By Richard Silverstein · Tikun Olam · January 4, 2014

Soar in a balloon above unique landscapes: This is the most striking image of the Trip Advisor "12 trips of a lifetime," and looks like it might indeed be a cool thing to do -- except for someone with a pathological terror of heights, who probably has no business

CPTnet | January 3, 2013

The ruins after the fire was extinguished

AL-KHALIL (HEBRON) – On 26 December 2013, while CPTers were doing their routine monitoring of the school patrol at the Qitoun checkpoint, schoolboys threw several volleys of stones at the checkpoint for about a minute.  Border police responded by throwing a sound bomb and then firing a teargas grenade.

As further evidence of the “say one thing, do another” mentality of some Austrian adherents, like Lew Rockwell, in claiming to be anti-state, yet voluntarily entering into an agreement with government, here we have Lew Rockwell’s self-described “anti-state” site regularly posting state media articles by Russia Today. Amazingly, as of January 3, 2014, LRC has […]

Killed 56, injured 1385, carried out 8636 raids and attacks, demolished 172 homes…

 
 by Stuart Littlewood
The Palestinian Embassy, for once, has done something useful and released figures that paint a shocking picture of Israel’s mega-crimes against their helpless Palestinian neighbours over the past year.
 

Congratulations to all my friends who were born in the 1930's, 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70's, and the early 1980s - First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos.They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and we didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.We h

Earlier today, I received these images from my daughter and wanted to share them with everyone. Feel free to pass them on.  Whitewraithe~

The Most Important Documentary On America Ever; Destroying America From Withinby: Josey WalesThere is nothing that is taking place in America today that can’t be understood by examining the 100-year history of the efforts to destroy America from within.This is a documentary that takes an in-depth look at the root of our decline in America; socialism with the ultimate goal of global communism.

 
 
Franklin Lamb
Beirut
 

WW~Notes: Here ya go, this is "socialism" plain and simple.  The political progressives call it "social justice."  Justice for who - I wonder?Anyone reviewing the data is likely to conclude that there must be some mistake. It doesn't seem possible that one out of twenty American families could each have made a million dollars since Obama became President, while the average American family's net worth has barely recovered.

In Harold Ramis' classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, TV weatherman Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray) is forced to live the same day over and over again until he not only gains some insight into his life but changes his priorities.

[This preview begins the second part of a three-part Bruckner series, begun December 6-8 with "Bruckner's Fourth Symphony -- four stories for four movements," a reprise of a January 2010 post I've always been fond of. This Bruckner Seventh preview post appeared originally in July 2012.

In his first 2014 broadcast on January 2, 2014, Jeff Rense is already fear mongering with these two claims at the start of his show: “There is a lot of talk — rumbles from sources I have, that are very trusted — who are suggesting that there may be another 9/11-type false flag in this […]

At least 118 people were killed across Iraq today. One of them was a Tunisian al-Qaeda leader. Another 53 were wounded. These are likely conservative figures, but the actual number will not be known before the Iraqi government takes control of Anbar province.

I have been informed by Judge Douglass Bartley that his four-volume set, “The Kiss of Judice: The Constitution Betrayed: A Coroner’s Inquest and Report” has been completed, with the release of the 4th volume. You can purchase any or all of them here at Amazon.com. For interviews with Judge Bartley, see: 1) An interview with […]

"We are loud like love on Media Monarchy and @PumpUpThaVolume's Mixtape018 - "Dance Apocalyptic" and the Best of 2013 with my favorite music from Arctic Monkeys, !!!, Franz Ferdinand,

Some people really try my patience(Bill-O, Howie Kurtz, E. W. Jackson, et al.)[*TO MEET THE JANITOR OF LUNACY, SEE PART 1]by NoahWhat would any Quote of the Year contest be without one of the Republican Party's leading spokesweirdos, Bill O'Reilly? I think the most interesting question about this man is: Is he merely Archie Bunker with a TV show? Or is Roger Ailes broadcasting lunatic Republican propaganda from a remote insane asylum that's buried deep in a lead-shielded mountain somewhere.

by Judith Curry A few things that caught my eye this past week. Lindzen The Weekly Standard has an extensive article on Richard Lindzen, What Catastrophe?  This is a very good article, not just on Lindzen but on the state … Continue reading →

By Peter Lee | China Matters | January 2, 2014

Gadzooks!  They’ve cracked the iPhone!?

NY Times joins Guardian in calling for clemency or reduced charges for Snowden; EFF’s Cindy Cohn calls for constitutional fix….Click here for free audiobook download that generates $15 to PBC Podcast from Audible!
–”Justice” Dept. continues to fight release of legal memo that justifies massive phone records collection
–ACLU appeals bad call by NY federal judge that metadata collection is constitutional

Operation Mockingbird …. A CIA covert program to CONTROL ALL PUBLIC OPINION. With the help of news airheads… Its easy to herd YOU the peeps!
MOCKINGBIRD: The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA

“The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.” — William Colby, former CIA Director, cited by Dave McGowan, Derailing Democracy

Right wing slobs Rob Ford and Trey RadelManmohan Singh has been Prime Minister of India for a decade. This morning, he announced he would not run again in order to make way for young blood. I understand the feeling and it was certainly the way I felt when I decided to leave Warner Bros. The only way for people to move up is for people at the top to move on.

READ THE FINE PRINT!
OBAMACARE PROVISION: “FORCED” HOME INSPECTIONS
 

What Dana Priest Left Out

(War is over?) US Media ABSOLUTELY SILENT – 1,180 Killed in December, Capping a Grim Year 

What IS “P2OG” and how is it used to control the US population?
Via Ben Swann

By Glyn Moody | Techdirt | January 2, 2014

By Danny Schechter | Consortium News | January 1, 2014

At year end, the news agenda fills up with stories about top stories, a chance for networks to repackage footage or highlight favorite newsmakers. These stories rarely look at the news system that picks them or why.

The Cambodian people undoubtedly face a tyrannical regime, but US-backed opposition will bring nation only deeper into despair and destitution. January 3, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci) -  Protests growing in both Thailand and neighboring Cambodia may at first look very similar. Both are against supposedly "elected governments," but both nations are clearly run by illegitimate dictatorships. Both nations have streets filled with growing numbers of dissatisfied people who are increasingly putting pressure on their respective regimes, lead by one or several opposition parties.

Rebecca KeeganLos Angeles Times202 W. 1st St.Los Angeles, CA 90012January 3, 2014Dear Rebecca KeeganIn your article about Walt Disney and the film "Saving Mr. Banks," you lament the fact that Mr.

"In classic Clinton style, [the former president] was gracious toward [former NYC Mayor Michael] Bloomberg, who took over the city in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and had to grapple with the impact of the recession that hit the country in 2008. Clinton thanked Bloomberg for leaving New York stronger than he found it."But on this day, Clinton, as always, was thinking about tomorrow.

The heinous terrorist attacks in Volgograd in recent days are merely the latest chapter in a terrorist war aimed at destabilizing Russia politically and economically, while tearing at the very fabric of Russian society.

Press TV – January 3, 2014

Prosecutors in Turkey have charged 36 people with terrorism in connection with massive anti-government protests that rocked the country last year.
According to the indictment published on Friday, the suspects face a range of charges including membership in a terrorist organization, illegal possession of hazardous material, and terrorist propaganda.

Historian Margaret MacMillan has published a lengthy report for the Brookings Institution exploring the “lessons of the Great War” and drawing parallels between the state of international affairs prior to WWI and today. In one section, she discusses “The Temptations of the Client State” and the problems that arise when great powers staunchly support smaller client states.

By Nima Shirazi | Wide Asleep in America | December 31, 2013

“As you know, Iran is just a week away from a nuclear weapon. ‘They have been for the past 20 years…,’ says people who would like to bomb Iran.” – Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, November 12, 2013

This is a question that came to my mind in 2012, by which Dr. Stan disclosed on a show with Ron Brown, a gold and silver dealer, that he had tried around half a dozen times to get Gerald Celente on his show, but there had no luck. Then, I saw that Gerald Celente was […]

By Kim Petersen | Dissident Voice | January 2, 2014

Zionist Jews have, predictably, taken umbrage to the vote of American Studies Association to boycott Israeli universities. David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, contends that the vote casts a “long shadow” on the American Studies Association.1
A Stupid Question

Hungarian News Agency
January 3, 2014
Hungarian Gripens In Charge Of Nato Air Control Over Slovenia
From now on, Hungary’s Gripen fighters are in control of air space not only in Hungary but also in Slovenia, daily Magyar Nemzet said. Controlling air space is a shared task for NATO allies, and Slovenia has no fighters of its own.

By Saed Bannoura | IMEMC & Agencies | January 03, 2014

Palestinian Medical sources have reported that a Palestinian teen has died of wounds suffered Thursday, after Israeli soldiers opened fire at an area in northern Gaza.
The sources said that Adnan Abu Khater, 17 years of age, was seriously injured east of Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and was moved to the Ash-Shifa Medical Center, west of Gaza City.

Fred Upton sold out his Michigan constituents to the drug companies long agoI spent the holiday season on a ship cruising around the Galapagos, going from island to island. One day the highlight was seeing a sea lion give birth to her first pup and the next was watching an aquatic iguana rape a female iguana. Another day we saw parent frigates take turns caring for their chick while the other one hunted. The Ecuadorean naturalists helped us put the experiences into context.

Geopolitical Monitor
January 2, 2014
Colombia Looks to NATO and Beyond in Regional Defense
Peter Tase
Edited by RR
Over the last two years, the Colombian government has given high priority to diplomatic efforts meant to shore up its immediate security situation, actively pursuing bilateral, trilateral and multilateral agreements with various governments in the region and beyond.

Tanjug News Agency
January 3, 2014
Montenegrin FM: NATO has no alternative
“NATO today has no alternative. It is the guarantor of every kind of safety to a country and it is important that the citizens of Montenegro understand in the right way that this is the best way for our children and for future development,” Lukšić said.
Montenegro is currently in the Membership Action Plan (MAP), while full membership in NATO is considered to be the next step.

Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jacques de Lacretelle
From Silbermann (1922)
Translated by Brian Lunn

Benumbed as we are about the extent of the National Security Agency’s systematic spying on the American people, I thought nothing could surprise me anymore. I was wrong. The news that the NSA is intercepting newly-ordered computers en route to their purchasers and installing them with back doors really takes the cake: it conjures the […]

2013 was a year in which the so-called peace process charade was allowed to continue, leading Palestinians on yet another futile journey of broken promises. Meanwhile, the Israeli colonial project in the West Bank and East Jerusalem carried on unabated. But it was not entirely a year of doom and gloom either, for the global […]

At least 42 people were killed and 69 more were wounded today. Although clashes continued across Anbar province, most of the casualties took place elsewhere in Iraq.

by Judith Curry  The scientific case is strengthening: developed countries are to blame for global warming – and there will soon be a legal reckoning.  - Chris Huhne Chris Huhne has an article in the Guardian:  It won’t be long … Continue reading →

Image: courtesy Middle East Monitor
 
By JAMAL KANJ 
 
 THE agreement for the two seas Canal connecting the Red and Dead Sea was summed up best by Israeli water minister Silvan Shalam who jubilantly described it following the December 9 signing ceremony at the World Bank headquarters as “a historic agreement that realises … the dream of founder of modern Zionism (Theodore Herzl).

Yes, I am back!  First, I must reiterate what I have been saying for some time... I truly do hate hospitals.. The food truly sucks, and I barely had any sleep for the 3 nights that I was stuck there.  I just spent the entire day today catching up on some much needed sleep.....I have been suffering over the last month at least with on and off coughing, fever, and chest congestion.  It is the primary reason why I took that "week" off recently to try to work on getting myself healthy...

Plus more "Quote of the Year" nominees[*TO MEET THE JANITOR OF LUNACY, SEE PART 1]by NoahOne of the greatest anniversaries in our nation’s history will happen this year. Forty years ago, on August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned! It was either that or certain removal from office via impeachment, and it was bipartisan. That’s how bad it was.

Here a summary I prepared of my December 24, 2013 appearance on USA Prepares with Vincent Finelli: 4m – Gold coins have been used for 2600 years in a wide-spread way, since the Roman Republic 4m – 40% backing of the money supply by gold in the u.s. from 1914-1933, so for every $5, they […]