econocrash updates: in dependence & the day after

celebrating independence yet enslaved to debt*
assessing our independence this july 4th*
a prepper's view of independence day*
why the first amendment is foremost*
the tenth amendment & states' rights*
media attacks US on independence day*
elite not even trying to hide how much they hate the constitution*
ben franklin awarded knights of malta grand master with special medal for his role in the revolutionary war*
video: tiny camera strapped to lit firework captures its flight*
where will you go when the sovereign debt volcano blows?*
video: brzezinski again warns middle class unrest to hit US*
obama puts social security, medicare cuts on the table*
mixed reaction in memphis as mexican truckers get ok to operate in US*
taxing the top 25 hedge fund managers like average citizens would cut deficit by $44b*
video: washington mutual shareholders win $208 million*
16 reasons why the US can no longer afford to be the police of the world*
video: ny wedding businesses see boost from same sex marriage*
we're number one?! 20 not-so-good categories the US leads the world in*
movement to abolish corporate personhood gaining traction*
10 reasons why lindsay lohan is right about the federal reserve & the price of food*
video: ohio teens rob neighborhood kids' lemonade stand*

police state updates: terror drills & rehearsal of misfortune

huge number of disaster drills held throughout america*
national guard training for riot control, mass detentions*
drill helps chicago-area responders prepare for real disaster*
video: chicago tests cbrn response teams*
local, state workers to drill disaster in charleston, sc*
seattle-based erti & mariana islands team up for 36hr terror attack drill*
joint users interoperability communications exercise: terror drills keep franklin, pa hospitals sharp*
emergency personnel, military test preparedness in 3 day reno, nv event*

7/9 newspurge

murder/mayhem:
'miracle baby' stolen from her grave*
miracle baby grave robbery in connecticut*
connecticut police say possible ritual in theft of body*
staten island park scene of unholy goings-on*
chicago graves dug up to resell plots*
300 graves tampered with near chicago*
jailers let tiller killer mail pamphlets justifying murder*
employee injured in virginia apple store shooting; suspect sought*
analysis: air france 447 crash mystery deepens*
south carolina serial killer on the loose*
sc police look for five-fold serial killer*
police: sc spree killer slain in US shootout*
walt disney monorail crash kills driver*
former nfl quarterback steve mcnair shot dead*
police: mcnair shot dead in sleep by girlfriend*
1 dead, 18 injured in florida lightning strike*
dc's marion barry arrested again*
los angeles detective from rodney king trial kills self at station*
advertising executive held ex-wife hostage in connecticut*
hostage suspect arraigned in hospital then transferred to prison*
man gored to death in spain's running of the bulls*

obamessiah & the apostles of war:
the life & times of obamabush:
even acquitted detainees will be held indefinitely*
obama delivers remarks at g8 summit*
global warming agreement reached at g8 summit*
obama set for emotional visits to vatican & ghana*
rasmussen poll shows obama approval ratings plummeting*
franken sworn in, fills final senate place from '08 election*

police state int'l:
pervasive surveillance under obama*
fake nation tests tomorrow's special forces*
missouri natl guard train to kill 'militia insurgents' in exercise*
ohio reserve unit wages war on noth dakota mosquitoes*
georgia freemasons at loggerheads over admission of black man to lodge*
nsa plans massive data center in utah*
nafta superhighway returns from the dead*
video: the militarization of the US police force*
bill gives atty gen power to designate gun owners, tax protesters as terrorists*
video: bill may force home energy audits*
registered traveler customers file class-action lawsuit*
fate of registered traveler data up in air after vendor quits program*
bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears house*
will your id soon be a microchip under your skin?*
closer to 1984 than one would care to wish?*
lockheed ensures census security*
US martial law exercises july 27*
survey: US is largest importer & exporter of small arms*
tax evaders, ed & elaine brown, guilty of plot to kill feds*

warwhores:
kucinich: troop movements are not a 'withdrawal'*
dahr jamail: US occupation of iraq continues unabated*
marines in for the long haul in southern afghanistan*
video: mullen says US troops will have 'long-term relationship with afghanistan'*
beale afb airman killed in police shootout after murdering fiancee*
australia probes navy 'sex game' aboard hms success:
bedding female colleagues for cash prizes*
dozens of US troops found on neo-nazi site*

oregon oddities:
bonnie tinker, 'seriously pissed off granny' from portland, dies after bike accident*

police state int'l: protests, paranoia & the persistence of resistence

video: police execute unarmed man in public; shot in back
from mercury news: A BART police officer struggling to handcuff a 22-year-old man, stood up over the facedown Hayward resident and fired a single shot into his back while a handful of officers watched, a video taken by a train passenger apparently shows. The attorney for the family of Oscar Grant III, fatally shot by an unidentified BART officer early New Year’s Day, said Sunday he plans to file a $25 million lawsuit against the department and asked prosecutors to consider filing murder charges against the officer.

oakland turns violent over shooting
from nytimes: Protesters angry over a deadly New Year’s Day shooting of a young black man by a transit police officer erupted into violence in downtown Oakland on Wednesday night while investigators struggled to determine what prompted the officer to fire his gun into the unarmed man’s back.


update: officer johannes mehserle resigns over murder

muslim family: 'paranoid' people got us booted from plane
from raw story: Nine Muslims, including three children, were ordered off a domestic US flight after two other passengers heard them making what they thought were suspicious remarks about security, media said Friday [jan2]. The group, eight of whom are US citizens, was in Washington Thursday afternoon on an AirTran flight bound for Orlando, Florida where they were to attend a religious retreat, and were eventually cleared for travel by the FBI, according to the Washington Post. The airline and FBI characterized the incident as a misunderstanding, but AirTran reportedly refused to rebook the passengers, who paid for seats on another carrier.

airplane cigarette break sparks in-air brawl
from threat level: You know all those warnings not to smoke in the airplane lavatory? Delta-owned Comair takes that very seriously. When a flight attendant caught a passenger lighting up on a November flight from New York to Savannah, Georgia, the pilot diverted to Raleigh to have the nicotine addict removed from the plane. The passenger, Henry McDowell, Jr., had already drawn the ire of his fellow travelers by being loud and aggressive before the flight, according to an FBI affidavit [44kb PDF], and for grumbling that the "airplane sucks." So when the plane changed course, the other passengers blamed McDowell. That's when things devolved into a flying cage match... McDowell was charged this week with interfering with a flight crew. I'd have just let the guy smoke.

massachusetts bank requires fingerprint to cash check
from metrowest: Ariel Sarousi felt surprised and dismayed when asked to provide a fingerprint to cash a check at a Framingham Bank of America branch on Monday. The 25-year-old Framingham native, who lives in Virginia, brought a rent check to the Bank of America branch on Beacon Street. He does not have an account with the bank, but the check came from a Bank of America account. "They asked for an ID, which I provided, and after that they brought out an ink pad," Sarousi said. "I asked why, and they said they wanted to take a fingerprint. I said, 'Get out! Please!' and they said, 'No, we're serious."' Sarousi said he had other forms of identification and that should be enough to cash a check. "I said, 'You can't expect me to provide fingerprints to cash a check,"' Sarousi said. "I took my check and left.

cell phones can & are being used as bugs
from nearing midnight: Cell Phones are being used as bugs, taps, tracking, spying …Dr. Alfred Adams, Author of the books Nearing Midnight, has put together some clips about how it works. and what you can do to stop it.

uk police placed in all city schools
from bbc: Every secondary school in Leeds is to have a dedicated police officer as part of a drive to cut crime. Eight of the city's 38 schools will have a full-time police presence. Another 16 officers will cover the remaining 30 schools. More than 250 offences were committed in Leeds schools in 2008, figures show. Although officers will be able to arrest and search pupils, West Yorkshire Police stressed they would focus on education not enforcement. The 24 officers involved in the project will support lessons on weapons and drugs awareness, citizenship and personal safety as well as tackling issues like bullying, absenteeism and truancy.

wanted: 850 new fbi agents
from cnn: Despite a bleak economic environment featuring wide-ranging layoffs and rising unemployment, the nation's premier law enforcement agency is touting "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history."

cia preparing to install military government in greece?
from paul joseph watson: The increasingly violent riots in Greece could be the curtain raiser for a military coup d’etat and the installation of a new government more friendly to U.S. hegemony as a countermeasure to increasing Russian influence over the Balkan state. It wouldn’t be the first time the CIA has assisted in such a venture - they aided the 1967 installation of a U.S. friendly military junta known as the Regime of the Colonels ostensibly to prevent Greece from falling under Soviet control, a fascist cabal which was later overthrown in 1973. The coup was achieved with the active support of such groups as the LOK Special Forces, which was part of Operation Gladio, NATO-controlled black-ops forces that carried out false flag attacks across Europe to eliminate left-wing political organizations. Gladio tactics are again being employed with the current riots following the revelation that police masquerading as anarchists were committing acts of wanton violence to enflame tensions and provide a pretext for a brutal crackdown on legitimate demonstrators protesting against police brutality and the mishandling of the economic crisis. The agenda is again likely to be related to fears over increasing Russian influence in the region.

research related articles:
violent attacks erupt in greece*
greece-style riots coming to US*
US 'spy' ship leaves sevastopol for greece*
greek riots: banks & cars burned by greek mob*
greece violence targets police*
uk government preparing extra graves for pandemic?*
neo-cons still preparing for iran attack*
russian combat aircraft to join military drills with belarus*
pentagon preparing for afghan surge*
georgian military build up, bully on border with south ossetia: russian mfa*
evidence of US military presence in georgia*
are the greek riots a taste of things to come?*

US soldier ordered to leave canada
from ap: The first woman soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war has been ordered deported along with her husband and children. Kimberly Rivera said Wednesday her requests to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds were rejected. Rivera served in Iraq in 2006 and came to Canada the following year after she refused redeployment. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children - the youngest is six weeks old and Canadian born. Rivera says she'll discuss her options with her husband and supporters but feels she's come to the "end of the road." The family must leave Canada by Jan. 27 unless the order is reversed. The group War Resisters Support Campaign says four other resisters and their families face deportation in January alone.

more evidence of pentagon war against the internet
from kurt nimmo: Further evidence has emerged revealing how the Pentagon is in the business of responding to blog posts critical of the U.S. government. Noah Shachtman, writing for Wired, posts an Air Force flowchart used for “counter-blogging” purposes. “In a twelve-point plan, put together by the emerging technology division of the Air Force’s public affairs arm, airmen are given guidance on how to handle ‘trolls,’ ‘ragers’ — and even well-informed online writers, too. It’s all part of an Air Force push to ‘counter the people out there in the blogosphere who have negative opinions about the U.S. government and the Air Force,’ Captain David Faggard says,” Shachtman writes. In the case of the Infowars and Prison Planet websites, Centcom operatives do not respond to trolls and ragers. In fact, many of them seem to be the most vociferous trolls and ragers. On October 16, 2006, Raw Story reported that the United States Central Command sent an email to bloggers on the subject of the GWOT, or so-called “global war on terror,” as part of the Pentagon’s “engagement operations.”

trans-texas corridor dead in name only
from statesman: The Trans-Texas Corridor, as a name and as a guiding concept of the state's transportation future, is dead, Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Amadeo Saenz told an audience of more than a thousand people Tuesday at an Austin hotel. But Saenz acknowledged that all elements of the original plan, including a tollway twin to Interstate 35, could be built as stand-alone projects if and when they are deemed necessary. Gov. Rick Perry in 2002 unveiled with great fanfare the corridor plan as an almost $200 billion blueprint for the state's transportation future and then took withering criticism for it in a tough 2006 re-election race. On Tuesday, he said, "The days of the Trans-Texas Corridor are over."

army sends 'dear john doe' letter to families of war dead
from afp: The US Army apologized Wednesday for mistakenly sending letters to 7,000 families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan with the salutation "Dear John Doe." The letter, which was mailed December 20, contained information about private organizations offering assistance to families who lost a soldier, but omitted specific names and addresses. "The salutation says 'Dear John Doe,' which was basically sort of a placeholder where the name of the individual or the recipient was supposed to be," said Paul Boyce, an army spokesman. Boyce said the error was not caught when the 7,000 letters were printed, sorted and sent out to family members.

america's heartland is about to be gutted

the multinational corporate takeover of north america
from people's voice: For more than 13 years North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO) and its members have been working diligently towards creating a superhighway connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico. However, the leaders of these countries continue to deny that such a project even exists. There are three main reasons why our “elected” governments are denying the existence of this project. First and foremost, it is treason since it is in “total violation of the constitutional rights” of citizens for all three countries. Second, because it will lead to a new North American currency referred to as the ‘Amero’, which will be a Fiat currency controlled by a monopolized private central bank. And Third, because all discussion of such a union are being conducted behind closed doors, by private corporations and unelected bureaucrats, without consulting the citizens of the three countries.

alberta government admits nafta superhighway

(ed: incidentally, the recent storms & floods that caused mass damage to the washington/oregon portion of interstate 5 will probably tie into this further restructuring/integration of our nation's, and continent's, highways...)

from rogue government: Alberta's government web site admits to the existence of a NAFTA superhighway. While establishment media hacks continue to deny plans for a continental highway, it is curious that a government web site would openly admit to the existence of it. It is also curious how these liars can get away with calling presidential candidate Ron Paul a conspiracy theorist for citing readily available information. One of the driving forces behind the formation of a NAFTA superhighway is NASCO a non profit organization dedicated to expanding our current highway infrastructure so goods can be more easily traded within the coming North American Union.

What's funny about NASCO's web site is that they deny the existence of a continental superhighway but openly admit to it at the same time. Take for example the following taken from their myth vs fact section:

MYTH: NASCO is spearheading the creation of a NAFTA Superhighway?

FACT: Founded in 1994, NASCO is a nonprofit organization that is working to bring together the public and private sectors along a common corridor. The organization is striving to:
1) solve critical infrastructure problems in innovative ways;
2) maximize the efficient use of our existing resources;
3) better utilize critical diminishing funding for transportation infrastructure; and,
4) employ technology along our existing infrastructure to improve security.

How is it a myth if the goal of this organization is to expand and make improvements on I-35 which is referred to by the Alberta government as the NAFTA superhighway? Why is it that they have a logo that represents the flags of Mexico, Canada and the U.S.? This is a clear cut case of double think. They deny the existence of a NAFTA superhighway, but admit openly that they are doing all sorts of things to ensure that I-35 is improved upon to be used as the NAFTA superhighway.

Here they openly admit that existing highway infrastructure is to be used as the NAFTA superhighway:

"NAFTA Superhighway" - As of late, there has been much media attention given to the "new, proposed NAFTA Superhighway". NASCO and the cities, counties, states and provinces along our existing Interstate Highways 35/29/94 (the NASCO Corridor) have been referring to I-35 as the 'NAFTA Superhighway' for many years, as I-35 already carries a substantial amount of international trade with Mexico, the United States and Canada. There are no plans to build a new NAFTA Superhighway - it exists today as I-35.

The bottom line is that a NAFTA superhighway will be formed by making improvements to existing highway infrastructure. Technically, there is no new NAFTA superhighway because the NAFTA superhighway will be built around what is already there. NASCO admits this openly on their web site, and the Alberta government actually states that I-35 is the NAFTA superhighway. The continued denial of a NAFTA superhighway by establishment media hacks proves that they are not journalists, but instead are bought and paid for propagandists who are too lazy to do basic research.

where's the transparency in the 'security & prosperity partnership'?

from globe & mail: On Aug. 20 and 21, the leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United States will meet in Montebello, Que., to discuss the so-called Security and Prosperity Partnership. It provides a vision for North American integration that most Canadians, Americans and Mexicans would reject.

Governments in all three countries have dodged political or public debate about the SPP, and it is often those of us against its vision for North America who end up on the defensive, accused of hampering discussion.

The Council of Canadians, Canada's largest citizens' advocacy group, has been following SPP developments since it was launched in March of 2005. Our organization is not against international co-operation. We are concerned, however, about the nature of the co-operation between the executive branches of our government and the big business community established by the SPP.

flashback: goodbye usa, hello north american union

oklahoma city mayor calls for north american union

from oklahoma corridor watch: “If we can have but three nations and one economy,” said Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornettt “I think it would be much easier for us to solve a lot of the social problems with the end migration.”

These remarks came in a video interview at the 2004 United States Conference of Mayors which was held in Boston, for which Mayor Cornett was describing the development of Oklahoma City. The Conference of Mayors is, according to their website, “the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more,” and has been in existence since 1932.

This signifies how local governments across the nation are either moving forward with, or directly supporting, the economic integration of North America, also called the North American Union. While such a pursuit may seem like the stuff of conspiracy theories, it is increasingly becoming more apparent that our government, with the direct support of private sector participants, is building a union in North America comparable to the European Union.

Mayor Cornett went on to say in the video that since Oklahoma City is situated on along I-35, which is “really a part of that NAFTA Corridor,” the potential for economic development on a global scale is a real possibility. I-35 received the NAFTA Superhighway designation by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1995, and there are currently plans by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to expand I-35 into a 10-lane, multi-modal corridor in the Oklahoma City area.

The sovereignty and democratic process of our State and the Union are coming under increasing fire from groups who are advocating a more “regional” approach to governance, and our elected officials at all levels, seem to not care about the ramifications of “economic integration,” nor are they involving the public whom they're meant to serve in the process of deciding the course for our future.

goodbye usa, hello north american union

President Bush signed an agreement last year with President Fox of Mexico and Prime Minister Martin of Canada to merge into a North American Union. Like the European Union, we will be under an 'umbrella government' that will run the show and destroy what's left of our sovereignty.

North American Union to Replace USA?: President Bush is pursuing a globalist agenda to create a North American Union, effectively erasing our borders with both Mexico and Canada. This was the hidden agenda behind the Bush administration's true open borders policy.

Secretly, the Bush administration is pursuing a policy to expand NAFTA politically, setting the stage for a North American Union designed to encompass the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. What the Bush administration truly wants is the free, unimpeded movement of people across open borders with Mexico and Canada.

President Bush intends to abrogate U.S. sovereignty to the North American Union, a new economic and political entity which the President is quietly forming, much as the European Union has formed.

The blueprint President Bush is following was laid out in a 2005 report entitled "Building a North American Community" published by the Council on Foreign Relations. (It) connects the dots between the Bush administration's actual policy on illegal immigration and the drive to create the North American Union:

"At their meeting in Waco, Texas, at the end of March 2005, U.S. President George W. Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin committed their governments to a path of cooperation and joint action. We welcome this important development and offer this report to add urgency and specific recommendations to strengthen their efforts."

Bush Administration Quietly Plans NAFTA Super Highway: Quietly but systematically, the Bush Administration is advancing the plan to build a huge NAFTA Super Highway, four football-fields-wide, through the heart of the U.S. along Interstate 35, from the Mexican border at Laredo, Tex., to the Canadian border north of Duluth, Minn.

Once complete, the new road will allow containers from the Far East to enter the United States through the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas, bypassing the Longshoreman’s Union in the process. The Mexican trucks, without the involvement of the Teamsters Union, will drive on what will be the nation’s most modern highway straight into the heart of America. The Mexican trucks will cross border in FAST lanes, checked only electronically by the new “SENTRI” system. The first customs stop will be a Mexican customs office in Kansas City, their new Smart Port complex, a facility being built for Mexico at a cost of $3 million to the U.S. taxpayers in Kansas City.

The Plan to Replace the Dollar With the 'Amero': The idea to form the North American Union as a super-NAFTA knitting together Canada, the United States and Mexico into a super-regional political and economic entity was a key agreement resulting from the March 2005 meeting held at Baylor University in Waco, Tex., between President Bush, President Fox and Prime Minister Martin.

A joint statement published by the three presidents following their Baylor University summit announced the formation of an initial entity called, “The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America” (SPP). The joint statement termed the SPP a “trilateral partnership” that was aimed at producing a North American security plan as well as providing free market movement of people, capital, and trade across the borders between the three NAFTA partners:

"We will establish a common approach to security to protect North America from external threats, prevent and respond to threats within North America, and further streamline the secure and efficient movement of legitimate, low-risk traffic across our borders."

...If President Bush had run openly in 2004 on the proposition that a prime objective of his second term was to form the North American Union and to supplant the dollar with the “Amero,” we doubt very much that President Bush would have carried Ohio, let alone half of the Red State majority he needed to win re-election.