ANNOUNCEMENT: Yesterday i linked to the story "C-SPAN to record 9/11 keymaster". I was in a hurry to get yesterdays news out because i'd been visiting with Ed and Elaine Brown (http://www.makethestand.com/) all day and didn't have a lot of time. I should've provided more info on the "keymaster" of 9/11, so here you go...

His name is William Rodriguez and he was a janitor at the WTC site for ~20 years. He is thought to be the last man that made it out of the north tower alive and has become a legend synonymous with what happened that day. William is a true American hero. Congress wanted him to run for office. He was wined and dined by officials. He was offered large sums of money and property. But there was a problem: he spoke his mind about 9/11 and "they" didn't like that.

I don't necessarily agree with everything William has to say, but his story is not one to be missed.

If you haven't already seen one of his presentations that he gives throughout the world, it's high time you did. Sit down with your family and enjoy one of the most powerful, touching and entertaining stories about that infamous day...

Watch the video
William's website

White House - Press Gaggle by Dana Perino

Here's some sick, twisted humor for ya...

And we are determined, more than ever, to stand with the Iraqis and support them as they work to protect their young democracy from being attacked by a determined enemy.

Iraqi vets talk about random civilian killing

Keeping Petraeus under wraps

For weeks, all the talk out of the White House has been focused on Gen. David Petraeus' report on conditions in Iraq. Petraeus will tell us everything we need to know; his report should be accepted as gospel; he is to Grant as Bush is to Lincoln. Except the narrative is hitting a few speed bumps. Yesterday, the LAT reported that Petraeus isn't even going to write his own report the unbiased and independent thinkers at the Bush White House will take care of the report for him.

Tuesday: 572 Iraqis Killed, 6 GIs; 437 Iraqis Wounded

Iraq'd

He also told his father - and let me emphasize that I'm getting this secondhand - that a friend of his (and others in his unit) rotated out for a two week leave with their families. When they arrived at the base on U.S. soil where they are attached, before they could even get off the bus, their CO came on the bus and told them they that would NOT be going home. Why? Because the soldiers who have been stationed at the base have been working HARDER THAN THEY and needed time off.

Extended Tours Drive Army Suicide Rates Higher

Ninety-nine U.S. soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years, a new report says.

Matthews calls out the Petraeus/WH propaganda Iraq report

For months President Bush has been asking us to wait for a report from General Petraeus. How many times have we heard that phrase? "Wait for the report from General Petraeus." Now we learn that the White House is going to write that report - the White House - and that the General will testify publicly before Congress only after the report's been written by Bush's people.

Jailed in Defense of the Constitution

I would like my glasses back. You can have them back when you answer our questions. You said that you would give them back. They dangle in the air before me. Answer our questions. Again I decline and am left to grapple with clothing that is not clothing, for a crime that is not a crime.

Feds pay $80,000 over anti-Bush T-shirts

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A couple arrested at a rally after refusing to cover T-shirts that bore anti-President Bush slogans settled their lawsuit against the federal government for $80,000, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday.

Gitmo's Last Honest Man

In late June, a brave whistleblower submitted a devastating affidavit to the Supreme Court, which prompted the court to reverse itself and hear the latest Guantánamo cases challenging the Military Commissions Act.

"It does not conform with the constitution."

Ohhh! So that must be why the IRS abandoned the idea of incorporating a liability clause, after all how can you dictate who is liable for a "tax" that does not conform with the Constitution? (Voluntary compliance comes to mind&) How come all of the constitutional taxes have codified liability clauses and the IRS Code does not?

Backspin for War: CNN Guilty of Caving to the Pentagon?

A new film, War Made Easy, reveals how the man in charge of CNN's news operation before the Iraq War kowtowed to the Pentagon. So what does he have to say for himself now?

Chertoff: You Will Submit to the Control Grid

"Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act," reports CNN. "The Department of Homeland Security insists Real ID is an essential weapon in the war on terror, but privacy and civil liberties watchdogs are calling the initiative an overly intrusive measure that smacks of Big Brother."

Open Thread: No national parks without a passport, bud.

The cards would be mandatory for all "federal purposes," which include boarding an airplane or walking into a federal building, nuclear facility or national park, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the National Conference of State Legislatures last week. Citizens in states that don't comply with the new rules will have to use passports for federal purposes.

Think Tank Calls For Bush to Be Dictator For Life

Family Security Matters a neo-conservative based think tank has published an article advocating that George W. Bush should be a dictator for life. The organization has since taken the article down, but is still viewable via this cached link.

Ron Paul comes in Third in Illinois GOP Straw Poll

Economic Expert: We Are Already In An Engineered Recession

Corsi warned that the crisis in the stock market we are currently witnessing is simply the tip of the iceberg and part of an overall meltdown that represents a gutting of the United States by neo-mercantilist institutions bent on the formation of a new global monopoly.

Economic Collapse As Precursor To Open Plan For Martial Law?

...religious leaders are being enrolled into a federal program that trains them how to "quell dissent" and make people obey the government in the aftermath of a declaration of martial law following a mass casualty terror attack or a natural disaster.

Dow makes stunning comeback

Padilla verdict: a resounding defeat for Bush

I'm sure the Dubya Lie Machine is ramping up to claim victory here, but let's be clear about the truth of things. Jose Padilla, a native-born American citizen, was nabbed and imprisoned illegally. He was held without due process. And in many ways he came to symbolize this administration's relentless assault on the Constitution and the civil liberties which flow from it. All of which is unfortunate - martyrdom works best when the victim is innocent.

Conviction of Padilla is Bad News for All Americans--Including Journalists

We can no doubt expect many more Padillas now that the way has been paved for this kind of totalitarian approach to law enforcement.

An Inside Look at How U.S. Interrogators Destroyed the Mind of Jose Padilla

In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Angela Hegarty speaks for the first time about her experience interviewing Jose Padilla for 22 hours to determine the state of his mental health. Padilla is the U.S. citizen who was classified by President Bush as an enemy combatant and held in extreme isolation at a naval brig in South Carolina for over three-and-a-half years.

Prosecutors Can't Find Tape of Padilla's Final Interrogation in Navy Brig

FORMER REP. BLASTS FOREIGN GRIP ON CONGRESS

In the greatest service of his long public life, former President Jimmy Carter warns of the grave consequences of America's phenomenal subservience to Israel. In his latest book and recent lectures, he focuses on how Israel's cruel occupation, made possible by massive and unconditional U.S. support, has subjected the Palestinian people to terrible suffering for 40 long years.

NASA870

Possible Predator B flight over central California

This plane should be N870NA, though there is no registration with that tail number. Flightaware.com indicates it is a MQ9/I, which probably is a Predator B Reaper.

Bulletproof Backpack For US Schools

Here's an idea: take your kids OUT of public "school", were they're taught to be dumb, subservient drones, and home-school them.

A bulletproof backpack is being sold to parents in the US to protect their children against another Columbine-type attack. A Massachusetts company says its backpack will help protect children from guns.

Escape the Public Schools

Our schools are already turning out some of the most expensive incompetents anywhere. Making them more expensive will not change that.

An embarrassed Fox News hits Wikipedia

Fox News tried to exploit Wikipedia, and got caught, so naturally it's time to undermine the source of the network's embarrassment. Typical

Israeli warplanes buzz South, Chouf, Bekaa

Four Israeli warplanes flew at a medium and low altitude on Tuesday over Jezzine in south Lebanon and Iqlim Toufah in the Chouf area. The warplanes also flew over West Bekaa and launched mock air raids in Libaya, Machgara, Sohmor, Yohmor and Karaoun. The Israeli airplanes continue to breach Lebanese skies.

San Francisco continues gun owner persecution

I doubt the police are happy about this. They know that guns in the hands of honest citizens is one of the best deterrents to crime. Now they're going to be put in a position where they may have to go make the city safe for criminals.

ZDN EXCLUSIVE - exclusive: Dinner with the Brown's

If you don't know who Ed and Elaine are, see: 0DayNews-2-AUG-07. Having the day off on Wednesday, i decided to go see Ed and Elaine at their home in Plainfield, NH. I had been there several time before and was glad to see that everything was quiet this time. I saw no sign of "law enforcement" as during the "Live Free or Die Concert" a few weeks ago when we were harassed by Homeland Security.

Ed and Elaine are doing OK, though tensions are running high. Having shots fired on their property by "law enforcement" with the intension of provoking them doesn't help matters. However they are well prepared for whatever may happen.

Ed and Elaine are like a well of knowledge that i'm only beginning to tap, though i am at least somewhat familiar with most of their causes from my own research. Although i don't fully agree with Ed on a few points which i consider to be less significant, i think we're pretty close in our thinking in the areas that really matter. For instance, Ed, and others i've met there in previous visits, insist that 9/11 was an inside job and demolition charges were used to bring the towers down. I will readily admit there is evidence to support this claim with WTC 1 and 2, but i remain unconvinced. WTC 7 is another story as it collapsed from top to bottom in it's own footprint in ~6.5 seconds, exactly like a controlled demo. Most important to me is whether or not "those in power" had foreknowledge and i believe they did. The evidence to support this is strong and plentiful and that supercedes "demolition charges" in my mind. The attack was used to facilitate a political agenda, the results of which have been a catastrophic disaster in terms of our freedoms, foreign relations, our creditability, our economy and lives lost.

We also talked a bit about the Freemasons, whom Ed believes is behind much of what is wrong with the world today. I had put the Illuminati and related groups at the top of the food chain and i may be wrong. There are so many clubs and secret societies who are directly affecting policy and other matters that it's difficult for me to put it all into perspective. I haven't really dug into the Freemasons yet, but i will now.

During dinner a local radio personality stopped by to give Ed and Elaine a CD of an interview he conducted with them. This is one of the few FM radio stations that has allowed them to actually tell their story. A few of us listened to it after dinner and i left shortly afterwards.

Go here for more information on the Browns

60 Years After the End of the 3rd Reich, Catholic Priests STILL Manning Concentration Camps

A much awaited human rights abuse trial is underway in Argentina. The accused is a catholic priest charged with carrying out human rights abuses while working in several clandestine detention centers during the nation's 1976-1983 military dictatorship. The priest was arrested four years ago while living under an alias in Chile. This is the latest human rights trial of accused torturers since the landmark conviction of a former police officer for genocide in 2006.

Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'

An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organizations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.

Skype hangs up on users

Tip of the day: Stay away from Skype. One problem is the fact that the client will, without your permission, act as a server to relay conversations/data that you have no part in, thus wasting YOUR bandwidth. And no, Skype does not make it easy to stop this behavior, at least not for its Windows client. Another is the closed source encryption.

Skype's peer-to-peer technology appears to be to blame for a large-scale network outage, with users around the world experiencing connection problems.

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