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CALL now: Wyden: Protect IP Act may pass if Americans don't call Congress
By Stephen C. Webster
November 23, 2011
RawStory.com
The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (Protect IP) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) "are like two peas in a pod," Sen. Ron Wyden, the bills' most vocal opponent in the U.S. Senate, explained to Raw Story in an exclusive interview.
"These are Web blacklisting bills, Web censorship bills, and anybody with a Web site would be vulnerable," he said, a tone of urgency prevailing in his voice.
"Had I not put a hold on it in May, it would have simply passed at that time," Wyden continued. "I put a hold on the previous version back in December, and had I not put a public hold on it then, that version would have passed."
Now, the Protect IP Act and SOPA are back, and this time seemingly with enough momentum to make it through Congress -- but that could be changing.
A Majority of Americans (Including Both OWS and the Tea Party) AGREE on the Most Important Issues ... We Just Don't Realize It
November 23, 2011
WashingtonsBlog
I have repeatedly demonstrated that -- despite the false divide-and-conquer tactics of the mainstream parties and mainstream media -- the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on the most important issues facing our country. And see this.
NO MORE BAILOUTS!
As I've noted since 2008, Americans are united in their overwhelming disapproval for bailouts to the big banks.
This has remained true right up to today.
As Rassmussen found only last month (as summarized by KXLF news):
Today's Rasmussen Reports survey finds that most Americans don't like bailouts for financial institutions.
The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11
by Peter Dale Scott
November 22, 2011
Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus (The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol 9, Issue 47 No 2)
I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America, and
we must see to it that this agency [the National Security Agency] and all agencies
that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision,
so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is
no return." -- Senator Frank Church (1975)
I would like to discuss four major and badly understood events - the John F. Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11. I will analyze these deep events as part of a deeper political process linking them, a process that has helped build up repressive power in America at the expense of democracy.
In recent years I have been talking about a dark force behind these events -- a force which, for want of a better term, I have clumsily called a "deep state," operating both within and outside the public state. Today for the first time I want to identify part of that dark force, a part which has operated for five decades or more at the edge of the public state. This part of the dark force has a name not invented by me: the Doomsday Project, the Pentagon's name for the emergency planning "to keep the White House and Pentagon running during and after a nuclear war or some other major crisis."1
My point is a simple and important one: to show that the Doomsday Project of the 1980s, and the earlier emergency planning that developed into it, have played a role in the background of all the deep events I shall discuss.
More significantly, it has been a factor behind all three of the disturbing events that now threaten American democracy. The first of these three is what has been called the conversion of our economy into a plutonomy - with the increasing separation of America into two classes, into the haves and the have-nots, the one percent and the 99 percent. The second is America's increasing militarization, and above all its inclination, which has become more and more routine and predictable, to wage or provoke wars in remote regions of the globe. It is clear that the operations of this American war machine have served the one percent.2
Trickle-down tyranny - why ordinary people in positions of local power are adopting tactics of tyrants
Chancellor Katehi's impressive learning skills
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com
The UC-Davis Chancellor responsible for the pepper-spraying of her students, Linda Katehi, today went on Good Morning America and explained why she should not resign or otherwise be held accountable: "we really need to start the healing process and move forward." On a radio program in the afternoon, she expanded on this view by saying: "We need to move on." So apparently -- yet again -- the only way everyone can begin to "heal" and "move forward" is if everyone agrees that those in power with the greatest responsibility be fully shielded from any consequences and that their bad acts be simply forgotten. I wonder where she learned that justifying rationale?
Continue Reading ...
November 22, 2011
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) When I read a story yesterday about an 89-year-old woman being
water-boarded by nursing home staff over an argument about ice cream, I knew
something terrible was amiss across the American landscape. Spontaneous acts
of tyranny have been cropping up lately like cancer tumors: a food tyrant
in Nevada raids a farm picnic and orders everyone to destroy their food (http://www.naturalnews.com/034125_f...);
student protesters in California get pepper-sprayed by thuggish cops who clearly
enjoy causing pain and suffering (http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...);
and now nursing home staffers torture their own resident using techniques borrowed
from Guantanamo Bay (http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2011/11...).
I watched all this with a sense of sadness and disgrace for the human race.
And then a realization hit me like a sledgehammer...
People are only following by example
These random acts of tyranny aren't really random acts at all. They
are the infantile acting-out of behaviors the childish American public has witnessed
being demonstrated by their "leaders." The TSA sexually molesting air travelers
isn't just a violation of fundamental human rights -- it's also a demonstration
to the mindless masses that this is now "normal" behavior in society, you see.
So as the masses observe Big Government reaching down their own pants, they
now get the message that it's okay to sexually molest little boys at sports
stadiums, or that it's okay to take children away from parents through C.P.S.
and then rape them as part of child relocation "processing" procedures.
When the American people see George Bush set up secret military prisons and
condone waterboarding torture techniques, they called for Obama to stop the
practice. Obama promised he would, and then not long after becoming President,
he expanded Gitmo and actually presided over an increase in funding
for the military and all its secret torture facilities.
The message to the American people? If Obama supports it, then torture must
be okay. After all, he won a Nobel Peace Prize, so "peace" must be something
that can be achieved through torture. Thus, we should not be at all surprised
when an 89-year-old woman gets water-boarded in a nursing home. After all, those
staffers are only doing to her what they've watched the U.S. leaders do to other
human beings, too. (And yet, for some reason, the nursing home staff were arrested
while all the high-level government operatives who engage in the exact same
torture techniques are never even questioned...)
This phenomenon of everyday American people mirroring the behavior of
federal "authorities" who act as tyrants needed a name, and as I began to ponder
this issue, the name came to me in a flash:
I'm calling this phenomenon Trickle-Down Tyranny.
Fake terror plots, paid informants: the tactics of FBI 'entrapment' questioned
Critics say bureau is running a sting operation across America, targeting vulnerable people by luring them into fake terror plots
by Paul Harris
16 November 2011
guardian.co.uk
Fake terror plots, paid informants: the tactics of FBI 'entrapment' questioned
Critics say bureau is running a sting operation across America, targeting vulnerable people by luring them into fake terror plots
Some experts agree. "The target, the motive, the ideology and the plot were all led by the FBI," said Karen Greenberg, a law professor at Fordham University in New York, who specialises in studying the new FBI tactics.
But the issue is one that stretches far beyond Newburgh. Critics say the FBI is running a sting operation across America, targeting -- to a large extent -- the Muslim community by luring people into fake terror plots. FBI bureaux send informants to trawl through Muslim communities, hang out in mosques and community centres, and talk of radical Islam in order to identify possible targets sympathetic to such ideals. Or they will respond to the most bizarre of tip-offs, including, in one case, a man who claimed to have seen terror chief Ayman al-Zawahiri living in northern California in the late 1990s.
That tipster was quickly hired as a well-paid informant. If suitable suspects are identified, FBI agents then run a sting, often creating a fake terror plot in which it helps supply weapons and targets. Then, dramatic arrests are made, press conferences held and lengthy convictions secured.
But what is not clear is if many real, actual terrorists are involved.
Another "entrapment" case is on the radar too.
Key senators push bill to allow 9/11 victims' lawsuits
By Pete Kasperowicz
November 19, 2011
TheHill.com
A bipartisan group of senators proposed legislation this week that would overturn a court interpretation of current law that has blocked a lawsuit brought by 9/11 victims against Saudi Arabia for supporting al Qaeda.
The bill introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) would amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) to clarify that victims of terrorist acts in the U.S. can hold the foreign sponsors of those attacks responsible in U.S. courts. Co-sponsoring the bill are Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
The World Is With Us - Occupy Lives On!
November 17, 2011
OccupyWallSt.org
Today, November 17th, over 30,000 New Yorkers took to the streets to resist austerity, rebuild our economy, and reclaim our democracy. It was our largest action to date.
Our will was only emboldened by Mayor Bloomberg's heavy-handed attempt to eradicate Occupy Wall Street; our brutal eviction from our homes at Liberty Square has strengthened both our resolve and our legitimacy. Together, we raised our voices to declare: "No to evictions! No to the 1% that profits from our collective impoverishment." We showed the world we are not a fringe group of naive idealists--we are truly a people's uprising embodying the revolutionary spirit of economic justice, mutual aid, and participatory, consensus-based democracy. We are the 99%.
And the world responded.
9/11 Commission Report Author: "... special path to hell."
"According to Zelikow, risk management is our government's principle function." ... "Al-Qaeda is the enemy," Zelikow said. "They are an unslayable power."
First of all, that's an interesting interpretation of the role of government. If that's accurate, after 10+ years of trying to "slay Al-Qaeda," and slaying perhaps 1.5 million other people and the American economy and our very social fabric in the process, is it perhaps time to acknowledge the government has FAILED, Mr. Zelikow?
And then there's this -- "We tried to make 9/11 a grand narrative, but it's not." Huh? We? Who's "We"? The media, educators, people in general, refer regularly to the "post-9/11 world," yet it's not become grand enough, in this megalomaniac's mind. Zelikow's novel sold a gazillion copies, became the "approved" version of directed history, entire governmental departments were formed as a response, every thing about US life changed as a result, the military-industrial-security-prison complex budget blew sky-high, US tourism industry estimates it lost $600 billion as an outcome of society's "resilience against systematic threats" and now 175 cities have citizens occupying public spaces in the cold as a response. How much grander a narrative could he have penned? Methinks Mr. Zelikow should check with Mr. Brzezinski as to whether his bestseller became a "grand narrative." On the 21st century's Global Chessboard, this move certainly seems to have created a "check," for the moment. Perhaps thus his angst ... it's only check -- not checkmate.
Former 9/11 commission director talks at lecture By Travis Alford
November 7, 2011
The Daily Cougar
As the crowd of students, professors and Houstonians brushed off the cold, Philip Zelikow stepped to the podium in The Honors College Commons on Thursday to discuss the US government's defense against terrorism. Zelikow, the executive director of the 9/11 Commission, an executive on the President Intelligence Advisory Board and a history professor at the University of Virginia, focused his lecture, "The Twilight of War," on America's resiliency and his experience with the horrific events of 9/11. "It's my job to make meaning of 9/11," Zelikow said. During the lecture, Zelikow spoke of his personal experiences on the scene during Sept. 11. "I can still smell the sulfur, it stands out," Zelikow said. "It was as if the terrorist opened up a special path to hell."
A Pastoral Lament for My Country
by Rev. Rich Lang
Sent by email November 16, 2011, 4:53 a.m. PST
America, America, my country 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing
America, oh America
America the Beautiful has fallen.
You could feel the tension and raw energy crinkling throughout the air as the marchers once again began their journey into downtown Seattle. The Occupy Movement is the prophetic voice of God calling out to the nation to "repent" and turn from its ways of corruption. Those who camp are a rag-tag, motley crew made up of mostly young adults, mostly unemployed, almost all of whom are alienated and cast out of America's promise of liberty and justice for all. They are our canaries, the first fruits being devoured by the Beast of Empire.
The police were once conceived to be a citizen force created to serve and protect the public. Today however, the police have been militarized and view the populace as enemy combatants, as threats to their well being. The police, like our Armed Forces, are well trained, disciplined and exceptionally talented. They follow a chain of command and are increasingly apprenticed into a culture of institutional conformity. Because America has always affirmed the right of dissent, the role of the police is to keep the peace. They are trained to enter the protesting arena as unfeeling protectors of property and people. What has changed in our time is that the police are entering the arena of protest as agents of provocation. They push and shove at will, they ride their bicycles up the backs of protesters, they engage in verbal abuse. Their commanders allow this breach of discipline. Their comrades silently condone the bullying. The police become the agitators encouraging violence. It is as if they are spoiling for a fight --- a fight mind you against the citizenry, against the youth, the unemployed, and those who are trying to return America back to its promise, and dare I say it, return America to its covenant with God, "we hold these truths to be self evident ... "
Professor Niels Harrit to speak on WTC 7 at Indiana University
November 14, 2011
by Kevin Ryan
Blog at 911blogger.com Public Lecture - The Collapse of the Seventh Tower: A Physical & Chemical Analysis
Niels H. Harrit, Center for Molecular Movies, Copenhagen University
When: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 @ 7:15-9:15 p.m.Where: Morrison Hall 007
Departmental Sponsors: College of Arts and Sciences, American Studies Program
Abstract:
To most people, the image of the World Trade Center (WTC) is confined to the famous twin towers, which dominated the New York skyline until September 11th, 2001, when they collapsed after each one being hit by an airliner. However, the trade center was an assembly of seven buildings around a plaza. The youngest of these, WTC7, was a huge office building, reaching 186 meters and 47 stories into the air. The ground-plan area was little less than a soccer field.
WTC7 was not hit by an airliner. Still, it collapsed seven hours after the twin towers in a totally symmetric movement with free-fall speed. It was the most unexpected collapse in the history of modern building construction.
You cannot evict an idea whose time has come...
UPDATE: This Is What Democracy Looks Like: Huge General Assembly in Progress at Liberty Square - Posted 1 hour ago on Nov. 15, 2011, 8:40 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement Persevere
The feeling here at Liberty Square tonight is the feeling of a movement that is rising, building, and making headway.
Following the 1am eviction of Liberty Square early this morning and a long day of legal wrangling, the park was reoccupied late this afternoon. This evening, just after 7pm, the first General Assembly at the reoccupied park began. Using our 'people's mic', we declared together:
"They showed us their power. And we're showing them ours."
We are here because we believe a better world is possible. We are willing to endure mistreatment, if by doing so we can help re-enfranchise the 99% and reclaim our democracy from the stranglehold of Wall Street and the top one percent.
We will push back against billionaire Michael Bloomberg and any politician who wantonly tramples on proud American freedoms: freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the freedom of Americans to peaceably assemble and petition for change.
We will overcome the obstacles placed before us. We will not be deterred. We will persevere. Our message is resonating across America, and our cause is shared by millions around the world. We are the 99%, and we want to live in a world that is for all of us ... not just for those who have amassed great wealth and power.
You cannot evict an idea whose time has come.
This Beat Down is for Your Health - the Money Party Must Stop Occupy Movements
And check OccupyWallSt.org for news reports and video of the raids, and a notice, "9AM Post-Raid Rally and General Assembly" and call for a November 17 day of direct action.
In addition, 9/11 truth advocates have issued a call to "Occupy Building 7" November 19 and 20. For more information, see their website.
November 14, 2011
By Michael Collins
The Money Party RSS
Photo: K. Kendall. "The problems we are facing were not created by us, but we deign to shed
light on them and so we are blamed for them. The truth is, every person at our
protest is there because the system is broken." Samuel
Rutledge, Open Newswire, Portland Indymedia
The fascist financiers of the Money Party are growing restless. Occupy Wall Street began with a call to action from the activist online group Anonymous in August. It was barely featured in the mainstream or alternate media. Instead of a small crowd that could easily be ignored then disbursed, fifty thousand citizens showed up at the headquarters for the world financial system, Wall Street. Despite the best efforts of Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD, the Occupy Wall Street continues. The message went out to the country and the world. Now, there are over 100 occupy events in Oakland, Kansas City, Washington, DC, and elsewhere.(Image: K. Kendall)
Occupy Portland began on October 6, 2011. It has maintained a steady presence in downtown Portland, a major West Coast center of commerce. The participants refuse to leave until the government addresses their grievances. Police scare tactics, planted provocateurs, and the elements are no barrier.
Mickey Huff on Project Censored, the Reality of World Government and the Masquerade of a 'Free Press'
November 13, 2011
with Anthony Wile
TheDailyBell.com
Photo: Mickey HuffThe Daily Bell is pleased to present an exclusive interview with Mickey Huff (left).
Introduction: Mickey Huff is Associate Professor of History at Diablo Valley College and a Director of Project Censored and the Media Freedom Foundation. He has been interviewed by many radio stations and news sources throughout the country, including NPR, Air America, Pacifica, Republic Broadcasting, Progressive Radio Network, The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, New Standard News and others, and has been published on numerous media and news websites from Global Research, Buzzflash and Counterpunch to Z Mag, Truthout and even a few corporate media outlets(which he routinely critiques). He is co-author with Peter Phillips on a number of academic articles to be published throughout 2010-11 and co-edited two books with Phillips over the past three years. His latest work with Project Censored, the book Censored 2012: Sourcebook for the Media Revolution, is out now on Seven Stories Press. When he has time he blogs at http://dailycensored.com. Mickey is also a musician and composer of over 20 years and lives with his family just outside Berkeley, CA.
A brief synopsis:
Daily Bell: What's your definition of censored? Is it mostly government censorship you're after? Do you believe that private entities can "censor" or that the word strictly implies government activities?
Seniors block busy Chicago street to protest cuts to social programs
By Eric W. Dolan
November 7, 2011
RawStory.com
Chicago police on Monday issued citations to 43 senior citizens and their supporters who linked arms to block an intersection near the city's financial district.
The action was part of a protest against proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and other benefits.
The Jane Addams Senior Caucus (JASC), their supporters and "Occupy Chicago" began the demonstration with a rally outside the office of Illinois Sens. Mark Kirk (R) and Dick Durbin (D). The group, which organizers claimed was nearly 1,500-strong, then marched to the Federal Plaza.
Recently Deceased Crown Prince Sultan and his son Bandar "Bush" Epitomize Highly Questionable Saudi 9/11 Connections
October 31, 2011
by Brian Romanoff
Nor Cal Truth
News of the Saudi Crown Prince passing in the U.S. and his new successor to the post warrant a refresher on the attempts to name them in 9/11 lawsuits years ago.
ONE BIG FAMILY
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, died just a weeks ago in a New York hospital due to ill health. The world's largest oil-exporting nation has quickly found an heir to the Crown Prince, a position directly under the most powerful of the King. The new Crown Prince has been named as Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, brother of the deceased Crown Prince Sultan. Both were half-brothers to the current King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, and both are a part of the powerful Sudairi Seven.
Photo, left: The recently deceased Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz
The old Crown Prince Sultan is the father of Prince Bandar. Bandar is known to many in the world as "Bandar Bush" for his extremely close relationship with the Bush family. Bandar served as the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the U.S. from 1983 until 2005. The Royal family's relationship with the Bush family goes back even further.
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