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  Tuesday Evening - February 2, 2010 |
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| "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801) |
THE BIG TARP LIE FED GAVE Banks Access to 23.7 TRILLION DOLLARS NOT $700 Billion! Source: MSNBC |
Backdoor taxes to hit middle class
The Obama administration's plan to cut more than $1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade relies heavily on so-called backdoor tax increases that will result in a bigger tax bill for middle-class families.
Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million! Washington Post February 2, 2010 The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history. The administration says 79 percent of the increases in recent years are from departments related to the war on terrorism: Justice, Defense, Homeland Security, State and Veterans Affairs. After years of decline at the end of the Cold War, the Defense Department is restaffing. Mr. Obama estimated that the Pentagon will have 720,000 employees this year and 757,000 employees next year - up from a low of 649,000 in 2003. The data also show that the Department of Homeland Security will grow by 7,000 a year in 2010 and 2011, and the Veterans Affairs Department will grow by 12,000 in 2010 and an additional 4,000 in 2011. The American Federation of Government Employees, the union that represents many government workers, said it was combing through the budget and did not have a comment. |
Troops in Afghanistan Will See Through Walls in 2010
We, The People, Call For Total National Strike April 15-18 |
Two analogies for everyone to understand how US wars in Iraq and Iran are unlawful
Fertilizer Prices Continue Recent Spike DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends The Progressive Farmer  |
Va. Senate bans health insurance mandate
The Democratic-led Virginia Senate sent a strong message about health care reform efforts in Washington, D.C., on Monday (Feb. 1), passing a bill that makes it illegal for Virginians to be required to buy health insurance.
With Republicans in control of the state’s House of Delegates and governor’s mansion, the bill could become law, The Washington Post reported. The effort would throw another wrench into congressional Democrats’ plans to revamp the nation’s health care system in the wake of a special election in Massachusetts that stripped the party of its 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate.
| POLICE STATE |
Obama Pledges Another $215 Million For Virtual Strip Search Scanners
Paul Joseph Watson | But historical record clearly shows that devices are a completely illegal violation of human rights. How governments perpetuate fear through the use of the media America’s Secret Prisons for Undocumented Immigrants GlobalResearch.ca - 2010-02-02 There are at least 186 secret detention centers maintained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) within the borders of the US, according to an article published in the Nation magazine in December. Drawing on a report by Amnesty International (AI) entitled “Jailed without Justice,” it estimates that 415,000 people have been held at these facilities, which are operated under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security as so-called “sub-field offices” of the ICE. Their purpose is to deny undocumented immigrants due process and any means by which they can effectively lobby for their rights. Spying on Americans: A Multibillion Bonanza for the Telecoms |
Safe Schools Czar's GLSEN Reading List Denounced as 'Pornographic'
Year of the Rat -- I Mean, Census  |
Obama Administration Vision: War Without End
The Obama administration has unveiled a scary new view of the global security landscape and a new strategy intended to protect Americans and U.S. allies. It is a sharp change from previous Pentagon strategic assessments in that it focuses on the wars Americans are currently fighting, rather than on future conflicts in which the United States might be involved.
And that future, in the Pentagon's view, is quite grim.
The new assessment -- reflecting "a bracing dose of realism,'' said Defense Secretary Robert Gates -- promises no respite from today's conflict-wracked world, and no backing away from the billions of dollars for new hardware and new capabilities that the administration says it will take to stay safe ...
| CYBERSPACE |
Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers
Bradley A. Blakeman | We invented it, and we paid for the research and implementation that made it possible. |
Water, power outages remain on SD reservation
Outages from winter storm still affecting thousands in SW Okla., some may ...
| LAYOFFS |
Sony Pictures to Cut 450 Jobs Wall Street Journal DST Announces Hundreds Of Layoffs KMBC.com - 25 minutes ago The company employs about 11000 people nationwide, and about 4400 in the Kansas City area. The company has not specified how many of the layoffs... will be in NV gov. says hundreds of layoffs possible Las Vegas Sun - 4 minutes ago Jim Gibbons says hundreds of layoffs are likely, possibly more, as the state grapples with a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall. Gibbons on Tuesday met with ... |
150,000 metro Detroiters are at risk of having their heat shut off
Detroit Free Press February 2, 2010
State and local agencies estimate an unprecedented 150,000 metro Detroiters are at risk of having their heat shut off if they don't receive help paying their bills. The number of people seeking state assistance so far this winter jumped 30% over last year at this time, according to the state Department of Human Services.Officials blame the rise on metro Detroit's miserable economy that continues to cost people their jobs. Since last winter, unemployment rose 33% -- to 288,000 people -- for the tri-county area, according to state employment data.
 BANKSTER NEWS |
Warning: This is Not Another Wall Street Conspiracy Theory, These are the Facts What really stinks about the whole mess is not only the cover-up of what really happened and why, but the inability of anybody in Congress to actually do their homework and be able to frame pointed questions and get to the truth. This whole affair raises scores of questions. Last week's hearing before Congress drove that point home. In fact, as I watched the testimony, I realized that our elected representatives didn't even know the correct questions to ask. That's why it's time to write your congressmen and tell them to ask:
That's a start. I urge you add to the list and forward it to President Barack Obama and to your elected representatives in Congress. It's our money, our future and our financial freedom being held hostage. Read full article: http://moneymorning.com/2010/02/02/aig-collapse/ |
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyBridge Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced that President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address at its Second Annual SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference on May 19 to 21, 2010, in Las Vegas.
The conference, where attendance reached more than 500 invite-only participants last year, convenes public policy officials, capital allocators and managers to discuss the government's role in the financial markets, allocation trends, the importance of risk management and the changing regulatory landscape.
Other notable speakers this year include Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts; Nouriel Roubini, economics professor and chairman of Roubini Global Economics; Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business; and Michael Milken, chairman of the Milken Institute.
"As we navigate an ever-changing and volatile global economy, SALT will bring together the world's leading investors, asset managers and public policy officials to discuss investment strategies within the context of a changing economic environment," said Anthony Scaramucci, managing partner of SkyBridge Capital. "It is an honor to have President Bill Clinton serve as the keynote and we look forward to tackling the critical issues and sharing breakthrough ideas that are affecting the investment community."
 HILLARY CLINTON U.S. Department of State |
Iran slams Clinton sanction remarks Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki said Clinton was "living in the past… . Efforts by Mrs. Clinton to return America to the time of Bush's… brings no benefits to the people and the government of the country.” Mottaki further said that it was "because of such stances during the presidential campaigns that Clinton was voted out of the race by the Democrats in the 2008 elections." |
First lady meets with lawmakers on child obesity
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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. See the video "Conspiracy of Silence" Illuminati Pedophiles in Washington History of Mind Control Experiments 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 moonlights in corporate world US refuses to share info on Mumbai suspect The US has refused to share details about the past records of a key terror suspect of the 2008 Mumbai attack, Indian intelligence sources say. The Indian team tasked with probing the Mumbai bombing is desperately looking for information regarding the role David Headley played in the deadly attack that killed 166, but Washington has denied them access to the details, Fars news agency reported on Saturday. According to the report which is a translated version of an article posted on the American Free Press website, Indian intelligence sources claim that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has continued to withhold information on the suspect. Thick as Thieves: The Private (and very profitable) World of Corporate Spying When Comverse Infosys founder and CEO Jacob "Kobi" Alexander fled to Israel and later Namibia in 2006, the former Israeli intelligence officer and entrepreneur took along a little extra cash for his extended "vacation"--$57 million to be precise. According to investigative journalist James Bamford's exposé of the National Security Agency (NSA), The Shadow Factory, Alexander was facing a thirty-two-count indictment by the Justice Department "charging him with masterminding a scheme to backdate millions of Comverse stock options ... that allowed Alexander to realize $138 million in profits--profits stolen from the pockets of the company's shareholders."  A CIA Propaganda Apparatus Aimed At The American People The details surrounding the recent Honduras coup are filled with lies and disinformation perpetrated mostly by the Regan era Chief Liar, Otto Reich and his Otto Reich Associates, LLC, of Washington, DC, a consulting firm which provides the material for the media to form the perceptions of the American people. Those same perceptions regarding Venezuela and their democratically elected president Hugo Chavez are manipulated to fit US government and Capitalist desires to allow for support for the overthrow of the Venezuelan anti-Capitalist government. Keep your eye on the news and don't believe much of what you read about Venezuela. The country and it's leader have made remarkable strides in human rights and the protection of the poor that even the US hasn't made, nor does it care to. | |||||
It is ISRAEL that has a secret nuclear weapons factory!
Palestinian woman raises Palestinian flag in Antarctica Feb 2 2010
DOES ONE HOLOCAUST JUSTIFY ANOTHER ONE?
“When the world is talking Goldstone, we talk Holocaust, as if out to blur the impression. When the world talks occupation, we’ll talk Iran as if we wanted them to forget.”
But Levy, like many other conscientious observers, know this won’t help the Israeli goal of making the world forget the Palestinians, or more specifically what Israel has done and is doing to them.
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China urges more talks over Iran nuclear issue |
| DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA - 'NORTH KOREA' |
After sea border tension mounted
Two Koreas hold talks after exchanging gunfire
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Island residents sue U.S., saying military made them sick
Residents of Vieques, where thousands of people say U.S. weapons testing has made them seriously ill
Vieques, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Nearly 40 years ago, Hermogenes Marrero was a teenage U.S. Marine, stationed as a security guard on the tiny American island of Vieques, off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Marrero says he's been sick ever since. At age 57, the former Marine sergeant is nearly blind, needs an oxygen tank, has Lou Gehrig's disease and crippling back problems, and sometimes needs a wheelchair.
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Neocon: Obama can save presidency by bombing Iran Raw Story 2-2-10 FOXNews.com President Obama and Budget Director Peter Orszag have thrown transparency out the window and created a black box for taxes and spending on climate change hidden inside the administration's 2011 budget. The big news in last year’s budget release was the revelation that the Obama administration planned to use cap-and-trade to raise $646 billion dollars over ten years to finance its big spending programs. Obama over US war policy? 1 of 2 Barack Obama in the Crosshairs: Is the military threatening to kill Obama over US war policy? 2 of 2 *hyperlinks and video live at source* John Hankey is the author of the following compelling analysis that considers if President Obama is under threat to comply with US military orders for supporting war escalation (and its funding). John is the creator of the stunning and historically accurate documentary, "Dark Legacy: George Bush and the assassination of JFK." A 10-minute excerpt from the video is at the end of the article. DrudgeReport headline this Tuesday evening:  Drudge linked to the following news story: Feb 02, 2010 4:59 PM LasVegasNow.com President Obama is catching heat from Nevada lawmakers and business leaders regarding his comments Tuesday criticizing trips to Las Vegas. During the president's town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, he discussed the need to curb spending during tough economic times. "When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college." The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments. His statement Tuesday drew sharp criticism from Nevada lawmakers. "The President needs to lay off Las Vegas and stop making it the poster child for where people shouldn't be spending their money," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat. "Las Vegas is suffering through one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and we cannot afford for the President to bring us down any further," added Republican Senator John Ensign. "Nevada has one of the most distressed economies in the country, and the President has done little to focus on job creation over the past year. Discouraging people from coming to our state to make a political point adds insult to injury," said Republican Congressman Dean Heller. "Tourism is the number one economic stimulus for Southern Nevada and for many cities and states across the country. While we appreciate Las Vegas is top of mind for the President, we would ask that he offer words of encouragement instead of criticism," Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter said. President Obama is scheduled to visit Las Vegas this month. |
Island residents sue U.S., saying military made them sick
Nearly 40 years ago, Hermogenes Marrero was a teenage U.S. Marine, stationed as a security guard on the tiny American island of Vieques, off the coast of Puerto Rico.
The decorated former Marine is now the star witness in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by more than 7,000 residents of this Caribbean island -- about three-quarters of its population -- who say that what the U.S. military did on Vieques has made them sick.
| HAITI |
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 ... »  Criticism of Haiti's government increasing Buenos Aires Herald Feb 2 2010 The mourning is far from over, but the politicking has resumed. Hundreds gathered Monday at a gravel pit where countless earthquake victims have been dumped, turning a remembrance ceremony for the dead into one of the first organized political rallies since the disaster, with followers denouncing President Rene Preval. Half a million Haitians leave Port-au-Prince Almost half a million Port-au-Prince residents have left the Haitian capital. According to the United Nations most people have gone to the countryside to find shelter with family or friends. Meanwhile, UNICEF has begun a programme to vaccinate 700,000 children to protect them from measles, tetanus and diphtheria. John Holms who is running the UN relief operation in Haiti has dismissed criticism of the presence of US troops. The Haitian Disaster in a Historical Context - by Andile Lungisa - 2010-02-01 Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overthrown twice - in 1991 and 2004 - in bloody coups orchestrated by the CIA in conjunction with Haitian factory owners, in large measure for proposing to raise the countrys minimum wage. |
| ARGENTINA |
Argentina - The problems of the President on the nation
02 Feb 2010
Depletion of the AFJP private pension funds confiscated only 14 months ago (and the devastating capital flight which followed that body blow to confidence) induced the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration to raid the biggest piggy-bank in the country, namely the Central Bank reserves, but the dubious legality of this move caused it to run afoul of various courts. But not only is the battle for the Central Bank far from lost (with a far less independent helm all but confirmed now that Martín Redrado’s exit is sealed), this month’s courtroom setbacks have supplied a powerful motive to go after the judicial branch, not excluding the Supreme Court itself (where Justice Carlos Fayt turned 91 last month) — the CFK administration has already identified its next enemy and target by coming up with the name of “judicial party” to smear independent judges.
The battle for the Bicentennial Fund to pass Central Bank reserves to the Treasury may have been lost (at the price of blackening the name of that historic milestone in the first days of the year) but not the war for those reserves.
All it takes is to abandon the sham that the reserves were required for foreign debt service (even if they had been used for their nominal purpose, the budgetary allocations to service debt would have been promptly freed for populist spending) and the CFK administration may count on enthusiastic centre-left support for laying hands on the reserves — not to mention provincial governors desperate for public works (and also vulnerable to the manipulation of being denied their federal revenue-sharing funds).
It is hard to believe that the opposition would be so naïve as to allow Central Bank reserves to be used by the state for lofty social projects and public works, only to see them vanish into Kirchner campaign coffers, but it is equally hard to envisage how cast-iron safeguards against this abuse could be created, despite the opposition majority in Congress — the prospects are not good.
A sagging public image and successive blunders do not rule out the possibility that this government could be losing countless battles but winning its war.
Argentina - The Government and the Central Bank
02 Feb 2010
Not even Friday evening is dull. Come off it. Friday evening, when it comes to political news, should be a bore. Even hacks need to take a breather. Try telling that to Martín Redrado, the — suspended? fired? former? — chief of the Central Bank. Redrado held a press conference on Friday night and called it quits. “My time,” Redrado said, “is up.” It was a theatrical end to an ugly row between Redrado and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over the use of 6.57 billion dollars of Central Bank reserves to service debt this year.
But did the President sigh in relief after watching Redrado throw in the towel on television? No. Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández, even as Redrado was fielding questions from reporters in the plush hotel where he held the press conference, said that “for us the resignation does not exist, we must await the resolution of Congress.”
Did you get that straight? Yes, the President is refusing to accept Redrado’s resignation. Things are never simple when they aren’t dull.
The Central Bank case is a legal and political wrangle. Fernández de Kirchner fired Redrado by decree on January 7 purportedly after he voiced objections in private about the legal consequences of moving 6.57 billion dollars in Central Bank money to a Bicentennial Fund managed by the Treasury.
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Legal expert says government 'treats officials as servants, doesn’t like to be controlled'
January food prices in Peru at the highest levels in 12 months
Source: Bloomberg
Peru January Consumer Prices Rise as Food Costs Jump
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Peru’s consumer prices rose for a second month in January as food costs jumped the most in 12 months.
Consumer prices rose 0.30 percent last month from December, Peru’s National Statistics Institute said today in Lima. Economists expected a 0.28 percent increase, according to the median of 12 forecasts in a Bloomberg survey. The annual rate rose to 0.44 percent in January, the institute said.
Private Investment in Peru to Total $45 Billion between 2009 and 2011
| IRAN |
 Iran president suggests prisoner exchange of Iranians in America for jailed US hikers Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suggested in a television interview Tuesday that Iran would release three jailed U.S. hikers in exchange for Iranians currently serving in American prisons. Ahmadinejad said that talks were under way about possibly exchanging the hikers for Iranians in the United Sates. Iran: US military buildup aimed to cause panic PressTV.ir Feb 2 2010 The New York Times reported Saturday that Washington will further increase its military presence off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf -- allegedly to soup up its defense against possible Iranian missile attacks. Also, US military officials told AP on condition of anonymity that Washington has taken silent steps to increase the capability of land-based Patriot missiles on the territory of some of its Arab allies in the Persian Gulf region. Full Article: http://presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117692§ionid=351020101 Iran says missile efforts 'defensive in nature'  For years, Washington has sought to portray Iran's uranium enrichment program and missile development as threats to regional stability. This is while the Islamic Republic, since its establishment in 1979, has gone to war only once, to defend itself against the Iraq-imposed war in 1980. The United States, however, has waged more than 17 military interventions in the past decade, two of which were full-scale wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, waged in 2001. READ FULL ARTICLE: http://presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117681§ionid=351020101 Iran Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Tuesday slammed the US move to boost defensive missiles system in Persian Gulf Arab countries, calling it a political ploy to increase American military presence in the region. more ... Qatar Crown Prince visits Tehran for talks  |
| YEMEN |
Saudis Raid Yemen Despite Houthi Pledge For Peace February 2, 2010 Saudi airstrikes continue to target northern Yemen despite Houthis pledging to meet the key condition of not attacking Saudi Arabia set by the Yemeni government. |
| DEPLETED URANIUM - WHITE PHOSPHOROUS |
Depleted Uranium Weapons: Dead Babies in Iraq and Afghanistan Are No Joke
Depleted Uranium Ammunition in Afghan War: New Evidence
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
Birth defects in Gaza increase due to war effects
Read full article:
http://paltelegraph.com/palestine/gaza-strip/3931-gaza-infants-deformity-increases-due-to-war-effects
| 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  US expects 18000 more soldiers in Afghanistan by spring Radio Netherlands The US Congress has set aside an extra 130 billion dollars for the mission. President Obama has requested another 33 billion dollars. Afghans call Bagram US Air Force base “Obama’s Gitmo” Shocking stories of US tortures in Afghanistan
Russia Today | In an exclusive interview to RT, Anand Gopal says Obama’s mission in Afghanistan is not much different from Bush’s in Iraq. Vietnam Replay on Afghan 'Defectors' U.S. and NATO officials are offering bribes drawn from a billion-dollar “Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund” to get Taliban fighters to defect. Taliban leaders have condemned the buyout strategy as a “trick” and warn that offers of reconciliation will be futile unless all foreign troops leave Afghanistan. |
India Prepares To Wage War against China and Pakistan Pravda Feb 2 2010
READ MORE: http://newsfromrussia.com/world/asia/01-02-2010/111970-india-0
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 |
America Can't Cope with Two Wars Pravda Feb 2 2010
| AFRICA |
But over the past year, the Obama administration has failed to increase funding for HIV/AIDS programs, bolstered the much maligned International Monetary Fund (IMF), and tripled the budget for the U.S. Military Command in Africa (AFRICOM) -- all actions that will further entrench poverty on the continent rather than improving the lives of African people, states the report. The argument that AFRICOM is primarily designed to provide humanitarian support has largely disappeared. Yet the United States still struggles to persuade African people of the benefits of AFRICOM. To most observers, Africa has never been the intended beneficiary of AFRICOM. Based on the historical record, including direct comments from National Security Advisor James Jones, co-founder of AFRICOM, the goal of the new command is to protect U.S. access to oil and to protect U.S. corporate interests in Africa. http://www.africom.mil/index.asp  Africa: Africom - Latest U.S. Bid to Recolonise Continent [ See Article ]  Feb 01, 2010 · America.gov AFRICOM PAO note: The following article by the U.S. Department of State is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S. foreign policy but instead supports policies articulated by elected civilian leaders. Three... Full Story African Civilian and Military Representatives Tackle Drug Trafficking Issues Feb 01, 2010 · George C. Marshall Center Public Affairs The issue of narcotics trafficking brought 21 African senior military officers and civilian executives to a 10-day seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany to discuss how to address the challenge. Nearly 100 counter-narcotics experts... Full Story TRANSCRIPT: CNN Interview with General William E. Ward, Commander of U.S. Africa Command Jan 30, 2010 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs On January 30, 2010, CNN conducted a live interview with General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, discussing his experiences as the only black four-star general currently serving in the U.S. military. "I look at it as a chance to demonstrate that you can achieve those things... Full Story U.S. Salvage Ship to Aid in Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft Recovery Efforts Jan 28, 2010 · Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa U.S. Navy Ship Grapple (T-ARS 53), a rescue and salvage ship currently operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, has been directed to assist in the recovery efforts of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET409, January 28, 2010. The ship was conducting a theater security cooperation joint training... Full Story CJTF-HOA Hosts C4ISR Summit Conference Jan 28, 2010 · CJTF-HOA Public Affairs Camp Lemonnier held the first-ever Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Summit Conference, January 21-23, 2010. The conference, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), gave military leaders a unique opportunity to listen to innovative strategies,... Full Story Tanzanians Graduate from Malaria Microscopy Course Jan 28, 2010 · Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Twenty-one Tanzanians graduated from a two-week malaria microscopy course at the Tanzania National Health Laboratory and Quality Assurance Center, January 22, 2010. The training came together through the cooperation and funding of multiple agencies within the U.S. government. Seven Tanzanians... Full Story U.S. Army Supports Burundi's Efforts in Somalia Jan 28, 2010 · U.S. Army Africa In mid-January 2010, U.S. Army Colonel Steve Smith led a team to work with Burundian officers on ways to enhance Burundi's leadership capacity as their military prepares to deploy its next rotation of peacekeepers to Mogadishu. Smith, of the U.S. Army's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations... Full Story Showing the most recent press releases. For the past month's articles, released Saturday, January 02, 2010 through Tuesday, February 02, 2010, see the Articles page. For ALL press releases, see the U.S. Africa Command News Archives |
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| Pentagon's Black Budget Tops $56 Billion Feb 1 2010 Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget Missile Defense Agency Requests Bigger Budget The Defense Department agency responsible for U.S. missile defense systems has requested $8.4 billion for fiscal year 2011, an increase of about a half billion dollars. Story | Video http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=57824 |
The Virtual Wall - Vietnam War casualties by Home of Record
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| The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan Fifty or more countries in a single war theater |
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 SteveQuale.com | Hot Healines - Febraury 2, 2010 Market Manipulation
Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers The Attorney and the General One Term Obama? I Think So Barack Obama Finds Out Who Really Holds Power In Today’s Government, Words Can Mean Whatever They Choose Them to Mean Feds Claim Authority to Regulate In-State Commerce The Deep Sleep, parts 1-3 Obama's Budget Seeks $2 Trillion More in Spending and Deficits Than Last Year Active Unemployment Map False Hope in Financial Free Lunch Jim Rogers – Federal Reserve Is Worsening the Depression - video The Subtle Nationalization of the Banks and Housing Market – How the Taxpayers Support the Banks through Pseudo Nationalization. We Own the Financial Junk and the Banks Collect the Profits. The Stunning SIGTARP Report. Barack Obama Finds Out Who Really Holds Power Feds Claim Authority to Regulate In-State Commerce Toyota Slow to See Scope of Problem Even after Fatal Crash A Preparedness Plan for a Single Woman With Children US Intelligence Finds 5,000 Hizballah Trained to Seize Galilee Towns Tractor-Trailer Thefts Jump The Bible, it's about Disclosure, Not Religion Pentagons Black Budget Tops 56 Billion Troops in Afghanistan Will See Through Walls in 2010 |
Salmon farming is a multi-billion dollar global industry Chile - New technology in fish farming 02 Feb 2010 The use of copper mesh in salmon farms is not only a mechanism against bacteria and fish diseases, but also reduces the generation of carbon for every kilo of salmon produced.
Accorging to Diario Financiero, Víctor Pérez, president of EcoSea Farming explained that thanks to antifouling properties from copper which do not allow the adherence of microorganisms and its resistance to attacks by sea lions, which reduces the need for maintenance, operational costs and fuel consumption decrease, the use of copper cages in fish farming could reduce carbon emissions by 20 per cent per kilo of farmed salmon.
Mr Perez said that in Chile there are 18 cages in use in Camachaca, Friosur and glaciers.
He said the company hopes to expand the business in 2010, wanting to close the year with over 60 cages installed across Chile. Salmon farming is a multi-billion dollar global industry facing considerable difficulties posed by growing pressure from environmental regulatory bodies. Because marine organisms grow on and "foul" synthetic nets, oxygen available to fish is reduced and infectious diseases and parasites can spread among the fish. The combination of copper alloys' antifouling, antibacterial properties, and mechanical strength leads to healthier fish without antibiotic use, prevents the escape of farmed fish due to attacks by marine mammals, and can reduce production costs by up to 30%. Copper alloy nets are completely recycled at the end of their useful life.  |
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Defense Secretary Cohen's 1997 Warning about Scalar EM Geotechnical Terrorism
“Others [terrorists] are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves… So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations…It's real, and that's the reason why we have to intensify our [counterterrorism] efforts.”
Haiti: The U.S. Created the Earthquake in Haiti? Pravda.ru
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| About Real-Time Magnetosphere Simulation http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html FEBRUARY 2, 2010 at 6:11 PM CDT  FEBRUARY 2, 2010 AT 8:27 AM CDT   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current Moon Phase http://www.die.net/moon/ Recommended: What the Hell is Going on Up There?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/ http://solarcycle24.com/ Classification of Solar Flares Magnetic fields trigger solar wind Active Regions: 11043 11041  EXPLOSION ON THE SUN: Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have just observed a bright double-ringed coronal mass ejection (CME) billowing over the sun's western limb. At present, the source of the blast is unknown.  NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update - Feb 1 2010 1620 earthquakes have occurred in the swarm READ MORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National Severe Weather Map Surface Temperature Forecast Map www.511nebraska.org  National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS) Budapest Hungary |
 GLOBAL FASCISM NEWS"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power." Benito Mussolini | ||
World’s Biggest Emitters Sign Up to Copenhagen Accord Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- China, the U.S. and the 27-nation European Union signed up to the Copenhagen Accord, giving life to the first climate-protection agreement that contains numerical goals for all the biggest greenhouse-gas emitters. They were joined by Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Japan and India, according to national governments and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is compiling the pledges. They had until Jan. 31 to formally back the accord. | ||
| The United Nations is just a debating society and a 'front' for banks |
Kissinger Genocide Report 1974 NSSM
You Are In the Way. It’s that simple.
US foreign policy became very clear in the December 10, 1974 National Security Study Memorandum, “NSSM 200, Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests” also called the Kissinger Document. In it, an explicit policy by which the US would promote rapid population decline in 13 countries was articulated. Kissinger’s now famous (and declassified) quote sums up the elaborate plan:
“Depopulation should be the highest priority of foreign policy towards the third world, because the US economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries.”
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America's Sovereignty Executive Order 12425g grants INTERPOL "blanket immunity from official and private efforts to assess its activities in the United States", so that this international agency will not be subject to American law and protections of American citizens while operating on American soil. The administration also supports the Law of the Sea (LOST) treaty, allowing international regulation of US airspace and waters. http://www.interpol.int/default.asp |
| From a News Update reader: 2010 -- The Year of the Citizen Take a look at this and remember the election in Nov., 2010. U.S. House & Senate have voted themselves $4,700 and 5,300 raises. 1. They voted to not give you a S.S. Cost of living raise in 2010 and 2011. 2. Your Medicare premiums will go up $285.60 for the 2-years and you will not get the 3% COLA: $660/yr. Your total 2-yr loss and cost is -$1,600 or -$3,200 for husband and wife. 3. Over 2-yrs they each get $10,000 4. Do you feel SCREWED? 5. Will they have your cost of drugs - doctor fees - local taxes - food, etc., increase? NO WAY . They have a raise and better benefits. Why care about you? You never did anything about it in the past. You (we) were obviously too stupid or didn't care. 6. Do you really think that Nancy, Harry, Chris, Charlie, Barney, et al, care about you? SEND THE MESSAGE-- You're FIRED. IN 2010, YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET RID OF THE SITTING CONGRESS: Up to 1/3 OF THE SENATE, AND 100% OF THE HOUSE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL MAD IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND REMIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS NOT TO SCREW UP. It is ok to forward this to your sphere of influence if you are finally tired of the abuse. Maybe it's time for........ Amendment 28 "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ." Let's get this passed around, folks - these people in Washington have brought this upon themselves!!! It's time for retribution. Let's take back America . If you don't forward this to all your friends you're just part of the problem of national apathy. UP. It is ok to forward this to your sphere of influence if you are finally tired of the abuse. Maybe it's time for........ Amendment 28 "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ." Let's get this passed around, folks - these people in Washington have brought this upon themselves!!! It's time for retribution. Let's take back America . |
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