© CNNDr. Bill van Bise, electrical engineer, conducting a demonstration of Soviet scientific data and schematics for beaming a magnetic field into the brain to cause visual hallucinations.
The race to put man on the Moon wasn't enough of a battle for the global super powers during the Cold War.
At the time, the Soviet Union and the United States were in an arms race of a bizarre, unconventional kind - that has been exposed
in a new report.Beginning in 1917 and continuing until 2003, the Soviets poured up to $1 billion into developing mind-controlling weaponry to compete with similar programs undertaken in the US.
While much still remains classified, we can now confirm the Soviets used methods to manipulate test subjects' brains.
The paper, by Serge Kernbach, at the Research Centre of Advanced Robotics and Environmental Science in Stuttgart, Germany, details the Soviet Union's extensive experiments, called "psychotronics". The paper is based on Russian technical journals and recently declassified documents.
Comment:
With so much information still classified, will we ever know the whole truth?
Well, at least the Russians have come clean.
The US, on the other hand, as part of its 'crazy-making' operations, funds the same scientists involved in all this and more to write papers and books that ridicule those who research their disgusting schemes.
Despite the paucity of declassified CIA files, they nevertheless make it clear that their 'assassin' programs were a success (see
CIA Doctors by Dr. Colin Ross and
A Terrible Mistake by Hank Albarelli Jr.). However, the way this technology has been applied in practice is different from how they portray it in the movies: what they do, time and time again, is place their mind-controlled patsies 'on location' in order to roll out the pre-scripted cover story, but the actual shooting is done by professional killers (see JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations, and the mass shootings and 'terrorists' in recent decades). Their subjects generally aren't reliable enough to pull the trigger, but they can be relied on confess to anything.
Shockingly, some studies were conducted without the subject's knowledge.
Again, whatever the Soviet Union did, the US did way more of. Hundreds of thousands of Americans were subjected to radiation poisoning experiments, drug experiments, and other biological and chemical warfare experiments since the 1940s.
America's history of chemical weapons 'experiments' against its own people: Over 4,000 radiation experiments killed or poisoned hundreds of thousands of citizens
Beginning in 1917 and continuing until 2003, the Soviets poured up to $1 billion into developing mind-controlling weaponry to compete with similar programs undertaken in the US.
If the Soviets 'poured' $1 billion into such projects, the US figure could well be in the trillions.
Israel 'responds' to rocket fire from Lebanon allegedly
Two missiles fired from southern Lebanon exploded in northern Israel, prompting the Israeli military to hit back with about twenty artillery shells, an army spokesman said.
"The Israeli artillery responded to the Sunday rocket attacks from Lebanon against Israel that left no victims, targeting the area where these projectiles were fired from," an army spokesman told AFP news agency.
The Katyusha-style rockets landed in a field west of the town of Kyriat Shmona,
without causing any casualties or damage, Israeli military radio reported.
Dave Urbanski
The BlazeSat, 28 Dec 2013 11:27 UTC
Surveillance video of substation attack
Although the fact that the
still-unsolved attack on a power station near San Jose occurred just a handful of hours after the Boston Marathon bombing - and apparently raised a few eyebrows initially - its ride in the public eye has been decidedly under the radar to date.
But that may be changing.
Now that the ranking member of the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee is decrying the incident as possibly indicative of a wider security issue, the brazen attack is getting a bit more attention, noted
Foreign Policy.
"It is clear that the electric grid is not adequately protected from physical or cyber attacks," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) at a hearing on regulatory issues earlier this month, Foreign Policy noted.
When U.S. officials warn about "attacks" on electric power facilities these days, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a computer hacker trying to shut the lights off in a city with malware. But a more traditional attack on a power station in California has U.S. officials puzzled and worried about the physical security of the the electrical grid--from attackers who come in with guns blazing.
Around 1:00 AM on April 16, at least one individual (possibly two) entered two different manholes at the PG&E Metcalf power substation, southeast of San Jose, and cut fiber cables in the area around the substation. That knocked out some local 911 services, landline service to the substation, and cell phone service in the area, a senior U.S. intelligence official told Foreign Policy. The intruder(s) then fired more than 100 rounds from what two officials described as a high-powered rifle at several transformers in the facility. Ten transformers were damaged in one area of the facility, and three transformer banks -- or groups of transformers -- were hit in another, according to a PG&E spokesman.
© Wikipedia
One of
Barack Obama's chief accomplishments has been to return the Constitution to a central place in our public discourse.
Unfortunately, the president fomented this upswing in civic interest not by talking up the constitutional aspects of his policy agenda, but by blatantly violating the strictures of our founding document. And he's been most frustrated with the separation of powers, which doesn't allow him to "fundamentally transform" the country without congressional acquiescence.
But that hasn't stopped him. In its first term, the Administration launched a "We Can't Wait" initiative, with senior aide Dan Pfeiffer explaining that "when Congress won't act, this president will." And earlier this year, President Obama said in announcing his new economic plans that "I will not allow gridlock, or inaction, or willful indifference to get in our way."
And so, as we reach the end of another year of political strife that's fundamentally based on clashing views on the role of government in society, I thought I'd update a list I made two years ago and hereby present President Obama's top 10 constitutional violations of 2013.
Protesters hold signs as the motorcade of U.S. President Barack Obama returns to Obama's vacation home in Kailua, Hawaii December 28, 2013.
The serenity of President Barack Obama's Hawaiian vacation was rattled a little on Saturday when demonstrators aired grievances against unmanned aircraft and other issues in a small protest zone near the first family's upscale rented house.
Returning from an early morning gym visit at nearby Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Obama's motorcade passed a few dozen protesters holding signs with slogans including
"Drones: Unethical and Illegal," "U.S. Bases Out" and "Close Guantanamo Now." Others expressed their opposition to genetically modified foods.
© AP
French President Francois Hollande has finally got his super tax on high incomes after the country's highest court upheld the law's latest version.
Hollande originally promised a 75 percent tax on income over 1 million euros ($1.38 million). It would have affected a tiny number of taxpayers, but it became a symbol of Hollande's campaign promise to make France fairer for the middle class.
But the constitutional council threw out that tax as unfair.
Hollande's administration rewrote the tax in the 2014 budget. It is now a 50 percent tax paid by the employer, and doesn't reduce employees' earnings.
The council ruled Sunday that tax was constitutional. In a series of rulings on the budget, it declared a change to the wealth tax that would have taxed latent revenue unconstitutional.
Source: Associated Press
© Reuters/Kevin LamarqueU.S. President Barack Obama speaks to military personnel during a Christmas day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 25, 2013. Obama is on vacation with his family in nearby Kailua.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sent out a paranoid email Saturday evening urging supporters to vote for Democrats so that Republicans can't impeach President Obama.
The email, subject line "Impeachment," was sent to Obama for America supporters, imploring them to contribute to the DNC's 2014 efforts. "What do these people all have in common?," the email asked, featuring quotes from Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Rep. Kerry Bentivolio of Michigan, and Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas discussing the possibility of impeaching Obama for one of his numerous instances of presidential misconduct.
The DNC email discussed the "I-Word" and said that "Republicans are actually excited about the idea."
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So I'm the owner of Company X. My workers' used to be paid a whopping 7.25 per/hour because of the ridiculous "minimum wage" labor laws that are seriously cutting into my profits. I only want to pay them 2.13 per/hour, which is still way too much! If I do this I can save about $5 dollars per hour on every employee. Actually, I don't want to pay them anything, but I know that won't fly. They might start asking for a fair wage or even worse: dreaded "union" representation! If I have 50 full-time employees I can make an extra $500,000 extra dollars a year! How can I achieve this? The law is against me. Or is it? DING DING. TIPPING!
So people can come to my restaurant and give TIPS to my workers for "good" service. What if I make tipping account for nearly their entire wage? That way the CUSTOMER has to pay for their labor while I don't need to pay my workers an EXTRA penny! I don't even have to include it into the price of the food or on the bill most of the time. It's just an additional cost the customer should be expected to pay. Now, let's make it part of the LAW and the CULTURE and VOILA! You got yourself some home grown All-American authentic: CORPORATE CHARITY. What a brilliant CORPORATE SCAM!
Because my customers have morals and don't want to bear witness to their poor server on the street, begging for loose change; they will act as CHARITY. To top it off, my employees will "work" even harder if their pay is "performance" based - especially if they want to beat minimum wage on slower days. So, if they want acceptable CHARITY TIPS they have to please my customers who, if continue patronizing my establishment, will fully cover the cost of my 3rd vacation home in Florida.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The AgeTue, 27 Aug 2013 08:12 UTC
Saudi Arabia has secretly offered Russia a sweeping deal to control the global oil market and safeguard Russia's gas contracts, if the Kremlin backs away from the Assad regime in Syria.
The revelations come amid high tension in the Middle East, with US, British, and French warships poised for missile strikes against Syria, and Iran threatening to retaliate. The strategic jitters pushed Brent crude prices to a five-month high of $US112 a barrel.
''We are only one incident away from a serious oil spike. The market is a lot tighter than people think,'' said Chris Skrebowski, editor of
Petroleum Review.
Leaked transcripts of a behind closed doors meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan shed an extraordinary light on the hard-nosed Realpolitik of the two sides.
Comment: Well, at least the Russians have come clean.
The US, on the other hand, as part of its 'crazy-making' operations, funds the same scientists involved in all this and more to write papers and books that ridicule those who research their disgusting schemes.
Despite the paucity of declassified CIA files, they nevertheless make it clear that their 'assassin' programs were a success (see CIA Doctors by Dr. Colin Ross and A Terrible Mistake by Hank Albarelli Jr.). However, the way this technology has been applied in practice is different from how they portray it in the movies: what they do, time and time again, is place their mind-controlled patsies 'on location' in order to roll out the pre-scripted cover story, but the actual shooting is done by professional killers (see JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations, and the mass shootings and 'terrorists' in recent decades). Their subjects generally aren't reliable enough to pull the trigger, but they can be relied on confess to anything. Again, whatever the Soviet Union did, the US did way more of. Hundreds of thousands of Americans were subjected to radiation poisoning experiments, drug experiments, and other biological and chemical warfare experiments since the 1940s.
America's history of chemical weapons 'experiments' against its own people: Over 4,000 radiation experiments killed or poisoned hundreds of thousands of citizens If the Soviets 'poured' $1 billion into such projects, the US figure could well be in the trillions.