LA Times: It’s still about oil in Iraq

2006-12-14 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906Y.shtml http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-juhasz8dec08,0,4717508.story?track=tottext It’s still about oil in Iraq A centerpiece of the Iraq Study Group’s report is its advocacy for securing foreign companies’ long-term access to Iraqi oil fields. By Antonia Juhasz ANTONIA JUHASZ is a visiting scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of “The Bush … Read more

New Orleans to Raze Public Housing

2006-12-14 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906F.shtml http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/07/AR2006120701482.html New Orleans to Raze Public Housing Many Units Closed Since Katrina to Be Demolished, Despite Protests By Julia Cass and Peter Whoriskey Special to The Washington Post and Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 8, 2006; A03 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7 — Public housing officials decided Thursday … Read more

Monibot: US torture ‘routine and systematic’

2006-12-14 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121206B.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1970086,00.html Routine and systematic torture is at the heart of America’s war on terror In the fight against cruelty, barbarism and extremism, America has embraced the very evils it claims to confront George Monbiot Tuesday December 12, 2006 The Guardian After thousands of years of practice, you might … Read more

Tom Atlee: processes for addressing specific issues

2006-12-12 Richard Moore This posting is excerpted from an email Tom sent to a few people. rkm ——————————————————– Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:14:36 -0800 From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> The Wisdom Council is NOT for addressing specific issues. However, DF (Dynamic facilitation) CAN be used that way. But its use in dealing publicly with public … Read more

reader dialog – 7 Dec 2006

2006-12-08 Richard Moore Friends, I finally made my first edit to an entry in Wikipedia. I expanded the scope of the ‘direct democracy’ page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy#Direct check it out, rkm ——————————————————– From: “Richard Moore” To: “marc bombois” Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:42 AM Subject: greetings from ireland… Hi Marc, Thanks again for hosting me on … Read more

FYI: Community Empowerment Project Proposal – Version 2

2006-12-06 Richard Moore _________________________________ The Community Empowerment Project – Version 2 – — GOAL The goal of the project is to learn how real democracy — self-governance — can be manifested. — OBJECTIVE The objective of the project is to carry out an intensive experiment in some community, involving various kinds of dialog processes, seeking … Read more

Escaping the Matrix: critique & response

2006-12-02 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:31 -0800 To: •••@••.••• From: Joe Jaffe <> Subject: Re: ETM When I first heard of Richard’s ideas they sounded great. But as I read the details it seemed to me that the implementation of good ideas has to deal with real people in a real … Read more

Brzezinski: It is time to plan for an American withdrawal from Iraq

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0becaaa4-cf03-11da-925d-0000779e2340.html Financial Times FT.com COMMENT & ANALYSIS It is time to plan for an American withdrawal from Iraq By Zbigniew Brzezinski Published: April 18 2006 20:09 | Last updated: April 18 2006 20:09 The Bush administration is probably right in asserting that the ongoing violence in Iraq is not … Read more

Bush family: Dynasty of Death (Part 1)

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2006/10/05/p11266 10/05/06 12:01:00 am, Categories: Voices, 2339 words ‘Dynasty of Death’ (Part 1) Schuyler Ebbets There is no historic parallel that can be drawn, nothing compares with the accomplishments of the Bush family. No dictator or tyrant can equal the suffering and destruction they have wrought on humanity, as … Read more

Bush family: Dynasty of Death (Part 2)

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2006/10/10/dynasty_of_death_part_2 10/10/06 ŒDynasty of Death¹ (Part 2) Schuyler Ebbets When John F. Kennedy inherited the responsibility of the presidency he also inherited the wars that banking and the military industrial complex were heavily invested in promoting and profiting from. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower had subsidized the French war against … Read more

Chavez Derails Plan For Global Dictatorship

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2006/271106chavezderails.htm Chavez Derails Plan For Global Dictatorship Venezuelan President trounces “genocidal, immoral, sick, and corrupt elite” running United States Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Monday, November 27, 2006 Hugo Chavez’ vow to “defeat the most powerful empire on earth” and “beat the devil” on December 3rd by achieving re-election … Read more

Documentary Films Rattle Business World

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061126/business_documentaries.html?.v=2&printer=1 AP Documentary Films Rattle Business World Sunday November 26, 1:49 pm ET By Jacob Adelman, Associated Press Writer Videocam-Toting Davids Shooting Documentaries Tackle Corporate Goliaths on Business Practices LOS ANGELES (AP) — Starbucks Corp. was one of the companies that turned down interview requests from Nick and Mark … Read more

Dollar Fall Is Catalyst For Predatory Global Government

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2006/011206dollarfall.htm Dollar Fall Is Catalyst For Predatory Global Government Americans remain ignorant to 35% devaluation of their bank savings as skids are greased for introduction of Amero, North American Union Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Prison Planet Friday, December 1, 2006 As the dollar goes into free fall … Read more

Judge Strikes Down Bush on Terror Groups

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112906K.shtml http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Terrorist-Designation.html November 29, 2006 Judge Strikes Down Bush on Terror Groups By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 6:47 a.m. ET q LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge struck down President Bush’s authority to designate groups as terrorists, saying his post-Sept. 11 executive order was unconstitutional and vague. … Read more

NATO expands its imperialist role

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112906B.shtml http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061129/ts_afp/natosummit_061129115156 NATO agrees to bolster troubled Afghan force by Michael Thurston Wed Nov 29, 7:00 AM ET NATO has clinched agreement to bolster its troubled mission in Afghanistan by sending more troops and cutting restrictions on forces already there, while admitting that gaps remain. Leaders of the 26-nation … Read more

Russia¹s Defense Minister Defends Arms Sales to Iran

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/11/27/iransales.shtml Russia¹s Defense Minister Defends Arms Sales to Iran Created: 27.11.2006 11:56 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:46 MSK, 13 hours 58 minutes ago MosNews Russia¹s defense minister defended his country¹s sale of arms to Iran, saying in an interview published Monday that air defense missile systems it is delivering … Read more

Liberating the motorist: “Unsafe is safe”

2006-12-02 Richard Moore The new traffic model’s advocates believe the only way out of this vicious circle is to give drivers more liberty and encourage them to take responsibility for themselves. They demand streets like those during the Middle Ages, when horse-drawn chariots, handcarts and people scurried about in a completely unregulated fashion. The new … Read more

* Mexico ambassador: We need N. American Union in 8 years

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52788 THE NEW WORLD DISORDER Mexico ambassador: We need N. American Union in 8 years U.S. ‘investment,’ EU-style merger key to better relations, says diplomat Posted: November 5, 2006 5:14 p.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com There have been conferences, academic papers, mock student parliaments and secret meetings on a … Read more

N American shadow government: it already exists!

2006-12-02 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52576 THE NEW WORLD DISORDER Documents reveal ‘shadow government’ Freedom of Information request puts 1,000 new pages online Posted: October 24, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com About 1,000 documents obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America show … Read more

Texe Marrs: Iran attack scenario

2006-11-27 Richard Moore Friends, Here’s someone’s prediction about an attack on Iran. He’s not someone whose writing I would normally publish, but his scenario is one to be aware of. Here’s his main website promo: Power of Prophecy is the monthly newsletter ministry of Texe Marrs. Enter here to learn about Bible Prophecy and what … Read more

Canada: POLITICAL DUPLICITY UNMASKED

2006-11-27 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Electronz Ezine” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: ELECTRONZ 646 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:12:07 +1300 ELECTRONZ – 646 27 NOVEMBER 2006 Weekly international Ezine focusing on the New Economics ============================================================================ [1] POLITICAL DUPLICITY UNMASKED [2]CANADA TAKEOVER BY U.S.A ============================================================================ If you’ve a spare $40- and want to have confirmed what … Read more

* Democracy: an idea whose time has come *

2006-11-27 Richard Moore Friends, There’s been a lot going on since I got back from my tour. There are some very promising initiatives underway, regarding community democratic processes, some of which I’ve mentioned in posts and some I haven’t. It’s been hard to keep up. There are some very useful email dialogs going on between … Read more

Book review: Strange Liberators

2006-11-26 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Gregory Elich” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Strange Liberators: Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:18:29 -0500 Llumina Press STRANGE LIBERATORS Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit By Gregory Elich With an introduction by Michael Parenti and an afterword by Mickey Z. From war … Read more

BBC Claims CIA Involvement in RFK Assassination

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: guestcallcirchttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112306A.shtml http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/6169006.stm CIA role claim in Kennedy killing New video and photographic evidence that puts three senior CIA operatives at the scene of Robert Kennedy’s assassination has been brought to light. O’Sullivan’s report The evidence was shown in a report by Shane O’Sullivan, broadcast on BBC Newsnight. It reveals … Read more

Fresh Nuke Threats Follow India-Pakistan “Peace Talks”

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112206C.shtml Fresh Nuke Threats Follow India-Pakistan “Peace Talks” By J. Sri Raman t r u t h o u t | Columnist Wednesday 22 November 2006 Diplomats of India and Pakistan spent two days resuming “peace talks” last week. Within four days of the talks, the security establishments of … Read more

Psychedelic Mushrooms Have Spiritual Benefit

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115258280486902994-okIo62E597AxzQTYEo9_1lquu8E_20070710.html?mod=rss_free July 11, 2006 Mushroom Drug Is Studied Anew By RON WINSLOW July 11, 2006 In a study that could revive interest in researching the effects of psychedelic drugs, scientists said a substance in certain mushrooms induced powerful, mind-altering experiences among a group of well-educated, middle-age men and women. … Read more

Iran gets off with a slap…for now

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112106E.shtml http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Nuclear-Agency-Iran.html?_r=1&oref=slogin November 21, 2006 Diplomats Favor Denying Iran Request By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:06 p.m. ET VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Iran’s call for help in building a plutonium-producing reactor appeared headed for rejection, with diplomats at a 35-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency saying … Read more

US unable to train Iraqi stooges

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112106R.shtml http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/21/AR2006112100171.html Flaws Cited in Effort To Train Iraqi Forces U.S. Officers Roundly Criticize Program By Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, November 21, 2006; A01 The U.S. military’s effort to train Iraqi forces has been rife with problems, from officers being sent in with poor preparation … Read more

Lockerbie: another false flag incident?

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: [Michael Scharf, who was the counsel to the US counter-terrorism bureau when the two Libyans were indicted for the bombing, described the case as “so full of holes it was like Swiss cheese” and said it should never have gone to trial. . . http://www.twf.org/News/Y2003/0815-Lockerbie.html August 15, 2003 The … Read more

Civil war in Iraq: US exit strategy?

2006-11-25 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112406Z.shtml Iraq Stares Into Face of Civil War http://news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=168885 Bombing onslaught on Shiite enclave in Baghdad kills 161, stepping up Iraq¹s sectarian war By Associated Press Friday, November 24, 2006 – Updated: 03:15 AM EST BAGHDAD, Iraq – Funeral processions began Friday for the more than 160 people who … Read more

The Coming Collapse in Housing

2006-11-25 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Westaway” <•••@••.•••> Subject: The Coming Collapse in Housing Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:26:01 -0800 The Coming Collapse in Housing http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/the-coming-collapse-in-housing/2006-11-23.html — ——————————————————– Escaping the Matrix website http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website http://cyberjournal.org subscribe cyberjournal list mailto:•••@••.••• Posting archives http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/ Blogs: cyberjournal forum http://cyberjournal-rkm.blogspot.com/ Achieving real democracy http://harmonization.blogspot.com/ for readers of ETM … Read more

Re: FYI: Calling a Circle

2006-11-24 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: don peck <> Subject: Re: Circle Info Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:21:33 -0800 To: Richard Moore <•••@••.•••> Richard, This is great stuff. Was interested in checking out the Writeboard. You need a login and password. Do you have it? Great to have seen you in San Francisco on your … Read more

Asian leaders fail to back Bush’s strategy to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112006E.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1952179,00.html Asian leaders fail to back Bush’s strategy to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions · President loses battle for united anti-nuclear stance · Trip to Indonesia curtailed over security concerns Suzanne Goldenberg in Hanoi Monday November 20, 2006 Guardian President George Bush suffered his most visible diplomatic setback … Read more

Democrats Split on How Far to Go With Ethics Law

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/washington/19ethics.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin November 19, 2006 Democrats Split on How Far to Go With Ethics Law By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 ‹ After railing for months against Congressional corruption under Republican rule, Democrats on Capitol Hill are divided on how far their proposed ethics overhaul should go. Democratic leaders … Read more

General Warns of Risks in Iraq if G.I.’s Are Cut

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/world/middleeast/16policy.html November 16, 2006 General Warns of Risks in Iraq if G.I.’s Are Cut By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 ‹ The top American military commander for the Middle East said Wednesday that to begin a significant troop withdrawal from Iraq over the next six … Read more

Iraq is a ‘disaster’ admits Blair

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111806A.shtml http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=417121&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490 Iraq is a ‘disaster’ admits Blair By TIM SHIPMAN Tony Blair admitted that British intervention in Iraq has been a disaster last night – sending shockwaves through Westminster. In his frankest admission about the war to date, Mr Blair admitted that Western forces have been powerless to … Read more

Kissinger Says Victory in Iraq Is Not Possible

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112006J.shtml Kissinger Says Victory in Iraq Is Not Possible By Brian Knowlton The New York Times Sunday 19 November 2006 Washington – Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, who regularly advises President Bush on Iraq, said today that a full military victory was no longer possible there. He … Read more

Mike Whitney: US economy soon to collapse

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/printer_1411.shtml ANALYSIS Bush¹s Chernobyl economy; hard times are on the way By Mike Whitney Online Journal Contributing Writer Nov 9, 2006, 01:24 In the next few months, a financial crisis will arise somewhere in the world which will jolt the American economy and trigger a swift and precipitous decline … Read more

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111706L.shtml http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_missile_test Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile By MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Writer Thu Nov 16, 12:39 PM ET Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a new version of its nuclear-capable medium-range missile Thursday, a show of power a day after peace talks with India that were criticized by domestic hard-liners. … Read more