Are the 9/11 conspirators right?
Its been nearly nine years since the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. September 11, 2001 is a day which, for many, has already been explained. However, there is a movement that has been picking up a lot of steam, thousands of people who say accounts given to the people by the government are flawed, some even say false.

Flashback - FBI Could Also Have Thwarted WTC ‘93 Bombing
Law-enforcement officials were told that terrorists were building a bomb that was eventually used to blow up the World Trade Center, and they planned to thwart the plotters by secretly substituting harmless powder for the explosives, an informer said after the blast.

Bolton admits that 'things could go wrong' after military strike on Iran

Israel rejects recognition of Palestinian state
Israel on Sunday rejected the idea of foreign countries recognising a Palestinian state without a negotiated peace agreement, after France's foreign minister hinted at such a scenario.

To Believe or not to Believe
“The (British) Foreign Office denied claims that it had been tipped off about the use of British passports before the hit, insisting: “We only received details of the British passports a few hours before the [February 15] press conference held by the police in Dubai.”

Tony Blair: Israeli officials were part of decision to invade Iraq
In his recent testimony to the UK Committee investigating the Iraq war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that Israeli officials influenced and participated in the decision by the US and UK governments to attack Iraq in 2003.

20 Ships to Head for Clash in Gaza
The Turkish IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation announced that a fleet of 20 ships would be sent to break Israel’s embargo on Hamas-run Gaza two months from now. Five of the ships will be under the auspices of IHH; the support of charitable businessmen in Turkey is being sought for funding to purchase them.

Bank of Israel Governor Fischer to Woo China on Iran
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has decided to send Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer to China to try to convince the government there to support sanctions against Iran in the face of its insistence on developing nuclear weapon capacity.

U.S. places Iran nuclear issue on pressure track
The United States is placing its efforts to thwart the Iranian nuclear program on a "pressure track," head of U.S. Central Command general David Petraeus said in an interview to a U.S. network on Sunday.

Top Russian General: An American Attack on Iran would lead to US Collapse; Wants to Block It; Kremlin Rejects Crippling Sanctions
It appears that, the International Atomic Energy Agency is at least allowing for the possibility that documents allegedly found on a laptop some years ago --but discounted by the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency as of dubious provenance and incompatible with other intelligence gathered in Iran -- point to a nuclear weapons program that no one has been able to locate.

Flashback - Iran Nuke Laptop Data Came from Terror Group
The George W. Bush administration has long pushed the "laptop documents" - 1,000 pages of technical documents supposedly from a stolen Iranian laptop - as hard evidence of Iranian intentions to build a nuclear weapon. Now charges based on those documents pose the only remaining obstacles to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) declaring that Iran has resolved all unanswered questions about its nuclear programme.

No common Iran stance between Russia, US
Russia has rejected claims by US officials that Moscow and Washington have a common policy toward Iran concerning its nuclear program.

Sunni party drops out of Iraqi elections, saying vote will lack legitimacy due to ballot purge
Iraq's main Sunni party says it is dropping out of next month's national elections, seizing on U.S. concerns about Iran's influence in the political process as proof that the vote will not be legitimate.

Russia stands by S-300 delivery to Iran
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says his country has every intention of delivering the advanced S-300 air defense missile systems to the Islamic Republic.

Chossudovsky: US will start WW3 by attacking Iran
A UN nuclear watchdog report suggests Iran could be developing a nuclear bomb, apparently confirming long-held suspicions in the West. But Tehran denies the claims, again insisting that its atomic intentions are peaceful. Michel Chossudovsky, who's from an independent Canadian policy research group, believes that what Iran says hardly matters, because the U.S. is planning for war...

Book: Cheney pushed for military conflict with Russia
A new book suggests Vice President Dick Cheney pushed for the US to engage militarily with Russia when Russia invaded the US-allied Georgian republic in 2008.

IAEA report: zero evidence of Iran nukes. US Orwellian corporate war media: Iran building nukes?
The good news is corporate media war propaganda is so easy to reveal and crush. Today’s version of CIA Operation Mockingbird, the US Senate Church Committee disclosure of over 400 CIA operatives within US corporate media to propagandize for war policies, is escalating their paper-thin lies of omission and commission to manipulate America into war with Iran.

Opposition claims Saakashvili ready for new war
Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili and his supporters are ready to start a new war and plunge the country into chaos again.

A 9/11 Victim's Family Member Asks for Help (Video)

'Netanyahu authorized Dubai assassination in early January'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized in early January the assassination of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, according to the Sunday Times.

British oil ambitions fuel fresh row over Falklands
Tensions are mounting over
British plans to start oil production near the Falkland Islands. London says drilling will start on Sunday despite Argentina's vehement opposition.

Majority of Americans think Iran has The Bomb
A whopping 71 percent of Americans believe that Iran currently has nuclear weapons, according to a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey.
(The American people were also led to believe Iraq had WMDs. But that was just a pack of lies, planted in our heads, by the neocons and their friends in the press. The elitists and politicians thrive by keeping the citizens in a constant state of fear,)

Gordon Brown praises New World Order
In a speech thanking the progressive politics ‘believers’ of the world, Gordon Brown gives his election speech were he praises the New World Order (again).

Powell Rebuffs Cheney on National Security (Video)

Iowa Pharmacy Board Recommends Legalization of Medical Marijuana
In a previous post, we talked about the Iowa State Pharmacy Board and the fact that it was due to make a recommendation regarding marijuana and its use for medical purposes.

War veterans and resisters say "All Out for March 20th-National March on Washington!" (Video)
Get involved in the anti-war movement! Help build the March 20th anti-war demonstrations!

The Chemist's War
The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition with deadly consequences.

Local support grows for nullification of federal laws
The stale old campaign issues education, toughness on crime, taxes have lulled countless voters into inaction for years. But sometimes an issue comes along that energizes a portion of the voting public. This is one of those times.

Host of Joe Stack’s Manifesto Site Deletes Claim That FBI Asked For Its Removal
On the face of it the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s top strategist, as he came out of a madrasah in Karachi seemed a coup.

Did Rick Perry’s Clear Channel Connections Sink Debra Medina?
Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and countless other right-wing radio station personalities are owned by Clear Channel.

Ron Paul Rocks CPAC
Rep. Ron Paul, former Republican presidential candidate and leading light of the current libertarian grassroots movement, enjoyed a huge rock star moment at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), as he took the stage Friday to thunderous applause and a standing ovation in a ballroom filled to capacity.

Obama to spell out new healthcare plan
President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.

Ex-Congressman Jim Traficant: If I Was Elected, I'd Kick The IRS In The Crotch 'Real Good'
"I want to get the IRS," Traficant said. "Kick them in the crotch real good." He also said he'd work to repeal the 16th Amendment, which gives Congress the power to collect income tax.

US Air Force builds supercomputer using PlayStation 3s
A US Air Force research team has built a supercomputer using just over 2,000 PlayStation 3 game consoles, according to military news site Stars and Stripes. Dubbed the 500 TeraFLOPS Heterogeneous Cluster it is almost 100,000 times faster than existing high-end processors.

Smoked Marijuana Can Be Effective in Treating Pain, Calif. Report Says
There is "reasonable evidence" that smoked marijuana can provide relief for certain pain-related ailments, according to a new report prepared for the California legislature by researchers at the University of California at San Diego.

JPL: Missing ice in 2007 drained out the Nares strait – pushed south by wind where it melted far away from the Arctic
This fits right in to what I’ve been blogging about for two years. the 2007 record minimum ice extent was wind driven not melt driven.

NASA Putting Mars Rover To Sleep To Save Money
Although it might seem like a headline from The Onion, the story's actually true. NASA's being forced to cut four million dollars from the Mars rover project. In order to meet that requirement, they'll have to put one rover, Spirit, to sleep — a "hibernation" period.

1972 Article Unearthed: 'Worse than Hitler': 'Population Bomb' author Paul Ehrlich suggested adding a forced sterilization agent to 'staple food' and 'water supply'
A 1972 article about “The Population Bomb” biologist Paul Ehrlich reveals a nascent environmental movement grappling with mass sterilization, climate fears, “international policy planning” and redistribution of wealth. The article reveals dramatic parallels to today's modern environmental movement.

Yvo de Boer's resignation compounds sense of gathering climate crisis
The resignation of Yvo de Boer as executive secretary of the UN climate change secretariat today only compounds the sense of gathering crisis.

Millions of unemployed face years without jobs
Economists fear recovery will leave more behind than in past recessions

On the Brink of a Bond Market Apocalypse
Trusting Washington and Wall Street is bankrupting millions of Americans … and now they’re at it again!

Banks in Calif., Ill., Fla., Texas are shut down
Regulators shut four banks from California to Florida on Friday, boosting to 20 the number of U.S. bank failures this year following the 140 closures last year in the worst financial climate in decades.

Citigroup Warns Customers It May Refuse To Allow Withdrawals
The image of banks locking their doors to keep customers from making withdrawals during a bank run is what immediately came to mind when we heard that Citigroup was telling customers it has the right to prevent any withdrawals from checking accounts for seven days.

Citi: China Sold Their Treasuries Because They Want To Buy Tons Of Gold
In regards to whether or not China truly sold down its holdings of U.S. treasuries recently, the situation remains a bit murky. But Citi’s Alan Heap thinks it happened for sure.

Presenting A Scientific Theory For The Fair Value Of Gold (With 88% Accuracy)
The greatest mystery in finance is and always will be what the fair value of gold is.

Pound slides further on surprise Fed rate rise
Sterling hit a nine-month low against the dollar on Friday as the US currency continued to gain broadly after the Federal Reserve raised its discount rate.

Asia Leads the Global End to Cheap Money
The U.S. Federal Reserve has just kick-started its cautious exit from unprecedented emergency lending measures — but the process has been going on for months in the Asia-Pacific region, underscoring the two-speed path of the global recovery.

Wall Street's Bailout Hustle
Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash

Head Of Greek Debt Office Replaced By Former Goldman Investment Banker
Yet what is oddest, is that Mr. Christodoulou worked not only as head of derivatives at JP Morgan but also held comparable posts at Credit Suisse, and… wait for it, Goldman Sachs… Uh, say what?

Fed bumps up rate banks pay for emergency loans
The Federal Reserve decided Thursday to boost the rate banks pay for emergency loans. The action is part of a broader move to pull back the extraordinary aid it provided to fight the financial crisis.

The Middle Class Two Income Trap – Two Breadwinners plus Extra Money to support the Banking Industry. How Middle Class Americans are losing Ground by Supporting the Financial Sector.
If it isn’t enough that average Americans are contending with the rising cost of healthcare, education, and daily necessities like food now additional funds are going directly to the banking sector to keep them propped up like a money loving puppet.

George Soros buys gold despite dubbing it 'ultimate bubble'
George Soros doubled his investment in the world's largest gold fund – just weeks before claiming investing in the precious metal is now the "ultimate bubble".

Producer Prices in U.S. Increase More Than Forecast
Wholesale prices in the U.S. accelerated more than anticipated in January, led by a jump in the costs of energy, light trucks and pharmaceuticals.

Gold May Advance to $1,400 in 12 Months: Technical Analysis
Gold may climb to about $1,400 an ounce in the next 12 months, according to technical analysis by Chartered Market Technician Daniel Bruno, who advises banks and hedge funds.

The Volcker Rule: It’s not happening
The much-hyped Volcker Rule proposal is failing fast in the U.S. Congress. But Paul Volcker himself probably isn’t that surprised.

U.S. state pension funds have $1 trillion shortfall: Pew
U.S. states face a total shortfall of at least $1 trillion in their funds for employees' pensions and retirement benefits, and their financial problems are quickly mounting, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States on Thursday.

How JP Morgan treats its clients: scandalously and in bad faith
Judge Jed Rakoff’s January 29 ruling in the case of Empresas Cablevisión vs JP Morgan Chase Bank has barely been reported, which is a shame, because it sheds some much-needed light on how banks like JP Morgan really operate — and, for that matter, on the kinds of methods by which Carlos Slim has made his multi-billion-dollar fortune.

When stints on payroll hurt the jobless
After nearly a year without work, Gary LaPlante was happy to take a three-week construction job. What he didn’t know was that the job would cost him more than two-thirds of his benefits when he went back on unemployment.

Ron Paul Routs the Neoconned at CPAC
By David Franke
The Beltway Conservative establishment has its hands full right now, not to mention pie on its face. It has to explain how Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at this year’s just-concluded Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

The 2012 Presidential Campaign Started This Weekend, And Ron Paul Is In The Lead
By Joe Weisenthal
Congratulations to anti-Fed, libertarian Congressman Ron Paul, who just won the first "primary" of the 2012 election!

The Nazis’ Murder of Jews, Communists and Gypsies In Gas Chambers Was an AMERICAN Idea
Believe it or not, the Nazis’ murder of Jews, communists and gypsies using gas chambers was actually an American idea.

What That CPAC Straw Poll Really Said
All the fascinating facts the media didn't report.

Are Dalai Lama visits with US, UK, France a “provocation” for China’s staged role in WW3?
The Dalai Lama confessed to receive CIA funds in their revolutionary attempts to split from China.

Impending Explosion: U.S. Intensifies Threats To Russia And Iran
By Rick Rozoff
The war drums are being pounded anew and the world may be headed for a catastrophe far worse than those in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Terrorism: the most meaningless and manipulated word
By Glenn Greenwald
It is the all-justifying term for anything the U.S. Government does. Invasions, torture, due-process-free detentions, military commissions, drone attacks, warrantless surveillance, obsessive secrecy, and even assassinations of American citizens are all justified by the claim that it's only being done to "Terrorists," who, by definition, have no rights.

Into a Thousand Pieces
So, why is this still important forty-seven years after President Kennedy's murder? As JFK himself said in his commencement address at Yale University on 11 June, 1962, "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic."

Because it appears to me that since that grim day in November 1963, the three illegitimate branches of our Federal government: the CIA, the Pentagon, and the Federal Reserve; have, using the myth created by the Warren Commission, increasingly usurped the power of the three legitimate branches to themselves, destroying America's long-term hope for peace and prosperity in the world.

New IAEA Chief Stokes Iran War Fever for the Bush-Obama Regime
By Chris Floyd
In an astounding development, the brand-new director of the International Atomic Energy Agency — who was narrowly elected to the post a few months ago with the strong, one might say insistent, backing of the United States — has just issued his very first report on Iran’s nuclear program.

Hushing Up “Conspiracy Theories”
By Jeff Riggenbach
If you spend much time on the Internet, you probably also know why Sunstein has been receiving a lot of attention from the blogosphere lately.

The U.S. Military’s German Fetish
By William Astore and Tom Engelhardt
Those were the days when, as retired lieutenant colonel and TomDispatch regular William Astore reminds us, the civilians in the Bush Pentagon thought they were the masters of lightning war.

1001 Reasons to Own Gold
By Jeff Clark
Tracking the numerous ongoing bullish factors for gold is quite a chore.

Lawmakers want to tax Amazon sales in California
The retail giant is among several that have no physical presence in the state. Legislative Democrats think a levy on them could bring in up to $150 million annually.

Arizona speed cameras incite a mini revolt
A masked man, a citizens group, a judge and other motorists are behind the fight against photo enforcement.

Dispensaries Targeted For Simply Selling Weed; Pot Shop Owner Arrested For Sales
As part of today’s moves against 21 medical marijuana dispensaries, the owner of a pot shop near Culver City was arrested for selling weed.

Officials: NJ Cop Bribed Sex Abuse Victims With Drugs
A 20-year-veteran of the Newark police force is behind bars for allegedly covering up sexual relationships with minors by supplying them with cocaine and marijuana.

US school comes out fighting over webcam spy claim
The UK agency in charge of IT in UK schools has insisted there is no chance of the government's free laptops program exposing the bedroom activities of British students.

Texas ordered to destroy five million blood samples illegally taken from babies without consent
The subject of a recent federal lawsuit, routine blood samples legally taken from Texas newborns to screen for disorders and diseases were illegally being kept by the Texas Department of State Health Services without parental consent.