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Swine flu hysteria confirmed anew

Posted by seumasach on December 2, 2009

Chris Read

SignOnSanDiego

30th November, 2009

From Michael Fumento, one of the best science journos around and one of the few who actually understand and are good with math and statistics:

Flu Watch Nov. 30 – What Swine Flu ISN’T Doing

Swine flu is dying. Flu deaths and hospitalizations have declined for the third straight week according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Congressman Kucinich Addresses Escalation in Afghanistan

Posted by seumasach on December 2, 2009

Dennis Kucinich

1st December, 2009

Tonight the President will announce an escalation of the war in Afghanistan. An additional 30,000 troops will bring the United States’ total in Afghanistan to 100,000. Tomorrow I will offer an analysis of the President’s plan.
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Plus le mensonge est gros, plus il pass

Posted by seumasach on December 2, 2009

David Cabas

Le Blog de David Cabas

A quelques jours du Sommet des Nations Unies sur le climat de Copenhague qui ressemblera de nombreux chefs d’état et de gouvernement afin des solutions face au soi disant réchauffement climatique. La campagne de désinformation s’accélère.

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Ukraine, WHO and the Geopolitics of Swine Flu Panic

Posted by seumasach on December 2, 2009

F.William Engdahl

Global Research

17th November, 2009

Latest reports of what is being called a deadly Swine Flu outbreak in Ukraine according to on sight reports appear to be a political concoction by a threatened government to avoid election defeat and possibly declare martial law. The details indicate how convenient the current WHO “Swine Flu” H1N1 “pandemic” scare is for regimes in trouble.

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Global Warming: “Fixing the Climate Data around the Policy”

Posted by seumasach on December 1, 2009

Michel Chossudovsky

Global Research

1st December, 2009

More than 15,000 people will be gathering in Copenhagen for COP 15: the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Official delegations from 192 nations will mingle with the representatives of  major multinational corporations, including Royal Dutch Shell, British Petroleum, The representatives of environmental and civil society organizations will also be in attendance. Parties & Observers

Heads of state and heads of government are slated to be in appearance in the later part of the Summit event. (See The essentials in Copenhagen – COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009)

It is worth noting that key decisions and orientations on COP15 had already been wrapped up at the World Business Summit on Climate Change (WBSCC) held in May in Copenhagen, six months ahead of COP15.

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The US dollar is slowly dying

Posted by smeddum on December 1, 2009

By: Jim Willie CB, GoldenJackass.com
Tuesday, 24 November 2009

GoldSeek.com

Not in the last few years have conditions been aligned for a truly explosive upward move in the gold & silver prices. A confluence of factors simply could not be more bullish, promising, and powerful. The psychology has also been raised in awareness on a global basis, as financial centers, media networks, and common folks have coordinated their recognition of the gold bull. They comprehend perhaps two or three of the main factors why gold is rising, out my stated list in a recent article “13 Reasons For a Major Gold Breakout” in September (CLICK HERE). The trio of fundamentals, psychology, and technical chart constitute the trifecta that will push gold & silver to extreme heights, and crush the silly shorts with their myopic half-baked tactics that are certain to make them roadkill, then someone else’s lunch. The factors overlooked by most for the precious metals breakout run pertain to the broken monetary system, the Paradigm Shift away from the USDollar on both financial reserves management and commercial trade settlement, failure of the central bank franchise system, recognition of a criminal syndicate in charge of USGovt financial operations, the Black Hole of severe endless losses by firms taken under the USGovt aegis (AIG, Fannie Mae, and Wall Street firms), the hemorrhage of USGovt deficits, and lastly the dishonor of financial contract law, chronic lapses in financial market integrity, and constant intervention in those financial markets. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dangers and safety of H1N1 swine flu vaccine: what isn’t being publicized

Posted by seumasach on December 1, 2009

According to the government’s own web site at http://www.flu.gov/professional/federal/monitor_immunization_safety.html#v_assesing , these are the Current Federal Plans to Monitor 2009 H1N1 Monovalent Vaccine Safety

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