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Can you believe this?
A prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church has brutally tortured his own son for attending a New Year eve service in a church other than his own.
Prophet EG Kanah Ajibade of Okinni, a town in
Egbedore Local Government area of Nigeria’s Osun State stormed the rival
church, dragged his son out and gave him the beating of his life.
The congregation at the Salvation Army Church at
Okinni tried in vain to save the helpless child David Ajibade.
David told the police that his prophet father
started maltreating him after the death of his biological mother.
The prophet and his new wife took turns to beat
up David
David said “when we got home, my dad, his wife
and son descended on me. They tired my hands with a rope and started beating me
mercilessly.
The prophet allegedly ordered his son to roll on
hot ashes.
EDITORIAL
OUR
DUTY
Between February 20 and March 1, 2013, the
Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) will mark “Ghana’s Day of Shame”.
As part of the activities planned for the week,
His Excellency the Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah – Arthur will open the
Freedom Bookshop at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra.
The SFG says that the objective of the project
is to make Nkrumah’s books and other progressive books available to the public.
Mr. Kyeretwie Opoku, the Convener of the SFG is
also billed to deliver a lecture on the “Ideas and Times of Nkrumah” at the
Freedom Centre in Accra on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.
The Freedom Centre will screen a film on the
Life and Times of Nkrumah on March 1, 2013.
These activities are designed to send the
message that in spite of all the machination against Nkrumah and the Convention
People’s Party, the cause of African Liberation and unity endures.
All Nkrumaists and progressive forces have a
duty to participate in these activities to vindicate the Osagyefo.
This is our duty.
BNI
STARTS INVESTIGATIONS
By Kwaw Mensah.
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has
began investigations into the allegation that a Turkish Cargo plane carrying
1.5 tons of gold passed through Ghana
Security sources told “The Insight” that the
allegation came to the attention of the security services as far back as
January 6, 2013.
Earlier investigations allegedly revealed that
the Government of Ghana had no role to play in the alleged export of gold to
Turkey.
The Bank of Ghana and the Ministry of Finance
have allegedly told investigators that no government agency has been involved
in the export of gold to Iran.
It is also established that there is no batter
agreement between the Government of Ghana and Iran which could have provided
legal cover for such a transaction.
BNI source admit that the aircraft operated by a
company called ULX arrived in Ghana from Tripoli, Libya on December 29,2012.
The aircraft left Accra on December 31, 2012
through Turkey to Dubai with Cargo described by the rheological survey
Department and the customs, Excise And Preventive Service as mineral samples.
Checks at
AFGO however indicate that what was exported appeared to be gold bars.
At the
heart of this operation is a company registered in Ghana as Omanye Gold Mining
Ltd.
This company however no gold concessions and it
is difficult to establish how it could have had as much as 1.5 tons of gold.
On
January 6, 2013, Iranian national Television Press TV reported that the Turkish
authorities had impounded a Turkish plane carry 1.5 tons of gold from Ghana.
The
aircraft had lined in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on January 1, 2013 o refuel
and change personnel.
Turkey’s
Hurriet Daily News said the aircraft had been locked up and sealed for security
reasons.
There are speculations that the cargo which left
Accra may not be gold.
Some security experts suspect that it could a
419 operation.
Belgian MP LAURENT LOUIS stands
against war in Mali and exposes the international neo-colonial plot
A Statement Made In The Belgian Parliament
Transcript by Feuillien Geraldine
Belgian MP LAURENT LOUIS: Thank you, Mr. President. Dear Ministers, dear Colleagues.
Belgium is indeed the land of
surrealism. This morning we learned in the media that the Belgian army is incapable
of fighting some extremist soldiers having radical Islamist beliefs existing
within its own ranks and who cannot be dismissed by lack of legal means.
However, at the same time, we decide to help France in its war against
"Terror" by providing logistical support for its operation in Mali.
What wouldn't we do in order to fight against terrorism outside our borders?
I just hope we took care not to send
for this anti-terrorist operation, in Mali, these much talked about Belgian
Islamists soldiers! I seem to be joking, but what is going on in the world
today does not make me laugh at all. It doesn't make me laugh, because without
any doubt, the leaders of our Western countries are taking the peoples for
imbeciles with the help and support of the Media which are nothing more today
than an organ of propaganda of the ruling powers.
Around the world, military actions
and regime's destabilization are becoming more and more frequent. Preventive
war has become the rule. And today, in the name of democracy and the fight
against terrorism, our states grant themselves the right to violate the
sovereignty of independent countries and to overthrow legitimate leaders.
There has been Iraq and Afghanistan,
the wars of the American lie. Came later, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, where thanks
to your decisions, our country has been "first in line" to
participate in crimes against humanity, in each case to overthrow progressive
and moderated regimes and to replace them by Islamist regimes, and - isn't it
weird? - their first will was to impose Sharia law.
This is exactly what is currently
happening in Syria where Belgium is shamefully funding the arming of the
Islamist rebels who are trying to overthrow Bashar Al Assad. Thus, in the midst
of economic crisis, as more and more Belgians can no longer house themselves,
feed, heat and cure themselves - Yeah, I can hear what a filthy populist I am -
well, the Minister of Foreign Affairs decided to offer the Syrian rebels 9
million Euros!
Of course, they'll try to make us
believe that this money will be used for humanitarian purposes ... one more
lie! And as you can see, for months, our country is only participating to put
in place, Islamic regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. So, when they
come and pretend to go to war in order to fight against terrorism in Mali,
well... I feel like to laugh.
It's false! Under the appearance of
good actions, we only intervene to defend financial interests in a complete
neo-colonialist mindset. It's a real nonsense to go to help France in Mali in
the name of the fight against Islamic terrorism when at the same time, we
support in Syria the overthrow of Bashar al- Assad by Islamist rebels who want
to impose Sharia Law, as was done in Tunisia and in Libya It is about time to
stop lying to us and treating people like imbeciles
The time has come to tell the truth.
Arming the Islamist Rebels, as Westerners have, in the past armed Bin Laden,
that friend of the Americans before they turned against him, well, the western
countries are taking the opportunity to place military bases in the newly
conquered countries while favoring domestic companies. Everything is therefore
strategic. In Iraq, our American allies have put their hands on the country's
oil wealth. In Afghanistan, it was its opium and drugs always useful when it
comes to make lots of money pretty quickly.
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| Obama ferries his drones everywhere |
In Libya, in Tunisia, in Egypt, or
then again in Syria, the aim was and is still today to overthrow moderate
powers, to replace them by Islamist powers who very quickly, will become
troublesome and that we will shamelessly attack pretending once again, to fight
terrorism or protect Israel.
Thus, the next targets are already
known. Within a few months, I bet that our eyes will turn to Algeria and
eventually to Iran. To go to war, to free people from an outside aggressor, is
noble But go to war to defend the interests of the USA, To go to war to defend
the interests of big companies such as AREVA, go to war to put our hands on
gold mines, has nothing noble at all and it reveals our countries to be attackers
and thugs!
No one dares to speak, but I will
not shut up! and if my battle makes me look like an enemy of this system who
flaunts the Human Rights in the name of financial, geo-strategic and
neo-colonialist interests, so be it! Flaunting and exposing this regime is a
duty and makes me proud And honestly, I apology for my low class speech, but I
fuck you all, the so-called do-gooders, both left and right wingers or from the
center who are today licking the boots of our corrupted powers and who will be
pleased to ridicule me.
I fuck you all, leaders who are
playing with your bombs as kids do in a playground!
I fuck you, you who pretend to be
democrats while you are nothing more than low class criminals. I don't have
much respect neither for the journalists who have the audacity to label the
opponents as mentally retarded while basically, they know very well that these
opponents are right.
Finally, I despise, at the highest
point, those who believe they are the kings of the world and who are dictating
their laws, because I AM on the side of truth, the side of justice, the side of
the innocent victims of looting at all cost. And it is for this reason that I
have decided to clearly oppose this resolution that is sending our country to
support France in its neo-colonialist operation.
Since the beginning of the French
operation, the lie is organized. We are told that France is only answering the
call for help of a Malian president. We almost forget that this president has
no legitimacy and that he was put in place to ensure the transition following
the coup of March 2012.
Who supported this coup d'état? Who
started it? For whom is this president of transition actually working? This is
the first lie! The French president, François Hollande dares to pretend to wage
this war to fight against the jihadists who threaten (ohhhh do you realize!)
who threaten the French and European territory! But what an ugly lie!
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| French Soldiers ready for combat |
By taking this official argument,
while taking the opportunity to frighten the population increasing the terror
alert level, implementing the Vigipirate plan our leaders and media are
demonstrating an un-imaginable outrage! How dare they use such a point while
France and Belgium have not hesitated to arm and support Jihadists in Libya and
that these same countries continue to support these jihadists in Syria?
This pretext hides strategic and
economic purposes. Our countries are no longer fear inconsistency because
everything is done to hide it. But the inconsistency is well present. It is not
tomorrow that you'll see a Malian citizen commit an act of terrorism in Europe.
No! Unless we'll suddenly create one so we can justify this military operation.
Haven't we created September 11th,
after all, to justify the invasions, arbitrary arrest, torture and massacre of
innocent populations? Thus, create a Malian terrorist is no big deal! It must
not be very complicated for our bloodthirsty leaders. Another pretext used
these recent months to justify military operations, is the protection of human
rights.
Ah! This pretext is still used today
to justify the war in Mali. But yes! We have to act, otherwise the evil
Islamists will impose Sharia law in Mali, stoning women and cutting the thugs'
hands off. Oh! The intention is truly noble. Noble and salutary for sure.
But then why is it, Good Lord, why
is it that our countries have contributed in Tunisia and Libya to the accession
to power of Islamists who have decided to apply this Sharia Law in these
countries which were still not so long ago, modern and progressive? I invite
you to ask the young Tunisians who have launched the revolution in Tunisia, if
they are happy with their current situation? This is all hypocrisy. The purpose
of this war in Mali is very clear.
And since no one talks about it, I
WILL. The purpose is to fight against China and allow our American ally to
maintain its presence in Africa and the Middle East. This is what guides these
neo-colonialists operations. And you will see; when the military operation will
be over, France will, of course, keep its military bases in Mali.
These bases will be a benefit to the
Americans as well. And at the same time, as has always been the case, Western corporate
bodies will put their hands on juicy contracts that will once again deprive re-
colonized countries of their wealth and raw materials. So let's be clear, the
primary beneficiaries of this military operation, will be the owners and
shareholders of the French giant AREVA who has been trying for years to obtain
a uranium mine in Falea, a town of 17,000 inhabitants located at 350 km from
Bamako.
And I don't know why, but my little
finger is telling me that it won't take long before AREVA will eventually
exploit that mine! I don't know, it's an impression I have. It is therefore out
of question that I would take part to this mining colonialism, that modern
times colonialism. And for those who doubt about my arguments, I sincerely
invite them to learn about the wealth of Mali.
Mali is a major producer of gold,
but recently it has been designated - recently, eh....- as being a country that
offers a world-class environment for the exploitation of uranium. How strange!
One step closer to a war against Iran, it is obvious. For all these reasons and
in order to not fall into the traps of lies they are tending us, I've decided
not to give my support to that intervention in Mali.
Therefore, I will vote against it.
And by doing so, I'm being
consistent since, I never supported in the past our criminal interventions in
Libya or in Syria, and so being the only MP in this country to defend the non-interference
and the fight against obscure interests. I really think it is about time to put
an end to our participation to the UN or NATO and get out of the EU if Europe,
instead of providing peace becomes a weapon of attack and destabilization of sovereign
countries submissive to financial rather than human interests
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| Map of Mali |
Finally, I can only urge our
government to remind the President Hollande the obligations resulting from the
Geneva Conventions regarding the respect of prisoners of war. Indeed, I was shocked
to hear on television from the mouth of the French President that his intention
was to "destroy" - I say "destroy" - Islamist terrorists.
So, I do not want the qualification
to be used to name the opponents to the Malian regime - it is always convenient
today to talk about Islamic terrorists- to be used to circumvent the
obligations of any democratic state in terms of respecting the rights of
prisoners of war. We expect such a respect from the Fatherland of Human Rights.
In conclusion, Let me emphasize how
lightly we decide to go to war. First, the government acts without any consent
from the Parliament. It appears that it has the right to. It sends equipment,
men to Mali
The Parliament subsequently reacts
and when it responds, as today, well, this institution happens to be composed
of only 1/3 of its members.
Much less if we speak of the French
speaking MP's. It is therefore a guilty lightness which does not really
surprises me, coming from a Parliament of puppies, submitted to the dictates of
political parties. Thank you. (Translation: Geraldine Feuillien)
Many UFO researchers die under mysterious circumstances
Many
UFO researchers working on their research in the 1970s and 1980s died under
mysterious circumstances, and may have been killed. This is the conclusion
reached by an amateur astronomer, a former U.S. government adviser Timothy
Hood. He made this statement at an international conference in Amsterdam
dedicated to search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
This
statement is true not so much for the chasers for unidentified flying objects,
but the researchers trying to find extraterrestrial life, including
professional astrophysics. Hood's conclusion was prompted by a 30-year study of
this topic.
Famous
American astronomer Morris K. Jessup, whose books about intelligent life beyond
Earth have become bestsellers, committed suicide. He ended his life by opening
an exhaust pipe in his car, locking his door and turning on the ignition.
Professor James Edward McDonald, who for many years served as head of the
Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Earth and studied unidentified
aerospace objects, put a bullet in his head.
Edward
Ruppelt, who led a project for the study of unidentified objects in the skies
over the United States, died of a cardiovascular crisis at the age of 37. On
November 5, 2001, William Milton Cooper, a famous UFO researcher who has
repeatedly accused the U.S. government of hiding the truth about UFOs, was
killed by police in his home. Cooper, who clearly suffered from delusion, lived
in Yeager (Arizona). He bought weapons in bulk to create units to fight a
secret government led by aliens.
Before
the incident the police was told that Cooper threatened harmless residents,
believing, apparently, that they were chasing him on the instructions of the
authorities. The police surrounded the ranch where he lived. He said that
anyone who would dare to cross the threshold of his private property will be
killed, but the police ignored him. As a result, one policeman was seriously
wounded, and the other one had to shoot the researcher as self-defense.
There
is also the famous "Sheldon list." The famous American writer Sidney
Sheldon, working on his novel "The End of the World", drew attention
to a series of mysterious deaths among British specialists developing space
weapons.
In
October of 1986, Professor Arshad Sharif killed himself by tying one end of the
rope to a tree, making a loop at the other end, putting his head through it and
driving the car away. A few days later another London professor, Vimal Dazibay,
jumped head first from the Bristol Bridge. Both of them worked on the
development of electronic weapons for the English government program, similar
to the American "Star Wars."
In
January of 1987, another scientist, Avtar Singh-Guide, went missing. He was
later declared dead. In February of 1987, Peter Pippel was run over by his car
in his garage. In March of 1987, David Sands committed suicide by crashing his
car into a building. In April of 1987, four developers of space programs died.
Mark Wiesner hung himself, Stuart Gooding fell victim of murder, David
Greenhalgh fell off the bridge, and Shani Warren drowned. In May of that year,
Michael Baker was killed in a car accident.
In a
relatively short time, 25 people who worked in the space field died for various
reasons. Sidney Sheldon, who discovered this tragic phenomenon, seriously
believed that it had to do with aliens.
According
to Timothy Hood, these deaths were not accidental, but rather, were the work of
special services that eliminated the experts because they knew too much.
In the 1970's and 1980's in the United States there were secret UFO research programs such as the "Blue Book", "Aquarius", "Area 51", "Majestic 12", and GEIPAN. While official data show that most of these projects are now inactive, many conspiracy theorists doubt it. Every now and then "sensational" materials emerge in the media whose purpose is to convince the public that the U.S. government is hiding the truth about human contact with aliens.
Perhaps
it has to do not with the aliens but military secrets or falsified facts. In
any case, the intrigue remains. The topic of contacts with other civilizations
continues to thrill, and the perceived danger makes it even more exciting.
Bipartisan
group of senators agree on immigration reform
A
powerful group of senators from both parties has reached a deal on the outlines
of a comprehensive immigration overhaul, a development that will drive an
emotional debate on a hot-button issue unseen in Washington for more than half
a decade.
The group is expected to unveil the basics of its proposal at a Monday
news conference on Capitol Hill, essentially laying down a marker on the issue
one day before President Barack Obama heads to Las Vegas to unveil more details
about his own immigration proposal.
According to a five-page document provided to POLITICO, the sweeping
proposal - agreed to in principle by eight senators - would seek to overhaul
the legal immigration system as well as create a pathway to citizenship for the
nation’s roughly 11 million illegal immigrants. But establishing that pathway
would depend on whether the U.S. first implements stricter border enforcement
measures and new rules ensuring immigrants have left the country in compliance
with their visas. Young people brought to the country as children illegally and
seasonal agriculture industry workers would be given a faster path to
citizenship.
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The broad agreement by the influential Gang of Eight senators amounts to
the most serious bipartisan effort to act on the highly charged issue since
George W. Bush’s comprehensive measure was defeated in the Senate in 2007.
It remains to be seen if Obama will embrace the Senate effort, or how
closely his own proposal hews to the Senate one. But the Senate proposal is expected
to take precedence on Capitol Hill, given that bipartisan backing will be
crucial to getting anything through the Democratic-controlled Senate - let
alone the Republican-controlled House.
The bipartisan coalition includes influential Democrats such as Majority
Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois and Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the No. 3 in
the leadership. It also has the backing of Sen. Bob Menendez, the
Cuban-American Democrat from New Jersey poised to be chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee. And it has the support of Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet,
the new chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Politico
FACTS & FIGURES
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced in December that
the agency surpassed its record number of deportations in the past fiscal year.
The agency deported 409,849 immigrants in the 2012 fiscal year, up from
396,906 immigrants last year. More than 392,000 immigrants were deported in the
2010 fiscal year.
It's a mixed bag for Obama's immigration critics, who have long decried
what they consider overzealousness by his administration to deport immigrants.
Obama has promised to make a major push in 2013 for comprehensive immigration
reform that would give legal status to some of the estimated 11.1 million
undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S. Huffington Post
The Obama administration released a new policy ordering agents not to go
after illegal immigrants convicted of crimes unless they have committed at
least three misdemeanors - and said that minor misdemeanors shouldn’t count.
Washington Times
Immigration advocates cited the statistics as evidence that the Obama
administration acted too late and has far more ground to cover. LA Times
In 2011,
the Obama administration spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement,
exceeding the sum spent on all other federal law enforcement agencies combined.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Israeli
regime uses deadly force against protesters:
An Israeli
rights group has criticized Israel for the excessive use of force against
unarmed Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank.
The Human rights organization, B’Tselem, reiterated that at least 56 people have been killed in clashes between Israeli soldiers and rock-throwing Palestinians since 2005.
"The Israeli military's standing orders explicitly state that live ammunition may not be fired at stone-throwers," it said, adding, however, that the Israeli military "extensively and systematically violated" rules.
The Israeli military, however, rejected B’Tselem’s report, saying the report "presents a biased narrative, relying primarily on incidents that are either old or still under investigation by the Military Police."
B'Tselem’s report went on to say that, of the Palestinian fatalities
since 2005, six were killed by rubber-coated metal bullets and two by teargas
canisters, both supposedly non-lethal weapons which were however fired directly
at the protesters.
"In practice, members of the security forces make almost routine use of these weapons in unlawful, dangerous ways, and the relevant Israeli authorities do too little to prevent the recurrence of this conduct," the report said.
In the past two weeks alone, Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank in protests, which Tel Aviv fears is the beginning of a third uprising, known as the intifada.
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