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TRUTH ABOUT HYPERINFLATION, AND WHERE GOLD IS HEADING! | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

2012-01-30T11:48:00.000-08:00

TRUTH ABOUT HYPERINFLATION, AND WHERE GOLD IS HEADING! | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: TRUTH ABOUT HYPERINFLATION, AND WHERE GOLD IS HEADING!
The Bankers Want America To Lose World War III , Gold and silver are exploding today as the Dollars keeps losing ground , Zimbabweans trade in gold now they learned their lesson with worthless paper.Gold always reemerges as the currency once a currency is reestablished. Bartering is transitional.We seriously need to go back to the barter system and to hell with the crap paper money. We can make things, offer services for swaps, that's much saner and community minded. Let them rot with their paper, what an incredible scam, utterly disgusting .If you've paid attention then you would know that Ron Paul announced their plans for a new currency brought forth by Nato and the IMF just last Saturday.

Families of Soldiers Call for Investigation into Deaths After Military Hazing

2012-01-30T11:46:00.000-08:00

Families of Soldiers Call for Investigation into Deaths After Military Hazing: JAISAL NOOR, JOURNALIST: When the Army informed the parents of Danny Chen that the 19-year-old Army private had died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Afghanistan, they reacted with disbelief. Chen had not exhibited signs that he was suicidal, and had just asked his family to send him additional supplies. He also had told family members that fellow soldiers targeted him with racist abuse.

Chen's parents, Chinese immigrants who don't speak English fluently, turned to their community for help. Activists in New York's Chinese-American community enlisted the support of local politicians, held a vigil, marched to the Pentagon, and posted a video on YouTube, all to raise awareness and demand answers about Chen's death.

Israel to become biggest jailer of refugees

2012-01-30T11:45:00.000-08:00

Israel to become biggest jailer of refugees: On January 11th the Israeli parliament passed an amendment to the so- called “Infiltrators Law”. This revision allows the authorities to automatically imprison asylum seekers for three years. The plan includes constructing a 10,000 person jail to house the refugees. According to Amnesty International, this puts Israel at the top of the Western World for length of imprisonment of refugees. Today Israel is home to nearly 50,000 asylum seekers from Africa, 85% of whom are from Eritrea and Sudan. The Real News' Lia Tarachansky spoke to Nic Schlagman and Johannes Bayu of the African Refugee Development Center, Ran Cohen of Physicians for Human Rights, and "Ibrahim", an Eritrean asylum seeker in Israel for ten years.

Baja Online Realty Blog Serving the Baja California Real Estate Community : Building on solid tourism numbers in 2011, the Mexico Tourism Board predicts 52 million tourists will visit Mexico in 2012.

2012-01-30T11:40:00.000-08:00

Baja Online Realty Blog Serving the Baja California Real Estate Community : Building on solid tourism numbers in 2011, the Mexico Tourism Board predicts 52 million tourists will visit Mexico in 2012.: Building on solid tourism numbers in 2011, the Mexico Tourism Board predicts 52 million tourists will visit Mexico in 2012.
Published 30 January 12 11:38 AM | Laura Anne Tierney Edit
TEMECULA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hop-on, Inc. (pinksheets:HPNN) today announced through Hop-on's subsidiary, Hop-on Mobile, S. DE R.L. DE C.V. the first tourism industry specific cell phone with 24 hour a day privileges and services.

GERALD CELENTE BLOG: Celente on Obama State of the Union Address

2012-01-30T11:21:00.000-08:00

GERALD CELENTE BLOG: Celente on Obama State of the Union Address

Anthony Bourdain in Baja California - YouTube

2012-01-30T10:36:00.000-08:00

Anthony Bourdain in Baja California - YouTube: Anthony Bourdain in Baja California

Boomers Abroad

2012-01-19T11:05:00.001-08:00

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2012 is shaping up to be a super year. Here are some news:

According to a Reuters analysis, Latin America business climate is king again.

In 2011, more than 167.3 million national tourists traveled through Mexico, a four percent increase compared to 2010, informed the Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR).

In 2012, Mexico could attract close to 19 billion dollars in FDI, practically the same amount as in 2010,according to estimates by the Bank of Mexico (Banxico).

Mexico will grow by four percent in 2012, a similar development to 2011, of approximately 4.1%, according to projections by the Center for Economic Studies for the Private Sector (CEESP).

Mexico placed two billion dollar debt in 10-year global bonds

The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) informed that the government placed a debt emission for two billion dollars through 10-year bonds and that it will pay the lowest interest in history of its kind (3.71%).

Brazil’s government sold $1.7 billion of dollar-denominated bonds last year, including $550 million of notes due in 2021 and $1.1 billion maturing in 2041. Standard & Poor’s raised Brazil’s credit rating one level to BBB, the second-lowest investment grade, in November.

South America had the strongest tourist arrivals expansion in 2011, says UNWTO. International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UN World Tourism Organization World Tourism Barometer.

According to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects 2012 released earlier this week, Panama’s growth rate will be 6.8 percent, Uruguay’s 5.7 percent and Chile’s 5 percent.

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House nixes $1.2T hike in debt limit in symbolic gesture - Washington Times

2012-01-19T10:51:00.000-08:00

House nixes $1.2T hike in debt limit in symbolic gesture - Washington Times: In its first real bit of business to mark the new year, the House passed a symbolic Republican measure against President Obama’s request to increase the federal debt limit by $1.2 trillion.

Last summer’s bipartisan debt and budget agreement allowed the White House to automatically raise the debt ceiling 15 days after the president officially notifies lawmakers that the government is close to the current $15.2 trillion cap. The administration’s request can be halted if both chambers of Congress agree.

The measure opposing raising the debt limit passed 239 to 176, largely along partisan lines. Six Democrats supported the measure, and only one Republican — House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier of California — rejected it. Two Republicans voted “present.”

World Bank warns of global growth slowdown - Washington Times

2012-01-18T15:41:00.000-08:00

World Bank warns of global growth slowdown - Washington Times: BEIJING (AP) — The World Bank warned Wednesday of a possible slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to prepare for shocks that could be more severe than the 2008 crisis.

The bank cut its growth forecast for developing countries this year to 5.4 percent from 6.2 percent and for developed countries to 1.4 percent from 2.7 percent. For the 17 countries that use the euro currency, it forecast a contraction, cutting their growth outlook to -0.3 percent from 1.8 percent.

Global growth could be hurt by a recession in Europe and a slowdown in India, Brazil and other developing countries, the Washington-based bank said. It said conditions might worsen if more European countries are unable to raise money in financial markets.

Former Fort Worth resident indicted in stem-cell treatments | Health | Dallas-Fort Worth Life...

2012-01-16T18:35:00.000-08:00

Former Fort Worth resident indicted in stem-cell treatments | Health | Dallas-Fort Worth Life...: A former Fort Worth resident who ran a scientific "foundation" out of a shipping service on Lake Worth Boulevard is among a group recently indicted on federal charges of selling unapproved stem-cell treatments to sufferers of Lou Gehrig's disease, muscular dystrophy and cancer.

Larry Stowe and Dr. Francisco Morales, a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen living in Brownsville, is accused of collecting $1.5 million by promising cures to desperate cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's) patients, one indictment says.

Stowe, a former employee of Mobil Oil who holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, was the subject of a CBS-TV 60 Minutes exposé in 2010. Before then, he operated out of Fort Worth.

The cases are reaching federal court in Houston just as the Texas Medical Board is reviewing changes for rules governing stem-cell research.

Charles Goyette Dollar Meltdown 2012 | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

2012-01-16T17:58:00.000-08:00

Charles Goyette Dollar Meltdown 2012 | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: Charles Goyette : FTM Daily - 1/13/2012....Gold and Oil were the biggest performers last year says Author Charles Goyette the dollar is melting down in front of our eyes and and the economy is collapsing and the American people—not the banks—will be the victim as things unfold rather unfortunately.In the short coming future people won't even care about the price of Gold they will just want some ...over the last 20 or 30 years Gold has been steadily rising in value. Ironically the central banks and government hold the largest sums of gold. Therefore if they were to do a mass sell off it could disrupt gold but they would never do that but they know their fiat currency is worthless. Gold however has always been valuable to someone for trading with throughout the ages.

Audi may be leaning to Mexico for new plant, report says | timesfreepress.com

2012-01-16T13:35:00.000-08:00

Audi may be leaning to Mexico for new plant, report says | timesfreepress.com: Volkswagen’s luxury automaker Audi may be leaning toward Mexico for a North American assembly plant, according to WardsAuto.

In a report, it cited Mexico’s lower labor costs and that a facility there would allow Audi to export vehicles to South America, and even to Europe if necessary, without paying excessive import and export tariffs.

A top Audi executive at the North American International Auto Show last week cited Chattanooga as an “attractive potential location” for its first North American production plant.

But, Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen said the VW brand already has aggressive plans for its Chattanooga site. He added that there was no final decision.

In addition to the 1,300 acres on which VW built its plant, the company also has an option for 1,000 adjacent acres.

Ron Paul Super PAC Calls for Removal of Dana Bash » Revolution PAC

2012-01-16T13:28:00.000-08:00

Ron Paul Super PAC Calls for Removal of Dana Bash » Revolution PAC: Manchester, NH | January 10, 2012 | On-air comments made by CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash January 2 are being flagged by Revolution PAC for strong personal bias. In the statements, made on the eve of the Iowa Caucuses on “John King USA,” Bash noted her concern about the success of one particular Republican presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, who is currently polling in strong second position in the Granite State.

“I’m sure you talk to Republicans who are worried as well, just like I am,” Bash offered from New Hampshire, “that Ron Paul will continue on long into the spring and summer … He could really hurt whomever the Republican nominee is because, still, nobody thinks, even if he does well here in New Hampshire, that he will ultimately be the nominee.”

“In America, voters rely on the media to provide objective reporting,” says Revolution PAC Chair Gary Franchi. “Editorializing like this obviously influences public perception and has no place in a hard newscast.”

How To Prepare For The Difficult Years Ahead

2012-01-16T13:22:00.000-08:00

How To Prepare For The Difficult Years Ahead: In a previous article entitled "20 Things You Will Need To Survive When The Economy Collapses And The Next Great Depression Begins", I listed 20 of the things that you would need in the event of a major disaster, a national emergency or a total economic collapse. These are things that you are going to want to make sure that you have ready right now, because after the crisis begins it may be too late to prepare....

#1) Storable Food

#2) Clean Water

#3) Shelter

#4) Warm Clothing

#5) An Axe

#6) Lighters Or Matches

#7) Hiking Boots Or Comfortable Shoes

#8) A Flashlight And/Or Lantern

#9) A Radio

#10) Communication Equipment

#11) A Swiss Army Knife

#12) Personal Hygiene Items

#13) A First Aid Kit And Other Medical Supplies

#14) Extra Gasoline (But Be Very Careful How You Store It)

#15) A Sewing Kit

#16) Self-Defense Equipment

#17) A Compass

#18) A Hiking Backpack

#19) A Community

#20) A Backup Plan

» Ron Paul: Outrageous Overreach of the EPA Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

2012-01-16T11:36:00.000-08:00

» Ron Paul: Outrageous Overreach of the EPA Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: Ron Paul comments on Sackett v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, a case of property rights taken to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 9th and awaits a decision.

» Smoking Gun Documents On Iran “Found” By US-Backed Terror Group Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

2012-01-16T11:13:00.000-08:00

» Smoking Gun Documents On Iran “Found” By US-Backed Terror Group Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: The people pushing for war against Iran are the same neocons who pushed for war against Iraq. See thisand this. (They planned both wars at least 20 years ago.)

The IAEA report being trumpted as a casus belli contains no new information, but is based on a re-hashing of old, debunked claims stemming from “laptop documents”.

State Department cables released by Wikileaks reveal that the new IAEA head was heavily backed by the U.S., based upon his promises of fealty to the U.S. Indeed, as we’ve seen in the nuclear energy arena, the IAEA is not a neutral, fact-based organization, but a wholly-captured, political agency.

But where did the documents come from originally?

As Gareth Porter noted in 2008:

The George W. Bush administration has long pushed the “laptop documents” – 1,000 pages of technical documents supposedly from a stolen Iranian laptop – as hard evidence of Iranian intentions to build a nuclear weapon. Now charges based on those documents pose the only remaining obstacles to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) declaring that Iran has resolved all unanswered questions about its nuclear programme.

France loses AAA in euro downgrade - The Washington Post

2012-01-16T11:02:00.000-08:00

France loses AAA in euro downgrade - The Washington Post: Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit ratings of France and eight other European nations Friday, further weakening the region’s finances and potentially raising costs for governments at a time when they already face a debt crisis.

The downgrade robs France of its prized AAA rating, despite vows by the French government to defend its pristine standing through recent measures to cut spending and raise taxes.

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s failure to win that battle could bode ill for the entire 17-nation euro zone — as well as for his own chances in an upcoming election.

The downgrades will likely increase borrowing costs for the affected governments as they try to raise hundreds of billions of dollars on international bond markets this year. France alone needs to borrow about $240 billion to finance its existing debts and annual deficit. Italy and Spain, two large nations that are facing escalating debt problems, were also among the countries downgraded.

The S&P actions could also undermine the effectiveness of the region’s bailout fund, which European leaders have been counting on to help ailing countries such as Greece and stem the crisis from spreading onward to Italy and Spain. The bailout fund’s AAA rating, and its ability to raise money cheaply, depends in part on the credit standing of France, the euro zone’s second largest economy.

Israel used “false flag” operation to recruit anti-Iran militants, report alleges (Updated) | The Envoy - Yahoo! News

2012-01-16T11:01:00.000-08:00

Israel used “false flag” operation to recruit anti-Iran militants, report alleges (Updated) | The Envoy - Yahoo! News: Israeli intelligence officers posed as American spies to recruit members of a Sunni Baluch militant group which has carried out numerous attacks against Iranian security forces and civilians, journalist Mark Perry reported Friday at Foreign Policy magazine.

The allegation of the Mossad "false flag" operation is based on descriptions of memos in U.S. intelligence archives dating to the second term George W. Bush administration, Perry wrote. The memos allegedly detail the CIA's own efforts to understand media reports in 2007-2008 alleging--apparently wrongly--that the CIA was working with Jundullah to foment instability in Iran.

U.S. judge backs ATF multiple rifle sales reporting | Reuters

2012-01-16T10:59:00.000-08:00

U.S. judge backs ATF multiple rifle sales reporting | Reuters: The administration issued the reporting requirements last year despite opposition from the gun industry as part of a stepped-up effort to clamp down on the weapons flowing across the border to violent drug cartels in Mexico.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ordered more than 8,000 gun dealers in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California to report the sale within five business days of two or more semiautomatic rifles to the same person.

That includes rifles with a caliber greater than .22 and with the ability to accept a detachable magazine.

Mexican officials have complained bitterly about guns coming illegally from the United States. Tens of thousands of Mexicans have been killed in the drug wars since 2006 when Mexico's government decided to take on the cartels.

Ron Paul Wins Texas Presidential Straw Poll

2012-01-16T10:56:00.000-08:00

Ron Paul Wins Texas Presidential Straw Poll: 01-15-2012 • us2.campaign-archive2.com
01-15-2012 • us2.campaign-archive2.com

12-term Congressman from the Lone Star State
bests rivals in Tea Party-organized surveyLAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul defeated his rivals for the GOP nomination in a straw poll conducted by tea party groups in his home state.

The ‘Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll’ featured in-person paper-ballot voting in Houston as well as a text-in vote.

Paul took first place with 27.9 percent of the 707 in-person paper votes tallied, besting his GOP competitors – including incumbent Texas Governor Rick Perry, who placed fourth earning just 19.4 percent. Newt Gingrich with 23.8 percent, Rick Santorum with 21.2 percent, Mitt Romney with 6.6 percent, and Jon Huntsman with 1.1 percent came in second, third, fifth, and sixth place, respectively.

Paul easily won the majority of the more than 3,300 text-in votes with more than 54 percent of votes cast.

“This straw poll was a tea party event. Its result is further evidence of the tea party and conservatives nationwide coalescing behind one candidate, Ron Paul, as the one true challenger and conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton. “Ron Paul is the only candidate who can defeat Obama by energizing Republicans, tea partiers, independents, and disaffected Democrats.”

Complete results for both voting methods follows.

In-person voting results

Ron Paul 27.9%
Newt Gingrich 23.8%
Rick Santorum 21.2%
Rick Perry 19.4%
Mitt Romney 6.6%
Jon Huntsman 1.1%

Text-in voting results

Ron Paul 54.4%
Rick Santorum 15.6%
Rick Perry 13.3%
Newt Gingrich 11.9%
Mitt Romney 4.2%
Jon Huntsman 0.5%

Study shows humans were skilled fishermen 42,000 years ago

2012-01-16T10:55:00.000-08:00

Study shows humans were skilled fishermen 42,000 years ago: 01-15-2012 • TheRawStory.com
Fish hooks and fishbones dating back 42,000 years found in a cave in East Timor suggest that humans were capable of skilled, deep-sea fishing 30,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers in Australia and Japan said on Friday.

The artifacts — nearly 39,000 fishbones and three fish hooks — were found in a limestone cave in Jerimalai in East Timor, 50 metres (165 feet) above sea level, said Sue O’Connor from the Australian National University’s department of archaeology and natural history.

“There was never any hint of (what) maritime technology people might have had in terms of fishing gear 40,000 years ago,” O’Connor, the study’s lead author, told Reuters by telephone from Canberra.
“(This study showed) you got ability to make hooks, you are using lines on those hooks. If you can make fibre lines, you can make nets, you are probably using those fibres on your boats.”

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Major U.S.-Israel military drill postponed | The Raw Story

2012-01-16T10:45:00.000-08:00

Major U.S.-Israel military drill postponed | The Raw Story: Army radio, citing a defence official, said it was being postponed to avoid “unnecessary headlines in such a tense period.”

The joint manoeuvre was to have been the biggest yet between the two allies, and was seen as an opportunity to display their joint military strength at a time of growing concern about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

Israel, the United States and much of the international community accuse Iran of using its nuclear programme to mask a weapons drive, a charge Tehran denies.

The postponement appeared to suggest fears the exercise could dangerously ramp up regional tensions, at a time when Iran has already threatened to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for one fifth of the world’s traded oil — in the event of a military strike or severe tightening of international sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Frog in the Boiling Pot of Government: MLK: Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam

2012-01-16T10:39:00.000-08:00

Frog in the Boiling Pot of Government: MLK: Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam: MLK: Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam : MLK: Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam Martin Luther King Jr gave this sermon at the Ebe...

» U.S. army chief heads to Israel as fears over attack on Iran mount Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

2012-01-15T11:14:00.001-08:00

» U.S. army chief heads to Israel as fears over attack on Iran mount Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday for talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, and other senior defense and intelligence officials.

The visit comes as the United States attempts to coordinate with Israel on the issue of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and to determine Israel’s intentions with regard to a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Dempsey may also meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ahead of Dempsey’s visit, the Wall Street Journal published statements by senior American officers who said the United States had increased preparations for a possible Israeli attack on Iran.

They also said the United States has refreshed plans for defending American installations in the Middle East in the event of a retaliation by Iran.

» Is America A Victim of Israeli Aggression And False Flag Terror, Or Is That Just Clever CIA Propaganda? Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

2012-01-15T11:14:00.000-08:00

» Is America A Victim of Israeli Aggression And False Flag Terror, Or Is That Just Clever CIA Propaganda? Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: In an interview on the Chris Matthews show on MSNBC, former CIA officer Robert Baer said that Israel is behind the string of assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. The latest victim of this terror campaign was 32-year-old Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.

Baer said that Israel’s motive is to provoke Iran into a military response, which would force the United States of America to retaliate against Iran on the behalf of Israel. This narrative makes clear that America is the victim, not the fellow conspirator, of Israeli terrorism. But is this narrative true, or is this just a clever CIA psyop to make Israel take the blame for terrorist actions against Iran that were approved by the CIA and the White House in advance? The historical record and the facts show that the latter is the case.

Frog in the Boiling Pot of Government: » America’s Last Chance Alex Jones' Infowars: Ther...

2012-01-15T11:13:00.000-08:00

Frog in the Boiling Pot of Government: » America’s Last Chance Alex Jones' Infowars: Ther...: » America’s Last Chance Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! : America has one last chance, and it is a very slim one. Amer...

Baja Online Realty Blog Serving the Baja California Real Estate Community : Mexico's Election Draws Eyes From Across Border

2012-01-15T10:56:00.000-08:00

Baja Online Realty Blog Serving the Baja California Real Estate Community : Mexico's Election Draws Eyes From Across Border: Texas politicians are paying close attention, too - to whether the trade, security and energy policies of President Felipe Calderón's successor will affect illegal immigration or the state's robust trade relationship with Mexico.

Three Texas customs districts, Laredo,El Paso and Houston, rank among Mexico's top four trading partners. Collectively, they accounted for roughly $235 billion in trade between Texas and Mexico from January to September 2011, according to United States Census data analyzed by WorldCity, which tracks global trade patterns. The figures show an increase over 2010 despite the American recession and unprecedented violence in Mexico because of warring drug cartels.

Director speaks out: Controversial documentary opening in Yuma - KSWT: Local News, Weather, Sports Yuma, AZ El Centro Imperial Valley, CA

2012-01-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

Director speaks out: Controversial documentary opening in Yuma - KSWT: Local News, Weather, Sports Yuma, AZ El Centro Imperial Valley, CA: Filmmaker and Director Charlie Minn says the drug war and violence going on in Mexico and near the border is under reported and ignored, but it's an issue people in the U.S. should be aware of because he says it affects everyone.

"The cartels have already spilled into 300 cities here and people always ask me, will it spill over, will it spill over, it already has," says Minn.

His movie is called "8 Murders a Day," a very graphic film based on the average number of killings happening daily in the border City Juarez Mexico.

Minn tells News 13 what inspired him to make this documentary.

"The innocent Mexican people need a voice and this video provides it for them," says Minn.

He says the drug war is one of the greatest human rights disasters happening in the world right now.

"Almost 50,000 dead since the drug war began in Juarez, there were more murders in 2010 than the 9-11 attacks and since 2008 there has been more murders in that city which is 40% greater than both our wars combined," says Minn.

Nothing is being done to help the innocent people affected by the war because authorities there are involved according to Minn.

The Associated Press: Guatemala leader takes office pledging 'iron fist'

2012-01-15T10:43:00.000-08:00

The Associated Press: Guatemala leader takes office pledging 'iron fist': GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as president of Guatemala on Saturday, calling on the United States and Mexico to help him fight a wave of drug trafficking and violence that has overwhelmed the Central American country.

Perez won over voters by pledging to crush criminality with an "iron fist." Mexican drug cartels have seized large swatches of territory in Guatemala, which has one of the world's highest homicide rates.

Perez, 61, is the first military officer elected as Guatemalan president since the end of a military government 25 years ago. He served in that administration as director of intelligence.

"The change has begun," Perez told cheering supporters Saturday in Guatemala City. "We are committed to the peace and integral security that we all desire."

Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrown Food - YouTube

2012-01-14T12:52:00.000-08:00

Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrown Food - YouTube: Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrown Food

The Modern Militia Movement-Missouri MIAC Strategic Report 20Feb09

2012-01-14T12:13:00.000-08:00

The Modern Militia Movement-Missouri MIAC Strategic Report 20Feb09

Lieberman's Bill to Kick Off Internment Camps -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net

2012-01-14T12:05:00.000-08:00

Lieberman's Bill to Kick Off Internment Camps -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net: For those readers who are part of the 40% of human beings who think Ignorance is Bliss, stop reading now. This article is about a truth so hard that it was actually depressing to write it. You might think that working on SOTT for many years, most of us are pretty tough and can deal with the hard stuff. But sometimes, you see something that rings a bell, and you know that you've had a glimpse behind the curtain, because somebody went before and left a map to show you the way. In this case, that person was Hannah Arendt.

The modern world can't be an easy place to live in for those who are born genetically predisposed to crave absolute power over others. I mean, these days, any would-be totalitarian has only a very small chance of being born into one of the world's few remaining overt dictatorships, and a much greater chance of being born into a large Western nation that is nominally democratic. While fulfillment of the megalomaniac's innate drive is a walk in the park in a dictatorship, it requires all sorts of protracted subterfuge in a democracy. Bummer.

The End Of Liberty - by Inflation.us | Gerald Celente Trends Blog

2012-01-14T12:03:00.000-08:00

The End Of Liberty - by Inflation.us | Gerald Celente Trends Blog: the Founding fathers built this country so people will have a place, to escape the very same oppressive system which ruled the people for years, and years.The government no longer believes in our history. They send all our money to the white house and if this continues, farms, restaurants, stores, and groceries, that belong to the hard working people of America will no longer have anything. If they take your farm you fight back for your rights that this country was based on.America. the government is taking over its people slowly but surely. i give America 10 years before nation-wide riots spread like wildfire due to our massively corrupt government. the government can take our freedom away just as fast as we received it. if you think otherwise, then you are living under a rock. it makes me sick to know how this country started, and what it has become today. quit blaming religions races and ethnicity..blame the fucking government! UNITED WE STAND

Lew Rockwell: This is the Libertarian Revolution

2012-01-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

Lew Rockwell: This is the Libertarian Revolution: Lew Rockwell: This is the Libertarian Revolution

A sharp drop in exports to Europe weighs on US economy just as job growth starts to strengthen - The Washington Post

2012-01-13T17:58:00.000-08:00

A sharp drop in exports to Europe weighs on US economy just as job growth starts to strengthen - The Washington Post: WASHINGTON — A sign that Europe’s crisis has begun to weigh on the U.S. economy emerged Friday from a report that exports to the continent sank in November — far more than overall U.S. exports did.

Europe, which consumes nearly one-fifth of America’s exports, may already be in a recession. A weakening Europe could further shrink demand for American goods and slow the U.S. economy just as the job market has started to strengthen.

“The decline in our sales to Europe was fairly large and may be the start of a longer-term trend in declining exports to the continent,” said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors.

Mexico's Slim, Larry King talk media venture | Reuters

2012-01-13T17:07:00.000-08:00

Mexico's Slim, Larry King talk media venture | Reuters: Arturo Elias Ayub, Slim's chief spokesman, said on Friday that the pair had been working on the plan for a few months, although he declined to give further details. The venture could possibly be announced in the first quarter.

"There are advanced talks between the Slim group and Larry's group," Elias Ayub said. "At the right time, if this comes through, we will announce what it is about."

Slim has been blocked from offering television in Mexico by the Mexican government but is boosting the profile of his web-streaming operation, arousing the ire of rivals during the Pan American Games by streaming competition live.

"Those Beltway Wankers" 1/3 - YouTube

2012-01-13T16:58:00.000-08:00

"Those Beltway Wankers" 1/3 - YouTube: "Those Beltway Wankers" 1/3

Human Trafficking Continues To Rise Along San Diego-Tijuana Border | KPBS.org

2012-01-13T13:07:00.000-08:00

Human Trafficking Continues To Rise Along San Diego-Tijuana Border | KPBS.org: Nearly every official who attended the second annual Bi-national Forum to Address Human Trafficking in Chula Vista Thursday agreed, human trafficking along the U.S-Mexico border is on the rise.

Government figures show about 18,000 people are trafficked into the U.S every year. But officials also acknowledge there are many more victims hidden in communities who are sold for sex, labor or other services since often times, the illegal practice goes unreported.

The goal of the forum was to improve collaboration between agencies on both sides of the border to help crackdown on human trafficking and child prostitution.

Meeting of Mexican officials expected to shed light on fishing visas | UTSanDiego.com

2012-01-13T09:18:00.000-08:00

Meeting of Mexican officials expected to shed light on fishing visas | UTSanDiego.com: A very important meeting involving Mexico’s immigration and fisheries agencies regarding the new fishing visa that is required of tourists to fish in Mexico has been called for Friday morning.

Let’s hope this meeting resolves two things.

One is that Mexico explains why this visa is being required of all fishermen who visit the country’s waters within 24 miles of shore.

And two, why was the cost of the visa at the lower end set so high and why is only one company able to sell them? The cost of the visa is adding between $33 and $43, depending on the length of the fishing trip, to the cost of a trip. The minimum visa of $33 was added to half-day and three-quarter-day trips to fish-rich areas at the southern end of the 9-Mile Bank and the Coronado Islands.

Mexico catches alleged Zeta leader key to the cartel conflict in northeast - The Washington Post

2012-01-13T09:14:00.000-08:00

Mexico catches alleged Zeta leader key to the cartel conflict in northeast - The Washington Post: MEXICO CITY — Police have captured the man who allegedly ran the Zetas drug gang in three northern Mexican states and who is suspected in the killing of a U.S. immigration agent, authorities announced Friday.

Soldiers and local police captured Luis Jesus Sarabia in Garcia, a town in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, said Army spokesman Gen. Ricardo Trevilla.

Iran Crisis: Something Fishy | Veterans Today

2012-01-13T08:57:00.000-08:00

Iran Crisis: Something Fishy | Veterans Today: From the sound of it, the US stands ready to attack Iran any day now. Now for the funny part.

Two days ago, I took my wife down to get a replacement ID card. We go to our local Air Force Base, headquarters of the 180th Fighter Wing, more or less the “tip of the spear” as for American air power.

This is our local boys, family to our town, this is “our” military. They are quietly home, alive and well and not relocating to the Middle East.

You can’t even count how many times they have been deployed but they aren’t deployed now.

I tend to not believe in the current crisis and the threatened attack. I have intelligence sources in most governments in the region, safely, the equal of the CIA, perhaps better. I am more “likeable” even on my grumpy days.

Back years ago, 9/11, the first thing I asked was “who makes money off this.”
By 2006, we had enough witnesses come forward we could prove our suspicions that, essentially, America’s government had fallen in 2000 and a cabal, the same that orchestrated the Afghanistan invasion, the Iraq invasion, the phony intelligence for both, those pulling the Bush/Blair “strings” planned and executed 9/11.

In the end, we have stood for years now ready to arrest Americans and Israelis and not one single Muslim. This would be the easiest criminal case in history.
After 11 years, covering up 9/11 is more Zionism than the “wailing wall” or bulldozing homes in the West Bank. Israel has screamed “we did it” even to the point where, on a personal basis, they don’t even deny it.

Nuclear Bomb Core Model that Vanunu Photographed at Dimona - Many Years Ago

Only Julian Assange and, oh, I forgot, George Galloway deny it.
Now, George Galloway, the “spotted zebra” of the “left” in Britain is crying out against war in Iran. This is a guy who is still trying to sell the old 9/11 report, you know, the one with the plane that hit the Pentagon after we finally got ahold of the video of the missile?
This is the same George Galloway that says Israel has no nuclear weapons when Mordechai Vanunu has done so many years in prison proving it to us.
Israel has admitted to having nuclear weapons so many times, threatened so many people with the “Samson Option” and still good old George Galloway is crying about how Mubarak was going to throw the poor Jews into the sea for so many years.