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  Thursday Evening - February 4, 2010 |
"You may run into debt - but you have to crawl to get out" - Derry Brownfield  Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits off the Northern California coast near Eureka ... Los Angeles Times - 26 minutes ago February 4, 2010 | 1:25 pm A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, near the Humboldt County area hit by last month's 6.5 temblor. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, but the quake was felt over a large swath of the region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at about 12:20 p.m. approximately 50 miles northwest of Eureka. Officials were checking for structural damage, including examining buildings that were damaged in the Jan. 9 quake. The January quake caused more than $30 million in damage and resulted in the planned demolition of at least one building. On Twitter, some residents said they felt a sharp jolt, but they added that it did not feel as strong as the January quake. [Updated at 1:40 p.m.: The Eureka Times-Standard reported Thursday's quake occurred in roughly the same area as last month's quake and appears to be an aftershock. It quoted emergency personnel as saying they doubted there would be major damage from this quake.] Magnitude 6 Quake Hits Off Northern California Coast BusinessWeek Blizzard warnings in effect for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this weekend  Appears that there may even be "near-blizzard conditions" starting on Friday in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, while there will be a full-on blizzard in New Jersey and Delaware. A winter storm warning will be in effect for the nation's capital and the surrounding area's starting Friday at 10:00 a.m., while the blizzard warning for the Northeast takes effect on Friday at 4:00 p.m. The blizzard could pound up to two feet of snow in New Jersey, while Baltimore and Washington D.C. could both reach over a foot of the white stuff. |
| "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801) |
Next in Line for Bailout: Social Security...  |
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The Dow fell below 10,000 Thursday for the first time since last November amid worries about the US job market and Europe's ability to get a grip on its debt.
 "Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power." Benito Mussolini |
Corporate Empire vs. the Free Market:Reports From an ex-Corporate Insider Canada Free Press Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Given the recent Supreme Court decision (Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission) to remove limits on corporate spending in federal elections, the time has come to reconsider the entrenched American belief about corporations before they kill off the free market for good. The gap between belief and reality on this issue is profound. In the destructive left vs. right paradigm of American politics, the right loudly proclaims the benevolence of corporations fueling freedom’s cause. I subscribed to this ideology as well—that is until I actually experienced corporate reality. The right seems to equate corporations with the fundamental essence of America and the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson would be stunned. READ MORE |
| The United Nations is just a debating society and a 'front' for banks |
Many people alive today don't remember what the House Un-American Activities Committee was. HUAC was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives that looked into subversion of the U.S. government. It investigated those accused of being Communists within the U.S. government. It investigated those of being Communists with the U.S. media, especially in Hollywood. And to a large extent, it was successful in exposing Communist infiltration.
Breakdown Of The Gold Market Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010 Feb 03, 2010 - 05:07 PM By: Jim Willie CB A great disconnect exists in the gold market between the exchange futures contract price (the paper price) and the gold bullion paid price for transactions (the physical price). The differential in price is growing wider, enough to place tremendous pressure on the gold market itself. Look not to the gold premium paid for purchases, but to high volume purchases in the tens of million$. In mid-December, almost every demand for gold contract delivery was matched by a cash delivery, complete with 25% bonus premium offered. The officials even produced a new ledger item called 'Cash For Delivery' that was necessary to balance their badgered books. It prompted little attention. Some call it a basic bribe. Others call it a technical default. READ MORE: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article16987.html |
Report: Long Island's hungry up 20 percent
(NY Post - Feb 3 2010) A new study by a national hunger relief organization finds there are an estimated 283,700 Long Islanders — including nearly 110,000 children — who face the risk of going hungry every day.
Phoenix gives OK to 2% tax on food
Desperate to save police, fire and other city jobs, a divided Phoenix City Council on Tuesday approved a sales tax on grocery items that will generate tens of millions of dollars a year.
The 2 percent food tax will take effect April 1 and expire after five years, though Mayor Phil Gordon said the council has the option of reversing its decision after it hears from the public during 15 budget hearings planned for this month.
Children Prisoners of the U.S. War of Terror
Money is Tight Everywhere, Unit Its Time to Fund the Military
Sherwood Ross: WHY IS AMERICA IN SO MANY WARS?
Given all the wars the United States has waged, "It is preposterous but true that we do not see ourselves as a nation that seeks war," writes Lawrence Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover. "We see ourselves as a peace loving nation" and that message is constantly drummed into the public by government and media.
Patriot Act - Eight Years Later Anther advocate, Chip Pitts, president of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, told Truthout, "The revelations in the latest Inspector General report of still further FBI abuses and lies regarding National Security Letter authorities under the Patriot Act add to the long list of previous abuses, confirming once again what has been known for centuries: power corrupts." He added, "As many of us predicted, the Patriot Act has been applied not just to terrorism cases but a wide range of domestic crimes ranging from credit card fraud to child pornography, an example of mission creep at odds with the justifications and representations made when the law was passed.  |
State Farm cancels thousands in Florida
The largest homeowners insurer in Florida is canceling the policies of 125,000 of its most vulnerable customers beginning Aug. 1, halfway through the 2010 hurricane season.
Ron Paul On The Tea Party Movement
Siddhartha Mahanta | Warning voters about the dangers of an overstretched and overcommitted government, Paul provided today’s Tea Partiers with a blueprint for grassroots success. Ron Paul warns of Coming Social and Political Chaos
You Tube | Congressman Ron Paul, who has long warned of the coming economic collapse that hit in 2008, now warns that the crash of the dollar could result in social anarchy and instability. |
| POLICE STATE |
Beyoncé’s Police State Performance at the Grammy Awards
Infowars.com | Just acclimating the civilians to men in black uniforms. Guarding the Road in: A Move to Confiscate Guns, How It Will be Done, and the Event to Make It Happen  CNN video: Judge seals tape of cop using taser to kill prisoner |
‘Virtual’ Border Fence Plagued by Glitches, Long Delays
AZ Central | President Barack Obama’s proposed 2011 budget would cut the border patrol by 180 agents and trim spending on a “virtual fence” along the nation’s Southwest border.
| CYBERSPACE |
| Akamai Real-Time Web Monitor Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers Is the U.S. Gearing Up for Cyber War? Hacking for Fun and Profit in China's Underworld  Police Want Backdoor to Web Users' Private Data The Brain-Computer Interface X PRIZE will reward a team that provides vision to the blind, new bodies to disabled people...  Grandmother is falsely accused of file-sharing Feb 3 2010 The likely issue, of course, was an unsecured router. Paradiso said she tried locking her network down but acknowledged that she isn’t an expert. Given that Paradiso has little technology background and no children living at home, someone outside her home probably used the connection to download copyrighted files. READ MORE: FLASHBACK Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack November 21, 2008 Fox News The Pentagon has suffered from a cyber attack so alarming that it has taken the unprecedented step of banning the use of external hardware devices, such as flash drives and DVD's, FOX News has learned. The attack came in the form of a global virus or worm that is spreading rapidly throughout a number of military networks. "We have detected a global virus for which there has been alerts, and we have seen some of this on our networks," a Pentagon official told FOX News. "We are now taking steps to mitigate the virus." The official could not reveal the source of the attack because that information remains classified. "Daily there are millions of scans of the GIG, but for security reasons we don't discuss the number of actual intrusions or attempts, or discuss specific measures commanders in the field may be taking to protect and defend our networks," the department said in an official statement. Military computers are often referred to as part of the Global Information Grid, or GIG, a system composed of 17 million computers, many of which house classified or sensitive information. FOX News obtained a copy of one memo sent out last week to an Army division within the Pentagon warning of the cyber attack. "Due to the presence of commercial malware, CDR USSTRATCOM has banned the use of removable media (thumb drives, CDRs/DVDRs, floppy disks) on all DoD networks and computers effective immediately." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/11/20/pentagon-cyber-siege-unprecedented-attack/ |
Digital Doomsday: The End of Knowledge
"A century or so after the power goes off, little will remain of the digital age except what's on paper"
The Trigger Effect (video)
| LAYOFFS |
Layoffs at Wal-Mart headquarters in northwestern Arkansas "blindsided" employee WREG - 6 hours ago By AP BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Layoffs of 300 employees by Wal-Mart at its headquarters in Bentonville left one of the employees "shocked, ... |
Battle for the Soul of Organic Dairy Farmers Goes on Behind the Scenes
There is a battle going on in the White House for the very soul of the organic dairy movement - and possibly over the future of small family-operated dairy farms - and you don't even know it. I'd like to think that I'm overstating things but no.
And guess who has been lobbying hard to "sway the Obama administration," according to the Organic Consumers Association? None other than Aurora Dairy (whose chairman Mark Retzloff and his wife, Theresa, contributed $4,600 to the 2008 presidential campaign of Thomas Vilsack, the current head of the USDA, according to Campaignmoney.com) "That level of donor historically buys access," said Kastel.
Profits, not principals, more the age
What Did You Think Would Happen? Steve Quayle February 4, 2010 We Are In A Depression, Not A Recovery
Bob Chapman | Economists may see the recession as being over, but the man on the street does not. |
Emile de Antonio on the Bush Family & Skull and Bones
You Tube | Our intrepid Alternative View repoters Frank Morrow and Doug Kellner interview documentary filmaker Emile de Antonio. He gives us some background on the Bush family and their long involvement with foreign intelligence, Skull and Bones and more.
 BANKSTER NEWS |
Bank of America sued over Merrill deal RTE Business Thursday, 4 February 2010 17:59 New York state officials have sued Bank of America and its former top executives, alleging fraud and deception to obtain billions in taxpayer bail-out funds to acquire Merrill Lynch. Andrew Cuomo, the New York state attorney general, announced the lawsuit against the bank, former chief executive Kenneth Lewis and former chief financial officer Joseph Price. He claimed the move was for 'duping shareholders and the federal government in order to complete a merger with Merrill Lynch' .... Italy Seizes Bank of America, Dexia Assets Amid Probe (Bloomberg) Feb 3 2010 - Italy’s financial police are seizing 73.3 million euros ($102 million) of assets from Bank of America Corp. and a unit of Dexia SA as part of a probe into an alleged derivatives fraud in the region of Apulia. Rivals Await Blankfein’s Bonus at Goldman Sachs NY Times - The compensation for Lloyd C. Blankfein will set a new benchmark for pay throughout the industry.  Grand Theft Taxes - AIG On Top, Taxpayers Left Behind AIG still owes the U.S. government $124 billion from its record-setting $182 billion bailout. Today it will pay approximately $100 million in bonuses to the financial products division, the same unit that brought AIG to the brink of failure in 2008.  Proprietary Trading Did Bring Down Wall Street Feb 3 2010 The Wall Street lobby in all its glory is fighting tooth and nail to defend its turf from the volley launched by former Fed Chair Paul Volcker. Recall that the newly designated Volcker Rule, if implemented, would disallow proprietary activities from those institutions taking consumer deposits. This implementation would effectively reinstitute the Glass-Steagall Act which was rescinded in 1999. |
| G 7 BANKSTERS |
Iqaluit, Canada
G7 to complain, shiver in Great White North
Weekend meeting to discuss China, Greece, maybe global warming
G7 officials are being dragged by their Canadian counterparts to a city near the Arctic Circle so they can experience Canada's tundra in February while they discuss such issues as Greece's debt, China's bubble, and the world's slow exit from its financial crisis.
Analysts paint a picture of a G7 still convalescing from the financial crisis. There are some signs of recovery, but jobs remain scarce and credit remains tight. At the same time, emerging economies like China, India and Brazil are roaring back and becoming the engines of growth for the global economy.
A senior U.S. official confirmed that China's currency and Greece's debt will be on the agenda, once officials settle in from dogsledding events and eating Arctic delicacies like seal meat.
The host of the meeting, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, has pledged to make it more informal and intimate, and has said he wants to show off Canada's pristine northern country. As many as 500 members of the global financial community, including press and government officials, will join financial leaders such as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Britain's Alistair Darling. The entire city reportedly only has 300 hotel rooms.
The finance ministers and central bankers will meet on Friday night and Saturday morning.
They will hold a joint press conference on Saturday afternoon. There will not be an official communiqué but there may be a chairman's statement, the U.S. official said.
Greece
Greece's plan to slash its deficit "will be touched upon," the official said.
"We are monitoring the situation closely. We support Greece's reform efforts," the official said.
Greece's budget deficit has risen above 12% of GDP, well above the euro-zone's ceiling of 3%.
Greece has announced a plan to slash its budget deficit over the next three years, but experts said its fixed-exchange rate will make the adjustment especially difficult.
The wealthier nations of the euro-zone may have to step in with a rescue package. Others believe the International Monetary Fund may eventually play a major role.
Domenico Lombardi, an expert on international economic relations at the Brookings Institute, said the Greek deficit will be "tricky" ground for the G7.
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President Obama cuts border security budget
Examiner | While telling the American people that national security is a priority, President Obama submitted a 2011 budget proposal that includes cuts to U.S. border security. Dalai Lama to meet Obama at White House this month  Canada Free Press Feb 4 2010It’s very difficult to keep track of all of Barack Obama’s plans and initiatives as they assume a chimeric quality, keeping Americans wary and guarded, lest another attempt at a costly and intrusive program originates from the chastened, but unbowed Democrats. It’s clear that the American people are most concerned with the economy, and that message seems to have finally penerated the President’s tin cochlea and now appears to be working toward his brain. Recent pronouncements following the tectonic shift in the Senate indicate that the President is promising to focus on “job creation”. Only problem is he’s attempting to create jobs through more stimulus spending. Obama prays for civility in Washington  Associated Press – 1 hr 58 mins ago WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Thursday he prays lawmakers can restore a "spirit of civility" to the nation's capital. Speaking at the annual National Prayer breakfast, Obama said divisions in Washington are nothing new, but "there is a sense that something is different now, that something is broken, that those of us in Washington aren't serving people as well as we should." Obama Addresses Birthers at Prayer Breakfast
Hey, he brought it up, not us. Using the National Prayer Breakfast to whine about how everyone is picking on him, Obama raised the issue of his citizenship. Using talking points presumably prepared by Chris Matthews, Obama also bleated straight-faced about the lack of “civility” in DC. This from the guy whose chief of staff just referred to his fellow democrats as a bunch of effing “retards.” Former ballerina, Rahm Emanuel quickly recognized the offensiveness of his comments and apologized to the retards for comparing them to democrats. Obama aunt fights deportation before US court 2 hrs 37 mins ago BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) – President Barack Obama's aunt, an illegal immigrant from Kenya, pleaded for political asylum Thursday before a Boston court in a case that risks embarrassing the embattled president. Zeituni Onyango, 57, testified for 2-1/2 hours at a federal immigration hearing, said Amy Cohn, a spokeswoman for Onyango's lawyer. Obama Store in Washington's Union Station: Closed... |
| BILL CLINTON |
The Clinton Foundation announced today that Bill Clinton will make 2nd trip to Haiti after quake
 HILLARY CLINTON U.S. Department of State |
Conyers Calls on Clinton to Demote USAID Director Feb 4 2010 FOXNews.com Fox has obtained a letter that Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asking that she demote Rajiv Shah, the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It’s rare for a lawmaker to write to a cabinet secretary and demand specific action on a personnel matter. In the letter, Conyers says that he was “alarmed and chagrined” to learn that Shah did not bring any African American staff to a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday to discuss Haiti. First elected in 1964, Conyers is the most-senior African American in Congress and the second-most senior House member. “This is so serious an error in judgment that it warrants his immediate demotion to a subordinate position at AID,” Conyers wrote, noting that there was “under-representation of minorities in key positions at the State Department.” Conyers also says he “looks forward to meeting” with Clinton to discuss Shah. Conyers previously raised issues about how the Obama Administration was handling the crisis in Haiti following last month’s devastating earthquake and suggested that USAID has no clear outline for assisting Haiti. |
Amid media blackout
Congressional hearing reveals US intelligence agencies shielded Flight 253 bomber
By Alex Lantier
3 February 2010
A January 27 hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security established that US intelligence agencies stopped the State Department from revoking the US visa of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. The Nigerian student, whom US officials suspected of being affiliated with the Yemeni terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, attempted to set off a bomb on Northwest Flight 253 into Detroit on Christmas Day. Revocation of Abdulmutallab’s visa would have prevented him from boarding the airplane.
The hearing was reported in a brief article posted January 27 on the web site of the Detroit News, headlined, “Terror Suspect Kept Visa to Avoid Tipping Off Larger Investigation.”
The revelation that US intelligence agencies made a deliberate decision to allow Abdulmutallab to board the commercial flight, without any special airport screening, has been buried in the media. As of this writing, nearly a week after the hearing, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have published no articles on the subject. Nor have the broadcast or cable media reported on it. READ MORE
Suspect in Northwest Airlines bomb plot had round-trip ticket
It had been widely reported that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had a one-way fare.
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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 Red Alert: Intelligence Chiefs “Certain” Their Bosses Will Stage Terror Attack Soon  Believing the Bowers' Cessna was that of another drug trafficker, the CIA aircraft alerted the Peruvian air force, which scrambled a fighter jet. The CIA then tracked the Bowers for two hours - during which doubts set in. 'This guy doesn't fit the profile,' one CIA pilot can be heard saying in the footage, first aired on ABC News in America. He is heard asking Peruvian contacts on the ground: 'Are you sure this is bandito? Are you sure?' 'Yes, OK,' replies the Peruvian. 'If you're sure,' says the CIA pilot. But then one CIA operative can be heard saying to his colleague in the aircraft: 'That is bull****. I think we're making a mistake.' 'I agree with you,' the other replies But neither speak up - and a minute and a half later it is too late.  FBI, CIA report on Chavez-FARC ties Columbia Reports Feb 4 2010 U.S. intelligence agencies presented a report Wednesday to the U.S. Senate claiming that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez provides "covert support" to Colombian guerrilla organization the FARC. The document states: "We assess Chavez is likely to maintain his decade-long ties to the FARC by providing them safehaven because of his ideological affinity to the group and his interest in influencing Colombian politics." The report also claims that Chavez's power in the region "may have reached its limit." According to U.S intelligence, the FARC's power is waning and "although [the group] is unlikely to make a sustained comeback, it will still be able to conduct small-scale guerrilla and terrorist attacks nationwide." Colombia and Venezuela have a long history of tensions, in part due to the long-held belief of the Colombian goverment that the leftist government in Caracas is supporting guerrillas in Colombia. Venezuela cut ties with Colombia after the Andean nation signed a military pact with the U.S. which allowed the North American country to use seven of its military bases. Chavez considers the pact a threat to national security and has made steps to block his country's $7 billion annual trade with Colombia, and tighten border security. RELATED: Ecuador-FARC links increasing: US think-tank A U.S.-based think-tank has published a report expressing concern over Ecuador's ties to the FARC, and the Andean nation's growing reputation as neutral meeting ground for drug traffickers. |
| INTERPOL |
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.aspAdviser to Georgia's ex-president arrested in US Trend News Agency - 9 hours ago He was wanted by Interpol, Imedi television channel reported. Georgian authorities wanted Basiliya for corruption and embezzlement of several million lari. ... DAS gives control of Interpol to Colombian police RELATED: Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, the Colombian intelligence agency |
Israel threatens force over Iran nuclear standoff
Is Israel Afraid to put Palestine on the map?
Raze Illegal Buildings – Unless They Are Jewish
Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
When, for the umpteenth time, the inspectors arrive at the settlers’ building they find it shuttered. They are unable to gain access. It is not clear whether anybody is at home. Shrugging their shoulders the inspectors move on to deliver demolition orders on more accessible targets – Palestinian families.
Anyway, they know that there are powerful forces determined to ensure that this display of equal application of the law to Jews and Arabs remains precisely that – a demonstration.
GAZA: ILLUSIONS AND REALITY
Report: Israel stole $2 Billion from Palestine Workers
 People's Republic of China (PRC) |
China Shows Little Patience for U.S. Currency Pressure NY Times - Beijing signaled Thursday that it had no sympathy for the American complaint that China’s devalued currency is fueling a persistent trade gap. China Issued Record Number of Patents in 2009 Wall Street Journal - Asia News February 4, 2010 China revised its national patent law in October 2009 and then issued implementation guidelines in January, which went into effect Monday. The revisions were an attempt to decrease patent fraud and streamline the filing process, but critics say many aspects of the new rules remain unclear. These critics also say the new patent guidelines and a number of other policies-known under the rubric of "indigenous innovation"-include government procurement regulations that favor local companies, national homegrown technology standards for mobile networks, and limits on royalties paid for foreign technology. Rare earth demand rises, no supply increase seen outside China Gold - China's End Game? |
| 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 ... »  Rebuilding Effort in Haiti Turns Away From Tents Aid groups have begun to favor do-it-yourself housing with tarpaulins at first, followed by lumber  Haiti charges Americans with kidnapping LA Times  Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty Images / February 4, 2010) U.S. troops keep Haitians without tickets for food from entering a food distribution point in downtown Port-au-Prince. |
UNICEF: Colombia's children live in dire poverty
UNICEF named Colombia as one of 28 countries where children are living in dire poverty, in its "Humanitarian Action Report 2010," released Thursday.
| IRAN |
 Petraeus says strike on Iran could spark nationalism
Reuters | A military strike on Iran could have the unintended consequence of stirring nationalist sentiment to the benefit of Tehran’s hard-line government, U.S. General David Petraeus told Reuters. Mossadegh and Ahmadinejad: Iran faces almost the same dilemma as 1953
Indymedia UK | There is a stark similarity between some aspects of the political atmosphere dominant over Iran today and those under Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh right before the U.S.-led coup of 1953. US says Iran should send nuclear offer to IAEA
AFP | The United States reacted cautiously Wednesday to a statement by Iran’s president accepting a swap of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, saying Tehran should submit a formal offer of the deal to international authorities. Iran: US Patriots waging psychological warfare 04 Feb 2010 Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, says the US is trying to wage psychological warfare against Iran by deploying missiles in the Persian Gulf. Firouzabadi said on Thursday that the recently deployed Patriot missiles in the region will be rendered useless by simple countermeasures. He said the administration of US President Barack Obama encourages Persian Gulf States to buy overpriced military hardware by spreading Iranophobia in the region. |
| IRAQ |
BAGHDAD — China has agreed to cancel 80 percent of the 8.5-billion-dollar debt it is owed by Iraq, the finance ministry in Baghdad said in an official statement on Tuesday.
| YEMEN |
Fake "War on Terrorism": The US is Fighting Democracy in Yemen A pair of trousers catches fire in an aeroplane close to Detroit and missiles rain down on Yemen. Is this is what is called the butterfly effect? For Mohammed Hassan, the terrorist threat is only an excuse. In this latest chapter in our series "Understanding the Muslim world", our specialist explains what is really at stake in Yemen: i.e. undermining democracy in the Gulf in order to keep control over its oil  04 Feb 2010 At least fourteen civilians have been killed and dozens more have suffered injuries as Saudi fighter jets pounded the alleged strongholds of Houthi fighters in northern parts of Yemen despite a truce offer put forth by the Shia fighters. According to a statement released by the fighters on Thursday, Saudi warplanes carried out 13 aerial attacks on al-Sha'af district in the northern Yemeni governorate of al-Jawf. |
| 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
| 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 The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan Fifty or more countries in a single war theater  Scientist decries guilty verdict (Boston.com) After two days of deliberations, a jury yesterday found Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman with MIT and Brandeis degrees, guilty of attempted murder and assault of Americans in Afghanistan. Following the verdict, Siddiqui, a 37-year-old former Roxbury resident, calmly addressed the spectators in the courtroom. “This is a verdict coming from Israel, not from America,’’ she said, speaking through a white scarf that covered her face. “Your anger should be directed where it belongs.’’ Defense lawyers, backed by expert witnesses, countered that her fingerprints were not found on the gun and that there was no evidence it had been fired. US verdict sparks Pakistan protests  Classify Afghan drugs as global threat: RussiaMoscow - Feb 4 2010: There are around two million drug abusers in Russia who depend on opiates and another three million take cannabis, hashish and synthetic drugs, according to the Russian Federal Drugs Control Service. Of them 90 percent take Afghanistan's drugs, mainly heroin. "It is necessary to engage the UNSC and to classify the production of drugs in Afghanistan, which is abnormal by its scale, as a global threat to peace and security," Ivanov said, adding this evil should be "equated to terrorism by its menacing potential”. |
Pentagon appears to impede independent autopsy of Gitmo ’suicide’
The family of a former Gitmo detainee are still waiting years later for answers regarding the events leading up to their son's death. Hope that a second autopsy would provide those answers have been at a standstill as the doctor who performed the autopsy waits for U.S. officials to respond to a request for the return of the deceased's missing throat, a request the Pentagon now appears to be denying was ever made.
Gunmen attack NATO oil tanker in Pakistan
04 Feb 2010 A NATO tanker carrying fuel for US-led international forces in war-torn Afghanistan has been targeted by gunmen in southwestern Pakistan. The gunmen attacked the tanker near Luckpas area in Tehsil Matsung, killing the driver on the spot, a local official was quoted by the Press TV correspondent late on Wednesday.
Hyderabad, Pakistan
 MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL-BANKING COMPLEX |
| Pentagon's Black Budget Tops $56 Billion Feb 1 2010 Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget Air Force’s Zombie Bomber, Back from the Grave Last year, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates schwacked the Air Force’s plans to develop a new stealth bomber that would enter service in 2018. Now, it looks like the spirit of Gen. Curtis “bombs away” LeMay lives on: Over the next five years, the Pentagon will be pouring $4 billion into “long-range strike” options, including a next-generation bomber.  |
| Stress Linked to Cancer How important is getting a handle on your emotional stress in lowering your future risk of developing cancer |
| FDA Shifts Position-Now Has Concerns about BPA Risks |
| FDA admits BPA poses serious health risks, and that outdated rules impede their attempts to regulate i |
| Cell Phones are the Cigarettes of the 21st Century |
| Shocking similarities between these two pernicious destroyers of your health |
| The Hidden Life of Garbage |
| What really happens to your trash after it leaves your curb |
| Obesity Delays Boys' Puberty |
| A study following over 400 boys shows that those who are obese are twice as likely as their normal-weight counterparts not to have started puberty by ... |
| Scientists Say Wolves Good for U.S. Parks |
| Wolves should be reintroduced in U.S. national parks to help restore damaged ecosystems, according to a new report. Researchers proposed reintroducin... |
| Vitamin B6 Decreases Heart Disease Risk |
| Low levels of vitamin B6 may increase the risk of inflammation and metabolic conditions, and subsequently cardiovascular disease risk, says a new stud... |
| Why Grass Fed Dairy Products Are Better for You |
| Large-scale confinement farms dominate dairy production in the U.S. today. Only 10 to 15 percent of U.S. dairy farms are pasture-based, meaning cows a... |
| Sunbathing Increases Men's Testosterone |
| Sunbathing could be just the thing to lift your libido, according to a study which finds that testosterone is boosted by vitamin D. The bulk of this ... |
How Much Vitamin D Do You Really Need to Take?
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A Kidney Stone's #1 Natural Enemy
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What Your Gray Hair Says about You...
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Super Spice Secrets: Can This Miracle Spice Stop Cancer, Alzheimer's and Arthritis?
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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
What’s quaking, what’s shaking?
Jerry Mazza
Infowars.com
February 3, 2010
Well, according to rense.com, Did An 8.6 Quake Hit China? wrote Holly Deyo (is that a real name or an island pop tune)? Her lead line reads “Something occurred in China yesterday [January 27, 2010], something that may have been a magnitude 8.6 quake.’ READ MORE
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| http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/ http://solarcycle24.com/ Classification of Solar Flares Magnetic fields trigger solar wind Sunspot 1043 still consists of one sunspot and solar activity should remain at very low levels. Previous active regions are visible in the STEREO Behind images. We will have to wait and see if any activity will be in store for us.  NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MAINSHOCK
Magnitude : 5.95 Mw (A strong quake) Time : 04 Feb 2010 00:20:21 PM, PST : 04 Feb 2010 20:20:21 GMT Coordinates : 40 deg. 25.85 min. N, 124 deg. 55.75 min. W : 40.4308 N, 124.9292 W Depth : 7.0 miles ( 11.2 km) Quality : Good Location : 34 mi. ( 55 km) WNW from Petrolia, CA : 47 mi. ( 76 km) WSW from Eureka, CA Event ID : NC 71348851
STRONG AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 5 and larger) -
At this time (immediately after the mainshock) the probability of a strong and possibly damaging aftershock IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS is approximately 53 PERCENT
EARTHQUAKES LARGER THAN THE MAINSHOCK -
Most likely, the recent mainshock will be the largest in the sequence. However, there is a small chance (APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT) of an earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days.
WEAK AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 3 to 5) -
In addition, approximately 30 to 70 SMALL AFTERSHOCKS are expected in the same 7-DAY PERIOD and may be felt locally. To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions Update time = Fri Feb 5 0:30:45 UTC 2010
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 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Summary as of 3 February 2010 As of February 3, 2010 9:00 AM MST there have been 1,719 located earthquakes in the recent Yellowstone National Park swarm that began January 17, 2010 around 1:00 PM MST. Underwater volcano erupts in smoke explosion off coast of Japan  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IPCC Boss Unhinged As Greenpeace Demands Resignation With the pressure on IPCC boss Rajendra Pachauri increasing as the head of Greenpeace calls for his resignation, one of the most notorious green con artists is showing signs of cracking up, comparing his critics to an imaginary group of people who like to rub asbestos on their faces.  | |
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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.”
The Georgia Guidestones
Geology.com today's news:
| Exxon Mobil’s Natural Gas Investments February 4, 2010 | Houston Chronicle Exxon Mobil has made some very large investments in natural gas recently and some ask if this is a major change in the direction of the company. An article on the Houston Chronicle website summarizes comments on this topic by David Rosenthal, Exxon Mobil’s VP of Investor Relations. Related stories. | |
February 4, 2010 | The-Vug.com The-Vug.com has the largest listing of mineral shows on the web. Their list includes shows happening all over the United States and in other countries – with about sixty shows in their March listing already. There is probably a show within driving distance of you. Related stories. | |
| Seismic Research Off the US Atlantic Coast February 4, 2010 | Houston Chronicle Department of Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, says that the federal government will begin a process that might allow oil and gas companies to do seismic research off the US Atlantic coast to identify oil and natural gas accumulations. Related stories. | |
| Ozone Emission Limits February 3, 2010 | Oil and Gas Journal The Environmental Protection Agency has plans to strengthen ground level ozone emission limits but those plans are being questioned by some members of the oil and gas industry. Related stories. | |
February 3, 2010 | Department of Interior The Department of Interior has a news item titled: “Changing the Way We Do Business”….. “The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management launched several reforms to the onshore oil and gas leasing process in an effort to improve protections for land, water, and wildlife and reduce potential conflicts that can lead to costly and time-consuming protests and litigation of leases. In addition, Secretary Salazar issued a Secretarial Order creating a new Energy Reform Team.” Quoted from the DOI website. | |
February 3, 2010 | TIME When a city is severely affected by a natural disaster, two options are to either fortify the structures to withstand the region’s natural hazards, or move the city to a safer location. Should Port-au-Prince be relocated? Related stories. | |
| USGS Budget for FY 2011 February 3, 2010 | USGS “USGS Director Marcia McNutt released President Obama’s FY 2011 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey on 1 February. The FY 2011 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey is $1.133 billion, an increase of $21.6 million of 1.9 percent above the FY 2010 enacted level. The USGS budget request includes $52.0 million in program increases, $18.6 million in program decreases, and $11.7 million in additional decreases made on a Department of the Interior-wide basis.” Quoted from a USGS announcement. Related stories. | |
| Woman Spots Lost Tourist on a Webcam February 3, 2010 | BBC News A woman in southern Germany was watching the sun set over the North Sea with the aid of her computer and a webcam on the St Peter-Ording Nordsee website. She noticed a man far from shore and reported it to police. The guy was lost on the ice and the police rescued him. Related stories. |
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When specific groups control the drug trade, they also control where the drugs wind up.
It's interesting to note that under the watch of the Taliban, the cultivation of the opium poppy was almost completely eradicated.
Suddenly, after the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the cultivation and production of opium poppies soared.
To say that there cannot possibly be a connection between the occupation and soaring heroin production here is preposterous.
And for anyone screaming, "this can't be so!", please remember: elements of the US government has a sordid reputation for involvement in the drug trade, as happened in the "golden triangle" area of southeast Asia during the Viet Nam war, and with Iran Contra.
COINCIDENCE - a hub of opium??
NATO readies for assault on Taliban - 'Marjah is believed to be the hub of the Taliban-controlled opium trade'