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Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal

Cass Sunstein wants the government to “cognitively infiltrate” anti-government groups

Glenn Greenwald
salon.com
Jan. 15, 2010 |

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Cass Sunstein has long been one of Barack Obama’s closest confidants.  Often mentioned as a likely Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, Sunstein is currently Obama’s head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs where, among other things, he is responsible for… »»»

US pushing Pakistan into the abyss of oblivion

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

razia-razia.blogspot.com
By Zafar Bangash
We are supposed to hate suicide bombers, those grotesque creatures hell-bent on killing innocent people because of their “demented ideology”. There is no shortage of experts delivering sermons from every pulpit pontificating on the evils of terrorism. Government officials and their media sycophants join in this chorus but few bother… »»»

Scanning the Abdulmutallab story for more lies

Online JournalBy Jerry Mazza
Online Journal Associate Editor
Jan 7, 2010, 00:23
Returning to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s attempt to blow up a Northwest airliner on Christmas day, let’s scan the body of evidence for government lies, the real explosive elements. Let’s give Umar a good dose of radiation with the knowledge that first reveals the 80 grams… »»»

Hackable Drones, Crumbling Empire

By Tom Burghardt

Global Research, January 1, 2010

Antifascist Calling…

On the eve of the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, historian Chalmers Johnson observed in The Sorrows of Empire: “At this late date … it is difficult to imagine how Congress, much like the Roman senate in the last days of the republic, could be brought… »»»

Obama and Afghanistan: America’s Drug-Corrupted War

Obama and Afghanistan: America’s Drug-Corrupted War
By Peter Dale Scott

Global Research, January 1, 2010

The presidential electoral campaign of Barack Obama in 2008, it was thought, “changed the political debate in a party and a country that desperately needed to take a new direction.”[1] Like most preceding presidential winners dating back at least to… »»»

Dred Scott Redux: Obama and the Supremes Stand Up for Slavery

by Chris Floyd Friday, 18 December 2009 chris-floyd.com
While we were all out doing our Christmas shopping, the highest court in the land quietly put the kibosh on a few more of the remaining shards of human liberty.
It happened earlier this week, in a discreet ruling that attracted almost no notice and took little time…. »»»

Healthcare Mandate vs. the Constitution

By David Swanson afterdowningstreet.org 12-23-2009
Does the United States Constitution allow Congress to force people to purchase a product (health insurance) from a private corporation, and fine them or tax them if they refuse? The answer is a matter of debate, but there is little dispute that such an act of Congress would be… »»»

The day before 9/11 Osama bin Laden was in Pak military hospital

globalresearch.ca by Michel Chossudovsky 12-21-2009

September 11, 2001: America and NATO Declare War on Afghanistan

NATO’s Doctrine of Collective Security
by Michel Chossudovsky

Why are American and NATO troops in Afghanistan?
What is the justification for waging war on a country of 28 million people?
What justifies Obama’s military surge?
Both the media and… »»»

Empire, Obama and America’s Last Taboo

rockcreekfreepress.com A Speech by John Pilger 8-30-2009

A Speach by John Pilger, Socialism 2009, San Francisco, July 4, 2009

Transcribed by Elaine Sullivan / RCFP
Two years ago I spoke at “Socialism in Chicago” about an invisible government which is a term used by Edward Bernays, one the founders of modern propaganda. It was… »»»

The 2010 Food Crisis Means Financial Armageddon

by Eric deCarbonnel 12-17-2009 marketskeptics.com

*****2010 Food Crisis for Dummies*****
by Eric deCarbonnel If you read any economic, financial, or political analysis for 2010 that doesn’t mention the food shortage looming next year, throw it in the trash, as it is worthless. There is overwhelming, undeniable evidence that the world will run out of food… »»»

The Economic Crisis and What Must be Done

richardccook.com 11-23-2009 Richard C. Cook
The United States does not control its own destiny. Rather it is controlled by an international financial elite, of which the American branch works out of big New York banks like J.P. Morgan Chase, Wall Street investment firms such as Goldman Sachs, and the Federal Reserve System. They in… »»»

The Critical Unraveling of U.S. Society

By David DeGraw ampedstatus.com 11-18-2009
Report Contents:
———————I: U.S. Societal Breakdown
———————II: Environmental Crisis
———————III: The Obama Myth
———————IV: Economic Coup - Theft of Trillions
———————V: National Emergency

Download Full Report in PDF format
The economic elite have launched an attack on the U.S.
public and society is unraveling at an increased rate.

I: U.S. Societal Breakdown
You may have missed… »»»

Major Hasan Of Fort Hood - A Patsy In A Drill Gone Live?

By Webster G. Tarpley 11-15-9 rense.com
In the wake of the massacre at Fort Hood Texas , two principal theories have emerged to explain the conduct of the accused shooter, identified by the U.S. Army as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist of Jordanian-Palestinian ancestry. One of these theories is… »»»

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, jihadist or patsy?

Nov 13, 2009 By Jerry Mazza onlinejournal.com
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, jihadist or patsy?
By Jerry Mazza
Online Journal Associate Editor

Nov 13, 2009, 00:28
The story as it unwinds seems too scripted to be true. That Army psychiatrist and Major Nidal M. Hasan went on a rampage at Fort Hood with two guns blazing, a .357 Magnum… »»»

Escalation of the Afghan War: US-NATO Target Russia, China and Iran

2009 September 16 by Rick Rozoff pakalert.wordpress.com

The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are expanding their nearly eight-year war in Afghanistan both in scope, with deadly drone missile attacks inside Pakistan, and in intensity, with daily reports of more NATO states’ troops slated for deployment and calls for as many as… »»»

Honduras: A Victory for “Smart Power”

by Eva Golinger 11-6-2009 voltairenet.org

Honduras: A Victory for “Smart Power”
by Eva Golinger*

The coup d’état in Honduras - instigated, executed and supported by the United States - offers a clear illustration of the new US foreign policy. Underneath nothing has changed. Washington continues to ” do and… »»»

The 1991 Gulf Massacre — Part II

by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed 11-8-2009 voltairenet.org

Setting the U.S. Trap for Saddam Hussein (Part 2)
The 1991 Gulf Massacre
by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed*

In the second part of his study Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed offers a behind-the-scenes account of the 1991 Gulf War revealing that, contrary to conventional opinion, there… »»»

The 1991 Gulf Massacre — Part I

by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed 10-28-2009 voltairenet.org

The Historical & Strategic Context of Western Terrorism in The Gulf (Part 1)
The 1991 Gulf Massacre
by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed*

From one of the world’s foremost authorities in terrorism and conflict analysis, this masterful study - published by Voltaire Network in… »»»

A Call for Clarity on the Afghanistan War

Sonali Kolhatkar | November 2, 2009 fpif.org Commentary

Editor: Emily Schwartz Greco

Foreign Policy In Focus

www.fpif.org

While President Barack Obama reviews his strategy on Afghanistan, a perfect moment to send a strong unified message to end the war is slipping through our fingers. Whether it’s because we seem to have bought into the lies about the… »»»

An Analysis of Warrantless Wiretapping-Part I

Saturday, 7. November 2009 boilingfrogspost.com by ‘Ishmael’
Definition of Terms & Analysis of Klein’s AffidavitThis piece will attempt to analyze the US Government’s Warrantless Wiretap Program utilizing open source information including A.T.&T. Whistleblower Mark Klein’s EFF affidavit, podcasts by James Bamford and Russell Tice available on this site, and comparisons with similar surveillance… »»»

Destabilizing Baluchistan, Fracturing Pakistan

The Triangle of Jundallah, the Taliban, and Sipah-e-Sahaba
by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

“Managed Chaos” is the proper term to describe the tensions in NATO-garrisoned Afghanistan and the border zones of Pakistan. Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are now being described by the Pentagon and NATO as the same front in the very same war, are tied to… »»»

Osama bin Laden Responsible for the 9/11 Attacks? Where is the Evidence?

by David Ray Griffin November 2, 2009 globalresearch.ca

The idea that Osama bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 attacks has been an article of faith for public officials and the mainstream media. Calling it an “article of faith” points to two features of this idea. On the one hand, no one in… »»»

Has The Government Broken the Social Contract with the American People?

georgewashington2.blogspot.com 11-1-2009
In a provocative comment to an essay I wrote, Kevin de Bruxelles argues that the government has broken the social contract with the American people, and discusses the ultimate meaning of such a breach of contract:
One only needs to consult Hobbes to see where the answer lies.
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Congressional Research Service: Afghanistan Report

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United Nations Report on Afghan opium — Read it yourself

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The Goldstone Report — Read it yourself.

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Geo-Strategic Chessboard Pushing India Towards War With China

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya voltairenet.org 24 October 2009

Geo-Strategic Chessboard Pushing India Towards War With China by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya*
Since 1947, India has not fully pledged itself to any camp or global pole during the Cold War and as a result was a founding member of the… »»»

US Cities Increasing Use of Armed Mercenaries to Replace Police

Jeremy Scahill voltairenet.org 26 April 2009

From Iraq to the streets of American cities, the deployment of private security forces - including Israeli commandos - to take the place of police officers has spiked significantly and is raising grave concerns. Few areas have seen as dramatic a transformation to privatized services… »»»

Read the Official Swine Flu Emergency, Detention, Isolation & Quarantine ORDERS

Original Source is… »»»

Who controls the intelligence services?

darkpolitricks.com 10-25-2009

A recent bomb in Iran that killed 42 people, mainly Iranian Republican guards has been blamed on Jundullah the terrorist organisation that some claim is controlled by the CIA. This organisation is supposedly being used by the USA as a front in its hidden agenda to topple the Iranian government from within by… »»»

FOR JUSTICE FOR IRAQ: LEGAL CASE FILED AGAINST FOUR US PRESIDENTS AND FOUR UK PRIME MINISTERS FOR WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND GENOCIDE IN IRAQ

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Date: 7 October 2009

FOR JUSTICE FOR IRAQ:
LEGAL CASE FILED AGAINST
FOUR US PRESIDENTS
AND FOUR UK PRIME MINISTERS
FOR WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
AND GENOCIDE IN IRAQ

MADRID: Today the Spanish Senate, acting to confirm a decision already taken under pressure from powerful governments accused of grave crimes,… »»»

Afghan government ‘legitimacy’ is critical to U.S. imperialism

rawa.org 10-23-2009 By Kenneth J. Theisen

Whether Karzai or Abdullah wins the upcoming election, it will make no difference to the Afghan people. They will still be victims in the war between the U.S. imperialists and the reactionary forces aligned around the Taliban and al Queda.

By Kenneth J. Theisen

On October 20, 2009 Afghan… »»»

Israeli Surveillance of the Future Hijackers and FBI Suspects in the September 11 Attacks and Their Failure to Give Us Adequate Warning: The Need for a Public Inquiry

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FAKE TERROR - THE ROAD TO WAR AND DICTATORSHIP

blackhawkdesign.net
It’s the oldest trick in the book, dating back to Roman times; creating the enemies you need.

In 70 BC, an ambitious minor politician and extremely wealthy man, Marcus Licinius Crassus, wanted to rule Rome. Just to give you an idea of what sort of man Crassus really was, he is credited with invention of the… »»»

Not the will of the people, but the fear of the people, has led a majority of Irish voters to approve ratifying the Lisbon Treaty

nationalplatform.org Anthony Coughlan 10-3-2009

Statement by Anthony Coughlan on the Lisbon Two referendum result

Not the will of the people, but the fear of the people, has led a majority of Irish voters to approve ratifying the Lisbon Treaty in yesterday’s re-run referendum.
Ireland’s voters voted not on the content of Lisbon but on membership of… »»»

The Police Are Rioting, Reflections on Pittsburgh–by David Rovics

The Police Are Rioting, Reflections on Pittsburgh
by David Rovics

If any elements of the corporate media have been paying any attention to what’s been happening on the streets of Pittsburgh over the past few days I haven’t noticed, so I thought I’d write my own account.
There is a popular assumption asserted ad nauseum by our leaders… »»»

Naomi Wolf: Urgent message to supporters of the Campaign for Reader Privacy>>Please help to amend the Patriot Act!!

facebook.com Naomi Wolf 9-27-2009
OP-ED–Naomi Wolf

Naomi Wolf: Urgent message to supporters of the Campaign for Reader Privacy

Naomi Wolf’s Notes

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(I think by “Thursday” they mean 10/1–this was sent on Friday, 9/25.)
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Our long fight to restore the protections for reader privacy that were eliminated by… »»»

America will not be satisfied until, like Rome, she has more enemies and more wars than she can survive.

Paul Craig Roberts 9-25-2009 opednews.com
OP-ED: More Lies, More Deception
For OpEdNews: Paul Craig Roberts - Writer
“What does imperialism mean? It means the assertion of absolute force over others.” ~~Robert Lowe 1878
The G-20 ministers declared their meeting in Pittsburgh a success, but as Rob Kall reports in OpEdNews.com, the meeting’s main success was to turn… »»»

9/11 Truth. An American Enigma A Message to Truth Activists

by Prof Peter Phillips globalresearch.ca September 20, 2009

9/11 has become an American enigma. For many, 9/11 remains a puzzling, inexplicable, phenomenon that defies understanding in its complexities and misinformation. Most people doubt the full truth of the 9/11 Commission’s report, but are unable to accept that people inside the government could be… »»»

Lisbon Treaty: moving up gears until total control lay in the hands of the oligarchic political elite

no2lisbon2.com

A Brief History of Deception: European Integration
Even a brief look at the history of the evolution of the European Union confirms that the strategy of its architects has always been to move discreetly and slowly yet deftly and surely towards the eventual goal of total political integration within a federalist superstate. Jean Monnet, considered the… »»»

Martial Law Alert Over Swine Flu

September 07, 2009 Steve Lendman sjlendman.blogspot.com
Martial Law Alert Over Swine Flu - by Stephen Lendman
Fact check:
– no Swine Flu threat exists;
– reported H1N1 infections and deaths are uncorroborated;
– WHO predicting a global pandemic affecting “as many as two billion people….over the next two years” is falsified hype unless a diabolical depopulation scheme (by… »»»

Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer

By Fred Gardner, O’Shaughnessy’s August 28, 2009 alternet.org
New research shows here seems to be something in pot that actually undermines cancer, instead of causing it. — and the media are doing their best to ignore it.

Editor’s Note: There is a groundswell of attention in the news to marijuana’s role in causing and preventing various… »»»

The Weimar Hyperinflation? Could it Happen Again?

by Ellen Brown May 19, 2009 globalresearch.ca
“It was horrible. Horrible! Like lightning it struck. No one was prepared. The shelves in the grocery stores were empty. You could buy nothing with your paper money.” – Ralph Foster, “Fiat Paper Currency: The Hstory and Evolution of Our Money”

… »»»

Kevin Ryan: Demolition Access To The WTC Towers: Part Two - Security

Demolition Access To The WTC Towers: Part Two - Security
by Kevin R. Ryan
August 13, 2009
Scoop Independent News
See also… Kevin R. Ryan: Demolition access to the WTC TowersWho could have placed explosives in the World Trade Center (WTC) towers? This is the second essay in a series that attempts to answer that question. The first installment began… »»»

Kevin R. Ryan: Demolition access to the WTC Towers–Part I

scoop.co.nz 7-11-2009 Kevin Ryan
Saturday, 11 July 2009, 7:03 pm
Opinion: www.UnansweredQuestions.org

Distribution via the Unanswered Questions Wire
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Demolition access to the World Trade Center towers: Part one - tenants
Kevin R. Ryan 7-09-09
Note: The author is indebted to a few particularly useful sources of information and inspiration, including Russ Baker’s book “Family of… »»»

The State of Civil Disobedience on the Left and the Right

AUGUST 9, 2009 georgewashington2.blogspot.com
In a new article published in The Nation entitled “We Need More Protest to Make Reform Possible”, professor of politics Peter Dreier shows that change cannot happen unless people engage in civil disobedience:
Why is there so little protest in response to these hard economic times? …
Public opinion polls reveal that Americans… »»»

The WHO plans to vaccinate more than half the World’s population

The Worldwide H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic.
The WHO plans to vaccinate more than half the World’s population
by Global Research 8-4-2009 globalresearch.ca
THE H1N1 SWINE FLU PANDEMIC. SELECTED ARTICLES, NEWS REPORTS, ANALYSIS AND VIDEOS (SCROLL DOWN)
Global Research Editor’s Note
We bring to the attention of our readers a collection of in-depth reports and articles on the H1N1… »»»

Capitalism’s Self-Inflicted Apocalypse

Published on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by CommonDreams.org
by Michael Parenti
After the overthrow of communist governments in Eastern Europe, capitalism was paraded as the indomitable system that brings prosperity and democracy, the system that would prevail unto the end of history.
The present economic crisis, however, has convinced even some prominent free-marketeers that something is gravely amiss…. »»»

Taboo News and Corporate Media

By Peter Phillips July 2009
The corporate media in the United States are ignoring valid news stories, based on university quality research. It appears that certain topics are simply forbidden inside the mainstream corporate media today. To openly cover these news stories would stir up questions regarding “inconvenient truths” that many in the US… »»»

Was America Attacked by Muslims on 9/11? — David Ray Griffin

Was America Attacked by Muslims on 9/11?
By David Ray Griffin
Global Research, September 10, 2008
OpEdNews.com
Much of America’s foreign policy since 9/11 has been based on the assumption that it was attacked by Muslims on that day. This assumption was used, most prominently, to justify the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is now widely agreed that… »»»

Steven Jones on thermite chips_on Guns & Butter

This show was broadcast June 8, 2009.
It is now archived here — Use Player
Coming up today and every Monday at 7:00 pm Pacific - 10:00 pm Eastern - 03:00 GMT GUNS AND BUTTER with Bonnie Faulkner Ground Zero Evidence for High Tech Explosives — Dr. Steven E. Jones Interview with… »»»

A Tale of Two Depressions

Barry Eichengreen & Kevin H. O’Rourke, 4 June 2009, voxeu.org
This is an update of the authors’ 6 April 2009 column comparing today’s global crisis to the Great Depression. World industrial production, trade, and stock markets are diving faster now than during 1929-30. Fortunately, the policy response to date is much better. The update… »»»

THE TRUTH IS NOT ENOUGH - How to Overcome Emotional Barriers to 9/11 Truth

4/21/2009
by Ken Jenkins
www.GlobalOutlook.ca  Issue 13 – Annual 2009
How many times has this happened to you? You
are explaining to someone some of the rational,
logical reasons why the official story of 9/11
can’t be true, perhaps explaining how WTC 7 fell in the exact
manner of a professionally planned controlled demolition – a
job which would typically take weeks to… »»»

Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe

The Open Chemical Physics Journal, 2009, 2, 7-31
Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe
pp.7-31 (25) Authors: Niels H. Harrit, Jeffrey Farrer, Steven E. Jones, Kevin R. Ryan, Frank M. Legge, Daniel Farnsworth, Gregg Roberts, James R. Gourley, Bradley R. Larsen
doi: 10.2174/1874412500902010007
Abstract
We have discovered distinctive red/gray chips in… »»»

Study claims ‘highly engineered explosive’ found in WTC rubble

Stephen C. Webster
Published: Saturday April 4, 2009
The Raw Story
A team of scientists claim to have unearthed startling data from dust and debris gathered in the days and weeks after the World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001.
In a study published by the Open Chemical Physics Journal — a peer-reviewed, scientific publication — Steven… »»»