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2010 DECEMBER 18 – 24

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Wikileaks cable reveals that the US Ambassador to France conspired to force GMOs on France through economic manipulation. His strategy was to create a target list of those who oppose GMOs and cause them “pain”. [Could this be why Monsanto hired Blackwater to infiltrate activist groups organizing against Monsanto? Incidentally, Monsanto since has purchased Blackwater.] NaturalNews 2010 Dec 24 (Cached)

US: Senate ratifies new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, but Moscow wants to review the document first to confirm that recently added conditions do not change the basic provisions. Critics point out that the pact will limit US options on missile defense and fails to provide a way to verify Russia’s adherence to the treaty. [This has been true of most previous arms-control treaties with Russia. The bear is cunning. The eagle is stupid.]
Yahoo
2010 Dec 23 (Cached)

China offers $2.7 trillion to bailout debt-ridden countries in the euro zone. [Something fishy about this. Junk bonds from bankrupt countries are not sound financial investments, so there must be other motives, such as a PR move to enhance public opinion about the slave-labor nation (China) or to obtain political influence and/or hard assets from these governments. We shall see.] DailyMail 2010 Dec 23 (Cached)

Obama Administration plans to put 220 million acres of undeveloped land into “wildlife protection.” This will close land to development without congressional approval. Yahoo 2010 Dec 23 (Cached)

This is the UN Agenda 21 master plan to remove people from 50% of America’s landscape and concentrate them into cities where they can be controlled more easily.
MorphCity
posted 2010 Dec 23 (Cached)



Canada passes food “safety” bill that threatens freedom to grow, sell, and buy organic food. It also allows police to invade private property without a warrant and confiscate any food or plant they say is “unsafe”. Natural News 2010 Dec 22 (Cached)

The Obama Administration and BATFE plan to implement new gun control regulations, supposedly to fight gun violence in Mexico! Congress was not consulted. Gun Owners of America 2010 Dec 22 (Cached)

US: The misnamed “Food Safety” Bill has been passed by the Senate and the House.  It will drive many small farmers and organic food growers out of business and cause job losses because of extensive new regulations, all in the name of protecting consumers. It also will increase dependency on imported food that typically has more pesticides; thus the result will be LESS food safety. [The law was promoted by large Agri-biz corporations that are skilled at using governments to eliminate their competition.]. Natural News 2010 Dec 22 (Cached)

Chinese are investing in American small-business ventures to get on the fast track to US residency and citizenship through EB-5 immigration that requires a $500,000 investment. Analysts say that many of these investments are not financially sound, but the lure is fast citizenship, not profit. Yahoo 2010 Dec 22 (Cached)

US: Killer Navy drones (remote-controlled aircraft) are ready to launch for testing in California.
Wired
2010 Dec 21 (Cached)

Fluoride in water is linked to lower IQ in children. Fluoride is added to 70% of US public drinking water. PRN Newswire 2010 Dec 21 (Cached)

US: New financial disaster looming: $2 trillion municipal bond crisis could bring down 100 US cities, according to a prominent market analyst. $1 trillion is due to unfunded pensions.
Raw Story
2010 Dec 21 (Cached)

Investment advisor shows how uneducated people get duped by unscrupulous dealers who undervalue the gold and jewelry they buy. Also included: a video of new gold vending machines (the first one in the US is in Florida). SovereignMan 2010 Dec 21 (Cached)

US Attorney General Eric Holder says that Americans are under “constant” threat from terrorists. He condemns those who believe terrorism is covertly encouraged by subversive elements within the government that want an excuse for expanding their power and says they are “willing to kill their fellow citizens.” [Unfortunately, millions of uninformed people are fooled by Holder’s rhetoric.]
ABC News
2010 Dec 21 (Cached)

US: An environmental group that analyzed the drinking water in 35 US cities found that most of them contained hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen that was made famous by the film Erin Brockovich. BrisbaneTimes 2010 Dec 21 (Cached)

Psychiatry labels perfectly normal children with bogus ‘mental disorders’. YouTube 2010 Dec 20

New Jersey Supreme Court halts all home foreclosures in the state because of unethical bank practices in issuing and tracking loans.
ZeroHedge
2010 Dec 20 (Cached)

China: Cold weather leads to power shortages, not because of the cold, but because price controls have prevented the forces of supply and demand from operating. Control over coal and other fuel prices has resulted in severe shortages. [As is typical under collectivist systems, the price of fuel may be “affordable” but the supply is inadequate.]
Yahoo
2010 Dec 20 (Cached)



US: Homeland Security says it has uncovered a plot to attack hotels and restaurants by placing poison into food. The message is that Americans should be grateful to give up their freedom to obtain protection. [Before jumping to agreement, consider two facts: (1) When acts of terrorism are committed or exposed in the planning stage, the only people who benefit are, not terrorists, but those within the government who use these events as an excuse to expand their power;
(2) On numerous occasions, it has been discovered that the terrorists who were caught preparing such acts were recruited, trained, and given the deadly materials they needed by covert agents of the government itself posing as al Qaeda.]
CBS News
2010 Dec 20 (Cached)

US: Walgreen drug stores joins with the federal government to offer free flu shots to those who are uninsured. [It is sad to think that there may be hundreds of thousands of ill-informed people who will accept these shots believing they protect against flu and not realizing that they contain toxic mercury and other harmful substances.] LA Times Posted 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)

US: Federal court blocks Obama Administration’s attempt to obtain citizen location from their cell-phone calls without a warrant.
Raw Story
Posted 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)

CIA agreed to pay $5 million to legally protect two psychologists who invented ‘waterboarding’, which now is classified in the US at torture. The men are under investigation for using this techniques in secret CIA prisons. DailyMail Posted 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)

US: FCC Passes ‘Net Neutrality’ rules that have not yet been fully disclosed. Therefore, we are running an article written last April that explains what totalitarians hope gain under the banner of net neutrality. It is anticipated there will be many lawsuits challenging these new rules.
InfoWars
Posted 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)

Leaked document shows that US and Spain trade officials plotted how how to increase acceptance of genetically modified foods in Europe by deliberately raising food prices. [Food prices hit an all time high shortly after that meeting. A reporter found that the price peaks had nothing to do with the supply chain but was caused by a Wall Street scheme called ‘Commodity Investment Funds’.] SOTT Posted 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)

Malaysians have started a national petition against GMO mosquitoes, which are scheduled to be released upon 2 cities. [The petition points out that there is no independent scientific data proving that GMO mosquitoes effectively prevent dengue fever or that the mosquitoes will not mutate into something else. The law that calls for the introduction of GMO mosquitoes protects the scientists and the government from liability should something go wrong.  – just as with vaccine legislation in the U.S. and most western countries.] FreemalaysiaToday Posted 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)



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US Department of Agriculture admits that GMO plants contaminate natural plants. Meanwhile, the USDA is redefining its rules to circumvent the courts and allow GMO alfalfa planting. This is a precedent- setting case that will affect your food and your health. YouTube 2010 Dec 24

US: Veteran Gordon Duff analyzes Jesse Ventura’s latest video expose of the 9/11 cover-up. [It includes the Secretary of Transportation describing how Vice President Cheney told NORAD to “stand down” instead of attacking the “hijacked” planes and how the part of the Pentagon hit on 9/11 was precisely where records were kept relating to $2.3 trillion for which the Pentagon admitted it could not make an accounting. Full-length video of Ventura’s documentary is included.] Veterans Today 2010 Dec 18 (Cached)

US: The tax system is rigged to favor the super wealthy. Here is a summary of the ways in which billionaires can avoid heavy tax hits while the middle class continues to be wiped out. Regardless of political rhetoric, neither major party wants to change that.
News Herald 2010 Dec 11 (Cached)

Tax provisions hidden in ObamaCare are built on IRS reporting rules that go into effect in January 2011. The rules are explained here. [The result will be a vast increase in taxes, an increase in personal record keeping, small-business failures, unemployment, a big step toward cashless transactions and, in 2012, tracking of gold sales to coin and gold dealers.]
YouTube
2010  Dec 7
The full detailed article with research links can be seen here. Activist Post 2010 Dec 7 (Cached)

California declares a fiscal emergency due to health care costs and calls for $9.9 billion in spending cuts. [Not much news in this, but here is an excellent analysis of why California got into this mess and what must be done about it.] Natural News 2010 Dec 6 (Cached)