11.30.2009

Police Brutality - does it exist? Video Compilation


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Note: The concept of "Blowback" - does it apply to the police?

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Read and watch video here:
" A police source has told ABC News that they have recovered the murder weapon. Though more than one gun was recovered, they believe he used only one in the attack, a semi-automatic handgun."
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Note: Huckabee supposedly let this guy out.

Nato has lost its way in Afghanistan, Army chief tells Muslims

Read more here:

" Speaking to Muslim News, General Richards said: “Look at the huge popularity of the Nato intervention in 2001. What we’ve done is lost our way a bit and need to find it again and have the moral and physical conviction that we can do these things.”

General Richards has acknowledged previously that the strategy had failed in Afghanistan and needed to be revitalised to ensure victory."
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Note: Has NATO (North ATLANTIC treaty organization) lost its way? No - not at all. It doesn't know where it is going. What is the mission in Afghanistan? Wait - what is the mission in AFPAK war? Are we talking about the war in Afghanistan or the AFPAK war? I guess defining ones enemy isn't important anymore when you can just keep firing cruise missiles at anyone. Kill 'em all let God or Allah sort 'em out.

Adding another nation couldn't have changed the original mission could it? Maybe since bin Laden's (Dead since Dec. 2001) ghost keeps moving around we'll eventually have to declare war on the whole planet.

Obviously this war, based on a pack of lies from the very start will amount to nothing for me or you except lost money and lives. Our military is used as a tool and undermined by phony wars. Our nation no longer the shining city on the hill - we are NAZIs using our military power to take other people's stuff. Ain't that grand?

Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades

Read more here:

" The program’s growing reach can be seen in a corner of southwestern Ohio where red state politics reign and blue-collar workers have often called food stamps a sign of laziness. But unemployment has soared, and food stamp use in a six-county area outside Cincinnati has risen more than 50 percent.

With most of his co-workers laid off, Greg Dawson, a third-generation electrician in rural Martinsville, considers himself lucky to still have a job. He works the night shift for a contracting firm, installing freezer lights in a chain of grocery stores. But when his overtime income vanished and his expenses went up, Mr. Dawson started skimping on meals to feed his wife and five children."
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Note: Perhaps they are all imagining their hunger since it was reported on July 20, 2009 that Obama said the "Fire is Now Out" .

Republicans should not accept food stamps because that would make them hypocrites for railing against government hand-outs. Democrats shouldn't accept the food stamps because the crisis is over.

Mysterious ‘Saddam Channel’ appears on Iraqi televisions

Read more here:

" No one seems to know who is bankrolling the so-called Saddam Channel, although the Iraqi government suspects it's Baathists whose political party Saddam once led. The Associated Press tracked down a man in Damascus, Syria named Mohammed Jarboua, who claimed to be its chairman."
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Note: I heard this may be the mother of all channels

An Ancient Fortress on the Island

Read more here:

"Deep inside Siberia there is a lake, one of thousands others. And in the middle of this lake there is a small island. And on this island people have found an ancient fortress, which is dated more than 1500 years old.
Excavations are needed in order to reveal all its view for visitors, but even now from the air its a nice site in different times of the year. First part of photos were made during short Siberian summer:"
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CIA secret weapon of assassination

Read more here: Please keep in mind that assassination and murder are synonyms.

" The dart from this secret CIA weapon can penetrate clothing and leave nothing but a tiny red dot on the skin. On penetration of the deadly dart, the individual targeted for assassination may feel as if bitten by a mosquito, or they may not feel anything at all. The poisonous dart completely disintegrates upon entering the target."
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Note: This makes it easy for prosecutors - since they don't have to present evidence at a trial - just kill who you think is the problem and case closed. What ever happened to due process? The argument seems to come back from the pro-murder people:
well - they are not US citizens so they don't have a right to a trial. Great so you can take the liberty to murder someone with a poison dart because they are not a US citizen.

Perhaps we can put a check box on tax returns that says: "I do NOT want my tax money used for murder"

Iraq: The war was illegal

Read more here:

" Tony Blair will be quizzed over a devastating official memo warning him that war on Iraq would be illegal eight months before he sent troops into Baghdad, it was claimed last night.

The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war will consider a letter from Lord Goldsmith, then Mr Blair's top law officer, advising him that deposing Saddam would be in breach of international law, according to a report in The Mail on Sunday."

Chavez threatens to nationalize Venezuelan banks

Read more here:

""I have no problem with that because the banks don't want to extend credit to the poor, they don't comply, they don't want to comply with the bank's purpose for existence, and that is the law."

Chavez said the purpose of banks was not to enrich a small group of people but "should be to collect funds and savings to help aid the country's development by making loans, extending credits for housing."

Huckabee pardoned person of interest in Lakewood shooting

Read more here:

"Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing this morning of four Lakewood police officers, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.

Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protests of prosecutors

...Clemmons' criminal history includes at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington. The record also stands out for the number of times he has been released from custody despite questions about the danger he posed."
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Note: You'd think with the police state we are funding that possibly by default somebody could have prevented this from happening. They did not. That's what you are getting for your tax money - nothing. Regardless of who did this four cops are dead. Nothing will fix that. Also one wonders where all this hatred of police is coming from? It can't be coming from pregnant women being Tasered, BART shooting, police brutality, the phony war on drugs. No - that can't have anything to do with it.

11.29.2009

Bank of Russia To Invest in Canadian Dollar

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" The official reminded that the Central Bank was investing the funds of Russia’s international reserves in four currencies: the US dollar, the euro, the British pound sterling and the Japanese yen. In addition, the reserves consist of gold and IMF’s special drawing right."
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Note: So they ARE investing in US dollars - why if the dollar is so doomed?

The bankruptcy of the United States is now certain

Read more here:
" It's one of those numbers that's so unbelievable you have to actually think about it for a while... Within the next 12 months, the U.S. Treasury will have to refinance $2 trillion in short-term debt. And that's not counting any additional deficit spending, which is estimated to be around $1.5 trillion. Put the two numbers together. Then ask yourself, how in the world can the Treasury borrow $3.5 trillion in only one year? That's an amount equal to nearly 30% of our entire GDP. And we're the world's biggest economy. Where will the money come from?"
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Note: Bankruptcy is the kiss of death for me and you - but not for D Trump or a government - for them it is an excusable business move - why the double standard? Who can explain the moronic decisions these folks are responsible for participating? By the way - which Universities did these clowns attend? We need a list so the parents can see what their kids are being fed.

China - America

4 Police Officers Shot Dead Near Washington State Air Force Base

Read more here:

" It wasn't clear whether the officers even had time to draw their weapons to return fire, Troyer said."
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Note: Maybe they drew their Tasers instead of their firearms ... usually the claim is the other way round.

" Troyer would not release the names of the victims in Sunday's shooting. He said Lakewood has a small police force and the deaths represent a loss of 10 percent to 15 percent of the department."
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Note: If four cops = 10 percent, then I would say the department used to have 40 police officers. I need help with the fifteen percent - we get into fractions of people there - am I wrong? 4 is an even number and 15 is an odd number - how can that work?

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"There were marked patrol cars outside and they were all in uniform," Troyer said.
---Note: So am I to conclude that police presence prevents crime? Am I to conclude that having four police officers in the building will keep the crooks at bay? If you haven't yet been prevented from exercising your inalienable right to bear arms I'd recommend you keep your weapon - this instance doesn't say much for the ability of the police to deter crime. As usual - they come around to pick up the bodies and either cover up evidence or show evidence depending upon who is more well-heeled in the 'hood the crime occurred in.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed’s Trial Will Convict Us All

Read more here:

"By Paul Craig Roberts

Republican members of Congress and what masquerades as a "conservative" media are outraged that the Obama administration intends to try in federal court Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, and four alleged co-conspirators.

The Republican and right-wing rant that a trial is too good for these people proves what I have written for a number of years: Republicans and many Americans who think of themselves as conservatives have no regard for the US Constitution or for civil liberties."
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PCR right on target

Long-Range NAZI bomber


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The headgear worn by aviators in this film I believe was made by Siemens-I say that because I have WWII NAZI headgear that looks just like that worn by the heroic crew in this film - and the tag inside says Siemens. Also all the leather is perfect, the integral earphones and throat mikes are intact - the rubber incredibly good condition - the leather incredibly good condition. I'd guess without looking up how the microphones and earphones are built that the specimen I have, Siemens made, would work if only I had a NAZI plane with the 4 prong radio set to try it out in.

I guess Siemens is doing OK having been on the losing side of two world wars. I wish I could say the same for our troops on Afghanistan, Iraq and the other 130 or so (more) US bases all over the planet we are "protecting" from "horrorism."

Major recall of H1N1 Flu Vaccine in Canada

Note: I mentioned this recall to a guy in a local convenience store - just chit-chatting - he asked "How in the hell is it possible for there only to be problems in Canada and not elsewhere if it's the same antidote?"
Hmmmm - good question.
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Read more here:

"GlaxoSmithKline has advised medical staff in Canada to not use on batch of the H1N1 Flu Vaccine for fear it may trigger life threatening allergies."
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Read more Canada's doctors told to halt swine flu vaccine batch

" GlaxoSmithKline has advised doctors in Canada to stop using a batch of its swine flu vaccine, amid reports of severe side-effects in some patients.
The batch of some 170,000 doses was put on voluntary hold because of a reported higher than usual number of patients having anaphylactic reactions.
This may include breathing problems, raised heart rate and skin rashes.
The pharmaceutical company said it had advised that one lot of the Arepanrix vaccine should not be used."
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Note: I suppose Canadians are genetically different from Americans where I don't see anything about a recall. In America, where our government covers up torture - why in the world would anyone think same government would serve as a good watchdog to keep your drug provider from poisoning you? Just think about it - more illness = more money for pharmaceutical providers.

Also: I stated previously I wouldn't take this flu shot simply based on the character of those advising the public - I'm glad I didn't take the flu shot.

See old post from this blog on this topic here:

11.28.2009

Investigate Waste, Fraud & Abuse at NIST

Read more here:

"An Open Letter to Inspector General Todd Zinser

Investigate NIST Officials Shyam Sunder and John Gross

Summary: I am writing to urge immediate investigation of Shyam Sunder and John Gross of NIST for the following possible violations in their investigations of the destruction of the 3 WTC towers in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: (1) waste, fraud and abuse, (2) making false and/or incompetent statements, (3) mismanagement, and (4) possible misprision of felonies."
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Note: I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for anybody at NIST to be held accountable for their sorry work. It is obvious that they ignored alternate hypotheses for the collapses- especially the one that most fits the evidence-controlled demolition. For now it matters not why they ignored this alternate hypothesis - what matters is that they did as it undermines their conclusions.
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I challenge anyone to walk up to a skyscraper and say "Pullit" - then see if the building collapses.

9/11: PENTAGON AIRCRAFT HIJACK IMPOSSIBLE FLIGHT DECK DOOR CLOSED FOR ENTIRE FLIGHT

Read more here:

" (PilotsFor911Truth.org) - Newly decoded data provided by an independent researcher and computer programmer from Australia exposes alarming evidence that the reported hijacking aboard American Airlines Flight 77 was impossible to have existed. A data parameter labeled "FLT DECK DOOR", cross checks with previously decoded data obtained by Pilots For 9/11 Truth from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) through the Freedom Of Information Act. "
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Note: Just another piece of the puzzle - nothing from the official story adds up.

11.27.2009

Denmark approves new police powers ahead of Copenhagen

Read more here:

"The Danish parliament today passed legislation which will give police sweeping powers of "pre-emptive" arrest and extend custodial sentences for acts of civil disobedience. The "deeply worrying" law comes ahead of the UN climate talks which start on 7 December and are expected to attract thousands of activists from next week.
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Note: Preemptive strike means you started it. For example - I walk up to my neighbor and "pre-emptively" strike him across the face. I go to jail. But you see, because of the "war on horror" we have to arrest people who "act funny" or "use binoculars" or use maps - or whatever - point is that this whole preemptive business was started by idiots - and there are idiots continuing it - and they are going to pay dearly in the near future as the people who put them in power realize how stupid this idea is.

In Afghanistan and At Home, We're Being Driven Off a Cliff

Read more here:

"Perhaps as soon as Tuesday, the president will explain best he can why tens of thousands of additional American soldiers and Marines are needed to pursue a war soon to pass Vietnam as the longest in our history. Some of our war fighters will be in their fourth or fifth tour of duty in combat zones. The cost of the war there could top a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, yet virtually all the generals and admirals and think tank armchair warriors have concluded that a military solution isn't possible."
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Note: This is not news - this is repetition. Especially regarding the so-called "AFPAK" war - ya' know - just add PAK to the end of AF and you simply added another country to the list in which American tax dollars will be used to meat-grind the inhabitants. But Obombya is busy busy busy thinking - because he's so goddam smart ya know - he's thinking about how he is going to ask for more troops to die for nothing and still win the next election. Well that's easy - simply lie to the American public and keep that award-winning Good Housekeeping approved smile going and these dummies will send him back to DC to piss our cash into the wind. Pissing into the wind always results in blowback. In this case our dollars are not what blow back at us - instead our troops receive showers of hot steel fragments from weapons purchased with American dollars.

Soooo...what is the mission in Afghanistan? Before you answer consider we went there to "smoke'm out"---
Kindly consider the following lyin' piece o' sh#t:

then consider why the hell anybody else has to die for a lie?
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Read more CLICK here for article + audio regarding the whereabouts of bin Laden - the reason we were told we needed to invade Afghanistan - that is unless they really are only there for the opium and the purported pipeline.

Blame Larry Summers

Read more here:

"Barack Obama's chief economic advisor, Lawrence Summers, is determined to sabotage a second round of stimulus. And, he's getting plenty of help, too. Congressional Democrats are dragging their feet because they're worried about the political backlash and midterm elections, the GOP deficit hawks are looking for a way they can derail the Obama agenda and reestablish their bone fides as fiscal conservatives, and the bailout-traumatized American people are simply opposed to anything that generates more red ink. Even Obama has joined the fray and started badmouthing stimulus stressing the importance of living within our means and trimming the deficits. So it looks like a done-deal; no more stimulus. There's only one problem, without another blast of stimulus the economy is headed for the skids."

Motives of Iran’s nuclear program still in doubt – IAEA




What are the Gold Salesmen saying?



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Red Alert: The Second Wave of The Financial Tsunami

Read more here:

"Some two decades ago, it was decided by the global financial elites that the framework for the global economy shall consist of:

1) A global derivative-based financial system, controlled by the US Federal Reserve Bank and its associate global banks in the developed countries.

2) The re-location from the West to the East in the production of goods, principally to China and India to “feed” the developed economies.

The entire system was built on a simple principle, that of a FED-controlled global reserve currency which will be the engine for growth for the global economy. It is essentially an imperialist economic principle.

Once we grasp this fundamental truth, Bernanke’s boast that the “US can produce as many US dollars as it wishes at no cost” takes on a different dimension."

NYC mayor spent a record $102M to win a 3rd term

Read more here:

"The report shows $18.6 million was spent from Oct. 20 through Thursday, including millions on last-minute television advertising."
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Right - all year spent on the prez - one or two weeks of smear campaign locally radio and tv for congresspersons. What's wrong with this picture? Pick up your phone and try to call the prez.. Pick up the phone and try to call your Rep. Which one warrants more of your time? Which actually is nearer to you? Which one, according to the American system, is the one that matters to the middle class citizen?

Woods' accident leaves many questions

Read more here:

"So far, in a pro career that dates to 1996, the only hint of scandal involving Woods usually has centered around his propensity to use profanity on the golf course.

Whether or not this turns into anything more is unclear, but the entire scenario is but another example of what a big deal Woods is in the game, and how much it is altered if he is not around."
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Note: Should I give a shit?

Black Friday Brings Shopping Madness Locally

" In Clarksville, one person was injured while shopping at Toys R Us. Police spokesman Jim Knoll said that the shopper was trampled. She was taken to the hospital and suffered a knee injury."

2002 Blair-Bush Texas meeting sealed Iraq fate

" He also said Mr Blair's influence on Washington amounted to "bugger all". Sir Christopher added: "I often think, 'What would Margaret Thatcher have done? She would have insisted on a coherent diplomatic and political strategy. And I think she would have demanded the greatest clarity about what the heck would happen if and when we remove Saddam."
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Perhaps I can provide some answers as to what would happen if Hussein were removed:

Dubai in deep water as ripples from debt crisis spread

" Although the scale of Dubai’s debts is comparatively modest at $80 billion (£48 billion), the uncertainty spooked the markets, with no one sure who its creditors are. Several banks rushed out statements to reassure investors that their exposure was small."

Russians better than Americans at coping with Fascists


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The Russkies kicked the last group of black-uniformed goose-steppers out nicely - they've been down this road before. Americans must need a little time to come to their senses.

Scahill provides damning information: What will YOU do?


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I'm no longer shocked by any of this. I am no longer shocked at the public's ignorance. I am no longer shocked that journalists are intimidated as in this video, threatened or killed as in other circumstances. What else would one expect with no support from the public?
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gang of 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Eight
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See also on this blog:
http://americansjourney.blogspot.com/2009/07/assassination-teams-and-convenient.html

11.26.2009

NYT: Puppets in Congress

Read more here:

" It is disturbing that the industry was able to so easily shape the official record to its liking. It is even more disturbing that so many members of Congress were willing to parrot the industry talking points."

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Note: It is even more disturbing the New York Times sits on stories.

11.25.2009

Worthless Paper Money is Nothing New - Connections

If the BBC had anything to do with this show today it wouldn't exist. Examine these bills and ask yourself if the meaning of words printed on money matter...

From the Connections Wikipedia page:
" Connections was a ten-episode documentary television series created and narrated by science historian James Burke. The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science & Features Department and first aired in 1978 (1979 in the USA). It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention and demonstrates how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events built off one another in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. The series is well-known for Burke's impeccable narration (especially its dry humour), historical reenactments, intricate working models, skillful use of classical music (most notably Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, or "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana), and shots on location as far afield as Penang (Malaysia)."

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Obama Turkeys and Troops

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Read more Obama pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey at White House

while begging for more troops to send to their slaughter in a war based on lies based on torture:

Read more U.S. Is Seeking 10,000 Troops From Its Allies for Afghan War.
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But what a great salesman huh? I can picture Obama in any corporate role - he's the perfect salesman to sell the public this turkey of a war

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UPDATE NOVEMBER 27, 2009 LOOKS LIKE SIBEL EDMONDS had similar thoughts but she stated it much more eloquently here:

http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2009/11/24/boiling-frogs%E2%80%99-09-thanksgiving-note-to-the-president/#comments

Ousted Minot commander Westa to retire

Read more here:

" Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, arrived unannounced to Minot and fired Westa after the wing failed its second nuclear inspection under Westa’s command."

New Fossils Reveal a World Full of Crocodiles

Read more here:

" Two of the species, DogCroc and DuckCroc, had brains that looked different from those of modern crocodiles.

"They may have had slightly more sophisticated brain function than living crocs because active hunting on land usually requires more brain power than merely waiting for prey to show up," Larsson said in a statement."
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Note: Is it true that "Waterboard Coverup Croc" has survived and occupies the office of Secretary of Defense of Torture? Although this croc has lower brain functions than most mammals - it does show high enough function to run Texas A&M University-easily meeting all ethics standards - paving the croc's way for more "public service" with the Federal government.

11.23.2009

Stork Craft issues largest crib recall in history due to entrapment and strangulation hazard

Read more here:

"There have been 110 reports of side detachment, including 15 entrapments and four suffocations of infants. Twenty infants also fell from the crib.
Manufacture and distribution dates for the crib are between October 1997 and December 2004. They were available in a variety of styles, and were sold at retailers such as Target, Walmart, and BabiesRUs for between $100 and $400."

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Read it for yourself: Official RECALL NOTICE : Stork Craft Crib recall

RECALL NOTICE

11.22.2009

Return of "Will Pay to the bearer on Demand" -Monticello Reverse


Here's another 2 Dollar Bill (90 clockwse rotated and lower right) with Monticello (on the reverse) displayed top left




Here's the other one posted previously with missing words on the newer Bill:Top right/>

11.20.2009

Eyes Wide Shut: Gross Negligence with NIST Denial of Molten Metal on 9/11

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Note: I think it's high time to get everybody in the same room - close the door - and get this sorted out - with secret service - no scratch that - an armed volunteer civilian detail - to protect those who speak out "against" our government's official conspiracy theory - let's get to the bottom of this. I'm not joking about security details either. This is no longer funny. We need armed protection for whistleblowers and anyone speaking out against this corrupt filthy pack of liars and paid-shills and murderers. Why are we all sitting around waiting for the day before trial when the plane crashes and the witness is dead to say - hey man - what happened? Now we have no witness because they just died in a small plane crash.
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Oh jack rabbit - you watch too many movies!!! ha ha ha - get back to reality!
Shut up and watch this stupid - and take into consideration it's 2009 no 1946 :
How to blow up planes - by the OSS (precursor to the CIA)

Fat of up to 60 bodies used in Italian cosmetics

Read more here:

" The prosecutor's indictment said the gang allegedly targeted farmers and indigenous people on remote Andean roads, tricking them by offering jobs before killing them."

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Note: Why didn't they just go up to Detroit? After all, America has plenty of people starving or ... just dying of cold and becoming entombed in ice...
Read more here: You will notice - if you click on the link a few words back - that somehow the Exxon information is not available or whatever the excuse is for the article removal regarding record profits once again - but you can still see the pics of the poor people - dead or alive - they don't have advocates "sanitizing" articles on the internet as those I spend so much time writing.

One American's Thoughts on Torture

Read more here:
Read more Read the legaleze here:

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I spent a lot of time in the woods as a kid. Heck, we picked Aluminum cans, soda bottles (for the deposit), copper and scrap metals of many sorts. We built bunks, forts and treehouses. We wrecked those of others. It was all part of the fun of being a kid. One day while walking through the forest I came upon the decomposing body of a cat suspended by two trees - dead. The mouth was still open as though screaming. All four limbs were still tied to trees that supported this poor creature during its last hideous moments on Earth as its captor - someone posing as a human being - tortured this animal to death. The cat was half rotten by the time I found it and many details escape me thankfully - but I'll never forget the feeling it gave me. Not a good feeling.

A few days ago we took "The Bear" (my cat) to the veterinarian to have a breathing issue looked at. He's a Black Persian and getting old so his fur was badly matted as well. After the medical stuff was completed one tech who's expertise is grooming entered the room to comb out some of the mats and shave some of the matted fur off. The Bear didn't like it. He carried on and did what cats do when they are being groomed and they don't like it - so it became time to put a muzzle on the little guy. We had to wrap him up in a towel to immobilize him as well because of the claws. It isn't easy sometimes doing that to an old friend - or even someone else's pet, or sick loved one in the hospital - but we continue because we know it is for their own good. Yeah - they are terrified because they are immobilized, at the mercy, and in the hands of their captor - but when it's all over - we all feel better because we did something GOOD.

As we were putting the Bear into the muzzle and Bear looked at me before his eyes were covered I thought about how easy it would be to betray him. How once he is immobilized - he is completely at our mercy. I would never betray that trust - but I know there are those who would. Why? Why - is exactly what I will never understand completely because thankfully I don't have that need to satisfy.

What goes through the minds of our taxpayer-supported torturers as they look into the eyes of someone they are going to immobilize just like we did in a medical situation - but with just the opposite intentions?

What goes through the minds of American leaders of such lowly ranks as President of the United States and Secretary of Defense of Torture when they deny justice by covering up torture?

What would they think as they looked into the eyes of someone about to be tortured at the hands of Americans paid for with my tax dollars? Would they realize, or even care, as I do - that those eyes will never be the same?

I would sooner forgive an executioner than a torturer because the executioner in some cases can "do their job" in a merciful way - whereas the torturer NEVER CAN.

As far as Gates - I'll throw this one in there since he's an Aggie. (This means he's stupid because everybody knows all Aggies are stupid) The motto of Texas A&M University is that "An Aggie does not Lie, Cheat or Steal, or Tolerate those who do" Well I already know they will tolerate non-payment of contractors for time and materials work on-campus by well-heeled suppliers who ,while refusing to pay, continue to do business at A&M. But what I learned in addition from this situation is that at least ONE AGGIE WILL TOLERATE TORTURERS- BECAUSE GATES IS AN AGGIE AND HIS NON-RELEASE OF TORTURE PHOTOS SHOWS TOLERATION FOR TORTURE.

If my logic, spelling, grammar or other show flaws - please let me know so I can fix it.

U.S. Secretary of Defense of Torture blocks release of torture photos

UPDATE NOVEMBER 20, 2009 GATES used "New Authority"






Click for more pictures of your tax dollars at work:
Read more torture gallery here:


Read more here:

" Gates' new authority comes from a law, signed by President Barack Obama last month, that gives the Secretary of Defense the power to rule that photos of detainees are exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act. Gates' action on Friday was the first use of the new FOIA exemption since it passed Congress last month. The photos in question are the subject of a years-long legal fight by the American Civil Liberties Union, which first filed a FOIA request for records pertaining to detainee treatment, rendition, and death in May of 2005. The case is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court."

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had sued for the release of 21 color photos under the Freedom of Information Act. "
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What do you expect from Robert Gates? Everybody knows that all Aggies are stupid.

Here's a paragraph from his Wikipedia page. I'll provide a translation beneath :

" Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006.[2] Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Immediately after being recruited by the CIA, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force.[3][4] After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created following the September 11 attacks, but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M University.[5]"

Translation: Yes Man
American Interrogator says Torture costs American Lives


You see, Gates doesn't care about our troops deployed overseas - because until the torture issue is settled, all captured Americans are in grave danger of torture by their captors. Maybe I can make this easy for Gates to understand: "an eye for an eye." That is the deal you are making for every member of the American armed services you F&%K. Now tell me how you are protecting those Americans?

All Afghan detainees likely tortured: diplomat

Read more here:

"In other words, we detained and handed over for severe torture a lot of innocent people."

11.19.2009

Connections: Meteorology

"Land that had been fertile, froze solid; that's when Greenland stopped being green and started being the color it is today: this color" (camera shows snowscape) (see time = 6:17)

11.18.2009

Sydney Opera House?

Richard Gage AIA speaks with designer on 911 Truth:

Two Videos re 911 for your consideration...

Video 1

1st WTC Attack: Both Jules Naudet & Pavel Hlava:


Video 2
Bush Caught Lying About September 11th


Bonus

Six arrested over woman left to die in London street

Read more here:
""These people left the scene before speaking to police and I would ask that anyone who was there, or anyone else who has information about the incident, call us in the strictest of confidence."
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Note: Even the do-gooders who tried first aid fled so as to avoid the police. I wonder why?

Suthers: Medical marijuana dispensaries subject to sales tax, retail license laws

Read more here:

""It (medical marijuana) has been an underground, black market community for so long that I think they're really willing to come out and pay dues to be taken seriously.""

11.17.2009

THIS IS SCIENCE!

Read more here:

"...Zahn is a leading expert on electromagnetic and electronic systems. In a rare move for any reputable academic, he has agreed to give Heins' creation an open-minded look rather than greet it with outright dismissal. "
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Note: SO... We have an MIT scientist ready to look at the CRAZIEST assertment -------GOOD! --- Science outa' be able to stand on its own two feet .... bring'em on!!!

This is you coded into that magnetic tape...much more than money...a judgement on you

"you can cut it into rectangles"
"this is you...coded into that magnetic tape"


Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies

Look at this article here:

" The mummies underwent whole body scanning with special attention to the cardiovascular system. The researchers found that 9 of the 16 mummies who had identifiable arteries or hearts left in their bodies after the mummification process had calcification either clearly seen in the wall of the artery or in the path were the artery should have been. Some mummies had calcification in up to 6 different arteries."
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Ft. Hood vs. Minot AFB

One gets a congressional investigation:

Ft. Hood:
here:

"The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), agreed with Hoekstra about a separate Congressional investigation, adding, "I think we have to do it carefully, in a way that we don't interfere with the prosecution that is going to be of him, the court martial prosecution. We don't want to step on things that will make it more difficult to prosecute him because, of course, he should be prosecuted for these murders."



Another doesn't...why?


Minot Air Force Base Reports Missile Code Procedure Violation :

" For more information on the procedural violation contact Air Force Space Command at (719) 554-3731."
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Is this a fair comparison? Is a massacre equivalent to a nuke mishap?

Tea Party Marchers in Harrisburg, PA

Take a peek at the article here:

"Participants marched from City Island to the state Capitol steps chanting "Can you hear us now?" They carried signs reading, "Less Government Restore the Public" and "Strike Three Get Out." They waved American flags and yellow flags with the slogan, "Don't Tread on Me.""

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Note: A friend of mine, who is a businessman made one of those yellow stickers for me back when the truth movement resurrected the "Don't tread on me" flag. Suddenly Glenn Beck hijacks this symbol being the good propagandist he is - and somehow he got involved in these tea parties. Now these people look like Glenn Beck operatives, rather than what they really are. They are frustrated taxpaying citizens, who may or may not have a loved one in combat or six feet under or blind or missing a limb or whatever, they don't have jobs anymore, they are facing more war (we've moved into Columbia for at least the next ten years - these folks will pay for it), they cannot get their "representatives" to fix the laws so as to negotiate lower prescription drug prices... they can't afford a doctor, they can't afford a lawyer, they can't afford to heat their house, they can't pay the landlord - so they march. What else can they do?

These people have tried voting - didn't work. They are peacefully demonstrating - trying to get someone honest in power to do something for them. So far no one has heard them.

When you see those yellow flags - just remember Glenn Beck has nothing to do with its resurrection. He is a shill - a paid propagandist who never saw a war for Israel he didn't love. He has helped cover up the 911 crimes and continues to do so - although he's toned it down a bit. He is among the ranks of all the liars that have deceived the American public - so remember he isn't part of this tea party movement.

By the way - if you don't get active - those who are active will take control of your government - you can stay home and watch them on TV.

11.16.2009

Video: AK-47 reliability torture test

Go to the 3:50 mark on video below for submersion in water and sand - immediately fires.

Apple Black Friday 2009 Ad Leaked ? Big Discounts Might Be Possible

Read more here:

"The Apple Black Friday 2009 Ad seems to have been leaked on the internet. According to that Apple Black Friday 2009 ad, on Black Friday (November 27th) and only then, Macs will get 25% off, iPods will be sold with a 30% discount while the accessories and Apple software get a 15% price cut."
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Best Buy Black Friday deals: here:

IAEA wants clarity on Iran’s nuclear program: Video



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How Fed let AIG banks off easy

Read more here:

"Once they bailed AIG out, the Fed said it lost a lot of leverage, because it couldn't threaten to put AIG into bankruptcy anymore," Barofsky told CNNMoney in an interview. "But with GM and Chrysler, the government still played hardball with their creditors.""

Facebook’s ‘unfriend’ is Word of the Year

Read more here:

"As in, “One of the many ways to b**** slap someone on 'Teh Interweb,’ ” as defined by Urban Dictionary, the official Web site of unofficial language where many a new word makes its debut long before Oxford and the other gatekeepers of the English language acknowledge nomenclature that comes to stay. ('Cause, ya know ... nerdlets were ‘unfriending’ on LiveJournal Internet eons ahead of Facebook.)"

Dollar stuck near 15-month lows on benign rate view

Read more here:

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was stuck near 15-month lows on Tuesday, though its broad downtrend was intact on a growing view that U.S. rates are likely to stay low for a while, giving a boost to dollar funded carry trades.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled U.S. rates will stay at zero for some time in a New York speech, adding in a rare commentary about the U.S. dollar that the Fed was closely watching the currency's decline as part of its commitment to both jobs growth and price stability.

"He is telling us that despite the greenback's rapid decline, despite a rapid increase in risk appetite and the 'cross-currents' to inflation this represents, despite all that we are going keep rates at an exceptionally low level for an extended period," said Adam Carr, senior economist at ICAP."

NASA Hails Fifth Shuttle Launch of 2009

Read more here:

"WASHINGTON — NASA hailed the flawless liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis Monday, a space shot that marked the agency's fifth shuttle launch of the year — a flight rate not seen since 2002, before the tragic Columbia accident.

"This is a tremendous time in spaceflight," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for Space Operations. "This last year we've had a very successful year."

Atlantis blasted off at 2:28 p.m. EST (1928 GMT) from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying six astronauts and a slew of large spare supplies to the International Space Station."

Lieberman Independence Hinders Democrats’ Health-Care End Game

Read more here:

" Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Joseph Lieberman was re-elected to the U.S. Senate as a political independent after Connecticut Democrats snubbed him in 2006. Now, he’s living up to that designation as a potential obstacle to President Barack Obama’s top priority, health care."
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Note: My name is Joseph Liebersnivelpuss and I approve this backstabbing

Contractors apparently not greeted with Roses: Icasualties.org link

Visit site by clicking link here:

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Note: Just looking to see how the contractors are faring overseas. Not well. Beheadings are not as uncommon as I'd thought. Is it this liberation only, I wonder, or are most liberations accompanied by the slaughter of the liberators?

'Canadian troops must withdraw from Afghanistan'

Read more here:

"Joya urged the Canadian government to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and allow the Afghan people to resolve their problems themselves.

"No nation can deliver liberation by occupation," she added.
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Note: Ha ha ha ha ha - amazing that some people think "we" are in Afghanistan to bring freedom to its populace. Ha ha ha ha. By the way - she's behind the times - it's the AFPAK war now. Ha ha ha ha.

Robert F Kennedy Jr Shocking Vaccine Cover Up Part1

Part 1


Part 2
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Note: As a conspiracy theorist I DO take into consideration the possibility that there are times that profit is put over people. For the anti-conspiracy theorists out there - this is your cue to ignore the information Kennedy presents, point at him, laugh, and call him a crazy moon-bat - then roll back over and go to sleep.
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See also this old blog post with updates: Fear of Inoculation: Is there any basis?

Mr. President: Turn Away From War

Read more here:

"We supported your candidacy because we viewed you as the best chance for ending the wars of the Bush era. We applauded your rejection of the rhetoric of fear and division that was the stock in trade of Bush and Cheney. We are alarmed by the way that rhetoric has crept into your public pronouncements since your August address in Phoenix. Your decision on Afghanistan will represent the decisive turning point of your presidency. If you turn away from war, you will provide a profile in courage that will solidify your support and open up a new perspective for progressive reforms in our country. You will honor the spirit of John F. Kennedy, who was searching for an exit strategy from the Vietnam war. If you opt for a wider war, the resulting heavy casualties will destroy confidence in your leadership among your own most devoted advocates. Hundreds of billions of dollars will be poured down a rat hole, and will no longer be available for any reform and renovation of American society, which will increasingly fall behind the economic strength of other countries. Your domestic agenda will be halted, in the same way your predecessor Lyndon B. Johnson was crippled by the Vietnam war. Escalation of the Afghan war, in short, would be an act of political suicide for you, and of national suicide for our country."

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Note: I did NOT vote for Obama because he had no record to demonstrate that he had a history of action in office reflecting campaign promises.

Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning

Read more here:

" The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting. The trick for all observers is to head outside in the wee hours of the morning – between 1 a.m. and dawn – regardless where you live."
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UPDATE NOV 16, 2009 Leonid meteor shower 2009 time and Leonid meteor shower 2009 North America

UPDATE NOV 16, 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower Set to Light Up the Tuesday Morning Sky

Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

Read more here:


"Scientists believe climate change — the warming of oceans — has allowed some of the almost 2,000 jellyfish species to expand their ranges, appear earlier in the year and increase overall numbers, much as warming has helped ticks, bark beetles and other pests to spread to new latitudes."
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Note: I like the word "believe" when we are supposedly talking about science. This is a cue for you to prepare for higher taxes to cool things back down. The jellyfish are another indicator of the coming doom that is global warming.

May I remind the reader about how much respect the environment gets? Just take a look at the Exxon Valdez here - now there's a jumbo-sized problem to consider - but as usual - the well-heeled won that battle while the little guy took the beating. From the article:

"The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in the Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989. It is considered one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters ever to occur at sea. As significant as the Valdez (pronounced /VALDEZ/) spill was, it ranks well down on the list of the world's largest oil spills in terms of volume released.[1] However, Prince William Sound's remote location (accessible only by helicopter and boat) made government and industry response efforts difficult and severely taxed existing plans for response. The region was a habitat for salmon, sea otters, seals and seabirds. The vessel spilled 10.8 million U.S. gallons (about 40 million litres) of Prudhoe Bay crude oil into the sea, and the oil eventually covered 11,000,000 square miles (28,000,000 km2) of ocean.[2]"

If you think for a moment that your public officials are "doing something" about the environment - look into the Exxon Valdez mess - look at their actions - Exxon got off the hook for wrecking a pristine area. Now all of the sudden all these political hacks are worried about the planet? I smell a tax hike.

Video Titled : Mercenaries sport shooting Arabs

Watch here:

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Note: This is where we all puff our chests out and proclaim our "Pride as Americans"

China dissidents 'detained ahead of Obama visit'

Read more here:

"But as the visit drew close, the head of an activist group for parents whose children were sickened by tainted milk in China had been detained, his wife told AFP."

Israeli Terrorism Against America?? INCONCEIVABLE.

Read more here: :

" No, this can’t be. According to an article appearing in one of Israel’s biggest mainstream news outlets–Haaretz–Israeli Military Intelligence is AT THIS VERY MOMENT trying to “figure out” what went wrong in 1954 with something known as the “Lavon Affair”, described by the news outlet as a “sabotage operation” by Israel in “bombing theaters, post offices and U.S. and British institutions, and making it seem as though Egypt was behind the bombings”.
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Note: Click on the USS Liberty icon on left side of this page for similar sentiments

11.15.2009

Plame silenced

Read more here:

"Valerie Plame Wilson cannot publicize details of her work as a CIA operative, even though a government official already outed her as an agent in an attempt to discredit her husband, Joseph C. Wilson, a federal appeals court says.

Plame Wilson, who served as chief of the unit responsible for weapons proliferation issues related to Iraq, argued that confidentiality agreements she signed to win her employment more than two decades ago should be nullified. The CIA has prohibited her from discussing her pre-2002 employment in her 2007 memoir, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.

She maintained the confidentiality agreement should be set aside because Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, and others leaked to syndicated columnist Robert Novak that she was an agent. Also, as part of a battle to obtain retirement benefits, her 20-year-employment status became part of the congressional record"

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Note: I can't help but ask the question: What is the penalty for outing a CIA operative? I wonder what CIA people risking their necks can conclude from this matter?

US Secretary of State Robert Gates blocks release of Iraq, Afghanistan torture photos

Read more here:

"Gates said that public disclosure of the photos would endanger US citizens, US armed forces, and employees of the US government deployed outside the US.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had sued for the release of 21 color photos under the Freedom of Information Act. "
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What do you expect from Robert Gates? Everybody knows that all Aggies are stupid.

Here's a paragraph from his Wikipedia page. I'll provide a translation beneath :

" Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006.[2] Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Immediately after being recruited by the CIA, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force.[3][4] After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created following the September 11 attacks, but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M University.[5]"

Translation: Yes Man
American Interrogator says Torture costs American Lives


You see, Gates doesn't care about our troops deployed overseas - because until the torture issue is settled, all captured Americans are in grave danger of torture by their captors. Maybe I can make this easy for Gates to understand: "an eye for an eye." That is the deal you are making for every member of the American armed services you &^$%. Now tell me how you are protecting those Americans?

11.14.2009

Black Friday Laptop Deals

Read more here:

"Best Buy will be selling the Sony VAIO VGN-NW23SF laptop for $399 on Black Friday. This price reflects a $150 instant rebate, which means you don’t have to hassle with a rebate form or redeeming other incentives. There will be a minimum of 10 Sony VAIO VGN-NW23SF laptops at each Best Buy store on Black Friday. You will have to arrive very earlysince this is one of Best Buy’s Doorbuster deals and get in line if you want one of these laptops and there is a limit of one per person."

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Another deal here:
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Note: For those going shopping for computers looking for deals...

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I'm a Mac fan- here's a Mac deal page...

here:

Why the US should never have invaded Iraq...

For those who think they've never heard Cheney tell the truth - consider the video below from which I've paraphrased:

"Because if we'd gone to Baghdad we would've been all alone...it would be a US occupation of Iraq - once you got to Iraq and took it over, took down Saddam Hussein's government then what are you gonna' put in its place? It's a quagmire..."



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### PC Roberts here: ###

11.13.2009

Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget

Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget

" WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government's mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. Domestic agencies have been told to brace for a spending freeze or cuts of up to 5 percent as part of a midterm election-year push to rein in record budget shortfalls."


to be contrasted with...

Obama's Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops

" The president still has more meetings scheduled on Afghanistan, but informed sources tell CBS News he intends to give Gen. Stanley McChrystal most, if not all, the additional troops he is asking for."

David Ray Griffin presents impregnable logic-- 911: IT IS TIME to Take a Second Look

I challenge anyone allergic to the alternative conspiracy theories proposed as explanations for the collapse (free-fall in some instances) of the 3 WTC buildings on September 11, 2001 that were hit by two airplanes to watch this...then we'll talk.

Go to time = 3:26

Listen




Realize this is an argument between different conspiracy theories

Pakistan Uncovered

Read more here:

" Pakistan has been labeled the most dangerous country in the world, (a safe haven for terrorists). The leaders of our country are eager to invade and the mainstream media is working tirelessly to create the fear that will allow them do so. The fact that only six corporations dominate our major media outlets, it’s obvious that our information sources serve the interests of the controlling. For that reason, I set out on a trip to Pakistan to find out what is actually going on in that country. What I discovered shocked me."

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Note: Define Terrorist

2 dead, 2 others wounded at Ore. office park

Read more here:


" Legacy MetroLab conducts drug and alcohol testing for employers and others, according to company spokeswoman Kathleen Gorman."
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Note:
I've heard that police-state drug labs are a "booming" business - but not in this sense.
Is it safe to assume he failed the piss test?

Troops sue KBR over toxic waste in Iraq, Afghanistan

Read more here:

" Each of the lawsuits represent several soldiers but were filed on behalf of at least 100,000 others who are alleged to suffer from health problems resulting from exposure to emissions released by the incineration of waste at military bases.
Kellogg Brown and Root and its former parent company Halliburton, which at one time was led by former vice president Dick Cheney, had a government contract to destroy waste at US bases and camps in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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Note: Don't the Iraqis and Afghanis breathe the same air over there that our troops breathe? I wonder where their lawsuits are?

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I changed breath to breathe nov 13, 2009

11.12.2009

Good News?

Read more here:

"The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced final rules that prohibit financial institutions from charging consumers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machine (ATM) and one-time debit card transactions, unless a consumer consents, or opts in, to the overdraft service for those types of transactions."

Zeno's War Birds-Free Vids refreshed on schedule

Read more here:

Senator Faces G.O.P. Rebuke Back Home

Lordy lordy lordy - I'm going to apologize for this in advance. Gimme a fire and a steel-toed boot to warm the toe of said boot up to red hot so I can kick this southern-sun-fried-simpleton where the sun doesn't shine. K-rist has never shown a brighter disciple of war and doom than this country-fried piece of unhealthy heart-ruining meat-AKA Senator Lindsey Graham (and his army helmet):

Read more here:

" The executive committee of the Charleston County Republican Party, in a voice vote on Monday, rebuked Mr. Graham “for many of the positions he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as: passing a ‘cap and trade’ energy bill, bailing out banks and granting amnesty for illegal aliens,” according to the censure resolution."
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Note: Yeah yeah I don't care what you censure this guy for - just get him the HE-double-toothpicks out of the US Senate!
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Note #2: J'ever see this dude in an Army helmet? Yeah Lindsey.

America's Dismal Future

Read more here:

"Allegedly, the US is a superpower and Israel is a client state whose very existence depends entirely on US military and economic aid and diplomatic protection. Yet, in the real world it works the other way. Israel is the superpower and the US is its client state."
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PCR - one of the best reasons to check out Counterpunk once in awhile

Question: He kept saying "Yes we can, yes we can" well... have you? Answer: No

Watch more here:

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The woman says "You can tell he's running for Senate in CT"

I love how she gets hysterical pissing her pants - then tells Peter Schiff - one of the more accurate predictors - You're wrong!

But....he's been right about a lot recently.

Has she?

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What has Obama done?

Afghan war becomes AFPAK war.
Troops to Columbia for at least 10 years.
Nice and peaceful.

UPDATE 2-Pay strike hits Zambia's Konkola copper mine

Read more here:

"Output losses at KCM, which plans to produce 305,000 tonnes of copper in 2009, will only be known after the company assesses lost production hours, officials said."
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So how will this affect the price of copper?
Will this influence copper?
Is copper destined to go up anyway since they need it for all the shell casings etc... for warfare?

Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun

Read more here:

"In a statement read out in court, Mr Clarke said: "I didn't think for one moment I would be arrested.

"I thought it was my duty to hand it in and get it off the streets.""

1/3 of Homeless Today are Veterans

Read more here:

"Currently there are approximately 131,000 homeless veterans in the United States, that’s down from about 200,000 reported just a few years ago, and the government continues to spend money on the problem. What’s clear from today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing is that money is not enough. Coordination and conveniently located services may go a longer way to making those programs more effective in helping homeless veterans and preventing a generation of returning veterans from entering an endless cycle of hopelessness."

Regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor: What kind of strike was that again?

See time=6:31 minute mark in the video below- Does Hypocrisy come to mind when considering America's approach to the
so-called "war on terror?"

WesPAC - Gen. Wes Clark page...

...this is not an endorsement - it's here for the consideration of all readers.
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Read more (WesPAC page) by clicking here.

Here's something from Wes Clark article on Cybersecurity:

" During the July 4 holiday weekend, the latest in a series of cyberattacks was launched against popular government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, effectively shutting them down for several hours. It is unlikely that the real culprits will ever be identified or caught. Most disturbing, their limited success may embolden future hackers to attack critical infrastructure, such as power generators or air-traffic-control systems, with devastating consequences for the U.S. economy and national security.

As Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote earlier this year in these pages, "The United States cannot kill or capture its way to victory" in the conflicts of the future. When it comes to cybersecurity, Washington faces an uphill battle. And as a recent Center for Strategic and International Studies report put it, "It is a battle we are losing." "

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note: might I add we may not be able to kill or capture our way to victory in the conflicts of the present?

Obama on US economic crisis: 'The fire is now out'

I thought this would make interesting reading... taking into consideration it's an old article:

Read more Obama on US economic crisis: 'The fire is now out'

"(AFP) – Jul 20, 2009
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama defended his administration's response to the economic crisis over the last six months, declaring: "The fire is now out."
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Note: Maybe we should have nailed him down on definition of "fire" and what he means by it "being out."

I'm a Conspiracy Theorist and Proud of it: Here's Why

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Read more Conspiracy Theory - Reason vs. the Crowd
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This is an old rant - but I never addressed being proud of being a so-called "Conspiracy Theorist."
I've addressed that flaccid tinny statement in past articles Ad Nauseum. See the link on left for articles with conspiratorial tags - it'll save some time. But as for WHY I am proud to be a conspiracy theorist ( I couldn't sufficiently define it at the time)- for one reason, because I want to be known as a critical thinker. I also want to be known as an open-minded person capable of considering ANY explanation for events - regardless of my religious beliefs. I do this for those who came before me, those here with me, and those to follow who will have the opportunity to live in the free America I grew up in.

Conspiracy theorists are the only persons capable of considering a conspiracy - so have a leg up on the "crowd." You see, Bernays, you don't fool me.

I'm proud to be a leader not a follower.
I'm proud to be independent-minded.
I'm proud to be of sound enough mind to jealously and passionately guard my rights.
I know that Americans, and all people are the same - but it is the great American system that makes America worth fighting for and losing friends over.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
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UPDATE NOV 12, 2009 LIST OF ANTI CONSPIRACY THEORISTS
(Now I'm really glad to be a Conspiracy Theorist!)
SEAN HANNITY
GLENN BECK
NEAL BOORTZ
THE GUY THAT USED TO WEAR THE BOW TIE
LAURA INGRAHAM
GERALDO (spelled correctly for the crybabys out there)
...to be continued - can anybody name another?
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BELOW IS CALLED:
OUR AMERICAN TRAIN WRECK: BY ACCIDENT OR DESIGN FROM PREVIOUS BLOG POST
It is my firm belief that the Average American Family is in for some big shocks and some hard times with regards to their savings, civil rights, and the future direction of their country. And if these Americans shrink from their duty to get involved they won't have to worry about the country their children will inherit - because somebody else will own it.

I base these opinions on information available mostly on the internet. Yes - the internet - the last bastion of free speech where even a JackRabbit can express views for the consideration of others. Will it last?

The election of Obama demonstrated that the public knows what they want - but for some reason they can't get what they want. How is it possible to have elected Obama yet the war plan accelerates? Once again we get a smooth-talker who, exactly like GWB did upon election, acts in opposition to campaign promises. If you remember the debates - it was obvious who the corporate owned media deemed worthy of debate time and who they didn't. Is it a coincidence that corporations benefit from Obama's actions and the public suffers? Hmmm - how many times the president's salary was spent getting him elected? No profit-first corporation spends money unless they expect a return on investment.

Jack Rabbit's opinion - your average Joe-6-pack is oblivious to the geopolitical situation because he and wifee are working working working- paying usurious and arbitrary interest to monopoly lenders - paying for private school, paying ever-rising-prices for food as inflation kicks in, getting robbed on gasoline, car repairs, phone bills, car rental bills - basically everything. They are also completely in the dark because their media has been usurped by corporations with no interest in the public good - but in siphoning money into the CEO that runs the slum-like corporation. We used to call them slumlords - but somehow they've become great American heroes these American corporate CEOs - yes the robber-barons - perhaps because they, the robber-barons are the owners of the very media that treats the American public like mushrooms - keep'em in the dark and feed them sh#t. There is no longer any regulation of anything in the United States to the benefit of the average worker. As far as contracts are concerned the party who entered into the contract who is more well-heeled makes the rules. Those rules are the golden rule. Those with the gold rule. Speaking of gold - 2009 should be a good one for gold (IMO)- the metal you can hold in your hand. Liquid for sure. But six-pack Joe has no cash - just credit - which is worthless if you wish to purchase American Eagles.

What's the problem? It's complicated! Risking sounding "crazy" I'll come out and say that it appears to me that we are being sold out in such a way that will ultimately end in one-world-government unless YOU become active to prevent it. The monetary crisis will provide the perfect lens with which to focus the masses to submit to emergency measures required to "fix" the problem - these measures, naturally, will require the surrender of RIGHTS. Is this a conspiracy theory? So what if it is? If it walks like a duck... I don't know if it is or not but it seems reasonable to me that if group A wants to steal everything group B owns - that conspiracy is a given. There is plenty of info on this blog and those linked under Enlightenment. We Americans have tortured. We Americans are imprisoning people without trial. We Americans are firing missies via drone aircraft into sovereign nations. We Americans are occupiers. It is time to wake up -wise up - and stand up. Forget the money wasted on these misadventures of mass murder for a minute - think instead about sending kids to wars based on lies so corporations can profit. Take the most patriotic true believers - put a uniform on them - hand them a machine gun - and make them kill somebody else's kids who are doing exactly the same thing. I ask you reader - what are you getting out of all this militarism? Hmmm I guess if you are employed by the war industry a paycheck. I hope it's worth it.

Somehow the North American Union is on the Way (NAU) with or without public approval. This merging of Canada, USA, and Mexico seems to build itself as anyone you ask about it will deny it. Yet highways are planned. Our borders are unprotected. With the NAU, like the European Union preceding it, is rumored a new currency called the Amero which will be "necessary" (unConstitutional as it is) to solve the financial crisis. Oh and about the financial crisis - mostly a crisis for anybody who has to continue payments on their mortgage at the bubble-market prices. No relief in sight for us - but the banks get bailed out. I've read that 9.3 Trillion Dollars would have payed off EVERY MORTGAGE IN THE UNITED STATES - but whaddaya know - that's not what was done with the phony "bailout" money - it went, it seems, to the same crooks that caused this mess in the first place. If this sounds crazy to you perhaps you can explain what you got out of the bailout - that is unless you work for Goldman Sachs.

Iran - Who the hell wants to send their kid to die in Iran? Send me your name, I'll put you on a list, so the rest of us know not to mourn for your contribution to the conquest of sovereign nations with OUR OIL UNDER THEIR SOIL! I'm sorry for the rage - but what are you going to get personally out of an invasion of another country except higher taxes and the status of a modern-day Nazi in the eyes of the rest of the world. If you consider this writer paranoid - then is it reasonable for me to ask what word can be used to describe the American war on terror - where essentially we have to preemptively strike others (with real missiles killing real people) because of what they might do? How sane is that?

Iraq - WTF? WMD, blah blah blah. Yeah - Powell holds up a test tube of corn starch in front of the world at the U.N. and presto we go to war. Come to find out it was all fabricated, false, fake, lies. That's what we were told and parents all over the U.S. sent their kids into a meat grinder. Lies. We are supposedly concerned about Iraqi civilization. Then WTF happened to all the antiquities from the museums of the cradle of civilization when America's armed forces wrecked the place? The loss of Iraqs artifacts couldn't have done much to help them understand their history any better could it? But our prez did specifically warn them not to burn the oil wells in Iraq when we attacked them without cause. Do you remember that? Meanwhile irreplaceable, priceless artifacts vanish thanks to an absolute disregard to their importance. We're from the American government and we're here to help. To the average person it may seem too sick to fathom that anyone would invade another country for natural resources - after all we are talking about human life here. Is it possible that our leaders don't share our values?

Afghanistan - This is an easy one - Opium poppy. Pre-911 Taliban wiped this crop out. America moves in- banner crop every year. I'm also old enough to remember when the Soviets tried to take the place - what a bloodbath - but now Amerika moves in because we are so much braver etc... than the rest of mankind including antiquity. Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan and we were told numerous lies about the circumstances - now it seems the man in charge during that fiasco - is - no - not demoted - put in charge of the whole place. Yeah that makes a lot of sense to me - NOT. What can explain such actions of our leaders?

Federal Reserve - don't talk about this topic or your head may end up back and to the left.

Council on Foreign Relations - I prefer to call this the Presidents club. Get their podcast - see if you can predict the future of every single American decision before it happens! Give it a try!

911 WAS AN INSIDE JOB - yes, I'm finally able to understand that the American masses don't have either the education or the time or the energy to understand the scientific findings pointing to nano-thermate and where such a thing comes from. The masses have also ben conditioned for many many decades to see no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil when someone is called a "Conspiracy Theorist." That's really a testimonial for our education system which is ........bad word. There is much evidence gathered via the ever-growing grassroots 911Truth movement demonstrating that the official conspiracy theory the American government fed to its mushroom-masses was a myth. Much info on this blog and the sites linked. This is not a small issue. Ignore at the risk of basing all future decisions upon false premises.

Military-mercenary-industrial-educational-lawenforcement-corporateprison complex - 1 in ten Americans live behind bars so we and they can BE SAFE. But I wonder how a pot-smoker can be safe sharing a cell with a murderer, rapist etc...????? I suppose I'll have a chance to find out since the bullsh*t hate speech laws aimed at bloggers like myself who dare to exercise their right to free speech may eventually shut my "microphone" off. Great! Now you can get all of your information from the same "news" shills who simply serve the propaganda bleat of the day from their corporate masters. Do you really think someone on NBC can say something that will negatively effect the GE stock price? If you do I've got a bridge for sale. Our rights are inalienable - yet the wise men in our feckless fascist government are paving the way to silence critics via "hate" crime. How pathetically childish. Somehow it suits the majority of the mushroom-like American public. I'm sorry for the sarcasm but how many times does one have to be robbed until they can identify they are dealing with a robber?

Yes the U.S. Media Monopoly - well not a monopoly - maybe a tri-opoly? It's that bad. The FCC is a toothless facade. They are not worth the expensive office space they consume. The FCC has failed in their mission - period. They don't even have the courtesy to quit, go home, and stop sucking off the government teat. No, not teat, they are bloodsuckers - because as they drain public funds their inaction undermines the public good by depriving the VOTERS of opportunities to hear dissenting voices - by allowing media consolidation. The result? Even those Americans who try to inform themselves are stuck with paid corporate liars posing as newspersons. Dig around on this blog - consider these seemingly radical ideas like free speech and independent thought. Glen Beck says 911 truthers wanna' kill Jews - this is more than a lie - this is disinformation aimed at diverting and confusing the public. Some news eh? Jack Rabbit thinks there is almost ZERO on TV, RADIO worth watching or listening to. Why? Just look at your stocks - it's the economy stupid! If they are worth anything why weren't you warned about your ENRON stock etc...? AIG? Perhaps a coincidence - yes that's it! Popular Mechanics is a great example - do they get any ad money from the war industry? Do they work hard to "debunk" 911 Truth? Hmmmmm. Wait....I'm in business too... lemme think about this - lots of military ad money - nano thermite/thermate (unreacted) found in WTC dust - nano thermite comes from military-industrial-educational-mercenary complex - a connection? Absolutely NOT since this would imply a conspiracy. Forget that. Sorry.

Torture - On this topic - I am stuck. I cannot reconcile OSHA regulations and Torture chambers. Maybe it's just me but all I can say is that OSHA needs to be disbanded because Americans don't care about torture - unless that is - their precious little one is held captive in one of our occupied countries - then - suddenly - this becomes a horrible, medieval practice. Pure witchcraft......but don't we have to burn them with cigs to get fake info to embark on corporate resource wars? Yes - I want cheap gasoline to go the beach which I never get because they raise the price every tourist season - but my kid is being tortured. That's wrong - but I don't care if they torture "terrorists" who've been named terrorists without a trial because they are Muslims - where is my Happy Meal?

Americans - my fellow "citizens" (and I use that term loosely) - WAKE THE FLOCK UP! Your country, and most importantly, your Bill of Rights is being stolen from you for the interests of... Who? Israel is one for sure. The answer to this question you will have to figure out for yourself. The answers are on this blog, at the sites linked, and possibly apparent on your credit card statement.

Finally - a word of encouragement. The powers manipulating the American system are those who take the time, interest, and money to do so. The American system works perfectly - the most involved parties overcome. If you are not involved - you will be overcome by those who are. That is the absolute bottom line. Don't forget it.

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UPDATE July 27, 2009 IMF buys gold at $42.20 per oz. Video RevPoltx
UPDATE JULY 27, 2009 Blackwater-Xe into Pakistan Earth News
UPDATE JULY 27, 2009 Wash Post on Xe/Blackwater
UPDATE JULY 28, 2009 Obama says economic crisis is over! "The Fire is now Out"
UPDATE JULY 28, 2009 BUSH considered sending troops into Buffalo
UPDATE JULY 27, 2009 Government by Goldman Sachs - vid
UPDATE JULY 27, 2009 NOW what exactly was the change you Obama voters hoped for? Check the list of links at bottom
UPDATE JULY 29, 2009 911 Truth Disinformation exists
UPDATE JULY 29, 2009 WASHPOST - Babylon's ancient wonder lying in ruins
UPDATE JULY 29, 2009 Judge: Swine flu is reason to suspend constitutional rights
UPDATE JULY 29, 2009 Request for more troops in Afghanistan likely, source says
UPDATE JULY 29, 2009 How robot drones revolutionized the face of warfare
UPDATE JULY 29, 2009 Great article by former trooper on militarized police
UPDATE AUG 1, 2009 Former FBI Translator: Bin Laden Worked for U.S. Right Up Until 9/11
UPDATE AUGUST 3, 2009 LOU DOBBS reporting on Obama going for NAU
UPDATE AUGUST 8, 2009 OBAMA DECEPTION MOVIE
UPDATE AUGUST 14, 2009 The Pentagon Wants Authority to Post Almost 400,000 Military Personnel in U.S.
UPDATE AUGUST 14, 2009 Paul Craig Roberts says economic recovery not real
UPDATE AUGUST 14, 2009 It's a Planned Demolition
UDPATE AUGUST 15, 2009 Americans funding Taliban
UPDATE AUGUST 16, 2009 AUDIO on AIPAC from boiling frogs
UPDATE AUGUST 18, 2009 Attorney: FBI trained NJ blogger to incite others
UPDATE AUGUST 25, 2009 Of the Criminals, by the Criminals and for the Criminals
UPDATE AUGUST 26, 2009 Larry Flynt Common Sense 2009
UPDATE AUGUST 29, 2009 VIDEO shows Media condemnation of 911Truth


UPDATE SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 The latest case accuses Blackwater founder Erik Prince of personally directing murders from a 24-hour remote monitoring "war room" at the private military company's Moyock, N.C., headquarters.
UPDATE OCTOBER 6, 2009

UPDATE OCTOBER 28, 2009 NAU Explained by official
UPDATE NOV 3, 2009 Gold hits new record high
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