Finance : petrodollars : insider perspective

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/business/worldbusiness/16view.html October 16, 2005 Economic View Waiting for the Petrodollars to Trickle Down By EDUARDO PORTER REMEMBER petrodollars, those oil riches that sloshed around the world after the price of crude soared in the 1970’s and 1980’s? Well, they’re back. As oil prices have charged ahead, the United States and other … Read more

THE IRAQI CONSTITUTION: A Referendum for Disaster

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.ips-dc.org/comment/Bennis/tp34constitution.htm UFPJ Talking Points #33 THE IRAQI CONSTITUTION: A Referendum for Disaster 13 October 2005 by Phyllis Bennis Institute for Policy Studies http://www.ips-dc.org/ The constitutional process culminating in Saturday’s referendum is not a sign of Iraqi sovereignty and democracy taking hold, but rather a consolidation of U.S. influence and control. Whether … Read more

Abiotic oil : The mystery of Eugene island 330

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf124/sf124p10.htm Science Frontiers ONLINE No. 124: Jul-Aug 1999 The mystery of Eugene island 330 Eugene Island is a submerged mountain in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast. The landscape of Eugene Island is riven with deep fissures and faults from which spew spontaneous belches of gas … Read more

Abiotic oil : hydrocarbons in ancient rocks

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf119/sf119p08.htm Really ancient oil — and abundant life Geologists usually don’t bother looking for oil in very ancient (Precambrian) rocks for two reasons: Conventional wisdom insists that oil is derived almost exclusively from organic matter, and additional conventional wisdom assures us that life was exceedingly scarce on earth billions of years … Read more

Abiotic oil : a dissenting view

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.americanscientist.org/template/BookReviewTypeDetail/assetid/15758 LIFE & EARTH Upwelling of Hot Gas Alton Brown The Deep, Hot Biosphere . Thomas Gold. 235 pp. Copernicus, 1999. $27. This book’s title is Thomas Gold’s hypothesis: that most subsurface microbial food chains are based on nonbiological hydrocarbons upwelling from deep in the earth. This hypothesis is not very … Read more

Abiotic oil : Col. Prouty : primordial oil?

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.prouty.org/oil.html Letter of the Month – July 1999 The Origins of Oil and Petroleum — — — — — Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 17:54:57 PDT From: “Daniel E. Reynolds” Subject: Oil – A REWEWABLE and ABIOTIC FUEL? On June 20th, 1996 Col. Prouty stated… “Oil is often called a ‘fossil’ … Read more

Abiotic oil : a scientific inquiry

2005-10-16 Richard Moore This old article refers to an upcoming conference, back in 2003. I wasn’t able to find anything about how the conference turned out. rkm ——————————————————– http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2002/11nov/abiogenic.cfm Gas Origin Theories to be Studied The debate about cooking up hydrocarbons keeps getting hotter. Some scientists insist that all petroleum comes from abiogenic processes, with … Read more

New book : re : Creating a Sustainable Future

2005-10-16 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Jim Bell” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:16:32 -0700 Hi, I’m Jim Bell and I’ve just published a new book on my web site and it’s free to the world to read on line or to print out. To read or print, go to http://www.jimbell.com, click on … Read more

War : Saber rattling on the Syrian front

2005-10-15 Richard Moore …officials, who say they got their information in the field or by talking to Special Operations commanders, say that as American efforts to cut off the flow of fighters have intensified, the operations have spilled over the border – sometimes by accident, sometimes by design. “Our policy is to get Syria to … Read more

Human origins : 223 mystery genes

2005-10-15 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Excerpted from: http://www.world-mysteries.com/sci_1.htm Human Genome Science Mysteries Institute of Molecular Biotechnology Sensational Human Genome Discovery NOTE: The following text is © Z. Sitchin Reprinted with permission. The Case of Adam’s Alien Genes In whose image was The Adam – the prototype of modern humans, Homo sapiens – created? The Bible asserts … Read more

Livergood : U.S.-British Oil Imperialism

2005-10-15 Richard Moore A good summary of geopolitical events of the past century, as they relate to the struggle to control oil supplies. Also, some good information about the involvement of major New York banks in the international drug trade. This is the third article in a series. Here are the earlier parts: Part 1: … Read more

Chalmers : Coming to Terms with China

2005-10-15 Richard Moore A long article…for those who want the full picture rkm ——————————————————– http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=2259 Tomgram: Chalmers Johnson, Coming to Terms with China In our media lives, Asia plays a remarkably small and fragmented role, given its growing importance in the world. In our press, coverage of Asia is a strange jumble of alarums, fears, … Read more

Watergate II : Wash. Post spin

2005-10-15 Richard Moore There’s not much information in this article by Mr. Cohen, but I think it’s interesting to track what kind of propaganda the Matrix is feeding us. Revealing the identity of a covert operative is a serious crime, as any of us would find out if we were the perpetrator. Cohen’s article seeks … Read more

Watergate II : rumors of “consequences” for Fitzgerald

2005-10-15 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Dstacey” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: [cia-drugs] PLAME INVESTIGATOR THREATENED Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:04:37 -0400 —– Original Message —– From: >Vigilius Haufniensis <•••@••.••• Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:40 PM Subject: [cia-drugs] PLAME INVESTIGATOR THREATENED The word inside the Beltway is that if Fitzgerald delivers indictments against senior White House … Read more

Watergate II : the public is being prepared

2005-10-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.counterpunch.com/lindorff10122005.html Clinton, Bush and the Polls Impeachment, Now and Then By DAVE LINDORFF Here’s a fascinating bit of news: More people today want to see President Bush impeached than wanted Clinton impeached on the eve of the House’s vote on his impeachment. According to a poll by the Zogby organization, just … Read more

Watergate II : White House cowers as indictments loom

2005-10-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/national/14mood.html October 14, 2005 Jitters at the White House Over the Leak Inquiry By RICHARD W. STEVENSON WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 – Karl Rove nosed his Jaguar out of the garage at his home in Northwest Washington in the predawn gloom, starting another day in which he would be dealing with a … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Sections 5-6

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * London banking elites and the strategy of oil-based dominance The world is not, in fact, ruled by global corporations. It is ruled by the global financial system. – David Korten, When Corporations Rule the World The postwar blueprint had been developed during the war by the Council on Foreign Relations, on … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Sections 7-9

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * The emergence of the Anglo-American alliance London’s banking elite accomplished much by its World War I project. Germany was eliminated as a major competitor, and Britain gained a dominant position in the Middle East, making her strategy of oil-based dominance viable. But London had paid a high price for these gains: … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Sections 10

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * The neoliberal project In the late 1800s – the era of ‘Robber Barons’ like J.D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan – the economic philosophy of laissez-faire prevailed in America and Britain. The laissez-faire school of thought holds a pure capitalist or free market view, that capitalism is best left to … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Section 12

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * The management of discontented societies “It is also a fact that America is too democratic at home to be autocratic abroad. This limits the use of America’s power, especially its capacity for military intimidation. Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Section 13

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * The UN and the new-millennium blueprint The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts into a single state. – Arnold Toynbee, The Study of History Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Section 11

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * 9/11 and the New American Century The great masses of the people in the very bottom of their hearts tend to be corrupted rather than consciously and purposely evil…therefore, in view of the primitive simplicity of their minds, they more easily fall a victim to a big lie than to a … Read more

False-flag : U.S. CAUGHT IN IRAQ CAR-BOMBING

2005-10-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=1326 UNITED STATES CAUGHT IN IRAQ CAR-BOMBING Friday, October 14, 2005 – FreeMarketNews.com It’s happened again – allied troops being caught with bombs. This time it is the Americans captured in the act of setting off a car bomb in Baghdad. Last time, as FMNN reported only weeks ago, two British … Read more

Police State : UK : Inspector Blair calls

2005-10-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.aworldtowin.net/InspBlair.htm Inspector Blair calls There are only so many nails that the coffin of Britain’s parliamentary democratic state can take. At some point you have to pronounce the coffin well and truly sealed and the body ready for burial. New Labour’s fourth anti-terrorism Bill in five years takes us to the … Read more

Ch 1 : The Matrix : Sections 14-15

2005-10-14 Richard Moore * Capitalism and the Matrix Capitalism is usually considered to be an economic philosophy. Apologists typically talk about the virtues of a free market, and refer back to the theories of people like Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Critics then point out the tendency to monopolization, exploitation, and imperialism – arising from … Read more

draft : Ch 1 : The Matrix

2005-10-14 Richard Moore I’ve just completed a rewrite of Chapter 1 of my book, “Escaping the Matrix: How We the People Can Change the World”. I’ve posted it in text format to newslog, as several postings. You can reach the sections from the URLs below. Review comments are invited. Being fresh off the typewriter, I’m … Read more

* David McGowan : Beware the ‘Peak Oil’ Agenda *

2005-10-13 Richard Moore Thanks to Max Grudzien for bringing this material to my attention. David McGowan presents us here with not only an impressive critique of the peak-oil phenomenon, but an unusually broad and well thought-out perspective on the state of the world generally. I think you will notice parallels here, between McGowan’s views, and … Read more

Jerry Mazza : Abiotic oil

2005-10-13 Richard Moore This Bakersfield facility, like others in California, runs along the San Andreas fault line, which abounds along its route through the state with rich crude oil and natural gas fields, products of seepage from the earth’s mantle, from the tectonic plates,… Jerry cites David McGowan (see today’s companion posting) as the source … Read more

9/11 : foreknowledge : stock trading

2005-10-13 Richard Moore We’ve all heard stories regarding stock trades in United & American airlines, indicating foreknowledge of 9/11. This article is particularly good in terms of its research and apparent journalistic rigor. This article isn’t trying to present a theory of what 9/11 was about, but focuses specifically on the stock trades issue. It’s … Read more

Iran : Emerging Euro oil market

2005-10-13 Richard Moore Several of our recent postings have discussed Iran in relationship to a Euro-trading system, and the threat to the petrodollar system. This article provides the solid background documentation we’ve been lacking. Thanks to “FFRANKMAX” for forwarding the article. rkm ——————————————————– http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CLA20050927&articleId=199 The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target The Emerging … Read more

9/11 : Don Paul : Story of the Towers

2005-10-13 Richard Moore “Then, later,” Rostchek wrote, “the second building suddenly crumbles into dust, in a smooth wave running from the top of the building (above the burned part) down through all the stories at an equal speed. The debris falls primarily inward. The tower does not break off intact and collapse into other buildings.Š … Read more

Police State : W. Bowles : Sleepwalking into Slavery?

2005-10-13 Richard Moore And, like the string laws passed by the Apartheid regime, including the Suppression of Communism Act, Banning Orders et al, an almost identical set of increasingly repressive legislation has been passed by the Labour government since it took power in 1997. The similarities between the two are no accident nor were the … Read more

Ed Steer : WHO OWNS THE FEDERAL RESERVE?

2005-10-13 Richard Moore But in the end, it’s the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the current Chairman…Sir Alan [Greenspan]…that are running the show from behind the curtain on a daily and hourly basis. And nowhere in Ed Griffin’s comments does he mention that Alan has to listen to what the regional Reserve Banks are … Read more

draft : Ch 1 : The Matrix : List of sections

2005-10-13 Richard Moore I’ve just completed a new draft of Chapter 1 of my book, “Escaping the Matrix: How We the People Can Change the World”. The first four sections are being posted today, as one posting. Other sections will follow over the next few days. Review comments are invited. rkm ——————————————————– Chapter 1 – … Read more

draft : Ch 1 : The Matrix : Sections 1-4

2005-10-13 Richard Moore These sections have changed little from earlier versions. ——————————————————– Chapter 1: The Matrix One cannot separate economics, political science, and history. Politics is the control of economies. History, when accurately and fully recorded, is that story. In most textbooks and classrooms, not only are these three fields of study separated, but they … Read more

news items from www.wanttoknow.info

2005-10-13 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.wanttoknow.info/051013coverupnewssummary Homeland Security to be lead in flu crisis October 11, 2005, MSNBC http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9654456/ If the nightmare of an avian flu pandemic emerges from the dark chapters of doomsday scenarios, it will fall to the Department of the Homeland Security, not the medical establishment, to manage the crisis, according to federal … Read more

Police State : slavery : U.S. prisons

2005-10-12 Richard Moore online version contains links. ——————————————————– http://www.parascope.com/articles/0197/prison.htm Is America’s inmate population being converted into a slave labor force? Prison Factories: Slave Labor for the New World Order? by Charles Overbeck Matrix Editor •••@••.••• The Justice Department reported in August that there are nearly 1.6 million men and women incarcerated in the United States … Read more

Federal Reserve : a history

2005-10-12 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.worldnewsstand.net/today/articles/fedprivatelyowned.htm The Federal Reserve is PRIVATELY OWNED by Thomas D. Schauf “There is a self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge.” – Alfred North Whitehead Dear American: Pursuant to your request, I will attempt to clear … Read more

War : Iran : ludicrous BBC ‘journalism’

2005-10-12 Richard Moore First comes the unqualified accusation: Specialist bomb-makers targeting British troops in southern Iraq are being trained by an elite arm of Iran’s armed forces, UK defence sources say. Then comes the admission that there is no evidence: The prime minister said evidence linked the attacks either to Iran or its militant, Lebanese … Read more