LINKS BY GEORGE NEWSLETTER March 14th

Greetings again from a small rain forest spot in the Pacific. Following my family's "intervention" for an internet pause, together with my wife and older daughter, I went camping on the island of Kauai for a week. As anticipated the scenery was enchanting, the gated communities irritating and the local spirit of Aloha encouraging. But what was not anticipated was to witness first hand the horrendous environmental destruction from agri-business. Tens of thousands of acres in Hawaii which were deeded to a trust to be providing for the health and happiness of local residents have been leased to Monsanto and its G.M.O. experiments. Because of Kauai's four season growing season, corn planted on these grounds has brought devastation to the soil and is a probable factor in deterioration of health and environment. One of the high points in our trip was the pleasure of swimming in several of Kauai's gorgeous waterfalls. It was a sad shock to find that three of the waterfalls were essentially dry because of water being diverted for agri-business and one even shut off from access because of the contamination. I urge all of you to take stock what is happening to our world and to spread awareness and activism. We are finishing our cardboard placards for an upcoming get rid of Monsanto demonstration here next weekend. I want my healthy food and access to waterfalls returned back and the thieves held liable. LINKS BY GEORGE NEWSLETTER for March 8, 2013 Aloha from an off grid rain forest cabin in Hawaii. For the past 7 years I have lived in several places around the world and have been sending my "Links by George" newsletter, blog and Facebook postings which I describe as "an eclectic list of links of articles, music and quotes relating to alternative lifestyles, culture, shamanism, spirituality, politics, conspiracies, art images and environmental issues". I arrange the format so as to flow from one story to another as well as have the option to find out more details on any particular story. My early influences included networking articles from the 60's counterculture where a truly holistic newspaper included perspectives of a new age and cultural renaissance as well as the need for political activism and environmental awareness. YOUR DONATION OF ANY SIZE HELPS AND IS VERY APPRECIATED CLICK HERE TO DONATE WITH PAYPAL Even though it took a few months to edit, Stephanie has recently uploaded to youtube in three parts the highlights of our December 1 "Flashback to Freedom" festival here on the Big Island. Have a look at: #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxB8Zqkycvs&list=UUUVLm3XTqSL1R6itKTtihEg&index=3 #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xi-vE8g864 #3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Nie8m3Ux0 LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:   HIGH CONSCIOUSNESS: Cannabis-smoking ascetics light up Nepal festival The War on Consciousness: Graham Hancock at TED x Whitechapel Hawaii Senate Okays Marijuana Decriminalization Trial for Big Island advocate delayed Roger Christie, in custody since 2010 on federal drug counts, faces new charges. Big Island marijuana advocate Roger Christie, who has spent more than 21⁄2 years in federal custody pending trial on marijuana trafficking, will have to spend at least five more months behind bars Lysergia Press. Including their latest release PSYCHEDELIA  - An Ancient Culture, A Modern Way of Life by Patrick Lundborg Psychedelia blog [Inside LSD] - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER Full Documentary Ayahuasca in Brazil by Graham Hancock The Sacred Science "presents a profound overview of the Native American healing systems of the Amazon Basin… In this film you will discover ancient yet immediately relevant healing strategies." Sisterhood of the Seven Sacred Shields by Rev. Robin Tekwelus Youngblood   ARTS: Amanda Palmer: The art of asking. Interesting ted talk video about music, art & $$$ Can't Tell the Difference Between Witch House and Nu Disco?  Welcome to Electronic Dance Music 101 Have you been misunderstanding house music since 1997? It's never too late to learn. Chris Dyer's amazing art featured in Sacred Geometry Alvin Lee, Ten Years After guitarist, dead at 68 New Hendrix album hints at where the legend was heading ENVIRONMENT: Kauai residents report spike in tsunami debris on beaches A new wave of tsunami debris is washing up on Kauai's beaches, raising concerns about its impact on the island's reefs and marine life. Germany Drops Arrest Warrant for Sea Shepherd Founder. Some of the legal pressure has lifted off Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Captain Paul Watson who is at sea aboard his flagship vessel the Steve Irwin. Germany has dropped an arrest warrant for Watson that was originally issued last year at the request of Costa Rica   Climate Heat Now Exceeds Most of Past 11,300 Years HEALTH: Doctor Stops Eating This - Starves Cancer and Escapes Death Don't Be a Sheep: Millions Have Been Conned into This Risky, Ineffective Procedure.  Strong Flu Season Boosts Vaccine Profits, Despite Flu Vaccine having Shockingly Low  Effectiveness Rate in US and Europe The Dramatic Benefits of Minimally Invasive Dentistry Do You Drink Milk? It May Soon Be Laced With This Toxic Substance.  Big Dairy Petitions FDA to Allow Unlabeled Use of Aspartame in Dairy Products Sex:  Does It Get Better With Age? We have to stop acting like only 25 year olds can be sexy. Bras and the Breast Cancer Cover-Up by Sydney Ross Singer Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke Dear Cosmo Magazine, Thanks for Almost Killing My Marriage With Your Awful Sex Advice I have to figure out how to stop being a Cosmo girl and how to romance a man. GLOBAL NEWS: Four Bankers Sentenced to Death for Fraud... In Iran. Last month, Iran did something that Obama and his neutered puppy Attorney General Eric Holder should be doing They sentenced four bankers to death based on fraud charges. Other bankers involved in the fraud were sentenced to life imprisonment, flogging, cash fines or were banned from holding public office.  Hugo Chávez Kept His Promise to the People of Venezuela. Guardiola-Rivera writes:  "The revolution will not be rolled back. Unlike his admired Bolívar, Chávez did not plough the seas." Gay Vatican Blackmail Might Have Pushed the Pope Out. Hooper writes:  "A potentially explosive report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery  of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, some of whom – the report said – were being blackmailed by  outsiders." Venezuela to Investigate Chavez Murder Allegations By BBC Venezuelan officials have said they will set up an inquiry to investigate suspicions that President Hugo Chavez was murdered by foreign agencies. Greece set for comeback as tourist destination Cash-strapped Greece puts govt buildings on block Greek Military Prepares for Mass Repression. Former high-level Greek diplomat Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos told the UK’s New Statesman last week that discussions had taken place between senior Greek politicians and the armed forces on the military’s response to what Chrysanthopoulos described as an "explosion of social unrest" expected to occur "quite soon." Ex Qld priest on almost 60 sex charges. Brisbane's Catholic archdiocese has reaffirmed what it says is its intolerance of sexual abuse after a retired Catholic priest was charged on 60 counts of sexually abusing children in Queensland. NATIONAL NEWS     GENERAL INFO: The Worst Mistake in U.S. History -- America Will Never Recover from Bush's Great Foreign Policy Disaster Ten years ago, George Bush made a decision that this country will regret for a very long time. Ashamed To Be An American? By Timothy Gatto I'm tired of holding my tongue and reading the drivel and watching the charade on television.  The truth is that everything you are hearing is a lie and lies of the greatest magnitude. I Personally Believe That Hugo Chávez Was Murdered By The United States By William Blum.  There was no one in the entire universe that those who own and run "United States, Inc."  wanted to see dead more than Hugo Chávez. Scientific Assassinations Are Part of the CIA's Record By Wayne MADSEN The CIA's Technical Services Department continued to maintain and develop stockpiles  of cancer-causing biological agents used in special delivery weapons. Hugo Chavez Depicted as Tyrant for Challenging Western oil Domination: By Linda McQuaig.  Had Hugo Chavez followed the pattern of many Third World leaders and concentrated on siphoning  off his nation's wealth for personal gain, he would have attracted little attention or animosity in the West. Upholding the Imperial Order:  The Mass Media’s Defamation of Hugo Chavez Chavez’s Enemies Hand Him  His Greatest Tribute: Defamation Resistance From a Cage:  Julian Assange Speaks to Norwegian Journalist Eirik Vold. "It's shameful," Assange says,  "that a handful of activists in WikiLeaks have published more secret documents than the  entire establishment press, with all its billion-dollar budgets, technical competence and  human resources, altogether." NC GOP Declares War on Women's Bare Breasts 6 months in prison for a woman who exposes her breasts?  A bill to outlaw topless women is headed for approval in the North Carolina legislature. Government, Military Corruption. "'According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion  in transactions,' Rumsfeld admitted. $2.3 trillion — that's $8,000 for every man, woman and  child in America." Much of $60B from US to 'rebuild' Iraq wasted; $90B spent on Afghanistan 'reconstruction' projects Chomsky: Corporations and the Richest Americans Viscerally Oppose Common Good The Masters of Mankind want us to become the "stupid nation," in the interests of their  short-term gain -- damn the consequences. 11 Most Absurd Lies Conservatives Are Using to Brainwash America's School Kids  When you can't win, indoctrinate. Raising 5 Kids in a Tiny Camper? The Atrocious Ways America Treats Poor Women  and Children. What happened to a safety net that's supposed to catch poor women and  children when they fall? If Corporations Don't Pay Taxes, Why Should You? By Robert Scheer Go offshore young man and avoid paying taxes. Plunder at will in those foreign lands,  and if you get in trouble, Uncle Sam will come rushing to your assistance, diplomatically,  financially and militarily. Undocumented Farm workers Are 'Perfect Victims' for Sexual Assault and Harrassment Women farm workers face not only brutal working conditions but a climate of intimidation  and virtually no protection from sexual advances Uprooting Racism in the Food System: African Americans Organize. Many people involved  in creating food - from Haitian tomato pickers organizing in Florida, to Native Americans saving  seeds in Arizona, to Black Detroit residents growing gardens in fractured neighborhoods – are  simultaneously chipping away at structural racism. Doctors Paid Millions to Shill for Big Pharma  How the pharmaceutical industry bribes medical professionals. Fukushima is already harming our children by Harvey Wasserman.  Thyroid abnormalities have now been confirmed among tens of thousands of  children downwind from Fukushima. They are the first clear sign of an unfolding  radioactive tragedy that demands this industry be buried forever Resource Curse: Why the Economic Boom That Fracking Promises Will Be a Bust  For Most People (Hard Times, USA)Evidence suggests that counties where drilling  occurs will be in worse shape economically down the road. 1 Day Late on Rent Can Land You in Jail?  A Shockingly Draconian Renters Law (Hard Times USA) How Arkansas's landlord-tenant law criminalizes the poor. Prison Nation: A Young Black Man With No Diploma Is More Likely to Be in Jail  Than Find a Job  The shocking statistic comes in a New York Times article shedding new light on  an old topic: how prison keeps people in poverty US: A Nation of Inmates? Tar Sands Resistance Escalates in Massachusetts. Using tools from the occupied  plazas and parks of 2011, activists are organizing horizontally and building a truly inclusive  environmental movement. More Marijuana Arrests in US Than Apprehensions for Violence in 2011: A National Disgrace WAR: Taliban, US colluding on bombings to create 'need' for foreign troops to stay beyond 2014 Rationalizing Drone Attacks Hits New Low by Matt Taibbi   "It's been amazing, watching the histrionics and mental gymnastics some  people have resorted to in their efforts to defend this infamous drone program.  Extralegal murder is not an easy thing to manufacture consent around,  and the signs of strain in the press have been pretty clear all around." Norman Solomon:  Congress, End Endless War and Stop Becoming "the Evil That We Deplore" The Power Of Propaganda 99% of Americans Consider Iranian Nukes a Threat By Haviv Rettig Gur The Gallup poll found that 99 percent of Americans  believe the Islamic Republic's nuclear program is a threat "to the vital  interests of the United States in the next 10 years," with 83% saying it  was a "critical threat" 'Building momentum for regime change': Rumsfeld's Secret Memos  By Michael Isikoff Declassified documents show that Bush administration officials wanted  Saddam Hussein out of Iraq and were ready to start a war in order to achieve it. POLITICAL: Sandra Day O'Connor Said to Regret Bush v. Gore Decision by Terry Gross To know Justice O'Connor...is to know that the word regret never passes her lips... Did she regret her vote in Bush v. Gore?...The war in Iraq. The war on terror.  John Ashcroft as attorney general. The Terri Schiavo case. All of these things filled  Justice O'Connor with revulsion and you can be sure that her vote in Bush v. Gore  weighs on her mind. Now, regret it? Saying she regret it? No. Did she regret it? You bet." Shocking New Evidence Reveals Depths of 'Treason' and 'Treachery' of Watergate  and Iran-Contra New evidence continues to accumulate showing how Official Washington  got key elements of two major presidential scandals of the Nixon and Reagan  administrations wrong. Ralph Nader | Why Are Democrats So Defeatist?  Nader writes: "Their failure to dislodge Speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor  assures that President Obama and congressional Democrats will get very little done for the next two years." Are Big Banks a Bunch of Organized Criminal Conspiracies? The record of deceit and deception that has surfaced in just the past two months points to yes. Our Current Economic Mess, Explained With Headlines Why Wall Street Soars as Main Street Suffers.  "The stock market is basically back to where it was in 2000, while corporate earnings  have doubled since then. Yet the real median wage is now 8 percent below what it  was in 2000, and unemployment remains sky-high." Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else.  "We’re collecting nothing from the big banks; instead we’re demanding sacrifice  from the elderly, the disabled, the poor, the young, the middle class - pretty much  everybody, in fact, who isn’t "too big to fail." ECONOMIC: 5 Ways Privatization Is Poisoning America by Paul Buchheit, AlterNet We all live better lives when the common good is not for sale Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and Government Expansion of the Security Surveillance State  on the US Borderland. Exactly what is the United States spending billions of dollars in  government, law enforcement, military and expansion of private sector contracting to protect  the nation from? It begs the question: Is this is an excessive national security state  Borderland buildup in search of a factual justification for its exponential growth? 10 Worst People on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List Oligarchs and monopolists and thugs, oh my! SURVEILLANCE/FRINGE POSSIBILITIES: Heliofant I, Pet Goat II Breakdown Uncovers Sandy Hook, Iran War,  Economic Collapse,Obamacare and 9/11 BREAKING NEWS "The Downfall of the Vatican The Queen & The System" QUEEN ELIZABETH AND POPE FOUND GUILTY BY THE WORLD COURT ARE NOW A FELON CIA and FBI Had Planned to Assassinate Hugo Chávez Operation Northwoods. Government documents released through the Freedom of Information Act  show that the top Pentagon generals once approved plans to foment terrorism in major U.S.   cities and even kill innocent civilians CRIMINAL FOUNDATIONS:  The Myth of Humanitarian Organizations. A New Film by Dr.Leonard Horowitz ‘Anonymous’ Forces 40+ Child Pornography Sites Offline.  Anonymous has turned its attentions from corporations to pedophiles with the news  that the hacktivist group has taken down multiple child pornography sites, including  one of the largest known, with account details of its 1589 users being posted online as evidence. Wave of ‘Ag-Gag’ Laws Aimed at Criminalizing Whistle blowers and Keeping Consumers in the Dark  Obama Regime Claiming The Authority To Assassinate US Citizens  On US Soil Without Charges Or Trial? HUMOR/WEIRD STUFF: School textbook defines ‘hippies’ as followers of rock stars who may have worshiped Satan Anti-Gay Cardinal Lives Above Europe's Biggest Gay Sauna The papal conclave is not the only news out of Italy involving men closely gathered in a room. The 10 Craziest Ways People Have Tried to Get High Licking toads?  Drinking reindeer urine? Teenage desperation knows no bounds