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8/2/2002
Another FBI Agent Blows the Whistle :.The Weekly has learned that Chicago-based special agent Robert Wright has accused the agency of shutting down his 1998 criminal probe into alleged terrorist-training camps in Chicago and Kansas City. The apparent goal of the training camps, according to confidential documents obtained by the Weekly, was to recruit and train Palestinian-American youths, who would then slip into Israel. Recruits at these camps reportedly received weapons training and instruction in bomb-making techniques in the early 1990s. The bomb-making curriculum included the sort of explosives later used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. And government documents state that two trainees came from the Oklahoma City area.
posted by Kevin at 3:47 PM
Building a Case for the Annihilation of Iraq :. There is going to be an attempt to place at least some of the blame for the 9/11---and maybe even Oklahoma City---attacks on Iraq. As this unfolds, please keep this story in mind. [1] That George Herbert Walker Bush, as President, at the close of the Persian Gulf War, 1991, arranged to bring into the U.S. some four thousand Iraqi military officers, some from intelligence units, and their families.
[2] Some 550 of these officers became residents in Lincoln, Nebraska, AND TWO THOUSAND OF THEM took up residence in Oklahoma City. In a watered down story, CBS' "60 Minutes" Program did a segment once on this about Lincoln, Nebraska but said NOTHING about the Iraqi military officers in Oklahoma City.
[3] The financial and other provisions for them and their families were arranged by the Elder Bush, and then quietly continued by Bill Clinton as President, and perpetuated by George W. Bush as White House "resident" and "occupant". The arrangements included financial subsidies, housing, and employment for the Iraqi officers.. . . Convincing proof that Iraq was involved in the Sept. 11 attacks would give strong ammunition to the administration in its efforts to build domestic and international support for a military campaign to topple the Iraqi leader.
posted by Kevin at 3:45 PM
Chip Your Spawn :.It's for the children: The company says the device, which is the size of a wristwatch-face and could eventually be made even smaller, could be used to find kidnapped children, locate young kids who wander away from parents and track teens who participate in risky behaviour.
ADS spokesman Matthew Cossolotto said: "With an implanted device, the child doesn't have to remember to wear it. It can't be lost or stolen or stripped away. And it's totally concealed."
posted by Kevin at 3:42 PM
Bullet Proof Cameras Monitor Ghetto Alleys :.The steel-encased camera, designed to withstand a bullet, plays a recorded warning that police hope will act as a deterrent: "Stop! This is the LAPD," the recording says. "We have just taken your photograph. We will use this photograph to prosecute you. Leave now."
posted by Kevin at 3:41 PM
Routine Inspections for Rental Properties :.The City is undertaking a project to implement a city-wide systematic inspection program. All residential rental properties with two or more units will be inspected ... for common violations. All property owners and residents will receive additional information by mail. Neighborhood Services staff will post your inspection time at your building approximately two weeks in advance. We appreciate your cooperation, and look forward to working with you.Research credit: TR
posted by Kevin at 3:39 PM
Abraham Lincoln Called It"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country.... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed." ---Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864 (Letter to Col. William F. Elkins) Submitted by: TR
posted by Kevin at 3:38 PM
7/29/2002
Foundations Are in Place for Martial Law in the U.S. :.This stuff will be very familiar to old school conspiracy freaks. Well, gentlemen, maybe we weren't crazy after all...just early with our warnings: Recent pronouncements from the Bush Administration and national security initiatives put in place in the Reagan era could see internment camps and martial law in the United States.
When president Ronald Reagan was considering invading Nicaragua he issued a series of executive orders that provided the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with broad powers in the event of a "crisis" such as "violent and widespread internal dissent or national opposition against a US military invasion abroad". They were never used.
But with the looming possibility of a US invasion of Iraq, recent pronouncements by President George Bush's domestic security chief, Tom Ridge, and an official with the US Civil Rights Commission should fire concerns that these powers could be employed or a de facto drift into their deployment could occur.
On July 20 the Detroit Free Press ran a story entitled "Arabs in US could be held, official warns". The story referred to a member of the US Civil Rights Commission who foresaw the possibility of internment camps for Arab Americans. FEMA has practiced for such an occasion.
FEMA, whose main role is disaster response, is also responsible for handling US domestic unrest.Research credit: BW
posted by Kevin at 9:34 PM
Circumventing DRM a Crime :.Everyone, including Intel and AMD, is going along with Microsoft's evil Digital Rights Management (DRM) plan. We are a few short years away from the end of open computing. They are saying the purpose of all of this is to prevent piracy and to "protect your information." The real purpose is to have positive ID on every computer user. Positive ID on every email, news group post, web site, even every image. All servers will have to be running DRM compliant operating systems. In order to view a web site, browsers will have to be DRM compliant or the server will refuse the connection. This is a nightmare made real, and right now, it doesn't look like there's anything anyone can do about it. Computers are about to be regulated like firearms. And if you somehow modify your hardware and/or software to defeat DRM mechanisms, you will be committing a serious FEDERAL crime. The Internet is too dangerous. The free expression of ideas is too dangerous. As the global situation continues to slide, and people become increasingly vocal and active, the THEM will need a way to keep things under control. Microsoft's DRM strategy will play a major part in that. Of course, you can argue, "This will create a market for non DRM hardware to run GNU type OSes like Linux." HA! Those individuals and companies would immediately be charged with trafficking in illegal information technology. You would provoke a similar response from law enforcement if you decided to start manufacturing machine guns in your garage and selling them on the street. Try that and see how long you stay out of jail. This is an especially hopeless situation because normal users have literally no idea what an operating system even is, much less how DRM will impact them. Anyway, this is only the tip of a very big iceberg: Biden's new bill would make it a federal felony to try and trick certain types of devices into playing your music or running your computer program. Breaking this law--even if it's to share music by your own garage band--could land you in prison for up to five years. And that's not counting the civil penalties of up to $25,000 per offense.Research credit: TR
posted by Kevin at 9:20 PM
Microsoft Getting Increasingly Out of Control :.I have a private home network that has a Windows XP system on it (I know, the horrors, but it allows my wife to do some of her work at home). With recent discussions about DRM and the Microsoft EULA (which allows Microsoft to autodownload software), I decided to block all traffic on my Linux firewall from Microsoft systems (207.46.0.0/16) to the Windows XP box. This morning there was trapped traffic from Microsoft, after my wife was doing some work on the XP system the day before.
posted by Kevin at 9:17 PM
Hearing Voices :.Those of you who have looked at various mind control issues will find this one very interesting. The first un-classified successful transmission of sound directly into the skull of a living person was performed by Dr. Joseph C. Sharp, of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in 1974. Indeed, the U.S. government has had a variety of mind control capabilities for about 30 years. Imagine if you started hearing voices that told you to kill yourself or someone else. Imagine if those voices persisted 24 hours per day: The Hyper-Sonic Sound System (HSS), as he calls it, can take an audio signal from virtually any source�home stereo, TV, computer, microphone, etc.�and convert it to an ultrasonic frequency that can be directed like a beam of light toward a target up to 100 yards away.
posted by Kevin at 9:11 PM
Tax Dollars Hard at Work :.BOSTON (AP) - For more than 20 years, FBI headquarters in Washington knew that its Boston agents were using hit men and mob leaders as informants and shielding them from prosecution for serious crimes including murder, the Associated Press has learned.Research credit: TR
posted by Kevin at 8:55 PM
What Was It? :.Military officials confirm that two F-16 jets from Andrews Air Force Base were scrambled early yesterday after radar detected an unknown aircraft in area airspace. But they scoff at the idea that the jets were chasing a strange and speedy, blue unidentified flying object.
posted by Kevin at 8:53 PM
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:. Reading
 Fatal
Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture by Andrew Kimbrell
Readers will come to see
that industrial food production is indeed a "fatal harvest"
- fatal to consumers, as pesticide residues and new disease vectors
such as E. coli and "mad cow disease" find their way
into our food supply; fatal to our landscapes, as chemical runoff
from factory farms poison our rivers and groundwater; fatal to
genetic diversity, as farmers rely increasingly on high-yield
monocultures and genetically engineered crops; and fatal to our
farm communities, which are wiped out by huge corporate
farms.
 Friendly
Fascism: The New Face of Power in America by Bertram Myron Gross
This is a relatively
short but extremely cogent and well-argued treatise on the rise
of a form of fascistic thought and social politics in late 20th
century America. Author Bertram Gross' thesis is quite straightforward;
the power elite that comprises the corporate, governmental and
military superstructure of the country is increasingly inclined
to employ every element in their formidable arsenal of 'friendly
persuasion' to win the hearts and minds of ordinary Americans
through what Gross refers to as friendly fascism.
 The
Good Life
by Scott and Helen Nearing Helen
and Scott Nearing are the great-grandparents of the back-to-the-land
movement, having abandoned the city in 1932 for a rural life based
on self-reliance, good health, and a minimum of cash...Fascinating,
timely, and wholly useful, a mix of the Nearings' challenging
philosophy and expert counsel on practical skills.
 Silent
Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth by David Bollierd
In Silent Theft, David Bollier
argues that a great untold story of our time is the staggering
privatization and abuse of our common wealth. Corporations are
engaged in a relentless plunder of dozens of resources that we
collectively own—publicly funded medical breakthroughs,
software innovation, the airwaves, the public domain of creative
works, and even the DNA of plants, animals and humans. Too often,
however, our government turns a blind eye—or sometimes helps
give away our assets. Amazingly,
the silent theft of our shared wealth has gone largely unnoticed
because we have lost our ability to see the commons.
 The
Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics
Guide by John Seymour The
Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that
teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony
with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops
and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and
wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more.
 When
Corporations Rule the World by David C. Korten
When Corporations
Rule the World explains how economic globalization has concentrated
the power to govern in global corporations and financial markets
and detached them from accountability to the human interest. It
documents the devastating human and environmental consequences
of the successful efforts of these corporations to reconstruct
values and institutions everywhere on the planet to serve their
own narrow ends.
 The
New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques
for the Home and Market Gardener
This expansion
of a now-classic guide originally published in 1989 is intended
for the serious gardener or small-scale market farmer. It describes
practical and sustainable ways of growing superb organic vegetables,
with detailed coverage of scale and capital, marketing, livestock,
the winter garden, soil fertility, weeds, and many other
topics.
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