The Friday morning tweet from Alan Grayson (above) was anything but gratuitous. Grayson worked his way through Harvard as a janitor. He graduated, summa cum laude, with a degree in economics. Before going back to Harvard Law, he worked as an economist. He graduated from Harvard Law magna cum laude.

By Yaniv Reich on April 1, 2012

Peter Beinart’s new book, The Crisis of Zionism, tries hard—really, really hard—to distinguish between what he calls “non-democratic Israel”, i.e. the occupation and settlements, and “democratic Israel”, which seems somehow in his and other liberal Zionists’ brains as immune from the theft, murder, and grinding ethnic cleansing of the big-o Occupation.

Russian Information Agency Novosti
November 9, 2013
Defense Minister Shoigu Outlines Security Threats to Russia
MOSCOW: Terrorism and NATO expansion near Russian borders pose key threats to Russia’s national security, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Saturday.

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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Stendhal: You’ve got to learn the business before you can become a soldier

The New Democrats, Same as the Old

Israeli Bombers:  Al Qaeda’s Air Force

 
James Petras
Introduction
Israel has committed repeated acts of war against countries that opposed its Zionist policies of colonization and annexation of Palestinian territory in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.  Israeli leaders have secured arms and diplomatic support for their attacks through their Zionist proxies in the United States Congress and the Executive Branch.

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights | November 9, 2013

Occupied Palestine – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses deep concern over the deterioration of humanitarian conditions of the civilian population due to the aggravation of the electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip.

As a true student of history, I have become truly appalled by what I have discovered as being the real truth about the Second World War, and especially about Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler.... In spite of the constant Jewish run propaganda that has vilified Hitler constantly to this day, and continues to ram down peoples' throats the notion that he was "the most evil man" in all of our history, I have been pouring over thousands of documents, articles, and so called "history" books for decades, and I have found no evidence that supports the Jewish claim what so ever...

As you probably noticed, progressives have been up in arms because Steve Israel and the DCCC have recruited Jennifer Garrison, "the Sarah Palin of Ohio," to run for Congress… as a Democrat. Most of the complaints have come from women's groups over Garrison's fanatic anti-Choice history and from LGBT groups because of her similarly fanatic history as an anti-gay crusader. Having been in the state legislature she has a long and sordid record on these, as well as environmental and ethical issues.

A York University advertising campaign falsely implies that Roger Pulwarty has won a Nobel Peace Prize.

U.S. commander says disaster relief drill with China improves relationship
Getting Worried this could go live?
 
Free Patriot

by Judith Curry China is engaged in a push to build hydroelectric dams on a scale unprecedented in human history. While being touted for producing lower-emission electricity, these massive dam projects are wreaking havoc on river systems across China and … Continue reading →

Webster G. Tarpley on INN World Report Radio INN World Report with Tom Kiely November 9, 2013 [download INN audio]

By Richard Silverstein | Tikun Olam | November 9, 2013

Palestinian journalist, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, secretly arrested by Shabak

That's the ad the Senate Conservatives Fund is spending tens of thousands of dollars running all over Kentucky television a year out from the Republican primary pitting Mitch McConnell against Tea Party activist Matt Bevin. And McConnell is furious-- and flipping out. In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Peggy Noonan caught his anger at the Tea Party idiots pretty well.

Palestine Information Center – 09/11/2013

AL-KHALIL — A statistics report prepared by Quds Press International news agency showed that fifteen Palestinians died since the resumption of the negotiations, three months ago.

RIA Novosti | November 9, 2013

GENEVA – US State Secretary John Kerry opposed a draft deal on Iran’s nuclear program during high-profile talks in Geneva, a source at the negotiations told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

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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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:
Story #1: Swiss Study Shows Polonium Found In Arafat’s Bones
http://ur1.ca/fzwb3
Swiss Scientists Confirm Polonium Poisoning Caused Arafat’s Death
http://ur1.ca/fzwb4
PDF: Swiss Forensic Report on Arafat’s Death

I have taken the liberty to respond in the form of an open letter to your group discussion of how we should guarantee economic rights so no future government can ever again use either Austerity measures or personal or governmental bankruptcy to take away basic economic freedoms like food, housing and utilities. I once proved mathematically that Austerity measures cannot work in the sense of getting us out of debt. What they do is transfer wealth from us to the banks. I have a link  to that article in the references below.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 095. This was my appearance on Daniel Rothschild’s youtube channel on Nov. 8, 2013; we discussed a variety of topics, getting really into the nitty-gritty of a lot of aspects of libertarian legal theory. Links to related material below: How We Come To Own Ourselves, Mises Daily (Sep. 7, 2006) (Mises.org blog discussion; audio […]

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 094. This is the audio for episode 004 of Liberty Talk, a weekly Google hangout-based podcast with Jeffrey Tucker and me (Google Plus page; Youtube Channel). [Update: for more on whether bitcoin is ownable property, see this Facebook thread. And see: Tokyo court says bitcoins are not ownable. See also: “in the […]

OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM , Nov. 7 2013 (IPS) – As Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and nuclear talks on Iran’s disputed nuclear program continue, a unique international conference, “A Middle East without Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)”, was held in Jerusalem. The topic is taboo because Israel maintains a veil of “studied ambiguity” on its alleged nuclear […]

Ever since Hassan Rouhani was elected Iran’s President on 14 June 2013 and promised that he will lead a government of "hope and prudence," the United States’ most important allies in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia and Israel – and their lobbies here have been doing their best to prevent any agreement between Iran […]

[A][B][C]"I'd like to hear you yourself play the scherzo, with its driving power and energy (I can hear you snorting and grunting in it!). No one else would succeed in playing it as I imagine it: agitated without rushing, legato, yet inwardly restless and propulsive."-- from a letter to Brahms by pianist Elisabeth von Herzogenberg,who had been playing the composer's new piano-and-cello sonataby KenThe music is the third movement of Brahms's Second Cello Sonata in F, Op.

At least 24 Iraqis were killed and 84 more were wounded.

"I would hope if they felt uncomfortable doing it, they would tell me. And if they did feel uncomfortable, then that would be okay. You know, they wouldn't have to do that."-- Steven Calvery, director of the PentagonForce Protection Agency (PFPA)by KenYou've worked for bosses, right? So let's look at a hypothetical case.

by Judith Curry It’s your turn to introduce topics for discussion.Filed under: Open thread

Netanyahu Rejects & Rejects
 
 
M.J. ROSENBERG

This week, we are joined by Dr. Michael J. Behe, professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, for an in-depth (and sometimes slightly technical) interview on the theory of Intelligent Design (ID). Author of two iconic books on ID - Darwin's Black Box, and The Edge of Evolution - Dr. Behe explains how his research into the complexity of biological systems at the molecular level led him to question the adequacy of the Darwinian paradigm, and why he now believes that the data point towards Intelligent Design.

This week, we are joined by Dr. Michael J. Behe, professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, for an in-depth (and sometimes slightly technical) interview on the theory of Intelligent Design (ID). Author of two iconic books on ID - Darwin's Black Box, and The Edge of Evolution - Dr. Behe explains how his research into the complexity of biological systems at the molecular level led him to question the adequacy of the Darwinian paradigm, and why he now believes that the data point towards Intelligent Design.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
November 8, 2013

Someone's got to have the best voting record in Congress, might as well be Mark!Wednesday I got an e-mail from the Gay And Lesbian Victory Fund with the subject line "What a Night!" And what a night it was for them!

Gladius  Saudi Arabia’s Shadow War (Not Saudi Arabia’s alone. Same as Afghanistan wasn't just a Saudi shadow war)US/Saudi Arabia train Mujahadeen in Pakistan: History Repeats!Of course Foreign Policy is touting "blowback"  regarding 9/11.In line with the officially sanctioned cover story/ conspiracy theory to obfuscate the reality of an actual state sponsored act of terrorism.

The IMEU | November 6, 2013

By Martha Rosenberg | Dissident Voice | November 7, 2013

It used to be when a drug company settled illegal marketing charges that millions took its drugs under false pretenses, the news would be released on a Friday afternoon when no one would notice. That was then. Now almost all the drug companies have joined the Off label/Kickback club and the public doesn’t seem to notice or care.

By Fiona de Londras, Durham University | November 6, 2013

By Maira Sutton | EFF | November 7, 2013

The new 31st congressional district, which runs south of L.A. from Upland and Rancho Cucamonga out to San Bernardino, Colton, Loma Linda and Redlands, was carved out of Democratic-leaning areas that were once represented by Jerry Lewis, David Dreier and Joe Baca, 3 conservatives who are no longer in Congress. It's the bluest district anywhere in America with a Republican congressman. And that congressman, Gary Miller, isn't just a standard, garden variety Republican; he's a far right ideologue and has been for his entire sordid career.

The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration predicted Thursday that U.S. airspace could be crowded with as many as 7,500 commercial drones within the next five years, as he unveiled a long-awaited regulatory blueprint that seeks to protect Americans’ privacy while requiring testing for law enforcement and private companies seeking to operate unmanned aerial vehicles.

by Judith Curry Informing the extensive preparations needed to manage climate risks, avoid damages, and realize emerging opportunities is a grand challenge for climate change science. Hell and High Water: Practice Relevant Adaptation Science R.H. Moss and 27 coauthors Abstract. U.S. … Continue reading →

Al-Akhbar | November 8, 2013

UNESCO has suspended the voting rights of Israel and the United States, two years after they stopped paying dues to the UN’s cultural arm in protest over its granting full membership to the Palestinians, a UNESCO source told Reuters.

By Trish Schuh | Tehran Times | April 28, 2005

TEHRAN — Yasser Arafat’s removal was a triumph for Israel. It fulfilled demands for the election of anti-Intifada Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and his associates who “work well with Israel and America,” and whose commitment to disarm the Palestinians will enable Israeli land theft for settlements to continue without resistance or reprisal from undefended Palestinians. Israel achieved Arafat’s demise: “The obstacle to peace(s of land?) will be eradicated forever.”

Secretary of State John Kerry’s last minute decision to make a surprise visit to Geneva, Switzerland, where negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran are rapidly progressing, led to an enormous amount of speculation that a first-step deal was imminent and may even be signed today.

Can you imagine how it pleases me to see James Corbett address Rockefeller and his creation of our modern medical dis-ease , not cure, system?It pleases me very much!  One of his references is a book, well worth reading. I know, because I have read it, and it is a must read book. Seriously: A must read!   Wanna understand just how much absolute manipulation for the sake of profit, not health, is behind the creation of our so called 'modern medicine'???Read this book.

Frustrated Kerry’s peace critique a heavy slap in Netanyahu’s face
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with US Secretary Of State John Kerry in Jerusalem, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
 
 

By Dr. Tim Ball | Watts Up With That | November 6, 2013

“Half the work done in the world is to make things appear what they are not.” E.R. Beadle.

In a 2003 speech Michael Crichton, graduate of Harvard Medical School and author of State of fear, said,

Israeli soldiers stormed internet cafés in occupied East Jerusalem and arrested 25 for “incitement against the Israeli army”.

 

Thursday there were 3 roll calls in the Senate on ending employment discrimination against gays and lesbians. Short version: it passed and now faces a hostile reception from House Republican leadership. The slightly longer version:The first bill up was an amendment by Pennsylvania conservative Pat Toomey allowing employers to use "religion" as an excuse to discriminate.

This is part three of a series about the Trivium Method for self-teaching. Gene Odening will accompany us through the next three episodes.

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