MSM: Kyrgyzstan leader demands president go into exile as civil war threat rises

(LondonTelegraph) – Roza Otunbayeva, the new self-proclaimed leader of Kyrgyzstan, has warned the overthrown president Kurmanbek Bakiyev is plotting a comeback from the south of the Central Asian country amid fears of a civil war.

Establishment Grooms “Outsider” Petraeus for Presidential Bid

(KurtNimmo) – Forget the Tea Party. Forget Ron Paul. Forget untried and unknown independents. America needs a strong leader. It needs an outsider.
“Many voters yearn for an outsider, someone with authenticity, integrity and proven accomplishment. Someone who has not spent their life plotting how to ascend the greasy pole, adjusting every utterance for maximum political advantage,” writes Toby Harnden for the Daily Telegraph. “In this toxic climate, perhaps the only public institution that has increased in prestige in recent years is the American military.”
That outsider is General David Petraeus.

Arrested Terrorist Leader Exposes Extensive CIA Connections

(SteveWatson) – The leader of a Pakistan based terrorist organisation closely affiliated with Al Qaeda has detailed how his group benefited from extensive political and financial support from the CIA in return for continued attacks against the government, the people and the infrastructure of Iran.

Video: CIA helps terrorists in Iran? Jundullah leader claims agency arms support – Webster Tarpley

(RussiaToday) – The leader of a Sunni terrorist group fighting against Shiites in Iran says his organization has close links with the CIA. The head of the Jundullah group was captured earlier this week in the south of the country. Abol-malik Rigi says he met the U.S. agents in Pakistan, who promised support for carrying out terrorist attacks in Iran.

Mossad’s Murderous Reach: The Larger Political Issues – James Petras

(GlobalResearch) – On January 19 Israel’s international secret police, the Mossad, sent an eighteen member death squad to  Dubai using European passports, supposedly ‘stolen’ from Israeli dual citizens and altered with fake photos and signatures, in order to assassinate the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud al Mabhouh.

Video: “I Welcome Their Hatred!” What A Real Leader Would Say

(MSNBC) – January 27, 2010 – Keith Olbermann

Video: Flashback – Greenpeace Leader Admits Arctic Ice Exaggeration

Gerd Leipold, the outgoing leader of Greenpeace, admitted that his organization’s recent claim that the Arctic Ice will disappear by 2030 was “a mistake.” Greenpeace said in a July 15 press release that there will be an ice-free Arctic by 2030 because of global warming. BBC reporter Stephen Sackur on the “Hardtalk” program pressed Leipold until he admitted the claim was wrong.

MSM: Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll

(NewYorkTimes) – KABUL, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country’s booming illegal opiumtrade, gets regular payments from theCentral Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials.

Aussie Senator: U.S. In Similar Economic Position To Germany Before WWII

THE Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce is openly canvassing an economic upheaval that would dwarf the current global financial crisis, triggered by the US defaulting on its sovereign debt within the next few years.

Israel, US to simulate response to war

(JPost) – Israel and the United States, amid growing tensions with Iran, will simulate interoperability between missile defense systems this week during the biennial Juniper Cobra missile defense exercise.

Rep. Boehner Accuses Obama of Subverting Constitution

House Minority Leader John Boehner is accusing President Obama of subverting and circumventing the Constitution by appointing so-called czars who are not subject to Senate confirmation or scrutiny.

Video: Greenpeace Leader Admits Arctic Ice Exaggeration

(BBC) – Gerd Leipold, the outgoing leader of Greenpeace, admitted that his organization’s recent claim that the Arctic Ice will disappear by 2030 was “a mistake.”

MSM: Iran is ready to build an N-bomb – it is just waiting for the Ayatollah’s order

(Times) – Iran has perfected the technology to create and detonate a nuclear warhead and is merely awaiting the word from its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to produce its first bomb, Western intelligence sources have told The Times.

Video: New 1000 Page Health Care Bill Being FAST-TRACKED Through Congress

Quote of the Day: “If every member pledged to not vote for it (the health care bill) if they hadn’t read it in its entirety, I think we would have very few votes.” — Senator Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader

Feeling Hopeless? Take Inspiration from the Hero of the American Revolution

Washington actually lost more battles than he won during the revolutionary war – And it took him 8 years (1775-1783) to finally prevail.

MSM: Joe Biden speech sparks fierce response from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

(Times) – The Iranian Supreme Leader, assailed by some of his country’s most prominent clerics and detested by millions of his ordinary citizens, has received a boost from an unlikely quarter: Joe Biden.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares: The Vote Stands

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he won’t bow to pressure. Meanwhile, state-backed media denounce the West and the crackdown on Mousavi supporters continues.

Iran’s spiritual leader backs Ahmadinejad election victory

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday rejected the possibility that vote rigging affected the result of the country’s presidential election.

Cyberwarfare Begins in Iran

An apparently ad-hoc cyber protest against the results of recent Iranian elections has knocked key websites off-line.

MSM: Tiananmen memories spur desire for change

(Swiss) – Twenty years after the Tiananmen Square massacre, protest leader Han Dongfang tells swissinfo.ch China is making positive changes but needs to address corruption.

Economy – Sen. Reid Says Congress Won’t Act Because `No One Knows What to Do’

Congress is unlikely to pass new legislation to overhaul financial regulations this year “because no one knows what to do,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters today.