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Economics as Pseudoscience

Modern economics is based almost entirely on myths first pronounced by the 18th century moral philosopher, Adam Smith.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - If any field of study is a pseudoscience, it's economics. As Leonard Silk, late economics columnist for the New York Times (an economist himself) once wrote:

ME Revolts Threaten US Military Bases

The recent uprisings in Arab states have raised serious concerns in the US over the major reliance of its military operations on its bases across Persian Gulf's Arab nations.

(TEHRAN PRESS TV) - About 27,000 American troops are deployed at US military bases in numerous Arab countries in the region, including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, AFP reported.

As the Bahraini government brutally cracks down on the country's pro-democracy protesters, at least 4,000 American troops are stationed there as part of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters.

Ghost Ship on Indian Ocean Found

Ghost-ship MV Esperznza recovered by Seychelles government.

(KENYA (ECOP-MARINE)) - Sailors aboard the USS Sterett rescued the crew off the M/V Esperanza in December 2010 - after not having been able to repair the engine properly. He didn't mention, what the Government of the Seychelles had to say about it:

"The MT Esperanza, a 79 metres Sierra Leone registered tanker had been drifting at sea for several months. The vessel was apparently left adrift in the ocean, after its crew had been taken by a foreign naval vessel to Oman..."

Winter`s Worst Hitting the Northwest

Another storm will threaten the Northwest early next week.

(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) - AccuWeather reports from heavy, wet snow over the Olympic Peninsula to blizzard conditions and dangerous cold in the northern Rockies, winter's worst is hitting the Northwest today.

Military Ethics: `Do the Right Thing`

The veteran who seeks medical care and disability compensation when there’s a delay in the onset of injuries is often met with open hostility by the DOD, the VA, and his own medical care providers.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - The Navy and Marine Corps are faced with the choice of ‘doing the right thing’ by supporting legislation to provide medical care and compensation to those injured from exposure to environmental hazards while on active duty.

If not the Corps will face the backlash of a public outcry for not doing so, including lawsuits from dependents and civilian workers that could run into the billions of dollars.

Homeward Bound

Information has come to light which substantiates concern that something funky is going on with our water.

(MEDFORD) - Driving up to the pumps, I have a distinct experience of entering “No Man's Land."

Ashraf (Very Graphic Images)

Have his friends back in Tel Aviv read the news? Do they know that he is dead, that Israeli soldiers didn’t prevent a terrorist attack, but killed their friend, who wanted to go back?

(GAZA ) - When Ashraf Abdellatif Iqtifan was eleven, his 14-year-old brother Rami, who on his slightly yellowed photo smiles cheekily and brightly into the camera, threw a stone at an Israeli soldier, Gaza was occupied by Israel.

A soldier standing next to them saw this, he took his gun and shot Rami between the eyes, the bullet got stuck in the brain.

America`s Legacy of Human Biological Experiments

Don't think that illicit experimentation is confined to secret military projects or misguided sociology. The complicity of the processed food industry with the FDA and Monsanto is making guinea pigs out of all consumers.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The atrocities of Nazi experimentation with humans revealed during the Nuremberg Trials resulted in a set of research ethics known as the Nuremberg Code.

Under the Spell of Israel

As Israel carries out their illegal US funded attacks on civilian populations in Gaza, we look back at the origin of Israel, which is rooted in violence and racism; and the video, Who Were the First Terrorists in the Middle East?

(LONDON / SALEM ) - The west has been under a spell for decades, dismissing the real history, meaning and implications of Israel; blindly accepting and funding and protecting what truly is a rogue government without question or delay.

Israel, most unfortunately, is guided by a philosophy that they are more entitled.

Scirocco of 2011 Blows Down the House of Cards

Apparently, the rats are jumping off the sinking ship.

(TEHRAN) - The winds of change are definitely blowing across the Arab world like the scirocco that arises in the Sahara and blows across North Africa.

And this time, it seems the political scirocco of 2011 is blowing down the house of cards in a number of countries.