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The Prophet Zimmy
Blood On the Tracks Album ~ Complete
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,
and his name is the Word of God.
~ Revelation 19:13
and his name is the Word of God.
~ Revelation 19:13
Floatin' Powa News Service: Der Bulgar vs Der Vulgar
'Obama' Think-Tank: Israel Should Cede Jerusalem SovereigntyYeah? Is that right. Well how 'bout Obama should cede his left nut's sovereignty to the First Secular Church of the Uni-Testicular Glow Ballistic Collective. No? Don't wanna? Not gonna? Us either, ya long legged Mac Daddy MFer.
A think tank which is arguably the most influential in Washington is proposing an “interim” neutral administration to govern Jerusalem instead of Israel.Special Briefing by Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities
Two special!
QUESTION: Yes, Samir Nader with Radio Sawa. Congratulations on your position. Will you be responsible in charge of contacts with the Organization of Islamic States, or will – or is the Secretary going to appoint a new representative to replace Ambassador Sada Cumber?US: Bringing Syria in from the cold
MS. PANDITH: The OIC is under the International Organizations Bureau of the State Department, and I think you’d have to ask that question to Esther Brimmer, the assistant secretary. I don’t know the answer to your question.
QUESTION: But you are not – it’s not part of your responsibilities?
MS. PANDITH: No, no.
They like it.
THE OBAMA administration’s decision to send a US ambassador to Syria after an absence of four years rectifies an obvious vacancy. But the potential value of this gesture goes well beyond a circumscribed revival of US-Syrian diplomatic relations.Iran, Syria hold economic cooperation meeting
Saeideikia accentuated the establishment of an Iran-Syria joint bank which could prepare the grounds for the enhancement of annual trade between the two countries which is currently at $350 million.Iranian commander demands EU apology before any talks
Iran’s top military commander on Wednesday accused the European Union of “interfering” in Tehran’s affairs, and demanded an apology before any more talks on Iran’s nuclear program.Iran's Supreme Leader slams ”idiotic” comments by EU, US officials
Underlining the recent remarks made by US and EU officials on Iran internal affairs, Khamenei said: "These Officials made such idiotic comments on Iran as if they solved all of their problems and only Iran is their remaining issue, while they are unaware that wherever they put their political feet, that place becomes unclean for Iranian nation."EU considers pulling ambassadors from Iran
Iranian police: Neda's death 'prearranged scenarioThe Zionists did it. With the Jewdoo. From a Yeshiva in Brooklyn.
Iranian police arrests over 1000 during unrest
Six Protesters Hung in Iran
NYS Divests $86m From Companies Tied to Iran, Sudan
Mighty white of them. What took yez?
One of the largest institutional investors in the US, the New York State pension fund, says it's pulling $86 million out of companies doing business in Iran and SudanEADS (FRANCE) reportedly wins $2.8 bln Saudi border deal
European aerospace and defense giant EADS has won a deal for a roughly 2 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) border security contract with Saudi ArabiaBulgaria: “Alliance of civilizations” and the youth
SNIP
Known as the Saudi Border Guard Development program, the contract will see EADS install radars and checkpoints along 8,000 kilometers of Saudi borders. Other companies in competition included French rival Thales, U.S. group Raytheon and Britain's BAE Systems
At the Second conference of the “Alliance of civilizations” in the spring in Istanbul Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov said that Bulgaria is a country with a proven model for ethnic and religious tolerance. According to him the Balkans, up till recently known as a “powder-magazine” of Europe, are slowly changing their image.
Ha'arretz: A Friendly Tip From Abu Mazen:"Since Obama replaced George W. Bush it has become much more important what the gentiles do than what the Jews say."
Why don't you ask your officers and U.S. General Keith Dayton what they say about our performance against Hamas in the West Bank? Ask Ehud Barak what he is doing to advance your commitment to remove the outposts and to freeze settlements. Even Ariel Sharon did not dare include this bluff about "natural growth" in the list of reservations he had about the road map.Abbas: Hamas hoarding weapons in plot to assassinate PA officials
Finally, allow me to give you a friendly tip: During my recent visit to the White House, I discovered that something substantive has changed in Washington: Since Obama replaced George W. Bush it has become much more important what the gentiles do than what the Jews say.
Sincerely,
Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)
News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Overview :Chevron backs out of Iraq's oil auction
- Quiet in the western Negev continued this past week, and no rockets or mortar shells were fired into Israel .
- June 25 marked the third anniversary of the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that the news items regarding Gilad Shalit were incorrect and might even be harmful. He said that “the less we talk and the more we focus on action, the better.” Hamas statements indicated decreased expectations regarding progress in the contacts for his release.
- Fatah and Hamas reported progress in the reconciliation talks being held in Cairo , leading up to the Egyptian target date of July 7. The Palestinian and Arab media reported that both sides had promised to release detainees although new mutual detentions were carried out in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip
Iraq – oil contracts
IRAQ: SOVEREIGNTY DAY
Today, Iraq celebrates a day which the Maliki government labeled, "sovereignty day". From the confines of the walled and heavily fortified "green zone", the Iraqi government has declared this day an official holiday. Outside the walled government, the Iraqi people rejoice and celebrate what many say is "Independence Day". Yes, independence day from the American invasion which has lasted 6 years and has caused at least 1, 320,110 Iraqi deaths. But, is the celebration a blessing for the Iraqis or a curse? What does it mean for the United States?S&T experts urge OIC nations to acquire emerging technologies
ISLAMIC SCIENCE on the rise!
Science and Technology (S&T) experts from the member states of the Organisation of Islamic States (OIC) have strongly recommended acquiring new and emerging technologies for rapid development in the region.The experts observed this during a conference on Science and Technology held recently at Demuscus, Syrian Arab Republic as a parallel to the 36th Conference of the OIC Foreign Ministers.OIC to build Islamic complex in Afghanistan after health centers
SNIP
The conference noted with concern that the indicators related to the share of OIC member states in high technology exports amounts to only 1.5 percent of the world’s high-tech exports. These products are mainly produced by only three member states including Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey.
OIC said that "the cost of the establishment of the center will reach US$ 1.5 million", financed by some Member States and by donors from the Islamic world.Plan For International Islamic Investment And Economic Centre At PKFZ
Raja Mohamad said he had been working, promoting and exploring the viability of the centre project, which he first mooted in 1991.In the footsteps of the mufti
He said that previously he had also considered the possibility of acquiring Menara Marinara here and converting it into an Islamic World Trade Centre.
"Understand, there are people who don't want us here because they believe we are living in, and occupying, an 'Arab' city, and are 'obstacles to peace.' These same people are convinced that we will sooner or later be expelled from Hebron and other communities in Judea and Samaria.
However, it's not easy to decree expulsion. Such actions are quite harsh, and not easy to implement. Therefore it is necessary to prepare the public at large psychologically for such a possibility. "The best way to do so is to vilify the future victims of expulsion, creating an atmosphere whereby it seems that 'they deserve what they get.' In other words, an attempt is being made to delegitimize us, depicting us as 'enemies of peace,' and as such, 'opponents of the state.' That being accomplished, it is much easier to throw us out of our homes, no questions asked, no holds barred.
COMMUNIST PARTY USA SEZ:Change is Here, Change is Coming
Change you can bereave in, tovarich!
Let me begin with a simple observation: If the last 30 years were an era of reaction, then the coming decade could turn into an era of reform, even radical reform. Six months into the Obama presidency, I would say without hesitation that the landscape, atmosphere, conversation, and agenda have strikingly changed compared to the previous eight years.US suspends military relations with Honduras
The Obama administration said Wednesday it has suspended joint military operations with Honduras to protest a coup that forced President Manuel Zelaya into exile. The U.S. withheld stronger action in hopes of negotiating a peaceful return of the country's elected leader.Obama extends trade terms for EcuadorThe Organization of American States, meeting in Washington, gave Honduran coup leaders three days to restore Zelaya to power — under threat of suspending Honduras's OAS membership. Afterward, several officials said the administration is still reviewing the possibility of cutting off U.S. aid.
Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said, "We continue to monitor the situation and will respond accordingly as events transpire."
The Obama administration late Tuesday extended favorable trade terms to Ecuador despite a plea from Chevron. Ecuador will continue to receive duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act, according to a release from the U.S. Trade Representatives Office. Chevron is fighting a class action environmental lawsuit in Ecuador.The President of Ecuador:
....a self-described "humanist and Christian of the left"
Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (born 6 April 1963)[1] is the President of the Republic of Ecuador and a self-described "humanist and Christian of the left". An economist educated in the United States, he briefly served as Finance Minister in 2005; he was elected President in late 2006 and took office in January 2007. In December 2008, he repudiated Ecuador's national debt as illegitimate because it was contracted by military regimes, and pledged to fight creditors in international courts.[2]House Passes $550.4 Billion Defense Bill
The comprehensive defense policy bill authorizes $550.4 billion in budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the national security programs of the Department of Energy. Additionally, the legislation authorizes $130 billion in funding to support operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Global War on Terrorism for Fiscal Year 2010.Federal Tech Czar Unveils Tool to Follow Tax Dollars
Today at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, Federal tech czar Vivek Kundra unveiled the new IT Dashboard at USAspending.gov, which shows you exactly where all those sawbucks are flowing, in dollar amounts that could make you dizzy.US states face budget meltdowns
Job Losses Rise in June; Unemployment Reaches 9.5%
STFU! Fundamentally Sound!
Ukrainians Lop Off Lenin's Nose To spite his face.
That's why I don't feel particularly sad that the Lenin standing on a central Kyiv street has literally lost his face. And left arm.Calling All Informants!
Two weeks ago RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service featured a video on our website about the statues, busts, and reliefs of Lenin that continue to live their lonely and forgotten lives in the courtyards of Kyiv's factories, production plants, and institutions.
Is the Russian Academy of Sciences soliciting informants to expose sinister plots within its ranks to falsify Russian history? This letter to senior staff of the Historical-Philological Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences -- which was obtained by RFE/RL's Russian Service -- seems to suggest they are.'Abuses widespread' in N Caucasus
Human rights abuses in the North Caucasus are disproving Moscow's claims the troubled region is returning to normal, Amnesty International says.In an assessment covering four of the region's autonomous republics, Amnesty reports serious violations including unlawful killings and disappearances.Russian corruption reporter dies from head injury
A local corruption reporter in Russia died of head injuries on Monday in what police said Tuesday was a drunken fall. Colleagues, on the other hand, are sure it was a revenge attack for muckraking journalism.Why Russia's latest Grand Inquisitor remains so popularVyacheslav Yaroshenko, 63, the editor of a Rostov-on-Don newspaper whose name translates as Corruption and Crime died Monday of a severe head injury sustained April 30.
Police say Yaroshenko was drunk and hit his head on the stairs, but colleagues claim Yaroshenko was attacked.
Experts Hope US-Russia Summit Will Bring Change To US Foreign PolicyAs Barack Obama packs his suitcase for his trip to Russia next week, he should bring along a copy of "The Brothers Karamazov." For the modern Russia of Vladimir Putin is still struggling with the same political riddles that Fyodor Dostoyevsky described 130 years ago. Human beings would happily trade their freedom for food and security, Dostoyevsky wrote in the novel's famous chapter, "The Grand Inquisitor." In place of this anarchic freedom, the Inquisitor offered the people "miracle, mystery and authority. And mankind rejoiced that they were once more led like sheep, and that at last such a terrible gift, which had brought them so much suffering, had been taken from their hearts."
There's a palpable sense in Moscow that Putin has brought "miracle, mystery and authority" to a Russia that was severely traumatized by the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. The country is certainly less free than it was under Boris Yeltsin, but Putin is immensely popular - and nobody wants to return to the crazy, freewheeling time of transition.
Change we can breave in. Welcome to Oymeristan, Komrades!
Hopes rise for nuclear breakthrough on Obama Moscow visit
SHOOT MAH HOPIUM, MFers!
Poland seeks deal to boost Russian gas supply
NoooOOOooo Poland, NoooOOOOoo!
Poland hopes to sign an agreement with Russia's Gazprom by the end of August to increase gas supplies by 2-3 billion cubic metres (bcm) from 2010, a PGNiG official said on Wednesday.The Gazprom-Hungarian Gas Scam
That one's definitely a staccato hora
Gazprom Nigeria venture, Nigaz, stirs racism debate
Wassup my Nigaz?
~ Vlad
Russian energy giant Gazprom has inadvertently walked into an online racism debate with the announcement of its new joint venture in Nigeria -- Nigaz.
“Freedom House” calls state of democracy in Uzbekistan “frightening”Uzbekistan received 7 points, which mean lowest level, in five of seven categories in the report."Executive power continues to hold the country under total control and while current regime remains the same, there is no basis to believe that this situation will be reformed. That is why rating on national democratic governing of Uzbekistan received 7 points," "Ozodlik" cited.Uzbek human trafficking scheme hits home
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan fear Taliban
TURKMENISTAN: MEDVEDEV TO VISIT ASHGABAT IN SEPTEMBER
Turkmenistan center of new gas war?
Dudes must be reading here....
Ongoing disputes between Turkmenistan and Russian gas giant Gazprom point to the growing struggle over Caspian resources, an analysis suggests.Russian, Turkmen leaders to meet amid gas row
Developing Competition Over Turkmenistan And Belarus
Kazakhstan: BTA Bank Debt Talks May Slow as Goldman Sachs Quits
Iranians walk when Peres speaks at Kazakh Koom Bah Humbug Ho Down
Iranian delegates walked out of an interfaith conference in Kazakhstan yesterday when President Shimon Peres got up to speak.President of Kazakhstan suggests creating Council of Religious Leaders
The Iranian delegation was headed by Mehdi Mostafavi, a senior advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He returned to the room only after Peres had finished speaking.
That the speech would not pass smoothly had been clear from the moment the Iranians learned that Peres was to be the guest of honor at the conference: They promptly threatened not to participate at all. Not only is Peres not a religious leader, they charged, "he is a man of violence."
GOD save us from Kazakh councils of religious leaders...
Kazakhstan: State-ordered blogging
rOOse, a blogger on the YVision.kz blog platform in Kazakhstan, has posted [ru] a letter from the government to the principals of schools and colleges across the country containing recommendations to upload videos to the KazTube.Kz video portal, which was created in February 2009 at the expense of the state budget. In particular, the principals are urged to post videos about “significant events taking place in their institutions on a regular basis.”Kazakhstan joins with China to construct power plant in Tajikistan
Kazakhstan expands China oil pipeline link
CNPC (China) Quickens up Expansion in Financial SectorBRIC ambition to form a new world order
THERE IT IS AGAIN! STFU, none of this is happening, you crazy ass spleen!
GOD OF STOCKS Chooses China as the WinnerCHINA, along with other emerging economies, is trying to shape a new world order -- or, at least, a new financial world order.
Last month, it joined three other major emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia and India -- in a summit meeting in Yekaterinburg, Russia. This brought together the world's two most populous countries -- China and India -- plus Russia, the world's biggest country in terms of territory, and Brazil, the largest country in Latin America.
These four countries, which account for more than a quarter of the world's land area and more than 40 per cent of the Earth's population, were first put together and labelled BRIC by Goldman Sachs in 2001. It argued that these four were all developing rapidly and, by 2050, they could eclipse the combined economies of the current richest countries of the world.
Interestingly, Goldman Sach's BRIC concept caught on and the four countries began to hold meetings at foreign minister level before moving on to their first summit on June 16. At the end of the meeting, they made clear that such summits will be held every year, with the next one to be held in Brazil.
Warren Buffett is no mere Oracle in China; he is the “GOD OF STOCKS” (usually translated this way, in uppercase). Buffett is probably the most popular American in China other than President Barack Obama. The Chinese don’t give a hoot about Obama’s politics; his appeal is his power, through which he, like Buffett, can make you rich. Faith in Obama’s ability to create wealth on a personal level is so strong that one Chinese author has even capitalized on it in a book: “Get Rich With Barack Obama’s Change We Can Believe In Principle.”Bank of NY Mellon eyes Russia, India, China buys
The Bank of New York Mellon, the world's largest custodian of financial assets, aims to expand in Russia, India and China, potentially through new acquisitions, a top executive at the bank said.Report: North Korea test fires four missilesRussia has already become the world's biggest net issuer of foreign-traded shares through the bank this year, while issuance in the developed world continues to stagnate or shrink.
"It's just going to be the BRICs that are growing," Senior Executive Vice President Karen Peetz told Reuters in an interview. "We are already large enough in Brazil, but not as large as we need to be in the other BRICs," she said.
Banking on AllahIslamic banking is becoming increasingly accepted as a viable and fair alternative to the current "Western capitalist" banking system. European governments, including the UK's, are embracing Islamic banking.Bank Woes Deepening in Europe
Gordon Brown recently declared that it was his desire to make Britain the Islamic finance capital of Europe.
A number of leading UK banks now offer sharia-compliant financial services and the Treasury is considering the implementation of the sukok, or sharia-compliant, bond. Such moves fail to recognise Islamic banking for what it is — a modern Islamist construct, designed as another wedge between Western Muslims and their societies.
Britain's highest-earning rail line to be nationalisedFew people outside Belgium have ever heard of KBC Bank. But the travails of this lender, based in Brussels, highlight the broader challenges Europe is facing by not having more fully confronted the deteriorating health of its financial institutions.
Since October, KBC Bank has had to seek government relief three times. In all, it has received $41.5 billion in financing and guarantees to recover from disastrous mortgage bets that its financial engineers and traders made when times were good. For a bank with a balance sheet of just $425 billion, it is an astounding sum, exceeding the bailout of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
KBC is not alone. Souring loans and festering portfolios of securitized mortgages still plague a number of national banks.
UK: Government statement on east coast mainline nationalisation
US interest rates seen hinging on Fed's exit strategy
They have an exit strategy? Coulda fooled me.
Dollar's Yearlong Party Fizzles
The dollar's yearlong rally came to an end in the second quarter, as markets stabilized and investors moved dollars into commodities and emerging markets. There also was more fretting about the long-term prospects for the greenback.Goldman and Rolling Stone Writer Go to War
The dollar likely will continue to weaken as long as the world economy avoids falling back into the black hole from which it began to emerge in March. Investors who poured into dollars as a haven bet when the financial crisis struck last year unwound those positions and moved dollar bills from mattresses to stocks and commodities, especially oil.
“The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity.”Goldman Sachs CEO's best advice
Well, guess what. Those people who are subordinate to you—they’re talkin’ about you now. So whatever you did, however you behave—it may be over in your mind. But it’s not over in theirs. They’re still talking about you, saying, ‘He or she is unpleasant or thoughtless.’Gold Man Sacks and the Case of the Mistaken Twits
Grassroots organizations ACORN and MomsRising.org are using Twitter as weapon to get Goldman Sachs to sign onto President Barack Obama’s new Making Home Affordable (MHA) Program. Except they got the wrong Goldman.Norway signs $675 mln loan deal with Iceland
'Smart Grid' - Buzz Of The Electric Power IndustrySOOOooOOOOo Shmaaaat!
POWER POINTS: Cost Concerns Loom Over US Nuclear Revival
Warrantless searches: MySpace, Yahoo and ATTExpanding the nation's use of nuclear power is seen by many as a key component of any strategy to fight climate change, and utilities are lining up to provide it. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received applications from 14 companies to build and operate new nuclear power plants. Energy Secretary
Steven Chu last week told utility executives that nuclear power, along with renewable energy and conservation, will be an important way to meet growing U.S. energy demand while cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.The companies behind these projects, including
Southern Co. (SO) and Duke Energy (DUK), are upbeat on their prospects, noting guaranteed long-term returns on investment and increasing acceptance of a need to replace coal-fired power plants and their emissions. History sounds a cautionary note, however. Nuclear-power plants under development in
Europe have come under fire for exceeding previously estimated costs, a fate that led developers to abandon several nuclear-power projects during the last U.S. nuclear build-out that ended in the early 1990s.
More examples of how "unusual & exigent circumstances" warrants to access private user information are being issued by CORPORATIONS not JUDGES:
We contacted MySpace claiming “exigent circumstances” for subscriber info and log in information for both MySpace using the users at they both had photos of the child victim on there pages with references to her being their child. MySpace responded to our request within 20 minutes and 45 minutes later we had the IP log-in info. Which came back with at least 15 different IP’s over the last 30 days, all belonging to ATT.In this case we have a pedophile as the perp and we all naturally say GOOD, go get the guy. But the point I am making here is that they can get permission to find you the same way. From a corporation, not a court of law. Now that's some exigent shit IMO.
Raytheon Pushes for More NCADE Funding
Raytheon wins $29m NASA contract
Eye Opener: GOP to Bachmann: End Census Boycott
Repeat after me: You do not have two parties.
Federal agents hunt for guns, one house at a time
Success on the front lines of a government blitz on gunrunners supplying Mexican drug cartels with Houston weaponry hinges on logging heavy miles and knocking on countless doors. Dozens of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — sent here from around the country — are needed to follow what ATF acting director Kenneth Melson described as a “massive number of investigative leads.”
GOP accuses administration of keeping ineffective intel center openFEMA administrator meets with NYC Mayor BloombergRepublicans on the House Intelligence Committee are charging the Obama administration with playing a political shell game to continue funding for a controversial project in the district of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
GOP lawmakers say the administration quietly decided this year to shift oversight and funding authority for the National Drug Intelligence Center away from the Intelligence Committee and place it under the purview of the House Judiciary Committee.
Homeland Security: Report Released Regarding Infrastructure Protection
The National Association of Chiefs of Police obtained this June 26, 2009 report on the day it was released to the US Congress. The following are highlights from that extensive report.....DHS will expand data collection on employees, contractors
The Personal Identity Verification Management System is being updated to support implementation of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 that covers physical and logical access to federal facilities. Public comment will be taken until July 27.US Homeland Security Chief Visits Spain
“Domestic Terrorists” Gear Up For July 4th Tea Parties
The majority of Americans—including the Obama constituency of Blacks, Hispanics, gays, feminists, and liberal pundits, et al.—are now having Buyer’s Remorse! The only people not cringing at every news cycle and weeping with regret are the radicals in Congress and the union organizers who hope to ride the Obama gravy train into the Socialist “paradise” they’ve been yearning for-- and planning—over the past several decades.WTF is an Information Dominance Center?
And no, AI does not work there!
Australia: Marquardt functioned as the government lead for technical activities involving the Information Dominance Center (IDC), a worldwide organization with responsibilities including counter terrorism, counter intelligence, counter narcotics and computer network operations. “The opportunity to bring my vast experience in the information technology field and apply it to the data fusion services PFI provides – combined with the opportunity to help guide the strategic decisions of the company – is exciting to me,” said Marquardt. “PFI feels like home."Information Dominance Center
2001: Rep. Curt Weldon (R) later claims that about two weeks after 9/11, he is given a chart by friends of his from the Army’s Information Dominance Center, in cooperation with special ops. The chart indicates various al-Qaeda cells that were identified by a military intelligence unit called Able Danger.What is IDC Futures?
- A partnership between Government and Industry to provide highly skilled contracted support to help the Information Dominance Center meet its goals and objectives
- A competitively awarded contract with aggressive small business goals and objectives in place for the next five years
- Access to innovation paired with the discipline to deliver against operational mission needs
Frank Lombard Case: Pedophilia in the Homosexual WorldIt’s slowly starting to make the news, now. To be sure, the “mainstream” media is doing as little as possible to cover this heinous crime, but the new media is starting to make it know despite their efforts to promote their “objective bias.”Obama Won't Fight Transgender LawsuitI’m talking about Frank Lombard, Associate director of Duke University’s Center for Health Policy, and his despicable molestation of a 5-year old boy he adopted.
According to RPV Network, Lombard
was recently arrested by the FBI and charged with offering up his adopted 5-year-old African American son for sex to an undercover cop. Lombard admitted to molesting his own adopted son to the undercover officer in an online chat room under the user name “Perv Dad for Fun”. He invited the under cover officer to travel to North Carolina to rape his already-molested adopted son. Lombard faces 20 years in prison if convicted but is not eligible for the death penalty.
This is a video (see below) from a local newscast at WRAL; in case it doesn’t embed well, you can go here to watch the report. The video report says Lombard told undercover cops that he specifically adopted a black child because they are “easier to adopt” than white children. He also said that the abuse was easier to perpetrate when the child was too young to talk or know what was happening, and he had drugged the child with benadryl during the molestation. Lombard lived in the house with another homosexual, but waited until the partner was gone to perpetrate the abuse.
What a disgusting excuse for a human being. It doesn’t matter who did this to the child; it was extremely wrong. But as I alluded to before, perhaps because Lombard was a homosexual, the “mainstream” media seems to be keeping this outrageous crime very low-key…as they have done in the past when homosexuals have committed terrible crimes against children and other adults.
Research also indicates that the rate of molestation at the hands of homosexuals is higher than among heterosexuals.
The Obama administration has allowed the deadline to appeal a transgender ruling to pass, signaling it will not fight the lawsuit, the AP reported. Tuesday was the last day the Department of Justice could file an appeal in the half-million dollar judgment for Diane Schroer, a transgender woman who sued the Library of Congress after it rescinded a job offer.New chair for US Commission for International Religious Freedom
Glowballer Deluxe.
Mr Leo was appointed to USCIRF by President George W Bush in 2007. As a commissioner, he has travelled to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Nigeria, Sudan, and Vietnam to assess religious freedom violations in those countries.Membership announced for new unity, faith and order commission
Mr Leo holds degrees from Cornell University and Cornell Law School. His experience with public diplomacy includes having served on delegations to the UN Commission on Human Rights, UNESCO, OSCE, WIPO, and the World Health Organization.
Mr Leo is a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a Catholic knighthood founded in 1050 that today emphasizes medical charity to the ill and disabled. He also serves on a number of charitable and public policy boards, including Ave Maria School of Law and the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.
More commietose Glowballin' whores of Laodicean Churchianity do the blabla
INDIA: Nationalisation of educational institutions
Don't think it can't happen here. It already has in all but name only. And do not forget the Obmanable Bushman loooooves him some Ghandi.
Ancient mosaic comes out of hiding in IsraelIsraeli archaeologists unveiled one of the largest and best preserved mosaics ever found in the country Wednesday, for only the second time since it was discovered more than a decade ago.The 600-square-foot (56 square meter), 1,700-year-old Roman floor mosaic was found in 1996 during an archaeological dig in the town of Lod near Tel Aviv. It drew 10,000 visitors in the one weekend it was on display then, according to the Israeli Antiquities Authority, the government agency responsible for its restoration.
Stolen antiquity returned to Israel
The antiquity was returned after the authority received an e-mail from a clergyman in New York State saying that a member of his congregation confessed to stealing it from the site while an archeology student on an organized trip to Israel. "For the past 12 years since then, rather than remind me of the prayer for Jerusalem, I am reminded of the mistake I made when I removed the stone from its proper place in Israel. I am asking for your forgiveness," said a letter that accompanied the antiquity.
New Class of Black Holes Discovered
Astrophysicists identified what appears to be the first-ever medium-sized black hole, with a mass at least 500 times that of our Sun. Researchers from the Centre d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements in France detected the middling hole in a galaxy about 290 million light-years from Earth.Agriculture and Food in Crisis
“Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?,” asks the title of an article by Lester Brown in Scientific American (May 2009). Just a few years ago, such a question would have seemed almost laughable. Few will be surprised by it today.Salt of the earth
Even Jesus advised his disciples to consume it: "Salt is good. Therefore, have salt in yourselves, and live at peace with one another" (Mark 9:50).Swine flu vaccine made in Europe
The Mighty CHA-CHIIIIIING commands you to panic.
Rare Declaration of Independence copy found
Uranium could be mined on the moon
Toldja.
VIDEO: USGS 'Nightshot' continues to capture volcano's lava activity
Strong earthquake rattles holiday island of Crete
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Floatin' Powa News Service: The Gypsy Part of Town
American Muslims make up less than 1% of the Los Angeles Police Department's officers. But in an effort to improve its relationship with local Muslims, the department has just hired its first Muslim chaplain, writes Duke Helfand.Iranian FM Mottaki's address to the Foreign Ambassadors to Tehran
Today, almost all intellectuals, youngsters and countries and especially those in the Middle East blame Britain for planting the nefarious seed of Zionism in the Palestinian lands.Mahmoud Ahmadi-nejad hails election as victory for the Iranian people
Iraq receives four bids for Zubair oilfield
Bidders:
Group 1) BP & China's CNPC;
Group 2) India's ONGC, Gazprom & Turkish Petroleum Corp
Group 3) Italy's ENI, China's Sinopec, Occidental & Korean Gas
Group 4) Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell & Malaysia's Petronas
BP, Chinese oil firm win Iraq deals
Iraq delays decision on Rumaila oilfield
Iraq oil officials still not happy with TV auction
“The criticism against allowing IOCs to invest in Iraq has not been met by the transparency initiative, as it has centred on the government's right to shut parliament out of the oil and gas policies and contracts,” ” Ciszuk said.2007: THE IRAQI OIL LAW
“In the absence of a national oil law, Iraq is still using the pre-2003-war oil law, under which the parliament had to ratify all oil contracts, something the cabinet says it now has sufficient authority to do itself, as the new post-war constitution in any case is incompatible with the old oil law,” he added.
Guaranteed ChaCHING!
The Iraq oil law, also referred to as the Iraq hydrocarbon law, is a proposed piece of legislation submitted to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in May 2007. The Iraqi government has yet to reach an agreement on the law.
In June 2008, the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced plans to go ahead with small one or two year no-bid contracts to Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — once partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company — along with Chevron and smaller firms to service Iraq’s largest fields.
These plans were canceled in September because negotiations had stalled for so long that the work could not be completed within the time frame, according to Iraqi oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani. Several United States senators had also criticized the deal, arguing it was hindering efforts to pass the hydrocarbon law.
Turkey and the EU and UN
Anders Rasmussen was Prime Minister of Denmark when a private Danish newspaper published cartoons of Muhammad. The Prime Minister defended the rights of a free press. In any case, it was beyond his power to censor.
Nevertheless, when most NATO members supported Mr. Rasmussen’s nomination to head NATO, Turkey objected. It acceded only when given: an EU concession in negotiations on Turkey’s membership application, the appointment of two Turks to senior NATO posts, and an apology by Rasmussen. This was a step away from freedom of the press, because the government accepted a penalty imposed by Turkey. [Muslims often defame non-believers but bridle at non-believer criticism of themselves, whether the criticism be valid or not.]
THE OIC SEZ:
Participants of the 21st Executive Committee meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States condemned foreign countries interference in Iran’s domestic affairs in the final statement of the meeting.
While congratulating Iran on its 10th presidential election, the participants condemned certain countries interventionist approach towards Iran interior affairs and called for Iranians to stand behind their government and to support it.
The statement also expressed concern over pressures imposed on Iran for its nuclear program and emphasized every country’s right to achieve peaceful nuclear technology and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
It then asserted Israel must be prosecuted for crimes in Gaza Strip and the coastal area blockade must be ended. The participants also condemned Israel move to expand settlements in Quds.
UN coordinator says settlement freeze can lead to normalizationNORMALIZATION! A Soviet word meaning NO POTATO FOR YOU.
In the history of Czechoslovakia, normalization is a name commonly given to the period 1969 to about 1987. It was characterized by initial restoration of the conditions prevailing before the reform period led by Alexander Dubček (1963/1967 - 1968) and subsequent preservation of this new status quo. Normalization is sometimes used in a narrower sense to refer only to the period 1969 to 1971. The official ideology of normalization is sometimes called Husakism after the Czechoslovak leader Gustáv Husák.Israeli minister, US envoy in 'constructive' talks
Mitchell and Barak refused to answer any questions as the meeting began around 1205 GMT at the Hotel Intercontinental in Manhattan -- except when Barak was asked if he was optimistic about the talks because he was smiling.Fatah, Hamas to miss unity deadline set by Cairo
"It means a smile doesn't cost too much," Barak shot back as the meeting kicked off with a photo call for news photographers. "We are naturally positive, every day."
Hamas: Fatah agreed to committee on political detainees
Egyptian president holds talks with Saudi king
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Saudi King Abdullah have met in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheik.Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leaders suspected of having ties to HamasTuesday's meeting was the second in three days between the leaders. Mubarak held talks with Abdullah on Sunday in Saudi Arabia that the official Saudi news agency said were mainly focused on "the Palestinian issue."
Brotherhood sources said the arrests reflected an Egyptian effort to block an international Brotherhood insurgency network linked to Hamas and Hizbullah. They said suspected Hamas and Hizbullah were also detained over the last year.Hamas: Fear of Jihad Led US Voters to Arab-Friendly Obama
In a public address delivered on Al-Aqsa TV by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, the Damascus-based terror boss informed Arab viewers that U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama came to power in the United States due to Islamic jihad in the Middle East.A willing ally to Hamas's hatred
THE Green Left Weekly is probably Australia's best-known radical-left newspaper. While nominally independent, it is affiliated with the Socialist Alliance party and its youth movement Resistance! Like most radical socialist groups, it invariably aligns with the anti-Israel movement.Islamic Jihad Deputy Ziyad al-Nakhalah Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
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But what isn't widely known is that the Green Left Weekly is openly promoting extremism among Arabic speakers in Australia through a monthly Arabic-language insert called the Flame. This support is not limited to Green Left Weekly's own far-left agenda. It supports terrorist groups and promotes violence as the solution to the existence of the "Zionist state."
[Asharq Al-Awsat] I would like to start from what Asharq Al-Awsat published two days ago. Is Jihad really going through an acute financial crisis?
[Al-Nakhalah] Talking about a financial crisis at this stage is an honor for the Palestinian people and their resistance, especially if we take into consideration the siege imposed on Gaza, the siege imposed on the resistance powers in the West bank, and the siege imposed on the funds that go to the families of the prisoners and martyrs. If we are to talk about the financial crisis, we will have to link it to the siege, and not to circumstances related to the capabilities of every faction. Definitely the Jihad Movement, as long as it exists, can in one way or another provide the minimum of the requirements of its members and elements; however, sometimes there are overwhelming circumstances during which the movement cannot convey these requirements to those entitled to them.
Top US commander: Iran still supports Iraq attacks"Iran is still supporting, funding and training surrogates who operate inside of Iraq. They have not stopped and I don't think they will stop," Odierno told reporters at the U.S. military headquarters outside Baghdad. "I think many of the attacks in Baghdad are from individuals that have been in fact funded or trained by the Iranians."Pentagon: Stavridis assumes Top European Command Post from Craddock
Adm. James Stavridis today became the first Navy officer to assume the top post at U.S. European Command. Stavridis also will serve as NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe.OK so WhoTF is he?
Here is his SOUTHCOM 2007 "posture statement"
Pentagon to show softer side to the world: Gates picks an admiral with diplomatic skills to command US troops in Europe
If you roll on your back and show the predator your soft white underbelly the ruthless evisceration generally ensues.
Adm. James Stavridis is an unusual choice to fill a job usually held by the Army. In his two years overseeing US military operations in South and Latin America, he has built a reputation for running a different kind of command – deploying hospital ships and soccer teams while contending with drug trafficking and corruption.Say as long as we are going soft let's go all the fucking way....
Defense chief Gates giving 'don't ask, don't tell' a closer look
For the first time, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is outlining potential Obama administration plans to enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" rule selectively so that some gays could serve in the military. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there may be flexibility in applying "don't ask, don't tell."Joey Biden & Willie RAYTHEON Lynn present environmental awards
Gates said he is looking at ways to make the policy "more humane," including letting people serve who may have been outed due to vengeance or a jilted lover. The remarks appeared in a transcript the Pentagon released Tuesday.
“You have also demonstrated that in our military, you don’t need to wear a green beret to be proud of being green,” he said.Hey! What's soft and green and gay all over?
The $4.3 billion proposed for the department’s environmental programs in fiscal 2010 will continue this effort, Biden said. “It’s a big deal what you are doing, and we have a shot at doing so much more,” he said.
Cybersecurity: A Briefing - Part I
On May 29, 2009, the Obama administration released the much-anticipated White House report and recommendations for federal cybersecurity strategy. This memorandum provides an overview of this report as well as recent cyber-related activities and pending cybersecurity-related legislation.Warren Air Force Base Conducts National-level Terror Exercise
The federal government has undertaken a major cybersecurity strategic review that includes reorganizing policy-making elements within the executive branch, prioritizing cybersecurity efforts across the federal government and improving public-private sector partnerships to promote cybersecurity.
Congress has also established markers in this policy debate about executive branch organization and initiated possible regulatory and standard-setting efforts, new cybersecurity standards for IT procurement by the federal government and industry-specific legislation to address specific cybersecurity threats.
A simulated terrorist attack on a 90th Missile Wing ICBM launch facility provided the exercise scenario for Nuclear Weapon Accident/Incident Exercise 2009. This national-level exercise involving 11 federal agencies and 1,300 personnel was the largest and most complex exercise ever conducted at a missile base.
Five-year Raytheon defense deal nets nearly $6MRaytheon gets $167M missile contract
CACI Appoints Former Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore III to Board
CACI International Inc provides the professional services and IT solutions needed to prevail in today's defense, intelligence, homeland security, and federal civilian government arenas. We deliver enterprise IT and network services; data, information, and knowledge management services; business system solutions; logistics and material readiness; C4ISR integration services; cyber security, information assurance, and information operations; integrated security and intelligence solutions; and program management and SETA support servicesEnergy Department to award $3.3B for smart power grids
5 Billion Dolla Gubbmint Pepco will get it.
Locally, Pepco has said it plans to apply for stimulus funding for its smart grid projects. It’s filed for approval for smart grid pilots in Fort Washington and Bethesda-Chevy Chase, and last week won the District’s nod for advanced metering technology in the city.Energy bill a travesty containing who knows what
Proposed Texas nuclear reactors to cost up to $13B
Two additional nuclear reactors being considered by San Antonio's public utility will cost up to $13 billion, according to new cost estimates. CPS Energy officials want to build the $10 billion to $13 billion reactors at the South Texas Project outside Bay City, saying its the most cost effective way to get additional power.GE's uranium enrichment venture still on track
CPS Energy owns 40 percent of the project. New Jersey-based NRG Energy owns the remaining portion, and the utilities would split the cost. San Antonio ratepayers would be hit with a 5 percent rate increase every other year for the next decade to pay for the expansion, officials said Monday. But that rate projection assumes CPS can sell excess power to other utilities, something critics are wary of.
Uranium Energy Corp concludes sale of units and common stock
GLE clears hurdle toward uranium enrichment plant
Kazakhstan denies selling Iran nuclear materialKazakhstan's president denied on Tuesday that his country is supplying Iran with nuclear material, according to Israel Radio. Nursultan Nazarbayev made the statements following a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres, who is on a historic visit to the region. The Kazakh leader said he empathized with Israel's concern over the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran, Israel Radio reported.The Gold Man Quits Kazakhstan:
BTA Bank Debt Talks May Slow as Goldman Sachs Quits as Adviser
BTA Bank’s effort to restructure as much as $15 billion of debt may slow after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. resigned as an adviser to Kazakhstan’s largest lender.Kazakh regulator warns banks over high deposit rates
BTA received a letter of resignation from New York-based Goldman Sachs, said BTA Chairman Arman Dunayev, who is also deputy head of the National Wellbeing Fund Samruk-Kazyna, which manages the state’s 75.1 percent stake in BTA. “It was a discussion between BTA Bank and Goldman Sachs regarding amendment of the existing contract,” Dunayev said by telephone in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s financial capital. “BTA Bank declined.”
BTA hired Goldman Sachs and UBS AG as restructuring consultants after the government took control of the bank in February. Kazakhstan, which holds 3.2 percent of the world’s oil reserves according to BP Plc, has spent 770 billion tenge ($5.1 billion) of oil revenue to prop up the economy and banking system after the global credit crisis cut off funding and the nation’s economic boom fizzled.
“The change of adviser midway through the process would not be constructive,” said Milena Ivanova-Venturini, director of Equity Research Banking & Finance, a unit of Renaissance Capital in Almaty. “A further slowdown in a debt restructuring process that is already viewed by investors as extremely slow and not particularly transparent will add further negativism to the image of Kazakhstan as a reliable counterparty.”
Israeli president makes landmark Kazakhstan visit
"We think of Kazakhstan as an excellent friend of the Israeli state," Peres said after talks with the Central Asian state's strongman President Nursultan Nazarbayev.Kazakhstan to invest millions in Israeli agriculture research center
Israel and Kazakhstan sign space technology deal
Mazel Tov, Igor's Flying Balls Salute You.
UZBEKISTAN: US CONGRESSMAN MAKES LOW-PROFILE VISIT TO TASHKENT
Sneakin' a Samoan in like I won't notice, huh Obamanable?
Faleomavaega is chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment in the House of Representatives. He is also a member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Faleomavaega first visited Uzbekistan in 2002. He is currently in Kyrgyzstan and will visit Kazakhstan July 2-4.US congressman visits Kyrgyzstan
Quake measuring 5.0 hits China-Kyrgyzstan border
Switzerland helps Kyrgyzstan to develop trade
FREE THE HOLY LEAF YOU RAT BASTIDS!
Police officers have confiscated about 2.8 kg of marihuana in Kyrgyzstan, press service of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry reported.Jordan to boost ties with Turkmenistan
President of Turkmenistan heads for Jordan
Turkmenistan Pressured by Gazprom's Halt on Turkmen Gas Imports
Gazprom to Invest $9.2 Billion in Russian Power Sector Until 2012
Gazprom seeks to rattle EU with Azerbaijan gas agreement
HA HA HA on EU!
~ Love Vlad
Cold War Without EndSome argue that the rise of Islamic fundamentalism made a post-Soviet peace dividend impossible.NATO, Russia to resume military relationship
Scheffer said officials "are in the process of examining the current institutional structure of the NATO-Russia Council and have agreed to make it a more efficient and valuable instrument for our political dialogue and practical cooperation."Romanian Uranium Taken To Secure Site
Romanian Uranium!
SAY IT TEN TIMES FAST!
The last remaining bomb-grade uranium has been shipped out of Romania as part of a U.S.-Russian nuclear nonproliferation program, the Energy Department reported Tuesday. Officials at the department's National Nuclear Security Administration said the highly enriched uranium was taken from two research reactors in Romania and flown to Russia for secure storage. The shipment weighed 118 pounds.Predicting Russia's next war
Absent a change of circumstances, soon there will be another war in the Caucasus, perhaps as soon as this summer. It will start with Russian backed South Ossetia or Abkhazia militias attacking Georgia. Defending the lives of innocent civilians, Georgia will respond.
Then, condemning Georgia aggression, an aggressive Russia army will pour over the borders and pounce on poor Georgia with overwhelming force.If this sounds a little like last summer’s Caucasus war, there is a reason. It is a reprise of it, except this time Russian troops will destroy even more of Georgia, perhaps even its democracy.
And the entire Glow Ball will let them.
Vlad heeeeeaaaarsss you!
GHN reports allding to the Alliance pres service. Taps were found in the office in Isani district of Tbilisi - press serviceRumors of War
"All Russia's propaganda outlets have been talking about the possibility,” Andrei Illarionov, disaffected former economic adviser to then Russian President Vladimir Putin, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. We should neither over-react nor under-react to those rumors—and we should expect the unexpected."Russian rail boss backs nationalisation to ease unrest
All your trains are belong to Vlad.
Russia's telecoms tsar returns to Svyazinvest
Russia's former telecom minister, Leonid Reiman, a powerful bureaucrat and moderniser of state telecoms but a controversial figure in corporate circles, will return to state service as Svyazinvest's board chairman.Kremlin may tighten up internet use in Russia
Recently, however, there are signs that the Russian government is reconsidering its laissez-faire attitude towards the internet, especially in the wake of Iran's web-driven "green revolution".The reason why Russia may have opted out of the WTO
Several Russian bloggers who have posted critical articles have found themselves charged with extremism. One is in jail. Another was arrested after comparing Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin to a penis.
The Kremlin also uses other darker strategies for getting its PR message out, employing dozens of young, patriotic bloggers to flood chatrooms with a pro-Kremlin message, and to attack its enemies.
Writing in last week's Moscow Times, the economist Yevgeny Gontmakher revealed how he came under "massive attack" from government bloggers after criticising Vladislav Surkov, the Kremlin's chief ideologue.
He concluded: "The modern Russian propaganda machine permeates nearly every major media outlet and even extends to the blogosphere." As well as the Russian language blogosphere, bloggers are also active in the western press, including the Guardian.
SAY MY NAME!
By reversing course on the WTO, Putin has again shown himself to be Russia's master. He did the same thing last summer by lashing out against a successful mining and metallurgical company, Mechel, and provoking the war in Georgia.Vladimir Putin gambling law banishes Russian casinos to Siberian exile
NO poker for you! POTATO!
Gambling is now illegal outside special zones in four remote regions under laws ordered by Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister, which have cost up to half a million jobs and $1 billion (£600 million) in tax revenues. The ban spells the end of an era which witnessed an eruption of gambling fuelled by a lawless business culture in which fortunes were made and lost with dizzying speed.
Goldman Sachs Tells Investors Online Gambling Coming to USAll Vlad's disposessed degenerate gamblers have to go somewhere... These Gold Man guys are unreal. I am telling you watch what they upgrade and downgrade and you will be able to predict much.
US to legalise online gambling worth $12bn, Goldman Sachs predicts
Obama running mate Joe Biden's own son, Hunter, was a lobbyist for none other than Party Gaming, once the largest online poker company
When asked how an Obama administration would affect the process for legalizing online gambling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, told Gambling911.com's Jenny Woo his win would be significant.They Must to Seize yo Winnings, you Stupid MFers!
They just seized 30 million not a month ago:
June 9th: Online poker assets seized
WASHINGTON - An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players.Goldman Sachs Downgrades Healthways Inc. (HWAY) to Sell
The Justice Department long has maintained that Internet gambling is illegal, a view that the poker group challenges.
The Poker Players Alliance told The Associated Press that the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York instructed three banks -- Citibank, Goldwater Bank and Alliance Bank of Arizona -- to freeze the accounts.
Documents obtained by the AP show that a magistrate judge in the district issued a seizure warrant last week for an account at a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco, and that a federal prosecutor told Alliance Bank to freeze accounts.
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"The FBI has authority to seize proceeds of specified unlawful activity without a warrant under exigent circumstances," wrote Devlin-Brown -- a process criticized by the Poker Players Alliance.
Guess these MFers are not on the Seizer Approved Gubbmint Eugenics Providers List
ACORN presses Goldman Sachs, Barclays, American Home for mortgage modifications
The ACORN housing and community activist group is pressuring American Home Mortgage Corp., IndyMac Bank successor OneWest Bank and mortgage arms of Goldman Sachs & Co. and Barclays PLC to increase aid to distressed mortgage holders and participate in federal programs offering incentives for such actions.The Great Bank Robbery: How the Federal Reserve is destroying America
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, launched a campaign Monday criticizing the four lenders for not doing more to help with refinancing and modification of distressed mortgages.
To quote Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, “The privilege of creating and issuing money is… the supreme prerogative of government.”Paulson, Bernanke & Lewis: Who Told Who What?
I dunno. THIRD BASE!
IMF Board Set to Authorize $150 Billion in Debut Bond Issuance
The Bush-Obama AdministrationNow it ain't just me saying this anymore.....
Despite campaign rhetoric about hope and change, there's a clear line of evolution from the Bush administration to the Obama administration. Indeed, the Obama presidency resembles the Bush administration in its closing days far more than it does the Obama campaign.Benedict-Obama: Much in common
REPENT LAODICEA!
But there’s also a more Obama-friendly wing of the American church, again including some bishops, which accents issues such as poverty relief, international peace-making, immigration reform and health care.Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Coming Soon
If Benedict takes Obama to task on abortion, as he did with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last February, it could strengthen American Catholics eager to challenge the administration. But if the meeting has a more positive tone, focused on areas of common ground, it could prove a boon for Catholics seeking constructive engagement.
Obama Sides With Marxists Over Honduras
Earthquake shakes Honduras
Democrats are Dressing Up Socialism in Free Enterprise Clothes
Like they invented it. The Democratic Republic of the Congo salutes you!
...legislators’ affinity for the bill was derived from the fact that it “doesn’t use the word ‘tax’ — even though it amounts to one.”House Probes Amtrak Inspector General's Resignation
An Inspector General again..... I think they call this a purge back in Vladland. If they like you they give you the option of letting you resign rather than be ruined, removed or even killed.
A House committee is investigating the recent resignation of Amtrak's inspector general, citing concerns about oversight at the publicly funded corporation at a time when it is set to spend more than $1 billion in federal stimulus funds.
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The investigation is the latest controversy surrounding the government's inspectors general, who are charged with weeding out waste, fraud and other wrongdoing by federal employees and contractors.
Pennsylvania State House just says nyet to Jesus:It is not an attempt to silence religious leaders, McCall spokesman Bob Caton said, but rather an effort to prevent taxpayers from having to foot the bill of a lawsuit if someone objects to a prayer's contents and chooses to sue the state. "Unfortunately, it's because states like Indiana and Ohio have been sued," Caton said. "We've followed the example that unfortunately was set in other places. We're bringing Pennsylvania's practices in line with what other states have done."The Articles of The Federation of Anglican Churches
Tallman, whose district includes Hanover and Penn Township, said he invited Stoltzfoos to lead the prayer because he respects him both as a man of God and for his service as president of the New Oxford Borough Council. As for what transpired, the representative said he believes "some of the leadership is probably not respecting diversity."
"Why is somebody from the speaker's office going to pre-approve a prayer by a man of God?" Tallman asked. "They're putting themselves in a pretty interesting position there." He also said he does not believe concerns over potential lawsuits are legitimate, though he declined to comment further as to why.
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The Articles of the Federation of Feral Jewtians
Sanofi Aventis Restructures R&D To Boost Productivity
Sanofi-Aventis said the change in the pharmaceutical environment due to the "revolution in biopharmaceutical research" has forced the group to restructure its R&D activities, in order "to maintain innovative capacities."UK: Police force issues Muslim detainees with compasses so they can face Mecca
But don't you dare say Jesus in the PA state house!
Norfolk Police is offering compasses to suspects so they can face accurately towards Mecca when praying. The force had already painted the ceilings of some of its cells to point worshippers in the right direction.
Nigeria: Presidential Amnesty for MilitantsWhy the BRICS like Africa
CNPC Makes Africa Finds
Wits Gold granted uranium prospecting right
Paladin Energy Ltd: Langer Heinrich Uranium Project, Namibia
China: 5.6 Earthquake
North Korea moving to enrich uranium: South Korea
How North Korea earns money from arms sales
Since the 1980s North Korea has sold missile systems to Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen
International Real Estate For Sale In ...Iceland
Huge artificial underground cave dating back to 1AD discovered
Six Reasons Why The Wall Is Holy
Earthquake under Maui strongest to hit in years
6.4 Mw - CRETE, GREECE
Huge artificial underground cave dating back to 1AD discovered
Jun. 30 - The largest artificial underground cave in Israel, has been exposed in the Jordan Valley in the course of a survey carried out by the University of Haifa's Department of Archaeology. The enormous cave covers an area of about one acre. It is 100 meters long, about 40 meters wide, and three meters high. It is located not far from Jericho.A small gold vase that was seized from a German auction house has been held in the Roman-Germanic Central Museum in Mainz, by museum archaeologist Michael Mueller-Karpe, who had been asked to evaluate it. Both the auction house and the Iraqi government want the artifact, thought to be 4,500 years old and stolen from a royal grave in Iraq. “I hope that, by Thursday, we will reach an amicable solution on this issue,” said Mueller-Karpe.
The cave, which is supported by 22 giant pillars, was discovered in the course of an archaeological survey which the University of Haifa began in 1978. Prof. Adam Zertal, who headed the excavating team, believes the cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman and Byzantine era and date it back to around 1-600 AD. At a later stage it is likely to have been used as a monastery.
Various engravings were uncovered in the cave, including cross markings and symbols of the zodiac. The team also discovered Roman letters. Zertal believes the cave could be the site of Galgala from the historical Madaba Map ? a Byzantine mosaic map found in Jordan, which is the most ancient map of Israel.
Six Reasons Why The Wall Is Holy
Israel’s militaryis paying more attention to the country’s archaeology. “We have 27,000 archaeological sites in Israel, most of which are in the Negev. And if you aren’t shown the remains, you would never know they were there,” said Yoram Haimi, an Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist.
Atheist Dawkins imports US God-free summer camp to England
Actually, atheist camp is a U.S. export. I wrote in 2006 about Camp Quest, founded in 1996 and now up to six American locations. It's aimed at offering a choice beyond scouting and church camps for summer fun. Now, says the Times of London, Dawkins has brought over Camp Quest to a site near Somerset.AVO Downgrades Redoubt Volcano
Earthquake under Maui strongest to hit in years
6.4 Mw - CRETE, GREECE
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