Something to consider.............
"Maybe an Israeli strike against the Iranian nuclear program will not inevitably involve the United States, but maybe it will — and maybe it should"
Uberzionist Dennis Ross. An older article, but, one that seems very relevant at this time
No doubt, if you read DWT with any regularity, you've noticed that we keep an eye on the DCCC. We rarely have much to say about the NRCC, not because they're any better than the DCCC or less corrupt or incompetent, but,… who cares what they do? Unlike the DCCC, the worse the NRCC are, the better for normal Americans. Yesterday, though, they announced there 36 top districts for 2014 challengers, the "The On The Radar" list.
November 22, 2013 (AE) – The truth is much more simple than you think…
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Here in Southern California, there's a little bit of controversy in CA-31 (San Bernardino and the 'burbs between Upland and Redlands) over the "unanimous" and coordinated endorsements by 4 Democratic Clubs of DCCC empty suit Pete Aguilar over three better-qualified Democratic candidates. One DCCC operative told me these kinds of phony club endorsements are standard procedure for the DCCC to help prop up weak candidates like Aguilar.
By Maidhc Ó Cathail | The Passionate Attachment | November 22, 2013
In all the media coverage of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with its predictably misleading analysis of the attendant conspiracy theories, there are a few intriguing facts that you are unlikely to read.
The P5+1 and Iran are in Geneva negotiating the details of a first-phase deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. In the last round of talks, France scuttled the deal all other parties had reportedly agreed upon, citing Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor as a proliferation concern.
By Ghali Hassan | December 30, 2008
“It is our duty to back the State of Israel”
A common phrase used by major Jewish organisations.
At least 400 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were deliberately murdered and thousands are maimed and wounded when Israeli F-16 warplanes and Apache attack helicopters began premeditated massive aerial bombing attacks on the densely populated and Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip on Saturday 27 December 2008. It was a classic act of Jewish (State) terrorism.
Israel’s blockade of Gaza has long been known for it’s cruel results in strangling the population. But two recent happenings – namely Egypt’s destruction of Gaza’s smuggling tunnels and Israel’s decision ratchet up the blockade by blocking construction materials – have made Gaza virtually “uninhabitable,” according to the UN.
Although donors don't have any idea, it's widely known Inside-the-Beltway, that the party committees often make spending decisions based on shady practices that line the pockets of staffers rather than on accomplishing anything for the Democratic or Republican parties.
Public Radio of Armenia
November 22, 2013
The US commends Armenia’s partnership with NATO
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jakob Wassermann
From The Maurizius Case (1928)
Translated by Caroline Newton
Even battlefields are still when peace has been concluded, no matter how filthy a pretence of peace it may be.
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by Greg Goodman Update added at end of article Running means are often used as a simple low pass filter (usually without understanding its defects). Often it is referred to as a “smoother”. In fact it does not even “smooth” … Continue reading →
Seattle Police come up with an ingenius way to spy, Afghan opium growth is skyrocketing, JPMorgan Chase should fire their Public Relations team, the NSA is Google and Yahoo, and propaganda is still everywhere. Links: …
So you thought we were withdrawing from Afghanistan, eh? The President has announced it enough: once in 2011, once in 2012, and once in 2013. So if someone says something often enough, does that make it necessarily true? Well, of course not, and certainly not in this case, because NBC News has the scoop: "While […]
[Click to enlarge (a little)]by KenI don't know why I'm so uncomfortable now that Garry Trudeau's DC TV-fantasy is, well, not on the air, but in the Intertubes (it's Amazon's debut series). As the master of Doonesbury, Trudeau is a veritable god to me, and as a case in point I offer today's strip, from the "recap" series with which GT is apparently weaning us off the summer's and fall's reruns, while he's been playing with his TV show.
I have been watching all the economic news the last while, and what I see happening is definitely not pretty...Many of the reports of the impending collapse of the American economy have been purposely kept out of the Jewish run mainstream media, and I can see why... These criminals absolutely do not want the truth about the real state of the American economy to be seen by the average American..
Dallas (CNN) — The “X” marking the approximate spot in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago is no more.
The mark disappeared amid road work this week in advance of the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death.
The city hasn’t directly addressed the disappearance of the unofficial marker.
Full Article
Although bombings continued in and around Baghdad today, the deadliest blast took place in Diyala province, where a dozen dumped bodies were found in a river. Also, a militant group claimed to have launched mortars into Saudi Arabia as a warning. Overall, at least 79 people were killed and 106 more were wounded in the bloodshed.
Jack Blood files the 2nd Podcast in our Special Edition, “50th Anniversary of the JFK Assassination”, Guest is Famed Conspiracy Researcher, Graphic Comic Illustrator, Activist and talk show host MACK WHITE.
New Mexico's second congressional district-- which is bigger than some states-- is not going to be easy for any Democrat to win next year. There's a relatively popular Republican incumbent, a very, very rich one, and Democratic and independent voters will need a reason to turn him out of office. A Republican-lite candidate of the DCCC brain trust variety is not going to be able to do it.
by Judith Curry The debate on the social cost of carbon is heating up. White House The White House has recently issued a Technical Support Document on the Social Cost of Carbon [link]. Excerpts from the Executive Summary: The … Continue reading →
Press TV – November 21, 2013
New revelations show an undercover unit of the British army was sanctioned to carry out a shoot-to-kill policy in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, in the 1970s during conflicts known as the Troubles.
Letter Delivered to Norwich Bulletin Threatened to Spread MRSA Virus, Building Put on Lockdown –The Bulletin officers were locked down because of a hazmat. 20 Nov 2013 (CT) The Norwich Bulletin was locked down for about three hours after receiving a suspicious letter on Wednesday. According to police, a letter was delivered to the building this morning threatening to spread the MRSA virus, which the author claimed to have.
ED: Same thing happened at Columbine High, and at Virginia Tech! THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THERE! YOU’RE A COP! YOUR SAFETY IS SECONDARY TO RESCUING OR SAVING LIVES! We can only assume here that the “clean up crew” had to get in there first to make sure that scene didn’t have any “unauthorized clues” ….. You be the Judge.
*Janitor, calling 911, was disconnected
The Lobby vs. Obama
by MJ Rosenberg
It’s been clear to me for about ten years that the primary problem the United States faces in crafting Middle East policy is not so much the Arabs or the Israelis. It is the pro-Israel lobby led by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC but consisting also of all the major Jewish organizations that include Israel in their portfolio.
ED. Note: Before you jump to the conclusion that all of these “animals” were at GITMO because the were guilty of Terrorism… do your research. Many of the people there were picked up through round ups, guilt by association, and for rewards.
Shaker Aamer speaks from prison cell for first time in interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes show
The Stranglers open today’s podcast with Nuclear Device, as Senate Democrats finally blow up filibuster, restore majority rule. About time!….Note: this podcast was initially posted without its audio file. It’s fixed now, you made need to “refresh” to find it.
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Medicare is a progressive Democratic Party approach to healthcare. If Obama wasn't so silly he would have ignored phony GOP blandishments towards his favorite position-- compromise-- and pushed for Medicare for all, not the conservative, pro-insurance company Frankenstein's monster that became Obamacare. Social Security is another progressive Democratic idea that Republicans have a "reform" for they're selling Obama on: Chained CPI. And he's biting again! Hopefully, this time, congressional Democrats will tell him and Boehner that they're on their own.
By Charles Davis | False Dichotomy | November 21, 2013
When a man shot up a Sikh temple in Wisconsin last year, Barack Obama announced how “deeply saddened” he was that such an attack “took place at a house of worship.” His Republican challenger for the presidency, Mitt Romney, likewise expressed his disgust at “a senseless act of violence . . . that should never befall any house of worship.”
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations/Maritime Command
November 21, 2013
NATO and Ukraine sign agreement on participation in Operation Ocean Shield
Story by HQ MARCOM Public Affairs Office
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
November 19, 2013
NATO Secretary General attends EU talks on European security and defence policy
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | September 24, 2013
I’ve been meaning to post on this for a while. We often hear the claim that all of the missing heat has been gobbled up by the oceans.
Now, let’s leave aside some of the obvious problems with this theory, such as:
Can Hillary Clinton articulate a progressive vision the way Elizabeth Warren can? Or do you have to have one before you can articulate one? Ted Cruz can certainly articulate the reactionary vision.I'm not a Hillary Clinton hater. In some sense, I respect her and even admire her. But would I vote for her-- and all that baggage weighing her down-- for president? On the one hand-- America is so overdue for a woman president. On the other hand, it means Wall Street in control again. Is she better than any of the garbage the GOP is looking at-- Cruz, Paul, Christie, Bush, Rubio?
RT | November 21, 2013
The Afghan President says he will not sign a crucial security pact with the US till after presidential elections next year. Hamid Karzai backs the deal, but does not trust the US.
“The agreement should be signed when the election is conducted, properly and with dignity,” Karzai told the Loya Jirga grand assembly that began on Thursday.
Vulture Phoenix outside the Atlanta Fed
WATCH THE EVENT LIVE ONLINE – STARTING AT 4pm EDT 11.22.13 HERE
To all Georgia residents:
By Judith Curry | Climate Etc. | November 20, 2013
This list will help non-scientists to interrogate advisers and to grasp the limitations of evidence - William J. Sutherland, David Spiegelhalter and Mark A. Burgman.
Here’s an uncomfortable reality: the Obama administration’s decision to recommit to the war in Afghanistan and surge U.S. military forces in his first term was made largely to allow for continued U.S. drone attacks in neighboring Pakistan.
U.S. Army Europe
November 19, 2013
U.S. Army Europe air defense Soldiers deploying to support NATO operation in Turkey
By Staff Sgt. John Zumer, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany: Two Patriot missile batteries from U.S. Army Europe’s 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command are deploying as part of the extension of a NATO operation providing missile defense support for Turkey.
Trend News Agency
November 21, 2013
NATO considers Azerbaijan important ally in energy security (PHOTO)
By Sabina Ahmadova
Baku: Azerbaijan has adequate resources to continue its cooperation with NATO, head of the NATO liaison office in the South Caucasus, located in Georgia, William Lahue said at the conference ‘Joint approach to energy security: Position of NATO and other parties’ today.
I have a crazy old ex-boss why still calls from time to time, usually to harass me about politics, which he sort of follows from time to time. His father was a ward boss in the Bronx when FDR was president and later a municipal judge. My friend is a life-long Democrat, although he loves Rudy Giuliani "for keeping us safe" and because he's a HUGE fan of "stop and frisk." He constantly berates me for "your boy Obama" no matter how many times I tell him I voted for the Green Party candidate, not for Obama. And his ideal Democrats are Bill and Hill. He loves the Clintons.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Frigyes Karinthy: Lost his mind on the battlefield, thought he knew what he was fighting for
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Frigyes Karinthy
From Voyage to Faremido
Gulliver’s Fifth Voyage (1916)
Translated by Paul Tabori
