The “Al-Qaeda” fiction: How you’re being lied to about the world’s most feared group

 

 
As al-Qaeda supposedly struck from New York, to Iraq, to Bali, to Spain, to London, using weapons ranging from bombs to planes to shoes; the U.S. and its allies struck back, killing hundreds-of-thousands, and destroying entire countries, and governments all over the world tightened security and control in all aspects of our lives. We even managed to find terrorists in New Zealand.

But the more one looks into al-Qaeda, the less it starts to look like the “ultimate terrorist organization” and the more it starts to look like a Boogeyman used to justify military operations for control of resources “abroad” and the erosion of civil liberties at “home”.

Indeed, al-Qaeda is one of the most incredible fictions of our time.

MORE:  http://www.thecommentfactory.com/the-al-qaeda-fiction-how-youre-being-lied-to-about-the-worlds-most-feared-group-2491/

Netanyahu throws a tantrum.: Israel to build 3,000 settler homes to retaliate for Palestinian UN bid

Israel is to build 3,000 new settler homes in east Jerusalem and the West Bank after the Palestinians won recognition as a non-member state at the United Nations, an Israeli official told AFP on Friday.

MORE: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/article5833128.ece

Fall 2001: The Message, The Terrorists - Graeme MacQueen presents at the 9/11 Revisited conference. (VIDEO)

Graeme MacQueen, co-editor of the Journal of 9/11 Studies, presents to the "9/11 Revisted: Seeking the Truth" conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 19, 2012.

How long will you live? Colour-coded map that starkly highlights differences in life expectancy across the globe

 

 

 

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America ranks 51st in the table with 78.49 years, while the United Kingdom comes in 30th at 80.17 years

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Nano Skies Movie: Chemtrails Revealed (VIDEO)

America's Deadliest Export: "Democracy". and Jimmy Carter on Palestinian UN bid (VIDEO)

EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin returns from her trip to Haiti and goes over her interview with former US President Jimmy Carter and their discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the erosion of the rule of law in the US. Abby then speaks to William Blum, Historian and Author of 'America's Deadliest Export: Democracy' speaking about the history of US interventionism around the world and the brainwashing of America.

Pvt. Bradley Manning says he thought he'd die in custody after being arrested for allegedly sending info to Wikileaks

FORT MEADE, Md. – An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history testified Thursday that he felt like a doomed, caged animal after he was arrested in Baghdad for allegedly sending classified information to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/29/judge-accepts-terms-pvt-bradley-mannings-plea-in-wikileaks-trial-likely-to-face/#ixzz2DiRsFLNl

Canada Votes Against Palestine's Observer Status UN Resolution. (Besides US, Israel and 6 other nations) VIDEO

Michel Chossudovsky's Presentation to the 9/11 Revisited conference in Malaysia (VIDEO)

Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization, presents to the "9/11 Revisted: Seeking the Truth" conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 19, 2012.

At Least 43 Killed In Wave Of Bombings Across Iraq. (VIDEO)

Aren't they happy the USA invaded them and gave them our freedoms? 

They can't be mad that we killed two million Iraqis and displaced another three millions. Can they?

Followed and Surveilled by Stratfor at the request of Dow Chemical. (VIDEO)

Luke Rudkowski got a chance to speak with Andy Bichlbaum 1/2 of the Yes Men at the press Conference for Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond. Andy is an artist, activist, film maker, and the co-creator of the infamous Yes Men. 

The December 2011 hack of Stratfor reveled that Andy was being followed and surveilled by Stratfor at the request of Dow Chemical for his work with the Yes Men to support the victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas disaster.

UN Palestine Vote Gives Palestine Access to International Criminal Court (VIDEO)

Phyllis Bennis: In a vote of 138 to 9, UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine status of a non-member state


RELATED:

Voting "no" Thursday were Israel, the United States and Canada, joined by the Czech Republic, Panama and several Pacific island nations: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Palau.

The Pacific nations typically support the U.S. and Israel at the U.N. on key General Assembly resolutions.


MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/countries-that-voted-against-palestine-un_n_2214376.html

Why the Fiscal Cliff is a Scam. (VIDEO)

James K. Galbraith: Is there a looming crisis of debt or deficits such that sacrifices in general are necessary?

Hostess Cakes (Twinkies) - Execs Get Bonuses, Workers Get Laid Off. (VIDEO)

The future of Twinkies is virtually assured.

Hostess Brands Inc. said Thursday that it's in talks with 110 potential buyers for its iconic brands, which also include CupCakes, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos. The suitors now include at least five national retailers such as supermarkets, a financial adviser for the company said in bankruptcy court. The process has been "so fast and furious" Hostess hasn't been able to make the calls seeking buyers it previously intended, said Joshua Scherer of Perella Weinberg Partners.

"Not only are these buyers serious, but they are expecting to spend substantial sums," he said.

The update on the sale of the company's brands comes as Hostess seeks approval in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York in White Plains, N.Y. to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans. The company says the incentive pay is needed to retain the 19 corporate officers and "high-level managers" during the liquidation process, which could take about a year."*

Cenk Uygur breaks down the news that executives from the now bankrupt Hostess are receiving multi-million dollar bonuses while workers for the most part will be out of a job. Do the executives deserve that much? What about entitlements for workers? Does this apply across the board in other corporate bankruptcy cases, and why? 

Senators: Gitmo Can Be Closed, Civil Rights Enforced. (VIDEO)

"California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday released a report by the Government Accountability Office analyzing the feasibility of transferring the 166 detainees currently in custody at Guantanamo Bay to domestic prisons in the United States.

"This report demonstrates that if the political will exists, we could finally close Guantanamo without imperiling our national security," Feinstein said. The senator requested the report in 2008."*

Civil rights are back in focus after the election with Senator Dianne Feinstein and Rand Paul supporting trials by jury and opposing indefinite detention. It also turns out that Guantanamo can be closed now as well, Feinstein argues.

Terrorist Wined and Dined at The Pentagon. VIDEO

Documents obtained by accountability group Judicial Watch have confirmed that US-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, said to be the former leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was arrested and held in Yemen at the behest of the U.S. Embassy before being released again.

The documents also reveal that the terrorist chief, who previously dined with top brass at the Pentagon, was officially invited to the US embassy in Yemen on March 24, 2011, just six months before his supposed assassination by US drone strike.

New State Solution: UN triumph for Palestine, diplomatic defeat for Israel. VIDEO

The UN General Assembly has voted to upgrade Palestinians' diplomatic status to a "non-member observer state," thus implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state.

This comes despite strong opposition from the US and Israel


FULL STORY http://on.rt.com/iiwg2o

Assange EXCLUSIVE: Entire nations intercepted in total web surveillance. (VIDEO)

Assange: Entire nations intercepted online, key turned to totalitarian rule (RT Interview) VIDEO






READ FULL SCRIPT of Julian Assange's interview at http://on.rt.com/hsgbxd

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says all the necessary physical infrastructure for absolute totalitarianism through the internet is ready.

He told RT that the question now is whether the turnkey process that already started will go all the way

New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour. (VIDEO)

Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize

Middle East Update with Nile Bowie. (VIDEO)

Corbett Report Radio #262

Nile Bowie of NileBowie.blogspot.com joins us tonight to go over some news headlines from across the Middle East, including

the UN General Assembly vote on Palestinian statehood,

western double standards in the "Arab Spring"

and the American-ization of Saudi Arabia.

We also talk about the recent 9/11 conference in Kuala Lumpur and Nile's upcoming trip to China and North Korea.

The UN General Assembly votes to recognize Palestinian statehood. (VIDEO)

The UN General Assembly has voted to upgrade Palestinians' diplomatic status to a "non-member observer state," thus implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state.

The Palestinian bid has been upheld with 138 votes in favor, 9 against and 41 abstentions -

FULL STORY http://on.rt.com/iiwg2o

'CIA favors Brotherhood as Islamic dictatorship in Egypt benefits US'. (VIDEO)

Geopolitical analyst and author, William Engdahl, says its only now, that the Muslim Brotherhood is revealing its true intentions.

Two winners of $550 million US lottery

 

Two winning tickets were bought for a $550 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the second-highest prize in US history, organisers say.

Lottery officials said the winning tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri, but it was not yet clear whether they had been bought by individuals or groups.

MORE:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20535355

WHERE'S THE $500,000,000,000 Ben?. (VIDEO)

Never Forget No Plane Hit This Building. (VIDEO)

Irrefutable Truth the U.S. Military is intentionally poisoning us (VIDEO)

CNN's Erin Burnett Hit Job Interview Attempt On Wikileaks Julian Assange On Behalf Of US Government. (VIDEO)

The interview was anticipated. CNN presstitute host Erin Burnett was to have WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange, author of the new book, Cypherpunks, come on her show. Another pundit, Brooke Baldwin, promoted it on CNN just after 3:30 pm EST and said, "You have quite the big interview scoop, so we'll talk about that in a minute," just before getting to a segment on Pfc. Bradley Manning.

Burnett set out to do a hit job on Assange. From the beginning, Assange tried to discuss what he found to be important and not trivial or plain disingenuous and ignorant. As the Mediaite clip posted shows, he got into how companies are working in countries to engage in widespread surveillance showing documents. Burnett reacted, "I'm curious though about this — A lot of people share this fear about being under surveillance, right? Some people might say you go way too far on it, but people do share your fear. But you are someone trying to champion and like I said benefiting by the Internet by putting out information governments don't want people to have."

"Some people might say" is Burnett saying what she thinks. She thinks Assange's fear of the surveillance state goes to far. She does not want to talk about this issue and, though Assange began the interview ready to talk on this topic, Burnett is prepared to steer this to Ecuador (but not before casting his agenda as something that is nefarious and shady).

Most New Jobs Don't Require College Education. (VIDEO)

Jeannette Wicks-Lim: The possibility of educating one's way out of poverty is getting dim as most new jobs only require a high school education

Batman Killer Programmed by 'Evil' Therapist, Alleges Inmate. (VIDEO)

An alleged inmate of 'Batman' massacre culprit James Holmes claims the shooter told him that he was "programmed" to carry out the massacre by an "evil" therapist.

The shocking story has gone virtually unnoticed after appearing in a blog post on the Denver Westword website last week.

After failing to interest the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office in his account of what happened, 38-year-old Steven Unruh has now gone public. Unruh was booked into the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility just hours before the 'Batman' massacre unfolded and says that he was still in the booking area when Holmes was brought in.

Unruh then claims that he was able to communicate with Holmes from a nearby cell and that Holmes appeared to show remorse for what had happened.

The most explosive element of what Unruh claims Holmes told him could -- if true -- shed an entirely different light on the circumstances behind the Aurora theater shooting.

"He says that Holmes told him "he felt like he was in a video game" during the shooting, that "he wasn't on his meds" and "nobody would help him." He says Holmes also mentioned NLP — presumably, neuro-linguistic programming, a much-scorned and outmoded approach to psychotherapy — and claimed to have been "programmed" to kill by an evil therapist."

Brzezinski: US won't follow Israel like a stupid mule.(NO, LIKE A BLIND SHEEP) VIDEO

Leading US strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski rejects Israeli pressure to form American national security policy by beating the drum for war on Iran. Washington would not blindly follow Tel-Aviv if Israel chooses to unilaterally strike Iran, he said.

READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/enjsoi



A video about war criminal Zbigniew Brzezinski:


The Bad Guys (Zbigniew Brzezinski) Episode 102  (VIDEO)

9/11 and How to Proceed - Graeme MacQueen on GRTV

Looking to prosecute the people WHO REALLY did 9/11







Professor Graeme MacQueen has been an active scholar and peace activist for three decades, helping to found the McMaster's Centre for Peace Studies in 1989.

Now, as an editor of the Journal of 9/11 Studies and member of the Toronto Hearings committee and the 9/11 Consensus panel, MacQueen is looking for ways to go beyond the collection of 9/11 evidence into prosecution for the crimes of 9/11. Find out more in this week's GRTV Feature Interview with our guest, Graeme MacQueen.

Butt Implant Disaster Goes Viral (Graphic Video) VIDEO

"A new YouTube video showing a woman in a red thong palpating what she says is her botched butt implant has gone viral.

"This is my implant flipping backwards," the woman, whose face isn't pictured, says in the 20-second video as she manipulates what does look like an oddly mobile implant. "I don't think an implant is supposed to do that."

The source of the YouTube video, which has racked up tons of Facebook likes, is unclear, as multiple accounts have uploaded it, although it's featured on a post on WorldStarHipHop.com along with the following unverified quote:

"This is the dangers of butt implants.. Ladies do not ever do silicone butt injections they are toxic to your body. Butt implants are not any better, too many risk, infection, displacement of the implant and they feel like rocks not to mention look very unnatural. Love the skin your in [sic] Here is what happens when implants go bad.. This is my personal experience I almost died from this surgery and am having them removed this Thursday."*

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss this plastic surgery nightmare that has gone viral. Is plastic surgery overly dangerous, or are self-esteem issues?

Palestine UN statehood bid likely to pass but peace a long shot. (VIDEO)

One of the biggest questions concerning the possible recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN is whether that will put the peace process with Israel back on track...

Keiser Report: Hermaphrodite Banking (E373) VIDEO

In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert welcome Mark Carney to the City of London freak show at which Max predicts that Carney will play the bearded hermaphrodite who devalues the pound by 25 percent and yet only manages to introduce an ice age of economic growth.

Max and Stacy also compare the rebels robbing the central bank in Goma to the Goldman Sachs takeover of central banks in Europe. 

In the second half, Max Keiser talks to professor and author, Andrew Ross, about the 'angel capitalists' striking debt across America and about the historic Black Friday strike at Walmart.

JFK Assassination Interview With Parkland Hospital Doctor Charles Crenshaw. (VIDEO)

Heaviest Snow Storm In Russia In 50 Years! (VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

Palestinians Ask United Nations For Recognition Of Palestinian State Today (VIDEO)

France To Vote In Favor Of Recognition Of Palestinian State At The U.N. General Assembly Today!. (VIDEO)

Water Cannon & Tear Gas Fired On Protesters Outside Copper Mine In Burma. (VIDEO)

Pharaoh Morsi, African Blackwater, Droning On - New World Next Week (VIDEO)

This week:

Story #1: Egypt's Political Turmoil Dimming Chances Of Democratic Transitionhttp://ur1.ca/bkq70

Egypt's Morsi Tells Judges New Powers Are Temporaryhttp://ur1.ca/bkq7d

'Leave, Leave': Anti-Morsi Protesters Chant As Police Respond With Teargashttp://ur1.ca/bkq7k

200,000 Egyptians Protest As 'Pharaoh' Morsi Digs Heels In Over Power Grabhttp://ur1.ca/bkq7u

Story #2: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Seeks Asian Investors For South Sudan Defense Projectshttp://ur1.ca/bkq82

In/Dependence Day: Foreign Intervention Behind Creation Of South Sudanhttp://ur1.ca/bkq8c

Story #3: Obama Team Made Attempt To Solidify Drone Policy In Event of Romney Winhttp://ur1.ca/bkq8g

NWNW Flashback: FBI And Police Free To Launch Spies In Sky Over US Citieshttp://ur1.ca/bkq8t

Push the Middle Class Off the Cliff? No WAY! (VIDEO)

"Highly-paid CEO's are in town to tell America how to avoid the 'fiscal cliff.'

"The top priority of the 'Fix the Debt CEO's' is to cut the essential commitments of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. No skin off their noses. Sorry, you 50 million Americans who are in poverty. Too bad, you millions of children, elderly and poor who rely on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Unemployed? You are just out of luck if you lose unemployment benefits.

"These 71 CEOs who come to Washington to preach fiscal austerity have average retirement assets of $9.1 million. That's about a $65,000 pension check each month for the rest of their lives. In contrast, the average monthly Social Security check for retired workers is $1,237.

"Of all these debt cutting CEO's, only two have sufficient assets in their companies' pension funds to meet their obligations to their own workers. The rest who pay any pension at all have underfunded their workers' pension funds by $103 billion.

"Those who have already shoved their own retiring workers off the fiscal cliff want to do it to the rest of the middle class and poor. NO WAY."

World News In 60 Seconds (Nov. 28, 2012) (VIDEO)

WORDS: In Egypt the deadline nears on constitution as TSA claims it is above Congressional oversight
Explosions in Damascus kill at least 34 while a Shotgun shell found on an airline seat delays the flight
US bars BP from new federal contracts while Cyber Monday shoppers spend I.4 billion
Europe approves bailout of four Spanish banks as Student loan debt nears one trillion
North Carolina college reverses Christmas tree ban
Attempt to kill journalist claimed by the Taliban
Courts push to limit media criticism in Pakistan
as a Kabul bank embezzled 900 million dollars out of Afghanistan
Bank of America's CEO in court says he cant remember anything, isn't this what they always say
Hugo Chavez's health remains a mystery as no one was shot, stabbed, slashed or murdered in New York City on Monday
Widespread bacteria and drugs found in pork samples while Researchers warn mixing grapefruit with drugs can kill
The White House says Obama is not concerned whether Susan Rice misled the American People, man are these turds for real
Tobacco companies ordered to admit they lied over smoking danger, thats a no brainer to me,
Mitt Romney is to have lunch with Obama on Thurday while Glenn Beck dunks an Obama figurine in a jar of pee
And the madness just makes me wanna scream and shout but thats all the time for world news in 60 seconds Im changedachannel and Im out

Corbett: Arafat's Body Exhumed and Checked for Poison. (VIDEO)

The remains of Yasser Arafat have been exhumed as experts try to ascertain whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned. The probe comes less than a week after the ceasefire between Gaza and Israel and precedes a UN vote on Palestine's nation status.

Traces of a radioactive substance were found of Arafat's effects in July, adding impetus to the theory he was murdered.

The procedure began at 05:00 GMT and was carried out in the presence of French, Russian and Swiss experts to verify its validity. Scientists took samples of Arafat's bones, which they will take back to their respective countries. There they will be analyzed for traces of radioactive material and other lethal substances.

Experts have said a full investigation into the causes of Arafat's death could take several months.

Journalists were prohibited from attending the exhumation "because [of the] sanctity of the symbol and the sanctity of this event," a former Palestinian intelligence chief told AFP.

A probe was launched back in August following a documentary by Qatar-backed channel Al Jazeera. The documentary claimed that traces of plutonium-210 were discovered on items belonging to the iconic figure.

Scientists from the Swiss Institute of Radiation Physics at Lausanne University found "significant traces" that exceeded normal levels by 10 times in some samples. However, investigators conceded that Arafat's symptoms according to his medical records were not consistent with radioactive poisoning.

Arafat, who was made the first president of the Palestinian Authority in 1996, became ill in October 2004. His condition worsened so severely over the subsequent two weeks that he was transferred to a French military hospital in Paris, where he died in the November.

The former leader's medical records describe the cause of his death as a stroke brought on by a blood disorder of unknown origin, but rumors are rife in Palestine that Arafat was poisoned by Israel. The Israeli government has repeatedly denied these accusations.

Qatar 'meddling in region'

One of the possible answers to why Al Jazeera has been so actively covering the issue is Qatar's interest in what is happening in the region, independent journalist James Corbett told RT. The emir of Qatar visited Palestine shortly before the recent conflict, offering money and arms, Corbett said.

RT's Paula Slier pointed out that there's "a lot of vested interest" in terms of who and what was behind the death of Yasser Arafat. She reminded that Al Jazeera, who is "almost obsessed with stories about Israeli assassinations," is owned by the Qatar government. "What we've witnessed for some time is that Qatar is... desperate to see some kind of change within the Palestinian leadership. For some time Qatar has also wanted to see the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas step down and to see more radical elements come to power not only in Gaza, but also in the West Bank."

Even if the investigation proves Arafat was poisoned, it's highly unlikely it will result in any real political fallout, James Corbett argued.

"The vast majority of Palestinians have always assumed that Israel assassinated Arafat. If this goes on to confirm that, it kind of throws in the face of the Palestinians their helplessness in a situation like this. And this was underscored actually just earlier this month when Israel came out and for the first time military censors allowed the information about the killing of Fatah's co-founder, Khalil al-Wazir," Corbett said.

Earlier this month Israel admitted the assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in 1988, after some 25 years of secrecy over the killing.

"So it's now openly on record admitted that the co-founder of Fatah was killed by the Israelis, but again nothing has resulted politically, and it's unclear whether or not Palestine will have any ability to bring any sort of proceedings against Israel if it is found that Arafat was poisoned," Corbett told RT.

Palestine Rejects US Demand to Prohibit War Crimes Charges Against Israel

 

 

 

 

 
The Palestinians have refused demands from Washington that it soften the wording of the proposed United Nations resolution regarding the recognition of a Palestinian state.

According to Haaretz, “the push did not succeed because the Palestinians refused to add a clause to the draft that would prevent them from filing criminal charges against Israeli officials at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.” 
 
MORE:  http://news.antiwar.com/2012/11/27/plo-rejects-us-demand-to-prohibit-war-crimes-charges-against-israel/

Mossad Minute: Anonymous Hacks DEBKA.com. (VIDEO)

Banksters see no evil, hear no evil...do evil. (VIDEO)

Watch the full Keiser Report E373 on Thursday!

In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert welcome Mark Carney to the City of London freak show at which Max predicts that Carney will play the bearded hermaphrodite who devalues the pound by 25 percent and yet only manages to introduce an ice age of economic growth. Max and Stacy also compare the rebels robbing the central bank in Goma to the Goldman Sachs takeover of central banks in Europe. In the second half, Max Keiser talks to professor and author, Andrew Ross, about the 'angel capitalists' striking debt across America and about the historic Black Friday strike at Walmart.

Fugitive McAfee Founder Pleads for Justice in Belize Murder Case. (VIDEO)

Alex Jones talks with tech industry wizard John McAfee who stands accused of killing his neighbor in Belize.

Who's Getting Pushed Off the "Fiscal Cliff"?. (VIDEO)

9/11 Attacks: FEMA arrived in New York the night before 9/11!. (VIDEO)

Manning trial: 'Extreme govt secrecy real threat, not leakers'. (VIDEO)

Pre-trial hearings have begun in the case of U.S. army private Bradley Manning accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, with the defence claiming he was the subject of abuse while in detention.

Chase Madar, a lawyer and author of a book on Manning, says not all the military are against the alleged whistleblower.

The Palestine Question (VIDEO)





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Corbett Report Radio #260

From the recent Israeli operation in Gaza to a bid for non-member state status at the UN to the specter of Yasser Arafat being dug up from his grave, there is no shortage of news from Palestine right now.

Tonight on the program James goes over these stories and shares some of his recent reports on Palestine including an interview with former Palestinian detainee Jawwad Musleh.

UN Climate Conference: A Trojan Horse for Centralized Power. (VIDEO)

Maybe the United Nations should take down the 2012 Mayan calendar that hangs in their transnational talking shop.

The top UN global warming climate change negotiator Christina Figueres, who is in charge of arm-twisting industrialized countries to fight greenhouse gas emissions, framed her real agenda in plain language that everybody can easily understand.

These are her actual words, as reported by the Washington Examiner:    

Christiana Figueres, who leads the United Nations negotiations to cut greenhouse gas emissions, described the climate change she seeks as a world-encompassing "revolution" engineered by "centralized" governments.    

"We are inspiring government, private sector, and civil society to [make] the biggest transformation that they have ever undertaken,"

Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said in an interview published by The Guardian last week.

Are We Close to A Skynet Takeover? (VIDEO)

Experts at the prestigious University of Cambridge will conduct research into the "extinction-level risks" posed to humanity by artificially intelligent robots.

The Cambridge Project for Existential Risk is dedicated to "ensuring that our own species has a long-term future" by studying the risks posed by AI, nanotechnology and biotechnology.

"The scientists said that to dismiss concerns of a potential robot uprising would be "dangerous," reports the BBC.

The project was co-founded by Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, Martin Rees,
Emeritus Professor of Cosmology & Astrophysics at Cambridge, and Jaan Tallinn, the co-founder of Skype.

It also counts amongst its advisers Max Tegmark, Professor of Physics, MIT and George M Church, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School.

An article written by Tallinn and Price warns that artificially intelligent computers or robots could take over "the speed and direction of technological progress itself," and shape the environment of planet earth to their own ends while displaying about as much concern for humanity as we do for a bug on the windscreen.

Far from being resigned to works as science fiction such as in the Terminator films, the threat posed by a potential future "rise of the robots" has never been closer to reality.

The study echoes the predictions of respected author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, renowned for his deadly accurate technological forecasts.

Riot dogs & water cannons: Video of clashes, protests in Chile. (VIDEO)

Nearly 200 people marched in Santiago on Tuesday protesting a new fisheries law in Chile, which critics say will concentrate too much of the country's dwindling fishing stocks in the hands of the big fishing companies.

Police dispersed the unauthorised demonstration of students and fishermen with motorbikes and fired a water cannon. 

Why are Senior Turkish Generals Headed to Jail?. (VIDEO)

Baris Karaagac: The arrest and conviction of many senior military officers represents a move by the ruling party to change the makeup of the Turkish elite

Nuke 'em for Peace! UK lord suggests neutron bomb on Afghan-Pakistan border. (VIDEO)

British ex-Defense Minister, Lord Gilbert, has threatened militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan with a neutron bomb. The UK could create "cordons sanitaire along various borders where people are causing trouble", he said.

READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/ruwqiu

Pro-Palestine Activism in the UK (VIDEO)

Across Britain growing numbers of people are acting in solidarity with Palestinians

British protestors are also targetting security company G4S which works for Israel and runs prisons in the occupied territories and security checkpoints around the Gaza prison Wall.

G4S:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G4S

Teargas, Chaos & Deaths: Egypt on edge of civil war?. (VIDEO)

Egyptian police fired tear gas at protesters amassed in Tahrir Square. But still the demonstrations against what is being seen as a dictator-like power grab by the President show no sign of ending. Over a hundred thousand people are calling on Mohammed Morsi to leave after he gave himself authority beyond reach of the courts.

STORY+PHOTOS: http://on.rt.com/jn0iv2

Richard Gage Presents to the 9/11 Revisited conference in Kuala Lumpur. (VIDEO)

Richard Gage of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth presents to the "9/11 Revisted: Seeking the Truth" conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 19, 2012.

One-State Solution for Palestine. (VIDEO)

Two and a Half Men Actor Finds Religion, Denounces Show (VIDEO)

"Another star of the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men" has gone rogue — but in a decidedly different direction than notorious carouser Charlie Sheen.

Actor Angus T. Jones — the "half" in the sitcom's title — says in a new online testimony that he's become a Seventh-day Adventist and loathes the "filth" produced by his raunchy show.

"You cannot be a true God-fearing person and be on a television show like that," says Jones, 19, in a video posted online by Forerunner Chronicles. "I know I can't. I'm not OK with what I'm learning, what the Bible says, and being on that television show."

"Please stop watching it," says Jones, who reportedly earns $350,000 per episode and has starred in the show since he was 10. "Please stop filling your head with filth."

Toronto Mayor Kicked Out of Office for Corruption. (VIDEO)

"A contrite Rob Ford finally apologized Tuesday to those who don't like the way he handled his conflict of interest situation, but said he would fight to stay on as mayor.

Ford also said his appeal of a judge's decision to boot him from office should not be construed as criticism of the courts, although he had previously blamed a left-wing conspiracy for his ouster.

"Looking back, maybe, I could have expressed myself in a different way," Ford said in a prepared statement.

"To everyone who believes I should have done this differently, I sincerely apologize."*

Arafat's Body Dug Up, Checked for Poison. (VIDEO)

The remains of Yasser Arafat have been exhumed as experts try to ascertain whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned. The probe comes less than a week after the ceasefire between Gaza and Israel and precedes a UN vote on Palestine's nation status.

Traces of a radioactive substance were found of Arafat's effects in July, adding impetus to the theory he was murdered.

Wikileaks soldier Bradley Manning to tell court how he was tortured for 9 months

Wikileaks soldier Bradley Manning to tell court he was 'forced to sleep naked in tiny prison cell for days'

In a pre-trial hearing, the 24-year-old private will speak on Tuesday about how he was tortured during his nine months in custody at Quantico naval base in Virginia.

MORE:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239388/Bradley-Manning-testify-treatment-Wikileaks-saying-forced-sleep-naked-tiny-prison-cell-days.html
 

Here's all the crapware that comes with new Windows 8 PCs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows PCs have a long history of coming packed with space-hogging and performance-crippling crapware.

 

Check out this list of the crapware that comes with new PCs, according to the OEMs themselves

 

MORE: http://www.itworld.com/consumerization-it/319281/heres-all-crapware-comes-new-windows-8-pcs

Hostess, maker of Twinkies, seeks permission to pay manager bonuses while sacking 18,500 workers

 
Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt baker of Twinkies and Wonder bread, is seeking permission to pay bonuses to key managers while closing operations that will leave most of its 18,500 workers unemployed as it begins a liquidation that may attract bids from private-equity firms and rivals.

MORE:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hostess-moves-to-liquidate-as-us-seeks-trustee-control/2012/11/19/46e98922-326d-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend




I thought bonuses were a reward when a company did well. Since the company is now bankrupt, shouldn't the executives give money back???

US Senators Who Debriefed Susan Rice On Benghazi Will Not Support Her State Secretary Nomination. (VIDEO)

Republican senators who met with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on Tuesday said they would not support any nomination of her to a higher post until questions about the administration's response to the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, were answered.

Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte met behind closed doors with Rice for about an hour and said they were still troubled by her responses to their questions about her early comments following the September 11, 2012, attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.

Rice is considered a possible contender for secretary of state in President Barack Obama's second term, a position that would require Senate confirmation.

 

"Don't you know?  Lying is the most important part of this job!"

 

 

 

 

The Gaza Emergency Fund (VIDEO)

James Corbett reports live on location from Kuala Lumpur where the Perdana Global Peace Foundation has just launched a new fund to provide emergency medical aid and supplies to the people of Gaza.

Palestinians Cope and Rebuild in Aftermath of Israeli Assault. (VIDEO)

Jihan Hafiz in Gaza: As people dig out of the rubble, a Palestinian doctor says civilians were targeted by Israeli attack

Will the American Austerity Replace the American Dream. (VIDEO)

"Entitlement Reform 2012: Wealthy Americans are entitled to tax breaks. Corporations are entitled to billions in giveaways. Arms manufacturers are entitled to bigger contracts.

"The poor and the middle class? They're entitled to unemployment, underemployment, foreclosures, and cuts in both Social Security and Medicare.

"Poor and middle-class Americans know all about the fiscal cliff. They've been getting pushed off it for years with an unfair tax system, unconscionable trade deals and the Fed's monetary policies.

"Nearly 50 million people are in poverty in America, twelve million unemployed and millions more underemployed. On January 2, millions stand to lose unemployment benefits. Fourteen million American's mortgages are greater than the value of their homes. On the horizon loom massive cuts to essential services.

"Will the American austerity replace the American dream?

"We need to turn back from the fiscal cliff with wealth creation, education, job creation, infrastructure rebuilding, monetary reform, trade reform, protection of Social Security and Medicare.

"We need a Great Economic Revival, not another Great Depression."

Keiser Report: God Hates Bankers (E372) VIDEO

In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the water and fire signalling the arrival of the paper apocalypse as ever more analysts warn of the debt and credit bubble as governments put their faith in share traders who, a new study shows, are more manipulative than psychopaths.

In the second half, Max Keiser talks to professor and economist, Steve Keen, about the fiscal cliff and private sector deleveraging.

They also discuss the possibility of a currency collapse in Japan.

Insane cop delivers flying knee to back of 17-year-old’s head then threatens to kill him (VIDEO)

In the video, captured by Jordan Rojas, a friend of 17-year-old Andrew Rodriguez, we see an officer identified as "Officer Arnold" by the Dallas Observer (later identified by police as Officer Disraeli Arnold, a four and a half year veteran of the Hurst Police Department) sprinting towards Rodriguez and then slamming him in the back of the head with a flying knee.

After the brutal strike, Arnold screams, "Move, move, move and die! Move and fuckin’ die!"

"You wanna die here? Fuckin’ move again! Fuckin’ move again!" Arnold screamed.

Arnold then turns to the young man filming the incident and says, "Get up, get over here!"

Then, nonsensically, Arnold screams, "Stay down and shut the fuck up. Sit down and shut the fuck up! Don’t say nothing else!"

Moments later he screams at Rodrigquez, "Yeah faggot!"

MORE: http://www.activistpost.com/2012/11/insane-cop-delivers-flying-knee-to-back.html

If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing! VIDEO WAS CENSORED! (VIDEO)

U.S. support of Israel's brutal crimes hurts American security because it angers many people & some are motivated to resort to terrorism.

U.S. support of Israel puts Americans at risk & it's immoral & unjust.

If Americans knew what Israel was actually doing they would not support it in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Elmo puppeteer faces a THIRD accuser who will reveal today how he had sex with him when he was 16 and kept details in book

Identified only as 'Joe Doe,' the now 29-year-old claims he engaged in 'some sexual activity' with puppeteer Kevin Clash after meeting him off a gay chat line in early 2000.

MORE:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239015/Kevin-Clash-Elmo-puppeteer-faces-THIRD-accuser-says-sex-16.html

 

 

 

 

 

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