If this is your first visit I would suggest that, after viewing the articles in this page, you click onto the "Blog Archive" on the right hand panel. Have a look at some of the previous editions too. That will give you a much fuller picture of what is happening than by simply reading what has happened in the last week.
Areas Covered Each Week:
Civil Liberties - Health - Environment - Democracy & International Relations - Economics - Science - The War on Terror - The Next War
Story of the Week:
Dollar soars as anxiety over crisis mounts http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7845380
Back in early editions of OYE News I warned readers to get their money out of the stockmarket as quickly as they could as a massive crash was being engineered - and so it has. The next phase of the mega accumulation of wealth and power by the global elite will be raising the value of, and then the collapse of the US dollar. As I have warned on many occasions the goal is for the dollar to be replaced by the Amero, the currency union of the NAFTA countries. This is just another stepping stone on the way towards the world government and single currency that those in ultimate power so crave. The US people would never countenance giving up the dollar unless they were taken to a very dark place. That moment of truth will very soon be with us, and this is how it will most probably happen: If China sells its massive dollar holdings the value of the ‘mighty dollar’ will plummet and if its debt is not repaid it can claim American assets, yes government assets, just as a bank forecloses on your house if you don’t make the payments. And the US is now ten trillion dollars in debt with more being added by the minute. The ‘superpower’ is essentially bankrupt and at the mercy of its overseas creditors – not least China. If you have US dollar savings or investments this is your warning. This week was also a great week to "bury bad news" - the events that have taken place away from the "financial crisis" are the warning to the all of us who value our civil liberties, our democracy, our environment and their freedom, this plus the numerous largely unreported events beyond the "financial crisis" that have taken place this week, are taking us all down a very dark road. The window of opportunity for us to do anything to stop it happening is very rapidly closing. Do your bit and spread awareness. As one writer recently said "A society whose citizens refuse to see and investigate the facts, who refuse to believe that their government and their media will routinely lie to them and fabricate a reality contrary to verifiable facts, is a society that chooses and deserves the Police State Dictatorship it's going to get." The German people missed their opportunity in 1933, and the window closed with the Reichstag fire - let us learn from history, not repeat it on a far bigger scale.
Just in case that you don't believe me, watch an interview given this week by arguably the most famous feminist writer of her generation, Naomi Wolf.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGI
This is happening, and not just happening in the US, the process is taking place across Our World right now.
Civil Liberties:
British police train for riot scenarios
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/7653211.stm
Army combat unit to deploy within U.S.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/army.unit/index.html
As I reported last week, via the Army's website. Now the mainstream media are running with this event which is unprecedented in recent US democratic history. Interesting note is also the picture they use of an Apache attack helicopter being readied for use - why would they need an attack helicopter for dealing with "catastrophes" on the US mainland?
Germany to allow domestic military deployment
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHlrJ3QdZG_ojqGm_x3pE2_U3kPQD93L1HJO0
Military being allowed on streets and police in riot training. This is a worldwide phenomenon taking place over the last few weeks. Do you think that they might know something that we don't?
UK Spies will tap into all e-mails and calls
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/64725
There’s no hiding place as UK spy HQ plans to see all
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4882622.ece
US Satellite-Surveillance Program to Begin Despite Privacy Concerns
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122282336428992785.html
Guidelines Expand FBI's Surveillance Powers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100303501_pf.html
Over 800 American concentration camps are fully operational and ready for prisoners
http://www.daily.pk/world/worldnews/7702-over-800-american-concentration-camps-are-fully-operational-and-ready-for-prisoners.html
Record 720,000 people added to Britain's DNA database - making it world's largest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076143/Record-720-000-people-added-Britains-DNA-database--making-worlds-largest.html
Bank Bailout Bill contains IRS "police state" provisions
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10057618-38.html
It may have passed but in the small print there the bill also gives the Internal Revenue Service new authority to conduct undercover operations. It would immunize the IRS from a passel of federal laws, including permitting IRS agents to run businesses for an extended sting operation, to open their own personal bank accounts with U.S. tax dollars, and so on.
42-day detention dropped as unworkable
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4887653.ece
Linked to the article referenced last week that the UK terror alert status was at its highest possible rating? Don't forget MC Saatchi have been officially brought on board to run the UK government's PR campaign to sell ID cards to the people, so may well be involved in this too.
First UK ID cards are to be issued within weeks
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4825353.ece
What a great way of winning the PR war on ID cards - Saatchi really are worth the expense - Target immigrants 1st (always popular with the general population), then, purely "voluntarily" make it impossible to get a passport without it after that, so that the population has virtually no way of avoiding it if they want unfettered travel, and finally once you have critical mass make it law for everyone. Not entirely dissimilar to the kind of tactics Joseph Goebbels used to employ.
New Taser Weapons Produced For Crowd Control
http://www.taser.com/products/military/Pages/TASERShockwave.aspx
Now TV contestants face water torture in new show
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1069333/Now-TV-contestants-face-water-torture-sickening-reality-yet.html
Conditioning of the general public that torture is acceptable and even "funny"
Protesting nuns branded terrorists
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/protesting-nuns-branded-terrorists/
Investigating 'Africa's Guantanamo'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7644989.stm
Terror police 'did not check photo' before shooting innocent man
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20081010/tuk-terror-police-did-not-check-photo-6323e80.html
Nobody is safe from the long arm of EU law
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/10/06/noindex/do0604.xml
Finance & Economics:
Bank of China buys into Rothschild bank
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/19/business/AS-China-Bank-of-China-Rothschild.php
Rothschild are part owners of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England - what a coincidence.
U.S. Treasury to Hire Up to 10 Asset Management Firms
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aGGMo21aihyg
Former Goldman Sachs CEO, now US Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson truly is a friend indeed to his ex-colleagues on Wall Street in their "hour of need"
Lehman Bros head took home $300m
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7655178.stm
Paulson picks former Goldman Sachs Executive as interim head for rescue effort
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_kashkari
Global financial crisis: does the world need a new banking 'policeman’?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/3155122/Global-financial-crisis-does-the-world-need-a-new-banking-policeman.html
I know, how about a single global currency and government, that would solve everything! What a swell idea. Democracy & Civil Liberties? What are those?
Terror law used for Iceland deposits
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/abf583de-9546-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.html
US debt clock runs out of digits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7660409.stm
UK Government commit £500 billion of taxpayers money for bank bailout
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4905637.ece
Bank fat cats will STILL receive £3.5bn in bonuses - despite PM's pledge to slash them
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076133/Bank-fat-cats-STILL-receive-3-5bn-bonuses--despite-Browns-pledge-slash-them.html
Is the Federal Reserve Engaged in Acts of Economic Warfare Against America?
http://www.naturalnews.com/024427.html
You decide.
UK Council taxes to rise for the next 25 years after collapse of Icelandic banking system
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1075929/Council-taxes-rise-25-years-collapse-Icelandic-banking--Prescott-blame.html
Environment:
The war over GM is back. Is the truth any clearer?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/05/gmcrops.food
Of course what this article misses is the fact that the great thing about GM (from Monsanto's perspective) is that every time they introduce it, it cross pollinates with other crops resulting in them falling under the patent. As I referenced a few months back, though the debate may still be raging in the UK, the argument has already been won by Monsanto with more than 1/2 the cops in the UK falling under their patent inadvertently.
Prince Charles targets GM crop giants in fiercest attack yet
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/charles-targets-gm-crop-giants-in-fiercest-attack-yet-951808.html
Global warming set to shake our eating habits
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24450474-11949,00.html
A number of things out of this article to comment on: 1/ Climate change has always occurred, often considerably more dramatically than is happening now - that is historical fact. 2/ Our seafood stocks are under a hell of a lot of danger already and that is nothing to do with climate change, just plain old simple human greed leading to over-fishing (as often referenced on these pages), and the massive pollution we are putting into the seas, not least the plastics, 3/ Eating Kangaroo? Why not. Just because it looks cuter than a cow or a pig, so what? It is 100% free range, not battery reared, it is very lean and it isn't pumped full of antibiotics and steroids unlike much of the rest of our current meat supply. And it tastes good too.
Unilever comes out against worldwide rush to biofuels
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/06/unilever.biofuels
Though the opposition to biofuels is admirable, their motivations - that when the poor have to spend more on food they can buy less Unilever goods - is classic global corporation psychology
UN urges global biofuel rethink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7655042.stm
World's mammals are in crisis, Red List reveals
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14781-worlds-mammals-are-in-crisis-red-list-reveals.html
Frogs face extinction
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24450461-2702,00.html
Pollution linked to appendicitis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7654140.stm
Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7662565.stm
Fisheries waste 'costs billions'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7660011.stm
Health:
'High level of melamine' in two Cadbury products
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/china.milk/index.html?eref=rss_world
FDA: Tiny amount of melamine not harmful to adults
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/03/fda.melamine.amount.ap/index.html?iref=werecommend
Of course after reading last week's article about the FDA you may rightly be a little skeptical of this helpful advice
Blood tests could eliminate Down's miscarriage risk
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/dn14879-blood-tests-could-eliminate-downs-miscarriage-risk.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Merck's Combination Children's Vaccine Linked to Convulsions
http://www.naturalnews.com/024449.html
Obesity boom will cost tax payers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7656214.stm
But boy are those food corporation profits good?
Some coma patients 'feel pain'
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/dn14891-some-coma-patients-feel-pain.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Probiotics 'worthless' for eczema
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7656727.stm
'St John's Wort plant as effective as Prozac for treating depression', say scientists
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1072414/St-Johns-Wort-plant-effective-Prozac-treating-depression-say-scientists.html
Eco bulbs emit skin damaging UV radiation - health experts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7661462.stm
As I have said on many occasions they are a corporate scam that feeds off your "global warming" guilt, and pollutes the water table with mercury when disposed of - and now they can give you cancer too.
White Sugar Now Coming From Genetically-Modified Sugar Beets
http://www.naturalnews.com/024417.html
Weed Killer Chemicals Linked to Brain Cancer
http://www.naturalnews.com/024424.html
The War on Terror:
Iraq to Give 82% of Proven Oil Reserves to International Oil Companies
http://www.energyintel.com/DocumentDetail.asp?document_id=241186
British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4940O020081005?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
US report says Afghanistan conflict rapidly worsening
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081009/twl-us-report-says-afghanistan-conflict-2802f3e.html
Reports Link Karzai’s Brother to Afghanistan Heroin Trade
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/asia/05afghan.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
As I have referenced many times before, the war in Afghanistan is over control of two things, the new Trans-Afghanistan pipeline being built by UNOCAL (former employee - Hamid Karzai), and the control of the global drug supply. It is therefore not entirely surprising that the Karzai brothers have fingers in both pies. Don't forget that during the Vietnam war the CIA used to have a nice little sideline in drugs which ran under the auspices of "Air America".
Australian SAS may have killed Afghan governor
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24460515-601,00.html
With friends like these......
Homeland Security seeks cyber counterattack system
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/04/chertoff.cyber.security/index.html
Blackwater Machine Gun Found in Raid on Iraqi Insurgents
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5931528&page=1
It is not in the business interests of the world's largest private army (it’s a listed corporation too http://www.blackwaterusa.com ) for the Iraq war to end anytime soon - unless someone starts a fight with Iran in the near future that is.
Secrets of Iraq's death chamber
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/secrets-of-iraqs-death-chamber-953517.html
Iraq Foreign Minister says 'very close' to security pact with US
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2dt1R2237kXFf_GCfbo2n38E0Ow
allowing permanent US occupation of Iraq in the 3 massive military bases that they have built in the Iraqi desert
White House anger after judge sets free 17 Chinese Muslims held in Guantanamo for seven years 'without evidence'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1072631/White-House-anger-judge-sets-free-17-Chinese-Muslims-held-Guantanamo-seven-years.html
The Next War:
World War III Practice Session - In Wales
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/09/28/world-war-iii-91466-21914726/
The rehearsal for the coming war with Iran?
Iran: Intruding jet belonged to NATO
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=71581§ionid=351020101
Iran could spark Mideast nuclear arms race: Miliband
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gRIhGGjJPy-mEa7WtqykuFDmd7UQ
Conditioning the population for the inevitable
EU, US block IAEA Israel resolution
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOk7cipo156H15awPWT9e9btej4wD93JUC9G1
Double standards?
NATO Chief : Israel entitled to nukes
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=71462§ionid=351020202
U.S. Military: Tense Encounters With Iran Occur Almost Daily in Strait of Hormuz
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433832,00.html
all that is needed now is a spark......
Religion:
Gay men should be forced to have 'warning' tattoos, says Stock Exchange chaplain
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1069603/Gay-men-forced-warning-tattoos-says-Stock-Exchange-chaplain.html
Bigotry alive and well in the Church. Was the subsequent stock market crash God's punishment?
Media:
Ridley Scott confirms he is making Brave New World movie
http://io9.com/5059265/ridley-scott-confirms-hes-making-brave-new-world
Democracy & International Diplomacy:
Somalia is 'most ignored tragedy'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7653928.stm
Two words: No Oil
Six million Ethiopians need emergency aid: charity
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8pHeu9waWnnyG33SLY1Fmpi7i6Q
Did you hear this story from your media outlet as you watched the market's crash?
In food crisis, Cuba limits sales so all can eat
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iuWIRmAaK5IDgv4VMWMrSEaAcszgD93NQBO00
Or this one?
UN in Zimbabwe appeal as millions face starvation
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1011/1223676792620.html
Or this one?
Every country for itself as European unity collapses in an attack of jitters
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4888286.ece
Though this "crisis" may bring out some good old fashioned nationalistic posturing I somehow doubt that will weaken the resolve or position of those at the very top who are keen to see ever further integration of nation states, until none exist at all.
'Sovereignty threat' after European parliament adopts flag and anthem
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/3167928/Sovereignty-threat-after-European-parliament-adopts-flag-and-anthem.html
If it has a currency, a "parliament", a civil service, a flag, an anthem, and sets at least 80% of laws for its 300m citizens I think it is fairly safe to say that it is THE sovereign power.
Mass Fraud Fears In US Election
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20081009/twl-mass-fraud-fears-in-us-election-3fd0ae9.html
Not that it really matters as the agenda will keep marching forward, it is just over bragging rights for whichever faction of the same corporate controlled elite that is at stake.
Anger in China over US $6.4 billion arms plan for Taiwan
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200810/s2383825.htm
US told to increase nuclear arsenal as China threat looms
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3166201/US-told-to-increase-nuclear-arsenal-as-China-threat-looms.html
The "war" with China will be financial, not military, and China will win hands down. However in the meantime time to sell some more weapons to help the balance sheet
Our psychology helps politicians bend the truth
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg20026774.400-our-psychology-helps-politicians-bend-the-truth.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Quote of the Week:
"If Homo Sapiens is such a fool that he can't realise what is before him now and set himself urgently to save the situation, while there is still some light, some freedom of thought, speech and action, can there be the slightest hope than it 50 or a 100 years hence, after he has been through two or three generations of accentuated fear, cruelty and relentless individual frustration, with ever-diminishing opportunity of apprehending the real nature of the troubles, he will be any less of a fool? Why should he undergo a magic change when all the forces within him as without, are plainly set against it?"
- H.G Wells, The Fate of Homo Sapiens (written in the spring of 1939)
- that generation missed its moment and tens of millions died. How many multiples more than that will suffer this time, if we do not act?
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