May 29th, 2008
truthseeds 5/29/08
Phony McClellan Controversy Hyped To Cast Suspicion On Iraq Propaganda
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s new book, in which he accuses the Bush administration of using propaganda to sell the invasion of Iraq, is being used as a sideshow by the corporate media to “debate” and cast suspicion upon the manifestly provable fact that Bush led America into a war based on lies.
Smoke a Joint and Your Whole Family Could End Up Homeless
alternet.org — For 40 years, we have been waging a “war on drugs.” Families are being kicked out of housing when many have done nothing wrong. Drug addiction is bad. But the war on drugs is worse. Frances Johnson, a 68-year-old grandmother in Washington, D.C faced eviction simply because her grandson was arrested for possessing a small amount of marijuana.
Indianapolis To Become “Mock Battlefield”
Steve Watson | Circle City to be site of three week long urban warfare training.
Two soldiers receive awards from Paul
LAKE JACKSON — U.S. Army veteran Irving Zelade was overjoyed when U.S. Rep. Ron Paul handed him a case of medals framed behind glass. The Lake Jackson resident had waited more than 60 years to receive the awards for his service during World War II.
McCain Reacts To McClellan: ‘Every Intelligence Agency In The World And Every Assessment’ Said Iraq Had WMD
Asked about the book today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) defended the administration’s actions in the run-up to the war, suggesting there was no manipulation involved. McCain claimed “every intelligence agency in the world” thought Hussein had WMD.
(WRH: Every claim that Saddam had WMD all came from one source only. And at least British Intelligence knew there were no WMDs before the invasion started. And Paul Wolfowotz is on record admitting that the WMD issue was a ‘bureaucratic reason’ for war.)
FLASHBACK: WMDs only ‘bureaucratic reason’ for war: Wolfowitz
The US decision to stress the threat posed by Iraq’s supposed weapons of mass destruction above all others was taken for “bureaucratic” reasons to justify the war, Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was quoted as saying in remarks released today.
CNN reporter: ABC executives spiked critical Bush stories
Bush should have allowed some ‘reminder’ attacks, Gingrich quips
Lieberman stands with controversial pastor
U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman will speak to a pro-Israel group this summer whose leader, the Rev. John C. Hagee, has said Hitler was sent by God to force European Jews to move to Israel.
La Scala to stage Gore’s ‘INCONVENIENT TRUTH’…
WAL-MART puts squeeze on food costs…
FBI files indict Bush, Cheney and Co. as war criminals
afterdowningstreet.org — By Bill Van Auken, WSWS The most stunning revelation in a 370-page Justice US Department Inspector General’s report released this week was that agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation had formally opened a War Crimes file, documenting torture they had witnessed at the Guantnamo Bay US prison camp, before being ordered by the…
Rupert Murdoch Says Obama Will Win..Almost Endorses
huffingtonpost.com — Carlsbad, CA — At the “All Things Digital” conference sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. Rupert Murdoch — Chairman of News Corp, new WSJ owner, and longtime torchbearer for conservative politics — said this about Barack Obama: “He is a rock star. I love what he is saying about education. I think he will win and I am anxious to meet him.”
VIDEO OF A LIVING ALIEN
rockymountainnews.com — A video that purportedly shows a living, breathing space alien will be shown to the news media Friday in Denver.
BUSTED : Murdoch Media Uses Online Game Art For War Propaganda, Claims It Came From Al Qaeda
Clinton did not raise 10mil in 24 hours: FEC reports-THEY LIED
Storm Warning: The Montana Republican Convention
Paul supporters have shown in the other contests this year that they 
are less interested in the pledges than in the individuals selected as delegates, as their emphasis is on bringing change to the party. And regardless of the position of Governor Romney or the outcome of the primary, there is likely to be a fight over naming the delegates. Ron Paul is scheduled to be at the Montana convention. Senator O’Neill and Mr. Erickson will also be there. Will Senator O’Neill and Representative Paul convince Montanans to lead the parade toward history? Will Mr. Erickson be able to prevent the idea of personal freedom from rearing it’s ugly head at a Republican gathering?
Interview With Congressman Ron Paul
Despite what the mainstream news media choose to report, SenatorJohn McCain of Arizona is not the last remaining Republican candidate for president today. Congressman Ron Paul of Texas never abandoned his run for the GOP nomination, and he fully intends to present himself before the Republican National Convention in September as a true conservative alternative to McCain’s status-quo candidacy.
In sum and substance, Representative Paul is a breed apart within the confines of the Republican Party. One may disagree with some of the positions he takes or some of the votes he has cast, but he is far removed from the calcified evangelical hypocrisy that has come to define the modern GOP. His is a mind at work, and those who follow him may yet prevail in rescuing the Republican Party from the stagnated failures of the last three decades.
Ron Paul: At The Crossroads - A Plea To The Delegates
I have been an outdoor open air preacher for a decade and now will attempt to use all my oratory skills in a last ditch effort to convince as many delegates as possible to abstain from the 1st round of voting to give Ron Paul a chance at the nomination.
Ron Paul to speak in Branson Friday
Presidential candidate Ron Paul will speak to supporters and delegates 
to the Missouri Republican State Convention Friday evening, May 30th. The event will be held at the Tri-Lakes Center in Branson at 7:00 pm CT and is open to the public. Dr. Paul will be available for media interviews in the south lobby from 6:15pm to 6:50pm.
“Dr. Paul has inspired more energy and enthusiasm in Republican politics than we’ve seen in many years,” said national field director Debbie Hopper. “We are excited that he will be in Branson to address Republicans interested in returning the party to the principles that once made it great.”
*** OPERATION ST. PAUL ***
Saturate Delegates With TV - Print - Billboards
They arrive at their hotel, only to see an extremely large group of Ron 
Paul supporters, weathered from having just walked over 250 miles from Green Bay, WI, and Ron Paul himself is addressing the crowd as they cheer loudly. They take the elevator up 4 or 5 floors, run into some RP people in the halls, and finally arrive to their hotel rooms.
RON PAUL CONFRONTS THE LIAR - CONDOLEEZZA RICE
As is typical of our tyrannical government Rice gives no solid constitutional answers and pretends Iran is somehow a threat to us. Hmm lets see what about all those other countries that have “bad” people? OH!!! they don’t have any oil and are still taking our worthless dollars!
Ron Paul Wins 24% in Idaho, Best Yet
Ron Paul has been the star of the Republican debates (that he has been 
allowed to participate in), humiliating John McCain at the Reagan Library, making Rudy Giuliani cry “Uncle!” on his way out of the campaign, and yet was never afforded the air of credibility given to, say, Fred Thompson.
A 24% finish in Idaho is a big story, but it seems to be acting more as a negative for McCain than a positive for Paul. The fact that so many people have been caught up in the R3volution, despite a complete lack of encouragement from the MSM, should tell us something more than, “Wow, McCain is really unpopular!” or,”Those Paul guys are intense!”
Paul offers choice
McCain received an “F” Rating from the Gun Owners of America, while 
Ron Paul received an “A+” rating. McCain votes with Teddy Kennedy on every piece of gun control legislation (a worse record than Hillary 
Clinton), while Paul is actively working to repeal the last 20 years of federal gun control laws.
We’re already seeing the inflationary effects of too much government spending. A McCain presidency (like a Hillary or Obama one) would only make inflation worse.
A vote for McCain is a vote against the Republican Party’s very soul. The Republican Party should not be forced to unify behind a candidate who is just as liberal as the Democrats running.
I urge all Republicans to vote their conscience June 3 instead of blindly voting for McCain. Let the National Republican Party know that South Dakota Republicans do not want a liberal for their nominee.
Times Bestseller List for June 8th. This is up from #7, but down from #1. The book took a drop because the publisher ran out of copies, and was not able to get more printed immediately. So let’s do #3 the week after, and the appropriate spot, #1, the week after that. See what a gradualist I am?
Ron Paul in Idaho
Idaho County was his best showing with 35% of the vote to McCain’s 
65%. Idaho also has three unpledged national delegates and six unpledged district delegates up for grabs.
These results are further proof that McCain’s “presumption” is not sitting well with many Republicans and it remains to be seen how many unpledged delegates Paul can pick up on his way to the convention. Either way, Paul seems poised to shake up the Republican Convention come September.
US and European debt markets flash new warning signals
George Soros: ‘We face the most serious recession of our lifetime’
36 Retail Stores Closing Doors
Pelosi Reacts to McClellan: ”I Totally Agree”
(Oh? Then why have you blocked impeachment all this time?)
Rice says Iraq war was right thing to do
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended on Thursday the Bush administration’s record in Iraq after sharp criticism of the war in a new book by a former White House spokesman. “We did some things well, some things not so well,” said Rice, who was national security adviser when the Iraq war began in 2003. “The one thing that I am certain was not a mistake was to liberate the Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein.” (I am certain that from the point of view of the war-mongers, all wars are “the right thing to do.” That is not the question. The question is whether those who thought the war was the right thing to do lied to the rest of us to trick us into their little war. As for Rice’s comments on the upside of the war, let us take a closer look:
Iraqi Dead May Total 600,000, Study Says
The US tortured a bunch of Iraqis.
The US wrecked Iraq’s health-care system
So, Ms. Secretary, outside of your personal stock portfolio, tell us exactly WHY this war was such a good idea? … and why we should not tar and feather anyone and everyone in government who dares lie to the people for any reason whatsoever?)
Even Fort Detrick Scientists Themselves Think the Killer Anthrax Came from their Facility
Why has the FBI allowed Br. Barbara Rosenberg to keep their focus on Dr. Steven Hatfill when there is a suspect actually caught on the security systems entering the storage area where the anthrax used in the attacks was kept, without proper authorization and AFTER being fired for a racially motivated attack on an Egyptian co-worker?
Awesome slideshow of anti-war rally protesting Bush in SLC
tribtowns.com — The protest was organized by former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson that lasted two hours on the evening of May 28, 2008. President Bush visited Utah for the fundraising events for John McCain.
Opium for the Masses: Who is the Enemy in Afghanistan?
The facts speak for themselves, however. The Taleban wiped out heroin production entirely by 2001. Three years later, there were once again bumper opium crops, accounting for over half Afghanistan’s GNP, and ninety percent of the world’s heroin. And not only turning a blind eye, but actively engaging in drug smuggling, according to many observers, including Russian Ambassador Zamir Kabulov.
Is all this part of some conspiracy by the US? From the Russians’ point of view, it certainly looks that way. US refusal to address the Russians’ complaints seriously just might be because Afghanistan’s opium requires secure routes to markets in Europe. A few conversations with US troops and/or mercenaries there strongly suggest they are not there for altruistic reasons. Cui bono?
“Which mid-sized American city will be sacrificed so the neocons and Zionists can get on their war against Iran?”
Never mind that a Pentagon asset has already been caught doctoring up AQ tapes, pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
Instead, look at this man on the screen, yeah, don’t you hate him? Hate him real good for the next two minutes, which will give us more than enough time to give the launch orders for those B-2’s carrying battlefield nukes against another of Israel’s “existential” enemies, Iran.
111 Nations, Minus the U.S., Agree to Cluster-Bomb Ban
In addition to the United States, Russia, China, Israel, India and Pakistan — all of them major producers or users of the weapons — did not sign the agreement or participate in the talks.
Former White House Spokesman: Bush Used Propaganda to Sell War
Pentagon Watchdogs Swamped by Military Spending; $152 Billion a Year Goes Unaudited
American Science Now Relies on the Kindness of Strangers
Reinventing Collapse - Introduction
Washington Post: The Fading of the Mirage Economy
Economic Growth Picks Up Slightly in First Quarter
Dallas Fed’s Fisher: Rate Hikes Could Come Sooner, Not Later
UK Home Values Drop Most on Record
Ethanol Exit Plan Under Debate
Olmert vows not to resign despite bribery investigation
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday evening that he will continue to function as prime minister and will not step down despite ongoing bribery investigation against him.
Hungry For Truth - Day 3
Senator Karen Johnson (R-18) of Mesa met with 9/11 Truth activist Blair Gadsby today in front of the office of U.S. Senator John McCain. 
Gadsby is in Day 3 of a hunger strike outside McCain’s office to persuade McCain to meet with him and 9/11 scholars to discuss the discrepancies in the official 9/11 Commission Report. Architect Richard Gage, physicist Dr. Steven Jones, Senator Johnson, and hundreds of engineering experts contend that the World Trade Center collapsed due to explosive demolition, not due to the damage from the impact of the airplanes and the resulting fires, and they are requesting a new and more thorough investigation. Gadsby began his fast at midnight Sunday and plans to continue for as long as he can physically get himself to McCain’s office, where he spends the daylight hours — usually from about 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Asked how he feels today, Gadsby replied, “I feel fabulous!”
Bullshitter of the Week: Hands Down! Scott McClellan
If you ever wanted to know why American politics is so f**cked up look no further than Scott McClellan. He showed no integrity, but loyalty while working in the White House, playing the role of front man in the never ending con game known as the Bush Presidency.
Cops & Customs Agents Caught Drug Smuggling
Following last September’s crash of a Gulfstream jet used by the CIA for torture flights that contained 4 tonnes of cocaine, more customs officials and cops have been caught in drug smuggling and drug dealing rackets.
Senators say report of planned US strikes on Iran untrue
An anonymously sourced report that emerged Wednesday claims President Bush plans to launch an attack against Iran before summer’s end, but aides to two Senators who were supposedly told of the plan tell RAW STORY that the report is absolutely untrue.
Countdown: Scott McClellan Under Attack
Keith reports that Scott McClellan will be called to testify before Congress, and the predictable attacks on him are now in full swing. Dana Milbank weighs in.
Iran strike an unattractive last resort: Bolton
Military action against Iran would be a last resort but the United States and its allies have not done enough to promote the alternative, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday.
The False Logic of Hopelessness
Polls show that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that our country is going in the wrong direction. That the Iraq war was a mistake. And polls show that the majority of Americans questions the government’s version of 9/11 and other basic tenets of the “war on terror”.
Plan Mexico Tied to SPP
The Merida Initiative is a security aid package to Mexico and parts of Central America that was recently approved. It has been dubbed Plan Mexico and is a three year $1.4 billion “Regional Security Cooperation Initiative.”
What’s Really Driving the High Price of Oil?
U.S. Bank Failures Loom
Daily Times | If the current economic slowdown deteriorates into a recession on the scale of those from the 1980s and early 1990’s, the number of failures will be much higher this time around — probably as high as 300 of them.
Marines bringing combat training to Indy
Indecision 2008 - Full Release
John McCain releases his medical records, and despite his kidney stones, arthritis and chin herpes, he’s fit as a fiddle.
Dollar Rises to 2-Week High as Fisher Signals Rates May Rise
UN to have the last say on Arctic seabed claims
Rachael Ray ad pulled as pundit sees terror link
Dunkin’ Donuts pulled a television spot featuring talk show host and Food Network personality Rachael Ray this weekend after a Fox news commentator associated it with terrorists.
Ron Paul on the Charles Goyette Show - May 28th 2008
Covering a lot ground in this interview…
Ron Paul Beats Barack Obama!!! (In Idaho)
Imagine what would have happened without a media blackout of his campaign..
DEM Barack Obama 23,988
REP Ron Paul 29,749
John Bolton escapes citizen’s arrest at Hay Festival
Obama expects to clinch nomination next week
Al Qaeda Turns Out Hollywood Quality Post-Nuclear Apocalypse Art
Washington Post Declares ‘Human-Generated Carbon Dioxide Emissions’ Already Cause of Disasters
Czech President Klaus ready to debate Gore on climate change
Washinton Post’s Slander of Rand Paul
“The Washington Post recently claimed that I was paid to be a surrogate speaker for my father, Ron Paul. This is an outright lie.
“I was never paid to speak for my father. In fact, the vast majority of the time, I was not even reiumbursed for expenses. I travelled to St. Louis, Paducah, Elizabethtown, South Carolina, Nashville, Louisville, Washington, DC, and New Hampshire (four times) at my own expense. I paid to transport my entire family to New Hampshire to go door-to-door for my father.
“I never received any salary from the campaign. The campaign did pay my air fare (coach) to Montana for two speeches.
“They say we should take solace in the fact that Ron Paul is still important enough to attack, but I’m still too mad to be mollified.”
