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FBI Agents Involved in the Capture of Tsarnaev (the Boston Marathon Bombings Suspect) Die Under Strange Circumstances! Fell Out of Helicopter!!

  • Published on May 24, 2013           
    Two members of the FBI’s elite counterterrorism unit died Friday while practicing how to quickly drop from a helicopter to a ship using a rope, the FBI announced Monday in a statement.
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    The statement gave few details regarding the deaths of Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, other than to say the helicopter encountered unspecified difficulties and the agents fell a “significant distance.”
    Last month, the team was involved in the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. And in February, it rescued a 5-year-old boy held hostage for six days in an underground bunker in Alabama.
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    http://www.prisonplanet.com/2-fbi-age… 
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  • The Illuminist philosophy: “Leave no loose ends!” So for all those of you who think serving the Illuminati is great because of money, power, status, women …etc. You are just another useful idiot! You will be thrown under the bus when your usefulness is over! For those of you who keep quiet and play along: remember Seal Team 6 who ‘captured and killed’ Osama bin Laden! How many of them have died in mysterious circumstances, accidents … etc. Dead people don’t talk. See:
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    Families of Navy SEALs killed in 2011 attack say government is to blame 
    SEAL Team 6 Families to Blame Government For Deaths
    Why Are All The SEAL Team 6 Soldiers That ‘Killed Bin Laden’ Dying? 

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May 25, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics | , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

BBC: MI5 ‘Tried to Recruit’ Woolwich Murder Suspect Michael Adebolajo, Friend Claims! False Flag Terrorism!

  • Published on May 25, 2013           
    Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was being “harassed” by MI5 and had been asked to work for the agency, a childhood friend has told Newsnight.
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    Abu Nusaybah spoke to the BBC’s Richard Watson about his friendship with Adeboljo, who is linked with the killing of 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby. Mr Nusaybah said Adeboljo told him that MI5 agents visited his house around six months ago.
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  • This murder has all the fingerprints of western Illuminist intelligence agencies. It is an Illuminist psyop, false flag attack. It is to foment fear and hate against the Muslim people using their Clash of Civilizations playbook!
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  • Dr. John Coleman Ex British Intelligence
    By fabricating a bogus war between Islamic fundamentalism and the West, the globalists are able to attack their real enemy, humanity. Pulling the strings, they will ensure that both Western and Muslim states are degraded and finally completely subjugated to their odious rule.
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  • The Masonic Origins of the Muslim Brotherhood (emphasis mine)
    The Masonic origins of the Islamists movements, and their true goal to undermine Islam and fight for Western Zionist Powers such as Britain and the United States of America. The Muslim Brotherhood has acted as a clever technique to recruit agent-provocateurs for the Illuminati. The lowest ranks may sincerely believe they are defending Islam, and confronting “Western imperialism”. However, these various terrorist groups, through representing different factions, are part of a single network serving the same Illuminati cause.
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    When we explore the political and financial connections of the terrorists, we find that these are not merely wayward fanatics, operating in isolation, but that their channels penetrate to the upper reaches of power, in the British and American governments, and outward into the nether regions of the occult and criminal underworlds.
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  • Terrorism And The Illuminati! A 3,000 Year History! by David Livingstone
    Contrary to myth being fabricated, Islam does not pose a threat to the West. Rather, Islamic “terrorist” organizations have been created to serve Western imperialistic objectives. These groups are intertwined with Western power through a network of occult secret societies. This relationship dates back to sixth century BC, and the birth of the Kabbalah, in Babylon; a plot to seek world domination through the use of magic and deception.

http://www.terrorism-illuminati.com/content/complete-online-version

Why did British Intelligence's MI5 logo include an occult symbol, 'the all seeing eye', as part of her 1950's to 1970's official insignia?

Why did British Intelligence’s MI5 logo include an occult symbol, ‘the all seeing eye’, as part of her 1950′s to 1970′s official insignia?

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Their-Bankers-Persian-Gulf/dp/1453757732#_

Great book by Dean Henderson documenting the Illuminati Banking Cartel, Big Oil, Terrorism …. etc.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Affairs-Britains-Collusion-Radical/dp/1846687640#_

In this ground-breaking book, Mark Curtis reveals the covert history of British collusion with radical Islamic and terrorist groups. Secret Affairs shows how governments since the 1940s have connived with militant forces to control oil resources and overthrow governments. The story of how Britain has helped nurture the rise of global terrorism has never been told.

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May 25, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, Social Trends | , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Dr. John Trumpbour: The Clash of Civilizations & Perpetual War!

  • The Clash of Civilizations is an Illuminist psyop to direct the world to their Satanic World War 3 in preparation to launch their Luciferian New World Order! It is Illuminist social engineers’ directed history, plan for the world. They foment fear, hate, violence, wars … build enemies …. using this psyop plan. It is about building 2 opposing forces and then setting them into conflict. Both forces will then be annihilated and out of this the Illuminists-Satanists will launch their endtimes final world empire! Order Out of Chaos the Satanic Hegelian Dialectic philosophy!
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  • Muslim fundamentalism / radicalism / terrorism has its roots in western Illulminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Mossad … etc. They are still owned/controlled by them!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash_of_Civilizations

This is an Illuminist psyop planned many decades ago, to foment fear, hate, violence, wars … to manipulate the world to the Satanic World War 3! The endgame is the Luciferian New World Order!

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May 25, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, History, Social Trends | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Islamist Frankenstein: ‘UK Wars Radicalize Millions’!

  • That is the real intention of the western Illuminati: foment fear, hate, violence and war! It is the Clash of Civilizations (Samuel Huntington) psyop HOAX !
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Affairs-Britains-Collusion-Radical/dp/1846687640#_

In this ground-breaking book, Mark Curtis reveals the covert history of British collusion with radical Islamic and terrorist groups. Secret Affairs shows how governments since the 1940s have connived with militant forces to control oil resources and overthrow governments. The story of how Britain has helped nurture the rise of global terrorism has never been told.

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May 25, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics | , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Over 800 World Scientists Agree: GM Crops are Nothing Short of a Bio-War on Our Food !

  • Over 800 world scientists agree: GM crops are nothing short of a bio-war on our  food ! 
    by Summer Tierney, http://www.naturalnews.com/ 
    (NaturalNews) You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand why  genetically modified foods are dangerous, but if you look closely, you may just  find the name of one listed among the names of more than 800 scientists from  around the globe who have joined forces in an open letter to all world  governments, outlining their detailed concerns over the alarming potential  threat of biotech’s unauthorized, worldwide GM foods experiment.
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    In a  country whose government and media appear only too eager to conjure up fear of  “bioterrorism” and “biological weapons,” it’s shocking (albeit obviously  deliberate) to what extent the GMO issue remains omitted from mainstream  discussion. Consider that the message from these scientists seems to be that the  whole planet is already under attack by the persistent and largely unchecked,  reckless behavior of greedy, unruly U.S. corporations – corporations whose  activities appear to be sponsored by the federal government. And whether you  know it yet or not, your body is the battleground.
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    The letter, as posted  by the Institute of Science in Society (http://www.i-sis.org.uk/list.php), is a collective call for  the immediate suspension of any and all releases of GM crops and products into  the environment for at least five years, in order to allow for more thorough  testing. The scientists further demand that all patents on life-forms and living  processes – including seeds, cell lines and genes – be revoked and banned “for a  comprehensive public inquiry into the future of agriculture and food  security for all.”
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    Life is a discovery, they say, not an innovation, and  patents on life-forms and living processes “sanction biopiracy of indigenous  knowledge and genetic resources, violate basic human rights and dignity,  compromise healthcare, impede medical and scientific research and are against  the welfare of animals.” Furthermore, they argue that GM crops provide no  identifiable benefits either to farmers or consumers; instead, they offer only  very significant risks to all living things.
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    GMOs are just bad news, followed by more bad news
    Any consumption of GMO  products is basically a smorgasbord of disaster, say these global scientists. In  their thorough and fully cited open letter, they take biotechnology to task -  making clear, undeniable connections between GM food crops and other products  (like milk from cows injected with genetically modified Bovine Growth Hormone)  and health problems for mammals in general. At the same time the GM crops  themselves actually contribute to lower yields, increased use of  herbicides/insecticides, unpredictable performance, poor economic returns, and a  progressive monopoly on food by big corporations, they also encourage  herbicide-tolerant weeds and pesticide-resistant superbugs, making their  purported goal of “feeding the world” appear just as it is -  clearly out of the reach of biotech industry. Scientists propose, instead, that  these large food corporations are actually more the cause of world hunger  currently, than they are the solution to it.
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    “It is on account of  increasing corporate monopoly operating under the globalised economy that the  poor are getting poorer and hungrier,” scientists  say. “Family farmers around the world have been driven to destitution and  suicide… Mergers and acquisitions are continuing.” Seed patent policies  currently in place at biotech companies prevent farmers from saving and  replanting seeds, an activity the scientists acknowledge, is one enjoyed even by  third world farmers.
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/seeds-of-destruction-the-hidden-agenda-of-genetic-manipulation/9379

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May 25, 2013 Posted by | Medicine & Health, Social Trends | , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Disabled Gazans Suffer Israeli Blockade!

http://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/ashkenazi-jews-are-not-descendents-of-the-biblical-israelites-2/

Revelation 2:9 – …. and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from Israel’s land since 1948—had more Israelite blood than did the Jews. In sum, the vast majority of the Jews were not Jews; some of the Palestinians were. Some of the Palestinians even had a DNA chromosome which established that they were “Cohens”—workers at the ancient Temple and synagogues of the Jews.” - Quote

http://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/professor-noam-chomsky-jew-my-visit-to-gaza-the-worlds-largest-open-air-prison/

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http://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/jewish-historian-professor-ilan-pappe-israeli-myths-propaganda-the-genocide-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestinians/

Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing by Zionist ’666′ Israel !!!

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May 24, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, Social Trends | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Former British MI5 Officer on False Flag Ops and 9-11 !

  • Published on May 10, 2013
    Former MI 5 Officer David Shayler discusses False Flag Operations and 9/11.
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    Fulfilling the ambitions of the neoconservative’s Project for the New American Century would have been difficult had George W. Bush not become President of the United States in the 2000 election. The existence of the Project for the New American Century manifesto cast a new light on the 2000 election’s voting irregularities and the debacle in Florida which resulted in Republican operatives being flown to Florida to physically stop the counting of some 10,000 remaining ballots. This “Brooks Brothers Riot,” billed at the time as a spontaneous grass-roots uprising, succeeded in halting the ballot count and allowed the Supreme Court to appoint George W. Bush President. [http://youtu.be/eR5V7cjpycw]
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    A Pentagon document dated March 5, 2001, entitled “Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oil Field Contracts” called for divvying-up Iraq’s oil wealth and predated the March 20, 2003 invasion by 2 years and predated the 9/11 attacks by six-months.

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2008/07/31/26940/cheney-proposal-for-iran-war/

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May 24, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, History | , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Professor Noam Chomsky: Drone Strikes a Terror-Generating Machine!

  • The real intention is to foment fear and hate leading to violence, wars and deaths. The sheeple is too dumb to understand that US drone attacks are terrorism! It’s purpose is to foment wars, more wars and endless wars! It cannot solve terrorism! It does the opposite: using terrorism (ie. drone strikes) to foment more opposition and retaliation by people who are being oppressed and being genocided! It is Satanism: selling of evil (terrorism) as the solution to terrorism!

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http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html

Useful Idiots: “Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy.” ~ Henry Kissinger (Committee of 300?).

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May 24, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Calm Down: You Are More Likely to Be Killed By Mundane Things than Terrorism!

9/11 was an inside job planned by the western Illuminati and executed via the CIA and Mossad !

9/11 was an inside job planned by the western Illuminati and executed via the CIA and Mossad !

  • The Global War on Terror (GWOT) is an Illuminist psyop HOAX! It is to drive the world via their Clash of Civilizations (Samuel Huntington) psyop to their Satanic World War 3. The endgame is their Luciferian New World Order, Global Supra-National Central Bank, One World Currency backed by gold –> ’666′!
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  • Ask yourself this: why all the paranoia and fear when terrorism kills far fewer people than heart disease, cancer, car accidents …etc? By selling fear, using the strategy of tension, the Illuminists are taking away the individual liberties, rights, constitution  .. of the sheeple and implementing their Global Surveillance, Militarized-Police State –> ’666′! Do not be taken for a ride by these Illuminist social engineers!!
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  • Calm Down: You Are More Likely to Be Killed By Mundane Things than Terrorism
    by http://www.washingtonsblog.com/
    You’re More Likely to Die from Brain-Eating Parasites, Alcoholism, Obesity, Medical Errors, Risky Sexual Behavior and Just About Everything Other than Terrorism!
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    We noted in 2011:
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    – You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack
    – You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack
    — You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane
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    — You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack
    –You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack
    — You are 87 times more likely to drown than die in a terrorist attack
    – You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack
    –You are 12 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation in bed than from a terrorist attack
    –You are 9 times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack
    –You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist
    –You are 8 times more likely to die from accidental electrocution than from a terrorist attack
    – You are 6 times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack
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    Let’s look at some details from the most recent official statistics. The U.S. Department of State reports that only 17 U.S. citizens were killed worldwide as a result of terrorism in 2011. That figure includes deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq and all other theaters of war.
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    In contrast, the American agency which tracks health-related issues – the U.S. Centers for Disease Control – rounds up the most prevalent causes of death in the United States:

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  • Comparing the CDC numbers to terrorism deaths means:
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    – You are 35,079 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack
    – You are 33,842 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack
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    (Keep in mind when reading this entire piece that we are consistently and substantially understating the risk of other causes of death as compared to terrorism, because we are comparing deaths from various causes within the United States against deaths from terrorism worldwide.)
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    Wikipedia notes that obesity is a a contributing factor in 100,000–400,000 deaths in the United States per year. That makes obesity 5,882 to times 23,528 more likely to kill you than a terrorist.
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    The annual number of deaths in the U.S. due to avoidable medical errors is as high as 100,000. Indeed, one of the world’s leading medical journals – Lancet – reported in 2011:
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    A November, 2010, document from the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services reported that, when in hospital, one in seven beneficiaries of Medicare (the government-sponsored health-care programme for those aged 65 years and older) have complications from medical errors, which contribute to about 180 000 deaths of patients per year.
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“Al Qaeda is a creation of the US intelligence apparatus! It is extremely well documented ! Many of the terrorist attacks are in fact orchestrated by the US intelligence and military!” - Michel Chossudovsky P2, 7:40 onwards

“The ultimate goal that these people have in mind … is the goal to create a One World Government run by the banking industry .. run by the bankers! … The whole agenda is to create a One World Government where everybody has an RFID chip implanted !”
- Aaron Russo 0:15 onwards

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“He’s (Rockefeller) the one who told me 11 months before 9/11 ever happen, there was going to be an event. .. And out of that event we will invade Afghanistan, (for) the pipelines to the Caspian sea. We were going to invade Iraq .. to take over the oil fields, establish a base in the Middle East and make it all a part of the New World Order! And we will go after Chavez Venezuela. Sure enough 9/11 happened ! … And there was going to be this War on Terror which has no real enemy. And the whole thing is a giant HOAX! … This whole War on Terror is a FRAUD! ”
– Aaron Russo 2:30 onwards

All scams are based on deception and mis-direction! '666' is coming!

All scams are based on deception and mis-direction! ’666′ is coming!

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil by Group, From 1980 to 2005, According to FBI Database. Jewish and Latino terrorism are far more than Muslim terrorism. Why all the Islamophobia?

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil by Group, From 1980 to 2005, According to FBI Database. Jewish and Latino terrorism are far more than Muslim terrorism. Why all the Islamophobia? Click on image for article!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/09/underwear-bomber-working-for-cia

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http://www.amazon.com/The-Terror-Factory-Manufactured-Terrorism/dp/1935439618#_

A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism exposes how the FBI has, under the guise of engaging in counterterrorism since 9/11, built a network of more than 15,000 informants whose primary purpose is to infiltrate Muslim communities to create and facilitate phony terrorist plots so that the Bureau can then claim it is winning the war on terror.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Affairs-Britains-Collusion-Radical/dp/1846687640#_

In this ground-breaking book, Mark Curtis reveals the covert history of British collusion with radical Islamic and terrorist groups. Secret Affairs shows how governments since the 1940s have connived with militant forces to control oil resources and overthrow governments. The story of how Britain has helped nurture the rise of global terrorism has never been told.

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May 24, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, Social Trends | , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

UK Terror Attack: MI5 Patsy Turned Loose?

  • I tend to believe that the UK terror incident is engineered by western Illuminist intelligence agencies: MI5/6! The 2 suspects appear to be putting on a show for the camera after killing the innocent soldier. They are clearly selling the ‘Muslim Terrorism’ fear meme. They are very likely Illuminists and intelligence assets/patsies. Illuminists masquerade themselves as Muslims, Christians, Jews … to deceive the sheeple.
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  • Note also the recent US escalation of the War on Terror: ie. it will never end. Coincidence? I don’t think so! The western Illuminati is still prepping the world using their Clash of Civilizations psyop: Western world vs Muslim world, to setup their Satanic World War 3! It is the Hegelian Dialectic:
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    Western World (Thesis) vs Muslim World (Antithesis)
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    bring them into conflict: Satanic World War 3. Then:
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    Luciferian New World Order (Synthesis)
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    Destruction of both Western world and Muslim world.
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    Capitalist/Democracy West and their allies (Thesis) vs Communist/Socialist Russia/China and their allies (Antithesis)
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    bring them into conflict: Satanic World War 3. Then:
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    Luciferian New World Order (Synthesis)
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    Destruction of both world system and introducing a fascist, neo-feudal system ruled by the Satanic bloodlines. A Global Militarized-Police State –> ’666′!
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  • Is this latest terror incident a setup for an even bigger event to ignite their Satanic World War 3? It could be! The western Illuminati’s war effort in Syria is collapsing. Their proxies: the western backed foreign FSA terrorists, Al CIAda terrorists appear to be soundly defeated. The Russians will not back down in Syria. The international community are not buying the western war propaganda. There appears to be little home support for another interventionist war in Syria. I seriously doubt Americans, Britains, French .. people want a war with Syria especially with the Russian bear not backing down! It will be thermonuclear in a heart beat. The western Illuminati may therefore initiate a False Flag terror attack like: Operation BlackJack!?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/4220575/Blackjack.html

Operation BlackJack. Nuclear Attack on Major Cities Scenario! Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/4220575/Blackjack.html

False Flag attacks coming? Syria, Iran & China will be blamed by the Illuminists!

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May 24, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Weatherman Scott Stevens: 21 May 2013 The Oklahoma Tornado Artificially Created Using Weather Weapons?!

  • Published on May 21, 2013
    Satellite imagery of this tornado, the chemtrails highlighted  and seen all over the larger storm responsible for this disaster…
2005 Hurricane Katrina Radar Signature: weather modification by HAARP?

2005 Hurricane Katrina Radar Signature: weather modification by HAARP?

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May 23, 2013 Posted by | Disaster, Science & Technology | , , , | Leave a Comment

US Government Admits to Killing Four Americans with Drones!

Why was this American teenager, the son of Anwar Al Awlaki assassinated?

Why was this American teenager, the son of Anwar Al Awlaki assassinated?

MLK_vs_Obama_I_have_a_dream_drone

http://www.globalresearch.ca/cia-drone-attacks-killing-suspects-just-in-case-they-are-guilty/5324613

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http://americanfreepress.net/?p=9135

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/05/obama-kill-list-doj-memo

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May 23, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, Social Trends | , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Obama the Only Official Responsible for Gitmo’s Existence!

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Obama bin Laden: "Al Qaeda is after you! That's a good one! Heh heh!"

Obama bin Laden: “Al Qaeda is after you! That’s a good one! Heh heh!”

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May 23, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics, Social Trends | , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Lethal Aid: US to Supply Arms to Syrian Rebels?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9918785/US-and-Europe-in-major-airlift-of-arms-to-Syrian-rebels-through-Zagreb.html

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http://www.globalresearch.ca/clinton-bush-and-obama-us-war-crimes-over-three-administrations/5331757

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May 23, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Revenge of the Bear: Russia Strikes Back in Syria!

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  • Revenge of the Bear: Russia Strikes Back in Syria! 
    by Jezreel Jann Villaruel Yañez, http://www.bsr-russia.com/ 
    President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation has drawn a line in the sand over Syria, the government of which he is determined to protect from overthrow. Not since the end of the Cold War in 1991 has the Russian Bear asserted itself so forcefully beyond its borders in support of claims on great power status. In essence, Russia is attempting to play the role in Syria that France did in Algeria in the 1990s, of supporting the military government against rebels, many of them linked to political Islam. France and its allies prevailed, at the cost of some 150,000 dead. Can Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pull off the same sort of victory?
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    Even as Damascus pushes back against the rebels militarily, Putin has swung into action on the international and regional stages. The Russian government persuaded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to support an international conference aimed at a negotiated settlement. Putin upbraided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his country’s air attacks on Damascus. Moscow is sending sophisticated anti-aircraft batteries, anti-submarine missiles and other munitions to beleaguered Assad, and has just announced that 12 Russian warships will patrol the Mediterranean. The Russian actions have raised alarums in Tel Aviv and Washington, even as they have been praised in Damascus and Tehran.
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    The Syrian regime has been on a military roll in the past few weeks. It has made a bloody push into the hinterlands of Damascus, fortifying the capital. With Hezbollah support, it has assaulted the rebel-held Qusair region near northern Lebanon, an important smuggling route for the rebels and the key to the central city of Homs. The Baath government needs to keep Homs in order for Russia to resupply the capital via the Syrian port of Latakia on the Mediterranean. The Syrian government’s victories would not have been possible without Russian and Iranian help.
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    Regionally, a Moscow-Tehran axis has formed around Syria that is resisting Qatari and Saudi backing for the rebels. The increasing dominance of rebel fighting forces in the north by radical groups such as the al-Nusra Front, which has openly affiliated itself with al-Qaida, has resulted in a falloff of support for the revolution even in Saudi Arabia. Most Syrians who oppose the government are not radicals or even fundamentalists, but the latter have had the best record of military victories. Russian characterizations of the rebels as radical terrorists are a form of war propaganda; however, they have been effective. The Saudi and Jordanian plan to create a less radical southern opposition front at Deraa has met with a setback, since the regime recaptured that city last week. Doha and Riyadh are reeling from the Russia-backed counteroffensive.
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    At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pulled off a coup two weeks ago by persuading Kerry to support the international conference on Syria, to which both the Baath government and the rebels would be invited, as a way station toward a negotiated settlement of the conflict (Russia’s holy grail). The agreement represented a climb-down for the Obama administration, which had earlier insisted that Assad leave office as a prerequisite to a resolution, language that the joint Russian-American communique issuing from the Kerry-Lavrov meeting in Moscow conspicuously avoided. Lavrov, a South Asia expert and guitar-playing poet, speaks as though what happened in Yemen, with a negotiated solution and a government of national unity, is a plausible scenario for Syria. But so much blood has been spilled in the latter that a military victory by one side or the other now seems far more likely.
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    When sources in the Pentagon leaked the information that explosions in Damascus on May 5 were an Israeli airstrike, Putin appears to have been livid. He tracked down Netanyahu on the prime minister’s visit to Shanghai and harangued him on the phone. The two met last week in Moscow, where Putin is alleged to have read Netanyahu the riot act. Subsequently, the Likud government leaked to The New York Times that its aim in the airstrike had been only to prevent Syrian munitions from being transferred to Hezbollah in Lebanon, not to help in overthrowing the Baath government. The Israelis were clearly attempting to avoid further provoking Moscow’s ire, and wanted to send a signal to Damascus that they would remain neutral on Syria but not on further arming of Hezbollah.
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    Putin, not visibly mollified by Netanyahu’s clarification, responded by announcing forcefully that he had sent to Syria Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles and was planning to dispatch sophisticated S-300 anti-aircraft batteries. Both U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and Israeli military analysts protested the Russian shipments. Although Netanyahu went on insisting that Israel would bomb Syria at will when it suspected supplies were being sent to Hezbollah, Putin had clearly just raised the risks of such intervention.

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Russian S300 Anti Aircraft System

Russian S300 Anti Aircraft System

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Pissing the Russians off is a really bad idea!

Pissing the Russians off is a really bad idea!

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May 23, 2013 Posted by | GeoPolitics | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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