Rep. Mary Fallin - 'Surge' protector

Newly-elected Oklahoma Congresswoman Mary Fallin, who ran against 9/11 truther Matthew Woodson, is an obedient Republican and supports President Bush's insane 'surge' idea in war-torn Iraq.

Well, yesterday, peace activists from all around metro Oklahoma City went to Fallin's OKC office, just a few blocks away from here, and tried to serve her with

Writes activist James Nimmo over at Oklahoma Indymedia:

Februrary 22, 2007 (Oklahoma City) Today, CD 5 Congresswoman Mary Fallin ordered a contingent of 30 peaceful constituents to leave not only her public office but the entire building as well. In addition, Mrs. Fallin, by way of staff, ordered media cameras and print reporters to leave as well and not cover the attempted eviction of peaceful constituents wanting to speak with her staff about the Iraq War, which is totally supported by Mrs. Fallin.

Her OKC office is located at First National Center, first floor, east end, the same location used by the gubernatorially- -defeated candidate former Congressman Ernest Istook.As a three-term Oklahoma lieutenant governor, Fallin learned to take orders from her GOP party, withdrawing from a challenge to former Governor Frank Keating's second term and she is sticking to the game plan of supporting men in superior positions of power regardless of the morality of the issue.
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Make sure you read the rest of James' article at the link above.

Clearly, Fallin doesn't support all voices in Oklahoma and is criminally ignoring what a 'surge' would cause in the ruined country of Iraq. Fallin was a terrible choice to represent our congressional district. She's an imperial bootlicker and doesn't really support the troops. It's sick and sad and Fallin should hang her head in shame.

McKenna docs/books destroyed in fire

The late researcher Terence McKenna had a plethora of amazing and intriguing books, papers and documents in storage in Monterey, California. Sadly, a fire damaged a wide area, including a storage area containing some of McKenna's collection of papers and books.

Notes blogger Erik Davis at Techgnosis, via BoingBoing.net: The fire started in a Quizno’s sub shop, that exemplar of tasteful dining, and went on to thoroughly destroy a number of joints, including Goomba’s Italian Restaurant, a Starbucks, and some storage offices belonging to Big Sur’s Esalen Institute—ground zero for the human potential movement and now an upscale New Age resort. Esalen lost little of their own archives, the vast bulk of their books, photos, audio and videotapes residing elsewhere.
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Strangely, I was reading a blog last night about John Lennon and strange occult Beatles stuff and they noted that Charles "Helter Skelter" Manson, had played with "The Family" at the Esalen Institute just days before the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969. Weirdsville!

Interesting new site

Came across this site by a Brit named Ben Fairhall. Very interesting.
http://www.ben-fairhall.blogspot.com/

Watada case declared a mistrial

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin just reported this afternoon that a mistrial had been declared in the court martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada and the military judge set a new date for a new trial on March 12. Will be interesting to see what develops, related to this case, between now and then. Pray for this brave soldier!

'Support the Troops by Ending the War' by Rep. Ron Paul

Tired of hearing neocons bark at you how if you don't support the war, you don't support the troops? Well, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas (who is running for president, by the way), has a great column this week, linked over at Antiwar.com, which addresses this very topic.

Writes Rep. Paul: Clichés about supporting the troops are designed to distract us from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war. Anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon.

Continuing ...

There's just no legitimacy to the argument that voting against funding the war somehow harms our troops. Perpetuating and escalating the war only serve those whose egos are attached to some claimed victory in Iraq, and those with a determination to engineer regime change in Iran.
Don't believe for a minute that additional congressional funding is needed so our troops can defend themselves or extricate themselves from the war zone. That's nonsense. The DOD has hundreds of billions of dollars in the pipeline available to move troops anywhere on earth – including home.
We shouldn't forget that the administration took $600 million from the war in Afghanistan and used it in Iraq, before any direct appropriations were made for the invasion of Iraq. Funds are always available to put our troops into harms way; they are always available for leaving a war zone.
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End the war! Bring our troops home!

HPV vaccine is a dangerous hoax!

I'm truly outraged by the dictatorial actions of Texas Gov. Rick Perry regarding the HPV vaccine -- Gardasil - being forced upon girls entering the sixth grade, starting in the fall of 2008. This LIVE CANCER vaccine has not been adequately tested and those taking it are having adverse side effects as a result. Is this something you want forced on your precious daughter at $360 a pop?!? Perry is a liar and a gangster and should be run outta the great state o' Texas!!!

Notes this AP story:
(Drugmaker Merck), a New Jersey-based drug company, could generate billions in sales if Gardasil -- at $360 for the three-shot regimen -- were made mandatory across the country. Most insurance companies now cover the vaccine, which has been shown to have no serious side effects.
Cathie Adams, president of the conservative watchdog group Texas Eagle Forum, said the relationship between Merck and Women in Government is too cozy.
"What it does is benefit the pharmaceutical companies, and I don't want pharmaceutical companies taking precedence over the authorities of parents," she said.
Adams said Merck's method of lobbying quietly through groups like Women in Government in addition to meeting directly with legislators are common in state government but still should raise eyebrows. "It's corrupt as far as I'm concerned," she said.

Of course it's corrupt. Merck is facing huge losses regarding the Vioxx scandal. Merck is looking to make a bundle with these live, mutated cancer viruses.

Read this.

... and this important info related to Gov. Perry's insane executive order, compiled by friend and researcher Joey Dauben over at Ellis County Observer. Check this out:

Two things to consider about vaccines (other than the fact The Ellis County Observer advocates refusal for vaccinations):

1) Many of these Merck vaccines contain aborted fetal tissue;
2) Many of these Merck vaccines contain processed swine flesh, so for those who keep kosher diets, vaccines are unclean ...

... and that's just for starters, gang. Be wary of men offering vaccines ...

David Icke: Was He Right?

Here's a link to an interesting British documentary on controversial writer David Icke called "David Icke: Was He Right." I found it on YouTube, which has all five segments of the documentary.

Toll interests snatch up Texas/Oklahoma newspapers

This situation involving the Trans-Texas Corridor is getting out of control. Reports ranging from World Net Daily to Sal Costello's investigative blog (salcostello.blogspot.com) to Alex Jones' radio show and website (prisonplanet.com) are reporting on this issue. I discovered one of the newspapers that is being bought by the Australian conglomerate is my first paper, the Waxahachie Daily Light, which is in Waxahachie, Texas just south of Dallas.

So ... I called my old editor, Neal White, down at the WDL and he told me that while he wasn't familiar with all the details, he wasn't being told to change the Daily Light's stance on the TTC, which is largely critical of the plan. Well, that's good but things could change quickly.

My good buddy Joey Dauben, over at the Ellis County Observer, has a report on this as well. Keep the pressure on 'em, gang!

Sen. Rice asked questions regarding 9/11 'inside job'

At Saturday's anti-war protest at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, I had a chance to approach State Sen. Andrew Rice (speaking by the Peace Pole at upper left in dark coat and hat) who lost a brother on 9/11 at the World Trade Center.

I had heard a lot about Sen. Rice and that he was a new progressive representing a district in Oklahoma City. Of course when I heard about his connection to 9/11 via the tragic death of his brother David, I had to ask him about whether or not he felt 9/11 could've been an "inside job." Well, after he finished speaking about Saudi oil money funding the terrorists who perpetrated the attacks and how this is linked to oil interests in America, the crowd continued its march down Lincoln Blvd. south of the State Capitol.

But I shook Sen. Rice's hand and asked him directly if it was an "inside job." He said he wasn't sure about that but that more needed to be investigated and that "the truth would eventually come to light." Then, a man named Porter who had spoken earlier on the Capitol steps and had taken a libertarian stance on issues, questioned Rice as well, asking about an "inside job" and issues related to World Trade Center 7. I asked him if he knew of former WTC janitor William Rodriguez and his report of bombs going off below him in the basement. Rice seemed interested in this information and acknowledged it was all very strange and 9/11 required further investigation. I know if I had lost a family member that day, under suspicious circumstances, I would be asking all sorts of questions. Anyone thinking it was simply "terr'ists with boxcutters" is living in a dreamworld.

That was pretty much it. Porter and I continued walking back to the Capitol and I told him how I pretty much knew intuitively on 9/11/01 that the government had been involved in the attacks. We talked about Alex Jones and the truth movement, including Matthew Woodson, the young man who ran for congress from Oklahoma City. It was good to meet a likeminded soul who was more vocal about his questions regarding 9/11. As for Sen. Andrew Rice, well, he's new and I think if he were given the right information I think he'd come to our side.

A new 'Sheriff' in town

As usual, muckraking DC journo Wayne Madsen is on top of his reporting game again today with information on a new military weapon (DARPA, Raytheon, usual suspects) that uses a high-powered microwave energy beam, aka "Sheriff," which can be used to scare and burn rioters. A demonstration of the "Sheriff" weapon, reports Madsen, was given at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.

Writes Madsen: Using enlisted airman, acting as "rioters," as "guinea pigs," a beam was directed at them from a parabolic antenna located 500 yards away atop a Humvee. The wave heated the skin of the "rioters" to 130 degrees, creating the feeling in the targets that they were being burned alive, scattering them in the process.

Madsen continues to note that this weapon was demonstrated for journalists in advance of the major anti-war march planned for this weekend in Washington and cities like here in Oklahoma City. Of course Alex Jones (who had a great interview with director David Lynch on his show today) noted these energy beam, crowd-dispersal weapons in 2004 when he attended the Republican National Convention in New York City.

Yes, there will be government operatives in all these cities, and in some cases they may try to rile people up in order to give itchy-trigger-fingered cops a reason to test out their new toys. I remember when I marched in New Orleans in late '02, prior to the start of the illegal Iraq war, me and everyone participating in the march had their photo taken by men who were clearly cops/agents of some sort.

And now it appears we have a new "Sheriff" in town. More can be read about this supposed "nonlethal weapon" (yeah, right, like the Taser, huh?) in this 2004 story in the Boston Business Journal.

Is the 'surge' an attempt to obfuscate plans to attack Iran?

Methinks so!

I'm in agreement with Paul Craig Roberts in his latest column - "Impeach Bush - Stop Attack on Iran."

Writes Roberts: "Bush's entire "war on terror" is based on lies. The Bush Regime, desperate to keep its lies covered up, is now trying to prevent American law firms from defending the Guantanamo detainees. The Bush Regime is fearful that Americans will learn that the detainees are not terrorists but props in the regime's orchestrated "terror war."

And hearing monotone, lifeless Sen. John McCain tell Tim Russert on "Meet the Press" that a "surge" is needed, yet nothing about our plans to attack Iran ... it's insane!! An attack on Iran would kick off a horrible global war, make no mistake. And what of China and Russia? Will they see that as an opportunity to attack us? China and Russia cannot be trusted.

These are indeed troubling times. I wish there were more people speaking out against the crimes of this administration. The Democrats certainly aren't doing enough. And Hillary Clinton, who is she putting first? Certainly not the American people.

Pray that there isn't some phony "attack" here at home or overseas that kicks off an attack.

Stay tuned.

New year, new crimes by the empire

It simply sickens me to think that the dunce-in-chief and his henchmen are seriously considering a "surge" over in the ruined country of Iraq. A surge of violence and misery? I mean what is this supposed to accomplish? Why aren't there demonstrations from coast-to-coast demanding an end to this illegal war and a call for the impeachment of BushCo. I feel like I'm in Bizarroworld where up is down and so on. No clear-thinking person can possibly think that a "surge" is a good idea. Didn't Washington learn anything from the November elections?

Diving mystery

In my weekly dispatch from Whitley Strieber's UnknownCountry.com site, I saw this odd story regarding a Coast Guard dive in the Arctic Ocean where two divers were sucked down uncontrollably during a dive. A report is expected sometime soon.

Brutal dictator Pinochet dies on Human Rights Day

Isn't it ironic (doncha think?) that murderous dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet died in his native Chile on International Human Rights Day? I think so. Rent the 1982 film "Missing" with Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon to get a sense of what it was like in Chile leading up to Pinochet's overthrow of the democratically-elected Allende government on Sept. 11, 1973.

From the UK Independent: "This is a moment of freedom, of joy, and of catharsis for an entire nation that lived through one of the worst dictatorships of all of Latin America," said Daniela Lillo, a mother and actress who stood in Santiago's Plaza Italia square, with a glass of champagne in hand.
With her four-year-old daughter in tow, she said her daughter she would never forget this day and her first sip of champagne.
But others say they were disappointed that Pinochet never saw his day in court for the 3,200 deaths and disappearances that took place under his rule.
"Pinochet has died without ever served justice," said Carmen Soria, the daughter of a Spanish diplomat assassinated during the dictatorship. "The courts and four government of the Concertacion [Chile's ruling left-wing coalition] were not able to condemn Pinochet.
It is ironic that he also died on the International Day for Human Rights. "This day is bittersweet because we weren't able to make him spend a single day in jail," lamented Ximena Muñoz, a human rights activist for an association for Chile's disappeared.
"Still, he's been judged by the public and that will go down in history, so today he is dead and you see today that it's a carnival for Chile's people. The dictator has died. Now we must forge ahead to try the rest of the assassins and torturers of his era."
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Remember the desaparecidos.

Don't take the chip

This Toronto Star story basically lays it out - we will all be microchipped within the next 50 or so years. In fact, I was at the bank the other day because I hadn't received my ATM card in the mail after two weeks and I was concerned it may have been stolen. The bank employee joked that it won't be a problem in the near future because we'll all be chipped. No sir, not me!

That bizarre Air Force monument in D.C.

I was in Washington, D.C. over the Thanksgiving holiday and while driving through the city, couldn't help but notice that hideous, horned Air Force monument that dominates the skyline. I mean it's awful. D.C. report Wayne Madsen shares his thoughts on the monument and how it's rather controversial.

Richards rant staged?

Ever since first hearing about actor Michael Richards' racist rant at a West Hollywood comedy club a few weeks back, I've been somewhat suspicious. Surely, Richards would know someone would record the rant or at least tell the media about it. And why do it right as the seventh season of "Seinfeld" is being released on DVD (we've got our copy and it's awesome!)? Well, the always insightful Paul Joseph Watson has some thoughts on this rant that he strongly believes was staged to help boost sales of the DVD and get his name back in the media spotlight, even if the publicity is negative. I mean, Richards has always been a bit of a loose cannon, from his days on "Fridays" to that bizarre performance in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "UHF" film from 1989.

And I can't forget to add that Michael Richards is a 33rd-degree Scottish Rite Freemason. Here's more on that here.

A&M sightings

Had the pleasure of attending a college football game between Texas A&M and Nebraska. While there, getting a crash course in A&M tradition, I got to see the newly nominated Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (A&M's president and former CIA director during the Iran-Contra scandal) and later, former President George H.W. Bush. It was pretty surreal. To know just a wee bit of what those two men know ... holy cow!

Neocons = vampires

Justin Raimondo, over at Antiwar.com is one of the best political thinkers and writers out there. Just check out the lead to his article "The Neocons, Undaunted" ...
You have to give the neoconservatives credit for tenacity. Any other political or ideological group saddled with their record would crawl off into the shadows to expire without fanfare. Not the neocons. Vampire-like, they rise from the crypt of Bush's "global democratic revolution," fangs extended and hungry for fresh blood. There isn't enough garlic in the world to deter them – I doubt that even a pointed stake in the heart would suffice. The War Party, it seems, is immortal – like evil itself.

Like evil itself. Brilliant!

IDF vet to head USAF's wars in cyberspace?

Writes Wayne Madsen at Wayne Madsen Report:

October 24, 2006 -- US Air Force official's past raises eyebrows. On December 7, 2005, the US Air Force officially recognized "cyberspace" as one of its warfare domains -- along with air and outer space. In early November, Air Force officials will gather in Washington to form a new US Air Force Command -- the Air Force Cyberspace Command. It will have authority to launch wars in cyberspace. The new command is largely the brainchild of Dr. Lani Kass, director of the Air Force Cyberspace Task Force.
Kass' past has many US government computer security officials puzzled and concerned. From 1979 to 1981, Kass served as a Major in the Israeli Defense Forces. This was at a time when Israel was targeting America's most closely held secrets through its Navy spy, Jonathan Pollard. After her service in the IDF, Kass integrated into the Washington national security establishment, the private sector serving as an entree. From 1982 to1985, Kass was Director of the Russian Research Center at Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Bethesda, Md. (an odd name considering that Russia was then called the Soviet Union by every national security entity). From 1985 to 2005, Kass was Professor of Military Strategy and Operations at National War College at National Defense University in Fort McNair, Washington.
Kass previously served in the Dick Cheney Defense Department, having worked from 1992 to 1993 as Special Assistant to the Director, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), Joint Staff at the Pentagon. She returned to the Pentagon under Defense Secretary William Cohen and continued to serve under Donald Rumsfeld. From 2000 to 2001, Kass was Senior Policy Adviser and Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives to the Director, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5) and from January 2006 to the present, she has been the Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, and Director of CSAF’s Cyberspace Task Force.