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Bird Flu & Vaccines

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2006/04/11.html#recap

Expert in alternative medicine and founder of OsteoMed II, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny shared an in-depth look at vaccines and bird flu. She views bird flu as an environmental issue rather than a health care crisis. In Asia, a variety of pollutants such as dioxin, pesticides and raw sewage in the water supply can disrupt the immune systems of migratory birds and chickens and make them more susceptible to the H5N1 virus, she explained. Tenpenny said that the culling of rural chickens and the destruction of small farms is an agenda of multinational agribusinesses who favor "vertical" industrial farming. Their methods include genetically modifying chickens so that their growth cycle is greatly reduced (if humans grew as fast as GM chickens they'd weigh 350 lbs. by the age of two). Warning about the upcoming H5N1 flu shot, Tenpenny said the cell lines being used for the vaccine may be grown from dog kidneys, caterpillar eggs and other material that will have a strong possibility for viral contamination. Further, she cautioned that the government may eventually make such vaccinations mandatory, linking them with the ability to receive the new National ID card.

 

Because of agent orange, the Vietnamese have the highest number of deaths from influenza....including H5N1. (April 10, 2006)

http://www.birdfluhype.com/Orange.html

GLW articles on dioxin in Vietnam Even though the Vietnam War ended 30 years ago, the US's saturation chemical bombing is still wreaking havoc on millions, including the newly born making them third-generation victims. Nobody knows when the congenital deformities, one of many horrific health consequences of the toxic chemicals, will end.

 

Agent Orange International Solidarity Campaign - Vietnam calls for justice

http://www.greenleft.org.au/agent_orange.htm

Even though the Vietnam War ended 30 years ago, the US's saturation chemical bombing is still wreaking havoc on millions, including the newly born - making them third-generation victims. Nobody knows when the congenital deformities, one of many horrific health consequences of the toxic chemicals, will end.As well as being teratogenic, Class-one human carcinogen dioxin was the most lethal poison left by the 80 million litres of herbicides/defoliants - more than half of which were nicknamed Agent Orange - that the US military sprayed or dumped regularly in central and southern Vietnam for 10 years until 1971. The defoliants were intended to destroy the Vietnamese liberation fighters' forest cover and deprive them of food supply.As a result of these chemical attacks, a cocktail of health nightmares have been plaguing millions of Vietnamese who, after 50 years of war, foreign invasion and embargo, have lived in peace only since 1989. In more recent years, the Vietnamese authorities have begun to grasp the true scale and very long-term consequences of the devastation wreaked by Agent Orange. Meanwhile, the human toll arising from the growing problem is weighing down many communities. As well as the hundreds of thousands of victims who have died over the years, there are an estimated 3 million living victims. International solidarity neededIn the 1973 Peace Accords that paved the way to end the Vietnam War, the US promised Vietnam reparations of US$3.5 billion. So far, not a cent has been paid. Hanoi has also demanded that Washington honour its moral responsibility towards the victims devastated by its Agent Orange attacks, and help out in decontamination. CLIP

 

Climate Change Shattering Marine Food Chain (10 March 2006)

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/041106EA.shtml

Brooklyn, Canada - Vast swaths of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and South Pacific Ocean are dying, while the recently-discovered cold-water corals in northern waters will not survive the century - all due to climate change. The loss of reefs will have a catastrophic impact on all marine life. One-third of the coral at official monitoring sites in the area of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have recently perished in what scientists call an "unprecedented" die-off. Extremely high sea temperatures in the summer and fall of 2005 that spawned a record hurricane season have also caused extensive coral bleaching extending from the Florida Keys to Tobago and Barbados in the south and Panama and Costa Rica, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Watch. High sea temperatures are also killing parts of Australia's 2,000-kilometre-long Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest living reef formation. As summer ends in the Southern Hemisphere, researchers are now investigating the extent of the coral bleaching. Up to 98 percent of the coral in one area has been affected, reported the Australian Institute of Marine Science last week. "The Great Barrier Reef has been living on this planet for 18 million years and we've undermined its existence within our lifetimes," says Brian Huse, executive director of the Coral Reef Alliance, a US-based NGO dedicated to protecting the health of coral reefs. "Twenty percent of Earth's reefs have been lost and 50 percent face moderate to severe threats," Huse told IPS. CLIP

 

Bogus Aspartame Study Exposed by Experts (April 11, 2006)

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=12519

Atlanta, GA -- Desperate to reverse growing public awareness and scientific proof that the artificial sweetener aspartame is a deadly neurotoxin; the Calorie Control Council (CCC) issued a press release stating that a federal food survey proves that aspartame is safe. The move is seen by many to be a face-saving gesture by the CCC, a self-described weigh-loss advocacy group that has been advising a calorie-conscious public to use this non-caloric, excitoneurotoxic, carcinogenic drug since the 80s. They are a Public Relations organization, well known as an aspartame front group. CLIP

 

What Game Were They At? 'Wash Post' Deaf to Boos for Cheney

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002315663

NEW YORK - The veteran Associated Press reporter Terence Hunt heard them. Reuters heard them. In fact, virtually every press account of opening day for the Washington Nationals baseball team at RFK Stadium this afternoon mentioned that when Vice President Dick Cheney was introduced to throw out the first pitch he was loudly booed or at the minimum received more jeers than cheers. A video of the event proves it. CLIP

 

McDonald's Is Super-Sizing Destruction of Amazonia: Greenpeace

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/040706EB.shtml

The environment group Greenpeace has launched a campaign against McDonald's, accusing the US restaurant chain of abetting the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest by buying meat raised from Amazonian soya.

 

FDA Agrees ADHD Drugs Cause Kids to Have Hallucinations

http://www.mercola.com/2006/apr/6/fda_agrees_adhd_drugs_cause_kids_to_have_hallucinations.htmAn FDA committee has recommended that information about the risk of hallucinations in children be added to the labels of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs. They did not, however, argue in favor of a "black box" warning, the strongest type of warning that can be affixed to a medication, for either hallucinations or cardiovascular risks, out of concerns that doing so would scare patients away from the drugs. This conflicts with an earlier panel's recommendation that the cardiovascular risks be given a black box warning. The FDA is likely to follow the more recent panel's advice. The recent panel also did not recommend adding a suicide risk warning to the labels, although one such drug, Strattera, does already carry a black box warning about suicide risk. They did recommend that the FDA create a medication guide explaining the possibilities of increased aggressive behavior, heart attack, stroke, and potential sudden death.

 

Quarter of Species Gone by 2050, Study Predicts

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/041206EA.shtml

Using several models that project habitat changes, migration capabilities of various species, and related extinctions in 25 "hotspots," scientists predict that a quarter of the world's plant and vertebrate animal species would face extinction by 2050.

 

Omega-News Collection 8. April 2006

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1805953/

 

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"Suzanne Ward" <suzyMessage from Matthew7 Apr 2006April 4-7, 2006S: Matthew, hi dear! I'm ready.MATTHEW: Thank you, dear soul, for coming to your computer so we can start this message before you are completely occupied with preparations for my sister's arrival on the weekend. Your 10 days after that will be filled with joyful times away from your usual daily service, and I would like to continue this message as your time permits so it can be disseminated prior to Betsy's visit rather than later in the month. No, nothing is of urgent nature- primarily I want to address what we see are the two main areas of global interest and concern, which are the same as the top of your list.

The first is the United States government's plans regarding Iran. This longstanding key element in the Illuminati agenda, which is intended to be orchestrated by its members in that administration and the country's military forces, differs greatly in intent and ability. Whereas Iran once was simply another Mideast country to bring under Illuminati control, just one more step toward world domination, by now that conquest is only delusion within the minds of the top Illuminati members. There may be incursions into Iran, but they will not escalate into the full-scale military operation that has devastated the people of Iraq, the death and injury toll and the destruction of their country.Rational thinking would enable the ones bent upon subjugation of Iran, on the transparently hypocritical pretext of preventing that country's development of nuclear weaponry that would endanger world peace, to clearly see that this cannot be accomplished, but fear has severely debilitated their mental processes. Despite the stunning failure of their previous expectation to swiftly subdue any Iraqi opposition following the invasion, they still believe they will succeed in taking over the other countries in the region and thereby regain the power that they do know is waning. That knowledge is both their desperate driving force and their undoing. Always the Illuminati have discounted opinions contrary to their own, but in their seriously diminished mental capacity, they cannot evaluate available troop strength and they disregard military opinions that don't fit into their state of mind. So yes, it is possible that some deaths and destruction may occur in Iran because the field of potential is rife with frenetic thoughts pointing toward this; but be encouraged that in this moment there is no sustained energy momentum from possibility to probability, whereas the war in Iraq was inevitable because the forceful intent and strength of the darkness hit "certainty" long before the invasion.So, even though we cannot say with any assurance how the volatility in the field of potential will proceed, please consider this: For every action there is a reaction, and the darker the deed, the more light that comes to expose it. Whenever the puppets of the off-planet dark forces cause death or great harm to peoples and lands, the light continues intensifying through the ever-growing numbers united in spirit for peace, justice, and upliftment of the disenfranchised peoples. Without the dark doers' deeds, there could not be these triumphs for the light. Nevertheless, once again we urge you to send light to those who lack it, because it is this lack that fills them with the fear that leads to their violent and greedy ways.What these puppets of the dark forces do not know is that the light has vanquished that immense force field of negative thought forms that had long prevailed in Earth's vicinity and captured them. Responding to Earth's plea for help and with God's authorization, benevolent forces of the universe entered battle with the dominating darkness and, as preordained, the light won. What you see happening now is the lingering influence of the puppets’ themselves, and without the reinforcing energy of that dark force field, the once potent and far-reaching negative influence has been reduced to scattered, tattered entrenchments. Although the light is victorious, the dislodging of those remnant entrenchments will present the "bumps in the road" that I have mentioned in previous messages.

Among the bumps is the fact that many individuals, however caring and upstanding in motives and deeds, will choose not to accept the truths that the light will reveal. Mother, I know that your list includes questions from a thoughtful and compassionate reader who asked if "ordinary people" will know in this lifetime that they contributed to Earth's karmic fulfillment and thus played their roles well to that point. He wants fairness for these people who hold fast to their religious beliefs, which they cannot accept are rooted in dark deceit, so they will refuse the light energy that would enable them to physically ascend with Earth. Those are approximately his words, to the best of my recollection. No, those people will not be aware of their roles until they arrive in Nirvana, where memories will come as to what they had chosen to consciously remember during this Earth lifetime, but did not. Then, once again they will know the truth, and totally without judgment or penalty, will select other opportunities to "see the light" at the level each one needs, and therein is the fairness that caring reader wants for them.

He further asked if higher evolved beings truly realize what it is like to live in a world that precludes conscious awareness of what it means when a person denies what her or his soul knows is true. Yes, we do. All souls at this station who have lived in third density worlds-and for many of us, the multiple experiencing includes Earth lifetimes-intimately relate to the turmoil that is shortly ahead for the many millions whose religious faith, whose very foundation for living, is based on the lies they have been taught. We continuously beam to them in the fervent hope that when the full truth comes, they will open their hearts and minds to it, but we cannot impose upon them our intense desire for their spiritual reawakening.And it is not the responsibility of you light workers to convince them that they must follow in your pathway. Yes, YES! do offer your enlightenment with patience and compassion, and rejoice just as we shall when your efforts succeed. But remember that your primary responsibility is not to others first, it is to Self-to stay steadfast in your light and not allow fear to enter your essence when you encounter challenges. You know that light beings are with you every instant in your journey, enfolding you with the love and protection of the Christed light.Now then, the other issue at the forefront of concern is "global warming" and what it portends. It is true that great changes in climate are coming due to the evidence and reasons given by knowledgeable, honest scientists. However, they do not know the ultimate reason or purpose, that your planet is emerging from the polarity that was necessary for karmic balancing, and part of this is the return to moderate differences in temperatures and climates. During Earth's restoration to her original paradise self, glaciers will melt, the sweeping deserts will become arable, rain forests will flourish, variations in temperatures will markedly decrease, and every part of your world will become comfortably habitable.This will occur more rapidly than you can imagine with the help of your "space" family. Their willing assistance is by your invitation via your heartfelt desire for Earth's well being, but also your bewilderment how to overcome the pervasive damage humankind has wrought. You will be astonished and joyous to see how quickly extraterrestrial technologies will eliminate the pollution in your water, land and air and enable Earth's recovery from the massive extractions of ores, crystals, oil and gas, all of which are essential elements for planetary health. ETs’ free energy technology, some of which already is known by select scientists on the planet, will replace the energy sources that have been so destructive to your health and Earth's.There will be other changes. Peoples now living in the coldest or the hottest climes will adapt, but it is unavoidable that the few animal species in the polar regions will disappear and some that live on the fringes will survive by migrating toward the equator-the affected species instinctively will know not to reproduce or when to move. Gradually some sea level coastlines will become submerged, but this need not present anxiety as there will be protective and compensatory measures for any inhabitants of those areas. We are aware of the speculation that Atlantis and Lemuria may rise, but this will not happen. The continents served well the ancient civilizations during that era on Earth and their return is not needed, but some of those souls have returned to assist in the ongoing consciousness-raising and spiritual renewal within today's civilization.

Mother, before we get to other questions on your list, I want to add a bit to the answer I gave you for replying to the ones who asked about overpopulation. As I just mentioned, vast regions that now are uninhabitable will become hospitable residential areas, thus doubling living space; but beyond that, contrary to current count and certainly population projections, your numbers are decreasing, not increasing. Prior to the time when peace and harmony will prevail throughout your homeland, many, many souls will leave due to the same causes as now: disease, starvation, injuries in wars and other types of violence, geophysical events. Ahead are the departures of those who refuse the light that would enable physical survival in the higher frequencies of Earth's ascension destination. Please do not feel despondent about this-those souls, like all others in the universe, will continue their evolutionary pathways wherever their needs shall best be served, and the eternal and infinite love of Source will under gird their experiencing.

And now let us continue with your list, Mother.S: I have a question. You've said that in the higher frequencies people will live longer because disease can't exist there and also that fewer children will be born then. Is this combination because there's an "ideal" population figure that Earth's resources can sustain?MATTHEW: If there is such a figure, I don't know it, but I can tell you that I visited a civilization of about 10 billion loving and intelligent people living on a healthy planet much less than the size of yours. But "ideal" does enter into this-individuals will choose to have fewer children in the ideal conditions of the Golden Age.Now many babies are born into poverty because of the parents’ perceived needs for extra income earners or they don't have the means to prevent conception; or the infants are born diseased because their parents are or addicted to drugs because their parents are; or they are too weak at birth to ever be healthy because their parents are malnourished; or their conception results from rape and they are unwanted, neglected and perhaps abandoned. The souls who incarnate in these circumstances do so for the hardship experiencing that balances lifetimes where they were ungrateful for their blessings of plenty, were greedy and ignored the plight of the needy, were cold-hearted toward people with infirmities, or are advanced souls who agreed to play those roles for the benefit of the other principals in the pre-birth agreement. Also, souls who enter fetuses and are well aware that abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth will be the outcome, do so for the emotional experiencing that well serves them and the parents in spiritual growth. None of those living circumstances and necessary choices for karmic balancing will be a part of the peaceful world and its abundant blessings that you are co-creating.Something that I don't think is clearly understood even among light workers is that for the six decades and more of progressive planetary changes, your population has included many souls whose last incarnate lifetime was in other places, even in other galaxies, and knowing what would be transpiring on Earth, chose to experience the anticipated dire hardships and suffering that would complete their third density karmic lessons. Their next physical lifetime will be in the kind of world on your near horizon, perhaps in that very world of yours, but this is not only in service to self-these souls have greatly aided Earth by opening hearts unto global awareness and compassion. Other "ET" souls volunteer for those kinds of living conditions or severe physical limitations or chronic pain, mental or emotional distress, or to be political prisoners or unjustly convicted of crimes, and none of that is a karmic need. These are highly evolved beings who have come to inspire you, motivate you to achieve to your fullest, and upraise consciousness throughout the planet so that wrongs will be righted. Along with your caring and respect for ALL souls who experience adversity, honor their indomitable spirit and feel grateful for their vital service in this unique time on Earth.

S: Thank you for explaining that, Matthew. Do you want to add anything else before answering some questions we couldn't get to when they came in weeks or even months ago?MATTHEW: No, thank you. By all means, let us address those unless they have been "overcome by events," in which case the readers already have their answers.S: Right. Please comment on a proposal by a former Canadian Minister of Defense to hold hearings on relations with ET civilizations.MATTHEW: Surely you know that we greeted this with a resounding "hoorah," but you may be surprised that it was a cheer of relief that this person finally responded to his godself's nudging to perform this part of the larger mission that he chose in the family's pre-birth agreement. He is one of the many light workers whose conscious awareness "is coming to light" belatedly.S: Interesting! Does belatedly following one's intuition-or maybe conscience?-put "demerits" in the person's lifeprint record?

MATTHEW: Not automatically, that is certain, and since each soul reviews the lifeprint after memories of all other lifetime experiencing have unfolded,I'd say that the integrity of the cumulative soul's assessment would arrive at a just evaluation. It would take into account how much harm, if any, befell another who had not chosen it and that could have been avoided if the person had heeded the soul's messages sooner.S: That makes sense. Someone who wants to know how to increase higher energy vibrations within the body heard that spinning increases the energy within chakras. What can you say about this?MATTHEW: If spinning is a pleasant sensation, by all means do it, but don't expect anything other than faster energy movement, because no exercise raises a person into a higher vibrational level. It is thoughts, feelings and deeds of godly nature that determine the light within a body, and the kinder, fairer and more generous, honorable, helpful and thoughtful a person is, the higher his or her vibrations are.S: Is there is some "rule of thumb’" for ascertaining if a person is working in the light when there is no personal acquaintance, e.g., a newly elected leader in a foreign country?MATTHEW: I know I don't have to tell you to disregard political rhetoric! My best counsel in this, as in all other circumstances, is to ask your godself and trust the answer that comes as your intuition. Although energy sensitivity has greatly increased in accordance with the higher frequencies coming in, it has not reached the level where the majority can identify the energy emanations of another, particularly at a distance, and this is the only foolproof way to distinguish whether a person is working within the light or has a yet-undisclosed dark agenda. The same applies close to home, as participation in community service, spiritual groups or charitable pursuits doesn't necessarily indicate light worker status-some of them cleverly hide their real purpose that may be such as career advancement, control over others, sexual abuse activity or theft. Those third density inclinations are being exposed by the light-witness the individuals whose self-serving motives have become public knowledge-and will disappear in the higher vibrations along Earth's course.I want to emphasize that there are many, MANY more persons of light than there are darkly, or negatively, inclined! With the exception of the Illuminati and other Satan worshippers outside that hardcore group of darkness, lighted souls are all over your homeland planet. I spoke earlier of the ones who may not be able to hear or heed their godselves urging them to listen when the truth of religions is revealed. Other than the fanatics of any religion who kill others and call it obeying God's laws, most devout ones have been adding light to the world by their thoughts and deeds. They are thoroughly good people whose religious faith inspires them to help wherever they see help is needed. It is NOT a punishment for their adherence to their faith that some may not make the journey with Earth; it is that acceptance of the truth gives the full measure of light needed to physically survive in the higher frequencies. Again I say, do not be despondent about this, as all will incarnate in worlds where they will have another opportunity to consciously remember their souls’ choice to embrace the truth when it is given.

S: Thank you, dear. This reader isn't asking for financial advice-which you never give-but he would like to know how the global economy is going to be affected. Also, will the various currencies become one standard kind of exchange?MATTHEW: The global economy is more myth than actuality. The various currencies, especially dollars, are printed and distributed with no foundation to back them, and the daily transactions involving billions of dollars are merely information from one computer to another. I am not saying that there is no agreed upon market standard for these exchanges or that no precious metals or other solid assets are available to justify some of the "face value" of some of the currencies. What I am saying is that regardless of where the money is-stocks, bonds, commodities, treasury notes, mortgages, manufactured goods, natural resources, bonds, real estate-whatever is available for buying or selling-the Illuminati control the money. They use it to buy governments, bankrupt countries, keep billions of souls at barely subsistence level, fund both sides in wars they start.

This cannot continue and it won't. I can't tell you the mechanics, so to speak, of the reallocation of the world's resources from the unconscionable fortunes amassed by the top Illuminati to the impoverished peoples, or how soon a standard monetary system can be implemented internationally, but I can say that it will be accomplished as swiftly and smoothly as possible by the knowledgeable transition team members at the ready. This step will closely follow the standby team members who will take over government leadership, first in the United States and end its engagement in war, and then will come the unseating of other corrupt leaders around the world. These logical first and second stages of transformation will lead to introductions to your benevolent ET family, the use of new and suppressed technologies and other innovations that will restore Earth to her original health and magnificence.S: All of you "out there" must know about all our prayers for this to happen NOW! A civil engineer wants to know what construction materials will be used in the future and if architectural designs will change; also, what about all the utility lines and poles?MATTHEW: It is joy for me to speak about what will delight you in your "future" world! Although much less lumber will be used than currently, the sacred agreement between trees and humankind includes their willingness to be used for decorative parts of building interiors and furniture in the short term, perhaps as long as the next half century. Other natural sources will come into wider usage, such as clay, strong reeds, straw, tropical canes, surface stones and plants that will be introduced later-again, in agreement with humankind.Mother, thank you for your questions that are popping out at me. Everything in the universe is energy fluctuating at one frequency or another. Energy is the life force of everything, and with life comes a level of awareness. Because energy cannot be divided, only directed by thought forms, the thought forms that effect any cooperative venture are within the mass consciousness, which in turn permits unlimited communication and interaction possibilities of any one thing with any other thing. While there are countless levels between the lowest and the highest universal intelligence, which you may think of as omniscience, no thing is excluded from the mass consciousness; and the higher the vibrations of any environment, the higher the levels of comprehension of all life within it. To sound more personal-indeed, to be more correct-substitute "soul" for "thing" and you see the interrelationship of the totality of this universe.To continue along this line, the fast-growing elements of nature-such as food crops, flowers, cotton and other fiber-producing plants, plants with medicinal aspects, canes and grasses, all kinds of trees-are expanding in consciousness along with you. At their varying levels of awareness and longevity, all agree to grow as long as needed and then be cut to meet your requirements. Acknowledgement of their importance and consciousness and gratitude for willingly ending their life for your use will become inherent in all peoples. You will know, too, and treasure the Devic kingdom that is so closely allied with the beauty and thriving of all that you consider Nature.

Now then, current and new technologies will produce substances similar in strength and appearance to concrete, steel, rigid and flexible plastics, and quality simulations of fine woods. Glass, which also will be altered from its present composition, will be widely used because you will desire to live closer with Nature even when working indoors. Geodesic domes will be popular as will fanciful building designs that reflect the light-heartedness that so long has been denied the majority of Earth's peoples. Architecture will be limited only by imaginations and choices, but no building will be ugly or inadequate for its purpose. Some of you will choose to live on the calm, restful seas for long periods, and the millions now living in painfully crowded conditions may prefer the solitude and restorative energy of forested areas. Parks and playgrounds will abound in cities and towns, and by unified intent, no litter or eyesore of any kind will exist anywhere.

Wherever you live or travel, you will not want the vista to be marred by the utility poles that now are necessary blights on landscapes. The poles will be removed and where conduits are required, they will be underground, as many now are; and other energy sources will be direct, without any need for connecting wires. Expanses of concrete gradually will be removed too, as new transportation modes will change the need for current fuels and highways. Although telepathy will be a common form of communication, voice-to-voice communion across the miles will be as important as now, but the harmful aspects of the wireless methods you are using will be gone.But more wondrous than all of these transformations will be the peoples of Earth. The goddess vibrations that already are showing profound effects will continue to bless you as individuals and as a civilization. The negativity that is the root of fear, greed, dishonor and violence will be gone, and the vibrations of Earth's entirety will be love. Every soul's beginning essence- which is peaceable, kind, harmonious, wise, caring, respectful, responsible, generous-will be freed from the dark forces' bondage that twisted that essence through deceit, ignorance, fear and ruthless cunning.We understand that it is difficult for you to envision a world so vastly different from what you see today, as different as the cave dwellers’ world at the other end of this spectrum, but it IS your vision at soul level! If this were not so, it could not happen.Mother, the next question please.S: Mash, I'm sure you know how magical and glorious it is to hear that! This question fits nicely here: Do you know if the recent appearance of albinos in several animal species has spiritual significance?MATTHEW: It has both spiritual and transitional significance. You associate white with peace, and these animal rarities that are appearing are symbolic of the coming changes in animal nature that will eliminate the predator and prey food chain and restore the peaceful relationship that once existed among all species, including humankind.S: That's such a lovely way to let us know that peace among us all is coming!MATTHEW: And I believe it is a lovely way to end this message. So, with the love of the universe richly blessing you all and my personal caring, I say farewell.___LOVE and PEACESuzanne Ward

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NOTE: See at http://www.bushflash.com/ Right-hand column: "Seymour Hersh: Bush 'Messianic' on Iran Attack". Wolf Blitzer interviews. Check also the text of Hersh New Yorker article on Nuking Iran at http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060417fa_fact

 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/10/hersh.access/index.html

Hersh: U.S. mulls nuclear option for Iran

April 10, 2006

Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh says sources tell him Bush is "messianic" about Iran.WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, in an article in the April 17 edition of The New Yorker magazine, writes that President Bush wants regime change in Iran.Citing a former senior intelligence official, Hersh says the administration views Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a "potential Adolf Hitler."Among the options U.S. military officials have been asked to examine is the use of nuclear weapons against underground facilities for Iran's controversial nuclear program.

Hersh talked with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Sunday about the article.BLITZER: Here's, among other things, what you write in the article: "A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said that Bush was "absolutely convinced that Iran is going to get the bomb" if it is not stopped. He said that the president believes that he must do "what no Democrat or Republican, if elected in the future, would have the courage to do," and that "saving Iran is going to be his legacy."

So what's your bottom line? Do you believe, based on the reporting you did for this article, that the president of the United States is now aggressively plotting military action, a pre-emptive strike against Iran?HERSH: The word I hear is "messianic." He thinks, as I wrote, that he's the only one now who will have the courage to do it. He's politically free. I don't think he's overwhelmingly concerned about the '06 elections, congressional elections. I think he really thinks he has a chance, and this is going to be his mission.BLITZER: So your sources have concluded basically that the diplomatic option as it's going forward is not necessarily going to work?HERSH: That's the fear. The fear is that we're back to the pre-Iraqi invasion game when we went through the U.N. exercise. The fear is that the White House, there's some people in the White House who aren't really, no matter what happens diplomatically, they don't believe Iran's going to give up its ambitions.BLITZER: Given the enormous military headaches the United States now has in Iraq, does the U.S. military have the wherewithal to launch another pre-emptive strike, this time against Iran?

HERSH: Oh, sure. We have plenty of air power. We can do it. We have great precision bombings. There's been a lot of planning going on. It's more than planning, it's operational planning. It's beyond contingency planning. There's serious, specific plans. Nobody's made a decision yet. There hasn't been a warning order or an execute order. But the planning's gotten much more intense and much more focused.

I can't tell you. Nobody can say what's going to happen in the future. But I can just tell you there are people in the Pentagon and people, our allies, the allies involved with us diplomatically, the French, the Germans and the Brits, who don't really know what the president is thinking.

BLITZER: Here's the most explosive item in your new article in The New Yorker magazine. And I'll read it: "The lack of reliable intelligence leaves military planners, given the goal of totally destroying the sites," the nuclear sites in Iran, "little choice but to consider the use of tactical nuclear weapons. 'Every other option, in the view of the nuclear weaponeers, would leave a gap,' the former senior intelligence official said. 'Decisive' is the key word of the Air Force's planning. It's a tough decision, but we made it in Japan."

Now, this is an explosive charge, an explosive revelation, if true, that the United States is seriously considering using a tactical nuclear bomb or bombs to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities.HERSH: What you just read says this. If you're giving the White House a series of options, and the option is to get rid of an underground facility -- the facility I'm talking about is Natanz, 75 feet under hard rock -- if you want to tell the White House one sure way of getting it in a range of options is nuclear, what happened in this case is they gave that option, the JCS, the Joint Chiefs [of Staff].

And then, of course, nobody in their right mind would want to use a nuclear weapon in the Middle East, because it would be, my God, totally chaotic. When the JCS, the Joint Chiefs, and the planners wanted to walk back that option, what happened is about three or four weeks ago, the White House, people in the White House, in the Oval Office, the vice president's office, said, no, let's keep it in the plan.That doesn't mean it's going to happen. They refuse to take it out. And what I'm writing here is that if this isn't removed -- and I say this very seriously. I've been around this town for 40 years -- some senior officers are prepared to resign. They're that upset about the fact that this plan is kept in. Again, let me make the point, you're giving a range of options early in the planning. To be sure of getting rid of it, you give that option.

BLITZER: Your point being, or at least the points of some experts, that a conventional bomb, even a bunker-busting conventional bomb, would not be big enough to go that deep under the ground to assure the destruction of Iran's capabilities. Is that why you would need, theoretically, a nuclear bomb?

HERSH: What I write about is this, and, you know, it's a 7,000-word article, so it's easy to -- it's hard to summarize in a sentence. We learned in the -- three decades ago during the Cold War that we saw a lot of digging outside of Russia.We didn't know what it was. It turned out to be an underground contingency of government facilities, 75 feet underground, hard rock.And at that time, our planners -- if you want to have an all-out war with the Russians and decapitate, destroy the leadership, the only sure way, they said, 30 years ago, was nukes.So when they looked at the underground facility in Iran -- as I said, this place, the main place is 75 hard feet underground, the only way you can tell the White House for sure, folks, you have to use a tac[tical] nuke.But that isn't what they were -- they were just giving the range. But it's the fact that the White House wouldn't let it go that has got the JCS in an uproar.BLITZER: And you're saying that some senior military officers are prepared to resign?HERSH: I'm saying that, if this isn't walked back and if the president isn't told that you cannot do it -- and once the chairman of the Joint Chiefs or some senior members of the military say to the president, let's get this nuclear option off the table, it will be taken off. He will not defy the military in a formal report. Unless something specific is told to the White House that you've got to drop this dream of a nuclear option -- and that's exactly the issue I'm talking about -- people have said to me that they would resign.

BLITZER: Do you want to name names?HERSH: Are you kidding?BLITZER: I'm giving you the opportunity.HERSH: No. You know why? Because this is a punitive government right now. This is a government that pretty much has its back against the wall, as you've been saying all morning, in Iraq.

And in the military -- you know, one thing about our military is they're very loyal to the president, but they're getting to the edge. They're getting to the edge with not only [secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld but also with [Vice President Dick] Cheney and the president.BLITZER: The British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, was asked earlier today about this nuclear option, if you will, to deal with Iran's potential nuclear program. ... He didn't mince any words: "[The idea of a nuclear strike on Iran is] completely nuts" in his words. You want to react to that?

HERSH: Well, what he didn't say -- he didn't deny that there's serious planning about the military strike is the point. I mean, he's absolutely right about a nuclear option, but there is serious planning for a conventional war.BLITZER: Here are some of the comments we've gotten from top Pentagon officials, reacting to your article in the New Yorker.Larry DiRita, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs: "We will not, other than to remind people that Sy Hersh has a single anonymous source who is not in government, and both Hersh and the source have made fantastic, unverified, and wrong allegations before."

You want to react to Larry DiRita?HERSH: I think the last time that he was talking about was when I wrote about Abu Ghraib. I think the phrase they used in the Pentagon -- I was throwing "crap against the wall to see what will stick" at that point, when I first began to report that there were serious abuses in Abu Ghraib two years ago.BLITZER: Another Pentagon spokesman, Brian Whitman says this in reaction to your article, and I'll read it: "The United States government has been very clear about its approach to dealing with Iran. The president and the State Department are working diligently with the international community to include organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations to address diplomatically the troublesome activities of the Iranian government."

Whitman goes on to say, "This reporter" -- referring to you -- "has a solid and well-earned reputation for making dramatic assertions based on thinly sourced, unverifiable anonymous sources. It should be noted that Mr. Hersh never sought any comment, clarification or interviews with responsible and knowledgeable officials of the Defense Department."

HERSH: The New Yorker sent a long, detailed memorandum to the Pentagon on Tuesday. I e-mailed other people in the government, getting no response, other responsible high-level officials, not getting a response.And all I can tell you is that the response was given -- a very churlish response -- was given to us on Thursday night or Friday that didn't respond, as he doesn't, to the issue.The question: Is there serious military planning going on? And all of this talk doesn't evade the issue. The answer is yes and they're not actually denying it.BLITZER: Here's the other explosive item in your piece, and I'll read it: "The Bush administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former American military and intelligence officials said that Air Force planning groups are drawing up lists of targets, and teams of American combat troops have been ordered into Iran, under cover, to collect targeting data and to establish contact with anti-government ethnic-minority groups."Bottom line, what you're saying here is that there are American forces, clandestinely, already inside of Iran.HERSH: That's what I'm saying.BLITZER: You want to elaborate on that?HERSH: Well, I'll tell you one thing that is very interesting to me about it. They're not Special Forces; they're regular military. And that's part of the Rumsfeld notion that all military guys are potentially Special Forces. And I think it's fraught with danger. But they're there.

And we're not saying any more specifically about where they are or what they're doing. Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt. But they are there and the American public should know it because, I assure you, the Iranian government knows it.

BLITZER: The official U.S. intelligence estimate is the Iranians are still years away from developing a nuclear bomb.The Israelis are much more concerned. They think it's -- perhaps this year could be a decisive turning point in whether they go forward with it.What is your bottom-line assessment, based on the reporting you've done? How close are the Iranians to actually building a bomb?HERSH: You know, the point is, we don't know. It's not tomorrow. I've heard up to as long as 10 years. And as you know, the official estimate, intelligence estimate, of the government that was published -- leaked last year or obtained by The Washington Post said 8 to 10 years. And that's the best guess.

Here's the real, critical point. The critical point, it seems to me, is that we're not talking. This president is not talking to the Iranians. They are trying very hard to make contact, I can assure you of that, in many different forms.And he's not talking. And there's no public pressure on the White House to start bilateral talks. And that's what amazes everybody.

When I was in Vienna [Austria], seeing officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the one thing they all said is everybody knows Iran is trying to do something. They're cheating. They're not near. There's plenty of time. And instead of talking about bombing, let's talk about talking.Let's see if we can do something to begin a bilateral conversation. And it's amazing to me, not only that the president doesn't but there's no pressure on him from Congress or anybody else.BLITZER: One final question before I let you go: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran: A lot of people think the guy is nuts. What do you think, based on all the reporting you've done?HERSH: He certainly was a very rough customer. He was in the special operations force of the Revolutionary Guards in the '80s. He's been linked to a lot of very bad stuff, including assassination plotting abroad.

The real issue is who in control. And there's a lot of debate about it. Most people believe the supreme leader, [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei, still has enough of the force and power.

But again, it's very nerve-wracking that we keep on pushing people that are volatile. They're not crazy. This is not Saddam Hussein. They're not going to sit there and let something happen. They're going to do something in response.

 

 

 

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