Iraq Might Force US to Leave; US Imperial Plans Revealed

It is about sovereignty vs. imperialism. And this article reveals the neoconservative administration's real designs for Iraq--a forward base in the Middle East for regime change according to their blueprint for "global hegemony" :

American negotiators presented a draft that would have given the U.S. access to 58 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and immunity from prosecution for both U.S. soldiers and private contractors.

In other words, a free military hand, both inside and outside Iraq, and making use of their bases. So Reconstruction is really about making Iraq like the Philippines with a permanent military presence for global strategic interests for spreading democracy through military coercion against "rogue states" (i.e. states that defend their sovereignty against US and UN interventionism) toward a global PAX AMERICANA.

One more observation is worth noting in the article (linked), namely that the US is willing to make concessions and permit the prosecuting of "private contractors" (note this Blackwater and Halliburton) for any crimes in Iraq tells how much the use of the 58 bases and control of Iraq air space is desired above all other considerations:

U.S. diplomats have submitted a second draft, which Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told McClatchy included several major concessions. Among those would be allowing Iraq to prosecute private contractors for violations of Iraqi law and requiring U.S. forces to turn over to Iraqi authorities Iraqis that the Americans detain.

clipped from www.mcclatchydc.com Maliki raises possibility that Iraq might ask U.S. to leave BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki raised the possibility that his country won't sign a status of forces agreement with the United States and will ask U.S. troops to go home when their U.N. mandate to be in Iraq expires at the end of the year. Maliki made the comment after weeks of complaints from Shiite Muslim lawmakers that U.S. proposals that would govern a continued troop presence in Iraq would infringe on Iraq's sovereignty. "The Iraqi government, if it wants, has the right to demand that the U.N. terminate the presence of international forces on Iraqi sovereign soil." Maliki acknowledged that talks with the U.S. on a status of forces agreement "reached an impasse" after the American negotiators presented a draft that would have given the U.S. access to 58 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and immunity from prosecution for both U.S. soldiers and private contractors. The Iraqis rejected those demands

Powerful: Democracy Now Interview of Scott McClellan--The Insider Tells All

Must-hear interview. The Bush administration cannot deny the claims from this insider. It is also interesting to hear the questions put to him by some good reporters, replayed during the interview, in the run up to Iraq that the MSM decided not to let us hear! (E.g. "Saddam was not a threat to the U.S.").

Hard evidence in his report for wrong doing in the administration and he is about to testify before the Judiciary committee on the CIA leak of Plame, done by Rove and Libby, and likely orchestrated by Cheney. Also how the White House Iraq Group used the NY Times as their primary propaganda conduit, including Judith Miller.

Neither does Amy Goodman play softball with him.

Great podcast (have to listen to other news first before interview) .

clipped from www.democracynow.org Ex-White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan Speaks Out on the Bush Admin Lies and Media Allies that Led the US to War The former White House press secretary joins us for the hour on the heels of his explosive new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. McClellan says former White House aides Karl Rove and Lewis “Scooter” Libby lied to him about their role in the CIA leak case, criticizes the corporate media for acting as “complicit enablers” in what he calls the Bush administration’s deliberate manipulation of the public to build support for invading Iraq Scott McClellan, served as White House press secretary from 2003 to 2006. He is author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. LISTEN WATCH Real Video Stream Real Audio Stream MP3 Download More…

Oil Prices Still Higher--No End in Sight

"Oil prices have risen nearly sevenfold since 2002"

--i.e. since the unjust neoconservative wars began which were hinged upon "a catalyzing event, like a new Pearl Harbor" (9/11).

Gas will likely be $4.50 per gallon by July 4th, $5.00 by Labor Day.

Note the thing they try and belittle, while attempting to blame China for rising demand, is the devaluation of the dollar which is driving the price up on the future's market:

"the weaker dollar also prompting speculative buying"

clipped from www.guardian.co.uk Oil looks set to test $139 record The price of crude oil tonight looked set to test last week's record of almost $140 a barrel after reports of falling stocks in the US prompted a fresh wave of speculative buying. The sharp increase in prices followed a report from the US government showing oil stocks had fallen for a fourth week. It coincided with reports of fresh supply problems in Nigeria and a 25% increase in oil imports in China ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics. With the weaker dollar also prompting speculative buying, markets were braced for oil prices to test last Friday's high of $139.12, reached after an $11 surge. Oil prices have risen nearly sevenfold since 2002, driven by rising demand from China and other developing countries.

Impeachment Against Bush Introduced in Congress

The Senate Intelligence report recently lends solid ground.

Article 1 - Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq."

Watch and see if the "liberal media", MSM and contracted newspaper news wires report this at all, which they should on the heels of the Senate Intel Committee report (see previous article). We will see if the media is as complicit in stifling and opposing impeachment as they were for aiding and abetting the propaganda to go to war. The article has gone viral on the internet, so silence on this subject by the MSM would be louder than words, and especially locally if it does not make the front page of the Gazette.

See the video below from MSNBC.

clipped from rawstory.com Kucinich presents Bush impeachment articles An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress. ThirtyBu-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House of Representatives late Monday evening, airing live on C-SPAN. "Resolved," Kucinich then began, "that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate. ... Article 1 - Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq." "In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States

MSNBC: Keith Oberman Interviews Constitutional Expert
on Impeachment of Bush

Obama, Clinton Secret Meeting--Bilderberg Conference Nearby

Why the secret meeting, ditching the press corps? After both made speeches to AIPAC it is worthwhile to note where their secret meeting subsequent took place, in Virginia. The annual Bilderberg Conference was 3 miles away from Dulles in Chantilly, VA. How convenient! And the article goes on to talk of Feinstein's much publicized alibi about meeting in her home (but not the entire time). Of course attending publicly would paint a "global elite" label on both of them. (Both of them are in fact members of the Council on Foreign Relations). This indeed would be a real contrast between what Obama campaigns on (supposedly against NAFTA and big corporations that outsource, etc.) when Bilderberg members represent the very anti-thesis of his position.

Still trust Obama or Hillary? (This is not an endorsement of McCain either). Read the article in full.

Note the source here is World Net Daily (not just the maligned "conspiracy sites") and the entire press reported the secrecy and ditching of Obama's press entourage in particular.

clipped from www.worldnetdaily.com Speculation about Obama, Clinton attending Bilderberger meeting WASHINGTON – Sen. Barack Obama ditched his unsuspecting press entourage yesterday to attend a secretive meeting with Sen. Hillary Clinton. But where did that meeting take place? Was it at the secretive Bilderberg conference in Chantilly, Va.? So far, neither campaign is talking. The 56th Bilderberg meeting is still going on this weekend at the Westfields Marriott, according to various sources. But attendance is a well-guarded secret – along with the agenda, which tends toward the promotion of globalist ideas. Obama's spokesman Robert Gibbs confirmed Clinton and Obama met but declined to inform the press of the location of the meeting. Members of the press were outraged over the way Obama's campaign organizers covered up the meeting. Dulles is just three miles from the Westfields Marriott Hotel in Chantilly, where Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller, among other globalists, are gathered for the annual Bilderberg Group

Senate Panel and Rockefeller: The Bush Administration Lied to Start War

This is how the Senate panel and Sen. Rockefeller's report reads to many of us. (How did the LA Times scoop the Charleston Gazette or Daily Mail on this, from our own Senator?) Now it's official, the truth has emerged.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller of the Intelligence Committee made it clear it was not "faulty intelligence" that led to the war (as is the excuse on talk radio), but laid fault and an accusing finger forthrightly with little uncertainty. While he did not use the words in our headline the bolder paraphrase is justified by his own words.

...the administration repeatedly presented intelligence as fact when in reality it was unsubstantiated, contradicted, or even nonexistent

Not much ambiguity in that. Then there is this one too:

There is a fundamental difference between relying on incorrect intelligence and deliberately painting a picture to the American people that you know is not fully accurate.

And especially this one:

...the Bush administration led the nation into war under false pretenses.

But note this:

The report amounts to the most direct rebuke to date of the Bush administration s use of intelligence to build support for the Iraq war. But the DOCUMENT, which catalogs hundreds of statements by administration officials, stops short of calling for any further inquiry or punishment.

Is not this grounds for impeachment--misleading a nation, and Congress, to go to war? What! All this misleading and lying, but no accountability? This is solid grounds for action, albeit late.

Sen. Robert C. Byrd was right, and much earlier than Rockefeller, and stood alone in his famous speech "The Truth Will Emerge". It has now officially emerged indeed, just as the elder Senator foretold:

And mark my words, the calculated intimidation which we see so often of late by the "powers that be" will only keep the loyal opposition quiet for just so long. Because eventually, like it always does, the truth will emerge. And when it does, this house of cards, built of deceit, will fall.

clipped from www.latimes.com Senate panel rebukes Bush, Cheney on prewar Iraq claims Email Picture Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images "There is a fundamental difference between relying on incorrect intelligence and deliberately painting a picture to the American people that you know is not fully accurate," said Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The report, which was supported by some Republicans but criticized by many others, accuses the president and other members of his administration of repeatedly exaggerating the evidence of an Al Qaeda connection to take advantage of the charged climate after the Sept. 11 attacks. "In making the case for war, the administration repeatedly presented intelligence as fact when in reality it was unsubstantiated, contradicted, or even nonexistent," said Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. "Sadly, the Bush administration led the nation into war under false pretenses."

Obama Plays to AIPAC on Iran--Any Real "Change" Here?

"There's no greater threat to Israel or to the peace and stability of the region than Iran"

Obama speaks to his most powerful "constituents" (actually unregistered agents of a foreign government)--The Lobby. Parroting the propaganda he refers to Iran as a "regime" and a "grave threat" in the neoconservative nomenclature. Gas prices will certainly continue to rise on this speech, as his words demonstrate NO CHANGE in entangling alliances with Israel, bowing to the Lobby, and continuing the neocon agenda, at least at first glance. Oil futures will continue to climb on war fears as this middle east policy based upon nothing but propaganda about Iran continues. He may say "diplomacy" but they can make him go to war, and will, through stealth provocations or false-flag events--"like a new Pearl Harbor" or another Gulf of Tonkin fabrication.

It is interesting the MSM in this article attempts to pin certain words and meanings to his words, as if to "eliminate" Iran itself. The word "everything" appears to mean including war and this article seems to try to get him to sign the Zionist contract with AIPAC by his own words. Are they reporting or influencing? He does say this toward the end, "If it is in the interest of the United States" --maybe it is a hint of subtle resistance to the most powerful Lobby to which most of Washington bows.

Meanwhile you will be paying over $4.00 per gallon at the pump, and even higher this summer, until this war-mongering neoconservative agenda for a "new middle east" is stopped and the imperial forces of Democracy withdrawn.

clipped from www.breitbart.com Obama says goal 'to eliminate' Iran threat Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama vowed Wednesday he would work to "eliminate" the threat posed by Iran to security in the Middle East and around the globe. "There's no greater threat to Israel or to the peace and stability of the region than Iran," he told the powerful pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC). "The danger from Iran is grave and real and my goal will be to eliminate this threat," he said, adding loudly to add emphasis that he would "everything" to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. "The Iranian regime supports violent extremes. And challenges across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous arms race," he told AIPAC's annual meeting in Washington.

The Wolf is Back; Neocons Control "International Security" Policy

The return of Wolfowitz to Bush government was missed by many. Dated December article, but very important.

When you see "Security" think "war planning" instead. The pairing of he and James Woolsey (both of the infamous Project for a New American Century) in the same panel is an indication of "fixing the intelligence around the policy" to go to war again.

clipped from www.newsweek.com An Old Face Resurfaces The Bush administration has offered the former World Bank president a new public service position. Don't ever say the Bush administration doesn't take care of its own. Nearly three years after Paul Wolfowitz resigned as deputy Defense secretary and six months after his stormy departure as president of the World Bank Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has offered Wolfowitz, a prime architect of the Iraq War, a position as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board, a prestigious State Department panel The 18-member panel, which has access to highly classified intelligence, advises Rice on disarmament, nuclear proliferation, WMD issues and other matters. Wolfowitz, now a visiting scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, will replace former senator Fred Thompson other panel members include Robert Joseph, the former National Security Council official in charge of Iraq WMD intelligence, and ex-CIA director James Woolsey