Friday May 4th 2012

No posts. - mpg

Thursday May 3rd 2012

AN URGENT Message to OUR Military, Police, and Officials from 'We The People'
Video - (YuTb - 10min05sec - Apr 28, 2012) - Source:  MrFS - The Declaration of Independence, or in other words, the reasons WHY the colonies seceded from King George and Britain.  As you listen to it, think about what Obama and the DemoRepubs and their colonial masters, the AIPAC-Israeli Consortium, have done to the people of this nation.  As they say.....if the shoe fits, wear it. - mpg

The Empire vs. Iran (and Syria): A New World War for a New World Order?
Special Note - A quote...."NATO headquarters. Confronted with a declining World Order it can no longer control, does the West [So far as this website editor can tell, the so-called "West" consists of the the Trinity of Evil + Britain + Sarkozy (not France) + Stephen Harper (not Canada) both of whom are AIPAC/Israeli Consortium agents.  The other governmental parasites in the other countries are just going along for the ride, a few for the booty & bling, most of the rest, because they're being pressured....that's about it. - mpg] want to re-assert its will through a new world war, which this time would be really global? -- A terrifying scenario emerges from the ceaseless escalation of pressures and threats against Syria and Iran, pitting, for the first time since the NATO-OECD Empire won the Cold War two decades ago, the Western trio of the UN veto club (U.S., U.K., France) against its non-Western duo (Russia and China). - also posted at ICH

Who Was Osama?  Who Is Obama?
A quote...."Through lies and fabrications --which he intends to use in his election campaign-- president Obama`s carefully scripted speech upholds a world of total fantasy, in which "bad guys" are lurking and "plotting acts of terror". Meanwhile, Islamic "jihadists" are said to be threatening Western civilization. -- Each and every statement in Obama's May 1st speech at Bagram Air Force base regarding the role of Al Qaeda is a fabrication...."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

Israel Prepares for War
False Flag / War Alert -- A quote...."In early April, Haaretz reported that the Israeli military was planning another invasion of Lebanon. “Almost six years after the Second Lebanon War, special Israeli units are preparing to take part in mass incursions into Lebanon if another round of fighting with Hezbollah breaks out,” the newspaper reported. -- According to Human Rights Watch, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 2006 resulted in at least 1,109 Lebanese deaths, the vast majority of whom were civilians. 4,399 were injured and an estimated 1 million were displaced during the invasion and fighting between the IDF and Hezbollah. -- In the past, Israel has used border provocations to initiate military action against its Arab neighbors." - also posted at DProgram

Netanyahu's Night of the Long Knives
False Flag / War Alert -- A quote...."In 1934, between June 30 and July 2, the Nazi regime carried out a series of political murders known as the Night of the Long Knives, or the Röhm-Putsch. At least eighty-five political leaders were murdered by the SS and the Gestapo, and over a thousand people were imprisoned. Many of those killed were members of the SA, the paramilitary brownshirts of the Nazi party. Led by Ernst Röhm, they were seen as an inner threat by Adolf Hitler."

Israeli lobbyists seeking to station MKO in Azerbaijan: Report
A quote...."Israel is reportedly seeking to relocate the members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) to the Republic of Azerbaijan as part of attempts to station the anti-Iran terrorists in five US-allied countries in the Middle East."

Israeli students to get $2,000 to spread state propaganda on Facebook
Hasbara Propaganda Alert - (Paid Israeli sock-puppets to hit the web with more hasbara garbage. - mpg) -- A quote...."The National Union of Israeli Students (NUIS) has become a full-time partner in the Israeli government’s efforts to spread its propaganda online and on college campuses around the world. -- NUIS has launched a program to pay Israeli university students $2,000 to spread pro-Israel propaganda online for 5 hours per week from the “comfort of home.”

Targeting Murdoch
A quote...."Quelle surprise! Britain’s parliament discovered what media critics and people wanting real news and information knew decades ago. -- Murdoch’s world features demagoguery, managed news, scandal, sleaze, and warmongering. He’s the prototypical presstitute famed journalist George Seldes (1890 – 1995) denounced in books like “Lords of the Press.” -- He called them “the most powerful force against the general welfare of the majority of the people.” He exposed their tactics long before Project Censored."
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More on the Domestic Situation.....

The Cleveland Five & The Bridge Plot....

Neocon Think Tank Cites Cleveland Bust to Push Police State Surveillance
Special Note - A quote...."The Heritage Foundation has come out in favor of the FBI’s “counterterrorism” strategy of arranging fake terror attacks. On the day after the FBI convinced a gaggle of “anarchists” to blow up a Cleveland bridge with an inoperable bomb provided by one of its agents provocateurs, the “New Right” think tank funded by CIA asset Richard Mellon Scaife and beer magnate Joe Coors posted an article supporting this dubious anti-terror effort." - also posted at DProgram

Exposing the building of a ‘Terrorist’ – Charlie McGrath
CMcGVideo  - Alt - (CMgYuTb - 5min40sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  crabbydogtrix

FBI nabs five mastermind geniuses after teaching them how to blow up a bridge in Cleveland
A quote...."(NaturalNews) I feel safer already. After recruiting five of the dumbest crack heads in the city of Cleveland, Ohio and convincing them to "blow up a bridge", the FBI halted the operation just in time -- a move that wasn't too difficult considering the FBI plotted the whole thing to begin with. -- And thanks to the FBI, we have all been saved from the masterminds of evil shown in the pictures below. As you can clearly see, [photo] these evil geniuses were a clear and present threat to America's national security. If the FBI hadn't stopped them in Cleveland, no doubt they would have gone on to break the Pentagon's high security encryption, acquire the launch codes to nuclear missiles, and unleash a global thermonuclear war through sheer brain power alone."

Unmasked: Meet The FBI's Bridge Bomb Plot Snitch

Related Article - A quote...."MAY 2--The paid informant who helped orchestrate the FBI sting that resulted in the arrest of five anarchists for allegedly plotting to blow up an Ohio bridge is a convicted felon who was arrested on bad check and theft charges in the midst of his cooperation with federal investigators, The Smoking Gun has learned"

For more on the four articles shown above see - Topix ||  The F.B.I.'s Constant Gardening  ||
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Interview 509 – Roger G. Charles on What the OKC Investigation Missed
CRAudio - (AdbFlshPlyr - 38min32sec - May 4, 2012) - Source: CorbettReport -- A quote...."Veteran investigative journalist Roger G. Charles joins us to discuss the new book which he has co-authored, "Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed and Why It Still Matters", [BkFndr], [AddAll]*. We investigate some of the anomalies, discrepancies and holes in the official account of the OKC bombing, including the bombing itself, the role of Andreas Strassmeier at Elohim City, the numerous forewarnings, and much more." - *links added
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Mozilla Slams [Obama's] CISPA, Breaking Silicon Valley's Silence On Cybersecurity Bill - Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."While the Internet has been bristling with anger over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, the Internet industry has been either silent or quietly supportive of the controversial bill. With one exception. -- Late Tuesday, Mozilla’s Privacy and Public Policy lead sent me the following statement...." - Source:  Forbes

"While we wholeheartedly support a more secure Internet, CISPA has a broad and alarming reach that goes far beyond Internet security. The bill infringes on our privacy, includes vague definitions of cybersecurity, and grants immunities to companies and government that are too broad around information misuse. We hope the Senate takes the time to fully and openly consider these issues with stakeholder input before moving forward with this legislation." -- *Mozilla*

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Contempt proceedings against Holder advance in the House - Hip Hip Hooray!!
Obama's Fast & Furious [Expletive-Up]-- A quote...."Republicans on the House Oversight Committee were to take the first formal step Thursday toward contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder over the Fast and Furious “gunwalking” operation, CBS News has learned."

Real Politics Must be in the Streets: The Constitutional Crimes of Barack Obama
Quote of the Day...."May 01, 2012 "Information Clearing House" -- As we slog towards another vapid, largely meaningless exercise in pretend democracy with the selection of a new president and Congress this November, it is time to make it clear that the current president, elected four years ago by so many people with such inflated expectations four years ago (myself included, as I had hoped, vainly it turned out, that those who elected him would then press him to act in progressive ways), is not only a betrayer of those hopes, but is a serial violator of his oath of office. He is, in truth, a war criminal easily the equal of his predecessor, George W. Bush, and perhaps even of Bush’s regent, former Vice President Dick Cheney." - Oh....Obama exceeds those two dilettantes by almost any tyrannical measure you care to propose. - mpg

Death Of The Constitution: From Preemptive Attacks To Preemptive Protest Crackdowns
A quote...."The Orwellian nightmare of ‘thought crime’ prosecution is becoming more of a reality in the US as the government launches preemptive raids and crackdowns on Occupy protestors. -- While history may most remember President Bush for preemptive attacks on other nations Obama’s legacy will be permanently scarred [secured amongst history's worst dictatorships] by launching preemptive crackdowns against protestors wishing to do nothing more than exercise their first amendment rights to demand the government change status quo corruption." - bols by website editor

[Obama's] NDAA: This is happening in America?
A quote...."The very tyranny that is described by Winston Churchill and is contained in the NDAA and are the practices that are the foundation of all totalitarian governments."

[Obama's HR 347] - We’re Almost There Now
Poster - (click to view) -- A quote...."It codifies the federal government’s practice – ever since the days of The Chimp – to shunt protestors into what Judge Andrew Napolitano rightly calls No Speech Zones and more,  expands on it – criminalizing mere speech, mere peaceful assembly, if it “impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions” – as defined by the agents of the federal government. The language is so sweepingly vague it amounts to carte blanche suspension of the First Amendment whenever and wherever the government so decides. -- Heckling – or even standing silent with a protest sign could and will be construed as “impeding” and/or “disrupting” the “orderly conduct of government.”

Obama Signs Executive Order Declaring International Law for the United States
A quote...."So look at what we have now...."
"This is exactly what the Bolsheviks did to the Russian people in 1917.  Now we have this new executive order for the implementation of laws not legislated by our Congress."

Obama’s secret midnight visit to Kabul
A quote...."Last night, the President of world’ sole Super-power, Barack Obama. sneaked into Kabul under the darkness of night and left the country ahed of dawn. Though, it was meant to be a deliberate Hollywood-style election stunt on the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s fake assassination in Pakistan – it also showed how cowardly the US Forces’ Supreme Comander is." - Topix ||  Osama Back From the Dead™  ||

What You Need to Succeed is Sincerity, And If You Can Fake Sincerity You've Got It Made. (Old Hollywood axiom) - A quote...."May 02, 2012 "Information Clearing House" -- On April 23, speaking at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, President Barack Obama told his assembled audience that as president "I've done my utmost ... to prevent and end atrocities". -- Do the facts and evidence tell him that his words are not true?"

"Well, let's see ... There's the multiple atrocities carried out in Iraq by American forces under President Obama. There's the multiple atrocities carried out in Afghanistan by American forces under Obama. There's the multiple atrocities carried out in Pakistan by American forces under Obama. There's the multiple atrocities carried out in Libya by American/NATO forces under Obama. There are also the hundreds of American drone attacks against people and homes in Somalia and in Yemen (including against American citizens in the latter). Might the friends and families of these victims regard the murder of their loved ones and the loss of their homes as atrocities?"

"Ronald Reagan was pre-Alzheimer's when he uttered the above. What excuse can be made for Barack Obama?"

U.S. Army Orders $266 Million Worth of Ammo Amid Re- Education Camp Claims and Martial Law Drills on the Streets of America - A quote...."ATK, the company now infamous for supplying upwards of 750 million rounds of .40 caliber hollow point ammunition to the Department of Homeland Security, has just secured a $266 million dollar contract to supply ammunition to the U.S. Army." - also posted at DProgram

Police State USA: FM 3-39.40 Internment and Resettlement Operations
A quote...."The Red Cross, United Nations, Department of Homeland Security, and FEMA have partnered with the US (and foreign) military to find a way to deal with Ron Paul supporters once and for all.  It's called FM 3-39.40 Internment and Resettlement Operations in which the PTB plan to place OWS protesters, tax protesters, military protesters, NPR listeners, peace activists, the Dalai Lama, 9-11 investigators, the Kennedy family, and any person who wishes to overthrow a tyrannical government."

No-Fly Zone To Be Enforced By Shoot-To-Kill Order During NATO Summit

False Flag Alert -- A quote...."I am hoping like heck that there will not be a "false flag" incident taking place here during the NATO summit; unfortunately, however, we have the "perfect storm" of events and allegiances to make such an event not impossible, and they are as follows...."

"1. Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, was a dual US-Israeli citizen until the age of 18. But when it comes to choosing American interests over those of the Israeli state, I wouldn't bet against him choosing the interests of Israel over those of the US. Remember: this conference will be held right in between the dissolution of the Knesset (by the 17th of this month) and right before the next round of talks with Iran is supposed to be held (starting the 23rd of this month)."

Michael Rivero Broadcasting on Justin TV - May 2nd 2012
MRVideo - Related:  Republic Broadcasting dot Org - Donate:  click here -- (JustinTV - 2hrs - May 2nd, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

Keiser Report: Mafia vs OWS (ft. Geralde Celente) (E283)
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min45sec - May 3, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  MaxKeiserTV - Related:  MaxKeiserCom - Related:  MaxOnTwitter - (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert discuss Treasury Secretary Secretary Timothy Geithner is like a monkey who sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil while Wall Street 'elks' are protected by the police from protestor 'wolves.' In the second half of the show Max talks to trends forecaster, Gerald Celente, about economic problems and years of heated geopolitical disputes to come."

Why New York Times Economist Paul Krugman Is Partly Right But Mostly Wrong
A quote...."Krugman believes that austerity is only going to cause the economies of the industrialized world to slow down even further and therefore he says that it is the wrong approach.  And you know what?  Krugman is partly right about all of this.  The false prosperity that the United States and Europe have been enjoying has been fueled by unprecedented amounts of debt, and in order to maintain that level of false prosperity we are going to need even larger amounts of debt.  But there are several reasons why Krugman is mostly wrong." - also posted at BLN

The illustrated history of you being screwed by people like Ben Bernanke
Charts - A quote...."The thing to notice is the difference between productivity and wages as the money supply increases more rapidly."

The 9 Stages Of Global Monetary Breakdown
A quote...."The Ludwig von Mises Institute has published a timely portrayal of what, they consider, the downfall of the global currency system. -- It all starts with the world straying from the gold standard, and ends in the currency war we're experiencing today. -- The explanation certainly has perspective, and is not without its biases or faults, but we've summarized the 9 steps to monetary breakdown exerted from Murray N. Rothbard's What Has Government Done To Our Money."

Non-Manufacturing ISM Slides, Posts Biggest Miss In 12 Months
A quote...."Two days ago, the Manufcaturing ISM soared, trouncing expectations, in a very perplexing print because as the very next day we learned via ADP that manufacturing jobs dropped by 5,000 in April. Today, however, things are back to normal as the indicator that tracks the far greater component of US GDP: the Services ISM, just printed at 53.5, missing expectations of 55.3 wildly, and down from the previous print of 56.0. This was the biggest miss in 12 months, and the lowest print since December"

More Than Half Of [US] Retailers Miss April Sales Estimates

A quote...."This is not the way to start a new GDP quarter in which consumer expenditures are supposed to pick up following a weak Q1 GDP driven higher by inventory accumulation and record hot weather. From Bloomberg: "Just over half of the retailers reporting April comp. sales trailed ests., led by misses in department stores and discounters.  11 of 20 cos. reporting April sales fell short of ests.; 4 of 6 dept. stores, 3 of 4 discounters missed."

Hugh Hendry On Europe "You Can't Make Up How Bad It Is"
A quote...."At The Milken Institute conference yesterday, Hugh Hendry delivered his usual eloquent and critical insights on the state of Europe. Beginning with the statement that...."

"All of Europe has defaulted", the canny-wee-fella (translation: shrewd and cautious young chap) explained that "The political economy in Europe is such that the politicians chose to default on their spending obligations to their citizens in order to honor the pact with their financial creditors and so as time goes on, the politicians are being rejected."
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

Study: CEO pay now 200 times more than a worker
A quote...."Compensation for chief executives at American companies grew 15 percent in 2011 after a 28 percent rise in 2010, part of a larger trend that has seen CEO pay skyrocket over the last three decades. Workers, on the other hand, have been left behind." - also posted at AlethoNews

Contagion and the viral spreading of debt based systems – CEO pay at regional banks surge on average to $10.5 million thanks to bailouts while austerity is forced onto the middle class. -- A quote...."The biggest economy in the world just reached a new peak with their unemployment rate.  We are not talking about the United States but the massive block in the Eurozone.  The unemployment rate in the 17 country block reached a new all-time high at 10.9 percent as austerity measures are being used to combat massive levels of debt.  There is no single rule of thumb as to how much debt is too much. "

The 86 million invisible unemployed
A quote...."NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There are far more jobless people in the United States than you might think. -- While it's true that the unemployment rate is falling, that doesn't include the millions of nonworking adults who aren't even looking for a job anymore. And hiring isn't strong enough to keep up with population growth."

95 Percent Of The Jobs Lost During The Recession Were Middle Class Jobs
A quote...."(EconomicCollapse) – Who is the biggest loser in the ongoing decline of the U.S. economy?  Is it the wealthy?  No, the stock market has been soaring lately and their incomes are actually going up.  Is it the poor?  Well, the poor are definitely hurting very badly, but when you don’t have much to begin with you don’t have much to lose.  Unfortunately, it is the middle class that has lost the most during this economic downturn.  According to Bloomberg, 95 percent of the jobs lost during the recession were middle class jobs.  That is an absolutely astounding figure." - Source:  EconomicCollapseBlog

U.S. Spends Far More for Health Care Than 12 Industrialized Nations
A quote...."May 03, 2012 "Information Clearing House" -- May 3, 2012, New York, NY—The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide "notably superior" care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund. The U.S. spent nearly $8,000 per person in 2009 on health care services, while other countries in the study spent between one-third (Japan and New Zealand) and two-thirds (Norway and Switzerland) as much."

Premature Birth Death Rate Higher in US - US Ranks Lower Than Iraq, Afghanistan On This List
A quote...."May 03, 2012 "KSBW" - - There are few places that illustrate the fragility of life better than a neonatal intensive care unit. Premature babies, hooked up to tubes and monitors, their tiny legs sticking out of the smallest of diapers: it's a sight can bring tears to your eyes and a prayer to your lips. -- One in 10 children are born prematurely every year around the world. That comes to about 15 million babies. -- You may think developing countries like Belarus and Libya have more preemies than the United States. Think again. -- A new study - the first of its kind - ranks preterm birth rates around the globe. The United States comes in at 131 on the list of 184 countries." - bold by website editor

The Waldorf Astoria conspiracy
A quote...."Some of the largest hedge funds, private equity groups, university endowment managers, and other high rollers have met at New York’s up market Waldorf Astoria Hotel to facilitate “the next big thing in finance.”" - Source:  PressTV
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More On The International Situation....

NATO’s Assault on Syria Cloned Off Hitler’s Destabilization of Czechoslovakia, September 1938
Must View PRSTVideo - Alt - (PRSTVYuTb - 9min59sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  PressTVGlobalNews - Related:  DwnLdVideo - Related:  DwnLdAudio -- A quote...."Press TV has conducted an interview with Webster Griffin Tarpley, an author and historian from Washington, to further explore the issue. What follows is an approximate transcription if the interview.

UN Mute Over NATO's Syrian Death Squads
A quote...."May 2, 2012 - Since 2011, reports of arsonists and gunmen amongst Syria's opposition have been included in reports regarding the unrest in Syria, albeit buried under sensational headlines of the Syrian government's "brutality." More recently, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has conceded that indeed the Syrian opposition "Free Syrian Army" is conducting widespread, systematic abuses including the kidnapping, torture, and murder of both security forces and civilians. -- The HRW report titled, "Syria: Armed Opposition Groups Committing Abuses," is broken into three parts; kidnapping, torture, and executions. And while the report attempts to focus mainly on atrocities carried out against security forces and government supporters, the mention of civilian victims is made as well."

Broken Spring?
Related Article - A quote...."This is a sequel to my June 2011 article, ‘After the spring’, on the upheavals in the Arab world. It is an article that has been painful to write, because it brings bad tidings and offers a pessimistic analysis of the upheavals, at least in the short term, in a number of Arab countries. The outcomes and potential outcomes of these uprisings have also acquired new, very significant dimensions. These include a complex entanglement with the accelerated preparations for a possible attack on Iran, and a poisonous, sectarian aspect that could have the consequence of ripping Syria and the Middle East apart."
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'NATO needs Afghanistan as launch pad for regime changes'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 6min15sec - May 3, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."Hundreds of people have demonstrated in a southern Afghan town, accusing NATO troops of killing 4 children during a gunfight with insurgents. It's one of the episodes in a major setback in the relations between the US and Afghanistan in the past months - and comes as President Obama arrives on an unannounced trip to cement the countries' future relations. For more all this, RT talks to political analyst and journalist Sukant Chandan in London."

Difficult Days (Years) Ahead - Presidential Understatement on Afghanistan
A quote...."On May 1, in a televised address from Afghanistan, President Obama said, “There will be difficult days ahead. The enormous sacrifices of our men and women are not over.” -- That’s an understatement. -- In fact the current US policy in the region demands of the Afghan people a massive sacrifice as well." - also posted at AlethoNews

Pentagon Describes ‘Long-Term and Acute’ Problems in Afghanistan
A quote...."The Pentagon Tuesday released a report on the progress of the war in Afghanistan that acknowledged a “resilient” Taliban and pointed to “long-term and acute challenges” as the military prepares for a considerable drawdown of forces in 2014."

Two US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan
A quote...."03 May 2012 Two US-led soldiers with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have been killed in Afghanistan. A statement from the Western military alliance published on Wednesday said that one of the soldiers was killed in an IED blast in the eastern part of the war torn country. Most foreign troops in the region are American."
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Bombs kill 5 people in northwest Pakistan
A quote...."KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says two bomb blasts targeting anti-Taliban tribal elders and security forces have killed five people in the country's northwest. -- Tariq Khan says the attacks occurred Thursday in Chamarkand town in the Bajur tribal region. Khan is a senior official in the area. -- Khan said that in the first attack, a bomb planted alongside a road exploded as two anti-Taliban tribal elders were walking past, killing them both."

Dozens protesters killed in Cairo attack - [Egypt's "Arab Spring" Deux??]
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 2min03sec - May 2, 2012) - Source:  AlJazeeraEnglish -- A quote...."The number of people killed in street clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo is rising."

Chaos, clashes & religious tension: Fruits of Egypt revolution
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min48sec - May 3, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."The worst violence Egypt has seen in months is stoking political tensions in the country, ahead of the Presidential election. At least 11 people were killed and around 100 injured, when a group of unknown assailants attacked protesters early on Wednesday, sparking further fierce clashes."

Egyptian military junta steps up threats of violence
Related Article - A quote...."In the wake of a brutal massacre in Cairo, Egypt’s ruling military junta issued a public warning Thursday against further protests against the exclusion of candidates from the upcoming May 23 presidential election, threatening further violence against planned demonstrations outside the Ministry of Defense."

Criminalizing Gaddafi Support
Oh look.....More ol'dat dare "Free-dumb and Da'mockery" - mpg -- A quote...."First, a few scattered articles and limited commentary. Below, more pointed updates as the 2012 elections draw near. I invite further examples and developments in what I expect to be lively comments beneath. It's a potentially broad subject, how one ruling party and its supporters are made criminal to varying degrees and severed from civil society in favor of some other politico-economic vision."

Libya bans glorification of Gaddafi
A quote...."Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has criminalised the glorification of slain leader Moamar Gaddafi and his regime. -- The ruling body has introduced a raft of new laws ahead of elections in June, the first since Gaddafi was deposed last year. -- "Praising or glorifying Moamar Gaddafi, his regime, his ideas or his sons... is punishable by a prison sentence," a judicial official says the law reads. -- "If those news reports, rumours or propaganda cause any damage to the state the penalty will be life in prison."

Yemenis call for purges of ex-leader's loyalists
A quote...."SANAA, Yemen—Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets Thursday to demand dismissal of members of the country's former regime from top military posts, a key to fighting al-Qaida, as 20 militants and Yemeni troops were killed in clashes in the south."

Russia ‘retains right’ to pre-emptive strike on US-backed missile system in Europe
Contains RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 3min40sec - May 3, 2012) - Source:  MGT4U - Producer:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."A top Russian military official says Moscow retains the right to a preemptive strike on the US-led missile system in Europe if Washington refuses to engage in constructive dialog over the issue. -- Considering the destabilizing nature of the [American] ABM system, namely the creation of an illusion of inflicting a disarming [nuclear] strike with impunity, a decision on pre-emptive deployment of assault weapons could be taken when the situation gets harder,” Chief of General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces General Nikolay Makarov said on Thursday."

Two blasts kill 11, injure over 80 in Dagestan
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 5min48sec - May 3, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."11 people have been killed and up to 87 others injured as two powerful explosions hit Makhachkala, the capital city of Dagestan in southern Russia, security services report. The first bomb was detonated by a suicide car bomber not far from a police checkpoint on the outskirts of Makhachkala, when the car was stopped for a regular check. The second bomb, which caused most of the casualties, struck when rescuers arrived at the scene 20 minutes later."

Russia to Beef Up North Caucasus Security After Blasts
Related Article - A quote...."MOSCOW, May 4 (Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti) – Russia will step up security measures in its volatile North Caucasus region during upcoming World War Two Victory Day celebrations, the country’s Interior Ministry chief said on Friday, less than 24 hours after a deadly twin suicide bombing there."

EURASIAN ECONOMIC BOOM AND GEOPOLITICS: China’s Land Bridge to Europe: The China-Turkey High Speed Railway - A quote...."The prospect of an unparalleled Eurasian economic boom lasting into the next Century and beyond is at hand. The first steps binding the vast economic space are being constructed with a number of little-publicized rail links connecting China, Russia, Kazakhstan and parts of Western Europe. It is becoming clear to more people in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Eurasia including China and Russia that their natural tendency to build these markets faces only one major obstacle: NATO and the US Pentagon’s Full Spectrum Dominance obsession.  Rail infrastructure is a major key to building vast new economic markets across Eurasia."

South American Fiber Optic Ring
Pro-Action Alert -- A quote...."On March 9th, the Ministers of Communication from 12 countries that make up the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR, for its acronym in Spanish) made the decision to build a fiber-optic ring that created a direct connection between countries in the region without relying on the United States. The network will be completed in 18 months and they will begin laying ocean cables between South America, Europe, the United States and Africa." - bold by website editor - Hip Hip Hooray!! - Topix ||  The Three Legs of a Sound International Financial System - A Proposal - 03-15-12 - mpg  ||

Extractive Capitalism and the Divisions in the Latin American Progressive Camp
A quote...."May 03, 2012 "Information Clearing House" -- The leading agro-mineral exporting countries, including those engaged with the world’s leading mining and energy multi-national corporations(MNC) are also those characterized as having the most independent and progressive foreign policies. Apparently the primacy of “extractive capitalism” and commodity-export based economies are no longer correlated with ‘neo-colonial’ regimes." - Source:  JamesPetras

Arms, diamonds, and mercenaries
A quote...."De Beers, Chevron, Rio Tinto and Texaco were among the international corporations to hire Executive Outcomes (EO), which became the first of the world’s privatised armies in the post-Cold War era. The Angolan and Sierra Leonean governments followed." - also posted at BLN
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Whitewashing Mass Murder

A quote...."Israel's 2008-09 Gaza war was one of history's great crimes. Missiles, bombs, shells, and illegal weapons were used against defenseless people. Mass slaughter and destruction followed."

Israeli treatment of hunger strikers 'appals' UN expert
A quote...."A UN expert has said he is appalled by the "continuing human rights violations in Israeli prisons", as Palestinian inmates continue a mass hunger strike."

Detainee In Solitary Confinement For 10 Years
A quote...."Mahmoud Issa is a Palestinian political prisoner who has been in prison since 1993 and in solitary confinement for the last 10 years. He is allowed only half-hour visits from his family while in February a judge denied Issa’s 75-year-old mother the right to visit him. Israel claims he is a “security risk”,"

Hundreds Protest In Front Of Ramla Prison, 20 Kidnapped

A quote...."Israeli policemen kidnapped, on Thursday evening, more than 20 protesters during a massive protest held in front of the Al-Ramla prison in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian detainees. The protesters also demanded the release of seven who were taken prisoner during a previous protest held in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners."

Israel destroys dairy farm in occupied Palestine
Photos - A quote...."On May Day, a day in Israel in which all government offices are closed, in the village of Khaled al Wardeh outside Hebron, the Israeli military demolished a dairy farm. -- Receiving this horrific story via my inbox today threw me. I googled it over and over again and was astounded that this report, from the Christian Peacemakers, was the only documentation of a crime that should shock the conscience of humanity: the demolition of a whole dairy farm, the livelihood of 4 families, who provide sustenance for a much wider population. Look at this farm! Look at it and think of farms in your country. Gone, destroyed, for what? What could possibly justify this act?"
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The On-Going Fukushima Meltdown Disaster....

Cesium exceeding new limit detected in 51 food items in nine prefectures
A quote...."Radioactive cesium was detected in 51 food products from nine prefectures in excess of a new government-set limit in the first month since it was introduced April 1, according to data released by the health ministry Tuesday."

Can Low Doses of Radiation Cause More Damage than High Doses?
A quote...."The New York Times’ Matthew Wald reports today...."

"The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists[’] May-June issue carries seven articles and an editorial on the subject of low-dose radiation, a problem that has thus far defied scientific consensus but has assumed renewed importance since the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan in March 2011."
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Amerika's FrankenFood Disaster & The Monsanto Monster....

Human genes engineered into experimental GMO rice being grown in Kansas
A quote...."(NaturalNews) Unless the rice you buy is certified organic, or comes specifically from a farm that tests its rice crops for genetically modified (GM) traits, you could be eating rice tainted with actual human genes. The only known GMO with inbred human traits in cultivation today, a GM rice product made by biotechnology company Ventria Bioscience is currently being grown on 3,200 acres in Junction City, Kansas -- and possibly elsewhere -- and most people have no idea about it." - also posted at DProgram

Widespread GMO Contamination:  Did Monsanto Plant GMO's Before USDA Approval?
A quote...."Did Monsanto actually plant genetically modified alfalfa before it was deregulated by the USDA? -- There is some shocking evidence that, until recently, was withheld from the public showing that Monsanto’s genetically altered alfalfa may have been set free in 2003 — a full two years or more before it was deregulated in 2005. In a letter, obtained by NaturalSociety with permission to post for public viewing, it becomes clear that the USDA may have turned a blind eye to the entire situation, allowing widespread GMO contamination of GMO-free crops."

Wednesday May 2nd 2012

No posts. - mpg

Tuesday May 1st 2012

If I Wanted America To Be A Dictatorship
Must View Video - Alt - (YuTb - 5min39sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  Fabian4Liberty -- A quote...."Micro Documentary by Libertarian Film Maker and Activist Fabian4Liberty. If you like this video and its message HELP MAKE THIS VIDEO GO VIRAL email a link to everyone you know and post on social media. Also please send to the email addresses below asking them to post on their websites and talk about it on their programs."

The Costs of War
A quote...."This month Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced the addition of some 1,900 mental health nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers to its existing workforce of 20,590 mental health staff in attempt to get a handle on the epidemic of suicides among combat veterans. Unfortunately, when presidents misuse our military on an unprecedented scale – and Congress lets them get away with it – the resulting stress causes military suicides to increase dramatically, both among active duty and retired service members.  In fact, military deaths from suicide far outnumber combat deaths. According to an article in the Air Force Times this month, suicides among airmen are up 40 percent over last year."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

White House sets sights on evaders of Iran, Syria sanctions
A quote...."The order "provides Treasury additional means to impose serious consequences on foreign persons who seek to evade our [the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's] sanctions and undermine international [the Trinity of Evil's] efforts to bring pressure to bear on the Iranian and Syrian regimes," said [AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's made man and probable dual Israeli citizen] David Cohen, the Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence [mayhem and murder]. "Whoever tries to evade our [Israel's North American Colony's] sanctions does so at the expense of [the PNAC Protocols, the Banksters and will actually be helping] the people of Syria and Iran, and they will be held accountable [by Israel and all of Israel's lackeys in Washington DC if they should dare to do so]." - also posted at AlethoNews - Topix ||  The Three Legs of a Sound International Financial System - A Proposal - 03-15-12 - mpg  ||

US Senator, Saudi King Discuss Syria Crisis
Related Article - A quote...."US Senator Joe Lieberman [the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's number one point man in the US-NRE]  discussed Syria crisis with Saudi King Abdullah and other senior officials during a visit to the Kingdom. -- Lieberman also met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz -- who recently held talks at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to discuss the Syria crisis -- and General Intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz." - also posted at AlethoNews

Nazi Support of Zionism
Related Article - A quote...."Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), the founder of modern Zionism, recognized that anti-Semitism would further his cause, the creation of a separate state for Jews. To solve the Jewish Question, he maintained "we must, above all, make it an international political issue."[1]Herzl wrote that Zionism offered the world a welcome "final solution of the Jewish question."[2]In his "Diaries", page 19, Herzl stated "Anti-Semites will become our surest friends, anti-Semitic countries our allies." - bold by website editor

Fences Up: Israel walls off Lebanon, Egypt
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 2min56sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday --A quote...."To the Middle East now, where Israel is taking new steps to shield itself from its Arab neighbors. Having already walled-off the Palestinians, Tel Aviv's now seeking to do the same with the Lebanese. We get the latest from RT's Paula Slier in Israel."

Iraq’s “Grim Reaper” - Madeleine Albright Gets Humanitarian Award
Yes....Madeleine Albright, child murderer apologist extraordinaire, is an unstinting supporter of the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium. - mpg -- A quote...."May 01, 2012 ---- As the anniversary of probably one of the most infamous responses in broadcasting history approaches, the woman who uttered it is shortly to be awarded “the highest honour” that America bestows upon civilians: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. -- Madeleine Albright, Iraq’s “Grim Reaper”, of course confirmed on “Sixty Minutes” (12th May 1996) that the deaths of half a million children as a result of the absolute, all-embracing deprivations of the UN embargo were: “A hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it.”"

Malaysia: ‘US wants a pro-Israel regime change’
A quote...."On Saturday, thousands of protesters turned out on Kuala Lumpur streets in response to a call by a newly formed group, ‘Bersih (Clean) Coalition’, which includes several foreign NGO groups and is supported by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, known for close ties with Muslim-hating Zionist Jew Paul Wolfowitz, WB, IMF and several Ziocon think tanks."

Bill Moyers: Israeli Commandos on U.S. Soil during Katrina
A quote...."Go to time=32:38 on the link below from Bill Moyers Journal "Examining Blackwater" with Jeremy Scahill. Then go back and listen to the whole program about the mercenary contractor Blackwater - now called 'Xe'. I don't want my tax dollars going to mercenaries - do you? Private armies - paid for with U.S. tax dollars? I don't want Israelis on U.S. soil carrying weapons many Americans are not allowed to have. This whole thing stinks. Meanwhile we Americans are supposed to consider surrendering our arms to those who promise to keep us "safe". Think about it. -- THEY GET AUTOMATIC WEAPONS while YOU ARE ENCOURAGED INTO DISARMAMENT!"

Murdoch 'not fit to run a company': MPs slam 'wilful blindness' over phone-hacking & accuse his execs of misleading -- Another one of the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium's agents, along their misbegotten black-mail operations, bites the dust. - mpg -- A quote....."
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More on the Domestic Situation.....

One Year On, Still No Evidence For Osama Bin Laden's Killing
A quote...."It is a year since the US government pulled off one of the most audacious stunts of the 21st century, when on May 2nd 2011 they claimed to have killed Osama bin Laden during a Navy SEAL operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The contemptuously sloppy story spun by the US government, parroted without question by the controlled corporate media, and obligingly swallowed by a largely gullible Western public, was dubious in the extreme." - Topix ||  Osama Back From the Dead™  ||

Sibel Edmonds Finally Wins
Book Review - A quote...."Sibel Edmonds’ new book, “Classified Woman,” is like an FBI file on the FBI, only without the incompetence. -- The experiences she recounts resemble K.’s trip to the castle, as told by Franz Kafka, only without the pleasantness and humanity. -- I’ve read a million reviews of nonfiction books about our government that referred to them as “page-turners” and “gripping dramas,” but I had never read a book that actually fit that description until now."

Report: Guns used in Mexico lawyer's murder traced to Operation Fast and Furious
Fast & Furious Fiasco - A quote...."Firearms connected to Operation Fast and Furious were used in the 2010 slaying of the brother of the former Chihuahua state attorney general, according to a U.S. congressional report. -- The report said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives traced two of the weapons suspected in the murder of lawyer Mario González Rodríguez, but did not report this fact to the Mexican government until eight months after the tracing."

Five “anarchists” arrested for bridge plot; again, FBI provided patsies with explosives
A quote...."Five “anarchists” were arrested today by the FBI for plotting to blow up a bridge in Cleveland.  The incident coincidentally took place on the same day as the Occupy movement’s May Day protests, which were planned to disrupt business and travel across the nation.  The FBI assured the public that it  was never in danger because the suspects were given fake explosives by the FBI agent. -- Apparently, the original intent of the anarchists was not to blow up the bridge." - Topix ||  The F.B.I.'s Constant Gardening  ||

17 Reasons Why Texas With Other States Should Secede if Obama is Reelected this November.
A quote...."It is my concern that as a people, we have to do what it takes to survive and prevail. Right now American is a sinking ship going down, the bow first under water. The captain of the ship and his first officers and the staff are saying do not close the watertight doors. The Captain knows the bow has been damaged severely and is taking on water. It is matter of time before the water goes through the other watertight compartments instead of sealing the doors in all compartments to protect the rest of the ship."

Abridged: The First Amendment Is Now a Felonious Criminal Act
A quote...."Simply standing with a bullhorn, holding up a sign, promoting  a contentious message or even being on the grounds of a Secret Service secured event will now make it possible for the government to detain, arrest and charge those involved in these “disruptions” (even if you just happen to be passing through) with a felonious criminal act."

We Japanese Americans must not forget our wartime internment
A quote...."Seventy years ago, US soldiers bearing bayoneted rifles came marching up to the front door of our family's home in Los Angeles, ordering us out. Our crime was looking like the people who had bombed Pearl Harbor a few months before. I'll never forget that day, nor the tears streaming down my mother's face as we were forcibly removed, herded off like animals, to a nearby race track. There, for weeks, we would live in a filthy horse stable while our "permanent" relocation camp was being constructed thousands of miles away in Arkansas, in a place called Rohwer."

U.S. launches first-ever marketing campaign to halt falling numbers of tourists
Photo Gallery - A quote...."Visit the USA!  We're really, really, really, really very friendly!!!

False Flag Alert: U.S. Authorties Claim al Qaeda Planning to Use Body Bombs in New Round of Terror Attacks
And now they're going to do cavity searches.  Nobody can act surprised, this was predicted by almost every single blogger on the web, certainly those posted on the front page of this website, that the government was going to pull this stupid stunt as a final act of their complete and total tyranny over the people of this nation. - mpg

Fahrenheit 2012: Suppressing Dissent in the 21st Century
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 14min26sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  corbettreport -- A quote...."The ease with which political and governmental bodies have been able to block the publication of books that are uncomfortable to the Washington elite, and even to destroy entire print runs of tell-all whistleblower stories, has greatly increased. Simultaneously, books that fulfill a social function of rallying the populace around the flag and supporting the dominant narratives of our time, from the war on terror to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, are given copious attention by a fawning lapdog press."

Key Underwear Bomber Witness Runs for U.S. Congress - Now HERE'S someone people can vote for.- mpg
AJVideo - Alt - (AJYuTb - 49min30sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."(AJC) – Just wanted to post something for all of you following along that Kurt Haskell decided yesterday that he is going to run for Congress! Our district is the 7th District of Michigan. Recently, the state lines changed, and John Dingell is no longer in our District. Kurt would be running against a Republican, Tim Walberg, and Kurt will be running as a Democrat."

Gerald Celente – This Week in Money
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - 15min24sec - Apr 30, 2012) - Source:  GeraldCelenteChannel

Gerald Celente – Ian Henschke ABC Australia
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - 15min34sec - Apr 29, 2012) - Source:  GeraldCelenteChannel

Gerald Celente – The Great Depression All Over Again
GCVideo - Alt - (GCYuTb - 13min19sec - Apr 28, 2012) - Source:  GeraldCelenteChannel -- A quote...."Gerald Celente - Outside The Box with Mitch Henck - 24 April 2012"

Michael Rivero Broadcasting on Justin TV - May 1st 2012
MRVideo - Related:  Republic Broadcasting dot Org - Donate:  click here -- (JustinTV - 2hrs - May 1st, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens...

This Is the First Time In History that All Central Banks Have Printed Money at the Same Time … And They’re Failing Miserably - Must Read - Multiple Charts -- A quote...."Four of the world’s largest central banks have gone absolutely berserk, running the money printing presses like never before in history...." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Of Generational Cycles, Kondratieff Waves, And Credit Expansion
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 27min23sec - Apr 30, 2012) - Source:  GordonTLong - Website:  OfTwoMinds -- A quote...."Again and again throughout human history, we fall victim to excesses of credit creation as we lose the experiential wisdom to just-say-no."

Marc Faber Interview – Keynesian Clowns, Middle East to Blow Up, and Money Printing
Video - Part1 - Part2 - (YuTb - 10min - Apr 29, 2012) - Source:  visionvictory

Keiser Report: How bankers stole Labor Day (E282) - The Broadway performance....mpg
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 25min45sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday - Producer:  MaxKeiserTV - Related:  MaxKeiserCom - Related:  MaxOnTwitter - (RussiaToday) -- A quote...."In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert discuss the bull market in discontent, MF Global clients begging JP Morgan for their money back, Zynga insiders dumping shares in an 'innovative' manner and Max does a mean impersonation of Jamie 'Pick a pocket or two' Dimon. In the second half of the show Max talks to activist Andy Stepanian about animal rights activism, Occupy Wall Street and the dangers of success against corporations."

The Official Bankster Dictionary
A quote...."....many people in China told me that it’s a farce that Western bankers tell lies to the world and expect the rest of the world to be foolish enough to believe their lies. Perhaps this is why even university Chinese students laughed in Tim Geithner’s face when Geithner visited them in 2009 and told them that the Federal Reserve had a “strong dollar policy”. As people in China told me, “At least when bankers lie to us here, everyone knows that they’re lying. No one believes these lies to be the truth. In the US, you guys actually believe that the lying bankers are telling you the truth.”

Lock ‘em Up | Fraud on the Court – In Re Delva: Fraudclosure, Fabrication, Bankruptcy and Lies
A quote...."Filing of two different versions of the "original" endorsed note in two different courts. Say it isn't so..."

Total US Debt Soars To 101.5% Of GDP
Chart - (click to enlarge) -- A quote...."There is nothing quite like a $70 billion debt auction settlement at the last day of a month to bring total US debt to a record $15.692 trillion - PDF, which happens to be just $600 billion shy of the $16.394 trillion debt ceiling. (and no, contrary to simple economic textbook lesson, this does not mean that the private sector just got another $70 billion in debt capacity courtesy of taxpayers, as explained here). And now that we know what Q1 GDP was at the end of Q1, or namely $15.462 trillion, it is simply math to divine that today alone total US/debt to GDP rose by 50 bps to a mindboggling 101.5%."

The Lunacy of Government Spending
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 8min54sec - May 1, 2012) - Source:  TheJoshTolleyChannel -- A quote...."Democrats and Republicans continue to make excuses for behavior you wouldn't accept from a child. It is time to replace these politicians!"

Italy unemployment rate hits X-year high of 9.8
A quote..."The official unemployment rate in Italy has hit a new record of 9.8 percent, indicating a recession in Europe’s third biggest economy."

The Europe Crisis From A European Perspective
A quote...."The purpose of this report is to give readers the essential background to the economic problems in Europe and to bring you up-to-date in what has become a fast-moving situation. At the time of writing, there has been a lull in the news flow, but that does not mean the problems are under control. Far from it."
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

We Are Not Powerless: Resisting Financial Feudalism
Must Read - A quote...."It's comforting to think "I can't do anything to resist the Central State and its financial Plutocracy," but it's not true. There are many of acts of resistance you can pursue in your daily life; here are 12 perfectly legal ones. -- That we are powerless is one of the key social control myths constantly promoted by the Status Quo. What better way to keep the serfs passive than to reinforce a belief in their powerlessness against the expansive Central State and its financial feudalism? -- But we are not powerless. Our complicity gives the aristocracy its power. Remove our complicity and the aristocracy falls. -- The pathway of dissent is to resist financial feudalism and its enforcer, the expansive Central State. Here are twelve paths of resistance any adult can legally pursue in the course of their daily lives...." - bold by website editor

Two words: Screw that
Special Note - A quote...."Friedrich von Hayek, a major figure in the Austrian school of economics, wrote in his seminal work the Road to Serfdom, - “By giving the government unlimited powers, the most arbitrary rule can be made legal; and in this way a democracy may set up the most complete despotism imaginable.” - It’s hard to ignore Hayek’s prescient warning when you hear about the US government’s newest (and 17th) spy agency that it wants to roll out… because hey, 16 spy agencies just isn’t enough." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Occupy assails Wells Fargo
A quote...."Intervening in and disrupting business-as-usual has characterized Occupy tactics since the movement’s earliest days. From encampments in prominent plazas to mass marches to impede the flows of traffic and capital in major cities, the aim has been to visibly and physically unsettle a system symbolized by glistening financial districts and their suited denizens. As such, the new plan to disrupt shareholder meetings of major corporations seems an obvious one for Occupy and its allies — both as a means to garner attention and take the action directly to the corporate leviathans so central to Occupy grievances."

#OWS May Day Protests Met With Heavy Police Presence, Canine Units, And National Guard Troops With Machine Guns -- A quote...."As Occupy Wall Street May Day protests start in NYC marchers streaming live are reporting a heavy police presence, multiple canine units and National Guard units armed with machine guns." - also posted at DProgram
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More On The International Situation....

'US, allies back armed gangs in Syria'
Must View PRSTVideo - (PRSTVYuTb - 7min15sec - Apr 30, 2012) - Source:  PressTVGlobalNews -- A quote...."Syrian state newspapers said on Sunday that al-Qaeda is leading the terrorist attacks in the country with the support of the United States and some Arab governments. -- An interview with Lizzie Phelan, journalist and broadcaster."
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What Our Children Are Dying For In Afghanistan
Photo Gallery - A quote...."The Taliban had all but eradicated the opium growers before the US invasion. So why is cheap Afghanistan heroin flooding into the United States?" - Topix ||  US Support - Drug Trade  || - Related Article:  Afghanistan annual drug money reaches $70 billion: officials

Drone kills innocent girls
A quote...."Hard on the heels of Khar-Grossman talks in which Pakistan turned down the US request to let Nato supplies pass through, the US ended its month-long hiatus in drone warfare and claimed that it had killed four suspected militants and wounded two others holed up in a girls’ school in North Waziristan on Sunday. The truth is that the attack left four young girls dead. The attack seems more like an attempt to pressurise Islamabad rather than fighting terrorism. And even so far as terrorism is concerned, drone strikes have been criticised by none other than anonymous high ranking members of the US Administration as a ‘recruiting windfall’ for the militants."

Afghan protesters accuse NATO of killing 4 children
Related Article - A quote...."KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Hundreds of Afghan demonstrators on Tuesday accused US-led NATO troops of killing four children during clashes with insurgents in a southern Afghan town, officials and witnesses said. -- The protesters, who were carrying the bodies of four children aged eight to 12, blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway and chanted anti-US slogans, they said."

ISAF Misreports Losses, DoD Fudges Afghan Security Force Progress
Special Note - A quote..."To prevent criticism of its operation in Afghanistan the western ISAF military is eager to one side suppress negative news and on the other to put a false gloss on figures that demonstrate alleged progress. Here are examples for each category. First the minor issue."

ISAF under-reporting attacks by Afghan allies
Related Article - A quote...."WASHINGTON — The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops."
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Pak wants $1000 per truck for transporting NATO supplies to Afghanistan
Good for the Pakies, they've FINALLY learned to think like Amerikans. - mpg -- A quote...."Pakistani authorities have proposed the imposition of a levy of $1,000 on each truck and container transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan through the country's territory, a senior official has said."

Pentagon: Tons of Weapons Stuck in Pakistan
A quote...."Previous attempts to shrug off the closure of the Pakistani border to war materiel seem to be crumbling, as a new Pentagon report warns that Pakistan’s refusal to let NATO use it for supplying its occupation is a “strategic concern.”
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Death of former Libyan oil minister in Vienna ‘could be murder’
A quote...."Libya’s former prime minister and oil minister Shokri Ghanem, a prominent defector from Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s government, drowned in the River Danube, Vienna police said yesterday – but a Libyan security source suggested he could have been murdered."

What’s Next for Libya?
A quote...."NATO’s “responsibility to protect” (R2P) was subterfuge to wage war. Months of terror bombing left Libya a charnel house. -- Africa’s most developed country was ravaged, not liberated. Protracted struggle continues. Expect it to persist for years."

Libya: UN mission voices concern over detainee deaths resulting from torture
No doubt Hillary Clinton will get "excited" or even "thrilled" by this report.....maybe she'll even girlishly giggle again. - mpg -- A quote...."1 May 2012 – The United Nations mission for Libya has expressed its concern to the country’s authorities over the recent deaths of three people in a detention centre in the north-western city of Misrata, saying it believes that the deaths were the result of torture.
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UK aid helps to fund forced sterilization of India's poor
Gotta reduce all those darkies. - mpg -- A quote...."Tens of millions of pounds of UK aid money have been spent on a programme that has forcibly sterilised Indian women and men, the Observer has learned. Many have died as a result of botched operations, while others have been left bleeding and in agony. A number of pregnant women selected for sterilisation suffered miscarriages and lost their babies."

Drone victims’ defender speaks
A quote...."The deaths of innocent Pakistani civilians turned Shahzad Akbar from a U.S. friend to full-time critic."

Five Killed, Dozens Wounded in Cairo Clashes
A quote...."Five people died and dozens were injured on early Wednesday during riots outside the Defense Ministry in the center of Cairo, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported."

Brewing a Conflict with China
A quote...."May 01, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --  Washington has pressured the Philippines, whose government it owns, into conducting joint military exercises in the South China Sea. Washington’s excuse is that China has territorial disputes with the Philippines, Indonesia, and other countries concerning island and sea rights in the South China Sea. Washington asserts that China’s territorial disputes with the like of Indonesia and the Philippines are a matter of United States’ national interests." - Source:  PaulCraigRoberts  - also posted at DProgram & OpEdNews & CounterPunch

Forging a Multi-Polar World -- Latin America Delivers a Swift Kick
Special Note - A quote...."On one level, April’s hemispheric summit meeting was an old fashioned butt kicking for Washington’s policies in the region. The White House found itself virtually alone—Dudley Do Right Canada its sole ally—on everything from Cuba to the war on drugs. But the differences go deeper than the exclusion of Havana and the growing body count in Washington’s failed anti-narcotics strategy. They reflect profound disagreements on how to build economies, confront inequity, and reflect a new balance of power in world affairs."

Bolivia Seizes Unit of Spanish Power Company Red Electrica
A quote...."Bolivia is nationalizing the local assets of Spain’s Red Electrica Corp. (REE), giving the government control of the Andean nation’s power grid two weeks after neighboring Argentina seized its biggest oil company. "
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israel demolishes building, electricity near Qalqiliya
A quote...."QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities demolished a house and 13 electricity poles near Qalqiliya on Tuesday, locals told Ma'an. -- The building, which was still under construction, lies at the entrance of Izbat At-Tabib village and belongs to Zidan Yaser Tabib, residents said."

Report: “Five Killed, 285 Kidnapped In April”
A quote...."Israeli soldiers shot and killed five Palestinians, including a 4 year old child, and kidnapped more than 285 Palestinians in April 2012 according to The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights (Tadamon)." - also posted at AlethoNews

To counter the injustice of Israeli impunity, remember the Samouni family
A quote...."Israel's military prosecution announced Tuesday that no legal steps will be taken against those responsible for the killing of 21 members of the Samouni family during the 2009 Operation Cast Lead in Gaza." - bold by website editor

Army Invades Several Towns Near Jenin
A quote...."Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several towns near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, fired rounds of live ammunition into the air before breaking into and searching several homes."

Israel to demolish buildings in East Jerusalem to build a park
A quote...."Jerusalem Municipality has issued a decision to demolish seven buildings in the neighborhood of Silwan, south of Al Aqsa Mosque in the city, under the settlement plan for the establishment of a park, "King David" in the place."

Four Injured As Soldiers Attack Non-violent Protest

A quote...."Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers attacked non-violent protesters near the Ofer Israeli military prison. The protesters were expressing solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike in different Israeli prisons and detention facilities. (Video Included)"

Israeli Forces Raid Gaza Town, Open Fire at Schools, Homes
A quote...."GAZA, May 2, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday raided the eastern part of Khuza'a, a town east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, and opened fire towards two schools, homes and agricultural land, according to witnesses."

Israelis Destroy Water Cistern in Hebron
A quote...."HEBRON, May 2, 2012 (WAFA) - Israeli forces Wednesday destroyed a cistern used for collecting rain water in al-Baqa’a area, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to local sources."
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Amerika's FrankenFood Disaster & The Monsanto Monster....

GMO alert: top 10 genetically modified foods to avoid eating
A quote...."(NaturalNews) There is a conspiracy of selling out happening in America. Politics and personal interest it would seem determine government policies over and above health and safety issues. When President Obama appointed Michael Taylor in 2009 as senior adviser for the FDA, a fierce protest ensued from consumer groups and environmentalists. Why? Taylor used to be vice president for Monsanto, a multinational interested in marketing genetically modified (GM) food. It was during his term that GMO's were approved in the US without undergoing tests to determine if they were safe for human consumption." - also posted at BLN

Monday April 30th 2012

International bankers and WWII
Must Read - A quote...."The Treaty of Versailles, signed at the end of WWI, was designed to rip off Germany, to further consolidate the control of international bankers over USA and Europe, and to lay the basis of the next world war so that the agenda of establishment of a one world government could be carried further. The League of Nations was set up after WWI and the UN was set up after WWII. The UN building was a “gift” from the Rockefellers! Supranational bodies, like the UN, IMF, etc, will eventually become the basis of one world government by gradually encroaching over national autonomy. The national governments will gradually be rendered powerless and impotent." - also posted at " - also posted at PhantomReport - Related:  Books by Antony Sutton:  "Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution", [BkFndr], [AddAll] and "Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler", [BkFndr], [AddAll]

Welcome to the Asylum
Special Note - A quote...."April 30, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, soil and water be poisoned. Let the forests die. Let the seas be emptied of life. Let one useless war after another be waged. Let the masses be thrust into extreme poverty and left without jobs while the elites, drunk on hedonism, accumulate vast fortunes through exploitation, speculation, fraud and theft. Reality, at the end, gets unplugged. We live in an age when news consists of Snooki’s pregnancy, Hulk Hogan’s sex tape and Kim Kardashian’s denial that she is the naked woman cooking eggs in a photo circulating on the Internet. Politicians, including presidents, appear on late night comedy shows to do gags and they campaign on issues such as creating a moon colony....."
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

US Foreign policy is Isreali policy
Ry2SVideo - (Ry2SYuTb - 8min31sec - Apr 13, 2012) - Source:  Rys2sense -- A quote...."The US spends its trillions and bleeds its blood for the interest of a foreign nations and lies of a controlled press. Christian churches in the US give Israel tens of billions of dollars every year, even more than what the government gives Israel. Those evangelicals are not harmless crazies. They are very harmful."

New York Times has a Problem Fitting the Facts to Print
PhotoGallery - (Warning: Extremely grim photos) - A quote...."New York Times ad accuses BDS movement, college professors of inciting murder of Jewish children."

How Much Freedom of the Press Is There At The New York Times?
PhotoGallery - (Warning: Extremely grim photos) - A quote...."Posted below is a response to the advert which appeared on the Pages of The New York Times (See THIS post) …. also see this hateful video to know what we are dealing with. Presented is a letter sent to the Editor at the Times. Let’s see if it is fit for them to print, or would they prefer to get it in the form of an ad with a check enclosed …Just how much Freedom of the Press is there?

FYI:  The NYT is owned by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, notable for their Judith Miller scandal and their insipid, uninspiring, unapologetic, faux-mea-culpa 'we lied the country into the Iraq war' fame.  They're a bunch of Jewish, card-carrying, war-mongering, fellow travelers of the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium.  They just won't say "NO" to more wars.  They just won't stop publishing lies till they get another one (or two, or three...) started.  They just won't stop apologizing and making excuses for Israel's slaughter of the Palestinians.  Folks, if you pay good money for this paper, you're simply supporting more of the same stupid war-propaganda and lies that's led to all this murder and mayhem. - mpg

Deir Yassin Remembered
A quote...."This year marks the 67th anniversary of the massacre at Deir Yassin, one of the most appalling crimes carried out by the Jewish Irgun and Stern gangs in Palestine."

American Methodists Must Be Fearless About Divestment
Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because it's the right thing to do, and because  it's easy to do. (All you have to do is look at the label and NOT buy their products, now WHAT could be more simple than that?) -- AND -- it's working!!  - mpg -- A quote...."Why is the United Methodist Church apparently making such heavy weather of voting for divestment from corporates – specifically Caterpillar, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard – that profiteer from the brutal Israeli occupation of Palestine? -- Americans can surely learn from their British brethren who blazed a trail through this minefield at their annual conference nearly two years ago. -- They voted to boycott products from Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestine, regarded as illegal under international law, and to encourage Methodists across the country to do the same." - For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.
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More on the Domestic Situation.....

Obama's Osama Deception Proves Reality - Has A Conspiracy Bias
Special Note - A quote...."No Evidence, No Trial, No Photos, No Worries. Cause Barack Obama Is A Bad Mothafucka. -- Reality does not have a liberal bias; it has a conspiracy bias. Liberals and conservatives deny reality when they deny the validity of falsely labeled "conspiracy theories." -- But the denial camp is running out of steam. The documented deception about the Osama Bin Laden assassination provides the proof of reality's conspiracy bias. These three articles destroy the credibility of the official mythic story of Obama's takedown of Osama in Abbottabad: '10 Facts That Prove The Bin Laden Fable Is a Contrived Hoax' by Paul Joseph Watson; 'Osama bin Laden’s Second Death' and 'How Many SEALs Died?' both by Paul Craig Roberts." - also posted at 9/11InsdJob
 - Topix ||  Osama Back From the Dead™  ||

Key witness to RFK assassination says Sirhan Sirhan didn’t act alone
A quote...."A key witness to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy has retracted her official statements in the case and now claims that convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan did not act alone. - Nina Rhodes-Hughes, 78, tells CNN that the FBI "twisted" her original statements to authorities. In recent court filings led by California Attorney General Kamala Harris, state prosecutors argue that even if there were a second gunman on the scene, Sirhan is still guilty of murder."

The FBI, Elaborate Entrapment and Hannah Arendt on Secret Police
A quote...."April 30, 2012 "Information Clearing House" ---  David Shipler writes in today’s New York Times about an interesting aspect of a series of ‘lethal terrorist plots’ that have been successfully interdicted by the nation’s law enforcement agencies...."

"[These] dramas were facilitated by the F.B.I., whose undercover agents and informers posed as terrorists offering a dummy missile, fake C-4 explosives, a disarmed suicide vest and rudimentary training. Suspects naïvely played their parts until they were arrested"

"Shipler goes on to describe the elaborate entrapment methods followed by the FBI and its agents...." - Topix ||  The F.B.I.'s Constant Gardening  ||

Trail of Death: Breitbart Coroner Turns Up Dead, Arsenic Poisoning Suspected
Now....THIS IS WEIRD. - Did this guy handle the "samples" that indicated Breitbart's demise was not caused by "wrongful death"?  If so, perhaps the authorities should do some re-testing.  Or is that asking too much? - mpg -- A quote...."Veteran Los Angeles coroner forensic technician Michael Cormier had died, apparently due to arsenic poisoning. The 61 year old Cormier was discovered dead on April 20th - the same day the city officials had released their preliminary autopsy report on the death of conservative media powerhouse Andrew Breitbart."

21 Questions 'They' Don't Want You to Ask
A quote...."It is exasperating to realize that the news that the public is being fed every single day is very heavily filtered and very heavily censored. In a world where "spin" is everything, simply telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - Fortunately, the Internet has helped fuel the rise of the alternative media, and millions of Americans that are starting to wake up are turning to the alternative media for answers to their unanswered questions."

You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It?
A quote...."April 30, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished.  Turn on your computer and the US Department of Homeland Security's National Operations Center may monitor whether you are typing not merely "al-Qaeda", but "exercise", "drill", "wave", "initiative" and "organisation": all proscribed words. The British government's announcement that it intends to spy on every email and phone call is old hat. The satellite vacuum cleaner known as Echelon has been doing this for years. What has changed is that a state of permanent war has been launched by the United States and a police state is consuming western democracy. -- What are you going to do about it?" - also posted at DProgram

The TSA LIke the Like NAZI Brown Shirts, East German Stasis and the KGB?
A quote...."The Transportation Security Administration was not nothing new; it was planned for many years before September 11, 2001. This day was the excuse used to plug in the TSA. Some people even said the TSA uniforms look very similar or perhaps identical to the East German Stasis. I have not seen one yet when I looked. Do you remember President George W. Bush hired the former head of the East German Stasi Marcus Wolf to consult Homeland Security. Why? To set up a tyrannical Police state to lord over the American people." - also posted at DProgram

ACTA in the EU is Beaten But Not Dead
A quote...."The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was dealt a major blow on April 12 when MEP David Martin, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for the agreement and member of the Committee responsible for delivering the recommendation [doc] to European Parliament to adopt or reject the agreement, announced that he would be recommending a “no” vote. While the prospects of the European Parliament ratifying the agreement seems to have fortunately lessened, it does not mean that it’s a fait accompli that the European Parliament will reject ACTA."

New ISP will defend users from SOPA CISPA government spying - Hip Hip Hooray!!
Action Alert - RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 9min11sec - Apr 27, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."One new Internet Service Provider will challenge the government if a user’s information is requested. Nicholas Merrill, executive director for The Calyx Institute, joins us to explain how he plans on changing the ISP landscape. "

Buy your way to Heaven! The Catholic Church brings back indulgences
A quote...."These days, you can get a deal on anything. Even salvation! Pope Benedict has announced that his faithful can once again pay the Catholic Church to ease their way through Purgatory and into the Gates of Heaven."

Borg Tea Party Voted to Kill Fourth
A quote...."Last week’s passage of CISPA in the House was helped along by the so-called House Tea Party Caucus. -- In reality, this caucus is nothing more than a gaggle of state-worshiping and war-mongering Republicans who hate the Constitution as much as their colleagues in crime on the other side of the aisle hate it, but for different reasons." - also posted at DProgram - Topix ||  How About a "Justice Party"? - 04-23-10 - mpg  ||

Michael Rivero Broadcasting on Justin TV - April 30 2012
MRVideo - Related:  Republic Broadcasting dot Org - Donate:  click here -- (JustinTV - 2hrs - April 30th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens....

The Mechanics for the Destruction of the US Economy
A quote...."It has been almost four years since the crash of the mortgage derivatives Federal Reserve Ponzi scheme.  Simultaneously and as a part of that crash, credit lines for small businesses were revoked, causing factory shutdowns and job losses, which caused further foreclosures and the loss of $billions in private retirement accounts.  All of these things were the result of international crimes having been committed by the international banking cartels.  Since then our national debt has grown by $6 trillion."

MF Global: “This Was a Massive Theft”
A quote...."Six months and counting. - The lives of countless numbers of families and individuals are likely forever changed by what transpired at MF Global. Yet there remains no real accounting nor full retribution for the fiasco which unfolded within the walls of the firm that traced its roots to the late 1700s."

Lawsuit for ALL Homeowners against the Fraud Of Banks & Money Laundering has begun!
- Hip Hip Hooray!!
A quote...."Every single homeowner has a right to start one themselves too! This is a Class Action!"

Dallas Fed Plunges Negative. Biggest Miss In 10 Months
A quote...."The index turned negative for the first time this year, dropped to its lowest level in 7 months and missed expectations by the largest amount in 10 months."

Chicago PMI Plunges To Lowest Since November 2009, Biggest Miss To Expectations Since September 2009
A quote...."... the only question is whether the number,which printed at 56.2, down from 62.2, and missing expectations of 60.0, is horrible enough to send stocks soaring [due to Bernie's anticipated QE3]. Based on some of the core numbers it may be...."

Today's $1.24 Billion Targeted Gold Slam Down Makes The Mainstream Press
Gold Bug Alert - A quote...."For the first time in what may be ages, a phenomenon that has become near and dear to anyone who trades gold, and which at best elicits a casual smirk from those who observe it several times daily, we find that the WSJ has finally picked up on the topic of the endless daily gold slam down...."

22 Signs That The Collapsing Spanish Economy Is Heading Into A Great Depression
A quote...."What happens when debt-fueled false prosperity disappears?  Just look at Spain.  The 4th largest economy in the eurozone was riding high during the boom years, but now the Spanish economy is collapsing with no end in sight.  When a debt bubble gets interrupted, the consequences can be rather chaotic.  Just like we saw in Greece, austerity is causing the economy to slow down in Spain.  But when the economy slows down, tax revenues fall and that makes it even more difficult to meet budget targets.  So even more austerity measures are needed to keep debt under control and the cycle just keeps going.  Unfortunately, even with all of the recently implemented austerity measures the Spanish government is still not even close to a balanced budget.  Meanwhile, the housing market in Spain is crashing and unemployment is already above 24 percent." - also posted at 9/11InsdJob - Topix ||  The End-Stage Process of Mature Fiat-Currency-Capitalism - 11-30-11 - mpg  ||

Egan Jones Cuts Spain For Second Time In Two Weeks, From BBB- To BB+
Quote of the Day...."Even as the SEC is hell bent on destroying Egan Jones as a rating agency, in the process cementing its status as an objective, independent, and honest third party research entity, the firm is just as hell bent on milking its still existing NRSRO status for all it's worth. Because while Egan Jones was the first entity to cut Spain two weeks ago, only to be followed by Spain, it just did so again minutes ago."

[Britain's] Double-dip recession to trigger [another] house price fall
A quote...."Fears for a slide in property values emerged after new figures revealed last week that the UK has “double-dipped” into a fresh downturn. -- The figures are expected to deal a blow to already weak consumer confidence, underscoring the likelihood of a market slump. -- “It is not good news for the housing market, given it’s already struggling,” said Howard Archer, chief UK economist at IHS Global insight...."

France elections 2012: François Hollande gets poll boost as candidates prepare for final push
A quote...."François Hollande is on course for victory in Sunday's final round of presidential elections, a fresh poll showed on Monday, with his sizeable lead freeing him from pressure from the far-Left."

Quantifying The Big Five Canadian Banks' $114 Billion Bailout
A quote...."With such propaganda statements, bordering on patriotism, uttered by various Canadian politicians, it is no wonder that last summer Zero Hedge got into hot water with virtually every Canadian media outlet (see here and here) for daring to suggest that Canada's banks are not quite as stable and well capitalized as public rhetoric makes them seem."
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

For WaPo, Promises to the Elderly Have 'No Economic Significance'
Some quotes..."I gave my daughter a tip on being a media critic: "If you see a newspaper article with the words 'Social Security' in the title," I told her, "it's probably bad." - Sure enough, the article we were looking at–"Fixing Social Security," by Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan (4/29/12)–was pretty terrible."  ---  "Why does the Social Security trust fund have so many Treasury bonds? Because back in the 1980s, the federal government decided to "save" Social Security by raising the payroll tax (and cutting benefits as well). The idea was that Social Security would take in more than it needed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, loan that money to the Treasury, and then in the mid-21st century, the Treasury would pay it back, thus helping to pay for the Baby Boomers' retirement. - The loaning money to Treasury part worked as planned. Now that it's time for the paying back part–suddenly the trust fund has "no economic significance."" - bold by website editor

'OWS has right target, must sever itself as US caught in vice of no escape'
RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 12min20sec - Apr 30, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."America sees the' looting' of the US Treasury, and the money given to a Wall Street 'criminal class', journalist Chris Hedges told RT. He adds that ordinary people are caught in the vice of unregulated corporate capitalism -- with no escape."

NYPD Raids Activists’ Homes Before Tomorrow’s Occupy Wall Street Protests
A quote...."A day before Occupy Wall Street hopes to shut down New York and cities across the country in massive May Day protests, the NYPD visited at least three activist homes in New York and interrogated residents about plans for tomorrow's protest."

Occupy Wall Street Files 2 Lawsuits Against NYPD Full Of Incriminating Evidence
A quote...."Two separate lawsuits have been filed against the NYPD for repeated violations of the constitutional rights of both protestors and media outlets trying to report on the movement."

Occupy Wall Street Plans Protests for May Day
Action Alert - A quote...."Organizers say they hope the coordinated events will mark a spring resurgence of the movement after a quiet winter. Calls for a general strike with no work, no school, no banking and no shopping have sprung up on websites in Toronto, Barcelona, London, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, among hundreds of cities in North America, Europe and Asia."
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More On The International Situation....

Revolution Engineering: US know-how & 'colourful' technology
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 11min08sec - Apr 29, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."The US is the foremost power when it comes to creating and applying "color revolutions". America invented the know-how and has the best experts in this area. Political scientist Mateusz Piskorski gives RT expert insight into how revolutions are being planned, coordinated and financed."
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Lebanon seizes 150 tons of Libyan arms en route to Syrian rebels
Must View RTVideo - Alt - (RTYuTb - 7min12sec - Apr 29, 2012) - Source:  RussiaToday -- A quote...."As the violence in Syria continues unabated, neighbouring Lebanon has seized a shipment of smuggled weapons, destined for Syrian rebels. The sea-bound cache apparently came from Libya, which is backing the opponents of President Assad."

Terrorist groups must be disarmed in Syria: Larijani
A quote...."Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani warns against terrorist attacks in Syria, urging the full implementation of a ceasefire plan and the disarming of armed groups in the Arab country."
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South African crude oil imports from Iran hit $434 million
A quote...."South African crude oil imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran have increased to $434.8 million in March from $364 million in February, customs data show."

US deployment of F-22s to UAE is psywar: Vahidi
Especially since the plane is a known "pilot killer" and falls out of the sky with the least excuse. - mpg

The UN May Have Silenced the Afghan Public
A quote...."April 30, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- “Today, Afghanistan and the U.S. initialed and locked the text of the strategic partnership agreement,” said President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman, Aimal Faizi. “This means the text is closed….” -- Why “lock” or “close” the future of Afghanistan to 30 million ordinary Afghan citizens?"

Elite Afghan soldier kills U.S. special forces mentor
A quote...."28 Apr 2012 An elite Afghan soldier shot dead an American mentor and his translator at a U.S. base, Afghan officials said on Friday. The soldier opened fire at an American military base on Wednesday in Shah Wali Kot district, in Kandahar province, said General Abdul Hamid, the commander of Afghan army forces in the Taliban's southern heartland. At least 18 foreign soldiers have died this year in 11 incidents of so-called green-on-blue shootings." - Topix  ||  The Taliban's New War Tactic - 03-30-12 - mpg  ||

Ex-Libya PM found dead in Danube
A quote...."Shukri Ghanem, a former Libyan premier and oil minister who abandoned Muammar Gaddafi's regime to support the rebels who ultimately toppled the dictator, has been found dead in a section of the Danube river flowing through Vienna, Austria."

Report: Bahraini police beat, torture detainees
A quote...."Bahrain's Kin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, doesn't give a flying Frisbee about human rights in his country, as long as the US continues to give him money and arms with which to suppress his people."

Clash between Egypt's Islamists, military grows
A quote...."CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament said Sunday it was suspending sessions for a week to protest the ruling military's failure to heed repeated calls for the dismissal of the government."

At least 90 injured in Cairo as military close eyes on attack against protesters
Photos - A quote...."More than 90 people have been wounded as unidentified assailants attacked protesters in Cairo who called for an end to military rule. Police and army troops chose not to interfere. Some reports say a number of people have died in the violence."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israeli navy detains five Palestinian fishermen of one family
A quote...."GAZA, (PIC)-- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained five Palestinian fishermen to the west of Gaza harbor on Sunday morning, fishermen syndicate chairman said." - also posted at AlethoNews

Yitzhar settlers attack school children in Urif
A quote...."Urif is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the northern occupied West Bank, located thirteen kilometres South of Nablus. The town has a population of just under 3000 inhabitants and is overlooked by the illegal Israeli colony of Yitzhar. Last week on Sunday, April 22, Urif’s boys school was attacked by mask-wearing settlers supported by four Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) soldiers who used tear-gas, sound bombs, and live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian children." - also posted at AlethoNews
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The On-Going Fukushima Meltdown Disaster....

Japan Times on Melt Through: “Molten ‘lava’ melted bottom of containment vessel,”
A quote...."Three of the six reactors of Fukushima No. 1 had a complete core meltdown a few days after the tsunami hit. The molten fuel penetrated not only through the bottom of the thick pressure vessel, but also poked holes at the bottom of the containment vessel, thus releasing fission materials into the environment. The meltdown itself started at 11p.m. on the day of the tsunami, March 11, 2011." - bold by website editor

Fukushima Gov’t: Over 35% of young people tested have thyroid cysts or nodules
A quote...."In March, Fukushima government conducted thyroid test for under 18 in 13 cities and towns such as Minamisoma city, Namiemachi, Iidatemura, Tomiokamachi etc. -- The result shows thyroid nodules ( 5.0mm) or cyst (20.0mm) were seen in 13,460 from 38,114 people (35.3%)."

Fukushima still spewing massive radiation plumes; America in 'huge trouble,' says nuclear expert
A quote...."(NaturalNews) During a recent Congressional delegation trip to Japan, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden witnessed with his own eyes the horrific aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which we have heard very little about from the media in recent months. The damage situation was apparently so severe, according to his account, that he has now written a letter to Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan, petitioning for more to be done, and offering any additional support and assistance that might help contain and resolve the situation as quickly as possible." - also posted at DProgram

Sunday April 29th 2012

No posts. - mpg

Saturday April 28th 2012

Make Love, then War
Must Read - A quote...."April 27, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- In these days of a dying, raving and hallucinating empire, its best known poet, and a master at being anti-war, is accepting a Presidential Freedom Award from a cynical if affable, still, to many people, master of war. What is Dylan thinking? He and Obama are no strangers. On February 9, 2010, Dylan performed "The Times They Are A-Changing" at the White House. If I remember correctly, Dylan seemed a bit sullen that night, and he skipped the final, feel good session at the end, when all the other performers gathered, beaming, around our Chief Executive, the one who can order you or anyone locked up without trial, or shot, sans fanfare, because we're in a never ending war, remember? Dylan's old squeeze, Queen Jane, sang at the same soiree, and before crooning, Baez even gazed at Obama and cooed, “Mr. President, you are much loved.” In our inverted country, grizzled peaceniks now serenade a war criminal."

Humanity will never have Truth until criminal 1% arrested. Will YOU demand it?
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."The annual cost of US 1% “leadership” lies and obvious crimes is death to millions, harm to billions, and looting of trillions of the 99%’s wealth.
"Arrests end the lies and crimes, murders, damages, and looting. -- The arrests are for obvious leaders in “emperor has no clothes” obvious crimes." - For more Chris Hedges, view one of his classic clips shown below....

Chris Hedges Talk
CHVideo - From the History File - (previously posted) - Alt - (CHYuTb - 49min13sec - May 2, 2011) - A quote...."All Saints Church, Pasadena, California. April 29, 2011" - A RINGING, condemnation of what our society is becoming, and all those who support its headlong rush into the abyss.  A CLARION CALL for the rest of us to take action before it's to late.  If you really want to know what the TRUTH sounds like when it's spoken, and spoken well, listen to Chris Hedge's speech. - mpg
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More Tales From the Zio-Sphere....

10 questions Leveson should ask Rupert Murdoch about his relationship with Tony Blair
#1) -- A quote...."What was it about the relationship with Murdoch that made Tony Blair feel it was appropriate to take a phone call from a newspaper proprietor just hours prior to the most momentous decision a prime minister can make: ordering the country's armed forces to war?"

Prince Andrew's former lover Koo Stark to launch landmark phone hacking claim in the US against the Murdoch Empire -- #2) -- A quote...."Prince Andrew's former girlfriend Koo Stark is threatening to sue Rupert Murdoch's media company, claiming that her phone was hacked while she was on US soil. -- She is the first person to be confirmed as considering legal action against News Corp in the States over the hacking scandal, which has so far been largely confined to the UK."

Max Mosley: 'News International has blackmailed MPs and others. Leveson must hear the truth'
#3) -- A quote...."Max Mosley, the motor racing multi-millionaire, is bankrolling a plan to expose potential blackmail and intimidation against politicians by Rupert Murdoch's newspaper group. Mr Mosley said in an interview with The Independent that he was funding legal assistance for MPs to reveal their experiences of the country's largest newspaper group – in an attempt to demonstrate its secret power in British politics." - Hip Hip Hooray!!

Regarding the three articles shown above....it should be realized that the ENTIRE "phone hacking" scandal was a standard Mossad spy campaign, and one of their classic blackmail trolling operations from start to finish.  Rupert Murdoch, who ran the whole thing along with his son, is a made-member of the AIPAC/Israeli Consortium and cooperates with Israel's Mossad 24/7. - mpg
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Scottish TUC delegates join Palestine freedom struggle – unanimously! - Hip Hip Hooray!!
1) -- A quote...."The delegates to the Annual Conference of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), the umbrella group for every trade union in Scotland, today voted unanimously and repeatedly against Israeli apartheid. The 450 delegates voted to...." - also posted at AlethoNews
United Methodist Church Considers Divestment from Israel - Hip Hip Hooray!!
2) -- A quote...."One of the major issues being addressed is a proposal that the church formally divest from Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard because of their involvement in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank (and in HP’s case the blockade of Gaza as well)."

Report: Major UK retailer boycotts settlement goods - Hip Hip Hooray!!
3) -- A quote...."LONDON (Ma'an) -- One of the United Kingdom's largest food retailers has boycotted four companies that export products from illegal Israeli settlements, British daily The Guardian reported on Sunday."

Regarding the three articles shown above....Boycott, Divest and Sanction the ENTIRE state of Israel!  Because it's the right thing to do, and because  it's easy to do. (All you have to do is look at the label and NOT buy their products, now WHAT could be more simple than that?) -- AND -- it's working!!  - mpg -- For more on how to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the state of Israel see the upper-left-corner of the "Front Page" of this website.
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Orwellian 'Hate Speech' laws Target Non Jews in Canada
Video - (YuTb - 2min57sec - Apr 27, 2012) - Source:  ravenise00 -- A quote...."Press TV was interested to discover whether or not Hate Speech laws were being applied consistently in Canada, even to powerful elites who seek to demonize Muslims. The police chief's response was terse."

Israel Wages WAR on YOUR MIND
Video - Alt - (YuTb - 6min32sec - Oct 9, 2010) - Source:  theTRUTHprincess -- A quote...."Propaganda and deception is Israel's lifeline. - BY WAY OF DECEPTION Israel manipulates the western news in order to control your thoughts and poison your mind. - This is an excerpt from the excellent documentary: "Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land."

Thanking 60 MINUTES and Begging for More
Contains Video - Alt - A quote...."The Zionist control of America’s Media ended by way of Bob Simon allowing Ambassador Oren, to expose the way Zionists attempt to silence anybody who thinks critically and asks important questions regarding the state of Israel-see it here"

Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land
Must View Video - From the History File - 04/26/07 - (Gogl - 1hr19min14sec - 5 years ago) - A quote...."Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict How Israel manipulates and distorts American public perceptions Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied territories appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one."

In a fear society, where some facts are crimes
A quote...."Tel Aviv University was built on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Sheikh Muwannis. The university's faculty lounge is the village mukhtar's former home. At the corner of Arlosoroff and Ibn Gvirol streets, where the Century Tower skyscraper stands, a Palestinian village named Sommeil used to exist. -- When activists from the Israeli group Zochrot set out into the heart of Tel Aviv's "Independence Day" festivities to educate revelers about these facts, they were accused of engaging in criminal activities."

Not A Happy 64th B'day Israel!
A quote...."Peeling off the artificial sugar layers and the dazzling celebratory ornaments, Israel on its 64th birthday stands fragile, isolated and exposed in a way it has never been since its foundation."
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More on the Domestic Situation.....

Obama: Romney would not have got bin Laden
Photos - A quote...."Dear President Pussy. YOU did not "get" Osama Bin Laden. The real Bin Laden died in December 2001, and whoever got whacked a year ago was just some poor schmuck in the wrong place at the wrong time. Repeated sets of faked photos leaked by the White House did not fool anyone." - Topix ||  Osama Back From the Dead™  ||

Powerful New Outreach Letter Describing Explosive 9/11 Evidence Now Available Download & Distribute it 2day
A quote...."A new and remarkably effective AE911Truth letter is ready for your use to introduce the most compelling evidence of the WTC controlled demolition to VIPs, associates and friends. It is now available for download in .PDF format as well as .doc format on our website. Signed by AE911Truth founder Richard Gage, AIA, this letter concisely presents the key facts in a compelling short-form manner. This is one of the best tools to enlighten anyone who hasn’t yet been exposed to the evidence."

Enemies Within the Gate
Special Note - A quote...."There is something admirable about an honest enemy; I rather respect people who at the least state very clearly who they are and what they stand for. Even if their views are morally repugnant, I still maintain a level of respect for the honest yet offensive opponent. The liar on the other hand, that is a different matter. The liar might be and often is the “nicest person you could ever want to know”, but an honest jerk is much better in my book than a lying “friend”, or as it is in my case, lying “volunteers”. -- In my view the liar, fraudster, infiltrator and collaborator is the most vile of them all… and make no mistake, they are everywhere in this so-called “movement” of ours."

DOD's new espionage unit to cover broader range of targets - That means YOU! - mpg
Related Article - A quote...."This is our 17th spy agency. It will create jobs for Americans. Obviously, we do not have enough wars as the economy is still contracting. White House Souse." -- *Michael Rivero* - bold by website editor

POLICE STATE: "Robots R’US": Military-style Drones on 63 Military Bases In The USA
A quote...."t’s easy to understand why Presidents, politicians and the military love robots. They don’t talk back. They follow orders.  You press a button and they do what they are told. They are considered so efficient, and so lethal."

Romney Nightmare: Ron Paul Resurfaces Yet Again
2012 Election Cycle - (political analysis) -- A quote...."While the media has done everything possible to make Ron Paul invisible to the public, he keeps doing annoying little things to grab people’s attention — like belatedly winning the most delegates in both Iowa and Minnesota.  And showing up in Rasmussen polling as the only Republican who could beat Barack Obama.  The truth is often hard to swallow. -- And the truth that establishment Republicans are trying hardest to ignore is that Paul could create a nightmare for Romney at the Republican Convention in Tampa.  If he can prevent Mittman from getting to the magic 1,144 mark before August 27, all hell could break loose at the convention. -- And if that happens, it’s not unthinkable that many Romney supporters who have been holding their noses could start shifting to Paul....."

Reality Check: The Truth About Delegate Numbers In Iowa and Minnesota
2012 Election Cycle - Video - (YuTb - 5min44sec - Apr 26, 2012) - Source:  BenSwannRealityCheck -- A quote...."Ben takes a look at efforts by a GOP chiarwoman to railroad a Washington State caucus. Plus the truth about delegate numbers in Iowa and Minnesota." - For more regarding this issue see the video and comments shown below......

KCGOP Chair Tries to End Caucus When Ron Paul Supporter is Elected as Chair
2012 Election Cycle - Video - (fraud alert) - Note:Click CC to see subtitles of the audio - (YuTb - 3min35sec - Apr 22, 2012) - Source:  orange11emilie

This website editor does not particularly support Ron Paul, but....to characterize Lori Sotelo's tyrannical, lying, irritating, monotone, monologue as infuriating, rude and amazingly disrespectful of the voters in THAT room, and the rest of this country, would be a VAST understatement.  -- A note to Ms. Sotelo, the voters of this country are not little children, and you're not this nation's dictator, just an ugly clown in a clown suit practicing verbal thuggery while demonstrating an astoundingly rarefied CONTEMPT for the democratic process of the United States.  You and others of your ilk along with the people you represent like Mitt Romney, are an utter disgrace to this nation and the principals it was founded upon. - mpg - posted 04-23-12

How CISPA would affect you (faq)
CISPA -  A quote...."CISPA would "waive every single privacy law ever enacted in the name of cybersecurity," -- "Allowing the military and NSA to spy on Americans on American soil goes against every principle this country was founded on." -- *Jared Polis*, Congressman (D) from the state of Colorado and onetime Web entrepreneur

CISPA Is Ridiculously Hideous (And It Just Passed The House)
CISPA - Related Article - A quote...."I'll be back on RT America today to discuss CISPA's not-so-shocking passage in the House. (Watch David's last appearance discussing CISPA below.) -- Total surveillance of the people is what Congress ultimately wants, so it is no surprise that this is apparently a top legislative priority for them -- even at a time when 1 out of every 2 recent college graduates face unemployment. Even at a time when our total public debt is above $15 trillion. -- How bad is CISPA in its current form? Here's some analysis from Techdirt...."

List Of Traitors In The House Who Voted For CISPA
Related List: - AltListDON'T VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE!! -- mpg

Michael Rivero Broadcasting on Justin TV - April 27 2012
MRVideo - Related:  Republic Broadcasting dot Org - Donate:  click here -- (JustinTV - 2hrs - April 27th, 2012) - Source:  MichaelRiveroTV-Vids -- Michael Rivero discusses the ongoing crimes of empire and many other issues.

Alex Takes Calls from Military & Police on The Growing Police State
AJVideo - Alt - (This website editor is not particularly fond of those in the military, but you have to listen to this video.  What they did to this vet is OUTRAGEOUS!! - mpg) - (AJYuTb - 23min12sec - Apr 27, 2012) - Source:  TheAlexJonesChannel -- A quote...."Alex covers the latest news, including efforts to roll back the Second Amendment in Florida and the continuing and growing revolt against the TSA and its serial abuses against the American people."

Revealing The Next Target…. – Charlie McGrath
CMcGVideo - Alt - (CMcGYuTb - 3min29sec - Apr 26, 2012) - Source:  crabbydogtrix - Website:  Wide Awake News
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The Anglo-Euro-Banks Credibility Crisis Deepens....

Does Quantitative Easing Benefit the 99% or the 1%?
A quote...."Forget competing theories … what do the facts say about quantitative easing? -- Paul Krugman says that QE, expansive monetary policy and inflation helps the little guy (the 99%) and hurts the big banks (the 1%). -- Of course, followers of the Austrian school of economics dispute this argument – and say that it is only the big boys who benefit from easy money. -- As hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel argues in the Wall Street Journal, in an article entitled “How the Fed Favors The 1%”...."

The Truth About Egan-Jones
Vindictive State Alert - A quote...."... but not from us: after all we are known for being biased, which in the mainstream media parlance means calling it like it is. No - instead we leave it to none other than Bloomberg's Jonathan Weil who does as good a job of being "biased" as we ever could: "Egan-Jones, which has been in business since 1992, could have continued operating as an independent publisher of ratings and analysis, not subject to government oversight or control. Instead it chose to play within the Big Three’s system, exposing itself to regulation and the whims of the SEC in exchange for the government’s imprimatur. Now it’s paying the price." "

25 Horrible Statistics About The U.S. Economy That Barack Obama Does Not Want You To Know
A quote...."The human capacity for self-delusion truly is remarkable.  Most people out there end up believing exactly what they want to believe even when the truth is staring them right in the face. -- Take the U.S. economy for example.  Barack Obama wants to believe that his policies have worked and that the U.S. economy is improving.  So that is what he is telling the American people.  The mainstream media wants to believe that Barack Obama is a good president and that his policies make sense and so they are reporting that we are experiencing an economic recovery.  A very large segment of the U.S. population still fully supports Barack Obama and they want to believe that the economy is getting better so they are buying the propaganda that the mainstream media is feeding them." - also posted at EndOfTheAmerDream & BLN

We've Never Left the Recession
Charts - A quote...."It is three and a half years since the Great Recession hit in 2008 with the collapse of our financial system caused by the Wall Street banks and their captured politician cronies in Washington D.C. Their mouthpieces in the mainstream media have been telling the American sheeple that we have been out of recession and in recovery since the 4th quarter of 2009." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Big GDP Miss: [US GDP] 2.2% Vs Expectations Of 2.5%, Composition Even Uglier
Chart - (click to enlarge) - A quote...."So much for the +3.0% GDP whisper number. Instead of printing at the expected number of +2.5%, the first preliminary GDP data point (two more revisions pending) came out at 2.2%, a big disappointment for a quarter which had a substantial boost from the weather."

US slowdown intensifies global economic crisis
Related Article - A quote...."US economic growth slowed in the first quarter of 2012, with gross domestic product rising by only 2.2 percent, according to figures reported by the Department of Commerce Friday. The figure was well below the consensus forecast of 2.6 percent among corporate economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires."

FDIC shuts down 5 [small] banks in 4 states
A quote...."Federal regulators have closed two banks in Maryland and one each in Minnesota, South Carolina and California, bringing to 22 the number of U.S. banks that have failed so far this year." - Related:  FDIC Falied Bank List
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The Piss-ant "State" and the (Formally) Mighty EU
04-28-12
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Why The Euro Is So Strong, Or Why The Market Expects $700bn Of Fed QE3
Special Note - Multiple Charts - (click to enlarge)

Tyler Durden tries to answer (and he seems to be the only one this website editor has seen so far) a VERY IMPORTANT question.  -- Why is the Euro so ridiculously high relative to the USD???

It should be understood the over-valued Euro has been slowly destroying the "peripheral" states of the EU for the last two years and after they're destroyed, the "core" might very well be next.

The EU's peripheral states have a serious problem, they're locked into the Euro, and it doesn't appear that it's going to go down relative to the USD....EVER!

They can't inflate their national economies through monetary means because the individual nation states don't control their own currencies, therefore they're left with the only other alternative, fiscal means.  A fruitless, self-destructive policy of ever increasing "austerity" measures that are causing their economies to crater, along with their worker's earnings, business incomes and government tax revenues, driving up their entire over-all national (private, corporate, and government) debt loads to stratospheric levels. 


Meanwhile their bond markets are subject to ever increasing attacks by mostly US-NRE and British Banksters using endless supplies of derivatives created out of thin air (they've added another 150 trillion in the last two years alone) driving up their bond market interest rates, which is only adding to their ever increasing deficits.

Nobody's that stupid, no one could possibly be this incompetent, this whole thing appears to be part of a deliberate (and highly profitable) policy of economic-currency warfare against the EU, and there is only one so-called "state" and its two colonial Bankster capitols that would benefit most from such a massively destructive policy.

That would be the "state" of Israel, and its capitals of Wall Street and London.

Why an economic union of over five hundred million people would allow a  tiny, little, vicious, nasty, piss-ant, criminal enterprise of barely seven million people, along with its two English speaking colonies, to utterly destroy Europe's  attempt to create a viable economic union will no doubt forever remain a deep mystery to historians of the future.

And an utter life-destroying tragedy for the people of the EU. - mpg

Other related essays you might enjoy....

The Sixth Law of War Time Currency Expansion Trumps the Fifth Law - 04-01-12 - mpg
Attack of the Killer ZOG-Banksters - 12-16-11 - mpg
The End-Stage Process of Mature Fiat-Currency-Capitalism - 11-30-11 - mpg
A Quadruple Whammy - 12-16-10 - mpg
Sarkozy's and the Anglo-Banksters' Kabuki Play ~ 02-19-12 - mpg
Israel is NOT a "Nation-State", Nor Does It Plan To Be One - 01-13-12 - mpg
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When Fundamentals No Longer Apply, Review the Fundamentals
Must Read - A quote...."It must be difficult for the BRICS countries today. On one hand, they continue to jockey for respect among the Western powers, insisting on participating in quasi-European bailout funds like the IMF. On the other hand, they are also clearly aware of the Western nations' continuing efforts to surreptitiously devalue their domestic currencies, and the pernicious effect that has had on them as exporters and as lenders of capital. In that vein, it was interesting to note that during the latest BRICS Summit held this past March in New Delhi, the main topic of discussion centered on the creation of the group's first official institution, a so-called "BRICS Bank" that would fund development projects and infrastructure in developing nations. Although not openly discussed, reports suggest what they were really talking about was creating a type of BRICS central bank - an institution that could facilitate their ability to "do more business with each other in their local currencies, to help insulate from U.S. dollar fluctuations…"21 Given the incredible scale of western central bank intervention over the past six months, the BRICS' increasing frustration with their printing efforts should be a given by now. The real question is what they're doing about it, and what assets they're accumulating to protect themselves from the inevitable, which brings us to gold." - also posted at ZeroHedge

Eurozone Retail Sales Plunge at Strongest Pace Since Late-2008; German Retail Sales Plunge Into Contraction; French Retail Sales Plunge at Record Pace; Record Job Losses, Record Retail Plunge in Italy -- Special Note - A quote...."The word of the day is plunge. Retail sales fell like a rock in Germany and fell at a record pace in France. Jobs and retail sales plunged at a record pace in Italy, and in general, did a nose-dive across the entire Eurozone."

Spanish Economy Crumbles: Unemployment Nearly 25%
A quote...."In a week that Spain can't wait to end, the country was just hit with the bad news bears Trifecta, starting with the Real Madrid loss, following with the second S&P downgrade of Spain's credit rating for the year last night (or is that now SBBB+ain?), and concluding with economic data released this morning which showed that the economy is in a free fall that is approaching that of Greece, after retail sales fell for the 21st consecutive month, while Q1 unemployment soared to, drumroll please, one quarter of the working population or 24.44% to be specific, trouncing consensus estimates of 23.8%, and up nearly 2% from the 22.85% as of December 31."

Ireland’s Noonan Says Will Cut Growth Forecast by Almost Half:
A quote...."Ireland’s economy will grow this year at about half the pace forecast by the government in December, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said"

Romania’s Government Collapses Amid Austerity Backlash
A quote...."PARIS — Romania’s government fell Friday in a no-confidence vote just two months after taking office, the latest government in Europe to crumble amid disputes over unpopular austerity measures and declining growth rates."

The Meaning of “Austerity Measures” -- EuroSpeak for "Starve the Beast"
A quote...."April 27, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- The eurozone is slipping into a recession that could have been avoided. Had policymakers provided fiscal support for stricken countries in the South and guarantees on their government bonds, (as the USG does for US Treasuries) then their economies could have continued to grow while the necessary reforms were put in place. But the Troika (The IMF, the ECB, and the European Commission) decided to make the bailouts conditional on member states’ acceptance of harsh austerity measures which forced leaders to slash government payrolls, services and programs. The result was entirely predictable; economic activity began to sputter as one country after another succumbed to a vicious slump."

Austerity Measures Leading Europe To ‘Suicide’, Nobel Economist Says

A quote...."There has never been any successful austerity program in any large country,” Stiglitz, 69, said in Vienna on Thursday. “The European approach definitely is the least promising. I think Europe is headed to a suicide." -- *Joseph Stiglitz*
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"Occupy Wall Street" & Other "Occupy" News....

Occupy and Tea Party Members Meet in Minnesota
A quote...."April 11th there was an amazing event at the University Club in St  Paul, Minnesota. Occupy Minnesota sat down at a table and had a discussion with the Minnesota Tea Party." - also posted at AlethoNews
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More On The International Situation....

Duff, Fetzer on Press TV – US fighting imaginary enemies in wars: Political analyst
Contains Videos - DroneStrikes/Pt1 - Duff&Fetzer/Pt2 - DuffFetzer&Berry/Pt3 -- A quote...."We’re pretending that al-Qaeda is there (Yemen). In reality, we’re interfering in internal politics and we are assassinating political enemies of our friends in Yemen to maintain power. --  But that’s part of a larger policy where we are migrating an imaginary terror organization over to Africa where we’re soon going to be starting drone attacks. We’ve been hoping for permission to do these in northern Nigeria against Boko Haram, Niger, Mali, Chad, and the C.A.R (Central African Republic).”"

The Empire versus Iran and Syria: A New World War for a New World Order?
A quote...."Confronted with a declining World Order it can no longer control, does the West want to re-assert its will through a new world war, which this time would be really global? -- A terrifying scenario emerges from the ceaseless escalation of pressures and threats against Syria and Iran, pitting, for the first time since the NATO-OECD Empire won the Cold War two decades ago, the Western trio of the UN veto club (U.S., U.K., France) against its non-Western duo (Russia and China)."

"Radar stealth aircraft are overrated"
Weapons Tech Alert - A quote...."They are only hidden from radar to the front of aircraft.   Airborne radar "looking down" or to their side will detect them.  In addition, slow B-2s and F-117 bombers can attack only at night since they are easy to see in daylight.  Even at night, fighters can use infrared sensors and even a spotlight to find them.  Recall that Yugoslav air defenses somehow tracked and shot down an F-117 at night in 1999, probably using older long-wave radar.   As a result, American stealth aircraft are escorted by non-stealthy EA-6B jamming aircraft and fighters."

Can Stealth Technology be Penetrable?
Weapons Tech Alert - A quote...."I've been digging around files on my computer and I found a collection of articles that I've collected in the past on Stealth Technology and ways to defeat it. Take a look! -- It's a collage of a bunch of different articles, so it's quite long. You might need to scroll for the good parts."
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Syria records 1,300 violations by "terrorists" of UN-led truce
A quote...."DAMASCUS, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Minister of Information Adnan Mahmoud announced Thursday that a total of 1,300 violations of the UN-backed cease fire have been committed by armed groups since the truce went into effect on April 12, state-run SANA news agency reported. -- The cease-fire is part of a six-point peace plan brokered by Arab League (AL), UN joint envoy to Syria Kofi Annan."

Lebanon says intercepted weapons shipment headed for Syrian armed opposition
A quote...."The Lebanese navy intercepted three containers of weapons destined for Syrian rebel forces on board a ship originating from Libya, a security official told AFP on Saturday. -- The cargo of the ship contained heavy machineguns, artillery shells, rockets, rocket launchers and other explosives, a security official said. -- The 11 members of the crew were arrested pending investigation by a military judge, the official National News Agency reported."

'70 killed' by explosion at bomb factory
A quote...."The Syrian authorities have reported that at least sixteen people have died in what the Syrian state news agency described as a bomb-making factory in the city of Hama. -- The BBC has reported that 70 people were killed in the incident."

Russia says Syrian rebels use terror tactics, West arming them
A quote...."Russia accused Syrian rebels on Thursday of using terror tactics and suggested they were more to blame for ceasefire violations than President Bashar al-Assad’s troops, as a top rebel military leader said the U.N. monitoring mission to Syria is doomed to fail."

Russia condemns "barbaric" attacks in Syria
A quote...."MOSCOW, April 28 (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday condemned what it called "barbaric" attacks in Syria, stepping up criticism of rebels a day after an explosion authorities blamed on a suicide bomber killed at least nine people in the capital Damascus."

Syrian terrorists need a decisive rebuff, Russia says
A quote...."Russia has condemned what it calls the “barbaric” terrorist attacks in Syria, saying that Moscow would like to see a “decisive rebuff” delivered to Syrian “terrorists.”
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Taliban kill four Afghan police, capture 16
A quote...."Dozens of Taliban rebels have stormed police posts in the remote northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, killing four officers and capturing at least 16 others."

Three NATO soldier killed in E. Afghanistan
A quote...."KABUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Three NATO soldier were killed on Thursday in a blast in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance confirmed on Thursday. -- "Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in eastern Afghanistan today," the NATO-led ISAF said in a press release."
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Lukoil: Keep away from West Qurna oil field
A quote...."Russia's leading crude producer Lukoil is ready to develop one of Iraq’s largest oil fields, West Qurna-2 without partners, Lukoil’s chief said. -- ­"Today we are able to implement this project by ourselves," Vagit Alekperov, the President of Lukoil, said during the board meeting in Barcelona. -- Last month, Norway's oil producer Statoil got approval from Iraqi authorities to sell a minority 18.75% stake in West Qurna-2 to the Russian firm. With the purchase it became the sole foreign partner in the project with a dominant 75% share, while he Iraqi state-run North Oil Company has 25%."

Russia, U.S. to hold anti-terror drills in May
Russia has to be VERY careful. Of the last couple of countries that "cooperated" with the US-NRE in its so-called "war on terror", one, Libya, has been utterly destroyed and dismembered and its former leader sodomized with a knife right before a bullet was put into his head all to the girlish giggles of this nation's Secretary of State.  The second, Syria, is currently in the process of being dismembered and whose leader has also been threatened with the same fate that befell Libya's former leader. -- It's what happens when you do "business" with the creatures that inhabit Washington DC, and it will happen every single time. - mpg

Soyuz craft carrying three-man crew lands safely
A quote...."A Soyuz space capsule carrying two Russians and an American touched down safely Friday on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan, ending the men's 163-day stay on the International Space Station. -- Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and NASA's Daniel Burbank returned to Earth as the Russian-made module landed on schedule at a remote, dusty site north of the town of Arkalyk, then rolled on its side."

Blind Chinese Activist is US NED Proxy
A quote...."Anytime the Western media becomes ecstatic over the activities of a so-called “rights advocate,” it is almost certain that they are either backed by convicted criminal, Wall Street speculator George Soros, or a recipient of US State Department-funded National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funds and support, or both. In the case of China’s Chen Guangcheng, allegedly blind and having recently escaped from house arrest in a rural Chinese town, it didn’t take long to trace his ties back to the US State Department’s National Endowment for Democracy."

Three Issues: France, Eygpt And China
Some quotes...."[France] - That Sarkozy scum is done. This will hopefully mark the end of the lunatic austerity diktat Merkel and Sarkosy have imposed on Europe."  ---  "[Egypt] - The Wahhabis join the Zionists: Saudi recalls ambassador, shuts embassy in Egypt.  Demonstrations outside the Saudi embassy in Cairo had grown in recent days over the arrest of Ahmed El-Gezawi upon his arrival at Jeddah airport on April 17."  ---  "[China] - Some U.S. agency seems to have facilitated the flight of Chinese "self-taught lawyer" (an impossibility in any historic justice system) and activist to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. This a few days before Clinton and Geithner are expected to visit China. The guy has long been promoted and likely financed by the U.S. government's National Endowment of Democracy, the main organization for regime change programs."

N.Korea withdraws from nuclear moratorium - UNSC
A quote...."The UN Security Council has released a North Korean statement on its withdrawal from the moratorium on nuclear missile tests and the uranium enrichment program at Yongbon reactor, the country’s official news agency KSNA reports."
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More On The Palestinian Situation....

Israel’s Gulag Prison Hell
Special Note - A quote...."For decades, Palestinians have been slaughtered, displaced, intimidated, humiliated, collectively punished, and denied equal rights as Jews. They’ve also been mass imprisoned. - Palestine is Israeli occupied territory. Military orders govern all aspects of daily life. Democratic rights are denied. Freedom is a non-starter, persecution a way of life. - Gaza is an open-air prison. The West Bank and East Jerusalem fare little better. Life in Occupied Palestine for about 4.2 million residents is hell. No one’s safe from Israel’s wrath."

Wasseem Al Qaddoumi, 19, Shot in the Head by Israeli Occupying Force
A quote...."At a demonstration today in Kufr Qaddoum, a 19 year old was shot in the head from 30 meters away with tear gas by the Israeli Occupying Force. -- The victim has been revealed as Wasseem Al Qaddoumi, and he is now undergoing surgery, suffering a scull fracture and internal bleeding."

It’s time to harvest the crop: Accompanying farmers in Gaza under Israeli fire
Photo Gallery - A quote...."Israeli soldiers have already started shooting onto the land along the border of the Gaza Strip. Two injured just in the first two days of the harvest. -- Renad Salem Qdeeh, 33, was collecting he crop from her land when Israeli soldiers started shooting, at around 7.30am or 8am. The other farmers managed to escape, but Renad started screaming as she was hit in the head while standing about 800 meters from the border. She was rushed to a hospital in Khuza’a and received ten stitches for her wound. We now come to find her lying on the bed."

Israeli Settlers [Jewish homeless vagrants] Raze Agricultural Land near Nablus
A quote...."NABLUS, April 29, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers [Jewish homeless vagrants] Sunday razed Palestinian-owned agricultural land near Qasra, a village southeast of Nablus, according to a local activist."

Four Missing Boys Found Detained by Israeli Army
A quote...."QALQILIA, April 28, 2012 (WAFA) – Four Palestinian boys from the town of Azzoun, east of Qalqilia, who were reported missing on Friday, were later discovered to have been held in Israeli custody, families of the boys said Saturday."

Eighth hunger striking prisoner transferred to hospital; at least 2,000 still on hunger strike
A quote...."On Saturday, Palestinian prisoner Muhammed Halas was transferred to Ramleh prison medical center after twelve days on hunger strike, joining seven other long-term hunger strikers, including two that have had no food for sixty days."

Israeli troops attack non-violent anti-Wall demonstrations in four West Bank villages
A quote...."Two people were severely injured, and dozens of protesters were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation this week when Israeli troops attacked anti-wall and settlement protests on Friday in four West Bank communities."

Palestine and Its People: Understanding the Past
A quote...."In 1900, there were no Ashkenazi Jews living in Palestine; essentially none, that is, but a few, small mostly temporary Russian Jewish settlers, not totally unusual for various cults in the Holy Land at that time. Theodore Herzl, frequently designated ‘The Father of Modern Zionism’, because of the publication of his book, The Jewish State, in 1996, and because of this founding of the World Zionist Congress, a year later stated in 1897:

“[We shall] spirit the penniless population across the frontier by denying it employment. Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly.”

Thus the concept of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians was introduced.
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The On-Going Fukushima Meltdown Disaster....

Tokyo Soil Samples Would Be Considered Nuclear Waste In The US
FWVideo - Alt - (FWVimeo - 4min27sec - March 22, 2012) - Source:  Fairwinds -- A quote...."While traveling in Japan several weeks ago, Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen took soil samples in Tokyo public parks, playgrounds, and rooftop gardens. All the samples would be considered nuclear waste if found here in the US. This level of contamination is currently being discovered throughout Japan."

Tokyo Suburb: Children playing on dirt with “huge amounts of radioactivity” — Includes alpha particles — Cesium levels so high it prevented identification of other isotopes -- A quote...."