US POLITICIAN OPPOSES PREEMPTIVE STRIKE ON IRAN

TEHRAN (FNA)- Libertarian candidate Bob Barr voiced strong opposition to US military action against Iran, saying there is no justification for "a preemptive strike" on Iran as the country poses no 'imminent' threat.

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF OBAMA'S HOUSING EFFORTS REVEALED BY BOSTON GLOBE

His first general election ad touts a bill he didn’t vote for, his signature accomplishment in foreign policy (the nuclear nonprofileration bill) was so uncontroversial it passed by unanimous consent; and with his signature domestic policy accomplishment, ethics reform, nonpartisan observers conclude he has exaggerated his role in passage.

FRIDAY: 10 IRAQIS KILLED, 6 WOUNDED

Blaming a sandstorm, U.S. forces delayed the handover of Anbar province to Iraqi security forces. Yesterday, a bombing there killed over 20 people including U.S. Marines and local tribal leaders. At least 10 Iraqis were killed and six were wounded across Iraq today. Because it is the weekly prayer day, fewer reports are coming out of the region. No Coalition deaths were reported.

SATURDAY: 1 AZERI SOLDIER, 41 IRAQIS KILLED; 2 IRAQIS WOUNDED

Azerbaijan lost its first servicemember to the Iraqi war. Meanwhile, 41 Iraqis were killed and two more were injured. A mass grave was the only significant violence on a quiet day marked mostly by detentions.

DON'T GIVE YOUR CONSENT TO SLAVERY - FIGHT FASCISM!

Normal folks do not want to believe that the human race is dominated by dark forces. But, there is a small group of people who know that it is true, the human race is considered to be livestock, cattle for the real owners of this world, the elite.

THE COMING CATASTROPHE? THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON SEVERAL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ATTACKING IRAN

We are fast approaching the final six months of the Bush administration. The quagmire in Iraq is in its sixth painful year with no real end in sight and the forgotten war in Afghanistan is well into its seventh year. The "dead enders" and other armed factions are still alive and well in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan again controls most of that country. Gas prices have now reached an average of $4.00 a gallon nationally and several analysts predict the price will rise to $5.00-$6.00 dollars per gallon at the pump by Labor Day. This, despite assurances by some major supporters of the decision to invade Iraq that the Iraq war "will pay for itself" (Paul Wolfowitz) or that we will see "$20.00 per barrel" oil prices if we invade Iraq (Rupert Murdoch).

ON HUMILIATION, AND GAZA’S DYING CHILDREN

A six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza was killed by Israeli fire on 12 June. "Medics say the girl was decapitated by a [tank] shell," Associated Press (AP) reported the next day.

ZIONISM’S DEAD END: SEPARATION OR ETHNIC CLEANSING?

In 1895 Theodor Herzl, Zionism’s chief prophet, confided in his diary that he did not favour sharing Palestine with the natives. Better, he wrote, to “try to spirit the penniless [Palestinian] population across the border by denying it any employment in our own country … Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly.”

SUICIDES IN ARMY INCREASE BY 13%

In a tragic new marker of the rising cost of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army's suicide rate has jumped significantly, according to a report released yesterday at the Pentagon.

RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY WARNS AGAINST USE OF FORCE ON IRAN

MOSCOW – Russia's foreign minister on Friday warned against the use of force on Iran, saying there is no proof it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

STATE-SPONSORED TERROR: BRITISH AND AMERICAN BLACK OPS IN IRAQ

In January of 2002, the Washington Post ran a story detailing a CIA plan put forward to President Bush shortly after 9/11 by CIA Director George Tenet titled, "Worldwide Attack Matrix," which was "outlining a clandestine anti-terror campaign in 80 countries around the world. What he was ready to propose represented a striking and risky departure for U.S. policy and would give the CIA the broadest and most lethal authority in its history."

AIRPORT TYRANNY: THE INTRODUCTION OF "BEHAVIOR DETECTION"

The TSA aims to have 500 “behavior detection officers” (BDOs) in airports by the end of this year. The job of the BDOs will be that of examining passengers for “body language and facial cues … for signs of bad intentions.'

RON PAUL DOES NOT ACCEPT THE 9/11 INVESTIGATION

GIVEAWAY OF FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS: HOUSE APPROVES UNCONSTITUTIONAL SURVEILLANCE LEGISLATION

Washingon DC – Following a vote in the House of Representatives sanctioning warrantless wiretapping and handing immunity to telecommunications companies for their role in domestic spying, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed outrage at representatives who voted for the unconstitutional legislation.

US AND EUROPEAN UNION GRANT UNLIMITED POWERS TO POLICE AND SECRET SERVICES

Under the cover of the " war against terror ", the United States and the European Union have granted unlimited powers to secret services and police.

ICE ATTORNEY ARRESTED FOR TAKING BRIBES

A veteran attorney for the Homeland Security agency in charge of enforcing immigration laws and protecting the U.S. against terrorist attacks has been arrested for accepting bribes from illegal immigrants seeking benefits in the country.

MEXICAN MILITARY INCURSION IN U.S. NEIGHBORHOOD

In one of the most disturbing Mexican government incursions into the U.S., three members of Mexico’s army conducted a home invasion and assassination operation in Arizona this week that killed one person and littered a neighborhood with gunfire.

ARMY MAJOR GUILTY OF TAKING BRIBES

A United States Army major indicted last year for taking millions of dollars in bribes from companies seeking lucrative government contracts in Iraq has pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy and money laundering.

OBAMA’S SPECIAL INTEREST LIST SWELLS

While Barack Obama campaigns as an anomaly not corrupted by Washington politics or special interests, he has repeatedly contradicted this illusion by accepting big bucks from convicted entrepreneurs as well as oil company executives, steering millions of federal earmark dollars to his wife’s employer and a top donor and hiring powerful corporate insiders to run his campaign.

U.S. FREEZES SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS

Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants, the federal government has placed a moratorium on new solar projects on public land until it studies their environmental impact, which is expected to take about two years.

U.S. STOCKS TUMBLE, SENDING DOW TO WORST JUNE SINCE DEPRESSION

U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its worst June since the Great Depression, as record oil prices, credit-market writedowns and a slowing economy threatened to extend a yearlong profit slump.

SEIZING LAPTOPS AND CAMERAS WITHOUT CAUSE

Returning from a vacation to Germany in February, freelance journalist Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. Agents searched his luggage, he said, "then they told me that they were impounding my laptop."

RON PAUL'S GRAVE WARNING ON THE COMING IRAN WAR

NEWSPAPERS SKIP OVER OBAMA'S GUN FLIP-FLOP

Regardless of what you think of the merits of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling overturning the capital's handgun law, it seems to me we're entitled to a clear position by the presumed Democratic nominee.

CHGO SUN-TIMES TAKES STAND AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION

The Sun-Times, though, is filled with woe at the Heller decision and offers the downright stupid solution of more gun banning despite the singular fact that their "solution" has miserably failed in every city it has been tried -- including the very one they claim to care about.

NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST CARBON TAX ROLLS OUT UNDER FIRE

Carbon taxes already exist in Europe. But the tax on fossil fuels will make the Pacific province of British Columbia the first North American jurisdiction to bring in a broad-based levy designed to cut emissions of the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming.

From what i understand, there is no solid evidence that CO2 is linked to "global warming". -- ZDN

IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CHIEF IN NEW WARNING TO ISRAEL

The chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has issued a new warning against Israel not to attack it, saying the Jewish state is well within range of its missiles, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

U.S. ESCALATING COVERT OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush's funding request for a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing its leadership, according to a report in The New Yorker magazine published online on Sunday.

US CONGRESS APPROVES ISRAEL AID INCREASE

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Congress has approved a 170 million dollar increase in security assistance to Israel as part of its new 10-year, 30 billion dollar defense aid commitment to the Jewish state.

MCCAIN: I ‘DON’T SEE HOW IT MATTERS’ THAT I DON’T KNOW THE PRICE OF GAS

In a telephone interview with the Orange County Register earlier this week, John McCain acknowledged he was unaware of the price of gas.

GEORGE CARLIN: A FUNNY MAN IN AN UNFUNNY WORLD

Carlin gave voice to dissident perspectives that have been almost entirely blocked from mainstream media.

BUSH AND MCCAIN HAPPILY PRESIDING OVER MASSIVE TRANSFER OF WEALTH TO OIL COMPANIES

Republicans are funneling billions into the coffers of their oil baron backers; it's no surprise Bush and McCain aren't pushing for renewable energy.

AAMVA TO BUILD REAL ID VERIFICATION HUB

The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators received a no-bid contract worth millions of dollars to implement a “verification hub” connecting state and federal databases under the REAL ID program.

OBAMA: BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND YOUR WALLET

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama not only wants to raise the price of your gas, he wants to raise the price of your food. Not to mention tax you to death for the privilege.

GOVERNMENT PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR PARENTS TO KISS CHILDREN

A quarter of the entire adult population of the United Kingdom will be mandated to pass a state check operated by a newly formed government agency to have any physical contact with children under the age of 16 in public - including their own kids.

FIVE MUST SEE DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR CIVILIZATION

click link for more... -- ZDN

WHAT AN ATTACK ON IRAN REALLY MEANS: INTERNMENT CAMPS FOR THOSE WHO ARE OF MIDDLE EASTERN DESCENT

Gwynne Dyer is probably one of the most respected military analysts in the world. His book “War” and the accompanying TV series solidified his place in history as a prolific writer and communicator. He can state the obvious insanity of the proliferation of war in a manner that can be understood even by the least among us.

is this what the FEMA camps could be for??? -- ZDN

WEATHER BY DESIGN

"[I] Just want to share that I believe the "cyclone" that hit Burma (Myanmar) was quite likely a product of U.S. military programs in weather warfare. I would assign the likelihood of that a 75 to 90% probability -- that the Pentagon "modified" the storm center (as they clearly know how to do)."

THE FED AND ITS MAD MONEY

liquidity problems and the Fed, markets counting on the ill informed outsider investor, spot gold goes up, stimulus stops the negatives, market gains vaporized, dont ignore the positive fundamentals of gold, get ready for change

MANDATORY IN-CAR BREATHALYZERS COMING?

I dislike drunk drivers as much as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (is anyone actually for drunk driving)? But I certainly do object to policies and regulations that impose cost and hassle and arguably, petit tyranny, on people who have done absolutely nothing to warrant it.

LEAKED NIST DOCS: “UNUSUAL” EVENT BEFORE COLLAPSE OF WTC 7

Leaked confidential NIST documents concerning the investigation into the collapse of WTC 7, the 47-storey skyscraper that was not hit by a plane but imploded in under seven seconds on 9/11, reveal that an "unusual" event preceded the collapse of the building - a "jet of flames" that shot out of several windows after most of the fire had already died down.

ELITES SEEK CONTROL OVER RISING CASHLESS SOCIETY

The terrorists in the federal government are continuing their push to implement a cashless economic enslavement system.

THE POST-9/11 AFGHAN HEROIN EXPLOSION

The War on Drugs. The War on Terror. Narco-Terrorism. Prior to 9/11, the poppy production levels in Afghanistan were at a low and many of the Taliban were against heroin and the opium poppies. However, since U.S. forces entered after 9/11, the poppy crop has skyrocketed.

a name: Sibel Edmonds -- ZDN

A MAJOR VICTORY FOR TEXAS

I am pleased to report that last week we received notice that the Texas Department of Transportation will recommend the I-69 Project be developed using existing highway facilities instead of the proposed massive new Trans Texas Corridor/NAFTA Superhighway. According to the Texas Transportation Commissioner, consideration is no longer being given to new corridors and other proposals for a new highway footprint for this project. A major looming threat to property rights and national sovereignty is removed with this encouraging announcement.

BE QUIET: THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS MIGHT HEAR YOU

Soon, if scientists have their way, the cameras will be able to train their focus on suspicious sounds automatically with new AI technology.

10 MILLION AMERICANS BUSTED FOR POT - ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Since 1990, over 10.4 million Americans have been busted for pot. When will we recognize it’s time to stand up to the war on harmless pot smoking?

WHY WAS THE CASHING OUT OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS JUST BEFORE THE 9/11 ATTACKS NEVER INVESTIGATED?

Bergman "followed the money," including developing a framework for working with money-laundering data and “suspicious activity” reports for monitoring and investigating terrorism. The questions he asked about what happened during the summer of 2001 should have led to investigations, which should have resulted in the prosecution of those with foreknowledge of the attacks.

US SEEN AS A BIGGER THREAT TO PEACE THAN IRAN, WORLDWIDE POLL SUGGESTS

George Bush's six years in office have so damaged the image of the US that people worldwide see Washington as a bigger threat to world peace than Tehran, according to a global poll.