Monday, April 27th, 2009
After receiving telephone threats from Zeitgeist creator, Peter Joseph, over a year ago RINF warned readers that not all was as it seems with the disinformation filled production.
It should also be noted that “Peter Joseph” refuses to use his real name so his background cannot be verified.
Now the flamesong.com website exposes some of the cult-like propaganda the films’ creator is pushing to discredit peaceful activist movements:
When I first saw Jacques Fresco in the film Zeitgeist: Addendum, I was uncomfortably minded of the leader of the UFO cult Heaven’s Gate, Marshall Applwhite (aka Bo and Do) who died in the cult’s mass suicide in 1997.
Jacques Fresco does, however, have UFO cult connections - he was ‘bestowed the title of Honorary Guide of the Raelian Movement‘ in October 2008, the Raelian movement being by far the biggest UFO cult on this planet.
I make this point because I started to get the Kool-Aid feeling about the Venus Project when I watched Zeitgeist: Addendum and more so the Zeitgeist Activists Orientation Video (see Zeitgeist and the Venus Project) in which a utopia reminiscent of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is proposed as a solution to the problems of global capitalism and religion. A feeling which grows the more familiar I become with all things Zeitgeist/Venus Project.
The Raelians claim to be ‘reclaiming the swastika’, according to Wikipedia but its incorporation into the Israeli (IsRAELi) Star of David in the same fashion that some have done to promote the concept of ZioNazism is peculiar, if not sinister.
As mentioned previously, the Zeitgeist movement has partially (but successfully) co-opted the the 9/11 Truth and Anti-NWO Movements into supporting a project which ought to be contrary to their instincts. Those hungry for an alternative to the inevitable future of a tyrannical one world government may well be desperately biting into a poisonous fruit.
The former racing driver Claude Vorilhon, known to his followers as Raël said in December 2008:
‘All the ‘Illuminati’ myths are distilled through the internet to try to reverse the wonderful trend of globalization, which will lead us to the only way to save humanity: a world government ending nationalism, making all national armies obsolete and ending the huge waste of money which is military spending’.
I stumbled upon the Zeitgeist Movement’s Z-Day website a couple of weeks ago and discovered that there was to be an event which coincided with a visit to Perth in Scotland.
I had watched Zeitgeist and found it very interesting as would all but the die-hard fundamentalists of all religions. Earlier this year, I watched Zeitgeist: Addendum and was going along with it until it reached the part about the Venus Project. Something felt very technocratic and sterile about it.
Anyway, I watched the Activists’ Orientation Video (the title gave me the creeps) and had deep reservations about it but felt that I ought to go to the event anyway - to get a measure of what other people felt. As it happened the event was merely a showing of the AOV again. On second hearing I can only say that my reaction was one of horror. Most people simply disappeared at the end but I stayed to share my concerns with the organiser who seemed to share at least a few of my reservations.
Since then I have been expecting to see the usual suspects denouncing the Zeitgeist Movement/Venus Project as a New World Order psy-op - after all, it presents Huxley’s Brave New World as a utopia rather than the dystopia which Huxley attempted to portray. Incidentally, anybody who believes that Aldous Huxley was a pro-NWO eugenicist has not read his 1958 book, Brave New World Revisited.
It wasn’t until a couple of days later that I found a video of the ’sold out’ event in New York. I skipped to the end of the presentation of the AOV at which point there was rapturous applause (I assume that the flock were on their feet too).
Surely this can’t be real? Surely these people who are apparently ‘open’ to the notion that humankind has been manipulated for centuries cannot seriously fall for this thinly veiled New World Order propaganda.
And then, as if any further proof were needed that something wasn’t right with this picture, I found this in the New York Times:
The tenth paragraph says:
‘The former [Zeitgeist: The Movie] may be most famous for alleging that the attacks of Sept. 11 were an ‘inside job’ perpetrated by a power-hungry government on its witless population, a point of view that Mr. Joseph said he has recently ‘moved away from.’ Indeed, the second film, the focus of the event, was all but empty of such conspiratorial notions, directing its rhetoric and high production values toward posing a replacement for the evils of the banking system and a perilous economy of scarcity and debt.
Do the libertarians who oppose the New World Order really want to surrender their decision making to computers? In the AOV, this is compared to using a pocket calculator to make decisions - except that pocket calculators don’t make decisions - they -er calculate.
After stating that the Earth’s soil is eroding at a rate of 1% per annum earlier in the film, it later says that food will be grown by hydroponics - no irony there?
Everything will be plugged into a central computer which will monitor all resources - is there any reason to believe that people will not be regarded as resources in this context?
In summary, there was nothing in the Activists’ Orientation Video which made me feel comfortable and I am deeply concerned that anybody who has had their eyes opened will think that this is the solution.
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
In a report released under the Freedom of Information Act, the MoD has admitted that is guilty of regularly leaking Radioactive Material.
Politics.co.uk reports:
British nuclear submarines leaking radioactive material has become “a recurring theme” according to a confidential report.
The submarines have leaked into the Firth of Clyde three times since the turn of the century; in 2004, 2007 and 2008, prompting the the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) to warn it has the power to close the base at Faslane.
SNP Westminster leader and defence spokesperson Angus Robertson said: “This utterly damning disclosure reveals repeated and serious nuclear safety breaches, and the MoD (MInistry of Defence) cannot be above the law.
“We are not talking about a one off incident but a whole catalogue of serious and frankly shocking failures.”
Liberal Democrat defence spokesman Nick Harvey said: “A certain amount of operational independence is inevitable given the role played by nuclear submarines, but that cannot come at such a price to human safety and the environment.
“This is no longer the Cold War. The MoD must operate its nuclear facilities at at least the same level of safety as civilian nuclear operators.”
Kate Hudson, chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), said: “These shocking revelations show a disregard for safety that is simply inexcusable.
“The combination of high-explosive weaponry and floating nuclear reactors should make it obvious that every safety precaution possible must be taken, but once again the MoD has been found lacking.”
The revelation features in a document handed over the Channel 4 News under the Freedom of Information Act.
“The MoD is a responsible nuclear operator and informed the appropriate regulatory authorities,” a spokesman said, adding there had not been any environmental consequences..
“We commissioned an independent study into the facilities and practices at HM Naval Base Clyde and an improvement plan is currently under way to ensure modern standards and best practice at the base.”
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Three woman and one man have glued themselves to a statue at the Houses of Parliament.
A message posted on the Internet from the four states: “4 members of Climate Rush have just glued themselves to a statue in Parliament, 100 years to the day after a Suffragette!”
The Climate Rush website says: “We are a diverse group of women and men who are determined to raise awareness of the biggest threat facing humanity today - that of climate change.
“Our government acknowledges the huge problems we face from climate change, but carries on with business as usual.
“We demand deeds not words because individual choice alone cannot curb CO2 emissions if we are to stop runaway global warming.”
Police were forced to seal off the area outside as the protestors glued themselves to a statue of Viscount Falkland. The statue they chose was one famously used in peaceful civil disobedience by Suffragettes, who chained themselves to it to campaign for the vote for women.
“They entered as visitors before taking this action,” a police spokesman said.
“At 1715 officers arrested the three women and one man for public order offences and criminal damage.
“They are in custody at a central London police station. The business of the House was not affected.”
Spokeswoman Jenny Lovell said the protest was linked to a recent Government announcement giving the go-ahead for new generation coal-fired power stations.
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Sarah Leah Whitson of Human Rights Watch has sent and open letter to the President United Arab Emirates highlighting acts of torture commited by UAE police and members of the royal family.
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His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President
United Arab Emirates
I am writing to express Human Rights Watch’s deep concern about the torture of Mohammed Shah Poor, which there is overwhelming evidence that it was committed by royal family member Shaikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan and UAE police.
The evidence, which includes a 45-minute videotape featured in a recent news segment on ABC News on April 22, 2009, suggests that Shaikh al Nahyan tortured Mr. Poor, with the assistance of police and others, as punishment as Shaikh al Nahyan believed that the Afghan grain dealer had short changed him in a sale of grain, in the following manner:
- Fired bullets from an automatic rifle around Mr. Poor in very close proximity as the victim was screaming;
- Used an electric cattle prod against the Mr. Poor’s testicles and inserted it into his anus;
- Poured lighter fluid on Mr. Poor’s testicles and set them on fire;
- Pulled down the pants of Mr. Poor and repeatedly struck him with a protruding nail attached to a wooden board. At one point, Shaikh al Nahyan placed the nail next to Mr. Poor’s buttocks and banged it through the flesh;
- Whipped Mr. Poor over all his body including his face;
- Poured a large container of salt on to Mr. Poor’s wounds which were still bleeding ;
- Positioned Mr. Poor on the desert sand and then drove over him repeatedly in a 4 x 4 vehicle. The sound of what appears to be breaking bones can be heard on the tape.
While Shaikh al Nahyan does not hold an official government position, as a member of the royal family that runs the UAE government and as the brother of the Minister of Interior, he commands wide authority especially among the country’s security personnel. The actions by the police, which included tying Mr. Poor’s arms and legs to facilitate torture and restraining him as Shaikh al Nahyan poured salt on the wounds, are tantamount to state complicity in the torture; as the officer appeared in full police uniform, his actions appear to be under color of law.
These acts constitute clear violations of the UAE’s Constitution as well as international human rights law. The Constitution of the UAE guarantees in absolute and unconditional terms that “no person shall be subjected to torture or degrading treatment.” The prohibition of torture is one of the most fundamental under customary international law, which binds the UAE. States have an obligation not only to prevent torture, but also to conduct thorough and impartial investigations, and to prosecute those found responsible for committing them.
The UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials calls upon those who exercise police powers to protect “all persons against illegal acts” and, in performance of their duty, to “respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human rights of all persons.” According to Article 3 of the Code of Conduct, “law enforcement officials may use force only when strictly necessary and to the extent required for the performance of their duty.” The Code of Conduct further states that “no law enforcement official may inflict, instigate or tolerate any act of torture or any other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”
These acts of torture by Shaikh al Nahyan and the police are extremely serious and require the immediate action of UAE authorities. Based on the information we have received to date about the Ministry of Interior’s response to the brutal events depicted in the video, we regret that the Ministry has failed to properly investigate and prosecute or discipline any of the perpetrators in this incident.
We are in receipt of a copy of the Ministry’s letter sent on April 8, 2009, in which the Ministry did not characterize the abuse in question as torture, but simply as an assault that the parties (presumably Shaikh al Nahyan and Mr. Poor) subsequently settled “privately.” The letter states:
The events depicted in the video tapes referenced in the complaint were fully investigated by the Police Department at the time of the incident. As permitted under Abu Dhabi law, the parties involved in the incident settled the matter privately by agreeing not to bring formal charges against each other, i.e., theft on the one hand and assault on the other hand. The Government’s review concluded that all rules, policies and procedures were followed correctly by the Police Department. The review also concluded that the incidents depicted in the video tapes were not part of a pattern of behaviour.
Furthermore, neither the police department nor the Ministry of Interior has made public the findings of the police review and investigation, and the basis for the conclusion that the police “followed all rules, policies and procedures correctly.” It would be particularly important to understand the “rules, policies and procedures” of the UAE police that “correctly” allow for such torture to take place.
This response is entirely inadequate under any notion of due process and the enforcement of both UAE and international law. The Ministry has a duty not only to investigate and prosecute the UAE police involved in this incident, but also to investigate and prosecute Shaikh al Nahyan for torture. The UAE government must not grant legal immunity to Shaikh al Nahyan or any torturer because he has settled the case privately - to do so would be a perversion of justice, especially in a case when there is such a disparity of power between the two parties; a royal family member and a foreign grain dealer. Particularly in light of Shaikh al Nahyan’s close relationship to the government, it is imperative that the government demonstrate that those with such close ties are not immune to prosecution.
Since the Ministry is satisfied with the police department’s flawed investigation, believes the matter is closed, and appears uninterested in seeking justice against the perpetrators of this heinous crime, I respectfully urge you, as President of the United Arab Emirates, to move without delay to ensure the establishment of an independent counsel or commission. This independent entity should investigate both the torture of Mr. Poor by Shaikh al Nahyan and police and/or other security forces during the events shown on the videotape as well as the “review” conducted by the Ministry of Interior and police department and the basis for MoI’s findings that the police abuse did not violate the rules, policies or procedures of the UAE. This independent body should:
- Be under the direction of a person independent of the interior ministry or other security-related government agencies, and well-known for integrity and impartiality;
- Be provided with the financial and other resources to accomplish its mandate in a timely manner, including the power to compel the testimony of police officials and provision of official documents from their offices.
- Ensure Mr. Poor is able to participate fully, with legal representation;
- Hold open hearings, and make its findings and recommendations public;
- Make recommendations concerning the discipline or criminal prosecution of any persons believed to be responsible for violations of UAE law or international human rights law in connection with the torture of Mr. Poor, as well as the compensation of Mr. Poor.
- Inquire more broadly into the prevalence of abuse and torture by UAE police, inviting the public to submit anonymous testimony of such incidents;
- Establish policies and procedures with respect to the manner in which investigations of police misconduct shall be conducted in the future;
- Implement a wide-scale training program on abuse and torture prevention for UAE police officers.
It is crucially important that the government demonstrate to its citizens and the international community, many of whom are now undoubtedly aware of the abuse of Mr. Poor at the hands of Shaikh Al Nahyan and UAE police, that the government has zero tolerance for torture. The UAE government must act now if it is to restore public confidence in the country’s criminal justice system and to show that the rule of law, and not impunity for its violators, is the policy of the country.
The government should also ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and must publicly and unequivocally renounce the use of torture and physical abuse by the police, others in positions of authority, or private citizens in the UAE. It should reaffirm its commitment to abide by international law provisions banning the use of torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment and requiring police to abide by international rules on the use of force by law enforcement officers, and that any incident of torture will lead to investigations and prosecutions of the perpetrators. The circumstances of this case demand nothing less.
I thank you for your urgent attention to this important matter, and welcome your response.
Sincerely,
Sarah Leah Whitson
Executive Director
Middle East and North Africa division
cc: Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, Embassy of United Arab Emirates in Washington, DC
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
The UK government wants communications companies to keep records of our phone, text messages, e-mail and Internet traffic, but has dropped plans to keep this information stored in a centralized database.
Currently UK Internet service providers are required to keep records of Web and e-mail traffic for one year, the Government wants to change this to include all communications that come from other countries that cross British networks.
The dates, duration and location/IP address will be kept by communications companies.
Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith said “Advances in communications mean that there are ever more sophisticated ways to communicate and we need to ensure that we keep up with the technology being used by those who would seek to do us harm.”
“My key priority is to protect the citizens of the UK, and communications data is an essential tool for law enforcement agencies to track murderers and pedophiles, save lives and tackle crime,” she added.
“It is essential that the police and other crime-fighting agencies have the tools they need to do their job. However, to be clear, there are absolutely no plans for a single central store.”
The Government claims there will be “strict safeguards on who could access the information” but this has not stopped local authorities from abusing their new found powers in the past.
A spokesman for the Conservative party, Chris Grayling, said the government had “built a culture of surveillance”.
“Too many parts of government have too many powers to snoop on innocent people and that’s really got to change,” he said.
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
During the weekend, Tory Leader, David Cameron placed further scrutiny under the Labour Governments ”Electronic Patient Records system” and has called for NHS records to be stored online with companies such as Google and Microsoft.
He stated “People can store their health records securely online, they can show them to whichever doctor they want… But best of all in this age of austerity, a web-based version of the government’s bureaucratic scheme services like Google Health or Microsoft Health Vault cost virtually nothing to run.”
The fact that Google wants our health records is no secret. In 2008 Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google, said:
“Google Health is our product that takes our users medical records and brings them online, where users can see them and control them and put them to good use in getting better health care, and I’m happy to say today that it’s no longer just talk. We actually have a product.”
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
After an impressive 16 weeks, Steve Williams (aka Pikey), has been voted the run away winner of their ‘W*nker of the Week’ contest, announced the flamesong.com web site.
With an astounding 25% of the public vote, Mr. Williams went head to head against Justin Walker (aka Captain Mainwaring) to snatch the title.
Steve Williams was notified via email late last night.
After infiltrating activist groups and disseminating disinformation such as ‘hollow Earth’, ‘9/11 holograms’ and ’shapeshifting aliens’, Williams was placed in the poll following public demand from flamesong visitors.
Praise for Steve Williams can also be found in his local area, often described by fellow ‘activists’ as “a tight arsed git” as he repeately calls for activist events to be organised yet fails to show any financial support for these events. There is however a single report of him once handing a flyer to a passerby as he, in ninja like fashion, dodged the raindrops from a government-manufactured storm cloud.
Congratulations Mr Williams, you are an inspiration to us all.
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