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G. Edward Griffin’s RealityZone.com

2012 MAY 19 – 25

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US: Senator Dick Durbin tried to sneak a last-minute amendment into a new FDA bill that would have shut down many natural supplement companies, but it was defeated. Unfortunately, Senator Rand Paul’s amendment to to limit the power of the FDA also was voted down. NaturalNews 2012 May 25 (Cached)

Fukushima nuclear-plant operators admit that radiation was 250% higher than previously reported and that the truth was deliberately concealed. NaturalSociety 2012 May 25 (Cached)
Head of Citigroup predicts that Greece WILL leave the eurozone on January 1, 2013. He warns of a ‘massive wave of contagion across Europe’ when its new currency is devalued by 60%.
DailyMail 2012 May 24 (Cached)
The EU blocks France’s ban on Monsanto’s GMO maize, claiming that there is no scientific evidence of health or environmental risks. [Two sad thoughts: (1) Corruption runs deep in the EU; (2) France – and all other former European nations – have been conquered by stealth and stripped of their sovereign power.]
NaturalSociety 2012 May 24 (Cached)
US: The Bilderberg Group will meet next week in Chantilly, Virginia. This is a highly private annual event attended by the world’s most powerful figures in government, finance, and media who set global political policies. [US presidential candidates often are screened at these meetings to determine which one will receive Bilderberg backing.] RT 2012 May 24 (Cached)
US: Is there a spy plane in your neighborhood?[FAA is forced by Freedom of Information Act to reveal 63 drone spy-plane launch sites across the US. Most drones are registered to military posts, border patrols, and law enforcement units but some are assigned to private industry.] DailyMail posted 2012 May 23 (Cached)
Sheriff in Montgomery, Texas, wants to arm drones with rubber bullets and tear gas – to combat criminals, of course. [In the months ahead, if there is increasing public dissatisfaction with government corruption and banking fraud possibly leading to massive demonstrations, who will they decide are the criminals?] InfoWars 2012 May 23 (Cached)
 US: Senator Rand Paul proposes important restrictions on the power of the FDA. [He calls for allowing food and nutritional supplement companies to tell customers of the known health benefits of their products, he wants to stop the FDA from conducting raids with guns, and he proposes that food-integrity issues be handled as civil cases, not criminal. Bravo!]YouTube 2012 May 23
Obama lost 40% Democrat support in Arkansas and Kentucky primary elections. In West Virginia, 43% of Democrats even voted for an imprisoned felon in preference to Obama. [This could be an indication of how many Democrats would defect at the November election if they had a chance to vote for Ron Paul.]NewsBusters 2012 May 23 (Cached)
The US Senate is considering ratifying the UN Law of Sea Treaty (LOST) that would transfer control of US ocean territory to the UN and also establish an international tax that would be paid mainly by developed nations such as the US. [In short, it would be one more giant nail in the coffin of American sovereignty and prosperity.] FoxNews 2012 May 23 (Cached)
US: Federal judge rules that the government does not have to disclose how it interprets the mis-named Patriot Act because doing so would endanger national security. [There is nothing that the government is prohibited from doing and no corruption it cannot conceal so long as it says it is doing so for national security. True national security against internal subversion and tyranny has been destroyed by the false banner of national security itself.]
NaturalNews 2012 May 22 (Cached)
 Obama appoints the first ‘assassination czar’, John Brennan, who will decide which people are to be attacked by drones. [Don’t worry. They will all be terrorists, right?] RT 2012 May 22
Canada: The city of Richmond, British Colombia, passes a resolution to ban GMOs. The ban is more symbolic than enforceable, because the Canadian national government allows GMO crops and has higher authority. [In the US, the states have full authority to override the federal government in such matters if they have the backbone to do so.]GlobalTVBC 2012 May 22 (Cached)
Switzerland: As the global banking system continues to unwind, fraud even has reached Switzerland! [A Swiss bank was caught unable to deliver gold that was ‘allocated’ to a depositor’s account, which means it was supposed to be segregated from all other gold and held exclusively for the depositor’s use. Yet, when delivery was requested, the bank didn’t have it. The message is clear: In the days ahead, if you entrust your bullion to banks, prepare to suffer greatly.]
FyxNews 2012 May 22 (Cached)
 General Motors received $80 billion in bailout funds, then reduced its operations in the US and moved most of it to China where it is heavily investing in the Chinese economy. Listen to GM’s CEO explain how wonderful this is. [70% of GM’s vehicles now are made outside of the US.]
YouTube posted 2012 May 22
FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit to develop new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, Instant Messaging, wireless, and VoIP communications.
CNET 2012 May 22 (Cached)
New York legislation would ban anonymous postings on the Internet. [The purpose is to discourage critical comments about political figures. If people are required to identify themselves, the fear of retribution could prevent many from speaking up. An anonymous comment is similar to a private ballot. Anonyminity has value in a free society.] Wired 2012 May 22 (Cached)
Obama agrees to end the war in Afghanistan ‘responsibly’. [That is code for his intent to continue the war indefinitely. What does ‘responsibly’ mean? Whatever the warmongers say it means.]
LA Times 2012 May 21 (Cached)
Scientists from Russia’s most prestigious academy say global warming is ending, and temperatures will return to cooler levels experienced in the 1980’s.
No Tricks Zone 2012 May 21 (Cached)
Minnesota: Ron Paul wins 32 out of 40 Republican delegates in the state. [He estimates that for every 1 Republican vote he receives in the primaries, it will be matched by 2 or more votes from liberty and peace-minded independents and Democrats.] 
InfoWars 2012 May 21 (Cached)
 North Carolina: Teacher yells at student for criticizing Obama and tells him that, to criticize the President is a criminal offense. [Fortunately, the student stood up for his right to free speech. The exchange was recorded (audio only) on a video camera.] Prison Planet 2012 May 21 (Cached)
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief Gregory Jaczko resigns after fighting to upgrade the safety of US nuclear reactors. [It is widely believed that criticisms of his management style and personal life were concocted by his opponents who wished to avoid the expense of safety upgrades and hoped to pressure him into resigning. If true, the strategy succeeded.]
Guardian 2012 May 21 (Cached)
Drinking beverages with high-fructose corn syrup (think soda pop) really can make you stupid. New study shows that HFCS deteriorates brain function and destroys memory. NaturaNews 2012 may 21 (Cached)
Illinois Department of Agriculture destroys a beekeeper’s bees and 15 years of research that proves Monsanto’s Roundup Ready insecticide sprayed on crops is the primary cause of bee colony die-off. NaturalNews 2012 May 20 (Cached)
An Italian court has ruled – based on the evidence presented – that there is a link between the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism.NYRNaturalNews Posted 2012 May 19 (Cached)
 Senator Mark Begich from Alaska says that marine debris from Japan’s tsunami now is washing up on the US West Coast and is expected to escalate into the worst environmental disaster ever to occur in that area. [He is not talking about nuclear contamination but oil and other toxic chemicals from the destroyed areas of Japan.] 
ENE News Posted 2012 May 19
US: Even after the National Defense Authorization Act – that allows for the indefinite detention and torture of American citizens – was rejected by a federal judge, Congress still refuses to strike that provision from the law. [An amendment to do so was voted down, 238 to 182. Neither of the two major parties came to the defense of the American people.]
RT Posted 2012 May 19 (Cached)

 
                            ANALYSIS
Reports and commentaries that look beyond the news to identify historical facts and trends that must be understood to place the news into perspective. This is our “think-tank” section that makes it possible to anticipate future events.
Monsanto and other producers of GMO foods (genetically modified organisms) provide almost 25% of the funding for agricultural programs at colleges and universities, which leads to influence over types of research and creates bias in their outcomes. [Monsanto also is supporting a degree in Media/Agriculture, a program to teach journalists how to spin GMOs to the public as safe and beneficial.]
Food Whistleblower Posted 2012 May 19 (Cached)
 Japan: Nuclear expert, Arnie Gunderson, says that Japan and the rest of the world are moving too slowly on the problem of containing nuclear fuel pools at the Fukushima site, which is an accident waiting to happen from an earthquake. [We do not share Gunderson’s optimism about smart grids and wind power, but we think his information about the problems with present methods of nuclear containment in the event of accidents is extremely important.] 
ENE News 2012 May 13