
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More On The Economic Situation...

The Only Two Charts That Matter For The US, And A Q&A On The Fiscal "Debate" From Goldman Sachs -- Must View Charts - (click to enlarge) - Exhibit 1 - The Federal Budget - (Note:  Soc. Sec. which is a TRUST FUND, held under LAW, by the federal government on behalf of the workers who paid into the fund, is about FORTY PERCENT OF TOTAL RECEIPTS!! - That money WILL be paid back to the workers, inflation adjusted!! - OR ELSE!!  - mpg) -- Exhibit 3 - Debt Ceiling - Exhibit 4 - Mandtory Spndg & Rev -- A quote...."Lately, there has been a lot of chatter by virtually everyone with some soapbox to stand on, about this and that. That's swell... if mostly irrelevant: by now everyone should be aware that only two charts actually matter, both of which are painfully self-explanatory."

Guest Post: Subprime Government And The Liquidity Trap, Parts I and II
Related Article - A quote...."Intragovernmental debt holdings have been one of the more underreported topics during the last few economic cycles.  This isn’t surprising.  We’ve turned the federal debt argument into a legal, rather than financial or moral, debate where the fairness doctrine of universal applicability means any inconsistency of logic on the part renders the whole invalid.  The result of this is the public grossly misunderstands the burden of proof to be the lack of controvertible evidence, and with it any hope of meaningful discourse is lost in the chicanes of grandiose political gestures."

Putting It All In Perspective: Bernanke Does More For The Budget In 15 Minutes Than The Gvmt Does In A Year
Related Article - A quote...."At a time where the government has demonstrated a complete lack of will over $38 billion, we are left in the hands of Ben to determine short term rates, influence the curve, and Timmy to determine what maturity profile that 'best meets our needs'. The actions of either of these two unelected individuals could dwarf the $38 billion as every 1% of increased borrowing costs would cost $143 billion. Since the government could barely deal with $38 billion, how will they deal with increased borrowing costs? Does even congress know just how trivial their cuts look relative to the potential increases in debt cost? "

[US] Debt Jumped $54.1 Billion in 8 Days Preceding Obama-Boehner Deal to Cut $38.5 Billion for Rest of Year
A quote...."(CNSNews.com) - The federal debt increased $54.1 billion in the eight days preceding the deal made by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) to cut $38.5 billion in federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, which runs through September. -- The debt was $14.2101 trillion on March 30, according to the Bureau of the Public Debt, and $14.2642 on April 7." - It's just a shell game folks, and as with most shell games....you're the loser. - mpg

The Inflationary Depression Moves Foreward Relentlessly
A quote...."We see signs that American workers are getting worn out. Management may have squeezed the last drops of extra work that they can out of them. That has been reflected in the latest worker productivity. Since WWII the average increase has been 2-1/2% year after year, but last week’s numbers were terrible, up only 0.2% per year. Europe and the US have been able in part to offset advantages of foreign producers by consistently getting better productivity results. For those of you that are new to these statistics, they are a reflection of labor productivity, or advances in the way work is done. Such previous success have allowed companies to get the job done with fewer employees and in instances to offshore some work to take advantage of cheap foreign labor. If you use a combination of labor and investment funds, recent results are only up 0.1% for 2009. Those numbers are usually about half of regular productivity numbers. What low overall numbers mean is that throwing money at manufacturing problems is not working as well as it has in the past." - also posted at AlethoNews

One helluva boost: JPMorgan CEO sees compensation jump 1,500 per cent to $20.8million
Related Article - A quote...."He has piloted America's second biggest bank through the financial crisis and come out the other side relatively unscathed. -- And now Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co, is being extremely well rewarded for his efforts. -- Dimon's total compensation package was a mere $1.3million in 2009 but in 2010 it jumped nearly 1,500 per cent to $20.8million, based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's compensation formula, a regulatory filing showed." - Topix  ||  Having Fun With Your Tax Dollars  ||

[Projected] New home sales are at lowest level in almost 50 years
A quote...."WASHINGTON — Home construction in the United States is all but coming to a halt. -- Americans are on track to buy fewer new homes than in any year since the government began keeping data almost a half-century ago. Sales are just half the pace of 1963 — even though there are 120 million more people in the U.S." - also posted at BLN

Banks in Ill., Nev. fail; makes 28 closed in 2011
A quote...."WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators on Friday shut down small banks in Illinois and Nevada, lifting the number of U.S. bank failures so far this year to 28 after 157 succumbed in 2010 to the gutted economy and mounting bad loans."

Friday April 8th 2011

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

Massive anti-Israel rally held in Cairo
A quote...."Over one million Egyptian protesters in Cairo's Liberation square have demanded their military rulers to abandon Israel and lift the blockade on the besieged Gaza strip."

The psychology of politics, 911 is not that complicated. The Plutocracy has to end no matter what – Ryan Dawson
RDVideo - (YuTb - 27min 02sec - Apr 8, 2011) - Source:  Rys2sense -- A quote...."The psychology of politics. War by Deception here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTx5R67slS0"  Topix ||  Reficultnias's 9/11 Central  ||
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More On The Domestic Situation....

The Alex Jones Show – April 8th, 2011
AJVideos - Intro - NewEmp(1/3) - NewEmp(2/3) - NewEmp(3/3) - AJ&Harp - AJ&TheNewShirt - AJ&BF(1/2) - AJ&BF(2/2) - AJ&BC(1/3) - AJ&BC(2/3) - AJ&BC(3/3) - (AJYuTb - 10/15min - Apr 8, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex talks with Bruce Fein, a Libertarian lawyer, a former official in Reagan administration’s Department of Justice, and chairman of American Freedom Agenda. Mr. Fein has drafted an article of impeachment against Obama over his unconstitutional attack on Libya. “”Barack Hussein Obama has mocked the rule of law, endangered the very existence of the Republic and the liberties of the people, and perpetrated an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor,” he writes. Alex also talks with regular Friday guest Bob Chapman of the International Forecaster on the economy and sundry issues. Alex covers the latest news and takes your calls."

Gerald Celente – “They’re taking you to war.” Do SOMETHING
Video - Alt - (YuTb - Apr 6, 2011) - Source:  SmokinJoeTrainer -- A quote...."Very few individuals do I respect more than this man. You're hearing all of your final warnings from everyone. -- What are you going to do?"

Opposing a war machine in overdrive
Action Alert - A quote...."BARACK OBAMA, the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, is in command of the world's most powerful war machine--and it has been kicked into overdrive, with escalating wars abroad and greater repression at home." - also posted at Uruknet

The Koch brothers: all the influence money can buy
A quote...."The idea that Charles and David Koch are liberal bêtes noires is not new. Over the past year, the elderly brothers, head of the vast Koch Industries business empire, have occupied top spot in the demonology of the left. -- Across a range of activities – from the birth of the Tea Party to undermining unions in Wisconsin, to opposing efforts to curb global warming – they have been believed by many Democrats to be forever lurking behind the headlines. Now, a brilliant piece of investigative reporting by the Washington-based watchdog Centre for Public Integrity has detailed the Kochs' vast political and lobbying operations. It makes sobering and deeply disturbing reading. After all, it is one thing to believe that out there somewhere the devil exists, but reading the CPI report feels a little like being given his phone number." - also posted at CommonDreams
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More On The International Situation....

Unholy Alliance
A quote...."Senators Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have done what no Republican has done since the day Harry Truman sent US troops to Korea without congressional authorization: challenged the authority of the President to unilaterally commit the nation to war. Their resolution read as follows:...."


Obama Weakens Troop Cuts in Europe Promised by Bush Administration
Should be titled...."Obama Maintains the Empire" - mpg -- A quote...."Though the announcement has not been made yet, reports coming out of the Pentagon indicate that President Obama is planning to weaken the program of troop reductions in Europe that were promised by the Bush Administration. -- The initial Rumsfeld Plan was to remove two of the four brigade combat teams currently assigned to Europe. President Obama, however, is planning to remove only one brigade. The move will come in 2015."

Forget December: Gates Says Troops Could Stay in Iraq for Years - Absolutely no surprise whatsoever. - mpg
A quote...."The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) the US agreed to in 2008 promised to have all US troops out of Iraq by the end of December of this year. In August, the Obama Administration was playing up a redefinition of the troops as “non-combat troops” as an end to the war. -- But forget about December, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates insisted on Friday that US troops might still remain in Iraq for “years to come” and that it was possible that they could negotiate a “continuing advise-and-assist role” that would keep troops in Iraq forever."

Afghanistan Secret Prisons Confirmed By U.S.
A quote...."KABUL, Afghanistan — The CIA's infamous secret network of "black site" interrogation centers is gone. But suspected terrorists in Afghanistan are being held and interrogated for weeks at temporary sites, including one run by the elite special operations forces at Bagram Air Base, according to U.S. officials who revealed details of the detention network to The Associated Press." -- Source:  HuffPo

Afghan footage showing attack on US convoy
Video - (YuTb - 1min12sec - Apr 8, 2011) - Source:  91177info -- Looks like this event has been censored in the Western media. New footage obtained by Press TV showing Afghan fighters attacking a US supply convoy in the northeast province of Kunar."

APRIL 9 - It should have been April Fools Day. - mpg
A quote...."Eight years ago, many of us awoke to see Saddam Hussein’s statue being torn down in Baghdad. The media ate it up. This was as eventful as the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, George Bush stated. Iraq was free, most pundits wrote or spoke. The U.S. proved its naysayers to be wrong. Baghdad had fallen with a minimal loss of U.S. lives. A democratic Iraq was just over the horizon. --  What you saw wasn’t real. Saddam’s statue was not torn down by Iraqis. The event was staged and well-rehearsed by the U.S. military. --  Look at the aerial photo of the event. Maybe there were three or four dozen Iraqis. The "crowd" comprised U.S. military personnel and tanks, and about 50 or so journalists who were alerted in the Palestine Hotel, near the venue, to come and witness this historic event. This definitely was no popular action on behalf of the Iraqi people." -- Topix ||  US Fake Intel / Propaganda - Saddam's Statue  ||

'Blasts hit Iran gas pipelines'
A quote...."An explosion in the Iranian province of Qom has ripped through three main gas pipelines delivering natural gas from the country's south to the north, a report says."

The Assault On Libya....

David Cameron's Gift of War and Racism, to Them and Us
Special Note - Quote of the Day...."April 8, 2011 - The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally naive believe such nonsense. It is the West’s response to popular uprisings in strategic, resource-rich regions of the world and the beginning of a war of attrition against the new imperial rival, China." - also posted at Uruknet

Terrifying Air Strike in Brega Libya - video - (YuTb - 44sec - Apr 8, 2011) - Src:  91177info
Chaotic footage of Rebel street fighting in Benghazi Libya - video - (YuTb 2m57s Apr 8, 2011) - Src:  91177info
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More on the World Wide Revolution....

USA UK supports torture of Bahrani Bloggers and YouTubers wanting change
Video - (YuTb - 3min10sec - Apr 7, 2011) - Source:  91177info -- A quote...."Obama's "Change you can believe in" doesn't count in Bahrain as this video from 2010 shows bloggers are imprisoned for reporting what happens there. The UK supplied the weapons and the USA gave the nod to Saudi Arabia to go in and crack down on the people who wanted change. The Bloggers and the YouTubers."

British man describes being tortured in Bahrain - video - (YuTb - 5min09sec - Apr 8, 2011) - Src:  91177info
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Japan Nuclear Radiation Found In Food Being Bought In California Stores
Radiation Alert - A quote...."As reported live last night on the Intel Hub radio show and again today on The Alexander Higgins Show, Japan nuclear radiation including i-131, Caesium 134 and Caesium 137 are now being detected in a wide variety of foods being bought on store shelves in California. In the first food chain tests made public radioactive contamination was found in spinach, strawberries, topsoil, grass, and milk."

Plutonium Carries Serious Risks to Public Health and the Environment
A quote...."WASHINGTON - March 30 - The release of plutonium from at least one of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactors carries serious risks to public health and the environment, according to Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Inhalation of a plutonium particle the size of a speck of dust can lead to lung cancer and death. The particle’s extensive half-life also means it will impact the environment for thousands of years if released into the soil, air or sea." - Topix ||  Radiation vs Contamination - The Difference is Deadly - 03-19-11 - mpg  ||

The cesium deception: Why the mainstream media is mostly reporting iodine levels, not radioactive cesium
A quote...."(NaturalNews) Virtually all the numbers you're seeing about the radioactivity coming out of Fukushima are based on iodine-131 which only has a half-life of 8 days, not the far more dangerous cesium-137 which has a half-life of 30 years. So while the mainstream media reports that "radiation levels are falling rapidly" from the 7.5 million times reading taken a few days ago, what they're not telling you is that the cesium-137 radioactivity will take 30 years just to fall by 50 percent." - also posted at PrisonPlanet - Topix ||  Radiation vs Contamination - The Difference is Deadly - 03-19-11 - mpg  ||

Japan's Nuclear Meltdown, the Economic Meltdown, and the Gulf Oil Meltdown All Happened for the SAME REASON - Special Note - A quote...."Apologists for the nuclear power industry pretend there are no better alternatives, so we just have to suck it up and suffer through the Japanese nuclear crisis. -- But this is wholly illogical. The truth is that we can store spent fuel rods in dry cask storage, which is much safer than the spent fuel rod pools used in Fukushima and many American reactors." -- also posted at GlobalRsrch

Radiation News 04-8-11 - A DProgram Round-Up - (18 articles & videos)
Update: Emergency Backup Systems Operating at Nuclear Facilities - (yesterday's 7.1 quake related)
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israeli army kills 10 more Palestinians
A quote...."Ten more Palestinians have lost their lives and dozens of others, including children, have been injured in separate Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, reports say."

14 killed in Gaza, dozens injured in series of strikes
A quote...."GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli air strikes and artillery fire have hit Gaza nine times Friday, killing nine, and bringing the total number of dead since Thursday afternoon to fourteen, including civilians." - also posted at Uruknet
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More On The Economic Situation....

Drifting Too Far From Shore: The Unresisted Rise of the Elite
A quote...."In the LRB, David Runciman provides some telling insights in a review of recent books about the “off-shoring” of the world economy into tax havens, where the hyper-elite hide their money from the taxes and regulations that ordinary citizens are subject to. The review also deals with the political machinations involved in this corrosive process, which lies behind much of our dysfunctions and discontents. You should read the whole article, which provides rich historical context, but are some excerpts, in medias res:" - also posted at Uruknet

Silver hits $40 an ounce, first time since 1980
A quote...."(Reuters) - Silver hit $40 an ounce for the first time since 1980 on Friday after ETF holdings struck another record and rising oil prices boosted the metal's appeal as a hedge against inflation as well as a cheaper alternative to bullion."

The Dollar Is Getting Crushed As Oil Hits $111, Gold Hits $1470, Silver Hits $40, And Euro Hits $1.44
A quote...."It's not too surprising, since we're seeing one of these classically "risk on" type of days that have defined this whole rally, but the dollar is getting killed against everything."

Corn prices hit record highs in Chicago
A quote...."NEW YORK — Corn prices surged to record peaks in the United States Thursday amid tight supply and fierce demand driven in part by rapid expansion of biofuels production."

It's even worse than we feared: Cost of [Britain's] national debt to each family is a staggering £138,360
A quote...."Britain's debt mountain is the equivalent of £138,360 for each household in the country, research reveals today. -- The national debt is even larger than initially feared, according to a think-tank. -- Official figures, from the Office for National Statistics, show the total public sector debt is estimated to be £876billion, equal to £33,100 per household."

Portugal’s bailout: European banking crisis deepens
A quote...."The capitalist politicians, together with the mass media, continually work to present the so-called sovereign debt crisis as akin to the fate of an individual who, having gotten into financial difficulties, must now make sacrifices in return for financial assistance. The bailout of Portugal is the latest case in point. Announcing the decision of his caretaker government to seek emergency assistance from the European Union, Prime Minister Jose Socrates declared that he was seeking financial assistance for “our country” in the “national interest.”

Thursday April 7th 2011

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

The United States Fights and Pays for Israel’s Wars
Interview - Veterans Today's Kourosh Ziabari interviews Maidhc O’Cathail -- A quote...."Maidhc O’Cathail is a widely-published Irish author and journalist. He has been living in Japan since 1999. O’Cathail’s articles and commentaries have appeared on a number of media outlets and newspapers including Tehran Times, Khaleej Times, Antiwar.com, Foreign Policy Journal, Information Clearing House, Intifada Palestine, Pakistan Daily and Palestine Think Tank." - also posted at RevoltofThePlebs

The sweet smell of counter-revolution
Special Note - A quote...."United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Riyadh to talk to Saudi King Abdullah. The Associated Press told the world's media they should discuss the "Arab upheaval". Then there are all those other cliches - "political reform", oil production, "the Iran threat". But as the Pentagon meets the House of Saud at the current juncture, they can only say one thing: I love the smell of counter-revolution in the morning." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other  (aka The Standard Model)  07-28-10  mpg  ||

Al-Qaeda [Al-CIA'da] coming back to Afghanistan: report
Oh GOODY!!  (say our parasites) - Now the New Roman Empire gets to stay in Afghanistan....forever. (especially if it's actually true!!!) - mpg -- A quote...."WASHINGTON (AFP) – Al-Qaeda militants are returning to eastern Afghanistan and setting up bases for the first time in years, exploiting a withdrawal of US troops in the area, US media reported Wednesday. -- The trend has alarmed US officials who had seen Al-Qaeda as a seriously weakened force in Afghanistan with only a couple of dozen fighters on the ground, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed US, Afghan and Taliban sources." - Topix ||  One Vile, Venom Tipped, Taloned Hand Washes the Other  (aka The Standard Model)  07-28-10  mpg  ||

Israeli Bus Company Wins 8 Year Contract to Provide Amsterdam Transport Services - Another 7/7 in play?
A quote...."Egged’s privatisation of the Polish company has not been so popular. Since the take over, workers’ wages, working conditions and hours have all been dramatically reduced. --  The Polish Campaign of Solidarity with Palestine already launched a campaign against Egged-Mobilis for its joint complicity in Israeli violations of international law." - also posted at AlethoNews

New cybervirus found in Japan / Stuxnet designed to attack off-line servers via USB memory sticks
From the History File - (Oct. 5, 2010) - A quote...."Stuxnet, a computer virus designed to attack servers isolated from the Internet, such as at power plants, has been confirmed on 63 personal computers in Japan since July, according to major security firm Symantec Corp. - The virus does not cause any damage online, but once it enters an industrial system, it can send a certain program out of control. - Symantec says the virus reaches the servers via USB memory sticks, and warns against the careless use of such devices. - Systems at power plants, gas stations and water facilities are not connected to the Internet to protect them from cyber-attacks. - A Symantec engineer who has analyzed the virus said it was made using advanced technology, and it is highly likely a well-funded organization, not an individual, produced it. The virus has spread throughout the globe via the Internet." - Topix ||  Was Stuxnet Designed to Cause A Melt-Down On Que - 03-23-11 - mpg  ||
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More On The Domestic Situation....

Libya, Syria and the Road to World War III - Paul Craig Roberts
Must View Video - Alt - (YuTb - 13min45sec - Apr 6, 2011) - Source:  corbettreport -- A quote...."Dr. Paul Craig Roberts joins The Corbett Report to discuss recent military intervention in Libya, possible military intervention in Syria, and the long-term Western goal of encirclement of China in a future engagement that will lead to a (nuclear) third world war."

The Link Between War And Big Finance
Special Note - A quote...."Americans are recognizing the link between the military-industrial complex and the Wall Street oligarchs—a connection that goes back to the beginning of the modern U.S. empire. Banks have always profited from war because the debt created by banks results in ongoing war profit for big finance; and because wars have been used to open countries to U.S. corporate and banking interests. Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan wrote: “the large banking interests were deeply interested in the world war because of the wide opportunities for large profits.” - also posted at GlobalRsrch & Uruknet -- ||  The International : Scene with Umberto Calvini - Transcript - 02-20-10 - mpg  ||  Effective Fed Funds Rate & Total Nonfarm Payrolls ||

The Fed Undermines Foreign Policy
A quote...."by Ron Paul - Last week I was both surprised and pleased when the Supreme Court upheld lower court decisions requiring the Federal Reserve Bank to comply with requests for information made by Bloomberg under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). Bloomberg simply wanted to know who received loans from the Fed's discount window in the aftermath of the 2008 financial market crisis, and how much each entity received. Surely this is basic information that should be available to every American taxpayer. But the Fed fought tooth and nail all the way to the Supreme Court to preserve their privileged secrecy. However, transparency and openness won the day. There are some 29,000 pages to decipher, but a few points stand out initially."

A Militarized Economy Cannot Balance the Budget
A quote...."April 08, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- While we send our love and support to those so horribly impacted by the earthquake and tsunami, we must not allow this shock to divert us from the tsunami headed our way. Our business and political leaders will try to use this terrible catastrophe as a diversion to hoodwink us into budgetary reductions that will fatten their wallets and leave us and our children devastated. -- It does not matter on what side of the political fence you sit during the current budget debates. The fact is that if our leaders are not willing to take into account our over-dependence on a militarized economy and change it, we will never balance the budget. Our progeny will face an endless struggle to clean up the debris."

Emperor Obama
A quote...."We were warned. “Who can deny but the president general will be a king to all intents and purposes, and one of the most dangerous kind too; a king elected to command a standing army.... The President- general, who is to be our king after this government is established, is vested with powers exceeding those of the most despotic monarch we know of in modern times.... I challenge the politicians of the whole continent to find in any period of history a monarch more absolute....”

Jesse Ventura’s Letter to the Ruling Elite!
Quote of the Day...."You control our world. You’ve poisoned the air we breathe, contaminated the water we drink, and copyrighted the food we eat. We fight in your wars, die for your causes, and sacrifice our freedoms to protect you. You’ve liquidated our savings, destroyed our middle class, and used our tax dollars to bailout your unending greed."  ---  "We are slaves to your corporations, zombies to your airwaves, servants to your decadence. You’ve stolen our elections, assassinated our leaders, and abolished our basic rights as human beings. You own our property, shipped away our jobs, and shredded our unions. You’ve profited off of disaster, destabilized our currencies, and raised our cost of living."  ---  "You’ve monopolized our freedom, stripped away our education, and have almost extinguished our flame. We are hit… we are bleeding… but we ain’t got time to bleed. We will bring the giants to their knees and you will witness our revolution! -- Sincerely, -- The Serfs." -- *Jesse Ventura*  -- Topix ||  The Wealthiest One Percent – The Spirit of Liberal Capitalism - 12-15-05 - mpg  ||

Jesse Ventura: Enough Government Cover-ups! It’s time for a Revolution!
Contains Videos - JVonGovCovr-Ups - FedRsrvRunsTheCntry - JVon9/11 - Related Article - Quote from RT's video...."(RussiaToday) – On the heels of the release of his latest book, 63 Documents the Government Doesn’t Want You Know, former governor of Minnesota, talk show host and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura talks with RT’s Anastasia Churkina to discuss his latest effort. In this sit-down, Ventura shares his thoughts on the recent decision to bring alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before a military tribunal and how Democrats and Republicans have “sold their soul to rock and roll.”

The Peasants Need Pitchforks
A quote...."The delusion of a classless America in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by the moneyed elite that controls all the key levers of power in what passes for our democracy. It is a myth blown away by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz in the current issue of Vanity Fair. In an article titled “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%” Stiglitz states that the top thin layer of the superwealthy controls 40 percent of all wealth in what is now the most sharply class-divided of all developed nations...." - also posted at ICH

Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the "War on [of] Terror"
Video - From the History File - 04-06-07 four years ago - (GoggleVid - 26min50sec - 04/06/07) - A quote...."Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the "War on Terror" Human rights groups and several public inquiries in Europe have found the U.S. government, with the complicity of numerous governments worldwide, to be engaged in the illegal practice of extraordinary rendition, secret detention, and torture. The U.S. government-sponsored program of renditions is an unlawful practice in which numerous persons have been illegally detained and secretly flown to third countries, where they have suffered additional human rights abuses including torture and enforced disappearance. No one knows the exact number of persons affected, due to the secrecy under which the operations are carried out. For more information visit www.witness.org."

Military Commissions Will Try 9/11 Suspects - More on Obama's latest 9/11 cover-up. - mpg
A quote...."On April 4, New York Times writer Charlie Savage headlined, "In a Reversal, Military Trials for 9/11 Cases," saying:  After months of indecision, the Obama administration "will prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) and four other (suspects) accused of plotting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before a military commission and not a civilian court, as it once planned." - Source:  SteveLendman - Topix ||  9/11-Iraq-Torture Fables  ||

Foreknowledge of Building 7′s Collapse : Dr. Graeme MacQueen
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 1hr20min08sec - Apr 6, 2011) - Source:  RadicalPragmatist -- A quote...."Even though World Trade Center Building 7 is said to have been the first steel-framed building in history to undergo total collapse due to fire, there were many people who knew the building was going to collapse long before it did. In this presentation, the evidence for this peculiar foreknowledge will be summarized and its significance discussed. The argument will be made that it is impossible to explain this foreknowledge on the basis of the collapse hypothesis offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The only hypothesis that explains this foreknowledge is the controlled demolition hypothesis." - Topix ||  9/11-WTC7  ||

Lyndon LaRouche: The Face of Evil – Alex Jones Tv
AJVideo - LL&AJ(1/4) - LL&AJ(2/4) - LL&AJ(3/4) - LL&AJ(4/4) - (AJYuTb - 15min - Apr 7, 2011) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex welcomes to the show political activist and former presidential candidate, Lyndon LaRouche. Earlier this week in San Francisco, a LaRouche supporter was attacked for an “Impeach Obama” sign."

What Really Happened with Michael Rivero – April 7th, 2011 - Part 2
Must View Video - AltPrt1 - AltPrt2 - (JustInTV - 2hrs - April 7th, 2011) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero extensively covers the on-going disaster in Japan, Obama's illegal war on Libya, the "Money Junkies" spree of destruction across the planet, Israel's on-going false-flags and crimes against humanity and many other issues.
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More On The International Situation....

American war PR draws hell with friendly colors
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min02sec - Apr 7, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday  -- A quote...."As the U.S. and NATO are embroiled in conflicts around the world, there's another campaign going on alongside, with millions of American taxpayers' dollars pouring into it. RT's Lauren Lyster explores the information war being waged on the local population." - Topix ||  US Fake Intel / Propaganda  ||

Cowardly Officers, Brutal Rabble - Why the US is Doomed in Afghanistan
Special Note - A quote...."Let me begin by stating that Kabul, never was and never will be representative of the real Afghanistan.  While I am fully conscious that many foreign and some Pakistani journalists venture to the interior of Afghanistan, brave dangers, to emerge with what is, from their perspective, a more accurate description of the ground realities; regretably, there is a far larger number of journalists, Pakistani and foreign who, having established their credentials through earlier, authentic and accurate efforts, now rely on cosmetics to spout wisdom. And, since their credentials are established, they are believed."

The “Dark Side” of Bagram: An Ex-Prisoner’s Account of Two Years of Abuse
A quote...."This is the fourth article in "Bagram Week" here at Andy Worthington, with six articles in total exploring what is happening at the main US prison in Afghanistan through reports, analyses of review boards, and the voices of the prisoners themselves, and ongoing updates to the definitive annotated Bagram prisoner list."

Former Afghan lawmaker Joya says U.S. soldiers disregard lives
A quote...."A former Afghan lawmaker told an audience of Tacoma, Washington, peace activists Tuesday that photos of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers grinning over the corpse of a boy they allegedly murdered revealed a disregard for civilian lives among U.S. forces fighting in her country."

Peace gets a new chance in Afghanistan - Only if it has an honest broker, and the US-NRE ain't it. - mpg
A quote...."ISLAMABAD - All major anti-Taliban operations have been suspended in the southwestern Afghan provinces of Kandahar, Zabul, Helmand and Uruzgan, the Taliban's spiritual heartland, as an international reconciliation process gathers pace, an Asia Times Online investigation has found."

U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffer more catastrophic injuries - So?  Why don't they just LEAVE!!! - mpg
A quote...."Reporting from Landstuhl, Germany, and Helmand—Grim combat statistics that one military doctor called "unbelievable" show U.S. troops in Afghanistan suffered an unprecedented number of catastrophic injuries last year, including a tripling of amputations of more than one limb."

Two tankers carrying fuel for U.S., NATO troops destroyed
A quote...."(CNN) -- Militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan torched two tankers carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, a police official said."

Iraq against US troop presence after 2011
A quote...."Baghdad does not want the United States to maintain troops in Iraq after 2011, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday."

Salafists' wrath turns violent
A quote...."The recent spate of violent attacks by Salafists in Egypt against shrines sacred to Sufis gives an insight into how the puritanical branch intends to interact with the rest of society."

Lebanese protest US convoy visit again
A quote...."People in the Lebanese city of Sidon have once again taken to the streets to protest against a visit by a group of US embassy staff in Beirut, calling them “Israeli conspirators.”

'Intl. companies eye business in Iran'
A quote...."International energy companies are returning to Iran as the US-sponsored sanctions against the Islamic Republic have proved to be ineffective, an Iranian lawmaker says."

Egypt urges resumption of ties with Iran
Contains Video - A quote...."The Egyptian foreign minister has called for normalization of ties with Iran, saying Cairo is committed to seeking to improve long-frozen relations with Tehran."

'Enemies seek to wage Shia-Sunni war'
Ahmadinejad has a talent for stating the obvious. - mpg -- A quote...."Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned against efforts by the US and its Western allies to incite an Iran-Arab conflict and to wage a Shia-Sunni war in an attempt to save Israel from collapsing." - also posted at TheUglyTruth

DM: Iran to Inaugurate New Production Line of Cruise Missiles Soon
A quote...."TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced on Thursday that the country is scheduled to inaugurate a new production line of its home-made cruise missiles in the near future."

Russia sees BRICS as key element of new global economic model
A quote...."The BRICS group is a key element of new global economic model and is expected to push on the reform of global monetary system, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday."

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks with orbital station
A quote...."The Russian Soyuz TMA-21 piloted spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, Russia's Mission Control said."

Russia to develop S-500 air defense system by 2016 - designer
A quote...."Russia's Almaz-Antei design bureau is planning to complete the development of the advanced S-500 air defense system by 2015-2016, the company's deputy general director Yury Solovyev said Friday. -- The S-500, a long-range missile system, is expected to become the backbone of a unified aerospace defense system being formed in Russia."

Refitted [Chinese] aircraft carrier nearing completion: Xinhua
A quote...."China is set to launch its first aircraft carrier soon, according to Beijing media reports. -- Refitting of the Varyag, purchased from Ukraine in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, is nearing completion, a report on a website media affiliated with People's Daily said Wednesday (Apr. 6). -- "The work on Varyag has entered its last stage, with its hull being painted in the standard Chinese naval color -- light gray-blue," the report said."

The Assault On Libya....

NATO in Libya: The Syrian Script
Must Read - Geo-Political Analysis - A quote...."NATO’s plan in Libya, as we can see so far, seems to be assimilating the Syrian Machiavellian project in Lebanon. NATO forces (and the nations behind them) did not show any interest in actually defeating Qaddafi or leading to the collapse of his regime. Instead, the goal seems to be to give the anti-Qaddafi regime (yes, it is now officially a separate regime, recognized by several nations) in the "east" enough leverage to be able to stand on its own; to become a formidable opponent to Qaddafi.  --  Reports have shown NATO operations concentrated in the eastern part of Libya, as though they’re trying to cleanse it from Qaddafi brigades, to clear the path for probable partitioning of the country. In the western part, however, NATO did not intervene on behalf of the besieged rebels. There is zero evidence that this NATO intervention has anything to do with humanitarian considerations. As long as the number of Libyans dying in one camp is almost equal to the number dying in the opposing camp, things seem to be going according to mission." - For more on this type of issue see.... Topix ||  US Sponsored Civil Wars - Iraq  ||  The US's New Map of the Middle East  ||  Divide And Rule  ||

Libyan rebels near Ajdabiya 'killed in [another] Nato air strike' - Ooops! - mpg
Related Article -- You know the saying folks, "with friends like these.....". But what the heck, they're all "towel-heads" anyway, ain't that right? - mpg -- A quote...."Rebels in eastern Libya say their forces have been mistakenly hit in a Nato air raid on a rebel tank position. -- Rebels said five died, while doctors in Ajdabiya told the BBC at least 13 rebel fighters had been killed in the strike. -- The BBC's Wyre Davies reported chaotic scenes on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, with rebel forces in retreat. -- It was the third such incident in recent days involving international forces deployed to protect Libyan civilians." - bold/underline by website editor - Guess the "Rebels" havn't gotten the message yet....lower the oil prices. - mpg

We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya
Special Note - A quote...."April 07, 2011 "Huffington Post" -- Most of us have a low feeling that we are not being told the real reasons for the war in Libya. David Cameron's instinctive response to the Arab revolutions was to jump on a plane and tour the palaces of the region's dictators selling them the most high-tech weapons of repression available. Nicholas Sarkozy's instinctive response to the Arab revolutions was to offer urgent aid to the Tunisian tyrant in crushing his people. -- Barack Obama's instinctive response to the Arab revolutions was to refuse to trim the billions in aid going to Hosni Mubarak and his murderous secret police, and for his Vice-President to declare: "I would not refer to him as a dictator." -- This isn't the distant past. This is a few months ago. Yet now we are told that these people have turned into the armed wing of Amnesty International. They are bombing Libya because they can't bear for innocent people to be tyrannized, by the tyrants they were arming and funding for year." - Source:  HuffingtonPost

Napoleon Complex: Paris New Imperial Push?
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min11sec - Apr 8, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday  -- A quote...."The friendly fire of a NATO air strike has killed at least five anti-Gaddafi rebel fighters in Libya ... some sources suggest it may have been dozens. That will only add to the criticism coming from the opposition, who say the Alliance is not doing enough to help them. And for those countries who were pushing for this operation three weeks ago, the very real chance of a stalemate looks likely to bring some grand ambitions crashing down. Daniel Bushell reports from France."

Corrupt Revolution: 'Libya rebel chiefs ex-govt stooges with West links'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 10min36sec - Apr 6, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday  -- A quote...."When a revolution takes place in a country - it is the business of the people in that country to conduct the revolution, believes anti-war activist John Reese from Stop the War Coalition."

General: U.S. may consider troops in Libya - Haaaaaaaa, haaaaaaa, haaaaaaa - it just NEVER stops! - mpg
A quote...."(CBS/AP) - WASHINGTON - The United States may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, according to the general who led the military mission until NATO took over."

Divisions among imperialist powers deepen over conduct of Libyan offensive
A quote...."Washington’s decision to withdraw from participation in air bombardment of Libya has exacerbated tensions between the major powers, above all between the United States and France."

Russia warns NATO against military help for Libyan rebels
A quote...."Moscow - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday warned NATO against arming Libyan rebels, according to the news agency Interfax."

Russia warns against new UN approval on use of force without clarification
A quote...."Russia could oppose the UN Security Council in adoption of any new resolution approving use of military force without clarification, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Tuesday."

LIBYA: Selected News Articles, reports and analysis - A Global Research Round-Up - (26 articles & videos)
Libya opposition rejects Turkey's offer
Libya accuses Britain of damaging oil pipeline
Gaddafi asks Obama to end air strikes
Even With NATO Strikes, Libyan Civil War Remains Stalemated
Divided and disorganised, Libyan rebel military turn on Nato allies
Libyan rebels on the run
Send in the dogs of war: Mercenaries could help the rag-tag rebels say UK generals
UN sanctions on Libya to cost Russia US$4 billion [in arms contracts]
UK sold arms worth £2.3bn in 2yrs [to Libya]
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More on the World Wide Revolution....

Bahrain fires 1,000 striking workers
A quote...."A number of major Bahraini companies have laid off over 1,000 workers as a punishment for taking part in the country's general strikes that were planned for a show of solidarity with anti-government protesters." - also posted at AlethoNews

Bahrain suspends over 200 athletes
A quote...."The Bahraini regime has reportedly suspended over 200 athletes for supporting the popular revolution in the country."

Bahraini Injured Protesters were Beaten in Hospitals: MSF
A quote...."Medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday that hospitals in Bahrain were being used as bait to snare wounded pro-democracy protestors after security forces took over health facilities." - also posted at AlethoNews

Protesters flood the streets in Yemen’s second city in ongoing defiance of government
A quote...."SANAA, Yemen - Defying a deadly government crackdown, tens of thousands of protesters on Wednesday poured into the streets of Yemen's second largest city in the latest demonstrations against the long serving president."

‘CIA involved in Yemen repressions’
Interview - PressTV interviews Ali al-Ahmed, director of Institute of Gulf Affairs in Washington. -- A quote...."Al-Qaeda in Yemen has not been held responsible for the death of even one American for the past five years, yet the US continues to play the al-Qaeda card and provide the country’s regime with military aid." - Source:  PressTV

Assad holds Syria army despite Sunni-Alawite divide
A quote...."Unlike the armies in Tunisia and Egypt, whose refusal to confront non-violent demonstrations spelt the demise of their autocratic rulers, the fate of many senior Syrian military officers is closely tied to that of Assad. -- Although some officers from the Sunni Muslim majority have been promoted to senior ranks, Sunni influence has been weakened and Assad's brother Maher controls key military units packed with Alawite soldiers."

Mubarak’s trial will proceed: member of Egypt's ruling military
A quote...."In an ongoing meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, a member of Egypt’s ruling military assured that Mubarak’s trial is on track and wriggles around requests to postpone parliamentary elections "

Tunisia's courts handling 192 cases of sniper killings
A quote...."The courts have taken up 192 cases of killings of Tunisians by snipers during the events of the revolution," TAP reported. -- Several members of the security forces had been arrested, warrants had been issued against others and work was continuing to identify other suspects, the agency added."

Massive ‎sit-in at Egypt military factory
Textile workers unite to push through Shebin El-Kom demands
Another protester killed in Bahrain - Alt
Fear stalks Bahrain hospitals: Report
Gulf states present exit plan to Saleh
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More on Japan's Nuclear Power Plants....

Radiation From Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Finds Its Way Into California's Milk
Radiation Alert - A quote...."April 6, 2011 -- Analyses indicate radiation from Japan’s nuclear “fallout” has found its way into the California milk supply.  Last week, samples taken from a farm in San Luis Obispo and Spokane, Wash., showed contamination with low levels of the radioactive isotope, iodine 131."

Increasing Fukushima Radiation Dangers
A quote...."According to Tokyo Electric (TEPCO), radioactive iodine-131 in samples collected measured 200,000 becquerels per cubic centimeter, or five million times above normal. Cesium-137's elevated level was 1.1 million times. No information on uranium and plutonium concentrations were given. Clearly, however, growing dangers are worrisome, yet official reports downplay them. Coverup and denial persist. According to TEPCO, radiation levels have "no immediate impact" on the environment or human health. In fact, it's catastrophic. More on that below." - Source:  SteveLendman

True Horrors Of Japan Nuclear Disaster Revealed In Confidential Leaked Government Document
A quote...."April 6, 2011 at 5:56 am  -- A leaked confidential NRC document on the Japan nuclear disaster reveals the situation in Fukushima is worse than anyone expected. -- Top scientists in the United States and Japan have discovered a “wide array” of “complex problems” warning that the japan nuclear disaster could continue on indefinitely and things could get much, much worse any minute. -- Perhaps the worse news is confirmation that radioactive fragments and particles, including the deadly Plutonium “MOX” fuel, has been shot high into the atmosphere during the hydrogen explosions which means the Plutonium, which would have otherwise caused only localized damaged, will now be carried around the globe." - also posted at DProgram

Closing Ranks: The NRC, the Nuclear Industry, and TEPCO are Limiting the Flow of Information
Video - (YuTb - 7min44sec - Apr 7, 2011) - Source:  NotForSale2NWO -- A quote...."Arnie Gundersen discusses inconstancies between what the NRC, TEPCo, and the Nuclear Industry are saying privately and publicly. Documents from the french nuclear firm, Areva, and the NRC reveal what the industry knows about the Fukushima disaster."

New Earthquake Off Japanese Coast Accompanied By Strange Blue Light Show  - (today's 7.1 quake related)
Contains Videos - Luminescence - 7.1EarthquakeHitsJapan - A quote...."

• UPDATE 11.15 CST - New Japan Quake Cuts Power To Nuclear Plants
• UPDATE 11.13 CST – Blackouts reported in Sendai.
• UPDATE 11.09 CST – Quake halts operations of some thermal power plants in Aomori, Akita according to Kyodo News.
• UPDATE 11.05 CST – Here is a better video of the blue light: -- and much more.....
  

Japan detects leaks at Onagawa plant  - (today's 7.1 quake related)
BREAKING:  Fri Apr 8, 2011 4:32AM - A quote...."Water leaks have been found at Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture in Japan after a new 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted the northeastern area."

Fukushima workers ordered to leave - (today's 7.1 quake related)
A quote...."Following a new 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan's northeastern coasts, workers at the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant have been evacuated."

Fukushima Meltdown Confirmed
South Koreans Wear Masks Out of Fear of Radiation from Japan - animated wind map
Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Sea Model – Radiation Spreads Throughout Pacific - Alt - animated ocean map
Cleaning up Japan's radioactive water could take decades
Russia Bans Seafood Imports From Areas Near Japan Nuclear Plant
Babies, pregnant women to leave Iitate
Onagawa nuclear plant loses part of outside power - (today's 7.1 quake related)
Japan eyes new radiation standards that could widen evacuation zone
China voices concern over Japan's move to discharge nuke waste water into the Pacific Ocean
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Gaza Photo Exhibition Attacked by the Jewish Defense League in Paris
Special Note - Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."Members of “The Jewish Defense League” attacked earlier this week a photo exhibition of the German photojournalist Kai Wiedenhöfer “depicting the massacres in the Gaza strip during the Israeli Operation Cast Lead” offensive. The exhibit is being held at the the Modern Art Museum of Paris. -- The employees of the museum explained that a group of people equipped with masks and motorbike helmets tried to reach the gallery to sabotage the exhibition, when museum security blocked their access. -- However, the extremists also attempted to vandalize many works displayed alongside the Museum, including paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani and Marc Chagall, witnesses reported. -- After the attempted attack, the group disrupted the visitors’ entrance, chanting slogans against museum, and affixed stickers that read: “Anti-Zionism=Anti-Semitism policy”, “Down anti-Semitism from which it comes” and “Palestinianism asset is the anti-Jewish activism.” Source:  IMEMC - Related:  ||  The Book of Destruction [GogglBkPrcSrch] ||

"My Name is Juliano" -- The Sudden Death of Juliano Mer-Khamis
A quote...."The last time I spoke with Juliano Mer-Khamis was exactly five years ago. My companion, Christiane Passevant, and I were in Haïfa to meet with him and others in connection with a project on dissident women in the Middle East. Juliano didn’t arrive for the interview after having told me the previous evening he would spend the day in Jenin and then see us in Haïfa. When he didn’t show I began leaving him messages on his cell phone. We were perturbed because the appointment had been made well in advance and we had meetings in the West Bank and could not linger in Haïfa. Finally we made contact late in the evening: “Larry, Larry,” he said, “I’m stuck at a checkpoint, it’s raining like mad and,” he laughed, “the soldiers are quite nervous. They think I’m a suspicious person.” - also posted at Uruknet

Hamas announces cease-fire to be honored by all Gaza factions
GAWD DANG IT!!  Now look at what those dastardly Palestinians have gone and done, PEACE could break out!!  Quick, somebody bomb the heck out'ol them!! - mpg - A quote...."Following cross-border fighting flare-up, Hamas says cease-fire, agreed upon by all Gaza factions, to come into effect starting Thursday night."

Despite Ceasefire Declared by Palestinian Factions, [Israeli] Army Bombards More Areas In Gaza
Well, that didn't take long. - mpg -- Related Article - A quote...."Despite the fact that the Palestinian factions, including the Hamas movement, in Gaza declared a ceasefire with Israel starting Thursday midnight, the Israeli army bombarded several areas, and carried out a number of aerial attacks in Gaza."

Israel arrests over 100 Palestine women
A quote...."More than 100 Palestinian women have been arrested by Israeli forces in a village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, local officials say."

Pity the Village - Mass Arrests in Awarta
This is illegal collective punishment against an entire village in occupied territory.  It is a complete violation of international law. - mpg -- A quote...."In the third Israeli lockdown of Awarta since the murder of five in Itamar, villagers report that 200 were arrested in what are becoming routine invasions by the IOF." - also posted at Uruknet

Israeli army bulldozes Palestinian homes
Contains Video - A quote...."Israeli military bulldozers have razed to ground more Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank village of Al-Aqaba."

Another war on Gaza?
A quote...."In recent weeks an escalation in violence between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of more than a dozen Palestinians, the youngest of them 10-year-old Mahmoud Jalal al-Hilu."

Five Palestinians Killed, 40 Injured By Israeli Missiles In Gaza
A quote...."Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday that five Palestinians were killed and at least 40 residents, including children, were wounded in several Israeli air strikes and a ground attacks that were initiated on Thursday at noon."
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More On The Economic Situation....

Feeling Depressed? 27 Depressing Statistics About The U.S. Economy That Will Make You Feel Even Worse -- Must Read - By The Numbers - A quote...."The sad truth is that the U.S. economy is in the midst of a long-term decline and it is coming apart at the seams.  Right now the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve are attempting to "paper over" our economic problems with massive amounts of government debt and paper currency, but in the end it is not going to work.  When you analyze the numbers objectively, it leads to the inescapable conclusion that we are headed for another Great Depression.  That is a very depressing thought, but there is no denying that decades of debt and incredibly bad decisions are starting to catch up with us.  The economic pain that is coming is going to be absolutely mind blowing." - also posted at LewRockwell & NorthernTrthSkr

Keiser Report: Cocaine Makes World Go Round (E136)
MKVideo - Alt - (MKRTYuTb - 25min 55sec - Apr 7, 2011) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  Max Keiser TV-- A quote...."(RussiaToday) – This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the Class A backing both the Triple A rated and the A listed. In the second half of the show, Max talks to James Howard Kunstler about entropy made visible and a return to the medieval."

The Federal Reserve Must Implement QE3
A quote...."NIA sees no other option for the Fed, but for it to continue on with its endless money printing and destructive inflationary policies."

And this year’s Nobel Prize in Doublethink goes to…
A quote...."General Tommy Franks, the rather straight-talking former commander of the war in Afghanistan way back in 2001, once described US defense policy wonk Doug Feith as “the dumbest f-cking guy on the planet.” -- Feith, a bumbling architect of the failed Bush Doctrine, now has an intellectual match in Christina Romer, the former Chairwoman of Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Unemployment rises in nearly all metro areas; Prescott down from 1 year ago
A quote...."Seasonal layoffs caused unemployment rates to rise in nearly all of the 372 largest U.S. cities in January. Retailers let go of temporary workers hired for the holidays, and construction firms cut workers due to harsh winter weather. National employment data is seasonally adjusted to filter out such variations, but the metro data isn't."

The Devolution of the Consumer Economy   (April 6, 2011)
A quote...."The U.S. transformed into consumer economy that is exquisitely sensitive to debt and the costs of servicing credit. In other words: the bill is finally due, Baby."

Where Is America's Gold?: The Mystery of Ft. Knox
A quote...."In a few months we'll "celebrate" the 40th anniversary of the day when the US Government declared bankruptcy. Oh, they didn't call it that at the time. But what happened on August 15, 1971 was that the US defaulted on its promise to pay gold for dollars. It is now clear that they didn't have very much gold left to pay."

Gold, Silver And Oil Are All Skyrocketing And That Is Bad News For The U.S. Economy
A quote...."The following is one statement that you should get used to seeing: “The price of gold set another record today.”  Today, spot gold reached a new all-time record of $1461.91 an ounce before settling back a little bit.  Silver is also skyrocketing.  At one point today silver hit $39.75 an ounce.  It seems inevitable that at some point we are going to be talking about $50 silver.  The price of oil is also continuing to relentlessly march upwards.  At last check U.S. oil was at about $108 a barrel.  All of this is great news for those that are investing in gold, silver and oil, but all of this is also really bad news for the U.S. economy.  Why?  Well, because when these commodities go up in price it is a sign that the U.S. dollar is dying and that our country is getting closer to economic collapse." - Source:  EconomicCollapse

OPEC says can do no more to control $120 oil
A quote...."(Reuters) - OPEC can do little to control prices driven by speculators betting on "worst case scenarios" and has already supplied the market with the oil it needs, members of the producer group said on Wednesday."

Europe debt crisis spreads as Portugal seeks EU bailout
A quote...."BRUSSELS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's caretaker government said late Wednesday it would ask for a European Union (EU) bailout in an abrupt about-face after months of resisting market pressure for international assistance."

Portugal requests EU-IMF bailout
A quote...."In a new escalation of the euro crisis, Portugal became the third European country to ask the European Union and the International Monetary Fund for a loan under the terms of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). This follows emergency loans by the EU-IMF to Greece (€110 billion in May 2010) and Ireland (€85 billion in November 2010)."

UK Stagflation Pervasive: Industrial Production Plummets By Most Since August 2009
A quote...."Stagflation: meet economic collapse. The UK basket case is getting very, very ugly, with today's obliteration of Industrial Production putting in doubt expectations of a BOE hike. From AP: "British industrial production fell 1.2 percent in February from January, an official report said Wednesday, marking the largest monthly fall since August 2009 and far worse than analyst expectations for an increase of 0.2 percent."

The Japanese Economy Is In Much Bigger Trouble Than Most People Think
A quote...."Now that nearly a month has gone by since the horrific tsunami in Japan on March 11th, it is starting to become clear just how much economic damage has been done.  The truth is that the Japanese economy is in much bigger trouble than most people think."

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