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February 3, 2012

Feb 03 22:04

Texas Drought Requires Trucks to Bring Water from Over 10 Miles Away

Spicewood Beach, Texas is now dealing with having to go the extra miles in order to access water to their community. Over one-thousand residents of the community have had to rely on water being trucked in from more than ten miles away.

Feb 03 20:43

Amnesty International Closes Online Poll, Hides Human Rights Hero Winner

Online voting for Human Rights Hero 2011 closed one month early, and result censored, after Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi took clear lead

Feb 03 19:42

'US Muslims live under Nazi-style oppression'

The oppression of Muslims in the United States has become similar to the mistreatment Jews experienced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, a US-based Imam tells Press TV.

Feb 03 18:55

Espionage gang made illegal recordings of staff at TÜB?TAK

Investigators say the gang used blackmail tactics to extort vital information about Turkey's security projects from individuals holding strategic positions at TÜB?TAK. The gang has an archive of footage showing male employees in compromising positions with women.

Feb 03 18:51

POLL-- Is the Anonymous Movement a Cass Sunstein "Cognitive Infiltration" ??

Obama czar proposed government should ‘infiltrate’ social network sites, chat rooms, message boards.

Feb 03 18:49

Where's "here?" ....'Multinational companies here helping stop brain drain'

It was recently announced that Apple would set up an R&D center here, following in the footsteps of Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Texas Instruments and others, he told the audience.

Feb 03 18:43

Santorum: Iran would nuke Missouri

“Once they have a nuclear weapon, let me assure you, you will not be safe, even here in Missouris,” Santorum said Friday at a campaign stop in the Show Me State.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Rick, for all the propaganda about Iran, let us keep in mind that one and only one nation has ever actually used nuclear weapons against the civilians of another country, and that nation is the United States of America.

Feb 03 18:25

911 disinfo as damaging as the official story

for the missile suckers

Real 911 film

The missile cult started form a known con-man on a French website but then it really got steam with Loose Change. The purpose of the missile cult is to avoid real research into 911 and to turn away rational adults curious about 911 truth because the missile hypothesis is so insane.

Feb 03 18:19

Watch Live Stream - Dr. Paul will be on CNN's Piers Morgan

Entire Hour on Fri, Feb. 3rd, 9pm EST

Feb 03 17:22

Rick Santorum Hates Ron Paul's Libertarian Ideas

Short video exposing the truth about Rick Santorum.

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Feb 03 17:20

VIDEO - Ron Paul: "I Will Cut $1 Trillion In Spending The First Year Without Touching Social Security"

CNN Video - Ron Paul interview - Feb. 1, 2012

Runs 3 minutes.

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Feb 03 17:19

George Soros Interview - Why I Bought $2 Billion In Italian Bonds

George Soros explains why his hedge fund bought $2 billion of MF Global Italian bonds - and why he would buy even more, were he still running the fund. The reason: Deflation.

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Feb 03 17:05

Uggs Boots Banned in PA School

Uggs have been banned in a school in PA. Sure Uggs and other high top boots can hide stuff, but how about instead of banning Uggs they just discipline the kids that get in trouble.

Feb 03 16:59

PROOF USS SKATE WAS AT THE NORTH POLE

Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the Skate (SSN-578), as the first Submarine to surface at the North Pole, 17 March 1959.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Since posting the story about how the US Navy altered the description of the photo of USS Skate at the North Pole, I have received numerous emails from totally unknown email addresses insisting that the Navy was not "Orwellzing" the caption to please the carbonazis, but correcting history by saying that the Skate actually went to the North Pole in summer. Obviously, Skate was at the North Pole in Spring as this commemorative documents.

Feb 03 16:39

Nevada’s economy has tanked

Once booming, Nevada’s economy has tanked since last time presidential race visited

In Nevada, people could once buy homes and feed their families with money earned from free-spending tourists who flocked to Sin City for relaxed gambling and liquor laws.

But things have changed dramatically in the four years since the White House race last came to this state.

Now, Nevadans are struggling with the highest foreclosure and unemployment rates in the nation, their woes creating a dour landscape as Republican candidates compete for votes ahead of Saturday’s GOP caucuses.

“Unemployment is such a big problem here. It affects everybody,” said Josh Dobbins, a Las Vegas accountant and a father of four.

(*When Mitt Romney Came to town>>> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/king-bain )

Feb 03 16:26

Skype Chats Between Megaupload Employees Recorded with a Governmental Trojan?

While it's still not clear how federal investigators gained access to the conversations of founder Kim DotCom and other top managers, there are hints that the FBI managed to place government-issued spyware on the defendants' computers.

Feb 03 16:17

THE ILLUSTRATED WAR PRAYER

Words by Mark Twain

Illustrations by the United States Government

Feb 03 16:09

MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings

A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it’ll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.

Feb 03 16:09

And the Academy Award for best faux apology goes to ...

Feb 03 16:08

FDA Whistleblower Lawsuit Sparks Congressional Investigation

Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) launched an investigation in response to a lawsuit filed by six FDA whistleblowers and documents released by the National Whistleblowers Center that show the FDA targeted whistleblowers for special monitoring and intercepted personal communications to Congress, including emails to Senator Grassley's staff...

Feb 03 15:50

US and Israel: Promoting War, Spurning Peace

US and Israeli agendas need enemies. Both pursue rogue state policies.

They defy international laws and conventions, applying rule of law standards to others, not themselves. Their interests alone matter, no matter the toll on others.

When enemies don’t exist, they’re invented. Fear stirs public angst. Major media scoundrels spread it. Propaganda substitutes for truth and full disclosure.

Feb 03 15:49

New Syria Resolution: Better but Still Flawed

Its sponsors include America, Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Colombia, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, UAE, Oman, Lybia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Togo.

Notably, Russia and China aren’t included. Nonetheless, Russian UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin said:

“We have the text which we shall send to our capital cities and will wait for the result.” He added that doing so “does not predetermine its fate in any way.”

More on its text below.

Feb 03 15:42

A TALE OF TWO TRANSLATIONS - What Iran says versus what the American Media says Iran says.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Muslim nations must not trust the US and Zionists, because they are not concerned about Muslim interests.

Addressing the Muslim nations of the region in the second sermon of the Friday Prayers in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei said as a result of the Islamic Awakening in the Middle East and North Africa the people's voice has been heard for the first time and all revolutionary countries have voted in favor of Muslim figures while rejecting Zionism and dictators.

The Leader said even young intellectuals demonstrating in Washington, London, Madrid and Athens were inspired by what happened in Egypt's Liberation Square.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Now compare the above with the "translation" offered by the American media.

Amid crippling sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, Iran is continuing to prepare itself for war against the West, and now is warning of a coming great event.

“In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated,” Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, is warning.

Khamenei, speaking to hundreds of youths from more than 70 countries attending a world conference on the Arab Spring just days ago, told a cheering crowd in Tehran that “Allah’s promises will be delivered and Islam will be victorious.”

Feb 03 15:38

ACTA's EU future in doubt after Polish pause

The chances of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement becoming law in Europe dwindled suddenly on Friday, after Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said he was suspending ACTA's ratification in his country.

Feb 03 15:37

Snow falls in Rome for the first time in 26 YEARS

Feb 03 15:37

EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policy

A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect users' personal data.

Feb 03 15:35

You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You

I believe in paying money for products that earn it. I do not believe in a pricing and distribution model that still thinks it’s 1998. And I really don’t believe in censoring the internet so that studio and label executives can add a few more millions onto their already enormous money pile.

Treat your customers with respect , and they’ll do the same to you. And that is how you fight piracy.

Feb 03 15:22

Best to stay in the warm! Weekend travel chaos looms with big freeze sweeping across the country… as last night’s temperature fell to -11C

Feb 03 15:21

“No War on Iran” protests Feb. 4 set for at least 56 cities

Honolulu, HI
Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7pm
Heart of Waikiki
Kalakaua Ave & Seaside Ave

Feb 03 15:21

Death toll from big freeze in Europe reaches 122 in a week

THE death toll from the big freeze that has hit much of continental Europe this week rose to 122 yesterday.

In Serbia, at least 11,000 villagers remained trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in the country’s mountains last night, officials said.

In some regions temperatures have plunged to a record low of -30C (-22F), with snowfall causing power cuts, traffic chaos and the closure of schools, nurseries and airports.

Feb 03 15:17

Israel Warns US Jews: Iran Could Strike Here

Webmaster's Commentary: 

And if you believe that one, I have some of Saddam's nuclear weapons to sell you.

Feb 03 15:15

Crony Capitialism 101 Made Simple Example :Ticketmaster as Legalized Ticket Scalpers

I wonder how much Ticket Master Ripped Off the people going to see the Super Super Bowl?

Feb 03 15:10

Contrary to Government Claims of 243,000 Jobs Created, Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs Were Actually LOST In January

“Not in labor force” numbers leaped upward on an annualized basis (seasonally adjusted the “right way”) and what’s worse on a raw basis 1.572 million people exited the labor force last month.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Like I said, propaganda has to be believable to work, and nobody bought this USDA choice hallucination.

Feb 03 15:09

Ron Paul interview on "Face to Face with Jon Ralston" - Local Nevada News

Ron Paul: Hey Banksters, No More Bailouts for You!
Over 20 minute interview with Ron Paul in Nevada for "Face to Face with Jon Ralston"
February 1st, 2012.

Feb 03 15:04

Clinic in US accused of using Chinese as 'lab rats'

A PROMINENT Chinese science website has slammed an American medical institute, accusing its doctors of deceiving Chinese patients with a controversial cancer treatment.

Li Qingchen, a doctor and a contributor to songshuhui.net, a blog dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge, said yesterday that the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) had been using an unapproved cancer therapy to swindle Chinese patients.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine has issued the following statement.


Unscrupulous Interests Hijack National Publication to Commit Slander

A calculated campaign coordinated by unscrupulous business competitors of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and its international educational affiliates, continues attempts to slander the integrity and reputation of the 26,000 physician and scientific members of the A4M. Such competitors have managed to influence the press via bald-faced lies, compounding one mistruth atop another, for their own financial benefit.

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is a United States federally registered, non-profit medical society dedicated to the advancement of technology to detect, prevent, and treat aging related disease. Now in its 20th year of educational service, the A4M provides postgraduate medical education coursework that receives the support, approval and endorsement from major medical groups around the world, including national universities and ministries of health.

The Shanghai Daily article by Cal Wenjun, titled “Clinic in US accused of using Chinese as ‘lab rats,’” published 3 February 2012, is riddled with myths and misinformation:
• “American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) had been using an unapproved cancer therapy to swindle Chinese patients.”: As a professional medical society, the A4M does administer any ‘therapy,’ to any patients.
• “The A4M office's website says that antineoplastons discovered by Dr Stanislaw Burzynski in human blood and urine can control cancer growth.” The A4M’s website has described Dr. Burzynski as “the discoverer of antineoplastons, which are components of biochemical defense against cancer.” At no time did/does the A4M suggest or state that such compounds “control cancer growth.”
• “It says the therapy is an experimental treatment offered at the Houston clinic and Chinese patients can go to the US for treatment after undergoing appraisal and making payment. It says the antineoplaston therapy is currently only available at the clinic as part of clinical trials.”: At no time did/does the A4M’s website make such statements, as the A4M does NOT promote or endorse any specific treatment nor does it sell or endorse any commercial product.

While the A4M maintains an international base of educational affiliates, including “A4M China,” each of these entities operates separately and independently apart from the USA-based A4M organization, which holds no ownership or financial interest therein.

The A4M continues its impressive growth in the United States and abroad, because of the excellent content and scientific integrity demonstrated throughout in its postgraduate medical educational programming.

Feb 03 14:59

Whistleblower John Cruz: HSBC Under Investigation for Laundering Billions!

"I found many accounts through which hundreds of thousands of dollars were being flowed as a conduit on a monthly basis,"

Feb 03 13:58

ID required to buy teaspoons, which are "drug paraphernalia"

Webmaster's Commentary: 

This is just getting silly!

Feb 03 13:53

Divining the Truth about Iran

And, America’s FCM consistently ignores the official NIE when writing news stories hyping Iran’s nuclear threat. However, if you read the articles very closely you may see references to Iran supposedly working toward the “capacity to build” nuclear weapons, not that Iran is actually working on building a nuclear bomb.

The distinction is important, but it is so subtle as to be misleading. Most casual readers would simply assume that Iran is building a nuclear bomb.

The FCM’s rhetorical shift from accusing Iran of “building” nukes to seeking a “capacity to build” them is reminiscent of Bush’s sleight of hand when he went from talking about Iraq’s supposed WMD “stockpiles” to its WMD “programs” – after it turned out there were no WMD stockpiles.

Feb 03 13:52

Disclosed: Fed Prez Who Owns Over $1 Million in Gold

Earlier this week I reported that New York Fed President Bill Dudley owned over $1 million worth of Treasury securities whose interest climbs with increasing price inflation.

Now comes word that Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher owns over $1 million dollars of gold.

One has to ask, do these guys take themselves seriously as inflation fighters if they have these kinds of positions in their personal portfolios?

Feb 03 13:51

How the government manufactures low unemployment numbers

Figures released Friday by the US Labor Department declare that the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.3 percent. While economists applaud the latest news, the reality is improvement comes only after 3 million jobless Americans are unaccounted for.

While job creation exceeded expectations for January, those experiencing long-term unemployment — those jobless for longer than six months, that is — remains at a record high.

Feb 03 13:48

Final Nail In Today's NFP Tragicomedy: Record Surge In Part-Time Workers

It appears the record surge in people not in the labor force is not the only outlier in today's data. For the other one we go to the Household Data Survey (Table 9), and specifically the breakdown between Full Time and Part Time Workers (defined as those "who usually work less than 35 hours per week"). We won't spend too much time on it, as it is self-explanatory. In January, the number of Part Time workers rose by 699K, the most ever, from 27,040K to 27,739K, the third highest number in the history of this series. How about Full time jobs? They went from 113,765 to 113,845. An 80K increase. So the epic January number of 141.6 million employed, which rose by 847K at the headline level: only about 10 % of that was full time jobs: surely an indicator of the resurgent US economy...

Feb 03 13:45

NASA still Al Gore's bitch!

Webmaster's Commentary: 

NASA

Never
A
Straight
Answer

Feb 03 13:44

The State of US Surveillance

Doug Hornig, Senior Editor
Casey Research

Lovers of liberty have seemingly had a good bit to celebrate recently...

Feb 03 13:43

Super Bowl super bust: US seizes 307 websites; grabs $4.8M in fake NFL merchandise

Enforcement agency said special agents this week seized a total of 307 websites and snatched up 42,692 items of phony Super Bowl-related memorabilia along with other counterfeit items for a total take of more than $4.8 million - up from $3.72 million last year.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

But they can't be bothered to find the paperwork for that Fast and Furious thing, right Eric? Nice to know where the government's priorities lie!

Feb 03 13:40

TSA Trains Super Bowl Hot Dog Sellers To Spot Terrorists

Webmaster's Commentary: 

5000 lousy tippers arrested and sent to the gulags!

Feb 03 13:40

Report: Top Geithner Aide Headed To Goldman Sachs

Meanwhile, Geithner is rumored to be heading to Government Sachs in November...

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Feb 03 13:39

BREAKING - Bank Of America, Wells Fargo & JP Morgan Sued By New York AG Eric Schneiderman Over Use Of MERS

Hot off the presses. The lawsuit was filed earlier today in New York.

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Feb 03 13:12

The United Nations Wants To Crash The World Economy In Order To Save The Environment

The United Nations says that the earth is in great danger and that the way you and I are living is the problem. In a shocking new report entitled, "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing" the UN declares that the entire way that we currently approach economics needs to be changed. Instead of focusing on things like "economic growth", the UN is encouraging nations all over the world to start basing measurements of economic success on the goal of achieving "sustainable development". But there is a huge problem with that. The UN says that what we are doing right now is "unsustainable" by definition, and the major industrialized nations of the western world are the biggest culprits.

Feb 03 12:36

Correction: victory against GMOs and Monsanto not achieved in UK

For our own story, we had relied on the Daily Mail's posted date on the story, which turns out to be incorrect. Daily Mail has since corrected this publish date, so it now shows the year 2003. This, in turn, has caused us to publish this correction. We regret the confusion. Even more, we regret that the good news we originally reported turns out to be old news rather than today's good news. At times like this, we all need some good news, but it seems our optimism in this case was misplaced...

Feb 03 12:24

The Economic Hitmen - How Broken Capitalism Rules The Globe

Highly recommended short clip for anyone who hasn't seen it - Runs 2 minutes.

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Feb 03 12:20

Your state sucks at science

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Hawaii went from "F" to "D" when I moved here! :)

Feb 03 12:16

US push to arm Israel

A policy group in the US has called for providing Israel with 200 additional bunker-buster bombs and aerial refuelling tankers to increase the credibility of a military strike aimed at thwarting Iran's nuclear program.

Feb 03 12:15

Counterfeit Value Derivatives: Follow the Bouncing Ball

This guest essay on derivatives was written by frequent contributor Zeus Yiamouyiannis.

Here is how the counterfeit value derivative con works. It’s a game of “I pretend, you pretend, we all pretend, and the taxpayer will pay in the end”.

1) I’ll create an instrument, say a credit default swap (CDS), an unregulated insurance with no capital requirements, with a certain “notional” value. Notional value is just something I assign. It does not have to be attached to or backed by any real asset or actual money/principal, but I can pretend as if it is. (Notional amount.)

Feb 03 12:13

San Onofre: 100s of troubled tubes, gas leak

As workers began inspecting a leaky tube in one of the San Onofre nuclear plant's reactors Thursday, federal regulators said more than 800 tubes in a second, offline reactor showed wear and thinning, although they are only two years old.

And plant officials confirmed that sensors showed a tiny amount of radioactive gas may have leaked out of a building next to the first reactor before the reactor was shut down late Tuesday.

Feb 03 12:10

Prince William arrives to the Falklands : Riots breaks out in Buenos Aires in protests

Mob attacks branch of HSBC Bank in the capital
It follows announcement that warship HMS Dauntless will set sail for the South Atlantic

Feb 03 12:10

Khamenei: Iran will help anyone confront Israel

Supreme leader affirms Iran has helped militant groups attack Israel before and will continue nuclear programme

Feb 03 12:08

San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant: Hundreds of Damaged Tubes Discovered, Small Radiation Release Confirmed

Workers at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant have discovered hundreds of damaged tubes in a nuclear reactor that is currently offline. The workers found the damaged tubes while checking the extent of the damage of a leak in the tubes of another reactor that released at least a small amount of radiation.

Officials have been quick to claim that the levels released were too low to cause any harm to workers or the public when in reality the idea that these officials, whose jobs are on the line, would actually tell the public if there was a large release remains sketchy to say the least.

Feb 03 12:04

World court upholds German immunity in Nazi cases

The U.N.'s highest court confirmed Friday that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of World War II Nazi atrocities.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Which makes sense when you realize that the Nazis are dead and gone, their government is gone, and the people and government of Germany today had nothing to do with the events of the middle of the last century. Trying to sue Germany for what the Nazis did is like trying to sue Italy for what the Romans did.

My ancestors ran a station on the Underground Railroad helping escaped slaves to freedom in Canada. Now what do you think would happen if I started knocking on the doors of the descendants of those slaves in Canada and demanded payment? They would laugh me off the porch and rightly so. Had I been alive back then I would have helped the escaped slaves, but I wasn't alive back then and cannot take credit for the past, just as I was not alive during WW2 and refuse to accept any blame for what happened or did not happen back then.

All we can do is right the wrongs we see before us here and now, or live with the failure to have done so.

Feb 03 11:56

Obama the love child?



If there was anything at all to this claim that Obama is not a natural born citizen, both Hillary and McCain would not have hesitated to use it to remove Obama and win the White House. So there must be another explanation.

My theory is that the true original birth certificate for Barack Obama has a different name for the father than Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. The theory is that the original birth certificate lists one Frank Marshall Davis as the father and that the young Obama was born out of wedlock (a common enough occurrence during the 60s).

Webmaster's Commentary: 

All of a sudden we are seeing a revival of the "Birther" nonsense. I think this is a political trap.

I think Obama is going to let this birther nonsense fan up into a firestorm (and a useful distraction from the wars and economy) during the campaign season then just before the election Obama will own up to the fact that his real father was Frank Marshall Davis, and how could the GOP be so evil as to drag his mother’s memory through the mud, yadda yadda yadda and ride a tidal wave of sympathy into a second term.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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Feb 03 11:54

Less than One-Fifth of All Americans Favor Military or Covert Action Against Iran … Less than Half of Israelis Want to Attack Iran, and 65% Want the Entire Middle East – Including Israel – to be a Nuclear-Free Zone

Webmaster's Commentary: 

"20%? That's higher than my approval rating! I'd call that a mandate!" -- Official White Horse Souse

Feb 03 11:37

Empty police bullet casings found in Egypt stadium riot which killed 73+

US ambassador involved in Pak terror bombings accused of same in Egypt. US proconsul/ambassador Patterson was involved in various deep state false flag terror operations in Pakistan. Amb Patterson was ultimately forced to leave Pakistan and is now assigned to Egypt. Similar terror and chaos activities are now happening in Egypt as in Pakistan. The stadium massacre investigation finds empty bullet casings along with blood on the seats. Videos show thugs throwing fireballs creating a panic. Highly indicative of a provoked riot in a packed stadium.

Feb 03 11:32

ISRAELIS ABROAD ….

I have written many times about the scores of youngsters working illegally in just about every major mall in the United States and Canada. Today there is a report dealing with an even worse situation, the arrest of the daughter of Israel’s former Minister of Defence, on drug related charges…

The arrogance displayed by the Israeli government is definitely reflected by the individual arrogance and disregard for the laws of the land they visit. They come by it honestly, one can say it is the norm.

Feb 03 11:20

Egypt ,Thousands of Fans vent their Anger at The police on the Streets Of Cairo after 70 Deaths

Feb 03 11:19

Obama Announcing New Programs for Vet Hiring

President Barack Obama plans to announce a new job-hiring plan that could see thousands of post-9/11 veterans filling first responder positions across the U.S...

Webmaster's Commentary: 

... where their first response is to shoot something! See story below about FBI using a chain saw on the wrong apartment.

Feb 03 11:18

New York Attorney General Sues Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Over MERS

The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, seeks “a declaration that the alleged practices violate the law, as well as injunctive relief, damages for harmed homeowners, and civil penalties” — which could be a very big bill indeed for the plaintiffs.

Feb 03 11:17

U.S. Military Toxins: The Gift That Keeps on Killing

Hey, Iraq, don’t say we never gave you anything. In addition to hundreds of thousands dead and untold injured, the United States is leaving behind enough toxic waste sites to kill your rats.

Feb 03 11:16

If you still had doubts that "Anonymous" are the bad guys, read on ...

Feb 03 11:06

Crude Awakening: Mineral Oil Contaminates Everyone's Bodies

Sayer Ji, Contributing Writer
Activist Post

The scientific literature indicates that there are at least two dozen adverse health effects linked to exposure to mineral oil, a crude oil derivative. New research indicates these fat-soluble hydrocarbons are accumulating to disturbing levels in our bodies, and affecting newborns by contaminating breast milk...

Feb 03 11:04

Ballistic Peace: Diplomacy of Defence


Long-running negotiations between Russia and USA about NATO's European missile defence shield are currently deadlocked. Both countries want to protect their people by operating early warning radar stations, but have been unable to find a way to cooperate on the issue. NATO's top brass decided to deploy a missile defence system aimed at protecting Europe, but their plan to place it in former Warsaw Pact countries right on Russia's border raised the alarm in Moscow, leading it to consider countermeasures.
So the reset in US-Russia relations announced by Washington and supported by Moscow is in now jeopardy.

Feb 03 10:57

Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won’t Join Their War on Iran

By Gareth Porter

WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2012 (IPS) – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well-placed senior military officers.

Dempsey’s warning, conveyed to both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, represents the strongest move yet by President Barack Obama to deter an Israeli attack and ensure that the United States is not caught up in a regional conflagration with Iran.

Feb 03 10:53

iPilfer: TSA agent arrested for stealing iPads from the bags he's supposed to be inspecting

Clayton Keith Dovel, 35, of Bedford, Texas, was busted this week after he was found to have eight iPads believed to have been stolen from passengers.

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Feb 03 10:51

Employment Report: Blatant And Outrageous Lies

There are times when one questions a report as possibly being wrong or in error, and then there are times when one has to raise a flag and say “This is an intentionally false picture being presented by a government agency.”

I’m in the latter camp with this one, and it is rare for me to brand something as not possibly wrong and in error, but intentionally fraudulent.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I guess I am not the only one calling BULL BISCUITS on the January job numbers.

Feb 03 10:42

Ahmadinejad calls for new world order ?

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a new world order of justice-seeking nations, to replace the existing Western-dominated liberal status quo.

President Ahmadinejad made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the 2nd International Conference on Hollywoodism and Cinema in Tehran on Thursday.

The Iranian chief executive stated that the world's dominant powers deliberately bully the smaller nations, who are not in conflict with one another, thereby creating artificial problems between them.

Feb 03 10:36

Africa Update - Thomas Mountain

Feb 03 10:27

Early Out: 'US Afghan mission waste of lives & resources'


The United States has made the surprise announcement that it will end combat operations in Afghanistan earlier than expected. Many believe the Obama Administration has finally given in to political pressure ahead of this year's presidential election.

Feb 03 10:27

Margaret Sanger In Her Own Words

Quotes from the founder of planned parenthood herself Margaret Sanger. After reading these tell me again that planned parenthood isn’t a eugenics based organization filled with people who are truly racist and inhuman to the core.

Feb 03 10:23

The Bernanke Effect

With the precious metals sector having been in the grip of another bankster-induced “silly season”, I was very unsure about how the market would “react” to the latest shenanigans of B.S. Bernanke. Put another way, I was uncertain as to whether the actual fundamentals would be allowed to assert themselves – even to a small degree.

Feb 03 10:21

US Navy "corrects" caption.

0857806 Navy Changes Their Caption

This caption used to read :

Skate (SSN-578), surfaced at the North Pole, 17 March 1959

Now it reads :

Skate (SSN-578),taken in summer, perhaps in August 1958.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

George Orwell will be spinning in his grave so fast he would be able to power New York if he was plugged into power grid.

Feb 03 10:13

Winegate: Red wine health researcher falsified data

An extensive misconduct investigation that took three years to complete and produced a 60,000-page report, concludes that a researcher who has come to prominence in recent years for his investigations into the beneficial properties of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, “is guilty of 145 counts of fabrication and falsification of data”.

Feb 03 10:10

CBC LIES ABOUT CLIMATEGATE

Since I have gotten my new 3G iPhone I no longer rely on the Main Stream Media (MSM) or what I like to call the Main Stream Matrix or better still an Orwellian Term, Big Brother Corporation, (BBC). I use to watch Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, (CBC) News and was addicted to shows like Diplomatic Immunity on TV Ontario. After having access to SOURCE Material from all around the World through the Net it became clearer to me that CBC and TV Ontario where just feeding me Propaganda. I realized even though I have worked in the Media or should I say the Propaganda Biz for over 35 Years I continually fall for Lies that the MSM Manufacture. I like to think I am smarter than the Propaganda but this Arrogance is what keeps me in the Matrix.

Feb 03 10:08

UN-Linked Group Claims Global Warming Was a Cause of the Arab Spring

The RTCC's entry on the "Stupid List" is, The Arab Spring. Yep that's right, Global Warming was a contributing factor to the unrest in the Middle East that caused the overthrow of governments. As Dr. Jeffrey Mazo wrote:

At first blush, the question might seem absurd. [ya think?]Surely the myriad long- and short-term social, economic, political and religious drivers of anger and dissent are the obvious culprits. How could climate change have had any – let alone a significant or meaningful – impact on the Arab spring?

Please don't hold what this guy says against me because we have the same first name. According to Mazo, Climate Change didn't cause the unrest all on its own, but made it more likely to happen.

Feb 03 10:07

Hackers can read your credit cards through clothes

Pickpockets no longer need to touch their victims — they can use cheap technology to read credit cards through peoples’ pants.

Feb 03 10:04

Israel plans to demolish solar panels in village near Hebron

The Israeli occupation authorities have issued notice of their intention to demolish a renewable energy project which generates electricity and represents the only source of lighting for the houses in a Palestinian village near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The people of Al-Mnazel received the demolition notice advising of Israel's plans to destroy the solar panels which provide them with electricity. The project was established a couple of years ago with funds from the Spanish government.

What a bunch of petty minded, vindictive assholes. I guess when you think you are Gawd-Awfull's chosen people you feel you have to act to show it. /SR

Feb 03 09:53

Serbia: 11000 trapped in remote villages by snow?

At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 122, many of them homeless people.

Feb 03 09:50

Major snowstorm targets Denver area

Blizzard conditions whipped through Colorado on Friday, closing some 70 miles of interstate highway as heavy snow blanketed the region, according to the state's Department of Transportation.

Officials reported a total of 203 flight cancellations at Denver International Airport.

Feb 03 09:48

Talking head asks Ron Paul the most clueless question of the campaign

As someone with 37 years experience in the print media, I have two complaints about the way in which the electronic media are covering this Republican presidential primary.

Feb 03 09:46

Storm over climate change among weather forecasters

Only 19 percent of U.S. meteorologists saw human influences as the sole driver of climate change in a 2011 survey. And some, like the Weather Channel's founder John Coleman are vocal in their opposition.

"It is the greatest scam in history," wrote Coleman, one of the first meteorologists to publicly express doubts about climate change, on his blog in 2007. "I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; it is a SCAM."

Feb 03 09:45

The Iraq war coverup: What did AIPAC do and when did it do it?

As I pointed out yesterday, the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Democratic-Party-linked thinktank in D.C., has met quietly with officials of the Israel lobby group AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and explicitly sought to squelch suggestions by its own journalists that AIPAC is pushing war on Iran.

Notably it squelched a CAP blogger, Eli Clifton, who wrote in August at the thinktank's site that AIPAC's summons to Congress for sanctions on Iran "brings to mind eery parallels" to its campaign for Iraq sanctions that paved the way for that stupid war. Clifton's piece concluded:

It would appear that AIPAC is now using the same escalating measures against Iran that were used before the invasion of Iraq.

Feb 03 09:44

Shoes For Ki-Moon Because Eggs And Tomatoes Are Expensive

Today Thursday February 2 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the besieged Gaza concentration camp, coming through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern border of the Gaza Strip.

Feb 03 09:32

The 'Jewish Indiana Jones'

Rabbi Youlus, who owns a Jewish bookstore in Wheaton, Maryland, told one prospective buyer that he had personally retrieved parts of a scroll from a metal box at Auschwitz. Seemingly Rabbi Youlus fully internalised Abba Eban’s old insight-'there is no business like Shoa business.'

Feb 03 09:31

FBI Uses Chainsaw In Raid On Wrong Fitchburg Apartment

“The looks on their faces when they knew they got the wrong door was priceless,” she recalls. “They looked at each other dumbfounded.”

Sanchez says another agent came by later that day to offer an apology, but it was one that Sanchez felt wasn’t quite genuine.

“For me it felt routine apology, it felt like just a regular, ‘I’m sorry for the inconvenience. Here’s the phone number for your landlord to get reimbursed for the door, have a good day.’

And that’s how I felt, like it was a smack in the face.”