Monday, May 31, 2010

Israel Stations Nuclear Missile Subs Off Iran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmhxpQEGPo&feature=player_embedded
Even the brilliant Rachel Maddow thinks it's time to pray. The 79 well was in 200 feet of water. With this one in 5,000 feet and the columns stretching from seabed to suface for that distance, the volume and the impact on the food chain are multiplied.

MCR
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From Jenna Orkin


Headlines
An Atomic Bomb will stop the Gulf Oil Leak - video
Bear in mind the proviso from "Donald" to this blog: The terrain in the USSR was igneous basalt which is harder than the sandstone of the Gulf.
Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran
NATO general in Afghanistan: Taliban train in Iran
Gaza Aid Flotilla Attacked By Israeli Military
Israel Tells All Israelis To Leave Turkey, Following Raid On Flotilla Bound For Gaza
Russia to conduct own probe of South Korea's warship sinking
Ukraine drops 'unrealistic' plans for Nato membership
Now Everyone Thinks The Market's Going To Crash

Economy
And Now Chinese Real Estate Debt Is Blowing Up
The Next Black Swan: A Yuan Devaluation
China's economy overheats
C hina Property Bubble Bursts in Bond Market as Kaisa Drops: Credit Markets
European Economic Confidence Unexpectedly Slips as Inflation Accelerates
The ECB Will Only Exacerbate Upcoming Deflation By Fighting The Wrong War
Greece urged to give up euro
French Budget Minister: Keeping Our AAA Rating Will Be A "Stretch"
Spanish Voters Will Force The Government To Dissolve Before Major Austerity Measures Can Be Passed
Gates Says European Debt, State Deficits Endanger U.S. Economic Recovery
Hosed in Canada; Housing Crash is a Given
Rent or food? For many Canadians that is a daily choice
US government is killing its own economy - from Rice Farmer
And the Housing Fraud Continues
Bankruptcy talk spreads among Calif. muni officials

Oil Disaster/Energy
Colin Powell: Oil Spill Is 'Beyond The Capacity' Of BP To Solve, Military Might Have Role - from Elizabeth Miller
BP warn of risks in oil spill 'open heart surgery'
Spill May Cut World Oil Supply 500,000 BPD from Elizabeth Miller
Nigeria's Agony Dwarfs Gulf Oil Spill; US and Europe Do Nothing
What was Halliburton's role in US oil spill?
"Last August, Halliburton was involved in the cementing of a well in the Timor Sea off the coast of Australia that similarly blew out, sending thousands of gallons into the ocean."
Activists arrested in Louisiana for protesting offshore drilling
Internet helps Americans save more energy every year

Terror/Intelligence
'Continuity of Government' Planning: War, Terror and the Supplanting of the U.S. Constitution

Vaccines
Breast cancer vaccine to go on trial within a year
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HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET (Immediate) --Chief Financial Officer

CollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com

Sunday, May 30, 2010

A Modern Variation on an Old Tale

Jenna Orkin

Once upon a time, there was a young boy who lived in the town of Anywhere. One day his mother sent him to the woods to pick berries. On his way, he saw a wolf.

"Wolf!" cried the boy, as he ran back to the town.

"The child has an overactive imagination," said the townspeople and resumed building a road to the city where they could sell their berries.

A few days later, the same thing happened again.

"Be off!" said the townspeople to the boy whose concerns were becoming less funny by the moment, and more irksome.

The following week, the scene repeated itself a third time.

While the townspeople were throwing crateloads of rotten berries at the boy, the wolf bounded out of the woods and ate them all.

Headlines
Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Sam Champion dive into Gulf
The more the oil is 'dispersed,' the further it sinks and the more likely it becomes that it will make its way into ocean currents.
Crude deceptions: Why is the oil spill being shrouded in secrecy?
Painful news: Top Kill fails, what next?
BP Abandons `Top Kill' Approach, Will Switch Tactics to Stop Gulf Oil Leak
Obama's credibility hits rock bottom
JO comment: I'm no fan of the guy; he's been a lethal combo of gullibility and ambition. But that he should fall from grace largely for the sins of the oil industry and its protectors in the Bush administration brings to mind the words of T.S. Eliot:

The last temptation is the greatest treason:
To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
Could U.S. Lose 200 Rigs by the End of Summer?
Huge Price Cuts Rumored From Chinese Developers Due To Collapsing Demand
Dow ends worst May in 70 years from Rice Farmer
Citi: Now It's Truly Panic Time
Credit Crisis Indicators Going Bonkers Again! Batten Down the Hatches! from Rice Farmer

Economy
FDIC April Credit Write Downs and Other Administrative Orders - from Elizabeth Miller
How euro crisis affects us
"Britain is not immune from the storm despite keeping the pound."
Taibbi's View of Congress' Audit the Fed Debate

Terror/Intelligence
Senator McCain Now Says Border Soldiers Should Be Armed
Microsoft's Orwellian Tracking System Goes Public
CYBERCOM - US military’s online watchdog quiet startup

Environment/Energy
10 million face famine in West Africa
EU Launches "Twenties Project:" Largest Industrial Energy Project Ever
BP admits attempt to stem oil leak is failing
New Satellite Analysis Shows Oil Leak Moving Towards The Florida Straits
Oil spill creates huge undersea 'dead zones'
Mobile phones responsible for disappearance of honey bee
San Andreas-Like Fault Found in Eastern US
Ecuador volcano erupts
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HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET (Immediate) --Chief Financial Officer

CollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com

Saturday, May 29, 2010

IT’S TIME TO PRAY

May 29, 2010, 2100 PDT –

I haven’t been able to sleep well because of the obvious chicanery, stupidity and deception being practiced by BP, the mainstream media and the United States government. I have not been able figure out how giant plumes could be originating five miles in either direction of the well that is leaking. I wrote to Matt Simmons and this reply just came in. I’m doing what Matt asked, as quickly as I can. Dinner can wait.

…“In my opinion, what most likely happened when one of the largest surges of oil as gas blew out the BOP and within seconds, began melting down one of the world’s most technically advanced deepwater rigs ever built is that just the BOP and wellhead got tossed far away from the well bore but the riser which was attached to the rig floor was separated from the wellhead/BOP.

“What all the black crap coming out to create these plumes are is the oil from the reservoir and it is staying so deep under the ocean surface that only the recent tests by NOAA research vessels finally saw these giant plumes rapidly spreading across the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico.

“BP is in total denial that this could be real.

“It is time for the government to ask BP to step aside and bring the military into to managing this colossal failure of judgment by BP.

“Spread this news as we all need to better understand what is really happening.

“Very tragic story.

“Matt”

Let me add my thoughts. -- The obvious collusion between the USG and the mainstream media leads me to believe that the USG has known that a nuke would be the only option within a week of the explosion. About two weeks ago we posted on this blog a link to a story from (I think it was) The Telegraph saying that President Obama had dispatched a team of nuclear scientists to study the situation and evaluate the possibility of using a nuke. One was a co-inventor of the H-bomb. It was a credible story that no press outlet followed up on. Why not?

I believe that the leaks are devastating for all life in the Gulf and that large portions of the Gulf will be dead zones from seabed to surface within maybe six months. I believe that an announcement of a pending nuclear detonation will come within a week to ten days. I predict that US Continuity of Government provisions will be activated and that FEMA will, before end of summer, be placed in complete control of the Southeast United States… limited martial law.

I believe that mankind will have a very rude awakening when the nuclear announcement is made. We will be lucky if North Korea doesn’t seize the moment... or somebody else.

The U.S. government must intervene without hesitation. I completely agree with Matt Simmons. The battle now is to save all life in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

It is time to pray.

MCR

A Big Question

HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET (Immediate) --Chief Financial Officer

CollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).

This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO.

Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.
Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com
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A Big Question

Can anyone help me? -- As I have watched all the stories about the Gulf, it's pretty clear that there are at least two and now likely three large plumes coming from the seabed. Simmons and others place one miles away from the well head and the new one is described as being miles in the opposite direction. What I have not seen explained is how these leaks/blowouts are mechanically connected to the Deepwater Horizon event. The rig was in a mile of water. So if the riser fell over, these other leaks should be no more than a mile away. That's how long the riser pipe was. I just can't figure that out. Anybody? How could these blowouts be miles away then and still be mechanically caused as a result of the explosion?

MCR

Options Studied for Possible Pakistan Strike

From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
Options Studied for a Possible Pakistan Strike
Simmons Says Obama Should Detonate Nukes to Seal Oil Leak
On the second plume: "Cowan said that the submarine traveled about 400 feet down, close to the sea floor, and found oil all the way down. Trying to find the edges of the plume, he said the submarine traveled miles from side to side.

"We really never found either end of it," he said.

This discovery seems to confirm the fears of some scientists that -- because of the depth of the leak and the heavy use of chemical "dispersants" -- this spill was behaving differently than others. Instead of floating on top of the water, it may be moving beneath it."

Matt Simmons on the second leak: "The riser is a minor thing."
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive
Is the World Broke? Entitlements, Spending May Spell Doom (Fox)

Energy
Oil Industry Faces Its ‘1,000-Year Flood’ as Drilling Is Halted
Either the BP Oil Gusher Has Just Completely Blown Out, or BP is Implementing LMRP RIGHT NOW
Parish official says BP shipped in workers for president's visit
2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook: 85% above normal
JP Morgan invented credit-default swaps to give Exxon credit line for Valdez liability - from Elizabeth Miller
10 ways to kick the offshore-oil habit

Terror/Intelligence
Russia’s War Games Preparing for Conflict with the East - from Rice Farmer
Pyongyang says South Korea faked warship sinking
China, South Korea Agree to Deepen Links as North Denies Torpedo Charges
Israel vows to halt flotilla aiming to break blockade
Cocaine traffickers are using submarines £3.5m stolen in Iraq bank robbery
Children, 4, 'to be fingerprinted to borrow school books from library' - from Rice Farmer "Intelligent" Stop Lights that Turn Off Cars
Cyber Command Doesn't Want to Defend Net ... Unless It Has To
Darpa's Beady-Eyed Camera Spots the 'Non-Cooperative' (working link)
Ex-Lawyer Jailed 14 Months, Not Charged
Much of Britain was exposed to bacteria sprayed in secret trials (2002) from Rice Farmer

Economy
Fitch downgrades Spain Euro plunges as Spain’s debt downgraded
Italy Is About To Be Smashed By A Wave Of Debt Maturities Worse Than Greece - from Rice Farmer

Environment
In farming, Prince Charles knows that the old ways are the new ways
Monsanto's Poison Pills for Haiti
Permissible Levels of Melamine in Codex Alimentarius
Cheated on Seeds and Denied Justice, Chinese Farmer Takes Own Life
Virginia Tech Prof Uncovers Truth About Lead in DC Water
Extreme Droughts To Be More Common - from Elizabeth Miller

Friday, May 28, 2010

Giant New Oil Plume Dsicovered in Gulf; Tensions Rise in DMZ

From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
New giant oil plume discovered in Gulf
Iran Detects US Nuke Sub in Persian Gulf
Estimate from oil leak revised sharply higher
Matt Simmons: "There's Another Leak, Much Bigger, 5 to 6 Miles Away"
Tensions rise at the DMZ between North Korea and South Korea
Is Europe heading for a meltdown?
Europe will collapse, and then the US will follow, says Hedgeye
Second, Larger Icelandic Volcano May Erupt

Economy
Where is Europe Taking the Global Economy?
Gold at $36000 Not as Ridiculous as It Sounds? - CNBC
Antioch California Considers Bankruptcy; Former LA Mayor Predicts Bankruptcy for LA
Recession Could Result in School Layoffs
Up to 300K.
Warren Buffett to testify under FCIC subpoena after resisting commission's request
The Players and the Game
US-historian and lawyer John Ryskamp talks about the various “power games” that are part of the current financial / economic crisis. He sees a liquidation of the whole system at work and states: “Liquidation is a Disney film — directed by Hitchcock! Everyone is smiling and singing, and everyone is dead.”
US Debt Clock
Britons have lost almost an hour's sleep a night during the recession, claims study
Graying Germany Contemplates Demographic Time Bomb

Korea
UN says North Korea exporting banned nuclear technology
Russia Skeptical About N. Korea Torpedo Attack Evidence

Terror/Intelligence
Sabotage Suspected After Indian Train Collision Kills at Least 56 People

Justice Department Cracks Down on Leaks
Darpa’s Beady-Eyed Camera Spots the ‘Non-Cooperative’

Pentagon: Let Us Secure Your Network or Face the ‘Wild Wild West’ Internet Alone
Cyber Command: We Don’t Wanna Defend the Internet (We Just Might Have To)

Energy/Science
BP well disaster stuns hardened oil men
Meanwhile, Here Are 20 Signs That China Is Cornering The Global Oil Market
Accounting for increasing energy use by the US food system - from Rice Farmer
Congress, Obama Suddenly Interested in Synthetic Biology
A Land Out of Time - Oil Documentary
Congressman Jerrold Nadler Blasts Use of Chemical Dispersants in: HERE.
From the strongest congressional advocate on the environmental disaster of 9/11.

Note: The EU Times link of a few days ago has been removed.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Dollar Primed for Collapse by End June - CNBC

HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET (Immediate) --Chief Financial Officer

CollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).

This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO.
Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.
Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com
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From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
Dollar Primed for Collapse by End June - CNBC
South Korea conducts major anti-submarine exercise
North Korea vows to rip up military safeguards with South
China Dispatches Emergency Envoy To Restrain War-Mad North Korea
BP Denies Significant Improvement In Oil Leak, Stock Still Surging
Appears only mud flowing from well
Troops not militarizing Mexico border: U.S. envoy
Hive Thefts on the Rise in Germany
Colony Collapse Disorder: Cause Discovered? - from Rice Farmer

Economy
Bill Gross, Robert Mundell say Sovereign Default Likely Inevitable
US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus
Borrowing Billions From Pop Bottle Returns - Democrats Latest Scheme to Avoid Balancing California's Budget
Miami Commissioner Says Bankruptcy is City's Best Hope; Chris Christie Says New Jersey Careens Towards Becoming Greece
Will Miami declare bankruptcy and start a national trend?
More Cities on Brink of Bankruptcy - from Rice Farmer
Queen Announces New Government Austerity Measures
Britain’s ballooning prison population is a disastrous mess
In real money, British house prices are down by 70% - from Rice Farmer
Hyperinflation Guaranteed
Investors go to cash, shun Buffett's advice
The grasshoppers and the ants – a modern fable
Greek Scramble For Physical Brings Gold Price To $1,700 Per Ounce from Rice Farmer
"A popular spot for street vendors to sell their coins is near the Athens Stock Exchange. There the traders wait for citizens to bring payments received from unloading their paper assets like stocks and bonds."

Oil Disaster/Energy
Deep Water Drilling and Expensive Oil
Live Footage of "Spill"
Workers on Failures on Oil Rig
Big Spat on Rig Preceded Explosion
BP chose riskier casing for well: report
BP: Our Twitter Account Was Hacked!
Foreign Oil Now Has A Choke Hold On The Chinese Economy
Spiraling Costs Threaten International Fusion Reactor Project
Three from Rice Farmer:
Oil spill brings ‘death in the ocean from top to bottom’
Matthew Simmons: It Could Be 24 Years Before The Deepwater Gusher Ends
Deepwater Horizon: This Is What the End of the Oil Age Looks Like

Terror/Intelligence
Syria Has 1000 Ballistic Missiles Zeroed on Israeli Targets
Al Qaeda Denies Alleged World Cup Terror Attack
Obama Security Strategy to Highlight Domestic Terrorism
Census Workers Can Enter Your Apartment in Your Absence
How do you count people when nobody's home?
Space so full of junk that a satellite collision could destroy communications on Earth
Cancer patient forced by judge to have surgery
"Doctors will be allowed forcibly to sedate the 55-year-old woman in her home and take her to hospital for surgery."

"Society, however, must be careful to treat every case individually, and ensure that this case provides no precedent for overriding the consent of people with learning disabilities in future..."

"He made public the ruling to help those faced with similar ethical dilemmas in the future."

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Fear of World Gone Mad; Sixth Great Extinction

HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET

(Immediate) --Chief Financial Officer

CollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com
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From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
Fear of a world gone mad
Further evidence of the Sixth Great Extinction
"Species are vanishing quicker than at any point in the last 65 million years."
Could Millions Die From Gulf OIL SPILL?
Is North Korea Actually On The Verge Of Collapse?
Drug gang 'was on payroll of Jamaican Prime Minister'

Oil Disaster
New Satellite Analysis Reveals: The Oil Spill Is Now 29,000 Square Miles
Offshore Drilling Insurance Premiums Soar 15 To 50 Percent
Gulf spill could spur consolidation: bankers
Gulf oil plume darker; not good news: expert - from Elizabeth Miller

Economy
Global Banks May Need $1.5 Trillion in Capital, Study Says
The real cost of US debt - from Rice Farmer
"At least $8.3 trillion of the national debt is missing from the government’s books."
Euro-Area Countries Failed Fiscal Goals 57% of Time, Data Show
FHA Volume Sign of ‘Very Sick System’; Fannie, Freddie, FHA Account for 90% of Mortgage Market
Insanity Down Under: ING Says Thanks to Capital Appreciation, Paying Principal on Mortgage Loans is Unnecessary
Commercial Foreclosures Pick up Speed
The Next Round Of Global Rate Cuts Begins Any Moment Now
M.T.A.’s Budget Ills Are Worse Than Accounts of Spitting
The MTA is like Greece: broke.
A prediction: The employees of the US Federal Reserve will ask to be paid in gold before the crisis is over.
Anthony Weiner: Glenn Beck's Goldline ...
Five years ago gold was the province of "conspiracy nuts..."

Korea
N Korea severs ties with Seoul
N.Korea threatens to cut last link
The Next Stage Of Brinkmanship: North Korea Threatens To Destroy Loudspeakers Aimed At The DMZ
Kim’s Insult-Bot Has Words for You ‘Black-Hearted Dwarves’

Terror/Intelligence/Propaganda
Covert U.S. operations authorized in secret order
U.S. Is a Top Villain in Pakistan’s Conspiracy Talk
U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade
Spate of suicides engulfs Chinese iPad maker
Don't Mean To Be Rude, But Suicide Rate At Apple's iPad-Maker Foxconn Is Lower Than All 50 U.S. States
In Former Free-Fire Zone, Marines Now Cut Taliban Loose
New Flu Vaccines Could Protect Against All Strains
Extreme Medicine Gets Pentagon Push; Human Trials Rushed
Obama's Nominee to Run Medicare

Energy
China's refining capacity may rise 50%, Sinopec says

Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom acknowledges peak oil and downplays ...
Shale Gas Costing 2/3 Less Than OPEC Oil Converges With U.S. Water Concern
Turning all cars electric in Britain needs boost in power supply

And...
World Gone Mad 101

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

"AN EXTINCTION EVENT" and THE AGE OF LAWLESSNESS – WILL THE REAL FEMA PLEASE STAND UP?

HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET

(Immediate) --Chief Financial OfficerCollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film

“Collapse”(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance. The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).

This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com
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May 25, 2010, 1900 PDT -- WE ARE ALL noticing that suddenly the mainstream media has "discovered" the size of the blowout. Matt Simmons has just estimated the flow at 120,000 bpd and said that there's a likelihood that the whole reservoir will empty... perhaps for years at an ultimately declining rate. Mainstream media is now actually saying it is a "possible extinction event" for life in the entire Gulf. Cuba is feeling it. The Gulf is doomed. But we knew all this, didn’t we? I put those pieces together a while ago... right here.What sickens me is how transparent the media manipulation is. The media's now accusing BP of misleading them, even when I showed that they have been colluding in concealing the magnitude of the flow themselves. I was all over that.

Tonight the world is at the edge. Korea, European debt, Afghanistan, the Gulf, Continued economic implosion. -- A thing worthy of note that might not have caught your attention stems from two distinctly-related stories. One was all over the news today, reporting that Barack Obama had mobilized 1,200 National Guard troops to control the Arizona border. (Half of what John McCain asked for.) And in Flint Michigan there are calls from former elected officials for the Governor to mobilize the Guard to help control an exploding murder rate.

As Orlov and many others have written, one of the things that happens when a civilization collapses is that crime rates soar, old grudges and vendettas are settled and the Empire’s ability to intervene diminishes. Arizona has a very bad situation on its hands. And even though I’m a California boy, and I don’t like racial profiling, those people are truly desperate. Much more illegal population in Arizona and there will be open street wars for control of turf. De facto guerilla armies are forming. In other words... the barbarians have entered the gates.

We are entering a very dangerous period of increasing lawlessness that will soon be seen all over the country.. I received a message today that Matt Savinar’s great blog had a discussion about National Guard troops being mobilized in many states. The writer said that many thought it was for Korea. I stopped, thought for a moment, and said to myself, “It could be the Gulf.... It could be the border too... It could be street crime in Michigan.... Shoot, it could be all three!”
Now appears the vague outlines of what the rightist conspiracy theorists have called “martial law”. Friends, this isn’t martial law. It is desperation. Because if this increasing mobilization doesn’t happen, the nation will become non-functional in very, very short order. Where I differ from the belligerently naive is that I see this period of “martial law” as a brief and ill-fated attempt to put the brakes on something that cannot be stopped. I have always felt that way. There will come a time when we might look back and think, “Those were the good old days.”

WILL THE REAL FEMA PLEASE STAND UP?

Has anyone noticed that FEMA hasn’t been mentioned at all since Deepwater Horizon blew up? The uninformed think of FEMA as a clown factory. There is another FEMA and I suspect that that FEMA has been quietly mobilizing since Day One, under orders from the President, for implementation of Continuity of Government operations, followed by the possible activation of FEMA governmental control for Region 4 of its 10 operating regions. One concern I have always shared with the so-called right wing is the utterly draconian powers that are bestowed under a series of presidential Special Orders starting in the late 1970s and continuing through the present day. This is what FEMA has always been intended to do. The good things it should have done after Katrina weren’t really in its DNA, I don’t think. Bush-Cheney only made it worse.
So when we next hear the name FEMA I think a lot of folks are going to be surprised to see what it looks and acts like.

CollapseNet Notes – We are very close to a launch. One thing that has slowed us down is the virtual explosion in my popularity since my Vermont tour and the fact that we hadn’t really planned on how to make me efficient and able to deal with the demands that will follow the launch. CollapseNet has a couple of job openings posted here on the blog. -- We really need a CFO because if we don’t get set up to handle the money wisely and in the best interests of the Lifeboat Movement we might get buried... or raped. The income we expect will be the energy for our entire movement and we must husband it well.

MCR

Obama Tells Military: Prepare for N. Korea Aggression; Explosions Collapse Sea Floor

HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET

(Immediate) --Chief Financial OfficerCollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings.

The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.

The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com
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From Jenna Orkin

Recently, there have been technical problems with this blog. Intermittent at first, over the last few days they became constant. I don't know how long this crack in the system, allowing today's post, will last.

Please don't waste time or energy - ours or your own - speculating on causes. (D'ja think they're after Mike again?) At this point, if it's not some disagreement between blogger software and my computer, it's probably a twelve-year-old in Slovakia cutting his teeth on a pathetic target, as anyone who's familiar with my level of geekhood will confirm. This note is just to alert you that if I can't log in anymore before Collapsenet launches, I'll look for another way to reach you. Please don't ask what as I don't know yet.

Headlines
Clinton to Wage Digital War on Kim
South Korea Begins Mass Torpedo Production - Paper
Kim’s Insult-Bot Has Words for You ‘Black-Hearted Dwarves’
North Korea puts military on alert: report
Obama tells military: prepare for North Korea aggression
Obama vows to support South Korea in dispute
US-S Korea naval exercises increase pressure on North
The Next Stage Of Brinkmanship: North Korea Threatens To Destroy Loudspeakers Aimed At The DMZ
US sets up missiles near Russian border
Iran Sanctions Won't Stop Missiles: Russian Senator
Obama to Unilaterally Announce US Missile Tests, Satellite Launches
Jamaica Declares Emergency in Capital

Oil Disaster
Awful News From The Gulf: Explosions Collapse Seafloor At Deepwater Horizon Well Head - from Vantage Point
Less Toxic Dispersants Lose Out
The company that manufactures the toxic dispersant used, Corexit, is Nalco which is owned in part by Goldman Sachs and Blackstone.
Fishery disaster declared in 3 states
BP recovering 40pc less oil
Hurricane Could Spread Gulf Spill Far and Wide
Thanks to Hawkeye, you heard it here first.
Offshore Drilling Insurance Premiums Soar 15 To 50 Percent

Energy
China's refining capacity may rise 50%, Sinopec says
Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom acknowledges peak oil and downplays
Shale Gas Costing 2/3 Less Than OPEC Oil Converges With U.S. Water Concern

Economy
Legendary Investor More Worried than Ever
Cities face deepening fiscal problems
FHA Volume Sign of Sick System; 90% Mortgages Market Accounted for by Freddie, Fannie
Euro-Area Countries Failed Fiscal Goals 57% of Time, Data Show
FHA Volume Sign of ‘Very Sick System’; Fannie, Freddie, FHA Account for 90% of Mortgage Market
Insanity Down Under: ING Says Thanks to Capital Appreciation, Paying Principal on Mortgage Loans is Unnecessary
Commercial Foreclosures Pick up Speed
The Next Round Of Global Rate Cuts Begins Any Moment Now
The Euro's Sucker Rally Is Being Wiped Out As The IMF Issues An Ugly Report On Spain

Terror/Intelligence
Eric Massa on Cheney/Petraeus - from Elizabeth Miller
Google Launches Feature to Protect Search from Spying
In Former Free-Fire Zone, Marines Now Cut Taliban Loose

Environment
Truck Carrying 17 Million Bees Crashes in Minn.
Toxic Chemicals from Supermarket Labels Seep Through Packaging to Contaminate Food Princeton Scientist to Congress: CO2 Good for Earth
To quote Oilempire.us: For every Ph.D., there is an equal and opposite Ph.D.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Obama: Prepare for NKorea; Beekeepers Lose One in Six Hives

HELP WANTED – COLLAPSENET

(Immediate) --Chief Financial OfficerCollapseNet has an immediate opening for a Chief Financial Officer to assume immediate management of all financial and accounting operations for a closely held California “C” corporation, including processing of payments, merchant accounts payroll, banking and required regulatory and tax filings. The successful candidate will currently reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be able to start work immediately.

Salary, other compensation and benefits are negotiable after interview. CollapseNet is an equal opportunity employer expecting to launch almost immediately, with a solid business plan and expectations of substantial income at launch.

The successful candidate will be familiar with the works of Michael C. Ruppert and the documentary film “Collapse”

(Approximately one week after launch) -- Personal Assistant to Michael C. Ruppert, CEO

Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area and be ready to begin work immediately. The successful candidate will have proven familiarity with the works of Michael Ruppert and a proven commitment to the goals of the Lifeboat Movement. Basic familiarity with accounting procedures, record keeping, networking, scheduling are required. Foreign language skills preferred, as well as exceptional interpersonal/public relations ability and personal appearance.
The successful candidate will have a valid US passport and be available for travel (both domestic and international).

This position will involve irregular hours and close personal contact on a regular basis with an internationally recognized author/journalist in a variety of settings. The right chemistry is essential for a successful relationship. It will be the ultimate fly-on-the-wall position for someone dedicated to promoting the goals of the Lifeboat Movement as a facilitator. The position will involve regular interfacing with a wide variety of business, political, and VIPs with the express purpose of loyally and accurately implementing and following through on the directions of the CEO. Salary, compensation and benefits to be determined at hiring.

Send resume and contact information in confidence to: mr.luis.mora@gmail.com

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From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
Obama: Prepare for North Korea
Jamaica declares State of Emergency in War with drug lord
Beekeepers lose one sixth of hives
Defaults on Apartment Building Mortgages Held by U.S. Banks Rise to Record
Next phase of crisis may be hardest
Blood in the Streets for Citigroup, BofA, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan
Britain Bans Doctor Who Linked Autism to Vaccine

Oil Disaster/Environment/Food
BP slashes oil capture estimates
BP Prepares 'Top Kill' to Halt Oil Leak as Costs Accelerate
"The so-called "top kill" operation involves "significant uncertainties" and isn’t guaranteed to succeed, the London- based oil company said today in a statement."
Obama: Drilling permitted if no spills
Ahh! At last, a solution. Proceed with "Drill Baby, drill."
Louisiana Fishermen Contemplating Suicide - from Elizabeth Miller
The Plastic Panic
Ask the Author: Join a live chat with Jerome Groopman about chemicals on Thursday, May 27th, at 2 P.M. E.T.
Four from Elizabeth Miller:
The Food Movement Rising
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front by Joel Salatin
All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America?
Terra Madre: Forging a New Global Network of Sustainable Food Communities by Carlo Petrini, with a foreword by Alice Waters


Economy
Why The Chinese Market Is Looking More And More Like The Japanese Bubble
More Spain bank bailouts loom, but news not all bad
Irish 'Roubini' Says Ireland Is Worse Off Than Greece And Faces Insolvency
Governor's Study Shows Oregon Faces Decade of Budget Deficits
New Tax On Wall Street To Pay For $123 Billion Jobs Bill


Terror/Intelligence/Science
In Former Free-Fire Zone, Marines Now Cut Taliban Loose
Israel denies report on nuclear arms sale offer
'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' Controversy Still Raging Worldwide
"Saudi Arabia banned Facebook's EDMD page. Indian Muslims are demanding that India do the same. Pakistan lodged protests with the UN and US. Sweden closed its embassy there. Now the World Cup is threatened. UPDATE: India has blocked Facebook's EDMD page."
Pentagon to Troop-Killing Superbugs: Resistance is Futile
Radiation from airport scanners may increase cancer risk


From the World Trade Center Community-Labor Coalition:

AS 9/11 HEALTH BILL APPROACHES A CRITICAL VOTE ON TUESDAY, MAY 25TH,
WE NEED YOU TO REACH OUT TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN OTHER STATES!!


The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (H.R. 847) will be voted on by the full House Energy and Commerce Committee in a "markup" session that will be held on Tuesday, May 25th. We all need the bill to emerge from this vote INTACT!


It is critical that the members of the Energy and Commerce Committee HEAR FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS, the people who live in their districts, urging them to support for HR 847, the 9/11 health bill, and the bill's provisions that provide specialized health care to survivors of 9/11 as well as to responders, for 9/11-related illnesses.


We need you to reach out to any family and friends you may have who reside in the districts of these Representatives. Ask them to please make a call on MONDAY MAY 24 to urge their Representative to do the right thing when HR847 is considered by the Energy and Commerce Committee -- to pass the legislation intact with a guarantee of care for both affected community members and responders, and ensure that the Survivor Program -- which treats residents, area workers and students affected by 9/11 -- is not harmed by hostile amendments that could result in damaging cuts.


Please see the attached speadsheet containing the names of all of the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along with the key cities/counties in their districts (to help people identify folks who live in these districts), as well as their Washington DC office phone numbers. Since time is short, you may want to just phone your friends/family/contacts and tell them to make the calls, but we also provide a “Dear Friends” letter below you can paste into an email, along with a brief sample message for your contacts to use when they call their Representative.


Here is the “Dear Friends” letter:


Dear (name of your friend or relative in one of these districts) I am writing to you to ask for your help in ensuring passage of an important bill in Congress that will protect the health of tens of thousands of people affected by the worst act of terror in our nation's history.


As you know, 9/11 was an attack on our nation that killed nearly 3000. What you may not know is that thousands of people are now sick as a result of the World Trade Center attacks from breathing in toxic fumes and dust that resulted from the collapse and burning of the Twin Towers. Some of those people were the brave responders who engaged in rescue and recovery operations and some were people who lived, worked or attended school in the densely populated area around the World Trade Center -- the civilians who were targeted by the terrorists, and who then courageously rebuilt their communities and their lives in the wake of the worst terrorist attack in US history.


This Tuesday, May 25th, H.R. 847, the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act will come up for a vote in the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives. If your Representative is included in the attached spreadsheet, I am appealing to you to please call him/her at his/her Washington DC office and urge their full support of the bill and its passage without any damaging amendments. Thank you for your much-needed help. If you want to call me for further details I can be reached at _____.


Best,


And here is a sample message for your contact(s) to use in calling their Representative:


Hello, I’m (your name). I live at (give your address, city, state and zip code) I am calling to urge Representative ____ to give his/her full support to HR 847, the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act which will be acted on by the Energy and Commerce Committee shortly. This bill will provide ten years of treatment for 9/11 related illnesses to survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks -- downtown Manhattan residents, students and local workers -- as well as to the brave responders who came to their rescue.


I urge you to oppose any amendments that would eliminate, diminish or otherwise harm any element of the bill, but especially the Survivor Program. 9/11 was an attack on our nation that targeted civilians. Those who were directly harmed as a result of the 9/11 attack deserve the right kind of medical help, help that this bill will provide.


Thank you!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

UN Recommends Changing the Way Money Works

WE WALK

May 22, 2010 -- My God, we have all come a long way to see this day. We have to walk. -- We have to walk with the as yet unborn. For they have not had a chance to choose what paradigm they will live in. We walk with the dying because that is how we witness; it is how our witness brings love. We walk, because if we stand still, we die. -- I send you my strength and you send me yours.

The Lifeboat Movement is born:
http://www.senatorwagner.com/2010/05/21/vermont-is-a-lifeboat/.

MCR
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From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
Obama Calls for New International Order
UN says case for saving species 'more powerful than climate change'
"The report will advocate massive changes to the way the global economy is run so that it factors in the value of the natural world. In future, it says, communities should be paid for conserving nature rather than using it; companies given stricter limits on what they can take from the environment and fined or taxed more to limit over-exploitation; subsidies worth more than US$1tn (£696.5bn) a year for industries like agriculture, fisheries, energy and transport reformed; and businesses and national governments asked to publish accounts for their use of natural and human capital alongside their financial results."
South Korea to take ship case to U.N.
Europe's woes to have small global impact: U.S. official
Okinawans angry over U.S. base plan, PM at risk
Hatoyama Says Japan Has No Choice, to Keep U.S. Marine Base Within Okinawa

Economy
Hedge funds bet on falling euro
UK Moves Could Cripple Progress To Save The Euro
300,000 UK Public Sector Jobs Face Axe; No Sacred Cows Including Quangos; What the Hell are Quangos?
32 States Borrow $37.8 Billion Total to Make Unemployment Payments; CA Tops List at $6.9 Billion; Bill to Extend Benefits Until DEC in Congress
The Dollar Bubble: Video
Broke Britain 'can no longer afford role in Afghanistan'
Brazil's Economy Has Hit Bubble Speed
Jim Rogers: Gold going higher, paper money being debased

Oil Disaster/Environment
BP May Owe US a Million Dollars a Day in Royalties
WATCH: Is Gulf Oil Spill Dispersant Safe?
EPA TO BP: Change Dispersants ... or Else?
PHOTOS: Oil Spill Hurts Wildlife BP Says Oil Capture Rate Down to 2,200 Barrels a Day
BP calls in Costner's $26m vacuum cleaners to mop up huge oil spill
Yes, that's Costner as in Kevin. Vindication for Waterworld.
Cap and Trade Scam
Prisoners and homeless make Chelsea's biggest ever garden

Terror/Intelligence
17 States Now Filing Versions of Arizona Law
Navy Outsourcing to Dolphins
Wikispooks
Deep politics
US names first cyber warfare general