Headlines of note for February 2013 (and early March)

Is Panetta throwing his old boss under the bus?

Weekly Standard: Panetta - Obama Absent Night of Benghazi

Defense.gov: Panetta Warns Sequestration Threatens National Readiness

The secretary compared sequestration to a scene from the movie “Blazing Saddles.”
“For those of you that have ever seen ‘Blazing Saddles,’ it is the scene of the sheriff putting the gun to his head in order to try to establish law and order,” he said.

Think about the metaphor, given other recent headlines... What exactly is Panetta suggesting?...

New American: Should Pres. Obama be Detained for Violating the NDAA?

The Blaze: ANTI-TERROR AUTHORITIES QUESTION WHERE MONEY GOES FROM GROUP WITH SPECIAL LICENSE FROM OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

LaRouchePAC: The Obama-Al Qaeda-MEK Connection

WND: RAND PAUL - OBAMA IN GUNS-TO-JIHADISTS COVER-UP?

Democracy Now: Kill List Exposed - Leaked Obama Memo Shows Assassination of U.S. Citizens "Has No Geographic Limit"

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A clear example of civil war provocateur PSYOPS...

Infowars: Company Behind Shooting Targets of Children Received $2 Million From DHS

Whereas this is designed to intimidate...

DailyMail: Death from a swarm of tiny drones - U.S. Air Force releases terrifying video of tiny flybots that can can hover, stalk and even kill targets

c-net: DHS built domestic surveillance tech into Predator drones

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International news...

Albawaba: Syrian spillover? Salafis rumored to be expanding 'holy war' into neighboring states

Why is this a question-mark headline?...

Guardian: Is the US maintaining death squads and torture militias in Afghanistan?

Strategic-Culture (Wayne Madsen): Obama’s Military Presence in Niger: Uranium Control and Tuareg Suppression

LiveLeak: Air Support missions, Afghanistan

Cryptome: Drone Nations

Mandiant: APT1 - Exposing One of China's Cyber Espionage Units

Rense (Yoichi Shimatzu): Soros Created ‘Abenomics’ To Suicide Japan’s Economy

Asahi: LEFT IN THE DARK - Secret U.S. military flights carried officials, equipment to N. Korea

Korean News: Pyongyang Citizens Delighted at News of Nuclear Test

Crytogon: Hundreds Injured After Meteorite Crashes in Russia

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A fascinating history of Operation Gladio, with a focus on the Turkish side of the covert terror ops program, courtesy of Sibel Edmonds interviewed by James Corbett at Boiling Frogs Post...

Video Report: Sibel Edmonds on Operation Gladio-Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Operation Gladio-Q and A

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Disinfo watch: a follow-up on that Britam email scare of last month (alleged false-flag plot)...

chartophylakeion tou polemou: Britam-Fakes


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Miscellania

ZeroHedge: Is This Where The Secret JP Morgan London Gold Vault Is Located?

Alexa O'Brien: Pfc. Bradley E. Manning's Statement for the Providence Inquiry

FireDogLake: Aaron Swartz’s FBI File

Chronicle of Higher Education: Aaron Swartz Was Right

CFS/SOS: Seed Giants vs. U.S. Farmers

Activist Post: USDA Received Pathogen Warning BEFORE Deregulating GM Alfalfa

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On a lighter note...

Shalom life: Kid's Purim Costume Idea - The Burning Twin Towers? [PHOTO]

Guardian: Nelson Mandela loves Toddlers and Tiaras show, say granddaughters

Ulsterman: Barack Obama’s “Mr. Creepy” Jim Messina…