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10:37pm MST
Cheney's Still Not Arrested-- Liu Tienan Just Got A Life Sentence
As close to prison as Cheney will ever get
Despite our best hopes, of course there is no chance Cheney or any of his
criminally-minded torturers will be held accountable form anything in the
Torture Report. And there's no chance the Wall Street banksters will be
held accountable for pillaging the economy. And, worst of all, there's no
chance any Members of Congress will be held accountable for writing the
laws that create and sustain such a system. Could this really be anything
like what Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Thomas Paine,
Samuel Adams, John Jay, Patrick... more »
Falling Oil Prices And Sanctions May Slow Russia's Military Buildup
Russian servicemen take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square,
November 5, 2012. (Sergei Karpukhin / Courtesy Reuters)
*Sanctions, Oil Price Slump May Slow Russian Military Upgrade -- Voice of
America*
Moscow, a major player in the global arms business, has worked to re-equip
and modernize its armed forces in recent years as well as boost its
international sales.
But Dmitry Gorenburg, a senior research scientist with CNA Corporation, a
Washington-based think tank specializing in defense-related issues, says
the drop in world oil prices, Western sanctions and limited ma... more »
(Calling Dick Cheney!) CIA Lied To Congress? Alert the Media! (But, Wait . . .) Bilderberg Always Picks Leaders (Not Too Late To Prosecute Banksters?) How Dems Became Dims (Since Rolling Labor and Crushing the Left Was His Favorite Activity, From Jumped Into This Feet First) Rahmbo Took Shady Cash?
BREAKING: Brennan: What? Me Worry?Like I and many others have said many
times before: There are no permanent secrets - everything always comes
out. Now that we know the crimes of those responding to the 9/11 "Crisis,"
we are reassured that they stopped under Obama and that they really don't
want to let us know who did what to whom (would you believe that U.S.
embassies braced for attack
Forget The Torture Report, When Will The False Flag Terror Report Come Out?
"A limited hangout, or partial hangout, is a public relations or propaganda
technique that involves the release of previously hidden information in
order to prevent a greater exposure of more important details.
It takes the form of deception, misdirection, or coverup often associated
with intelligence agencies involving a release or "mea culpa" type of
confession of only part of a set of previously hidden sensitive
information, that establishes credibility for the one releasing the
information who by the very act of confession appears to be "coming clean"
and acting with integrit... more »
The Challenge of Spiritual Balance on Earth
*Jed Shlackman* - "Cultivating peace and love is valuable, but we also must
be able to take assertive action and to set energetic boundaries..."
The post The Challenge of Spiritual Balance on Earth appeared first on Waking
Times.
Senior IS Commander Reveals How U.S. Prisons In Iraq Helped In The Birth And Growth Of The Islamic State
*Isis: The Inside Story -- Martin Chulov, The Guardian*
One of the Islamic State’s senior commanders reveals exclusive details of
the terror group’s origins inside an Iraqi prison – right under the noses
of their American jailers.
In the summer of 2004, a young jihadist in shackles and chains was walked
by his captors slowly into the Camp Bucca prison in southern Iraq. He was
nervous as two American soldiers led him through three brightly-lit
buildings and then a maze of wire corridors, into an open yard, where men
with middle-distance stares, wearing brightly-coloured prison unif... more »
21 Natural Alternatives to the Flu Shot
*Christina Sarich* - These natural foods and medicines are your best bet
for staying this flu season while avoiding a useless flu shot.
The post 21 Natural Alternatives to the Flu Shot appeared first on Waking
Times.
Your Value Cannot be Monetized
You Tube Link here
Hundredth Monkey Project
U.S. Senate Committee Approves Authorization For War Against The Islamic State
*Senate Panel Votes to Authorize U.S. War on Islamic State -- Bloomberg*
A Senate panel voted to give President Barack Obama a three-year
authorization to use military force against Islamic State, opening a debate
unlikely to be settled until the new U.S. Congress convenes next month.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee acted today along party lines, with
the 10 Democrats voting yes and the eight Republicans voting no.
It was the first congressional vote on granting Obama war-fighting
authority against the Sunni extremist group and its affiliates. Chairman
Robert Menendez, the ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Another Answer Came”
2002, “Another Answer Came”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILt_GZqJzjQ
The Will and the Word of I AM
If you can't read the text, change your YouTube settings to 720 HD and
expand to full screen. Excuse the embeded ad,that's not my doing... its
because of the 2nd piece of music. Will replace that shortly....
Legitimate scientific skeptics object to calling science deniers "skeptics." Here's a suggestion: "lying, stinking buttwipes"
*The mascot of the Australian Skeptics.* *Climate-science disinformers
don't qualify as "skeptics," say these 48 prominent scientists and
thinkers, because they aren't interested in evidence -- just denial.*
*"Proper skepticism promotes scientific inquiry, critical investigation,
and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims.
It is foundational to the scientific method. Denial, on the other hand, is
the a priori rejection of ideas without objective consideration."*
*-- from a statement signed by 48 fellows ofthe Committee for Skeptical
Inquiry*
*by Ken*... more »
The Islamic State Is Failing To Feed And Meet The Needs Of The People That It Has Conquered
Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stand guard at
a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, in this June 11, 2014 file
photo. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer/Files
*Can Islamic State Feed The People It Conquers? -- Bloomberg*
As winter takes hold in the Islamic State-captured city of Mosul, soaring
prices for meat and basic foods are sending an extra chill through Iraqi
households.
Residents used to eating traditional Mosul kibbeh, balls of wheat stuffed
with minced lamb, and bean soup with beef say they can now only afford to
eat rice and lentils for most... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Ambience Minimus" (Full Album)
Liquid Mind, "Ambience Minimus" (Full Album)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o86EfzmbOfQ
The Rough Road of Honest Discovery
*Zen Gardner* - "Realizing we were born into an abusive system designed to
keep us down and disabled is a wonderful discovery."
The post The Rough Road of Honest Discovery appeared first on Waking Times.
"A Look to the Heavens"
“One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to
our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful M81. This grand spiral galaxy can be
found toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major).
*Click image for larger size.*
This superbly detailed view reveals M81's bright yellow nucleus, blue
spiral arms, and sweeping cosmic dust lanes with a scale comparable to the
Milky Way. Hinting at a disorderly past, a remarkable dust lane actually
runs straight through the disk, to the left of the galactic center,
contrary to M81's other prominent spiral features. T... more »
The Poet: W. H. Auden, “The More Loving One”
*“The More Loving One”*
by W. H. Auden
“Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,
But on earth indifference is the least
We have to dread from man or beast.
How should we like it were stars to burn
With a passion for us we could not return?
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.
Admirer as I think I am
Of stars that do not give a damn,
I cannot, now I see them, say
I missed one terribly all day.
Were all stars to disappear or die,
I should learn to look at an empty sky
And feel its total dark sublime,
Though this might t... more »
Chet Raymo, “All Natural Shapes Blazing With Unnatural Light”
*“All Natural Shapes Blazing With Unnatural Light”*
by Chet Raymo
“Behind the blue of a Sun-lit sky, hidden in the dark of night, invisible
to our unaided sight, far off in the winding eddy of the Milky Way, a
star-birthing nebula, NGC 7822, a seething cauldron of creation, 40
light-years wide, in which the Earth and all that we formerly thought as
ours would be as a dust mote (click to enlarge). NASA's Wide Field Infrared
Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite teases grandeur out of darkness, forces us
to face a universe of incomprehensible fullness. Powerful winds of stellar
radiation ... more »
CIA Torture/Human Experimentation = Manchurian Candidate Creation
This story, from Washington Post today, caught my eye*. *Reading the piece
linked below it is clear that Washington Post is spinning this as that
"learned helplessness" theory created by Seligman.
But this one tiny paragraph suggests so much more. What happened to the
man specifically mentioned below goes well beyond 'learned helplessness'
And, I highly doubt he is alone in the human experimentation.
*Headline "The Principle Behind the CIA Interrogation Methods"*
First of all, I really have to be clear,* these human experiments appear to
have had nothing to do with interrogation*. A... more »
Islamic State Now Using Drones To Film Their Suicide Attacks
*Watch: Islamic State Drone Films ‘Suicide Attack’ In Syrian City --
Washington Post*
A video posted online on Tuesday by the Islamic State appears to show drone
footage of the besieged city of Kobane, where the jihadists have battled
Kurdish militias since September. It was uploaded by the Islamic State's
media branch in Aleppo, northern Syria, and seems to show the blasts of a
number of suicide bombings in embedded panels.
This is not the first time the extremist organization has used footage
seemingly taken by a drone from Kobane. In one of its most eerie propaganda
videos, th... more »
Undercover Cops Busted by Crowd in Oakland
An undercover cop last night in a Berkeley, California protest was caught
flashing his gun at protesters after he and another undercover operative
were outed when someone pulled his mask off his face. Some witnesses
claimed the two cops were previously seen banging on bank windows and
trying to incite protesters to commit violence. The two cops were
eventually identified as California Highway Patrol sent into Oakland
supposedly unknown to the Oakland Police Department.
This makes total sense. If police are going to put agent provocateurs
inside of protests then it would be wise... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 11, 2014
C.I.A. Headquarters in Langley, Va. Credit Pool photo by David Burnett
*Dark Again After C.I.A. Torture Report -- New York Times editorial*
We have not always agreed with Senator Dianne Feinstein on national
security issues like wiretapping, but the California Democrat who heads the
Senate Intelligence Committee has displayed commitment and courage in the
investigation of the illegal detention, abuse and torture of prisoners by
the Central Intelligence Agency.
Realizing she had one last chance to get this report to the public before
Republicans take over the Senate, Ms. Feinstein ... more »
The Poet: Maya Angelou, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”
*“I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”*
by Maya Angelou
“The free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with fearful trill
of the things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds... more »
Malcolm Guite on Owen Barfield
Related:
*Owen Barfield - Man and Meaning*.
*Malcolm Guite - The Great Dance: Love and the Virtues from Dante to Lewis*.
The Daily "Near You?"
Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“The Myth of Human Progress”
*“The Myth of Human Progress”*
By Chris Hedges
“Clive Hamilton in his “Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth
About Climate Change” describes a dark relief that comes from accepting
that “catastrophic climate change is virtually certain.” This obliteration
of “false hopes,” he says, requires an intellectual knowledge and an
emotional knowledge. The first is attainable. The second, because it means
that those we love, including our children, are almost certainly doomed to
insecurity, misery and suffering within a few decades, if not a few years,
is much harder to acquire. To... more »
Keith Baldrey, Sean Leslie and Tom Fletcher, Our Blind, Deaf and Deliberately Dumb Legislative Reporters(BC Liberals Disguised As Media)
* Written by Jim Quail *
Quail Worth & Allevato Barristers & Solicitors
http://jimquail.com/2014/12/11/lng-free-passs/
*British Columbia LNG – the Press give the Liberals a free pass *
*Posted on December 11, 2014*
*Can you imagine. . .*
- *if an NDP provincial government told voters it would create a huge
new industry that would bring full employment, fill the public treasury and
eliminate the provincial debt?*
- *if they promised that this wonderful new industry would start
operating by 2015?*
- *if not a single player in this new industry had made any commi... more »
World News Briefs -- December 11, 2014 (Evening Edition)
*CIA Boss John Brennan Defends Post-9/11 Strategy -- BBC*
CIA Director John Brennan has defended the agency's post-9/11 interrogation
methods but admitted some techniques were "harsh" and "abhorrent".
Speaking at CIA headquarters, he said some officers acted beyond their
authority but most did their duty.
A scathing Senate report two days earlier said "brutal" methods like
waterboarding were ineffective.
But Mr Brennan asserted the CIA "did a lot of things right" at a time when
there were "no easy answers".
*Read more* ....
*MIDDLE EAST*
Syria's southern rebels* take step towar... more »
Torture
*"ONLY 9/11 Truth can stop Bush, the Iran War, World War III...*
*...if you do not address 9/11 YOU GET NOTHING..."*
Well, torture is not the issue when it comes to Guantanamo anyway.
No-one is (or was) in Guantanamo because they possess useful information
that they have failed to give up - the torture and the interrogation is
there merely to force submission, at which point the CIA offers you a job
as a double agent and the training begins.
Guantanamo isn't an intelligence centre or a Black Site, it's a terrorist
training and Mind Control indoctrination facility.
The point wit... more »
Satire: “Cruz: Stop Blaming Bush for Things He Did”
*“Cruz: *
*Stop Blaming Bush for Things He Did”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted his
Democratic colleagues in the Senate on Thursday, telling reporters, “I’m
sick and tired of people blaming George W. Bush for things he did.” In the
aftermath of the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on
torture, Cruz said, “Democrats have been busy with their favorite game
again: bringing up catastrophic things that President Bush did and then
blaming him for them.”
The Texas Senator raised the invasion of Iraq as an example of ... more »
I hate Harper
I wish I could explain my hatred
rationaly
no its just for me
so bad
I can not think about
Canada
and have him
in the same frame.
Not going to pay
Hey I got eyes and ears
and do not market second class
shit\
you motherfucker
should be ashamed
realising 4:3 video
get in the game or die
and die
is scary
because we need a content
condiunt.
Friday Morning Ramble…
Left-wing loon and failed/failing/failingest political pundit Martin/Martyn
Bradbury still hasn’t got over the election trouncing.
*2014 – Year of the angry white knuckle* – Martyn/Martin Bradbury, DAILY
BLOG
Mind you, some National supporters are still thankful for the support of
Martyn/Martin’s little helpers.
*Mana planning to stand in 2017* – David Farrar, KIWIBLOG
“Whenever a small country gets mentioned specifically in an international
report, that report there gets noticed… A new OECD working paper claims
that income inequality hurts economic growth, and particularly hurt ... more »
We Need to Talk About Sandy Hook Video - Investigation of Sandy Hook showing How and Why Sandy Hook did not Happen as Portrayed.
This video is a collaboration of 10 of us, who have investigated Sandy
Hook. It is a long video but it goes through the whole Sandy Hook reasons
of WHY it could not have happened as it was portrayed. It reveals all the
information in one video and the slips of tongues. My part in the video is
about how the police dash cams did not show one child being evacuated from
the school along
Ideology, Politics, and the Deficit
In terms of actually existing economics, cutting Britain's public spending
deficit is not the most pressing of problems. But as we know, this thing we
call politics is consumed by a reality of its own devising. Since the
tsunami of crisis swept in from the coast, swamping our financial
institutions and putting banks into life boats hastily inflated with
taxpayers' billions, the Conservatives' singular message has been to blame
Labour for the failure of Britain's flood defences. In a rare astute move
the Tories have linked their austerity mania with the "necessity" of
cutting the def... more »
29 ways to lose an ele3ction
If I had what you have
I would be scary
Peps and preps
would not chirp
knowing
they faced
my broadside
I know you connected
in a good way
to democracy
So with you power
why does our next leader
not come on line
or before the mike
and just say simply
I would not do that
that way?
The parade of Harper absurdities
is already blocking traffic
all over the nation
and as a matter of fact
the world has taken notice
and is wondering why
Canada has elected three times
an asshole as world class
as this guy.
I might be partisan
but even BM the PM
did not every week
insult our intelligence
with ... more »
Hong Kong Property Rights
Did you know that in Hong Kong you can only buy property for 100 years.
This the result of 6000 years of civilisation knowing the economic risks of
perpity.
Now in Canada the Chinese come as predators. We are all like deer in the
headlights stunned by the big cash money.
We are making a big mistake giving away the future or real estate to those
who have been kicked out of their home market for abuses
that the Empour had to resolve.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Perigo on Nathaniel Branden
“One of the cleverest con-men ever. Glib and plausible to a fault. On the
level? Not remotely. Ayn Rand's biggest mistake, with no other mistake
coming close. Guilty of all the things he accused her of, including
intellectual bullying. (Told Tibor Machan for example their friendship
would be over if Tibor kept posting on SOLO.) An ignoble liar, whose
systematic, conscientious deceitfulness screams from the pages of Rand's
journals, where we know more in hindsight than she knew at the time. An
extraordinarily angry man who made anti-anger a virtue and legitimate rage
a vice. Booris... more »
GOP Push Uses California Drought Emergency To Enrich Corporate Farms And Wreck Environmental Protections
Tuesday the House passed David Valadao's misleadingly-named California
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, 230-182. It was co-sponsored by 6
clueless right-wing California Republican ideologues, Ken Calvert, Paul
Cook, Doug LaMalfa, Kevin McCarthy, Tom McClintock and Devin Nunes, plus
the most right-wing fake Democrat in the California delegation, Blue Dog
Jim Costa. Every Republican voted for it and Costa was joined by 5 of his
fellow reactionary Blue Dogs who generally back conservative Republican
approaches: John Barrow (GA), Jim Matheson (UT), Mike McIntyre (NC), Nick
Rahall... more »
U.S. Accuses Russia Of Violating Two Arms-Control Treaties
Reuters / Maxim Shemetov
*U.S.: Russia In Violation Of Two Arms-Control Treaties -- Radio Free
Europe*
WASHINGTON -- The United States has accused Russia of violating two key
arms-control treaties.
Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose
Gottemoeller said at a congressional hearing on December 10 that Russia was
in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).
Russia has denied that it violated the INF Treaty and accused the United
States of its own violations. Russian President... more »
Why President Obama Is Not Going To Replace CIA Director John Brennan
John Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency director, speaks at a rare news
conference at CIA headquarters in Virginia, Dec. 11, 2014.
*Why Brennan Is Still Leading the CIA -- Mike Dorning and Jonathan Allen,
Bloomberg*
John Brennan has been as close as anyone to President Barack Obama on his
most sensitive national security decisions, from drone strikes to the 2011
raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
That helps explain why Obama isn’t abandoning his Central Intelligence
Agency director despite some calls for his resignation following release of
a Senate report detailing the CIA’s br... more »
"Appreciating Suggestions: Other People’s Agendas"
*"Appreciating Suggestions: Other People’s Agendas"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"People will always have an idea about how you should live your life, but
your idea is the only one that matters. As children, our parents had dreams
for us. They wanted us to do well in school, and to do whatever was
necessary to reach our highest potential. Later in life, friends may try to
set us up with their idea of the perfect partner or the perfect job.
Spouses may have agendas for us, too. People close to us may have ideas
about how we should live our lives, ideas that usually come from love ... more »
The Killing of Brian Jones
A Story of Our Time : Brian Jones The Rolling Stone - BBC March 2nd 1971
from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*BRIAN JONES, July, 1969, London.* One of the original members of the
Rolling Stones. Unique musician, helped the group get started, under
control of drugs by 1966, took LSD that caused personality changes and
depression. Seemed to have brain damage and disintegrated.
Compared his arrests and planted grass to the treatment Lennie Bruce had
received, forced to drop from the group. *Keith Richards*, of the Stones,
said,
* "Some very weird things happened the night Brian died. We had... more »
What is so great about Afganistian that it need centuries of death to relize its potential?
I was winding down a road
so scary it was not on any GPS
yep I was Jtpt force twelve
bringing democracy\
to those Afghan suspects
Well they all welcomed
me with tea
but when I sat down
some sonofabitch
came down hard on my Kevlar
with an axe and all the old ladies
and men who needed walker
where coming at me with
needle knives
so I blew that whole village away
and victory in sector 911
came true.
you can kill cave men all day long
and another relative
will take you out
just when you
feel strong
I came to realize that
we were not at war
we were at elimination
of those who where
not all... more »
Dec. 11: Back to bland.
A3 of the Wednesday paper tells us the price of gas is still falling. But
we already know that. Would it be too much to expect a newspaper to find
out WHY it's falling? These things rarely happen simply by market forces.
There's a game being played here. If there's nobody at Irving press capable
of figuring what this is all about, can't they at least buy a story on if
from a reputable source?
There's another story on the same topic on A6. It takes 31 paragraphs to
say close to nothing and, in the best TandT style, the reporter doesn't ask
any question. He just scribbles whatever his... more »
CIA Director John Brennan Responds To The U.S. Senate Torture Report
*Torture Report: CIA Director John Brennan Defends Agency -- ABC News*
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan today addressed the
revelations contained in a comprehensive report released this week about
the agency’s use of enhanced interrogation methods from 2002 to 2009,
calling some of the techniques "abhorrent” but defending the program
overall.
The report, written over five years by the Democratic members of the Senate
Intelligence Committee, accused the CIA of using unauthorized interrogation
techniques to extract information from detainees, including using power
... more »
Indigenous leaders assassinated defending land
Human
Rights Day: tribal leaders assassinated for defending their land
Guarani leader Marinalva Manoel was stabbed to death after campaigning
for her tribe's ancestral land.
© Aty Guasu
By Survival International
Dec. 9, 2014: To mark Human Rights Day on Wednesday, Survival
International – the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights – warns
about the growing humanitarian crisis
CIA out of control
They are there to protect not to project. The CIA in peactime is just war
on civilians. There are so many threats but how many will have an impact. I
would say zero. Except for the special one that has never been formally
investigated 911.
Untitled
Images less than 480p
populate my youth
and even on Tv
they were always blury
we lived our live
pre reality
where ones own vision
was superior to
what the cons
put on the screens
we spent our allowance
on.
I wonder if society would be
better served by resticting
viewing hours
would the population
not be better serverd
Way to many people
will watch anything
as long as its on TV
and the problems
that lead too
are perverse
It make governing sensible
a oxymoron
as if that was
the first challage
to rule by the mob
People should just stop
being more stupid
but that is not happing
in fac... more »
Shakedown: How deportation robs immigrants of their money and belongings
Document
An
action alert about a dangerous deportation practice: stop
the shakedown of immigrants!
Dear brendanorrell@gmail.com,Hundreds of thousands of immigrants each
year are dumped at the Mexico border and permanently expelled without
their most basic belongings: their money, identification documents, cell
phones, important phone numbers, photos and keepsakes. From the border
they
Congressional Cassandras
This shouldn't have come as any surprise to anyone who knows anything
about the GOP.
The nanosecond the "party of personal responsibility" found out they
were going to dominate the entire legislative branch, the racism, insane
demands and draconian legislation proposals began streaming out as raw
sewage from a busted sewer line.
The Republicans have shown they have about as much respect for
democracy as the Nazis did the Weimar Republic that got them elected to
power in 1933.
No sooner than the votes were tallied in all their gerrymandered
districts, we began hea... more »
The kids today are absolutely amazing!
The kids today are absolutely amazing!
"Huxley vs. Orwell"
*"Huxley vs. Orwell"*
by Neil Postman
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was
that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who
wanted to read one...
Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared
those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and
egoism...
Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the
truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance...
Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would
become a trivi... more »
Boots on the ground!
boots on the ground
the sound they make
marching in unison
is magical
and intimidating
and resonate
Protest workers
know only half the truth
they don't know
about indoctrination
sublimation
or bribery.
Rich people have
centuries of study
to work from
getting poor people
to die for their fortune
Now that those lies
are well known false
the establishment
works hard to make
protest too harsh
We can not sit on our hands anymore
as this nation is wrestled from us
before reality tv stark eyes
Get up stand up
make a noise
do not let royalty
whipsaw you
with fear
and retina screens.
“America: Should You Believe What They Tell You or What You See?”
*“America: *
*Should You Believe What They Tell You or What You See?”*
by James Quinn
"A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the
all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers
control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they
love their servitude." - Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”
“Sometimes I wish I could just passively accept what my government monarchs
and their mainstream media mouthpieces feed me on a daily basis. Why do I
have to question everything I'm told? Life would be much simpler and I
could concent... more »
Laser Wars
Time reports:
The Navy announced that it had deployed and fired a laser weapon this fall
aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf. During a series of test shots, the
laser hit and destroyed targets mounted atop a small boat, blasted a
six-foot drone from the sky, and destroyed other moving targets.
“This is the first time in recorded history that a directed energy weapons
system has ever deployed on anything,” Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, chief
of naval research, told reporters at the Pentagon. “A lot of people talk
about it—we decided to go do it.”
The Navy’s laser weapon system—La... more »
“Congress Just Passed Legislation Ramping Up Mass Surveillance to Super-Steroid Levels”
*“Congress Just Passed Legislation Ramping Up *
*Mass Surveillance to Super-Steroid Levels”*
by George Washington
“Remember how Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to mass surveillance,
and how the government promised to rein in spying on Americans? Yeah, that
never happened… Instead, Congress snuck a provision into the Intelligence
Authorization Act which will ramp up spying on us normal, average, innocent
Americans.
Congressman Justin Amash explains: "When I learned that the Intelligence
Authorization Act for FY 2015 was being rushed to the floor for a vote—with
little debate a... more »
Apache elders words on theft of sacred lands for copper mining
The
US House has passed legislation to steal Apache sacred land for
Resolution Copper mining. Sen. John McCain is pushing for this theft of
Apache land in the Senate. Censored News is reposting these photos and
words of Apache elders about Oak Flat. Articles and photos by Sandra
Rambler, San Carlos Apache. Testimony to Congress:"If this land is
transferred to Resolution
The lies of Language: Tricked by the Light
In my recent video reports, I've talked about the fact that I, and several
others, are engaged in serious research on several topics. One of these
topics is the use of language to control and program people.
Judge Dale has spoken about the use of language in the courts and justice
systems- how the words are used to bind and control people. On this basis
alone the use of language and "watch what you say" is vitally important.
But this rabbit hole goes much much deeper- far deeper than the vast
majority of people want to realize.
I have recently woken up to the very real fact that... more »
Arcturians - Earth's Ancient History Part 2 Message to Lemurians (the origin of God vs Goddess religions)
http://suzanneliephd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/12-11-14-earths-ancienthistory-part-2.html
*Note this post has a confusing title, it appears on her blog as part 4,
but seems to be a typo confusing it with Ascension Book 4, further down
from the title the second title says part 2 and the url on the site says
part 2, so I am intuiting that, that part 2 is the correct title for this
post. If I am wrong I will correct the title later. -AK*
*Earth's Ancient History Part 2 - Arcturian Message to Lemurians*
12-11-14
as channeled by Suzanne Lie
*Arcturian Message to the Lemurians*
(Excerpt f... more »
Like A Rat Fleeing A Sinking Ship, Dick Cheney Throws George Bush Jr. Under The Bus On Torture Responsiblity
*This is freaking hilarious! Dick Cheney, the former Vice President of the
United States, has dismissed a key point in the report on CIA torture and
has, as a result, thrown his former boss under the bus!*
*"Dick Cheney discussed the newly released Senate torture report Wednesday
on Fox News, and in particular challenged a finding that former President
George W. Bush hadn't been briefed on the CIA's harsh interrogation methods
until years after they'd already been in use.*
*Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked the former vice president whether the
agency deliberately kept Bush in the ... more »
Ukrainian Minister Admits That The Country Is 'Bankrupt'
Ukraine's Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
*Ukrainian PM Warns Of Default Risk, Calls For More Western Help -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Ukraine risks defaulting on its debt unless Western donors come
up with more funds on top of the billions of dollars of financial aid
already promised, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday.
A year of revolution and war with pro-Russian separatists has pushed
Ukraine's hryvnia currency to record lows and crippled the economy, which
was already near bankruptcy after years of corruption and economic
mismanageme... more »
THE AGE OF BELIEF: Rolling Stone truly believed!
*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014Part 4—The Washington Post checked facts:*
Today, a set of sad stories:
In the autumn of our own freshman year, a classmate had earned himself a
derisive nickname: “The Birdman of Wigglesworth.” (Or it may have been
Holworthy, a different freshman dorm.)
This young man had been behaving erratically. One evening, he had gone out
onto his fire escape and issued bird calls into the night. In this way, he
had earned the derision.
We can’t recall how we knew this young man; we don’t think we actually
“knew” him at all. But we felt sorry for his plight. We s... more »
BBC - Biggest and Best Calumny
*BBC NEWS*
Every once in a while I get the urge to be Royally lied to. When the urge
builds to a fever pitch...I go to the BBC News and it never lets me down.
There is always a BIG LIE on the front page of its website. Today was no
exception. Here we have it making excuses for the CIA torture of innocent
people. The Brits think that if they say it in impeccable English with an
upper crust British accent...people will fall for it....**
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30437804
Here the BBC spews its verbal diarrhea/vomit all over Russia....everything
that is said is ... more »
Chechen Fighters From The 'Death Battalion' Are Fighting Alongside Ukraine Rebels
Pro-Russian separatists from the Chechen "Death" battalion stand in a line
during a training exercise in the territory controlled by the
self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, December 8,
2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
*Chechens Loyal To Russia Fight Alongside East Ukraine Rebels -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Chanting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), dozens of armed men
in camouflage uniforms from Russia's republic of Chechnya train in snow in
a camp in the rebel-held east Ukraine.
They say their "Death" unit fighting Ukrainian forces has 300 people,
mostly former st... more »
IsThe Ukraine Civil War About To Spread To Its Second Largest City?
BBC
*Seven Recent Blasts In Ukraine City Stir Fear Of New Russian Menace --
L.A. Times*
At least seven bomb blasts in little more than a month in Ukraine's
second-largest city, Kharkiv, have stirred fears among residents and the
government in Kiev that Russia-backed rebels are trying to destabilize the
militarily strategic region.
International monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe have examined the areas of attack and noted rising tensions in
the city in their daily reports on unrest in eastern Ukraine.
In the most destructive of the blasts, which... more »
Ukraine's President Tells Russia To Remove Troops
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (Reuters/Kacper Pempel)
*Ukraine's President Tells Russia To Pull Out -- Radio Free Europe*
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on Russia to end its
support for separatists in the east of his country, including withdrawing
any Russian forces on Ukrainian soil.
Poroshenko also urged Russia to close the border between the two countries,
saying doing so would lead to "peace and stability in Ukraine" within a
matter of weeks.
Moscow denies playing any role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Poroshenko was speaking on December 11 during... more »
Fiat money has been a great invention
*It allows accurate, impartial financial planning and makes the economy
more efficient than other arrangements*
The recent discussions about the Bitcoin and the gold standard have made it
clear that the opposition to the fiat money is rooted in many parts of the
TRF readership – I would even say that this question divides our community
across the usual ideological lines.
*Some Czech crown banknotes*
Many of my remarks in these exchanges were enumerating the reasons why the
gold or the Bitcoins couldn't be a viable replacement of fiat currencies we
are using today. But now I think... more »
Arcturians - An Inter-dimensional Journey -- YouTube and Poem
http://suzanneliephd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/an-inter-dimensional-journey-youtube.html
*An Inter-dimensional Journey*
12-9-14
channeled by Suzanne Lie
OUR FAMILY OF LIGHT
Our vessel of Light floats the great Cosmic Sea
With the gift of our love, abundant and free
The planet's our SELF, the Sun our dear friend
Its message of life we accept and then send
The stars in our system are ONE with our knowing
As we all work as ONE for the way we are showing
Our message expands to the heart of the galaxy
As we accept and embrace our unending odyssey
The Home we once sought, we've fou... more »
Watch as THC Kills Cancer Cells
*Video - *Watch as the THC ingredient in marijuana kills cancer cells.
The post Watch as THC Kills Cancer Cells appeared first on Waking Times.
TOPE Jaco, Solar Power and End of Rainy Season
I can slowly feel it getting busier in my little town, which corresponds
totally with the end of rainy season. From my reading, when they said
rainy season was from mid-May until mid-November, I think I kinda thought
on November 15, all rain would just STOP. Nope, still rains SOME, but for
very short periods. Anyway, going into town now, especially on weekends, I
can tell busy holiday season is starting as it is sometimes difficult to
even find a parking spot. Tourists from out of the country as well as in
country are flocking to my nice beach town! :). Kinda like Manistee was ... more »
Like Ted Cruz, Sean Eldridge Was Born In Canada And Like Cruz He Thinks He Can Be President
The first big *New York Times* coverage of Sean Eldridge's campaign for the
Republican-held blue seat in the upper Hudson Valley/Catskills (NY-19)
killed his race among actual progressives. This sentence went over
especially badly for many: "Mr. Eldridge grew up in a middle-class
community in Ohio, where both of his parents were doctors; they say he has
a genuine understanding of people of modest means." Where I was from the
kids with even just *one* parent who was a doctor were the richest members
of the community-- not the ones who were of modest means. Eldridge's
expensive, blu... more »
United Nations: More People Die From Homicide Than In Wars
Image: WHO (detail)
*More People Die From Homicide Than in Wars, UN Says -- New York Times*
GENEVA — Homicide and acts of personal violence kill more people than wars
and are the third-leading cause of death among men aged 15 to 44, the
United Nations said Wednesday in a new report.
Around the world, there were about 475,000 homicide deaths in 2012 and
about six million since 2000, “making homicide a more frequent cause of
death than all wars combined in this period,” the report states.
The figures are based on detailed data collection from 133 countries that
together account for ... more »
Top U.S. General Not Optimistic On Afghanistan's Future
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of International Security
Assistance Force Joint Command, speaks during the command's end-of-mission
ceremony on North Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2014.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston
*US Commander In Afghanistan: I Don't Know If I'm Optimistic About The
Country -- Business Insider*
*US and NATO combat missions ceremonially ended in Afghanistan on Dec. 8
after a grueling thirteen years of conflict. *
However, the end of combat missions does not mean that the Taliban and al
Qaeda have been defeate... more »
China Boasts That Its New J-31 Stealth Fighter Could 'Take Down' US F-35
A J-31 stealth fighter (background) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Air Force lands on a runway after a flying performance at the 10th China
International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong
province, Nov 11, 2014. The president of China's top aircraft maker said on
Tuesday that China's new stealth fighter could certainly "take down" its
opponent in the sky, referring to its US-made counterpart. Reuters
*China’s New Stealth Fighter Could Defeat F-35, AVIC Chief Says --
Bloomberg*
China’s newest stealth fighter would be able to “finish off” a U.S. F-35 in ... more »
Rocket Scientist's Idea Could Put an End to Texting While Driving
[image: groove module 400px]
This is a pretty prosaic solution to a real problem that needs to be
adapted universally. i can see the cell phone companies coselling the
product almost immediately as they can make sure it even works properly as
well.
It also allows moving between vehicles and the possibility that it can be
made part of a key chain system. Most important though it automatically
avoids bothering you while driving while storing information for you. This
needs to be made integral to the service anyway and made that automatic.
We do wal... more »
Building a Walipini
[image: Walipini]
We see several variations here and the flexibility lends itself to a whole
range of variation. I do not think that it would be too hard to rig a
primitive root cellar as well when you bring in the shovel to sculpt the
earth. Most important though is to put a shed on the end to provide an
airlock and separated work space and perhaps a power source that is easily
protected..
The whole thing is very much farm boy special. It is clearly best driven
into a slope to provide drainage protection. Otherwise we risk over soaked
ground causing problems.
The easy scala... more »
Untitled
[image: raise the roof inside copy]
I have long known that students are individuals, each with their own style
of learning. They come to classrooms with varying degrees of competencies.
They come with a wide variety of interests, motivations, hopes and dreams.
They come from a wide variety of socioeconomic and family environments,
even within the same towns, districts or neighborhoods. So why are public
schools presently being told to teach students as if they are all the same?
Why are they being taught in a substandard and homogenized way?
All of you can decide on the answers to that... more »
Wallace Springs Insectory
Here it is! Wallace Springs Insectory; Ground work commencing spring 2015
in cooperation with the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, designed to
provide habitat, to promote and foster habitat for pollinator insects in
rural areas of Ontario. 12 acres that once completed could contribute up to
one half of a million Monarchs to the fall migration, provide habitat to
our other native pollinators, and be a demonstration plot for education.
Our contribution is the land (current market value, approx. $250,000.00), a
significant portion of the seed, shrubs and trees that we have avail... more »
World News Briefs -- December 11, 2014
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk speaks to deputies as he presents
a work plan of his government during a parliament session in Kiev, December
11, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
*Ukraine Truce Shudders as PM Warns of Possible ‘Default’ -- Bloomberg*
Pro-Russian rebels killed three Ukrainian soldiers, jolting a two-day-old
truce in the nation’s east as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called for
an international donor conference to avoid a possible “default.”
The casualties follow Ukraine’s Dec. 9 decision to halt hostilities in an
attempt to start new talks with i... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 11, 2014
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
*President George W Bush 'Knew Everything' About CIA Interrogation -- BBC*
Former US President George W Bush was "fully informed" about CIA
interrogation techniques condemned in a Senate report, his vice-president
says.
Speaking to Fox News, Dick Cheney said Mr Bush "knew everything he needed
to know" about the programme, and the report was "full of crap".
The CIA has defended its use of methods such as waterboarding on terror
suspects after the 9/11 attacks.
The Senate report said the agency misled politicians about the programme.
But t... more »
According to distinguished economist Laura Tyson, "The disposable (after tax and transfer) incomes of poor families in the US have trailed those of their counterparts in other developed countries for decades. Now the US middle class is also falling behind." and "The main culprit behind the languishing fortunes of America’s middle class is slow wage growth." Read details below.
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* ECONOMICS + CULTURE AND SOCIETY*
*LAURA TYSON*
Laura Tyson, a former chair of the US President's Council of Economic
Advisers, is a professor at the Haas School of Business at the University
of California, Berkeley, a senior adviser at the Rock Creek Group, and a
member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Gender Parity. READ
MORE
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*NOV 30, 2014*
*The Rising Costs of US Income Inequality*
BERKELEY – During the last several decades, income inequality in the United
States has increased significantly – an... more »
Ed Miliband fails to count to... 8
The Telegraph reports
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/11287806/Ed-Miliband-fails-to-count-to...-8.html
that Ed Miliband seems incapable of counting to 10.
' Labour leader Ed Miliband failed a challenge to come up with an
eight-word election slogan, even after using his fingers.
...
The slogan the Labour leader chose "a country that works for you, not the
privileged few" ran to 10 words, exceeding his budget by a quarter.
...
Asked for a one-line message to put on a billboard in Piccadilly Circus by
Andrew Morley, the chief executive of advertising firm C... more »
Arcturians - Second Transmission to Earth
http://suzanneliephd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/second-transmission-to-earth-arcturians.html
Second Transmission to Earth -- Arcturians
channeled by Suzzane Lie
12-5-14
The Arcturians
Our Dear Ones,
We the Arcturians welcome you back for the remainder of our transmission.
We left off our transmission by explaining that the consciousness contained
within the 3D Matrix of your physical form is intimately intertwined with
the consciousness within the 3D Matrix of Earth.
Thus, your personal 3D Matrix is grounded into and melded with the
planetary 3D Matrix. As you allow the inflow of hig... more »
Iraq Worsens Its Ranking On World Bank’s Doing Business 2015 Report
Each year the World Bank releases its Doing Business report, which ranks
countries from around the world on how easy or hard it is for a small to
medium sized company to begin operating. It looks at eleven areas such as
starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting
electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority
investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts,
resolving insolvency, and labor market regulations. The 2015 addition
included 189 countries. Iraq has been towards the bottom of these rankings
for quite some ti... more »
RealClimate's opinion on the WUWT widget
Two months ago, it has been ten years since this weblog was founded. Two
months later, a group of fraudulent proponents of the climate hysteria
founded RealClimate.ORG, a domain designed to spread misinformation about
the climate issue.
I never planned to celebrate the 10th birthday because I find such
celebrations stupid and I am shy – but if you want to drink some whiskey at
home, be my guest! After these ten years, this blog run by one person (but
made so inspiring and kind by many of you, thank you!) has welcomed the
same number of visitors as RealClimate.ORG which is run by a d... more »
BBC dramas
Not being someone who watches BBC dramas very often, I really don't have
much to say about them. Tim Montgomerie of the *Times*, on the other hand,
seems watch quite a view of them and has plenty to say about them:
I understand guidelines on drama output will come under intense scrutiny
next year when the BBC charter is due for renewal. Leading Tory ministers
know that a nation’s long-term values are forged in drama, documentaries
and comedy. We all remember stories more than we remember facts. It is,
after all, why Jesus told parables.
***
Let’s...have more of Peter Moffat’s *S... more »
Fuel Tankers That Supply The F-35 Have A Paint Job Problem
U.S. Air Force via Bloomberg
*A $4,000 Paint Job To Keep The Pentagon's New $400 Billion Fighter Jets
Running -- Bloomberg*
The F-35 Lightning II is the most expensive fighter jet in military
history, with a total cost of nearly $400 billion to produce a planned
fleet of more than 2,400 planes. Just don't expect any of them to fly with
anything warmer than tepid jet fuel.
When the fuel for the F-35 hits higher temperatures, there's a chance the
jets will experience what the Air Force described as a "shutdown." To keep
each $100 million-plus jet running at Luke Air Force Base, loc... more »
FFWN: False flag 9/11 torture, Ebola, ISIS, and more!
The hardest-hitting news show on the planet!
Today's stories in order:
*False Flag Torture*
1) CIA tortured innocents to hide 9/11 false flag
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/12/10/911torture/
2) Most stunning findings of CIA torture
reporthttp://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cia-torture-report-stunning-findings/story?id=27473273
3) CIA whistleblower imprisoned, torturers go free
http://abcnews.go.com/International/cia-operative-prison-punishment-whistleblowing-torture/story?id=27474359
4) Renowned surgeon calls out doctors who "made torture possible"
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/... more »
Why Does It Cost China Less To Equip One Of Its Soldier Than The U.S. Equipping One Of Its Own
The typical Chinese soldier is kitted out with $1,500 worth of equipment,
$700 of which is accounted for by the rifle. Reuters
*The Minuscule Cost of Equipping a Chinese Soldier -- Wall Street Journal*
China’s military has splashed the cash in recent years even as the U.S.
reined in defense spending, but are Chinese soldiers kitted for war as well
as their American counterparts?
Apparently not, a Chinese newspaper says, after adding up the average costs
of equipping Chinese and U.S. infantrymen.
From rifle to raincoat, helmet to haversack, the Chinese soldier’s kit list
costs just... more »
Bush To The Hague
*International Criminal Court Complaint Filed AgainstBush, Cheney,
Rumsfeld, Tenet, Rice and Gonzales*
*INTERNATIONAL ARREST WARRANTS REQUESTED*
Professor Francis A. Boyle of the University of Illinois College of Law in
Champaign, U.S.A. has filed a Complaint with the Prosecutor for the
International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) in The Hague against U.S. citizens
George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Condoleezza
Rice, and Alberto Gonzales (the “Accused”) for their criminal policy and
practice of “extraordinary rendition” perpetrated upon about 100 human
being... more »
Stunning 2200-Year-Old Mosaics Discovered in Ancient Greek City
http://twistedsifter.com/2014/11/2200-year-old-mosaics-discovered-in-ancient-greek-city/
NOV 25, 2014
*Stunning 2200-Year-Old Mosaics Discovered in Ancient Greek City*
Three new mosaics were recently discovered in the ancient Greek city of
Zeugma, which is located in the present-day province of Gaziantep in
southern Turkey. The incredibly well-preserved mosaics date back to 2nd
century BC.
Zeugma was considered one of the most important centers of the Eastern
Roman Empire and the ancient city has provided a treasure trove of
discoveries with 2000-3000 houses in remarkably good c... more »
Bush To The Hague
*International Criminal Court Complaint Filed Against*
*Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Tenet, Rice and GonzalesINTERNATIONAL ARREST
WARRANTS REQUESTED*
Professor Francis A. Boyle of the University of Illinois College of Law in
Champaign, U.S.A. has filed a Complaint
with the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) in The
Hague against U.S. citizens George W.
Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice, and
Alberto Gonzales (the
“Accused”) for their criminal policy and practice of “extraordinary
rendition” perpetrated upon about 100 human
be... more »
4 Healthy Foods That Serve as Natural Antibiotics
*Anna Hunt* With a diet reinforced by these natural antibiotics, you can
help your body maintain its natural defenses against harmful bacteria.
The post 4 Healthy Foods That Serve as Natural Antibiotics appeared first
on Waking Times.
Palestinians, Israelis Differ On How A Palestinian Minister Died After A Clash With Israeli Troops
*Israel On High Alert After Death Of Palestinian Minister -- Irish Times*
Ziad Abu Ein dies after scuffles with Israeli troops in protest against
land confiscations.
Israeli forces have gone on a high state of alert, bracing themselves for
clashes across the West Bank following yesterday’s death of a Palestinian
minister during a confrontation with Israeli troops.
Ziad Abu Ein (55), a minister without portfolio with responsibility for
opposing Jewish settlements, led dozens of activists who were protesting
against land confiscations in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, close to... more »
Very Important Health News: Why Flu Shots Are The Greatest Medical FRAUD In History
It is that time of year again where our governments are pushing people to
go out and get their seasonal "flu shots".... I was just at the local
store/pharmacy the other day, and again I saw a small queue of people lined
up like brain dead sheep ready to obediently, like lemmings, roll up their
sleeves and allow poisonous and deadly "vaccines" to enter their bodies....
From previous experience that I have noted very well in reports at this
blog, I have steered away from these line ups and avoided even trying to
knock some sense in these gullible people that vaccines simply do NOT
wor... more »
14 postales navideñas con nombres compuestos de mujeres y hombres
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The Overwhelming Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
*Natasha Longo* - The overwhelming health benefits of coconut oil now
include weight loss, metabolism, and thyroid problems...
The post The Overwhelming Health Benefits of Coconut Oil appeared first on Waking
Times.
Paradise Lost
Enenews has a very tragic headline:
Experts: 100% death rate for baby killer whales along West Coast —
‘Alarm
bells ring’ as no newborns have survived in past 3 years — “This is
absolutely the worst thing possible”, pregnant orca dies with
decomposing
stillborn full-term fetus inside — “We’re going to lose them… they’ll be
extinct for sure” (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/experts-100-death-rate-baby-whales-along-west-coast-alarm-bells-starting-ring-newborn-orcas-survived-last-3-years-absolutely-worst-possible-happened-pregnant-mother-dies-decomposing-stillborn-fu
Orcas will be gone in... more »
Japan's LDP Pursues MOX FUEL AGENDA while Unit 3 Continues to Contaminate the Atmosphere Daily
Majia's Blog - 15 hours ago
Typical emissions from Unit 3 this morning. Screenshot time stamp is Dec
9
00:38 2014
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Exposing The Lie
http://thisfragiletent.com/
The Big Lie of the last forty-five years has been Trickle Down Economics.
The Great Depression exposed it as a Big Lie. But people have short
memories and -- at least until recently -- they've bought the lie for a
second time. The OECD, however, has exposed the trickle down lie for a
second time. Linda McQuaig writes:
Essentially, the OECD report reveals the immensity of the trickle-down
scam, which the report shows has not only failed to foster economic growth
as promised, but has proved to be an ove... more »
Will There Ever Be Accountability For The CIA? Don't Be Silly
The redacted, but still horrifying, Torture Report that the Senate
Intelligence Committee released Tuesday, isn't the same as the stunning
revelations that Senator Mark Udall made on the Senate floor yesterday. The
disclosure of portions of an internal CIA review, the so-called *Panetta
Review*, by Udall was absolutely riveting-- and stunning. The review backs
up the Senate report and puts to the lie all the Cheney, Yoo, Hayden
apologist palaver dominating corporate media since the release Tuesday.
This is the document-- which Udall called a "smoking gun"-- the CIA was
trying to ... more »
Islamic State Wants $1 Million For The Body Of Beheaded American Journalist James Foley
YouTube
*ISIS Is Trying To Sell The Body Of U.S. Hostage James Foley For $1 Million
-- Buzz Feed*
*Middlemen in touch with ISIS or its associates say the group has turned a
grim new page in its deadly hostage trade — by trying to sell the remains
of at least one of the U.S. citizens it has executed in Syria. BuzzFeed
News’ Mike Giglio reports from the Turkey-Syria border. *
ANTAKYA, Turkey — Middlemen with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS) have turned to a grim new method of trying to secure funds in
recent days. With the group having failed to strike deals to ran... more »
Great New Article From John Kaminski: America's Death Dance
I am a very disgusted Northerntruthseeker these days... We have witnessed
over the last while the so called rioting in Ferguson Missouri where it
should be obvious to everyone by now was fomented by agent provocateurs to
basically raise hell and to have small mom and pop businesses in Ferguson
itself burned to the ground to make room for a corporate strip mall.... And
it should not come to everyone's shock that the US has now been found
guilty of committing acts of torture. But is that really a surprise
considering the fact that the CIA itself has been torturing prisoners for
decad... more »
U.S. Closes Bagram Prison In Afghanistan
*U.S. Closes Bagram Prison, Says No More Detainees Held In Afghanistan --
Reuters*
(Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it had shut its last
detention facility in Afghanistan and no longer had custody of detainees
there, closing a much-criticized chapter in Washington's fight against
Islamic extremism.
The U.S. Defense Department said it had recently transferred the last
detainees from Bagram Airfield north of the capital, Kabul. It closed the
prison there on Dec. 10, a day after a Senate report detailed abuse at a
secret CIA prison in Afghanistan.
The U.S. embassy in ... more »
Steiff Bernie Husky
Of the Law Societies of Upper Canada and Nunavut
Untitled
*Alleged gang rape at UVA*
The Leftmedia have a story to tell, and they’re generally not going to let
facts get in the way. This truth came in to stark relief with Friday’s
massive correction Rolling Stone issued to its November report on a gang
rape at the University of Virginia.
The correction was so big, it may be easier to recount what the original
report got right than what it got wrong. A quick recap:
A UVA student given the name “Jackie” recounted how a man Rolling Stone
calls “Drew” and his fellow fraternity brothers raped her at a party. But
among numerous other errors, i... more »
KMT Blues
*UPDATE*: Friday morning -- Eric Chu says he is running for KMT Chair but
not president. If he stepped down from running New Taipei City, there would
be an election, which the KMT might well lose. Then they would have no
major areas in the half year run up to the 2016 election. More later.
Former President Lee Teng-hui called on current President Ma Ying-jeou to
step down yesterday....
“Ma is incapable and shameless. He should step down as president,” Lee told
reporters while attending the Presbyterian Church’s celebration of its
150th anniversary in Taiwan.
Lee also pointed out, ... more »
Untitled
*Reindeer Populations On The Decline Due To Climate Change, Study Says*
*An old trick: Choosing start and end points without looking at the
in-between. Chinese reindeer populations may indeed have dropped over 25
percent since "the 1970s". But if, as alleged, that was due to global
warming, the population drop must now have ceased and the population must
now be stable. Why? Because the warming stopped rising 18 years ago. The
temperature is stable to within hundredths of a degree.We also read that
the reindeer population in the Taymyr peninsula of Russia, "has declined
from... more »
Transpicuous News: This weeks News Report, & "The Gold Report"
Good morning everyone!
This week I recorded two Transpicuous News shows: The weekly update of
what is going on in the media circus driven world of finance and
ridiculousness, AND "The GOLD special report". Both videos are available
to watch here, on Transpicuous News and of course, The One Network.
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Welcome to Transpicuous News for December 9th, 2014. Today we're going to
take a look at who's spending what money, that they didn't have in the
first place, and who's not spending money, that they don't have, but we are
being told... more »
Canada on torture : We're buying if you're selling
Canada's collateral fallout from Tuesday's Senate Intelligence Committee
summary on the torture of prisoners at CIA “black site” prisons around the
world.
"A spokesman for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney’s office said
Wednesday that Canada does not engage in, or condone, torture by national
security agencies but ... Canada will act on “a tip from any source” if
Canadians’ lives are in danger."
This is our usual "we're buying if you're selling" approach to torture.
Feb. 2012 : "The latest directive says in "exceptional circumstances" where
there is a threat to human life or ... more »
"A Look the Heavens"
“The universe is filled with galaxies. But to see them astronomers must
look out beyond the stars of our galaxy, the Milky Way. For example,
consider this colorful telescopic view of spiral galaxy NGC 6384, about 80
million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus.
At that distance, NGC 6384 spans an estimated 150,000 light-years, but this
close-up of the galaxy's central region is about 70,000 light-years wide.
*Click image for larger size.*
The sharp image shows details in the distant galaxy's blue spiral arms and
yellowish core. Still, the individual stars... more »
Why Elon Musk’s Batteries Scare the Hell Out of the Electric Company
http://www.cryptogon.com/?p=45568
*Why Elon Musk’s Batteries Scare the Hell Out of the Electric Company*
December 9th, 2014
Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand.
Via: Bloomberg:
At a sagebrush-strewn industrial park outside of Reno, Nevada, bulldozers
are clearing dirt for Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA)’s battery factory, projected
to be the world’s largest.
Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk, sees the $5 billion facility as a key step
toward making electric cars more affordable, while ending reliance on oil
and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At first blush, the push towa... more »
Co-opted Energies have been returned to valid energetic "owners"
*Co-opted Energies have been returned to valid energetic "owners"*
by ÉirePort
Co-opted Energies have been returned to valid energetic "owners".
Placations no longer effective, at any level.
Fortifications continue as the new realms are prepared.
Gaia collective stands ready for eruptive Energetic and consciousness
ascension.
Flash points have passed. No longer required.
Spreading of wings takes place at this moment.
ÉirePort | December 11, 2014 at 10:06 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.me/p2sFUY-tu
Hong Kong Protests, Part 5
This afternoon, the Admiralty in Hong Kong has been cleared of protesters
and their tents, other obstructions. I support the cause of the protesters
-- greater political independence from China communist government. I
support the street occupations, but only for a short period of time.
This morning, twitter photo from the Asian Correspondent.
Freedom of expression is good and noble, I support it, but it should not
restrict or contradict freedom of mobility of other people. Street
occupation for a few days or weeks is understandable. But for more than two
months, I think it is wrong... more »
The People's Free Energy Show: Nick McKenny & Crystal Batteries
Since this video was posted yesterday, Nick has received lots of emails,
full of encouragement and looking for more information. The Skype rooms
have been buzzing about the video and asking great questions.
Within the next couple of days, Nick and I will be recording a follow up
video with much more information and will be answering many of the
questions that are being asked. As soon as it's ready, I will post it here.
Nick can be reached at nickmckenny@hotmail.com or on skype: nickmckenny358
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The Peoples Free Energy Show Ep 4 – Nick McKenny Crystal Battery
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Kiev is a U.S. Colony
Vineyard of the Saker reports:
Well, we all knew that the last floor of the SBU (the Ukrainian terror
police) building in Kiev was fully occupied by US CIA agents and that no
Ukrainians have access to it. But this is even better. Apparently, the US
decided to fly its flag on the building's main entrance, just next to the
Ukrainian one.
Navy releases video of sea trial of self-designed corvette
The Navy has released a video that records sea trials of the first of a
locally designed stealth missile corvette as it prepares to take delivery
of the vessel from a local shipbuilder.
The video was released during a media tour of Navy Headquarters in Taipei
Wednesday.
Navy officials said the results of the sea trials of the 500-ton corvette
-- the Tuo Jiang, or the Tuo River -- were satisfactory, praising the
boat's high performance and high mobility. They noted that the corvette
reached a maximum of speed of more than 38 knots during recent sea trials.
Read more
Dutch F-16 took an interesting video of armed Russian Su-34 attack planes intercepted over the Baltics
On Dec. 8, two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s based at Malbork in Poland
to provide NATO Baltic Air Policing duties in the Baltic States have
intercepted and escorted two Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback bombers
flying in international airspace (with no FPL – Flight Plan).
The two Su-34s were flying southbound to Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave,
located between Poland and Lithuania, home of some Russian military
airfield.
According to the Dutch Ministry of Defense, it was the second interception
by Dutch F-16s since the RNlAF planes were detached to Poland on Sept. 3:
the first ... more »
Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First Norwegian F-35 Aircraft
[image: First Norwegian F-35 Center Fuselage]Northrop Grumman Corporation
has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the
first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be ordered by Norway, a conventional
takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant designated AM-1.
The company celebrated the production milestone with a brief ceremony Dec.
4 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence, the site of
its F-35 Integrated Assembly Line (IAL). Royal Norwegian Air Force Col.
Odd-Steinar Haugen, the Norwegian national deputy in the F-35 joint program
office, attended the c... more »
F-35, competitors equally capable for most missions: report
[image: F-35B Lightning II]A highly-anticipated, government-commissioned
report on the F-35 and its competitors shows little difference between the
four warplanes when it comes to the vast majority of missions they will be
required to perform.
The only major exception is fighting against another country, though the
report says such an event is “highly unlikely” to occur in the future, and
even then, “the government is not obliged to undertake such a mission.”
The findings are expected to set off another round of bitter debate in the
House of Commons and defence circles over whether ... more »
Birmingham City Council hid links between Asian cabbies and child sex victims for 23 years - Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail reports
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-city-council-hid-links-8131813
something most worrying.
'Birmingham City Council 'buried' a report linking Asian private hire
drivers to child sexual exploitation victims 23 YEARS ago, the Mail can
reveal.
Researcher Dr Jill Jesson was asked by the authority to look at the issue
of child prostitution involving girls in care back in 1990.
The following year, after six months research, she produced a critical
two-part report which showed child protection failings by social workers
and other ... more »
Here's What We Know About Lockheed's Super-Secret Weapons Unit
[image: SR-71 Blackbird]Lockheed Martin Corp's Skunk Works was the driving
force behind development of many well-known U.S. military aircraft,
including the famed "Blackbird" or SR-71 spy plane that could fly from New
York to Los Angeles in just over an hour.
Following are some facts about the Lockheed division, whose Skunk Works
name is a registered trademark, and some of the weapons it has or is
developing:
* Got its start in 1943 when Kelly Johnson and his engineers designed the
first fighter jet for the U.S. military in a rented circus tent next to a
manufacturing plant, whose ... more »
PLA's new Type 1130 CIWS can intercept Mach 4 missiles
[image: Type 1130 CIWS]Russian media has reported that China's latest
indigenous Type 1130 close-in weapon system can fire 10,000 rounds per
minute and destroy 90% of hypersonic missiles traveling at a speed four
times the speed of sound, reports our Chinese-language sister paper Want
Daily.
The system, which is the third-generation of the close-in weapon system
developed by China, was recently spotted being installed on a PLA Type 054A
frigate.
Compared to its seven-barreled Type 730 predecessor, the Type 1130's
Gatling-type gun has the same 30 mm caliber but the number of barrels... more »
Navy Declares Laser Weapons Ready to Protect Ships in Persian Gulf
[image: Navy laser]The Navy's 30-kilowatt solid-state laser aboard the USS
Ponce is now being fired in operational scenarios by sailors in the Persian
Gulf, marking the first-ever deployment of a sea-based directed energy
weapon.
"We've tested it in the lab we've tested it operationally at sea. Now, we
are not testing it anymore. This is operational," said Rear Adm. Matthew L.
Klunder, chief of naval research at the Office of Naval Research. "They are
using it every day."
If a small or large attack boat, missile or aircraft launched an attack
upon the USS Ponce, sailors are equippe... more »
SNP demands answers over ‘mystery sub’ operation
[image: Nimrod MR2]Ministers have been pressed to reveal more about the
hunt for a foreign submarine off the west coast of Scotland.
Angus Robertson, Scottish National Party group leader in Westminster, made
the call in the Commons, amid reports that Nato spy planes have been called
in to help find the vessel.
Raising a point of order, Mr Robertson, who also speaks for the SNP on
defence issues, told Commons Speaker John Bercow: “In the last day news has
emerged of a large-scale maritime security operation taking place off the
Scottish coast.
Read more
The End of White America : It's Comin' Down Fast....
Helter Skelter from Spike EP on Vimeo.
"CIVILIZATION’S GOING TO PIECES,” he remarks. He is in polite company,
gathered with friends around a bottle of wine in the late-afternoon sun,
chatting and gossiping. “I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about
things. Have you read *The Rise of the Colored Empires* by this man
Goddard?” They hadn’t. “Well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read
it. The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly
submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.”
*Also see:*
State of the Union: Race
Hua Hsu and Ta-N... more »
Indian Navy strengthening its air warfare capability
[image: P-8I Neptune]The Indian Navy is working towards a new fleet of
aircraft and helicopters for maritime surveillance, electronic warfare and
anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, its top commander has said.
According to the naval chief, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, it was imperative to
expand its "maritime surveillance footprint to meet operational
requirements" with 12 Boeing P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance (LRMR)
aircraft, nine yet to be identified medium range maritime reconnaissance
(MRMR) aircraft and 12 Dornier-228 short range maritime reconnaissance
(SRMR) aircraft.
"Th... more »
Taiwan could complete first indigenous submarine in 2024: official
[image: Hai Lung (Zwaardvis) class SSK]The military is studying Taiwan's
ability to build indigenous submarines, with a defense official saying
Wednesday that the first submarine could be completed in 2024.
The Kaohsiung-based China Ship Building Corp. is expected to be the main
contractor for Taiwan's indigenous submarine program, said Administrative
Deputy Defense Minister Kao Tien-chung during a legislative committee
meeting.
In response to questions from lawmakers concerned about the progress of
Taiwan's submarine program, Kao said the first local submarine could be
completed i... more »
Raytheon awarded $26 million US Navy contract for Tomahawk launching system
[image: Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile]Raytheon Company received a $25.9
million U.S. Navy contract for Tomahawk missile Composite Capsule Launching
Systems (C/CLS). Production and delivery of the systems will support
submarine-launched Tomahawk Cruise missiles.
"Submarine and surface-launched Tomahawk missiles have been employed in
more than 2,000 combat missions worldwide," said Roy Donelson, Raytheon
Tomahawk senior program director. "Raytheon and the U.S. Navy are working
together to give this proven missile even greater capability."
The new launching systems will be integrate... more »
Defense Ministry accepts Vladimir Monomakh sub built by Sevmash
[image: Vladimir Monomakh SSBN]Russian Defense Ministry officials and
Sevmash shipyard executives signed an act of acceptance of the K-551
Vladimir Monomakh, the third strategic missile submarine of Project 955
Borei, in Severodvinsk on Wednesday, a source in the shipbuilding industry
told Interfax-AVN.
"The Vladimir Monomakh acceptance act has just been signed at Sevmash," he
said.
The submarine will raise the Russian Naval flag on December 19, a single
day for the acceptance of military products. National leaders and military
commanders will be watching the ceremony live from the... more »
Kundalini – The Energy of Consciousness
This provides a differnt perspective on meditation practise. Assuming that
we are all dfealing with the same phenomena we are still left with the
inherant difficulty in triggring these changes themselves. That difficulty
leads far too easily for all this to be dismissed as fakir.
I would like to see DMT particularly integrated and to then see if all
these disciplines are improving outcomes. It is time for science to master
this phenomena once and for all.
In the meantime do do some meditation and experiment to discover your own
limits..
* Kundalini – The Energy of Cons... more »
The Irish Slaves of the Seventeenth Century
I woke up to this rather recently and this item seriously fills in all the
blanks that were staring at me in the historical record
Once planting became possible, which was almost immediately in the
Colonies generally, manpower went into equally immediate short supply. Yet
ample surplus subsistence labor existed throughout the British Isles to
say nothing of natives throughout the Americas and Africa. Thus we see the
rapid rise of bonded labor at least been established early. This created
the infrastructure of the slave trade itself.
Some of it may well have been willing,... more »
The BBC censoring the words Muslim and Islam even from this report
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30420218 this
morning the results of a study into the extent of Jihadist violence in
November 2014. Do read the whole article and note how the word Muslim
doesn't appear at all, nor the word Islam. The word Islamic appears only in
the context of Islamic State and Mosque only in the context of victims.
Here's how this mealy mouthed piece starts:
'More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist
violence, a BBC study has revealed.
The four worst-affected countries were Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan and... more »
TIME: Top 10 Photos Of 2014
Ellen DeGeneres—Reuters
*TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2014 -- Time*
There are more people than ever on Earth, but never have we been this
connected with each other. Photography plays a large role, with the still
image continuing to hold extraordinary power, bypassing borders and
languages and cultures, to inform and educate us. Its success is its
impact, altering our actions or thoughts merely because it exists. It’s our
proof. And technology has kept pace.
Each photograph selected for TIME’s Top 10 photos of 2014, unranked and
carefully culled from thousands, takes us into a d... more »
Ed Felien : In Minneapolis, demonstrators protest institutional racism
They ask city government to stand at the side of poor people and people of
color, rather than standing over them with a club. By Ed Felien | The Rag
Blog | December 11, 2014 [Demonstrations in reaction to police …
finish reading Ed Felien :
In Minneapolis, demonstrators protest
institutional racism
Russia's Chief of General Staff Discusses The Russian Military, NATO, And The Rise Of The Islamic State
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and newly-appointed Army Chief of
Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov in the Kremlin in Moscow, on November 9, 2012
*Russia's Chief Of Staff: U.S. Provided Financial, Technical Aid To IS --
Radio Free Europe*
Russia's chief of General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, said on December 10 that
the United States had provided financial and technical assistance to the
Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria in the past.
Speaking at a meeting of foreign military attaches Gerasimov set out
Russia's position on a variety of issues relating to international
securit... more »
Why I haven't Blogged about Politics recently
First Dog On the Moon captures it exactly. Every Night Something Atrocious.
Are Corruption And America's Politics Inexorably Intertwined? And Where Is It Worst?
It isn't easy to figure out who is the most corrupt politician in America.
But it also isn't impossible
We write about political corruption a lot here at *DWT*. Yesterday we saw
the bipartisanship of corruption by looking at corrupt Cuomo Democrats in
New York and corrupt oil-sell outs among Republican attorneys generals in
red states like Oklahoma. And this month Harvard University's Center for
Ethics released a report. "Although corruption is not endemic in America,"
they wrote, "as it is in several other countries, it does exist. According
to the Justice Department, in the last tw... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'CIA TORTURE INC.'
CIA
TORTURE INC.
CIA TORTURE INC.
Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Dec. 10, 2014. Will
and Kate represent the British monarchy, which is "white
privilege". They arrived in New York...
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Russian Air Force Increases Flights Near Western Airspace
*Russian Military Ramps Up Flights Near Western Airspace -- CNN*
Washington (CNN) -- Russia unexpectedly flew military aircraft into the
Baltic Sea region on both Saturday and Sunday, in an action closely
monitored by U.S. and NATO intelligence, a U.S. official confirmed to CNN.
About a dozen Russian aircraft including bombers, and refueling aircraft
flew off Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea on Saturday. NATO aircraft as well
as aircraft from Sweden and Finland monitored the Russian flights, the
official said.
Then on Sunday, the Russians again flew about a dozen aircraft including
... more »
Global Jihadi Groups Killed More Than 5000 People In November
*Jihadist Violence 'Killed 5,000 In November' -- BBC*
More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist
violence, a BBC study has revealed.
The four worst-affected countries were Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan and
Syria, accounting for 80% of all deaths.
The investigation - co-ordinated with the International Centre for the
Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) - recorded a total of 664 attacks in 14
countries.
It aims to quantify the human cost of jihadi violence in one month, and to
offer a snapshot of a complex movement.
*Read more* ....
*More News On Claims Tha... more »
CIA is Lying
Sen. Mark Udall accused the CIA of "lying" about the effectiveness of
torture, called for the resignation of its director and blasted President
Barack Obama's handling of the spy agency on the Senate floor Wednesday.
In a 48-minute speech, the Colorado Democrat called on Obama to "purge his
administration" of CIA officials, including Director John Brennan, involved
in the interrogation techniques detailed in a new Senate Intelligence
Committee report.
Torture as War Victory: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and the torture reports
This post is the first of our ‘Throwback Thursday” series, where we
re-publish an earlier post on a topic that is currently in the news, or is
receiving renewed attention or debate. This original post was published
February 23rd 2013 (right before the Oscars) but the main arguments about
the utility and rational behind torture
Continue reading
U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Super Precise Laser Weapon System In The Persian Gulf
*Zap Wars: U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf --
Time*
*Service says ray gun can handle multiple threats at 59 cents a shot *
For decades, the Pentagon has been saying that laser weapons are just
around the corner. Thursday, the U.S. military finally turned that corner.
The Navy announced that it had deployed and fired a laser weapon this fall
aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf. During a series of test shots, the
laser hit and destroyed targets mounted atop a small boat, blasted a
six-foot drone from the sky, and destroyed other moving targets.
*Read ... more »
Torture?
I’ve been too busy to catch up properly with the report on CIA torture that
came out this week, but it looks like this is another report that’s been
misreported.
From reports of it I’d heard on local media, I’d assumed the report
recounted widespread and barbaric torture that was ultimately ineffective
in extracting information, and was now very properly being condemned.
Turns out that out of 39 captured terrorists there were precisely *three*
who were waterboarded. Waterboarding is not exactly comfortable, but
depending how you classify being forced to listen Neil Diamond then th... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 11th December)
Blackmail: Premier
Foods promises to rethink controversial 'pay-and-stay' fees imposed on
suppliers after widespread condemnation by business leaders
Last week, the BBC's Newsnight disclosed that Premier, one
of the UK's biggest food manufacturers, had asked for money from its suppliers,
otherwise it would end their contracts. One supplier called it
"blackmail", and the government said it was
U.K. Requests Help From NATO In Search For Unknown Sub In Scottish Waters
At the height of the operation, five aircraft from four different nations
were working with Royal Navy ships in the search for the mystery vessel
near Faslane, Scotland
*Britain Calls On NATO Allies To Help In Submarine Hunt: Media -- Reuters*
LONDON (Reuters) - NATO allies sent patrol planes to help Britain scour the
waters off its western Scottish coast after a submarine's periscope was
spotted, in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, media reported.
Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it had received help from NATO
allies in an operation, but declined to go into further de... more »
America Unearthed: Son of the Custer Treasure
I couldn’t help myself and I got sucked into another episode of *America
Unearthed*. This one about the lost treasure of George Custer, yeah, that
guy who managed to get about half of the Seventh Cavalry killed in June,
1876. Contrary to what the program said, he wasn’t that smart of a guy and
his problem at the Little Big Horn was that he didn’t have another Union
unit out there to come to his rescue. This had happened during the Civil
War, where he rode too far forward to an attack and another unit had to
bail him out.
Anyway, there was talk that Custer left the Dakotas on the ca... more »
The sports-edifice complex: Follow the money where the sun don't shine
Mark Matcho for *ESPN The Magazine*
*"Since 2005, North American municipalities have allocated more than $8
billion to stadium projects without so much as a public vote, says Tim
Kellison, an assistant professor at the University of Florida studying
stadium financing. 'A lot of it happens under the radar,' he says.
'Decisions can be made very quickly.' "*
*-- from "Public cut out of stadium votes" by MinaKimes, in the Dec. 8
issue of ESPN The Magazine*
*by Ken*
Just how far under the radar does it go, this business of dumping public
money into sports edifices for the benefit of r... more »
Safety advice for the holidays
Since holiday season is almost upon us, it’s time for a holiday safety
warning.
Please, take care of yourself out there these holidays.
A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the
Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that *23%* of traffic accidents are
alcohol related.
This means that the remaining *77%* are caused by arseholes who drink
bottled water, Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks and shit like that.
Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three
times as many accidents.
Be careful out there.
Content is copyright PC.Blo... more »
A Third Of All Russian Diplomats Work For Russian Intelligence
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council.
One European expert estimates that at least a third of Russia's diplomats
work for Putin's intelligence agencies. Alexei Nikolskyi/RIA
Novosti/Kremlin/Reuters
*Russian Spies Return to Europe in 'New Cold War' -- Elisabeth Bra,
Newsweek *
Earlier this month, experts convened in Brussels for a conference titled
'The Second Cold War: Heating Up?' Even among the plethora of current 'New
Cold War' themed events, this one stood out: the organiser, Latvian MEP
Tatjana Zdanoka, has been accused of being a Russian... more »
New Video Shows U.S. Tanks Crossing Into Latvia
*WNU Editor:* Reports of U.S. tanks being deployed to Latvia were* made
last month* ... this new video shows this deployment has already happened.
Here is an easy prediction .... this arms buildup is not going to calm
tensions between Russia and the West.
*Hat Tip:* *Zero Hedge*
Former U.S. Democrat Senator Bob Kerrey Blasts His Former Colleagues For Their CIA Torture Report
Former Sen. Kerrey at an event in 2007. (Reuters)
*Sen. Bob Kerrey: Partisan Torture Report Fails America -- Bob Kerrey, USA
Today*
Intelligence agencies need guidance to do better, Senate Democrats failed
to provide it.
I regret having to write a piece that is critical of the Democratic members
of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Most of them are former
colleagues and friends. I hope they will remain friends after reading this.
For eight years I served on this committee. I know how difficult and
important the work of providing tough and fair oversight of our nation's ... more »
Curious News Items ( December 10 , 2014 ) - US Treasury issuing Survival Kits For its Employees ...... Ukraine Government slashing and burning its public sector ( even as it admits it needs billions more in bailout monies - so that it can buy natural gas , coal and electricity from their Russian enemies ) ..... Venezuela edges closer to default ..... ECB's Draghi in check or checkmate regarding QE ......President Obama seeks unlimited war powers allegedly to fight ISIS ..... Greece slip sliding away - once again......Michael Scheuer defends torture program he designed for the CIA ( separated from birth from actor in Bourne Ultimatum ) .... More Fukushima nuclear disaster to chew on !
Odd tidings .....
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Why Is The US Treasury Quietly Ordering "Survival Kits" For US Bankers?Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 12/10/2014 - 15:32
The Department of *Treasury is spending $200,000 on survival kits* for all
of its employees who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new
solicitation. As FreeBeacon reports, *survival kits will be delivered to
every major bank in the United States* and includes a solar blanket, food
bar, water-purification tablets, and dust mask (among other things). *The
question, obviously, is just what do they know ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 10, 2014
*Bank of America Sees $50 Oil As Opec Dies -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The
Telegraph*
"Our biggest worry is the end of the liquidity cycle. The Fed is done. The
reach for yield that we have seen since 2009 is going into reverse”, said
Bank of America.
The Opec oil cartel no longer exists in any meaningful sense and crude
prices will slump to $50 a barrel over coming months as market forces shake
out the weakest producers, Bank of America has warned.
Revolutionary changes sweeping the world’s energy industry will drive down
the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG), creating a “mu... more »
Is The White House Preparing To Purge The CIA?
*White House Pushes Back Against Calls For CIA Purge -- Boston
Globe/Bloomberg News*
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s spokesman Wednesday defended Central
Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan against a call in Congress for
his resignation, while refusing to say whether the president agreed with
his contention that brutal interrogation methods saved lives.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Obama retains confidence in
his CIA chief and rejected the suggestion by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colorado,
that Obama ‘‘purge’’ his administration of anyone connected to the tortu... more »
International Reaction To The U.S. Senate's CIA Torture Report
*Blame, Praise, Shrug: Global Media Covers U.S. Torture -- Bloomberg
Businessweek*
Condemnation of U.S. torture dominated global media, sometimes accompanied
by admiration for the political culture that produced the report on the
CIA’s past treatment of terrorism suspects.
Reaction to the report released on Dec. 9 by Democrats on the Senate
intelligence committee was plastered across the front pages of the world’s
newspapers -- or, in some cases, relegated to the middle sections by bigger
local stories. The following is a roundup of some of the coverage from
outside the U.S.:
*... more »
Critics Of The U.S. Senate's CIA Torture Report Voice Their Concerns
*Ex-CIA Officials Say Torture Report Is One-Sided, Flawed -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - A group of former top-ranking CIA officials disputed a U.S.
Senate committee's finding that the agency's interrogation techniques
produced no valuable intelligence, saying such work had saved thousands of
lives.
Former CIA directors George Tenet, Porter Goss and Michael Hayden, along
with three ex-deputy directors, wrote in an op-ed article published on
Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal that the Senate Intelligence Committee
report also was wrong in saying the agency had been deceptive about its
... more »
The BBC once again doing their best to protect their Labour friends (part 2)
In amongst all of the BBC's almost hysterical coverage of the NHS's
'privatisation' there seems to be one factor missing, PFI. I haven't heard
or seen a mention. The left-of-centre New Statesman manages to report that:
'To save the NHS, Labour must face the ugly truth of PFI debts
Labour is right to focus on rescuing the NHS from the harm done by this
government, but must face the truth that it was the party that introduced
private finance into the health service in the first place.
...
...if Miliband is serious about rescuing the NHS, there is an ugly truth to
face. The NHS i... more »
Time for Taiwan: Anytime for Taiwan Contest
This is an NT$2 million contest, with the grand prize of a trip around the
world. Here I am promoting and explaining it on FTV.
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[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores
of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
Never Make The Game Harder Than It Has To Be (K.I.S.S.- Keep It Simple St—d)
This is another essay written by my buddy Bernie Keller.
From September 2011 through December 2011, I was sent to work in eleven
different schools, a different school every week. For thirty-two years, I
worked as a teacher of English at Adlai Stevenson high School. This means
that in four months, I was sent to more schools than I had ever been sent
to work at in over three decades! I don’t know about you, but this
statistic tells me there is a problem, since the schools I’ve been sent to,
especially those that are not doing well, represent the “external” solution
to today’s educat... more »
Wee Davey
And the waitress is thinking about DDD
cause his tip are higher
than his height
and this is something
an expericence waitrees
can document
we all live in fear of little men
Napolean made this clear
Litttle me doing great things
well thats no longer relevant
So now we are in the era
of size matters
six foot wonders
who have generally
made a boolax
of everything
All the best worn hookers
complian about the friction
from the member who
if given a chance could never explain
why he has a beautiful treasuer
at home
but in his eye
he wants a painted lady
to explain why
he never was
the man
wh... more »
Pt 2- CIA Torture as an opportunity for human experimentation!
Following up on the post from yesterday: CIA Torture Report- Why not
mention CIA doctors & Human Experimentation? Meet the Psychologists Who
Helped the CIA Torture
* The spin that **“Neither psychologist had any experience as an
interrogator” is irrelevant*-* Ignore it! This mind virus is promoted so
the incompetence meme can be pushed. I am calling bullshit- straight out on
that! These two men weren't there to interrogate. Why would they have
needed experience in that regard. They were their to aid in the torture by
assisting the perpetrators of the abuse and gather information ... more »
Treasury Department Seeking Survival Kits For Bank Employees
This document was issued by the OCC (Office of the Comptroller of
Currencies- part of the United States Treasury Dept) on December 4th 2014,
with an offer Due Date of December 18th 2014.
Treasury Department Seeking Survival Kits For Bank Employees
Emergency masks, solar blankets to be delivered to every major bank in the
U.S.
December 10, 2014 1:00 pm
[image: AP]
AP
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
December 10, 2014 1:00 pm
The Department of Treasury is seeking to order survival kits for all of its
employees who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new
solicitation.
The e... more »
Inequality? It’s education, not redistribution, stupid [updated]
So the OECD working paper1 trumpeted in the last few days about
“inequality” in New Zealand – reported as saying "income inequality stunts
NZ growth" – turns out to say something subtly different, says* NBR*’s
Nevil Gibson.
The four-page summary report … has been seized on by the media the
opposition as a “failure of trickle down economics” and a case for higher
taxes on the rich and more redistribution to the poor.
In fact, this is not the case. The main reason is the dated nature of
statistical material, while the policy suggestions carry a heavy caveat
that “Redistribution... more »
Michael James : Coin, Durango & Hannibal: On the road with Jesse James, 1979
By noon Jesse and I were on the road, rolling west toward Durango,
Colorado, to visit my ex-pro-football-playing friend David Meggyesy. By
Michael James | The Rag Blog | December 10, 2014 [In this series, Michael
James is sharing images … finish reading Michael James :
Coin, Durango & Hannibal: On the road with Jesse James, 1979
“Eleven Reason’s I’m Ashamed to Be an American”
*“Eleven Reason’s I’m Ashamed to Be an American”*
by Dave Lindorff
“I’m going to say it: I am ashamed to be a US citizen. This doesn’t come
easily, because having lived abroad and seen some pretty nasty places in my
time, I know there are a lot of great things about this country, and a lot
of great people who live here, but lately, I’ve reached the conclusion that
the US is a sick and twisted country, in which the bad far outweighs the
good.
I can remember first feeling revolted about my country several times. The
first was when I realized, at the tender age of 17, what an atrocity... more »
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