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NB: COMPILERS  PERSONAL  COMMENTS  IN  UPPER  CASE

 

“The economic cooperation between China and the U.S. serves the interests of both sides. The bid by CNOOC for Unocal is a normal commercial activity between enterprises. We think that these commercial activities should not be interfered in or disturbed by political elements.”

- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao

 

“NOTABLES”

Wikipedia Coverage of London bombings

Ex-Mossad Chief:   Rules of conflict for a world war      

Xymphora:  London bombs

War Footing  

Chomsky: It's imperialism, stupid

103 Iraqi Parliamentarians Demand Withdrawal of US Troops

Iranians to train Iraq's military
Iraq: Focus on illegal organ trade

Uzbekistan Wants US to Pay for Airbase

Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Expand Energy Cooperation
The Politics of the Srebrenica Massacre
China's tango in Latin America
Venezuela poised to seize bank's reserves

North Atlantic Ocean Temps Hit Record High

 

 

“HUMOR / ODDITIES”

See: Jake’s Comedy Corner

Red tide delivers spectacular light show along coast at night

            INTERESTING  PHOTO

 

 

LONDON

GENERAL  COVERAGE

Wikipedia Coverage of London bombings

            RECOMMENDED

 

Islamic group claims London attack     .MSNBC.

But MSNBC TV translator Jacob Keryakes, who said that a copy of the message was later posted on a secular Web site, noted that the claim of responsibility contained an error in one of the Quranic verses it cited. That suggests that the claim may be phony, he said, "This is not something al-Qaida would do."   The group said the attacks were "in response to the massacres carried out by Britain in Iraq and Afghanistan."     

The group claimed responsibility for the bombs that shook commuter trains in Madrid, Spain in March 2004, killing 191 people.

Statement claiming London attacks (This is the full text of the statement.)

RECALL:   Afghan Rebel Site Bombed, U.S. Says   JULY 4/05 

-     IT  IS  NOT  THE  UK  WHO  ARE  MASSACRING  PEOPLE

RECALL:  Spain suspects 'were informants'    The Spanish interior ministry says it is investigating reports that two suspects in the 11 March Madrid train bombings were police informants.

RECALL:  Madrid Bombers Linked to Spanish Security Service

 

Tavistock Square: 'I watched as the anxious man on the bus kept ...

Richard Jones, 61, did notice something odd as he sat on the bottom deck of the No 30. A tall man aged about 25, who had an "olive skin", was becoming increasingly agitated. He watched as the young man "kept going down in his bag. I didn't actually see his face but he was becoming more and anxious".          Mr Jones got off the bus - he did not know why - and started walking. He had gone about 10 yards when there was a loud bang. All the pigeons scattered and took off. The roof of the bus flew up in the air.

 

 An Illuminati Ordered 'Terrorist' Attack In London

Today is 7/ 7 2005 {2+5} or 777, a "perfect" day for the insane Illuminati to do one of their dirty deeds. One thing the Illuminati are into is rituals and numbers.

 

Who Knew? The Fed Just Fronted Wall St BIG Money...

From: dcb Jul 5 2005 3:20PM Title: liquidity pump today            Anyone know why the Fed needed 20 billion in repos today, with none expiring? It's not like rates are even at the target; they are well below around 3.18. So why the burst or money? Usually, such a pump would be the direct result of "something bad" like a terrible employment report.            And the delayed the announcement too, probably to see just how much they needed to add in after the conference call with the other players.   

 

CLG  COMMENTS:   Rudolph W. Giuliani, former New York City mayor during the 9/11 terrorist attacks -- and key Homeland Security equipment contractor, -- was having breakfast *one block from Liverpool Station, where first bomb exploded!* Giuliani was asked by MSNBC interviewer, Lester Holt, how he 'happened to be so close' to *both* incidents! (MSNBC live, 18:30 GMT)

 

 

DISTURBING  REACTIONS

Ex-Mossad Chief:   Rules of conflict for a world war       By Efraim Halevi   

We are in the throes of a world war, raging over the entire globe and characterized by the absence of lines of conflict and an easily identifiable enemy.     We are in for the long haul and we must brace ourselves for more that will follow.    There will be supreme tests of leadership in this unique situation and people will have to trust the wisdom and good judgment of those chosen to govern them.    The executives must be empowered to take every measure necessary to protect the citizens of their country and to carry the combat into whatever territory their leaders are inhabiting. 

The rules of combat must be rapidly adjusted to cater to the necessities of this new and unprecedented situation, and international law must be rewritten in such a way as to permit civilization to defend itself. Anything short of this invites disaster. 

The aim of the enemy is not to defeat western civilization but to destroy its sources of power and existence, and to render it a relic of the past.   It will show no mercy and no appreciation for noble values.    It does mean that the only way to ensure our safety and security will be to obtain the complete destruction, of the enemy. 

International cooperation cannot replace the requirement that each and every country effectively declare itself at war with international Islamist terror and recruit the public to involve itself actively in the battle, under the direction of the legal powers that be.   

In these times the ordinary citizen must be vigilant and must make his personal contribution to the war effort.   Private enterprise will have to supplement the national effort in many walks of life. 

Profound cultural changes will have to come about and the democratic way of life will be hard-pressed to produce solutions that will enable the executive branch to perform its duties and, at the same time, to preserve the basic tenets of our democratic way of life. It will be essential not to lose sight of every one of these necessities. 

 

War Footing                    AUTHOR: President of:  The Center for Security Policy

The wave of bomb attacks should destroy the complacency which Americans had come to view the war on terror-wielding foes.      The attackers exhibited the ideology at the heart of the war on terror: Islamofascism.    Not much is known about the specific perpetrators of the bloodletting in London.

Synchronized attacks with a view to murdering as many civilians as possible is a hallmark of those we have been fighting since 9/11 in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere around the globe.    It is surely premature to draw too many lessons from this, still a few conclusions seem unavoidable:

First, the determination of our enemies to destroy as many of us as possible

Second, civil liberties and the freedom of makes us susceptible to such attacks, as well as the object of the enemy's malevolence.
Third, infrastructure are targets for our foes. They have many exploitable vulnerabilities

Fourth, authorities are going to have to engage the public; vastly multiplying the eyes and ears alert to potential attacks is essential in free societies, notwithstanding the protests to be expected from civil liberties activists.
Fifth, at this time we cannot afford the distractions of global warming, debt relief, and African aid (feel-good measures that are likely to prove, at best, to be undisciplined and probably counterproductive).    Governments must give priority to countering terrorists, the G-8 meeting should remain focused the menace of the advancing Islamofascism in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Sixth, even if Islamists are not responsible, their ideology must be defeated. This requires military measures, blocking funding and material support, and political warfare like that which undermined the USSR. We should work with non-Islamist Muslims who are threatened by these Islamofascists.

Seventh, stop Israel's surrender of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank which will reward Islamofascists for their terrorism while weakening the West's ability to defend against them.

            BACKGROUND:   Center for Security Policy - Wikipedia

The Center for Security Policy has strong ties to the Republican Party and the George W Bush administration, and strongly support Israel.  

Members include:  Richard Perle - Former Chair of the Defense Policy Board;    Douglas J. Feith - Undersecretary of Defense for Policy ;     James G. Roche - Secretary of the United States Air Force    

 

 

ANALYST  THOUGHTS

Xymphora:  London bombs

1.      Will they be blamed on Syria or Iran? Whichever, the British will be led by the B-liar into another illegal and immoral war. This is the real cost of waiting to remove him, and waiting to get out of Iraq.

2.      With the tragic announcement out of Singapore yesterday, these are the two worst days in London history since the Blitz.

3.      Yesterday, George Bush faced 7 world leaders who were going to force him to admit the reality of climate change. Now, he won't have to.

I prefer the hybrid model for all these attacks, by which I mean the involvement of real Islamic terrorists guided by an intelligence agency. The intelligence agency funds much of the operation, chooses the targets and the time, and provides technical assistance. The Islamic terrorists provide most of the manpower. In some cases the terrorists are completely fooled into participating (probably what happened in Madrid, a Spanish police operation with Muslim men tricked into being in the wrong place at the wrong time), and in some cases they go along with the promptings of the intelligence agency as the operation fits into their own agenda.

Problems in the taking of responsibility may either indicate a mistake by the sponsoring intelligence agency, or, more likely, a lack of education in the al Qaeda 'cell' coupled with the lack of communication necessary in an operation that relies on independent cells.

Did you notice how much better the Wikipedia article is than anything in the old-fashioned mainstream media?

Blair was riding high with the Olympic win and the G-8 summit, so it is unlikely that he was aware of the operation. That is not to say that there was no British government involvement.

The attack will almost certainly allow the imposition of fascistic ID cards on the British population, a goal that was dead prior to the attacks due to the complete rejection of the idea by the British public.

From WagNews:   "The bombings come just a day after London was selected to host the 2012 Olympic games, and after a world focus on London as part of the Live 8 concert events. Were the attack to have taken place just 24hrs. before - it would have scuppered London's bid for the games."  
The timing was very fine. It did not ruin the British Olympic bid, as the British plutocrats dearly wanted the Olympics, but it needed to happen before the G-8 Summit started. It can now be used to start a new war in the Middle East, to protect Bush from having to commit on climate change, and to shelter Bush and Blair from recent revelations about the lies which led to the attack on Iraq.

The Israelis got caught in a big mess attempting to claim that they were not given prior warning by British officials, when they clearly were given such warning, and Netanyahu changed his plans because of the warning. Much is being made of this, but to me it indicates no Israeli involvement (well, at least not by the mainstream Israeli government). Had Israel been involved in the attack, it would have been much better prepared to spin it properly. The confusion is evidence of innocence.

The attack appears to be technically identical to the Madrid attack. Bombs in bags triggered by cellphones. Some are trying to argue that the sophistication of the attack means that the West now has to throw all caution to the winds and engage in a full fledged war against Islam. This is nonsense. Rather than being sophisticated, the attack was absurdly simple. It could be repeated anywhere in the world tomorrow. There is no defense against it. That alone should prompt us to conclusively reject the insane Zionist model that we can somehow fight a war against terror.

The only appropriate response is to find out what's bugging the Islamic world, and negotiate a rational agreement. That would involve the same three completely reasonable requests we have always faced:

1) a fair resolution of the Palestinian problem, which would involve the creation of a viable Palestinian state (so this predictable response is completely backasswards);

2) removal of Western troops from Islamic countries (moving them from Iraq to Afghanistan doesn't count!); and

3)      replacement of corrupt Western toady regimes in Middle Eastern countries.

Each of these requests is completely just, and progress needs to be made before more innocent people are killed.

It appears that the old deal between the British government and international terrorism - that London would host terrorist organizations from around the world, and not interfere with their international operations, on condition that they not attack London - is now over.

 

 

WRH  COMMENTS:   

-How convenient that this "terrorist" attack happens just in time to KEEP THE BRITISH IN IRAQ.

Again, who benefits? Who gets what they want from this attack?     The only beneficiaries of this attack are the warhawks, who hope this bombing will halt the erosion of public support for their war. Certainly both Bush and Blair needed a distraction to keep the media off of the proof that they lied to start this war in the first place.

-Okay, here we are. Netanyahu knew he had to stay in his hotel room to be safe from the explosions. His explanation was that British police gave the Israeli embassy a warning about possible terror attacks about to happen, a warning apparently not made available to the public.          Now Israel is saying they received no advance warning and the British authorities are saying they had no advance intelligence of a pending attack.           SO HOW DID NETANYAHU KNOW?              "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." -- Motto of the Mossad

- This is Odigo all over again.

- How nice of the British to show such concern for Israel. I wish they had shown that much concern for their own people.      On the other hand, maybe Israel is trying to explain away why Netinyahu conveniently did not show up for his speech and is laying the blame for advance knowledge on the British. We only have Israel's report (and more recent backpeddle) on just how they knew ahead of time.

 

 

THE  FOLLOWING  SECTION  ALLUDES  TO

THE  VERACITY  OF  OFFICIAL  REPORTINGS

VIDEO:  Second Tower  was  not  hit  by  commercial (American Airlines) airplane

Fox News Video -  transcipt

<STREET CLIP> - on street with background noise, lady speaking:

 “That was not an American Airlines, that was not American Airlines ”

<SWITCH TO STUDIO>-announcer

“Mark Fernbach, a Fox employee,  is on the phone with us.   …uh…   Mark uh witnessed this from what we understand.    Mark were you close enough to be able to see any markings on the airplane?”

<PHONE>

“Uh  Hi gentlemen, how you doing?   Yeah.   There was, um, there was definitely a blue logo,  with a Philips,  a circular logo on the front of the plane.   Towards the, up towards the front.     It definitely did not look like a commercial plane I didn’t see any windows on the side and I definitely very low.”

 

VIDEO: CNN reported no plane hit Pentagon

CNN Video -  transcipt

"JAMIE MCINTYRE: From my close-up inspection, there's no evidence of a plane having crashed anywhere near the Pentagon. The only site, is the actual side of the building that's crashed in. And as I said, the only pieces left that you can see are small enough that you pick up in your hand. There are no large tail sections, wing sections, fuselage, nothing like that anywhere around which would indicate that the entire plane crashed into the side of the Pentagon and then caused the side to collapse. Even though if you look at the pictures of the Pentagon you see that the floors have all collapsed, that didn't happen immediately. It wasn't until almost about 45 minutes later that the structure was weakened enough that all of the floors collapsed."

 

Nice Video on the Pentagon Strike

 

Photograph of Woman Waving from WTC North Tower Impact Hole

Photograph – one page down

TO  CONFIRM  THE  AUTHENTICITY OF  THE  PHOTO  - GO   TO:

http://hereisnewyork.org/index2.asp   AND  VIEW  PHOTO#   5088

 

The Coincidence Theorist's Guide to 9/11

A Cogent Response to Those Nutty 911 Conspiracy Theories

-That so many influential figures in and close to the Bush White House had expressed, just a year before the attacks, the need for a "new Pearl Harbor" before their militarist ambitions could be fulfilled, demonstrates nothing more than the accidental virtue of being in the right place at the right time.

-That in the weeks before 9/11, FBI agent Colleen Rowley found her investigation of Zacarias Moussaoui so perversely thwarted that her colleagues joked that bin Laden had a mole at the FBI, proves the stress-relieving virtue of humour in the workplace.

            66  MORE  COINCIDENCES  PROVING  “THEY  WOULD  NEVER  LIE  TO YOU”

 

 

 

 “UNITED  STATES”

US imposes controls on a new security threat - birdwatchers

US security agents have come up with a new target for increased scrutiny in their battle against terrorism: birdwatchers. Birdwatchers in certain areas are being forced to provide photographic identification, submit themselves to background checks, and even pay for a police escort.

            RECALL:   Look Who's Spying on Your Granny

 

Secret 'Gas' Test Staged at Grand Central
Nontoxic "tracer gases" were released into the terminal       The Federal Department of Homeland Security released gas in Grand Central Terminal last month in a secret study of how dangerous chemicals might flow through the landmark in a terrorist attack.-New York Daily News

 

Xymphora:  9/11 Hijacker Moves from Flight 11 to 175

Marwan Al-Shehhi was originally listed as being on Flight 11, Atta's flight. This isn't a big surprise, as they always seemed to be together. However, the official story was later changed to move Marwan Al-Shehhi from Flight 11 to Flight 175, (175 needed a terrorist pilot). This reminds me of the late addition of Hani Hanjour to Flight 77, (which also needed a terrorist pilot).    Since the names of the terrorists in the CNN transcript came from the Justice Department, and had to have been taken from passenger manifests, how does the FBI get away with moving Marwan Al-Shehhi from one flight to another?

            SIMPLE:      IN-FLIGHT  TERRORIST   TELEPORTERS   (silly Xymphora)

 

Proof that Pentagon plane was.......a plane

 

 ISRAEL

Frank Gaffney - Already trying to use London to stop the Gaza Pullout

            SEE:    War Footing  

 

War crime suspect stays in Israel

Solomon Morel, an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor, is said to be responsible for the deaths of up to 1,500 prisoners.  Mr Morel commanded a Russian-run camp where Germans were held after the Soviets occupied Poland in 1945.  Mr Morel moved to Israel in 1994 when inquiries began in Poland.   A previous extradition call was refused in 1998.

            DOUBLE  STANDARD ?

 

 

 

 “MIDDLE  EAST”

Chomsky: It's imperialism, stupid

"Americans do not like to think of themselves as aggressors, but raw aggression is what took place in Iraq," national security and intelligence analyst John Prados concluded after his careful, extensive review of the documentary record in his 2004 book "Hoodwinked."

 

To the Victors Go the Spoils of War

British Petroleum, Shell and Chevron Win Iraqi Oil Contracts

 

So, Mr Bremer, where did all the money go?

At the end of the Iraq war, vast sums of money were made available to the US-led provisional authorities, headed by Paul Bremer, to spend on rebuilding the country. By the time Bremer left the post eight months later, $8.8bn of that money had disappeared.    One ministry claimed to be paying 8,206 guards, but only 602 could be found : One American agent was given $23m to spend on restructuring; only $6m is accounted for.    - Ed Harriman on the extraordinary scandal of Iraq's missing billions

            CONTRAST:    “STEAL”    vs    “MISPLACE”

 

Iraqi Anthrax

The United States breached the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) by supplying warfare-related biological materials to Iraq during the 1980s, at a time when that nation was at war with its neighbour, Iran.

 

103 Iraqi Parliamentarians Demand Withdrawal of US Troops

 

Iraq signs military pact with Iran

Iraq signed a military pact with Iran on Wednesday.   Iraq is anxiously trying to improve its ties with other Muslim countries to win legitimacy and undermine insurgent support.    Responding to the suggestion that the thaw in ties with Iran would anger Washington, the defence minister said: "Nobody can dictate to Iraq its relations with other countries."      al Qaeda said it would kill Egypt's kidnapped envoy and attack more diplomats to stop the government winning international support.

            DESTROYING  GOOD  RELATIONS  BETWEEN  MUSLIM  NATIONS  -  SERVES  WHOM ?

 

West turns blind eye as police put Saddam's torturers back to work

Iraqi security forces, set up by American and British troops, torture detainees by pulling out their fingernails, burning them with hot irons or giving them electric shocks, Iraqi officials say. Cases have also been recorded of bound prisoners being beaten to death by police.

 

Iraq tries to stop exodus of worried diplomats

EXODUS  -   THE  INTENDED  EFFECT

Egypt confirms diplomat's death in Iraq:

 

Iranians to train Iraq's military
Former enemies Iran and Iraq say they will launch broad military co-operation including training Iraqi armed forces."It's a new chapter in our relations with Iraq," said Iranian Defence Minister Admiral Ali Shamkhani -BBC

 

Iraq: Focus on illegal organ trade

Poverty in Iraq means there are currently plenty of people willing to sell their kidneys, with middlemen bringing vendor and buyer together.

Dec 12/01:      Romania probes Israeli adoption agency link in organ trafficking

Feb 1/05:         U.S. may punish Israel for not acting against human trafficking

Aug/01             The Organ of Last Resort, UNESCO

Israel has recently become something of a pariah in the transplant world.  Without a strong culture of organ donation and under the pressure of angry transplant candidates, the Ministry of Health has refused to crack down on the country’s multi-million dollar business in transplant tourism that arranges junkets from dialysis clinics in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to medical centres in Europe and the United States.       Avirham, who flew from Jerusalem to Georgia for his kidney, explained why he would never tolerate a donation from a corpse: "That kidney is practically dead.  It was probably pinned down under the wheels of a car for several hours...  I was able to see my donor.  He was young, healthy, strong.  Just what I was hoping for."

BREEZE  THROUGH  THIS  DISTURBING  REPORT 

           

The American hand in Iran

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)and its non-governmental organization (NGO) regime-change industry hope to stage another cardboard coup in Iran. But it could be a black and blue revolution.

 

Beijing to invest $100b in Iran oil, gas sectors in 25 years

 

“FOREIGN  AFFAIRS”

US: Washingtom Rejects Call for Troop Pull-Out from Central Asia

The US State Department has said it would remain for as long as those countries want them to stay.  He then pointed out that Afghanistan,  did not endorse the demand for the withdrawal of US forces from the region.

 

Uzbekistan Wants US to Pay for Airbase

Payments for use of the airbase from the first days of using the airfield until now has not been made.  The US does not want to give the bases up in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, nor the overflight permits of Kazakhstan.  Uzbekistan reminded U.S. troops their stay in the country is temporary, and to be used exclusively for carrying out of a military operation in northern Afghanistan.

 

Kyrgyzstan to Return Uzbek Refugees

 

US media group face charges in Uzbekistan

Authorities in tightly controlled Uzbekistan have filed criminal charges against a former director and another employee of a US-based media rights and training group, the organisation said on Wednesday.

 

Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Expand Energy Cooperation

Left, Right: Iran and Venezuela in Lockstep
"Left" embraced "right" when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a demonstrative congratulatory phone call to Iran's president-elect, Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Despite their apparent ideological divergence, the two have close affinities: oil, for one thing; their vision of a "new socialist society" for another. Which puts both on a collision course with the US.-M K Bhadrakumar/Asia Times

 

Chilean Court Strips Pinochet of Immunity

Chilean court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution Wednesday for his alleged role in the killing of 119 dissidents in the early years of his dictatorship.

            CHILLING .. WHEN  I  RESPECT  CHILEAN  COURTS  MORE  THAN  CANADIAN  COURTS

 

The Politics of the Srebrenica Massacre
"Srebrenica" has become the symbol of Serb evil.   However, there are three matters that should have raised serious questions about the massacre: 

1) it was extremely convenient to the political needs of the Clinton, Bosnian Muslims, and the Croats

2) Serb atrocities occurred at strategic moments to justify US/NATO involvement

3) evidence for a massacre has always been problematic, to say the least

Conclusion:   Other claims and outright lies have played  their role in the Balkan conflicts, but the "Srebrenica massacre" is the greatest triumph of  propaganda to emerge from the Balkan wars.

            76  REFERENCES

 

China's tango in Latin America
China has used the “open-door policy” against the US in Latin America, just like, the US once used an “open-door policy” against Europe to benefit from Chinese resources and labor.   Beijing befriends Latin America, as US allegiances slip in the “Monroe Doctrine” sphere.   China behaves in a civil-friendly manner and invests strategically while Bush squanders resources and makes threats.   China has widely penetrated both the US & Latin American consumer markets.

            Bush has shelved Latin America to pursue the Middle East.    The time spent in Latin America by China’s president last year was more than Bush’s and last month, China's vice president spent more time than the Cheny did over the past four years.   Even Colombia’s president went to China to promote his country.  But Beijing's real poke in Washington's eye came with the announcement that it would give credits to Cuba, and will begin looking for offshore Cuban oilfields.

INVESTMENT-TRADE:   

            Chinese leaders chose late 2004 and early 2005 to make their whirlwind spending tour because: 1) the lack of support for US free-trade agreements, which to Argentina’s bankruptcy, in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and perhaps Bolivia and Ecuador.   IMF apoligists in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia have been ousted.        2) China has access to Latin American resources while the US concentrates on Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran.  

            In 1975, Chinese trade with the region amounted to $200 million, in 2004 it was over $40 billion.    At the end of 2004 China offered more than $50 billion in investment and credits to countries.    Foreign investment has gone from $78 billion in 2000 to $36 billion in 2004, and over the next decade it will invest $100B ($20B in Argentina alone)

            In November 2004, China signed 39 commercial agreements with five Latin American nations (Argentina =$20B).    Also China offered Venezuela $700M credit for housing (for the poor) over US objections, in exchange for future Venezuelan oil and gas.  (US imports $25B from Venezuela and exports $4.8B)         

RESOURCES-OIL:  

In 2007, the Central Intelligence Agency estimated, China will import half its oil. China also needs to import other raw materials and food as its economy grows.   In Venezuela: China operates two oil fields;  will begin developing other eastern fields;   will buy 120,000 barrels per month;   build another fuel-producing facility;   double trade from 2004 to $3B.

The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has worries about Venezuela, suggesting that US actions against -Chavez might lead to reductions in oil supply, with China buying oil the US needs.

 

 

 “MILITARY / INTELLIGENCE / SECURITY”

The Gitmo Experiment:

How Methods Developed by the U.S. Military For Withstanding Torture are Being Used Against Detainees at Guantanamo Bay

 

 

“ECONOMICS”

"My first thought when I heard <OF  THE  LONDON  BOMBING> - just on a personal basis, when I heard there had been this attack and I saw the futures this morning, which were really in the tank, I thought, 'Hmmm, time to buy.'"
-Brit Hume On FOX TV

 

Venezuela poised to seize bank's reserves

Legislators loyal to Mr Chávez are close to approving a law that will allow the government to withdraw and spend at least $5bn (€4.2bn, £2.9bn) of the bank's international reserves, which currently stand at $29bn.    For more than a year, Mr Chávez has insisted that the level of reserves accumulated by the world's fifth-largest oil exporter is too high, and that the money would be better used for social programmes.      

            But the move is leaving some economists aghast at what they see as the demise of the bank's role as guardian of the bolvar, Venezuela's national currency. The bank has tried to resist the law.    Fewer international reserves may harm Venezuela's ability to service its foreign debt if oil prices decline.   Under the draft law, some of the reserves are earmarked for “strategic situations”.

 

 

China 'to Allow Bank Gold Sales'
China will allow the country's four major commercial banks to sell gold bars to their customers in the near future to boost demand for investment, dealers said on Wednesday. Currently, individuals in China are only allowed to buy gold-backed certificates from the Bank of China

 

China trade surplus to surpass $70 bln

 

 

“DEMOCRACY / FREEDOM”

Montana Police Have to Stop One Vehicle an Hour

A new policy requires state troopers to stop at least one vehicle an hour, whether the driver has done anything wrong or not.

 

 “SOCIETY”

Sustainable Medicine – Sustainable Development = Duty to Die  (part 1 of 3)
Sustainable Development is a private property land grab. It is justified in the name of global equity, overcoming economic disparities, and assuring global integrity of the environment. Sustainable Medicine is a body grab. It is justified in the name of achieving global medical equity, overcoming health disparities, and assuring an enduring global environment free of too many people (internal links to Parts 2 and 3)     UN AGENDA 21 AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -Dr. Madeleine Cosman, Ph.D., JD/NewsWithViews   Part 2,   Part 3

 

Bilderberg 2003: The mysterious emissaries and a veiled warning
I could tell from his linguistic pirouettes that he learned his English in one of those posh British institutions or from a private tutor, one of these fake literati who could not extricate himself from clumsy errors of syntax."How do you know my name? I don't remember offering it to you." "We know quite a bit about you, Mr. Estulin." -Daniel Estulin/Online Journal

 

 

“INFECTIOUS - DISEASES”

Flu virus confirmed in migratory birds

China has confirmed the deadly avian flu virus was found for the first time in migratory birds, raising fears the disease could spread to other regions.

 

 

“ENVIRONMENT / EARTH”

North Atlantic Ocean Temps Hit Record High

Water temperatures were above normal right across the North Atlantic last year, from Newfoundland to Greenland, Iceland and Norway.        Near St. John's NFLD, the ocean surface averaged almost two degrees Fahrenheit above normal, the highest in the 59 years the department has been compiling records.   Bottom temperatures were also one degree higher than normal.   Water temperatures in the cold Labrador current were actually below normal levels

Ocean temperatures have risen around the globe, and species are already dying, "Everyone's quite shocked at the speed at which these things are changing."         A similar warming trend occurred in the 1960s, "We really can't say for sure if what we're seeing in Newfoundland waters is a consequence of global warming, when we've only got 50 years of data or so," Colbourne said.

Sea ice off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador was below normal for the tenth consecutive year.   High river temperatures are killing off millions of spawning salmon in British Columbia and northern climates around the world have noticed warming.

 

 

“WEATHER”

Tourists Ordered Out of Florida Keys

The Florida Keys ordered tourists to leave Thursday as Hurricane Dennis stormed through the Caribbean on a course that forecasters said might bring it to the state by the weekend.

 

Heatwave bakes China, power demand up

 

Storm Images are from Saskatoon Saskatchewan, July 6, 2005

Part of the Ministry of Doug Bracewell