Politics and Legislation
Virginia State Senate Passes Bill Forbidding Indefinite Detention of Americans
After Virginia legislators pass a law forbidding infinite detention of US Citizens, worries arise Governor McDonnell could try to sabotage the anti-NDAA law
CNN Reports On California’s Eugenics History & How They Assisted The Nazis Eugenics Program
Bill would create partnership between NSA and U.S. corporations
Speaking at a policy debate Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation, a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned that a bill currently being considered by the House Select Committee on Intelligence would intertwine the National Security Agency (NSA) with corporate America, exposing vast amounts of private civilian data to unprecedented levels of monitoring, all in the name of “cybersecurity.”
The Hill: ACLU warns of expanded spying powers in new GOP cybersecurity legislation
By Brendan Sasso
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning that a cybersecurity bill from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other Republicans would give spy agencies unprecedented powers to snoop through people’s personal information.
Los Angeles Times: Labor unions rethinking their role in politics
By Matea Gold and Melanie Mason
The influential AFL-CIO almost certainly will endorse Obama for reelection, but many unions are increasingly financing their own efforts instead of writing large checks to the Democratic Party and its candidates.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-labor-endorse-20120311,0,374934.story
Economy
20 Economic Statistics To Use To Wake Sheeple Up From Their Entertainment-Induced Comas
Just like during the Great Depression, Wall Street is having one of the greatest bull runs in history at the expense of the masses and here are the statistics to prove it.
No Jobs For Americans
By Paul Craig Roberts
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that 227,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs were created by the economy during February. Is the government’s claim true?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30780.htm
“The banks and the governments are simply zombies only interested in survival.”
Source: Gold Seek
The government is preparing to package and sell foreclosed homes. We do not know what discount to the current market there will be but you can guess it will be 20% or more. This event will cause home prices to trend lower dependent on whether the houses are put up for sale or rented. These homes will only be available to big buyers such as hedge funds and others with enormous amounts of capital. It is expected that the homes will be sold in lots of 5,000 to 10,000 and the minimum bid would be $1 billion.
Wars and Rumors of War
US state department – we have no intention of leaving Uganda
Posted by Phantom Report
US military interest in central Africa, much like US military interests in various areas around the world, is multi-faceted. Uganda, for example, has played an increasingly central role in US counter-terrorism efforts, particularly in the United States’ attempts to destroy the Somali militant group Al Shabab. In June of last year, the Pentagon approved plans to send $45m worth of military equipment to Uganda and Burundi.
On Wednesday, Angelo Izama, an award-winning Ugandan journalist who specializes in security issues in central Africa, said the US is running a “multi-country intervention with a small number of troops” with a mission that isn’t entirely humanitarian in nature.
http://www.phantomreport.com/us-state-department-we-have-no-intention-of-leaving-uganda
Israeli Weapons Found In Syria Among Rebels
Evidence of War Lies Public Pre-War This Time
Source: Washingtons Blog
By leading anti-war activist David Swanson, author of Day Break and War Is A Lie, who runs the websites DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org (formerly AfterDowningStreet.org)
When President George W. Bush was pretending to want to avoid a war on Iraq while constantly pushing laughably bad propaganda to get that war going, we had a feeling he was lying. After all, he was a Republican. But it was after the war was raging away that we came upon things like the Downing Street Minutes and the White House Memo.
Now President Barack Obama is pretending to want to avoid a war on Iran and to want Israel not to start one, while constantly pushing laughably bad propaganda to get that war going. We might suspect a lack of sincerity, given the insistence that Iran put an end to a program that the U.S. government simultaneously says there is no evidence exists, given the increase in free weapons for Israel to $3.1 billion next year, given the ongoing protection of Israel at the U.N. from any accountability for crimes, given the embrace of sanctions highly unlikely to lead to anything other than greater prospects of war, and given Obama’s refusal to take openly illegal war “off the table.” We might suspect that peace was not the ultimate goal, except of course that Obama is a Democrat.
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Evidence_of_War_Lies_Public_Pre-War_This_Time/18386/0/38/38/Y/M.html
The Hill: US soldier detained after shootings of Afghan civilians
By Meghashyam Mali
A U.S. soldier was detained in Afghanistan under suspicion of opening fire on Afghan civilians on Sunday, an incident that could inflame anti-American anger in the country.
Annan ‘optimistic’ after talks with Syrian president:
Annan says he remains optimistic following a second round of talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr Annan said the talks had resulted in “concrete proposals”.
http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201203/3450783.htm
Attack on Iran? ‘Doubts Israel capable of launching war’
RT talks to Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on whether Israel’s threats will turn into action and what could be the implications of it.
Uploaded by RussiaToday on Mar 11, 2012
With tensions between Iran and Israel intensifying RT talks to Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on whether Israel’s threats will turn into action and what could be the implications of it.
US, Allies Begin Talk of Potential Military Intervention in Syria
A move to intervene militarily has no legal basis and could potentially escalate the conflict
US, Allies Begin Talk of Potential Military Intervention in Syria
Environmental
New Los Angeles radiation tests Highest Radiation Levels Since Fukushima Disaster Recorded in Los Angeles
By Alex Thomas
IntelHub
A March 6th test of a HEPA filter recorded radiation levels 668% or 6.68 times the normal background radiation levels. This test took place 43 days after initial tests and shows a 130% increase since January 22nd.
“The California Highway Patrol considers anything over three times background, 300% of background above, a trigger level to a hazardous materials situation,” reported the EnviroReporter.
Japanese leaders silent on meltdown
Just four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant a year ago, Japan’s leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down, but they kept their knowledge secret for months.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10791214
Are honey bees headed towards extinction?
We have all heard about several animal species becoming extinct, even in the modern world, humans have seen whole generations of some animals disappear. Will bees become one of them?
Some experts believe that the bees could be about to die and at least one third of our food depends on pollination of flowering plants. Einstein once said: “If the bees disappear, mankind would have only 4 more years of life”.
Over 3 million colonies of bees have died in the USA since 2006 and over a thousand millions of bees have died in this period in the world.
Misc
Why you should avoid filling up your gas tank with ethanol-laced fuel
By Jonathan Benson,
(NaturalNews) New guidelines recently put forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for automobile fuel could spell disaster for your car’s engine. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) reports that the EPA is set to approve E15 automobile fuel, or fuel that contains up to 15 percent ethanol, which is so damaging to car engines that many car manufacturers have put out warnings that using it will void car warranties. For many years now, the federal government has been incrementally…
http://www.naturalnews.com/035205_ethanol_gasoline_engines.html
FBI in the process of creating a system for monitoring all conversations on social networking sites
By J. D. Heyes,
(NaturalNews) If you’re a regular reader of NaturalNews, you’re already well aware of the fact that government, the courts and private industry have all essentially disregarded the intent and meaning of the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment privacy protections in the age of information technology. It seems that you give up your right to be “secure” in your “persons, houses, papers, and effects” if you dare to use a social media network or virtually any other information exchange system. The…
http://www.naturalnews.com/035207_FBI_surveillance_social_networking.html
65-year-old California ‘milk man’ subjected to extreme torture, hypothermia, raw sewage in LA County jail
By Mike Adams,
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews exclusive report, please credit with link. NaturalNews can now report that 65-year-old senior citizen James Stewart, a raw milk farmer with no criminal history, was nearly tortured to death in the LA County jail this past week. He survived a “week of torturous Hell” at the hands of LA County jail keepers who subjected him to starvation, sleep deprivation, hypothermia, loss of blood circulation to extremities, verbal intimidation, involuntary medical testing and even subjected…
http://www.naturalnews.com/035208_James_Stewart_torture_county_jail.html
The British 2012 Olympic Warzone
There are more British troops being deployed to the 2012 Olympic Games than have been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.
John Nichols | Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin for Labor Rights and Democracy
John Nichols, Op-Ed:
As the state prepares for a recall election that could remove Walker from the governorship — along with his lieutenant governor and four Republican state senators — tens of thousands of union activists and their supporters rallied once more Saturday at the state Capitol in Madison. It was an epic turnout, estimated by Governor Walker’s Department of Administration at 35,000 and by organizers at closer to 60,000.
http://www.nationofchange.org/tens-thousands-rally-wisconsin-labor-rights-and-democracy-1331484460
The War On WikiLeaks Is Now Trial By Media In Sweden
By John Pilger
Like the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, attacks on Iran and Syria require a steady drip-effect on readers’ and viewers’ consciousness. This is the essence of a propaganda that rarely speaks its name.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30770.htm
US military unveils non-lethal heat ray weapon
Two styles of US Marine Corps trucks are seen carrying the Active Denial System, March 9th, 2012, at the US Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The non-lethal weapon projects a strong electromagnetic beam up to 1000-meters. The beam creates heat so uncomfortable the natural response is to flee
A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere — this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal weapon unveiled by the US military this week.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-military-unveils-non-lethal-ray-weapon.html
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