Jefferson changed 'subjects' to 'citizens' in Declaration of Independence Scholars of the revolution have long speculated about the "citizens" smear -- wondering whether the erased word was "patriots" or "residents" -- but now the Library of Congress has determined that the change was far more dramatic.
Rupert Murdoch’s London Times Published Forged Iran Nuke Document, U.S. Intelligence Concludes U.S. intelligence has concluded that the document published recently by the Times of London, which purportedly describes an Iranian plan to do experiments on what the newspaper described as a “neutron initiator” for an atomic weapon, is a fabrication, according to a former Central Intelligence Agency official.
Israel can't be trusted to probe Gaza flotilla raid, say Rachel Corrie's parents Israel cannot be trusted to conduct a reliable investigation of its raid of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the family of Rachel Corrie, an American human rights activist who was killed in Gaza, wrote to U.S. United Nations envoy Susan Rice earlier this month.
Poles Pick President in Final Round of Voting Poles voted in a presidential runoff election on Sunday that pits the identical twin brother of the last head of state, who was killed in a plane crash, against the acting president.
Warning To Gulf Volunteers: Almost Every Cleanup Worker From The 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster Is Now Dead Are you sure that you want to help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? In a previous article we documented a number of the health dangers from this oil spill that many scientists are warning us of, and now it has been reported on CNN that the vast majority of those who worked to clean up the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska are now dead.
Iran moves radar to Syria: US official Iran has moved radar to Syria that could provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran's nuclear sites, a US defense official said on Friday.
New War Chief Warns Of Tough Afghan Mission America's new commander in Afghanistan has warned of a tough mission ahead as he takes command of the 150,000-strong Nato-led force.
U.S., Poland sign missile shield pact Poland and the United States signed an agreement Saturday to carry out a revised missile defense shield despite Russian objections.
Should BP nuke its leaking well? His face wracked by age and his voice rasping after decades of chain-smoking coarse tobacco, the former long-time Russian Minister of nuclear energy and veteran Soviet physicist Viktor Mikhailov knows just how to fix BP's oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Weather clears for a US strike on Iran War drums are beating in the Middle East. In a short time, the United States has increased the number of its carrier strike groups opposite Iran to three, and reports are raining down of a tightening ring of American and Israeli concentrations all around the Islamic Republic.
Drug Gang Gunfight: 21 Killed Near US Border At least 21 people have been killed in a gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near Mexico's border with the US.
Tests to Start on Gulf Oil 'Super Skimmer' A supertanker converted to operate as a giant oil skimmer will be tested on Saturday to see if it is ready for use in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup.
US oil clean-up stalled by rough weather Choppy seas and high winds will delay deployment of a third containment vessel over the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well until next week, a US official warned.
Pakistan Suicide Bombings Caught on CCTV A city official says at least two suicide bombers attacked a popular Muslim shrine in the Pakistan city of Lahore, killing 35 people and wounding 175 late Thursday. Thousands of people were visiting the Data Darabar shrine.
S.Africa's ex-Interpol chief convicted of corruption South Africa's former police chief and ex-president of Interpol Jackie Selebi was convicted Friday of corruption for accepting bribes from organised crime.
House Democrats ‘Deem’ Faux $1.1 Trillion Budget ‘as Passed’ Last night, as part of a procedural vote on the emergency war supplemental bill, House Democrats attached a document that "deemed as passed" a non-existent $1.12 trillion budget. The execution of the "deeming" document allows Democrats to start spending money for Fiscal Year 2011 without the pesky constraints of a budget.
Republican Steele’s Afghanistan Remarks Praised by Ron Paul Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, whose remarks suggesting the U.S. will lose the war in Afghanistan have prompted some Republicans to demand his resignation, won praise from Representative Ron Paul.
Steele Blames Afghan War on Obama, Drawing Calls to Resign Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Friday declared his opposition to the Afghanistan war, saying the nine-year-old conflict was of President "Obama's choosing," and that the mission is "probably a lost cause" – prompting at least one prominent Republican to call for his resignation.
Gates Tightens Rules for Military and the Media Nine days after a four-star general was relieved of command for comments made to Rolling Stone magazine, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued orders on Friday tightening the reins on officials dealing with the news media.
GOP's false talking point: Jones Act blocks Gulf help From former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to Arizona Sen. John McCain to junior members of the House of Representatives, conservative Republicans have accused President Barack Obama of failing to do all he can to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill because he hasn't waived a U.S. maritime law called the Jones Act.
Presidential scholars rate George W. Bush near the bottom of the historical barrel George Walker Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, is in bad company. No, he hasn’t started drinking again and signed on to play with 1970s rock group Bad Company on the summer reunion tour, but presidential scholars rank him among the worst U.S. presidents in history.
Chicago approves new gun restrictions Grumbling about a U.S. Supreme Court they say is out of touch with America’s cities, Chicago aldermen voted 45-0 today to approve a rushed-through compromise gun ban.
Poison Spreads: Gulf air turns toxic after oil spill 'relief effort' As Hurricane Alex is sweeping towards the American coastline, it has already disrupted the oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico ...and drawn the crude to environmentally sensitive regions. Meanwhile further inland, people are starting to complain about strange symptoms and illnesses that could be related to the clean-up work.
BP plans to get rid of safety watchdog, sources say BP has been trying to shut down an internal safety watchdog agency it set up under congressional pressure four years ago, according to sources close to the office and a leading congressman.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Brain freezer in Russia claims secret of eternal life "I don't ever want to die... It wouldn't suit me," said Innokenty Osadchy. Fortunately, the 35-year-old investment banker is certain he has found a loophole out of death.
Biologists find 'dead zones' around BP oil spill in Gulf Methane at 100,000 times normal levels have been creating oxygen-depleted areas devoid of life near BP's Deepwater Horizon spill, according to two independent scientists
Finland enshrines 'legal right' to broadband Finland has made access to broadband connections to the internet a legal right for every one of its citizens in the first legislation of its kind anywhere in the world.
Kucinich to introduce bill for cell phone radiation research, warning label Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) said Wednesday that he will introduce a bill for a federal research program on the affects of cellphone radiation on users. The bill will also call for a warning label for mobile phones, as a growing body of research around the world indicate potential links between long-term use and cancer.
Science historian cracks the 'Plato code' A science historian at The University of Manchester has cracked "The Plato Code" - the long disputed secret messages hidden in the great philosopher's writings.
Antibiotics in Animals Need Limits, F.D.A. Says Federal food regulators took a tentative step Monday toward banning a common use of penicillin and tetracycline in the water and feed given cattle, chickens and pigs in hopes of slowing the growing scourge of killer bacteria.
Feds shut down nine websites in movie piracy crackdown The sites had made pirated versions of 'Toy Story 3' and 'Iron Man 2' available within hours of their release in theaters. The crackdown is part of a renewed effort to curb film and TV piracy online.
Iceland Wakes Up To The Bankers Debt Money System Iceland's situation is dire, but the people of Iceland are tired of the bankers tricks. They are waking up to the fact that there is another way to run a country other than perpetual debt.
Will Austerity Be The Catalyst For War? As always SocGen's Dylan Grice comes out with some tremendous insights in his latest weekly piece "Double dips, siren calls and inflationary bias of policy."
The High Budgetary Cost of Incarceration The United States currently incarcerates a higher share of its population than any other country in the world. We calculate that a reduction in incarceration rates just to the level we had in 1993 (which was already high by historical standards) would lower correctional expenditures by $16.9 billion per year, with the large majority of these savings accruing to financially squeezed state and local governments.
Outlook turns darker for US economy Reports on US manufacturing, employment and home sales pointed to slower growth in the second half of the year, just as government spending to stimulate the economy begins to wane.
Payrolls drop by 125K, jobless rate falls A wave of census layoffs cut the nation’s payrolls in June for the first time in six months, while private employers added a modest number of jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.5 percent, its lowest level in almost a year.
BP's Smoking Gun and the Manipulation of Oil Prices In an eye-opening front page article the New York Times gives smoking gun evidence of the manipulation of oil and oil product prices through trading on the commodity exchanges.
Bank reform: Fake it 'til you make it Much of the Dodd-Frank bill pushes the important decisions until years later. How to tame Wall Street in the meantime?
Treasury’s ‘Point Man’ on AIG Bailout That Benefited Goldman, Owned Goldman Stock Deep in an article today on the government's bailout of AIG, The New York Times cites sources saying that the Treasury Department's "point man" on AIG, Don Jester, was a former Goldman Sachs employee who owned stock in the bank even as he was making decisions on the bailout that ultimately channeled billions of taxpayer dollars to Goldman.
Bailed-out Anglo racks up worst losses in world Losses posted by Anglo Irish Bank are the worst by any bank in the entire world, according to new data from a prestigious financial journal.
Ditch the Buck! Dollar demise 'a matter of months' The UN has now suggested using a basket of currencies for this purpose. London-based markets strategist Nick Parsons believes it's only a matter of months before the dollar will start to go down.
Personal savings rate: worse than we thought The long decline of the savings rate in the United States has been widely discussed, yet every revisit of the data brings new cause for alarm. Hedgeye recently provided its clients a chart showing savings as a percentage of GDP. In the 1970s and 1980s savings were in the 5 - 7% range. In the decades since, personal savings have declined to the 1 - 3% range.
IMF’s Gold Assets Shrank in April as Russia’s Rose The International Monetary Fund’s gold holdings fell by 15.25 metric tons (490,286 ounces) in May, according to figures from the Washington-based lender. Russia’s assets expanded by 22.46 tons.
An Equation for the Fourth of July
By Becky Akers So how will you celebrate this day that marks one of mankind's most monumental achievements: his shucking of government's shackles as he struggled from his knees to his feet?
Declare Your Independence!
By Kevin Zeese Independent Media, Independent Political Movements, and Independent Electoral Activity is the Path to the Paradigm Shifting Change America Needs.
Black Market Secession
By Davi Barker The legacy Lincoln left this country after the civil war was not that he held the union together, but that he solidified in everyone’s mind for generations that leaving the union carried violent consequences.
Why West Lost Afghan War Recent events surrounding Afghanistan shouldn’t confuse anyone, as the reality of the situation still lies in one simple statement: The US-NATO coalition has lost a war its political leaders never meant, or knew how, to win.
How Goldman gambled on starvation
By Johann Hari Speculators set up a casino where the chips were the stomachs of millions. What does it say about our system that we can so casually inflict so much pain?
Inside Torontanamo: My Experience Inside the G20 Detention Facility
By Matt Shultz With all the damage you'd think there must have been a large, uncontrollable mob raging through Toronto's streets but if you do the math on 15,000 cops and other assorted security personnel versus the maybe 30 or so black bloc I saw advancing through the march on their way to initiate havoc, well, it starts to look like maybe the cops were letting it happen.
Should We Nuke the Oil Well? Even the history of Russia's successful use of nuclear devices to stop gushers has some important caveats.
Not So Fast: Maybe SCOTUS' Chicago Gun Ban Ruling Shouldn't Be Celebrated
By Gary Howard This week the Supreme Court of the United States, or SCOTUS, ruled to overturn gun restrictions imposed by the Chicago city government on its citizens. No matter how wrong or misguided you may believe the city of Chicago's gun laws are, the Court's ruling—and the way they came about it is nothing to be pleased about.
Do you feel independent on Independence Day?
By Jerry Mazza Before “Old Glory” gets raised, the burgers and dogs go on the grill; before the potato salad and coleslaw and other goodies get heaped on your plate, let me lay this pickle next to
them . . .
The Second Coming of Petraeus
By Ivan Eland With the justified firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his replacement with Iraq water-walker David Petraeus, it’s as if people are hoping for a second coming of Jesus in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the replacement may be similar to the second coming of the water-walking Joe Gibbs as coach of the Washington Redskins.
The Future of Audit the Fed Congressman Ron Paul discusses the latest in the efforts to get a full and complete audit of the Fed as well as the future of Fed transparency. Like Congressman Paul says, we've accomplished a lot of good with our movement, and there's many reasons to be optimistic for the future.
Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse. Unless You Work in Law Enforcement Carlos Miller, who runs the Photography Is Not a Crime blog, and veteran photojournalist Stretch Leford decided to test the photography rules in Miami-Dade’s metrorail system. Before embarking on their test, they obtained written assurance from Metro Safety and Security Chief Eric Muntan that there’s no law against non-commercial photography on the system.
Government loses appeal in Guantanamo habeas case An appeals court put government prosecutors on notice that they must show evidence that an Algerian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than eight years is actually "part of" al Qaida, or set him free.
Army drops 'psy ops' name for influence operations The Army has dropped the Vietnam-era name "psychological operations" for its branch in charge of trying to change minds behind enemy lines, acknowledging the term can sound ominous.
The administration defends its assassination program
By Glen Greenwald In the wake of Leon Panetta's public defense of the targeting of American citizens suspected (but never charged or convicted) of Terrorism, Obama officials are now apparently going around the country and, with chest-beating rhetoric, overtly defending their right to target Americans for assassination with no due process of any kind.
Torontonians Gather At Police HQ To Condemn Abuses (Video) Toronto is just starting to deal with the aftermath of the events that took place during the G20 world leaders summit. For days, basic human rights protections were suspended, as police subjected people subjected to searches, excessive use of force, detention without due process, and other violations.
Toronto Protesters Demand Police Chief Resign, Inquiry into G20 Policing Among the participating groups were Canadians Advocating Political Participation, Amnesty International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, all there to decry what they called a violation of human rights over the G20 weekend, including alleged police intimidation, brutality and mass arrests.
The Toronto G20 Riot Fraud: Undercover Police engaged in Purposeful Provocation Toronto is right now in the midst of a massive government / media propaganda fraud. As events unfold, it is becoming increasingly clear that the ‘Black Bloc’ are undercover police operatives engaged in purposeful provocations to eclipse and invalidate legitimate G20 citizen protest by starting a riot. Government agents have been caught doing this before in Canada.
G20 public inquiry momentum grows What began as peaceful protests during the week leading up to the G20 unfortunately escalated to dangerous violence by Saturday afternoon.
Police Lied About G20 Identification Rule The expiration of the five-metre rule that had Toronto residents fearing arrest if they strayed too close to the G20 security perimeter came with a startling revelation Tuesday — it never existed.
Journalist: Toronto Police Sexually Molested Women At G20 Independent journalist Amy Miller speaks to media outside the Alternative Media Centre on Harbord Ave. on Monday. Miller says that women arrested by Toronto police were threatened with rape, that numerous women were strip-searched by male officers and that one severely traumatized woman was sexually molested by police.
Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal The admission came in an agreement that Charlotte, North Carolina-based Wachovia struck with federal prosecutors in March, and it sheds light on the largely undocumented role of U.S. banks in contributing to the violent drug trade that has convulsed Mexico for the past four years.
‘Dozens’ of US citizens on assassination list, White House adviser hints When it was confirmed last winter by then-Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair that the Obama administration had authorized the assassination of American citizens working with terrorist groups overseas, it appeared that no more than three Americans were being targeted in this manner.
The Secret State's Mad Scheme to Control the Internet As military-style command and control systems proliferate, supporting everything from "zero-tolerance" policing and urban surveillance, the deployment of packet-sniffing technologies will soon join CCTV cameras, license plate readers and "watchlists," thus setting the stage for the next phase of the secret state's securitization of daily life.
Know Your Toxins: Sodium Fluoride Just when you thought that the bone cancer and IQ reduction and hypothyroidism and other ill effects of sodium fluoride couldn't get any worse... you find out that sodium fluoride isn't sodium fluoride. Find out what they're really putting in the water with Dr. William Hirzy and Dr. Paul Connett on this week's edition of The Corbett Report.
How many Americans are targeted for assassination?
By Glen Greenwald Anyone who doubts that the Obama administration has adopted the core Terrorism policies of Bush/Cheney should listen to the concession -- or boast -- which Brennan himself made in his interview with Lake.
Obama administration poised to challenge Arizona immigration law A White House showdown with the state of Arizona over its tough new immigration law is likely to unfold next week, when the Obama administration is expected to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking the state's bid to curb illegal immigration on its own, according to people familiar with the administration's plans.
WHO to tax your internet usage to fund vaccines in third-world countries The United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing hard to impose global consumer taxes to help fund its various programs, including a new proposal that would tax the internet in order to pay for vaccines and other pharmaceutical medicines for third-world countries.
US Navy Drills in Preparation For Iranian Strikes The armada of 10 US warships plus an Israeli and German battle vessel each, which transited the Suez Canal Friday, June 18, has reached the Persian Gulf, debkafile's military sources report.
Experts: BP Lowballing Size of Leaking Oil Reservoir The size of the reservoir is important for several reasons. Specifically, the more oil in the Macondo reservoir, the longer the oil leak will flow if the efforts to cap it fail.
