Robert Byrd / The Conscience Of The Senate Dies At 92

ROBERT BYRD / THE CONSCIENCE OF THE SENATE DIES AT 92












Robert Byrd, the conscience of the Senate, died yesterday at 92 years old but the moral consciousness of the Senate died many years ago with our illegal preemptive attack on Iraq. An attack which Senator Byrd rightfully and fervently spoke out against as a betrayal of our basic values and vision: Allen L Roland

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV),1917-2010, Congress' longest-serving member in history "best known for his ardent defense of both the U.S. Constitution and his love of Senate history," passed away yesterday morning at age 92. He was a two-term majority leader, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, "author of an award-winning four-volume history of the Senate," and president pro tem. Viewed as the "dean of the Senate," Byrd "funneled dozens of projects and millions of federal dollars to his home state" ~ where you'll find his name on countless bridges, highways, federal buildings and parks.

Byrd also penned five books and recorded a Blue Grass album entitled ‘Mountain Fiddler’ for which he won the Grand Ole Opry’s Distinguished Fiddler Award in 2008.

But above all, Robert Byrd was a patriot, in the true sense of that word, and he is still famously known as one of the only voices in the Senate chamber to speak out against the Iraq war. Here's the video of the second half of his speech on the Senate floor on March 19, 2003 at 3:45pm.
and his powerful words, which were aimed toward our illegal preemptive attack on Iraq, are still relevant today, over seven years later.

His theme was the arrogance of power, as President Obama escalates our illegal occupation of Afghanistan ~ and the Senate debates further funding of this costly nightmare. Not to mention our Congress approved preemptive (war time) sanctions against Iran.

I can see him now with his white mane and stentorian voice echoing through the chamber ~ " A pall has fallen over the Senate Chamber. We avoid our solemn duty to debate the one topic on the minds of all Americans, even while scores of thousands of our sons and daughters faithfully do their duty in Iraq.
What is happening to this country? When did we become a nation which ignores and berates our friends? When did we decide to risk undermining international order by adopting a radical and doctrinaire approach to using our awesome military might? How can we abandon diplomatic efforts when the turmoil in the world cries out for diplomacy?
Why can this President not seem to see that America's true power lies not in its will to intimidate, but in its ability to inspire? "
5 Minute Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlLU9Uxvdc&feature=related

As the Washington Post's Greg Sargent observed, "Byrd's stand against the Iraq invasion is not just a testament to his own courage. It's also a testament to the cowardice of other members of his party at an absolutely critical moment ~ an epic cave that may have altered the course of history and should never be forgotten."

Senator Byrd would want you to see this video for it fully captures his courtly demeanor, his sense of decency, his commitment to the constitution and his sincere dismay over the loss of our image as a strong, yet benevolent peacekeeper in the world.

We will miss his needed reminders of where we came from and our lost innocence and moral purpose. Byrd would be the first to say ~ The occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan will end when the people demand it, not one day sooner.

Allen L Roland
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Blue Samurai Are For Real / Japan Destined For Final Four

BLUE SAMURAI ARE FOR REAL / JAPAN DESTINED FOR FINAL FOUR

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Yasuhito Endo celebrates Japan's second free kick goal which rocketed the Blue Samurai into the World Cup sweet sixteen quarter finals.

As the World Cup competition heats up ~ one team is gaining momentum with its inspired disciplined play and exuberant execution. That team is Japan's Blue Samurai who are destined for the final four and eventually the championship: Allen L Roland

The Cinderella team of the 2010 World Cup is Japan ~ the blue Samurai.
Japan is one of the most successful national teams in Asia, being a three-time winner of the AFC Asian Cup and having qualified for the last four consecutive FIFA World Cup finals. Yet no one seems to be taking them seriously ~ which decidedly works to their advantage. The bookies have installed Japan as a 50 to 1 choice to win the cup.

Their goalie captain is Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi ~ a renowned penalty stopper, making two saves in the shootout against Jordan in the 2004 Asian Cup quarter final and also saving from Croatia's Darijo Srna in the 2006 World Cup. During the 2007 Asian Cup he was instrumental in Japan's quarter-final win against Australia making two saves from Harry Kewell and Lucas Neill in the penalty shootout, thus making him the Man of the Match.

Their top scorer is Keisuke Honda ~ a whirling dervish of grace, power and footwork who always seems to find himself in scoring position or making an impossible pass to one of his talented team mates ~ like Yasuhito Endo. Honda believes that nothing is impossible and plays with that mindset.

Their head coach is Takeshi Okada ~ who was named Japan's head coach in December 2007 to replace Ivica Osim, who suffered a stroke, and he led the team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage.
Okada has been here before and this time he has a finely honed, wily and balanced team who have been together for some time and who fiercely believe in their head coach.

The Intangibles in Japans' favor are the joy and excitement of these talented players who not only believe in themselves but seem impervious to pressure ~ particularly Kawaguchi and Honda.

Here's my knockout scenario ~ Japan beats an injured Paraguay team Tuesday and then slips by the exhausted winner of the Spain / Portugal battle on Saturday, July 3rd. Four days later they beat the winner of Argentina / Germany fracas in a shootout where Kawaguchi proves his penalty stopping skills.

By this time, all of Japan is delirious and the Blue Samurai edge an over confident Brazilian team whose individual talent cannot match Japans relentless offensive and defensive consistency as well as Honda and Kawaguchi's heroics.

Japan is the team with momentum and balance and will shock the world with their first World Cup on July 11th.

Allen L Roland
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McChrystal's Lament / The Wimps Strike Back

McCHRYSTAL'S LAMENT / THE WIMPS STRIKE BACK

The true test of a person's character is not how they handle adversity but how they handle power. General McChrystal has obviously failed that test but the White house wimps have little to celebrate in occupied Afghanistan. McChrystal is a clear symbol of a corrupt and failed Obama / Patraeus policy: Allen L Roland

Gen mMcChrystal's recent blatant act of self-sabotage is symbolic of a failed Obama Afghanistan policy where General Patreaus has now assumed control of the badly floundering Titanic. So the deck chairs have been re-arranged but the ship is still steaming full speed ahead into the Bermuda Triangle of Empires ~ the killing poppy fields of Afghanistan,

" While McChrystal's comments were highly improper, they will strike many observers as having a ring of truth. Even if the president gives the general the ax, the whole episode is further grist for the developing media narrative of an administration that is incompetent and adrift." ~ Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto

As Joshua Holland / AlterNet correctly writes ~ regarding MIchael Hastings's Rolling Stone article on McChrystal and Afghanistan ~ " Hastings told a tale of a project with no hope for success. His story shows us that the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is all about tactics dressed up as a strategy. It’s a profile of a military establishment running on inertia ~ unable to withdraw because withdrawing is an admission of defeat, but also unable to accomplish the wholly unrealistic tasks put before it."

This is perhaps the most revealing passage from Hastings’ Rolling Stone report:

" [Team Obama] are trying to manipulate perceptions because there is no definition of victory ~ because victory is not even defined or recognizable," says Celeste Ward, a senior defense analyst at the RAND Corporation who served as a political adviser to U.S. commanders in Iraq in 2006..."

American Progress Report writes "The U.S. military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and the Taliban to ensure safe passage of its supply convoys throughout the country," says a new congressional report. The report says the security arrangements "violate laws on the use of private contractors, as well as Defense Department regulations."

As to General Patraeus, the butcher of Baghdad will now become the butcher of Kabul and bring with him the same soiled baggage he accumulated in Iraq. In particular, Gregg Mitchell's updated 2008 article on Petreaus' close link to the infamous 2005 suicide in Iraq by top officer and ethicist, Col. Ted Westhusing.

Excerpt: " The scourge of suicides among American troops in Iraq is a serious and seriously underreported problem. One of the few high-profile cases involves a much-admired Army colonel named Ted Westhusing ~ who, in his 2005 suicide note, pointed a finger at a then little-known U.S. general named David Petraeus. Westhusing's widow, asked by a friend what killed this West Point scholar, had replied simply: "Iraq."

Now there is a disturbing update on this case.
" Before putting a bullet through his head, Westhusing had been deeply disturbed by abuses carried out by American contractors in Iraq, including allegations that they had witnessed or even participated in the murder of Iraqis. His suicide note included claims that his two commanders tolerated a mission based on "corruption, human right abuses and liars." One of those commanders: the future leader of the "surge" campaign in Iraq, Gen. Petraeus. " http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/gen-petraeus-and-a-high-l_b_94458.html

Shades of Pat Tillman ~ another patriot supposedly felled by friendly fire before telling his truth before the 2004 election. Col. Westhusing was another Patriot who saw the moral corruption and abuses of Iraq and was silenced ~ and his supposed suicide remains a question mark. McChrystal's resume also was sullied by a controversy in that same theater: the misclassified death of Pat Tillman ~ and McChrystal reported to Gen Patraeus. In many ways, the devil's advocate has been replaced by the devil himself as Patraeus replaces McChrystal in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is a living moral nightmare and McChrystal's resignation is a blinking red light that something is going terribly wrong in this illegal and corrupt occupation ~ not war.

Stop funding this corrupt and scandalous operation before we go morally and financially bankrupt.

Allen L Roland
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Gulf Oil Disaster / Destination Europe

GULF OIL DISASTER / DESTINATION EUROPE

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Miles of long underwater plumes loaded with toxic oil and dispersal chemicals are already in the gulf loop and will soon be making landfall on the East coast and eventually Europe by late 2012: Allen L Roland

It's day 63 and time to think global about the Gulf oil disaster because in 18 months it could well be flowing into northern Europe and also as far south as Senegal. Once the oil is trapped in the Mediterranean, you will essentially have a large cesspool generating toxins to the surrounding area. It could also hit Israel through the Mediterranean Sea as the currents pull the oil in from the Atlantic.

That 18 months means close to December, 2012 ~ which nicely fits many global doomsday or consciousness shift prophecies. In that regard, the ongoing Gulf oil gusher ( not spill ) has the makings of a worldwide catastrophe and a call for not only action but a global shift in consciousness ~ from ego centered to a soul centered consciousness of mutual cooperation, altruism and interdependence with nature. But I have always felt that the world will have to be scared into this change and perhaps we are now on the leading edge of that fear driven shift.

With approximately 100,000 barrels of oil per day ( up from BP's earlier estimate of 5,000 barrels per day ) gushing into the gulf ~ three things become apparent;

1. Both BP and the Obama administration have not been telling the American public the truth about this growing disaster ~ BP for legal reasons and Obama for political reasons.

2. There has been a determined effort by both BP and the Obama administration to both protect BP and shield the public from seeing direct evidence of this growing catastrophe.

3. There has been no effort by the Obama administration to alert the Gulf course as to the eventual possibility of a massive toxic methane blow out under the fractured sea bed, the very real probability of a major tsunami if that were to occur and the much more likely near term possibility of the first major hurricane lumbering into the gulf, it's grey clouds rapidly turning dark with toxic oil and chemicals as it lays waste to the Gulf states with its toxic black rain.

Perhaps it's time to remind my readers that we live in a fragile ecosystem and we threaten this interdependent system, with our man-made catastrophes, at our own peril.

As Carl Sagan said, when describing planet Earth from deep in space via Voyager 2 ~ " we are just a pale blue dot " A small stage in a vast cosmic arena ~ a lonely spec in the cosmic dust " ~ a small stage where our ego driven dramas mean absolutely nothing to an evolving universe cemented in love and the urge to unite.

For I would also point out that we are an integral part of a vast cosmic loving plan ~ a Unified Field of love and soul consciousness ~ which we all have access to if we will but surrender to our innate propensity to unite, love and cooperate with one another as well as our precious connection to nature. Please listen to and take note of Sagan's poignant three minute plea to a world apparently determined to destroy itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86BPM1GV8M&feature=youtube_gdata

To live in the hearts we leave behind is to never die: Carl Sagan.

Allen L Roland

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Father's Day Reflections

FATHER'S DAY REFLECTIONS

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and he bends you with his might that his arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness; for even as he loves the arrow that flies, so he loves also the bow that is stable : Kahlil Gibran / The Prophet

I am the bow that has sent forth four children, as living arrows, into this imperfect world. I have been far from perfect as their Dad but I have always loved and cherished them on their separate flights.
They may not all agree with that statement ~ but a wise father learns to accept his mistakes and celebrate his triumphs hoping that his children will learn from those failings and be inspired by his victories.

It reminds me of a perceptive quote from Thomas Wolfe ~ Naked and alone we came into this unspeakable and incommunicable prison of this earth. Which of us has known his brother ? Which of us has looked into his father's heart ? Which of us has not remained forever prison pent ? Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone ?

I have learned that standing alone and singing my song is really belonging and I no longer see myself as a stranger and alone on this earth ~ and perhaps that is a valuable lesson I have passed on to my children.

All my children are adults now and they, in turn, have sent forth five living arrows into this world. They, as parents, are also not perfect but they are loving and cherishing their children on their separate flights.

As a father, I find myself increasingly becoming an interested observer of this family archery for each of my children has seemingly taken my strengths and discounted my failings in becoming a stable bow to send forth their own children.

But what makes a stable bow ? Is it always being there for my children ? Is it setting goals and principles for them to live by ? Is it giving them what my father gave me ?

Since I never knew or experienced my father ~ my parents were divorced shortly after my birth ~ I can only draw on what my grandfather gave me during the first six years of my life, and in that sense ~ my children have been blessed.

For my grandfather gave me the gift of himself ~ the joy, exuberance and magic of his presence still lives within my heart to this day.
And I, in turn, have given my children the same gift and hopefully they will pass it on to their children.

As such, the stable bow of fatherhood may well be the honest gift of myself for in having the courage to be inner guided and live my dreams ~ I have not only shown my children the path of the infinite but I have also fully shared the struggles, joy and delight of the flight.

Allen L Roland http://allenlrolandsweblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/fathers-day-reflections.html

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The Power Of Art / Simon Schama's Triumph

THE POWER OF ART / SIMON SCHAMA'S TRIUMPH

Van Gogh's Wheat Field with Crows

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Like a hidden buried treasure I stumbled upon BBC's magnificant three disc 2006 production of The Power Of Art ~ which features renowned art historian Simon Schama passionately examining eight of history's most influential works and artists. I found each disc breathtaking in its scope and absolutely brilliant in its execution: Allen L Roland

I was a double major in college ~ Art and English literature. My senior Art thesis was a series of three massive paintings ~ one of which may still be hanging in the basement of my college fraternity house but much more likely it has long since been rightfully discarded as irrelevant.

Art history was a prerequisite for my major and I eagerly devoured the works and lives of the past Art masters as I did the great writers of our age. I was still looking for myself at that age but I sensed that art and literature touched a deep longing within myself to make a difference or leave my mark on this life. Jack London's words were my anthem ~ " I would rather be a blazing comet, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet ~ the proper purpose of man is to live, not exist. I shall use my time."

So imagine my delight when I uncovered Simon Schama's 2006 BBC production of The Power Of Art ~ for Schama is the ultimate Art historian. This three set disc is an absolute treasure for it includes historical reenactments and in depth stories behind the works of Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. But it's Schama's trademark storytelling that is truly spellbinding for he captures the essence of each artist, both flaws and virtues, and effortlessly blends their art with the times ~ which left me not only deeply moved but informed and inspired as well.

No where is this more evident than his section on Vincent Van Gogh where he uses Vincent's written words to his brother Theo to establish Van Gogh's remarkable intellect and then goes on to clearly establish Van Gogh as the father of modern art ~ an artist who unabashedly painted what he alone saw and shared it with the world. " This is not a crazy man wielding his brush, Shama exclaims ~ this is a man who wanted to touch souls and he did it through his paintings . "

And that he did ~ and could I possibly wish for anything more gratifying than touching people with my gift. Check out this ten minute prelude to Schama's Van Gogh section ~ then rent or buy the set and be prepared to be moved. For that indeed is the power of art ~ the power to touch, move and elevate souls.

The Power of Art / Van Gogh / video 10 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-lKemQVWE&feature=related

Allen L Roland
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The Jewish Dilemma

THE JEWISH DILEMMA









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The Jewish dilemma is that their worn out victim card, Netanyahu's arrogance and his right wing political allies are already steam rolling Israel toward total isolation and the very real possibility of a desperate radical move away from the United States and toward unilateral action against Iran: Allen L Roland

Israeli political activist and columnist, Gilad Atzmon writes that Israel P.M. Netanyahu and his political allies are convinced that at least momentarily they will do better without the United States. They realise that the days of the ' Jewish-only state ’ are numbered unless some radical moves are put into action ~ and they are apparently blinded to the consequences of world opinion. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25095.htm

However, it is bullyboy Bibi Netanyahu who needs to be brought up short but it won't be by President Obama and his Isaeli minder, Rahm Emanuel ~ but it could well be by world opinion and the determined leadership of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan is gaining worldwide popularity as a charismatic Muslim leader and he has called for the categorical punishment of the Israeli leaders responsible for the disastrous Freedom Flotilla raid and is now backing the global efforts to end the 3-year-long siege of the Gaza strip.

Columnist Bernard Weiner rightfully compares Netanyahu to George W Bush ~ " In a way, Netanyahu is Bush in a yarmulke. He is so uncomfortable dealing with the complexities of real-life situations that he quickly resorts to his default black-and-white solution: military violence. Which, as was the case with Bush, makes him a reckless, dangerous leader, one with tunnel vision focusing mostly on short-term gain and to hell with history."

But Norman Finklestein, who fully understands the myth of Israeli exceptionalism, captures the true Israeli dilemma of being a self-proclaimed Victim State ~ " The holocaust has proven to be an indispensable ideological weapon through its deployment ( by Israel ). One of the world's most formidable military powers, with an horrendous human rights record, has cast itself as a ' Victim State ' and the most successful ethnic group in the US has likewise acquired victim status. Considerable dividends accrue from this specious victim hood ~ in particular, Immunity to Criticism, however justified. "

And therein lies the true Jewish Dilemma ~ and there it will fester until Israel takes full accountability for its actions as well as its place in a world of civil, responsible and cooperating nations. Israel pays a price for continually playing the victim card ~ and now it increasingly looks like that card is the Queen of Spades ( the Death card ).


Allen L Roland
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Cartoon courtesy of Pat Oliphant / Washington Post

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Be Grateful For What You Have / Celebrate Life

BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE / CELEBRATE LIFE












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Gratefulness is the lifeblood of soul consciousness and the only antidote for the self inflicted poison of self pity, resentment and unworthiness. Life is meant to be celebrated ~ and it is when we become grateful for what we already do have versus resentful for what we don't have: Allen L Roland

These are difficult times in the world and it's impossible at times to see the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of the worldwide economic depression, the gulf oil disaster and continuing Middle East frictions. It's easy to get out of the moment and into the future in terms of impending personal financial doom or world wide doom for that matter.

Fear can obliterate all hope and reason ~ and love and gratitude can be easily smothered in the process under a blanket of unworthiness, resentment and self pity.

That's why Gratitude is so important for it brings us back to what is essentially important ~ ourselves, our loved ones and our unique worthiness as human beings ~ for the people we are most grateful to are usually people who have loved us.

When we start celebrating these gifts from a place of true gratitude ~ we begin to transcend fear and, as such, open the door to new possibilities and direction. For we are then no longer paralyzed by self pity, resentment and unworthiness and are open to the guiding light at the end of the tunnel ~ love, joy and the Unified Field .

Allen L Roland
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Gates Of Hell Are Opening In The Gulf

GATES OF HELL ARE OPENING IN THE GULF

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Engraving of Furies Before Gates of Hell by Dore, 1861
An engraving by the French printmaker Gustave Dore of Furies Before Gates of Hell scene from Dante's Inferno.

Now we know why the the gulf coast is not only drenched with the stench of a poisonous runaway oil gusher but the scent of a major deception perpetrated by BP and protected by the Obama administration ~ who are both terrified of the very real possibility of a major doomsday catastrophe in the making: Allen L Roland

Clouds or plumes of oil have been found drifting underwater in the Gulf of Mexico as far as 142 miles from the wrecked Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, government officials said Tuesday. At a briefing, Jane Lubchenko, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said that tests conducted at three sites by a University of South Florida research vessel confirmed oil as far as 3,300 feet below the surface. The oil was found 42 miles northeast of the well site and also 142 miles to the southeast. One of these plumes was estimated at 22 miles long, 2 miles wide and 1300 feet deep ~ and the very existence of these plumes has been consistently denied by BP officials.

And what about the million gallons of oil dispersant Corexit 9500, which has been sprayed on the slicks so they will sink and not be visible from the air ?

Corexit 9500 contains compounds that are acutely toxic to invertebrates, and can cause chemical pneumonia if aspirated into the lungs following ingestion. What is seen beneath the slick hanging in the water is a toxic plume of light sweet crude and dispersant, masquerading as plankton. As soon as it is ingested by grazing fish, it starts a journey from the body of prey to that of predator, and on up through the food chain, getting more concentrated at every step.

Why are BP officials obviously lying ?

They are lying because legally the don't want to acknowledge the potential of the greatest environmental disaster of all time as well as there own culpability.

What are they hiding ?

The growing potential of a doomsday catastrophe which could ecologically literally wipe out the Gulf Coast ~ which explains why both Goldman and top BP officials, including CEO Tony Hayward, were selling significant amounts of BP stock days before the initial rig explosion.
This whole grade D movie cries out for an independent investigation and criminal indictments.

What is it that BP and the Obama administration does not want you to know ?

1. The volcano oil pressure is much too strong for any containment and they are still stonewalling this truth.

Dr. James P. Wickstrom reports in Rense.com on June 9th that It has been estimated by experts that the pressure which blows the oil into the Gulf waters is estimated to be between 20,000 and 70,000 PSI (pounds per square inch) ~ which is impossible to control and the benzene release could be deadly for both animals and humans.

But Wickstrom also reveals what US Scientists are forbidden to tell the public about the Gulf ~ " The estimated super high pressure release of oil from under the earth's crust is between 80,000 to 100,000 barrels per day. The oil along with the gasses, including benzene and many other toxins, is deleting the oxygen in the water. This is killing all life in the ocean. Along with the oil along the shores, there will be many dead fish, etc. that will have to be gathered and disposed of... The oil has now reached the Gulf Stream and is entering the Oceanic current which is at least four times stronger than the current in the Gulf, which will carry it throughout the world within 18 months... Take a U. S. map, lay it flat and measure inland just the minimum 50 miles of total destruction all around the Gulf of Mexico as to what you will read below... The carnage to the United States is so staggering, it will take your breathe away."
http://www.rense.com/general91/oilor.htm

2. The Gates Of Hell Doomsday scenario

Keith Olberman asks the question on Countdown on June 9th ~ Has the Oil Spill created a 'doomsday effect' for the Gulf ?
Olberman interviews Bob Cavner, veteran Oil Industry expert, who indeed confirms the possibility of a looming doomsday Gulf coast scenario but also the Obama administration and BP's reluctance to face this truth. Six minute must see video ~
http://act.commondreams.org/go/955?akid=77.3890.rELyCS&t=14

As far as I'm concerned, there is only one person who needs
his ass kicked in this whole uncomplicated nightmare ~ and Jon Stewart hilariously and rightfully identifies him as the President himself. ( Ten minute Video )
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/06/09/obama_ass_kicked/index.html?source=newsletter

I've always felt that mankind would eventually have to be scared into an evolutionary shift in consciousness ~ where our greed and arrogance finally reaches the tipping point and Nature painfully forces us to become part of a cooperative and interdependent loving plan as well as a Unified Field of love and soul consciousness,

The Gates of Hell in the Gulf could well be that opening for this disaster has the potential of effecting the entire planet and here's the latest update confirming this from MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37560013#37560013

Allen L Roland
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