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Honduran junta troops fire on pro-Zelaya protesters. San Pedro Sula is hotbed of pro-Zelaya forces.

PANDEMIC NEWS

• Tamiflu resistant flu discovered in Hong Kong. Resistant virus also found in Denmark and Japan.
• Increase in A/H1N1 cases in Nepal. Cases now total five.
• First flu case reported in Uganda. Infected man arrived from London.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

• Honduran junta taking control of media. Telesur and CNN censored.
• CIA drone hits Pakistani funeral. Eighty killed by Leon Panetta's, Richard Holbrooke's, and Gen. David Petraeus's "new" strategy.
• Israel spy Larry Franklin coordinated bogus Niger yellow cake document fraud with top Pentagon and White House officials. Michael Ledeen, Stephen Hadley, Paul Wolfowitz, Harold Rhode, others were co-conspirators.
• OAS demands return of Zelaya to power. OAS chief going to Honduras.
• Suu Kyi trial postponed in Burma. UN's Ban Ki-moon arrives in Rangoon.

NATIONAL NEWS:

• Washington Post: prostituting Post journalists for lobbying interests. Post managing editor Marcus Brauchli says "You cannot buy access to a Washington Post journalist." But the Post had the reporters up for sale anyway.

COUNTRY FOCUS OF THE DAY. Croatia. Croatia reels after sudden resignation of Prime Minister. Ivo Sanader resigns for "personal reasons.".

PAST SIGNIFICANT NEWS:

Zelaya supporters march in Tegucigalpa. San Pedro Sula Tiempo, Jul 1, "some 2,000 followers of 'president in exile' Manuel Zelaya marched through the capital demanding Zelaya's return to power . . . The group of Zelaya supporters, comprised by government workers, labor union members, and campesinos, vowed to continue pressure actions until Zelaya resumes power." URL n/a.

Zelaya Cabinet members vow to continue fighting. San Pedro Sula Tiempo, Jul 1 -- several of President Manuel Zelaya's cabinet members sent a communique via the Internet where they reiterated their commitment to continue fighting alongside the Honduran people to end 'the military dictatorship implemented through the civilian facade of the recently appointed president of Honduras Roberto Micheletti.' The communique denounces Zelaya's kidnapping on 28 June and asserts that a resignation letter submitted to the legislature is a forgery." URL n/a.

Zelaya supporters block roads.  San Pedro Sula Tiempo, Jul 1 -- ". . .  several groups blocked roads along the Aguan region yesterday demanding President Manuel Zelaya's return to the country. The demonstrations were organized by the Unified Campesino Movement of Aguan, the Coordinating Board of Popular Organizations, and the Federation of Teachers' Organization of Honduras. Police arrived at the scene, but did not intervene." URL n/a.

Polish protest against Ukrainian neocon President Yushchenko. PAP, Jun 30 -- " Poland's eastern borderland organizations today protested against the Catholic University of Lublin granting honorary doctorate to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. According to the protesters Yushchenko does not deserve the title because he glorifies murders commuted in Volyn Region during World War II . . . "Viktor Yushchenko, from tomorrow holder of honorary doctorate of the Catholic University of Lublin, builds monuments to murderers of priests, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Ukrainian nationalists," the organizer of the protest Father Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zalewski said. Some 180 priests and nuns were murdered by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II, he said." URL n/a. Another Soros-backed neocon leader who hails the Nazis.

Israelis in Honduras are calm amid coup. Israeli security company official in Tegucigalpa voices support for Honduran army. Where there are Israeli security advisers, there is always the taint of Mossad involvement.

Honduras. Central American group condems Honduras coup, calls for reinstatement of President Zelaya. ACAN-EFE, Jun. 28 -- "The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Central American Integration System (SICA) on 28 June 'strongly' condemned the actions of the Honduran Armed Forces and 'power groups' against the president of that country, Manuel Zelaya, and demanded the president's immediate reinstatement to his post . . . The SICA also mentioned th emanner in which the ambassadors of Nicaragua, Mario Duarte; Cuba, Juan Carlos Hernandez, and Venezuela, Armando Laguna, and Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas were treated in Tegucigalpa." URL n/a.         Prensa Latina, Jun 28 -- "Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas and the ambassadors of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela were abducted today by a group of soldiers that stormed her home . . . Laguna reported that Rodas was forced into a van that took her to a military base, and he added that the group of ambassadors was released after being detained and assaulted." URL n/a. 

Honduran Foreign Minister Roldas urges Hondurans to take to the streets to protest right-wing coup against President Zelaya. AFP, Jun 28 -- Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas urged the people to take to the streets to demand the return of President Manuel Zelaya, arrested and sent to Costa Rica by the military. In a statement to Telesur network, Rodas stated: 'Our president has been abducted and we will only obtain his relief by going on the streets.' She added: 'We must go outside, our homes are the most unsafe place.' The minister said that services such as electricity and phones are beginning to fail. According to images broadcast by Telesur, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Honduran presidential palace to demand Manuel Zelaya's return. URL n/a.

Honduras's only leftist presidential candidate Cesar Ham assassinated by Honduran troops. Ham, a Zelaya ally, killed by Army squad who arrested him during coup.

Kagame threatens to bar return of "Kigali Rose" to France for terrorism trial. RNA, Jun 24. "Rwanda is threatening to oppose the return of Director of State Protocol Rose Kabuye to France, where she was charged and placed under judicial supervision in an investigation into the assassination of President Habyarimana in 1994 . . . Rose Kabuye, 47 years old, was arrested on 9 November in Germany and transferred to Paris where she was put indicted by anti-terrorist judge Marc Trevidic - the successor of Jean-Louis Bruguiere - for complicity and abetting murder in relation to terrorism." URL n/a.

Indonesia reports first A/H1N1 cases. Infected persons in Jakarta and Bali.German authorities warn of A/H1N1 mutation. The mutation of virus into a more serious form was first reported by WMR on May 13, 2009.

Iranian Interior Minister cites foreign involvement in protests. Iranian Students' News Agency. Jun 24. "Iranian Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsuli has said many opposition groups supported by foreign countries have been involved in the recent unrest. The minister said: 'The hypocrites (MEK), pro-monarchists, Los Angeles-based groups supported by the CIA as well as anti-revolution groups such as Jond al-Shaytan (Soldiers of Satan; pejorative term for Pakistan-based group Jondollah meaning Soldiers of God) were involved in the recent disturbances.'" URL n/a.

Former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Gen. Hamid Gul says U.S., Mossad, Indian RAW behind Pakistani terrorist attacks. Nawa e-Waqt, Jun, 17. ". . . It is being said that Baitullah Mehsud has claimed responsibility for the [terrorist] incidents that have taken place in recent days. The point that needs consideration is that if they are the Taliban, then why have they shifted this war to Pakistan? And why do not they realize who their real enemy is? Now, when they have turned their guns to Pakistan, they are fully following the US agenda that has been planned by the RAND Corporation of the United States. Cheryl Benard, a well-known scholar belonging to the RAND Corporation, hails from a Jewish family. Swiss Benard and Stephen Cohen [Brookings] are relatives. Most importantly, she is wife to Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born US national who had been the US ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq . . . The fact is that US elements have permeated through the tribal people and the fiendish plan of the United States has found its feet among them. It has also been disclosed that the US agency named Blackwater has found its feet in Pakistan, and they have set up their spider groups here. They did all this during the rule of dictator Musharraf . . . According to a report published by the New York Times, the United States also infiltrated the units of its special forces into Pakistan. In addition, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), Mossad, and an intelligence agency of former communist Afghanistan, which still has some old anti-Pakistan communists, started to play their game. These agencies set up their first strong network in Karachi; and another network was set up in Lahore too, during the office of the previous government." URL n/a

U.S. ambassador props up neocon stooge Saakashvili regime in Georgia. Jun. 17, Interfax: "Georgian authorities have used force against political opponents with the consent of U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Tefft, one of the leaders of the Georgian opposition Giorgy Khaindrava said. 'Such people as Tefft and a number of other U.S. politicians who actively support the Mikheil Saakashvili regime in Georgia damage the United States. What happened outside the main department of the Interior Ministry a day earlier, when police dispersed the protest action by force, was the result of 'green light' which Tefft gave to authorities,' Khaindrava told a rally outside the Georgian parliament on Tuesday." URL n/a.

The real reason Dick Cheney is focusing attention in the news on torture: he'd like this story to be ignored: Daily Trust (Nigeria), 19 May 09 -- Embattled former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will soon be invited by the high powered security committee recently established by the Federal Government to probe the Halliburton bribery scandal, Daily Trust learnt in Abuja last night. The former ruler is expected to explain what he knew about the scandal . . . The committee is investigating how the $180 million Halliburton bribe was shared. Halliburton, a US construction firm was said to have given $180 million as bribes to top Nigerian politicians and government officials, including those of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to win the contract for the construction of the LNG plant. The bribe allegedly spanned the period from 1995 [when Cheney took over as Halliburton CEO, WMR ed.] when the nearly $7 billion contract was awarded to 2004 and possibly beyond." URL n/a.

More New York City schools closed from H1N1. 46 U.S. states plus DC have cases. WMR previously reported that in a few months almost all the countries of the world will see an outbreak of H1N1. The rate of infection is matching the information received from our H1N1 laboratory sources who are knowledgeable about the artificial origin of the virus. 

Obama chops Afghanistan commander. Gen. David McKiernan replaced by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, for commander of Joint Special Operations Command. McChrystal tried to warn Bush administration about sensitive details in the Pat Tillman killing in Afghanistan but he was ignored.

GCHQ denies it plans to monitor and store all emails and phone calls in Britain. But GCHQ's "Mastering the Internet" (MIP) project does exactly that.

Capitol Hill leadership silent on Jane Harman offering to intercede on behalf of Israeli AIPAC spies in return for House Intelligence Committee chairmanship. Why the silence? Demcratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer - sister was executive director of AIPAC; GOP Minority Whip Eric Cantor - major supporter of Israel. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) co-chair is former CIA director Porter Goss, who asked for investigation of Harman over her activities on behalf of Mossad. Goss is now neutered because of conflict-of-interest in matter. Who appointed Goss to co-chair OCE? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the same city where the Senate Intelligence Committee chair and top Israel supporter Dianne Feinstein hails: San Francisco. There must be some congressional leadership resignations, and fast.

Alan Dershowitz, the "constant whiner," attacks Swiss President Mertz, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Norway. Hey Dershowitz, so you hate Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu. Seems you have the problem here. Just go away, please. 

NSA exceeded legal limits of wiretaps last year. FBI finds "significant misconduct” with NSA surveillance program, including attempted wiretapping of a member of Congress. 

Former chairman of Neil Bush's Silverado S&L Michael Wise commits "suicide" by leaping from parking garage at Tampa International Airport. Another Bush criminal syndicate members and another suspicious death. 

French support workers taking bosses hostage. Le Monde, Apr. 14, 09. "In less than a month five industrial sites have seenworkers detaining their boss or senior company executives. After Sony (Landes), 3M (Loiret), Caterpillar (Isere), and Scapa (Ain), the employees of Faurecia (Essonne) launched, Thursday 9 April, into an action detaining their managers . . .  Despite the condemnation by the head of state -- "I will not allow things like this to happen," he declared on 7 April -- the French people themselves do seem to understand, even approve of, these actions." English URL unavailable. Sarkozy is a neocon fascist windbag and a paper tiger. 

Saudis demand constitutional monarchy. Al-Quds al-Arabi (London), Apr. 13, 09. "Al-Quds al-Arabi has learned that a group of constitutionalists and a group of reformists are collecting signatures for a letter to be sent to Saudi King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz condemning the secret trials and human rights violations, demanding a constitutional monarchy, a prime minister to be from the common people, the election of the Shura Council, a limit to the appointment of princes in government posts, and trials to be public." No English URL. 

Moldovan president fingers plans for Soros "color revolution" in Moldova. Serbs and Romanians involved. Time to rendition Soros to Chisinau.  

Berezovsky financed terrorists in Chechnya. Russian-Israeli oligarch backed Russian Islamic terrorists -- as previously reported by WMR. Our story was quickly refuted by journalists working for web sites backed by George Soros. 

Israeli scholar disputes biblical foundation for Jewish state. Also says Diaspora was largely a myth. 

Here we go again: Commander of 419th Maintenance Group at Hill Air Force Base -- site of past nuclear security problems -- killed in car crash in Georgia.  Col. Stephen E. Mittuch killed while traveling in taxi.

Russian Communist leader sees "color revolution" in Moldova. April 7, Interfax. The leader of Russian Communists, Gennadiy Zyuganov, has said Western special services are behind the opposition protests in Chisinau. According to Leonid Slutskiy, first deputy chairman of the State Duma international affairs committee, "color scenarios" never lead to anything good . . . 'Using the elections as an excuse, agents provocateur are at work here and behind them are the same people who stood behind the Orange (Revolution in Ukraine) and Saakashvili in Georgia,' Zyuganov said." Zyuganov is on to Soros involvement. No URL. 

Louis Freeh defends Saudi Prince Bandar's secret bank accounts.Freeh defends says Bandar was merely trying to evade U.S. weapons sales restrictions. Ex-FBI director, of course, is one of those who "let 9/11 happen on purpose." 

Sir Allen Stanford complains about having to remove shoes at airport since government seized his private jets. Stanford said comparison of him to Bernard Madoff is "bullshit."

Italian scientist silenced by Berlusconi's Italian Civil Protection Agency for predicting weeks ago a major earthquake in central Italy. Central Italy hit by earthquake, over 200 dead. Berlusconi neo-fascist government has much to answer for.

Qaddafi slams Saudi King Abdullah as a pawn of Britain and the United States. Qaddafi to Abdullah: "You are a product of Great Britain and protected by the United States."

Blackstone hedge fund refuses SEC request for data. What Bloomberg news report does not reveal: For over a year (2007-2008), Lord Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild was a member of Blackstone's board. What did Rothschild know and when did he know it? 

Israeli plan to assassinate Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan uncovered. Plot revealed in Ergenekon investigation. Ergenekon linked to Mossad chief Meir Dagan.

"Amen Corner" wants Pat Oliphant cartoon censored as "anti-Semitic." Cartoons are only okay with the "Amen Corner" when they portray the Prophet Mohammed as a bomb throwing terrorist. Well, to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, good luck trying to get us to remove the following cartoon -- it stays: 

In a first, U.S. Army confirms existence of Israeli nuclear weapons.U.S. obligated to cease foreign aid to Israel pursuant to Symington Amendment of 1976. 

What trade sanctions? Mardom-Salari (Tehran). Buried news from January 4, 2009. "America's export to Iran has grown more than twice . . . In the last nine months, America's exports to Iran, with 38.222 per cent growth in respect to the same period last year, reached the figure of 413,116,000 dollars and became the 18th country exporting to Iran." No URL.

Israelis bring down Hezbollah web site. Israeli firm Applicure uses Chinese technology to disable web site.

Clandestine radio broadcasting in Madagascar. Radio Netherlands, 22 March. "A station calling itself Radio Mada Internationale (but apparently not connected with the domestic station called Radio Mada that has been on the air since 1995) has begun daily broadcasts on shortwave. The station supports the deposed president Marc Ravalomanana." NO URL. 

Netanyahu plans to name Franklin spy handler and ex-Mossad chief Uzi Arad as Israeli national security adviser. Arad is banned from visiting the United States but the Lobby is trying to change that.

NSA wants to move National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) to Fort Meade. Former NCSC Rod Beckstrom cites NSA power grab as reason for his resignation. 

Bolivia expels U.S. diplomat. Francisco Martinez, politial officer at US Embassy in La Paz accused of conspiring on behalf of CIA with groups opposed to President Evo Morales government. Obama administration defends U.S. Embassy's actions. Change, Senor Obama? 

Pentagon spy nonsense continues under Obama. University of California developing "spy beetle." Everyone get a can of Raid

"The Dogs of War" author Frederick Forsyth just happened to be in Guinea-Bissau the day the President and Army chief were assassinated. Forsyth helped finance a 1973 coup in Equatorial Guinea, that served as a basis for the "The Dogs of War." Forsyth says twin assassination is "garnish on the cake" for his new novel.

Russian retired general says U.S. may have planned satellite collision between Iridium and Russian Cosmos. Says event may have been part of U.S. operation "Orbital Express." WMR was the first to report that the collision may have been part of a covert U.S. operation. 

Iran asks INTERPOL to issue arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals. Olmert, Livni, and Barak on list over Gaza atrocities. Others include Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force Ido Nehoshtan, Commander of the Gaza war -- Operation Cast Lead -- Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant, Head of Military Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, Commander of Battalion 13 in the Golani Brigade Lt. Col. Oren Cohen, Deputy to the Givati Brigade Col. Ron Ashrov,  Commander of the Israel Paratroopers' Brigade in Gaza Col. Hertzi Halevy, Commander of 401st Armored Corps Brigade convoy Col. Yigal Slovik, Commander of the 101st Battalion in the Paratrooper Brigade Lt. Col. Avi Blot, Lt. Col. Yoav Mordechai, who served as a commander of the Golani infantry brigade's 13th Battalion in Gaza, Givati squad commander Col. Tomer Tsiter, and Brigade commander in Battalion 51 Col. Avi Peled. 

Peru to buy Israel "Strike" missiles. El Mercurio (Santiago), 23 February 09. Army Chie General Otto Guibovich announces purchase of Israeli and Russian anti-aircraft missiles to replace agng Russian missiles bought in the 1970s.

George Soros buys into AMDOCS. Israeli firm at heart of Israeli surveillance in United States. WMR was one of the first to call Soros and his gang out on their work for the agents of Mossad and the Rothschilds. 

Paradigm Stanford Capital Management Core Alternative Fund linked Biden's son and brother linked to Allen Stanford's operations. Hunter and James Biden Paradigm Global Advisors LLC involved with Stanford hedge funds.

French commentator on website Rue89 - 22 Feb. 09 -- Police reinforcements arrived in Guadeloupe "do some Negro-bashing" or "casser du nègre." For the racist and fascist Sarkozy government, bashing blacks and Arabs is the order of the day.

French territorial parliamentary representatives demand from Sarkozy (AFP, 19 Feb. 09): "the president of the republic adopt as a matter of urgency the measures necessary to emerge from the current crisis overseas: an increase in purchasing power and salaries for the least well-off; the fight against the high cost of living." The demand came from parliament members from Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guiana, Reunion, and Wallis and Futuna. No URL available.

Former CIA agent Roger d'Onofrio Ruggiero helped Liberia's Charles Taylor and Sierra Leone rebels smuggle diamond for weapons. Deals involved Libya and Bulgarian company, Kintex.

Anti-capitalist protest in Ireland. 100,000 hit streets of Dublin. Video of protest.

Military officers under investigation for corruption in Iraqi reconstruction contracts. One whistleblower, Dale Stoffel, was assassinated after he passed on information to U.S. investigators. Stoffel, President of Wye Oak Technology Inc. of Alexandria, VA, procured weapons systems from Ukraine, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Russia and was a mysterious arms dealer [possibly U.S. intelligence]. 

Shootout at presidential palace in Malabo. Attackers arroived by boat. Possible attempt to free jailed British mercenary Simon Mann

$125 billion fraud scheme in Iraqi contracts unearthed. Scam exceeds Madoff rip-off of $50 billion.  Robert J Stein Jr., US comptroller for south-central Iraq and one of few convicted in fraud scheme, was photographed standing next to "mound of money."

Alison Des Forges, human rights expert on Africa's Great Lakes genocide, and Beverly Eckert, 9/11 "official story" skeptic, killed in crash of commuter jet in Buffalo. The crash was very "convenient" for certain parties. WMR has a report on Des Forges and the current situation in east-central Africa. 

The new "Blackwater" is Xe, pronounced "Zee." Blackwater Lodge & Training Center is now U.S. Training Center Inc. Xe or "Z" is more appropriate for this fascist firm. Costa-Gavras' 1969 film "Z" was about the assassination of a left-wing Greek Prime Minister and the government's attempt to cover it up. "Z" and "Blackwater" -- perfect together.

AFRICOM motives exposed. U.S.-backed offensive in Uganda blamed for hundreds of civilian deaths.UN official criticizes operation as AFRICOM commander Gen. Kip Ward and the "girlfriend" of Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni, Obama's miniskirt-wearing UN ambassador Susan Rice, defend U.S. military involvement in African strife.

Strikes spread throughout Montenegro. From Vecernje Novosti(Montenegro). On 9 February protesters from a number of Podgorica companies assembled in front of the government building in Podgorica. They were joined by workers' from Bijelo Polje and Niksic. In northern Montenegro over 1,200 workers are staging protests every day. They have not received wages for years and many of them have lost their jobs long ago. URL not available. 

Israeli ambassador "finger-wagging" at European leaders. Israeli ambassador to Spain Raphael Schutz says Catalan regional interior minister Joan Saura "crossed red line" in marching against Israeli aggression in Gaza. Schutz says interior minister participated in a "jihadist-style" event where "cries in favour of Hamas" went out.El Pais, 6 February, 2009. URL available in Spanish only. Israeli criticism comes after Israeli complaints about Flemish Regional government minister, and Spanish Socialist Party official 

"King of Antigua" under investigation. Texas billionaire Allen Stanford being probed by SEC, IRS, FINRA, and FBI. WMR previously highlighted ties between Stanford, the Bushes, and a Maryland auto dealer and his wife.

Former British soldier commits suicide over Madoff losses. William Foxton, a veteran of British UN humanitarian operations and Sultan of Oman's army, is found in Southampton with single bullet wound to head. CHORUS: . . . and police suspect no foul play.

Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL), appointed by Blagojevich, admits to money conversations with Blagojevich's brother. Info comes from wiretapped phone call. WMR reiterates that US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who was reappointed by Obama and now works for Emanuel machine, is likely using illegal NSA wiretaps.

Financial crisis top "security" threat to U.S.  Dennis Blair responds to "Red Storm Rising." Blair cites possibility of "high levels of violent extremism" in the turmoil of the 1920s and 1930." Red-baiting Mr. Blair?

More

Chalmers Johnson: America is broke while billions are sucked in by the Pentagon for fantasy wars. Pentagon "delusional" about its importance to America.  

Israeli Defense Ministry officials helped U.S. companies win closed bid Pentagon contracts restricted to U.S. defense contractors. Israelis used sensitive information to help EMC against rivals HP and HDS.

Body of Minot Air Force Base 91st Missile Wing Crew Commander found by Minot police. Capt. Jonathan Bayless was assigned to Minot during August 2007 illegal transfer of nuclear warheads to Louisiana for an operation in the Middle East

U.S. cannot afford 800 military bases worldwide. U.S. has bases in over 130 countries.

Israel's latest surveillance export: Jack Bauer joins Mossad. Ontology "Citer" tracks web habits and movements.

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