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Gmork confesses his sins to Atreyu
“When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. That’s why I sided with the powerful and served them–because I wanted to share their power.”
Michael Ende, from The Neverending Story
Oslo terrorist Anders Breivik lived up to the Gmork’s confession exquisitely with his alleged FB statement:
“One person with a belief is equal to the force of 10,000 who only have interests“
Jump to updates:
Outing Major Gmorks In Our World Updated 02/21/12
Chronicle of Neil Keenan’s Trillion Dollar Bonds Lawsuit: The BIS, Bretton Woods, Black Gold and Maklumat Codes
This is blow-out news. Hang on to your hats as you read through it.
Middle East and World-Wide Rolling Revolutions: Breaking The Fear Barrier Updated 02/20/12:
Anders Breivik: Portrait of a Megalomaniac -The Oslo Terrorist Massacre Update 02/07/12
Rupert Murdoch and his Empire of Dirt- Update 02/05/12
On the Demise of Osama bin Laden Update 02/02/12
Companion Posts:
Chronicle of Financial Greed and Megalomania
Washington DC: Find That Elusive Moral Compass and Give The World The TRUTH about 9/11
Occupy The Awakening & Ride the Rising Wave of Infinite Consciousness
Hunt For Justice -or- Bagging the Collective Parasites
Is A Showdown in Progress in Washington D.C. and Abroad?
Wikileaks, Whistleblowers, and Dismantling Psychopathic Empire in the 21st Century
Israel: Developing Pressure on the Bully in the Bloc
2010 And Beyond: In The Midst of Nightmares, The Awakening Struggles for A Voice
Dysfunctional Tragedy Inherent in the Function of War
Blackwater or Xe….: A Skunk By Any Other Name Smells Just As Stinky
Awakening To The $100K Elephant In The Casino
My Ordinary Shopping Errand Becomes An Extraordinary Gathering of Minds
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The entry in my diary for 04/20/01 reads in part:
“I got a call from the home office today, and it really put things in perspective for me. (K) was calling about the month-end billings, and said ‘Oh! It would be devastating if we can’t get month-ends out in time.’ Huh? Compared to what? If late billing cycles are ‘devastating’, then how would watching a child’s brains scatter in a street under the wheel of a cement truck seem to you? I have witnessed this. How about the feeling of having your arms protectively wrapped around a wife and daughter while helplessly witnessing the drowning of the husband and father? I have done this. I really wanted to ask: “What is it that you value here? What is it that drives you to exhaust so much time and energy over a billing cycle? Doesn’t anyone see the Great Cycle to end all cycles, here? I resisted the temptation, though. Perhaps I’m feeling an internal alarm clock about to go off. A thrust of irrational forces seems to be pushing me off-center. I acknowledge the warning and silence myself. I cannot seem to find the concise words to express this, but “Give me liberty, or give me death” is running through my mind right now. I have no idea what that has to do with billing cycles. I am working in the corporate world, but I am not OF it. When I enter into this energy, it feels like a machine programmed to treat folders of paper like demigods. I push it away, but the lessons I am learning here are priceless.”
Written months before 9/11/01, I was even then bewildered by the importance placed on things so driven by money, competitiveness, and frankly—fear. It was about the time I wrote that entry above that I learned my boss had been involved in removing a member from a Chamber of Commerce position simply because that person had not accepted a certain bid for engineering on a local project. Most in the office patted him on the back, but I noticed him sitting alone in the conference room one day reading over the latest directives from the main office in NY. Something in me took over and I went to sit with him. He finally looked up and when he did, I said “Mr. (M), does it occur to you that what happened to that man was unethical? Doesn’t that bother you?” His mouth dropped. Me, the lowly administrative assistant approaching the Big Man about ethics. But he engaged me in conversation and wanted to know what I thought was “wrong” about what had occurred. Well, in the end he just grunted and went back to reading over the directive and I went back to my desk.
Five months after that discussion, 9/11 occurred. My boss was in PA for a regional meeting. Because of the chaos of that horrible day, he was not able to fly back into our city. Eventually, he and a few other managers rented a car and drove straight from Pittsburgh to New Mexico without stopping for the night. It took them three days and when they arrived at the office, they all looked like they had been on a 3-day binge. They were unshaven and disheveled, with dark circles under their eyes…and they were quite unable to cope almost to tears with the ordeal.
Perhaps a week or so after that fiasco, Mr. (M) confronted me while I was in the copy room. He wanted to talk about ethics! Would it be ethical to do this or that…would it be unethical to do another thing. I finally asked him why he was asking these things of me and he simply said, “I think my world is falling apart.” He later left the company to assist some Indian Pueblos with their civil projects. Mr. (M) took the right path back rather than allowing indifference evolve into Gmork-like behavior.
And the husband of Ms. (K) who had obsessed and stressed so much over billing cycles died in one of the twin towers.
It felt like the world was falling apart for millions of people in the wake of 9/11. Now, in 2010, we have experienced almost nine years of what feels like a slow-motion, free-fall planetary collapse. From my perspective, in the midst of all the breakdown and chaos from the outside world, I have carefully noticed over time the evolving expression of some of the most thoughtful, introspective, Enlightened writings from people around the world I had never known. And, over time there has been a terrific groundswell of people going within for guidance and consequently emerging with a more highly developed and exercised soul which in turn is contributing to the higher Collective Consciousness. Though some may not be able to handle the higher vibration of energy coursing through the aether now, it is my hope that once we rebuild that which has been taken down in the world, it will be built on a Foundation of Love.
Although elitists and their tyrannical puppets behind the push for World dominance (NWO) have quietly planned and thoroughly considered their every step to achieve their goal for many centuries now, there is a component that they did not calculate. They always seem to underestimate (and are thoroughly incapable of considering) the determination in the hearts and minds of humanity when pushed to the edge of the envelope of Freedom. They cannot factor in understanding love, compassion, unity…they are simply incapable.
So, it surely warms my heart to see the masses now taking it to the streets and making that greatest of leaps to stand outside Self and poke our heads above the waters of illusion to realize our true interconnectedness. Again, from my perspective, the ultimate goal for humanity is and always has been to rise to new levels of awareness of our life purpose, which I express as climbing out of the abyss of darkness and back into the Light [Light IS information]. We have been in the dark for 2000 years and much longer, but we are on the verge of achieving the return of the Light in this generation. For every villain at the pinnacle, we also have a Benevolent Light worker coming through now to join in witnessing our shift to a higher vibration.
The more we grow our communities on a foundation of Love and Justice, the greater our realization for Higher Consciousness will grow, and easier it will be to once and for all achieve the Slaying Of The Gmork. As angry as the news these days can make me feel, I can envision a Great Transformation toward a much better, peaceful, enlightened world arising from the depths of our Hearts. In purely energetic terms, our world is about to move from the negative era of patriarchal push-and-shove to a positive era of matriarchal ebb-and-flow. Onward and Upward, Lightworkers.
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“Kill three million of them and the rest will eat out of our hands.”
President Yahya Khan
Robert Payne, Massacre [1972 (p. 50)
[Added Aug 2011]: I tell you true, what is going on is an infiltration by evildoers —I’ll just call them The Great Gmork’s Crusaders–wherever peaceful protests become threatening, inserting themselves to suppress the Awakening. We cannot go on getting this message out in parables. The “NWO” or whatever anyone wants to call it, is deep in the throes of a power struggle at the top of the “world pyramid” to gain strategic control of this planet. They don’t want a peace-loving Humanity getting in the way. Look, Earth may seem on an astronomy map as a dot out in the back 40 in a 3-dimensional view but strategically, Earth’s wealth of natural resources is being fought for off this planet, as well as on it. The confiscation of public assets and hoarding of stolen money at the hands of a small group of elite banksters is nothing more than an attempt to keep the masses too weak to hit back as they move to take complete control over the planet. But the gift of The Awakening is reaching Humanity globally now so we can rise up and move past seeing events as they appear to be and define with much more clarity that which is.
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But, conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Middle East and World-Wide Rolling Revolutions: Breaking The Fear Barrier
ADDED:
02/20/12
Egypt Independent:
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
“In Shamma, a small village north of Cairo in Monufiya Governorate, about a hundred farmers gathered eagerly last Monday at a local youth center to discuss their dreams for Egypt’s future and what rights they hope the post-revolution constitution will protect, from public services to social security.”
“[Director of ECESR Khaled]Ali explained the meaning of the constitution, asking, ‘Can I write the terms of a contract between you and me and then announce it without you having a say in it? And then you become liable to that contract? The constitution contains your rights and obligations, and that’s why you have to participate in writing it.’ “
Beautiful.
02/17/12
France24:
Deputy head of Libya’s ruling NTC resigns
“The NTC has the support of Western powers, but it is unelected, has been slow to restore basic public services, and some Libyans say too many of its members are tarnished by ties to Gaddafi.”
“Protesters say the NTC has failed to live up to the aspirations of the revolt against Gaddafi, the most violent of the “Arab Spring” uprisings. ‘We hoped for security, peace and transparency. We have seen the opposite,’ said Miftah Al-Rabia, 28, who was standing outside the NTC’s Benghazi headquarters on Sunday with a group of protesters.”
02/06/12
Raw Story:
U.S. closes Syria embassy, pulls out all staff
“Western powers have vowed to seek new ways to punish Assad’s government amid growing outrage over vetoes by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning Syria for a deadly crackdown that has claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people since March, according to rights groups.”
France24:
Abbas to head Palestinian interim government
“The accord signed in Qatar was welcomed by officials from both rival Palestinian movements Hamas and Fatah, but Israel warned Abbas to choose between reconciliation with Hamas and making peace with the Jewish state.”
“The full line-up of the interim national consensus government, which will supervise the run-up to long-delayed presidential and legislative elections, is to be announced in Cairo next week at a meeting of all the Palestinian factions.”
CS Monitor:
Americans face prosecution as Egypt ignores Clinton, Congress
“Egypt is bringing criminal charges against at least 40 people, including some American citizens, over the foreign funding of nongovernmental organizations, sharply raising the stakes in a standoff with the US that has put $1.3 billion in US military aid to Egypt at risk.”
“A trial of American citizens in Egypt would bring the tension to near breaking point at a critical juncture. The US is trying to preserve ties with Egypt after the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak, a longtime US ally. US officials have trod carefully with the military council that took power, hoping to preserve access amid a tumultuous time of transition. “
What a tangled web we weave…..
02/04/12
AJE:
Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria
“Thirteen countries on Saturday voted for the resolution proposed by European and Arab nations to give strong backing to the Arab League’s plan to end the violence in Syria that has claimed thousands of lives across the country since March 2011.”
“But Russia and China made a repeat of their rare double veto that blocked an earlier draft resolution on October 5. Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the UN, said the veto of the new resolution was necessary because it ‘sent an unbalanced signal to the Syrian parties’.”
Once again, a country’s citizens take the horrendous brunt of bloated global politico-corporate posturing. This will start coming to an end —in a quite unexpected (and ultra-creative) way this year, IMHO.
Reuters:
More than 200 killed in Syria’s Homs before U.N. vote
“Death tolls cited by activists and opposition groups ranged from 217 to 260, making the Homs attack the deadliest so far in Assad’s crackdown on protests and one of the bloodiest episodes in the “Arab Spring” of revolts that have swept the region.”
“As news of the violence spread, crowds of Syrians stormed their country’s embassies in Cairo, London and Kuwait in protest, and rallied outside Syrian missions in Germany, Greece and the United States.”
02/03/12
Jurist:
Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
“Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda senior leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri filed the motions seeking to question Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh while he is in the US receiving medical treatment. They argue that because Saleh will be in the jurisdiction of the US he can lawfully be subpoenaed. Nashiri’s lawyers argue that Saleh, who was president of Yemen when the USS Cole attack occurred, may have information pertinent to their case. They also filed a motion for expedited ruling on the issue so the court should announce a decision on the motion soon.”
It is way past time for the public to be able to hear the other side of the story from the alleged “terrorists” at Guantanamo.
01/22/12
Reuters:
Yemen’s Saleh says to leave for treatment in United States
“Saleh…asked Yemenis to forgive him for mistakes made during his rule.”
“Thousands of Yemenis protested on Sunday against Saleh’s immunity and demanded he be put on trial for offences they say he committed during his rule.”
“At the capital’s airport, dozens of members of Yemen’s airforce held a sit-in on the runway to demand the resignation of their commander, Saleh’s half-brother, accusing him of corruption.”
02/01/12
Yahoo news:
World Football – 73 killed in Egyptian pitch invasion
“Violence at football matches across north Africa has increased significantly since political unrest began
73 killed in Egyptian pitch invasion - Politicans & sports officials blame government Feb 01 2012
sweeping the region more than a year ago, and one player described Wednesday’s riot as ‘a war, not football’.”
“Angry politicians and sports officials decried a lack of security at the match between Port Said team al-Masry and Al Ahli, one of Egypt’s most successful clubs, and blamed the nation’s leaders for allowing – or even causing – the tragedy.”
Tragic. I understand that since this report, the dead counted has risen to 104.
01/25/12
Sharif Kouddous @sharifkouddous on Twitter: “Great footage of today’s massive march to Tahrir, one of the biggest in Egypt’s history” [emphasis mine]
Sharif Kouddous: "Unbelievable pic of hundreds of thousands in Tahrir and Kasr El Nile bridge leading to it Jan 25 2012"
01/24/12
Egypt Independent
The plot to topple the state
“As the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution approaches, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is continuing to issue shrill warnings of a plot to topple the state. The most direct came from Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi himself, when he said last week, ‘Egypt is facing grave dangers it has not seen before.’ He added, ‘The armed forces are the backbone that protects Egypt. These schemes are aimed at targeting that backbone.’ “
“Tantawi is right. There is a plot to topple the state. Egypt’s revolution has evolved from an uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak into a deeper struggle aimed at uprooting the military regime that has ruled the country for the past 60 years and served as the backbone of its modern autocracy. “
In the 21st century, the global uprising is all about snapping the backbone of tyranny. It’s no longer about a glancing blow to the Gmork’s minions in this world [which only brought them back in different clothing] but a decisive defeat at its root, anywhere and everywhere it has planted itself over thousands of years .
01/22/12
Guardian UK:
Libya suspends transitional government members
“The announcement came the day after protesters stormed the National Transitional Council offices in Benghazi and carted off computers, chairs and desks while Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the NTC, was holed up inside.”
“Abdul-Jalil told The Associated Press he suspended the six representatives from Benghazi, the main city in eastern Libya. They can continue to serve only if approved by the local city council.”
01/21/12
Protesters attack NTC's Benghazi headquarters (Reuters) Jan 21 2012
“Residents in Benghazi have been protesting for nearly two weeks, demanding more transparency and justice from the country’s new leaders. There are more protests planned beginning in February to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the revolt that overthrew longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.”
” ‘We demanded many times before to compensate the injured people and to provide those people with intensive care, but no one respond to our demands. Benghazi has been neglected,’ protester Ahmed Taher told Reuters.”
“Some have pitched tents outside the NTC’s headquarters to protest against a set of election laws they say were drafted by the interim leaders without consulting the public.”
I hope the protesters there will learn that peaceful protest is best (but they have been through hell), but one thing is for sure—citizens of most countries now protesting their governments will definitely be back if changes are sorta…kinda….maybe going to be made. The respective protesters know what we want and won’t be fooled again.
Chron:
HRW calls on West to accept Islamist rise to power
“The Arab Spring revolts began in Tunisia in late 2010 and quickly spread to Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, deposing or challenging authoritarian rulers as citizens who long seemed incapable or unwilling to rise against decades of repression took to the streets in a stunning awakening.”
“In some ways, the unexpected Arab uprisings have amounted to a slap to the United States and other Western governments, which had supported autocratic regimes that served as bulwarks against Islamists hostile to the West and appeared to offer stability in a volatile region.”
This is a very good (but tiny) beginning for bringing healing and true democracy based on a true consensus of the people—not on power mongers and totalitarian mindset. It’s just a start; however, this will be a year when what used to happen over a span of 100 years could occur in a day. Next up will be to untangle and sideline the incredible evil behind the Financial Tyranny on this planet.
AJE:
Yemen parliament approves immunity law
Yemen parliament approves immunity law for Saleh et. al Jan 21 2012
“The Yemeni parliament has unanimously approved a law giving the country’s outgoing president immunity from prosecution in return for his stepping down under a Gulf-brokered transition deal. The law, adopted on Saturday, gives Ali Abdullah Saleh “complete” immunity and also offers partial protection from legal action to his aides.”
“The immunity, which was a crucial element of the hard-won Gulf Arab deal that Saleh signed in November, had been condemned by US-based Human Rights Watch as a ‘licence to kill’ and criticised by protesters and the UN. The immunity would cover the 33-year period of Saleh’s presidency and could not be cancelled or appealed against.”
How is it that someone like Troy Davis was electrocuted despite international outcries about clearly reasonable doubt in his murder case, yet this Yemen leader, who clearly has committed unconscionable human-rights atrocities and kills his people (as well as Bush/Cheney and other “leaders” who clearly contributed to war crimes) is allowed complete immunity from prosecution?
01/20/12
ABC AU:
Turks protest ‘no conspiracy’ ruling in journalist’s murder
Turks protest 'no conspiracy' ruling in journalist's murder (Mustafa Ozer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) Jan 20 2012
“Television reports said around 20,000 people joined the demonstration. “
“On Tuesday an Istanbul court sentenced Yasin Hayal, 31, to life in prison for inciting the murder. But the court acquitted more than a dozen other suspects, ruling that there was no wider plot to kill Dink, who had angered nationalists with his views on Turkish-Armenian history, as alleged by his supporters.”
” ‘They surrounded us with lies. It has been like this for five years and they finally gave us two people and asked us to be content with them,’ journalist Karin Karakasli told the crowd.”
As I read through this news, my thought was Wow. sounds like a page taken from the “official” 911 story and the sham “investigation’ by the 911 Commission.
01/18/12
Haaretz:
Thousands in Jerusalem protest racism against Ethiopian Israelis
“Some 5,000 people were demonstrating in Jerusalem on Wednesday in protest of the racism against Ethiopian immigrants in Israel.”
“The protesters blocked a major road in Jerusalem and marched in front of the Knesset while holding signs that read, ‘Blacks and Whites – We’re all Equal’, ‘Social Justice,’ ‘Our Blood is Only Good for Wars.’ “
SFGate:
Thousands gather for protest march in Bucharest
Thousands gather for protest march in Bucharest (AP Photo/Octav Ganea) Jan 19 2012
“Thousands of Romanians marched through their capital on Thursday to demand the resignation of their government for imposing harsh austerity measures in order to receive international loans for the nation’s battered economy.”
” ‘We want decent salaries and pensions,” said one protester who only identified himself as Tudor, a 43-year-old locksmith. ‘We want change — from the top to the bottom.’ “
“Another protester, a 55-year-old nurse named Lorelei said, ‘We wouldn’t have needed to have austerity measures if our governments hadn’t stolen so much and bled us dry.’ “
It is becoming crystal clear that protesting populations across the world are wide awake and know exactly who is to blame for this global economic conflagration. The participating global banksters, along with the heads of those governments who colluded with them to pilfer the treasuries of these countries must have their assets liquidated, with all proceeds delivered to the affected countries and redistributed to the people.
01/17/12
AJE:
Romania’s PM warns protesters on fifth dayRomanian protests enter 5th day (Reuters photo) Jan 16 2011
“Speaking on the fifth day of demonstrations in the capital, Bucharest, on Monday, Emile Boc, the prime minister, said violent clashes would jeopardise stability and economic growth.”
“Romania imposed harsh austerity measures under the agreement, reducing public wages by 25 per cent and increasing taxes. The catalyst for the protests, however, was the resignation of Raed Arafat, a popular health official, on Tuesday after he opposed health reforms that the government had proposed.”
AJE 09/27/10: Romania minister quits over protest “Vasile Blaga, the Romanian interior minister, has resigned three days after thousands of police took part in an unauthorised protests and chanted anti-government slogans over wage cuts.”
01/14/12
Arab News Com:
Tunisia marks 1st anniversary of Arab Spring
Tunisia marks 1st anniversary of Arab Spring (AP/Amine Landoulsi) Jan 14 2012
“Now a human rights activist is president, and a moderate Islamist jailed for years by the old regime is prime minister at the head of a diverse coalition, after the freest elections in Tunisia’s history.”
“Tunisian media reported that the new leadership, to mark the anniversary, pardoned 9,000 convicts and converted the sentences of more than 100 prisoners from the death penalty to life in prison.”
Power to the people! Congratulations Tunisian citizens.
01/12/12
Christian Science Monitor:
Observer mission in Syria begins to unravel, pushing forward UN option
Observer mission in Syria begins to unravel, pushing forward UN option (Shaam News Network/AP) Jan 12 2012
“One member of the Arab League‘s observer mission in Syria has quit and another is threatening to leave, calling the mission a ‘farce’ and saying their presence in the country made little difference. Their criticism echoes what Syrian anti-Assad activists and much of the international community have been saying from the outset – that the mission had no power and would only be used by the Assad regime as a cover-up.”
“If the league admits that the mission has failed, it will be under immense pressure to refer Syria to the UN Security Council, although some members strongly oppose that action and may try to block it. Russia has also opposed UN action on Syria, although an appeal from the Arab League may sway its decision, according to Reuters.”
One positive turn of events that Arab Spring and Occupy movements have gifted the world with is that they have succeeded in bringing a vast nest of GMORKS into the limelight. These Gmorks will fight tooth and nail but in the end, both in the East and in the West, they will fall on their own swords. The planetary future is on the side of Humanity.
Another French Journalist killed, this time in Syria
Times of IndiaFrench journalist killed in Syria on official trip
“The killing of Gilles Jacquier, who worked for France-2 Television, was likely to become a rallying cry for both sides, as the regime and the opposition blame each other for a recent spate of mysterious attacks. “The West Australian:French-Algerian journalist found dead in Yemen
“Police said an identification card from France 24 television channel was found with the body. The broadcaster later told Reuters the man was not one of its employees.”
01/05/12
Olympian:
Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss
“Earlier in Thursday’s hearing, chief prosecutor Mustafa Suleiman said Mubarak was “politically and legally” responsible for the killing of the protesters and charged that the former president did nothing to stop the killings that he was aware of from meetings with aides, regional TV channels and reports by his security agencies.”
“Addressing Mubarak directly, Suleiman said, ‘If you had not issued these orders yourself, then where was your outburst of rage over the lives of your people?’ Testimonies by two interior ministers who succeeded el-Adly, he said, pointed out that the defendant could not have given the order to use live ammunition against the protesters without Mubarak’s personal approval, said Suleiman.”
01/03/12
AJE:
Arab League calls Syria emergency meeting
“The Arab League has called for an emergency meeting to discuss whether to withdraw its monitors from Syria in the wake of reports that security forces are still killing anti-government protesters despite the observers’ presence.”
“Meanwhile, France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy demanded that Assad step down, accusing him of overseeing sickening ‘massacres’ against his own people. Sarkozy told an audience of French military personnel that the Syrian people should be allowed ‘to freely choose their own destiny’ after facing what he denounced as a brutal repression that inspires ‘disgust and revulsion’. “
This is the same Sarkozy who recently participated in wiping out Democracy in Greece and Italy, all for the sake of some Grand Plan by a small, psychopathic cartel to control this planet. The blind leading the blind? Desperation.
01/02/12
Voice of America:
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Hungary Government
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Hungary Government (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Jan 02 2012
“‘Popular discontent has added to pressure on Orban’s government, and some 30,000 protesters gathered outside the Budapest Opera House to voice their disquiet as Fidesz and government leaders arrived for a gala celebrating the Basic Law.”
“Sandor Szekely, co-chairman of the Solidarity movement which organised the rally, told Reuters the heavy-handed ways of the government had generated unprecedented opposition unity and cooperation between political and civilian activist groups.”
Seems that wherever the IMF/EU/FedRes butt in, chaos ensues. I’m reserving judgment on what exactly is behind this protest until I have more knowledge about it.
12/30/11
Time – World:
Syria: Half a Million People Take to Streets in Protest
“(BEIRUT) — In the largest protests Syria has seen in months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Friday in a display of defiance to show an Arab League observer mission the strength of the opposition movement.”
When you have nothing left to lose….unify!
12/29/11
WaPo:
Egyptian security forces raid offices of U.S., other democracy groups
“Security forces and public prosecutors raided the Cairo offices of the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute and Freedom House — all based in Washington. They also raided Germany’s Konrad Adenauer foundation and at least two Egyptian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), according to the state news agency MENA. “
” ‘The military council right now is not only trying to produce this third hand but also trying to get rid of all its critics,’ said Ziad Abdel Tawab, deputy director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. ‘What’s happening right now is vengeance toward groups who’ve contributed somehow in the revolution.’ “
This is the sort of evil that governments do when they are in their death throes. Those “Guy Fawkes” masks are certainly UNMASKING the Gmorks in our world. Fawkes would be proud.
Telegraph:
Kazakh activists urge Tony Blair to give up ‘adviser’ role
“In a letter in the opposition newspaper Respublika entitled ‘Blood of the people on your hands, Blair’, 52 activists said that the former prime minister’s links to Mr Nazarbayev implicated him in the deaths of former oil workers after police opened fire on protesters in western Kazakhstan on Dec 16 and Dec 17. “
“Most of the protesters in Zhanaozen and other towns in the west of Kazakhstan were oil workers who had been striking over pay and conditions since mid-May. They were sacked a few months after their strike began. “
12/24/11
Real News:
Egyptian women’s biggest protest in 100 years: “we have no fear”
“10,000 Egytian women protest against the brutal attacks by Egypt’s security forces on protesters generally and on the woman known as ‘the blue bra’ girl. The epic march, mobilised through Facebook and Twitter on 20 December 2011, brought together women of all ages, and across the social and class divide. They were united in the refusal to be intimidated and called for the military government to step down.
Women of the world, Unite! Men of the world, stand by them as they protect the future generations!
Salon:
Another Protest In Moscow Draws Tens of Thousands
Another Protest In Moscow Draws Tens Of Thousands (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Dec 24 2011
“The protests have reflected a growing public frustration with Putin, who ruled Russia as president in 2000-2008, and has remained the nation’s No. 1 leader after moving into the premier’s seat due to a constitutional term limit. Putin has accused the U.S. of fomenting the protests in order to weaken Russia and said, sarcastically, that he thought the white ribbons many protesters wear as an emblem were condoms.”
“In a response to Putin’s blustery rhetoric, one protester Saturday held a picture montage of Putin with his head wrapped in a condom like a grandmother’s headscarf. Another one held a sign saying: ‘Hillary, I’m still Waiting for My Money,’ referring to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. “
Boston Com:
Egypt’s ruling generals face mounting criticism
“CAIRO—Egypt’s ruling generals are coming under mounting criticism at home and abroad for the military’s use of excessive force against unarmed protesters, including women, as they try to crush the pro-democracy movement calling for their ouster.”
“Fueling the outrage over the troops’ rough handling of protesters, a retired army general known to be linked to the ruling military council told a newspaper interviewer this week that the protesters should be thrown into ‘Hitler’s ovens,’ a reference to the Nazi gas chambers used during the Holocaust.” [emphasis mine]
As these absolutely vile, evil, Souless, whatever-they-are, in power find themselves in the throes of extinction on this planet, we are seeing, and hearing, more and more the nature of the collective Gmork beast.
12/18/11
China : Chinese Village Revolts against the Communist Government’s Corrupt Police
NYDaily:
Islamists protest against U.S. in Pakistan
“ISLAMABAD — More than 30,000 Islamists have rallied against the U.S. in the Pakistani city of Lahore following NATO airstrikes last month that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.”
“Hafiz Saeed, the head of Jammat-ud-Dawa, demanded Pakistan cut off ties with the U.S., which has provided billions of dollars to Islamabad over the past decade to fight Islamist militants.”
Let me get this straight. Pakistanis demanding that Western powers stop invading their country and killing their people are social terrorists that threaten “democracy” and with whom the U.S. should be warring, yet the extremist Jews in Jerusalem [ Jerusalem Row Over Status of Women ] actually get support with U.S. dollars AND from this U.S. government, just called “ultra orthodox” and not social terrorists? The Vatican gets a “pass” from the U.S. even though they have ruined the lives of countless children for a very long time and have a long list of money laundering – this is not social terrorism? And yet, the Occupiers around the world wanting social JUSTICE are being beaten, and the U.S. Constitution pulverized. Humanity, with a little help from its “friends”, will stop the madness, stop the insanity.
AJE:
Clashes continue on streets of Cairo “Eight people have been killed and hundreds injured in street battles, since renewed fighting erupted between protesters and security forces again on Saturday, on the streets leading to the parliament building and nearby Tahrir Square.”
And all the PM wants to talk about is “drawing foreign investment, about tourism, about developing the Sinai…”. And not ONE top-of-the-pyramid Wall Street bankster or global pillager who brought on the crash of the world has been put behind bars. They will be, though, soon. Humanity will prevail and incredible evil will be brought to a halt.
12/16/11
Sibel Edmonds -Boiling Frogs:
US and NATO troops train on the Syrian border “There have been reports of hundreds of American and NATO troops training militants on the Syrian border to overthrow Al-assad’s regime. According to a former FBI official this has been going on since May 2011. Why are we not hearing about this on American mainstream media? Sibel Edmonds, president of the National Security Whistle blowers Coalition, exposes what is going on around Syria.”
12/13/11
Telegraph UK:
Syria death toll increases to more than 5,000
“The latest figure reported to the UN Security Council by Navi Pillay is 1,000 higher than the one she announced just 10 days ago. The toll includes civilians, army defectors and those executed for refusing to shoot civilians, but not soldiers and other security personnel killed by opposition forces, she said.”
12/10/11
Photos of Moscow rally “for fair elections”, from helicopter “December 10 in Moscow at the Swamp area held a protest rally in the all-Russian action against the rigging of elections to the Duma. We present the aerial photographs of the rally. It was made by means of radio-controlled model helicopter, which in the process several times to no avail was fired from the pistol.” [Google translation]
12/09/11 NDR de: German spyware for dictators “Arab Spring: The people are fighting for freedom – against repression. Wikileaks and ZAPP disclose how German spyware have helped the regimes to suppress political opponents.”
12/07/11
Guardian UK:
US firms shipped teargas to Egypt during crackdown, investigation reveals
“Combined Systems Inc (CSI), based in Jamestown, Pennysylvania, has sent at least three arms deliveries
US firms shipped teargas to Egypt during crackdown, investigation reveals Dec 07 2011
to Egypt since the protests began in Tahrir Square on 25 January, according to Amnesty. The most recent delivery, addressed to the interior ministry, arrived in the port of Adabiya near Suez on 26 November, only 48 hours after days of bloody clashes between interior ministry troops and protesters left two dozen dead and thousands injured.”
Amnesty’s arms expert, Brian Wood, condemned the State Department as “irresponsible” for approving them. He said: ‘These licences were authorised during a period where the Egyptian government responded to protests by using excessive and often lethal force. It is inconceivable that the US authorities did not know of evidence of widely documented abuses by the Egyptian security forces. These licences should not have been granted.’ “
This is more than shameful; it is criminal. Period, point.
12/02/11
Carter Center:
Preliminary Statement on the First Round of Voting in Egypt’s People’s Assembly Elections
” ‘Carter Center witnesses in Egypt reported enthusiastic participation in the election and a largely peaceful process, for which the Egyptian people should be proud,’ former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said. ‘However, the process is far from complete, and there are several areas for improvement before the next two rounds of voting. We hope that steps can be taken to help ensure the integrity and transparency of these elections.’ “
Gateway Pundit:
Saudi Religious Council: Allowing Women to Drive Will Lead to Scarcity of Women
“A new report written by scholars of the Majlis al-Ifta’ al-A’ala, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council, said that allowing women to drive will result in less virgins and a surge in prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce.”
Oh, give me a BRAKE! Thank these women who help Patriarchy out the door. No more room for this kind of venom in our world.
06/17/11 Saudi Women Driving: Saudi Women Driving Cars with Relative Impunity “Today, a number of Saudi women cruised through the streets of Saudi Arabia in automobiles, protesting the country’s male-only driving rules. Fortunately, it appears the rogue drivers got away with the protest with relative impunity, according to reports on Twitter and wire services.”
11/25/11
The Observers:
A tank tries to run over protesters in Saudi Arabia
“Amateur footage shows a tank deliberately trying to hit protesters in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Qatif on Wednesday. Our Observer told us that this kind of violence is unprecedented in Saudi Arabia. Similar incidents have, however, recently taken place in Bahrain and Egypt.”
11/25/11 Egypt: Female Journalists Recount Sexual Assaults in Tahrir Square
These military thugs are animals. Journalists around the world are being either raped, injured, or killed to instill fear and because they record Truth. We must stand strongly in solidarity with journalists and send strong signal that this must end and end now!
11/25/11: AJE: Crowds swell in Cairo as new PM appointed ” State media on Friday named Kamal al-Ganzuri as the country’s new prime minister as protesters in the capital called for another ‘million-man march’ in protests dubbed ‘the Friday of the last chance’ “.
“Ganzuri is an economist who previously served as Egyptian prime minister under former president Hosni Mubarak between 1996 and 1999.” [emphasis mine]
World governments better start getting it or they will face more and more uprisings globally – The People will choose their government. The People will not accept any more puppets backed by the USA, Egypt’s SCAF, Israel, EU or the global banksters/corps.
November 25 protest in NY against majority shareholder of manufacturer of tear gas being used by Egyptian police:
11/23/11
AJE:
Tahrir Square and Alexandria Egypt – continued violence by police – protesters determined to make SCAF get out of the way of the people!CBS:
Yemen president of 33 years quits amid uprising
“(AP) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Yemen’s authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed WednesdayYemen president Saleh steps down (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File) Nov 23 2011
to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. The U.S. and its powerful Gulf allies pressed for the deal, concerned that a security collapse in the impoverished Arab nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise to gain a firmer foothold.”
“Saleh is the fourth Arab leader toppled in the wave of Arab Spring uprisings this year, after longtime dictators fell in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The deal gives Saleh immunity from prosecution — contradicting a key demand of Yemen’s opposition protesters.” [emphasis mine]
11/23/11 RT: Malaysian Court finds Bush and Blair guilty of war crimes “The court in Malaysia where the trial took place may not have the power to convict, but the verdict against the former British and American leaders was unanimous. “
“Meanwhile, Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defence during the Iraq War, is next on the list to have his case heard by the mock court.”
11/22/11
AJE - Iran: Willing to use oil as a political tool
“As pundits and politicos alike whip themselves into a froth arguing if, when, and how Iran should be the target of a military strike from the United States or Israel, Iran seems more interested in wielding a tool it already has in hand: Oil. Or, more specifically, oil transport routes.”
“Roughly 40 per cent of all tradable oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a major choke point running along Iran’s southern and eastern borders, on its way to the world market.”
It’s always been about the control of “stratgetic” real estate, not nuclear weapons. As the Great and Evil Gmork said: “Those who have the control, have the power.” Humanity is in the midst of a global revolution that will eventually bring down this long, dark Age of Greed and create an Age of Sharing.
AJE: Egypt’s aftershocks: Military vs the people “As the prestigious Cairo-based Al-Azhar underlined in its ‘Arab Spring charter’ guidelines for democracy in the Arab world earlier this month, the use of violence against peaceful citizens delegitimises the ruling authority and ends its reason d’etre.” [emphasis mine]
Our current American government is teetering at the edge of delegitimizing itself as well. They come on TV and insist that the violence in Egypt is “deplorable” but where is our White House when it comes to deploring particularly the NYPD and Oakland police brutality. Hypocrites!
It also becomes clearer by the day that our world “leaders” are desperately, glaringly out of touch with a Humanity collectively embarking on a Great March to dismantle all that is corrupt, all that has become grotesquely dark in this world in favor of worldwide self determination BY THE PEOPLE!
11/20/11
Irish Times:
Egyptian police fire tear gas at Tahrir Square protesters
“Military police in riot gear fired tear gas at demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square today, supporting police who had earlier tried to disperse a protest in the square without success, television images showed. Protests fled from the army police lines, many into side streets.”
“More than a dozen armoured personnel carriers also took up positions around Egypt’s Interior Ministry, a focus for protester anger at heavy-handed police tactics used to try to break up a demonstration in central Cairo, a witness said.”
“Many Egyptians are angry that nine-months after ousting Mubarak, the army remains in charge, and police are still using the same heavy-handed tactics against demonstrators.”
“Protesters demanding an end to army rule and angered by rough police tactics battled with police last night, presenting Egypt’s ruling generals with their biggest security challenge yet, a week before parliamentary elections.”
Police violence breaks out at Tahrir Square in Egypt
11/17/11
Egypt “dictatorship” Protest – estimated over 50,000 in Tahrir
ZeeNews:
Kuwait opposition protesters disrupt Parliament
“Kuwait City: Opposition lawmakers warned Wednesday of a growing political crisis after dozens of anti-government protesters muscled their way into Kuwait’s Parliament during debate over efforts to question the Prime Minister about corruption allegations. “
I happened to spot this vid below while searching for the one above. Why is our National Guard going overseas when their job is to protect this nation, America?
10/28/11
Waking Up in America: Marines Muster to resist the central bankers’ tyranny!
Marines Muster to resist the central bankers’ tyranny! from theRedPillRadio on Vimeo.
Aiming straight for the heart of a Central Gmork.
10/20/11
AJE:
Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo on the resignation of Hazel El-Beblawi, the Egyptian finance minister and deputy prime minister. [click link to view video report]
10/09/11
Haaretz:
Hundreds of Israel’s medical residents skip work amid threats of mass resignations
“Representatives of Israel’s protesting medical residents on Monday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “show leadership” and solve the issues pertaining to their working conditions, after talks with the Finance Ministry broke down. 279 residents failed to arrive at work on Monday morning, amid threats of mass resignation.“
10/02/11
Al Jazeera Mubasher Egypt office raided by security officers
Go,girl!
10/05/11
Guardian UK:
Syrian insurrection set to gather momentum
“An armed insurrection inside Syria looks set to gather momentum after the failure to pass a UN resolution against president Bashar al-Assad‘s regime, according to dissidents in two key Syrian cities.”
“Activists from Homs and Hama, where mostly peaceful protests over the past six months have lately become more aggressive and armed, say the failure of the US effort to threaten sanctions against Syria has convinced some that diplomacy cannot protect them.”
9/28/11
AJE:
Egypt political parties threaten poll boycott
“In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the groups set a deadline of Sunday for their demands to be met. The military had earlier announced the polls would begin in November.”
“The proposed changes would effectively bar many supporters of Hosni Mubarak, the country’s former president who was forced from office after a popular uprising in February, from running for office, the statement said.”
Stay the fight, Egypt. Awesome!
WaPo:
Egypt court convicts Mubarak’s information minister for corruption, sentences him to 7 years
“An Egyptian court has convicted Hosni Mubarak’s powerful information minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to seven years in prison.”
“Anas al-Fiqqi’s conviction on Wednesday is the latest by an Egyptian court of former regime figures. Those already convicted and sentenced include the former interior and tourism ministers, as well as former ruling party stalwart and steel magnate Ahmed Ezz.”
Silobreaker is tracking interesting Yemeni developments HERE
Like – It appears Saleh lied to the Saudis by telling him he was just going to the airport for something else – but fled.
and like- Tribes sshoot down an airplane.
09/25/11
The Jurist:
Mubarak trial suspended after former ally testifies
“The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile] was paused on Saturday, after lawyers representing victims and their families filed motions to change both the location and judge for the trial. That morning, confidante to Mubarak and his former defense minister, Field Marshal Tantawi testified against Mubarak in a closed-session, but left early and refused to be cross-examined by counsel for the victims. Due to the closed-session, nothing has been revealed about the testimony [AP report], nor how the lawyers’ actions stem from it. Mubarak is on trial for murder, attempted killing of protesters and other charges related to general abuse of power [Al Jazeera report] stemming from his response to pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt [JURIST news archive] earlier this year. Mubarak’s sons, Gamal and Alaa, are also on trial for corruption charges. “
09/23/11
WashPost:
Yemen president’s return hikes fear of escalation
“President Ali Abdullah Saleh abruptly returned home to Yemen on Friday after more than three months of being treated in Saudi Arabia for wounds from an assassination attempt, in a move apparently aimed to ensure his grip as his loyalists and opponents wage urban warfare in the capital.
The White House was blindsided by the sudden return. U.S. officials conceded it was a surprise and said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wasn’t warned of Saleh’s plans when she met Tuesday in New York with the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, which has been working with Washington and Yemen to try to arrange a transfer of power.”
As I have been stating over the last few years here, in so many words: Unexpected upheavals being faced by some of the highest geopolitical figures in our world …will continue until the world gets its energetic yin/yang balance back.
09/17/11
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET takes to the streets of New York’s financial district
09/15/11
AJE:
Jordanians protest against ties with Israel
“About 300 demonstrators gathered at the embassy on Thursday after Israel temporarily withrew its ambassador over fears of the protest turning violent.”
“Roughly half of the country’s six million population is of Palestinian origin. With Palestinian-Israeli peace talks stalled, some Jordanians fear Israel may try to deport Palestinians to Jordan. Jordan’s King Abdullah II has spoken out strongly against using Jordan as a substitute for a Palestinian state, a concept favoured by some Israelis.”
For me, the bigger news in this article is that “some Israelis” see themselves as so superior in this world, they assume they have the right to “deport Palestinians to Jordan.” Really, self-adulation is such an ugly trait.
09/10/11
Reuters:
Egyptian protesters pull down Israel embassy wall
“ Activists who spearheaded an uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak on February 11 have been piling pressure on the ruling military council to fix a date for parliamentary and presidential elections and to get rid of senior officials who served under Mubarak. Thousands converged on Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the pro-democracy protests that toppled Mubarak, after Friday prayers for what was billed as ‘Correcting the Path’ protests.”
“Some later marched to the opposite bank of the Nile in Giza. Demonstrators used hammers, large iron bars and police barricades to tear down the wall, erected this month by Egyptian authorities after daily protests over the killing of five Egyptian border guards in Sinai. Protesters scaled the embassy building, removed the Israeli flag for the second time in less than a month and burned it.”
Citizens of Egypt, like citizens of many long-repressed countries, were never allowed to let off steam over injustices in increments—therefore, the various pressure cookers are blowing the top. Many Americans are probably just as angry over that entity in our midst called Wall Street as they make that “great sucking sound”, siphoning our money overseas for bailouts. Fortunately, we are still enough of a democracy to vent incrementally and to have access to important people and creative activist leaders to work on righting the wrongs of the banksters. The Egyptians went overboard here but one can hardly blame the pressure cooker when the chef fails to acknowledge the needs of the pot.
The egyptian revolution continues. Protest september 9th 9/9
The Fear Barrier has been broken, people. They can hear you loud and clear all the way to Jupiter! Sing loud, clear, and strong - all together around the world and you can awaken galaxies. Imagine that!
09/03/11
Jordan Tmes:
Jailed Bahrain doctors go on hunger strike
“A group of Bahraini doctors jailed earlier this year during a crackdown on unrest in the Gulf kingdom have
CLICK PHOTO FOR UPDATES on Jailed Bahrain doctors on hunger strike Sep 03 2011
gone on hunger strike in protest against their detention, a human rights group said on Saturday.”
” ‘The hunger strike was initiated in objection to the continued detention of the doctors and other detainees… as well as the ill treatment and torture, not having access to legal counsel, and what they described as ridiculous charges against them,’ the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) said in a statement.
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Keep the flashlight shining on Bahrain, as well. Once and for all, those who care not a wit about human rights must be flushed out and reined in. Self-adulating dictators, megalomaniacial banksters, Black-Ops sicko voyeurs, self-righteous extremist religionists, and self-serving political idealogies must be flushed out and reined in.
Haaretz:
Some 450,000 Israelis march at massive ‘March of the Million’ rallies across country
Some 450,000 Israelis march at massive rallies across the country (Photo by: Moti Milrod) Sep 03 2011
“Over 450,000 protesters attended rallies across the country last night calling for social justice in what was the largest demonstration in Israeli history.”
“The main protest took place in Tel Aviv’s Kikar Hamedina, where some 300,000 people gathered after marching from Habima Square about two kilometers away. Protest leader Yonatan Levy said the atmosphere was like “a second Independence Day.”
“In Jerusalem, an unprecedented 50,000 people filled Paris Square and the surrounding streets, almost twice the number that attended previous protests this summer.”
450,000 protesting in Israel would be equivalent to over 2 million people in America. It’s massive and its awesome.
NYT:
Files Note Close C.I.A. Ties to Qaddafi Spy Unit
“Documents found at the abandoned office of Libya’s former spymaster appear to provide new details of the close relations the Central Intelligence Agency shared with the Libyan intelligence service — most notably suggesting that the Americans sent terrorism suspects at least eight times for questioning in Libya despite that country’s reputation for torture. “
Um, C.I.A, M16, ISI, and other the Black Ops heads must sleep in coffins at night. Ya think?
BTW, how many ways of spelling the Colonel’s name are out there?
08/31/11
AJE: Libya Secret Files: US officials aided Gaddafi “Al Jazeera news producer Jamal Elshayyal recently gained access to the Tripoli headquarter of Libya’s intelligence agency. Among the documents scattered throughout the demolished building were secret files indicating that influential Americans advised Muammar Gaddafi since the beginning of the Libyan uprising.” [read report]
Former State Dept official and now a Bechtel VP for the Middle East, David Welch allegedly was advising Col. Gaddafi on how to retain his grip on Libya against the pro-democracy movement? Col. Gaddafi had access to billions of $$ to carry out terrorist attacks both internationally (i.e. Lockerbie, UTA France over Niger, etc. ) and internally with horrendous war crimes against his own citizens. Gaddafi’s access to money and power made him one of the most effective GMORK servants in the world. So, this wasn’t about concerns about comparatively small, ineffective, underfunded Al Queda types—this was about Bechtel’s business interests, period. Welch needs to be investigated immediately.
Now, Congress member Dennis Kucinich has been open about being against the US/NATO mission even going into the fray, but I am surprised he allegedly wanted to collect evidence that would defend Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and, along with Welch, seemed more concerned about petty terrorists while assisting a GMORK servant himself, and that looks very, very bad.
The reporter here was Jamal Elshayyal, who was reporting from the Mavi Marmara flotilla to Gaza when Israeli commandos killed 9 humanitarians on board. I suspect far-right Christian/Zionist AIPAC members will do their best to tear Jamal apart for his report .
08/29/11
Euronews youtube: Syrian army defections reported on the rise
When any government responds to peaceful protests by sending its military to kill them—without any attempt to listen—and then they kill military soldiers who refuse to fire on their own citizens, then the writing on the wall spells F A I L ; they have dug their political grave.
08/27/11
YouTube: Assessing the Situation on the Ground in Libya
“In the wake of the takeover of Tripoli and claims of victory by Libyan rebels, Dr. Mahmoud Traina, an LA-based Libyan American doctor, assesses the situation on the ground in Libya with Uprising host, Sonali Kolhatkar on August 26, 2011.”
Had to wade through quite a few videos to find one that appears free from misinformation, propaganda, and/or exaggerated reporting.
TRIPOLI: 90% CONTROLLED BY FREEDOM FIGHTERS (Watch Live Coverage)
I keep getting the impression of Gaddafi prepared to take a (cyanide?) pill if captured. A bunker, an elevated “mat”, Saif/guards nearby. Perhaps my imagination is in overdrive?
Haaretz: Rebel spokesman to Haaretz: Libya needs world’s help, including Israel’s “Ahmad Shabani says recognition of Israel by future elected Libyan government is ‘very sesitive (sic) question. The question is whether Israel will recognize us.”
Haaretz: Israeli activists: Social protests must continue despite escalation of terror “[Stav] Shafir criticized calls by ministers including Ayoub Kara (Likud ) to end the protest due to the terror attacks. ‘The fact that the government is calling on us to halt the protest because of the terror attacks is an attempt to use our pain as citizens hurting for their friends and families to make us bow on the social front, and that’s sad for several reasons,’ she said.”
” ‘There’s no reason for the protest to die out, we have a very powerful weapon on our side – the truth,’ said Shmueli.” [emphasis mine]
That’s the spirit!
08/20/11
Miami Herald:
Egypt withdrawing ambassador from Israel – Israel says it is sorry for Egyptian deaths
“Israel’s Defense Minister says Israel is sorry for the deaths of Egyptian troops killed during a shootout between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants.”
“Egypt said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Israel to protest the deaths of at least three Egyptian troops killed in a shootout between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants who had launched a deadly attack on Israel from Egyptian soil.”
Any terrorist attack is deplorable but clearly, Israel didn’t even stay cool-headed enough to investigate this event and charge specific perpetrators before sending their military over to Gaza (Hamas insists they had nothing to do with the attacks), which seems to be their automatic reaction no matter who really did this. They then compound all this by killing Egyptian soldiers. Not wise.
08/18/11 VOA: Israel Retaliates Following Attacks Near Sinai “Israeli forces have killed at least 10 Palestinian militants in separate attacks after blaming them for a series of coordinated raids along the Israeli-Egyptian border that killed eight people and wounded 40 more.The dead include leaders of the Popular Resistance Committee, which the Israeli government accuses of being behind attacks in southern Israel that killed seven Israelis earlier in the day.”
There certainly could be more than one angle to this event. But, no matter who planned the attacks, they succeeded in canceling the planned social-justice protest this Saturday. With Israel in an ever growing social-justice protest movement against the Netanyahu govt, why would enemies attack now? Many questions.
Boston Com:
US, allies declare that Syria’s Assad must leave
“Executing a global squeeze play, the United States and its European allies on Thursday demanded an end to four decades of brutal family dictatorship in Syria and underscored the tough talk with new sanctions on President Bashar Assad’s government.”
“In Thursday’s coordinated statements, President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Canada and the European Union called for Assad to resign, saying his repression of demonstrations inspired by this spring’s Arab uprisings made him unfit to lead. The new effort signals the end of the world’s thin patience for Assad, once viewed as a Western-looking pragmatist who might expand freedoms at home and help achieve an Arab peace deal with Israel.”
08/14/11
Guardian UK:
Police revolt against David Cameron’s reform agenda
“Senior police officers were in open revolt over the government’s police reform agenda on Friday, reacting furiously to criticism of the way they handled the riots, and turning their fire on the home secretary, Theresa May, after she suggested she had instructed the police to take a tougher line. Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, described the role of the politicians as “an irrelevance”, pointing out that by Monday the police had decided to mobilise huge numbers of officers in London.”
Noted in above article and making UK police very angry: “Bill Bratton, the former US policeman admired by Cameron and credited with cleaning up New York, said he has agreed to help the UK government on how to deal with gangs. Bratton, who is now chairman of private security firm Kroll, spoke to Cameron by telephone on Friday to discuss the matter.”
According to Wikipedia, “Kroll has also come to the attention of the mainstream media in relation to various instances of alleged questionable investigative practices. For example, during an investigation into a corporate takeover target in Brazil, Kroll staff members were accused by the Brazilian authorities of undertaking illegal activities, including” [... wait for it....] “phone hacking.”
In a follow-up interview, Mr. Bratton ”…added that US police chiefs would be fired if they spoke out against politicians in the same way as Britain’s top police officers have done.“ He actually admits with seeming pride that our U.S. police officers must tow the line of the political agenda, no matter what they see as wrong. Police officers in America should be outraged by this statement—unless they’ve been bought and sold, in which case, this is a nightmare in the making.
Yahoo:
Lockerbie bomber’s case led to ‘political and diplomatic victory’ for Gaddafi
“Guma el-Gamaty, the UK co-ordinator for the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), officially recognised by Britain as the country’s new legitimate government, said Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi should have remained in Scotland to allow his appeal to be heard.”
” ‘No decent Libyan would disagree that the Lockerbie bombing in 1989 was a barbaric, heinous and shameful international crime,’ The Scotsland on Sunday quoted him as saying ahead of the second anniversary of Megrahi’s release next Saturday.”
Slowly, but surely, we will get to the bottom of many unanswered questions.
08/11/11
Haaretz:
The Israeli protest has turned into a revolution
“We are in the midst of what is increasingly shaping up to be an Israeli revolution. Following decades in which the public has curled up in its indifference and allowed a handful of politicians to run the country as they wished, with no significant involvement from civil society, the rules of the political game have changed.”
“The public has realized that it has much more power and influence than it imagined. Henceforth, every prime minister in Israel will have to take into consideration this emerging force.”
Epic. Pivotal. Thus begins Chapter 2 in the Slaying of the Gmork. If masked “protesters” appear and insert violence into this incredibly orderly and smart protest, they will need to look no further than “Black Ops.”
08/10/11
Chronicle Herald CA
Street protests turn violent in Chile
Street protests turn violent in Chile Aug 10 2011
“Violence erupted on the streets of Chile’s capital Tuesday as tens of thousands of students staged another protest demanding changes in public education.”
“Masked demonstrators burned cars and barricades, looted storefronts and threw furniture at police and some attacked an apartment building. Officers used tear gas and water cannons.”
Guardian UK:
Birmingham riots: intense anger after deaths of three young men
“Community leaders in Birmingham are working all-out to calm intense anger in the city’s British Asian community over the deaths of three young men who were rammed by a carload of suspected looters.”
“West Midlands police arrested a man near the scene and recovered a vehicle, which forensics experts are examining. They later launched a murder inquiry.”
The principle of organized chaos feels in play here. When Gmork Power is threatened, it will utilize the emotions of the people and pit them against one another to vere them away from the vultures’ nests. It is becoming for more difficult for them to do this with ordinary media manipulation, as they see we are Awakening. Think bigger.
08/08/11
Guardian UK:
London riots spread
“2.21pm: Paul Lewis is back in touch with some more on the role that Blackberry Messenger is playing in all this:”
” ‘There is no doubt that that BBM — Blackberry Messenger — is being used to organise disturbances. Again, I’ve had multiple sources confirm that this BBM message, encouraging people to loot in Enfield Town, was widely disseminated as early as 2pm on Sunday. It appears to have been the main message that was being shared, although there were variations.’ “
Police apologize to Mark Duggan’s family “A row has broken out between police and the body charged with investigating them over who let down the family of Mark Duggan by failing to keep them informed of what had happened to him.”
“”[Dep. Asst. commissioner Stephen] Kavanagh defended decisions on Saturday that left looters in control of Wood Green for several hours. He said police commanders had to decide where best to deploy their resources, prioritising Tottenham High Street, the scene of the worst clashes. Kavanagh denied London’s streets had been ‘left’ to the looters and said his colleagues were making rapid decisions in a ‘difficult, rapidly escalating situation’ “.
“Within the last few weeks the Met has lost commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and assistant commissioner John Yates over the phone-hacking scandal.”
Having watched the coverage today, there is something very strange, very different from this type of rioting I’ve seen over the years. The messages being broadcast by whoever is sending them to these kids just feels to me to be sent by adult forces who are manipulating these youths into “joyful” violence as a smokescreen. Protests are taking place all over the world that are peaceful. Can’t really put my finger on it yet but something here does not smell right. Like a microcosm of our 9/11, we are told the police are “stretched.” All the politicians, even the Mayor of London all happen to be on vacation and in no hurry to return, and social media is the out-of-the-gate OBL All this on the heels of the Murdoch hacking scandal (it was Enron in 2001), which has exposed corruption at Scotland Yard, media, and 10 Downing Street; on Syria, Libya, and Bahrain exposing their dictatorial Gmorks and getting PR-pummeled; and on IMF/EU being exposed for the greedy, corrupted banksters they are, not to mention the stock market chaos. That said, so-called leaders in the UK and around the world have been horrible role models for our young—we’ve seen unbridled corruption, greed, avarice, and plundering by many political, economic, media, security/police, and social institutions everywhere.
08/09/11
Euronews:
Syria increasingly isolated as ambassadors leave
“With the popular uprising in Syria being ever more brutally repressed Syria finds itself being deserted by several Arab countries and under increasing diplomatic pressure from the EU and USA.”
Humanity is discovering the nests of the Gmorks around the world, and there is a whole lot of nest shaking going on.
08/06/11
Salon:
270,000 attend Israel’s biggest pocketbook protest
270,000 attend Israel's biggest pocketbook protest (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
“The snowballing protest, which started out three weeks ago with a few 20-somethings pitching a tent encampment on a posh Tel Aviv street, has swiftly become a big headache for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen by many middle class Israelis as too friendly to big business. An aide to the Israeli leader said the government would soon devise a program to break the monopolies and cartels he blames for Israel’s economic ills.”
“Protesters appeared to have a more sweeping agenda on their minds. Traveling by car, bus, train and foot, some 230,000 Israelis, according to police estimates, descended on Tel Aviv to mount the largest social protest in the country’s history. Young, old and middle-aged, they beat drums and waved flags, some chanting, ‘Social justice for the people’ and ‘Revolution.’ “
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Awesome! That’s nearly double the first one last week, so poetically starting on Rothschild Blvd! If the estimate of 250-270 THOUSAND protesters in Israel is accurate, this would be proportionately equivalent to roughly 11 MILLION+ on the streets in the U.S.A. Imagine that! I have.
Libyan Embassy in US to reopen under opposition (NTC)
“The State Department has signed off on papers that allow the Libyan Embassy in Washington to reopen under control of the opposition Transitional National Council and give staffers access to roughly $13 million in mission assets that had been frozen.”
- Libyan Embassy in US to reopen under opposition (NTC) Aug 02 2011
07/30/11
Boston Com:
Thousands of Israelis protest high cost of living, inequality “JERUSALEM—Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets nationwide on Saturday to protest rising housing prices in the largest turnout since the grass-roots demonstrations began two weeks ago. “Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said more than 100,000 people protested in 10 cities across the country from Beersheba in the south to Kiryat Shmoneh at the northern tip of the country Saturday night. Police closed major streets for the protesters to march.”
“”This is a great success; people are marching in the streets and living in the streets for the past two weeks,” Stav Shafir, one of the protest leaders, told Channel 2 TV. “Finally people are choosing to determine how they want to live. We want affordable housing, health, education and welfare.”
Next stops? I predict Germany (EU gripes), then Canada (enviro). and then an October Surprise (inequality/Fed Res) in the U.S.A.
08/05/11
AJE Documentary – Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark ”The story of the Arab revolution that was abandoned by the Arabs, forsaken by the West and forgotten by the world.
Exposing the Gmorks-acting-as-puppet-leaders today for the brutal sadists they are is half the battle in the quest to shine the Light fully on the incredibly Dark, Evil Force they serve.
UN News Centre:
Syria: Security Council condemns rights abuses and use of force against civilians (Aug 03 2011)
“The Council voiced its profound regret at the deaths of hundreds of the people during mass protests in Syria and urged the authorities in Damascus to fully respect human rights and comply with their obligations under international law.”
“The Council took note of Syria’s stated commitment to the implementation of reforms, but expressed regret over the lack of progress, calling on the Government to carry out the promised political changes.”
AJE - Protesters fill the streets in Syria after Hama massacre -
08/03/11
YNet:
Hosni Mubarak goes on trial in Egypt along with two sons.
Hosni Mubarak trial begins 08/03/11
“Case No. 3642 – The Arab Republic of Egypt vs Hosni Mubarak: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will become the first Arab leader to be tried in wake of the Arab spring, as he faces the Cairo court Wednesday.”
“Mubarak faces multiple charges of conspiracy for his role in killing pro-democracy protesters, as well as
Mubarak trial begins Gamal (left) and Alaa, in the defendants' cage. (Screenshot: Egyptian TV) Aug 03 2011
abuse of power and corruption charges. Wednesday has already been dubbed a historical day in Egypt’s history, as Mubarak’s trial is unprecedented and is likely to rattle Arab rulers facing unrest across the Middle East.”
07/31/11
BBC (YouTube): Uprising in Syria,Civilians Slaughtered in Hama
Our Western countries have turned a blind eye to ME dictators ”for the sake of stability” (meaning carrying out their agenda for military/corporate/resource dominence) for at least decades in countries such as Syria, Libya, and Bahrain/Saudi Arabia. It is disgusting. This generation is unified, empowered and coming together across the sprectum as never before to make this the last generation to suffer this planetary scourge.
Boston Com:
Thousands of Israelis protest high cost of living, inequality
More than 100,000 people protest across the country from Beersheba in the south to Kiryat Shmoneh July 30 2011
“JERUSALEM—Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets nationwide on Saturday to protest rising housing prices in the largest turnout since the grass-roots demonstrations began two weeks ago. “Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said more than 100,000 people protested in 10 cities across the country from Beersheba in the south to Kiryat Shmoneh at the northern tip of the country Saturday night. Police closed major streets for the protesters to march.”
“”This is a great success; people are marching in the streets and living in the streets for the past two weeks,” Stav Shafir, one of the protest leaders, told Channel 2 TV. “Finally people are choosing to determine how they want to live. We want affordable housing, health, education and welfare.”
Awesome. Next stops? I predict Germany (EU gripes), then Canada (enviro). and then an October Surprise (inequality/Fed Res) in the U.S.A.
07/29/11
Reuters:
Turkey’s mlitary chiefs quit ahead of key meeting
Turkey's mlitary chiefs quit ahead of key meeting July 29 2011
“State-run Anatolian news agency said the head of the armed forces General Isik Kosaner and the commanders of the ground, naval and air forces were all stepping down, in what some Turkish media initially described as resignations.”
“Friction between the government and military, traditionally guardians of the secular state, has been fueled by the continuing trial of 200 military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the government..”
Al Jazeera’s report ”This is the first time so many top commanders in Turkey have stepped down at once.”
Are we having fun yet? For what it’s worth, I pulled my precious few $$ out of the stock market completely six days ago.
07/28/11
AJE:
Libyan rebel military leader killed
Libyan rebel military leader killed July 28 2011
“The head of the Libyan rebel’s armed forces and two of his aides were killed by gunmen Thursday, the head of the rebel leadership said.” The death of Abdel Fattah Younes was announced at a press conference in the de facto rebel capital, Benghazi, by the head of the rebels’ National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil. He told reporters that rebel security had arrested the head of the group behind the killing.”
My feeling at this point is that he was killed by some people that he thought he could trust. Coming just a day after the UK formally recognized the NTC could suggest that maybe he was somewhat instrumental in that decision. Time will tell.
07/27/11
RoarMag:
The reconquest of Puerta del Sol – in pictures:
“This weekend, tens of thousands of indignados marched through Madrid and re-occupied Puerta del Sol. Here are some of our favorite pictures.
- The reconquest of Puerta del Sol — in pictures July 25 2011
View many more pictures at RoarMag
Politics UK:
[UK's William] Hague cuts formal ties with Tripoli
“The foreign secretary ended the UK’s formal ties with Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in a press conference this morning. ‘The prime minister and I have decided that the UK recognises and will deal with the national transitional council as the sole governmental authority in Libya,’ he said.”
07/15/11
Bloomberg:
U.S. Recognizes Libya’s Rebel Transitional Council as Government
“The U.S. and international allies meeting about Libya have recognized the transitional national council as the sole legitimate governing authority in the country, a step that allows for greater funding for the opposition group.”
Interesting that this recognition came right on the heels of the Gaddaf regime announcement that Italy will receive no more oil and threatened other NATO/Libya partners with same. Now that oil cutoff is threatened, they finally moved on this. Playing chess is nerve racking, isn’t it?
AJE:
Assad loyalists storm US and French embassies
US and French Embassy in Syria attacked July 11 2011
“Al Jazeera’s Rula Amin said that security in Syria is so tight that protesters would not have been able to get so close to the embassies without approval from the government. Rosiland Jordan, reporting from Washington D.C., said that the US government has accused Damascus of using the embassy attacks ‘as a diversion from protests against Assad … and simply will not work’.”
“But the White House has so far refrained from calling for an end to the Assad family’s four decades of rule, leery of pressing too hard as it tries to wind down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and faces criticism for being part of the coalition battling Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Congressional Republicans have pressed the administration to withdraw Ford from Syria, an ally of Iran that supports Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.”
Why can’t we devise a way to place all the fundamentalists Christians, Zionists, and Muslims (with a pedaphile Catholic priest as referee) on one isolated area of this planet so they can duke it out over whose religion represents the “Chosen Ones” so the other 6.2 billion people on the planet can move on toward a peaceful, unified Enlightened era where every living thing on this planet is “chosen” simply for having the gift of life and sharing it ?
07/05 – 07/12/11
Spiegel: Tank Deal Reveals New Arms Exports Approach
Tank Deal Reveals New Arms Exports Approach July 2011
“A secretive plan to sell tanks to Saudia Arabia has caused a furor within Germany’s governing coalition, members of which are demanding an explanation. The deal, which violates a tradition of avoiding weapons sales in conflict areas, signals a fundamental shift in German arms trade. Is Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign policy still credible?”
Defense-Aerospace Com:
Germany’s Tank Deal Breaks Last Export Taboo
“Germany’s tank deal with Saudi Arabia has caused outrage, drawing criticism from across the political spectrum. But while the government maintains its silence, critics say it marks a sea change in arms export policy.”
“The anonymous Saudi source probably had no idea what trouble he was causing. On Monday, the informant told a Reuters reporter about Saudi Arabia’s deal to buy 200 2A7+ Leopard tanks from Germany. The news caused outrage throughout Germany. Memories of Saudi troops suppressing Bahraini democracy protestors are still fresh, and the mood was not improved by a video posted to Youtube apparently showing how the 2A7+ can be used to break up demonstrations.”
“Jürgen Grässlin, spokesman for the campaign ‘Action Outcry: Stop the Weapons Exports’ – the biggest-ever alliance of German peace organizations and churches – told Deutsche Welle: ‘Apart from Libya, Iran and maybe North Korea, I can’t think of a country with a worse human rights record than Saudi Arabia. To export weapons there just because it is western-orientated and because it has oil is almost illegal. I would almost call it an act of barbarism.’ “
Time:Should Germany Sell Tanks to Saudi Arabia? “The capital’s latest foreign-policy faux pas is an alleged behind-closed-doors deal to sell state-of-the-art tanks to Saudi Arabia. The deal — so secret the government won’t even acknowledge it was ever discussed — has kicked up a firestorm of protest, uniting an unlikely coalition of leftist politicians, human-rights groups, church leaders and senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.”
The panicked decisions being made since the Arab spring and Euro mess are absolutely stunning. My only consolation is that this inept and incalculably stupid move will bring even more light on Truth when it boomerangs right back upon the German Parliament. The very idea of thinking more sales of military weaponry around the world to “help” the economy wreaks of devilish priorities. When this backfires, hopefully, it will shine light on the REAL TRUTH as to why Israel (who, with the U.S. gave the “green light” to this) has had a vice held to the cohones of the U.S. and Europe to obey It no matter how high the cost of innocent human life in the world—there is something “not human” about it. There’s much more to this picture than meets the human eye and we will be astounded when we all finally see that forest behind the tree, or, as the Mayan metaphors would tell, the downfall of the False Sun.
France 24:
US ambassador to observe Hama demonstrations
“The US ambassador to Damascus is visiting Hama and will observe demonstrations in the city Friday. ’ “
“Ambassador Robert Ford spent the day in Hama, ‘expressing our deep support for the right of the Syrian people to assemble peacefully and to express themselves,’ State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
“Nuland stressed that the ambassador had made “his own trip” to Hama, unlike a previous visit on June 21 to a restive town near the Turkish border in which Ford and other foreign diplomats were escorted as guests of the regime.”
The U.S. ambassador is now a human shield of great import for the citizens of Hama. That said, the Syrian people must be allowed to rebuild their country in their own image and vision—with no foreign intervention for the exception of peaceful diplomatic relations.
Reuters:
Analysis: Syria’s Assad faces dilemma in Hama
” ‘If tanks go into Hama and crush the protests, Syria will ignite from south to north and from east to west,’ said Rami Abdelrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.”
Well, military might did go into Hama. The YouTube videos of the massacre are too grusome to post here. Further in the same article:
“Last Friday, video footage showed tens of thousands of people in the city’s main square and activists said at least 150,000 people attended the rally demanding Assad’s departure.”
“The next day Assad sacked the provincial governor and tanks appeared on the outskirts of the city. The tanks stayed outside Hama on Tuesday, but Syrian forces and gunmen loyal to Assad went in and killed 10 people, activists said.”
Yemen president Saleh with obvious burns/wounds speaks from Saudi Arabia:
07/01/11
Salon:
Defiant Gadhafi threatens to attack Europe
- Defiant gadhafi threatens attacks in Europe July 01 2011
”A defiant Moammar Gadhafi threatened Friday to carry out attacks in Europe against “homes, offices, families,” unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in Libya.”
“The Libyan leader, sought by the International Criminal Court for brutally crushing an uprising against him, delivered the warning in an audio message played to thousands of supporters gathered in the main square of the capital Tripoli.”
Here is Gaddafi’s impersonation of Hitler…
….and here is possibly the reason by there are so many Gaddafi “supporters” anxiously waving green flags.
Sec. of State John Foster Dulles said during the Eisenhower administration,
“The United States of America does not have friends; it has interests”`
It is precisely this convoluted, cynical, dystopian approach to all things material that has marched the rest of us to this juncture
06/27/11
AJE:
Tunisians discover secret archive in Paris
- Tunisians discover secret archive in Paris (Reuters) June 27 2011
“In their quest to find a refuge from the streets of Paris, a group of Tunisian migrants have unwittingly become the centre of controversy. “
“One particular group of recent migrants turned to what they thought would be a legitimate sleeping place. On May 31, around 30 Tunisians took up camp in an abandoned building that had been officially known as the Tunisian Cultural Centre. They quickly discovered that the site at 36, rue Botzaris, in a northeastern neighbourhood of Paris, had in fact belonged to Ben Ali’s now disbanded political party, the Rally for Constitutional Democracy (RCD). ”
“ They had stumbled across thousands of pages of archives from the former ruling party. The migrants found two rooms filled with photos, correspondence, financial records, lists of RCD members in France, information on Tunisian dissidents, along with files on French political figures and journalists, sources told Al Jazeera.”
“The documents, activists promise, could contain many explosive scandals, particularly when it comes to French politicians.”
Yet another example showing us that swirl of the hyperdimensional “drain” is reversing direction. Those who have built their life-force around contraction (greed, fear, hatred, corruption) are going to be thwarted in one way or another. If they cannot release that oh-so-static energy, they will simply be subsumed. I perceive it as a dramatic “climate change” in Life Force itself.
06/26/11
CNN:
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Gaddafi
- International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Gadhafi June 26 2011
“The court ruled that there was enough evidence to grant a request for the warrants by the court’s chief prosecutor, who has said he has evidence that links Gadhafi and two relatives to “widespread and systematic” attacks on civilians as part of their effort to hold on to power. Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said he has evidence linking Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam and brother-in-law Abdullah al-Sanussi to crimes against humanity in their attempt to put down a months-long revolt.“
It’s about time. And the lies of the Bush 6 are stunning: They hate us for our freedoms–remember that completely idiotic tidbit of disinformation? The amazing people of the ME are fighting and sacrificing their lives to speak Truth To Power!
06/18/11
Boston Herald:
Britain urges citizens to leave Syria immediately ”In a statement posted on the website of the British Embassy in Syria, the Foreign Office says Britons should leave ‘now by commercial means whilst these are still operating. ‘ “
06/11/11
MSNBC:
Bahrain opposition rally draws more than 10,000
“More than 10,000 demonstrators joined Bahrain’s first public rally in months Saturday as the leader of the Gulf nation’s main Shiite political party urged backers to press ahead with peaceful protests for greater political rights after fierce crackdowns by security forces. ‘With our blood and soul, we sacrifice for Bahrain,’ the crowds chanted. They later cried ‘we are the winner’ as security forces stayed back in a mostly Shiite area northwest of the capital, Manama. Police helicopters passed overhead. No clashes were reported.
” ‘We salute every mother who lived through the fear of having the door of her home kicked in by security forces or her children taken away. We salute every father who participated in the peaceful rallies,’ said Sheik Ali Salman, head of the Shiite political party Wefaq, whose 18 parliament members resigned in protest of the security crackdown. ‘We have lived through black months.’ “
The article suggests that Bahrain believes “Iranian forces” seek to make gains in Bahrain. Bull crappy. The people in the streets not just in the ME but in Central America, Spain, and elsewhere, have reached critical mass and are fed up with religious, poiltical, and economic control freaks and their corruption. They are not about to replace these opressive systems with yet another one dressed up in different clothing. These are the Awakened! America, we have our own house of corruption to clean. For starters, the Federal Reserve needs to go.
Bahrain Crackdown on Doctors, Nurses. Deplorable
06/10/11
Syria reported to the UN Security Council for secret nuclear programme
“The decision, led by the Americans, coincides with Western condemnation of Damascus’ violent repression of opposition protests. Russia and China voted against the proposal at the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), highlighting big power divisions on the issue. With 17 votes in favour and six against, the IAEA’s 35-nation board adopted the resolution. The resolution rebukes Syria for three years of stonewalling of an agency investigation into the Dair Alzour desert site.”
Nuclear weapons should be scrapped, period. Japan’s nuclear disaster has nearly destroyed a country already (nature recovers—radiation in living beings will go on killing), and those were not even called weapons. Now, since the world is in a monumental era of catharsis and accountability isn’t it about time that Israel (search “Dimona”), too, be brought to account at the Security Council for “stonewalling” on theirundeclared Dimona nuclear arms facility? Humm?
06/04/11
Libyan ambassador to Italy: ‘Gaddafi’s regime is over’
“The days are numbered for Muammar Gaddafi’s rule and a diplomatic solution for his exit is no longer an option, according to an internationally prominent Libyan diplomat who has defected. Hafed Gaddur, Tripoli’s longtime envoy to former colonial ruler Rome, was well-known in Italy as a powerful Gaddafi associate who had Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on speed dial and brokered multi-billion dollar deals between the two nations.”
Yemen’s Saleh ‘stable” after attack “Yemen’s prime minister and other senior officials hurt in an attack on the presidential palace have been transferred to Saudi Arabia for treatment, the state news agency SABA says.”
“But the condition of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president, was “of no cause for concern”, a medic told AFP news agency on Saturday, after officials said he was ‘lightly wounded in the back of the head’ “.
Bahrain and Syria (so far) are still standing and committing horrendous war crimes as well. Then in Western countries, what will be high on the list is to weed out political corruption at its core. Just a ”feeling”, but the Federal Reserve really, really needs to end and it will end by 2012.
06/03/11
AJE:
Yemen presidential palace struck with rockets
“A government official tells the Associated Press news agency that Saleh was injured when opposition tribesmen struck the presidential palace with rockets.”
“The official, spoke on condition of anonymity, says rockets hit while officials were praying at a mosque inside the palace compound.”
(NOTE: Later reports say Saleh is “slightly wounded”, will give press conference)
I remarked in my July 15, 2010 post, Hunt For Justice -or- Bagging the Collective Parasites: “If the Awakening taking place on this planet runs its natural course, we will witness an exponential takedown of Parasitic Energy that has allowed the Powers That Be to huddle unseen in the nest of Mind Parasites.”
Clearly, the subtle, intangible, and yet powerful hyperdimensional forces are permeating our planet now, causing a tremendous shift in the human dynamic. What had risen in darkness is falling and what has been hidden behind Truth is (and will exponentially continue) rising for all to see. Dark forces are even eating their own publically with infighting and in the ME, killing their own citizens. From my perspective, this is only the beginning. Humanity has lost the fear. Leaders West and East turned a blind eye to leaders they knew were heavily abusing basic human rights. Now that much of humanity has lost the FEAR, Gmorks are falling over one another to outdo one another’s talking points. Here is some what we have seen just in the first five months of 2011.
Egypt – Mubarak charged with murder over protest deaths
Libya : ICC prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest warrant
Bahrain: Formula 1 Racing more important than Human Rights?!?
Syrian soldiers ‘switching allegiances’
Yemen’s Saleh defies opponents, and the world
Iran’s conservatives turn up heat on Ahmadinejad
Defiant Sepp Blatter denies Fifa is in crisis
Ratko Mladic arrested: Bosnia war crimes suspect held
IMF thrown into chaos as Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged with attempted Rape in New York
Diplomatic row between Merkel (Germany) and Zapatero (Spain) over E.coli infection source
Benjamin Netanyahu rebukes Obama over 1967 plan
Kerry: U.S., Pakistan at critical juncture
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05/24/11
AJE:
Mubarak to be tried for deaths of protesters
- Mubarak to be tried for deaths of protesters May 24, 2011
“Egypt’s public prosecutor has referred former president Hosni Mubarak to stand trial in a criminal court for his alleged role in the killing of anti-government protesters during the country’s uprising. The charges included ‘intentional murder, attempted killing of some demonstrators … misuse of influence and deliberately wasting public funds and unlawfully making private financial gains and profits’, the prosecutor said in a statement on Tuesday.”
“The prosecutor also referred Mubarak’s two sons [Ala'a and Gamal] and a close confidant Hussien Salam to stand trial in a criminal court as well. Salem, a businessman, has been blamed for a controversial deal to supply Israel with gas at lower than usual prices. He has fled the country.”
Forbes:
Powerful Yemeni tribe turns guns against Saleh
“SANAA, Yemen — Fighters for a powerful Yemeni tribe sealed off key government buildings – including headquarters of the ruling party – as the revolt against President Ali Abdullah Saleh spilled into the heart of the capital Tuesday amid fierce clashes with government forces.”
“Yemen is a patchwork of tribes with strong militias whose support is critical for Saleh. In a bitter snub, the head of Saleh’s own Hashid tribe, Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, backed the uprising in March but held off sending his militiamen against government forces under an accord to keep the protests unarmed. That changed Monday after al-Ahmar accused government forces of trying to storm his home – triggering battles in the central Hassaba district, the site of many key government offices.”
The Arab Spring has surely disturbed a great nest of vipers who had been posing as leaders. More will fall in their wickedness over the next 18 months - and not just in the Middle East.
05/17/11
AhramOnline:
Ousted president Mubrak to ask Egypt for forgiveness on air
“Former ousted president Hosni Mubarak is expected to apologise to the nation soon, according to media reports, and is aiming for amnesty.”
“According to the Shorouk newspaper, the speech is currently being prepared and will be aired on several Egyptian and Arab channels. Mubarak will apologise for his or his family’s wrongdoing against the Egyptian people, which he is expected to blame on bad advice and misinformation given to him by his consultants.”
Oh,pleeese… 
05/16/11
France 24:
ICC prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest warrant
- ICC prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest warrant May 16, 2011
“The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested Monday that arrest warrants be issued for Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and the country’s spy chief for crimes against humanity.”
“The prosecutor moved with unprecedented speed in his investigation into the early violence in the uprising against Gaddafi’s rule, with the request for arrest warrants coming just 2-1/2 months after the Security Council referral. He added the office of the prosecutor also documented how the three held meetings ‘to plan the operations’ and Gaddafi used his ‘absolute authority to commit crimes in Libya.’ ”
“Moreno-Ocampo said the swiftness of his investigation stems from global consensus that the crimes committed in Libya had to be investigated, although judges will now need to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the warrants.”
05/11/11
AJE Special: Schoolgirls targeted in Bahrain raids
The visciousness and evil being perpetrated by these crazed leaders is manifesting for all to see. The momentum of these uprisings by The People must not diminish. Although we are viewing the worst of these sadists, they, too, are just tools for a much more hidden “force.” The People, having lost the fear, have an opportunity to expose these forces.
I can’t help but be reminded of what President Woodrow Wilson stated in The New Freedom (Section I: “The Old Order Changeth”, p. 5.) . He wrote this in the context of our own country but it has since grown into a global beast. Witness how China continues to suppress its people in an atrocious manner and yet, the U.S. is far more interested in banking (called “economic”) interests than in the rights of the people when it comes to China. Witness how the interests of Israel take a front seat to bringing some of these brutal dictators to the ICC (i.e. Bahrain).
“Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men’s views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.”
05/08/11
Gaddafi’s forces bomb fuel depot in rebel-held city
BENGHAZI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s forces rocketed the main fuel depot in Misrata on Saturday, intensifying a two-month siege on the rebel-held city that has claimed many civilian lives and prompted warnings of a humanitarian crisis.”
” ‘After a few days, we may have a big crisis,’ said Misrata resident Mohammed Abdullah, speaking by Skype since regular phone lines have been cut. ‘He wants to bring Misrata’s people to their knees, and make them surrender. Surrendering is impossible.’ “
Yahoo:
Iran’s conservatives turn up heat on Ahmadinejad
- Ahmadinejad row with Khamenei intensifies May 06, 2011
“The clash over control of the intelligence ministry triggered a conservative backlash against the president that shows little sign of abating.”
“One Ahmadinejad ally, presidential prayer leader Hojatoleslam Abbas Amirifar, was arrested May 1 for his murky role in the distribution of a DVD announcing the imminent return of the hidden imam, whom Shiite Muslims believe to be the ultimate saviour of humankind who will bring justice to the world. A court also insinuated the arrest of a “sorcerer” who was allegedly linked to Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff, Esfandiyar Rahim Mashaie.”
Iranian “Witch” trials? Amazing how a collective Awakening brings out news of “deeper workings” in our world that get more bizarre day- by-day now.
05/06/11
AJE: Egypt’s former interior minister sentenced
- Egypt’s former interior minister sentenced May 05, 2011
“Habib al-Adly, Egypt’s former interior minister, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for money laundering and profiteering.
“Al-Adly, who is accused of ordering police to fire upon pro-democracy protesters who ousted Hosni Mubarak, the president, in February, is one of the most senior ministers from the former government to be put on trial. His conviction on Thursday in a Cairo court came as Mubarak and his sons are being quizzed for abuse of office .
[AJEs Rawja Regeh said] ”He was interior minister for 14 years and despite repeated campaigns against him by activists over a lot of accusations and not least … brutality and overseeing systematic torture, al-Adly was never questioned and managed to retain his position for all these years.”
One more Gmork down….many more to go.
05/02/11
AJE: Bahrain arrests opposition politicians
“The Bahraini government has arrested two prominent politicians belonging to the mainly Shia opposition Al Wefaq party, Al Jazeera has learnt.”
04/30/11
Sky News:
Gaddafi’s Son and three grandchildren said to be killed in NATO strike
BBC:
Missing Iran leader Ahmadinejad under pressure from MPs
- Missing Iran leader Ahmadinejad under pressure from MPs April 30, 2011
“Powerful MPs in Iran have called for a closed debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s apparent boycott of his official duties. “
“The president has not been seen at his office for eight days, missing two cabinet meetings and cancelling a visit to the holy city of Qom. One unnamed reformist politician told the BBC that a ‘game of chicken’ had begun. ‘I hope one side yields at the end – otherwise it will move the country toward unprecedented instability that will certainly suck the current Arab uprisings into the country,’ the politician added.”
04/27/11
Chron:
Libyan port quiet after government bombardment
- Libyan port quiet after government bombardment (AP Photo) April 25, 2011
“The port of a rebel-held city in western Libya was quiet Wednesday after NATO airstrikes drove back a determined government assault on the besieged city’s lifeline. The relative calm allowed an Albanian ship, the Red Star 1, chartered by the International Organization of Migration, to dock at the port of Misrata with 10 shipping containers of aid and two ambulances.”
“British Defense Minister Liam Fox said Tuesday that the airstrikes have helped put the regime on its “back foot” and aided the rebels in making progress, though for the past weeks, there has been little movement on any of the war’s fronts.”
” ‘There is little doubt across the alliance that this key contribution has proven to be of immense value protecting civilians in Misrata and have helped opposition forces to defend themselves against this brutal regime there,’ he said.”
04/25/11
Bloomberg Businessweek:
Syrian Forces Storm Daraa, Deploy Tanks Against Protesters
- Syrian Forces Storm Daraa, Deploy Tanks Against Protesters April 25, 2011
“Syria has intensified a violent crackdown on protesters in the past week, leaving more than 100 dead. Assad’s decision to end an emergency rule in place for half a century, and his pledges of future political and economic measures, has failed to halt the spread of demonstrations against his regime echoing those that toppled rulers in Egypt and Tunisia this year.”
“Syria is an ally of Iran and a power broker in neighboring Lebanon, where it supports Hezbollah, an armed Shiite Muslim group. Assad and other officials say foreign-backed conspirators are seeking to exploit the expression of legitimate popular demands as a pretext for violence.”
“Sheikh Ahmad al-Sayasneh, the imam of the Omari mosque in Daraa and a member of a delegation that held talks with Assad after the first wave of violence last month, said yesterday that he has joined the protesters. In an interview with al-Jazeera, the imam said he is in hiding as security forces were looking for him because he had denounced them as ‘killers.’ ”
“ ‘We have reached a point of no return with them after they killed our sons, and there is no room for discussions anymore,’ he said.” (emphasis mine)
Five words to begin stopping most of the “foreign-backed conspirators” : Neutralize the Psychopathic Globalist Banksters.
Although it may seem only opaquely apparent right now, the world will come to realize that we are witnessing the bursting seeds of a worldwide real-estate war by a cabal of global bankster/corporate elite upon the rest of a now-Awakened humanity. As humanity readys to pull the plug on their grinding engines of power in “special” places around the Cradle of Civilization in a rolling movement aimed at world freedom once and for all, we will at some point see the real Gmork behind the ”little” Gmorks. Location, location, location. Think bigger.
AJE:
Pakistanis rally against drone strikes
- Pakistanis rally against drone strikes April 24, 2011
“The main supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan was temporarily closed after thousands of people blocked a key highway in Pakistan to protest against US drone strikes.”
“The call for Sunday’s blockade of the supply line came from cricketer-turn-politician Imran Khan after US officials rejected Pakistan’s demand for sharp cuts in drone strikes in its tribal regions where al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters are based.”
04/23/11
AJE Listening Post:
Bahrain Under The Radar “Bahrain – a small kingdom cracking down on the media in a big way. Plus, a look at state media in post-revolution Egypt”
CTV Edmondton Canada:
Death toll in Syria hits 120 in two nights; rights group
- Death toll in Syria hits 120 in two days; rights group (AP photo) April 23, 2011
“A Syrian human rights group says 120 people have died over the last two days at the hands of government security forces as the country continues to be rocked by a violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.”
“The killings prompted two local lawmakers, Nasser Hariri and Khalil Rifai, from the southern region of Daraa to resign. ‘If I cannot protect the chests of my people from these treacherous strikes, then there is no meaning for me to stay in the People’s Assembly. I declare my resignation,’ Hariri told Al-Jazeera.”
YouTube Post: ”Syrian Revolution Summary April 22, 2011
The horrors being perpetrated upon these people shows the world where many of the Vipers’ nests are in our world. The courage and determination of the people to dislodge these nests of evil will, probably within the next 18 months, help to reveal many Truths. We are coming closer to discovering the ultimate Power behind these powers for at least 2000 years—and it may be a very ugly path until we get there. But once the Truth about who we are and about who THEY are is revealed, we will have taken a huge evolutionary step.
04/21/11
Court: Remove Mubarak’s name from public facilities
“An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the name of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne removed from all public facilities and institutions, the latest step in dismantling the legacy of the former leader’s 29 years in power.”
“In announcing the ruling, Judge Mohammed Hassan Omar said ‘people have uncovered Mubarak’s journey of corruption. ‘It has become clear that the size of the corruption (under Mubarak) that’s being uncovered every day exceeds by far anyone’s imagination,’ he said.” (emphasis mine).
Chron:
Syrian president ratifies end of emergency rule
“President Bashar Assad is trying to calm angry protests against his authoritarian rule by issuing a series of concessions, including an end to the emergency law that gave authorities almost boundless powers of surveillance and arrest.”
“In addition ending the state of emergency, he fulfilled a decades-old demand by granting citizenship to thousands among Syria’s long-ostracized Kurdish minority, fired local officials, released detainees and formed a new government. But the crackdown has only fueled the protests. Activists say Assad has unleashed his security forces along with shadowy, pro-government thugs known as ‘shabiha’ to brutalize and intimidate them. At least 200 people have been killed in the government crackdown since the protests erupted, human rights groups say.”
The Libyan Resistance Battle For Misurata
This video was allegedly taken on 03/06/11 in Misurata, Libya. Clearly, it was shot recently in Libya and it shows just how brutal self-adulating, self-magnified, psychopathic dictators will behave when they are exposed for what they really are. They serve Masters we cannot even imagine—yet—but it will be revealed, no doubt.
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AJE:
Gulf mediators urge Yemen’s Saleh to quit“
Gulf Arab mediators seeking an end to Yemen’s unrest have called for a three-month transition plan that would end with a presidential election, a government official has said. Their proposal, which called for an immediate end to protests, would see Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president, step down within a month of signing the initiative and hand over powers to his vice-president.”
Increasing pressure on Yemen’s Saleh
04/20/11
Reuters: Killers of Italian activist die in Gaza Raid:
“Arrigoni’s killing posed an unprecedented challenge to Hamas, which has governed Gaza since it seized control of the coastal territory from forces loyal to U.S.-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007.”
” ‘Vittorio’s killing was meant to show Hamas was not in full control of the security situation and therefore the speed of action against the group was meant to show that they are still in control,’ said Hani Habib, a political analyst.”
04/15/11Raw Story:
Italian activist killed in Gaza after kidnap
- Italian activist killed in Gaza after kidnap April 15 2011
“The pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) named the activist as 36-year-old member Vittorio Arrigoni, who had been living in the Gaza Strip for much of the past three years.”
“In a video posted on YouTube, the kidnappers said Arrigoni had been taken hostage in order to secure the release of an unspecified number of their members detained by Hamas security forces, including a jihadi leader called Sheikh Hisham al-Suedani.”
A little “birdie” informs my thoughts that there is something really wrong with this entire scenario. There very well may be a Power behind the power of the group that brutally killed this man. A western involvement cannot be ruled out. The ME rolling revolution is shaking up governments in the US, Israel, and Europe and this tragedy is not exclusive of the bigger picture in that region. Time will tell.
04/12/11
Boston Herald:
Libyan woman recounts gang rape by Gadhafi troops
- Libyan woman recounts gang rape by Gadhafi troops April 12 2011
“Recounting her story in graphic detail for the first time alone with two female reporters, al-Obeidi claimed she was brutalized for two days and wept as she recalled the ordeal. She said she was repeatedly raped by 15 different men — one of them a cousin of Gadhafi — who were drinking alcohol that they poured in her eyes, nose, mouth and vagina. She said she was sodomized with a Kalashnikov rifle.”
SignOnSanDiego:
Opposition figure: 2 Syrian villages under attack
“Pro-government gunmen launched an attack on two villages in Syria‘s northeast on Tuesday, two days after security forces shot dead four protesters in the same region, a leading Syrian opposition figure said.”
” ‘Some residents of the two village (sic) took part in the anti-regime protests in Banias,’ the resident said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisals. The remark raise (sic) concern Tuesday’s attack meant to intimidate the villagers in the wake of the deadly Banias event.”
Yet another horrible crime against humanity. What is horrible as well is how blatantly the “democratic” heads of State are glaringly selective in how they deal with ruthless dictators according to how it affects their “strategic interests” and “economic” concerns. This cold, calculating approach is a showcase to the world of their true character. I never thought I would say this because I want nothing to do with a gun, but it is a good thing that our citizens can still arm themselves for self-defense in America
04/11/11
Salon Com:
Libyan rebels reject peace while Gadhafi in power:
“Libyan opposition supporters protested Monday against a delegation of African leaders who arrived in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi to try to broker a cease-fire with Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, saying there can be no peace until the longtime leader gives up power. More than 1,000 demonstrators waved pre-Gadhafi flags that have come to symbolize the rebel movement and chanted slogans against Gadhafi outside a Benghazi hotel. They said they had little faith in the visiting African Union mediators, most of them allies of Gadhafi who are preaching democracy for Libya but don’t practice it at home. ”
“The African negotiators met with Gadhafi late Sunday in the capital Tripoli and said he accepted their proposal for a cease-fire. However, an Algerian representative of the delegation was vague on whether the proposal includes a demand for Gadhafi to give up power and would only say that the option was discussed. The protesters in Benghazi and the opposition leadership based in the city are demanding that Gadhafi step down immediately.
” ‘On the issue of Gadhafi and his sons, there is no negotiation,’ said Ahmed al-Adbor, a member of the opposition’s transitional ruling council. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini supported that position. ’ The sons and the family of Gadhafi cannot participate in the political future of Libya,’ he said.”
It is ludricrous and insulting to even suggest that any head of power, anywhere, who is willing to massacre its own citizens to maintain that power and self-adulating idealogy should even be considered in a transitional phase.
04/10/11
BBC News Africa:
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak to be quizzed over deaths
“Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been summoned by the state prosecutor for questioning over alleged corruption and killings of protesters.”
“On Friday, Cairo’s Tahrir Square once again filled with demonstrators calling for Mr Mubarak and his family to be tried for corruption. At least one person was killed and dozens were injured when troops moved in to clear the square. The injured suffered gunshot wounds but the army denied using live rounds. Protesters and anti-corruption campaigners have been pressing for an investigation into the Mubarak family’s assets, put at anywhere from $1bn to $70bn (£616m-£43bn).”
04/07/11 VOA http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/04/07/egypt-detains-mubarak-top-aide-in-corruption-investigation/ ”Egyptian state media say authorities have detained former President Hosni Mubarak’s top aide while corruption allegations against him are investigated. The Middle East News Agency says the judiciary ordered ex-presidential chief of staff Zakariya Azmi to be detained for 15 days. Azmi is the latest in a string of Egyptian officials under investigation for corruption.”
If a miracle happens and the world actually DOES see a true and independent prosecution of this former Egyptian leader, it will give humanity a great boost in removing Gaddafi, Bush/Cheney Admin, Netanyahu, Selah, Assad, various Banksters—and other Gmorks—out of power and and into whatever psychiatric ward will take them.
Foreign Policy:
Gbagbo arrested in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)
“Forces of president-elect Alassane Ouattara arrested outoing President Laurent Gbagbo at his residence in Abidjan on Monday, after an assault on the compound that involved French and U.N. troops. Reuters reported that 30 tanks made their way from the French military base toward the neighborhood where Gbagbo resides. The battle that followed has finally put an end to a four-month long crisis over who was running the Ivory Coast.”
04/07/11
APNewsBreak:
Ex-Libyan oil minister says many Gadhafi insiders too scared to defect
- Omar Fathi bin Shatwan says he witnessed the destruction of Misrata and the indiscriminate shooting of civilian residents (Photo: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters) April 07 2011
“Libya’s former-energy minister said Wednesday that several members of Moammar Gadhafi’s inner circle want to defect, but many are too scared to abandon the dictator fearing the safety of themselves and their families.”
“Omar Fathi bin Shatwan, who also served as industry minister, told the Associated Press that he had fled by fishing boat to Malta on Friday from the western Libyan city of Misrata. Shatwan, who left the government in 2007, said he still had contact with some government figures and explained that many feared for their safety. In some cases, their families are under siege, he said.”
WashPost:
Yemeni forces fire on protesters in 2 cities seeking president’s ouster; several wounded
04/05/11
RealClearPolitics:
Final battle wages in Ivory Coast, forces prepare
“Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo is negotiating his surrender, a diplomat said Tuesday after United Nations and French forces bombarded military sites, backing Ivorian fighters who are trying to install the elected president.”
“Following four months of attempts to negotiate Gbagbo’s departure, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed an especially strong resolution giving the 12,000-strong peacekeeping operation the right “to use all necessary means to carry out its mandate to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence … including to prevent the use of heavy weapons against the civilian population. Gbagbo, 65, has stubbornly refused every olive branch extended to him since last November, when he lost the presidential election to International Monetary Fund economist, Ouattara. Gbagbo insisted he had won, even though his country’s own election commission declared him defeated and the United Nations certified his opponent’s victory.”
04/05/11
RSN/Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi:
Why is the Fed Bailing Out Qaddafi?
“I came across the curious case of the Arab Banking Corporation, better known as ABC, while researching a story about the results of the audit of the Federal Reserve. That story, which will be coming out in Rolling Stone in two weeks, will examine in detail some of the many lunacies uncovered by Senate investigators amid the recently-released list of bailout and emergency aid recipients – a list that includes many extremely shocking names, from foreign industrial competitors to hedge funds in tax-haven nations to various Wall Street figures of note (and some of their relatives). You will want to see this amazing list when it comes out, so please make sure to check the newsstands in two weeks’ time.”
“When I first started working on this story, one of Sanders’s aides was careful to point out the ABC loans. Later, I took a closer look at the company and found that it was 59% owned by the Central Bank of Libya, which I found very odd, even by the generally insane standards of the bailout era. Why, I wondered, would the Federal Reserve be giving Muammar Qaddafi $26 billion in near-zero interest loans? Exactly how does that address America’s financial problems? What bailout plan could that possibly be part of? ” [emphasis mine]
Human Rights Watch:
Egypt: Drop Charges Against Blogger Critical of Military
- Egypt: Drop Charges Against Blogger Critical of Military April 05 2011
“Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces should drop all charges against a blogger for his internet posts critical of the military, Human Rights Watch said today.”
” ‘It’s pretty stunning in Egypt’s supposed new era of rights to see the military government prosecuting someone in a military court for writing about the military,’ said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. ‘This trial sets a dangerous precedent at a time when Egypt is trying to transition away from the abuses of the Mubarak era.’ “
“Human Rights Watch strongly opposes any trials of civilians before military courts, the proceedings of which do not protect due process rights. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, in interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, has said that military courts ‘should not, in any circumstances whatsoever, have jurisdiction over civilians.’ ” [emphasis mine]
Are you listening Obama? Holder? You have caved into pressure from elements in our government who seek to militarize and repress the rule of law; namely, innocent until proven guilty in a Civilian Court. Secret Military Tribunals are immoral and unjust - period, point. Shame….shame!
04/02/11WashPost:
Egypt’s military keeping repressive practices in place
“Egypt’s armed forces have detained and tried thousands of people since taking control of the country this year, according to human rights and legal activists, who see it as a sign that the toppling of a president was just the start of Egyptians’ battle for democracy.”
” ‘We have another battle ahead with the army,’ said Mona Seif, an activist with the Hisham Mubarak Law Center, a legal firm that works in the human rights field. ‘ The army has a big part of it still loyal to the old regime. They have economic interests in the old system. They won’t let go of that easily.’ “
03/28/11
Yahoo
Obama strongly defends US military action in Libya
- President Obama speaks about Libya at the National Defense University in Washington March 28, 2011
“Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world’s conscience and “been a betrayal of who we are.” Yet he ruled out targeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a costly mistake.”
“He never described the U.S.-led military campaign as a “war” and gave no details on its costs, but he offered an expansive case for why he believed it was in the national interest of the United States and allies to act.”
I really want to know specifically what our government considers “our national interests.” I believe if we had a precise list of what the WH considers national interests and what We The People consider national interests, we would be stunned that their list would show very few concerns of the interests of Americans but the interests of the corporatocracy, banksters, and Israel.
Cornel West and the fight against injustice: The provocative US intellectual discusses issues of race, civil liberties and Barack Obama’s leadership.
03/30/11
Chron:
Rebels besiege Ivory Coast’s [Cote d'Ivoire] main city of Abidjan
“Rebels fighting to install Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president began besieging the main city of Abidjan on Thursday after seizing a key seaport overnight, as he vowed to “re-establish democracy and enforce the choice of the people.”
“The top military commander of the country’s entrenched ruler fled to the residence of South Africa’s ambassador. However, an adviser to longtime president Laurent Gbagbo said he would not step down even in the face of a rebel onslaught on the country’s commercial capital.”
Gotta say, “Gmorked Minds” definitely suffer from Seven Macaw Syndrome and are absolutely void of human vision. But not to worry; We The Humanity have plenty of collective vision to help them see the error of their ways. 
03/29/11
- Libyan Interim National Council: A Vison of a Libyan Democracy
Must read: The Libyan National Interim Council publishes its Vision of a Democratic Libya
Exerpts:
Item 7a “The nation’s economy to be used for the benefit of the Libyan people by creating effective economic institutions in order to eradicate poverty and unemployment – working towards a healthy society, a green environment and a prosperous economy.” (emphasis mine)
Item 7c: “Support the use of science and technology for the betterment of society, through investments in education, research and development, thus enabling the encouragement of an innovative culture and enhancing the spirit of creativity. Focus on emphasizing individual rights in a way that guarantees social freedoms that were denied to the Libyan people during the rule of dictatorship. In addition to building efficient public and private institutions and funds for social care, integration and solidarity, the State will guarantee the rights and empowerment of women in all legal, political, economic and cultural spheres.” (emphasis mine)
CTV News:Bahrain accepts resignation of opposition MPs
- Bahrain accepts resignation of opposition MPs March 29 2011
“Bahrain’s parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignations of 11 lawmakers from the Shiite opposition, a sign that the political crisis and sectarian divisions are deepening in the tiny Gulf kingdom. The state-run Bahrain News Agency reported the 40-member house approved the resignations of 11 Al Wefaq legislators. They and seven other lawmakers from the party submitted resignations last month over the deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. BNA said parliament postponed deliberations on the six other resignations.”
02/23/11 Bahrain: Uprising Against the US-backed Regime Gains Critical Mass - By Finian Cunningham “”Their new masters and their rapacious way of existence, plus crucial British material and political support, made short work of these people’s natural hospitality to install a dynasty that has bled the island dry. The present prime minister, and uncle of the king, has been in office for 40 years since the country gained nominal independence from Britain in 1971. The prime minister personally owns many of the skyscraper properties that have sprung up in Manama’s financial district, including the twin towers of the Financial Harbour.”
“But after decades of exploitation, Bahrainis seem to have finally lost their tolerance of these ‘pirates’ thieving off them, imprisoning them, torturing them, killing them, stealing their beaches and their natural resources – all with the full support of Britain and latterly the US government – with its Fifth Fleet moored here.”
Now, why did this article send me back to 09/11/01? Washington DC: Find That Illusive Moral Compass and Give The World The TRUTH about 9/11
Guardian UK:
The single demand that can unite the Palestinian people
“Since January Palestinians in the refugee camps and under military occupation have all been asking the same question: is this not our moment too? Yet how are we to overcome the entrenched system of external colonial control and co-optation, the repression, the internal divisions and the geographical fragmentation that have until now kept us divided and unable to unify? The situation appears a thousand times more complex than Bahrain, or Egypt, or Libya, or Syria.”
“The solution to this fierce dilemma lies in a single claim now uniting all Palestinians: the quest for national unity. Although the main parties might remain irreconciled, the Palestinian people most certainly are not. Their division is not political but geographic: the majority are refugees outside Palestine, while the rest inside it are forcibly separated into three distinct locations. The demand is the same universal claim to democratic representation that citizens across the Arab world are calling for with such force and beauty: each Palestinian voice counts.”
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MSNBC:
Syrian Cabinet resigns amid huge protests
“Syria’s Cabinet resigned Tuesday to help quell a wave of popular fury that erupted more than a week ago and is now threatening President Bashar Assad’s 11-year rule in one of the most authoritarian and closed-off nations in the Middle East. “
“Assad, whose family has controlled Syria for four decades, is trying to calm the growing dissent with a string of concessions. He is expected to address the nation in the next 24 hours to lift emergency laws in place since 1963 and moving to annul other harsh restrictions on civil liberties and political freedoms.”
03/24/11
IRIN Africa:
COTE D’IVOIRE: Protests ahead of regional peace meeting
- Hundreds protest in the main rebel-held northern town of Bouake to demand departure of Pres Gbagbo March 24, 2011
“Hundreds of people protested in the main rebel-held northern town of Bouake on Wednesday to demand the departure of President Laurent Gbagbo ahead of a regional meeting on Cote d’Ivoire aimed at unblocking an impasse on the divided country’s future.”
” ‘We, the residents within the zones controlled by the New Forces, condemn the head of state and all of his henchmen for all of the hindrances in the peace process and appeal to ECOWAS and the African Union to demonstrate courage and firmness in their decision,’ said Zoumana Ouattara, coordinator of civil society organisations in the rebel-controlled zone.”
03/23/11
Telegraph UK:
Bomb rocks Israeli army bus stop
“It is thought that a man dressed as a soldier got out of a car and ran towards the bus stop before detonating his explosives. The blast tore through the bus stop, throwing victims across the street.”
“Israel condemned the attack and said Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group, was ‘responsible for the slaughter’ “.
At this point, the field is wide open as to who/what caused this terrible event – anything from a disgruntled Israeli citizen, to Gaza/Hamas/Syria/You Name It, to a purposely self-inflicted wound to provide an excuse for MORE military aid.
Protesters killed in Syria mosque attack amid wave of detentions
“At least six people have died after security forces fired on protesters outside a mosque in the Syrian city of Deraa, human rights activists say. Hundreds of people had gathered in the streets outside the Omari mosque to prevent troops from storming it. The mosque has been the focus of anti-government demonstrations – at least 10 people have now been killed in clashes.”
Syrian soldier killed for refusing to participate in the storming of the Mosque “Syrian Committee for Human Rights condemns this crime, and considers it murder outside the scope of the law, and calls for an independent investigation the incident and bring the perpetrators of an independent judiciary.”
AJE YouTube: Yemen War – Civil War or Saleh Out
04/01/11
SignOnSanDiego/AP:
Fact Check: Senate did favor Lybia no-fly zone
“Some lawmakers are grousing loudly that President Barack Obama sent the nation’s military to Libya without Congress’ blessing.” “They’re ignoring a key fact: The Senate a month ago voted to support imposing a no-fly zone to protect civilians from attacks by Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s forces. “
“With no objections, the Senate on March 1 backed a resolution strongly condemning ‘the gross and systematic violations of human rights in Libya’ and urging the U.N. Security Council to take action, ‘including the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over Libyan territory’. There was no recorded vote. It was simply approved by unanimous consent.”
03/21/11RSN:
Dennis Kucinich: Obama v. Obama
” ‘The last thing we need is to be embroiled in yet another intervention in another Muslim country. The American people have had enough. First it was Afghanistan, then Iraq. Then bombs began to fall in Pakistan, then Yemen, and soon it seems bombs could be falling in Libya. Our nation simply cannot afford another war, economically, diplomatically or spiritually,’ said Kucinich.”
Some early manifestations of elitist infighting:
“Those negative, parasitic energies are now reflecting back upon the Powers That Be to attack one another as they go down in impotence.”03/21/11 - Yemeni generals defect – tanks deploy03/18/11 - Gorbachev: Time limited for Putin - ” ‘People … do not want to be a mass, a flock led for decades by the same shepherds.’ “ 03/21 Medvedev criticizes Putin for Libyan remark03/16/11 – Clinton says she won’t serve in Obama’s second term “ ‘I’m going to be, you know, moving on.’ “02/28/11 – Bahrain opposition MPs resign en masse02/21/11 – Libyan military begins to defect
03/19/11
Guardian UK:
Jet shot down and shelling in Benghazi despite UN air strike threat
- Jet shot down and shelling in Benghazi despite UN air strike threat (Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP-Getty) March 19 2011
“A fighter plane has been shot down and plunged into Benghazi after a night of large explosions and shelling in and around the Libyan rebel stronghold. Fighting has continued despite the regime declaring a ceasefire under threat of UN-backed air strikes.”
“Libyan state media all but ignored the ceasefire, continuing the stream of patriotic programmes and announcements, playing clip after clip of pro-Gaddafi demonstrators declaring support for their leader. Tripoli seemed calm but tense throughout the day, with police patrol cars visible in unusual numbers in the city centre as officers checked identity cards. Several explosions to the west added to an already jumpy mood.”
Later reports state the pilot who ejected did not survive and that this was one of only two opposition jets. Unfortunately, the pro-liberation forces shot down one of their own in confusion.
03/18/11
Telegraph UK:
Libya: UN approves no-fly zone as British troops prepare for action
- Libya: UN approves no-fly zone as British troops prepare for action March 17 2011
“The first raids, possibly conducted by unmanned drones, could happen within hours if Colonel Gaddafi acts on his threat to “show no mercy” to rebels in Benghazi.”
The RAF could become involved in any operation by this evening, according to British sources. However, the raids may be spearheaded by an Arab nation such as Qatar or the UAE.”
And to think, just two years ago, John McCain and Joe Leiberman were gushing over Gaddafi and son(s): Cablegate [09TRIPOLI677, CODEL MCCAIN MEETS MUAMMAR AND MUATASSIM AL-QADHAFI]- “Senator McCain assured Muatassim that the United States wanted to provide Libya with the equipment it needs for its TRIPOLI 00000677 002.2 OF 002 security. He stated that he understood Libya’s requests regarding the rehabilitation of its eight C130s (ref D) and pledged to see what he could do to move things forward in Congress. He encouraged Muatassim to keep in mind the long-term perspective of bilateral security engagement and to remember that small obstacles will emerge from time to time that can be overcome. He described the bilateral military relationship as strong and pointed to Libyan officer training at U.S. Command, Staff, and War colleges as some of the best programs for Libyan military participation.” (emphasis mine)
Public Radio East:
Yemen forces open fire at protest, eight dead
- Yemen forces open fire at protest, eight dead March 18 2011 (Photo: Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh)
“SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces and pro-government gunmen killed 10 people and wounded around 50 others when they opened fire at a protest in Sanaa after Muslim prayers on Friday, medical sources and witnesses told Reuters.”
03/09/11BBC:
Yemen security forces open fire on Sanaa protest
- Anti-Saleh protesters have often faced fierce resistance from security forces March 09 2011
“Security forces in Yemen have opened fire at a large protest outside the university in the capital, Sanaa. They were trying to stop thousands of people joining a protest camp at the university calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign.”
Telegraph UK:
Bahrain protests: eye-witness report
“A doctor trapped in Bahrain’s main hospital has described how Saudi troops have surrounded the building and are preventing protestors suffering bullet wounds from being appropriately treated.”
“The surgeon, who wished to remain anonymous, said: ‘We are all inside, all of the medical staff. We are sitting doing nothing. We have a thousand beds and room for another thousand but can’t treat anyone because the injured can’t get to us. They have even barred women in labour from entering.’ “
The Eagle:
Saudi force aiding Bahrain monarchy
- Saudi force aiding Bahrain monarchy March 18 2011
“MANAMA, Bahrain — A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world’s rebellions began in December.”
“Opposition groups immediately denounced the intervention as an occupation that pushed the tiny island kingdom dangerously close to a state of ‘undeclared war.’
“Bahrain’s majority Shiite Muslims see an opportunity to rid themselves of two centuries of rule by a Sunni monarchy. But Gulf Sunni leaders worry that any cracks in Bahrain’s ruling system could threaten their own foundations. Protests are already flaring in Oman, Kuwait and even tightly ruled Saudi Arabia.”
King of Bahrain’s Invite to Prince William’s Wedding Causes Outrage “LONDON — Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding next month has been billed as the media event of the decade. But the young couple’s big day could now be overshadowed by a row over one of the royal family’s guests of honor: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain.”
“The Sunni monarch is conducting a bloody crackdown on his majority Shiite population, crushing their calls for democracy with bullets, tanks and tear gas. Amnesty International reports that shotgun-wielding security forces have killed at least eight Bahraini protesters in recent days, and many more people — including medical personnel — were injured during a heavy-handed police raid on the country’s main hospital earlier today.”
BBC:
Syrian protests in Damascus and Aleppo
- REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri
“Tuesday’s march started after noon prayers in the old town of Damascus and fanned out to neighbouring streets, the witness told the BBC. He said the security forces did not use force against the protesters, but detained six of them. He added that more people were expected to join demonstrations after the evening prayers.”
“Syria – like Egypt – is ruled through emergency law and suffers from high poverty and unemployment. Critics say corruption and cronyism are rife in Syrian business and political circles. President Bashar al-Assad – who came to power in 2000 after three decades of rule by his father Hafez – has moved slowly to open up the economy, but his administration does not tolerate any dissent.”
02/23/11
DN!“We’re Witnessing the Violent Lashings of a Dying Beast”: Libyan Novelist Hisham Matar on the Gaddafi’s Brutal Crackdown in Libya
Well, I have been waiting for the day when we would hear such words. Awesome. In the 21st century tyrants, dictators, and other governing bullies must be relegated to history.
01/29/11
NYT:
Egypt Protests Continue As Military Stands By
“While some protesters clashed with police, army tanks expected to disperse the crowds in central Cairo and in the northern city of Alexandria instead became rest points and even, on occasion, part of the protests as anti-Mubarak graffiti were scrawled on them without interference from soldiers.”
” ‘Leave Hosni, you, your son and your corrupted party!’ declared the graffiti on one tank as soldiers invited demonstrators to climb aboard and have their photographs taken with them. ‘This is the revolution of all the people,’ declared the side of a second tank in downtown Cairo. Egyptian men all serve in the army, giving it a very different relationship to the people from that of the police.” [emphasis mine]
Wow! The Bridge is sooo symbolic, moving away from the past and into the Awakening. Awesome.
Law Blog:
Thousands of Cairo Egypt Protesters attempt to storm Parliament
“CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports small expected protests in Cairo, Egypt, have ballooned into tens of thousands.”
I think it is now safe to say we have a worldwide revolution underway to proactively remove the political parasites.
01/22/11
SalonCom:
Once-feared Tunisian police join protesters
“Tunisia’s once-feared police staged a rally of their own Saturday, demanding better salaries and insisting they’re not to blame for shooting deaths among protesters who forced the North African country’s longtime autocrat to flee. At least 2,000 police rallied in downtown Tunis, an epicenter of protest and clashes between youths and police that forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to quit the country he ruled with an iron fist for 23 years.”
“Officers climbed onto their official cars, blew their whistles and waved flags and signs. Some exchanged hugs to congratulate each other about their chance to protest. Many were joined by their families.”
01/15/11
EuroNews:
“Iron-fisted” Tunisian President flees amid riots
“Turmoil has continued in Tunisia overnight after popular protests swept the president from power.”
“Our correspondent in the Tunisian capital, Jamel Ezzedini, says this is a new independence for people who belived in their right to freedom and dignity. ‘This is what hundreds of Tunisians on the streets exclaimed, despite a curfew and state of emergency, expressing their delight and joy at the president’s departure. He has been replaced by the prime minister on a temporary basis. What lies ahead for Tunisia remains to be seen,’ Ezzedini said.” [Emphasis mine]News Junkie Post:
Will Ben Ali’s Resignation Inspire Revolutions In Other Arab Countries?
“Today, in a completely dramatic and unexpected turn of events, Tunisian autocratic President Ben Ali was forced out of office by the will of the Tunisian people. He quit his post on Friday night, panicked and fled the country defeated by the Tunisian popular uprising. The protests started a few weeks ago, originally triggered by rising food prices and food shortage. The protests quickly expanded and became more about social justice, freedom of expression and denouncing the corruption of Ben Ali’s regime.”Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution
‘Not once in my 43 years have I thought that I’d see an Arab leader toppled by his people. It is nothing short of poetic justice that it was neither Islamists nor invasion-in-the-name-of-democracy that sent the waters rushing onto Ben Ali’s ship but, rather, the youth of his country.”
“For decades, a host of Arab dictators have justified their endless terms in office by pointing to Islamists waiting in the wings. Having both inflated the egos and power of Islamists and scared Western allies into accepting stability over democracy, those leaders were left to comfortably sweep ‘elections.’ Ben Ali was elected to a fifth term with 89.62 percent of the vote in 2009.”
One more parasite gone….many to go.
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