• Basra: Bethlehem of the New World Order
• - by Paul David Collins, September 19th, 2008
• Some news pieces  prove that those in power have absolutely no interest in the truth.
• One  such story was carried in the July 1, 2008 Washington Post.  The story concerned a former CIA operative who claims that the Agency  ignored evidence that he had presented showing that Iran had ceased  work on a nuclear weapon in 2003 (Warrick, no pagination).
• According to  a lawsuit filed by the operative in 2004, the CIA fired him when he  attempted to file reports that contradicted the position held by the  Administration and the Agency concerning weapons of mass destruction in  the Middle East
• The operative's lawyer, Roy Krieger,  also stated that the operative was ordered by his superiors on five  occasions to either fail to file reports or falsify reports concerning  WMDs in the Near East
• The operative, whose identity is currently being kept secret by the  CIA, had his 22 year intelligence career come crashing down when he  tried to share information gathered by an informant with "access to  sensitive information about Iran's nuclear program"
• When the informant provided the operative with secret evidence that  Iran had ceased its pursuit of nuclear weapons, the hierarchy at the  CIA suppressed the information and ended the operative's handler  relationship with the informant
• When the operative  persisted in his attempts to get the evidence out, he was investigated  for an inappropriate sexual relationship with an informant and illegal  financial dealing

  • And it is well documented this is how those "devils" within the government operate and achieve their desired ends.
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• The CIA failed to prove the  accusations and the operative charged that he was the target of a  campaign to discredit him
• While the operative's assertions sound like something straight out of  the 2005 geopolitical thriller film Syriana, they are  supported by the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)
• The NIE,  entitled "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities," states Iran froze  its efforts to develop nuclear weapons in Fall 2003 (no pagination).  Furthermore, the NIE claims that the program remained frozen right up  until the middle of 2007
• The NIE attempts to keep the  invasion option on the table by stating that "Iran probably would be  technically capable of producing enough HEU [highly enriched uranium]  for a weapon sometime during the 2010-2015 time frame" (no pagination).
• Doubtless, all of the saber-rattling on the part of the neoconservative  brain trust surrounding the President has caused Tehran to resume its  efforts to create a nuclear bomb. Still, the document's finding  seriously hurt the contention that Iran must be invaded to prevent the  proliferation of WMDs in the Middle East.
• The CIA's operative's case adds to a growing body of evidence that  certain factions of the power elite, in particular the neoconservative  faction, desires an unnecessary war with Iran.

  • Nazis!
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• It's obvious from the  numerous examples of the politicization of intelligence that people in  high places want to start dropping bombs under the pretext of  preventing Iran from becoming a regional superpower.
• Why are the drums  of war beating louder and louder? The answer may lie with early 20th  century science fiction writer and a city in southern Iraq.

  • Intriguing
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• Al-Sadr: An Iranian Operative
• In his book The Shape of Things to Come, H.G. Wells  forecasted a global conference in the southern Iraqi city of Basra that  would lead to the birth of a world government (no pagination).

  • Even more intriguing
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• Wells  was not simply drawing from his imagination when he wrote about this  event. The writer had frequented elitist circles and belonged to at  least two elite combines, the Coefficients Club and the Fabian Society.
• Because Wells inhabited this milieu, he was privy to many of the plans  of the power elite. The Basra conference could very well be a real  future event that Wells chose to share in a fictional context. If that  is the case, then Basra could be considered the Bethlehem of the New  World Order.
• But all is not well in Bethlehem.
• The greatest obstacle to conducting the conference predicted by Wells  is the Iranian presence in southern Iraq in general and Basra in  particular.
• The most notorious agent of Iran in southern Iraq today is  Shi'a militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr. According to senior Bush  administration officials, al-Sadr fled to Iran prior to the  Iraqi-Coalition security crackdown known as Operation Imposing Law  ("U.S.: Radical cleric al-sadr in Iran," no pagination).
• In late summer  2007, al-Sadr's militia, the Madhi Army, besieged the U.K. forces in  Basra with a series of mortar and rocket attacks conducted from the Uti  Triangle, a flat zone combining open wasteland, marsh and clustered  buildings (Loyd, no pagination). With training and equipment from Iran,  militiamen had transformed Basra from a model for post invasion Iraq  into, in the words of the Times Online's Anthony Loyd,  "logistical nightmare where even the simplest operation can turn deadly  and soldiers frequently have to fight their way home" (no pagination).
• The Madhi Army and their allied militiamen gained complete control over  Basra on September 3 when the British soldier were withdrawn from Basra  Palace and moved back to the airport ("British Troops Complete  Withdrawal from Basra Base," no pagination).
• Basra was almost totally in the grip of Iran and its allied Shi'a  militias.
• During a conversation with an American contractor in Baghdad,  former CIA field officer Robert Baer was told that the Iranian  toman had replaced the Iraqi dinar as the currency in  Basra (no pagination). The contractor further stated that he had to pay  40 percent surcharge to Shi'a militias and Iraqi police who had aligned  themselves with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)  (no pagination).
• Charge of the Knights
• The battle to reclaim the New World Order's Bethlehem began on March  25, 2008 when Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki vowed to "re-impose  law" ("Iraq forces battle Basra militias," no pagination). On March 26,  the BBC reported that a fierce offensive employing up to 15,000 Iraqi  troops was being conducted against Shi'a militias in Basra, with the  focus being on strongholds of the Madhi Army (no pagination).
• Curiously, the operation was dubbed Saulat al-Fursan, or the Charge of  the Knights (no pagination).

  • Operation "Charge of the Knights"
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• Was this a reference to the Knights  Templar, the fierce Western military order that helped defeat Saladin's  army in A.D. 1177?
• It is interesting to note that Freemasonry, the  secretive organization that claims ancestral ties to the Knights  Templar, is credited with establishing much of the philosophical  foundation of the New World Order.

  • Knights Templar; Freemasons; NWO
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• Whatever the case may be, one thing  is clear: the militias' responded with an archetypal rage.
• Fighting spread to other cities in Iraq, including Baghdad's Sadr City  (no pagination). Intra-Shi'a violence even broke out with the Madhi  Army clashing with Shi'a rivals (no pagination). Fighting did not cease  until March 30, when al-Sadr ordered his followers to cease fighting  ("Iraq's Sadr orders armed followers off the streets," no pagination).
• The outcome of the offensive was indecisive, with no clear victor  rising from the conflict. However, lines had been drawn for the  conflict that will follow.
• Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq,  accused Iran of engaging in a proxy war with the Iranian Revolutionary  Guard Corp. directing Shi'a militia attacks against American and Iraqi  target (Cooper, no pagination).
• For Basra to be secured, Iran may have  to be invaded. Then, after further carnage and bloodshed, Wells'  prophecy will be fulfilled and the New World Order will have its  Bethlehem.

  • Invasion of Iran to secure Basra?
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• Provocation
• What would it take to get the hate  out right now with 7 percent unemployment and a military suffering from  severe combat fatigue?
• Imperial overstretch and economic meltdown is making war with Iran a  hard sell to the American people.
• For at least Cheney and his neocon allies, the  answer may be a false flag operation.

  • Dick Cheney willing to murder more Americans in order to get the wat he and the other criminal class members desire?
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• During a July 2008 Campus  Progress journalism conference, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist  Seymour Hersh revealed that during a meeting in Cheney's office, a plan  was considered that would call for dressing Navy Seals up as Iranians,  placing them on fake Iranian PT boats, and then having them get into a  shoot-out with American servicemen in the Strait of Hormuz ("To Provoke  War, Cheney Considered Proposal to Dress Up Navy Seals as Iranians and  Shoot at Them," no pagination).
• All of the available evidence  suggests that Iran has not been involved in terrorism since 1996. If  they really wanted a war, the Iranians would have fired missiles at Tel  Aviv a long time ago.
• If such a false flag operation were to ever be conducted, would the  American public actually fall for it?

  • Yes..the "American Idol" and Hollywood tabloid watching public would fall for it.
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• While it is true that Iran views itself as a  revived Persian Empire and has imperial aspirations, they would rather  not establish their hegemony through military means.
• All of these  factors must be taken into consideration by the American people if the  government comes asking for more blood.

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• The coming 1-world currency
• Some set 2010 as date for monetary union
• Posted: September 21, 2008
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• The following report is excerpted from Jerome Corsi's Red Alert,
• On Wednesday, finance chiefs of five of the six-member, oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council approved a proposal to create a monetary union as a move toward adopting a single currency, according to the AFP.
• The six Islamic states constituting the Gulf Cooperation Council are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Oman pulled out of the agreement last year.
• Five states in the compact have agreed to set 2010 as the target date for the creation of a monetary union and the adoption of common currency.
• The emergence of an Islamic single currency among these oil-rich Middle Eastern countries marks a significant step in the emerging worldwide movement to abandon national currencies in favor of regional currencies, along the model where the EU states have abandoned their national currencies in favor of the European Central Bank and the euro.
• In 2002, the finance ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council states sought out the assistance of the European Central Bank, as the model for their single currency, according to BBC reports.

• The council was created in 1981 to promote the development of the member countries.

   

  The monetary union will entail the creation of a central bank to issue the single currency.
• At the Wednesday meeting in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah, the finance and economy ministers reviewed the European Union's response to the council's view on eliminating obstacles that have blocked a long-stalled free trade agreement with the EU.
• Progress was also made on key convergence factors required to underpin the common currency, including setting the ratio of budget deficit and public debt to the gross domestic product, target interest rates and reserve requirements.
• Progress yet remains in reaching a consensus on inflation, the last remaining stumbling block to creating the common currency.
• International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who met with the Gulf Cooperation Council finance ministers in Jeddah, hailed the move by the Gulf states toward economic integration, though he continued to express doubts the single currency would be adopted within two years.

  • IMF involved..of course
• "Achieving monetary union by 2010 will be a major challenge, as much remains to be done to enable the creation of a single currency within two years," Straus-Kahn.
• "Overcoming the current inflationary pressures, developing a clear vision of the powers of the future common central bank, choosing an exchange regime of the common currency, and harmonizing financial regulations and structures will be critical in this process."
• One factor easing the transition toward a single currency is that the six Gulf Cooperation Council member states all currently peg their currencies to the U.S. dollar.

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• U.S. Radar in Israel: What's it For, Really? (Updated)
• By Noah Shachtman October 03, 2008 | 9:28:00 AM
• A few weeks back, the U.S. Army's European Command set up an early-warning radar system in Israel. It's ostensible purpose is to boost defenses against Iranian missiles.
• But Entropic Memes wonders whether there isn't something more to this radar than meets the eye.
• The AN/TPY-2 radar is one of the "key component[s]" in the "American Forward-Based Radar global missile-defense system," Entropic Memes notes.
• And it has a huge range -- about 2000 kilometers, by some estimates.
• Placed in Israel, the radar could watch over most of Iran. But it also covers a broad swath of the Middle East and the Caucasus, too.
• Plus, EM observes, "you can’t help but wonder why the system wasn’t installed in Iraq, or better yet Afghanistan." That "would ensure full coverage of Iran - and, in the case of Afghanistan, provide coverage of Pakistan as well."
• What's more, the system in Israel is quite similar to the radar that the U.S. wanted so badly to install in the Czech Republic earlier this year, as part of its larger missile defense shield.
• Could this be another attempt, to piece together that regional defense? Victoria Samson, with the Center for Defense Information, believes it might.
• "It was sold to the Israelis as something that could feed information into their system about incoming Iranian missiles," she writes. "But I would argue its primary purpose is to be part of the U.S. missile defense system in Europe."
• CIA veteran Allen Thomson is "not convinced," however. Israel Negev desert "is marginal as a site to provide coverage of Iranian launches to the north, particularly if you factor in earth curvature and the altitude missiles launched from Iran would have to get to to break the radar's horizon.
• The Caucasus or even eastern Turkey would be much better," he tells DANGER ROOM.
• Thomson adds, "That said, I agree that very careful (meaning quantitative) scrutiny should be given to this deployment to see if it makes sense in terms of its claimed purpose. Or in terms of other, unclaimed purposes."
• UPDATE: Be careful about those radar range estimates, former Air Force officer Brian Weeden counsels. They vary quite a bit.
• First, range is function of the power of the radar.  Modern phased arrays are made of a number of smaller transmit/receive elements, often times hundreds or thousands depending on the size of the radar face and the width of the radar beam (a function of the frequency).  The total power (and thus range) of the radar depends on how many of these elements you pack into the face.  There's a huge difference in capability between a fully populated array and one that's only 10% populated, and it looks like MDA isn't going to have nearly the money or manufacturing capacity to fully populate the elements either the Israel or Czech radar (10 to 25% populated is more likely).
• Second, effective tracking range of a radar is dependent on the Radar Cross Section (RCS) of the object it is trying to track (which is partly dependent on the frequency of the radar).  This makes sense - the more radar reflective an object is, the more energy it will reflect back to the receiver and thus less power is needed to track it.  So whenever someone gives you the "effective range" of a radar, you always need to ask "against what size target?"  And here once again MDA isn't really being completely honest.  The stated ranges for the Israel and Czech (and Sea Based X-band for that matter) are against 1 meter RCS targets.  Unfortunately, their primary target - nuclear warheads in flight - are much smaller than that in the frequency the are using, typically about 0.1 meter RCS.
• Bottom line? Read the fine print before believing any of these range estimates.

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• From Syrian fishing port to naval power base: Russia moves into the Mediterranean
• • Hugh Macleod in Beirut 
   
  •   The Guardian, 
   
  • Wednesday October 8 2008
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  The fishing boats of Tartous, Syria, may have to share the harbour with Russian warships. Photograph: Nicolas Randall/Alamy
• During balmy evenings in the sleepy Syrian port of Tartous locals promenade along the seafront or suck on hookahs discussing the two great pillars of their society: business and family.
• Politics, such as it is in the tightly controlled one-party state, rarely gets a mention, and certainly not in public.
• But few could fail to wonder about the foreign sailors dockside and the grey warship dominating a harbour that was once a trading hub of the Phoenician empire and is now the centre of a new projection of power, this time by Syria's old ally Russia.
• Tartous is being dredged and renovated to provide a permanent facility for the Russian navy, giving Moscow a key military foothold in the Mediterranean at a time when Russia's invasion of Georgia has led to fears of a new cold war.

  • Gog and Magog: on the move....Ezekiel 38 and 39 says they will move just once too often and that into a one on one encounter with Almighty God
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• The bolstering of military ties between Russia and Syria has also worried Israel, whose prime minister, Ehud Olmert, was in Moscow yesterday seeking to persuade the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, to stop Russian arms sales to Syria and Iran.
• Mr Olmert later said he had received assurances that Russia would not allow Israel's security to be threatened, but offered no indication he won any concrete promises on Russian arms sales.
• Igor Belyaev, Russia's charge d'affaires in Damascus, recently told reporters that his country would increase its presence in the Mediterranean and that "Russian vessels will be visiting Syria and other friendly ports more frequently".

  • Gog and Magog in the Mediterranean
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• That announcement followed a meeting between Medvedev and the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, at the Black sea port of Sochi in the immediate aftermath of Russia's victory over Georgian forces and its recognition of the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia - actions Assad supported.
• Now, with Ukraine threatening to expel Russia's Black sea fleet from its base in Sebastopol, the only route for the Russian navy into the Mediterranean, military cooperation between Moscow and Damascus appears to have taken on a new zeal.
• "Israel and the US supported Georgia against Russia, and Syria thus saw a chance to capitalise on Russian anger by advancing its long-standing relations with Moscow," said Taha Abdel Wahed, a Syrian expert on Russian affairs.
• "Syria has a very important geographical position for the Russians. Relations between Damascus and Moscow may not yet be strategic, but they are advancing rapidly."
• Tartous was once a re-supplying point for the Soviet navy at a time when Moscow sold Syria billions of dollars worth of arms.
• "Tartous is of great geopolitical significance considering that it is the only such Russian facility abroad," a former Russian navy deputy commander, Igor Kasatonov, said, following a meeting on September 12 in Moscow between the naval leaders from Russia and Syria.
• Syrian-Russian relations cooled after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But they have taken on a new dynamic since Assad succeeded his father in 2000.
• After a state visit to Russia in 2005, he persuaded Moscow to wipe three-quarters off a £7.6bn debt Syria owed, mainly from arms sales.
• Since then the two countries have been in talks about upgrading Syria's missile defences with Russia's advanced Strelets system, provoking condemnation from Israel, whose fighter jets in September 2007 flew unchallenged into north-east Syria to bomb a suspected nuclear site.
• Last month Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Moscow would consider selling Damascus new weapons that "have a defensive character and that do not in any way interfere with the strategic balance in the region".
• Though no defence pact has been signed between the two, as it has between Syria and Iran, observers suggest the very presence of Russian warships in Tartous would bolster Damascus's military standing in the region.
• "Israel would think twice about attacking Syria again with Russian ships stationed in Tartous," said Abdel Wahed, an analyst.
• A senior Israeli colonel has also accused Russia of passing intelligence about Israel to Syria and indirectly to Hizbullah.
• Describing electronic eavesdropping stations on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights believed to be operated by Russian technicians, Ram Dor, information security chief for the armed forces, told an Israeli newspaper: "My assessment is that their facilities cover most of the state of Israel's territory. The Syrians share the intelligence that they gather with Hizbullah, and the other way around."
• During the 2006 July war Hizbullah fighters used advanced Russian tank-buster missiles to cripple at least 40 of Israel's Merkava tanks, a key tipping point in a war that Israel later admitted it lost.
• The Russian embassy in Damascus could not be reached for comment.

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• ' Worst economic collapse ever'
• RussiaToday
     February 10, 2009
• Digg it so that more people can watch it!
  http://digg.com/world_news/Worst_econ... .
  
  In 2009 were going to see the worst economic collapse ever, the Greatest Depression, says Gerald Celente, U.S. trend forecaster. He believes its going to be very violent in the U.S., including there being a tax revolt.
• Text Comments (610)
• HaunebuDrei
• Wow, all that he predicts was predicted before by a German author. Iran will be invaded and after that Russia will invade western Europe.
  
  That will be the time when our German Friends will return. Which German Friends? View my channel!
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    t4705mb6
• This is an inane question for anyone who has been paying attention.
  The U.S. is being brought down by a controlled currency and "value" collapse through debt. This was attempted several times by zionist bankers in the past, the closest to succeding being the great depression of the 30s when the bankers attempted to bring fascism to the world by fanacially supporting Hitler, the Nazi parties in the U.S. & Canada & plotting to overthrow the U.S. constitutional government.
  It's working this time.
• ubuibiok
• There has been no movement to restore American Civil Rights and Abolishment of the Anti " Patriot Act" and come on, a Year to relocate Prisoners out of Cuba.....
  
  Gold, who will buy it from you when you need to eat ? And at what Price ?
• cowman1970
• My Pap was a Mason and was a member of the John Birch Society. He was really into the Council of Foreign Relations. Maybe he knew something that others don't see. He preached this stuff for year up until his death at the age of 89.
• cowman1970
• Go to Yahoo and type in 9/11 Fema Concentration camps.
• peopleasylum
• Obama the puppet has chosen absolute shit for his cabinet postings. He has already lost before he even started

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• Posted: 02/17/09
• U.S. To Help Rebuild City Of Babylon In Iraq
• By Joel C. Rosenberg
• Largely overlooked by the Western news media over the past few weeks was an enormously significant story.
• The government of Iraq is moving forward with plans to protect the archaeological remains of the ancient City of Babylon, in preparation for building a modern city of Babylon.
• The project, originally started by the late Saddam Hussein, is aimed eventually at attracting scores of "cultural tourists" from all over the world to see the glories of Mesopotamia's most famous city.
• What's more, the Obama Administration is contributing $700,000 towards "The Future of Babylon Project," through the State Department's budget.
• 
  "Officials hope Babylon can be revived and
• made ready for a rich future of tourism, with help from experts at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the U.S. embassy," reports the Reuters news agency.
• "'The Future of Babylon' project launched last month seeks to 'map the current conditions of Babylon and develop a master plan for its conservation, study and tourism,' the WMF says.
• 'We don't know how long it will take to reopen to tourists,' said Mariam Omran Musa, head of a government inspection team based at the site. 'It depends on funds.
• I hope that Babylon can be reborn in a better image.'"
• In my non-fiction book, Epicenter 2.0, I wrote about the Bible prophecies in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Revelation that indicate the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq will, in fact, be rebuilt in the "last days" of history and become the wealthiest and most powerful city on the face of the planet.

• I also cited my interview with Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Abdul Ameer Allawi who told me in 2006 at the peak of the insurgency,  

  "Cultural, religious, archaeological, and biblical tourism is a big opportunity for Iraq. I think rebuilding Babylon is a wonderful idea, as long as it is not done at the expense of the antiquities themselves."
• For many, I know the rebuilding of Babylon seemed like a far-fetched idea in the Bible. For many more, it seemed like a far-fetched idea in 2006, as well.
• But skeptics and cynics take note: now that the insurgency is dying down, the Shia-led government of Iraq is actually moving forward with this historic and prophetic project.
• They say Babylon will be "reborn." And they're right. It will be. Stay tuned.

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• War Games - SHTF Scenario #2 - Tax Revolts and Global Unrest
• OneWithTheTruth
     February 20, 2009
• In the United States, it is often used to refer to a series of anti-tax state initiative campaigns. The first significant wave of these campaigns was during the 1930s.
• The Great Depression introduced unprecedented tax burdens to Americans. While real estate values plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed, the cost of government remained high.
• As a result, taxes as a percentage of the national income nearly doubled from 11.6 percent in 1921 to 21.1 in 1932. Most of the increase took place at the local level and especially squeezed the resources of real estate taxpayers. Local tax delinquency rose steadily to a still standing record of 26.3% in 1933.
  
• Many Americans reacted to these conditions by forming taxpayers' leagues to call for lower taxes and cuts in government spending. By some estimates, there were three thousand of them by 1933. Taxpayers' leagues endorsed such measures as laws to limit and rollback taxes, lowered penalties on tax delinquents, and cuts in government spending. Partly as a result of their efforts, sixteen states and numerous localities adopted property tax limitations while three states instituted homestead exemptions.
• While taxpayers' leagues usually favored traditional legal and political strategies, a few were more direct. Probably the best known of these was the Association of Real Estate Taxpayers in Chicago. From 1930 to 1933, it led one of the largest tax strikes in American history. At its height, it had 30,000 paid members, a budget of $600,000, and a weekly radio show.
  
• By 1933, the taxpayers' leagues had entered a period of decline. Several factors undermined the conditions that had nurtured revolt. For example, economic conditions gradually improved, the federal government extended aid to homeowners, and local governments reduced reliance on real estate taxes. To some extent, the tax revolt also fell victim to an effective counterattack by municipal reformers, government officials, and the holders of municipal debt such as bondholders and bankers who formed so-called "Pay Your Taxes" campaigns throughout the country. These campaigns used a combination of door-to-door solicitation, threats of coercion, and inducements, such as installment payment plans, to collect back taxes.[1]
• An alternative theory describing the decline of the taxpayers' leagues is that laws limiting existing taxes and new tax revenues from the manufacture and sale of alcohol due to the repeal of prohibition eliminated the need for the taxpayers' leagues.[2]

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• Text of Obama's Cairo Speech

• THE WHITE HOUSE

    

  Office of the Press Secretary

    

  (Cairo, Egypt)
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   June 4, 2009

• REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

    

  ON A NEW BEGINNING

    

    

  Cairo University

    

  Cairo, Egypt

    

    

    

  1:10 P.M. (Local)
• I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions.
• PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Good afternoon.
• For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning; and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. And together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress.
• And I'm also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: Assalaamu alaykum. (Applause.)
• We meet at a time of great tension between the United States and Muslims around the world -- tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate.
• More recently, tension has been fed by colonialism that denied rights and opportunities to many Muslims, and a Cold War in which Muslim-majority countries were too often treated as proxies without regard to their own aspirations.
• Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam.
• Violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims.
• The attacks of September 11, 2001 and the continued efforts of these extremists to engage in violence against civilians has led some in my country to view Islam as inevitably hostile not only to America and Western countries, but also to human rights. All this has bred more fear and more mistrust.
• So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, those who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity.
• And this cycle of suspicion and discord must end.
• I've come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect,
• and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition.
• Instead, they overlap, and share common principles -- principles of justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.
• I know there's been a lot of publicity about this speech, but no single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have this afternoon all the complex questions that brought us to this point.
• But I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts and that too often are said only behind closed doors.
• There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground.
• As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." (Applause.)
• That is what I will try to do today -- to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart.
• I'm a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims.
• Now part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience.
• As a boy, I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and at the fall of dusk.
• As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith.
• As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam -- at places like Al-Azhar -- that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment.
• It was innovation in Muslim communities -- (applause) -- it was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed. Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. (Applause.)
• The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco. In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second President, John Adams, wrote, "The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims."
• I also know that Islam has always been a part of America's story.
• And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, they have served in our government, they have stood for civil rights, they have started businesses, they have taught at our universities, they've excelled in our sports arenas, they've won Nobel Prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic Torch.
• And when the first Muslim American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers -- Thomas Jefferson -- kept in his personal library. (Applause.)
• So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed.
• That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't.
• And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear. (Applause.)
• Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire.
• But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. (Applause.)
• The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. We were born out of revolution against an empire. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words -- within our borders, and around the world.
• We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum -- "Out of many, one."
• Now, much has been made of the fact that an African American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. (Applause.)
• But my personal story is not so unique. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores -- and that includes nearly 7 million American Muslims in our country today who, by the way, enjoy incomes and educational levels that are higher than the American average. (Applause.)
• That is why there is a mosque in every state in our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders.
• Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion.
• That's why the United States government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab and to punish those who would deny it. (Applause.)
• And I believe that America holds within her the truth that regardless of race, religion, or station in life, all of us share common aspirations -- to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God. These things we share.
• So let there be no doubt: Islam is a part of America.
• This is the hope of all humanity.
• Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people.
• These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all.
• For we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country, prosperity is hurt everywhere.
• When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk.
• When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.
• When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean.
• When innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience. (Applause.)
• That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century. That is the responsibility we have to one another as human beings.
• For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes -- and, yes, religions -- subjugating one another in pursuit of their own interests. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating.
• Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail.
• Our problems must be dealt with through partnership; our progress must be shared. (Applause.)
• Now, that does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: We must face these tensions squarely.
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• The first issue that we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms.
• In Ankara, I made clear that America is not -- and never will be -- at war with Islam. (Applause.)
• because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. And it is my first duty as President to protect the American people.
• Over seven years ago, the United States pursued al Qaeda and the Taliban with broad international support. We did not go by choice; we went because of necessity.
• The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America's goals, and our need to work together.
• I'm aware that there's still some who would question or even justify the events of 9/11.
• But let us be clear: Al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people on that day.
• Now, make no mistake: We do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We see no military -- we seek no military bases there.
• We would gladly bring every single one of our troops home if we could be confident that there were not violent extremists in Afghanistan and now Pakistan determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can. But that is not yet the case.
• And that's why we're partnering with a coalition of 46 countries. And despite the costs involved, America's commitment will not weaken.
• Indeed, none of us should tolerate these extremists. They have killed in many countries. They have killed people of different faiths --
• but more than any other, they have killed Muslims.
• Their actions are irreconcilable with the rights of human beings, the progress of nations, and with Islam.
• The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent is as -- it is as if he has killed all mankind. (Applause.)
• And the Holy Koran also says whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. (Applause.)
• The enduring faith of over a billion people is so much bigger than the narrow hatred of a few.
• Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism -- it is an important part of promoting peace.

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• Now, we also know that military power alone is not going to solve the problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan. That's why we plan to invest $1.5 billion each year over the next five years to partner with Pakistanis to build schools and hospitals, roads and businesses, and hundreds of millions to help those who've been displaced.
• That's why we are providing more than $2.8 billion to help Afghans develop their economy and deliver services that people depend on.
• Let me also address the issue of Iraq.
• Unlike Afghanistan, Iraq was a war of choice that provoked strong differences in my country and around the world.
• Although I believe that the Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, I also believe that events in Iraq have reminded America of the need to use diplomacy and build international consensus to resolve our problems whenever possible. (Applause.)
• And I have made it clear to the Iraqi people -- (applause) -- I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases, and no claim on their territory or resources. Iraq's sovereignty is its own.
• Today, America has a dual responsibility: to help Iraq forge a better future -- and to leave Iraq to Iraqis.
• And that's why I ordered the removal of our combat brigades by next August. That is why we will honor our agreement with Iraq's democratically elected government to remove combat troops from Iraqi cities by July, and to remove all of our troops from Iraq by 2012. (Applause.)
• We will help Iraq train its security forces and develop its economy. But we will support a secure and united Iraq as a partner, and never as a patron.
• And finally, just as America can never tolerate violence by extremists, we must never alter or forget our principles.
• Nine-eleven was an enormous trauma to our country. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our traditions and our ideals.
• We are taking concrete actions to change course.
• and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year. (Applause.)
• So America will defend itself, respectful of the sovereignty of nations and the rule of law. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened.
• The sooner the extremists are isolated and unwelcome in Muslim communities, the sooner we will all be safer.
• The second major source of tension that we need to discuss is the situation between Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab world.
• America's strong bonds with Israel are well known. This bond is unbreakable. It is based upon cultural and historical ties, and the recognition that the aspiration for a Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that cannot be denied.
• Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust.
• Six million Jews were killed -- more than the entire Jewish population of Israel today. Denying that fact is baseless, it is ignorant, and it is hateful. Threatening Israel with destruction -- or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews -- is deeply wrong, and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region deserve.
• On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people -- Muslims and Christians -- have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than 60 years they've endured the pain of dislocation.
• Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. They endure the daily humiliations -- large and small -- that come with occupation.
• So let there be no doubt: The situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. And America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own. (Applause.)
• For decades then, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive.
• But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. (Applause.)
• And that is why I intend to personally pursue this outcome with all the patience and dedication that the task requires. (Applause.)
• That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.
• For peace to come, it is time for them -- and all of us -- to live up to our responsibilities.
• Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and it does not succeed.
• For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation. But it was not violence that won full and equal rights. It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding.
• This same story can be told by people from South Africa to South Asia; from Eastern Europe to Indonesia. It's a story with a simple truth: that violence is a dead end. It is a sign neither of courage nor power to shoot rockets at sleeping children, or to blow up old women on a bus. That's not how moral authority is claimed; that's how it is surrendered.
• Hamas does have support among some Palestinians, but they also have to recognize they have responsibilities. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize Israel's right to exist.
• At the same time, Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's.
• The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. (Applause.)
• This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. It is time for these settlements to stop. (Applause.)
• And Israel must also live up to its obligation to ensure that Palestinians can live and work and develop their society. Just as it devastates Palestinian families, the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza does not serve Israel's security; neither does the continuing lack of opportunity in the West Bank.
• Progress in the daily lives of the Palestinian people must be a critical part of a road to peace, and Israel must take concrete steps to enable such progress.
• And finally, the Arab states must recognize that the Arab Peace Initiative was an important beginning, but not the end of their responsibilities. The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems.
• Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people develop the institutions that will sustain their state, to recognize Israel's legitimacy, and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past.
• America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and we will say in public what we say in private to Israelis and Palestinians and Arabs. (Applause.)
• We cannot impose peace. But privately, many Muslims recognize that Israel will not go away. Likewise, many Israelis recognize the need for a Palestinian state. It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true.
• All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear;
• when the Holy Land of the three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra -- (applause) --
• as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed, peace be upon them, joined in prayer. (Applause.)
• The third source of tension is our shared interest in the rights and responsibilities of nations on nuclear weapons.
• For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is in fact a tumultuous history between us. In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government.
• This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has played a role in acts of hostage-taking and violence against U.S. troops and civilians. This history is well known.
• Rather than remain trapped in the past, I've made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward. The question now is not what Iran is against, but rather what future it wants to build.
• There will be many issues to discuss between our two countries, and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect.
• But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point. This is not simply about America's interests. It's about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.
• No single nation should pick and choose which nation holds nuclear weapons.
• I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not.
• And that's why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. (Applause.)
• And any nation -- including Iran -- should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. That commitment is at the core of the treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it. And I'm hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal.
• The fourth issue that I will address is democracy. (Applause.)
• I know -- I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq.
• So let me be clear:

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• No system of government can or should be imposed by one nation by any other.
• That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people.
• Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election.
• But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. These are not just American ideas; they are human rights. And that is why we will support them everywhere. (Applause.)
• Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.
• America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard around the world, even if we disagree with them.
• And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments -- provided they govern with respect for all their people.
• This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they're out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others. (Applause.)
• You must maintain your power through consent, not coercion; you must respect the rights of minorities, and participate with a spirit of tolerance and compromise;
• you must place the interests of your people and the legitimate workings of the political process above your party.
• Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy.
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• PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) The fifth issue that we must address together is religious freedom.
• Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
• We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition.
• I saw it firsthand as a child in Indonesia, where devout Christians worshiped freely in an overwhelmingly Muslim country.
• That is the spirit we need today. People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind and the heart and the soul.
• This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it's being challenged in many different ways.
• Among some Muslims, there's a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of somebody else's faith.
• The richness of religious diversity must be upheld -- whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt. (Applause.)
• And if we are being honest, fault lines must be closed among Muslims, as well, as the divisions between Sunni and Shia have led to tragic violence, particularly in Iraq.
• We must always examine the ways in which we protect it.
• Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.
• For instance, in the United States, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation. That's why I'm committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat.

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• Likewise, it is important for Western countries to avoid impeding Muslim citizens from practicing religion as they see fit -- for instance, by dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear.
• We can't disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretence of liberalism.
• In fact, faith should bring us together. And that's why we're forging service projects in America to bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
• That's why we welcome efforts like Saudi Arabian King Abdullah's interfaith dialogue and Turkey's leadership in the Alliance of Civilizations.
• Around the world, we can turn dialogue into interfaith service, so bridges between peoples lead to action -- whether it is combating malaria in Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster.
• The sixth issue -- the sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights. (Applause.)
• I know –- I know -- and you can tell from this audience, that there is a healthy debate about this issue.
• I reject the view of some in the West that a woman who chooses to cover her hair is somehow less equal, but I do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality. (Applause.)
• And it is no coincidence that countries where women are well educated are far more likely to be prosperous.
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• Issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam. In Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, we've seen Muslim-majority countries elect a woman to lead.
• Meanwhile, the struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world.
• I am convinced that our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons. (Applause.)
• I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles.
• But it should be their choice. And that is why the United States will partner with any Muslim-majority country to support expanded literacy for girls, and to help young women pursue employment through micro-financing that helps people live their dreams. (Applause.)
• Finally, I want to discuss economic development and opportunity.
• I know that for many, the face of globalization is contradictory.
• The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence into the home.
• Trade can bring new wealth and opportunities, but also huge disruptions and change in communities.
• In all nations -- including America -- this change can bring fear. Fear that because of modernity we lose control over our economic choices, our politics, and most importantly our identities -- those things we most cherish about our communities, our families, our traditions, and our faith.
• There need not be contradictions between development and tradition.
• But I also know that human progress cannot be denied.
• Countries like Japan and South Korea grew their economies enormously while maintaining distinct cultures. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
• In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
• And this is important because no development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people are out of work.
• But all of us must recognize that education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century -- (applause) -- and in too many Muslim communities, there remains underinvestment in these areas.
• I'm emphasizing such investment within my own country. And while America in the past has focused on oil and gas when it comes to this part of the world, we now seek a broader engagement.
• On education, we will expand exchange programs, and increase scholarships, like the one that brought my father to America. (Applause.)
• At the same time, we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities.
• And we will match promising Muslim students with internships in America;
• invest in online learning for teachers and children around the world; and create a new online network, so a young person in Kansas can communicate instantly with a young person in Cairo.
• On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
• And I will host a Summit on Entrepreneurship this year to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations and social entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world.
• On science and technology, we will launch a new fund to support technological development in Muslim-majority countries,
• We'll open centers of scientific excellence in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia,
• and to help transfer ideas to the marketplace so they can create more jobs.
• and appoint new science envoys to collaborate on programs that develop new sources of energy, create green jobs, digitize records, clean water, grow new crops.
• Today I'm announcing a new global effort with the Organization of the Islamic Conference to eradicate polio.
• And we will also expand partnerships with Muslim communities to promote child and maternal health.
• All these things must be done in partnership. Americans are ready to join with citizens and governments; community organizations, religious leaders, and businesses in Muslim communities around the world to help our people pursue a better life.
• But we have a responsibility to join together on behalf of the world that we seek -- a world where extremists no longer threaten our people, and American troops have come home; a world where Israelis and Palestinians are each secure in a state of their own, and nuclear energy is used for peaceful purposes; a world where governments serve their citizens, and the rights of all God's children are respected. Those are mutual interests. That is the world we seek. But we can only achieve it together.
• I know there are many -- Muslim and non-Muslim -- who question whether we can forge this new beginning. Some are eager to stoke the flames of division, and to stand in the way of progress.
• Some suggest that it isn't worth the effort -- that we are fated to disagree, and civilizations are doomed to clash.
• There's so much fear, so much mistrust that has built up over the years.
• But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward.
• And I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith, in every country -- you, more than anyone, have the ability to reimagine the world, to remake this world.
• All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort -- a sustained effort -- to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.
• It's easier to blame others than to look inward.

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• It's easier to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share.
• But we should choose the right path,
• There's one rule that lies at the heart of every religion -- that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. (Applause.)
• This truth transcends nations and peoples --
• a belief that isn't new;
• It's a belief that pulsed in the cradle of civilization, and that still beats in the hearts of billions around the world. It's a faith in other people, and it's what brought me here today.
• that isn't Christian or Muslim or Jew.
• We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning,

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  The Holy Koran tells us: "O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another."
• The Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for the purpose of promoting peace."
• The Holy Bible tells us: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." (Applause.)
• The people of the world can live together in peace. We know that is God's vision. Now that must be our work here on Earth.
• Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you. Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.)
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• Former Canadian soldier speaks out against 'disgusting' child rape in Afghanistan
• By David Pugliese, Ottawa CitizenSeptember 21, 2009

   
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  Former Cpl. Travis Schouten claims he witnessed an Afghan boy being sexually assualted by Afghan security personnel at Canada's Forward Operating Base Wilson in Afghanistan in 2006.

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• Every day, Travis Schouten lives with the image of the rape of an Afghan boy at a Canadian Forces base.
• Witnessing two men, one armed with a knife, sodomize the child during an incident in late 2006 helped drive the 26-year-old to the brink of mental collapse.
• But the former corporal said the assault is just the tip of an iceberg and underneath lies the systemic sexual abuse of boys at the hands of Afghanistan’s police and army. It’s something he said the Canadian Forces has turned a blind eye to.
• “It’s disgusting,” said Schouten, now retired after eight years in the military. “We’re telling people that we’re trying to build a nation there and we let this happen?”
• “We allow rampant abuse of young boys at the hands of what is supposed to be their finest police officers and army officers, then what does that say?”
• Schouten’s allegations that Afghans were sexually abusing children at a Canadian base near Kandahar made headlines in 2008 but earlier this year, military investigators dismissed the claims as unfounded.
• He is, however, not alone in voicing his concerns. Defence Department records show military police were upset about such incidents but were told not to interfere.
• Army officers also met in 2007 to discuss the issue of Afghan security personnel “having anal sex with young boys” but their main concern was the media would somehow find out.
• Others in the military note they were told such practices were an age-old part of Afghan culture.

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• One soldier who e-mailed Canwest News Service stated he served at the same base at another time and troops had orders to stop any rapes.
• But he also noted they were told the practise of “Man Love Thursdays,” as it was called, involved consenting Afghans and no one was raped by older men. The children involved were given small gifts or money in return for sex, soldiers said.
• Schouten, however, questions whether a five- or six-year old child, or even an 11-year-old, can consent.
• “The Canadian Forces wants people to think it’s a cultural thing, that everyone is doing it, because it takes the onus of responsibility off them to stop it,” he said.
• The United Nations has also questioned arguments that sex with children is a cultural issue.
• In July 2008, a UN special representative spoke out against the Afghan practise. “What I found was nobody talks about it; everyone says, ‘Well, you know, it’s been there for 1,000 years, so why do we want to raise this now?’ ” said Radhika Coomaraswamy. “But somebody has to raise it and it has to be dealt with.”
• And not all Afghans are so accepting of what some claim is tradition. Afghan villagers this summer complained to British troops in Helmand province that Afghan police were abducting children to be used for sex.
• Last year also saw an extremely rare event; three Afghan police officers who gang-raped a 12-year-old boy and his father were sent to prison.
• Although reports in a Toronto newspaper noted that Schouten saw the aftermath of the attack on a young boy, he said that is not accurate. He actually entered the headquarters and witnessed two Afghan security personnel sodomizing the child. “I walked in and they were raping a kid,” he recalled. “The kid was bleeding. They guy with the camo fatigues had a knife in his hand.”
• He left the headquarters shaken. The Canadian unit already had been dealing with other problems with the Afghans and his immediate options were limited. “I wasn’t going to start doing something at the scene,” he said. “I’m in the middle of the ANP headquarters. What do I do? Start shooting Afghan police? I’d get myself shot.”
• Afterward, he was approached by an Afghan interpreter who worked with troops. The man had with him a couple of five-year-old boys who had also been allowed on the Canadian base. “He brought up the fact he likes to rape little boys,” Schouten said. “He’s telling me how he likes to use a knife on them.”
• Schouten said after the incident, his life fell apart. He began drinking heavily. After returning from Afghanistan, he was involved in a car accident which injured one of his passengers. He went absent without leave when he was supposed to be at a psychiatrist’s appointment.
• The army’s reaction was to try to dishonourably discharge him but Schouten successfully fought that. In August, he was honourably discharged on medical grounds.
• Schouten wasn’t surprised the military investigation concluded his allegations were unfounded and his chain of command had not been informed of any such incidents.
• Back in Canada, he told a lieutenant colonel and Defence Department officials of the incident, who in turn, informed others in the army’s leadership. However, since none of those people was in Schouten’s direct chain of command, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service could conclude nothing was reported, he explained.
• Other soldiers also were reluctant to come forward. “Guys have mortgages, they have kids," said Schouten. “If they go and get involved in this their careers will be stopped. Look what the army did to me.”
• Schouten isn’t expecting anything different from an army board of inquiry launched last year. Although soldiers know Afghan security forces are having sex with kids, the issue is too explosive to deal with, he added.
• Schouten said the rape and its aftermath shook his faith in the military. “In my mind, when I signed up, it was a brotherhood to me,” he explained. “I thought I was there for an established set of values and I loved that. I was wrong.”
• Schouten is now rebuilding his life and is going to university. “I’m putting myself back together,” he said.

• “But at the same time, I do feel people should be held accountable and people should know this is what is going on over there.”

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• American Police Force- Cabazon redux on Crow land?
• Dollar, Gog Magog war? Flu pandemic-confluence of world-shaking events for October / November possible?
• American Police Force -Hardin, Montana and Crow Tribal Lands
• October 7, 2009
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• Much has already been written and broadcast regarding the controversy of the American Police Force deal to take over the Hardin,  Montana Prison,
• its posing as the Hardin Police Force replete with Mercedes SUV's with decals saying Hardin Police Force,
• its planned massive expansion onto Crow Tribal Lands to create a Mercenary and Private Police Training Center,
• and the resultant controversies & wide public notoriety  causing the  Montana Attorney General to begin investigations of Capt. Michael Hilton and American Police Force dealings with the Two Rivers Authority.
• Steve Quayle, Alex Jones, the Billings Gazette, and the good and patriotic people of Montana have alerted and done yeoman's work to bring this potentially unconstitutional affair into the bright sunlight so that Americans can see a future where Foreign Mercenaries will no doubt be involved with policing and incarcerating them
• One can read the Department of Homeland Security Report on domestic Terror Groups and its brother report  from Missouri, the infamous MIAC Report which cited 2nd amendment advocates, Right to Life advocates, Constitutional Advocates, and even voters for Ron Paul and Chuck Baldwin as potential terrorists, to see just who might be placed behind the razor wire.
• Add in Swine Flu Vaccine refusers, President Obama's Top 25 Enemies List, and now journalists who refuse to burn their sources, as well as Bloggers.
• However, so much has been said that now the news cycle is beginning to see some spin attempts by PR flacks, local "boss hog" Politicians and elites,
• and even the Governor himself who assured Montanans that this was really about ....a card shark with many aliases, felony convictions, and potential fraudulent dealings with Hardin ........not any governmental conspiracy against the people.
• One could easily ask, "Where was the Governor, the Attorney General, the Montana Legislature, and the Montana Congressional delegation before Steve Quayle and Alex Jones sounded the alarm and the Billings Gazette took up the torch of good 1 rst amendment reporting and speech? "
• "Why didn't they follow these potentially fraudulent and unconstitutional proceedings and investigate them  prior to the huge public outcry and media exposure?
• Well, one can look perhaps to the May 19, 2008 visit to the Crow Agency near Hardin by a certain Barack Hussein Obama, then candidate for the Presidency of the UNited States and his participation in a purification ceremony where he faced east and was prayed over by Hartford Blackeagle, who along with his wife Mary adopted him as a member of the Crow Nation.
• Well, Kenya, Indonesia, Hawaii, or Crow Nation??? which one is really his birth place or his current place of citizenship or adopted home base.
• Without further digression, candidate Obama made certain promises on that day as Awe Kooda Bilaxpak Kuuxshish (One who helps people throughout the land) to honor long-ignored treaties and to revamp health care and education on reservations.
• Did he also take note of that new Private Prison and all of the acreage available for expansion? ....or did the Gitmo detainee transfer idea just come out of thin air?
• Did the benefits of a U.S. Constitution Free zone operating under Sovereign Tribal auspices and laws in the Crow Tribal Lands afford convenient ambiguity for continued "enhanced interrogation" of whatever alleged terrorists and insurgents might be housed there in the future?
• Could then Intelligence Agencies and the Military also find many other convenient uses for for such an installation where U.S. laws and the U.S. Constitution don't apply or hamper any nefarious activity that could be blanketed under National Security and operated as a Treaty provision outside of Congressional, Media, and LE scrutiny.
• A good place to send cut outs several layers deep that just might come in handy if any renditions, torture, bio-weapon development, alteration of purloined Top Secret computer software systems, perfection of experimental ordinance, training of contract or actual ultra black paramilitary teams for the killing fields of the future, genetic research not allowed in Conus, drug and weapon smuggling, and of course good ole money laundering services?
• Well, just activate your search engines for the Cabazon Indian reservation near Indio, California, "the Octopus", Michael Riconoscuito, PROMIS software/INSLAW CASE , murders of the Tribal Vice Chairman and two associates, FBI investigations squelched by NSA affiliated Colonel out of Ft. Meade, Maryland, ties to large Oil, Arms Brokers, Wackenhut, and the Death of free lance reporter Danny Casolero.
• Ludicrous you say. Hyperventilation you post?
• You may find dear readers and Mr. Attorney General the model of what has already been done on one Reservation,  may just have been delayed a bit on another, by the arrogant premature flash actions of the "throw-a-way level" of a clandestine MIL/INTEL operation exposed.
• Food for Investigation anyway don't ya think?
• While you are at it, there are some other investigative angles you might want to undertake especially since American Police Force now aka. American Private Police Force PR spokesperson Becky Shay refused to divulge the name of the parent Corporation that American Police Force was fronting for while in her press conference last week.
• She did say however that it had been founded in 1984. ..............(wonderful book reference for that year too.)
• Now, when consulting Wikipedia on a player in the Cabazon Reservation operations, Wackenhut Corrections Corp., one finds that this corrections segment of Wackenhut was founded in 1984 and is now part of "THE GEO GROUP. INC. " A MULTI-NATIONAL SUPPLIER OF GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCED SERVICES as their own Corporate literature states.
• IS THIS THE REAL PARENT CORPORATION OF APF aka APPF????
• If it is,  then perhaps a re-read of all material related to controversies, rescinded contracts, and abuse of prisoners/mental patients alleged against these Corporations.........from Texas to Pennsylvania to New Mexico to even New Castle, Indiana is in order.
• Also a re-read re. CABAZON and the alleged involvement there.
• Riconosciuto did do affidavits detailing much and there was considerable testimony in courts, although eventually kangaroo in nature, which details it well.
• Before you go there however, one might check out some more linkage of APF to EDWARD ANGELINO, allegedly a Kuwaiti born and now U.S. citizen, who allegedly holds a degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Engineering Management.
• The Billings Gazette cites Allied Defense Systems as being his company and that ANGELINO has no idea why web sites for APF are similar to his .
• They also cite Defense Products Solutions, Defense Logistics Services, World Wide Military Exchange as having links in public documents to said ANGELINO.
• Reference to smilier Modus Operandi involving aliases, and quite a number of court proceedings might just dovetail with those of Captain MICHAEL HILTON if one looked.
• Associated names might just be???? EDDIE ALI, F. ALI, JEMAD ALI, EMAD FAWZI ALI, EMAD FOWZI ALI, and perhaps MOHAMED ABDALLA???
• Huntington, Beach, Anaheim, Diamond Bar, Orange, Irvine, Palmdale, Lancaster, Lake Hughes, and Merced, California all might be associated with businesses or residences???
• He just might represent another level of cut out or perhaps not,  if you believe the probable spin where he is now being quoted as a source of opinion on the lack of fitness of APF for doing business.
• Another angle to check is the offer of APF to give ownership of the Mercedes SUV's to Hardin .
• The VIN numbers apparently show they are leased from "The House of Imports" in Anaheim, California and perhaps are not necessarily available for gifting to Hardin because of the lease.
• Not unrelated in looking at how a small town and a county that is severely strapped financially was targeted for such an operation.........is perhaps that of a larger town, Bessemer, Alabama, where their Jail is being shut down and the local information says that perhaps DHS might want to use it for a SORT Facility of all new cattle car occupants coming in on a newer spur rail line, that is also very near in proximity to a FEMA camp that is going to be built.
• Will it separate Men, Women, and Children into separate work areas of that big Camp???
• Will they be refusers of killer vaccines for swine flu, gun owners, Right to Life Christians, or just those who voted for Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin???
•  Or will they be homeschooling families who fell under CPS or DHS dragnets or those terroristic garage sale and yard sale organizers who accidentally sold an old toy that was recalled 10 years ago on some list and after being swat teamed couldn't pay the $15 million fine the new legislation calls for as penalty?
• Welcome to AMERIKA. It isn't just Hardin, Montana that is threatened here.
• What it represents is the potential for FOREIGN MERCENARIES TO BE USED AGAINST AMERICANS WITHOUT ANY JURISDICTION SAVE THE BARRELS OF THEIR WEAPONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MIL/INTEL BUSINESS AS USUAL ON BEHALF OF  THE ILLUMINATI BANKERS AND THEIR CORPORATE AND POLITICAL MINIONS.
• So, this in my opinion is not just about corruption by a "card shark" and some local big shots and politicians.
• THAT IS WRONG AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BY ANY TRUE AMERICAN WHO LOVES THE LORD AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
• DOLLAR DEMISE? POSSIBLE SEIZING UP OF FINANCIAL MARKETS AND BANKING COLLAPSE COMING BY END OF OCTOBER?
• On August 18, 2009 this writer gave a you a warning entitled "BANK HOLIDAY POSSIBLE FROM AUGUST 26TH THROUGH OCTOBER 2009 WILL BE NO PICNIC BUT AN ILLUMINATI FEAST OF FLESH AND MARROW" .
• IF YOU HEEDED THAT WARNING YOU ARE ALREADY IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE FINANCIALLY AND PERSONALLY WITH GOLD, SILVER, FOOD, WEAPONS, AMMO, AND ALTERNATIVE ANTI-VIRALS AND ANTI-BACTERIALS ALREADY STOCKED TO THE GILLS .
• IF YOU DID NOT, THEN YOU HAVE PERHAPS DAYS TO DO IT BEFORE THE HOUSE OF CARDS BEGINS TUMBLING DOWN.
• In that warning posted on <http://www.stevequayle.com/>www.stevequayle.com back in August details of predictions and warnings of Harry Schultz, Bob Chapman, and others were given.
• Leaked Sample Letters to account holders by a large U.S. banking institution that were brought to the Q-Files attention, showed that per Federal Reserve request they drafted them to be sent in the event a Bank Holiday happened .
• Severe restrictions on the amount of $$$ that could be withdrawn or accessed  from all of  your accounts were stated as no more than $500 per each 7 day period from one or any combination of your checking, savings, Debit Cards, or Credit Lines .
• Also the second Sample Letter stated that all Lock Boxes were to be sealed and access to contents disallowed by regulations imposed by Executive Order, the IRS, FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Bank until further notice.
• The culmination of events still point to the high probability of something huge happening by the end of this month regarding a Financial collapse of Banking and Markets.
• Last week Steve Quayle warned on air that he received information from a deep background source about a suspension of lending by Banks that could take place before the end of October and that resulting severe financial collapse of system could take place .
• Last week Robert Zoellick said " One of the the legacies of this crisis may be a recognition of changed economic power relations."
• The title of the Agence France-Presse article was " U.S. Economic Decline Forges New World Order".
• Mr. Zoellick, the World Bank President was talking just prior to the opening of the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund held in Istanbul, Turkey.
• He also warned that the Dollar's status will be challenged and shouldn't be taken for granted.
• The Independent Newspaper story dated October 6, 2009 entitled "Demise of the Dollar" by Robert Fisk says that "In a graphic illustration of the New World Order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia, and France to stop using the U.S. currency for oil trading. "
• This has been subsequently denied by some of the various nations' finance ministers and central bankers ............however this confirms information that Steve Quayle has received over the past months coming from high level  Precious Metals dealers in Asia .
• These denials of course were stated, as these nations would like some additional time to trade their Dollar holdings for Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Grain, and other real physical commodities such as farm land, timber land, mines, and factories in Europe before time runs out and they dump the Dollar completely and go to a basket of currencies and Gold utilizing a vehicle like SDR's .
• Even California valley farms ruined by the denial of irrigation water to save some obscure fish or other creature, have now huge interest in them by large Red Chinese buyers ...
• ....who may know that as soon as they buy them or invade and take them.....that there will be plenty of water flowing to these rich vegetable, fruit, and nut producing farms who have helped feed the world for years.
• If China is going long on physical Gold and any physical commodity and trading its Treasuries directly to get them ......shouldn't you be doing the same?
• The Independent article also indicates that potential for large vicious trade wars between the U.S. and China could be imminent, especially over oil in the Mideast and I would add Brazil and Venezuela.
• With U.S. debt in an upright spike in Governmental, Corporate, and personal segments and still nearly a $QUADRILLION in toxic derivatives still floating out of sight and unsaleable because of inability to evaluate their true worth the implications for America and then the world with exception of Asia are truly ominous .
• War just might come to town real soon.
• Recall Sadam Hussein also rejected the Dollar for oil trades ......for a while anyway. This time however Mideast War could become the Gog Magog War very quickly.
• While there is still some small modicum of time left......get your assets out of stocks, bonds, and Bank accounts and put them into Precious Metals, Food, Water Purification systems, alternative energy systems, and into any commodity in the physical form asap. Just as the Chinese are doing.
• The WEB BOTS of Half Past Human gave a dire Heads Up that October 25th, 2009 could be dominated by a lock down of the Planetary Financial/ Banking system and that a complete death of the Dollar will follow within 10 days after that.
• They also have recently predicted that by February 2010,  5 out of 8 will be unemployed in the U.S. and that 50% of all small businesses will be bankrupt as well which will propel a revolution inside the U.S. to get really nasty by at least July 4th 2010.
• Mideast War Probabilities Increasing Quickly- Israel vs. Iran may create Gog Magog War.
• The prospect for rapid escalation of an Israeli plan to take out Iranian Nuclear facilities has indeed just been ramped up.
• In the UK Sunday Times October 4, 2009 a story broke that Binyamin Netanyahu the Prime Minister of Israel had delivered a list of Russian Scientists that were working in the Iranian Nuclear Warhead development program to Valdimir Putin and Medvdev when he made his mysterious trip to Moscow last month.
• For this to leak,  shows that the Israelis and Netanyahu in particular are getting very serious about going to war with Iran in an attempt at a lightning quick strike at some very hard deep underground Iranian targets involved in the production of nuclear material of weapons grade and nuclear warhead development.
• A second leak to the New York Times of a previously clandestine section of an IAEA report detailing much greater capability by Iran to produce nuclear warheads has up turned the previous U.S. Intel estimates and caused a huge Diplomatic hubub.
• This leak also shows just how grave the situation over there is becoming.
• In spite of all the Diplo Tap dancing at the UN and in other venues, the Israeli Government has become increasingly serious regarding the Iranian nuclear threat and has become highly suspicious of President Obama's committment to them as an ally.
• Zbigniew Brzezinski's advice to Obama that the U.S. should deny Israel use of Iraqi airspace even if that meant shooting down Israeli planes was no confidence builder for the Israelis.
• In spite of all those who don't understand the real import of the Advisory role of Brzezinski to the Lucie Tut of the World, one can be assured that Israel understands the implications.
• Even with Operation Juniper Cobra beginning soon with U.S. military and Israeli joint exercises to test capabaility of the combined Missile defense systems .........Patriot PAC 3, Israeli Arrow system, Aegis systems on ships, and the THAAD system together in an integrated Missile shield, the Israelis suspect they will be betrayed by Obama and may have to go it alone against Iran.
• However, as Steve Quayle and this ole Hawk have been telling you on air and in warnings since 2006 .........there seems to be a
    Russian Bear trap waiting for the Israelis in Iran.
• If there wasn't, Iran would not be tugging so hard on the Israeli beard and threatening them continually.
• Steve Quayle reported that in 1997 that the Iranians exploded a nuclear device .
• That article was taken down abruptly from the web but he did capture and preserve a copy.
• I have continually described that Iran has 110 Super Sunburn missiles and over 100 Exocets ready to threaten any Carrier group or flotilla that comes into the Persian Gulf and that they already had several nuclear warheads obtained from the black market and others sitting under control of the Russian advisors present in Iran for them.
• Q-files continually warned the Pentagon to get the U.S. carrier groups out of the Persian Gulf as they were sitting ducks to not only the multiple Super Sunburns and Exocets  that would overwhelm the then Aegis system but that Russian Skvaal Torpedoes from Russian, and Iranian Subs and Fast Boats could penetrate Carrier Group defenses and sink them within minutes right smack in the channel of the Straits of Hormuz and thus foul the channel and preclude the flow of 40 % of the world's oil through the Straits and onto delivery to the U.S., Europe, and Asia thus causing massive shortfalls of supply and prices per barrel probably north of $250 per barrel if you could even find any to buy.
• All these threats and even more exist now in 2009 ..
• .....uncertainty of whether the Russian S-300 antimissle system has already been deployed inside Iran, major improvements of warhead design and testing of also the Shahab 3-B with capability to hit Israel, U.S. forces in Iraq, Qattar, Kuwait, the Indian ocean, and even southern  European Targets have been seen very recently.
• The Russians who also have a defense treaty with Iran have indicated that they would launch even upon CONUS if the U.S. assists Israel and in all liklihood possibly if the U.S., doesn't.
• The Russians do have submarines off Conus coasts and are using the sub pens again in Cuba and also under La Orchilla Isla off the Venezuelan coast.
• Our defenses can stop alot of missiles ......but they can't stop them all. That is a direct quote made to Steve Quayle by a multi star General several years ago.
• Launch times of 5 minutes and under to targets inside Conus are realistic.
• New systems have come on line like the lasers and THAAD but still Russian snap shots could find their mark and destroy cities and military targets.
• When Israel does attack Iran they will do so with a combined arsenal of nuclear bunker busters, conventional bunker busters, and missiles from from the IAF jets, and also from their newly retro-fitted German made submarines that have been modified to fire nuclear missiles.
• It will not just be on nuclear bunker targets........but also other  military and likley civillian targets as well if from nothing but collateral damage as Iran hides the facilities within many of their largest metro areas.
• Israel's wild card super confidence may stem from their alleged aquisition of possibly 2 U.S. previously MAJIC controlled TR3-B space craft .
• However, information sent to the Q-Files in 2007 annonymously indicated that the Russians may have devised a way to track the previously invisible TR3-B's and may have some laser surprises ready for them inside Iran.
• No matter what, this conflict when it begins has the potential for a complete World War III scenario to unflold, a Gog Magog War where all Arab neighbors, Russia and others ....yea perhaps if Bzreszinski has his way,  even the U.S., are arrayed against Israel and only God himself can save her.
• Huge Biblical scale scenarios affecting the whole world and its population are in the offing very soon. Prayers should be nearly continuous for all those love Jesus.
• FLU PANDEMIC -VACCINES ARE ALREADY BEING GIVEN AND THREATS TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS, MILITARY, AND OTHERS OF DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR ANY WHO REFUSE ARE ALREADY TAKING PLACE.
• Since May of 2009 the Q-Files crew has been warning and reporting on the coming Flu Pandemic, the killer vaccines, the warnings from several sources that the Illuminati luciferians will play their END GAME of planetary depopulation and that a likley release of a hemorraghic type flu or other combined virus will take place within CONUS and around the world.
• Steve Quayle recently was warned that in fact the H1n1 virus (itself a man-made combination swine, human, and bird flus) had been recombined with the H5n1 Flu  and released in some middle eastern country.
• The source was one who cleans up Hot Zones says that the expected kill ratio for this Flu will be between 60% and 70%.
• We may not see that until winter begins ....but every source and every indication is that we will see it.
• The vaccines and nose sprays are already making many in Naval trials and other trials very sick and even is causing a rising number of deaths. The shedding of live virus from these vaccines and nose sprays wil no doubt begin a rapid spread.
• Add in the high probable collapse of Banking system, Markets, and the Dollar with all the instant poverty that will bring in America and around the world, the  subsequent collapse of food distribution systems coupled with drought or flooding conditions in many prime growing regions, and the liklihood of thermo nuclear exchanges resulting from the Mideast War a borning as we speak
• Just from the Flu pandemic alone we can be deep into Martial Law within weeks.
• and it is easy to extrapolate massive revolutiuonary actions by people now considered enemies of the luciferian controlled state and outbreak of civil war in America and many other nations.
• You see why I began this discussing APF in Hardin, Montana ........it is directly related to all of the threat matrix presented here and represents just what luciferian illuminati scum have planned for us all.
• Mathew 24, Revelations, Daniel and other scriptures including Ezekiel 38 and 39 should now be our guides. It is now on our doorsteps in some cases, and in others is lurking like a thief in the night. Pray that it does not take place in winter. Though, it looks like it realy does begin this month.
• Once more I plead with you to repent of your sins and to seek the Lord Jesus.
   
    THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS. MAY HE PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES FROM ALL EVIL.
   
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• Last update - 03:21 09/10/2009         
• 'U.S. furious over Israeli incitement against Obama'
• By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent
• The U.S. administration is furious over Israeli incitement against President Barack Obama, Democratic congressmen close to Obama told an Israeli source who returned from a visit to Washington this week.

  • Careful..If Obama tells his "Daddy", "all Hell" is liable to break loose.
• The congressmen even hinted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been personally involved.
• The source, who met in Washington with administration officials and members of Congress, told Haaretz he was stunned by the level of anger there over attempts to portray Obama to the American public as an enemy of Israel because of his efforts to restart peace talks and freeze settlement construction.
• "There are people here who are playing with fire by damaging our relationship with the U.S.," the source said.

  • Sounds like a threat...
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• Last month's summit in New York between Obama, Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also reduced Washington's expectations of a speedy resumption of final-status talks between Israel and the PA.
• While U.S. envoy George Mitchell will meet Netanyahu again Friday, the meeting is not expected to resolve the crisis in Israeli-Palestinian relations.
• Meanwhile, King Abdullah of Jordan warned Washington recently that Israel's settlement policy in East Jerusalem is undermining the stability of Israeli-Jordanian relations.
• He also ordered the Jordanian embassy in Israel to submit an official protest to the Foreign Ministry over a plan to build a new Jewish neighborhood on lands belonging to the East Jerusalem village of Walaja.
• Finally, he warned against opening the Mughrabi Gate leading to the Temple Mount after the Jewish holidays end next week, and against using planned renovations to change the status quo on the site.
• A senior official in Amman told Haaretz this week that the clashes between Israel and the Palestinians in Jerusalem are causing unrest throughout Jordan and encouraging extremists.
• During Israel's operation in Gaza this January, he said, there were no fewer than 600 anti-Israel demonstrations in Jordan - several times the number registered in the West Bank during those same weeks.
• Abdullah himself sought to use his his exclusive interview with Haaretz to rouse Israeli public opinion from its apathy about the freeze in the peace process and the government's support for rightist groups that seek to deepen Jewish control over Jerusalem's Old City and its environs.
• Amman is concerned that Abbas' growing weakness, along with the lack of progress despite Mitchell's many visits to the region, will increase pressure on the Arab League to suspend the peace initiative it adopted in March 2002.

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• Turkey Tightens Syrian-Iranian Axis after Snubbing Israel
• by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
• (IsraelNN.com) The threat of the anti-Israel axis north of the border worsened Wednesday with the announcement that Turkey, which has close ties with Iran, conducted joint military drills with Syria after snubbing Israel.

  • And just as prophesied..Read Ezekiel 38 and 39 for the coalition under Gog-Magog that moves against Israel..
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• The maneuvers were held last week, revealed Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, who made the announcement on the Qatar-based Arabic-language Al Jazeera news network.
• "One week ago, Syria and Turkey carried out maneuvers near Ankara," Moallem announced. "This is important because it refutes reports of poor relations between the military and political institutes in Turkey over its strategic relations with Syria."
• The Syrian-Turkish military exercises were apparently being held at the same time that Turkey was informing Jerusalem that it would ban the IAF from participating in the joint Anatolian Eagle exercise, a move that was not made public by Israel until Sunday.
• The war games, scheduled to be held together with Turkey, the U.S. and Italy, reportedly were to include mock bombing raids in air space near the borders of Iran, Iraq and Syria.
• Israeli planes are believed to have passed through Turkish air space two years ago during the attack on a Syrian nuclear facility under construction.
• Two decades of close ties between Ankara and Jerusalem appear to be coming to an end, the Asia Times reported Wednesday.
• It explained that demands from the Arab world and from hard-line Muslims in Turkey have influenced the government to distance itself from Israel, which has supplied Ankara with hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of equipment for refurbishing tanks and airplanes.
• "This is a seriously worrying development," former Israeli Air Force Commander Eitan Ben-Eliyahu told an interviewer on Israeli television.
• "Turkey is critically essential in the training of our air force over wide spaces, particularly given Turkey's strategic location adjacent to both Iran and Syria."
• Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Tzachi HaNegbi (Kadima) stated that the cancellation of the joint military exercise is a "troubling" development.
• Turkish officials tried to calm harsh Israeli reactions to the surprise cancellation, but Israeli officials charged that the government of Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan is trying to punish Israel for the three-week Operation Cast Lead counterterrorist war against Gaza that concluded in mid-January.
• Prime Minister Erdogan also has been in the forefront of criticizing the United Nations decision last month not to discuss the Goldstone Report that accused Israel of war crimes in the Gaza operation. The U.N. now is considering reversing its position.
• End of an Era?
• The change in the friendship between Turkey and Israel, which one senior Israeli official admitted may “have simply ended,” leaves Israel without any friendly nation close to the northern border.
• The Asia Times noted that the cancellation of the aerial exercise may have severe implications on the effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
• A Turkish-Syrian treaty signed Tuesday included plans to strengthen military ties and to end visa requirements for each country. Ten Turkish ministers flew to Syria for the high-level meeting with Syrian counterparts.
• Syria also praised Turkey for pulling out of the military exercise with Israel and urged other Muslim countries, mainly Jordan and Egypt, to cut diplomatic ties with Israel.
• Jordan this week threatened to withdraw its ambassador to Israel if Israeli police enter the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount.
• Turkey also played a critical role as intermediary in indirect talks between Syria and Israel during the term of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
• Turkey Tries to Calm Crisis
• Ankara nevertheless may be trying to calm the current crisis with Israel.
• Zamanonline, a Turkish news web site, reported Wednesday that the failure of Israel to deliver UAVs to help Turkey fight terror was the reason behind the cancellation of the aerial exercise with Israel.
• It quoted an anonymous senior air force official as saying that politics is not involved with the current crisis with Israel. The official reportedly said that Israel is not making good on a four-year-old $180 million contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems for 10 Heron UAVs.
• “Turkey needs those vehicles in its fight against terror. What led to the recent crisis between Turkey and Israel was the delay in the delivery,” he said.
• “As Israeli authorities failed to satisfactorily convince Turkey that they would be able to achieve the planned date for delivery of the Herons, the Air Forces Command informed the General Staff of the situation,” he told the web site.
• “The General Staff asked Israeli authorities one last time about the delivery of the Herons. Israeli authorities refused to give an exact date and said they planned to deliver the vehicles by the end of 2009, whereupon the General Staff decided to cancel the international part of the exercises.”
• Israeli engineers explained they ran into problems because of the weight of Turkish-made electro-optical payloads, which require a stronger engine for the Heron UAV. Two of the Herons have been delivered, but Turkey claims they are not satisfactory.
• Relations between Turkey and Israel deteriorated after the three-week Operation Cast Lead counterterrorist campaign ended, with Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan storming out two weeks later during a panel discussion with President Shimon Peres about the war with Hamas.

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• Troop use After Ala. Shootings Illegal
• October 20, 2009

  Associated Press
• SAMSON, Ala. -- An Army investigation found that Soldiers should not have been sent to man traffic stops in a small Alabama town after 11 people were killed in March during a shooting spree.
• An Army report released to The Associated Press on Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request said the decision to dispatch military police to Samson from nearby Fort Rucker broke the law. But an Army spokesman said no charges have been filed following the Aug. 10 report.
• "As a result of the findings of the report, the Army took administrative action against at least one person," Lt. Col. Christopher Garver said.
• The action was less than a transfer or discharge but Garver would not elaborate.
• The report from the Department of Army Inspector General found the use of military personnel in Samson violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits federal troops from performing law enforcement actions.
• The names of those involved were redacted from the report.
• The officer who made the decision to send the Soldiers thought he had the authority based on his experience with responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Andrew, the report said.

  • Jumped the damn gun, didn't you, Sparky? Not time yet..cool your heels.
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• According to the report, the officer's "intent was to be a good Army neighbor and help local civilian authorities facing a difficult, unique tragedy affecting the local community. There were no apparent adverse collateral effects to the support provided."

  • Suuurrree..That's all it was..
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• The Army has said 22 military police and an officer were sent after Michael McLendon, 28, shot nine people to death in Samson and killed a 10th in neighboring Coffee County. The March 10 spree ended when McLendon killed himself.
• The Soldiers arrived in the hours after the shootings, which stretched the town's tiny police force and county officers to the limit with several different crime scenes.
• The report said troops were dispatched after the Geneva County Sheriff's Office and Samson Police requested assistance from Fort Rucker to relieve law enforcement at traffic check points around the crime scene area.
• The mission in Samson lasted about five hours. The military also guarded bodies at a makeshift morgue.
• ©   Copyright 2009 Associated Press.  All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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• On brink of religious war?
• Fanatic wave sweeping through region, both in Arab states and in Israel
• Dan Caspi  

  Published:

  12.15.09
• The torching of the mosque  in Yasuf, displays of insubordination  by soldiers from hesder yeshivas, the rabbis’ revolt against the construction freeze policy,  and Justice Minister Ne’eman’s endorsement  of Torah law in Israel  combine to create a worrying picture:
• Israel is radicalizing, and with a more religious IDF is confidently heading towards a regional religious war.
• 
  

  Prof. Dan Caspi
• It was also no coincidence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  saw fit to allay tensions around Temple Mount a few weeks ago.
• The words he uttered during the government session were meant for Israel’s Arab citizens, yet their true target must be wider – Arabs, Palestinians, and Jews alike.
• Those terrified by the Iranian nuclear threat can relax. The State of Israel faces a greater threat in respect to the conflict vis-à-vis Palestinians and Arab states escalating into an all-out religious war.
• The Middle East’s soil is drenched with the blood of the faithful who arrived here via long Crusades in order to save the Holy Land from infidels.
• After all, no monotheistic religion can bear the faithful of another religion. When faith is burning in one’s bones, logic and common sense grow silent.
• This was the case in the past, and apparently this is happening right before our eyes at this time.
• For dozens of years, the conflict vis-à-vis Arab states, and particularly with the Palestinians, was managed in the pragmatic theater, mostly around the notion of partitioning the land. Religious values and birthrights supported other considerations.
• While there was always a religious and fanatic minority, leaders always knew how to isolate it rather than be led by it. Each side realized that turning this historical conflict into a religious one is destructive and would lead to explosion.
• The centrifuges at the mosques and synagogues could fan the flames of religion and lead to disaster.
• Ongoing leadership crisis
• Yet it appears that the delicate status quo in managing this complex conflict has been distorted in recent years.
• A global wave of religious fundamentalism is sweeping through our region too; and not only in Islamic states, but rather, in Israel as well.
• Under the new circumstances, religious values are shifting to the center of the political spectrum and a fanatical religious minority is able to sweep the entire camp.
• A growing wave of “Messiah Now” has crossed the Green Line and is now threatening to sweep the entire Jewish public.
• So why is it happening?
• First, religion had always provided a comprehensive response to the complexity of life and also to conflict with rivals.
• Secondly, the secular public and its leaders sank into the luxury of economic abundance, a sort of hedonistic escapism, while failing to come up with a convincing alternative for managing and resolving the conflict.
• Finally, the limited ability to manage the conflict in a pragmatic and tolerable manner has to do with the ongoing crisis in our political leadership.
• Upon the departure of our founding fathers, the political arena became the default choice for mediocre people who failed to find their place in other systems.
• Most prominent in this respect are the military leaders who shifted to politics, only to have their intellectual shallowness fully exposed.
• In order to be accepted into and survive in the political arena, these former army chiefs and senior officers adopted, for lack of other choice, traditional thinking patterns including religious values adhered to by the fanatic minority.
• What’s more simplistic and convenient than enlisting public support via zealous and overly passionate rhetoric?
• This is the essence of the leadership crisis and the difference between a leader and a politician:
• A leader is capable of shaping the public’s views and leading it to new and unconventional paths, while a politician is led by the public and remains a captive of its urges.
• The wretched conflict in our region has always been positioned on top of a powder keg about to blow up at any moment.
• The nuclear fuse is indeed new, yet the question was and remains as follows: How do we keep it, along with the religious fuse, away from reckless hands?
• The real leadership test requires resourcefulness in order to restrain religious aspirations on both sides, isolate the fanatical and active minority, and shift the management of the conflict vis-à-vis the Arab world back to a pragmatic and rational approach.
• Professor Dan Caspi, Ben-Gurion University’s Department of Communication Studies

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• Iraqi Troops Mass Along Iran Border
• US Envoy Declares Iraq 'Not Going to Be Pushed Around by Iran'
• by Jason Ditz,   December 19, 2009
• Tensions are rising at the Eastern Maysan oil field, which straddles the border between Iran and Iraq, and Iraqi forces have massed at a “staging area” just outside the field, awaiting orders.
• The situation started yesterday when Iraq’s Deputy Foreign Minister claimed 11 Iranian soldiers had “invaded” the nation and occupied one of the abandoned oil wells.
• US officials say they approve of Iraq’s escalation of the as yet unclear situation,
• and Ambassador Chris Hill declared that it “speaks to the overall view here that they are not going to be pushed around by Iran.”
• Iran said reports of its invasion were misleading, adding that the field’s ownership is “disputed and now it is neglected by both sides.”
• They added that the well in question lies “exactly on the border between Iraq and Iran.”

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