Body of War

Words alludes me after watching this. I'm just mad and post this because so many wounded and dead can't speak out. I still can't get over that the largest nation on the planet has launched a conventional style war to fight terrorism. It's like fighting lightning with an army. Why didn't Israel figure this out if it works? These people are dying and we think we are benefiting from it. God has cursed us with a depraved mind (Rom 1).

clipped from www.informationclearinghouse.info Phil Donahue, discusses his new documentary called "Body of War."  This documentary tells the story of a former Iraq war soldier, Tomas Young and follows his physical rehabilitation and his decision to actively protest the Iraq war. First broadcast March 23, 2008 TRANSCRIPT

Dr. Mercola's Comments on Facts about Pharmacies...

Site Includes Ten Steps to Reduce Your Pharmaceutical Expenses Now

clipped from articles.mercola.com According to Corporate Watch, Fortune magazine has declared the world’s biggest drug company, Pfizer the “fifth-best wealth-creator” in America.   Consider for a moment the in-depth report published in both The New England Journal of Medicine and PLoS Medicine, which admitted that pharmaceutical sales reps are trained in tactics that are on par with some of the most potent brainwashing techniques used throughout the world! Another shocking fact that few consider is that virtually every major pharmaceutical company has a corresponding branch that creates the toxins and poisons that contribute to the chronic diseases their drugs and medical devices treat. So these huge transnational companies profit not only from the sale of products such as pesticides, herbicides and GM crops, but also from the symptoms and chronic illnesses that they can trigger. Dow Chemical (industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals) Dow Pharmaceuticals Ten Steps to Reduce Your Pharmaceutical Expenses Now

Shocking Facts About the Pharmaceutical Industry

This makes me sick!

clipped from articles.mercola.com The price of drugs is increasing faster than anything else a patient pays for: The prices of the most heavily prescribed drugs are routinely jacked up, sometimes several times a year. Some medications have a mark-up of 1,000 percent over the cost of their ingredients. Your doctor may have an ulterior motive behind your prescription: Drug reps often give gifts to convince doctors to prescribe the medications that they represent. These drug reps usually have no medical or science education. Pharmaceutical companies spend more on marketing than research Guilty of Medicare fraud Americans pay more for prescription meds than anyone else in the world "New" Drugs aren't really new Drug companies are taking advantage of underdeveloped countries to perform clinical trials: In developing countries, government oversight is more lax. For more shocking facts, click the link below. Sources: Nursing Online Education Database March 27, 2008

Eggs cost 25 percent more in February than they did a year ago

US: Bob Schulz (founder of We the People) promises hunger strike if government does not respond to petition for redress of citizen grievances. Houson Chronicle 2008 Apr 15
http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2008/04/ron_paul_supporters_hungry_for.html

Maybe I'll join him and try to accomplish something while I starve.

clipped from biz.yahoo.com AP Food Costs Rising Fastest in 17 Years Monday April 14, 4:10 pm ET By Ellen Simon, AP Business Writer Food Costs Rising at Fast Clip, Squeezing Poor, Forcing Food Vendors to Explain Higher Prices his Key lime pies went from $20 to $25 The U.S. is wrestling with the worst food inflation in 17 years, and analysts expect new data due on Wednesday to show it's getting worse. U.S. food prices rose 4 percent in 2007, compared with an average 2.5 percent annual rise for the last 15 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And the agency says 2008 could be worse, with a rise of as much as 4.5 percent. Analysts are forecasting that Wednesday's Department of Labor report will show the Consumer Price Index rose at a 4 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, up from last year's overall rise of 2.8 percent. For some, that means adding an extra cup of water to their soup, watering down their milk, or giving their children soda because it's cheaper than milk

Don't Forget to Not Say this if you are Not Convicted

If you are arrested but not convicted, you can ask the Justice Department to destroy the DNA sample they took from you.

clipped from news.yahoo.com Feds to collect DNA from every person they arrest By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer Wed Apr 16, 6:18 PM ET WASHINGTON - The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency — a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about the privacy of innocent people. Using authority granted by Congress, the government also plans to collect DNA samples from foreigners who are detained, whether they have been charged or not. The DNA would be collected through a cheek swab, Justice Department spokesman Erik Ablin said Wednesday. That would be a departure from current practice, which limits DNA collection to convicted felons. Expanding the DNA database, known as CODIS, raises civil liberties questions about the potential for misuse of such personal information, such as family ties and genetic conditions. the federal government could store DNA samples of people who are not guilty of any crime,

How Bad It Is: Pakistanis flee into Hell

This is what happens when we want to recreate a new map for the Middle East. What we have done is immoral.

Trivia: The average life expectancy in Afghanistan is 46, 66, or 86?

clipped from www.chycho.com How Bad It Is: Pakistanis flee into Hell, while Hell comes to Africa Just when you thought you had heard it all before, you come across certain events that baffle the mind, bringing such clarity to make you want to crawl back into your hole of ignorance. Pakistan: At the same time that United States has revealed that they are about to ramp-up military operations in Pakistan, BBC is reporting that “thousands of Pakistanis have fled into Afghanistan” due to the security situation deteriorating in Pakistan. This revelation is frightening on multiple levels: It proves that the NATO occupation of Afghanistan is a complete disaster and that the chaos it has created is spreading; it shows us how desperate the situation is in Pakistan if people are willing to escape into what is considered to be hell on earth; and it indicates that Pakistan is about to become another major war zone the likes of which has not even been seen in Afghanistan.

Hitmen 'clubbed' Sonny Bono to death, FBI claims

clipped from www.news.com.au SONNY Bono, former husband and singing partner of superstar Cher, was clubbed to death by hitmen on the orders of drug and weapons dealers who feared he was going to expose them, a former FBI agent claims. The former agent, who has been researching Bono's accident for the past decade, said top officials linked to an international drug and weapons ring feared the singer-turned-politician was about to expose their crimes - so they had him killed on the slopes. Bono, an experienced skiier, was ambushed on the slopes by hired hitmen, who beat him to death and then staged a tree collision, Mr Gunderson said. His claims have reportedly been backed by top forensics experts who fear Nevada authorities were too quick to call the death a skiing accident. Investigator Bob Fletcher had also confessed he sent evidence of a 10-year study that linked top US government officials to arms and weapons dealers to Bono less than a month before his death, the Globe reported.

Rumsfeld and Nixon: Caught on Tape

When you can, watch Bush's War on Frontline.

clipped from www.pbs.org Donald Rumsfeld has figured prominently in almost every Republican administration since 1968, when he took on a job advising President Richard Nixon. He raised eyebrows in the Nixon White House with his antiwar views -- and made plenty of enemies with his flashy, brusque style -- but he developed a close, if curious, relationship with the president, who became his mentor. Nixon's infamous White House tapes contain a conversation from 1971 in which the two discuss foreign policy, leadership, war and their hopes for Vietnam's transition from a battleground to a peaceful country. Here are seven interesting excerpts. | First Excerpt Rumsfeld is itching to get more experience in foreign policy. Here, Nixon and Rumsfeld discuss possible assignments for him -- including a post-war Vietnam.

Map of Mexico

clipped from www.msplinks.com This print ad was taken from the current issue of Quién magazine, in Mexico City. On billboards in Mexico too. The beverage of open-borders used to be Miller Light. Now, it is Absolut. The vodka maker’s latest ad redraws the map of North America to please Mexican consumers. (Hat tip - Snapped Shot and Jim Hoft).

clipped from www.tennessean.com Racism in American society weaves a network of systematic problems In his celebrated speech in Philadelphia on March 18, Barack Obama talked about the struggle to fulfill the promises made explicit in the Declaration of Independence and presumed in the Constitution. Less noted were his comments about the effects of systematic racism: "Legalized discrimination — where blacks were prevented, often through violence, from owning property, or loans were not granted to African-American business owners, or black homeowners could not access FHA mortgages, or blacks were excluded from unions, or the police force, or fire departments — meant that black families could not amass any meaningful wealth to bequeath to future generations. That history helps explain the wealth and income gap between black and white, and the concentrated pockets of poverty that persists in so many of today's urban and rural communities."

10 Million Baby Boomers Face Alzheimer's Epidemic

You'll have to go to the site for the details on how to prevent it.

clipped from articles.mercola.com At least 5.2 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's. By 2010, there will be 500,000 new cases each year, and nearly one million new cases annually by 2050. The disease is now the seventh deadliest illness in the nation. Sources: Washington Post March 18, 2008 Alzheimer’s Association, 2008 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures (Full Length PDF Report) Dr. Mercola's Comments: Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease Primary dietary risk factors include trans-fatty acids that are found in so many processed foods (labeled as partially-hydrogenated vegetable oils). One prospective study also found that elevated homocysteine levels were associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s. Homocysteine levels are elevated when you are deficient in vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B12. Primary environmental factors include: smoking, obesity, and exposure to fluoride, aluminum and mercury.  How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Related Articles:

How to Win Friends and Influence People

This site has an outline of the book with the main points covered.

clipped from www.westegg.com Win people to your way of thinking The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it. Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong." If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically. Begin in a friendly way. Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view. Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires. Appeal to the nobler motives. Dramatize your ideas. Throw down a challenge. Six ways to make people like you Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment

How to Tell Difficult Truths So People Thank You

I've heard better ways to go about this, but this does open up some new approaches. For starters, the Bible talks about "speaking the truth in love." Dale Carnegie had some good pointers I'll add in a follow up post.

clipped from articles.mercola.com How to Tell Difficult Truths So People Thank You There is probably something on your mind right now that you feel you need to share with someone important in your life. This truth, and whether or not you choose to share it, is actively playing a role in shaping your life. This is why it is so important to learn to speak the truth. Yet, most people don’t want to do it in a way that hurts other people and stirs up trouble. This is not an easy task. As it says on my homepage, all truth goes through three stages: 1. First, it is ridiculed 2. Second, it is violently opposed 3. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident But perhaps it IS possible to reach stage 3 without going through the first two. The key to stating the truth in a way that other people will thank you for is to speak in unarguable terms -- because when you speak the unarguable, people don’t argue. To do this, you need to reveal your inner experience and avoid placing blame. For example,

Racism at Planned Parenthood

I cannot say I am surprised.

clipped from christiannewswire.com Planned Parenthood Continues to Crack: New Video Outs More Racism UCLA publication releases another video of Planned Parenthood staff excitedly accepting donations earmarked for black babies The Advocate released its first video four weeks ago exposing Autumn Kersey, Director of Development at Planned Parenthood in Idaho. Ms. Kersey was caught on audio getting "excited" for a donation by an explicitly racist caller by phone. The students also exposed an Ohio clinic for gladly accepting donations, no matter what they may be used for. Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LJVPVh5TWo.   Irene Gray of Planned Parenthood in Albuquerque, New Mexico took the call from O'Keefe last summer when he wanted to make a donation to abort a black baby. In sympathetic tones, Gray replied "yes, yes, it's a strange time for sure" to the donor's rant about affirmative action and how there is a need for less black people because they compete with whites for admission to schools.

The intent of the Framer’s of the Constitution

clipped from www.wethepeoplefoundation.org On Friday, February 22 the Supreme Court of the United States will decide Bob Schulz’s Petition for Rehearing of its January 7th decision not to hear We the People v. United States, the case demanding a declaration by the Court of the original intent of the last ten words of the First Amendment, to wit: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the Freedom…or the Right of the People…and to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances.” The matter is of the utmost importance. Our Constitution is all that stands between a free People and total tyranny. Should the Supreme Court continue to sidestep its constitutional duty to interpret the meaning of the last ten words of the First Amendment by denying the instant Petition for Rehearing, Bob Schulz and the We The People Congress will immediately turn their attention and resources to the organization and implementation of large-scale, wide-spread acts of “civil disobedience.”

The Money Web - Who is Supporting Which Presidential Candidate

clipped from www.opensecrets.org 2008 Presidential Election Money Web This social networking tool—new to OpenSecrets.org for the '08 election—illustrates links between candidates and donors. Included in this web are the 5 top contributors and industries (including ties) to each of the candidates we profile. Click on a bubble to start making connections among candidates, their top-giving industries and top contributors. KEY Is a running candidate Is a Member of Is a Top Industry of Is a Top Contributor of   Top Industry Top Contributor NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2008 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. © Copyright 2008. Center for Responsive Politics. All rights reserved.

How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power

Couple this information with the movie "Nazism in America". See it at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4861099270516462721

clipped from www.guardian.co.uk Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's president Saturday September 25 2004 The Guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism. His business dealings, which continued until his company's assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act, has led more than 60 years later to a civil action for damages being brought in Germany against the Bush family by two former slave labourers at Auschwitz and to a hum of pre-election controversy.

The $2 Trillion Nightmare

Isn't fighting terrorism like trying to protect us from lightning strikes?

clipped from www.nytimes.com By BOB HERBERT Published: March 4, 2008 hardly a whisper has been heard about a Congressional hearing in Washington last week The war in Iraq will ultimately cost U.S. taxpayers not hundreds of billions of dollars, but an astonishing $2 trillion, and perhaps more. There has been very little in the way of public conversation, even in the presidential campaigns, about the consequences of these costs, which are like a cancer inside the American economy. money spent on the war each day is enough to enroll an additional 58,000 children in Head Start for a year, or make a year of college affordable for 160,000 low-income students through Pell Grants, or pay the annual salaries of nearly 11,000 additional border patrol agents or 14,000 more police officers. large opportunities lost because of the money poured into the war. “we could have put Social Security on a sound footing for the next half-century or more.” instead is the stuff of nightmares.