U.S is currently facing a huge current account deficit and with oil as the major imports which is also responsible to a great extent to the weakening of the dollar, this new should come as a great relief to fed…..

But the big question is why is the US trying to hide such reserves if discovered?….

The only plausible expanation is that the current account deficit that US currently possesses is more than funded by inflow of surpluses of other economies…So maybe US doesnt feel the need to reduce the deficit for the time being and wait for the oil resources to deplete worldwide….And then when other gulf economies, which are basically surviving and minting money due to their Oil reserves go bust, US can take charge and again emerge as the strongest nation…

One must wonder, how many other FBI ‘agent provocateurs’ at this moment might be agitating Muslims, right-wing extremists and others to commit serious crimes against Americans.

When FBI ‘agent provocateur’ Hal turner allegedly mentioned lynching Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, wasn’t it foreseeable to the FBI that might cause an extremist to harm Cynthia in some manner? The FBI’s distribution of hate information through an “Agent Provocateur”, is a method used by terrorists to motivate “lone wolfs” and members of leaderless groups to commit crimes that could include murder? Were the alleged actions of FBI ‘agent provocateur’ Hal Turner regarding Cynthia McKinney, representative of FBI policy, to intimidate or coerce Black and other civilian populations: or the work of a shadow government operating with its own agenda? Americans deserve an answer to that question.

Ironically the FBI/U.S. Justice after targeting Cynthia McKinney, in 2007 supported several pieces of anti-terrorist legislation to protect Americans from the same criminal acts, the FBI appears to have promoted using Hal Turner, e.g., see SB 1959 “The Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act”; referred to by Americans, as the “Thought Crime Bill.”

Government informants are out of control: Congress needs to pass legislation that provides stronger oversight of government informants. It appears obvious there is little or no prudent oversight of informants by police and government agencies. And too frequently informants lie to please their handlers.

I guess that’s why there’s always some news about this advance or the other but little on the ground improvement in panel conversion rates.

My name is Donna Roitstein, 66 years old and sane. I believe I have this disease. I have a history of arthritis and like to garden, mostly with non store-bought soils.
My hands are exposed to soil almost daily. My lesions appear as small black, brown, red and (rarely) green dots. If I squeeze them forcefully, they either come out looking like small white worms or a string of smaller dots appears…(babies?)
I am very scared because they seem to be multiplying quickly.

They are in my saliva and stool. I sent away for a skin parasites regimen called “All Stop,” and I’m on my second day of use. (www.allstop.com)

I’m well educated (M.S. in management, B.S. in physics and I received my CFP license.) Yet, I now have short-term memory loss, am very fatigued and have joint pain, along with carpal tunnel.

Today I was dismayed to find my three turtles have the same raised “track marks” I am experiencing on their shell. They have grown to be the size of dinner plates and live happily in one of my bathtubs.

PLEASE help me if you can and I will answer any questions you need to ask. Thank you so much,

Donna

The Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill and Proposed National Health Care Legislation Opens Door for Massive Stock Fraud by Al Gore “Climate Change Ambassador Program” Associate Maurice Stone, newly elected chair of the New Energy Committee for the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC)…. Click on the Link to read the open letter.

http://www.resistnet.com/group/lonestarpatriots/forum/topics/waxmanmarkey-cap-and-trade

Greetings from Irelands Merrigans

“There is no excuse for missing to pay salaries to soldiers in lawless eastern Congo for six months”

Following the deteriorating situation in east Congo, the MJPC called today for the Congolese Government to urgently pay the salaries to thousands of soldiers who have not been paid for over six months in eastern Congo, take swift action to enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant against Bosco Ntaganda and to hold accountable perpetrators of sexual violence against women for their acts.

“Failing to hold accountable individuals who commit war crimes and crimes against humunity continues to be the leading cause of widespread and systematic sexual violence acts against girls and women in the easten Congo” said Makuba Sekombo, Community Affairs Director of the Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the DR Congo (MJPC).

Mr. Sekombo again criticized the government of Congo for not only the continuing failure to protect women and young girls from sexual violence, but also for “encouraging conditions that create opportunities for sexual violence to occur”. “There is no excuse for missing to pay salaries to soldiers in the lawless eastern Congo for six months” said Sekombo. The MJPC has also renewed its call for the Congolese government to take urgent needed action to end human rights abuses in east Congo, hold perpetrators accountable and ensure reparation for the victims of sexual violence.

The MJPC has been urging the Congolese government to compensate the victims of sexual violence in order to also help combat impunity in eastern part of Congo where sexual violence against women and children has been widely used as weapon of war for more than decade. The MJPC online petition calling for for help to put pressure on Congolese Government to compensate victims of sexual siolence in Eastern DRC can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/26180.html

About MJPC
MJPC works to add a voice in advocating for justice and peace in the DRC particulary in the east of DRC where thousands innocent civilian including children and women continue to suffer massive human rights violations while armed groups responsible for these crimes go unpunished

For more information about the MJPC and its activities, visit http://www.mjpcongo.org . or call Makuba Sekombo @ 1-408-8063-644 or e-mail: info@mjpcongo.org. The online petition calling on the Congolese Government to put urgently in place a comprehensive program of compensation for the victims of sexual violence in eastern Congo can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/26180.html

Your article is not helpful since it is badly researched and biased. It contains several factual errors about both FT and RA. (as an example, the statement ‘Fair Trade has a 2% fee. The fee goes directly back to community development projects, ensuring that conditions and opportunities for farm workers improve with every shipment.’ is clearly not true- the per pound license fee that Transfair charges is mainly used for marketing purposes http://www.transfairusa.org/content/resources/faq-advanced.php#fees )

Justin fails to mention that both FT and RA are members of ISEAL- which is the de facto gold standard for certification schemes. http://www.isealalliance.org . ISEAL has strict rules for the setting of standards, including stakholder engagement.

RA and FT have different objectives and use a different approach. Both schemes have their strengths and weaknesses. They’re complimentary, and both further sustainable development, but in different ways. To say one is better than the other is like saying apples are better than oranges.

Unfortunately some people see certification schemes as a zero-sum game- if RA wins then FT loses. This is doing a disservice to both schemes. The reality is that we shouldn’t focus on the difference between RA and FT. We should focus on the difference between certified and non-certified goods. If only one consumer buys a non- certified product instead of an RA certified product as a result of this article then that is a loss for sustainable development as a whole.

I would have said exactly the same thing if the article had been written pro RA and contra FT.

Better reviews of eco-labels can be found at Consumer Reports’ Eco Labels Center. http://www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/eco-home.cfm?redirect=1