How many times have you heard the mainstream media dismiss certain
points of view as "conspiracy theories"? It seems as though one of the
easiest ways to brush something off is to label it as something that
only "conspiracy theorists" would believe. Well, you know what? A
whole lot of the time the "conspiracy theorists" are right and the
mainstream media is wrong. In fact, we owe a great debt to "conspiracy
theorists" because they will go places and investigate things that the
mainstream media would never even touch. The reality is that the
mainstream media only tells us what the government and the big
corporations want us to hear, and much of the time it is those in the
alternative media that are left with the task of trying to figure out
what the real truth is. So don't look down on conspiracy theories or
conspiracy theorists. In a world where almost everything we are told is
a lie, the truth can be very difficult to find.
The following are "conspiracy theories" that the media now admits are conspiracy facts....
#1 Fukushima Uninhabitable
Back in April, I published an article entitled "Much Of Northern Japan Uninhabitable Due To Nuclear Radiation?"
At the time, almost everyone in the mainstream media was insisting that
Fukushima was nothing like Chernobyl and that those that lived near
Fukushima would be able to return to their homes fairly soon.
Well, it turns out that those of us that feared the worst were right after all. Just consider the following quote from the New York Times....
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How many times have you heard the mainstream media dismiss certain
points of view as "conspiracy theories"? It seems as though one of the
easiest ways to brush something off is to label it as something that
only "conspiracy theorists" would believe. Well, you know what? A
whole lot of the time the "conspiracy theorists" are right and the
mainstream media is wrong. In fact, we owe a great debt to "conspiracy
theorists" because they will go places and investigate things that the
mainstream media would never even touch. The reality is that the
mainstream media only tells us what the government and the big
corporations want us to hear, and much of the time it is those in the
alternative media that are left with the task of trying to figure out
what the real truth is. So don't look down on conspiracy theories or
conspiracy theorists. In a world where almost everything we are told is
a lie, the truth can be very difficult to find.
The following are "conspiracy theories" that the media now admits are conspiracy facts....
#1 Fukushima Uninhabitable
Back in April, I published an article entitled "Much Of Northern Japan Uninhabitable Due To Nuclear Radiation?"
At the time, almost everyone in the mainstream media was insisting that
Fukushima was nothing like Chernobyl and that those that lived near
Fukushima would be able to return to their homes fairly soon.
Well, it turns out that those of us that feared the worst were right after all. Just consider the following quote from the New York Times....
At the beginning of this year, nobody would have dreamed that the U.S. military would have attacked Libya this year.
But it happened. At first those that tried to warn about an upcoming
conflict with Libya were called kooks, and even up until recently many
in the media were still trying to deny that NATO was arming and training
the rebels.
The "rebel groups" (which include large numbers of al-Qaeda fighters)
would have been soundly defeated by Gaddafi if not for relentless air
strikes by the U.S. military and NATO.
Instead of a straightforward invasion like we saw in Afghanistan and
Iraq, the U.S. military and NATO systematically developed, trained and
equipped "rebel groups" within the country and have used them as the
ground forces for this campaign.
That way the goals of the U.S. and EU could still be achieved, but in the end they would have less blood on their hands.
As the conflict winds down, now even the New York Times is admitting that we have trained and equipped the rebels....
“We always knew there would be a point where the
effectiveness of the government forces would decline to the point where
they could not effectively command and control their forces,” said the
diplomat, who was granted anonymity to discuss confidential details of
the battle inside Tripoli.
“At the same time,” the diplomat said, “the learning curve for
the rebels, with training and equipping, was increasing. What we’ve seen
in the past two or three weeks is these two curves have crossed.”
Sadly, there is still a very good chance that U.S. troops could end up on the ground in Libya.
Many prominent officials are already calling for the U.S. and the EU
to provide occupation forces. Richard Haas, the president of the
Council on Foreign Relations, has authored an opinion piece for the
Financial Times entitled "Libya Now Needs Boots on the Ground".
If that happens, it will likely end up being a situation very similar to what we have today in Iraq.
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#2 U.S. Military Attack On Libya
At the beginning of this year, nobody would have dreamed that the U.S. military would have attacked Libya this year.
But it happened. At first those that tried to warn about an upcoming
conflict with Libya were called kooks, and even up until recently many
in the media were still trying to deny that NATO was arming and training
the rebels.
The "rebel groups" (which include large numbers of al-Qaeda fighters)
would have been soundly defeated by Gaddafi if not for relentless air
strikes by the U.S. military and NATO.
Instead of a straightforward invasion like we saw in Afghanistan and
Iraq, the U.S. military and NATO systematically developed, trained and
equipped "rebel groups" within the country and have used them as the
ground forces for this campaign.
That way the goals of the U.S. and EU could still be achieved, but in the end they would have less blood on their hands.
As the conflict winds down, now even the New York Times is admitting that we have trained and equipped the rebels....
“We always knew there would be a point where the
effectiveness of the government forces would decline to the point where
they could not effectively command and control their forces,” said the
diplomat, who was granted anonymity to discuss confidential details of
the battle inside Tripoli.
“At the same time,” the diplomat said, “the learning curve for
the rebels, with training and equipping, was increasing. What we’ve seen
in the past two or three weeks is these two curves have crossed.”
Sadly, there is still a very good chance that U.S. troops could end up on the ground in Libya.
Many prominent officials are already calling for the U.S. and the EU
to provide occupation forces. Richard Haas, the president of the
Council on Foreign Relations, has authored an opinion piece for the
Financial Times entitled "Libya Now Needs Boots on the Ground".
If that happens, it will likely end up being a situation very similar to what we have today in Iraq.
The doubters said it would never happen. They said we would never
see the day when RFID chips were implanted in humans on a widespread
basis.
Well, today there are examples of this all over the world. One of the most stunning examples recently has come out of Mexico. According to the Washington Post,
"thousands of worried Mexicans" have been having "satellite and
radio-frequency tracking products" implanted in their skin in order to
protect themselves against abduction.
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#3 Widespread Use Of RFID Chips In Humans
The doubters said it would never happen. They said we would never
see the day when RFID chips were implanted in humans on a widespread
basis.
Well, today there are examples of this all over the world. One of the most stunning examples recently has come out of Mexico. According to the Washington Post,
"thousands of worried Mexicans" have been having "satellite and
radio-frequency tracking products" implanted in their skin in order to
protect themselves against abduction.
Those that warned that Barack Obama was going to impose amnesty for
illegal immigrants by executive fiat were called "nuts" and "conspiracy
theorists".
Well, it has happened. The Obama administration has now instituted "backdoor amnesty" for illegal immigrants and even plans to provide them with work permits.
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#5 Obama Wants To Impose Backdoor Amnesty
Those that warned that Barack Obama was going to impose amnesty for
illegal immigrants by executive fiat were called "nuts" and "conspiracy
theorists".
Well, it has happened. The Obama administration has now instituted "backdoor amnesty" for illegal immigrants and even plans to provide them with work permits.
#6 U.S. Government Provides Weapons For Mexican Drug Cartels
For a long time there were those that claimed that the U.S.
government was providing guns to Mexican drug cartels, but nobody wanted
to listen.
Well, it is all now a matter of public record. It turns out that the
U.S. government facilitated the transfer of thousands of guns into the
hands of Mexican drug cartels.
The following is a brief excerpt from a CBS News report
that discusses the fierce opposition that many ATF agents expressed to
allowing thousands of guns to be given into the hands of the Mexican
drug cartels....
On the phone, one Project Gunrunner source (who
didn't want to be identified) told us just how many guns flooded the
black market under ATF's watchful eye. "The numbers are over 2,500 on
that case by the way. That's how many guns were sold - including some
50-calibers they let walk."
50-caliber weapons are fearsome. For months, ATF agents followed
50-caliber Barrett rifles and other guns believed headed for the Mexican
border, but were ordered to let them go. One distraught agent was often
overheard on ATF radios begging and pleading to be allowed to intercept
transports. The answer: "Negative. Stand down."
CBS News has been told at least 11 ATF agents and senior managers
voiced fierce opposition to the strategy. "It got ugly..." said one.
There was "screaming and yelling" says another. A third warned: "this is
crazy, somebody is gonna to get killed."
Amazingly, three of the key ATF officials involved in putting thousands of guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels were recently promoted.
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#6 U.S. Government Provides Weapons For Mexican Drug Cartels
For a long time there were those that claimed that the U.S.
government was providing guns to Mexican drug cartels, but nobody wanted
to listen.
Well, it is all now a matter of public record. It turns out that the
U.S. government facilitated the transfer of thousands of guns into the
hands of Mexican drug cartels.
The following is a brief excerpt from a CBS News report
that discusses the fierce opposition that many ATF agents expressed to
allowing thousands of guns to be given into the hands of the Mexican
drug cartels....
On the phone, one Project Gunrunner source (who
didn't want to be identified) told us just how many guns flooded the
black market under ATF's watchful eye. "The numbers are over 2,500 on
that case by the way. That's how many guns were sold - including some
50-calibers they let walk."
50-caliber weapons are fearsome. For months, ATF agents followed
50-caliber Barrett rifles and other guns believed headed for the Mexican
border, but were ordered to let them go. One distraught agent was often
overheard on ATF radios begging and pleading to be allowed to intercept
transports. The answer: "Negative. Stand down."
CBS News has been told at least 11 ATF agents and senior managers
voiced fierce opposition to the strategy. "It got ugly..." said one.
There was "screaming and yelling" says another. A third warned: "this is
crazy, somebody is gonna to get killed."
Amazingly, three of the key ATF officials involved in putting thousands of guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels were recently promoted.
Incredibly, the federal government is finally admitting that high
levels of fluoride in our drinking water can be harmful. In fact, the
feds have reduced the "recommended amount" of fluoride in our drinking
water for the first time in 50 years.
We probably won't see them ban fluoride any time soon, but for them
to even acknowledge a problem with fluoride is a major step. In a recent article on CNN,
it was reported that the federal government is now saying that high
levels of fluoride in the water have now officially been linked with
fluorosis....
The Department of Health and Human Services and
Environmental Protection Agency are proposing the change because of an
increase in fluorosis -- a condition that causes spotting and streaking
on children's teeth.
#8 The Federal Reserve Favors The Big Banks
We were always told by the media that the Federal Reserve was "above politics" and that it did not show favoritism.
Well, we all know now that the Fed is deeply corrupt and about the only people that they actually help are their friends.
It turns out that the Federal Reserve very quietly showered the big banks and their friends with hundreds of billions of dollars in loans
at rates that were substantially below market during the financial
crisis. While Wall Street was being flooded with easy loans, none of
the small banks that were deeply suffering and no average Americans got
any money.
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#7 Fluoride Is Harmful
Incredibly, the federal government is finally admitting that high
levels of fluoride in our drinking water can be harmful. In fact, the
feds have reduced the "recommended amount" of fluoride in our drinking
water for the first time in 50 years.
We probably won't see them ban fluoride any time soon, but for them
to even acknowledge a problem with fluoride is a major step. In a recent article on CNN,
it was reported that the federal government is now saying that high
levels of fluoride in the water have now officially been linked with
fluorosis....
The Department of Health and Human Services and
Environmental Protection Agency are proposing the change because of an
increase in fluorosis -- a condition that causes spotting and streaking
on children's teeth.
#8 The Federal Reserve Favors The Big Banks
We were always told by the media that the Federal Reserve was "above politics" and that it did not show favoritism.
Well, we all know now that the Fed is deeply corrupt and about the only people that they actually help are their friends.
It turns out that the Federal Reserve very quietly showered the big banks and their friends with hundreds of billions of dollars in loans
at rates that were substantially below market during the financial
crisis. While Wall Street was being flooded with easy loans, none of
the small banks that were deeply suffering and no average Americans got
any money.
At the highest exposure levels -- using a mobile
phone half an hour a day over a 10-year period -- the study found a 40
percent increased risk of glioma brain tumors.
#10 The Credit Rating Agencies Are Corrupt
We have all been taught that the credit rating agencies are supposed to be objective.
But in the real world things are not that simple.
For example, just a short time after long-term U.S. government debt
was downgraded, the head of Standard & Poor's is resigning, and is
being replaced by Douglas Peterson, the former COO of Citigroup.
Do you think the former COO of Citigroup is going to come down hard on his former comrades over at the big Wall Street banks?
Also, a whistleblower has come forward with some stunning revelations about Moody's. The following is what former analyst William Harrington says was going on over at that credit agency during the financial crisis....
"The track record of management influence in
committees speaks for itself -- it produced hollowed-out (collateralized
debt obligation) opinions that were at great odds with the private
opinions of committees and which were not durable for even a short
period after publication"
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#9 Cell Phones Linked To Cancer
For years, "conspiracy theorists" have been claiming that cell phone use can cause cancer.
Well, the mainstream media is starting to catch up. Some very
startling scientific studies have come out recently that are hard to
ignore.
At the highest exposure levels -- using a mobile
phone half an hour a day over a 10-year period -- the study found a 40
percent increased risk of glioma brain tumors.
#10 The Credit Rating Agencies Are Corrupt
We have all been taught that the credit rating agencies are supposed to be objective.
But in the real world things are not that simple.
For example, just a short time after long-term U.S. government debt
was downgraded, the head of Standard & Poor's is resigning, and is
being replaced by Douglas Peterson, the former COO of Citigroup.
Do you think the former COO of Citigroup is going to come down hard on his former comrades over at the big Wall Street banks?
Also, a whistleblower has come forward with some stunning revelations about Moody's. The following is what former analyst William Harrington says was going on over at that credit agency during the financial crisis....
"The track record of management influence in
committees speaks for itself -- it produced hollowed-out (collateralized
debt obligation) opinions that were at great odds with the private
opinions of committees and which were not durable for even a short
period after publication"
Growing up, I never even imagined that prescription drugs could be
dangerous. I had complete faith in the medical community and the
government to only allow drugs on the market that were fully tested and
proven to be 100% safe.
Well, I was dead wrong. The truth is that adverse reactions to
prescription drugs kill a huge number of Americans every year. A recent
Vanity Fair article entitled "Deadly Medicine" began with the following statement....
Prescription drugs kill some 200,000 Americans every
year. Will that number go up, now that most clinical trials are
conducted overseas—on sick Russians, homeless Poles, and slum-dwelling
Chinese—in places where regulation is virtually nonexistent, the F.D.A.
doesn’t reach, and “mistakes” can end up in pauper’s graves?
#12 Bisphenol-A Is Linked To Infertility
A very common chemical known as bisphenol-A is found in thousands
upon thousands of our plastic products. It also turns out that it has
some really nasty effects on the human body.
Fortunately, some in the mainstream media are beginning to
acknowledge this. Back in October, one of the largest UK newspapers
published an article entitled "Bisphenol-A now linked to male infertility" which made the following unequivocal statement about the dangers of BPA....
Bisphenol-A (BPA), known as the "gender bending"
chemical because of its connection to male impotence, has now been shown
to decrease sperm mobility and quality.
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#11 Prescription Drugs Kill A Lot Of Americans
Growing up, I never even imagined that prescription drugs could be
dangerous. I had complete faith in the medical community and the
government to only allow drugs on the market that were fully tested and
proven to be 100% safe.
Well, I was dead wrong. The truth is that adverse reactions to
prescription drugs kill a huge number of Americans every year. A recent
Vanity Fair article entitled "Deadly Medicine" began with the following statement....
Prescription drugs kill some 200,000 Americans every
year. Will that number go up, now that most clinical trials are
conducted overseas—on sick Russians, homeless Poles, and slum-dwelling
Chinese—in places where regulation is virtually nonexistent, the F.D.A.
doesn’t reach, and “mistakes” can end up in pauper’s graves?
#12 Bisphenol-A Is Linked To Infertility
A very common chemical known as bisphenol-A is found in thousands
upon thousands of our plastic products. It also turns out that it has
some really nasty effects on the human body.
Fortunately, some in the mainstream media are beginning to
acknowledge this. Back in October, one of the largest UK newspapers
published an article entitled "Bisphenol-A now linked to male infertility" which made the following unequivocal statement about the dangers of BPA....
Bisphenol-A (BPA), known as the "gender bending"
chemical because of its connection to male impotence, has now been shown
to decrease sperm mobility and quality.
Overall, according to the center's research, the
dozen super committee members have raised more than $50 million from the
finance, insurance and real estate sector since the 1990 election
cycle.
How much influence do you think 50 million dollars is going to buy?
#14 The Targeting Of Christian Groups
We are increasingly hearing from the Obama administration and some
members of Congress that we need to be really concerned about "homegrown
terrorists" and "Christian extremists".
For example, during a recent Congressional hearing
U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee warned that "Christian
militants" might try to "bring down the country" and that such groups
need to be investigated.
In addition, according to a shocking document obtained by Oath
Keepers, the FBI is now instructing store owners to report many new
forms of "suspicious activity" to them. According to the document, "suspicious activity" now includes making "extreme religious statements" and believing in "radical theology".
Overall, according to the center's research, the
dozen super committee members have raised more than $50 million from the
finance, insurance and real estate sector since the 1990 election
cycle.
How much influence do you think 50 million dollars is going to buy?
#14 The Targeting Of Christian Groups
We are increasingly hearing from the Obama administration and some
members of Congress that we need to be really concerned about "homegrown
terrorists" and "Christian extremists".
For example, during a recent Congressional hearing
U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee warned that "Christian
militants" might try to "bring down the country" and that such groups
need to be investigated.
In addition, according to a shocking document obtained by Oath
Keepers, the FBI is now instructing store owners to report many new
forms of "suspicious activity" to them. According to the document, "suspicious activity" now includes making "extreme religious statements" and believing in "radical theology".
"thousands of worried Mexicans" have been having "satellite and radio-frequency tracking products" implanted in their skin in order to protect themselves against abduction.
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Apparently, "thousands of Mexicans" constitutes widespread use. That's not even .00005 % of the Mexican population. And they were voluntary participants due to safety reasons. I guess that constitutes "widespread."
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"thousands of worried Mexicans" have been having "satellite and radio-frequency tracking products" implanted in their skin in order to protect themselves against abduction.
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Apparently, "thousands of Mexicans" constitutes widespread use. That's not even .00005 % of the Mexican population. And they were voluntary participants due to safety reasons. I guess that constitutes "widespread."
At the beginning of this year, nobody would have dreamed that the U.S. military would have attacked Libya this year.
But it happened. At first those that tried to warn about an upcoming
conflict with Libya were called kooks, and even up until recently many
in the media were still trying to deny that NATO was arming and training
the rebels.
The "rebel groups" (which include large numbers of al-Qaeda fighters)
would have been soundly defeated by Gaddafi if not for relentless air
strikes by the U.S. military and NATO.
Instead of a straightforward invasion like we saw in Afghanistan and
Iraq, the U.S. military and NATO systematically developed, trained and
equipped "rebel groups" within the country and have used them as the
ground forces for this campaign.
That way the goals of the U.S. and EU could still be achieved, but in the end they would have less blood on their hands.
As the conflict winds down, now even the New York Times is admitting that we have trained and equipped the rebels....
“We always knew there would be a point where the
effectiveness of the government forces would decline to the point where
they could not effectively command and control their forces,” said the
diplomat, who was granted anonymity to discuss confidential details of
the battle inside Tripoli.
“At the same time,” the diplomat said, “the learning curve for
the rebels, with training and equipping, was increasing. What we’ve seen
in the past two or three weeks is these two curves have crossed.”
Sadly, there is still a very good chance that U.S. troops could end up on the ground in Libya.
Many prominent officials are already calling for the U.S. and the EU
to provide occupation forces. Richard Haas, the president of the
Council on Foreign Relations, has authored an opinion piece for the
Financial Times entitled "Libya Now Needs Boots on the Ground".
If that happens, it will likely end up being a situation very similar to what we have today in Iraq.
The Libyan conflict gave birth to a new kind of covert intervention
involving military advisers and special forces, not from the US – not
even only from European countries, notably Britain's SAS – but those of
Arab countries, notably Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
They were engaged in denial operations, supported not by US dollars, but by Gulf money and weapons. Europeans, mainly British, French, and Italian, provided training and communications equipment. The US, out of the limelight, supplied pilotless drones and detailed, real-time, intelligence which played an important role.
British special forces, with those from other countries, including Qatar, and rebel commanders have been planning "Mermaid Dawn" for weeks: a carefully worked out assault on Tripoli involving co-ordinated action by Nato bombers, rebel sleeper cells, and a flotilla of boats from Misrata.
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#2 U.S. Military Attack On Libya
At the beginning of this year, nobody would have dreamed that the U.S. military would have attacked Libya this year.
But it happened. At first those that tried to warn about an upcoming
conflict with Libya were called kooks, and even up until recently many
in the media were still trying to deny that NATO was arming and training
the rebels.
The "rebel groups" (which include large numbers of al-Qaeda fighters)
would have been soundly defeated by Gaddafi if not for relentless air
strikes by the U.S. military and NATO.
Instead of a straightforward invasion like we saw in Afghanistan and
Iraq, the U.S. military and NATO systematically developed, trained and
equipped "rebel groups" within the country and have used them as the
ground forces for this campaign.
That way the goals of the U.S. and EU could still be achieved, but in the end they would have less blood on their hands.
As the conflict winds down, now even the New York Times is admitting that we have trained and equipped the rebels....
“We always knew there would be a point where the
effectiveness of the government forces would decline to the point where
they could not effectively command and control their forces,” said the
diplomat, who was granted anonymity to discuss confidential details of
the battle inside Tripoli.
“At the same time,” the diplomat said, “the learning curve for
the rebels, with training and equipping, was increasing. What we’ve seen
in the past two or three weeks is these two curves have crossed.”
Sadly, there is still a very good chance that U.S. troops could end up on the ground in Libya.
Many prominent officials are already calling for the U.S. and the EU
to provide occupation forces. Richard Haas, the president of the
Council on Foreign Relations, has authored an opinion piece for the
Financial Times entitled "Libya Now Needs Boots on the Ground".
If that happens, it will likely end up being a situation very similar to what we have today in Iraq.
The Libyan conflict gave birth to a new kind of covert intervention
involving military advisers and special forces, not from the US – not
even only from European countries, notably Britain's SAS – but those of
Arab countries, notably Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
They were engaged in denial operations, supported not by US dollars, but by Gulf money and weapons. Europeans, mainly British, French, and Italian, provided training and communications equipment. The US, out of the limelight, supplied pilotless drones and detailed, real-time, intelligence which played an important role.
British special forces, with those from other countries, including Qatar, and rebel commanders have been planning "Mermaid Dawn" for weeks: a carefully worked out assault on Tripoli involving co-ordinated action by Nato bombers, rebel sleeper cells, and a flotilla of boats from Misrata.
#2 U.S. Military Attack On Libya ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In early March, Gaddafi's forces rallied, pushed eastwards and re-took several coastal cities and finally began attacking the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on 19 March 2011. Two days earlier a second U.N. resolution, UNSC Resolution 1973, was passed which authorized member states to establish and enforce an arms embargo, a no-fly zone over Libya and to use all means necessary, short of foreign occupation, to protect Libyan civilians
In response to the U.N. resolution, voted on 17 March 2011, an international coalition was established and naval and air forces were quickly deployed in and around the Mediterranean Sea.
Two days later, on 19 March, France intervened in the imminent Second Battle of Benghazi with air strikes on Gaddafi armor and troops and eventually forced them back.
On the same day 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched from UK and US ships,
further air strikes against ground targets were executed and a naval blockade was established.
The initial coalition consisted of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Qatar, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The official names for the interventions by the coalition members are Opération Harmattan by France; Operation Ellamy by the United Kingdom; Operation Mobile for the Canadian participation and Operation Odyssey Dawn for the United States.
The U.S. initially coordinated the effort and took strategic and tactical command at UCC USAFRICOM, led by Carter Ham, and the Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, led by Samuel J. Locklear aboard the command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), respectively. From there on command was split between the air and naval components of the operation at which level the different participating countries commanded their assets in accordance with their rules of engagement and through liaison officers.
After the initial intervention, the U.S. wanted to scale down their involvement significantly to a supporting role. Due to lack of consensus within NATO, the only other body capable of commanding a multinational operation of this size, however, this was not possible immediately. As consensus grew during the next days, NATO took more and more parts of the operation under its command until taking command of all military operations on 31 March.
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#2 U.S. Military Attack On Libya ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In early March, Gaddafi's forces rallied, pushed eastwards and re-took several coastal cities and finally began attacking the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on 19 March 2011. Two days earlier a second U.N. resolution, UNSC Resolution 1973, was passed which authorized member states to establish and enforce an arms embargo, a no-fly zone over Libya and to use all means necessary, short of foreign occupation, to protect Libyan civilians
In response to the U.N. resolution, voted on 17 March 2011, an international coalition was established and naval and air forces were quickly deployed in and around the Mediterranean Sea.
Two days later, on 19 March, France intervened in the imminent Second Battle of Benghazi with air strikes on Gaddafi armor and troops and eventually forced them back.
On the same day 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched from UK and US ships,
further air strikes against ground targets were executed and a naval blockade was established.
The initial coalition consisted of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Qatar, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The official names for the interventions by the coalition members are Opération Harmattan by France; Operation Ellamy by the United Kingdom; Operation Mobile for the Canadian participation and Operation Odyssey Dawn for the United States.
The U.S. initially coordinated the effort and took strategic and tactical command at UCC USAFRICOM, led by Carter Ham, and the Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, led by Samuel J. Locklear aboard the command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), respectively. From there on command was split between the air and naval components of the operation at which level the different participating countries commanded their assets in accordance with their rules of engagement and through liaison officers.
After the initial intervention, the U.S. wanted to scale down their involvement significantly to a supporting role. Due to lack of consensus within NATO, the only other body capable of commanding a multinational operation of this size, however, this was not possible immediately. As consensus grew during the next days, NATO took more and more parts of the operation under its command until taking command of all military operations on 31 March.
How many times have you heard the mainstream media dismiss certain
points of view as "conspiracy theories"? It seems as though one of the
easiest ways to brush something off is to label it as something that
only "conspiracy theorists" would believe. Well, you know what? A
whole lot of the time the "conspiracy theorists" are right and the
mainstream media is wrong. In fact, we owe a great debt to "conspiracy
theorists" because they will go places and investigate things that the
mainstream media would never even touch. The reality is that the
mainstream media only tells us what the government and the big
corporations want us to hear, and much of the time it is those in the
alternative media that are left with the task of trying to figure out
what the real truth is. So don't look down on conspiracy theories or
conspiracy theorists. In a world where almost everything we are told is
a lie, the truth can be very difficult to find.
The following are "conspiracy theories" that the media now admits are conspiracy facts....
#1 Fukushima Uninhabitable
Back in April, I published an article entitled "Much Of Northern Japan Uninhabitable Due To Nuclear Radiation?"
At the time, almost everyone in the mainstream media was insisting that
Fukushima was nothing like Chernobyl and that those that lived near
Fukushima would be able to return to their homes fairly soon.
Well, it turns out that those of us that feared the worst were right after all. Just consider the following quote from the New York Times....
Absolute rubbish.
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Quote Originally Posted by PokinSmot:
How many times have you heard the mainstream media dismiss certain
points of view as "conspiracy theories"? It seems as though one of the
easiest ways to brush something off is to label it as something that
only "conspiracy theorists" would believe. Well, you know what? A
whole lot of the time the "conspiracy theorists" are right and the
mainstream media is wrong. In fact, we owe a great debt to "conspiracy
theorists" because they will go places and investigate things that the
mainstream media would never even touch. The reality is that the
mainstream media only tells us what the government and the big
corporations want us to hear, and much of the time it is those in the
alternative media that are left with the task of trying to figure out
what the real truth is. So don't look down on conspiracy theories or
conspiracy theorists. In a world where almost everything we are told is
a lie, the truth can be very difficult to find.
The following are "conspiracy theories" that the media now admits are conspiracy facts....
#1 Fukushima Uninhabitable
Back in April, I published an article entitled "Much Of Northern Japan Uninhabitable Due To Nuclear Radiation?"
At the time, almost everyone in the mainstream media was insisting that
Fukushima was nothing like Chernobyl and that those that lived near
Fukushima would be able to return to their homes fairly soon.
Well, it turns out that those of us that feared the worst were right after all. Just consider the following quote from the New York Times....
as for fukushima, that article you referenced is 9 months old and says "COULD be unihabitable", how about providing some more recent PROOF?
Fukushima Updates
• Nearly all of the 10,893 spent fuel assemblies sit in pools
vulnerable to future earthquakes, with roughly 85 times more long-lived
radioactivity than released at Chernobyl
• Several pools are 100 feet above the ground and are completely open
to the atmosphere because the reactor buildings were demolished by
explosions. The pools could possibly topple or collapse from structural
damage coupled with another powerful earthquake.
• The loss of water exposing the spent fuel will result in
overheating and can cause melting and ignite its zirconium metal
cladding resulting in a fire that could deposit large amounts of
radioactive materials over hundreds, if not thousands of miles.
~~~~~ZOSO~~~~~
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Quote Originally Posted by redbook1:
as for fukushima, that article you referenced is 9 months old and says "COULD be unihabitable", how about providing some more recent PROOF?
Fukushima Updates
• Nearly all of the 10,893 spent fuel assemblies sit in pools
vulnerable to future earthquakes, with roughly 85 times more long-lived
radioactivity than released at Chernobyl
• Several pools are 100 feet above the ground and are completely open
to the atmosphere because the reactor buildings were demolished by
explosions. The pools could possibly topple or collapse from structural
damage coupled with another powerful earthquake.
• The loss of water exposing the spent fuel will result in
overheating and can cause melting and ignite its zirconium metal
cladding resulting in a fire that could deposit large amounts of
radioactive materials over hundreds, if not thousands of miles.
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