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Father of Matthew Bolick, who died in East Grand Rapids police custody, says 911 call was for aid, not arrest-shot with taser 3-4 times

By The Grand Rapids Press staff

November 18, 2009, 4:12AM

EAST GRAND RAPIDS — As Stephen Bolick replayed the scene of his son’s death, he said the details did not add up.

Why, Bolick asked, did it take police three or four Taser stun gun shots to subdue 30-year-old Matthew Bolick, who, at 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed just 135 pounds?

Matthew Bolick

Bolick, described by his family as a loving brother and caring son who loved jazz and camping with… Continue

Added by Tara on November 18, 2009 at 12:04pm — 1 Comment

Could We Have More Jobs Than We Ever Hoped For?

The Jobs Summit

The Progress Report

by Fred E. Foldvary, Senior Editor, 16 November 2009

President Barack Obama will be hosting a White House forum on jobs in December 2009. Unemployment continued to rise during 2009, and the president seeks to stoke the economy to create more jobs, jobs, jobs.

The summit will gather together… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 18, 2009 at 12:01pm — No Comments

Obama admits Guantanamo won't close by Jan. deadline

By Anne E. Kornblut

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:52 AM

BEIJING -- President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay will not close by the January deadline he set, but he said he hoped to still achieve that goal sometime next year.

Obama refused, however, to set a new deadline.

In an interview in the Chinese capital with Major Garrett of Fox News,… Continue

Added by Tara on November 18, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

Welcome Home Soldier, Now Shut Up

Challenging Our Thinking About Military Service And War

By Paul Rockwell

November 17, 2009 - "BlackCommentator" -- There are two kinds of courage in war - physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is very common on the battlefield. Men and women on both sides risk their lives, place… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 18, 2009 at 11:21am — No Comments

California be advised....

I'm sitting here at work...didn't think much about these planes spraying us with...? I didn't want to....

I work in Sunnyvale...that's the EIGHTH cargo plane that just went over our heads-- and they're flying low AWAY from Moffett Field....

THAT's NINE! In ten or fifteen minutes.... Even if they're not spraying anything....maybe they're just following a flight pattern (so they're not risking a crash on US Hwy 101). But NINE? Hmmmm....

Thank God I'm not leaving… Continue

Added by youhavetoforgiveme on November 17, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

EU Dissidents Faced With Sedition, Possible Execution

By Michael James in Germany

11-16-9

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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 17, 2009 at 5:10pm — No Comments

I’ve got a mandate for the bastards

We’re quick to point out political corruption around the world. Afghanistan is corrupt. Iran rigs elections. Putin has his oligarchs. It’s all true, but rarely do we take a long hard look at the corruption endemic in our own politics. My esteemed colleague, Dr. Denny, recently penned an important post detailing Congressional corruption. Like so much of our nefarious behavior, it looks relatively civilized because we dress it up nicely. But we all know that our representatives are as crooked as… Continue

Added by Tara on November 17, 2009 at 2:34pm — 2 Comments

Israel approves 900 settler homes - Settlements on occupied territory are considered illegal under international law

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The Israeli interior ministry has approved planning applications for 900 new housing units at a Jewish settlement in East… Continue

Added by truth on November 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

80% of Consumers Say They Would Not PAY for Online Content

In a blow to ongoing plans by Murdoch (and others) to capitalize on premium content, a new study from Forrester shows that 80% of consumers would not be willing to pay for online news content. As readers are able to move from one content aggregator to another with greater facility than the Fed prints another billion dollars, Rupert's approach will likely entail a massive… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 17, 2009 at 7:44am — 4 Comments

The Mastermind

Neo cons across America are pretending to be all outraged with the announcement of a New York trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Co. Their fanatical war cries, i.e. – he doesn’t deserve any rights and he doesn’t deserve a fair trial, have gone ringing around the planet. In attempts to keep the lie alive, this continuing psyop for the imaginary war on terrorism is even being received by receptive sheeple in Australia. The…

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Added by Fred Black on November 17, 2009 at 1:57am — No Comments

US TROOPS WEARING UN COLORS

By Chuck Baldwin

November 13, 2009

NewsWithViews.com

According to a report in World Net Daily, "Troops in the United States' USNORTHCOM ranks appear to have adopted a shoulder patch showing a North American continental design, with an emphasis on United Nations colors, giving evidence of the strength to integrate North America.

"The patch reveals the continent of… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 16, 2009 at 11:41pm — No Comments

High noon: Goldman Sachs.

http://action.seiu.org/page/s/goldmandc

Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and big banks like JPMorgan Chase are back to making record profits and paying out multi-billion dollar bonuses - even after taking billions in tax payer bailouts. Meanwhile, millions of working Americans are suffering from job losses, foreclosures, depleted pensions, and skyrocketing credit card rates & overdraft fees.

Enough is… Continue

Added by Localtarian on November 16, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

U.N. Using Climate to Push One World Government Reforms

U.N. Using Climate to Push One World Government Reforms

With assaults on our nation’s freedoms and liberties coming from so many directions at the same time it is difficult to characterize one as being more dangerous than another. But a United Nations (U.N.) gathering scheduled for Dec. 7 – 18 2009 may hold more lasting ramifications to Canadian sovereignty than anything the country has ever faced.

That’s when the first overt attempt at establishing the framework of… Continue

Added by DallasBC on November 16, 2009 at 9:18pm — 1 Comment

A Tax A Day

Turning Medicare into an income redistribution program. Another day, another tax increase to finance the trillion-dollar health-care overhaul.

The latest schemes are leaking out of the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid is scrambling to find enough money while not offending Big Labor. The Senate Finance bill imposes a 40% tax on expensive private health plans, many of which belong to union members as part of their negotiated contracts. So Mr. Reid wants to reduce this… Continue

Added by Anti Oligarch on November 16, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Israeli army kidnapped 6200 children since 2000 - Official report

Middle East Monitor

via Uruknet.info

November 16, 2009

Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces

An official report, received by Arab League from the minister of prisoners' affairs in the Palestinian Authority (Ramallah), revealed that the Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped about 6,200 Palestinian… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 16, 2009 at 7:15pm — 4 Comments

The Money That Is Sold Abroad Is You!

It is not dollars, treasuries, bonds and debt that is being sold by your government. Text and references: Freedomain… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 16, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Republicans Are Shocked The Public Is Mad At Them For Voting Against Franken’s Anti-Rape Amendment

Think Progress

Nov 13th, 2009

Last month, 30 Republican senators voted against Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) amendment that would punish defense contractors “if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.” His amendment was inspired by Jamie Leigh Jones, who was gang-raped by… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 16, 2009 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Why Are Modern Guillotines on Military Bases in America?

Editor's Note: There is no doubt in my mind that guillotines are being stored on selected military bases in America. Pam Schuffert had first hand conversations with people who have seen them. I'm equally convinced that crematoriums have been installed on many of the larger FEMA concentration camps, both here on the mainland and in Hawaii. Pam Schuffert accurately foretold of coming events… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 16, 2009 at 3:07pm — No Comments

CIA says it gets its money's worth from Pakistani spy agency

It has given hundreds of millions to the ISI, for operations as well as rewards for the capture or death of terrorist suspects. Despite fears of corruption, it is money well-spent, ex-officials say.

By Greg Miller

November 15, 2009

Reporting from Washington - The CIA has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan's intelligence service since the Sept. 11 attacks, accounting for as much as one-third of the foreign spy agency's annual budget, current and… Continue

Added by Tara on November 16, 2009 at 2:40pm — No Comments

"I've fallen and I can't get up!"

November 2009 Comment: This is one of those pictures that truly IS worth a thousand words...

But a few questions remain. Was this a "fall" of an accidental nature, or has it simply been beaten and pinned fair and square? Or perhaps more to the point, does it even REALLY WANT to get up again? Despite Timothy Geithner's constant proclamations that a "strong dollar" is in our best interest, the prevailing policy seems to be not proactive in that regard but rather… Continue

Added by Anti Oligarch on November 16, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments