NOVEMBER 2007

Three to Four Line News


U.S./U.K./ZIONIST "WARS" & INVASIONS
Although Gen. John P. Abizaid, who retired this year as the top American commander in the Middle East, said that “there are ways to live with a nuclear Iran.” George Bush, smiling at Vladimir Putin...re-iterates that World War 3 is in his mind for the next do or dare.
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DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 20 — Long the only welcoming country in the region for Iraqi refugees, Syria has closed its borders to all but a small group of Iraqis and imposed new visa rules that will legally require the 1.5 million Iraqis currently in Syria to return to Iraq. http://www.nytimes.com
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Syria: US intelligence ‘found no radiation signatures after the bombing, so there was no uranium or plutonium present,’ said one official, wishing to remain anonymous . ‘We have only assertions by the Israelis and some ambiguous satellite photography from them that shows a building, which Syrians admitted as a military facility. Larisa Alexandrovna http://rawstory.com/news

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Israeli soldier: In the words of one soldier:'The truth? When there is chaos, I like it. That's when I enjoy it. It's like a drug. If I don't go into Rafah, and if there isn't some kind of riot once in some weeks, I go nuts.'

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Source: The Times Online  British SAS forces have crossed into Iran several times in recent months as part of a secret border war against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Al-Quds special forces, defence sources have disclosed.

SCIENCES

Dr James Watson: We do not yet adequately understand the way in which the different environments in the world have selected over time the genes which determine our capacity to do different things. The overwhelming desire of society today is to assume that equal powers of reason are a universal heritage of humanity. (A remark we should take note of instead of all the media shit) that has led to this remarkable man losing his job.JB editor)
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Variation is not simply the result of differences in DNA sequences – the order in which the genetic alphabet is spelt out. It is also due to "structural" changes. Certain genes, for instance, are duplicated in some people, and not others. Iit also seems that some of this has been due to differences in evolutionary pressure between people from different regions of the world. A starch-digestion gene, for instance, appears to be duplicated in people whose traditional diet is rich in starch. http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3091516.ece

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Dr. Robert Saplosky related a story about a boy from a psychologically-abusive setting hospitalized in New York with zero growth hormone in his bloodstream. Over two months he developed a close relationship with the nurse at the hospital–undoubtedly the first normal relationship he had ever had – amazingly enough, the growth hormone levels zoomed back to normal. The nurse then went on vacation, the levels dropped again, rising once more immediately after her return. Sapolsky said "The rate at which this child was depositing calcium in his bones could be explained entirely by how safe and loved he was feeling in the world." www.Boing
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It is important to understand that the issue of insiders and their supporters is not tied to political beliefs. We are dealing with a personality type, the psychological make-up of individuals that make them open to certain influences. According to Altemeyer, the personality type shares the following three traits: Hierarchical Submission ,Conventionalism, and Aggression.

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"POLITICS"
Tariq Ali: "Tony Blair's success was limited to winning three general elections in a row. A second-rate actor, he turned out to be a crafty and avaricious politician, but without much substance; bereft of ideas he eagerly grasped and tried to improve upon the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
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Doris Lessing the prize-winning author, who has always taken a strong stance against political injustice, lashed out at the leaderships of Tony Blair and George Bush. "I always hated Tony Blair, from the beginning," she said. "Many of us hated Tony Blair. I think he has been a disaster for Britain and we have suffered him for many years. I said it when he was elected: 'This man is a little showman who is going to cause us problems.' And he did." http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article3090318.ece

Defying Latin America’s longtime reputation as a bastion of machismo, women in South America are winning political power at an unprecedented rate and taking top positions in higher education and even, albeit more slowly, in business. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/

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OUR "SOCIAL" WORLD
The typical American male can name the quarterbacks for 20 plus football teams but can't tell you who runs Homeland Security. Its really really painful to try and have a conversation with them outside of sports or sex.Travis Bickle http://xymphora.blogspot.com/

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A widespread problem in American schools: sexual misconduct by the very teachers who are supposed to be nurturing the nation's children.Students in America's schools are groped. They're raped. They're pursued, seduced. 2,500 cases over five years in which educators were punished for actions from bizarre to sadistic. http://pageoneq.com/

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“Since the invention of the ticker tape, America has been able to boast of having the world’s most transparent financial markets. The tape ensured that crystal-clear prices for stocks and many other securities were readily available, encouraging millions to entrust their money to the markets. After a decade of frantic growth in mortgage-backed securities and other complex investments traded off exchanges, that clarity is gone. Susan Pulliam The Wall Street Journal
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In social insects such as ants, bees and wasps, workers change tasks depending on their age. Older workers do the relatively risky foraging outside the nest, while younger ones engage in safer maintenance tasks within it. By extending the workers' average life span, this fine-tuning helps to maximise the fitness of the colony. http://www.newscientist.com