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Full spectrum dominance
Pepe Escobar: Welcome to the New Cold War.
Pepe Escobar, born in Brazil is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for The Real News Network. He's been a foreign correspondent since 1985, based in London, Milan, Los Angeles, Paris, Singapore, and Bangkok. Since the late 1990s, he has specialized in covering the arc from the Middle East to Central Asia, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has made frequent visits to Iran and is the author of Globalistan and also Red Zone Blues: A Snapshot of Baghdad During the Surge both published by Nimble Books in 2007. Pepe Escobar: Welcome to the New Cold War. ... more -
The state of the empire
David Harvey: Exit the neocon global project, enter competing capitalist blocks. Part 1
In the first part of his interview with Pepe Escobar, David Harvey talks about competing capitalist blocks, the US-China relationship, the neoconservative global project and Barack Obama as the new face of US neoliberalism.
David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at City University of New York. He is also a geographer, historian and political scientist. Harvey is the author of numerous books, including The Condition of Postmodernity, The Limits of Capitalism, The Urban Experience, and the international best-seller The New Imperialism. David Harvey: Exit the neocon global project, enter competing capitalist blocks. Part 1 ... more -
US to take over Afghan mission
The United States is planning to take control of all military operations in Afghanistan next year with an Iraq-style troop surge after becoming frustrated at Nato’s failure to defeat the Taliban.
Plans are being drawn up to send as many as 15,000 extra troops to Afghanistan with a single US general always in command, as in Iraq, defence sources said.
The Pentagon is also pushing for a permanent “unified command” in the south of the country that would sideline the Dutch and the Canadians.
At present, control of the south is rotated between the British, Dutch and Canadians, the three countries that provide the bulk of the troops.
From October next year, when the UK will take over from the Dutch, command of the south is expected to alternate between the British and the Americans.
Although final decisions cannot be made until the new US administration takes over in January, plans are being drawn up to send two to three US combat brigades – a total of between 8,000 and 12,000 men, the sources said.
Lawrence Korb, a defence expert at the Centre for American Progress, a Democratic think tank in Washington, said: “There is no doubt that the US wants to change the command structure as things have deteriorated in Afghanistan.”
Both Barack Obama, the Democrat presidential candidate, and John McCain, his Republican opponent, have spoken of using “two to three [combat] brigades for the surge, amounting to 8,000-12,000 troops”, Korb said. “There will be a US general and the forces will be under US command.”
The surge will also see US and other coalition special forces, which operate separately from the Nato command, absorbed into a single US command for the whole of Afghanistan.
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More at link.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia (largely by proxy), which country is next? And where will the manpower come from if not through a draft? One thing seems obvious - the Bush administration has been following the PNAC's "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces, and Resources For a New Century" blueprint practically to the letter so far:
http://cryptome.org/rad.htm The United States is planning to take control of all military operations in Afghanistan next year with an Iraq-style troop surge after... more -
Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival from the grasp of the Russian bear was stoked to influence the U.S. presidential election?
Before you dismiss that possibility, consider the role of one Randy Scheunemann, for four years a paid lobbyist for the Georgian government who ended his official lobbying connection only in March, months after he became Republican presidential candidate John McCain's senior foreign policy adviser.
Previously, Scheunemann was best known as one of the neoconservatives who engineered the war in Iraq when he was a director of the Project for a New American Century. It was Scheunemann who, after working on the McCain 2000 presidential campaign, headed the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, which championed the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
There are telltale signs that he played a similar role in the recent Georgia flare-up. How else to explain the folly of his close friend and former employer, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, in ordering an invasion of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, an invasion that clearly was expected to produce a Russian counterreaction? It is inconceivable that Saakashvili would have triggered this dangerous escalation without some assurance from influential Americans he trusted, like Scheunemann, that the United States would have his back. Scheunemann long guided McCain in these matters, even before he was officially running foreign policy for McCain's presidential campaign.
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More at link. Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling ... more -
War on terror is smokescreen for PNAC
This is just part one of the speech, go to youtube to see part 2
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"There will be other wars"
How the surge has energized McCain (Part 2 - Part 1 at http://current.com/items/89175843_surging_mccain )
Senator John McCain's presidential campaign runs on a single theme: the US surge in Iraq has succeeded. Part 2 of this report examines how the alleged success of the surge energized not only McCain but all proponents of the Iraq war, and asks whether McCain really understands the complex situation in Iraq. How the surge has energized McCain (Part 2 - Part 1 at http://current.com/items/89175843_surging_mccain ) ... more -
McCain asked about PNAC and 9/11 at town hall
During a town hall event in Portsmouth, OH on Wednesday, John McCain was asked by a member of the audience whether his links to the parent organization of the Project for a New American Century explain why he has been reluctant to support calls for a new investigation of 9/11. During a town hall event in Portsmouth, OH on Wednesday, John McCain was asked by a member of the audience whether his links to the pa... more
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9/11 like you've never seen it
For anyone who still has doubts about 9/11, weigh up the facts and the overwhelming amount of evidence supporting the reality that the events were one big set-up.
This film exposes the lies and disproves every aspect of the bogus 9/11 commission report put forth by a corrupt government.
Judge for yourselves, but investigate the facts and evidence before jumping to a conclusion.
A comprehensive list of over 100 lies and omissions in the 911 commission report can be found in this link:
http://www.septembereleventh.org/news...
A very comprehensive listing of facts about 9/11 in this documentary. A must see! For anyone who still has doubts about 9/11, weigh up the facts and the overwhelming amount of evidence supporting the reality that the... more -
The PNAC website is down!
If you click on the link, you will land on a page with another url which announces that "This Account Has Been Suspended"
That is something I had not anticipated - now I can no longer act on my intentions of downloading all their PDF files in which much of their planned crimes (some already committed) were laid out in detail. I did download the most important one - "Rebuilding America's Defenses". Doubtless countless of people have downloaded the lot, so they are not altogether lost, but one can get lost in conjectures as to the reasons why they have suspended their internet account. If you click on the link, you will land on a page with another url which announces that "This Account Has Been Suspended" ... more -
The Prosecution Of George W. Bush For Murder
There is direct evidence that President George W. Bush did not honorably lead this nation, but deliberately misled it into a war he wanted. Bush and his administration knowingly lied to Congress and to the American public — lies that have cost the lives of more than 4,000 young American soldiers and close to $1 trillion.
A Monumental Lie
In his first nationally televised address on the Iraqi crisis on October 7, 2002, six days after receiving the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), a classified CIA report, President Bush told millions of Americans the exact opposite of what the CIA was telling him -a monumental lie to the nation and the world.
On the evening of October 7, 2002, the very latest CIA intelligence was that Hussein was not an imminent threat to the U.S. This same information was delivered to the Bush administration as early as October 1, 2002, in the NIE, including input from the CIA and 15 other U.S. intelligence agencies. In addition, CIA director George Tenet briefed Bush in the Oval Office on the morning of October 7th.
According to the October 1, 2002 NIE, “Baghdad for now appears to be drawing a line short of conducting terrorist attacks with conventional or CBW [chemical and biological warfare] against the United States, fearing that exposure of Iraqi involvement would provide Washington a stronger case for making war.” The report concluded that Hussein was not planning to use any weapons of mass destruction; further, Hussein would only use weapons of mass destruction he was believed to have if he were first attacked, that is, he would only use them in self-defense.
Preparing its declassified version of the NIE for Congress, which became known as the White Paper, the Bush administration edited the classified NIE document in ways that significantly changed its inference and meaning, making the threat seem imminent and ominous.
In the original NIE report, members of the U.S. intelligence community vigorously disagreed with the CIA’s bloated and inaccurate conclusions. All such opposing commentary was eliminated from the declassified White Paper prepared for Congress and the American people.
The Manning Memo
On January 31, 2003, Bush met in the Oval Office with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In a memo summarizing the meeting discussion, Blair’s chief foreign policy advisor David Manning wrote that Bush and Blair expressed their doubts that any chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons would ever be found in Iraq, and that there was tension between Bush and Blair over finding some justification for the war that would be acceptable to other nations. Bush was so worried about the failure of the UN inspectors to find hard evidence against Hussein that he talked about three possible ways, Manning wrote, to “provoke a confrontation” with Hussein. One way, Bush said, was to fly “U2 reconnaissance aircraft with fighter cover over Iraq, [falsely] painted in UN colors. If Saddam fired on them, he would be in breach” of UN resolutions and that would justify war. Bush was calculating to create a war, not prevent one.
more at the link. There is direct evidence that President George W. Bush did not honorably lead this nation, but deliberately misled it into a war he wa... more -
Iran to OPEC: stop oil sales in dollars
The real reason why Iran may well be attacked. Saddam Hussein was not considered an enemy until he nationalized the oil industry in Iraq. This isn't about human rights or nuclear proliferation to those who think nothing of violating the human rights of others. It's about the money. It's always about the money. The real reason why Iran may well be attacked. Saddam Hussein was not considered an enemy until he nationalized the oil industry in Ir... more
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Saudi newspaper: prepare for radioactive fallout from US nuclear attack on Iran
The Saudi government is now preparing plans to deal with "any sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards" that may arise from an attack on Iran's nuclear reactors. This was reported by a top Saudi newspaper, Okaz, and relayed by a leading German news service, DPA -- one day after Dick Cheney paid a visit to the kingdom. As we noted, no one knows exactly what was said at that confab of allied authoritarians -- but something sure lit a fire under the Saudis, and convinced them that urgent action is needed to brace for the lethal overspill from a strike on Iran.
Floyd points out that nothing in Saudi Arabia becomes the top news story without government approval. That such a story should be released the day after Cheney's visit, sends a message to everyone about what’s on Cheney's mind.
Americans need to stand up now, to get George W. and Dick Cheney to stand down! John Conyers stated that if George W. goes to war with Iran, he will call for Impeachment. I say too little, too late! He(We) need to stand up now! After the bombs start falling on Iran, it will be too late to stand up. We may need to ‘Duck and cover’! Russia has said “War with Iran” means war with them? Get the picture? These guys could start WORLD WAR III. They have not been held accountable for what they have done to Iraq, what makes anyone think they will be afraid of John Conyers after they bomb Iran? The Saudi government is now preparing plans to deal with "any sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards" that may arise from an... more -
5 years after Iraq's 'liberation' there are worms in the water
Lack of services, no electricity, polluted water, toxic land and rivers, and a population held under colonial rule. This is the PNAC definition of 'Democracy.' Our Founding Fathers would never have stood for this. I can't even begin to express my feelings about this after five years. The pain and sorrow that has been caused by this wreckless immoral and llegal action will forever render America a soulless country by our inaction to rectify it. Even should we pull all the troops out the damage to this land and its people is now complete. And this Congress should be ashamed of how it has conducted itself in allowing this occupation to go on as innocent people continue to be caught up in the crossfire. I hope someday the people of Iraq will be able to forgive us. Lack of services, no electricity, polluted water, toxic land and rivers, and a population held under colonial rule. This is the PNAC d... more
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Project For A New American Century - PNAC - WalKnDude - www.planetnetopia.com
Project For A New American Century - PNAC - WalKnDude - www.planetnetopia.com
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Timeline: Space Exploration / Diagram: Sputnik
50 Years Since Sputnik
Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, was launched on Oct. 4, 1957, aboard a Soviet R-7 rocket and touched off an intense space race with the United States.
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Interesting, they have a link for the "Star Wars" movie premier, but no mention of the real "Star Wars!"
Make no mistake about it, the Jan. 14th 2004, announcement about moon and mars by President Bush is no casual thing. It's called complete military control of space. Full spectrum dominance. Star Wars. Whatever you call it, it sucks.
I'm afraid the new "space race" is an arms race.
Thanks a lot PNAC. 50 Years Since Sputnik ... more -
Be scared, be really scared!
And you thought it was scary now?
Introducing the TASER XREP the eXtended Range Electronic Projectile. XREP is a self-contained, wireless projectile that fires from a standard 12-gauge shotgun. It delivers the same Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation (NMI) bio-effect as our handheld TASER X26, but can be delivered to a distance of up to 100 feet, combining blunt impact with field proven TASER NMI.
http://www.taser.com/products/law/Pages/XREP.aspx
Tasers? No problem:
http://www.taser.com/pages/VideoDetails.aspx?videoid=61 And you thought it was scary now? ... more -
ENDGAME- ALEX JONES - Blueprint for Global Enslavement
Alex Jones' brand new documentary Endgame charts the history of the elite blueprint for social domination and control, outlining the ultimate plans that those who consider themselves the anointed have for our planet.
The first section of the film documents the rise of the banking cartels, who since 1800 have funded both sides of almost every war. Endgame charts the usurpation of the British economy by the Rothchild family who went on to bankroll all factions during the first world war providing armaments companies through banks in France, Austria, Germany and England.
Endgame then documents the fallout of the great war and the attempts to form a controlling League of Nations, which was ultimately blocked by Congress. Such frustration on the part of the elite led to the rise of two factions, fascists and Fabian socialists. Endgame documents how bankers again funded both sides during WW2 which ultimately led to the creation of the UN and the beginning of the movement to implement three power blocs via incremental globalism. Alex Jones' brand new documentary Endgame charts the history of the elite blueprint for social domination and control, outlining ... more -
Tedd Weyman: THE NUCLEAR WAR ON IRAQ
Deputy Director of the Uranium Medical Research Centre, working with Dr. Asaf Durakovic, Tedd Weyman organized and led field studies in Afghanistan and Iraq to measure and analyse uranium contamination of radiotoxic and chemotoxic heavy metals ('depleted uranium,' etc.) from battlefield weapons. The use of uranium in non fissile-penetrating weapons and bunker busters are effectively nuclear weapons, Weyman reports. It is known world wide, he says, that DU weapons have long-term implications that, right now corporations and governments are hiding. But Weyman cautions, "If you don'’t have a moral objection [to using DU on another nation], you might have a pragmatic objection which might be the liabilities that a nation faces for permanently contaminating another nation's environment...Uranium contamination in Iraq will last for millions of years. So the liabilities are very significant when you have every nation that was on the receiving end and every soldier on the sending end is contaminated." Weyman spoke in Rochester, June 26, 2005 at an event hosted by a coalition of Rochester peace groups. Deputy Director of the Uranium Medical Research Centre, working with Dr. Asaf Durakovic, Tedd Weyman organized and led field studies i... more
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Stop the clash of civilizations
Talk is rising of a 'clash of civilizations'. But the problem isnt culture, it's politics from 9/11 to Guantanamo, Iraq to Iran. This clash is not inevitable, and we don't want it.
So where to start? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key symbol of the rift between Islam & the West. It's time to step up and take the initiative. Talk is rising of a 'clash of civilizations'. But the problem isnt culture, it's politics from 9/11 to Guantanamo, I... more -
Kucinich weekly campaign update 11-19-07
This week's Kucinich video news update report highlights last week's Presidential debate, the "real problem" behind the recall of Chinese-made toys, an encouraging new poll in New Hampshire, and other campaign news and events. This week's Kucinich video news update report highlights last week's Presidential debate, the "real problem" behin... more
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