WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
ay 18 06:14
CIA director, national security adviser to meet with officials in Pakistan
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President Obama’s national security adviser, James L. Jones, and CIA Director Leon Panetta were set to travel to Pakistan on Monday night for meetings with top government, military and intelligence officials on progress in the Times Square car bomb investigation and concerns about future terrorist attacks.
But officials said that Jones and Panetta intend to reiterate to the Pakistanis the importance that the administration places on more aggressive military action against groups allied with al-Qaeda in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, or FATA. Shahzad, a Pakistani American, has said he traveled to the region to train with elements of the Pakistani Taliban, officials say.
Webmaster’s Commentary:
As reported 11 May, 2010 in
http://afpakwar.com/blog/archives/1588
"With Asif Zardari now placed in office, it appears that “Blackwater” (that now does business under the name Xe Services LLC), and not primarily U.S. troops will be the American forces that occupy Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan may therefore be technically correct that no “U.S. Marines” are intended to be housed in its proposed fortress (“Embassy”) in Islamabad. Also by occupying the capital the Americans would be in a good position to both protect their puppet civilian regime and promote their plans for the Balkanisation of Pakistan. Meanwhile, real estate agents report massive buying and renting of properties in Islamabad by Blackwater."
Look for a greatly expanded "Xe" presence after this little visit in Pakistan from Panetta and Jones.
And the question which has to arise from this is, how much longer before we see US troops on the ground in Pakistan?!?
May 18 05:59
Israel Demands Europe Stop Citizens From Gaza Aid Trip
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Naor Gilon, a high ranking member of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, today announced that he had met with the ambassadors from several European states to demand that they do something to prevent their citizens from sending private aid ships to the Gaza Strip.
Gilon warned the ambassadors that Israel considered the aid “provocation” and that they would do whatever was necessary to stop the aid ships from reaching the strip.
Webmaster’s Commentary:
Only the Israeli government would have the chutzpah to demand that foreign nationals stop "plotting" to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza!
And a note to the Israeli government; creating martyrs out of any of these people is going focus the world’s attention on the siege of Gaza, the horrendous quality of life for Gazan Palestinians, and may even remove Israel from some country’s diplomatic contacts.
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May 18 05:44
Seoul set to formally blame North for sinking naval ship
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South Korea is scheduled to announce on Thursday the results of its investigation into the sinking of a navy corvette that broke in two on March 26, killing 46 South Korean sailors.
It is widely expected that the announcement will officially hold North Korea responsible for the incident.
Webmaster’s Commentary:
This could go from tense to a shooting war in a heartbeat.
One only hopes that China will offer the watchwords of prudence, and an absence of belligerence to its client state, North Korea, but it is difficult to say just how much Kim Jong Il will listen to such counsel.
May 18 05:38
17,000 Form Human Chain At U.S. Base In Japan
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— Thousands of Japanese linked hands and encircled a Marine Corps base in Okinawa on Sunday to protest its presence on the island, putting more pressure on Tokyo to resolve an impasse over the base’s future.
About 17,000 residents surrounded the Futenma air base early in the afternoon, chanting slogans and completing a human chain twice for several minutes each time, city official Hitoshi Nakou said. The base covers about 1.9 square miles (4.92 sq. kilometers), and sits in the middle of Ginowan, a city of about 93,000.
Webmaster’s Commentary:
Unless this situation is resolved, Hatoyama and his party are going to lose their collective shirts in the next election.
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May 18 05:31
Tar Balls Found Off Key West
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The U.S. Coast Guard says 20 tar balls have been found off Key West, Fla., but the agency stopped short of saying whether they came from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Some 5 million gallons of crude has spewed into the Gulf and tar balls have been washing ashore in several states along the coast.
Scientists are worried that oil is getting caught in a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast.
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May 18 05:27
US: Iran nuclear deal will not halt sanctions plan
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Iran has agreed to ship much of its low enriched uranium abroad in a nuclear fuel swap deal backed by Turkey and Brazil, but the United States said moves for toughened sanctions would still go ahead.
But the United States said it would not halt or slow its drive for toughened sanctions against the Islamic republic.
"It does not change the steps that we are taking to hold Iran responsible for its obligations, including sanctions," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
Webmaster’s Commentary:
The White House has just telegraphed, loudly and clearly, that no matter what Iran does, the US is still going to go ahead with a futile attempt at sanctions, which China will not sign on to.
Then, we will have unilateral, coupled with multilateral sanctions, which will almost inevitably lead to a world war.
The hypocrisy here just stinks.
May 18 05:22
Study suggests processed meat a real health risk
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Eating bacon, sausage, hot dogs and other processed meats can raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that identifies the real bad boys of the meat counter.
Eating unprocessed beef, pork or lamb appeared not to raise risks of heart attacks and diabetes, they said, suggesting that salt and chemical preservatives may be the real cause of these two health problems associated with eating meat.
May 18 05:20
Director of federal drilling safety oversight in Gulf calls it quits
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Chris Oynes, appointed during the Bush administration to oversee offshore energy oversight at the Mineral Management Service (MMS), has quit.
"After 35 years of service," an MMS employee told AFP, Oynes plans to announce his retirement soon, leaving behind a career forever tarnished by a photo of him presenting Transocean, the Deepwater Horizon’s owners, with a safety award.
His agency is blamed for severely lax safety oversight and neglecting inspections in BP’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Webmaster’s Commentary:
Under Oynes’ watch, there literally was no oversight, which lead this country to the catastrophe we see today in the Gulf.
This man does not deserve a retirement and a watch: he deserves to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of Federal law for absolute dereliction of duty.
May 18 05:02
Warren Buffet Does Heavy Selling; 13-F Filings Reveal
By: chartist
Tags:Billionaire investor Warren Buffet did some heavy selling during the first quarter of 2010. According to the most recent 13-f filing, Mr. Buffett liquidated his entire position health insurers United Health (UNH) and WellPoint (WPT). He dumped his holdings in financial companies Travelers (TRV) and Sun Trust Banks (STI).
May 18 04:54
Will swap deal weaken U.S. push for sanctions on Iran?
By: poorrichard
Tags:The Washington Post said on its website that Iran appears to have scored a victory on Monday in the long-running diplomatic battle between Iran and the West, because Iran has seemingly made progress without offering any real compromise.
Ironically, the Obama administration now faces the uncomfortable prospect of rejecting a proposal it offered in the first place — or seeing months of effort to enact new sanctions derailed, the newspaper said.
May 18 04:47
Officials Find Tarballs Along Key West Shores
By: johnu78
Tags:Yesterday Coast Guard personnel discovered two dozen tarballs on Key West shores. They’re in the process of testing them to see if they came from the Gulf of Mexico’s growing oil disaster…
May 18 04:39
The Responses to the Gulf Oil Spill and to the Financial Crisis Are Remarkably Similar … And Have Made Both Crises Much Worse
By: poorrichard
Tags:Indeed, the industry and government spokespeople have used the exact same word as each crisis – financial and environmental – unfolded. They said the problem was "contained".
In both cases, we the people are left holding the bag because the giant companies and their campaign-contribution-buddies in DC are trying to sweep the severity of the problem under the rug, to manage the crisis as p.r. campaigns to protect those who let it happen … instead of actually taking steps necessary to solve the problems, and to make sure they won’t happen again.
May 18 02:29
Saakashvili: Brazil, Turkey-brokered Iranian Deal is Breakthrough
By: CEM
Tags:President Saakashvili said on May 17 that an agreement, mediated by Brazil and Turkey, to send low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for receiving nuclear fuel for an Iranian nuclear reactor was "a diplomatic victory" and "a matter of survival" for the small countries of the region.
"This is a real diplomatic breakthrough and a great diplomatic victory for Iran, Europe, the United States and the world and for the entire region, for Turkey and of course for Georgia… This is peace for Iran and for the entire region and for Georgia as well," Saakashvili said.
Misha crosses over to the dark side! Thought I’d post this before he gets a call from Telavivington telling him to tone his enthusiasm down a bit.
May 18 01:22
Key Oklahoma Bombing Witness Denied Access to Attorneys Fears for Life
By: poorrichard
Tags:David Hammer, the death row inmate who authored two books on the Oklahoma City bombing, was locked down by prison officials following his interview last week on the Alex Jones Show.
Margaret Roberts, a journalist who wrote the preface to Hammer’s 2004 book Secrets Worth Dying For: Timothy James McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing, contacted Alex Jones today.
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May 17, 2010
May 17 22:22
Franklin Lamb : Why We Petition For Palestinian Civil Rights in Lebanon
By: My Catbird Seat
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- CORPORATE MEDIA
- COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS/PROPAGANDA
- CURRENT EVENTS
- ISRAEL
- LEBANON
- MIDDLE EAST
- PALESTINE
- POLITICS/ELECTIONS/CORRUPTION
- WAR/DRAFT/VETERAN AFFAIRS
“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change or resistance. Small acts, when multiplied by many people, can transform the world”
“If we remember those times and places–and there are so many–where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” Professor Howard Zinn (1922-2010)
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May 17 22:09
Elvis Costello: Withdraws from two performances scheduled in Israel
By: My Catbird Seat
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- CORPORATE MEDIA
- COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS/PROPAGANDA
- CURRENT EVENTS
- ENTERTAINMENT
- ISRAEL
- MIDDLE EAST
- PALESTINE
- POLITICS/ELECTIONS/CORRUPTION
- TORTURE/WAR CRIMES
- WAR/DRAFT/VETERAN AFFAIRS
It Is After Considerable Contemplation….
I have lately arrived at the decision that I must withdraw from the two performances scheduled in Israel on the 30th of June and the 1st of July.
One lives in hope that music is more than mere noise, filling up idle time, whether intending to elate or lament.
Then there are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act that resonates more than anything that might be sung and it may be assumed that one has no mind for the suffering of the innocent.
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May 17 21:46
US military prick meets US Border Patrol pricks
By: disinter
Tags:A US military paid thug was detained at a border checkpoint in Texas a few weeks back, and didn’t do the standard “roll over, lick boots” routine expected of the Empire’s chattels. The detainee has some kind of dual camera system in his car which records everything
May 17 20:35
Bo Obama worth $1,600
By: suman
Tags:The records show that Bo, a Portuguese water dog that was a gift to the Obamas from the late Senator Edward Kennedy, was worth £1,105.
Royalties from Mr Obama’s two books, ‘Dreams From My Father’ and ‘Audacity of Hope’ earned him at least $1 million (£690,000) each, according to filings released by the White House.
The records showed the Obamas had some retirement savings accounts with the mutual fund company Vanguard and checking accounts at J P Morgan Chase and Northern Trust. Other assets in the president’s accounts include US treasury notes and bills, college savings plans for his daughters Sasha and Malia, and a pension from his service in the Illinois state legislature.
May 17 19:53
May 18, 9-11 Truth Demonstration at L.A.Israeli Consulate
By: mytrueword
Tags:The 9-11 Truth Demonstration at Israeli Consulate in L.A. on May 18
Sunday, May 16
|May 18: 9-11 Truth Demonstration at Israeli Consulate in L.A. On May 18 there will be a public demonstration at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles by people who believe that Israel’s Mossad (along with Zionist Gentile and Jewish agents) carried out 9/11. The demonstration will take place in front of the Israeli Consulate at 6380 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles between 2 PM and 4PM on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010. We hope you will join us!
This article has been updated with photos of a Zionist Jew attacking Zan on a sidewalk in Los Angeles as he peacefully picketed with a sign that said "Israel – not Muslims – did 9-11".
May 17 18:36
Scientists Claim Tarballs Will Hit Florida Keys Within Two Weeks
By: johnu78
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May 17 18:14
Penn. activist facing 8 years in prison after videotaping officers outside courthouse
By: disinter
Tags:George Donnelly, the Pennsylvania videographer who was arrested last week for videotaping federal officers in front of an Allentown courthouse, is facing eight years in prison for his deed.
May 17 18:10
The Coming Sedition Act?
By: disinter
Tags:The gangster government now in control in our nation’s capitol is a grim and repugnant reminder that freedom, at best, is ephemeral. At worst, it’s a myth. In fact, true freedom – like true capitalism – has never existed anywhere on this planet. Rest assured that those with an insatiable lust for power will never allow either to occur.
May 17 17:46
Pelosi to Aspiring Musicians: Quit Your Job, Taxpayers Will Cover Your Health Care
By: 12160.org
Tags:Does silicone poising lead to retardation ?
May 17 17:39
Israeli soldier dancing around a tied woman
By: PoliticalTheatrics
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