Serving the warfare state and overall agendas for U.S. global dominance to the benefit of corporate elites, the NSA persists in doing violence to the Constitution’s civil-liberties amendments -- chilling the First, smashing the Fourth and end-running the Fifth.

Meanwhile, a nascent constellation of movements is striving to thwart the surveillance state, the shadowy companion of perpetual war.

This is a struggle for power over what kind of future can be created for humanity.

IF Netanyahu was of sound mind he would not only have given Rouhani’s Davos speech the consideration it deserved, he would take full account of Israel’s growing isolation in the world and, also, the fact that an increasing number of American Jews are no longer sympathetic to what one Jewish-American has called “the blood-and-soil nationalism of Zionism”.The post Is Netanyahu Certifiable? appeared first on BSNEWS.

In a double twist of irony, Coast to Coast AM’s Saturday January 25, 2014 show was about media censorship, when they have been one of the biggest censors of AIDS, and the guest, Dr. Peter Phillips, was from Project Censored, which has also censored stories on AIDS. First PC said they needed a new story […]

There was a time before the NSA was able secretly to collect personal data about us all, all the time. There was a time when it was much harder for our governments to know what we were up to. There was a time when they struggled to control the flow of information.The post Before the NSA, this is how they spied on us appeared first on BSNEWS.

January 29, 2014 (ATN) - Thaksin Shinawatra's proxy regime, currently ruling in Thailand, have again attacked protesters, this time with the deadly 40mm M-79 grenade launcher - a weapon of war used extensively by pro-Thaksin terrorists in violence that left 92 dead in Bangkok in 2010.

Originally posted at TomDispatch. You want ominous? Then offer a deep bow to conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a man eager to turn the Japanese military into an ever less defensive force, fully breach his country’s “peace constitution,” and assumedly someday end Japan’s “nuclear allergy” when it comes to a future weapons program. In the […]

They call it the "Good War," one supposes, in order to differentiate it from all the really bad wars we’ve been fighting – and losing – lately: Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and all the future wars our political class has up its collective sleeve. I call it the Worst War, because it fathered all the ones […]

President Obama cares more about the feelings of foreign leaders than he does about the constitutional rights of Americans. In his attempt to stanch the political bleeding from Edward’s Snowden’s revelations on National Security Agency (NSA) spying, Obama made a definite pledge to cease the spy agency’s surveillance of leaders of "close friends and allies" […]

Just a little update on Ken's post from last Saturday on everyone's least favorite brothers… Something to keep in the back of your mind while pondering President Obama's State of the Union message of equality from tonight. Clearly, what the Kochs are doing to America in their anti-democratic jihad, is sociopathic. But is it criminal?

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On this edition of Traces of Reality Radio: Tom Secker, James Corbett, and Guillermo Jimenez connect for round two of a still untitled supercast and roundtable discussion.
In this episode we focus on Edward Snowden. Whistleblower? Hero? FSB double-agent? CIA triple-agent? Just who the fuck is this guy? Seriously. Sort of.

At least 26 people were killed and 24 more were wounded during a relative break in the violence. Though, the figures may be low due to the difficulty of reporting from Anbar province.

 
Knowing his record, isn’t that just another case of our brave Foreign Secretary shooting his mouth off? Judge for yourselves.
by Stuart Littlewood         Intifada-palestine.com

"I have sung for pacifists and I have sung for soldiers."-- Pete SeegerTrailer for the 2007 documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song"I decline to discuss, under compulsion, where I have sung, and who has sung my songs, and who else has sung with me, and the people I have known.

Wes Bertrand and I begin a series based on Nathaniel Branden's book, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Today's show includes an introductory discussion and also covers the Practice of Living Consciously.THE SIX PILLARS OF SELF-ESTEEM1. The Practice of Living Consciously2. The Practice of Self-Acceptance3. The Practice of Self-Responsibility4. The Practice of Self-Assertiveness5. The Practice of Living Purposefully6.

Wes Bertrand and I begin a series based on Nathaniel Branden's book, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Today's show includes an introductory discussion and also covers the Practice of Living Consciously.

THE SIX PILLARS OF SELF-ESTEEM
1. The Practice of Living Consciously
2. The Practice of Self-Acceptance
3. The Practice of Self-Responsibility
4. The Practice of Self-Assertiveness
5. The Practice of Living Purposefully
6. The Practice of Personal Integrity

Wes Bertrand and I begin a series based on Nathaniel Branden's book, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Today's show includes an introductory discussion and also covers the Practice of Living Consciously.

THE SIX PILLARS OF SELF-ESTEEM
1. The Practice of Living Consciously
2. The Practice of Self-Acceptance
3. The Practice of Self-Responsibility
4. The Practice of Self-Assertiveness
5. The Practice of Living Purposefully
6. The Practice of Personal Integrity

Nice to see my Canadian federal tax dollars hard at work. Apparently the very mention of Israel’s Internet Task Force to combat “hate” is worthy of being censored on Canada’s public broadcaster’s site, cbc.ca.

We open with excerpt from our in-depth interview with author Betty Medsger about FBI disclosures from activists who raided FBI office…Click here for free audiobook download from Audible that generates $15 to PBC Podcast!
In this clip, Medsger explains Hoover’s enemies list, called the Security Index, and how he defied orders to shut it down.
–State of the Union message garners very low expectations, we relate Jesse Kornbluth’s fantasy speech, and Will Durst’s drinking game.

In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger steals a march on the Oscars with the 'celebrity Oscars' - 'those whose ubiquitous self promotion demands recognition'.

TOR Radio #89 | Tom Secker, James Corbett, and Guillermo Jimenez connect for round two of a still untitled supercast and roundtable discussion. In this episode we focus on Edward Snowden. Whistleblower? Hero? FSB double-agent? CIA triple-agent? Just who the f*ck is this guy? Seriously. Sort of.

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The great Libyan patriots of the resistance fighting the radical Islamists illegally occupying their country, are having great victories against evil. Today a 100+ (armed) vehicle convoy of these criminals was ambushed and destroyed some 70km from Sabha. The popular resistance is strong and their voice is strong to all Libyan patriots.
Report Below from Leaders of the Resistance:
The current situation today

TweetSabha and the Tribes of the southern half of Libya announce the rise of the the Libyan Popular Resistance. The Popular Resistance of Libya is made up of Libyan tribes and patriots whose goal is to take their country back from the radical Islamists, most of whom are not of Libyan nationality. These radical groups include: Al Qaeda, The Muslim Brotherhood, Ansar Al Sharia, The Libyan Islamic Fighting group and many others.

Edward Snowden, speaking from hiding in Russia to German TV station ARD, discusses the threats against him by anonymous US officials and the wider responses to his revelations of major violations of human rights by the NSA and the national security state. Snowden reveals seeing Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lying to Congress was […]

The sprawling Oklahoma district south of Oklahoma City, covering half of the Red River Valley, OK-04, has been represented in Congress by Tom Cole since 2002. His lowest reelection victory was a 68% win. In 2012, the district, which has a PVI of R+19, gave Romney a 67-33% win over Obama, although, the only 4 counties in the whole state voting Democratic in the last gubernatorial race were all in the 4th-- Commanche, Cotton, Jefferson and Stephens.

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Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on Black Agenda Radio to discuss the latest developments in Libya.  He examines the current fighting in the South and the political and social context within which it should be understood.  Draitser explains how Libya remains a divided and broken nation despite the rhetoric of “democracy” and “freedom” used to sell the war in 2011.  Additionally, he raises the possibility of a growing alliance between black Libyan groups and Green Resistance fighters.

Obama wants to ‘fast track’ job-killing, sovereignty-threatening plan – The TPP

​Article 5 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights expressly forbids that any person “be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

Penny for you thoughts | January 28, 2014

How low can you go?

Samantha Power- pathetic

When the hand you hold is a loser. The holocaust card can always be played.

http://youtu.be/PkInLDYKwXQEric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on Press TV to discuss the Geneva negotiations and the political agenda of the United States and its proxies.  Draitser explains that, while the peace talks focus on humanitarian aid, the jihadis and rebels on the ground are attempting to rearm and regroup.  He adds that US talk of aid to “the people” is really coded language for providing aid to fighters on the ground.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 114. Stef and I talk about libertarian ethics, UPB, self-ownership, argumentation ethics, careers, schooling, and related matters—back from November 2013.

By Gilad Atzmon • May 25th, 2009

Unlike her cosmopolitan brothers and sisters who spread Zionism and tribal racism using a liberal and progressive disguise, Melanie Philips is open about it all. The other day she defined what Zionism is in a very clear manner:

A Depression is a period of time when Unpayable Debts are canceled. There are three ways to cancel Unpayable Debts. The first is through a Weimar Republic style Hyperinflation. The second  is through a 1930s style wave of farm foreclosures and business and personal bankruptcies.  Might I remind you that at least 3 million Americans died from starvation in the last Depression?  The Babylonians invented a Third Way to cure a Depression  thousands of years ago. It is through a government sponsored rational Debt Cancellation.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Egyptian general Abdel Fatah Saeed Al Sisy
The Obama administration seems to have made a decision long ago on how to deal with Egypt’s rocky, post-Mubarak transition; namely to keep it subtle and in the background. Washington intends to remain a player in Egypt’s strategic position, but as far as the domestic stuff goes, Obama is tight-lipped.

by Judith Curry A fascinating hearing on the IPCC was held today by the UK Parliament Energy and Climate Climate Change Committee. The link to hearing video is [here].  The witnesses: Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, … Continue reading →

by James Corbett
BoilingFrogsPost.com
January 28, 2014

Democrats….(sigh) They have had this ability from day ONE (they also have had this capability for your computers) Now its time to codify it under fear of theft. Same Shite different day I guess…
Flashback: Internet KILL switch? They target individuals not the collective…

Despite my harsh criticisms of the Obama administration’s policies towards the Asia-Pacific, I’m of the opinion that an actual shooting war between the U.S. and China is very unlikely for the foreseeable future. Like the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, real conflict was considered simply too costly to statesmen on both sides.

Unlike in the Ukraine (or Syria)… Where NATO ( USA) sides with the protestors… (ahem)
US State Department condemns protests against sham election, but ignores assassination and thuggery aimed at opposition. 

Yesterday's Politico featured a post by Manu Raju explaining how both Democratic and Republican candidates are running against the NSA's Cheney-conceived domestic spying agenda-- the NSA's Cheney-conceived domestic spying agenda that Obama has largely kept intact.

How low can you go? How low can you go.............Samantha Power- patheticSamantha Power - Remind you of anyone? When the hand you hold is a loser. The holocaust card can always be played.

By Jack Rasmus | January 28, 2014

Today, January 28, 2014, President Obama will address the nation in his State of the Union (SOTU) speech to Congress. A major theme of the address will be the growing income inequality in the US.

 
Ex Trader Joe’s President To Sell Food Past Its Sell-By Date, But Don’t Call It ‘Expired’

By Ramiro Funez | NACLA | January 28, 2014

US State Department condemns protests against sham election, but ignores assassination and thuggery aimed at opposition. January 28, 2014 (ATN) - The US State Department openly sided with Thaksin Shinawatra and his proxy regime, and backed their planned one-party sham elections being carried out in a climate of political intimidation, terrorism, assassinations, and a draconian "emergency decree" in a sta

A few weeks ago In Pinal County, Arizona a man was shot and killed after leading police on a high speed chase and then seemingly resisting arrest. At the time of the shooting the county Sheriff’s office said, “Officers and deputies attempted to use less lethal means to take him into custody including firing several bean bag rounds and Taser deployments. The suspect refused to obey the commands and suddenly reached back into the vehicle. A deputy felt the suspect was reaching for the gun he reportedly had, so he then fired two rounds.”

Stars and Stripes
January 28, 2014
NATO, state of European defense to be considered in Munich
By John Vandiver
STUTTGART, Germany: Is it a linchpin for global security or a relic of the Cold War that is becoming increasingly irrelevant?

United States European Command
January 22, 2014
Bulgarian Deputy Chief of Defense Visits EUCOM
By U.S. Army Maj. Michael Cushwa, ECJ5/8 Political-Military Affairs Officer – Bulgaria Desk
The tenth biannual U.S.-Bulgaria Joint Commission meeting was held Jan. 9, 2014, at the Swabian Special Events Center on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany.

Group unveils State of the Union drinking game

STFU and Listen, kneel, sit, stand, applaud…. start over….

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U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa
January 24, 2014
493rd Fighter Squadron Trains at TLP 2014
By Master Sgt. Lee Osberry
48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

ALBACETE AIR BASE, Spain: Members from the 48th Fighter Wing along with six NATO nations, are participating in the 2014 Tactical Leadership Program which kicked off here Jan. 13, 2014.