Saturday, November 14, 2009

Webster Tarpley World Crisis Radio | November 14, 2009 mp3

November 14, 2009 (hour 1)
November 14, 2009 (hour 2)

USGS | 6.1 magnitude earthquake - 190 km (120 mi) NW of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina - Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 04:44:22 PM at epicenter

Location22.890°S, 66.532°W
Depth141.7 km (88.1 miles)
RegionJUJUY, ARGENTINA
Distances190 km (120 miles) NW of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
240 km (150 miles) NNW of Salta, Argentina
240 km (150 miles) SW of Tarija, Bolivia
1500 km (930 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

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Early snow storms in China kill 40, damage more than 9,000 buildings; $659 million in damage

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, soldiers of the militia, a civilian reserve force under China's military, shovel snow on the road in Taiyuan, in north China's Shanxi province. Heavy snow and blizzards wiped north China, caused several death and hundreds of injuries, State media reported. (AP Photo)

MarketSkeptics.com | USDA Declares Half Of Midwest As Agricultural Disaster Area

The graphic below shows counties designated as agricultural disaster areas by the USDA. It speaks for itself.

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OpEdNews.com - Cindy Sheehan | President Obama DOES NOT Speak for Me!

November 13, 2009 - I was facilitating a meeting in Washington, DC this past weekend, and an Iraq “War” veteran claimed that the GI resistance movement ended the Vietnam War. I started to say that I was sure that the GI movement was a part of ending the Vietnam War as was the draft, the student movement, the Congress (that had some influence back then), and I was interrupted by the rep from Veterans for Peace who simply said: “actually it was the Vietnamese people who ended that war.”.........

Examiner.com | BNSF sued over deal with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

November 14, 2009 - At least three shareholders of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. have sued the railroad company since the deal with Berkshire Hathaway was announced, reports the Forth Worth Star-Telegram.

The Star-Telegram reports that the suits, which were filed in Tarrant County, Tex., district court, allege that BNSF management shortchanged shareholders by agreeing to a price that was too low.

The deal with BNSF vaues Burlington at $34 billion, not including the company's $10 billion in debt. BNSF shareholders will receive $100 a share under the deal. The stock had been trading around $75 a share before the deal was announced.

The Wall Street Journal reported soon after the deal was inked that the BNSF board did indeed press Warren Buffett for more money, but the Berkshire chief said $100 a share was as high as he could go. FULL STORY

Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government | 14 Nov 2009

Breaking: Two die in China after H1N1 flu vaccine 14 Nov 2009 Two people died after they were inoculated with the H1N1 flu vaccine in China, health authorities reported, amid wariness among the Chinese about the quality of the shot. Deng Haihua, spokesman for the health ministry, said in a statement posted on the website late Friday that authorities had been notified of the deaths in the past two days, but he gave no personal details of the victims. [See also: Va. teen suffers rare illness after swine flu shot 12 Nov 2009.]

Khadr to stand trial at military tribunal --U.S., Canada embracing Bush-era disdain for justice in trying to find a forum to guarantee conviction, critics say 14 Nov 2009 Omar Khadr's fate remains in the legal twilight of widely denounced military tribunals, despite President Barack Obama's promise to end the makeshift Bush-era system for putting terrorists on trial and to shutter the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Instead, the Obama administration has tinkered with, but not scrapped, military commissions and intends to put a child soldier on trial, the first time it has been done at a war crimes tribunal since the Second World War. The Harper government applauded the decision, even as it fought in Canada's Supreme Court to overturn an order to bring Mr. Khadr home. He has been imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years. Mr. Khadr, who has been in prison - including years in solitary - since 2002 may still be years away from having his case heard... "Any trial before the revised system of military commissions will carry the stigma of Guantanamo," said Human Rights Watch in a statement that accused the Obama administration of reviving the "discredited military commissions by trying a child soldier."

'Shocking' that Khadr will face military commission in U.S.: lawyer --AG Eric Holder announced Friday that the Toronto-born Khadr, the only westerner still at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is one of five who will face military tribunals on U.S. soil. 13 Nov 2009 Omar Khadr's civilian lawyer in the United States said Friday he was disappointed to hear Washington is pressing ahead with military commission proceedings against the Canadian terror suspect. Barry Coburn said he finds the decision "shocking." "We thought that the incoming Obama administration signalled a new day with respect to these cases - a new respect for civil liberties, an abhorrence of torture, a respect for the time-honoured legal procedures and protections that are mandated by the constitution and enforced by the federal courts, " Coburn told The Canadian Press in a telephone interview.

Accused 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed faces New York 'trial' --AG: All five to be tried together; prosecutors will seek death penalty 13 Nov 2009 Five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 conspiracy, including accused mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be transferred to New York to go on trial in civilian court, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday. Mohammed, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi will all be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York -- a short distance from the World Trade Center towers that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. [KSM was waterboarded 183 times in one month. (Gee, I'd confess to the 9/11 attacks, too.) Regrettably, the actual architects of the 9/11 terror attacks -- the Bush/Cheney cabal -- have yet to be tried for treason and war crimes. --LRP]

'Well, if they're [9/11 terror suspects] acquitted, they're not going to be out walking the streets. The Justice Department will just pick them up and charge them with something else.' ...'They've got a drawer full of other charges use against them. So, they can just re-arrest them and charge them with something else.' NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams on MSNBC 13 Nov 2009.

Illinois the next Gitmo? --Chicago Tribune: Near-empty prison a leading contender to house terror suspects 14 Nov 2009 A near-empty prison in rural Illinois has emerged as "a leading option" to house suspected terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an Obama administration official said Friday. As they work to shutter the controversial detention center, federal officials are talking to Illinois officials about buying the Thomson Correctional Center, a maximum-security prison about 150 miles west of Chicago.

US military: We pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Afghan insurgents --How the US Funds the Taliban By Aram Roston 11 Nov 2009 It is an accepted fact of the military logistics operation in Afghanistan that the US government funds the very forces American troops are fighting. And it is a deadly irony, because these funds add up to a huge amount of money for the Taliban. "It's a big part of their income," one of the top Afghan government security officials told The Nation in an interview. In fact, US military officials in Kabul estimate that a minimum of 10 percent of the Pentagon's logistics contracts--hundreds of millions of dollars--consists of payments to insurgents. [CLG has been reporting this insanity for years. Too bad the mainstream media won't cover it, instead of spending 24/7 on bimbo Sarah Palin's ghostwritten insipid Mantra of Whine. --LRP]

Drugs, bribes and 'police' in the pocket of the Taliban 06 Nov 2009 Having served in Afghanistan with the British Army, mentoring Afghan soldiers and police officers in 2006-7 and again last year, I know that the men who make up that police force are not officers of the law in any way we would recognise... Meanwhile, they are infiltrated by the Taliban at every level. The man named locally as responsible for shooting dead the five British soldiers this week is known to have links with the Taliban. The way the system works is that the Afghan government employs warlords who, in turn, recruit locals to serve as militia.

9 ISAF Troops Injured In Bomb Blast Near US Base In Afghanistan 13 Nov 2009 Nine members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and 10 civilian contractors were injured Friday in a suicide-bomb blast before a US military base in the eastern part of the Afghan capital Kabul. The bomber, who was driving an explosive-packed vehicle, triggered the blast on Jalalabad Road, a locality that houses several international military bases.

Orszag Says 40,000 More Troops Would Cost $40 Billion 12 Nov 2009 Sending 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan would cost an extra $40 billion a year, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag said today. Orszag, speaking at the Bloomberg Washington Summit, said "every 10,000 troops would entail a fiscal year cost of about $10 billion, very roughly speaking."

UK to ask allies for 5,000 more troops in Afghanistan 13 Nov 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday Britain was trying to persuade its military allies fighting Taliban 'insurgents' in Afghanistan to send 5,000 more troops. He said he wanted to encourage members of the NATO-led coalition to share the burden of combat and help train Afghan soldiers.

Germany sending 120 more combat troops to Afghanistan --Opinion polls show most Germans oppose military involvement, which has cost the lives of 36 of their countrymen. 13 Nov 2009 Germany will send 120 more soldiers to northern Afghanistan to reinforce its base in the Kundus province, Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Friday. Guttenberg announced the modest increase during a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where Germany has the third largest contingent in the NATO-led mission with 4,200 troops.

Death toll in Pakistan bombing up to 17: official 14 Nov 2009 The death toll from a powerful suicide car bomb which ripped through the Peshawar headquarters of Pakistan's top spy agency rose to 17 on Saturday, officials said. The early Friday attack devastated the provincial headquarters in the city of Peshawar of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), which is heavily involved in Pakistan's anti-terror fight, destroying more than half the building.

Former US envoy Galbraith could earn $100m from Iraqi oil field 13 Nov 2009 A prominent former United Nations official was forced to defend himself yesterday against accusations that he used his influence in Iraq to enrich himself. Peter Galbraith, a former US ambassador who recently quit as deputy head of the UN mission in Kabul, struck a potentially lucrative oil deal in Iraqi Kurdistan which could reportedly earn him $100 million (£60 million). He helped the Kurds to negotiate provisions in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution that gave them control over new oil finds on their territory. [Insurgency?]

Ahmadinejad calls for WMD-free world 13 Nov 2009 Iran's President has repeated calls for global nuclear disarmament, saying the existence of atomic weapons has not solved any of the outstanding problems facing mankind. "There is no need for a nuclear bomb for that matter," said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday. "Their [the nuclear bombs] existence today has not helped the world in the least."

Controllers Were Slow to Notify Defense Command of Errant Jet 14 Nov 2009 Air traffic control supervisors delayed nearly an hour in notifying Norad, the military air defense command, that a Northwest Airlines jetliner was not responding to radio calls, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The delay was a violation of detailed procedures put in place after the hijackings of four airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001. The delay appeared to make little difference to Norad, said the administrator, J. Randolph Babbitt, because while the Air Force did prepare fighter jets in the incident it never ordered them into the air.

Fort Hood suspect may be paralyzed --Hasan's attorney says he will seek psychiatric evaluation 14 Nov 2009 The accused Fort Hood gunman has no feeling in his legs and may be paralyzed from the waist down, his attorney said Friday after visiting Maj. Nidal M. Hasan in his hospital room. Retired Col. John Galligan, who has been hired by Hasan's family to defend him against murder charges, said the Army psychiatrist remains in the intensive care unit of a San Antonio military hospital, where he is in great pain, except for his legs.

Congressman says Ft. Hood shooter had Pakistan 'connection' 13 Nov 2009 The suspected shooter at last week's Ft. Hood massacre had a "connection" to Pakistan, a Texas lawmaker said Friday. Rep. Mike McCaul (R) suggested a financial relationship between Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and Pakistan, a country long plagued by terror groups, including al-Qaeda Blackwater. In an earlier statement to the Dallas Morning News, McCaul described "communications and wire transfers" between Hasan and Pakistani sources.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, jihadist or patsy? By Jerry Mazza 13 Nov 2009 The story as it unwinds seems too scripted to be true. That Army psychiatrist and Major Nidal M. Hasan went on a rampage at Fort Hood with two guns blazing, a .357 Magnum and a semi-automatic pistol with laser target-finder, after shouting the Arabic phrase 'Allah Akbar' (God is Greatest) as he opened fire, and will live (so far) to talk about it, though an Army-appointed lawyer says he will never get a fair trial. Hasan coincidentally received his masters in chemistry at Virginia Tech, famous for the infamous Seung-Hui Cho, the campus killer gunman credited on April 19, 2007, with the deadliest shooting rampage in modern history... See the link to Citizens for Legitimate Government on him and his 'Missing Records.'

New types of influenza found in Ukraine --Chief medical officer told about AH3N2, AH2N2, AH1N1, a large group of influenza B, and parainfluenza viruses of three types, reports proUA.com. 12 Nov 2009 Besides swine influenza, AN3N2, AN2N2 and group B have been found in the territory of Ukraine. In particular, at present at least 8 different viruses are circulating in the territory of Bukovyna. Such conclusions are made by experts of regional sanitary epidemiological stations following the results of almost 6,000 studies on the identification of acute respiratory viral infections, said the chief state sanitary doctor of the Chernivtsi Region Oleksandr Svitlichny on November 11 at the briefing.

Virginia Family Claims H1N1 Vaccine Sickened Son 13 Nov 2009 A northern Virginia family says their lives were turned upside down just 24 hours after getting their 14-year-old son received his seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines. Jordan McFarland is an avid young athlete who was unable to walk without the aid of a walker just one day after getting his flu shots. His father Calvin says doctors made a preliminary diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disease characterized by muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.

Scores of O.C. teens picked up in 'scared straight' curfew sweep --About 300 officers participated in the sweep. 13 Nov 2009 Sixty-seven underage Orange County teens were rounded up in a massive countywide [Nazi] curfew sweep late Thursday in an effort by dozens of law enforcement agencies to scare the after-hours wanderers straight. The teens, who ranged in age from 13 to 17, were taken to one of three headquarters, put on jail buses to await their parents' arrival and then shown photos of young men who’d been killed in after-curfew incidents.

Tenn. trooper suspended over white pride e-mail 13 Nov 2009 A Tennessee state trooper who accidentally sent an e-mail proclaiming white pride to 787 state employees has been suspended for 15 days without pay and will have to attend diversity training. The e-mail from Trooper Brent Gobbell states, in part, "You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member ... you call him a racist." It also includes a list of racist epithets.

Republicans charged in $10 million scandal --Former House Speaker charged with 82 felonies 13 Nov 2009 Former House Speaker John Perzel, one of the most powerful members of the General Assembly since 1994, was charged Thursday with 82 felonies for allegedly masterminding a "sophisticated criminal strategy" to spend more than $10 million of taxpayers' money on political campaigns, Attorney General Tom Corbett said. Most of that money paid for computer technology to help Perzel, a Republican who represents a Northeast Philadelphia district, and other House Republicans win elections, a statewide grand jury concluded. Perzel is charged with theft, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and conflict of interest.

Ex-lawmaker gets 13 years in prison for bribery 13 Nov 2009 Former Democratic U.S. Representative William Jefferson, who hid $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was sentenced on Friday to 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering and money laundering. Jefferson, who lost re-election last year in Louisiana, was accused in 2007 of soliciting millions of dollars in bribes from companies while using his office to broker business deals in Africa. He was convicted in August on 11 of 16 counts.

Palin's Book Goes Rogue on Some Facts 13 Nov 2009 Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition. Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. She criticizes President Barack Obama for pushing through a bailout package that actually was achieved by his Republican predecessor George W. Bush -- a package she seemed to support at the time.

Previous lead stories: U.S. Moves to Seize 4 Mosques and Skyscraper 'Tied to Iran' --The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools and mosques in New York City, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story glass office tower in New York. 12 Nov 2009 Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled [?!?] by the Iranian government. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets. [Maybe other nations will return the favor and start seizing US assets, since the US is a key backer and perpetuator of international terrorism.]

KBR burned smallpox inoculations in Iraq, Afghan burn pits --Troops sue KBR over toxic waste 11 Nov 2009 Dozens of US military personnel have filed 34 lawsuits against US defense contractor KBR for allegedly incinerating toxic waste and releasing it into the atmosphere in Iraq and Afghanistan. Susan Burke, one of the lawyers bringing the suits, said they have been filed over the past year, 18 of them in recent days. One lawsuit filed in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee charged that they "ignored their contractual obligations and burned vast quantities of unsorted waste in enormous open air burn pits with no safety controls. This misconduct began in 2003 and continues unabated [thanks, Obusha!] to date," it alleges. "Every type of waste imaginable was and is burned on these pits, including trucks, tires, lithium battery, Styrofoam, paper, rubber, petroleum-oil-lubricant products, metals, hydraulic fluids, munitions boxes, medical waste, biohazard materials (including human corpses), medical supplies (including those used during smallpox inoculations), paints, solvents, asbestos insulation, items containing pesticides, polyvinyl chloride pipes, animal carcasses, dangerous chemicals and hundreds of thousands of plastic water bottles," the lawsuit claims.

US envoy warns against troop surge in Afghanistan --Memos from Eikenberry state extra troops 'not a good idea' until Karzai government tackles corruption, according to reports 12 Nov 2009 The US ambassador in Kabul has warned against plans to send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, until President Hamid Karzai's government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the corruption. Karl Eikenberry sent two classified cables to Washington in the past week expressing his concern over proposals to deploy as many as 40,000 extra troops while the Karzai government remains dogged by accusations of incompetence and corruption, according to reports from Washington. The existence of the memos was revealed as Barack Obama held a war council at the White House to discuss the final four options for deployment of extra US troops in an effort to stave off defeat at the hands of the Taliban.

David Icke: The Global Spiritual Awakening of Humanity (Video)

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USGS | 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit OKLAHOMA - 18 mi E from Oklahoma City, OK - Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 05:13:01 AM at epicenter

Update time = Sat Nov 14 12:04:47 UTC 2009

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
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MAP 3.0 2009/11/14 11:13:01 35.524 -97.219 5.0 OKLAHOMA

Dprogram.net | Video: Gerald Celente – American public losing everything to fascist oligarchs

Gerald Celente is one of the world’s best trend forecasters. In the following 4-part radio interview, Celente blasts current political and economic “leadership” as beholden to large corporate and financial interests. As I’ve documented, professionals who work with economics are using unprecedented harsh language in attempt to get Americans’ attention to the loss of trillions of our collective dollars. His comments include (paraphrased):

  • “Too big to fail” banks are anathema to real capitalism.
  • US economy is like a ruthless mafia ripping-off the American public. The US is being looted.
  • US economy is no longer capitalism, it’s oligarchies and fascism.
  • We are witnessing the greatest heist in American history, and the banks are doing it.
  • “I don’t like getting raped. I don’t like my money going to Goldman Sachs.”
  • “Do you have eyes to see and a mind to understand? These crimes are an affront to my intelligence.”
  • Bankers are money junkies lying to get their money fix. We have a criminal gang of money junkies dealing scams to get money from us. They never have enough. And for what? For gambling.
  • This is no different from the French Revolution.
  • The money junkies are in for a shock. The second American Revolution has begun.
  • They are not my political leaders; they are political hacks. We are going back to royalty and serfs.
  • This country doesn’t have a clue what’s going on, their minds have been deadened looking at presidential reality shows and bowing to political demagogues. What people have to do more than ever is think for themselves.
And reform is not on the way. Senator Bird’s “reform” bill is nothing but empty rhetoric. My favorite economic analyst, Washington’s Blog, gives a great overview. One helpful context to consider is the American economy is suffering from parasites.
As always, please share this article with all who claim they want economic competence. If you appreciate my work, please subscribe by clicking under the article title (it’s free). Please feel free to use my archive of work to help build a brighter future.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

UPI | International Security Industry News

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Israel is moving closer to what the Haaretz daily calls "the largest defense deal in Israeli history," buying as many as 75 F-35 Lockheed Martin stealth fighters that will be the country's main weapon to counter the perceived threat from Iran.

BRASILIA, Brazil, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Adding to an already heated contest, France's Dassault has criticized Swedish and U.S. competitors for a lucrative jet fighter deal, saying they weren't playing fair.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. company Lockheed Martin opened its new cyber-solutions facility in Maryland Thursday designed for research and innovation collaboration.

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted EF Johnson Technologies Inc. to deliver wireless sensor network technologies.

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted ManTech International Corp. for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence support.

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Science Applications International Corp. to compete for task orders supporting restoration and remediation services.

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has selected Raytheon to become the total ship electronics systems integrator on the LPD 17 class of warfare ships.

MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin announced a milestone achievement in the development of a cylindrical array sonar system following recent tests at a U.S. Navy facility.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Aardvark Tactical has contracted Taser International Inc. to deliver its X26 technology and accessories to the U.S. Army.

NASHUA, N.H., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy and BAE Systems team has been honored with the Secretary of Defense Performance-Based Logistics Award for 2009.

CHINA LAKE, Calif., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- BAE Systems announced a milestone achievement for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System following a recent U.S. Marine Corps test.

PEABODY, Mass., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Laboratory has certified that an Analogic Corp. explosives detection technology is ready for use at checked-baggage stations.

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- EADS Defense Electronics has been awarded a contract by South Korean company LIG Nex1 to deliver four MSSR 2000 I Identification-Friend-or-Foe systems.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Northrop Grumman to provide Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortars system support in Iraq.

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop a global positioning system and inertial navigation technology for the A-10 Thunderbolt.

FinancialSense.com | The American Economy in One Chart

They say a picture paints a thousand words. Well this picture paints very clearly the American Economy for the last 30 years.

Ever decreasing Bond Yields which = EVER EXPANDING DEBT.

The chart below shows that interest rates have been decreasing by approximately 0.5% every 2 years. Put simply, As the price of debt becomes cheaper more is created and then spent, and that effectively is the economy.

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Helena Independent Record | Oath Keepers Pegged as Hate Group in Montana

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El Salvador's gold fight goes international - After activists block their permit, Canadian company uses US trade agreement to sue Salvadoran gov't

http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4473&updaterx=2009-11-13+17%3A25%3A23

Five representatives of five organizations in El Salvador that form part of the National Coalition Against Mining, known as La Mesa, were in Washington, DC last month to accept the Letelier-Moffitt International Human Rights Award. The recognition comes at an interesting time as the group's successes in blocking mining exploitation in their small country, have brought about a unique legal situation. Namely, a Canadian mining company is suing the government of El Salvador for $100 million, through a U.S. subsidiary under the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The Real News followed the group of activists around Washington, DC, and interviewed the CEO and President of the company behind the suit, Pacific Rim. Produced by Jesse Freeston.


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ZeroHedge.com | What Came First: The Federal Reserve Or Economic Bubbles? A Brief History Of The Federal Reserve's Creation

November 13, 2009 - A fantastic history of the reasons for, and the creation of, the Federal Reserve, courtesy of Murray Rothbard and our friends at Mises Institute, with the article originally appearing in Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Fall 1999), pp. 3–51. It is also reprinted in A History of Money and Banking in the United States and as a monograph. This is a must read for anyone who is curious why the Federal Reserve (with or without Goldman) is the sole organization responsible for not only perpetuating the interests of a select few of financial oligarchs, but in essence shaping monetary, fiscal, financial and political policy in the entire developed world. If after reading this, one is not convinced that the Fed screams a need for at least some supervision or accountability, one is likely a borderline-corrupt Senator who is on the payroll of Citi, Bank of America and/or Goldman Sachs (or, what may be worse, infinitely naive). FULL STORY

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Washington Post | Fed budget deficit for October: $176.36 billion - largest October deficit on record. It is the first month of fiscal 2010

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2009/11/fed_budget_deficit_for_october.html?hpid=topnews

November 13, 2009 - The deficit news comes the same day that the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the White House is considering spending unused bailout money to pay down the deficit, in a story co-bylined by my former Post colleague, Jonathan Weisman.

But think about this for a minute: The bailout was not a big pile of unused cash sitting around waiting to be spent. It was new money that came from bond sales, which added to the national debt. Now, the White House is thinking about using some of that money to pay down the debt -- that it created!

Or, here's another analogy: using one credit card to pay off another. FULL STORY

Forbes.com | Will China Eat Our Lunch?

11.13.09, 05:40 PM EST - Impudent criticism of the U.S. government's fiscal mess underscores the momentum of China's rise to economic ascendancy.

As President Barack Obama prepared for his first presidential visit to Asia, he was publicly hectored by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to ensure that the U.S. will "effectively discharge its responsibilities," which means, he says, "We hope the U.S. will keep its deficit at an appropriate size so that there will be basic stability in the exchange rate and that is conducive to the stability and recovery of the world economy."

Get that. China is publicly chastising the U.S. for its fiscal irresponsibility. You know what, China has a right to complain; it is the single largest creditor nation to the U.S. government, holding $797 billion--nearly a quarter--of the total $3.45 trillion owed by Uncle Sam. Thanks to the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar, the Chinese have watched the value of their investment in U.S. debt drop by $128 billion in the past year.

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DailyFinance.com | A George W. Bush fundraiser is now embroiled in an alleged $1 billion scam

November 13, 2009 - Not all the people who donate to presidential campaigns are good. This fact comes to mind as we find out more about one of George W. Bush's big campaign donors -- a pleasant fellow named Scott Rothstein. Of course, he had plenty of company in goosing Bush's campaign coffers -- recall subprime mortgage lender Ameriquest, which contributed a mere $7.8 million.

But that's old news. Bloomberg News reports that Rothstein is a lawyer who persuaded investors to give him $1 billion, in exchange for which they allegedly got a chance to earn a share of what Rothstein promised would be big legal settlements just a few months after those investors' checks cleared. Apparently, it was a yet another Ponzi scheme -- the legal settlements didn't exist. Federal authorities have sued Rothstein, but he hasn't yet been charged with any crime...............

Ford's Blockbuster Idea (humor)

Just when you thought the US auto industry is doomed, the Mullaly brain trust comes up with this idea of unsurpassed brilliance. Even Steve Rattner can't help but applaud in uncharacteristic profanity-free silence.



Ford Unveils New Car For Cash-Strapped Buyers: The 1993 Taurus

SteveQuayle.com | Hot Headlines - November 13, 2009

Heads Up – Chinese Lien on US Treasury?: The Chinese parties were signing papers at the World Court on 11th November 2009, following preparatory activity on 10th November, to execute their LIEN on the US Treasury. As one of the key aggrieved Beneficiary Owners of the loaned 10,000 tonnes of gold and the currency boxes etc., the World Court powers will enable them to seize US assets around the world within their jurisdictions and probably even on the high seas and at airports, to the value of the stolen/diverted assets. more

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SteveQuayle.com | NEWS ALERT - Chinese Lien on US Treasury?

Chinese Lien on US Treasury?

STEVE Q. NOTE: Confirmed through Asian sources this morning – the largest gold trader in the world, but understand I can not confirm all items in this story. The ramifications are overwhelming. Keep your eyes open.

November 13, 2009

Steve,
submitted by RD

I found news on link of Chinese parties were signing papers, to execute their LIEN on the US Treasury. As one of the key aggrieved Beneficiary Owners of the loaned 10,000 tonnes of gold *500,000 mt of au not 10,000 mt when gold was USD$45.00 an oz.*

*now USD$1,200 an oz. + interest at 7 and7/8% per year compounding *
* WOW now you see, right?*yes ,...big yes..

MY SOURCE---Our comments between he and I was that this war was set to break eventually...i mean you see that someone is owed something when it was cheap and now they are owed something when it's a kings' ransome, so what would you do? go to court? most likely...

we need someone in the washington pool..on this..

it's quite covert and very touchy


So yes. yes yes

it's the only fire stick the good guys with the white hats have left.


(1): The Chinese parties were signing papers at the World Court on 11th November 2009, following preparatory activity on 10th November, to execute their LIEN on the US Treasury. As one of the key aggrieved Beneficiary Owners of the loaned 10,000 tonnes of gold and the currency boxes etc., the World Court powers will enable them to seize US assets around the world within their jurisdictions and probably even on the high seas and at airports, to the value of the stolen/diverted assets.

They have no choice now, given that they acted in good faith; whereas, as usual, the US 'Shadow Government' consisting of Fraudulent Finance cadres functioning as though they are bona fide US officials, appointees and legislators, have gone too far, as previously explained.

(2): We understand that a total of 163 prominent individuals, many from Congress, plus George Bush 41, William Clinton 42 and George Bush 43, plus THREE current and former US Supreme Court Justices, will be arrested on the basis of arrest warrants in the light of the continued sabotage and the deadline for the Chinese to implement their LIEN on the US Treasury.

Our sources initially indicated that 'exposure and lockup orders going all the way to Bush 41' were extant on 10th November. Separate sources stated to us that these arrests were associated with World Court instructions and warrants which were put into process with effect from the sabotage operation on Tuesday 10th November becoming known.

It STANDS TO REASON that this state of affairs represents a massive threat to US national security which has been brought about exclusively by the feckless refusal of the US authorities to do what should have been done in 2007, but was aborted because the Bush dynasty was still in power - and by the lust of various components of the structures for 'the money', representing corruption on a gargantuan scale arising from George Bush Sr.'s insidious technique of enticing collaboration through the mirage or promise of great riches. That has been the technique used throughout, and its absolute decadence and foul origination is now unveiled for even the most blind observers to see (unless they belong to the 'mainstream' media which, like King Zechariah, have had their eyes put out by Nebuchadnezzar and have been transported to Babylon).

We further understand that about 1,600 people around the world will be at the receiving end of arrest warrants and seizure on sight following the generation of these warrants by the World Court in the foregoing context. The aggrieved parties remain unchanged, and are headed by the Chinese authorities and Elders, and the British Monarchical Power.

NewsWithViews.com | November 13, 2009

Calling All Freedomists
Human nature and history teach us that political labels are used to influence society to accomplish a certain political end. Many times, words used to describe original principles are somehow conquered or hijacked and then proclaimed to be a part of those original principles, but are realistically far from them. As I was growing up, I remember thinking this: “‘liberal’ equals bad and ‘conservative’ equals good.” “Conservative” was proposed to be a word purely describing the principles believed and proclaimed by America’s founding fathers. “Liberal” was proposed to........
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Atheist Soros Funds Catholic Groups
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Obama wants his options changed with the war

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November 13, 2009, 9:08AM
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  • CAPE MAY -- Wicked winds and waves are causing severe beach erosion along the New Jersey shore. However, the rain has not been as heavy as first predicted and that could help ease the flooding.

    Many streets are flooded in Cape May County, which was under a state of emergency. Although officials suggested voluntary evacuations of low-lying areas late Thursday, there's no immediate word of any mandatory evacuations...............

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    MyNews.IN | China gave uranium to Pakistan for two nuclear-bombs

    November 13, 2009 - Washington: In a disclosure likely to embarrass Beijing on the eve of President Barack Obama's visit, a leading US daily Friday reported that China gifted 50 kg of uranium to Pakistan with a do-it-yourself kit to make two atomic bombs in 1982.

    Citing accounts by controversial Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan, The Washington Post said enough weapons-grade uranium for two atomic bombs was transferred to Pakistan in five stainless-steel boxes loaded on a Pakistani military C-130 aircraft from the western Chinese city of Urumqi.

    The uranium transfer was part of a broad-ranging, secret nuclear deal approved years earlier by Mao Zedong and Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, according to the accounts by Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme, who is under house arrest in Pakistan, the daily said.

    Market Oracle | Gld ETF Warning, Tungsten Filled Fake Gold Bars

    “Gold Finger - A New Take On Operation Grand Slam With A Tungsten Twist”

    I’ve already reported on irregular physical gold settlements which occurred in London, England back in the first week of October, 2009. Specifically, these settlements involved the intermediation of at least one Central Bank [The Bank of England] to resolve allocated settlements on behalf of J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank – who DID NOT have the gold bullion that they had sold short and were contracted to deliver. At the same time I reported on two other unusual occurrences:

    1] - irregularities in the publication of the gold ETF - GLD’s bar list from Sept. 25 – Oct.14 where the length of the bar list went from 1,381 pages to under 200 pages and then back up to 800 or so pages.

    2] - reports of 400 oz. “good delivery” bricks of gold found gutted and filled with tungsten within the confines of LBMA approved vaults in Hong Kong.

    Why Tungsten?

    If anyone were contemplating creating “fake” gold bars, tungsten [at roughly $10 per pound] would be the metal of choice since it has the exact same density as gold making a fake bar salted with tungsten indistinguishable from a solid gold bar by simply weighing it.

    Unfortunately, there are now more sordid details to report.

    When the news of tungsten “salted” gold bars in Hong Kong first surfaced, many people

    who I am acquainted with automatically assumed that these bars were manufactured in

    China – because China is generally viewed as “the knock-off capital of the world”.

    Here’s what I now understand really happened:

    The amount of “salted tungsten” gold bars in question was allegedly between 5,600 and 5,700 – 400 oz – good delivery bars [roughly 60 metric tonnes].

    This was apparently all highly orchestrated by an extremely well financed criminal operation.

    Within mere hours of this scam being identified – Chinese officials had many of the perpetrators in custody.

    And here’s what the Chinese allegedly uncovered:

    Roughly 15 years ago – during the Clinton Administration [think Robert Rubin, Sir Alan Greenspan and Lawrence Summers] – between 1.3 and 1.5 million 400 oz tungsten blanks were allegedly manufactured by a very high-end, sophisticated refiner in the USA [more than 16 Thousand metric tonnes]. Subsequently, 640,000 of these tungsten blanks received their gold plating and WERE shipped to Ft. Knox and remain there to this day. I know folks who have copies of the original shipping docs with dates and exact weights of “tungsten” bars shipped to Ft. Knox.

    FULL STORY....

    NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - November 13, 2009



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