It turns out that during the Cold War, European governments and secret services conspired with a NATO-backed operation to engineer attacks in their own countries in order to manipulate the population to reject socialism and communism.

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It was called “the strategy of tension” and it was carried out by members of secret stay-behind armies organized by NATO and funded by the CIA in Italy, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and other European countries. The strategy apparently involved supplying right-wing terrorists with explosives to carry out terrorist acts which were then blamed on left-wing groups to keep them out of power.

Only three countries, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland, have had a parliamentary investigation into NATO’s role and a public report. The US and UK, the two nations most centrally involved, are refusing to disclose details, so crucial pieces of the story are missing. Still, Ganser’s book offers some disturbing insights into a hidden aspect of the Cold War.

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Here’s the money part from one of the field manuals (FM 30-31B):

"...when the revolutionaries temporarily renounce the use of force ….US army intelligence must have the means of launching special operations which will convince Host Country Governments and public opinion of the reality of the insurgent danger…”

That’s to say, if there wasn’t any terrorism to speak of, the secret armies were prepared to get some going.

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As one of Gladio’s operatives said, “You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple. They were supposed to force these people, the Italian public, to turn to the state to ask for greater security.”

Lila Rajiva (lrajiva@hotmail.com) is a free-lance analyst and writer. She is the author of “The Language of Empire: Abu Ghraib and the American Media” (Monthly Review Press, 2005)


http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0210-22.htm

DID ISRAEL ATTACK THE UNITED STATES WITH CHERTOFF'S AID?
author: Phillip Yardley
It is a little known, but historical fact that Israel has attacked the United States several times. Yet, we now know that our New Homeland Security Chief helped Israel to do so.
In 1954, Israeli agents working in Egypt planted bombs in several buildings, including a United States diplomatic facility, and left evidence behind implicating Arabs as the culprits. The ruse would have worked, had not one of the bombs detonated prematurely, allowing the Egyptians to capture and identify one of the bombers, which in turn led to the round up of an Israeli spy ring.

Some of the spies were from Israel, while others were recruited from the local Jewish population. Israel responded to the scandal with claims in the media that there was no spy ring, that it was all a hoax perpetrated by "anti-Semites". But as the public trial progressed, it was evident that Israel had indeed been behind the bombing. Eventually, Israeli's Defense Minister Pinhas Lavon was brought down by the scandal, although it appears that he was himself the victim of a frame-up by the real authors of the bombing project, code named "Operation Susannah."

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http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/02/310503.shtml

Warning To The World About The New America

http://detaxcanada.org/warning.htm

Pentagon to broadcast to millions of U.S. homes

Big News Network.com Wednesday 9th February, 2005

The U.S. military is to beam its own news coverage to millions of Americans.

Moving on from its phase of embedding journalists, or as some would say, 'a policy of restricting and controlling the flow of information,' the Pentagon will now produce and disseminate the news itself. It will be beamed to the public at no charge. The service will emanate from what is known as the Pentagon Channel, an internal public relations television unit within the Department of Defense. It was set up nine months ago.

The government-run TV service will be channeled to the public through EchoStar Communication's Dish Network which will offer the Pentagon Channel to its more than 11 million viewers on a no-cost basis. Programming will appear on the network's public interest channels and will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Dish viewers will be kept up to date with current military news and information including Department of Defense news briefings, military news, interviews with top defense officials, and short stories about the work of military people.

'We appreciate Dish Network's decision to carry the new Pentagon Channel on their satellite TV system,' said Defense Department spokesman Larry Di Rita. 'Their support helps us fulfill our mission of providing timely military news and information.',

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=4272a7ec26944f6c

Tragically, too much of the legislation enacted by Congress [is] in a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 . . . The Patriot Act took the first, disastrous step toward fundamentally changing our way of life. Then came the homeland security bill, followed by the 9/11 intelligence reorganization bill. And now the Real ID Act of 2005 (H.R. 418) will be voted on Thursday, February 10th.

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What's wrong with H.R. 418 -- a bill we are told will stem the flow of illegal aliens
through our porous borders? For starters, it does NOTHING to stem the flow of
illegal aliens. Instead, H.R. 418 will:

1. Establish a national ID card.
2. Establish a federally-coordinated database of personal information on American citizens with Canada and Mexico.
3. Use the new national ID to track American citizens when traveling outside the U.S. -- and within the U.S.
4. Re-define "terrorism" in broad new terms that could include members of firearms rights and pro-life groups or other such groups as determined by whoever is in power at the time.
5. Authorize the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to unilaterally expand the information included in driver's licenses, including such biometric information as retina scans and DNA information -- and even radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking technology. Carry a driver?s license with RFID and governmental officials will know your whereabouts 24/7.

http://www.libertythink.com/2005/02/action-alert-tri-national-id-card.html

Teroristé z al-Kajdá procházejí výcvikem v US army

Americký list New York Daily News zveřejnil nedávno šokující zprávu. Jeden z přívrženců teroristické organizace al-Kajdá ze Saúdské Arábie se školil v minulém roce v kurzu amerického vojenského letectva. Po jeho ukončení ho spolu s rodinou těsně před odletem z USA zadrželi agenti FBI. Vycvičený terorista nakonec odletěl do Saúdské Arábie, kde ho zadržely místní bezpečnostní orgány. Velkým otazníkem zatím zůstává, na jakou odbornost ho americké vojenské letectvo školilo. Podle důvěrných zdrojů se v tomto případě nejednalo o běžného teroristického pěšáka. Zadržený terorista, příslušník saúdských ozbrojených sil, zjevně patří k vyšším řídícím článkům al-Kajdá. Znal mimo jiné adresy řady konspiračních bytů teroristické organizace v Saúdské Arábii a výsledkem jeho výslechů bylo údajně zatčení 51 dalších příslušníků al-Kajdá. Americké i saúdské tajné služby uvalily na celou záležitost nejpřísnější embargo. I přesto však pronikly na veřejnost některé velmi důvěrné informace. Poté, co byly odhaleny styky saúdského frekventanta s al-Kajdá, zasáhli do celé záležitosti zvláštní agenti tajné služby amerického vojenského letectva pod velením brigádního generála Pattersona. Ten později zveřejnil prohlášení, že jeho skupina provedla ve spolupráci s FBI úspěšnou antiteroristickou operaci. Po zveřejnění šokující informace o průniku příslušníka al-Kajdá do nejtajnějších struktur amerického vojenského letectva přijala americká armáda nejpřísnější bezpečnostní opatření. Znalci amerických tajných služeb jsou však v tomto směru poměrně skeptičtí. Poukazují na skutečnost, že přes rozsáhlá antiteroristická bezpečnostní opatření existují v americkém ochranném systému díry, umožňující infiltraci teroristů z al-Kajdá. Americký list na základě důvěrných informací upozorňuje, že Saúdská Arábie se stala největším výrobcem a sponzorem teroru . Přitom tento režim patří k nejvěrnějším spojencům USA. V souvislosti s tím se v zahraničních médiích objevila další úvaha: jestliže se teroristé, kteří zaútočili 11. září na mrakodrapy newyorského Světového obchodního centra, připravovali na tuto akci v amerických civilních leteckých školách, nově příchozí stoupenci al-Kajdá se, jak ukázala poslední akce FBI, připravují na nejvyšší úrovni v samém srdci amerických ozbrojených sil. A to je obzvlášť znepokojující zpráva.

http://zpravy24.pantax.cz/2005/02/10.02.05.htm

Congress Considers Evacuation Tracking

The U.S. House is evaluating tracking technology for possible deployment at Congressional facilities in order to locate House members, staff and visitors during emergencies.

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"An RFID-hybrid solution would be optimal," Michielsen says. Such a hybrid could combine biometric identifiers with RFID. "We're going to be seeing more of the RFID-biometrics hybrids in the next year," Michielsen predicts, because the U.S. government has shown an interest in that kind of solution.

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The House is seeking a real-time geographic information system (GIS) that would not only provide a 3-D graphical display of the buildings but also show the current position of all individuals within and around the buildings during an emergency. The system should also be able to indicate which individuals have left the buildings and are now in safe locations.

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http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1392/1/1/

San Francisco - Parents in a northern California public school district and civil liberties groups are urging a school district to terminate the mandatory use of Radio Frequency Identification tags ( RFIDs ) by students. Several civil liberties groups, including the ACLU of Northern California ( ACLU-NC ), Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ), and the Electronic Privacy Information Center ( EPIC ) sent a letter today expressing alarm at the Brittan School District's use of mandatory ID badges that include a RFID device that tracks the students' movements. The device transmits private information to a computer on campus whenever a student passes under one of the scanners. The ID badges also include the student's name, photo, grade, school name, class year and the four-digit school ID number. Students are required to prominently display the badges by wearing them around the neck at all times.

"Forcing my child to be tracked with a RFID device – without our consent or knowledge – is a complete invasion of our privacy," said Michael and Dawn Cantrall. "Our 7th grader came home wearing the ID badge prominently displayed around her neck– if a predator wanted to target my child, the mandatory school ID card has just made that task easier."

"It is dehumanizing to force these children to wear RFIDs, and their parents are rightfully outraged," said Electronic Frontier Foundation senior staff attorney Lee Tien. "We are doing everything we can to support the parents in this fight to protect student privacy."

http://i-newswire.com/pr5741.html

GPS Locator FOR CHILDREN

Peace of Mind for Parents.
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Cool for Kids.

http://www.wherifywireless.com/prod_watches.htm

Washington's Masonic shrine

By Gabriella Boston
THE WASHINGTON TIMES



The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, the impossible-to-miss 333-foot building on the western edge of Old Town Alexandria, boasts the best view in town.

"I see it as offering lessons in art history, American history and the history of Freemasonry," says Harry Shaffer, tour-guide director at the memorial.

Freemasonry is the oldest and largest fraternal order in the world, he says.

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It is not a Christian organization, but members are expected to profess belief in a god, of any faith, he says. The words Mason and Freemason are used interchangeably.

Students of architecture might find it interesting that the 40-foot columns in the hall are a mix of the Ionic, Corinthian and Doric styles, that the entrance is a Parthenon look-alike and that the tower itself is modeled after the ancient lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt.

"What George Washington learned through Masonry helped form the beginning of this country," he says. "And did you know that 13 of the signers of the Constitution were Masons?"

http://washingtontimes.com/familytimes/20050129-095132-5821r.htm

What Does Freedom Really Mean?

http://www.truthnews.net/world/2005020011.htm

Noted Security and Privacy Expert Implanted with VeriChip

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050208005209&newsLang=en

Mandatory Student ID Cards Contain RFIDs

http://i-newswire.com/pr5741.html

America advertises the benefits and advantages of WMD

"The Insider" mailing list article, 08 February 2005.

US nuclear upgrade may violate test ban

As it accuses Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons, America is preparing to upgrade and renew parts of its own ageing nuclear arsenal. Critics believe the upgrades could lead the US to breach the treaty banning the testing of nuclear weapons.

Since the project will probably involve replacing technology that originated in the Sixties, watchdogs are concerned the US might be inclined to test the newer systems and, therefore, breach the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Of more concern to watchdogs is President George Bush's dedication to developing a new breed of "bunker-buster" nuclear weapon, designed to penetrate toughened underground defences. Critics say the plan reveals the administration's hypocrisy and undermines international efforts to persuade other countries not to develop weapons.

Last week, it was revealed that the Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, had sent the Department of Energy a memo requesting that it set aside funds to resume a study to examine the development of a bunker-buster bomb. The study had been halted last year after Congress removed its funding.


SOURCE

The Independent, "America acknowledges the advantages of WMD", 8 February 2005.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=608874

Who's got an eye on you?

Secret cameras are everywhere

By Andrea Cavanaugh, Staff Writer

Smile!

If you're making your way around Los Angeles -- or any metropolitan area in America these days -- there's a good chance your movements are being recorded by a surveillance camera.

Once limited mostly to banks and convenience stores, the beady eye of the surveillance camera has appeared nearly everywhere over the past decade. Cheaper surveillance systems and heightened fears of terrorist attacks have created a world that is increasingly captured on camera.

"If you're outside doing anything, you're being recorded 50 percent of the time," said Paul Ramos, vice president of sales and marketing for Fairfax Electronics, a Los Angeles company that sells security systems.

"If you're shopping or attending an event, it goes up to 90 percent. Yes, Big Brother is there, and Big Brother is strong."

"When people start talking about Big Brother, I say, 'I've got nothing to hide.' Those cameras aren't looking into my home, and if they were, it would be pretty boring."

"These are beautiful tools," said Ramos, whose company sells 20 to 30 surveillance systems each month. "It's the ability to be anywhere in the world and see what's going on, and also review what happened yesterday, or last week, or last month."

"Most people just don't care about being on camera," Noll said. "In Los Angeles, they probably enjoy it. They probably see it as a screen test."

"A lot of people don't care, but they haven't thought about it," he said. "The dark side of this stuff isn't discussed."

"Unless we want to live in a pervasive surveillance society where all of your moves are tracked and recorded, we'd better start putting rules in place."

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%7E20954%7E2696693,00.html

mossad a 911

http://www.ladlass.com/intel/archives/006819.html

http://www.911dossier.co.uk/news21.htm#2

The 9/11 WTC Collapses: An Audio-Video Analysis

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/9-11_wtc_videos.html

Prozündelovská demonstrace byla napadena maskovanými muži z ARA za mlčenlivé asistence policie

(6.2.05)

Před kanadským velvyslanectvím ve Washnigtonu DC dnes probíhala ohlášená mírumilovná demonstrace skupinky lidí na podporu politického vězně Ernesta Zündela, kterého kanadská vláda drží bez obvinění a bez soudu už třetí rok na samotce v torontském vězení za zločin špatného myšlení. Zündel vyjádřil pochybnosti o holocaustu.

Skupinka demonstrující pro Zündela byla obklíčená a fyzicky napadena gangem maskovaných mužů (maskování je v rozporu se zákonem, ale přítomné policii to nevadilo) vybavených klacky, železnými klíči, obušky a dalšími zbraněmi. Útok provedla skupina ARA (Anti Racist Action). ARA zničila transparent s nápisem "Ostuda Kanady" a na účastníky demonstrace házela sáčky naplněné močí a hnojem.

Přítomná policie v počtu třiceti amerických a šesti kanadských policistů učinila pokus zabránit konfrontaci, ale příliš se jí to "nedařilo". Nikdo z útočníků nebyl zatčen ani legitimován.

Poté, co ARA rozehnala demonstraci, rozeslala skupinky svých věrných na zástavky hromadné dopravy a stanoviště taxíků v okolí, aby pronásledovaly účastníky prozündelovské demonstrace i tam.

Levicová organizace samozvaných bojovníků proti rasismu ARA je na seznamu teroristických skupin, a existují náznaky, že byla v minulosti financována vládou a židovskými organizacemi, které ji rády používají na vykonávání špinavé práce.

Zdroj: http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=4579

I want to talk about the "crime" of holocaust denial, because Zundel isn't denying anything. He is asking questions, which is what one does when examining history.

Certainly in an age where we were lied to about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction to create a war, prudence demands that we always re-examine everything we have ever been taught by those same people who just lied to us about Iraq's WMDs.

Now, I want you to consider the following list.

Ottoman Turkey 1915-17 1-1.5 Mil. killed
Soviet Union 1929-53 20 Million killed
Nazi Germany 1933-45 13 Million killed
China 1948-52 20 Million killed
Guatemala 1960-81 100,000 killed
Uganda 1971-79 300,000 killed
Cambodia 1975-79 1 Million killed

Nobody worries about re-examining the historical record of these genocides. There are no laws punishing those who go back and re-check the facts, to separate the truth from the politically expedient lies which Iraq has made clear are a part of our daily existence. Nobody screams and denounces those who want to look at the historical reality behind the screed.

With one exception, of course.

Out of all the horrors listed above, one and only one is protected from examination by force of law, at the request of the victims. Only one is declared off limits a priori, by the victims. Only one is remanded to the courtroom rather than in the library, by the victims.

Why?

I can understand the PERPETRATORS wanting to bar all possible examination, but to have the victims demand there be no examination of the facts?

Out of all the genocides, many more recent and even larger than that of Germany, is one and only one declared totally off limits by the victims. Think about that.

Truth needs no laws to support it. Throughout history, from Galileo to Zundel, only lies and liars resort to the courts to mandate adherence to dogma.