Iran claims to have captured MI6 spy, and more...

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• 2016 Looks Disturbingly Good For the Corporate State
• Federal Judge: Remove Cross Erected in 1954 Honoring Veterans
• Hey, Kids: If You Get Wasted and Kill People With Your Truck Blame It On “Affluenza”
• Iran claims to have captured MI6 spy
• 51 Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan Suffering Thyroid Cancer, Leukemia, Brain Tumors – From Fukushima
• The Democrats’ secret plan to extend unemployment
• In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
• Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements
• In Vietnam, Kerry takes on a new enemy
• Is Underwear a Legitimate Function of the Federal Government?
• Russian Diplomats Busted for Bilking Medicaid
• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Bigger and More Dangerous Than ObamaCare

2016 Looks Disturbingly Good For the Corporate State Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:15 AM PST Sheldon Richmanreason.com If you share my belief that the major obstacle to the free society is the national-security/corporate state, 2016 is shaping up to be a year of apprehension. The Wall... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Federal Judge: Remove Cross Erected in 1954 Honoring Veterans Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:11 AM PST Nicole Bailey,  The American Civil Liberties Union and the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America took issue with a cross erected on a San Diego mountain in 1954 honoring veterans... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hey, Kids: If You Get Wasted and Kill People With Your Truck Blame It On “Affluenza” Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:07 AM PST Doug Giles, Lawyer’s for 16-year-old Ethan Couch were able to pawn off on a doe-eyed court that “affluenza” was to blame for his stealing beer at WalMart, getting wasted and then... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Iran claims to have captured MI6 spy Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:02 AM PST Iran says it has captured a spy working for British intelligence agency MI6 in the south-eastern city of Kerman. The head of Kerman’s revolutionary court said the alleged spy had admitted being... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

51 Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan Suffering Thyroid Cancer, Leukemia, Brain Tumors – From Fukushima Posted: 15 Dec 2013 07:57 AM PST Crew members in their mid-20′s from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan are coming down with all sorts of radiation-related illnesses after being deployed less than 3 years ago to assist... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Democrats’ secret plan to extend unemployment Posted: 15 Dec 2013 07:20 AM PST by Jazz Shaw, When “The Deal” was struck in the House this week there was one element which nearly had some of the congressional Democrats in open revolt. (And may still proved to be a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Posted: 15 Dec 2013 07:15 AM PST – Martin Luther King, Jr. by Michael Youssef , Mr. Obama’s Deafening Silence Dr. King envisioned the day when the black community would be at equal footing with those who oppressed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements Posted: 15 Dec 2013 07:08 AM PST People hoping for a government that works better can’t decide whether to cheer or lament a bipartisan budget bill that legislative leaders call a breakthrough even as they acknowledge it does... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In Vietnam, Kerry takes on a new enemy Posted: 15 Dec 2013 04:51 AM PST Along the winding muddy waters of the Mekong Delta where he once patrolled for communist insurgents on a naval gunboat, Secretary of State John Kerry turned his sights Sunday on a new enemy: climate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Is Underwear a Legitimate Function of the Federal Government? Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:13 PM PST by Dan Mitchell, Here’s another entry for our UK vs US Government Stupidity Contest. Or perhaps it belongs in the great-moments-in-government-waste category. The spendaholics in Washington have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Russian Diplomats Busted for Bilking Medicaid Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:08 PM PST John Ransom, When you work in Washington (and assuming you haven’t been corrupted), you run the risk of being endlessly outraged about all the waste. But not all waste is created equal. Some... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Bigger and More Dangerous Than ObamaCare Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:03 PM PST The New American – by William F. Jasper We all remember Representative Nancy Pelosi’s infamous statement that we have to pass the ObamaCare legislation so that we can find out... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Accomplishments in USA...then and Now!

 

So during the 3-1/2 years of World War 2 that started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and ended with the Surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945, the U.S. produced 22 aircraft carriers, 8 battleships, 48 cruisers, 349 destroyers, 420 destroyer escorts, 203 submarines, 34 million tons of merchant ships, 100,000 fighter aircraft, 98,000 bombers, 24,000 transport aircraft, 58,000 training aircraft, 93,000 tanks, 257,000 artillery pieces, 105,000 mortars, 3,000,000 machine guns, and 2,500,000 military trucks.

 

We put 16.1 million men in uniform in the various armed services,  invaded Africa, invaded Sicily and Italy, won the battle for the Atlantic, planned and executed D-Day, marched across the Pacific and Europe, developed the atomic bomb and ultimately conquered Japan and Germany.

 

It's worth noting, that during the almost exact amount of time, the Obama administration couldn't build a functioning web site.

FOX NEWS ANSWERS ATTACK FROM OBAMA - A MUST SEE ...

 

It's not what you gather but what you scatter that reveals who you are.

 

FOX NEWS ANSWERS ATTACK FROM OBAMA - A MUST SEE  ( And to my Democratic friends, don't delete because of the title )   

 

Good for Cavuto!  Wonder what the Prez thinks about FOX news now?  Gotta' watch this short video; somebody finally got some guts to stand up.

 

 

Wow. I can’t believe that Fox News had the guts to do this. …It’s about time!

Wonderful, it should be played every day till the American public wake up.

If you are not a regular watcher of Fox News (especially during the daytime hours)

then you may have missed this RETORT by Neil Cavuto. This is an excellent response

to the contradictory occupant of the White House. Takes only a moment to watch.

You’ll want to send it on to others who have meaningful things going on in the daytime.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdmtJCEWPA

QE Could be Curtailed! And the Markets Will...?

Fed could set off year-end fireworks - Yahoo News Canada
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/fed-could-set-off-end-190517645.html

How the West was lost by the selfie president...and the Useful Idiots Supporting Him!

 | New York Post
http://nypost.com/2013/12/15/how-the-west-was-lost-2/

Jane Fonda’s Charitable Foundation Has Sat On Its Money, Not Donating A Penny To Any Charity In Last 7 Years...

Noah David Simon

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• Blue State News: 18 Year Old Beats And Rapes 70 Year Old Nun In Church Parking Lot
• Iran said it has sent a monkey to space in a move toward an eventual human space mission.
• Jane Fonda’s Charitable Foundation Has Sat On Its Money, Not Donating A Penny To Any Charity In Last 7 Years

Blue State News: 18 Year Old Beats And Rapes 70 Year Old Nun In Church Parking Lot Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:50 PM PST Despicable. Via Daily Mail: Authorities near Pittsburgh have arrested an 18-year-old man who admitted to the brutal rape a nun in the parking lot behind the church where she serves Friday morning. The suspect, Andrew Bullock, faces at least 10 charges in the viscous attack. According to authorities, the victim was walking in the parking lot behind the Titus Church on Franklin Avenue in Aliquippa – about 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh – when the suspect approached her and asked if she needed help. Keep reading…

Iran said it has sent a monkey to space in a move toward an eventual human space mission. Posted: 14 Dec 2013 08:18 AM PST In today’s experiment, Fargam the monkey reached the height of 120 km. After 15 minutes into the flight, the mission control released the monkey in a parachute capsule. Fargam the monkey was recovered safely. Scientists say they were measuring the monkey's physical state following the flight.

Jane Fonda’s Charitable Foundation Has Sat On Its Money, Not Donating A Penny To Any Charity In Last 7 Years Posted: 14 Dec 2013 07:35 AM PST Two-time Oscar-winning actress, political activist and philanthropist Jane Fonda came under fire Thursday after it was revealed that her Jane Fonda Foundation hasn’t made a single charitable donation in the past five years, even though it’s worth almost $800,000.  According to federal tax filings obtained by FOX411 and first published on The Smoking Gun, the Atlanta-based organization – of which Fonda is listed as president and chairman of the board, but receives no monetary compensation – was founded in 2004 and spent its first two years giving away large sums of money. But its gift of giving has dramatically dwindled since. In 2004, Fonda’s foundation donated $300,000 to the Emory University School of Medicine and $150,000 to the Henry W. Grady Foundation. In 2005 it gave $500,000 to the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention. But in 2006 it handed out only $1,000 to the Atlanta Obstetric and Gynecology Society, and from 2007 through to 2011, it distributed zero funds.  It was initially suggested that Fonda’s foundation could be violating IRS regulations, which requires that private foundations make annual distributions of at least 5 percent of their assets to prohibit them from stockpiling and investing funds. But Barry Hirsch, a legal representative for Fonda, insisted that IRS requirements have been met and the charity is in full compliance with all codes. Hirsch said that, by law, over-contributions in earlier years – in this case 2004 and 2005 – can be carried over for up to five years and be covered as the “5 percent rule.” But Andrew Morton, partner and chair of the sports and entertainment law group Handler Thayer, LLP, which works with numerous non-profits, said something still doesn’t sit quite right. “He is correct that under certain circumstances IRS permits the carryover of ‘excess distributions’ for up to five subsequent tax years. How exactly would excess contributions during 2004 and 2005 explain the failure to make minimum required distributions during 2011? That justification would have expired in 2010,” he said. When questioned further, Fonda’s representatives told us that an oversight was made in the 2011 tax return, and that a donation was made – although it was erroneously declared on Fonda’s personal tax return and not on the Foundation’s. We’re told that the oversight was discovered in 2012 and the person responsible for the mistake was “let go.” Hirsch assured us that all finances were resurrected in 2013 and that they remain in complete compliance with the law. But there are still some uncertainties. According to Morton, any excess distributions carryover should be disclosed under Part X III of the Form 900-PF federal tax return. Fonda's private foundation return for 2011 does not report any carryover that applies against the stated distributable amount of $38,922.  “So it appears that, at best, her organization has filed an inaccurate return. Otherwise, the organization may have subjected itself to penalties,” Morton said. Hirsch declined to comment on these specifics. So why two years of giving big chunks of change, and almost nothing thereafter? According to a source closely connected to the 75-year-old actress, Fonda met all necessary IRS regulations in the first two years of her foundation’s existence and has spent the last several years consistently digging deep into her own pockets instead.  “Jane donates significant sums of her personal money to different charities and organizations all the time,” the source told FOX411, adding that Fonda returned to active donations through the 2013 fiscal year. “Her generosity goes above and beyond.” LooktotheStars.org, which documents the charities celebrities support, lists Fonda as having lent her support to numerous organizations, including the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Association, Peace Over Violence and Heifer International. Also registered to the same Atlanta address as Fonda’s office is the Fonda Family Foundation, of which the actress is listed as president and chairman although it is registered as a separate organization. The Fonda Family Foundation has been an active philanthropy through the 2000s, giving significant sums to various organizations including Emory University and Captain Planet Foundation.  But critics say the lack of donations from her own foundation for several consecutive years still reflects poorly, regardless of its supposedly compliant IRS standing. Jane Fonda Foundation Inc. has a listed purpose of benefiting “educational institutions and related activities.” John Conway, entertainment attorney and CEO of Astonish Media Group, said: “This sort of publicity is never good for any celebrity, when their charity foundation appears stingy at best.”

China...?

Take the time to read ALL of this...after the photos.

 

Here’s a brief report on the record-breaking Chinese, Anzhaite Bridge – 4,000’ long, 1,102’ above the ground, which cut the travelling time between its two points of connection from 30 minutes to just 1 minute. It took 5 years to build, and is the world's longest and highest  suspension bridge. The first picture shown here is of a Chinese worker sweeping the dirt off this twenty first century Engineering marvel with a broom that was designed centuries ago.  You might note that he has no safety line, even though he’s over 1,100 feet above ground!    Next is a worker putting the final touches on the bridge, and then several shots of the engineering marvel itself.  The first bridge shot shows on the bottom  left side, the series of switchback roads that had to be travelled before this bridge was built. The final shot of the bridge shows people and traffic during the Opening  ceremony.  Vehicles  motor along a two-way, four-lane motorway and pedestrians walk along it on a special walkway under  the road.                                   About the ever expanding Chinese Supremacy:   June 8, 2013. Source: Michael Snyder, Guest Post This article, entitled “A Little Known Reality” though aimed at a US audience, gives a scary insight into China's growing economic power.     In future, China will employ millions of American workers and dominate thousands of small communities all over the United States. Chinese acquisition of U.S. Businesses set a new all-time record last year, and it ison pace to shatter that record this year. The Smithfield Foods acquisition is an example.  Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor in the world.  It has facilities in 26 U.S. States and it employs tens of thousands of Americans.  It directly owns 460 farms and has contracts with approximately 2,100 others.  But now a Chinese company has bought it for $4.7 billion, and that means that the Chinese will now be the most important employer in dozens of rural Communities all over America. Thanks in part to the U.S.A.’s massively bloated trade deficit with China, the Chinese have trillions of dollars to spend. They are only just starting to exercise their economic muscle. It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a difference between “the Chinese government” and “Chinese corporations”.  In 2011, 43 percent of all profits in China were produced by companies where the Chinese government had a controlling interest. Last year a Chinese company spent $2.6 billion to purchase AMC entertainment – one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States.  Now that Chinese company controls more movie ticket sales than anyone else in the world. But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power.  “Economic beachheads” are being established all over America.  For example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. recently broke ground on a $100 million plant in Thomasville, Alabama.  Many of the residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it will also become yet another community that will now be heavily dependent on communist China.  And guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots?  Detroit. Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology, selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores, and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers. If you recently purchased an “American-made” vehicle, there is a really good chance that it has a number of Chinese parts in it. Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers operating in the United States. China seems particularly interested in acquiring energy resources in the United States.  For example,  China is actually mining for coal in the mountains of Tennessee.  Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group spent 616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. in Jacksboro, Tennessee.  At the time, that acquisition really didn’t make much news, but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal. And pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Starting to get the picture? China is on the rise. If in doubt, just read the following: –       When you total up all imports and exports, China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet. –       Overall, the U.S. has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 2.3 trillion dollars. –       China has more foreign currency reserves than any other country on the planet. –   China now has the largest new car market in the entire world. –   China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as the United States does. After being bailed out by U.S. taxpayers, GM is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies. –   China is the number one gold producer in the world. –       The uniforms for the U.S. Olympic team were made in China. –       85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China. –       The new World Trade Center tower in New York is going to include glass imported from China. –       China now consumes more energy than the United States does. –       China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world. –       China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined. –       China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe. –       China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does. –       China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements. –       China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system. –       In published scientific research articles, China is expected to become number one in the world very shortly. And what we have seen so far may just be the tip of the iceberg. For now, I’ll just leave you with one piece of advice – learn to speak Chinese.  You’re going to need it !   And who just bought half of Alberta's oil sands and oil production????