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President Obama may claim he's got to go slow in drawing down U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan but what's his excuse for keeping open 268 U.S. bases in Germany? Is he expecting an attack by the Red Army? There are folks living well on those 268 bases at public expense as well as the military contractors supplying them.
No other nation begins to operate even a tiny fraction of the 865-plus bases the Pentagon runs overseas to, depending on your viewpoint, (a) protect America from dangerous potential enemies who are lurking everywhere, or (b) to dominate the rest of the world. And since 95% of all overseas bases located in somebody else's country are operated by the USA, millions of people suspect (b) is the answer; indeed, foreigners fear Uncle Sam might subjugate them.
Should Americans care? Only if they don't mind spending $140 billion a year. That's what it's costing them. The U.S. Conference of Mayors the other day voted to shift Pentagon spending of $126-billion a year from Middle East wars to our struggling cities. But we'd get an even bigger savings by removing the ring of steel with which the Pentagon has girdled the planet.
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http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/americas-worldwide-military-deployment.html?utm_source=BP_recentPresident Obama may claim he's got to go slow in drawing down U.S. forces... more
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Fox News is back to using different footage to spread their propaganda. On the O'Reilly
factor fox news was commenting how violent and how much hatred their was in the Wisconsin protests. Well they used footage with palm tree's along the street and I live in Minnesota and well I haven't ever any palm trees here or there. When is fox going to lose their status as a news outlet? This is pathetic, its really sad that so many people get all of their information from fox. FOX YOU LOSE AGAIN!Fox News is back to using different footage to spread their propaganda. On the... more
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Last time we checked in with PayPal, it, along with MasterCard, Visa and others had blocked its services with regards to donations to WikiLeaks foundation.
Today it is being reported that PayPal has taken further action against another WikiLeaks-related fund, in freezing the account of the Courage To Resist foundation which, in conjunction with the Bradley Manning Support Network, gives donations to the Bradley Manning legal defense fund. The imprisoned Manning is allegedly the source of the US Embassy cables leaked by WikiLeaks.
In a phone call earlier today, PayPal representative Anuj Nayar told me that this action is not WikiLeaks related and that PayPal has only temporarily restricted the fund, “This has nothing to do with WikiLeaks.”
Courage To Resist and PayPal are still in talks, and according to Nayar the former is infringing against PayPal’s policy on 501 3c non-profits, which hold that a non-profit needs to have a bank account associated with their PayPal account. “For the vast majority of none profits this is not an issue,” says Najar.
Nayar also takes up CTR’s claim that PayPal would not un-restrict the account unless CTR authorized PayPal to withdraw funds from the checking account by default, “We can’t do that without the authorization of an account holder, so a) We can’t do it b) We don’t do it c) Even if we did the bank would resist the charge.”
So why make this a WikiLeaks issue? “That’s a question for them,” he says.
The company’s official statement, below:
“Today’s temporary limitation of the Courage to Resist organization’s PayPal account is due to PayPal regulations requiring non profits to associate a bank account to their PayPal account. It is nothing to do with Wikileaks. Back in December 2010, we permanently restricted the account used by WikiLeaks due to a violation of the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, which states that our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity. We’ve notified the account holder of this action. This is not the case with Courage to Resist”
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http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/24/paypal-on-cutting-off-courage-to-resist-this-has-nothing-to-do-with-wikileaks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29Last time we checked in with PayPal, it, along with MasterCard, Visa and others had... more
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Former Fox News employee: ‘Stuff is just made up’ | Raw Story
A former employee of Fox News called the company a “propaganda outfit” that is determined to undermine the Obama administration and Democrats.Former Fox News employee: ‘Stuff is just made up’ | Raw Story
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-- Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi – codenamed Curveball by the CIA – explains why he lied about Saddam's chemical weapons capability --
In a small flat in the German town of Erlangen in February 2003, an out-of-work Iraqi sat down with his wife to watch one of the world's most powerful men deliver the speech of his career on live TV.
As US secretary of state, Colin Powell gathered his notes in front of the United Nations security council, the man watching — Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, known to the west's intelligence services as "Curveball" — had more than an inkling of what was to come. He was, after all, Powell's main source, a man his German handlers had feted as a new "Deep throat" — an agent so pivotal that he could bring down a government.
As Curveball watched Powell make the US case to invade Iraq, he was hiding an admission that he has not made until now: that nearly every word he had told his interrogators from Germany's secret service, the BND, was a lie.
Everything he had said about the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's biological weapons programme was a flight of fantasy - one that, he now claims was aimed at ousting the Iraqi dictator. Janabi, a chemical engineering graduate who had worked in the Iraqi industry, says he looked on in shock as Powell's presentation revealed that the Bush administration's hawkish decisionmakers had swallowed the lot. Something else left him even more amazed; until that point he had not met a US official, let alone been interviewed by one.
"I had the chance to fabricate something to topple the regime," he told the Guardian in a series of interviews carried out in his native Arabic and German. "I and my sons are proud of that, and we are proud that we were the reason to give Iraq the margin of democracy."-- Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi – codenamed Curveball by the CIA – explains... more
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Bill Maher 2007 vs. Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z-jjUfmOVE
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The Film: "Personal Responsibility"
[ Warning: This Video Has a PG Rating ]
~ About Freedom of the Press & Freedom of Speech
How very important of a roll that all members of a Free Press and Journalism play in our Society .
JFK spoke of how the press and it's manipulation by powerful corporations and secrecy will destroy the fabric of democracy. A process that today has turned most of us in Journalism into no more than PIOs. and PR agents.
JFK's words on Secrecy, Censorship, and Freedom of The Press ~ remind all of us how very important it is... that today we all standup and reevaluate ourselves again and repoint our journalistic compasses to the North star again...
This is a chance for all the media and all Journalists to begin again to perform our mandated historic investigative rolls to uncover and report the full complete truth and wrongdoing where ever that may lead us and no matter how painful it may be....
That is the only way to get our country back on course again.
Our freedom our Democracy and our future all depend on that.
The Truth is courageous...
Be Courageous...
~The Film: "Personal Responsibility"
[ Warning: This Video Has a PG... more
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A US ambassador wrote in a secret cable that Prince Andrew spoke "cockily" during an official engagement, leading a discussion that "verged on the rude".
Tatiana Gfoeller, Washington's ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, made the remarks in a document revealed by whistle-blower website Wikileaks.
The US has said it "deeply regrets" the leaks, calling them an attack on the international community.
Buckingham Palace has not responded to the reports about Prince Andrew.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11870581A US ambassador wrote in a secret cable that Prince Andrew spoke "cockily"... more
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Publisher's Note: We are now receiving numerous conflicting reports regarding the veracity of this article. Numerous sources on the web (found via Google search) are picking up on this report, just as we did at The Cypress Times. The original writer for this article stands by his sources. If you wish to inquire about the sources, please visit the original story source URL listed in the article body below. I can tell you that as of now The Cypress Times has been unable to confirm the story. - John G. Winder, Publisher - The Cypress Times.
by Digger - republished with permission from DiggersRealm
UPDATE: Story is now 100% confirmed by second source within the Laredo Police Department
The bloodbath continues along our southern border and now word is coming in that Los Zetas, the highly trained killers formerly with the Gulf Cartel, have crossed into the United States and taken over at least two ranches in the Laredo, Texas area. I am receiving word that the owners of the ranches have evacuated without being harmed.
Founder of the San Diego Minutemen Jeff Schwilk tipped me off to this story and passes along the following information on the location. The ranches are said to be "near Mines Rd. and Minerales Annex Rd about 10 miles NW of I-35".
Update - Statement from Mr. Schwilk)
I can personally vouch that this info came in late last night from a reliable police source inside the Laredo PD. There is currently a standoff between the unknown size Zeta forces and U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement on two ranches on our side of the Rio Grande. The source tells us he considers this an "act of war" and that the military is needed on the border now!
Whether it is lone members or squads is not certain.
Anonymous sources in law enforcement in the Laredo area tonight have passed on word that US law enforcement agencies are in the area and are weighing their options regarding the ranches. The media has been silent on this incident and some law enforcement in the area says that they are furious that the media is not reporting the whole story of the continued violence along the border. Their frustrations are understandable because keeping the truth suppressed continues to hamper law enforcement from receiving the true support they need along the border.
The ranch assaults come on the heels of attacks in Nuevo Laredo that shut the city down as a gun-battle raged in the streets. Los Zetas blocked off intersections with vehicles and used fragmentation grenades to attack Mexican law enforcement. In the end 12 were killed and 21 injured in the assaults. Citizens in the area were told to stay in their homes and bullets whizzed all around.
Cypress Times
The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo had posted warnings on its website hours before the gunfire was reported by Texas citizens, “We have received credible reports of widespread violence occurring now between narcotics-trafficking organizations and the Mexican army in Nuevo Laredo.”
The U.S. Consulate went on to say, “The consulate confirmed that fragmentation grenades were used in the attacks and that suspected drug-gang members had blocked several roads, adding that it advised ‘all U.S. citizens in Nuevo Laredo to remain indoors until the security situation improves.’”
US Citizens in Laredo called 911 after hearing gunfire and explosions just across the border. Laredo police spokesman Joe Baeza deflected the concerns of citizens with what I see as utter contempt. He said there was no spillover violence onto the US side and "We were getting reports from people who live on the river's edge that they could hear gunfire and explosions from the Mexico side," Baeza said, "We didn't have any incidents on the American side. It's hard for people to understand who don't live here ... They're not Vikings, they're not going to invade us, it doesn't work that way."
This was said just a day before the reported breaking news on the ranches being taken above.
Violence has been on the rise along the border. In April 2010 a Border Patrol agent in Laredo shot and killed an lllegal alien drug smuggler near the Rio Grande
The Los Zetas are highly trained killers initially trained by United States Special Operations forces to combat the drug cartes within Mexico. As the drug war heated up the Zetas saw more money in working for the cartels and joined up with the Gulf Cartel.
In March, 2010 there was a fracture between the Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel when a Zetas leader was said to have been assassinated by the Gulf Cartel. They demanded that the killer be turned over to them. When the Gulf Cartel refused the Zetas captured 16 Gulf Cartel members.
Since March Los Zetas abandoned their stronghold in Reynosa and moved to Nuevo Laredo, just across from the border with Laredo, Texas. There are estimated to be over 1,000 Zeta members there.
Additional Sources: Houston Chronicle, Borderland Beat
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Additional Source Reporting on Laredo Siege -
AllVoices.com reports the following -
In what could be deemed an act of war against the sovereign borders of the United States, Mexican drug cartels have seized control of at least two American ranches inside the U.S. territory near Laredo, Texas.
Two sources inside the Laredo Police Department confirmed the incident is unfolding and they would continue to coordinate with U.S. Border Patrol today. “We consider this an act of war,” said one police officer on the ground near the scene. There is a news blackout of this incident at this time and the sources inside Laredo PD spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Word broke late last night that Laredo police have requested help from the federal government regarding the incursion by the Los Zetas. It appears that the ranch owners have escaped without incident but their ranches remain in the hands of the blood thirsty cartels.
Laredo Border Patrol is conducting aerial surveillance over the ranches to determine the best way to regain control of the U.S. ranches, according to the Laredo Police department.Publisher's Note: We are now receiving numerous conflicting reports regarding... more
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Since most of us are already pretty "Media Savvy" - Perhaps now we should applying our collective smarts to becoming more "PR Savvy" as well...Since that's the "Medium" where the most subtle and pervasive messages now exist!
Here's a great example of how powerful well constructed PR can be...and the risks that this now represents to all of us....
READ MORE: http://thumbshift.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/rage-cycle/Since most of us are already pretty "Media Savvy" - Perhaps now we should... more
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The movie "zeitgeist" has proven to me that anyone with a computer can manipulate MILLIONS by telling nothing but conspiracy theories and bold faced, out right lies. I want everyone to watch zeitgeist ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHiuaGJ46zo ) Then look at this website http://conspiracyscience.com/articles/zeitgeist/ and tell me what you think. The reason I want you to do this is just so you can see how susceptible the general public is to straight up lies. If you look at both these things and want to make some other arguments about the truth behind zeitgeist feel free. I will take on anything you post to prove that every one of you members of the zeitgeist movement have had the veil pulled over your eyes.The movie "zeitgeist" has proven to me that anyone with a computer can... more
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Glenn Beck and others such as Hot Air are breaking this quick-moving story that the Socialist Democrats in congress are planning a vote on Thursday Apr. 29 to make poverty-ridden Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico the 51st state.
Reports indicate House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) says there will be a vote on Thursday on HR 2499 the Puerto Rico Democracy Act.
Though there are claims that the bill is “non-binding” and most Puerto Ricans aren’t looking to become a state, the legislation seems engineered to make this hard to avoid. In fact, the ultra-secrecy with which this has come up only tends to support this contention.
The bill push for a vote by the people of Puerto Rico, and would force them into one of three options:
Independence: Puerto Rico should become fully independent from the United States
Sovereignty in Association with the United States: Puerto Rico and the United States should form a political association between sovereign nations that will not be subject to the Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution;
Statehood: Puerto Rico should be admitted as a State of the Union
http://www.dakotavoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PuertoRico.jpgGlenn Beck and others such as Hot Air are breaking this quick-moving story that the... more
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Wake up, people, this scam is about money and control. We are not going to destroy the world with carbon emissions! This is meant for a World Government takeover and Obama is the Captain of the ship.Wake up, people, this scam is about money and control. We are not going to destroy the... more
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Once again the fearmongering train tries to railroad an affordable public option. This should come as no suprise to anyone by now, however stooping to running these highly polarized far-rightwing ads full of misleading statements and out-right lies on a childrens network like Nickelodeon is an all time low. After scaring schools into not showing an inspiring historic address by a historic American President, (who only wanted to impress upon the youth of America how truly important their education is to their future success and encourage them to take responsibility for it by not quiting on themselves), seems incredibly hypocritical. How can they not see that by caring more about seeing Obama fail than helping America succeed we all lose. It can only be sheer desperation as those who have reaped the most rewards in the past are seeing an end to the era of "U.S. Government, for big business, BUY big business."Once again the fearmongering train tries to railroad an affordable public option. This... more
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this video taken from media matters an unbiased organization that i feel serves as a very effective watchdog organization....
Fox News should be renamed, or taken off the air.
This is right wing talk radio masquerading as News.. it is lies and misconceptions and acts to instill fear, and deliberately mislead the american people.
It is more conservative than Logo is liberal.this video taken from media matters an unbiased organization that i feel serves as a... more
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In a nutshell, Human Rights Watch's founder says they have lost touch, are out of balance, ignore arab massacres and abuses, and is in serious need to a reality check...
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In a New York Times opinion piece, Robert L. Bernstein, who served as Human Rights Watch chairman from 1978 to 1998 and is now its founding chairman emeritus, wrote that with increasing frequency, the watchdog casts aside its important distinction between open and closed societies.
"Nowhere is this more evident than in its work in the Middle East," he said. "The region is populated by authoritarian regimes with appalling human rights records. Yet in recent years Human Rights Watch has written far more condemnations of Israel for violations of international law than of any other country in the region."
He said Israel was home to at least 80 human rights organizations, a vibrant free press, a democratically elected government, a judiciary that frequently rules against the government, a politically active academia, multiple political parties and probably more journalists per capita than any other country in the world.
On the other hand, he said, the Iranian regime, and most Arab regimes, remained "brutal, closed and autocratic, permitting little or no internal dissent."
He said Human Rights Watch's Middle East division could be greatly beneficial to citizens of those countries, but they were instead being ignored as "report after report on Israel" was compiled.
He said the group had "lost critical perspective on a conflict in which Israel has been repeatedly attacked by Hamas and Hizbullah, organizations that go after Israeli citizens and use their own people as human shields."
Bernstein stressed that those terror groups were backed by Iran, which has called for the annihilation of Israel and the Jews, and said such incitement to genocide was a violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
"Leaders of Human Rights Watch know that Hamas and Hizbullah chose to wage war from densely populated areas, deliberately transforming neighborhoods into battlefields," he wrote. "They know that more and better arms are flowing into both Gaza and Lebanon and are poised to strike again. And they know that this militancy continues to deprive Palestinians of any chance for the peaceful and productive life they deserve. Yet Israel, the repeated victim of aggression, faces the brunt of Human Rights Watch's criticism."
Published days after the Human Rights Council endorsed the Goldstone Commission report that accused Israel of committing war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during last winter's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, the opinion piece notably points out that there was a difference between wrongs committed in self-defense and those carried out intentionally.
"In Gaza and elsewhere where there is no access to the battlefield or to the military and political leaders who make strategic decisions, it is extremely difficult to make definitive judgments about war crimes," Bernstein went on to say. "Reporting often relies on witnesses whose stories cannot be verified and who may testify for political advantage or because they fear retaliation from their own rulers.
"Only by returning to its founding mission and the spirit of humility that animated it can Human Rights Watch resurrect itself as a moral force in the Middle East and throughout the world. If it fails to do that, its credibility will be seriously undermined and its important role in the world significantly diminished."In a nutshell, Human Rights Watch's founder says they have lost touch, are out of... more
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"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a long-suppressed report by George W. Bush administration officials who had concluded -- based on science -- that the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country.
The report, known as an "endangerment finding," was done in 2007. The Bush White House refused to make it public because it opposed new government efforts to regulate the gases most scientists see as the major cause of global warming."
Ideology trumps science when it comes to the actions of a dictator, but the truth is enduring."The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a long-suppressed report... more
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The queen of england is a repitile. she is a drakonia alien. which the bible calls the devil. the british runs the world they take all the resources of the planet and cause wars. she is evil and she is in charge. bush is first blood as was hitler. look at the devil. they started the federal reserves irs cia. she is the head devil WAKE UP AMERICA. BRITISH UNITED STATES WE A COLONY. OF THAT BITCH. AND ISRAEL IS LIL AMERICA THATS WHY ITS CALL STATE OF ISRAEL ITS NOT A COUNTRY ITS PART OF USA BRITISH. WAKE UP.The queen of england is a repitile. she is a drakonia alien. which the bible calls... more
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From our "Partners In Peace", moronic Palestinian preacher says Jews planned Holocaust.From our "Partners In Peace", moronic Palestinian preacher says Jews planned... more
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Palestinian kindergarten graduation ceremony
The following clip will illustrate the Palestinian childhood, and some scenes of the children's celebration of the Islamic Association's kindergartens.
Your path? Jihad!
Your aspiration? Death for Allah.
Your aspiration? Death for Allah.Palestinian kindergarten graduation ceremony
The following clip will illustrate the... more
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