The reason the US Federal Reserve resists an open audit is that if it happens, people will see that it is just another government scheme to steal money from the poor, said Adam Kokesh, a Congressional candidate.
Monday, August 3, 2009
RussiaToday.com | “US contractors buy deals for bribes”
There is evidence that US defense contractors have offered bribes to US Congressmen in exchange for business contracts, said RT contributor Wayne Madsen.
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government | 03 August 2009
Barack Obama faces 30 death threats a day, stretching US Secret Service 03 Aug 2009 US President Barack Obama is the target of more than 30 potential death threats a day and is being protected by an increasingly over-stretched and under-resourced Secret Service, according to a new book. Since Mr Obama took office, the rate of threats against the president has increased 400 per cent from the 3,000 a year or so under President [sic] George W. Bush, according to Ronald Kessler, author of In the President's Secret Service. Some threats to Mr Obama have been publicised, including an alleged plot by white supremacists in Tennessee late last year to rob a gun store, shoot 88 black people, decapitate another 14 and then assassinate the first black president in American history.
Canada: New political powers to quarantine, invoke other measures, may be tested in flu outbreak --The top health official can now quarantine the ill, interview anyone who has been in contact with a sick person and do anything else that could help prevent the spread of a virus. 02 Aug 2009 A resurgence of swine flu anticipated this fall could test new provincial powers that include being able to place sick people under quarantine in their homes and shut down schools. If Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical health officer, believes people's health is at risk, she has the power to "investigate the situation and take such action as he or she considers appropriate to prevent, eliminate or decrease the risk." That could include closing schools, isolating the ill and forcing others to undergo medical exams. British Columbia brought in a new public health act last year which was described as giving health officials "stronger powers to protect the public against communicable diseases such as pandemic influenza." Under the new act, the province can order vaccinations or examinations and quarantine people. Health officials can also enforce the act using peace officers, warrants and even court orders. [See: Refuse and Resist Mandatory Flu Vaccines (Petition about to hit 2,000 signatures - please add yours!).]
10 recruits in fever ward: Seven Swine Flu Cases Confirmed at Coast Guard Training Center --An isolation ward was set up in a barracks to house any recruits with flu-like symptoms. 03 Aug 2009 Coast Guard Training Center Cape May has seven confirmed cases of Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus), up from two cases one week ago. As of Monday, a total of 36 Coast Guard members were tested for Swine Flu with 23 test results received confirming seven members with the H1N1 Virus. Currently, 10 recruits are residing in the medical ward or fever ward, said Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky.
Entire S. Korean military to be vaccinated against new flu: official 03 Aug 2009 South Korea plans to start vaccinating its entire 655,000-strong military against type-A influenza at the end of November, a defense official said Monday. The 9.2-billion-won (US$7.5 million) project comes after 81 South Korean soldiers have contracted the virus.
Fort Worth firm testing swine flu vaccine on volunteers 02 Aug 2009 Thousands of people [are insanely] rolling up their sleeves for science as drug companies, doctors and government officials work to get a safe and effective swine flu vaccine on the market by October. In Fort Worth, Benchmark Research is conducting clinical trials for several drug companies, testing to see patients' reactions to the experimental vaccine and whether it produces an immune response to the H1N1 virus. Benchmark will begin administering injections next week.
H1N1 vaccine makers granted immunity and other flu news By Kathlyn Stone 22 Jul 2009 Just as millions of Americans are being told they should get the new H1N1 or "swine flu" vaccine when it becomes available this fall, the Department of Health and Human Services has granted vaccine makers and federal officials immunity from lawsuits that result from any new H1N1 vaccine... There’s a lot of discussion on whether the H1N1 vaccine will be voluntary or mandatory. Just in case it’s the latter, Citizens for Legitimate Government has launched a petition urging people to pledge to resist a mandatory flu vaccine.
Drug resistant swine flu found 04 Aug 2009 A strain of swine flu that is resistant to treatment with the drug Tamiflu has been discovered near the US-Mexican border, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) said. "We have found resistance to Tamiflu on the border. We have observed some cases, few to be sure, in El Paso and close to McAllen, Texas," said Maria Teresa Cerqueira, head of the local PAHO office.
Entire town in quarantine after two die from the plague in China 03 Aug 2009 An outbreak of pneumonic plague has killed two people in China and forced authorities to seal off a remote town of 10,000 to halt any further spread of one of the world’s deadliest diseases... Investigating the disease that had infected so many people so quickly, medical authorities soon established that all had caught pneumonic plague. Those infected were undergoing treatment in isolation in a local Tibetan hospital while all 10,000 residents of Ziketan were placed in quarantine to try to halt the spread of one of the deadliest and infectious diseases in history.
MPs and peers call for inquiry into torture 04 Aug 2009 Democratic accountability of the security and intelligence agencies is "woefully deficient" and an independent inquiry must be set up to investigate numerous and detailed allegations of their complicity in torture, a cross-party group of senior MPs and peers will say today. In a stinging report, prompted in large part by disclosures in the Guardian, they say that in view of the detailed allegations, ministers can no longer get away with repeating standard denials. The MPs say the government must immediately publish instructions given to MI5 and MI6 officers on the detention and interrogation of suspects abroad.
MI5 men could face 'torture' perjury charge over Guantanamo prisoner 01 Aug 2009 Two MI5 agents may be charged with lying to the High Court over British complicity in the torture of a former Guantanamo prisoner. In an unprecedented move, the court has issued a 'revised judgment' a year after its original ruling, contradicting the testimony of the agents, who are already the subject of a criminal investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
Fort Leavenworth is considered for a courtroom within a prison for terror detainees 03 Aug 2009 Fort Leavenworth (KS) is one of two sites under consideration for a courtroom within a prison that would hold 229 suspected foreign fighters now at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. officials say. The facility would operate as a hybrid prison system jointly operated by the Justice Department, the military and the Department of Homeland Security.
Melbourne terror attack 'could have claimed many lives' 04 Aug 2009 Counter-Terrorism raids in Melbourne have "disrupted a terrorist attack that could have claimed many lives," the nation's most senior police officer said this morning. Four men - all Australian citizens - were arrested this morning as federal and state police, armed with search warrants, swooped on members of the suspected terror cell this morning in the second-largest counter-terrorism operation in the nation's history. About 400 police raided homes in the northern Melbourne suburbs of Glenroy, Meadow Heights, Roxburgh Park, Broadmeadows, Westmeadows, Preston and Epping. They also raided homes at Carlton in inner Melbourne and Colac in southwestern Victoria.
Australian Police Detain Men in Anti-Terrorism Raids 04 Aug 2009 Australian police arrested several people in the southeastern state of Victoria in raids against a Somali-linked group allegedly planning a terrorist attack. About 400 officers executed search warrants at about 4:30 a.m. today at homes in eight Melbourne suburbs and the town of Colac before “several people” were taken into custody to help with inquiries, the Australian Federal Police said in a statement.
French general takes over NATO command in Virginia --Appointment marks first time in NATO's 60-year history that a non-American officer has been appointed to fill the position 30 Jul 2009 In an unprecedented move, a French general will take over a key NATO command in Norfolk, Virginia, charged with transforming the Europe-centered Cold War alliance to tackle today's global challenges, NATO said Wednesday. Gen. Stephane Abrial of the French Air Force will take over from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as NATO's commander in charge of military modernization, the alliance said in a statement. The position has traditionally been held by a four-star U.S. general.
Al-Qaeda offers US conditional peace 04 Aug 2009 Al-Qaeda has offered the US President Barack Obama a truce in exchange for a complete withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan. Ayman al Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's [dead] number two, offered the conditional truce in a 90-minute video released on Monday. "If Obama wants to [reach] an understanding then he should respond to Sheikh Osama [bin Laden's] two offers," Zawahiri noted, referring to the militants' commander-in-chief's suggestions for a ceasefire. [See: Al-Qaeda No. 2 May be Injured, Possibly Re-killed--But Still Cranking Out Videotapes By Lori Price 08 Sep 2008.]
Bomb blast hits west Afghan city 03 Aug 2009 A bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Herat has killed at least 12 people and injured at least 20 more, police officials say. They said the attack had targeted a police convoy, killing and wounding both police and civilians. Police spokesman Raouf Ahmedi said the explosion on Monday was detonated by remote control, AP reported.
US to seek more British troops for Afghanistan --McChrystal review is expected to call for a doubling of the Afghan army from the current 150,000 troops to more than 300,000 02 Aug 2009 Britain will come under fresh pressure to send more troops to Afghanistan this month when General Stanley McChrystal, the Nato commander in the country, tells President Barack Obama that a further troop surge by the military alliance is necessary. The review was ordered by Obama and British officials have been closely involved. It comes as the foreign affairs select committee criticised almost every aspect of the conduct of the war, and doubted whether the Taliban represented a threat to Western security. A former Foreign Office minister, Kim Howells, meanwhile claimed there would not be public backing for a long war in Afghanistan.
Civilian death toll soaring in Afghanistan By James Cogan 03 Aug 2009 A report issued late last month by the Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) sheds light on the rising number of innocent Afghan men, women and children who are being killed in order for the US and its allies to consolidate their neo-colonial occupation of the country. ...[A]s the Obama administration has escalated the war and sent thousands of additional troops and aircraft to Afghanistan, the number of civilian deaths has soared by 24 percent.
KBR Q2 net tops view, to seek new Iraq contracts 30 Jul 2009 Engineering and construction company [terrorists] KBR Inc (KBR.N) reported a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as revenue surged 17 percent on strength in its businesses serving the oil and gas industry. Shares of KBR gained 4.6 percent to $20.49, near its highest level in more than 10 months... Still, the company is optimistic about the amount of work that is yet to be awarded.
Seven killed, 40 injured in Iraq bomb blasts 03 Aug 2009 A string of bomb attacks in various parts of Iraq has killed at least seven people, including a policeman and two soldiers, while leaving more than 40 others injured. In Fallujah, an explosive-laden car rammed into a police checkpoint on Monday, killing two people including one policeman, police major Khalid Mohammed told AFP... In Mosul, separate roadside bombings on Monday killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded four others as they were on patrol in the west of the restive northern city, said a local policeman who declined to be identified.
US, Britain test new ways to track combat troops 01 Aug 2009 British military officials are testing new technologies that they say will make operations with the United States and other coalition partners more efficient and responsive to threats. More important, British officials say, they will be able to give a better accounting of troop locations on the battlefield, making for quicker action and avoiding friendly-fire incidents.
US asks Iran to help locate missing Americans 03 Aug 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed concern over the case of the three missing Americans near the Iran border and called for their quick return. Three US nationals were reportedly arrested on Friday after crossing into Iran via Iraq's northern Kurdistan region. She added that Washington had asked the Swiss Ambassador who represents US interests in Iran to help determine the status of the three.
Leader endorses President Ahmadinejad 03 Aug 2009 Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office. Ahmadinejad was declared the victor of the June 12 election with almost two-thirds of the vote.
Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Says Will Resign If Indicted 03 Aug 2009 Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he will resign should prosecutors indict him on corruption charges being recommended by police. Lieberman, whose Yisrael Beitenu party is the second-largest in the coalition government, denied the allegations of fraud, bribery, money laundering and obstruction of justice while speaking to members of his party in parliament.
Banks defend bonus culture as profits jump 03 Aug 2009 Barclays and HSBC made a passionate defence of the City's bonus culture amid a growing public backlash about the return to a big pay bonanza barely a year after the government bailed out the financial system. As criticism of bonuses crossed the traditional political divide, the banks compared their high-flyers to footballers and Hollywood stars to try to explain the need for the hundreds of thousands of pounds individuals are expected to receive this year.
Predatory capitalism we can believe in: Wall Street profits from trades with Fed 02 Aug 2009 Wall Street banks are reaping outsized profits by trading with the Federal Reserve, raising questions about whether the central bank is driving hard enough bargains in its dealings with private sector counterparties, officials and industry executives say. The Fed has emerged as one of Wall Street’s biggest customers during the financial crisis, buying massive amounts of securities to help stabilise the markets.
Senate Republicans aren't buying 'cash for clunkers' 03 Aug 2009 Republican opposition is stalling Senate efforts to keep the popular "cash for clunkers" program alive. The program, which gives consumers who trade in old gas-guzzlers for more fuel-efficient models as much as $4,500 each, is likely to end by the weekend unless the Senate approves additional funding.
Oops! Another 'family (puke) values' GOPer bites the dust: Tenn. senator has affair with intern, resigns 03 Aug 2009 The Tennessee state senator said he was opposed to sex outside marriage, but his private life told a different story: He was having an affair with his 22-year-old intern. When an extortion plot exposed married Republican Sen. Paul Stanley's illicit relationship, he said he would be "clearing up" misimpressions later. He's now clearing out his office, the latest [Republican] politician caught in a sex scandal, this one made worse by not coming clean.
Sarah Palin denies reports of divorce 02 Aug 2009 Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska [nutjob], has denied an anonymous blog report that she was about to divorce her husband Todd, catapulting the story into the mainstream media and invigorating her aggrieved conservative supporters. The initial denial was made by her spokesman via Facebook. "Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story," Meg Stapleton wrote on John McCain's former vice-presidential running mate's Facebook page.
Half of all the fruit and veg you buy is contaminated 03 Aug 2009 Almost half of the fresh fruit and veg sold across the UK is contaminated with toxic pesticides, according to the latest scientific surveys for the government. Nearly every orange, 94% of pineapples and 90% of pears sampled were laced with traces of chemicals used to kill bugs. High proportions of apples, grapes and tomatoes were also tainted, as were parsnips, melons and cucumbers. Alarmingly, as much as a quarter of the food on sale in 2008 - the date of the latest figures - was found to contain multiple pesticides.
Previous lead stories: Gulags we can believe in: AP sources: Military-civilian terror prison eyed --The facility would operate as a hybrid prison system jointly operated by the Justice Department, the military and the Department of Homeland Security. 02 Aug 2009 The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security prison. Several senior U.S. officials said the administration is eyeing a soon-to-be-shuttered state maximum security prison in Michigan and the 134-year-old military penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., as possible locations for a heavily guarded site to hold the 229 prisoners now jailed at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. The administration's plan, according to three government officials, calls for: long-term holding cells for undetermined number of prisoners who will never face trial; building detention cells for prisoners ordered released by courts but still held behind bars.
'Others had unexplained gaps of up to three months in their CVs.' Did MI5 Recruit Al Qaeda Infiltrators? MI5 'mistakenly' recruited al Qaeda sympathisers who were trying to infiltrate the British secret service, it has been alleged. 01 Aug 2009 Conservative MP Patrick Mercer is demanding a probe into claims six Muslims were thrown out of MI5 because of concerns about their past. Two of the six allegedly attended al Qaeda training camps in Pakistan while the others had unexplained gaps of up to three months in their CVs. [!] Mr Mercer told the Daily Telegraph he was concerned that al Qaeda sympathisers who may have infiltrated the security services had not all been rooted out yet.
US Used Communications Companies In '03 Cyberwar Against Iraq 02 Aug 2009 Although a plan for a large-scale digital attack on Iraq’s financial system was not carried out, the American military and its partners in the intelligence agencies did receive approval to cripple Iraq’s military and government communications systems in the early hours of the war in 2003. Besides blowing up cellphone towers and communications grids, the offensive included electronic jamming and digital attacks against Iraq’s telephone networks. American officials also contacted international communications companies that provided satellite phone and cellphone coverage to Iraq to alert them to possible jamming and to ask their assistance in turning off certain channels. While the Bush regime seriously studied computer-network attacks, the Obama administration is the first to elevate cybersecurity -- both defending American computer networks and attacking those of adversaries -- to the level of a White House director, whose appointment is expected in coming weeks.
SteveQuayle.com | Hot Headlines - August 3, 2009
Do Not Be Fooled, Another Major Economic Collapse Could Be Coming Sooner Than Many Think
U.S. Dollar Collapse Starting Next Monday?
USGovt Yuan Bond Threat
China Moves to Globalise Its Currency
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Exclusive: Obama’s New Food Act to Seal Sorry State of America’s Farms
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U.S. Dollar Collapse Starting Next Monday?
USGovt Yuan Bond Threat
China Moves to Globalise Its Currency
Prolonged Aid to Unemployed Is Running Out
Exclusive: Obama’s New Food Act to Seal Sorry State of America’s Farms
Foreigners Buying Up African Farm Land
'Cash for Clunkers' Program: Big Brother is Watching!
Glenn Beck: Government Website Takes Over Your Computer Forever – video
Foxnews - Glenn Beck - One More Thing "No One Took Barack Obama at his Word" – video
Army Looking into Monitoring of Protest Groups
AP Sources: Military-Civilian Terror Prison Eyed
From Ancient Egypt to Greece: Tis Thine Own Apollo Reigns
The Second Most Important Event in the Bible
Swine Flu Made in USA – video
China Seals Off Town After Plague Kills 2
CDC's Dr. Richard Besser Joins ABC News
Causes of Depression Yet to be Addressed
Antidepressants Facts: Pineal Gland, Serotonin & SSRI's Side Effects
Scientists Fear a Revolt by Killer Robots
NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - August 3, 2009
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Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | August 3, 2009
Remains Identified as Navy Captain Michael Scott Speicher (Missing In Action Since 1991) -- The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) has positively identified remains recovered in Iraq as those of Captain Michael Scott Speicher. Captain Speicher was shot down flying a combat mission in an F/A-18 Hornet over west-central Iraq on January 17th, 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. Our Prayers are with the family.
Related Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32257391/ns/us_news-military
Amish farmers lose court battle against RFID -- Michigan farmers have failed in their attempt to block the introduction of RFID tags for cattle, despite arguments about the cost and the risk of upsetting an otherwise benevolent deity.
The truth about flu shots by Sherry Tenpenny -- It is absolutely crucial that you share the following information with your friends, family and both elected and appointed bureaucrats within your community.
Flu scare a boon for body bag sales -- Demand for body bags is prompting a surge of interest in the wares of a small Toronto custom bag manufacturer named Trevor Owen Ltd. Inquiries about its pandemic body bags are pouring in from as far away as the Sultanate of Oman on the Arabian Peninsula.
US Marshalls seize sanitizer for bacteria problems -- Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and Drug Administration said. The FDA also warned the public Saturday not to use any Clarcon products because they contain harmful bacteria and are promoted as antimicrobial agents that claim to treat open wounds, damaged skin, and protect against various infectious diseases. No cases have been reported to the FDA.
Want a job? How about a National Guard Internment resettlement specialists -- Job training for a Internment / Resettlement Specialist requires 19 weeks, one day of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) which includes Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training. Part of the training is spent in the classroom and part in the field.
Military civilian terror prison eyed -- The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security prison.
Illinois National guard puts military war machines on streets in Springfield -- In Springfield, Illinois, the commoners will get acclimated in the coming week to the idea of the military on the streets. “A Springfield-based military police company will be training with a new armored vehicle in the area this week,” the Associated Press reports. “The Illinois Army National Guard says training with the new Armored Security Vehicles will start Thursday and run through Sunday.”
Injecting oxygen into tumors can kill cancer -- Injecting oxygen into cancerous tumours significantly boosts the chances of recovery, a ground-breaking study has revealed. Read More...
World's largest science group rejecting man made climate fears -- An outpouring of skeptical scientists who are members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are revolting against the group's editor-in-chief -- with some demanding he be removed -- after an editorial appeared claiming “the science of anthropogenic climate change is becoming increasingly well established.”
National Biodefense Sceince Board meets in September to discuss flu(Federal register) -- As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding a public meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
DHS -- September is National Preparedness month.
Related Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32257391/ns/us_news-military
Amish farmers lose court battle against RFID -- Michigan farmers have failed in their attempt to block the introduction of RFID tags for cattle, despite arguments about the cost and the risk of upsetting an otherwise benevolent deity.
The truth about flu shots by Sherry Tenpenny -- It is absolutely crucial that you share the following information with your friends, family and both elected and appointed bureaucrats within your community.
Flu scare a boon for body bag sales -- Demand for body bags is prompting a surge of interest in the wares of a small Toronto custom bag manufacturer named Trevor Owen Ltd. Inquiries about its pandemic body bags are pouring in from as far away as the Sultanate of Oman on the Arabian Peninsula.
US Marshalls seize sanitizer for bacteria problems -- Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and Drug Administration said. The FDA also warned the public Saturday not to use any Clarcon products because they contain harmful bacteria and are promoted as antimicrobial agents that claim to treat open wounds, damaged skin, and protect against various infectious diseases. No cases have been reported to the FDA.
Want a job? How about a National Guard Internment resettlement specialists -- Job training for a Internment / Resettlement Specialist requires 19 weeks, one day of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) which includes Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training. Part of the training is spent in the classroom and part in the field.
Military civilian terror prison eyed -- The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security prison.
Illinois National guard puts military war machines on streets in Springfield -- In Springfield, Illinois, the commoners will get acclimated in the coming week to the idea of the military on the streets. “A Springfield-based military police company will be training with a new armored vehicle in the area this week,” the Associated Press reports. “The Illinois Army National Guard says training with the new Armored Security Vehicles will start Thursday and run through Sunday.”
Injecting oxygen into tumors can kill cancer -- Injecting oxygen into cancerous tumours significantly boosts the chances of recovery, a ground-breaking study has revealed. Read More...
World's largest science group rejecting man made climate fears -- An outpouring of skeptical scientists who are members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are revolting against the group's editor-in-chief -- with some demanding he be removed -- after an editorial appeared claiming “the science of anthropogenic climate change is becoming increasingly well established.”
National Biodefense Sceince Board meets in September to discuss flu(Federal register) -- As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding a public meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
DHS -- September is National Preparedness month.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Puerto Rico Region earthquake swarm continues - Updated August 2, 2009 at 1:30pm CDT
Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 20°N, 65°W
Update time = Sun Aug 2 18:27:57 UTC 2009
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | LAT deg | LON deg | DEPTH km | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 3.4 | 2009/08/02 17:58:58 | 19.017 | -66.030 | 111.3 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.2 | 2009/08/02 10:52:33 | 19.422 | -65.607 | 15.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/08/02 10:14:15 | 19.477 | -65.596 | 12.4 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.6 | 2009/08/02 09:53:41 | 19.205 | -65.665 | 6.6 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2009/08/02 08:16:19 | 18.767 | -63.990 | 25.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2009/08/02 00:17:58 | 18.554 | -66.706 | 16.4 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2009/08/01 23:01:56 | 18.625 | -69.287 | 61.8 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2009/08/01 20:30:31 | 18.557 | -63.779 | 23.6 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2009/08/01 18:21:45 | 19.028 | -66.339 | 13.5 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/08/01 16:43:17 | 18.623 | -64.325 | 60.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/08/01 11:47:52 | 18.604 | -65.529 | 83.5 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2009/08/01 11:08:47 | 18.846 | -65.608 | 25.1 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/08/01 05:16:50 | 19.430 | -65.788 | 30.3 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2009/08/01 03:00:31 | 18.442 | -64.986 | 51.2 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.5 | 2009/07/31 23:34:12 | 19.203 | -66.554 | 61.6 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2009/07/31 14:00:37 | 17.811 | -66.974 | 45.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/07/31 09:26:45 | 19.581 | -65.234 | 11.7 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/07/31 08:19:28 | 18.543 | -64.210 | 77.4 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2009/07/31 04:51:37 | 19.025 | -65.831 | 34.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2009/07/31 04:05:20 | 19.033 | -67.213 | 2.4 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/07/31 04:00:52 | 19.261 | -64.804 | 70.4 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2009/07/31 02:52:46 | 18.672 | -64.410 | 18.7 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.9 | 2009/07/31 01:11:01 | 18.959 | -68.275 | 93.3 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.5 | 2009/07/31 01:10:58 | 17.505 | -68.801 | 68.6 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/07/30 11:15:26 | 18.302 | -67.986 | 106.6 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.6 | 2009/07/30 03:35:03 | 17.613 | -68.698 | 94.9 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2009/07/30 00:01:36 | 18.418 | -66.472 | 99.8 | PUERTO RICO |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/07/29 23:49:35 | 17.407 | -68.788 | 13.6 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/07/29 19:24:16 | 18.013 | -68.546 | 73.6 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2009/07/29 15:42:54 | 18.690 | -64.228 | 50.9 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.5 | 2009/07/29 07:23:01 | 19.690 | -66.263 | 31.2 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2009/07/29 04:59:25 | 17.950 | -66.100 | 14.6 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2009/07/29 04:37:02 | 19.014 | -64.939 | 25.5 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2009/07/28 14:44:05 | 18.163 | -67.636 | 69.0 | MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2009/07/28 07:11:01 | 19.602 | -66.310 | 59.3 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/07/28 04:41:30 | 19.514 | -66.327 | 42.0 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.7 | 2009/07/28 01:33:23 | 20.172 | -68.770 | 8.0 | NORTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2009/07/27 21:44:13 | 18.867 | -66.350 | 8.1 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2009/07/27 20:48:23 | 17.484 | -67.448 | 37.1 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2009/07/27 14:15:06 | 18.478 | -68.388 | 48.2 | MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2009/07/27 01:11:03 | 19.120 | -65.850 | 38.7 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2009/07/26 19:47:37 | 17.975 | -68.939 | 24.0 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2009/07/26 19:31:14 | 18.922 | -65.014 | 50.6 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government | 02 August 2009
Gulags we can believe in: AP sources: Military-civilian terror prison eyed --The facility would operate as a hybrid prison system jointly operated by the Justice Department, the military and the Department of Homeland Security. 02 Aug 2009 The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security prison. Several senior U.S. officials said the administration is eyeing a soon-to-be-shuttered state maximum security prison in Michigan and the 134-year-old military penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., as possible locations for a heavily guarded site to hold the 229 prisoners now jailed at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. The administration's plan, according to three government officials, calls for: long-term holding cells for undetermined number of prisoners who will never face trial; building detention cells for prisoners ordered released by courts but still held behind bars.
'Others had unexplained gaps of up to three months in their CVs.' Did MI5 Recruit Al Qaeda Infiltrators? MI5 'mistakenly' recruited al Qaeda sympathisers who were trying to infiltrate the British secret service, it has been alleged. 01 Aug 2009 Conservative MP Patrick Mercer is demanding a probe into claims six Muslims were thrown out of MI5 because of concerns about their past. Two of the six allegedly attended al Qaeda training camps in Pakistan while the others had unexplained gaps of up to three months in their CVs. [!] Mr Mercer told the Daily Telegraph he was concerned that al Qaeda sympathisers who may have infiltrated the security services had not all been rooted out yet.
UK in Afghanistan for decades, says our man in Washington --Diplomat's warning comes as MPs say Britain has lost sight of its original 'security' objectives 02 Aug 2009 Britain must concentrate all its efforts on the military campaign to conquer the Taliban as its attempts to achieve a wide-ranging "rescue" of Afghanistan have failed miserably, an influential committee of MPs warns today. A report on the Afghan campaign from the Foreign Affairs Committee claims that British politicians have allowed "mission creep" to interfere with the original objectives set eight years ago, but they have still failed to pull off wider goals including stamping out the opium trade. [What *is* the mission in Afghanistan?]
More US troops die in Afghanistan 02 Aug 2009 Three American soldiers died on Sunday after coming under attack in eastern Afghanistan, the international peacekeeping force, Isaf, says. Six foreign soldiers were killed on Saturday, making it one of the worst weekends for foreign forces since the 'ousting' of the Taliban in 2001. The casualties come as concern grows over the aims of the Isaf 'mission.'
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed By Afghanistan Bomb --Toll Continues to Rise After Deadly July 02 Aug 2009 After the deadliest month yet for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, three American soldiers were killed Saturday in a bombing in a southern province, and a French soldier died in a separate attack north of Kabul.
Afghan war troop deaths surged in July 01 Aug 2009 The month began with a fatal roadside bombing and ended with word that an American had died of wounds suffered in a firefight. After nearly eight years of warfare in Afghanistan, July proved by far the deadliest month yet for U.S. troops and their foreign allies. Bombs and rocket attacks, ambushes and aviation accidents killed many of the 72 foreign troops, including 43 Americans, according to data at the website icasualties.org.
War effort is being hampered by troops too unfit to deploy --Leaked army memo reveals many British soldiers are so obese they cannot be sent to Helmand 02 Aug 2009 Britain's war effort is being hampered by the number of front-line troops who are too fat or unfit to be deployed to southern Afghanistan. A leaked memo sent to all army units and obtained by the Observer reveals that basic fitness policy "is not being carried out" and highlights concern among military commanders over a "worrying trend of obesity" that is limiting the number of soldiers fit enough to fight in Helmand.
'West sought to prompt color revolution after June vote' 02 Aug 2009 The Head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Political Bureau, Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, says certain Western states are seeking to turn the ongoing political milieu in Iran to their advantage. In an exclusive interview with Press TV, he stated that the United States together with some Western countries are leaving no stone unturned to benefit enormously from the current political situation in Iran and kick up a velvet revolution in the country.
'Chemical attack planned during Iran unrest' 01 Aug 2009 Anti-Islamic Revolution groups had plans to plant numerous chemical bombs in different Iranian cities in the unrest that ensued the June election, says the country's minister of science and technology. Almost six weeks since the polls closed, Mohammad-Mehdi Zahedi said that Iran's intelligence forces had foiled a plot by anti-revolution groups to detonate 10 chemical bombs in different cities in the country.
Did British bomb attacks in Iran provoke hostage crisis? Abduction of computer expert and bodyguards in Iraq were an act of revenge by Tehran, source reveals 01 Aug 2009 The abduction of the British computer expert Peter Moore and his four bodyguards was carried out partly in revenge for deadly bomb attacks in south-west Iran which Iranian officials blamed on Britain, according to a well-placed source in Baghdad. The five men were abducted by an Iranian-backed group in 2007 and it is now believed four of them have been killed. The fate of Mr Moore remains unclear.
US Used Communications Companies In '03 Cyberwar Against Iraq 02 Aug 2009 Although a plan for a large-scale digital attack on Iraq’s financial system was not carried out, the American military and its partners in the intelligence agencies did receive approval to cripple Iraq’s military and government communications systems in the early hours of the war in 2003. Besides blowing up cellphone towers and communications grids, the offensive included electronic jamming and digital attacks against Iraq’s telephone networks. American officials also contacted international communications companies that provided satellite phone and cellphone coverage to Iraq to alert them to possible jamming and to ask their assistance in turning off certain channels. While the Bush regime seriously studied computer-network attacks, the Obama administration is the first to elevate cybersecurity -- both defending American computer networks and attacking those of adversaries -- to the level of a White House director, whose appointment is expected in coming weeks.
Iraq: Nine women face imminent execution --One of condemned women says she was tortured into falsely confessing 23 July 2009 Amnesty International is warning that at least nine women in Iraq are facing imminent execution after recently having their death sentences confirmed. Amnesty has learnt that Iraq's Presidential Council has ratified death sentences against the women and that a number of women prisoners have recently been transferred to the 5th section (al-Shu'ba al-Khamisa) of Baghdad's al-Kadhimiya Prison, where condemned prisoners are usually held immediately before execution. At least three women have already been executed since early June. [The US-installed ExxonMobil/Monsanto government in Iraq needs to be removed. The 'mainstream' media only covers arrests (of US-backed disruptors) in Iran - but rarely cover the imprisonment, torture and executions carried out by the regime in *Iraq.* --LRP]
Death toll rises to 7 in western Iraq car bombing 02 Aug 2009 The death toll from a car bomb explosion at a marketplace in western Iraq's Anbar province on Sunday rose to seven, a local police source said. "The latest reports said that seven people were killed and 20 others injured by the blast" in the town of Haditha, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Did Israel play a role in 1979 South Africa nuclear test? 02 Aug 2009 Nearly 30 years later there still is no certainty that a flash detected by the sensors of an American satellite indeed signaled a nuclear test that, according to foreign publications, involved Israel. In September 1979, a United States intelligence nuclear detonation detection source, a Vela type satellite, which covered the Indian Ocean, detected a flash several hundred kilometers off South Africa's coast.
Israeli settlers 'are wrecking peace process' 02 Aug 2009 Britain has accused Israel of allowing extremist Jewish settlers to disrupt attempts at relaunching the peace process after police evicted more than 50 Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem. As Jewish settlers moved into the Palestinian homes, the British consulate said it was appalled by the evictions, which took place a few hundred yards from the diplomatic mission, after an Israeli court decided in favour of the settlers. "Israel’s claim that the imposition of extremist Jewish settlers into this ancient Arab neighbourhood is a matter for the courts or the municipality is entirely unacceptable," the consulate said in a statement.
National Guard Job: 31E - Internment / Resettlement Specialist 01 Aug 2009 Internment / Resettlement Specialists in the Army are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility. Internment / Resettlement Specialists... provide custody, control, supervision and security to internees within a detention/internment facility; conduct inspections; prepare written reports; coordinate activities of prisoners/internees and staff personnel... As an advanced level Internment / Resettlement Specialist, you may be: Responsible for all personnel working in the confinement/correctional facility, including security, logistical, and administrative management of the prisoner/internee population... Conducting stand-alone operations, providing command and control, staff planning, administration and logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of a displaced civilian (DC) resettlement facility.
MedImmune Ramps Up H1N1 Vaccine --Injection will use live virus instead of dead one 01 Aug 2009 MedImmune said it is producing more vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus than it originally predicted and expects to have more than 200 million doses by the end of the year. MedImmune, part of global drugmaker AstraZeneca, is one of five companies with a contract to sell a vaccine for the H1N1 virus to the federal government. MedImmune's flu vaccine differs from the others in two major ways: It is delivered via nasal spray instead of an injection and is made with a live but weakened virus instead of a dead one.
Refusing vaccination labels you a "criminal", so says WHO By Marti Oakley 30 Jul 2009 The World Health Organization determined in 2005 it has the authority to dissolve sovereign governments and take control should there be a "pandemic". This applies to any country signed onto WHO….which of course we are... From the WHO 2005 declaration: (excerpted) "Under special pandemic plans enacted around the world including the USA, in 2005, national governments are to be dissolved in the event of a pandemic emergency and replaced by special crisis committees, which take charge of the health and security infrastructure of a country, and which are answerable to the WHO and EU in Europe and to the WHO and UN in North America." If the Model Emergency Health Powers Act is implemented on the instructions of WHO, it will be a criminal offence for Americans to refuse the vaccine. Police are allowed to use deadly force against "criminal" suspects." [See: Refuse and Resist Mandatory Flu Vaccines (Petition) and CLG Pandemic Action Alerts.]
Pandemic Pusher$ and Profiteer$ --Canadian pandemic flu leaflet to download and distribute! 01 Aug 2009 "And advanced forms of biological warfare that can trigger specific 'genotypes' can transform biological warfare from the realm of terror into a politically useful tool." Project for a New American Century, (PNAC) 'Rebuilding America's Defenses', (Rumsfeld, Cheney, etc. 9/2000) On June 17, 1996, the U.S. Air Force released 'Air Force 2025'. In the unclassified study, The College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education put forth several "fictional representations of future scenarios". In Chapter five, the authors present a timeline representing a plausible history in which in 2009 influenza will kill 30,000,000 people and it is not "determined if the virus was a natural mutation or bioengineered. Many feared the latter."
Pentagon, Eyeing Iran, Wants to Rush 30,000-Pound Bomb Program 31 Jul 2009 The U.S. Defense Department wants to accelerate by three years the deployment of a 30,000-pound bunker-buster bomb, a request that reflects growing unease over 'nuclear threats' from Iran and North Korea. Comptroller Robert Hale, in a formal request to the four congressional defense committees earlier this month, asked permission to shift about $68 million in the Pentagon’s budget to this program to ensure the first four bombs could be mounted on stealthy B-2 bombers by July 2010.
Journalists criticize Iraq bill 'protecting' media 31 Jul 2009 Iraq announced on Friday a law to protect journalists' rights, but the country's journalists' syndicate said the bill was too vague and left them open to government interference... But some passages were deemed problematic by Iraq's journalists' body, including protection for anonymous sources unless "the law requires the source is revealed" and a guarantee of freedom of the press that can be waived if publications "threaten citizens or make provocative or aggressive statements." What is published also cannot "serve enemies of the state," the bill read, without defining "enemies of the state" or what constitutes an aggressive or provocative statement.
Suspect arrested in LaGuardia bomb scare 01 Aug 2009 Authorities evacuated LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal for several hours Saturday after a man with a bag containing wires and a battery entered the airport, a Port Authority spokesman said. The man is in custody, and authorities have allowed passengers back into the terminal, Port Authority spokesman John Kelly said. Authorities identified the man as Scott McGann, 32, of New York. McGann faces three charges: Placing a false bomb or hazardous substance, in the first degree; making terrorist threats; and placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in a transportation facility, said Meris Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Queens district attorney's office.
NY airport terminal evacuated due to suspicious bag 01 Aug 2009 Authorities closed one of the terminals at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Saturday and took a man into custody after discovering a suspicious bag, a television station reported. A police bomb squad was called in to check out the man's bag, NBC's New York affiliate said. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the airport's main terminal was evacuated about 5:30 a.m./(0930 GMT) There was no indication when the terminal would be reopened.
Lobbying Firm Employee Forged Climate Bill Letters 01 Aug 2009 An employee of a Washington lobbying firm forged a letter from a Latino social-service group to Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), urging Perriello to make changes in a bill capping greenhouse-gas emissions, the Latino group said Friday. The letter used the letterhead of Creciendo Juntos, a Charlottesville-based group. It asked Perriello, whose district includes Charlottesville, to work to add "pro-consumer" changes to the bill. "We are concerned about our electric bills," the letter read in part.
House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses 31 Jul 2009 Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big they could bring down the entire economy. Passage of the bill on a 237-185 vote followed the disclosure a day earlier that nine of the nation's biggest banks, which are receiving billions of dollars in federal bailout aid, paid individual bonuses of $1 million or more to nearly 5,000 employees.
Health Insurer Cigna's Second-Quarter Profit Surges By 60%; Tops Analysts' Estimates 30 Jul 2009 Health insurer Cigna Corp. will remain in the spotlight on Thursday in healthcare sector after the firm posted a 60 percent rise in profit in the second quarter that topped estimates. Net income in the second-quarter increased to $435 million, or $1.58 a share, compared to $272 million, or 96 cents a share, in the year earlier period.
GOP Congressmen: No One Has a Right to Health Care Except US --The new 'Harry and Louise' ad that is set to start Monday features Harry killing Louise because under Obama's socialized medicine plan, doctors are forced to tell Louise how to commit suicide. By R J Shulman 01 Aug 2009 Saying that they will fight to the death to stop any reform of America's health care system, Republican senators and representatives have stepped up their attacks on every health care reform bill. "There is nothing in the Bill of Rights that says a citizen has a right to be alive, let alone be healthy," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. "And since the first ten amendments to the Constitution were written by God, anyone who wants to propose a bill that changes any rights hates Jesus." (Satire)
Regulators shut down banks in five states 01 Aug 2009 Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma and Illinois, boosting to 69 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year amid the pressures of the weak economy and mounting loan defaults. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was appointed receiver of the five banks.
Voices From Above Silence a Cable TV Feud 01 Aug 2009 On June 2, Bill O’Reilly made the extraordinary claim that "federal authorities have developed information about General Electric doing business with Iran, deadly business" and published Mr. Immelt’s e-mail address and mailing address, repeating it slowly for emphasis. Then the attacks mostly stopped. Shortly after, Phil Griffin, the MSNBC president, told producers that he wanted the channel’s other programs to follow Keith Olbermann's lead and restrain from criticizing Fox directly, according to two employees.
California public union OKs strike authorization 01 Aug 2009 California's largest state employees' union voted on Saturday to approve a strike authorization measure to protest furloughs of state workers and pressure state officials to ratify its labor contract. A spokesman for Service Employees International Union Local 1000 said a strike was not imminent but that the vote authorized union officers to initiate certain job actions, including a strike if necessary.
Previous lead stories: Pandemic Police State: U.S. to provide $1 billion to hire cops --Grants will be awarded to 1,046 law enforcement agencies 28 Jul 2009 The federal government will give $1 billion in grants to law enforcement agencies in every state to pay for the hiring and rehiring of law enforcement officers, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday. The money comes from the stimulus bill -- the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- the officials said. The Department of Justice received more than 7,200 applications for more than 39,000 officer positions, representing a total of $8.3 billion in requested funding.
Vaccine for swine flu may be unsafe warns WHO 27 Jul 2009 Plans to fast-track the swine flu vaccine in Britain came under fire from World Health Organisation chiefs today. More than 132million doses have been ordered with the first batch due to arrive next month. However, Dr Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's flu chief, today warned about the potential dangers of the untested vaccine: "There are certain areas where you simply do not try to make any economies. One of the things which cannot be compromised is the safety of vaccines." The European Medicines Agency, the drug regulatory body for the EU, is accelerating the approval process for the vaccine, allowing firms to bypass large-scale human trials and instead test a vaccine based on bird flu.
Iraq in throes of environmental catastrophe, experts say 30 Jul 2009 Decades of [US] war and mismanagement, compounded by two years of drought, are wreaking havoc on Iraq's ecosystem, drying up riverbeds and marshes, turning arable land into desert, killing trees and plants, and generally transforming what was once the region's most fertile area into a wasteland. Falling agricultural production means that Iraq, once a food exporter, will this year have to import nearly 80% of its food, spending money that is urgently needed for reconstruction projects. "We're talking about something that's making the breadbasket of Iraq look like the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma in the early part of the 20th century," said Adam L. Silverman, a social scientist with the U.S. military who served south of Baghdad in 2008.
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