On August 21, Iran will bring the nation’s first nuclear power reactor online when it loads a shipment of nuclear fuel into the core of the Bushehr nuclear plant.
The headlines this morning are grim. John Bolton, a former US envoy to the UN, warned this week thatIsrael has “eight days” to launch a military strike against Iran. To wait any longer would be “too late for Israel to launch a military strike against the facility because any attack would spread radiation and affect Iranian civilians.”
Absent an Israeli strike, Bolton said, “Iran will achieve something that no other opponent of Israel, no other enemy of the United States in theMiddle Eastreally has and that is a functioning nuclear reactor.”
The fact that this particular Iranian nuclear facility was built with Russia’s help is only escalating tensions in the Middle East and in Washington this week.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with more than a dozen top defense-industry executives last week to deliver a message: Start delivering cost savings, or the government will do it for you.
The meeting raised the stakes for a sweeping initiative launched by Mr. Gates this earlier this summer to trim the fat from the $700 billion U.S. military budget. Mr. Gates aims to realize savings of $100 billion over the next five years, freeing up money to ensure troops overseas are properly equipped and supported even as military budgets flatten.
Associated PressLockheed Martin unveiled its Joint Strike Fighter on July 7 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The moves come amid continued concern about the federal budget deficit, especially as fall political campaigns approach. Some lawmakers, such as Reps. Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat and Ron Paul, the Texas Republican, have called for shrinking the military budget. After entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security, the military is the next biggest source of government spending.
People Begin Living without Electricity and water in California
I couldn’t find statistics for local utility shut offs in my area, but I knew we would start to see more and more of this.
Houses everywhere are going vacant. People don’t say goodbye, they don’t leave a number, they just disappear. With their disappearance we add another vacant house to the street. But families living in housing without utilities is a new sight for me to behold. I spoke recently with a rep from So Cal Edison who, full time contacts residence who have had their electricity turned off due to non payment. She has a negotiator sent in and they work on a reduced payment. It’s amazing to me, that now, it is becoming acceptable in California to camp out in your home.
People are losing their homes, losing their cars and losing their dignity. How are we going to afford kids clothes and school supplies for the coming year? How can we expect families to pay for all these additional costs when the economy is in the shape it in. I ask myself this everyday.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/upwar…
Requests for help paying utility bills surge upward
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Light switches, furnaces and water faucets aren’t the typical gauges of economic health, but at Pikes Peak United Way’s 2-1-1 call center, they tell a tale of people who continue to struggle to pay their bills in a weak economy.
According to a report released Monday by the 2-1-1 Information and Referral Hotline, requests for utility bill assistance in the fiscal year ending June 30 jumped 20 percent from the previous year, outstripping requests for help with food and rent.
“That’s by far the biggest spike in looking at data year-to-year,” said 2-1-1 Center Manager Jessica Johnson-Simmons. “I would guess it would have something to do with recent utility hikes that have gone into effect, but it’s also a case of clients just getting too overwhelmed with their…
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I feel horrible; I know my kids must feel horrible,” said Maria Schultheis, who lives in the house with her husband and twin teenage sons. “I’m humiliated because I never had to live like this.”
The town water department shut off the Schultheises’ water about a month ago after the family fell behind on payments on a $1,700 overdue bill. John Schultheis — a computer programmer who has been out of work for three years — watched in disbelief as town workers turned off the water valve near the curb of his three-bedroom bungalow in a quiet middle-class neighborhood in the Lake Hiawatha section of Parsippany.
As the recession continues,utility companiessay a growing number of New Jerseyans are falling behind on their electric, gas and water bills. For many, a flood of emergency funding in state andfederal aidprograms — coupled with a state-imposed moratorium on utility shut-offs during the winter months — has helped keep the lights on and the water flowing over the last few months.
But, with much of the state money gone and the winter moratorium ended, utility officials say more and more families like the Schultheises may be losing their electricity, gas or water service in the coming months.
“I do expect shut-off activity to increase the second part of the year,” said Victor Viscomi,PSE&G‘s director of billing and revenue operations. “Some of the emergency-payment assistance money is drying up.”
PSE&G, the state’s largest utility, has seen a 10 percent increase in families behind on their payments, compared with this time last year, Viscomi said. Many of those are households that had never had a late payment until now.
As always I remind readers that this has been going on for quite some time under Presidents of BOTH parties… ~jude
So . . . you think you know quite a bit about Obama and his band of thieves.
You don’t know anything yet. Read on all of this as it all comes together in the last part…….. a must read.
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This is an interesting story put together from various articles and TV shows by the British Times paper. It shows what Obama and his friends are really all about. It’s not hope and change, it is money.
I warn you, the first part is a little boring, but stick with it. The
second part connects all the dots for you (it will open your eyes). The end explains how Obama and all his cronies will end up as
multi-billionaires. (It’s definitely worth the read. You will not be disappointed).
The Restore America Plan is a bold achievable strategy for behind-the-scenes peaceful reconstruction of the de jure institutions of government without controversy, violence or civil war. After consultation with high ranking members of the United States armed forces, the Plan is in the process of assembling the Guardians of the Free Republics and reinhabiting the De jure Grand Juries to:
Executive Summary – This is our writing. At times we get given information by People that are in Restore America Plan at various levels. This is based on our analysis solely.
First an Unverified History of RAP Roots? – This was taken from a post on a forum.
“Hey, the military approached Tom Schultz to reign in Obama with a plan in hand. The plan was based on a War College scenario a Lt Colonel created.
Some members of the Supreme Court validated the Plan and supported it as the one way to reoccupy the vacated seats of the Republic.
The elders went out and rallied the initial grand juries and got the documents filed with the Governors in record time.
Once the initial word came out it went viral around the world. This slowed all concerned so they could endure as they took the USA corporate system of funding down, it would not in-turn collapse the other economies.”
(My insertion) – At some point Sam Kennedy broker from Tim Turner taking numerous Grand Jury members with him and this caused delay while the grand jury members were replaced and trained. This has been done and they are seated now as I am told.
“Ongoing investigations were completed a few weeks back and the World Court and International settlements foundation issued their orders.
Finally a few weeks ago the right actors were assembled to meet and develop lawful orders for the military. The military was OBE with the Gulf situation and now have formulated plans to move forward with their portion of the plan. Execution of orders issued by the recognized constitutional government.
Pretty amazing stuff really, when you consider it will be accomplished peacefully and lawfully. You got to love them founders for including a reset button in the Declaration of Independence. Tom Jefferson you’re the man.”
