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Another threat to freedom. Hidden in another “treaty”

Here’s something that hasn’t been covered in the MSM for obvious reasons, but needs to be brought into the light.  From Blackfive:
But possibly the worst thing is that the National Security Strategy Obama was introducing resurrects the sovereignty stripping, military weakening, massive income redistributing Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). If you [...]

FOXNews.com – Up to 25 Bodies Found in Mexican Silver Mine

MEXICO CITY — Between 20 and 25 bodies were recovered from an abandoned silver mine in southern Mexico, apparently victims of drug gang violence, federal police commissioner Facundo Rosas said Sunday.
The corpses appear to have accumulated over an undetermined time as they were tossed over a 300-foot precipice into the abandoned mine, located [...]

Where Hollywood Stands

American filmmaker Oliver Stone said Friday he deeply admires Hugo Chavez but suggested the Venezuelan president might consider talking a bit less on television.
Promoting his new documentary “South of the Border” in Caracas, Stone heaped praise on Chavez, saying he is leading a movement for “social transformation” in Latin American. The film features informal interviews [...]

FT.com / Europe – Geithner talks up stability deal

On a whirlwind visit for talks in Germany and the UK on the global economy and the eurozone crisis, Mr Geithner stopped short of public criticism of European governments for excessive spending cuts. But he warned of the need for a balance between financial austerity, tougher regulation and continuing growth incentives.
via FT.com / Europe – [...]

FOXNews.com – Counterterror Adviser Defends Jihad as ‘Legitimate Tenet of Islam’

The president’s top counterterrorism adviser on Wednesday called jihad a “legitimate tenet of Islam,” arguing that the term “jihadists” should not be used to describe America’s enemies.
During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, John Brennan described violent extremists as victims of “political, economic and social forces,” but said that [...]

World News from an outside perspective

Do you ever wonder what’s being printed about the US in newspapers and websites around the world?  Watching America is a website dedicated to just that.  Translating news from around the world and aggregating it Drudge style.  It might surprise you what’s being said about America or even worse, how what nations like China are [...]

» BREAKING: Oliver North Confirms Mullah Omar Capture – Big Government

» BREAKING: Oliver North Confirms Mullah Omar Capture – Big Government.
He’s been captured, but it looks like our “friends” in Pakistan and Afghanistan may end up releasing him to cut a deal with the Taliban. Apparently, that’s why they’ve kept this a secret and it seems like the Obamanation may be playing along as well.

Court-Martial of Navy Seal Opens in Iraq « Liveshots

Court-Martial of Navy Seal Opens in Iraq « Liveshots.
An alleged terrorist accused in the grisly murders of four Americans appeared in court Wednesday in Iraq. But Ahmed Hashim Abed isn’t the one on trial. Instead, he was testifying against one of the Navy Seals who arrested him last September.
Petty Officer First Class Julio [...]

China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S. | Reuters

China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S. | Reuters.
BEIJING (Reuters) – Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.
Oh, but there’s no such thing as too much spending.  What [...]

The demise of the dollar – Business News, Business – The Independent

The demise of the dollar – Business News, Business – The Independent.
Friends, eh?

In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese [...]