While trying to fix the embed code (unsuccessfully) for the video of Keith Olbermann's Countdown of Aug. 08, 2007 (Hundreds of Thousands of Weapons Lost in Iraq!),  I had come across the following article... one that would probably explain what happened to many of those "lost" weapons:

Steep Price Paid by Those Who Blew Whistle on Iraq Fraud

 I must say that I was shocked in reading this article... Is there no justice for those who fight corruption within the government?  Must their entire lives be destroyed in the process?  If this is how it's going to be then there is little hope for a truly positive outcome. 

Related:

US ‘loses’ 190,000 weapons in Iraq

[excerpt from the above article]:

"THE US Government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, says the Government Accountability Office.

According to its July 31 report, the military “cannot fully account for about 110,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 80,000 pistols, 135,000 items of body armour and 115,000 helmets reported as issued to Iraqi forces”.

The weapons disappeared from records between June 2004 and September 2005, as the military struggled to rebuild the disbanded Iraqi forces from scratch amid increasing attacks from Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.

US commanders often accuse foreign powers such as Iran of supplying arms to illegal militias fighting in Iraq, but the report shows they cannot fully account for the hundreds thousands of weapons they brought in themselves. "

When thousands of arms are being sold on the black market by our contractors in Iraq how are we to believe that there was merely a clerical error?

-CP

The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent. All over the internet, intelligent people who care about freedom are speaking out against this extremely dangerous law: Philip Giraldi at the Huffington Post, Declan McCullagh at CNET's News.com, Kathryn Smith at OpEdNews.com, and of course Alex Jones at PrisonPlanet.com

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in America. If it passes, all the information sources you know and trust could be shut down and their authors imprisoned. NewsTarget could be taken offline and I could be arrested as a "terrorist." Jeff Rense at www.Rense.com could be labeled a "terrorist" and arrested. Byron Richards, Len Horowitz, Paul Craig Roberts, Greg Palast, Ron Paul and even Al Gore could all be arrested, silenced and incarcerated. This is not an exaggeration. It is a literal reading of the law, which you can check yourself here: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc110/h1955_rfs.xml

This is happening, folks. You're LIVING through an amazing chapter of history right now. You're actually witnessing the downfall of a free nation and the rise of a superpower fascist state. You're actually part of it.

When it's all over, will you look back and realize you did nothing? Or will you now take a stand against tyranny and oppose these dangerous laws and lawmakers who threaten the Constitutional freedoms of you and your children?

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This means that Videosift would have to remove the Politics channel and discussions regarding politics, government entities, etc. would be forbidden topics.  The Sift would be a purely entertainment site as will the others... by the way.. this would possibly make YouTube illegal or it would be used to locate political dissenters so they would know who to imprison for using the right to free speech.

The First Amendment clearly states:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

For Congress to push this bill is a clear act of High Treason against the Constitution and the people of the United States of America!!!!  This is something a Fascist dictator would decree.  The current administration is quickly moving us to a police state and is declaring war against the people of America.  This is an extreme outrage, we need our troops back on the homefront NOW to protect us against this domestic enemy that is controlling our government."

If this gets passed as law, I will be forced to close my accounts and be completely silenced.  Some of you may like this thought.  Just remember that removal of this basic right to all of us will mean that we'll all have to be silenced eventually.

You will see some of your friends imprisoned.  Your family members may become suspect and possibly imprisoned as well.  Is this the America you know and love?  If it is, then you can pat yourself on the back and maybe you will have a place as an informant for the new fascist regime.    - CP

NPR.org, December 12, 2007 · The Federal Reserve and other central banks are collaborating to better manage the global credit crunch.

The Fed (Federal Reserve - the Central - Central Bank) announced in a statement Wednesday plans to offer $40 billion in emergency funds to banks next week through an auction process.

The temporary auction facility will make funds available to banks as well as set up lines of credit with the European Central Bank and the Swiss Central Bank that could be used for additional resources.

Under the plan commercial banks would be able to bid at auction for funds. The money would be intended to help cash-strapped banks raise money needed to keep making loans to businesses and consumers.... click Image below for full story:

"What are the banks using as payment for an auction for gaining extra credit to be handed out as if it were currency?!?!  My guess is gold or something else (not sure, they didn't cover this item in the article) -  This would be one more way for the International bankers to remove real money from our system - Remember those Silver dollars that our currency used to state it would pay to the bearer on demand for dollars backed by the National Treasury? - Yes, the Fed removed them from circulation

- this is why currency is not "backed by Silver and Gold" anymore and why you don't see that guarantee that was printed on the currency which ended in 1964 (The same year that JFK was assassinated shortly after he vowed to end the Federal Reserve system and return to the gold standard), they removed it from us and the banks are not to pay to the bearer on demand as before... this would point out the flaws of fractional reserve banking (the issuing of money created out of nothing) and the fact that the banks tend to lend out vast sums of more credit than they have in an attempt to make a generous profit.

So... who's getting all this gold and silver?  Whoever is controlling the economy... The owners of the private Federal Reserve Bank."  - CP

-- Coming soon: Blog on the history of US Currency.

White House Press Secretary Had no knowledge of the Cuban Missle Crisis that occurred under the JFK administration or the Bay of Pigs Invasion

This is basic US History 102 material (required class). Anyone in a political position should know about high profile historical moments such as this at least.

Dana Perino - Is she really qualified to serve in the White House in such a public position?  NeoCons say yes, she's hot enough to pull it off.

An Icelandic teen claims he was questioned by police after dialing an apparently private White House number and posing as Iceland's president. (ABCNEWS)

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The Tazer is going Wireless:

This is one way that I'll be maintaining a list of important web and vid links to important Check and Balance information regarding maintaining integrity, cohesion, branch oversight and analysis of events and actions taken by the three main branches of American Government.  Also included in the chronicles may be unofficial checks and balances against the 4th Branch of governent as well.

 Ron Paul just recently introduced the America Freedom Agenda Act to the House of Representatives listed as HR 3835 : America Freedom Agenda Act of 2007

Related articles:

Article by Naomi Wolf in the Huffington Post on this proposal
Article at Dailypaul.com