Former Congressman (92-94) Dan Hamburg, co-authored an article published in the SF Chronicle about the detention camps KBR and others are building for the government. It mentioned the shackles that have been installed reportedly on the thousands of railway cars that are also being built to serve the camps.

Its nice that this kind of information is getting published in a relatively high profile media source such as the Chronicle. Knowing all this stuff really wants me to get the hell out of dodge. But for now, I just ask that people pass on the link.

This year, the anniversary of 9/11 brings perhaps a larger propaganda fest than usual, with visiting nuclear holocaust upon Iran high on the administration's agenda. The current centerpiece of this of the campaign is the latest Osama tape. I've mentioned previously that the real OBL

only superficially resembles the taped 'OBL',

and doesn't at all resemble the guy in the confession tape.

The latest fake mirrors points that the anti-globalization left habitually makes. Interestingly, the Telegraph states that the speech was authored by one Adam Gadahn. Born Adam Pearlman of Orange County, this 'American al Qaeda' merits skepticism.

But all that is a side issue. While the the mainstream media's embrasure of yet another fake is significant, it doesn't necessarily point to 9/11 being a staged event. For that, I would look at first responders talking about explosives damage to the basement of WTC 1&2 before the collapse. ( videos behind the cut )
Or I would check out the over 200 architects and engineers who have issued statements critical of the official investigations. The same site also collects statements in a similar vein from 110+ senior military, intelligence service, law enforcement, and government Officials, 50+ Pilots and Aviation Professionals, 150+ Professors, and 190+ 9/11 Survivors and Family Members. Better yet, take another look at footage of the collapses of WTC 1, 2, & 7 and ask yourself, "Could fire and structural damage have caused 1 and 2 to disintegrate into fine dust? Could just fire have caused 7 to drop symmetrically into its footprint at free fall speed?"( Read more... )

I'd like to connect some dots to present a picture of the severity of the danger posed by recent US legislation and other government actions. Normally when someone mentions the term martial law, people's tinfoil hat detectors go off like klaxons. But as you may recall, the John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 (signed Oct 17 2006, section 1076) gave the president the power to deploy the armed forces if he decides that public order cannot otherwise be maintained.

That's really bad news, but perhaps no reason to panic unless indications start to come in that Bush is actually preparing to declare martial law. Actually martial law is a misnomer in that it implies the limitations of the military code of justice. In a real or manufactured emergency under present legislation Bush would have a much freer hand by declaring potential subversives to be enemy combatants.

Unfortunately the Department of Homeland Security has been recruiting and training pastors to help quell dissent should 'martial law' be declared.


Rumors abound on conspiracy sites about the existence of more than 600 FEMA detention facilities. I can't say definitively if that many exist but Alternet and Worldnetdaily reported that Haliburton's Kellog Brown & Root received a $385 million contract to build them. I can't guarantee the authenticity of the video below of an empty facility along similar lines. But take a look for yourself. It brings a new definition to creepy.


Just something to think about as Michael Chertoff and many others proclaim their certainty of a major terrorist event this summer.

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A week and a half ago Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Carter's national security adviser and prominant member of influential councils such as the Bilderberger Group, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, had some remarkable things to say while testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committe. He's hardly alone amongst advisors to the ruling class in proclaiming the tactical dangers and loss of diplomatic problems arising from continued occupation of Iraq. Being a Washington insider actual concern for loss of life is not on his agenda except where such death-tolls effect peoples perception of America. But his testimony included quite a showstopper.

"If the United States continues to be bogged down in a protracted bloody involvement in Iraq, the final destination on this downhill track is likely to be a head-on conflict with Iran and with much of the world of Islam at large. A plausible scenario for a military collision with Iran involves Iraqi failure to meet the benchmarks; followed by accusations of Iranian responsibility for the failure; then by some provocation in Iraq or a terrorist act in the U.S. blamed on Iran; culminating in a “defensive” U.S. military action against Iran that plunges a lonely America into a spreading and deepening quagmire eventually ranging across Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan."

Whoah! He just described a future false flag act of terrorism authored by the US government as a plausible scenario! Perhaps his candor is spurred by sour grapes that the militant fundamentalist Islam he help promulgate to fight communism is the enemy du jour. In any case, he does debunk the branding of al Qaeda as a serious threat right after his statement above.

Current Music: Immortal Technique - The Point of No Return

Here are a few of the best of the 2006 9/11 documentaries. The first two are hour+ length overviews containing juicy details (I've posted about Loose Change previously). For example a Lear jet privately owned by Wally Hilliard the owner of Huffman Aviation, the school where Mohamed Atta al-Sayed and another alleged 9/11 hijacker Marwan al-Shehhi trained, was found by the DEA with 43 pounds of heroin inside it. He was never charged, but he did provide nearly free charter services for Governor Jeb Bush while smuggling all those drugs.

The third link is a more focused 10 minute piece that shows WTC supports sheared off at an angle in the manor of a demolition shaped charge.

Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime

Loose Change 2nd Edition

9/11 Truth: Thermite & The Case for Controlled Demolition

Current Music: Ministry - Lies, Lies, Lies

If you haven't already seen it, check out Loose Change, 2nd Edition. Its an excellent documentary made by college students focusing on the physical evidence of 9/11 streaming in full.

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CBS Affiliate Will Not Air Sheehan Ad Because There Is “No Proof” Of Absence Of WMD In Iraq...

The article goes on to say:

Sheehan “claims the President lied about, among other things, the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq,” said Jeff Anderson the Vice President of sales at Fisher Broadcasting Inc., which owns KBCI (CBS). “There is no proof that we are aware of regarding the truthfulness of her claim. We require proof of claims such as this. Until that is provided, our station will not carry this ad.”

OK, here's the proof. Bush's January 28, 2003 state of the union address claimed that "the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." The administration's own investigation in March of 2002 concluded that the uranium claim was untrue. Those 12 words were just one of several false claims the administration knowingly made.

Do me a favor, inform Jeff Anderson of this at 208-472-2222 ext 1211. Yeah, it probably won't make any difference. But I know I had a blast telling the guy that he should check with his news department because his information was 2 years out of date.

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VIEWING THE DIEBOLD VOTE-TALLYING SCREEN PROHIBITED

Jim March, a member of the Black Box Voting board of directors, was arrested Tuesday evening for trying to observe the Diebold central tabulator (vote tallying machine) as the votes were being counted in San Diego's mayoral election (July 26).

Yep, democracy is in the march.


X-posted to guerillanews

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Current Music: You Can't Kill Integrity - Throwdown

It is perhaps early to comment on who the perpetrators of the London bombings may be. Of course, mainstream media is attributing it to al Qaeda. Hell, “The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe” claimed responsibility on their website right? But MSNBC let this slip:

The AP was unable to access the Web site where it was posted, which was closed quickly after the reports.

But MSNBC TV translator Jacob Keryakes, who said that a copy of the message was later posted on a secular Web site, noted that the claim of responsibility contained an error in one of the Quranic verses it cited. That suggests that the claim may be phony, he said.

"This is not something al-Qaida would do," he said.

As the CNN and others go on about how there was no prior warning, it may be of interest to note that the right-wing news source Arutz Sheva is claiming that Scotland yard warned the Israeli embassy in London. timiathan posted a link to a confirming AP article. Both articles mention that "Israeli Finance Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu had planned to attend an economic conference in a hotel over the subway stop where one of the blasts occurred, and the warning prompted him to stay in his hotel room instead".

Prior knowledge doesn't and a fake web site doesn't answer the basic question of who did it, however. Lets look at who benefits. The timing is pretty poor for Islamic terrorists. Support was growing on both sides of the ocean for a pullout from Iraq. An attack on London could dampen recruitment and reduce cooperation from governments. On the other hand, the benefits to the Bush and Blair administrations are obvious. One could argue that the Israeli government's national interests are served by the bombings as well.

That said, I expect if any government actually takes a fall for the latest false-flag terror, it'll be Iran.

X-posted to guerillanews

Current Mood: crappy
Current Music: Evergreen Terrace - Funeral Grade Flowers

Its not the first time that a highly placed former government official has pointed out the gaping holes in the 9/11 official story. Former German technology minister Andreas von Buelow started talking about it about 4 months after the the event. Michael Meacher, a current MP and former environmental minister to Blair, wrote a detailed commentary in the UK Guardian (which i previously linked to).

The most recent bit of truth-telling comes from Morgan Reynolds, chief economist for the Dept of Labor during Dubya's first term. He goes so far as to point out regarding the WTC collapses that "Only professional demolition appears to account for the full range of facts associated with the collapse of the three buildings".

But don't expect the press to follow up on this or anything.

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I've got a code for half a month of free City of Heroes. Try it, you'll like it, and the first taste is free, heh. Course if you DO get addicted, I get a shot at the City of Villains closed beta. So, erm, step right up.

Current Mood: hungry

Heh, just got back early from India and what do I get on a lemming quiz but ...

You scored as Hinduism. Your views are most similar to those of... Hinduism! Do some research on Hinduism and possibly consider becoming Hindu, if you aren't already. </td> Hinduism 75% Buddhism 71% Satanism 67% Paganism 63% Islam 50% atheism 46% agnosticism 46% Judaism 38% Christianity 29% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

All the major cities I've been to while on this trip have had a distinctive flavor but in Mumbai the differences are considerably more distinct. Cows and 3 wheeled mini-taxis have the run of the place. My hotel had toilet paper available but I had to ask for it. But the keyboards are English standard. This is a nice bonus. The ones in Turkey have something that looks like an 'i' in place of the 'i', a source of minor but continual annoyance. Germany has the 'y' and 'z' switched, and throughout most of Europe the '@' requires a new alt key to access. Yeah, I know its lame to be grumbling about keyboards when I'm supposed to be out seeing the world. But hey, I'm not above lame.

Anyway I did get out and about a bit today, but got a late start due to having arrived at 5am. I've got a ride set up for a more concerted look around tomorrow. So, those who were worried, don't. Things are going OK so far (he says knocking on formica). I am looking forward to getting out of the city though. Its kind of wondrous at the moment but I can tell that the sprawl will start to wear within a few days.

The weather is actually quite nice, quite suited to my lizard-like tastes. But its a bit better with a fan.

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: a fan

After having spent the last few days in the comforts of Bavaria I'm off to India tomorrow. I have little idea what to expect but it should be eye opening. Well, the first couple days might be more of the same just with a new local flavor (i.e. landing in a major city and staying at a hotel). But the plan is to seek instruction in a couple of the lower hanging limbs of yoga (asana and pranayama) somewhere well away from the city. Catch y'all on the flip-side.

Current Mood: excited

Grr! İ was just about finished with an entry when the internet cafe screwed the whole thing. Here's the abbreviated version.

Got my first taste of the world outside of western Europe. Istanbul has brightly colored (read tacky) modernity right beside ancient ruins and beautiful mosques. There was travel foo with my bag. But it finally arrived 2 days after I did.

I'm busing to Cappadocia tonight. From what I've heard its a truly alien regıon of bizarre rock formations and underground cities. Probably no vampires though ;P.

Current Mood: excited

I arrived in Barcelona last night with my sleeping arrangements suddenly tossed back up into the air. I had reserved a really inexpensive room for the week but hadn´t yet received all the details. I emailed again before leaving Geneva but hadn´t heard back yet. So arriving at the airport I had planned to check an internet terminal and either have good news or have to replan there. Turns out though that while the Barcelona terminal does have internet kiosks, they are only in the area past the security check. So once I got my bags and stepped past the "nothing to declare" doors I was basicly fucked. So after taking a bus to city center I wandered from hotel to hotel asking for directions to an internet cafe with carrying my giant, too heavy bag. Each hotel had directions to a different internet cafe each hotel was apparently wrong. Finally, making a silent call upon Ganesh, I got the impulse to cross the street and turn around from where I had last been directed by a hotel. And of course bam! there one was. A cheap one, English speaking, with Skype for phone calls. My last email to the room I had reserved had bounced. Grr! But I found a decent hostel from which I now type.

Despite all that, I really like the city. It has a energy I like and lots of interesting side streets. It also helps that prices are considerably more reasonable than other places I´ve been so far (well Amsterdam was pretty reasonable too).

Anyway, I´m off to have a less encumbered look around.

Current Mood: optimistic

Made it to Geneva without incident. I was quite lucky in my timing in arriving at the hostel. 5 minutes later and I would have had to schlep my giant bag around while waiting for the place to re-open for the day. The hostel seems pretty good. The major exception being that I have to pay for internet access again. Bleh

Current Mood: complacent

Well I'm leaving the comforts of Amsterdam in a few minutes for a few days in Geneva. The flight doesn't leave until almost 9am but between check-in and dicey public transit I actually need to be out the door at 5:15ish. Not too big a deal but, silly person that I am, I decided to sleep late yesterday/today? and just stay up. We'll see how well it works out. I'd say more about how I mostly just played on the computer while I was here ... but, got to go!

Current Mood: gloomy
Current Music: none- music's packed

So the plan for tonight is "the only goth bar in Amsterdam" try two. Originally I was going to go last night but, due to futzing and preening missed the bus twice. Tonight I got out to the bus in time and it drove right past me. There was nothing else I could be doing BUT waiting for the bus standing where I was but I guess the driver just isn't used to picking up passengers at night in the sleepy neighborhood in which I'm staying. Bus attempt two for tonight commences presently.

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Sepultura - Mind War

I just arrived at my shared flat in Amsterdam. Life is good. For the next two and a half weeks I have:

My own room - the 3 am human snoring alarm clock is set to OFF

Access to a real bathroom that a) doesn't threaten to give me pneumonia every time I shower and b) has said shower, a toilet, and a sink all in the same room

A stereo - no more rationing batteries

And, get this, a computer that a) doesn't require a euro every 10 minutes b) I can use for more than a half hour without having to worry about holding anyone else up c) is actually faster than the one at home

Not to mention other luxuries like a place to unpack and a heater.

Did I mention life is good?

Current Mood: giddy
Current Music: Zyklon B - Hammer of Revelation

Paris was exhausting. I did the touristy thing the first full day. The Eiffel Tower has an amazing view but I'm not sure it was worth all the fuss. The Louvre on the other hand was amazing. Mostly I haunted the Egyptian collection. At first I thought "is this it?" But then realized there was more much more. I had only seen a half dozen rooms (of the 20 or so) on that floor (one of three just the Egyptian collection mind you). Many hours later I wandered out at closing in a daze.

Yesterday I went planless. Wandered south from the hostel for a couple miles taking in a couple cathedrals. Then still jet-lagged (well maybe it was actually the arrhythmic buzzsaw snore of the person sleeping beside me the first night) decided to go see a movie, The Machinist. Not sure if I'd recommend it. But I swear Christian Bale must have nearly killed himself from starvation for the role. It may be worth renting just to see the intriguing horror of his jutting pelvic bones and back with every vertebrae visible.

Anyway I got into London this evening. The Hostel seems much nicer. The Royal museum is the plan for tomorrow. Although maybe I'll just shop and look around and save it for the next day.

Current Mood: chipper

After 2 days of expensive snafus I've finally made it to Paris. Before making it here I got stuck in Newark overnight and all day. My luck seems to be improving though (knock knock), Finding the hostel wasn't a problem. There was some wandering around the airport orienting but no biggie. The place is pretty run down but 5 days here is about the same price as overnight at the Newark Econolodge.

More later

Current Mood: rejuvenated
Current Music: Something vaguely annoying

Once again those wacky open source DARPA funded folks at MIT are a nucleus of what may be an incipient technological revolution. Have a look at this Wired article on the state of the science of synthetic life.

Current Mood: hopeful

the Pentagon, which holds 500 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, plans to ask Congress for $US25 million ($32 million) to build a 200-bed prison to hold detainees who are unlikely ever to go through a military tribunal for lack of evidence. The new prison [...] would be designed for prisoners who the US Government believes have no more intelligence to share.

Hmmm, let me get this straight, we invade a country, those who survive capture on the battlefield are detained as terrorists, after torturing them for nonexistent information we decide to hold them forever because because the case against them is so bogus that even a military tribunal would find them innocent. I've gotta get out of this fucking country.

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