With all three DVD players loaded for action, one of today's TV Watch objects was Michael Palin's most recent travel series, New Europe, his look at the eastern part of the continent, previously so little known to him, and the location of the largest amount of change on the continent in recent decades.by KenIt's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon . . . no, wait, that's that other guy's franchise.
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November 28, 2013
Swedish fighter jets to join Nato response force
Sweden will contribute a squadron of Jas Gripen fighter jets as well as a mine-sweeping ship to join the Nato Rapid Reaction Force (NRF), the government decided on Thursday.
The Swedish fighter squadron, ship, and roughly 120 service personnel will join the Nato force in 2014. By 2015, Sweden will contribute an additional eight Gripen fighters and an amphibious unit.
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Gerhart Hauptmann
From Atlantis (1912)
Translated by Adele and Thomas Seltzer
International Solidarity Movement | November 28, 2013
Deir Istiya, Occupied Palestine – The village of Deir Istiya has encountered severe disruption to its agriculture and water supply since 1990 from the Israeli authorities and nearby illegal settlements. This has culminated in the Israeli army’s planned action to uproot nearly 2,500 olive trees in the very near future.
A new video uploaded to YouTube provides good evidence of the range of the kind of rockets allegedly fired into East Ghouta on 21 August – under 2km and possibly too short a distance to have been fired from government territory. I found this video on YouTube after following up on an Eliot Higgins’ post […]
Right now, I would like to wish every one of my readers in the United States a happy and warm Thanksgiving... This is indeed the time to spend with loved ones and friends....I sincerely hope that with all the serious crises that I see coming all over the world over the next while, that we all will all be able to enjoy these important holidays in the future.....I have been extremely busy the last few days doing some projects and not having the time to post up much material at this blog....
by Steve McGee Unlike many fiscal budgets, earth’s energy budget is widely believed to be in surplus. With each year of increasing amounts of greenhouse gasses, earth is modeled to send less energy outward than it receives from the sun. … Continue reading →
Yesterday Reid Wilson made the point at the Washington Post that there appears to be a Republican wave building that could increase the GOP majority in the House and win them control of the Senate. Obama's popularity is sinking, the Obamacare website is making the entire healthcare reform agenda look like a mess, and the huge Democratic advantage in the generic congressional polling numbers of last month have turned into a bizarre preference for the GOP.
If you have not seen it, the pilot episode of the TV show Lone Gunmen predicted the World Trade Center attack using a remote controlled commercial airliner. This show first aired on March 4, 2001. There were no Arab hijackers on board. This TV show was a spin off of the X-Files show.
This doesn’t just happen to “Muslims”! Here is our advice: Either do not watch Porn on your Computer, TV, I-phone, or with Credit Cards…. OR, be ready to cop to it and say “so what”. Also: If you are a leader in the revolution, you may be targeted with Porn (or worse) being sent and installed on your computers… (This happened to us at Deadline Live. We immediately killed it before it could load, and then traced the package back to Halliburton and Chinese IPs) Be aware of this tactic. Make sure you are able to catch it, and do not download anything you are not sure of.
RT | November 27, 2013
One of Pakistan’s major political parties has published the name of what it believes to be the CIA’s chief operative in Islamabad after a US drone strike killed five people last week. The group demanded on Wednesday that the spy chief face murder charges.
James Corbett joins Leon Pittard of Fairdinkum Radio to discuss “Morality and the State.” In this wide-ranging discussion we examine the origins of the government’s so-called authority and how the fundamental immorality of the state impacts our own morals. We also discuss solutions, points of resistance, and how individuals can act independently of the state.
Welcome to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:
New York Times Breast-Cancer Report Helps Trace the Origins of Fake "Jews"By Michael HoffmanZionist publications such as the New York Times are usually exceedingly guarded when it comes to genetic studies demonstrating that so-called "Jews" are actually descended from the 8th century A.D. Turko-Mongolian "Khazar" nation of the east Caucasus region, rather than Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Khazar nation comprised one of the largest medieval states in Eurasia. Dr. Eran Elhaik is a former Israeli soldier currently serving as a post-doctoral researcher in genetics at Johns Hopkins University.
By Richard Hugus | August 8, 2004
How clever the oppressor is, learning the language and ways of the oppressed and insinuating himself among them. “Yes, yes” he says, “I too am oppressed – can we sit side by side and declare our common cause?” The US “peace and justice” group, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, recently sent an announcement to a listing of peace events in Massachusetts for a meeting to do just this. In the announcement, the public is invited to hear from “bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families supporting peace, reconciliation and tolerance.”
And you thought all the turkeys were on the table!One turkey not on the table is James Lankford, a far right extremist representing a relatively mainstream Oklahoma City. We hope that next year Tom Guild will defeat his reelection efforts and replace him in Congress. Tom is eager to join the Congressional Progressive Caucus and his Thanksgiving message fit in pretty well with theirs, even if it was of a more personal nature.
The Toronto Star headline does not accurately reflect the content of the article"Canada knew US was spying" just doesn't do it for me. However, the news contained within is not a surprise! Considering the melding/harmonization of Canada and the US under numerous despicable ‘trade’ agreements moving towards the unyielding centralized power structure that will be the essence of the NAU.
RT | November 28, 2013
The National Security Agency conducted widespread surveillance during the 2010 G8 and G20 summits with the blessing of host country Canada’s government.
Documents supplied by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden show the US converted its Ottawa embassy into a security command for six days in June 2010 as world leaders met in Toronto. The covert operation was known to Canadian authorities, CBC News reported.
The latest punishment of Gaza may seem like another familiar plot to humiliate the strip to the satisfaction of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority, and the military-controlled Egyptian government. But something far more sinister is brewing. This time, the collective punishment of Gaza arrives in the form of raw sewage that is flooding many neighborhoods […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants negotiations with the Palestinians to continue for decades to come. But the Palestinian leadership would be foolish to go along with this charade. When I was a child in Baghdad, we had a special Assyrian holiday for kids called Nusardil. As part of the celebrations, everyone throws water at […]
Since I have been featured on antiwar on Thursdays going back a number of years, I sometimes try to write something that includes a sense of the holiday. The Pilgrims initiated Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of harvest and to acknowledge that they had managed to survive another year. We too have survived in spite […]
At least 75 people were killed and 98 more were wounded in attacks across the northern half of Iraq. While bombers were very active today, it was the discovery of dumped bodies across Baghdad that chillingly reminded residents of the height of sectarian warfare in the capital.
According to the Swedish Government web site, the long delayed final report of the UN team investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria is due to be presented to the UN on 13th December. The news came following a 25th November meeting between Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom and Ake Sellström at the […]
John Pilger recalls his arrival in England and his reporting of an entirely different nation from that around London with its all-for-one-and-one-for-all.
Latest Snowden revelations from Glenn Greenwald at Huffington Post show NSA used porn viewing, other tactics to undermine Muslim leaders…Get a free audiobook of your choice, and support the PBC Podcast! Sign up for free, no-risk trial at Audible.com
–Microsoft is taking steps to encrypt its networks against NSA spying
–journalist Roger Shuler will be spending Thanksgiving in jail. Drop him some snail mail c/o SHelby County Jail, 380 McDow Road, Columbiana, AL 35051
At this point, even the DCCC's clueless selection of Brooklyn City Councilman Domenic Recchia as their candidate against Staten Island mobster Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm may not be enough to save the seat for the GOP in 2014. It isn't about Grimm's crazily flip-flopping, schizophrenic record on issues, but about the corruption and ethics investigations that never go away.
Question: What do Michael Weiss and Jeremy Scahill have in common?Answer: They both have a big beef with Mother Agnes and TRUTH.Surprised ? You shouldn’t be.Excerpts from William M Boardman at Dissident Voice
TOR Radio #83 | Shane Trejo, National Campaign Lead for Off Now - Nullify the NSA, joins us to discuss the ongoing work of the Tenth Amendment Center, what Nullification is and how it can be an effective tool in combating the national security state, and what you can do at a local level to end NSA surveillance.
By Ramzy Baroud | Palestine Chronicle | November 27, 2013
The latest punishment of Gaza may seem like another familiar plot to humiliate the strip to the satisfaction of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority, and the military-controlled Egyptian government. But something far more sinister is brewing.
By Samah Sabawi | Palestine Chronicle | November 27, 2013
Gaza’s new music sensation Watar Band has just released their latest song and it is making a lot of noise! The song Dawsha which literally translates to noise is a reminder to the world that creative rhythm and harmony still exist in Gaza despite the chaos and the depressive realities that prevail not only within the tiny strip but in the region as a whole.
We were suspicious of this event right out of the gate. How do these “polite” hecklers get seats on the stage? In past events team Obama has meticulously placed the chosen ones backing the POTUS. Yeah ALL politicians do it…. We get that part. So either one of the chosen fooled the vetting process, OR, this was the process to begin with. The most telling part of the “heckling” was that Team Obama didn’t remove the heckler, but instead received cheers from the partisan audience for “letting him talk”.
"I was a Republican because I thought that those were the people who best supported markets. I think that is not true anymore. I was a Republican at a time when I felt like there was a problem that the markets were under a lot more strain. It worried me whether or not the government played too activist a role." Can you guess who said that? Hint: think of the 5 most brilliant progressives in Congress. still not? Narrow it down to 3 then.
A few years back, Sarah Palin was aggressively mocked for her assertion that there were going to be death panels in the Obamacare legislation. Fast forward a handful of years, and liberals are no longer even trying to pretend that these panels done’ exist. Some liberals are even trumpeting them as a good thing for American healthcare. Enter Mark Halperin a reporter and columnist for Time Magazine, who tells us that death panels “are built into the plan.”
It’s built into the plan. It’s not like a guess or like a judgment. That’s going to be part of how costs are controlled.
Seems that other “minorities” are getting attacked…. Sharpton specifically mentions that “Jews” have been attacked. Since this is the first time the Rev Al has spoken out on all of this (which has been going on for years) should we assume that he was forced to by some powerful media, banking moguls? (I think you get where we are going here….)
by Judith Curry Climate change is an externality that is global, pervasive, long-term, and uncertain–but even though the scale and complexity of this externality is unprecedented, economic theory is well equipped for such problems–and advice based on rigorous economic analysis … Continue reading →
"Evangelii Gaudium of the Holy Father Francis"A Palimpsest of Papal PrevaricationBy Michael Hoffman • Copyright ©2013 On Nov. 24 Pope Francis issued an "Apostolic Exhortation." Two sections in the 50,000 word-document are of interest. One is centered on the Money Power, but Francis, like all his predecessors since the Renaissance, merely issues a lot of hot air and toothless semantics.
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November 27, 2013
By Kaveh Afrasiabi | Press TV | November 27, 2013
Last Saturday, the ink on the historic “interim agreement” signed in Geneva had not dried yet when the early signs of trouble with the deal and its roadmap for a comprehensive final agreement emerged in the form of US Secretary of State’s explicit denial that the deal had recognized Iran’s right to enrich uranium.
