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January 27, 2013

Jan 27 12:13

State Farm Denies Journalist Insurance Due to Real News Coverage

Investigative journalist Lee Van Der Voo says she was denied property insurance coverage from State Farm because her news coverage was too “controversial.”

Jan 27 12:10

Homeland Security Training TSA Workers For Mass Shootings At Airports

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint screeners are receiving training to prepare them for the possibility of a mass shooting at one of the agency’s airport checkpoints, and those TSA personnel are being instructed to “save themselves” should a shooting occur.

Jan 27 11:39

Anti gun people can NOT defeat this video

Jan 27 11:27

The Economic Religion of Finance Capital

The Virgin birth.
The Chosen people.
The Resurrection of the dead.
The Free Market.
Which of those is unsupported by material evidence but exists by virtue of practice based on fervent , coerced, or simply uncritical belief and is thus subject to failure at any moment when the belief is shaken to its roots by experienced reality? All of them.

Of course farmers and flea markets are real, as are the corporate malls where millions enter with credit desire and leave in debt frustration. But the global financial market whose minority controllers run the planet is a vast electronic church sustained by a congregation of mentally and physically brutalized parishioners. A political clergy of rabbis, priests and ministers operate its banking cathedrals as an international casino whose minority profits accrue on the loss of billions of people forced to gamble their existence on its success, and their failure.

Jan 27 11:16

JERUSALEM POST JOINS THE FRENZIE OF CREATING ANTI SEMITISM

A favourite trick of the international zionist movement is the pulling out of the victim or holocaust card whenever they feel it will win friends for them ….

Jan 27 11:02

911 Truth ~ Experts Speak Out

The Truth is in NYC this year again. 12 long years that flew by.
The Tide will turn our way now as the Financial and Political Systems implode like building 7. This is the one issue that should be used as a Litmus test for our boot licking public officials. This event is still used to justify the planned destruction of any resistance to Empire.
This is moving again lately which is always encouraging. It is time to plan to go to the scene of the crime. We have to come together now and this is the perfect time and place for the People to make a stand. Even if you don't go to NYC, do not go to work Wednesday Sept.11, 2013. http://www.groundzero911.com Get involved now, why not?
Architects and Engineers http://www.ae911truth.org/en/home.html

Jan 27 10:59

Did The European Bankers Cause the Texas War for Independence in 1836?

The Bankers have been the parasites on humanity for centuries. They have caused more tyranny, wars and impoverishment than standing armies. When Mexico gained its independence from Spanish rule. The new Mexican government needed funding for the new government. In every case, the borrower is the slave to the lender. Mexico is no exception falling into the trap for the banking cartel in Europe.

There is nothing new under the sun. The Banksters and tyrants always get stupid and arrogant in their quest to dominate their own people. Obama like Santa Anna and King George III are narcissistic. They over reach their hand and trigger a revolt against them. All these leaders are just puppets trying to make their own people a slave to the lenders who never consented to being in debt or their land and labor pledged as collateral. As Americans, when push comes to shove, We push back.

Jan 27 10:36

Official Hints Israel Has Shelved Its Plan for Attack on Iran

Israel’s departing defense minister, Ehud Barak, said that the Pentagon had prepared sophisticated blueprints for a surgical operation to set back Iran’s nuclear program should the United States decide to attack — a statement that was a possible indication that Israel might have shelved any plans for a unilateral strike, at least for now.

Jan 27 10:12

Two top BA pilots die within days of each other after complaining of long-term health effects of breathing in toxic oil fumes while flying

Two top BA pilots died within days of each other after complaining about being exposed to toxic oil fumes on passenger planes.

Karen Lysakowska, 43, was buried last Tuesday, while the funeral of Richard Westgate, also 43, was held four days before.

Both claimed they had been poisoned by the fumes that can contaminate cabin air and which regularly force pilots to wear oxygen masks.

Jan 27 09:50

Attack on Syria would be seen as attack on Iran: Tehran

Iran would consider any attack on Syria an attack on itself, a senior government official was quoted as saying on Saturday, in one of Tehran's most assertive defenses of its ally yet.

Iran is a key supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who is fighting a near two-year-long revolt. Tehran has already repeatedly warned the West against intervening in the conflict against Assad.

"Syria has a very basic and key role in the region for promoting firm policies of resistance ... For this reason an attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran and Iran's allies," said Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to the Mehr news agency.

Tehran sees Damascus as part of an axis of opposition to Israeli and Western influence in the Middle East.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I wish to heck this guy hadn't said that: this statement nearly guarantees an ultimate overt attack against Syria, to which Iran must respond militarily, giving the US and Israel a casus belli to attack it.

Jan 27 09:47

Barak: US plans 'surgical strike' if Iran sanctions fail

Ehud Barak is certain the US has plans for surgical strikes against Iran as a last-ditch measure if Tehran refuses to stop its development of a nuclear weapons capability.

In an interview with the Daily Beast, which was published over the weekend, the defense minister was asked if there were any way Israel could go to war with Iran that did not drag in the US.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Memo to Israeli Defense Minister Barak: there is no such thing as an alleged "surgical strike" against Iran.

And sir, I would very much like to remind you of the following: to date, no IAEA inspections have demonstrated that the Iranians have diverted any materials from their peaceful nuclear energy program to a nuclear weapons program. ZERO, ZIP, NADA, NONE!!

And I would also like to remind you, sir, that Israel, although the 6th largest nuclear power in the world, refuses to become a signatory to the NNPT, and refuses to have its nuclear sites inspected. This means that every dime of US aid, both financial and military, is completely illegal under US law (the Symington Amendment, just in case you are having a case of selective memory here!)

Any attack against Iran will generate a vicious counter-attack against Israeli and US assets in the Middle East, and guarantee that Hezbullah will attack from Lebanon. The war may well "go long", and bring with it a ghastly toll of Israeli casualties.

Add to this the reality that both Russian and Chinese leaders have publicly stated that should Iran be attacked militarily, they will go to its aid militarily.

So what he have here, is a perfect storm for a global nuclear confrontation over an alleged Iranian weapons program which cannot, to date be proven to exist!!

Please be careful what you wish for, Minister Barak: the unintended consequences of such an attack may well be both horrific...and irreversible.

Jan 27 09:41

Max Igan - There's A Coup Underway In America

A must watch IMHO...

Max Igan - There's A Coup Underway In America

Jan 27 09:13

Rachel Corrie: An American Conscience - Peace Activist Mowed Down by Israeli in a Bulldozer

The late Rachel Corrie (1979 – 2003) was articulate, straightforward and resolute. Her castigation of Israel’s military occupation of the Palestinian people and the Israeli Government’s disregard for the safety of Israelis and Palestinians rang with clarity. Through peace activism she ascertained the facts on the ground. She called it as she saw it.

The documentary, “Rachel Corrie: An American Conscience,” chronicles her humanitarian work with the International Solidarity Movement in Rafah, Gaza Strip, just prior to her murder in March 2003. While Corrie stood in front of a Palestinian home to prevent its demolition, an Israeli soldier in a Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer crushed her.

Jan 27 09:05

State of Israel Forced the Sterilization of Ethiopian Women

In which language should one speak to be understood? On January 27, 2013, Israel formally admitted having injected Ethiopian-Jewish women with venom against their will, so that they won't get pregnant. Israel brought them to Israel in a propaganda-program aimed at showing the world that Jews are not racists, and then applied Nazi techniques to ensure that they won't reproduce. Several years ago, I published Israel’s Eugenics Program: Dr. Mengele Blues, which describes the frightening "Dor Yeshorim" (roughly "Straightening Generation") Israeli eugenics program, who seeks to destroy embryos who do not fit the Zionist dream. Not surprisingly, the program originates directly in the work of Dr Epstein, a Jewish aide of Nazi Dr Mengele (see The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide).

Jan 27 08:59

Rise of the Drones: Meet Argus - New Government UAV Spy Camera Has 1.8 BILLION Pixels and Monitors 15 Square Miles in Live Video

1 million terabytes a day saved forever. When put on an armed drone this is one deadly combination.

Or watch the full documentary, Rise of the Drones at http://undergrounddocumentaries.com/rise-of-the-drones-full-version/

Rand Paul speaks out against the use of 10,000 pentagon drones.

Jan 27 08:44

Sheriff Urges Citizen Firearm Defense: "We're Partners Now"

"...your safety -- it's no longer a spectator sport; I need you in the game. But are you ready?"

Amanda Warren
Activist Post

A public service radio announcement from Sheriff David Clarke encourages Milwaukee citizens to consider getting certified safety training for handling firearms to protect themselves. He reminds them that with police force cutbacks and furloughs, police arrival time has changed and waiting for police after calling 911 is not the best option. He gives three options - begging for mercy from criminals, hiding under the bed, or fight back.

But are you prepared?

"It's your duty to protect yourself and your family," he says. He sends both the personal responsibility and power back to the people. "We're partners now. Can I count on you?" ...

Jan 27 08:43

To serve but not protect

He says he put his life on the line to stop a killer — and claims cops sat back and watched.

But city lawyers are arguing that the police had no legal duty to protect Joseph Lozito, the Long Island dad stabbed seven times trying to subdue madman Maksim Gelman — a courtroom maneuver the subway hero calls “disgraceful.”

Webmaster's Commentary: 

But Obama says we are supposed to turn in our weapons and rely on the police to protect us?

Jan 27 08:42

Under The New World Order

Jan 27 08:39

Michael Scheuer: Israel owns the Congress

Jan 27 08:38

Should President Obama Start Federal Gun Control?

Vote in This Urgent Poll

Jan 27 08:38

Video warns Obama: People will fight for guns

“Come and Take It,” the song that has rallied gun owners with its remember-the-Alamo-like message, now has an accompanying music video with a special message for Barack Obama and members of Congress.

As WND reported, Grammy-winning musician Steve Vaus, creator of the Buck Howdy character, recorded the song that defies those advocating gun confiscation with one of the slogans of the Texas Revolution, “Come and take it.”

Though the song itself is more vague, the video leaves no doubt who Vaus is talking to in the lyrics.

Jan 27 08:37

The Sad Truth Why Most Of You Won't Wake Up

Jan 27 08:35

Israel admits Ethiopian women were given birth control shots

A government official has for the first time acknowledged the practice of injecting women of Ethiopian origin with the long-acting contraceptive Depo-Provera.

Health Ministry Director General Prof. Ron Gamzu has instructed the four health maintenance organizations to stop the practice as a matter of course.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Remember all the wailing and whining about the supposed forced sterilizations by the Nazis? Think we'll here the same about this crime by Israel?

Jan 27 08:34

UK lists Israel as human rights abuser

British Foreign Office has listed the Israeli regime’s human rights record as one"of particular concern” in its quarterly report on human rights, over the Zionist entity's brutal attack on the Gaza Strip in November and its new settlement expansion plans.

Jan 27 08:33

Big Pharma exec turned Whistleblower - mentions SSRIs

Jan 27 08:24

PROTESTS AGAINST GOOGLE TO CONTINUE

The Technion is complicit in Israel’s violations of international law and the rights of Palestinians, specifically by designing military weapons and developing technologies that are used to drive Palestinians off their land, repress demonstrations for their rights, and carry out attacks against people in Lebanon, Gaza, and elsewhere. The Technion also practices institutional discrimination against Palestinian students by severely restricting their freedom of speech and assembly, and rewarding Jewish students who, unlike most Palestinians, perform compulsory military service in Israel. This is in direct contrast to Cornell University’s founding values of universalism and inclusion embodied in the university’s motto “any person any study”.

Jan 27 08:24

ISRAEL ADMITS TO RACISM VIA THE CONDOM

Israel admits Ethiopian women were given birth control shots

Jan 27 08:23

ROUNDUP OF ISRAELI ELECTION RESULTS

Israel received its mandate to continue with their genocidal and apartheid policies in the election last week.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Assuming the elections there are more honest than the elections here.

Jan 27 08:22

Tiananmen square activist turned American citizen demonstrates for the second amendment

Jan 27 08:18

Israel threatens Syria strike if rebels get chemical arms

Any sign that Syria's grip on its chemical weapons is slipping as it battles armed rebels could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice premier said on Sunday.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The hired mercenaries in Syria already have chemical arms. Israel is just looking to escalate the wars to distract the world from their crimes against Palestine.

Jan 27 08:15

The Future of Food - Big Agriculture Has Sold Out the Future of Humanity for the Almighty Dollar

The Future of Food is a compelling, eye-opening documentary that I consider a "must-see documentary" by anyone who eats food (which probably includes you). Even if you think you know everything worth knowing about your food, there's still a dark secret the biotech companies believe U.S. consumers should not be allowed to know: That many foods are genetically engineered with dangerous pesticides and foreign DNA, and there is currently no U.S. law requiring their labeling as such.

Jan 27 08:14

Mohamed Khodr: Amendment to U.S. Constitution. President Nominates Hagel, Israel Lobby Gives “Advise and Consent”, Not U.S. Senate

“It is apparent that we Americans cannot any longer conduct a serious public discussion or exercise independent judgment about matters of great importance to our country as well as to our allies and friends.”
- The Honorable Ambassador Charles Freeman; “Charles Freeman’s Statement in Wake of Withdrawal From Intelligence Post”; Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2009

Jan 27 08:12

Assault Weapons Ban: No Surrender

A fiery call to arms in the face of Feinstein’s/Obama’s attempts to ban semi-automatic weapons. Resist!

Jan 27 08:12

Holocaust, Hate Speech & Were the Germans so Stupid?

Suppressing free and open discussion on any subject is as bad as telling lies, and knowingly suppressing the truth is the biggest lie of all, because it is based, not on a mistake or a genuine error, but on a deliberate intention to deceive. Having been tortured, Rudolf Höss, who was the commander of Auschwitz from 1940 to 1943, almost certainly lied to save the lives of his wife and children. Even if torture and duress cannot be proven, the overwhelming reason for recognizing the utter falsity of the Höss confession is that the gassing method he described was not scientifically plausible. Yet Höss’s conviction has stood, by inference, as a testament to the cruelty of Germans in general, since he was tried at Nuremberg, in 1947, and subsequently hanged on April 16th, 1947, in Poland.

Jan 27 08:11

Thanks God For Holocaust Memorial Day

So the Goyim can learn first hand about the vile impact of Jewish Power.

So the Goyim grasp once and for all that their democratically elected politicians better keep their thoughts to themselves.

So the Goyim accept once and for all the primacy of Jewish suffering.

So the Goyim can turn a blind eye to all those Shoa inflicted by the Jewish State, Stalin’s Jews and Ziocons.

Jan 27 08:11

Israeli minister welcomes report of huge blast at Iran nuclear plant

Any such explosion that doesn’t kill people is good news, says Avi Dichter, responding to unconfirmed story of devastating sabotage at Fordo

Jan 27 08:10

The United States Promotes Israeli Genocide Against the Palestinians

In direct reaction to Israel provoking the Al Aqsa Intifada, on October 19, 2000, the then United Nations Human Rights Commission (now Council) condemned Israel for inflicting “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” upon the Palestinian people, some of whom are Christians, but most of whom are Muslims.[i]

Jan 27 08:09

UK MP to face axe for criticizing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians

In an item posted on his website, David Ward accused “the Jews” in Israel of having failed to learn lessons from their persecution by the Nazis in World War II by continuing to “inflict atrocities” on Palestinian people “on a daily basis”.

However, the liberal Democrats “condemned” his comments, which were released ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day.

A Liberal Democrat spokesman said, “This is a matter we take extremely seriously. The Liberal Democrats deeply regret and condemn the statement issued by David Ward and his use of language which is unacceptable.”

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I am certain Israel will forgive them if they allow the Bank of England to become privately owned again!

Jan 27 08:07

Israel pushing Azerbaijan to claim Iranian oil fields

Recently Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister has claimed that Sardar-e Jangal oil and gas fields which Iran has discovered last year did not belonged to Iranian territories. He asserts that these oil and gas reservoirs are located between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

According to the Iranian Oil Ministry officials, this is the second time that Azerbaijan lays claim on these oil and gas fields. When they claimed for the first time, there was a meeting between the two countries, and Iran presented all the official documentation for Sardar-e Jangal oil fields to Azerbaijanis’ officials.

The Oil Ministry official stressed that when Iran officially announced the discovery of these oil and gas fields in the media, Azerbaijan official sent congratulatory messages to Iran.

Jan 27 08:07

Gun Rights: A Chinese American Perspective

This guy was at Tienaman Square!

This gentleman was kind enough to share his perspective on the second amendment and its importance in keeping us a free society. His perspective is like no other, as he has seen first hand the powerful fist of tyranny when allowed to act with impunity.

Jan 27 08:07

Flashback: Will the Apocalypse arrive online?

First the financial system collapses and it's impossible to access one's money. Then the power and water systems stop functioning. Within days, society has begun to break down. In the cities, mothers and fathers roam the streets, foraging for food. The country finds itself fractured and fragmented - hardly recognizable. It may sound like a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie or the first episode of the National Broadcasting Co's popular new show Revolution, but it could be your life - a nationwide cyber-version of Ground Zero.

Jan 27 08:06

France orders special forces to protect Niger uranium

France has ordered special forces to protect uranium sites run by state-owned Areva in Niger as the threat of attacks on its interests rises after its intervention against rebels in Mali, a military source said on Thursday.

Jan 27 08:02

Protesters storm police station in Suez, free prisoners

Starting to look like Syria!

Protesters have stormed a police station on Saturday in Suez following fierce clashes with security forces, and freed prisoners there.

They also took the weapons that were left behind by policemen who fled the station as it was being stormed.

The clashes had started earlier, as protesters threw molotov cocktails at the police station, while security forces threw tear gas canisters to disperse them.

Jan 27 07:59

Update: At least 270 injured after Port Said funeral fired upon

At least 270 people have been injured in Port Said after unidentified assailants opened fire on a funeral procession for protesters killed during clashes in the city Saturday, the Turkish Anadolu news agency quoted the local Health Ministry as saying.

Live ammunition, birdshot and tear gas were responsible for most of the injuries. Eyewitnesses claim to have seen masked groups shooting security troops in Police Club Square during the funeral procession.

Jan 27 07:55

Ehud Barak at Davos: U.S. Could Strike Iran to Block Nuclear Progress

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is confident, he says, that the United States has plans for surgical strikes against Iran as a last-ditch measure if Tehran refuses to stop its development of a nuclear weapons capability.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Nobody has found any evidence Iran has started a nuclear weapons capability. But once again, solely based on rumor and innuendo, Israel orders Americans to die in wars against Israel's enemies.

Jan 27 07:54

Criminals Line Up to Register Guns

Across the United States, in cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., gang members, career criminals, and assorted punks are heading to their local police departments to register their guns. Citing recent pleas from US government officials and politicians, and the awareness of the recent shooting in Newtown, CT, scores of tatted men and women are filling out registration forms to do their part in the movement for better gun control.

Jan 27 07:52

World War III Has Already Begun

For those who are waking and those going back to sheep, unless you actively get involved and VOICE your protest against governments who are murdering and STOP feeding the system that lines their pockets, who will you look to for help when you're next. Use social media to turn this boat around before it's your turn. This video says it all better than any I've seen. WAKE UP!

Jan 27 07:11

‘Obamacare’ to hit smokers with huge penalties

Smokers, beware: tobacco penalties under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act could subject millions of smokers to fees costing thousands of dollars

Jan 27 07:10

Government Thieves and Parasites at the Top of the Income Chain

The parasite class keeps getting richer. And richer. At your expense. New census bureau data shows that seven of the top ten richest counties in terms of median household income are part of the Parasitic Potomac

Jan 27 06:43

Our Country is in Tatters!

There is no question that our country is in tatters. But, one question does remain: Is the sun setting or rising on our society?

CNN recently reported that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that his department would lift the ban on women serving in combat, marking another significant milestone for equality in our nation.

Equality?

Equality to be equally degraded along with men?

US media propaganda these days has gotten so poor as it almost embarrasses me.

Still, there are those who are buying the stilted stuff as if it were opiates they cannot possibly do without.

Read more

Jan 27 06:19

Communists Converge on Washington Mall for Gun Confiscation

The communists who showed up at the Washington Mall detest our form of government as it forbids our individual power being compounded through collectivism, as in my right, his right, her right outweighs your right twice over. Not one, not two, not a thousand, or a million can remove the right of the individual through a majority consent. In short, the one has absolute equal right to the all within our law.

The only way a right guaranteed under our Bill of Rights can be diminished in any way is through diminished exercise thereof by the individual. Any American national is absolutely free not to exercise a right but they can in no way dictate that another individual do the same, not as one or as a million.

Jan 27 06:17

Keynote Speaker for Association of Teacher Educators: Bill Ayers

Another reminder that the most radical excesses of the acid-crazed flower child era are now effectively mainstream:

Left-wing ’60s radical and onetime domestic terrorist Bill Ayers will be a keynote speaker at the Association of Teacher Educators annual conference in Atlanta next month.

Ayers gained notoriety alongside his wife Bernardine Dohrn as a member of the Weather Underground during the Vietnam War. He was involved in Chicago’s “Days of Rage” riot in 1969 and went underground as a fugitive from justice after an accidental Greenwich Village townhouse explosion in 1970 killed three Weather Underground members who were preparing a bomb that prematurely detonated.

Jan 27 06:15

Sandy Hook Shooting: DOD Department of Defense Monitors Bloggers

Each of us knows that various governments have spared little expense in recent years doing their best to monitor the activities of social media and the ever expanding sphere of personal blogging.

It would appear that we, here at Insane Media, have had our first taste of this monitoring in our short life.

I was doing my regular weblog checks, when I stumbled across a very interesting ISP, we had a visit from an IP that belongs to the DoD Network Information Center. They visited our Sandy Hook Dawn Hochsprung Cache Evidence article.

Jan 27 06:11

Gun Control: Focus On Manufacturers, Not Just Buyers, Study Shows

As the gun control debate continues, Kevin D. Bradford, an associate professional specialist in marketing at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, says the focus should be on those who distribute guns, not solely on those who buy them.

Bradford and a team of researchers conducted a first-of-its-kind study on the ways guns move from legal channels into the hands of criminals. In “Counter-marketing in the Courts: The Case of Marketing Channels and Firearms Diversion, published in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, they examined 28 thousand pages of court documents, looking at what kinds of guns were used in violent crimes and what kinds of safeguards specific gun manufacturers had in place for distribution.

Jan 27 06:09

TX Massacre Tragedy might have been averted – Suzanna Gratia-Hupp

A Daughter’s Regret

“Suzanna Gratia Hupp will live the rest of her life with regret. Had she been carrying her gun the day a madman executed her parents while she cowered helplessly and then fled, she is convinced she could have stopped one of the worst massacres in U.S. history.
It was October 1991 when an unemployed merchant seaman drove his pickup truck into a Luby’s cafeteria in Killeen, Tex., leaped out and opened fire. He killed 23 people and wounded more than 20.

Jan 27 05:51

Mali: French-led soldiers 'in control of Gao'

Notice that is French LED soldiers not French soldiers. They aren't going to risk their own for "Africa"

Jan 27 05:20

Steakhouse Crime – Italian Tourist Jailed for Forgetting Wallet

t was supposed to be a good evening for Italian tourist Graziano Graziussi. On his second night of a two week holiday in New York City, he had planned a nice dinner with a friend and perhaps a late night stroll through the city. Instead, he ended up in jail – arrested for forgetting his wallet at his hotel.

Jan 27 04:20

Bill Nighy: tackle tax avoidance to put an end to world hunger - Independent

Corporate tax avoidance is costing developing countries an estimated £70bn a year, according to a coalition of more than a hundred leading charities. If taxes were paid in full, campaigners suggest, the money could be used to save the lives of 85,000 children under the age of five in the world's poorest countries every year.

The figures, released days after the Prime Minister said tackling tax avoidance was one of the UK's priorities for its G8 presidency, put the scale of the issue worldwide into perspective. The actor and tax campaigner Bill Nighy told The Independent on Sunday last week they were "breathtaking".

Jan 27 03:57

Hospital pays £1,800 a day for a nurse in NHS staff crisis

The bill for temporary workers has risen by more than 20 per cent in just one year, with private agencies receiving more than seven times the rate paid to nurses on the pay roll.

Jan 27 03:54

Brightest pupils failed by state schools, chief inspector warns The country’s brightest pup

The country’s brightest pupils are being held back by comprehensives which fail to push them to achieve the top grades needed for the best universities, the chief inspector of schools has warned.

Sir Michael Wilshaw has ordered an urgent “rapid response survey” of how state schools teach the most able children. It will be the most extensive investigation of gifted and talented provision undertaken by the watchdog.

The “landmark” report, to be published in the spring, will address fears that children who get top marks in primary school are being let down by some secondary school teachers who leave them to coast rather than stretch them to achieve the best exam results.

The report was disclosed after league tables showed that hundreds of secondary schools did not produce a single pupil with high enough grades in tough academic subjects to win a place at elite universities.

Jan 27 02:45

Are Liberal American Zionists “Delusional”?

Shortly after the polls closed in Israel’s Knesset election this past Tuesday, two American Liberal Zionist groups, J Street and Americans for Peace Now (APN), were out with triumphant emails to their peace-oriented members saying that Israel voters have chosen a new government that will “revive the peace process with the Palestinians and make vital moves to “save” Israel”.

But those in liberal Zionist wing of the American Jewish community are deluding themselves about the results of the Israeli elections. Before the election, Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, whom the liberal Zionists are counting on to tip Israel towards making peace with the Palestinians, said that he does not care what the Arabs want. Consequently, the Israeli government is and will continue to be: a settlement expanding, occupation supporting right-wing government that is committed to the suppression of Palestinian rights within the Green Line and in the West Bank and Gaza.

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Jan 27 01:47

Homeland security now pushing fear of terrorist cyber attack...are they planning another false flag?

In an attempt to scare the public with a looming cyber attack on US infrastructure, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is once again pushing Congress to pass legislation allowing the government to have greater control over the Internet.

Napolitano issued the warnings Thursday, claiming that inaction could result in a “cyber 9/11” attack that could knock out water, electricity and gas, causing destruction similar to that left behind by Hurricane Sandy.

January 26, 2013

Jan 26 22:46

There will be no golden goose anymore,

"There will be no golden goose anymore," warned mining consultant Peter Major. "There may be some feathers, some intestines and maybe a beak [but] there will be no goose, no golden bar ever again."

Gold production to take another hit.

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-01-27-silicosis-suit-could-shutter-sas-go...

Jan 26 19:43

Man With 4th Amendment Written on Chest Wins Trial Over Airport Arrest

A Virginia man who wrote an abbreviated version of the Fourth Amendment on his body and stripped to his shorts at an airport security screening area won a trial Friday in his lawsuit seeking $250,000 in damages for being detained on a disorderly conduct charge.

Jan 26 19:21

Insider Trader, War Profiteer, Chinese Company Invested Dianne Feinstein

Time for the 79 year old insider trader, China connected traitor, hawkish Dianne Feinstein who funneled over 1 billion in military contracts illegally to her husband Richard Blum to resign. She and her husband with Barbara Boxer’s help sold San Diego ports to Cosco. Her husband was part of the pressure network which caused police to bust up Occupy in Oakland and San Francisco.

The record of insider trader war profiteer and hawkish traitor Dianne Feinstein.

1. Dianne Feinstein has funneled over 1 billion in contracts to her husband Richard Blum’s URS … just one of his companies to which she has funneled money stolen from the people of America. She has also with our money helped him profiteer from bankster foreclosures.

Jan 26 18:07

Miami Martial Law Drill: Machine Gun Fire & Black Hawk Helicopters Invade Miami Skyline

Has America been invaded by hostile forces? If not, then what are ‘they’ preparing for? The streets and skies of Miami turned into what sounded like an Iraqi war zone or the streets of Chicago as the eternal, global war on terror gave Miami residents a sense of what it might sound like to live in Afghanistan as machine gun fire (blanks) filled the air and black hawk helicopters filled the midnight skies.

Are there THAT MANY terrorists now in America that they’re preparing for? A recent police, emergency management and National Guard drill in Ohio targeted ‘disgruntled 2nd Amendment advocates’ upset about the governments ‘new interpretation’ of the 2nd Amendment as ‘terrorists’. Does this Miami ‘martial law’ drill have the same targets in mind or are they ‘just’ preparing for economic collapse?

Jan 26 16:20

Pentagon “Cyber-Warriors” Planting “False Information on Facebook”

on January 24, 2013, Guardian’s blaring headlines exposed fake blogs and Facebook pages made for BBC Persian’s Iranian journalists with claims that these were made in order to harass, intimidate, and discredit the journalists.

Jan 26 16:18

UK Liberal Democrats in a funk over free speech (again).

Stuart Littlewood highlights the gutlessness and hypocrisy of Britain’s Liberal Democratic Party for condemning one of their MPs for lamenting that Jewish victims of the holocaust could inflict atrocities on the Palestinians.

Jan 26 16:16

You must not tell the truth if it’s about Zionism!

Alan Hart says Zionism’s British stooges have taken chutzpah to the extreme by condemning Liberal Democrat MP David Ward for lamenting that the holocaust’s victims could inflict unspeakable atrocities on the Palestinians.

Jan 26 15:52

Hundres hold demonstration in Athens to say no to privatization of state banks

The new Greek coalition government initially announced plans to sell off national banks, such as HPB, in early September.

Jan 26 14:32

TeleTech Exposed Advertising Project

...The documentary is an hour long video featuring six interviews with former employees of the company. In the video the ex-employees explain the abusive and exploitative working conditions that exist at TeleTech's Kalispell call center which handles customer service calls for Bank America...

Jan 26 13:15

HuffPo Attacks, then Partners with, Goldman Sachs

Arianna Huffington and Lloyd Blankfein announced Thursday that Goldman Sachs and the Huffington Post will partner for a new initiative aimed at job creation

Jan 26 13:06

In Recent Debate Joe Biden Asked “Preppers” to Trade in Their “Assault Weapons” For Shotguns (Video)

Apparently guns aren’t just for hunting anymore. Who would have thought? Joe Biden has appealed to preppers in a recent appearance, asking them to support an “assault weapons” ban, and suggesting that they just buy some registered shotguns when it goes into effect.

In all reality people have the moral right to own a few of both without registering them with anyone, but that wasn’t touched on in his discussion. Just earthquakes and “doomsday” scenarios.
According to TPM:

Jan 26 13:03

Shock study: Chemotherapy can backfire, make cancer worse by triggering tumor growth

Long considered the most effective cancer-fighting treatment, chemotherapy may actually make cancer worse, according to a shocking new study.

The extremely aggressive therapy, which kills both cancerous and healthy cells indiscriminately, can cause healthy cells to secrete a protein that sustains tumor growth and resistance to further treatment.

Researchers in the United States made the "completely unexpected" finding while seeking to explain why cancer cells are so resilient inside the human body when they are easy to kill in the lab.

Jan 26 13:01

CHART SHOCK: The REAL Inflation Rate Is 10%

Takes 2 seconds to see the truth - From Shadow Government Stats.

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Jan 26 12:53

September 11 trial threatened by legal dispute

The US defence department is at loggerheads with the chief prosecutor at Guantánamo Bay over what the charges should be. The five men, whose pretrial hearings reconvene at the naval base next week, face eight different charges.

However, Brig Gen Mark Martins, the chief prosecutor, said the charge of conspiracy should be dropped because it was no longer "legally viable" following a court ruling that conspiracy – a charge that seeks to punish suspects for association with al-Qaeda – was not a recognised war crime under international law. This meant it could not legitimately be brought before a war-crimes tribunal such as Guantánamo.

Jan 26 12:38

Arizona Sheriff Stands Up to President Obama and Gun Control Lobby, Plans to Refuse All Unconstitutional Gun Bans

Pinal County Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu has penned and sent a letter to President Obama that outlines the fact that Babeu plans to refuse any and all unconstitutional executive orders that limit or ban the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans in his county.

Babeu claims that any such law would actually be unlawful and that him and his deputies plan to ignore it.

Jan 26 12:35

Beware Gun Registation – It’s Coming

“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” – Unknown

In the spirit of never letting a crisis go to waste, President Obama recently issued 23 new executive orders on the subject of gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings. “Liberals have an uncanny knack for designing solutions that do not address the problem at hand,” noted David Limbaugh. And as William S. Burrough famously said, “After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it.”

Jan 26 12:34

CIA Agents Reveal Secrets of the CIA - "We don't look at people as human beings. They are nothing but pieces on the chessboard."

“The CIA is a state-sponsored terrorist association. You don’t look at people as human beings. They are nothing but pieces on the chessboard.” — Verne Lyon, former CIA agent in revealing documentary “Secrets of the CIA”

Secrets of the CIA is a revealing 90-minute documentary. In this riveting exposé, five former CIA agents describe how their initial pride and enthusiasm at serving their nation turned to anguish and remorse, as they realized that they were actually subverting democracy and killing innocent civilians all in the name “national security” and promoting foreign policy agendas.

Jan 26 12:29

Attention shoppers: Another credit card fee is here

It could soon cost you more to shop with a credit card at some stores. As of this Sunday, Jan. 27, merchants who accept credit cards issued by Visa and MasterCard will be allowed to add a service charge to the purchase price.

Jan 26 12:16

Businessman spared jail over child porn

An MP's son who joined an online “club” of perverts who shared sickening images of child abuse has been handed a suspended jail term.

Nicholas Beaumont-Dark, whose late father was a Conservative MP from 1979 to 1992, downloaded and distributed almost 400 illegal images, including one of a baby being sexually assaulted.

Warwick Crown Court heard that Beaumont-Dark, 50, was arrested in March last year after police seized a computer from his home in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire.

The businessman, who pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to 16 offences of making and distributing indecent images, was given a one-year jail sentence, suspended for two years.

Jan 26 12:09

Judge Dismisses Government Seizure Attempt Of Tewksbury Motel

In what is being called a triumph for property rights, a federal judge in Boston has rejected the federal government’s attempt to seize a family-owned motel in Tewksbury under a controversial civil forfeiture law.

The owners of Motel Caswell have never been charged with any crimes and have never come under police suspicion. But in a trial last November, the U.S. attorney’s office sought to take the property because it alleged the motel — the building — had “facilitated” drug crimes.

“I’m in shock right now,” said 69-year-old Russell Caswell Thursday. “Been three and a half years of this garbage. Takes a while to comprehend it’s finally over with.”

Jan 26 12:09

Kissinger: The Iran Nuclear Situation Will Come To A Head In The 'Very Foreseeable Future'

Henry Kissinger recently gave an ominous forecast on the future of Iran's nuclear program: that it will be taken care of one way or another very soon.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum at a Swiss ski resort in Davos, Kissinger said, "People who have advanced their view will have to come to a determination about how to react or about the consequences of non-reaction," he said.

"I believe this point will be reached within a very foreseeable future."

Also at Davos, Agence France Presse reports that President Shimon Peres said, "There will be more attempts to try and negotiate, but there will always be in the horizon a military option, because if the Iranians think it's only economic and political, they won't pay attention."

Jan 26 11:47

Sheila Bair: 'Tim Geithner Was Bailouter-In-Chief'

This is good.

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Jan 26 10:57

Copper Cops Copper Copping Copper

Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy Mark McGee, a detention officer at the Bexar County Jail, was arrested by San Antonio Police officers on Friday.

McGee is accused of stealing copper from a campground at Brooks City Base.

Jan 26 10:35

French Warship for Russia 'Won't Work in Cold' - Minister

Two amphibious assault ships bought for the Russian Navy from France in a 1.2 billion euro deal will not be able to operate in temperatures below seven degrees centigrade, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin admitted on Saturday, in critical comments about the contract.

"It's very odd that ships for offloading a landing force, floating in our latitudes won't work in temperatures below seven degrees," said Rogozin, who has special responsibilities for the defense industry, in a meeting of the Academy of Military Science on Saturday.

"Maybe they thought we’re going to undertake special operations in Africa but I doubt that’s going to happen," he added. He did not elaborate on why the ships would not work in cool temperatures.

Russia signed the 1.2 billion euro deal in June 2011 for two of the Mistral ships, which will carry helicopters to support landings by marines. The first of the ships is due for delivery in 2014.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

It is comforting to know that Russia's military purchasing decisions can sometimes be just as flawed as those made by their American counterparts.

I would suggest that the French manufacturers of the Mistral ships fix whatever the heck is preventing them from functioning in cold weather before Russia takes delivery in 2014.

This is a really unbelievably embarrassing flaw, and will not lead to trust from other potential military buyers.

Jan 26 10:30

Payday loan companies spend £500,000 'targeting parents' with ads on children's TV

Commercials for short-term loans, with interest rates of up to 4,214 per cent, have been appearing on channels such as Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, and between children's television programmes on Channel 5.

Jan 26 10:27

Banks charge us £9bn a year for current accounts through complex fees

Complex charges are allowing the big banks to make almost £9billion a year from current account holders, a report reveals.

Five years after many banks were saved by receiving billions of pounds in public money, they continue to give customers a raw deal, the Office of Fair Trading says.

Little or no interest is paid on balances in current accounts, people do not understand overdraft charges and there is no sign the banks compete to offer a better deal, the report says.

Jan 26 10:25

France sends troops to secure Niger uranium mines

Barely two weeks after invading Mali with over 2,000 troops of the Foreign Legion, France has dispatched special forces troops to neighboring Niger to secure uranium mines run by the French state-owned nuclear power company Areva.

The new French military intervention in northwest Africa was first reported by the weekly magazine Le Point and confirmed by military sources contacted by other sections of the French media. Le Point reported that French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had quickly agreed earlier this week to a "major innovation" in ordering the Special Forces Command to send troops to protect the Areva uranium production sites in Imouraren, and 80 kilometers away in Arlit. The magazine noted that this is the first ever use of the French commandos to directly defend the assets of a corporation.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Military protection of corporate assets in foreign countries: this will set a trend, as long as those countries being invaded by foreign armies don't have the will or capability to prevent it.

Jan 26 10:21

Judge warns of perils of internet gambling after desperate salesman from a respectable family turned to crime to pay his betting debts

Judge Jamie Tabor QC told him: 'I suspect there is some truth in the fact that you got yourself into debt by gambling - gambling which is all too easy to embark upon these days, probably because of the amount of advertising on TV and the amount of internet gambling available to anyone unwise enough to make use of it.

'The bookies always win!'

Jan 26 10:20

Extremists Attack Arab Children In Jerusalem For Boarding Israeli Bus

Last Sunday, and following the end of a normal school day in Jerusalem, a number of Arab Palestinian schoolchildren from Jerusalem (around age 12) boarded an Israeli bus while heading home; a number of adult Israeli extremists started insulting the children, and one of them spit a gum he was chewing on a child?s face.

Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported that after the Palestinian children boarded the bus, two settlers "noticed" that the children were speaking in Arabic, and started cursing at them, insulting them and one of the settlers even spit a gum, he was chewing, in the face of one of the children.

The Arab children study at a Jerusalem school attended by both Arab and Jewish students.

After the two settlers left the bus, a settler woman started harassing the children, cursing at them and uttered a number of racist statements against the Arabs and Palestinians.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Here's a painfully accurate ,21st century snapshot of Israel: a virulently apartheid, self-proclaimed theocracy, with nuclear weapons.

Jan 26 10:18

SONG: Too Big To Fail

This is pretty funny.

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Jan 26 10:11

Oh No! Not Another Osama!

Mali is a major supplier of uranium to France’s nuclear industry which provides 80% of the nation’s power. French mining interests cover West Africa, which is also a key export market for French goods and arms.

After jihadists proclaimed they would nationalize Mali’s mines, Hollande turned from dove to hawk. French forces went into action behind a barrage of media propaganda about brutalities committed by the Islamists – just as French forces in Afghanistan were being driven out by Taliban fighters.

Hollande’s popularity ratings, driven down to 32% by France’s dire economic problems, tax hikes, and plant closings, soared to over 80%.

Jan 26 10:09

Spying on Americans under Obama II: Five More Years of Widespread Government Surveillance

While pundits and partisans argue about what President Obama’s second inaugural address bodes for the next four years of political in-fighting, the assault on privacy rights that began under George W. Bush shows no signs of abating under Obama. Just before the New Year, the President signed into law an extension to a warrantless intercept program that infringes on basic legal precepts of privacy and, many argue, directly contradicts the Fourth Amendment.

In all the drama surrounding the “fiscal cliff,” the renewal of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA)—the 2008 legislation that allows for warrantless surveillance of the emails, text messages, and internet searches of US citizens—seems to have slipped under the radar.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

This country, courtesy of the last two administrations, has morphed from "the land of the free and the home of the brave" into "the land of the cowed, and the home of the surveilled."

Jan 26 10:01

Generation Rx – Psychiatric Medications CAUSE Chemical Imbalance and Mental Illness

International award-winning filmmaker Kevin P. Miller (Let Truth Be The Bias, The Promised Land) “delivers a jaw-dropping emotional ride,” and “weaves a terrifying tale of criminal conspiracy, the mass abandonment of medical ethics, and the routine betrayal of an entire generation.” By employing the expertise of internationally respected professionals from the fields of medicine, ethics, journalism, and academia, GENERATION RX investigates collusion between drug companies and their regulatory watchdogs at the FDA and focuses on the powerful stories of real families who followed the advice of their doctors — and faced devastating consequences for doing so.

Jan 26 10:00

Total Surveillance : NYPD places full body scanners on the streets of New York (Jan 24, 2013)

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The terrahertz scanner technology is one of the most dangerous around, and for the following reasons:

Great things are expected of terahertz waves, the radiation that fills the slot in the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and the infrared. Terahertz waves pass through non-conducting materials such as clothes , paper, wood and brick and so cameras sensitive to them can peer inside envelopes, into living rooms and “frisk” people at distance. The way terahertz waves are absorbed and emitted can also be used to determine the chemical composition of a material. And even though they don’t travel far inside the body, there is great hope that the waves can be used to spot tumours near the surface of the skin. With all that potential, it’s no wonder that research on terahertz waves has exploded in the last ten years or so. But what of the health effects of terahertz waves? At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss any notion that they can be damaging. Terahertz photons are not energetic enough to break chemical bonds or ionise atoms or molecules, the chief reasons why higher energy photons such as x-rays and UV rays are so bad for us. But could there be another mechanism at work? The evidence that terahertz radiation damages biological systems is mixed. “Some studies reported significant genetic damage while others, although similar, showed none,” say Boian Alexandrov at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and a few buddies. Now these guys think they know why. Alexandrov and co have created a model to investigate how THz fields interact with double-stranded DNA and what they’ve found is remarkable. They say that although the forces generated are tiny, resonant effects allow THz waves to unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication. That’s a jaw dropping conclusion.

Jan 26 09:50

Gun Owners Refuse to Register Under New York Law

After Democrats in New York rammed a sweeping assault on the right to keep and bear arms through the legislature that failed to exempt police officers from the draconian restrictions, gun owners and even some lawmakers are planning what has been dubbed potentially the largest act of civil disobedience in state history. According to news reports, gun rights activists are urging everyone to defy far-left Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new registration mandate while daring authorities to “come and take it.”

Webmaster's Commentary: 

New York gun owners understand that registration is the prelude to confiscation, and most probably will not let that happen.

But I hope and pray that this will not lead to violence, because violence appears to be just what the Federal government has prepared for.

The Department of Homeland Security recently stoked concern by contracting a company to provide them with 450 million rounds of hollow point bullets. Now the federal agency is also purchasing bullet-proof checkpoint booths that include 'stop and go' lights. A press release from Shelters Direct brags about how they are providing the DHS with bullet resistant guard booths. Images of the booth from the company's website suggest the guard shacks will be used to control checkpoints. "This guard building features a standing seam hip roof, a thru-wall HVAC unit, (2) UL 752 BR Level 3 sliding doors, UL 752 Bullet Resistant Level 3 glass and a Low]E coating. Other noticeable highlights of this prefabricated steel building include metal halide security lighting, decorative window grille frames, and a "Stop & Go" light with controls," states the press release. The purpose behind the bullet proof booths is unknown, but the DHS has publicly announced that it plans to increase the number of unannounced checkpoints manned by TSA VIPR teams and other federal agents beyond the 9300 that were set up last year alone.

I have received word that some people think that simply reporting on what the federal government is doing with our money, especially when it comes to purchases of ammunition on the domestic front that is in excess of a billion rounds within six months, is somehow sensationalizing the issue. That is not my intent. My intent is to inform and in that vein two very curious organizations have also purchased substantial amounts of ammunition. However now we are discovering the Social Security Administration is requesting ammunition. Yes that’s right, The SSA is set to purchase 174,000 rounds of hollow point bullets that will be distributed to forty-one locations across the country. Those locations are listed in a spreadsheet at the FBO website. A solicitation posted by the SSA on the FedBizOpps website asks for contractors to supply 174,000 rounds of “.357 Sig 125 grain bonded jacketed hollow point pistol ammunition.” While we can speculate all day long what in the world the SSA needs weapons and ammunition for, it is even more interesting to find that the National Weather Service is also purchasing ammunition. That’s right, the NWS put in a request for 46,000 rounds of hollow points and 500 paper targets. Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/08/look-what-other-federal-agencies-have-ordered-huge-amounts-of-ammunition/#ixzz2J6KTJ1e5

I would like to add that hollow point bullets have one task, and one task only: to turn a living human being into a fragmented, dead carcass very quickly.

Jan 26 09:49

Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child

From the makers of the award-winning documentaries Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging and The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane? comes this searing new documentary, exposing how devastating—and deadly—psychiatric drugs can be for children and families. Behind the grim statistics of deaths, suicides, birth defects and serious adverse reactions is the human face of this global drugging epidemic—the personal stories of loss and courage of those who paid the real price. Psychiatrists claim their drugs are safe for children? Once you hear what eight brave mothers, their families, health experts, drug counselors and doctors have to say instead, you will come away convinced of one thing… Psychiatrists are DEAD WRONG.

Jan 26 09:46

Urban farm: path to freedom

Over 6,000 pounds of food per year, on 1/10 acre located just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year.

Jan 26 09:45

The brutality of the Vietnam War captured in harrowing images

LIFE magazine war photographer, Larry Burrows, covered the fighting on the front lines during the Vietnam War and is now being remembered for his extraordinary work as the 41 year anniversary of his death approaches.
Mr Burrows captured the compelling images of Operation Prairie, the U.S. offensive against the North Vietnamese near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), that lasted from August 3 to October 27, 1966.

Jan 26 09:44

Will you obey an order by the government to turn in all of your guns?

YES
6% (103 votes)
NO
94% (1510 votes)
Total votes: 1613
Jan 26 09:30

China’s Xi Agrees to Consider Summit, Japan Envoy Says

China’s Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping has agreed to consider holding a summit with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aimed at easing tensions over a territorial dispute, a Japanese government envoy said.

Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of Abe’s junior coalition partner, told reporters after meeting Xi in Beijing yesterday he suggested both sides make efforts to hold a summit and Xi told him that “high-level talks were important and he would seriously consider this.”

The comments signal both sides may be seeking to reduce a conflict that has intensified in the past month, with each country dispatching fighter jets and patrol boats near islands at the heart of the territorial claims.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

IF true, this is a very hopeful development.

Jan 26 09:24

British and French Commandos Take Charge of Mali War

French and British commandos are reportedly on the ground in Mali, leading Malian troops and calling in air strikes by French Mirage and Rafale fighters. Meanwhile Algerian special troops, on standby to rescue hostages in neighboring Mali, also pulled off the ballsy, and bloody, liberation of an Algerian oil facility seized by militants allegedly in retaliation for the intervention in Mali.

It’s less clear what, if any, role U.S. special operations forces are playing. Prior to last year’s political upheaval in southern Mali, which presaged the Islamists’ capture of the north, American commandos worked closely with the Malian military. Officially, the U.S. troops evacuated after a military coup in March, but a fatal accident occurred shortly after the official departure — raising questions about whether the U.S. Special Operations Command is really done with Mali.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Were I a betting woman, I would not bet against US boots on the ground in Mali in the very near future.

Jan 26 09:23

"Sanctions against Israel are on the way"

"Bibi was sandalized!" is the most popular (and lost-in-translation) assessment of the elections' result in the Hebrew media. Naftali Bennett from the Jewish Home is Bibi's right sandal while Yair Lapid from Yesh Atid ("There is a Future") is the left sandal. Netanyahu lost independence; now he depends on the goodwill of his future coalitional partners. Like the relation between their respective languages, Hebrew media is much less informal than English one. One can find in it articles of nature and shape that won't qualify in English outlets. One such article, named "Tough, Hostile, Vengeful: Likud Discovers a Different Israel," by Yosef Verter, was published by Haaretz on January 25, 2013. It is difficult to define it as a proper article since it bundles several barely related topics, creating what is defined as "rambling."

Jan 26 09:22

Gun Owners Refuse to Register Under New York Law

Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!”—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

Jan 26 09:22

EVER WONDER WHY SO MANY ISRAELI SOLDIERS ARE WACKO AND TRIGGER HAPPY?

8,000 soldiers vote for party supporting pot legalization

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Let them have pot. They'll be less likely to want to invade other countries!

Jan 26 09:17

Absolute Proof of Crimes Against Humanity

Jan 26 09:15

Car bomb explodes near Syrian-Israeli border, 8 killed

Eight members of Syria's military intelligence were killed by an Islamist militant car bomb on Thursday night near the southern frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, opposition activists and a violence monitoring group said on Friday, Jan 25.

According to Reuters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bomb was planted by Al-Nusra Front, a rebel unit fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad that the United States has labeled a terrorist group.

Jan 26 09:15

Moscow regrets US pullout from bilateral commission on human rights

The United States has delivered the latest setback to Russia-US relations by announcing it will no longer participate in the Russian-American Bilateral Presidential Commission on Civil Society.

­“We regret whenever a bilateral format is canceled without an appropriate substitute," presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told Interfax.

Moscow did not receive the US announcement through official diplomatic channels, but rather via news agencies.

"[The US announcement] has until now reached us verbally; we have not yet received any written official documents on Washington's decision to withdraw from this format of dialogue with Russia," Konstantin Dolgov, the Foreign Ministry's envoy on human rights, democracy and supremacy of law, told reporters on Friday.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Looks like Obama is behaving like a petty and petulant child on this, because Putin has shut down various CIA activities in Russia which were masquerading as NGOs, as well has having taken over Russia's central banks.

Jan 26 09:09

My hunting rifle and Katyn forest

I own many rifles, but I only hunt with one of them. Feinstein’s latest effort to disarm Americans would ban it. It would ban that entire shape of rifle (bullpup) as well as that entire category (semi-auto with a box magazine). So the whole claim that hunters are unaffected is a lie.

I own many rifles, but only one of them is my choice for home defense. It’s the same rifle — there’s no time to re-learn different controls under stress. I hunt once a year, but self-defense is a full-time need. So the same proposed legislation would also rob me of that. Classy.

Jan 26 09:08

Reviewers screw with Obama’s drone toy

This is the best toy ever. Finally, I can pretend that I’m a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize!

It’s like I’m sitting right there in the White House with my very own kill list!

My son is very interested in joining the Imperial forces when he grows up. He says he’s not sure if he wants to help police the homeland or if he wants to invade foreign countries. So I thought a new Predator drone toy would be a nice gift for him.

Jan 26 09:05

US banks shaken by biggest deposit withdrawals since 9/11

US Federal Reserve is reporting a major deposit withdrawal from the nation’s bank accounts. The financial system hasn’t seen such a massive fund outflow since 9/11 attacks.

­The first week of January 2013 has seen $114 billion withdrawn from 25 of the US’ biggest banks, pushing deposits down to $5.37 trillion, according to the US Fed. Financial analysts suggest it could be down to the Transaction Account Guarantee insurance program coming to an end on December 31 last year and clients moving their money that is no longer insured by the government.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

People, and the leaders of corporations, are realizing that money is no longer really safe in US banks, and for a number of complex reasons, but the following Appellate Court decision may well be one of them.

In June of 2012, Eric Bloom, former chief executive, and Charles Mosely, head trader of Sentinel Management Group (SMG) were indicted for stealing $500 million in customer secured funds. Both Mosely and Bloom were accused of “exposing” customer segregated funds “to a portfolio of highly risky derivatives.” These customer funds were used to “back up personal investments” which were part of “collateral for a loan from Bank of New York Mellon” (BNYM). This loan derived from stolen customer monies was “used to purchase millions of dollars worth of high-risk, illiquid securities, including collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, for a trading portfolio that benefited Sentinel’s officers, including Mosley, Bloom and certain Bloom family members.” Fast forward to August 9th of 2012, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (CCA) rules that BNYM can be moved to first in line of creditors over the customers that had their funds stolen by SMG. When a banking customer deposits their money into their bank account, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SPIC) are in place to protect the customer from fraud or theft. The ruling from the CCA means that these regulatory systems will not insure customer funds, investments, depositors and retirees who hold accounts in banks. In fact, the banking institution is now legally allowed to use those customer funds deposited as collateral, payment on debts for loans made, or free use on the stock market to purchase investments as the bank sees fit. Fred Grede, SMG trustee, explained that brokers are no longer required to keep customer money separate from their own. “It does not bode well for the protection of customer funds.”

IF there is an economic collapse in this country, your funds could well be frozen by your bank to pay off, or be applied to, their debts and financial obligations.

So the reasonable advice would be to stay as liquid as you can, and leave only as much money as necessary to pay your bills, but not one penny more. IF you can acquire physical gold or silver, that's not a bad idea also right now.

Jan 26 09:05

Will NYC Jewish Terrorists Get Free Pass?

Two possible Illuminati Jewish terrorists get VIP treatment from NYC Police & Media. If they had been Muslims, would they have been treated so kindly?

On Dec 29, 2012, Jewish socialites, Aaron Greene, 31, and Morgan Gliedman, 27 were arrested after a visitor reported seeing a stockpile of terrorist gear in their Greenwich Village apartment.

Jan 26 09:04

Hillary’s Contempt Of Congress

Does anyone else see Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony before the Senate committee for what it is – contempt of Congress?

That’s what it is called when you lie, make excuses, obfuscate and basically tell members in sworn testimony that matters of national security and life and death are none of their business.

“What difference does it make?” has to go down as one of the classic lines of executive-branch contempt for the more powerful branch – what is supposed to be the people’s branch – of government.

Jan 26 09:03

AG Holder Begins Implementing Obama’s Executive Orders On Gun Control

The irony of someone like Attorney General Eric Holder taking the first steps on Friday to begin implementing some of Barack Obama’s 23 executive orders is quite telling, especially since he is still embroiled in the midst of a bloody gun running scandal known as Fast and Furious. Holder released three proposals that are “intended to promote public safety, to enhance the efficiency of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) operations, and to resolve difficulties created by unforeseen processing conflicts within the system.”

Never mind that Vice President Joe Biden said they didn’t have time to prosecute those that lied on forms that would be submitted as part of purchasing a firearm.

The proposals put forth by the Obama Justice Department include giving local law-enforcement agencies access to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) gun-sale database. This would also included preserving records of denied weapons sales indefinitely.

Jan 26 08:56

SSRIs Behind Mass Shootings

Jan 26 08:52

Bank robber shot and killed

The man was apparently attempting to rob the Chase Bank and he was shot by a security guard in the lobby

Jan 26 08:49

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? A Troubled Mind or a Government Plant?

The result of a year-long investigation by more than a dozen reporters and expert consultants, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? draws upon hundreds of witnesses, in particular those who closely studied and observed him, as well as documents, photos, and video and audio recordings – many of which had never before been made public – to chronicle Oswald’s life story: from his troubled childhood to his mysterious service in the U.S. Marines that raised questions about his possible connections to U.S. military intelligence.

Jan 26 08:41

Banking: The Greatest Scam on Earth - a Retired Banker on Why Every Country is Bankrupt

The Money Scam is hidden right out in the open, yet buried in complication and confusion. A retired banker describes simply, the world’s Money Scam and the reason every country is now going bankrupt. Private bankers have stolen the money creation process, and whereas once our money was created by the governments, debt-free, it is now created out of thin air and issued as debt with interest charges. In today’s banker controlled world, money = debt, debt = slavery and therefore money = slavery — our monetary systems have become systems of enslavement.

Jan 26 08:38

School Shootings List

This is very interesting. It’s a HUGE list of school shootings in the U.S. Click on any particular “School Shooting” to see the source and its link. It’s remarkable how many young people are on these psychotropic drugs. It’s like “Mind Candy” but with disastrous results.

Jan 26 08:34

US says will quit joint group with Russia

According to AP, US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Friday “The working group was not working.”

The working group was part of the US-Russian Bilateral Presidential Commission established in 2009 by US President Barack Obama and his then-Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to “reset” US-Russian ties.

Nuland said the Russian government's recent restrictions on civil society prompted Washington to take the measure.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Actually, it is Russia's shutting down of US intelligence operations posing as NGOs, together with Putin's taking control of the Russian Central Bank, that is the reason for the rift.