The A-O Report's

Weekly News Round Up

For

November 7, 2010

Fed to Monetize Debt
Fears of World Backlash
Could Trigger HyperInflation

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank announced on Wednesday, the day after the U.S. mid-term elections that it will pump an additional $600 billion dollars into the U.S. economy by re-purchasing government debt. The announcement triggered a worldwide wave of concern that the Fed's move could trigger an outbreak of global inflation or even hyper-inflation. More details, LINK HERE.

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China Warns US Fed
Says its "Huge Risk"

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Late Breaking News

World Bank President Suggests

Global Modified Gold Standard 

As Part of a Global Currency Standard

The World Bank's current president Robert Zoellick has proposed the idea of an international debate to consider the adoption of a modified, global gold standard. Many private investors who own physical gold have been calling for a return to the gold standard for fifty years and more, but here at The Alpha-Omega Report we would caution against such enthusiasm with the advice of - "be careful of what you wish for" because you might just get it and the outcome may be worse than expected. Should there be a return to a gold standard, it will probably include a ban on private individuals owning gold, much like the ban America instituted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Under Roosevelt it became illegal for Americans to own gold except in jewelry such as rings, watches and bracelets. According to our sources, any return to a similar gold standard would probably come with such restrictions, globally. It is becoming much clearer now that a move towards a one-world, global currency is rapidly gaining steam ahead of the G-20 economic summit this week in Seoul, South Korea. For more details on the comments by the World Bank President, see the LINK HERE.

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Obama Begins 10 day Asian Trip

President Obama is now conducting a 10 day trip to Asia making visits to Indonesia, India, South Korea and Japan. The President will be attending a G-20 Summit meeting in Seoul, South Korea for international discussions about the world's economy and precarious developments in the world's currency markets amid declines in the value of the dollar.

The President will be making a sales pitch to Asian investors to invest in the United States and create new jobs in America. He is also expected to deal with the emerging difficulties between the value of the U.S. dollar and China's currency.

After the G-20 summit the President will visit Indonesia where he spent 4 years of his childhood. At the moment, 22 volcanos in the Indonesian archipelago are smoking with major eruptions underway on Mount Merapi and Krakatau. President Obama will make his final stop in Japan to discuss security issues with the Japanese leaders.

For more details on the President's trip - LINK HERE - also LINK HERE.

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Critical G-20 Summit Agenda
To Set Stage For Creating 1-World Gov't

The G-20 summit being held this week in Seoul, South Korea has been set with an ambitious agenda. The G-20 Summit agenda includes ideas to overhaul the International Monetary Fund (IFM), currency exchange rates, the US trade deficit and the state of the banking industry and the world's investment markets.

The primary focus of this particular summit is to establish the framework needed to reform international financial regulations as well take necessary steps to maintain economic and market stability worldwide.

The Seoul G-20 Summit will essentially be putting down the next layer of support which will become the bedrock foundation for a one-world government and the establishment of a New World Order to be led by a messianic-type dictator. For more on the G-20 Summit, LINK HERE.

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China vs USA Showdown
At The G-20 Summit

China is signalling an unwillingness to allow a US economic plan to be presented before the G-20 Summit leaders. The Chinese response comes in reaction to the announcement last week by the US Federal Reserve to pump another $600 billion into the financial markets seen by some as a move to "monetize" U.S. debt. China and the world fears the Fed's move will trigger a global wave of inflation. More details, LINK HERE.

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Wild Allegations Made About
President Obama's India Trip
and 34 Navy Warship Escort

A totally false story swept the internet news media this past week sparked by an Indian news outlet claiming that the U.S. Navy would be providing 34 warships for presidential security around India during the President's visit. The allegations were denied by both the Pentagon and the White House characterizing the allegations as "absurd" and "comical."

The President is on a 10 day trip to Asia including a 3 day stay in India followed by a trip to Pakistan and the G-20 Summit in Seol, South Korea plus stops in Indonesia and Japan. For more on the wild allegations of the President's trip - LINK HERE.

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GOP Congress Chairman
Prepare for Scandal Investigations

According to a Texas radio station, a San Antonio Congressman who is in line to become chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee is promising 'a number of investigations and oversight committee actions' which he vows will 'hold the administration accountable." More details, LINK HERE.

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White House Faces Investigations

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No Document Shredding

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Hillary Rejects Prez Run

Hillary Clinton tells Asian reporters during her Asian tour that she will not run for the American Presidency in 2012 or 2016.

Clinton has said repeatedly she has no intention of running for president again, but that has not stopped speculation or interest in the idea. A Gallup poll in September showed that more than a third of Democrats would support Clinton were she to challenge President Obama in the primaries for the 2012 election.

For more details, LINK HERE.

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UN Calls For Global Tax
To Fight Global Warming

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Mt Merapi Continues Eruptions
Entering an "Even Worse Stage of Eruption"

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World Map of Active Volcanos

Here's a Google Map showing all of the active volcanos worldwide. The quantity now actively blowing their tops is breathtaking. Note the left-side panel lists all of these hot spots and their current status. LINK HERE for the map.

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Oil Hits 6-Month High
Over $87 a Barrel
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Gold Sets New Record Price

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Privacy Advocates Fear
Massive Fed Health Database
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Interview with a Rothschild
Of the Famous Illuminati Family
and Knights Templar


Says: "The US is finished"

"The American economy is still in the grip of a serious crisis; they have an employment problem that is going to get worse."

"The United States is finished, at least for the moment."

"It seems to me that both Europe and the United States will face large-scale problems of social unrest. Unemployment will increase and the middle class will lose a large portion of its wealth and its worth."

"I do not believe in God - I do not report to him."

LINK TO INTERVIEW

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US Ready For War
In Cyberspace
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Scientists Unveil Moving 3D
Holograms; "Telepresence"

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Bag of Uncounted Ballots
Found in Connecticut
Vote Fraud?
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NYC Water Contains Lead
At Elevated Levels
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Closest Encounter With a Comet
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Goodness, Gracious,
Great Balls of Fire
Over Canadian Skies
NASA Investigating

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Russia's Prime Minister Putin

Now Race Car Driver

Formula 1 Racing

Russian Prime Minister Putin has slipped behind the wheel of a Formula 1 race car as part of a new publicity stunt. .

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The Alpha-Omega Report’s

2010 Post-Election Analysis

From Landslide to Gridlock

 

 

Over view:

 

GOP Grabs Majority Control in House

Democrats Hang on to Senate Control

 

CNN Projects Final Results:

House:

243 Republican House Seats

192 Democratic House Seats

A gain of +64 seats for GOP

218 seats needed to control the House

Senate:

51 Democrats

47 Republicans

2   Independents

A gain of 6 seats for the GOP

51 Needed To Control Senate

 

House of Representatives

2010 An Historic Election

 

The 2010 Midterm election in America are now history and the Republicans have managed to stage a landslide victory in the House of Representatives with CNN projecting a net gain of +64 House seats. This is a landslide victory of historic proportions.

 

You have to go back to 1938 when Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Democrats lost 72 house seats to the GOP. Under Harry Truman in 1946, Democrats lost 54 House seats.

In 1958 Dwight Eisenhower’s GOP lost 48 seats. In 1966, LBJ’s Democrats lost 48 seats and in 1974 amid the Watergate crisis the GOP lost 48 seats.

 

The most recent midterm election shift of such proportions was in 1994 when Bill Clinton’s Democrats suffered the loss of 54 seats after a tumultuous but unsuccessful attempt by Hillary Clinton to pass healthcare legislation. Perhaps ironically, the 2010 midterm results come on the heels of healthcare legislation that did pass despite overwhelming public opinion opposing the legislation.

 

While the media pundits and ‘exit’ polls downplay the healthcare legislation as a key factor, they do admit that the Tea Party played a major role. Even so, the Tea Party formed in the heat of the healthcare debate. It was healthcare that birthed the Tea Party movement although the media attempts to portray the Tea Party as an anti-tax and anti-spending movement geared towards making the federal government fiscally responsible.

While the Tea Party movement is indeed focused now on taxes and spending, the healthcare bill was the catalyst and the fuel which angered the public. That anger was further exacerbated by manner in which the Democrats managed the passage of the bill in a high-handed approach. Voters were angry at the cavalier manner in which Democrat lawmakers either conducted town hall meetings or didn’t even bother to hold town hall meetings.

 

The healthcare legislation was the primary factor which fueled the Tea Party which in turn fueled a grass roots effort to “throw the bums out.” While the Tea Party had some success for its broad efforts, its greatest impact came in the electoral races for the House of Representatives as they joined with Republicans to indeed throw 60+ Democrats from office. Most of those Democrats who did lose were supporters of the healthcare legislation.

 

Most of the GOP House gains came in Midwest section of America consisting of races in such states as Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. There were stunning victories in other states, too. In Missouri, the GOP knocked off a senior Democratic House member, Ike Skelton.

 

In our pre-election coverage, we noted the Ike Skelton race in Missouri’s 4^th Congressional District in part because it was next door to myself and because of Skelton’s 33 years in office and his chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee – which oversees control of the U.S. military, especially the monetary funding of the military.

 

Another House race that caught public attention was that of Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts who chaired the committee responsible for the housing mortgage crisis and the mismanagement of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae home mortgage agencies. Frank has been in Congress for 30 years. Pre-election polls showed Frank’s election campaign to be too close to call, prompting the Congressman to loan his campaign $200,000 at the last minute to buy extra TV ads. Frank ended up winning by 54% to 43% for his challenger a 35 year old former marine. Even so, it was testimony to the fear which prevailed among Democratic Party lawmakers in the final days before the election.

 

The sweeping GOP House landslide itself was a repudiation of President Obama’s legislative agenda and a rejection of Obama’s efforts to govern the nation. It bodes ill for the President’s chances for re-election in 2012 although most pundits fail to realize this. Why?

 

According to my political contacts, there are quiet whispers of scandals brewing behind the scenes which will likely be brought to light by a Republican-controlled House. GOP lawmakers will control the House committees and these committees will more than likely hold hearings and investigations into any Obama Administration improprieties and allegations of corruption. Of course, there may be some back-room, secret deals to keep any Obama scandals under wraps but only if the price is right. In other words, if “The Powers That Be” wish to remove Obama from office or simply put him under tighter control, they’ll have a GOP House to enforce and or inflict punishment on the President.

 

The GOP House victory also sets up the Republican Party from a position of strength for the 2012 Presidential election. A Republican House can do much to set the pre-election agenda which will fuel the key issues for the Presidential campaign such as the efforts to repeal Obama’s healthcare. Republicans may also play a role in re-shaping Obama’s foreign policies, particularly in the Middle East and particularly regarding Iran’s nuclear weapon’s program.

 

Senate

 GOP Gains Solid Victory

In the Senate, the Republican Party scored a solid victory picking up 6 seats in the Senate but just shy of being an epic landslide result. Prior to the election, Republicans held 41 Senate Seats to the Democrats 57 seats with 2 seats being held by Independents. 51 seats are needed to control the Senate. To grab control of the Senate, the GOP needed to grab 10 seats currently held by the Democrats. 10 seats is a daunting challenge in any mid-term election year including 2010.

 

It was a long-shot that the GOP could gain the necessary 10 seats to take control but “Tea Party” candidates fielded in Delaware, Connecticut and Nevada were simply too inexperienced and conducted ineffective campaigns. All three Tea Party candidates in those races made horrific public relations gaffes which the Democrats were able to exploit. Of the three races, only the Nevada contest turned out to be a close race to defeat the Democrat’s top leader in the Senate, Harry Reid. Reid managed to pull out a victory in part due to a huge “get-out-the-vote” machine that pushed Democratic voters to get out and vote.

 

In California, the Republican hopes to defeat their liberal nemesis, Barbara Boxer were dashed on election night. Boxer had managed to pull away from a razor thin polling margin thanks to the surge in Latino voter registration and turnout.

 

The Republicans did take away six Democratic seats in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. For the GOP, the Illinois Senate victory was particularly sweet because it was President Obama’s seat and the President had gone to great lengths to help retain the seat for the Democrats. Almost as sweet was the Wisconsin victory in which Democratic liberal incumbent Russ Feingold was defeated after serving 3 terms in office.

 

One other Senate race stands out from the crowd. The Republican candidate for the Senate seat in Florida was Marco Rubio who proved to be an up and coming “star” in the Republican Party. Rubio was favored as a Tea Party candidate but he showed a great deal of political savvy and charisma combined with an inspirational biography for the young candidate. Many Republican strategists consider Rubio to have the necessary abilities to become “Presidential timber” – and perhaps winning a future GOP presidential nomination and victory for the White House. He’s a winner that political watchers will keep an eye on.

 

So the Senate returns for the 2010 elections tallied up a net gain of 6 seats for the Republicans for a total of 47 Senate Seats compared to 51 Senate seats for the Democrats with 2 independent Senators probably remaining to caucus with the Democrats for organizational purposes of Senate committee assignments.

 

Please note that the Washington Senate race is still being counted as too close to call with ballots by mail still to be received. Based on what we’ve heard from political strategists, I strongly suspect that the Democratic incumbent, Patti Murray will manage to eek out a razor thin victory, so I’ve already included her win in the final tallies.

Another note to realize is that I’ve also included the Alaska election which is technically still undecided in a 3-way race, including a write-in effort by Republican incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski lost the GOP nomination to a Tea Party candidate Joe Miller. Murkowski rebelled against the party and the primary results and chose to mount a write-in campaign. She’s only one of about 150 other “write-in” candidates but the “write-in” tally has the lead in votes so far, but it will take perhaps two weeks to determine who really won. Miller and the write in votes were far ahead of the Democratic Party challenger which means that one of the two Republicans will emerge as the victor and caucus with the GOP.

 

Given the above factors we will find the Senate composition will be:

51 D to 47 R + 2 Independents

 

Governorships

 Solid GOP Victory

 

Governorships:  GOP gains 9 governorships with 3 more still undecided with GOP trailing slightly in all 3. This gives the GOP 33 governorships.

 

Republican gubernatorial candidates also won governorships currently held by Democrats in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The GOP also defeated incumbent Democratic governors in Ohio and Iowa.

 

Three gubernatorial races may face recounts including those in Illinois, Oregon and Vermont. The Democratic candidates in Illinois and Vermont held razor thin leads with votes still being counted. In Oregon, the GOP challenger held a razor thin lead as additional votes were still being counted.

 

Democrats can point to California as a lone bright spot for the elections. Democrat Jerry Brown defeated the GOP’s Meg Whitman for the Governor’s race and Democratic incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer managed to win re-election, thanks to a huge surge in Latino voter registration and voting.

 

All told, the GOP expanded its Governorships to at least 33 seats and possibly adding one more, conceding Illinois and Vermont to the Democrats. Before the election, the GOP held 24 Governorships. This is more than the 6 gains I had predicted.

 

Equally impressive for the Republicans were the races for statehouses. The GOP won control of 10 additional state legislatures. This will give the Republican Party a significant advantage in re-districting the Congressional House districts to conform to the 2010 Census. It could mean that with re-districting, Republicans could configure congressional districts in such a way that the GOP could create as many as 30 to 40 new districts inclined to consistently favor Republican candidates and thus enhance chances for the GOP to be the majority party in the House of Representatives for 10 years.

 

Our Predictions versus Results

 

So how did yours truly did in pre-election predictions?

House of Representatives Predictions:

For the House of Representatives races I predicted:

“I expect the GOP will gain 55 to 60 seats in the House.”

 The end result appears to be +64 gain of seats for the Republicans as there are still about 11 races still undergoing final tallies.

I had previously noted in my pre-election article that a 60-70 seat gain would considered something of “landslide proportions” and it appears the GOP did manage to trigger an electoral landslide.

 

Senate Predictions:

 

My prediction for the Senate was as follows

“GOP will gain 6 to 8 Senate Seats, so I’ll stick to the middle figure of 7 Seats gained.”

 

I had expected that either Colorado or West Virginia would turn Republican, although the Colorado race seemed to have the best probability, as the West Virginia pre-election polls at the last minute showed a late surge for the Democratic candidate who has been a popular governor in that state. So, I missed the final tally by one. Not bad.

 

Governorship Predictions:

 

For the Governor’s races, I was a bit too cautiously conservative in my estimates pegging GOP gains to a mere 6 governorships. Here is how I predicted the results:

“If correct the Governorship balance by party would be:”

30 GOP Governors

19 DEM Governors

Indep Governor

 Although the there are still three races in limbo, the GOP will have at least 33 if not 34 Governors mostly likely. I doubt the remaining two races will result in GOP wins.

Late Post-Election Political Developments

 

Rumbling rumors around Washington indicate that the White House will undergo yet another shake-up and shake-out in staffing and organizational re-structuring.  We’re also hearing numerous insider reports suggesting a small stampeded of additional Administration members leaving the White House before things come apart at the seams for Obama.

There are numerous rumbling rumors that at least one or two Watergate-level or higher scandals will now emerge with Republican control of the House. The scandals could be so powerful as to force President Obama to either resign or bow out of any re-election bid.

 The day after the election, President Obama held a news conference to announce his desire to work together with the GOP leaders in the House and Senate to make some progress in the next two years to resolve rising unemployment and put people back to work. President Obama sounded conciliatory, but it remains to be seen as to serious he is about being bi-partisan.

 We should note that Hillary Clinton was conspicuously absent – in New Guinea – ahead of Obama’s trip to Asia. Keep in mind that tradition requires any Secretary of State to remain out of any political picture. Even  so, the tradition is helpfully convenient for Hillary if she chooses to challenge Obama for re-election in 2012. The next two years promise to be very interesting.

 

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The Alpha-Omega Report

Presents

Middle East News Spotlight

For October 31, 2010

Editor's Note: See also our coverage of the Air Cargo Terror Alert - LINK

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Palestinians To Declare Independene

In August of 2011 

Just Ahead of Rosh Hashanah

On UN's 66th Birthday

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said the PA will declare an independent Palestinian state in 2011. "The deadline is next summer, when the Israeli occupation of the West Bank must end," Fayyad said. "In 2011, we will celebrate 66 years of the United Nations and the United Nations will celebrate the birth of our nation."  Read the full story from the Jerusalem Post - LINK HERE.

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Hezbollah Threatens Lebanon PM

A Threshold For War

Hezbollah's top leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has warned Lebanon's Prime Minister to halt cooperation with the UN Tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of the late PM Rafik Hariri. The warning is in fact a veiled threat to bring down the very fragile Lebanese government now being led by the son of the late PM Rafik Hairii.

The evidence gathered so far by the  UN Tribunal's investigation points to Hezbollah's top leaders as the conspirators behind the assassination. There are also indications that Syria's President Assad and top Syrian officials may have been involved in the conspiracy. As a result, Hezbollah leaders and Syrian officials are petrified at the UN efforts to unearth the facts and bring those responsible to justice in an international court proceeding.

In the latest effort to halt the UN Tribunal, Hezbollah's top leader, Sheik Nasrallah gave a grave and solemnly toned speech on Thursday night (10/28) went further than ever before in public remarks, threatening the stability of the Lebanese government. He also stated that the UN tribunal is not legitimate and wants the Lebanese government to stop cooperating with the Tribunal and order it to leave the country.

There is a concern among many regional analysts that if push comes to shove that before any indictments are handed down, Hezbollah will launch a coup to overthrow the government and kick out the UN investigators. Analysts believe that should Hezbollah stage a coup, Israel will be forced to take military action which in turn will prompt Iranian intervention with a massive ballistic missile attack on Israel.

For more on the situation - LINK HERE to Arab news coverage -- and LINK HERE for the New York Times article on Nasrallah's latest speech.  Additional coverage - LINK HERE.

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Al Jazeera TV:
Lebanona Simmers, Hezbollah Braces

Here's coverage by the Arab TV News Network, Al Jazeera on the critical situation in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government as the UN Tribunal wraps up its investigation into the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's Prime Minister. LINK HERE.

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Saudi Prince Seeks To Defuse

Lebanese Crisis Meets Syrian Leaders

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UN Chief Says

Hezbollah Obstructed Justice

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Lebanon Takeover Planned

The Alpha-Omega Report's "Intelligence Digest" has been way ahead of the mainstream news media concerning a takeover of Lebanon by Iran via its proxy force, Hezbollah. Now we're beginning to see news articles emerging to confirm what our own intelligence sources have been warning about for the past many months.

A new Middle East intelligence document warns that Hezbollah may be ready to take over Lebanon in a move that Iran supports because it could draw an attack by Israel, which then would be cited as an offensive provocation deserving a response by Tehran, according to WND's Publisher, Joe Farrah.

To underscore this, Hezbollah's top leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech on Thursday night (10/28) with veiled threats against the Lebanese government. Some analysts see the speech as a forefunner to a coming coup attempt by Hezbollah in an effort to halt a UN criminal investigation into Hezbollah's involvement in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's Prime Minister.

A well-respected intelligence publication service, GIS published an intelligence analysis entitled: "The Gathering Storm Around the Greater Eastern Mediterranean Region."

Meanwhile, Debka.com is reporting that Saudi Arabia is urging the Lebanese PM to resign which would allow another government to be formed by pro-Syrian Lebanese factions who would then squelch the UN Tribunal investigation and perhaps prevent a Hezbollah takeover. Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, son of the slain Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been in close contact with both the Saudi and Egyptian governments making frequent trips back and forth to both nations for consultations during the past several weeks.

Debka reports that in consultations with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman, Hariri indicated last week that he was close to tendering his resignation in deference to Saudi King Abdullah's request. However, since the, Hariri seems to have chosen to stay on, at least for now.

The stuation in Lebanon remains at a boiling point on the verge of boiling over into some sort of strife, either by coup or a civil war. For more, see the WND article - LINK HERE. See also Debka's article - LINK HERE.  The GIS report can be found LINK HERE for their subscribers - (very expensive).

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French Carrier Heads for Iran
Iran Claims Its a Naval Buildup
Implies U.S. & Allies Targeting Iran

France's only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle is headed for Iran and expected to arrive in waters off of the Iranian coast, according to Iranian news media.

Iran's PressTV reports that the French carrier is expected to arrive in the Persian Gulf region by the end of October as part of an allied naval build up. Accompanying the carrier are two frigates, an attack submarine and a re-fueling tanker. The carrier also includes 40 combat aircraft aboard.

It joins two U.S. aircraft carriers already in the region. The USS Lincoln and the USS Truman are already patrolling in the region. All together, 31 warships are operating in the region including 19 from the U.S. Navy. Iran claims the U.S. and its allies are escalating naval operations in the region.

The French are downplaing the carrier deployment, noting that the carrier will be on a four month deployment to support Afghanistan NATO operations and support international anti-piracy efforts in the Arabian Sea.

Full Iranian story details, LINK HERE. French news version - LINK HERE.

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Iranian Navy To Send
Warships to Gulf of Aden

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US To Get Tough on Iran

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Iran Ready for Nuke Talks

Iran say's its ready for a resumption of diplomatic talks aimed at resolving the crisis surrounding Iran's nuclear program. More details, LINK HERE.

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Iran's Supreme Leader
Pleads For Clerical Support

Iran's Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei has spent the last 10 days in the Iranian holy city of Qom appealing and even pleading with Iran's ruling clerics to maintain support for the regime and for President Ahmadinejad, warning that to do otherwise could destroy the nation.

The Supreme Leader has been reportedly losing the confidence of the clerics since the rigged elections of 2009 in which allegations were made of vote fraud against the incumbent Presdent. Since then, Iran has been emroiled in civil unrest, disobedience and an underlying threat of civil war. For more on the Supreme Leader's latest efforts, LINK HERE. Additional details, LINK HERE.

There are additional reports that the Supreme Ayatollah was also seeking political support from the clerics for his own son to succeed him as the next Supreme Leader. His efforts were reportedly met with stubborn resistance, led by the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Ayatollah Khomeini. Many think the grandson will be the next likely Supreme Leader, but faces stiff opposition from Khameini and Iran's President Ahmadinejad and the Revolutionary Guards.

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Israeli PM Flies To USA
Will Meet With U.S. Jews
But Not President Obama

Israeli PM Netanyahu will fly to New Orleans this week to address an annual Jewish convention. He will also meet with Vice President Joe Biden in New Orleans to discuss ways to re-start the peace process. President Obama will be out of the country an a visit to Asia and a summit with India's leadership. For more on Netanyahu's visit - LINK HERE.

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Peace Deal Soon for Afghanistan?

Recent weeks have produced a number of reports about "negotiations" between some Taliban elements and the Kabul government as well as with U.S. and NATO intermediaries. See full article - LINK HERE.

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Russia To Help in Afghanistan

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The Alpha-Omega Report

Presents

The A-O Weekly Round Up

For October 31, 2010

Suicide Bomber Strikes Turkey

In Taksim Square, Istanbul

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U.S. Mid-Term Elections

The U.S. mid-term elections is coming on Tuesday. Republicans are expecting big gains, while Democrats claim there will be election suprises in their favor. Voting as seen as a referendum on President Obama's agenda. We have special pre-election coverage posting to our private donor's section today. We'll also be posting comments and analysis after the elections on Wednesday.

For a round up of pre-election news from Bloomberg Newswires - LINK HERE.

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US Election Fraud Concerns Grow

LINK

U.S. Midterm Election Hanky-Panky

Election Vote Fraud Alleged

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Freaky Shut Down of US Nuke Missiles

On Saturday morning, according to people briefed on what happened, a squadron of ICBMs suddenly dropped down into what's known as "LF Down" status, meaning that the missileers in their bunkers could no longer communicate with the missiles themselves. LF Down status also means that various security protocols built into the missile delivery system, like intrusion alarms and warhead separation alarms, were offline.    In LF Down status, the missiles are still technically launch-able, but they can only be controlled by an airborne command and control platform like the Boeing E-6 NAOC "Kneecap" aircraft, or perhaps the TACAMO fleet, which is primarily used to communicate with nuclear submarines. Had the country been placed on a higher state of nuclear alert, those platforms would be operating automatically.

Read the entire, fascinatingly mysterious story, LINK HERE.

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Indonesia's Krakatau Volcano Erupts

Several Other Volcanoes Active Also

Tsunami Problems

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Indonesia's Merapi Volcano Blows

LINK

Merapi Triggers Tsunami

600+ Dead or Missing

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Surge in Global Quakes?

There appears to be something of a surge in global earthquakes in the past 7 days. See USGS logs of activity. LINK HERE

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2 Russian Volcanos Blow

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Volcano Updates

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Global Volcano Activity Map

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British Gov't To Ban Meat & Cheese

To Force Britains to be Vegetarians

The Rise of Food Police in UK?

British Government advisers are recommending that the British government force Britons to become vegetarians. The advisers recommend radical changes to every day diets of British citizens.

The UK government advisors say that the switch is necessary as part of a move to a diet that is low in greenhouse gases (GHG), which are associated with climate change.  For more details, LINK HERE..

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New Super-Virus Hits Israel

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