Friday, September 11, 2009

Decriminalization of marijuana is predicted by Gerald Celente

Friday, September 11, 2009

America is an Empire in Decline .A decriminalization of marijuana is predicted by Gerald Celente Sept 11 2009

Gerald Celente on Howestreet.com Sept 11 2009


Topics on this 9-11 2009 is the 9-11 2001 anniversary which Gerald Celente had forecast in USA Today , America is an empire in decline , all OECD data , America is no more on top in quality of life health and instruction , so it is definitely an empire in way of collapse ...add to that the deficit the de-industrialization the national debt ...America should go back into shape economically physically and morally , Americans are the most obese in the world , they take more antidepressant and prescription drugs than any other nation on earth...America was once the most egalitarian society , now it is the one with the widest gap between rich and poor than in any other industrialized nation...people will be forced to become self sustaining , the money is not there anymore , people will start growing veggies for their own consumption on terraces and gardens , Gerald Celente calls it edible landscaping , Mr Gerald Celente calls the war on drugs the dumbest war ever fought , we are going to see a more rational approach to it ending up by a decriminalization of marijuana

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He's Back....and there will be Hell to pay (Putin)

Putin opens door to return as Russia president

By Janet McBride

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday gave his strongest indication yet that he may run again for the presidency at the next election in 2012.

Ever since Putin's presidential term expired last year and he made way for his chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev, there has been speculation the move was only temporary.

Putin, now serving as prime minister, remains extremely popular among Russian voters despite the economic downturn and he continues to dominate the political scene.

Speaking to the Valdai discussion group of Russia experts, Putin said the transition at the top in 2007/8 had been a smooth one and there would not be any competition between himself and Medvedev in 2012. "We share political views."

"In 2012 we shall think together and take into account the realities of the time, our personal plans, the political landscape...and we will take a decision," he said.

Academics attending the three-hour lunch at Putin's summer house outside Moscow said Putin was preparing the ground for a possible return and it was clear he was calling the shots.

The next president will serve a six-year term following a change to the constitution rushed through shortly after Medvedev took office. Putin could serve two consecutive terms, meaning he might not step down until 2024.

"My impression is that by saying there cannot be any competition and they are of one mind, he is making clear that whatever the decision is, it is Putin's to make," said James Sherr, head of the Russia and Eurasia program at British think-tank Chatham House.

Putin left the Kremlin in May 2008 after eight years as president but he remains a towering figure in the capacity of prime minister, a role that is traditionally secondary here. He also leads the dominant political party, United Russia.

Analysts point out that if Putin does not run in 2012, by which time he will be 59, he is arguably out of politics for good. For Russia's international partners, Putin is a straight talker and hard bargaining counterpart. Investors like his predictability.

U.S. RELATIONS

In typically direct terms Putin addressed the notion of 'resetting' relations with the United States by making clear in his view most of the work to be done was on the U.S. side.

He accused the United States of blocking Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization despite repeated promises that membership was in sight.

He said Russia had made strides in dismantling and destroying warheads, while the United States had dismantled and stored its arms.

And Russia had ratified and fulfilled the provisions of the treaty governing conventional forces in Europe while the United States expanded its interests toward Russia's borders.

"Can you imagine such an agreement? Only fools would sign it but we did. Finally we said we were halting our participation and people cried like frogs in a swamp."

"Resetting - we would welcome it if something were done."

Putin said meetings with U.S. President Obama gave grounds for some optimism, but he was looking for actions to back up the words. "There are positive signals but we would like practical steps," he added.

(Editing by Michael Stott)

When Bible Prophecy Sites FAIL...,



Bible Prophecy Today, as well as quite a few others got hoodwinked in a ploy over facts of a story versus the "inside sources" leaking a story to manipulate news services.


None of these sites, to date, do retractions or admit Error, But I do.

Normally I post questionable stories in "What Do You Beleive" and save FACT based and proven details for "The Time is at Hand" I posted the article below and was wrong to do so in that Forum, it should have been here as Rumored.

I wish, the other sites as well as wherever you read this story admits they made a mistake, because in factg we are dealing with God, not making and creating sensationlism to sell ourselves, our books, our name or our site.

DEBKAfile confirms: Israeli PM Netanyahu DID NOT travel to Russia Monday as mistakenly reported

September 10, 2009, 10:06 AM (GMT+02:00)

Our sources confirm as unfounded the media claims that prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu traveled secretly to Moscow Monday, Sept. 9 for talks with Russian leaders. He did not leave the country at all, either for Moscow or any other destination.

The erroneous accounts of his putative trip have caused the Israeli government acute diplomatic embarrassment. Wednesday, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and prime minister Vladimir Putin officially denied that they or any other high-ranking Russian officials had held talks with the Israeli prime minister or met him in Moscow.


Someone has EGG on thier face, You will have to decide Who....since both can't be right and Israel and Russia officially deny the story and many experts question it's validity.

Netanyahu’s Secret Trip to Moscow Confirmed

Joel C. RosenbergBy Joel C. Rosenberg

A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday to the Russian paper Kommersant that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did make a clandestine trip to Russia on Monday,” reports the Jerusalem Post this morning.

“The report in the Russian newspaper comes despite a statement Wednesday from the Kremlin press service that ‘nothing is known’ about reports of the visit. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, also said he had no information, the Interfax news agency reported.

Nevertheless, there was never any official denial of the report from Moscow.

On Wednesday night, the Prime Minister’s Office appeared to stick to its original version of events: that Netanyahu was occupied with ’secret and classified activities’ during his unexplained absence of more than 12 hours.

...What is almost as mysterious as whether the trip took place, is what might have been discussed, with speculation focused on Iran, possible Russian arms deals to Iran and Syria, or the disappearance of the Arctic Sea cargo ship – suspected of carrying Russian made S-300 anti-aircraft missiles bound for Iran – that went missing last month.

The trip, if indeed it took place, would not have been the result of an impromptu, emergency decision, since there was already talk among Netanyahu’s inner circle during his visit to London and Berlin two weeks ago about a possible visit to Russia ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting at the end of the month.

Interestingly, almost exactly two years ago, then-prime minister Ehud Olmert paid a lightning visit to Moscow to meet with then-Russian president Vladimir Putin, a day after the Russian leader returned from a trip to Teheran in which he warned outside powers not to attack Iran and said there was no evidence it was developing nuclear arms.”
The mystery surrounding the trip comes as ex-Mossad chief Danny Yatom tells the Israeli media that he now believes the only way to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons is through the use of military force.
“Only military action can stop Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capabilities, former Mossad chief Danny Yatom told Army Radio late Wednesday night, though he added that he doubted the United States would approve such a step.

Responding to an interviewer’s query, asking Yatom if he had reached the conclusion that only military action could stop Iran’s drive toward nuclear weapons, the ex-Mossad head said ‘yes, I have reached that conclusion.’

According to the former intelligence chief, the ‘world needs to understand — an Iranian bomb poses a risk to its safety.’”
Another sobering report in the Russian and Israeli media this morning:
Russian report: Netanyahu may be planning attack – PM’s rushed visit to Moscow under cloud of secrecy occupies Russian media.Kommersant paper quotes ‘informed Israeli’ source as saying ‘It can’t be ruled out that Israel may be ready to move on to decisive actions with regards to Iran, and Netanyahu decided to inform Kremlin of this’”
This morning, the Wall Street Journal has a must-read op-ed by former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Dan Coats and two foreign policy colleagues entitled, “Taking Iran Seriously: Tehran is on course for a nuclear weapon next year.”

In light of such developments, please continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for wisdom for U.S. and Israel leaders, for the strengthening of the Church and the spread of the gospel in the epicenter — and in Russia — and for the Church in the West to be awakened to the threats and the opportunities.

TO be Fair to Joel Rosenberg being Wrong, Bible Prophecy Today being wrong, I have to admit, I erred and was wrong posting this story in my Blog "The Time is at HanD" lending credibility to a manipulated source, which happens at times which is Why I use "what Do you beleive? for questionable or inaacurate stories.


Lately more and more Prophecy sites are Selling more and fact finding less and becoming unreliable as a Source for Bible Prophecy so the Reader need be wary and PROVE ALL THINGS. Do not accept a popular person anymore than yoiu accept a salesman selling bibles. Jesus said he would lead you inot all truth and alot of these sites rarely mention Jesus and the gospel but include a "obscure link" if you want to get saved.


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Russian report: Netanyahu may be planning attack

Russian report: Netanyahu may be planning attack

PM's rushed visit to Moscow under cloud of secrecy occupies Russian media. Kommersant paper quotes 'informed Israeli' source as saying 'It can't be ruled out that Israel may be ready to move on to decisive actions with regards to Iran, and Netanyahu decided to inform Kremlin of this'

Olga Gouresky

Published:09.10.09, 14:16 / Israel News

Russian media on Thursday continued to cover Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's mysterious visit to Moscow, that was leaked to the media from his office.

Kommersant newspaper quoted "experts" as saying they believe a visit of this kind could have stemmed from urgent circumstances, "for example, in the event that Israel plans to attack Iran".

Cloud of Mystery
Report: PM held secret talks in Russia / Ynet
Yedioth Ahronoth says Netanyahu's Monday 'disappearance' was actually Moscow visit meant to discuss arms deals between Russian, Iran. PMO asserts Netanyahu was 'handling classified matters,' never left the country
Full Story

At first, Moscow denied a visit ever took place, but after Netanyahu's office was forced to admit to the PM's Military Secretary Meir Kalifi's lie, a senior Kremlin source also confirmed to Kommersant that the Israeli prime minister did indeed visit the city.

Russian media also directed questions on the visit to the Israeli embassy in Moscow, but embassy sources said that if there was such a visit, "We know nothing about it."

The paper then quoted what it called an "informed" Israeli source, who wished to remain anonymous, as saying, "Such a visit could be related to new information and could threaten the Iranian nuclear program. It should not be ruled out that Israel may be ready to move on to decisive actions with regards to Iran, and Netanyahu has decided to inform the Kremlin of this."

Russian Foreign Minister Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko published an announcement saying, "We have no knowledge of a Netanyahu's 'secret' visit to Moscow. We saw reports in various media. They are inconsistent. Other than that, I cannot tell you anything. I have no detailed information in the matter, or any information in the matter. We have seen the reports."

On Wednesday, Ynet revealed that Netanyahu left Israel on a private jet belonging Israeli millionaire Yossi Maiman. Earlier Wednesday, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that his destination was Russia.

announcements of his whereabouts were a loss for words.

Wednesday night the Prime Minister's Office published yet another announcement in an attempt to rectify the damage, said, "The prime minister was busy with secret, classified activity. The military secretary took his own initiative to defend this activity."

To those who repost stories I investigate and post, I apologize. Please Forgive me and Pray for me. - Michael James Stone

In case you forgot When Palestinians Rejoiced on 9/11

Have We Already Forgotten Sept. 11th?

by Tamar Yonah
Elul 21, 5769, 9/10/2009


It's only been 8 years. Have we already forgotten who the enemy is? Or did we buy into the 'Islam is a religion of peace' propaganda thrown at us?

Friends, there is 'good' and 'bad' in this world. Forget about moral equivalency, it is a false philosophy. These terrorists funded by Islamic regimes and led by their Imams have declared war on the World. They seek world domination and they will fight their jihad while using the media to spread their propaganda and lies that they are tolerant and a religion of peace. This is not to say that all Moslems are evil. There are always good people in every religion and country, but their leadership has repeatedly stated that America is the Big Satan, and Israel is the Little Satan. They repeatedly say they will fight, 'First the Saturday People and then the Sunday People'. If Israel were to 'go away', do not think that all of a sudden there would be peace in the world. After the Jews would be out of the way, they'd come for the Christians. Just ask those Christians still in Bethlehem how bad it is for them since Israel left it and gave it to the Palestinian Authority.

Before you watch this special video below, I want you to remember this and pass it on to others on how the Arabs in the Palestinian Authority were laughing and celebrating the tragedy of Sept. 11th. They handed out candy in the streets as Americans were jumping out of windows.

And this video of that brave hero Brigitte Gabriel (about 5 minutes)

Here's more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMOZvbYJMvU&feature=related

And last, you can watch The Third Jihad, a full length video available to watch for FREE in honor of the Sept. 11th memorial.


The World's Most Persistent Conspiracy Theories

Can I say this?

GET A GRIP!!!!!!!!!!


The World's Most Persistent Conspiracy Theories

With “truthers,” “birthers” and “deathers” in back in the news, here’s a look at five conspiracy theories the won't go away.

BY JOSHUA KEATING, JAMES DOWNIE | SEPTEMBER 10, 2009


SEPTEMBER 11

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The theory: Al Qaeda was not (or was not solely) responsible for the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. government either allowed the attacks to happen or orchestrated them.

The details: Dubious theories about what really occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, began to circulate almost immediately after the attacks took place. For instance, one Arab satellite network reported that 4,000 Jews had skipped work on the day of the attacks. Several books released in the following months in Europe and the Middle East postulated that the attacks had been a "false-flag" operation orchestrated by neoconservatives within the U.S. government to drum up support for the war in Iraq.

It's hardly surprising that such misinformation would spread in the wake of such a catastrophic event. What's more shocking is that a recent poll of 17 countries showed that a majority of people still aren't convinced that Al Qaeda was responsible.

Many "truthers" take issue with other aspects of the official explanation. The popular 2005 documentary "Loose Change" argues that airliners could not have caused the twin towers to collapse in the way they did and that the lack of debris at the Pentagon and Flight 93 crash sites is inconsistent with what a destroyed jet would create. Popular Mechanics devoted an entire special issue to debunking the theories but "Loose Change" remains as popular as ever, with a host of sequels and spinoffs proliferating online.

The "truther" controversy hit the Obama administration this month when "climate czar" Van Jones was forced to resign after it was revealed that he had signed a petition calling for further investigation into who was behind the 9/11 attacks. Other signatories included erstwhile presidential candidate Ralph Nader, historian Howard Zinn, and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Actor Charlie Sheen has also emerged as a prominent advocate for the "truther" movement.


The truth: The bipartisan 9/11 Commission thoroughly investigated the events of September 11 and found conclusively that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. Osama bin Laden himself claimed responsibility for the attacks in 2004, saying they were in retaliation for U.S. policies in the Middle East.

JEWISH BANKERS

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Theory: Jews control the world financial system and caused the financial crisis

The details: Theories that a shadowy cabal of Jewish bankers controls the world have been around for centuries and have been used to justify violence against Jews by everyone from the Russian czars to the Nazis to Al Qaeda. But the global financial crisis has caused these theories to rear their ugly head once again, but this time their being propagated by a new and unlikely source.

The latest version of the Jewish banker theory comes from China, where IT consultant and amateur historian Song Hongbing published in 2007 a book entitled "Currency Wars." Hongbing claims that a small group of Jewish bankers have controlled the world's private and public banking systems since the days of Napoleon, and then goes on to write that this group not only caused the 1997 collapse, but is now targeting China by encouraging Beijing to open up the country's financial system and buy more Western debt, with the knowledge that bond prices will continue to decline.

The book became a surprise bestseller that fall, with many Chinese seeing the book as a way to make more money on the stock market -- and it offered a convenient explanation for the 1997 collapse. After last year's worldwide financial crisis and the shakiness of American Treasury bond prices, though, the book gained a new measure of legitimacy in China, and apparently even some of the country's highest-level financial leaders have read it.

The truth: The causes of the financial crisis are myriad, from the popping of the housing bubble to the proliferation of over-leveraged financial interests. Millions of Jews lost money along with everyone else.

THE NEW WORLD ORDER

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The theory: A small group of transnational elites is secretly plotting to establish a world government

The details: Many have long suspected that secret societies like the Freemasons or the Illuminati were secretly controlling national governments from behind the scenes. But the economic globalization of recent decades, along with the transnational organizations it has spawned, has only convinced more people than ever that we are headed toward world government, or that a secret one already exists.

Conspiracy theorists such as U.S. filmmaker and radio host Alex Jones argue that organizations like the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the World Economic Forum are used by elites to unduly influence world events from wars to financial markets. These theories, of course, do contain a grain of truth -- powerful decision-makers do meet, network, and make decisions at these events -- which only makes it easier for theorists to formulate outrageous theories about occult rituals and mind control.

New World Order conspiracies took a small step into the political mainstream with the presidential candidacy of Texas congressman Ron Paul. Paul -- who has appeared as a guest on Alex Jones’s radio show -- regularly assailed the Council on Foreign Relations and warned of a “conspiracy of ideas” to give up American sovereignty, beginning with a supposed “NAFTA superhighway” connecting the countries of North America into a single economic unit. Concerns about world government have also driven congressional opposition to a number of U.N. treaties like the Law of the Sea. Nationalist groups have argued, misleadingly, that the law would lead to international taxes or even an international military force.

The truth: The emergence of a global power elite has been described by writers from Karl Marx to FP’s own David Rothkopf. But if said elites were really so powerful, it would be a lot easier to get free trade agreements passed.

BARACK OBAMA

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The theory: Barack Obama was not born in the United States and is therefore ineligible for the presidency

The details: With his mixed-race background, family from three continents, and meteoric rise to prominence, Barack Hussein Obama has proved an attractive target for conspiracy theorists, who wonder if he isn’t hiding something about his true identity from the American people. During the Democratic primary, an online whisper campaign began alleging that Obama was secretly a Muslim. (A bit strange given the parallel attention focused on his preacher, Jeremiah Wright.) The number of Americans believing this theory did not decline after his election and as of March, 11 percent of the public still thought the president was Muslim, according to a Pew Research poll. Only 48 percent were sure that he was Christian.

The second major conspiracy theory about Obama is that he was born outside the United States, either in his father’s home country, Kenya, or his stepfather’s, Indonesia. Despite a host of evidence that Obama was born in Hawaii, including a certificate of live birth and a story in a local newspaper, the theory has not gone away. A poll taken in July showed that only 77 percent of Americans (42 percent of Republicans) were confident that Obama was born in the United States.

The theories continue to spread online on Web sites like the right-wing WorldNetDaily, but more mainstream media figures like CNN host Lou Dobbs have also called upon Obama to release his birth certificate and supply proof that he was born in the U.S. While no members of Congress have explicitly endorsed “birther” theories, Rep. Bill Posey of Florida did so implicitly by sponsoring a bill requiring presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate.

The truth: Barack Obama was born on Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. While a number of his family members are Muslim, he is a practicing Christian.

AIDS

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The theory: AIDS was manufactured by the U.S. government and authorities aren’t telling the truth about how it is spread

The details: AIDS conspiracy theories have been around since at least the mid-1980s, when the discredited East German biology professor Jakob Segal argued that it had been created in a U.S. government lab. AIDS conspiracy theories have proved particularly popular among African Americans. A 2005 poll found that more than 25 percent of black Americans believed that the U.S. government had engineered the virus and intentionally spread it in the black community.

Some fringe scientists also claim that AIDS is not, in fact, caused by a virus and is simply a condition brought on by lifestyle factors like recreational drug use. While these theories have been thoroughly debunked and discredited, they have earned a number of high-profile supporters, including former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who argued for years that the international consensus on HIV/AIDS was wrong and that the disease was caused by poverty and poor hygiene, rather than sexual transmission.

His health minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, urged those with HIV to eat garlic and beetroot. Mbeki’s successor Jacob Zuma finally sacked Tshabalala-Msimang, but lest you think he’s any better informed about the disease, he once claimed to have prevented HIV infection by showering after sex.

The truth: A mountain of scientific evidence shows that HIV/AIDS is transmitted through human-to-human exchange of bodily fluids. Scientists believe the virus originated in Africa in the early 20th century.