Rethink Afghanistan: Afghan President Outlines Conditions for Future US Ties!

On Tuesday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlined conditions for future US ties. The new ambassador in Kabul, Ryan Crocker, has said that the US has no interest in permanent military bases in the country, and does not want to project its influence in the region by remaining in Afghanistan, but fears remain among many Afghans over any long-term American presence in the country, following the departure of all foreign combat troops by the end of 2014. Karzai said Afghanistan's conditions included foreign forces working within Afghan legal rules, US troops not taking prisoners or maintaining jails, and an end to controversial night raids by elite commandos. He gave no details how the demands would shape negotiations, as he addressed heads of the army, police and intelligence services in a speech marking the first phase of security transitions from foreign to local forces' control. "There are many other conditions on the economy and sovereignty, and all other aspects, and about respect to the Afghan constitution," Karzai said. "They also have their own conditions, but we haven't agreed to anything yet." Seven parts of the country were ceremonially handed over from foreign to Afghan forces last week, though NATO officials say it will be up to two years before each area will assume full control for security and governance. All Western combat troops are due to leave by the end of 2014.

Daily Mail Reporter: Iraq is Now More Dangerous than last YEAR

After a surge in bombings, assassinations and violence by Sh'ite militias. The findings come during a summer of uncertainty in Baghdad, over whether American forces will stay past a year-end withdrawal deadline, and continue military aid for this now unstable nation. In his quarterly review to Congress, a top government adviser accused the US military of glossing over the issue, just months before soldiers are due to leave the country. These findings come during a 'summer of uncertainty' in Baghdad, over whether American forces will stay past a year-end withdrawal deadline and continue military aid for the unstable nation. The review follows the bloodiest month for the US military in two years, after 15 soldiers died in June. US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart W Bowen Jr, who wrote the report, concluded by saying: "Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work." He added: "In my judgment, it is less safe than 12 months ago." Mr. Bowen cited the 15 soldiers who died last month, nearly all of whom were killed in attacks by Shi'ite militias, determined to force American troops out on time. He also noted an increase in rockets launched against the heavily fortified "Green Zone" in Baghdad, where government offices and foreign embassies are located, as well as constant assassination attempts against Iraqi political leaders, security forces, and judges. The report also called the north-eastern province of Diyala, which borders Iran, and has an often volatile mix of of Sunni and Shiite Muslims and Kurds among its residents, "very unstable' with frequent bombings that bring double-digit death tolls.

Steve Lynch: The CIA and the Military's Mind Control Research

John Lennon made the world "Imagine" a household world, but that's not where I'm going with this post. Imagine a world where all privacy has been eliminated, where none of your personal thoughts can be protected, and where "Big Brother" (Obama?) can modify your thinking electronically without your realization. That nightmarish future would be much worse than the surveillance society described by George Orwell's book 1984. If this should become a reality, there would be no place to run, and also no place to hide. More than fifty years ago, the CIA started working on "covert mind technology". One of the earliest CIA secret behavioral control programs was known as "Project Artichoke", probably meaning that the CIA would choke you, if you don't become a bone fide, government controlled communist. According to The New York Times, on August 2, 1977, the scope of this project was summarized in a CIA memo dated January 25, 1952. The CIA wanted "the evaluation and development of any method by which we can get information from a person against their will, and without their knowledge." The memo also asked if they could get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will, and even against such fundamental laws of nature as self-preservation." On April 13, 1953, Project Artichoke grew into a super-secret project called MK-ULTRA, that was overseen by Dr. Sidney Gottlieb, whom Counterpunch called "a pusher, assassin, pimp, and US official poisoner". In his well-known book: "The search for the Manchurian Candidate", author John Marks wrote, "The agency's brainwashing experts gravitated to to people more in the mold of the of the brilliant, and sometimes mad scientist, obsessed by the wonders of the brain." Gottlieb's boss at the CIA was the notorious Christian Zionist James Angleton.

Lee Rogers: The Current Debt Ceiling Debate is a COMPLETE FRAUD!

The entire debt ceiling debate that had been covered religiously by the "corporate media",was nothing more than a fraud, surrounded by false ideologies on both sides of the phony political spectrum. The problem was very simple to solve, and defied logic that not even a single person in the corporate controlled media or in government appeared willing to discuss a legitimate solution. Instead, the politicians and the corporate controlled media propagandists preferred to offer fake solutions that keep the current debt, based monetary system in place. The argument primarily focused around Democrats demanding so-called revenue increases with spending cuts, while the Republicans were demanding no tax increases, combined with slightly more aggressive spending cuts. Although it was true that government spending was wildly out of control, and should have been drastically cut, neither of these proposals came anywhere close to offering real reform. They were merely proposals designed to keep the current system in place, while the system itself was the REAL problem! Currently, many sovereign countries have found themselves in an enormous amount of debt: The myriads of central banking systems which operate in conjunction with various nations operate with the concept that that all money is debt. In the case of the United States, whenever the government needs deficit spending, they borrow it from the Federal Reserve at interest. The Federal Reserve provides the United States Treasury Federal Reserve Notes that are created from nothing, in exchange for bonds or debt. When these Federal Reserve Notes circulate in our economy, and are stored in our banks, these banks can lend many times the amount of money that they have on hand. For many years, banks could lend ten times the amount of cash on hand. In other words, these banks could simply create additional Federal Reserve Notes out of nothing, and force the borrower to pay interest on it, based on the amount of reserves at their disposal. In our system, all money is debt, and the people are taxed so that the government can pay back interest on the debt that originated from the funds that the Federal Reserve simply created out of nothing.
Hey, I learned this shit while getting my MBA from "The University of Texas at Arlington in May 1976!!" NUFF SAID!

USA to destroy IRAN with SMART BOMBS from Diego Garcia

Iran has recently conducted military drills with ballistic missiles to demonstrate its power. The missiles are capable of causing considerable damage to a possible enemy in the region! US and British bases located in the Chagos Archepelago in the Indian Ocean play the central role in the possible attack against the Islamic Republic. The US bases on these islands are geared to accept sea vessels of all classes. In addition, there are arms systems, military hardware and commando troops deployed on the archipelago, which can be immediately dispatched, if necessary. The archipelago is also used as a secret prison of the CIA. The US and British air base, one of the largest in the world, capable of accepting and servicing aircraft of all types, including B-52 and B-2 strategic bombers. The latter were deployed last year for a military operation in Iraq and Afghanistan. Though attacking Iran does not require the use of long-range stealth aircraft, these bombers can be employed for the destruction of important military and industrial targets. The B-2 is one of the most technologically advanced and expensive planes of our US Air Force. NATO's bases on Diego Garcia, called "an aircraft carrier" by American pilots, have been used to defend US interests in our far-flung regions, including bombings in Iraq and Afghanistan. There is no doubt that the base to attack Iran. One indication is the strengthening of our position on that base, which has a very important strategic mission. The fly-time toward the Persian Gulf is almost negligible, so even Indian officials believe that the base creates a huge threat against peace in the Indian Ocean, but many of Iran's important targets are now hidden underground, and are no longer easy to destroy. Nearly 400 powerful bombs were sent to Diego Garcia in March 2010, capable of destroying large objects underground.

Obama Considers Becoming a Slumlord for Foreclosed Homes

One proposal winning support among some federal officials would sell thousands of foreclosed federal properties to private investors who agree to rent them. Investors would rehab homes, run the leasing process, and contract with national property management firms to handle day-to-day tenant demands. The housing market has been struck by a troubling phenomenon: Shock: Obama admits US headed for a mega depression. Canadian real estate taking drastic downturn. Obama's mortgage loan effort caused more harm than good. Utah considers return to Gold and silver coins, amid failure of the US dollar. Irish EU bailout spooks bank holders, banks lose 17 percent deposits amid bank run!

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya: Divide and Conquer: A Project to Create THREE Libya'sE

The division of Libya into three separate countries is part of the US-NATO imperial design, a project shared by the US, Britain, Italy, and France. Before my family and I left Germany, these same "victorious allies" decided they could divide Germany also into as many parts, but they recanted when it seemed certain that they needed our foolish citizens to help fight the wars among the "Victors". The NATO war launched against Libya in March 2011 was similarly designed to break up that country into three separate entities. After all, it's FUN to play GOD, isn't it? The mainstream media, as usual, kowtowing to their masters, has been a major force in this war. They have endorsed and fabricated the news, and justified an illegal and criminal war against an entire population (deja-vu?). Passing through the neighborhood of Fashloom in Tripoli, it is apparent that no jets attacked it, as Al Jazeera and the BBC falsely claimed. Now, the same media networks, newspapers, and wire services claim on a daily basis that Tripoli is about to fall, and that the Transitional Council is making new advances to various cities. The mainstream media reporting from Tripoli have consistently produced false reports, including information from "secure internet services", which describe embassy and intelligence communication media.