Video: Tarpley – China Up for Iran Sanctions – April Fool’s Day Prank

(RussiaToday) – China will remain committed to further talks aimed at resolving the Iran nuclear issue. So says the country’s Foreign Ministry following U.S. reports that Beijing is willing to back sanctions against Tehran. A veto-holding member of the Security Council, China backed three previous UN sanctions resolutions, but had been opposed to a fourth round hoping for a diplomatic settlement. To talk about what could lie ahead here is investigative journalist Webster Tarlpey.

Video: Police Officers Must Face Trial by Jury

(Guardian) – The ridiculous acquittal of a Met sergeant for striking a protester armed with a drink carton proves how important it is to try police officers by jury

There Were 88 Media Companies… Now There Are 6

(Rense) – These are the 6 media companies that exist today. There used to be 88. These 6 all get their news from Reuters and the Associated Press. Reuters owns the AP and Rothschilds own Reuters.

The following information is in circulation on the net. The originating source is not known, nor have all the statements below been fully verified. However, the general overview provided appears to be accurate.

Video: Alex Covers CPS/Police State News & OBAMAO’S Call to End Talk Radio

(April 2) – Obama Says Talk Radio is Troublesome

Perry: Obama’s health care plan is a disaster

(Statesman) – President Barack Obama’s signature on Congress’s disastrous health care plan was a disappointment to everyone who values limited government, bipartisanship and quality and affordable health care.

In forcing the bill through, congressional leaders from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on down substituted their own desires and political goals for the good judgment and common sense of the people they represent. Indeed, the more the American people learned about the socialist proposals, the more they rejected them.

MSM: U.S. and Colombia Cover Up Atrocities Through Mass Graves

(HuffingtonPost) – The biggest human rights scandal in years is developing in Colombia, though you wouldn’t notice it from the total lack of media coverage here. The largest mass grave unearthed in Colombia was discovered by accident last year just outside a Colombian Army base in La Macarena, a rural municipality located in the Department of Meta just south of Bogota. The grave was discovered when children drank from a nearby stream and started to become seriously ill. These illnesses were traced to runoff from what was discovered to be a mass grave — a grave marked only with small flags showing the dates (between 2002 and 2009) on which the bodies were buried.

Former IAEA Chief: Iraq War Killed “A Million Innocent Civilians”

(WSWS) – The former head of the UN’s chief nuclear agency, Mohammed ElBaradei, said in an interview with the British newspaper Guardian Wednesday that those who launched the war in Iraq were responsible for killing a million innocent people and could be held accountable under international law. He was clearly referring to US President George Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and their top military and security aides.

County Sheriff Can Bust Big Brother: Wyoming Sheriffs Put Feds in Their Place

(NewWorldReport) – The duly elected sheriff of a county is the highest law enforcement official within a county. He has law enforcement powers that exceed that of any other state or federal official.

This is settled law that most people are not aware of.

Economy

(ChristianScienceMonitor) – Economist tallies swelling cost of Israel to US

Since 1973, Israel has cost the United States about $1.6 trillion. If divided by today’s population, that is more than $5,700 per person. Read More Here

(Bloomberg) – Geithner Delays Currency Report, Urges Flexible Yuan for China

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner delayed a scheduled April 15 report to Congress on exchange-rate policies, sidestepping a decision on whether to accuse China of manipulating the value of the yuan. Read More Here

(MailOnline) – Cadbury staff given ultimatum: Opt out of final salary pension or pay is suspended for three years – Read More Here

(NCoal) – Florida Teacher Pensions To Be Reduced – Read More Here

(NBCWashington) – Layoffs Ahead for DC Workers

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty’s spending plan includes hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts. He presented his 2011 budget proposal to the City Council Thursday morning. D.C. workers should brace for major layoffs. Read More Here

(DailyBell) – The Ethics of Tax Resistance – Read More Here

(DailyBail) – Bernanke Feels The Heat: Maiden Lane Asset Disclosure Reveals Truth In Bailout Farce – Read More Here

(Vlog) – Video: the GOVERNMENT is Bankrupting this Country… – View Video Here

(Infowars) – Video: Bob Chapman’s Friday Economic Report on The Alex Jones Show – Part 1 Here – Part 2 Here

(NaturalNews) – Bodies Stack Up in California Morgues as Families Can’t Afford Burials

Hard economic times have made the cost of cremation or burial prohibitive for many people, leading them to abandon the bodies of their loved ones to be disposed of in mass graves by the state. Read More Here

(GlobalResearch) – Largest Money Transfer in Recorded History: $4.6 Trillion Spent on the Bank Bailout to Date

TALLY SHOWS THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS THE REAL SOURCE OF BAILOUT FUNDS – Read More Here

(GlobalResearch) – Let’s Put an End to Public Debt Blackmail! – Read More Here

(GlobalResearch) – The Corrupt Practices of Financial Manipulation: The Meaning of the Greek Economic Crisis

Many things have been said about the Greek crisis in recent weeks, most of them obnoxious and confusing [1]. These stories result in an argument that is aimed for export to all developed countries. The media has extensively incorporated the official message, which could be divided into 5 chapters: Read More Here

(GlobalResearch) – More Toxic Paper: New Subprime Bonanza in the Housing Market – Mike Whitney

Another Stealth Bailout for Pudgy Banks – Read More Here

(MediaChannel) – As The Crisis Deepens, More Attention Is Being Paid To Financial Fraud

The “F Word” (for fraud) is back in polite conversation on Wall Street. Fraud and financial crime are slowly becoming part of the debate over what must be done to restore confidence in what has so plainly been a confidence game.

Drilling for oil has knocked financial reform out of the headlines, but among commentators, a concern with crime and the absence of punishment is being raised again. Read More Here

(RollingStone) – Looting Main Street – Matt Taibi

How the nation’s biggest banks are ripping off American cities with the same predatory deals that brought down Greece Read More Here

(NYTimes) – Pay Garnishments Rise as Debtors Fall Behind

When the bank sued Leann Weaver for not paying her credit card balance, her reaction was typical for someone in that situation. Personal and financial setbacks weighed her down, and she knew she owed the $2,470. So she never went to court to defend herself. Read More Here

Video: Midas Resources: National Debt –

Bacteria as Terrorism

(ColumbusDispatch) –  The detector that picked up a higher-than-normal level of the bacteria tularemia in Columbus this week is part of a nationwide air-monitoring program called BioWatch, which is designed to alert officials to biological terrorist attacks.

The Manufactured Menace From Michigan, Take Two

(LewRockwell) – When the stranger materialized a few years ago, nobody really knew much about him. He seemed like a suitably sympathetic figure and quickly ingratiated himself by offering whatever help he could. No task was too menial for him, and he had a way of finding just what the group needed right when it was required.

Video: TSA Letter Confirms Naked Body Scanners Transmit Images

(KurtNimmo) – Earlier this year, as the government began to roll out in force its dangerous and intrusive naked body scanners at airports around the country, we were told the machines are unable to save images. For instance, the claim is made in the Associated Press report below.

Video: Savage Caller – Hutaree Member Planned to Run for Office, Member of Campaign for Liberty

(Infowars) – Caller to Michael Savage show claims to know Michael Meeks, one of the accused Hutaree group in Michigan. Meeks is not a terrorist, he insists, and planned to run for political office and was a member of Campaign for Liberty. If true, the revelation puts a different spin on the case than the one pushed by the FBI and corporate media. The whole case appears to be a government frame-up from top to bottom.

Hutaree Leader’s Brother Says David Stone was Overgrown Child Who Liked to Play War

(DetroitNews) – David Stone Sr. loved to hunt, loved to play games — and loved his toy soldiers long after the age when most teenagers have moved on to cars and girls.

“All he ever wanted to do was play with his G.I. Joes,” said his older brother Randall Stone, 48, of Texas. “It was like, ‘Dude, it’s time to grow up.’ ”

What Do the New Unemployment Numbers Mean?

(WashingtonsBlog) – What do the new BLS numbers – 162,000 nonfarm jobs added in March – mean?

Barry Ritholtz provides a very useful summary: