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WEEK ENDING 28 MAY 2010

FEATURE STORY

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
THE CORP-GOV EFFORT TO MAKE ALL FOOD INDUSTRIAL FOOD

The show:
Food Chain Radio — 22 May 2010
"The Right to Eat Food"
Scott Tips, president of the National Health Federation, discusses Codex Alimentarius, the far-reaching, coordinated effort among Western governments—driven by multinational agribusiness corporations—to change food and farming laws in ways that squeeze out small producers, maximize profits for agribusiness, and slowly but surely drive the food supply to a pure GMO/industrial food model, totally controlled by the food giants.

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Background:
The death-grip offered to The Powers That Be through control of the debt-based, fiat money system is becoming clear as debt-drenched operations at all levels founder and assets get snapped up at bargain prices. TPTB have also been quietly (and quite successfully) working on a second critical method of accruing power and centralizing control—food. A large majority of food, feed, and seed now is controlled in some way by one of the agribusiness giants. And through the World Trade Organization, food laws are "harmonized," effectively trumping national wishes with corporate desires. The Powers That Be are ever so slowly restricting our right to choose what to eat.

GULF OIL DISASTER -- IN DEPTH

PBS NewsHour

Status Overview — 27 May 2010 — Obama extends drilling moratorium, defends administration's spill response; Gulf oil disaster surpasses the Exxon Valdez spill
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Crews Scramble to Protect Louisiana Wildlife from Oil Leakage — 26 May 2010 — A report on the implications for the wildlife along Louisiana's fragile coast and the attempts to protect the ecosystem from heavier oil.
Watch  |  Download/Listen   5:03

Heavier Oil Flow Threatens Louisiana's Sensitive Barrier Islands — 25 May 2010 — A report from Louisiana, where the oil has begun to damage delicate barrier island ecosystems.
Watch  |  Download/Listen   10:19

Democracy Now

Oil Cleanup Crew Falls Ill + Carl Safina on the BP Oil Spill's Global Impact — 27 May 2010 — At least seven fishermen involved in oil cleanup were hospitalized after reporting nausea, dizziness, headaches and chest pains. As a precautionary measure, the Coast Guard ordered all 125 commercial ships helping with the cleanup to return to land. ~~ (2) Renowned marine biologist Carl Safina discusses the BP oil spill's ecological impact on the Gulf Coast and worldwide.
Watch 1  |  Watch 2  |  Download/Listen   38:59

Flashpoints

Obfuscation and Devastation — 26 May 2010 — (1) An update on the maneuvering and obfuscations of BP and the various government agencies releasing information to the public about the oil spill. (2) Catherine Austin Fitts thinks the coming economic impact of the Gulf disaster will far exceed current projections. She also comments on the Wall Street banks, who are now fighting over the carcass of the bailout money.
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NPR / All Things Considered

The Economics Of Deepwater Horizon — 27 May 2010 — Peter Coy of Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine discusses the financial aspects of BP's now infamous Gulf oil project.
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Sniffing Out Oil-Tainted Seafood — 26 May 2010 — How do the pros sniff out oil-contaminated seafood?
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Senate Looks Into Oil Company Liability Cap — 25 May 2010 — A Senate panel looking into liability issues arising from the Gulf oil spill has turned its attention to a liability cap that some lawmakers worry might be used by BP to get out of paying the full cost of the cleanup and damages.
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NPR / Talk of the Nation

The MMS—Sex and Drugs and Rock & Roll ... and Oil Leases — 25 May 2010 — An Interior Department IG report describes the inappropriate behavior and lax approach of federal regulators overseeing offshore drilling during the 2000s.
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HOT & WHAT NOT

PBS NewsHour

Assessing the Obama Administration's New Border Security Strategy — 26 May 2010 — The Obama administration has announced plans to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border to perform support roles, such as surveillance and intelligence analysis. Two guests offer their viewpoints on the new security strategy for the border.
Watch  |  Download/Listen   8:53

Democracy Now + Real News

Update on North/South Korea Tensions — 25-27 May 2010
In the first clip, Larry Wilkerson discusses the sinking of South Korean warship and North Korea's "provocative" behavior.  (A fairly standard US politico-military perspective. --GP)
In the second clip, historian Bruce Cumings explains why the US stance on Korea ignores the tensions rooted in this 65-year-old conflict and says the North Korean sinking could be a response to a similar November 2009 attack by South Korea.  (A more thoughtful analysis. --GP)
Real News:  Watch  |  Download/Listen   12:00
Democracy Now:  Watch  |  Download/Listen   10:03

NPR / Talk of the Nation

Nearly 50 Dead In Kingston Gang Battles — 26 May 2010 — Jamaican security forces have launched an assault on suspected drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, wanted in the US on charges of cocaine trafficking and gun-running. But some Jamaicans consider Coke to be a local hero for bringing jobs and stability.  (Listen between the lines on this one; it's unlikely that the US is a true white-hat when it comes to Jamaican drug trafficking. --GP)
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King World News

Mark Hanson:  US Real Estate Market—Happy Talk vs. Reality — 22 May 2010 — Hanson cuts through the MSM happy talk about the US real estate market to talk about reality. With foreclosures at record highs, interest rates poised to rise, and government stimulus programs about to come to a close, the US could be looking a new round of massive home price declines.
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Jim Rickards:  Financial Warfare and the Rigged Game — 22 May 2010 — Rickards discusses the nature of financial warfare between nations. He also points out that credit default swaps and other derivatives are not part of a free market, they're part of the rigged game and part of the suite of tools the private money barons have been using to undermine sovereign governments.
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Dan Carlin

The Reform Mirage — 21 May 2010 — Dan makes a strong case that the battles between Democrats and Republicans are largely theatre for public consumption and that the evidence clearly shows our deeply troubled system of governance has been arrived at through the actions of both our plutocrat-dominated parties.
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Survival Podcast

Change Your Nation By Changing Yourself — 26 May 2010 — Jack Spirko makes a good case that even if we changed the entire government—even if we had to do it through revolution—it won't matter, until we change our own attitudes towards self-governance. We have to start living the concept that the price of liberty—or a good country—is eternal vigilance.
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The Real News

William K. Black:  Finance Bill Mostly Window Dressing — 26 May 2010 — Black says the financial-reform bill that has now been sent to the House-Senate resolution committee has some good things in it. Unfortunately, it also has five small but critical loopholes in it, yielding a bottom line of "almost no change at all."
PART1:  Watch  |  Download/Listen   9:02
PART2:  Watch  |  Download/Listen   7:09

Two Beers With Steve

Hooked On Growth with Dave Gardner — 23 May 2010 — A good conversation about the infinite-growth paradigm. Why do the masses seem to love drinking the mainstream Kool-Aid that growth is both good and necessary? What solutions can help break the trance and repattern our system towards steady-state economics?
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KunstlerCast

Pitt Bulls in the China Shop — 27 May 2010 — Referencing people bringing their dogs into shops and other examples of bad doggie decorum, JHK believes that Americans struggle with decisions about appropriate behavior. We now rarely employ dogs in the traditional roles they were bred for, and listlessness leads to bad behavior in all mammals—dogs and humans included.
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American Radioworks

James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. — 21 May 2010 — Memphis native and author Hampton Sides reviews the facts and background of James Earl Ray's assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.  (GP comment:  Sides is too quick to pooh-pooh deep conspiracies, but this is still an interesting account of the publicly acceptable facts from half a century ago.)
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Referenced book:   (on Amazon.com)
Hellhound on His Trail:  The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

Prison Radio / Mumia Abu-Jamal

Selected commentaries, 16-23 May 2010 — Mumia, in his inimitable, eloquent way, offers commentaries on ... (1) the historical and continuing support of government for the needs of the elites; (2) the role of courts in protecting polluters; (3) the immorality of "wars of empire"
CLIP 1:  Audio no longer available from host site...   2:56
CLIP 2:  Audio no longer available from host site...   2:27
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More Mumia

USGS CoreCast

Contaminants in Public Supply Wells — 21 May 2010 — More than a third of US residents get drinking water from public wells. The US Geological Survey has released new information on contaminants in these wells.
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TED Talks

Graham Hill:  Why I'm a Weekday Vegetarian — May 2010 — Graham Hill lays out the case for reduced meat consumption in terms of human health, animal welfare, and environmental health. He wasn't ready to go full veggie, but he found a reasonable compromise.
Watch  |  Download/Listen   4:09

SCIENCE & LEARNING

Quirks And Quarks

Greenland Rising — 22 May 2010 — What is causing the acceleration in the rise of Greenland relative to sea level, and what does it portend for future global sea levels?
Download/Listen   8:14

Do Fish Feel Pain? — 22 May 2010 — It's a commonly held belief among fishermen that fish cannot feel pain. This scientific study put that belief to the test.
Download/Listen   17:29

EarthBeat Radio

Offshore Drilling + Carbon Market/Casino + Carbon Nation Film — 25 May 2010 — (1) Bob Deans gives a first hand account of the ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico + Obama's plans to continue offshore oil drilling. (2) Mark Schapiro describes how Brazil's forests are becoming a commodity on the worldwide carbon market. (3) Carbon Nation is a new feature film about the current revolution of entrepreneurs across America who are focusing on clean, renewable energy.
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Gary Null Show

Neuropsychology, Energy Medicine, and Energy Psychology — 13 May 2010 — After a health news roundup and a couple of good commentaries from Gary, Dr. Dawson Church talks about research showing the remarkable, positive effects a person's mind (psychic energy) can have on their health and on recovery from serious diseases.
Download/Listen   59:57

COOL & COSMIC

Awakening To Conscious Co-Creation

Dannion Brinkley:  Spiritual Mastery in Shifting Times — 19 May 2010 — Brinkley provides fascinating insights based on wisdom gained in his three near death experiences. He says the "normal" conception of life and death is utterly false; that tough times are coming but they are merely part of the transformation process; and that living life with love/heart at the center is the key.
Download/Listen   54:44

Zany Mystic

Diana Luppi:  The Cosmic Instruction Manual — 06 Mar 2010 — We're all comfortable with the idea of aliens—as long as it's kept in the context of science fiction or some vague notion there is "probably" other intelligent life somewhere in the universe. When the talk turns to extraterrestrial visitations of earth and alien abductions of humans —let alone alien intervention in earth's affairs—it feels a lot less comfortable. But it's intriguing to listen to people such as Diana Luppi who claim firsthand knowledge.
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