The Red Bank Register - Klinghoffer

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Wednesday, October 15, 1985,

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Wednesday, October 9, 1985,



October 9, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, 'Captain' says all aboard are safe,
October 9, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, Bittersweet news for city man: Parents OK but friends on ship, by Camille Thomas,

October 10, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, pages 1A, 2A, Pirates slay invalid, surrender, by Nejla Sammakia, The Associated Press,
October 10, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, pages 1A, 2A, Brutal news shocks Long Branch man's friends, neighbors, by Camille Thomas, The Register,
October 10, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, pages 1A, 2A, Lincroft doctor awaits word on his 4 hijacked relatives, by Bob Neff, The Register,

October 10, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, His mother had pleaded for life,
October 10, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page A8, Maureen Reagan scuffles in Athens,
October 10, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 12A, Editorial, It's time to vent nation's anger,

October 11, 2015, The [Red Bank] Register, pages 1A, 2A, U.S. warplanes nab murderers, by Jennifer Parmelee,
October 11, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 2A, Klinghoffer murder symbolizes 'tear in fabric of our civilization', by Camille Thomas,
October 11, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 2A, AP, Daughters: 'Your father was a hero',
October 11, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 2A, Palestinians compiled death list,

October 12, 1985, not available,

October 13, 1985, AP - The Sunday Register, page A1, Egypt says U.S. guilty of air piracy They're home, widow vows to seek justice, by Dalia Baligh, The Associated Press,
October 13, 1985, The Sunday Register, pages 1A, 2A, They're home, widow vows to seek justice, by Lawrence Neumeister, The Associated Press,
October 13, 1985, AP - The Sunday Register, page 4A, U.S. diplomat reported slain,
October 13, 1985, AP - The Sunday Register, page 7A, Navy pilots had orders to shoot,
October 13, 1985, AP - The Sunday Register, page 8A, Hostages face their former captors in lineup, by John Winn Miller,
October 13, 1985, AP - The Sunday Register, page 9A, U.S. urges Yugoslavia to arrest 'savage' terrorist, by Tim Amerin, The Associated Press,
October 13, 1985, AP - The Sunday Register, page 9A, 1 woman says she was hiding U.S. passport,
October 13, 1985, The Sunday Register, page 11A, Op-Ed, Revenge: It's sour, by Andy Rooney,
October 13, 1985, The Sunday Register, page 11A, Op-Ed, Talk of halting terrorism is futile, by Carl Rowan,
October 13, 1985, The Sunday Register, page 17A, Does U.S. have the right to try the pirates here?, by W. Dale Nelson, The Associated Press,

October 14, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, pages A1, A2, Palestinian evades U.S. extradition, by William M. Welch, The Associated Press,
October 14, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, pages A1, A2, Hostages ask for solitude, by Bob McHugh, The Associated Press,
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 2A, Weinberger doubted capture plans,
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 4A, Terrorist sought by U.S. says hijacking aimed at Israel,
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 4A, Arafat calls U.S. action 'act of piracy',
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 4A, Israeli airline pilot says Egyptian pilot was angry,
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 4A, Ocean liner's hijacking as seen onshore,
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 5A, Stand Alone Photo, Home At Last - Mildred Hodes,
October 14, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Editorial, With friends like these...,

October 15, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, U.S. wants PLO 'savage' arrested, by Merrill Hartson, The Associated Press,
October 15, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, Hijacking Developments At a Glance,
October 15, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 4A, Achille Lauro hijacking developments unfolding,
October 15, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Editorial, Add another country to the list,
October 15, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Editorial, Kurt Waldheim speaks up,

October 16, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 6A, U. S. presents Abbas evidence,
October 16, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 6A, Italy charges 2 more in hijacking,
October 16, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Editorial, They were the real Americans,
October 16, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Op-Ed, Another ship linked to terrorism, by Jack Anderson,

October 17, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, Mubarak called coward at hostage's memorial,
October 17, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 9A, Op-Ed, Security is nil at another embassy, by Jack Anderson,
October 17, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 9A, Op-Ed, Somber questions follow exultation, by Carl Rowan,

October 18, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 2A, U.S., Italian troops nearly clashed for hijackers,
October 18, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, U.S. denies losing hijacked ship,
October 18, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Italian Government Crumbles; Premier resigns over hijack,
October 18, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Craxi reputed for progressive coalition,
October 18, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Terrorism takes yet another toll,
October 18, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 9A, Editorial, Craxi brought himself down,

October 19, 1985, not available,

October 20, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 5A, Klinghoffer's body returns home,
October 20, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 10A, Op-Ed, Italian courts have jurisdiction, by Murray Kempton,

October 21, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 1A, Achille Lauro traveler recalls her 'harrowing' trip,
October 21, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 4A, Mubarak: Egypt stabbed,
October 21, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Klinghoffer's body arrives in N.Y.,
October 21, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Hijack victim perhaps fought back,
October 21, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Reagan assists ex-Italian premier,

October 22, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Klinghoffer eulogized, buried in N.J.,

October 23, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Stand-Alone Photo, Passengers Testify,

October 23, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Ship captain offered own life,

October 25, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Former hostage: Use sky marshals,

October 26, 1985, not available,

October 27, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Arrest warrant issued for PLO's Abbas,

October 28, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 6A, Israeli tapes lead to Abbas warrant,
October 28, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, Editorial, Thanks for nothing, Italy,

October 29, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 7A, High PLO brass suspected in hijack,
October 29, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Hijack widow wants terrorism fighters,

October 30, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, Leaders discuss Mideast peace,
October 30, 1985, The [Red Bank] Register, page 10A, Letter, Now U.S. knows about Arabs,

October 31, 1985, AP - The [Red Bank] Register, page 8A, PLO, Jordan strengthen alliance,

Los Angeles Times-Klinghoffer

January 27, 1993, Los Angeles Times, L.A. Festival to open sans 'Klinghoffer': Arts: Organizers say loss of Music Center Opera 'pivotal' work leaves a large gap. But opera group's artistic director says it was never part of festival, by Judith Michaelson, Times Staff Writer,

What Happened On January 27, 1993,

October 7, 2001, Los Angeles Times, Seeking Answers in an Opera; Once too controversial for U.S. companies, 'The Death of Klinghoffer' is now a work of the deepest relevance thanks to its exploration of terrorism from all viewpoints, by Mark Swed, The Times' music critic,

October 7, 2001, Los Angeles Times, Cover Story: Seeking answers in an opera; Once too controversial for U.S. companies, 'The Death of Klinghoffer' is now a work of the deepest relevance thanks to its exploration of terrorism from all viewpoints, by Mark Swed, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic,

What Happened On October 7, 2001,

October 19, 2009, Los Angeles Times, Music review: 'Death of Klinghoffer' at last, by Mark Swed

March 5, 2012, Los Angeles Times, Opera review: 'Death of KIinghoffer at English National Opera, by Mark Swed, from London,

February 12, 2013, Los Angeles Times, Death of Klinghoffer' to make Metropolitan Opera debut, by David Ng,

February 27, 2013, Los Angeles Times, Controversial 'Death of Klinghoffer' to finally get L.A. debut, by David Ng and Sherry Stern and Mark Swed, Archived,

March 12, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach Opera tackles controversy with 'The Death of Klinghoffer', by Jeffrey Fleishman,



March 14, 2014, Los Angeles Times, 'The Death of Klinghoffer',
Suzan Hanson as Marilyn Klinghoffer, from left, Robin Buck as Leon Klinghoffer, and Roberto Perlas Gomez as Rambo perform John Adams' opera "The Death of Klinghoffer" in March in Long Beach.Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
March 18, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Review: Long Beach Opera's 'Death of Klinghoffer' illuminates world, by Mark Swed and Los Angeles Times Music Critic,

June 17, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Metropolitan Opera cancels 'Klinghoffer' cinema broadcasts, by David Ng,

June 17, 2014, Los Angeles Times, John Adams decries cancellation of 'Klinghoffer' cinema broadcast, by David Ng,

June 18, 2014, Los Angeles Times, 'Klinghoffer' from a St. Louis perspective, by Mark Swed,

June 23, 2014, Los Angeles Times, 'Klinghoffer' cancellation draws international criticism, by David Ng,

June 27, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Critic's Notebook, A predicament right out of a melodramatic opera, by Mark Swed,

September 23, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Metropolitan Opera opening night greeted with 'Klinghoffer' protests, by David Ng,

October 15, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Metropolitan Opera braces for 'Death of Klinghoffer' opening, by David Ng and Tina Susman,

October 19, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Klinghoffer daughters' protest letter to appear in opera playbill, by Saba Hamedy,


October 20, 2014, Los Angeles Times, 'Death of Klinghoffer': Protests in New York, but not in other places, by David Ng,

October 20, 2014, Los Angeles Times, 'Death of Klinghoffer' goes on at Met Opera House despite protests, by Steven Zeitchik,

October 20, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Review: Met Opera's 'Death of Klinghoffer' is a compassionate feat, by Mark Swed,

October 21, 2014, Los Angeles Times, The stagings of 'The Death of Klinghoffer' since its 1991 premiere, by Los Angeles Times staff writers,

In “The Death of Klinghoffer,” Alan Opie, in wheelchair, is Leon Klinghoffer; Michaela Martens, center, is wife Marilyn.Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times




























































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People gather inside the opera house on the opening night of "The Death of Klinghoffer," performed by the Metropolitan Opera in New York and written by John Adams. The opera is based on the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship and the killing of passenger Leon Klinghoffer.



The Metropolitan Opera (New York) presents "The Death of Klinghoffer," written by John Adams. The opera is based on the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship and the killing of one of its passengers, Leon Klinghoffer. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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Rambo, performed by Ryan Speedo Green, is one of the Palestinian hostage takers in "The Death of Klinghoffer." Leon Klinghoffer is performed by Alan Opie, left in wheelchair, and his wife Marilyn Klinghoffer is performed by Michaela Martens (left on ground).

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October 15, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Metropolitan Opera braces for 'Death of Klinghoffer' opening, by David Ng and Tina Susman,

The live broadcast, originally set for Nov. 15 on movie screens around the world, was called off...

Klinghoffer daughters' protest letter to appear in opera playbill, by Saba Hamedy,




June 27, 2014, Los Angeles Times, Critic's Notebook, A predicament right out of a melodramatic opera, by Mark Swed,

Opera in the U.S. has never had a wider reach, but the art form is facing threats from special interest groups (in San Diego and New York), fear of opera's power (the ADL's objections to the Met's 'Klinghoffer') and even the Met's size. What is to be done?


Gerard Mortier, European opera impresario, dead at 70, by David Ng,

The First Question to Ask After Any Terror Attack: Was It a False Flag?,

The First Question to Ask After Any Terror Attack: Was It a False Flag?,
Submitted by George Washington on 01/11/2015 15:59 -0400

Governments from around the world admit they’ve used the bully’s trick … attack first, and then blame the victim:

• Japanese troops set off a small explosion on a train track in 1931, and falsely blamed it on China in order to justify an invasion of Manchuria. This is known as the “Mukden Incident” or the “Manchurian Incident”.   The Tokyo International Military Tribunal found:  “Several of the participators in the plan, including Hashimoto [a high-ranking Japanese army officer], have on various occasions admitted their part in the plot and have stated that the object of the “Incident” was to afford an excuse for the occupation of Manchuria by the Kwantung Army ….”    And see this

• A major with the Nazi SS admitted at the Nuremberg trials that – under orders from the chief of the Gestapo – he and some other Nazi operatives faked attacks on their own people and resources which they blamed on the Poles, to justify the invasion of Poland.  Nazi general Franz Halder also testified at the Nuremberg trials that Nazi leader Hermann Goering admitted to setting fire to the German parliament building in 1933, and then falsely blaming the communists for the arson

• Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev admitted in writing that the Soviet Union’s Red Army shelled the Russian village of Mainila in 1939 – while blaming the attack on Finland – as a basis for launching the “Winter War” against Finland. Russian president Boris Yeltsin agreed that Russia had been the aggressor in the Winter War, and Putin

• Israel admits that an Israeli terrorist cell operating in Egypt planted bombs in several buildings, including U.S. diplomatic facilities, then left behind “evidence” implicating the Arabs as the culprits (one of the bombs detonated prematurely, allowing the Egyptians to identify the bombers, and several of the Israelis later confessed) (and see this and this)

• The CIA admits that it hired Iranians in the 1950′s to pose as Communists and stage bombings in Iran in order to turn the country against its democratically-elected prime minister

• The Turkish Prime Minister admitted that the Turkish government carried out the 1955 bombing on a Turkish consulate in Greece – also damaging the nearby birthplace of the founder of modern Turkey – and blamed it on Greece, for the purpose of inciting and justifying anti-Greek violence

• The British Prime Minister admitted to his defense secretary that he and American president Dwight Eisenhower approved a plan in 1957 to carry out attacks in Syria and blame it on the Syrian government as a way to effect regime change

• The former Italian Prime Minister, an Italian judge, and the former head of Italian counterintelligence admit that NATO, with the help of the Pentagon and CIA, carried out terror bombings in Italy and other European countries in the 1950s and blamed the communists, in order to rally people’s support for their governments in Europe in their fight against communism. As one participant in this formerly-secret program stated: “You had to attack civilians, people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple. They were supposed to force these people, the Italian public, to turn to the state to ask for greater security” (and see this)(Italy and other European countries subject to the terror campaign had joined NATO before the bombings occurred). And watch this BBC special

• As admitted by the U.S. government, recently declassified documents show that in the 1960′s, the American Joint Chiefs of Staff signed off on a plan to blow up AMERICAN airplanes (using an elaborate plan involving the switching of airplanes), and also to commit terrorist acts on American soil, and then to blame it on the Cubans in order to justify an invasion of Cuba. See the following ABC news report; the official documents; and watch this interview with the former Washington Investigative Producer for ABC’s World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.

• 2 years before, American Senator George Smathers had suggested that the U.S. make “a false attack made on Guantanamo Bay which would give us the excuse of actually fomenting a fight which would then give us the excuse to go in and [overthrow Castro]“.

• And Official State Department documents show that – only nine months before the Joint Chiefs of Staff plan was proposed – the head of the Joint Chiefs and other high-level officials discussed blowing up a consulate in the Dominican Republic in order to justify an invasion of that country. The 3 plans were not carried out, but they were all discussed as serious proposals

• The NSA admits that it lied about what really happened in the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 … manipulating data to make it look like North Vietnamese boats fired on a U.S. ship so as to create a false justification for the Vietnam war

• A U.S. Congressional committee admitted that – as part of its “Cointelpro” campaign – the FBI had used many provocateurs in the 1950s through 1970s to carry out violent acts and falsely blame them on political activists

• The German government admitted (and see this) that, in 1978, the German secret service detonated a bomb in the outer wall of a prison and planted “escape tools” on a prisoner – a member of the Red Army Faction – which the secret service wished to frame the bombing on

• The South African Truth and Reconciliation Council found that, in 1989, the Civil Cooperation Bureau (a covert branch of the South African Defense Force) approached an explosives expert and asked him “to participate in an operation aimed at discrediting the ANC [the African National Congress] by bombing the police vehicle of the investigating officer into the murder incident”, thus framing the ANC for the bombing

• An Algerian diplomat and several officers in the Algerian army admit that, in the 1990s, the Algerian army frequently massacred Algerian civilians and then blamed Islamic militants for the killings (and see this video; and Agence France-Presse, 9/27/2002, French Court Dismisses Algerian Defamation Suit Against Author)

• An Indonesian fact-finding team investigated violent riots which occurred in 1998, and determined that “elements of the military had been involved in the riots, some of which were deliberately provoked”.

• Senior Russian Senior military and intelligence officers admit that the KGB blew up Russian apartment buildings in 1999 and falsely blamed it on Chechens, in order to justify an invasion of Chechnya (and see this report and this discussion)

• According to the Washington Post, Indonesian police admit that the Indonesian military killed American teachers in Papua in 2002 and blamed the murders on a Papuan separatist group in order to get that group listed as a terrorist organization.

• The well-respected former Indonesian president also admits that the government probably had a role in the Bali bombings

• As reported by BBC, the New York Times, and Associated Press, Macedonian officials admit that the government murdered 7 innocent immigrants in cold blood and pretended that they were Al Qaeda soldiers attempting to assassinate Macedonian police, in order to join the “war on terror”

• Senior police officials in Genoa, Italy admitted that – in July 2001, at the G8 summit in Genoa – planted two Molotov cocktails and faked the stabbing of a police officer, in order to justify a violent crackdown against protesters

• Although the FBI now admits that the 2001 anthrax attacks were carried out by one or more U.S. government scientists, a senior FBI official says that the FBI was actually told to blame the Anthrax attacks on Al Qaeda by White House officials (remember what the anthrax letters looked like). Government officials also confirm that the white House tried to link the anthrax to Iraq as a justification for regime change in that country

• Similarly, the U.S. falsely blamed Iraq for playing a role in the 9/11 attacks – as shown by a memo from the defense secretary – as one of the main justifications for launching the Iraq war. Even after the 9/11 Commission admitted that there was no connection, Dick Cheney said that the evidence is “overwhelming” that al Qaeda had a relationship with Saddam Hussein’s regime, that Cheney “probably” had information unavailable to the Commission, and that the media was not ‘doing their homework’ in reporting such ties. Top U.S. government officials now admit that the Iraq war was really launched for oil … not 9/11 or weapons of mass destruction (despite previous “lone wolf” claims, many U.S. government officials now say that 9/11 was state-sponsored terror; but Iraq was not the state which backed the hijackers)

• Former Department of Justice lawyer John Yoo suggested in 2005 that the US should go on the offensive against al-Qaeda, having “our intelligence agencies create a false terrorist organization. It could have its own websites, recruitment centers, training camps, and fundraising operations. It could launch fake terrorist operations and claim credit for real terrorist strikes, helping to sow confusion within al-Qaeda’s ranks, causing operatives to doubt others’ identities and to question the validity of communications.”

• United Press International reported in June 2005:

U.S. intelligence officers are reporting that some of the insurgents in Iraq are using recent-model Beretta 92 pistols, but the pistols seem to have had their serial numbers erased. The numbers do not appear to have been physically removed; the pistols seem to have come off a production line without any serial numbers. Analysts suggest the lack of serial numbers indicates that the weapons were intended for intelligence operations or terrorist cells with substantial government backing. Analysts speculate that these guns are probably from either Mossad or the CIA. Analysts speculate that agent provocateurs may be using the untraceable weapons even as U.S. authorities use insurgent attacks against civilians as evidence of the illegitimacy of the resistance.

• Undercover Israeli soldiers admitted in 2005 to throwing stones at other Israeli soldiers so they could blame it on Palestinians, as an excuse to crack down on peaceful protests by the Palestinians

• Quebec police admitted that, in 2007, thugs carrying rocks to a peaceful protest were actually undercover Quebec police officers (and see this)

• At the G20 protests in London in 2009, a British member of parliament saw plain clothes police officers attempting to incite the crowd to violence

• Egyptian politicians admitted (and see this) that that government employees looted priceless museum artifacts in 2011 to try to discredit the protesters

• A Colombian army colonel has admitted that his unit murdered 57 civilians, then dressed them in uniforms and claimed they were rebels killed in combat

• U.S. soldiers have admitted that if they kill innocent Iraqis and Afghanis, they then “drop” automatic weapons near their body so they can pretend they were militants

• The highly-respected writer for the Telegraph, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard says that the head of Saudi intelligence – Prince Bandar – recently admitted that the Saudi government controls “Chechen” terrorists

• High-level American sources admitted that the Turkish government – a fellow NATO country – carried out the chemical weapons attacks blamed on the Syrian government; and high-ranking Turkish government admitted on tape plans to carry out attacks and blame it on the Syrian government

• The former Ukrainian security chief admits that the sniper attacks which started the Ukrainian coup were carried out in order to frame others

• Britain’s spy agency has admitted to (and see this) that it carries out “digital false flag” attacks on targets, framing people by writing offensive or unlawful material … and blaming it on the target

So Common … There’s a Name for It

Painting by Anthony Freda

The use of the bully’s trick is so common that it was given a name hundreds of years ago.

“False flag terrorism” is defined as a government attacking its own people, then blaming others in order to justify going to war against the people it blames. Or as Wikipedia defines it:

False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to appear as if they are being carried out by other entities. The name is derived from the military concept of flying false colors; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one’s own. False flag operations are not limited to war and counter-insurgency operations, and have been used in peace-time; for example, during Italy’s strategy of tension.

The term comes from the old days of wooden ships, when one ship would hang the flag of its enemy before attacking another ship in its own navy. Because the enemy’s flag, instead of the flag of the real country of the attacking ship, was hung, it was called a “false flag” attack.

Indeed, this concept is so well-accepted that rules of engagement for naval, air and land warfare all prohibit false flag attacks.

Leaders Throughout History Have Acknowledged False Flags

Leaders throughout history have acknowledged the danger of false flags:

“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.”
– Plato

“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”
– U.S. President James Madison

“A history of false flag attacks used to manipulate the minds of the people! “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche

“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death”.
– Adolph Hitler

“Why of course the people don’t want war … But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship … Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
– Hermann Goering, Nazi leader.

“The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened”.
– Josef Stalin

People Are Waking Up to False Flags

People are slowly waking up to this whole con job by governments who want to justify war.

More people are talking about the phrase “false flag” than ever before.

America Has REPEATEDLY Committed War Crimes By Bombing Civilians

Submitted by George Washington on 10/11/2015 22:31 -0400

The U.S. criticized Russia for killing civilians in Syria.

But just last week, the U.S. intentionally bombed one of the only hospitals in Northeastern Afghanistan (run by Nobel prize-winner Doctors Without Borders), killing hundreds.  This occurred 3 months after U.S.-backed Afghani special forces raided and threatened the hospital, and after the hospital had repeatedly given its gps coordinates to the U.S. military … and repeatedly called saying they were under attack.

And the Washington Post notes that incendiary bombs may have been used:

The AC-130U plane, circling above in the dark, raked the medical compound with bursts of cannon fire, potentially even using high explosive incendiary munitions, for more than an hour. The assault left at least 22 people dead, some of them burned to death.

It’s a war crime to bomb a hospital without giving adequate warning so patients can leave:

This is not the first time the U.S. has bombed civilian targets:

• In 1969 and 1970, the U.S. bombed several hospitals and a Red Cross facility in Cambodia

• On February 13, 1991, the U.S. purposefully targeted an air raid shelter near the Baghdad airport with two 2,000-pound laser-guided bombs, which punched through 10 feet of concrete and killed at least 408 Iraqi civilians.

• On April 23, 1999, NATO intentionally bombed a Serbian television station, killing 16.   President Clinton said of the bombing: “Our military leaders at NATO believe … that the Serb television is an essential instrument of Mr. Milosevic’s command and control. … It is not, in a conventional sense, therefore, a media outlet. That was a decision they made, and I did not reverse it.” U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said right after the attack that it was “an enormously important and, I think, positive development.” Amnesty Internationalnoted it was “a deliberate attack on a civilian object and as such constitutes a war crime.”

• On October 16, 2001, the U.S. attacked the complex housing the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kabul, Afghanistan. After detailed discussions between the U.S. and the Red Cross about the location of all of its installations in the country, the U.S. bombed the same complex again two weeks later. The second attack destroyed warehouses clearly marked with the Red Cross emblem containing tons of food and supplies for hungry refugees

• On November 13, 2001, the U.S. bombed the Al Jazeera television bureau in Kabul.

• On April 8, 2003, the U.S. bombed the Al Jazeera bureau in Baghdad, killing a reporter. The British home secretary at the time subsequently revealed that – a few weeks before the attack – he had urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to bomb Al Jazeera’s transmitter in Baghdad.

• Also on April 8, 2003, a U.S. tank fired a shell at the 15th floor of the Palestine Hotel, where most foreign journalists were then staying. Two reporters were killed.  The Committee to Protect Journalists found that the attack “was avoidable”

The U.S. has also carried out numerous war crimes by killing civilians with drone strikes. This includes “double tap” strikes which target rescuers attempting to save those injured by drone strikes, and “signature strikes” that kill people whose identities aren’t even known, based on metadata on their phones or their proximity to war zones.

And the U.S. has committed a slew of other war crimes, including:

• Carrying out terrorism … literally

• A widespread torture program specifically aimed at producing false confessions to justify the war

• Chemical weapons attacks against civilians (which greatly increased the rate of birth defects)

• The use of depleted uranium, which can cause cancer and birth defects for decades (see this, this, this, this, this and this)

• The Pentagon sent one of the main US creators of the death squads in El Salvador into Iraq to set up paramilitary death squads and torture centers

None of this is intended to excuse any civilian casualties inflicted by Russia.   But America should not throw stones in glass houses …

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bin Laden's Sex Tapes

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Blaming Iraq for Anthrax Attacks: March 23, 2002, The Observer, New evidence hints at hijack link to anthrax attacks, by Ed Vulliamy in New York, diigo, October 14 2001, The Observer, Iraq 'behind US anthrax outbreaks', by David Rose and Ed Vulliamy,Archive Today, October 27, 2001, The London Times, Hijacker 'Given Anthrax Flask by Iraqi Agent’, by Daniel McGrory,

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October 9, 2001, AP - San Bernardino Sun, FBI investigating how co-worker became exposed to anthrax, by Amanda Riddle, Associated Press Writer, Archived, diigo,
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October 9, 2001, NewsMax, Possible Terrorist Attack Just About Sex?, Archived, 10/09/01 - Mideast madman Osama bin Laden may have been so enraged when the supermarket tabloid Globe Magazine reported on his failed attempts to woo an American woman that he targeted Globe headquarters in Boca Raton, Fl., with an anthrax attack, the Washington Post speculated Tuesday morning. "The Globe and the National Enquirer -- have been exceptionally tough on bin Laden," the paper noted. Citing the latest Globe report that called bin Laden "a shameful hypocrite, condoning gang-rape, drinking and carousing by his military captains," the Post observed: "The Oct. 2 issue of the Globe was more incendiary. In a story headlined 'The Face of Evil,' a former CIA agent was quoted as saying bin Laden's rage toward Americans is rooted in being ridiculed by an American woman years ago for having underdeveloped sexual organs." The Globe shares offices with its American Media sister publications the National Enquirer, the National Examiner and the Sun. Sun employee Bob Stevens died Friday after being poisoned by anthrax. Stevens' American Media co-worker Ernesto Blanco tested positive for anthrax exposure on Monday. The FBI is currently investigating the anthrax outbreak as a possible terrorist attack, with Florida public health officials urging all 300 employees at AM's Boca Raton headquarters to get anthrax tests.

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October 10, 2001, AP - Lawrence Journal-World, Anthrax cases still a mystery, Archived,


FBI agents wearing biohazard suits a pour liquid into a drum outside the American Media Inc., building in Boca Raton, Fla. Federal officials suspect foul play rather than an environmental source is at the root of two Florida anthrax cases that have left one man dead and hundreds of co-workers getting tested for the disease.

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January 27, 2003, Bioworld Financial Watch, Avant: case study of a defense deal helping keep firms healthy, Some cynical Europeans might snicker about industry in America profiting from a threatened terrorist siege. Other commentators may marvel instead at company scientists' ability to engineer biodefense weapons. The editorial-page beat goes on. So does Avant Immunotherapeutcs Inc., one of the latest firms tapped by the federal government to help prepare for biological warfare. Specifically, the firm is assigned by the U.S. Department of Defense to come up with a combination vaccine for anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) and plague (Yersinia pestis). The deal is worth $8 million for Avant -- maybe much more eventually -- and that cash will be used to underwrite the company's other, peace-related drug development efforts. "We've a lot popping," said Una Ryan, president and CEO of Avant. One project is an oral cholera vaccine undergoing Phase II trials in Bangladesh, which Ryan said will be used as a "Trojan horse" for the anthrax/plague vaccine.

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October 9, 1988, Chicago Tribune, Little Miss Persistence Duels For A Man With Mrs. Had It Up To Here, by Laura Kavesh and Cheryl Lavin, Archive,

March 1, 1990, Sun-Sentinel, Hanson Calls For Task Force On Hazardous Materials,

February 10, 1992, Sun-Sentinel, Bush Fumbles Hot Issues Of `92: The Middle Class And...,

August 28, 1992, Sun-Sentinel, Tales Of The Crisis, From Heroic To Humorous,

December 1, 1994, Chicago Tribune, Postal Rate Hike Irks Fed-up Chicagoans, by Nancy Ryan, Tribune Staff Writer, Archive,

August 3, 1996, Chicago Tribune, FBI Visits Atlanta Guard's Old Job,

March 4, 1997, The Independent, Obituary: Max Sterne, by Peter Turnbull,
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January 19, 1999, Chicago Tribune, Did The Postal Service Really Need That Penny Hike?, by Anne M. Northup. U.S. Rep. Anne M.Northup represents Kentucky, Archive,

May 20, 1999 Chicago Tribune, Ex-postal Clerk Admits Theft Of Credit Cards,

August 9, 2001, ABCNews.com, 17 Disciplined in Police DWI Deaths,
August 9, 2001, Seattle Times, 2nd fatal shooting in year for Bellevue police officer,

August 10, 2001, Christian Science Monitor, For police, attitudes toward drinking change,
August 10, 2001, San Francisco Chronicle, S.F. transgender sensitivity classes,
August 10, 2001, CNN, 250,000 bail set in cop DWI case,
August 10, 2001, New York Times, Search Rules Stricter for New Jersey Troopers,
August 10, 2001, Washington Post, Police Dispute Delays Funds,
August 10, 2001, New York Times, A Day of Painful Goodbyes to 4 Run Down by an Officer,

August 13, 2001, Washington Post, Farrell, Vocal Critic Join Forces,

August 14, 2001, Washington Post, Comment Creates Stir at 2nd Trial Of Two Officers,

September 4, 2001, BBC, Video identity parades 'fairer',
September 5, 2001, Washington Post, Police Kill Second Suspect In Standoff at Michigan Farm,
September 8, 2001, NewsFactor Network, Miami police cover-up alleged,
September 8, 2001, ABCNews.com, Miami Cops Charged In Shooting Cover-Ups,
September 8, 2001, CNN, 13 Miami officers face corruption charges,
September 8, 2001, Washington Post, Miami Police Arrested in Shootings Scandal,
September 8, 2001, New York Times, Police Supervisor Who Used Slur for Blacks Is Transferred to Harlem,
September 8, 2001, New York Times, 11 Miami Officers Facing U.S. Charges in String of Shootings,
September 15, 2001, Washington Post, Prince George's Prosecutor Accuses Police of Coverup,

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2009, Analyzing the Anthrax Attacks (2009-2014 Edition) Commentary & Analysis, by Ed Lake,