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CUT THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE LOOP

SOVEREIGN SISTER

THE ORIGINAL LADY LIBERTY

BY MARTA

FREEDOM, Its something thats starting to become a foreign concept in this country, and Im not just talking about politics. From technology and
mainstream media to the never ending quest to out keep up with the neighbors, Americans have become shackled down by our modern consumer
culture. They have forgot what it means to be free.

Contents

DEPENDENCE ON THE GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE? ..................................................................8

ALL PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS HAVE DARK SIDES......................................................9
THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY ......................................... 10
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT FROM OWS .............................................................................................. 11
BLACK WALLSTREET THE UNTOLD STORY ................................................................................... 14
WHERE DID THE NAME OCCUPY THE HOOD ORIGINATE FROM ......................................... 17
EIGHT SIMPLE TRUTHS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 2012 ...................................................... 21
OUT IN SPACE............................................................................................................................................ 24
THE DECEPTION OF LIBERAL THINKING ..................................................................................... 24
GLOBAL WARMING .................................................................................................................................. 28
THE DAWNING OF THE NEW AGE ..................................................................................................... 29
THE HOLY PROPHETS ........................................................................................................................... 29
THE EARTH IS SUCH A MESS! IF YOU WERE GOD, HOW WOULD YOU FIX IT?.................... 30
CREATING PARADISE.............................................................................................................................. 31
TROUBLE IN PARADISE ......................................................................................................................... 32
THE MISSING SECURITY TAPES FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ................................ 35
BILDERBERG 2011 DISCUSSION LEAKED VIA MOLES INSIDE.................................................... 41
INDEPENDENT THINKERS ARE CONSIDERED DISEASED BY PSYCHIATRY ...................... 52
New Law By Obama To Jail 500,000 American Citizens . ......................................................................... 54
BANKING SECRET .................................................................................................................................... 56
THE SOUND AND THE FURY ............................................................................................................... 61
HOW WERE TRAINED TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE................................................................. 61
ALL IN A DAYS WORK ............................................................................................................................. 62
CAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC ....................................................................................................................... 63
DISMAY AMONG THE NATIONS .......................................................................................................... 63
THE LARGE FAMILIES THAT RULE THE WORLD ......................................................................... 64
GOVT FEARS MOST THAT THE PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR LIES ................................................... 67
ORANGANIC GROWERS ATTACK MONSANTO ................................................................................ 67
FDA Says You Have No Fundamental Right to Grow or Eat Healthy Food, Its a Privilege ................ 69
People 4 Social Sustainability (P.S.S.), Where do we stand?...................................................................... 70
HOW TO SURVIVE COMFORTABLY OR WHAT ................................................................................ 73
FRIENDS ARE REALLY GOOD FOR ..................................................................................................... 73
Food in Uncertain Times: ............................................................................................................................ 77
How to Grow and Store the 5 Crops You Need to Survive ............................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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I'M LEARNING TO LIVE OFF THE GRID IN STAGES ..................................................................... 81

HOW TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF STUFF ......................................................................................... 81
Discover Your Passion .................................................................................................................................... 82
Think In Terms of Sustainability ...................................................................................................................... 82
Less Stuff Doesnt Equal Happiness Either ........................................................................................... 83
What True Frugality Is and What It Is Not ............................................................................................ 84
Criteria for Choosing a Retreat Locale in the Continental United States (CONUS) ............................... 84
Urban Gardening: You Can Grow Food, No Matter Where You Live ...................................................... 87
Off-Grid Rural Land is Gaining Popularity................................................................................................. 87
HOW TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ............................................................................. 91
Cost for Building Straw Bail Homes $7000 ................................................................................................. 93
How to Build an Affordable Eco-Friendly Home ...................................................................................... 95
Dome Homes-Letter From: Kevin McGuckin- .......................................................................................... 97
The Inn Place at Brenham, Texas ............................................................................................................... 97
HOW TO LIVE OFF-GRID SUCCESSFULLY ........................................................................................ 99
Going Green; DIY Solar Power! ................................................................................................................. 100

ECONOMIC FREEDOM

I am devoted to promoting economic freedom around the world for the advancement of the people.
In case you haven't noticed, the world has become a very hostile place. Basic living has become really difficult for
many of us, and is quite literally impossible for millions of people every year.
Everything we need for survival: water, food, air, energy, biodiversity, compassion, have become jeopardized through
our prioritization of profit over nature. Nature does not yield or negotiate. If we continually fight against it, nature will
win. In other words, humanity - and countless other innocent species - could face extinction.
The time has come to make some fundamental changes to our way of life, which has become both unsustainable and
unjust.
Economic freedom has been shown in numerous peer-reviewed studies to promote prosperity and other positive
outcomes. It is a necessary condition for democratic development. It liberates people from dependence on government
in a planned economy, and allows them to make their own economic and political choices.

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IF YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THEN DON READ THIS

After long and hard thinking about politics, I have come up with a political philosophy. It's a short philosophy:
Ideology is bad. I dislike ideologies in all forms: liberal, conservative, libertarian, whatever. Right at the moment, I
think that the liberal/conservative divide is the single most harmful thing about American politics. Politicians don't
seem to care about solving problems, they only want to know whether a particular idea is liberal or conservative, and
then, presto, they are for/against it.
Ideologies are an excuse for people to avoid thinking. Once people adopt a political philosophy that has all of the
answers, they stop thinking and start rationalizing. I find it difficult to take anybody's opinions seriously when it is clear
that they started with the answers, and then worked backward to select facts that would support their views, and ignore
facts that don't. Most people declaiming their opinions succeed primarily in convincing me that they are too stupid to
understand any viewpoint other than their own.
In short, if you want me to take your opinions seriously, you will have to convince me that you in fact understand both
sides of an issue.
Overall, I don't like people assuming that one opinion locates me at some point on a liberal/conservative scale-- I've
never seen a logical reason why my opinion about, say, gun control ought to have some ideological correlation with my
opinion about birth control. I'm not a liberal. I'm not a conservative. Mark me down as "other."
That's the major part of my political philosophy: thinking good; ideology bad.
For more of my opinions, the following points summarize my politics:
Ditch the ideology, and tell me the facts.
Freedom of speech is important.
If there's one single point which is key to my political beliefs, it is an emphatic belief in free speech. Freedom of speech
(and writing, and art) is critical to the free exchange of ideas, and any society that does not allow the free exchange of
ideas will slide into totalitarianism. Yes, I do know the arguments against hate speech, against child pornography,
against allowing terrorist to recruit on the internet, against several other good reasons that free speech shouldn't be
unconditional. I understand and sympathize with them. But if anybody is given the power to decide that some
particular form of speech is forbidden, this power is simply too easy to abuse. Or, to phrase it differently:

Pay attention to the words you say when you try to curtail speech of people you don't like: they are the same words you
will hear when others take away your right to speak.
Freedom of speech is so important to me, that for a while I was considering listing this as the only political view I have.
However, as somewhat less important subjects, here are the rest of my (hard thought-out) political opinions:
Technology is a tool for solving problems. (I'm in favor of appropriate technology: that means the technology that is
appropriate to the problem.) Prosperity is better than poverty.
Or, to quote the campaign of a former president, it really is "the economy, stupid."
We have a nice planet here, let's not destroy it.
Marta
December 5, 2011 at 11:00pm

INTRODUCTION

CUT THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE LOOP

The United States Federal Government is spiraling our nation head long into bankruptcy. Our state governments are
flat broke. The retiring Baby-Boomer generation will overwhelm America's entitlement programs in the coming
decades.
Our children and grandchildren will be forced into a life of servitude providing benefits to their parents only to find
they have nothing left over for themselves when they reach old age.
The time has come for Americans to fight back by helping our children live their lives free of government dependency
by expanding private education, private healthcare and private retirement. And we don't need legislation or the
permission of our politicians to achieve those goals.
Americans want to shrink the size of government. They also want more benefits and want to allow poor people to
have access to them. Can't be done you say. Well you would be wrong. There is a way; it's called the Live Free
Movement. There is no benefit the government provides that the private sector can't offer cheaper and with superior
quality.
The goal is not to give up the social benefits we depend on but to help more and more Americans buy their own
benefits on the free market and cut government out of the loop. If education, healthcare and retirement are so
important why on earth would anyone let self serving corrupt politicians provide those things for us?
The goal is to stop participating in their system and to create our own. We can't wait for Monsanto to grow a nicer
plant for us. We have to turn to every inch of land we have into a productive landscape, and use our resources to
change the world in front of us.
Truly,
Marta

CALL TO PEOPLE OF COLOR FOR THE OWS WORKING GROUP

Lets be real. The economic crisis did not begin with the collapse of the Lehman Brothers in 2008. Indeed, people of
color and poor people have been in a state of crisis since the founding of this country, and for indigenous
communities, since before the founding of the nation. We have long known that capitalism serves only the interests of
a tiny, mostly white, minority.
Black and brown folks have long known that whenever economic troubles necessitate austerity measures and the
people are asked to tighten their belts, we are the first to lose our jobs, our childrens schools are the first to lose
funding, and our bodies are the first to be brutalized and caged. Only we can speak this truth to power. We must not
miss the chance to put the needs of people of colorupon whose backs this country was builtat the forefront of
this struggle.
The People of Color working group was launched on October 1, 2011. Join us at
http://groups.google.com/group/POC-working-group?hl=en. For inquiries, we can be reached by email at
unified.ows@gmail.com. We can also be found online at http://pococcupywallstreet.tumblr.com.
DEPENDENCE ON THE GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE?
A number of analysts, many of whom predicted the 2008 crisis, are starting to warn Americans to prepare for another
financial crash. Trend forecaster Gerald Celente is advising people to buy a guns, gold and prepare for major riots in
the next year. While, I dont think anyone can predict exactly whats to come, one thing seems almost inevitable. This
country seems to be teetering on the edge of a major financial crisis like nothing we have seen before.
None of the problems that caused the crash of 2008 have been resolved, and since 2008 the country has only added to
the problem. With the U.S. Debt clock quickly approaching $15.5 trillion in debt, I dont see how any rational person
cannot see that there is major trouble ahead.
Worried that the Federal Reserve and the U.S. dollar are on the brink of collapse, lawmakers from 13 states, including
Minnesota, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina and Georgia, are seeking approval from their state governments to either
issue their own alternative currency or explore it as an option. Just three years ago, only three states had similar
proposals in place.

ALL PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS HAVE DARK SIDES

All progressive social movements have dark sides, but some are more prone to them than others. Occupy Wall Street
and its spin-offs, with their populist, anti-elitist discourse (We Are the 99%) and focus on finance capital, have
already attracted all kinds of unsavory friends: antisemites, David Duke and White Nationalists, Oath Keepers, Tea
Partiers, and followers of David Icke, Lyndon Larouche, and the Zeitgeist movement.
On one hand, there is nothing particularly new about this. The anti-globalization movement was plagued with these
problems as well.(1) This was sometimes confusing to radicals who saw that movement as essentially Left-wing and
anti-capitalist; when the radicals said globalization, they really meant something like the highest stage of capitalism,
and so from their perspective, by opposing one they were opposing the other. The radicals often saw the progressives
in the movement as sharing this same vision, only in an incomplete wayand that they only needed a little push
(usually by a cops baton) to see that capitalism could not be reformed, and instead had to be abolished.
But for numerous others, globalization did not mean capitalism. Just as for the radicals, it functioned as a codeword:
for some it meant finance capital (as opposed to industrial capital), while for others it meant the regime of a global elite
constructing their New World Order. And either or both might also have meant the traditional Jewish conspiracys
supposed global domination and control of the banking system. Whether they realized it or not, the many antiauthoritarians who praised this movement of movements as being based solely on organizational structure, with no
litmus test for political inclusion, put out a big welcome sign for these dodgy folks. And in that door came all kinds of
things, from Pat Buchanan to Troy Southgate.
But still, the anti-globalization movement in the United States was initiated by an anarchist / progressive coalition that
in many ways controlled the content and discourse of it, giving it a classic Popular Front feelthe same way the old
Communist Parties controlled large progressive coalitions for many decades. In contrast to this, Occupy Wall Street
immediately took on a purely populist approach.
There are different ways to understand and oppose capitalism. There is a structural critique, usually associated with
Marxism but often shared by anarchism, which seeks to understand the internal dynamics of capital and sees it as a
system, beyond the control of any particular person or group. There is also an ethical critique, popular among religious
groups and pacifists, which focuses less on the whys of capital and instead concentrates on its effects, looking at how
it produces vast differences in wealth while creating misery, scarcity, and unemployment for most of the world. Last,
there is a populist vision, which can transcend Left and Right. Populists have a narrative in which the elites are
opposed to the people.
On one hand, this can be seen as a vague kind of socialism which counterpoises the everyday worker against the truly
rich. But it also lacks any kind of specific analysis of class or other social differencesthe 99% are treated as one
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homogenous body. Usually the people are seen as the nation, and these 1% elites are perceived to be acting against
the nations interests. From a radical, anti-capitalist viewpoint, this narrative may be wrong and incomplete, but by
itself is not dangerous. In fact, many progressive and even socialist political movements have been based on it.
But the populist narrative is also an integral part of the political views of conspiracy theorists, far Right activists, and
anti-Semites. For anti-Semites, the elites are the Jews; for David Icke, the elites are the reptilians; for nationalists, they
are members of minority ethnic, racial, or religious groups; for others, they are the globalists, the Illuminati, the
Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, the Federal Reserve, etc. All of these various conspiracy theories also tend to
blend in and borrow from each other. Additionally, the focus on Wall Street also has specific appeal to those who
see the elite as represented by finance capital, a particular obsession of the anti-Semites, Larouchites, followers of
David Icke, etc. The Rothschilds are the favorite stand-in codeword of choice to refer to the supposed Jewish
control of the banking system.
Much has already been said about the Occupy movements refusal to elucidate its demands. On one hand, this has
been useful in mobilizing a diverse group of people who can project what they want to see in this movement
anarchists, Marxists, liberals, Greens, progressive religious practitioners, etc. On the other hand, this has been useful in
mobilizing a diverse group of people who can project what they want to see in this movementRon Paulists,
libertarians, anti-Semites, followers of David Icke, Zeitgeist movement folks, Larouchites, Tea Partiers, White
Nationalists, and others. The discourse about the 99% (after all, these Right-wingers and conspiracy mongers are
probably a far greater proportion of the actual 99% than are anarchists and Marxists), along with the Occupy
movements refusal to set itself on a firm political footing and correspondingly to place limitations on involvement by
certain political actors, has created a welcoming situation for these noxious political elements to join.
So far, the overwhelmingly progressive nature of many of these Occupations has kept this element at bay. But it is only
the weight of the numbers of the progressive participants that has done this. There are neither organizational structures
within the Occupy movement, nor are there conceptual approaches that it is based on, that act to ensure this remains
the case. So it is not unreasonable to expect that, especially as participation declines, some of the Occupations will be
taken over by folks from these far Right and conspiratorial perspectives. All participants might rightly see themselves as
part of the 99%. The real divisive question will then be, who do they think the 1% are?
THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
There has been much written, and much said, by some people who have looked at all the changes that have occurred in
American society in the past 20 years or so, and who have looked retrospectively to earlier history of the United States,
and indeed, of the world, and come to the conclusion that there is a conspiracy of sorts which influences, indeed
controls. major historical events, not only in the United States, but also around the world. This conspiratorial
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interpretation of history is based on people making observations from the outside, gathering evidence and concluding
that from the outside they see a conspiracy.
Their evidence and conclusions are based on evidence gathered in retrospect. I want to now describe what I heard
from a speaker in 1969. The speaker did not speak in terms of retrospect, but rather predicting changes that would be
brought about in the future. The speaker was not looking from the outside in, thinking that he saw conspiracy, rather,
he was on the inside, admitting that, indeed, there was an organized power, force, group of men, who wielded enough
influence to determine major events involving countries around the world. In addition, he predicted, or rather
expounded on, changes that were planned for the remainder of this century.
As you listen, if you can recall the situation, at least in the United States in 1969 and the few years thereafter, and then
recall the kinds of changes which have occurred between then and now, almost 32 years later, I believe you will be
impressed with the degree to which the things that were planned to be brought about have already been accomplished.
Some of the things that were discussed were not intended to be accomplished yet by 1988. [Note: the year of this
recording] but are intended to be accomplished before the end of this century. There is a timetable; and it was during
this session that some of the elements of the timetable were brought out.
Anyone who recalls early in the days of the Kennedy campaign when he spoke of progress in the decade of the 60's":
That was kind of a clich in those days - "the decade of the 60's." Well, by 1969 our speaker was talking about the
decade of the 70's, the decade of the 80's, and the decade of the 90's. Prior to that time, I don't remember anybody
saying "the decade of the 40's and the decade of the 50's.
So I think this overall plan and timetable had taken important shape with more predictability to those who control it,
sometime in the late 50's. That's speculation on my part. In any event, the speaker said that his purpose was to tell us
about changes which would be brought about in the next 30 years or so, so that an entirely new world-wide system
would be in operation before the turn of the century. As he put it, "We plan to enter the 21st Century with a running
start."
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT FROM OWS
To all those in the United States currently occupying parks, squares and other spaces, your comrades in Cairo are
watching you in solidarity. Having received so much advice from you about transitioning to democracy, we thought it's
our turn to pass on some advice.
Indeed, we are now in many ways involved in the same struggle. What most pundits call The Arab Spring has its
roots in the demonstrations, riots, strikes and occupations taking place all around the world, its foundations lie in years11

long struggles by people and popular movements. The moment that we find ourselves in is nothing new, as we in
Egypt and others have been fighting against systems of repression, disenfranchisement and the unchecked ravages of
global capitalism (yes, we said it, capitalism): a System that has made a world that is dangerous and cruel to its
inhabitants. As the interests of government increasingly cater to the interests and comforts of private, transnational
capital, our cities and homes have become progressively more abstract and violent places, subject to the casual ravages
of the next economic development or urban renewal scheme.
An entire generation across the globe has grown up realizing, rationally and emotionally, that we have no future in the
current order of things. Living under structural adjustment policies and the supposed expertise of international
organizations like the World Bank and IMF, we watched as our resources, industries and public services were sold off
and dismantled as the free market pushed an addiction to foreign goods, to foreign food even. The profits and
benefits of those freed markets went elsewhere, while Egypt and other countries in the South found their immiseration
reinforced by a massive increase in police repression and torture.
The current crisis in America and Western Europe has begun to bring this reality home to you as well: that as things
stand we will all work ourselves raw, our backs broken by personal debt and public austerity. Not content with carving
out the remnants of the public sphere and the welfare state, capitalism and the austerity-state now even attack the
private realm and people's right to decent dwelling as thousands of foreclosed-upon homeowners find themselves both
homeless and indebted to the banks who have forced them on to the streets.
So we stand with you not just in your attempts to bring down the old but to experiment with the new. We are not
protesting. Who is there to protest to? What could we ask them for that they could grant? We are occupying. We are
reclaiming those same spaces of public practice that have been commodified, privatized and locked into the hands of
faceless bureaucracy , real estate portfolios, and police protection. Hold on to these spaces, nurture them, and let the
boundaries of your occupations grow. After all, who built these parks, these plazas, these buildings? Whose labor made
them real and livable? Why should it seem so natural that they should be withheld from us, policed and disciplined?
Reclaiming these spaces and managing them justly and collectively is proof enough of our legitimacy.
In our own occupations of Tahrir, we encountered people entering the Square every day in tears because it was the first
time they had walked through those streets and spaces without being harassed by police; it is not just the ideas that are
important, these spaces are fundamental to the possibility of a new world. These are public spaces. Spaces for
gathering, leisure, meeting, and interacting these spaces should be the reason we live in cities. Where the state and the
interests of owners have made them inaccessible, exclusive or dangerous, it is up to us to make sure that they are safe,
inclusive and just. We have and must continue to open them to anyone that wants to build a better world, particularly
for the marginalized, excluded and for those groups who have suffered the worst .

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What you do in these spaces is neither as grandiose and abstract nor as quotidian as real democracy; the nascent
forms of praxis and social engagement being made in the occupations avoid the empty ideals and stale
parliamentarianism that the term democracy has come to represent. And so the occupations must continue, because
there is no one left to ask for reform. They must continue because we are creating what we can no longer wait for.
But the ideologies of property and propriety will manifest themselves again. Whether through the overt opposition of
property owners or municipalities to your encampments or the more subtle attempts to control space through traffic
regulations, anti-camping laws or health and safety rules. There is a direct conflict between what we seek to make of
our cities and our spaces and what the law and the systems of policing standing behind it would have us do.
We faced such direct and indirect violence , and continue to face it . Those who said that the Egyptian revolution was
peaceful did not see the horrors that police visited upon us, nor did they see the resistance and even force that
revolutionaries used against the police to defend their tentative occupations and spaces: by the government's own
admission; 99 police stations were put to the torch, thousands of police cars were destroyed, and all of the ruling
party's offices around Egypt were burned down. Barricades were erected, officers were beaten back and pelted with
rocks even as they fired tear gas and live ammunition on us. But at the end of the day on the 28 th of January they
retreated, and we had won our cities.
It is not our desire to participate in violence, but it is even less our desire to lose. If we do not resist, actively, when
they come to take what we have won back, then we will surely lose. Do not confuse the tactics that we used when we
shouted peaceful with fetishizing nonviolence; if the state had given up immediately we would have been overjoyed,
but as they sought to abuse us, beat us, kill us, we knew that there was no other option than to fight back. Had we laid
down and allowed ourselves to be arrested, tortured, and martyred to make a point, we would be no less bloodied,
beaten and dead. Be prepared to defend these things you have occupied, that you are building, because, after everything
else has been taken from us, these reclaimed spaces are so very precious.
By way of concluding then, our only real advice to you is to continue, keep going and do not stop. Occupy more, find
each other, build larger and larger networks and keep discovering new ways to experiment with social life, consensus,
and democracy. Discover new ways to use these spaces, discover new ways to hold on to them and never give them up
again. Resist fiercely when you are under attack, but otherwise take pleasure in what you are doing, let it be easy, fun
even. We are all watching one another now, and from Cairo we want to say that we are in solidarity with you, and we
love you all for what you are doing.
Comrades from Cairo.

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BLACK WALLSTREET THE UNTOLD STORY

DO YOU KNOW?
Never heard of Black Wall Street? Well, you arent the only one.
At the turn of the century, Blacks prospered throughout America. Because they could not shop nor do business in the
white community, they built their own business districts where Black dollars circulated throughout the Black
Community.
On May 32, 1921, the fortunes for these Africans would change forever. A Black man was accused of raping a white
woman. This touch off a revolt that has not been repeated in American history.
This story of thousands dead, even more homeless and a community in ruins has been curiously left out of the history
books. Nearly 100 years ago Black Americas most prosperous community, Black Wall Street located in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, went up in flames on June 1, 1921, in the KKK-led Tulsa Race Riot. It was one of the worst incidents of
violence ever visited upon people of African descent. So determined were whites in Tulsa to wipe out all evidence of
Blacks prosperity and achievement they used airplanes to firebomb Black Wall Street from the air.
Black Wall Street was the most prosperous Black community in America during the 1920s. It was given the name
because of the power of Black wealth and entrepreneurship in the community. After the oil boom of the 1910s Black
Wall Street was home to prominent Black businessmen, educators and entrepreneurs, many of them
multimillionaires. In response to Jim Crow laws Blacks created their own community of businesses that spanned 35
blocks and served every need imaginable within their community.
A variety of businesses erected during this time, including 2 movie theaters, 30 grocery stores, several law and doctors
offices, a post office, private planes and even a self-contained bus system. In this community the dollar circulated 36
to 100 times, sometimes taking a year for currency to leave the community. (Now a dollar leaves the Black community
in 6 hours). The vision of Black Wall Street was not only to build a self-sustaining community, but to build a system
for the cycle of success with following generations. The motto of the community was To educate every child.
The assault on Black Wall Street was said to begin after a young Black man (19 years of age) was accused of assaulting a
young White woman. Following his arrest, Blacks stormed the police station demanding to have fair treatment of the
detained Black man. A group of whites, many belonging to the Ku Klux Klan, also began to gather outside and a fight
ensued between the two groups. What started as a fight amongst a few dozen people quickly spread as the Blacks,
most of who had recently been released from World War I, gained advantage over many of the Whites. Whites quickly
began to seek more armor and headed to the Black Wall Street district, shooting and burning everything in sight. After
hours of turmoil planes hovered over the city dropping bombs onto thousands of businesses and homes. Over the
course of 16 hours thousands of African Americans lost their lives, 800 people were admitted to local hospitals with
injuries, and an estimated 10,000 were left homeless. Lost forever were over 600 successful businesses, including 21
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churches, 21 restaurants, 30 grocery stores, two movie theaters, a hospital, a bank, a post office, libraries, schools, law
offices, a half dozen private airplanes and a bus system. What became of this wreckage was a broken community.
To this day no restitutions have been made and this story has been omitted from the history books. We felt compelled
to tell this story to show the prominence and talent our community showed over 90 years ago. The question remains
that if we were able to rise to the top during one of the most discriminatory periods of our time then what is stopping
us from rebuilding Black Wall Street. We must remember that the key to building community wealth is recirculating
our dollars which will result in job creation, a stronger educational system and capital that can continue to be reinvested
in our community.
GETTING BACK TO THE PROMISE LAND
Key Things we can do to recreate Black Wallstreet
Consciously circulate our dollars We need to make a conscious effort to support local businesses. Those tax
dollars allow us to rebuild our community, employ the community and build a system of wealth that can be reinvested
in our community.
Educate every child This was the motto in 1921 for Black Wall Street and emphasis needs to be placed back on the
importance of education, not even just our own children but everyones children. Our philosophy needs to be No
child left Behind as we help those that appear to be lagging behind.
Build a diverse group of businesses A key to the success of Black Wall Street was that there were a variety of
services offered to the community, enough so that you DID NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THE COMMUNITY, to buy a
product or service. Like Black Wall Street we need more community owned banks, grocery stores, and doctors
offices. The more diverse our own community is, the less likely we will have to leave the community.
Treat each other with mutual respect We have lost the idea of Do unto others as you would have others do unto
you. During Black Wallstreet it was not unusual that if a residents home burned down, it could be rebuilt within a
few weeks by neighbors. Its time to get back to supporting everyone in the community.
Posted by Marta of Eden Ecovillages "No Bills For Life"
"BLACK WALL STREET"
"Why Did It Happen"
The riots weren't caused by anything Black or White. It was caused by jealousy. A lot of white folks had come back
from World War 1 and they were poor. When they looked over into the Black communities and realized that the Black
men who fought in the war had come home heroes, this helped trigger the destruction. It cost the Black community
everything, and not a single dime of restitution--no insurance claims-- have been awarded to the victims to this day.
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None the less, they rebuilt. We estimate that 1,500 to 3,00 people were killed and we know that a lot of the bodies were
buried in mass graves all around the city. Some were dumped in the river. As a matter of fact, at 21st street and Yale
Avenue, where there now stands a Sears parking lot, that corner used to be a Coalmine. They threw a lot of the bodies
into the shafts. Black American don't know about this story because we don't the word Holocaust to our struggle.
Jewish people use the word, holocaust. It's politically correct to use it. But when we Black folks use the H word, people
think we're being crybabies or that we're trying to bring up old issues. No one comes to our support. In 1910, our
forefathers and mothers owned 13 million acres of land at the height of racism in this country, so the Black Wall Street
book prove the nay sayers and revisionists that we had our act together. Our mandate now is to begin to teach our
children about our own ongoing Black holocaust. They have to know when they look at our communities today that
we don't come from this.

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WHERE DID THE NAME OCCUPY THE HOOD ORIGINATE FROM

The name Occupy the Hood was created by facebook member, Marta who initially registered a facebook page as
Occupy the Hood. The name was taken by its current user Malik who was a facebook friend of Martas. Later to find
Malik registered several facebook pages such as Occupy the Hood Chicago.

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TO ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT UNITY IN THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT
Sometimes we need to spend time apart in order to come together. Sometimes we need to be angry in order to heal.
Its like this: Im facilitating a workshop at Occupy Los Angeles about color blindness and privilege on the Left and a
middle aged white man compares healing the divisions created by people of color trying to create caucus space to
overcoming the systems that divide our communities, like policies that bar migrant kids (or kids with migrant parents)
from attending public school in this state, like police violence that works against black-brown solidarity in our
neighborhoods, like a corporate media that works to convince us that most of us dont have health insurance because
poor people are using emergency rooms too much when really we know its because of corporate health care that puts
profit over people.
Its like this: race was invented by the few in power (referred to in the language of Occupy Movements as the 1%) to
keep poor and working-class white folks from allying with everyone else because that alliance had (and has) the power
to topple global capitalism. Its only if we work together that we can transform the world into one that works for all of
us.
But Occupy movements and rhetoric are missing something huge in order to get there.
A lot of really smart people have written deep analysis of the problems with unacknowledged privilege at specific
Occupy sites and in the broader Occupy movement and about how people and communities are working to unpack
and resist that. I think a huge part of how we move forward is to reframe how we talk and think about unity.
I hear lots of talk of unity at Occupy Los Angeles and from the wide internet world of access I have to other local
Occupy movements. When I hear the word unity, my brain immediately goes to the word healing, because I think they
are intrinsically linked. Like that we are working towards a world and a movement in which they mean the same
thing. But whats different about the word healing and the word unity is that healing implies a process, it implies
something that must righted, it implies we are not there yet but we are working on it, it implies a history and a present
and a future and work that must be done to move between those three points in time.
The word healing is often really loaded coming from the mouths of white people, privileged people in political
spaces. It often is about reinforcing colorblindness, about erasing histories and current lived realities of oppression in
an attempt to pretend we are all equal in the present moment. Its a word that has been co-opted by the
individualistic, depoliticized self-help movement, a word that white culture often tells you means just taking care of

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ones own. The work of personal and collective healing within Occupy movements is justice work and is work that
must happen for these movements to succeed.
When I say that we need healing in our movements, I dont mean the same kind of healing that the Occupy Los
Angeles participant I mentioned earlier in my post meant. I dont think unity means pushing everyone together
without paying attention to different levels of power and privilege, to different experiences we have every day because
of systems that treat us so differently based on the color of our skin, the language we speak, the amount of money and
resources we have access to (even within the 99%), the gender we are seen as, our histories and experiences and the
options we have been presented with. Capitalism hurts us all, but it hurts us all differently
I think the Occupy movements have the potential to be a liberating space, a transformative space, a place where
movements come together and form and swirl around, getting even just the littlest bit closer to the world we want to
create. The only way we can build this is if we only call healing what is actually healing: creating space to acknowledge
our different experiences of global capitalism, of the economic crisis, of histories of economic crises that last for
generations in communities of color. Yes, healing comes from unity, but not unity that only comes from silencing. It
comes from unity that is built, that is carefully, slowly, and painfully constructed, by listening to each other and
realizing we have a lot to learn. Unity-as-a-healing-process is built on spaces that center those most impacted by the
systems of oppression that harm all of us. It doesnt always feel good, it is not always easy and it is NOT constructed
on anyones back or at anyones expense, or by leaving anyone behind and telling them we will deal with their
issues later, once we fix this more important thing.
Unity as a healing process doesnt necessarily start with all of us together. We have to grow our capacity to really share
space, to listen to each other, to create room for all of us together.
Vanissar Tarakali, a longtime white anti-racist organizer, talks about why she has seen it be so important for people of
color and white people to meet in separate groups to when beginning to learn about and heal from racism: The
purpose of this is for white people to build community, and support each other to challenge racism and white privilege;
and for people of color to build community, and support each other to heal from the daily trauma of racism and
internalized racism. The process of healing from the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual impacts of oppression
and internalized oppression is different than healing from the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual impacts of
alienation, guilt, self hate, defensiveness, and sense of superiority associated with privilege. Like both people who
perpetuate violence and people who survive violence need to heal from that trauma, but they are really different (and
initially incompatible) processes. The end goal can still be (and to me, still IS) building unified multiracial movements
that reflect ALL of our experiences, including the most marginalized among us, as the end goal.
But we have some work to do to get there.
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So if you start to see unity as a process instead of a forced assumption, if you start to understand the way that systems
have been intentionally designed to divide us through the use of tools such as racism, sexism, and homophobia, how
do we move forward?
The synonymous healing and unity I want to be part of creating has to center those most impacted by the problem at
hand, has to lift up our differences and the ability to listen to and truly hear each others diverse experiences, has to
acknowledge and learn from our histories of trauma and violence and oppression and resistance.
White privilege, the system of unearned benefits and advantages that is granted to white people by systems that deny
these same things to people of color, teaches white people that you know everything. In order to heal from the harms
global capitalism has inflicted on us all and to build real unity, we have to learn to challenge these basic assumptions
that we have been taught. We need to learn to breathe before reacting to something that challenges our worldview, our
perhaps invisible assumptions of superiority and knowledge. You need to learn how to take the time to thoughtfully
respond, instead of reacting out of places of defensiveness and hostility to proposals and ideas that you might see as
divisive or diluting the message. This is not to say that anger does not have a legitimate space in the process of
overcoming unchecked white privilege that is rampant in Occupy movements. People of color are rightfully pissed off
at being yet-again marginalized in a space that is supposedly by and for the entire 99%.
Actually hearing and taking into account this legitimate anger can help you as white people move forward in a way that
is more accountable to the systems that grant you feelings of superiority and unearned benefits, often in ways you dont
even notice.
White folks at Occupy need to engage in really listening: both to the lived experiences of folks who bear the brunt of
global capitalism as individuals and communities, as well as to the histories of resistance, struggle, and movement
building that have come before us.

We need to build our understanding of whats really going on in this world, how

they got there, and figure out how to lift up the voices and needs and skills of those most marginalized among us so
that we are truly moving toward a transformed world that works for ALL of us. Whites need to challenge the
assumption that white privilege teaches that your experiences and ideas are the most valid and important.
Take this as an opportunity to learn from other individuals and communities and organizations. To realize that your
personal experience is important and not the end of possible personal experiences in the world. Really listen and hear
what people are telling you, especially those who capitalism has silenced for centuries.
One of the things about white privilege is you are taught to see your work and ideas as individual, as arising purely
from yourselves and your own intellect/smarts/genius. Really movements are informed, whether you acknowledge
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this or not, by all movements that came before, by all organizations that have been throwing down and building for
years. Connect to your personal and collective histories. Realize that you have a lot to learn. Self determination is a
crucial value of Occupy movements and one that I share. But the systems that hold white privilege in place tell us that
self determination is an individual process, one in which you only think about yourselves and your own needs and
wants and desires and expect everyone else to do the same, starting from the same options and power and feelings of
entitlement to advocate for yourselves. I see growing self-determination as lifting up the power inside all of us in a way
that moves us closer to our selves and to collective liberation.
I see self-determination as something that fits perfectly inside the framework of centering the voices of those most
marginalized by capitalism: migrant people, formerly and currently incarcerated people, people of color, queer and
transgender people, women, disabled people, and especially folks who fall into more than one of those identity
groups. If we create a world in which those of us most marginalized by capitalism are free and have our needs met
and our voices heard, then we have a created a world in which that is true for all of us.
One of the important lessons we can learn from movement history is that weve already seen what happens to
movements that marginalize those already marginalized. They fail. Many of us who can sell out do, many of us who
can compromise our ways into cushy non-profit jobs and pretend like we are helping the less fortunate do and we
are someplace so similar to where we started. There may be some change, but there is no healing. There may be a
false sense of unity, but there is just all this hidden (or not-so-hidden) division.
You can pretend to be doing this together, but until you do the work to make sure we are all at the table and that the
table is even set in a way that anyone can come to, where anyones voice can be heard, you will just be doing this as
alone and as divided as we are in the rest of the world. Until you center those who of you who are currently and
systemically pushed to the margins, you will not be able to create a resilient and lasting unity that is BUILT ON our
differences, instead of in spite of them.
The divisions among us are created by systems. Lets learn to understand those systems by listening to each other and
learning our collective history in order to build real unity and healing in the face of all that tries to keep us
apart. Building true unity and healing will be painful, but it will also be liberating. Mad props to everyone who is
already engaged in this work. Its hard as hell and it takes all of us, so lets get moving.
EIGHT SIMPLE TRUTHS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 2012
Yesterday we discussed certain events that, in my view, are nearly mathematical certainties. Things like a restructuring
of public pensions and Social Security in Europe and the US. Western governments blocking Internet and mobile
networks. War. The US government being forced to issue debt in a foreign currency.
All of these events are underpinned by a simple premise:
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1) Public and private debts included, most western nations are insolvent. Big time.
2) History shows that economic growth in such an environment is nearly impossible when such a large percentage of
GDP must be allocated solely to interest. Most countries in this position either default or [hyper]inflate. Both have
catastrophic consequences.
3) Continued political and monetary intervention in the economy is counterproductive. From Cash for Clunkers to
negative real interest rates, such intervention only serves to make the problems, and their impacts, much worse.
4) The combined ingredients of sovereign insolvency; a global financial system based on worthless paper currency; and
consumptive, import-oriented, public entitlement economies have created conditions for an epic, long-term economic
depression.
5) Deteriorating economic conditions drive social unrest. [In fact, there's a great paper by two European economists
which defines an explicit correlation between government budget cuts and things like rising crime rates, riots, and even
attempted revolution.]
6) Faced with a marauding population that threatens their own survival, governments will stop at nothing to maintain
the status quo: their power, our expense. Again, history shows that police states, boogeyman enemies, a total loss of
privacy, capital controls, higher taxes, etc. will all become the norm.
7) None of these delay tactics can prevent human and financial capital from eventually migrating to where they are
treated best. This will ultimately force a complete system reset by starving the beast.
8) This is not the first time this has happened, and it wont be the last. This time is NOT different. Our modern
society is not a unique and special snowflake that can ward off the consequences that have plagued empires for
millennia.
Everything from the way I invest to how I allocate my time and plan for the future is based on this view. Its why Im
in Chile, why we purchased a 1,000+ acre farm, and why we plan on sharing it with like-minded people.
I may be a bit early, but Id much rather be early than thinking through these implications while Im packing my bags.
After all, things can feel quite normal for a long time. Changes take place gradually, then faster and faster, until the
decay looks like an upside-down hockey stick.
The Roman Empire, for example, began its spectacular decline shortly after Augustus became de facto emperor in 27
BC. He was followed by a long series of dismal failures Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, etc. But Rome muddled
along for hundreds of years, wavering between growth and decay.

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The changes were gradual. A little currency debasement here, a bit of excess spending there, and throw in plenty of
assassinations and foreign wars for good measure. Along the way, though, thinking people could see the writing on the
wall and many of Romes citizens set sail for greener pastures.
The gradual changes became more and more pronounced and the more pronounced, the more people left. As
Gibbon recounts in his seminal work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the city of Rome lost
nearly 75% of its population in the Empires final 50-years in the 5th century.
History is full of other examples of once proud nations that, facing problems for decades (or even centuries),
completely unwound in a matter of years. The Ottoman Empire. The Ming Dynasty. Feudal France. The Soviet Union.
Bottom line, when the real change comes, it comes very, very quickly.
Think about the pace of change these days. Its quickening. Europe is a great case study for this when concerns about
Greece first surfaced, European leaders were able to contain the damage. There was disquiet, but it soon dissipated.
Fast forward to today. We can hardly go a single day without a major, market-rocking headline. And European
politicians attempts to assuage the damage have a useful half life that can be measured in days sometimes hours
now.
Like the Ottomans, the Soviets, the Romans before them, Western civilization is entering the phase where its rate
of decline will start looking like that upside-down hockey stick.
There is no crystal ball that can tell us exactly how/when it will all go down. It stands to reason that certain events
(perhaps this years Presidential elections in the US, Russia, France, etc.) will be pivotal in the decline, but suffice it to
say that time is not on our side given the pace of change.
Each of us has a finite amount of resources time, energy, capital, etc. And I really want to encourage you to think
clearly and deliberately about how you allocate those resources e.g. youre better off buying an ounce of gold than
making a political campaign contribution.
2011 was a challenging year. 2012 will likely prove even more. But this isnt anything to dread. Its is an incredibly
exciting time to be alive change should be embraced, not feared.
Empires always run their course. Bubbles burst. But creative, thinking human beings always survive and thrive.

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OUT IN SPACE
You slowly become aware of your surroundings - darkness with bright points of light. Your perceptions deepen.
You are floating, turning to face a bright, greenish blue, glowing orb. You realize it is the earth. You are flooded by
feelings that can only be described as ethereal.
This is how youve always imagined that God looked at things.
Like looking through the zoom lens on a camera, you see thousands of problems of life on earth leap into your
awareness. You feel like you are supposed to do something about them. You cant explain it, but somehow you realize
that you have supreme power over all the earth and its inhabitants. It is very clear now. You must fix the problems.
You always wanted to play God. Finally youve got the chance. You know exactly what to do. Youve thought it all
out a hundred times before in your fantasies. You must somehow turn the earth into a paradise for man.
THE DECEPTION OF LIBERAL THINKING
Children of the sixties above all hated hypocrisy. To be a hypocrite means to lie or deceive. A hypocrite is a deceiver,
pretender, faker, swindler, charlatan, imposter, fraud or cheat. It is everything despised by those who invested
themselves in the Movement. Nobody likes to be tricked, made a fool of, laid waste by someone else's selfishness.
In the Sixties it seemed like much of what the American Dream stood for was hypocrisy.
The Establishment only got the 'haves' established at the expense of the 'have-nots'. We wanted to fix it so badly. We
wanted there to be love and justice for everyone without discrimination. There should be no rich or poor, black or
white, male or female just treat everybody fair and equal. Isn't that what the Constitution stood for and what love
demanded?
Something in the longing human heart knew it was true; love was the answer it had to be the answer. If the problem
was hate and greed, it follows that the answer would be love. Who was it that told us it would be easy to love anyway?
Hmm?
I can't hear you.
Nobody ever stopped to wonder too hard about who was going to teach us selfish human beings how to love. Did any
of the prophets and philosophers demonstrate it beyond the rhetoric?
The Sixties proclaimed "All you need is love". Many believers trust that God is love. Could you say that "All you need
is God"? Maybe, depending upon the god you decide to believe in. It has to be the right one, the one whose truth is
worth banking on.
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The bottom line is that the real God is really true. So He's the One you want to find. Forget the hypocrites, the
pretenders. He is good and real and just and He is love. It is work to believe in Him in the face of the schemes of evil.
Evil is smart too, very deceptive, and very skilled at leading us to believe that lies are true. Evil does not want us to
believe God is true.
Therefore he artfully uses us, robs us, violates us, and tells us it was God that did it. Who would want to believe in a
God like that anyway? Many are trapped in the snare, just like Eve was. Liberals, especially. It sounded like a good
point, the question evil asked Eve. It led her to doubt God's goodness toward her. She fell for it. I used to be a liberal;
it was the same thing. The deception is subtle, not obvious. I had a tender heart that hated injustice and believed that
people could fix it if they just focused on the right things and were not greedy and selfish.
BUT, now I see, no one ever told us where we were going to get the power to not be greedy and selfish. Would it be
subjective, left to every man and woman's own best judgment? The rich often do that, convincing themselves that "I
worked hard for it; I deserve it."
The basic lie of liberalism is to believe that man can fix it alone, without God, through education and human effort. In
an effort to upgrade the human condition, liberals often inadvertently assault the essence of humanity: the human will,
which all humans have, making them accountable for their choices. The 'victim' spirit that prevails today is wicked; it is
wicked because it excuses the choices people make and blames it on their unfortunate circumstances. Remember the
heroes and heroines that were credited with glory because they somehow rose above those circumstances?
How did they do it? They cultivated character and trusted something beyond their own understanding and their own
righteousness. By and large they believed in God and His goodness; they clung to it. In the face of hardship, they did
not get bitter, blame God and choose evil instead, justifying themselves while doing so. They took accountability and
kept on devoting themselves to righteousness in the face of trying circumstances, instead of finding an excuse to
choose evil and fail to take responsibility for their own choice.

MAN LIVES COMPLETELY WITHOUT MONEY

Daniel Suelo is 51 years old and broke. Happily broke. Consciously, deliberately, blessedly broke.
Not only does he not have debt, a mortgage or rent, he does not earn a salary. Nor does he buy food or clothes, or
own any product with a lower case "i" before it. Home is a cave on public land outside Moab, Utah.
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He scavenges for food from the garbage or off the land (fried grasshoppers, anyone?). He has been known to carve up
and boil fresh road kill. He bathes, without soap, in the creek.
In the fall of 2000, Suelo (who changed his name from Shellabarger), decided to stop using money altogether. That
meant no "conscious barter," food stamps or other government handouts.
His mission was to "use only what is freely given or discarded and what is already present and already running," he
wrote on his web site, Zero Currency.
The question many people wonder: Is he insane, or a mooch, or simply dedicated to leading a simple, honest, dare we
say, Christ-like existence?
They're good questions. And depending whom you ask, the answers vary.
Suelo wasn't always a modern-day caveman. He went to the University of Colorado and studied anthropology, at one
point considering medical school. He lived in a real house, with four walls, a window and a door, and shopped in
stores, not their dumpsters.
But over time he says he grew depressed, clinically depressed, mainly with the focus on acquisition.
"Every time I made a resume for a job, signed my name to a document, opened a bank account, or even bought a
banana at the supermarket, I felt a tinge of dishonesty," he said.
He was born into an Evangelical Christian home in Grand Junction, Colo., and took his religion seriously.
Eventually, he started wondering why "professed Christians rarely followed the teachings of Jesus--namely the Sermon
on the Mount, namely giving up possessions, living beyond credit and debt--freely giving and freely taking--giving,
expecting nothing in return, forgiving all debts, owing nobody a thing, living beyond payback of either evil-for-evil or
good-for-good, living and walking without guilt (debt), without grudge (debt), without judgment (credit & debt), living
by Grace, by Gratis, not by our own works but by the works of the true Nature flowing through," he said.
Although he considered himself a Christian, he discovered that the same principles applied to Taoism, Judaism,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, Mormonism, Shamanism, and Paganism.

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One year he went to Alaska and worked on the docks. But that, too, he says, felt dishonest. Instead, he and a buddy
decided to live off the landspearing fish, foraging for mushrooms and berries. (Think Castaway, but with snow).
Suelo (which means soil in Spanish) eventually hitch-hiked back to Moab with $50 in his pocket. By the time he
arrived, his stash had dwindled to $25. He realized that he only needed money for things he really didn't need, like
snacks and booze.
He began toying with the idea of living full-time without money. He traveled to India, and became fascinated by Hindu
Sadhus, who wandered without lucre and possessions. He considered joining them, but then he realized that:
"A true test of faith would be to return to one of the most materialistic, money-worshipping nations on earth, to return
to the authenticity profound principles of spirituality hidden beneath our own religion of hypocrisy, and be a Sadhu
there," he said. "To be a vagabond, a bum, and make an art of it - this idea enchanted me."
And soon, that's exactly what he did. He says he left his life savingsa whopping $30in a phone booth, and walked
away.
But he didn't do it in a vacuum; he maintained his blog for free from the Moab public library. Rather than just sitting
on a mountain and gazing at his navel, he wanted to have an impact on others, to spread his gospel.
In 2009, Mark Sundeen, an old acquaintance he'd worked with at a Moab restaurant, heard about Suelo through mutual
friends.
At first, "I thought he must have lost his mind," Sundeen, 42, said in a telephone conversation.
But then he began reading his blog, and grew intrigued. Sundeen divides his time between Missoula, Mont., and Moab,
where he was once a river guide, and he paid a visit to Suelo's cave.
Gradually, he said he realized that much of what Suelo was saying made a whole lot of sense.
This was right around the time the economy crashed, and "It felt like a lot of what he was saying was prophetic," said
Sundeen.
"That money is an illusion, an addiction. That resonated with me after the collapse for the economy."
Sundeen was so intrigued that he decided to write a book about Suelo, The Man Who Quit Money, which was
published in March.
While the book reviews have been generally positive, Suelo has come under fire by some who say he's a mooch, or a
derelict, sponging off society without contributing. They are valid criticisms: This is a guy, after all, who's gotten
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arrested for train hopping, (what would Jesus say about that?). And he's not opposed to house sitting in winter--not
exactly living off the land. And besides: How is he actually helping others by going without? It's not like he's solving
world hunger, or curing cancer.
Sundeen disputes these arguments.
He doesn't accept any government programswelfare, food stamps, Medicare," he said. "The only ways in which he
actually uses taxpayer funded derivatives is walking on roads and using the public library. So in that regard he's a
mooch--he's using the roads and not paying taxes. But if you try to quantify the amount of money he's taking from the
systemit's a couple of dollars a year, less than anyone's ever used."
Instead, he is actively promoting "his idea that money is an illusion," Sundeen said. "The Fed just prints it up, it doesn't
mean anything and it's going to lead us down the road to serfdom."
Suelo simply doesn't want to contribute to that, and so he lives life on his own terms.
That said, Sundeen wouldn't live the way Suelo does.
"The appeal to me is the living outdoors part, but I feel like I got my feel of that working as an Outward Bound guide,"
he said. "At this point I have other priorities."
Suelo, for his part, has no plans to bring money back into his life.
"I know it's possible to live without money," he said. "Abundantly."
GLOBAL WARMING
The last time Gods judgment was the flood; this time it will be the fire. Anyone who knows even a little of the
potential of global warming knows what could come upon the earth. Global warming only takes into account what
man is doing to the atmosphere, but what if the sun itself were to burn hotter?
This is the meaning of the dreadful prophecy in the Book of Revelation:
And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given to it to scorch men with fire, and men were
scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not
repent, so as to give Him glory. (Revelation 16:8-9)
This will be the fulfillment of Isaiahs prophecy, spoken some 2,700 years ago. Isaiah saw ahead of time the wickedness
of the modern world, and he understood why the earth would be polluted:

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The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting
covenant. Therefore a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the
earth are burned, and very few men are left. (Isaiah 24:5-6)
The moral ruin of these days will be worse than the physical ruin, and the outer burning a foretaste of something more
terrible. No one will escape who despises the authority of God in his conscience. The pressure on everyone to
compromise in the last days will be tremendous. Who will stand?
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:10am
THE DAWNING OF THE NEW AGE
So there is a new age coming, but it will not enter quietly. Instead, it will be heralded by the most astonishing event the
world has ever seen: the sun will go down at noon and rise again six hours later! Amos prophesied long ago:
And it will come about in that day, declares the Lord, that I shall make the sun go down at noon and make the earth dark in broad
daylight. (Amos 8:9)
This will not be some freak occurrence; it will happen over and over again. This will be one of the terrible troubles that
will overtake the world as judgment for its evil ways; yet it will be a shield behind which Gods chosen ones will flee:
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall. And unless
those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, those days shall be cut short. (Matthew 24:21-22)
Our Master Yahshua knew the prophecy of Amos and He knew what it meant. He saw that the length of the days
would be cut short, rather than the number of the days, for that, too, is sealed in prophecy. He knew that the sun
would go down at noon, and the earth would spin twice as fast as it does now. This would have profound effects on
the world, fulfilling His unalterable words:
And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the seas
and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will
be shaken. (Luke 21:25-26)
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:14am
THE HOLY PROPHETS
Many things are recorded in the mysterious writings of the holy prophets of ancient Israel. Amos spoke thousands of
years ago:
Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
The prophet Isaiah said at about the same time that just as the rain causes the plants to spring up, providing food for
man and beast, So shall My [the Lords] word be which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty without accomplishing
what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10-11)
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It is without doubt, then, that the many prophecies of the coming age of peace will come to pass, not through the
efforts of men to unite a fallen Christianity and take over the political affairs of the world (Revelation 17:3-5), but
through the direct intervention of God.
The Son of God, the greatest prophet of all, described the days just prior to the end of this age with the grim word
tribulation. Some of the events He describes are beginning to happen even now:
And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for these things must take place, but that is not yet the
end. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
(Matthew 24:6-8)
He went on to say that these things are merely the beginning of the birth pangs. Only those with faith will see these
events as leading to a better world; everyone else will be profoundly fearful. Men will actually faint from fear.
The terrible state of the world in those days will cause most people to accept any leader and pay any price necessary to
have peace and stability. In order to participate in the world system, they will go so far as to take a mark upon their
forehead or hand. Those who do not conform will be hated like all non-conformists have been hated. But this time
they will be denied the right to buy and sell anything, and will even face the death penalty (Revelation 13:15-17).
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:11am
THE EARTH IS SUCH A MESS! IF YOU WERE GOD, HOW WOULD YOU FIX IT?
The Big Picture
Ever so wearily the week drags by. Finally the weekend arrives. You cheerfully join the throngs of happy weekenders
rushing home for their two day rest. Because of all the smog you always take public transportation. Of course it takes
longer and you have to put up with pushy, obnoxious people. Friday afternoons are the worst; everyone is in such a
hurry. The crowded bus arrives and you shoulder your way on board. At least you are doing something to save the earth.
You could walk home, but it just brings you down. The litter-filled streets and noxious automobile exhaust depress
you. Really, nobody is doing much of anything to preserve the environment. It seems as though people dont care that
the environment is being destroyed for their own selfish pleasures.
You arrive at your block, quickly walking the last twenty yards to your own little haven. You pick up your recycle bin
from the front yard as you approach the door of your apartment. Casting a wary eye about for intruders you fish the
keys from your pocket and begin unlocking all the locks. A strange, uneasy feeling comes over you - a premonition
of something about to happen. Thoughts of a recent crime spree in the neighborhood start to work at you. All of a

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sudden, just opening your door fills you with dread apprehensions. What if your apartment is ransacked and all of your
favorite possessions gone? Turning the last key, you fling the door open.
Relief! It is just as you left it this morning. Sinking down on the couch, you try to push the world's problems out of
your mind. You could almost laugh except the world is such a mess. You wish that somehow things could be different.
If only you were in charge. You begin drifting off to sleep wondering just who is in charge. Suddenly a blinding flash of
light engulfs you. You hear nothing, feeling only a strange sensation that everything is coming apart as the light
penetrates you, bearing you away in its passing. To where? Am I dead? you wonder.
CREATING PARADISE
You begin by changing all the petroleum to water - cool, fresh, clean water. No more autos. No more smog. With
that water the deserts will bloom! You make rain come again to drought-stricken lands. You destroy all the weeds ...
well, most of them. Everywhere the earth brings forth abundant food - more than enough for everyone. You fill the
earth with animals again, the oceans with fish, and lots of whales and dolphins.
Time to tackle the problems of man. How to do away with divisions? You know just what to do. No more countries.
Take away all the borders. Make the earth one big country. Do away with centralized governments - let the people
rule. To deal with race problems you turn everyone into a light, green color with no distinguishable ethnic differences.
That should make everyone equal.
Next you change the laws of physics, just ever so slightly ... so that gunpowder doesnt work, explosives dont explode.
Nuclear energy just does nothing. No more ugly nuclear plants cluttering up your paradise. This will make them get on
the stick about solar energy. For the interim, you leave the coal deposits, just changing them a little so that they burn
clean. You realize as an afterthought that theyll have to dig them out by hand. But it wont really be a problem. Why,
that alone should solve unemployment.
You take away all the pests that you see no purpose for; no need to have poisons sprayed all over the place. Now
everything can be organic. While youre at it, you take away cancer and disease. You cant quite deal with death; it
somehow eludes you. But you do the next best thing and establish 120 years as a normal life span.
You survey your handiwork. The earth is a perfect place for man. The stage is set for a glorious brotherhood of man.
Just one more thing lies in the way - the whole idea of heaven and hell. So you erase it from the human
consciousness. In one fell swoop you do away with religion, patriarchy, homophobia, and morality. You feel deeply
satisfied that you have righted all the wrongs and opened the door for mankind to begin anew.
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:18am
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE
You sense your celestial duty coming to an end. Everything is set in motion. You feel yourself falling back into the
paradise you have just created. You find yourself standing in your doorway. Was all this just a fantasy? Nothing has
changed; or has it? You notice the air. It has a clean, sweet smell. The birds are singing loudly. You cant hear any cars.
Then you remember there arent any. You are in awe. It worked! The guy next door comes over. He's pale green just
like you. He smiles and says hi, as he brushes past you into your apartment. He begins to check things out.
Wait a minute, you protest. This is my place.
Our place, he replies with a grin. Remember, the brotherhood of man. What's yours is mine. What's mine is yours.
Since Ive got nothing, Im sure glad that you do, else wed both be in a pinch.
Laughing, he picks up your stereo and several tapes. You protest, Wait a minute, you cant just waltz in here and take
my stuff!"
His face hardens into a threatening look. From his pocket he pulls an ugly looking knife. It's not yours anymore,
brother! It's mine. Id sure hate to have to hurt my brother cause he wouldnt share.
As he leaves with your stereo, he takes your wallet too. Your paradise is quickly becoming a nightmare. You cant keep
anything for yourself and you know that when you need someone else's stuff they wont share.
The days roll by. Without strong government, order breaks down. Anarchy and chaos reign. Gangs of vigilantes roam
the land dealing out justice. Gangs of criminals roam about, too. It's hard to tell the difference. The restraints are gone
and violence is everywhere. People just do what they want. No longer do they have to work to survive. Instead, they
wander aimlessly about, looking for entertainment. There is no limit to their cruelty. Nothing seems to satisfy them.
You dont understand. Everything you did was correct in your own way of thinking. How did things go wrong? You
wake up in a cold sweat, fighting down panic as you look around your room. There's the stereo. It was a dream, after
all. But a very troubling dream. Once man's needs were met he should have been able to live at peace with everyone
else. You thought that circumstances and suffering made people choose evil; that if they could choose good then all men
would. The truth dawns on you. Even in a perfect situation man chooses to do evil.
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:20am

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STATUE OF LIBERTY THE TRUE REASONS FOR HER

CREATION THE LADY OF FREEDOM FOR ALL

Research into the origins of the Statue of Liberty, the 151-foot-tall monument to freedom erected in 1886 in New
York Harbor, has been able to substantiate was a Tribute to Black Slaves.
EDOUARD RENE DE LABOULAYE 1811-1883
As proof of the friendship and the community of emotions of the people of the two countries, Laboulaye pointed out
that the people of the United States honored the remembrances of common glories, and loved Lafayette and his
volunteers as they revered *American heroes. He declared that this common heritage was of far greater importance
in America than the political acts of the French Government.
Adapted from Harper's Weekly, December 15, 1866.
* The brave black soldiers out of slavery ..Ed. ________
Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W.
Quote:
This book is required reading for grasping the full range of obstacles that African Americans faced in their struggle for
freedom and equality during the Civil War era" -- Civil War History.
Louisiana Native Guards on Ship Island 1863-1870
Quote: 'While others dismissed the African-American regiments, the Second Regiment's commander, Colonel Nathan Daniels,

expressed in his diary strong confidence in his troops. An ardent abolitionist from New York and Ohio, he ached to prove the
regiment's worth in battle and for military glory.

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"Thank God my Regiment an African one, that I have been permitted to assemble them under the banner of
freedom to do and die for their country & liberty-The 2nd Louisiana Regiment of Native Guards will yet have
a name in history."

Colonel Nathan W. Daniels, 2nd Regiment

One especially interesting member of Daniels' command was his black major, Francis E. Dumas. A refined, educated, slave-owning
plantation owner, Dumas spoke five languages, and his abilities impressed both Colonel Daniels and General Butler. Dumas enlisted his
one hundred slaves into one company of the Native Guards, calling upon them to "break the bonds" of their fellow men. As a major,
Dumas was the highest nonwhite commissioned officer to see combat during the war.'
A History Lesson
It is hard to believe that after my many years of schooling (secondary and post) the following facts about the Statue of
Liberty was never taught. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of people including myself have visited the Statue of
Liberty over the years but yet I'm unable to find one person who knows the true history behind the Statue- amazing.
Yes, amazing that so much important Black history (such as this) is hidden from us (Black and White). What makes
this even worse is the fact that the current twist on history perpetuates and promotes white supremacy at the expense
of Black Pride.
During my visit to France I saw the original Statue of Liberty. However there was a difference, the statue in France is
Black. The Statue of Liberty was originally a Black woman, but, as memory serves, it was because the model was Black.
In a book called "The Journey of The Songhai People", according to Dr. Jim Haskins, a member of the National
Education Advisory Committee of the Liberty-Ellis Island Committee, professor of English at the University of
Florida, and prolific Black author, points out that what stimulated the original idea for that 151 foot statue in the
harbor.
He says that what stimulated the idea for the creation of the statue initially was the part that Black soldiers played in the
ending of Black African Bondage in the United States. It was created in the mind of the French historian Edourd de
Laboulaye, chairman of the French Anti-Slavery Society, who, together with sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,
proposed to the French government that the people of France present to the people of the United States through the
American Abolitionist Society, the gift of a Statue of Liberty in recognition of the fact that Black soldiers won the Civil
War in the United States.
It was widely known then that it was Black soldiers who played the pivotal role in winning the war, and this gift would
be a tribute to their prowess. Suzanne Nakasian, director of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundations' National
Ethnic Campaign said that the Black Americans' direct connection to Lady Liberty is unknown to the majority of
Americans, BLACK or WHITE.

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When the statue was presented to the U.S. Minister to France in 1884, it is said that he remonstrated that the dominant
view of the broken hackles would be offensive to a U.S. South, because since the statue was a reminder of Blacks
winning their freedom. It was a reminder to a beaten South of the ones who caused their defeat, their despised former
captives.
Documents of Proof:
1.) You may go and see the original model of the Statue of Liberty, with the broken chains at her feet and in her left
hand. Go to the Museum of the City of NY, Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street write to Peter Simians and he can send you
some documentation.
2.) Check with the N.Y. Times magazine, part II_May 18, 1986. Read the article by Laboulaye.
3.) The dark original face of the Statue of Liberty can be seen in the N.Y. Post, June 17, 1986, also the Post stated the
reason for the broken chains at her feet.
4.) Finally, you may check with the French Mission or the French Embassy at the U.N. or in Washington, D.C. and ask
for some original French material on the Statue of Liberty, including the Bartholdi original model.
You can call in September (202) 944-6060 or 6400. Please pass this information along!
THE MISSING SECURITY TAPES FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
Late on the night of August 23, 2001, at about 3 a.m. security cameras in the parking garage of the World Trade Center
captured the arrival of two or three truck vans.
Visual examination determined the vans were separate and unique from trucks used by janitorial services, including
different colors and devoid of markings.
More curious, all the janitorial trucks had pulled out of the Towers by about 2:30 a.mabout half an hour before the
second set of vans arrived.
According to my high level State Department source with a top security clearance, who disclosed the unusual nightly
activity, no vans matching that description had entered the World Trade Center at such an hour in any of the weeks or
months prior to that date. It was a unique event.
Security cameras caught the vans leaving the Towers at approximately 5 a.mbefore the first wave of AAA personality
types on Wall Street, driving Mercedes and BMWs, arrived to track the markets.
For the next 10 to 12 nights, the same mysterious truck vans arrived at the World Trade Center at the same mysterious
hour after the janitorial crews had left the building and before the most fanatic robber barons on Wall Street showed
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up for work. The vans appeared at the World Trade Center from approximately August 23, 2001 until September 3 or
4, 2001. After that last night, they never appeared at the Towers again.
The vans were never heard of again, either. The 9/11 Commission was never informed of their surprising presence in
the Towers three weeks before the 9/11 attack.
Most of the 9/11 Truth Community has no knowledge of this extraordinary nightly activity, either.
For all the publics ignorance, video from the security cameras could be the most significant missing part of the 9/11
puzzle. This State Department source was convinced the mysterious trucks were used to transport explosives into the
building, and that an unidentified orphan team wired the World Trade Center for a controlled demolition in those late
night hours. He has stayed quiet to protect his job, his retirement pension and his reputationknowing that others
who spoke up have gotten fired or thrown in prison (myself included).
Controlled Demolition
Other evidence supports a controlled demolition of the Towers, as a supplement to the hijackings. Firefighters and
maintenance crews reported hearing explosions popping through the Towers on 9/11. And previous reports indicate
that dust from the World Trade Center tested positive for thermate explosives a derivative of a thermite [censored].
A thermite reaction involves a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum, while thermate adds an element of sulfur. When
the iron oxide-aluminum mixture is ignited, a super vigorous reaction occurs, creating molten metaland dust, in the
case of thermate. The reaction is extremely exothermic, meaning that a great deal of heat is given off, making for an
incredibly powerful reducing agent.
Even so, as the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attack approaches, the majority of Americans continue to be confused
as to how a controlled demolition scenario fits with the airplane hijackings and aerial strike on the World Trade
Centerwhich the whole world witnessed on play back over and over in the media, until the image was seared like a
brand on our collective consciousness.
Until now, there has been a false dichotomy that only one or the other style of attack could have occurred, but never
both together. Some parts of the 9/11 Community itself vigorously dispute that both could have occurred as
synchronized events. And most of the corporate media refuses to acknowledge the controlled demolition theory
whatsoever.
When the public understands 9/11 as a series of Real Time events throughout the month of August, 2001, the
unfolding sequence of this tragedy makes a lot more sense.
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The difficulty is throwing out everything the public has been taught about 9/11created for the convenience of
politicians and corporate media, who simplified the story for public consumption.
First and foremost, contrary to all media reports and official claims, U.S. and foreign intelligence absolutely expected
the 9/11 attack to occur citing airplane hijackings and a strike on the World Trade Center. Even the time frame was
identified preciselyknown to be late August through mid-September.
I relate here my own experience as evidence. It has been corroborated in courtroom testimony by Parke Godfrey, a
computer science professor at York University in Toronto. He delivered his statement under oath in the Federal
Courthouse of the Southern District of New York1000 yards from where the World Trade Center once graced the
skyline.
On August 2, the date of Robert Muellers Senate confirmation hearings to become Director of the FBI, my CIA
handler, Dr. Richard Fuisz warned me not to travel to New York because the attack on the World Trade Center
involving airplane hijackings was considered imminent, with the potential for mass human casualties and a
possible miniature thermo-nuclear device (thermite).
Our team aggressively tried to block the conspiracy. But not everyone was on board.
Threats to Iraq
As far back as April and May of 2001, a decision had been made at the top levels of the government that War with
Iraq would be in play in the aftermath of a 9/11 scenario.
As the primary Asset covering the Iraqi Embassy in New York, I myself was ordered to threaten Iraqi diplomats with
War, if it was determined that Iraq possessed actionable intelligence about the airplane hijacking conspiracy and failed
to hand it over through my back channel.
After initially balking at the message, I was informed the threat originated at the highest level of government, above the
CIA Director and Secretary of State. That could only be President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Iraqi diplomats threw up their hands: They had nothing to give us, they said. But go ahead, they told me. Send your
FBI. They are welcome in Baghdad. We want peace with America. And maybe they will find something. For all the
brouhaha after 9/11, the fact remains that George Bush took no action on Iraqs invite.

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There was chatter about the 9/11 conspiracy throughout the Intelligence Community all summer long. The greatest
part of the Intelligence Community abhorred the scenario. My own Intelligence team, triangulating the CIA and
Defense Intelligence Agency pushed and pushed for actionable intelligence from Baghdad. However, though we could
not understand what the hell was going on, our efforts kept running into a wall of interference from the Justice
Department, with only superficial outward support.
For the integrity of history, Americans and the world community have a fundamental right to understand what actions
the Intelligence Community did undertake prior to the attackbecause it exposes the high level opposition running
interference.
August Timeline
On Thursday, August 2, 2001 my CIA handler, Dr. Richard Fuisz and I discussed over the telephone our belief that
the attack would be imminent.
On Saturday, August 4 I visited the Iraqi Embassy in New York for the final time before 9/11, pushing for any
fragment of actionable intelligence from Baghdad that could pinpoint the conspiracy.
On the weekend of August 4-5spooky NSA types visited the office where I had a part time consulting job. Of
course the office was closed for the weekend, and I wont speculate how they got inside. However, while snooping,
they took a proof of life, for want of a better expression. It is a physical copy of the Wall Street Journal dated July 30,
2001the same week as my conversation with Dr. Fuisz addressed to the company, with the street address and
name of the man I had been working for.
The copy of the July 30, 2001 Wall Street Journal surfaced on my desk at homeNine Years after the attack while I
was traveling in Japan on a speaking tour for the advance release of my book, Extreme Prejudice: The Terrifying Story
of the Patriot Act and the Cover Ups of 9/11 and Iraq, which features a detailed analysis of our teams 9/11 warnings,
the 9/11 investigation and a comprehensive peace framework developed with Iraqi diplomats. Given the upheaval in
my life throughout the intervening decadeincluding a years stint in prison on a Texas military base, while the
government covered up my teams 9/11 warnings and the true facts of Iraqi Pre-War Intelligence theres no way a
copy of the Wall Street Journal could have survived as desk clutter.
Other Intelligence officers will recognize the significance at once. That hard copy of the Wall Street Journal proves
beyond any question that other spooks were tracking our teams conversations about the conspiracy in real time fully
6 weeks before 9/11 occurred. A newspaper would have been thrown out of an office weeks before the attack.
Somebody had to grab it up almost immediately after my conversation with Dr. Fuisz.

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See? Other teams tried to put together the attack scenario, too.
All of it points to the frenetic activity in advance of 9/11. There was a lot of action behind the scenes. And Intelligence
folk are anything but passive individuals. Quite the opposite, theres a lot of creative risk-taking and proactive problem
solving. None of these people sit on their hands.
Americans still dont know that:
On Monday, August 6, I met with Dr. Fuisz and we hammered out a plan of action for alerting the White House that
this hijacking conspiracy should move to emergency status.
That same Monday, August 6, the CIA handed President Bush a memo warning about an expected terrorist conspiracy
involving Al Qaeda. Though I could be mistaken, I have always believed Dr. Fuisz contributed to that report. If not, it
proves again that a broad spectrum of U.S. intelligence was moving to high alert status, far enough in advance to block
the attack.
Following instructions from Dr. Fuisz, on Tuesday, August 7 or Wednesday, August 8, I placed an emergency call to
the private staff of Attorney General John Ashcroft. Identifying myself as the Chief U.S. Intelligence Asset covering
Iraq and Libya at the United Nations, I delivered our warning about a conspiracy involving airplane hijackings and a
targeted strike on the World Trade Center.
I requested an emergency broadcast alert through all Federal Agencies seeking any fragment of intelligence involving
airplane hijackings and a strike on the World Trade Center. I warned the attack was imminent with expectations of
mass casualties, and that it should be regarded as Emergency Status.
Attorney General John Ashcrofts private staff immediately gave me a telephone number at the Office of CounterTerrorism, and told me to repeat what I had just told them to the person at that number. Immediately I complied.
Later that week on August 9 or 10, I drove over to the Arlington, Virginia home of my second cousin, Andrew Card
Chief of Staff to President George Bush ready to deliver the same message. I waited two hours in my car outside of
his home. Occasionally neighbors peeked outside their curtains, while I chain smoked cigarettes in the hot car. (Yes, I
have quit smoking.) Driving away, I remember thinking that I might be making the greatest mistake of my life.
My Own Private Hell during the Cover Up
I am extremely proud of our team efforts before 9/11 and throughout the 9/11 investigation. For all that, Americans
are learning about this very late because I got into great big, bad trouble with the Feds when I tried to talk. I suffered
five (5) years of indictment on the Patriot Act and one year of prison on a military base without a trial, when
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Republicans decided to reinvent the facts about 9/11 and Iraqi Pre-War Intelligence, denying Iraqs contributions to
the 9/11 investigation and the existence of a comprehensive peace framework.
Our relationship soured as I became convinced Republicans at the top echelons allowed 9/11 to happen, killing
thousands of innocent Americans and international citizens, so they could build a phony case for War against Iraq and
Afghanistan.
I was outraged that the American government has done this to itselfas a pretext for military aggression and massive
deficit spending in support of the military industrial complex, which is bankrupting the Middle Class. And I was quite
vocal in expressing my belief that Americans have a right to full disclosure about our activities before 9/11 and the
Iraqi War. And the devil take politicians!
Without question I posed a grave threat to political grandstanding on 9/11 and the myth of Washingtons outstanding
leadership performance on terrorism. Many times I have thought of myself as Dorothy in the Land of Oz pulling
back the curtain on the Wizard, and exposing his deceit before the hapless, trusting Munchkins.
In truth, the spooks did a great job before 9/11. Everything moved with lightning speed ahead of the threat. We could
have stopped 9/11 easily if the Justice Department had fulfilled requests for inter-agency cooperation. There was
plenty of time to alert NORAD or post an anti-air craft battery on top of the World Trade Center buildings.
Thats why the GOP leadership had to take me outbecause I refused to back off that point. If I had been free, the
American people and the world community would have learned the truth much sooner.
Controlled Demolition
Unhappily for all of us, because of private conversations with sources like my State Department colleague, I have
reached additional conclusions that our team was not the only one at work before 9/11.
Though none of us expected this to happen, I have come to believe that our efforts collided with a force of equal
resistance, in the form of an orphan team also watching the events unfolding like us.
As a long-time participant in multiple terrorism investigations, I have personal knowledge that most terrorist attacks are
noisy, smoky and chaotic without achieving maximum destruction of the target. The 1993 World Trade Center
attack by Ramzi Youseff and Sheikh Abdul Rahmon of Egypt killed 5 people. The bombing of the U.S.S. Cole in the
Port of Aden, Yemen killed 12 people. Without extra push, this 9/11 attack would never have killed so many people
either100 people at the very most.

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Add to that a recipe of incompetent pilots who functioned as Intelligence Assets themselves in a few cases Again
from personal experience, I know that Assets are heavily scrutinized at all times by handlers from multiple agencies. I
am convinced that an inner circle anticipated the event, and saw that their boys flying those planes could not achieve
maximum damage sufficient to achieve their War agenda in Iraq.
I cannot blame Americans for feeling overwhelmed, even heart-broken by these revelations. But bottom line jet fuel
fires could not have collapsed both of those Towers, or Building 7, pretty much evaporating the entire steel frame of
the buildings into dust and molten steel. Add to that the CIAs urgent reports that a miniature thermo-nuclear device
would be used in the attackand thats why I had to stay out of New York City.
The strange nightly activity at the World Trade Center three weeks before the attack clinched it for me. I am 100
percent convinced those Towers were wired for explosives.
Yes, hijacked airplanes struck the towers. But bringing down the Towers to secure War with Iraq required some extra
umph.
I cannot speculate who wired the towers with explosives. I could make a guess, but my training as an Asset requires me
to stay focused on what I have observed first-hand, and to recognize my own limitations.
So why should the world care? At this point, it is most critical for Americans to stop politicians in Washington from
using 9/11 for grandstanding and personal ambitions.
The War on Terrorism has perpetrated a fraud on all of us. Those who support the War on Terror are destroying our
fiscal economy and our Middle Class.
Thats why Americans must learn the truth about 9/11. Its reached a crisis point where we must get off this merry-goround of defense spending. We must end the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Otherwise this fraud of 9/11 is going to
ruin our great country for all time.
I only hope it isnt too late already.
BILDERBERG 2011 DISCUSSION LEAKED VIA MOLES INSIDE
Understanding the Bilderbergers and their way of thinking and what they are planning!
Also, some hard facts.....and very grim reading! Be warned! See Conclusion. Here's a few extracts........From Wells
Fargo and JP Morgan Chase and beyond, the system is imploding: banks, financial markets, bond markets, housing
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markets. And now, we can add the United States to the list of bankrupt nations. US dollar has lost 12% of its value in
one year. And China, for the first time, has become a net seller of US treasury bonds. What it means is that the bond
bubble is about to explode and when it does, take a front row seat and enjoy the fireworks. This is once in a lifetime
opportunity.
Chinas warning was reiterated at the Bilderberg conference by a first time Chinese delegate, that USGs planned attack
on Pakistan will be interpreted as an act of aggression against Beijing.
The Bilderberg Group is not the end, but the means, to a future One World Company Limited.
The ultimate goal of this nightmare future is to transform Earth into a prison planet by bringing about a single
globalised marketplace, controlled by One World Company, financially regulated by a World Bank, and populated by a
dumbed down population whose lifes needs will be stripped down to materialism and survival " work, buy, sex, sleep"
all connected to a global computer that monitors our every move.
And it is becoming easier because the development of telecommunications technology together with profound
advances in present-day knowledge and new methods of behavior engineering to manipulate individual conduct are
converting what, in other epochs of history, were only evil intentions, into a disturbing new reality.
Each new measure viewed on its own may seem an aberration, but a whole host of changes, as part of an ongoing
continuum, constitutes a shift towards total enslavement.
The background
In the world of international finance, there are those who steer the events and those who react to the events. While the
latter are better known, greater in numbers, and seemingly more powerful, the true power rests with the former. At the
centre of the global financial system are the financial oligarchy today represented by the Bilderberg group.
Bilderberg organization is dynamic, in that it changes with the times, absorbs and creates new parts while excreting the
remains of the decaying parts. Members come and go, but the system itself has not changed. It is a self-perpetuating
system, a virtual spider web of interlocked financial, political, economic and industry interests with the venetian
ultramontane fondi model at the centre.
Now, Bilderberg isnt a secret society. It is not an evil, all-seeing eye or a Jewish-Masonic conspiracy. There is no
conspiracy even though a lot of people with their infantile fantasies see it as such. No group of people, and I dont care
how powerful they are, sit around the table in dark room, holding hands, staring at a crystal ball, planning the worlds
future.
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Bilderberg is not a Cartesian fantasy world, in which the isolated intentions of some individuals, instead of the
dynamics of social processes, shape the course of history as the movement of evolving ideas and themes over
successive generations. It is clinically significant, that todays more popular varieties of wild-eyed conspiracy theories,
reflect the peculiarly pathological style in infantile fantasy associated with the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Harry
Potter cults. The characteristic form of mental action these cults express, is the magical power of the will, acting
outside real physical space-time dimension.
Its a meeting of people who represent a certain ideology. Bilderberg is a medium of bringing together financial
institutions which are the worlds most powerful and most predatory financial interests. And at this time, it is that
combination which is the worst enemy of humanity.
Not OWG or NWO as too many people mistakenly believe. Rather, the ideology is of a ONE WORLD COMPANY
LIMITED. Back in 1968, at a Bilderberg meeting in Canada, George Ball, the then Under-secretary for Economic
Affairs with JFK and Johnson said: Where does one find a legitimate base for the power of corporate management to
make decisions that can profoundly affect the economic life of nations to whose governments they have only limited
responsibility?
The idea behind each and every Bilderberg meeting is to create what they themselves call THE ARISTOCRACY OF
PURPOSE between European and North American elites on the best way to manage the planet. In other words, the
creation of a global network of giant cartels, more powerful than any nation on Earth, destined to control the
necessities of life of the rest of humanity.
Iraq
One of the key discussion points regarding Iraq centered on the future of the US mission in the country given that the
eight-year occupation is coming to an end. Under the heading What rights do we have in Iraq? Bilderberg delegates
discussed whether the USG is entitled to some kind of squatters rights.
For now, this issue is off the charts, but in the foreseeable future the story will undoubtedly get lots of mainstream
attention. What concerns everyone involved is the last page, the ending to the Iraqi occupation. If the US military
leaves Iraq, something that most Bilderberg delegates do not see plausible, under what conditions and agreements will
this be made possible?
As one American delegate reminded his colleagues, as of October 1, 2011, full responsibility for the US presence in
Iraq would officially be transferred from the military to the Department of State. Translation: we might well be sold a

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false bill of good by the mainstream press. USG has no intentions of ever leaving Iraq, even if ownership changes
hands.
What one US delegate stated can sum up US position on Iraq: when you think of Iraq, think big. Indeed, to understand
US position in the country, one only needs to remember that the US mission in Baghdad is the worlds largest embassy,
built for just under $1 billion and comparable in size to the Vatican and visible from space.
One European delegate asked point blank if after eight years of war, anyone can truly say that it was worth the effort.
At a staggering cost of trillions of US dollars, over five thousand US lives and over a million innocent Iraqis killed few
can admit to the spectacular failure of the mission. With the supposed upcoming transfer of power from the
Department of Defense to the Department of State, one is left to wonder exactly what will the US mission be in Iraq
beginning in 2012. As another European Bilderberg retorted: It is any ones guess.
The US delegates pointed to the fact that there is a stable government in the country as a result of a democratically held
elections. He was reminded that the initial reason for the invasion had to do with finding and eliminating weapons of
mass destruction. The concern for their freedom was an afterthought, said one European. There was also talk of major
financial investment in Iraq to jumpstart their weak economy. However, most attendees agreed that the investment was
completely self-serving, centered on the US embassy and justifying its existence and costs.
Middle East
Lets start with the conclusion: As cash for counter-revolution is dolled out by the billions, the future of the great 2011
Arab revolt looks grimmer and grimmer. Bilderberg fully backs draconian repression and perpetual war all across the
Persian Gulf and is willingly using its staunch ally, Saudi Arabia to do it bidding. This war will include every nation in
the Middle East except for Israel. Saudi Arabia is a strategic partner, not only because it is a repressive Monarchy and a
dictatorship, thus unaccountable to an electorate, but also because of their oil as strategic energy reserve.
Instability across the entire Middle East allows Bilderberg an excuse to push oil prices to a $150-180 per barrel. This
would put tremendous political pressure on Germany and the European Union on the one hand and on China and its
economic and political aspirations on the other.
Keep in mind that no matter how you role the dice, Bilderberg wins.
Back in the summer 2008, oil shot up to $147 a barrel, something I predicted back in May 2005, after the Bilderberg
conference in Rottach-Egern where it was decided to manipulate prices to that level by the summer 2008. At the time,
JP Morgan was advising the Chinese government that China buy all the physical crude oil because it is going to $200 a
barrel. What few people know, is that almost all of the price of oil is pure speculation, manipulated by the Goldman
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Sachs Commodity Index. Thus, Wall Street controls the oil price irrespective of supply and demand. Rest assured, that
this is all part of a long range objective to control not only the oil price but the world financial markets.
If you take a closer look, Saudi Arabia has their fingers in every Middle Eastern pie. Take Egypt. The House of Saud
has just given Supreme Military Council leader Field Marshall Tantawi US$4 billion in cash. In Yemen, the Saudis are
buying Yemeni tribes with money, in the name of stability in the region. In Bahrain, they are overtly supporting the
National Human Rights Organization whose president was appointed by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in 2010.
Then, last week, at the White House, US President Barack Obama received Bahrains Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa.
For strategic purposes, oil-rich Bahrain is a key US ally in the Gulf region, and hosts the headquarters of the US Fifth
Fleet.
Finally, theres the Muslim Brotherhood to be understood in the context of the carefully orchestrated US/Saudi
counter-revolution. From Syria to Egypt, Brotherhood is working very close with Egypts Military Council as a reqard
for good behavior.
CHINA
Of great concern to Bilderberg is China's entrance into African politics at the supra-national level as well as their
protagonism in many of the African continents disparate corners. For years, China scoured the continent for natural
resources virtually unchallenged. Now, the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) is building a
gigantic African Unions headquarters complex in Addis Ababa. If Brussels is the capital of Europe, than Addis Ababa
is the newly crowned capital of Africa.
Bilderberg has acknowledged that their corporations have been unable to compete with Chinese State owned
companies because the price is right free. Whats more, as Bilderberg readily admitted, China distinctly lacks the
colonialist label that still taints European-African relations, which gives it unfair advantage in the area.
Another area of concern to Bilderberg is Chinese deft northern African diplomacy. Under the radar, China is
outmaneuvering the United States and its western allies. For example, Libyas foreign minister Abdelati Obeidi visit to
Beijing allows China a major opportunity to counter American influence in the international arena, and enhance its
image as a friend of the Muslim world. Furthermore, China has not missed the opportunity to enhance relations with
new governments in Egypt and Tunisia after their leaders fell during the recent uprisings.
Chinas economic might
According to the latest IMF forecast, Chinas economy will be the worlds largest in real terms in 2016" just five years
from now. In real terms, meaning using purchasing power parities (PPP). That compares what people earn and spend
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in real terms in their domestic economies. Against the backdrop of Middle east conflict, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and
destruction of the world economy greater doubts were raised over both the U.S. dollar and the giant Treasury market,
which have been propped up for decades by their privileged status as the liabilities of the worlds hegemonic power.
According to Bilderberg, whoever is elected U.S. president next year will be the last to preside over the worlds largest
economy.
Under PPP, the Chinese economy will expand from $11.2 trillion this year to $19 trillion in 2016. Meanwhile the size of
the U.S. economy will rise from $15.2 trillion to $18.8 trillion. That would take Americas share of the world output
down to 17.7%, the lowest in modern times. Chinas would reach 18%, and rising.
For comparison, just 10 years ago, the U.S. economy was three times the size of Chinas.
As Bilderberg recognizes, this is more than a financial perspective. It is the end of the Age of Americas economic
hegemony. America overtook Great Britain as the worlds leading economic power in the 1890s and never looked
back. There is a silver lining in this for the United States. To counterbalance Chinas economic encroachment, Asian
nations are increasingly turning to the United States for support.
As one Bilderberger admitted, the rise of China, and the relative decline of America, the so-called paradigm shift, or
revolutionary changes in geopolitics, is the biggest story of our time.
IRELAND
The discussion on Ireland was led off with sobering statistics which none of the attendees wanted to hear. Just like
Greece, Ireland is an economic nightmare, close to becoming yet another European economic protectorate. Even
though the official statistics of unemployment is up to 15%, Bilderberg internal numbers are much closer to 21%. Not
to be outdone by the spectacularly bad news, the interest payments are half of all the income tax raised in the country
and the debt is growing. Whats more, the total debt is 100% of Gross Domestic Product.
Irelands unpaid bank debt, around 125 billion, as well as Irish State fiscal debt, courtesy of EU-IMF partnership has
weighed down the Irish economy and Irish taxpayers with a burden so great that it is beyond Irelands capacity to carry
it.
What is inevitable, admitted Bilderberg attendees, is just like Greece, Ireland will need a second bailout from the EUIMF. Others were even more blunt. The European Union is in a survival crisis, said one European Bilderberger. What
seems to worry Bilderberg is the lack of fortitude and political will across the European Union. As one Bilderberg
financial analyst stated, the markets are stuck between the rock and the hard place. The markets can cope with good
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news and they can cope with bad news, but what the financial markets cant stand, is indecision. And thats all we have
across the board. Nobody has any ideas how to get out of this.
But, as another Bilderberg bluntly reminded the attendees, it is not one but three crisis we have to deal with: a debt
crisis, a political-economy crisis, and a political crisis. And as Bilderberg knows, it is impossible to deal with all three at
the same time.
Bilderberg has admitted that the Irish banks are in over their head, having tremendous difficulties raising funds, while
at the same time, the banks are bleeding money, as people have lost faith in the system. With the Northern Rock
experience in Britain still fresh in everyones mind, the Irish are not taking any chances. For now, the mainstream press
has kept this information under wraps, but as Bilderberg admitted, it is just a matter of time before it explodes in our
faces.
One Irish Bilderberger admitted that the Irish banks could very well run out of money before the Irish government
does.
However, what worries Bilderberg is the reaction of the Irish citizens. As one Bilderberg asked, will Ireland want to
borrow money to pay back the bondholders and European banks who gambled on the Irish boom?
To solve the mounting crisis, European government is proposing a massive power grab as part of a long-range plan to
save the Union. If the plan is approved, the EU government will set the rules in the future and police itself and any
nation, which breaches the rules or disagrees with the draconian measures implemented by the EU, will have their
voting rights withdrawn. As one European Bilderberg openly admitted, What we are heading towards a form of real
economic government.
GREECE
Greece is dead. The message coming out of the Bilderberg meeting is unmistakable. Greeces troubles have not only
exposed the structural flaws of the European Monetary Union, but have also exposed the structural problems in the
global economy. Government officials around the world have responded to the debt problem by adding more debt.
Unfortunately, piling debt on debt cannot solve the problem. This is what a Ponzi scheme, Las Vegas-like secret casino
looks like. To keep the pyramid-like structure from acute economic collapse, more and more money is doled out by
those wishing to keep the speculation going.
The crisis response has only exacerbated a dynamic that created the crisis to begin with: Easy credit means debt.
Historically, financial crises typically lead to sovereign debt crisis. And sovereign debt crisis typically led to currency
crisis and extremely difficult economic times ahead.
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The sovereign debt crisis is still unfolding. Last year, Europe, trying desperation to solve the crisis of weak countries
within the Euro zone, devalued the Euro and inflated away the debt in order to stop the downward spiraling. The
problem is three fold.
First of all, member states cannot devalue its currency to make its exports more competitive. Second of all, it cannot
undertake an expansive monetary policy. Finally, it cannot mount an appropriately expansive fiscal policy because of
the restrictions of the EUs growth and stability pact. Thus, as European member states do not control their monetary
policies, debt devaluation becomes the only option. EU is literally backed into a corner.
As Bilderberg admits behind closed doors, Greece can never pay back what it owes the markets. Never. And they are
not the only ones. Former Dutch Finance Minister Willem Vermeend wrote in De Telegraaf that Greece should leave
the euro, given that it will never be able to pay back its debt. And thats something that Bilderberg elite know and
understand very well. Real unemployment figures are around 19%.
According to IMF Bilderberg attendee, 2012 projected unemployment figures for Greece will top 25%. Bilderberg can
only pray this information never makes it onto the front pages of leading mainstream periodicals. At the 2011 meeting,
Bilderberg was looking at ways to restructure Greeces debt, not for the benefit of Greece, but rather for the benefit of
the financial elite who stand to lose their shirt if Greece fails. On the other hand, a default would destabilise markets
and lead eventually to rating downgrades of other weak euro zone states such as Spain, Italy, Ireland and Portugal.
ECB officials have repeatedly cited the risk of market turmoil in explaining their opposition to a Greek debt
restructuring.
One face-saving option being considered is a debt exchange. Holders of Greek bonds would exchange them for
longer-dated bonds, giving Greece a few more years to pay back the 340 billion euro debt. However, for this option to
work, private investors must be convinced to share the burden of rescuing Greece. If the option of private investors
doesnt work out, France was being considered as the backer of the debt exchange, according to sources at the
Bilderberg conference.
At the same time, the European Union and IMF are preparing to announce a second bailout of Greece, thus
acknowledging that the first 110 billion euro rescue which was launched in May 2010 has been a spectacular failure as
Athens misses its fiscal reform targets by a mile.
But there is another problem with a voluntary debt exchange. How do you persuade investors who were burnt the first
time to take part in it, again? In the end, if Bilderberg has their way, taxpayers will be burdened with a large part of the
bailout of bad speculations and government debts. A second bailout will include unprecedented and draconian external
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supervision of Greeces economy, both public and private spending. This worries Bilderberg, especially in light of 2010
massive national protests across the country.
The scenario of Greeces exit from the Euro is now officially on the table, as are ways to do this. As in Iceland, the
Greek austerity measures are to be put to a national referendum " with polls reporting that some 85 percent of
Greeks reject the bank-bailout-austerity plan. Greeces labor movement always has [missing portion]
In Greece, more than 85% of Greek citizens are against the proposed reforms.
PAKISTAN
China is Pakistans new best friend. This is a major geopolitical shift. It comes on the heels of Obama administration
approval of aggressive tactics against Pakistan, amongst them, first use of nuclear weapons by NATO to prevent their
potential use by terrorists or a rogue state. According to the London Sunday Express: US troops will be deployed in
Pakistan if the nations nuclear installations come under threat from terrorists out to avenge the killing of Osama Bin
Laden Barack Obama would order troops to parachute in to protect key nuclear missile sites. These include the air
forces central Sargodha HQ, home base for nuclear-capable F-16 combat aircraft and at least 80 ballistic missiles. Enter
China.
Chinas warning was reiterated at the Bilderberg conference by a first time Chinese delegate, that USGs planned attack
on Pakistan will be interpreted as an act of aggression against Beijing. The stakes are perhaps as high as they have ever
been for the post-Cold War United States as Bilderberg dealt with quagmire in Pakistan.
As one European delegate stated, US is the worlds most powerful nation, but it is not more powerful than the world.
Everyone agreed on the grave danger of general war growing out of the US-Pakistan confrontation.
From geopolitical point of view, the USG is concerned with Chinas increased protagonism in the region. China has
built a port for Pakistan at Gwadar, which is close to the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. US delegates expressed
concern that the port might become a Chinese naval base on the Arabian Sea. This obviously affects India, USs new
best friend in the region. We have a perfect storm in the making. A nuclear US supporting a 1.2 billion strong nuclear
Indian against Indias archenemy, nuclear Pakistan and their new best friend, a 1.4 billion strong nuclear China.
Bilderbergs attempt to create conditions for a Sino-Indian confrontation have Russia as one of the key players. With
both Russia and China working diligently to bring peace to Libya, the purpose, as Bilderberg recognizes is to reduce the
influence of western powers, and ensure oil supplies for China from Libya.

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It still remains to be seen just how a consensus amongst Bilderberg attendees will be reached on the issue, but the US
scenario is easily discernible. To effectively counter a Sino-Pakistani duopoly, Washington will seek a way to maneuver
itself out of the confrontation by using India to do its bidding. By the time India and China realize that they have been
played and used into mutual destruction by the United States, it will be too late for either to back down without losing
face.
Once again, the key to understanding India-China confrontation is Russia and its role in the future One World
Government-One World Company Limited. Until Russia is subjugated, Bilderberg and their bidders cant realistically
hope for full control. By eliminating both Asian superpowers, Russia will be left alone, surrounded by US missile bases
and isolated from Europe by NATO, which now includes former Soviet republics, mostly antagonistic towards Russia.
Whats more, as Bilderbergers agreed, a cultural degradation has left a large percentage of Russian youth admiring the
US for its alleged freedom as a stark counterpoint to the excesses of Russian authoritarian state, which they have been
sold by the mainstream western press to be a mere continuation of the old Soviet system.
With Russia eliminated, the US will focus its military on South America. Chavez will be overthrown, followed by his
allies such as Ecuador and Bolivia.
However, Pakistan is one part of the multi pronged Asian strategies set in motion by the US Government and
Bilderberg. In 2002, one of the key issues discussed at the Chantilly Bilderberg conference that year centered on
Bilderberg led plan for a 10-year war to eliminate terrorism, involving both military and diplomatic initiatives. It
eventually became known as Operation Noble Eagle.
In fact, Bilderberg understands that what we are in fact dealing with is an evolving process leading to an endless
escalation of war across the global stage. Asia is one of the areas of operations. Middle East and Magreb is another.
THE ECONOMY
If we were living in the real world, the headline, which best describes the current financial situation would read: The
end is near. We are in the middle of an economic financial meltdown. For Bilderberg high-financial managers the
problem is how to postpone defaults for as long as possible" and then to bail out, leaving governments (taxpayers )
holding the bag, taking over the obligations of insolvent debtors. With overwhelming cross section of the worlds
population against it, the trick is to override democratic politics.
As Bilderberg agrees, for this to happen, economic policy must be transferred from elected government bodies to
those of financial planners, making the economy entirely dependent on them, with public borrowing creating an
enormous risk-free market for interest-bearing loans. This explains what George Ball, the then Under-secretary for
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Economic Affairs with JFK and Johnson said back in 1968, at a Bilderberg meeting in Canada: Where does one find a
legitimate base for the power of corporate management to make decisions that can profoundly affect the economic life
of nations to whose governments they have only limited responsibility?
This is how financial oligarchy replaces democracy. The role of the European Central Bank, IMF, the World Bank,
Bank of International Settlement, the Federal Reserve and other financial oversight agencies has been to make sure that
bankers got paid.
The problem with todays system is that the world is run by monetary systems, not by national credit systems. If you
are smart, you dont want a monetary system to run the world. You want sovereign nation-states to have their own
credit systems, which is the system of their currency. Above all, the possibility of productive, non-inflationary credit
creation by the state, which is firmly stated in the US Constitution, was excluded by Maastrich as a method of
determining of economic and financial policy.
Now, in Europe, that cant be done because in Europe, the governments are subject to control by private banking
interests, called independent banking systems, which is blocked constitutionally from creating credit for governments.
These institutions have the power to regulate government, and to dictate terms to government. Think about this
institution within this European edifice called ECB. It tries to function like a European independent central bank,
which has no government.
There is no government. There is no nation. Its a group of nations run by a private bank.
The supposed independence of the Central Bank is the decisive control mechanism for private financial interests,
which historically in Europe has been installed as an authoritative instrument against an economic policy of sovereign
governments oriented towards the General Welfare. European banking is a remnant of a feudal society, in which
private interests" as typified by ancient venetian cartels or by the Lombard league which went down in the Dark Age in
the 14th century.
CONCLUSION
What we have today is not a liquidity crisis, but an insolvency crisis. The United States is now $14.3 trillion in debt.
Plus, the government running up a trillion-dollar deficit for the third straight year, something no country in the history
of the world has ever done.
There is a confirmed double-dip in housing market with prices plummeting more than during the Great Depression
and a fresh roll over in bank stocks, with companies like Bank of America and Citigroup giving up every penny of gains
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theyve made in the last two years, but it is not only Bank of America and Citi, it is every financial institution in
America.
From Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase and beyond, the system is imploding: banks, financial markets, bond markets,
housing markets. And now, we can add the United States to the list of bankrupt nations. US dollar has lost 12% of its
value in one year. And China, for the first time, has become a net seller of US treasury bonds. What it means is that the
bond bubble is about to explode and when it does, take a front row seat and enjoy the fireworks. This is once in a
lifetime opportunity.
The Bilderberg Group is not the end, but the means, to a future One World Company Limited. This organization has
grown beyond its secretive beginnings to become a key nod in the decision making of the elite. The ultimate goal of
this nightmare future is to transform Earth into a prison planet by bringing about a single globalised marketplace,
controlled by One World Company, financially regulated by a World Bank, and populated by a dumbed down
population whose lifes needs will be stripped down to materialism and survival" work, buy, sex, sleep" all connected
to a global computer that monitors our every move.
And it is becoming easier because the development of telecommunications technology together with profound
advances in present-day knowledge and new methods of behavior engineering to manipulate individual conduct are
converting what, in other epochs of history, were only evil intentions, into a disturbing new reality.
Each new measure viewed on its own may seem an aberration, but a whole host of changes, as part of an ongoing
continuum, constitutes a shift towards total enslavement.
And as we watch the world go to hell in a hand basket, we find ourselves at the crossroads. The road we take from
here will determine the very future of humanity and whether we will become an electronic global police state or remain
free human beings.
Remember, it is not up to God to bring us back from the new Dark Age, it is up to us.
Forewarned is forearmed.
INDEPENDENT THINKERS ARE CONSIDERED DISEASED BY PSYCHIATRY
Psychiatrists have been working on the fourth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM) and, in it, they hope to add a whole slew of new psychiatric disorders. Unfortunately, many of these disorders
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The new edition may include "disorders" like "oppositional defiant disorder", which includes people who have a
pattern of "negativistic, defiant, disobedient and hostile behavior toward authority figures." Some of the "symptoms"
of this disorder including losing one's temper, annoying people and being "touchy".
Other "disorders" being considered include personality flaws like antisocial behavior, arrogance, cynicism or narcissism.
There are even categories for people who binge eat and children who have temper tantrums.
Children are already over-diagnosed for allegedly being bipolar or having attention-deficit disorder (ADD), which
results in their being prescribed dangerous antipsychotic drugs. To categorize even more childhood behaviors as
psychiatric disorders will only further increase the number of children who will be needlessly prescribed antipsychotic
drugs.
Each new revision of DSM has included controversial new additions, and this newest version is no exception. In fact,
the manual has increased considerably in size over the years. What is most disturbing about the current proposed
revisions is the blatantly brave, new way in which so-called medical professionals are viewing individual characteristics.
Children who exhibit unique eccentricities in accordance with their unique personalities, in general, would be
categorized as having a mental illness. If this criteria had been used in past centuries to diagnose illness, there may have
never been people like Mozart or Einstein who ventured outside the norm and came up with new or unique ideas.
A Washington Post article captured the essence of this concept perfectly in the following quote:
"If seven-year-old Mozart tried composing his concertos today, he might be diagnosed with attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder and medicated into barren normality."
The perception that character differences are somehow a psychic illnesses not only absolves individuals of personal
responsibility, but it takes away their unique personhood. It reduces people into subjects that cannot think for
themselves, but rather have to be controlled through drugs.
Which brings us to perhaps the biggest thrust behind the DSM revisions: the drug companies. Pharmaceutical
companies stand to gain a lot for having virtually every person categorized as mentally ill and in need of drugs.
A more accurate approach to the situation is to assess the psychiatrists and drug lords who are contriving such
nonsense as being the true possessors of mental illness. Perhaps these people are the ones that need to be
institutionalized.
by Marta on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 4:07pm

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New Law By Obama To Jail 500,000 American Citizens

Or More For The Crime Of Opposing Their Government.
Foreign Ministry reports circulating in the Kremlin today are warning that an already explosive situation in the United
States is about to get a whole lot worse as a new law put forth by President Obama is said capable of seeing up to
500,000 American citizens jailed for the crime of opposing their government.
Sparking the concern of Russian diplomats over the growing totalitarian bent of the Obama government is the planned
reintroduction of what these reports call one of the most draconian laws ever introduced in a free society that is titled
"The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act".
First introduced in the US Congress in 2007 by Democratic Representative Jane Harmon, this new law passed the US
House of Representatives by a secretive voice vote, but failed to pass the US Senate, after which it was believed dead
until this past week when it was embraced by Obama who became the first American President to name his own
citizens as a threat to his Nations security.
In what is called the National Security Strategy document, that is required of US Presidents by their Congress, that
embraces the dictatorial ideals of the "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act", Obama has
ordered his Federal police and intelligence forces to begin targeting Americans opposed to him and his radical socialist
policies.
Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor, John Brennan, in speaking to reporters about this new "strategy" says it makes
the problem of home-grown terrorists a top priority because an increasing number of individuals in the US have
become "captivated by extremist ideology or causes."
The Times of London is further reporting that Obama's new National Security Strategy "officially" ends America's "War
on Terror" in what they call "a sweeping repudiation of the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive military strikes."
And as Obama begins re-focusing his forces from fighting America's foreign enemies, to those opposed to him in his
own country, it is important to remember the warning about this new law given by the former CIA official, Philip
Giraldi, who had previously warned of the Bush-Cheney plan to attack Iran with nuclear weapons, and who said:
"The mainstream media has made no effort to inform the public of the impending Violent Radicalization and
Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act. The Act, which was sponsored by Congresswoman Jane Harman of California,
was passed in the House by an overwhelming 405 to 6 vote on October 24th and is now awaiting approval by the
Senate Homeland Security Committee, which is headed by Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut.

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Harman's bill contends that the United States will soon have to deal with home grown terrorists and that something
must be done to anticipate and neutralize the problem. The act deals with the issue through the creation of a
congressional commission that will be empowered to hold hearings, conduct investigations, and designate various
groups as "homegrown terrorists."
The commission will be tasked to propose new legislation that will enable the government to take punitive action
against both the groups and the individuals who are affiliated with them. Like Joe McCarthy and HUAC in the past, the
commission will travel around the United States and hold hearings to find the terrorists and root them out.
Unlike inquiries in the past where the activity was carried out collectively, the act establishing the Violent
Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Commission will empower all the members on the commission
to arrange hearings, obtain testimony, and even to administer oaths to witnesses, meaning that multiple hearings could
be running simultaneously in various parts of the country.
The ten commission members will be selected for their "expertise," though most will be appointed by Congress itself
and will reflect the usual political interests. They will be paid for their duties at the senior executive pay scale level and
will have staffs and consultants to assist them.
Harman's bill does not spell out terrorist behavior and leaves it up to the Commission itself to identify what is
terrorism and what isn't.
Language inserted in the act does partially define "homegrown terrorism" as "planning" or "threatening" to use force to
promote a political objective, meaning that just thinking about doing something could be enough to merit the terrorist
label.
The act also describes "violent radicalization" as the promotion of an "extremist belief system" without attempting to
define "extremist."
As an example of those American's Obama will be targeting, Giraldi further writes that The Simon Wiesenthal Center,
in testifying before the US Congress in support of this new law, swore that an organization called "Architects &
Engineers for 9/11 Truth" was an example of a homegrown terrorist organization, leading one Russian diplomat in this
report to state "If 1,200 of America's top architectural and engineering professionals are deemed terrorists simply
because they question their governments propaganda than truly no one is safe in the United States anymore".
As another example of how dictatorial the Obama regime has become, and as the Gulf of Mexico oil debacle has now
become the worst ecological disaster our World has ever seen, the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, this
past week slammed American reporters for "asking too many questions about BP". Leading one to ask that if Obama's
regime can't be asked about this disaster, what can they be asked about?
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The answer is apparently none, as Obama himself, just this past week, in announcing his signing of a new law called the
Press Freedom Act refused to answer any reporters questions and abruptly left them standing in stupefaction over the
irony an ordeal that shows how far America has fallen.
Another irony apparently lost upon the American people is that their President Obama, who has been dubbed "The
Great Communicator", now holds the dubious distinction of having held less press conferences than any American
President in modern history. And if yesterday's press conference, his first in nearly a year, was any example one can see
why as incredulous press corps was left astounded that Obama had no knowledge of the firing/resignation of one of
his top officials.
In all of these events one fact, beyond all others, stands out....in what was once called "The Land of the Free, And the
Home of the Brave".....the United States today has become "The Land Of Slave, And the Home of the Coward"....and these
Americans have only themselves to blame.
by Marta on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 4:15pm
BANKING SECRET
How Banks Alter Your Promissory Note
Convert It Into a Negotiable Instrument
Loan You the Proceeds of Their Fraudulent Conversion
I have been discussing the nature of bank loans and asking questions about the accounting that takes place and how
the customer becomes the depositor and who is the lender in a loan transaction. I have compiled this short explanation
to answer these questions and eliminate many of the other questions that are not relevant.
The message I want to convey is that our entire banking system is "all made up," it's a fiction, and we have a difficult
time comprehending the truth because of the erroneous beliefs and conclusions we have been trained to follow by false
advertising and ignorance. Reality is the labor we trade everyday for the labor of other people. The record of that labor
is a unit of currency. Everything else is imaginary and consists of! artificial limits and psychological perceptions.
Notes, Mortgages and Signature Loans A promissory note is not negotiable in the consumer marketplace (general
economy) until a depository institution (bank) takes ownership and deposits it into an account. (A consumer cannot
buy groceries with a promissory note.) The account into which the deposit is made appears as an asset equal to the
value of the note and a liability equal to the negative value of the note. The entries balance to zero. The record of this

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transaction is made in an accounting ledger that is subject to audit and public disclosure. This method conforms to the
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the rules promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board.
Example, a $100,000 promissory note on deposit:
for Bank Customer (depositor):Asset Liability Balance
+ $100,000 - $100,000 $0
The bank then draws a check from this account to pay the seller of the property being purchased. The seller's bank
accepts the check as a deposit, just like the first bank that accepted the note as the deposit. The note is the money
owned by the maker, the bank customer, before the bank (lender) takes ownership and deposits it. The note or deposit
is then transferred to the seller of the property in the form of a check to pay for the property. The first bank obtained
ownership and possession of the note without risking any assets and in exchange for giving the bank the note and
making it negotiable in the consumer market place, the bank customer agrees to pay the bank the value of the note,
what the bank calls "principal," plus interest and fees.
The idea of a "principal" is a fiction that represents the value of the note; it is not the actual note. There is no principal.
The money for the property came from the buyer's note. The buyer could not give the note to the seller directly
because the banking system will not allow it, it would be considered counterfeiting without the bank being involved.
The bank must claim the existence of principal so that interest can be charged against something. The bank cannot
charge interest against the note because it was used to buy the property. The bank is charging interest against the value
of the note, what it calls the "principal." The customer's money, the note, was first deposited into the
bank's account and then transferred to the seller's bank account. Only banks can do this because only banks have the
license and the monopoly in the banking industry. Only banks have access to clearing houses (databases for
commercial paper) for checks, consumers do not, so consumers are not able to negotiate checks or notes without the
banks.
The cost to the consumer, or bank customer, for this service is what the bank calls the "principal" plus interest and
fees. The bank secures the payment of this money by having the depositor, the bank customer, sign a mortgage. A
mortgage is a lien against property that gives the bank legal title and one hundred percent equitable interest until the
customer acquires more equity by payment. The customer acquires legal title once the mortgage is satisfied. There are
two transactions, one where the note buys the property and the other where the buyer pays the bank for providing the
service of moving (birthing) the note into the economy to make it negotiable, otherwise known as the mortgage. The
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The mortgage is a bank receivable, an asset to the bank, and the bank wants the depositor of the note, its customer, to
believe that the bank originated the funds for the purchase of the property and that paying on the mortgage is the way
to pay it back. Because the customer is truly the depositor, the originator of the funds, it is the principal or the value of
the note that is owed to the customer and not to the bank. Legally, the mortgage should be set aside as being null and
void for failure of consideration and disclosure violations of the truth in lending law; however, experience tells us the
best way to remedy the inequity of the arrangement is to sue the bank for the return of the deposit, "money lent." Yes,
many of our subscribers have forced many banks to withdraw their complaints in about three to six months of
litigation (both secured and unsecured collection). In fact, it has worked perfectly in all of the collections described in
our publications with the exception of mortgage and student loan collections. In these categories of collections, we
have seen the banks default in some and are waiting for results of the rest, but over the last eight years and
approximately 2,000 collections, no collector or creditor has succeeded in taking any property of our subscribers who
follow the program, for any collection.
The bank is unable to identify the source of the funds for the principal it claims to be owed and against which it is
collecting interest and fees. Because there are only two parties to the note and two parties to the mortgage (borrower
and lender), and one of them cannot establish that it provided the funds for the account, we must conclude that the
other party, the bank customer, provided the funds that created the account. If the bank truly provided the funds like it
wants everyone to believe, then the bank would be able to identify the account that was debited when the loan account
was created. In reality, the bank customer is paying the value of the note twice, once by trading his note for property
and the second time by paying the bank what they call the principal, then he pays an additional two or three times the
value of the original note in interest.
If the truth were admitted, an equitable arrangement would be where the bank is allowed to maintain its monopoly and
only charge the customer a fee for creating money. The customer would buy property with his note through the
banking system, and the bank would charge a fee for this, maybe a percentage of the note. The fee would be limited by
law to less than the value of the note. Instead, the bank receives the value of the note at no cost plus two or three times
the value of the note in interest and if you don't pay, the bank gets the property as well.
Here is how the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago explains the process:
TWO FACES OF DEBT-- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
"For an individual institution, they arise typically when a depositor brings in currency or checks drawn on other
institutions. The depositor's balance rises, but the currency he or she holds or the deposits someone else holds are
reduced a corresponding amount. The public's total money supply is not changed.
But a depositor's balance also rises when the depository institution extends credit-either by granting a loan to or buying
securities from the depositor. In exchange for the note or security, the lending or investing institution credits the
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depositor's account or gives a check that can be deposited at yet another depository institution. In this case, no one else
loses a deposit. The total of currency and checkable deposits-the money supply-is increased. New money has been
brought into existence by expansion of depository institution credit. Such newly created funds are in addition to funds
that all financial institutions provide in their operations as intermediaries between savers and users of savings.
But individual depository institutions cannot expand credit and create deposits without limit. Furthermore, most of the
deposits they create are soon transferred to other institutions. A deposit created through lending is a debt that has to be
paid on demand of the depositor, just the same as the debt arising from a customer's deposit of checks or currency in a
bank."
Again here is how the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago explains the process:
The actual process of money creation takes place primarily in banks. As noted earlier, checkable liabilities of banks are
money. These liabilities are customers' accounts. They increase when customers deposit currency and checks and when
the proceeds of loans made by the banks are credited to borrowers' accounts. In the absence of legal reserve
requirements, banks can build up deposits by increasing loans and investments so long as they keep enough currency
on hand to redeem whatever amounts the holders of deposits want to convert into currency. This unique attribute of
the banking business was discovered many centuries ago. Then, bankers discovered that they could make loans merely
by giving their promises to pay, or bank notes, to borrowers. In this way, banks began to create money. More notes
could be issued than the gold and coin on hand because only a portion of the notes outstanding would be presented
for payment at any one time. Enough metallic money had to be kept on hand, of course, to redeem whatever volume
of notes was presented for payment. Transaction deposits are the modern counterpart of bank notes. It was a small
step from printing notes to making book entries crediting deposits of borrowers, which the borrowers in turn could
'spend' by writing checks, thereby 'printing' their own money. page 3 If business is active, the banks with excess
reserves probably will have opportunities to loan the $9,000. Of course, they do not really pay out loans from the
money they receive as deposits. If they did this, no additional money would be created. What they do when they make
loans is to accept promissory notes in exchange for credits to the borrowers' transaction accounts. Loans (assets) and
deposits (liabilities) both rise by $9,000. Reserves are unchanged by the loan transactions. But the deposit credits
constitute new additions to the total deposits of the banking system.
The typical "mortgagor" (bank customer) pays the bank (mortgagee) three times the value of the note (deposit). Twothirds of that money comes from interest and one-third is what the bank calls the principal, the amount the bank
claims was loaned. Because the bank cannot prove that it loaned the principal, we must conclude that the principal
originated from the customer, the other party to the note and mortgage agreements. This is a well-known fact in the
industry as you can see by the above quoted publication. Bank employees do not understand this but we have found
that bank officers usually have an understanding or will refuse to discuss it.
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This process is identical for credit cards, signature loans, even guaranteed student loans along with any other "bank
loan" made by any depository institution operating under the rules of the Federal Reserve System. The same rules apply
equally to assignees of depository institutions such as mortgage companies. I have not seen any case law affirming
these banking practices but from my experience and research, I can say that the reason is because the banks never
allow disputes raising these issues to be published on the record of any court. They either settle or withdraw.
An approved application for credit is entered as a deposit in the same manner and using the same accounting principles
as in the deposit of a promissory note. The approved application for credit is the promise to pay and the value of the
highest credit limit is the deposit. Interest is charged against the dollar amount claimed to be owed to the depository
institution. Instead of a mortgage, the customer receives monthly billing statements mysteriously, you will not find
these types of terms disclosed on any agreement with a bank; however, because of basic accounting principles, the true
agreement can be created from the accounting. It can then be verified against the written instrument or agreement. The
ledger will show the note as being deposited and no money debited from a bank asset or from another depositor's
account. Banks are not permitted to loan other depositor's money or their own assets, but it is the accounting that
proves this. We can then use this verifying technique to expose the truth and the fact that the written agreement did
not disclose all legal obligations of the parties. These terms were not fully disclosed because the bank's attorneys wrote
the agreement and the bank receives an incredible benefit from not disclosing it. The bank receives many times the
value of your deposit (note or credit application) without risking one single dollar worth of assets. In fact, the bank
sometime! s takes your property when you don't pay according to the terms of the "written" agreement, not the true
agreement.
It is my opinion that if the banks were to conduct their businesses honestly, they would directly admit, in each "loan"
transaction, that the customer's note or credit application provides the funds for the account and that the fee the bank
is charging for this service is the value of the deposit plus fees and interest. The banks could admit that the basis for
the fee is that the Federal Reserve System has been allowed to monopolize our economy and has been licensed to
create money by the United States.
Consumers could then be free to decide if this was equitable. It might lead to banks charging a flat fee per transaction
instead of getting the value of the deposit plus two or three times the value of the customer's money for free. Imagine a
world where you could take your note into a depository institution and pay twenty five percent of the value of the note,
over a period of months or years, just to use the service? Instead of paying $300,000 to use $100,000 of your money,
you would only pay $25,000 over the same period of time. The banks would still make a profit and other factors could
reduce the amount of money created each year. I do not think this is a solution, but it may suffice until we can restore a
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"It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe
there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. Henry Ford
By Martaon Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11:26pm
THE SOUND AND THE FURY
Talk to any average individual in our society and you will find him to be a man of diverse knowledge. By reading his
daily newspapers, weekly periodicals, and National Geographics, along with watching the morning talk shows, the
nightly news broadcasts, various 'Specials', plus hourly radio news reports, he has amassed a wealth of facts and figures
(not to mention, a strong opinion about most every controversial question of the day). On most any contemporary
subject he will be "full of sound and fury, but as Shakespeare so aptly put it, "signifying nothing". Though he is a
product of years of media consumption, he will eventually die, stuffed full of it, deceived into thinking that he himself
has lived a full life. Every bit of his own passion and potential were cleverly drained from him through devices ranging
from comic books in childhood to complex documentaries in old age, leaving him worthless as far as accomplishing
anything real and concrete. He is active in abstraction but passive in reality. With this type of mind-set prevalent in
society, the evil one has a basis to eventually level out the masses and make them ready for his man of lawlessness, the
so-called Anti-Christ.
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:26am
HOW WERE TRAINED TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
There is a principle of the evil one at work in this present western society. We call it LEVELING. Though symptoms
of this have been seen in previous times, it has surely reached its pinnacle in our generation. Such a principle can only
take place at a time when individuals in the society have lost their own passion and vitality and have become incapable
of saying or doing anything contrary to the LEVELED norm. Ultimately, it steals from the individual his very life. He
can no longer stand firm in anything, is powerless to speak the things deep in his own heart, and is unable to "take
dominion" over anything, being himself totally dominated and manipulated without even being aware of it consciously.
He is lulled into believing that he is satisfied and content in a "Walter Mitty" state of nothingness. He no longer has the
potential to become what he was created to be; he is totally dull especially in regards to his need for salvation.
Putting man into this mental state is the goal of the evil one's work.
The leveling of the individual begins in early childhood, when his young mind searches and reaches out for everything.
In this present age, the evil one's ultimate tool for subduing a child is the seemingly innocent television set. In previous
generations the destructive power of leveling could be mainly seen in the press. It was one of the only "media" at that
time that had the power to level society. Certain cognitive individuals such as Soren Kierkegaard (from whom some
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been alive today to see this destruction magnified as it is by television and the other modem media tools, he would
surely have been appalled.
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:24am
ALL IN A DAYS WORK
Nowadays the 'loving parent' sets little Johnnie in front of the TV set at the earliest age possible. Who knows? He
might be pacified by it, if only by observing its color and action. From then on Johnnie remains out of one's hair. No
longer is he searching and reaching, but rather sits passively and watches quietly. All his passions have been subverted
and redirected into mere mental gymnastics. After several hours of gazing into that box, little Johnnie drops off to
sleep, totally exhausted from his tiring day of 'non-active activity'. As he grows older this process only matures and
deepens in his personality.
Perhaps Johnnie would have grown up to be an impassioned zealot, striving to satisfy a desire deep within himself for
justice to be done on earth. As he saw all the injustice around him through the years of his youth, he may have been
grieved to the point that as he reached early manhood, he would have been stirred by his fiery heart to take action
against it. But not so today. Johnnie's fire has been safely exhausted through hours of thrilling adventure stories,
frightening science fiction, erotic love stories, and mind-boggling quiz shows, not to mention the even greater amounts
of time spent viewing the emotionless world news commentaries. All together, these have left Johnnie a heady mass of
fact and fiction with no life of his own. At night, Johnnie crawls into bed, satisfied by vicariously having climbed Mt.
Everest, killed three wanted bank robbers, loved a beautiful debutante, judged and condemned to death a soldier who
deserted his post in the midst of a bloody battle, and to top it off, won $10,000 by answering that one question which
had baffled all the other contestants on the late, late quiz show. Yawning, he drops off to sleep dreaming of another
day of challenges like the one he has just lived through.
Actually all this took place as Johnnie sat passively in his big, soft easy chair, munching on the potato chips he was
convinced to buy during one of the commercials. Johnnie himself never really did anything. His own voice was silenced
at a very young age. He is no threat to the leveled norm, having been unconsciously molded into the pattern of this
present age.
But there is one thing that does rile ol' Johnnie up. It is when he hears of someone who has done something that he
calls 'radical'. It bothers him when someone takes a stand contrary to the norm. It doesn't matter whether that stand
seems right or just. That isn't the question. What gets to him is the fact that someone has the passion to disagree.
Johnnie doesn't even realize why it bothers him so. Poor Johnnie!
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CAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC

The media is the prime implement in this leveling process. In order to level people, the first thing the media does is to
rob each individual of his identity as an individual. The media has successfully done this by massing all the people of
society into a creation of its own, an abstraction called THE PUBLIC. "THE PUBLIC feels this way," "THE PUBLIC
won't tolerate such action much longer, THE PUBLIC is outraged", "THE PUBLIC is now tending toward this
view", and so on, are all common phrases of the media. Yet, THE PUBLIC is actually a phantom, a mirage, a totally
abstract implement used to reduce everyone to the same level. In order for the individual to allow himself to be so
classified, and thus subtly manipulated, his own passion, vitality, and potential must be weakened to the point that he
can find within himself no concrete identity upon which he can take hold. The media thus gives this gutless individual
the identity for which he is so desperately grasping. He finds his niche, safely nestled among the ranks of THE
PUBLIC.
Yet in reality the public does not really exist at all. It is only a springboard through which the media can manipulate this
spineless mass of society. The public is an abstraction. You could never unify all the individuals who supposedly
comprise this group. Their real thoughts on any given situation at hand are never known. And it is only the most
ignorant who suppose that they are getting an accurate representation of this elusive mass in the various scientificsounding, media-sponsored public opinion polls. No, the public remains intangible and immeasurable.
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:29am
DISMAY AMONG THE NATIONS
Radio and satellite communications will be disrupted since the earths magnetic field will be increased. The life cycles of
all kinds of animals, plants, insects, and trees will be radically affected by the abnormal rising and setting of the sun.
The God of heaven will use the forces of nature to execute His judgment upon mankind: Do not be deceived; God is
not mocked; whatever a man sows, this he will also reap (Galatians 6:7-8). A humanity that sows corruption will reap
corruption. The earth surviving at all will be a miracle.
The waves will roar and the seas will crash. The sudden change in the rotation of the earth will have a catastrophic
effect on the climate (B. G. Hunt, "The effects of past variations of the Earths rotation rate on climate," Nature, Vol.
281, pages 188-191, Sept. 20, 1979). The added warmth of the sun will greatly increase the intensity of the ocean
storms, as will the melting water from the polar ice caps. Right now scientists are keeping watch on volcanic activity in
one of Antarcticas mountain ranges, buried under an unimaginable volume of ice. If the heat of that volcanic activity
were to release that mass of ice, causing it to slide into the ocean, the level of the oceans would suddenly rise about
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That event in itself would cause huge tidal waves to devastate the coastlines, and in combination with the earth
spinning twice as fast, their intensity would be staggering. Add to that catastrophic earthquakes and volcanic activity
triggered by the tremendous rotational stress as the earth deforms, flattening at the poles and bulging at the equator. So
great will the upheaval be that this amazing prophecy will be fulfilled:
And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man
came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty ... And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
(Revelation 16:18,20)
All of these things will come upon those who reject the rule of God. Some will reject Him by rejecting the voice of
their conscience which condemned them when they did wrong; others will reject Him by rejecting the mercy He offers
in Yahshua, the Son of God. He, the coming King, is now a long way off, but when He returns it will be too late to
make peace with Him. (Luke 14:31-33 looks ahead to the awesome encounter of Revelation 19:11-16.) At His return,
He will destroy those evildoers who have escaped the burning sun, raging sea, and tumultuous earth. Today, however,
these words are still being preached:
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the good news (Mark 1:15)
What will you do?
by Marta on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:12am
THE LARGE FAMILIES THAT RULE THE WORLD
Some people have started realizing that there are large financial groups that dominate the world. Forget the political
intrigues, conflicts, revolutions and wars. It is not pure chance. Everything has been planned for a long time.
Some call it "conspiracy theories" or New World Order. Anyway, the key to understanding the current political and
economic events is a restricted core of families who have accumulated more wealth and power.
We are speaking of 6, 8 or maybe 12 families who truly dominate the world. Know that it is a mystery difficult to
unravel.
We will not be far from the truth by citing Goldman Sach's, Rockefeller's, Loeb's Kuhn and Lehman's in New York,
the Rothschild's of Paris and London, the Warburg's of Hamburg, Paris and Lazards Israel Moses Seifs Rome.
Many people have heard of the Bilderberg Group, Illuminati or the Trilateral Commission. But what are the names of
the families who run the world and have control of states and international organizations like the UN, NATO or the
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To try to answer this question, we can start with the easiest: inventory, the world's largest banks, and see who the
shareholders are and who make the decisions.
The world's largest companies are now: Bank of America, JP Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and
Morgan Stanley.
Let us now review who their shareholders are.
Bank of America: State Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, FMR (Fidelity), Paulson, JP Morgan, T.
Rowe, Capital World Investors, AXA, Bank of NY, Mellon. JP Morgan: State Street Corp., Vanguard Group, FMR,
BlackRock, T. Rowe, AXA, Capital World Investor, Capital Research Global Investor, Northern Trust Corp. and Bank
of Mellon. Citigroup: State Street Corporation, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, Paulson, FMR, Capital World Investor,
JP Morgan, Northern Trust Corporation, Fairhome Capital Mgmt and Bank of NY Mellon. Wells Fargo: Berkshire
Hathaway, FMR, State Street, Vanguard Group, Capital World Investors, BlackRock, Wellington Mgmt, AXA, T.
Rowe and Davis Selected Advisers.
We can see that now there appears to be a nucleus present in all banks: State Street Corporation, Vanguard Group,
BlackRock and FMR (Fidelity). To avoid repeating them, we will now call them the "big four"
Goldman Sachs: "The big four," Wellington, Capital World Investors, AXA, Massachusetts Financial Service and T.
Rowe.
Morgan Stanley:"The big four," Mitsubishi UFJ, Franklin Resources, AXA, T. Rowe, Bank of NY Mellon e Jennison
Associates. Rowe, Bank of NY Mellon and Jennison Associates.
We can just about always verify the names of major shareholders. To go further, we can now try to find out the
shareholders of these companies and shareholders of major banks worldwide.
Bank of NY Mellon: Davis Selected, Massachusetts Financial Services, Capital Research Global Investor, Dodge, Cox,
Southeastern Asset Mgmt. and ... "The big four."
State Street Corporation (one of the "big four"): Massachusetts Financial Services, Capital Research Global Investor,
Barrow Hanley, GE, Putnam Investment and ... The "big four" (shareholders themselves!).
BlackRock (another of the "big four"): PNC, Barclays & CIC.
Who is behind the PNC? FMR (Fidelity), BlackRock, State Street, etc. And behind Barclays? BlackRock
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And we could go on for hours, passing by tax havens in the Cayman Islands, Monaco or the legal domicile of Shell
companies in Liechtenstein. A network where companies are always the same, but never a name of a family.
In short: the eight largest U.S. financial companies (JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman
Sachs, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon and Morgan Stanley) are 100% controlled by ten shareholders and we
have four companies always present in all decisions: BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard and Fidelity.
In addition, the Federal Reserve is comprised of 12 banks, represented by a board of seven people, which comprises
representatives of the "big four," which in turn are present in all other entities.
In short, the Federal Reserve is controlled by four large private companies: BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard and
Fidelity. These companies control U.S. monetary policy (and world) without any control or "democratic" choice. These
companies launched and participated in the current worldwide economic crisis and managed to become even more
enriched.
To finish, a look at some of the companies controlled by this "big four" group
Alcoa Inc.,Altria Group Inc., American International Group Inc., AT&T Inc., Boeing Co.
Caterpillar Inc., Coca-Cola Co., DuPont & Co.,Exxon Mobil Corp., General Electric Co.
General Motors Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Co., Home Depot Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Intel Corp.,
International Business Machines Corp, Johnson & Johnson
JP Morgan Chase & Co., McDonald's Corp., Merck & Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp.,3M Co.
Pfizer Inc., Procter & Gamble Co., United Technologies Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
Time Warner, Walt Disney, Viacom, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation., CBS Corporation, NBC Universal
The same "big four" control the vast majority of European companies counted on the stock exchange.
In addition, all these people run the large financial institutions, such as the IMF, the European Central Bank or the
World Bank, and were "trained" and remain "employees" of the "big four" that formed them.
The names of the families that control the "big four", never appear.
IS IT TIME TO START NAMING THESE FAMILIES ???
by Marta , November 22, 2011 at 3:55pm

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GOVT FEARS MOST THAT THE PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR LIES

Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of
Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its
center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield. The base's primary purpose is to support
development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.
The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range. Although the facilities at the
range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an
adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 186
miles (300 km) southwest of Groom, and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3).
Though the name Area 51 is used in official CIA documentation, other names used for the facility include Dreamland,
Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake,[8] and most recently Homey Airport. The area is part of
the Nellis Military Operations Area, and the restricted airspace around the field is referred to as (R-4808N), known by
the military pilots in the area as "The Box" or "the Container".
The intense secrecy surrounding the base, the very existence of which the U.S. government barely acknowledges, has
made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object (UFO)
folklore
by Marta on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 4:27pm
ORANGANIC GROWERS ATTACK MONSANTO
On January 31, 2012, a hearing on GMO's was held in United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York. On the evening news you often times see convicted former Wall Street financiers walking out of the doors of
this courthouse in New York City. This court is the setting for a major legal battle which will impact all grain farmers in
the United States.
The Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association squared off against Monsanto.
The case, at the moment, goes off on a legal issue of whether the organic farmers have standing to bring a declaratory
judgment action against Monsanto. Simply, the question is whether the organic farmers have suffered harm which
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The case involves 96 plaintiffs claiming that "Society stands on the precipice of forever being bound to transgenic
agriculture and transgenic food. Coexistence between transgenic seed and organic seed is impossible because transgenic
seed contaminates and eventually overcomes organic seed."
Plaintiff's complaint filed in June, 2011, claims "transgenic seed, and in particular Monsanto's transgenic seed, is
'injurious to the well-being, good policy, or sound morals of society' and threatens to 'poison people,' [and] Monsanto's
transgenic seed patents are all invalid." (No question about their position!)
On January 31 the Plaintiffs argued they are afraid of Monsanto suing plaintiffs for patent infringement. The argument
being if there is drift of GMO pollen onto organic crops and the organic crop is contaminated, allegedly, Monsanto will
sue for patent infringement. The organic farmers believe that Monsanto harasses farmers and in its complaint, claims
that Monsanto has sued over 144 farmers for patent infringement.
Monsanto's counsel stated on numerous occasions during the argument that Monsanto has never suggested to the
organic producers that it would enforce patent rights against them. Counsel argued "The company has never brought
legal action against an inadvertent against somebody who didn't want to make use of the traits that are manifested in
our transgenic products..."
The complaint in 163 paragraphs reads like a horror show involving the dangers of GMO seeds. "The Prince of
Whales (sic) said it quite clearly, 'And if they think its somehow going to work because they are going to have one form
of clever genetic engineering after another then again count me out, because that will be guaranteed to cause the
biggest disaster environmentally of all time."
The brief in Paragraph 113 claims that Monsanto's transgenic seed has the potential to create severe negative health
effects. In fact, the brief claims Monsanto's glyphosate or as we producers know it Roundup is harmful to human
health and cites a 2005 study that concludes there are endocrine and toxic effects of Roundup on mammals.
Paragraph 114 claims there are studies suggesting an association between the use of Roundup and the risk of nonHodgkin lymphoma. Further the brief alleges a study shows that from a 50,000 person sample of pesticide applicators
there is a "suggested" link between glyphosate use and multiple myeloma.
In Paragraph 115 of the complaint, Plaintiffs cite a study suggesting that there is an association between glyphosate use
and animal miscarriages.
The plaintiffs in this lawsuit make it very clear they do not want to use or sell transgenic or GMO seeds. So in order to
get into court, the plaintiffs are using a declaratory judgment action which claims they fear Monsanto will sue them but
the real goal is, as they say in their first claim for relief, that each of Monsanto's patents, which are listed in the
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complaint, are invalid because each patent is either "prior art" or that each patent is invalid because it fails to satisfy
requirements of the United States Code. In plain English, plaintiffs are seeking to destroy the patents that Monsanto
has developed in providing transgenic seeds to the farmers of the world.
Plaintiffs in this case represent a broad array of organic and conventional producers. There are thirty-six agriculture and
food safety organizations, fourteen seed businesses, and thirty-three farms and farmers.
Plaintiffs include Center for Food Safety ("CFS"), a Washington, DC nonprofit environmental advocacy which was
established in 1997 to challenge harmful food production technologies. CFS claims it is the leading public interest
organization litigating the harmful environmental and socioeconomic impacts of genetically engineered crops. Beyond
Pesticides, Inc. which claims to protect public health and the environment and runs a clearing house for information
on the hazards of genetically modified organisms.
The lead plaintiff is an organic farmer from Maine who has lead "the farmers' march" to Zuccotti Park in support of
the Food Justice Committee of the Occupy Wall Street movement. He claims support from President Obama who he
says has "promised mandatory labeling of genetically modified products and we must hold him to that."
The transcript of the U.S. District Court hearing on January 31 suggests to me as a legal analyst that the case will be
dismissed. If not, it will be a case all of you will be hearing about in 2013.
by Marta on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 10:07pm
FDA Says You Have No Fundamental Right to Grow or Eat Healthy Food,
Its a Privilege
Heres a quick follow-up article to the one posted a few days ago about the Rawesome Food Club raid. Feast your eyes
on the following statements released by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the raid.
Note: Below, Plaintiffs refers to James Stewart, Rawesomes founder, Sharon Palmer, owner of Healthy Family Farms,
and Victoria Bloch. The trio were charged with the production and sale of unpasteurized goat milk, goat cheese, and
other products; and with mislabeling cheese. They were also charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit a
crime.
According to the FDA
Plaintiffs assertion of a new fundamental right to produce, obtain, and consume unpasteurized milk lacks any
support in law.
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Plaintiffs assertion of a fundamental right to their own bodily and physical health, which includes what foods they
do and do not choose to consume for themselves and their families, is similarly unavailing because plaintiffs do not
have a fundamental right to obtain any food they wish.
Im gonna say something real crazy here: if the above statements released by the FDA dont freak you out, youre
clueless and a big part of the problem. The fact that they can state that all Americans dont have a fundamental right
to their own bodily and physical health, which includes what foods they do and do not choose to consume for
themselves and their families is downright dictatorial. If the Constitution doesnt protect us with respect to what we
choose to eat or not eat, its a useless documentuseless because it seems those who rule over us have no reason to
abide by it. Why have a Constitution if government agencies risk nothing by ignoring it? Instead, the FDA should be
punished. Every agent involved, from the FDA down to the clueless LAPD drones who blindly accepted their orders,
should be jailed. After all, they are the ones who committed a crime on that day; not James Stewart, Sharon Palmer and
Victoria Bloch.
And this is why my hope is dwindling for our future. Things like this occur and no one cares. Not a blip on the radar
for most. They just continue on with their daily routines, not the slightest bit aware that every day, another theft of
liberty occurs, trickling away the rights our forefathers fought and died to obtain. Doesnt that disgust you!? Doesnt
that make you sick!?
Ive grown more and more contemptuous toward those who are ignorant and content in that ignorance. These are the
true enemy of the free. These are the people who represent the ultimate problem; not the ruling elite. Because if
everyone woke up, the ruling elite would no longer be rulers.
by Marta on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 4:00pm
PEOPLE 4 SOCIAL SUSTAINABILIT, WHERE DO WE STAND?
For centuries the blatantly materialistic nature of the monetary system has created a type of social, spiritual, and
individual repression on members of society. The current day society, world-wide was built on the backs of
marginalized and indigenous groups the world over. Occupied, colonized, and stolen lands of peoples around the
world have been exploited by monetary interests for their resources. Genocide, Slavery, Serfdom-ship and NeoPeasantry in developing or undeveloped regions by the new lords and barons of the system is common. NeoFeudalism is the current nature of the imperialist era under which we exist. We... People 4 Social Sustainability (P.S.S.)
exist to address the evil nature of the monetary system as it relates to: racism, sexism, homophobia, serfdom-ship,
slavery, etc. We promote the only alternative to the current chaos of Capitalist and Communist monetary nations of the
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Where we stand On The Consumer, and Labor: For the absolute rights of consumer over the interests of private
and state-owned business. Give all consumers the right to oversight and participation in the decisions, and practices, of
businesses in a cooperative fashion. Give all working class consumers a common and equal stake in a business. In
capitalist nations, ensure that all working class consumers at a company are given an equal share of stock in the
companies they work at. Give workers the right to oversight of their bosses, elections, and the ability to impeach their
managers, and executives. Guarantee everyone a Living Wage, Living Time (or time to have and enjoy life). Defend
unions and evolve them into skills guilds capable of cross-training working consumers in multiple functions.
On Social Services: For the establishment of Holistic Public Service Consumer Cooperatives (HPSCCs), Create
HPSCCs for Health care, Child Care, Housing, Nutrition and Schooling, and give all members of society free access.
Provide all people with the most up-to-date standards of Holistic Health Care available. End the use of Freudian
Psychology in mental health treatment and guarantee Jungian and Holistic treatments to all patients of mental health.
Guarantee childcare to all single parents, and provide them with assistance in child rearing. Creation of HPSCCs for
Nutrition that will provide food to all those who need it for free, with healthy holistic meals as well as individualized
nutrition plans, consultations, and supplements. Free Socratic Universities with guaranteed admission for all people,
that provided free digital text books for all students. Use the ancient Socratic method of education in which discourse,
critical thought, and discussion is the learning method.
On Banking: Shut down the world reserve banking system, and the federal reserve bank in any country where it exists.
No to centralized state banking, whether it be in capitalists nations or the false illusion of workers controlled nations.
No more secret cabals of international bankers who socially engineer economic crisis to further their agenda. No to a
one world currency, no to regionalization of currency, no to governments of the worlds deficit spending. Shut down
the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, NATO, and dissolve the U.N. Security Council. Forgive all home loans
to low income people and all members of poverty stricken communities. end property taxes for low income and
poverty stricken people.
On Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology, and Cybernetics: Bring up on criminal charges of bio-terrorism,
Monsanto corporation, and charge their executives with crimes against humanity. Hold legally accountable before an
international peoples tribunal any corporation or entity which engages in bio-terrorism through its products, or
business practices. No to the patenting of genes by any entity, No to biologically grown humans (test tube babies), No
to genetically modified foods and crops, End the intentional infection of the crops of indigenous agrarian communities
in Latin America, India, Philippines and other places by bio-tech seeds. No to unnatural biological practices which are
a violation of the spirit of nature itself. No to cybernetic and microchip implants in people ,all violators should be held
criminally responsible. No to the Scientific Method which denies the existence of an unobservable world, switch to the
Alchemical Method, replace Science with Alchemy which acknowledges the unobservable world.

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On Racism: All people are 99.9% genetically identical; the notion or idea of race is a socially constructed one based on
historical caste divisions. We do not promote division on the basis of the pigmentation of skin. Create a worldwide
league of cultures to enrich, protect, and preserve the rich and vibrant cultural traditions of all people.
On Homophobia: For fair and equal treatment of all people in society, decriminalize all aspects of marriage
worldwide whether it be same sex marriages or divorce. No more power in the hands of governments over what
individuals can and cannot do. For the creation of stonewall brigades to defend all members of the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender community against hate crimes.
On Feminism: For the full equality of men and women in all aspects of life. End the enslavement and trafficking of
women worldwide, for the creation of community direct action brigades to challenge sex traffickers and rally the
community to sites where the selling of children and trafficked women takes place. Decriminalization of prostitution
and full criminalization of parasitic pimps who turn women into commodities. Full reproductive rights for all women
with an extensive program of education and access to contraception. For the establishment of Public Consumer
Cooperative daycare facilities for all mothers or father who find themselves as single parents. Equal treatment for all
people who identify as women regardless if they are transgender or not.
On The Environment: For peoples environmental defense brigades, independent of governments that will have the
power to police natural and protected habitats. Given the power to cite businesses and government entities alike for
crimes against the earth and nature. Have independent environmental defense brigades present during all new
construction projects; give them the power to do surprise inspections of factories, chemical plants, etc. Allow them to
make sure all products meet strict environmental standards. End the practice of whaling! Hold all countries and
companies criminally accountable for carrying out the practice regardless if they are responsible or they simply allowed
it to happen. Give international whale protection groups the power to legally board and inspect vessels at sea for
whaling allowing them to cite violators.
On Drugs and Controlled Substances: Decriminalize the use of drugs, no one should be criminalized for using
drugs. Stop jailing people for using drugs and being addicted, provide care at Public Consumer Cooperative Holistic
Rehabilitation centers.
On Modern Castes and Classes: No to the Neo-Feudalism created by worldwide banking cartels both legal and
illegal. End the practice of modern day serfdom-ship with sweatshops the world over. Give control of all sweatshops
to the workers and allow them to elect and fire their own managers, as well as allow them to sell the goods they
produce on international markets. Make companies pay reparations and back-pay to all sweatshop workers, hold
companies doing business with known sweatshops criminally liable before consumer tribunals with the power to grant
monetary damages. End the practice of modern day peasantry and give all farmers cooperative control of their own
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crops so they can create a worldwide fair-trade system that promotes growers cooperatives, and manufacturing
cooperatives.
On Occupied and Indigenous Lands: Many nations of the world have been built on indigenous peoples lands
whether we speak of native Americans in the United States, Aboriginal people in Australia and Japan, or even
indigenous people in Latin American. Return control of lands to the indigenous, aboriginal and native peoples of the
lands. End the practices of state terrorism, carried out by Israel in the West bank, as well as the practices of terrorism
carried out by extremists in Palestine. For a secular multi-faith, multi spiritual all-encompassing all inclusive place for all
people in the west bank.
On The State: Allow local communities to police themselves and create social service brigades which are made up of
and represent the cultural diversity of the community. Create elected civilian review boards with the power to subpoena
and hold tribunals over local police forces, state / provincial police forces, and federal and international policing
agencies. Hold a vote of all the citizens of the entire country before war can be declared on another country. Dismantle
state armies and replace them with as-needed confederations of state and community militias controlled directly by the
people. Take the power of capital punishment away from the governments of the world over and end all state secrets
and allow all citizens access to secret government research; whatever it may be on. Release all data currently held by
governments and the fraternities of the 1% on unknown phenomenon to the public.
by Marta on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 8:35am

HOW TO SURVIVE COMFORTABLY OR WHAT

FRIENDS ARE REALLY GOOD FOR
Once you have studied the realities involved in surviving a long term catastrophe (years, not weeks), it becomes
painfully obvious that maintenance of a reasonable comfortable standard of living in a post disaster situation is beyond
the resources of one individual or one family.
It is simply impossible to know enough... to learn enough... or to afford enough to meet all the needs of a family unit
living at more than a bare subsistence standard of living... a standard of living far below what we would now consider
to be "third world". This is a future I would wish upon my family only if death were the only alternative. We can,
however, do better... much better.
"How?", you ask. "With a little help from our friends" is the answer.

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Team work is the key to survival, not only individual survival, but survival of an acceptable standard of living... even
survival of a productive society. It is simply not possible to cover all of your future needs from within your family unit.
For example, you may be a great gardener, but can you build and maintain the tools necessary for production level
farming. Even if you can forge plowshares and tan leather for tack, what if your animal gets sick, or what if your family
gets sick? Can you diagnose the problem, and if you can, will you have stored the supplies needed to treat the problem?
What if you are a great farmer, a great blacksmith, a great vet, and a physician on the side? What if someone attacks
your family while you are in the field?
Who will spin the yarn? Who will weave the cloth? Who will make the clothes? Who will tan the leather? Who will
make the shoes?
Who will teach your children? Even if you have every one of these skills, you are not likely to have the current
resources to stock the supplies needed to maintain the trade. Even if you stock everything that might possibly be
needed for every one of these trades, there will simply not be enough hours in the day to meet even your most basic
needs.
What is the answer? The answer is specialization. This is the root foundation for human society. The whole is greater
than the sum of the parts. Forget the idea that you will survive in your secure fortress with your solar power, your tons
of wheat, and your thousands of rounds of ammunition. You will succumb to a superior force, or to disease, to
starvation, or to isolation and depression.
The "dream" survival situation would be a small, relatively isolated community with a large agricultural base and some
manufacturing resources. It would have its own power supply, temperate weather, and a good mix of trade skills. Very
few of us have the luxury to live in such a plane. In fact there are very few such places at all. Even if you can find one,
they are not likely to welcome a total stranger into their community during the turmoil of a post-catastrophe situation.
If you know of such a place, consider moving there now, even if it means a career change and an income reduction.
You may have to give up your weekly trips to the symphony and the theatre, and you might not have a choice if 15
different French restaurants, but you might find your live very much richer for the safety, fraternity, and slower pace of
life.
I realize that we cannot all live in small town utopia, and even in these communities, the vast majority of people don't
give a moment's thought to post-disaster survival. They don't have on hand even a fraction of the supplies needed to
carry on their trade for even a few days out of touch from the regional and national distribution system. Life in
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So what can you do? You can learn all you can about everything you can. You can stock up on reference books. You
can collect all the supplies needed for short term survival and intermediate term subsistence. But most importantly, you
can learn a practical skill, then stock deep in what you do well, then recruit friends of like mind who will do the same
for other complementary skills. A carpenter with some wheat and a rifle with loads of ammunition might be in a poor
situation with a sick or hungry child. A carpenter who has seen fit to put aside a top quality set of hand tools and
several hundred pounds of nails might be a rich man in a community with a need for shelter and building skills.
A physician may be a lousy shot and unable to defend his family, but a physician with the tools to diagnose illness and
a stockpile of medicines to treat them is guaranteed to have the whole community turn out in his defense. The
combination of his knowledge and his supplies, not necessarily either one alone is what makes him an immense asset to
the community. The whole is again worth more than the sum of the parts.
After realizing that the team or group approach to preparedness is superior, one must consider what skills are essential
in order to know what to learn or who to recruit.
Skills might be divided into essential or primary, and desirable or secondary, based on whether they are necessary for
personal or cultural survival respectively. Primary skills needed for personal survival, and the people to provide them,
might include:
1) Sustenance - storage, preparation, and production of food and water
A) farmers
B) serious gardeners
C) cooks and bakers
2) Shelter - short and long term protection from hazards of toxins, fire, radiation, the environment, and antisocial
behavior, including maintenance of existing shelter
A) builders - electricians, plumbers, carpenters, masons
B) wood cutters
C) sanitation or radiation engineers
D) mechanics
3) Security - protection from the antisocial conduct of insiders or outsiders
A) law officers
B) military personnel or veterans
C) hunters or others skilled with weapons
D) administrators (yes, even after the great disaster there will be a need for a few petty bureaucrats. Someone has to
keep the ducks in a row.)
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A) physicians, especially Family Practitioners and Surgeons, a Pathologist might have his place but would be of less
general use than a primary care clinician or surgeon.
B) dentists
C) nurses, physicians' assistants, paramedics, EMTs, ex-military medics
D) pharmacists
E) sanitarians and public health officials
Secondary skills are things you personally might be able to live without, but society cannot.
1) Education
A) teachers - parents can teach, but not as well or as comprehensively as someone who is trained in it professionally.
Note also that teachers frequently make good administrators if you don't want any real bureaucrats in the group.
B) parents - education is their principle job anyway.
C) lawyers and accountants - Their primary skills may be useless, but they are well educated people. Don't let lawyers
administrate, however, unless you want a new world as screwed up as the old.
2) Transportation - life proceeds very slowly when you must walk everywhere.
A) mechanics - There will be no shortage of surplus vehicles, but keeping them running will be a task.
B) chemists and/or distillers - Those surplus vehicles and machines must run on something.
C) animal breeders - If you can't get the truck run you can ride an animal. This form of transportation is also edible and
produces fertilizer. Petroleum may be hard to come by as well.
D) wood and leather workers - to make harnesses, saddles, wagons, etc.
3) Communications - vastly increases the efficiency of production, distribution, and security.
1) ham radio operators - they almost always have plenty of equipment and they think a lot about emergency
preparedness.
2) telephone technicians - the telephone system will still be there but keeping it working will be a vital help to the
community.
3) electricians or electronics technicians - the generation and storage of electricity is vital to communications and very
helpful to almost every other sector of the community.
4) athletes - If you can't get the message there any other way, you can always send a runner.
Others might add quite a few more categories to this list, but it's easy to see that the scale of the task in mastering even
a fraction of these skills is beyond reasonable expectation.
A practical way of dealing with this problem can be found in studying the organizational principles of the U. S. Army
Special Forces.
Among the concepts taught in the Special Forces is the idea of limited specialization. Every Special Forces soldier is
expert in the basic skills of soldiering such as weapons, movement, concealment, survival, etc., but he is also a specialist
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with very advanced knowledge in one particular area such as communications, intelligence, demolition, or medical.
Every team member is familiar with the skills of the others, but he is expected not only to be able to utilize his skills in
a superior manner, but also to teach his skills to others.
The Special Forces soldier is a consummate warrior, but his principle mission is not to fight but to teach, lead, and
inspire. The "survivalist" should consider this to be his mission as well. The Regular Army NCO would be expected to
lead a squad of ten or so men. The Special Forces NCO would be expected to teach his skills to a large number of
indigenous sympathizers and then lead a group as large as a company or a battalion... jobs usually held by captains or
lieutenant colonels.
So too should the dedicated survivalist consider himself a leader and teacher. After having mastered the basic skills of
self- reliance his next priority must be to master his specialty skill, and having learned it well, to stockpile the tools of
his trade. He must then work on the other specialties important to survival, with special emphasis on skills not yet filled
by recruitment.
A good plan would be to become a specialist in one of the primary or secondary skills, develop a good working
knowledge of all of the primary skills, and become familiar with the secondary skills.
The camouflage clad, rifle toting loner of the popular media isn't practicing survival, he is practicing for suicide. Don't
imitate him, and don't recruit him. Survival means teamwork, and the bigger the team the more comfortable the future.
Just think, if everyone thought like a survivalist, then it's likely none of us would ever need these skills and supplies we
work so hard to obtain. The best life insurance policy is the one you don't have to collect on.
by Marta on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11:41pm
FOOD IN UNCERTAIN TIMES:
HOW TO GROW AND STORE THE 5 CROPS YOU NEED TO SURVIVE
Having food resiliency is as much about learning how to store and use food properly as it is about growing it. The key
is learning interdependence not independence.
In an age of erratic weather and instability, its increasingly important to develop a greater self-reliance when it comes
to food. And because of this, more than ever before, farmers are developing new gardening techniques that help
achieve a greater resilience. Longtime gardener and scientist Carol Deppe, in her new book The Resilient Gardener:

Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times, offers a wealth of unique and expansive information for
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The basic issues are getting more control over our food, getting lots higher quality and more delicious food, and
enhancing the resilience of our food supply. There are three ways to do that. The first is through local buying patterns
and trade. A second is through knowing how to store or process food that is available locally, whether we grow it
ourselves or not. The third is gardening. In The Resilient Gardener, I talk as much about storing and using food as
growing it. I love gardening, but not everyone is in a position to garden every year of their lives.
However the person who has learned to make spectacular applesauce or cider or apple butter or pies can often trade
some of the processed products for all the apples needed. Buying local food supports local food resilience. A couple
hundred pounds of gourmet-quality potatoes tucked away in the garage potatoes that you have learned to store
optimally represent serious food security, whether you grew them or bought them from a local farmer right after the
harvest. Our buying and trading patterns and our skill at storing and using food as well as gardening are all part of our
food resilience. All can serve as the starting point to begin taking greater control over our food.
So the first thing I would say is, garden if you can and if you enjoy it. Whether you garden right now or not, though,
learn more about how to store and use the food that is grown locally. Lots of times, it is storing and using that is more
of the missing link than gardening. Most gardeners know how to grow field corn. But most dont have the knowledge
to turn corn into gourmet-quality fast-cooking polenta or savory corn gravy or even cornbread (without using wheat or
other things they cant grow), let alone fine-textured cakes. Most gardeners can grow potatoes. But most dont know
how to store their potatoes optimally. Most can grow blue potatoes. But most try to prepare their blue potatoes just
like whites or reds. Few know how to turn a blue potato into spectacularly delicious food. In The Resilient Gardener, I
spend as much time on how to store and use food as how to grow it.
We humans trade. We enjoy it, and it greases the social wheels. Sometimes we use intermediaries like money,
sometimes not. Sometimes the trades are formal. Sometimes we call it gifts. I trade or sell or gift part of the best I have.
Part of the best of others comes back to me. My friends, neighbors, and exchange networks are part of my resilience. I
aim for greater self-reliance. I like to enjoy doing more for myself. And I love to garden, and to grow food.
Gardening for resilience, as you discuss, also means choosing your crop varieties for optimum self-reliance and
hardiness. Whats the most fantastic quality of each of the five crops you talk about in your book potatoes, corn,
beans, squash, and eggs?
Potatoes are a great source of both carbohydrates and protein. They have protein levels comparable to the most
protein-rich grains by the time you adjust for water. They yield more carbohydrate per square foot than anything we
can grow in temperate climates. They yield more protein per square foot than anything we can grow except beans.
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staple crops to grow. They yield much more carbohydrate and protein than anything else per unit labor. Small grains
take fine seed beds, meaning tillers, tractors, or draft animals.
Anyone with a shovel can grow potatoes. And potatoes can be grown on rough land, land just converted from lawn or
pasture or patch of weeds. Grains usually require special grinding equipment. Anyone who can build a fire can cook
potatoes. Potatoes grow well in places too cold or wet for grains. Potatoes are far more impervious to nasty weather
than grains. Cool or cold or wet stormy weather that can harm, delay, or even destroy, corn, squash, and other summer
crops are likely to make the potatoes grow more happily than ever. So growing both potatoes and other crops provides
a balance that provides resilience. Potatoes yield well on limited fertility, too. And in most areas of the country, they
can be grown unirrigated, even where all other summer crops require irrigation.
Note:
Check out the Patriot Seed Store for their new Seed Vault, an air & water tight capsule with 5,000 hearty nonGMO seeds. The seeds are selected for the shortest growing season, most nutritional and most resilient
varieties to ensure your Liberty Garden thrives when you need it to!
About one acre is tilled. Its divided into six sections. One section were turning into permanent garden beds to grow a
big variety of garden crops, everything from amaranth greens and garlic to lettuce and strawberries. The rest is field
crops that get rotated around each year. The field crops are all in rows spaced at 3. (Or 7 for the big squash.) The basic
3 spacing is what is needed to get our rototiller between the rows, that is, when the rototiller works. Which it doesnt
always. The acre of crops is as much as we want to tend by hand when the rototiller is uncooperative. In addition, its
as much as we want to water. This kind of spacing means we need to water the most water needy crops only once per
week in August, the most water-short month, and less the rest of the time. And with this spacing, the potatoes dont
have to be watered at all. And everything could at least survive a good while if it didnt get watered at all, even in
August.
The permanent beds are 4 across, the biggest we can reach across comfortably, with aisles between them that are
alternating 3 and 1. That space is a compromise. Nate, being 32, can tend and harvest a garden by bending over or
squatting. So if the garden was just his, he would space the beds with aisles 1 wide. That way, he would have the most
possible planting area for the total area that needs to be watered. And there would be as little aisle space that needs to
be weeded as possible. Im 64. My back and knees rebel against squatting or bending over for very long. I can hoe
comfortably using the right kinds of tools that permit me to work standing upright with my back straight. I can also
tend and harvest comfortably on my hands and knees, but that takes aisles 3 across. If we split the difference, I
wouldnt be able to harvest from any of the rows. With alternating aisle widths, and Nate tending and harvesting
preferentially from the narrow aisles, we can both tend and harvest. And we have lots more bed space than if we used
3 aisles for everything.
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We dont put sides on our beds, incidentally. If we did that, we would have to tend all the space near the sides by hand,
squatting or on hands and knees. With no sides on beds, the beds can mostly be tended by hoeing from a comfortable
standing position, with a straight back. In The Resilient Gardener, I talk a good bit about the labor implications of
various gardening styles and practices as well as what tools and methods to use if you have back problems. Most
people garden in a way that strains or trashes their backs or knees. That is totally unnecessary if you match gardening
styles and tools to your physical needs. When gardening bigger areas, this matching is especially important.
In our field, one major section is potatoes, about 23 varieties. Yellows, blues, reds, whites, bakers, boilers, early
varieties, late varieties. The number of varieties gives us some resilience with respect to diseases as well as potatoes that
are great for every possible cooking method, and that have many different flavors. We choose varieties based primarily
upon spectacular flavor, but also upon storage ability and yield and disease resistance when grown under our
conditions.
We grow our spuds organically, with no irrigation, and with only the modest levels of fertility of the sort that can be
obtained simply by turning under a legume cover crop. Our spud patch should give us at least a thousand pounds of
spuds, which will be prime eating quality through February, through April for certain varieties. Part of that long storage
is appropriate choice of varieties. The rest of it is our method of storage, which is sophisticated low tech. We store
the potatoes in our attached garage. Thats low tech. What is sophisticated is that we have figured out exactly what
containers to use for optimum storage, and a maximum-minimum thermometer-hygrometer sits in the storage area. We
occasionally open the garage door or the door to the house as needed in winter to control temperature or humidity.
Our potatoes dont get irrigated. We grow them at 16 in the rows instead of the 8 12 so as to have one important
staple crop that doesnt require irrigation. That cuts down our water use and gardening labor. In addition, if the
electricity failed and we couldnt irrigate, our practice of growing potatoes without irrigation would really matter. Not
irrigating also gives us especially clean, disease-free spuds. In addition, the flavors are much more intense than when
the potatoes are irrigated. Water and fertility needs are very much affected by spacing. If we crowded the spuds more,
we would need more fertile soil, probably imported fertilizer, and irrigation.
MG: For gardeners who are just starting out, do you think theres something intimidating about the idea of
the perfect garden?
CD: The issue of how to get a garden as perfect as possible that isnt my issue. My issue is, how can I get the
highest yield of the most delicious food for the least possible time and effort? Im lazy. I want to garden efficiently.
Perfectionism really gets in the way of gardening efficiently. I dont talk about very much about perfectionism. Instead,
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doing. I even have a section in The Resilient Gardener that lists lots of things gardeners are frequently told to do that are
unnecessary or even counterproductive.
Then, of those things that actually do matter, the question is, exactly how sloppy can I be about them and still get the
results I want? What is the most appropriate level of sloppiness? What is, if you will, perfect sloppiness?
While Im at it, I have to bring up that old adage that goes Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Nonsense!
Most things worth doing are not worth doing well. They are only worth doing sloppily. And lots of what most of us
spend much of our lives doing is not worth doing at all. Anything not worth doing at all is certainly not worth doing
well.
Forget perfectionism! Im not perfect. Youre not perfect. The rest of our lives arent perfect. Why should our gardens
be? Lets make practical gardens, resilient gardens. And lets manage our resilient gardens with cheerful, unapologetic
selective sloppiness.
by Marta on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 4:03pm
I'M LEARNING TO LIVE OFF THE GRID IN STAGES
Ever wish you could just unplug from your current hectic life? Maybe quit your stressful job, move to a farm with
several acres, build your own solar panels, and spend your remaining time living off the grid. Yeah, me too.
The problem is that this type of lifestyle seems so simple, but is terribly difficult to pull off these days. Why? Because
we have become slaves to our stuff myself included. We have our houses, our cars, our expensive hobbies, our
electronic gadgets, our new furniture, our designer clothes, etc.
We spend the majority of our lives working to pay for the stuff that keeps us from living a life with more freedom.
Along the way we usually manage to accumulate debt buying more stuff than we can afford. So then we spend even
more time working to repay the money we borrowed to buy the stuff that we work to pay for in the first place. Whew!
Its a vicious cycle.
HOW TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF STUFF
So how do we break the cycle? How do we join others who are living off the grid? It isnt easy. I believe the very first
step is to stop accumulating stuff. Draw a line in the sand (or on your front porch), and vow not to allow anything else
to enter your home unless it is a necessity or improves your quality of life in some way. If something qualifies under
those two conditions, you must save for it and pay cash. No more borrowing!

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The second step is to take a look around your house, and your budget. Are you paying for things that you could really
live without? The $40 gym membership, or the $15 Netflix membership, may not seem like much by themselves, but
how much of a nest egg would be required just to cover those expenses? The idea is that you can estimate how much
of your nest egg would be required to maintain your current expenses. I used Netflix as an example:
At roughly $9 a month, our Netflix membership sets us back $108 per year. To continue paying for Netflix out of
passive income earning 4% per year, I would need a $2,700 ($10825) savings balance.
So I would need to save $2,700 just to cover my monthly $9 Netflix membership. Imagine how much a $500 per
month car payment would require? Frightening isnt it? When you think about things from this perspective it makes it
a little easier to separate needs from wants.
Discover Your Passion
The next step in living off the grid is to discover your passion. Ask yourself: If you didnt have to wake up tomorrow
morning and work for money, how would you spend your time? Gardening? Fishing? Volunteering? Teaching? Some
people enjoy what they do (believe it or not), and wouldnt want to give up their jobs. The rest of us go to work to pay
the bills, and look outside of paid employment for self actualization.
The point is to figure out what it is you want to do with your life, and figure out how to do that more often. By
eliminating bills, downsizing your home, avoiding the accumulation of stuff, etc, you might be able to afford to spend
more time working on your passion, instead of your job.
Think In Terms of Sustainability
The freedom to unplug from the hustle and bustle of our current lives and live off the grid doesnt come without
sacrifice. Many choose to give up creature comforts like cable television, an automobile (or two), or even electricity
(paid-for energy, that is). Some are able to harness the power of the sun through solar power, or wind, to generate
power for their homes. Imagine how nice it would be to lose that utility payment! Wells can supply water, and gardens
or small farms may provide a percentage of a familys food source.
I feel the need to pause here and add a disclaimer to this email. My tone may have seemed preachy in the lines above.
I live in a neighborhood, have no mortgage (gone) and no car payment or education debt, and I have a job, and I was
a energy hog when it comes to air conditioning, and I am learning how to produce enough crops to build more than a
couple salads. I am about as on the grid as one can be. But I have purchased a few acres of land and learning how to
build a solar system once I am living on the land.
But Im also a daydreamer, and at times when Im lost in my thoughts I think about how nice it would be to get rid of
all this stuff and start over. I think about how I raised my kids to be less materialistic. I think about how much I
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would enjoy devoting more time to gardening, and spending time with my grand kids, and teaching self sufficiency, and
building projects around my house. And then I ask myself, why cant I do these things? I know the answer, and I
know what needs to happen, mechanically, to get there. Its getting there that is the hard part.
Less Stuff Doesnt Equal Happiness Either
Most of us would agree that a materialistic life is not a fulfilling one. More clothes, bigger houses, the latest electronic
gadgets, newer and flashier cars these things might bring temporary enjoyment, but a life based around acquiring
things can feel pretty empty. The reason is simple stuff doesnt equal happiness.
So what about the idea that many people have nowadays that less stuff equals happiness? Its really the same mindset
carried to the opposite extreme. One group thinks that buying another new thing will make life better one more
purchase will make life happier. The other group thinks that ridding themselves of another existing possession will
make life better one more act of purging will make life happier.
Both groups are putting far too much importance on things. Its possible to be happy living in one room with few
possessions or in a mansion filled with the finest of everything. Its also possible to be miserable in both situations.
Lasting happiness comes from relationships and spiritual and emotional fulfillment it isnt determined by how much
stuff you have, or the process of acquiring it or purging it. The person who has simplified his life isnt happy because
he has less stuff he is happy because he has achieved inner peace.
There are some very good reasons for purging and decluttering, but compulsive purgers who purge for the purge itself
are just as excessively focused on stuff as compulsive shoppers are.
And that is not the path to achieving true and lasting simplicity.
THE TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT
I have talked about the Tiny Home Movement in the past, and how a growing number of people are giving up their
large homes in search of a simpler way of life. A new documentary from Kirsten Dirksen with Fair Companies, called
We the Tiny House People , showcases people who downsized their lives and took an alternative approach to life.
The thing that intrigues me about the Tiny Home Movement, is how ordinary everyday people are finally starting to
wake up and realize, that they dont need to buy into the modern American Dream. Thats not to say I dont believe
in the American Dream, I just think its been warped into some perverse gimmick to convince people they need to go
into massive amounts of debt to be happy. In my opinion thats not a dream, it sounds more like a nightmare.

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What True Frugality Is and What It Is Not

Have you ever noticed how many of the same people who are trying to promote a simple lifestyle make frugality into a
negative concept or how they routinely equate frugality with being cheap or miserly? Somehow frugality has become
almost synonymous with deprivation and denial, and understandably, this kind of negative frugality turns most people
off. It turns me off too
The good news is that true frugality isnt like that. When frugality is based on your own values and what YOU want out
of life, it can only be a positive influence. Its also important to remember that true frugality isnt just about spending
less money how you choose to spend your time and how you choose to conserve other resources should all be a part
of the total equation.
True frugality isnt complicated once again, the key is simply finding the balance that is right for you and the way you
want to live only this time the balance is about spending, not spending, and saving. True frugality feels amazingly
empowering. When you regularly make conscious and deliberate decisions not to waste your hard-earned dollars on
things that have little or no value to you, in favor of focusing your resources on what IS important to you, you are
taking control of your life. Sensible frugality is the tool that will help you achieve financial freedom and financial
freedom will make your dreams and lifestyle choices possible. It really IS as simple as that.
You dont need to drastically change your life to start living more frugally. It doesnt matter if you live in an apartment
or own your own house if you live in the city or deep in the boonies, if you live alone or have a house full of
family it is almost a certainty that there are areas where you can eliminate waste, make more thoughtful decisions and
more deliberate choices. Start small be consistent and work toward finding the frugal balance that is the right fit
for you.
Your life will only get better.
Criteria for Choosing a Retreat Locale in the Continental United States
(CONUS)
When doing radio interviews or when giving lectures, I'm often asked where the "perfect" place is for a survival retreat.
The short answer is: There is none. Granted, there are a lot of places that are much better than others, but there is no
single "one size fits all" perfect place. Like buying a pair of boots, the decision has as much to do with the size and
shape of the foot as it does the maker of the boots. Everyone has their personal needs and expectations, as well as their
own ideas of how a retreat should be configured. (See my Profiles page for many examples that show this diversity.)
Some people prefer dry climates while others can't stand them. Some folks like the feeling of privacy provided by a wall

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of trees where others would feel claustrophobic. Some need the stimulation of exposure to the arts, while others could
care less. And some have good health, while others need to live close to medical specialists.
Even more importantly, before deciding where you might move, you have to weigh the Risks and Benefits of moving
at all. From an actuarial standpoint, you might have nearly as good a chance of living to a ripe old age if you stay in the
suburbs. It all depends on your personal "worst case scenario". If your envisioned worst case is an economic
depression similar to that of the 1930s--with a relatively intact infrastructure--then you might conclude that there is no
need to relocate. (You can just "stock up" and stay put where you are.) But if your worst case is a full scale whammy-such as a terrorism campaign that levels cities and/or causes a long term grid-down societal collapse, then you will
probably want to move to a remote, lightly populated farming region with plentiful water. I'm not in the business of
making scenario-based decisions for people. Those decisions are up to you, as an individual. Once you decide that you
definitely want to move, then, yes, I certainly have some good suggestions on potential locales for you.
As a Christian, I believe that any major decision should be preceded by prayer. Seek God's providence for your life.
You can only do that if you have repented of you sin and have begun a Christian walk. In deference to the nature of
this forum and the wide range of views held by my readers, I won't go into great detail about this. But you know where
I stand.
Deciding exactly where to relocate is not an exact science. You can gauge the potential threat and plan accordingly. But
you can never be sure what will happen and where you will truly be safe. But you can sleep well, knowing that at least
your percentage changes will be higher if you make the move.
There is an apocryphal story about a man who was living in Virginia in the late 1850s. He could see the U.S. Civil War
brewing, and he wanted no part of it. He realized that his native Virginia was likely to be heavily contested territory, so
he set about finding the safest place possible where he could shelter his family during the coming war. After much
searching and deliberation he finally found a peaceful place that was far, far away from where the anticipated the battles
would occur. He moved his family up to Pennsylvania--a little farming town called Gettysburg.
Basic Criteria
Once you have selected a potential region to concentrate on, select an experienced local real estate agent. Odds are that
you wont be able to find one that specializes in retreat properties. So it may take a while and a few false starts before
your agent starts showing you the right type of properties. The following is a basic criteria list that you can give a real
estate agent. (Tailor to suit your particular needs):
Plentiful water--preferably spring fed or an artesian well. (Pumped well water would be an inferior second choice.)

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Not on a flood plain and in region with minimal natural disaster risks. (See this map: Where to Live to Avoid a Natural
Disaster.)
Southern exposure (for those reader in the northern hemisphere, naturlich)--particularly important at higher elevations
"Panoramic views. This usually means a hilltop location with open fields of fire and defendable terrain. The concept
of holding high ground goes back to pre-history. Yes, I know, that this is mutually exclusive with the concept of having
a house that is not in line of sight of any major road. TANSTAAFL. Decide on one or the other. But don't buy a place
that has neither attribute.
A diverse and healthy local economy. (See the City Data web site to do your research on demographic information.)
Minimal noxious weeds. (Russian Thistle, Teasel, Russian Knapweed, Yellow Star Thistle, etc.)
Not in the path of real estate developers. Look at where suburban developments have been established in the county.
Suburban tracts tend to follow a line of march in certain directionsespecially where there is level terrain. Note that
in most regions row crop farmland and orchard land is at the greatest risk because it is easy to subdivide. Put on your
thinking cap and do some extrapolation. If your intended area is in the path of the sprawl within 10 to 15 years then
start looking in a different direction in less advantageous terrain, or a little further out of town.
If it has an existing house, a house with fireproof/ballistically-protected (e.g. masonry) construction. Note: If it is also
in an earthquake prone area, you might weigh the odds in this regard and opt instead for more earthquake safe timberframe construction.
Low housing costs. As discussed in detail in some of my previous blog posts, dont overlook examining as many
factors as possible including home and car insurance rates, property taxes, and so forth. This useful Internet tool
compares cost of living in two cities.
An active, growing farmer's market. I have found directories of Farmer's Markets posted on the web for Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The presence of farmer's markets is a good indicator for towns with
retreat potential. Furthermore, in a post-collapse America, it will likely be the farmer's markets that will be the genesis
of a revived economy.
Not near any nuclear power plants.
My personal preference is to select a retreat in a mixed farming/ranching/timber region in low-humidity area of one of
the American Redoubt states. I generally discourage folks from living in coastal regions for health reasons, risk of tidal
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waves or hurricanes, oil tanker mishaps, visits by foreign terrorists, and the outside chance of dramatically rising or
falling sea levels in the event of a climate shift. I also discourage relocating to anywhere within 150 miles of the
Mexican border. (Note: I'm not a racist--just a realist. The crime rate is higher near the border, and in the event of civil
war in Mexico or any number of variations on TEOTWAWKI there could be a huge influx of illegal immigrants.)
by Marta on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 12:01am
Urban Gardening: You Can Grow Food, No Matter Where You Live
Gardening is regaining popularity as a pastime for all types of people across the world, with gardens popping up in the
most unexpected places. While the traditional image of a garden may not exactly fit into the reality of most urban
environments, the fact is you can grow your own food whether you live on a rural farm or in a tiny Manhattan
apartment. Urban gardening is all about using space wisely to regain a closer connection with your food and beautify
your home or neighborhood.
There are a handful of different types of urban gardens, and the ones were going to focus on here are indoor
gardening, container gardening, community gardening and guerilla gardening. Perhaps youve got a tiny townhouse
yard, a balcony, a south-facing window or perhaps you live in a basement apartment that wont support anything but
mold. You can still grow enough of your own food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest,
healthiest produce possible.
by Marta on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 4:04pm
Off-Grid Rural Land is Gaining Popularity
The number of people who are contemplating relocating to rural areas so they can live off-grid is increasing. I have
received enough phone calls from people searching for off-grid properties in the past few months to prompt me to
look into what these buyers are searching for. This article highlights some of the characteristics that are appealing to
off-grid land buyers.
Before you read the list below, please allow me to say that prospective buyers for off-grid properties are often unfairly
stereotyped as being anti-government, alarmists, militia members, and conspiracists. There is certainly an assemblage of
people living off-grid that fit that description, but there are also a number of families that want to get back to the
land and lead a more sustainable, environmentally-conscious lifestyle. One of our agents sold an 80 acre parcel that
joined the Talladega National Forest to a man that wanted to build a yurt and farm and hunt his land. I mention the
motivations of some of these buyers so that land agents and brokers do not dismiss a buyer because of a pre-conceived
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1. Distance from a big city. Many of these buyers like the idea of being far enough away from big cities to prevent
people from easily walking to their land, but also want to be close enough to enjoy some of the amenities the big city
offers like shopping, restaurants, and quality medical care. There is a train of thought that reasons if there is a mass
exodus from the larger cities, then you should own land that is not easily accessible by throngs of people looking for
food and shelter.
Marion, Alabama, where I live, is 25 miles to the closest Super Wal-Mart, so I am already in the small number (10%) of
Americans that are over 15 miles from a Wal-Mart. I appreciate the sentiment that a little geography is a better buffer
between neighbors than a 6-foot privacy fence. Rural areas that are 60 to 100 miles from a larger city are going to be
appealing to off-grid buyers.
2. Water source. To be off-grid, land needs to have access to a reliable source of fresh water. Alabama is blessed with
numerous rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, aquifers, and ponds. This type property requires the ability to drill a private well
or utilize an existing spring or creek to bring water to the home.
Additionally, the land will need to pass a percolation test and be permitted by the County Health Department to
ensure that the soils allow for the septic system to function properly and remain sanitary.
3. Agriculture/Gardening. Off-grid buyers are often interested in growing their own livestock, keeping a garden,
planting an orchard, raising poultry and farming fish on their land. Locating a property with fertile soils and a long
growing cycle are important for increasing the prospect that a farm can be more self-sufficient.
4. Joining National Forest or Wildlife Areas. I personally believe, that Good Forests Make Good Neighbors.
Owning land that borders large tracts of government or privately-owned is desirable because it limits who will be
moving in next door. Many of these forests are open to public hunting and use, so finding a property that joins an outof-the-way corner of the forest helps limit the number of hunters you will see and increases the amount of usable land
youll have.
5. Minimal Building and Zoning Restrictions. Buyers are looking for areas where they can build energy-efficient or
unconventional dwellings and use atypical materials if they desire. I mentioned earlier a man that wanted to construct a
yurt, and there are some people in Hale County, Alabama that have used old blue jeans and earth to fashion a home. In
addition to exotic home construction, it is also appealing to be able to erect a HAM radio tower, have a wind turbine,
water wheel, or other structures that are limited in urban areas.
6. Energy Sources. One primary consideration would obviously include energy-generating potential from solar, wind,
mini-hydro, and geothermal opportunities. In order to be off-grid and self-sustaining a property must afford the
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owners a reliable and efficient method of creating power that can be harnessed to supply whatever appliances they
must use.
Other considerations for off-grid property would be the availability of satellite internet and telephone, rural land prices,
annual property taxes, hunting restrictions, firearm freedoms, road maintenance (if heavy snows restrict use), and other
features that allow owners to be self-sustaining.
It appears that the market for off-grid rural land is going to continue growing over the next few years, and is a segment
that rural land brokerages and agents should probably pay attention to.
by Marta on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2:03pm

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HOW TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

This is a guest post I wrote for the Online Community Report.

I love my community. Whether Im talking about my role at NetSquared, my blog, or my network of friends, I am
inspired every day and find value in, and rewards for, my participation. Regardless of whether I feel like, or am trying to
be, a community builder, the community always provides opportunities for others to join me. These spaces are built on
distributed power and that makes the community a moving, growing, living thing that I am a part of, rather than a
weight, trouble, or burden that Im responsible for.
But, it aint easy. Being a Community Builder (I refuse, on principle, to use the word Manager) is a lot of work. So, how
do you do it without losing sleep or sanity?
Heres my 33 to Sustainable Community Building.
1. There are no shortcuts
Lead by example
Interact, use tools, and create and share content the way you want your community members to do so. Seeing you leave
a comment, or share a resource, will model the desired behavior so others can see what to do (especially if they are new
to social media or new to your community) and how to do it (especially if they are new to your tool or platform).
Operate in public
When it comes to administrator or moderator activity, always conduct it in public unless it requires or involves
personal information. Dont send a private welcome message do it in public so others can benefit (they too can see,
join in, and find someone new)! Dont remove or edit contributions, but leave a comment to suggest how they can be
improved. If theres offensive or inappropriate behavior, note it in public so others can learn whats OK and what isnt,
and feel empowered to help moderate as a community.
Ask for feedback and help
Asking for help or ideas means that 1.) you trust the community, 2.) you know that your community is valuable and
smart, and 3.) you are interested in collaborating (not dictating). Dont be shy about it post blog entries or
conversation starters, share your own feedback (operate in public), and provide places for the community to share
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Let the community know itself
Working in networks means that the center (thats you) is no better than any of the other parts. You dont have all
the answers, all the information, all the best jokes. So, help your community know its self. Messages shouldnt just be
about you, stories shouldnt just be about you. Find content and value from the community that you can help put the
spotlight on; find stories and change-makers from the community that you can support. Make connections and
introductions.
Know your role
Knowing your community means figuring out what they need from you, how they need your help, how they need you
to help them to succeed. Some communities may need a manager to help keep everything moving along, and others
may need an operator to make connections and recommendations. Some communities need a friend to share ideas
and honest feedback, others may need a champion that can help push ideas and opportunities forward. Find your
role (by asking for feedback and help!) and take pride in operating the way your community needs.
Help it grow
Part of knowing your community means recognizing when it needs new blood, a fresh wind, or a change of pace. That
doesnt always mean just one or the other. New blood = new members. If this is the case then help the community to
promote itself and attract others interested in participating. Fresh wind = new topics or ideas. Sometimes, conversation
can grow stagnant and ideas can fail to materialize into projects. It is your role to help find new inspiration. Change of
pace = new way of operating. This may mean that the community has outgrown its facebook group and needs
someone (you) to help move it onto the next platform/space where it can do more. You may need to be the one
willing to say what everyones thinking and take on the task of making change.
3. Strive to be replaced
Encourage interaction without you
The goal of operating in public and leading by example is to enable the community to know how to operate without
you. There can be interaction and exchange without your permission. There can be conversation without your
moderation. Encourage the community to take control by giving them the responsibility and opportunity to do so.
Reward and spotlight leaders
Your goal should be to be replaced by other community members, as this means that youve created something so
valuable, with members so dedicated to it, that they are willing to steer the ship and man the sails themselves. To begin
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nurturing those who may become the captains, start highlighting members who are contributing value. Shine the
spotlight on those taking on extra responsibility. Operate in public by thanking them for their work in a way thats
visible to the whole community.
Share your toolbox
Theres no way that the community can take responsibility and contribute equally with you if you hold the key to a
hidden set of tools. Open up all functionality to anyone who has proven their elevated role in the group. Share
resources like strategies, best practices, and examples with the community so everyone can learn and contribute at the
level you do. By sharing resources, youll probably find that the community has some to share back that will make your
work even better, too!
But remember: all communities are unique, just like the members who comprise them. You cant expect every
group to operate the same way as others, or for one successful example to hold true in another setting. Communities
are made up of people and the best approach you can have is to remain human. Organizations are buildings: they arent
any fun, they arent very conversational, and theyre often made of neutral colors. Youre a human: youre passionate,
youre interesting, and you have something to say. So even if you have different tools, different ideas, and different
goals from one community to the next throughout your work, remember to stay human.
by Marta on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 12:53pm
COST OF BUILDING STRAW BAIL HOMES $7000
The first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the easiest thing to do.
The second little pig built his house out of sticks. This was a little bit stronger than a straw house.
The third little pig built his house out of bricks (The Three Little Pigs)
Now the first little piggys house is coming back into style with a new eco-trend to make homes based on straw. The
straw bales, not only provide structural integrity to the walls, but also functions as an all-natural insulation.
Straw comes from grain. Grain turned into hay is harvested food feed keeping the seeds in tact to be used for animal
feed. (Thus why your friends may correct your Hey and tell you Hay is for horses).
Straw is a disposable material; it is often burned with the fields. Instead of adding to the black smoke, which often
clouds farming communities for weeks during burn season, some innovative contractors are using the raw material to
build homes with. Since its disposable, the cost of straw is low, and you could get a 480 square foot home for less
than $10,000.
Here are a list of things I found on Solarhaven.org, they would be good to run through before you gather up any bales:
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2 do most of the work yourself
3 use recycled materials whenever possible (and do lots of scrounging)
4 twist a few friends arms to help you once in awhile (free pizza works every time)
5 price shop around for the best deals on all materials, especially the expensive items like solar panels, composting
toilet, and metal roofing prices vary a great deal
6 stick to the simple design features below fancier roofs or a concrete foundation, for example, really add to the
cost
7 can build your starter straw bale without having to permit it (more on this later)
Whilst researching straw bale construction I found that there was a large misconception in the bale construction
community. Alex Morrison, a straw bale construction expert cleared up the confusion on his site (strawbale.com). You
may read about houses being made out of hay bales, even those building the homes themselves may say this. So what is
the difference between hay and straw? Straw is just the stalk of the grain, whereas hay contains the seed and grain. But
they both look the same right? Right. So why shouldnt you use hay for your house, because if you do you may find
grass growing from your walls, and the seeds will attract critters.
A straw bale home easily traps heat and utilizes natural solar energy, supplementary heating costs are generally low,
depending on climate.
Estimated budget of a straw bale home; according to Solarhaven.org:
Straw Bale House:
- Gravel for foundation $100
- Polyethylene bags and barbed-wire for earth bags $60
- 120 construction grade straw bales @ $4.50 each $540
- Bamboo for external pinning $50
- Galvanized R-profile metal sheeting for roof (new) $800
- Screws with polypropolyne washers $40
- Guttering materials for the rain water catchment system $100
- 3 thin-wall pipe and connectors $40
- Some wood for window and door bucks which cannot be scrounged $100
- Material for external strapping $100
- Two 6 sliding-glass patio doors (used) $150
- Eight single-pane windows (used) $200
- Window caulking tubes $75
- Used sink $30
- Lime and high-clay content soil for adobe/line plaster $300
- Washed sand $100
- How could I have forgotten that? $500
- Subtotal = $3450
Utilities:
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- Two 100 watt PV panels $900
- Three deep-cycle lead-acid batteries (refurbished) $150
- 300 watt DC-AC sinewave inverter $150
- Battery cables, connectors, wire, and 12 volt lights $250
- Solar hot water unit $700
- Wood-burning stove (used) $150
- Pipe and roof sleeve $50
- Subtotal = $3550
Total Expenses for House and Utilities: $7000
(under the conditions outlined at Solarhaven.org)
The straw bale home is ideal for the do-it-yourselfer, the person who wants to be one with the earth and reduce
his/her imprint on it. Online there is a bunch of information that can take you step by step through the design/
construction process.
by Marta on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 6:40pm

How to Build an Affordable Eco-Friendly Home

Natural Building:
Description: Using natural building materials lowers the cost of construction, enabling anyone to build and afford their
own eco-friendly home. Natural building materials such as earth, stone and straw are sustainable, safe, nontoxic, easy to
work with, and only require minimal tools and basic skills. This article examines earthbag building -- a low-cost, lowtech way of building with earth that is rapidly gaining in popularity.
There are dozens of building methods and design techniques that enable virtually anyone to build their dream home at
rock-bottom prices. The solution lies in natural building - using locally available, low-impact materials such as earth,
stone, straw and small diameter wood, in conjunction with timeless vernacular building methods.
Our grandparents didn't need a quarter million dollar bank loan to build their house. Instead, they used time-tested
skills passed down from generation to generation. They learned what materials and designs worked best in each climate
through many years of experience. Much of this know-how got brushed aside in the post-WWII building boom, but
the good news is these skills haven't been lost. Countless thousands of owner-builders have made the switch and are
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now living in comfortable, beautiful, nontoxic homes built of natural materials, and you can too. And thanks to the
Internet, information on these skills is just a click away (and usually free).
Natural materials have been the number one preference of homebuilders since the beginning of human history. But
look at the junk that's being foisted on us today: plastic coated particleboard cabinets, fiberboard, vinyl siding,
sheetrock (paper covered chalk), synthetic carpet, cheap furniture that falls apart in a couple years. Virtually all of which
off-gas toxic materials into your home for years, mold and burn like crazy in a fire. And the bank wants you to work
for 30 years for the 'privilege' of living in one of these soulless boxes.
The reason I love working with natural materials is because there are so many benefits. First of all, most of the
materials are dirt cheap: sand from nearby streams or river beds, straw bales from local farmers, clay free for the
digging and so on. A thrifty do-it-yourselfer can scrounge a large part of what they need from construction sites and
yard sales. And as far as beauty, there's no comparison. A home built of natural materials is more like a work of art
that's personalized to match your lifestyle and needs.
Although there are many different natural building methods, let's take a closer look at earthbag building. Originally
developed by the military for bullet and blast resistant structures, modern builders are using the same basic process of
filling and stacking bags to build homes, shops, offices, schools and more.
Earthbag houses are unsurpassed for their low cost and simplicity of construction. An average person can learn each
step of construction in a minute or so just by being shown. It really is that simple, no kidding. No expensive machinery
is needed and most people already have the basic tools required around their home - shovels, buckets, garden hose.
And earthbag houses can look anyway you like, including roundhouses, domes, curved walls, hexagonal, rectangular,
you name it.
Here's an overview of one example to show what's possible. A small home like this can be built for under $5,000:
* Gravel-filled earthbag foundation: The first few courses of bags are filled with gravel to prevent moisture wicking up
in the walls. Place the bags on top of a gravel-filled trench to drain water away.
* Earthbag walls: Most people use soil from or near the building site. In cold climates you can use insulation in the
bags such as volcanic rock, perlite, etc. to create a superinsulated wall. All you have to do is fill the bags, stack them
end to end in level courses and tamp until solid. One or two strands of barbed wire between courses add tensile
strength and help hold the bags together.
* Add recycled windows, doors, old pipes for vents, sinks, etc. You can use barrels or tires to form arched openings.
Bottles embedded in walls add a splash of color and some extra light.
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* Roof: You can build a dome and eliminate use of wood altogether. You also can recycle lumber from construction
sites, or gather it from local forests (my favorite). Done correctly, this actually improves the health of the forest and
reduces risk of forest fires. A metal roof is a good choice for capturing rainwater. Add plenty of ceiling insulation to
keep the home comfortable. Rice hulls and cellulose are two good choices.
* Earth plaster and floors: With wide roof overhangs of 3 feet or so to protect walls, earth plaster is the way to go.
Wraparound porches are even better. Earth is safe, easy to work with, beautiful and usually available free or at low cost
for truck deliveries. Earthen floors are becoming trendy in expensive homes, partly as a fad and partly because they are
resilient underfoot and look great. They look like leather once sealed. Earth floors can last hundreds of years or longer
with proper maintenance and, like most of the ideas presented here, are dirt-cheap.
* And be sure to incorporate solar design into every aspect of the home for comfort and energy savings. You can
capture the sun's energy to heat and cool your home, enhance daylighting, heat your water and even cook your food
with a solar oven.
by Marta on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:17pm
Dome Homes-Letter From: Kevin McGuckinThe Inn Place at Brenham, Texas
On a stretch of Interstate 35, in Central Texas between Waco and Waxahachie, is an enormous caterpillar. The curious
stop to explore and come across Monolithic Dome Village. The caterpillar is a manufacturing warehouse; there are
dome offices, dome storage buildings and upwards of 60 domes rented out as single person dwellings. I was informed
that these buildings are green in every way. They will withstand winds of 450 miles an hour (FEMA rates them as
near absolute protection), they are environmentally friendly and have an R value of 60. Their lifespan is measured in
centuries, they dont burn, or rot, or get eaten by termites. I decided to sign up for the workshop that Monolithic offers
to learn how to build them.
Like most people who take the workshop I was hoping to learn how to build a dome for our future home. But I also
wanted a career change and a more secure retirement program and had considered buying old houses for rentals as a
way to ease into retirement. During the course David South stressed again and again how important it was for every
community to have affordable housing for the working people of the area and encouraged each of us to return home
and build some rental domes to rent to working people with modest income. He had the complete story of the
demographics supporting this type of housing for this type of renter and the financial facts to back up every step of
how to make this a successful project. I took the bait.

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After completing the course it took a while to get things rolling. First there was the land that had to be
purchased. There were two main requirements: accessibility and public water. Then I had to establish a relationship
with a bank. My local bank couldnt handle the concept so I had to pound the pavement until I found a bank with a
broader outlook. The branch manager was receptive to the plan, but wanted a nicer package to present to the loan
committee. He sent me to the local Small Business Development Center at Blinn Junior College. They were intrigued
by the concept as well and started to put together a business plan to take to the bank. But they werent satisfied to use
Monolithics demographic figures and did studies on our county, and discovered that the figures were exactly the same
for this area. Brenham has a population of about 15,000. They picked apart all the costs and projections and concluded
that this was a great project. I got the loan.
Building commenced at the beginning of the summer of 2006. The buildings are 20 feet in diameter giving a living
space of 314 square feet. There are windows front and back and a front door (top half is glass) which permits plenty
of light to enter. Inside the dome is one wall that divides the bathroom from the studio area. We provide a bed, two
chairs, table, full size fridge, microwave and window blinds.
The folks at Monolithic can be hired to help as much or as little with the construction, as desired. My plan was to do it
myself with my own crew and that would have worked had I not contracted shingles in the eye and face and was
obliged to quit in the middle of construction. Monolithic came down and saved the day by completing the first eight
shells for me.
Construction continued once I recovered but with all construction nothing ever goes totally as planned. We had our
share of hiccups but overall the domes got built and were rented as soon as completed and for the first year of
operation we have had 99% occupancy.
Phase II consists of eight more domes, four which I began renting in January 2008. The others should be ready to rent
any day. I made some small internal design changes in these domes as I learn what works better, but overall the design
provided by Monolithic would be hard to beat. I have been making my living in the wholesale nursery business and I
cant stress how much a good landscape job improves the looks of the whole property.
As soon as we have these next four finished, I expect to get the financing to carry on and build sixteen more. The
whole project has been a complete success for me and I would encourage everyone who is involved with domes to
replicate Monolithics concept in their community. I took the bait, but discovered there wasnt a hook!"
The Inn Place
Kevin McGuckin & Hannah Mallon
776 Hohenwalde School Road
Brenham, TX 77833
979-289-5174
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innplacebrenham@gmail.com

HOW TO LIVE OFF-GRID SUCCESSFULLY

If you have been wondering how to live off grid , is it really possible , and can I do it, the quick answer to all of these questions
is, "Yes!".
The long answer is still yes, just with a lot more things to take into consideration. Living off grid will take a
commitment of time, resources, and determination. You will really need to believe in what you are doing, have a vision
for it, and want to make it work despite the obstacles that will plague you.
Living Off Grid Takes Practice
Living off grid is not the easiest way to live. Until you do it you don't even know the things that you are going to have
to give up. The big things are easy to figure out: Refrigerators Heating systems Television Kitchen Appliances
There are other things that many people don't think about until they are actually in the midst of it.

Tools
Hair dryers
Clock radios
Washing machines
PDAs
Can openers
Coffee makers
There are a myriad of small electronics that people use daily that may not work with your new lifestyle. It isn't that they
are necessary objects, they are conveniences. Yet, for many of us, convenience gives us the foundation of our lives.
If you are still thinking of living off grid then there are a few decisions to be made.
Where To Live Off-Grid

When you go off grid are you going to do it in your current home?

Will you need to move?

Will you choose to build a new home or restore an old one?

What part of the country will you choose?

Knowing how to live off-grid in different environments will help you to make the choice that is best for you.
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Going Off Grid Where You Live Now

You might think that those questions are secondary but they are not. It is entirely possible to go off grid right where
you live, if you own your own home. In fact you can begin learning how to live off grid today. Solar panels can be
added. Circuits can be turned off. Water can be discontinued and wells can be dug. Research should be done into
alternative forms of energy, appliances, and different ways to run a household when standard energy isn't being used.
It is harder to move off grid in a subdivision but it can be done, depending on your homeowner's association and local
policies.
Moving to a New Location
If you are planning to move then take the time to consider your needs, desires, and the various benefits and negatives
of different parts of the country. For example, in Texas where I live the benefit is apparent. The winters are basically
mild. While we do get cold snaps they are interspersed with warmer weather. There are a total of three growing
seasons. It doesn't take a whole lot to stay warm in the winter if you can handle 50 to 60 degrees.
On the other hand we can go two to three months in the summer without a drop of rain. This means that you will be
hand carrying water to your garden. Summers are hot. Living without air conditioning when it is 110 outside is
challenging, at least until you get used to it.
If you are going to make a move then you should consider areas where there are not extremes of temperature or of
rainfall.
Things to Consider
The other important thing to consider is the locality.

Will you continue to work at a job?

If so how long will your commute be?

How far can you afford to live from the place that you work?

Is the location you are looking at economically sound?

Will you have access to groceries, church, gasoline, medical care?

All of these questions will need to be researched and answered before you begin to look at moving to a new location.
by Marta on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8:09pm
Going Green; DIY Solar Power!
When beginning a solar energy DIY home conversions project, one question many people have before they start is:
What will I need to complete the conversion?
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Of course before you start with anything, you should get a good DIY solar guide, and youll be walked step by step
through the process of setting up your solar energy solution. Aside from that though, lets cover the basics of what
youll need to go solar!
There are 7 main components youll need when wiring up a solar energy solution for your home. It should be noted
here that were talking about converting a home, and not just creating portable solar energy solution (in which case
youll only need 4 components).
Convert Your Home Today:
Before you install your home energy solution, youll need the following components. These are listed in the order they
will be wired into your solar energy system.
1. Solar Panels In most DIY applications these will be built by you. You order discount photovoltaic cells, and
assemble those into 50W, 75W, or 100W Panels.
2. Array DC Disconnect This simple device is basically just a switch. It allows you to cut the DC power from your
solar panels should system maintenance be required. If you shop around youll likely pay less than $25 for this
component.
3. Charge Controller Most home systems will be built with a battery backup. The charge controller ensures that a
consistent amount of power is sent to the batteries, and that the batteries dont discharge at night. Again, if you shop
around for this component, it wont be a large expense.
4. Deep Cycle Batteries To store the power from your solar panels, you will need deep cycle batteries. If you find
reconditioned batteries, these can be obtained for fairly cheap. Better yet, you can get old batteries for free and
recondition them yourself.
5. System Meter This component is actually optional, but it is suggested so that you have a clear way to see how
much power is being fed into your home from the solar panels.
6. Converter Since your solar panels produce DC power, and your home runs on AC power, the converter makes the
solar energy usable by your home. A 1500W converter likely wont cost you more than $50.
7. Backup Power Most systems will also include some sort of backup power. In an off grid application this would
generally be a generator. In a city or town, the power grid itself provides the backup.
From there the system gets wired into your home breaker box. At this stage, unless you are qualified, you might
consider getting a qualified electrician to install the system. At any rate, you now have an idea of what will be needed to
get your home running on solar energy.

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If you havent done so yet, you should also consider downloading a copy of one of the top guides to teach solar panel
DIY. Doing so will ensure you have all of the information you need to get the conversion finished right the first
time!
by Marta on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:58pm

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING AND WHY THEY JOINDED

Building Rural Sustainable Communities.
Anti-One Percent
I joined because I can no longer trust the people who we elected to run our country. We are in a war
against our own leaders who does not care about the people. I am ready to Opt the hell out of the current
system and live in a cashless rural sustainable community where I can control my own destiny.
Nick Gray
LIVEFREE support your local survivalists
Jess Creaden
it's the way Forward.
Zena Clarkson
So we can go back and retrieve the goodness from our past ( sankofa)
And rinse out and leave this modern disease of greed and inequality behind
Anti-One Percent
I believe it's time we the people go back to the old ways of doing things and learn how to take control of
our own lives. It's been far too long where we have elected unethical and corrupt politicians control our
country. We are the people who hire them but we are the people who they rap, lie, cheat and steal from.
Its time we go back to the land and become independent people. I fear being homeless, without food,
medical care in my old age years when that time comes. I am aware that our government doesn't give a
shit about the people and I am fed up and want to join a self sustainable community where the entire
village raise the kids they way it use to be.
Bifford Bertrand Bailor
after my wife died, im going to try and move in on all the young hippy chicks that frequent our farm
Kezzabell Snowdon
So we can survive and feed our children. Just like our Grandparent's , and their Grandparent;s... How to
survive on Mother Earth... She supplie's the Fresh Water..!! She supplie's our wood and Paper.! Even the
Golden ring;s that make us look like you got something.! (To me EGO trrrippin Fantacies.!... Rapping
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my mother Earth and all her treasure;s .....! so , growing food and educating the ki'd and parent's is one of
my project's in my home town and surounding . And also had 2 Huge Cyclones , and lost electricity for 2
weeks, no sewage , healyh was fucked , cause roads were flooded , yeah Communty For Local's , then
Market the rest. ! bit of pocket money, to but more seed. hahahahaha, X
Alessandra Zecchetto
I joined because I believe that the only way of opposing the system is by looking into alternative ways of
life. Living off the grid, trying to have as little impact on the environmnt as possible, is the only way we
can restore a balance in this world. Only by reconnecting with nature we can find true happiness. I
strongly believe that the divorce of humankind from our Mother Earth, is at the root of evry problem and
has resulted into a sort of collective hysteria. If we can regain that equilibrium we can also regain the
memory of what we really are.

Anti-One Percent 1 day ago

I joined because I can no longer trust the people who we elected to run our country. We are in a war
against our own leaders who does not care about the people. I am ready to Opt the hell out of the current
system and live in a cashless rural sustainable community where I can control my own destiny.
Nick Gray
LIVEFREE support your local survivalists
Jess Creaden
it's the way Forward.
Zena Clarkson
So we can go back and retrieve the goodness from our past ( sankofa)
And rinse out and leave this modern disease of greed and inequality behind
Anti-One Percent
I believe it's time we the people go back to the old ways of doing things and learn how to take control of
our own lives. It's been far too long where we have elected unethical and corrupt politicians control our
country. We are the people who hire them but we are the people who they rap, lie, cheat and steal from.
Its time we go back to the land and become independent people. I fear being homeless, without food,
medical care in my old age years when that time comes. I am aware that our government doesn't give a
shit about the people and I am fed up and want to join a self sustainable community where the entire
village raise the kids they way it use to be.
Bifford Bertrand Bailor
after my wife died, im going to try and move in on all the young hippy chicks that frequent our farm
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Kezzabell Snowdon
So we can survive and feed our children. Just like our Grandparent's , and their Grandparent;s... How to
survive on Mother Earth... She supplie's the Fresh Water..!! She supplie's our wood and Paper.! Even the
Golden ring;s that make us look like you got something.! (To me EGO trrrippin Fantacies.!... Rapping
my mother Earth and all her treasure;s .....! so , growing food and educating the ki'd and parent's is one of
my project's in my home town and surounding . And also had 2 Huge Cyclones , and lost electricity for 2
weeks, no sewage , healyh was fucked , cause roads were flooded , yeah Communty For Local's , then
Market the rest. ! bit of pocket money, to but more seed. hahahahaha, X
Alessandra Zecchetto
I joined because I believe that the only way of opposing the system is by looking into alternative ways of
life. Living off the grid, trying to have as little impact on the environmnt as possible, is the only way we
can restore a balance in this world. Only by reconnecting with nature we can find true happiness. I
strongly believe that the divorce of humankind from our Mother Earth, is at the root of evry problem and
has resulted into a sort of collective hysteria. If we can regain that equilibrium we can also regain the
memory of what we really are.
Dennis Hollister
don't mean any harm, but when martial law is fully declared, the rural self-sustainable areas are going to
be the first focus of the repressive govt, gun ownership is going to be declared illegal, and gold is going
to be confiscated with serious consequences for those caught using it after they were supposed to have
turned it in. Just my opinion.
Danie Clarke
Today i can go to a number of sustainable places because i know how to work and i do work and i work
hard.. Its time to put the college degrees on the wall and get down into the dirt.. I need a helper right now.
I had one young 21 yr old who was studying martial arts who lasted 2 days and then left. i am in my mid
to late 50's and he gave up. He went back home to daddy. There will be no Daddy some day soon so its
time to learn how to work now.
I can only pray that our youth will make those changes.. because if they don't only the strong will
survive
whereas we could help the weak if people learned that not everybody can do all the hard work because
some are disabled physically. They need extra help.. just like right now as i live on my farm i am my 89
yr old mothers caregiver.
These are the hard core facts ... get use to them NOW
Danie Clarke
The biggest problem i see today with the youth is many think mexicans should pick their vegetables
while they go off to college for degrees and high paying jobs.. well we see that doesn't work forever.. its
time our youth learned how to work and sweat and do it without expecting to get paid but do it to help
make the world a better place.. one doesn't need to own the land they just need to work it.. Ok youth get
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out there and volunteer to work the land and make it better even.. right where yo are living right now...
yea i have done this type of living my whole life. I have been a volunteer for others who did own it..
many of them have since passed on and because i did much good work i am still here healthy and doing
more... thats the mentality we need before any real changes are changed
Danie Clarke
Did you know that 3 ft under the ground all across the USA etc the earth is 56 degrees year round. That
means to bring it to a comfortable 70 degrees one only needs to raise the temperature 14 degrees.
However if on builds on top of the ground then if the outside temperature is say zero then one has to
bring the building up 70 degrees to be comfortable.. or visa versa if its 100 degrees outside the building
can easily reach that unless one goes 3 feet below the ground and uses the 56 degrees to cool .. That is
what people did before they had power.. they lived in caves or dug caves or basements .. the worse type
of constrction is one that is built on a slab.. Also using stone is best to slow the temperature change which
is conducting from a basement to the first floor. That means stone carries the cooling thru it. Wood or any
other material stop transfer of that cooling effect.. since the future holds for increased heat people need to
go deeper in the ground to survive. Metal will rust wood will rot straw will mold but natural stone will
last for eons.. I use to make liquid oxygen and nitrogen and i learned all about heat transfer. conduction
convection evaporation condensation which i utilized in the late 80's and early 90's to build green home
in the phila pa suburbs. My basements were 13 feet below ground in the rear and 7 feet below in the
front. My homes used that natural 56 degrees yr round for cooling and heating. I did pour concrete
basements and then went up with cinder blocks filled with perlite. My homes cost 1/12th the same size
2400 sq ft homes. I rented them to recovering drg addicts and alcoholics as i was also recovering. Later
on i will tell you about how i started a recycling center in 1975 in N. Calif when they closed the burning
dump and opened a container site. Today i have a small farm in central pa and i am seeking one hard
worker to help me do some more work here. see my site here to see what this mid to late 50 yr old did the
last 15 months.

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