12 Jan - Blogs I'm Following

Elites rarely think other elites need to face the same kind of justice non-elites have to face when they break the law. Whether banksters on Wall Street or legislators on Capitol Hill, the worst criminals in our society-- those given the greatest amount of public trust-- are rarely held to account for their transgressions. And the lack of accountability is systemic and has become almost a tenet of our entire society. Sunday, Dianne Feinstein was a guest on CNN's *State of the Union*. She echoed comments by 2 other Military Industrial Complex shills from across the aisle, John McCa... more »

Back here in Kathmandu yesterday afternoon, after giving a talk before a group of university students in Pokhara, Nepal, about 30 minutes by plane from Kathmandu. The other speaker was Prof. Cris Lingle of the US, who also attended the 3rd Asia Liberty Forum last week, January 8-10, here in Kathmandu. Our trip to Pokhara was sponsored by Media 9 and Business 360 magazine. The students have various academic backgrounds and are just interested to learn about freedom, markets, governments and business. My presentation outline followed the 7 chapters of the book: (1) F. Hayek, libert... more »

We began walking today through Olympia, Washington after spending last night in Tacoma at the Catholic Worker community led by the infamous Father Bix, the Jesuit priest who has been a mainstay of political organizing in this region for many years. (Father Bix is 86 years old and recently took a large group of local activists to Jeju Island, South Korea for a solidarity trip.) When we walked into the Olympia downtown area around noon we took a break to see this magnificent mural created by the Olympia-Rafah Sister City Mural Project. They asked various local organizations to mak... more »

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 22, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Umit Bektas *Daniel Dombey in Istanbul and Courtney Weaver in Moscow, Financial Times: **Russian and Turkish conspiracy theories swirl after Paris attacks* *Update: *'Did the Americans plan the Paris terror attacks?' asks leading Russian tabloid -- The Telegraph *My Comment:* I know about the Russian tabloid that is pushing this conspiracy theory .... no one but the "uninformed" takes it seriously.... more »

I apologize first and foremost to my protagonist Scott Carson. He's a nice kid, if a social maladroit. He's the guy who killed Jack the Ripper and, while being the official cinematographer for Buffalo Bill Cody, invented moving pictures. And, since he's the narrator for my novel, *Tatterdemalion*, I've made him my scapegoat for not posting regularly since late last year. So, Scottie boy, I'm sorry. You deserve better. Sure, this book's kicking my ass. I'm in the middle of the fourth (and, hopefully, last) line edit that (again, hopefully) will make it acceptable to a r... more »

*This custom label was made for William F. Buckley's lifetime supply of Red Wing, the peanut butter he declared "paradise on earth in a jar."* by Ken Just recently I read that some big-deal food person doesn't like peanut butter, and I just grin and bore it. I love peanut butter. In fact, as I expect I've mentioned, somewhere along life's journey I switched from childhood "smooth" allegiance to a full-fledged "crunchy" addiction. (As it happens, my older brother was the "crunchy" fan in our house.) With "crunchy," I came to appreciate, you get the feel and taste and eating actual ... more »

© REUTERS/ Handout via Reuters TV *Sputnik:* *Weaponry Obtained by Paris Gunmen Easily Available on European Black Market* *Update:* Paris terror arsenal: Kalashnikovs, rocket launcher, grenade -- AP *WNU Editor*: So much for strict European gun control.

*Sunday on the 51-1 in Miaoli. Pure heaven.* This edition of the regularly irregular Paper on Parade was inspired by Sourabh Gupta, who for some reason has suddenly been popping up in various forums forwarding China's absurd claims to the South China Sea and the Senkakus. Here he is at CSIS in Pacnet #88. And here he is getting spanked in Pacnet #3 a couple of weeks later by someone who actually knows. He updated the piece for East Asia Forum here. I had quite an epic email exchange with him. Especially with my son going into the army here in Taiwan in a couple of years, I have lit... more »

*Arne Duncan said everything everyone thought he would say today. Gird your loins: the war just just got worse. **Following the speech, the fascist bastards at the Broad Foundation had this to say:* *Bruce Reed, president of the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation*, which supports charter schools, online learning and runs a program designed to develop school leaders: “Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to put our nation on the path to educate all American children, not just the fortunate few. This morning, Secretary Arne Du... more »

*Photo: Republique Square in Paris, January 11, 2015. Source: AP.* *Wikipedia:* Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein (born 26 January 1964 in Amman, Jordan) is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He was born to Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid head of the Royal Houses of Iraq and Syria and pretender to the Iraqi throne and his Swedish-born wife Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind, henceforward known as Majda Raad. Previously, he was Jordan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. From 2007-2010 he served as Jordan's Ambassador to the United States and non-resident ... more »

Links..... *50 Syrian Civilians Believed Killed in US Airstrike* *Iraqi PM: Iraqi Military Needs Three Years to Rebuild* Intense Fighting Continues Near Mosul; 219 Killed in Iraq Lebanon Army Identifies Tripoli Suicide Bombers Official: ISIS Battle in Iraq Kills 30 Kurds Tweets..... *The Daily Star *@DailyStarLeb · 2h2 hours ago Video of Paris gunman raises questions of affiliations http://bit.ly/1DBP7JW Arash Azizi retweeted *Financial Times* @FT · 1h1 hour ago Front page of the Financial Times UK for Tuesday, January 13 [image: Embedded image permalink] *Iraq Live U... more »

French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower Monday as part of the highest level of 'Vigipirate' security plan after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters *Colette Davidson, CSM:* *Paris Hebdo attacks: Could French authorities have stopped them?* *Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 12, 2015* Why did France attacks mobilise so many around the globe? -- Marianne Barriaux, AFP Despite huge Paris rally, fears of coming conflict -- Matthew Schofield, McClatchy Foreign Staff ‘Charlie Hebdo’: High-impact, low-tech tactics add chilling d... more »

Tweets..... *Yannis Koutsomitis* @YanniKouts · 5h5 hours ago I doubt there will be any decision on QE at ECB GC's Jan 22 meeting. Mar 3 mtng in Cyprus looks more likely to bear QE fruits. *Yannis Koutsomitis* @YanniKouts · 5h5 hours ago #ECB's Nowotny says 'many things still in movement on QE discussion'. ← Jan 22 date for decision on QE starts to fade. *zerohedge* @zerohedge · 44m44 minutes ago Germany's Sinn Blasts "Deflation Is Just A Pretext To Bailout Southern Europe" http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-1 2/germanys-sinn-blasts-deflation-just-pretext-bailout-sout... more »

[image: 2-ply-24413467364] A friend posted this entertaining contribution to a recent Oxford University debate: Huffpost UK political editor Mehdi Hasan arguing that Islam *is *a peaceful religion. You should watch it to see how an entertaining secular Shi’a Muslim counters the claims. [image: Cartoon by Jyllands Posten]“One of the best arguments against people who claim Islam as a religion of war,” said the post. And, you know, we all wish it were true that Islam really were a religion of peace, that we could all live together and just get along, that everyone has just got Isla... more »

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) is welcomed by Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran January 10, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters *Reuters*: *Venezuela, Iran plea for oil cut hits Gulf OPEC brick wall* *MIDDLE EAST* Islamic State hit with *27 air strikes: U.S. military*. Suicide bombing *kills 12 in Iraq: officials*. Islamic State in Lebanon: *army storms prison*. Lebanon security forces *raid prison block*. Syria refugees' lives turn more precarious* in Lebanon amid deadly storm*. U.S., Iran eye progress in *next round of nuclear talks - K... more »

One of the low points for Mitt Romney in his forever campaign for the presidency was the juxtaposition between him hiring illegal aliens and then him pandering the the vilest segments of the GOP Know Nothing base with his self-deportation screed. And one of the low points for Republican voters-- at least in 2012-- was a GOP debate audience booing Rick Perry for advocating educating DREAMers. This week ABC News and the *Washington Post* released a national poll on immigration reform. The Republican racist viewpoint is not the opinion of most Americans: Worst, yet, as Greg Sarge... more »

The other day I had one of those pyramid e-mails that seemed to have been cc’d to the sender’s entire address book. ‘Je Suis Charlie’ it said. I assume the recipients were supposed to forward it to all their contacts till the message expanded into an all encompassing global expression of freedom. But cynic that je suis, I took it as a meaningless gesture. It’s not just that I don’t like being told what to think, and I’m not sure that ‘je‘ completely ‘suis’ Charlie. I do get the principle of mass disobedience. United we stand. If we all drew Mohammed furiously we’d be like a massive t... more »

In living rooms, canteens, pubs, motorway services, hairdressers, and supermarket queues up and down the land there is a question not playing upon proletarian lips: what do the principal tendencies of British Trotskyism have to say about last week's terror attack on *Charlie Hebdo* and the weekend's unity march? None of which is going to stop me from surveying the scene, of course. There are a couple of more serious points that need making first, though. Trotskyism, especially in Britain, has a very poor record when it comes to free speech matters. The tradition has an allergy to ... more »

[image: rant-jpeg-b] Yes, it is Monday... And you are not seeing a typo here... I am late this week in doing my rant, and I want to thank everyone for their patience.. I came down late last Thursday with what I thought would be just a bit of a head cold.. BUT instead it got progressively worse and by Friday I knew I had a severe case of Influenza... I did everything, and I do mean everything this time around to try to prevent my catching "the Flu", including taking large amounts of Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and even Oil of Oregano... But no dice... I knew that when my son came down e... more »

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*Buck Rogers* - Could it be that there once was an advanced humanoid civilization on our neighboring planet, and that Earth itself is in danger of suffering the same terrible fate which laid waste to Mars? The post Microbes or Aliens – The Case for the Existence of Life on Mars appeared first on Waking Times.

*BBC*: *Ukraine ex-leader Yanukovych wanted by Interpol* *WNU Editor*: Moscow has said that they have not received an extradition request from Ukraine for Ukraine Ex-President Yanukovych ....* No request from Ukraine to extradite politicians — Russian Prosecutor General’s Office* (ITAR-TAASS). But even if they did receive a request, I doubt that Russia will extradite him .... *Russia unlikely to extradite Yanukovich: Interfax* (Reuters). *More News On Ukraine Ex-President Yanukovych Being Wanted By Interpol* Ukraine's Yanukovich wanted for embezzlement: Interpol -- Reuters Interpo... more »

Good evening everyone. Please join us tonight on TONE and CCN LIVE Stream TV for the One People Round Discussions- in a little over an hour. I will be hosting tonights show, and we will be discussing quite a few topics from false flags, finance and "free" energy. I will be joined tonight by Nick and several other friends as we sit back and chat..... who knows what topics we'll hit on! We will be taking callers during the second half of the show. You can call in on these numbers: join by phone: +1 (415) 762-9988 or +1 (646) 568-7788 US Toll http://the-one-network.org/ai1e... more »

These five States took anti solar action in 2014.

I am talking aboot fashion here. Quite a departure for me. I do not have a thing for Kerry Washington but thought her dress was noteworthy. The future and past perfect! H/T Pajiba (my source for fluffy cultural experiences) Kate Hudson also rocked. And as we fashionistas know you have to have worst dress. I pick the rag on Rosamund Pike. A very beautiful women rendered wretched. Surprisingly beautiful award goes to Carrie.

Amedy Coulibaly in a still from a video released Jan. 11. *Heather Timmons, Quartz*: *The latest Islamic State video shows how hard it is to shut down jihadist propaganda online* *WNU Editor:* The West may have problems shutting them down .... but it appears that they have no problem shutting us down .... *U.S. Central Command Twitter Feed Hacked By Islamic State Sympathizers. Update: YouTube Account Also Hacked* But I guess that is the nature the internet. Small extremist sites can thrive for a short time, and when they are shut down they will just pop-up somewhere else. Giant ... more »

An hour ago, Physics World decided to promote a paper claiming that dark matter may have already been seen: New calculations support dark-matter discovery by DAMA, say physicists The relevant paper has just appeared in the prestigious Physical Review Letters under the title Dark Matter with Pseudoscalar-Mediated Interactions Explains the DAMA Signal and the Galactic Center Excess although the readers who have memorized all 1 million preprints at arXiv.org know very well that the identical paper was submitted under a different title, Not so Coy Dark Matter explains DAMA (and the Ga... more »

H/T Jalopnik Not bad but if I was spending $150,00 I am going with the BMW I8. This car is three years late.

*RT:* *Central Command Twitter account apparently hacked by CyberCaliphate* *WNU Editor:* Talk about timing .... this is happening on the day when the top U.S. General just admitted that *America's enemies can match *the U.S. ability to wage cyber warfare. *More News On Pentagon's Social Media Sites Being Hacked By The Islamic State* U.S. Military Command Hacked by 'ISIS' -- Daily Beast ISIS Supporters Have Hacked Multiple Pentagon Social Media Accounts -- Business Insider U.S. Central Command Twitter feed appears hacked by Islamic State sympathizers -- Reuters US Centcom Twitter ... more »

Netanyahu and Hollande attend a ceremony at the Paris Grand Synagogue to the victims of the Paris attacks this week. January 11, 2014. Photo by Reuters *The Independent:* *Paris march: President Hollande asked Israel's Netanyahu not to attend Paris march* *WNU Editor*: Why does this not surprise me. *More News On French President Hollande Asking Israel's Netanyahu Not To Attend Sunday's Paris Unity Rally* Hollande asked Netanyahu not to attend Paris memorial march -- Haaretz PMO: France Had Reservations About Netanyahu Coming to Paris -- Arutz Sheva Israeli leader Netanyahu visit... more »

French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower as part of the highest level of "Vigipirate" security plan after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo January 12, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes *France 24:* *France deploys 10,000 troops amid hunt for attack accomplices* *The Charlie Hebdo Aftermath -- News Updates January 12, 2015* French terror attacks - further coverage -- BBC France hunts for attack accomplices, deploys 10,000 troops. -- AP Paris attacks: France to deploy 10,000 troops -- BBC France mobilizes 10,000 troops at home after Paris shootings -- Reuters Fre... more »

*An excerpt from, "Visiting historian says Crimea’s annexation may strengthen Ukraine" by John Masanauskas, Herald Sun, April 10, 2014:* Prof Davies said that the key to Ukraine’s viability was the Black Sea port of Odessa. “This is a largely Russian speaking city, but which is the guarantee to Ukraine to have access to the outside world, pipeline, shipping, trade and so on,” he said. “Without that region Ukraine would be very hard put to survive against Russian pressures.” *Prof Davies, who has homes in England and Poland, said he lamented society’s declining interest in histo... more »

Yesterday there was a 5 minute internet buzz when Jonathan Martin reported in the *NY Times* that perennial Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was out bashing fellow right-wing extremists Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee. He questioned Huckabee's fealty to the core fascist underpinnings of right-wing ideology from a policy perspective, claiming he believes in Climate Change, Common Core, immigration reform and the DREAM Act, as well as Common Core-- and that he raised taxes. But Santorum was even harsher towards Paul and Cruz, sneering at them as mere "bomb throw... more »

*RJ Spina* - All perspectives are needed and encompass the never ending expansion of creation with wildly varying degrees of individualized awareness contained therein. The post Pull Back The Curtain And What Do YOU See? appeared first on Waking Times.

The western outpouring of support for anti-Muslim bigotry in the aftermath of last week’s outrageous attack on French ‘satirical’ newspaper Charlie Hebdo is rife with the choking hypocrisy that has become commonplace in the post 9/11 world. The attack on the paper’s Paris office and the murders of ten staff members as well as two police officers was a despicable act of violence but it was not an attack on free speech no matter how hard that the media sells the narrative. If officials are to be believed - lying is always the first if not *only* resort - then the attack was the work ... more »

*Video - *This short film was created to raise awareness about the dangers of commercial over-fishing and the threat it poses to marine biodiversity. The post Powerful Video About the Impact of Over-fishing appeared first on Waking Times.

We cant pick and choose. Amnesty International can not be wrong on Israel but right on Russia. Wrong on Columbia, Guatamla and Honduras but right on Cuba. Terrorism is a reaction. Right or wrong there is a root cause. Its the same thought challange as pre school education. Yes all children should have supermothers at home doing all the prep work. But if that does not happen, then what to do? H/T William Banzi @ Zero Hedge

Paris, January 11, 2015: Washington, D.C.: September 11, 2011: The first photo above shows 40 world leaders leading their publicity and security details on a solidarity march through Paris. Only if you were a bird or an aerial drone, however, would you have seen that the entire boulevard was actually closed to the millions of hoi polloi supposedly cheering them on. This ensured that the elite hides would be protected during their photo op in solidarity with the global military industrial complex. Here's what you *were* allowed to see in the news: You can just imagine th... more »

*Today*'s 'chief correspondent' Matthew Price has appeared on *Is the BBC biased? *before. We first encountered him (via DB at *Biased BBC*) recommending an article delegitimising Israel. Then we described his extraordinarily biased series of pro-immigration reports for *Today.* This morning's *Today *(around the 7.45 mark) featured a Matthew Price report from the Parisian suburb of Sarcelles. It was an elegantly-constructed piece, full of poetic touches. It described and equated two equally vulnerable communities in France - French Jews and French Muslims. Both want to live in... more »

Hayat Boumeddiene, the so called ‘white widow’ crosses into Syria ? I spent a pile of time reading up on this Hayat person & the story of her entering Syria... *My conclusion?* *Not a bit of this narrative is credible. Not one little bit of it!* *Let's start with the images being provided to us by the war mongering media?* *Look below at the alleged image of Hayat?* I cannot tell what this woman in the pic really looks like! The image is just terrible! If this is actually Hayat? Who ever Hayat may be? Is the man at her side, the same man involved in the Paris incident? I can't... more »

*Ida Lawrence* - Whether we’re activists, artists, writers, meditators, healers, laborers, or parents teaching our children true history and the meaning of love one another, we are the ones who can answer prayers. The post Sailing the Sea of Change appeared first on Waking Times.

Michael Snyder Do you know what an “extremist” is? In the wake of the horrible terror attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France, Barack Obama is speaking very boldly about the need to win the war against “extremists”, and he has announced plans to host a major global summit on “extremism” next month. And on the surface that sounds great. But precisely how are we supposed to determine whether someone is an “extremist” or not? What criteria should we use? As you will see below, your definition of an “extremist” may be far, far different from the definition that Barack O... more »

Jay Dyer Already numerous patterns I listed in my initial analysis, as well as others consonant with false flags, have made themselves apparent in the Paris shooting and hostage incidents. Also apparent are the predictable results that follow these events. We have seen all of the following: 1. Mass mainstream media buildup and rollout, with ready-made “placards” to call global attention to event. 2. Questionable videos and details of the event, as well as drills or security buildup prior. 3. Military training for the perpetrators, while the “terror” suspects with deep state conn... more »

*Ronnie Cummins* - It is now blatantly obvious that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are nothing more than patented Pesticide Delivery Systems (PDS) designed to increase sales of poisonous agrochemicals such as Roundup, glufosinate... The post 12 Ways to Rid the Planet of GMOs and Monsanto’s Roundup appeared first on Waking Times.

*Video -* Enjoy this videotaped guided tour of Jeffrey Smith interviewing co-author Stephanie Seneff, PhD, a Senior Research Scientist at MIT, regarding Monsanto's roundup. The post Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide—Featuring the Darth Vader Chemical appeared first on Waking Times.

A reflection of a yearly chart of U.S. dollars and Russian roubles are seen on rouble notes in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw November 7, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Kacper Pempel *The Telegraph:** Russia 'has deteriorated significantly' as Fitch cuts credit rating* *WNU Editor:* Fitch gives a very grim assessment on Russia's finances. What's my take .... I am painting an even grimmer picture. As to what is the situation back in Russia .... people are starting to grumble about inflation, but the full impact of falling oil prices, collapse of the ruble, and budgetary problems ha... more »

*This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BigGameSnacks #CollectiveBias* We are football crazy in this house. When my husband and I were first dating I loathed football. I couldn't think of a worse way to spend a Saturday than at a football game. My husband, on the other hand, loves football, so we made a deal: we would go to a game together and when I could explain to him what was happening in the game we could leave and he would never make me go to another one. I thought I had made the deal of a lifetime. No more f... more »

With all the attention being paid to the reactions of French Muslims to last week's terrorist murders in Paris, it's good to see that the BBC News website has finally got round to publishing an article focusing on French Jewish reactions: *Paris attacks: Jewish and French*, written by the BBC's Patrick Jackson. The piece is a transcription of a tweeted conversation the BBC reporter had with two Jewish students yesterday, just before the Paris march. They express their pride in the French reaction to the massacres and their love for France's values, diversity and culture. They des... more »

*Dave Mihalovic* - Only in the world of medical treatment do we find concepts such as poison heals cancer and radiation cures it. The post Why Radiation Therapy Causes More Harm Than Good appeared first on Waking Times.

After events such as those in France last week, it's natural for people to feel anger. But when anger turns to rage, and rage spawns ignorance, we are in dangerous territory. In Europe, the parties of the Far Right are counselling ignorance. Michael Harris writes: The leader of the Front National party, Marine Le Pen, is stoking the view that immigration is an “invasion” — a coinage of her father, the party’s founder, Jean-Marie LePen. Her ‘ban refugees’ message is aped by the leader of the United Kingdom Independent Party of Nigel Farage, and the Dutch Party of Freedom led by Gee... more »

(Photo: Al-Ahram) *Ahram Online*: *Egypt's Sisi, Iraq's Abadi take steps to fight sectarianism* *Update*: Egypt, Iraq declare ideological response to combat terrorism -- JUNA *WNU Editor*: The White House may have problems labeling Islamic radicalism and its ideology as a cause for terrorism .... but Egypt, Iraq, and now even French President Hollande .... all of them have no problem in labeling it for what it is.

The pine cone shaped, pea-sized pineal gland, located in the center of the human brain, is an organ of tremendous interest these days. To many spiritual seekers it is the ‘seat of the soul‘ and the ‘third eye,’ the anatomical part of the human body that acts as our spiritual antennae, connecting us to the non-physical, spiritual planes of existence. However, to many scientists and rigid materialist thinkers, it is strictly an endocrine gland responsible for the secretion of the hormone melatonin, a substance which, among other things, aids in the regulation of our circadian rhy... more »

One of the most popular media personalities in New Hampshire alterted me to a hot local story about Ann Kuster recently, commenting that Kuster is "merely a disingenuous politician who thinks we won't look behind the curtain." One doesn't have look to far behind too many curtains to see what's amiss here. First, though, keep a few facts in mind. Buster ran as an independent-minded, grassroots progressive in the far bluer of New Hampshire's 2 congressional districts. After being elected she dutifully joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus but quickly quit and joined the Wall S... more »

Well, after coming down from a major adrenaline rush I had to admit that for 10 minutes I actually bought into this story. There is a link and video going around the internet right now stating that the BBC has admitted that the "terrorist attack" in Paris last week, was a False Flag. The link to the news story was extremely convincing and someone went to a LOT of time and effort to put this together. Thankfully I have a techie magician who unraveled this mess - the awesome Biggi from CCN. Here is what he's found out: This site: www.bbc-news.co.uk was registered on Dec 28,... more »

here are a series of photographs, from artist Martin Klimas, of porcelain figurines mid-battle. This dynamic illusion was created by capturing the shattering combatants as they crashed to the floor. *The juxtaposition of strength and fragility puts you in a state of confusion and wonder, and gives the fighting figures an action that doesn’t exist in still life.* [source DAILY EPIC]

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi addresses the media in Ankara December 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Umit Bektas *Sydney Morning Herald/AFP:** Iraqi PM criticises 'slowness' of US-led coalition* *My Comment:* Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi sounds frustrated .... understandably so when he dropped this bombshell .... *Iraq may need three years to restructure and rebuild military: PM* (Reuters). The Iraq government is not winning the war, and with a good part of the country now under the control of the Islamic State, it is now obvious to everyone that Iraq does not have the means to conqu... more »

[image: Walrus class SSK]The removal of carcinogenic asbestos from the Royal Navy submarines will be an expensive job. On its own, the cleanup of the submarine Zeeleeuw will be a million euros, the Defence Department said earlier in the week. In the coming years, three other submarines will be cleaned up in the same manner as the Zeeleeuw. The Defence does not yet know the total cost of the operation. The television program Brandpunt Reporter reported its own research in which it reveals that the staff of the Zeeleeuw had been exposed to asbestos found in the walls of the submarine... more »

*Written by Grant G * More bullshit headlines about BC`s super duper on its way LNG industry, this time the filler piece, err, I mean story was posted in the Globe n Mail and written by Brent Jang(pictured above).I really don`t understand why this particular article was assembled, the only conclusion I can come to is, clearly someone in the British Columbia Government or in the BC Liberal party holds sway over what articles get printed and what contents they hold... This article by Brent Jang was very revealing in a cryptic way, it exposed some bitter truths and laid bare the reali... more »

Poor neglected wmtc. In addition to having absolutely zero time and mental space to write, I have some kind of head-cold-thing. So instead of trying to string words together in an order that conveys meaning, I will use this blog as a Tumblr, something formerly known as a photo blog. I've been seeing such beautiful, creative displays of solidarity lately. These actions can be so inspiring - reminding us that we can demonstrate not only against bigotry and hatred, but *for* love and compassion, and for justice. After anti-Muslim rhetoric was scrawled into an Uppsala mosque wall yeste... more »

WE have covered this story pretty well here on this blog. however, having a mainstream press story is important. This healing protocol is slowly emerging as a mainstream method. This is good news. Recall that this appears the safest tool for tackling all forms of mental illness or if you prefer mental disturbances. Nothing else can be properly trusted to be anywhere near as effective. At best they use some of the same chemicals through other routes.Expect way more mainstream stories and i hope the movement to make it all legal. *Ayahuasca Can Help You Communicate with Plant S... more »

[image: http://images.sussexpublishers.netdna-cdn.com/article-inline-half/blogs/75174/2014/05/151341-154600.jpg] This sounds like a source of unidentifiable problems par excellence. Management boils down to inflammation management as that appears to triggers odd effects. The truth appears to be that this system likely manages all internal signalling and this leads to a lot of misdirection. Think about this. Angina commonly manifests as heart burn. We just discovered why that might be true. It can obviously be horribly misleading. It also shows us a fresh paradgm... more »

Rationality requires training and most of that is about eliminating laziness. It is way too easy to be lazy and accept a choice because it is obvious. If asked differently most folks will make the right choice but accepting the obvious is far too attractive under any form of time pressure. The truly smart person has the ability to seriously concentrate on a problem until all variations are properly tested and fully considered as well. This alone leads to a valuable conclusion that can be trusted. Just been rational is not good enough nor been largely ignorant of related issue... more »

Ebola has always appeared to be a tamable threat. Thus it turns out there are plenty of options to develop and make available to make sure this problem simply goes away. That it has not been done sooner is as pointed out here, been a matter of far more troublesome diseases taking up resources. Let me say something however. The whole spectrum of tropical disease is under assault to a degree unimaginable as little as thirty years ago. Thus we can expect that all the big problems will be well tamed inside the next generation and that even what are clear outliers such as... more »

[image: Unknown submarine in Swedish waters]Sweden's military has confirmed a second sighting in October of what appeared to have been a submarine in waters near Stockholm city centre, not long after a search had been launched for a suspected Russian submarine off the coast. In November, the Swedish military released images of tracks on the sea bed and an apparent submarine periscope which it said proved that "a mini submarine violated Swedish territory" between October 17 and October 24 and that "at least one vessel" was involved. However, despite widespread speculation that the su... more »

[image: Sea Stalker UUV]The new generation submarines of the U.S. Navy will have sophisticated technological features such as advanced, long duration autonomous underwater and surface drones and robots. They are being built under the programme "Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle" with the prototype machines boasting critical technologies to enable UUVs to operate and survive in the littorals for more than 70 days. According to the Sea Power magazine, the UUV Stalker could be launched and retrieved by the dry-deck shelter of an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine. Being... more »

My daughter has this fantastic pair of tennis shoes that she loves but I won't let her wear to school because she can't tie the laces by herself. I think we just found a solution! Turn any pair of shoes into slip ons! Everyone loves quick and easy slide-on shoes, but sometimes the shoes you really want to buy comes with laces. Shoelaces can be inconvenient for kids and elderly, or people who just like slipping on their shoes and going. Laceez no-tie shoelaces were created in 2013 to help you to transform you lace-up shoes into slip-ons! Your kids will benefit from all the advantage... more »

Boehner consults Schrader Reactionary Democrat Kurt Shrader (OR), took over as chairman of the Blue Dogs after John Barrow was defeated in his reelection bid, trounced 90,987 (54.8) to 75,123 (45.2), which was marked by Democratic voters just not bothering to come out to vote for the ultra-right-wing Barrow. Schrader, who has so far this session voted with the GOP on every single crucial roll call-- he's one of 15 Democrats with a ZERO 2015 score so far-- sports a lifetime ProgressivePunch crucial vote score of 61.32, especially poor for a congressman representing a Willamette Valley... more »

As night fell in the French capital, tens of thousands of people continued marching in 'unprecedented' numbers. Today saw more people flock to the city's streets than ever before in its history. Daily Mail *AP:* *Paris attack rallies Islamic extremists, may boost support* *WNU Editor*: It does not take much to embolden terror groups and terrorists .... but in view of how three terrorists were able to attract (and keep) the attention of the entire world for a few days .... you cannot help but feel that copy-cat attacks are now just around the corner.

We're getting a little tired hearing nuclear industry lobbyists and pro-nuclear politicians allege that environmentalists are now supporting nuclear power as a means of addressing the climate crisis. We know that's not true, and we're sure you do too. In fact, using nuclear power would be counterproductive at reducing carbon emissions. As Amory Lovins of Rocky Mountain Institute points out, "every dollar invested in nuclear expansion will worsen climate change by buying less solution per dollar..." The simple statement below will be sent to the media and politicians whenever th... more »

*"The Normans: From Raiders to Kings" by Lars Brownworth (2014).* *Wikipedia:* Lars Brownworth, an author and former United States history and political science teacher at The Stony Brook School, is the creator of the top 50 podcast, 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of the Byzantine Empire. This podcast was created on a whim by Lars and his brother, Anders Brownworth. Often mistaken for a college professor, Lars was, in fact, a high school history teacher at the time the podcast was produced. *Video Title: Lars Brownworth - Hangout 2014-01-11. Source: Anders Brownworth. Date Publi... more »

*Grant Smith, Bloomberg:* *How OPEC Weaponized the Price of Oil Against U.S. Drillers * *WNU Editor: *This is one of the best analysis and explanations that I have read on the "how and why" the "rich members" of OPEC decided to crash the price of oil. They have done this before (in 1986) .... and it gave them a significant market share (plus a few trillion dollars) for the next 25 years. This Bloomberg post is a must read. Predictions .... these OPEC countries are not going to relent .... expect hard times in the U.S. oil patch and *to those who service them*. *Update:* Saudi pri... more »

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I've been obsessed with this question. It all started after reading the literature of pre-insulin treatment of diabetes and insulin-free animal models of the disease. Feeding fats and restricted protein, with no or minimal carbohydrate, gives the best prognosis without insulin; also fasting, which tends towards a similar mix of substrates. Then I read the literature showing inferior prognosis of type 2 diabetes with higher-carbohydrate, post-1977 diets; the longer carbohydrate is fed, the more fasting glucose climbs. Most of the glucose in the blood of diabetics comes from hepatic... more »

When the facts aren't on your side... When you're up against the wall... When you've been caught with your hand in the cookie jar... You take the cheap shot. That's what the New Jersey Charter Schools Association did last week when they filed ethics charges against Rutgers Professor Julia Sass Rubin who, along with doctoral student Mark Weber (aka. Jersey Jazzman) published this study on the segregationist practices of the state's charter schools which concludes what we already knew (from JJ's post): *New Jersey's charter schools do not serve nearly as many children in economic di... more »

*Guest post by Olivia Pierson* Cultural pluralism is as old as the hills – or at least as old as the Babylonian Empire on whose riverbank shores even the captive Jews were tolerated to sit and weep. Multiculturalism, on the other hand, is a 20th Century bastardisation of tolerance, which the United Nations invented to socially engineer Western democracies to cope with overwhelming immigration, mostly from Third World slave-pens. The pious and politically correct preachers of “diversity” and “equality” raised multiculturalism in the West to the status of a new religion, as if the w... more »

Swedish submarine HMS Halland (Reuters / Scanpix / Henrik Montgomery) *The Local:* *Sweden admits second secret submarine hunt* *Update: *Foreign sub hunt: Sweden confirms second secret operation in Stockholm archipelago (RT) *WNU Editor:* Chasing ghosts must be one of the most frustrating occupations for a person to have.

Amedy Coulibaly with his jihadist mentor Djamel Beghal in Murat, France *The Telegraph:* *Charlie Hebdo terror mentor's wife on benefits in Leicester* *WNU Editor:* I have lost count on how many stories like this one I have read over the years. And yes .... I know that not all families on welfare are terrorists (obviously) .... but it appears that a lot of terrorists and their sympathizers love the welfare system.

God, give me grace to accept with serenitythe things that cannot be u nderstoodTHe Courage to complain with effect about the thingswhich should be changed,and the Wisdom to deterimethings understandable from things not. Almost any gripe about the way things IS has at its roots the biggest obstacle to democracy and overall rationality The demon seed of corruption the rotten apples in the barrel that contaminate the whorled crop. Curse the useful idiots the passengers in thought crime that accept their pay not to understand what everyone knows and will take big secrets to the grave prete... more »