The big news coming out of the Iran negotiations at the end of last week was that France took an unexpectedly rejectionist stance in the talks and refused a deal that was all but agreed upon.
One of the reasons this was a huge deal is that the P5+1 and Iran really did seem to be on the cusp of a first-stage agreement. Secretary of State John Kerry canceled his travel plans and went to Geneva, presumably to be there to announce the historic deal.
Not to be disrespectful or ungrateful…. Just to set the record straight.
Jeh Johnson, President Obama’s pick to replace outgoing Secretary Janet Napolitano as head of the Department of Homeland Security, will appear before the Senate Homeland Security Committee this week for his confirmation hearing. Johnson is an obscure figure to the general public, but his likely confirmation does not bode well for human rights, or your civil liberties. Johnson is civil and criminal trial lawyer who made millions defending corporations such as Citigroup and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco.
The public editor at the New York Times reported the following:
[Former director of the NSA Michael] Hayden told me that he can’t prove any harm to national security from the publication of the eavesdropping stories…
That must have been when he wasn’t toeing the line about how much damage Snowden’s leaks have done:
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November 8, 2013
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Multinational forces conduct complex and highly integrated operations on land, sea, and in the airspace over Europe during Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013
Here is my summary of the interesting points I heard during John Friend’s excellent interview of Simon Shack of September Clues on November 6, 2013. Previously, I wrote the article, Summary of September Clues’ Simon Shack March 17, 2013 interview on Radio.Abirato. 15m – VicSims 16m – Headline about nearly 3000 alleged 9/11 victims not […]
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November 10, 2013
US Marines’ Jubilee
US Marines celebrate its 238th anniversary. The solemn ceremony was marked at the South Vaziani military base “Algeti 2”. Director of “Georgian Food Company” LTD, Giorgi Rogava congratulated the Marines on the jubilee with birthday cake.
Anadolu Agency
November 11, 2013
NATO war games in Eastern Mediterranean
Warships opened fire at water and air targets in the Mediterranean Sea during a naval military practice hosted by Turkish Navy and joined by the Standing NATO Maritime Group-II and the US Navy today to test their fire power.
By Nadezhda Kevorkova | RT | November 10, 2013
The Palestinian issue has been uniting all Muslims for 65 years. Syrian rebels succeeded in their mission – they made the world forget about the Palestinian issue.
The militants pulled Palestinians out of refugee camps; they are killing them or using these people as human shields. And the media are silent about it, while the Syrian opposition keeps screaming about the “oppressive Assad regime.”
by Judith Curry The extension of the “denier” tag to group after group is a development that should alarm all liberal-minded people. One of the great achievements of the Enlightenment—the liberation of historical and scientific enquiry from dogma—is quietly being … Continue reading →
RT | November 10, 2013
The Greek Coastguard has intercepted a Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship with around 20,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles on board. The intended destination of the vessel, halted near the Imia islets in the eastern Aegean, remains unknown.
The cargo ship Nour M, intercepted on Thursday night, was taken to the island of Symi the following morning under the escort of Coastguard vessels, where it was soon thereafter led to the island of Rhodes.
As James prepares to deliver a keynote address to an open source conference in France this month, he takes some time out of his schedule to answer some of the questions that have come in for #QFC. Topics include the depopulation agenda, localization, Japan’s “sexless” youth, Gladio B, anarchy and the environment, and the insurance on the Twin Towers.
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The trendy Zero Hedge website had a guest editorial the other day about the Banksters pushing us towards a Racial Civil War to provide themselves cover when the dollar collapses. The author cited a 2009 Pentagon War Games scenario in which the American dollar dies. Those of us who understand money have been saying since 1913 that the Federal Reserve is there to steal our money. Charles Lindbergh Sr said that the Federal Reserve will create a series of inflations and Depressions. We are now headed to the worst financial crisis in history.
This week special guest Tom Bionic joins us for a special segment of Tomorrow’s Tremors or today’s review of the future’s news. Links: JPMorgan “Laughing All the Way to the Bank” Exclusive: Swiss study says …
Originally posted at TomDispatch. It was exactly 95 years ago: the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the moment when major hostilities in the charnel house that was World War I ended. In 1919, November 11th officially became “Armistice Day” in the United States. As it happened, though, major […]
Today I am a somewhat overweight, bearded suburban dad entering a comfortable middle age, but it was not always thus. Seven short years ago I was a lean, clean-shaven, heavily armored combat medic in Iraq, and today, November 11th, everyone is apparently required by law to remind me of the things I did in my […]
Entangling alliances lead to war, and nothing underscores this axiom more dramatically than the recent failure to come to some sort of agreement with Iran on limiting its nuclear program. The United States long ago concluded "with high certainty" that Iran abandoned any effort to build a nuclear weapon in 2003 – and yet here […]
Fat Leonard (in the middle) is in jail in San Diego awaiting trialYesterday we lamented at the lack of accountability in high places for high crimes. Grayson talked about how Wall Street is still ignoring the law today because no one was punched for their criminal behavior leading up to the 2008 crash and Recession. And we pointed out how the Cheney gang had gotten away with all their depraved activities in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Despite being into alternative 9/11 research since 2006, I unfortunately — or perhaps, fortunately — had never heard of Ace Baker until June of 2013. From Ace Baker’s production, 9/11 – The Great American Psy-Opera, I clearly saw the video fakery among one or both of the famous South Tower plane hit videos (Hezarkhani and […]
At least 14 people were killed and 62 more were wounded. The worst attacks took place in Mosul, but rare bombings were reported in the far south, too.
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫ on Johnathan Rice, Julie Ruin, Naughty Boy, Cub Sport, Agnes Obel,
I was always a kind of spiritual person, but one who was repulsed by religion. All my acid trips were spiritual. I talk to God every day. I admire some of the incredible Gothic churches of Europe and the Vatican art collection is spectacular but I've always tended to stay away from organized religion and tend to see all of them as Satan's paws on earth. Lately I've had Pope Francis on my mind.
by Judith Curry A comprehensive survey has been conducted of the American Meteorological Society membership to elicit their views on global warming. Meteorologists’ views about global warming: A survey of American Meteorological Society professional members Neil Stenhouse, Edward Maibach, Sara Cobb, Ray … Continue reading →
Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987) and husband Daniel Barenboim play the third-movement Allegro passionato of the Brahms F major Cello Sonata, the movement we heard in this week's preview.by KenFor this week's preview I seized on a quote included by the program notes for the performance of Brahms's Second Cello Sonata I heard recently, with the fine young cellist Dmitry Kouzov, in
By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC News | November 10, 2013
The Israeli military has issued demolition orders for hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in the village of Yabad, in the northern West Bank, following threats that if kids kept throwing stones at soldiers, the army would destroy the village’s olive trees.
Azeri Press Agency
November 8, 2013
Protesters briefly stop NATO supplies in Pakistan
Baku: Hundreds of protesters against the U.S. drone attacks in northwest Pakistan on Friday briefly stopped supplies to NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan, APA rpoerts quoting Xinhua.
Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami party staged a sit-in on the main NATO supply route in Peshawar for two hours, forcing the authorities to stop NATO containers from entering Afghanistan.
Published on Nov 10, 2013 Alex Jones welcomes to the Infowars studio Dr. Laura Pressley to discuss the landmark decision for Texans to be able to opt out of smart meter installations and the dangers of such equipment in the world at large. http://www.pressleyforaustin.com/ On November 1, Austin Energy made official a $75 Smart Meter Opt Out Exchange Fee, in […]
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It's not fair to just blame DCCC Chairman Steve Israel for Jennifer Garrison. The "Sarah Palin of Ohio" is also being heavily backed by Israel's patron, Steny Hoyer. Hoyer was in Columbus yesterday, headlining a fundraiser for the anti-Choice, anti-gay, anti-labor conserva-Dem.
"♫Makin' a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫ on Episode083 - Candy Tongue which features brand new sounds from Luke Temple, Brett Dennen, Snorri Helgason,
Another Sunday… Another rant…..As I will be busy most of this Sunday tending to family and personal business, I have done this rant a bit earlier than usual….Tomorrow is Remembrance Day here in Canada, and Veterans' Day in the United States… It is a day to remember all those who have died for "freedom"… It is not my want to harm the memories of those who fought gallantly and for what they believed was right in wars.. But the facts are now crystal clear that all wars in the last century have been fought for all the wrong reasons, and for very criminal Jewish interests….
Keith Ellison (D-MN) is widely viewed as an up-and-coming progressive leader able to articulate progressive ideas and values to ordinary voters. He may not be invited to many events sponsored by lobbyists on K Street or Wall Street, but Democrats all over the country have been inviting him to speak to local grassroots activists.
At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in Saturday's attacks.
The first year anniversary of the Sandy Hook operation and hoax that happened on December 14th, 2012. is rapidly approaching… I am still very much perturbed that there are many in this fight for the truth that still stick doggedly to the false idea that Sandy Hook was real and that some 26 people died in that "massacre"…. I, and others that are seeking the real truth, on the other hand have long known that Sandy Hook was indeed a massive fraud, and a horrible hoax where NOBODY had died, perpetrated on the American people.
RT | November 9, 2013
America and France are playing ‘good cop-bad cop’ in the P5 + 1 talks with Iran over its nuclear program, so that Washington’s position would sound more reasonable, Robert Harneis, a journalist and political analyst has told RT.
Six major world powers and Iran are holding negotiations in Geneva over Tehran’s highly-disputed nuclear program.
Arafat’s Death – There’s really no mystery
by Alan Hart
For once Israel is telling a part of the truth. It was impossible for any of its own (Israeli-Jewish) agents to get into the rubble of Arafat’s compound to administer the poison that killed him. But they didn’t need direct access. Israel’s role was to provide the radioactive polonium for one of its collaborators in Fatah’s leadership.
