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Afghanistan's Presidential Recount Has Been Suspended Again
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 minutes ago
Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah, left, and
Ashraf Ghani announce an audit plan in Kabul on July 12, 2014.
*Afghan Recount Delayed Again -- Voice of America*
Afghan officials have again suspended the auditing of votes from the
country's runoff presidential election.
They said Saturday the count was delayed because presidential candidate
Abdullah Abdullah has not yet agreed on how ballots will be determined to
be valid or invalid.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke separately by telephone Friday
with Abdullah and rival candidate Ashraf Ghani to of... more »
The First World War Started 100 Years Ago Today
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 minutes ago
*French, German Presidents Mark World War I Anniversary -- Voice of America*
PARIS — French and German presidents evoked the bloody lessons of World War
I and hailed the emergence of a largely peaceful Europe Sunday, as they
marked the centenary of Germany's declaration of war on France.
French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck
met in France's eastern Alsace region to lay the first stone of a memorial
for French and German soldiers killed during what is called the Great War.
Their meeting took place in Vieil Armand - known in German as
Hartmannsw... more »
An Analysis Of The Islamic State's Military Strategy In It's War Against Baghdad
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 minutes ago
*Islamic State Builds Forces, Targets For Baghdad Bomb Attacks --
Washington Times*
The al Qaeda offshoot terrorizing Iraq is in the process of consolidating
territorial gains and increasing the target list in Baghdad, a U.S.
official and defense analysts say.
But at this point, the Islamic State army of Sunni extremists does not have
the capacity to take Baghdad, where a huge Shiite population and stiffer
Iraqi forces defend the capital.
“[The Islamic State] is solidifying its control in Sunni areas of Iraq and
Syria,” said a U.S. intelligence official. “They attack or entrench ... more »
A Summary On The State Of The Syrian Army As ISIS Advances
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 minutes ago
Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry their weapons as
they gather in the town of Safira November 1, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/George
Ourfalian
*Assessing The State Of The Syrian Army As ISIS Advances -- ABC News*
The Syrian army said it had retaken the Shaar gas field near Palmyra – one
of the country's largest – from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The battle and its heavy losses raised questions about the army's state of
preparedness against the Sunni militant group; fueled by spoils from its
June offensive in Iraq, ISIS has marched steadily across east... more »
Who Wants Congress Pushing Us Into A War With Russian Over Ukraine?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 39 minutes ago
McCain, Ayotte, Graham want to spend billions to provoke a war with Russia
over Ukraine
Marcy Kaptur should be home demanding answers about why her constituents can't
drink the water that comes out of their taps. (They can't brush their teeth
or shower with it either and they can't let their pets drink it. There's
cylindrospermopsin in what used to be their drinking water and, according
to the EPA "the primary toxic effect of this toxin is irreversible damage
to the liver." Oh, and it causes cancer in mice.) Last week, Kaptur was
busy in Washington introducing legislation with Republ... more »
ISIS The Start of World War III? David Icke with Luke Rudkowski
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 49 minutes ago
In this video Luke Rudkowski talks to David Icke about his predictions with
ISIS and the possible start of WWIII. David breaks down many esoteric
historical writings and the current political situation that can lead to
bringing in other countries to war.
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Tonkin Gulf: The event that changed my life forever
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 53 minutes ago
I was a fly on the wall. I was a member of the staff of the operational
command under whose authority the destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy
would enter the history books. By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver | The …
finish reading Thomas McKelvey Cleaver :
Tonkin Gulf: The event that changed my
life forever
Misleading Public Over Exec Bonuses? (UltraRich, UltraPowerful) Should There Be a V.I.P. Room for Elections? (If Senate Dems Won’t Vote for You, Why Should You Vote for Them?)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 hour ago
Tired of having your pension invested in something with a good chance of
making returns you can depend on being there when you retire? If you
haven't felt like your government is trying to enfantilize (or at least
hide the facts of life from) you yet, get ready. David Sirota does the
honors: Govt Letter Declares Desire to "Minimize Attention" Around Wall St
Salaries (From David Sirota,
Renzo Piano: “the only place where it all comes together is the mind…”
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 hour ago
[image: Interview - Renzo Piano]
I really like this observation by architect Renzo Piano, on how the
computer should remain a servant, not a master.
*Paul Clemence: I look around your office and models are everywhere! From
miniatures of entire buildings to blown-up structural details. Considering
the integration of 3-D modelling software in architectural practice over
the last decade, are models still essential to the preliminary design
process? **Renzo Piano*: Doing one of these rough models is the same as
sketching. The model is three-dimensional version of a sketch. With the
... more »
Gaza Death Toll Approaching 1,900
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Rescue workers search for victims as Palestinians gather around the
wreckage of a house, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli air
strike that killed at least nine members from the al-Ghol family, in Rafah
in the southern Gaza Strip August 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
*Death Toll From Israel's Gaza Attacks Rises To 1830 -- World Bulletin*
At least 71 Palestinians were killed and 150 others injured on Sunday in
Israeli attacks on different parts of the blockaded Gaza Strip, according
to a Palestinian health official.
"This brings to 1830 the total number of Pales... more »
Israel Announces 7-Hour Humanitarian Cease-Fire
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R), Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, and
IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz meet in Tel Aviv. Photo: ARIEL HERMONI /
DEFENSE MINISTRY
*Israel: Temporary Cease-Fire Starts Tomorrow -- CNN*
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel has agreed to a 7-hour humanitarian cease-fire,
according to the Israel Defense Forces, but a spokesman for Hamas says it's
a no go.
The cease-fire is expected to start at 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET)
Monday, the IDF said in a statement. It would not apply to the areas in
which Israeli soldiers are currently operating.
"The IDF will respo... more »
Iran's Elite Guards Are Now Waging War Against The Islamic State In Iraq
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Smoke rises during clashes between Iraqi security forces and militants of
the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) in Ramadi, July 26, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Osama Al-dulaimi
*Iran's Elite Guards Fighting In Iraq To Push Back Islamic State -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - In early July, hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of
Kamal Shirkhani in Lavasan, a small town northeast of the Iranian capital
Tehran. The crowd carried the coffin past posters which showed Shirkhani in
the green uniform of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and... more »
Dept of Ag Shuts Down Cell of Potential “Agri-Terrorists”: Seed Libraries Outlawed in Pennsylvania
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
Daisy Luther
It looks like Michigan is not the only state with a Department of
Agriculture that is adamant about the best interests of their citizens.
Residents in Pennsylvania can now breathe a little bit easier since an
illegal enterprise has been shut down.
The Joseph T. Simpson Public Library in Mechanicsburg was participating in
an activity that put the entire ecosystem of the state at risk.
In an astonishing act of hubris, they were running a seed library, right
there amongst the books, in the very facility where small children go to
have stories read to them.
I’m not maki... more »
New Tracking Tech Designed to Thwart the Next Edward Snowden
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
image source Jason Erickson
Whether one calls the revelations of Edward Snowden legitimate
whistleblowing or treason, the technology to potentially thwart future
security breaches has been rolled out in an unlikely place: Estonia.
After a wave of cyber attacks in 2007, Estonia began focusing on data
integrity and is now leading the world toward big data governance.
Simultaneously, Estonia is laying claim as the first country to implement a
national digital identity system, proving that all forms of tracking are
being taken seriously:
Secure, authenticated identity is the birthr... more »
Maybe Jamie Whyte was wrong
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
Was Jamie Whyte right to compare the legal inequality of Maori today with
the aristocrats of pre-Revolutionary France? Probably not. The more
accurate analogy might be to compare the tribal leaders and their
hangers-on to those aristocrats, busily eating cake while those they
supposedly represent are getting their crumbs, if at all.
An even more accurate analogy might be to compare this Browntable of today
with the nineteenth-century version of the British House of Lords – an
unelected body with entry based solely on hereditary privilege having veto
power over the parliament of t... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: On responsibility for aggression
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
"He who initiates physical force is morally responsible for the destructive
consequences of the retaliatory force he thereby necessitates. So says the
law of causality.
"This principle is as clear in a warzone in the Middle East as it is on the
streets of Miami. If a thug grabs a woman and tries to shove her into a
van, and the woman pulls a gun from her purse and shoots at the thug,
thereby killing an innocent bystander behind him, who is morally
responsible for the bystander’s death? Every thinking adult knows the
answer.
"Of course, the kind and extent of retaliatory force war... more »
Irish Senator Drops Some Powerful Truth About the Tragedy in Gaza
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
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5 Questions About the Ebola Scare
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 2 hours ago
Aaron Dykes & Melissa Melton
Now that the Ebola situation has hit the 24/7 mainstream media zoo, serious
questions are being raised as to why now.
After all, people were dying of Ebola in the hundreds in West Africa before
this week. Aid workers and doctors were getting infected before. These
things are not new, but the sudden media focus raises lots of questions.
To start…
*Why are they shipping Ebola-infected patients onto American soil for the
first time?*
As many have pointed out, this move seems particularly…ill-advised. The
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... more »
Is drug use among right-wingers perhaps even heavier than we've been imagining?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Yes, it's our old pal Rep. Steve "Nuttier Than Any Fruitcake" King (R-IA)!
The Fruitcake Man opened his giant yap, so you know there must be trouble.*
*by Ken*
The craziness is out there, and it's getting crazier. A few simple
click-through's on Daily Kos's "Recommended" list brought me this daily
sampling. Do I need to add that this almost random sampling could be
multiplied by thousands?
*THE HOUSE GOP'S NEW GO-TO GUY ON*
*IMMIGRATION? GOD'S REP. STEVE KING!*
Daily Kos's Hunter notes ("Republican who crafted House border policy says
our nation's borders were established by God... more »
Kurdish Security Forces Have Been Routed By Islamic State Fighters. Extremists Have Taken Control Of Iraq's Largest Hydroelectric Dam. 200,000 Civilians Have Already Fled The Onslaught
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Extremists Seize 3 More Towns in Iraq After Routing Kurdish Forces -- New
York Times*
BAGHDAD — Sunni extremists seized control of three towns in northern Iraq
on Sunday after fierce battles with Kurdish security forces, sending
thousands of people fleeing to the nearby mountains and threatening the
country’s largest dam.
In the darkness of Sunday morning, the Sunni fighters swept in to take one
of the towns, Sinjar, and set about their method of conquest, which is as
familiar as it is brutal: They destroyed a Shiite shrine, executed
resisters, overran local security forces and ... more »
Pro-Russian Rebels Boast That They 'Shot Down' A Ukrainian Spy Drone
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Boastful Pro-Russian Rebels Parade Around Ukrainian Spy Drone 'Shot Down'
In A Field 15 Miles From MH17 Crash Site -- Daily Mail*
* Footage of aircraft in east Ukraine released by Donetsk Peoples' Republic
* Rebels posted photo making peace sign and declaring themselves heroes
* Site near city of Shakhtars'k 15 miles from where jet fatally crashed
* AFP quoted Ukrainian military alleging a spy drone was shot down with
similar 'missile' to system it claims was used against MH17
* But internet users scorned claim - as the craft appeared remarkably intact
* And footage by rebels in rebel... more »
Alan Waldman : New Zealand’s ‘Outrageous Fortune’ is an extremely clever comedy-drama TV series
Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 4 hours ago
An adorable cast creates a West Auckland criminal family struggling to go
straight after its leader is imprisoned. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog |
July 22, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his
favorite … finish reading Alan Waldman :
New Zealand’s ‘Outrageous Fortune’ is an extremely clever comedy-drama TV
series
CARTOON OF THE DAY: On U.S. foreign policy successes
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
[Cartoon by Chris Bok]
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Jon Voight on the luvvies’s denunciation of Israel
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
Actor Jon Voight penned this Open Letter to the “dozens of Spanish film
stars, directors, musicians and writers, led by Oscar winners Penelope
Cruz, Javier Bardem and Pedro Almodovar,” who denounced Israel's actions in
Gaza in an Open Letter of their own.
[image: image]My name is Jon Voight and I am more than angry, I am
heartsick that people like Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem could incite
anti-Semitism all over the world and are oblivious to the damage they have
caused.
They are obviously ignorant of the whole story of Israel’s birth, when in
1948 the Jewish people were offer... more »
Israeli Ambassador To America Equates Hamas With ISIS And Al-Qaeda
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 4 hours ago
*Hamas has more political credibility than Barack Obama and Benjamin
Netanyahu.*
Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to Washington, went onto NBC this
morning and equated Hamas with ISIS. This is a familiar talking point. We
often hear that "Hamas is like Al-Qaeda."
We know the creation of Al-Qaeda can be credited to the CIA, Mossad, MI6,
and Saudi Arabia, so the Israeli ambassador is putting his own government
on public trial when he resorts to this stupid talking point to defend the
indiscriminate killing of women and children in Gaza. If he were truthful
he would be saying Hama... more »
"NOBODY BELIEVES YOU ANY MORE"
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
Senator David Norris is a political and human rights activist in Dublin,
Ireland and speaks about Israel's Gaza crimes.
"The Jewish State Solution" comes to Canada
Alison at Creekside - 4 hours ago
West Bank settler Moshe Feiglin is a deputy speaker in Israel's Knesset and
head of the largest faction within Netanyahu's Likud party. Today,
actually, he is acting speaker.
Three months ago on May 6, Feiglin was in Toronto for a speaking event put
on by the Jewish Defence League (JDL) and the Toronto Zionist Council :
*An Evening with MK Moshe Feiglin : "The Jewish State Solution".*
Feiglin doesn't use the word Palestine as he contends Palestine does not
exist.
Shorter Feiglin : revoke the Oslo Accords, conquer Gaza, expel as many
Arabs as possible, repopulate the area with... more »
Sparring regarding Vote audit continues ( August 4 , 2014 ) .... Abdullah rejoins Afghan vote audit ; Afghan vote audit delayed over disagreement Candidate Abdullah's objection to criteria to address alleged fraud claims in June run-off election stalls process.
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/pakistanafghanistan/294257/abdullah-rejoins-afghan-vote-audit
Abdullah rejoins Afghan vote audit
August 04, 2014 - 12:50:08 am
Afghan election commission workers unseal a box containing ballot papers
for an audit of the presidential run-off vote, at a counting centre in
Kabul, yesterday.
KABUL: Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has agreed to rejoin
an audit of the votes, the United Nations said yesterday, after tense
negotiations to rescue the election amid a prolonged dispute over fraud.
The country’s first democratic transfer of powe... more »
The pendulum of the Arab Spring has swung in Israel’s favor......."
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
The pendulum of the Arab Spring has swung in Israel's favour. That is not
a coincidence. That is long term planning
Ok, so much for my enforced break. After a lovely day in wine country.....
I am back! Continuing on with the situation in the ME.
*Hope you all listened to that Max Igan interview?*
During the first hour of the interview Max says something along the line of
the Arab Spring changing the scenery for Israel.* RIR- Max Igan- Zionist
Terrorism in Gaza*
Can't recall the exact wording, but, it was something like it appears the
Arab Spring™ had to take place before Israel co... more »
In Flanders fields
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 5 hours ago
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
When the US spys on Nations , don't be shocked other Nations return the favor ! Israel wiretapped Kerry’s calls during peace talks – report
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Russia Today.....
Israel wiretapped Kerry’s calls during peace talks – report
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Israeli agents were eavesdropping on US Secretary of State John Kerry as he
was mediating last year’s futile Middle East peace talks, German magazine
Der Spiegel has revealed.
Kerry made reviving diplomatic ties between Israel and the Palestinian
Authority after a three-year fr... more »
Ukrainian Soldiers Reveal What Life is Like On The Battlefield In Eastern Ukraine
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Ukrainian army tanks move past a checkpoint as they patrol the area near
eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve August 3, 2014. Credit:
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
*Ukraine’s Frontline Troops, Surrounded By Enemies -- Washington Post*
KIEV, Ukraine — The calls home from the front line are very brief, often
just two words conveying all that really matters.
“I’m alive,” Marina Bershadskaya’s little brother, Sergey, tells her. Then
he hangs up to pass the communal cellphone to one of his fellow
paratroopers in the 79th Airborne Brigade deployed to Ukraine’s border with
Russia.
It has be... more »
Ukraine situation through prism of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17 - EVIDENCE IS NOW CONCLUSIVE: 2 UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT SU-25 FIGHTER-JETS DID SHOOT DOWN THAT MALAYSIAN AIRLINER. NO “BUK” MISSILE GROUND-SHOT WAS INVOLVED........
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
EVIDENCE IS NOW CONCLUSIVE: 2 UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT SU-25 FIGHTER-JETS DID
SHOOT DOWN THAT MALAYSIAN AIRLINER. NO “BUK” MISSILE GROUND-SHOT WAS
INVOLVED.
August 3, 2014
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Preface by Washington’s Blog: The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial
Times,Bloomberg, Sydney Morning Herald, International Business Times and
many other news sources have reported that the numerous holes in the
wreckage of Malaysian airlines flight 17 are shrapnel from missiles fired
from the ground in Ukraine.
Reader-comments to my July 31st article, “First Examinatio... more »
Ebola in the US ? Reflections on August 3 , 2014 ....... Pondering the " What if " question - that being - What if Ebola is already here ? That makes the very recent August 1 , 2014 Executive Order from President Obama very interesting by way of timing and circumstance ......
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://www.blacklistednews.com/U.S._Government_Seeking_to_Test_Ebola_Vaccine_on_Humans/37005/0/38/38/Y/M.html
REUTERS REPORTS:
The U.S. government will begin testing on people an experimental Ebola
vaccine as early as September, after seeing positive results from tests on
primates, according to media reports on Thursday.
The National Institutes of Health’s infectious disease unit is working with
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to put the vaccine into trial as
quickly as possible, according to CNN and USA Today. The director of that
unit could not be reached for comment.
... more »
Florida Group Gets Message Out About Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 6 hours ago
A central Florida based activist group, St. Pete for Peacehas taken the
initiative to circumvent a corrupt and biased media in order to spread
awareness about the ongoing Israeli ethnic cleansing operation in Gaza.
Despite the long-term consequences of the unconditional backing of the
right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the
unspeakable truth that their tax money is being used to finance the murders
of unarmed civilians (including children) Americans are ill-served by a
media and political class that has a vested interest in maintaining a
particul... more »
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 3, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Ukrainian servicemen, who are members of an artillery section, gather near
a cannon being fired during a military operation against pro-Russian
separatists near Pervomaisk, Luhansk region, Aug. 2, 2014.
*Deadly Clashes in Ukraine Continue -- Voice of America*
Deadly clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists
continued Sunday as investigators searched the site of a plane crash for a
third day.
Reuters news agency reports nine people were killed around the cities of
Lukansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
On Saturday, international investigators recovered the rema... more »
Israel Hamas War News Updates -- August 3, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Shelling Near U.N. Shelter Draws Strong Condemnation From U.N., U.S. --
CNN*
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The United States and the United Nations used the
strongest language yet in condemning the latest strike on a U.N.-run
shelter in Gaza, with Washington calling the attack "disgraceful."
At least nine people at the school, which was being used as a shelter for
about 3,000 people, were killed in the shelling.
The Israel Defense Forces said that it targeted three Palestinian Islamic
Jihad members riding a motorcycle in the vicinity of the school.
The IDF said it is reviewing the conseque... more »
Lyse Doucet on 'Feedback'
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
Following on from Sue's post and as part of *Is the BBC biased?*'s public
service remit, here's a full transcription of this week's *Feedback *
coverage of the BBC's Israel-Gaza coverage.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet spells out the BBC's position, revealing a good deal
about the BBC mindset in the process.
Please see what you make of it.
**********
*Roger Bolton*: First, the story that continues to dominate our inbox - the
BBC's coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Last week, you may remember, we interviewed Phil Pegum, the producer of
Radio 4's *The Moral Maze, *about what some list... more »
Sexualization of children
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 7 hours ago
*Sexualization of children by the International Criminal jew Mafia*
Fukushima Debacle Updates - August 3 , 2014 -- Focus on plant developments and contamination impacts in Japan and US H/T from Energy Blog and Fukushima Diary !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
Energy News ......
12:05 PM EST on August 3rd, 2014 | 49 comments
Gov’t Report: Over 1,750 navy sailors suffer from ‘ill-defined conditions’
after exposure to Fukushima radiation while aboard USS Reagan —
‘Significant increases’ in male infertility and child birth complications —
Dozens have thyroid disorders, many spontaneous abortions — Veteran:
‘Extreme measures’ used to cover this up (AUDIO)
06:42 PM EST on July 31st, 2014 | 177 comments
Tokyo Professor: Surges in airborne radioactive releases have gone on for
years at Fukushima — Exceeded 25,000 times normal level — Radiation alar... more »
If You Let Criminals Off Lightly, You Guarantee One Thing: More Crime
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
The end of last week saw a lot of outrage on the left. It was primarily
directed towards the House Republican racism and xenophobia on display
Thursday and Friday. Even left-wing rags like the *NY Times* and *Wall
Street Journal* were outraged. There was less left-wing outrage directed
towards President Obama's horrifying defense of CIA criminal John Brennan,
a defense that will dog Obama's legacy for all time. Obama's premise was
that some fine folks illegally tortured some other people and then lied
about and now… well, what's past is past; let's move on. Sound familiar?
Elites... more »
'This madness must stop' - inside the hospitals of Gaza
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
'This madness must stop' - inside the hospitals of Gaza. Source: Channel 4
News. Date Published: August 3, 2014. Description:
Paul Mason meets some of the victims of the latest shelling in Gaza,
including a two-year-old child, as the outside of a UN school in Rafah is
hit. The UN says the strike is a 'criminal act' and 'the madness must stop'.
Amb. Rajendra Abhyankar talks on "Civil Wars in Syria and Iraq, ISIS and the ‘Caliphate’"
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
*"West Asia and the Region: Defining India's Role"* edited by Rajendra M.
Abhyankar (2009).
Book description (*Source: Amazon*):
Comprised of essays by a host of leading scholars, this comprehensive
volume examines the issues that will most influence India’s development of
a policy approach towards the states of West Asia. India’s relations with
this region have historically been based on geographical proximity and
cultural and religious affinity, but the significant role West Asia will
play in fulfilling India’s burgeoning energy, trade, and economic needs is
indisputable. Recen... more »
Wild Bill: Biden on voter ID law is "an evil self-serving lie by a devious sinister man"...(This is a must see video)
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 8 hours ago
*well that sums it up nicely.*
What does Bill see when he meets a Democrat?
Probably about the same thing you see.
All the democrats I know (few and far between in North Idaho, but rampant
in my family) are vile vicious sociopaths who hate religion of any kind,
never met a baby in the womb they didn't want to kill, think everyone but
them is a stupid racist woman-hating gun-slinging wacko. Oh - and they
lie. They lie about everything. They take personal vendetta to a level
that any normal person would find almost impossible to imagine. Other than
that, they're fine.
My advice?... more »
GAZA PROTEST IN BATH
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 8 hours ago
We had 19 folks join us in Bath, Maine today at noon... we stood on corners
for an hour and then walked through the downtown shopping district in a
solemn procession..... going to do it again next Sunday at noon as well.
We had very good response from local citizens and tourists...... being on
the street helps the public feel that they are not alone in thinking that
Israel's attack on Gaza is shameful and a war crime.
Ukraine overview ( July 14 , 2014 ) -- Ukraine continues to attempt to cause a reaction by Russia - latest effort shelling from Ukraine into Russia territory......State of play on the ongoing civil war in South East Ukraine between Kiev and Federalist forces ...... Latest on the natural gas situation between Kiev and Russia.......
Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
Vineyard of the Saker .....
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014
Crucial combat operation are possibly taking place in several locations
(UPDATED)
It is too early to post a formal SITREP simply because the situation is way
too confused, but I want to give you all a small heads-up on what is
happening right now. Take a look at that map:
*Combat situation as of July 13th*
The city on the top right is Luganks, center Left Donetsk and to the south
you have the border with (Russia indicated by РОССИЯ). In blue the Ukie
forces and in red the Novorussian ones.
First, there are reports that the Novoru... more »
how a reinvented dutch library set new attendance records and why is this still controversial?
laura k at wmtc - 8 hours ago
This is a library! (Image found here.)This article about the incredible
Nieuwe Bibliotheek (New Library) in the Netherlands got me thinking about
the current state of libraries - and library staff and library customers -
and people's attitudes towards *change*.
Facing declining visitors and uncertainty about what to do about it,
library administrators in the new town of Almere in the Netherlands did
something extraordinary. They redesigned their libraries based on the
changing needs and desires of library users and, in 2010, opened the Nieuwe
Bibliotheek (New Library), a thriving co... more »
Nicaragua: ‘Netanyahu Appears To Be Possessed By The Devil’, Bolivia: ‘Israel A Terrorist State’
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 9 hours ago
*The Pontiac Tribune*
Last night more than 100 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli
military offensive on Gaza. This brings the death toll on the Palestinian
side to a shocking 1,600+ since July 8th, the majority of which have been
innocent civilians caught in the middle of war zone.
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. They do not support Hamas, nor Israel…
They’re just guilty of wanting to live peacefully in their own homes.
The Israeli military has lost the lives of 60 soldiers during their ground
invasion into Gaza. Only two civilian have died. Yup, one of the largest
and... more »
Nicaragua: ‘Netanyahu Appears To Be Possessed By The Devil’, Bolivia: ‘Israel A Terrorist State’
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 9 hours ago
*Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Last night more than 100 Palestinians were
killed during an Israeli military offensive on Gaza. This brings the death
toll on the Palestinian side to a shocking 1,600+ since July 8th , the
majority of which have been innocent...*
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The one where Ed Miliband makes a prat of himself
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
With nothing much going on in the world at the moment, I think I can safely
sneak in another frivolous post in anticipation of another delightful week.
It has to be said that my own jokes at 'Is' this past week have been little
better than Marcus Brigstocke's.
[Exhibit A, this joke from last Wednesday: "Q. What do you get if you cross
Jon Donnison with a camel? A. A biased reporter'".
[Can you believe I actually received a tweet from Jeremy Bowen complaining,
in less than 140 characters, that *he* should have been the punchline of
that joke. So much for BBC collegiality, eh?].
... more »
Here is irrefutable evidence that Malaysian Airline MH17 was not shot down by an anti-aicraft rocket from the ground but rather by a pair of Ukrainian fighter planes seen tailing it. The most likely reason for this wanton mass murder was mistaking this flight for the one nearby carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now who on earth is the terrorist who ordered this heinous hit job? Hmm... Maybe the sanctions slapped on Russia for allegedly downing this plane should now be transferred to Washington's stooges in Kiev.
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 9 hours ago
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Revelations of German Pilot: Shocking Analysis of the “Shooting Down” of
Malaysian MH17. “Aircraft Was Not Hit by a Missile”
By Peter Haisenko
Region: Russia and FSU
Global Research, July 30,
2014 Theme: US NATO War
Agenda
anderweltonline.com
In-depth Report: UKRAINE REPORT
[image: Malaysia MH17]
* Zur deutschen Version bitte hier anklicken *
-
*The tragedy of Ma... more »
U.S. Government Can't Stop LYING: It Looks Like MH17 Was Shot Down With Bullets From Fighter Planes, NOT A Missile From The Ground
Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 10 hours ago
How do you know when the U.S. government and their puppet mainstream media
is LYING? WHEN THEIR LIPS ARE MOVING!!!
There are MANY closeup pictures surfacing of the MH-17 cockpit riddled with
bullets:
See these excellent posts for all the pictures:
*Evidence Is Now Conclusive: 2 Ukrainian Government SU-25 Fighter-Jets Did
Shoot Down that Malaysian Airliner. No “Buk” Missile Ground-Shot Was
Involved.*
*Germans Say MH17 Shot Down by Ukie Migs. Shocking Analysis of the
‘Shooting Down’ of Malaysian MH17*
*On July 30th, a German pilot headlined at anderweltonline, "Shocking
Analysis ... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 10 hours ago
*Building boom changes New Orleans cityscape ~Jed Horn, New Orleans
Advocate *
*The Rapid Rise of Terron Armstead ~Barry Hirstius, WhoDat Dish*
*Junior Galette's relentless film study, work habits pay dividends ~Ramon
Antonio Vargas*
*Saintsational Saintsations will unveil swimsuit calendar at New Orleans
gala on Monday! *
Time for the truth
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Colonel Richard Kemp has knowingly taken a big risk. He’s probably already
surrendered a good deal of credibility by speaking out in the way he does.
He might also be sacrificing much of the well-earned respect and veneration
normally afforded, by general consensus, to those in a similarly
distinguished position as he is.
(30-year career in the British Army commanding front-line troops in
fighting terrorism and insurgency in hotspots including Iraq, the Balkans,
South Asia and Northern Ireland, Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan
in 2003. From 2002 - 2006 and headed the inte... more »
Sunday Beaver - Financial edition
Demeur at Demeur - 10 hours ago
Not much to report of late. The world has gone crazy and I'm just sitting
here waiting to die. That's life. It's what ya do while your waiting to
die. Work has become something out of an ancient slave ship all that's
missing are whips and a slave master. How's that you say? When the economy
tanked companies desperate for business under bid projects just to keep
their workers going, that is those lucky enough to find projects. Last jobs
I was on were over budget by a week each. And nobody can work full out all
the time, but that's what's happening.
Think there's another consequence... more »
In Depth: Ron Paul "LIVE" Call in Show
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 11 hours ago
*Former Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) responds to viewers' questions and
comments on topics such as the U.S. economy and foreign policy.*
TODAY FROM 12pm-3pm ET, Ron Paul is LIVE on C-SPAN2 BookTV’s LIVE call-in
program In Depth to take your calls, emails, tweets and facebook comments.
Former Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) talked about his life and career. He
also responded to viewer questions and comments on topics such as the U.S.
economy and foreign policy. Dr. Ron Paul is an obstetrician who represented
Texas’s 14th Congressional District from 1997-2013 and its 22nd Di... more »
Ghost of Sunday Classics: Let's meet "a genuine philanthropist" ("All other kinds are sham")
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
*Martyn Green (b); Lehman Engel, cond. Columbia, recorded 1953*
*John Reed (b); Sir Malcolm Sargent, cond. Decca, recorded May 1965*
*by Ken*
Yes, we're still in Gilbert and Sullivan's treasurable if troubled
musico-dramatic trove *Princess Ida*, which we dipped into last week to
continue spotlighting the great Gilbert and Sullivan bass, specifically the
role Arac, the most talkative of Princess Ida's "three hulking brothers."
In a moment I'll share with you the logic whereby we've arrived at this
week's ghost post, but first --
*LET'S GO BACK TO THE PRELUDE*
Yes, I know we alr... more »
Are you missing out at the amusement arcade? NSFW
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
Big tits and medium tits out at amusement park *by miketru*
I have been trying to find an Enron that would leave me less exposed
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 11 hours ago
Turns out there is no shit
that always smell good.
Nope no way
all the manipulation
is here to stay
So no matter what
if you invest
lite
or you drive in with a truck
it does not make a damm
bit of difference
we are like the south after
the civil war
civilians traumatized and helpless
waiting to be plucked.
Europeans crying for our enemies. What is wrong with us?
Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 12 hours ago
As I write these words, terrible suffering is underway; human beings are
being slaughtered in massive numbers; lives are being destroyed. The
tragedy I speak of is the massacre of Europeans in the Ukraine. This
horrific crime against ordinary people has gained attention from
time-to-time, but it has not become the focus of mass protests, with
Europe-wide calls for 'something to be done' to stop the destruction of our
European kin. Why not? Because Europeans being murdered in Europe for the
benefit of global finance, simply isn't considered important to the liberal
bigots - unles... more »
Schooling a Pakistani
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
Sometimes it's just like shooting fish in a barrel...
Ebola, Bilderberg and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 12 hours ago
Dean Garrison
D.C. Clothesline
In its statement, Emory said its “physicians, nurses and staff are highly
trained in the specific and unique protocols and procedures necessary to
treat and care for this type of patient. For this specially trained staff,
these procedures are practiced on a regular basis throughout the year so we
are fully prepared for this type of situation.”
*A spokeswoman for Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed declined to answer questions
about the matter.* A spokeswoman for Emory University did not immediately
respond to an e-mail seeking additional comment.
-From JCOnli... more »
A Leading Voice of U.S. Jewry: End the Occupation
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 12 hours ago
*Henry Siegman, former executive director of the American Jewish Congress,
tells Democracy Now!, "I think that sending rockets that are going to kill
civilians is a crime. But for Palestinians to try, in any way they can, to
end this state of affair—and to expect of them to end their struggle and
just focus on less than 2 percent to build a country is absurd. That is
part of—that’s propaganda, but it’s not a discussion of either politics or
morality."*
Amy Goodman/Nermeen Shaikh
Democracy Now!
July 30, 2014
Henry Siegman, former director of the American Jewish Congre... more »
World News Briefs -- August 3, 2014
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Arrived: This image, taken from a CNN helicopter, appears to show Dr. Kent
Brantly being helped out an ambulance at Emory University Hospital in
Atlanta on Saturday
*PICTURED: U.S. Doctor Infected With Ebola Virus Unsteady On His Feet As He
Is Helped Out Of An Ambulance In A Hazmat Suit And WALKS Into Hospital
After Flying To Georgia For Treatment -- Daily Mail*
* Father-of-two Dr. Kent Brantly landed in Marietta, Georgia, just outside
Atlanta, on Saturday morning, from West Africa
* Second patient, aid worker Nancy Writebol, will arrive Monday
* Both victims will be treated in a su... more »
Islamic Jihad brags that dead Gaza babies are winning the media war for them
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago
' Islamic Jihad mouthpiece Palestine Today is bragging that Gaza
has won
the media war - thanks to all those photos of dead babies.'
More here
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/islamic-jihad-brags-that-dead-gaza.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&m=1
IDF's Gaza assault is to control Palestinian gas, avert Israeli energy crisis
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
*Israel's defence minister has confirmed that military plans to 'uproot
Hamas' are about dominating Gaza's gas reserves*
A Palestinian boy plays in the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli
air strike on Beit Hanoun, Gaza. Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
From theguardian:
Yesterday, (*July 8, 2014*) Israeli defence minister and former Israeli
Defence Force (IDF) chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon announced that Operation
Protective Edge marks the beginning of a protracted assault on Hamas. The
operation "won't end in just a few days," he said, adding that "we are
preparing to e... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, August 3rd, 2014
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2014… And time again for my rant… There is a lot of
things to talk about today, so bear with me while I do my best to touch on
some very important subjects…
First, as I stated just the other day, I am in no way trying to "whip up a
frenzy" by my stance on the Ebola virus scare that has now gripped most of
the major news outlets from around the planet. I laid it out clearly
during the week that there is definitely something funny going on when you
have a so called "research" facility in the nation of Sierra Leone doing
work on the Ebola vir... more »
OUR SOUL IS DEAD
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
War is big biz
we arm the world
the more war
the better
for those
with the mega
yachts
they bought
with 'Shock and Awe'
profits
I've seen the one
docked in Freeport,
Maine
perfect name
'Freeport'
free in this country
to cheat, lie, steal,
kill
rampage
slaughter
burn
blast
til they surrender
or are all gone
or just hidden
I saw a video
yesterday
a boy
about 15
in Gaza
still alive
in hospital
lower part of
his face
gone
upper lip
on down
all gone
I almost puked
by my heart was
injured
I can't stop thinking
about him
and the rest
of the innocents
blasted
and back home
in places like BIW... more »
The World Is Catching On
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
http://www.pm.gc.ca/
Rumour has it that CETA -- the Canadian-European Trade Agreement -- is in
trouble. The problem is the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism.
Germany doesn't like it. Jim Stanford writes:
Germany's limited experience with ISDS (it was recently sued by a Swedish
company for billions in lost profits resulting from its phase-out of
nuclear power) has heightened these concerns.
Canada has had lots of experience with ISDS -- and it has not been good:
As Scott Sinclair has demonstrated thr... more »
Argentina accuses US of judicial malpractice for triggering needless default
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 13 hours ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/11004486/Argentina-accuses-US-of-judicial-malpractice-for-triggering-needless-default.html
*Argentina
accuses US of judicial malpractice for triggering needless
default*
*Country threatens to take US to The Hague after defaulting on its debts
for the second time in 12 years*
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
7:56PM BST 31 Jul 2014
Argentina has threatened to take the US to the International Court of
Justice for judicial malpractice, accusing the country of gross
incompetence for allowing two small hedge funds to p... more »
South Africa’s “Dr. Death” Again Evades Sentencing
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
Janet Phelan
Dr. Wouter Basson, whose work as head of the South African apartheid
government’s biological and chemical warfare unit earned him the nickname
“Dr. Death,” has again evaded sentencing.
Basson was first arrested in 1997, following the dissolution of the
apartheid government. His much publicized trial in Pretoria High Court in
the years 1999-2002 produced outcries of judicial bias by his prosecutors.
With 200 witnesses against him, who testified to his involvement in
multiple assassinations as well as fraud and embezzlement during his tenure
as head of Project Coast, ... more »
The Reader Supported News, with thousands of readers but less than a hundred supporters, may have scooped all its rivals with this: How a nuclear war with Russia may be averted by a Russia/Germany pact. Human existence may continue afterall, no thanks to the U.S. government's full court press to bring on armageddon. Hallelujah!
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 14 hours ago
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Russia's president Vladimir Putin talks to German chancellor
Angela Merkel in front of the Kurhaus resort in Wiesbaden,
Germany,in October 2007.(photo: Frank Augstein/AP)
Crimea: Can Merkel Still Strike a Deal With Putin?
By Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News
Original
Here
01 August 14
Even as Washington and its sycophants were pushing Europe “to stand up”
against Russia, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian president
Vladimir Pu... more »
Moral eqvilantcy is the great lie of the sheeple
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 14 hours ago
Only strict observation of the laws of thermodynamic assures equality.
That is the first testament.
observations that stack up
when you do the math
The Israeli Palestine conflict
must be solved
it is taking up
way to much of the oxygen
in a world that must
radically evolve
So how do you solve a problem like Gaza
numerator to zero
a hard calculation
but it beats
waking up governed
by something less
than ones and zeros
Two sides in love
with a present desert
that is just going to get drier
an less sustainable
Israel the great and noble state
that we all admire
how long could it surv... more »
From Korea to KIPP: "production, performance, and obedience"
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 15 hours ago
Reading the essay by Se-Woong Koo on the South Korean system of educational
child abuse, I was struck by how much of what he said could have come from
former teachers of KIPP who have since let their conscience be their
guides: incredible stress, diminished affect, clumps of hair falling out,
physical and psychological breakdowns, enraged screaming teachers,
incredibly long hours, constant demands for higher test scores.
And just as South Korea's cramming for higher PISA scores has turned up the
heat on other nations who appear to be laggards by comparison, KIPP's high
test scores... more »
There are other brands
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
We all know what advertising is don’t we? It’s the business of making
people want things. There’s a science behind it. Subliminal or overt
psychological manipulation, persuasion, all that lot.
If you’re alive you can’t be completely impartial. Every time we interact
with others we (inadvertently) ‘advertise‘ but let’s not pursue that for
now. What we will pursue in this sermon is the way the BBC and the other
main news organs are acting as advertising agents.
Have you noticed, as I have, that the footage we’re currently seeing on the
BBC from Gaza is getting increasingly mawkish... more »
Will Illinois Elect A Sleazy Billionaire Sociopath As Governor? Meet Bruce Rauner
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
There is no way to shame a Republican. None of their selfish, narcissistic
behavior ever seems to embarrass them. As Wall Street attorney Oliver Budde
explained, "[O]ur ethos in a nutshell: grab every dollar you can, for as
long as you can, using every scheme you can think of, and pay out to
yourself and your cronies as much as you possibly can, as quickly as you
can. You don't sweat morals or ethics; if it looks doable without getting
caught or at least without serious risk of penalty to the executives (who
couldn't care less if the corporation has to kick back some of the loot
... more »
Fighting And Tensions Between Armenia And Azerbaijan Are Escalating Over The Dispued Region Of Nagorno-Karabakh
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Troops Killed As Border Tensions Rise Between Armenia And Azerbaijan --
Independent (Ireland)*
Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry said that 12 of its troops have been killed
in the past four days. Nagorno-Karabakh's armed forces said one of its
soldiers was killed on Friday, the third in recent days.
Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region and some adjacent territory have been
under the control of Armenian soldiers and ethnic Armenian local troops
since the end of a six-year separatist war in 1994. Both sides report
frequent shootings and attempted incursions along the ceasefire line, bu... more »
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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*College: Not the Be All, End All We’re Led to Believe*
*Ways to Skip the Years Lost, Crippling Debts*
EspañolThe average starting salary for the class of 2013 was $45,259 a
year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
While such earnings are certainly enough to get by, a graduating member of
the class of 2013 also owed an average of US$35,200 in student loans.
Meanwhile, salary growth is only at 2.4 percent and barely keeping up with
annual inflation of 2.1 percent. With these deflating facts in mind, young
people need to start looking at themselves in t... more »
"WE CAN NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS"
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Joe Scarborough (former conservative Republican congressman from Florida)
railed against Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza.
This is the beginning of the end for Israel. Serious splits developing
among the American people and now even in the mainstream media.
With the coming starvation and disease that will be the next crisis in Gaza
(having been intentionally created by Israel's genocide policy) there will
be an even stronger global outcry.
The days of Israel getting away with anything they want are over. And now
the US will have to wear this 'wreath of death' in Gaza around... more »
This Is A Time Of A Great Awakening.....by M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
This is a time of a great awakening to the truth of Man.
No longer will a few hide easily in the dark shadows and direct the affairs
of Man.
For many have heard and answered the call to service and will not accept
the slavery offered by the few, but will seek the fruits of their own
labours upon this Earth.
A great collapse is in order and will pave the way for a new way of living
within human community.
A sharing of food and resources and more than this, an opening of heart to
heart which will further facilitate an opening in the communal heart of Man.
It has been centuries s... more »
Watch City of Toledo press conference on water crisis in its ent - 13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports
Barbara Ann Levy at WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Curated Green Rights Collection - 16 hours ago
Watch City of Toledo press conference on water crisis in its ent -
13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports
Israel Wiretapped John Kerry’s Phone Calls During The Middle East Peace Negotiations
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.(Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
*Wiretapped: Israel Eavesdropped on John Kerry in Mideast Talks -- Speigel
Online*
New information indicates that Israeli intelligence eavesdropped on
telephone conversations by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Sources told
SPIEGEL the government then used the information obtained from the calls
during negotiations in the Mideast conflict.
SPIEGEL has learned from reliable sources that Israeli intelligence
eavesdropped on US Secretary of State John Kerry during Middle East peace
negotiations. In addition to the Israelis... more »
Sunday Morning Sidewalk
Steve at Thinking Aboot - 16 hours ago
Yeah the puke of Fukushima, Ukraine and Gaza are still sticky and make
strolling hard, I am doing some kind of hurdle Tia Chi as I juke around and
over the moving stains to make my way to a place I can be alone. At least
we dont have Ebola breaking out in these streets. At least flesh eating
disease is not airborne. At least its all on the far side of the world and
it will never hit home.
Defence or Destruction?
Rural at Democracy Under Fire - 16 hours ago
*Gaza deaths reported to July 8 - July 30 *– 1,363, Injured – 6,780 the
majority being civilians, including women and children.
Israeli deaths – 58 just two of which were civilians....
Whilst it is very difficult for those of us just observing from a distance
via various news media and other online sources to know the true situation
in Gaza, it is clear that the virtual imprisonment of an entire population
and the targeting of civilian infrastructure by a far superior Israeli
force is not simply 'defending' themselves and should not be supported by
ANY democratic nation. I do not end... more »
Wisdom from Thomas Sowell
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 17 hours ago
Larry Kotlikoff's comment on Paul Krugman's debating style in my previous
post reminded me of an email I received earlier this summer:
Hi Professor Mankiw,
I'm an entering graduate student at [withheld] and a long-time reader
(reading your blog when I was in high school introduced me to and got me
interested in economics). I was reading Thomas Sowell's *A Conflict of
Visions* and stumbled upon a passage that immediately reminded me of you,
and your debates with Professor Krugman. I think it accurately describes a
lot of disputes I've seen among intellectuals.
If you're familiar w... more »
Boko Haram Strapped And Remotely Triggered Explosives On Unsuspecting Kidnapped Schoolgirls
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
'In what could only be deemed as one of the world's most heinous crimes,
the Boko Haram militants have been strapping explosives scoured from a
Chinese factory onto little schoolgirls and exploding them via remote
controls.
Terrorism has been mutating into grotesque forms lately. The Boko Haram
faction is perhaps the most dishonorable and cowardly team of so-called
rebels who have been wreaking havoc in Nigeria. However, as The Inquisitr
had reported, Boko Haram gained a new low in terrorism tactics by strapping
bombs on little schoolgirls and sending them into their enemy camp. ... more »
Gaza, WWI, Muslim charities and the banks & the West's guilt over Iraq
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
This morning's *Sunday *dwelt mainly on the Gaza conflict and on the WW1
anniversary, with side features on how some Muslim charities are being
badly treated by the banks and on the West's responsibility for the present
plight of Iraqi Christians.
If that sounds to you like a typical left-liberal-biased edition of *Sunday* then
you wouldn't be far wrong.
Here's what happened:
*1. "As the Middle East crisis intensifies, Matt Wells reports from New
York on the US Government's response to the conflict." *
Ed Stourton asked about public demos in the U.S. Matt Wells said the
pro-Pale... more »
Medicine: "The Mystery of Sudden Cardiac Arrest"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"The Mystery of Sudden Cardiac Arrest"*
by Matthew Herper and Robert Langreth
"When cardiologist Sumeet Chugh was a medical resident in Minneapolis in
1992, a beautiful 19-year-old woman was rushed into the emergency room
after collapsing while dancing. Her heart had suddenly stopped. Chugh and
his colleagues worked for almost an hour but couldn't save her. An autopsy
found nothing. The only clue was her mother, who had also died abruptly at
a young age. "It was devastating to me," says Chugh, now associate director
of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles. He dedicated hi... more »
James Fenimore Cooper, "Afterglow"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"Afterglow"*
"At the quiet close of day,
Gently yet the willows sway;
When the sunset tints are low,
Lingers still the afterglow;
Beauty tarries loath to die,
Every lightest fantasy
Lovelier grows in memory,
Where the truer beauties lie."
~ James Fenimore Cooper
Satire (?): “Poll: 37% of Americans Unable to Locate America on Map of America”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*“Poll: 37% of Americans Unable to Locate America on Map of America”*
by Steven Shehori
Washington, D.C. - “According to a Gallup/Harris poll in 2008, a full 37
percent of American citizens are incapable of identifying their home
country on a map of the United States. Of the 1,400 residents surveyed, the
most common incorrect responses placed the more than 230-year-old territory
in the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans (19 percent), the space where Mexico
would appear were it in fact included on the map (10 percent), and inside
the word "America" written just above the northernmost states (... more »
"We Hate Truth"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
* "We Hate Truth"*
by Richard Dolan
"Blaise Pascal once wrote that unhappiness in this world could be
eliminated if only people learned to sit quietly in their rooms. We
constantly pursue outside stimulation. Anything will do. From all types of
games and trivial pursuits, right up to joining the local navy and engaging
in wholesale plunder. The reason, Pascal argued further, is that most of us
are unable to bear the poverty of our own minds. We have few thoughts to
begin with, and when we do ponder our lives, we realize our weaknesses, our
immoralities, and especially our mortality... more »
"Two Ways To Be Fooled..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
”There are two ways to be fooled: one is to believe what isn’t so;
the other is to refuse to believe what is so."
- Soren Kierkegaard
#makeitbrigstop
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Marcus Brigstocke's new series of *The Brig Society *began this Friday. It
was a laugh an hour. (And it only lasted half an hour).
What did you miss? Lots of anti-UKIP rants and jokes, an anti-*Daily* *Telegraph
*joke [what, no anti-*Daily Mail *jokes, Marcus? You're slipping!], some
gentle anti-Lib Dem quotes, an attack on Geert Wilders (he's a racist),
digs at anti-immigration audience members on *Question Time* (they're
racists), some banker-bashing, digs at fracking, private healthcare
providers and Eric Pickles, various points in favour of the EU, a section
arguing how democr... more »
The Myth of Russian Aggression
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 19 hours ago
*August 3, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The term "Russian aggression"
has been inundating headlines across the Western media and even graces the
title of a US Senate bill introduce this year - S.2277 - Russian Aggression
Prevention Act of 2014. But what "aggression" is the West referring to? A
cursory look at Russian history over the past 500 years compared to say,
Britain, France, or even America and its "Manifest Destiny," portrays
Russia as a nation preoccupied within and along its borders, not in
hegemonic, global expansion. The idea of far-flung former colonies is one
uniqu... more »
200 to 1
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 21 hours ago
*Written by Grant G*
I don`t normally put in my 2 cents worth on international stories, in this
case the Palestine Israeli ongoing disgrace, however one can only remain
silent for so long, Stephen Harper`s finger wagging is bad enough but when
a below average IQ deficient school drop out Christy Clark chooses sides,
when she has no skin in the game, doesn`t represent the views of British
Columbia, pandering to the simplistic Fox news, Sun news crowd, old angry
black n white simplistic thinkers, those of time gone by, ...
Harvey Oberfeld, rightwing Stephen Harper promoter and raci... more »
Nato must deploy weapons in eastern Europe to combat Russian threat, says David Cameron
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: David Cameron]Nato must show Russia that it “means business” by
carrying out more military exercises and deploying more weapons to protect
Europe’s eastern borders, David Cameron has said.
In a letter to Nato leaders ahead of a summit next month, the Prime
Minister said the alliance had “to make clear to Russia that neither Nato
nor its members will be intimidated”.
He also strongly hinted that he wants defence spending to start to increase
now that Western democracies’ economies are starting to recover.
Read more
Sanctions prompt Putin to deploy Iskander missile
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: SS-26 Stone (Iskander M)]In a meeting before the Russian National
Security Council, President Vladimir Putin announced the end of cooperation
between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, emphasizing the
need for a buffer zone with the Western alliance and effectively ending
missile defense cooperation, according to informed sources.
Putin’s decision at the July 22 meeting to end cooperation with the West
follows the imposition by the U.S. and Europe of stringent sanctions aimed
at Russia’s defense, energy and financial sectors.
The sanctions were imposed agains... more »
Ukrainian Troops Moving Tochka-U Missile Launchers to Donetsk - Militia
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: SS-21 Scarab]Independence supporters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk
People’s Republic said on Saturday that the Ukrainian government troops are
moving Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile systems to Donetsk.
“The Ukrainian Army is moving to Donetsk Tochka-U [NATO reporting name
SS-21 Scarab] missile complexes. The enemy’s columns of BM-30 Smerch and
BM-27 Uragan have been spotted,” the Donetsk militia said in its Twitter
microblog.
The commander of the Donetsk People’s Republic militia Igor Strelkov said
earlier this week that Tochka-U complexes have been delivered to Kram... more »
JAS 39 Gripen will meet Air Force’s multirole combat aircraft needs
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: JAS 39 Gripen]“And after the F/A-50s, we are hoping that we will
soon acquire our first modern fighter aircraft,” Defense Secretary Voltaire
Gazmin in earlier report.
It is also known that coming 12 FA-50 Philippine version will act as the
country’s trainer and main fighter jets for the meantime, until PAF pilots
have gained enough experience in flying supersonic jets and enough budget
to acquire more capable and sophisticated aircraft.
Before the week ends, IHS Jane reported that SAAB, manufacturer of JAS 39
Gripen fighter aircraft, is positioning to meet Philippines combat... more »
U.S. spy plane avoids dangerous run in with Russian jet by flying into Sweden's airspace without permission
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: RC-135 Rivet Joint]A U.S. Air Force spy plane avoided a run-in with
the Russian military just one day after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was
shot down by a suspected missile allegedly fired by pro-Russian rebels in
eastern Ukraine.
CNN reports that the RC-125 Five Joint evaded the Russians by flying into
Swedish airspace without Sweden’s permission.
The plane may have traveled into other countries' airspace as well and it's
unclear as to whether the plane had permission to do so.
Read more
Poseidon completes debut deployment
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: P-8A Poseidon]The inaugural deployment of the P-8A Poseidon is now
in the books.
Patrol Squadron 16 returned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida,
after a seven-month deployment to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan. The
squadron’s last P-8A touched down at NAS Jacksonville on July 16, signaling
the beginning of the end for the venerable P-3C Orion, which will phased
out over the rest of the decade.
“The P-8 Poseidon either met or exceeded any expectations I had for that
aircraft,” said Cmdr. Daniel Papp, VP-16’s commanding officer.
Read more
Govt not to blacklist Rolls Royce for 'operational' reasons
Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 21 hours ago
[image: Hawk trainer]The Modi government has decided to go ahead in its
dealings with Rolls-Royce, ruling out blacklisting of the global
engine-manufacturer which is under the CBI scanner for allegedly employing
agents and paying hefty commissions to secure contracts in India.
Sources said the defence ministry will now give the green signal to those
projects and deals with Rolls-Royce that are crucial for "operational
urgency and national security", and there is no other alternative
available.
"The decision was taken after consultation with the attorney
general/solicitor general.... more »
Another CMS 2.6-sigma SUSY excess
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
*Edge at \(m_{\rm inv}=79\GeV\) in dilepton events*
There were virtually no deviations of the LHC from the Standard Model a
month ago. But during the last month, there has been an explosion of so far
small excesses.
Off-topic: Have you ever played 2048? Flash 2048. A pretty good game.
Cursor arrow keys.
One day after Tommaso Dorigo presented another failed attempt to mock the
supersymmetric phenomenologists, he was forced to admit that "his" own CMS
collaboration has found another intriguing excess – namely in the search
for edge effects in dilepton events.
The detailed data may b... more »
How Russia Could Help China's Military Become Even Deadlier
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Photo: World Affairs Board
*Five Ways Russia Could Help China's Military Become Even Deadlier --
National Interest*
The continued deterioration of relations between Russia and NATO may not
yet have resulted in a new Cold War, but it’s undoubtedly produce an
environment in which Russia has independent reasons to try to hurt the
United States.
While the arms trade between China and Russia exploded after the fall of
the Soviet Union, shipments of major systems slowed in the early part of
last decade. Part of the reason was demand; China felt that it no longer
needed to pay top dolla... more »
China Confirms That It Has Developed A New Generation Of Long Range Missiles
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
New photo of China's newest ICBM, the DF-41
*Chinese Government Website Confirms New Multi-Warhead ICBM -- Washington
Free Beacon*
Disclosure touted on anniversary of Chinese military founding
A Chinese provincial government website has confirmed China’s newest and
largest intercontinental missile—the multi-warhead DF-41, which is capable
of striking the United States
Official confirmation of the new multi-warhead missile was touted by
state-run Chinese press a day before the Aug. 1 anniversary of the founding
of the People’s Liberation Army, China’s communist-controlled military... more »
Untitled
JR at GREENIE WATCH - 22 hours ago
*Kidney Stoned and Global Warming*
You can correlate an increasing trend of one phenomenon to an increasing
trend for any other thing and ... Eureka! ... someone stupid enough will
attribute causation.
First of all, observations are affected by observation tools. A year ago,
my wife went to the ER in terrible abdominal pain. They gave her two shots
of morphine and antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. When she
continued to have pains in the following days, she saw a specialist who did
an ultrasound scan and found a bulging in her kidney tract cause by a large
stone that h... more »
A lot of great interviews coming up, here’s a preview with Linda Darling Hammond
Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 23 hours ago
I actually over-booked, so a lot of great people in the hopper that I will
be rolling out just in time for the new school year.Filed under: SHAUN
JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face Tagged: @ the chalk face,
interview, linda darling hammond, radio, Stanford
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton Has Apparently Earned The Title Of Being The Most Detested Person Under The Protection Of The Secret Service
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Hillary Told One Agent To 'F*** Off' And Another That His Suit Looked
'Cheap.' Secret Service Staff Say Guarding The Former First Lady Was 'The
Worst Form Of Punishment,' Author Reveals In Explosive New Book -- Daily
Mail*
* Author Ronald Kessler claims agents confess that being on Hillary’s
security detail is the worst duty assignment in the Secret Service
* If agents driving her went over a bump, she’d swear at them
* 'When she's in front of the lights, she turns it on and when she's not
she's a totally different person,' says one agent
* Arriving at a 4-F Club in upstate New York... more »
How A Solar Superstorm Could Destroy The Earth
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Apocalypse NOW: Killer Solar Superstorm Could Destroy Earth At ANY MOMENT,
Scientists Warn -- Express.co.uk *
VIOLENT solar superstorms could destroy life as we know it at ANY MOMENT,
shocked scientists have warned today.
It is “only a matter of time” before a catastrophic eruption on the surface
of the sun hurtles towards the planet with devastating consequences.
The Earth could be the target of an explosion equivalent to “10 billion
Hiroshima bombs exploding at the same time”.
It has emerged crisis meetings have been held to discuss how to limit the
damage of solar superstorm... more »
Despite Breathtaking Failures At The DCCC, Steve Israel Insists On A Leadership Position
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
An abject failure at the DCCC, Steve Israel is likely to do even worse this
cycle than he did last time. But he's already warning House Democrats that
he isn't done with them yet. He's well aware that no one will tolerate
another cycle with his inept and catastrophic handling of the DCCC, so he's insisting
on another leadership post. He told *The Hill* that he for all the
enjoyment he's had at the DCCC-- failing to take back the House in 2012
while Obama and the Senate Democrats were scoring breathtaking victories
across the board-- and on the verge of a far, far worse cycle this y... more »
Are Reports Of An Afghan-Taliban Surge Exaggerated?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Gen. John F. Campbell holds a news conference at the Kinnard Mission
Training Complex at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Aug. 1, 2013. Sam Shore/MVISC
via U.S. Army
*Reports Of Taliban Surge Are Exaggerated, Incoming ISAF Commander Says --
Stars and Stripes*
WASHINGTON — Reports of the Taliban gaining ground as U.S. troop levels
fall and Afghan soldiers take on more fighting duties are more about PR
than battlefield realities, the general set to take over command of the
NATO combat mission in Afghanistan suggested.
Gen. John F. Campbell, who spoke to reporters at the Pentagon on Friday, ... more »
U.S. Army Unveils New Camouflage Pattern
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The Army announced the service's newest camouflage pattern for combat: a
palette of muted greens, light beige and dark brown. This swatch is based
on an experimental design, because the actual design hasn't been released
yet.(Photo: Army Times)
*Combat By Design: Army Unveils New Camouflage Pattern -- USA Today*
The Army plans to transition to this new camo over time, phasing out the
unpopular gray-green Universal Combat Pattern. The Army, in a statement,
said a phase-out of the older uniform was "fiscally responsible."
The name "Operational Camouflage Pattern" is intended to empha... more »
U.S. Army To Fire 550 Majors
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*500 Army Majors to Be Axed in Latest Budget Cuts -- Newsmax*
Pink slips will start going out next week to about 500 Army majors –
including some on duty in Afghanistan – in the latest wave of troop cuts
forced by "budget restrictions," the Army announced Friday.
"We don't want to do this," but the Army has no choice under the
constraints of the Budget Control Act and the Congressional sequester
process, Gen. John Campbell, the vice chief of the Army, said Friday, *Military.com
reports.*
Campbell noted may of the 1,100 captains on a hit list last month were
serving in Afghanistan ... more »
$300 Million In Kurdish Crude But No Buyers
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A still image from video taken by a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry
aircraft shows the oil tanker United Kalavyrta (also known as the United
Kalavrvta), which is carrying a cargo of Kurdish crude oil, approaching
Galveston, Texas July 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters/US Coast Guard/handout via
Reuters
*For Wandering Tankers With $300 Million Of Kurdish Crude, End-Game Still
In Doubt -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - After a legal show-down in Texas this week, the outlook for a
handful of tankers holding some $300 million worth of Kurdish oil is not
looking good.
Seemingly unable to find enou... more »
Fordham’s Michael Petrilli: Manufacturing “Emotion” for Common Core
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
I am sitting in my easy chair on this Saturday afternoon, and I am trying
not to write any posts. I know that I need a rest. Sure enough, though, I
come across Common Core State Standards (CCSS) promotional slant from the
brand-spanking new, non-teacher-practitioner president of the Gates-funded
Fordham Institute, dedicated think tanker Michael […]
11 Countries Are Near Bankruptcy
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Not Just Argentina: 11 Countries Near Bankruptcy -- USA Today*
After years of bitter court battles with creditors, Argentina has defaulted
on its debt, according to rating agency Standard & Poor's. After failing to
come to an agreement with creditors from its previous default in 2001, the
country missed necessary bond payments on July 31, triggering the default
announcement. As of publication, other organizations, most notably the
rating agency Moody's Investors Service and the International Swaps and
Derivatives Association, a derivatives trade group, have yet to release
public s... more »
U.S. - Russian Nuclear Talks And Agreements Now In Jeopardy
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A deal signed by Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz would have let American
and Russian scientists visit one another’s nuclear facilities. Credit
Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters
*U.S. Nuclear Deal With Russia Fails As Tensions Rise -- New York Times*
WASHINGTON — The growing confrontation between Washington and Moscow over
Ukraine has derailed a recent accord that promised one of the most
expansive collaborations ever between the countries’ nuclear scientists,
including reciprocal visits to atomic sites to work on projects ranging
from energy to planetary defense.
It was only 11 months a... more »
The Ebola Outbreak: The "Pandemic" that isn't.
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-ebola-outbreak-pandemic-that-isnt.html
SATURDAY, 2 AUGUST 2014
*The Ebola Outbreak: The "Pandemic" that isn't.*
There have been many many moments over the past few years that have made me
ponder my past and the experiences and knowledge that I have gathered along
the way. I cannot tell you how many times in the last two years alone that
I have had major personal revelations about things that I have gone through
or learned in the past that are suddenly so relevant in the NOW. Last night
was one of those moments.
For almost 20 yea... more »
U.S. Spy Plane Flees Into Sweden After Being Chased By A Russian Fighter Jet And Tracked By Russian Radar
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Wikimedia Commons/Chris Finney
*U.S. Official: Spy Plane Flees Russian Jet, Radar; Ends Up Over Sweden --
CNN*
Washington (CNN) -- The Cold War aerial games of chicken portrayed in the
movie "Top Gun" are happening in real life again nearly 30 years later.
A U.S. Air Force spy plane evaded an encounter with the Russian military on
July 18, just a day after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed by a
suspected surface-to-air missile that Ukraine and the West allege was fired
by pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The RC-135 Rivet Joint fled into nearby Swedish airspace without th... more »
Is Ukraine Using Ballistic Missiles?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
RIA Novodti/Igor Zarembo
*Ukraine Denies Using Ballistic Missiles -- Deutsche Welle*
Ukraine's defense minister and a NATO representative in Kyiv have denied DW
reports that the Ukrainian army has been using ballistic missiles against
pro-Russian separatists in the country's east.
At first, NATO confirmed to DW a report by US news channel CNN that the
Ukrainian army has used short-range ballistic missiles against pro-Russian
separatists in eastern Ukraine. "The information is based on data from US
reconnaissance" a spokesman at NATO's Brussels headquarters said Friday
(01.08.2014... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Loving Touch”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Deuter, “Loving Touch”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQc1KqCZM9U
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an
image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what
this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA
"It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet
with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble
Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion
light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a
"time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of
galaxies, perha... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Grass Valley, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Carlos Castaneda, "The Path"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Path"*
by Carlos Castaneda
"Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind
that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow it, you must
not stay with it under any conditions. To have such clarity you must lead a
disciplined life. Only then will you know that any path is only a path, and
there is not affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is
what your heart tells you to do. But your decision to keep on the path or
to leave it must be free of fear or ambition.
I warn you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try ... more »
The Poet: W.H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Defenseless
under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out
wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame."
-W.H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"
Chet Raymo, "The Ring of Truth"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Ring of Truth"*
by Chet Raymo
"In Salley Vickers' novel, 'Where Three Roads Meet,' the shade of Tiresias,
the blind seer of the Oedipus myth, visits Sigmund Freud in London during
the psychoanalyst's final terrible illness. In a series of conversations,
Tiresias retells the story of Oedipus - he who was fated to kill his father
and sleep with his mother - a story at the heart of Freud's own theory of
the human psyche.
At one point in the conversations, as Tiresias and Freud discuss the extent
to which our lives are fated, the question of immortality arises. Freud
says of Oed... more »
"A Grindstone..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Life is a grindstone.
Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us."
- L. Thomas Holdcraft
Is Russia About To Invade Eastern Ukraine?
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters
*Russia’s Military Is Already in East Ukraine. Will There Be a Full-Scale
Invasion? -- James Miller, The Daily Beast*
The troops, the tanks, and the artillery is in place. The shelling has
begun. Is this just another skirmish? Or something much, much bigger?
Right now Russia is moving troops, armor, and advanced antiaircraft
missiles toward the border with Ukraine. In the last 48 hours, dozens of
videos have been uploaded to social-media sites that show Russian armor
very close to the border, many of them confirmed to be within mere
kilometers of Ukraine.
On ... more »
The Decline Of U.S. Influence In The Middle East
War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departed from New Delhi on Friday.
Credit Pool photo by Lucas Jackson
*U.S. Struggles In Middle East, With Fewer Allies And Less Influence --
Arshad Mohammed, Reuters*
(Reuters) - The U.S failure to secure a firm ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
despite two weeks of intense diplomacy reflects new regional dynamics in
which the world's most powerful actor has diminished influence and fewer
allies.
When Secretary of State John Kerry left Washington on July 21 on a mission
to try to halt the latest Israeli-Palestinian war, more than 400
Palestinians ha... more »
Beware the Neoconning Liars Club (Cantor Out Permanently But Not As Far As $$$$ Goes - Tea Party Grabs Pouch) They Nicknamed It The Hustle (Robo-Signers Hell-0 Pay Light Fines) MH17 Resources (Shale Oil) Fooling You Twice (Impenetrable Iron Dome Heads?)
Cirze at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 day ago
Beware the Neocon Exaggerators: They Were Wrong on Russia and the Mideast
Before — and They’re Wrong About the Threat Now August 2, 2014 Michael Lind
Stop worrying about Putin: Russia is a second-tier economic and military
power, and not a threat to U.S. interests. A second Cold War is possible —
but if Russia were to play a role, it would probably be as a junior
sidekick to China, in a
#KeepmyTV Advocates Are Getting Jerked Around
2old2care at Because I Can - 1 day ago
*My public service announcement*
*because a lot of people are getting jerked around on Twitter *
*they don't know it*
*and they need to know it*
Nastiness in the cable TV industry and it's got a real piece of nasty
associated with it.
Real nasty!
*Background:*
Anyone who has antenna (free) TV is seeing ads from the National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB) telling them to contact Congress to
*KeepMyTV*
Here's why
The cable companies are up to some real nastiness in DC that NAB is warning
may end up
in free broadcast antenna TV being eliminated
AND
your local broadcast channels be... more »
Temple Goes SAT-ACT Optional
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
From
http://articles.philly.com/2014-07-30/news/52192626_1_temple-university-minority-students-standardized-test-scores
:
In an effort to cultivate talented students who don't test well, Temple
University says it will become the first national public research
university in the Northeast to make standardized test scores optional for
admission.
The university expects as many as 150 to 200 students who likely would not
have been accepted because of low SAT and ACT scores, but who exhibit other
promising attributes, will be admitted for fall 2015. Many of them could
come from the Phila... more »
“Why Being Human Matters, for the People of Gaza and the World”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Why Being Human Matters, for the People of Gaza and the World”*
by Stephanie Van Hook
"Dr. Mona El-Farra, medical doctor and associate of the Middle East
Children’s Alliance recently made headlines on Democracy Now! with her plea
to end the military assault on Gaza with one powerful statement: “We are
human beings.” She is, of course, absolutely right. Human beings live in
Gaza, and it seems like nothing could be more obvious — if not human
beings, then who or what does? And why are we paying attention? Of course,
what she is really saying is something much deeper. She’s saying, t... more »
Ian Welsh asks what you plan to do with the "toy" that is your life -- and how your choice may impact other lives
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*PRINCESS IDEA*: The world is but a broken toy,
its pleasure hollow — false its joy.
Unreal its loveliest hue, alas!
Its pains alone are true, alas!
Its pains alone are true.
*HILARION*: The world is ev'rything you say.
The world we think has had its day.
Its merriment is slow, alas!
We've tried it, and we know, alas!
We've tried it and we know.
*ALL*: Unreal its loveliest hue,
its pains alone are true --
*PRINCESS IDA*: Alas!
*ALL*: The world is but a broken toy,
its pleasure hollow — false its joy.
Unreal its loveliest hue, alas!
Its pains alone are true, alas!
Its pains alone are true.... more »
cannibals
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago
when we put profit
above life
we are feeding on our young
"Every Normal Man..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
- H. L. Mencken
(You'll see what this is all about in the following post, lol. - CP)
"Oh Really? Benny Warns US 'Never Second Guess Me'?" VERY Strong Language Alert!
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Netanyahu Warns the US: *
*Do Not 'Ever Second Guess Me Again' on Hamas”*
by What Really Happened
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the White House not to
force a truce with Palestinian militants on Israel following the quick
collapse of the cease-fire in Gaza, Sources familiar with conversations
between Netanyahu and senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State
John Kerry, say the Israeli leader advised the Obama administration 'not to
ever second guess me again' on the matter. The officials also said
Netanyahu said he should be 'trusted' on the issue and ab... more »
Bitcoin is the Revolution You've Been Waiting For
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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David Seaman
Yesterday, President Obama stated that “we tortured some folks” in the
aftermath of 9/11. Later in the day, he expressed his full confidence in
his CIA Director, a man several pundits have pointed out was supportive of
such torture during the Bush administration.
Obama pointed out that torture is against our “values”.
No. A long wait at the grocery store is against our values. Abduction and
torture without trial, on the other hand, is illegal.
Warrantless surveillance of the American civilian population, more than a
year after Edward Snowden first came out with his “r... more »
Public Hearing on Covert Chemtrail Operations in Shasta, CA (Full Video)
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
*Youtube*
Public hearing July 15th, 2014 Shasta County Air Quality Management Board
Discussing GEOENGINEERING CHEMTRAILS R-7.
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The Words That Enslave Us
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Our entire legal system is underpinned by Maritime or Admiralty Law, that
very few people are even aware of and is guarded by the highest levels of
our legal system. It is a great trick of deception that has been played on
most of humanity, keeping us entangled in a web of confusion about who we
really are and our rights as living breathing human beings, while we are
literally treated as numbers by our so-called authorities.
This is a deeply convoluted system that has been evolving for thousands of
years. It has nothing to do with justice for the people but everything to
do with t... more »
House Quietly Passes Three Cybersecurity Bills
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
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*Activist Post*
On July 28, 2014, the House of Representatives passed three bills aimed at
enhancing the cybersecurity efforts of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) in certain critical infrastructure sectors, including the energy
sector:
- H.R. 3696 – the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure
Protection Act(NCCIPA), the primary bill of the three, which passed by
voice vote;
- H.R. 2952 – the Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Act (CIRDA),
a bill promoting cybersecurity research and development, which passed by
voice vote and
... more »
An Israeli Soldier's Powerful Story
Mark Daniels at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
*Youtube*
The talk by Eran Efrati was filmed in Denver, Colorado on March 3, 2014 as
part of The Soldier and the Refusenik U.S. tour with Maya Wind. Eran talks
about his experiences in the IDF and then more broadly discusses Israel,
its relationship to the U.S. and the global expansion of militarism.
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*The Jimmy Graham Rule ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
Washington Appeases A Deranged Netanyahu At Its Own Peril
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
* Who does this son of a bitch think he is? The king of the world? *
"Following the quick collapse of the cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the White House not to force a truce with
Palestinian militants on Israel.
Sources familiar with conversations between Netanyahu and senior U.S.
officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, say *the Israeli leader
advised the Obama administration "not to ever second guess me again" on the
matter.* The officials also said Netanyahu said he should be "trusted" on
the issue and about the unwillingness of Ham... more »
“The Entire History Of Human Culture... In 5 Minutes”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Entire History Of Human Culture... In 5 Minutes”*
By Kevin Short
"If you could compress 2,600 years of cultural history into one moment,
it'd look something like this. The stunning visualization created by Maximilian
Schich, an art historian at the University of Texas at Dallas, depicts the
birth and death locations of history's most influential people. Schich's
team pulled information from Freebase, a database of historical figures.
The mapping starts in 600 B.C., around the dawn of the Roman Empire, and
ends in 2012. The blue dots represent birth locations, and the red dots
... more »
Israel's War On Knowledge
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
Israeli Airstrikes Target Gaza's Islamic University. Source: Wall Street
Journal. Date Published: August 2, 2014.
Israel Strikes Gaza's Islamic University. Source: NDTV. Date Published:
August 2, 2014.
Israel strikes university in Gaza City. Source: Al Jazeera. Date Published:
August 2, 2014.
guest post: "rob ford, eid prayer and the silencing of dissent"
laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago
Rob Ford, Eid Prayer and the Silencing of Dissent
by Fizza Mir
July 30, 2014
My Eid started out like most, enjoying a morning coffee after a month of
abstinence, rushing to get to the downtown prayers at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre and navigating through hoards of playful children and
beautifully dressed congregants. The khutbah was moving and poignantly
addressed the state of our Ummah. Even as we celebrated the end of a
blessed month, our hearts were heavy and our thoughts consumed by the
horrors unfolding in Gaza, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma
. . . it... more »
A Plea for Civility
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 day ago
From Larry Kotlikoff. A noble effort that is likely to be in vain.
DISECTING MEDIA MANIPULATION
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Afshin Rattansi goes underground with filmmaker and author John Pilger as
he challenges Western mainstream media spin. He warns that ‘to be informed
by it is not an option’ because of censorship, omission and distortion of
the facts. Whilst other stories overtake it, we find out the death toll in
Libya is still rising. We discover why illegal immigrants were prevented
from smuggling themselves OUT of Britain. We look at whether Cameron is
privatising the NHS by selling it to doctors and nurses. And as the IDF
offensive on Gaza continues, are media attitudes softening whilst those o... more »
One Week From Today-- Hawaii Picks Between A Proven Progressive And Two Proven Conservatives
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Who fought against LGBT equality? Mark Takai and Donna Kim, the 2
conservatives in the race
*"Peace through strength!"-- Reagan’s bellicose slogan emulated by
faux-progressive congressional candidate in Hawaii.*
"Peace through strength" wasn't thought up by Reagan-- nothing was-- but by
Emperor Hadrian around 100 years after the birth of our lord. Mark Takai,
candidate for the open seat in Hawaii’s First Congressional District, in a
nearly hour-long interview with the Hawaii Independent this week made
explicit what’s been obvious to anyone following his 20-year career in
politics.
... more »
US-EU INTEND TO MAKE MORE WAR IN UKRAINE
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Despite the Ukrainian conflict claiming more lives every day, Kiev is
getting further support from its Westen backers. The Obama administration
now plans to train and equip National Guard fighters, while the EU's
quietly lifting a ban on supplying Ukraine with weapons.
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