"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people"

- John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801)

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Thursday Evening - Febraury 4, 2010


It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
-Samuel Adams



Thursday Evening - February 4, 2010

"You may run into debt - but you have to crawl to get out" - Derry Brownfield




Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits off the Northern California coast near Eureka ...

Los Angeles Times - ‎26 minutes ago‎
February 4, 2010 | 1:25 pm

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, near the Humboldt County area hit by last month's 6.5 temblor.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, but the quake was felt over a large swath of the region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake hit at about 12:20 p.m. approximately 50 miles northwest of Eureka. Officials were checking for structural damage, including examining buildings that were damaged in the Jan. 9 quake.

The January quake caused more than $30 million in damage and resulted in the planned demolition of at least one building.

On Twitter, some residents said they felt a sharp jolt, but they added that it did not feel as strong as the January quake.

[Updated at 1:40 p.m.: The Eureka Times-Standard reported Thursday's quake occurred in roughly the same area as last month's quake and appears to be an aftershock. It quoted emergency personnel as saying they doubted there would be major damage from this quake.]


Blizzard warnings in effect for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this weekend


Appears that there may even be "near-blizzard conditions" starting on Friday in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, while there will be a full-on blizzard in New Jersey and Delaware. A winter storm warning will be in effect for the nation's capital and the surrounding area's starting Friday at 10:00 a.m., while the blizzard warning for the Northeast takes effect on Friday at 4:00 p.m. The blizzard could pound up to two feet of snow in New Jersey, while Baltimore and Washington D.C. could both reach over a foot of the white stuff.





"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people"

- John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801)



Next in Line for Bailout: Social Security...





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Published: Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | 4:46 PM ET
CNBC

The Dow fell below 10,000 Thursday for the first time since last November amid worries about the US job market and Europe's ability to get a grip on its debt.



"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power."

Benito Mussolini

Corporate Empire vs. the Free Market:

Reports From an ex-Corporate Insider

Canada Free Press Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Given the recent Supreme Court decision (Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission) to remove limits on corporate spending in federal elections, the time has come to reconsider the entrenched American belief about corporations before they kill off the free market for good. The gap between belief and reality on this issue is profound.

In the destructive left vs. right paradigm of American politics, the right loudly proclaims the benevolence of corporations fueling freedom’s cause. I subscribed to this ideology as well—that is until I actually experienced corporate reality. The right seems to equate corporations with the fundamental essence of America and the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson would be stunned. READ MORE



The United Nations is just a debating society and a 'front' for banks


Bring Back HUAC

By Michael Savage 04 Feb 2010 (Part 1)

Many people alive today don't remember what the House Un-American Activities Committee was. HUAC was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives that looked into subversion of the U.S. government. It investigated those accused of being Communists within the U.S. government. It investigated those of being Communists with the U.S. media, especially in Hollywood. And to a large extent, it was successful in exposing Communist infiltration.




Breakdown Of The Gold Market

Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010 Feb 03, 2010 - 05:07 PM

By: Jim Willie CB

A great disconnect exists in the gold market between the exchange futures contract price (the paper price) and the gold bullion paid price for transactions (the physical price). The differential in price is growing wider, enough to place tremendous pressure on the gold market itself. Look not to the gold premium paid for purchases, but to high volume purchases in the tens of million$. In mid-December, almost every demand for gold contract delivery was matched by a cash delivery, complete with 25% bonus premium offered. The officials even produced a new ledger item called 'Cash For Delivery' that was necessary to balance their badgered books. It prompted little attention. Some call it a basic bribe. Others call it a technical default.

READ MORE:
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article16987.html


Report: Long Island's hungry up 20 percent

(NY Post - Feb 3 2010) A new study by a national hunger relief organization finds there are an estimated 283,700 Long Islanders — including nearly 110,000 children — who face the risk of going hungry every day.



Phoenix gives OK to 2% tax on food

Move will help fix budget, save Police, Fire dept. jobs

Desperate to save police, fire and other city jobs, a divided Phoenix City Council on Tuesday approved a sales tax on grocery items that will generate tens of millions of dollars a year.

The 2 percent food tax will take effect April 1 and expire after five years, though Mayor Phil Gordon said the council has the option of reversing its decision after it hears from the public during 15 budget hearings planned for this month.






Children Prisoners of the U.S. War of Terror

Kenneth J. Theisen | Many people in this country are aware of the atrocious conditions and treatment of adult prisoners in the U.S. war of terror. But few are aware that thousands of children have also been taken by the U.S. and its allies in this war of terror.





Money is Tight Everywhere, Unit Its Time to Fund the Military



Sherwood Ross: WHY IS AMERICA IN SO MANY WARS?

Given all the wars the United States has waged, "It is preposterous but true that we do not see ourselves as a nation that seeks war," writes Lawrence Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover. "We see ourselves as a peace loving nation" and that message is constantly drummed into the public by government and media.








Patriot Act - Eight Years Later

Anther advocate, Chip Pitts, president of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, told Truthout, "The revelations in the latest Inspector General report of still further FBI abuses and lies regarding National Security Letter authorities under the Patriot Act add to the long list of previous abuses, confirming once again what has been known for centuries: power corrupts."

He added, "As many of us predicted, the Patriot Act has been applied not just to terrorism cases but a wide range of domestic crimes ranging from credit card fraud to child pornography, an example of mission creep at odds with the justifications and representations made when the law was passed.







State Farm cancels thousands in Florida

The largest homeowners insurer in Florida is canceling the policies of 125,000 of its most vulnerable customers beginning Aug. 1, halfway through the 2010 hurricane season.







Ron Paul On The Tea Party Movement

Siddhartha Mahanta | Warning voters about the dangers of an overstretched and overcommitted government, Paul provided today’s Tea Partiers with a blueprint for grassroots success.



Ron Paul warns of Coming Social and Political Chaos

You Tube | Congressman Ron Paul, who has long warned of the coming economic collapse that hit in 2008, now warns that the crash of the dollar could result in social anarchy and instability.



POLICE STATE

BeyoncĂ©’s Police State Performance at the Grammy Awards

Infowars.com | Just acclimating the civilians to men in black uniforms.



Guarding the Road in: A Move to Confiscate Guns, How It Will be Done, and the Event to Make It Happen




CNN video:

Judge seals tape of cop using taser to kill prisoner





‘Virtual’ Border Fence Plagued by Glitches, Long Delays

AZ Central | President Barack Obama’s proposed 2011 budget would cut the border patrol by 180 agents and trim spending on a “virtual fence” along the nation’s Southwest border.



CYBERSPACE
Akamai Real-Time Web Monitor
Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers



Is the U.S. Gearing Up for Cyber War?


Hacking for Fun and Profit in China's Underworld




Police Want Backdoor to Web Users' Private Data



The Brain-Computer Interface X PRIZE will reward a team that provides vision to the blind, new bodies to disabled people...




Grandmother is falsely accused of file-sharing

Feb 3 2010

The likely issue, of course, was an unsecured router. Paradiso said she tried locking her network down but acknowledged that she isn’t an expert. Given that Paradiso has little technology background and no children living at home, someone outside her home probably used the connection to download copyrighted files.

READ MORE:



FLASHBACK Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack

November 21, 2008
Fox News

The Pentagon has suffered from a cyber attack so alarming that it has taken the unprecedented step of banning the use of external hardware devices, such as flash drives and DVD's, FOX News has learned.

The attack came in the form of a global virus or worm that is spreading rapidly throughout a number of military networks.

"We have detected a global virus for which there has been alerts, and we have seen some of this on our networks," a Pentagon official told FOX News. "We are now taking steps to mitigate the virus."

The official could not reveal the source of the attack because that information remains classified.

"Daily there are millions of scans of the GIG, but for security reasons we don't discuss the number of actual intrusions or attempts, or discuss specific measures commanders in the field may be taking to protect and defend our networks," the department said in an official statement.

Military computers are often referred to as part of the Global Information Grid, or GIG, a system composed of 17 million computers, many of which house classified or sensitive information.

FOX News obtained a copy of one memo sent out last week to an Army division within the Pentagon warning of the cyber attack.

"Due to the presence of commercial malware, CDR USSTRATCOM has banned the use of removable media (thumb drives, CDRs/DVDRs, floppy disks) on all DoD networks and computers effective immediately."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/11/20/pentagon-cyber-siege-unprecedented-attack/






Digital Doomsday: The End of Knowledge

"A century or so after the power goes off, little will remain of the digital age except what's on paper"




The Trigger Effect (video)


The first in the Connections series Both the beginning and the end of the story are here. The end is our present dependence on complex technological networks illustrated by the NYC power blackouts. Life came almost to a standstill: support systems taken for granted failed. How did we become so helpless? Technology originated with the plow and agriculture. Each invention demands its own follow-up: once started, it is hard to stop. This segment ends in Kuwait, where society has leapt from ancient Egypt to the technology of today in 30 years.



LAYOFFS

Layoffs at Wal-Mart headquarters in northwestern Arkansas "blindsided" employee

WREG - ‎6 hours ago‎
By AP BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Layoffs of 300 employees by Wal-Mart at its headquarters in Bentonville left one of the employees "shocked, ...




Battle for the Soul of Organic Dairy Farmers Goes on Behind the Scenes

There is a battle going on in the White House for the very soul of the organic dairy movement - and possibly over the future of small family-operated dairy farms - and you don't even know it. I'd like to think that I'm overstating things but no.

And guess who has been lobbying hard to "sway the Obama administration," according to the Organic Consumers Association? None other than Aurora Dairy (whose chairman Mark Retzloff and his wife, Theresa, contributed $4,600 to the 2008 presidential campaign of Thomas Vilsack, the current head of the USDA, according to Campaignmoney.com) "That level of donor historically buys access," said Kastel.




Profits, not principals, more the age







What Did You Think Would Happen? Steve Quayle February 4, 2010


We Are In A Depression, Not A Recovery

Bob Chapman | Economists may see the recession as being over, but the man on the street does not.





Emile de Antonio on the Bush Family & Skull and Bones

You Tube | Our intrepid Alternative View repoters Frank Morrow and Doug Kellner interview documentary filmaker Emile de Antonio. He gives us some background on the Bush family and their long involvement with foreign intelligence, Skull and Bones and more.





BANKSTER NEWS


Bank of America sued over Merrill deal


New York state officials have sued Bank of America and its former top executives, alleging fraud and deception to obtain billions in taxpayer bail-out funds to acquire Merrill Lynch.

Andrew Cuomo, the New York state attorney general, announced the lawsuit against the bank, former chief executive Kenneth Lewis and former chief financial officer Joseph Price.

He claimed the move was for 'duping shareholders and the federal government in order to complete a merger with Merrill Lynch' ....


Italy Seizes Bank of America, Dexia Assets Amid Probe

(Bloomberg) Feb 3 2010 - Italy’s financial police are seizing 73.3 million euros ($102 million) of assets from Bank of America Corp. and a unit of Dexia SA as part of a probe into an alleged derivatives fraud in the region of Apulia.



Rivals Await Blankfein’s Bonus at Goldman Sachs

NY Times - The compensation for Lloyd C. Blankfein will set a new benchmark for pay throughout the industry.



Grand Theft Taxes - AIG On Top, Taxpayers Left Behind

AIG still owes the U.S. government $124 billion from its record-setting $182 billion bailout. Today it will pay approximately $100 million in bonuses to the financial products division, the same unit that brought AIG to the brink of failure in 2008.




Proprietary Trading Did Bring Down Wall Street

The Wall Street lobby in all its glory is fighting tooth and nail to defend its turf from the volley launched by former Fed Chair Paul Volcker. Recall that the newly designated Volcker Rule, if implemented, would disallow proprietary activities from those institutions taking consumer deposits. This implementation would effectively reinstitute the Glass-Steagall Act which was rescinded in 1999.



G 7 BANKSTERS

Iqaluit, Canada




(Robert Gillies / Associated Press / February 3, 2010)
The town of Iqaluit, capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, has a population of 7,000, It may seem an unlikely venue for a Group of 7 industrial nations session on the global economy, but the host nation chose it in part to underscore a message about sovereignty over its part of the Arctic.


G7 to complain, shiver in Great White North

Weekend meeting to discuss China, Greece, maybe global warming


MarketWatch - ‎5 hours ago‎

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- If there ever were a time to pity a finance minister or central bank governor from one of the seven of the world's richest countries, this weekend probably would be it.

G7 officials are being dragged by their Canadian counterparts to a city near the Arctic Circle so they can experience Canada's tundra in February while they discuss such issues as Greece's debt, China's bubble, and the world's slow exit from its financial crisis.

Analysts paint a picture of a G7 still convalescing from the financial crisis. There are some signs of recovery, but jobs remain scarce and credit remains tight. At the same time, emerging economies like China, India and Brazil are roaring back and becoming the engines of growth for the global economy.

A senior U.S. official confirmed that China's currency and Greece's debt will be on the agenda, once officials settle in from dogsledding events and eating Arctic delicacies like seal meat.

The host of the meeting, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, has pledged to make it more informal and intimate, and has said he wants to show off Canada's pristine northern country. As many as 500 members of the global financial community, including press and government officials, will join financial leaders such as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Britain's Alistair Darling. The entire city reportedly only has 300 hotel rooms.

The finance ministers and central bankers will meet on Friday night and Saturday morning.

They will hold a joint press conference on Saturday afternoon. There will not be an official communiqué but there may be a chairman's statement, the U.S. official said.
Greece

Greece's plan to slash its deficit "will be touched upon," the official said.

"We are monitoring the situation closely. We support Greece's reform efforts," the official said.

Greece's budget deficit has risen above 12% of GDP, well above the euro-zone's ceiling of 3%.

Greece has announced a plan to slash its budget deficit over the next three years, but experts said its fixed-exchange rate will make the adjustment especially difficult.

The wealthier nations of the euro-zone may have to step in with a rescue package. Others believe the International Monetary Fund may eventually play a major role.

Domenico Lombardi, an expert on international economic relations at the Brookings Institute, said the Greek deficit will be "tricky" ground for the G7.




President Obama cuts border security budget

Examiner | While telling the American people that national security is a priority, President Obama submitted a 2011 budget proposal that includes cuts to U.S. border security.


Dalai Lama to meet Obama at White House this month


A legacy of failure


Canada Free Press Feb 4 2010

It’s very difficult to keep track of all of Barack Obama’s plans and initiatives as they assume a chimeric quality, keeping Americans wary and guarded, lest another attempt at a costly and intrusive program originates from the chastened, but unbowed Democrats. It’s clear that the American people are most concerned with the economy, and that message seems to have finally penerated the President’s tin cochlea and now appears to be working toward his brain. Recent pronouncements following the tectonic shift in the Senate indicate that the President is promising to focus on “job creation”. Only problem is he’s attempting to create jobs through more stimulus spending.



Obama prays for civility in Washington

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Thursday he prays lawmakers can restore a "spirit of civility" to the nation's capital.

Speaking at the annual National Prayer breakfast, Obama said divisions in Washington are nothing new, but "there is a sense that something is different now, that something is broken, that those of us in Washington aren't serving people as well as we should."



Obama Addresses Birthers at Prayer Breakfast

Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith—or, for that matter, my citizenship, -Barack Obama

Hey, he brought it up, not us. Using the National Prayer Breakfast to whine about how everyone is picking on him, Obama raised the issue of his citizenship. Using talking points presumably prepared by Chris Matthews, Obama also bleated straight-faced about the lack of “civility” in DC. This from the guy whose chief of staff just referred to his fellow democrats as a bunch of effing “retards.” Former ballerina, Rahm Emanuel quickly recognized the offensiveness of his comments and apologized to the retards for comparing them to democrats.



Obama aunt fights deportation before US court

2 hrs 37 mins ago

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) – President Barack Obama's aunt, an illegal immigrant from Kenya, pleaded for political asylum Thursday before a Boston court in a case that risks embarrassing the embattled president.

Zeituni Onyango, 57, testified for 2-1/2 hours at a federal immigration hearing, said Amy Cohn, a spokeswoman for Onyango's lawyer.


Obama Store in Washington's Union Station: Closed...


BILL CLINTON



The Clinton Foundation announced today that Bill Clinton will make 2nd trip to Haiti after quake







HILLARY CLINTON
U.S. Department of State


Conyers Calls on Clinton to Demote USAID Director

Feb 4 2010 FOXNews.com

Fox has obtained a letter that Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asking that she demote Rajiv Shah, the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

It’s rare for a lawmaker to write to a cabinet secretary and demand specific action on a personnel matter.

In the letter, Conyers says that he was “alarmed and chagrined” to learn that Shah did not bring any African American staff to a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday to discuss Haiti.

First elected in 1964, Conyers is the most-senior African American in Congress and the second-most senior House member.

“This is so serious an error in judgment that it warrants his immediate demotion to a subordinate position at AID,” Conyers wrote, noting that there was “under-representation of minorities in key positions at the State Department.”

Conyers also says he “looks forward to meeting” with Clinton to discuss Shah.

Conyers previously raised issues about how the Obama Administration was handling the crisis in Haiti following last month’s devastating earthquake and suggested that USAID has no clear outline for assisting Haiti.






Amid media blackout

Congressional hearing reveals US intelligence agencies shielded Flight 253 bomber

By Alex Lantier
3 February 2010

A January 27 hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security established that US intelligence agencies stopped the State Department from revoking the US visa of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. The Nigerian student, whom US officials suspected of being affiliated with the Yemeni terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, attempted to set off a bomb on Northwest Flight 253 into Detroit on Christmas Day. Revocation of Abdulmutallab’s visa would have prevented him from boarding the airplane.

The hearing was reported in a brief article posted January 27 on the web site of the Detroit News, headlined, “Terror Suspect Kept Visa to Avoid Tipping Off Larger Investigation.”

The revelation that US intelligence agencies made a deliberate decision to allow Abdulmutallab to board the commercial flight, without any special airport screening, has been buried in the media. As of this writing, nearly a week after the hearing, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have published no articles on the subject. Nor have the broadcast or cable media reported on it. READ MORE


Suspect in Northwest Airlines bomb plot had round-trip ticket

It had been widely reported that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had a one-way fare.



CIA
NSA


"The CIA, Mind Control and Children" Testimony to Congress Committee on radiation confirms O'Brien charges. Hundred of children involved. Talk by Jon Rappoport.

See the video "Conspiracy of Silence" Illuminati Pedophiles in Washington

History of Mind Control Experiments

Iran Contra Drugs

CIA Present in Yemen Since 2008: Report

CIA Agents Assassinated in Afghanistan Worked for “Contractor” Active in Venezuela and Cuba

Ron Paul: We Need To Take Out The CIA

CIA Helicopters Aid Taliban

More CIA Drug Smuggling

CIA moonlights in corporate world



Red Alert: Intelligence Chiefs “Certain” Their Bosses Will Stage Terror Attack Soon


'They're killing us!' Dramatic video shows Peruvian air force shooting down U.S. family's plane in bungled CIA operation

Believing the Bowers' Cessna was that of another drug trafficker, the CIA aircraft alerted the Peruvian air force, which scrambled a fighter jet.

The CIA then tracked the Bowers for two hours - during which doubts set in.

'This guy doesn't fit the profile,' one CIA pilot can be heard saying in the footage, first aired on ABC News in America.

He is heard asking Peruvian contacts on the ground: 'Are you sure this is bandito? Are you sure?'

'Yes, OK,' replies the Peruvian.

'If you're sure,' says the CIA pilot.

But then one CIA operative can be heard saying to his colleague in the aircraft: 'That is bull****. I think we're making a mistake.'

'I agree with you,' the other replies

But neither speak up - and a minute and a half later it is too late.





FBI, CIA report on Chavez-FARC ties

Columbia Reports

Feb 4 2010

U.S. intelligence agencies presented a report Wednesday to the U.S. Senate claiming that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez provides "covert support" to Colombian guerrilla organization the FARC.

The document states: "We assess Chavez is likely to maintain his decade-long ties to the FARC by providing them safehaven because of his ideological affinity to the group and his interest in influencing Colombian politics."

The report also claims that Chavez's power in the region "may have reached its limit."

According to U.S intelligence, the FARC's power is waning and "although [the group] is unlikely to make a sustained comeback, it will still be able to conduct small-scale guerrilla and terrorist attacks nationwide."

Colombia and Venezuela have a long history of tensions, in part due to the long-held belief of the Colombian goverment that the leftist government in Caracas is supporting guerrillas in Colombia.

Venezuela cut ties with Colombia after the Andean nation signed a military pact with the U.S. which allowed the North American country to use seven of its military bases.

Chavez considers the pact a threat to national security and has made steps to block his country's $7 billion annual trade with Colombia, and tighten border security.

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Ecuador-FARC links increasing: US think-tank

A U.S.-based think-tank has published a report expressing concern over Ecuador's ties to the FARC, and the Andean nation's growing reputation as neutral meeting ground for drug traffickers.



INTERPOL

America's Sovereignty


Executive Order 12425g grants INTERPOL "blanket immunity from official and private efforts to assess its activities in the United States", so that this international agency will not be subject to American law and protections of American citizens while operating on American soil. The administration also supports the Law of the Sea (LOST) treaty, allowing international regulation of US airspace and waters.

http://www.interpol.int/default.asp


Adviser to Georgia's ex-president arrested in US

Trend News Agency - ‎9 hours ago‎
He was wanted by Interpol, Imedi television channel reported. Georgian authorities wanted Basiliya for corruption and embezzlement of several million lari. ...


DAS gives control of Interpol to Colombian police



RELATED:

Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, the Colombian intelligence agency






Israel threatens force over Iran nuclear standoff


Is Israel Afraid to put Palestine on the map?


Citing “security reasons” – the ubiquitous and unanswerable catch-all phrase against which it is almost impossible to mount any defense — Israel’s Ministry of the Interior has just issued a six-month travel ban on Palestinian map expert Khalik Toufakji.


Raze Illegal Buildings – Unless They Are Jewish

When, for the umpteenth time, the inspectors arrive at the settlers’ building they find it shuttered. They are unable to gain access. It is not clear whether anybody is at home. Shrugging their shoulders the inspectors move on to deliver demolition orders on more accessible targets – Palestinian families.

Anyway, they know that there are powerful forces determined to ensure that this display of equal application of the law to Jews and Arabs remains precisely that – a demonstration.



GAZA: ILLUSIONS AND REALITY




Report: Israel stole $2 Billion from Palestine Workers



Weekly report on Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory 28 Jan.- 03 Feb. 2010





People's Republic of China (PRC)

China Shows Little Patience for U.S. Currency Pressure

NY Times - Beijing signaled Thursday that it had no sympathy for the American complaint that China’s devalued currency is fueling a persistent trade gap.



China Issued Record Number of Patents in 2009

Wall Street Journal - Asia News February 4, 2010

China revised its national patent law in October 2009 and then issued implementation guidelines in January, which went into effect Monday. The revisions were an attempt to decrease patent fraud and streamline the filing process, but critics say many aspects of the new rules remain unclear. These critics also say the new patent guidelines and a number of other policies-known under the rubric of "indigenous innovation"-include government procurement regulations that favor local companies, national homegrown technology standards for mobile networks, and limits on royalties paid for foreign technology.

Rare earth demand rises, no supply increase seen outside China



Gold - China's End Game?




HAITI
The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti Global Research

Haiti, a new Saudi Arabia?

The remarkable geography of Haiti and Cuba and the discovery of world-class oil reserves in the waters off Cuba lend credence to anecdotal accounts of major oil discoveries in several parts of Haitian territory. It also could explain why two Bush Presidents and now special UN Haiti Envoy Bill Clinton have made Haiti such a priority. As well, it could explain why Washington and its NGOs moved so quickly to remove-- twice-- the democratically elected President Aristide, whose economic program for Haiti included, among other items, proposals for developing Haitian natural resources for the benefit of the Haitian people ... »




Rebuilding Effort in Haiti Turns Away From Tents

Aid groups have begun to favor do-it-yourself housing with tarpaulins at first, followed by lumber



Haiti charges Americans with kidnapping LA Times



Port-au-Prince, Haiti


(Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty Images / February 4, 2010)
U.S. troops keep Haitians without tickets for food from entering a food distribution point in downtown Port-au-Prince.




UNICEF: Colombia's children live in dire poverty

UNICEF named Colombia as one of 28 countries where children are living in dire poverty, in its "Humanitarian Action Report 2010," released Thursday.



IRAN

Petraeus says strike on Iran could spark nationalism

Reuters | A military strike on Iran could have the unintended consequence of stirring nationalist sentiment to the benefit of Tehran’s hard-line government, U.S. General David Petraeus told Reuters.


Mossadegh and Ahmadinejad: Iran faces almost the same dilemma as 1953

Indymedia UK | There is a stark similarity between some aspects of the political atmosphere dominant over Iran today and those under Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh right before the U.S.-led coup of 1953.


US says Iran should send nuclear offer to IAEA

AFP | The United States reacted cautiously Wednesday to a statement by Iran’s president accepting a swap of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, saying Tehran should submit a formal offer of the deal to international authorities.


Iran: US Patriots waging psychological warfare

04 Feb 2010 Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, says the US is trying to wage psychological warfare against Iran by deploying missiles in the Persian Gulf. Firouzabadi said on Thursday that the recently deployed Patriot missiles in the region will be rendered useless by simple countermeasures. He said the administration of US President Barack Obama encourages Persian Gulf States to buy overpriced military hardware by spreading Iranophobia in the region.


IRAQ


BAGHDAD — China has agreed to cancel 80 percent of the 8.5-billion-dollar debt it is owed by Iraq, the finance ministry in Baghdad said in an official statement on Tuesday.


YEMEN

Fake "War on Terrorism": The US is Fighting Democracy in Yemen

A pair of trousers catches fire in an aeroplane close to Detroit and missiles rain down on Yemen. Is this is what is called the butterfly effect? For Mohammed Hassan, the terrorist threat is only an excuse. In this latest chapter in our series "Understanding the Muslim world", our specialist explains what is really at stake in Yemen: i.e. undermining democracy in the Gulf in order to keep control over its oil




Saudi jets pound Yemen, kill 14 civilians

04 Feb 2010 At least fourteen civilians have been killed and dozens more have suffered injuries as Saudi fighter jets pounded the alleged strongholds of Houthi fighters in northern parts of Yemen despite a truce offer put forth by the Shia fighters. According to a statement released by the fighters on Thursday, Saudi warplanes carried out 13 aerial attacks on al-Sha'af district in the northern Yemeni governorate of al-Jawf.



DEPLETED URANIUM - WHITE PHOSPHOROUS

Depleted Uranium Weapons: Dead Babies in Iraq and Afghanistan Are No Joke

Depleted Uranium Ammunition in Afghan War: New Evidence
German Bundeswehr manual challenges US and UK denials over DU in Afghanistan
Israel admits dropping phosphorous bombs on Gaza - Serious violations of international law and human rights
Israeli officers get 'slap on wrist' for white phosphorus use in Gaza
Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs


Afghanistan


Scientist decries guilty verdict

(Boston.com) After two days of deliberations, a jury yesterday found Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman with MIT and Brandeis degrees, guilty of attempted murder and assault of Americans in Afghanistan.

Following the verdict, Siddiqui, a 37-year-old former Roxbury resident, calmly addressed the spectators in the courtroom.

“This is a verdict coming from Israel, not from America,’’ she said, speaking through a white scarf that covered her face. “Your anger should be directed where it belongs.’’

Defense lawyers, backed by expert witnesses, countered that her fingerprints were not found on the gun and that there was no evidence it had been fired.


US verdict sparks Pakistan protests


Thousands demonstrate against conviction of Aafia Siddiqui for attempted murder of American servicemen.


Classify Afghan drugs as global threat: Russia

Moscow - Feb 4 2010: There are around two million drug abusers in Russia who depend on opiates and another three million take cannabis, hashish and synthetic drugs, according to the Russian Federal Drugs Control Service.

Of them 90 percent take Afghanistan's drugs, mainly heroin.

"It is necessary to engage the UNSC and to classify the production of drugs in Afghanistan, which is abnormal by its scale, as a global threat to peace and security," Ivanov said, adding this evil should be "equated to terrorism by its menacing potential”.


When specific groups control the drug trade, they also control where the drugs wind up.

It's interesting to note that under the watch of the Taliban, the cultivation of the opium poppy was almost completely eradicated.

Suddenly, after the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the cultivation and production of opium poppies soared.

To say that there cannot possibly be a connection between the occupation and soaring heroin production here is preposterous.

And for anyone screaming, "this can't be so!", please remember: elements of the US government has a sordid reputation for involvement in the drug trade, as happened in the "golden triangle" area of southeast Asia during the Viet Nam war, and with Iran Contra.


COINCIDENCE - a hub of opium??


NATO readies for assault on Taliban - 'Marjah is believed to be the hub of the Taliban-controlled opium trade'





Pentagon appears to impede independent autopsy of Gitmo ’suicide’

The family of a former Gitmo detainee are still waiting years later for answers regarding the events leading up to their son's death. Hope that a second autopsy would provide those answers have been at a standstill as the doctor who performed the autopsy waits for U.S. officials to respond to a request for the return of the deceased's missing throat, a request the Pentagon now appears to be denying was ever made.








Gunmen attack NATO oil tanker in Pakistan

04 Feb 2010 A NATO tanker carrying fuel for US-led international forces in war-torn Afghanistan has been targeted by gunmen in southwestern Pakistan. The gunmen attacked the tanker near Luckpas area in Tehsil Matsung, killing the driver on the spot, a local official was quoted by the Press TV correspondent late on Wednesday.


Hyderabad, Pakistan



(Nadeem Khawer / EPA / February 4, 2010)
Children watch as peasants protest debt bondage in Hyderabad, the second-largest city in Pakistan's Sindh province. According to media reports, the problem of debt bondage is increasing in Sindh. Families either in search of employment or in need of cash to deal with a crisis become victims of the feudal lords who lend money to them and then make them work for little or no pay to pay off the debt.


MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL-BANKING COMPLEX
Pentagon's Black Budget Tops $56 Billion Feb 1 2010
Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget


Air Force’s Zombie Bomber, Back from the Grave


Last year, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates schwacked the Air Force’s plans to develop a new stealth bomber that would enter service in 2018. Now, it looks like the spirit of Gen. Curtis “bombs away” LeMay lives on: Over the next five years, the Pentagon will be pouring $4 billion into “long-range strike” options, including a next-generation bomber.





Stress Linked to Cancer
How important is getting a handle on your emotional stress in lowering your future risk of developing cancer

FDA Shifts Position-Now Has Concerns about BPA Risks
FDA admits BPA poses serious health risks, and that outdated rules impede their attempts to regulate i

Cell Phones are the Cigarettes of the 21st Century
Shocking similarities between these two pernicious destroyers of your health

The Hidden Life of Garbage
What really happens to your trash after it leaves your curb
Obesity Delays Boys' Puberty
A study following over 400 boys shows that those who are obese are twice as likely as their normal-weight counterparts not to have started puberty by ...

Scientists Say Wolves Good for U.S. Parks
Wolves should be reintroduced in U.S. national parks to help restore damaged ecosystems, according to a new report. Researchers proposed reintroducin...

Vitamin B6 Decreases Heart Disease Risk
Low levels of vitamin B6 may increase the risk of inflammation and metabolic conditions, and subsequently cardiovascular disease risk, says a new stud...

Why Grass Fed Dairy Products Are Better for You
Large-scale confinement farms dominate dairy production in the U.S. today. Only 10 to 15 percent of U.S. dairy farms are pasture-based, meaning cows a...

Sunbathing Increases Men's Testosterone
Sunbathing could be just the thing to lift your libido, according to a study which finds that testosterone is boosted by vitamin D. The bulk of this ...

How Much Vitamin D Do You Really Need to Take?
Vitamin D is one of the most powerful physical actions you can take to improve your health. Do you know the optimal dosing for yourself and your kids?

A Kidney Stone's #1 Natural Enemy
Preventing and treating this common and excruciating condition is easier than you might think.

What Your Gray Hair Says about You...
New findings may pave the way for exciting alternatives to avoid both graying hair and baldness.
Super Spice Secrets: Can This Miracle Spice Stop Cancer, Alzheimer's and Arthritis?
Research into this Indian spice heralds it as one of nature’s most potent healing remedies.

Approaching Epidemic: Brain Damage from Mobile Phone Radiation
The debate over the potentially devastating health effects of cell phones continues, with new ammunition.


"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail"
- Benjamin Franklin
American Preppers Network
Utah Preppers - Ready for Anything : 72 Hour Kits

SurvivalBlog.com
StanDeyo.com
Holly Deyo's 'Dare to Prepare'
100 Items to Disappear First

A free ebook as to what may result if the electrical grid goes down: "Lights Out" pdf
Move Your Money Find community banks in your neighborhood now!
Steve Quayle Prep Tips:
WATER
How Thirsty are You Prepared to Be?
How to Find Water and Make It Safe to Drink
Solar Water Heater & Pasteurizer Made From Everyday Recyclables
FOOD
Building the One Year Food Supply
Growing a Beautiful Edible Landscape in an Urban Neighborhood
Growing Food in Times of Scarcity
Alternatives to Storing Wheat
Herbs & Spices for Cooking, Healing & Barter
Bug Out Smoke/Cook House
Meals, Buckets and Cache
Basics of Building-Your-Own Hydroponic Garden
Depression Cooking
Raising Catfish in a Barrel
USDA Home Canning Guide
DISASTER LESSONS LEARNED
100 Items That Disappear First in a Disaster
Basic Survival 101
Nothing Left on the Shelves
Disaster Preparedness – Principles of Self-Sufficiency

MEDICATION
Sources for Prescription Medications?

SHELTER
How to Set Up A HEPA Filter System
Pacific Yurts
PREP COMMENTARY
A Suggested Survival List
Circle of Friends: The Importance of Other People in Our Preparedness Plans
Survival Retreat vs. Neighborhood Survival
When The Bubble Bursts……What Will I Need?
Situational Preparedness for Fall 2009: Viral
Thoughts on Disaster Survival
So You Don't Think So
Katrina and FEMA
MISCELLANEOUS
Determining the Rules and Engagement of Possible Scenarios
Handy Farm Devices
How To Articles Survival Database

Intelligence, Disemination, and your Crediblity
Lancet's 1920 Paper on Flu
Oils to Avoid Plague
Survive Martial Law
Situational Awareness/Sixth Sense
Criminal Gangs in TEOTWAWKI -- Understanding a Potential Threat

Amazing youtube channel with 166 videos. How to cook on a rock, rocket stove out of rocks, tan a hide, build a shelter, wild edibles, how to skin a cow.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BushcraftOnFire#g/u


Matching and Meshing Personalities for Close Quarters







US Debt Clock

FDIC:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


FDIC "insurance" is a Ponzi scheme, except in this case Mr. Ponzi has the power to create money and bail himself out indefinitely




Pluto images show a dynamic world








Defense Secretary Cohen's 1997 Warning about Scalar EM Geotechnical Terrorism

“Others [terrorists] are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves… So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations…It's real, and that's the reason why we have to intensify our [counterterrorism] efforts.”

- Secretary of Defense William Cohen at an April 1997 counterterrorism conference sponsored by former Senator Sam Nunn. Quoted from DoD News Briefing, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Q&A at the Conference on Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and U.S. Strategy, University of Georgia, Athens, Apr. 28, 1997.

Haiti: The U.S. Created the Earthquake in Haiti? Pravda.ru


HAARP, Haiti, Brzezinski and the NWO

What’s quaking, what’s shaking?

Jerry Mazza
Infowars.com
February 3, 2010

Well, according to rense.com, Did An 8.6 Quake Hit China? wrote Holly Deyo (is that a real name or an island pop tune)? Her lead line reads “Something occurred in China yesterday [January 27, 2010], something that may have been a magnitude 8.6 quake.’ READ MORE




OUR PLANET'S PROTECTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE
About Real-Time Magnetosphere Simulation
http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html

FEBRUARY 4, 2010 at 5:51 PM CDT










MOON UPDATE
Current Moon Phase
http://www.die.net/moon/

Recommended:

What the Hell is Going on Up There?





SUN UPDATE
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
http://solarcycle24.com/

Classification of Solar Flares

Magnetic fields trigger solar wind



Sunspot 1043 still consists of one sunspot and solar activity should remain at very low levels.

Previous active regions are visible in the STEREO Behind images. We will have to wait and see if any activity will be in store for us.




NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN



NASA Images Earth Sized Spherical Objects Inside Corona of SUN


EARTHQUAKE UPDATES


Large 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - 36 mi WSW from Ferndale, CA - Feb 4 2010 - 12:20 PM at epicenter

MAP 6.0 2010/02/04 20:20:22 40.431 -124.929 11.2 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA


Distances
  • 56 km (35 miles) WNW (282°) from Petrolia, CA
  • 59 km (36 miles) WSW (254°) from Ferndale, CA
  • 68 km (42 miles) WSW (256°) from Fortuna, CA
  • 76 km (47 miles) WSW (239°) from Eureka, CA
  • 363 km (225 miles) NW (306°) from Sacramento, CA

MAINSHOCK

Magnitude : 5.95 Mw (A strong quake)
Time : 04 Feb 2010 00:20:21 PM, PST
: 04 Feb 2010 20:20:21 GMT
Coordinates : 40 deg. 25.85 min. N, 124 deg. 55.75 min. W
: 40.4308 N, 124.9292 W
Depth : 7.0 miles ( 11.2 km)
Quality : Good
Location : 34 mi. ( 55 km) WNW from Petrolia, CA
: 47 mi. ( 76 km) WSW from Eureka, CA
Event ID : NC 71348851

STRONG AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 5 and larger) -

At this time (immediately after the mainshock) the probability of a strong and possibly damaging aftershock IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS is approximately 53 PERCENT

EARTHQUAKES LARGER THAN THE MAINSHOCK -

Most likely, the recent mainshock will be the largest in the sequence. However, there is a small chance (APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT) of an earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days.

WEAK AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 3 to 5) -

In addition, approximately 30 to 70 SMALL AFTERSHOCKS are expected in the same 7-DAY PERIOD and may be felt locally.

To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Information Statement issued 02/4/2010 at 12:23PM PST

At 12:20 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 4, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.0 occurred 50 miles/80 Km southwest of Eureka, California.

The magnitude is such that a tsunami IS NOT EXPECTED. However, in coastal areas of intense shaking, locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides. This will be the only WCATWC message issued for this event.


Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World


Update time = Fri Feb 5 0:30:45 UTC 2010

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 2.8 2010/02/05 00:03:32 63.495 -151.258 13.6 CENTRAL ALASKA

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 3.0 2010/02/04 22:40:05 63.625 -150.898 3.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2010/02/04 21:38:13 18.785 -66.306 91.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 5.9 2010/02/04 20:20:22 40.431 -124.929 11.2 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.5 2010/02/04 17:48:10 -19.402 -173.936 10.0 TONGA
MAP 2.8 2010/02/04 17:28:57 60.141 -152.760 114.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2010/02/04 14:54:42 18.751 -64.126 35.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.2 2010/02/04 13:02:36 -20.417 -177.469 489.9 FIJI REGION
MAP 4.7 2010/02/04 12:24:14 39.777 140.472 139.4 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.8 2010/02/04 11:50:34 -16.753 -73.478 58.8 NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU
MAP 4.5 2010/02/04 11:18:10 -7.339 129.486 139.7 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
MAP 3.3 2010/02/04 10:33:54 57.665 -154.297 29.3 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.8 2010/02/04 10:20:52 33.951 -116.728 19.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.3 2010/02/04 09:41:30 35.393 -102.321 5.0 TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION
MAP 3.2 2010/02/04 07:23:55 19.165 -64.855 51.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.6 2010/02/04 06:04:28 -18.332 -174.354 58.1 TONGA
MAP 2.7 2010/02/04 05:54:36 46.399 -119.296 0.2 WASHINGTON
MAP 4.6 2010/02/04 05:00:01 18.495 -72.773 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 2.9 2010/02/04 04:06:37 18.055 -66.799 17.0 PUERTO RICO
MAP 3.6 2010/02/04 02:06:29 32.058 -117.477 13.4 OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO



VOLCANISM NEWS

Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Summary as of 3 February 2010

As of February 3, 2010 9:00 AM MST there have been 1,719 located earthquakes in the recent Yellowstone National Park swarm that began January 17, 2010 around 1:00 PM MST.


Underwater volcano erupts in smoke explosion off coast of Japan





CHANG
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National Severe Weather Map
Surface Temperature Forecast Map
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http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_ir_enh_us_loop.html




National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications
Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS)
Budapest Hungary


Current Emergencies
Upd. Date/Time Event EDIS Code Country County/State Read
103/02/2010FloodFL-20100203-24774-PERPeruDepartmento de PunoRead
30/01/2010Epidemic HazardEH-20100130-24740-HTIHaitiUnknownRead
328/01/2010Snow StormSS-20100128-24722-DEUGermanyUnknownRead
Short-time events
Upd. Date/Time Event Country County/State City Read
02/04/2010EpidemicBulgariaStatewide Sliven, Yambol, Varna, Stara Zagora and Kazanlak Read
02/04/2010Epidemic HazardBrazilState of Sao PauloMirassolandia Read
02/04/2010Epidemic HazardPeruDepartamento de PunoPuno-wide Read
02/04/2010Flash FloodSouth AfricaState of GautengGeater Johannesburg area Read
02/04/2010HAZMATUSAState of KansasSalina Read
02/04/2010Volcano EruptionJapanPacific OceanAbout 5 kilometres northeast of the island of South Iwo Jima Read
02/04/2010Volcano EruptionAzerbaijanAbsheron Peninsula Mud Volcanoes GroupLokbatan Mud Volcano Read
02/04/2010HAZMATUSAState of GeorgiaCollage Park Read
02/04/2010Biological HazardVietnamProvince of Dien BienDien Bien and Muong Cha districts and in Dien Bien Phu city Read
02/04/2010Forest FireAustraliaState of TasmaniaBetween Wayatinah and Repulse Dam Read
02/04/2010Enviroment PollutionRussiaAmur RegionSkovorodino area Read
02/04/2010Vehicle AccidentRussiaRepublic of DagestanThe area wasn't definied. Read
02/04/2010Extreme WeatherSouth AfricaState of Eastern CapeQumbu area Read
02/04/2010Vehicle AccidentChileState of Los LagosNear the Sebastiana Island Read
02/04/2010Biological HazardUSAState of FloridaStuart Read
02/04/2010Biological HazardNepalKaski DistrictPokhara Read
02/04/2010Epidemic HazardAustraliaState of Northern TerritoryDarwin Read
02/04/2010Epidemic HazardIndiaState of MahĂĄrĂĄshtraMumbai (Bombay) Read
102/03/2010Snow StormUnited KingdomEnglandManchester Read
7601/12/2010EarthquakeHaitiCapital CityPort-au-Prince areaPhoto available!Read







Cap and Trade is a Goldman Sachs and Enron Scam

Chicago CO2 Carbon Trading Exchange


"When you ask who’s the biggest winner if the bill goes through, you’ll find the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), co-founded by Hank Paulson and Al Gore. Members include Amtrak, DuPont, Ford, Oakland, Chicago, and the Iowa Farm Bureau."
http://whiskeyandgunpowder.com/cap-and-trade-shenanigans-with-the-chicago-climate-exchange/

Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is 10% owned by Goldman Sachs (GS) and 10% owned by Generation Investment Management (GIM), an investment firm founded & chaired by Al Gore. GIM was co-founded by the former Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush and former Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson.

(USA) http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/
(Europe) http://www.ecx.eu/
(China) http://www.climateexchangeplc.com/


What Cap and Trade Will Do to Your Utility Bills – calculator



IPCC Boss Unhinged As Greenpeace Demands Resignation

With the pressure on IPCC boss Rajendra Pachauri increasing as the head of Greenpeace calls for his resignation, one of the most notorious green con artists is showing signs of cracking up, comparing his critics to an imaginary group of people who like to rub asbestos on their faces.





DEPOPULATION

"Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government."
Dr. Henry Kissinger, Bilderberger Conference, Evians, France, 1991


Kissinger Genocide Report 1974 NSSM


You Are In the Way. It’s that simple.

US foreign policy became very clear in the December 10, 1974 National Security Study Memorandum, “NSSM 200, Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests” also called the Kissinger Document. In it, an explicit policy by which the US would promote rapid population decline in 13 countries was articulated. Kissinger’s now famous (and declassified) quote sums up the elaborate plan:

“Depopulation should be the highest priority of foreign policy towards the third world, because the US economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries.”

NSSM 200 became official US policy in November 1975 under President Gerald Ford. Birth control, war and famine were all tools to serve US access to mineral resources without impediments caused by third word populations who were to be eliminated. Brent Scowcroft, Kissinger’s replacement as National Security Adviser was put in charge of implementing the plan. CIA Director George Bush was ordered to assist Scowcroft, along with the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and Agriculture. READ MORE

The Georgia Guidestones





Geology.com today's news:

Exxon Mobil’s Natural Gas Investments
February 4, 2010 | Houston Chronicle

Exxon Mobil has made some very large investments in natural gas recently and some ask if this is a major change in the direction of the company. An article on the Houston Chronicle website summarizes comments on this topic by David Rosenthal, Exxon Mobil’s VP of Investor Relations.

Related stories.


Mineral Shows: February and March
February 4, 2010 | The-Vug.com

The-Vug.com has the largest listing of mineral shows on the web. Their list includes shows happening all over the United States and in other countries – with about sixty shows in their March listing already. There is probably a show within driving distance of you.

Related stories.

Seismic Research Off the US Atlantic Coast
February 4, 2010 | Houston Chronicle

Department of Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, says that the federal government will begin a process that might allow oil and gas companies to do seismic research off the US Atlantic coast to identify oil and natural gas accumulations.

Related stories.

Ozone Emission Limits
February 3, 2010 | Oil and Gas Journal

The Environmental Protection Agency has plans to strengthen ground level ozone emission limits but those plans are being questioned by some members of the oil and gas industry.

Related stories.


Department of Interior: New Oil and Gas Leasing Process
February 3, 2010 | Department of Interior

The Department of Interior has a news item titled: “Changing the Way We Do Business”…..

“The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management launched several reforms to the onshore oil and gas leasing process in an effort to improve protections for land, water, and wildlife and reduce potential conflicts that can lead to costly and time-consuming protests and litigation of leases. In addition, Secretary Salazar issued a Secretarial Order creating a new Energy Reform Team.” Quoted from the DOI website.

USGS Image
Port-au-Prince: Rebuild or Relocate?
February 3, 2010 | TIME

When a city is severely affected by a natural disaster, two options are to either fortify the structures to withstand the region’s natural hazards, or move the city to a safer location. Should Port-au-Prince be relocated?

Related stories.

USGS Budget for FY 2011
February 3, 2010 | USGS

“USGS Director Marcia McNutt released President Obama’s FY 2011 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey on 1 February. The FY 2011 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey is $1.133 billion, an increase of $21.6 million of 1.9 percent above the FY 2010 enacted level. The USGS budget request includes $52.0 million in program increases, $18.6 million in program decreases, and $11.7 million in additional decreases made on a Department of the Interior-wide basis.” Quoted from a USGS announcement.

Related stories.

Woman Spots Lost Tourist on a Webcam
February 3, 2010 | BBC News

A woman in southern Germany was watching the sun set over the North Sea with the aid of her computer and a webcam on the St Peter-Ording Nordsee website. She noticed a man far from shore and reported it to police. The guy was lost on the ice and the police rescued him.

Related stories.

Mineral Rights / Oil & Gas:

Who owns the minerals under your land? Have they been sold? Can someone mine without your permission?

The East Africa Rift System:

Learn some basics about the East Africa Rift System from this article by James Wood and Alex Guth of Michigan Technological University.






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