Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned -- As evidence mounts about the risks of using BPA in baby bottles and other products, some experts and industry critics contend that chemical manufacturers have exerted influence over federal regulators to keep a possibly unsafe product on the market.

Mass Megawatts Wind Power Reports US Army Sale -- Mass Megawatts Wind Power has announced the sale of a wind power plant to be used by the United States Army. The 50 kilowatt wind power project will be constructed at U.S. Army Intelligence Headquarters located in Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

New Legislation in the Emerging Surveillance State -- A new measure, if it becomes law, will result in more government surveillance of innocent Americans without warrants, according to Congressman Ron Paul in his weekly column "Texas Straight Talk". Last month, the House amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to expand the government's ability to monitor our private communications.

Remember when it was fun to fly? -- "When I went through airport security in Minneapolis on Monday, it was an object lesson in something -- a line of a hundred people twisted around in the cattle chute, 16 men and women in the white TSA shirts with the epaulets, an obese young woman shouting at us to take our laptop computers out of our cases in a voice she learned from a prison camp movie; one metal detector in operation, two closed, and the guardian of this narrow gate was a man who carefully read each boarding pass as if proofreading it for misspellings, though it had already been checked by his colleague at
the head of the line. And then a poor old guy rolled up in a wheelchair who had to be made to walk through the metal detector, though he could not walk. But he could sort of shuffle, an inch at a time, so we got to watch him do that."

ATTENTION MISSOURI GULF WAR VETERANS! HB 1659(Gulf War Medallion Program) -- This bill establishes the Gulf War Medallion Program to be administered by the Office of the Adjutant General. Every veteran who honorably served anytime between August 2, 1990, and November 30, 1995, is entitled to receive a Gulf War medallion, medal, and a certificate of appreciation if the veteran is or was a legal resident of Missouri when he or she entered and was honorably discharged from military service or was in active service in an honorable status at the time of his or her death. Read the entire Bill...

Another Armageddon in the Gulf? -- THERE are speculations galore that between now and June, before things slide into the thick of American election, Israel is likely to attack Iran, with the latter reacting with a quick ripostethus starting a mutually bruising war in the gulf. Read More...

'Small wind' power plants are blowing strong -- Climate concerns, rising utility costs, better technology, and new laws are making home units more attractive.

High-Level Officials Warn of Fake Terror -- A variety of current and former high-level officials have recently warned that the Bush administration is attempting to instill a dictatorship in America, and will itself carry out a fake terrorist attack in order to obtain one.

Strike Looms at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach -- A strike that could shut down terminal activity at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remains a strong possibility as negotiators from some of the world's largest shipping lines and terminal operators that serve both ports and the union representing the marine clerks that work at the ports have failed to reach a contract agreement.

YouTube: WTC 7 Collapse Planned At 10:45 AM

Gotham City News: It will be perfectly legal By Kafka -- The denied, but future government super highway running from Mexico across the United States into Canada is scheduled to follow Texas route 277 north. The 1,700 acre YFZ church land and compound is located a few thousand feet east of the future NAFTA, Mexico - United States - Canada highway, route 277 roadbed.

The Honest Food Guide empowers consumers with independent information about foods and health -- the Honest Food Guide. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it is available for free downloading at HonestFoodGuide.org.

Review ordered for anthrax vaccine refusers -- A federal judge’s decision could lead to clearing the records of military personnel who refused to take mandatory anthrax shots between 1999 and 2004.

Action needed: Word from Jeff City - Anti-Real ID bill (HB 1716) -- we need HELP to pass the anti-Real ID bill (HB 1716) -- We need to flood the below with calls to tell them they should pass Rep. Jim Guest’s Anti-Real ID bill (HB 1716).

Afghan 'health link' to uranium -- Doctors in Afghanistan say rates of some health problems affecting children have doubled in the last two years. Some scientists say the rise is linked to use of weapons containing depleted uranium (DU) by the US-led coalition that invaded the country in 2001.

National Guard Gets Lesson In Shock Weapons -- Every state Guard organization now has a nonlethal weapons kit that includes heavy plastic shields, Tasers and weapons that can fire blunt-force rounds and tear-gas grenades designed to control crowds without inflicting serious injuries. The kits are stored in green, mobile containers.

Ron Paul Tops Amazon List at #1 -- Paul's latest book, released today and titled appropriately, The Revolution: A Manifesto, is number one on the Amazon bestseller list.

4.2-magnitude quake shakes area near Palm Springs -- A moderate earthquake has shaken an area near Palm Springs. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.2-magnitude quake struck at 8:55 p.m. 14 miles east-southeast of Anza and 27 miles south of Palm Springs.

‘Sonic boom’ preceded 5.2 quake near Burnt Ranch -- “It was sort of like a sonic boom,” said Brenda Simmons of SkyCrest Lake resort in Burnt Ranch. “It was a very loud noise before the house started shaking.

Amateur video exposes appalling conditions at Fort Bragg -- The U.S. military is promising action to address conditions in a barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after a soldier’s father posted images on YouTube showing a building that he said “should be condemned.”

Global Food Crisis Sparks US Survivalist Resurgence -- So far the threat of a global food crisis has not affected Australia, but there are worrying signs appearing in the United States where some worried locals are beginning to hoard supplies.

Food crisis is a chance to reform global agriculture -- Of the two crises disturbing the world economy - financial disarray and soaring food prices - the latter is the more disturbing. In many developing countries, the poorest quartile of consumers spends close to three-quarters of its income on food. Inevitably, high prices threaten unrest at best and mass starvation at worst.

FDA warns Merck over problems at West Point plant -- Federal regulators warned Merck & Co. Inc. yesterday that it must fix recurring manufacturing problems at its West Point vaccine plant or face harsher action.

Citizenship Checks Upset Wash. Ferry Passengers -- The U.S. Border Patrol has started regularly checking the citizenship of passengers on certain ferries inside Washington state. Such nationality checks are common in the Southwest, but along the Canadian border, they're still relatively new — and to many people, the checkpoints have come as a shock.

Review Of The Coming Military Draft -- Anyone who takes the time to review news articles posted on the Internet in the past four years quoting military commanders or military planners, will read the same mantra about 'concerns' that there will not be enough troops available "to defend democracy" in the wars yet to come beyond the disaster of Iraq.

Bronner's Files Lawsuit to Stop Organic Labeling Fraud in Body Care Sector -- The company that makes Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, a counterculture staple, sued many of its personal care competitors Monday over the validity of their organic
labels as the once-quiet "green" cosmetic sector has soared in popularity, luring several Wall Street corporations into the field.

A Chemtrail Story -- It's interesting that one of the most frequently asked questions for those that are conscious and aware of this aerosol operation is ­ is this intended to harm us?

Mass Protests against GM Crops in India -- As India edges closer to what is probably the last year of field trials for Bt Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine) before commercial approval may be granted, large scale resistance has been building up all over the country.

Israeli Snipers Killing U.S. Troops in Iraq -- Anderson Cooper of CNN showed this video of snipers killing U.S. troops in Iraq on his October 18, 2006 show. CNN says it obtained the video from a “representative” of an unnamed “insurgent leader.” Bear in mind that Anderson Cooper used to work for the CIA. THIS IS INSANE!!!!! WHEN WILL WE WAKE UP!!!! OUR TROOPS ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED BY THE PEOPLE THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY ALLIES WITH!!!

DU - Coming to an area near you??? Crews moving contaminated sand from ship to rail -- Longshoremen should finish unloading 6,700 tons of sand contaminated with depleted uranium and lead Tuesday afternoon, said Chad Hyslop, spokesman for the disposal company American Ecology. Half of the containers will be loaded onto 76 rail cars and transported to an American Ecology disposal site in Idaho. The other half will remain at the port until the trains return to haul them to Idaho. The containers all will be at the disposal site in Idaho within 15 to 30 days, Hyslop said.

Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime -- Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes.


FDA: Heparin Product Recall and Injuries -- Have you or a loved one had Blood Thinner Therapy and then suffered from Organ Failure, Shock or Sudden Death? One lot of Heparin IV flush syringes (1003-02, Lot 070926H) was contaminated with Serratia marcescens which has resulted in patient infections. Serratia marcescens is a bacterium that can cause urinary tract infections and even carries a significant mortality rate if it goes undetected.
Related Article: Heparin contaminated 'on purpose' -- America's drugs watchdog believes that Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said earlier that a chemical contaminant had been found in some batches of the drug heparin.

Another warship goes to the Gulf -- The U.S. Navy has temporarily added a second aircraft carrier in the Gulf as a "reminder" to Iran, but this was not an escalation of American forces in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.

CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENT 1978 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECISION ON EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE & UFOs -- Civil Society Launches UN Extraterrestrial Initiative at National Press Club Press Conference in Washington, DC. Implementation of UNGA Decision 33/426 (1978) Initiative.

In Hospitals, Air Ducts with Silver-Based Coating Stay Germ-Free -- Preventing hospital infections -- from such stubborn bugs as Staphylococcus aureus -- could get a little easier with a new non-toxic, silver-based material. Used in coating, it helps keep hospital air ducts bacterium- and fungus-free.

United Methodist Church Passes Resolution Against Mercury in Medicine -- In A First – Faith Community Takes Historic Position Opposing Mercury in Medicines & Vaccines. This faith-based resolution, passed April 29, 2008, is a challenge to the current acceptance of mercury in medicine by the U.S. Government, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the vaccine manufacturers.

This map tells the latest earthquakes in NV. and N. Calif. -- Up to date info on earthquakes appearing on the 120-40 map.

The Criminalization of Raw Milk: A Mennonite Farmer is Hauled Away -- On April 25, 2008, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Mark Nolt, a Wenger Mennonite (Horse and Buggy Mennonite) dairyman, threatened for months with arrest for selling raw milk without a permit was removed from his property by state troopers.

Checking links between vaccines and autism -- LONG ISLAND (WABC) -Nassau County officials are looking at a potential link between children vaccines and autism. Legislator David Mejias and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg are meeting with parents of autistic children who claim the combination of vaccines given to young children can cause autism. Data on the number of children affected has varied in different studies, however most estimates say there are approximately 560,000 children with the Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States. In New York State, there has been a 700 percent increase since 1992. There are estimates that put the number of children affected as 1 in 150.

Dangers remain for Virginians digging through twister debris -- From the governor to the people whose homes were demolished, Virginians were amazed and grateful that a tornado that injured 200 people killed no one.

New York fast food joints ordered to publish calorie count -- An order requiring fast food restaurants in New York to publish the calorie content of their meals came into effect Tuesday after a court rejected their bid to suspend the anti-obesity measure. From now on, fast food chains that have more than 15 restaurants nationwide, including MacDonald's, Domino's pizzas and TGI Friday's, will have to clearly display how many calories are in their meals served across the city.

Message from Mike Tawse to all The Power Hour Team Members -- Read his inspiringwords!

Gasoline May Soon Cost a Sawbuck -- Get ready for another economic shock of major proportions — a virtual doubling of prices at the gas pump to as much as $10 a gallon.

Mass Mind Control Through Network Television: Are Your Thoughts Your Own? -- When people think about mind control, they usually think in terms of the classic "conspiracy theory" that refers to Project MK-Ultra. This program is a proven example of 'overt mind control.' The project had grown out of an earlier secret program, known as Bluebird that was officially formed to counter Soviet advances in brainwashing. In reality the CIA had other objectives. An earlier aim was to study methods 'through which control of an individual may be attained'. The emphasis of experimentation was 'narco-hypnosis', the blending of mind altering drugs with carefully hypnotic programming. Read More...

'Anti-Terror' Drills Could Go Live -- According to sources at Northcom, NLE 2-08 will involve "robust play," with "surprise injects" of unanticipated events in which participants are "stretched to the limit" and have "everything thrown at them except the kitchen sink." All of this makes it easier for the exercise to "go live" by having a real catastrophe occur.

Oklahoma State Lawmakers Ask Army to Investigate Soldier's Eating Situations In Iraq -- State lawmakers are asking The Army to investigate allegations of Oklahoma National Guard soldiers not being fed regularly while fighting in Iraq.

War Propaganda: Disneyland goes to war-torn Iraq -- Disneyland goes to war-torn Iraq, with a multi-million dollar entertainment complex, to be built on a 50 acre lot adjacent to the Green Zone.

Indian Herbs Could Replace Synthetic Preservatives to Extend Shelf Life of Processed Foods -- Traditional food and medicinal herbs from India have powerful antioxidant properties, and may provide alternatives to synthetic preservatives, according to as study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and published in the journal Food Research International.

Agrobacterium & Morgellons Disease, A GM Connection? -- Preliminary findings suggest a link between Morgellons Disease and Agrobacterium, a soil bacterium extensively manipulated and used in making GM crops; has genetic engineering created a new epidemic?

Chertoff To Demonstrate New Checkpoint At airport -- Adam May reports, the main checkpoint at the Southwest terminal at BWI Thurgood-Marshall Airport is now completely different than anything used at one place before. A model of that could soon become the norm at airports across the country. "Our new checkpoint featured multiview x-ray, which will give TSA officers a clearer look at carry-on bags and make it quicker to go through because fewer actually baggage checks will be required," said U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

Homeland response task force to be ready by fall -- The Pentagon will have its first specially trained task force designed to rapidly respond to a catastrophic attack against the United States ready by this fall, a top military commander said last week.

'The big one' is looking even bigger -- Official earthquake hazard maps that influence building codes and insurance rates now recognize what many scientists have already concluded: That a major earthquake off the Oregon Coast could be not just bad, but really, really bad.

Making a killing from the food crisis -- The world food crisis is hurting a lot of people, but global agribusiness firms, traders and speculators are raking in huge profits.

The food crisis begins to bite -- Rioting in Haiti. Rationing in America. Queues in Egypt. Protests in Afghanistan. As the price of food continues to soar, the impact is being felt by people around the globe.

Big Banks Use Astrology To Play Markets -- Christeen is one of a growing, albeit secretive, network of astrologers who work for seemingly conservative British institutions such as high street banks, City investment funds and retailers. Desperate to avoid financial meltdown in the ongoing ‘credit crunch’ and to spot fashions and consumer trends before they start, these institutions have turned to the stars to divine the future.

Wall Street Grain Hoarding Brings Farmers, Consumers Near Ruin -- As farmers confront mounting costs and riots erupt from Haiti to Egypt over food, Garry Niemeyer is paying the price for Wall Street's speculation in grain markets. Read More...

Canada's C-51 Law May Outlaw 60% of Natural Health Products; Big Pharma Pushing to Criminalize Supplements -- A new law being pushed in Canada by Big Pharma seeks to outlaw up to 60 percent of natural health products currently sold in Canada, even while criminalizing parents who give herbs or supplements to their children.

VIDEOS: The Voice of Freedom - Video Gallery -- Especially MTV Holocaust 1 and 2 - You think it can't happen here? Think again!

Petition circulating against Flight 93 memorial -- The father of a United Flight 93 passenger has renewed his call for an investigation into the Flight 93 National Memorial design. Burnett said the original “Crescent of Embrace” design was laid out in the crescent and star configuration of an Islamic flag. Even if that similarity was unintentional, it would still be intolerable, he wrote.

VIDEO: Channel 4 Investigates: Paper levees? -- An anonymous witness said newspaper was stuffed into some floodwalls being reinforced in St. Bernard Parish. Channel 4 Investigated to see if that was the case and was surprised by what was found.

Hundreds flee wildfire burning in foothills near Los Angeles -- Firefighters gained ground Sunday against an early season wildfire that slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles, forcing more than 1,000 people from homes in the foothills.

The food crisis begins to bite -- Rioting in Haiti. Rationing in America. Queues in Egypt. Protests in Afghanistan. As the price of food continues to soar, the impact is being felt by people around the globe.

Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue -- Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors.

UK: Gene therapy 'aids youth's sight' -- A 18-year-old whose sight was failing has had his vision improved in a pioneering operation carried out by doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The London researchers used gene therapy to regenerate the dying cells in Steven Howarth's right eye.

Chicago Police to use M4 carbines -- Chicago police to use M4 carbines Chicago police officers will be armed with combat rifles to better rival the firepower of street gangs, police Superintendent Jody Weis has announced. Weis unveiled the plan to equip and train the department's 13,500 officers with M4 carbines on Friday.

The Other Place Bisphenol A Lurks: Our Teeth -- Health Canada said the link between BPA and dental materials doesn't appear hazardous and that no action is required to limit exposure. But some Canadians are questioning whether a substance the government has identified as a potential health risk should be used in their mouths, even if exposure is limited.

Buyers find ways to save -- Stung by rising gasoline and food prices, Americans are finding creative ways to cut costs on routine items such as groceries and clothing, forcing retailers, restaurants and manufacturers to decode the tastes of a suddenly thrifty public.

Indonesia runs airport bird flu drill -- JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Sunday wrapped up a major three-day bird flu drill on the resort island of Bali with an exercise focused on passengers at the island's international airport.

The Sick and Crazy Science Tobacco Companies Pursue to Get You Hooked -- Injecting nitric oxide into the penises of sedated cats is just one of the newly discovered bizarre studies conducted by the tobacco industry.

Nev. GOP recesses state convention, angering Paul supporters -- Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders abruptly shut down their state convention and now must resume the event to complete a list of 31 delegates to the GOP national convention. Read More...

Ron Paul is down but not out -- The libertarian-leaning obstetrician-turned-congressman's long-shot candidacy continues to take on a life of its own — and he admits he’s in no rush to tamp down the enthusiasm.

New Police Decoy Vehicle From Redmond, OR -- PatrolSmart™ Police Decoy Vehicles present an attractive cost-effective solution to increase “police presence” 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. PatrolSmart™ Police Decoy Vehicles are full-size and life-like. This is the first, and only, custom manufactured full-size police decoy to be offered in the United States.

CIA Stonewall: Agency Won't Release 7,000 Documents Related to Torture Program -- After identifying some 7,000 pages of classified memos, e-mails and other records relating to its forced disappearance, secret detention and torture program, the Central Intelligence Agency has refused to release the documents.

Scientists Call For More Access To Biotech Crop Data -- More than one billion acres of biotech crops have been grown in the US, but their environmental impacts are not fully known.

Scientist's aim: Alter weather -- "We cannot make clouds or chase clouds away," said Bruintjes, who leads the National Center for Atmospheric Research's weather-modification group. Sill, Bruintjes and other scientists speaking Tuesday at an international conference on weather modification in Westminster said there are possibilities for managing and modifying weather — from making rain to reducing the severity of hurricanes. What is needed, they said, is renewed federal backing of the research.

UW scientists explain mid-April snow -- Western Washington was hit with record low temperatures and unseasonable lowland snowfall this past weekend. Scientists pointed to two main factors influencing the unusual weather: cooler than normal surface ocean waters in the tropical Pacific and the persistence of low pressure along the Pacific coast of North America.

Audio: Messing with the Climate to Save It -- Stabilizing the earth's climate will ultimately require zeroing out all emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Some geological engineers are toying with some pretty wild ideas to counter climate change.

Burkina: Meningitis kills 800 -- A total of 811 people had succumbed to meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso during the first quarter of this year.

How Does Aspartame Damage Your Brain? -- The review found that high doses of the sweetener may lead to neurodegeneration. It has also previously been found that aspartame consumption can cause neurological and behavioral disturbances in sensitive individuals. Read More...

YouTube Video: GENERATION RX -- A MUST WATCH! This film explores how children have been caught in the middle of an unprecedented change in Western culture: that of drugging children with psychiatric medications earlier — and more often than ever before.

FEMA: Upcoming Exercises -- The Department of Homeland Security's National Exercise Program (NEP), the nation's overarching homeland security exercise program, will conduct a combined exercise in May 2008 that will test hurricane preparedness planning, assess federal interagency Continuity of Operations (COOP) procedures, exercise a response to terrorist attacks in Washington State and test Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). These linked exercises are referred to as National Level Exercise 2-08 (NLE 2-08). Read More...

Depleted uranium to remain in Hawaii -- The Army plans to leave in place depleted uranium discovered in 2005 at a Schofield Barracks firing range from a Cold War weapon that could fire a nuclear warhead, saying it poses no health risk.

Stockpile Food! - Load Up the Pantry says Wall Street Journal!

Indiana House Candidate Speaks at Hitler Event -- Tony Zirkle, who is seeking the Republican nomination in northern Indiana's 2nd District, stood in front of a painting of Hitler, next to people wearing swastika armbands and with a swastika flag in the background for the speech to the American National Socialist Workers Party in Chicago on Sunday.

Face scans for air passengers to begin in UK this summer -- Airline passengers are to be screened with facial recognition technology rather than checks by passport officers, in an attempt to improve security and ease congestion, the Guardian can reveal.

Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against US in Iraq -- Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces — a worrisome shift that may reflect Iranian influence on the young cleric and could open the way for a shadow state protected by his powerful Mahdi Army.

Rationing of rice hits Britain’s Chinese and curry restaurants -- Rice is being rationed in Britain as shopkeepers limit supplies to their customers to prevent hoarding. Restrictions on sales in Asian neighborhoods are reported as emergency measures are taken by governments worldwide to combat the soaring cost of rice and prevent outbreaks of food rioting.

Science fiction inspires DARPA weapon -- The late Arthur C Clarke is famous for having popularized the geostationary communications satellite in 1945. Now the Pentagon's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working to turn one of his more dangerous ideas into reality.

Machine Gun-Toting Officers To Patrol NYC Subway -- The NYPD's new firepower consists of cops with Mp5 submachine guns, rifles, body armor and bomb-sniffing dogs. Starting Thursday, five or six teams a day will patrol the major transit hubs in the city in the new program, all thanks to a 50 percent increase in a Homeland Security grant.

Crisis In Food Prices Threatens Worldwide Starvation - Is it Genocide? -- Rising worldwide food prices are resulting in shortages, riots and protests, promises by governments to expand food aid, expressions of concern by international bodies like the World Bank, and stress on household budgets even in developed countries like the U.S. Did this just "happen" or is there a plan?

Don't forget: Ron Paul National Meetup Call TONIGHT Thursday 4-24-08: 9pm (eastern) 8pm (central) 7pm (mountain) 6pm (pacific) - Just dial 605-475-8500 and punch in Code-5092984.

Trucker Website -- TheAmericanDriver.com - keep updated on the current Trucker Strike.

John McCain gets tax-free disability pension -- Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a "disability pension" from the Navy. When McCain released his tax return for 2007 on Friday, he separately disclosed that he received a pension of $58,358 that was not listed as income on his return. McCain's staff identified the retirement benefit as a "disability pension" and said that McCain "was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW."

23 earthquakes in four days have some Tri-Staters saying enough is enough -- At least 23 earthquakes have shaken the Tri-State during the past four days, including the magnitude 5.2 shocker Friday and a 4.0 aftershock early Monday that was one of the strongest yet.

Americans hoard food as industry seeks regs -- Farmers and food executives appealed fruitlessly to federal officials yesterday for regulatory steps to limit speculative buying that is helping to drive food prices higher. Meanwhile, some Americans are stocking up on staples such as rice, flour and oil in anticipation of high prices and shortages spreading from overseas.

'US mulling over attack on Pakistan' -- Pakistani main media outlets have accused the Bush administration of planning to launch a military action against the country.

FDA report shows problems at Merck vaccine plant -- Inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent 30 days at the plant between November and January and cited 49 areas of concern, including a failure to follow good management practices. Federal inspectors documented unwanted "fibers" on the stoppers of vaccine vials at Merck & Co. Inc.'s vast vaccine plant in Montgomery County. Read More...

Is Organic Food Really Healthier? -- Don't ask the US federal government whether there are any health benefits to eating organic food. It won't tell.

Sheriff Candidate Believes Crime Is Terrorism -- According to section 802 of the Patriot Act, minor criminal offenses can be interpreted as terrorism by government officials.

DARPA Wants Soldiers to Touch, From 300 Feet Away -- The idea behind this "Tactical Telehaptic Communication" program is to place "electrotactile or vibrotactile arrays... near or on the soldier’s skin" -- and then buzz the G.I. in the appropriate place, to convey a message.

Control Ammo - Control Guns -- No Bullets, No Shootings. Politicians who want to ban guns, but who don’t have the votes in Congress and state legislatures, are trying to achieve the same effect by banning the manufacture, importation, sale and possession of as much ammunition as possible, and severely restricting the rest.

McCain: Commoners Must Accept Globalization -- Come November, it does not matter who “wins” the White House, the lot of the average American will be the same no matter if Obama, Clinton, or McCain sit in the White House. And that lot will be one of increasing misery as the late, great United States is converted into a slave labor gulag, little different than China.

Global fluoride and arsenic contamination of water mapped -- Swiss researchers have mapped the levels of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater throughout the world. They hope this new global picture will provide a starting point for planning future drinking water projects, and help to avoid water contamination in developing countries.

Waterloo Watch Says Fluoride In Our Tap Water Is Unnecessary -- The City of Dryden, Ontario banned the use of fluoride in its water on April 22, 2008 and saved $300,000 per year. The City of Cambridge has natural fluoride in its water. Kitchener doesn’t add it. In Waterloo Region only the City of Waterloo adds fluoride. Ninety-eight percent (98%) of Europe has said no to fluoride.

China down to 12 days worth of coal says report -- CHINA only has enough coal for 12 days of consumption, three days less than a month ago, state media reported Wednesday, sounding the alarm bells over the nation's most important source of energy.

Ex-EPA Chief Is Ruled Not Liable for 9/11 Safety Claims -- Christine Todd Whitman, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, cannot be held liable for assuring residents near the burning detritus of the World Trade Center after the 2001 attacks that the air was safe to breathe, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

U.S. prison population dwarfs that of other nations -- The United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population. But it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisoners and Americans are locked up for crimes — from writing bad checks to using drugs — that would rarely produce prison sentences in other countries. And in particular they are kept incarcerated far longer than prisoners in other nations.

Court allows search and seizure in Virginia case -- The Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that police have the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turns out to have violated state law.

Banks Cut 48,000 Jobs as Subprime Losses Mount -- The table on this website link shows the 48,000 jobs cut by the world's biggest banks and securities firms in the past 10 months after being hit by mortgage losses and writedowns.

Placing the Terrorist Threat to the Food Supply in Perspective -- With global food supplies already tight, many people have begun once again to think (and perhaps even worry) about threats to the U.S. agricultural system and the impact such threats could have on the U.S. — and global — food supply. In light of this, it is instructive to examine some of these threats and attempt to place them in perspective. Read More...

Petraeus Picked to be CENTCOM Chief -- Army Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general who led troops in Iraq for the past year, will be nominated by President George W. Bush to be the next commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

Nuclear Fueled Explosion Reported In US Midwest -- Reports from 3rd Army Headquarters of the Russian Space Command, located in Solnechnogorsk (Moscow oblast), are reporting (April 18, 2008) that a ‘nuclear fueled’ explosion has occurred in the United States region of Illinois after the downing of an American B-52 Bomber by, presumed, other elements of the US Air Force operating in that region.

Group urges heart test before kids get ADHD drugs -- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should get their hearts checked before starting treatment with Ritalin or other stimulant drugs, experts recommended.

Obama Climbs On The Vaccine Research Bandwagon -- Obama stated at a rally in Pennsylvania: "We've seen just a skyrocketing autism rate. Some people are suspicious that it's connected to the vaccines. This person included. The science right now is inconclusive, but we have to research it." However, Senator John McCain has already expressed his belief that vaccines and the mercury containing preservative thimerosal could be implicated in what he has rightly termed an "autism epidemic." Along with Senator Hillary Clinton who wrote that she was "Committed to make investments to find the causes of autism, including
possible environmental causes like vaccines."

Ex-engineer for U.S. Army is accused of spying for Israel -- An 84-year-old former army engineer in New Jersey was charged on Tuesday with leaking dozens of secret documents about nuclear arms, missiles and fighter jets to the Israeli government during the early 1980s, U.S. government prosecutors said.

Send a Formal complaint letter to the FEC to investigate Sen. John McCain officially breaking the $54 million dollar spending limitation imposed by the presidential public financing system -- If we flood the FEC with complaints they will have to take notice. Do not delay and file your complaint with the FEC TODAY!!! If McCain gets bumped out of the race... Ron Paul could rise to the foreground! ... and it only takes one print out and a $0.41 stamp.

Clinton wins Pa. but it still leaves her the underdog -- Still the underdog in a contest that won't quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a feisty act of political survival in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.

Clinton threatens to 'obliterate' Iran -- In an interview with the ABC News, when she was asked what she would do if Iran attacked Israel, she said "I want the Iranians to know that if I am the president we will attack Iran."

VA Sued Over Care, High Suicide Rates -- An e-mail made public during the trial revealed that the head of the VA's Mental Health division, Dr. Ira Katz, advised a media representative not to tell reporters that 1,000 veterans receiving care at the VA try to kill themselves every month.

General: Stop-Loss Needed Through '09 -- It will be more than a year before the Army can end the unpopular practice of forcing Soldiers to stay in the service beyond their retirement or re-enlistment dates, a top official said April 21.

VIDEO: Out of Control Fraud -- Must viewing.!! Worth your time to watch.

VIDEO: World According to Monsanto - Documentary -- Monsanto! Derry Brownfield was right! The French documentary, called “The world according to Monsanto” and directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals.

G8 summit to discuss food prices -- Record global food prices will be on the agenda of the Group of Eight heads of state summit in July for the first time in almost 30 years, amid mounting concerns about the social, political and economic impact of the food crisis.

Taking Common Painkiller (acetaminophen) with Coffee is Extremely Toxic to the Liver -- Combining caffeine with the active ingredient in Tylenol (acetaminophen) may be extremely dangerous for the liver, according to new research conducted at the University of Washington and reported in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

Welcome to Captive FLDS Children -- This website was created by the FLDS people to help the innocent children that were living at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, Texas. This website is being updated hourly.

George Bush confirmed to ABC News that he had approved the crafting by senior administration officials of torture guidelines for use by CIA interrogators -- However...This Is Not Bush’s First Torture Scandal - In his younger days headlines - Branding of Frat Pledges at Yale Caused Second-Degree Burns, Permanent Scars.

Miffed Ecuador Prez May Close US Base -- Many Ecuadoreans are bothered by the U.S. presence and the perceived challenge to the country's sovereignty, and Correa promised during his campaign in 2006 to close the outpost.

Bush Secrecy Policies have Transformed U.S. Government from "Open" to "Closed" -- President George W. Bush has transformed an open federal government in Washington into one of “pervasive secrecy,” a distinguished authority on communications and First Amendment rights says.

Ontario to ban pesticides -- Ontario's Liberal government will introduce legislation tomorrow to implement a provincewide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides, keeping one of their key election promises from last year.

Scientists Agree That EMFs Pose a Threat to Your Health -- Electricity has become an integral part of our lives, with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) all around us. Electricity certainly makes our lives easier in many ways. Is it possible that electricity is also making our lives shorter?

Alaska Independence Movement -- The peoples of Aztlan in the south proclaim their right to independence and today, the Alaska Independence Movement presents its case in PRAVDA.Ru.

Gardisil Effects -- The HPV Vaccine: Herd Immunity or Human Sacrifice?

Website on RFID tracking -- Check out the links.

Take a Look at the All American Walmart sign?! -- Could it be.....UN blue?

Pennsylvania Democrats choose between Obama and Clinton today April 22, 2008 -- Democrats in Pennsylvania make their choice today in the presidential nominating race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, with Clinton aiming for a big win to keep her flickering White House hopes alive.

Double number of ex-cons join the US army -- The US army doubled its use of "moral waivers" for enlisted soldiers last year to cope with the demands of the Iraq war, allowing sex offenders, people convicted of making terrorist threats, and child abusers into the military, new records released yesterday showed.

Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World -- Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing.

Bank of America Net Income Falls 77% on Writedowns -- Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. bank, said profit dropped for a third straight quarter as the company set aside $6.01 billion for bad loans.

UK News: Brown acts to head off tax revolt -- Gordon Brown has told Labour MPs he understands their concerns about the abolition of the 10p tax rate. He is trying to head off a backbench rebellion by MPs angry that millions of low earners have been left worse off after changes in last year's Budget.

UK: Calm urged over refinery shutdown -- Motorists have been urged not to panic buy fuel amid warnings that the shutdown of Scotland's only crude oil refinery could lead to shortages.

Time Cover Upsets Iwo Jima Veterans -- Time magazine, on its April 21 cover in most parts of the world, takes the famous Iwo Jima photograph of Marines raising the American flag, and replaces the flag with a tree to discuss battling climate change.

Three States Conducted Martial Law Sweeps -- Federal law enforcement agencies co-opted sheriffs offices as well state and local police forces in three states last weekend for a vast round up operation that one sheriff’s deputy has described as "martial law training". Law-enforcement agencies in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas took part in what was described by local media as "an anti-crime and anti-terrorism initiative" involving officers from more than 50 federal, state and local agencies.

Florida: Cops Disguise Cameras As Fire Hydrants -- Sonier and the Lee County cops are busy installing “custom-made cameras” in fire hydrants, on exit signs in apartment buildings, and metal underneath cars. “Citizens don’t know what we do,” bragged Lee County Sheriff Lt. Gary Desrosiers of the Technical Investigations Unit.

U.S. military targets Southeast Colorado -- Property seizures in other countries are considered totalitarian. When they occur at the hands of the corporate-controlled U.S. government they are apparently condoned and even facilitated by the courts whose job it is to reign in this kind of abuse. The army is attempting to seize property in Southeast Colorado, claiming they need extra land to better prepare the troops. What's really behind this patriotic-let's-help-the-troops endeavor? Call it what they will, land seizure is land seizure and violates the public trust.

Farm Bill Complicates Plight of Honeybees -- The hand of nature, usually unseen and unappreciated, is coming down hard on California agriculture. The honeybees that pollinate its $21 billion bounty of almonds, avocados, berries, melons and other produce that make it the nation's farming giant are disappearing from an unexplained cause.

Unleashing the Bugs of War -- So what's hot at DARPA right now? Bugs. The creepy, crawly flying kind. The Agency's Microsystems Technology Office is hard at work on HI-MEMS (Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical System), raising real insects filled with electronic circuitry, which could be guided using GPS technology to specific targets via electrical impulses sent to their muscles. These half-bug, half-chip creations — DARPA calls them "insect cyborgs" — would be ideal for surveillance missions, the agency says in a brief description on its website.

Summit renamed to defuse 'North American Union' critics -- As the fourth annual summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America begins in New Orleans, the White House is engaged in a public relations campaign to reposition the meeting away from the controversial issue of continental integration.

Earth's Hum Sounds More Mysterious Than Ever -- Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear, like a giant, exceptionally quiet symphony, but the origin of this sound remains a mystery. Read More...

"AEROSOL ANOMALIES" Posted on Behalf of the Submitters by Clifford E Carnicom -- "During the past month, two individuals have submitted a series of photographs to me that depict unusual airborne forms. To my knowledge, neither of these individuals is in contact with the other. The photographs are stated to be original. In both cases, the photos shown here are reported to have taken place in the midst of heavy aerosol operations over the respective geographic regions." Read More...

A Guide to NYT Bombshell on Military/Media Propaganda -- By now you have probably heard about what might be the mainstream news article in recent weeks, the front-page David Barstow epic in today's New York Times on how the Pentagon, starting in 2002, assembled a crew of retired military officers to disseminate propaganda via all-too-willing network and cable news outlets. Read More...

OBAMA: TYPICAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE -- 50 Lies and Counting.

VIDEO: Brasscheck TV: Post a sign, end the war -- The Freeway Blogger.

VIDEO: Brasscheck TV: Condi must go -- There's a campaign in the works to force Condoleezza Rice to resign as Secretary of State.

A New Look at our Presidential Choices -- Too Funny!

Lawsuit: Veterans Affairs has failed to prevent suicides begins Monday April 21, 2008 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn't doing enough to prevent suicide and provide adequate medical care for Americans who have served in the armed forces, a class-action lawsuit that goes to trial this week charges.
Related Article: Distressed war veterans get day in court

U.S. military groomed TV military analysts says report -- Many U.S. military analysts used as commentators on Iraq by television networks have been groomed by the Pentagon, leaving some feeling they were manipulated to report favorably on the Bush administration, The New York Times said in Sunday editions.

British dealers supply arms to Iran -- Investigators have identified a number of British arms dealers trading with Tehran, triggering alarm among government officials who fear Iran's nuclear programme may be receiving significant support from UK sources.

UN chief: Food crisis is now emergency -- A rapidly escalating global food crisis has reached emergency proportions and threatens to wipe out seven years of progress in the fight against poverty, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned.

Police: Teen planned to bomb high school -- COLUMBIA, S.C. - A high school senior collected enough supplies to carry out a bomb attack on his school and detailed the plot in a hate-filled diary that included maps of the building and admiring notations about the Columbine killers, authorities said Sunday.

U.S. commanders seeking to widen Pakistan attacks -- American commanders in Afghanistan have in recent months urged a widening of the war that could include American attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants in the tribal areas inside Pakistan, according to United States officials.

The new shape of music: Music has its own geometry, researchers find -- Now, three music professors – Clifton Callender at Florida State University, Ian Quinn at Yale University and Dmitri Tymoczko at Princeton University - have devised a new way of analyzing and categorizing music that takes advantage of the deep, complex mathematics they see enmeshed in its very fabric. Read More...

Immigration breaks backs of taxpaying U.S. citizens -- Are you having a hard time paying your bills, making your mortgage payments or putting your kids through college? You need to know how much of your hard-earned income the government is skimming off and diverting into handouts to immigrants and illegal immigrants. The bottom line, which you need to know for your own bottom line, is that U.S. taxpayers are giving more than $9,000 a year in cash or benefits to each immigrant, a third of whom are in the country illegally. That's $36,000 for each immigrant household of four.

Check the Polls website -- Good website to keep an eye on a variety of Polls.

Sticker Shock in the Organic Aisles -- Rising prices for organic groceries are prompting some consumers to question their devotion to food produced without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or antibiotics. In some parts of the country, a loaf of organic bread can cost $4.50, a pound of pasta has hit $3, and organic milk is closing in on $7 a gallon.

EPA Sued over Pesticide Approval -- A coalition of environmental and farm worker groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency after the agency approved the sale of four organophosphate pesticides that the groups say pose unacceptable risks to the environment and human health.

Canada bans BPA plastic from baby bottles -- The Canadian government on Friday became the first country to ban a widely found chemical from use in baby bottles, spurring a leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate to call for legislation that would prohibit use of bisphenol A, or BPA, in a number of everyday consumer products.

Five Years Later, Fallujah is Still in Tatters -- Fallujah remains a crippled city more than two years after the November 2004 U.S.-led assault.

5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; also felt in Indiana -- The quake just before 4:37 a.m. was centered 6 miles from West Salem, Ill., and 66 miles from Evansville, Ind. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Related Link: Recent Earthquakes in Central US