Child Slavery In Haiti – Stephen Lendman

(Rense) – In November 1989, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, recognizing “that in all countries in the world, there are children living in exceptionally difficult conditions, and that such children need special consideration.” Then in May 2000, the General Assembly adopted an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.

Video: Corporations already buying Congress

(RussiaToday) – For the first time in recent history, the lobbying, grassroots and advertising budget of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has surpassed the spending of both the RNC and DNC. Does this mean corporate money is going to even further weaken the power of political parties and candidates? Will political parties cease to be important? How will this affect issues? Remember that six of the largest health insurers in the US funded TV ads that attacked the healthcare reform bills in Congress –and the ads were reportedly placed by the US Chamber of Commerce.

MSM: The lessons of Iraq have been ignored. The target is now Iran

(Guardian) – The US military buildup in the Gulf and Blair’s promotion of war against Tehran are a warning of yet another catastrophe

America’s 100 Years of Overthrow

(AlterNet) – The US is addicted to overthrowing foreign governments — 14 in the past century — from Cuba to Chile to Iran. Read More Here

A Brief History of US Interventions in the Middle East 1949-2002

1949: CIA backs military coup in Syria, ousting elected government.

1953: CIA overthrows democratically elected Iranian government, placing the Shah in power. In 1951, Iranian parliament had nationalized the British Anglo-Iranian oil company. This popular move was spearheaded by the reformer, Mossadegh, who was elected prime minister shortly after. Britain and the US organize ruthless economic blockade. Shortly before the coup, the Communist Party calls a 100,000 strong demonstration to protest the US and the Shah. Nine hours of street fighting finally quells popular rebellion against the coup.

Iran faces ‘severe sanctions’ over nuclear program: Gates

(RawStory) – Iran faces the prospect of “severe sanctions” from the United States and other major powers over its suspect nuclear activities, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.

Video: Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg on Alex Jones Tv – WHO’s 2009 Swine Flu Threat Now Exposed as A Hoax!

Alex also talks with German physician and politician for SPD, Wolfgang Wodarg.

Video: Judge Andrew Napolitano on The Alex Jones Show – False Flag Event To Save Obama’s Presidency

Alex welcomes back to the show former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and political and legal analyst for Fox News Channel, Andrew Napolitano. Judge Napolitano is the author of Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks its Own Laws, The Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land, and A Nation of Sheep.

Video: Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920

(C4L) – As President Obama continues to try to sell the country on the necessity of government intervention, this Mises Institute video from April 2009 looks at what happened when a president made the rare choice to restrain government action in an economic crisis.

Video: WeAreChange TV ‘3’ Obama a year in review

I hope everyone enjoys our pilot for a new weekly WeAreChange show. On our 1st episode we go over the daily news, overview Obama’s year in office, give you the weather, sports, and two great interview with Cindy Sheehan and Charlie Veitch of the Love Police.

Children Prisoners of the U.S. War of Terror

(Uruknet) – Many people in this country are aware of the atrocious conditions and treatment of adult prisoners in the U.S. war of terror. These prisoners have been held at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Bagram, and other hellholes run by the U.S. But few are aware that thousands of children have also been taken by the U.S. and its allies in this war of terror.

Time Magazine Pushes Draconian Internet Licensing Plan

(PaulWatson) – Establishment mouthpiece calls for web ID system that would outstrip Communist Chinese style net censorship

Video: Red Alert – Intelligence Chiefs Certain Their Bosses Will Stage Terror Attack Soon

(Infowars) – Using information gleaned from the blatantly set-up underwear bomber patsy Umar Abdul Muttalab, intelligence chiefs have assured us that their bosses will stage another terror attack in the U.S. within the next three to six months.

MSM: Al-Qaeda ‘certain’ to attack U.S. within months

(MSNBC) – The Obama administration’s top intelligence officials on Tuesday described it as “certain” that al-Qaeda or its allies will try to attack the United States in the next six months, and they called for new flexibility in how U.S. officials detain and question terrorist suspects. Read More Here

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(Fox) – Intelligence Officials Warn Attempted Al Qaeda Attack Months Away

The terrorist organization is deploying operatives to the United States to carry out new attacks from inside the country, CIA Director Leon Panetta told Congress Read More Here

Economy

U.S. government close to debt ceiling

The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday it expects to hit the government’s debt ceiling by the end of February, putting pressure on Congress to raise the limit from its current level of $12.4-trillion (U.S.). Read More Here

(SBJ) – State revenue drop leads to $74M in spending cuts

The continued drop-off in state general revenue collections has led to additional spending restrictions this year, the state budget office said Tuesday. Read More Here

(Bloomberg) – U.S. May Lose 824,000 Jobs as Employment Data Revised: Analysis

The U.S. may lose 824,000 jobs when the government releases its annual revision to employment data on Feb. 5, showing the labor market was in worse shape during the recession than known at the time. Read More Here

(WATimes) – Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history. Read More Here

(MSNBC) – No help in sight, more homeowners walk away

About 5.1 million will own a home valued below 75 percent of what is owed Read More Here

(WorldNetDaily) – The Crisis Is Not Over

Readers ask if the financial crisis is over, if the recovery is for real and, if not, what are Americans’ prospects. The short answer is that the financial crisis is not over, the recovery is not real, and the U.S. faces a far worse crisis than the financial one. Here is the situation as I understand it: Read More Here

(RawStory) – Children lead way in record New York homelessness

Kariana, aged three, has a lonely existence in the New York homeless shelter her parents moved into last year. Lonely, but not alone — there are nearly 16,000 children just like her. Read More Here

(Yahoo) – Reports: AIG to pay out $100 million in bonuses

American International Group Inc. is set to pay out about $100 million in a fresh round of bonuses to employees of its financial products division, the unit whose risky bets helped sink the company leading to a $180 billion government bailout, according to reports published Tuesday. Read More Here

Video: Mike Rivero on Alex Jones – The Global Tyranny Takeover is Moving into A High Gear Phase

Part 1 of 4

Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer, Scientists Warn

(NaturalNews) – A report issued by the International Electromagnetic Field Collaborative and endorsed by 43 scientists from 13 countries has reviewed the evidence linking cell phone use to brain tumors, and refuting the methodology of a forthcoming industry-funded study expected to give the phones a clean bill of health.

Police want backdoor to Web users’ private data

(CNET) – Anyone with an e-mail account likely knows that police can peek inside it if they have a paper search warrant.
But cybercrime investigators are frustrated by the speed of traditional methods of faxing, mailing, or e-mailing companies these documents. They’re pushing for the creation of a national Web interface linking police computers with those of Internet and e-mail providers so requests can be sent and received electronically.

Video: “Why We Should Get Out Of Afghanistan” – George Galloway

STOP THE WAR COALITION Meeting 27 January 2010 – Speakers: Tony Benn, George Galloway MP, Kate Hudson (CND), Lindsey German (Stop the War), 7pm, Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, London WC1H 9DB

US Sponsored Regime Change in Iran – Mossadegh and Ahmadinejad: Iran Faces Almost the Same Dilemma as in 1953

There is a stark similarity between some aspects of the political atmosphere dominant over Iran today and those under Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh right before the U.S.-led coup of 1953 that resulted in the overthrow of the legitimate government of Iran and the establishment of a U.S.-puppet government of the Shah.

Barack Obama in the Crosshairs: Is the military threatening to kill Obama over US war policy? 1 of 2

(Examiner) – John Hankey is the author of the following compelling analysis that considers if President Obama is under threat to comply with US military orders for supporting war escalation (and its funding). This is part one of two. For part two, click here. – Read More Here

Haiti’s Suffering – Mumia Abu-Jamal

As we near two weeks after the devastating earthquake and terrifying aftershocks in Port-au-Prince and Zacmel, Haiti, we face the inevitable media wall, that closes up, unless a story emerges of such surprise and delight that it’s able to shine through.

Global Insolvency: How will the US Service its Debt? – Bob Chapman

The recent election in Massachusetts of Republican Scott Brown to the Senate was a seminal event. It ended the Democratic administration’s ability to ram through legislation. It changed the game. The locomotive hit the bunter.

“We Should Not Give Up the Game Before All the Cards Have Been Played” – Howard Zinn

American historian, playwright and social activist Howard Zinn died January 27, 2010, aged 87. His light will shine bright into the far off future. A new socially just world will owe a great debt to Howard and others like him who gave so much of themselves for us. — ZNet Staff
Below is an excerpt from his recent book A Power Governments Cannot Suppress published by City Lights Books, www.citylights.com. At the bottom of this commentary are links to various ZNet obituaries remembering Howard.

I Call It Murder – Cynthia McKinney

They shot this Black man in his genitals and in his back. It sounds like a hate crime to me. How else could one describe it?
Well, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it was self-defense. But how many times have we heard self-defense by cops used as a cop out?

Video: US Army Imprisons Iraq War Veteran Over Song – Dahr Jamail

Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the US Army on December 11, 2009, in Liberty County Jail, Georgia, for recording a song that expresses his anger over the Army’s stop-loss policy.

Obama grows the drug war, with enforcement a clear priority

(RawStory) – It was not long ago when President Barack Obama’s new drug czar, former Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske, swept into Washington, D.C. and declared the “drug war” a public policy relic.

Why Are Americans Passive as Millions Lose Their Homes, Jobs, Families and the American Dream?

An unnatural economic and psychological disaster has struck America. Five contributors, each interacting with and shaping the others, have devastated the American moral, economic, psychological, and social landscape. Each is fed by related streams, but each contributes its own force to the disaster. The American dream in which each generation surpassed the previous generation in real wages has all but disappeared, along with dreams of an intact family, a steady job, a home, and an honest supportive community.

Red Alert: Intelligence Chiefs “Certain” Their Bosses Will Stage Terror Attack Soon

(PaulWatson) – Dissatisfied with the botched efforts of underwear bomber patsy Umar Abdul Muttalab, military-industrial complex promises to try again

Video: Kalid Sheikh Mohammed – Guilty Until Proven Innocent With Torture – Brian Romanoff

(NorCalTruth) – Robert Gibbs was on MSNBC recently and spoke about alleged 9/11 hijacker Kalid Sheikh Mohammed. No matter where the trial is held,  “he is likely to be executed” Gibbs said. Unfortunately, legal concepts like ”innocent until proven guilty” are a far cry from even our highest officials minds.

Fish oil supplements prevent mental illness; safe and effective alternative to antipsychotic drugs – Mike Adams

(NaturalNews) – An important new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry reveals that fish oil supplements beat mental illness. The study involved 81 people deemed to be at high risk for psychosis. The randomized, placebo-controlled study provided fish oil supplements to half the study subjects for just 12 weeks (the other half received placebo supplements). The results? While 11 people in the placebo group developed a psychotic disorder, only 2 in the fish oil group did.