War Pigs

Generals gathered in their masses

Just like witches at black masses

Evil minds that plot destruction

Sorcerers of death's construction

In the fields the bodies burning

As the war machine keeps turning

Death and hatred to mankind

Poisoning their brainwashed minds

Oh lord yeah!

Who would have thought when the Vietnam war ended in 1975 that nearly 40 years later this song by Black Sabbath would still be tragically relevant. The illegal and immoral invasion of the sovereign nation of Libya continues to ramp up and has already cost $664M as of mid-May.

As noted by Gerald Celente and many others, economic depressions are often accompanied by increased warmongering. The reasons could range from distracting the populace to full employment for defense contractors, but the risk is real that an escalating number of conflicts will soon be ignited.

The Libyan issue threatened to inspire Congress to develop an unusual amount of backbone, and Speaker John Bonehead had to hurriedly fend off rebellion in the ranks. As Pat Buchanan reported, “Last week, House Speaker John Boehner had to scramble to cobble up a substitute resolution to prevent half his GOP caucus from joining with Democrats to denounce President Obama’s war in Libya as unconstitutional and to demand a total U.S. pullout in 15 days.”


Of course intervention by congress would be a welcome development, but the danger is that the PTB would up the ante and arrange another false-flag terrorist event to corral the populace into a state of fear. They don't take kindly to increased levels of individual awareness, so the next few years of shifts and ascension will likely be a rocky road.

It's frightening to realize that the seat of power has shifted out of the hands of elected officials and into a shadowy "corptocracy" that answers to no one (except possibly boards of directors and shareholders). This will be illustrated in startling clarity if and when voters try to change the course of governmental policies by exercising pressure on elected representatives.

My description of "corptocracy" probably rates as conspiracy theory by the mainstream, but conspiracies by corporate powers are real and laws have been passed to combat them (i.e. antitrust legislation). Conspiracy theorists presumably allege that certain government officials in the white house basement planned the 9/11 attack or even the JFK assassination, but more likely these events are incited and perpetrated by organizations outside of government. Individuals within the government may be involved, but not as part of official policy. Likewise no monolithic governmental agency would likely be controlling the "UFO coverup"; there appears to be a dark and shadowy power center involved that transcends governments and even corporations. The world of Black Ops is mysterious indeed, but not likely under the aegis of the CIA director. Intel agencies are probably involved with Black Ops but to an unknown degree.

I seriously doubt that the Libyan operation was decided upon by Obama or the Joint
Chiefs. If congress forces his hands with the war powers act, it will be embarrassing for him because he must defend the policies that are dictated to him as if they were his own. If that happens, look for new events to quickly overshadow the situation, as I have described above.

Lynn

Following The News

Rep. Weiner got in trouble for sending cellphone pictures of his weiner. Lady Gaga flashed her boobs in yet another "wardrobe malfunction" (from the tenuous looks of her wardrobe design, this was no malfunction).

So with these vital news stories grabbing what little attention span remains in the average citizen, it's easy to forget about those other stories out there: Criminal acts of war by the American Evil Empire in Libya, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Radiation continuing to spew into the air and ocean from Fukushima. Greece near bankruptcy while Obama hints at a bailout for them even as US debt continues to soar to unsustainable levels. Economists continue to warn that the quadrillions in derivatives floating about could bring down the entire global economic system.

So what does our Fearless Leader have to say about these issues? Says he's "not worried" about unemployment. He basically is flipping off Congress on the war powers act with regard to Libya. Pakistan has begun to resist continued violations of its sovereignty by American forces, which could lead to a stare-down crisis with China, but no explanation is forthcoming on that. Nothing at all is being said about the Fukushima meltdown crisis, but Obama wants to permit more deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Apparently nothing was learned from the Deepwater Horizon blowout, which is still damaging the Gulf ecosystem.

Catherine Austin Fitts, a luminous soul with insider knowledge, maintains that our economy has only been propped up by the evil American military empire. Essentially, we hold a gun to the heads of foreign leaders to convince them to continue investing in and holding Treasury bonds while we print the money to pay the interest. We are able to coerce favorable terms on trade. Oil continues to be priced in dollars, which is one reason that fuel costs are many times higher in many other countries. Great gig if you can get it.

However, the game may be nearing an end. As the budget cutting battle heats up in Washington, attention has got to turn to the enormous cost of maintaining the Evil Empire. The demented Republicans want to hack away at food stamps, unemployment benefits, and even Social Security while the shadow of the second great depression deepens. Mainstream pundits are beginning to mention the possibility of serious unrest if rightwing loonies get their way. In the midst of their heated rhetoric, Senators and Congressmen should at least stand up and demand explanation as to why US forces are stationed in over 100 countries, and especially what compelling reason exists for the ongoing slaughter of innocents in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. (On top of the millions already killed in Iraq, Bosnia, etc.) Our tax dollars at work, I suppose.

It's hard not to be cynical, with the present White House occupant working hard to look more nefarious than his predecessor, yet his prospects for reelection are bright given the caliber of possible opponents. Could a Pawlenty/Palin ticket look any worse? At least we might get some comic relief.

Lynn

Get a Grip...

Grabbed this picture from George Ure's Blog, since he frequently refers to the "pinch me" type of reality check. Given the current pace of world events, the metaphor can be extended to clamping down with vice grips and leaving it there.

Where to begin? The crippled reactors at Fukushima continue to spew radiation, but an eerie silence is maintained by all major news media. Many individuals on the west coast report elevated readings on their personal Geiger counters, but if the EPA can be believed, nothing unusual is reaching the US. The open question remains how much the radiation is affecting us and whether cancer rates will skyrocket in coming years. The reactors continue to melt down in "China Syndrome" mode with no effective remedy in sight.

Then we have the phony Bin Laden killing, and Obama released an amateurish forgery of his birth certificate.

I for one never took the "birther" controversy seriously, assuming that the PTB took everything into account when they anointed their choice for president. Each president seems to come with unique baggage that helps maintain compliance with the handlers. Most certainly, the intel agencies that can produce authentic-looking passports and visa papers for undercover agents would be able to crank out an unassailable version of a 1961 birth certificate with no sweat at all. The birther controversy appeared to be bone tossed at the rabid right-wingers to give them yet another "conspiracy issue" to obsess over. This also helps maintain a sense of ridicule with the public that discredits researchers who simply want to uncover the truth.

Thus it's difficult to discern the agenda behind release of a crude birth certificate forgery with obvious signs of Adobe Illustrator editing. The referenced hospital name didn’t exist prior to 1978, and the father’s race is listed as “African” born in “Kenya, East Africa”. Kenya didn’t exist as a country in 1961, and “negro” was the commonly used designation for blacks at that time.

Is this a stunt to prove how stupid we are? It's rather frightening and insulting to think they don't feel the need to conceal things a bit better. Of course, the mainstream media bought it without question.

The Bin Laden issue appears to be another “in your face – let’s see what we can get away with” exercise. Anyone who has merely scratched the surface of the 9/11 ruse knows that Bin Laden was managed as a CIA asset beginning in the late ‘70s. Photos exist of him meeting later with Donald Rumsfeld and oil industry executives attempting to negotiate a pipeline across Afghanistan.

In the aftermath of 9/11, President Bush stated that conclusive evidence would be released linking Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda to the attack. However, this was never done, and soon all attention turned toward trashing Iraq. Bush vowed to "hunt down those responsible" but the path veered instead toward Baghdad.

Many of the ostensible Bin Laden videos released in recent years featured apparent doubles, almost as ubiquitous as Santa Claus in department stores during Christmas season. Reports surfaced of Bin Laden being cornered by US forces on several occasions, but orders always came to pull back and allow his escape. Considerable investment had been made in developing this “poster boy” of the Terrorist Threat, so the handlers were not willing to throw it away prematurely. It didn’t matter if the original Bin Laden was alive or dead, as long as the legend continued to live on.

Rumors of Bin Laden’s death were numerous, and he reportedly suffered from advanced kidney disease that required dialysis. In November 2007, Benazir Bhutto let slip mention of Bin Laden’s murder by Omar Sheik in an interview with David Frost, which may have been a factor in her subsequent assassination a few months later.

So now, with Obama’s approval rating slipping below 40%, the PTB apparently decided to cash in the Bin Laden card. So many aspects of the reported operation raise suspicion, it’s incredible that media pundits are not asking questions. With the real Bin Laden long gone, the best that could be arranged is to knock off some hapless look-alike. Common reasoning would expect that every effort be made to capture him alive so he could take his place in the gulag at Guantanamo Bay, but apparently the suspect was shot in his living quarters without much if any resistance. The body was then dumped at sea, which by itself should alert every thinking person to the true nature of this charade.

The real question is why the PTB are initiating these renewed acts of deception at this time. In the background, we have an incipient economic crisis as the “PIIGS” nations of Europe stumble toward default on their debt. The US dollar continues to weaken as the Evil Empire expands warmongering into Libya. On the domestic front, the Patriot Act gets routinely extended, the TSA looks to expand their “grope or cook” tactics into bus and train terminals, and even propose random checkpoints on highways or at public events. Legislative attempts are underway to repress small-scale organic farming and freedom of expression on the Internet.

It doesn’t even matter that Obama has failed to deliver on promises to increase transparency and decrease warmongering. It must be understood is that our partisan political system is a SHAM and the president has little power to decide anything. The Republicans attack everything Obama but the real issues are never debated. For example, they expend enormous resources debating budget cuts, while the true mechanism of Federal Reserve borrowing is never mentioned. What does it mean to slip a couple of trillions farther into debt this year, and to whom do we owe it? Why do the Republicans think that borrowing is better than taxation?

In order to understand how the world works, it is necessary to look beyond the façade of partisan politics and even beyond the Republican myth that government is too powerful. The true center of power has evolved and migrated beyond governmental institutions. We now behold the maturing of the “military-industrial” complex that Eisenhower warned about into a quasi-corptocracy with blurred boundaries of power. Why would the EPA permit use of nicotine-based pesticides when their internal studies prove that they are the major cause of honeybee disappearance? Why is Monsanto corporation allowed to tinker freely with the gene pool of our crops? These issues potentially affect everyone, but governmental agencies sworn to serve public interest evidently take their orders from somewhere else. The average citizen has no voice in these matters.

Underneath it all, it is clear that something major is shifting in the nature of reality. The shadowy figures that hold power are uneasily aware of this. Evidence suggests that they are building bunkers or even spacecraft to escape some looming catastrophe; aside from that an end game strategy surely exists to steer through the imminent end-of-age. We can only speculate as to their strategy and plans as they certainly don't consult with us. However, the emerging increase in individual consciousness threatens their lock on power. This feeds into the growing instability and chaos.

In this blog, I am striving to analyze these issues and connect the dots in an unconventional manner in order to achieve understanding. How will this planet of 7+ billion humans steer through the coming changes? Is major reduction in population inevitable? Will fragile food supplies dwindle rapidly due to the combination of drought, flood, pollution, fungus, etc? What is the reason so many souls have assembled on this planet at this time? Surely the story goes beyond the dire threats to existence.

Surely there is a very positive reason why we are here. I want to know what it is.

-Lynn

Farewell to a Best Friend

Farewell to Elaine a.k.a "Bowser", my beloved German Shepherd companion for 12 3/4 years. She made a peaceful transition on March 18 while laying on her blanket on the floor of our van. She had loved hanging out in the van and especially going places with Mom and Dad and her little "sister" Sophie (the rescue Shitzu we had adopted 2 1/2 years ago). When we learned that home euthanization was available, we thought it fitting that she be released from suffering in the place where she was most comfortable and happiest. Elaine asked that I post her story online, so here it is.

The story begins in August 1998. My job often had me travelling, and I was scheduled to spend a week in Grand Forks, ND. On Monday I stopped at the Columbia Mall after work in search of a meal. Walking by a pet store, I noticed a litter of German Shepherd pups on display. Having not yet replaced my previous dog, which had died the year before, I was immediately drawn to them. One pupply stood out, and seemed to plead to be picked up. I held her for a few minutes, then recalled the myriad reasons why adopting a dog was impractical at that time. I was scheduled to spend the week working and staying in a motel. I imagined that she would be gone by the time I started for home on Friday evening, but resolved to come back to see.

Friday evening came, and when I returned to the pet store, two pups were left from the litter. One was clearly the one that had caught my attention on Monday. The purchase was made, and soon we were driving home together. She slept on my lap much of the way, and we stopped at rest areas for potty breaks.

When we arrived home, my daughter Hannah was excited to greet the new puppy, which she christened "Lady Elaine" after the character from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. Her mother was not so ecstatic, however. In fact, her reaction was rather negative.


1998 was a year in which a major transition was brewing in my life, so the timing of Elaine's arrival was not coincidental. My wife of 22 years was experiencing changes that ultimately spelled doom for our marriage, although I was quite slow in recognizing this. Around a year later this resulted in her departure and subsequent divorce. During this time I appreciated Elaine's companionship, as well as a cat named Moses that came into my life that year. (Moses continues to spend ample time on my lap).


The divorce was a catalyst for enormous change in my life, and was where my present spiritual journey began. The next several years were tumultuous, featuring a series of short, drama-filled relationships. At that time I did not realize Elaine's role in anchoring energy in my home, and was unaware of the cost to her.


In March of 2004, Elaine began drinking enormous amounts of water and wetting the spot where she slept. Then she suddenly stopped eating or drinking and clearly was not well. A trip to the emergency vet uncovered that she was very dehydrated. Intravenous fluid infusion brought her back to normal, but the vet suspected Addison's disease. It's quite uncommon in dogs, but when it occurs it results in quick death unless treated with ongoing Percortin injections. The blood chemistry gets out of whack, and the kidneys go into hyper drive resulting in dehydration.


We got Elaine back on track with medication, but her original vet clinic over-medicated, and this made life miserable for her. I searched for alternative care, and found an integrative veterinary clinic that took a much more balanced approach. One visible indication was that she seemed happy to walk into the new clinic, whereas she trembled and had to be pulled into the old one.


Veterinary Science says the cause for Addison's is unknown. It involves the adrenal glands, which somehow get damaged or shut down from making vital hormones. I have since learned that the adrenals are associated with the canine chakra system, such that negative energy can get stuck there and cause problems. I am convinced that part of Elaine's role with me was to help stabilize and ground energy. I suspect that many of our pets do this for us without our knowledge, and perhaps pay a price for it eventually.


Elaine managed to live a fairly healthy life with Addison's, and we spent many happy hours walking on trails, taking trips, or hanging out in the yard. She loved to chase rabbits (not that she could ever catch one), and used to yip with excitement as the rabbit made its escape in the woods. In her last 2 years she became increasingly lame, and couldn't make the chase, but still thought about it.


Some memorable moments: Someone once sent a two pound box of chocolates, of which I only had a few. Elaine somehow managed to get to it. and ate the remainder. I feared for the worst, and thought at least there would be some messy stools to deal with, but nothing of the kind happened. She must have had a cast iron stomach!


Another story occurred shortly after I had met Marie. The first time we brought Elaine into her house, her Manx cat Bun freaked and ran for the basement. Bun had never spent time with dogs, and was declawed. Elaine was gentle with cats, but excitedly gave chase when a cat reacted with hisses and bolted away. Elaine chased Bun into the basement, whereupon Bun climbed up onto the furnace and ductwork. How she managed to do that without front claws remains a mystery! (Of course later they became good friends).

More pleasant memories: Elaine romping and splashing in Minnehaha Creek when she was a year old. The sheer joy that she expressed really stuck with me. She continued enjoying swimming until last summer and fall. The image also lives in my heart of her rolling onto her back in the yard and basking in the sun. Again, sheer joy for just being alive.


Elaine's last earthly assignment was to mentor a little Shitzu rescue dog named Sophie that we adopted . This is probably what motivated her to stick around as long as she did. She was content to sit and be a part of the family, even when she could no longer join us in walks. When Sophie arrived she was so timid she would not eat from a dish, and refused treats that were offered to her. Now she has learned to beg for food as a proper dog, and bark at the postman and UPS truck.


In recent months, Elaine's back legs stopped working normally, and she had great difficulty getting up and walking. She stumbled and fell and had to be assisted in and out of the house. The winter was particularly hard on her, and ice made things more difficult. She whimpered from constant pain. I resolved to try finding new treatments to ease her pain and extend her life. I felt that if we could make it to spring, she might be with us through another summer and fall. But then something remarkable intervened...


My wife Marie is quite empathic, and was feeling Elaine's suffering in a profound way. This triggered her own issues regarding suffering and death, so she became motivated to try another session with her hypnotherapist to see what could be cleared. Following a productive and traumatic session dealing with her childhood, she suddenly encountered a vivid and dramatic vision of her deceased father, reaching out from the Other Side. The light was so intense! He showed her a farmyard where her deceased pets and his favorite dog were visible, and gave a message for me: That Elaine is suffering in great pain and wants to come home, but hangs on for my sake. He said that I should tell her it's OK to go home, and that he would take care of her. Then Elaine came into Marie telepathically and confirmed the message. She said "I love my daddy Lynn but I'm so tired, and have another daddy waiting to take care of me".


This vision was so profound that Marie found it difficult to speak or drive. She tried calling my cell phone, but I was at work and on another call. I saw her call waiting on the display, but intended to finish my call before calling back. Then my phone went absolutely dead. I thought the battery died, so plugged in the charger, but it remained completely dead. As I walked into my office, a nearby colleague experienced his computer monitor blacking out without reason. I called Marie on another phone, and she told me that her dad said he would shut down my phone to get my attention. A little later I put the battery back into my phone and it powered up. Marie immediately called it, and I asked how she knew the phone was working. She said her dad told her it was now working.


After this profound message from beyond, I realized that Elaine had been suffering more than I was aware of, and that her wishes should respected. I resolved to release her and say goodbye, but it turned out to be a wrenching experience. Saying goodbye to a beloved animal is very difficult, but everyone has their exit point. I had my own difficulties in dealing with grief in the past, but now I resolved to just let it all flow.


I spent several hours with Elaine on her last day, telling her all my feelings, and expressing my love for her. We shared a Subway sandwich and sat in the warm sunshine together. We visited her favorite park, where we had spent countless hours walking through the woods, and where she had joyfully splashed and swam in the creek. She looked attentively at the park from within the van, clearly reminiscing. I cried my heart out to her, telling her how sorry I was that I had failed to find a treatment to help her feel stronger. I told her I didn't want her to go but I understood that it was time. I stroked her soft fur and rubbed her ears while she grunted in appreciation. I gave her favorite snacks and chew bones. As I listened to the sound of her chewing on the bones, I realized how much I would miss it, how it used to lull me to sleep at night while she chewed contentedly.


The euthanasia procedure went more smoothly than I would have imagined. The sedative calmed her into a restful sleep, and she never felt anything after that.


Saying goodbye is so very difficult to do. Grief wells within me as I write this, but I'm no longer afraid of it. For too long I filed it away rather than feel it, and I had a lifetime of it still in storage. Storing that crap takes lots of energy, and it's time to let it all go. I now realize that many of the tears I shed with Elaine were not just for her. This was her final gift to me, to help me unload my burdens and take them with her in one final selfless act. She is unburdened now, happily romping around like a puppy with Marie's dad Ralph. She helped heal my pain, and Marie's too, even as she found healing for her own physical suffering.


Elaine is gone in body, but her spirit remains. She told Marie to tell everyone that she intends to be back. Marie saw another vision yesterday where Elaine was relaxed at her dad's feet while he sat in a familiar rocking chair. Again the powerful surreal light of the Other Side pervaded the scene. After she heals and recuperates, there is always the possibility of arranging another incarnation. Her spirit is immense and beautiful, something that I never realized when focusing on the physical form of a German Shepherd dog. She likely had purpose in life beyond what I could perceive. Sophie continues on with us now, and is connected into that larger purpose. We recently acquired two parakeets, Maya and Olivia, which also have more to them than meets the eye.


This is my goodbye to Elaine, but not likely the end of the story.














Lynn

Putting the X back in Xmas

Let's put the X back into Xmas


Fundamentalists and traditionalists are always whining about how Christmas has lost its "true meaning" in our culture. Even more galling, from their perspective, is the trend of secularization that allows for public display of colored lights and the general Santa theme, but not nativity scenes. The popular use of the abbreviation "Xmas", beginning in the '60s, prompted their cry to "put Christ back in Christmas".

Of course, anyone who has studied the roots of Christmas tradition realizes that the Christ never had anything to do with it. Decorating evergreen boughs and burning Yule logs hearken back to ancient traditions that preceded the purported Advent of Christ. Because the early Catholic church, as part of their fabrication of the religion known as Christianity, co-opted certain pagan rituals, it is claimed that this holiday and its trappings is primarily about the birth of Christ.

So sorry to have to disappoint my readers, but the charming story about the baby born in the manger is pure myth. The swaddling clothes, the wise men bearing gifts, guided by a strange star - sorry, never happened! If your sense of faith is offended by this revelation, then all I can offer is what part of "metaphorical liturgy" don't you understand?

An objective overview of the Gospel accounts of Jesus suggests that they are meant to be read as liturgy, not history. That much is obvious when one considers the context - authored decades after the purported events, by those who no longer lived in Palestine or even spoke the common language of Palestine. Another clue is found in the tendency to mirror Old Testament prophecy foretelling the coming of a Messiah who was to reclaim the title of King. The Gospel authors make it clear that the details of their story are drawn from the Old Testament prophecies, not from historical record - thus the Christian Advent story is based on romanticized projection, not fact.

Liturgy is nice if you enjoy it. Perhaps it gives you a warm feeling to go to church and light candles and see the nativity scene reenacted, and that's ok. Religion is purely a human creation, and presumably designed to meet certain needs of the adherents. As long as we all understand this, then we'll get along just fine. Problems only arise when religious faithful try to impose their worldview upon everyone else.

Much of Christmas tradition is rooted in Sol Invictus and Saturnalia, with Mithras featured as the God-Man whose birthday was celebrated on December 25. This coincided with even more ancient celebrations of the "rebirth" of the sun following the solstice. From the Druids and Germanic tribes came the tradition of the Yule fire, decorating evergreen trees, and mistletoe.

The Roman observances of Saturnalia became debauched and violent during the declining years of the Empire, but the original premise of celebrating the solstice is rooted in an authentic appreciation of nature.

For me, the only authentic aspect of this holiday season is to observe the solstice as a day when the darkness of winter halts its progression and begins to recede. The sun begins to climb higher and heralds the promise of spring eventually returning.

As for the custom of cutting down live trees, so that they may be dragged into homes and observed as they die, I have this story to tell:

While on business in Billings, Montana several years ago, I read an article in the local newspaper that featured an interview with an elderly Native American. He recalled life as a young boy, living on the reservation. Then came the time when his parents sent him and his siblings to the "white man's" boarding school so they could learn to function in American society. They had to deal with culture shock on many occasions, but most memorable was their first exposure to the rituals of Christmas. An evergreen tree had been cut down, brought into the school and decorated for the holidays. He and his siblings were quite mystified as to the purpose of this ritual. They had been raised to be very sensitive to the nature of all living things, and could see auras around plants and animals. They could see whether something was healthy or ailing based on the aura surrounding it. Here they saw a tree that had been vitally alive, but then cut down and placed in front of them so they could literally see the life force slipping away from it. This made them very sad, but they tried to make sense of the beautiful decorations that had been placed on it. They finally concluded that the decorations were intended to make the tree feel less sad about dying, so they tried using this rationalization to join in the festive mood of the white children.

For me, I'd rather enjoy trees in their natural and living state. I can see no reason to cut them down and watch them die. Like the Native Americans, this only makes me sad.

Thus, my only Christmas celebration will be to look into the southern sky at noon and offer thanks that the sun is beginning to climb again. My New Years celebration is simply to say "I'm so glad December is over!" and then begin looking forward to the progression of seasons into spring and summer.

So, my holiday wishes to all are best summed up with Scrooge's immortal words, "Bah, Humbug!"

If you feel the need for a ritual, then go dance around a tree!

Meme: Secrets Revealed

The predictive linguistics work at HalfPastHuman.com has been foretelling for many months that "secrets revealed" would start to become a dominant theme by this time. It began appearing as an unconscious meme in people's verbal output, as if to signal that the collective unconscious knew this was an emerging concept. The recent series of breaking stories caused by Wikileaks confirms that this was a predictive hit.

This is not to over-rate the impact of Julian Assange in particular; he may be the current poster boy for disclosure, but also may simply represent a breaking wave of what is to come. It's not even clear whether his motives are altruistic or whether he has been played by the PTB into taking on his current role.

In a recent interview with David Frost, Assange convincingly projected the image of a journalist fighting for the public right to know about secret policies adopted by governments, which would be strongly opposed if the public knew about them. He described the "tendrils" of the PTB reaching out to cause Swedish authorities to develop trumped-up charges of sexual misconduct, and reaching out to certain journalists to cause publication of details of the allegations from Sweden just prior to his bail hearings in the UK, details which hadn't been officially released and which journalists shouldn't have had access to. On the surface, this appears to be another case of character assassination carried out by certain journalists under secret directive, which is a common tactic of the PTB.

The reaction of certain American politicians has been reprehensible and hypocritical; The likes of Joe Lieberman and John Boehner have suggested that Assange is guilty of espionage and/or treason (treason against whom? He's not an American citizen). AG Eric Holder is reportedly reviewing possible charges to file for extradition once the Swedes are done with him. Question: If leaked documents implicate individuals in high places of criminal activity, should the Justice department just focus on nailing the messenger? Their supposed mission is to investigate wrongdoing, not cover up and protect it.

On the other hand, we must look at the fact that the Wikileaks releases thus far have been merely mildly embarrassing to certain diplomats and foreign heads of state. No major bombshells have been released, and apparently none of the documents were classified as secret. It is rumored and suggested that some bombshells are contained in the multi-GB encrypted file that Assange distributed. Could that be what worries Lieberman, Boehner, and fellow PTB minions? Is this why the Swedes and Brits have been directed to trump up reasons to arrest Assange? If so, why play games with this? If his main motivation is disclosure, why not release it all as soon as possible?

Another chilling possibility is that the PTB manipulated Assange to create the appearance of a "treasonous" and "dangerous" leak operation, in order to orchestrate a crackdown on Internet press freedom. Consider the fact that no real secrets have yet to be disclosed, but some politicians are already calling for a lynching and outright Internet censorship. Remember that one tool of disinformation used by the PTB is to release intentionally some true information, surrounded by a sea of half-truths and falsehoods. As we have seen in the field of Ufology, erstwhile "whistleblowers" disgorging "inside" information, have sometimes been planted by the PTB.

Julian Assange told David Frost that he used his own money to launch Wilileaks and had no profit motive. One interesting question to ask is where his money came from. Did he somehow come into money by some mysterious good fortune, just prior to launching Wikileaks?

The home page at Wilileaks.com recently displayed an illustration of an opening door, streaming light into a darkened room, containing books with such compelling titles as "Bildeberg Meetings" and "Bank of America". This obvious hint at things to come would be most fascinating to see, but the questions immediately raised are "When" and "Why not now"?

Regardless of what is forthcoming from Wikileaks, the genie is out of the bottle regarding the "Secrets Revealed" meme. This is a building force that the PTB will ultimately be unable to contain. The light will flood into darkened rooms everywhere, and public wrath will be increasingly difficult to contain.

Republicans stand by their principles - such as they are

Former budget director David Stockman has been at it again, irritating Dems and Repubs alike with his embarassingly factual numbers. This time around, he referred to as "silly", soon-to-be House speaker John Boehner's passionate defense of tax cuts for the wealthy .

Republicans think they have been given a new mandate for implementing their ideology in congress, but I'm not so sure that the typical voter was motivated over concern for the well-being of the rich. Rebublican rhetoric on cutting taxes has always been devoid of logic, and they have combined it with blaming soaring deficits on the Democrats. What stirs my ire is that they have never been compelled to explain just how borrowing money to pay for government programs is somehow preferable to raising the needed revenue through taxation. The massive national debt got a huge jump-start from the Reagan tax cuts, then the Bush Jr. tax cuts coupled with an Iraq war charged on credit. Attacking the Democrats for the national debt is really ringing hollow.

There is so much other news to comment on, it's difficult to keep up. The ongoing Wikileaks dump of secrets is rumored to seriously impact a number of large banks. This would be a good thing, even if the markets are thrown into panic mode along the way. The public anger erupting in Ireland offers a glimpse of what could happen here - in this case, the Irish government bailed out insolvent banks that were playing casino and then caught short when the bubble burst. The cost of the bailout is being passed on to working stiffs through cuts in services, tax increases, and - get this - the minimum hourly wage is being cut by an entire Euro. In effect, the bailout of the uber-rich is being paid for by the hardest working and lowest paid folks. It's a wonder that an armed revolt hasn't already begun. The French revolution executed their royalty for lesser cause than that.

I expect that it's just a matter of time before a wave of disclosure hits the financial powers-that-be in this country. Just where did the massive trillions of bailout funds go, which the Fed is now admitted to have doled out from the off-budget "balance sheet"? Word is that European banks got a chunk. And what were the reasons for swiftly infusing trillions into the likes of Goldman Sachs, AIG, and Bank of America? What type of toxic financial instruments, casino-like gambling and outright fraud did the bailouts cover? When the American citizens discover their part in paying for rescue of the rich, things could become a bit tense over here.

If Republicans think their mandate is to simply attack the other party, let them think again. If they truly want to be agents of reform, let them divorce themselves from servitude to large corporations and bankster interests, and begin credible and impartial investigation into the misdeeds that contributed to the financial crash of 2008 and subsequent great depression. If they don't do this, they run the risk of facing the same recriminations as Democrats and anyone else who had their hands in the corrupt money pie. Disclosure will happen, and someone will begin to shout "off with their heads" before long.

-Lynn