| World News |
Atlantic Council: Is Libya a "Global Con?"
The Atlantic Council claims to be a "preeminent, non partisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security." It is partnered with NATO and sponsored financially...
Unseemly Scrabble for Libya's Post-Gaddafi Oil Assets Underway
While NATO members, led by France, piously proclaimed at the onset of their military offensive in Libya that their concerns were solely humanitarian, a covert tussle to gain a commanding lead in developing the country's energy riches in light of Colonel Gaddafi's departure is well underway.
EGYPT BUILDS A WALL AROUND APARTHEID
CAIRO — The Egyptian authorities are erecting a wall around the Israeli embassy in Cairo as relations between the two neighbors who signed a peace treaty in 1979 are at a delicate phase.
UN leader urges world to unite and act on Syria
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world community on Tuesday to take action on the situation in Syria.
Proposed austerity measures lead to protest, strike in Italy
A coalition of socialist, labor and union organizations took to the streets of Rome Tuesday as part of a nationwide, general strike against proposed government austerity policies that organizers say hurt workers.
Phone-Hack Lawyer Says Murdoch Career in Peril
Mark Lewis, the lawyer representing dozens of News of the World phone-hacking victims, said testimony by former News Corp. (NWSA) executives to the U.K. Parliament today may determine if James Murdoch lied about the scandal.
| U.S. News, Politics & Government |
Panetta Calls Terror Threat ‘Very Real’ in Visit to Ground Zero Memorial
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, visiting New York’s World Trade Center site today to mark the approaching 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said the potential for another al-Qaeda strike is “very real.”
9/11: A Time For Truth
Now is the time to support the Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth’s 10th Anniversary Campaign...
YouTube is running a campaign to promote “DeBunking” Videos for anyone watching the new Architects and Engineers’s video
Here is a screenshot of Architects and Engineers for 9-11 Truth's new video on YouTube. When you access the video from the embedded version on the Architects and Engineer's website, YouTube/Google/NSA has promoted 6 videos that purport to "DeBunk" various aspects of 9-11 Truth.
TWO WRONGS SUPPORT THE ISRAELI RIGHT
In addition to the gross human rights violations inherent in illegal Israeli settlement expansion, US taxpayers simply cannot afford to build homes and walls in illegal Israeli settlements while record numbers of Americans are losing their homes, and unmet domestic needs in the US are at an all time high.
Obama, Republicans battered in two new polls
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Public support for both President Barack Obama and the US Congress has hit news lows, as a pair of polls Tuesday reflected Americans' frustration with the stalled economy and rancorous partisan squabbling.
TEXAS DUEL: RON PAUL GOES AFTER RICK PERRY
Ron Paul is taking on Rick Perry in a new television ad blasting the Texas governor for for supporting Al Gore’s 1988 presidential campaign...
Sources: Obama Administration to Drop Troop Levels in Iraq to 3,000
The Obama administration has decided to drop the number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of the year down to 3,000, marking a major downgrade in force strength, multiple sources familiar with the inner workings and decisions on U.S. troop movements in Iraq told Fox News.
Sanctioning Messenger Dr. Bouthainia Shaaban Assaults American Values
As part of its 7th set of US sanctions against Syria, which began in June, 2011, the Obama administration has targeted a messenger, a sometime spokeswoman, a positive image of Syria, someone people of all religions and cultures have easily identified with over the past several years, Dr. Bouthainia Shaaban.
VIDEO: The Endangered Species Act and Agenda 21
The Endangered Species Act and the destruction of the Constitution.
Ex-Citigroup Executive Foster Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
Gary Foster, a former Citigroup Inc. (C) vice president accused of embezzling $22.9 million from the bank, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
California bill would wipe out independent and private businesses
There are big bills pending in California right now that will ultimately wipe out independent and private businesses. One of them is AB 361 which establishes “California B Corp Benefit Corporations,” a program for buddies and beneficiaries who agree to advance the principles of Sustainable Development and Agenda 21.
Feds Charge Man As Enemy Combatant Supporting Terrorism For Uploading YouTube Video, Subjecting Him To Permanent Imprisonment, Torture, And Lethal Beatings Without A Trial
Take freedom of speech and other personal liberties — including protections against cruel and unusual punishment, right to face your accuser, and right to trial by jury — and throw them right out the window. All for the crime of uploading a YouTube.
BIG SIS: DRUDGE WRONG ON PRIVACY
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is calling out web news aggregator Matt Drudge for suggesting that she's an ogre eager to invade the privacy of Americans and in particular those who travel by air.
10 Facts That Prove Big Sis Is Wrong, Drudge Is Right
Security has been caught lying again and again about airport security in a bid to undermine genuine privacy concerns.
| Economy |
Gold fever sweeps the criminal underworld
Record-high prices lead to a spike in thefts, local police departments say. After a summer of brazen attacks on gold stores, parts of downtown Los Angeles now look more like a militarized zone than a commercial corridor.
Ford to build $1B plant, create 5,000 jobs -- in India
AFP - US auto giant Ford has started construction on a $1 billion manufacturing and engineering complex in India as it bets on the country to help drive global growth, a company statement said on Tuesday. Related article here.
Obama Considers Tax Cuts Beyond Republican Plans
President Barack Obama may press Congress for tax cuts that would exceed his past proposals as well as some of the offerings from House Republicans to strengthen his hand in talks on measures to boost the U.S. economy, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
More Bad News on Jobs: Stores Trim Holiday Hiring
Don’t expect a big boost in hiring from the retail sector during the holiday season, according to the results of a survey released Tuesday. Although the vast majority of retailers — some 68 percent — plan on keeping holiday hiring at roughly the same level as last year...
Illinois to lay off thousands of state workers by end of week
A decision made by Gov. Pat Quinn may leave thousands of state workers without a job by the end of the week. The cuts are coming in the face of a budget deficit that doesn't leave enough money to pay the workers...
Roubini Warns - Sell Stocks, Go To Cash, New Crisis Is Coming
Nouriel Roubini, co-founder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics LLC, said the current slowdown in the world economy has brought forward the timing of a new financial crisis.
10-year yields hit RECORD low - Traders begin their own ‘Operation Twist’ before Fed
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices pared gains, after pushing 10-year yields to a record low, as U.S. stocks recovered some of their decline and investors seeking safety got flushed out of the Swiss franc after officials there set a ceiling for the currency against the euro.
| Housing Market |
Former GE Unit WMC, EquiFirst Are Sued by Trustee in Mortgage-Loan Dispute
WMC Mortgage Corp. and EquiFirst Corp. were sued by a trustee over a pool of more than $550 million in securities backed by allegedly defective mortgage loans.
What Did Fannie, Freddie Know?
The 17 lawsuits filed Friday by federal regulators against some of the world's biggest financial institutions hinge on a simple premise: The mortgage loans that banks packaged into securities often didn't meet the underwriting guidelines the banks outlined in their securities filings.
| Energy & Environment |
UPDATE: Texas wildfires consume 1,000 homes, 100,000 acres
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- More than 1,000 homes have burned in at least 57 wildfires across rain-starved Texas, most of them in one devastating blaze close to Austin that's still raging out of control, officials said Tuesday.
| Health |
YouTube:"The Great Culling" Official Fluoride Trailer 2
Paul Wittenberger here, producer and director of What in the World are they Spraying. I just wanted to reach out to you all and let you know where I am currently in production of my latest film, "The Great Culling". I along with my co-producer, Chris Maple, for the past 6 months have been exploring the direct connection between heavy metal toxicity and the current epidemic...
Spices Protect Against The Effects of Fatty Foods
Spice up your food life! Using spices like paprika, cinnamon, turmeric and more can do more for you food than flavor. Powdering your meals with some spices not only protect against fatty acids, but also against the effects carbohydrates, insulin spikes, and gas.
Not Your Grandma’s Strawberries
Unfortunately, the typical fruits and veggies of today’s world are not the vital source of nutrition they used to be. Find out the major causes of nutrient depletion and the estimated percentages of reduction.
This Almost Perfect Food Gobbles Up Your Body’s Toxins
The website Green Med Info has assembled a list of studies that found evidence of over 40 conditions that chlorella can help to prevent or ease. The conditions include: hypertension, anemia, diabetes, acute stress, fibromyalgia, and liver cancer. According to one of the studies on the subject: “Chlorella vulgaris (CV) has been reported to have antioxidant and anticancer properties …
Bromelain - Find health with the healing qualities of proteolytic enzymes
(NaturalNews) Pineapples have long had a tradition for their healing qualities among the natives of Central and South America. Bromelain is a powerful proteolytic enzyme from the juice and stems of pineapples. It is very helpful for aiding the digestive processes. It has...
Gut Biota Never Recover from Antibiotic Use – Extends to Future Generations
Antibiotic use, it turns out, does more damage than just leading to drug resistant diseases. We may never fully recover from the gut damage. There are already mass problems with food assimilation and breathing difficulties continually on the rise. Worse still, the damage is passed on...
Vaccines Are Dangerous – The Government Says So!
According to the first comprehensive safety review in 17 years (required by law) the side effects that doctors long have known about, such as fever-caused seizures and occasional brain inflammation are risks parents take every time they take their kids in for shots.
Mercury Poisoning Linked To Beauty Cream
HOUSTON – Several people in south Texas have tested positive for elevated levels of mercury in their blood, and officials said those cases have been linked to a Mexican beauty cream.
| Science & Technology |
New first response, military tool: surveillance insects
Micro air vehicles (MAVs) are tiny, insect-size UAVs used for search-and-rescue operations, surveillance, monitoring of hazardous environments, and detection of explosives; University of Michigan researchers had an idea: rather than build insect-size UAVs, why not use the insects themselves to fly these missions?
Molecules could help solve radioactive waste concerns
One component of nuclear waste -- called "minor actinides" -- present an extreme hazard as they are intensely radioactive and long-lived nuclides; they must be safely stored for at least 100,000 years; researchers have discovered a class of molecules that can selectively extract minor actinides, making the eventual waste far less radiotoxic.
Sprint Sues to Block AT&T Deal With T-Mobile
Sprint Nextel Corp. sued to block AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion purchase of wireless carrier T- Mobile USA Inc. less than a week after the U.S. Justice Department moved to halt the transaction.
| Gardening, Farming & Homesteading |
GM Feed Toxic, New Meta-Analysis Confirms
EXTRACTS: A meta-analysis on 19 studies confirms kidney and liver toxicity in rats and mice fed on GM soybean and maize, representing more than 80 percent of all commercially available GM food; it also exposes gross inadequacies of current risk assessment.
| Miscellaneous |
QUOTES OF LIFE: Confirm We Should Keep Our Thoughts Motivational And Positive!
The following quotes of life come from some of our worlds greatest leaders yet they all seem to have the same message. You can call it the law of attraction, positive thinking or simply call these quotations spiritual but they all say BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF YOUR THOUGHTS!
| Humor |
YouTube: Grocery Store Wars
Not long ago in a supermarket not so far away.
