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Yesterday (10/27/2009) TheRealNewsNetwork posted the video and text of a riveting speech given by Lt. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on our wars, money, debt, the empire and more. Col. Wilkerson understands economics, military strategy, politics and people. Most importantly he talks with people who are experts in all those professional categories who trust him and tell him the truth. I regard this as an excellent national intelligence estimate. (It appears that President Obama has not ordered that important tool from the CIA.) I appreciate Col. Wilkerson’s regarding us as having sufficient intelligence and reasoning ability to be worthy of sharing this information which is so vital to our lives, our country and the world. We’re very fortunate to have him.
We’re fortunate, too, to have bluebutterfly among us, to whom I owe this ‘finding’. Blue is the best net searcher I know. Thanks, blue.
At the link you will find both the YouTube video and the text. [Mods, if I get into deep stuff, please help me out. Thank you.]
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thanx for posting this waterbearer, I’ve been out of state for a while and haven’t been here too much to post
will have a look see on this tube when I can spend time.
I never would have found this without you, thanx mucho
Thanks, perris. I wondered about you. Glad you’re back. Will look forward to some eye-opening diaries and comments from you.
The numbers in the listing do not match up with the actual number of comments posted. Maybe someday this software will get it all right.
Thanks for this.
You’re welcome, Jim.
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The guy is echoing what I have been saying, I hope a few will listen to Him, as I found out, way many don’t want to know about all this.
All of this effects every last one of us, and our future.
The recession we are in is a precurser to what may undoubably come, and if we were at the present terms of handling it, and making a recovery, what will the next one be like?
I’d like to see Col. Wilkerson and Rep Grayson run in 2012 as pres/vp of an entirely new party. I wish Wilkerson were president now.
Now that would be a dynamic duo the MIC would not want to see..’g’. American needs a third party because the current two don’t have a nickel’s worth of difference between them. Thanks for the sweet comment. I almost didn’t find the videos because I found more lasting results from cleaning up after my two dogs yesterday than I did in posting comments. My comments vanished faster than the doggie doo did..’g’.
hilarious!! What breed of dogs do you have? It’s thoughtful of you to have 2 instead of 1, every critter needs its own kind, just my opinion, of course.
Why so few viewers here? Have you visited our Capt Hoh, 4 page letter site lately? Pretty interesting talk there. now 51 comments, it’s listed at FDL, attackerman, and I think at the News Desk. Spencer did a piece on Hoh and HoundDog posted here and several other sites. Good catch, blue.
Two border collie/terrier ‘crosses’. Both over a hundred pounds, so the evidence of their existence is substantial..’g’. A few hours ago I finally snapped. Couldn’t get cancel to work after accidentally hitting send, so I backed away from the computer. Discretion being the better part of valor..ie..I can’t afford a new one if I smash this one…so a long cool down was in order. What the hell kind of gremlins have invaded this place? I came here first, will look over there next. It might be where I screwed up..I don’t know.
AC74, here is the corrected link -thanks Blue- for ‘history of Banks,etc.;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU0XiklHPMc
Personally, the best immediate action I think folks can take is to pull ALL support of Obama NOW and let the Dem’s know exactly why; I mean, did people really vote for a ‘compassionate conservative’?
People over on FDL may be pleased the Blue Dog PAC isn’t getting any money BUT they only have pull because Obama is of the same mindset.
I sure as hell don’t want the White House to have any more power than they currently have, in fact a lot less is desirable.
Great diary,recommended.
Thanks for all, ubetchaiam. Have you considered doing a diary on that link about the IMF becoming central bank for the world and producing new currency? I don’t like that a bit, ubetcha.
SDR’s (special drawing rights)are best described here
Keep in mind that the IMF is mostly an American -or has been and will be for the short term future- invention and controlled by the U.S.
That will change however, just like inflation will be coming back. Simply stated, the U.S. is bankrupt but is ‘too big to fail’. Such will change in time and U.S. citizens will be forced into different lifestyles than currently exist(except for the rich of course).
There is so much out on the Web about the miscreants of the IMF that writing a diary would be an exercise in ‘re-inventing the wheel’; those who want to see the ‘big picture’ will seek such info out; the rest will continue the caterwauling.
thanks, ubetchaiam. My opinion about the IMF was gleaned from books, not the web so I’m not familiar with what’s out there. What upset me was that this plan was the subject of secret considerations of the G20 in Pittsburg. IMO if it has to be kept secret from the world’s masses whose lives it will effect, then it does not bode well for us.
by Ellen Brown.
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“SDRs, or Special Drawing Rights, are a synthetic currency originally created by the IMF to replace gold and silver in large international transactions. But they have been little used until now. Why does the world suddenly need a new global fiat currency and global central bank? Rickards says it because of “Triffin’s Dilemma,” a problem first noted by economist Robert Triffin in the 1960s. When the world went off the gold standard, a reserve currency had to be provided by some large-currency country to service global trade. But leaving its currency out there for international purposes meant that the country would have to continually run large deficits, and that meant it would eventually go broke. The U.S. has fueled the world economy for the last 50 years, but now it is going broke. The U.S. can settle its debts and get its own house in order, but that would cause world trade to contract. A substitute global reserve currency is needed to fuel the global economy while the U.S. solves its debt problems, and that new currency is to be the IMF’s SDRs.
What about the Fed’s traditional role of maintaining price stability? It’s nonsense, said Rickards. “What they do is inflate the dollar to prop up the banks.” The dollar has to be inflated because there is more debt outstanding than money to pay it with. The government currently has contingent liabilities of $60 trillion. “There’s no feasible combination of growth and taxes that can fund that liability,” Rickards said. The government could fund about half that in the next 14 years, which means the dollar needs to be devalued by half in that time.
http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/imf.php
Worth about 30 cents now, means dollar will be worth about 15 cents. hmmm, so much for an old lady living out her golden years in the happy, soft glow of an evening sunset…God, I hate those bastards that have done this!
The tipping point has been reached. The push to audit the FED is bipartisan. The only question that needs to be answered now is how far will the real power holders go to stop the audit from happening. Bernanke and the rest are running scared, so it is a very dangerous time because cornered animals attack. An audit will show that your income tax money has gone outside of the US all along. It will show the true purpose of the FED from day one. Even the MSM won’t be able to hide the facts. The masses will not be smiling when they learn the truth. The consensus out there in cyberland is that it will take at least 10 years to see any meaningful recovery in the US. Meaningful does not mean ever returning to previous standards of living.
I don’t know if congress has the guts to stick with it and audit the Fed. My strong hope is Grayson. If it gets done it will be to his credit. Something like 60 Trillion. At a certain point the numbers are meaningless. That guy with the baseball bat may be a hint as to what to expect.
Yeah, maybe..just write revolution on that there bat..’g’.
I just sat here laughing, especially when he hit one of my pet gripes.
If you can ignore the silver ad for a minute, and the swearing throughout, this is one man’s opinion on the US economy. Yesterday I felt like doing what he did to my computer..haha. He hates those bastards, too!
“No jobs= No recovery”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-twLAaMD9w&feature=player_embedded
Yee-Lawdy, blue. He never missed a single strike. Sounds like a Texan to me. We’re not near as stupid as most people think. Dam TV said recession’s over…
The TV lied. Was he not hilarious? It fit with our frustration with the way things keep screwing up around here.
ubetchaiam, if that article at your last link disturbs you, take a look at this sucker!! The man’s plan is plain to see now. I’ve asked scarecrow to write a diary if he sees merit in the info; I’m too angry.
Reform or revolution? It’s beginning to look more and more like the latter.
The third video is up. No transcript yet.
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4376#transcript
OT..go to 1:05. It looks like Aafia has a cast on her left hand. If she did, there is no way she could have grabbed the gun, got the safety off, etc.
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http://www.draafia.org/2009/08/28/report-lawyers-hired-for-dr-aafia-siddiqui/
blue, I went back to 1:05 several times, eyes too slow, could not see it. I never believed that cock-and-bull story; good grief – 4 or 5 trained soldiers in the same room and a tiny woman gets a gun and shoots at them?? Those Paks and Afghans must be terrible indeed (our soldiers 12 to each 1 of their’s yet we got to have 80,000 more??). blue, jamming this question in for a reason: Have you read book Final Judgment, author surname Piper? In process of rdng now, beginning to discern that mysterious ‘agreement’. Simple yes or no will be enough. [step carefully among the egg shells]
My eyes are not so good, either. The only reason I saw what I think is a cast is because the video at the site is enlarged. Noticed color on her hand that is not visible in all of the other videos at various sites..ie..they are too far away. Please try once more for me. Hit stop at 1:05 and tell me what you think. No, but the write ups tell me the basics. Looks like it is valid information. Especially, when I recognize some of the names who have critiqued it. Wilkerson pulls no punches and seems to have endless sources in high places. His information in #3 is what the Europeans told him. None of this is by accident; it is by design. The US ruined the world’s financial markets and now you, the taxpayer, had to bail out the big banks in Europe. As usual, Americans are the last to know what their government has done. Most still don’t have the faintest clue what is happening. This is why the slaughter in Afghanistan is escalating. Without that oil, the American empire is finished.
Doesn’t seem odd that Israeli security can’t stop the export of Ecstasy to America? Have to wonder about all of those flights between America and Israel that US senators like so much. Do they get checked?
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“Israel is at the center of international trade in the drug ecstasy, according to a document published last week by the U.S. State Department.
The same document also points out that Israeli criminal groups have a hand in the distribution of ecstasy in North America. ”
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=280827&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
The DEA is saying “hell no, we won’t go”..to Afghanistan. Not properly equipped likely means they are meant to fail.
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” As the Obama administration ramps up the Drug Enforcement Administration’s presence in Afghanistan, some special-agent pilots contend that they’re being illegally forced to go to a combat zone, while others who’ve volunteered say they’re not being properly equipped.
In interviews with McClatchy, more than a dozen DEA agents describe a badly managed system in which some pilots have been sent to Afghanistan under duress or as punishment for bucking their superiors.
Such complaints, so far mostly arising from the DEA’s Aviation Division, could complicate the Obama administration’s efforts to send dozens of additional DEA agents to Afghanistan as part of a civilian and military personnel “surge” that aims to stabilize the country. ”
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/70386.html
You’re welcome.
“”The CIA program was by far the most secretive,” Sifton noted. “That’s the one that only had a few dozen detainees at any given time — but it’s the one that saw the biggest abuses, the most serious forms of torture.”
“In the military, there was actually a larger number of deaths than with the CIA,” he continued. “The CIA engaged in some horrendous abuses, but they appear to have taken precautions to have actually prevented people from dying — which might sound humanitarian, but in fact was kind of sickening.” ”
http://www.alternet.org/story/143570/
I remember reading in the info about Camp Nama (McChrystal) that Task Force 6 (sometimes other numbers) was so brutal in the interrogations that the CIA pulled their interrogators out so not to be dirtied by association.
ot: Trying to think of a good title for Pt 3 of Wilkerson. [He is not afraid of looking back; way back.]
ot: While Rep Grayson was struggling to keep his voice from quivering in reading out the names of the dead who could not afford health insurance, look what fearless leader was up to. He is really full of himself; seems to have totally lost his head – IMO.
Why not use the caption on his video.. “Will the empire end in good leadership or blood”?
After yesterday I was all out of starch today. Am deciding what to do about posting #3 part
Is the “No” in the middle of your comment the answer to my question about the book Final Judgment? Some of the mystery of Israel is emerging…Nov,1963… Have skipped around in it but I get the drift.
BTW, you think MacMan and DB are one and the same? Think he was one of those interrogators…twisted up. Maybe cregan also. I shut him down at Libby’s – must have really gotten to him as venom is dripping at the Murray diary.
Neighbors across the street have a Sheltie. When I visit he lies down in front of the door. When I stand up he circles around me to keep me inside. Very smart. Do your dogs do that to you? I talk to him like a human and he moves his head in ways as if answering. I had a great Dane and a mini Dachsund at the same time — quite a peculiar group on a walk.
Possibly..that is why I made a comment to him about two trolls possibly being the same person. Was wondering what the reaction would be. Give someone enough rope and you know what happens. If so, according to goggle, he has been spewing crapo for years. Often crafted as sarcasm so that people aren’t sure if he is serious, or not. The same style of writing and attitude in three or four writers here now. Yes, that was my answer thrown in the middle. No, not read, but likely true stuff judging by evaluations of the book at google. That is the collie herder instinct to watch, listen and herd. The dog likes you and wants you to stay. One of my girls does the most hilarious head bob when I speak to her. She moves her head down about an inch..then another inch..etc. I’m sure your dogs and you made a lot of people smile. One guy in my neighborhood walks by here with his huge black Newfoundlander and his little sheltie; quite the trio. Makes me smile every time I see them.
http://www.mikepiperreport.com/index.html
http://www.mikepiperreport.com/Articles_Archive/ArticlesArchiveIndex.html
I had left msge @14 on Craig Murray thread. Copied:
Blue, been over at the link you gave me on prior thread. That’s gonna take a while to see what sifts out. (like the book..). Funny, I never thought to google his name…but things usually work out best, the book to begin with. Heavy duty stuff, some undeniable and some of it becoming painfully obvious.
What browser do you use, IE or Firefox, or what? I just had to log in again and I stay logged in. Real mess dealing with this FDL software. Think they’ve sold more ads than their system can handle. Next time my programmer son comes gonna get him to block them.
Troops outnumber Taliban 12-1.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jWM24PqWpJg-935bFXbYANhGJ_lQD9BJLDVO0
finally got to see this tube, incredible insight from this man
I believe wilkerson should run for president next round, I will abandon any candidate in any party and throw my weight behind him
I’m with you, perris! You know, after listening to that clip again, then going back to Part 1 (which I shouldn’t have skipped), some thoughts began to form in my mind.
You know, he kept saying that we must have good leaders (not strong but good, of course a good one would be strong because he would have the good people behind him. Anyway, he has said many times that in the military he was a strategist for 16 years… Self finally suggested to me that he is following a strategy that is laying the foundation for his run for the presidency in 2012. Wouldn’t that be great??
Here are all 3 parts to Col Wilkerson’s speech, in separated viewings. scroll down to part 1. All parts are priceless. (Obama doesn’t think the past beyond the day he was elected is important). Part 3 is a stunner!!
Thanks for stopping back in, Perris. Perris, yesterday took the starch out of me, will you do the diary on part 3?? Please.n Oh Hell, I tried to edit and it makes me lose all paragraphing!!
Unsung heroes; the lawyers who fought the US government for the right to represent prisoners at Guantanamo.
http://www.why-war.com/news/2003/05/26/usplansd.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/jun/12/afghanistan.alqaida
Hard working senators posted on Sept. 1/09. Tar? Feathers?
http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2009/09/connecticut-budget-solitaire-photo.html
Just found this. There’s sure to be some interesting facts contained within.
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http://www.statusisfreedom.com/news/in_lies_we_trust.htm
Just read the info at your link. I think he’s right. I haven’t been to Dr in over 2 years, am almost never ill, haven’t had flu since 1990 and that was my fault – had to break ice on horses’ water for about a week.
I quit taking Zocor – made me so dizzy I had to crawl. To Hell with this crap. I quit and started taking flax seed oil/omega 3/fish oil caps and also garlic caps to control cholesterol . I feel like my self again. My old bod has a way of telling me, “don’t throw that crap in here!”
I’ll watch the video and may get one sent to my daughter. Thanks for the link.
I figured your daughter would get one if it is a good documentary. Here’s some interesting news. Not buying the low level staffer bit. I think the leak was made by someone high up.
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“House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July.
The report appears to have been inadvertently placed on a publicly accessible computer network, and it was provided to The Washington Post by a source not connected to the congressional investigations. The committee said Thursday night that the document was released by a low-level staffer.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/29/AR2009102904597_pf.html
There may be more true Americans than the Great Ones suspect. Ray McGovern made a powerful plea that those inside with vital knowledge of criminal activity do just that – leak it to somebody. Ray is very appealing to a lot of people who trust him and respect his intelligence.
Began on Oct 22/09.
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“After nearly a quarter century of uncovering government secrets, the National Security Archive today opens its virtual doors with a new behind-the-scenes blog, Unredacted: The National Security Archive, Unedited and Uncensored. The Archive’s own experience with thousands of Freedom of Information Act and Mandatory Declassification Review requests provides a wealth of data and fundamental lessons that we hope to share with you.
Unredacted will highlight never before publicly seen government documents as part of our regular “Document Friday” series. The blog will feature commentary and analysis from our experts on current news stories, events, ongoing litigation and advocacy efforts, newly-released documents, and other hot topics. We will regularly highlight some of our top document collections – including unpublished collections donated by top journalists and authors – that are available to researchers and the public. ”
http://nsarchive.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/introducing-unredacted-an-inside-scoop-on-government-secrecy/
Do you think The King is a Manchurian Candidate?
No, just CIA. Firefox..I, too, got logged out about an hour ago. Bloody frustrating week to say the least. Easy to do and there are good and free programs to accomplish that. I had to do it long ago because my old computer can’t handle anything extra. P showed up on the 28th at Crowe’s “IED deaths make October..”; he comments a lot at bradblog. I don’t read at FDL, so perhaps the others write over there? I laughed out loud at that video. His borderline hysterics were so funny. He and his bat were right on target every time. I suspect that soon it will become known just how many great patriots there are in America; especially of the uniformed kind. Military.com had an article a couple days ago about refusing illegal orders. If enough of them realize the ‘wars’ are illegal, and that they can be held accountable for war crimes, things could get very interesting in a hurry. The information as to the CIA’s financing of Karzi’s brother is going enrage these men and women.
It’s again nearly 1:00 a.m. – got to go to bed. Tomorrow. ~~~
Blue, have you noticed there’s a lot of the old Oxdown names seldom seen now-a-days? Boo, Adie, P, Selise just now and then, looseheadprops, and others.
Sibel has her new site up.
http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/
Just have to pass on this statement; it’s priceless.
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“Plus, dude, Fox is the North Korea of journalism. Armed and annoying.”
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/10/25/sunday-10-25-2009-just-another-open-thread/
Interesting article and comments there, blue. I like considering things from viewpoint of others. Course, there’s traps – like The King…and our local hydra-headed Venom Mouth. Well, into today’s surf to see what’s news of the day.
Got to visit that site you gave on NSA showing documents. I can’t keep up with you, blue, but keep marking the trail.
VenomMouth has a diary up. So far 7 coms. Haven’t read, don’t intend to. Surprised?
As the comments at VenomMouth’ diary grew, I had to learn who was responding and in what manner. Count is now 23, out of which one kinda, sorta supported his condemnation of the troops. IMO, the whole argument is wrong; it is the misuse and abuse of the troops that should be condemned.
Remember the returning Vietnam vets who were spit on? Most shameful. Those guys were drafted; no choice but to go or go to prison, and no choice when there but to follow orders. Mass, blind, emotionalism gets it wrong every time. It was the entire executive branch that deserved to be spit on every time they showed their faces in public.
rant ended. [The Craig Murray diary fell into the absyss, undread except for the 2 of us and VenomMouth. …Uzbekistan??? What’s that?
From now on, when it is a video like that..ie..’heavy’..how’s about transferring some of the transcript as well? Not right away; only after a lack of comments for many hours.
Skip his diary and just read the comments of others. Three agreed..the rest did not. If you want, just scroll down to #56 from newtonusr.
I just installed ad blocker (firefox), seems to work fine and sure makes moving around here faster.
Hi..I wasn’t around today. A mental health day was in order. So, I came here first to check to see if you’d been around. A diary, eh? UGH..without looking. The majority of people here cannot handle the truth. They will discuss important stuff, but never THE REAL important stuff. I was not surprised by the lack of comments. It is too much for people. Ye old stick your head in the sand syndrome is alive and well. Bunch of good Germans because they deny deny deny.
I like that site, but I’ve read there long enough to tell you that one of those writers in the comments is known for spouting disinformation about Aafia. A US agent for sure. As far as I know, Aafia’s case is still on for Nov. 2nd. If I lived in New York, I’d be there. I was hoping that when she got the good lawyers, the government would send her to Pakistan as a way of stopping the truth of her case from coming out. She knows too much; the government is desperate to silence her.
Over at Sibel’s new site, Andy Worthington left a comment. Those here who refuse to consider that her story is true are doing themselves no favors. The list of people who believe her is very impressive. Not impressive enough for here or for Steve at Washington Note, though. That tells us something that is not so good.
That’s the blocker I use and I’ve never had a problem with it. It stopped my ancient computer from crashing a few times a day.
I haven’t read any of the documents yet. There is a link to them from the site.
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“Among the documents released today are a report from the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General relating to the involvement of FBI agents in the interrogations in Guantánamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq; documents gathered by the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General in preparing its report and CIA documents relating to interrogations at black sites overseas.
“The Bush administration authorized interrogators to use methods that the United States had previously prosecuted as war crimes, and the documents released today shed further light on the results of that decision,” said Alex Abdo, a legal fellow with the ACLU’s National Security Project. “Though these documents add to the public record, many crucial documents – including CIA documents, in particular – are still being withheld. We urge the Obama administration to end the CIA’s use of the classification authority to suppress evidence of criminal conduct.” ”
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/41374prs20091030.html
Never money for health care, but lots to waste.
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“Speaking again on the subject of the August election in Afghanistan, former UN Deputy Mission Chief Peter Galbraith declared today that “U.S. taxpayers spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a fraudulent election,” insisting that “everybody kept sending money” but little effort was made to ensure accountability. ”
http://news.antiwar.com/2009/10/29/u-s-taxpayers-spent-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-on-a-fraudulent-election/
The second vote will be more fraudulent than the first one was.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/29/afghan-election-body-defies-un
Hard to believe that he was nominated to be head of Homeland Security.
http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/41758