Thursday, June 30, 2011

In Defense Of Alex Jones

A fresh expose on Alex Jones is circulating on the alternative news circuit, courtesy of Redacted News. Jones has been "exposed" numerous times and usually* the reasons are the same:

1. His wife is Jewish and they have children, making the family eligible for Israeli citizenship.
2. His lawyer is Jewish and represents a member of the Bronfman family.
3. The owners of the radio station from which he broadcasts are Jewish.
4. He has program sponsors who are Jewish.
5. He publicly denies Israeli involvement in the September 11 fiasco.

Given that Jones married a Jewish woman, of course he would have personal, community and business relationships with Jewish people. Similarly, his wife would now have personal, community and business relationships with Christian people. That the family is eligible for Israeli citizenship based upon the wife's racial heritage is hardly a conspiratorial issue, unless one dares to presume that Jones married for that reason. Who among us is in a position to advance such a ridiculous speculation?

Jones' lawyer, E.M. Schurig, is a solo practitioner in Austin, Texas with an annual revenue of less than $500,000. That makes her one of the billionaires upon whom Obama intends to levy more taxes. Obviously the Bronfman family member that retains her is not sending much business her way. $500,000 per year is barely enough to pay for taxes, licenses, dues, fees, insurance, salaries, office space, and incidentals required to run a law office in a city.

Moving on to numbers 3 and 4, are we to condemn a man for doing business with Jewish people? If so, then the movement for change is in vain because once we start separating people based on race or creed we have proven ourselves unfit for critical thinking.

As to number 5 - Jones' refusal to accuse Israel for nine-eleven - this is the heart of the argument against him and against others targeted as unworthy to call themselves revolutionary seekers of the truth. Who among us has proof that Israel was involved? Guiliani had the evidence trucked across town under tarps to the pier where it was shipped far, far away before any investigation could be carried out. As with all government inquiries, nothing came of the one begrudgingly permitted by Bush. What we know for a fact is that on that date, simulated war games were conducted that mimicked the attack and prevented the military from responding. It was not an Israeli in charge of those war games, of that we can be certain. Whether or not an Israeli influenced the person in charge of the games, we can not say.

The men allegedly flying the planes were trained on small aircraft at a flight school in Florida, not Israel.

Israeli involvement is said to be affirmed because an Israeli company was responsible for security at the airports, five Israelis were caught filming the Trade Centers, Odigo employees received forewarning of the event, and an Israeli spy ring was uncovered and the story was spiked by Fox News. Granted, these are suspicious implications of co-conspiracy or collaboration. However, we are far from proving that Israeli spies are the responsible culprits for the events of that day. The blame for what happened lies with Americans; be they dual citizens, shanghaied, blackmailed, or bought and paid for.

Blaming Israel is like blaming Iraq or Afghanistan for the deed.

Let's not kid ourselves or each other - "blame" is exactly what Jones is being asked to assign to Israel.

We should continue to investigate as best we can from outside the walls of National Security which protect Israel as much as they protect the American government. No doubt, the two are hand in glove. In the meantime however, if Jones chooses to withhold accusations, that's his prerogative.

Funny thing is, the same alternative news sites that run the Jones exposed stories are also the sites that link to Jones' sites for other articles which they deem pertinent to the cause. The simple solution to this is, if you don't like Jones, or don't trust him, then don't link to him - ever.


*One exception comes to mind and that is the time that Jack Blood attacked Jones for not supporting Texas gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Bilderberg 2011 Nature Walk

"I don't understand," said Alsan. "There are politicians inside. Why are we not allowed to know what you're talking about?"

Enders smiled and said: "I don't have to tell you, and you don't need to know."

Well, there we have it, folks. Enders shoots off that blessed retort we first hear as children from parents and priests. Contrary to childish expectations, it didn't go away once we came of age; next we heard it from the boss or the drill seargent. As we gained in knowledge and experience and became informed citizens of the republic, we continued hearing it from politicians citing National Security. Under the Patriot Act, we are guaranteed to hear it from just about any bozo with a plastic badge.

This predictable exchange between a Bilderberg attendee and a protestor was reported by Charlie Skelton of the UK Guardian.

Luckily for the wise, we don't have to accept his news report as authentic because it is hidden behind a shower curtain labeled "blog". His article begins with a sarcastic charade of nature in revolt which is quickly juxtaposed against a sickly sweet depiction of the countryside landscape and a mysterious woman in white. The woman looks like Hillary Clinton if you ask me.

Since 1954, certain ones of the rich and influential hold an annual meeting, dubbed Bilderberg because that is the name of hotel where the first meeting was held. Approximately 140 powerful people are invited by a steering committee to meet and discuss issues that effect the bottom lines of profits and supremacy in the upcoming year's global environment. The Bilderberg Group maintains a website and advertises in Wikipedia. Nothing to see here folks, move along home.

Journalist Jim Tucker of American Free Press has been covering the meetings for 20 years and is labeled a political conspiracy theorist by the mainstream media. However, this quote of his may be a more realistic assessment of what drives him: "They exist and they're not playing pinochle in there." A few years ago, radio reporter Alex Jones began interviewing Tucker. This year Jones' site is linked by the Guardian. The disinformation crowd gets thrown a bone.

The news media would like us think that the nature walk was unscripted. It was simply a opportunity for a special issue Bilderberg anorak to get some fresh air, or making the Bilderberg bus driver earn his salary, or giving the protestors what they needed. What they needed was a lesson is what's what, who's who, where its at, and why they will never know what goes on behind closed doors.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Key Psychological Level

Dow Plunges Below 12,000

"Key psychological level" - sounds like a 'core value' - one of those fancy terms that's supposed to mean something to those of us who read the paper after a hard day at the salt mines.

I remember when the university switched over to using 10-page forms for staff appraisals - sometime in the late 1990s. It was all about core values. It was around the same time some fellow in town (Asheville, NC) got vanity plates that read "Dow 100000". They were on his black sports car, of a make and model that my friend Penny could identify with ease but I could not distinguish from any other black sports car on the road - other than to say that it was new.

Penny - if you ever read this, please know that I heard some of what you said. My daughter appreciates the best of both worlds - Amazing Grace.