OBAMA’S DUBIOUS PAST GOES MAINSTREAM

Yesterday in Puerto Rico, a bombshell fell on Barack Obama’s hopes to at least win a small percentage of primary votes in said jurisdiction (he was only receiving 20% of support in the polls). This “bomb” goes by the name of Larry Sinclair and his allegations of homosexuality and cocaine use against Barack Hussein Obama, which happened to go ‘prime time’ yesterday throughout the Island.

DAILY KOS CENSORS MENTION OF LARRY SINCLAIR

On Wednesday the following post appeared on the popular liberal Daily Kos blog, and it received several comments — but it has since been removed

‘ANNIE OAKLEY’ CHANGES HER TUNE

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who has cast herself in the past few days as a champion of gun owners, had a very different message when she spoke eight years ago to the Newspaper Association of America.

“CLINTON TAKES AIM AT GUNS,” said the all-caps headline on the group’s Web site after she told members in May 2000, during her Senate campaign, that “there isn’t a more important task” than passing gun-safety laws.

PRESENTATIONAL DIRECTIVES NSPD51 AND HSPD20

FORMER FED CHAIRMAN PAUL VOLCKER AGREES WITH RON PAUL

Just got this from the main Canadian Financial Paper the Toronto Globe and Mail. He (Paul Volcker) basically is saying that we need to defend the dollar and let prices fall by ratcheting up interest rates or in other words.....STOP THE PRINTING PRESS BEN!!!

NH: DOES BROWN SUPPORTER JUDGE HAVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

OIL PUSHES TO NEW HIGH ABOVE $113

Oil prices rose to new heights Tuesday, surging to almost $114 a barrel after the U.S. dollar fell and worries mounted about the global oil supply.

FOOD AND ENERGY COSTS LEAD WHOLESALE PRICES TO SOAR IN MARCH

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Inflation at the wholesale level soared in March at nearly triple the rate that had been expected as the costs of energy and food both climbed rapidly.

FOOD COSTS RISING FASTEST IN 17 YEARS

NEW YORK (AP) -- Steve Tarpin can bake a graham cracker crust in his sleep, but explaining why the price for his Key lime pies went from $20 to $25 required mastering a thornier topic: global economics.

'CERTIFIABLE, INSANE', ZUBAYDAH, BUSH AND THE BUREAUCRACY OF TORTURE

BUSH AND THE BUREAUCRACY OF TORTURE

The devastating attack of 9/11 conferred unprecedented popularity on the Bush administration. This was more a reflection of the strong desire for national unity in the wake of a tragedy than an endorsement of Bush policies.

After the attack, there was a frantic effort inside the administration to show a major success in their newly proclaimed war on terror. The administration knew what the public didn't: Far from being surprised by airplanes used as weapons, they'd had a series of warnings from intelligence sources that commercial airplanes were indeed the next weapon of choice by terrorists. Once that information became public, the Bush administration would need something more to boost its image.

THE TIBET RIOTS: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

TIBETAN YOUTH CONGRESS (TYC) IS A TERROR GROUP

The wanton beating, stabbing, arsoning and killing, in which 18 innocent lives including an infant and five ethnic Chinese and Tibetan girls working at a clothing store in central Lhasa, have shed a light on the terrorist nature of the organization, which planned and carried out the rampage and carnage.

BUSH KNEW THAT THE USE OF TORTURE HAD BEEN APPROVED BY HIS SENIOR ADVISERS

The high-level discussions about these "enhanced interrogation techniques" were so detailed, these sources said, some of the interrogation sessions were almost choreographed -- down to the number of times CIA agents could use a specific tactic.

ISRAEL TEST FIRES ARROW TARGET

Israel has test fired its Blue Sparrow surrogate ballistic target amid speculations that the regime is preparing for another war.

JUDICIAL WATCH CALLS ON FEC TO INVESTIGATE ELTON JOHN’S FUNDRAISING CONCERT ON BEHALF OF HILLARY

Sir Elton John is not a citizen of the United States and is therefore prohibited from making any contribution to Senator Clinton’s presidential campaign.

TUESDAY: 98 IRAQIS KILLED, 144 WOUNDED

The country was rocked by several car bombs as clashes resumed in Sadr City. At least 98 Iraqis were killed and 144 were wounded in the elevated violence. No Coalition deaths were reported.

FIVE YEARS ON, FALLUJAH IN TATTERS

Unemployment and lack of medical care and safe drinking water in the city 35 mi. west of Baghdad remain a continuous problem. Freedom of movement is still curtailed.

ATTITUDES TOWARD US WORSEN IN ARAB WORLD

Despite renewed U.S. efforts to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement this year, popular views of the United States in the Arab world have actually worsened since 2006, according to a major new survey [.pdf] of public opinion in six Arab states.

TOUGH NEW IRAN SANCTIONS COULD BACKFIRE

The bill, which has 70 cosponsors almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, would subject Russia to specified energy cooperation prohibition against Iran unless Moscow suspends nuclear assistance and transfers of conventional weapons and missiles to Iran, and until Iran dismantles its nuclear enrichment-related programs.

Instead of engendering more Russian cooperation on Iran, S. 970 will most likely weaken Moscow's willingness to cooperate with the U.S. in blocking Iran's nuclear efforts.

MONDAY: 2 US SOLDIERS, 87 IRAQIS KILLED; 142 IRAQIS WOUNDED

A British photojournalist held in captivity for two months was freed in Basra today. Meanwhile, 87 Iraqis were killed and another 142 were wounded in violent attacks. One American soldier was also killed during an IED attack in Salah ad Din province today, while another roadise bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad.

STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR ANSWERING CALL FROM DAD IN IRAQ

"He called me during class, because that's the only time that he could," said Brandon Hill, suspended for using a cell phone. "I answered the call as I was walking out of class. The teacher followed me out and said, ‘Oh what are you doing?' I said my dad was calling from Iraq, and I know he needs to talk to me."

PROJECT UPDATE (BUSH'S FAILED IRAQ WAR)

Before delivering his State of the Union address in January of 1998, President Clinton received a letter containing one explicit demand: invade Iraq immediately and overthrow the regime of Saddam Hussein.

APR. 14: HUMAN TOLL FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WARS REVEALED - PENTAGON CONFIRMS 75,000 BATTLEFIELD CASUALTIES; VA CONFIRMS 300,000 NEW VETERAN PATIENTS

As of April 5, a total of 36,082 members of the U.S. military have been wounded in action and killed in Iraq, since the beginning of the war in March 2003, and in Afghanistan, where the war there began in October 2001. The 36,082 number breaks down to 4,492 deaths and 31,590 wounded. According to the same DoD "casualty" counts, an additional 38,631 U.S. military personnel have also been removed from the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan for "non-hostile-related medical air transports."

BARAK OBAMA LYING ABOUT HIS C.F.R./N.A.U TIES

To a select crowd of Americans, Obama preaches against the handling of the Iraq war. To other more private groups, Obama advocates military strikes on new middle eastern countries. Obama has aligned himself with several lobbying firms and nongovernmental organizations who seek further US militarization of the world. In several speeches and essays, Obama makes his foreign policy goals clear – and he is not anti-war.

OBAMA AND HIS DONORS

The list includes partners from 18 top law firms, 21 Wall Street executives and power brokers from Fortune 500 companies. California is the top source, with 19 bundlers. Both Illinois and Washington, D.C., have six, and five hail from New York.

Among the group are businessmen such as Kenneth Griffin, a famously private 39-year-old billionaire who threw his support behind Obama's presidential campaign just as he hired a team of lobbyists to urge Congress to preserve a lucrative tax loophole.

PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM SPIED ON ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS

AMY GOODMAN: A private security firm spied on Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and several other environmental organizations from the late 1990s until at least 2000. That's according to a comprehensive new investigation by Mother Jones magazine.

AT LEAST 36 U.S. STATES FACE WATER SHORTAGE

Available freshwater supplies are dwindling across the country due to rising temperatures, droughts, increasing sprawl and population.

HERE COMES THE NEXT MORTGAGE CRISIS

Subprime was just the beginning. Wait until California's prime borrowers start handing their keys to the bank.

FOURTH-LARGEST US BANK RESORTS TO EMERGENCY FUNDRAISING

America's fourth-largest bank, Wachovia, is raising $7bn (£3.52bn) through emergency fundraising as the subprime mortgage crisis in the US continues to reverberate through the banking sector.

RETAILING CHAINS CAUGHT IN A WAVE OF BANKRUPTCIES

Since last fall, eight mostly midsize chains — as diverse as the furniture store Levitz and the electronics seller Sharper Image — have filed for bankruptcy protection as they staggered under mounting debt and declining sales.

I KNOW YOU ARE BUT WHAT AM I?

IRAN, U.S. IN ‘SECRET’ NUKE TALKS

Diplomatic relations could be better between Iran and America, and judging by the tough-guy posturing of both nations’ presidents, neither side is likely to back down, especially when it comes to Iran’s nuclear program. But, as the UK’s Independent reports, secret “back channel” discussions going on between the U.S. and Iran for some five years present a slightly different story.

“OUT OF TOUCH”: FIRST MAJOR ANTI-MCCAIN AD AIRS TODAY

Here’s a first look at the first ad being run against John McCain by Progressive Media U.S.A., the new pro-Dem third-party group headed by David Brock that’s planning to raise $40 million to bloody up the GOP nominee in advance of this fall’s election

DNC FILES LAWSUIT ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE WEASEL JOHN MCCAIN

The DNC is asking the court to compel the FEC to investigate — which they can’t. So when they fail to do so, the DNC can (and most likely will) ask the court for an injunction against McCain. Essentially, this is the next necessary step in that process — they can’t ask for the injunction until they show that the FEC can’t act.

FORECLOSURES JUMP 57 PERCENT IN LAST 12 MONTHS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosure filings surged 57 percent in the 12 month-period ended in March and bank repossessions soared 129 percent from a year ago, as homeowners struggled to make mortgage payments, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Tuesday.

MCCAIN ATTEMPTS ECONOMICS S'MORE

During [yesterday's] Associated Press annual meeting, the moderator asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), “Are we in a recession?” McCain finally admitted, “I certainly think so,” but then tried to moderate his comment by adding, that the word “recession” is “really kind of a technical term used by people who are economists and make these kinds of judgment.”

THE BUSH ADMIN'S HOW-TO GUIDE FOR USING RELIGIOUS WARFARE TO DESTROY IRAQ

Using a mixture of cultural ignorance, incompetence and a touch of cronyism, the U.S has turned a patriotic nation against itself.

BUSH'S CONSPIRACY TO CREATE AN AMERICAN POLICE STATE: PART II, A CLIMATE OF FEAR IS MAINTAINED

BUSH'S CONSPIRACY TO CREATE AN AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Fascist dictatorships assume and keep power by maintaining or encouraging a climate of fear, an atmosphere of near panic but short of closing down the government entirely, just short of bringing the engines of industry to a grinding halt.

GLOBAL WARMING KILLS -- BUT THE KILLERS ARE ENVIRONMENTALISTS

The UN says it takes 232kg of corn to fill a 50-litre car tank with ethanol. That is enough to feed a child for a year. Last week, the UN predicted "massacres" unless the biofuel policy is halted.

DANCE TILL YA CAN'T DANCE NO MORE...

The Incident: Almost immediately the contracted security at the Memorial started to shoo us away from the Jefferson statue toward the stairs by the Tidal Basin. Dancers complied, albeit not as quickly as security seemed to hope. Backup was called. By this time, most of the dancers were on the steps, facing the Jefferson statue, singing happy birthday. Then we heard a yelp and saw one of our own pressed against a column, being handcuffed.

DHS'S HORRIFYING DEPORTATION POLICY

A dean-list student fears he might be deported back to Sudan and killed for being a Christian. His crime? He was kidnapped as a kid by terrorists, and thus got "training" from a terrorist group.

GOVERNMENT KNEW ABOUT 9/11, BEFORE 9/11

During a speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Thursday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey tacitly admitted that the U.S. government intercepted a call about 9/11 - before 9/11.

AN ENTIRE VILLAGE TURNS AGAINST SUPERMARKETS AND GROWS ITS OWN FOOD

In a bid to become less dependent on supermarkets, the residents of Martin are working together to become as self-sufficient as possible.

VILLAGE TURNS AGAINST SUPERMARKETS

"SCIENTOLOGY AND ITS FATAL PROMISE. MAYBE."

“There are three basic parts of man — mind, body and thetan. The thetan is an immortal spiritual being — the individual himself. He (the thetan) inhabits a body, which is a carbon-oxygen machine. He has a mind, which is a collection of mental image pictures he has created. These pictures have weight and mass and can impinge on the person when he is emotionally upset.”

Did you read that? Did you catch the part about the “collection of mental image pictures” one has “created” having “weight and mass”? Perhaps this is why some very elderly people walk with such arced posture – decades an

CLERGY ABUSE VICTIMS WANT UN TO INVESTIGATE VATICAN

At a news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will call on the United Nations to launch a investigation into the role of Pope Benedict and Vatican officials in the widespread cover-up of sex crimes against children. Victims also want the U.N. to take action for the Pope's refusal to submit required reports as a signatory of the U.N. Charter on the Protection of the Rights of Children.

ITALIAN TV URGED TO SCRAP BBC FILM ACCUSING POPE OF ABUSE COVER-UP

Italy's public broadcasting corporation, RAI, was accused yesterday of withholding approval for the screening of a controversial BBC documentary that accuses Pope Benedict of covering up sex crimes by Roman Catholic priests.

POPE 'LED COVER-UP OF CHILD ABUSE BY PRIESTS'

The Pope played a leading role in a systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests, according to a shocking documentary to be screened by the BBC tonight.