The Lying Game: Drum-beating for War against Iran How we are prepared for another war of aggression New Statesman – 2009-09-20 by John Pilger In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger compares the current drum-beating for war against Iran, based on a fake “nuclear threat”, with the manufacture of a sense of false crisis that led to invasion of Iraq and the deaths of 1.3 million people.

That’s right, President Barack Obama is a robot. How else can you explain the exact same smile in photo after photo? via Bus Your Own Tray – “On Wednesday, the Obamas hosted a reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, during which they stood for 130 photographs with visiting foreign dignitaries in town for the UN meeting.  The President has exactly the same smile in every single shot.  See for yourself — the pictures are up on the  State Department’s flickr .  And, of course,

If POTUS & FLOTUS go to Copenhagen but the Official White House Photostream doesn’t include it, did it really happen? Why would the White House exclude this wonderful, fantastic, fantabulous, super-d-dooper, “The Ego Has Landed” moment? From the White House Flickr page: View at EasyCaptures.com…

“ AP – Iran’s president hit back Saturday at President Barack Obama’s accusation that his country had sought to hide its construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the U.N. even earlier than required. “ The whole scoop.

” In his weekly radio and Internet video address Saturday, Obama said his proposed health care overhaul would create jobs by making small business startups more affordable. If aspiring entrepreneurs believe they can stay insured while switching jobs, he said, they will start new businesses and hire workers.”

WASHINGTON – Congress is ready to act swiftly to impose tough new sanctions on Iran if international talks on Tehran’s nuclear program show signs of faltering. Already, some lawmakers are demanding that the United States strike immediately with new penalties rather than wait for an uncertain multinational consensus. Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate’s banking committee, and others are working on plans to expand sanctions significantly if current diplomatic efforts to curtail Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program fall short.

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Across Europe, the embattled left loses its clout – OneNewsNow Across Europe, the embattled left loses its clout OneNewsNow The result is that what would be hot-button issues in the US _ abortion, gun control, gay rights or state-guaranteed health care _ have long ceased to rile … Source: news.google.com A Protection or a Provocation? – Washington Post A Protection or a Provocation? Washington Post 20 presidential election, still bogged down in fraud allegations with no winner declared, have stirred up old enmities among former militia bosses who …

Enjoy! Introduction (Via Fora.Tv) A year after the economic crisis shifted into high gear, financial scholars and policymakers gathered at Georgetown for the Global Finance Conference presented by the McDonough School of Business and the Financial Times. Larry Summers, economist and the Director of the White House’s National Economic Council for President Barack Obama, tells the audience that his concerns remain in commercial real estate and that the availability of credit and capital remain tight, but says there are signs of economic normalization.

admin 3 October 2009Bizzare and Offbeat No CommentAP – Iran’s president hit back Saturday at President Barack Obama’s accusation that his country had sought to hide its construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the U.N. even earlier than required.