[CTRL] Israel predicts Europe next in line after Istanbul bombings
-Caveat Lector- http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/031121123249.dihmpkeg Israel predicts Europe next in line after Istanbul bombings 21 November 2003 In the wake of the devastating bombings against British interests in Istanbul, Israeli officials and experts predicted Friday that the next target of global terrorism would be Europe. "The Europeans are not really aware of the seriousness of this phenomenon of international terrorism, which has not hit them yet," Israeli government spokesman Avi Pazner told AFP. "The risk is closing down on them and the free world must unite to stop this tidal wave of blind violence which has already struck America, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Tunisia, Morocco and Saudi Arabia," he said. Two car-bomb attacks against British interests in Istanbul killed at least 27 people Thursday, coming close on the heels of the November 15 twin suicide attacks on synagogues in the Turkish city that killed 25 people. The wave of bombings, with Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network as a prime suspect, were seen as a reaction to Turkey's close ties with Israel and the pro-Western policies of a Muslim state with one of the world's largest armies. Israel signed a military cooperation agreement with Turkey in 1996 angering the Arab world, and as many as 300,000 Israelis every year choose Turkey as their holiday destination. According to an Israeli intelligence source, Turkey was targeted "because it is on the threshold of Europe, because of its secular and pro-Western regime and because it is seeking to join the European Union." "Choosing Turkey as a target for terrorist attacks, and hitting Jewish or Western interests is tantamount to warning Europe it is next on the list," Pazner said. Israeli newspapers warned against European apathy. "This war of the worlds is now underway. But not everyone in the West understands yet that they could be the next stop. Sleeper cells such as the ones that operated in Turkey are spread throughout the countries of Western Europe," the Yediot Aharonot said. "Now it is just a matter of making a decision in the Al-Qaeda umbrella organization: When and whom to strike. Has it been blocked in one place? It will continue and strike in another place. Jihad is a malignant disease. But Europe continues to sleep," the top-selling daily added. Amid the barrage of condemnations which followed Thursday's blasts against the British consulate in Istanbul and a branch of the London-based HSBC Bank, some voices in Europe identified the threat hanging over Western countries which have so far been spared by Al-Qaeda. Walter Schwimmer, secretary general of the Council of Europe, said: "These murderous acts are clearly aimed at destabilising not only Turkey but also Europe as a whole." "I call on the international community to pull together and step up its efforts to prevent despicable terrorist acts such as this," he said. The Israeli daily Maariv blamed the West's failure in the battle against Osama bin Laden's network on several factors, including "the lack of coordination between the American intelligence agencies and their counterparts in Europe because of the rivalry between the two continents." It also pointed to "the unwillingness of countries throughout the world to stand alongside the United States in the war on terror, at least not until they get hit." www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] 'Plumbers' Are Under Investigation in Cheney-Gate (Jeffrey Steinberg)
Title: 'Plumbers' Are Under Investigation in Cheney-Gate -Caveat Lector- http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2003/3046chnygte_plmbrs.html This article appears in the November 28, 2003 issue of Executive Intelligence Review. 'Plumbers' Are Under Investigation in Cheney-Gateby Jeffrey Steinberg The triumphant neo-conservative claim trumpeted throughout U.S. media on Nov. 14that links between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda had been "conclusively proven" by a memo from Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith to the Senate Intelligence Committeerapidly went the way of all previous such cooked claims from Vice President Dick Cheney's faction in Washington. But more, this claim had, by Nov. 17-18, boomeranged into its opposite: a Defense Department denial of the claim itself; an eruption of official demands to investigate who passed this classified document to the waiting neo-con press; the likely revival of the Intelligence Committee probe which had been shut down on Nov. 7 "to save Cheney's neck"; and the escalation of "Cheney-gate" itself, by the exposure of what appear to be "plumbers'" operations to steal sensitive documents from the Cheney faction's opponents. The boomerang was part of what Democratic Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche called "the start of the hot phase" of his Presidential campaignfocussing on the Jan. 13 Washington, D.C. Democratic primary and other events in the nation's capitaland of his drive to force Cheney out of office. LaRouche told National Public Radio in St. Louis in a Nov. 18 interview, "Cheney is the guy we've got to be rid of, because we can not be going into this policy of nuclear preventive war, which is the policy the United States will be dragged into, if we don't get him out before the next election." On Nov. 17, the Central Intelligence Agency formally requested a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into the leak to the neo-con press of the classified memo from Feith; it was expected that both the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency would file similar requests within days. The Feith document, dated Oct. 27, had been passed on to the neo-con Weekly Standard, and widely published and reported on Nov. 14, with great fanfare from Rupert Murdoch's Fox TV and New York Post. The Weekly Standard, too, is a Murdoch-owned propaganda sheet, edited by one of Washington's leading Leo Strauss cultists, William Kristol. At the same time that the CIA was demanding a full probe of the leak, the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee, chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and vice-chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), were also calling on the DOJ to probe the Feith leakand to investigate, as well, the theft of a Democratic staff memo from the panel's highly secure offices. The theft and leaking of that staff memo had been used by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) as the pretext for his Nov. 7 order to shut down the panel's probe of intelligence abuses by senior Bush Administration policymakers in the run-up to the Iraq war. It had been surfaced by radio host Sean Hannity and promoted by Fox TV as "proof" that the Democrats were playing "partisan politics" with a probe that has increasingly centered on Vice President Cheney, the leading war-hawk in the Bush White House. Cheney Has Most To Lose Behind the Frist shutdown of the Senate intelligence panel stood Vice President Cheney, the man who stands to lose the most if the probe goes forward; and the man designated by President George W. Bush as the White House point-man for relations with the Congress. In an unprecedented show of legislative clout, Cheney maintains offices at both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and is a regular participant in the weekly Senate Republican policy caucus sessions. Congressional sources say that Frist would never have moved to shut down the intelligence panel unless he had been given explicit orders from Cheney. In a Washington Post op-ed on Nov. 18, Senator Rockefeller sharply rebutted the charges of partisan politics, and accused the Republicans of attempting to shut down a legitimate and vital probe into how the Executive Branch abused the intelligence system, by "pilfering" a confidential staff memo meant for his eyes only. Rockefeller wrote, "There is disconcerting evidence that in this administration, the policymaking is driving the intelligence, rather than the other way around. This
[CTRL] Neocon Terror-Based Counterinsurgency Operations (Rohan Pearce)
Title: IRAQ: US terrorises civilians -Caveat Lector- Like many of the Bush gang's policies, the push for terror-based counterinsurgency operations has been led by the so-called neo-conservatives. http://www.greenleft.org.au/current/563p14.htm IRAQ: US terrorises civilians BY ROHAN PEARCE A November 19 press release from the US military's Central Command was headlined, Operations Make Iraq Safer, Improve Quality of Life. It was referring to the renewed offensive by US occupation forces against Iraqi resistance fighters. The US invaders are improving the quality of life for Iraqis with the aid of 500-kilogram bombs, F-16 fighter-bombers, heavy tanks, the obliteration of the homes of suspected guerrillas, widespread arrests and the strafing of Iraqi cities, including Baghdad, by AC-130 gunships. Operation Iron Hammer (centred on Baghdad) and Operation Ivy Cyclone II (Tikrit to Kirkuk) were launched in response to the downing of a US Chinook transport helicopter and a Black Hawk helicopter in early November. On November 11, the US carried out the first air strikes on Baghdad since it took control of the city in April. Near Fallujah, where resistance fighters shot down the Chinook, F-16s dropped three 230kg bombs. Between November 12 and 16, US forces arrested more than 130 suspects in areas north and west of Baghdad. According to a November 15 statement issued by US Central Command, troops arrested 67 people for further questioning in Ramadi in one 24-hour period. Tikrit, birthplace of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, located north of Baghdad, has borne the brunt of the crackdown. The British Independent's Phil Reeves reported on November 18 that the US had sealed the town with chest-high razor wire, only allowing Iraqis with identification cards issued by the occupation regime in or out. Hey this is just like Gaza, isn't it?, an Iraqi commented to Reeves. US forces demolished between 12 and 15 homes in the area on November 16 and 17. A November 19 article by the Knight Ridder News Service quoted US Major Gordon Tate's justifications for the demolitions, which were carried out by Apache helicopters and tanks. We don't just destroy their homes for no reason, he told journalists. I don't want to say they [military commanders] are cold-hearted. But if your house is used to make [homemade roadside bombs] or house Saddam loyalists, that's within the rules of warfare. On November 19, the US announced that it had dropped two 900-kilogram satellite-guided bombs near Baqouba, and 450-kilogram bombs on terrorist targets near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. A military spokesperson told Agence France-Presse that the targets, from which he claimed mortar or rocket attacks had been launched, may be abandoned buildings, they may be overgrown. Collective punishment At a press briefing the day before, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, when asked if dropping bombs on empty buildings was aimed at intimidating Iraqis, said: All of our military operations have a military purpose. Some are to persuade. Some are to compel. Some are to kill. Some are to capture. Collective punishment is expressly prohibited under the terms of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Article 75 lists it among the acts which are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever, whether committed by civilian or by military agents. While the Iron Hammer and Ivy Cyclone operations are a massive escalation of collective punishment, it's not a new policy. After the fall of Baghdad, strict curfews and mass arrests were two of the tactics used by US forces to try to crush resistance to the occupation. In mid-October, the Independent's Patrick Cockburn reported, US soldiers driving bulldozers, with jazz blaring from loudspeakers, have uprooted ancient groves of date palms as well as orange and lemon trees in central Iraq as part of a new policy of collective punishment of farmers who do not give information about guerrillas attacking US troops. According to the farmers, 50 families lost their livelihoods. The latest operations are motivated by the original intentions of the shock and awe terror onslaught that Washington had initially planned for the invasion of Iraq. However, the massive global and US opposition to the war forced the Pentagon to limit the scale of the invasion's bombing blitz in order to reduce civilian deaths. While the speed of the US victory over Hussein was welcomed by a White House under considerable public pressure to limit US casualties, it did not lead to the massive demoralisation and fear among the Iraqi population that Washington felt it needed to minimise subsequent resistance to the occupation. In January, architect of the shock and awe campaign Harlan Ullman described its
[CTRL] All Hail The Jewish Master Race
-Caveat Lector- http://www.rense.com/general45/master.htm Carter Reveals Begin Viewed Jews As The Master Race All Hail The Jewish Master Race By Texe Marrs 11-25-3 Gene Research Shows Jews Palestinians Almost Identical "Our race is the Master Race. We are divine gods on this planet. We are as different from the inferior races as they are from insects. In fact, compared to our race, other races are beasts and animals, cattle at best. Other races are considered as human excrement. Our destiny is to rule over the inferior races. Our earthly kingdom will be ruled by our leader with a rod of iron. The masses will lick our feet and serve us as our slaves." If I asked you what group of people embrace a set of doctrines like this, what would your answer be? Most of you would probably answer, "The Nazis." Today, in fact, it is Jews who make all these poisonous claims to racial superiority. No, not all the Jews. But, as I will document, a huge number of leaders among the Jews ascribe to these wicked and dangerous theories of racial and blood superiority. No Basis for Peace In his memoirs of his years in the White House, former President Jimmy Carter wrote that there could have been peace between the Arabs and the Israelis had it not been for the bigoted, Nazi-like racial views of Israeli's Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Begin, Carter recalled, believed the Jews were a Master Race, a holy people superior to Egyptians and Arabs. Begin also believed that God wanted the Jews to own the land, so there was absolutely no basis for peace. The Jews lusted after the land and intended to have it. Period. Jews a Totally Different Species? Rabbi Mendel Schneerson, the late Jewish Lubavitcher and friend of the senior George Bush, also believed the Jews are a superior Master Race. Many Jews today agree with the late Rabbi. Some even believe that Schneerson will himself someday be resurrected and return as the Jewish World Messiah. Schneerson once explained his theory of Jewish racial superiority this way. He said, "We have a case of the Jew...a totally different species." "The body of a Jewish person," Schneerson bragged, "is of a totally different quality from the body of members of all other nations of the world. Bodies of the Gentiles are in vain. An even greater difference is in regard to the soul...A non-Jewish soul comes from three satanic spheres, while the Jewish soul stems from holiness." Holocaust activist Elie Wiesel, whose lies about his holocaust experiences seem to be legion, also claims that Jews are a superior race. "Everything about us is different," Wiesel boasts. "Jews are ontologically exceptional." No Mixed Marriages for the Superior Race This poisonous theory of the Jews impacts their relations with all other nations and peoples. Because they are convinced they are the Master Race, superior, god souls living amongst inferior beasts, Israel does not sanction or allow mixed marriages (The Jerusalem Report, October 20, 1994, p.26). In the U.S.A., liberal Jews scream out for more mixed marriages, but only among Gentiles! Jewish leaders fund civil rights organizations and are in favor of increased immigration of foreign races. But back home in Israel, the Sharon government is now building a Berlin-style wall creating an apartheid nation, to keep "inferior" Arabs in their segregated ghettos. Ze'ev Chafeto, the courageous Jewish editor of The Jerusalem Report magazine, notes that Israeli laws harshly prohibit people of non-Jewish races from immigrating to Israel. The Jews are determined to keep their race "pure" and unblemished, just as the Nazis sought for the Aryans. Christians are especially not welcome, and Israelis frequently use words similar to the condescending slang word "nigger" to describe Christians and Gentiles÷vulgar, Yiddish slur words like "shiksa," "schwartze," and "shegetsz." Since the Jews are claimed to be the Master Race, whose souls are said by the Talmud to be on a far higher plane than the animalistic, "satanic souls" of Gentiles, it is common for Jewish authorities to brand all Gentiles by the derogatory Yiddish term "goy," a term akin to a curse word. Meanwhile, Arabs are deemed so inferior they are even lower than the goy. Jewish Blood vs. Inferior Blood When several of his students were accused of murdering a teenage Arab girl, Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburg insisted: "Jewish blood is not the same as the blood of a (Gentile) goy." In other words, if a god-like Jew kills an inferior goy, how can that be murder? Israeli Yeshiva (school) students often demonstrate and chant, "Death to the Arabs." Defending their extreme behavior, Rabbi Ido Elba explains, "According to the Talmud (Jewish book of traditions), one may kill any Gentile." Rabbi Schlomo Aviner adds that normal human codes and laws of justice and righteousness do not apply to the Jews. The widely studied Gush Emunim holds that, "Jews are not and cannot be a normal
Re: [CTRL] Neocon Terror-Based Counterinsurgency Operations (Rohan Pearce)
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 11/25/2003 4:41:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At a press briefing the day before, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, when asked if dropping bombs on empty buildings was aimed at intimidating Iraqis, said: All of our military operations have a military purpose. Some are to persuade. Some are to compel. Some are to kill. Some are to capture. Collective punishment is expressly prohibited under the terms of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Article 75 lists it among the acts which are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever, whether committed by civilian or by military agents. Well, we (the U.S.) seem to have decided not to bother with the Geneva Conventions; however I wonder if the powers that be realize just what a pool of hatred they are filling. The Turks know that Ataturk loved his country and his people. The man has been dead for many, many years. There is still a percentage of the Turks who hold it against him that in some cases he closed the religious schools, forbade religious observances and in the case of the Kurds whom he respected utterly for their fighting abilities, they have never forgiven him for separating the clans. Now imagine how other Middle Easteners might feel about a people who are killing them, dishonoring them, and destroying their property.It may be that no American will ever again be safe when traveling out of the country, and even here at home there might be some problem. www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Israel predicts Europe next in line after Istanbul bombings
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 11/25/2003 4:17:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "The Europeans are not really aware of the seriousness of this phenomenon of international terrorism, which has not hit them yet," Israeli government spokesman Avi Pazner told AFP. "The risk is closing down on them and the free world must unite to stop this tidal wave of blind violence which has already struck America, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Tunisia, Morocco and Saudi Arabia," he said. Perhaps the "free world" should request that the Israeli change their treatment of the Palestinians so that the Moslem world might view that "free world" with a bit more charity. Prudy www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Chile child prostitution scandal, clergy abuse cover-up
-Caveat Lector- "The scandal has linked two right-wing senators of the Independent Democratic Union party (UDI) to the pedophile ring as well as prominent businessmen and four police officers, who were arrested last week for obstruction of justice." scroll for news articles fwd from L Moss Sharman - Chile awakens to child prostitution after scandal - One organization finds 65,000 online pedophile networks Jen Ross, Chronicle Foreign Service 11/24/03 Santiago, Chile "An investigation into a suspected pedophile ring headed by a wealthy businessman has caused this conservative nation to suddenly ponder a previously ignored social problem -- child prostitution. In October, Claudio Spiniak, 55, and six colleagues, were charged with using a luxury gym he owns for sadomasochistic orgies with children. He has also been accused of producing and distributing child pornography. The scandal has linked two right-wing senators of the Independent Democratic Union party (UDI) to the pedophile ring as well as prominent businessmen and four police officers, who were arrested last week for obstruction of justice. Several politicians have accused opposition parties of using the sordid case for political gain. UDI leaders say it's a smear campaign to weaken their presidential candidate in the 2005 election." "Fuentes says her organization has identified 65,000 online networks of pedophiles across Chile and charges have been filed in 30 cases." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/11/24/MNG7U38LD81.DTL Lawyer for Church Says He Hid His Own Sexual Abuse by Priest By Laurie Goodstein 11/25/03 "For five years, Robert P. Scamardo defended the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston against lawsuits by people who claimed to have been sexually abused by priests. As general counsel, he vigorously resisted accusers, he said, fending off their lawsuits and collaborating with church officials to send them away quietly, with as little money as possible." ""In an interview in Houston, Mr. Scamardo provided a window into how church lawyers worked to deter lawsuits, minimize the church's payouts, limit coverage for therapy and keep any settlements secret. It was always the church, he said, that insisted on inserting confidentiality clauses in the settlements never the victims, as many bishops have contended. He said that while the eruption of the scandal last year had made bishops more likely to express compassion toward victims, the church's lawyers were still playing hardball behind the scenes. And he said he was certain there were many more abusive priests and victims than have become public." http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/national/25ABUS.html?hp=pagewanted=printposition= www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Army Reserve battles an exodus
-Caveat Lector- This should be no surprise. - Jim http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/printer_112603F.shtml DDN | Army Reserve battles an exodusDAILY FOCUS Army Reserve battles an exodus Branch misses its retention goal by 6.7 percent By Robert Schlesinger The Boston Globe WASHINGTON | The U.S. Army Reserve fell short of its re-enlistment goals this fiscal year, underscoring Pentagon fears that the protracted conflict in Iraq could cause a crippling exodus from the armed services. The Army Reserve has missed its retention goal by 6.7 percent, the second shortfall since fiscal 1997. It was largely the result of a larger than expected exodus of career reservists, a loss of valuable skills because such staff members are responsible for training junior officers and operating complex weapons systems. The Army has invested an enormous amount of money in training these people, and theyre very hard to replace, said John Pike of globalsecurity.org, an independent research group in Washington, D.C. With extended deployments and increasingly deadly attacks by Iraqi guerrillas, Defense Department officials are scrambling to combat a broader downturn in retention and recruitment that they fear is on the horizon. The U.S. Army, the primary service deployed in Iraq, is offering re-enlistment bonuses of $5,000 for soldiers serving there. The Army National Guard is extending an official thank-you to members by arranging services to honor returning soldiers. The Massachusetts National Guard is offering rewards ranging from plaques to NASCAR tickets to members who lure recruits. And throughout the branches, recruitment advertising is up and programs are being launched to make the military seem more family-friendly. The Army also is resorting to a policy called stop loss that allows the Pentagon to indefinitely keep soldiers from leaving the service once their time has expired. The policy, used during war, is designed to prevent staffing shortfalls in key sectors. As the military ponders unpalatable measures further Reserve or Guard call-ups, back-to-back tours of duty to fill the global obligations, any personnel shortfalls could prove disastrous. Its a slippery slope in the sense that theres kind of a snowball effect, said Andrew F. Krepinevich, executive director of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a Washington, D.C., think tank that focuses on defense issues. Its very difficult to work your way out of, very difficult to put Humpty Dumpty back together again once you break the force. While Pentagon officials have insisted that recruiting and retention figures are mostly at or above expected levels, thanks in part to a soft economy that offers little competition, signs of trouble are emerging. Recruiting for the Massachusetts National Guard, a backup to the professional Army and Air Force, was down 30 percent this year. Nationwide, the Army National Guard has fallen 13 percent short of its recruiting goal, although that deficit was offset by fewer than expected troops leaving the service. Sgt. Maj. James Vales, senior Army counselor in charge of overseeing active-duty retention policy, said his shop of 740 career counselors has been answering concerns from members of Congress and Army leaders about trying to prevent a talent drain. We have some things in the works to kind of offset any problems that we may see in retention, Vales said, citing options ranging from family-friendly policies like support groups and child care to his most important tool: cash. Most of (the effort) is increasing our retention bonus dollars. ... The biggest thing soldiers respond to is monetary incentives. It was the second time in the past seven years that the Reserve has fallen below its intended reenlistment figure, according to Steve Stromvall, an Army Reserve spokesman. In the 12 months
[CTRL] Medicare
-Caveat Lector- How does this square with Medicare? It takes food, clothing, shelter etc. to stay HEALTHY does it not? POC -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:47:07 -0800 (PST) From: Party of Citizens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ed Martinez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LIFE-GAZETTE] Re: FW: Right to Life- After Birth Yes, but you did not answer the question, Eddie. Please take it back to Pope Porcus Maximus of Texas and ask again, so that Citizen not-so-Breitkreuz of Canada's Official Opposition can amend his pro-life bill accordingly. Not-so-Breitkreuz and his party belong to the Cult of the Womb Kissers. To them a child is sacred before before birth and society has an obligation to sustain the life of that child. Until they can move at-risk prenatals to new apartments, that means society must also have an obligation to sustain the life of the pregnant mother for a time. Alas, this causes great chagrin to the accomplices in the global holocaust of the poor in which 30,000 (post-natal) children every day are mass murdered. Alliance makes up for lost time when the child is born. Then, neither mother nor child have a right to life in the strong sense (in which it is meant) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (to which Canada is signatory). UDHR says food etc. ie the necessities of life, are a CITIZENS' RIGHT and the context clearly means society has a commitment to provide it a la Section 36, Canadian Constitution (Charter portion). Pope Porcus Maximus should also consider that quaint old Human Rights code called the Ten Commandments. Compulsory tithing used to be the means of keeping the poor alive but the libertine-libertarian agenda of today does not subscribe to compulsory tithing. It only subscribes to the immorality of market-place supply and demand. If the free market wants sex slaves or kidney transplants or children to abuse, then it shall have it. That is the new morality (to which your political leaders subscribe). Thou shalt not kill? What is that to Pope Porcus? BTW when did he last subscribe to the traffic-accident-free cities which can now be built? Here in the Vancouver core which has 550,000 people in about 36 sq miles we lose ~30 citizens/yr due to traffic fatalities. Thou shalt not kill how quaint human rights so what? Where do we mail the toga and fiddle for Porcus? Zandu Goldbar Learned Elder of Zion (NOT a Christian) * http://www.geocities.com/CITIZENS_ASSEMBLY ** $$$ Capital punishment is not just penalty for poverty$$$ On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Ed Martinez wrote: -Original Message- From: Ed Martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Right to Life- After Birth November 25, 2003 Dear Citizen, Greetings in the name of our lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On behalf of John Hagee Ministries, we appreciate the support and confidence you have in Pastor Hagees teachings. We agree with your assessment that it is terrible the number of children that are deprived food and other essential necessities of life. Unfortunately the solution to correct this disparity is not easy. Regarding abortion, Gods view of this act is quite clear. As you know, abortion is equivalent to murder and is sinful in the eyes of the Lord. Exodus 20:13, Thou shalt not kill, commands us to respect and protect human life. However, God is a merciful God; not only a judge but also a Father. When we truly repent of our sins, God thoroughly forgives us of all our sins and makes us clean in our hearts. He accepts us in spite of our selves, not because of ourselves. Consider a few verses regarding this: 1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I Cor. 6:9-11 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? . . . And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. We pray the Lord will give you discernment and understanding in dealing with these issues. Remember Gods word says, Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord and He will bring it to pass. [Psalm 27:4]. We pray that God will fill you with His peace and joy for the joy of the Lord is our strength. [ Nehemiah 8:10]. God bless you. Sincerely, Edward Martinez John Hagee Ministries Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/wpWolB/TM
[CTRL] World AIDS Deaths, Infections at New Highs
-Caveat Lector- http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2cid=570u=/nm/20031125/sc_nm/aids_dcprinter=1 World AIDS Deaths, Infections at New Highs Tue Nov 25, 5:29 PM ET Add Science - Reuters to My Yahoo! By Patricia Reaney LONDON (Reuters) - Deaths and new cases of HIV (news - web sites)/AIDS (news - web sites) reached unprecedented highs in 2003 and are set to rise still further as the epidemic keeps a stranglehold on sub-Saharan Africa and advances across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. New global estimates released Tuesday based on improved data show about 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, including an estimated 2.5 million children under 15 years old. About five million people were infected in 2003 and more than three million died. "The AIDS epidemic continues to expand -- we haven't reached the limit yet," said Dr Peter Piot, head of the Joint United Nations (news - web sites) Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS (news - web sites)). "More people have become infected this year than ever before and more people have died from AIDS than ever before," he told Reuters. "It is the first cause of death in Africa and the fourth cause of death worldwide." BURDEN OF EPIDEMIC Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst affected region with about 3.2 million new infections and 2.3 million deaths in 2003. Southern Africa is home to about 30 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS, yet the region has less than two percent of the global population. In Botswana and Swaziland the infection rate of HIV/AIDS among adults is 40 percent. One in five pregnant women in some African countries is infected with the virus, which is more easily transmitted from men to women than the other way around. "In two short decades HIV/AIDS has tragically become the premier disease of mass destruction," Dr Jack Chow, of the World Health Organization (news - web sites) (WHO) told a news conference. "The death odometer from HIV/AIDS is now at 8,000 a day and accelerating." Piot said the epidemic, fueled by intravenous drug use and unsafe sex, is spreading in India, China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Estonia and Latvia. And he predicted that it could be years before the back of the epidemic is broken in terms of new infections. "The burden of the HIV epidemic will become bigger and bigger over time because it takes on average seven to 10 years after infection before you fall ill and, if there is no treatment, before you die," he said. "In other words, even if by some miracle all transmission of HIV stopped, people would still become ill. We are only at the beginning of the impact of AIDS, certainly in Africa." REASONS FOR HOPE But Piot added that the "AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2003" report also provides hope. There are fewer people being infected in several East African cities and there is also more money than ever being spent on AIDS. "Thirdly, there is also a momentum on treatment, even if today only 75,000 Africans -- less than one out of 50 who need it -- are treated with effective therapy. There is now movement to roll out this treatment on a very large scale," he added. In a major boost to combat the epidemic, South Africa has announced a plan to provide free antiretroviral drugs to hundreds of thousands of infected people. Other African countries are also committing resources. "You can't be dealing with education. You can't be dealing with poverty and you can't be dealing with security today without taking the HIV/AIDS epidemic into consideration," said Dr. Debrework Zewdie, the director of the World Bank (news - web sites) Global HIV/AIDS program. Piot described the developments as a new phase in the fight against AIDS and a time of great opportunities. "We need to be as passionate about making sure our children do not become infected with HIV as about treating people who are already infected today," he said. Copyright © 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Repub
[CTRL] You Could be a Terrorist If...
-Caveat Lector- You Could be a Terrorist If... YOU COULD BE A TERRORIST IF ... Could you be a full-blown terrorist and not know it? Should you turn yourself in to the authorities right now? Take the following quick quiz and find out. Answer True or False to each of the following questions:... 01. You believe in the Constitution. 02. You believe in the Rule of Law. 03. You believe in gold as real money. 04. You believe in silver as real money. 05. You believe in limited government. 06. You believe in a free market system. 07. You believe in abolishing the Federal Reserve System. 08. You believe in balanced budgets. 09. You believe in the right to possess property. 10. You believe the income tax is misapplied. 11. You believe in God. 12. You believe there is a 9/11 WTC conspiracy to suppress facts and evidence. 13. You believe in the Family Unit. 14. You believe welfare is unconstitutional. 15. You believe the financial markets are corrupt. 16. You believe the judiciary is corrupt. 17. You believe the body politic is corrupt. 18. You believe the Warren Commission findings were corrupted or covered up. 19. You believe the Educational System is failing. 20. You believe the U. S. Government is bankrupt. 21. You believe the War On Terrorism is a fraud perpetuated to enrich oil companies. 22. You believe the dollar is a fraud. 23. You believe that fractional banking is a swindle. 24. You believe that government officials possessed prior knowledge of '9/11'. 25. You believe that Social Security is bankrupt. 26. You believe in a gold cartel suppressing the price of gold. 27. You believe in privacy and the right to be left alone. 28. You believe in the New World Order conspiracy. 29. You believe the CFR operates as a shadow government on foreign policy. 30. You believe in your sovereignty as a Citizen. 31. You believe there is too much government regulation. 32. You believe the United Nations should be abolished. 33. You believe the stock market is a rigged scheme. 34. You believe the economy is likely to collapse. 35. You believe that many government statistics are false and/or deliberately corrupted. 36. You believe the media is controlled. 37. You believe that Home Land Security is a threat to your constitutional liberties. 38. You believe in gun ownership and the right to protect yourself and your family. 39. You believe innocent until proven guilty. 40. You believe there are too many laws, lawyers, prosecutors and judges. 41. You believe there are to many prisons and prisoners. 42. You believe that Law Enforcement wields too much force and authority. 43. You believe the War On Drugs is a dismal failure. 43. You believe the Patriot Act should be abolished. 44. You believe in term limits for Politicians. 45. You believe America is becoming a Police State. 46. You believe lobbying and lobbyists should be banned. 47. You believe immigration is out of control. 48. You believe the government lies routinely. 49. You believe corrupt politicians should be incarcerated. 50. You believe the system is broken and may only be fixed by adherence to the Constitution. If you answered True to any of the above, according to the US Government, you are probably a terrorist. -iNFoWaRZ My message to America ... is this: If you fit this definition of a terrorist, fear the United States because YOU WILL LOSE YOUR LIBERTIES. --John Ashcroft, US Attorney General, Anti-second Amendment Tyrant, New World Order lapdog, Shredder of the US Constitution, Anti-Bill of Rights Terrorist, known to cover-up his Satanic activities by falsely proclaiming himself to be a Christian, all around general pathetic excuse for a human being, not fit to be elected Dog Catcher of Rio Linda, CA. And last but not least. Totally Rejected and humiliated by the citizens of his home state of Missouri and lost an Election to a Dead Man. http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/07/senate.missouri/ www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research
