The Globalization of NATO: The Roadmap to “Post 9/11 Madness”


The Globalization of NATO: The Roadmap to “Post 9/11 Madness”

Repeated here, from “Review of “The Globalization of NATO” by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya”, By David Swanson,  Global Research

To your average educated careful consumer of U.S. news media, our militarism looks like ad hoc reactionary responses.  A crisis flairs up here.  We “intervene” there.  An irrational foreign dictator threatens the peace over yonder.  We get into wars because we have no choice, and then continue them because ending them would be somehow even worse than continuing them.

In fact, there is a method to the madness.  I don’t mean just the pressure that President Eisenhower warned us would be created by massive military spending.  I mean that the war planners have planned far ahead.  They have lists of upcoming wars.  (In 2001, according to Wesley Clark, the Pentagon sought wars in the coming years with Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran.  Tony Blair independently confirmed a similar list.)  They invent the public excuses for those wars as the need arises.  The actual motivations are not humanitarian, but driven by a crazed desire to dominate the world’s economies, waterways, and fossil fuels.

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Holding truth gently


An apt post in this time of disparities of beliefs. Disparities which play a major role in several absolutely vital issues affecting the future of our global civilization.

Firstly we have the current topic of the “War on of Terror”. The cause of military mayhem, war crimes, murder and civilian devastation.

Secondly, the “war on Carbon”. The selected justification for recreating global political and financial upheavals, actually creating global chaos.

Thirdly, the “Global Financial Crisis”, still real and threatening to bring down the current financial system in an almighty crash.

All these issues suffer from the inability of the appropriate people to see or accept reality. Their concept of truth is such that it is in the eyes of the beholder. As this article wisely suggests, rigid adherence to perceived truths can be detrimental.

Journey Through the Chrysalis

“Truth is best served by recognizing a viewpoint as only a viewpoint, and refraining from taking that extra step of regarding it as true to the exclusion of all other views. In other words, all views—even correct views—are best held gently, rather than grasped firmly.” ~Andrew Olendzki

I was raised in a faith tradition that believed that there was one truth, one right viewpoint, and the goal of life seemed to be grasping that one true viewpoint as firmly as possible.  As I’ve gotten older, I’ve had to let go of that surety. Not only am I less sure that it is possible for me to know the absolute truth of anything, but I am also more convinced that clinging to a viewpoint with that kind of ferocity makes it less likely that those with other views will be able to get beyond my attitude enough to even hear my…

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9/11 Mastermind Osama bin Laden: America’s Anti-Soviet “Peace Warrior” and CIA “Intelligence Asset”


Open-minded readers will perhaps see the truth in this viewpoint of who are the terror instigators. A suitable documentary for this anniversary of the 9/11 catastrophe.

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Debunking the cholesterol myth and cultivating true heart health


A timely post from Sott.net by Carolanne Wright, continues the “argument” that mainstream medical authorities may be incorrect in their “war” on cholesterol. Particularly in the insistence of life-long use of statin drugs when the scientific basis for such a decision is seriously under scrutiny.

(NaturalNews) Cholesterol has received plenty of negative media over the last decade as the reason behind heart attack and arterial disease. Several pivotal studies have shown that cholesterol is not the cause behind problems of the heart as once thought. With a strange twisting of information, the pharmaceutical companies who manufacture cholesterol-lowering drugs have protected their $34 billion a year industry.

One of the most damaging myths in medical history

Cholesterol has been blamed for heart disease, but inflammation is actually the true culprit. When the body experiences an inflammatory response due to an injury, the system responds by constricting blood vessels, thickening the blood, and triggering cells to multiply in order to repair the damage. Cholesterol is produced because cells need it to form. Vascular plaque is created when a damaged artery needs to be repaired. When an individual is in a chronic state of inflammation, the risk of high blood pressure and heart attack greatly increases.

The Great Cholesterol Myth authors Jonny Bowden, Ph.D. and cardiologist Stephen Sinatra state:

“We believe that a weird combination of misinformation, questionable studies, corporate greed, and deceptive marketing has conspired to create one of the most damaging myths in medical history: that cholesterol causes heart disease.”

Through reviewing the data of numerous studies, Bowden and Sinatra found that cholesterol levels are not a good predictor of heart attacks; half of the people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol; half of the people with high cholesterol have healthy hearts; keeping cholesterol levels low has few benefits. The Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948 and continues to this day, distinctly shows that those who lived the longest were inclined to be in the highest cholesterol category.

The Lyon diet-heart study

Another study presents startling evidence regarding the role diet plays in heart health. Researchers in France during the 1990s decided to observe the effect different diets have on heart disease. Two groups of high-risk men participated. All had survived heart attacks. Everyone had high cholesterol and stressful lifestyles. They also smoked and did not exercise.

One group was asked to eat the American Heart Association diet which is low in fat and cholesterol. The second group ate a Mediterranean diet, rich in fish, omega-3 fatty acids, vegetables, and olive oil.

The study ended early because the results of the Mediterranean diet were so striking. Those in this group had a 70 percent reduction in fatal heart attacks, yet their high cholesterol levels remained the same throughout the study. They simply stopped dying.

As observed by Bowen in Better Nutrition magazine:

“The tragedy is that by putting all our attention on cholesterol, we’ve ignored the real causes of heart disease: inflammation, oxidation, stress, and sugar. Things we can actually control with foods, supplements and lifestyle changes – none of which have the costs or side effects of pharmaceutical drugs.”

Sources for this article include:

“The cholesterol myth? Why lowering cholesterol isn’t nearly as important as you think” by Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, Better Nutrition, July 2012

“The Cholesterol Myth That Could Be Harming Your Health” Dr. Joseph Mercola, Huffpost Healthy Living, August 12, 2012. Retrieved on July 18, 2012 from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

“Ending the Cholesterol-Heart Disease Myth” Andreas Moritz, Natural News, April 8, 2010. Retrieved on July 18, 2012 from: http://www.naturalnews.com/022960_medical_myths_cholesterol.html

About the author:
Carolanne enthusiastically believes if we want to see change in the world, we need to be the change. As a nutritionist, natural foods chef and wellness coach, Carolanne has encouraged others to embrace a healthy lifestyle of organic living, gratefulness and joyful orientation for over 13 years. Through her website www.Thrive-Living.net she looks forward to connecting with other like-minded people from around the world who share a similar vision.

Read her other articles on Natural News here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/Author1183.html

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/037105_cholesterol_myth_heart_health_diet.html#ixzz262rvv1nE

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GM Foods – Situation getting worse.


Still think GM foods safe?

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Australia’s economy not so rosy!


Although this is reported in a major newspaper, the masses will still be unaware of the fragility of the Australian economy. They still seem prepared to accept politician’s rhetoric as gospel. Strange, after all the experience of politicians demonstrating their own agendas and little concern for the public.

The economy is fragile. The carbon tax is a seriously negative influence. The government is not really interested in the people. Politicians tell lies!

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9/11 Explosive evidence – Let theTruth be Known


There are no moral reasons why the truth shouldn’t be sought and published. I am convinced it is necessary and right to do so. Thanks David, for posting this.

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Is the War on Terror a Hoax?


This Info Wars post by Paul Craig Roberts is nearly 12 months old, but is appropriate because it includes the 9/11 terror incident which now reaches its 11th anniversary.

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

It is also appropriate because of my recent ‘Milestones” post which includes my attempt to sway 9/11 conspiracy non-believers to open their minds to the truth. A long, scathing story which reads, in essence, true to me. As the aftermath of the 9/11 WTC/Pentagon destruction is still with us “with knobs on!”, here is his article:

In the past decade, Washington has killed, maimed, dislocated, and made widows and orphans millions of Muslims in six countries, all in the name of the “war on terror.” Washington’s attacks on the countries constitute naked aggression and impact primarily civilian populations and infrastructure and, thereby, constitute war crimes under law. Nazis were executed precisely for what Washington is doing today.

Moreover the wars and military attacks have cost American taxpayers in out-of-pocket and already-incurred future costs at least $4,000 billion dollars – one third of the accumulated public debt – resulting in a US deficit crisis that threatens the social safety net, the value of the US dollar and its reserve currency role, while enriching beyond all previous history the military/security complex and its apologists.

Perhaps the highest cost of Washington’s “war on terror” has been paid by the US Constitution and civil liberties. Any US citizen that Washington accuses is deprived of all legal and constitutional rights. The Bush-Cheney-Obama regimes have overturned humanity’s greatest achievement – the accountability of government to law.

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Milestones – Thanks to ‘Followers’, ‘Commentors’, ‘Likers’ and Readers.


Spring has “sprung” (in the SH), birds are tweeting, flowers are blooming.

gratitude. =)

gratitude. =) (Photo credit: camerakarrie)

Trees are blossoming, and the Sun is again making its presence felt, issuing UV, and more, to provide essential global warming (as distinct from leaving us a cold, dead, useless planet).

Ergo, my vitamin D level is being replenished, my depression is being lifted and my blog is attaining satisfying milestones. All is well with my world. more or less! (Well, sort of!).

So I am moved to be vociferous just for the sake of self-satisfaction and also to offer my gratitude to those who are contributing, via the internet, to the well-being of this blog and therefore also to mine.

The milestones mentioned include 20,000 ‘hits’, 100+ followers, 1000+ comments, 750+ published posts and almost 100 pages, in the period of 16 months. Maybe a miniscule effort in the whole picture but a meaningful accomplishment for this individual.

It is therefore appropriate to say a hearty THANK YOU to all who have made this outcome possible. A select few, (who will know who they are), have been especially helpful in several different ways but as mentioned, all  responders to this blog are essential and much appreciated.

I am also moved to say, write a few words about the blog and my choosing of particular topics and themes. Because there are several main topics covered, or at least touched on, there would be readers who have maybe only one common topic of interest. To them, other topics might be of little or no interest, or even, in the extreme cases, objectionable.

This could occur, for the reason that I support a number of what are often termed as “conspiracy theories”. They are included because I judge them to be actual conspiracies and not theories. Of course, many readers follow this blog because they are like-minded and welcome or contribute to the publication of such topics.

To others, who tend to shy away or disbelieve these topics, I would like to explain myself in a brief(?) summation. Not in the expectation of sudden enlightenment, but to gain the respect hopefully due to the motivation and thought processes that drive my enthusiasm for righting what I perceive as being the wrongs in this, (what is partly, but should be extensively), our beautiful world. In other words, hopefully a reader who doesn’t go along with any particular topic or theme, won’t automatically conclude that all TGR blog material is suspect. Each post should rightfully be adjudged on its own merits.

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Australia moves to buy $3b spy drone fleet


An interesting scenario.
Even if used for coastal surveillance, it seems less cost-effective than piloted aircraft.
The real problem exists in their anti-social and military capabilities, not to mention that our (Australian), education and health systems are underfunded and below reasonable standards. Also, our economy is deteriorating and the poor and homeless, depending on welfare, and the welfare organizations are substantially underfunded.
Do we want to go the way of the US?

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