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MAY 2008 (Re-Fresh your browser often)

TODAY's Weather Website -- THE LATEST PICTURES OF THE TRAGEDY THAT UNFOLDS DAILY IN SKIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. Check it out.

U.S. deploys more than 43,000 unfit for combat -- What are they thinking?? NO more cannon fodder available? More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show.

G.I. Joe: The Dark Suit Of Propaganda -- The makers of the upcoming G.I.Joe movie have decided to clad their good guys in Imperial black armor, similar in style to many recent action and comic book movies which have had their heroes wearing dark black suits and armor (X-men, etc). This imagery is in line with current uniform trends with police and military all over the world. From black face masks for SWAT teams, to next generation combat armor, black and menacing outfits are being filtered into kids' action flicks. The problem is, the dark troopers marching in unison and 'doing what needs to be done to stop evil' is now the operating procedure of the good guys, the heroes that kids emulate and want to be when they grow up.

Defend Your Health: Stop Bill C-51! -- Sent from Mike Tawse: Bill C-51 is a legislative measure, which is being considered by the Canadian Parliament. I believe that it is intended to prevent Canadians from choosing health, and to force them to accept the ‘toxic cocktail’, usually called prescription medication.

Ron Paul #1 on NY TIMES bestseller list!!!! -- GO RON PAUL.

Air Force Spy Drone Vanishes In Central Florida -- U.S. Air Force officials were searching for a unmanned spy air craft that vanished in the Marion County sky Tuesday. The Air Force was conducting training with the UAV Raven at about 4 p.m. Tuesday when the aircraft was launched from an open field in the 500 block of Southeast 25th Avenue in Ocala.

Tornado knocks vehicles around in N. Carolina, kills 1 -- What law enforcement officers said was a tornado touched down on the outskirts of Greensboro late Thursday as severe storms swept across the Southeast, damaging homes and businesses in at least three other states.

NVIC Vaccine E-Newsletter - May 08, 2008 -- Examining the Science & Politics of HPV Vaccine by Barbara Loe Fisher.

New wi-fi devices warn doctors of heart attacks -- The Bluetooth wireless technology that allows people to use a hands-free earpiece while making a mobile telephone call could soon alert the emergency services when someone has a heart attack, Ofcom predicts.

Ex-cop: Officers routinely lied to obtain search warrants -- A former Atlanta police officer testified Thursday that narcotics officers routinely lied under oath when seeking search warrants â€” a practice that led to police killing a 92-year-old woman.

Homeland Security Update: Chertoff Says New Laws Needed -- At a speech before the Heritage Foundation this week, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the U.S. needs to have a “nonpoliticized, serious discussion” while writing new laws to define the best way to combat terrorism.
If the public limits what the government can do, it must accept that the risk of terrorist attacks may increase, he said. If the public gives the government greater authorities, it should not criticize the government for using those authorities at a later date. Read More...

Online library gets FBI to back off -- Brewster Kahle, who runs an online library in San Francisco, was appalled when his volunteer lawyers told him in November that the FBI was demanding records of all communications with one of his patrons as part of an investigation of "international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities." Read More...

Army May Have to Borrow to Meet Payroll -- Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Tuesday that if Congress does not pass the $1.8 billion Global War on Terror (GWOT) supplemental, the U.S. Army will be unable to pay troops in mid-June and may be forced to make a reprogramming request that would borrow from Navy and Air Force payroll funds.

3 Scary Plastics to Avoid in Baby Bottles, Water Bottles, More -- Check the Numbers to Stay Safe!

Mysterious Swarm of Earthquakes Detected Off Oregon Coast -- An unusual swarm of earthquakes off the coast of central Oregon has been detected by scientists listening to underwater microphones called hydrophones.

Website called volcano live -- here you can find out where all of the active volcanos are!
Related Links: * More from the Smithsonian on active volcanos.
* Map of Volcanoes Discussed this week

104+ Driving Tips for Better Gas Mileage -- Boosting Fuel Economy May Be Easier Than You Think.
Related Link: 104 hypermiling / ecodriving tips -- How to get started.

Honeybee hives in U.S. seeing continued decline, survey says -- Honeybee populations in the United States continued their decline last year, according to a survey of bee health by the Apiary Inspectors of America; U.S. commercial beekeepers saw the loss of 36 percent more hives than last year.

AOL has re-started their on-line poll for Ron Paul or John McCain -- Cast your vote from May 5-May 12th!

Feds Practice Evacuation From D.C. -- Over three days this week, the federal government is using cars and helicopters to move large numbers of employees to temporary sites in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The drill is intended to test the ability to maintain "continuity of government" in the face of a crisis. This is among the largest such drills since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, officials said. President [sic] George W. Bush was not expected to be among the evacuees, but some White House personnel would be sent out of town, said spokesman Scott Stanzel.

Heparin contaminated 'on purpose' -- America's drugs watchdog believes that Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated.

In Next-Gen Bullets and Bombs, Even the Casing Explodes -- The Pentagon has quietly been working on a new arsenal of advanced weaponry that replaces metal casings with "reactive materials," normally harmless matter that combines to release explosive amounts of energy on impact, tearing targets apart with violent fury.

Continuity of Government Drill: Largest Post 9/11 -- Thousands of key federal employees are being whisked from the Washington area by helicopter and car for a three-day test of their ability to run the government from remote locations during a disaster.

Secretive FEMA Camp Drill Running In Iowa -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) along with other government institutions are currently conducting an 8-day anti-terror and disaster exercise from May 1st through May 8th called National Level Exercise 2-08 in the United States.

6 fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State U. -- San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

VaxGen sells anthrax vaccine to rival firm -- VaxGen Inc. announced this week the sale of its experimental anthrax vaccine—which the US government pulled the plug on in 2006—to Emergent BioSolutions, maker of the only US-licensed anthrax vaccine. VaxGen, of South San Francisco, Calif., said it sold the vaccine and related technology to Emergent, based in Rockville, Md., for $2 million. Emergent may be required to pay up to an additional $8 million in milestone payments, plus a percentage of any future sales revenues.

Check out weekly USDA produce truck rates -- The popular phrase “knowledge is power” rings true right now for many owner-operators who are struggling to make ends meet. The USDA publishes a weekly “Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report,” which is available on its Web site and updated every Wednesday, but few produce truckers are actually aware that the report exists. Read More...

Population Control and a World Food Authority -- The establishment of a World Food Authority to control the food supply of the world is a major goal of The Club of Rome's RIO report. This issue is intertwined with exaggerated fears of environmental collapse and the elite's obsession with population control.

IMF sells some gold reserves to improve finances -- The International Monetary Fund has approved the sale of 403.3 tonnes of IMF gold reserves, in a financial overhaul which is hoped to boost its coffers.

Registering potentially dangerous knives -- Chinese citizens must register their identities when they buy potentially deadly knives, Xinhua quoted the Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday as saying.

Risk of bird flu pandemic probably growing -- The risk of a human influenza pandemic remains real and is probably growing as the bird flu virus becomes entrenched in poultry in more countries, health officials warned on Tuesday.

Man arrested for turning without signaling -- Mark Robinson was driving through downtown Melissa last week when he was pulled over for failing the use his turn signal. But instead of getting a ticket, the officer took the 24-year-old to jail.

PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash, Lava, Lightning -- Since the volcano awoke on May 2, it has continued erupting intermittently, blanketing the area in ash and forcing more than 4,000 people to flee.

FEATURE-In food price crunch, more Americans seek help -- It is becoming more common as Americans increasingly turn to food stamps and other programs to make ends meet.

Consumer Groups Champion Internet Freedom Preservation Act -- In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott urged lawmakers to protect consumers from Internet blocking by telephone and cable companies.

Primary Results By State -- This page represents results, including delegate count, reported immediately after each state's contest.

Candidate Results [IPB] -- see Ron Paul results then view other candidates by clicking the drop down tab on their website.

Federal Agents Raid Office of Special Counsel -- Nearly two dozen federal agents yesterday raided the Washington headquarters of the agency that protects government whistle-blowers, as part of an intensifying criminal investigation of its leader, who is fighting allegations of improper political bias and obstruction of justice. Agents fanned out yesterday morning in the agency's building on M Street, where they sequestered Office of Special Counsel chief Scott J. Bloch for questioning, served grand-jury subpoenas on 17 employees and shut down access to computer networks in a search lasting more than five hours.

Peace Activists Occupy General Dynamics Weapons Plant -- Vermont activists entered General Dynamics and locked themselves together in the firm's lobby to protest the company's war profiteering.

In Iowa: Feds take over NCC fairgrounds for May training exercise -- Normal operations on the National Cattle Congress fairgrounds have been suspended for most of May as the federal government has leased out virtually the entire facility for a training exercise.

Cell Phone Spying: Is Your Life Being Monitored? -- It connects you to the world, but your cell phone could also be giving anyone from your boss to your wife a window into your every move. The same technology that lets you stay in touch on-the-go can now let others tap into your private world — without you ever even suspecting something is awry.

Fungi lock depleted uranium out of harm's way -- Humble fungi found in most back gardens could help clean up battlefields contaminated with depleted uranium. At present, sites can be partial decontaminated by physically collecting and disposing of fragments from shells. However, radioactive particles and dust from explosions remain in the soil, preventing full reclamation.

Luxury Hotels, shopping centers, condos in War Zone? US Sees Golden Future for Green Zone -- Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad. That's all part of a five-year development "dream list" - or what some dub an improbable fantasy - to transform the U.S.-protected Green Zone from a walled fortress into a centerpiece for Baghdad's future.

Chile volcano blasts ash 20 miles high, forcing evacuations -- The long-dormant Chaiten volcano blasted ash some 20 miles (30 kilometers) into the Andean sky on Tuesday, forcing the last of thousands to evacuate and fouling a huge stretch of the South American continent.

$160 Billion Robotic Army Network Passes First Big Test. Kinda -- Everything these robots see is radioed to monitors thousands of miles away -- and into the targeting systems of a B-52 bomber winging, silent and nearly invisible, several miles overhead. The testing played out at a remote Nevada facility last week, was the first major test of the Army’s $160-billion, 20-year plan to build a high-tech family of networked robots and hybrid-electric armored vehicles. The “Future Combat Systems” program, co-managed by Boeing and consultants SAIC, aims to equip roughly a third of the Army with 14 new vehicle types that are
connected constantly to a vast communications net.

Vog - volcanic smog - kills plants, casts a haze over Hawaii -- Big Island crops are shriveling as sulfur dioxide from Kilauea wafts over them and envelops them in "vog," or volcanic smog. People are wheezing, and schoolchildren are being kept indoors during recess. High gas levels led Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to close several days this month, forcing the evacuation of thousands of visitors.

Newspaper reports military mum on destination of 6-ship convoy -- On Sunday, 5,500 sailors and Marines left San Diego on a six-ship convoy, though no one would say where they were headed, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Saddam feared catching Aids from US guards -- The former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching Aids or some other venereal disease during his US-supervised captivity, according to excerpts from his prison writings, published in a leading Arab newspaper yesterday.

A Costco Field Trip -- Bottom line: Get into the habit now of having a sufficient supply of dried food in the pantry.

Gold price suppression scheme -- "I notice that the price ratios between the time spans of differing gold lease rates have been remarkably well behaved lately, almost as if they were locked together in precise bands." Read More...

Edible Plastic Wrap for Food Kills Bacteria While It Flavors Your Burger -- The Japanese started it with candy wrappers you could eat. Many readers may remember being fascinated by eating the wrappers containing Asian candy, even with Mom's permission! For almost ten years, vegetarians have happily consumed medications and food supplements in vegetarian capsules. Now, food science chemists are on their way to making available a wrap for meats that can be eaten.

Pentagon Wants Cyberwar Range to 'Replicate Human Behavior and Frailties' -- The Pentagon's way-out researchers don't just want to build an Internet simulator, to test out cyberwar tactics. They want the range's operators to "realistically replicate human behavior and frailties," too.

Have you seen the new AARP Medicare Ad? -- The fact is, Medicare premiums have more than doubled since 2000, and Congress is considering actions that may raise your premiums even higher than usual.

Iraq vet, talk show pioneer pair for anti-war film -- Phil Donahue and filmmaker Ellen Spiro tell in graphic detail the challenges of the young man in his wheelchair -- his pain, frustration and difficulties managing bodily functions. U.S. Army soldier Tomas Young was paralyzed from the chest down at 25 years of age after a bullet pierced his spine in his first week serving in Iraq. Donahue, now 72, couldn't get Young out of his head and set the wheels in motion to make his first documentary, "Body of War," now showing in U.S. theaters.
Click here for Review of the Movie "Body Of War"

YouTube: FEMA: MAYDAY ALERT!-- Terror Drills Could Go Live! New Version.

World Masonic Leaders Converge on Washington, D.C. May 7th, 2008 -- For the first time ever, the Grand Lodge of Free And Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia will play host to a historic and grand event, the 9th World Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges, at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, May 7th, 2008 through May 10th, 2008.

Probe of USS Cole Bombing Unravels -- Almost eight years after al-Qaeda nearly sank the USS Cole with an explosives-stuffed motorboat, killing 17 sailors, all the defendants convicted in the attack have escaped from prison or been freed by Yemeni officials.

Audit: Up to 400 State Department laptops missing -- The State Department has lost track of as many as 400 laptop computers, an internal audit ordered by the Inspector General has found.

Paul Campaign Never Ended, Spokesman Says -- He is still racking up votes, for one thing, having garnered 16 percent of the vote in Pennsylvania's Republican primary on April 22. And his supporters are still active at the grass-roots level: GOP officials abruptly canceled the Nevada state convention when it became clear that Paul's backers outnumbered those for McCain and stood ready to take control of the delegate process. Paul's campaign hopes to turn such support into upward of 50 delegates for the party's national convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul in September, where he is gunning for a speaking slot.

Judge rules for Taser in cause-of-death decisions -- Taser International has fired a warning shot at medical examiners across the country.
The Scottsdale-based stun gun manufacturer increasingly is targeting state and county medical examiners with lawsuits and lobbying efforts to reverse and prevent medical rulings that Tasers contributed to someone's death.

Just for FUN -- Just a little humor this morning! Also: Amazing Juggling Finale

United Nations Breaks Ground On New Headquarters in NYC -- The United Nations unveiled renderings as well as announced an accelerated strategy for construction of its new headquarters at a groundbreaking ceremony May 5 in New York City. The plan will allow the building to be completed two years ahead of schedule, project officials said.

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? (PERSONAL) by Devvy Kidd -- Despite the propaganda coming out of Washington, DC., millions of Americans are in deep financial trouble. Last week the media cranked up the mantra that Wall Street may be getting more
optimistic. Really?

1.1 Million Bee Colonies Dead This Year -- The survey found that about 35% of all the colonies in the U.S. died last winter. Of those that died, 71% died of natural causes, 29% from symptoms that are suspect colony collapse disorder. Doing the math that comes to at least 10% of all the bees in the U.S. last year died of Colony Collapse Disorder. I believe that is a significant number of colonies.

Bloated profits as poor go hungry -- Giant agribusinesses are enjoying soaring earnings and profits out of the world food crisis which is driving millions of people towards starvation.

The Great Depression of the 2010s -- Investment banks are the undoing of central banking. While all banks, central, commercial and investment, view credit as the opportunity to exploit society’s growth and productivity, investment bank exploitation of growth and productivity exposes society to extreme risks - for investment banks use society’s savings to make their volatile and speculative bets.

US editor's anthrax death before court -- The federal government and a private laboratory have no duty under state law to protect the public from lethal materials, their lawyers told the Florida Supreme Court on Monday in a lawsuit over the anthrax death of a supermarket tabloid photo editor.

Got milk? Could be a crime -- MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. - The Department of Agriculture threw its weight at dairy farmer Mark Nolt. Nolt's crime? Selling raw milk without a permit. Yesterday the defendant, a Mennonite farmer from Newville, north of Harrisburg, was found guilty by a district judge in a tiny courtroom and ordered to pay a fine.
Related Article: Farmer fined $4,000 for dealing raw milk -- A Pennsylvania farmer has been fined $4,000 for dealing in raw milk in violation of the state's bureaucracy that demands he hold a permit in order to sell his natural products to friends and neighbors.

The Incredible Fresh Local Egg -- Discover the Joys of Local Heirloom Eggs.

Breast milk contains C8, study concludes -- C8 and related chemicals used in nonstick pans and stain-resistant fabrics have been found in human breast milk, according to the first major U.S. study to examine breast-feeding as a possible exposure route.

Project to drill into Earth fault -- An ambitious project by scientists in the US to try to predict earthquakes will go ahead thanks to a $20m grant from the National Science Foundation.

NY company announces meat recall -- The voluntary recall includes several brands of fresh and frozen products, including chicken salads and sandwiches sold under the name Gourmet Boutique and wraps and burritos under the name Jan's or Archer Farms. May be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

US Underground Facilities -- "This File is a correlation of data from many sources. It is based on documents which are believed to be written by responsible individuals who have either witnessed the information first hand, or knew someone who did and came by the material in an honest atmosphere." "The material here has been reported by real people. The government, of course,
would deny it. If you do believe that the concepts represented here may be possible, then you may learn a great deal in the following lines of text."

Chertoff: Stop Complaining About the Fascist Control Grid -- It makes sense Michael Chertoff would make his latest anti-liberty comments while addressing the Heritage Foundation. After all, the “conservative” foundation — read, neocon foundation — is funded by the beer magnate Joe Coors and CIA operative Richard Mellon Scaife, heir of the Mellon industrial and banking fortune.
Heritage was on the ball after 9/11, as it created the Homeland Defense Project, a “task force” cranking out “recommendations” for Chertoff’s police state.

10 Things to Recycle That You Never Thought You Could -- How full is your trash can? If you're like most people in the U.S., it's much fuller than it could be.

Cyclone destroyed 95 percent of Myanmar city says minister -- The cyclone that hit Myanmar at the weekend destroyed 95 percent of the homes in the city of Bogalay, where more than 10,000 people died, the minister for social welfare told reporters Tuesday.

Cyclone kills at least 4,000 in Myanmar -- At least 3,000 still unaccounted for in single city; thousands left homeless.

Derry Brownfield - a Popular Radio Announcer - Ousted After Ripping Monsanto's Goon Squads -- Last week, Brownfield was told that he could no longer broadcast out of the Learfield studios. His buddy, Clyde Lear, posted a blog on the Learfield web site saying that Brownfield's last show will be in mid-May. "The Common Sense Coalition grinds to a halt on our system," Lear wrote. Add your Comments by CLICKING HERE

Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers -- An influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients wouldn't be treated. They include the very elderly, seriously hurt trauma victims, severely burned patients and those with severe dementia.

Cardiovascular, Psychiatric Warnings Strengthened on Adderall -- Shire has revised the labeling of its attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications Adderall and Adderall XR to include stronger warnings about psychiatric and cardiovascular risks associated with use of the products.

OnStar to provide stolen vehicle slowdown -- OnStar has set its sights on stolen vehicles. The company unveiled its Stolen Vehicle Slowdown technology in Los Angeles this week. The system actually slows a stolen vehicle remotely. “We are the first to do anything like this. We are pioneering the way,” says OnStar spokesman Brad Williams.

St. Louis Area Professor Says US Losing Hearts & Minds Of Iraqi People -- A St. Louis-area college professor who used to be a U.S. embassy official in Baghdad is speaking out on Iraq. She's saying some things the U.S. government would prefer we not hear.

First GPS-triggered comedy podcast -- What claims to be the world's first audio comedy show, with different sketches triggered according to the vehicle's location, can now be downloaded from the internet and then uploaded onto drivers' satellite navigation devices.

Man-made clouds to change the outlook -- A company called Flogos has launched the first custom-made clouds and will soon be bringing its product to Britain. Produced by a dedicated machine at the rate of two a minute, the flogos can be made to any shape required and float for up to half an hour, soaring up to 30,000ft for a distance of 40 miles.

DHS wants to manipulate hurricanes -- Don't stop hurricanes, guide them -- The latest advice from weather modification experts: The goal should be to re-route hurricanes and ease their fury, rather than try to stop them forming in the first place.

Feds launch 'Gestapo raid' over raw milk -- Rally planned on May 5, 2008 for farmer whose dairy swept by government! "FDA has gone on the record as 'hating raw milk' in any form," Mark McAfee, president of Organic Pastures, said. "If Organic Pastures is doing something illegal, all FDA needs to do is come and tell us and we will make the necessary changes to our labels and procedures."

United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian insurgency camp -- The US military is drawing up plans for a “surgical strike” against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue with attempts to destabilise Iraq, western intelligence sources said last week.

Urgent Digitek Digoxin Recall -- A class I recall is being issued on all Digitek (digoxin) tablets, which may contain twice the approved level of digoxin.The existence of double-strength pills pose a risk of digitalis toxicity, which can result in nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, bradycardia and even death.

Artificial Foods and Corporate Crops: Can We Escape the 'Frankenstate'? -- Taking a technological approach to agriculture has put the future of the world's food supply in jeopardy.

Right now, a gallon of diesel in a Mexican border town costs -$2gal/$4+ on the USA side -- RVers who travel in the Southwest within striking distance of Mexico can take advantage of diesel prices less than half what it sells for in the USA. Right now, a gallon of diesel in a Mexican border town costs about $2. Unleaded fuel is slightly higher, but still less than $3.

One In Five Rooms Is 'Highly Contaminated' With Hidden Mold -- A study by French scientists in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Environmental Monitoring report that almost one in five rooms studied with no visible mould was in fact “highly contaminated” by fungus which could aggravate conditions such as asthma.

Leukemia and nuclear power: what’s the secret? -- THE UK government has made an 11th-hour intervention in the long-running dispute between the Scottish NHS and anti-nuclear campaigners over the release of childhood leukaemia figures.

MRSA Superbug Invades Public Schools as Conventional Medicine Ignores Natural Cures -- Schools in at least eight states have reported confirmed cases of students being infected with the "superbug" known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) following the death of a 17-year old Virginia student late last year, and the deaths of a New Hampshire preschooler and an 11-year-old from Mississippi a week earlier. MRSA, it seems, is taking hold in the U.S. population.

Holistic First Aid Kit: What to Include and Their Common Uses -- Here are some of the more common natural ingredients you can stock in your first aid kit, along with their uses. Please note that this encompasses a mix of alternative medicines.

The True Food Shopping Guide -- "After a long wait, we are pleased to announce the arrival of our updated, portable pocket shoppers' guide to help you find and avoid GE ingredients wherever you shop."

Spy Grid Part Of Consumer Technology -- Tech savy proponents might think it's great, meanwhile skeptics and naysayers still deny its existence, but microphones and internal listening devices are being installed in hi-tech hardware, and have been for several years.

America's Chemically Modified 21st Century Soldiers -- Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are being trained to fight America's future wars.

Air marshals grounded in list mix-ups -- False identifications based on a terrorist no-fly list have for years prevented some federal air marshals from boarding flights they are assigned to protect, according to officials with the agency, which is finally taking steps to address the problem.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen Cites U.S. 'Vulnerability' -- The nation's top military officer warned yesterday that the transition to a new American president will mark a "time of vulnerability" as the United States fights two wars, and he said military leaders are already actively preparing for the changing of the guard.

Civil War cannonball kills Virginia relic collector -- Sam White's hobby cost him his life: A cannonball he was restoring exploded, killing him in his driveway. More than 140 years after Lee surrendered to Grant, the cannonball was still powerful enough to send a chunk of shrapnel through the front porch of a house a quarter-mile from White's home in this leafy Richmond suburb.

Philadelphia News: New city program urges clergy to help turn in lawbreakers -- City officials launched the "Peaceful Surrender" program yesterday, in which they exhorted city clergy members to help authorities bring in nearly 68,000 people who have outstanding warrants.
Related Article: Phila. calls on clergy to encourage fugitive criminals to surrender

'Pixie' dust helps finger grow -- Scientists in the United States have grown back the tip of a man's finger after it was severed in an accident.

West Coast ports shut down as workers protest Iraq war -- Port workers took to the streets yesterday after blocking several entrances to the Port of Oakland.

YouTube: 'DC Madam' Believed to Be Dead -- Police in Florida say a woman they believe is Deborah Jean Palfrey has been found dead of an apparent suicide. Palfrey was convicted of running a prostitution service that catered to Washington's political elite.
Related Article: DC Madam Predicted She Would Be Suicided

Loma Wharton is challenging Nielsen for Douglas County clerk -- One of the starkest differences between the two women running for Douglas County clerk lies in their views on the filing of liens by the Internal Revenue Service. Read More...

Tornadoes hit Kansas City area -- A large tornado and several smaller tornadoes hit the Kansas City metro area late Sunday afternoon, destroying dozens of homes.

Pfizer's Cholesterol Drug Boosts Death Rate by 58 Percent -- Patients who take the cholesterol drug torcetrapid, intended to increase levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol and lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels, have a 58 percent higher risk of death than similar patients who do not take the drug, according to a study led by researchers at the Heart Research Institute in Sydney and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Air Force officials suspends training flights of T-38C aircraft due to crash in Texas -- Air Education and Training Command officials suspended flights of T-38C Talon aircraft May 1 following a fatal crash at Sheppard AFB, Texas. The crash was the second in two weeks involving a T-38, following an April 23 accident in which two pilots were killed when their T-38 crashed at Columbus AFB, Miss.

Super licences -- Enhanced driver licences and identification cards that allow Manitobans to cross the U.S. border without a passport will be put in place by next year, the NDP government announced yesterday.

CDC Spots Large Measles Outbreak In US -- The United States is on track to get hit with the biggest measles outbreak in more than seven years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.

National DNA database gets kickstart from feds -- With virtually no fanfare, President Bush has signed into law a plan that orders the government to take no more than six months to set up a "national contingency plan" to screen newborns' DNA that would be put into use in case of a "public health emergency."

Report Slams U.S. Food Safety System -- "One in four Americans are sickened by food-borne illness each year, that's 76 million people," Jeffrey Levi, executive director of Trust for America's Health said during a morning teleconference Wednesday. "That number is far too high, and major gaps in our nation's food safety system are to blame."

Chinese build secret nuclear submarine base -- China has secretly built a major underground nuclear submarine base that could threaten Asian countries and challenge American power in the region, it can be disclosed.

US Gas Is Cheap Compared to Most -- Despite daily headlines bemoaning record gas prices, the U.S. is actually one of the cheaper places to fill up in the world.

"Super Curcumin" In the News -- Scientists Synthesize "Super" Curcumin Molecules to Fight Cancer -- Curcumin, the ingredient that makes turmeric (and thus curry) yellow, has long been known to provide potent anti-cancer benefits. The chemical has been found to suppress genes that promote the cell growth that can lead to cancer and to help induce programmed cell death in cases of colorectal cancer. Studies have suggested that there may be an association between high curry consumption and lower cancer rates.

APRIL 2008

Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned -- As evidence mounts about the risks of using BPA in baby bottles and other products, some experts and industry critics contend that chemical manufacturers have exerted influence over federal regulators to keep a possibly unsafe product on the market.

Mass Megawatts Wind Power Reports US Army Sale -- Mass Megawatts Wind Power has announced the sale of a wind power plant to be used by the United States Army. The 50 kilowatt wind power project will be constructed at U.S. Army Intelligence Headquarters located in Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

New Legislation in the Emerging Surveillance State -- A new measure, if it becomes law, will result in more government surveillance of innocent Americans without warrants, according to Congressman Ron Paul in his weekly column "Texas Straight Talk". Last month, the House amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to expand the government's ability to monitor our private communications.

Remember when it was fun to fly? -- "When I went through airport security in Minneapolis on Monday, it was an object lesson in something -- a line of a hundred people twisted around in the cattle chute, 16 men and women in the white TSA shirts with the epaulets, an obese young woman shouting at us to take our laptop computers out of our cases in a voice she learned from a prison camp movie; one metal detector in operation, two closed, and the guardian of this narrow gate was a man who carefully read each boarding pass as if proofreading it for misspellings, though it had already been checked by his colleague at
the head of the line. And then a poor old guy rolled up in a wheelchair who had to be made to walk through the metal detector, though he could not walk. But he could sort of shuffle, an inch at a time, so we got to watch him do that."

ATTENTION MISSOURI GULF WAR VETERANS! HB 1659(Gulf War Medallion Program) -- This bill establishes the Gulf War Medallion Program to be administered by the Office of the Adjutant General. Every veteran who honorably served anytime between August 2, 1990, and November 30, 1995, is entitled to receive a Gulf War medallion, medal, and a certificate of appreciation if the veteran is or was a legal resident of Missouri when he or she entered and was honorably discharged from military service or was in active service in an honorable status at the time of his or her death. Read the entire Bill...

Another Armageddon in the Gulf? -- THERE are speculations galore that between now and June, before things slide into the thick of American election, Israel is likely to attack Iran, with the latter reacting with a quick ripostethus starting a mutually bruising war in the gulf. Read More...

'Small wind' power plants are blowing strong -- Climate concerns, rising utility costs, better technology, and new laws are making home units more attractive.

High-Level Officials Warn of Fake Terror -- A variety of current and former high-level officials have recently warned that the Bush administration is attempting to instill a dictatorship in America, and will itself carry out a fake terrorist attack in order to obtain one.

Strike Looms at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach -- A strike that could shut down terminal activity at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remains a strong possibility as negotiators from some of the world's largest shipping lines and terminal operators that serve both ports and the union representing the marine clerks that work at the ports have failed to reach a contract agreement.

YouTube: WTC 7 Collapse Planned At 10:45 AM

Gotham City News: It will be perfectly legal By Kafka -- The denied, but future government super highway running from Mexico across the United States into Canada is scheduled to follow Texas route 277 north. The 1,700 acre YFZ church land and compound is located a few thousand feet east of the future NAFTA, Mexico - United States - Canada highway, route 277 roadbed.

The Honest Food Guide empowers consumers with independent information about foods and health -- the Honest Food Guide. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it is available for free downloading at HonestFoodGuide.org.

Review ordered for anthrax vaccine refusers -- A federal judge’s decision could lead to clearing the records of military personnel who refused to take mandatory anthrax shots between 1999 and 2004.

Action needed: Word from Jeff City - Anti-Real ID bill (HB 1716) -- we need HELP to pass the anti-Real ID bill (HB 1716) -- We need to flood the below with calls to tell them they should pass Rep. Jim Guest’s Anti-Real ID bill (HB 1716).

Afghan 'health link' to uranium -- Doctors in Afghanistan say rates of some health problems affecting children have doubled in the last two years. Some scientists say the rise is linked to use of weapons containing depleted uranium (DU) by the US-led coalition that invaded the country in 2001.

National Guard Gets Lesson In Shock Weapons -- Every state Guard organization now has a nonlethal weapons kit that includes heavy plastic shields, Tasers and weapons that can fire blunt-force rounds and tear-gas grenades designed to control crowds without inflicting serious injuries. The kits are stored in green, mobile containers.

Ron Paul Tops Amazon List at #1 -- Paul's latest book, released today and titled appropriately, The Revolution: A Manifesto, is number one on the Amazon bestseller list.

4.2-magnitude quake shakes area near Palm Springs -- A moderate earthquake has shaken an area near Palm Springs. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.2-magnitude quake struck at 8:55 p.m. 14 miles east-southeast of Anza and 27 miles south of Palm Springs.

‘Sonic boom’ preceded 5.2 quake near Burnt Ranch -- “It was sort of like a sonic boom,” said Brenda Simmons of SkyCrest Lake resort in Burnt Ranch. “It was a very loud noise before the house started shaking.

Amateur video exposes appalling conditions at Fort Bragg -- The U.S. military is promising action to address conditions in a barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after a soldier’s father posted images on YouTube showing a building that he said “should be condemned.”

Global Food Crisis Sparks US Survivalist Resurgence -- So far the threat of a global food crisis has not affected Australia, but there are worrying signs appearing in the United States where some worried locals are beginning to hoard supplies.

Food crisis is a chance to reform global agriculture -- Of the two crises disturbing the world economy - financial disarray and soaring food prices - the latter is the more disturbing. In many developing countries, the poorest quartile of consumers spends close to three-quarters of its income on food. Inevitably, high prices threaten unrest at best and mass starvation at worst.

FDA warns Merck over problems at West Point plant -- Federal regulators warned Merck & Co. Inc. yesterday that it must fix recurring manufacturing problems at its West Point vaccine plant or face harsher action.

Citizenship Checks Upset Wash. Ferry Passengers -- The U.S. Border Patrol has started regularly checking the citizenship of passengers on certain ferries inside Washington state. Such nationality checks are common in the Southwest, but along the Canadian border, they're still relatively new — and to many people, the checkpoints have come as a shock.

Review Of The Coming Military Draft -- Anyone who takes the time to review news articles posted on the Internet in the past four years quoting military commanders or military planners, will read the same mantra about 'concerns' that there will not be enough troops available "to defend democracy" in the wars yet to come beyond the disaster of Iraq.

Bronner's Files Lawsuit to Stop Organic Labeling Fraud in Body Care Sector -- The company that makes Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, a counterculture staple, sued many of its personal care competitors Monday over the validity of their organic
labels as the once-quiet "green" cosmetic sector has soared in popularity, luring several Wall Street corporations into the field.

A Chemtrail Story -- It's interesting that one of the most frequently asked questions for those that are conscious and aware of this aerosol operation is is this intended to harm us?

Mass Protests against GM Crops in India -- As India edges closer to what is probably the last year of field trials for Bt Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine) before commercial approval may be granted, large scale resistance has been building up all over the country.

Israeli Snipers Killing U.S. Troops in Iraq -- Anderson Cooper of CNN showed this video of snipers killing U.S. troops in Iraq on his October 18, 2006 show. CNN says it obtained the video from a “representative” of an unnamed “insurgent leader.” Bear in mind that Anderson Cooper used to work for the CIA. THIS IS INSANE!!!!! WHEN WILL WE WAKE UP!!!! OUR TROOPS ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED BY THE PEOPLE THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY ALLIES WITH!!!

DU - Coming to an area near you??? Crews moving contaminated sand from ship to rail -- Longshoremen should finish unloading 6,700 tons of sand contaminated with depleted uranium and lead Tuesday afternoon, said Chad Hyslop, spokesman for the disposal company American Ecology. Half of the containers will be loaded onto 76 rail cars and transported to an American Ecology disposal site in Idaho. The other half will remain at the port until the trains return to haul them to Idaho. The containers all will be at the disposal site in Idaho within 15 to 30 days, Hyslop said.

Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime -- Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes.

FDA: Heparin Product Recall and Injuries -- Have you or a loved one had Blood Thinner Therapy and then suffered from Organ Failure, Shock or Sudden Death? One lot of Heparin IV flush syringes (1003-02, Lot 070926H) was contaminated with Serratia marcescens which has resulted in patient infections. Serratia marcescens is a bacterium that can cause urinary tract infections and even carries a significant mortality rate if it goes undetected.
Related Article: Heparin contaminated 'on purpose' -- America's drugs watchdog believes that Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said earlier that a chemical contaminant had been found in some batches of the drug heparin.

Another warship goes to the Gulf -- The U.S. Navy has temporarily added a second aircraft carrier in the Gulf as a "reminder" to Iran, but this was not an escalation of American forces in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.

CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT 1978 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECISION ON EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE & UFOs -- Civil Society Launches UN Extraterrestrial Initiative at National Press Club Press Conference in Washington, DC. Implementation of UNGA Decision 33/426 (1978) Initiative.

In Hospitals, Air Ducts with Silver-Based Coating Stay Germ-Free -- Preventing hospital infections -- from such stubborn bugs as Staphylococcus aureus -- could get a little easier with a new non-toxic, silver-based material. Used in coating, it helps keep hospital air ducts bacterium- and fungus-free.

United Methodist Church Passes Resolution Against Mercury in Medicine -- In A First – Faith Community Takes Historic Position Opposing Mercury in Medicines & Vaccines. This faith-based resolution, passed April 29, 2008, is a challenge to the current acceptance of mercury in medicine by the U.S. Government, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the vaccine manufacturers.

This map tells the latest earthquakes in NV. and N. Calif. -- Up to date info on earthquakes appearing on the 120-40 map.

The Criminalization of Raw Milk: A Mennonite Farmer is Hauled Away -- On April 25, 2008, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Mark Nolt, a Wenger Mennonite (Horse and Buggy Mennonite) dairyman, threatened for months with arrest for selling raw milk without a permit was removed from his property by state troopers.

Checking links between vaccines and autism -- LONG ISLAND (WABC) -Nassau County officials are looking at a potential link between children vaccines and autism. Legislator David Mejias and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg are meeting with parents of autistic children who claim the combination of vaccines given to young children can cause autism. Data on the number of children affected has varied in different studies, however most estimates say there are approximately 560,000 children with the Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States. In New York State, there has been a 700 percent increase since 1992. There are estimates that put the number of children affected as 1 in 150.

Dangers remain for Virginians digging through twister debris -- From the governor to the people whose homes were demolished, Virginians were amazed and grateful that a tornado that injured 200 people killed no one.

New York fast food joints ordered to publish calorie count -- An order requiring fast food restaurants in New York to publish the calorie content of their meals came into effect Tuesday after a court rejected their bid to suspend the anti-obesity measure. From now on, fast food chains that have more than 15 restaurants nationwide, including MacDonald's, Domino's pizzas and TGI Friday's, will have to clearly display how many calories are in their meals served across the city.

Message from Mike Tawse to all The Power Hour Team Members -- Read his inspiringwords!

Gasoline May Soon Cost a Sawbuck -- Get ready for another economic shock of major proportions — a virtual doubling of prices at the gas pump to as much as $10 a gallon.

Mass Mind Control Through Network Television: Are Your Thoughts Your Own? -- When people think about mind control, they usually think in terms of the classic "conspiracy theory" that refers to Project MK-Ultra. This program is a proven example of 'overt mind control.' The project had grown out of an earlier secret program, known as Bluebird that was officially formed to counter Soviet advances in brainwashing. In reality the CIA had other objectives. An earlier aim was to study methods 'through which control of an individual may be attained'. The emphasis of experimentation was 'narco-hypnosis', the blending of mind altering drugs with carefully hypnotic programming. Read More...

'Anti-Terror' Drills Could Go Live -- According to sources at Northcom, NLE 2-08 will involve "robust play," with "surprise injects" of unanticipated events in which participants are "stretched to the limit" and have "everything thrown at them except the kitchen sink." All of this makes it easier for the exercise to "go live" by having a real catastrophe occur.

Oklahoma State Lawmakers Ask Army to Investigate Soldier's Eating Situations In Iraq -- State lawmakers are asking The Army to investigate allegations of Oklahoma National Guard soldiers not being fed regularly while fighting in Iraq.

War Propaganda: Disneyland goes to war-torn Iraq -- Disneyland goes to war-torn Iraq, with a multi-million dollar entertainment complex, to be built on a 50 acre lot adjacent to the Green Zone.

Indian Herbs Could Replace Synthetic Preservatives to Extend Shelf Life of Processed Foods -- Traditional food and medicinal herbs from India have powerful antioxidant properties, and may provide alternatives to synthetic preservatives, according to as study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and published in the journal Food Research International.

Agrobacterium & Morgellons Disease, A GM Connection? -- Preliminary findings suggest a link between Morgellons Disease and Agrobacterium, a soil bacterium extensively manipulated and used in making GM crops; has genetic engineering created a new epidemic?

Chertoff To Demonstrate New Checkpoint At airport -- Adam May reports, the main checkpoint at the Southwest terminal at BWI Thurgood-Marshall Airport is now completely different than anything used at one place before. A model of that could soon become the norm at airports across the country. "Our new checkpoint featured multiview x-ray, which will give TSA officers a clearer look at carry-on bags and make it quicker to go through because fewer actually baggage checks will be required," said U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

Homeland response task force to be ready by fall -- The Pentagon will have its first specially trained task force designed to rapidly respond to a catastrophic attack against the United States ready by this fall, a top military commander said last week.

'The big one' is looking even bigger -- Official earthquake hazard maps that influence building codes and insurance rates now recognize what many scientists have already concluded: That a major earthquake off the Oregon Coast could be not just bad, but really, really bad.

Making a killing from the food crisis -- The world food crisis is hurting a lot of people, but global agribusiness firms, traders and speculators are raking in huge profits.

The food crisis begins to bite -- Rioting in Haiti. Rationing in America. Queues in Egypt. Protests in Afghanistan. As the price of food continues to soar, the impact is being felt by people around the globe.

Big Banks Use Astrology To Play Markets -- Christeen is one of a growing, albeit secretive, network of astrologers who work for seemingly conservative British institutions such as high street banks, City investment funds and retailers. Desperate to avoid financial meltdown in the ongoing ‘credit crunch’ and to spot fashions and consumer trends before they start, these institutions have turned to the stars to divine the future.

Wall Street Grain Hoarding Brings Farmers, Consumers Near Ruin -- As farmers confront mounting costs and riots erupt from Haiti to Egypt over food, Garry Niemeyer is paying the price for Wall Street's speculation in grain markets. Read More...

Canada's C-51 Law May Outlaw 60% of Natural Health Products; Big Pharma Pushing to Criminalize Supplements -- A new law being pushed in Canada by Big Pharma seeks to outlaw up to 60 percent of natural health products currently sold in Canada, even while criminalizing parents who give herbs or supplements to their children.

VIDEOS: The Voice of Freedom - Video Gallery -- Especially MTV Holocaust 1 and 2 - You think it can't happen here? Think again!

Petition circulating against Flight 93 memorial -- The father of a United Flight 93 passenger has renewed his call for an investigation into the Flight 93 National Memorial design. Burnett said the original “Crescent of Embrace” design was laid out in the crescent and star configuration of an Islamic flag. Even if that similarity was unintentional, it would still be intolerable, he wrote.

VIDEO: Channel 4 Investigates: Paper levees? -- An anonymous witness said newspaper was stuffed into some floodwalls being reinforced in St. Bernard Parish. Channel 4 Investigated to see if that was the case and was surprised by what was found.

Hundreds flee wildfire burning in foothills near Los Angeles -- Firefighters gained ground Sunday against an early season wildfire that slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles, forcing more than 1,000 people from homes in the foothills.

The food crisis begins to bite -- Rioting in Haiti. Rationing in America. Queues in Egypt. Protests in Afghanistan. As the price of food continues to soar, the impact is being felt by people around the globe.

Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue -- Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors.

UK: Gene therapy 'aids youth's sight' -- A 18-year-old whose sight was failing has had his vision improved in a pioneering operation carried out by doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The London researchers used gene therapy to regenerate the dying cells in Steven Howarth's right eye.

Chicago Police to use M4 carbines -- Chicago police to use M4 carbines Chicago police officers will be armed with combat rifles to better rival the firepower of street gangs, police Superintendent Jody Weis has announced. Weis unveiled the plan to equip and train the department's 13,500 officers with M4 carbines on Friday.

The Other Place Bisphenol A Lurks: Our Teeth -- Health Canada said the link between BPA and dental materials doesn't appear hazardous and that no action is required to limit exposure. But some Canadians are questioning whether a substance the government has identified as a potential health risk should be used in their mouths, even if exposure is limited.

Buyers find ways to save -- Stung by rising gasoline and food prices, Americans are finding creative ways to cut costs on routine items such as groceries and clothing, forcing retailers, restaurants and manufacturers to decode the tastes of a suddenly thrifty public.

Indonesia runs airport bird flu drill -- JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Sunday wrapped up a major three-day bird flu drill on the resort island of Bali with an exercise focused on passengers at the island's international airport.

The Sick and Crazy Science Tobacco Companies Pursue to Get You Hooked -- Injecting nitric oxide into the penises of sedated cats is just one of the newly discovered bizarre studies conducted by the tobacco industry.

Nev. GOP recesses state convention, angering Paul supporters -- Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders abruptly shut down their state convention and now must resume the event to complete a list of 31 delegates to the GOP national convention. Read More...

Ron Paul is down but not out -- The libertarian-leaning obstetrician-turned-congressman's long-shot candidacy continues to take on a life of its own — and he admits he’s in no rush to tamp down the enthusiasm.

New Police Decoy Vehicle From Redmond, OR -- PatrolSmart™ Police Decoy Vehicles present an attractive cost-effective solution to increase “police presence” 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. PatrolSmart™ Police Decoy Vehicles are full-size and life-like. This is the first, and only, custom manufactured full-size police decoy to be offered in the United States.

CIA Stonewall: Agency Won't Release 7,000 Documents Related to Torture Program -- After identifying some 7,000 pages of classified memos, e-mails and other records relating to its forced disappearance, secret detention and torture program, the Central Intelligence Agency has refused to release the documents.

Scientists Call For More Access To Biotech Crop Data -- More than one billion acres of biotech crops have been grown in the US, but their environmental impacts are not fully known.

Scientist's aim: Alter weather -- "We cannot make clouds or chase clouds away," said Bruintjes, who leads the National Center for Atmospheric Research's weather-modification group. Sill, Bruintjes and other scientists speaking Tuesday at an international conference on weather modification in Westminster said there are possibilities for managing and modifying weather — from making rain to reducing the severity of hurricanes. What is needed, they said, is renewed federal backing of the research.

UW scientists explain mid-April snow -- Western Washington was hit with record low temperatures and unseasonable lowland snowfall this past weekend. Scientists pointed to two main factors influencing the unusual weather: cooler than normal surface ocean waters in the tropical Pacific and the persistence of low pressure along the Pacific coast of North America.

Audio: Messing with the Climate to Save It -- Stabilizing the earth's climate will ultimately require zeroing out all emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Some geological engineers are toying with some pretty wild ideas to counter climate change.

Burkina: Meningitis kills 800 -- A total of 811 people had succumbed to meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso during the first quarter of this year.

How Does Aspartame Damage Your Brain? -- The review found that high doses of the sweetener may lead to neurodegeneration. It has also previously been found that aspartame consumption can cause neurological and behavioral disturbances in sensitive individuals. Read More...

YouTube Video: GENERATION RX -- A MUST WATCH! This film explores how children have been caught in the middle of an unprecedented change in Western culture: that of drugging children with psychiatric medications earlier — and more often than ever before.

FEMA: Upcoming Exercises -- The Department of Homeland Security's National Exercise Program (NEP), the nation's overarching homeland security exercise program, will conduct a combined exercise in May 2008 that will test hurricane preparedness planning, assess federal interagency Continuity of Operations (COOP) procedures, exercise a response to terrorist attacks in Washington State and test Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). These linked exercises are referred to as National Level Exercise 2-08 (NLE 2-08). Read More...

Depleted uranium to remain in Hawaii -- The Army plans to leave in place depleted uranium discovered in 2005 at a Schofield Barracks firing range from a Cold War weapon that could fire a nuclear warhead, saying it poses no health risk.

Stockpile Food! - Load Up the Pantry says Wall Street Journal!

Indiana House Candidate Speaks at Hitler Event -- Tony Zirkle, who is seeking the Republican nomination in northern Indiana's 2nd District, stood in front of a painting of Hitler, next to people wearing swastika armbands and with a swastika flag in the background for the speech to the American National Socialist Workers Party in Chicago on Sunday.

Face scans for air passengers to begin in UK this summer -- Airline passengers are to be screened with facial recognition technology rather than checks by passport officers, in an attempt to improve security and ease congestion, the Guardian can reveal.

Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against US in Iraq -- Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces — a worrisome shift that may reflect Iranian influence on the young cleric and could open the way for a shadow state protected by his powerful Mahdi Army.

Rationing of rice hits Britain’s Chinese and curry restaurants -- Rice is being rationed in Britain as shopkeepers limit supplies to their customers to prevent hoarding. Restrictions on sales in Asian neighborhoods are reported as emergency measures are taken by governments worldwide to combat the soaring cost of rice and prevent outbreaks of food rioting.

Science fiction inspires DARPA weapon -- The late Arthur C Clarke is famous for having popularized the geostationary communications satellite in 1945. Now the Pentagon's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working to turn one of his more dangerous ideas into reality.

Machine Gun-Toting Officers To Patrol NYC Subway -- The NYPD's new firepower consists of cops with Mp5 submachine guns, rifles, body armor and bomb-sniffing dogs. Starting Thursday, five or six teams a day will patrol the major transit hubs in the city in the new program, all thanks to a 50 percent increase in a Homeland Security grant.

Crisis In Food Prices Threatens Worldwide Starvation - Is it Genocide? -- Rising worldwide food prices are resulting in shortages, riots and protests, promises by governments to expand food aid, expressions of concern by international bodies like the World Bank, and stress on household budgets even in developed countries like the U.S. Did this just "happen" or is there a plan?

Don't forget: Ron Paul National Meetup Call TONIGHT Thursday 4-24-08: 9pm (eastern) 8pm (central) 7pm (mountain) 6pm (pacific) - Just dial 605-475-8500 and punch in Code-5092984.

Trucker Website -- TheAmericanDriver.com - keep updated on the current Trucker Strike.

John McCain gets tax-free disability pension -- Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a "disability pension" from the Navy. When McCain released his tax return for 2007 on Friday, he separately disclosed that he received a pension of $58,358 that was not listed as income on his return. McCain's staff identified the retirement benefit as a "disability pension" and said that McCain "was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW."

23 earthquakes in four days have some Tri-Staters saying enough is enough -- At least 23 earthquakes have shaken the Tri-State during the past four days, including the magnitude 5.2 shocker Friday and a 4.0 aftershock early Monday that was one of the strongest yet.

Americans hoard food as industry seeks regs -- Farmers and food executives appealed fruitlessly to federal officials yesterday for regulatory steps to limit speculative buying that is helping to drive food prices higher. Meanwhile, some Americans are stocking up on staples such as rice, flour and oil in anticipation of high prices and shortages spreading from overseas.

'US mulling over attack on Pakistan' -- Pakistani main media outlets have accused the Bush administration of planning to launch a military action against the country.

FDA report shows problems at Merck vaccine plant -- Inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent 30 days at the plant between November and January and cited 49 areas of concern, including a failure to follow good management practices. Federal inspectors documented unwanted "fibers" on the stoppers of vaccine vials at Merck & Co. Inc.'s vast vaccine plant in Montgomery County. Read More...

Is Organic Food Really Healthier? -- Don't ask the US federal government whether there are any health benefits to eating organic food. It won't tell.

Sheriff Candidate Believes Crime Is Terrorism -- According to section 802 of the Patriot Act, minor criminal offenses can be interpreted as terrorism by government officials.

DARPA Wants Soldiers to Touch, From 300 Feet Away -- The idea behind this "Tactical Telehaptic Communication" program is to place "electrotactile or vibrotactile arrays... near or on the soldier’s skin" -- and then buzz the G.I. in the appropriate place, to convey a message.

Control Ammo - Control Guns -- No Bullets, No Shootings. Politicians who want to ban guns, but who don’t have the votes in Congress and state legislatures, are trying to achieve the same effect by banning the manufacture, importation, sale and possession of as much ammunition as possible, and severely restricting the rest.

McCain: Commoners Must Accept Globalization -- Come November, it does not matter who “wins” the White House, the lot of the average American will be the same no matter if Obama, Clinton, or McCain sit in the White House. And that lot will be one of increasing misery as the late, great United States is converted into a slave labor gulag, little different than China.

Global fluoride and arsenic contamination of water mapped -- Swiss researchers have mapped the levels of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater throughout the world. They hope this new global picture will provide a starting point for planning future drinking water projects, and help to avoid water contamination in developing countries.

Waterloo Watch Says Fluoride In Our Tap Water Is Unnecessary -- The City of Dryden, Ontario banned the use of fluoride in its water on April 22, 2008 and saved $300,000 per year. The City of Cambridge has natural fluoride in its water. Kitchener doesn’t add it. In Waterloo Region only the City of Waterloo adds fluoride. Ninety-eight percent (98%) of Europe has said no to fluoride.

China down to 12 days worth of coal says report -- CHINA only has enough coal for 12 days of consumption, three days less than a month ago, state media reported Wednesday, sounding the alarm bells over the nation's most important source of energy.

Ex-EPA Chief Is Ruled Not Liable for 9/11 Safety Claims -- Christine Todd Whitman, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, cannot be held liable for assuring residents near the burning detritus of the World Trade Center after the 2001 attacks that the air was safe to breathe, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

U.S. prison population dwarfs that of other nations -- The United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population. But it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisoners and Americans are locked up for crimes — from writing bad checks to using drugs — that would rarely produce prison sentences in other countries. And in particular they are kept incarcerated far longer than prisoners in other nations.

Court allows search and seizure in Virginia case -- The Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that police have the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turns out to have violated state law.

Banks Cut 48,000 Jobs as Subprime Losses Mount -- The table on this website link shows the 48,000 jobs cut by the world's biggest banks and securities firms in the past 10 months after being hit by mortgage losses and writedowns.

Placing the Terrorist Threat to the Food Supply in Perspective -- With global food supplies already tight, many people have begun once again to think (and perhaps even worry) about threats to the U.S. agricultural system and the impact such threats could have on the U.S. — and global — food supply. In light of this, it is instructive to examine some of these threats and attempt to place them in perspective. Read More...

Petraeus Picked to be CENTCOM Chief -- Army Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general who led troops in Iraq for the past year, will be nominated by President George W. Bush to be the next commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

Nuclear Fueled Explosion Reported In US Midwest -- Reports from 3rd Army Headquarters of the Russian Space Command, located in Solnechnogorsk (Moscow oblast), are reporting (April 18, 2008) that a ‘nuclear fueled’ explosion has occurred in the United States region of Illinois after the downing of an American B-52 Bomber by, presumed, other elements of the US Air Force operating in that region.

Group urges heart test before kids get ADHD drugs -- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should get their hearts checked before starting treatment with Ritalin or other stimulant drugs, experts recommended.

Obama Climbs On The Vaccine Research Bandwagon -- Obama stated at a rally in Pennsylvania: "We've seen just a skyrocketing autism rate. Some people are suspicious that it's connected to the vaccines. This person included. The science right now is inconclusive, but we have to research it." However, Senator John McCain has already expressed his belief that vaccines and the mercury containing preservative thimerosal could be implicated in what he has rightly termed an "autism epidemic." Along with Senator Hillary Clinton who wrote that she was "Committed to make investments to find the causes of autism, including
possible environmental causes like vaccines."

Ex-engineer for U.S. Army is accused of spying for Israel -- An 84-year-old former army engineer in New Jersey was charged on Tuesday with leaking dozens of secret documents about nuclear arms, missiles and fighter jets to the Israeli government during the early 1980s, U.S. government prosecutors said.

Send a Formal complaint letter to the FEC to investigate Sen. John McCain officially breaking the $54 million dollar spending limitation imposed by the presidential public financing system -- If we flood the FEC with complaints they will have to take notice. Do not delay and file your complaint with the FEC TODAY!!! If McCain gets bumped out of the race... Ron Paul could rise to the foreground! ... and it only takes one print out and a $0.41 stamp.

Clinton wins Pa. but it still leaves her the underdog -- Still the underdog in a contest that won't quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a feisty act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.

Clinton threatens to 'obliterate' Iran -- In an interview with the ABC News, when she was asked what she would do if Iran attacked Israel, she said "I want the Iranians to know that if I am the president we will attack Iran."

VA Sued Over Care, High Suicide Rates -- An e-mail made public during the trial revealed that the head of the VA's Mental Health division, Dr. Ira Katz, advised a media representative not to tell reporters that 1,000 veterans receiving care at the VA try to kill themselves every month.

General: Stop-Loss Needed Through '09 -- It will be more than a year before the Army can end the unpopular practice of forcing Soldiers to stay in the service beyond their retirement or re-enlistment dates, a top official said April 21.

VIDEO: Out of Control Fraud -- Must viewing.!! Worth your time to watch.

VIDEO: World According to Monsanto - Documentary -- Monsanto! Derry Brownfield was right! The French documentary, called “The world according to Monsanto” and directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals.

G8 summit to discuss food prices -- Record global food prices will be on the agenda of the Group of Eight heads of state summit in July for the first time in almost 30 years, amid mounting concerns about the social, political and economic impact of the food crisis.

Taking Common Painkiller (acetaminophen) with Coffee is Extremely Toxic to the Liver -- Combining caffeine with the active ingredient in Tylenol (acetaminophen) may be extremely dangerous for the liver, according to new research conducted at the University of Washington and reported in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

Welcome to Captive FLDS Children -- This website was created by the FLDS people to help the innocent children that were living at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, Texas. This website is being updated hourly.

George Bush confirmed to ABC News that he had approved the crafting by senior administration officials of torture guidelines for use by CIA interrogators -- However...This Is Not Bush’s First Torture Scandal - In his younger days headlines - Branding of Frat Pledges at Yale Caused Second-Degree Burns, Permanent Scars.

Miffed Ecuador Prez May Close US Base -- Many Ecuadoreans are bothered by the U.S. presence and the perceived challenge to the country's sovereignty, and Correa promised during his campaign in 2006 to close the outpost.

Bush Secrecy Policies have Transformed U.S. Government from "Open" to "Closed" -- President George W. Bush has transformed an open federal government in Washington into one of “pervasive secrecy,” a distinguished authority on communications and First Amendment rights says.

Ontario to ban pesticides -- Ontario's Liberal government will introduce legislation tomorrow to implement a provincewide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides, keeping one of their key election promises from last year.

Scientists Agree That EMFs Pose a Threat to Your Health -- Electricity has become an integral part of our lives, with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) all around us. Electricity certainly makes our lives easier in many ways. Is it possible that electricity is also making our lives shorter?

Alaska Independence Movement -- The peoples of Aztlan in the south proclaim their right to independence and today, the Alaska Independence Movement presents its case in PRAVDA.Ru.

Gardisil Effects -- The HPV Vaccine: Herd Immunity or Human Sacrifice?

Website on RFID tracking -- Check out the links.

Take a Look at the All American Walmart sign?! -- Cou