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Dr. Changelove:
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Staged Alien Threat*
American: Social Astigmatism*
It's All In the Cards*
Russian Roulette*
Videos: Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-10-2012 *
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-11-2012 *
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-13-2012 *
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-17-2012*
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-18-2012*
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-20-2012*
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-24-2012*
Ground Zero Behind The Scenes 4-25-2012*

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Ground Zero: Phasmatis Ex Machina, #Bluebeam and more

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Babylon at Work*
Phasmatis Ex Machina*
Jesus Wants Us For a Bluebeam*

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ground zero: lucifer's genesis

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from clyde lewis: It has been happening for millions of years maybe more. Each time the earth slows down and speeds up, days go by faster and then slower. Each time we slow down we begin to notice those things that were once a blur become clear again. The Light bearer returns and the songs are sung. In the end was silence; in the new beginning was the word. Let there be light and there was light. They call it an Apocalypse. What we are seeing now is just business as usual.

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ground zero: good witch or bad liar?

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from clyde lewis: Once in lifetime not too far away, I dabbled in evangelical Christianity. It was something I did because my original religious group abandoned me because I was a sinner and at the time played the stupid game of sinner, to saint much to my discouragement. Attending Pentecostal services was more entertaining than spiritual and I really didn’t question the sincerity of those attending. They believed in the power of God and the salvation of Christ... I am particularly concerned with this whole affair with Delaware Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell. Once again we have a born again Christian who pulls a Mike Warnke by saying to Bill Maher on his TV show in 1999, that she once dabbled in witchcraft. She made mention of this around the time “The Blair Witch Project” was in theaters.

featuring guests: rex church & scott jorgensen

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interview w/ andrew hoffman of eugenicswars.com

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you don't have to be a religious person to know that - when you see a story about the lucifer telescope next to the vatican's observatory - things are getting biblical. and you don't have to be a christian to be concerned about 'clergy response teams' & microchip implants. you just have to know that these stories, signs & symbols are being used for a reason. are we being prepped for some kind of space event, a holy happening or even a fake rapture? is this the end of days or only the beginning?

the latest special interview episode from media monarchy is a great introductory conversation with andrew hoffman, author of 'the new world order & the eugenics wars: a christian perspective'.

previous interview: rev billy on mountaintop revival

the end of days? so many antichrists, so little time

from news junkie post: Amid the current scandal involving Pope Benedict XVI, speculation has increased that perhaps Christs very own vicar on earth is none other than the great deceiver. The Antichrist, the harbinger of the end-times, the deceiver who hides behind a facade of goodness. Joseph Ratzinger is a past member of the Hitler Youth and current pederast enabler, cloaked in his holy vestments, holding the faith of billions in the palm of his hands. Many seem to think that the only way to see him clearly is through the nebulous lens of biblical prophecy.

Many evangelicals believe that the Antichrist, or Beast, is a political leader that will carry a message of hope for the people of the world. Many of those same evangelicals believe that there are, in fact, more than one Antichrist working in concert to usher in the end times. The first would be the political leader, followed by a religious leader who gives credibility to the first. The second beast of the book of Revelations would then encourage the masses to first accept, then trust, and finally worship the first beast...

US military weapons inscribed with secret 'jesus' bible codes

weapons maker says it has 'always' added bible references
from abcnews: Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the U.S. military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found.

The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers. The maker of the sights, Trijicon, has a $660 million multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 sights to the Marine Corps, and additional contracts to provide sights to the U.S. Army.

U.S. military rules specifically prohibit the proselytizing of any religion in Iraq or Afghanistan and were drawn up in order to prevent criticism that the U.S. was embarked on a religious "Crusade" in its war against al Qaeda and Iraqi insurgents.

One of the citations on the gun sights, 2COR4:6, is an apparent reference to Second Corinthians 4:6 of the New Testament, which reads: "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

Other references include citations from the books of Revelation, Matthew and John dealing with Jesus as "the light of the world." John 8:12, referred to on the gun sights as JN8:12, reads, "Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."


warwhores updates:
mysterious deaths of 3 guantánamo prisoners*
the guantánamo 'suicides': a camp delta sergeant blows the whistle*
with a 666-1 manpower advantage, why can't US defeat al-qaeda?*
more dead afghans: franken is 'cautiously optimistic'*
why is blackwater/xe in somalia?*
a sonic blaster so loud, it could be deadly*
israelis develop nazi-doodlebug sonic deathwave cannon*
ron paul: after 'cia coup,' agency 'runs military'*
documentation/timeline of cia crimes/arocities*
video: ron paul says cia runs US govt & military after coup*

one last video note from ron paul:
$300m taxpayer dollars spent to undermine iranian govt*

obamessiah & the apostles of war: change-allelujah!

obama invokes jesus more often than bush*
videos: obama is god & great teacher*
obama in cairo: a bush in sheep's clothing?*
obama's french food tested by 'taster'*
most arabs know obama's big speech makes little difference*
feds search for man allegedly on 'mission to kill the president'*
man with 'eight registered firearms' allegedly threatens obama*
US military technology easily shipped abroad: US audit*
obama selling military secrets to china for debt forgiveness?*
mudd's name is mud: nominee pulls out as role at cia is studied*
sotomayor member of female version of bohemian grove*
scotus nominee sonia sotomayor breaks ankle*
20+ czars in 55 months of major government expansion*
obamaczars, hand puppets & evil despots*
microsoft exec may be obama's cyber czar pick*
1st guantanamo detainee arrives in US*
1st guantanamo prisoner in US pleads not guilty*
small montana town wants to be the new gitmo*
ron paul talks foreign policy: new face, same policies*
cia urges judge to keep bush-era documents sealed*
yahoo nukes flickr over obama comments*
obama's era of openness is closed*
jon voight calls obama 'good actor'*
house votes against releasing torture photos*
cia chief says bin laden in pakistan*

4/16 newspurge

obamessiah & the apostles of war:
jesus missing from obama’s georgetown speech -
nice pyramid symbolism, though*
obamadvisor & cfr vp says 100k+ troops, 10yrs+ needed in afghanistan*
obama to release reagan records kept secret by bush*
obama half-brother 'linked to uk sex attack'*
gordon brown's plan for army of teen volunteers*
obama taps 5th riaa lawyer to justice dept*
the nsc's invisible man*
1st dog, bo, arrives at white house*
peaceniks target killer drones*
aclu fears obama admin may destroy evidence at cia 'black sites'*
naomi klein on obama & the rhetoric of hope*
obama's car czar, steven rattner, involved in ny pension scam investigation*
obama unveils high-speed rail plan*
kansas city figures in obama's high-speed scheme*
(the future 'port city' for the north american union)

police state int'l:
saic to train fema emergency responders*
saic awarded $104m contract by dhs & fema*
dhs issued report on extremism despite concerns*
'rightwing extremism' document created under bush*
dhs predicts violence in response to new gun restrictions*
dhs warns of right-wing radicals*
concerned resident aims to form armed militia to patrol stockton*
self-righteous neocons complain about dhs report*
nsa broke new eavesdropping law*
nsa spied on congressman*
nsa spied on member of congress and broke new laws, report says*
nsa intercepts exceed limits set by congress*
pentagon closes office accused of issuing propaganda under bush*
secretive US prison units used to house muslim, animal rights & environmental activists*
emergency crews test skills during attack drill at toyota park, chicago*
second 9/11 envisaged by homeland security: prepping chicago*
bouncers hired by schools as 'crowd control'*
portland, maine police boost arsenal with 'tank'*
billings police get military vehicle to 'fight crime'*
guns & drugs seized from homeland stupidity officer*
york hospital drill simulates terror attack*
philpott dam drill enacted in virginia*
federal judge sexually assaults 2 women gets off free*
the easiest way to destroy a movt is to become it*
video: alex jones on the alan colmes show*
celente says 'revolution' the only solution*
uk police arrest 114 for planning coal plant protest*
g20 death: fresh attempt to overturn ban on photographing police*
russia & iraq call for a fair new world order*

cyber/space\war:
cybersecurity act of 2009 - federal authority over the internet?*
obama breaking promise for online transparency*
cyber act would give prez power to 'shut down' internet*
'no one is ready for this'*
using linux may be a sign of criminal activity*
'operation juniper cobra':USrael to hold missile intercept drill*
USrael holding major military exercise*
china denies cyberattacks on US power grid*
1 dead, 1 injured in russian military exercises*
pentagon fights the global war on bugs*
robotic gardeners: mit droids tend plants*
military spending up, carbon bootprint down?*
concerns about chemtrails given fresh impetus*
saic awarded $12m contract from US air force weather agency*
obama advisor backpedals on geo-engineering announcement*
holdren calls for geo-engineering the atmosphere – again*
'pirate bay' found guilty*

history/mystery:
reagan was an fbi snitch*
khmer rouge jailer says US contributed to pol pot rise*
california returns 2 paintings nazis stole, hearst bought*
US 'set to detain' nazi suspect*
US court halts demjanjuk deportation*
swastikas painted on french memorial*
ex-cia operative tied to cuba bombings: jury*
bombing victim's brother applauds posada indictment*
is a cia murderer living free in virginia?*
symposium to whitewash cia's air america heroin smuggling*
fidel castro on the bay of pigs: days that cannot be forgotten*
prince bernhard was deeply involved in weapons trade*
inbreeding caused demise of the spanish habsburg dynasty*
coke & sex at bush's dept of interior*

media/memes:
it's springtime for hitler in germany*
US media & the memory hole*
newspapers go green... in a manner of speaking*
porn star marilyn chambers found dead in los angeles*
phil spector convicted of murder*
spector found guilty in slaying*
local community radio act of 2009: hr1147 is dead*
snakes on a muthaf#ckin' qantas plane trigger landing*
video: guest passes out during live glenn beck show*



murder/mayhem:
fbi: many murder victims on highways were killed by truckers*
3 dead in california hospital shooting on apr17*
2 killed in michigan college shooting on apr10*
man, woman dead in murder/suicide at michigan college*
2 dead in michigan college shooting*
college shootings: greece & michigan on apr10*
rotterdam shootings on apr11*
examiner.com repeats poplawski slander against alex jones*
tornados & wildfires leave eight dead in US on apr11*
woman, two kids shot dead in new orleans suburb on apr11*
california sunday school teacher booked in child death*
sunday school killer shocks california town*
huffington post on copycats*
killer who tore out own eyes fuels texas debate on insanity defense*
US soldier says he saw sgt chase & shoot comrade*
virginia tech reopens site of US school massacre*
marketing columbine & virginia tech*
a decade after columbine, gun laws lax as ever*
10yrs later, the real story behind columbine*

...and let's not forget the pirates of the arabian: at world's end...

alan keyes: stop obama or US will 'cease to exist'

from raw replay: Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes talked to KHAS’ Curt Casper after speaking to a fundraiser in Hastings, Nebraska. Keyes was highly critical of President Obama... "Obama is a radical communist and I think it is becoming clear. That is what I told people in Illinois and now everybody realizes it is coming true," said Keyes who ran unsuccessfully against Obama for the Senate in 2004. "He is going to destroy this country and we are either going to stop him or the United States of America is going to cease to exist," said Keyes...

Keyes also claimed that Obama had no standing to be president. Keyes said Obama was actually born in Kenya and so did not meet the Constitutional presidency requirements of being a natural-born U.S. citizen. He said Obama was a "usurper occupying the office without constitutional warrant... He has refused to provide proof that he is in fact a natural-born citizen," Keyes said. "I'm not even sure he is president of the United States." When the reporter interviewing him apparently cracked a smile at this, Keyes angrily responded with "that is not a laughing matter. We're going to find ourselves in the midst of chaos, confusion and civil war." Keyes is one of several people who have filed lawsuits challenging Obama's citizenship... KHAS has more details here. This video is from KHAS, broadcast Feb. 19, 2009.

obama beats jesus as america's hero
from suntimes: Americans named President Obama as their No. 1 hero, followed by Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King, in a new Harris poll. Others in the top 10, in descending order, were Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, John F. Kennedy, Chesley Sullenberger and Mother Teresa. People were asked whom they admired enough to call their heroes. Those surveyed were not shown a list of people to choose from. The Harris Poll was conducted online among a sample of 2,634 U.S. adults by Harris Interactive.

obama's 'seven days in may' moment
from robert parry: Only one month into his presidency, Barack Obama is finding himself confronting not only George W. Bush’s left-behind crises but an array of influential enemies in the military, financial circles, the political world and the media – determined to thwart Obama’s agenda for “change.” ... It is not entirely inconceivable that Obama’s powerful enemies could coalesce into a kind of “Seven Days in May” moment, the novel and movie about an incipient coup aimed at a President who was perceived as going too far against the country’s political-military power structure. Far more likely, however, Obama’s fate could parallel Jimmy Carter’s, a President whose reelection bid in 1980 was opposed by a phalanx of powerful enemies at home and abroad, including disgruntled CIA officers, angry Cold Warriors, and young neoconservatives allied with Israel’s right-wing Likud leaders furious over Carter’s Middle East peace initiatives. Carter little understood the breadth, depth and clout of the opposition he faced – and the full story of how his presidency was sabotaged has never been told. [For the most detailed account, see Robert Parry’s Secrecy & Privilege.]


update: jfk, fdr & 'seven days in may'
from lisa pease: Robert Parry recently wrote of how President Obama's early actions might bring him a "Seven Days in May moment," referring to a fictitious coup attempt from a film of the same name, in which a popular military figure nearly took over the government. In Parry's piece, he compared Obama's situation to that of President Jimmy Carter. I was reminded, however, of President John Kennedy's comments regarding his own brush with the "Seven Days in May" scenario, and the dangers Obama too will face. I was also reminded of the coup that almost came about during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term. The film "Seven Days in May" began as a novel by Fletcher Knebel, inspired to a great degree by Knebel's conversations with Gen. Curtis LeMay, President Kennedy's contentious Air Force Chief of Staff who was furious at Kennedy for not sending in full military support during the Bay of Pigs incident.

obama administration continues US military global dominance
from project censored: The Barack Obama administration is continuing the neo-conservative agenda of US military domination of the world — albeit with perhaps a kinder-gentler face. While overt torture is now forbidden for the CIA and Pentagon, and symbolic gestures like the closing of the Guantanamo prison are in evidence, a unilateral military dominance policy, expanding military budget, and wars of occupation and aggression will likely continue unabated. The military expansionists from within the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, G. W. Bush administrations put into place solid support for increased military spending. Clinton’s model of supporting the US military industrial complex held steady defense spending and increased foreign weapons sales from 16% of global orders to over 63% by the end of his administration.

cfr/rockefeller deputy attends white house bank meeting
from kurt nimmo: “The incoming chairman of Citigroup, Richard Parsons, showed up at the White House Monday, fueling talk that the federal government might take a massive ownership stake in the troubled banking behemoth,” reports Politico. “Parsons’ appointment was to see Valerie Jarrett, one of President Barack Obama’s closest West Wing confidants.” According to the corporate media, the government plans to grab 40 percent ownership in Citigroup, a move that is widely explained as “nationalization” of the banks. “Nationalizing ailing banks means the government would tell bank execs to take a hike, and then oversee taxpayer dollars as they course through the banking sector’s veins,” writes Thomas Kelley for Yahoo News. “When all is well, perhaps after selling assets and operations to new private investors, the government then steps back and lets a newly regulated bank sector float on its way.” In fact, “nationalization” has nothing to do with telling the banksters to “take a hike” and it certainly has nothing to do with regulation. Bank nationalization is a code word for a banker scheme to “socialize” the insolvency of selected banks, i.e., this insolvency will be transferred to the tax payers. (See Nationalization: Code Word for Banker Takeover.)

lawmaker warns of 'forced servitude' under obama
from paul joseph watson: New Hampshire state representative Dan Itse, who is one of many lawmakers leading the charge to assert state sovereignty against federal encroachment, has warned that the Obama administration seeks to institute “involuntary servitude”. Appearing on Fox News to discuss the states’ rights movement, Itse told hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, “This is about drawing a line in the sand and saying we’ve tolerated usurpations for so long but we’re not going to tolerate you violating the constitution, we’re going to hold you accountable.” Asked if his warning about involuntary servitude under Obama meant young people being forced to attend community service, Itse responded, “Exactly, I mean, if you are required to do a job against your will with a pay scale not set by you or not agreed to by you, that’s involuntary servitude.”

obama's inaugural speech predicts 'extraterrestrial event' on scale of iraq war says expert

the war of christmas: murder, suicide, norad & santas

norad fighters escort santa through 'north america'
from no one has to die tomorrow: As if Christmas had not been destroyed enough by consumerism, here comes NORAD pushing their propaganda on the young believers. NORAD has a website to 'track' Santa's whereabouts, and they are using Rudolph's rfid red nose to follow the jolly old elf. The push of an armed escort into Santa's itinerary is an obvious attempt to condition children to accept the control grid, (it is of course out of love, and above all else, safety). They even use 9/11 to help define NORAD's purpose on their Santa tracking website, of course they leave out the part where they stood down that day. Why does the man who operates solely on magic need NORAD? He doesn't, it is NORAD who needs Santa's magic; to con the children. Get them young and hit them in a vulnerable spot, Bernays would be proud. NORAD should stick to standing down and leave the minds of our children alone.

video: santas disable enforcement cameras in tempe
from kfyi: A group of Santa impersonators are on the naughty list of Arizona law enforcement officials. A YouTube video posted Monday shows four people dressed as Kris Kringle, white beards and red hats included, covering three speed and red light enforcement cameras in Tempe.

man in santa suit kills 8, self on christmas eve
from ap: Stinging from an acrimonious divorce, a man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up like Santa, went to his former in-laws' Christmas Eve party and slaughtered at least eight people before killing himself hours later. Bruce Pardo's ex-wife and her parents were believed to be among the dead. Investigators planned to return to the scene Friday and sift through the ashes of the home, which Pardo set ablaze using a bizarre homemade device that sprayed flammable liquid.


update1: 9th body found in aftermath of christmas massacre
from usa today: A ninth body has been found in the charred ruins of the Los Angeles-area house destroyed by a man dressed as Santa who first shot guests at a Christmas Eve party.

philly man shot because family talked during movie
from philadelphia inquirer: A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said. James Joseph Cialella Jr., 29, of the 1900 block of Hollywood Street is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons violations. "It's truly frightening when you see something like this evolve into such violence," said police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore.


christ would fight global tyranny
from presstv: In his Christmas message to Britain, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will hail Jesus as the standard-bearer of justice and call for change. “Jesus the Son of Mary is the standard-bearer of justice, of love for our fellow human beings, of the fight against tyranny, discrimination, and injustice," President Ahmadinejad will say in his Christmas Day speech, according to the preliminary text of his message.

never fear, a bright star will herald a new saviour

canadian kids get 'masoni-chipped' while visiting with santa
from woodstock sentinel: The event also served as a chance for parents to have their children documented by the MasoniCHIP program. Masons and volunteers from across Oxford were on hand to help make identification kits for local children. The MasoniCHIP program provides parents with their child's dental imprints, fingerprints, still photos and a short video. "It's a child identification program," explained Tyler Deheer of Princeton's Blenheim 108 Masonic Lodge, one of the organizers of Saturday's program. All the equipment needed to make an identification profile of a child was contained in a single briefcase, including a laptop computer, a webcam, a microphone and a fingerprint scanner. "The parents keep all the information. It comes on a CD and a piece of paper. It puts everything in a neat package," Deheer said, adding that the material could be given to police in the event the child goes missing. "It holds just about anything you could use to identify a child." The program originated in the United States and Masons in Ontario have taken the lead role in implementing the program in this province.

dc cops caught stealing from toys for tots
from raw story: This year, the Grinch is wearing blue instead of green. On Christmas day, four Washington, D.C. police officers were caught on tape stealing from Toys for Tots, a charity organization that collects toys for poor children. The United States Marines led the group's toy collection drive. Yvonne Smith, the Washington, D.C. police department's outreach coordinator, pleaded with the media for less focus on the crooked officers.

US singer eartha kitt dies at 81
from bbc: American singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt has died at the age 81, her friend and publicist has said. Kitt died of colon cancer on Thursday, Andrew Freedman said. She was one of the few artists to be nominated in the Tony, Grammy and Emmy award categories and was a stalwart of the Manhattan cabaret scene. She famously played Catwoman in the Batman television series in the 1960s and was known for her distinctive, feline drawl. She also had a number of hit songs, including Old Fashioned Girl, C'est Si Bon and Santa Baby.

appreciation: playwright harold pinter, 1930-2008
from washington post: Let us pause. And in deference to a man who knew precisely how to wring meaning from silence, stop just a little longer. Harold Pinter, prospector of 24-karat drama in the tension-racked spaces between words, died in London on Wednesday, at age 78. With his death, the pool of contemporary playwrights of international literary stature has been all but drained dry.

actor who played gay fireman on sopranos takes own life
from ap: Police say the actor who portrayed the gay lover of a closeted mobster on "The Sopranos" has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in New York. Police spokesman Lt. John Grimpel says John Costelloe was found dead in an apparent suicide at his Brooklyn home on Dec. 18. Police were called to his residence after family members were unable to reach him. The 47-year-old former New York City firefighter gained fame in 2006 when he was cast as short-order cook Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski opposite Joseph Gannascoli, who played gay mobster Vito Spatafore on the hit HBO show. Costelloe was performing as a hustler in a theater production of "Gang of Seven" at the time of his death.

suspended student gets 45k in 'bong hits 4 jesus' case

from anchorage daily news: The seven-year Bong Hits 4 Jesus saga appears to be over. In a free speech case that reached the nation's highest court, the Juneau-Douglas School District and former student Joseph Frederick have reached a settlement. In a free speech case that reached the nation's highest court, the Juneau-Douglas School District and former student Joseph Frederick have reached a settlement. Frederick was suspended during a 2002 Olympic torch relay for holding up a banner that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" while standing across from the high school. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school's position that Frederick celebrated the illegal use of drugs. The district will pay Frederick $45,000. In exchange Frederick will drop remaining claims not heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

banksy leaves his mark on the holy land

from raw replay: World renowned Graffiti Artist ‘Banksy’ has painted a series of subversive murals in the town revered as the birthplace of Jesus. The following video is from BBC’s BBC World, broadcast on December 03, 2007

US author to unveil washington's masonic past

from afp: A sequel to the blockbuster thriller "The Da Vinci Code" is set to lift the veil on mysterious Freemason symbols carved into the very fabric of the historic streets and buildings of the US capital.

Novelist Dan Brown has set the new adventures of his hero, scholar-adventurer Robert Langdon, right in the heart of Washington, which could reveal some astonishing facts for history buffs.

Brown "had a contact with us but then cut it short. We are all sitting around waiting for his book to come out but nobody knows what he's going to say," Akram Elias, grand master-elect of Washington's Grand Lodge, told AFP.

According to the pre-publicity, the book - working title "The Solomon Key" - will feature Langdon hero of the mass-selling "The Da Vinci Code" and who was played by Tom Hanks in the hit film version.

"For the first time, Langdon will find himself embroiled in a mystery on US soil. This new novel explores the hidden history of our nation's capital," Brown wrote in a posting on his official website.

Washington has strong historic roots in Freemasonry - an old and widespread fraternity which traditionally practised secret rituals.

tasers and censors and god, oh my!

56yr old wheelchair-bound woman dies after being tasered 10 times

from local6: A Clay County woman's family said it's seeking justice after their loved one died shortly after being shocked 10 times with Taser guns during a confrontation with police. The family of 56-year-old Emily Delafield said it would take the Green Cove Springs Police Department to court, according to a WJXT-TV report.

police beat town councilman then arrest him for assault

from wndu: Roseland town council member David Snyder is calling for the resignation of a town marshal after a fight at Friday night's meeting. Snyder says while he was being arrested, he became a victim of police brutality. He was released from jail Saturday afternoon, when a felony charge of battery of a police officer was dropped...

David Snyder said, “I'm a victim of a rogue cop, a cop that should no longer be wearing a badge and he should no longer be on the streets. He is a danger to society."


dial 9/11 for police state
from outside the beltway: Washington Examiner columnist Melanie Scarborough believes the recent tasering incident at a John Kerry speech at the University of Florida, and particularly the students’ passive reaction to it, is a sign of something truly depressing...

"Since 2001, the United States has undergone a subtle, but tragic, transformation from a nation where citizens were free to do as they wished as long as they broke no laws to one where they are free to do only what their government expressly permits. And unfortunately, one of the things the government most discourages is dissent."

Yet, few seem to think any of that is problematic because, well, "Everything changed after 9/11."

goddamn fox censors saigon sally

from raw story: The Fox network, which censored an anti-war statement from Sally Field including the word "goddamn" at Sunday's Emmy Awards, isn't so conservative when it comes to the use of the G-word on Fox News programming. And that's "goddamn hypocrisy," says Think Progress.

"And let's face it: If mothers ruled the world," Field said in her acceptance speech, "there would be no god-damned wars in the first place..."

During its Emmy broadcast, Fox also censored remarks from Ray Romano, who used the word "screwing," and Katherine Heigl, who mouthed the words "oh shit," after hearing her name called.

kathy griffin says 'suck it, jesus!'

from ogpaper: The remark Kathy Griffin made in her acceptance speech at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday could be more than the comedian was bargaining for... Christian groups from all over the country immediately condemned the joke, some calling it "the latest saga of Hollywood assaults on Christianity" and "obscene and blasphemous".

gloom & doom in 2007?

from ap/yahoo: Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans' grim predictions for the United States in 2007.

Only a minority of people think the U.S. will go to war with Iran or North Korea over those countries' nuclear ambitions. An overwhelming majority of those surveyed think Congress will raise the federal minimum wage. One-third see hope for a cure to cancer.

Six in 10 people think the U.S. will be the victim of a terrorist attack. An identical percentage thinks it likely that a biological or nuclear weapon will be unleashed somewhere else in the world.

Seventy percent of people in the U.S. predict a major natural disaster in the country and an equal percentage expects worsening global warming. Also, 29 percent think it likely that the U.S. will withdraw its troops from Iraq.

Among other predictions for the U.S. in 2007:

_35 percent predict the military draft will be reinstated.

_35 percent predict a cure for cancer will be found.

_25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ.

_19 percent think scientists are likely to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.