U.S. Senators Accuse Saudi Arabia Of 9/11 Involvement

From  RT:

Two former American senators involved in federal inquiries that dealt with the September 11 terrorist attacks are asking the US to re-examine the possibility that Saudi Arabia played a pivotal role in the tragedy.

Both Bob Graham and Bob Kerrey, two former senators for the states of Florida and Nebraska, respectively, have filed statements with the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York in which they suggest that the Saudi government had a substantial role in the 9/11 attacks. Senator Graham previously served as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on 9/11 and Kerrey was a member of the bi-partisan National Commission on Terrorist Acts Upon the United States, commonly referred to as the "9/11 Commission.”
Explaining his renewed involvement in the matter, Senator Graham says, “I am convinced that there was a direct line between at least some of the terrorists who carried out the September 11th attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia.” Graham adds that an "…issue deserving of further attention and investigation concerns the involvement of Saudi based charities in the provision of financial and other support to al Qaeda, and the precise character of the relationships between those charities and the government of the Kingdom."

Read More at RT

From ABC News

The New York Times

The Saudi connection goes all the way back to George Bush.  His failed oil company was bailed out by Saudis. The only plane that flew on 9/12/2001 was a jumbo jet flying around the country picking up Saudis and flying them out of the US.  15 of the so called hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. 

Also see King’s Ransom by Seymour M. Hersh for an in depth story about this written back in October of 2001.

Monsanto 1, 60 Family Farmers (and the world) 0

I just have to pass this along.  Are we that grow and replant  seeds to be criminals? The short answer is YES! That is private property.

Organic seed farmer Jim Gerritsen: "This flawed ruling will not deter us from continuing to seek justice."

- Common Dreams staff

On a day that 'Occupy' groups, environmental and food justice organizations have called for a global day of action to resist corporate control of the food system, news comes that a federal judge has ruled in favor of seed giant Monsanto Co. in a lawsuit filed on behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations challenging the company's seed patents.

See more from Reuters and Willie Nelson
Excerpt:
"Over the last thirty years, we have witnessed a massive consolidation of our food system. Never have so few corporations been responsible for more of our food chain. Of the 40,000 food items in a typical U.S. grocery store, more than half are now brought to us by just 10 corporations. "

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WikiLeaks: Saudis often warned U.S. about oil speculators

McClatchy News:

WASHINGTON — When oil prices hit a record $147 a barrel in July 2008, the Bush administration leaned on Saudi Arabia to pump more crude in hopes that a flood of new crude would drive the price down. The Saudis complied, but not before warning that oil already was plentiful and that Wall Street speculation, not a shortage of oil, was driving up prices.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/25/114759/wikileaks-saudis-often-warned.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy

The Real Reason For High Gas Prices That CNN, Fox and MSNBC Won't Tell You

The main stream media in this country are pounding us with stories about how high gas prices are and how high they might get.  They then say Obama may have trouble in the election with gas prices this high.  They also bring up his opposition to the Keystone XL Pipe Line project that would bring dirty tar sands crude from Canada to refineries in Texas. 



Forests being carved out for tar sand oil. Photo by ucobserver.org



What the main stream media refuses to say is why?  Why would the president be against an oil pipeline if we need more oil?  Why are gas prices going up even though Obama has allowed for more and more drilling, even in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The media will say it’s because of the tension in the Middle East.  Since I have been alive, there have been tensions in the Middle East so lets put that reason aside.  They used to tell us that demand was too high and domestic refining capacity was too low and that was what was driving the cost of gas and diesel fuel here in the US.  The fact is, today domestic demand is at a 15 year low for gas and diesel and due to expanded exploration during the Bush and Obama administrations the country has too much oil and too much refined fuels.  Last year for the first time in 60 years the US became a net exporter of refined fuels, gasoline, diesel and kerosene or jet fuel.  Refineries are closing due to lack of demand locally.  Excess fuel is being sold on the world market and sent overseas.  This is driving up domestic gas and diesel fuel prices.  Another factor is Wall St. speculation.  A law that required speculators of fuel to take delivery of said fuel was changed so that those not in the business unlike airlines, railroads or fleet managers could bet on the price but not be responsible for actually holding the product they bought.  This has caused the banksters to drive up the price of fuel world wide. 

Back to that Keystone XL Pipeline to Texas.  That oil is not for the US to consume it is for a refinery in Texas to refine and then sell overseas, mostly to countries in Europe. Drill baby drill said Sarah Palin and other Republicans telling us that if we only tapped the oil we have here at home, the price of gas would go down.  They were either seriously misinformed, dumb as rocks or intentionally lying to the US public. Anyone that looks into it will see that as a commodity, oil and gas are sold on the world market and that market sets the price.  What we have now is a domestic supply being shipped offshore to some of the same countries that many of our jobs were sent to. This is of little benefit to US consumers but makes the oil companies lots of money.  It also helps out the rest of the world that we are conserving fuel at home so that we can share it with the rest of the world. 

There is no domestic shortage of oil, gas or diesel.  There is no shortage of refinery capacity and there is no shortage of manipulation by the main stream media to try to manipulate the US public into thinking that we need to drill in sensitive coastal waters and national parks to avoid $5-dollar a gallon gas.  If we stopped the exports, prices would go down but we can't because we are not a democracy, we are a republic that favors international free trade over our own financial and physical well being.

3rd. District Candidate Karen Brooks Holds Ice Cream Social Today

In celebration of Presidents Holiday, 3rd district candidate, Karen Brooks is hosting an ice cream social at the Mad River Grange from 1 to 3 pm today in Blue Lake. (Feb. 20th). The grange is located at 110 Hatchery Road in the center of town. This is a free event, but guests are asked to bring two cans for food for the Blue Lake food pantry.

Hot Fudge sundaes will be served while guests meet Karen Brooks and hear her vision for the county. There will also be a district map to show the people of Blue Lake where the boundary for the fifth and third district falls.

The 5th district is currently held by conservative Ryan Sundberg and the 3rd is held by progressive Mark Lovelace.  Karen Brooks is a conservative and hopes to unseat Lovelace in the next election.

Susan Adams and Peter B. Collins In Arcata Thursday

Former KGOE radio talk show host Peter B. Collins will be in town on Thursday to interview Susan Adams who is running for Congress.

Susan Adams is a nurse, mother, grandmother, educator and County Supervisor.  See Bio & web site.

Peter B. Collins spent years on the radio as a progressive talk radio host.  He works part time for KGO in San Francisco and spent years in the afternoon spot from 3 to 6 pm on KGOE 1480 in Eureka Ca. during his syndicated radio days.  Peter B. currently does podcast shows that can be found at his web site here.
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Meet Susan, Peter B. and myself at a public conversation this Thursday, February 16th at 7:30 pm at the Arcata Community Center 321 Community Park Way in Arcata.

This event is free and opened to the public. 

I will  be there with Charles Douglas  of the Humboldt Sentinel running a video camera so this is not about me.  I will be there to answer any kgoe questions you might have before and after the event.