1991 Obama was stamped ‘Born in Kenya’ A literary agent’s promotional brochure from two decades ago declares Barack Obama was “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii,” according to Breitbart News. The brochure was created by Acton & Dystel, which was promoting Obama as the author of the never-produced “Journeys in Black and

Mysterious illness strikes hundreds of flight attendants, causes rashes and hair loss – are ‘toxic uniforms’ really to blame or is it Fukushima? Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flight attendants have filed a formal complaint about uniforms they suspect might be causing their skin to rash and develop lesions, and their hair to fall out. But

Israel to send fighter jets for joint exercises in the US The Israel Air Force is soon to send fighter jets to take part in joint military exercises in the US,Channel 2 reported on Tuesday night. The IAF has not trained in the US for several years, the report said. The exercises, to be held

Al-Qaeda underwear bomber working for the CIA, Saudis WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA had al-Qaeda fooled from the beginning. Last month, US intelligence learned that al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch hoped to launch a spectacular attack using a new, nearly undetectable bomb aboard an airliner bound for America, officials say. But the man the terrorists were counting

Extraordinary health measure taken after hundreds of dolphins and pelicans wash-up on Peru’s shores Dolphins, by the hundreds, are dying off the coast of Peru. And the reason for their death seems to be big mystery. About 877 dolphin carcasses have been found along the shores of the country’s northern regions, said Deputy Environment Minister

  Russia Does Not Rule Out Preemptive Missile Defense Strike Russia does not exclude preemptive use of weapons against [NATO] missile defense systems in Europe but only as a last resort, the Russian General Staff said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow. “The placement of new strike weapons in the south and

China defense minister to visit US Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit the United States next week to meet his US counterpart Leon Panetta as the two nations seek to shore up testy relations, officials said Wednesday. “The reason for the visit on Monday is to attempt to further strengthen our military relation and

Seattle mayor issues emergency order after May Day mayhem Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says he’s making an emergency declaration allowing police to confiscate items that can be used as weapons following violent May Day protests that left storefronts and car windows shattered. Police said officers made at least three arrests after hundreds of people marched

Global communist resurgence! Occupy Wall Street socialists plot May Day shut down of cities Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, whose anti-greed message spread worldwide during an eight-week encampment in Lower Manhattan last year, plan marches across the globe today calling attention to what they say are abuses of power and wealth. Organizers say they hope the

Iranian commander threatens U.S. East Coast….Iranian Navy vessels can get within three miles of New York City TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran enjoys the capability to position its naval vessels three miles off the United States’ East coasts, a senior Iranian Navy commander said. “Our naval forces are so powerful that we have a presence in all

Operation Red Zone leaves Chicago officials red faced when public discovers the truth about NATO summit The head of Chicago’s NATO Host Committee said Thursday she was blindsided by the federal government’s decision to create a militarized “Red Zone” in the Loop to protect federal buildings in the run-up to the May 20-21 summit at

  Iran readying hacker attacks on U.S. infrastructure, specialists say Iran is recruiting a hacker army to target the U.S. power grid, water systems and other vital infrastructure for cyberattack in a future confrontation with the United States, security specialists will warn Congress Thursday. “Elements of the IRGC [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] have openly sought

Russian special forces to train at Fort Carson in May A detachment from the Russian Airborne Assault Forces will go to the United States in May for a joint anti-terror exercise, Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexander Kucherenko said on Thursday. The exercise will take place between May 24 and 31 at Fort Carson, Colo. “This

Communist North Korea: Military to take special actions to kill “rats” in South using “unprecedented, peculiar means” North Korea yesterday threatened the South, saying they would stage “a special action by revolutionary forces” against the Blue House and local media. “The special actions of our revolutionary armed forces will start soon to meet the reckless

Army chief: IDF prepared for Iran strike Should Israel decide to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, the IDF will be prepared to carry out the mission, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz told Yedioth Ahronoth in remarks published Sunday. “In principle, we are ready to act,” the army chief told the newspaper in a special interview ahead

Experts: NKorea missile carrier likely from China (AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan – The enormous, 16-wheel truck that North Korea used to carry a missile during a recent parade likely came from China in a possible violation of U.N. sanctions meant to rein in Pyongyang’s missile program, experts say. The carrier, also believed capable of launching missiles,

North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected soon SEOUL — A bristling North Korea said on Wednesday it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over its failed rocket launch, increasing the likelihood the hermit state will push ahead with a third nuclear test. Tche North also ditched an agreement to allow

North Korea next? US commander says all options are on the table A senior U.S. military officer said yesterday all options are on the table to counter North Korea’s armed provocations, including a surgical strike on its nuclear facility. Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, visited Korea for the first

N.Korean Missile Platform ‘Came from China’ The mobile platform that transported what looked like an intercontinental ballistic missile in Sunday’s military parade in Pyongyang was probably imported from China. A government source here said it looks very similar to platforms from a Chinese maker of special vehicles. The mobile platform was about 20 m long

Robots on the streets of America could soon become a reality, says US Defence Agency The chance of modern day Robocops being called in to help with American crimes is seeming more likely, with US police forces being told they can request battlefield robots produced by the Defence Logistics Agency (DLA) over the last decade.

Fukushima radiation burns? Fur loss, skin lesions found in Alaskan polar bears Research scientists working for the U.S. Geological Survey report that some Alaska polar bears are losing their fur. Tony DeGange, chief of the biology office at the USGS Science Center in Anchorage, said that in the past two weeks, of 33 bears checked

Japanese diplomat: Fukushima explosion could end human civilization Japan’s former Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. Mitsuhei Murata, was invited to speak at the Public Hearing of the Budgetary Committee of the House of Councilors on March 22, 2012, on the Fukushima nuclear power plants accident. Before the Committee, Ambassador Murata strongly stated that if the crippled

Japanese diplomat: Fukushima explosion could end human civilization Japan’s former Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. Mitsuhei Murata, was invited to speak at the Public Hearing of the Budgetary Committee of the House of Councilors on March 22, 2012, on the Fukushima nuclear power plants accident. Before the Committee, Ambassador Murata strongly stated that if the crippled

The Russian Military Has an Action Plan Involving Georgia if Iran Is Attacked Russian Defense Ministry sources told the semiofficial news agency Interfax that action plans are being finalized to react to an armed conflict involving Iran and its nuclear program. The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces “calculates” that military action against Iran

Strontium at Fukushima plant flows into sea Tokyo Electric Power Company says more radioactive wastewater has leaked from its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and flowed into the sea. The water contained high levels of strontium. Workers at the plant discovered water leaking from a pipe connected to a wastewater tank, at around 2:00 AM on

  ‘No place in America will be safe from our attacks’ if U.S. launches strike: Iran The United States would not be safe from retaliation if Iran is attacked by Washington, the Iran newspaper quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander on Tuesday as saying. “In the face of any attack, we will have a crushing

N.Korea ‘Building Even Bigger Missile’ North Korea is building a missile that is even bigger than the long-range missile it is preparing to launch this month, sources claimed Monday. South Korean and U.S. officials believe the North will unveil the missile at a military parade on April 15, nation founder Kim Il-sung’s centenary, or on

Harper set to meet with U.S., Mexican leaders in Washington for ‘Three Amigos Summit’ WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Stephen Harper comes to the White House Monday to forge greater political and economic ties with his counterparts from the United States and Mexico, but an equally big priority in the coming weeks will be to boost

Japan will intercept N Korean rocket if necessary Japan says it will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appeared to show preparations for the launch next month. Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka issued the order to intercept the rocket if it threatened Japan’s territory. Pyongyang says it will launch a

Click on pic/text to open full article                 ShareThis Probe finds high radiation levels at Fukushima plant Tokyo: One of Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors still has fatally high radiation levels and much less water to cool it than officials had estimated, according to an internal examination that renews doubts about the plant’s stability. A tool equipped

Click on pic/text to open full article       Passengers tackle screaming JetBlue captain on plane AMARILLO, Texas — Screaming “They’re going to take us down!” a JetBlue pilot stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq Tuesday until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just outside the

Barack Obama caught hinting at concessions to Dmitry Medvedev The US president was captured by a live microphone telling Mr Medvedev that he would have “more flexibility” in negotiations over contentious plans for a missile shield in Europe if he beat his Republican challenger in November. Delivering a message for president-elect Vladimir Putin, Mr Obama

Powerful 7.1-magnitude quake hits central Chile SANTIAGO — A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage. The quake struck at 7:30 p.m. about 16

US Intelligence to keep tabs on Americans with no ties to terror The U.S. intelligence community will be able to store information about Americans with no ties to terrorism for up to five years under new Obama administration guidelines. Until now, the National Counterterrorism Center had to destroy immediately information about Americans that already was

Sheriff Joe wants Obama’s original draft card Following up on his investigative team’s finding of probable cause that Barack Obama’s Selective Service registration form is a forgery, Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio has asked Selective Service Director Lawrence Romo in a letter to produce original documentation. A copy of Obama’s registration form indicates the

Click on pic/text to open full article                  Iran vows retaliation ‘on the same level’ if attacked, while U.S. explores ways to apply more pressure In the face of aggression from the United States or Israel, Iran will attack to defend itself, Iran’s most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday. “We do not have

Click on pic/text to open full article                 ShareThis Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was “a bomb” certain to have serious repercussions. Russia, one of President Bashar al-Assad’s strongest allies

Executive-order panic: Martial law in U.S.? The White House’s late-week release of an executive order has sent the online community into an uproar, worried that President Obama had secretly provided himself means to institute martial law in America. In the common practice of dumping government documents on a Friday afternoon, just as the news cycle

‘H-Bomb’ Asteroid To Skim Past Earth In 2013 An asteroid with the destructive power of an H-bomb will narrowly miss Earth next year, scientists have said. The 50m-long space rock will whizz past our planet on February 15, 2013, at a distance of just 15,000 miles. That’s closer than the orbit of many commercial satellites.

Eye in the sky – Sky Sapience unveils hovering UAV for surveillance After establishing a name as a world leader in the development of unmanned drones, Israeli companies are expanding to a new field – tethered hovering platforms. Earlier this month, a new Israeli company called Sky Sapience unveiled the Hovermast, an unmanned platform that

Hefty Asteroid 2011 AG5′s Threat to Earth Should Be Studied More, Scientists Say A massive asteroid that may be on a collision course with Earth should be studied in more detail, according to a former Apollo astronaut who specializes in monitoring potentially hazardous space rocks. Asteroid 2011 AG5 has been the object of attention because

Ex-Israeli spymaster: Iran response to Israeli attack would be devastating Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said that an Israeli strike on Iran would lead to a missile attack on Israel that would have a “devastating impact” on the country, in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’s 60 minutes. According to Dagan, an attack will

Sheriff Arpaio’s investigation: Numerous Obama documents mysteriously missing…What is Obama hiding? Among the records missing for Barack Obama that would be available for an ordinary president are passport records, school records such as those from Punahou, Occidental, Columbia and Harvard, Harvard Law Review writings, scholarly articles for the University of Chicago, state bar association records

Click on pic/text to open full article                 ShareThis Sheriff investigator: Journalists intimidated not to report Sheriff Arpaio’s findings about Obama’s identity records The lead investigator in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s review of the authenticity of Barack Obama’s birth certificate today unloaded a bombshell about the case: that he was told by sources members of the media

Greek default priced at 1 trillion euros, bondholders say LONDON – A disorderly Greek default would cause more than a trillion euros ($1.3 US trillion) of damage to the euro zone and could leave Italy and Spain dependent on outside help to stop contagion spreading, the main bondholders group has said. Greek private creditors have

McCain calls for air strikes against Syria’s Assad Sen. John McCain on Monday became the first U.S. lawmaker to call for air strikes against the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad, putting the influential Arizona Republican in front of the Obama administration in calling for American troop involvement in the year-long struggle between the dictator

RT Published: 03 March, 2012, 22:32 Edited: 05 March, 2012, 03:33 A dangerous asteroid heading to the Earth was spotted by stargazers three years after it had got onto its current orbit TAGS: Space, SciTech, Thrills&Spills   To avert a possible catastrophe – this time set for February 2013 – scientists suggest confronting asteroid 2012 DA14 with either paint or

Click on pic/text to open full article                Netanyahu expects Obama refusal to attack Iran It is quite clear that US President Barack Obama will do what it takes to delay, if not prevent, an attack on Iran by the US or Israel. The quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan have once again shown that it is

Next phase of takeover: Foreign central banks buying U.S. companies’ stocks The Bank of Israel will begin today a pilot program to invest a portion of its foreign currency reserves in U.S. equities. The investment, which in the initial phase will amount to 2 percent of the $77 billion reserves, or about $1.5 billion, will

US Air Force prepared if diplomacy with Iran fails: general The United States has powerful bombs at the ready in the case of possible military action against Iran and work is under way to bolster their firepower, the air force chief said Wednesday. General Norton Schwartz, air force chief of staff, declined to say whether

Click on pic/text to open full article                 WikiLeaks: Russia gave Israel Iranian system’s codes WikiLeaks has released an email exchange between employees of Stratfor, the US-based global intelligence company, which reveals Israel and Russia made a deal to swap access codes for defense and surveillance equipment. According to the leaked document, Israel gave Russia the

Big Asteroid 2011 AG5 Could Pose Threat to Earth in 2040 Scientists are keeping a close eye on a big asteroid that may pose an impact threat to Earth in a few decades. The space rock, which is called 2011 AG5, is about 460 feet (140 meters) wide. It may come close enough to Earth

Click on pic/text to open full article             Iran strike would be ‘catastrophic’: Putin Russia is troubled by the growing threat of a military strike on Iran, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday, adding that fear of foreign intervention pushes other “nuclear threshold” states to acquire nuclear weapons, rather than dissuading them. “Russia is alarmed by

Click on pic/text to open full article                 ShareThis Japanese quake an ominous sign for B.C. ‘megaquake’ VANCOUVER — Scientists are still unraveling last year’s giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and some of what they’re finding doesn’t bode well for B.C. and the Pacific Northwest. Detailed analyses of the way the Earth warped along

Putin praises Cold War moles for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets Spies with suitcases full of data helped the Soviet Union build its atomic bomb, he told military commanders. “You know, when the States already had nuclear weapons and the Soviet Union was only building them, we got a significant amount of information through Soviet foreign

President Eisenhower had three secret meetings with aliens, former Pentagon consultant claims Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower had three secret meetings with aliens, a former US government consultant has claimed. The 34th President of the United States met the extra terrestrials at a remote air base in New Mexico in 1954, according to lecturer

Report: NSA chief sees possible Anonymous hit on power grid The computer-hacking confederacy Anonymous might be able to cause a limited power blackout in a year or two, the general who directs the National Security Agency has warned officials, TheWall Street Journal is reporting. Gen. Keith Alexander’s warning of a cyberattack on the electrical grid

Click on pic/text to open full article                 Russia Would Use Nukes to Stave Off Threats – General Staff Russia would use nuclear weapons in response to any imminent threat to its national security, Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Nikolai Makarov said on Wednesday. “We are certainly not planning to fight against the whole

Why the U.S. economy parallels Ancient Rome An inefficient, weak tax system. A bloated military budget. Multiple wars being waged simultaneously. You can be excused for thinking the preceding sentence is about the United States, but in fact, it describes the Roman Empire two millennium ago as it began its long, hundred-year decline. Jeff Gundlach,

The next World Bank president: Bill Clinton? The World Bank desperately needs to revive its fortunes after years of lacklustre leadership and shrinking role – which is precisely why former US president Bill Clinton is among the names being touted as its next head to replace Robert Zoellick. Lael Brainard, under-secretary for international affairs at

US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons, The Associated Press has learned. Even the most modest option now under consideration would be a historic and

‘Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are behind’ Israeli embassy attacks: Netanyahu Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people. Tehran denied involvement in the attacks, which amplified tensions between two countries already at loggerheads

By Terrence Aym  beforeitsnews Some of the world’s smartest geophysicists aren’t sleeping well anymore. Perhaps their dreams are filled with nightmares—if so, it wouldn’t be surprising since what they thought they knew about volcanoes wasn’t quite right. But now they know the truth—the terrifying reality—supervolcanoes are activating and can destroy America at any time. Maybe in

US admiral says Navy forces are prepared to confront Iran MANAMA, Bahrain – The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran’s military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region. Vice Adm. Mark Fox, commander of the 5th Fleet, told reporters at

CNN: US preparing military contingencies for Syria The United States has begun an internal review of its military capabilities vis-a-vis Syria despite remaining committed to diplomatic and economic pressure on Damascus, CNN’s “Security Clearance” blog reported on Tuesday. The report did not specify whether the White House had ordered the review or if it was

Army defends chaplain intervention over letter criticizing contraceptive mandate The Army said Tuesday that a request for chaplains not to read a letter in Sunday Mass that expressed disapproval of a new regulation in the Obama administration’s health care law was not an attempt to “censor,” but rather a cautionary move to preserve “military order

An Iran-Israel war will be main market mover in 2012: Richard Russell Speculation has been running high in recent weeks that Israel may undertake a military operation to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in a pre-emptive attack. That speculation went into overdrive last week after the Washington Post ran an article saying that U.S. defense secretary

Joint drill with US to be held after delay Israel and the United States will hold the postponed Austere Challenge missile-defense exercise before the end of the year, likely in October or November. Senior American military officers from the European Command are scheduled to arrive in Israel later this month to finalize plans to hold

Israel says Iran seeking U.S.-range missile JERUSALEM, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday Iran had been working on developing a missile capable of striking the United States at a military base rocked by a deadly explosion three months ago. The blast on Nov. 12 killed 17 Iranian troops, including an officer regarded as

India bracing for limited conflict with pushy China, says top US intel official NEW DELHI: The Indian Army may be preparing for a limited conflict with China, says the US’ top intelligence official. In a testimony to the US Senate, James Clapper, director of national intelligence, said, “Despite public statements intended to downplay tensions between

A grim report just issued by the Finance Ministry that is circulating in the Kremlin today says the United States Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS) has ground to a virtual halt signaling that a major global economic collapse is currently underway and could very well likely enter into the dreaded “freefall zone.” Virtually unknown to all but the global

Holy war over health care law? Obama angers Catholic leaders While President Obama will deliver another speech on the economy Wednesday in Northern Virginia to keep the focus on jobs, Catholic leaders across the country are warning another issue may blow up in his face come November. Catholics are fired up over new rules implementing

Scientists warn of huge quake east of Japan Trench Japanese researchers say the March 11th disaster has increased the risk of a major quake and tsunami east of the Japan Trench off northeastern Japan. The research was carried out by a group at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. The Japan Trench is

In Case You Still Don’t Get It, Here’s Why A Greek Default Should Put Fear In Your Heart NEW YORK (AP) — Remember Greece? It’s been two years since a financial crisis erupted in the birthplace of drama, and the final act is still unfinished. A second week of talks in Athens ended Friday with

Revealed: secret evacuation plan for Tokyo after Fukushima The Japanese government feared that millions of Tokyoites might have to be evacuated during the worst of last year’s nuclear crisis, but kept the scenario secret to avoid panic in some of the world’s most crowded urban areas, according to an internal report. The 15-page report, by

Gov’t kept silent on worst-case scenario at height of nuclear crisis TOKYO — The Japanese government’s worst-case scenario at the height of the nuclear crisis last year warned that tens of millions of people, including Tokyo residents, might need to leave their homes, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press. But fearing widespread

Iran preparing now for Armageddon Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has held several secret meetings with his economic and military advisers in recent days to prepare for the possibility of war with the United States. Sources report the preparations are to include the execution of those Iranians who oppose the regime. Khamenei has been

Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit US TEHRAN/BRUSSELS: Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging “psychological warfare” after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and US President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the “serious threat presented by Iran’s nuclear program.” The Islamic Republic, which denies trying to

Three-time Nobel Prize nominee makes remarks on Irish television By PATRICK COUNIHAN, IrishCentral Staff Writer Is this the end of celibacy for Irish priests? Photo by Google Images A leading missionary priest has claimed that celibacy will soon be a thing of the past – and described it as a ‘business arrangement’ for the Catholic Church.

Davos elites to seek reforms of ‘outdated’ capitalism AFP – Economic and political elites meeting this week at the Swiss resort of Davos will be asked to urgently find ways to reform a capitalist system that has been described as “outdated and crumbling.” “We have a general morality gap, we are over-leveraged, we have neglected

Air Force’s Top Brain Wants a ‘Social Radar’ to ‘See Into Hearts and Minds’ Chief Scientists of the Air Force usually spend their time trying to figure out how to build better satellites or make jets go insanely fast. Which makes Dr. Mark Maybury, today’s chief scientist, a bit of an outlier. He’d like to

A shocking report prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Prime Minister Putin on thejust completed meeting between China’s Vice Premier Li Keqiang and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger states that the Chinese were told that former Florida Governor John Ellis “Jeb” Bush, brother to the former US President and son of another, will be elected as the

Russia Warns Against Iran Attack Russia warned on Wednesday that an attack on Iran would be a “catastrophe” for the region and said world powers should adopt a policy of non-intervention in the Middle East and North Africa. “It is impossible to list all the consequences [of an attack],” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in

Did Israel postpone joint drill with US? WASHINGTON – The postponement of a major US-Israel drill planned for the coming weeks was initiated by Jerusalem, according to US media reports. Israel reportedly asked to put off the exercise because of defense budget cuts, Jewish news agency JTA reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, Yahoo News, quoting US defense

Russian Missile Forces Hold High Alert Drills Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces are holding a series of exercises to practice putting road-mobile missile systems on high alert, SMF spokesman Col. Vadim Koval said. The exercises involve Topol (SS-25 Sikle), Topol-M (SS-27 Sickle B) and Yars (RS-24) mobile systems stationed in central Russia and Siberia. “SMF units

Joint US-Israel missile drill delayed Israel and the US have decided to cancel a massive missile defense drill planned for the spring, amid concern the exercise could lead to an escalation with Iran, senior defense officials said Sunday. The sides are in discussion about holding the drill toward the end of the year. Initially scheduled