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Israeli election muddies Obama’s waters

Posted by seumasach on February 14, 2009

 “There is a fundamental departure of interests on Iran between Washington and Jerusalem. Israel insists that a clash with Iran is inevitable, despite Obama’s robust diplomacy towards Tehran.” 

But note, this departure of interests applies to Obama, not Biden. A move towards Iran and away from Israel would bring some confirmation of Webster Tarpley’s analysis

 M K Bhadrakumar 

Asia Times

14th February, 2009

United States President Barack Obama’s Middle East project took two impressive steps forward during the week, but eventually got pushed back by almost one. 

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The blood of Dresden

Posted by seumasach on February 14, 2009

 

Times Online

1 st June, 2008 

The author Kurt Vonnegut was a prisoner of war in Dresden during the allied bombing raids and was later forced to dig out bodies from the ruined city. In papers discovered by his son after his death last year, he provides a searing eyewitness account of the ‘obscene brutality’ that inspired his novel Slaughterhouse-Five

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Diluted to Oblivion, Dead Banks

Posted by smeddum on February 14, 2009

 
By: Jim Willie CB, GoldenJackass.com

– Posted Friday, 13 February 2009 |
A hard time came when deciding upon a title today. “Dead Banks Walking” or “Insolvent & Motionless Yet Standing” or “Much Ado About No Credit” or “The Bank Vampires” or“The Primary Dark Syndicates” made sense. But what came to mind when a comment made by the Jackass in June 2008 on the Vancouver stage at a Cambridge House Metals & Mining Conference. My words to close a panel discussion on the banks were “Just wait, in several months you will see the entire US banking system go insolvent, its stock prices dwindle to nothing, as it will be diluted into oblivion!” It happened. The response by the USGovt, the USFed, Wall Street banks, and the USCongress will result in very little remedy since their first objective is to keep in place the cover-up to their gigantic fraud, much of which still eludes the financial press. By the time conditions worsen, rescues will not be the primary objective any longer. Rather, prevention of collapse will become the urgent priority. Desperate official actions will result in turning the corner on inflation, from the so-called deflation toward hyper-inflation. The gold & silver price will find release. Already, their prices are disconnected from the USDollar.Gold & silver serve as panic meters, systemic breakdown meters, monetary meters, and official desperation meters. The USEconomy has entered an acceleration phase in its breakdown. Gold & silver are poised to make new highs and not look back. They have responded to growing monetary disasters.Incredibly powerful events are in the works, to be unleashed within the next several months. What an exciting yet tragic time! The Hat Trick Letter analyzes the events, both public and hidden, in detail. Read the rest of this entry »

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Understanding the Judicial cover-up of 9/11 & the sinking of the ‘Estonia’

Posted by smeddum on February 14, 2009

UNDERSTANDING THE JUDICIAL COVER-UP OF 9-11 
& THE SINKING OF ESTONIA

“I would like some truth and accountability 
— and I want the public to hear it.” 

– Mike Low, father of Sara E. Low, 
flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11.


11/2/09
The most steadfast fighters in the prolonged struggle for the truth of what really happened on 9-11 are the relatives of three victims who died at the World Trade Center.  These dedicated families represent the last plaintiffs from the nearly 3,000 victims of 9-11.  While I know of one other unresolved wrongful death lawsuit, all the other families of victims have reached out-of-court settlements.  Although the 9-11 tort litigation is of immense historical importance to all Americans, it remains one of the most under-reported stories of our time.     Read the rest of this entry »

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Photographing Iraq war fallen shows the full costs of war

Posted by smeddum on February 14, 2009

Photographing Iraq war fallen shows the full costs of war
Seattle Times
Feb12 2009
Barring photographs of fallen soldiers returning to the U.S. has always been the way proponents of the war in Iraq shielded its full cost from public view. That ought to change with a rescinding of the Pentagon policy. Read the rest of this entry »

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Poem for Valentine’s day

Posted by smeddum on February 14, 2009

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Global recovery rests on a fresh US approach to China

Posted by seumasach on February 13, 2009

 

Martin Jacques

Guardian

13th February, 2009

The key relationship for any global recovery is between the US andChina. By the same token, any serious deterioration in their relationship would propel the world towards a second Great Depression. The Chinese citizen has funded the credit-driven American consumer boom: or, to put it another way, China’s government has enabled the US to run an enormous current account deficit by buying huge quantities of US treasury bills. If China stops this, the value of the US dollar would plunge, and a bitter trade war, engulfing the rest of the world, would ensue.

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FBI Targeting Major Financial Firms for Fraud

Posted by seumasach on February 13, 2009

February 12, 2009 (LPAC)–The FBI is targetting 38 major firms for fraud “directly related to the current economic crisis,” according to a top FBI official, and ultimately the number could rise into the hundreds. “These are companies, businesses that everybody knows about,” said John Pistole, the FBI’s Deputy Director.

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Codex misinformation creates public confusion

Posted by seumasach on February 13, 2009

 

ANHCampaign

If you don’t know what Codex is, find out more at the 
ANH Codex campaign page

There is presently a lot of information circulating on the internet about Codex—and its potential imminent impact on the banning of food (dietary) supplements including vitamins, minerals and herbs—that is inaccurate.

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U.S. judges admit to jailing children for money

Posted by alfied on February 13, 2009

Reuters

by Jon Hurdle

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Two judges pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting more than $2.6 million from a private youth detention center in Pennsylvania in return for giving hundreds of youths and teenagers long sentences. Read the rest of this entry »

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Presidents of Russia, Turkey adopt strategic declaration

Posted by seumasach on February 13, 2009

 

MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) – The presidents of Russia and Turkey adopted a joint declaration following talks in Moscow on Friday to promote ties and enhance bilateral friendship and partnership.

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