Israel Strikes Back
See new post for latest updates. I have logged on to my computer after the Jewish Sabbath and discovered that the Israeli government has finally ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy, calling Israel’s response “disproportionate.” Then again, I guess anything short of waving a white flag is considered disproportionate to a French leader. Meanwhile [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 17:29:46
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Time To Share Your Christmas Photos
Did you have a great holiday season? Did you feast on turkey and stuffing? Open presents in pajamas? Celebrate with friends? ... . My husband, my mom and I decided to cancel any plans that included a car, (we were very sad to miss ... Julie’s house. We had such a peaceful evening. Janice and her family drove their 4×4 truck [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 11:29:42
Zionist Control of US Policy
Source I was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? The short answer is this: A highly influential and extremely well bankrolled collection of groups directs energy simultaneously in a number of directions: Political, media, academic, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:51:14
Canada’s Harper vows to fight planned ouster
(CNN) — Canada is bracing for a political battle royale as its three opposition parties jockey to wrest power from Prime Minister Stephen ... s Conservative Party, which has governed with a minority in the House of Commons since 2006, gained ... an opening for a coalition of the country’s opposition parties to take power in a dispute over how [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 12:40:27
Obama’s “Team of Expatriates”
http://www.newsweek.com/id/180207/page/1 A Team of Expatriates Many of Obama’s top advisers, like an increasing number of Americans, ... s early languages were Farsi, French and “a little bit of English.” To this day, her favorite foods include lamb and rice with Persian spices. “If I walk into a house and I smell saffron, I’m happy,” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 00:59:42
It is timely to reprint what is arguably Dr. Martin Luther King’s greatest speech ever. Those who give lip service to Dr. King today need to take note of this speech and see if they will still speak so highly of him. As for me, this man was way ahead of his time here and these words definitely ring loud and true [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 08:03:04
Of Piracy and Politics
The Associated Press reported on January 11th what was otherwise an amusing episode in the saga of the Somalian pirate infestation off the east coast of Africa. “Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom…the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:24:00
Personal Finance For Freelancers, a Four Part Series
This series was written by a friend of mine, Sara Freitas Maltaverne, and originally published on April 7, 2008 ... with a team of translators to provide the same service in the major European languages. You can find ... t what it used to be! Gone are the days of 40-year careers with a single employer—and the generous pension plans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 11:00:18
THE WORLD today!
———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... of Congress, in the House reaching 257 seats/up 21 seats remaining 178 seats for the Republican Party ... Volcker as Chairman of the new White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Shaun Donovan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:55:08
The Great Debate
Heard from my old pal Max Kennedy yesterday, about that trashing I gave the al-Qaeda angle and a couple of other points in his book “Danger’s Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her,” after a preliminary scan. Yeah, it’s exhaustively researched, well-written World War II history with an al-Qaeda angle [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 14:23:48
THE WORLD today!
———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... of Congress, in the House reaching 257 seats/up 21 seats remaining 178 seats for the Republican Party ... Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as Chairman of the new White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 00:33:08
Cables, dispatches and memoranda
A brief world news roundup for 16 January 2009. United States & the Americas Reuters - The Pentagon official overseeing the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals has dismissed and then refiled all of the pending charges, a move military defense lawyers said on Wednesday could make it politically tougher for U.S [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:58:18
Beyond Vietnam
Just read it. (Or listen.) Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered 4 April 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam at Riverside Church in New York City You can also click here to listen to Dr. King delivering the speech and download an MP3 file to replay any time [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 21:58:58
DrumBeat: December 1, 2008
A Shore Thing? Why Offshore Wind Power Will Likely Struggle Offshore wind power is the Holy Grail of renewable energy: It’s clean, abundant, ... and leadership can still make a profound difference! Factors close to home dictate 'fair' oil price ... of view. Oilpatch spending plans soften CALGARY [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 13:48:47
1932 Bonus March - Re Patton; MacArthur; Eisenhower, etc.
The most notable domestic use of Regular troops in twenty years of peace happened in the nation’s capital in the summer of 1932. Some thousands of “Bonus Marchers” remained in Washington after the adjournment of Congress dashed their hopes for immediate payment of a bonus for military service in World War I [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 22:09:45
Israel’s drive for power
Embedded video from CNN Video At this juncture a revisitation of Umberto Ecco’s 14 Defining Characteristics of a Black Shirt is advisable if we are to understand the nature of the Israeli nation and its current atrocities. We’ll leave them below in this post as a reminder to discuss them in depth later, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:36:41
AN EYE FOR AN EYELASH: THE GAZA MASSACRE.
As the war on Gaza continues without an end in sight, with the Israeli politicians and the IDF's military elite having lost all reason and humanity ... 1 On March 24, 1999, an emotional Tony Blair appealed to the House of Commons and to the people ... catastrophe.” Blair described the emergency: “Let me give the House an indication of the scale [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 08:50:56
Zionists in America, A to Z
I hope it's okay with Malooga and Bernhard at MofA, but I'm posting this entire piece. It's very, very long, and you'll probably need to spend some hours both reading it and following its links... but this is the essential information we all need to master in confronting the racist and malignant movement known as Zionism [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:16:00
DrumBeat: December 9, 2008
Oil and OPEC: Can the Cartel Possibly Cut Production Enough? Just how daunting is OPEC’s challenge to rein in falling oil prices? Beyond its control, if economist and oil-market analyst Philip Verleger is right. Mr. Verleger, a former Carter administration official, academic, and energy-industry consultant, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 13:44:44
Thoughts for a Saturday Morning
© Zoriah/www.zoriah.com The End of Hypocrisy: Crime's Gleeful Abandon in GazaMore and more, comment on Israel's savage attack on the people of Gaza seems superfluous. The facts -- even the modicum of facts that can be gleaned through the deadly wall of Israeli censorship and the perverse and sinister distortions of the American media -- speak [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 15:13:00
Fats Domino and the Drifters
Yesterday, War Hawk Bully Boy gave War Hawk John Howard, former prime minister of Australia, a Medal Of Freedom, thereby cheapening the 'honor' further for past and future recipients. Below is a photo of the two from when both thought they would never leave office and their citizens feared they would not: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:00:00
Lance Armstrong's Hill Country Hideaway
SELLER: Lance ArmstrongLOCATION: Deadman's Hole, Dripping Springs, TXPRICE: $12,000,000SIZE: 4,241 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms (total0DESCRIPTION: Spectacular resort like ranch with 447.8 acres (hcad). Ownership in Deadman's ... , beautiful grassy pastures & 7 miles of hike/bike trails. Fab 4bd, 4ba main house on hilltop w/ exquisite [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 15:10:00
Portugal Sustains
“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23
Operation Cast Lead Wed Dec 31st
Yesterday saw palestinian terrorists send 50+ rockets into Israel, including the Be’er Sheva region, ... others, attend) have been cancelled for today, and the White House continues to shows its support ... . 9:28AM: The Obama vacation protesters. Is it just me, or are all overweight, white-bearded men [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 03:48:38
DrumBeat: December 10, 2008
U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S ... opposition to auto bailout Republicans revolt as House begins procedural votes on the loan package ... such as Tupi, and will have no problem meeting its investment plans, Gabrielli told reporters in Rio [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25
Permanent Link to
January 20th, 2009 GG makes surprise Afghanistan visit GOVERNOR-General Quentin Bryce has made surprise visit to Australian troops in Afghanistan and has spent the night in the war-torn country. US stocks close sharply lower ... House NEW US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed the US Capitol today [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:18:08
The U.S. as a Banana Republic?
Plane Ditches in New York River, All Aboard are SafeReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued."We've had a miracle on the Hudson," New York Gov [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:10:00
Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1, Episode 14
Thanks for stopping by our blog! You can read about previous episodes of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" by clicking the label "Media" ... what he things about Amy calling Ricky to see what financial help he plans to provide. Ben says he doesn't want ... plans for supporting her child? What does her current job pay? If she doesn't currently [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 15:30:59
Bienheureuse Anne-Marie Javouhey in Lourdes
Here’s our next gargantuan image as we circle around the Eastern end of the underground basilica of Saint Pius X in Lourdes, high up on the ramp: ... Javouhey (November 11, 1779 - July 15, 1851) was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph ... in the New World, and as the mother of the colony of Mana, French Guiana.She was born in the commune [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:01:54
I said all this a million times but now that it is too late, a believable source: Martial Law, the financial bailout, and war by Prof. Peter D. Scott!
Global Research, January 8, 2009Paulson’s Financial BailoutIt is becoming clear that the bailout measures of late 2008 may have consequences at least as grave for an open society as the response to 9/11 in 2001. Many members of Congress felt coerced into voting against their inclinations, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:00:00
Santa Claus and a christmas carol
January 16thOnce again in to Kigali on the early bus. This time I’m so organised I even manage to get the 6 ... level plans, and we need his influence on MINEDUC to remove some of the most stupid and regressive practices this country operates. I have a moan at him about the mismatch between syllabus and exam [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 10:40:00
Martial Law, the Financial Bailout, and War By Prof. Peter Dale Scott
Global Research, January 8, 2009 Paulson’s Financial Bailout It is becoming clear that the bailout measures of late 2008 may have consequences at least as grave for an open society as the response to 9/11 in 2001. Many members of Congress felt coerced into voting against their inclinations, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:05:21
Television Of The Weak: You're Goddamn Right We're Doing This
This week: American Idol, 24, Top Chef and The Bad Girls Club. American Idol – Phoenix, ArizonaOne of the best, and most unspoken, innovations of reality TV is its ability to capture those moments of human interaction so weird that, if you were to script it, no one would buy it [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:34:27
How to become a Birthmother: Chapter 1
Some people have read this already, some have not.It's the whole damn thing.. how I came to be a birthmother. How I ended up in that place where I was open to adopiton to save me from this situration I got myself in. This is the story of getting myself in it.Oddly enough, 22 years ago today....just occuring to me now....so this is me.. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 05:13:00
Zionist Bloodshed - Intimidation By The Word 'Anti-Semitism' Won't Save You From It
By Dick Eastman1-17-9 Are you willing that your family be next?Your inaction tells me that you are. I am hoping that the following history lesson from Eustace Mullins will change that. You and I and everyone you care about have been set up for mass murder and you need to put aside your natural terror at the prospect and act rationally [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:46:00
Crunks 2008: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
Editor’s Note: This site doesn’t accept advertising. It’s purely a volunteer effort on my part, and I’d be grateful if you’d consider purchasing a copy of the Regret the Error book, which won an award from the National Press Club this year. You can learn more about the book and read some reviews here [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 12:01:30
THE WORLD today!
———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... of Congress, in the House reaching 257 seats/up 21 seats remaining 178 seats for the Republican Party ... as Chairman of the new White House Economic Recovery [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 00:23:08
Covering Up Israeli War Crimes
U.S. Media Elite Covering Up Israeli War Crimesby Stephen LendmanIn his January 8 article, ‘Gaza Under Fire,’ John Pilger quotes the Soviet dissident Yevgeny Yevtushenko saying: ‘When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 23:54:00
Sunday Morning Comin’ Down
Shovel-Ready EditionOn “PreFox/Local Fox” Congressman Danny “Luke, I am…your Congressman!” Davis rolls by to talk a little politics and burnish his “I’m the guy who turned that crazy summbitch down” reputation.(No, so far as anyone knows, Danny Davis not an evil Sith Lord: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 19:14:00
The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009
We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00
IAS Public Administration PRELIM - 1997 Question Paper
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 300 1 . Which one of the following statements is incorrect in respect of Simon’s decisions making theory? ... is false. 2. Means also entail value assumptions. 3. Traditional ends-means approach is not logical [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 04:58:03
SPOTLIGHT: Books of December 2008
Welcome to the December 2008 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly SPOTLIGHT which covers fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, YA, and more. Previous spotlights are listed at the end of this article. So another holiday season is here and you know what that means: presents! [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 08:01:00
Cables, dispatches and memoranda
A brief world news roundup for 20 January 2009. United States & the Americas Treasury Dept - The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated four al Qaida associates under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:34:14
Covering for Israel, Concealing War Crimes
By STEPHEN LENDMANIn his January 8 article, "Gaza Under Fire," John Pilger quotes the Soviet dissident Yevgeny Yevtushenko saying: "When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie." America's dominant media suppress facts, sacrifice accuracy, and conceal the greater lie that: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 22:17:00
TRICENTENNIAL Series - Story - A Spanish Visitor - 1783
Francisco de MirandaSelf PortraitOn 13 July 1783 Beaufort was host to a most unusual visitor from Spain. Francisco de Miranda, then thirty-three years old and a fugitive from Spanish justice, had set ... and the assembly house are of brick and are suitable to the town. The finest building of all and one which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 01:19:00
The Long Tail - Wired Blogs
The Long Tail A public diary on themes around my books ABOUT | RSS FEED rss January 05, 2009 The best selling MP3 album of the year was free image Cool news: The best-selling MP3 album at Amazon in 2008 was Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV, which was released free under a Creative Commons license software [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 10:24:08
BORDER GUARDS HAVE SENTENCES COMMUTED
WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush has commuted the prison sentences of two former Border Patrol guards whose convictions for shooting a ... , it was the woeful cover-up that brought the house down on these two fellows. When will our heroes ever learn [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 01:31:00
Of Piracy and Politics
Guest Commentary by Edward Cline:The Associated Press reported on January 11th what was otherwise an amusing episode in the saga of the Somalian ... The late pirates needn’t have worried that any one of the American, French, German, British, Indian [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:50:00
Menu Swap January 12th: Locally grown, raised or made
We are working on our way to become true localvores. We are at heart ... to choose from that are local and in our house right now: Leelanau Raclette cheese; Leelanau fromage blanc; Farm Country Cheese House aged sharp cheddar cheese from Lakeview; garden canned tomatoes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 22:47:04
The Top Five Albums Of 2008
#5: The Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely Where their debut, Broken Boy Soldiers, was largely a diamond in the rough with the band members unabashedly still feeling out their respective roles, Consolers Of The Lonely is undeniable confirmation that The Raconteurs have stepped out of the candycane [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 00:19:33
