AO Weekly News Round Up 3-8-9
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Israeli Gov't Says...
Iran Has Crossed Nuke Threshold
The head of Israel's military intelligence, Major-General Amos Yadlin told the Israeli cabinet on Sunday that Iran has "crossed the technological threshold" and it is now only a matter of time before Iran has nuclear weapons. Yadlin noted that Iran contains to amass enriched uranium. He also noted that Iran's present strategy is planning to exploit and diplomatic dialogue with the United States as a delaying tactic, buying time until it has enough bomb material to make multiple bombs then assemble them all at once as a "fait accompli" which no nation can ever take away.
Yadlin's assessment of Iran's nuclear situation confirms what The United States top general believes also. Last week the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen also noted that Iran had indeed turned a corner and was now on its way to nuclear weapons manufacturing. What's rather odd though is that US Defense Secretary Bob Gates publicly disagreed with Mullen and claims Iran is far away from achieving any nuclear capability.
The Israeli assessment was not intended for public consumption but the Israeli cabinet believed it should be released to set off an alarm bell for the rest of the world to hear and respond with action.
One Israeli official, however, noted that Yadlin's report to the Cabinet, did not indicate that Iran had reached "the point of no return." Instead, he diplomatically diced the concept of "Mastered the Technology" which at one point had been Israel's red line in the sand for point of no return. It now appears that Israel has altered its public approach and its private strategy for dealing with the Iranian nuclear situation.
For more on the Israeli military's views, LINK HERE.
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Israel Seriously Considers
Military Op's Against Iran
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N. Korea Issues Warning
North Korea has warned the world that any attempts to shoot down a satellite launch would result in a counterstrike. More details, LINK HERE.
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Iran Threatens Israel
Iran Missiles Can Hit
Israeli Nuke Bases
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari announced on Wednesday that all nuclear facilities in different parts of Israel are within Iran's missile range.
"Today the Islamic Republic of Iran has missiles with the range of 2,000 km and based on this fact all the territories under the control of the Zionist regime, including its nuclear facilities, are within our missile range," Major General Jafari said while addressing an international conference on support for Palestine here in Tehran yesterday.
He stressed the defensive nature of Iran's doctrine, but meantime, warned if Iran is faces with any enemy attacks, including those by the Zionist regime, it will respond with utmost power using all its capabilities.
Asked about Tehran's possible response to Israel's recent threats, the General reiterated, "the Zionist regime has no way but uttering such words for its existence and these babblings have no base or value militarily."
"Friends and enemies all acknowledge that militarily speaking, the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys might and superiority in the region and our military and defensive power today is in no way comparable to the past," the Iranian commander stressed.
The General repeated the remarks of the Late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, and said, "The US and Israel can do nothing (against Iran)." For more details, LINK HERE.
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Iran: Israel "Cancerous Tumor"
Says Supreme Ayatollah
Also: Obama on Bush's Path
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Clinton Lashes Out At Iran
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US Senate Debates Iran Nuke Threat
Last Tuesday, the US Senate took up the issue of Iran's nuclear weapons program and began a debate on what strategies should be taken to halt Iran's nuclear weapons program before Iran achieves nuclear weapons manufacturing capability. For more on the debate, LINK HERE.
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UN Appeals To Iran
Without Sanctions Threat
The UN feebly pleads with Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program without any threats of sanctions or military action. LINK HERE.
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Russia Has Little Influence on Iran
Some diplomats have suggested that the key to halting Iran's nuclear weapons program is to have Russia influence or threaten Iran, but critics of that idea point out that Russia has little ability to influence a determined Iran.
The idea that Russia could influence Iran to halt its nuclear program has become the centerpiece of debate on the proposed US missile shield for Europe. Russia is adamantly opposed to such a shield believing that it would be used as a screen for waging a war against Russia. For more on this debate about missile defense and Russian help it halting Iran's nuclear program, LINK HERE.
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Iran To Start Phase 1
Of Nuke Power Plant
Start up This Summer
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US Backstabs Israel On Jerusalem
WND Report
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Clinton Puts USA on
Collision Course w/ Israel
Over Palestinian State
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Australia Battered By Cyclone Hamish
Australia's Queensland coastline is being battered by Cyclone (Hurricane) Hamish, which was briefly upgraded to a category 5 level but later reduced to a Category 4 level. Thousands of Australians have been evacuated from the coastline. Details LINK HERE.
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Obama Embarrasses UK PM
Scales Back Wh Hs Meeting
Small Press Conference
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Dem's Revolting Against Obama
May Slow Obama Agenda
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UK's PM Appeals For
Global Unity
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European Banks: $2 Trillion Shortage
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CNBC TV Interview:
Global Central Bank Coming
Steve Gallo, head of market analysis for Schneider Foreign Exchange was interviewed on CNBC, Monday, March 2. Gallo stated that a Global Central Bank and a 1-world global currency will be established within 15 years.
Gallo's time estimate was extremely conservative. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly brought up the subject of a Global Central Bank with President Obama in a White House meeting between the two leaders on Tuesday, March 3.
There is a strong movement behind the scenes to manipulate the global economic crisis to institute a new Global Central Bank and 1-world currency by the year 2012. We see glimpses of these agenda in public comments by known suppoters of global government, such as members of the Council on Foreign Relations and other "think-tank" groups. The year 2012 seems to be a popular year that the NWO elites look towards for implementation of their agenda. For more on Gall's CNBC interview and the push for global banking. LINK HERE.
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Commerce Sec'y Warns
More Troubles Ahead
Seeks Backing for Bank Rescue
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Obama Creates Own Bear Market
Bloomberg Newswire noted on Friday - March 6, that President Obama is now presiding over his own 'bear market' in the world of stocks. The chief barometer of stock markets and the gauge by which bull and bear markets are gauged is the NYSE's Dow Jones 30 Industrial's Averages, otherwise known as the DJIA or the "Dow-30."
The basis for declaring a 'bear market' or a plunging market is when the value of the DJIA or Dow-30 drops 20 percentage points or more.
As of March 5, the Dow Jones 30 Industrials aka DJIA or Dow-30 has dropped 20% since President Obama took the oath of office on January 20, 2009. It is the fastest drop under a newly elected president in at least 90 years according to Bloomberg News.
Overall, the stock market has lost 53% of its value since it peaked at 14,164.53 in October of 2007. On Thursday, March 5 stocks dropped an additional 4.1%.
Under Obama's tenure, more than $1.6 Trillion dollars of stock value has vanished since Obama's inauguration on January 20. Investors are convinced that the recession is getting worse, not better. The president is in danger of breaking a pattern in which the Dow rallied 9.8 percent on average in the 12 months after a Democrat captured the White House, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
“People thought there would be a brief Obama rally, and that hasn’t happened,” said Uri Landesman, who oversees about $2.5 billion at ING Groep NV’s asset management unit in New York. “It speaks to the carnage that’s in the economy and the lack of confidence in the measures that have been announced.”
The Dow average has dropped 31 percent since Obama’s election. The 30-stock gauge trades at 8.04 times annual earnings, the cheapest since 1995 and down from 10.06 times on Inauguration Day.
Citigroup Inc. led the plunge, losing 71 percent. The government proposed taking a 36 percent stake in the New York- based bank, cutting the percentage owned by shareholders. Detroit-based General Motors Corp. tumbled 53 percent after the largest U.S. automaker said it needs more government aid.
“It’s the Obama bear market,” said Dan Veru, who helps oversee $2.8 billion at Palisade Capital Management in Fort Lee, New Jersey. “We don’t know what the rules are in so many different areas the government is touching.”
For more on Obama's Bear Market - read the Bloomberg Newswire's assessment. LINK HERE.
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Wall St Jnl Says...
Obama Radicalism Killing the Dow
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50,000 Protest in NYC
Over Budget Cuts
In a sign of things to come, and reminiscent of the European protests, 50,000 New Yorkers took to the streets of New York City on Friday, March 6 to protest the city government's budget cuts. LINK HERE.
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Doubts Emerge About Obama Plans
It has been 7 weeks since Barack Obama was inaugurated as president. His economic recovery plans are now being implemented and the economic reports show a worsening in the economy. The sour economy is now rapidly becoming Obama's economy to the public eye.
Obama's popularity ratings have begun to slip from extraordinarly rare heights for an incoming president, but his popularity levels remain above 50% with the general public. On Wall Street and among investors however, jittery doubts are emerging as evidenced in the stock values tumbling another 20% since Obama took office.
A 20% drop in stock value is the thresh hold for what is called a 'bear' market. President Obama now has his own 'bear' market to list among his accomplishments. This drop indicates that Wall Street is not happy with Obama's economic policies and budget plans. Business leaders, economists, and investors are becoming "uneasy" to say the least about the Obama Administration. For more on this story, LINK HERE to an AP Newswire report.
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World's Top Bankers To Meet
The worlds leading bankers from Japan, Europe and the United States will meet later this month in Lond to discuss possible new regulations of the world's financial sector.
The top bankers will be hosted by the British government for a banker's summit on March 24, just a week before the key "G-20 Summit" meeting to also be held in London.
The revelation of this meeting comes from a Japanese financial newspaper. Among those invited are executives from JP Morgan Chase & Co as well the British Bank, HSBC as well as the head of Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
For confirmation details - LINK HERE.
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8 Million Mortgages in US "Under Water"
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Wall Street Journal:
20% Chance of Depression
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Germany Warns of
Catastrophic State of Web Security
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Utility Crisis in Baltimore
120,000 Homes Face Utility Shut Offs
[ Editor's Note: There has been a growing concern voiced among the "elite" who fear that in the coming weeks and months ahead, civil disorder and riots could break out in major cities across the nation. Lack of jobs, food, and no utility services could be the motivation for such behaviors]
84,000 homes in the greater Baltimore area are facing a shut-off of electric and gas services next month due to delinquency. The director of Maryland's Public Service Commission which regulates the state's utility services is warning of a "potential tsunami" as a result of utility prices nearly doubling this winter.
Douglas Nazarian, the state's PSC director says, "April will be a disaster if we don't start looking into this.The problem is going to grow." The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company has nearly 84,000 households with delinquent accounts. Another Maryland utility, Pepco says 43,000 of its customers in the greater Washington, D.C. area are also delinquent and could face service shut-off in April.
Both utility companies report that the vast majority of the delinquent accounts are not low-income customers. For more details on this story - LINK HERE.
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Breadlines in San Diego, CA
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US Food System Nearly Broke
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GM Near Bankruptcy?
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Protests in Texas Over
Mandatory RFID Chip Impants
For Animals
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CNN's Lou Dobbs Publicizes
Public Concerns of Martial Law
US Army Gearing Up 20,000 Troops
For Martial Law Duty
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Former CIA Agent Video
FEMA Death Camps
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Neo-Nazis Plan Europe Take Over
Will Protest G-20 London Summit
"Summer of Rage" Planned
The British intelligence agency MI5 has established that neo-Nazis in Britain and Europe plan to use the worldwide credit crisis to launch "a summer of rage" at next month's G8 summit in London. The plans were discussed at a huge rally of 7,000 last month in Dresden that marked the anniversary of the World War II bombing of the city. The neo-nazis plan to do to London what was done to Dresden in WW2.
The Nazi plans reportedly involve attacking key targets in Lond including the Bank of England and other financial institutions. British officials are planning to confront the violence which is considered to be a precursor to a "summer of rage."
No doubt these neo-nazis are but a cover for NWO agenda agents tasked with launching "chaos" in Europe and most likely around the world, including America.
The attempt to trigger such actions during the G-20 summit in Lond on April 2 would receive worldwide attention and foment more violence as well as fear. The idea is to create enough lawlessness that a single individual could emerge to "save" humanity from such lawlessness with a one-world global government.
More on the Neo-Nazi plans - LINK HERE.
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UN Issues Arrest Warrant
For Sudan's President
For Crimes Against Humanity
Keep in mind, Sudan has aligned itself with Iran and is a hotbed for Al Qaeda. LINK HERE
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Sudan Kicks Out Aid Groups
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Mexican Turmoil Accelerates
Massive Army Call-Out
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5 MadCow Deaths in Spain
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Flu Vaccine Maker Goofs
Could Trigger Flu Pandemic?
Baxter International is being investigated after a laboratory mix-up contaminated a flu vaccine with live elements of bird flu bacteria. There is concern that the contamination has released a live strain of avian flu into the public realm. Yes, we're talking H5NI the Asian bird flu virus.
According to a Canadian newspaper report, 36 or 37 people are belived to have been exposed to the deadly virus and are now being monitored for infection. The Canadian report also notes that a number of biosecurity experts have expressed dissatisfaction with the manufacturer's explanation of a simplem error.
While probably nothing will probably come of the incident the situation underscores the dangers of vaccines and laboratory handling of deadly diseases. For more on this story, LINK HERE.
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Illinois Bans Prayers
At Christian High Schools!
Yes, you read that headline correctly. The Illinois High School Association is being challenged for a policy that bans Christian schools from offering a prayer or any religious message over their public address systems, when they host association events on their property.
This is a case where public school officials are attempting to regulate behavior in Christian schools. It is also one more example of an attempt to persecute Christians and Christianity. It's time for Christians in America the recognize that persecution has come to America and that it is only going to get worse. Read the full story, LINK HERE.
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Illinois Pastor Murdered
During Sunday Church Service
An Illinois Baptist Church's sunday morning service turned into pandemonium when a man with a gun began shooting a gun at the Pastor, killing him. For more details, .
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Asteroid Close Call w/ Earth
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