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2009 JANUARY 3 – JANUARY 9

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Bush Admin. to bar workers at GM from striking. Government now controls everything - to help us, of course. Raw Story 2009 Jan 9 (Cached)

Under pressure from U.S., giant Swiss bank closes 19,000 "offshore" accounts held by Americans, forcing them to transfer to other banks which report all transactions to U.S. government. Swiss bank independence is over. Reuters 2009 Jan 9 (Cached)

Manager of world's largest bond fund says it's not just Madoff who ran a Ponzi scheme, but that the entire U.S. financial system is a "Ponzi-style economy." Of course. It is run by the Federal Reserve. Prison Planet 2009 Jan 9 (Cached)

US: 90% of Obama's inauguration fund is from donations by Wall Street firms that received billions in bailout. WSJ 2008 Jan 9 (Cached)

US: Merrill Lynch says its wealthy clients are shunning stock market and turning to gold bars for safety. Telegraph 2009 Jan 9 (Cached)

US: Town with population of 194 wants $375 million from federal stimulus fund. That's $2 million per person. Once the concept of collectivism is accepted, there is no logical limit. USN&WR 2009 Jan 8 (Cached)

Thailand: Government blocks 2300 web sites because they are critical of the king. Variety 2009 Jan 7 (Cached)

UK: Government wants to track locations, movements, conversations, and activities of every citizen - to fight terrorism, of course.
InfoPackets 2009 Jan 6 (Cached)

Ex detainee of U.S. describes 6 years of humiliation and severe torture. Government denies that his story is true. Herald Tribune 2009 Jan 6 (Cached)

US: Texas Dept of Transportation says Trans Texas Corridor is dead; then explains that it has been divided into multiple projects to calm public opposition. In other words, it is not dead at all.
Dallas News 2009 Jan 6 (Cached)

US: Incredible live video of police shooting young man in San Francisco subway with no apparent justification. You be the judge. Incidents like this likely to increase with growth of police state.
YouTube 2009 Jan 5

Somalia: Here's a different view of the Somali pirates. Are some of them good guys? Very Interesting story. Independent 2009 Jan 5 (Cached)

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Italy: Pension plan invested in stock market suffers from market slump. Collectivists say funds should have stayed in government plan. But then losses would have been worse, because governments always plunder pension plans. Fund value, instead of being only 50% of expected level would be 0%, as in U.S.
Bloomberg 2009 Jan 5 (Cached)

US: FDA tells pregnant women (and everyone else) that it's OK to consume mercury at levels above EPA standards of safety. Mercola 2008 Jan 3 (Cached)

Shipping contracts fall by 93%. Goods, raw materials, and food are no longer moving. That spells bad news for countries, such as the U.S., that heavily depend on imports, including food. Reality Zone advice: Prepare NOW for serious shortages. You Tube 2009 Jan 3

Ron Paul discusses the Israeli invasion of Gaza and its impact on the economy and on liberty. A lone voice in Congress. YouTube 2009 Jan 3

US: FBI records reveal that, in 2004, Bush authorized torture in violation of Geneva Convention.
Public Record Posted 2009 Jan 3 (Cached)

US: Bailout of financial industry now running over $7 trillion. That's ten times the original amount stated - and is more than twice the cost of WWII.
CNBC Posted 2009 Jan 3 (Cached)

US: Congressional commission urges 50% increase in gasoline and diesel tax because people are driving less. No comment needed. Tyler Paper Posted 2009 Jan 3 (Posted)

     

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          FROM OUR READERS
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PHOTO OF LIFE ON MARS?
Hi from Mr Jonny & Ms Eve in Sweden. What do you think of these spooky photos from Mar? Is there something out there in space. Is is an angel? demon ore something else???
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5lnavfxZWo&NR=1
Received 2009 Jan 8

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IS GRIFFIN JEWISH BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THE "PROTOCOLS OF ZION" ARE NOT AUTHENTIC?
I read G. Edward Griffin’s document about why he thinks the Protocols are a fraud. (Here is the link for those who are interested.) He actually believed the CIA Director was telling the truth. That’s really funny!

Israel blew up Pan Am 103 and blamed it on Libya, and blew up the La Belle Disco in Berlin, and blamed that on Libya too. The book by an Israeli Mossad agent titled “By Way of Deception” outlines how the Mossad carried a transmitter up the steps of an apartment in Libya, and sent out a faked message in “Libyan code” ordering that the La Belle Club be blown up in Berlin. Then Israel blew it up, blaming it in Libya again in the American media. And the CIA fell for it, even though France warned them that Israel did it. France knew the Israelis had sent the message, so they didn’t let Reagan fly bombers from England over France to bomb innocent people, so Reagan had to use an aircraft carrier to bomb innocent people in Libya for Israel. Remember that?

Doesn’t Ed know that 6 Jews own all media in America? Or is he one?

In 1967 they attacked the USS Liberty trying to blame it on Egypt, and then lied repeatedly later in their own books about it. In 1963 they murdered JFK and blamed that on Lee Harvey Oswald, and with their power of the media, kept that covered up for 45 years. We didn’t know the Mossad did it until 2008. (I have the photo of Lee Harvey Oswald in the doorway of the School Book Depository at the very moment JFK was shot). And Ed thinks the Protocols are a fraud?

In 2001 they attacked the World Trade Center and blamed that on Osama bin Laden, who also said he had nothing to do with it. How in the world could Ed believe that student pilots could fly a 757? And how could 4 different airline Captains, fail to defend their cockpits on the same day? Who would believe such a stupid story?

Didn’t he notice that there’s no airplane crash in the Pentagon, and that flight 77 wasn’t scheduled to fly on 911? And also NO airplane wreckage at all in that “empty field” in Pennsylvania? Is everybody brain dead?

Couldn’t he tell that building 2 was being “blown up” when he looked at the still photos? It did NOT “collapse” like they told us. Is Ed going to believe “his eyes” or what the Jewish owned media tells him? Doesn't G. Edward Griffin know that the whole 911 “Conspiracy Theory” is a fraud? How could he not know that? Unless he’s Jewish pretending to be Christian?
Skip Baker, 2009 Jan 8

REPLY FROM GEG:

Hello Skip.
You have made a huge leap of logic. I do not defend Israel nor do I challenge many of the facts you presented in your email. You asked my opinion of the Protocols, not of bankers, the JFK assassination, 9/11, or current affairs. If you had asked my opinion of any of those, my answer would have been fairly close to your own analysis, but certainly not on all points. It is faulty logic to lump everything into the same bag.

It certainly is true that present-day political Zionists are promoting the New World Order (along with a great many non-political Zionists), but that does not prove that the Protocols are authentic. You would never win your case in court with that kind of logic – and you will never win allies to your cause unless they already hold you viewpoint. If you wish to expand your influence, I urge you to stick with hard facts that you can prove. There are plenty of those to do the job without adding speculation.
Ed Griffin

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VINTAGE VIDEO OF KGB DEFECTOR SHOWS 4 STAGES OF HOW TO SUBVERT A NATION. STILL VALID TODAY
Dear G. Edward Griffin,
I have recently published on YouTube a new Yuri Bezmenov series of videos in which he details his 4-stage KGB scheme for the takeover of Western societies. Very, very good; worth every minute.
Here is the link.

The videos are available in higher resolution than the YouTube standard. All one has to do is add the code &fmt=18 to the end of the raw video URL. Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj0Id3BLFco&fmt=18.

Thanks and God bless,
-David Carvalho, 2008 Jan 8

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WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST BE DISARMED
This quote was sent to us by Ursel Doran, 2009 Jan 4

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.
~ Noah Webster

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UNPLUGGED FROM DIRECTV
Dear Mr. Griffin,
Yesterday, after years of frustration and disappointment with TV programming, commercial saturation, censured and slanted news casting, biased "documentaries" and over priced subscription fees, I finally called Directv and canceled my service. It occurred to me later in the day that a powerful message could be sent to our ever expanding government if the back bone of America unplugged the manipulation machine sitting in the living room.

I remember too, that there was probably no single person more influential in black balling the Ron Paul presidential campaign than Rupert Murdoch, and he is not only at the helm of Fox, but Directv as well.

Just a thought, but consider the implications, especially with the federally mandated digital signal rule pending next month.
Semper Fi,
Marc Dawe, 2009 Jan 4

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HAL TURNER AT IT AGAIN. THIS TIME PRAISING CIVILIAN INSURRECTION
On New Year's day, a friend sent me an email containing a message from Hal Turner, a former talk-show host who, indirectly at least, is calling for insurrection against the government. After reviewing numerous serious crimes committed by the President and the President-elect, the Congress, the Federal Reserve Chairman, the Secretary of the Treasury, and Justices of the Supreme Court, Turner says:

"By themselves, any one or even two of these problems would be merely an illness that the Republic could deal with. Suffering all of these problems at the same time amounts to Cancer. A cancer that is killing our Republic.

"There are only two ways to deal with cancer: either you kill it or it kills you. As a thinking person, it ought to be plain to you at this point, what solution we have in mind and why we're telling you repeatedly, in advance, to be not afraid. We are going to do what HAS to be done. When it happens, do not be afraid. This has needed to happen for a very long time to protect this Republic and the USA will be better off once it does happen.

To those of you who are about to be dealt with, you brought this on yourselves."

MY REPLY:

Mike, be very, very careful. Turner may not be what he appears to be. There may be agent provocateurs in our midst trying to precipitate an armed revolt that, not only would be easy to put down, but would provide the usurpers with a handy excuse to declare martial law. This may happen anyway, but we don’t want to be suckered into making it easy for them.

Turner implies that there is going to be a well organized wave of citizen-led arrests and/or assassinations. Anyone who cheers such a plan could get caught in a well-laid trap designed to identify the most militant dissenters and then "disappear" them into the prison gulag.

Be very, very careful.
Ed Griffin

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HOW CAN WEB PAGES BE SAVED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE?
What do you use to grab a webpage and "archive" it? You keep a cached version of these articles on your Yahoo site, which I think is a great idea. Thanks.
Sean Ackley, 2009 Jan 1

REPLY:

In Internet Explorer, when you want to archive a web page, go to File > Save-as > and then choose the format you want. Other browsers have similar options. We prefer mht (Microsoft Hyper Text) because it saves everything in a single file, but Yahoo does not accept that, so we select html. That works OK but often the links and some of the images are lost. All you have to do is create a directory for your saved files and periodically move them to a CD or DVD for archival storage.
Ed Griffin

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COFFEE DURING PREGNANCY
I just read the article about caffeine in pregnant mice that you linked to in your latest issue of Unfiltered News. I have to say as an expectant mother who does at times indulge in coffee, the title scared me. When I read the article, though, I was somewhat relieved. The mice in the experimental group were not ingesting caffeine; it was being injected into them. There is a difference in how the body metabolizes an injected substance vs. how the body metabolizes an ingested substance that needs to be further researched before we can conclude that coffee may be bad for unborn children. I would like to see the same study repeated where the mice are eating the caffeine (it could be added to their chow) rather than getting caffeine injections. Until then, I'm not sure it's worth getting too excited. Having said that, I do believe there are other studies which show caffeine might be a risk factor in pregnancy. The pregnancy books generally recommend mothers-to-be limit their caffeine intake but outside of the Weston Price Foundation (which I actually consider to be the nutrition gold standard), I haven't seen anyone advocate for total abstinence. The Weston Price Foundation founder believes any amount of caffeine or alcohol is bad for everybody. I'm a believer in exercising moderation for those things, and even more moderation during pregnancy. Anyway, I just wanted to mention that the study's conclusions may be premature. I'm open to the possibility of that being true, but I believe they should have the mice taking caffeine the same way humans do in their next study. I suspect the impact of ingested caffeine isn't as pronounced as the impact of injected caffeine is, and it may even be undetectable. Pregnant women should definitely avoid taking caffeine injections!
Fernanda Powers, 2008 Dec 20

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Re; SOMETHING OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS IS HAPPENING by Tim Wood 2008 December 1

Hello Edward, Below are brief comments re your recent news letter regarding the posting by Tim Wood.

The money circulating in most countries on this planet is owned and totally controlled by the elite - the bankers and their cronies and minions. We simply rent it from them - the rent is called interest. That ownership has been sealed with the blood of Presidents. Make no mistake about it. The Federal Reserve has to tell us nothing, and there is no one who will force it to tell anything. Only the unbearable pain of total collapse will wake people up.

The Myth of German Culpability is an excellent look at the flip side of the coin. Don't forget as well, that Germany could not have gotten far in it's war efforts without an incredible amount of support from American industry and banking - Rockefeller, Henry Ford, and Prescott Bush for example.

General Motors must get special mention. GM’s wholly-owned company, Adam-Opel, during WWII, was one of Germany’s main manufacturers of tanks, trucks and bomber engines. In 1938, just months after the NAZI annexation of Austria - James Mooney (President of GM Overseas Corp) was decorated by Adolph Hitler with the highest Medal Germany could give a Foreigner - the Order of the Eagle with Cross, and in 1942, W S Knudsen (president of GM 1937 - 1940) was recognized in a special way by the U.S. Army. No he wasn’t arrested for conflict of interest or conspiring to arm the enemy, he became the first civilian to be made a U.S. Army General.

John Theobald, 2008 Dec 20
 

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DECEPTION WAS MY JOB
The Testimony of Yuri Bezmenov, KGB Propagandist
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Part 3: Cultural Subversion and Escape
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE
A Discourse by G. Edward Griffin
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The Persecution of Falun Gong
The Testimony of Charles Lee
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