For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.

~ Aristotle

Has the day of accountability finally arrived?

On the notion of the analysis of the impact of what has transpired in several of the middle-east Arab countries on the Palestine - Israel peace process, one said that truth and consistency will be required of the USA to avoid the facts being known about the decades of American complicity with the dictators, and then quipped. "If the United States does not admit that Israel is an occupying power in Gaza and the West Bank, there will be no peace, you will have a process without peace. Just like the Roadmap was a Road with no Map."

CSPAN2 2:50 or so am... 2/25/2011

... tear the roof off this sucker!!!!

Believe it or not...

Our planet is controlled by a corrupt Über-class that conducts it's day to day business via a worldwide scheme perpetrated through a series of bribes, kickbacks, payoffs, favors and "gifts" exchanged between themselves. Meanwhile, they grind away at humanity with a sickening procession of "conflicts" they use to propel their military-industrial-political financial Juggernaut forward. Huge weapons contracts are negotiated with dictators, despots, autocrats and tyrants with the off-shore numbered bank accounts of "presidents", "legislators", "politicians", "diplomats", "leaders", "envoys" and "emissaries" ticking ever higher with each fighter jet, bomb, missile or anti-personnel mine shipment to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel and you-name-where-else. Lavish vacations, jewelry and assorted riches beyond what most average citizens can even imagine are handed about as tokens of appreciation for the facilitation of the graft and corrupt deals. Throw into the mix the so-called leaders of the "free world" casually looking the other way while their dictatorial partners in these crimes do whatever they want to their own people, using the very military infrastructure they have been provided with through mind-numbing "military aid packages" to the tune of billions of dollars. ... taxpayer dollars!!! They oppress non-violent protesters, beating, imprisoning and yes even killing them to silence their cries that while the dictators line their pockets and ride high, the populace subsists in abject poverty or worse. They subject their citizenry to unspeakable hardship and deny them their own freedom in determining the course of their own lives. They fail to support the individuals rights to pursue economic entrepreneurship if they are not properly connected or pay the appropriate "fees". The recent popular uprisings spreading across the middle east is directly the result of the people in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain ... finally getting access to information that sheds the disinfectant of the light of day on this entire stinking mess.

All the while the censored and ghost-written "media" keep us properly misinformed of the reality in which we exist ... and the FBI, CIA and the rest protect the criminals and attack the whistle-blowers seizing their computers at gun-point, labeling them, yes, you guessed it, "terrorists"!!!

Dear reader, prepare yourself for there is a change in the wind. Finally the truth about what has been going on for decades is beginning to emerge. Not as a single uncovered case but vast network exposing hundreds of thousands of documented examples. This is not speculation but a frightening image of this disgusting and sad state of affairs backed up by hard evidence. Think wikileaks was newsworthy? There is a new kid on the block and they appear poised to tear the roof off this sucker!!!


Are you angry? ... at least disturbed? Watch this video where a certain "leader" shows his impunity and makes a pass to revisit the scene of one of the largest crimes in history when the Air Force One backup plane buzzes skyscrapers in Manhattan. By the way, not that he has not been part of the "business as usual" program, Obama was not the "leader" on board who ordered this flight. The details of what actually was going on here have not been declassified....



Be aware, and be ready ...


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Glock Pistol Demonstrates Effectiveness in Tucson, Sale Reach New Record High

Robert Dodson
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Glock Pistol Sales Surge in Aftermath of Shooting of Arizona's Giffords
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After a Glock-wielding gunman killed six people at a Tucson shopping center on Jan. 8, Greg Wolff, the owner of two Arizona gun shops, told his manager to get ready for a stampede of new customers.
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Lies...

"President McKinley told the American people that the USS Maine had been sunk in Havana Harbor by a Spanish mine. The American people, outraged by this apparent unprovoked attack, supported the Spanish American War. The Captain of the USS Maine had insisted the ship was sunk by a coal bin explosion, investigations after the war proved that such had indeed been the case. There had been no mine."

"All war is based on deception."

~ Sun Tzu, The Art of War

In our own time we have the example of 9/11 and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...

"I suggest we need higher fidelity to reality in our public and private discourse. Most of the ill that is done in the world is centered around some lie or system of lies. Speaking of "FREEDOM", as we seem to so often do here in America, somewhere I read that the truth shall set you free."

~ Robert Dodson

America, are you proud that these acts have been committed in your name? Will this ever change? If so, please tell me how?

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Don't you want to know what "your government" has been up to?

Somehow transparency in the dealings of government just feels right... don't you think?


Please stop and consider the world we live in, what is actually the reality versus the "official" story? Don't you want to know?


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our civilization iteration

First habitable planet outside solar system is found...

The current historical record we inhabit is one of several "civilization iterations" that have occured here on earth... We see in the anthropological record clear and irrefutable evidence for this...

Before this iteration ends, what lays in store?

http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&cf=all&ncl=dK6_jQcIHBisMQMo5rBVx0o2Lmn3M

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Buildings On 9/11 Were Imploded! Willie Nelson

I am sure most people are now aware of the facts around 9/11 but just in case you are among those who are not, I present Mister Nelson, telling it like it is...

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... and once again BP...

Live TV : Ustream


... a picture is worth a thousand words ...

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Congressman Dale Kildee casts 20,000th Vote...

Photo Credit © AP

Congressman Dale Kildee - (D-MI, 5th District) http://www.house.gov/kildee/

has set a remarkable high mark of 20,000 votes... One thing you gotta say is this guy really showed up for work pretty regularly... Champion for the rights of children, he is a true "gentleman" per Stenny Hoyer...


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U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform Bill....

220-215... What is next...?


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Chandrayaan-1 Finds Water on the Lunar Surface...

Chandrayaan-1 has reportedly found water on the lunar surface -- one of the main missions of the spacecraft. According to The Times newspaper, India's first lunar mission has found evidence of large quantities of water on its surface.

Confirming this to The Pioneer on Thursday in Bangalore over phone, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G Madhavan Nair said,” there is confirmation of traces of water on Moon. It is a path breaking event as far as Chandrayaan mission is concerned. It is very significant. So far no lunar mission has confirmed the presence of water particularly”.

more from Reuters...



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Obama seeks Patriot Act extensions...

Photo by Steve Rhodes

The Obama administration has asked Congress to extend three contentious provisions of the USA Patriot Act - a bill once described by President Obama as "shoddy" - and urged an appeals court to deny access to U.S. courts for detainees at a military prison in Afghanistan.

The three portions permit roving wiretaps, the seizure of certain business records and the monitoring of suspected "lone wolf" terrorists. Mr. Weich said the administration is willing to consider modifications that provide additional privacy protections provided they do not undermine the effectiveness of the provisions.

The American Civil Liberties Union said it is "disappointed" that the administration wants "the reauthorization of the three expiring provisions." The group said, however, that it is "encouraged" by the administration's willingness to discuss reforms to the Patriot Act, which President Obama in 2004 called "a shoddy piece of legislation."



Obama seeks Patriot Act extensions - Washington Times

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Know your cellphone's radiation level!!!

Now a Comprehensive Online Guide To Low-Radiation Wireless Devices

Please pay heed to the dangers of cell phone use!!! Better consumer information is vital. Recent scientific studies have produced evidence linking brain and salivary gland tumors to cell phone use. The state of the science, while far from definitive, is provocative and troubling and requires more research.

Now you can get access to data tailored to your specific cellphone.

Please access this free, user-friendly online tool to review your cellphone.

Health agencies in six nations -- Switzerland, Germany, Israel, France, the United Kingdom, and Finland -- have issued warnings to limit cell phone use, particularly by children, whose softer, thinner skulls are less able to shield the brain from radiation. Scientists have found that children's brains absorb twice as much cell phone radiation as those of adults.

Read press release here.

Take care of yourself!!!

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American Government Upset War Reality Made Public...

The heartbreaking image of a dying U.S. marine that has reignited American divisions over the Afghan war...

It is a deeply disturbing image which depicts the grim reality of war - a fatally wounded U.S. soldier lies slumped in the mud as fellow marines desperately try to save him as his young life ebbs away.

But the release of the picture by a news agency in the U.S., which went against the wishes of the victim's family, has sparked a furious debate which has divided a nation.


The grim photograph shows Lance Corporal Joshua 'Bernie' Bernard, 21, shortly after he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during a Taliban ambush of his squad last month in Dahaneh, Afghanistan.

The U.S. defence secretary, Robert Gates, condemned the decision by the news agency Associated Press to publish the graphic photograph after Bernard was killed in Afghanistan.

In a scathing letter to Tom Curley, president and chief executive of the AP, Gates said the decision was 'appalling', saying it was a matter of 'judgment and common decency' not to publish the photo.

Gates wrote in the letter: 'I cannot imagine the pain and suffering Lance Corporal Bernard's death has caused his family.

'Why your organisation would purposely defy the family's wishes knowing full well that it will lead to yet more anguish is beyond me.

'Your lack of compassion and common sense in choosing to put this image of their maimed and stricken child on the front page of multiple newspapers is appalling.'

However, AP has defended the decision, which editors said they made only after careful review and sharing the pictures with the family.

The news agency said it decided 'to make public an image that conveys the grimness of war and the sacrifice of young men and women fighting it'.

Original AP Post: © www.washingtonpost.com

Read more here: © www.dailymail.co.uk

My sympathy and condolences to the Bernard family and friends on their tragic loss. Many years ago during the U.S. Civil War, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman said "War is Hell". Photos like this can help with the lesson of the words which the human race and America in particular need to reflect upon... At least let's be truthful about what is being done by us and done to us in our name.


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Capitalism is evil.

Capitalism is evil. That is the conclusion U.S. documentary maker Michael Moore comes to in his latest movie "Capitalism: A Love Story," which premieres at the Venice film festival Sunday.

Blending his trademark humor with tragic individual stories, archive footage and publicity stunts, the 55-year-old launches an all out attack on the capitalist system, arguing that it benefits the rich and condemns millions to poverty.

"Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil," the two-hour movie concludes.

( © reuters.com)

Read more on Moores film....


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New Afghan 'poll frauds' emerge....

Further evidence has come to light of widespread fraud during the recent Afghan presidential election. Read the BBC Story...

Hope the people are enjoying the fruits of democracy...

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Negroni...

Gleefully reposted here for the sheer delight and pleasure of a close personal friend...

"Even with equal parts Campari, gin, and sweet vermouth, the bitterness of a Negroni firmly establishes the drink as a Campari-based cocktail. No one is undecided about a Negroni. This Italian big brother to the Americano and distant cousin to the martini is so bitter that its dissenters swear it should be stored in the medicine chest. Its fanatical adherents bask in its ruddy glow and tongue-tingling taste. Some contend that this classic cocktail dates back to Florence in the 1920s, when the flamboyant count—and noted tippler—Camillo Negroni asked for a splash of gin added to his Americano. Others say that the drink, mixed with vodka or gin, has been around as long as the Americano...."

Named a Negroni by the Campari company itself. Enjoy hon...

Narrative Quote: © 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved


the Recipe...

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ounce gin


• 1 ounce sweet vermouth


• 1 ounce Campari


• Slice of orange

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour gin, vermouth, and Campari into a chilled Old Fashioned glass over ice; garnish with a slice of orange.

Variation:

Dry Negroni: Substitute dry vermouth for the sweet vermouth.

Recipe © Copyright Quirk Books

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Economic Stimulus Bill...Read It and Remember...

Please take the time to be informed about what your government is doing...and remember this bill. Take stock of where things are six months from now, a year from now. Decide if you feel the economy was "stimulated" or if certain pockets were stimulated leaving the rest of us with the "bill"!

Here is the actual text of the bill, from the official U.S. Federal government site, all 1,073 pages of it:

Recovery_Bill_Div_A
Recovery_Bill_Div_B


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Obama's Rhetoric Is the Real "Catastrophe"?

President Barack Obama has turned fearmongering into an art form. He has repeatedly raised the specter of another Great Depression. First, he did so to win votes in the November election. He has done so again recently to sway congressional votes for his stimulus package.

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