HAARP- This Is No Musical Instrument Here

The High-Frequency Active Aural Research Program (HAARP) based in Gokoma Alaska-jointly managed by the US Air Force and the US Navy-is part of a new generation of sophisticated weaponry under the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, HAARP constitutes a system of powerful antennas capable of creating "controlled local modifications of the ionosphere".
Scientist Dr. Nicholas Begich-actively involved in the public campaign against HAARP-describes HAARP as: "A super-powerful radiowave-beaming technology that lifts areas of the ionosphere (upper layer of the atmosphere) by focusing a beam and heating those areas. Electromagnetic waves then bounce back onto earth and penetrate everything-living and dead."
Dr. Rosalie Bertell depicts HAARP as "a gigantic heater that can cause major disruption in the ionosphere, creating not just holes, but long incisions in the protective layer that keeps deadly radiation from bombarding the planet."
The important debate on global warming under UN auspices provides but a partial picture of climate change; in addition to the devastating impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the ozone layer, the World's climate can now bemodified as part of a new generation of sophisticated "non-lethal weapons." Both the Americans and the Russians have developed capabilities to manipulate the World's climate.
In the US, the technology is being perfected under the High-frequency Active Aural Research Program (HAARP) as part of the ("Star Wars") Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI). Recent scientific evidence suggests that HAARP is fully operational and has the ability of potentially triggering floods, droughts, hurricanes and earthquakes.
From a military standpoint, HAARP is a weapon of mass destruction. Potentially, it constitutes an instrument of conquest capable of selectively destabilising agricultural and ecological systems of entire regions.
While there is no evidence that this deadly technology has been used, surely the United Nations should be addressing the issue of "environmental warfare" alongside the debate on the climatic impacts of greenhouse gases. Despite a vast body of scientific knowledge, the issue of deliberate climatic manipulations for military use has never been explicitly part of the UN agenda on climate change. Neither the official delegations nor the environmental action groups participating in the Hague Conference on Climate Change (CO6) (November 2000) have raised the broad issue of "weather warfare" or "environmental modification techniques (ENMOD)" as relevant to an understanding of climate change.
The clash between official negotiators, environmentalists and American business lobbies has centered on Washington's outright refusal to abide by commitments on carbon dioxide reduction targets under the 1997 Kyoto protocol. The impacts of military technologies on the World's climate are not an object of discussion or concern. Narrowly confined to greenhouse gases, the ongoing debate on climate change serves Washington's strategic and defense objectives.
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Joe The Plumber?

A post by David Neiwert from the left leaning blog site Crooks and Liars commented on Joe The Plumber. For those who are not in the know, this guy is your All-American Joe Six-Pack who had the guts to challenge Obama's tax policies in front of dozens of onlookers along with national news camera crews. At first glance, Joe just seems like a middle-age, middle-class small business owner who disapproves of Obama wanting to impose higher taxes on those who make more than enough money for themselves. This post was created to raise questions about who this fellow actually is and who he actually is working for. It turns out that evidence provided by Martin Eisenstadt, active political blogger and enthusiast, claims that Joe The Plummer is actually Joe Wurzelbacher, close relative to Robert Wurzelbacher, who is son-in-law to Charles Keating. McCain has a very personal relationship with the Keating family. In the 1980's, McCain was submerged in scandal as one of the "Keating Five," congressmen investigated on ethics charges for strenuously helping convicted racketeer Charles Keating after he gave them large campaign contributions and vacation trips. Keating is still known as a dedicated McCain campaign donator. With this lengthy chain of relations, it's very easy to believe that Joe The Plummer, a named dropped by McCain in the last debate, is nothing more than a minion of the faceless figures behind the curtain driven to shut Obama down at all cost.

Dick Cheney, Role Model?

In a New York Times editorial, an anonymous writer explores Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin's sentiments towards our nation's current V.P. Dick Cheney. This editorial is aimed towards anyone such as myself who rightfully questions Palin's legitimacy as a Vice Presidential Candidiate. During the V.P. Debate aired this past week, Palin was asked to describe the Vice President's role in government. She supported Cheney's views suggesting that the Constitution allows a lot of flexibility in the Vice Presidency and expressed her thanks towards the document for providing that. The author raises a great question asking if Palin has any idea of the lengths that Bush and Cheney went to in order to allow the V.P. to trample all over the Constitution. A clear piece of evidence suggesting how clueless she is was broadcast during an interview between Palin and reporter Katie Couric. Couric asked Palin to describe the best and worst aspects of Cheney's time in office. Attempting to dodge the real issue, Palin joked about Cheney's hunting accident then went on to say that he expressed great support for our troops. The author provides more evidence and logic suggesting that Palin either does not know, or refuses to believe that Cheney mislead Americans about weapons of mass destruction, set up illegal detainment prisons where captives were tortured, enforced wire tapping, and created an energy policy favoring the oil industry that made him rich. The author then described Ms. Couric's interview with Democratic V.P. Nominee Joseph Biden. When asked the same question as Palin, Biden let loose by saying Mr. Cheney’s theory of the “unitary executive” held that “Congress and the people have no power in a time of war." During the debate, Biden also described Cheney as the “the most dangerous vice president we’ve had in American history.” More logical evidence is presented by the author explaining that the Constitution does not imply any sort of flexibility in the Vice Presidency. It gives the vice president no legislative responsibilities other than casting a tie-breaking vote in the Senate when needed and no executive powers at all. The vice president’s constitutional role is to be ready to serve if the president dies or becomes incapacitated. The editorial ends with the line: So far, Ms. Palin has it exactly, frighteningly wrong. I agree one hundred percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04sat1.html