Corporations; the rulers of the world?

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9-11 and peak oil: connecting the dots

August 25, 2004—In a recent article by John Kaminski on the flaws of the 9-11 Commission Report, he implies that those individuals of the 9-11 truth movement who deal with the issue of peak oil alongside the unanswered questions of 9-11 are somehow abandoning their quest for answers to those questions.

In a July article, Kaminski criticizes 9-11 truth seeker Mike Ruppert for his more recent focus on peak oil. Kaminski writes: " . . . he has effectively hijacked a large segment of the 9/11 truth movement into a discussion of peak oil concerns, and his message, often indistinguishable from oil company propaganda, sounds more like an excuse for war than it does an indictment of those waging these unjustifiable wars against innocent countries."

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I am baffled by those well-meaning individuals who do not see the connection between the events of 9-11 and peak oil. The ruling elite have known for over a decade that peak oil was a fact of life. As many readers already know, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote about oil shortages extensively in his book The Grand Chessboard, published in 1997. In it, he argues that the United States must gain hegemony of Eurasia and the last remaining oil reserves on earth. While Brzezinksi was not part of the Project For A New American Century (PNAC) or an author of Rebuilding America's Defenses, the neocon blueprint for world domination now being carried out by the Bush administration, he has served the ruling elite all his adult life as a member of both Democratic and Republican regimes.

We now have overwhelming evidence that the 9-11 attacks were orchestrated by the Bush administration in concert with its chief intelligence asset, Al Qaeda. For the past three years, the 9-11 truth movement has speculated regarding possible motives. Certainly the neocons were motivated by power and, to use Brezezinski's words, "geostrategic hegemony" which would eventually cause nation-states to fold into a one-world government run by corporations. Unquestionably, they sought, as they have achieved in Iraq, endless government contracts for the corporations they float in and out of on their way to and from their beltway positions. But with exquisite foreknowledge of the time-crunch of peak oil, the ruling elite of both political parties needed a grand rationale for expansion into Eurasia and the Middle East. Realizing our frenzied competition with China's 1.3 billion people for the last remaining oil reserves, a contest which may inevitably deteriorate into all-out war with China, the Democrats, as well as neocons, now champion militarism and shamelessly speak of "progressive internationalism" (translation: imperialism) with their Bush-clone candidate recently proclaiming that he would have invaded Iraq even if it had been clear that no weapons of mass destruction existed.

De rest van het artikel is te lezen op:
http://www.onlinejournal.(...)ker/082504baker.html

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This war on terrorism is bogus

The 9/11 attacks gave the US an ideal pretext to use force to secure its global domination


Massive attention has now been given - and rightly so - to the reasons why Britain went to war against Iraq. But far too little attention has focused on why the US went to war, and that throws light on British motives too. The conventional explanation is that after the Twin Towers were hit, retaliation against al-Qaida bases in Afghanistan was a natural first step in launching a global war against terrorism. Then, because Saddam Hussein was alleged by the US and UK governments to retain weapons of mass destruction, the war could be extended to Iraq as well. However this theory does not fit all the facts. The truth may be a great deal murkier.
We now know that a blueprint for the creation of a global Pax Americana was drawn up for Dick Cheney (now vice-president), Donald Rumsfeld (defence secretary), Paul Wolfowitz (Rumsfeld's deputy), Jeb Bush (George Bush's younger brother) and Lewis Libby (Cheney's chief of staff). The document, entitled Rebuilding America's Defences, was written in September 2000 by the neoconservative think tank, Project for the New American Century (PNAC).

The plan shows Bush's cabinet intended to take military control of the Gulf region whether or not Saddam Hussein was in power. It says "while the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein."

Bron: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1036571,00.html

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Op woensdag 6 oktober 2004 13:08 schreef Chewie het volgende:

er is feedback genoeg geweest maar als daar geen reactie op komt houd het natuurlijk snel op.

Heb mijn best gedaan er een discussie van te maken, maar helaas.

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1. I will name Vice President Richard Cheney as the prime suspect in the mass murders of 9/11 and will establish that, not only was he a planner in the attacks, but also that on the day of the attacks he was running a completely separate Command, Control and Communications system which was superceding any orders being issued by the FAA, the Pentagon, or the White House Situation Room;

2. I will establish conclusively that in May of 2001, by presidential order, Richard Cheney was put in direct command and control of all wargame and field exercise training and scheduling through several agencies, especially FEMA. This also extended to all of the conflicting and overlapping NORAD drills -- some involving hijack simulations -- taking place on that day.

3. I will also demonstrate that the TRIPOD II exercise being set up on Sept. 10th in Manhattan was directly connected to Cheney's role in the above.

4. I will also prove conclusively that a number of public officials, at the national and New York City levels, including then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, were aware that flight 175 was en route to lower Manhattan for 20 minutes and did nothing to order the evacuation of, or warn the occupants of the South Tower. One military officer was forced to leave his post in the middle of the attacks and place a private call to his brother - who worked at the WTC - warning him to get out. That was because no other part of the system was taking action.

5. I will also show that the Israeli and British governments acted as partners with the highest levels of the American government to help in the preparation and, very possibly, the actual execution of the attacks."

Bron: http://www.amazon.com/exe(...)nce&s=books&n=507846
http://www.fromthewilderness.com

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Olieprijs breekt opnieuw record

NEW YORK - De olieprijzen blijven records breken. Amerikaanse olie was donderdag alweer duurder nadat die woensdag op een record was beland. Voor het eerst kwam de prijs op 53 dollar per vat (159 liter). Ook de prijs van Britse olie kwam weer op een hoogtepunt met een notering van 49,20 dollar.

De Amerikaanse centrale banken maken zich geen al te grote zorgen over de dure olie. Zolang de prijs niet aanzienlijk hoger wordt dan nu en rond de 50 dollar per vat blijft hangen, zullen de gevolgen betrekkelijk klein zijn, aldus bankfunctionaris Thomas Hoenig.

Het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) liet daarentegen weten zich wel zorgen te gaan maken. Het krappe aanbod op de wereldoliemarkt kan de wereldeconomie in de komende jaren "zorgwekkend kwetsbaar" maken, zo verklaarde IMF-onderzoeker David Robinson.

De gemiddelde prijs van Amerikaanse olie bedraagt tot nu toe dit jaar 39,52 dollar. Over heel 2003 was dat 30,99 dollar. Dat was het hoogste gemiddelde in twintig jaar.

Bron: http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=422980&c=30

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'OPEC-landen doen alles om prijzen af te koelen'

ABU DHABI - De OPEC , de organisatie van olieproducerende en -exporterende landen, doet haar uiterste best de olieprijzen omlaag te krijgen. Dat heeft de minister van Oliezaken van de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten (VAE), Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri, zondag gezegd.

"OPEC doet wat zij kan om de prijzen af te koelen. En de meeste producenten binnen en buiten de OPEC produceren het maximum. Ik ben er zeker van dat niemand bij dit prijsniveau een vat minder levert." Nasseri zei dat de VAE bijna op het maximum van 2,5 miljoen vaten per dag zit. Als allerlei projecten doorgaan, "kunnen wij ergens in 2006 gemakkelijk een niveau van 3,5 miljoen vaten bereiken."

Saudi-Arabië liet zondag weten dat het nu 9,5 miljoen vaten per dag produceert en dat het bereid is de productie op te voeren als de vraag toeneemt. Het land heeft een overcapaciteit van 1,5 tot 2 miljoen vaten per dag.

Bron: http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=423916&c=34

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Op maandag 11 oktober 2004 10:45 schreef Chewie het volgende:

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Ben het met je eens dat er te weinig inhoudelijk is gereageerd, maar dat nodig jij ook niet uit met zulke openingsposts Maar word er een keer inhoudelijk op gereageerd krijg je daar geen feedback op, wat ik jammer vind.
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Nee heb ik nog niet gezien of het boek gelezen, probeer zoveel mogelijk te reageren op wat hier vermeldt word en mijn beschikbare tijd is niet oneindig. Verder was ik de laatste tijd vooral bezig met de films van Alex Jones maar daar heb ik nu genoeg van gezien om vast te stellen dat deze niet serieus te nemen is, hoewel hij wel zaken behandeld waar een verdacht luchtje aanzit maar dan met totaal onderbouwde conclusies en verbanden aan komt zetten. Verder trekt Alex Jones iets te vaak nieuwsberichten, uitspraken compleet uit zijn verband (bijv de beruchte Bush sr NWO speech).

Maar goed als ik er tijd voor heb zal ik het eens gaan bekijken, wat ik wel vreemd vind is dat Ruppert nogal snel dreigt met rechtzaken tegen personen die een beetje kritisch zijn tegenover hem en dat dit zijn geloofwaardigheid niet echt ten goede komt, heb zelfs al andere conspiracy theorists gelezen die twijffelen aan zijn feiten.

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Op maandag 11 oktober 2004 13:23 schreef Chewie het volgende:

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Verdorie zeg kom ik een keer met conpiracy sites, zijn het weer niet de goede

Maar wel knap dat jij binnen 3 minuten alles hebt gelezen over Ruppert op die sites.

Het is niet zo dat ik deze sites echt serieus neem maar het is wel vreemd dat een webtv zender die ongeveer in dezelfde hoek zit als Ruppert aangeklaagt dreigt te worden omdat ze Ruppert uit willen nodigen voor een interview naar aanleiding van zijn boek.

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Op maandag 11 oktober 2004 10:45 schreef Chewie het volgende:

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Maar goed als ik er tijd voor heb zal ik het eens gaan bekijken, wat ik wel vreemd vind is dat Ruppert nogal snel dreigt met rechtzaken tegen personen die een beetje kritisch zijn tegenover hem en dat dit zijn geloofwaardigheid niet echt ten goede komt, heb zelfs al andere conspiracy theorists gelezen die twijffelen aan zijn feiten.

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On this date – Friday, August 6, 2004 – the world was the same as it was any other day – filled with allegations, suspicions, criticism and threatening lawsuits. Even crazy old Dick Eastman entered the fray. Yes, this was the world of Mike Ruppert – king of the conspiratologists, perpetual center of attention, and legend in his own mind.

So, I figured: it’s time to figure out what makes Mike Ruppert tick – to see what he’s all about. Sure, I already knew the basics --- LAPD cop quits the force, enters a mental institution, chases some crazy broad around the country, struggles through tough times, turns whistleblower, confronts CIA Director John Deutsch in South Central L.A., begins From the Wilderness, and releases his Truth and Lies of 9-11 on video.

But there had to be more, especially when the Internet was buzzing with so many rumors about Ruppert – the whispers developing into deafening echoes. From my perspective, there were only two courses of action. I could either unquestioningly buy into all the gossip, or investigate this matter for myself.

Mind you, I had never spoken directly to Mike Ruppert, nor had I ever even corresponded with him via e-mail. The only “contact” I ever had with Ruppert was via a review that I had written about his 9-11 video, which later appeared in my book, The New World Order Exposed.

All this changed on Friday, August 6, 2004 when I noticed that Ruppert was threatening to sue 9-11 researcher Dick Eastman. (I can’t remember exactly what this lawsuit entailed, but I’m pretty sure it revolved around an argument they were having about whether or not a Boeing 757 hit the Pentagon on the morning of 9-11.) Anyway, my first thought was: how many people has Mike Ruppert threatened to bring lawsuits against now? But then an even better idea popped into my mind: why don’t I invite Ruppert and Eastman onto WING TV and get both sides of the story.

So, without further delay, I reeled off an e-mail to Ruppert inviting him to appear on WING TV. In addition, I also addressed some of the innuendo and outright accusations surrounding him:

“We have been receiving tons of e-mail in the past few months that are seriously calling into question your validity and honesty as a 9-11 researcher. Some of the claims being made are that you are a PATRIOT FOR HIRE (in other words, just in it for the money), and that you have sold out (i.e. a cop on the take). Finally, others are saying that you are deliberately covering up what actually happened on 9-11 by steering people away from it toward peak oil. These things are definitely not going unnoticed, and we would like your take on these matters.”

Before proceeding any further, I would like to make a few things perfectly clear. First, this was a private e-mail from me to Mike Ruppert, and was not posted in any other forums. In fact, I have never criticized Mr. Ruppert on any Internet group or in any discussion rooms. Thus, my note remained solely between him and me.

Well, about two hours later, right before Lisa Guliani and I were about to eat supper, the phone rang. I answered it, only to hear Mike Ruppert on the other end. After introducing himself in a very surly fashion, Ruppert growled that he was RECORDING this conversation for legal reasons; and that if I didn’t cease-and-desist in my threats and slander toward him, he would proceed to take immediate legal action! Yup, you guessed it – my name was now added to an already lengthy list of people Mike Ruppert was threatening to sue.

Anyway, after listening to Ruppert rant, rave, and swear about Dick Eastman and how sick he was of people questioning his motives, I assured him that I didn’t even remotely slander or threaten him. Rather, I repeated some of the charges being leveled against him; then invited him onto our show to address these issues. That, I explained, was what responsible reporters and journalists do instead of simply shooting from the hip like a cowboy. I even went on to say that it would be real easy for us to appear on WING TV and repeat these rumors, but such tactics would be unfair to him; thus, the invitation.

Well, after somewhat calming Ruppert down (twenty minutes later), I asked him once again if he would like to appear on our show; to which he responded that I would have to contact his representative, Ken Levine. I agreed to do so, and after hanging up the telephone, I commented to Lisa, “That’s the angriest and most paranoid man I’ve ever spoken to.” This ended chapter one of my interaction with Mike Ruppert.

Shortly thereafter I turned on my computer to find an e-mail from Ruppert where he once again threatened to sue me:

“I sent out the following statement to Eastman yesterday. If you or he represent my position in any other way than what I say here, you can rest assured that legal action will follow, and quickly.”

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De site van Wingtv had ik ook toegevoegd omdat jij vroeg om voorbeelden te geven van Ruppert's snelle dreigen met rechtzaken en die zijn daar genoeg te vinden. De 10 unanswered questions (hoewel ze niet allemaal ingaan op de feiten van Ruppert) vind ik valide genoeg en vind het vreemd dat Ruppert er niet op in wil gaan, waarom reageerd Ruppert zo vijandig op andere 911 "researchers"?

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Before proceeding (with Ruppert’s bizarre Yahoo-Vreeland-poisoning meltdown still fresh in our minds), I would like to add a few more articles of evidence to the Mike Vreeland case, for, without Ruppert’s intervention into this matter, such lunacy would have never surfaced on the 9-11 scene. In this light, if Vreeland was nothing more than a con-man who led Ruppert in the wrong direction, could this same lack of discernment apply to other areas of investigation (i.e. peak oil)?

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But this example certainly isn’t the only one which brings into question Ruppert’s reliability as a prognosticator of current events. Researcher Brian Salter, in a May 18, 2003 article entitled Mike Ruppert on Amy Goodman and the 9/11 Latecomers, reproduces a statement made by Ruppert after being savaged by the phony left-leaning alternative media. I couldn’t agree more with his assertions in regard to these charlatans, but near the end of this article, Ruppert opines, “Having been vindicated so many times I point again to Saudi Arabia and also now to West Africa. Nine months ago FTW wrote that Saudi Arabia would tour after Iraq. Little noticed details of the recent bombings in Riyadh confirm it. And recent developments in Africa, especially Nigeria – the world’s sixth largest oil producer – are sounding alarms that al Qaeda may be about to reveal an African face, including that of Osama bin Laden.”

He continues, “Every time my analysis is vindicated, every time a FTW prediction comes true, it is more affirmation that Peak Oil is real.”

Whoa, let’s slow down for a moment. I’m sorry to inform Mr. Ruppert, but now, in 2004, a full two years after he uttered the above proclamation, the U.S. has not invaded Saudi Arabia, or any country in West Africa. Yet Ruppert boasted that his prediction was “affirmation that Peak Oil is real.” And this, as we all know, is what Ruppert claims is the real motive behind 9-11, as he made clear in a recent speech at the Commonwealth Club: “Crossing the Rubicon is a detective story that gets to the innermost core of the 9/11 attacks. It places 9/11 at the center of a desperate new America, created by specific, named individuals in preparation for peak oil: an economic crisis like nothing the world has ever seen.”

I’m sure Ruppert doesn’t like to be reminded of his past words, but he can’t have it both ways. If peak oil’s reality is, as he proclaims, predicated on an invasion of Saudi Arabia or West Africa, then he is utterly wrong in his assertions. It’s that simple. This picture is similar to Ruppert’s unwavering claim of being a top-notch researcher, yet all the while being duped into embarrassment by Mike Vreeland.

By combining peak oil, 9-11, and the war machine into a huge jumbled mess, then making predictions based upon these views (some of which have been proven to be faulty), Ruppert is not only muddying the water, but also drawing a huge amount of criticism which ultimately does not help the cause for those who want to discover what actually happened on the morning of September 11, 2001.

One of Ruppert’s detractors is Angela D’Urso, who wrote a piece entitled The Creepy Side of the 911 Truth Movement (September 10, 2004): “Ruppert appears to be a volunteer mouthpiece for the oil industry/government, who seeks to – through 911 truth exposure – spread the peak oil scam as well as make people believe there are no viable alternative energies worth pursuing.”

In addition, Ruppert’s horrifying social views are once again exposed by D’Urso. “As for creepiness, get this; Ruppert also wants to inform us that because of ‘peak oil,’ population reduction is a necessity. The only question we have to decide, he told us all at the 911 Inquiry in San Francisco, is whether we want to do it ‘nice or nasty’.”

I don’t know about you, but my first reaction to this type of agenda is: WHO THE HELL DOES MIKE RUPPERT THINK HE IS? Who made him an Olympian god that determines who should live and who should die? What we’re delving into here, folks, is pure New World Order treachery – i.e. a Rockefeller-style eugenics/euthanasia nightmare.

In a commentary on this article, journalist, researcher, and author John Kaminski (The Perfect Enemy) responded in typically incisive fashion, “Ruppert? What is it with this peak oil shit? Who cares? We’re after mass murderers! We don’t care WHY they did it. We just want them arrested and sent to Guantanamo in orange jumpsuits.”

This sentiment was reiterated to WING TV co-host Lisa Guliani in a private e-mail from a noted 9-11 researcher (whose identity we will protect), who stated that Ruppert is a “limited hang-out agent inserted into the 9/11 movement by clear Cointelpro ‘legend making’.” He continued, “Ruppert sells not only the already well known drug angle (long exposed by others), but the bogus Peak Oil angle that subtly allows progressives and neoliberals to lend credence to the war.”

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Uit de e-mail corespondentie tussen wingtv en Ruppert vind ik juist blijken dat Ruppert zichzelf onderuit aan het halen is, Wingtv wil hem immers alleen een podium geven om in te gaan op de beschuldigingen aan zijn adres. Dat het er nu niet echt vriendelijk meer aan toe gaat, komt imo ook door de rare reactie van Ruppert.

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Op woensdag 13 oktober 2004 15:32 schreef coz het volgende:
tnx OYM
weer duidelijk lijkt me

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So, without further delay, I reeled off an e-mail to Ruppert inviting him to appear on WING TV. In addition, I also addressed some of the innuendo and outright accusations surrounding him:

“We have been receiving tons of e-mail in the past few months that are seriously calling into question your validity and honesty as a 9-11 researcher. Some of the claims being made are that you are a PATRIOT FOR HIRE (in other words, just in it for the money), and that you have sold out (i.e. a cop on the take). Finally, others are saying that you are deliberately covering up what actually happened on 9-11 by steering people away from it toward peak oil. These things are definitely not going unnoticed, and we would like your take on these matters.”

Before proceeding any further, I would like to make a few things perfectly clear. First, this was a private e-mail from me to Mike Ruppert, and was not posted in any other forums. In fact, I have never criticized Mr. Ruppert on any Internet group or in any discussion rooms. Thus, my note remained solely between him and me.