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Military-Industrial Complex from Eisenhower to Obama

Military-Industrial Complex from Eisenhower to Obama
Gareth Porter on how the Military-Industrial Complex evolved into the Permanent War State

TheRealNews on Mar 7, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyBelJ85KfY

'America Is NOT Broke': Michael Moore Speaks in Madison, WI -- March 5, 2011

'America Is NOT Broke': Michael Moore Speaks in Madison, WI -- March 5, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgNuSEZ8CDw&feature=player_embedded

Black 9/11: A Walk on the Dark Side by Mark H. Gaffney March 2, 2011

http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/03/02/black-911-a-walk-on-the-dark-side-2/

Black 9/11: A Walk on the Dark Side

by Mark H. Gaffney
March 2, 2011

This paper will review the evidence for informed, or insider, trading in the days and hours before the 9/11 attacks. From the very first, the phenomenon appeared to be world-wide. One consultant, Jonathan Winer, told ABC: “it’s absolutely unprecedented to see cases of insider trading covering the entire world from Japan to the US to North America to Europe.”[1] The list of affected nations was long, and included the US, Germany, Japan, France Luxembourg, Hong Kong, the UK, Switzerland and Spain.[2] Soon, independent investigations were underway on three continents in the belief that the paper trail would lead to the terrorists.

Computer expert says US behind Stuxnet worm -AFP- by Glenn Chapman – Thu Mar 3,

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110303/tc_afp/usirannuclearpoliticstechnologyusisraelspyted

Computer expert says US behind Stuxnet worm -AFP-

by Glenn Chapman – Thu Mar 3,

LONG BEACH, California (AFP) – A German computer security expert said Thursday he believes the United States and Israel's Mossad unleashed the malicious Stuxnet worm on Iran's nuclear program.

"My opinion is that the Mossad is involved," Ralph Langner said while discussing his in-depth Stuxnet analysis at a prestigious TED conference in the Southern California city of Long Beach.

"But, the leading source is not Israel... There is only one leading source, and that is the United States."

There has been widespread speculation Israel was behind the Stuxnet worm that has attacked computers in Iran, and Tehran has blamed the Jewish state and the United States for the killing of two nuclear scientists in November and January.

"The idea behind Stuxnet computer worm is really quite simple," Langner said. "We don't want Iran to get the bomb."

The malicious code was crafted to stealthily take control of valves and rotors at an Iranian nuclear plant, according to Langner.

Assassin's Lawyer Says Sirhan Sirhan Was Brainwashed

http://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-kennedys-killer-sirhan-sirhan-brainwashed/story?id=13029050

Assassin's Lawyer Says Sirhan Sirhan Was Brainwashed
On Eve of Parole Hearing, RFK's Assassin Says He Doesn't Remember the Shooting

"There is no question he was hypno-programmed," lawyer William F. Pepper told ABCNews.com. "He was set up. He was used. He was manipulated."

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
March 1, 2011

A lawyer for Sirhan Sirhan, the confessed assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, plans to present new evidence at a parole board hearing suggesting that he did not act alone, was potentially brain washed and cannot remember anything about the 43-year-old shooting.

"There is no question he was hypno-programmed," lawyer William F. Pepper told ABCNews.com. "He was set up. He was used. He was manipulated."

Sirhan will appear before a California parole board on Wednesday for the 14th time since his May 1969 sentencing. It is the first time he will be represented by Pepper.

"ETHOS"

Here is PART 1

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ethos/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWvdlkiR2x0&feature=player_embedded

Watch the full documentary now (playlist – 1 hour, 12 minutes). Ethos, a powerful new documentary hosted by Woody Harrelson, is an investigation into the flaws in our systems, and the mechanisms that work against democracy, our environment and the the common good.

With a stunning depth of research and breadth of analysis, this film delves deep into the inter-connected worlds of Politics, Multi-National Corporations and the Media.

Most of us have wondered at some point how we have arrived at a situation where democracy is touted as having created an equal society when all we see is injustice and corruption.

Politicians openly deceive the public with the support of major corporations and the mainstream media. Wars are waged, the environment is destroyed and inequality is on the rise.

A Scientific Theory of the WTC 7 Collapse by Michael Fullerton February 14, 2011

http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/02/14/a-scientific-theory-of-the-wtc-7-collapse/

A Scientific Theory of the WTC 7 Collapse
by Michael Fullerton
February 14, 2011

This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 disaster. In these 10 years, not only have extremely important scientific questions about this tragedy gone unanswered, but they have even been ridiculed to the point of deranged absurdity. We owe a valid scientific explanation to the 3000 victims on that day, the steadily dying health-stricken first responders, the dead and wounded soldiers, and the untold thousands upon thousands of dead and injured Afghans and Iraqis resulting from the terrifying never-ending “war on terror”. Critics of those skeptical of the official story of 9/11 have often objected that an alternative theory has never been put forth. To that end, this article will put forth a scientific theory for one important aspect of the 9/11 event, the Building 7 collapse.

Collapse of WTC 7

(Photo: http://911research.wtc7.net)

As Hillary Talks About Tolerating Free Expression, Police in Front of Her Brutalize Ray McGovern for Turning His Back

http://warisacrime.org/content/hillary-talks-about-tolerating-free-expression-police-front-her-brutalize-ray-mcgovern-turni

Hillary Clinton interuppted by protester heckler 15.02.2011

As Hillary Talks About Tolerating Free Expression, Police in Front of Her Brutalize Ray McGovern for Turning His Back

From Partnership for Civil Justice

CIA: If caught, bin Laden would be sent to Gitmo AP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110217/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden_if_captured

CIA: If caught, bin Laden would be sent to Gitmo AP

If captured, Bin Laden will be sent to Gitmo: CIA AFP – Leon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency testifies before the Senate Select Committee …
By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press – 1 hr 59 mins ago

WASHINGTON – What would the government do if Osama bin Laden, an FBI most-wanted terrorist for more than a decade, were captured?

Washington is abuzz about questions whether bin Laden would ever see the inside of an American courtroom or where he might be imprisoned if he doesn't stand trial. The discussion, which on Wednesday bounced from Capitol Hill to the White House, is still mostly an academic exercise because there is no suggestion that the government is any closer to finding or capturing bin Laden, believed to be hiding in Pakistan.

Dear Friends of Project Censored and KPFA,

Dear Friends of Project Censored and KPFA,

Mickey Huff and I have been volunteer hosts on the Thursday Morning
Mix show on KPFA (8:00-9:00 AM) since late December. We have covered
some very important topics including: US Economy and the Collapse of
the Dollar, Immigrants Rights, Racism and White Privilege, Media as
Entertainment, and the Crisis in Higher Education in California.

We volunteered because KPFA is in a funding crisis and needs to be
fully supported.

We believe that there is no topic that should not be covered on KPFA
community free speech radio, especially the most censored news stories
that we feature on our website (www.projectcensored.org) and in our
annual yearbook?Censored 2011.

We will be offering special premiums during our Thursday show this
week February 17, and the two weeks following February 24 and March
3. On these shows we will play segments of speeches from the
Understanding Deep Politics Conference in Santa Cruz last May. These
unique nine hour DVDs features, Peter Dale Scot, Michael Parenti,
Dahlia Wasfi, Ellen Brown, David Ray Griffin, Annie Machon and

The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7: Case Far From Closed by Jeremy R. Hammond February 15, 2011

Go to Source for photos:
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/02/15/the-mysterious-collapse-of-world-trade-center-7-case-far-from-closed/

The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7: Case Far From Closed
by Jeremy R. Hammond
February 15, 2011

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), videos of the collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center 7 on September 11, 2001 show the building succumbing to a fire-induced progressive collapse. Many independent researchers and scientists, however, including over 1,400 professional architects and engineers who have signed a petition calling for a new investigation, disagree, pointing to evidence that it was deliberately brought down in a controlled demolition.

Bill Moyers Bashes 9/11 Truth, Yet Still Says That Facts Matter.

http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Bill-Moyers-Bashes-9-11-Tr-by-Saman-Mohammadi-110214-991.html?show=votes

Bill Moyers Bashes 9/11 Truth, Yet Still Says That Facts Matter

By Saman Mohammadi

opednews.com

Former PBS broadcaster Bill Moyers, with all his influence and prestige, publicly derided 9/11 truth activists, and supported the official myth in a speech he gave in New York on January 27, 2011.

Lawyer: Musharraf accused in Bhutto death AP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110212/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

Lawyer: Musharraf accused in Bhutto death AP

By ASIF SHAHZAD, Associated Press Asif Shahzad, Associated Press

ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant Saturday for former President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, while government investigators accused the retired general of involvement in the slaying.

Though he does not yet face any charges, the developments mark a major escalation of legal troubles for Musharraf, a one-time U.S. ally who went into self-exile in Britain in 2008 after being forced out of the presidency he secured in a 1999 military coup.

The accusations of a role in Bhutto's death were leveled by a government now run by Musharaff's rivals. They make it nearly impossible for him to fulfill pleges to return to Pakistan and lead a new political party.

"Guns & Butter: The Economics of Politics" General Hamid Gul Jan 9th

"Guns & Butter" investigates the relationships among capitalism, militarism and politics. Maintaining a radical perspective in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, "Guns & Butter: The Economics of Politics" reports on who wins and who loses when the economic resources of civil society are diverted toward global corporatization, war, and the furtherance of a national security state.

Produced and hosted by Bonnie Faulkner.

http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/67442

Guns and Butter - February 9, 2011 at 1:00pm

Rumsfeld Files Reveal Pre-9/11 Focus on Iraq

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/08/donald-rumsfeld-files-reveal-pre-9-11-focus-on-iraq/

Rumsfeld Files Reveal Pre-9/11 Focus on Iraq
Feb 8, 2011

"At the right moment, we may want to give Saddam Hussein a way out for his family to live in comfort," Rumsfeld wrote on Sept. 21, 2001, in a one-sentence memo.

Sharon Weinberger

Thousands of documents made available by Donald Rumsfeld to coincide with the publication of his memoir today reveal an early focus on Iraq, even before 9/11, and his willingness to consider a variety of options that critics might consider hypocritical but that the former defense secretary regarded as thoroughly rational.

"At the right moment, we may want to give Saddam Hussein a way out for his family to live in comfort," Rumsfeld wrote on Sept. 21, 2001, in a one-sentence memo.

Rumsfeld's so-called "snowflake" memos -- he issued hundreds of them from 2001 to 2006 -- are now available as part of an online library of documents released Monday evening on his personal website, The Rumsfeld Papers, to coincide with the release of his 700-page memoir, "Known and Unknown."

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