Wages are down. Unemployment is up. Inflation is up. The debts owed by individuals are way up along with government debts and Austerity measures from above imposed on those below. In America homes and ranches and farms have been stolen by the government and by the banks. In Nevada the Bureau of Land Management has taken to stealing cattle and hiring Blackwater mercenaries. We are told they needed the Bundy family land as a carbon off sink for a Chinese project and also the water rights for fracking.

Wages are down. Unemployment is up. Inflation is up. The debts owed by individuals are way up along with government debts and Austerity measures from above imposed on those below. In America homes and ranches and farms have been stolen by the government and by the banks. In Nevada the Bureau of Land Management has taken to stealing cattle and hiring Blackwater mercenaries. We are told they needed the Bundy family land as a carbon off sink for a Chinese project and also the water rights for fracking.

Greater Boston and its citizens are the focus of media attention in recognition of the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that took three innocent lives and injured over 264 people, some of them severely. City leaders praised the heroism of the first responders and the deepened community spirit (“Boston Strong”). Addressing 2,500 invited […]

Originally posted at TomDispatch. How the mighty have fallen. Once known as "Obama’s favorite general," James Cartwright will soon don a prison uniform and, thanks to a plea deal, spend 13 months behind bars. Involved in setting up the earliest military cyberforce inside U.S. Strategic Command, which he led from 2004 to 2007, Cartwright also […]

This Easter day, 2014, is fraught with meaning, at least for me. This is a holiday of hope, and I’m wondering: is there any? I have to admit, at times, that pessimism overcomes me. The way lies take hold, and persist, does not bode well for the triumph of truth. Take, for example, the recent […]

(NEO) – The bombshell report by Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Seymour Hersh titled, “The Red Line and the Rat Line,” contains many shocking revelations for those following the West’s version of reality regarding the Syrian conflict.

I'm not sure if my friend Adam is still addicted to drugs but I do know he's still addicted to the drug addicts on Hate Talk Radio who get all hopped up on coke or speed and just let it rip. Adam took it on himself last week to spread the latest set of meticuloulsy-crafted right-wing propaganda about the woeful fate of the Jews of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. He cited the now debunked USAToday fantasy by Oren Dorell, a shady Beltway journalist.

Militants staged successful attacks deep into the Shi'ite south today and at a Shi'ite religious university in Baghdad. The army also pounded locations in Anbar province. At least 79 people were killed and 112 more were wounded.

What's driving Mike Doonesbury to all this soul-searching?Dooonesbury, by Garry Trudeau, today [click to enlarge]by Ken"You want a good economy again?" Ian Welsh asked in a recent post.

One Will Moyer recently penned The Limits of Libertarianism, which has gotten some attention among libertarians, and critics thereof, on Facebook and various blogs. In the article, Moyer, who implies that he is an ex-libertarian, makes various characterizations of, statements about, and criticisms of libertarianism, many of which I believe to be incorrect. Below I discuss a few of my disagreements […]

I have been asked to offer up my opinion about the recent Kansas Jewish Center "shooting" and all I can say is that considering that Sandy Hook, the Boston Bombing, and other "shootings" are proven hoaxes, this one definitely fits that same pattern and therefore again we are dealing with an absolute fraud....

43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after.
1509 – Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
1699 – Jean Racine, French dramatist (b. 1639) Dies
1792 – Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil’s independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.

Happy Easter to those so inclined and thanks for the good wishesBeen reading about the shooting...  outside of Slavyansk.-We clearly have local (pro-federalist) victims. As many as five.-We have sniper reports.-We have cars that left with shooters and potential victims?-And, we have the western/NATO media spinning on the same message that "We don't know what really happened" . That in itself is very, very curious. Because NATO media always knows.The know Assad, Hussein, Qadafi and Putin are all Hitler..

[Click to enlarge]Agustin Anievas, piano. EMI, recorded in London, June 1975Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Praga, recorded live in Prague, Feb.

"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫" on Episode107 - Pressure which features brand new sounds from Wild Ones, Timber Timbre, AJ Davila, Kaiser

On Apr 13, the Peace Delegation visited Damascus’ old city’s Zeitoun church where Patriarch Laham spoke on many things, prominent among them peace in Syria.
Being a non-church-goer, but having delved into services here and there, I was greatly moved by the devotion of the congregation, and the musicality of their singers.  Laham’s message was of reconciliation for Syrians, which I in my own way pray will occur.

The other night, I stumbled across a night mass of sorts.

RT | April 20, 2014

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over the deadly gun battle on Saturday night in the protester-held city of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine. It said Kiev must deliver on its commitment to de-escalate the violence.
Russia, Ukraine, the US and the EU agreed this week in Geneva on a roadmap to calm tension down in protest-gripped eastern Ukraine. The agreement includes disarmaming paramilitary groups on both sides of the conflict.

Sunday... And yes, I have been busy these last few days taking care of other matters,and therefore I do have a lot of catching up to do... Time for my usual weekly rant!First, it is Easter, and I do want to say "Happy Easter" to those who celebrate this religious holiday... For me, I have not the time or the patience for any religious garbage, period...

Several websites reported in March 2012 that DHS is Stockpiling Ammunition, Weapons and Armored Vehicles for use on Americans during Civil Unrest While certain congressmen gave credibility to Alex Jones and Infowars.com, government officials, liberals and skeptics tried to debunk and/or downplay Jones and Infowars claims that…Read more →

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn)I'm from Brooklyn. I went to PS-197 and then James Madison High School. So did Ken-- not to mention Bernie Sanders, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chuck Schumer and… Norm Coleman. When Ken, Chuck and I were kids, the congressman was the dean of the House Dems, Emanuel Celler, who served from 1923 to 1973. [An opponent of civil rights he was finally defeated in a primary by a more progressive Democrat, Elizabeth Holtzman.

 
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1453 – The last naval battle in Byzantine history occurs, as three Genoese galleys escorting a Byzantine transport fight their way through the huge Ottoman blockade fleet and into the Golden Horn.
1535 – The Sun dog phenomenon observed over Stockholm and depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan.

Dr. Ricardo Duchesne, professor of social studies at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, was a guest on Red Ice Radio, speaking about his book, the Uniqueness of Western Civilization, on April 18, 2014. Here were some of the highlights I noted: Cultural Marxist professors who criticize Western Civilization highlight a dilemma, of criticizing […]

As the world’s attention turns to events in eastern Europe, rising tensions between the world’s nuclear superpowers is once again raising the specter of the cold war. And just as in the cold war, this conflict, too, brings with it the prospect of nuclear warfare. This is the GRTV Backgrounder on Global Research TV.
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Interfax
April 20, 2014
Moscow outraged by incident in Sloviansk, insists on Ukraine fulfilling Geneva agreement – ministry
MOSCOW: Moscow is outraged by the armed incident that occurred Saturday night in Sloviansk in which innocent civilians died as a result of an attack by Right Sector militants, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

Interfax
April 20, 2014
Moscow outraged by incident in Sloviansk, insists on Ukraine fulfilling Geneva agreement – ministry
MOSCOW: Moscow is outraged by the armed incident that occurred Saturday night in Sloviansk in which innocent civilians died as a result of an attack by Right Sector militants, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

Press TV
April 20, 2014
US elbows deep in world terrorism: Rick Rozoff
Video
Press TV has interviewed Rick Rozoff, a manager at Stop NATO Network, from Chicago, to discuss the US assassination drone program.
What follows is a rough transcription of the interview.

Press TV
April 20, 2014
US elbows deep in world terrorism: Rick Rozoff
Video
Press TV has interviewed Rick Rozoff, a manager at Stop NATO Network, from Chicago, to discuss the US assassination drone program.
What follows is a rough transcription of the interview.

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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Alfred Neumann: Selections on war
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Alfred Neumann
From Guerra (1930)
Translated by Huntley Paterson

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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Alfred Neumann: Selections on war
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Alfred Neumann
From Guerra (1930)
Translated by Huntley Paterson

Anne and Carol, New Hampshire Democrats with different approachesLast year, as early New Hampshire congressional polling began showing up, we saw an interesting trend.

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Ma’an - 20/04/2014

JERUSALEM – Dozens of Palestinian worshipers were wounded and dozens were detained after clashes broke in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning with Israeli forces who had stormed the courtyards firing stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets.

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Ma’an - 20/04/2014

JERUSALEM – Dozens of Palestinian worshipers were wounded and dozens were detained after clashes broke in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning with Israeli forces who had stormed the courtyards firing stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets.

RT | April 20, 2014

Israeli police reportedly blocked a top UN diplomat, alongside other diplomats and Palestinians, entrance to a pre-Easter Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which Israeli authorities called a ‘micro-incident.’

RT | April 20, 2014

Israeli police reportedly blocked a top UN diplomat, alongside other diplomats and Palestinians, entrance to a pre-Easter Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which Israeli authorities called a ‘micro-incident.’

By John Rosenthal | The BRICS Post | April 19, 2014

An examination of texts published by Father Frans van der Lugt in 2011 and 2012 shows that the late Dutch Jesuit priest had a dim view of the Syrian rebellion, which he held to be the work of a violent minority, and favored a process of political reform in Syria to be implemented by the current government under President Bashar Al-Assad.

By John Rosenthal | The BRICS Post | April 19, 2014

An examination of texts published by Father Frans van der Lugt in 2011 and 2012 shows that the late Dutch Jesuit priest had a dim view of the Syrian rebellion, which he held to be the work of a violent minority, and favored a process of political reform in Syria to be implemented by the current government under President Bashar Al-Assad.

Why capitalists do not want recovery, and what that means for America

Why capitalists do not want recovery, and what that means for America

 
such a gorgeous, lilting voice you’d think Fairouz had graced the church. but no; local talent.

 Filed under: gaza random, Syria

TweetAs you all know, we are under attack by this government. They (the US/Obama/intelligence agencies) have now stepped up their attack. The daily truth about Libya, our eyewitness of the war crimes by NATO and the US in Libya are not to be publicized. The CIA told us to forget Libya or they would take our lives from us. It was not enough to ruin us financially, alienate us from our friends and family and make us homeless. They are now beginning to target us physically. We have been doing speaking engagements and we have been packing the houses.

Evan Jenkins was a very right-wing Democrat who followed his opportunistic instincts to switch parties recently and run against a right-wing Democrat who hasn't switched parties, Nick Rahall. Jenkins' TV spot above has a couple of lines I want to call special attention to:

TweetKhalid al-Sharif, known as Abu Hazem, a known terrorist a Guantanamo prisoner and a prisoner in Libya - before NATO and the US took charge and opened all the prisons during the NATO war, releasing all the psychopaths.
Sharif's brother psychopaths and terrorists now controlling Libya have decided that Mr. TERRORIST should be the Minister of Defense for Libya.
You have to ask yourself; In what alternate universe is a convicted Al Qaeda terrorist appointed to defend innocent people?

TweetIn Libya there is no government there is only Al Qaeda. The Libyan resistance grows stronger everyday as the people of Libya are fed up with the tyranny that now controls their lives. Al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Ansar Al Sharia and other radical groups are laying claim to as much ground as possible in Libya before the Tribes gain enough outside support to return and clean their country of the filth left there by NATO, the UN and the US.

NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode190 - Follow The LEEDIR, Mainstream Conspiracies, Nyet GMO Welcome to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news.

You remember this Doonesbury strip?DOONESBURY -- Monday, Februay 4, 2013[Click to enlarge]by KenAwhile back, pursuing an earlier fit of Doonesbury nostalgia, I offered "Our own Doonesbury flashback: When Joanie Caucus joined El

At least 69 people were killed in ongoing violence. About half of them were militants. Another 73 civilians and security personnel were wounded. There were at least three attacks on political candidates today, and another attack on campaigners. Elections are at the end of the month.

TOR Radio #97 | Jack Blood joins us to discuss his roots in the radio business, the evolution of alternative media, the music industry, occult symbolism in pop culture, Ron Paul, the benefits of localization and "voting with your dollars," the income tax, and much more.