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OHA WRONG TO PUSH AKAKA BILL

Support Voiced For Hawaiian Constitutional ConventionLet me humbly remind us all that Queen Lili`uokalani did not endure the criminal imprisonment, humility and perversion of justice by members of her own Cabinet and foreign culprits of the United States Government the last 24 years of her life, only to have her surviving people consent to colonial-assimilation in the form of U.S. Federal Recognition (e.g. The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act)...Queen Liliuokalani left each of us the freedom of choice, and no amount of coercion and/or guilt-trip anyone try’s to throw at me will steal away this legacy left by our tupunas (elders...)For the record, I am in support of the Hawaiian Constitutional Convention presently being organized by Bumpy Kanahele. I believe this is where we as ethnic Hawaiians and native Hawaiian Nationals must convene, unite and decide the path to take for our children’s future and our survival....I do not give my consent to OHA and their various campaigns promoting Federal Recognition of native Hawaiians; nor do I give my consent to the United States of America and the State of Hawai`i; nor do I give my consent to the planned/and actual celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hawai`i Statehood in 2009.No matter how one may rationalize, paint, spin, even coerce upon the minds of native Hawaiians that any celebration of Hawai`i Statehood is acceptable and/or pono is destructively insulting, to say the least, and a condoning and perpetuation of criminal fraud and the on-going complicity of genocide.In short, you celebrate Hawai`i Statehood…you a criminal. PERIOD! No if, ands or buts....Foster AmpongKahului, Maui
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Kohala Coast here on the Big Island has had their share of a slow economy. Resort count averaging low at 7-10 percent putting workers on an "on call" status. This is information from workers themselves not what is being published to the public.Hardest hit was first Aloha Airlines in the beginning quarter of the year. Heard that Maunalani Resort and Hilton Waikoloa Resort having some layoffs and hiring freezes along with the Four Seasons. Hapuna Prince is not hiring and it's sister resort Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is still not operating since the Earthquake disaster.Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was the first of the resort chains developed on our coastline when I was a child, it was the first to close with extensive damage from the Earthquake disaster. Note also that Mauna Kea Beach Hotel has EXTENSIVE archaeological sites on their property with spooks of their own in different parts of the hotel wings due to their disrespect.
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Bankruptcy - Maui News

30% rise in personal bankruptcies loggedPOSTED: July 2, 2008HONOLULU - Personal bankruptcies in Hawaii have surged 30 percent during the first six months of the year.According to the Office of the U.S. Trustee, there were 890 filings through June, with the vast majority being Chapter 7 liquidation cases, which typically clear debt.Chapter 13 filings, which allow individuals to pay creditors over time, surged 76 percent from last year.Honolulu bankruptcy attorney Stuart Ing says Chapter 13s are traditionally filed for individuals who need to catch up with their mortgages.Ing says the vast majority of bankruptcy filers are not out of work, but simply working people carrying too much in credit card debt and loans.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This saddens me. It saddens me because I know that these people are not bankrupt. They are made to believe, however, that they are bankrupt. They are made to believe this by a machine, a money making machine with an intricate plan in place that is meant to, and does, fool the public.There's also something on mortgage that financial institutions are being called on. I've provided a link to a court case where several foreclosures were thrown out of court because the financial institutions could not show the court that they had the deed or title to the property. Read and learn how the financial institutions play around with you and your money and your mortgage. It's really scary.To find out more (and there is more, so much more it will send your head reeling but make you feel free and empowered) about the Basic of UCC and Law Literacy for Maoli (specific to Maoli) you can attend a class held at The Cameron Center on 90 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, Maui. Classes generally begin at 9am where we distribute Palapala Koe Nae. Classes start promptly at 10am. Lunch is served.Read it here:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION
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DID YOU KNOW? NEW `IOLANI PALACE RULES PUT IN PLACEUS Now Prohibits "Illegal Occupations"The Hawai`i state Board of Land and Natural Resources quietly approved new rules last month that specifically prohibit "unauthorized occupation" of `Iolani Palace and other buildings on the palace grounds.The actions of a group that called itself the Hawaiian Kingdom Government was "a wake-up call for the department that it was time to move forward with specific rules to protect and preserve the ... grounds for future preservation," said Laura Thielen, Land Board chairwoman.
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Hamana Kaliliby Marilyn FoniomoanaA great Hawiian Chief was he,This man Hamana Kalili.Three fingers from his hand were goneUndaunted still he carried on.He was the guard on the old trainWhich transported sugar caneFrom fields to the sugar mill,Old timers here remember stillOf warning their friends not to takeCane from his train, and so they'd makeTheir hand to look like his and waveTo those ahead and so they'd saveTheir friends from tangling with this manThis Hawaiian with his earthy tan.His boat was at Laie BayHe mended nets on many a day.He'd share his catch with all he metWho came to "huki" on his net.A tsunami threatened once to takeAway his boat-house. For it's sakeHe braced himself and as waves beatAgainst his shed, he kept his feetFirmly placed upon the shore'Til storm was gone, and waves no more.His mighty strength had saved his shed.His fishing boat, his nets and ledAll who knew him to admireThis man of strength and inner fire.Another day he challenged eightSamoans, husky, tall and great,To take an end of rope.He took the other. Could he hopeTo beat them in a tug-o-war?All pulled hard and tried to score.The mid point moved to left and right.Hamana then began to fight,He pulled them over to his side.The yells and cheers would not subside.This champion of island fameAgain was victor in this game.His right hand he held up high.He'd wave at all who passed him by.The "sign" he could not help but makeBecame familiar. No mistake!It started then with this great man.For truth, it's how "Hang Loose" beganNext time the "Shaka" sign you see,Remember Hamana Kalili.
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Haunani Kaanaana - Interview in 1984

Haunani Kaanaana - Interview in 1984"Yes. I joined the Hula Halau because in my position I felt Ineeded to learn more of my Hawaiian culture. When I was growingup-r—and I'm past forty now—but when I was growing up here inHawaii, parents were not allowed to teach their children to speakHawaiian. We were not allowed to be Hawaiian; we were to beAmerican. So my mother being very obedient, taught to achieve.Most Polynesians are not taught that way; they are not to be that -way. You'll notice that that's why many of our Polynesianstudents here seem a little intimidated by aggressive Americanfriends,I think first as a Hawaiian, I honestly feel I'm Hawaiian. Iknow I'm Hawaiian. I love being Hawaiian. I think my personalityshows I'm Hawaiian. I think my Hawaiian presents itself inthose circumstances where I need to draw upon my Hawaiian heritage,my Hawaiian background; my Hawaiian-ness, which I learned frommy parents. Although they wanted us to be Americans, my parentswere very much Hawaiian, and we learned from example. You cantell me what I should do, but I will copy what you do. I feelI copied my parents, who were very Hawaiian," (You go girl!)
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4th july

4th july = holiday of W.A,S.P. Toward Natives world wide to Celebrate the CONTROL, MANIPULATION and
GENOCIDE of ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED COUNTRIES and NATIONS !
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HAPPY FUCKIN 4th of JULY " MY ASS" !
USA'S FREEWORLD = ANY NATION OR COUNTRY USA CAN MANIPULATE ,DOMINATE BULLY AND
CONTROL...
TERRORIST NATION OR COUNTRIES = THE ONES THEY CAN'T !
CIA = USA'S "SS" for NEW WORLD ORDER !



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This Message Brought to you by :KANAKA MAOLI and the:"SOVEREIGN NATION of HAWAI'I !"
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Hānai Akua

FEED YOUR AKUAMa kuu hana a ma kuu nohona, lilo au i kekahi manawa i uka loa, no laila a'u i loaa mai ai i na mea kupaianaha elieli a keu; eia kekahi: ua kau poo me he papale la i na mea ulu kakaikahi, a ua hui pu mai me kuu mau aumakua a me na akua ho'i, e kahua pu me a'u i ke kuahiwi.My work and life take me out into the middle of nowhere sometimes, so I get my share of awesome experiences, like wearing rare plants for hats, and running into my aumakua who camp out with me for a little while way up in the mountains.Ulu ka hana maa i a'u e hanai pono a hewa i na aumakua a me na akua, ke makau au. Ina kamaaina ole oe i keia, ma ka wa kahiko (a no kekahi mau kanaka he hana maa mau i keia mau la) o ka hana kupono no ke poo kane noho hale e hanai i ia mau aumakua a me akua.It has gotten me into the habit of keeping my aumakua and akua as well fed as I can. If you are unfamiliar, in Hawaii in ancient times (and for some people it is still true today), it was the duty of the head male of the household to keep the aumakua and akua fed.Ai hikiwale ole no na mea ai i hoomakaukau ai no ka ohana, a hookupu mua na'e no i na akua e 'ai, no laila ka hoolaa hoomanamana i na mea ai a me na mea inu (a o ka awa ka inu pookela) no ua akua nei. O ia i`o no: Ikaika kou mau akua, oi aku ko lakou kokua mai nou, a pono.All food prepared for the family was not eaten immediately, but offered for the akua to eat, and the food and drink ('awa was the favored liquid) dedicated to strengthen their mana. After all, when your akua are strong, they are in better position to help you when you need it.No laila, i ia mau la, ke noho 'ai au i ka 'aina a'u i makaukau ai, a i ole he aina makaukau 'ia na'u e na lima 'e a'e ma ka hale 'aina, luana iki au e kahea i ke kini akua e hele mai a e ai a hewa waha. Eia kuu mihi -- ina ma ka hale 'aina au, ina ha'i ia lakou: "Eia ka mea 'ai a 'oukou la, na mea a pau o ka hale!" Noonoo au, he mea iki no na kanaka o loko ke noho kaapuni i a'u, ina alu i ke aka o ko lakou mea 'ai a hanai pono i na akua o keia pae aina -- No makou no na'e... A ua ha'i 'ia no: ʻO ke aka kā ʻoukou, ē nā akua, ʻo ka ʻiʻo kā mākou.So now, whenever I eat, whether a meal prepared myself or one served to me at a restaurant, I take a moment to call the kini akua (the god-multitude) to come and have their fill. I confess -- I cheat when I'm in a restaurant, and tell them "Eia ka mea ai a oukou la, na mea a pau o ka hale! Here is the food for all of you, all the food of this house!" I figure the folks sitting around me won't mind if the spirit essence of their meal is helping feed the akua of these islands -- they're here for all of us, after all... And it is said: The essence is for you o gods, the substance is for us.E mahu'i mai kekahi, ina hana pela na mea Hawaii a pau, ku a hanai i ko kakou mau akua a pono, i keia me kela la, e like me ka wa kahiko? Hiki no ho'i ka hoopuka mai ana o na mea kamaha'o a kupaianaha hou.Can you imagine if every Hawaiian did this, started feeding their akua really well, every day, just like in pre-Western days? Guaranteed we'd start seeing some amazing things happen again.My favorite pule hanai akua is not hard to learn, no laila, ina makemake oe e aapo i kahi pule hanai akua, e leka mai i a'u. ;)me ke aloha,'Ohu
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Why Leaving Sucks

Last night I set out from Nanakuli to go to papa hula and oli and arrived at the Center for Hawaiian Studies to find practically everyone in the Hawaiian universe at a huge lu'au. I crashed my way into the food line handing out honi to everyone I knew, hadn't seen in the seventh-month since I've been home, & those who I will miss terribly. I would say every fourth or fifth person received a free honi along with their kalua pig, long rice, fresh or sour poi, 'uala, lomi salmon, poke, smoke meat, haupia and slice cake.Reason number #1 why moving back to Boston sucks. No daily honiReason #2 no mo' 'ono Hawaiian food.I worked my way up from giving out the free honi to serving Kalua pig. The men were bringing the trays of replacement food and as the line began to slow, they began serving the women 'awa.Reason #3 you are going to miss serving and being served. Kuleana duty enlarges us all and its nice to be in the middle of the group kuleana event. Sure, we all of us have our individual kuleana, but, well 'a'ohe hana nui ke 'alu 'ia.Coming upon all of my friends, colleagues, playmates and acquaintances like that all in one place was a blessing. A reminder to hurry up, finish my work and come home "already" as some people have suggested. Playing music at the wedding lu'au were Kupa 'aina and Kamau and a whole host of other talented groups.Reason #4 why leaving sucks: No mo' live Hawaiian music, hula or singing along.When Hi'ia's kumu hula says to me, give boy a hug for us and tell him we will send him dvds of all the new hula, you remember all of the kindnesses people bestow upon you and your family when you are home.Reason #5 why leaving sucks: No more papa hula every week.Talking story with the fine ladies in line, Mehanaokala, Lani wahine, Miki'ala and Ku'ulei T. catching up on all the recent stories and what's going on with everyone, you realize you are going to miss their humor, aloha and strength.Reason #6 why leaving sucks: Missing the pu'ulu mana wahine.Late night meal after papa oli, with the halau gang. Discussing our future plans, hearing familiar voices and getting acquainted in new ways with people you have known for much of your adult life.Reason #7 why leaving sucks: well, you know....Next week's installment: Why being in Boston to write your dissertation actually r*cks!
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In my long past battes I remember the ruling of Judge Ibarra. Judge Ibarra and my parents were auto drag strip racers in the 60's & early 70's. My mom would say, "...that Ibarra was cool during race days, now he one strict Judge man." Here's an insight to Judge Ibarra's ruling as taken from www.kamakani.org/old/alaloa.html :"In a recent ruling issued by Judge Ronald Ibarra concerning the Hokulia subdivision in South Kona. Judge Ibarra issued a final judgment that Hokulia is to restore the "circle-island" ala loa trail and that the trail is public property under the Highway Act of 1892. Though it's too early to know if this decision will affect "lateral access" concerns here in North Kohala, the existence and location of the ala loa trail along the North Kohala Coastline has been an ongoing issue for some time. Surety Kohala, over the years, has never acknowledged the existence of this trail and establishing public access along the circle-island ala loa trail has been difficult since there are no maps in existence predating 1892. Judge Ibarra's ruling is important because it has found that the state has a duty to protect the ala loa "found on all the islands" and "must take whatever action is necessary" to reclaim this trail - "even if the trail cannot be found on a map"."This brings to mind the Maunalani hotel being constructed as far as roadways, they had an unusual experience as the stories told by my pure filipinio grand uncle in regards to "The King's Trail":Uncle said that when they were working on the roads they knew there was a trail but when they tried to clear the main entrance of the hotel where the trail was, they would come back the next morning as if it was untouched and machines left as they were. They did this about 5-6 times all the while machines would breakdown or not start or operate improperly, guys got sick or severely hurt and one even died. They started wearing Ti-leaf on their persons and would say "Excuse me" each time they felt "chicken skin" in a work area. Today the area is set in red dirt stone roughly done; so that you know you are traveling across it making it "KNOWN". There are other spiritual "chicken skin" stories I can tell you all later about Maunalani but getting back to "Ala Loa"....I am aware of the island of Maui addressing the Ala Loa per information I found on a website: http://www.mountaintravelguide.com/Hawaii/Maui/Hiking/KeAlaLoaOMaui.htmStill another as Senator Akaka addressing it as the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Act: http://akaka.senate.gov/~akaka/speeches/990323.htmlWhen we use this information I've provided to you above for initial reference, ie: Judge Ibarra & Senator Akaka, it is a means of setting change - we can all protect our coastline from developements whether small individual dwellings or proposed tourist accommodations, or a large company investment through stopping the permits from being filed and be a watchdog for it. Just think, we conquor the coastlines, we then go after protecting other trails mauka and lateral and we have a good movement. Remember, we must protect the past to preserve our future,A reminder for those wanting to build on our sacred and historical sites, sites can not be blessed today to allow "permission" by spirit. There are no known na Kahuna of our past to clear energy and make things right. There were "special" na Kahuna for specific protocols. A Kahu can not replace these special Kahuna working wih dieties and what I say is true today as Maunalani has not been the same with soo many problems they have faced and they try so hard to regain their "STAR RATING". After "a current day blessing" spirit may allow things to happen but when it comes to disrespect, there's a time limit on tolerance. Makes me wonder why Kamehameha Highway on Oahu is always having so much death these days. Makes me sad too that the blood of those lost on that highway has had to suffer in "the tolerance".
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FEMA Roundup Coming (Pt 1) - Pandemic Nuclear Events

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Military style roadblock checkpoints, airport flight clampdowns, DHS invisible border fence coming, there will be NO ESCAPE if people do not get ready for the upcoming 'terror' this NWO government has in store for you

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DC Police to Check Drivers In Violence-Plagued Trinidad
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By Allison Klein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 5, 2008; A01

http://www. washingtonpost. com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060402205_pf. html


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Fox - DC military style check point


Iowa flooding police checkpoint June 16, 2008

Atlanta State police scale back patrols to save gas - courier-journal. com July 1, 2008

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Todd Marriott's hazmat suit gets the tape treatment from a co-worker at a hospital disaster drill Tuesday The exercise revealed some problems to be worked out but one official said that was its purpose

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Hospitals hold disaster drill
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Hospitals, "victims" role-play Pepsi Center disaster as convention looms

The Denver Post
By Christopher Sanchez
06/11/2008

http://origin. denverpost. com/politics/ci_9544375


Joe Lieberman : US May Get 'Terror Attacked' In 2009

Joe Lieberban – US May Get ‘Terror Attacked’ In 2009

Terrorists in the US Capitol Hill are ready to roll out something big

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Zero Hour Trains EMTs With Virtual Worst-Case Scenarios
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Wired. com
By John Gaudiosi
06-23-08

http://www. wired. com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2008/06/pl_games

Virtual Heroes, the game studio that collaborated on America's Army, has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security on Zero Hour: America's Medic. Training first responders for real-life natural disasters and terrorist attacks is the idea, but anyone can jump in and play through the realistic scenarios.





Utilizing Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 technology, players assume the role of an EMT and encounter scenarios that could occur in real life The objective is to assess the problem and save as many lives as possible, even in the midst of major disasters like an earthquake or a lethal cyanide attack that derails a train

Interacting with patients is an essential part of Zero Hour.





Players diagnose symptoms that victims report This process doesn't always go smoothly in chaotic conditions, and the player is often hurried on to other serious cases
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In some cases, what appears to be a flu can be much more severe Epic's Unreal Engine 3 brings out all of the details in these patients, including the red in their eyes It's important to read victims' visual cues as well as converse with them
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Zero Hour trains players how to properly do things in actual emergencies, like setting up a triage area, and then throws them into virtual situations that require them to parlay those lessons into practice For instance, it's important to bring the right gear based on the information received from Dispatch in the ambulance
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When a freight train derails near a heavily populated train station and releases cyanide into the air, victims run out of the station As medical commander, the player must set up a triage area and sort through these patients as quickly as possible, making sure proper treatment is administered
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A succession of bombs go off during the early innings of the St.





Lillo Lions home baseball game Firefighters alert the player that radioactivity is present Amid extreme chaos -- and quickly -- the player must set up a triage area a safe distance away from the scene and treat victims of the dirty bomb
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An earthquake has turned buildings to rubble Setting up a safe haven for treatment as aftershocks roll through the disaster scene means treating the victims strewn throughout the area is extremely urgent
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Players arrive at each scene as EMTs inside an ambulance responding to a disaster call Dispatch They must use pertinent information from Dispatch to assess the correct gear for each situation, as they see quake damage unfolding from the vehicle
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The city of St Lillo doesn't exist, but it's based on real US cities Virtual Heroes worked with EMT personnel in urban hubs like Boston and New York City to add a flavor of those locales to the game, and elements of Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco were blended in

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In this Aug 7, 2007, file photo a worker in protective clothing directs the loading of a dead cow into a truck at a farm outside Normandy, south England, where tests confirmed a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease According to a report released Friday, June 20, 2008, by the Department of Homeland Security the economic risk of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease could surpass $4 billion if the current US research lab of such dangerous pathogens on Plum Island, NY, was moved to the US mainland, near livestock herds in Kansas or Texas, two options the Bush administration is considering (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Foot-and-mouth research likely to move INLAND USA - Associated Press April 18, 2008

STMicro launches chip to detect bird flu


‘STMicroelectronics, a worldwide leading supplier of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, is committed to high volume/low cost market’

Government Report Answers WHO LIVES, WHO DIES IN FLU PANDEMIC - Fox News, May 05, 2008
The government acknowledged that an outbreak of one of the most contagious animal diseases from any of five locations being considered for a new high-security laboratory - an event it considered highly unlikely - would be more devastating to the U. S. economy than an outbreak from the isolated island lab where such research is now conducted.
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RFID Inventor Carl Sanders warns us of the EVIL PLAN TO INJECT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WITH THE MARK OF THE BEAST

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New Report On Bio-War Lab Danger
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By Shaun Waterman
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
Washington (UPI) Jun 23, 2008

Although the risks of an outbreak from a proposed new US secure bio-defense and agricultural disease research lab are very low, the consequences would be worse at one of the mainland sites officials want than on the island where the work is currently done, says a draft report from the Homeland Security Department

The department wants to build the new lab, dubbed the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, at one of five potential mainland sites, but is also evaluating the existing site of the lab it would replace, the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center, in New York state's Long Island Sound

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Are You Ready for a Bioweapons Lab in Your Town?
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Jun 24 2008

http://io9. com/396898/are-you-ready-for-a-bioweapons-lab-in-your-town

In its ongoing efforts to stamp out all things terror-related, the US Department of Homeland Security has just released a giant report on its plans to build a mega bio-defense lab where scientists will study the Earth's deadliest diseases for humans and animals Basically, it will be a real-life version of that lab you saw in the recent A&E revamp of The Andromeda Strain Sounds awesome, right? The problem is that disease leaks from the lab are not entirely unlikely, according to the report

According to UPI:

The department also assessed the possibility of a terrorist attack releasing pathogens from the lab — which will work on the most infectious animal diseases, like Foot and Mouth; and on those most deadly to humans, like the Hendra and Nipah viruses The overall risk assessment for a release at the five mainland sites was "moderate" because of "the potential easy spread of a disease through livestock or wildlife" nearby, the statement said

The new lab, to be built in 2010, will replace an existing bio-defense lab on Long Island. That lab, called the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, is outdated and no longer useful.





DHS wants its researchers to study "zoonotic diseases" that hop from animals to people (can you say "bird flu"?), and to do that they need a facility at "bio-security level 4," the highest level Plum Island only goes up to level 3 About ten percent of the new facility will be at level 4

DHS is currently considering five possible sites in the mainland United States They'd better hope nobody in those towns has read The Hot Zone or seen 28 Days Later

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Emergent BioSolutions angles for new anthrax vaccine deal
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Rockville company pays $2M-plus for rival’s candidate

Gazette Staff

Friday, May 9, 2008

Emergent BioSolutions this week reported solid earnings and acquired a new, developmental type of anthrax vaccine to complement its own version that it already sells to the federal government

The Rockville company this week reported a first-quarter profit of $7.0 million, versus a net loss of $2.





7 million a year ago Revenues grew to $427 million from $264 million, mostly from higher sales of its lead product, BioThrax
Emergent has a $448 million contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to supply 18.





75 million doses of its BioThrax vaccine — the only one approved by the Food and Drug Administration — for the Strategic National Stockpile of biodefense measures It has been administered to almost 2 million members of the US military, according to company information

The new vaccine, based on a recombinant protective antigen, was purchased for $2 million from a competitor, VaxGen Inc of San Francisco The deal also includes $8 million in certain milestone payments to VaxGen, plus a percentage of sales

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http://www. gazette. net/stories/050908/businew183019_32365. shtml


PDF – UK’s EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR FOOD AND MOUTH DISEASE USA IS MODELLED AFTER (Sept 18 2001)


What is RFID chip?

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Will Bird Flu Scare You into Getting Chipped?
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Beware! Americans are being prepped for a big health crisis that could scare them into lining up for a VeriChip

Liz McIntyre
December 21, 2005

http://www. spychips. com/blog/2005/12/will_bird_flu_scare_you_into_g_1. html

In a new AP article out today, a "government advisor" is painting a bleak picture of America under seige by the bird flu He claims that people might be too sick or too scared to go to work, companies could go bankrupt, and citizens might not have basic necessities Here's a snippet from that article, titled "Few companies prepared for a flu pandemic":

Public health specialists and the government are pressuring businesses to prepare for a worldwide outbreak of the bird flu or some other superstrain of influenza, a crisis that could bankrupt many companies if their workers are too sick or scared to show up and their supply chains disappear
The concern isn't just because of economics, but because many companies provide products and services that people literally can't live without, said Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota, who advises the government

"Automobiles, jewelry and electronics will not be big ticket items" during the next flu pandemic, Osterholm notes "We still have to feed people How do we assure we have heat, fuel oil, electricity?"

Of course VeriChip board member and spokesperson Tommy Thompson is very concerned about this scenario, too.





So much so, that he and his new Deloitte & Touche health think tank commissioned a survey to prove how ill prepared companies are for this questionable disaster on the horizon According to the article, the survey will be unveiled behind closed doors to 25 companies and health officials this Friday

Can't you see this drama leading to the suggestion that Americans get chipped as a way to keep us all safe in the impending crisis? I'm predicting the chip will be touted as a way to keep tabs on those who are sick so they can't infect you or your loved ones--and even protect you in your time of need should you become ill and be unable to speak in the event of an emergency

Something's up

According to some doctors and researchers, the bird flu is not the contagion health spokespeople would like you to think Check out these links for other viewspoints on the human risks of avian flu:

Eliminating Bird Flu Fears by Dr Sherri Tenpenny
http://www. newswithviews. com/Tenpenny/sherri4. htm

Bird Flu Doctor Says Fear is Exaggerated at the UK Times Online
http://www. timesonline. co. uk/tol/news/world/article757370. ece

Liz McIntyre

Posted by liz at December 21, 2005 11:59 AM

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STMicro launches chip to detect bird flu
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Reuters
Mon Mar 24, 2008


SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Europe's top semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics, said it has developed a portable chip to detect influenza viruses including bird flu in humans

The device, which functions as a mini laboratory on a chip, can screen and identify multiple classes of pathogens and genes in a single diagnostic test within two hours, unlike other tests available on the market that can detect only one strain at a time and require days or weeks to obtain results

The chip can differentiate human strains of the Influenza A and B viruses, drug-resistant strains and mutated variants, including the Avian Flu or H5N1 strain

There have been 236 human deaths globally from the H5N1 strain, according to the World Health Organisation, though it remains mainly a bird virus

"ST sees new high growth opportunities in the healthcare market, especially in areas like patient care," said Francois Guibert, STMicro's Asia Pacific chief executive, at a briefing in Singapore on Monday marking the commercial launch

Read The Rest HERE

http://www. reuters. com/article/technologyNews/idUSSIN21726520080324?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&sp=true


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Government Report Answers Who Lives, Who Dies in Flu Pandemic - May 5, 2008

Study shows hybrids of bird flu and human flu viruses fit well, could occur - June 2, 2008 Canadian Press

US Center Of Disease And Control Finds Some Bird Flu Strains have Acquired Properties that Might Enhance Potential to Infect Humans - June 10, 2008 CDC

Tyson Foods Inc. has begun killing and burying the carcasses of 15,000 hens from a flock that tested positive for exposure to a strain of the bird flu in northwest Arkansas - 6/3/2008 USA Today

Hong Kong reportedly culls chickens (2700 slaughtered) , bans imports Fears over bird flu spark precautionary moves - June 9, 2008 Market Watch

H7N3 Isolation in Arkansas Increases Surveillance Concerns - June 11, 2008

Suspect Fujian H5N1 in North Korea Patients - June 11, 2008


Israel H5N1 Matches Vaccine Resistant Egyptian Strain April 14, 2008

Bird flu may mutate to human form in Indonesia - Reuters Mar 18, 2008

AP Report On RFID Chips And CANCER Raises Concerns

We The People Will Not Be Chipped-Resistance is NOT futile , we will NOT be assimilated


From Atlanta - Avian flu viruses of the H7 subtype have adapted, at least partially, to more easily invade the human respiratory tract Scientists examining cases of human infection found that the H7N2 type bound more easily to receptors in the lining of the human respiratory tract, and decreased binding to the receptor cells in birds While symptoms of H7 viruses have typically been mild, scientists continue to urge the development of vaccines for this subtype

I dont know about you, but something is telling me this goddamn US government is about to spray something all over US through chemtrails and drinking water - forget about those salmonella infested tomatoes, H5N1, H7N2, H7N3 (human engineered) avian flu are now spreading and everyone will beg to get RFID chipped or get quarrantined and thrown into FEMA furnaces - stock up on COLLOIDAL SILVER, as that is one of the best known viral-killer out in the market

Will Bird Flu Scare You into Getting Chipped? (MySpace seems to have banned this link in SpyChips. com - Google the article name if link does not work

Using RFID tags to track bird flu


STMicro launches speedy chip to detect bird flu


Or just google ''RFID avian flu'' you will get TONs of articles selling the Orwellian RFID chip technologies

We The People Will Not Be Chipped-Resistance is NOT futile , we will NOT be assimilated

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IBM - Avian Flu Innovations

YES IBM ENGINEERED THE NAZI PRISONER PUNCH CARDS SYSTEM (WATCH VIDEO BELOW) AND WILL PUSH FOR RFID MICROCHIPPING THE POPULATION TO USHER IN A CASHLESS SLAVERY SOCIETY (NOT WITHOUT A BIG FEMA DISASTER PANDEMIC OF COURSE)


IBM, VeriChip, The 4th Reich

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There is NO DIFFERENCE between NAZI PRISONER TATTOO and RFID CHIP INJECTIONS!!

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IBM is closely associated with the Carlyle Group (board members GEORGE BUSH SENOR and JAMES BAKER) and Carlyle Group’s subsidiary MATRICS
is manufacturing RFID IMPLANTABLE CHIPS to be injected into all of you IN CASE OF A NUCLEAR DISASTER OR PANDEMIC FEMA ROUNDUP! James Baker is associated with ROLAND CARNABY, the CIA agent who was killed by HOUSTON POLICE for chasing after ISRAELI MOSSAD SUITCASE NUCLEAR BOMB – PIECE THE PUZZLE TOGETHER AMERICANS YOU ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE

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The Happening - Trailer (2008)
Bees in the world vanished, Something in Philadelphia is making people kill themselves and the phenomenon is believed to be caused by an airborne virus, A group of characters believe rural areas to be safe until they see a group of people who have hanged themselves, Attempts to seal up the car prove futile, and the driver rams the vehicle into a tree, The only survivor is John Leguizamo's character who proceeds to slit his own wrists - WTF!


I Am Legend (2007) - Will Smith the last survivor in NYC after a deadly virus attack


Outbreak (1995) - Virus Pandemic

We The People Will Not Be Chipped-Resistance is NOT futile , we will NOT be assimilated

This is not just about nuking another innocent country in the name of defending our ‘best friend’ Zionist State Israel, this is largely about coming up with a good excuse to again initiate a MASSIVE false flag event on US soil so FEMA continuity of government REX-84 can take place

The HEGELIAN PRINCIPLE and Jesuit Order motto says it all - Ordo Ab Chao - Order Out Of Chaos, Offer the SOLUTION to the problems they have created

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In the eyes of the elitist bankers you are consuming THEIR foods, water, goods, using THEIR phoney invention US GREENBACK PAPER MONEY, and they do not need you any more because you are now useless unproductive credit swiping WASTEFUL EATERS dwelling in a BANKRUPT ECONOMY and USA like any bankrupt corporation must be DISMANTLED and re-organized, and STOCKS LIKE YOU MUST BE DUMPED

The will be no more US soldiers to protect the US because they are all shipped to the meat grinder overseas, poisoned by Halliburton KBR water food supply and killed by depleted uranium and biochemical weaponry, while FOREIGN UN NWO troops will all come in and rush the wasteful Americans to the prison camps during a MASSIVE REX-84 Continuity of Government FEMA disaster, get quarrantined, RFID chipped, and executed

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U. S. Capitol Bomb Squad: Green, Looking to Quit - Wired. com 6-24-08

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By Jordy Yager
Posted: 06/23/08

http://thehill. com/leading-the-news/doubts-over-bomb-squad-2008-06-23. html

A future terrorist attack on the US Capitol is highly probable, and Congress’s specialized bomb squad is unlikely to be able to deal with it, according to internal US Capitol Police documents obtained by The Hill

The unclassified internal letters and memos, written by Capitol Police captains, lieutenants, and sergeants between 2005 and 2007, detail more than three years of complaints to their superiors about the Hazardous Devices Unit’s lack of vehicles, its desire for more frequent training and the inadequate level of experience of bomb technicians within the specialty unit

A suicide bombing or a car bomb are “the two major threats to the United States Capitol complex and the Congressional community,” according to a memo from mid-2006 While Washington, DC, has not experienced the effects of such attacks, “the possibility that one of these two techniques may be used remains quite high and could become a reality”
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CIA veteran official and whistleblower Ray McGovern


Scott Ritter - UN Weapons Inspector: US cities will have to get NUKED if we attack IRAN

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Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern on the Occupation of Iraq - The chief US weapons inspector in Iraq during the period leading up to the 2003 US invasion (and also a Republican and a former US Marine officer), Scott Ritter is in a unique position to know first-hand about the adminstration's lies about WMD He here delivers a scathing indictment of US Iraq policies, and of the passivity of the US public and political system in condoning them He's followed by 27-year-CIA veteran Ray McGovern, who elaborates on Ritter's indictment

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Ray McGovern (Former CIA officer)
June 20, 2008

Unlike the attack on Iraq five years ago, to deal with Iran there need be no massing of troops And, with the propaganda buildup already well under way, there need be little, if any, forewarning before shock and awe and pox – in the form of air and missile attacks – begin

This time it will be largely the Air Force's show, punctuated by missile and air strikes by the Navy Israeli-American agreement has now been reached at the highest level; the armed forces planners, plotters and pilots are working out the details

Emerging from a 90-minute White House meeting with President George W Bush on June 4, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the two leaders were of one mind:

"We reached agreement on the need to take care of the Iranian threat I left with a lot less question marks [than] I had entered with regarding the means, the timetable restrictions, and American resoluteness to deal with the problem George Bush understands the severity of the Iranian threat and the need to vanquish it, and intends to act on that matter before the end of his term in the White House"

Does that sound like a man concerned that Bush is just bluff and bluster?

A member of Olmert's delegation noted that same day that the two countries had agreed to cooperate in case of an attack by Iran, and that "the meetings focused on 'operational matters' pertaining to the Iranian threat" So bring 'em on!

A show of hands please How many believe Iran is about to attack the US or Israel?

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When shit hits the fan in MAJOR US CITIES and everyone starts looking for someone to blame, look no further than this fancy little building

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Demetri Sevastopulo
Financial Times
Thursday, June 19, 2008

The US military cannot locate hundreds of sensitive nuclear missile components, according to several government officials familiar with a Pentagon report on nuclear safeguards

Robert Gates, US defence secretary, recently fired both the US Air Force chief of staff and air force secretary after an investigation blamed the air force for the inadvertent shipment of nuclear missile nose cones to Taiwan
According to previously undisclosed details obtained by the FT, the investigation also concluded that the air force could not account for many sensitive components previously included in its nuclear inventory

One official said the number of missing components was more than 1,000

The disclosure is the latest embarrassing episode for the air force, which last year had to explain how a bomber mistakenly carried six nuclear missiles across the US The incidents have raised concerns about US nuclear safeguards as Washington presses other countries to bolster counter-proliferation measures

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Pentagon admitted 'MISTAKE' for shipping NUCLEAR MISSILE FUSES to Taiwan when all the island nation asked for were HELICOPTER parts, further enraging Taiwan's arch enemy CHINA - Mar 25, 2008

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The LARGEST nuclear power plant in USA - Palo Verde Arizona was 'BREACHED BY TRUCK BOMB' 50 miles west of Phoenix, AZ, 'POSSIBLY BY IRANIAN TERRORIST' - Nov 2007

Palo Verde software is breached - Ex-employee used it during trip to Iran, officials say - Apr 21, 2007

All signs are converging as we are nearing the election season with MOUNTING threats from the press added by the intensifying Homeland Security FEMA 'DISASTER' drills nationwide, you would be an ignorant fool to believe this New World Order secret government has nothing in store for American families

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Associated Press: LOOSE NUKE WARGAME ERROR - A B-52 bomber 'mistakenly' loaded with five nuclear warheads (later found out ONE WAS MISSING) flew from Minot Air Force Base, N. D., to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30 2007

Below are just a few of the airmen who mysteriously died of ‘ACCIDENTS’ and ‘SUICIDES’ soon after the B-52 Minot-Barksdale nuclear incident

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Adam Barrs

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IMPORTANT READ - Missing B-52 Nukes: Treason Of The Highest Order – Global Research Oct 29, 2007 (Read the details of all the dead Air Force personnel)

Interview with Jack Carter (Air Force airman pseudonym):
What really happened at Minot Air Force Base In August 2007


Air Force Times official explanation:B-52 ‘mistakenly’ flies with nukes aboard



USA B-52 bomber carried 6 thermal nuclear cruise missiles from Minot AFB North Dakota to Barksdale AFB Louisianna 'by accident' Aug 2007

Air Force Airmen 'Mysterious' Deaths After Aug 2007 B-52 Minot Barksdale incident - David Lindorff


CNN report on the B-52 incident


Dave Lindorff investigative reporter at 9-11 Truth Rally: Are the Nukes on that B-52 for Iran


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B-52 Nukes Headed for Iran:
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Global Research
by Wayne Madsen
September 27, 2007

B-52 Nukes Headed for Iran, Not For Decommissioning: Airforce Refused

Air Force refused to fly weapons to Middle East theater
By Wayne Madsen
Sept 24, 2007
Author's website

WMR has learned from US and foreign intelligence sources that the B-52 transporting six stealth AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles, each armed with a W-80-1 nuclear warhead, on August 30, were destined for the Middle East via Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana

However, elements of the Air Force, supported by US intelligence agency personnel, successfully revealed the ultimate destination of the nuclear weapons and the mission was aborted due to internal opposition within the Air Force and US Intelligence Community

Yesterday, the Washington Post attempted to explain away the fact that America's nuclear command and control system broke down in an unprecedented manner by reporting that it was the result of "security failures at multiple levels" It is now apparent that the command and control breakdown, reported as a BENT SPEAR incident to the Secretary of Defense and White House, was not the result of a command and control chain-of-command "failures" but the result of a revolt and push back by various echelons within the Air Force and intelligence agencies against a planned US attack on Iran using nuclear and conventional weapons

The Washington Post story on BENT SPEAR may have actually been an effort in damage control by the Bush administration WMR has been informed by a knowledgeable source that one of the six nuclear-armed cruise missiles was, and may still be, unaccounted for In that case, the nuclear reporting incident would have gone far beyond BENT SPEAR to a National Command Authority alert known as EMPTY QUIVER, with the special classification of PINNACLE

Read the rest HERE

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The 'official' flight path of the B-52 'accidentally' carrying 6 LIVE nuclear missiles across the US Aug 2007

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After calculating the flight speed this is a more plausible path, 'pit stop' in Nevada

Interesting blog - "A VIEW TO A KILL":STEVE FOSSET,A BROKEN ARROW&THE 3rd FEMA SCENARIO AFTER 9/11

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Snow gone, rugged Nevada search for Fossett resuming - Associated Press June 11, 2008


Search for Steve Fossett, who disappeared in Nevada Sep 3, 2007

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HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF MICHAEL CHERTOFF: I AM A DUAL US-ISRAELI CITIZEN AND CERTIFIED MOSSAD SPY I CAN GIVE A DAMN ABOUT STUPID AMERICANS WHO HAVE NO IDEA USA WILL DIE FOR ISRAEL - IN THE FEMA CAMPS YOU GO!

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http://anthonyhmura. blogspot. com/

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Zionist NeoCon moles in the Pentagon are manipulating US intelligence and warplannings to build a case for nuking Iran, and this will ultimately require the false flag terrorism of NUKING MAJOR US CITIES!

You can thank Zionist spies (especially) with DUAL US-ISRAELI CITIZENSHIPS and close relations with the Zionist state Israel such as Richard Perle, Marc Grossman, Paul Wolfowitz, Douglas Feith for bringing US to the brink of nuclear holocaust, and another Israeli MICHAEL CHERTOFF director of HOMELAND SECURITY for dragging your families into FEMA PRISON CAMPS!

We got probably 2 months left to realize it is all too late!

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Americans will DIE for the Holyland


Project CHECKMATE - Israelis Use Pentagon To Plan Iran Bombing


FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds - Zionist NeoCons, Israel, Turkey secret military alliance (she is the most gagged person in the USA for what she knows about the dangerous criminal government secrets even protected by the supreme court) - Clip from 'Kill The Messenger' Sibel Edmonds' story (full feature censored by Google)www. justacitizen. com


Sibel Edmonds - Rogue operations in US government beyond the constitution


The Transparent Cabal, Neoconservative Agenda, Israel War


Bush: Bombing Iran rediculous and ALL OPTIONS OFF THE TABLE


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Sunday Times UK
Sarah Baxter, Washington
September 23, 2007


THE United States Air Force has set up a highly confidential strategic planning group tasked with “fighting the next war” as tensions rise with Iran

Project Checkmate, a successor to the group that planned the 1991 Gulf War’s air campaign, was quietly reestablished at the Pentagon in June

It reports directly to General Michael Moseley, the US Air Force chief, and consists of 20-30 top air force officers and defence and cyberspace experts with ready access to the White House, the CIA and other intelligence agencies

Detailed contingency planning for a possible attack on Iran has been carried out for more than two years by Centcom (US central command), according to defence sources

Checkmate’s job is to add a dash of brilliance to Air Force thinking by countering the military’s tendency to “fight the last war” and by providing innovative strategies for warfighting and assessing future needs for air, space and cyberwarfare

Read The Rest HERE

6 fully loaded nuclear cruise missiles carried from North Dakota to Louisiana dangling on the frail B-52 wingtip on launch positions, then more than 6 Air Force personels and high ranking officials mysteriously died soon after the incident - Nuclear missile parts shipped to China's arch enemy Taiwan despite Taiwanese official's protest for a WHOLE YEAR (they only wanted HELICOPTER PARTS!) last but not least, CIA agent Roland Carnaby was shot dead by Houston cop while chasing after Israeli Mossad suitcase nukes

You tell me, with all these crazy incidents happening since last year, would you not resign because you are working for APOCALYPTIC NUTJOBS IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION?

I CERTAINLY WOULD CALL IT QUITS! AND BLOW SOME WHISTLE TO WARN US CITIZENS OF A MASSIVE NUCLEAR TERROR ON US SOIL! YOU ALL SHOULD BE VERY SCARED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SOMETHING IS TELLING ME A HORRIFIC ACT IS BEING PLANNED!!

The Mystery of Minot: Loose NUKES and a cluster of dead AIR FORCE AIRMEN raise troubling questions - Dave Lindorff Global Research - November 25, 2007


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Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, center, joins President Bush at the Air Force Academy commissioning ceremony on May 28 in Colorado Springs, Colo Sources say Wynne and Chief of Staff Michael Moseley are resigning

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The two are asked to step down after a mistaken warhead shipment

Associated Press
June 5, 2008

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates ousted the Air Force's top officials Thursday, holding them to account in a historic military shake-up for failing to ensure the security of sensitive materials, including nuclear missile warhead fuses that were mistakenly shipped to Taiwan

Gates announced at a Pentagon news conference that he had accepted the resignations of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne — a highly unusual double firing

Gates cited two embarrassing incidents in the past year In one, a B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and flown across the country without anyone realizing nuclear weapons were aboard

In the other, four electrical fuses for ballistic missile warheads were mistakenly sent to Taiwan in the place of helicopter batteries Gates said an internal investigation found a common theme in the B-52 and Taiwan incidents: "a decline in the Air Force's nuclear mission focus and performance"

Trouble at the top

More than the other military branches, the Air Force in recent years has endured trouble at the top Still, it is extremely rare for a service to lose its most senior uniformed and civilian leaders at the same time There was no immediate word on who would be nominated to succeed Moseley and Wynne

Gates last week told Wynne to fire Moseley but Wynne refused, sources told NBC News As a result, Gates took the unprecedented step of asking both men to resign

Word of the resignations was first reported by InsideDefense. com and the Air Force Times earlier Thursday

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In another embarrassing setback, this one last August, a B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and flown across the country The pilot and crew were unaware they had nuclear arms aboard

Read The Rest HERE

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NOW FROM THE AIR FORCE TIMES:

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Guard, active duty from all branches could be tapped

Air Force Times
By Seamus O’Connor - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jun 1, 2008 9:09:14 EDT

Northern Command will stand up new units to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive — CBRNE — attacks

Currently, if such an attack proved more than local emergency crews could handle, governors could call in National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams

Read The Rest HERE



CIA Agent Chasing Israeli "Suitcase Nuke" in Houston, Killed by Police – Hal Turner May 1, 2008

Top 3 False Flag 'Terror' Event Prospect US Cities - Houston, Chicago, Portland

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B52 mystery plane - missing nukes

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Washington Times
By Rowan Scarborough
May 25, 2008

http://washingtontimes. com/apps/pbcs. dll/article?AID=/20080525/FOREIGN/541243918/1001&template=printart

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Washington Times
By Gary Emerling
April 16, 2008

A nuclear device detonated near the White House would kill roughly 100,000 people and flatten downtown federal build
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FREEHAWAII.INFO PRESENTSFREE HAWAI`I TVTHE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK "SHOULD WE TAKE IT OR NOT?" The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Makes Millions In Ceded Lands Revenue, While Making Hawaiians Come Begging For Money.Should You Take Their Handouts? Are There Strings Attached?Watch & Find Out!

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KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance

wake up and smell the DU

Take Action TODAY in support of County Council Resolution on Depleted Uranium !!
In a brave first-step, Hawaii Island County Council is calling for full disclosure about depleted uranium (DU) contamination at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA).

From our friends on the Big Island: Depleted Uranium contamination in the air and watershed poses tremendous risks to human health and the environment--impacts lasing many generations. The severity of the risks of DU upon human populations and the environment calls for immediate extensive testing of potentially affected areas. After 50 years of informed inaction on the part of the federal military and the state government to reduce and remove the toxic danger of DU in the Hawaiian environment, there is widespread concern that continuing activities in areas with DU contamination will only serve to increase the risk to the public.

Please support the Hawaii County Council Resolution 639-08 to address the hazards of Depleted Uranium at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA).
CLICK HERE!
Quick + Easy! Submit a letter
to Councilmembers in support of Resolution 639-08. Takes just a minute!

Tags: depleted, dmz, ku'e, military, pohakuloa, toxic, uranium

D.U. WATCH
Legislation to test for D.U. in the environment:
H.B. 1452 (104K PDF) (as introduced).
Latest version: H.B. 1452 HD 1, SD1 (156K PDF) H.B. 1452, March 29, 2007.
KAHEA Testimony (120K PDF) H.B. 1452 March 29, 2007.
Bill Status for H.B. 1452

DEPLETED URANIUM DISCOVERED ON O‘AHU!
Depleted Uranium - the radioactive, heavy metal that may cause "The Gulf War Syndrome" and other health problems - was discovered last year on an Army base in Wahiawa, O‘ahu. See the Military Toxics Project's long fact sheet on DU (200k PDF) or this abbreviated fact sheet on DU (96k PDF).

Local residents are gravely concerned about the possibly detrimental affects depleted uranium is having on their health. Public Statement on the discovery of depleted uranium in Hawai‘i. (88k PDF)

Concerned community members also sent a letter to Major General Mixon, commander of the 25th Infantry Division stationed in Hawaii, requesting that he take responsibility for the proper clean-up of the depleted uranium, ensure the public is fully notified throughout the clean-up process, and institute a moratorium on all planned military expansion based on threats this and other contamination poses to the public. (72k PDF)

The Army has long denied ever using DU in Hawai‘i; reassuring residents in countless public hearings and environmental impact statements that "a records search for depleted uranium rounds was conducted and determined that these types of munitions were never part of the Army's inventory in Hawai‘i... ."

In response to past Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Army denied using DU in Hawai‘i (20k PDF); Navy denied using DU in Hawai‘i (592k PDF); Air Force denied using DU in Hawai‘i (32k PDF). In response to questions about DU posed during the Stryker Brigade environmental impact statement process, the Army again denied using depleted uranium in Hawai‘i. (52k PDF).

Unfortunately, this is similar to what happened in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The U.S. Navy had long used this small, inhabited island for bombing practices. The U.S. Navy routinely denied using depleted uranium in its practice rounds. It wasn't until many people in the nearby community became ill without explanation, that people began to investigate the U.S. Navy's use of depleted uranium. In 2001, after ending the decades of target practice, the U.S. Navy admitted to using depleted uranium in Viequez (48k PDF).

Given this new information, concerned community members issued another formal FOIA request (64k PDF) to all the military branches.

Emails, however, between the Army personnel and the Zapata Engineering staff charged with clearing unexploded ordnance for the Stryker Brigade confirm that depleted uranium has been used in Hawai‘i (see page 2 of the emails, 380k PDF). The possibility that the Army is either incompetent or untrustworthy is very alarming.

In a short statement released without public comment or apology, the Army confirmed that 15 pieces of sharpnel contaminated with depleted uranium were discovered in Wahiawa at a military base now named Schofield Barracks. The Army did not indicate the size of the area where these pieces of depleted uranium were found, nor did the Army indicate whether they would be testing the large fresh water acquifer under the military base for contamination.

NEWS COVERAGE OF DU IN HAWAI‘I:

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The following is a partial extract from an interview with David Kupule of Hana, Maui. He was taken to Kalaupapa for leprosey. Part of the interview also talks about testing with new medication. I often wonder if leprosy was in fact introduced here just for that purpose, to use the Kanaka as test subjects for new medicines and to have them perish so that foreigner's could obtain land through devious methods.The McBryde family did exactly that with Birch land on Maui and you can see the actual fudging of documents here:Fraud RevealedDavid Kupule alludes to the same thing happening with his families land in Hana. Had it not been for the fact that he actually survived in Kalaupapa the plantation may very well have succeeded.Anytime you are working on your Royal Patent, Court Certificate of Title - CT (de facto term is LCAw, kala mai we are not wards of any institution), or Royal Patent Grant do not stop at any de facto document...keep looking...especially if the document presented is in English. English is a demotion of Olelo and is not to be trusted. The de facto courts will tell you that when there is any discrepancy in an interpretation between English and Olelo, the English language will prevail. Why? Because they can take our language and reduce it to mere jibberish and drivel to suit their purposes. Olelo is always the document you go for. That's why I'm taking Olelo today.Here's the interview:"Oh, yeah, like the cord [trouble with cords in the leg], 'causeI used to be one of the ambulance driver and the hospital was notenough room, so you had to stay home, those who not very serious, nottoo bad. So, they had to stay home, and I had to go pick 'em up, takethem down, dress, j m u take 'em back. But, those who really bad,cannot walk, they had to stay in the hospital. This brother, when welook at, you know, we just come in the settlement, and we look howthe brother was doing. We take a peep how he was doing; we walkaway from there. We talk about the brothers they going get sicksomeday, this kind sick. But no, they didn't get sick until theydied or they went out. And today they find out that sick, you know,make me think of--you know--I live this old way and I think back.Maybe this is the thing that the Hawaiians they wait to die so theythought they would, like how always, you get in trouble with theland outside Hana.Maybe it's the thing that you'd lease the land to them, to the plantation, and it is an end.My grandfather died.Then they like own the land.If I didn't live this long, nobodywould know about the land we have in Hana.My niece was telling me,"Eh, you know all this name, by here, look at that?" She don't know,of course. I know my grandfather; I see him; before he died, I knowhim. He died 1903. I was a small little boy yet at the time, Iuse to run down to my grandfather's house, grandmother's house. Backand forth to my father's house or my mother's house. And my niecewas asking me if I know the name of this person. I look, "Gee,"I said, "this is our grandfather." Then he start telling me aboutHana land. Oh, get Hana.Then I start to think about all the Hawaiiansthat died over here [Kalaupapa]. When I first came over here, mostHawaiians, Oh, talk about Hawaiians, only few of other nations, butmost are Hawaiians."
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GMOs Being Forced on the World!

gmogmo-1.gif:Photobucketmonsanto.jpgmonsanto2.gifogm_grenade.jpg**********************************************************************************Dispatches from the Codex Commission Meeting #5 - GMOs Being Forced on the World!**********************************************************************************Dispatches from the Codex Commission #5Natural Solutions Foundation, Public ObserverDispatches from Codex Commission MeetingDispatch No 5 - 01 July 2008Geneva, Switzerlandhttp://www. healthfreedomusa. org/?p=721Protecting Your Family from Codex Deprivations: GMOs Being Forced on the World!If you are not eating organic food, you are letting those who are degrading your food and your health win. Codex is rigged. The science is rigged and the outcome is rigged. It takes strong, sustained and courageous countries to turn that process around...But some of the most outspoken countries in our informal Coalition of Health Conscious Nations are not here; in one case, WHO funding was “pulled” at the last momentDespite the Precautionary Principle (if something has not been proven safe, you cannot use it), supposedly a driving principle in Codex and despite the strong science disproving the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), today the Codex Chair rammed through approval of all genetically modified plants for food use. Noting that genetically modified animals had already been approved as safe for food use, so that there was no reason to dispute the safety of plants [Logic alert!!!!], no dispute was permitted...That’s how “democracy” works at CodexScience prostituted once again...And health violatedThe day was replete, as is every Codex meeting, with such examplesFor example, beta agonist growth enhancers in pigs: The first and second largest pig meat producers in the world, China and EU, strongly oppose this drug but US wants it because it fattens pigs faster. Plan was to adopt it as a global standard. China’s objection was discounted because China did not attend the last Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs recently held in the US. Of course, as China pointed out, its delegates were not granted visas to attend. This was the same trick that was used to make sure that the strong opponent of unlabeled genetically modified foods from Uganda when Canada prevented him from attending the recent food labeling committee by refusing to grant his visa...This is a frequent gambit at CodexChina persevered and opposed, along with the EU and many other countries, approval of the veterinary drug Ractopamine which is illegal in most of the world. It shifts nutrients to muscles so animals fatten up quickly and bring more at market...Of course, it is dangerous for consumers since beta agonists cause cardiovascular, pancreatic and lung changes which could be very dangerous in people who eat the drug (or its by products) by eating the –unlabeled – drug-treated pig meatThe US and the usual gang of suspects, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, etc, supported the use of this dangerous drug even though it is banned in 80% of the world’s countries US meat is, in fact, regarded so poorly that riots are taking place even as I write this in South Korea because the government there has decided to resume importation of US beef!US food is known all over the world as Killer Food by those in the know. But, laced as it is with chemicals and produced as it is ever more cheaply, this deadly material is, as the Indian Minister for Food Production Industries shouted from about 6 inches from my face, “Killing America and now they want to export it to kill us”. American food is what world food will become when Codex goes into world effect...And the obesity and fatigue and mind numbness that many Americans experience will be the FDA’s gift to the worldSo what can we do – what MUST we do? Take control of our health by taking control of our foodI promise you that if we do not, individually and collectively, take the following steps, our food WILL kill us...It is already doing that and we must stop itStep 1. Eat clean food, no matter how convenient prepared food seems...It is very inconvenient to get sick and diea. Switch your budget priorities to organic food...Skimp on something elseb Grow whatever you can in window boxes or in your gardenc. Get together with neighbors and grow food in vacant spaces or someone’s yard. You would be amazed how much food you can grow using intensive Biodynamic farming principles. Look them up on the internet...We’ll also be making Biodynamic information available, through our Valley of the Moon demonstration project* Grow organic, of course!d Find local farmers who do not use chemicals and buy from them Becoming a “Locovore” (eating locally grown foods) is a growing movemente) Trade services for organic food with people who produce it! Barter may be better than dollarsf Create an organic Food Coop to get good food cheaply!Step 2. Consider your budget very, very carefully and commit NOW to a regular, recurring donation to the Natural Solutions Foundation which is the only organization which has the possibility of bringing Codex to heel and reversing its extraordinary danger to your life and your health. Natural Solutions Foundation has the relationships necessary to bring delegates to these important meetings under our own sponsorship — 5, 10 or 15 delegates, primed and ready to stand their ground can take Codex over. The only thing keeping us from doing that is money. It’s that simple...Our forming Coalition of Health Conscious Nations is a coalition of developing nations that need our help if they are to attend meetings and assert our common interestsRead The Rest HERE800px-World_map_GMO_production_2005.pngGMO Poison Seeds Are SPREADINGSolid: The five countries producing more than 95% of commercialized GMODashed: Other country producing commercialized GMOgmo-back.JPGcapt.6bc5417ba2864659ac1b82d67994bdc7.thailand_us_myanmar_xws104.jpgPOISONOUS USA CHARITY : A US marine package (GMO FOODS) USAID supplies bound for cyclone devastated Myanmar at the Utapao Air Force base near the southern city of Rayong, Thailand, Wednesday, May 14, 2008(AP Photo/Wally Santana)********************************************************************************Bush's food crisis aid package now promotes genetically modified crops********************************************************************************Controversial language is added to the proposal...Opponents of bioengineered food say the White House wants US agribusiness to reap rewardsChicago TribuneBy Stephen J HedgesMay 17, 2008http://www. latimes. com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-food17-2008may17,0,422073. storyWASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has added a controversial ingredient to the $770-million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world food crisis: language that would promote the use of genetically modified crops in food-deprived countriesThe value or detriment of genetically modified, or bioengineered, food is an intensely disputed issue in the US and in Europe, where many countries have banned foods made from genetically modified organismsProponents say that genetically modified crops can result in higher yields from plants that are hardier in harsh climates"We certainly think that it is established fact that a number of bioengineered crops have shown themselves to increase yields through their drought resistance and pest resistance," said Dan Price, a food aid expert on the National Security CouncilRead the rest HEREPercy-Field4.jpgPercy Schmeiser long time farmer battling Monsanto****************************************************Monsanto vs SchmeiserThe Classic David vs Goliath Struggle****************************************************A long time farmer and farm equipment dealer from the small rural community of Bruno Sask He served as Mayor of the Town of Bruno from 1966-1983 and as a MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) for the Watrous constituency in the Provincial Legislature from 1967-71Excerpt from Aug 14, 1999 Vancouver Sun article by Dave Margoshes"Percy Schmeiser was mad as hell, and decided he wasn't going to take itSchmeiser has been growing canola -- the yellow-blossomed oilseed that used to be known as rapeseed -- for 40 years, and he knows his stuff...He's been experimenting, developing his own varieties, using his own seed and generally prospering with canola reaping the benefits derived from growing an increasingly popular cropSo when Monsanto, the giant multinational agro-chemical company that is at the forefront of developing genetically modified foods, accused him of patent infringement and demanded restitution for its seeds, his pride was hurt He chose to fight rather than roll over and take itRead the rest HERE Percy Schmeiser long time farmer Sued by Monsanto Pt 1 Percy Schmeiser Pt 2 Percy Schmeiser Pt 3*********************************************************************Family seed business takes on Goliath of genetic modification*********************************************************************Control of world's food supply at stake, Montreal growers argueMarian Scott, Montreal GazetteCanwest News ServiceSunday, May 25Heather Meek leafs through the seed catalogue she wrote on the family computer, on winter nights after the kids went to bedThere are Kahnawake Mohawk beans and Painted Mountain corn; Tante Alice cucumber and 40 varieties of heritage tomatoesSelling seeds is more than just an extra source of income on this organic farm an hour northwest of MontrealFor Meek and partner Frederic Sauriol, propagating local varieties is part of a David and Goliath struggle by small farmers against big seed companiesAt stake, they believe, is no less than control of the world's food supplySince the dawn of civilization, farmers have saved seeds from the harvest and replanted them the following yearBut makers of genetically modified (GM) seeds -- introduced in 1996 and now grown by some 70,000 Canadian farmers, according to Monsanto, the world's largest seed company -- have been putting a stop to that practiceThe 12 million farmers worldwide who will plant GM seeds this year sign contracts agreeing not to save or replant seedsThat means they must buy new seeds every yearCritics charge such contracts confer almost unlimited power over farmers' lives to multinational companies whose priority is profitThey say GM seeds are sowing a humanitarian and ecological disasterBut Trish Jordan, a Canadian spokesman for Monsanto, explains that requiring farmers to sign "technology use agreements" allows companies to recoup the cost of developing products"Farmers choose these products because of benefits they provide," Jordan says"That's why we're successful as a company"The debate over GM seeds has come into sharp focus as the world faces a food-price crisis that threatens to push millions into starvationIn recent months, riots have erupted from Haiti to Bangladesh in the wake of soaring costs for staples like bread, rice and cornThe crisis has prompted calls to step up investment in biotechnology to improve crop yields in developing countriesRead The Rest HEREmonsanto.jpg3730foodriotGMO.jpg .. The World According To Monsanto (108 min)**********************************************************US using food crisis to boost bio-engineered crops**********************************************************Chicago TribuneBy Stephen J Hedges | Washington BureauMay 14, 2008WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has slipped a controversial ingredient into the $770 million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world food crisis, adding language that would promote the use of genetically modified crops in food-deprived countriesThe value of genetically modified, or bio-engineered, food is an intensely disputed issue in the US and in Europe, where many countries have banned foods made from genetically modified organisms, or GMOsProponents say that GMO crops can result in higher yields from plants that are hardier in harsh climates, like those found in hungry African nations"We certainly think that it is established fact that a number of bio-engineered crops have shown themselves to increase yields through their drought resistance and pest resistance," said Dan Price, a food aid expert on the White House's National Security CouncilProblems anticipatedOpponents of GMO crops say they can cause unforeseen medical problems They also contend that the administration's plan is aimed at helping American agribusinesses"This is a hot topic now with the food crisis," said Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association"I think it's pretty obvious at this point that genetically engineered crops—they may do a number of things, but they don't increase yields There are no commercialized crops that are designed to deal with the climate crisis"President George W Bush proposed the food package two weeks ago as aid groups and the UN World Food Program pressed Western governments to provide additional funds to bridge the gap caused by rising food prices The aid must win congressional approvalIt would direct the US Agency for International Development to spend $150 million of the total aid package on development farming, which would include the use of GMO cropsThe US is the UN food program's largest donor, providing nearly half the help the group receives from governments...It gave about $11 billion to the WFP in both 2006 and 2007The WFP provided $26 billion in aid in 2006In April, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggested at a Peace Corps conference that "we need to look again at some of the issues concerning technology and food production I know that GMOs are not popular around the world, but there are places that drought-resistant crops should be a part of the answer"Some aid organizations agree that it is time to consider GMO cropsRead The Rest HEREGlobal Research - Death of the Bees: GMO Crops and the Decline of Bee Colonies in North America – (MASS STARVATION)"Global Research - Doomsday Seed Vault" in the ArcticBill Gates, Rockefeller and the GMO giants know something we don’tBUSH BEGGING OPEC COUNTRIES TO PUMP MORE OIL TO LOWER US FUEL PRICEgreenpeace-activists-wave-post-2.jpgGreenpeace Activists wave post-harvest rice stalks at the Philippine Department of Agriculture in Manila,to remind the government to keep the country's rice supply free of risky contamination from genetically-modified (GMO) varieties March 14, 2008Activists demand GMO-free rice supply on eve of World Consumer Day****************************************************US has a long rapsheet of sending GMO genetically altered frankenstein grains to poor and desparate countries amidst food crisis, and this is no exception: Remember the time when the Ethiopia turned down US genetically altered corn years back? They rather starve to death than take US poisonous 'charity'187-04-philippine-children-on-rice.jpg************************************************************US Pledges Rice to Philippines as Price Near Record************************************************************Bloomberg. comBy Francisco Alcuaz Jr and Marianne StigsetApril 9 (Bloomberg) -- The US vowed to supply the Philippines, the biggest buyer of rice, with as much as it needs after some of the world's largest exporters cut sales to safeguard domestic suppliesYou are assured absolutely,'' Kristie Kenney, ambassador to the southeast Asian country, told reporters in Bataan province, west of Manila today Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced yesterday plans to purchase 1 million tons of the grain and said she would jail anyone found guilty of stealing rice from the people''The US will help the nation weather the ups and downs of the world economy,'' embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Thompson said in a phone interview today...The US called its former colony, which is fighting Muslim separatists in the south of the country, a front-line state in the war on terrorism'' in a 2007 congressional research service reportRice, the staple food for half the world, has doubled in price in the past year as China, Egypt, Vietnam and India, representing more than a third of global shipments, reduced sales abroad to secure domestic supplies The price of the cereal in Chicago rose 09 percent today to $2067 per 100 pounds, below the record $2160 yesterdayYou might see another 10 or 20 percent move to the upside,'' said Vijay Iyengar, Singapore-based managing director of Agrocorp International Pte, a commodity trading companyMilitary GuardThailand, the world's biggest supplier of rice, may ask soldiers to help protect some of the 21 million metric tons of the grain it has stockpiled amid concern record prices will attract thieves, a government official said Prices have doubled in the country this year, fueling inflation and hoardingSoldiers and other security officials may be assigned to some state warehouses in the coming long weekend, when rice is often stolen, Yanyong Phuangrach, the director general of the Department of Internal Trade, told reporters in Bangkok today Thai businesses and government offices will be closed between April 14 and 16 for the country's new year celebrationsThe Philippine National Food Authority said today it may add to subsidized rice sold in Manila and the police said they would increase officers at markets and stores to deter violenceThe nation may raise imports of milled rice by as much as 42 percent to 27 million tons this year from 19 million tons in 2007 to discourage speculation by local traders, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said March 26Philippine ImportsThe Philippines imported no milled rice from the US in 2007, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report in FebruaryUS rice exports, the third largest behind those of Thailand and Vietnam, were forecast to jump 22 percent to 358 million tons in the year ended July 31, the US Department of Agriculture said March 11Read The Rest HEREgreenpeace-activists-on-infla.jpgGreenpeace activists on inflatable rubber rafts hang a banner stating "GMO RICE RISK" on the hull of MV Liberty Eagle February 22008 at a Subic Bay pier in Olongapo City, Zambales northeast of Manila, Philippines Greenpeace warned Philippine authorities that the shipment of rice from the USA may be contaminated with genetically modified rice which is illegal under Philippine laws*************************************************************************Greenpeace: Quarantine US rice shipment until proven GMO-free*************************************************************************Green PeaceFebruary 28, 2008http://www. greenpeace. org/seasia/en/news/greenpeace-quarantine-us-riceSubic Bay, PHILIPPINES — Greenpeace warned Philippine authorities that a shipment of rice from the USA, currently being offloaded at Subic port, may be contaminated with genetically modified rice which is illegal under Philippine laws Greenpeace activists on rubber inflatables hung a banner stating "GMO RICE RISK" on the hull of MV Liberty Eagle, the container ship that is unloading about 44,000 metric tonnes of the suspect rice"The NFA must quarantine this shipment and run stringent tests based on EU protocols before the rice is distributed to the publicThe US and Philippine GMO testing procedures are grossly inadequate," said Daniel M Ocampo, Genetic Engineering Campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia “GMO rice has not been proven safe for human consumption and should never be allowed in the country”The NFA and US testing procedures require a GMO test sample of 100 grams out of 50,000 tonsThat means about one grain out of every 500 million grains is tested In contrast, the EU requires a minimum of 25 kilogram sample for testing, making it easier to detect the presence of GMO grainsFrom 2007 to 2008, twenty three US rice shipments cleared by American authorities were barred in the EU for GMO contaminationIn 2006, Greenpeace also revealed the presence of GMO-contaminated rice from the US (Bayer’s herbicide resistant LL601 rice) in supermarkets in Manila This prompted the NFA to issue an order requiring imported rice to be free from GMOs and has stopped the importation of rice from the US since late 2006 Purefeeds, the distributor of American GMO-contaminated rice, had to recall the remaining stocks from store shelves and replaced it with rice from ThailandBayer, the developer of GMO rice varieties that contaminated the US rice supply is facing lawsuits from farmers and US rice traders whose combined losses are estimated at around US$ 12 billion The adverse impacts of GMO rice contamination in the US still lingers in many countries around the world including the PhilippinesBbs_crs_rgb_300.gifGMO rice brought to you by AIDS-laced aspirins BAYERS GMO RICE? YOU MEAN THE MONSTERS WHO PUT AIDS VIRUS IN THEIR PILLS LAST YEAR?future_food.jpgThe Future Of Food Official Site – DVD AvailableThe Future of Food provides an excellent overview of the key questions raised by consumers as they become aware of GM foods [The film] draws questions to critical attention about food production that need more public debate"--- Film Review by Thomas J Hoban,Nature Biotechnology Magazine,March 2005, Volume 23 No 3"If you eat food, you need to see The Future of Food"--- Newstarget. com"This stylish film is not just for food faddists and nutritionists,It is a look at something we might not want to see: Monsanto, Roundup and Roundup-resistant seeds, collectively wreaking havoc on American farmers and our agricultural neighbors around the world In the end, this documentary is a eloquent call to action"--- The Telluride Daily Planetkissinger061127_3_560.jpg"Depopulation should be the highest priority of US foreign policy towards the Third World'' - Henry Kissinger************************************Would You Eat Lab Grown Meat?************************************Wired. comBy Aaron RoweJune 29, 2008http://blog. wired. com/wiredscience/2008/06/video-would-you. html
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1-2-3-4-5- ALIVE!!!!

Five things you should know to do your part in protecting the beloved natural and cultural resources of the Hawaiian Islands.



Aloha Kakou


It has been another busy month in Hawaii nei. Here are the five things you should know to do your part in protecting the beloved natural and cultural resources of the Hawaiian Islands.


1.

Take Action TODAY in support of County Council Resolution on Depleted Uranium !!

In a brave first-step, Hawaii Island County Council is calling for full disclosure about depleted uranium (DU) contamination at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA).


From our friends on the Big Island: Depleted Uranium contamination in the air and watershed poses tremendous risks to human health and the environment--impacts lasing many generations. The severity of the risks of DU upon human populations and the environment calls for immediate extensive testing of potentially affected areas. After 50 years of informed inaction on the part of the federal military and the state government to reduce and remove the toxic danger of DU in the Hawaiian environment, there is widespread concern that continuing activities in areas with DU contamination will only serve to increase the risk to the public.


Please support the Hawaii County Council Resolution 639-08 to address the hazards of Depleted Uranium at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA).


Quick + Easy! Submit a letter to Councilmembers in support of Resolution 639-08.

Takes just a minute!

2.

NWHI Hearings Ended - One Week Left to Make Your Voice Heard!

The marathon of public hearings on the draft management plan for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument ended last week. The NWHI hui (members of 'Ilioulaokalani Coalition, Sierra Club, and KAHEA) attended EVERY hearing - even the one in D.C.

Big mahalos to everyone who came out and to everyone who has commented or signed the NWHI petition ! You can find some candid observations on the hearings at our blog.


While we're happy to have a draft plan on the table, we've read it and we really think that it can be much better! At the hearings, the three federal and state co-managers of the Monument confirmed that the Top 10 concerns from the public are identical to those of KAHEA and the NWHI hui (add link). Even with only 75-days to review and comment on a 1,200 page document, the public's voice and consensus is helping to shape the important discussion about the future of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.


10 years and 100,000+ public comments helped tip the scales in favor of the protective rules that we see today. Our voices will continue to shape and uphold the protections for this fragile wahi pana and intact, endangered, and uniquely Hawaiian coral reef ecosystem.

If you haven't already, please sign the petition, submit your comments, and forward to friends!

Get a crash course in the draft management plan, watch the Honolulu public hearing on Olelo Community Television this month.



3.

Bombs Away! Navy Claims State of Hawaii has No Authority to Protect Marine Mammals

RIMPAC wargames officially started on Sunday--signaling the first set of wargames in the Navy's massive expansion plan for the Hawaii Range Complex. This means: live fire exercises, high-intensity active sonar, and assault landings involving 10 countries, 150 vessels, and 20,000 troops will be occurring throughout the Hawaiian Islands.



Unmitigated Expansion? Even as it seeks to expand its activities in Hawai.. i nei, the U.S. Navy has openly sent notice to Hawaii that it will NOT follow the coastal protection rules requested by the State. NOR will it comply with the terms of the Federal sonar lawsuit judgment won by Earthjustice on behalf of KAHEA, Surfrider Kauai, and the Marine Mammal Institute earlier this year.



To protect Hawaii's natural coastal resources, the State Coastal Zone Management Program has determined that the Navy must:
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Not allow active sonar in nearshore waters to exceed the level considered safe for marine mammals and humans (145 decibels);
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In all other situations, abide by the conditions already required by Judge Erza in the Federal District Court.



In fact, the Navy has now enlisted other government attorneys in an attempt to undermine the authority of Hawai..i to protect the resources of its public trust waters.

More thoughts on the Navy's refusal to follow the law on our blog.



Now is the time to let the State of Hawaii know that we support their efforts and they should stand strong to protect Hawaii's public trust waters.

Let them know:
the Navy should abide by reasonable protections for the natural and cultural resources of Hawaii's coastal areas.


Please take just a minute right now to send a note of support to Hawaii's Coastal Zone Management Program.



4.

State Board Upholds NWHI Refuge Rules

In its June meeting on Friday the 13th, the Hawai..i Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) quietly denied the permit application of HIMB disease researcher Greta Aeby, closing the final chapter in this historic enforcement action. State rules clearly say that permit applications from individuals with previous violations must be denied--"One strike, and you're out.

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We've taken a fair amount of heat on this one, a few of you asking why we're urging strict enforcement against someone who is working on coral disease.

KAHEA has been acting as a vigilant watchdog--from the initial investigation through the contested case hearing.

Yes, it's true that coral disease is bad stuff. And yes, coral disease is an important concern in our oceans worldwide.


So what's the big deal? We believe strict enforcement is important because: Responsible research is not just about understanding the ecosystem and its resources.

It is about achieving that understanding in a pono way-by researchers who respect the cultural and natural significance of the resource, take responsibility for their actions, and are committed to following the rules put in place to protect this fragile and uniquely Hawaiian place.


In the end, we believe fundamentally that rules apply to everyone--whether you're a commercial fisher or an HIMB PhD. We commend the Board on upholding our public laws and the legal protections that the public fought so hard to put in place.

Maika'i! More on the KAHEA blog.



5.

Awa + Mauna Kea = Chinatown Friday, July 25th
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Not exactly on Mauna Kea! but we will be honoring the spirit of the sacred summit of Mauna Kea while hosting an awa circle at Studio Be in Chinatown.


Right now, the Institute for Astronomy (IFA) is negotiating to build the "world's largest telescope" - called the Thirty Meter Telescope -- on the last pristine plateau on the sacred mountain. This telescope is so large all of the current telescopes could fit inside its footprint. Private consultants for IFA are already pushing a "telescope development" plan for the sacred summit that does not meet the court's requirements for a "comprehensive management plan," while at the same time they are appealing the court decision that requires that plan in the first place.


Join the KAHEA calabash 'ohana as we welcome one of our heroes, Kealoha Pisciotta from Hawaii Island, to enjoy awa and talk story about the sacred summit that she and many others have successfully defended from development.



Awa circle commences at 7:00pm. Pau around 10pm.


Donations help cover costs and are heartily welcome.



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Mahalo to all who give! These e-newsletters, as well as all the work we do at KAHEA, is possible only through the support of individuals like you! We are committed to raising our money grassroots-style. And in the spirit of keeping it real, we do not solicit or accept any corporate or Federal money.

This makes your support all the more important!

You can support KAHEA's work by making a contribution online or by mail to 1149 Bethel St, #415, Honolulu, HI 96813.

MAHALO PIHA

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wake up and smell the DU

Take Action TODAY in support of County Council Resolution on Depleted Uranium !!In a brave first-step, Hawaii Island County Council is calling for full disclosure about depleted uranium (DU) contamination at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA).From our friends on the Big Island: Depleted Uranium contamination in the air and watershed poses tremendous risks to human health and the environment--impacts lasing many generations. The severity of the risks of DU upon human populations and the environment calls for immediate extensive testing of potentially affected areas. After 50 years of informed inaction on the part of the federal military and the state government to reduce and remove the toxic danger of DU in the Hawaiian environment, there is widespread concern that continuing activities in areas with DU contamination will only serve to increase the risk to the public.Please support the Hawaii County Council Resolution 639-08 to address the hazards of Depleted Uranium at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA).CLICK HERE! Quick + Easy! Submit a letter to Councilmembers in support of Resolution 639-08. Takes just a minute!
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Eighteen Native Hawaiian programs were awarded a total of more than $9.7 million in grants under the Native Hawaiian Education Act administered through the U.S. Department of Education. The grants range from $220,000 to more than $1 million annually for a period of three years. Senator Daniel Inouye, who announced the grant awards today said they are, “critical to improving the education and overall well-being of Native Hawaiians.” He further stated, “These programs are designed to address educational disparities affecting Native Hawaiians in a way that is aligned with their cultural and language traditions.” Grants include the following:• Ho’ola Lahui Hawaii, $791,431, to increase the percentage of students in immersion or charter schools on Kauai to pursue health care careers or education. The project will provide an array of education services for K-6, middle and high school students on the central, east and west sides of Kauai.• Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture, $948,847, to provide early education opportunities for 3,108 Native Hawaiian parents, caretakers, and their children at 12 sites located on the Leeward Coast of Oahu, Hawaii Island and Molokai.• Ka’ala Farms, $220,495, for place, language, and culture based instruction for students at Ma’ili Elementary School on Oahu. The project will server 1200 students and 300 parents.• Kanu ‘O Ka ‘Aina Learning Project, $799,478, to provide 2000 Native Hawaiian children, youth, adults, family and community members with varied education services to increase their literacy, their technological skills, and their cultural knowledge. The location of learning center is on Hawaiian Homestead lands in Waimea on Hawaii Island.• Ke Kula O Samuel M Kamakau Charter School, $418,863, to provide an array of services to Kamakau Charter school students and their families in order to assist them in making career decisions to promote their self sufficiency.• Mana Maoli, $479,725, to develop curriculum and improve education for students in grades 9-12 as well as to increase professional development for teachers.• Pacific American Foundation, $366,139, to develop curriculum in math, science, social studies and language arts from a Native Hawaiian perspective for 800 students in grades 3-6. Services will be delivered in Waianae on Oahu, Kualapu’u on Molokai, Hana on Maui, Pahoa on Hawaii island and Anahola on Kauai’i.• Partners in Development, $404,640, to improve science, math, reading and writing skills for Native Hawaiian students from elementary, secondary and university levels.• Partners in Development, $507,802, to improve adult education and parenting skills for parents of 1,000 Native Hawaiian students (300 Native Hawaiian families) in the Waimanalo community.• Partners in Development, $521,500, to provide after school ocean based stewardship program for Native Hawaiian children in the Waimanalo community. The program is a partnership between Partners in Development and Hui Malama I Ke Kai Foundation.• Partners in Development, $522,779, to provide mentorship program for 150 Native Hawaiian students to improve their grades, test scores, increase movement into higher education and reduce their retention in grade.• Partners in Developmetn, $686,607, to provide Tutu and Me traveling preschool to support young children from bith to age 5 and to support and educate their grandparents, parents and adult caregivers responsible for the care of these children. The program will support 200 caregivers and 2,000 children in the state of Hawaii.• University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, $320,944, for students in grades 7-12 who have been or are at risk of being identified as eligible for special education services.• University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, $383,783, to develop programs to improve academic achievement of students at Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School, Pope Elementary School, and Kailua High School on Oahu.• University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, $388,687, to promote and develop positive behaviors, increase literacy, improve positive family interactions, and reduce the frequency of antisocial behavior. The area of focus is in Nanakuli, Waianae, Waimanalo, Kapolei and Laie.• University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, $425,000, to increase academic achievement for Native Hawaiian Students with disabilities through the use of an online electronic tool. The program will serve 4-7 grade students on Oahu, Kauai and Hawaii Island.• University of Hawaii College of Engineering, $557,746, to provide science, technology, engineering, and math enrichment to more than 1200 Native Hawaiian students; to provide guidance, scholarships, and support to 150 Native Hawaiian Community College and University students in STEM disciplines; to provide STEM internships and research opportunities for 40 Native Hawaiian college students each year; and to transition 80% of graduates directly into STEM workforce, graduation, or other STEM fields.• University of Hawaii, Maui Community College, Liko A’e Program, $1,051,490, to provide financial and other support for Native Hawaiian students to pursue higher education.
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Conservation and resource management for the Kawela Stream area on Molokai will be the focus of discussion at the Governor’s next Molokai Community Advisory Council Meeting. Representatives from state, county and federal resource conservation agencies will discuss ways to prevent flooding and erosion as well as potential actions to mitigate property and environmental damage in the area. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Kūlana ‘Ōiwi, DHHL / OHA Conference Room, 600 Maunaloa Highway, in Kaunakakai.
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