*German President tells truth

German President Horst Koehler resigned Monday in a surprise move after being criticized for reportedly linking military deployments abroad with the country's economic interests -- creating a new headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel.



German President's resignation tied to telling truth about Afghan war - (May 31, 2010)

*Israel attacks Gaza aid ships

Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of ai-carrying ships aiming to break the country's siege on Gaza. At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured when troops intercepted the convoy of ships dubbed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, Israeli radio reported.
Read more:
Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet - (Al Jazeera) - (May 31, 2010)
Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ships - BBC News - (May 31, 2010)
***Witness Gaza.com***

TWITTER: "Gaza Flotilla"
TWITTER: "#FreedomFlotilla"
TWITTER: "Free Gaza"

Background info on Gaza - The Guardian UK

*False Flag incident?

While international investigators have accused North Korea of sinking a South Korean patrol corvette in March, China has taken a more cautious position.
Propeller Investigative journalist and RT contributor Wayne Madsen says it is because Beijing suspects there was greater deception at work.
“The Cheonan [navy corvette] was sunk by this torpedo that was later to be discovered to have been of German manufacture. Germany said it sells no military weapons to North Korea. This thing is starting to look like a classic false flag operation,” Wayne Madsen says.
“Kim Jong-Il who very rarely travels – and when he does, he only travels by train – went to Beijing. My sources in Beijing say that he went to Beijing, that Chinese authorities said that North Korea did this, he denied it. They were satisfied with his response,” Madsen adds. “Now the Chinese are very suspicious of the US’ intentions in richening things up in the Korean peninsula.”
Attack against South Korean ship looks like false flag operation - (May 29, 2010) 
NOTES:
(1) WHO would benefit from a false flag operation in this area? South Korea? North Korea? Russia? China?  US? Israel? Islamic terrorists?
(2) The US now gets to keep it's military base in Japan
(3) Israel purchases their submarines from Germany.
(4) Which countries were part of the international investigation? Why were Russia and China not included?
(5) Russia is conducting their own investigation of this incident.

*Lebanon boosts defense

The Lebanese army has beefed up defenses along the country's southern border, launching a military exercise against a backdrop of Israel's ongoing war games.
Lebanon deployed its 11th infantry brigade along the western sector in the south, media reports quoted the country's al-Manar TV network as saying on Wednesday.
Security officials in Beirut said forces were deployed across the border with Israel "in order to thwart any possible offensive from the enemy, and close any loopholes that it might use during an attack scenario."
The officials also said the army was ready to counter any possible Israeli incursion.

Read the entire article at:
Lebanon boosts defense near South border  - (May 27, 2010)

*Another Gulf of Tonkin?

While the South Korean government announced on May 20 that it has overwhelming evidence that one of its warships was sunk by a torpedo fired by a North Korean submarine, there is, in fact, no direct link between North Korea and the sunken ship. And it seems very unlikely that North Korea had anything to do with it.
The sinking of the Cheonan: Another Gulf of Tonkin incident?  - (May 20, 2010)

* Pre-Iran strike

The US has authorised a sweeping expansion of covert military operations in the Middle East and Africa, aimed at destroying terrorist networks in the region, and preparing the ground ahead of any presidential decision to attack Iran.
US to launch covert strikes on terror targets - (May 26, 2010)

* Witness Gaza

Greece, May 27th 2010. One of the Free Gaza passenger boats, departed.
WITNESS Gaza - join us live as a witness in Gaza

* Zionist pollution

Quarry pollutin affecting the Palestinian village of Wadi Fuqeen started in the winter of 2009 as a result of constructin in the adjacent illegal Jewish settlement of Beitar IIi. The pollutin takes the form of slurry, which settles on village farmlands, forming a layer of concrete and preventing air and water from penetrating the soil.   
Zionist settler pollution devastates Palestinian farmland

* Israel's nuke deals

Why is the United States government trying to pretend the following never happened? Simple answer…. so they can continue looting the US taxpayer. It’s bad enough to support the apartheid and genocidal policies of Israel….
How can Obama justify supporting a nation that was prepared to sell nuclear weapons to Apartheid South Africa?
The article that follows was buried deep in HaAretz…. one had to search carefully to find it.
One question…. why would a reputable newspaper like the Guardian lie about something like this?
It took an article and a Blog Post in the Guardian to bring the following to light…

Read more at: Hidden news about Israel's nuke deals with apartheid South Africa
More at: Israel's bomb out of the shadows - (May 27, 2010)

*Believe nothing

"Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true." [paraphrased Buddhist saying]

Americans have a problem with the truth. They seem to be unable to accept it, which is difficult to understand at a time in history when knowledge plays a larger and larger role in determining human action. Recognition of this problem is widespread. Beliefs and lies somehow always overwhelm truth, even when they are so contradictory that any effective action becomes impossible. A kind of national, psychological paralysis occurs. Nothing can be done because one belief contradicts another, and for some unknown reason, the facts don't matter. Even during those times when an overwhelming belief does compel action, Americans rush headlong into it neglecting the adage that headlong often means wrong.

"…….Paul Craig Roberts writes, "Today Americans are ruled by propaganda. Americans have little regard for truth, little access to it, and little ability to recognize it. Truth is an unwelcome entity. It is disturbing. It is off limits. Those who speak it run the risk of being branded 'anti-American,' 'anti-semite' or 'conspiracy theorist.' Truth is an inconvenience for government and for the interest groups whose campaign contributions control government. Truth is an inconvenience for prosecutors who want convictions, not the discovery of innocence or guilt. Truth is inconvenient for ideologues." Unfortunately he casts the blame on the characters of people: "economists sell their souls for filthy lucre. . . . medical doctors who, for money, have published in peer-reviewed journals concocted 'studies' that hype this or that new medicine produced by pharmaceutical companies that paid for the 'studies. . . .' Wherever one looks, truth has fallen to money."

Read the entire article at: 

Knowledge, truth and human action: America hits the wall

*Owners of the country

George Carlin - Owners of the country

George Carlin was an American comedian and social critic.

*More attacks in Pakistan..

The Times Square bombing suspect apparently operated as a "lone wolf" who did not work with other terrorists, according to the general who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But investigators believe he had some bomb-making training in Pakistan, a second senior military official said.
Petraeus: Times Square bomber likely acted alone - (May 7, 2010)


My thoughts: The US government is using the Times Square bombing and the alleged connection to Pakistan as a reason to increase attacks in Pakistan.  


The approval given to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by the administration of President Barack Obama to expand drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions is on face value a declaration of war by the US inside Pakistan. The move comes at a time when Pakistan is trying to win some breathing space to delay an all-out operation in North Waziristan, home to powerful militant groups and an al-Qaeda headquarters. 
US takes the war into Pakistan - (May 8, 2010)

*North Korea and Israel

North Korea and Israel have a lot in common.

Neither is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and both employ their nuclear weapons in elaborate games of peek-a-boo with the international community. Israel and North Korea are equally paranoid about outsiders conspiring to destroy their states, and this paranoia isn’t without some justification. Partly as a result of these suspicions, both countries engage in reckless and destabilizing foreign policies. In recent years, Israel has launched preemptive strikes and invaded other countries, while North Korea has abducted foreign citizens and blown up South Korean targets (including, possibly, a South Korean ship in late March in the Yellow Sea).

Read the entire article at: North Korea and Israel: A lot in common by John Feffer -- Antiwar-- (May 8, 2010)

*Israel steals water?

Israel is stealing water from Syria and is blocking Palestinian access to water resources, this according to a National Geographic photo exhibit in Los Angeles.

The "Water – Our Thirsty World" exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography is generally non-political, apart from nine photos taken in the West Bank, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea areas.

Read the entire article at: US photo exhibit: Israel blocks Palestinian access to water - (April 7, 2010)


Read more: 
Concerning the water issue in the West Bank and Gaza


Water of the Holy Land - List (Diigo) 


Newsvine - Amnesty: Israel withholds water from Palestinians - (Oct 26, 2009)


Newsvine - Palestinians call on Israel to rethink water deal - (July 27, 2008)

*WE own Red Roof Inn?

Rep. Alan Grayson: You own the Red Roof Inn, thanks to the Fed 


Rep. Alan Grayson discussed the Federal Reserve's purchase of debt from Bear Stearns, including debt from recently foreclosed Red Roof Inn's.

*Who threatens the world?

US nuclear arsenal: A TOTAL OF 5,113 WARHEADS

- Israel: SOLE NUCLEAR POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH OVER 200 NUCLEAR HEADS

The United States disclosed for the first time on Monday the overall size of its nuclear arsenal, saying it had a total of 5,113 warheads operationally deployed, kept in active reserve and held in inactive storage. Moreover, Israel is believed to be the sole nuclear power in the Middle East with more than 200 nuclear heads and is not even a signatory for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).

However, Washington and its main ally Israel are impudent enough to attack Iran’s peaceful nuclear program claiming Tehran is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb and threatening to impose more sanctions against the Islamic republic.


Read the entire article at:  
South Lebanon: US, with 5,113 nuclear warheads, claims Iran peaceful program threats the world! 

*"It wasn't our accident"

BP offering 5000 dollars to gulf residents if they agree not to sue!

*Drill Baby DRILL!

                                 From: Bartcop


"During the 2008 election the Republicans, raising their angry voices, were all chanting “Drill Baby Drill” as the solution to America’s energy needs. Now with 200,000 gallons of oil a day pouring into the Gulf the reality of why we need to get away from oil is washing up on our shores. When it comes to making good decisions you have to look at the big picture and think things through rather than just find a three word slogan that angry people can chant. It’s time for people to take responsibility, turn to reality, and come up with solutions to our energy problems that actually work." -- Marc Perkel Rantz 


Oil spill silences once raucous "drill, baby, drill camp  - (April 30, 2010)

*Iran

                                   Illustration at: Global Research


In an interview with the German publication, Freitag, Noam Chomsky talks about U.S. pressure on Israel and Iran and its geopolitical significance. "Iran is perceived as a threat because they did not obey the orders of the United States. Militarily this threat is irrelevant. This country has not behaved aggressively beyond its borders for centuries. Israel invaded Lebanon with the blessing and help of the U.S. five times in thirty years. Iran has not done anything like this," he says.´

 His government has treated Iran as a threat due to its uranium enrichment program, while countries that possess nuclear weapons such as India, Pakistan and Israel did not suffer the same pressure. How do you evaluate this way of proceeding?

Chomsky: Iran is perceived as a threat because they did not obey the orders of the United States. Militarily this threat is irrelevant. This country did not act aggressively beyond its borders for centuries. The only aggressive act occurred in the '70s under the Shah's government, when, with U.S. backing, they invaded two Arab islands. Of course nobody wants Iran or any other country to have nuclear weapons. It is known that this state is governed today by a loathsome regime. But apply the same labels that are applied to Iran to partners of the U.S. such as Saudi Arabia or Egypt, and it will only be lost to Iran on human rights. Israel invaded Lebanon with the blessing and help from the U.S., five times in thirty years. Iran has not done anything like that.

Chomsky: Because Iran has followed an independent path and not subordinate to any order of international authorities. They behaved in a manner similar to what Chile did in the seventies. When this country was ruled by the socialist Salvador Allende, it was destabilized by the U.S. to produce "stability." It was not a question of any contradiction. It was necessary to overthrow the Allende government - forcible "destabilizing" - to maintain "stability" to restore the authority of the U.S. The same phenomenon is occurring now in the Gulf region. Teheran objects to the authority of the USA.

What can the European Union do to resolve the tension of this so explosive situation ?

Chomsky: It could reduce the danger of war. The EU could put pressure on India, Pakistan and Israel, the most prominent non-subscribers to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, so that they finally sign it. In October 2009, when they protested against Iran's atomic program, the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) adopted a resolution that Israel defied, that this country sign the Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and allow access for international inspectors to its nuclear systems. Europe and the U.S. negotiated to block this resolution. Obama made Israel know immediately that it should pay no attention to this resolution.

Read the entire article at: What's at stake in the issue of Iran - (April 30, 2010)

*AFRAID to listen?

"US lawmakers on Friday denounced Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plans to join a major UN nuclear disarmament summit next week in New York and urged he not be given a visa to attend.


"This is preposterous, and allowing it to happen will make a mockery of the effort to stop the spread of nuclear weapons to rogue states and terrorist groups," 14 Republican senators wrote to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton."
""There is simply no compelling reason for Ahmadinejad to be allowed to enter the United States," they said. "The US government has the legal authority to deny Ahmadinejad's request and bar his entry -- even if he is transiting only to the United Nations. We ask that you exercise that authority."


Republican Senator John Cornyn led the group of senators, who wrote their letter after Iran's UN mission said Ahmadinejad had applied Wednesday for a US visa to lead Iran's delegation to the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) review conference."
"……."Make no mistake: Ahmadinejad?s attendance will make a mockery of a conference meant to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons," they said."


US lawmakers denounce Ahmadinejad visit to New York - (April 30, 2010)


My thoughts: Many of our elected officials in Congress and the Senate receive bribes..,I mean "contributions," from the AIPAC (America's pro-Israel Lobby). The US Congress goose-steps to the whims of Israel. Israel is not a signatory of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran is. 


NO ONE, including Israel, should be AFRAID to debate and discuss the issues. 

AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel  - (Jan 18, 2007) 


Hillary Clinton calls Ahmadinejad anti-semitic President - (April 30, 2020)