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Obama's Budget Calls for Billions in New Spending for Drones

Tuesday 02 February 2010

by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t | Report

This is how major US defense contractors reacted to the unveiling of President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2011 spending plan for the Pentagon, part of the president's overall $3.8 trillion budget proposal.

Shares of General Dynamics, a maker of military… Continue

Added by Tara on February 2, 2010 at 8:11pm — 1 Comment

Why Has the FDA Allowed a Drug Marked 'Not Safe for Use in Humans' to Be Fed to Livestock Right Before Slaughter?

There's a good chance you may be eating a livestock drug banned in 160 nations.

CounterPunch / By Martha Rosenberg

While researchers and scientists investigate the cause of our diabetes, obesity, asthma and ADHD epidemics, they should ask why the FDA approved a livestock drug banned in 160 nations and responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown and 10 percent mortality in pigs, according to angry farmers who phoned the manufacturer.

The beta agonist… Continue

Added by Tara on February 2, 2010 at 7:39pm — 3 Comments

Prisoner 650

I've been following this case as closely as I can which isn't very closely since the mainstream media doesn't seem to know it exists and the little they've printed in the past hasn't been believable. The testimony below gives great insight into what happened. It seems very likely that US soldiers shot an innocent women, kidnapped her three children and tortured her. It also seems very likely that because of this and because there's little media attention she'll be spending a great many years in… Continue

Added by Jeff on February 2, 2010 at 6:35pm — 2 Comments

Citizen's Arrest of War Criminals Tony Blair and George W. Bush

by Prof. Anthony J. Hall

Global Research, February 2, 2010

Professor Boyle's intervention with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute the Bush War Cabinet for international crimes is welcome news. Professor Boyle's meticulously documented charges come shortly after news of a reward being set up in Great Britain for those who… Continue

Added by Marklar on February 2, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Blair's cabinet was "misled" into thinking the war with Iraq was legal

Cabinet misled on war, says Short

Tony Blair's cabinet was "misled" into thinking the war with Iraq was legal, ex-International Development Secretary Clare Short has told the UK's inquiry.

She said Attorney General Lord Goldsmith had been "leaned on" to change his advice before the invasion.

Mr Blair "and his mates" decided war was necessary, and "everything was done on a wing and a prayer", Ms Short said.

She quit the cabinet two months after the… Continue

Added by truth on February 2, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Wet summer, more demand could create seed shortage

DES MOINES, Iowa – Dreaming of biting into a garden-fresh cucumber sandwich this summer? Better order your seeds now.

A poor growing season last year and increased orders from Europe could make it difficult for home gardeners to get seeds for the most popular cucumber variety and some vegetables this spring. Farmers, who usually grow different varieties than home gardeners, aren't likely to be affected.

Seeds for what's known as open-pollinated cucumbers seem to be most… Continue

Added by truth on February 2, 2010 at 4:44pm — No Comments

US airports reject controversial RT ads that are turning heads across the UK

Major US airports refused to display this and other images (below) intended for use in the RT´s December´09 US advertising campaign.…

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Added by Anti Oligarch on February 2, 2010 at 4:17pm — 4 Comments

We Are Change launch TV pilot

WeAreChange.org February 2, 2010

I hope everyone enjoys our pilot for a new weekly WeAreChange show. On our 1st episode we go over the daily news, overview Obama’s year in office, give you the weather, sports, and two great interview with Cindy Sheehan and Charlie Veitch of the Love Police.

This is a pilot episode of our show before we go live in late February on UBATV.com, WeAreChange is doing this show for free with the studio…

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Added by truth on February 2, 2010 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

High School Physics

I'm not a teacher nor am I a physicist but I do understand the high school physics teacher's investigation outlined in the video below. Do you?

This video means, unquestionably, that the US government perpetrated a lie to deceive the American people. Why?…

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Added by Jeff on February 2, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

The Troubling History And Current Status Of The Federal Government's Despotic Head-Count

"Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers. . . ," says Article I, Section 2 of the United States' Constitution. "The actual Enumeration shall be made. . . within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct."

Serfs who suffer the Census Bureau's invasive… Continue

Added by Anti Oligarch on February 2, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Terrorism Is? What?

Our world has been turned upside down and inside out.

The terrorists have taken charge and legitimized themselves and they now call those fighting for their freedom 'terrorists' and they call themselves legitimate politicians. It's uncanny. It's surreal.

History is obfuscated. The facts are obscured and confused. The truth is confounded and bemused. We are taught lies. The truth is buried.

Let's examine the first 20th century terrorists, one of whom, Yitzhak… Continue

Added by Jeff on February 2, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

CIA Moonlights In Corporate World

Central Intelligence Agency Headquarters are shown in Langley, Va.

The CIA is offering operatives a chance to peddle their expertise to private companies on the side. | AP Photo by Christopher Morris/VII

In the midst of two wars and the fight against Al Qaeda, the CIA is offering operatives a chance to peddle their expertise to private companies on the side — a policy that gives financial firms and hedge funds access to the nation’s top-level intelligence talent, POLITICO has learned.

In one case, these… Continue

Added by Anti Oligarch on February 2, 2010 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

A Realistic Way To End The Wars ~ Really!

By David Swanson

Last June we were handed an opportunity to block the funding of our illegal, murderous, counterproductive, catastrophic, and hated wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The president insisted on an off-the-books "emergency supplemental" bill, and the Senate added an IMF bailout to the bill, leading all the Republicans in the House to commit what for years they'd called treason: they all voted No on war money.

So, we only needed 39 Democrats to vote No, and we… Continue

Added by Jeff on February 2, 2010 at 12:37am — No Comments

Occupying Paradise

Time to Set Okinawa Free

by Sherwood Ross

It’s way past time for the U.S. to get out of Okinawa—and, for that matter, to take its Tokyo good buddies with it. Before Japanese warlords annexed the Ryuku islands in 1879, Okinawans enjoyed more freedom than they do today. Every liberty-loving American ought to be shouting: “Okinawa for the Okinawans!”

Right now, this Los Angeles-sized Pacific gem of 454-sq.-miles is Pentagon Tropical Paradise No. 1. It’s a land of… Continue

Added by Jeff on February 1, 2010 at 10:19pm — No Comments

Impoverishing America

My argument has been consistent, Capitalism destroys everything in its path leaving only detritus behind. The same forces that have kept Haiti an impoverished country are at work right here in America, and they're winning their battle.

They are, in quietly held meetings, closing our schools and reopening them as for profit charter schools (while Charter Schools may have non-profit status they still must make a profit to exist), essentially privatizing the school system and… Continue

Added by Jeff on February 1, 2010 at 9:58pm — No Comments

Man Says Cop's Taser Took His Eye

Courthouse News Service

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Man Says Cop's Taser Took His Eye

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CN) - A man taking an early morning walk says he lost an eye because a Kansas City cop shot him in the eye with a Taser, for no reason. Keith Hudson claims he had already answered all the questions officer Kyle Yrigollen had asked him,… Continue

Added by Marklar on February 1, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

US Drones Killed 123 Civilians, Three al-Qaeda Men in January

By By Amir Mir

February 01, 2010 "The News" -- LAHORE: Afghanistan-based US predators carried out a record number of 12 deadly missile strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan in January 2010, of which 10 went wrong and failed to hit their targets, killing 123 innocent Pakistanis. The remaining two successful drone strikes killed three al-Qaeda leaders, wanted by the… Continue

Added by Marklar on February 1, 2010 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Breaking The Silence ~ Israeli Women Soldiers Speak

This post was originally published on www.commondreams.org

What’s it like to be a woman serving in the Israeli occupation force in the West Bank? Is a woman’s experience as an occupier any different than a man’s? Yes indeed, say some women who have just broken their silence and offered a glimpse into the grim reality of the occupation.

“A female combat soldier needs to prove more,” one explains. “A female soldier who beats up… Continue

Added by Jeff on February 1, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Sarah Palin Spent $63,000 In Donations On Copies Of Her Book

Disinfo.com

February 1, 2010

Here’s one way to get your book on the bestseller list — money laundering:

Sarah Palin has been using her political action committee to buy up thousands of copies of her book, “Going Rogue.”

The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate had her political organization spend more than $63,000 on what her reports… Continue

Added by Marklar on February 1, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments