Israel and the US preparing for Iran Part 1 - The Military Perspective
This year saw an Israeli-US joint exercise “Juniper Cobra 10″ take place off the coast of Israel which involved the IDF and the US Navy 6th Fleet. The purpose of the exercise was to participate in countering simulated attacks by ballistic, medium-range and short-range missiles and rockets by Iran on Israel.

Iran asks UN atomic body to oversee fuel production
Iran on Monday informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in an official letter that from Tuesday, it will begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel.

The New York Times' coverage of Israel-Palestine was Biased Before Bureau Chief's Son Joined the IDF
This week the editors of The New York Times's sprang to the defense of Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner following weeks of controversy over his son's service in the Israeli Defense Forces.

Tony Blair dismisses Iraq Inquiry as part of Britain's 'obsession with conspiracy theories'
Tony Blair today launched an extraordinary attack on the Iraq Inquiry - as the chairman warned that he and others could be recalled over 'gaps' in their evidence.

Palin Pushes For War On Iran
Self-confessed bulldog with lipstick and conservative hero Sarah Palin has started her 2012 campaign on a combative note. War with Iran and soon. This comes in the wake of Tehran yet again getting up the West’s noses with regard to their uranium enrichment programme.
(If you loved George W. Bush, you'll love Sara Palin)

Unions vow strike as Greece finalizes deficit plan
Greek unions pledged on Monday to fight austerity measures with a public sector strike this week, the first test of the government's commitment to cut deficits and a ballooning public debt which has shaken the euro.

New sanctions on Iran are only path left: Gates
Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear program, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday.

Secret Societies Splashed Across Headlines
Here are some of the more notable instances of clandestine quasi-political groups sneaking into current headlines

Iran’s Nuclear Move Prompts New Calls for Sanctions
Officials from the United States, France and Russia called Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium for a medical reactor in Tehran as early as Tuesday.

Iran Arrests 7 Linked to US-Funded Radio
Iranian state media say Iran has arrested seven people linked to U.S.-funded Radio Farda and has accused some of working for U.S. spy agencies.

China’s hawks demand cold war on the US
More than half of Chinese people questioned in a poll believe China and America are heading for a new “cold war”.

Exploitation of Haitian children increases
Haiti's earthquake has increased the risk of some orphanages being used as providers of child servants and sex slaves, authorities said.

Now MPs at centre of the expenses scandal get £48,000 golden handshakes
Scores of MPs caught up in the Parliamentary expenses scandal will walk away from the Commons with a £30million payday – courtesy of the taxpayer.

UN likely to refer Goldstone findings to The Hague
The United Nations is likely to refer the findings of the Goldstone report to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, diplomatic sources in New York said on Saturday.

Haiti - Still Starving 23 Days Later
You can walk down many of the streets of Port au Prince and see absolutely no evidence that the world community has helped Haiti.
Twenty three days after the earthquake jolted Haiti and killed over 200,000 people, as many as a million people have still not received any international food assistance.

US rejects EU diplomacy over Iran N program
Leading US senators Joseph Lieberman and John Kerry inveigh against a top EU official for supporting further diplomatic talks with Iran over its nuclear program.

Report: Israeli warships on way to Persian Gulf
As Israel keeps threatening the regional countries with war, Egyptian maritime sources say the Israeli navy has deployed two missile ships to the Persian Gulf.

Rep. Mike Pence: Israel should dictate U.S. policy
Pence is literally saying, Israeli officials should tell us what they want us to do, and we'll support it. That's an insane premise, and if you replace "Israel" with any other country, no U.S. politician would accept it.

Washington Push For Mileage Tax on Cars
Within a few years, a driver who pulls up to the gas pump may pay two bills with a single swipe of the credit card: one for the gas and the other for each mile driven since the last fill-up.

Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuse
Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

In a Message to Democrats, Wall St. Sends Cash to G.O.P.
If the Democratic Party has a stronghold on Wall Street, it is JPMorgan Chase.

New federal climate change agency forming
The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate.

Obama Hits Lowest Approval Mark
Independent voters see Pres. Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations.

Rash of retirements pushes Social Security to brink
Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years as the recession led hundreds of thousands of workers to retire or claim disability.

Ex-Alaska governor Sarah Palin doesn't rule out run for the White House in 2012
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin did not discount a 2012 presidential campaign on Sunday.

RFK, Jr. 15 months ago: Global warming means no snow or cold in DC
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who flies around on private planes so as to tell larger numbers of people how they must live their lives in order to save the planet, wrote a column last year on the lack of winter weather in Washington, D.C.

The Upcoming Tenth Amendment Summit
For the first time in perhaps generations, the people of the states are demonstrating their disgust with the actions, policies, principles, and philosophies of the federal government.

U.S. Senator Lieberman: Impose sanctions on Iran or attack it
The world faces a stark choice between imposing tough sanctions on Iran to stop its nuclear program, or attacking it, United States Senator Joe Lieberman said Saturday.

Obama vows to beat 'blizzard' of opposition
President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to beat a "blizzard" of opposition and to salvage his crusade for change, leaving a snow-buried White House to rally Democrats spooked by looming November polls.

Palin's Tea Party Crib Notes
Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand. The words "Energy", "Tax" and "Lift American Spirits" are clearly visible. There's also what appears to read as "Budget cuts" with the word Budget crossed out

Bishop Hill: Gonzo science and the Hockey Stick
In 2001 the IPCC published its Third Assessment report prominently featuring a graph that became "the logo of global warming". Previous historical reconstructions didn't show our modern warm climate as particularly anomalous. This was very different, and was hailed as a "call to action". Yet Michael Mann's studies were deeply flawed.

New errors in IPCC climate change report
The United Nations panel on climate change is facing fresh criticism today as The Sunday Telegraph reveals new factual errors and poor sources of evidence in its influential report to government leaders.

How Met Office blocked questions on its own man’s role in ‘hockey stick’ climate row
The Meteorological Office is blocking public scrutiny of the central role played by its top climate scientist in a highly controversial report by the beleaguered United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Physicists Prove Teleportation of Energy Is Possible
Over five years ago, scientists succeeded in teleporting information. Unfortunately, the advance failed to bring us any closer to the Star Trek future we all dream of.

Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’ Molecular Kill-Switch Included
The Pentagon’s mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military’s advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever — or can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch.

How the face of Pluto changed in just two years (do you think they can blame it on global warming?)
Nasa scientists have been left stunned after detailed images of the surface of Pluto reveal it has dramatically changed colour over just a two-year period.

The Lancet retraction of vaccine autism paper condemned as Big Pharma conspiracy to discredit Dr. Wakefield
The truth is a dangerous thing. Especially when profits are at stake.

The Indymac Slap in our Face
You won't believe the sweetheart deal that the Indymac boys were given by the FDIC.

Trillion-Dollar Tab Awaits Debtors
Rating agencies warn that companies may struggle to cover an avalanche of debts coming due over the next few years.

$8 Billion Bet Against the Euro
Traders and hedge funds have bet nearly $8 billion against the euro, amassing the biggest short position in the euro ever, reports FT.

Asia Sails Smoothly Through Debt Waters
While rising government debt is a growing concern in Europe and the United States, Asia’s economies remain remarkably resilient, even buoyant, underscoring how economic might is shifting from West to East.

China's debt bomb
'He who pays the piper calls the tune": That old saying captures perfectly America's growing dependence on our No. 1 creditor in the world, Communist China.

Scariest Chart EVER: Loss Severity, Subprime First-Lien
This chart shows the loss severity for subprime first-lien mortgage loans in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut).

Jumbo Mortgage ‘Serious Delinquencies’ Rise to 9.6%
U.S. prime jumbo mortgages at least 60 days late backing securities reached 9.6 percent in January from 9.2 percent in December, the 32nd straight increase for “serious delinquencies,” according to Fitch Ratings.

The Great Recession: Will Construction Workers Survive?
The middle and working-classes have been hammered by the Great Recession and no industry has taken it more on the chin than construction.

Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010.

Bonus storm as losses hit £7bn at Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland is about to announce losses of more than £7 billion for 2009 but will still hand out enormous bonuses to its investment bankers.

Europe Risks Another Global Depression
The entirely pointless G7 meeting this weekend only served to underline the fact that Europe is again entering a serious economic crisis.

G7 wants banks to pay for rescue, details pending
The idea of a global tax on banks to recapture bailout costs gained ground on Saturday, boosted by the Obama administration's latest proposals, but there was no agreement on a specific design.

This Just In: Goldman Sachs Killed AIG
In order to implode and cost taxpayers $180 billion, AIG first had to make--and lose--positively massive market bets with other Wall Street firms.

Greece ‘Dress Rehearsal’ for U.S., Deutsche Bank Says
The cost of insuring against U.S. and U.K. debt defaults may rise in the same way as it has for so- called European peripheral nations including Greece and Portugal, Deutsche Bank AG said.

Max Keiser Report: John Perkins and Stacy Herbert on Engineered Takedown of US Economy (Video)
This time Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the scandals behind Hank Paulson's memoir allegations, Hilary Clinton's threats to cut China's energy supply, and Barack Obama's big, big budget. Keiser also talks to former economic hitman John Perkins about whether or not the United States is now being attacked by economic hitmen.

Disinformation Tactics: The Methods Used To Keep You In The Dark
There was a time, not too long ago (relatively speaking), that governments and the groups of elites that controlled them did not find it necessary to conscript themselves into wars of disinformation.

Martin Luther King's plan for peace compared with Bush, Obama hypocrisy for endless wars
By Carl Herman
The only trial on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King found the US government guilty of his murder. Corporate media did not headline this news, and history textbooks excise this essential understanding of Dr. King’s life; providing an excellent case study of what the US Senate Church Committee disclosed as an active US propaganda program to disinform the American public.

A New Generation of North American Citizens
By Dana Gabriel
National sovereignty remains one of the last obstacles to the full implementation of a North American Union and global government.

Postcards from the Empire: The United Police States of America
By Cindy Sheehan
I don’t want this column to be seen as bashing the US. However, there is much to validly criticize about the current model in the US and much to dissent from, also.

NRO's 9/11 'mock' plane crash set for 9:32am, drill included a smoke generator!
If it couldn't get any more coincidental than US spy agencies planning to have a mock plane crash into a govt building on -- of all days -- 9/11, their mock plane crash was to happen at 9:32am*, just 5min before the official time that the Pentagon would be hit (9:37am).

The Who Sing to the Obama Faithful
By Tom Mullen
I must admit that as soon as I heard that The Who would be the halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl, the timeliness of what would likely be their last song immediately crossed my mind.

How Corporations Secretly Move Millions to Fund Political Ads
By Brad Jacobson
The Supreme Court’s seismic January ruling that corporations are free to spend unlimited amounts of their profits to advertise for or against candidates may have been the latest shakeup of campaign finance – but gaping holes already allow corporations to spend enormous sums without leaving a paper trail, a Raw Story investigation has found.

When independent journalists challenge US wars, government propagandists attack in the comments
By Carl Herman
The US Senate Church Committee disclosed in 1975 that more than over 400 government propagandists had infiltrated American corporate media to manipulate public opinion on key policies, including war.

Radical Cleric,” Anwar Al-Awlaki Worked For The FBI
By Jeff Gates
The Christmas Day “terrorist” is the latest in a series of staged incidents meant to make The Clash of Civilizations appear plausible and “the war on terrorism” rational.

And now for Africagate
By Richard North
Following an investigation by this blog (and with the story also told in The Sunday Times), another major “mistake” in the IPCC’s benchmark Fourth Assessment Report has emerged.

CASE CLOSED, BIN LADEN’S TRUE TRANSLATION ON 9/11 ATTACK
This video has been shown many times with Osama bin Laden’s voice clearly in Arabic and a translation in English that is totally wrong. Most people who believe Osama bin Laden was responsible for 9/11 believe so because of this falsified translation,

USA Has A History Of Attacking Themselves To Go To War
This film exposes how every major war in US history was based on a complete fraud with video of insiders themselves admitting it.

Recession chugs on, except in government
White House apologists were quick to point to the unemployment rate decline from 10 percent to 9.7 percent as evidence that the recovery is gathering momentum and that President Obama's policies -- especially his $787 billion economic stimulus bill Congress approved last February -- are "working." But the back story behind the figures provides cold comfort.

Hillary to China: Vote for Iran Sanctions, or Face Gulf Conflagration and Oil Cutoff
By Webster G. Tarpley
For her Jan. 29 speech at the Ecole Militaire in Paris, Mrs. Clinton was evidently wearing that stylish new French perfume from the House of Sarkozy called Chantage – meaning blackmail.

Canada: Stop selling unlicensed natural health remedies: pharmacy regulators
Makers of natural-health products say they are bracing for widespread layoffs and millions of dollars in losses after Canada's pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging druggists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies.

Majority of Americans Still in the Dark About Federal Phaseout of Traditional Bulbs
More Americans are buying energy efficient lighting and are aware of the energy-saving benefits -- but most are clueless about the phaseout of incandescent bulbs that starts in two years.

Alcohol Restrictions, Curfew Lifted In King
Authorities lifted curfew and alcohol restrictions in King on Sunday, but said a state of emergency declaration remained in effect until Monday.

Homeschooling family persecuted in Germany granted political asylum by US judge
A German homeschooling family was recently granted political asylum in the United States by Immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman.

Colorado cops get first ID eye-scanners
Arapahoe County will become the first law enforcement agency in Colorado to begin identifying criminals, missing children and seniors using biometric analysis of the human iris.

500,000 EU computers can access private British data
Privacy campaigners expressed shock last night after it emerged that large amounts of confidential personal information held about British citizens on a giant computer network spanning the European Union could be accessed by more than 500,000 terminals.

Law professor: Assassinating US citizens raises ‘troubling’ issues
The admission by Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair that the United States intelligence community is authorized to assassinate Americans working with terrorists overseas has raised serious questions of constitutionality.