AGW – On People who Live in Glass Houses (with corrections 29/3)


Over at WUWT, there is discussion about the attack on the honesty,  integrity and general competence of those of us who challenge the supposed AGW ‘settled science’ and its body of supporters, as thrust into the public arena by Stephan Lewandowsky and John Cook of “Sceptical Science”.

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Greenhouse (Photo credit: Chickenboots)

Back in 2011 a series of articles, one of which is attributed to Stephan Lewandowsky, published in the Australian ABC’s  “Drum” section were instrumental in what I would term brainwashing the Australian public in advance of the then impending, infamous “carbon tax”.

His particular contribution was, as in this case, denigrating the “unbelievers”.

At that time I reacted by offering a series of responses, published only on this website and therefore reaching very few readers. The Golden Rule now has over 200 followers and averages about 50 hits a day, still miniscule in the big picture, but rewarding and encouraging to me.

So, I wish to support WUWT in their criticism of these “scientists” who resort to rhetoric, propaganda and slurring of the integrity of persons who stand up for truth and justice.

Please read Anthony Watt’s post ” Second Lewandowsky conspiracy theory paper delinked from journal “, if you are interested in this seemingly endless wrangling of the truth about CO2 and Carbon political control mechanisms and discover the very dubious methods adopted by the challenged scientists. As this post title suggests, throwing stones when one lives in a fragile dwelling is a potential for disaster.

Just in case anyone is interested, I include links to these posts published here in 2011.

“Conversations: Climate change is happening” Part 6.

This post is directed at the ABC News (Aus), ‘Drum Opinion’ post of the same name! Ref: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2761976.html The foregoing comments in Part 1 regarding funding and other influences apply to all papers.   It is also appropriate to iterate that addressing one side … Continue reading →

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“Conversations: Climate change is happening” Part 5.

“Conversations: Climate change is happening” Part 4.

“Conversations: Climate change is happening” Part 3.

“Conversations: Climate change is happening” Part 2.

“Conversations: Climate change is happening” Part 1.

This post is directed at the ABC News (Aus), ‘Drum Opinion’ post of the same name! Ref: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2761976.html Of course climate change is “happening”, this is a nonsensical statement. Never has it not been happening. “Clearing up the Climate Debate” – … Continue reading →
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What in the World’s Going On? 2013 March 28


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united states currency eye- IMG_7364_web (Photo credit: kevindean)

So much of importance is happening so quickly.

Why bother with it here? Nothing world-changing will result of course, but my views, or what I believe to be important to everyone, are aired. Someone, somewhere, may gain and understand something worth knowing.

US – Russian Relations deteriorating as Kuwaiti Whistle Blower Discloses Secret Syria War-Plan

Christof Lehmann (nsnbc).- The spokesperson of Russia´s Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich criticized the United States for its biased interpretation of the Geneva Communique on Syria, and for US State Department Speaker Victoria Nuland´s statement, that the USA will continue aiding the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. US – Russian relations have been frozen since US Secretary of State John Kerry granted additional USD 60 million for the subversion. The recent revelation, by a member the general secretariat of Kuwait´s National Party, according to whom the USA and Qatar are planning to divide Syria into small-states, is likely to further cool down east-west relations.

Read about it here.

Department of Homeland Security Refuses to Answer Congress On 1.6 Billion Bullet Purchase

“DHS staying mum as members probe for explanations”

dhs-1.6billion-bulletsSteve Watson | Infowars.com

Speaking at CPAC with Infowars and We Are Change reporter, Luke Rudkowski, Congressman Timothy Huelscamp revealed this week that the Department of Homeland Security has refused to answer questions from “multiple” members of Congress regarding its recent purchase of huge amounts of weapons and ammunition.

Draw your own conclusions by reading on here.   More on this topic:

Retired Army Capt.: DHS Announcing a ‘Bold Threat of War’ Against US Citizens

Dear Senator Cornyn,

“It is with gravest concern that I write to you today concerning the recent appropriation of weapons by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that can only be understood as a bold threat of war by that agency, and the Obama administration, against the citizens of the United States of America.  To date, DHS has been unwilling to provide to you, the elected representatives of the People, justification for recent purchases of almost 3,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) armored personnel carriers, 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition (with associated weapons), and other weapons systems, when, in fact, the DHS has no war mission or war making authority within the limits of the United States of America.

Significant is the fact that at the same time the Obama administration is arming his DHS for war within the limits of the United States against the People of the United States in accordance with his 2008 campaign speech claiming, “We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set.  We’ve gotta (sic) have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded [as the United States military]”–Candidate Barack Obama, 2008.

the Obama administration is deliberately defunding, overextending, and hollowing the Department of Defense; the only legitimate agency of the U.S. government with a war mission.”

Read the source of this extract here.

Selling Death and Buying Assassins In the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia

Introduction: As President Obama enters his second term with a new Cabinet, the foreign policy legacy of the past four years weighs heavily on their strategic decisions and their empire-building efforts. Central to the analysis of the next period is an evaluation of the past policies especially in regions where Washington expended its greatest financial and military resources, namely the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. – By Prof. James Petras

We will proceed by examining the accomplishments and failures of the Obama-Clinton regime. We will then turn to the ongoing policy efforts to sustain the empire-building project. We will take account of the constraints and opportunities, which define the parameters resulting from imperial military ambitions, Israeli-Zionist influence in shaping policy and the ongoing anti-imperialist struggles. We will conclude by examining likely polices and outcomes resulting from current strategies.

Read on here.

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Global Warming – Sustainability – Corn and Control – NWO


A weird title, disjointed and unclear.

But so is the real world situation of government and NGO behaviour regarding energy utilization and planning, fossil fuel dependence and exploitation, CO2 and carbon controls and trading, globalization and world domination agendas and endless debates on all these, and thus we arrive at a small but important aspect – corn production and ethanol useage.

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USDA 98c0442 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I might sum up the aforesaid debating as, not so much weird, disjointed and unclear, but perhaps confusing (or confused), a variety of topics and opinions and a wealth of genuine information and logic. Occasionally, a reader will offer some insight into a debate that raises my awareness and understanding and stands out as a ‘gem’.

Borrowing from WUWT‘s post ” Dispelling myths about global warming “, itself (the post and the blog in general), one of the many ‘gems’ from which we learn so much, I take the liberty of reproducing part of the ‘reader’s commentary’:

  1. A. Scott says:

    richard verney says: March 26, 2013 at 4:05 am

    One important factor not addressed by you, is surplus quantity. How much grain does the US export (say over the past 30 years), and much grain is exported in it food aid programme (say over the past 30 years)? A sub issue is the use of GM crops to try and make good the shortage of conventional crops which shortage has been caused by the switch in land use to biofuels.

    I have addressed this question regularly. Anyone can go to the US Field Grain Yearbook (or the extensive other data the USDA provides) and find out the true facts instead of repeating partisan rhetoric.

    As to corn – contrary to the claims that ethanol production has reduced or negatively affected corn exports:

    *Total US Corn exports averaged 47 million metric tons a year fro period 1991-2011. The average US corn exports for the peak ethanol increase years of 2002 – 2007 was 51 million metric tons with a top number of 6o.7 million metric tons in 2007/08.

    *During the period since corn use began increasing due to ethanol – 2002 thru 2011 – US corn use for fuel increased from 997 to to 5,018 million bushels. Yet the US exports increased significantly during the height of that period.

    *Prices both increased AND decreased significantly from 2002-2011, despite corn used for ethanol growing substantially.

    *The US has met ALL domestic use, both food and fuel, met ALL export demand, AND has still maintained an average annual surplus of 1.4 billion bushels during the period 1991-2011

    The price of US corn/grains is only one factor and the issue is not whether (due to efficiencies) the US can produce grain at a cheaper price than some foreign country can do so through its own domestic production. Some suggest that the increase in grain price was one factor behind the Arab Spring which, in itself, has led to thousands of deaths. So political commentators consider that there has been an increase in the price of export grains

    More unsupported allegations. The US has provided, during the 1991-2011 period, up to 92% of Egypt’s corn imports – on average over 71% each year during this entire period.

    The truth is in the data. While US corn exports declined slightly from 2008 – from an almost exactly average year of 47,900 million metric tons to appx 39,000 million metric tons in 2011, its is becasue the other corn exporting country’s – Argentina, Brazil, India and the EU combined, increased their corn exports from 16,900 to 52,200 million metric tons from 2005 to 2011. Their cheaper corn has reduced the overall export demand in the US.

    And what about your claims about prices? Again the data tells the truth.

    *1971-1991 Corn prices averaged $2.28 a bushel, with prices mostly between $2.50 and $3.20 for that period.

    *1991-2011 Corn prices averaged $2.57 a bushel, with prices mostly between $1.85 and $3.04 for that period.

    *2001-2011 Corn prices averaged $3.37 a bushel, with prices mostly between $1.97 and $3.55 for that period.

    There are short, speculator driven spikes during each of these periods, as with today. But the reality is, absent those short spikes, Corn prices today are very little changed than they were in the 1970′s

    Regardless – lets take the 1971-1991 average of $2.28 a bushel and compare to the 2011 price of $5.18. That would be a 127% increase from 1971 to 2011, a 40 year period. That would be an average annual increase of just over 3%.

    From 2001 to 2011 the US supplied 0.566 billion metric tons of corn exports comprising 52% of ALL world corn exports.Most of that corn was supplied at the same prices as corn sold for in the 1970′s.

    Anyone that claims the US has not done, and is not doing, greatly more than their fair share, regardless of whether it is about export quantity or price, is simply not living in the real world, or has an agenda to push.

    Once again – the US is providing for ALL domestic demand, including ethanol, is providing for ALL export demand, and sill maintains an appx 1 to 2 billion bushel domestic reserve.

    We also effectively maintain an appx 5 billion bushel further domestic reserve thru the ethanol industry, which the ethanol industry demonstrated in 2012. With low crop yields and substantial losses related to the drought, and production well below projected, the US ethanol industry reduced corn their usage in 2012 by almost the entire amount below projections.

    Egypt has huge oil reserves and revenue. It is not our responsibility to provide this rich nation cheap, subsidized food. We already provide the majority of their corn import demand and have for many years. And we do so at fair, market prices. It is Egypt’s responsibility to provide for their people – and they have plenty of money to do so should the ruling elite so choose.

  2. A. Scott says:

    One more for Richard Verney. From Rami Zurayk, professor of agricultural and food sciences at the American University of Beirut and author of Food, Farming and Freedom: Sowing the Arab Spring. He addresses pretty much exactly what I said:

    Already, in Egypt and Yemen, more than 40% of the population live below the poverty line and suffer from some form of malnutrition. Most of the poor in these countries have no access to social safety nets.

    “Bread riots” have been occurring regularly since the mid 1980s, following policies brought to us by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Among these were the reduction of agricultural subsidies and the encouragement of production of fruits and vegetables for export, at the expense of investing in local grain production. Export of value-added produce and the import of basic commodities such as wheat were monopolised by a small group of “entrepreneurs” protected by the security state who financially backed the ruling elite…. The US gave Egypt around $1.7bn last year, exceeded only by the $2.4bn it gave to Israel.

    Not only are we providing the majority of their corn (and other) imports, we are sending huge sums of other aid.

    Again – the “State” and the ruling elite have vast sums of oil money at their control, yet seemingly refuse to use it.

    SO, I believe that there is much understanding to be gained here. “About many things”, misconceptions of CO2 “dangers”, corn production and ethanol useage, through to   financial controllers and world politics.

    Appropriate acknowledgements to WUWT and “A. Scott”, source linked here.

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Humour – Sadly and Badly Needed – Modern Naval Procedures – Political Correctness – Health & Safety


Thank the Lord for my friends, one of whom emailed me this:

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English: Braunston-The Admiral Nelson The Pub and cottage at the end of Dark Lane and at the side of the Grand Union Canal. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

ADMIRAL NELSON THEN & THE BRITISH NAVY NOW !

Nelson: “Order the signal, Hardy.”

Hardy: “Aye, aye sir.”

Nelson: “Hold on.., this isn’t what I dictated to ‘Flags’. What’s the
meaning of this?”

Hardy: “Sorry sir, what do you mean?”

Nelson (reading aloud): “England expects every person to do his or her
duty, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious
persuasion or disability. What ‘gobbledygook’ is this for God’s sake?”

Hardy: “Admiralty policy, I’m afraid, sir. We’re an equal
opportunities employer now. We had the devil’s own job getting
‘England’ past the censors, lest it be considered racist.”

Nelson: “Gadzooks, Hardy. Hand me my pipe and tobacco.”

Hardy: “Sorry sir. All naval vessels have now been designated
smoke-free working environments.”

Nelson: “In that case, break open the rum ration. Let us splice the
main brace to steel the men before battle.”

Hardy: “The rum ration has been abolished, Admiral. It’s part of the
Government’s policy on binge drinking.”

Nelson: “Good heavens, Hardy. I suppose we’d better get on with it,
full speed ahead.”

Hardy: “I think you’ll find that there’s a 4 knot speed limit in this
stretch of water. It’s an environment protection initiative.”

Nelson: “Damn it man! We are on the eve of the greatest sea battle in
history. We must advance with all dispatch. Report from the crow’s
nest, please.”

Hardy: “That won’t be possible, sir.”

Nelson: “What?”

Hardy: “Health and Safety have closed the crow’s nest, Sir, no
harness; and they said that rope ladders don’t meet regulations. They
won’t let anyone up there until proper scaffolding can be erected.”

Nelson: “Then get me the ship’s carpenter without delay, Hardy.”

Hardy: “He’s busy knocking up a wheelchair access to the foredeck Admiral.”

Nelson: “Wheelchair access? I’ve never heard anything so absurd.”

Hardy: “Anti-discrimination requirements, sir. We have to provide a
barrier-free environment for the differently abled…..”

Nelson: “Differently abled? I’ve only one arm and one eye and I refuse
even to hear mention of the word. I didn’t rise to the rank of Admiral
by playing the disability card.”

Hardy: “Actually, sir, you did. The Royal Navy is under-represented
in the areas of visual impairment and limb deficiency.”

Nelson: “Whatever next? Give me full sail. The salt spray beckons.”

Hardy: “A couple of problems there too, sir. Health and safety won’t
let the crew up the rigging without hard hats. And they don’t want
anyone breathing in too much salt; haven’t you seen the adverts?”

Nelson: “I’ve never heard such infamy. Break out the cannon and tell
the men to stand by to engage the enemy.”

Hardy: “The men are a bit worried about shooting at anyone, Admiral.”

Nelson: “What? This is mutiny!”

Hardy: “It’s not that, sir. It’s just that they’re afraid of being
charged with murder if they actually kill anyone. There are a couple
of legal-aid lawyers on board, watching everyone like hawks.”

Nelson: “Then how are we to sink the Frenchies and the Spanish?”

Hardy: “Actually, sir, we’re not.”

Nelson: “We’re not?”

Hardy: “No, sir. The French and the Spanish are our European partners
now. According to the Common Fisheries Policy, we shouldn’t even be in
this stretch of water. We could get hit with a claim for
compensation.”

Nelson: “But you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.”

Hardy: “I wouldn’t let the ship’s diversity co-ordinator hear you
saying that sir. You’ll be up on disciplinary report.”

Nelson: “You must consider every man an enemy who speaks ill of your King.”

Hardy: “Not any more, sir. We must be inclusive in this multicultural
age. Now put on your ‘Kevlar’ vest; it’s the rules. It could save your
life.”

Nelson: “Don’t tell me – health and safety again! Whatever happened to
rum, sodomy and the lash?”

Hardy: “”As I explained, sir, rum is off the menu! And there’s a ban
on corporal punishment.”

Nelson: “What about sodomy?”

Hardy: “I believe that is now legal, sir.”

Nelson: “In that case…. Kiss me, Hardy!”

[The photo is a bit remote, but it looks like a beaut spot to enjoy a beer]

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How the Climate scientists confuse the public with serious and knowing Misuse and Manipulation of Data.


How the Climate scientists confuse the public with serious and knowing misuse and manipulation of data.

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Bank Restructuring is Essential – Iceland sets the example – Why is everyone else so Stupid?


Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.

Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Iceland Parliament’s Economics and Trade Committee unanimously passes resolution.

The Icelandic parliament, called Althingi, on 18 March was presented with a unanimous motion from its Economics and Trade Committee, calling for a Glass-Steagall-style banking separation. Iceland has led the way in successfully defying the diktats of the IMF in responding to the global financial crisis, and this is the latest example. The motion, number 239, reads in part: “The minister shall set up a committee to explore whether and in what way the separation shall be conducted in order to minimize the risk of the banking system to the economy of the nation.”

A statement from The Schiller Institute in Denmark and Sweden, which included the international Glass-Steagall legislative fact sheet, and a section from a recent article by Helga Zepp-LaRouche dispelling three lies against Glass-Steagall, were sent to all members of the committee, and were also posted on the parliament’s homepage. The SI statement urged the members to pass the motion, and let them know that the world was watching their actions.

“The Schiller Institute, and the international political campaign associated with the American economist Lyndon LaRouche, urge you to pass the bank separation motion no. 239 on your agenda tomorrow.

“This will not only be important for Iceland, but also for many other countries which are considering bank separation legislation.…

“Iceland has chosen to follow a different path than austerity and maintenance of the speculative financial values, as is being done in too many other countries.

“Therefore, we hope that the Icelandic Althingi can also show the way towards full bank separation—the most important first step for a recovery of the general welfare and the production-based, not speculation-based, economy.”

The website entry was in the form of an opinion about bank separation motion #239, the only statement in favor of the resolution, the rest arguing against from the Icelandic banking establishment.

Click here for a free copy of the latest Executive Intelligence Review magazine, the international intelligence journal founded by Lyndon LaRouche which names names and exposes the truth behind current events.

I cannot believe how stupid the rest of the world is!

The global financial system is bankrupt and is destroying country after country. It is quite clear that the big banking empires are quite ok with this, in fact it’s what they want.

But it is clearly wrong and unworkable. If civilization is to have a future that supports workers and families, and of course, the remainder of the populations that have worked so hard in the past to create the economic stability that is now vanishing because of greed and in-sensitiveness, there has to be a balance within a country and a degree of stability.

The current path we are following does the opposite and supports only the rich and powerful. It is obvious that the heart of a country’s viability lies in the well-being of the masses. The only alternative end result is for the public to become slaves. That already exists to a large degree but the difference will be that the ‘new’ slaves  will not have any freedoms and comfortable life-styles. In America for example, much worse.
Countries must have their own banking systems to support the citizens and be free of merchant bankers hell bent on profit and no regard for customers. A separation of housing and small business finance from the financiers makes good sense. Also a separation of a country’s economy from overseas control. Too late in a lot of cases but if the cause of the problems is understood, at least there is some chance of reversing this disastrous trend.

I do not blindly follow the La Rouche doctrine but in regard to the banking situation, it seems that he is the only person lobbying for a workable future solution. Nobody else has any idea how to stop the rot and turn around the decline.

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Australia’s “Angry Summer” – Misrepresentation by the Australian Climate Commission.


I hope at least some of the Australian public get to see and understand this.

Sad how authorities can fabricate “evidence” and publish lies and even sadder that the public are too naive to suspect they are being conned.

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Vinegar, The Mysteries of…


Very interesting information. I would be keen to receive suggestions as to how best to drink vinegar – water diluted, mixed with something else, white, brown, cider vinegar, how much daily, etc, etc??

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The lemon detox diet – a recipe that really works, but!


Master Cleanse day ten of ten

Master Cleanse day ten of ten (Photo credit: t r e v y)

From ‘Natural News‘ this article by Aurora Geib, appears to very much deserve a look.  Simple cheap and natural, of course.

However, in reading some of the related articles, it seems that all is not straightforward. So the question arose – do I simply forget the idea of copying and publishing this, or, as is now obvious, publish it with the detracting information clearly designated.

A strange situation, unlike any post I have ever done. So worth the experiment. The reader gets to make a choice and make up their on mind from all the information, not just one side. So please read the related articles as well. It may well be effective, but cannot be sure it is wise.

Let me know what you think, please!

Personally, full on detoxing, especially this one, is severe and caution is recommended. The need for a separate laxative is worrying to me. In most cases of health seeking, it would probably make sense to add this lemon and maple syrup drink to your normal, healthy diet for improved health results. (Unqualified person making an unqualified statement!)

(NaturalNews) Ever since Beyonce Knowles was associated with the Lemon Detox diet, there has been a surge of interest in this particular program. Also known as the Master Cleanse, this detox diet has been around for almost 50 years and has seen variations on its recipe and program. It’s effectivity in breaking down built up toxins in the body while contributing to short term weight loss has made it a popular option for a spring detox.

Reviewing the Master Cleanse

The Lemonade Detox diet first became effective, strangely, when its creator, Stanley Burroughs, recommended it for the healing of stomach ulcers. In his book “The Master Cleanser“, he goes on to share how he first came to test the Master Cleanse diet on a patient who was suffering from ulcer for three years. Left with no other recourse, the patient approached Stanley who recommended that he undertake the cleanse. After eleven days, the patient was totally healed to the amazement of the doctors. Many other cases followed with same consistent and astounding results corrected within ten days. Of particular note also was that those undergoing the Master Cleanse also experienced a reduction in weight.

If there have been doubts as to the veracity of Stanley Burrough’s claim of the Lemon Detox diet’s effectivity, there have been testimonies over the years of its efficacy. Of recent vintage is Tom Woloshyn’s work, “The Master Cleanse Experience”, published by Ulysses Press in 2009. This book briefly mentions Woloshyn’s experience in advising clients who has undergone the Master Cleanse program and provides among other insights health benefits which include better sleep, positive outlook, clarity of mind and freedom from addictions. He, thus, advocates keeping a journal to monitor developments as well as a reference for future use when undergoing the program for the second or many more times over.

The Master Cleanse operates on the principle that, for disease to be addressed, cleansing must be undertaken. Simplifying and correcting disorders through this process is actually a way of correcting every disease. Developments in nutrition and science have clearly identified improper diet, negative mental attitudes and inadequate exercise as the factors that create the conditions to produce toxin build up over time. That is why the Master Cleanse is not an end to itself. It is actually just the tip of a long chain of healthy decisions of those who wish to undertake it. Observing a healthy diet, regular exercise as well as stress reduction is essential in maintaining the gains that the Master Cleanse Detox diet can offer.

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Unlawful taking of Cyprus bank deposits.


This unbelievable move on a country’s independence is clearly the thin, or not so thin, edge of the wedge, being driven by the globalist banking, world dominating movement.

They must not be permitted to get away with this unlawful activity.

Even the mainstream media are commenting on this, much of the public will become aware of the dangers that exist from government collusion with outside authorities.

This collusion is also happening in Australia.

Be aware, educated and active in opposing attacks on your freedom.

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