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February 7, 2012

Feb 07 18:18

Oh yeah, we believe this is an accurate and honest result!

Feb 07 17:53

New York Times Publishes Hit Piece Against US Constitution As FBI Demonizes Everyday Americans As Possible Terrorists

In a move that has shocked many Americans, the New York Times has published a hit piece against the Constitution and its “outdated” ways.

The hit piece comes on the heels of a sitting justice of the Supreme Court recommending multiple other constitutions and human rights charters to Egypt over the very Constitution she is tasked to protect.

Feb 07 17:31

The bank settlement: Do other crooks get to ‘settle’ when caught?

It’s like the police cornering a bank robber who says, “I’ll give some of the money back and walk away a free man. You have 5 minutes to agree to my terms, or else.”

If a bank robber told the cops those terms, they would laugh in his face, arrest him, and take all the money back. And that’s what should happen to the banksters as well.

Feb 07 17:11

How Will The American Economy Die?

DumpDC. Six Letters That Can Change History.
Thank you www.dumpdc.com

Feb 07 16:41

Pyramid-Like Company Ponies Up $1 Million for Mitt Romney

When Restore Our Future, the super-PAC backing Mitt Romney, disclosed its latest donors last week, the roster of deep-pocketed funders seemed fairly predictable. The biggest contributors hailed from Bain Capital, Romney's former firm, or other well-known financial companies. But there was one major donor that stood out: Melaleuca, an Idaho-based company that peddles dietary supplements, "green" cleaning products, and other items via "independent marketing executives." Melaleuca and its subsidiaries were among the biggest donors to the super-PAC, contributing a total of $1 million.

Feb 07 16:02

When Romney Was a Bishop

(*this article gets into Romney's time as bishop of The Church Of Latter Day Saints , in Belmont Massachusetts , but it reads like a baby's loaded diaper . )

Feb 07 15:52

VENICE FREEZES!

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I was in Venice late January 1986, just after the Challenger explosion. The canals were most assuredly NOT frozen and in fact my first wife and I did the usual gondola ride in and around the Plaza San Marcos.

See any ice? Still think the world is heating up, Al?

Feb 07 15:23

Prop. 8 overturned in California, court says state can’t ban gay marriage

Feb 07 15:17

Romney's lead dips despite wins: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Despite his strong showing in early state contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support nationwide has dipped slightly during the past month, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

Feb 07 15:09

The Federal Reserve and Other Crimes Against Capitalism

02/07/12 Laguna Beach, California – New York Times writer, Steven M. Davidoff, recently dubbed the Federal Reserve, “the most successful hedge fund around.”

After reading the article, we concluded that Mr. Davidoff is the most creative financial writer around. As such, Mr. Davidoff may be the perfect apologist for today’s dysfunctional monetary “system.” Certainly, he possesses the cerebral alacrity to dodge whatever cold, hard facts may be standing in the way of a good story.

“I call the Fed a hedge fund,” Davidoff cheerily explains, “because it is operating like one, leveraging its balance sheet to earn huge profits.”

Feb 07 14:43

The Fed Resumes Printing

Bud Conrad, Chief Economist
Casey Research

The Federal Reserve recently announced important policy changes after its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Here are the three most important takeaways, in its own words...

Feb 07 14:41

Obama Invokes NDAA Declaring Threat From Iran A National Emergency

President Obama invokes the NDAA, which authorizes the use of military force, and issues an executive order declaring the "threat" of Iran a National Emergency.

Feb 07 14:29

Proponents of Gold Standard May Be Violent Extremists; Report ALL Suspicious Activity To the FBI

If you support returning the United States monetary system to sound money backed by the gold standard and believe that our country is bankrupt as a consequence of out-of-control spending and fiat money printing, then you may soon receive a visit from your local DHS/FBI office.

This morning your family, friends and neighbors were alerted by representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that you and those who share similar ideas as you are potentially dangerous extremists that could threaten the national security of the United States:

Feb 07 13:32

UK Calls On ISPs To Censor “Extremist” Websites

U.K. Home Affairs Committee has issued a call to Internet Service Providers clamp down on “violent extremists” by censoring to “extremist” websites.

Feb 07 13:30

FBI Drug Squad Uses Chainsaw To Raid …the Wrong Apartment

A team of FBI agents swarmed a Fitchburg apartment building as part of a massive citywide drug and weapons gang raid. The problem is, they raided the wrong apartment.

Feb 07 13:13

UK, US condemn murder in Syria, condone murder in Palestine

Alan Hart views US and British hypocrisy in condemning Russia's and China's veto of the Security Council resolution to end the killing in Syria while at the same time supporting "Israel right or wrong - unending occupation, ongoing ethnic cleansing and all".

Feb 07 13:02

Yet Another War for Israel

By William A. Cook

“Men use thought only to justify their injustices, and speech only to conceal their thoughts.”
(Voltaire: Dialogue XIV, Le Chapon et la Poularde)

February 06, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- Voltaire’s wit often illuminates truth. Consider this revealing “thought” as expressed recently in Alert, the voice of AIPAC to its membership: “Some Americans believe if the Israelis strike Iran, the U.S. will pay the political costs anyway, so it would be better for the Americans to do the job and do it properly.

Feb 07 12:51

Truth, lies and Afghanistan How military leaders have let us down

By LT. COL. DANIEL L. DAVIS

I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and their Afghan partners. My duties with the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force took me into every significant area where our soldiers engage the enemy. Over the course of 12 months, I covered more than 9,000 miles and talked, traveled and patrolled with troops in Kandahar, Kunar, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar and other provinces.

What I saw bore no resemblance to rosy official statements by U.S. military leaders about conditions on the ground.

Feb 07 12:47

Has Facebook alerted you to WW3 breaking out? The good news is, it's NOT true. The bad news, you probably now have a computer virus

A fake news page saying, 'U.S. attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia, the begin (sic) of World War 3,' is the latest virus scam to circulate on Facebook.

The story uses CNN's logos, and appears to offer video footage of a breaking news story, but says users need to upgrade their Flash video software to watch.

When they 'upgrade', they in fact infect their PC with a trojan. Security experts Sophos reported at least 60,000 people have already fallen victim.

Feb 07 12:42

Blue alert as mercury hits minus 50 C

A resident watches ice cascade outside a building in Yakeshi city of Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Feb 5, 2012. Temperatures in Hulunbuir plummeted to minus 50.7 Celsius after a cold front hit the city last Friday.

Feb 07 12:40

USGS Proof That Fracking Causes Earthquakes

Earth's crust is pervasively fractured at depth by faults. These faults can sustain high stresses without slipping because natural "tectonic" stress and the weight of the overlying rock pushes the opposing fault blocks together, increasing the frictional resistance to fault slip. The injected wastewater counteracts the frictional forces on faults and, in effect, "pries them apart", thereby facilitating earthquake slip.

Feb 07 12:39

The DHS Defends Globalism, Not America

The Department Of Homeland Security is the very epitome of unnecessary bureaucracy. Its formation was predicated on the existence of terrorist threats, many of which the U.S. government and orbiting alphabet agencies either created through acts of war, or fabricated out of thin air. Its policies of centralization were sold to the public as necessary to prevent systemic “miscommunications” that never actually took place. Throughout our history, it has been a rare occasion indeed when an attack falls upon American infrastructure or interests that was not influenced, directly or indirectly, by the actions of agencies which were supposedly employed to prevent such events from ever occurring.

Feb 07 12:39

Mitt Romney For President?

Before You vote for Mitt Romney you need to consider that...

Feb 07 12:36

Press-Free NATO Summit? Filming Cops on the Street Illegal in Chicago

With the passing of these anti American laws in Chicago, the end of America as we know it is HERE.

It is 100% illegal and unconstitutional to pass or enforce any of the laws and rules listed in the below article and those that do are committing open treason.

We are basically being told that Chicago cops will BEAT any protester they please and if someone tries to film their criminal actions they will be arrested.

Feb 07 12:33

US-Funded Textbooks Teach Afghan Children Whitewashed History

KABUL — In a country where the recent past has unfolded like a war epic, officials think they have found a way to teach Afghan history without widening the fractures between long-quarreling ethnic and political groups: leave out the past four decades.

A series of government-issued textbooks funded by the United States and several foreign aid organizations do just that, pausing history in 1973. There is no mention of the Soviet war, the mujaheddin, the Taliban or the U.S. military presence. In their efforts to promote a single national identity, Afghan leaders have deemed their own history too controversial.

Feb 07 12:22

White House, US Courts & EPA Shaft Veterans to Protect Monsanto

American veterans and the entire country of Viet Nam affected by Agent Orange have been shafted beyond imagination due to corruption within the US government and US courts. US courts have protected Monsanto and Dow Chemical from liability and criminal prosecution. The US government has shielded Monsanto and Dow from the massive cost of medical treatment for victims and environmental remediation cleanup costs that would drive these corporations into bankruptcy.

Feb 07 12:12

Canada competes with America to see who can abase themselves before Israel more!

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Embarrassing, isn't it?

Feb 07 12:10

Morris - Israel is Expendable

As Syria gets pushed into a corner, Israel's risk of being involved gets stronger. The Russian Foreign Minister and Chief of intelligence are visiting Syria today, Nasrallah is giving a speech tonight, and Iran is also not letting go of Syria.
Israelis never stop and ask themselves what are they fighting for? Maybe this would be a good time.

Feb 07 12:00

Obama terror drones: CIA tactics in Pakistan include targeting rescuers and funerals

The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday Times has revealed.

The findings are published just days after President Obama claimed that the drone campaign in Pakistan was a ‘targeted, focused effort’ that ‘has not caused a huge number of civilian casualties.’

Speaking publicly for the first time on the controversial CIA drone strikes, Obama claimed last week they are used strictly to target terrorists, rejecting what he called ‘this perception we’re just sending in a whole bunch of strikes willy-nilly’.

Feb 07 11:42

What if a Virus Infected a Virus? 'Frankenware' Spotted by Security Firm

What if two computer viruses got together on your computer and had a baby?

It does happen, says security firm BitDefender, and the result is more mutant than mutt.

The firm has taken to calling the third, new piece of malware produced by the odd couple — with apologies to Mary Shelley — "Frankenware." The spontaneous software offspring might be dangerously unpredictable, and it can be harder to defend against, BitDefender says.

Feb 07 11:35

Iran Scoffs At Increased Financial Sanctions

In what may be a failed attempt to repeat history, the U.S. has once again increased sanctions with Iran, but this time with little effect according to Iranian authorities.

On Monday, Washington called for a greater range of restrictions on Iranian financial assets in what appears to be a similar strategy as that used with Japan prior to the Pearl Harbor attack.

A quick review of the ‘McCollum Report’, created by Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. McCollum more than a year before the attack in Hawaii, reveals a list of measures that were meant to provoke Japan into an ‘overt act of war’.

Feb 07 11:28

Israeli Political Prisoner Khader Adnan Near Death

Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners languish in Israeli prisons. Virtually daily, more arrests are made. Those incarcerated face torture, appalling prison conditions, and other forms of abuse.

Some react in response. Khader did his way by refusing food for multiple reasons, including:

his rights and identity were violated;

his lawless arrest and abusive detention; and

Israel’s illegal administrative detention system.

Feb 07 11:25

Iran: A Manufactured Threat

Iran attacked no other country in over 200 years. It threatens none now. It’s neighbors know it. So do Washington and Israel.

Nonetheless, saber rattling warnings continue. At issue is making an independent state a client one. It’s why Washington orchestrated Syria’s insurgency and continues anti-Iranian propaganda.

Tehran won’t tolerate losing its sovereignty, nor should it. It suffered a generation of repression under Washington’s installed Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi after the CIA’s first ever coup ousted democratically elected Mohammad Mosaddegh.

Feb 07 11:10

Vote Fraud and press manipulation

About 20 different videos going over evidence.

Feb 07 11:08

Mossad vs Assad? 'CIA death squads behind Syria bloodbath'

Moscow has accused the west of stirring up tensions in the Arab world by calling for the overthrow of the Syrian regime. Russia says calls from certain states for the Syrian opposition to avoid dialogue with the government, are only provoking further violence. Author and journalist Webster Tarpley, who's in Damascus, says, it's very simple, western powers are behind the violence in Syria.

Feb 07 11:01

Europe Rises Up Against ACTA – Politicians Protest In Anonymous Masks

Widespread protests sweep Europe in opposition to the anti-democracy bill ACTA as politicians attend government functions wearing Anonymous masks in protest.

Feb 07 10:53

Robert Fisk: From Washington this looks like Syria's 'Benghazi moment'. But not from here Look east and what does Bashar see? Iran standing with him and Iraq refusing to impose sanctions - The Independent

But look east, and what does Bashar see? Loyal Iran standing with him. Loyal Iraq – Iran's new best friend in the Arab world – refusing to impose sanctions. And to the west, loyal little Lebanon refusing to impose sanctions. Thus from the border of Afghanistan to the Mediterranean, Assad has a straight line of alliances which should prevent, at least, his economic collapse.

The trouble is that the West has been so deluged with stories and lectures and think-tank nonsense about the ghastly Iran and the unfaithful Iraq and the vicious Syria and the frightened Lebanon that it is almost impossible to snap off these delusional pictures and realise that Assad is not alone. That is not to praise Assad or to support his continuation. But it's real.

Feb 07 10:16

THE UNSPOKEN ABOUT WAR WITH IRAN

There is zero tension in the air, and awfully little interest in the subject as far as I can gather. There are the usual red-headlined stories in the tabloids about what Iran might be building or planning or saying, and warnings by Israeli military/intelligence people, and skepticism about America’s determination, not to mention the rest of the world’s. But the question of what Israel may do about Iran, of whether we’re going to start a war or not, is not really in the air.

Feb 07 10:10

Ron Paul vs. the #HONESTMISTAKE

Feb 07 09:57

IRAN THE DANGER TO WORLD PEACE? I DON'T THINK SO!

Webmaster's Commentary: 

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

In the same period of time, Israel, a self-declared Jewish state, attacked Iraq in 1981, bombing the power station at Osirik, claiming it was a clandestine weapons factory. Subsequent examination of the ruins following the 2003 invasion proved Israel had lied. In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon. This led to the Massacres at Sabra and Shatilla. In February 2003 Israel staged incursions into Gaza and Nablus. In September 2007 Israel bombed Syria, again insisting they were destroying a clandestine weapons laboratory. Again there was no evidence to support Israel's claims. In 2006, Israel attacked Lebanon, killing 1200, mostly civilians, several UN observers, and littering the landscape with land mines on their way out. In February 2008 Israel again raided Gaza, killing over 100. HAMAS agreed to a cease fire and kept it for 6 months until November 4, when Israel again attacked without warning, killing 6 HAMAS members, and launching operation CAST LEAD. 1300 Gazans, mostly civilians, were killed. Israel lost 13 soldiers. Violations of international law included the use of White Phosphorus incendiary bombs against civilians and non-military targets. The United Nations investigated, but Israel refused to cooperate. In May 2010, Israel attacked an international aid flotilla bringing food and medical supplies to Gaza in international waters. 9 people were murdered including an American from New York.

In the same period of time, the United States, officially a secular nation but predominantly Christian, attacked El Salvador (1980), Libya (1981), Sinai (1982), Lebanon (1982 1983), Egypt (1983), Grenada (1983), Honduras (1983), Chad (1983), Persian Gulf (1984), Libya (1986) , Bolivia (1986), Iran (1987), Persian Gulf (1987), Kuwait (1987), Iran (1988), Honduras (1988), Panama (1988), Libya (1989), Panama (1989), Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru (1989), Philippines (1989), Panama (1989-1990), Liberia (1990), Saudi Arabia (1990), Iraq (1991), Zaire (1991), Sierra Leone (1992), Somalia (1992), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1993 to present), Macedonia (1993), Haiti (1994), Macedonia (1994), Bosnia (1995), Liberia (1996), Central African Republic (1996), Albania (1997), Congo/Gabon (1997), Sierra Leon (1997), Cambodia (1997), Iraq (1998), Guinea/Bissau (1998), Kenya/Tanzania (1998 to 1999), Afghanistan/Sudan (1998), Liberia (1998), East Timor (1999), Serbia (1999), Sierra Leon (2000), Yemen (2000), East Timor (2000), Afghanistan (2001 to present), Yemen (2002), Philippines (2002) , Cote d'Ivoire (2002), Iraq (2003 to present), Liberia (2003), Georgia/Djibouti (2003), Haiti (2004), Georgia/Djibouti/Kenya/Ethiopia/Yemen/Eritrea War on Terror (2004), Pakistan drone attacks (2004 to present), Somalia (2007), South Ossetia/Georgia (2008), Syria (2008), Yemen (2009), Haiti (2010), etc. etc. etc. etc.

So, who is the danger to world peace?

Feb 07 09:54

Israeli Bovine Excrement hits the flood stage!

Feb 07 09:49

Paul supporters overflow town hall

The crowd outside Alfred Town Hall was as large, if not larger, than the crowd inside – made up of those who had arrived early enough to grab a chair and wait to hear the from a Texas congressman who talks of liberty, freedom, following the Constitution and abolishing the Federal Reserve.

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul bounded up the narrow outside fire escape steps to the second floor of the 1862 town hall at just about 5 p.m. Saturday, where the capacity crowd of 154 folks eager to see and hear him had been waiting.

The audience roared their pleasure as Paul, clad casually in blue jeans and a blue shirt, appeared in the doorway and then nimbly stepped up to the tiny stage.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

"Oh those silly Ron Paul supporters. They should really get with the program and support the candidate we think they should have!" -- ABCNNBBCBSFOX

Feb 07 09:45

HOW TO DESTROY THE OWS MOVEMENT ~~ A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED

Since day one of the Occupy Wall Street initiatives, the right-wing media was set on destroying them, Fox News in particular. The right-wing media have engaged in a relentless smear campaign against the Occupy Wall Street movement, including calling the protesters socialists and Marxists, saying they represent the “fringe of the fringe of the fringe,” and claiming they “sound like the Unabomber,” among other attacks.
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A Website called MediaMatters recently published a list which they call A Guide To The Smear Campaign Against Occupy Wall Street.

Feb 07 09:45

“APARTHEID IS HERE TO STAY!”

The above is not a direct quote, but it expresses the position of Israel’s Educational Ministry. It is in regard to school sponsored trips to the Occupied west Bank despite the opposition expressed by parents of the students involved. In the past month I posted about the situation, all of which can be seen HERE in case you missed it.
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Now that teachers themselves are protesting against the trips, the Educational Ministry claims that the opposition is part of anti-government campaign aided by Haaretz. Kudos to HaAretz if that is the case!

Feb 07 09:44

THE REAL SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

My new heroes are the people in the Occupy and Labor movements who gathered to protest on Super Bowl Sunday. It certainly didn’t make Sportscenter that night, but several hundred people gathered at the Indianapolis state house to stand up against the recent passage of the state’s “right to work” legislation and make clear that the fight was far from done.

Feb 07 09:43

Netanyahu's Visit to the US: A diplomatic warning?

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next month has raised speculation of a meeting with President Barack Obama over whether an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is the best plan of action or whether a pre-emptive military strike would not have the desired results.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

IF Israel goes ahead with a pre-emptive strike against Iran, all US military and financial aid should stop, immediately, and the US Ambassador to Tel Aviv should be recalled.

Netanyahu will be unleashing World War III upon this planet by doing so, and bad behaviour, by one of the most pathologically unappreciative nations receiving US aid, should not be tolerated.

Feb 07 09:43

Missouri Teen Describes Killing As 'pretty Enjoyable'

15 years old girl stangled, stabbed and slits throat on 9 years old girl

UPDATE BY WEBMASTER: Yes, the girl was on anti-depressants.

Feb 07 09:41

Mitt Romney’s son Matt makes major gaffe on campaign trail; brother cuts him off

Mitt Romney's son stole a bit of the news cycle on Friday after he joked to a group of seniors in New Hampshire that his dad would release his tax records when President Obama released his birth certificate.

Feb 07 09:37

Hundreds of 9/11 cops diagnosed with cancer

In all, 297 cops that came to the scene of the September 11 terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan have been diagnosed with cancer since late 2001. 56 of them have passed away from their illnesses and the average age of diagnosis is only 44 years old. Less than half of that number — 23 police officers — were actually killed on the scene at Ground Zero.

The latest numbers come after a just-released study was published out of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, and they say that the number of cancer deaths in the last decade is growing in “astronomical numbers.”

Webmaster's Commentary: 

These people deserve the best possible treatment at the least possible financial burden; this government owes them that.

Feb 07 09:36

More important than Madonna's clothing

vote fraud we are catching them!

Feb 07 09:32

Syrian opposition agrees to Russian mediation

The opposition Syrian National Council does not object to Russia coordinating the talks with the Syrian government.

His remarks come in the wake of talks between the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Moscow has offered its assistance to bridge a diplomatic gap between the ruling regime and opposition groups.

But the council representative believes the veto Moscow used against the UN resolution on Syria would hamper its mediating role.

The Syrian National Council, based in Istanbul, positions itself as a government in exile.

The Council runs another oppositional group, the Free Syrian Army, a paramilitary comprised of Syrian Armed Forces defectors.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I have to wonder if the Syrian National Counsel and Free Syrian Army are the instruments through which the US and NATO hope to achieve "regime change" in Syria, ahead of an invasion of Iran.

If in fact this is the case, all the Russian dialogue and mediation in the world will not stop the oncoming bloodshed.

Feb 07 09:30

UH threatens porn web site with legal action for using its name

The University of Hawaii is demanding the operator of a pornographic web site stop using the school's name or face legal action.

The web site, called universityofhawaii.xxx, claims to feature what it describes as "hot nude Hawaiian college girls." It is full of graphic pictures of men and women having sex on beaches and at other tropical locations.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I sure didn't see any of those girls when I was teaching at UH! :)

Feb 07 09:26

How about an international award for hypocrisy?

Arising out the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite, the Nobel Prize is universally recognized as the most prestigious award in the fields of peace-making, economics, chemistry, physics, medicine and literature. How about an international award – without the gold medal, the diploma and the money – for hypocrisy?

Such an award could be called the Lebon Prize (reversing Nobel).

Feb 07 09:24

WW3: Iranian Jews Comfortable + Arabic Unity

Feb 07 09:19

Democrats to continue Internet coup with new cyber bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, following a recent anti-piracy legislative debacle with SOPA and PIPA, will lead his second effort of 2012 to push Internet-regulating legislation, this time in the form of a new cybersecurity bill. The expected bill is the latest attempt by the Democrats to broadly expand the authority of executive branch agencies over the Internet.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Memo to Majority Leader Reid: you may love what you and your colleaguesthink the "Great Firewall of China" can do to prevent news negative to Chinese leadership from getting out, but savvy net users have workarounds to prevent news from getting censored.

The same will be true of US net users, I can assure you.

Feb 07 09:18

Anyone Calls You a "Taker" They've Fallen For The Propaganda "Half The People Who Work Support The Half That Don't" BS

Today's most popular meme is the idea that the have-nots are destroying society by 'sucking on the straw' rather than helping to fill the glass.

Basic math will tell you different and when you see this as a very destructive meme, you will be on the way to understanding what is being done and you may also “reject the notion that money is everything, reject the impoverishment of millions (of 'takers') and the destruction of fragile Earth with poison gas so that a few may get rich."

The immensly powerful OWS movement belongs to all of us, which why it is so viciously handled by the establishment.

Feb 07 09:13

Eternal Disgrace: US politicians display gross ignorance

Feb 07 09:12

24-hour general strike under way in Greece

A 24-hour general strike is under way in Greece against the Cabinet’s austerity policy. Railway and maritime traffic has come to a halt, and public transport disruptions have been reported.

Doctors, teachers and bank employees have also joined the strike that was organized by the largest national unions and timed for the ongoing talks in Athens between the Cabinet and international moneylenders.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The people of Greece are sending a message to the world that they will not pay for the financial mistakes of corporations and the criminality of the bankers. We need to listen to them.

Feb 07 09:11

Five Reasons why Windows 8 will be dead on arrival

Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Vista will have several things in common: Both are unwanted operating system updates that will flop in the marketplace.

Feb 07 09:10

Sen. Rand Paul Proposes an Amendment to the STOCK Act - 1/31/12

Feb 07 09:10

Report: Israel will ask to station IAF jets in Cyprus

Israeli and Cypriot officials are planning to discuss allowing the Israeli Air Force to station jets in the neighboring island, Chinese news agency Xinua reported Tuesday.

The issue will be raised during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled visit to Cyprus later this month, Xinua quoted Israeli officials as saying.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Let's look at a map, shall we?!?

Cyprus, is the 3rd largest Mediterranean island - covering 9,251 square kilometers, 240 km from west to east and 96 km from north to south - with a population of approximately 800,000. Being at the cross-roads of three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa - it has one of the oldest histories of the world, dating back 9000 years

Should Netanyahu get a "yes" on this request, it will be a difficult task for Syrian air defenses to really get a bead on where oncoming aircraft is coming from, if Israeli jets are potentially attacking from Cyprus.

And remember: any outside attacks against Syria mean that Iran is treaty bound to come to Syria's aid militarily. That means that Israel and the US have their "justification" for an attack against Iran.

Feb 07 09:09

An orderly EMU break-up, à la Française

"The obstinate determination of governments to take us by forced march deeper into the euro impasse can only lead to the general aggravation of the economic situation in Europe."

"Even though our American and Chinese competitors have an interest in the survival of the single currency, the euro is condemned to an uncontrollable explosion sooner or late".

Feb 07 09:05

Israel Can’t Go It Alone on Iran Nuke Threat - Using Holocaust Guilt to Pressure World Into War

Dual US and Israeli journalist and Atlantic writer Jeffrey Goldberg uses the tried and true justification for the US to go to war on behalf of world Jewry: the persecution of Jews by the Nazi regime.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The Catholics tortured and forcibly converted my ancestors in the 1490s (the reason I am not a rich Hollywood Jews today). But I am not about to use that memory as an excuse to encourage others to bomb the Vatican (even though it would be fun to see all those pedophiles scattered all over Rome).

Feb 07 08:49

Amnesty to Israel: Release or try Khader Adnan, gravely ill after 51 days hunger strike

Amnesty International today told Israel to release or try Khader Adnan, the gravely ill Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 51 continuous days, ever since his arrest by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank on 17 December.

Amnesty's demand came as Musa Adnan, Khader's elderly father, announced that he was going on hunger strike too in solidarity with his son, whom doctors said is at risk of imminent death.

Adnan's hunger strike is to protest the fact that he has been held by Israel without charge or trial in so-called administrative detention, and mistreatment by Israeli interrogators.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

That Israel can still characterize itself as the 'only democracy in the Middle East' doesn't even begin to bear scrutiny when it comes to Israeli treatment of Palestinians.

If this man dies a martyr in Israeli custody, the Palestinian response could be volatile. Perhaps that is precisely the response his Israeli captors are hoping to provoke.

Feb 07 08:45

Israel Can’t Go It Alone on Iran Nuke Threat: Jeffrey Goldberg

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Okay, Jeff, if you reel that strongly about it; here's your rifle, and here is your parachute! We ran out of desert camo but here is a day-glo orange jumpsuit left over fro Abu Ghraib. Watch your step climbing into that transport aircraft, and we'll call Tehran and tell them you are on your way to kick their butt all by yourself. But after that whopper you all told us about Iraq's nuclear threat, you will forgive us if we choose to not let our kids get blown to bloody bits on another Israeli adventure.

BTW, When I posted the above to Reuter's the Disqus system came back and said my comment had to be approved by a moderator. So far, it has not appeared on their story, while newer comments are already up. You don't suppose Reuter's doesn't like me, do you? :)

Feb 07 08:40

Mystery: Mass Dolphin Deaths By Beaching

Heather Callaghan
Activist Post

Around 129 dolphins mysteriously beached themselves upon Cape Cod in the last few weeks. The death toll is now up to 92, a bleak fatality rate. The dolphins sustain injuries as they are beached and have little time before organ damage, sunburn, and seagulls take their toll.

Marine biologists are extremely baffled at the unknown cause, as a comparable mass dolphin beaching hasn't happened since the '90s, and the Cape Cod dolphins show no signs of stopping soon...

Feb 07 08:36

Hollywood Wants To Kill Piracy? No Problem: Just Offer Something Better

Just John points us to a recent Reddit thread, in which a rather basic suggestion is made for how Hollywood could do a much better job killing movie piracy: by offering something better.

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I want to share a personal story of how this digital rights management nightmare, designed by lawyers utterly clueless about computers and the real world, encourages piracy.

I have a new computer, purchased recently when my older computer succumbed to planned obsolescence. This new machine is less than a year old. It has a blur-ray capable drive in it, so I decided I wanted a blu-ray player application to watch an occasional movie while I work. I purchased a professional blu-ray application from a company which presumably licenses all the correct technologies. The blu-ray disk I used to test the player is "Avatar", again store bought, totally in compliance, etc. Also very expensive.

But the disk would not play.

I run the special tool that came with the blu-ray player to validate the system and it turns out that there is a new security protocol that has been ordered by the lawyers to make sure that the blu-ray application is playing to a monitor and not to a recording device, and this security protocol has to be implemented in the graphics card. The card is less than a year old and I am being told it is already obsolete in the eyes of the lawyers.

Now, I have to upgrade the card anyway to add a second monitor so I make certain the new card has this special protocol in it.

Again the disk will not play. Again I run the special tool that came with the blu-ray player to validate the system and it turns out that the new security protocol that has been ordered by the lawyers to make sure that the blu-ray application is playing to a monitor and not to a recording device ALSO must be implemented in the monitor as well as the graphics card. Both monitors are less that a year old; one just came home from the store with the upgraded graphics card and it still does not have this special protocol to play the blu-ray disks. So, between the software and the upgraded card, I am down about $130 and several hours and have already forgotten why I wanted to watch the movie in the first place. I think it had something to do with relaxing, but relaxation is now a distant memory.

In about 5 minutes of web searching I find a pirate blu-ray player that plays avatar with the press of s single button. Now, to be honest, I did not keep the pirate player. I wound up deleting all the blu-ray code on my machine and giving the Avatar disk to a neighbor and will not bother wasting any more money and time on trying to watch Hollywood movies until the process is made user friendly rather than lawyer approved. And until Hollywood starts listening to the audience more than to the lawyers, it is doomed.

Feb 07 08:35

Showdown in Syria: All roads lead to Tehran

Think of it: if Mossad, the CIA and MI6 are suspected of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists on the streets of Tehran in veritable exercises of blatant state-sponsored terrorism, couldn’t they be doing this on a much vaster scale inside Syria?

Every time we see horrendous, yet unclear, violence – whether in Egypt, Syria, Iran, Libya, 9/11 in New York or 7 July in London, – two key factors must be unraveled: (1) who benefits? (2) follow the money (who’s paying for the bombs, logistics, bullets, satellite and drone support?)

Feb 07 08:28

'Eshel will prepare perfect attack plan'

Hours after it was announced that Defense Minister Ehud Barak has approved IDF Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Benny Gantz's decision to appoint Major-General Amir Eshel as the next IAF commander, colleagues congratulated the decision, saying he is the right man for the job.

Referring to the possibility that Eshel would be the one overseeing an IAF military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, the officer said: "He'll know how to prepare the forces in the most meticulous and perfect manner, and lay out all the possible scenarios and chances of success."

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Memo to Major-General Amir Eshel: if your capabilities to "...prepare the forces in the most meticulous and perfect manner, and lay out all the possible scenarios and chances of success." are all that acute, I beg you, then, to tell your Prime Minister to stop this madness of preparing for a military attack against Iran.

The potentially horrific unintended consequences of such a military misadventure may well plunge the entire world into a nuclear war, a war from which no country may well emerge the victor.

Feb 07 08:22

FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremists

Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday.

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Another stunning grasp of the obvious by the FBI, which appears to not recall that opposition to taxes and regulations is part of our American tradition and is why we are no longer part of Great Britain!

GREAT MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE FBI.

"[Your information is] too precise, too complete to be believed. The questionnaire plus the other information you brought spell out in detail exactly where, when, how, and by whom we are to be attacked. If anything, it sounds like a trap."

FBI response to the top British spy, Dusko Popov (code named "Tricycle") on August 10, 1941, dismissing Popov's report of the complete Japanese plan for the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor: The Verdict Of History by Gordon Prange, appendix 7 published in 1986. Based on records from the JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Nov 15, 1945 to May 31, 1946.

Feb 07 08:21

Experts Call For Nationwide BPA Ban Over Hazardous, Carcinogenic Effects

Mike Barrett
Activist Post

Even small amounts of exposure to many chemicals can result in drastic negative health consequences – bisphenol-A (BPA) is no exception.

Found in many household goods such as plastic and some food items, BPA acts as an endocrine-disrupting chemical that mimics hormones in the body.

Due to the incredible negative effects BPA possesses, and given its prominent place in today’s society, scientist Frederick vom Saal thinks that this chemical should be banned completely...

Feb 07 08:17

US war with Iran ploy to save capitalism PressTV

Feb 07 08:16

Heading for War on Syria

by Stephen Lendman

Washington’s longstanding policy is regime change in Iran and Syria. At issue is replacing independent regimes with client ones and securing unchallenged control of valued Middle East resources.

On February 4, Russia and China vetoed a largely one-sided anti-Assad resolution. A previous article called him more victim than villain. Yet he’s falsely blamed for months of externally generated violence.

In fact, he confronted a Western-backed armed insurgency replicating the Libya model. By so doing he acted responsibly against a heavily armed insurrection.

Imagine a similar scenario in America. Local police, National Guard forces, and Pentagon troops would confront it violently. Combined, they’d way exceed Assad’s response.

Feb 07 08:14

DHS Implementing No Work List: Citizens Must Get Government Approval to Work in Private Sector Jobs

You’ve heard of no fly and no buy lists – get ready for no work lists. Millions of workers now must apply to the DHS and prove they are not terrorists in order to be granted permission by the government to work.

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But remember, if you think this is a sign of a tyrannical dictatorship, then you are an extremist and probably won't be allowed to work, anyway!

(P.S. If are are on the DHS 'approved' list ... don't waste your time sending me your resume.)

Feb 07 08:07

Russia ready to defend Iran and Syria

Interviewer: Dr. Leonid, do you think that these preparations and very large maneuvers, which will soon be conducted by Russia, are meant as preparation for war, or rather, a military strike against Iran?

Leonid Ivashov:A strike against Syria or Iran is an indirect strike against Russia and its interests. Russia would lose important positions and allies in the Arab world. Therefore, by defending Syria, Russia is defending its own interests.

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OK, folks: it cannot be said any more plainly than that; and even though the guy is retired, I doubt seriously he isn't saying anything that his upper-echelon, active duty colleagues aren't thinking and saying as well.

War with a nuclear-armed Russia over either Syria or Iran?!? I don't think so.

Feb 07 08:03

FBI: Paying Cash For a Cup of Coffee a ‘Potential Indicator of Terrorist Activity’

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"ANYONE NOT LETTING THE BANKS CHARGE THEM INTEREST FOR THAT CUP OF KONA IS HELPING THE TERRORISTS!" -- Official White Horse Souse

See "Be A Snitch!"

Feb 07 08:01

Israelis should be afraid of their leaders, not Iran

ll Israeli wars since 1973 were flawed wars of choice. Israel initiated all of them. None of them was inevitable, none resulted in any benefit that could not have been achieved using different means. In fact all of them were disastrous for us, even if the disaster was even greater for the other side. The most megalomaniac of them all, the Second Lebanon War, was also the most disastrous of them all. This bears remembering when debating the even greater megalomania of an attack on Iran.

Israel must do all it can to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons - everything except launching another war of choice.

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The potential for reckless hubris on the part of Netanyahu cannot possibly be discounted at this critical moment in history.

And hubris can create the outcome of the downfall of a leader; or a country; or perhaps, in this nuclear age, the entire world.

I would strongly caution those in the bowels of power in DC and Tel Aviv who think such a strike would be a good thing, to please be careful what they wish for.

Feb 07 07:58

Ron Paul - Minneapolis Convention Center Rally 02/06/12

Feb 07 07:58

FBI Attempts to Make 'Libertarians' the Poster Children for Domestic Extremism

Eric Blair
Activist Post

As the definition of a domestic extremist continues to expand to include activists for peace, animal rights, currency, natural health, liberty and other noble causes, the FBI is ready to make an example out of one group in particular: Libertarians...

Feb 07 07:57

Why Did Palestinian Refugees Come to Lebanon?

The current fate of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, living for decades in inhumane conditions worse that any refugees on earth.

Feb 07 07:50

Shi’ite-Led Govt. Still Targeting Rivals, Even As Cabinet Drops Boycott

The Shi’ite-led government in Iraq has selected new targets for harassment: Iraqiya spokesman Haider al-Mulla and two other lawmakers. This comes despite recent efforts by Iraqiya to lessen political tensions that threaten to ignite a sectarian war. Meanwhile, at least two Iraqis were killed and 26 more were wounded over the last two days.

An Iraqiya lawmaker, Haidar al-Mulla, says he was informed of a request to have his immunity as a member of parliament dropped so that prosecutors can try him on charges of insulting the judiciary. Two other lawmakers also face arrest.

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Great: more political "progress" in Iraq, I see.

Feb 07 07:48

BANKERS GONE WILD - HOW THE US GOVERNMENT HELPED WALL STREET GANG-RAPE AMERICA'S MIDDLE CLASS

A PRIMER ON HOW WALL STREET PULLED OFF THE GREATEST MORTGAGE INVESTMENT SWINDLE IN HISTORY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE US GOVERNMENT!

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Feb 07 07:46

Video: Huge crowds welcome Russia FM Lavrov in Syria

Feb 07 07:45

Nicolas Sarkozy has been promising to cut back on his presidential spending, but he’s actually splashing out £10,000 a day on food and keeps 121 cars under his palace.

Nicolas Sarkozy has been promising to cut back on his presidential spending, but he’s actually splashing out £10,000 a day on food and keeps 121 cars under the Elysee Palace, according to a new book.

Socialist MP Rene Dosiere, in L'argent de l'État (Money from the State), sets out what he sees as extraordinary excesses by the French President.

In the explosive book, he accuses Sarkozy of ‘ignoring the most elementary principles of the separation between private and public accounts’.