Iran has 3 Russian-built Kilo class submarines patrolling the Persian Gulf. Iran is also producing its own submarines. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Libyan pivot irrigation in Al Kufrah, southeast Cyrenaica. Oil wealth has enabled Libya to pursue extravagant projects such as agriculture in the Sahara Desert. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Map of Pakistan (Photo credit: Omer Wazir)
Map showing ethnic and religious diversity among the population of Iran. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ethnic groups in Libya (1974). Arab and Arabized Berber Berber Tuareg Toubou uninhabited (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Goin' to Iran (Photo credit: Örlygur Hnefill)
Libya is a predominantly desert country. Up to 90% of the land area is covered in desert. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Libya Claims Right to Try Qaddafi’s Son and In-Law
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 minutes ago
*The International Criminal Court in The Hague held its first public
hearing on Tuesday in the dispute on where to try two of the most important
confidants of the former Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi: his son
Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and his brother-in-law Abdullah Senussi.*
Libya has asked the court to abandon its claim against the two men, who are
accused of crimes against humanity, insisting that Libya can give them fair
trials in Tripoli.
The court can try only suspects from nations unable or unwilling to carry
out their own trials. Lawyers for Libya said the country w... more »
Iran warns Israel to lose 10000 troops if it attacks Iran
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 minutes ago
* TEHRAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian official said that Israel
would lose at least 10,000 troops in the event of a military strike on the
Islamic republic, Press TV reported on Sunday.*
"If the Israelis attack, Iran's deterrent power would deal a mortal blow to
them and the Israeli death toll would not be less than 10,000. Therefore,
they would be stopped soon," Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Expediency
Council, was quoted as saying.
"We don't want war, but are fully prepared to defend our country against
any strike. Of course the Zionists don't dare to invade Iran and... more »
Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Syrian Blasts
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 minutes ago
* BEIRUT, Lebanon — A jihadist insurgent group that Western intelligence
officials have linked to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a
multiple bombing by suicide attackers who struck an intelligence compound
on the outskirts of Damascus overnight. It was the second major assault
that the group has claimed to have carried out against a government
facility in a Syrian urban center in about a week.*
The group, Al Nusra Front for the People of the Levant, posted a statement
on the Internet with details of what it called a three-stage attack on a
compound run by a branch of... more »
Malala Yousafzai: Taliban Gun Down Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 minutes ago
*KARACHI, Pakistan — At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai took on the Taliban
by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned fighters swept through her town
in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her
passion for education — she wanted to become a doctor, she said — and
became a symbol of defiance against Taliban subjugation.*
On Tuesday, masked Taliban gunmen answered Ms. Yousafzai’s courage with
bullets, singling out the 14-year-old on a bus filled with terrified
schoolchildren, then shooting her in the head and neck. Two other girls
were also wounded in t... more »
Journalists arrested at Texas Tarsands Blockade
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Tar Sands Blockade
http://www.tarsandsblockade.org
BREAKING: Two freelance journalist were just arrested after bringing you
live stream coverage of the blockade.
A week ago, Elizabeth and Lorenzo climbed up the timber scaffolding into
the tree blockade to use their cameras to bring this important story to the
world. Shortly after they got up into the blockade TransCanada and a swarm
of police laid siege the perimeter and have made it virtually impossible
for anyone, including journalists to leave without getting arrested.
Click LIKE and SHARE if you support Elizabeth and Lorenzo... more »
GOP Education Policy: No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teachers' Dirty Looks
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 26 minutes ago
Monday's Paul Ryan education round table must have been really brutal.
After a quick photo opportunity, all journalists were escorted out of the
room. Do you wonder what he was hiding? Obviously he and Romney are not
looking to debate further defunding public education to accomplish two
major Republican Party goals-- privatizing education, so that the well-off
get it and poor kids don't and, of course, Romney's and Ryan's favorite,
lowering tax rates on the very wealthy.
And Ryan and Romney are hardly alone in their crusade against education.
Almost every Republican running for Co... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 26 minutes ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! If this is your first visit,
please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges
we've taken on so far.
There's a lot of great information in this post and I encourage you to read
through it ... however, if you don't have the time right now, you might
find the following quick links helpful:
- The #CTWW Gang
- The Honor Society
- My Final Thoughts on Our Last Challenge
- This Week's Challenge
We've done challenges on meatless meals before but last week took it to new
heights ... we not only challenge... more »
DAY OF DECISION
Obi-Wan Kabuki at American Kabuki - 28 minutes ago
Monday, October 8, 2012
MAKE THIS VIRAL!
DAY OF DECISION
10-21-2012
It is time to take action! It is time to take the destiny of our world in
our own hands! Therefore we will meet in groups large and small, as
individuals and couples, on the Day of Decision at the beginning of the
second Window of Opportunity:
Masses will gather and make a decision for the liberation of our planet
from the tyranny of all dark forces so that for the first time in our
history we will have the chance to create our own destiny as free citizens
of the Earth.
Our mass effort on this day will be ... more »
Global financial confidence "very fragile", euro crisis key threat: IMF
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 28 minutes ago
*(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund urged European policymakers to
deepen the financial and fiscal ties within the euro area with some urgency
to restore sagging confidence in the global financial system.*
In its semi-annual check on the world's financial health, the Fund said the
euro area's debt crisis was the main threat and the risks to global
financial stability had risen in the last six months, leaving confidence
"very fragile".
The euro area's plodding progress means European banks are likely to
offload $2.8 trillion in assets over two years to cut their risk exposu... more »
Sheldan Nidle: These still-covert developments are expected to create what can be called an early 'Halloween' for the dark cabal.
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 42 minutes ago
October 9, 2012
*Sheldan Nidle’s Update for the Galactic Federation of Light and Spiritual
Hierarchy*
*
* *These still-covert developments are expected to create what can be
called an early 'Halloween' for the dark cabal.*
6 Manik, 15 Tzotz, 9 Eb
Dratzo! We return! Many events are preparing to happen quite shortly. Your
world is at a point where the collapse of its economy is imminent. The
status of your global economy is dependent on an illegal flow of cash from
accounts that were plundered by the Federal Reserve over the past year.
These accounts were illegally seized as pa... more »
International Monetary Fund says Europe's political leaders are running out of time to resolve economic problems
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 43 minutes ago
European banks are in the midst of an emergency fire sale of assets worth
more than £8,000 for every single household in the continent, it has
emerged.
The warning from the International Monetary Fund came 24 hours after it
slashed its growth forecast for Britain's economy by more than any other
major developed country.
It said political leaders - especially those in the eurozone - are running
out of time to put right the economic problems weighing them down.
In its Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF predicted Europe's
biggest banks will need to sell off $2.8 trillion (£1.... more »
Two Terrorism Arrests At Heathrow Airport
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 43 minutes ago
*Two people have been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of
committing terrorism offences.*
A man and a woman were held at 8.30pm on Tuesday after arriving on a flight
into the airport.
The pair, both aged 26, were arrested by officers from the Metropolitan
Police's Counter Terrorism Command on suspicion of the commission,
preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
They were taken to a central London police station where they remain in
custody. Read More
Body Bags And Gas Mask Found In Man's Luggage at LAX Airport
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 43 minutes ago
* A man wearing a bulletproof vest and flame-retardant trousers landed at
Los Angeles Airport with suspicious items, police say.*
A man dressed in a bulletproof vest and flame-retardant trousers has been
arrested at a US airport after a smoke grenade, gas mask and body bags were
discovered in his luggage.
Boston-bound Yongda Huang Harris, 28, was arrested at Los Angeles Airport
on suspicion of transporting hazardous materials on a flight from Japan.
Harris, a US citizen who works in the Far East, was held on Friday. He
faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
He drew suspici... more »
CBS4 Investigates: Does Your Vote Count? Palm Beach County's 2012 Election Embarrassment
Intercept at The Intercept - 49 minutes ago
CBS Miami
CBS4 Investigates "Does Your Vote Count?" Twelve years ago, Palm Beach
County was at the epicenter of the 2000 Presidential election meltdown over
hanging and pregnant chads. Now as CBS4 Chief Investigator Michele Gillen
tells us, Palm Beach County was again at the center of another election
embarrassment in March.
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Ron Jacobs : Turkey Plays Chicken for NATO
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago
Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale by the Turkish-Syria border. Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP.
A page from Washington's book:
Turkey plays chicken for NATO
They manipulated an incident into an act of war much like the U.S. used
questionable incidents to attack Northern Korea in 1950 and Northern
Vietnam in 1964.
By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / October 9, 2012
Turkey took a page from
Cameron In Economy Warning
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
*David Cameron will end the Tory conference with a blunt warning about
tough times ahead.
*
On the day after the International Monetary Fund downgraded its forecast on
UK economic growth, the Prime Minister will issue a sombre analysis of the
state of the economy.
He will also attempt to convey a serious message to his party and the
country, in stark contrast with the knockabout style of London Mayor Boris
Johnson in his two speeches in Birmingham this week.
Attempting to dispel the image his critics paint of him as a privileged
toff, Mr Cameron will talk emotionally about his fath... more »
LA TIMES: Man in bulletproof vest, with body bags in luggage, arrested at LAX
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 1 hour ago
*This sounds like a scene out of the Matrix movie! -AK*
http://goo.gl/HSABA
*Man in bulletproof vest, with body bags in luggage, arrested at LAX*
October 9, 2012 | 2:50 pm
A man who arrived in Los Angeles on a flight from Japan wearing a
bulletproof vest and flame retardant pants underneath his trench coat has
been charged with transporting dangerous materials, federal authorities
said Tuesday.
As if the gear allegedly worn by Yongda Huang Harris wasn't alarming
enough, authorities say he was also transporting assorted weapons,
biohazard suits and body bags in his carry-on lug... more »
MITT ROMNEY’S DELUSIONS OF AMERICAN GRANDEUR
Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 1 hour ago
In a major foreign policy outline speech delivered at the Virginia Military
Institute yesterday, Mitt Romney demonstrated the extent of his delusions
of American grandeur. If anyone ever wondered what it was that ‘they’ hated
about ‘us’ then this speech provided the answer – the utter arrogance and
hypocrisy of the American extreme right.
It’s all in Romney’s choice of words. How’s this for arrogance; he wants
“to use America’s great power to shape history”. Or this; “So many people
across the world still look to America as the best hope of humankind.” And
this; “The 21st century ca... more »
Harry Targ : From the Bay of Pigs to the Missile Crisis / 2
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 2 hours ago
John
F. Kennedy and Rómulo Betancourt at Alliance for Progress meeting in La
Morita, Venezuela, Dec. 16, 1961. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
The Cuba story, Part 2:
The Bay of Pigs to the missile crisis
The Castros of this world, the Kennedy Administration believed (as has
every administration since), had to be crushed at all costs.
By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 9, 2012
"I have
HISTORIC #SanOnofre NRC meeting LIVE NOW
rc at GlobaLove Think Tank - 2 hours ago
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Is #Hyperinflation About to Light a Middle Eastern Powder Keg?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
*The latest experiment in printing money is turning into another disaster.
Someone tell Russel Norman.**
*Is Hyperinflation About to Light a Middle Eastern Powder Keg?
*Gues post by *Marin Katusa*, Casey Research Chief Energy Investment
Strategist
In the third century, greed got the best of Rome's emperors. As they spent
through the silver in the treasury, one emperor after another reduced the
amount of precious metal in each denarius until the coins contained almost
no silver whatsoever.
It was the world's first experience with currency debasement and
hyperinflation. As people ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Chrysalis- Healing Rain”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
2002, “Chrysalis- Healing Rain”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ksD1D7vtg&feature=related
"Where I Needed To Be..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“It's easy to get lost following the intricate filaments in this detailed
mosaic image of faint supernova remnant Simeis 147 (S147). Also cataloged
as Sh2-240, it covers nearly 3 degrees or 6 full moons on the sky. That's
about 150 light-years at the stellar debris cloud's estimated distance of
3,000 light-years.
* Click image for larger size.*
Anchoring the frame at the right, bright star Elnath (Beta Tauri) is seen
towards the boundary of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, almost
exactly opposite the galactic center in planet Earth's sky. This sharp
composite includes image... more »
Julia Gilliard: on misogyny and hypocrisy
Boris at The Galloping Beaver - 3 hours ago
Via Dawg.
May she also address our parliament.
"And Never, Never To Forget..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never
get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life
around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its
lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple.
To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and
understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget."
- Arundhati Roy
A suggestion for increasing English proficiency in Korea
skrashen at Schools Matter - 3 hours ago
A suggestion for increasing English proficiency in Korea
Sent to the Korea Herald, October 10, 2012
According to one parent, many Korean families pay about a half million won
per month (about US $450) for private English lessons for their children.
Meanwhile, a Korean provincial government spent 10 billion won (about US
$10 million) to support the establishment of new international school.
International schools serve a tiny percentage of Korea’s students and
charge high fees (“Foreign schools show Korea’s social divide,” Oct. 10).
I have a suggestion: Invest the 10 billion won in En... more »
Boycott ALEC Member Darden Restaurants
2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
*ALEC Private Sector Board Members - 2010*
Bob McAdam, Darden Restaurants, Inc.
*Darden Restaurants*
**
The Darden family of restaurants features some of the most recognizable and
successful brands in full-service dining:
Red Lobster,
Olive Garden,
LongHorn Steakhouse,
The Capital Grille,
Bahama Breeze,
Seasons 52 and
Eddie V's.
employ 180,000 people and
serve more than 400 million meals a year.
*2012 Annual Report (my emphasis)*
As we look forward, we believe that over the next five years we have the
opportunity to *increase our annual revenues by $3 billion to $4.5 bi... more »
Are you sitting down? Hear this: "Congress members back legislation that could benefit themselves, relatives" (No way!)
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*
**"Ethics rules are supposed to make things clear and transparent. They
should not require the public or the media to go digging around to make the
connections."*
*-- Harvard Prof. Dennis Thompson, quoted by WaPo's
Kimberly Kindy, David S. Fallis, and Scott Higham*
*by Ken*
In case you missed the story in yesterday's *Washington Post*, let me
caution again that you should be sitting down when you read this. And if
you're on medication, for goodness' sake don't try operating heavy
machinery afterward. Here's the headline again:
Congress members back legislation that could benefit ... more »
“Deconstructing Myths About Psychopaths: What Are They Really Like?”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
* *
*“Deconstructing Myths About Psychopaths:*
* What Are They Really Like?”*
by Benjamin Buehne
"It took me a while to see it, but eventually I came to realize the
obviousness of the truth. The world has only one problem: psychopaths.
Reflecting on how stubborn I was before realizing the extent to which
psychopaths pose a danger to society, I thought it might be helpful to walk
readers through a simple exercise that can hopefully give you some idea of
just how many psychopaths are out there... and just how many could be in
your life! Later, you can think about the damage they ma... more »
Raiding Super to buy votes?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 3 hours ago
The present Superannuation scheme is clearly unsustainable. Paying
universal Superannuation to everyone over 65 for the indefinite future is
guaranteed to send us the way of the Greeks. But folk nearing retirement do
need to be able to plan their future.
It therefore makes prudent sense to announce that govt will at some
specified time in the future begin raising the eligibility age for Super,
perhaps by six months at a time ever two years.
To the credit of the Labour Party, they have this as a policy—though in
their case they stop raising the age before I would.
Raising the Sup... more »
Don't mess with the Big Bird
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago
Sesame Street asked for this ad to be taken down so don't know how long
it's going to stay live. And the tragically jaded cool kids of the campaign
media were all, look at Obama jump the shark. But I thought it was a clever
ad. Made me smile.
Probably would be more effective if the Obama administration had managed
put a few more of those fat cat banksters in jail. Or at least hauled their
sorry asses to court. But still a good ad.
On a related note, Rmoney is doing a campaign stop in Asheville, NC this
week. In a bit of exquisite cosmic synchronicity, the venue cancelled a
Sesa... more »
The human cost of Stevie . . .
Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 4 hours ago
NO ONE IS ILLEGAL - TORONTO is a site you should visit.
H/T — Scanner
Chet Raymo, “Little Lesson, Part 2”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Little Lesson, Part 2” *
by Chet Raymo
“Wallace Stevens' poems dance across the spectrum between discover and
invent, sometimes becoming so recklessly inventive as to be obscure. But he
never loses sight - if barely a glimpse - of the world outside, as it is
presumed to exist by the scientist, a world independent of our
understanding - the two pears, for example, there on the green cloth,
waiting to be discovered when the poet enters the room. Call it, if you
will, a naïve realism, but it is central to the scientific enterprise.
Science is invented, but it is all about discove... more »
Still in limbo
Daniel Nexon at - 4 hours ago
Laura is getting a bit frustrated with the good people at Disqus, as all of
the steps to migrate the comments to the new blog have resulted in… no
migration. So we’re basically in a holding pattern. The 72 hour … Continue
reading →
Federation Of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Calls Harper Gov'ts Education Spending Claims 'Fairy Tales'
leftdog at Buckdog - 4 hours ago
*"Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Minister John Duncan
is using 'Pinocchio accounting' in his latest pronouncements on First
Nations education funding, says the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian
Nations (FSIN).*
*“The government’s numbers are, in fact, fairy tales,” said FSIN Vice-Chief
Simon Bird. Bird invited Duncan to come to Saskatchewan and point to a
single reserve school which receives more funds than the provincial system.
Duncan recently held a news conference to say reserve schools actually
receive more funding per student than those in the provincial... more »
Madman Hitler In 1945: The Holocaust Is A Conspiracy Theory
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 5 hours ago
*From the archives of history: Madman Hitler dismisses Holocaust rumours
as a "conspiracy theory."*
*(Berlin, April 29, 1945)--* In response to growing accusations that his
regime has systematically wiped off six millions Jews in a secret military
program, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler said on the radio from inside his bunker,
"This is an international conspiracy theory, which cannot be proven with
facts."
However, world public opinion rejects Hitler's absurd denial as the last
act of a lunatic mass murderer whose days are numbered. Indeed, there is
ample evidence that shows the tota... more »
Arrest the Banksters! From the man that started the revolution in Iceland
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 6 hours ago
Reblogged from: http://goo.gl/Zscdd
*
* *Arrest the Banksters! From the man that started the revolution in Iceland
*
The man who forced the government of Iceland to resign and kicked out the
IMF representatives from his country, Hordur Torfarson, is now teaching
meta-modern democracy throughout Europe. The rest of the world would
benefit from following the example set by Iceland: Arresting the corrupt
bankers who are responsible for the current economic turmoil.
*
* **
*
* * Here is his amazing story*
Full employment contributes above all to achieving human dignity.
''It's ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Spiraling Gasoline Prices are Impoverishing Americans"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Spiraling Gasoline Prices are Impoverishing Americans"*
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research
"How mant times do you have to get hit over the
head before you realize who's hitting you?"
- Harry S. Truman
"Together with austerity measures, home foreclosures, layoffs and the
phasing out of social programs, the dramatic hike in gasoline prices
constitutes yet another economic mechanism which contributes to the
impoverishment of millions of people across the land. Gasoline prices have
skyrocketed overnight in California, with prices at the pump exceeding $5
a gallon... more »
Poland Announces Complete Ban on Monsanto's Genetically Modified Maize (Corn)
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 6 hours ago
*
* *
*
http://worldtruth.tv/poland-announces-complete-ban-on-monsantos-genetically-modified-maize/
*
* *Poland Announces Complete Ban on Monsanto's Genetically Modified Maize
(Corn)*
Following the anti-Monsanto activism launched by nations like France and
Hungary, Poland has announced that it will launch a complete ban on growing
Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810. The announcement, made by
Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki, sets yet another international standard
against Monsanto’s genetically modified creations. In addition to being
linked to a plethora health a... more »
Barclays Bank Wins Most Innovative LIBOR Rigging Award
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 6 hours ago
The Investment Banking Awards are the Oscars of the financial world. Dished
out for so-called 'innovation', some of the world's richest bankers gather
together to congratulate each other on devising ever more creative ways to
make obscene sums of money.
One of 2012's most profitable scams was the bankers' 'innovative' approach
to a key interest rate called LIBOR. Virtually every bank at the event was
involved in illegally colluding to rig LIBOR, ensuring that they would
always be the winners in the multi-million pound bets they were making on
the markets.
When we noticed th... more »
There's a New Mitt in Town
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 6 hours ago
...and he's only the 468th parody account on Twitter. I wouldn't be
surprised if Romney himself wrote all of them. But all the news hyperlinks
are worth clicking on.
Big Bird got me suspended. I know he did. He'd better find a safe hiding
place on #SesameStreet between now & Thanksgiving. #p2 #p21 #tlot
— Willard Romney (@ShitWillardSez) October 9, 2012
1st, #p2 accuse us of blocking job creation, then when we say slavery was a
blessing in disguise, they yell. thkpr.gs/RaBkBN #p2 #p21
— Willard Romney (@ShitWillardSez) October 9, 2012
2ndly, slavery was a blessing in disguise for the... more »
"My Dad is in Prison"
John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 6 hours ago
Zima
October 9, 2012
(Photo by John Carroll)
Dear Everyone/Anyone,
My name is Zima and I am two years old. As you can see, I don't feel well.
Full disclosure: I did not really write this letter to you. An adult
helped me. But believe me, if I were a few years older, I would write about
the same thing.
So here goes.
I live in Beleko which is a zone in Cite Soleil. It is infamous for its
poverty and for the number of gang related problems during the last six
years.
My family is very poor as is everyone in Beleko. I live with my mother and
three siblings.
My dad has been in prison... more »
CBS4 Investigates: Does Your Vote Count?
Intercept at The Intercept - 6 hours ago
[image: Michele Gillen]Reporting Michele Gillen
CBS Miami
Ion Sancho is a man on a mission. Just weeks from the presidential
election, one of the most veteran election supervisors in the state of
Florida, thinks there’s plenty for him and his colleagues to lose sleep
over.
What keeps him awake at night? Whether you can trust the machine you will
be voting on.
“We still have not secured the process to ensure that that machine has read
that ballot correctly and it is 100 percent accurate. Because it is wrong
to assume that the machines are always right. They’re not, ”
Sancho tells ... more »
Elsewhere: Polls, Taxes
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
At PP today, I wrote again about Mitt Romney's tax plan, how it doesn't add
up, and misdirection.
And at Plum Line, I talked about the polling after the debate. My
conclusion, as you might have guessed, is that it's too soon to know
anything beyond the initial shift to Romney last Thursday through Saturday
-- which at this point is pretty clear. There's a good chance that most or
all of it dissipates, but we won't know until later.
In the meantime, I tweeted this out before, but I believe that all the
polling-based models still have Obama as the likely winner. Let's see:
first of a... more »
Poll Watching is for Suckers
Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 7 hours ago
Hi guys, my name is Jay and I'm a poll watcher. I started watching polls
after the 2000 election. It was so traumatic watching Al Gore lose like
that, so every election cycle since then I have been a neurotic poll hawk.
Being a poll hawk is not an easy way to live. You get sucked in so deep you
wind up learning about things like demographics, internals, party ID,
sampling size... It's exhausting. Then you peel back the layers a little
more and you find out that sometimes polls are considered fishy because
they may have a built in party bias. Others are outliers. No two polls are
the... more »
"Face-To-Face..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so
monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not
come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.
It rejects even the assumption that human creatures could espouse a
philosophy which must ultimately destroy all that is good and decent."
- J. Edgar Hoover
“In the 1999 movie, “The Matrix”, the character Morpheus offers the main
character, Neo, the option of a blue pill, or a red pill. Neo had
discovered a glitch in the matrix. As a result of it, he was at t... more »
JK Rowling on Taxes
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 7 hours ago
No time for a proper blog tonight, but thought I'd reproduce JK Rowling's
thoughts on tax that have been shared absolutely everywhere. Hey, who am I
to dispute the wisdom of the social media crowd?
I chose to remain a domiciled taxpayer for a couple of reasons. The main
one was that I wanted my children to grow up where I grew up, to have
proper roots in a culture as old and magnificent as Britain’s; to be
citizens, with everything that implies, of a real country, not
free-floating ex-pats, living in the limbo of some tax haven and
associating only with the children of similarly gre... more »
Senate: Counterterrorism 'Fusion' Centers Invade Innocent Americans’ Privacy and Don’t Stop Terrorism
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 7 hours ago
Chicago: One of 70 counterterroism fusion centers
Mark M. Jaycox and Trevor Timm
*EFF*
The Department of Homeland Security’s 70 counterterrrorism “fusion” centers
produce“predominantly useless information,” “a bunch of crap,” while
“running afoul of departmental guidelines meant to guard against civil
liberties” and are “possibly in violation of the Privacy Act.”
This may sound like the words of EFF, but in fact, these conclusions come
from a new report issued by a US Senate committee. At the cost of up to
$1.4 billion, these fusion centers are supposed to facilitate local law
e... more »
US report: Israel-US discussing joint Iran attack
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
*Uzi Arad says that while report not divorced from US politics, public
airing of discussion adds pressure on Iran.*
Israel and the US are considering a joint surgical strike targeting Iranian
uranium enrichment facilities, according to a report in Foreign Policy that
appeared Monday soon after Republican candidate Mitt Romney slammed US
President Barack Obama's Iran policy.
"Iran today has never been closer to a nuclear weapons capability," Romney
said in a foreign policy address delivered at the Virginia Military
Institute. "And it has never acted less deterred by America."
Soon ... more »
Why Should We Support State Senator Alan Lowenthal For Congress? I Asked Him
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
My name is Alan Lowenthal. I grew up in New York and moved to the sunny
coast of California during the fateful Summer of Love. Now more than 40
years later, I’m trying to return to the East Coast, but this time as a
United States Congress Member.
A few days ago I finally had a chance to speak with Howie Klein. Howie has
been a part of the progressive movement for a while, but we’ve never quite
connected. Our conversation was to-the-point. I get the impression every
conversation with Howie is to-the-point, and for good reason. There isn’t a
lot of time to dawdle. We have an opportu... more »
“What Really Did Happen On 9/11/2001?”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*“What Really Did Happen On 9/11/2001?”*
by M. Reza Salami, Ph.D.
- http://beforeitsnews.com/
●
No comment from me, a search of this blog alone will reveal many posts
about 9/11,
let alone the thousands on the internet. Learn and think for yourself, or
don't...
- CP
Neo-Nazi Party Welcomed Into European Anti-Discrimination Body
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
*A representative of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has been accepted
as a new member of a leading European body aimed at combating
discrimination.*
Golden Dawn party member Eleni Zaroulia joined the Committee on Equality
and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe on October 1, in what the Anti-Defamation League has described as
“an affront to concepts of equality and non-discrimination."
The body, which is based in Strasbourg, is comprised of members from 47
European nations and was established to promote democracy, and to protect
human ri... more »
Greek anti-fascist protesters 'tortured by police' after Golden Dawn clash
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
*Fifteen people arrested in Athens says they were subjected to what their
lawyer describes as an Abu Ghraib-style humiliation*
Fifteen anti-fascist protesters arrested in Athens during a clash with
supporters of the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn have said they were tortured
in the Attica General Police Directorate (GADA) – the Athens equivalent of
Scotland Yard – and subjected to what their lawyer describes as an Abu
Ghraib-style humiliation.
Members of a second group of 25 who were arrested after demonstrating in
support of their fellow anti-fascists the next day said they were beate... more »
Women In Science
Southern Man at Southern Man - 7 hours ago
Today was spent at the local Science Museum for the annual Women In Science
conference, hosting about a thousand teachers and students (predominantly
female), so Southern Man and his partners Dr. S and Dr. A took LittleFe and
a shiny new quadrocopter to show off and hopefully generate some interest
in both science in general and Southern Man's university employer in
particular.
[pics and update later]
John Brakey Interview: Nationwide Implications of Arizona's Election Fraud Court Case
Intercept at The Intercept - 7 hours ago
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Athens Anger: 'Greek police rhetoric reminds of military dictatorship'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake BATAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES - 9th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck the BATAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
at a depth of 158.2 km (98.3 miles), the quake hit at 16:11:57 UTC Tuesday
9th October 2012
The epicenter was 35 km (21 miles) East of Itbayat, Philippines
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Washington's "Rebels" In Syria Honour "Martyr Saddam Hussein"
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
*The Free Syrian Army, aka the Foreign Terrorist Mercenaries, regard
Saddam Hussein as a man of freedom and call him a "Martyr."*
In 2003, Washington invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein, its former
puppet. Almost a decade later, Washington is arming and financing
terrorists in Syria who hold up Saddam Hussein as an Arab icon of freedom
and justice. They named two battalions in their "army" after Saddam
Hussein. The official name they gave is *"Martyr Saddam Hussein."* LOL. You
can't make this shit up.
The foreign policy decision makers who control Washington and other West... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 8 hours ago
*Playing favorites ~Library Chronicles*
*Isaac in New Orleans - what we know so far ~Fix the Pumps*
*City issued summons in ongoing negotiations for consent decree at OPP ~Tom
Gogola, The Lens*
Baby dies in Southmead Hospital pseudomonas outbreak
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
*A premature baby died and 12 others were given treatment after an outbreak
of a water-borne bacterium at a Bristol neonatal unit, it has been
confirmed.*
Southmead Hospital said it had found traces of pseudomonas aeruginosa in
the water system for its neonatal intensive care unit.
The hospital said the baby died in August after contracting the bacterium.
Four babies died after contracting the bug in hospitals in Northern Ireland
in December and January. Read More
Everybody’s taking offence
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
Julia Gillard defended her then Speaker Peter Slipper last night by
attacking the misogynism of opposition leader Tony Abbott. She took a *lot*of offence—about 37 times, by my count…
But it was only faux offence. Because what she was defending was this(NSFW).
Which reminds me again of Stephen Fry’s comment the end of the now famous 'Blasphemy
Debate':
'It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as
if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no
meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase.
"I'm offend... more »
Hound those Blue Dogs out of this town
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 8 hours ago
Even if so many more liberal Dems *weren't* doing so well around the
country, I wouldn't be shedding any tears over the demise of the Blue Dogs:
An unsympathetic look at the numbers shows the Blue Dogs could suffer
further losses. If Roll Call’s race ratings bear out — that is, if all
races leaning Democratic swing that way and vice versa — the group is
looking at a ceiling of 19 members.
That is only true if the party wins all of its Tossup races. If it loses
those, membership could dwindle to as few as 14 members to start the 113th
Congress.
I've said forever, get rid of the w... more »
Satire: “Canada Tightens Border”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Canada Tightens Border”*
by Andy Borowitz
OTTAWA (The Borowitz Report)— “Canada announced today that it was
tightening security along its border with the United States amid concerns
that there could be a mass migration of illegal Americans after Tuesday,
November 6th. According to Randolph McTavish, Deputy Commissioner of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, border patrols are on alert due to an
“increase in chatter” indicating that a threat to Canada’s border might be
imminent.
“We’ve been intercepting troubling comments from some very freaked-out
people,” he said. “Most of it... more »
Giving Him the Business
Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 9 hours ago
*Swagger* posted their list of 25 sports videos that will make you laugh.
Not all of them did, but this one did.
I remember many a time Mr. Lyons and his cohorts on the Jets defensive line
gave the Dolphins the business.
"If You Think Nobody Cares..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"If you think nobody cares if you're alive,
try missing a couple of car payments."
- Earl Wilson
Nut doesn't fall far from the tree
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 9 hours ago
Like father, like son. Josh Romney is proud to be known as a life-long
compulsive liar:
"I don't know if you guys saw the debate last week," Josh Romney said, as
the crowd cheered and applauded. "I take a lot of pride in that, because —
I don't know if you noticed, but I was — me and my brothers were
responsible for my dad doing so well. We were the ones, as kids, that kept
saying the same thing over and over. And we'd say the same lie over and
over. And my dad learned then, not to believe it. While we didn't go to any
of the formal debate preparation, we did the real hard stuff.
... more »
It's BORIS
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
Highlights from his speech to the Conservative Party Conference
*Thanks to Guido Fawkes for the video.*
"Economic Warfare"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Economic Warfare"*
by Addison Wiggin
“It’s time to broaden the war to other fronts,” enthuses an unsigned
editorial at Bloomberg View. The editors are speaking of the U.S. sanctions
against Iran… and they’re not using the word “war” metaphorically. Let’s
dive in… our question today is how will it impact your portfolio… and your
wallet.
“A hidden and heavy war on a planetary scale,” is how Iranian president
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described the sanctions when he spoke to the United
Nations last month. Ahmadinejad: “I can see the global conspiracy clearly.”
“He’s right,” say the Bl... more »
Anthrax scare looms in Manicaland, ZImbabwe
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
*ANTHRAX has killed hundreds of animals mostly in the communal parts of
Manicaland within the past two months, and veterinary experts say the risk
of the hemorrhagic infection may be greater with drought covering much of
the province.
*
Though there were no immediate reports of human deaths in the outbreak,
health authorities in Manicaland have recorded several hospitalised cases
following the consumption of infected carcasses.
Humans usually get anthrax through direct contact with infected livestock,
often when spores get into a cut on the skin or eating infected carcasses.
Withou... more »
The Economy: "Why Are We Bailing Out The Banks?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Why Are We Bailing Out The Banks?"*
by Karl Denninger
"Golem has an interesting post up this morning... "We’ve all seen the film
‘Groundhog Day’. Well, we’re in it. Every morning the radio plays a song
which has the chorus, “I rob you babe”. And sure enough when the news
comes on, they have. A full five years of pumping money in to the banks and
still our leaders will not even consider that they might be wrong. They
still insist, as they have from the start, that “There is no alternative’.
Call it bail outs, call it QE, call it monetary policy, rescue or suicide,
it doesn’t ma... more »
Huffington Post Is Shamelessly Protecting The Fed's Behind
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours ago
The Huffington Post is not a credible journalistic outlet. It is a
shameless propaganda operation. It covers up the truth about the 9/11 false
flag, and the truth that the Federal Reserve Cartel is a privately owned
central bank which has destroyed America's currency and economy.
The founding fathers of America would not tolerate the existence of a
private central bank, not even for a day. They fought a revolution to
liberate America from the tyranny of a private central bank.
Instead of exposing the Fed's crimes against America and its blatant record
of theft and fraud, the Huf... more »
End of the Cold War Left the Sole “Victor” Heading To the Exit Wreathed in Self-Congratulations
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 10 hours ago
From our buddy Tom, we learn why we have very little money left (certainly
none for Medicare expansion or Social Security maintenance according to the
rightwingers who run the country (including most of the traditional Dems)),
and the largest and most powerful military the world has ever seen without
being one whit safer from "bad guys" or more able to face the immense
future challenges
Eurozone approves Another 800 million euros aid to Portugal
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
*BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers signed off on a further
tranche of financial aid to Portugal on Monday and said the country was
working hard to put in place the budget cuts and structural economic
adjustments demanded of it.*
In a statement following a meeting in Luxembourg, the Eurogroup, made up of
the finance ministers of the 17 euro zone countries, said Lisbon was
carrying out its reforms faster than expected and was broadly on track to
meet its goals. It has been given an extra year to meet its deficit targets.
"The Eurogroup notes with satisfaction that the ... more »
CDC says three more U.S. deaths from meningitis outbreak
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
*(Reuters) - Three more people have died from fungal meningitis linked to
steroid injections, bringing the total to 11 deaths since the outbreak
began last month, the Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday.
*
*
*The CDC said the number of meningitis cases in the United States linked to
the outbreak reached 119 on Tuesday, up 14 from Monday.
New Jersey reported its first case of meningitis linked to possible
contamination of steroid injections, bringing the number of states affected
by the outbreak to 10.
The widening outbreak has alarmed U.S. health officials and focused
attent... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Ted Cruz Vs. Personal Liberty
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 10 hours ago
Tea
Party darling Ted Cruz. Photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr.
Ted Cruz:
Opponent of personal liberty
Like many right-wingers, Cruz has a limited understanding of our First
Amendment rights.
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 9, 2012
Ted Cruz, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Texas,
presents himself as a champion of personal liberty, but he is far from
that. Based on
Dogs, Not Barking
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago
Items that are not in the news, which is newsworthy.
1. I did an item on this last week, but I'll repeat it here: the debate
over debates. Didn't happen this time, or at least whatever did happen
didn't get any publicity. Didn't really happen last cycle, if I recall
correctly. It used to be a huge deal; it still is, in many statewide races.
It's just amazing how institutionalized the presidential general election
debates have become.
2. Coalition deaths are way down in Afghanistan. I can't recall any
reporting on this at all. The end of the surge received some publicity, but
not ca... more »
“The Great American Empire- Decline, Decay, Denial, Delusion & Despair”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“The Great American Empire- *
*Decline, Decay, Denial, Delusion & Despair”*
By James Quinn
"The majority of Americans seem OK with just waddling through life,
accepting the lies and misinformation blasted from the boob tube and their
various iGadgets by their owners, gorging themselves to death on Twinkies
and Cheetos, paying 15% interest on their $10,000 rolling credit card
balance, and growing ever more dependent on the welfare/warfare state to
provide and protect them from accepting personal responsibility for their
lives. A minority of critical thinking people have chosen t... more »
Germany demands more power on banking
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
*Germany is demanding greater power on the board of the eurozone’s new bank
supervisor, a politically charged request that further complicates Europe’s
fractious talks on a banking union.
*
*
*Berlin’s proposal for voting weights to match the bigger size of its
banking sector gives voice to longstanding German concerns about being
outgunned under the European Central Bank’s one-country one-vote governance
system.
But the idea – raised privately in talks with European officials – touches
on some of the founding principles of the single currency and is likely to
rile smaller eurozone... more »
Extend and Pretend Until We're Gone
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 10 hours ago
Growth Forecasts, Warns New Downturn Would be Tougher to Tame” by S. Reddy
and B. Davis Oct 9, 2012 A1
The IMF’s World Economic Outlook report warned: “Risks for a serious global
slowdown are alarmingly high”
Majia here: Earlier in October I reported that world trade is slowing
Monday October 1, 2012 Wall Street Journal p. A1: "Trade Slows Around
World: Declining Growth in Exports Dims Prospects for U.S. Economy; Europe
Cuts Imports"
[Excerpted] Global trade is stalling, dimming prospects that exports will
buoy the U.S. economy in the coming months....
U.S. exports to the Eur... more »
Night Out at Hale Centre Theatre
Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 10 hours ago
A few weeks ago, I was given the wonderful opportunity with some other
bloggers to go on a tour of and see a show at Hale Centre Theatre in West
Valley City, UT. While I am pretty sure I could never get up on a stage
myself, I have a deep love of the theater, so I jumped at the chance to go.
Our tour was given by Melanie Budge, the Development Office Manager at
Hale Centre Theatre. I loved seeing behind the scenes at the theater, their
scene shop is pretty amazing. They actually work with such complex scenery
and props they have a separate off-site warehouse, they only keep piece... more »
The nature of bloated health care spending!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 9, 2012*
*David Brooks socks docs:* In this morning’s New York Times, David
Brooks
voices approval of the Romney/Ryan Medicare plan.
The Romney/Ryan Medicare plan is one of the many proposals which have
played almost no role in the press coverage of this campaign. Basically,
we
don’t really have press coverage of White House campaigns any more.
We have columns about dogs and reports about polls. After that, our
journalists pray for gaffes.
That said, Kevin Drum bats Brooks’ presentation aside in this instant
post.His headline is this: “The Conspiracy of Silence Ab... more »
Heriberto Lazcano's Body Stolen by Armed Gang
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
* The body of a top drugs cartel leader has gone missing a day after he was
killed in a gunfight with marines in northern Mexico.
*
The remains of Heriberto Lazcano were stolen from a funeral parlour by an
armed group, a state prosecutor said on Tuesday.
The Mexican navy, which conducted the operation against the Zetas leader,
known as "El Lazca", said fingerprints and photographs were used to
identify the body as Heriberto Lazcano's before it was taken.
The navy said it gave the body to local authorities, but offered no details
about its subsequent whereabouts.
The US Drug Enforc... more »
Obama's Fables - Peter Suderman: "Young Obama isn’t Prometheus; he’s Aesop. He brought fables, not fire."
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours ago
* Obama's Fables: An American Classic.*
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." -
Aesop.
"Appearances often are deceiving." - Aesop.
An excerpt from Peter Suderman's article at reason.com called, *"Obama’s
Failed Narrative"*:
"When he decides to quit the high-powered, high-paying business of
corporate consulting for the low-paying, low-prestige world of community
activism, Obama writes that “with the benefit of hindsight, I can construct
a certain logic to my decisions, show how becoming an organizer was part of
a larger narrative.” Later, whe... more »
Romney afraid to face kids
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 11 hours ago
Anybody in show biz will tell you that sharing a spotlight with kids is a
dangerous act. They always upstage you with their damned cuteness. In
politics, kids ask the toughest questions, so no surprise Romney was afraid
to participate in Nickelodeon's program, "Kids Pick the President."
The premise of the show -- kids submit questions to each candidate and
based on the answers they make their pick for leader of the free world.
Obama answered the kids' questions, but Romney said he didn't have the time.
Romney would have been forced to explain his educational "reform" scams and
no... more »
The Tobin Tax Explained and How it Could Screw Europe even More
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Jim Addlespurger knocked out cold by brutal sucker punch as he walked past group of Black teens
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
*A chilling surveillance video shows the moment a respected high school
teacher was knocked out cold by an unprovoked sucker punch after passing a
group of teens in an alley.*
Jim Addlespurger, who was walking near his school in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, is seen crumpling to the ground and smashing his head on a
curb.
The six teens laugh and celebrate the horrifying attack as they coolly walk
away from Mr Addlespurger, 50.
Mr Addlespurger was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for cuts
and bruises. He is currently at home healing from his injuries, WTAE-TV
reports.
Poli... more »
KIDS TORTURED AND MURDERED BY THE ELITE
Anon at aangirfan - 11 hours ago
*Sir Jimmy Savile*
*
**Alice writes:*
"Up until today I felt it was wrong to malign the dead.
"As soon as Savile died, the accusations started and I did not believe one
word of any of it.
"But after an argument with the man next door he took me to see a chap in a
care home who got out a photo album, taken at show biz parties some years
back, and *a naked Jimmy Savile with an erection lay on a bed with his arms
round two little naked boys one each side.*
"I was dumbstruck."
Website for this image
*Anonymous writes:*
"A BBC cameraman said to me: 'Look at those gorgeous little ho... more »
Blue Dog Leonard Boswell (IA) Suing Progressive Leader For Defamation Of Character
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Leonard Boswell (D-IA), candid
A couple days ago, an analyst for one of the more trusted DC progressive
groups told me they had decided to endorse Leonard Boswell in his very
tight race in Des Moines. I was flabbergasted. "He's a Blue Dog and a
complete corporate whore," I asserted. She said that Boswell has told her
he might leave the Blue Dog caucus and that he's moving in a more
progressive direction and that he really needed the endorsement. I think
they got played. According to ProgressivePunch, when it comes to crucial
roll calls, Boswell has moved *further right* lately. His m... more »
Sesame Street tells Obama campaign to take down ad which mocks Romney by showing Big Bird as 'evil genius'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
*One of the most memorable moments of the first presidential debate was
Mitt Romney's declaration, 'I love Big Bird' - despite promising to cut
funding to PBS.
*
Now, in an attempt to salvage something from Barack Obama's disastrous
night, the Democrats have exploited the incident for a sarcastic new
campaign ad.
The 30-second video, released today, mocks Mr Romney for taking aim at the
public broadcaster rather than cracking down on financial fraud.
But Sesame Street has criticised the Obama campaign for exploiting their
character and demanded that the ad be cancelled and removed... more »
In the land of big cows and gleaming rest stops
Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 11 hours ago
Three of my work buddies from the Comision de Accion Social Menonita just
came back from the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin - their first
trip to the United States.
As you might expect, the trip blew them away. Like all good travellers,
they took a ton of photos, and it was great to share their experiences
yesterday as they flipped through the large collection of classic tourist
shots they took on their journey.
Several of them were of rest stops along the highway. I have to admit, it's
been a long time since I've given much consideration to the glory of
American rest sto... more »
350 million people have depression in world: WHO
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
More than 350 million people suffer from depression globally, the World
Health Organization said, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday.
"It is not a disease of developed countries, it is a global phenomenon.
It's present in both genders and in rich and poor populations," Dr Shekhar
Saxena, head of the WHO's mental health and substance abuse department,
told reporters in Geneva.
No region is free from the disorder and around five percent of the world's
population suffers depression in the course of a year, the health expert
said.
Fifty percent more women suffer symptoms th... more »
Iranian Cameraman Defects Just in Time For US State Dept. to Frame Iran With Nukes
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 11 hours ago
Susanne Posel, *Contributor*
Miraculously, the US State Department has recently received a request for
asylum in America from an Iranian defector who provided video of Iranian
nuclear facilities at Natanz. Hassan Golkhanban, journalist and former
member of the loyal Bassij militia and cameraman for Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the last appearance at the UN has turned over
“the most complete and updated footage” that just happened to be carted to
the UN General Assembly meeting last month.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) then received the mass of photos and... more »
Income Inequality In Canada - The Broadbent Institute
leftdog at Buckdog - 11 hours ago
*It's time to spark a national policy debate that reflects the steady moves
by the Right to enrich corporations at the expense of average working
families.*
**
*OTTAWA — "Canada is moving in the wrong direction and must address its
extreme and growing income inequality, according to a new discussion paper
from the Broadbent Institute.*
*
*
*The paper, released to Postmedia News on Monday, argues that developing a
comprehensive policy agenda — which could include affordable housing,
improvements to Employment Insurance, “fair” taxes and a national
prescription drug program — is ne... more »
Scientists discover huge new black hole lurking near the centre of the Milky Way thanks to 'once-in-a-mission' X-ray surge
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
*Scientists have discovered a huge black hole lurking near the centre of
our own galaxy thanks to a rare phenomenon which broadcast its presence
with a torrent of high-energy X-rays.*
Nasa's Swift satellite detected the rising surge of X-rays, produced by a
rare X-ray nova, last month and say it is evidence of a black hole that is
part of a binary system near the Milky Way's core.
'Bright X-ray novae are so rare that they're essentially once-a-mission
events and this is the first one Swift has seen,' said Neil Gehrels, the
mission's principal investigator.
'This is really somethin... more »
Protestors dress as Nazis, burn swastikas and throw rocks at police as tens of thousands gather in Athens to voice anger at Angela Merkel during Greek visit
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
*Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in central
Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and reach
visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.*
Around 50,000 demonstrators defied a ban on protests, gathering in Syntagma
square to voice their displeasure with the German leader. Some wore Nazi
uniforms and others burned swastika flags.
Police were pelted with rocks, bottles and sticks as demonstrators tried to
break through a barricade set up to protect Merkel and her delegation, who
were meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at his offi... more »
Navajo water walkers 'Save the Confluence'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Navajo water walkers, Save the Confluence, are struggling to protect the
pristine region at Bodaway Gap, Arizona, the Confluence, on the Navajo
Nation, where the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers meet. They walked to
Window Rock this week to protest a plan to develop the area for tourists.
Those leading the assault on the Dine' sacred area include former Navajo
President Albert Hale who resigned during a financial corruption probe and
was appointed to the Arizona legislature by the governor to fill a vacancy.
Thanks to Save the Confluence for sharing this photo. Follow Save the
C... more »
U.S. and Israel 'considering joint aerial strike' against Iran's nuclear facilities using bombers and drones
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*America and Israel are considering a joint surgical strike on Iran's
nuclear facilities, it was claimed today.
*
*
*Foreign Policy magazine reported a source 'close to the discussions' and
said the strike might compose primarily of bombers and drone support.
The suggested attack is expected to last no more than a few days - or even
just 'a couple of hours', the magazine said.
Such a strike could be carried out without civilian casualties, and would
set back the Iranian nuclear program by back many years.
Benefits of such a strike would be regional, Foreign Policy says.
The source,... more »
Lake Karachay, Is this the most polluted place on Earth? The Russian lake where an hour on the beach would kill you
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*If you're looking for a lakeside retreat on a budget, it's likely you
could easily pick up a villa near to Russia's beautiful Lake Karachay and
still have change left for a new sofa.*
But it's probably worth bearing in mind that in 1990 just standing on the
shore for an hour would give you a radiation of dose of 600 roentgen.
In case you were wondering, that's more than enough to kill you.
The lake, in Russia's south-west Chelyabinsk region, close to the modern
border with Kazakhstan, is located within the Mayak Production Association,
one of the country's largest — and leakiest —... more »
“没问题！还有数百万的美国人为以色列准备好去死...考虑，沙schwartza！” HahaHa--Bibi
Barbara Diamond at American Scofflaw - 12 hours ago
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-10/08/content_15799826.htm
Abu Hamza's wife given the boot from her £1m five-bedroom council house (But guess what? She can appeal)
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*Hate preacher Abu Hamza’s wife has been asked by her local authority to
move out of the five-bedroom council house she lives in.*
Moroccan-born Najat Mostafa is believed to live at the large Shepherd’s
Bush property in west London with only two of the couple's eight children
after reportedly moving there in 1995.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council says that in recent weeks it has
corresponded with Mrs Mostafa and asked her to move to a 'more appropriate
property'.
But the radical cleric's Hamza’s second wife is entitled to refuse the
council’s request, as there is no time limit on he... more »
Massive Protests Greet German Prime Minister Merkel To Greece
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Wall Street falls, led by declines in technology
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*(Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday, led by losses in technology
after brokerage downgrades of Intel (INTC.O) and other major companies amid
worries about third-quarter U.S. earnings.
*
Earnings reports for S&P 500 companies, which begin later on Tuesday, may
show the first quarterly drop in three years, according to analysts'
estimates.
Shares of Intel, the world's largest semiconductor maker, fell 2.6 percent
at $21.92 after negative reports by at least two brokerages, including
Robert W. Baird & Co, which cut its price target for Intel citing weak
demand for notebooks.
... more »
Abu Hamza Pleads Not Guilty In US
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, who was recently extradited from Britain,
has pleaded not guilty to terror charges in the US.*
More follows...
“The treasures of the Padmanabha Swamy temple should be protected,” state supreme court appointee Gopal Subramaniam told reporters over the weekend.
Barbara Diamond at American Scofflaw - 12 hours ago
"No, dammit! INVADE!" -- US White Horse
13,000 People Exposed to Big Pharma Shots Contaminated with Rare Fungal Meningitis
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
Lisa Garber
As of Monday, contaminated steroids have sickened 105 people with a
noncontagious but deadly form of fungal meningitis, while 13,000 people may
have been exposed to the contamination. Eight have died. Health officials
attribute the outbreak to spinal steroid injections for back pain.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found fungus in sealed vials of the
steroid in question, produced by the Massachusetts-based pharmacy, New
England Compounding Center (NECC). The NECC voluntarily recalled all of its
products on Saturday and surrendered its license to operate until ... more »
Media Coverage of Identity Politics
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
Click to Enlarge SARTRE, *Contributor*
By any traditional standards of accomplishment, Barack Obama has failed
miserably. This assessment is not based upon any particular ideology or
partisan politics, just on straight pragmatic results. Furthermore, if you
watch or read any of the accounts from the establishment media you would
think that the black messiah would shuffle into a second term on the
strength of his vocal talent. Singing sweet melodies appeals to those
lacking in intellectual skills to assess and judge reality from rhetoric.
What is striking about the tenor of the pol... more »
Truth on the Tracks with Brandon Turbeville: Economic Crisis in Greece and Spain, and Austerity in U.S.
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
*YouTube - UCYTV*
Truth on the Tracks with Brandon Turbeville discussing the economic crisis
in Greece and Spain, debunking the myths about the Greek social system, as
well as showing how austerity is coming to the United States (it's actually
already here). Truth on the Tracks is on UCY.TV every Monday night at 9:00
PM EST at http://UCY.TV/TT.
*Articles discussed are linked below:*
http://thegreekperspective.blogspot.com/#!/2012/06/open-letter-to-good-friend...
http://tarpley.net/2012/05/12/greeces-syriza-left-bloc-5-point-program-for-au...
http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogsp... more »
'Holocaust Denial' Terrance Nelson responds to National Post
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
*Holocaust Denial*
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*Terrance Nelson Responds to National Post*
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*National Post article: Concern that First Nations will be used as pawns
as
former chief to meet with Iranian leaders*
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/04/concern-that-first-nations-will-be-used-as-pawns-as-former-chief-to-meet-iranian-leaders/
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*October
9, 2012*
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*By Terrance Nelson, Roseau River First Nation*
*Censored News*
*http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com*
The National Post is owned by the Aspers, the Jewish family that is
building the Human Rights Musuem in Winnipeg. The Aspers has invited
Aborigina... more »
New Study Proves Mercury Exposure During Pregnancy Causes ADHD in Children
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
Andrew Puhanic, *Contributor*
Women who are planning to have a baby or who are already pregnant are now
being warned to avoid foods containing mercury and are now being encouraged
to eat more fish during pregnancy.
It is well-known that certain species of fish (shark, Barramundi and
swordfish) contain high levels of mercury. Whereas, other species of fish
such as snapper and salmon usually have relatively low levels of mercury.
For a comprehensive list of fish to avoid, click here.
A new study published in the *Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine* has
concluded that c... more »
An Open Letter to Secretary Napolitano
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
Dees Illustration James Smith, *Contributor*
*From*: James Smith
*To*: Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
*Via*: The American People
*Subject*: An open letter regarding FEMA camps
*1) *Secretary Napolitano, it is with great hesitancy I write this letter
to you. This is a letter that no American should have to write. It is a
letter with great expectations and little hope of those expectations being
met.
*2)* It is known that the Department of Homeland Security manages several
thousand camps throughout the United States and territories. From what can... more »
This has been spotted before. The algorithm places an order, waits for the order to start to drive up the price, then cancels. Repeated thousands of times, this can run up the price of a stock without actually spending any money.
Barbara Diamond at American Scofflaw - 12 hours ago
*American Scofflaw*
* *A single mysterious computer program that placed orders — and then
subsequently canceled them — made up 4 percent of all quote traffic in the
U.S. stock market last week, according to the top tracker of *high-frequency
trading* activity. The motive of the algorithm is still unclear.
The program placed orders in 25-millisecond bursts involving about 500
stocks, according to Nanex, a market data firm. The algorithm never
executed a single trade, and it abruptly ended at about 10:30 a.m. ET
Friday.
“Just goes to show you how just one person can have such an outsi... more »
Action Alert: Your Opportunity to Help Spain Ban HPV Vaccines
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
visit website HERE *Activist Post*
*Madrid*: Medical professionals, vaccine-injury victims, public health
experts, scientists and vaccine safety advocates have joined forces to
formally demand the Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy remove HPV
vaccines from the immunization schedule and establish a compensation fund
for those who have suffered adverse effects from vaccines.
*HPV vaccines: Just say NO *
On Tuesday, 9 October 2012, Don Carlos Álvarez Dardet, Professor of
Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alicante, and
Dña Alicia Capilla Lanagrán, V... more »
Food Prices Rising: Reaching Near Emergency Levels, Riots Expected
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
image source Lisa Garber
According to a group of researchers, their mathematical model using food
prices can predict social unrest and riots. Given the drought and rampant
speculation, this may bode ill for several regions in the world. Food
prices have been rising for quite some time, and aren’t showing any sign of
slowing.
People raise their voices and go to arms for reasons too complicated to
address here altogether, but it would be folly to leave hunger out of the
equation. The spark may be an anti-Islam film or an incident of police
brutality, but Yaneer Bar-Yam of the New ... more »
US sources: US, Israel plan October Surprise, Others: Israel can do it alone
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Four facts deserve attention with regard to a potential attack on Iran’s
nuclear facilities. The first is that the Iranian-Israeli war is already at
hand. Iran launched it by sending an unmanned drone into Israeli air space
Saturday, Oct. 6, breaking new ground in belligerence with a cyber attack.
Israel countered by stationing Patriot missile interceptor batteries in
Haifa and other parts of its northern region.
That Tehran initiated hostilities with a cyber attack on Israel cannot be
wiped from the record any more than its score: two points, Iran; zero,
Israel, whose air defenses... more »
Shell explosions in Central Russia leave mushroom cloud-like plume of smoke
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
NATO: Military plans ready to defend Turkey if shelling continues along Syrian Border
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*BEIRUT—NATO is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid artillery and
mortar exchanges with Syria, its top official said Tuesday, as Ankara sent
additional fighter jets to reinforce an air base close to the Syria border
where tensions have escalated dramatically over the past week.*
Turkey and Syria have exchanged fire across their common border since
errant Syrian shells killed five Turkish civilians last week, sparking
fears of a wider regional crisis.
The comments by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen were the
strongest show of support to Ankara since the firing be... more »
Iraq buys $4.2 billion in Russian weapons-document
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*(Reuters) - Russia announced on Tuesday it has signed $4.2 billion in arms
deals with Iraq, making it the largest weapons supplier to the Middle East
country after the United States.
*
The deals, disclosed in a Russian government document issued at a meeting
between Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri
al-Maliki, give Russia a big boost at a time when the future of its arms
sales to Libya and Syria is uncertain.
Iraq had been all but off limits for Russia's defense industry after the
U.S.-led invasion of 2003 which ousted Saddam Hussein, one of Moscow's
big... more »
Oy, Bai
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 13 hours ago
I know, I know, it's fish in a barrel, but still:
It’s pretty amazing that Hillary and Bill Clinton continue to occupy such a
central role in foreign policy and in the presidential campaign,
respectively, a full 20 years after they first emerged as national figures.
To put this kind of staying power in perspective, can anyone imagine the
Obamas upstaging the Democratic nominee in 2028? Or Mitt and Ann Romney
mulling another national run in 2036? Not likely. Though you can kind of
see Bristol Palin showing up for the 500th episode of “Dancing with the
Stars.”
Why, yes I can imagine ... more »
The Plutocrat-Assisted Suicide Cult
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
It's bad enough that the titans of finance got away scot free after tanking
the economy and wiping out trillions of dollars in household wealth. It's
bad enough that real unemployment is still close to 20%, one five Americans
lives in poverty, 50 million of us have no access to medical care and
Republicans and Democrats alike are waging war on unionized labor and
public schools.
At least the odious Lloyd Blankfeins and Jamie Dimons and Business
Roundtables of the world used to work behind the scenes as their lobbyists
wrote the laws and bribed the politicians. No more. The oligarchs... more »
The one hundred and sixty fourth weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago
This week's award derives from a tweet I saw yesterday:
'Aides admit Kirchner is using the Falkland Islands as a smokescreen to
mask domestic failings #Falklands http://t.co/vZtkUlDM -- Falkland Islands
(@falklands_utd)'
Argentina's Kirchner is using the Falkland Islands as a smokescreen to
mask domestic failings - "No shit, Sherlock"
Syria rebels bomb Air Force Intelligence complex
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*Rebels have carried out a suicide bomb attack overnight on an intelligence
agency compound in a suburb of the Syrian capital, Damascus, reports say.*
The al-Nusra Front, a jihadist militant group, said explosives-filled
vehicles had been blown up outside the Air Force Intelligence complex in
Harasta.
Residents said there were several huge blasts, followed by fierce clashes.
One activist group said dozens of people were killed and expressed fears
for the fate of the agency's prisoners.
Human rights activists say hundreds of opponents of President Bashar
al-Assad have been detained... more »
Important Health News: The Vaccine Empire Has Collapsed!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
I have long been an advocate of everyone refusing to roll up their sleeves
and take their "seasonal flu shot" like good slaves. I have shown in this
blog over the last few years a multitude of different articles that
definitely call for everyone to avoid vaccines at all cost. Evidence
clearly shows that the poisons in these vaccines are more deadly to the
body than then diseases that they are supposed to fight! Even when I
personally came down with Influenza last week, I preferred to just ride it
out, and never once considered going to any Pharmacy to have myself
injected with ... more »
Syria clashes intensify near Turkey border
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*(Reuters) - NATO said on Tuesday it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if
necessary against any further spillover of violence from Syria's border
areas where rebels and government forces are fighting for control.*
Rebel suicide bombers struck at President Bashar al-Assad's heartland,
attacking an Air Force Intelligence compound on the edge of Damascus,
insurgents said. Activists living nearby said the bombing caused at least
100 casualties among security personnel, based on the ambulances that
rushed to the scene.
"Assad...is only able to stand up with crutches," Turkish Prime Mi... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 13 hours ago
*WWL-TV accepts national Edward R. Murrow award for sports reporting *
*N.O. port positioning to capture more cargo ~Chad Calder, The Advocate*
*Deadline looms for claims process ~Nikki Buskey, Daily Comet*
*The Ike Dike: A Solution For Saving Lives And Preventing Storm Damage*
*Food Truck Fest Puts Outdated Laws, OC Haley in the Spotlight ~Emma Boyce, NOLA
DEFENDER *
*October Nerd Night NOLA!*
*Sailing Hall of Fame to honor Class of 2012 at SYC *
*Kid Ory a Newspaper Man's Challenge ~My Spilt Milk*
Eleven euro zone countries agreed on Tuesday to press ahead with a disputed tax on financial transactions Despite it being strongly opposed by the SIXTEEN remaining European Countries....What will they Rule on Next without the backing of the 27-nation bloc?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*(Reuters) - Eleven euro zone countries agreed on Tuesday to press ahead
with a disputed tax on financial transactions designed to help pay for the
cost of fixing a crisis that has rocked the single currency area.
*
*
*The initiative, pushed hard by Germany and France but strongly opposed by
Britain, Sweden and other free-marketers, gained critical mass at a
European Union finance ministers' meeting in Luxembourg, when more than the
required nine states agreed to use a treaty provision to launch the tax.
The so-called "Tobin tax", first proposed by Nobel-prize winning U.S.
economist... more »
Jerry Sandusky Jailed For At Least 30 Years
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been
sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for sexually abusing youngsters.
*(Reuters) - Serial child molester Jerry Sandusky, a former Pennsylvania
State University football coach, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison
on Tuesday.*
The sentence by Judge John Cleland in Centre County Court could put the
68-year-old retired defensive coordinator in prison for the rest of his
life.
Sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse for molesting 10
boys over 15 years, some in the football team's showers on camp... more »
Tax talk: The New York Times' broken culture!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012*
*Saturday Night, Monday morning:* Last Wednesday night, one major policy
point popped from that first debate.
We refer to Romney’s tax proposal, a murky proposal the mainstream press
corps has chosen to duck for months.
In August, the Tax Policy Center did a major report on the Romney proposal.
As we noted at the time, the Washington Post and the New York Times treated
this report like a minor distraction.
Last Wednesday evening, the tax plan popped, trailing a massive amount of
confusion. The mass confusion has continued in subsequent pundit
discussion... more »
Pakistan: No end to humanitarian crises after three successive years of devastating floods
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago
[image: Two Pakistani women carry loads while wading through floodwaters,
13 September 2012. muslimhandsuk / flickr]
Islamabad/Brussels, 9 October 2012 (ICG) – Three successive years of
devastating floods threatening the lives of millions, coupled with the
displacement of hundreds of thousands due to military operations and
militancy, gives Pakistan’s radical Islamist groups opportunities to
recruit and increases the potential for conflict.
“Since the democratic transition began in 2008, some progress has been
made”, says Samina Ahmed, Crisis Group’s South Asia Project Director. ... more »
31 Days of Photo Props: Fall Leaves
Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 14 hours ago
For the past three years, I have lived in a part of the country that only
has two seasons. Summer and Summer Lite. Although, I haven't missed the
snow, I have missed the fall leaves. This year we are finally back where I
can see all the beautiful yellows, reds and oranges that fall brings. I
love shooting in the leaves. They make the perfect back drop for brides,
families and individual children.
Leaves can be used as a simple backdrop, or they can be used as prop. One
of my favorite ways to shoot with leaves is to have the subject grab a
large armful of leaves and throw them u... more »
Red Cross: Afghanistan ‘sliding towards collapse’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago
[image: Afghan security forces at the site of a suicide attack in Lashkar
Gah, capital of Helmand province. AFP / Getty Images]
By Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul, www.guardian.co.uk
8 October 2012
The police and army in an increasingly violent Afghanistan will struggle to
secure the country when foreign forces leave and the people face a corrupt
presidential election in 2014, the Red Cross and a thinktank have warned.
At stake is the limited and fragile stability that has insulated Kabul and
most other urban areas from more than a decade of escalating aggression
since the US invasi... more »
Even after rains, West Texas faces long-term water depletion
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago
[image: Water-pipeline construction to the Hickory aquifer, southeast of
San Angelo. In October 2012, two-thirds of the state was still in drought.
Jerod Foster for The Texas Tribune]
By KATE GALBRAITH
6 October 2012
SAN ANGELO – With its pretty rivers and lakes, this city of 95,000 people
is sometimes called the oasis of West Texas. But San Angelo recently came
within a year of running out of water, as it faced a severe drought that
produced brown lawns, dying bushes and fear.
“Who wants to pull up to a hotel and it’s dead?” said Bob Banskter, general
manager of the Rodeway Inn... more »
Brain-Eating Amoeba Leaves 10 Dead In Pakistan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
*At least 10 people have died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba
in the Pakistani city of Karachi.*
Naegleria fowleri has a fatality rate of more than 98%, according to the
World Health Organisation.
It is transmitted when contaminated water enters the body through the nose
and cannot be passed person-to-person.
The 10 confirmed cases have all occurred since May in the southern port
city, said Dr Musa Khan, head of the WHO's Disease Early Warning System in
Pakistan.
The amoeba travels from the nasal membranes to the brain. Symptoms are
initially very mild, including a ... more »
Jimmy Savile: Complaints Of Abuse Since 1959.....Why was nothing Done to protect these children?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
*Scotland Yard say they received formal complaints of alleged sexual abuse
by television presenter Jimmy Savile stretching back four decades.*
More follows...
LEHRER’S RERUN: Last week wasn’t Lehrer’s first run!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012*
*Part 4—Harshly, murkily criticized:* Did Jim Lehrer do a horrible job
moderating last week’s debate?
That is a matter of judgment. In a rational world, a skilled moderator
might have clarified the discussion of Mitt Romney’s murky tax proposal,
the policy issue which popped at this debate.
You don’t live in any such world. And Lehrer may have been following
orders, a point we’ll discuss at the end of the week.
At any rate, Lehrer was widely criticized for his passivity at last week’s
debate, and for his fatuous questions. Needless to say, sycophants cam... more »
Merkel Welcome to Greece
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
*(Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in
central Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and
reach visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. *Read More
Greece has not reached the end of reform road: Merkel
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
- *Paying one aid tranche will not solve all of Greece's problems: Merkel
*
- *Merkel says wants Greece to remain in the Euro zone*
**
Clashes In Athens As Angela Merkel Arrives
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
*Police fire tear gas at protestors throwing petrol bombs in Athens, as
Angela Merkel meets with Greece's prime minister.*
Tens of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens as the
German Chancellor arrives in Athens to signal her strongest support yet for
a government struggling to implement fresh austerity cuts.
Police clashed with protestors, firing tear gas and stun grenades as they
attempted to break through a barrier set up to protect the German
delegation, in one of the capital's biggest protests in months.
Angela Merkel is the first German chancellor to visit G... more »
seen in upstate new york
laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
Something for all your needs, plus excellent alliteration. Down the road in
Mohawk territory, in the North Country region of New York State, we saw
this:
Many generations of Mohawks have been ironworkers. Many of the great New
York City skyscrapers were built by Mohawk labour.
We didn't have a camera with us; these were just taken on my phone, the
better-than-nothing emergency camera. Which made us think, with two cameras
at home, why don't we always take one along, as a matter of course?
A portion of the drive to Vermont is very scenic. Once you get off the 401
and cross int... more »
6.4 Magnitude Earthquake BALLENY ISLANDS REGION - 9th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck the BALLENY ISLANDS REGION at a depth
of 10.2 km (6.3 miles), the quake hit at 12:32:04 UTC Tuesday 9th October
2012
The epicenter was 729 km (452 miles) Northwest of Young Island
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
*Initially 6.6 Magnitude*
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1244Z 09 OCT 2012
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... TSUNAMI IN... more »
An Interview with John List
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 15 hours ago
A nice discussion of his research using field experiments.
Reckless, Amateurish... Romney's Foreign Policy Agenda
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Glenn Greewald made a valid point in his presidential debate coverage for *The
Guardian* last week by pointing out that the debates give us an illusion of
choice. He's determined to expose the hidden consensus behind all they
agree on. "Most of what matters in American political life," he asserts,
"is nowhere to be found in its national election debates. Penal policies
vividly illustrate this point. ...[T]hey have no discernible differences
when it comes to any of the underlying policies, including America's
relentless fixation on treating drug usage as a criminal, rather than
hea... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Brian Blessed, 76. I'm not sure he's my all-time favorite
actor, but he'll do 'til someone else comes along. His Augustus is
certainly among my very favorite TV characters/performances; he's wonderful
in a weirdly neglected As You Like It; and terrific fun in small roles in
Branagh's Henry and Much Ado. I haven't made a point of seeing everything
he's in, but I haven't been disappointed yet (okay, yes, there's the Star
Wars thing, but hard to blame him for that). I've never seen his Lear; I
really should. Anyway: I know I've touted it before, but any of you who
hav... more »
Birthing the Divine Warrior
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
Anthony Freda Art Julian Rose
These are testing times. There is little doubt that the malevolent forces
currently holding sway over our world are doing their damnest to keep the
lid on the rising tide of consciousness which will ultimately depose them.
The effect is tangible; as though a block is attempting to be placed on
incoming energies that nourish the awakening process. As though such
energies are being sucked out of the very air we breathe – leaving a kind
of vacuum and that feeling one gets just before a thunderstorm when the
atmospheric pressure draws back prior to unleas... more »
Policy By Stealth
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
A month ago, Allan Gregg spoke at the opening of Carleton University's new
Public Affairs Building. He writes in today's *Toronto Star*:
I never expected these remarks would “go viral.” Like most public speakers,
I held out nothing more than the modest hope they would reach beyond those
in attendance, that they would have some impact on the broader conversation.
The most obvious reason for the reaction my speech received is that there
are a lot more people than I realized who harbour some of the same concerns
I expressed — namely, that governments are ceasing to use evidence, fact... more »
Anonymous: Operation Solidarity with Greece
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 16 hours ago
*YouTube*
Greetings Government of Greece, we are Anonymous.
We are watching events in Greece and we are really overwhelmed. Four
thousand suicides, two million unemployed, five-hundred thousand homeless,
hospitals without the necessary materials, salaries and pensions at risk of
hunger and we can go on ...
*Hat Tip: Justice For Greece*
http://webchat.voxanon.net irc.voxanon.net chan #OpSolidarityGreece
Facebook event link : https://www.facebook.com/events/112599478897315/
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NATO will "defend" Turkey - Turkey wrong to attack Syria
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
Breaking news this a.m seems to be NATO is ready to go How ugly will it
get?
NATO says it is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid artillery
exchanges along its tense southeastern border with Syria.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday that Ankara can rely
on the alliance, which has "all necessary plans in place to protect and
defend Turkey if necessary."
The clincher?* Syria says it is not seeking any escalation of violence with
Turkey.*
More and still more: NATO has plans to defend Turkey if needed
"We have all necessary plans in place to protect and def... more »
Apple and Google spend more money on patents than on research and development
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 16 hours ago
Image source J.G. Vibes
This week the New York Times reported that spending by Apple and Google on
patent lawsuits and high dollar patent purchases exceeded spending on
research and development of new products. As many are aware, a patent is an
exclusive monopoly privilege over an idea, which prevents new upstarts and
entrepreneurs from replicating or expanding on already existing ideas. The
case against patents and intellectual property of any kind is very strong,
and growing in support especially among younger people.
One of the most obvious and compelling points brought forwar... more »
Tension As Angela Merkel Arrives In Athens
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
*Greece is bracing itself for strikes, protests and potential violence as
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Athens to signal her strongest
support yet for a government struggling to implement fresh austerity cuts.
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*Merkel is the first German chancellor to visit Greece in decades and is
making her first trip since the debt crisis began here three years ago.
Deemed highly symbolic, Merkel's seven-hour stay signals the attempt by
Europe's most powerful lender to keep its poorest peer, Greece, within the
17-nation eurozone.
Merkel also has a desire to further mend relations... more »
Egypt and Turkey hold joint naval exercise
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
*CAIRO: The Egyptian and Turkish navies have begun a week-long joint drill
in the eastern Mediterranean, an Egyptian military official said on Monday.*
Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi, an Islamist elected in June, has sought
to deepen ties with Turkey and this month addressed the conference of the
ruling Turkish AK Party.
Turkey was one of the first countries to speak out in support of the
Egyptian uprising which toppled Hosni Mubarak and led to the Muslim
Brotherhood winning power.
The annual drill, which is called Sea of Friendship and began on Sunday, is
one of several such j... more »
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War Provocations Float By Largely Unnoticed Among US Crowd Mesmerized By Latest Gas Increase ( Debt = Trick To Remake the Social Democracy That U.S. Has Been)
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 16 hours ago
Scott Creighton always provides a different take on events. His attitude
today is not lighthearted or very forgiving concerning his President's
recent obliquity. And debt is the drug being used to bring a final fascist
political system to the besodden new world. War Provocations Increase
Exponentially October 8, 2012 by willyloman by Scott Creighton “You have to
be ready at every moment to
Report: Turkey reinforces air base close to borders with Syria, Iraq
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*Standoff between Damascus, Ankara continues as latter sends 25 additional
F-16 fighter jets to Diyarbakir air base*
A Turkish news agency said Tuesday that additional fighter jets have been
sent to reinforce an air base in the country’s southeast amid escalating
tensions with Syria.
The Dogan agency quoted unidentified military sources as saying that at
least 25 additional F-16 fighter jets were deployed at Turkey’s Diyarbakir
air base late Monday.
The Turkish military’s chief of staff inspected troops along the border
with Syria on Tuesday.
Turkey and Syria have been firing art... more »
European shares slip as IMF cuts global growth forecasts
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*LONDON — European stock markets fell Tuesday after the International
Monetary Fund cut its forecasts for global economic growth, while sentiment
was also dogged by Spanish bailout speculation, dealers said.*
In morning deals, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies slid
0.23 percent to 5,828.30 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.49 percent to
7,255.48 points and in Paris the CAC 40 lost 0.14 percent to 3,401.71.
Madrid's Ibex 35 index meanwhile declined by 0.11 percent to stand at
3,402.86 points, as rising Spanish bond yields also sparked renewed concern
over a potentia... more »
Chris Martenson on what Job Numbers, the Fed, and a Drop in Oil Prices are Hiding!
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
NATO Uses Turkey, Who Uses Free Syrian Army, To Self-Authorize NATO Attack On Syria
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*[This Israeli government spokesman is appealing to the world to accept the
proposition that any stray bullets or shells coming across the border from
Syria are an "attack" upon Turkey, and by extension, an attack upon NATO.
This statement is intended to back-up the recent Turkish Parliament
authorization for military operations inside Syria. So Turkey is now ready
to do what Israel has been afraid to do, go to war against Syria. *
It would almost seem as though Israel and Turkey had planned all of this
from the beginning, were it not for that ugly little incident with the Gaza
Flo... more »
Azhar Ahmed Spared Jail Over Comments about Dead Soldiers on Facebook....UK: one rule for one and one rule for another
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*A man convicted of posting a grossly offensive Facebook message about six
dead British soldiers has been given a community order.
Azhar Ahmed told a court he had no idea his comments would cause so much
upset, and that he was only trying to point out that other deaths in
Afghanistan were being ignored.
Reacting to the public outcry over the soldiers' deaths in March this year,
he wrote on the social networking website: "What about the innocent familys
who have been brutally killed."
His rant went on: "All soldiers should DIE and go to hell", before ending
with "Gotta problem go ... more »
Does record Antarctic sea ice refute global warming?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*The claim
Record high amounts of Antarctic sea ice contradict global warming.
The background*
Reno reader Judson Pierce contacted Fact Checker on Monday with a story
from Newsmax headlined “Record Antarctica ice contradicts global warming
trend.”
He wanted to know whether it truly contradicts global warming and why the
mainstream media seems to be ignoring this fact after widely reporting
Arctic sea ice being at record lows.
Pierce is right that, as of this writing, the mainstream media hasn’t
reported much about the Antarctica ice. It’s likely they will, as the
national data c... more »
China’s Preparing for the End Game – Are We Paying Attention?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*For three thousand years China has been at the forefront of monetary
innovation. It was the first to legalize gold money in the tenth century BC
and two millennia later it issued the world’s first paper currency. Fast
forward to 2012 and China is at it again, eclipsing Australia as the
largest producer of gold and increasing its monetary gold reserves at an
alarming rate. Five years ago China surpassed the US in gold production and
five years from now it will own more gold than the US Federal government.*
Do not dismiss this as just another example of China’s insatiable appetite
fo... more »
Reporter Lara Logan brings ominous news from Middle East
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*This was no ordinary rubber chicken affair. That was my reaction to the
extraordinary keynoter at Tuesday’s Better Government Association annual
luncheon.*
Lara Logan, a correspondent for CBS’ “60 Minutes,” delivered a provocative
speech to about 1,100 influentials from government, politics, media, and
the legal and corporate arenas. Such downtown gatherings are a regular on
Chicago’s networking circuit. (I am a member of the BGA’s Civic Leadership
Committee, and the Chicago Sun-Times was a sponsor).
Her ominous and frightening message was gleaned from years of covering our
wars ... more »
Economic Turmoil and Military Crisis
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*Events are moving very fast now, suggesting that substantive changes are
approaching. With tanks on the streets of Venezuela, Turkish artillery
shelling Syrian positions, unrest in Tehran and rising Sino-Japanese
tensions, the danger of further shocks to the world economy cannot be ruled
out. *
At the same time, the unfavorable impression made by President Barack Obama
in his first debate with challenger Mitt Romney has now created the
impression that Romney may win the election, leading to economic policy
changes in Washington.
Is there going to be any good economic news between... more »
Stratfor Sources: ''U.S. Troops in Mexico as Feds Aid Cartels''
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
*Federal authorities in the United States have been quietly supporting
certain Mexican criminal empires, especially the Sinaloa drug cartel, in a
bid to solidify the syndicates’ reign as dominant powerbrokers in
particular territories, according to leaked e-mails from a U.S.-based
Mexican diplomat to the private intelligence firm Stratfor. If cartel
chiefs cooperate with authorities, “governments will allow controlled drug
trades,” the diplomatic source wrote.*
Other information unearthed so far in the leak, much of it coming from a
variety of sources, was equally explosive. One 20... more »
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