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9/11 Truth: De-Bunking the Neocon 9/11 narrative and the workings of "Big Lie Propaganda"

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What the Perpetrators of 9/11 Have Been Telling the "Whistleblowing Searchers" for the Truth

You unpatriotic '9/11 Truthers' can have annual conspiracy conventions on 9/11, with a host of speakers. To use a Russian expression, the dogs may bark as the train roars along. You are the dogs, and we are the train. Keep whining. We will keep on declaring ourselves unconvinced. We still own the TV, we still own the military, and you can chatter on the internet all you want as you fade into ineffectual obscurity.
(Tongue-in-cheek satire from fellow9/11 Truth-seekerGreg Ziegler PhD, a former US Military Intel officer and retired professor, whose commentary inspired this column)

This week will mark the 14th anniversary of 9/11/01 and the beginning of America's bankrupting endless war against any and all so-called foreign enemies that, in the opinion of the ruling elites, need to have their sovereign nations destabilized so that various economic and corporate predators can gain access to the resources of the region.

Thousands of ethical, intelligent, scholarly, science-based, peace-loving, truth-seeking and once patriotic researchers (seeing through the absurd conclusions widely promulgated starting on 9/11/01) have endured far too many years of black-listings by those who really know better - namely our willfully ignorant (or frankly deceptive) ruling elites (of both political parties) and their co-opted co-conspirators in the mass media who have obediently enforced the black-listings.

Comment: Since its been shown that the US government and military-industrial-complex and the mainstream media and intelligence agencies are all guilty of perpetuating such an enormous and horrific lie to justify all that's come since, just imagine what else they may be capable of.

For a deep exploration of the events of that fateful day, read the incomparable 9/11: The Ultimate Truth

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Heart - Black

Warren Buffett: The working man's advocate?

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One of the hallmarks of being a member of the global elite, is having a rather Darwinian view of human society. That's because elitists need something to justify their actions in their own minds. They've made it to the tippy top of society, and they want to believe that they achieved this status because they are the best of what humanity has to offer. Why else would they be so successful? Obviously, they must be superior to every other human being on Earth, right?

In reality, they can't bring themselves to face the truth, because it's too ugly for many of them to accept. And the truth is, they've only attained so much power by being more cunning and ruthless than their peers, or they were born into ruthless families that laid the groundwork for them. It has nothing to do with being genuinely superior human beings.

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Israeli security sources claim Iranian troops join Russians in Syria fighting

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© AP, Fars, EPA
Soleimani (left) and Putin (right) have both put boots on the ground in Syria.
Israeli security sources claim Quds Force sending hundreds of elite troops in unprecedented cooperation with Russia to save embattled Syrian regime.

Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, has sent hundreds of ground soldiers into Syria in the past few days apparently in cooperation with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, said a senior Israeli security official Thursday.

Comment: If this report is true, events in Syria are really starting to heat up.


Brick Wall

Obama must end supporting Israeli apartheid against Palestinian scholars

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Israel's apartheid policies don't uphold the belief that it is a democracy.
US President Barack Obama, in a recent interview with Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic, reaffirmed his support and love for Israel because, as he claims, "it is a genuine democracy and you can express your opinions." He further expressed his commitment to protecting Israel as a "Jewish state" by ensuring a "Jewish majority." The US government's support for the "Jewish state" has always been far more than rhetorical, backed by billions of dollars of military funding and consistent pro-Israel vetoes at the UN Security Council.


Comment: While there was more to Obama's rhetoric than a rubber stamp endorsement, his actions speak louder than his words.


We are a group of US-based academics, representing diverse ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds, as well as a range of national origins, who recently visited Palestine. We were able to gain firsthand exposure to what Obama described in the interview as Israel's "Jewish democracy" and to what kinds of infrastructure our tax dollars help to support — walls, checkpoints and modern weaponry.

We had the privilege of traveling through part of the occupied Palestinian territories — the West Bank, including East Jerusalem — where we met with Palestinians.

Double standards

We feel compelled to share a few examples of what we witnessed during our visit with Palestinian scholars, policy makers, activists, artists and others working in the West Bank. We observed numerous double standards with regard to Palestinians' rights that prompt us to question the claim that Israel is a genuine democracy.

Comment: Palestinian-American and other Arab American academicians and scholars have been harassed, threatened, abused and denied entry at Israeli-controlled crossings, a policy that has been recognized by the US State Department as an "unequal treatment that Palestinian Americans and other Arab Americans receive at Israel's borders and checkpoints."


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Palestinian proposal to raise flag strongly approved by the United Nations

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Proudly to wave.
The United Nations has overwhelmingly voted in favour of raising a flag of Palestine at its headquarters in New York City in a symbolic move highlighting Palestinian aspirations for statehood.

A resolution was adopted by member states on Thursday evening with 119 in favor, eight voting against - including Israel and the United States - and 45 abstentions.

"It is a symbolic thing, but another step to solidify the pillars of the state of Palestine in the international arena," said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the UN, ahead of the vote.

The UN has 20 days to implement the move, in time for a visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on September 30.

Comment: Most of the 28-nation European Union were among the 45 nations that abstained, though France and Sweden, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Belgium and Malta voted in favor of the Palestinian resolution after the EU split on the issue. France has been spearheading a push to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process which collapsed in 2014.


Snakes in Suits

Searching for scapegoats: New Justice Department rules target corporate executives for prosecution

U.S. Attorney General Loretta
© Yuri Gripas / Reuters
U.S. Attorney General Loretta
New guidelines issued by the Justice Department provide instructions on prosecuting corporate officers. The rules could put pressure on corporations to turn over evidence against their own executives.

Under the guidelines issued on Wednesday, the Justice Department (DOJ) told civil and criminal investigators to focus on individual employees, rather than the corporation as an entity, from the very beginning of a potential case, according to The New York Times, which was provided with a memo outlining the new policy.

The guidelines further state that in settlement negotiations, corporations won't receive credit for cooperating with the government unless they turn over evidence against employees, "regardless of their position, status or seniority.


Comment: It takes flesh and blood people to commit a crime, and criminal executives should be held accountable for their actions. But when an enterprise is criminal and parasitic by it's very nature, then it's paying lip-service to justice to ignore the corporation's complicit criminality to focus on the actions of a few individuals.

It sounds like this new policy gives criminal corporations and the DoJ a chance to improve their public images by scapegoating a few people without having any real impact on bottom lines or bringing about real, positive changes in society. Unfortunately for them they can't shirk their karma forever, and when bread and circuses stop heads always roll.


Propaganda

US continues to fabricate claims about Russian troops in Syria

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We heard the same refrain before. It keeps repeating about nonexistent "Russian aggression" in Ukraine.

Now it's Syria. On Monday, its Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi called rumors about Russia building up its military presence in his country "fabricated by intelligence agencies of the West and some Arab countries."
This hostile campaign is aimed at creating the impression that the Syrian state has become so weak that it has to seek direct military assistance from its friends.

Our relations with Russians, including in the military sphere, have been developing for a long time. However, there are no Russian troops in Syria. Russia conducts no military activities on land, at sea or in the air.

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"Fed risks triggering panic and turmoil": World Bank warns against raising rates

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Could things crumble and crash over a simple rate hike?

Many experts say they could, and well, things aren't so simple after all.

With all things being equal, and with respect to the status quo of the powers that be, the current state of affairs appear very .... um, delicate, and rather prone to disaster.

By the official account, the Federal Reserve has been actively propping up the system with unlimited liquidity and dirt cheap money to the big banks to keep things from going under. Not that this is the whole story, but it's a decent starting point.

Because they have started something they cannot finish, everything is vulnerable to toppling over the moment that Federal Reserve "stimulus" and "aid" is removed.

Now, even the World Bank is cautioning the Fed against taking action. So what now?

Comment: For a closer view of the 'whole story' see: 2015, the BRICS checkmate Western finance?


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Hungary readies border fence and calls 'state of crises' on refugees

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Illegal migrants walk toward the city centre next to the fence around the refugee camp in Debrecen, 221 kms from Budapest.
Hungary said on Thursday it expected to finish building a fence along its border with Serbia by early October, and indicated it would call a "state of crisis" next week as the right-wing government readies a clampdown on migrants and refugees streaming through the Balkans.

With 3,321 registered entering from Serbia on Wednesday, the highest daily total yet, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said Hungary planned to introduce "different rules of the game" from next week, with penalties for illegal entry, accelerated asylum procedures and possible expulsion back over the border.

He said the fence, in part being built by prisoners along the 175-km (109-mile) border, would be completed sooner than planned, by the beginning rather than the end of October.

"This 3.5-4-metre tall fence can be adequate to protect the country, especially if policemen are patrolling on the other side," Lazar told a weekly news conference.

He said the government would meet next Tuesday to consider a proposal by the interior ministry to declare a "state of crisis due to mass migration". Such a move would make it easier for authorities to take control of public or municipal property, for example to accommodate asylum seekers.

A week later, parliament is expected to discuss sending the army to the border.

Comment: Hungary is really setting a bad example with the refugee crises:


Red Flag

Biting the hand that feeds it: Al Qaeda magazine urges attack on U.S. economic leaders

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (R) and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
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A notorious al Qaeda magazine is encouraging lone-wolf terrorist attacks on U.S. economic leaders, including Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Warren Buffett.

The list in Inspire magazine also included industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch, internet entrepreneur Larry Ellison, and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. A prominent economist was also on the list but asked that his name be withheld. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was named, though not Janet Yellen, who succeeded him.

Also pictured was Jim Walton, one of the heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune, although he was misidentified in the caption as his late father, Sam Walton. Several other names on the list were misspelled.

Comment: So what would be the purpose of threatening the economic elites? The American economy is not reviving. Or is this just a distraction from the inevitable economic collapse?