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Behold the Four Horsemen of the Looming Food Apocalypse

The short list of Monsanto`s toxic products includes Agent Orange, PCBs, aspartame, rBGH, and Ready Roundup.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - It`s not enough that former Monsanto executive Michael Taylor is the Food Czar in Obama`s administration. Monsanto recently purchased Xe Intelligence Services.

Xe is the new name for Blackwater, the largest private mercenary military outfit in the world. Within that same time frame, Bill Gates purchased 23 million dollars (US) of Monsanto stocks.

Alaska`s Flight Looking Luke Florida`s `Hanging Chads` War

Senate race headed for court on vote-counting technicalities.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Alaska Senate race is looking more and more like the Bush vs. Gore hanging chad war of 2000, as GOP candidate Joe Miller plans to head to court.

Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who lost to Miller in the Republican primary, staged a write-in campaign that may have enough votes to win - but the outcome could hinge on how the votes are counted.

Somalia: Update on South African Pirate Seized Yacht

Update on the status of the yacht FY Choizil.

(NAIROBI, Kenya) - It is now confirmed that a yacht seized off an island in Somalian waters is the one-mast sailing yacht SY Choizil.

The vessel's skipper skipper escaped, however Bruno Pelizzari with his partner Deborah, whose last name also was not available, are still held hostage.

Three Alarm Fire in Jefferson

(JEFFERSON, Ore.) - Jefferson Fire was dispatched to a house fire today at 3:23 p.m. on Jefferson-Scio Drive SE. Upon arrival Fire Chief Jon Zeilman could see flames shooting out of the back side of the house.

It appears that the fire began on the back porch and burned into the dining and kitchen rooms. The rest of the house has extensive heat and smoke damage.

Time for Palestine to Unilaterally Seek International Recognition of an Independent State

Netanyahu is stalling.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - The off-again, on-again Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations have stalled again. During the lull between negotiations, Israel continues settlement construction in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem, lands the Palestinians claim for a future state.

Clearly, Israel has no intention of engaging in meaningful peace negotiations that would result in an independent Palestinian state.

Gresham Police Release Photos of East County Bank Robbers

Anybody with any information as to the identity of the suspects is encouraged to call Gresham or Troutdale Police.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - The Gresham and Troutdale Police Departments are seeking the public's help in identifying three men they believe robbed banks in Gresham and Troutdale and attempted to rob a bank in Gresham in the span of just over two hours.

All three are described as black males in their 20's. (See pictures of suspects, attached.) Anybody with any information as to the identity of the suspects is encouraged to call Gresham or Troutdale Police. Gresham Police Tipline is 503.618.2719 (local) or 1.888.989.3505 (out of area). Troutdale Police Tipline is 503.618.7633.

Woman Robbed and Sexually Assaulted in her Car

(CEDAR HILLS, Ore.) - Police say a woman was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and robbed today in the Cedar Hills Area when a man jumped in her car at a stop sign.

Detectives are still interviewing the victim and do not have a specific location where this occurred. They believe it was in the area of the Cedar Hills Shopping Center, Located on SW Park Way.

Climate Refugees and 21st Century Migration

Representatives from numerous NGO's brainstormed solutions to the myriad problems confronting the world's more than 200 million international migrants.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Are people who move because of climate change and/or extreme weather events migrants or refugees? Do older methods of farming and home-building hold key answers to the environmental challenges of the 21st century?

These were among the questions addressed by international delegates meeting this week for the 4th Global Forum on Migration and Development in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

QE1 QE2 Value Wealth Labor, Property, and Assets Theft Deception

There is no recourse to collapse and manufactured self implosion of American Imperialism and theft of its citizenry wealth assets and property.

(PHILADELPHIA) - "Dollar Plunges As Everyone Now Figures Return of Quantitative Easing Is A Done Deal" Posted by Business Insider.

Sovereign States do not operate free market capitalism with corrupt systemic private bank barons charging interest on worthless fiat paper schemes, fraudulent mortgage conveyance, or QE-1 QE-2 monetizing debt by private gangbanksters.

Udon the Red Heartland

The Reds back Thaksin, a former prime minister overthrown by a 2006 military coup while visiting to the UN in New York.

(UDON, Thailand) - Udon, the largest northeastern City, is considered the heart of the Red Shirt movement in Thailand’s color-coded politics. Only last month was the State of Emergency lifted from Udon, which is 700 kilometers from Bangkok, and it’s business as usual reports I.T.B.

Only a week ago I chanced upon a motor show in a large concrete area in the heart of the old part of the city.