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Gore/Lieberman 2000 campaign logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Readying for Syrian/Iran Offensive (As Great Britain Bows Out) While Selling Off USA Piecemeal - Koch/ALEC Boys' Cheers Abound!)
Any president has a limited amount of political capital to mobilize support
for his agenda, in Congress and, more fundamentally, with the American
people. This is especially true of a president in his second term of
office. Which makes President Obama's campaign to strike Syria all the more
mystifying. President Obama's domestic agenda is already precarious:
implementing the Affordable
Henry Geiger - The Glory Of Our Species (1981)
*Related: *
*Henry Geiger - The Meaning Of War (1988).
*
*Wikipedia:*
Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief
writer of MANAS Journal which published from 1948-1988. Abraham Maslow
called him “the only small ‘p’ philosopher America has produced in this
century.”
*Below is an excerpt from, "The Glory Of Our Species" by Henry Geiger.
Source: MANAS Journal, Volume XXXIV, No. 37. September 16, 1981.*
There are epochs of history when men are confident that they know right
from wrong, are sure of what they should do to fulfill the meaning of life,... more »
Can A Real Democrat-- Not A Jim Matheson Republican-Lite Thing-- Win In Utah?
Chris Stewart's Utah congressional district-- the 2nd-- is gigantic,
basically most of the western part of the state and almost half the
southern part of the state. But most of the population is in the far
northeast corner of the district, the northern part of Salt Lake City, the
city's western suburbs and West Valley. That part of the congressional
district is also Utah's 1st senatorial district, a nice blue bastion that
includes Rose Park, Glendale and Poplar Grove. The state Senator there, Luz
Robles, beat a Democratic incumbent at the party convention in 2008 and
then went on ... more »
It's the 'telemed' part, not the 'abortion' part they object to
What do you do when you are a fetus fetishizing tea bagger but governor of
a fairly progressive state? Or at least one that was the first in the US to
offer medical abortions by teleconferencing?
When you're ReThuglican Governor Terry Branstad, this is what you do.
First, appoint all ten members of the Iowa Board of Medicine. Check.
Then, hold hearings into the 'safety' of the procedure. Check.
Make sure the former anti-choice legislator and chair of the board is an
idiot. Check.
Dr. Greg Hoversten, the state board’s chairman, suggested that the system
amounted to an experiment on... more »
Stumbling into a micro-organismatic adventure
There are days when the frustrations of a new work culture pile up on me.
And then there are days like the one I had this week, when it’s all just a
total blast.
The occasion was a workshop in a neighbouring community to demonstrate
how to make two kinds of organic fertilizers. I like the hands-on workshops
anyway – always interesting, loads of picture-taking opportunities – but
looked forward to this one in particular because a couple of *campesinos* I
always enjoy talking with were going to be there.
Workshop days virtually always start with having to load heavy thing... more »
Holy Joe
This is an old link I never got around to but it's still relevant. In case
you were wondering what Joe Lieberman is doing now:
This is what the political afterlife looks like for the 71-year-old
Stamford native, who is starting his second month as a part-time senior
counsel at the Manhattan commercial litigation firm of Kasowitz, Benson,
Torres & Friedman.
"This is Broadway. Right around the corner is `The Book of Mormon' and
`Chicago,' " he says.
Mother of God, please don't let this happen:
Going forward, Lieberman envisions playing a role similar to that of George
Mitchell a... more »
Reminder - Worst Politics Blog Poll 2013
In a week's time the polls will close and the counting starts on the one
vote that matters - the worst politics blogs the UK has to offer.
Just to recap:
* Rank order the five blogs you love to hate. Number one will get ten
points, number two eight points, three six points, etc.
* Only one set of votes per person.
* No anonymous voting. Only votes with an ID, which may itself be an
anonymous nom de pleume will get counted.
* Participants must nominate at least three blogs. Votes with less will be
discounted.
* Votes can either be cast in the comments box or confidentially at
hu... more »
4:8
Fusing a few of the last couple of day's posts together, a look at
tonight's pair of quarter-hour long main evening news bulletins on BBC One
and ITV News confirmed a few of the points being made by BBC viewers in the
*Radio Times. *
The BBC bulletin managed just four stories, reported in this order:
1. An intruder enters Buckingham Palace
2. Tony Abbott wins the Australian general election
3. Ed Miliband is under pressure over the report into Unite in Falkirk
4. 2020 Olympics. Who'll be awarded it?
Despite being the same length, the ITV bulletin had time for more news:
1. An intru... more »
While We Wait
September 7, 2013 Well, since most of the world community seems unwilling
to do much more than, as one political wag put it, “hold the President’s
coat” while he kills Syrians with missiles and bombs to keep them from
getting killed by poison gas, he has decided to go to Congress for
permission or something […]
The Framing of Bashar Assad
to be continued
ZZZZZzzzzzz.....
G-20 Summit - while economic issues abound , the focus or eye of the storm has Syria and NSA spying front and center.....Concerns of manipulation abound - both abroad and in Congress ....
Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/g20-political-tension-syria-473/
Despite pleasant views of St. Petersburg and a large list of economic
challenges on world leaders’ agendas, political tension was apparent at the
start of the G20 summit as the US faced questions regarding its stance on
Syria and the NSA spying program.
Gorgeous weather and the serenity of Konstantinovsky Palace – where the
first day of the G20 summit kicked off – could seem a bit misleading as the
world’s largest economic powers braced for political battles, RT’s Aleksey
Yaroshevsky reported from Strelnya.
The situation in Syria t... more »
Libya updates - September 7 , 2013.... Postcards from the edge of Nato's most recent failed state intervention
Libya items of note......
Zeidan’s government must go, says Grand Mufti
*By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.*
[image: Sheikh]
The Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani
*Tripoli 7 September, 2013*:
In a scathing attack on its performance in office, the Grand Mufti has
demanded that the government of Ali Zeidan be sacked. Calling it
incompetent, he said it had lost its right to remain its office. He is the
latest to do so in a mounting campaign against it.
“The government’s failure to fulfill even the minimum requirements for its
existence in power deprive it of its right to remain in office”, Sheik... more »
Congress needs to call for Hearings asap and then actually direct some real hard questions UNDER OATH pertaining to TechWise - what would Colonel Anthony MacDonald ( Ret. ) , DOD current employee Eugene Furst , Jennifer MacDonald and Mary Shapiro testify about concerning their knowledge or what they were informed about pertaining to the August 21 , 2013 alleged chemical attack in Syria - if we are contemplating an attack on Syria because of alleged chemical weapon use , we need to know whether the US has dirty hands in pulling off a scam !
http://intellihub.com/2013/09/07/questions-arise-defense-contractor-involvement-syrian-gas-attack/
Questions Arise As To Defense Contractor Involvement In Syrian Gas Attack
3
Amidst mounting concerns about the genesis of the Syrian chemical attack of
8/21, a new player has entered the stage — a Colorado-based defense
contractor named TechWise.
[image: Caption: ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
listens during a press conference British Secretary of State for Defense
Philip Hammond at the Pentagon May 2, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. During
the press conference, Hag... more »
Just To REITERATE Some Basic Facts About The OPPT....
1. The OPPT was a legal tool to recapture value for the One People.
2. The OPPT is a reconciled entity, no longer active, its job having been
finished for the purposes of legal filings.... The OPPT was never
affiliated with the ITCCS.
3. The OPPT Trustees never signed any documents with Swissindo. Nor did
they agree to Swissindo's "plan".
4. Swissindo is not the OPPT. They are whatever it is they are.
5. The OPPT has *never* asked for donations. It was self funded by the
trustees.
6. Anyone asking for donations in the *name* of the OPPT *is not the OPPT. *
7. Many attempts hav... more »
Team Yellen
Considering the ongoing dismal state of our so-called economic recovery,
it's rather clear the Fed's monetary policy under Bernake was (as the kids
say) all fucked up and bullshit. So now that we got rid of Helicopter Ben,
Obama has a clear choice. It's between the Bankster's best friend, Larry
Summers or the Bankster's greatest fear, Janet Yellen. Joseph Stiglitz is
on Team Yellen. So am I because:
The controversy over the choice of the next head of the Federal Reserve has
become unusually heated. The country is fortunate to have an enormously
qualified candidate: the Fed’s curren... more »
THE INSIDE STORY
The Wall Street Journal recently revealed new details about how Prince
Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud — Saudi’s former ambassador to the United States
— is leading the effort to prop up the Syrian rebels. Intelligence agents
from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Jordan and other allied states are
working at a secret joint operations center in Jordan to train and arm
hand-picked Syrian rebels.
The Journal also reports Prince Bandar has been jetting from covert command
centers near the Syrian front lines to the Élysée Palace in Paris and the
Kremlin in Moscow, seeking to undermine the As... more »
Bolivian butterflies
The above are Bolivian butterflies, in a case in the collection of Gene and
Christine Philcox of Long Island. The Latin names are: *Heraclides
torquatus, Callicore cynasura, Dione juno, Urania leilus*, and *Smyrna
blomfildia.*
Bolivia is renowned for its wildlife, from birds to orchids to insects. It
is one of the least explored countries in the world, making it ripe for
discovery and adventure.
The New York Times attempts to report!
*SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013*
*Race in the national parks:* Sometimes, the New York Times attempts to
engage in reporting.
Sometimes, these attempts at reporting appear on the paper’s front page.
That’s what happened yesterday via this front-page report about race and
the national parks.
Kirk Johnson reported from La Push, Washington. This is the way he began:
JOHNSON (9/6/13): Thrusting out into the Pacific Ocean, Olympic National
Park can feel like a lost world, with its ferny rain forests, violent surf
and cloud-shrouded peaks.
*But to the four women who hiked down to the sand ... more »
Obama Weekly Address: Syria Would Not Be Another Iraq Or Afghanistan
It would be worse.
Title: Obama Weekly Address: Syria Would Not Be Another Iraq Or
Afghanistan. Source: sealightfilms.
Why I Believe that Nuclear Power is the Safest Form of Energy
One of the advantages of having a father who was a nuclear safety
researcher is that I had a chance to look at nuclear safety from the inside
rather than from the outside. Most of my father's work during his
twenty-nine year Oak Ridge career was either directly or indirectly related
to nuclear safety. My father made significant contributions to the safety
of reactors in several respects. He also made contributions to the study of
the release of radioisotopes in the environment through a number of sources
including natural gas. He concluded that radioisotopes from natural gas
could b... more »
What Mattered This Week?
Well, Syria. Sure.
I'm not sure what I'd say for something that doesn't matter. I may have
missed some silly hype about something over the holidays, but barring
that...how about the talk that whatever happens between Congress and the
president over Syria will be precedent-setting and either constrain or
empower future presidents? I'm not convinced.
But perhaps you have more. What do you think mattered this week?
A Sane Reply To Bill McCallum: Why I Cannot Support the Common Core “State” Standards
William McCallum is, by his own description, a man who was “born in
Australia and came to the United States to pursue a Ph. D. in mathematics
at Harvard University, a professor at the University of Arizona, working in
number theory and mathematics education.” He is also the chair of the
Common Core mathematics […]
Hands off Syria
*Straight from the Syrian people:*
*People from Syria hold placards reading "We are against the attack against
the cradle of civilization and we want peace in Syria" *
SWISSINDO and ITCCS and the case of the exploding head
While most of the time I refrain from the "He said" "She said" type crap
that proliferates the Internet, occasionally something get's posted that
jacks up my ire so much that I HAVE to respond ..... otherwise my head
might explode.
These were brought to my attention about 15 minutes ago. After I cleaned
up the floor from all the exploding brain matter, I decided that I would
finally address this openly and with full transparency.
Here is the first link for those of you who haven't read it yet:
http://giftoftruth.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/2013-08-15-itccs-oppt-donations.pdf
20... more »
If DC Elites Can't Bomb Syria, Will They Bomb Grayson Instead?
The transpartisan Beltway elites do not appreciate some populist-oriented
smarty pants like Alan Grayson coming into their claustrophobia, tightly
shut little club house and shining a spotlight on their incompetence, their
very profitable incompetence. The Establishment is fuming at a very
independent-minded-- and very loud and very brilliant-- Alan Grayson.
Remember when Boehner kicked Justin Amash off his committee for butting in?
That was nothing compared to how angry the ruling elites are right now
towards Grayson. They're especially angry at Grayson because he went to
their ... more »
Fukushima updates - September 7 , 2013....Rector 3 RPV shows temp rise abnormally - Tepco gives no reason.... Ground water shows high level of contamination due to radiation - previously thought to be clean and thus safe to pump into the Pacific as part of bypass plan - now what ? Since Tepco has lied time and time again ( and going forward with their remediation efforts are based on believing that what they say is accurate ) , how can anyone trust Tepco with their ground water solutions , let alone the critical work related to Unit four's spent fuel ?
Tepco “Groundwater moves at 10cm/day” → Tepco’s own past data shows
“Groundwater moves at 260cm/day”
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After 300m3 of leakage, Tritium density was observed to be as double as
before in the well downstream of groundwater, which strongly suggests the
possibility that the leaked water sank underground and moved by groundwater.
Tepco is denying this possibility based on the assumption that groundwater
moves at 10 cm / day (very slow).
However, on the... more »
Syria War updates - Can the White House even pass a War Resolution - with 217 No votes in the House of Representatives presently ? Let's face facts - has the US ever looked as incompetent , uninformed , out of its depth and totally outclassed by our enemies such as Russia and China ( and their allies who benefit such as Iran and Syria ) ? Do we have the ability to speak anything but lies these days - referring to our leaders ? Do they even know what they're talking about when they open their pie holes ? As we get schooled , doesn't it seem as least possible that the Al qaeda Rebels set up some if not most of these chemical attacks - why can't the US acknowledge that at least ? And remind me again , besides Al Qaeda and the US , who actually is publicly supporting the rush to war by the US ?
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
US political front - are there votes in the House and / or Senate anyway ?
** Follow
*Rick KleinVerified account*@*rickklein*
217 House members on record as likely to oppose authorizing military force
against #*Syria*, per @*ABCPolitics* count. that's a majority, folks.
-
Would the Pols be insane ( or desperate enough to actually have the Syria
War Resolution on the twelfth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks ? Trial (
lead ) balloon floated ....
<img alt="" class="u-photo avatar"
data-src-2x="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2985009223/1c394f910fec57832d75c8c379ced19b_... more »
The Indignant Teacher’s Second Letter to Bill Gates
Back in June, The Indignant Teacher published a heartfelt plea
directed towards Melinda Gates, via Teacher’s Letters to Bill Gates. As
with the letters posted to the site before and after hers, it went
ignored. Today she has submitted her second letter to the site:
*****************************************************************************
Mr & Mrs Gates, Shame on you. I am sickened […]
SUNDAY SONG - A DAY EARLY
I'm going away today on a long planned week-long vacation to an ocean
cottage north of here. Bad timing I know, my heart is divided.
Please do all you can in the coming days to stop this new war.
Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un: The Odd Couple
See the bigger picture here.
Read the story The Telegraph.
Ottawa cops in hot water, again.
A video allegedly showing police brutality in the ByWard Market late
Friday night has prompted a review into the incident by the Ottawa police,
says police Chief Charles Bordeleau. The shaky video appears to show a man
being forced to the ground by three police officers. While being held by
officers, the video documents one officer punching the man in the upper
body and head area as many as a dozen times. The one-minute video does not
show how the altercation began, nor does it show police taking any suspects
away.
From here.
I heard this report on Radio-Canada. The police ... more »
EU foreign ministers at odds over Syria
Is U.S. going to be all alone in Syrian intervention?
Syria. We Must Act!
Andrew
Coyne (among many others) tries to make a compelling argument for
intervention in Syria in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons
by Assad.
I'm sorry, but my cynicism and skepticism just runs too deep on this
one. I just don't see how western military powers can implement an
effective response that achieves the lofty ideals we are trying to
protect.
The use of chemical weapons
Making the moral case for Israel
I am sorry to say I missed the first episode of Simon Schama’s five-part
series “The story of the Jews” when it was aired last Sunday but I caught
up with it via the link on BBC Watch and Craig’s impressive
gesticulation-free summary.
Because of the BBC’s well documented antipathy towards present-day
‘Jewishness’ and its Arab-centric views about the legitimacy of Israel,
pro-Israel bloggers have been holding their breath till Schama gets to the
period of his ‘story’, circa 1948, to see whether they’re in for a feast or
a fight; relief or despair.
Naturally, whether or not Shama’... more »
Doug Noland Friday missive " Difficult Decisions Ahead " Emerging market bonds ( reflecting QE destabilizations ) continue geting tommy hammered , G-20 meeting reflects deep mistrust among the leading nations ( Syria , Europe still broken with no solutions at hand , Fukushima not on agenda apparently , American leadership ash canned ) ..... At home - the difficult decisions include : Syria - what should the US do , if anything ; Fed policy moving forward - how long can the misallocation of QE totalling 85 billion of MBS and treasuries bought on a monthly basis by the Fed continue - if the taper goes forward in September , what happens next for markets ; what will other Central Banks do if the Fed tapers ( will BOJ / BOE / ECB up the ante or follow suit ) ; how crazy do things get - looking at the big picture ? Goldman discusses Emerging Markets and gives their perspectives on some tough questions....
http://www.prudentbear.com/2013/09/difficult-decisions-ahead.html
Difficult Decisions AheadSeptember 6, 2013 posted by Doug Noland
The repricing of global bonds continued, despite escalating tensions in
Syria and soft payroll data.
The latest G20 meeting was dominated by deep divisions over Syria in an
increasingly divisive global backdrop. The Middle East is precariously
divided. In Europe, leaders remain deeply divided over how best to deal
with Eurozone issues. The American population is deeply divided on
political, social and economic issues. Congress is deeply, deeply divided ... more »
Fat Free Econ 47: Pork Scam vs. Public Debt Scam
* This is my article yesterday in interaksyon.com.
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MANILA - The government is setting aside P330-plus billion a year in
interest payment alone for our public debt, and many people are not angry
with that huge transfer of money from average taxpayers to rich lenders.
The people are angry (and rightly so) of the alleged P10 billion pork
barrel scam.
Let us compare the numbers and see why public anger is disproportionate to
the money that is siphoned off from their pockets.
At the heart of public anger and discontent over the Napoles pork barrel
scam is the huge lump-sum mo... more »
A small spark can lead to a major uncontrolble wildfire
That is how I look at Syrian conflict. It started with a peaceful
demonstration to current horrendous situation. Is it possible that U.S.
intervention can lead it to a 'gigantic wildfire' which can engulf the
Middle East and the world? Is there a diplomatic resolution of the current
conflict?
VICTORY IN BRITAIN
Recent protest in Britain. Rejoice rejoice.
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report for September 7 , 2013 ... plenty of data , news and views touching on the PMs and global news items of note !
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/jpmorgan-chase-and-the-four-precious-metals
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
After doing precisely nothing for a bit more than fourteen hours during Far
East and early London trading, the gold price got smacked at the 8:30 a.m.
jobs report.
But that sell off lasted for just a few seconds, as a buyer showed up
instantly, and within five minutes gold was up over thirty five dollars off
that low. The low tick and high tick came within five minutes of each
other, and Kitco recorded those as $1,359.80 spot and $1,394.50 spot
respectively. I carefull... more »
German Election is two weeks away - can the Anti- Euro Party surprise by becoming part of Parliament (by getting 5 percent of the vote ) ? And how will FDP fare - will it be in the net Parliament ? What might the next German Coalition look like - will Merkel lead the next government ? Stay tuned for what lies ahead !
German Election surprise looming ?
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/jpmorgan-chase-and-the-four-precious-metals
Right-Wing Surprise: Anti-Euro Party Surges in Germany Before Election
A recent poll shows Germany's anti-euro Alternative for Germany party
closing in on a place in parliament. This could cause a huge upset for the
established parties -- and dramatically alter the German political
landscape.
At first glance, the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) campaign ad seems
about as threatening as a commercial for the local optician. It features
outraged, but pleasant-seeming... more »
"BBC [and 'Guardian']...Your man took one hell of a beating!"
Urghh, a gloating blogger! (Please imagine a smiley face). .........
So, Tony Abbott's conservative coalition has crushed Kevin Rudd's Labor
Party in the Australian federal election.
The Australian public have spoken, and in very clear terms.
I can well imagine that a few desperados on the Left here in Britain will
blame 'The Dirty Digger' (Rupert Murdoch) for Mr Abbott's convincing win
with the Ozzie electorate. They will doubtless be complaining - and I see
they already are - about the strident (and, yes, they probably will use
such a pejorative adjective) support given by his ... more »
More about that 'man'
This morning I posted this after reading on the BBC that: 'A man has been
arrested after the M25 Dartford Crossing between Kent and Essex was closed
in a security alert.' . I wondered 'a man'? That's usually code on the BBC,
I wonder if it is this time too?
This afternoon I see on the BBC that some more information about this
'man' has been revealed:
'The 27-year-old foreign national raised suspicions after he ran from the
scene to a rough area nearby.'
Now he's a 'foreign national', tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, what next?
Murder incorporated
Hess on the Left
Murder,,,Murder,,,,Murder
the classified document outlines a highly-sensitive inquiry into the
claims that the elderly Nazi was killed on British orders to preserve
wartime secrets
Hulton Archive
Scotland Yard was given the names of British agents who allegedly murdered
the Nazi Rudolf Hess in the infamous Spandau Prison but was advised by
prosecutors not to pursue its investigations, according to a newly-released
police report.
Written two years after Hess’s death in 1987, the classified document
outlines a highly-sensitive inquiry into the... more »
Will U.S. attack on Syria lead to a much bigger war?
Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi had no friends. However, in the case of Assad he
has close ties with Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon. After W. Bush installed
Shiite government in Iraq it brought Iran and Iraq closer. Will Iraq take
Assad's side and go with him? Then there are the big players like Russia
and China on Assad's side. If Russia gets involved then are we looking at a
World III? U.S. is taking a very risky gamble. European countries are
urging U.S. to hold off strike on Syria. It does not look good.
Hezbollah has already shown determination to fight for Syria. What is
the solution... more »
Syria looming war updates - September 5 , 2013..... Assad takes defensive measures while US officials continue their campaign of lies , spin , misinformation , disinformation ( presumably between games of phone poker or spades ) .... Let's talk about what will be the cost of IRAQ REDUX - and who pays for it ( Saudis and Qatar offer to pay the bills for the US launching a ground war - and John Kerry thinks that's a good idea ?
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
As the War resolution process lurches forward , Assad protects his assets
.....
http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/09/04/report-assad-moves-weapons-underground-as-u-s-strike-looms/
Report: Assad Moves Weapons Underground as U.S. Strike Looms
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UPCOMING PROTESTS AT BIW
There are going to be two protests at Bath Iron Works (BIW) here in Maine
during the month of October. The first will be on Saturday, October 5 from
11:30 am to 12:30. That vigil will be part of Keep Space for Peace Weekand will be held on Washington Street in Bath.
The second, and likely larger protest, will be held on Saturday, October 19
during the "christening" of the Navy's first Zumwalt class "stealth"
destroyer, DDG-1000. This protest will come at the end of the Maine Drone
Peace Walk and will be from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and will be held on the
corner of Washington Stre... more »
HIGHLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS INTERVIEW
Given what we know about what's going on in Syria, is a U.S. response
justified? And if we take action, where and when does it stop? In this
segment with guest host Phil Donahue, historian and analyst strong Andrew
Bacevich is asking those questions.
Will President Obama court disaster by ignoring a NO vote from the House of Representatives on the Syria War Resolution ( assuming the Senate barely passes its War Resolution ) ? If he does ignore the House as trial balloons are "tsting " the waters for reaction suggest , does the House impeach Obama - as he clearly fears ? Mission creep and mystery as to what the mission is continues - now President Obama says a small military force ( boots on the ground ) may be necessary - this naturally follows the President saying there would be no boots on the ground
What will the Senate do in its 9-11 vote regarding Syria ? Will the House
schedule a vote ? If the House vote occurs , can the President's war
resolution there pass at present ? If he doesn't get full authorization
from both the House and Senate , what does Obama do ?
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/09/07/will-obama-ignore-the-house-on-syria-attack/
Will Obama ignore the House on Syria attack?
POSTED AT 10:01 AM ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 BY ED MORRISSEY
The vote on authorization to bomb Syria may have a chance to pass in the
Senate, although no whip count at the moment has Barack Obama... more »
A Message to Congress, Save Yourself
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Who Was Really Behind the 9/11 Attacks?
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*James Corbett*
As the twelfth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, James Corbett takes a very
responsible and thorough look at what really happened that day.
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DHS Perfecting Facial Recognition System "BOSS"
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The Department of Homeland Security's latest surveillance tool is the
Biometric Optical Surveillance System, or BOSS, and consists of two cameras
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recognition technology matches the 3-D pictures captured and compares them
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The Story of the Jews
The reviews for Simon Schama's new landmark BBC series, *The Story of the
Jews, *have been favourable so far - and rightly so, in my opinion.
Eschewing all talk of hand gestures, background music and suits, what
follows will be an extended paraphrase of Part One - and what I think is
the essential element of the *The Story of the Jews, *namely the story of
the Jews.
It may have nothing to do with the topic of BBC bias (though I'm sure some
anti-Semites will think otherwise), but hopefully you will find it
interesting, even if you've already watched the programme. (Plus writing i... more »
BOOM! Citizen Threatens McCain with Arrest for Treason
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Citizen calls McCain treasonous to his face and calls for his arrest along
with other lawmakers for supporting Al Qaeda in Syria, gets applause.
Politicians better warm up their bunkers.
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Paul Craig Roberts is interviewed by Greg Hunter on the subject of Obama's lie-based push to bomb Syria: Why he insists on doing it (radicalization of Muslims in Russia and China), what would be the effect on the U.S. economy (worse than it already is) and what would be the ultimate consequences if he suceeds (World War III).
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*Syria will Lead to World War III and it will be Nuclear-Paul Craig Roberts*
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4 SEPTEMBER,
2013
Original Here
*By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com*
Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, *“Let’s
cut to the chase. It’s got nothing to do with Syria. The reason they are
looking for a fabricated excuse to attack Assad is to continue the
radicalization of Muslims in the hopes this sp... more »
Tseng Steps Down, Wang Jin-pyng in the crosshairs
*Wedding photos can break out anywhere.*
Whoa, the Taipei Times reports on the recent developments.
Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) yesterday accused Minister of
Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) and Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office Head
Prosecutor Chen Shou-huang (陳守煌) of illegally lobbying for a lawsuit
involving Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘).
Tseng announced his resignation later yesterday.
A spokesman for the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Special Investigation
Division (SID), Yang Jung-tsung (楊榮宗), told a press conference earlier
yesterday that ... more »
Symposium — In Defense of Simplistic Hypothesis Testing
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dan Reiter. It is the
fourth installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for the
special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has
temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post responds
to John J. Mearsheimer’s and Stephen M. Walt’s article (PDF). Their post
appeared earlier today.
Continue reading
Symposium — Leaving Theory Behind: Why Simplistic Hypothesis Testing is Bad for IR
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M.
Walt. It is the third installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion
symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International
Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that
issue. This post refers to the article of the same name (PDF). A response,
authored by Dan
Continue reading
Treasonous Politicians & Media Characters Keep Telling The LIE That Assad Used Chemical Weapons
As I pointed out in my last post *SEQUESTER & FISCAL CLIFF = BOMB SYRIA FOR
ISRAEL ???????*, there is no evidence that Assad used chemical weapons and
a mountain of evidence that "THE REBELS" that the U.S. government is
backing used chemical weapons. I also pointed out that congressmen say they
are getting calle *499-1* AGAINST bombing Syria.
YET.....you would think the opposite is true, if you watch or listen to any
type of *mainstream media*. The only ones who are FOR bombing Syria are
POLITICIANS & MEDIA CHARACTERS. Which adds credence to what I always say
here on the blog: ... more »
A basic assumption about #commoncore that’s insufficient #edtech
Very simple. I’ve heard many arguments about how stupendously awesome
common core is and will be. Regarding the tests, I hear frequently that
they’re better because, quite simply, they’re on the computer. So, on
computer automatically means better. I see. Innovation. Tagged: common
core, computer, edtech, technology, testing
A Dream Denied
There was a great deal of fanfare a couple of weeks ago, when thousands of
people gathered on The Mall to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of The
March on Washington. Barack Obama stood where Martin Luther King had stood
and declared that the United States was "the greatest nation on earth."
Without a doubt, King would be pleased with Obama's ascension. But Gerry
Caplan wonders, in today's *Globe and Mail*, if King would agree with
Obama's assessment of the country:
King had three great objectives: human equality, social justice and peace.*
*But given America’s distance still from... more »
What to Read to take a Stand on the Syria Military Attack Issue
I'm so happy that my bioethics colleague Udo Schuklenk of Queens
University, Canada, and editor in chief of the journal *Bioethics* got
around to writing this post. It's frankly the only thing you need to read
to base a decided opinion on the issue of whether or not there should be a
military strike against Syria, as has been so eloquently proposed by US
president Obama in a recent speech.
Udo hits the head on the nail: if you're all for retribution whatever the
consequences on the basis of arbitrary rules, then you should be for an
attack - otherwise not. If you're that sort of sof... more »
LEST WE FORGET
The police move priests and nuns to make a way for buses loaded with
conservative and pro-base church followers who are increasingly being
brought to the Jeju naval base sight in order to build support. One might
consider this a compliment of sorts when you consider that solidarity for
the Gangjeong village struggle is growing in South Korea and around the
world and the right-wing government feels it must increase support for
their destruction of the village.
I wonder if the hearts of any of the conservative church people were
touched when they saw the cement being poured over th... more »
Keeping The Dream Alive... In North Carolina
A few days ago we mentioned a brighter side of what's going on in North
Carolina, Cecil Bothwell's reelection campaign. As Reid Wilson pointed out
in his *Washington Post* column yesterday, the fascist-controlled Art Pope
legislature really is wrecking the state government.
Even after a legislative session dominated by Republican legislative
victories, on issues as diverse as gun control, abortion, taxes and
election reforms, deep differences divide [Republican Governor] McCrory and
state Senate President Phil Berger (R), who spearheaded the most
controversial parts of the conse... more »
Confusions about the relationships of special relativity and general relativity
Sabine Hossenfelder wrote about the confusions surrounding the relationship
of Einstein's 1905 special theory of relativity and Einstein's 1915 general
theory of relativity. Edward Pig Measure is one of the laymen who are
somewhat confused; many others are vastly more confused.
First of all, I find it very important that all the discussions on the two
blogs above are about physics topics that have been settled for 100 years,
about the high-school understanding of relativity. I think it is desirable
to emphasize this point because much of the confusion arises when complete
crackpot... more »
Ben Carnes on the passing of Wanbli Tate
Ben
Carnes
Leonard Peltier's Birthday: In Memory of Wanbli Tate
By Ben Carnes, Choctaw
Censored News
Eaglemanz Blogtalk Radio Thursday at 7:30 pm
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/eaglemanz/2013/09/13/leonard-peltiers-birthday-in-memory-of-wanbli-tate
I
learned Friday evening that Wanbli Tate had walked on. We had both
worked with the LPDOC together as co-coordinators for the support
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*Outdoor Recreation and Transactional Activism ~Library Chronicles*
*~There's a place on the Parallel Internet you might run into called New
Orleans Bum Fest. It's a collection of photos and anecdotes cataloging,
but also making sport of, the foibles of the homeless population of Jackson
Square. I believe it's curated by some of the artists who work down there.*
*
There's some absurdist humor in the posts often coming at the expense of
the transients, but just as often aimed at the tourists who swarm the
square, or at the city in general. There are occasions when the
observational ... more »
No Longer Be Distracted And Led Astray - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Focused***
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*No longer be distracted and led astray*
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*Rather*
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*Listen to *
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*The Voice of Reason*
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*The Voice of Love*
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*And *
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*In truth*
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*The Voice of Self. *
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*For Self is connected *
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*To the Self of All Selves *
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*And *
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*Once reconnected*
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*A flow will begin from *
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*Heaven to Earth *
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*From *
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*The multitudes will rejoice in knowing *
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*That the Light returns *
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*To dispel the millenniums of darkness *
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*Imposed upon the sight of Man *
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*For*
*In an instant*
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*Man will see clearly *
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*What h... more »
Right2Water EU Petition Link
Water and sanitation are a human right!
Water is a public good, not a commodity. We invite the European Commission
to propose legislation implementing the human right to water and sanitation
as recognised by the United Nations, and promoting the provision of water
and sanitation as essential public services for all. The EU legislation
should require governments to ensure and to provide all citizens with
sufficient and clean drinking water and sanitation. We urge that:
1. The EU institutions and Member States be obliged to ensure that all
inhabitants enjoy the right to water a... more »
G20 Votes: Let's go home? and in other news, the money is gone.
I absolutely LOVE all the transparency that is coming out everywhere. The
article below was written by political satirist Borowitz, but the mere fact
that it has gone viral across major news and media outlets is an indication
of the public view point. Now I can't confirm any of the article and all
the videos from the now ended G20 Summit are very formal ones from within
the Summit with very little in the way of "other" press moments..... but as
soon as I can get any sort of update, I will post it here.
Another huge round of applause and thanx to the Research Team- you guys are
awe... more »
Austism Linked To Mothers Taking Antidepressant Drugs by Case Adams
Autism Linked to Mothers Taking Antidepressant Drugs
by Case Adams
Green Med Info, 31 August 2013
Medical researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
say the evidence is strong that a pregnant mother who takes certain types
of antidepressant drugs will have a dramatically increased risk of her
child having autism.
The research investigated not only the clinical research, but the
mechanisms associated with taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) during pregnancy.
Medical research has established that about a third of autistic children
have ... more »
BBC Breakfast paper reviews
Nick Cohen's view that the BBC's liberal, conformist tendencies tend to
stifle insightful reporting from people with non-conformist opinions
(whether on the Left or the Right) can be generalised and then swung round
to tackle the question of why, say,* BBC Breakfast*'s paper reviews are so
much more predictable than those on, say, Sky News.
Whenever I see paper reviews on Sky News they tend to feature a variety of
people, many with strong opinions, some from the Right and some from the
Left (and some from the passionate Centre). Not so on *BBC Breakfast*.
Whenever I tune in it a... more »
How to revert from G+ profile to Blogger profile
Many bloggers have change their old Blogger profile to Google Plus (G+)
profile and regretted the move, but don't know how to revert back to the
old Blogger profile.
The solution, while simple, is not obvious. Just to to this link:
http://www.blogger.com/revert-profile.g
and there you will be able to change back to the old Blogger profile by
clicking "Switch to a limited Blogger profile".
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Syria: Agenda-Setting Masterclass for the Completely Boxed-in
How to win and save face by making it look as though you totally screwed up.
Syria: Agenda-Setting Masterclass for the Completely Boxed-in. from
Spike1138 on Vimeo.
If there is to be the "inevitable" military action over Syria that the
Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Complex so adamantly insists there
must be: let the responsibility for that decision lie with those people
already perceived by the American people to be irresponsible,
untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thirsty for the limelight.
Am I crazy, or is this not a job for the U. S. House of Representatives... more »
Buy popcorn!
QPR defender Richard Dunne is known for being a record-breaking Premier
League goal scorer. Unfortunately, the record he holds is for scoring the
most own goals, currently standing at an impressive ten.
When it comes to scoring own goals though, the BBC is fast catching him up.
From the 'fake footage' scandal at *Panorama*, the fake 'dog being stoned
to death in Israel' story, the various rows over excessive pay for top
stars and the widely-panned Golden Jubilee coverage right through to the
self-inflicted disasters of Savilegate and the false accusations against
Lord McAlpine o... more »
More 'Blurred Lines' parodies
Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines has spawned many parodies, I posted one last
night, here's some more.
First the Sexy Boys Parody by Mod Carousel- quite amusing
Second the #WomensRights Pro-Choice Parody- quite dire
Third Madmoni's spoof "Tan Lines - amusing in parts
Fourth the could have been good but is in fact terrible "Cougars" by Fitzy
and Wippa
Fifth the well above average, in fact rather good Lame Lines (Douchebag)
with lyrics and lead vocals by Melinda Hughes
Sixth the unblurred Dicks Parody Spoof which is a good idea that could have
been better executed
Seven... more »
BBC News - Dartford Crossing closure: Man held after M25 traffic chaos
'A man has been arrested after the M25 Dartford Crossing between Kent and
Essex was closed in a security alert.'
More here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23996065
'a man'? That's usually code on the BBC, I wonder if it is this time too?
10 years since Warren Zevon died!
I cannot believe that it's 10 years since the great Warren Zevon died.
To mark the occasion here are some Warren Zevon tracks.
First is A Certain Girl
Here's Werewolves of London...
For your delectation here also is Excitable Boy...
Warren Zevon was a legend, albeit a mostly unknown one! Just take a read of
his Wikipedia entry for a flavour of a life of oddity and some pain; here's
a few examples:
'Zevon was born in Chicago, Illinois to William "Stumpy" Zevon (formerly
"Zivotovsky") and Beverly Cope Simmons, a Mormon from Salt Lake City, Utah.
"Stumpy" Zevon was a boxer,... more »
"Well, George..."
And talking of the BBC *News at Six*...
*
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The *Radio Times* 'Feedback' page has been discussing the programme's
comparative merits, prompted by a 'Letter of the Week' from a couple of
weeks ago (with which I strongly agree):
I would like to raise a banner for ITV News. After comparing "the Six" with
the ITV 6.30pm news over many months, I am consistently staggered at how
very poor the BBC news service is, and what an extremely high standard ITN
offers me nightly.
ITV News usually has more stories, much better covered, with a very
high-quality team of reporters, whereas the BBC ... more »
Tabloid headlines?
t
This week's *Newswatch *focused on complaints from BBC viewers about the
BBC *News at Six*'s decision to lead last Monday with the story of the sale
of footballer Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a record transfer fee - and
not only to lead with this sports story but to devote more than seven
minutes to it.
"In a world packed with important national and international stories, is it
right to kick off the main news bulletin of the day with a story about a
sickeningly exorbitant transfer fee for one man?", one viewer protested.
It was certainly a striking decision. That evening's IT... more »
KERRY IS A LIAR
Agents of the Obama regime carried out the gas attack in Syria.
"Some of these videos show children ... who were abducted by jihadists two
weeks before in Alawite villages in the surroundings of Latakia, 200km away
from Ghouta."
www.voltairenet.org/article180130.html
*China Sends 1000 Marines To Syrian Coast ... - Before It's News*
*Crypto-Jew John Kohn, who reportedly organised the gas attack in Damascus.*
*Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria*
Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, an adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad, tells
Sky News the United States has "fabricated" evidence.
A... more »
History with Tories
A rather odd spat has developed between David Cameron and Vladmir Putin at
the G20 summit. Cameron has been stung by Putin’s apparent dismissal of the
UKas a small island that no one pays any attention to . Well, I’ve
checked, mainland Great Britainis the 9th largest non-continental landmass
by area on Earth ... Make of that what you will, David Cameron made it
into a rant about how brilliant Britainis.
Britainended slavery apparently, OK, so we know he actually meant the
modern slave trade, which Britainalso *initiated*. No real credit’s due
when it comes to ending your own infa... more »
Friday Baseball Post
Wow -- Yusmeiro Petit, one batter away from being perfect.
Credit to Brian Sabean; he's done an excellent job for years in finding
guys like this. After all, Vogelsong, Gaudin, and Petit are all in the
rotation right now, and all are multiple castoffs.
Granted: there's no particular reason to believe that Petit is going to be
anything in the long run, or even in the medium run. But, hey -- that's
three good starts. Maybe he's found something...youneverknow.
Not that I'm exactly hoping for Vogelsong, Gaudin, and Petit to all be in
the rotation next year (presumably with Cain and Bumg... more »
ALL GOV'T LIES STEM FROM MOTHER OF ALL LIES ~ THE 9/11 OFFICIAL STORY
*An aerial view on September 17th, 2001 shows only a small portion of the
scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the supposed Sept.
11 terrorist attack. Surrounding buildings were obviously heavily damaged
by the scattered debris and massive force of the imploding twin towers ~
before DOJ head and future Director of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff
retained and destroyed all the evidence from this clearly evident, but
never declared crime scene. **(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate
Eric J. Tilford)*
*As the Syrian guns of war propagand... more »
Yo-yo banned in Syria
*Blamed for drought by Muslims*
BEIRUT (Syria), [date]. Drought and severe cold is disastrously affecting
the cattle in Syria, and the Muslim chiefs at Damascus have attributed the
wrath of the heavens to the recent introduction of the yo-yo.
They say that while the people are praying for rain to come down from above
the yo-yo goes down, and before reaching the ground springs up through the
subtle pull of the string.
The chiefs interviewed the Prime Minister, and exposed the evil influence
of yo-yos, so they were immediately banned.
Today the police paraded the streets and c... more »
Sunday Classics preview: "You hold yourself like this; you hold yourself like that; by hook or crook you try and look both angular and flat"
*"You hold yourself like this; you hold yourself like that"* *-- from the
Bournemouth G-and-S Society's 2011 production of Patience*
*Enter *LIEUTENANT THE DUKE OF DUNSTABLE, COLONEL CALVERLEY, *and* MAJOR
MURGATROYD*, right. They have abandoned their uniforms, and are dressed and
made up in imitation of Aesthetics. They have long hair, and other signs of
attachment to the brotherhood. They walk to center. As they sing they walk
in stiff, constrained, and angular attitudes -- a grotesque exaggeration of
the attitudes adopted by* BUNTHORNE *and the young* LADIES* in Act I.*
*TRIO --... more »
IDEAS 2: Wan Saiful Talk in Manila, September 9
The CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS,
http://ideas.org.my/), Mr. *Wan Saiful Wan Jan*, will speak on *"The State
of Democracy and Economy in Malaysia"*, this coming Monday, September 9,
2013, 7:30pm, at Metro Club, Rockwell, Makati City. Hosted by our Rotary
Club of Taguig Fort Bonifacio, RI District 3830. This is free, open to the
public, people will just pay for the meals they will order.
Wan is a friend way back in 2008. I met him first in Atlanta, USA that year
during the Atlas Liberty Forum. Then Atlas VP Jo Kwong gave me a travel
grant to attend t... more »
The Dogs of War on "A clear path" despite the Emerging Caravan
So... I changed the headline?!
It's from Pepe Escobar. It is a good read and the pdf is a must read. And
yah, I read through it, while relaxing and enjoying a nice red wine. (Pinot
Noir to be precise).... anyway, here it is!
*Oops, first thanks to anonymous for leaving this. *
AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 12:21 PM
*here is the script.* *sourced from Pepe E.*
The dogs of war bark and the emerging-powers caravan ... keeps on trucking.
That's the Group of 20 meeting in St Petersburg in a nutshell. Count on the
indispensable (bombing) nation - via US President Barack "Red Line" Oba... more »
Your moment of Zen
Lemons. [Soviet Trade Dictionary via Erin O'Brien.]
Federal Bureaucrats Tipped Off Harper's PMO About Freedom Of Information Request Searching For Senate Scandal Documents .. and magically ... none were found!
[image: Progressive Bloggers]
*OTTAWA — Federal bureaucrats notified Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s
chief of staff in June that they were about to make public that a search of
the Privy Council Office had not uncovered a single document related to the
scandal involving Sen. Mike Duffy. *
*O.Canada.com*
Remembering Martin Luther King: The Dream vs. COINTELPRO
50
Years After Dr. King: The NSA is Developing Tools to Prevent New
Movements for Social Justice and Individual Freedoms
Dr.Martin Luther King was targeted by the U.S. Government’s COINTELPRO,
which used intelligence and surveillance technologies of the day, as
well as infiltration and violence ...
By Carl MessineoPartnership for Civil Justice Fund Legal Director
Censored News
Winston
Watch: HEENETIINEYOO3EIHIIHO' Language Healers
Language
Healers: New Film on Native Language Revitalization Efforts
Shared from Cultural Survival
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/language-healers-new-film-native-language-revitalization-efforts
From
Alaska to Oklahoma and Wisconsin to Montana, we witness stories about
the importance of saving Native American languages and meet some of the
people who are working hard to heal these
OBAMA ESCALATES PLANNING FOR ATTACK
It's another version of "shock and awe"..... if Obama strikes Syria it will
be to take out their airfields, missile sites, command and control centers,
troop compounds and more. The civilian casualties will be high.
Obama wants to decimate the Syrian military in order to allow the Al-Qaida
led "rebels" a clear path to victory. Make no mistake, if Obama launches
this attack it will not be a "limited strike" - it will be an all out blast
of US military firepower.
These Navy destroyers outlined in this video are built here in Bath, Maine.
Oddities , news tidbits , barely reported news of the day .... Obama without his teleprompter - what could go wrong ? Someone set off a chemical weapon false flag prematurely in Syria ? Memo to John Kerry , this is how they fake attacks and gin up You Tubes of phantom menaces ! McCain gets an earful at a town hall meeting - just look at his face ! South Carolina in the crosshairs of a nuke attack - for some reason Lindsay Graham thinks Charleston , South Carolina could be attacked , I wonder why Charleston of all places ?
History rewritten or something......
Obama Wrong About Support for Britain During WWII
BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
September 6, 2013 11:50 am
President Barack Obama incorrectly asserted that assisting the British when
London was bombed by Nazi Germany was deeply unpopular with the United
States public.
Obama attempted to draw parallels between the Battle of Britain and the
current crisis in Syria Friday at his G20 press conference.
“I’m not drawing an analogy to World War II, other than to say when London
was getting bombed, it was profoundly unpopular both in Congress a... more »
Hungary's Prime Minister Orban says banks should modify FX mortgage loans " voluntarily " and eat massive losses from exchange rate swings by November - or else the FX loans will be eliminated entirely ! 11 billion in FX loans are outstanding to Hungary households , the banks are mainly foreign banks .... Orban forcing Banks to bail out homeowners ? I advise PM Orban to avoid hot tubs , small planes and avoid fast driving in UK tunnels while avoiding pesky paparozzis.....Of course EU retribution is coming in 5 ,4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .......
Taking on the bankesters ? How long before we " discover " Hungary's Prime
Minister using sarin on foreign banks ?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/hungary-fxloans-orban-idUSL6N0H20FB20130906
* PM Orban says banks should modify fx loan contracts voluntarily by Nov
* Government will "eliminate" forex loan contracts otherwise
* Govt will avoid measure that could undermine banking system -analyst
* Bank Association says hopes talks with government will continue
By Krisztina Than
BUDAPEST, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Hungary's prime minister, seeking re-election
next year, warned the count... more »
The J. D. Salinger "industry" cares mostly about the celebrity that the author couldn't escape -- fortunately, we still have the work
*Salinger appeared on the cover of Time for Sept. 15, 1961.*
*by Ken*
One thing I don't know about the level of public interest in the Case of J.
D. Salinger is whether younger people share the fascination bordering on
obsession -- wait, what "bordering on"? -- that we older folks do. The fact
that it's still possible to sell new supposed revelations about the
life-and-work (but mostly the life), like the new book and movie by
whatever-their-names-are (I'm really not all that eager to hop on their
promotional bandwagon) suggests: maybe so. But I'm inclined to think that
the fascin... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by *Mike Sledge*of
*Renegade Broadcasting*. Mike and I will be discussing a variety of
subjects, including the destructive nature of "free trade" and
globalization.
Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past
episodes.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *Reconstructions Live w/ Mike Sledge - Complete history of Zio Control
Grid*
- *An overview of the early subversion of America* by John Friend
- *The 20th Century: Talmudic triumph over Western civilization* by John
Friend
PWD Discount 1: Who are Persons with Disability?
In
a complaint email last Tuesday by James Auste, head of the Cancer
Warriors Foundation (CWF), why Mercury Drugstore did not give sell him
his
medicines for more than one month, he was answered by *Atty. Edsel
Manuel*of Mercury. The latter gave me permission to blog his comments,
thanks
Atty. Manuel.
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Is one suffering from Chronic Illness a Disabled person? This has been
discussed with the National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) 2
years
ago and was answered in the negative.
First, Republic Act 9442, amending RA 7277, the Magna Carta for disabled
persons, prov... more »
WHAT IF…
*BREAKING NEWS*
By Paul Heywood-Smith
Australia’s Prime Minister in Waiting, Tony Abbott, announced today that he
will call Parliament to Canberra in the week following the election to
authorize his determination to undertake a punitive strike against the
United States of America.
Abbott said that the world could not allow the flagrantly immoral use of
drones to kill innocent people in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and the Cote
d’Azur to go unpunished. His action would be to ‘deter and degrade’ the
Obama’s government’s ability to launch drones, but is said to be not aimed
at oustin... more »
A Problem From Hell
No, not genocide, but the Obama administration. Source of video: The White
House.
Weapons Inspections
*"We believe that although there are certain problems..., the current
crisis was created artificially... *
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*On the night of 15 December this year, [Butler] presented a report that
gave a distorted picture of the real state of affairs and concluded that
there was a lack of full cooperation on the part of Iraq. *
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*That conclusion was not borne out by the facts. *
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*Without any consultations with the Security Council, Richard Butler then
evacuated the entire Special Commission staff from Iraq. At the same time,
there was an absolutely unacceptable leak of the report to the ... more »
Satire: “G20 Ends Abruptly as Obama Calls Putin a Jackass”
* *
*“G20 Ends Abruptly as Obama Calls Putin a Jackass”*
by Andy Borowitz
ST. PETERSBURG (The Borowitz Report)— “Hopes for a positive G20 summit
crumbled today as President Obama blurted to Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a
joint press appearance, “Everyone here thinks you’re a jackass.” The press
corps appeared stunned by the uncharacteristic outburst from Mr. Obama, who
then unleashed a ten-minute tirade at the stone-faced Russian President.
“Look, I’m not just talking about Snowden and Syria,” Mr. Obama said. “What
about Pussy Riot? What about your anti-gay laws? Total jackass move... more »
Non Farm payroll Friday - low than expected jobs numbers ( and big negative revisions to July number , mild negative revision to June numbers ) - labor force participation rates plunges to 1978 levels .... real unemployment rises to 11.4 percent ...... AS a weaker employment picture indicates the Fed may put off starting its tapering of Fed MBS and Treasuries purchases , risk on so far ! As Rick Santelli noted " What are we a banana republic ? " Rhetorical question clearly.....
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Record 90.5 Million Out Of Labor Force As Half A Million Drop Out In One
Month; Labor Force Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 LevelsSubmitted by Tyler
Durden on 09/06/2013 - 08:47
While the Establishment survey data was ugly due to both the miss and the
prior downward revisions in the NFP print, the real action was in the
Household survey, where we find that the number of people *not in the labor
force *rose by a whopping 516,000 in one month, which in turn increased the
total number of people outside the labor force *to a record 90.5 million
America... more »
Fukushima updates - September 4 , 2013 - Crisis continues to worsen....Storage tanks set to run out during third week of November .... meanwhile , groundwater keeps rising to the surface , which presents new radiation contamination issues....Why is the radiation reading from leaking tanks rising ? 1.7 Sv/h on 9/1 , 2.2 Sv/h two days later - what gives ? Major media starting to grasp the horrific situation at Fukushima - why is the rest of the world quiet while harping on Syria goes bonkers ?
Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago
Water
, water everywhere , but not a drop to drink .....
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Ed, Falkirk and the Westminster Bubble
And so the infamous "Falkirk episode" comes to a conclusion by way of a
press release squeezed out on a Friday afternoon. The co-accused, Karie
Murphy and Stevie Deans, have had the suspensions from the party lifted,
and the powers-that-be conclude there is no case to answer. Reciprocating,
Murphy has now withdrawn her interest in the Falkirk seat.
So the animosity and subterranean wrestling that rumbled on over the
summer, culminating in the GMB's announcement that it will be cutting its
affiliation fee by about a million quid was for nothing. Except it wasn't,
as far as the leade... more »
Pepe Escobar analyzes Obama's motives RE the Syrian situation
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*OpEdNews Op Eds 9/5/2013 at 23:49:40*
*G20 hijacked by scan/drone/bomb Obama Doctrine*
*By Pepe Escobar (about the author)* *Permalink*
opednews.com
Source: RT
* Children play at a damaged street in Deir al-Zor August 30, 2013. Picture
taken August 30, 2013. (Reuters/Khalil Ashawi) *
The G20 summit in St. Petersburg was supposed to be a serious discussion
about the extreme turmoil affecting the global economy -- especially in the
West. Instead, the only growth and job creation in sight will be for the US
military- industrial comp... more »
Moon of Alabama - On The Way Towards War
**
*Fall in line, gentlemen. Save the criticism and commentary for historians
and poets.*
*On The Way Towards War*
*By 'b'*
*Moon of Alabama *
*September 6, 2013 *
Harper writes at Pat Lang's place that the launch of the new Middle East
war is imminent:
I am told by current intelligence officials that President Obama intends to
bomb Syria in the coming days--with or without Congressional approval. With
the whip count in the House of Representatives looking worse and worse for
the war party, the White House is pressing Harry Reid to rush the Senate
vote, perhaps as early as Monda... more »
Fascism and Contemporary Canada. Part Two: The Strangulation Of Democracy in Canada. The New Global Partnerships.
*Written by Robin Mathews *
*
**
*
Fascism and Contemporary Canada. Locating The Present Conservative
Government Led By Stephen Harper. Part Two: The Strangulation Of Democracy
in Canada. The New Global Partnerships.
Calling it the Conservative government of Canada is probably a big mistake.
Canadian Conservatives are learning that mistake. The Conservative
government of Canada is, rather, a gathering of goons determined to end
democracy in Canada and to replace it with a police state, a “new thing”, a
partnership of global corporations and an “inside junta” of compliant
Cana... more »
Steve & Barry do the 2013 G20
Barry's crew :
"America’s credibility will be an immediate casualty if the U.S. fails to
respond to Syria now with military action."
This after 2 years and 200,000 casualties and UN reports two months ago
that nerve gas attacks were perped by the *rebels*
And I'm sure the Syrians about to be bombed will be gratified to ensure
America's credibility does not become a casualty.
Meanwhile ...
*Harper offers Obama climate plan to win Keystone approval*
Sources say PM willing to accept emissions reduction targets proposed by
the U.S.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a letter to U... more »
The Bloodsucker Samantha Power
Looks persuasive, doesn't she?
Oh, honey.... You know I can never say to that face....
Ms. Power talked about her book *A Problem From Hell: America and the Age
of Genocide*, published by Basic Books. The book raises questions about why
the United States has failed to stop genocide after it has vowed to never
let it happen again following the Holocaust.
It also makes an argument explaining why the United States should care
about genocide when it occurs thousands of miles from our borders. Power
attempts to answer these questions by providing historical accounts of
genocide in ... more »
Liberal Congressman Mike Simpson? Really?
President Obama almost got a third of the votes in Mike Simpson's
congressional district last year, down from a whopping 37% against McCain
four years earlier. ID-02, like ID-01, is one red hellhole! Mike Simpson
has been the congressman there since being elected in 1998. Before that, he
was Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives. Since being elected,
Simpson's lowest share of the vote was last year (65.1%, not quite two to
one). He's had over 70% three times. He gets challenged by extremists from
time to time but always beats them to a pulp without breaking a sweat. This
... more »
Sentencing a corporation for criminal negligence
R v Metron Construction Corporation 2013 ONCA 541 is a very helpful
decision regarding sentencing a corporation for criminal negligence causing
death:
Para 46: " The sentencing judge commenced his analysis by observing that
there existed only one decision, a decision of the Court of Quebec , in
which a corporation had been sentenced for criminal negligence causing
death..."
Para 79: "The Criminal Code offence engaged in this appeal is criminal
negligence causing death. It is one of the most serious offences in the
Code..."
Para 88: " ...by pleading guilty, the respondent acknow... more »
"WE ARE GETTING CRUSHED WITH CALLS"
I rode with friend Regis Tremblay to Augusta, Maine today to join other
members of Veterans For Peace (VFP) in a meeting with the staff of Sen.
Angus King (I-ME). The first thing we heard from staff person Scott
Wilkinson was, "We are getting crushed with calls."
Edie Smith, King's state director, was more specific. On Tuesday this week
they got 1,200 calls to their Maine office, on Wednesday 900 calls, and on
Thursday 1,500 calls. Who knows how many calls today will bring? Smith
had to be coaxed to say that the "majority of the calls were against"
Obama's attack on Syria. A... more »
Kansas Wetlands Walkers Back on Trail, Trail of Death of Potawatomie
Wetlands
Walkers Back on Trail
Furthering Efforts to Protect Native American Sacred Places
By Millicent Pepion, Blackfeet and Navajo
AmendAIRFA.org
Censored News
PLYMOUTH, Indiana: On May 13th last year students from several
universities left Kansas on a two-month journey to Washington, DC, to
save the Wakarusa Wetlands, Lawrence’s only remaining indigenous wetland
prairie, from
Barack Obama and Valdimir Putin's first exchage at G-20
I got this idea from rww who left a comment on an earlier post of mine.
Tony Blair Never Met a Muslim Country He Didn't Fancy Bombing
There's something about a snort of Yank bum that Tony Blair finds
irresistible. It was that addictive scent, after all, that made Blair a
war criminal for illegally invading Iraq.
Blair, realizing that denial is the best thing he's got going for him,
steadfastly insists that the Iraq fiasco was "the right thing to do." And,
in keeping with that fantasy, Blair has criticized his successor, Labour
leader Ed Miliband, for voting against David Cameron's bid to help
Washington bomb Syria.
*Explaining his opposition to Mr Miliband's stance, Mr Blair told Radio 4's
What Syria Means F... more »
Paul Mason gets a beating...at 'The Guardian'
Talking of Paul Mason and his EU-critical reports, *Newsnight'*s
soon-to-be-departing "furrow-browed theorist from the Marxisant Left"
reported from Morocco on Wednesday night's programme.
His subject was the plight facing the mass of sub-Saharan Africans seeking
entry to Spain (and the EU more generally) via the North African kingdom.
'The Spanish aren't willing to let the poor migrants in and the Moroccans
aren't being very nice to them either' is the basic gist of his report.
You can view the report here (for a few more days) or read Paul's online
article about it here.
What... more »
Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To Cut Sovereign Debt Load
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-06/poland-confiscates-half-private-pension-funds-cut-sovereign-debt-load
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Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To Cut Sovereign Debt Load*
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/06/2013 14:50 -0400
While the world was glued to the developments in the Mediterranean in the
past week, Poland took a page straight out of Rahm Emanuel's playbook and
in order to not let a crisis go to waste, announced quietly that it would
transfer to the state - i.e., confiscate - the bulk of assets owned by the
country's private pension funds (many of... more »
If we want them to tap dance they will tap dance... pt 2.
We
live in a society that puts single mothers through bogus
psychometrictests, sees recruitment staff boasting aboutcutting off
‘suckers’
benefits, has job applicants forced to dance in interviews, deems
terminally
ill patient after terminally ill patient fit for work, while disabled
people report more and more incidents of abuse and attacks.
Iain Duncan Smith has created a swamp of misery that will take years to
drain. His name should be cursed throughout living memory. But, then,
what
did we expect from a man who, without irony or hint of conscience, used
the
phrase “work will set ... more »
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*Not hard to be a Saint in this city ~Scott Fujita*
*New Orleans Advocate to give fans at Sunday's game a commemorative section*
Winona LaDuke 'Honor the Earth to Ride Pipeline'
Honor
the Earth to Ride Pipeline
Waatebagaa-Giizis (Leaves Changing Moon) 1, 2013
By Winona LaDuke
Dear Friends,
This fall, I am going to stand up against big oil, and I need your help.
I am going to join with my brothers and sisters to say no to tar sands
oil, no to dirty coal and fracking, and yes to a future which will
nourish us. Please join us – we need your support.
This fall, I am
Harper Drops His Drawers to Save Keystone
Steve Harper is so desperate to win Obama's support for the Keystone XL
bitumen pipeline that he's willing to accept America's demands for
greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the oil and gas sector. The thing
is - Harper capitulated to Obama without even knowing what the White House
will stipulate or how in hell Ottawa will comply.
*Sources told CBC News the prime minister is willing to accept targets
proposed by the United States for reducing the climate-changing emissions
and is prepared to work in concert with Obama to provide whatever political
cover he needs to approve the ... more »
When It Comes to Choppers, Once Again the Harper Government Can't Tell Its Arse From Its Elbow
Back in the Mulroney days, then defence minister Kim Campbell opted to buy
EH-101 super choppers to replace the Canadian navy's fleet of aging Sea
King helos.
Since then we've had Jean Chretien, Paul Martin and most recently, the
armed forces BFF, Steve Harper, and still no helos. Perhaps its the
signature feature of Peter MacKay's extended tenure as DefMin and, as such,
to be expected, but the helo replacement contract with Sikorsky is
floundering.
Now this is Sikorsky, the American military's biggest helicopter contractor
and supplier of helicopters to militaries around the w... more »
The feminist response to Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines
This parody nicely done but doesn't reversing the roles demonstrate that
two wrongs don't make a right?
The performers are The Law Revue girls who 'want to define those supposedly
"blurred lines"'. It's interesting that the credits for the video on
YouTube don't include the names of the male models, presumably they're just
pretty bodies on the video!
If you want to see the original Blurred Lines videos both usual and
uncensored take a trip here.
A (genuinely) Modest Proposal
Nick Cohen has, characteristically, written a thought-provoking piece for*Standpoint
* entitled *The Beeb Needs its Mavericks -* provoked by the exit from an
etiolated *Newsnight *to an invigorated *Channel 4 News* of *Newsnight's *economics
editor Paul Mason (a "furrow-browed theorist from the Marxisant Left," in
Nick's words.)
Nick Cohen regrets the departure of Paul Mason.
He notes Paul's stated reason - that he wants the freedom to write books
"without submitting them to the BBC's censors" - and sees this as Paul
Mason being forced out by the BBC.
Nick cites in Paul's favour... more »
In a surprise to many people, Obama decided to go to Congress to try and get approval under our U.S. Constitution (which the Constitution requires) to attack Syria. But such an attack also requires approval by the UN Security Council (a Charter the U.S. has agreed to and signed). And under the UN Charter, there's only two ways to use force against another country. One is in self-defense. The other is go to the UN Security Council and get a majority of nine to agree to the use of force. If you don't get it, it's an illegal war. It's a war crime. It would be considered a crime of aggression. It's the kind of crime that the Germans were tried for at Nuremberg. Obama knows that, but he is still intent on striking Syria even without UN permission. This would make him and other members of his cabinet War Criminals!
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*US Attack On Syria Violates International Law*
Michael Ratner: Without UN approval US attack on Syria violates
international law - *September 6, 13*
More at The Real News
*Bio*
Michael Ratner is President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional
Rights (CCR) in New York and Chair of the European Center for
Constitutional and Human Rights in Berlin. He is currently a legal adviser
to Wikileaks and Julian Assange. He and CCR brought the first c... more »
How Do We Live in a Post-Prism World?
How do you like having a foreign government's computer following you
around? How do you like having your e-mails screened? How do you like
having your browsing history traced and analyzed? How do you like having
your online transactions booked and monitored? How do you like a foreign
government that might not share your values or opinions forming a profile
of you? And how do you like that foreign government sharing all of that
information and its assessments with other foreign governments, including
your own? How do you like knowing that an algorithm can brand you as
suspicio... more »
Of King Henry and King Stephen.
Sometimes what you don't find can be more important than what you do
find. The absence of something you should expect to find can itself be a
statement. Sometimes it is even evidence of a guilty mind.
Criminals often try to conceal their crimes by destroying or removing
evidence. If you're at a shooting and there are no shell casings it's a
safe bet that the shooter collected them before departing. If you're at
the scene of a government scandal and there are no documents to be found,
chances are the shooter made off with those too.
When it's the Senate expenses scandal th... more »
Reverse SLAPP!
While Canadian fetus fetishists are desperately trying to replicate the
admitted successes of their USian co-religionists, the truth is they're
losing.
And the most recent loss is significant.
A couple of BC fake clinics Crisis Pregnancy Centres took Abortion Rights
Coalition of Canada Executive Director, Joyce Arthur, to court alleging
defamation in a 2009 report she wrote for the Pro-Choice Action Network.
Titled 'Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centres in British Columbia', the report
documents the deceptions and manipulations regularly practiced by these
outfits.
To make a long ... more »
Dinner for leaders attending G-20 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Syrian war and killings, violence in Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan and on and
on. In the meantime dinner for leaders in St. Petersburg, Russia. Nice
setting, eh! Wars are for the poor and unemployed.
*HIGH-PROFILE DINNER: A dinner setting for G-20 leaders was placed on a
table before a dinner at Konstantin palace in St. Petersburg, Russia,
Thursday. (Sergei Karpukhin/Associated Press) WSJ.*
Mohawk Nation News 'Peace Spreading'
PEACE
SPREADING
Posted on September 6, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Sept. 6, 2013. The Syrians of all walks of life are camping to
protect the land where US bombs are to be dropped. Strong indications
are the Bankers’ Fuhrer, President Obama, will be impeached! If there is
no war, the US economy will crash. The 1973 War Powers Act gives him
right to attack if he notifies Congress.
Ahhhhhh
Do Progressives Have The Guts To Stand Up Against War-- Even If Their Own Party Chiefs Back It?
Obama, Pelosi, Hoyer, Reid are asking a lot of progressives who are
skeptical over the rush to bomb Syria. Aside from asking them to overlook
the lack of definitive proof that it was Assad who used the chemical
weapons and to overlook the fact that the strategy to punish him is fatally
flawed, they're also asking them to forget about their own integrity and--
in some cases, more importantly-- their own constituents' expressed desires
about keeping the U.S. out of another pointless Mideast war. But Obama, who
has left the Congressional Progressive Caucus out in the cold for his
en... more »
John McCain takes beating at a town hall meeting re: Syrian intervention
McCain's constituents gave it to him at a town hall meeting in Arizona.
Syrian intervention is going to be a hard sell to Americans. I understand
80% Americans are opposed to such an intervention. Americans have not
forgotten Iraq war, argument and justifications by Obama and his officials
sounds like a page from George W. Bush's book when W. made the case to
invade Iraq. Does not look good for Obama.
Another video on John McCain's town hall meeting in Arizona.
Clarifying Punitive Intervention
[Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Professor Anthony F. Lang, chair
in International Political Theory and Director of the Centre for Global
Constitutionalism at the University of St. Andrews.] Since I wrote my short
defence of punitive air strikes against Syria last week in a post at
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International
Continue reading
Last Year's Wild Weather Tied to Climate Change. Well, Duh!
Another day, another study. A Stanford University study has found that
last year's wild weather, including the heat wave and drought that swept
most of the U.S., is now more likely to recur due to global warming, or
climate change, or that hoax by all those scientist guys, whatever.
*Brace yourself for more hot summers ahead. Extreme weather researchers
report on Thursday that climate change makes the searing summer that the
struck the United States last year much more likely.*
*In fact, July 2012-like heat is now four times as likely to strike the
Midwest and Northeast as it was i... more »
Like Haggard’s mom, Paul Farhi tried!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013*
*Took two separate shots at the myths:* “Mama tried,” Merle Haggard once
said.
Well so what? So did Paul Farhi!
Way back in January 2007, Farhi had heard just about enough about our
failing schools. He produced that rarest of press corps sightings—a
Washington Post “Five Myths” feature about the public schools.
For context, see our previous post. Headline included, here’s the way Farhi
started:
FARHI (1/21/07): *Five Myths About U.S. Kids Outclassed by the Rest of the
World*
*The usual hand-wringing accompanied the Department of Education's release
l... more »
Congressman Alan Grayson on Syria
Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is opposed to U.S. intervention in
Syria. He also says that there is simply not enough votes in the Congress
to pass the resolution on the intervention. Where does this leave Obama?
Obama is all cung ho to proceed with the intervention.
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*Congressman Alan Grayson, democrat from Florida, member of the house
foreign relations committee. he opposes any intervention in Syria. So much
so he owns the domain name "Don'tattacksyria.com". *
**
*"I don't think there are votes on the ... more »
The Upcoming War On Syria: I Was Wondering When The Criminals Would Finally Scream "Holocaust" Or "Hitler", And John Kohn Is Right On Cue.....
I have been keeping up with all of the information coming out fast and
furiously in both the blogosphere and the lying scumbag mainstream media,
and I have long wondered... When will the criminals who want war on Syria,
finally either scream "Holocaust" or even better, try to somehow link
Bashar al-Assad with "Adolf Hitler"? From what we know about the Jewish
criminality, if in doubt wave the "Holocaust" or "Hitler" to get their
brainwashed Gentile slaves back on a war footing....
Well, it seems that since nothing else has worked to get American public
support for an attack on Syri... more »
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*Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan Released ~Business Wire*
*Stormwater plan to use water, not eliminate it ~Chad Caulder, N.O. Advocate
*
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*Crowds to fill Champions Square for Gleason Gras ~WDSU*
Woman Who Wrote About Life Under the Taliban Is Killed - NYTimes.com
'... persecuted and whipped for refusing to wear a burqa and was ultimately
sentenced to death by the Taliban.'
More here
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/world/asia/woman-who-wrote-about-life-under-the-taliban-is-killed.html?_r=0&
An unfortunate turn of phrase
From CNN news Flash email
'Russian President Vladimir Putin says in a friendly meeting with President
Barack Obama they talked about Syria, but "we stuck to our guns."'
Hmm Mr Putin...
Syrian Rebels Execute Army Officers
Warning: This video contains graphic scenes and maybe offensive to some.
Now are these the rebels Obama and America wants to protect from Assad of
Syria? Also it is still not clear who used the chemical weapons - rebels or
Syrian Government?
*"Rebels stand behind the condemned men, pointing their firearms down at
them and listening to their leader chant the verdict. *
**
*“For 50 years, they are companions to corruption,” the commander of the
group says. “We swear to the Lord of the Throne, that this is our oath: We
will take revenge.”"*
Read more here.
Symposium — Defining Theory Down
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Inanna Hamati-Ataya. It is the
second installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for the
special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has
temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post responds
to the introduction (PDF), written by Tim Dunne, Lene Hansen and Colin
Wight. Their own post is
Continue reading
Friday Morning Linkage
Syria: Richard Betts cuts to the core of Obama’s challenge on Syria: ”To
the extent that any policy is strategically sensible, it is unlikely to be
politically palatable; to the extent that a policy can be accepted as
politically legitimate, it is unlikely to be of much strategic merit.” I
can’t see how Obama is
Continue reading
Symposium — The End of International Relations Theory?
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Tim Dunne, Lene Hansen and Colin
Wight. It is the first installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion
symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International
Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue.
This post refers to the issue’s introduction of the same
Continue reading
Its also Holocaust denial | Brian of London | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel
'By linking the very real Nazi genocide to the complete fabrication of a
genocide against Arabs by Jews in Israel, he does all of the above. He is
denying the Nazi Holocaust while appearing to accept it.'
More here http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/its-also-holocaust-denial
"The NSA: I Told You So"
* *
* "The NSA: I Told You So"*
by Karl Denninger
"Time for this one again... "The National Security Agency is winning its
long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical
trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the
major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications in the
Internet age, according to newly disclosed documents. The agency has
circumvented or cracked much of the encryption, or digital scrambling, that
guards global commerce and banking systems, protects sensitive data like
trade secrets and medical reco... more »
This is Maaloula, Syria.
Maaloula Syria. You might have heard about this small town? The western
media was and still is reporting the attack on Maaloula as a *strike* on
yet another christian town. That is, unsurprisingly, a grossly inaccurate,
and overly simplified reporting. Sure, the strike on the town report is
correct, but Maaloula is not just another christian town.
That said, a brief recap of what happened is in order
The rebels launched the assault on the ancient Christian village of
Maaloula — which is on a *UNESCO list of tentative world heritage sites *—
on Wednesday after an al-Nusra fighter b... more »
Stop the Energy Swindle | energyswindle.org
Visit the website below and key in your annual gas and electricity
bill.The site will tell you how much of your bill is tax. It will also tell
you how much you can expect your combined bill to be by 2020. I suggest
you do this while sitting down as the 2020 figure may come as a shock. The
average combined bill is predicted to be close to £1900. You can thank Ed
Miliband for much of the increase.
Website here http://energyswindle.org/
SYRIA: Verge of World War 3 and U.S. Petrodollar Collapse
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The Economy: “Empire of Debt”
* *
* “Empire of Debt”*
by Bill Bonner
“The Dow was flat yesterday. Gold dropped $17 an ounce. What to make of it?
Our “Crash Alert” flag warns of a crash in US stocks. Readers are advised
to proceed with caution. But since the start of September, the news for
stocks has not been bad. If you want to buy stocks, the financial press and
Wall Street can give you plenty of reasons to do so. There is hope, they
will tell you, for the Empire of Debt… and its capital structure.
Yes – reporters, analysts and commentators are back at work. They’re
finding problems. Risks. Worries. And rea... more »
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Stepping in for the Washington Post!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013*
*Part 4—The myths:* By his own admission, Sam Cooke “didn’t know much about
a science book.” Or even about the French he took!
Cooke was only joking, creating a playful musical hook. Still, he might
have felt right at home in the modern news environment. It’s amazing how
much of the “news” we receive is bogus, false or misleading, often in
highly standardized ways.
One result: We the people don’t know much about the public schools! Even
worse, most of the things we think we know are in fact actually wrong.
Rather plainly, many of these bogus claims are ... more »
BAN THE BASE CONFERENCE COVERAGE
Here is belated coverage of the Ban the Bases international conference held
in the Philippines last July.
John Kerry to Jeff Duncan (R-SC) "I don't want to talk about Benghazi and Fast and Furious"...
*Jeff Duncan to Kerry: "you have a credibility problem"...*
They breed them strong and smart in South Carolina - think Trey Gowdy.
Isn't vibrant multi cultural Britain just lovely
Female Genital Mutilation without an anaesthetic, in Devon
Read more here
http://m.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/#!/articles/news/article/19537979
Mysteries of the Sea: Whither St. Elmo?
Mysteries of the Sea: Whither St. Elmo?
By Angel Carretero Olmedo, Andalucía Misteriosa
St. Elmo’s fire or “Santelmo” (named after Saint Erasmus of Formiae, patron
of navigators – Ed.) is a meteorological phenomenon that consists in an
electroluminescent, coronal-type discharge caused by the ionization of air
within the powerful electric field created by thunderstorms. It was
considered a sign of good omen by Spanish mariners during the age of the
conquest of the Americas. It also happens to be the name of a warship that
sailed out of the port of Cádiz.
Following the disaster of ... more »
CULT BRAINWASHING SCHOOLKIDS
Reportedly, Kenneth S. Babe of Lewistown *Church of Christ* is the former
Corporate Controller of Penn State University.
Allegedly, Lewistown Church of Christ is involved with the CIA in child
kidnapping.
PENN STATE
"It seems that a deacon of our church was molesting his own daughter."
*Ex-Church of Christ Support Group :: Sexual Abuse*
*Sandra MacKenzie*
Sandra MacKenzie is the head teacher of the 400-pupil Kirktonholme Primary
school in East Kilbride in Scotland.
She reportedly invited the US* Church of Christ* to brainwash her pupils.
"HORRIFIED parents fear an extremist re... more »
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