General

Lets not forget that our military targeted Al-Jazeera. In Iraq we had another way in controlling the media. Promoting other media sources that differ from Al-Jazeera perspective. Nothing about that references to us a moral high ground for you. And by the way if the News Channel breaks the law by not sending an government message. They are to be closed down that is no different than any American media source. There is no freedom of the press in the United States. CNN/Fox News are these your freedom of the press sources? Please lady neither of these two main stream news sources are media. They are both political propaganda in support of our corporate one party system. You can't tell me that I am wrong in point this out hun. In fact President Barack Obama administration took on Fox News. Members of Barack Obama administration considered Fox News as the arm of the Repubican party. They described it as a political tool for the republican party. So do we really have have real news or real freedom of the news? You need to dig a little deeper before you hit replie. There is nothing humane in keeping thousands of troops across the globe. There is nothing humane about keeping troops in Puerto Rico, Japan, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Luckily for Lebanon they were able to repell the invadors that's when our former president Reagan pulled out the troops in that country. There is nothing humane at the extent in which we spend billions of dollars on the military industry. While millions starve we create machines of destruction and death. How many people just civilians have died in Iraq? You can't talk to me about human rights when you stopped counting the bodies of the dead in that country and others. That is savage and backward and there has been nothing more savage than the genocide of millions of muslims, including kids and women. To me human rights are a god given right, who are we to incarcerate and hold people indefentely at Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) prison? Without being able to speak to a lawyer or family members? These people are not animals but our empire treats human kind as such. HARRP is a weapon in which our military has been working on. We are not exporting terror to other countries nor are we invading other countries. In Puerto Rico our American planes flew and a heavy missile landed on Puerto Rico buildings. Utuado was the name of the little pueblo. Here your bombs sprung terror across my lands. Just as the Spaniards who came and slaughtered millions of Tainos. Today the technology of exporting terror is different but the cruel and savage methods are still the same. You can't talk to me about morality your bombings in Vieques polluted and destroyed life on the small island. You savaged the coral reefs which breed new life into our waters. Our people to this stay have a high cancer rate and your ammunition still lay cemented within the soil. You can still sense the victim (young security guards body)which died from your artillery shell. There is nothing morally right about war or those who choose to advocate for it. Title me with what you like discredite me as much as you would like. But you can't descredite the will for human kind to want to survive. It is this small will that can never be conquered.

SOUTHCOM GENERAL FROSTY IS BACK

SOUTHCOM commander is going to Paraguay. Visiting military facilities and training center for so called "Peacekeeping Operations". The centers are recieving aid from the US along with training. The purpose is to increase countries ability for "stabilization operations". SOUTHCOM general met with U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay Liliana Ayalda in order to create interagency coordination and defense cooperation activities. The "SOUTHCOM’s Humanitarian Assistance Program" should also be an alarm for members of the ALBA alliance. Not only is the U.S. congress involved in providing "humanitarian" aid but SOUTHCOM is dealing with government directly.

Breaking News:United States Navy Eyes Iran Naval Force

The United States naval force is keeping a sharp eye out on Iran Naval capacity and ability. The United States is currently studying Iran Naval capacity even more aggressively. They acknowledge that Iran is planning to expand its naval reach. They also acknowledge that Iran Naval forces is the bulk of there defenses. The recent United resolution will leave an open door for those who want to use military means as an option. The recent study of Iran Naval capablities is another sign that the United States military will target Iran Naval forces. The small qoute below describes United States naval understanding of Iran capabilities.

Outlook
Subtnarines be equipped with torpedoes, naval mines, and
Submarines will probably remain a key feature missiles. According to Iran, the QA'EM will
of Iran's naval order of battle. Iran is the only be capable of carrying out both defensive and
country in the Persian Gulf region with sub- offensive operations.
marines, and Iranian naval leaders have stated
publicly that they believe submarines are a bet- Additionally, the IRIN Commander, Rear
ter value than other weapons systems. The late Admiral Sayyari, announced the production
Rear Admiral A.shkbus Daneh-Kar wrote that of a submarine of more than 1,000 tons. This
Iran "calculated the deterrent value of subma- may be yet another submarine for the IRIN in
rines--submarines could, on a purely self- addition to the QA'EM.
sufficient basis, detect surprise attacks launched
from far distances and abort them."12 Surface Ships
In keeping with this focus on submarines, in
August 2008 Iran reported that the Ministry
of Defense's Marine Industries Organization
inaugurated the production line of the
QA'EM-class submarine, reportedly a 450-ton
submarine. Iran has stated that this new generation
submarine will be built in Iran and will
Model of a QA'EM-class coastal ,ubruari,,"I
Iran has constructed what it calls the MO\\jclass
destroyer-in fact a corvette-that, once
accepted into service, will probably be employed
in the IRlN's operating area in the Gulf
of Oman. More construction of larger ships
has occurred in the Caspian. Iran announced
that it began a production line of the MO\\j-2
at Bandar Anzali. Also in the Caspian, Iran
has built four copies of its COMBATTANTE
II-class guided missile patrol boat. These construction
programs demonstrate Iran's ability
to produce mid- to large-size ships. Coupled
with Iran's continuing interest in self-sufficiency,
these ship-building programs will likely be followed
by others.
The IRIN is also retrofitting older surface
combatants with upgraded weapons systems.
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For example, in 2008 Iran announced that it
had installed missiles on one of its patrol craft,
turning it into a guided missile patrol craft.
Iran also substantially upgraded the PF-103-
class patrol ship NAGHDI with missiles. This
type of retrofitting will allow the IRIN to
extend the usefulness of its aging fleet.
In contrast to the IRIN, the IRGCN has concentrated
on acquiring and developing small,
fast boats, some lightly armed and others
armed with missiles and torpedoes, and will
probably continue this trend.
Weapons
Naval modernization is one of Iran's highest
military priorities and the country continues to
focus on weapons acquisition and development
programs. Programs of interest include expanding
inventories of existing weapons systems and
increasingly sophisticated systems. Weapons,
such as the Hoot supercavitation high-speed
missile torpedo, may be proliferated throughout
the Iranian naval inventory, as will longer
range anti-ship cruise missiles, such as the
Ra'ad. Finally, given the importance of mining
to Iranian naval strategy, some effort will
continue in this area as well.
Changes in Strategy
Iran's naval forces are unlikely to make wholesale
changes to their naval strategy. However,
it is clear that Iran will modify its strategy
when appropriate. Rear Admiral Daneh-Kar
noted that Iranian planners would review and
revise their operational doctrine based on lessons
learned from past and current operations,
as well as on the capabilities of new weapons
systems entering the service. He continued,
"We cannot develop the Navy's operational
doctrine in isolation."13
Recent activity bears witness to some of this
adaptation. IRIN commander Rear Admiral
Sayyari has stated that the IRIN will push
operations further out into the Gulf of Oman
and even the Indian Ocean to protect Iran's
maritime interests, and, as mentioned earlier,
Iran claims its naval forces are conducting extended
patrols. A decade hence may see more
frequent IRIN patrols in the north Arabian
Sea or Indian Ocean. To support this, the
IRIN has a plan to establish new naval bases
along the Gulf of Oman by 2015 and strengthen
its presence outside the Strait ofHormuz.
The IRGCN will likely continue to patrol and
operate inside the Persian Gulf, a place where
Rear Adru.iralHabibollah Sayyari, COIllIllander of the
IRIN, in front of a poster depicting IRIN naval platfoTIlls
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its asymmetric tactics and numerous platforms
are at an advantage. However, its modernization
efforts may provide it with more sophisticated
platforms.
Conclusion
«The countries if this region have a sensitive strategic
and geopolitical situation and the Islamu Republic if
Iran can play a considerable role among these countries.
»
General Mohammad-Baqer ,<:plqadr
Former Deputy Commander
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iran sees itself as a regional power, and its
naval forces, the IRIN and the IRGCN, plan
to support this view as they work to expand
both their weapons inventories and their
capabilities. According to Iranian officials,
"extra-regional" forces are neither welcmne
nor necessary in the waterways ofthe Middle
East, and the Iranian armed forces have
"proven during these 30 years of the revolution
that they are ready to defend the territory
of their country."14

Follow link below:

href="http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/oni/iran-navy.pdf

Bangin on the Empire

The Honduras situation hasn't changed and in fact the United States Empire has strengthened the Latin American countries stance against imperialism. Every country in the continent of Latin America and the Caribbean are noticing the United States attacks on democracy. The United States diplomatic chess move on Honduras has failed and its imperial attempt in Afghanistan has failed. This so called "democracy" chess move is a disguise of the empire.




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Honduras: isolated, de factos prepare for vote
Submitted by WW4 Report on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 22:59. Guatemalan foreign minister Haroldo Rodas announced Nov. 21 that Guatemala was not going to recognize the general elections to be held in Honduras Nov. 29 under the de facto regime installed after the June 28 removal of President Manuel Zelaya. He added that Guatemala would not send observers to the elections. Spain is also planning not to send observers because it "cannot support" elections under these conditions, foreign ministry sources told the Spanish wire service EFE Nov. 21.

Many Latin American governments have rejected the plan to proceed with the elections, although it is supported by the US. The presidents of two of the nations with the largest economies—Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner—confirmed on Nov. 18 that their governments would not recognize the elections if they are held under the coup regime. Ecuador has the same position, according to Foreign Minister Fander Falconí. Organization of American States (OAS) general secretary José Miguel Insulza has said that that organization can't send observers because the representatives of Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela indicated at a special meeting at the beginning of November that their governments wouldn't recognize the elections.

Despite the boycott, a delegation of 250 election observers has been put together. It will include two former center-right Latin American presidents: Vicente Fox Quesada of Mexico (2000-2006) and Alejandro Toledo of Peru (2001-2006). The main Guatemalan business group, the Committee of Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations (CACIF), has agreed to participate. (Vos el Soberano, Honduras, Nov. 21 from EFE; ADN.es, Spain, Nov. 21 from EFE; Radio YVKE Mundial, Venezuela, Nov. 22; Reuters, Nov. 18)

On Nov. 20 Esdras Amado López, director of the Cholusat Sur Canal 36 television station, said his channel was "off the air because its signal has been interrupted with a signal from a parallel transmitter" playing "pornographic films and some westerns." "[T]errorists paid by the government of [de facto president Roberto] Micheletti" are responsible, according to López. He wrote National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) head Miguel Angel Rodas asking for his "immediate attention to an extremely delicate matter taking place in the moment during which Honduras is getting ready to be present at an electoral process in which freedom of the press is an important bastion for legitimizing the process."

Canal 36 and Radio Globo are the two largest broadcast media that have opposed the coup. The de facto government shut down both of them temporarily in the first days of the coup. (EFE, Nov. 20; Vos el Soberano, Nov. 20; Honduras Coup 2009 blog, Nov. 20)

On the weekend of Nov. 21 the Committee of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees in Honduras (COFADEH), one of the country's leading human rights organizations, warned of a deterioration in the human rights situation as the elections approached. COFADEH reported that there was an unusual deployment of soldiers, police agents and paramilitary groups in the country and that the military had acquired new equipment, including an armored car, a powerful water cannon and a chemical that would enable the authorities to identify anyone hit by the water for 48 hours. The group called for the international community to stay on alert about the situation. (Vos el Soberano, Nov. 22 from Defensoresenlinea.com; Prensa Latina, Nov. 22)

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The recent developments show Mexico former president Vicente Fox supporting the Honduras coup. This should be condemned immediately and the people of Mexico should hold massive solidarity protest with the people of Honduras. In 2006 a leftist running president election was stolen by the corrupt Mexican government. The leftist candidate has publicly suggested that his country is being controlled by a mafia. The Mexican people should hold massive protest based on election fraud in their own home country and in solidarity with Honduras. They both have something deeply in common when it comes down to democracy.

Venezuela Targets Cable Station

Hugo Chavez has recently taken another measure against private ownership. This time he has been able to place certain regulations on the media outlets that are privately owned. In 2002 the CIA attempted to fund right wing opposition groups in Venezuela. In a failed attempt and with the media full support against Hugo Chavez regime. Hugo Chavez has decided to settle the score by re-empowering the people. He will continue to make private property a tool for the public and in support of the Bolivarian Revolution. I posted this news article in order to explain to issues with the U.S. media propaganda machine and the alternative news media we have her on the internate. Throughout my whole childhood up bringing I never experienced a media outlet that represented my country Puerto Rico in the United States. Like Unionvision, Fox News, and La Prensa in Puerto Rico are used as tools to undermine Democracy, Freedom and Justice for all of the third world countries. These Media outlets are tools that support Imperialism, Inhuman conditions, and are even counter-revolutionary. Their main objective is to destablize the socialist governments and replace them with regimes that are undemocratic in nature. They tend to impose the will of a few Rich people instead of the population as a whole. Our mission is to distrupt, intercept, and destroy our enemies media capabilities. The Puerto Rican people are under the same media propaganda attacks. Our mission should be simple and to the point. Restrict funding for these terrorist outlets. Terrorist sympathizers should also be under surviellance. We encourage the people of the world to help liberate Puerto Rico from the grips of Imperialism. To end the military occupation of Puerto Rico and to reduce the media outlets in Puerto Rico. To re-establish an alternative source of News Media that can help further the objectives for a Unified Latin America. -Don Famo$o

Venezuela Targets Cable Station
Globovisión Complaint Is Part of a Larger Offensive, Critics Say

President Hugo Chávez has declared that "no land is private," stirring fears of more state seizure of farms. (Miraflores Press Office Via Associated Press)

By Juan ForeroWashington Post Foreign Service Friday, May 15, 2009
BOGOTA, Colombia -- The government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has taken actions that could shutter a private television news station, part of an offensive that has led to the seizure of foreign oil firms and a congressional effort to control the financing of nongovernmental organizations critical of the state.
Authorities have accused Globovisión, an anti-government cable station, of inciting panic through its coverage of a May 4 earthquake before authorities released an official report. Then Monday, the government announced that 39 foreign and domestic companies that provide services to the state-run oil company had been brought under government control.
Chávez also declared Sunday that "no land is private" in Venezuela, stirring fears of more state seizures of farms. Several top opposition leaders, meanwhile, are under investigation for corruption, and the federal government has stripped one of Chávez's most intractable foes, the mayor of greater Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, of the authority to control the city budget.
The government's latest measures, coming three months after Chávez won a referendum that permits him to run for office indefinitely, have increased tensions in the oil-rich country. Opposition groups have vowed to organize protests, and press-freedom organizations have cautioned that free expression may be in jeopardy.
"This is a new effort by the government to control the flow of information and to restrict the critical coverage of news," said Carlos Lauría, Americas program director for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. The result "of the permanent threats by the government . . . is a very damaging situation for Venezuelan society."
Venezuela has not closed any media outlets during Chávez's decade in power. But in May 2007, Chávez refused to renew the broadcast license of a stridently anti-government station, RCTV, accusing it of plotting against him. Harangues and threats against journalists are common, press-freedom groups say, and the state has made the creation of a parallel, pro-government media apparatus a priority.
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Globovisión is particularly reviled by Chávez and his aides for giving voice to politicians and military officers who participated in a failed coup in 2002. But most recently, it was the station's quake coverage that angered Chávez.
"They are playing with fire, manipulating, inciting hatred," Chávez said Sunday on his television show.
He called Globovisión's director, Alberto Federico Ravell, a "crazy man" and said, "This has to end, or I will stop calling myself Hugo Chávez Frías."
On Monday, Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro said Globovisión was guilty of "media terrorism." Another official close to Chávez, Andrés Izarra, director of a state television channel, called Globovisión coverage part of a "ferocious campaign" against the government.
Authorities have not explained how the station's reporting on the quake, which caused little damage, panicked and divided the public.
Chávez has referred the case to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission, which has begun administrative proceedings against Globovisión and special inspections of private television stations. The National Assembly has also been investigating Ravell, as well as other media executives, for participating in an alleged plot to assassinate Chávez.
"It doesn't seem to me that closure is imminent," Lauría said, referring to Globovisión. "But what's clear is the government is preparing the terrain so that can happen."
Ravell said Globovisión offered a factual report, citing the U.S. Geological Survey. Globovisión also questioned why authorities had not released information about the quake.
"We went on the air with the news, as would any news channel, without calling for class warfare, without scaring children," Ravell said by phone from Caracas.
In a recent report, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an arm of the Organization of American States, expressed concern about "acts of intimidation" against government foes, including statements by Chávez "that could have instigated the use of violence." The organization's Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression also noted attacks by a pro-Chávez group against Globovisión and said administrative actions taken by the government against reporters have been based on a "highly discretionary" application of the law.
The National Assembly is preparing a bill that would require that all foreign donations to NGOs be deposited in a government fund before disbursement. Government officials said that would permit the state to better control groups aiming to undermine Chávez; critics say the state simply wants to put the NGOs out of business.