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JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges
A petite, blond-haired, blue-eyed high school dropout who allegedly used the nickname JihadJane was identified Tuesday as an alleged terrorist intent on recruiting others to her cause, as federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges that could send her to prison for life.
9/11 suspects should face civilian court, UN envoys say
United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused Sept. 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.
Ex-MI5 chief says US 'concealed suspect mistreatment'
The former head of MI5 has claimed US intelligence agencies "concealed" their mistreatment of terror suspects.
Israeli Official: West Has 4-8 Weeks Left for Iran Diplomacy
Four to eight weeks remain to test the option of diplomatic engagement as means of stopping Iran’s nuclear program before sanctions will likely be imposed, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told an audience of foreign military officers and government officials in Herzliya on Monday.
Iran’s refutation of US’ lies of nuclear weapons censored by corporate media, political “leaders”
Levying war against the US is defined as treason in the US Constitution. The political and corporate media oligarchy who lied to levy war in Iraq committed treason against the US.
Indonesia confirms Bali bomber killed
Indonesia's president confirmed Wednesday that a suspected Bali bombing mastermind with a 10-million-dollar bounty on his head had been killed, as Australia lauded Jakarta's drive to fight extremists.
The Business of Water: Privatizing An Essential Resource
WWC's agenda is profits through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) wanting to privatize global water resources, sell them to the highest bidder, promote destructive dam and water diversion projects, extort high prices, and make an element of life available only to those who can afford it.
Pope's brother linked to new claims of child abuse by clergy
Fresh allegations emerge over Bavarian school where Georg Ratzinger led choir for 30 years
Gendercide: The Worldwide War on Baby Girls
Technology, declining fertility and ancient prejudice are combining to unbalance societies
Baghdad holds key as Iraq awaits initial vote results
Iraq awaited initial results Tuesday from polls touted as a test of its young democracy, with Baghdad holding the key as the prime minister's list and its top secular rival jockeyed for pole position.
Israel OKs new settler homes as Biden talks peace
Israel on Tuesday approved the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as US Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.
Call for Brown to face fresh grilling by Iraq inquiry over ‘discrepancies’ with evidence
Gordon Brown was last night facing demands that he reappear at the Iraq Inquiry after his top defence official flatly contradicted the Prime Minister’s claims to have always supported troops.
How the British Establishment is conspiring to prop up the AGW myth
News has just reached me that the great Professor Ian Plimer, scourge of climate-fear-promoters everywhere, has been suddenly disinvited by the Royal Society of Artists (RSA) from a lecture he was due to give in May before an audience including the Duke of Edinburgh.
Britain heads for inconclusive election: poll
No political party has enough support to win outright control of parliament in Britain's forthcoming election, raising the prospect of a period of unstable minority government, opinion polls showed on Tuesday.
North Korea Expresses Readiness For Talks But Vows To Expand Nuclear Arsenal
North Korea Tuesday expressed its readiness for holding talks as well as waging war while vowing to expand its nuclear arsenal to deal with what it called "U.S. military threats and provocations."
Japanese Have Washington Post Running Scared over 9/11
The issue, as framed by the U.S. ruling elite’s hometown house organ is very simple; a top insider in Japan’s new government has lost his marbles. The Washington Post’s apoplexy over the fact that Councilor Yukihisa Fujita isn’t buying the official version of what happened on September 11, 2001, is well reflected in the two headlines it gave to its March 8, 2010 editorial.
Dodgy dossier aide now the £100,000 boss of White House lobbying firm
The man who wrote the infamous ‘dodgy dossier’ for Tony Blair about Saddam Hussein’s weapons is now a £100,000-a-year adviser working at the nerve centre of Barack Obama’s military and foreign policy establishment.
Al Gore's climate groups unite as he sees 'massive' opposition
Two groups aimed at fighting global warming are uniting as their founder, former vice president Al Gore, sees massive opposition.
Is Europe Planning Seal of Approval for Israeli Settlers?
An exclusive club of the world's most developed countries is poised to admit Israel as a member even though, a confidential internal document indicates, doing so will amount to endorsing Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories.
Fiction of Marja as City Was U.S. Information War
For weeks, the U.S. public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan War against what it was told was a "city of 80,000 people" as well as the logistical hub of the Taliban in that part of Helmand. That idea was a central element in the overall impression built up in February that Marja was a major strategic objective, more important than other district centres in Helmand.
Israel 'to unveil plans to build nuclear power plant'
Israel is expected to unveil plans this week to build a nuclear power plant, reports say.
Interpol issues 16 new warrants in Dubai hit
Interpol has issued arrest warrants for 16 new suspects identified by Dubai police for the January assassination of a Hamas commander.
Pakistan Seeks Identity of American Suspect
Intelligence officials are trying to establish the identity of an American militant suspect arrested in Pakistan, but doubts grew Monday that he is Al Qaeda's U.S.-born spokesman.
Pak lawmakers refuse body scan, cut short visit to US
A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers refused to subject themselves to a controversial full-body scan at a Washington airport, a media report said on Sunday.
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33 States Have Raised Taxes by $32 Billion/Year
To recoup lost revenue, states have taken such actions as eliminating tax exemptions, broadening tax bases, and in some cases increasing rates as well as raising a number of fees.
Jesse Ventura claims gov’t involved in 9/11
Former Minnesota governor says Bush administration tied to attacks
Flashback - The Bush Family Jewels
The Bush's: Elitist family involved in every major historical event of the last seventy years.
Tags: Financing of Hitler, JFK assassination, Attack on America - September 11, 2001
IRS tried to silence We The People again!
The challenging journey toward Truth, Justice and the Right to enjoy Life under the protection of the Principles of Nature protected by the Constitution has garnered the attention of millions, the support of thousands, and the scorn of the establishment.
Citibank exposes 600,000 customers' Social Security numbers
Ralph Remakel received a Citibank letter postmarked Feb. 16 that notified him of a recent Citibank error. It turns out he wasn't the only one.
16 Months & Counting US Demand For Firearms Keeps Marching
February Background Checks On Firearm Sales Second Highest On Record…
Another State..... the Idaho Firearms Freedom Act
A local lawmaker says gun and ammunition manufacturers are eyeing expansion to Idaho if the Legislature will pass a measure through that would exempt firearms made and sold in the Gem State from national gun laws.
Utah Senate votes to grade U.S. senators
The Utah Senate continued its sessionlong pursuit of states' rights Monday by passing a bill that would seek to rein in U.S. senators who otherwise might ignore the state government's wishes.
USDA…..and a new plan of assault on America’s farmers and herders
A March 2, 2010 Agriculture Committee hearing televised live on CSPAN gives a clear picture of what’s ahead for domestic farmers, ranchers and herders in the US.. Deputy Secretary Kathleen A. Merrigan cheerfully announced the “new age of enforcement” citing the intent to increase “risk assessment and better surveillance”.
Obamacare Sneaking through Back Door
The yearlong debate over health care reform — a titanic contest involving big ideas, passionate convictions and lofty principles — is headed toward a highly unlikely endgame: a clash between parliamentary procedure attorneys.
The end of the road for Barack Obama?
Barack Obama seems unable to face up to America's problems, writes Simon Heffer in New York.
Prof. Kevin Howley Notes "Changing Journalistic Attitudes" Toward 9/11 Questions
he professor notes, "Significantly, these news narratives no longer frame the 9/11 Truth movement as so much conspiracy theory. Rather, independent, commercial and public service news organizations the world over are giving serious consideration to allegations that challenge the veracity of the official story that emerged in the days and weeks following the 9/11 attacks."
Obama Seeks to Vilify Health Insurers, Give Them $336 Billion Check
President Obama and Democrats launched a campaign to vilify insurance companies in the final stretch of their health reform effort. Republicans, meanwhile, pointed out that those very same insurance companies would get huge checks from the government if health reform is enacted.
Texas School District Accused of Trying to Re-Write History
Student textbooks are making news and there's a heated debate underway after one school district is accused of trying to re-write history.
60 Years of Drug Trafficking at the Venice Municipal Airport
An investigation into suspicious circumstances surrounding the sale of the former Huffman Aviation has unearthed an explosive secret at the heart of an otherwise unremarkable aviation facility
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LHC to shut down for a year to address safety concerns
A director at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva has told BBC News that some mistakes were made in construction.
Cisco Introduces Foundation for Next-Generation Internet
The Cisco CRS-3 triples the capacity of its predecessor, the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, with up to 322 Terabits per second, which enables the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just over one second; every man, woman and child in China to make a video call, simultaneously; and every motion picture ever created to be streamed in less than four minutes.
NSIDC Reports That Antarctica is Cooling and Sea Ice is Increasing
Last month we discussed how NASA continues to spread worries about the Antarctic warming and melting.
Chile quake moved entire city 3 metres to west: study
THE massive earthquake which struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion more than three metres to the west.
Propaganda Primer (Videos)
Each session will explore the past, present, and future of deceptive political speech, and assess what can be done to bring more realism and honesty into the conduct of America?s public affairs.
Internet access is 'a fundamental right'
Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
Vitamin D ‘triggers and arms’ the immune system
Vitamin D is crucial to the fending off of infections, claims new research.
The Logarithmic Effect of Carbon Dioxide
The greenhouse gasses keep the Earth 30° C warmer than it would otherwise be without them in the atmosphere, so instead of the average surface temperature being -15° C, it is 15° C. Carbon dioxide contributes 10% of the effect so that is 3° C.
Film: Century of Self – A Study in Mind Control
It was the start of the all-consuming self which has come to dominate today’s world.
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From London to Beijing by train... in just TWO days
The talks involve a trade of resources for technology. Many of the countries are under-developed but mineral rich.
Australia: Standard & Poor’s Faces Lawsuit Over Bogus Ratings
The credibility of ratings agency Standard & Poor's has come under legal attack in a $40 million action by a local government superannuation investor over a AAA-rated debt investment that subsequently turned toxic in the financial crisis.
When The Gun Is In YOUR Mouth.... (CDS / Merkel)
“We’re of the opinion that a quick implementation of actions in the area of CDS has to happen,” Merkel said. Citing “ongoing speculation against euro-region countries,” she called for the “fastest possible” implementation of new rules. Europe must “do everything to avoid unhealthy speculation,” said Juncker, who heads the euro-area finance ministers group.
Brazil Raises Tariffs on U.S. Goods, to Break Patents
Brazil will raise tariffs on 102 U.S. exports, including wheat, cars, boats and chewing gum, and break patents worth $238 million in a bid to force the U.S. to end subsidies to cotton producers.
European Monetary Fund being considered by Brussels
The European Commission has confirmed that it may set up a version of the International Monetary Fund to bolster the eurozone's financial stability.
43% have less than $10k for retirement
The percentage of American workers with virtually no retirement savings grew for the third straight year, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Eaton Vance Dumps Dirt Bonds as Florida Land Districts Default
Thomas Metzold, Eaton Vance Corp.’s co-head of municipals, sold all his defaulted bonds of Tison’s Landing, an unfinished housing development in Jacksonville, Florida, as the debt fell to a third of face value last year.
Can California Declare Bankruptcy?
California passed a gas tax last week to help make up for its nearly $20 billion budget gap, the latest in a series of measures to right the state's teetering economy.
Strategic defaults on homes on the rise
The number of people similarly choosing to cut their losses on their homes continues to rise. Studies estimate about one-quarter of all defaults are voluntary "walkaways," also known as strategic defaults and jingle mail (for the sound the abandoned keys make in a mailbox).
Treasury Getting More Comfortable With Principal Write-Downs -- Sort Of
Is the Treasury Department finally going to help homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth get out from underwater? Maybe, maybe not.
Geithner: ‘We Saved the Economy, But We Kind of Lost the Public Doing It’ | Me: We Can Save the Economy, But Only If We Kind of Lose Geithner
We can save the economy, but only if we kind of lose Geithner.
Are unemployment benefits no longer temporary?
Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods as the nation struggles through its longest period of high joblessness in a generation, and critics are taking aim, saying that the Depression-era program created as a temporary bridge for laid-off workers is turning into an expensive entitlement.
Detriot wants to turn vacant lots into farmland
Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
Janet Tavakoli: Washington Must Ban U.S. Credit Derivatives as Traders Demand Gold
Congress should act immediately to abolish credit default swaps on the United States, because these derivatives will foment distortions in global currencies and gold. Failure to act now will only mean the U.S. will be forced to act after these "financial weapons of mass destruction" levy heavy casualties. These obligations now settle in euros, but the end game is to settle them in gold. This is so ripe for speculative manipulation that you might as well cover the U.S. map with a bull's-eye.
JESSE'S CAFÉ: Are Traders Demanding US Credit Default Swaps Payable in Gold?
If another author had said this I might not pay it so much attention.
Google Describes Appearance Of Citi Forex Ad As Error
That's right. When you do a search for "Casino Bonanza Online" you get two ads for online casino-based sites, but the very first is an add for CitiFXPro.com, which is, yes, a retail Forex trading site run by Citi.
China will be prudent in buying gold: official
China will be prudent in adding gold to its official reserves, wary that any move to buy the precious metal would only serve to drive its price higher, the country's top foreign exchange manager said on Tuesday.
How Goldman Sachs (Rothschild's) took over the world
Well they are the most powerful firm on Wallstreet but actually they are an outlet of the Rothschild's who have spread their power under different names into this century and the prior one.
Elizabeth Warren, Chair, The Congressional Oversight Panel (Video)
Failed Banks May Get Pension-Fund Backing as FDIC Seeks Cash
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is trying to encourage public retirement funds that control more than $2 trillion to buy all or part of failed lenders, taking a more direct role in propping up the banking system, said people briefed on the matter.
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The Washington Post on “Lunatic” 9/11 “Conspiracy Theorists”
By Jeremy R. Hammond
An editorial in the Washington Post yesterday slammed Japanese member of parliament Yukihisa Fujita because he “seems to think that America’s rendering of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, is a gigantic hoax.” His “ideas” about the terrorist attacks “are too bizarre, half-baked and intellectually bogus to merit serious discussion.”
Jesse Ventura discusses his new book “American Conspiracies” 3/8/10 – CNN’s Larry King (Video)
Lengthy interview with the host of Tru TV’s Conspiracy Theory.
The Fall of Greece
By Diana Johnstone
To put it simply, the Greek crisis shows what happens when a weak member of this Union is in trouble. It is the same as what happens on the world scale, where there is no such morally pretentious union perpetually congratulating itself on its devotion to human rights. The economically strong protect their own interests at the expense of the economically weak.
Easy Cheap Homemade Body Armor (Video)
Level II body armor panel made of 32 layers of 20 ounce fiberglass fabric.
Mullen Wary of Israeli Attack on Iran
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Ray McGovern
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came home with sweaty palms from his mid-February visit to Israel. He has been worrying aloud that Israel will mousetrap the U.S. into war with Iran.
Census: A Little Too Personal
By Ron Paul
It is not hard to imagine that information compiled by the census could be used against people in the future, despite claims to the contrary and the best intentions of those currently in charge of the Census Bureau.
Running on Empty
By Butler Shaffer
It is not surprising that, when culture is in collapse, so too is the level of thinking upon which it is based.
The Material Witness Ticket to Servitude
By James Bovard
America is still in the dark regarding many of the legal atrocities that occurred since 2001. It will be a bright day for American liberty if John Ashcroft is placed on the witness stand and forced to testify under oath, hour after hour, day after day, about the crimes that he and others committed against the Constitution.
False Flags, Lies & Nuclear Bombs (Video)
Five thousand dead American soldiers in wars all based in known lies. Thirty thousand admitted American soldiers wounded and injured with over 100,000 disability claims granted. Over one million dead Iraqi and Afghan citizens. $3 to $5 trillion in long-term costs to American taxpayers.
Those ‘Conspiracy Theories’
Credible scientific evidence brings into question the possibility that some aspects of the events of 9/11 involved State Crimes Against Democracy.
The ‘magic bullet’ theory and a coup d’etat in America
By Jerry Mazza
Kennedy’s death must have involved elements at the highest levels of the U.S. government.
The Corbett Report: Carbon Eugenics, Whistleblowers Muzzled, RIP Mainstream Media (Video)
The climate industry wall of money
By Joanne Nova
Somehow the tables have turned. For all the smears of big money funding the "deniers", the numbers reveal that the sceptics are actually the true grassroots campaigners, while Greenpeace defends Wall St.
Truth and Consequences in the Gaza Invasion
By Norman Finkelstein
Public outrage at the Gaza invasion did not come out of the blue but rather marked the nadir of a curve plotting a steady decline in support for Israel.
Does Israel hope to spark a new wave of suicide bombing?
By Stuart Littlewood
Stuart Littlewood looks at how Israel’s incessant abuse of the Palestinian people’s rights and freedoms, and its trampling on their dreams, lie behind almost every act of suicide bombing.
Afghanistan: NATO's Graveyard? Is the Transatlantic Alliance Doomed?
By John Feffer
Celebrating its 60th birthday this year, NATO is looking peaked and significantly worse for wear.
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U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its Policy on Iran
The federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and other benefits over the past decade to foreign and multinational American companies while they were doing business in Iran, despite Washington’s efforts to discourage investment there, records show.
Proof that 9/11 Truthers Are Dangerous
Most Americans don't know what kind of people 9/11 truthers really are. So they can't figure out whether or not they are dangerous. The list proves - once and for all - that people who question 9/11 are dangerous.
A Detention Bill You Ought to Read More Carefully
There is no distinction between U.S. persons--visa holders or citizens--and non-U.S. persons.
(More from the trashing the Constitution for fun and proffit crowd)
"FAST" Coming to an Airport near YOU! - Future Attribute Screening Technology: The Machine That Reads Minds! (Video)
Future Attribute Screening Technology, or "FAST" - designed for the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. lawmakers seek military trials for extremists
In a direct election-year challenge to US President Barack Obama on national security, lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday requiring military interrogations and trials for suspected terrorists.
Twelve New England towns demand 9/11 reinvestigation
A new movement to reinvestigate the 9/11 attacks is gaining pace in the US. With major public support, 12 towns are set to decide whether to ask the federal government for a new independent probe.
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist: Federal Reserve System is Corrupt and Undermines Democracy
Joseph Stiglitz - former head economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a nobel-prize winner - said yesterday that the very structure of the Federal Reserve system is so fraught with conflicts that it is "corrupt" and undermines democracy.
Ron Paul's People: The Real Conservative Movement
Southern Avenger: Ron Paul's 2010 CPAC straw poll victory was a win for the real conservative movement.
Cyberwar Hype Intended to Destroy the Open Internet
The biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese government hackers or greedy anti-net-neutrality ISPs, it’s Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence.
Raise Taxes and Cut Services? Why Not Stop Unneccesary Bailouts, Unnecesary Wars and Unnecessary Interest Costs Instead?
House majority leader Steny Hoyer – a close ally to President Obama – says the U.S. needs to raise taxes and cut spending .
NSA threatened Qwest CEO with repercussions if he didn’t cut a surveillance deal
By Wayne Madsen
WMR has learned from sources who worked in senior positions for the telecommunications company Qwest that its former chairman and CEO, Joseph Nacchio, was threatened with retaliation after he refused to participate in an unconstitutional and illegal National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping program after he met with NSA officials on February 27, 2001, some six months before the 9/11 attacks.
Can Obama Assassinate Americans?
The executive branch alone decides who shall die instantly.
Supreme Court Weighs Chicago’s Strict Gun Ban
Otis McDonald, 76, is afraid for his life in his crime-saturated Chicago neighborhood and he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his city's strict ban on handguns in the home.
The Road to Dictatorship
Next stop: martial law?
By Justin Raimondo
That 56 percent of all Americans "think the federal government's become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens" isn't really all that surprising.
Did the US Federal Reserve finance Saddam Hussein’s weapon purchases?
As Congress debates legislation to make the US Federal Reserve less secretive, Republican Ron Paul said the Bank loaned Iraq billions of dollars to buy US weapons in the 1980s.
Judge Andrew Napolitano: Natural Rights and The Patriot Act
Judge Andrew Napolitano explains the why the Patriot Act is an abomination and trashes the constitution. The Patriot Act is another piece of legislation that congress voted on before they read it.
Ron Paul on Tyranny in America (Video)
Congressman Paul speaks on the floor about assassinations of Americans by their own government.
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