President Chávez: “We Are Now a Truly Free Country”
Special Report. Venezuelan Embassy to the U.S.

Poverty versus Progress: Comparing the US and Venezuela
Eric Draitser. Stop Imperialism

ZIONISTS SUPPORT FOR TALIBAN OFFICE IN QATAR
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai have supported Taliban office in Qatar for talks with the Afghan authorities.

Event: "Syria's peace: what, how, when?", Open Democracy.net ...
[ed note;this happens february 13th..leaving this here for reference,will do a piece on this meeting afte rit takes place..i suspect this will be a good one,and a nice future expose of mine coming up..,or not,could be fluff,we'll see feb 13th...

SYRIAWATCH- SWEDISH POLITICIAN CALLS FOR WEST TO STOP AIDING TERRORISTS Take Away From the US-backed Terror
It is now high time for Swedish politicians and journalists to stop supporting terror in Syria. For almost two years, terrorist bombings, kidnappings and ambushes have been living for nearly 23 million people in Syria.Poor well-informed and ignorant of the situation in the Middle East had many Swedish politicians and journalists at an early stage fooled by the propaganda that was spread over the world. There was talk early in the demonstrations organized by peace activists and democracy advocates. The extreme Wahhabi Muslim Brotherhood in Syria and their international supporters wanted of course by all means keep up with the train, the so-called “Arab Spring” and draw legitimacy from the popular demonstrations that took place in Tunisia and Egypt.reality in Syria, however, was from day one one completely different.Right from the protests first day killed Syrian policemen and soldiers. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad himself has on several occasions asked the Western powers, of course, no response, how well-trained policemen and soldiers were killed, day after day by these “peace activists” and “democratization zealot.” ”Dog Soldiers of sound shock of peace activists whistling” asked Assad. , Swedish media chewed However, the support for the “popular” uprising and of these peace activists. In order to maintain the distorted image was the lies of the regime over time more and more preposterous. , the Syrian government was accused of planting bombs on key Syrian social institutions – even though its very existence, and ultimately the regime’s own life hangs by a thread named the ability to maintain stability and law and order in Syria. It was until they were behind the killing of their own policemen and soldiers – as if they did not have enough problems to deal with.Brotherhood’s well-funded attacks. After the United States, NATO and its allies in the Middle East (hardline dictatorships like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan) openly started supporting Wahhabis in Syria violence grew rapidly. The attacks followed one another, we performed mass executions of soldiers and civilians suspected of collaborating with the government.Minority groups such as Christians and Alawites happened particularly bad, groups previously been able to live with a high degree of security in Syria. Churches were looted and vandalized, and civilians were taken hostage. The terrorists, who were now called activists, proudly showed movies of summary executions, inventories of monasteries and churches and how you took lots of civilians as hostages. But politicians and opinion leaders in the West remained silent and continued to support terrorists. , last week was murdered some 80 students in cold blood at the University of Aleppo.Western-funded and-armed terrorists took revenge for the lack of support from the civilian population by blowing up the well-stocked university building. University is Syria’s second largest, and has previously received several threats of terrorists. Rebel Movement Jabhat al-Nusra, the largest and most fundamentalist of terror groups, also took directly on the deed. , it is now high time to condemn all terrorism – and then also that performed directly by the United States, on behalf of the United States, or in the case of Syria, funded by the U.S. and its allies. It is high time to pull support from all the mörkmän using terror and mass murder of civilians to force the country and the people a regime that they do not want. MARC Abramsson National Democrats

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Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney presentation AA4Syria forum ...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=gksEY36NwTM

Former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney presentation at the forum titled 'Syria Causes and Objectives''

[ed note;the aa4Syria stands for ArabAmerican for Syria,and they support The Syrian govt,military and oppose western destabilization since the so called uprising began..meanwhile there are other camps opposing  Syrian govt and demanding zionist intervention,and its support for the opposition...some like these,see list...  Treasonous syrian umbrella groups meet with neo... - thenakedfacts  

Mohawk Nation News 'The Grudge'
We remember that Canadians elected megalomaniac Stephen Harper as CEO of the Corporation of Canada. His two main goals for the shareholders are to get rid of the landowners, the Indigenous people, once and for all, and to steal our resources for good.Canada is a hot dictatorship. Harper can enact laws without consulting anyone. He can prorogue Parliament anytime to put the illusion of democracy on hold. He doesn’t have to answer to anybody. Two years ago the people could have pulled the plug on him. They did nothing. Canadians, even though they may not like his genocide strategy, turn a blind eye. [[[[[They are complicit in the genocide. When will they stop looking away while he puts Canada in all the wars of the black serpent, in Mali, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Syria, and so on?]]]]] Everybody will either end up dead or continue serving the male hierarchy as slaves. Residential Schools are their monuments to remind us of Canada’s trail towards fascism and mass murder. 50% of our children were killed. Hitler studied and perfected this death camp system with a 100% death rate.  
The masses erase from their memory all the crimes committed against us to get what they have today. The thugs of the royal economic crime syndicates are setting up their machinery of global mass murder in Canada because they think Canadians will not resist, “We need the jobs. We have to follow orders!”Criminals need the Red Serpent, Atleo, here surrounded by White Serpent.Canada has a British Parliamentary system based on hierarchy. Canada is a Corporation with shareholders [bankers]. Directors [Senators] are appointed to oversee the officers. The officers [Members of Parliament] manage the day-to-day operation of the corporation to provide ever increasing dividends for the shareholders. The top officers are the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Finance Minister. The directors [the Senators] only report to the shareholders of the corporation [bankers]. None answer to the people, only to the bankers. The main duty of the officers of the corporation is to provide ever growing profits to the shareholders and to continue the illusion of freedom to the people. Harper often reminds the masses they have no rights, only privileges. Our Great Mother always reminds us to resist! Jim, Too many Heil Harpers is making you sick!Minister of Finance, Jim “Austerity Measures” Flaherty, is suddenly suffering from a mysterious disease that makes his face look fat. It could be the “Owistah” disease.

Israel's One of the World's Biggest Land-Grabbers by Stephan Lendman
It shouldn't surprise. Israel stole Palestinian land for decades. In 1948, it stole 78% of historic Palestine. In 1967 it took the rest.It denies Palestinians the right to their own land. It declares it state land. A new study explained more. On January 29, Haaretz headlined "Israel ranks among the world's most harmful land-grabbers."It's a new form of colonialism. Israel prioritizes it. Palestinian land worth tens of billions of dollars has been stolen. Israel plans taking all parts of historic Palestine it wants.US and Italian researchers discussed global land-grabbing. The US National Academy published their findings. It warned about environmental and economic damage in poorer countries.Accessed land is usually used "to grow crops for either food or biofuel." Local populations have no say. Israel uses stolen Palestinian land for multiple purposes.They include resource theft, settlements, commercial development, closed military zones, tourist areas, and other locations off limits to Palestinians.Globally, hundreds of millions of dunams of land-grabbing amounts to ten times the size of Israel. Much was gotten in recent years. Sixty-two countries are affected. Twenty-four matter most. They're largely in Asia and Africa.Leading land-grabbers include America, Britain, China and Israel.The Jewish state made the list by exploiting Palestine and other countries. They include Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo.Land usage "come(s) at the expense of forests or other ecologically important zones." Host countries are robbed of their own resources. Their ability to grow food and provide for their people are compromised.Study findings showed 60% of water used served America, Britain, China, India, Israel, and several other countries.
[ed notes:click link for whole article,meanwhile ,not surprisingly  a zionist funded and pro israhell group ''CAMERA'' went immediatly into damage control and published a supposed retraction of story on study to their liking of course..see..  http://blog.camera.org/archives/2013/02/haaretz_revisits_land_grab_sto.html  the haaretz then under pressure says the studies ranking of israhell within it was based on a ''questionable'' allegation of israel and congo dealings... the reality is those unfounded dealings are actually well founded and substanciated see..  filthy zionist israhelli billionaire looting congo... - THENAKEDFACTS
Backround on this group ''CAMERA''  CAMERA is widely regarded as a pro-Israeli lobby group that as put by Journalist and author Robert I. Friedman - "CAMERA, the A.D.L., AIPAC and the rest of the lobby don't want fairness, but bias in their favor. And they are prepared to use McCarthyite tactics, as well as the power and money of pro-Israel PACs, to get whatever Israel wants." EI exclusive: a pro-Israel group's plan to rewrite history on Wikipedia

Ahmedinejad exposes  possible presidential candidate Larijani as corrupt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8L1OCC2Tn0
Ahmadinejad and the politically powerful Larijani family. Ahmadinejad played a video in parliament on Monday to publicly accuse Fazel Larijani, brother of parliament head and possible presidential candidate Ali Larijani, of corruption.
[ed notes;meanwhile the crook makes calls to Oman,UAE,and kuwait  offering political rethoric and posturing regarding Syria.. LARIJANI TALKS WITH COUNTERPARTS FROM OMAN, KUWAIT, JORDAN 

Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy implicated in corruption scandal
Top Popular Party (PP) party officials, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and government ministers, are embroiled in a major Spanish corruption scandal.Evidence from the PP’s internal accounts indicates that between 1990 and 2008, leading politicians were paid regular sums of money from secret slush funds provided by construction companies and other businesses. Last Saturday, Rajoy denied that he received any money, but on Monday, with Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel at his side, he stated that “It is all untrue, except for some things”.So far, the PP has claimed that the allegations are inventions by El País, a newspaper close to the opposition Socialist Workers Party (PSOE). The PP accuses El País of being unpatriotic for launching “unproved allegations” while Spain is in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the end of Francoism. Former prime minister Aznar has said he will sue the newspaper for defamation.Even so, some PP officials, including former PP deputy José Trías Sagnier and PP Senate speaker Pío García Escudero, have admitted to receiving regular large cash payments along with their normal salaries.The latest revelations emerged after former PP treasurer Luis Bárcenas, in charge of the party’s accounts, admitted last week in the Spanish High Court that he had repatriated €10 million from a secret Swiss bank account. He had taken advantage of a tax amnesty passed last year by his colleague, Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro, which allowed tax evaders to repatriate capital from abroad in return for just a 10 percent tax.At one point, Bárcenas held €22 million in Switzerland before transferring the funds to other accounts after being impeached in the Gürtel money-laundering case (see “Spain: Popular Party embroiled in corruption scandal“). It was the Gürtel case that saw the downfall of top investigative judge Baltasar Garzón. He was suspended from his job for 11 years, effectively ending his career, after the Supreme Court found him guilty of illegally tapping the phones of suspects and lawyers about to move money beyond the reach of his investigations.

[ed note;the fascist franco remnants created  party wich influenced a certain european parliamentary assembly some months ago to issue a statement criticize Venezuela for corruption(wich evidence refuted) is ,now embroiled in another massive corruption scandal,Priceless! also see.. Spain is in the hands of thieves

Sheikh Qaouk to Future Movement: Lift Immunity off Arsal Assault Culprits
On the recent attack against the army in Arsal, Sheikh Qauok stressed: "This crime against the [Lebanese] Army is a crime towards the whole nation, Muslims and Christians.""However, it is unfortunate that the culprits are not held accountable since they own immunity," His Eminence noted, and urged the Future Movement to lift immunity off the culprits and arrest them in addition to those who funded, incited, and armed them."

Bulgarian Opposition Refuses Accusing Hizbullah of Bus Bombing: Rulers Follow "Israel"
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev stressed that "the Bulgarian government's implication of Hizbullah in the Burgas bus bombing is poorly founded and imperils the national security."Stanishev, who also chairs the Party of European Socialists, spoke after an unusually prolonged sitting of the Consultative Council for National Security, after which Bulgarian Interior Minister for the first time named the so-called Hizbullah military wing as standing behind the July 2012 terror attack."It is obvious that Bulgaria's government has chosen a political approach and is only repeating the interpretation alleged by "Israel" on the very next day following the attack, when the investigation had not even started," said the socialist leader.
He further stated: "The investigation is currently under way and there is no way one can be talking about decisive evidence regarding the direct perpetrators, much less regarding the organization that is behind this tragic event.""This is absolutely unjustified in view of national security and the risks that are taken with respect to people in Bulgaria," stated Stanishev.In parallel, the opposition leader criticized the government for failing to provide a thorough analysis of the faults in Bulgaria's national security that led to the perpetration of the attack.He further objected to the fact that participants in the Consultative Council were not presented with the reports to be discussed in advance of the sitting.Bulgaria's Consultative Council for National Security, chaired by the country's President, brings together the Speaker of Parliament, the PM, commander of defense, leaders of political groups in Parliament, as well as cabinet ministers in the key areas of national security.

Native American confronts 'anti-illegal immigration' protesters
A Native American man criticized protesters at an Arizona rally against illegal immigration, calling them the real “illegals” for invading his country and killing Native Americans when Europeans first settled on US soil.“You’re all f*cking illegal. You’re all illegal,” the Native American man yelled at the protesters, who had gathered in Tucson, Arizona to demonstrate their opposition to illegal immigration by Central and South Americans. “We didn’t invite none of you here. We’re the only native Americans here.” Some applauded the man for pointing out the protesters’ hypocrisy, who at one point immigrated to the US themselves or are descendants of immigrants. The Native American man, who was pushing his baby through town in a stroller, staged his own protest when he came across the rally. “Get on with your bogus arguments. We’re the only legal ones here,” he yelled. One protester was caught standing near the angry Native American and became the target of his criticism. The man was carrying a small American flag and [an anti-immigration sign][and the Native American said:] “We should have put that sign up when you sons-of-bitches came.” Pointing towards the American flag held by the protester, the Native American said that it “represents blood spilled by Native Americans, protecting this land from the invaders.” “You don’t want to hear the God damn truth!” he yelled. “Get on, bitch! All the Native Americans you killed, you plant your houses here. That’s the truth.” [- Amen to that!]

[ed notes;click link to see video..

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a new lie of fsa terrorists

they say syrian army bombardment killed the cows but which bombardment can do that ,when some cows throats are cut?

ZIOCONS.ISRAHELL,(ZIONIST RAN) U.S. ,FEAR IRAN-EGYPT TIES
http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2013/02/as-ahmadinejad-visits-cairo-egypts-coptic-pope-criticizes-divisive-constitution/  [ed note:DemDigest is a ziocon front tied to NED(CIA front group...
Ahmadinejad’s visit is also giving Salafists cause for concern, observers suggest.“Morsi has to heed the reaction of the Salafists to any step on his part to expand cooperation with Iran or upgrade ties with it,” said Wahid Abdul Majuid, an Egyptian political analyst.[ed note:backropund on wahid majuid... Wahid Abdul-Majid and other Mubarak propagandists
Egypt’s hardline Daawa Salafiya, the base of the al-Nour Party, called on Morsi to confront Ahmadinejad on Iran’s support for the Syrian regime(but not Mursi's relationship and ties with u.s.[zionist ran]and israhell) and make clear that “Egypt is committed to the protection of all Sunni nations.” On the other end of the political spectrum, liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat, nephew of the late President (ZIONIST)Anwar Sadat, said in a statement Tuesday that he is concerned about the Brotherhood’s ties with Iran. Sadat was assassinated after signing Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel. Iran then outraged Egyptian officials when it named a street in honor of his assassin, Khaled al-Islambouli.“Resumption of full diplomatic ties between the two countries is unlikely, given the delicate balance Morsi has to maintain at home, the region and with the West,” said Majuid. “Any decision by Morsi to improve relations with Iran will send a wrong message to the US and Israel.” [ed notes:not only is wahid a mubarak mouthpiece,but he wants to make sure closer ties between Iran,Egypt,dont happen as that will dont send wrong message to his handlers,in IsraHell !!  ;)
“Muslims are one nation. This is a principle we should uphold,” said Mahdi Akef (above), the former supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood. “However, it is impermissible to deal with Iran unless it stops its support for the mass murderer Bashar [Al Assad] who continues to kill his people,” he told Gulf News.Akef rejected Iran’s claims that the anti-Mubarak revolt and broader Arab Awakening are an extension of its Islamist revolution.“Egypt’s revolution is a purely Egyptian revolution, which had no link to any foreign country including Iran.”(except to zionist ran u.s. state dept) But one leading member of the Brotherhood has called for Egypt to become “a true Islamic state” – like Iran.“Egypt and the world of Islam as a whole needs leaders like President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,” said Kamal El Helbawy (below), who was attending the 24th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran.He described the Islamic Republic as “as a model of resistance against the West’s domination and… a model for the Muslim world and Ummah.” He congratulated the regime for its work in promoting “unity among Shia and Sunni, human rights and respect for humanity” and praised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for “speaking bravely against the corrupt regimes.”Iran’s efforts to claim political ownership of the Arab Awakening demonstrates that “Tehran’s ayatollahs still nurture hopes of spreading their radical model of Islamic politics,” said Jamsheed K. Choksy, professor of Iranian, Islamic and Central Eurasian studies at Indiana University. “Because the dissatisfaction fueling Arab protest is homebred, they realize that Sunni rulers may not be able to hold the line against fundamentalism.”
As a result of recent elections in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, he notes, “three Arab nations will be governed by Islamists more sympathetic to Tehran’s causes and less to Washington’s – a major foreign policy shift.”Iran stands to gain from its surreptitious courting and funding of potential Islamist allies, he suggests:Indeed once Tunisians concluded voting, Iran’s Foreign Ministry revealed Islamic Renaissance Movement leaders were in regular contact with Tehran while planning election strategies. Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi organizers too visited Tehran frequently, since Mubarak’s fall, in preparation for Egypt’s elections and for Pan-Islamic Awakening conferences.
[ed notes:also read...  Ahmadinejad’s historic visit to Egypt irks Israel Lobby

Swiss plunder
The Berne Declaration alleges that Trafigura, Switzerland’s third largest company, has extensive ties with a pair of Angolan generals who dominate their country’s economy:
“In the US, laws have been passed forcing oil and mining companies to publish any payments made to governments in countries where they are active; the EU is also about to do the same. Switzerland has decided to do nothing. The lack of transparency and regulation in Switzerland provides a refuge for unscrupulous companies and contributes to enriching dictators to the detriment of the poorest peoples on the planet. Angola is but another country on the long list where Switzerland is complicit in the plundering of their natural resources.”

ZIONIST AL SAUD HOSTS SECRET BASE FOR C.I.A. DRONE ATTACKS ON YEMEN  CIA runs secret airbase in Saudi Arabia to launch deadly drone ...
Lethal United States drones are launched from a top secret base in Saudi Arabia, it has emerged.The revelation comes amid a growing outcry against the Obama administration's use of deadly drone and their use to watch American citizens. It is the first time the location of the secret drone base has been revealed

US policy institutions debate post al-Saud Middle East
As pointed out by a prominent Sunni scholar Alparslan Kuytul that “taking into consideration the importance of Mecca and Medina for Muslims, it is impossible that the US would not have a plan for it.” As the uprisings in the Middle East show no sign of abating, policy institutions in the US are slowly getting ready for a post al-Saud Middle East.Even though the regime of al-Saud is continuing to spend billions in order to stall the inevitable uprising, its slightly more sophisticated masters in Washington are realizing that they cannot put all their eggs in one basket.In January, the (ZIO)American think-tank the Brookings Institution, that is closely associated with the ruling elite in the US, launched a public debate within the American ruling caste about what to do once the House of Saud is overthrown. The discussion by one of the oldest US think-tanks that has produced many policy makers for the US government about the potential collapse of al-Saud is a clear sign that things are not going well for the Saudis.Brookings’ publication states: "America has no serious options for effecting gradual reform in the kingdom. The Saudis fear, probably rightly, that real power sharing is impossible in an absolutist state. But we should plan very quietly for the worst. The intelligence community should be directed to make internal developments, not just counterterrorism, its top priority in the kingdom now. We cannot afford a surprise like Iran in 1978, and we need to know the players in the opposition, especially the Wahhabi clerics, in depth. This will be a formidable challenge, but it is essential to preparing for a very dark swan."As pointed out by a prominent Sunni scholar Alparslan Kuytul that “taking into consideration the importance of Mecca and Medina for Muslims, it is impossible that the US would not have a plan for it.” One of the probable back up plans of Washington in regards to the Saudi family would be a controlled demolition process. The fact that the Saudis are despised internally and regionally points to the direction that the US will likely attempt to dismantle the Saudi regime in a controlled manner once the uprising reaches that part of the Arabian Peninsula. Considering that the primary regional rivals of the Saudis, Qatar and Turkey, view themselves as potential regional substitutes for the US, it cannot be excluded that Ankara and Doha will be utilized by Washington as potential control mechanisms for the dismantling of the Saudi monarchy.
[ed notes:their rationale as been often repeated at brookings/saban center via shadi ahmed(NED GRANTEE PUPPET)...when the unsustainability of a longtime client becomes apparant,topple it ,replace it with new puppets and claim to stand on side of democracy,who accrding to him will further us interests and gain it points in eyes of islamic world(as if muslims are blind).Meanwhile other older and even more influential(at least with Pentagon)entrenched think tanks in U.S. call for backing the old puppet regime of al saud...these include RAND,JINSA etc.. see... RAND (PRO WAR THINK TANK) :WE NEED TO KEEP COOPERATION WITH ''OUR'' AUTOCRATIC PUPPET CLIENT REGIMES! http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2013/01/rand-pro-war-think-tank-we-need-to-keep.html  ZIONIST JINSA AND THE ZIONIST SAUDI PUPPET MONARCHY.. http://www.shoah.org.uk/2013/01/01/zionist-jinsa-and-the-zionist-saudi-puppet-monarchy/
 

ZIO FRAUD ZAHRA ON ZIONIST BULGARIA BOMBING CASE,HEZBOLLAH,AND THE SO CALLED INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY...
Zahra wonders if Hezbollah would let government cooperate with Bulgaria
Lebanese Forces bloc member, MP Antoine Zahra Wednesday asked the government to what extent was it ready to cooperate with Bulgaria in the case of handing over Hezbollah's members accused of the blast that targeted Israeli tourists a year ago. "Premier Najib Mikati said the government would cooperate, but will it be the same way it cooperated with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon?" he wondered in his interview with the Free Lebanon radio. "What if Hezbollah decided to 'worship' the accused [by Bulgaria], what would the government do in that case?" Tackling the issue of lifting the immunity off Deputy Boutros Harb, Zahra made it clear that Judge Hatem Madi's request was solely-made and had no connection whatsoever with the judicial body. "We must not lose faith in our judiciary," he confirmed, praising President Michel Sleiman's keenness on playing his constitutional role in activating the state institutions.[ed note;worship the accused?you piece of s#%t! independent judiciary?really?how independent is it really?see below...

 Judicial training program funded by EU kicks off in Lebanon
The Judicial Studies Institute launched Tuesday a new program funded by the European Union on permanent training for the judicial personnel in Lebanon, in presence of Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi, State Minister Mohammad Fneish, EU Ambassador to Lebanon Angelina Eichhorst, and panel of personalities. The 900-thousand-euro program aims at contributing to enhance the professional skills of judges, lawyers, legal assistants, notaries, coroners, and jurists through a permanent training. "The European Union will continue, throughout the coming years, and within the European neighborhood policy, to uphold the Lebanese judiciary," Eichhorst stressed.

[ed notes;as the program kicks off one should note,that special preliminary meeetings in europe regarding this program have been ongoing for almost a year now,wich emans the tabling of future directives for this project have been in gear for a while already...

on u.s. policy:colombias children  should be subjected to this?
look at the childs body closely! 

YOU MAKE ME SICK,MADE IN U.S.A. ... BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ON COLOMBIA'S POOR...

Ineffective US Fumigation Policy Adversely Affects Afro-Colombians
Increasingly, Afro-Colombian communities are bearing the brunt of the U.S.-financed aerial fumigation efforts in Colombia. In 2011 and 2012, fumigations took place in the departments of Nariño, Valle del Cauca, and Choco—regions populated primarily by Afro-Colombians. The fumigations join the wealth of mining, industrial, and development projects that regularly violate these communities’ right to free, prior, and informed consultation regarding actions taken on their lands.Aerial fumigation of coca crops is conducted with the chemicalglyphosate—marketed in the United States as Roundup. Conclusive findings on glyphosate’s long-term safety remain elusive; while some studies have found that the chemical harbors no carcinogenic qualities, the United Nations argues that adverse health effects—specifically for children—are an undeniable possibility.[i] 

MADE IN U.S.ACOLOMBIAN DEATH SPRAY

[[[[[Extensive anecdotal evidence from sprayed communities continues to raise legitimate concerns as to the chemical’s safety. Reports from Afro-Colombian community groups indicate widespread skin, respiratory, and gastrointestinal issues on locals after fumigations take place.[ii] Worst affected are pregnant women, the elderly and children. ]]]]]]]Equally troubling is the damage to Afro-Colombians’ food security and the environmental effects of spraying. Imprecision in spraying campaigns has led to the killing of non-coca crops used for sale and consumption, including banana, yucca, corn, and rice fields. [iii] Such crops provide basic food security for many of the communities sprayed, and once destroyed, can prompt displacement of rural farmers. In June and September 2012, the over 6,000 inhabitants of La Mamuncia-Lopez de Micay in Cauca’s daily food items were destroyed, along with a cacao project supported by the Cauca government that served as this community’s main source of income. Furthermore, as the chemical spray seeps into streams and aquifers, its harmful impact further damages humans and the environment. Studies show that glyphosate has a negative effect on aquatic life and biological diversity. Poisoning of Afro-Colombian communities’ main water sources remains a major concern. In other words, however “targeted” or “harmless” aerial eradication programs may be in theory, the collateral damage of spraying is staggering and this damage is highly destructive to Afro-Colombian rural communities.The aerial fumigation efforts also deepen Colombia’s already significant internally displaced population. Vulnerable communities—notably Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples—are regularly forced off their land due to threats, violence, and the internal armed conflict. Under the constant threat of—even licit—crop destruction through spraying and related violence between drug traffickers and the state, these groups are regularly forced to leave their ancestral lands and seek safer havens.Beyond Valle del Cauca, Afro-Colombian groups have responded to the threats posed by coca cultivation and fumigation efforts. Over 5,000 Afro-Colombians took to the streets to protest fumigation in September 2011 with some protestors blocking the main road to the department for several days. The Inter-Ethnic Forum of Choco (FISCH) and COCOCAUCA, two regional groupings of Afro-Colombian community councils and organizations, have publicly denounced the harmful effects of fumigation efforts on Afro-Colombians and repeatedly asked U.S. and Colombian authorities to seek alternatives to fumigation. Sadly, Afro-Colombian organizations’ efforts to halt fumigation efforts have fallen on deaf ears. *This blog posting is a summary of a presentation by Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, WOLA Senior Associate for the Andes. Additional research support was provided by Adam Schaffer, Program Assistant for Drug Policy and the Andes. 

Petition to the UN for a Moratorium on Aerial Spraying in Colombia http://www.mamacoca.org/cartaun/CartaUNen.htm

The aerial fumigation of coca crops has not only been an ineffective policy to curb cocaine production but has also led to significant human, agricultural, and environmental damages in Colombia and throughout the Andean region. Because of the grave effects chemical spraying has on local populations, a collection of NGOs throughout the world are petitioning to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for an immediate end to fumigation as a tool of the drug war, acknowledgment of the practice as a violation of international humanitarian law, and greater regulation of the agro-chemical industry. To achieve these ends, the petition looks the United Nations to provide leadership in bringing an end to this unjust and ineffective practice.

[ed notes;also see... Colombia's Agent Orange? » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names ...  Death Falls from the Sky Plan Colombia's fumigation campaign ...  Monsanto and the 'Drug War' Outsourcing War | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

ANTI ZIONIST AND JEWISH PROFESSOR DR GIDEON POLYA COMMENT ON SYRIA,LIBYA,AND 9-11
Dr Gideon Polya :21 Jul 2012 8:47:48am
Some comments on the Western-promoted Syrian disaster.
1. One supposes that the Syrian rebels are being supported with money and weapons by US-linked Saudi and Gulf state dictatorships and by the US with which Australia is intimately connected. Australia should discontinue its linkage to US state terrorism that has already cost the lives of 12 million Muslims from violence or war-imposed deprivation in the Zionist-backed US War on Muslims since 1990 (Google "Muslim Holocaust, Muslim Genocide"). 2. According to UNHCR Syria (population 20 million) "hosts one of the largest urban refugee and asylum seeker populations in the world" totalling about 1 million refugees from the US- and Australia-complicit Palestinian Genocide ( 2 million deaths from violence or deprivation since 1936, 7 million refugees) and Iraqi Genocide (4.6 million deaths from violence or deprivation since 1990, 5-6 million refugees). Geraldine's inexpert estimate of "several hundred thousand Iraqis killed" is way short of the mark (see the eminent Just Foreign Policy estimate of 1.5 million killed since 2003 based on the published data from top US medical epidemiologists from Columbia and Johns Hopkins). Now the US-backed terrorists are killing Iraqi refugees. 3. Read William Dalrymple's brilliant "From the Holy Mountain" that reveals Syria as a haven for Christians and religious tolerance in general in the Middle East, a tolerance that is being destroyed by the US and its anti-democracy Zionist and Gulf allies.
4. Imagine a Foreign Mining Company-backed WA secession that led to Federal forces attempting to re-assert control - one wonders what sort of Australians would follow the example of the Syrian rebels and urge Western military intervention and mass murder of their fellow citizens as has happened in Libya (population 6 million, 0.1 million killed, 1.3 million refugees, mostly Black Libyans).
Dr Gideon Polya
I am Dr Gideon Polya, scientist and academic and not, as falsely asserted, somebody else. False, ad hominem pejorative abuse and false attribution of beliefs to others is obnoxious.The Zionist-backed US War on Muslims has been associated (so far) with the deaths of 12 million Muslims from violence or war-imposed deprivation since 1990 (half of them children; Google "Muslim Holocaust, Muslim Genocide"). The US Government itself was almost certainly complicit in the 9-11 atrocity (for numerous expert science, engineering, architecture, aviation, military and intelligence opinions to this effect Google "Experts: US did 9-11"). According to the "official version" of 9-11 from the mendacious Bush Administration that told 935 lies about Iraq between 9/11 and the illegal invasion of Iraq (Center for Public Integrity), no Afghans were involved in the 9-11 atrocity.Peace is the only way but silence kills and silence is complicity. Eventually all those actively and passively involved in the post-1990 Muslim Holocaust and Muslim Genocide (twice the number of dead as in the WW2 Jewish Holocaust), from the planners, directors and killers to accessories after the fact and the media holocaust ignorers and genocide ignorers, will be publicly exposed for their part in this immense atrocity that violated the fundamental right to life of 12 million Muslims.