Bowman wants 'Patriots' to take back America

Had an opportunity to hear a talk by Dr. Bob Bowman, Lt. Col. USAF, ret. National Commander last night here in Oklahoma City and came away inspired.

Bowman, who has run both for president and for a congressional seat out of Florida, made a stop at Mayflower Congregational Church, as part of his 100-city "Patriots" tour where he shares his thoughts about everything from this corrupt cabal in the Bush administration to issues related to 9/11 truth and how he believes it was an inside job.

The crowd, mostly middle-age or older, sat in the church sanctuary and listened to peace activist Nathaniel Batchelder with Oklahoma City's Peace House introduce his old friend Dr. Bowman. It would become clear that Bowman was interested in bringing both left and right together and convincing folks that we're all in this together, in a fight against greedy globalists and war profiteers.

"What I'm trying to do with the Patriots tour is to bring people in our country together to where we recognize our common need to take back our country for the people," Bowman said, adding that the increasingly common thread among people of all political stripes is that they "love their country but fear their government."Added Bowman, "It's time to come together and take back our government."

Bowman, who directed the Department of Defense's 'Star Wars' programs under the Ford and Carter administrations and was a Democrat candidate for U.S. Congress in Florida's 15th district in 2006, said there is really little difference between the two major parties and that's what the elites - the "Corporate New World Order" - want.

Bowman then told the audience that he had drafted an inaugural "State of the Union" speech that he would give to the American people were he to be elected president someday. I have to say that he made some powerful, hard-hitting statements.

"Benjamin Franklin's worst fears came true," Bowman said in his speech. "We've lost our Republic."

Bowman hit the 9/11 inside job issue pretty hard, saying that there is "evidence of a massive cover-up of 9/11."

Interestingly, he said he spoke with 9/11 Commissioners Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean and they told him that information they wanted in the final report was whitewashed or simply left out of the report.

"If the Bush administration had nothing to hide," Bowman thundered, "Why did they hide everything?"

He poked holes in the perposterous 9/11 conspiracy theory peddled by this corrupt government, saying that 19 hijackers with box cutters could not have pulled off the attacks. And if they did, how did they know real-life drills dealing with the exact same scenario were going on that day?

He told the audience that a number of the "hijackers" were trained by our own government and may have simply been "patsies" and "dupes" that were taking part in an anti-terrorism event that they were caught up in unawares.

Someone in the audience scoffed, saying "That's pretty far out," when Bowman suggested the planes may have been operated under remote control.

"The American people have not been told about who is responsible for 9/11," he said, noting, "Who were the guilty parties? The Saudis? The Pakistanis? The Israelis? Americans?"

Bowman included text from speeches he gave prior to our illegal invasion of Iraq in March 2003. He railed against the administration and the war, and as a veteran himself, told the audience that many thousands of troops will come home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and poisoned by exposure to depleted uranium. He added that many children born to soldiers exposed to DU will sadly be afflicted with "severe birth defects."

He then talked about how after the end of the Cold War, the first Bush administration needed a "boogeyman" to justify ballooning defense budgets and chose Saddam Hussein, even though he had been an asset of our government for decades.
"Saddam was always a bad guy," Bowman said, "But he was always our bad guy."

And now, he said, more terrorists are being created as this disastrous war churns onward. People with no hope turn to terrorism out of desperation, he said.

Speaking to the largely left base in the audience, he said that under his administration, the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia would be closed and end the embargo on Cuba.

He then wrapped up his speech saying that the turnout in Oklahoma City was the best he'd seen so far, better than even Houston, Austin and San Antonio.

During the question and answer period, Bowman told the crowd that effective ways to get your voice heard was to write short letters to Congress, making your one, single point. Peace demonstrations are effective, as is running for office, which gives one a "soapbox."
When an audience member admitted to being "behind the curve" regarding 9/11 truth and asked how to find out more, Bowman told him to check out informative 9/11 truth sites like Alex Jones' Infowars.com and 911Truth.org.


Interestingly, Bowman, who said he had supported John Kerry for president in 2004, noted Kerry's membership with Skull and Bones.
He said that he is also working alongside the John Birch Society, a group that used to heckle him years ago.
He noted that after an audience member asked how one could "expose the money trail related to the military-industrial complex." He said the Birchers have done a lot to expose that, finding out who belongs to the Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg group.

Now, I didn't agree with everything he said. I'm not in favor of re-instating the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," which would silence certain voices in the media. As much as I'd love for Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck and O'Reilly to all retire, they do have a right to say what they want, no matter how un-American and/or odious.

Bowman also called for universal health care for all Americans, although he did not go into specifics as to how that would work.

Alas, he didn't get around to answering my question which had to do with the militarization of space and releasing documents related to UFOs.

Oh well, maybe I'll catch him again some other time.If he comes to your town, I urge you to go out and hear him.

Cho and Hinrichs: Depressed loners with murder on their mind

Do Cho Seung-Hui and Joel Henry Hinrichs III have something in common? As I note below, I believe there are some interesting similarities.

As noted in today's top story at PrisonPlanet.com, writer/researcher Paul Joseph Watson has a story headlined "Neo-Cons to Spin Va. Massacre as Terrorist Attack."

Now, I didn't make the connection at the time but I did find it curious that news reports coming out said that when killer Cho Seung-Hui's body was recovered, police found the words "Ismail Ax" scrawled on his arm.

"Ismail Ax"? Yes, it had a distinctly "Muslim" ring to it. But I didn't make much of it. Now that I've read Another Day in the Empire's Kurt Nimmo, I understand that:
"'Ismail Ax' is a well known phrase in the Muslim world. The Muslims believe that the [Old Testament] is wrong in saying that Abraham was supposed to kill Isaac with a knife, rather they believe he was supposed to kill Ishmael (Ismail) with an Axe.
They also believe that Abraham was supposed to go out and attack idols with an axe, and some also attribute the phrase to meaning that Ishmael was supposed to kill Isaac, the father of all Western culture, with an axe…
Cho was a South Korean immigrant to the US, but it seems undeniable that his killing spree, at least in part, was motivated by some sort of belief in Islam.”
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That may be the case. But we don't know much about his history. Was he frequenting militant Islamist sites? Was there a mosque in Blacksburg or Roanoke that he attended? We do know he would go to Roanoke from time-to-time and that is where he purchased his $571 Glock 19 and ammo, according to the Virginian-Pilot newspaper. Was Cho visiting a psychiatrist? Was this person connected to the military?

Well, as I mentioned here yesterday, we can only look to the strange case of Colorado man Joel Henry Hinrichs III, a 21-year-old engineering student, attending the University of Oklahoma in Norman, who could be almost a carbon-copy of Cho Seung-Hui. Both were depressed, unbalanced loners on medication.
Except where Hinrichs strapped himself with explosives in hopes of being a suicide bomber (a choice of destruction more common in the Middle East and Asia ... hmmm?) in the midst of a crowded Gaylord Family/Oklahoma Memorial football stadium, fortunately failing in his murderous attempt, blowing himself up instead, Cho opted to be a killer with a gun, killing 33 and injuring dozens.

Within a week, reports were coming out that Hinrichs had visited Ellison Feed and Seed on Porter Avenue in Norman and had tried to purchase ammonium nitrate fertilizer, as noted in this AP story. Oh, and reports were saying at the time Hinrichs frequented a local mosque. This was never confirmed from follow-up reports I've read.

And while OU President David Boren, a secretive man with well-known ties to the CIA, a former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Yale's Skull and Bones secret society, spun the story and said Hinrichs was merely a depressed, lonely kid who wanted to commit suicide.
Yet, months later, in a story that didn't receive much attention, a bomb expert with the Norman Police Department says in an AP story: "I believe he accidentally blew himself up."

This means that Boren, as we investigative bloggers (scolded by the Wall Street Journal at the time) noted at the time, was covering and spinning this event like crazy. This from a man whose university was a popular spot for CIA assets Nicholas Berg and Zacarias Moussaoui.

And investigators were successful in getting reports regarding the findings in Hinrichs' off-campus apartment sealed.

As investigator Michael P. Wright notes, "This raises questions. Boren wants us to believe that no terrorist conspiracy existed and that the death was just an 'individual suicide' by an 'emotionally troubled' student.
If there were no other suspects, then certainly no harm would come to a prosecution effort by describing all the evidence found in the Hinrichs investigation, for the purpose of informing the public about the true nature of the event. We deserve all the evidence available in order to assess our own risk level for terrorism. Football fans deserve to know this in the process of deciding whether to attend games. There can only be two reasons for keeping a lid on the evidence, at this time:
1. there are other suspects, and disclosing it at this time might interfere with prosecution strategies, or
2. Hinrichs, acting alone, did have terrorist intentions, but the courts and FBI are helping their friend Boren in covering this up.
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And Paul Joseph Watson, it should be noted, is right in being concerned that neo-con ideologues will try to paint Cho as a Muslim extremist wanting to kill Christians and "rich kids," due to the cryptic "Ismail Ax" message on Cho's arm. This may have been written on his body after his death. These are the feds, after all.
It's too early to tell what Cho's real motivation was or if he was under the sway of a secret nest of government operatives. It is curious that in the midst of this horrible tragedy at Virginia Tech, some BIG things are going on on the national and international scene from the now-delayed testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, tensions in Iran and Russia and dying bees.

Before signing off, I thought this might be of some interest to those interested in the Hinrichs case.
According to a fall 2006 report from Colorado Springs TV station KTTV and noted at Bellaciao by Norman-based researcher Michael P. Wright : Authorities say 25-year-old Thomas Hinrichs had an assault rifle, two boxes of ammunition, three ammunition magazines and a military helmet when he was arrested earlier this month.
He was allegedly angry with this country's government and school system for creating an environment that led to Joel's death."

Added KFOR TV here in Oklahoma City: Thomas Hinrichs was charged November 21st with threatening an FBI agent after he allegedly admitted he daydreamed of shooting the agent. The 25-year-old Hinrichs also is accused of assaulting his father.
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His father also said his other son is insane. It's really rather sad. Still, unbalanced people can sometimes be used by black ops in order to achieve a desired outcome (in Hinrichs' case - heightened security measures at public stadiums and in Cho's case - gun control).

OCPD had "Columbine-style training" planned today

While driving this morning, KTOK AM 1000 reported that the Oklahoma City Police Department was involved in "Columbine-style training" today for school resource officers. A spokesman for the OCPD said it was simply coincidental that their training was scheduled for today and that it had been prepared months in advance.

Seems strange. Just like the drills that were planned in advance that took place on 9/11/01 in the U.S. and on 7/7/05 in Britain.

As someone close to me said today, "What is it about these tragedies happening in April?

Virginia Tech terrorist tragedy brings to mind 2005 suicide bombing at OU

Cho Seung-Hui.
Who was this man? Why did he go on a killing spree at Virginia Tech? How did this Korean national manage to get a firearm? Was there a second shooter? Why didn't the campus and Blacksburg police react more quickly?

There are simply so many questions about this horrific, and dare I say it, terrorist attack? I mean I would suspect the Department of Homeland Security would label Cho a terrorist. Clearly this was pre-meditated and was meant to go beyond the allegations that he killed his girlfriend (?) and another man. There are so many things about this incident that need answers.

I just hope this doesn't lead to posturing by anti-gunners wanting to take away our gun rights. I mean, isn't that what usually happens after these sort of incidents?

And, I'm speculating here folks, Virginia Tech is not so far from spook central near Washington DC. Was he a Manchurian candidate, under some sort of mind control? I want to know more about what he was studying, who he was hanging out with

Just 25 miles south of here, on Oct. 1, 2005, Joel Henry Hinrichs III blew himself up outside a crowded stadium at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, something I reported on here at Spelunking. OU President David Boren downplayed any terrorist connections, even though explosive material was found in his apartment, had been visiting a local mosque and he was acting strangely prior to the explosion. He also reportedly tried to get in the stadium, where tens of thousands of football fans were watching OU play Kansas State. Even though a ticket-taker turned Hinrichs away for not having a ticket, it was clear to the man that Hinrichs was trying to gain entry into the stadium. That fact was played down and/or ignored by the local media, something reported on by Norman-based writer/researcher Michael P. Wright.

So, it will be interesting to see if the administration at Virginia Tech will try to play down and spin this tragedy, much like OU and the Oklahoma media did following the Hinrichs suicide bombing.

Blacksburg black ops?

Shocking news out of Blacksburg, Virginia where over 20, possibly up to 30, people were shot and killed by a gunman there on the campus of Virginia Tech University. News is still coming out about this horrific massacre. Pray for the victims and families.

Right now, Alex Jones is talking to a 9/11 truther there at VT's campus and he is telling radio listeners that this may be either a black government op or a "mental patient." It's still not clear. Although most of us who follow the alternative media know that there have been many mass shootings and assassinations that have involved people involved in some sort of mind-control program. I don't think the truth about the 1999 Columbine High School massacre has fully come out.

And it was nearly 11 years ago that Martin Bryant went on a shooting spree in the Australian town of Port Arthur, Tasmania killing 35 people and wounding 37. Numerous alternative theories have come out about the Port Arthur killings and that Bryant was acting strangely in the months leading up to the killings.
And we know where the Australian government stands when it comes to their countrymen being able to defend themselves.

Michael Moore ditches true 9/11 hero prior to Cuba trip

Today, the New York Post is making a big deal about activist/director Michael Moore and his trip to Cuba to get New York 9/11 first responders free medical attention since many are suffering and dying from respiratory ailments. This is for his upcoming documentary film "Sicko," which is critical of American drug companies and HMO's.

One of the heroes Moore promised to take to Cuba was Michael McCormack, a 48-year-old disabled medic who has a chronic respiratory illness. Yet, for some strange reason, McCormack was not contacted and was not included on the trip to Cuba, something he found out about last month.

Said McCormack in the Post interview about being left behind: "It's the ultimate betrayal," he said. "You're promised that you're going to be taken care of and then you find out you're not. He's trying to profiteer off of our suffering."

McCormack, I should note, is the guy who found the American flag in the rubble of the Twin Towers and was used as a sign of unity at that time.

What's interesting is that McCormack has been the center of some recent controversy, as noted by PrisonPlanet.com writer and researcher Paul Joseph Watson in a Sept. 15, 2006 article headlined; "9/11 Toxic Dust Whistleblower Raided by SWAT Team."

Writes Watson: "McCormack is part of an organization lobbying Congress to demand a response from the federal government to the toxic dust cover-up and just compensation for the heroes of 9/11 who were deserted by their own government while the Bush administration had the audacity to use the attacks to fulfil a pre-determined political agenda by exploiting the unity created by the events of that day."

McCormack also says in the PrisonPlanet piece, which follows a radio interview he did with host Alex Jones, that he knows many people dying from WTC dust and that he has heard numerous stories from firefighters that bombs were heard going off in the WTC that day.

Writes Watson: "McCormack said the government had 'abandoned' the heroes of 9/11 and that 'when Alex tells you this is Nazi Germany, you best believe it,' describing the events as 'part of the new world order.'

Interestingly, Watson writes that McCormack is now in "a high position of employment in security with the federal government which at the moment he prefers not to divulge."

So, what are we to make of this? I don't know. Is Moore and his crew afraid of a wild card like Michael McCormack? We already know in Jones' "Martial Law" film that when Moore was confronted about his lack of serious inquiry into 9/11 in "Fahrenheit 9/11" that pursuing real questions would be "Un-American," as Moore put it.

Vonnegut's 'Custodians of chaos' from 2006

Kurt Vonnegut, a suspected 9/11 truther, passed away this week. Just like the late Hunter S. Thompson, his writings will be missed.

Here's a column called "Custodians of chaos," that he wrote over a year ago. Check out this line:

George W. Bush has gathered around him upper-crust C-students who know no history or geography, plus not-so-closeted white supremacists, aka Christians, and plus, most frighteningly, psychopathic personalities, or PPs, the medical term for smart, personable people who have no consciences.
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And it's that "smart, personable" part that hoodwinks so many people. 'How could this good Christian man do the things you claim he does?' goes the sheeple.

Maybe because he and his minions prefer to gather at Bohemian Grove each summer to remind themselves that they have no "cares" in the world. That way they can try and destroy all who resist them. It's pure evil!

Rumor mill: Dubya's marital troubles

Recently, I've noticed some tabloids (there's some truth in them tabloids!) have been hinting that First Lady Laura Bush may be planning to divorce her dunce husband, due to Dubya's "close relationship" with Secretary of State Condi Rice.

Here's one story on it.

What I'm curious about is whether Rice is actually hetero. A good source of mine in Washington said his friend has seen Condi with her partner on numerous times. That's why I'm so surprised to hear this. Who really knows.

Weirdness round-up

On any given day on this wonderful and weird planet, there are strange and unexplained things going on. I sensed this at a very young age and had some very unusual experiences in my "wee lad" growing-up years. In elementary school, I voraciously read all the books I could on UFOs, ghosts, Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster and the Bermuda Triangle I could find.

And as someone who is interested in unexplained earthly phenomena and who witnessed ball lightning in their house in Kansas on Nov. 19, 1990, I found this Fortean Times article on "earth lights" particularly interesting.

Here's a story in the Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) StarPhoenix newspaper featuring an interview with the mayor of Maidstone, Saskatchewan talking about her town's reputation as a top UFO hotspot in Canada.

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota has been the site of numerous "Bigfoot"-type activity and there have been sightings by tribal police as well. Check out this Cryptomundo article to find out more.

And finally, if you live in the Corpus Christi, Texas area, you may want to keep your pets - especially cats - inside your home. Something evil is lurking down there and is killing and mutilating innocent felines, according to a report from paranormal investigator Linda Moulton Howe. And I give the Corpus Christi Caller-Times props for reporting on this mystery as well.

Charges dropped in Duke rape case

Thank goodness we're about to hear the last of this idiotic Duke lacrosse rape case. Normally I wouldn't address such a story on this blog, but I think it warrants attention because it was becoming such an outrageous travesty of justice.

I mean, this Mike Nifong guy is a total dirtball for dragging those kids through the gutter. It was a total sham, and given the alleged victim, Crystal Gail Mangum, prosecutors should've known off the bat to be cautious before bringing charges against the lacrosse-playing trio. As for Nifong, I hope officials in North Carolina disbar the halfwit. I don't think he fully appreciates the uproar he's caused in his community and beyond, particularly in regards to delicate race issues in the South just a generation or two past the days of segregation.

For more thoughts on this case and a shocking case in Tennessee that received next to no attention in the mainstream media, click here.

Monsanto's GM corn adversely affects animals in lab studies

As we see honeybees disappearing and/or mysteriously dying off, one wonders if all these genetically-modified crops have anything to do with it. I suspect that it does.

So, when I saw this piece, connecting Monsanto to kidney and liver toxicity in animal studies, it got my attention.

9/11 'conspiracy debunkers': Show up or shut up!

I was just listening to uber-neocon Glenn Beck and his lil' pal "Stu" talking about Rosie O'Donnell and her role on "The View" and discussing her with Rosie's "View" co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

Hasselbeck told Beck how it was absurd to believe Rosie's suggestion that the government took down World Trade Center 7 and that even if it was an inside job, as Rosie suggests, it would've had to be implemented before the Bush administration came into power.

Naturally, Beck and "Stu" were salivating about how hot Hasselbeck is and that it is off-the-charts crazy to believe 9/11 was an inside job. Well, Hasselbeck, show me where the 9/11 truth movement is wrong. We don't want the empty opinions and defending of the government. Don't you want an independent investigation? Have you simply turned off your brain? Rosie O'Donnell, regardless of what you may think of her, is a patriot for using her position to openly question our corrupt government. Hasselbeck is an embarrassment.

So, I want you all to read this great column via Jesse at TVNewsLies.org called "To 9/11 'Conspiracy Debunkers': I'm Calling You Out, Either Show Up or Shut Up!"

Writes Jesse:
And so, there really is only one way to go right now: the 9/11 discussion either has to end immediately or it has to go public full force! I am personally calling out the people who continue to cling to the official story! Bring your experts, bring the 9/11 Commission, bring your debunkers and openly debate me and the team I put together. If you hear us out and answer our questions honestly in a public and open forum, we’ll go away! If not, we want mainstream televised coverage of the research we have done.
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And don't forget today, being the 11th, is a 9/11 Truth Action day. Spread 9/11 Truth wherever you can!!!

'The Last Confessions of E. Howard Hunt' / Rolling Stone

Read this fascinating article in Rolling Stone about Watergate burglar E. Howard Hunt and his allegations that LBJ and other CIA types were behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Read it while you still can.

Criticize Emporer Bush - end up on 'no fly' list

From Raw Story today:
A top Constitutional scholar from Princeton who gave a televised speech that slammed President George W. Bush's executive overreach recently learned that he had been added to the Transportation Security Administration's terrorist watch list. He shared his experience this weekend at the law blog Balkinization.

Basically, the guy, Princeton University Prof. Walter Murphy made some public comments about Lord Bush last year and when he tries to simply fly from Albuquerque to Newark he is basically told "tough sh*t" by some TSA halfwit.

Get a load of this exchange, noted at Balkinization:

"I presented my credentials from the Marine Corps to a very polite clerk for American Airlines. One of the two people to whom I talked asked a question and offered a frightening comment: "Have you been in any peace marches? We ban a lot of people from flying because of that."
I explained that I had not so marched but had, in September, 2006, given a lecture at Princeton, televised and put on the Web, highly critical of George Bush for his many violations of the Constitution. "That'll do it," the man said. "
"After carefully examining my credentials, the clerk asked if he could take them to TSA officials. I agreed. He returned about ten minutes later and said I could have a boarding pass, but added: "I must warn you, they're going to ransack your luggage."
On my return flight, I had no problem with obtaining a boarding pass, but my luggage was "lost." Airlines do lose a lot of luggage and this "loss" could have been a mere coincidence. In light of previous events, however, I'm a tad skeptical."
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This is exactly why I loathe flying these days. Yes, I've marched for peace and I've criticized the Bush regime. And do you think things will be any better under cross-dressing gangsters like Rudy Giuliani or Shrill-ary Clinton?

Rudy Corleone?

As I've been saying for some time now, Rudy Giuliani not only does "Godfather" Don Corleone impersonations on the campaign trail, the guy is a character out of a Mario Puzo novel come to life!

Check out Aaron Dykes' report at the Jones Report today titled "Mob-Connected Giuliani Parading Mafia Impersonations During Campaign Stops for Presidency."

This is terribly troubling and hope Republicans and/or conservatives wake up to the fact that this man's gangster ties and cover up of who was behind the 9/11 terror attacks is enough to scratch him off the growing list of potential Republican presidential candidates.

U.S. law allows testing on 'civilian population'

Notice how insidiously common chemtrails have become in recent years? They dirty up our skies on a weekly basis. And now, there are examples of chemtrails being deliberately included in ANIMATED films, particularly Disney-owned Pixar creations like "Cars" and last year's popular "Over the Hedge."

What is the message they're sending? That people, especially children, which are being targeted by these seemingly inocuous films, must accept jet trail plumes (aka "chemtrails") are normal. This is clearly part of some mind control experiment.

Delaware death squad murders Tasered Marine

This story, out of Wilmington, Delaware, is so utterly outrageous, that it makes you want to scream. Yet another example of police powers run amok. It's criminal! There should be an immediate investigation into the murderous activity of the Wilmington, Del. Police Department, and Lt. William Browne, the shooter, in particular. Read more about the case here, in the (Wilmington) News Journal.

Remember Derek J. Hale!

O'Donnell takes it to the next level

According to Alex Jones, actress/comedian Rosie O'Donnell went completely public regarding 9/11 truth - in "a nine-minute rant," Jones reports, on "The View." This is a show that reaches millions of viewers, particularly women.

"She's having her paradigm shifted," Jones said of O'Donnell.

Iran: A future denied

If it hadn't been for the CIA/MI6-led coup against Mohammad Mossadegh back in 1953, Iran would probably be a far more free and advanced country than it is today, according to Another Day in the Empire.

They report how the toppling of Mossadegh led to extremist Islamists and the Shah and ultimately the 1979 American hostage crisis. It's as if our meddling was deliberate because we knew extremists would take hold and would give us an excuse to invade and install a puppet regime. Meanwhile, the average Iranian will suffer.

And in light of the current Brit soldier hostage crisis, it is becoming clear that Britain was in Iranian waters and a provocation of 'Gulf of Tonkin' proportions may be underway. I certainly hope not.

U.S. to take 'Bite' out of Iran?

Researcher/activist Webster Griffin Tarpley reported (link via Total Information Analysis) this weekend that high-ranking Russian military officials are leaking information regarding an alleged strike against key Iranian targets on or about April 6, 2007 (Good Friday).

Reports Tarpley: The attack is slated to last for twelve hours, according to Uglanov, lasting from 4 AM until 4 PM local time. Friday is a holiday in Iran. In the course of the attack, code named Operation Bite, about 20 targets are marked for bombing; the list includes uranium enrichment facilities, research centers, and laboratories.
The first reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, where Russian engineers are working, is supposed to be spared from destruction. The US attack plan reportedly calls for the Iranian air defense system to be degraded, for numerous Iranian warships to be sunk in the Persian Gulf, and the for the most important headquarters of the Iranian armed forces to be wiped out.

The attacks will be mounted from a number of bases, including the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia is currently home to B-52 bombers equipped with standoff missiles. Also participating in the air strikes will be US naval aviation from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf, as well as from those of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Additional cruise missiles will be fired from submarines in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of the Arabian peninsula. The goal is allegedly to set back Iran's nuclear program by several years, writes Uglanov, whose article was re-issued by RIA-Novosti in various languages, but apparently not English, several days ago. The story is the top item on numerous Italian and German blogs, but so far appears to have been ignored by US websites.
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But not here at Spelunking Through the Chaos!!!

Paul calls for defunding of the illegal war in Iraq

Pro America presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) hits another home run with his latest column "Defund the War." He's right on once again!

Rosie O'Donnell spilling the 9/11 beans

The controlled corporate neocon media is running scared this week due to Rosie O'Donnell's patriotic comments regarding the 9/11 inside job. Already, just listening to neocon talk radio, the likes of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have mentioned Rosie O'Donnell and her "kookiness." Just 15 minutes ago, Beck was calling O'Donnell "stupid" "socialist" and an America hater because of her questioning of the official story of 9/11. The controllers know that if the much-loved and controversial Rosie O'Donnell gets this information out, more and more Americans will wake up to the fact that their government and the corporate media "programmers" have LIED to them for years.

The crime of the century is beginning to be exposed in a major way via Rosie O'Donnell, a year after Charlie Sheen went public. This is major news. In fact, I've got "The Alex Jones Show" on right now and O'Donnell is expected to make a public statement in New York in a matter of minutes. Let's see the controllers try to keep this under the rug. Ha!!!

Zimbabwe turning into full-fledged prison camp

Brutal strongman and crazy old dude Robert Mugabe has totally destroyed his own African nation of Zimbabwe and what's shocking is that so few are talking about this travesty. Check out the latest story from the UK Independent.

Or just check out this snippet from the Independent story:

Statements from Mr Mugabe in recent days have revealed deep divisions in his own party and suggested the autocratic leader has an insecure grip on a country he has ruled for the last 27 years. Speaking in Harare on Saturday, Mr Mugabe accused the opposition of resorting to violence sponsored by the former colonial power, Britain and other Western allies.
"We have given too much room to mischief-makers and shameless stooges of the West. Let them and their masters know that we shall brook none of their lawless behaviour."

What a shame. Those poor people caught in the middle of that insanity. Where is the Hague and the UN when it comes to Madman Mugabe?

Military movement in South Central U.S.

Received the following information today regarding military movement on U.S. highways and interstates mainly in the South-Central United States. It comes from an over-the-road trucker known as Ghostwolfemoon ...

Here it is ...
MILITARY MOVEMENT
This week along I-20 from Alabama to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, north on Highway 75/69 from Dallas into Muskogee Oklahoma, I-40 from Oklahoma into Memphis Tennessee, and south a short way into Mississippi on I-55, there has been the most movement of military equipment this truck driver has seen in the past year or more.
Everything from assorted types of Humvees, portable generators on wheels, larger trucks, and even 6 Naval helicopters still in shrinkwrap. Most were new vehicles and could have been headed to one of the many military instillations on or near I-20 or I-40, perhaps elsewhere too. One new piece of equipment noted were military olive drab portable air conditioners. DUH? These units could cool a rather large building or portable building of at least 50x100. There are still all sorts, sizes, and colors of portable generators moving everywhere. You see these kinds of generators frequently but not like the past several months.
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Have seen this after seeing information about Yellowstone and a possible volcanic eruption. Not sure what to make of it. FYI ...

Larry "Pull It" Silverstein: World's worst human being?

As I found out more and more about New York-based developer Larry Silverstein, the less I liked him. In fact, I've come to loathe this low-life worm. He's absolutely awful. Why? Because he's wanting to profit off of the 9/11 "attacks" in the worst way (kinda like his worthless pal Rudy "Crime doesn't pay ... yet" Giuliani. I'm sure former New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer was awarded the governor's mansion in Albany for keeping quiet about the enormous crime and inside job that was the 9/11 "attacks."

Anyway, I've come to find out, there's a dispute about the insurance money Silverstein is expecting to receive as a result of the attacks and the implo ... er ... collapse of the Twin Towers and Building 7.

Writes British researcher Steve Watson on PrisonPlanet.com:
Silverstein is determined to rake in every last penny possible from 9/11 and has already secured billions from other insurers without a blink of an eye over the fact that he leased the property just six weeks before the attacks and has since been caught in an admission that he ordered at least one of the buildings, WTC 7, "pulled" on 9/11.

Check out Watson's excellent report on the 9/11 insurance scandal right here.

The legacy of deadly DU

It is absolutely shocking and sickening to think that our government uses depleted uranium munitions in the field, a deadly substance that affects friend and enemy alike and won't go away for millions of years.

Writes Robert Weitzel, CommonDreams.org:
(T)he world should note that America has been waging a "low yield" nuclear war that has been killing civilians for almost two decades.
Missing from this war are mushroom clouds and very loud booms. Present is nuclear fallout with its insidious long-term effects on both combatant and civilian and its perpetual contamination of land and water resources.

The United States began waging nuclear war in Kosovo in 1990 and has continued through the Persian Gulf War, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The "nuclear tipped" weapon of choice in each of these theaters of war has been depleted uranium (DU) munitions.
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Why does this go on? The War Machine marches on, caring not who stands in the way.

Rather Ripped?

This is rather startling. Apparently, a big area of the Earth's crust, in the Mid-Atlantic region, is simply missing, exposing, in effect, Gaia's "innards."

As I've said for years, I think scientists and explorers should spend money on exploring the interior of the Earth, rather than blasting off into near-space. There's so much to learn from within the interior of our precious planet.

Foreign flags at basketball tourney in Tulsa?

I received this email from a trusted source. Am working to verify that it happened this way. What is going on?!?!

From Tulsa's Bruce Delay -- Heartland Strategy

Something amazing happened in Tulsa this weekend. The Mid-Con Conference basketball tournament began. Oral Roberts University is in this NCAA conference, and the game was held at the "U-MAC" a very nice arena at Union High School (Union has a better basketball arena and football stadium than most small colleges have).

Before the game, they did a nice salute to our soldiers. Then the Color Guard marched out with the Flags: The USA flag... the Canadian flag... the Mexican flag... and the Oklahoma flag. No teams in the Mid-Con conference reside in Canada or Mexico. A quick look at the game's program revealed that no players from either team were even from Canada or Mexico.

As the National Anthem was sung, in deference to the American flag, the Oklahoma State flag was dipped to a lower posture. That's proper flag etiquette. But the Mexican and Canadian flags remained erect. The efforts by proponants of the North American Union (ala the European Union) to dissolve our borders and remove our national soveriegnty - marches on.
Will Americans care enough to do something? If an entire basketball arena full of people had approached the color guard, demanding the Canadian and Mexican flags be lowered and removed, what would have happened? I know if I had been there, I would have had to go down there and make a scene. That's what it's going to take.

UPDATE (3/8/07): The Tulsa minister, Bruce DeLay, who brought this to my attention, got back with me and said the flags were provided by some Shriners who represent all of North America. I'll accept that explanation, I s'pose.

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.

Bush cousin accidentally runs down, kills CT cop

This story out of Skull and Bones-burg New Haven, Connecticut appears to be a tragic accident but it does give one pause.

Notes the Boston Globe: The driver of the SUV that hit Picagli is John M. Walker Jr., a senior judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, who lives in Connecticut and maintains court chambers in New Haven. He was leaving work when the accident occurred, police said.
Walker, a 1962 Yale graduate, was appointed to the federal bench by President Reagan in 1985. He was appointed to the 2nd Circuit in 1989 by his cousin, former President George H.W. Bush.
No charges have been filed.
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Story also notes they didn't check Walker for drugs or alcohol. How ironic, considering the Walker-Bush's link to drugs and alcohol over the years. Then again, I'm sure the entire New Haven police force is under the thumb of Bush-connected "interests."

And one can't help but think of other strange things that have happened when Walker-Bush's are in or near motor vehicles. Remember this lil' long-forgotten news nugget?

Wayne Madsen has the latest

Go to www.waynemadsen.com to read updates on the Bush family Paraguayan land purchase. Something is fishy, I'm tellin' ya!

Bush family to flee to Paraguay?

When I heard that the Bush family (via daughter Jenna Bush's UN trip to that South American nation) arranged to buy a big spread in northern Paraguay, I couldn't help but think about how Argentina and Brazil accepted former Nazis following World War II.

Here's more about it here.

I should contact my old roomie, a Paraguayan, and ask him if he's heard about this.

Put options, Iran and October 19

As you all may remember, back in August, Alex Jones announced on his radio show that within two months there was an over 90 percent chance that there would be "bone-shattering attacks" against America.

Well, I saw this over a RMN. Not sure what to make of it but after yesterday's signing of the Military Commissions Act into law, I sense they're ramping up for something big.

Just check out the put options from October 6, noted at False Flag News.

1+0+1+9= 11.

Mystery injuries and deaths in Palestine

This UK Guardian article, via Common Dreams, headlined "Gaza Doctors Say Patients Suffering Mystery Injuries After Israeli Attacks," is of particular concern. The Israeli government went crazy in their attacks on Lebanon this summer and now we're getting reports of Palestinian civilians with serious injuries or dying after being struck or affected by Israeli weaponry.

"Bodies arrived severely fragmented, melted and disfigured," said Jumaa Saqa'a, a doctor at the Shifa hospital, in Gaza City. "We found internal burning of organs, while externally there were minute pieces of shrapnel. When we opened many of the injured people we found dusting on their internal organs."
It is not clear whether the injuries come from a new weapon. The Israeli military declined to detail the weapons in its arsenal, but denied reports that the injuries came from a Dense Inert Metal Explosive (Dime), an experimental weapon.
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So, what is it? The story goes on to say that the injuries are typical of those hit by Dime weapons, yet Israel, as is typical, continues to deny it. Israel needs to come clean on this serious issue.

A few stories worth reading ...

First, learn about the loneliest Iraqi, a victim of the "war on terror" who has been stuck on a remote Pacific island and was featured in today's online edition of The Christian Science Monitor. Why? It's a secret, according to the Australian government and his Kafka-esque experience is taking a harsh toll on the Iraqi man.

Second ... check out this transcript I found over at Editor & Publisher this afternoon that features an interesting Q&A with reporters and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow discussing Lord Bush's signing into law the Military Commissions Act and whether there will be "secret prisons." It's very revealing and interesting when a reporter asks why Snow thinks the press is "impugning" the military for simply asking that there be oversight.

But it got even more interesting.

Prior to saying he was going to get "snarky," Snow talked of "outside actors" who would be involved in the interrogations
Well, again, because you do have accountability. You have outside actors looking in on every juncture. It is built in. And therefore, there are measures that are taken within this.

Q Who are the outside actors?

MR. SNOW: They are independent of the questioning that's going on. But they've also been trained in taking a look at what the proper guidelines are for interrogation under the law, trying to make sure that people do not go beyond the boundaries of a proper interrogation.

Q You won't say who they are --

MR. SNOW: These are people who work for the federal government who are charged with doing it.

Q They're not independent if they're working for the federal government.

MR. SNOW: They're independent of the questioning. Let me -- well, never mind. Go ahead.
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So, who are they? Could they be agents of a foreign government? I wouldn't put it past the BushCo crime syndicate.

And finally, there was a story I first noticed in the Catholic weekly The Wanderer. Writer Paul Likoudis talks about secret talks to advance a sovereignty-destroying North American Union. Likoudis notes a Bilderberg-esque meeting I was completely unaware of which took place in September at a resort in the Canadian Rockies.

The local paper, The Banff (Alberta) Crag & Canyon covered the 2006 North American Forum as best they could and had three articles, all linked at their online site. It makes for some very interesting reading. Canadian citizens are not pleased about the secret policy talks being made on their soil.

And The Wanderer had a thorough list of all the attendees, ranging from think-tank types to some of Rummy's henchmen and other government officials to New World Order supporters like Dr. Robert A. Pastor, director, Center for North American Studies, American University. Pastor, you may recall, is calling for the merger of Canada, USA and Mexico into a single economic region, borders and sovereignty be danged! WorldNetDaily has been after him for months and even has a new story on him and his goals.

Not even the Moz is safe!

Remember earlier this year when I noted how singer Morrissey was hauled in for questioning by the feds for calling Lord Bush a terrorist? Now, with this unconstitutional law on the books, no thanks the the Bush crime syndicate, Moz and just about anybody can be hauled in and never heard from again!!!

Talk radio bootlickers kiss up to Lord Bush

This New York Times (yeah, I know ... sheesh!!!) article addresses how Lord Bush met with some top talk radio propagandists - Neal Boortz, Sean Hannity, Michael "Crybaby" Medved, Laura Ingraham and Mike Gallagher - and "explained" his reasoning for decisions on the "terra war," pro-illegal immigration and other critical issues for neo-cons.

Yep, Lord Bush had to get these "talkers" to rally the neo-con shock troops to support the dictator-lordship's decrees. While the Times noted the filthy Michael Savage, they didn't note caveman warrior Alex Jones who is ACTUALLY a true conservative and patriot.

While I despise all the names (except Jones, who I have the utmost respect for) above, Medved is particularly awful. And I speak from experience, because I interviewed him for a Texas newspaper and he was the biggest whiner I've ever met!

Writes Times reporter Jim Rutenberg: "On his Web site, Mr. Medved wrote how Mr. Bush spoke about his commitment to his immigration plan in terms of the fight against terrorism. He said the president made a case that if he were to give in to conservative complaints, “the nation’s enemies (and the rest of the world) would take away the belief that the president could be bullied, prodded, overwhelmed and intimidated.”

What the hell?!?!? Did you read that Orwellian paragraph? Medved says on his site, according to Rutenberg, that Lord Bush won't listen to true conservatives because to do so would be giving in to the terr'ists. This is how crazy-upside/down-insane things have become. At least we know the neo-cons are on the ropes. As Alex Jones just said, "I smell blood."

Lord Bush takes down America, one unconstitutional law at a time

While I was trying to enjoy my morning cuppa joe and a bagel at a local coffeehouse, the TV was tuned to CNN. There, on my screen was Lord Bush, surrounded by the usual cast of traitors - Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Cheney ... I think I even saw that loser Ashcroft. Yep, Lord Bush was signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006 into law. He gave some idiotic speech, saying how he's "protecting the homeland" and how this is the right thing to do and how they're combating "evil." The BushCo crime syndicate just loves to throw their lies right into our face.

Incredibly, as I type this, a dispatcher on the police scanner called for cops to check on an "Iranian male walking a dog claiming he is a political refugee." The dispatcher also said "neighbors are concerned." Will this poor sap get picked up, charged with loitering or somesuch, and end up in one of Bush's torture chambers? This stuff is happening right before our eyes, people!!

Maybe the Supreme Court will find the law unconstitutional. Maybe not. Read more here.

Cops harass bucket-wielding minister types

While driving down Lee Boulevard this afternoon, I was at a light and noticed a number of cops talking with several men holding buckets, you know, the kind they hold at intersections where they try to raise money, not unlike the firemen with their boots.

Anyway, I rolled down my window a little bit to where I could hear the cops talking. One man, apparently the leader told the cops not to harass him and his group. The cop got belligerent and replied: "I'm not harassing you, I'm doing my job." I then overheard something about permits.

But what bothered me the most was when I heard one of the cops, a Hispanic guy wearing shorts (on a cold day) say, "If you say we're harassing you one more time, I'm going to arrest you." Say what? They can't arrest you for speaking your mind. Do we or don't we still have fre speech in this country? It's insane!

Yankees pitcher dies in strange NYC plane crash

Reports out now claim that New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was not instrument rated to fly a plane, the same plane that mysteriously crashed into a 50-story apartment building in Manhattan.

Will be interested in what the FAA and/or NTSB have to say about this tragic incident.

One lousy pilot?

This plane crashing into the apartment building in New York City this afternoon is very fishy. I just heard CNN's Anderson Cooper say that the position of the crash on the building facade was in itself, strange. Reports state that the plane took off from Teterboro, New Jersey and we all know all the high-strangeness that came out of the Garden State prior to and during 9/11. I'll leave that one alone for now.

And remember all the weird "coincidences" surrounding 9/11?

Check this out ...

9/11/01

upside down ...

10/11/6

And before I go, check out Alex Jones and Paul Joseph Watson's take on today's strange plane crash. Could it be a psy-op?

Downright bizarre, eh?

Wellstone needed now more than ever

I really miss Sen. Paul Wellstone.

Yeah. The "stand up, keep fighting" senator from Minnesota who wasn't afraid to speak out for the little guy and gal. Who actually represented "we the people" and boldly stood up against corporate power.

I distinctly remember when I heard about his death, this month four years ago. It really hit me hard. He was one of the few politicians that actually seemed to have a heart, something sorely missing on Capitol Hill these days. Wellstone voted against the unjust and illegal Iraq war and was called a "chickensh*t" by Pres. George H.W. Bush. Vice President Dick Cheney hated Wellstone because he knew that this short Jewish professor from Northfield, Minn. would actually fight for what he believed in.

That's why I loved Wellstone so much and contributed to his campaign. Sure, he was a Democrat but then, he actually was more than that, much more than that. He was a people person who had a conscience and an everyday decency that seems as cornball as "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

Before it faded to where you could barely read it, I had a bumper sticker on my car that read: "What Would Wellstone Do?" Well, Wellstone wouldn't support torturing prisoners, or expanding evil wars or allow the big corporations to become bigger and bigger monopolies. Just think how different things might be if Wellstone's plane hadn't mysteriously crashed just a week or so before his inevitable re-election.

Yeah, former Gov. Jesse Ventura may say it was pilot error but I disagree. I'm on board with Prof. Jim Fetzer, a former prof at Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth, who concludes Wellstone's plane was taken down in order to silence his progressive and truthful voice. Too much was at stake, and the New World Order couldn't risk Wellstone meddling into their affairs.

And look where we are now in 2006. War, corruption, economic uncertainty, the shredding of the Bill of Rights ... yeah, we need a Wellstone, before it's too late.

By the way, read what guest columnist David Morris has to say about Wellstone in the (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune.

And the sheeple just snooze away ...

Saw this WAFB TV story out of Baton Rouge, La. linked over at The Dead Pelican. It's about the City of Baton Rouge wanting to place red-light cameras at busy intersections. The report states that the cameras will take pictures of license plates of red-light runners and the OWNER will receive a ticket. The owner? What if the owner isn't the one running the light. And what scares me is this portion of the story:

What may come as a surprise is that no Baton Rouge drivers we spoke with are against such a plan.
"It only takes a minute for a light to change and someone can get killed because you don't want to wait a minute," said Maretta Jackson.
Bob Moreano told WAFB 9 News, "Put (in) the cameras, and if it has to be me, then you know what, eh, I violated the law. I gotta pay like everybody else."
--END--

Yeah, Baton Rouge and other lawless cities ... bring in the cameras ... put us all under surveillance. We'll be good slaves!!! We promise!!!

Hannitized ... NOT!!!

If I have time in the afternoon, I'll tune in the Wichita Falls AM radio station that airs "The Sean Hannity Show." It's mostly for entertainment reasons because, if anything, the Hannitizer is a clown and a neo-con shill for the New World Order.

The Ostroy Report has a great post on the "big, fat, lying Repuglican blowhard" who spins and lies about nearly EVERYTHING!!!

Just another mother murdered

Here's one we didn't hear much about ... how do those soldiers sleep at night?

A page and a pedophile

Page-gate scandal deepens and the Oklahoma connection becomes clearer ...

Ex-page meets with FBI
By Nolan Clay
The Oklahoman

Former congressional page Jordan Edmund arrived at 10 a.m. today for a meeting with the FBI. The FBI is investigating former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned Sept. 29.
Edmund was accompanied by his attorney, Stephen Jones, of Enid, for the meeting at the U.S. Attorney Office in downtown Oklahoma City.
Edmund, 21, had a serious expression and was carrying a large envelope. He was wearing a dark pin-striped suit and red tie.
Foley, a Florida Republican, quit after ABC News confronted him about lurid messages sent over the Internet to teenage, former male pages.
Foley, 52, has admitted through an attorney that he sent inappropriate online messages. Edmund, a Californian, was identified last week by a blogger as one of the former pages who allegedly got online instant messages from Foley. In one alleged message to Edmund, Foley wrote "strip down and get relaxed."
Edmund has been living in Oklahoma City and working as a deputy campaign manager for the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Rep. Ernest Istook. He was a U.S. House page in 2001 and 2002.
Jones said last week Edmund is willing to talk to the FBI and the House Ethics Committee. He also said Edmund "was a minor when the alleged events described in the media occurred."
Jones told CNN on Friday and confirmed Monday to The Oklahoman that there was "no physical involvement between" Edmund and Foley. The attorney also told The Oklahoman the two were never together privately.
Foley mentioned Edmund and other pages by name on the House floor in June 2002 as they finished their service. "Cherish your youth, cherish this experience, but above all cherish your families," Foley said then. "Let them know how much you appreciate them giving you this chance."
--END--

What did Rep. Istook know? I think he should be questioned by the feds as well, along with Rep. Rodney Alexander of Louisiana. I'm with Oyster over at Your Right Hand Thief, calling for Alexander's resignation. Out with Alexander, in with Libertarian Brent Sanders!!!

The deepening mystery at the bottom of the lake

The mystery of the F-89 found at the bottom of Lake Superior has deepened with the disappearance of the GreatLakesDive.com website and concern that the U.S. and Canadian governments may covertly try to remove the crashed jet and/or the strange round object laying nearby on the lake bed.

Dirk Vander Ploeg, writer for the American Chronicle, has been following this important story and has this report.

Boren's comments about pending Iraq invasion

As taken from Slate.com, regarding a section in Bob Woodward's book "State of Denial" that notes comments made by OU Pres. David Boren regarding the idea of invading Iraq.
Pages 114-15: At the Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington, Barbara Bush reached out to an old family friend, David Boren, the Democratic former senator from Oklahoma. Was an invasion of Iraq a bad idea? Boren said yes. The former first lady reported that her husband was losing sleep over the idea but wouldn't bring it up with his son.

Istook's former page to cooperate with feds

Here are portions of a story in The Oklahoman this morning regarding Rep. Ernest Istook's page who was a victim of disgraced former congressman Mark Foley.

By Nolan Clay and Michael McNutt
The Oklahoman
Posted: October 6, 2006

OKLAHOMA CITY - A former congressional page is willing to talk to the FBI and the U.S. House Ethics Committee about former Rep. Mark Foley, his attorney said Thursday.
“He will answer fully and truthfully any questions put to him,” attorney Stephen Jones said.
Jordan Edmund, 21, has been working on Republican Rep. Ernest Istook’s gubernatorial campaign. Istook, of Warr Acres, admitted Thursday at a hastily called news conference the scandal has affected his campaign.
“Things are a distraction, but it doesn’t stop the momentum that we’ve been gaining,” Istook said.

Jones said Edmund has done nothing wrong.
“Jordan was a minor when the alleged events described in the media occurred,” Jones said. “He retained me ... to guide and assist him through a difficult investigative and media onslaught because he thought I might be able to help him.
“Jordan has authorized me to say that if he has any relevant information on the matters involving Congressman Foley, he will voluntarily present it to any appropriate official authority.”
Jones has experience with high-profile cases. He defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
Jones confirmed he has been in contact with the FBI and that Edmund has left Oklahoma. Jones, a $5,000 contributor to Istook, said he is not being paid by the Istook campaign.
ABC News reported Foley had Internet sex with the former page before a vote. In one exchange, Foley wrote, “I miss you lots since san diego.” Edmund is from the San Diego area.

Istook dismissed as “nonsense” a question that presidential adviser Karl Rove, who will appear Monday night in Oklahoma City to raise money for Istook’s campaign, recommended he hire Edmund.
--END--

Yikes! Some have said Karl Rove was involved in this whole deal. Maybe he is. So, is this the "surprise" he warned us about? Where can this all be going? As for Istook's campaign for governor against popular incumbent Brad Henry, he needs to hang it up.

What exactly did Boren deny in Woodward's book?

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow was answering questions this afternoon about the growing Foley scandal and other issues, including Bob Woodward (who worked alongside Coast to Coast AM's George Noory when they were in the US Navy - whoa!!) and his new book "State of Denial." In the middle of answering a question, Snow mentions former Sen. David Boren and current University of Oklahoma president, and something about "denials." Denials? Hmm. Wonder what that's about? (thanks to Mike W. for the tip)

From this transcript ....

Q You said the White House is not worried about people staying home during the midterms. But in addition to the Foley scandal, and the senior Republicans forming a sort of circular firing squad -- you've got the war in Iraq going badly and you've got the Woodward book. Why would you not be worried?
MR. SNOW: Well, a couple of things. First, the Woodward book is going to be interesting, in the sense that it's fascinating to everybody here in beltway. But there are also a lot of single-sourcing problems. And, you know, there is going to be a lot of back and forth. I talked to Andy Card today, for instance, who says he was quoted accurately, but out of context. I talked with the aide to General Abizaid, who said that although General Abizaid is quoted a couple of times, he was never contacted, they never ran quotes by them, they didn't talk to him. They didn't talk to Kissinger -- he's quoted in the book. They didn't talk to Brent Scowcroft -- he's quoted. David Boren has issued some denials, as well. (What the bleep???)
Furthermore, on one of the central charges that there is a discrepancy between a couple of documents from the Pentagon -- there is none. And so you can get into the nit-picky on that, but the point is, of course -- I think what I said is voter intensity does matter and turnout matters.
--END--

And then there's the Oklahoman coverage of gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook (R-Warr Acres, Okla.) and his comments regarding an aide from California who may have been a victim of pedophile and disgraced ex-congressman Mark Foley.

Writes the Oklahoman's Michael McNutt: “I will say nothing to confirm or to deny the name of anyone who may have been a victim of the wrongful behavior of former Congressman Mark Foley,” Istook said during a news conference outside his downtown Oklahoma City campaign headquarters.

Wonder where this is going?

Why, Rodney, why?

New Orleans-based Your Right Hand Thief goes after Louisiana Congressman Rodney Alexander for not reporting Rep. Mark Foley's illegal behavior. Awesome! By the way, my buddy Brent Sanders is running as a Libertarian against the wishy-washy, cover-up artist from Quitman. Alexander never did answer my questions about depleted uranium exposure affecting our soldiers over in the Middle East. For shame!

Detainee bill means dark future for America

Writes Chris Floyd at Rense.com:
It was a dark hour indeed on Thursday when the United States Senate voted to end the Constitutional Republic and transform the country into a "Leader-State," giving the president and his agents the power to capture, torture and imprison forever anyone - American citizens included - whom they arbitrarily decide is an "enemy combatant." This also includes those who merely give "terrorism" some kind of "support," defined so vaguely that many experts say it could encompass legal advice, innocent gifts to charities or even political opposition to US government policy within its draconian strictures.

All of this is bad enough - a sickening and cowardly surrender of liberty not seen in a major Western democracy since the Enabling Act passed by the German Reichstag in March 1933. But it is by no means the full extent of our degradation. In reality, the darkness is deeper, and more foul, than most people imagine. For in addition to the dictatorial powers of seizure and torment given by Congress on Thursday to George W. Bush - powers he had already seized and exercised for five years anyway, even without this fig leaf of sham legality - there is a far more sinister imperial right that Bush has claimed - and used - openly, without any demur or debate from Congress at all: ordering the "extrajudicial killing" of anyone on earth that he and his deputies decide - arbitrarily, without charges, court hearing, formal evidence, or appeal - is an "enemy combatant."

No one is safe.

Alexander speaks on 'Page-gate'

Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.) is finally speaking on Page-gate ... such a stand-up guy ...

Writes Greg Hilburn for The (Monroe, La.) News-Star:
U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander said a former male House page from Monroe has received threats since reports surfaced Friday that former Congressman Mark Foley sent him inappropriate e-mails.
"This teenager and his family have gone through hell," Alexander, R-Monroe, said Monday. "It's just not fair that they got caught up in this and became casualties. His mother is just broken up by it. Naturally, she's concerned about her child."

Read the full article here or go see it as the top story at The Dead Pelican.

Strange times along the Potomac

The "page-gate" scandal, which is rocking Capitol Hill right now, has resulted in the resignation of Florida Congressman Mark Foley and is beginning to expose the tip of the creepy iceberg lurking in the dark waters of the Potomac.

It turns out the main page in question, a teen by all accounts, was from Louisiana and working for Rep. Rodney Alexander, a former Democrat from Quitman, La. who jumped onto the GOP ship a couple of years ago when winds began blowing their way. Anyway, Wayne Madsen, from the Wayne Madsen Report, is reporting that Rep. Alexander may have known more than he is telling, regarding Foley's sexually suggestive e-mails to congressional pages.

I hope Alexander will come forward with ALL the information he has on this subject.

And, as usual, Paul Joseph Watson, at PrisonPlanet.com has his finger on the pulse of what's really been going on there in the District and says as much in his latest article, "Rabbit Hole of Elitist Perversion far Deeper than Foley." It addresses a 1989 Washington Times article about "call boys" visiting the White House and the Franklin Cover-up at around that same time.

Wonder if more will be exposed?

Great Lakes 'under fire'

I grew up spending my summers at a resort on Lake Michigan. It is a beautiful area and while it's close to urban areas, it's far enough from the cities to seem remote and undisturbed, particularly in the preserved sand dune areas.

Well, when I heard there was a plan for the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct live-fire exercises, I was very angry. They say they are practicing to be ready for a potential attack from terrorists who may cross from Canada into the U.S. via the Great Lakes. What a joke! The Coast Guard is only going to ruin the peace and beauty of the lakes, will befoul the lakes with lead bullets (we all know what lead does to people, animals and the ecosystem) turn pleasure boating areas into war zones and make it generally unsafe. There have been two dozen live fire exercises already this year. As a former Michigander, lover of the Great Lakes, and overall peace-loving person, I am furious about the Coast Guard's action on MY lakes. This is going to negatively affect the Michigan economy in that charter boat operators and other folks who depend on the state's tourism economy. I heard in one article that the car ferries operating out of Muskegon and Ludington will have to navigate through live fire zones. This is insane! Go here to express your concern.

Click here to check out the Coast Guard "Safety Zones" on their website.

Also, the Canadian people and government are not pleased by this plan. The (Toronto) Globe & Mail reports in an article titled "Great Lakes machine guns raise ire in Canada." The article makes a lot of good points.

From the G&M article: “It was a big surprise on both sides of the border. At first I thought it was an Internet hoax,” said Mike Bradley, the mayor of Sarnia, Ont., who has written a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper asking him to intervene.
“The longest undefended border in the world is gone. It's passé. And this is an example of it.”

Sad, but true.