01/13/10

Permalink Massive Israeli Biological Attack Drill Begins

A two-day exercise simulating a response to a biological warfare attack will begin Wednesday in the Dan region. The exercise, which will be the largest of its kind in Israel's history, will be carried out in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan and Holon, seeks to evaluate the ability of the Home Front, medical services, rescue teams and municipal authorities to respond to conditions created by a biological catastrophe caused either by terrorists or by some kind of accident. Code-named "Orange Flame," the simulation will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Rescue units from the Home Front Command and special hazard detection units from the Israeli Health Ministry will be tasked with locating the source of the biological hazard and dealing with hundreds of settlers exposed to the substance. Jerusalem Post: Massive biological attack drill begins.


Permalink Nobel Peace Prize Winner wants record $708 billion for wars next year

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned — a request that could be an especially hard sell to some of the administration's Democratic allies. The extra $33 billion in 2010 would mostly go toward the expansion of the war in Afghanistan. Obama ordered an extra 30,000 troops for that war as part of an overhaul of the war strategy late last year. Military officials have suggested that the 2011 request would top $700 billion for the first time, but the precise figure has not been made public.


Permalink Calling a Spade a Spade -Video

[You Tube/ Secret Service Censorship: This video or group may contain content that is inappropriate for some users, as flagged by YouTube's user community. To view this video or group, please verify that you are 18 or older by signing in or signing up.] I saw part of this video on O'Reilly tonight and that talking head slut said the secret service should have arrested the guy who confronted Bush the elder in a Houston restaurant and had a few choice words to say to him. Arrested for what? Free speech? Telling the truth? Murderous zionist piece of shit pretty much sums up the life of this psychopath, just one of many Bush traitors. Crude and rude. You bet. But no words can be too strong when speaking truth to power.


Permalink Is this a sort of Homeland Security Politburo?

American Republic replaced by “Council of Governors”? Quietly—even stealthily—in the opening days of the New Year, President Barack Obama has set up a “Council of Governors”. Like the 30-plus czars running America with neither the people’s nor the congress’s blessings, the Council of Governors is already a done deal. “Is this a first step towards Martial Law, or a tie to the InterPol, RAND National Police Force stuff we’ve been hearing about,” asked a Texas patriot who tipped off Canada Free Press (CFP) after finding news of the new Council of Governors on Twitter. “Is this a sort of Homeland Security Politburo? “I do know it’s another sleuth order executed without any announcement, OR EXPLANATION to the People.” Patriots know by now that the promised Obama “transparency” is a fog.


Permalink US supported terrorist group claims responsibility for Iran nuclear physicist death

Iran on Tuesday accused the United States and Israel of assassinating its nuclear scientist. Both Press TV and ISNA reports did not confirm the scientist link to Iran nuclear program. The United States rejected the charges of its involvement in the deadly bomb attack. AWIP: Bomb blast kills Iranian professor. + U.S. calls Iran's accusation of scientist assassination "absurd" Absurd? -Hardly, even though one of the Israeli outfits operating in Iran would just as likely be the culprit. Haaretz: Israel tight-lipped about mysterious death of Iranian nuclear physicist.


Permalink Afghan Analysts: US Troops Moving Closer To Iran Borders

Vahid Mojdeh an Afghanistan political analyst told Iran’s Fars News Agency on Tuesday, that the United States has deployed its forces near the Iranian borders. He said, ‘There are signs of US forces' intention of nearing the Iranian borders gradually.’


Permalink Afghan, foreign forces kill ten protesters

Ten people were killed and 25 others wounded as NATO-led soldiers opened fire on residents protesting civilian deaths. To protest the overnight raid on the residence of tribal elder Haji Qayyum in the Darveshan village, residents staged a demonstration that came under fire from foreign troops, eyewitness Dost Muhammad told Pajhwok Afghan News. Agha Muhammad, another resident who had come to the provincial capital of Lashkargah, said the people -- chanting slogans against international troops -- had informed the district chief of their protest. Even then they were fired on by Afghan and foreign soldiers, he claimed. "Ten protestors were killed and 25 others wounded as a result of firing by the joint force," he alleged, saying those slightly injured were rushed to the Garmser Civil Hospital. Eleven people with serious injuries were shifted to the provincial capital, he continued.


Permalink 100s feared dead as 7.0 magnitude quake hits Haiti

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a massive earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince at 2153 GMT on Tuesday. A tsunami alert was immediately issued for the Caribbean region, including Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the Bahamas, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake, which lasted for more than a minute, toppled one three-story building in Petionville, AFP reported. A tractor quickly arrived at the scene to dig out victims as people fled onto the streets in panic. Al Jazeera: 'Catastrophic quake' rocks Haiti: Centred about 15km inland, west of the capital Port-au-Prince, Tuesday afternoon's quake caused buildings to collapse and is believed to have left hundreds of people trapped under the rubble. Joseph Guyler Delva, a reporter with the Reuters news agency, said he saw dozens of casualties. "Everything started shaking, people were screaming, houses started collapsing," he said. "It's total chaos." As darkness fell in Port-au-Prince, residents desperately tried to dig out survivors or searched for missing relatives in debris-strewn streets amid chaotic scenes. Examiner: SLIDESHOW: Haiti earthquake causes destruction and devastation (photos) + Quake in Haiti: U.S. Embassy unharmed in powerful magnitude 7 earthquake -VIDEO Kyodo.jp: Several hundred thousand people may have died in the quake. Gainesville Times: Thousands feared dead in Haiti quake; many trapped.


Permalink Pat Robertson Cites Haiti’s Earthquake As What Happens When You ‘Swear A Pact To The Devil’

ROBERTSON: "[S]omething happened a long time ago in Haiti and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French. Napoleon the Third and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, “We will serve you if you get us free from the prince.” True story. And so the devil said, “OK, it’s a deal.” They kicked the French out, the Haitians revolted and got themselves free."


Permalink Full-Body Scanners Used on Air Passengers May Damage Human DNA

In order to generate the nude image of the human body, these machines emit terahertz photons -- high-frequency energy "particles" that can pass through clothing and body tissue. The manufacturers of such machines claim they are perfectly safe and present no health risks, but a study conducted by Boian S. Alexandrov (and colleagues) at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico showed that these terahertz waves could "...unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication." In layman's terms, any time you're talking about interfering with "gene expression" and "DNA replication," you're essentially talking about something that could be a risk to human health.


Permalink Israel considering new military attack on Gaza

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad says Israel is mounting a fierce media campaign against the resistance before an intended military aggression on the Gaza Strip. Islamic Jihad spokesman, Davoud Shihab, in a statement on Monday called on the Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza to coordinate their positions to confront the threats should they be translated to the ground. Shihab also criticized some Arab media outlets for repeatedly backing Israeli propaganda and portraying Gaza as a hotbed of terrorism. He commented that such reports cripple solidarity with the Palestinian people and their right to resist the Israeli occupation. He urged all media outlets, journalists and politicians to confront Israeli propaganda and focus on the active role of the Palestinian resistance in defending its land and people against the Israeli war machine. Uruknet: Israel Dragging Gaza to New War: Analysts. 1,500 dead Palestinians (over 300 of them children) and 5,450 injured people was not enough. They want more blood. Lots of it. InstaBlogs/AWIP: When Does It Become A Genocide? Goldstone Report: ISRAEL WAR CRIMES GAZA 4/5. Witness Reports.


Permalink Nablus executions: Shoot first, ask questions later

Nablus executions: Shoot first, ask questions later. "The brutal killing of three Palestinian men by Israeli military forces in Nablus...sparked grief and outrage across Palestine and brought the northern West Bank city to a standstill as thousands mourned the lethal attack."


Permalink The most brazen disdain for democracy in modern times

Bumper banker bonuses are back. And what is it really, if not grand-scale theft – from treasuries, customers and taxpayers. There will be a tidal wave of rage. -There will be no wave of rage from the American taxpayers. You can steal their shirts right off their bodies without a murmur. Over the next two weeks the executives of the leading British and American banks will announce that some £50bn is to be taken from accumulated profit and handed over, not to shareholders or taxpayers, but to themselves. It will be the most outrageous contempt of ­democratic authority in modern times. The sums will be breathtaking, starting with Friday's predicted payout of £18bn at the American bank, JP Morgan Chase. This is almost exactly what it cost the US taxpayer to rescue the bank a year ago. A similar sum is predicted at Goldman Sachs. This is happening at the heart of the western economy that has just endured its worst crash for 30 years, almost entirely through the doings of these banks and executives.


Permalink GOOGLE: A new approach to China

First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses--including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors--have been similarly targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities. Second, we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Based on our investigation to date we believe their attack did not achieve that objective. Only two Gmail accounts appear to have been accessed, and that activity was limited to account information (such as the date the account was created) and subject line, rather than the content of emails themselves. BBC: Google "no longer willing to continue censoring our results" on its Chinese search engine. + Google 'may pull out of China after Gmail cyber attack'. Al Jazeera: Google 'may quit China'.


Permalink US think tank seeks to connect Iran, Yemen, Qaeda

A report says a high-profile neoconservative think tank in the United States is reportedly working to establish a propaganda link between Iran, the Yemeni opposition groups and al-Qaeda militants. The alleged connection between Iran, the Shia Houthi fighters in northern Yemen, the Yemeni separatists in the south and the militants has been the subject of discussions between Chris Harnisch and Frederick Kagan, two scholars at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI). Both Frederick Kagan and his father Donald are signatories to the Project for the New American Century manifesto titled Rebuilding America's Defenses (2000). -This is a Project for the New Israeli Century, where Amerikan "think tanks" are to wrap propaganda around the "facts" and sell it to "the world", i.e. to Israel/US & their Western friends.


Permalink Astronomers: Mysterious unknown object to ‘whizz close by’ Earth Wednesday morning

Astronomers say an object will fly by the Earth on Wednesday—but they don’t know exactly what the mysterious object is. The Associated Press reports that the unknown object won’t hit the Earth, but will “whizz close by” at 7:47 a.m., about 80,000 miles from the planet. It may be bright enough to view with a good telescope from the Western United States. Scientists believe the object may be a tiny asteroid or could even be space junk. Whatever the case, they believe it is too small to cause damage at about 33 to 50 feet wide. Discovery News: 2010 AL30: Asteroid or Space Junk? (Updated): A near-Earth object that could be manmade has just been discovered hurtling toward us. On Wednesday (Jan. 13), an object called 2010 AL30 will fly by Earth at a distance of just 130,000 km (80,000 miles). That's only one-third of the way from here to the moon, ie: very close. According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Small Body Database, 2010 AL30 has now been classified as an "Apollo" class near-Earth asteroid (NEA) rather than anything manmade. Apollo class asteroids cross the path of the Earth and are confined to an orbit around the sun similar to that of our planet. This classification is named after an asteroid called 1862 Apollo that was discovered in 1932.


Permalink Blair aid unapologetic for UK contributions to lies about Iraq

A close aide to former Prime Minister Tony Blair made a defiantly unrepentant appearance on Tuesday before the panel investigating Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war, saying Britain should “be really proud of the role that we played in changing Iraq from what it was to what it is now becoming.” At one point, plunging into an issue that has been a touchstone for many in Britain who believe that the country was deceived by Mr. Blair over intelligence indicating that Saddam Hussein had chemical or biological weapons, Mr. Campbell said he defended “every single word” of a controversial government dossier produced by 10 Downing Street in September 2002, which cited intelligence indicating that Iraq could launch such weapons within 45 minutes. The Guardian: Iraq invasion violated international law, Dutch inquiry finds. AWIP: Alastair Campbell had Iraq dossier changed to fit US claims. + Campbell: Blair wrote letters to Bush in 2002 saying 'we are with you' on Iraq.


Permalink H1N1 'false pandemic' biggest pharma-fraud of century

The Council of Europe will launch a probe into pharmaceutical companies accused of manipulating Swine Flu data. This follows a claim by a renowned German scientist that vaccine manufacturers pressured the World Health Organisation into declaring a Swine Flu pandemic seeking to increase profits.


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