California will run out of cash in 14 days

The state wallet is empty. The bank closed. Credit has dried up, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told lawmakers in a special Tuesday morning address at the Capitol.

Navy Vet Honored, Foiled Israeli Attack – Ray McGovern

What’s the difference between murder and massacre?

The answer is Terry Halbardier, whose bravery and ingenuity as a 23-year-old Navy seaman spelled the difference between the murder of 34 of the USS Liberty crew and the intended massacre of all 294.

MSM: North Korea ‘preparing to test most advanced missile’

(Guardian) – Media reports say weapon capable of striking west coast of US has been moved to launch site

MSM: Britain sold arms to Sri Lanka during Tamil Tiger conflict

(Telegraph) – Britain sold arms to Sri Lanka worth over £13.6 million in the last three years of the conflict with the Tamil Tigers, according to reports.

The Big Collapse Could Be Very Near

The Federal Reserve appears to be increasingly nervous about the long term bond market. This is serious. How panicked are they? After leaking a story on Friday, they are back at it on Sunday.

Video: Gerald Celente on The Wall Street Shuffle

Trends forecaster, and star of Alex Jones’ The Obama Deception, Gerald Celente was featured on CNN’s Wall Street Shuffle yesterday.

Obama Has 250,000 “Contractors” in Iraq and Afghan Wars, Increases Number of Mercenaries

Newly released Pentagon statistics show that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the number of armed contractors is rising. The DoD says it sees “similar dependence on contractors in future.”

Cheney Goofs on Israel – Ray McGovern

Oozing out of the sleazy speech he gave recently at the American Enterprise Institute was an inadvertent truth regarding the Israeli albatross hanging around the neck of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Today we’re all prisoners in the USA

As of today, June 1, 2009, even U.S. citizens are officially prisoners in the USA, or exiles barred from entering our own country without the government’s permission.

MSM: US to sell ‘bunker buster’ bombs to South Korea

(Telegraph) – America has agreed to sell “bunker-buster” bombs to South Korea capable of destroying underground facilities in North Korea.

Inhofe: Federal highway fund will run out by August

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Tuesday the federal fund that pays for highways will run out of money by August, forcing Oklahoma to deprogram up to $80 million in projects.

Ted Rall: It’s increasingly evident that Obama should resign

We expected broken promises. But the gap between the soaring expectations that accompanied Barack Obama’s inauguration and his wretched performance is the broadest such chasm in recent historical memory. This guy makes Bill Clinton look like a paragon of integrity and follow-through.

MSM: South Korea Deploys Warship as North Readies Missiles (Update1)

(Bloomberg) – South Korea deployed a high-speed naval vessel equipped with anti-ship missiles to its sea border with North Korea amid reports the communist nation is preparing to test-launch several mid-range and one ballistic rocket.

MSM: Israel’s Barak urges more sanctions against Iran

(Reuters) – Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called on Monday for further world economic sanctions to force Iran to halt its nuclear programme, insisting that “no option” should be ruled out, an official statement said.

The Rape of Gaza

How would you feel if you found out that an American school, paid for with your tax dollars, was bombed and completely destroyed by a US ally? This happened in Gaza just a few months ago, during Israel’s now-infamous Operation Cast Lead.

MSM: ADL Director declares war on freedom of speech

(LA Ex) – The Anti-Defamation League Director for the Plains States Alan Potash, has just declared war against our First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Potash made the following statement, which was published in the May 26 edition of The Omaha World Herald.

The New Paradigm

Our paradigm or worldview provides a framework to organize new information. This is how we “make sense of the world.”  We filter out what doesn’t fit. We can’t seem to learn what doesn’t conform to our  paradigm, i.e. prejudices or “education.” Paradigms can be liberating or prisons, depending on how true to reality they are.

Video: Fight Government Encroachment into Health Care! – Dr. Ron Paul

With a faltering economy, and skyrocketing costs, healthcare continues to be a critical issue for all Americans. Unfortunately government encroachment into the doctor/patient relationship is poised to exacerbate our problems with healthcare.

General Rick Sanchez Calls for War Crimes Truth Commission

In front of a packed audience tonight at the Times Center in New York City, General Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of all coalition forces in Iraq, called for a truth commission to investigate the abuses and torture which occurred there.

Biopiracy, GM Seeds & Rural India

India’s desire to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the adoption of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) specifically has compromised the livelihood of farmers. With the adoption of such neo-liberal policies, the sovereignty of rural India has been threatened. TRIPs in particular has created a gateway for agro-business conglomerates to engage in biopiracy and GM seed monopolization, effectively marginalizing rural communities.

MSM: Judge’s ruling could reveal Gitmo secrets in late July

(CNN) – The U.S. government cannot collectively seal its records in more than 100 cases involving the indefinite detention of suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Twenty Nine Reasons People Need to Pull Their Heads Out of the Sand

Less than two years ago, I sent an email to an acquaintance regarding some pressing topic like global environmental degradation, erosion of habeas corpus in America, or the millions of women and girls around the world who are being sold as sex slaves, victims of female genital mutilation, raped, beaten, and murdered.

Video: Jesse Ventura on Alex Jones TV – No More Torture!

Alex returns to the airwaves. Today’s guest is former Minnesota governor, retired professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host Jesse Ventura.

Gov’t source: Iraqi PM told Obama ‘Baghdad will burn’ if photos released

President Barack Obama’s apparent reversal of his commitment to release photos of Bush-era torture was driven by a bone-chilling assessment of what might happen, delivered by none other than Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Malik, According to a Monday report.