Further informations about Max, Paul and topics addressed are available in play lits on my channel anc complementary video responses. Mirroredhttp://www.youtube.com/user/PressTVGlobalNews "In this edition of the show Max interviews Paul Craig Roberts, Economist & Author. He talks about the rampant and increasingly blatant banking frauds in the US and around the world. Paul Craig Roberts is an economist and a columnist for Creators Syndicate. He served as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration earning fame as a co-founder of Reaganomics." Source
Telling the truth has become a revolutionary act, so let us salute those who disclose the necessary facts.
Morris - Syria Will go to War with Israel
IMO Syria is buying time preparing for war, but the growing internal attacks will force its hand to act more quickly.
Syria is not making threats, the one reportedly by Assad on Israel was not real, he explained all the hours required to get the troops to the Golan, that is not a real threat. And the very absence of threats makes War more likely.Iran and Russia would lose a lot if they lost Syria, so they too may be being forced to act in support in the event of conflict. Source
US aid embargo pulls plug on Palestinian ‘Sesame Street’
An iconic Palestinian children’s program modelled on the popular US show Sesame Street is under threat following America’s decision to freeze nearly US $200 million of aid to Palestine following its accession to the UN cultural body, UNESCO. The Palestinians have long sought to establish a sovereign state based on Israel’s 1967 borders, which would include the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. However, after decades of peace talks failed to produce a result, President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas sought to kick start the process by applying for full UN membership on September 23, 2011.
In October 2011, the Palestinian drive for statehood was advanced further when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted to admit Palestine. With 107 voting yes, 14 voting no, and 52 abstaining, it was the first time Palestinians had achieved full membership status within a UN body. However punitive action from the US, which is firmly against Palestinian statehood, followed swiftly, as US aid essential to the maintenance of hospitals, education, and government ministries was cut off. From 2008-2011, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) gave $2.5 million to the Palestinian Sesame Street – known in Arabic as Sharaa Simsim – covering nearly the entire budget, the program’s executive producer, Daoud Kuttab, said. USAID was scheduled to issue another $2.5 million grant to Sharaa Simsim to last until 2014. But in early October, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ileana Ros-Lehtinen introduced a bill that would require the UN to adopt a voluntary budget model where countries selectively fund UN agencies rather than according to a set formula. Under the new bill, a hold has been placed on $192 million in funding to USAID for programs in the West Bank and Gaza. Ros-Lehtinen confirmed this was in reaction to the Palestinian appeal to the UN to admit it as a full member state. The US and Israel oppose the move, saying a Palestinian state can only come about through negotiations. Sharaa Simsim debuted in 1996 and has produced five seasons since. The main characters – Haneen, a red-headed orange Muppet, and the green rooster Kareem – have become household names for Palestinian children. Actor Rajai Sandouka, who plays the rooster Kareem, is working as a freelance theater actor and drama teacher while he waits for the latest freeze to be lifted. He says kids recognize his voice when he is on stage, whatever role he is playing. Sharaa Simsim was supposed to start production of a new series in October, but Kuttab says the show will now not air in 2012. "If we had funding, we would be writing scripts, we would be reviewing scripts, we would be hiring filmmakers to produce the videos," said Kuttab. Sharaa Simsim’s executive producer says he is using some last-minute funding from the Palestinian Authority to tape small-scale children's programs. Core staff are working on reduced salaries, and freelancers are off the payroll. $40 million of the funding was restored by Congress in December, but it is unlikely any will go to the show. Many essential social programs have applied for funding, including healthcare and humanitarian projects, said a USAID official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of ongoing Congressional debates. Source
Soldiers Behaving Badly: Infowars
Alex takes a look at abuse in Iraq over the past 8 years and how far the US military has truly fallen.
How to Hide from Machines
CV Dazzle is a response. It is a form of expressive interference that combines highly stylized makeup and hair styling with face-detection thwarting designs. CV, or computer vision, Dazzle is an updated version of the original dazzle camouflage from WWI, which was used to protect warships from submarine attacks. Like the original dazzle war paint, CV Dazzle is an unobvious style of camouflage because its eye-catching patterns and colors draw attention instead of hiding from it. As decoration, CV Dazzle can be boldly applied as hair styling or makeup, or together in combination with accessories.
As camouflage, this facial markup works to protect against automated face detection and recognition systems by altering the contrast and spatial relationship of key facial features. The variations are limitless. Source/full story
1. Avoid enhancers
They amplify key facial features.
They amplify key facial features.
2. Partially obscure the nosebridge area
The region where the nose, eyes, and forehead intersect is a key facial feature.
The region where the nose, eyes, and forehead intersect is a key facial feature.
3. Partially obscure the ocular region
The position and darkness of eyes is a key facial feature.
The position and darkness of eyes is a key facial feature.
4. Remain inconspicuous
For camouflage to function, it must not be perceived as a mask or disguise.
For camouflage to function, it must not be perceived as a mask or disguise.
What Happened to Regulating the Banks?
Gerry Epstein: Regulations are full of exemptions and overly complicated; stronger reforms and public banking needed Source
Army goes after Ron Paul-supporting soldier
There is a big difference between fighting for America and fighting for democracy. According to the US military, putting your life on the line for the country is an act of courage. Voicing your political opinion, however, is an absolute no-no. Before Ron Paul came in a close third at the Iowa caucus, CNN cameras caught up with Jesse Thorsen, a serviceman with the Army Reserves. As RT reported earlier this week, however, the live interview from Iowa was abruptly halted just as Cpl. Thorsen began praising Ron Paul for his campaign for the Republican Party nomination and the promises he vows to make as president. Later that evening, Paul welcomed Thorsen onto the stage to finish speaking so the rest of America could hear his message of support that was aborted during the live broadcast. Supporting Ron Paul, says the Army, can be a bit of a problem. Attending a partisan political event while clad in military garb is a violation of Defense Department rules, says the Pentagon. Although Thorsen was allowed to wear his uniform on the battlefield, doing so at Ron Paul headquarters on national television is against the rules. Now the DoD says that they are investigating the soldier as they determine how to handle the case. According to a spokeswoman for the armed forces branch, Thorsen "stands alone in his opinions regarding his political affiliation and beliefs, and his statements and beliefs in no way reflect that of the Army Reserve.”
Thorsen shared on television live from Ankeny, Iowa during the caucus that Paul should be saluted for his stance on foreign policy, which affects him as an active duty soldier. "His foreign policy is by far, hands down, better than any candidate's out there, and I'm sure you all know that. We don't need to be picking fights overseas and I think everybody else knows that too,” said Thorsen.
Paul has stood out among GOP hopefuls as the one candidate adamantly opposed to continuing immense and costly military operations overseas. The congressman himself served in the United States Air Force in the 1960s before entering medicine and eventually politics. Source
Jeff Monson: Anarchy is America's solution
Silent spring: Press gagged over Iraqi protests
This spring Iraqis, inspired by their neighbours in other Arab countries, began protesting against their government. They gathered in a square in Baghdad which shares its name with Cairo’s iconic counterpart – Tahrir. But Iraqi journalists trying to cover the protests were all but silenced by government security forces.Since the last American troops left Iraq, the country has had to face the task of managing its own affairs, but the consequences are proving fatal for some. Joe Stork, a Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division, says journalists are an“endangered species” in today’s Iraq. “There seems to be a high level of intolerance for dissent, or for public criticism of either government policies, or of particular leaders,” he said. Yousif Al-Timimi, a freelance journalist, showed RT some shocking YouTube footage from the protests this February that explicitly shows Iraqi security forces targeting him because he is a journalist. He shouts “Sahafa” which is Arabic for journalist over and over again, but it only makes the police more violent. “Three or four or five riot police were around me. One of them slapped me in the head. Another one kicked me in the butt, and they kinda grabbed me fast,” Al-Timimi told RT. Yousif managed to escape arrest thanks to two foreign journalists who intervened, but since the arrest of one of his colleagues, he has stopped covering the protests altogether. “It became hard for journalists to go to Tahrir Square. I myself, I don’t go there. I stopped going there a long time ago, not because… I’m scared. I’m worried to be arrested. I’m worried to be mistreated,” he says. RT tried to speak to some of the journalists who had been arrested in Baghdad, but they were all too afraid to appear on camera. So the crew headed to the more peaceful Kurdish region to see if the situation was any better. RT’s Sebastian Meyer met Ahmen, a young photographer who was arrested while covering similar protests in the Kurdish region. But after the interview he called Sebastian to tell him he was scared of reprisals from the government and asked to blur his face and change his name. After his arrest in April, Ahmed was imprisoned for four days and tortured. “Then six men came to the room and started to shout at me and beat me with cables. Then they electrocuted me. They wanted me to admit that I hadn’t been at the protests,” Ahmed told RT. When he was finally released after four days, a friend took pictures of his wounds and published them in a local magazine. Immediately, Ahmed was re-arrested as a punishment for publicizing his arrest. Back in Baghdad, government spokesman Ali Dabbagh admitted to RT that individuals in the Iraqi government were indeed using their powers to silence the press. “This is not protected by the government. The government is against anything and you can see that there are people in the Ministry of the Interior, for example, they are misusing their power against citizens and against journalists. They keep accounts and some of them have been fired,” he said. Almost nine years after the invasion, US troops have left Iraq, but what of the country they have left behind? With politicians using the security forces to silence journalists, it appears that Iraq lacks any credible press freedom, a freedom that is essential to any democratic country. Source
There Is An Agenda To Strip Liberty and Democracy From People - Nigel Farage
"There Is An Agenda To Strip Liberty and Democracy From People and that's horrifying!" Nothing has improved after quiet Christmas. "I hope countries will get their currency, their democracy back." "Bully boys in USA may cause European Revolutions and extreme right wing politics."
A Nightmare on Wall Street...
Watch and share this video presented by the National Nurses United promoting a financial transaction tax on Wall Street trading to help restore the economy. The video portrays a banker whose greed contributes to the economic meltdown of a nation, resulting in lost pensions and jobs, as well as home foreclosures, and financial ruin for many Americans. The entertaining video short is inspired by The Twilight Zone, an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Source