Saturday, November 15, 2008

Open Your Eyes News - Edition 37

Areas Covered Each Week:
Civil Liberties - Health - Environment - Democracy & International Relations - Economics - Science - The War on Terror - The Next War

Stories of the Week:
The world really has gone mad Very debatable “health benefits”; independent studies showing that it adversely affects central nervous system and brain functions; and is an industrial waste product that would cost a lot to dispose of otherwise.............ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA’S MEDIA THIS WEEK: Push for fluoride in bottle water
http://www.theage.com.au/national/push-for-fluoride-in-bottle-water-20081111-5mk3.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/fluoride-to-have-a-lot-of-bottle/2008/11/11/1226318651818.html
If you want to know more about Flouride go to: http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-facts.htm

Obama's Bailout Bunch Brings Us More of the Same
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aNCFKvAMUQ6w&refer=home

Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute Predicts Collapse of America by 2012
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=46MEqEgdLTg Just in case you want to dismiss him, here's what a few well known publications think: "When CNN wants to know about the Top Trends, we ask Gerald Celente." (CNN) "A network of 25 experts whose range of specialties would rival many university faculties." (The Economist), "Those who take their predictions seriously ... consider the Trends Research Institute." (The Wall Street Journal); "Gerald Celente forecast the 1987 stock market crash, ‘green marketing,’ and the boom in gourmet coffees." (Chicago Tribune)

Pollution haze over Asia pose new threat to planet: UN
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/13/brown-clouds.html
Ask yourself why doesn't this receive anything like the coverage as CO2 emissions receives daily?

Civil Liberties:
Australian Internet Censorship Trial Program Begins

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24632210-15306,00.html?referrer=email

NSW Government confirms jail privatisation

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24637367-12377,00.html

MPs seek to censor UK media

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mps-seek-to-censor-the-media-1006607.html

Obama - No Guantanamo closure anytime soon

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obama-gitmo-webonly-nov11,0,1175272.story
See last week's edition for my predictions on Obama's 1st term

'Deeply disturbing' privacy fears as 1m state staff could view UK child database

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1085538/Deeply-disturbing-privacy-fears-1m-state-staff-view-child-database.html

Neuro-imaging Of Brain Shows Who Spoke To A Person And What Was Said

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081110071240.htm
Big Brother will be proud

'Odour-printing' could be used to identify people

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3414573/Odourprinting-could-be-used-to-identify-people.html

Why veins could replace fingerprints and retinas as most secure form of ID

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5129384.ece

Italian police officers convicted of violence at 2001 G8 Genoa Summit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3455213/Italian-police-officers-convicted-of-violence-at-2001-G8-Genoa-Summit.html

Italy considers legalising vigilante groups

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/3413273/Italy-considers-legalising-vigilante-groups.html

Report identifies UK terrorist enclaves

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/3406107/Report-identifies-UK-terrorist-enclaves.html
By an amazing coincidence this has been leaked at the same time the Government is seeking to push through unpopular ID Card legislation........

Burma blogger jailed for 20 years

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7721271.stm
If the current legislation going through the EU Parliament gets passed this could happen in the so called democratic west very soon.

UK crimes solved by DNA evidence fall despite millions being added to database

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3418649/Crimes-solved-by-DNA-evidence-fall-despite-millions-being-added-to-database.html

Coroner Rules in Tasered Man's Death

http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/991ca368-80ce-0971-00ff-e0dd1e41a450

Texas cop tasers himself

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/13/cop_tasers_self/

Texas County Jail Taser Death Under Investigation

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/34329344.html

Texas to execute ten men in one month

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5joa6eq-u5r5ex4uUsx_tbB6W4rTg

Congresswoman introduces bill to ban the human implantation of ID devices

http://www.babette.org/NewsPres-1950.html
The chances of her being successful are about as much as me being Santa

BBC's amazing, evolving, ID card stories

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/14/bbc_stories_cant_wait/

Environment:
WA lifts ban on GM cotton crops

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/14/2420142.htm?section=justin
Thin end of the wedge

Pollution haze over Asia pose new threat to planet: UN

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/13/brown-clouds.html
Ask yourself why doesn't this receive anything like the coverage as CO2 emissions receives daily?

World's Oceans Face Problem of Plastic Pollution

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec08/plasticocean_11-13.html

We must find out why bees are disappearing

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/11/11/we-must-find-out-why-bees-are-disappearing-91466-22223607/

Conservationists may be overestimating wildlife habitat

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg20026813.600-conservationists-may-be-overestimating-wildlife-habitat.html

Quarter of Atlantic sharks and rays face extinction because of overfishing, say scientists

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1084572/Quarter-Atlantic-sharks-rays-face-extinction-overfishing-say-scientists.html

UK failing to protect biodiversity at home and overseas, say MPs

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/10/greenpolitics-biodiversity

Déjà vu all over again - Blogger again finds error in NASA climate data

http://www.dailytech.com/Deja%2BVu%2BAll%2BOver%2BAgain%2BBlogger%2BAgain%2BFinds%2BError%2Bin%2BNASA%2BClimate%2BData/article13410.htm

Britain's 'Erin Brockovich' wins landmark battle against pesticides being spread on fields near homes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1085704/Pesticide-nun-wins-landmark-battle-dangerous-chemicals-spread-fields-near-homes.html

Unsustainable - Corn-fed animals are fuelling America

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16004-cornfed-animals-are-fuelling-america.html

FDA Set to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals

http://www.naturalnews.com/024773.html

The Sun Shows Signs of Life

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/07nov_signsoflife.htm

Humans may have prevented super ice age

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16026-humans-may-have-prevented-super-ice-age.html
Of course we could actually be heading into an ice-age now anyway. Don't ever forget that this planet is usually an ice planet. We are living in an age of remarkable climatic stability and warmth (I'm talking 10,000 years here) by historical standards

Global warning: We are actually heading towards a new Ice Age, claim scientists

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1085359/Global-warning-We-actually-heading-new-Ice-Age-claim-scientists.html

Top US court rules for Navy in whale-sonar case

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16031-top-us-court-rules-for-navy-in-whalesonar-case.html

Genetically modified maize lowers fertility in mice, study finds

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/241141,genetically-modified-maize-lowers-fertility-in-mice-study-finds.html
Do you reckon it will have the same effect on humans?

Democracy & International Diplomacy:
Numerous major terrorist attack warnings from world leaders all within 72 hours

http://www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com/israelnews/politics/80-political/335-warnings-from-world-leaders-all-within-72-hours-.html

Gordon Brown calls for new world order to beat recession

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/3414946/Gordon-Brown-calls-for-new-world-order-to-beat-recession.html

Senior Minister discussed tariffs with Russian oligarch

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5114798.ece

UK Justice Minister is challenged over energy firm’s cash gift

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5114797.ece

Has US politics changed forever?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7716671.stm
No, except in how much it will cost you to buy influence to pay for the campaign's

Israel bans journalists from Gaza

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=75239&sectionid=351020202

Health:
Boys may get cervical cancer vaccine

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=2&ContentID=108221
Wake Up! This is just a scam to double sales & therefore profits, for Merck.

U.S. Government Mandates HPV Vaccine for New U.S. Residents

http://www.naturalnews.com/024779.html
Come to America - and help boost Merck's profits

Cities, States Questioning Wisdom of Adding Fluoride Chemicals to Public Water Supplies

http://www.naturalnews.com/024758.html

Lungs 'boosted' by breastfeeding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7715261.stm

Having less than seven and a half hours' sleep a night 'quadruples heart attack risk'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1084575/Having-seven-half-hours-sleep-night-quadruples-heart-attack-risk.html

CNBC Host Recommends Statins be Put in the Water Supply

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VmBnaJIQdUw

Prescription Drugs Kill 300 Percent More Americans than Illegal Drugs

http://www.naturalnews.com/024765.html

Is nanotechnology a health timebomb?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16020-is-nanotechnology-a-health-timebomb.html

Electricity pylons 'could increase Alzheimer's risk', scientists claim

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/3440354/Electricity-pylons-could-increase-Alzheimers-risk-scientists-claim.html

Chemotherapy can do more harm than good, study suggests

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article5138033.ece

An “intelligent pill” that can be targeted to release drugs in a specific area of the body developed by scientists

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article5134319.ece

FDA Approves Deadly Enbrel Drug for Children

http://www.naturalnews.com/024781.html

Finance & Economics:
G-20: Shaping a new world order

http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/economy/g20_powerplay/
There's that "New World Order" phrase popping up again.....

Soros says deep recession inevitable, depression possible

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081113/business_us_soros.html

Europe Economy Falls Into First Recession in 15 Years

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aycN4Fh5lv6Y&refer=home

Crisis claims more US victims

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d2f1b89e-af64-11dd-a4bf-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd2f1b89e-af64-11dd-a4bf-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infowars.com%2F%3Fp%3D5895&nclick_check=1
Are you ready for "Tax payer bail-out part 2 - indebted for life"?

Energy body warns on oil prices

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7723576.stm
The plan is $200 per barrel. This will be achieved by a combination of artificially tightened supply (this article, plus a war with Iran), ever increasing demand. But I'm just being paranoid. I mean the multi-trillion dollar oil industry, and the middle eastern royal families don't really have enough influence to pull this off do they?

U.S. Slump May Be Longest in Decades as Growth Fell Off `Cliff'

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aCIytV1_Ii7M&refer=home

Former Chancellor warns Britain is on the brink of 'meltdown'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/3446686/Ken-Clarke-warns-Britain-is-on-the-brink-of-meltdown.html

Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=home

US Banks Will Lose $450 Billion More in 2 Years: Analyst

http://www.cnbc.com/id/27657254

US May Lose Its 'AAA' Rating

http://www.cnbc.com/id/27641538

US Treasury prepares to broaden bailout plan

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4A64H820081107

Bank throws SECRET £300,000 champagne party... weeks after £20bn taxpayer bail-out

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1084319/RBS-throws-SECRET-300-000-champagne-party--weeks-20bn-taxpayer-bail-out.html

A quiet windfall for U.S. banks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/09/AR2008110902155.html

Banks INCREASE interest rates for credit and debit cardholders despite 50-year low in cost of borrowing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1084662/Banks-INCREASE-rates-credit-debit-cardholders-despite-50-year-low-cost-borrowing.html

Evidence to support a finding of "corporate failure" at fatality mine

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24635821-2702,00.html

Goldman Sachs urged bets against California bonds it helped sell

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-goldman11-2008nov11,0,1943014.story

Pound drops to record low against the euro

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/3417608/Pound-drops-to-record-low-against-the-euro.html
Be prepared for lots more popularity in the idea of ditching the pound for the Euro - exactly as planned, and exactly as I have repeatedly warned will happen.

Science & Technology:
Solar cells need to be more dull

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16018-solar-cells-need-to-be-more-dull.html

Top Secret military base may have caused passenger plane to dive

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=108086

Education:
Every UK school to get Holocaust specialist under anti-racism initiative

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article5106164.ece
I suspect that this latest tier of bureaucrat will not discuss other attempted genocides like the Armenian's by the Turks, the native American's by the US & Canada, and the native Australian's by the Australian's/British?

The War on Terror:
Barack Obama is warned to beware of a ‘huge threat’ from al-Qaeda

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5158569.ece
Time for Patriot Act III?

Gordon Brown to help Barack Obama lobby EU over troops

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5114848.ece

'Extra UK troops' for Afghanistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7728478.stm

Afghan suicide attack kills many

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7726117.stm

'US drone' kills 12 in Pakistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7728650.stm

Baghdad shaken by series of bombs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7724381.stm

The Next War:
Secret order OKs U.S. raids overseas

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27639807/

NKorea warns of 'ultra-hardline' steps against Japan

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20081110/twl-nkorea-warns-of-ultra-hardline-steps-3b70ac1.html
Though it is unlikely the next money making exercise, sorry war, will be again North Korea, don't count against it.

North Korea to close land border with South

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7723729.stm

Arabs lament lack of dialogue on Iran nuclear crisis

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsarabeu

Iran Test Fires New Missile

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/3442874/Iran-test-fires-new-missile.html

Belarus threatens to target missiles at U.S. shield in Europe

http://en.rian.ru/world/20081114/118320146.html
Stoking up Cold War 2 - don't worry it won't actually happen (except by accident) but it will be great for arms sales


Quote of the Week:
"People can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders...All you have to do is tell them they're being attacked and denounce the pacifists for a lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Hermann Goering


If this was 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.

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