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Archive for September, 2009

Radio: Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert on Neo-Feudalism

Posted by smeddum on September 13, 2009

http://ia311026.us.archive.org/3/items/MaxKeiserRadio-TheTruthAboutMarkets-12September2009/tam120909.mp3

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Why the US is afraid of ‘Afghanization’

Posted by seumasach on September 12, 2009

If Rasmussen is to be believed – and he spoke while actually on a visit to Washington on Wednesday – the NATO’s continuance in Afghanistan is an objective in itself.

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Asia Times

12th September, 2009

The war in Afghanistan has not been lost yet, although a great deal has gone wrong. Fortunately, a turning point has come, as a new political dispensation is struggling to be born in Kabul.

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On the Edge with Max Keiser – 11 September 2009 – Interview with Rob Kirby

Posted by smeddum on September 12, 2009

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Craig Murray-Hitting a nerve

Posted by seumasach on September 11, 2009

Here is a  repost Craig Murray’s original blog posted at the time the ‘plot” hit the headlines.

See also: ITNT Archive: the Transatlantic Airlines Bomb Plot

Craig Murray’s Blog

18th September, 2006

In the UK, at least, the more serious wing of the mainstream media is beginning to catch up with the idea that all is not well here.

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How Many Dead Non-White Civilians Does It Take for the U.S. to Notice? Putting the Kunduz Massacre in Context

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009

Prof. Marc W. Herold

9/9/2009

Rawa

The magic cut-off is revealed to be about 30-40. Such revealed facts tell far more than mere words. Some years ago, Human Rights Watch’s Marc Garlasco when in the employ of the Defense Intelligence Agency as an air strike targeting decision-maker would have to seek higher level clearance for U.S. air strikes if the estimated Afghan civilian deaths (“collateral damage”) exceeded thirty. (1) Read the rest of this entry »

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“Part of US government and Congress lied about 9/11”

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009

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Book Review: US hegemony slips into history

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009

Sep 12, 2009

Asian Times

BOOK REVIEW
US hegemony slips into history
The Future of Global Relations by Terrence Edward Paupp.

Reviewed by John Feffer

The end of the Cold War ushered in a new period of unipolar American power. In this country, liberals and conservatives alike celebrated the triumph of market democracies under the leadership of the United States. The Bill Clinton administration attempted to consolidate America’s geoeconomic power. The George W Bush administration attempted to consolidate America’s military and geopolitical power. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Coming Consequences of Banking Fraud

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009

September 09, 2009
JS KIM

The Double Dip Recession, or the “W” shaped recovery that a minority of economists, such as Joseph Stiglitz, is now stating as a strong possible outcome of this current rally, should not be discussed in the realm of economics but rather in the more apropos realm of financial fraud. The fact that the upleg of the “W” shaped recovery that is occurring now will inevitably crumble in spectacular fashion will not be a result of any free market principle, but rather the direct consequence of a fraudulent scheme executed by an elite global financial oligarchy, otherwise known as Central Banks. If the mission of this current manufactured leg-up in Western stock markets was to fool the world into believing that global economies are recovering, then clearly, up until this point, the mission has been a resounding success. For those unfamiliar with the term “blowback”, it’s a CIA term that was first used in March 1954 to describe the unintended consequences of US government international activities kept secret from the American people. Read the rest of this entry »

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Charlie Sheen’s message to President Obama

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009

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Webster Tarpley 9/11 and the anti-war movement/ Obama’s job is to pacify the Left

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009



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Stop the 9/11 cover-up

Posted by smeddum on September 11, 2009

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