It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. -Samuel Adams  Monday Morning - February 8, 2010 |
 This Monday morning - begins with our planet's 'protective' magnetosphere disclosing a magnetic reversal! What a way to start the week? http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html FEBRUARY 8, 2010 at 7:00 AM CDT - REVERSAL   |
| "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801) |
Haiti: Still Starving 23 Days Later February 06, 2010 -Information Clearing House You can walk down many of the streets of Port au Prince and see absolutely no evidence that the world community has helped Haiti. Twenty three days after the earthquake jolted Haiti and killed over 200,000 people, as many as a million people have still not received any international food assistance. Rape on the Rise In Haiti's Camps In one of the great unmentioned effects of the earthquake in Haiti, women and young girls are suffering a rising number of rapes and sexual assaults, according to leading aid agencies. So widespread are the reports – and they include the rape of a girl of 12 by her rescuer after she was pulled out from the rubble.  |
| RICHARD HOLBROOKE |
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (born April 24, 1941), Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration, is a top-ranking American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. He is also the only person to have held the Assistant Secretary of State position for two different regions of the world (Asia from 1977–1981, and Europe from 1994–1996). Iran, Pakistan to ink gas deal in Turkey
The Pakistani Federal Minister for Petroleum has declared that Pakistan and Iran will sign a deal in Turkey before February 15 to construct a gas pipeline between the two countries. Tehran Times Feb 8 2010 Naveed Qamar said that the construction of the pipeline will take between four and five years. He noted that the natural gas shortage is damaging Pakistan’s economy and Islamabad is determined to start the import of natural gas from Iran as soon as possible, Daily Times reported. The Pakistani minister’s remarks come as the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke urged Islamabad last month to avoid the deal with Iran. Holbrooke had said that the U.S. would help Pakistan secure liquefied natural gas supplies should it abandon the planned gas deal with Iran. Team Obama scuttles the term "AfPak" So I guess we can add "AfPak" to the growing list of terms the Obama administration won't likely be using in the near future, including the "Global War on Terror," "strategic reassurance," "honest budgeting," and maybe "comprehensive health-care reform." Georgia prepares to deploy "Holbrooke Brigade" Richard Holbrooke, the special representative for the issue formerly known as Af-Pak will visit Georgia "shortly," with plans to finalize the deployment of ...  U.S. Not In Direct Contact With Taliban: Holbrooke 2/8/2010 12:57 AM ET(RTTNews) - Washington has clarified that it is not in "direct contact" with the Taliban as a part of international efforts to re-integrate moderate elements of the latter into civil society, following the conference on Afghanistan held last month in London. "The press, since London, has been kind of obsessed with the idea that there are all sorts of secret talks going on with the Taliban," U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said Sunday at the Security Conference, held in the German city of Munich, adding: "So I want to state very clearly that our nation is not involved in any direct contact with the Taliban." |
NATO should be global security forum
Reuters
Sunday, February 7, 2010
NATO should become the "hub of a broad global security coalition and a center for consultations" on such international security issues, including terrorism, cyber attacks, nuclear proliferation, piracy and climate-change.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, chair of a group of experts drawing up the Strategic Concept, and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay backed Rasmussen's vision of NATO as the preeminent forum for global security discussion.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
NATO should become the "hub of a broad global security coalition and a center for consultations" on such international security issues, including terrorism, cyber attacks, nuclear proliferation, piracy and climate-change.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, chair of a group of experts drawing up the Strategic Concept, and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay backed Rasmussen's vision of NATO as the preeminent forum for global security discussion.
New Russian doctrine sees NATO, US as main threat
MOSCOW, February 7, 2010
The Hindu
The Hindu
The doctrine details 11 external military threats to Russia, seven of which are traced to the West. NATO’s eastward expansion and its push for a global role are identified as the number one threat to Russia.
The U.S. is the source of other top threats listed in the doctrine even though the country is never mentioned in the document. These include attempts to destabilise countries and regions and undermine strategic stability; military build-ups in neighbouring states and seas; the creation and deployment of strategic missile defences, as well as the militarisation of outer space and deployment of high-precision non-nuclear strategic systems.
The document says Russia reserves the right to use nuclear force in response to a nuclear attack or an aggression with conventional weapons if it “endangers the very existence of the state.”
Hundreds protest NATO meeting in Istanbul
US rejects EU diplomacy over Iran Nuclear program 07 Feb 2010 Leading US senators Joseph Lieberman and John Kerry inveigh against a top EU official for supporting further diplomatic talks with Iran over its nuclear program. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the two US officials criticized the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashto who threw her lot with more dialogue over Iran's nuclear program.
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Greek bailout could hit £26bn, warn economists
A meeting of the G7 group of leading economies concluded that the EU stands to foot the bill to stop the Greek debt crisis dragging the euro down even further.
The town where pupils speak 150 different languages By Daily Mail Reporter Schools in just one town are having to cope with pupils who speak 150 different languages, a survey has found. They range from the Ghanaian dialect of Akan, through the African language of Chichewa and the ancient Aztec tongue of Nahuatl to the Indian language of Telugu. This is as well as the more common foreign languages of Urdu, Punjabi and Polish. The survey in Reading, Berkshire, UK shows how schools are being put under mounting pressure by the rising levels of pupils who do not speak English as their first language. |
White Cliffs of Dover to be sold to the French to help cut British Government debt
For generations the White Cliffs of Dover have stood as a symbol of indomitable British pride. But now Dover is up for sale and the leading bidder is an age-old enemy - France.
You, Britain, are the bad influence The Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says the UK, not Nigeria, should be on the watch-list for incubators of terrorism  |
5 dead, 12 hurt in Connecticut blast
A massive gas explosion rocked a nearly completed power plant undergoing tests and also caused damage a mile away. (Globe)
Weather Mod And Barky's Jokes About 'Snowmageddon' By Dr. Ken Hildebrandt Rense.com 2-7-10 President Barack Obama reportedly 'joked' about a major snowstorm that has taken the lives of several, caused multiple accidents and massive power outages. Was it a Freudian slip, or 'Barkism,' that this was a manmade snowstorm? I honestly don't know, though I think it's something to consider. What I do know is that weather modification is not science fiction, but has been with us since at least the 1960s, when the Ho Chi Minh Trail was flooded out by US forces during the Vietnam War. Nowadays I think it would be safe to say that the majority of clouds we see here in the US (and likely throughout the world) are made by craft spraying trails that proliferate across the sky. If 'we're' making the clouds, then it stands to reason that we're also creating whatever precipitation that falls due to those clouds, does it not? If that's the case, then the American people have just been attacked. Does this not at least warrant an investigation, or should we just keep on letting them spray and not ask questions until someone we know dies? Even then, will it be too much of an embarrassment, since those who use the term 'chemtrails,' are called to put on their tin foil caps, a monumental achievement of propaganda considering Representative Kucinich used the term in The Space Preservation Act of 2001, among countless other reasons, like smelling them as they fall and watching the chemical reactions themselves? Contrails dissipate in seconds. Chemtrails proliferate. There's a big difference. Show me an old picture or reference an older movie with lines in the sky, and I don't mean in the pre-jet era. A simple search will reveal that the Chinese openly admitted they created a snowstorm in November of 2009. Though I didn't see it myself, I was told a question regarding this was asked by a Democratic Senator just last week. How is it that crafts are now laying proliferating lines across the sky, yet because it's mostly escaped corporate media attention most people don't seem to give it a second thought? Reminds me of a comment in a YouTube video in which the .... |
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Unlawful anti-terror powers planned for use during 2012 Olympics  |
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Palin beating drums of war on Iran  |
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Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Its Aaa Debt Rating Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010. “Absolutely not,” Geithner said, when asked in an ABC News interview broadcast today whether a downgrade is a concern. “That will never happen to this country.” WhatReallyHappened.com Commentary: |
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Another Interesting Look At Obama's Origins  School Bombing Exposes Obama's War In Pakistan  White House: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot. |
US fights for access to EU bank data
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"The CIA, Mind Control and Children" Testimony to Congress Committee on radiation confirms O'Brien charges. Hundred of children involved. Talk by Jon Rappoport. History of Mind Control Experiments Iran Contra Drugs CIA Present in Yemen Since 2008: Report CIA Agents Assassinated in Afghanistan Worked for “Contractor” Active in Venezuela and Cuba Ron Paul: We Need To Take Out The CIA CIA Helicopters Aid Taliban More CIA Drug Smuggling CIA moonlights in corporate world Red Alert: Intelligence Chiefs “Certain” Their Bosses Will Stage Terror Attack Soon Iran says CIA agents arrested ahead of Feb. 11 rally  |
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Power cut to about 50% of Gazans as fuel runs out
07 Feb 2010 One of the two generators of Gaza's only power plant has been shut down due to a shortage of fuel, cutting power to around 50 percent of the residents of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Energy Authority announced on Saturday that the remaining amount of fuel is enough to operate the other generator until Sunday morning.
Family hurt by land mine in Israel
UPI - A family of five was injured Saturday when they tripped a land mine while hiking in closed military grounds in Israel's Golan Heights, authorities said. Snow blanketed the area and the family apparently did not see signs warning of mines, said Israeli military officials who issued a statement of regret to the family.
 People's Republic of China (PRC) |
China's Hawks Demand Cold War On US  Australian coal and iron ore company Resourcehouse signed a record $60 billion coal supply deal with Chinese power stations, a move analysts said underscored China's growing demand for energy. China to levy anti-dumping duties on US chicken China said on Friday it would impose preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 105 percent on broiler chicken imports from the United States. China strengthens efforts to fight melamine-tainted milk products The Chinese Central Government has sent eight inspection working groups to 16 provincial areas nationwide to prevent the melamine-tainted milk powder, which killed at least six in 2008, from being reclaimed illegally in producing milk products. |
Russia to Give Cuba 100,000 Tons of Wheat
MOSCOW – Russia plans to donate 100,000 tons of wheat to Cuba this year, a Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday.
The first shipment of the food aid to the Cuban government will total 25,000 tons, the diplomat told the official RIA-Novosti news agency.
In September 2008, Russia sent Cuba, which had been battered by hurricanes, four planeloads of humanitarian aid.
Russia sent the island 23 tons of wheat in April 2009.
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which hit Cuba in the late summer of 2008, caused nearly $10 billion in damage, Russian media reported. EFE
The first shipment of the food aid to the Cuban government will total 25,000 tons, the diplomat told the official RIA-Novosti news agency.
In September 2008, Russia sent Cuba, which had been battered by hurricanes, four planeloads of humanitarian aid.
Russia sent the island 23 tons of wheat in April 2009.
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which hit Cuba in the late summer of 2008, caused nearly $10 billion in damage, Russian media reported. EFE
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| The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti Global Research Haiti, a new Saudi Arabia? The remarkable geography of Haiti and Cuba and the discovery of world-class oil reserves in the waters off Cuba lend credence to anecdotal accounts of major oil discoveries in several parts of Haitian territory. It also could explain why two Bush Presidents and now special UN Haiti Envoy Bill Clinton have made Haiti such a priority. As well, it could explain why Washington and its NGOs moved so quickly to remove-- twice-- the democratically elected President Aristide, whose economic program for Haiti included, among other items, proposals for developing Haitian natural resources for the benefit of the Haitian people ... »  Haitians protest mayor's corruption, hoarding of aid  G7 pledges to forgive Haiti's debt The group of seven industrialised countries write off impoverished country's debts following devastating earthquake  Clinton brokers deal over Haiti orphan abductions The intervention of former US president Bill Clinton may accelerate the resolution of a row over child abduction charges A DIPLOMATIC deal over the 10 American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child abduction charges may lead to the release this week of all except the group’s leader, Laura Silsby, according to legal sources in Port-au-Prince. The intervention of Bill Clinton, the former president, who is co-ordinating relief efforts in Haiti, may accelerate the resolution of an affair that has embarrassed the US government, dismayed relief agencies and angered many Haitians who believe their plight is being exploited by unscrupulous foreigners.  Mail Online - Ten Baptists, led by a 40-year-old Idaho businesswoman called Laura Silsby, were charged with child abduction and criminal conspiracy. If convicted they face lengthy terms in a Haitian prison. ...read
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Brazil Cosan, Shell in US$12 billion ethanol merger deal
Buenos Aires Herald
Cosan said Shell will contribute its retail fuels and aviation distribution business and will inject about US$1.625 billion into the merged company in up to two years. Cosan will contribute another US$300 million in cash over five years.
Brazil's Cosan, the world's largest ethanol and sugar processor, said it signed an agreement to merge its ethanol and fuels distribution business in the country with Royal Dutch Shell in a deal valued as much as US$12 billion.
Cosan said it has 180 days to discuss the non-binding memorandum of understanding exclusively with Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd.
As part of the transaction, Cosan will transfer to the merged entity its sugar, ethanol, fuels distribution and energy generation business, with assets valued at US$4.925 billion and debt of US$2.524 billion
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Latin American Herald Tribune Torrential Rains in Mexico Leave at Least 28 Dead Mexican officials said that at least 28 people have died as a result of torrential rains that have affected various parts of central Mexico, especially the capital and the states of Michoacan and Mexico Six shot dead in Mexico disco in likely drug attack Gunmen stormed into a nightclub in the Mexican beach resort of Mazatlan and shot dead six people in what looked like the latest in a flurry of drug cartel attacks. |
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 Iran to Tell U.N. Agency of Nuclear Enrichment Plan Iran Asserts Space Ambition Amid US Moon Problem  |
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US military contractor kidnapped in Iraq
US military contractor is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq after an armed group released a video showing a man being held captive. The video was released by a group calling itself Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or the League of the Righteous, just hours after the US defence department said that 60-year-old Issa T Salomi had been missing since January 23. In the video, which runs less than two minutes, he read the group's demands for the release of detainees who had "resisted occupation" and "never been involved in any serious crime against their fellow innocent Iraqis". The captive also called for the conviction of employees of US security firm Blackwater, since renamed as Xe Services, accused of killing unarmed Iraqi citizens in 2007.
Female Iraq election candidate shot dead in Mosul: police
07 Feb 2010 A woman planning to stand in Iraq’s March 7 general election was gunned down Sunday in the restive northern city of Mosul, police said, just days before campaigning is officially due to start. Suha Abdul Jarallah, a candidate on the list of pro-Western former prime minister Iyad Allawi, was shot dead as she left a house in the Ras al-Jadda neighbourhood in central Mosul, 350 kilometres (218 miles) north of Baghdad.
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| DEPLETED URANIUM - WHITE PHOSPHOROUS |
Depleted Uranium Weapons: Dead Babies in Iraq and Afghanistan Are No Joke
Depleted Uranium Ammunition in Afghan War: New Evidence
German Bundeswehr manual challenges US and UK denials over DU in Afghanistan
Israel admits dropping phosphorous bombs on Gaza - Serious violations of international law and human rights
Israeli officers get 'slap on wrist' for white phosphorus use in Gaza
Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs
Israel admits dropping phosphorous bombs on Gaza - Serious violations of international law and human rights
Israeli officers get 'slap on wrist' for white phosphorus use in Gaza
Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs
| Afghanistan |
Afghanistan "Geological Reserves Worth a Trillion Dollars" President Obama's Secret: Only 100 Al Qaeda Now in Afghanistan With New Surge, 1,000 U.S. Soldiers and $300 Million for Every One Al Qaeda Fighter Afghanistan Contractors Outnumber Troops Threat of Afghan heroin is greater threat than the Taliban  Afghan war claims 2 US-led soldiers At least two US-led foreign soldiers have been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan, according to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:41:30 GMT NATO-led forces arrest Afghan deputy police chief for planting roadside bombs north of Kabul  |
DRONES "Every one of these dead non-combatants represents an alienated family, a new revenge feud, and more recruits for a militant movement that has grown exponentially even as drone strikes have increased." - David Kilcullen (Counterinsurgency Expert) Center for New American Security |
| US drones killed 123 civilians, 3 'al-Qaeda' in January Pentagon budget calls for more drones February 2010 British forces' drone use soars in Afghanistan RAF making increasing use of controversial unmanned weapons, mirroring US tactics 07 Feb 2010 British forces are relying increasingly on unmanned drones to attack targets in Afghanistan, mirroring controversial tactics used by the US. New Ministry of Defence figures show the RAF has fired 84 missiles from Reaper drones since they were first deployed there in June 2008, with more than 20 being fired over the past two months.
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Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS - February 8, 2010
Secret Summit of Top Bankers -- THE world's top central bankers began arriving in Australia yesterday as renewed fears about the strength of the global economic recovery gripped world share markets.Next in Line for a Bailout -- Don't look now. But even as the bank bailout is winding down, another huge bailout is starting, this time for the Social Security system. A report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that for the first time in 25 years, Social Security is taking in less in taxes than it is spending on benefits. Instead of helping to finance the rest of the government, as it has done for decades, our nation's biggest social program needs help from the Treasury to keep benefit checks from bouncing -- in other words, a taxpayer bailout.
America is Ready for Another Revolution - Sarah Palin -- Sarah Palin declared 'America is ready for another revolution' at a rally last night for activists of the grassroots Tea Party movement which has swept the U.S.
Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant -- Mass casualties and multiple injuries were reported Sunday after a huge explosion at a Connecticut power plant, police confirmed to Fox News.
VICTORY! U.S.D.A. Plans to Drop Program to Trace Livestock -- Faced with stiff resistance from ranchers and farmers, the Obama administration has decided to scrap a national program intended to help authorities quickly identify and track livestock in the event of an animal disease outbreak.
Why Has the FDA Allowed a Drug Marked 'Not Safe for Use in Humans' to Be Fed to Livestock Right Before Slaughter? -- There's a good chance you may be eating a livestock drug banned in 160 nations.
FBI Wants Records of Web Sites Visited -- WASHINGTON--The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes.
Snowmageddon -- "Snowmageddon," President Barack Obama called it. And even the president's motorcade - which featured SUVs instead of limousines - fell victim as a tree limb snapped and crashed onto a motorcade vehicle carrying press. No one was injured.
Obama Won't Walk Away from Healthcare Overhaul -- President Barack Obama vowed he won’t abandon his effort to overhaul the U.S. health-care system, as Democratic Party leaders try to figure out how to revive stalled legislation.
February - Bank Closures -- 1st American State Bank of Minnesota, Hancock, MN with approximately $18.2 million in assets and approximately $16.3 million in deposits was closed. Community Development Bank, FSB, Ogema, MN has agreed to assume all deposits.
Ken Lewis: If I am Going Down, Hank Paulson and Ben Bernake are Coming Down with Me -- No WAY is Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis going to be the only one to answer for the acquisition of crappy Merrill Lynch and its crappy bonuses, “a person close to Lewis’s defense team” (who may or may not be Ken Lewis himself) tells Charlie Gasparino today on the Daily Beast. NO WAY will he be a scapegoat, alone, for the people who twisted his arm to go through with the Merrill deal by telling him he would be fired if he didn’t. “If this thing goes to trial you can expect both Paulson and Bernanke to be on the witness list.”
King Declares State of Emergency Due to Weather -- There will be no sale, consumption, transportation or possession of alcoholic beverages, except for possession of consumption on a person's own residential premises. There will also be no sale or purchase of any type of firearm, ammunition, explosive or any possession of such items off a person's own premises.
Iran Says CIA Agents Arrested Ahead of Feb 11 Rally -- Iran said Saturday it arrested seven people, including two Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives, who planned to stoke unrest and violence on a march scheduled for February 11.
Forum Chatter Hyping Imminent Attack on US -- Terrorists actively are discussing another attack on the United States that could come within the next three to six months, and they even have included photographs of some government targets in their e-mails, including the Langley, Va., headquarters of the CIA.
Priest Checks Fingerprints for Mass Attendance -- A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday.
No Joke: South Carolina Now Requires Subversives to Register -- Terrorists who want to overthrow the United States government must now register with South Carolina's Secretary of State and declare their intentions -- or face a $25,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison. (Would someone PLEASE show me the way to reality?)
Michael Douglas's Son Faces More Time Than a Murderer or a Rapist for a Nonviolent Drug Charge -- Who benefits from Cameron Douglas getting at least 10 years in prison? No one. But the government is hell-bent on punishing him for the crime of being an addict.
VIDEO: Government Has Your Babies DNA
School Bombing Exposes Obama's Secret War Inside Pakistan -- THE discovery of three American soldiers among the dead in a suicide bombing at the opening of a girls’ school in the northwestern Pakistan town of Dir last week reignited the fears of many Pakistanis that Washington was set on invading their country.
Bayer to Pay 1.5 Million in 2nd Lawsuit Over GM Rice -- Germany's Bayer (BAYGn.DE) was ordered by a jury in the United States to pay $1.5 million in damages to three farmers for losses they incurred because of contaminations of Bayer's genetically modified rice, the second in about 500 similar cases pending.
Pepsi With H1N1 Flavoring -- First, there was Pepsi Vanilla. Then there was Pepsi Lime. Now, exclusively at Walgreens, you can get the latest special flavor of Pepsi: Pepsi H1N1. It is also available in frozen pizza, Buffalo wing, and ice cream form.
AP Impact: Credibility in 911 Trials -- As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero.
Geithner Says US Credit Rating Safe -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.
India Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile -- India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry press release said.
Skrunda, Soviet Ghost Town, Sold At Auction in Lativa -- Latvia sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction Friday, officials said. (One must wonder why this sold for more than the asking price?)
Veiled Threats Directed Against Russia -- When Romanian President Traian Basescu disclosed on February 4 that his nation’s Supreme Defense Council had “approved a U.S. proposal that Romania takes part in the anti-rocket shield system” and that “Terrestrial interceptors will be located inside the national territory,” [1] many readers may have been taken by surprise. They need not have been, though, as the expansion of the U.S. global, layered, integrated interceptor missile system into the Black Sea was as foreseeable as it is inevitable.
A U.S. Soldier Waterboarded His Own 4 year old Daughter because she could not recite the alphabet -- A U.S. soldier has been accused of ‘waterboarding’ his four-year-old daughter because she couldn’t recite the alphabet. Joshua Tabor admitted to police that he used the CIA torture technique because he was so angry.
Not Your Father's Army -- Most of us Americans have a deep and abiding respect and admiration for our country’s fighting men who have served–and are serving–within the US Armed Forces. We appreciate their willingness to put themselves in harm’s way for the preservation of our nation’s liberty and independence. We honor their sacrifice.
Citizens Occupy the Republic: Meet the Enemy Head On -- As the celestial clock ticks down on history, there are millions upon millions who still do not know whether it is day or night. Among these are many who are just not capable of understanding the events which are crowding us into a corner from which there is only one way out and that is into the giant fan blades covering the exit.
Military Confrontation Rising -- Foreign policy and war issues have taken a back seat to the Democratic administration's push to cram a health care reform bill down our throats. But the world won't wait any longer as it reacts to US provocations on several fronts. The Iran crisis is ripening towards a military confrontation after Obama's diplomacy charade collapsed in failure. It was never intended to succeed. Israel is going to be a major player, if not the instigator, of the coming Iran war but it currently has its hands full with the growing unrest in Gaza.
US Wave 3 Start Confirmed by H1N1 Increases in Region 4 -- The latest CDC report shows an overall rise (from 8.9% to 13%) in samples positive for H1N1 in Region 4 in the week 4 report, providing additional evidence for the start of wave 3 in the United States.
VIDEO: Male Police Stripping Woman Completely Naked (Infuriating!)
Vitamin Lawyer Health Freedom Blog -- The "Accepted Dietary Ingredient List" is especially troubling since such a code provision moves us away from our Common Law Right to access the foods we choose to a Civil Law.
Singing the Blues: Deeper and Deeper -- They may be singing the same old song, but the pitch of the blues is changing and nobody knows why. Blue whales – the largest creatures to have lived – are now singing at increasingly lower frequencies all over the world.
Few remain as 1962 Pa. coal town fire still burns -- Standing before the wreckage of his bulldozed home, John Lokitis Jr. felt sick to his stomach, certain that a terrible mistake had been made. He'd fought for years to stay in the house. It was one of the few left standing in the moonscape of Centralia, a once-proud coal town whose population fled an underground mine fire that began in 1962 and continues to burn.
Space UFO Baffles Boffins -- This amazing UFO has left scientists baffled — after boffins claimed it was NOT a comet streaking through space.It was first spotted early last month so astronomers turned the Hubble telescope on it last week to get these close up images. (Cool pic)
The McMurdo Dry Valleys Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) encompasses the largest ice-free region in Antarctica. The Area contains cold desert soils millions of years old, special geological features, and unusual communities of plants and microorganisms. Its landscape includes glaciers, mountain ranges, ice-covered lakes, ephemeral streams, arid patterned soils and permafrost, sand dunes, and watershed systems. It is a region where life exists at the very extreme of environmental limits. This website is provided by the Management Group for the Area to introduce visitors to this amazing environment and ways to minimise our impact on it. |
La Canada
(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times / February 7, 2010)
At least seven homes were destroyed in the mountainside neighborhood along Ocean View Boulevard in La Canada after a deluge of water, mud and debris came down the hillsides early Saturday morning. By Saturday night, evacuation orders had been lifted for most of the more than 500 homes that had been under mandatory orders throughout the day.
Chevy Chase, Md. A woman digs her car out of the snow in Chevy Chase, Md., after a blizzard paralyzed the Washington, D.C., region this weekend. Full story |
300 people diagnosed with mumps in New York
More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as America's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads.
 Popular Science A new pain-free treatment swaps hydrochloric acid and an advanced liquid resin for the dentist's most notorious weapon of torture [ Read Full Story ] |
NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - February 8, 2010
| Heal yourself in 15 days by fasting for 24 hours (part six) (NaturalNews) Continuing our 15-part article series called Heal Yourself in 15 Days, today we focus on not doing something. In particular, I'm talking about not eating for 24 hours. It sounds simple in theory, of course: Refrain... |
| EXPOSED: "Scandalous Abuse" of the Elderly Being Killed With Psychiatric drugs (NaturalNews) Elderly dementia patients are being subjected to "scandalous abuse" by being drugged with dangerous antipsychotic drugs, according to a letter by ten influential health organizations, published in The Daily Telegraph. |
| Join the Non-GMO Uprising (Opinion) For several years, The Institute for Responsible Technology has predicted that the US would soon experience a tipping point of consumer rejection against genetically modified foods. Now, in a December article in "Supermarket News", that prediction... |
| CSPI calling for outright censorship of "structure and function" claims for nutritional supplements (NaturalNews) The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has put together a 158-page report for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that contains detailed information about food manufacturers that it says are making false or misleading health... |
| Childhood Secondhand Smoke Exposure can Lead to Adult Emphysema Columbia researchers just found that people exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke early in life showed emphysema-like changes in their lungs in adulthood and had a higher risk of having emphysema. This isn't surprising because the effects... |
| Drug-Resistant Bacteria Often Brought Home From the Hospital by Patients (NaturalNews) Patients who carry drug-resistant bacteria home after hospital discharge can transmit the infection to their home caretakers, according to a study conducted by researchers from Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux... |
| The Dairy Disaster: Milk Does Not Do Your Body Good From celebrities sporting milk mustaches to former horror queens touting the benefits of yogurt, the dairy industry spends billions of dollars on advertising in attempt to brainwash the public into believing that "milk does a body good."... |
| Balance Essential Fatty Acids Omega 6 and 3 for Optimum Health There are many categories of fats, and the whole issue can be quite confusing. It`s important to isolate the good, the bad, and the ugly. An important factor is the correct ratio of the main essential fatty acids. They are called essential... |
| Andrew Wakefield, Scientific Censorship, and Fourteen Monkeys; A statement by Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey (NaturalNews) When it comes to vaccines, Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey get it. They see how the pharma industry is engineering a campaign to silence Dr. Andrew Wakefield in order to suppress the publication of startling new evidence linking vaccines to... |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(Hand-picked by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- China's reckless use of antibiotics unleashes deadly superbugs on the world
- Could this plastics capacitor breakthrough make batteries obsolete?
- FDA allows unsafe drugs to be fed to livestock
- I predicted this! Breast implant bombs used by terrorists
- Dr. Andrew Weil raises vitamin D recommendation to 2,000 IU per day
- Support the National Vaccine Information Center
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7 Rules to Avoid Kidnappings
As our economy continues to crumble; there will be more and more kidnappings. Don't be a victim, use common sense. As a precious metals dealer, this is something that I have paid particular attention to in my preparing. Preparing my children and wife to be extremely aware of their environment and to simply THINK and not take things (appearances) for granted. Everyone that smiles and flatters, is not your friend.
Thanks Don, I’ve been getting several emails lately about the growing amount of cases of kidnappings in USA.
It’s so unfortunate, I’ve been talking about this problem we live with here in Argentina for many years, explained in my book that it’s a rather common post –economic crisis crime that we simply never experienced before 2001. I hoped it would never happen in USA but well, now it clearly is.
Do you guys notice how all these things that supposedly would never happen …. “unless TSHTF”…. Are happening and yet things keep going as usual, just different?
Supposedly America would be utterly destroyed and people would live “a la Mad Max” before kidnappings occurred in USA as they occur in 3rd world countries.
But no, things just aren’t that drastic and spectacular, it just crawls into our lives and we have to learn to live with them, adapt and prepare.
Kidnappings is a kind of crime for which you can clearly prepare for.
Following these simple rules you very turn yourself and your family in a hard, unattractive target. It’s the equivalent of your house looking like Fort Knox and being right next to a police station: A criminal will find 100 targets that look easier and more doable.
I also googled tips for avoiding kidnappings and was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican government pretty much advices the same things I’m saying here.
So please, if crime is getting worse in your area, keep these rules in mind and put them to practice.
7 Rules to Avoid Kidnappings
1)KEEP. YOUR.BIG.MOUTH.SHUT.
This is by far the most common reason why people end up being kidnapped.
Most often its not the rich and famous that get hit. It does happen but it generally requires defeating serious private security, doing intelligence work, and while the booty is bigger the risk also increases.
Forget about Hollywood and what you see on TV. Don’t think for a second that this is something that only concerns billionaires.
Would you pay 1000 dollars to save your child’s life, how about $5000? $5000 bucks is a lot of money my friend, and some people are willing to cut off your kid’s ear and mail it to you for less.
Its much more common for “ordinary people” to get kidnapped based on trails or tips.
Someone sold a car, a house, someone’s wife is being a loud mouth about his sugar daddy’s company doing very well and someone overheard. The maid or cleaning lady that comes once or twice a week noticing there’s a lot of money and talking to their friends or relatives.
It very important to incorporate this into you life, as a standard way in which you simply operate 24/7: Don’t talk about money, keep your voice down, be careful about where you talk about these things and never brag about extra profit or mention cars, houses or such being sold.
On one occasion when my mother was visiting, I had to point this out to her while walking in Buenos Aires down town area. Typical of loud Latins, she was talking out loud about salaries in Spain, forgetting the almost x6 exchange rate.
2)Don’t brag and don’t look “rich”.
Sometimes even if you don’t say it out loud, the way you dress, the jewelry women carry, the car you drive and the lifestyle you have says much about you as well.
Try not looking rich. Even more stupid than this, don’t PRETEND to be rich either. Rolex? $1000 purse? Bet you’d pay 100.000 pretty fast if I send you your son’s finger.
This is typical of new rich or middle class with higher expectations, to live beyond their means.
Very bad idea. As sad as it may be, lots of people do this, pretending to be something they’re not.
During good times its just pathetic, but during a kidnap its hard to explain a that you actually don’t have a million dollars, that you’re rather 500.000 in debt.
I know lots of people that drive cheaper cars instead of fancier ones they could easily afford for this reason alone; not looking wealthy.
3)Stay in touch.
It’s important that every adult in the family: A) Has his own cell phone B) Is religious about keeping it charged and carrying it.
Lots of virtual kidnappings can simply be avoided by doing this, and in case someone goes missing its of course much easier to track down.
If real kidnaps already occur in USA, trust me its just a matter of time before virtual ones start as well. Its simple to do, all you need is a phone and time until you find the right victim. After finding someone that gives away vital information over the phone, its easy to scare a family member into dropping some money at one location to save his loved one.
4) Don’t give information over the phone.
Not even your first name. Don’t fall for tricks to pry information away from you either. I’m a friend of your mothers/father/brother”, if you keep talking you’re already saying at least that such person exists.
“What’s your name and who are you looking for?” That’s the only thing you should say. Don’t let a stranger bully you or use a command tone of voice over the phone to get information out of you. They pretend to be cops, hospital workers checking for a relative of your that got hurt and is now in the hospital, once you accept the existence of such person and he/she’s clearly not there, they switch the tone of voice and tell you they’re actually kidnappers and have that person with them. They sometimes hang up and call later, maybe another day, and use the gathered information in a similar manner.
5)Don’t leave kids alone.
Children and even pre-teens or young teenagers are favorite targets.
You can usually tell if the family has money by the clothes, or their cell phone, or if they have expensive private school uniforms. Its became such a problem here in Argentina, that for some time private schools no longer made it mandatory to wear the uniform and I believe that even today some schools still do so.
Kids are usually more naïve, not that strong, and there’s nothing a parent wouldn’t do (or pay) to save his kids life.
When in doubt if your son/daughter is old enough to be alone on the streets these days, its better to fall on the side of caution. Drive them around or get some other responsible adult to do so.
6)Be aware of your surroundings.
Both on foot and when driving.
Being armed and knowing how to use your weapon is important, but as I’ve said hundreds of times already, avoiding the encounters entirely is MUCH better. Avoiding the ambush, even if its for just 2 or 3 seconds makes a world of a difference and is always 1000x better than being the fastest gun in the planet.
So people, be extra careful out there. Look alive, check your surroundings. Avoid dangerous or deserted places. When it comes to kidnappings be specially aware of cars driving slowly towards you or people purposefully walking towards you. When in doubt look around, if you see a second person or group of people doing the same you sure are being ambushed.
When it comes to driving its important to change schedules and routes often.
Going always to the office through the same route, always going out at exactly 8.00 PM and arriving home at 7.30 PM makes things terribly easy for any would-be kidnapper. Be careful on stop signs and red lights. I’ve mentioned before on several occasions how we’ve learned to ignore them here in Argentina because of security problems, specially at night.
When you think you’re being followed turn 3 times in the same direction, if the car is still following you drive quickly to the nearest police station, call 911 and warn your family as well.
Of course, dont open the door to strangers and increase your homes seucrity measures as we've often discussed.
7)Get the police involved immediately
Specially when you live in a country like USA that has serious police, the chances of survival increase if you contact the police.
Being honest here, often it works the other way around in certain 3rd world countries where even the police advices you to go back home, shut up and pay.
Thanks Don, I’ve been getting several emails lately about the growing amount of cases of kidnappings in USA.
It’s so unfortunate, I’ve been talking about this problem we live with here in Argentina for many years, explained in my book that it’s a rather common post –economic crisis crime that we simply never experienced before 2001. I hoped it would never happen in USA but well, now it clearly is.
Do you guys notice how all these things that supposedly would never happen …. “unless TSHTF”…. Are happening and yet things keep going as usual, just different?
Supposedly America would be utterly destroyed and people would live “a la Mad Max” before kidnappings occurred in USA as they occur in 3rd world countries.
But no, things just aren’t that drastic and spectacular, it just crawls into our lives and we have to learn to live with them, adapt and prepare.
Kidnappings is a kind of crime for which you can clearly prepare for.
Following these simple rules you very turn yourself and your family in a hard, unattractive target. It’s the equivalent of your house looking like Fort Knox and being right next to a police station: A criminal will find 100 targets that look easier and more doable.
I also googled tips for avoiding kidnappings and was pleasantly surprised that the Mexican government pretty much advices the same things I’m saying here.
So please, if crime is getting worse in your area, keep these rules in mind and put them to practice.
7 Rules to Avoid Kidnappings
1)KEEP. YOUR.BIG.MOUTH.SHUT.
This is by far the most common reason why people end up being kidnapped.
Most often its not the rich and famous that get hit. It does happen but it generally requires defeating serious private security, doing intelligence work, and while the booty is bigger the risk also increases.
Forget about Hollywood and what you see on TV. Don’t think for a second that this is something that only concerns billionaires.
Would you pay 1000 dollars to save your child’s life, how about $5000? $5000 bucks is a lot of money my friend, and some people are willing to cut off your kid’s ear and mail it to you for less.
Its much more common for “ordinary people” to get kidnapped based on trails or tips.
Someone sold a car, a house, someone’s wife is being a loud mouth about his sugar daddy’s company doing very well and someone overheard. The maid or cleaning lady that comes once or twice a week noticing there’s a lot of money and talking to their friends or relatives.
It very important to incorporate this into you life, as a standard way in which you simply operate 24/7: Don’t talk about money, keep your voice down, be careful about where you talk about these things and never brag about extra profit or mention cars, houses or such being sold.
On one occasion when my mother was visiting, I had to point this out to her while walking in Buenos Aires down town area. Typical of loud Latins, she was talking out loud about salaries in Spain, forgetting the almost x6 exchange rate.
2)Don’t brag and don’t look “rich”.
Sometimes even if you don’t say it out loud, the way you dress, the jewelry women carry, the car you drive and the lifestyle you have says much about you as well.
Try not looking rich. Even more stupid than this, don’t PRETEND to be rich either. Rolex? $1000 purse? Bet you’d pay 100.000 pretty fast if I send you your son’s finger.
This is typical of new rich or middle class with higher expectations, to live beyond their means.
Very bad idea. As sad as it may be, lots of people do this, pretending to be something they’re not.
During good times its just pathetic, but during a kidnap its hard to explain a that you actually don’t have a million dollars, that you’re rather 500.000 in debt.
I know lots of people that drive cheaper cars instead of fancier ones they could easily afford for this reason alone; not looking wealthy.
3)Stay in touch.
It’s important that every adult in the family: A) Has his own cell phone B) Is religious about keeping it charged and carrying it.
Lots of virtual kidnappings can simply be avoided by doing this, and in case someone goes missing its of course much easier to track down.
If real kidnaps already occur in USA, trust me its just a matter of time before virtual ones start as well. Its simple to do, all you need is a phone and time until you find the right victim. After finding someone that gives away vital information over the phone, its easy to scare a family member into dropping some money at one location to save his loved one.
4) Don’t give information over the phone.
Not even your first name. Don’t fall for tricks to pry information away from you either. I’m a friend of your mothers/father/brother”, if you keep talking you’re already saying at least that such person exists.
“What’s your name and who are you looking for?” That’s the only thing you should say. Don’t let a stranger bully you or use a command tone of voice over the phone to get information out of you. They pretend to be cops, hospital workers checking for a relative of your that got hurt and is now in the hospital, once you accept the existence of such person and he/she’s clearly not there, they switch the tone of voice and tell you they’re actually kidnappers and have that person with them. They sometimes hang up and call later, maybe another day, and use the gathered information in a similar manner.
5)Don’t leave kids alone.
Children and even pre-teens or young teenagers are favorite targets.
You can usually tell if the family has money by the clothes, or their cell phone, or if they have expensive private school uniforms. Its became such a problem here in Argentina, that for some time private schools no longer made it mandatory to wear the uniform and I believe that even today some schools still do so.
Kids are usually more naïve, not that strong, and there’s nothing a parent wouldn’t do (or pay) to save his kids life.
When in doubt if your son/daughter is old enough to be alone on the streets these days, its better to fall on the side of caution. Drive them around or get some other responsible adult to do so.
6)Be aware of your surroundings.
Both on foot and when driving.
Being armed and knowing how to use your weapon is important, but as I’ve said hundreds of times already, avoiding the encounters entirely is MUCH better. Avoiding the ambush, even if its for just 2 or 3 seconds makes a world of a difference and is always 1000x better than being the fastest gun in the planet.
So people, be extra careful out there. Look alive, check your surroundings. Avoid dangerous or deserted places. When it comes to kidnappings be specially aware of cars driving slowly towards you or people purposefully walking towards you. When in doubt look around, if you see a second person or group of people doing the same you sure are being ambushed.
When it comes to driving its important to change schedules and routes often.
Going always to the office through the same route, always going out at exactly 8.00 PM and arriving home at 7.30 PM makes things terribly easy for any would-be kidnapper. Be careful on stop signs and red lights. I’ve mentioned before on several occasions how we’ve learned to ignore them here in Argentina because of security problems, specially at night.
When you think you’re being followed turn 3 times in the same direction, if the car is still following you drive quickly to the nearest police station, call 911 and warn your family as well.
Of course, dont open the door to strangers and increase your homes seucrity measures as we've often discussed.
7)Get the police involved immediately
Specially when you live in a country like USA that has serious police, the chances of survival increase if you contact the police.
Being honest here, often it works the other way around in certain 3rd world countries where even the police advices you to go back home, shut up and pay.
But in the States, going straight to the police is still the best thing to do.
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