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NC Residents Revolt Over ‘State Of Emergency’

(WXII12) Residents in King were fumed over the weekend after a state of emergency declaration restricted the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms in vehicles. King Police Chief Paula May said she’s received hundreds of threats related to the restrictions, which banned driving from 12 a.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. The state of emergency for King was declared by members of the City Council after Stokes County authorities also declared a state of emergency. Under North Carolina law, May said, when a state of emergency is put into place that includes a ban on driving, the carrying of firearms in vehicles is ...

Neoconned Sarah Palin is all for war with Iran for Israel

(America-Hijacked.com) Look at how that neoconned fool Sarah Palin is all for war with Iran for Israel as well in this Olbermann segment which aired on MSNBC tonight: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#35304205 Neoconned fool Sarah Palin says ‘Attack Iran’ (she gets her foreign policy briefings from former PNAC Chairman Bill Kristol): http://blog.micshots.com/2010/02/07/sarah-palin–attack-iran.aspx Chief neo-conservative Bill Kristol urged McCain to pick Palin http://www.rlc.org/2008/08/30/bill-kristol/ Palin endorsed the neocon/AIPAC neocon (war for Israel) advocate Scott Brown: http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=6324 http://america-hijacked.com/2010/01/20/scott-brown-full-blown-aipacneocon-advocate/ The Israel Lobby and Sarah Palin http://mondoweiss.net/2008/08/the-israel-lobby-and-sarah-palin.html Additional at the following URL: The Israel Lobby and Sarah Palin: http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=94958 Palin’s evangelical faith drives pro-Israel view http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/04/palins-evangelical-faith-drives-pro-israel-view/

Yemen and The Militarization of Strategic Waterways

(Global Research) “Whoever attains maritime supremacy in the Indian Ocean would be a prominent player on the international scene.” (US Navy Geostrategist Rear Admiral Alfred Thayus Mahan (1840-1914)) The Yemeni archipelago of Socotra in the Indian Ocean is located some 80 kilometres off the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometres South of the Yemeni coastline. The islands of Socotra are a wildlife reserve recognized by (UNESCO), as a World Natural Heritage Site. – Socotra is at the crossroads of the strategic naval waterways of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (See map below). It ...

Americans Helped Corrupt African Leaders Spend Their Money in the U.S.

(All Gov) For some Americans it’s no questions asked. Bring your millions of dollars looted from foreign treasuries and spend lavishly in the United States, or simply stuff it into domestic bank accounts, including bundles of cash smuggled in on the persons of world leaders. The U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations latest report (Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories) details the lives of rich African despots who have funneled huge sums into the country, all with the help of morally-flexible Americans. There’s Omar Bongo, president of Gabon, who was aided by lobbyist Jeffrey Birrell in ...

Canada: Sales Halt Ordered for Thousands of Natural Health Products

(National Post) Makers of natural-health products say they are bracing for widespread layoffs and millions of dollars in losses after Canada’s pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging druggists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies. The order affects thousands of herbal treatments, multi-vitamins and other products, most of them waiting for approval from Health Canada under a backlogged, five-year-old program to regulate natural-health goods. The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) says pharmacists cannot be assured the products are safe until they are granted a government licence, and should not sell them in those circumstances. “Pharmacists are obliged to hold the ...

Blair attacks Iraq Inquiry as part of Britain’s ‘obsession with conspiracy theories’

(Daily Mail) Tony Blair yesterday launched an extraordinary attack on the Iraq inquiry - as the chairman warned that he and others could be recalled over 'gaps' in their evidence. In an outspoken interview in the U.S., the former prime minister dismissed the inquiry as part of a ' continual desire to sort of uncover some great conspiracy'. Speaking on Fox News he said critics of the war were obsessed with conspiracy theories, and refused to accept that his motives were 'genuine'. Asked about why the inquiry was being held he said: 'There's always got to be a scandal as to why you hold ...

US military vows to stay course in Haiti

(AFP) The battle-stretched US military Saturday vowed to keep up US assistance in Haiti as long as needed on Saturday as it pointed to a likely 45 to 50 day armed mission. Colonel Gregory Kane, one of the top US commanders in the field, said American involvement in Haiti would last as long as the conditions in the earthquake-shattered county required, but that military operations could end as little as 45 days after the January 12 quake. "We are in Haiti as long as needed and are welcomed by the government of Haiti" said Kane, who directs ...

Rash of retirements push Social Security to brink

(USA Today) Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years as the recession led hundreds of thousands of workers to retire or claim disability. The impact of the recession is likely to hit the giant retirement system even harder this year and next. The Congressional Budget Office had projected it would operate in the red in 2010 and 2011, but a deeper economic slump could make those losses larger than anticipated. "Things are a little bit worse than had been expected," says Stephen Goss, chief actuary for the Social Security ...

‘Reality’ Show Lets You Decide If Women Get Abortions?

(AlterNet) A new web show called "BUMP+" is stirring up controversy and conversation about abortion. It's a "fake" reality show in which three actresses portray women facing unintended pregnancies. These characters, entirely fictional, have agreed to appear on a reality TV show and let the public weigh in on what they should do about their pregnancies: keep it, terminate it, adoption? The creators of the web series say they will pick what happens to "contestants'" pregnancies based on viewer response. It's not exactly what we pro-choicers have always dreamed about: a decision left up to ...

U.S. soldier ‘waterboarded daughter, because she couldn’t recite alphabet’

(Daily Mail) A soldier waterboarded his four-year-old daughter because she was unable to recite her alphabet. Joshua Tabor admitted to police he had used the CIA torture technique because he was so angry. As his daughter 'squirmed' to get away, Tabor said he submerged her face three or four times until the water was lapping around her forehead and jawline. Tabor, 27, who had won custody of his daughter only four weeks earlier, admitted choosing the punishment because the girl was terrified of water. The practice of waterboarding was used by the CIA to break Al Qaeda suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Detainees ...