In order to be fair and optimist about our President and his crew I like to bring out a few shining things Obama is doing.

President Barack Obama appointed Melanne Verveer as Ambassador-at-Large for a newly created office of Global Women’s Issues. “The President’s decision to create a position of Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues is unprecedented, and reflects the elevated importance of these issues to the President and his entire Administration. In her capacity as director of the Department of State’s new office on Global Women’s Issues, Ambassador Verveer coordinates foreign policy issues and activities relating to the political, economic and social advancement of women around the world.”

Her bio says among other things she is a member of the Council of Foreign Relation. That kind of raises my eye-brow since I see and hear so many negative things about this unofficial official Council. I know Obama has deep love and respect for his mom and grandma and that is a very positive trait to have. This office is partnering with the Democratic Republic? of Congo against gender-based violence.

Here’s Hillary’s 2003 speech in the CFR, asking us to return to American Internationalism.  Wonder whether it is a softer version of empire spreading the seduction for the American way of  life? See videos on farmers on the fringe & the battle for world economy

Obama appoints six women in Cabinet more than any incoming US President. That is something to appreciate.

I like to add that I love Obama and all those who support him. Disagreement with some of his policies is not hate.

The news of Obama winning the ‘Peace Prize’ was quite incredible and amusing.

Obama said “I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations,”  in the White House Rose Garden. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Obama for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” citing his fledgling push for nuclear disarmament and his outreach to the Muslim world.”

“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha

What happens when the American leadership is misinformed and misguided by our own Intelligence, banksters, think tanks, Corporate lobbyists, media and by the leader’s own egoic weaknesses and popular ambition? I read somewhere most political leaders suffer from deep insecurity except a rare few. Isn’t it an irony we crave our leaders to make us secure.

Here is a fairly cautious and reasoned opinion from a veteran politician Ron Paul on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize

Here’s how Time Magazine captures Obama’s Diplomatic Efforts in the first eight months of his office.

US drone attacks continues in Pakistan & Obama authorizes continuation

Should we citizens continue to be paralyzed and confused by the Power of Nightmare (BBC clips on fictitious Al-Quida & made by USA Taliban)

US Government goes to youtube to involve and engage citizens and make government more responsible & transparent via CITIZENTUBE

See the preview of PBS Frontline Obama’s War, Oct 13, 2009

Obama sanctioned 21,000 troops for Afganistan, and another 13,000 support staff makes the number 34,000 today. [CBS News] If you care to read more on what Obama’s strategy and new direction for Afganistan is, visit Huffingtonpost.

Our presidents are just as honest and gullible as ‘we the people’ and bound by the same corrupted system as we all are or may be to a greater degree than the rest of us. I wonder how much Our Presidents use the words ‘peace’ and ‘non-violence’ in their speeches.There are some genuine small efforts going on for peace by Dennis Kucinich and Teach Peace Foundation

With mindful awareness war and violence becomes simply obsolete as a strategy for securing long term peace, security and prosperity for all citizens. Peace studies and teaching peace and non-violence must be a crucial component of high school and college education.

I wonder whether anyone cared enough to nominate the Brave women of Liberia for the Nobel Peace Prize?

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The first page of biweekly India Bulletin Aug 15. 2009 shows a picture of elementary kids in Mumbai with face masks on as swine Flu (H1N1) death toll in India rises to 17. In Mumbai, the financial hub of India, schools and colleges were closed for a week. The report says India has an ample stockpile of Tamiflu and expects to have a 30 million more capsules within weeks.

In the post 9-11 era in my own daughter’s school I had seen hyper vigilance being practised with regular fire drills and lock-ins. Children are being taught how to avoid all kinds of flu, go under table or chair or stand against the wall in the event some deranged kid or person starts shooting. I am no psychologist but to me this is nothing less than a form of child and adult human attitude and behavior conditioning based on very little fact and lot of speculation and fear mongering that are spread through mass media, national and global institutions alike.

See what Ron Paul has to say on repeat of Swine Flu scare and Homeland Security’s involvement this time around. An Investigative journalist inquires whether Swine Flu is Man-made?

An old 60 minutes Report done in 1976 talks about Swine Flu scare and neurological damges caused by the vaccine. This time around drugmaker Baxter files a patent for swine-flu vaccine a year ahead of he outbreak and gets the exclusive right from current administration.

As reported in Global Research on July 19, 2009 “The US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, has just signed a decree granting vaccine makers total legal immunity from any lawsuits that result from any new “Swine Flu” vaccine”. ” the major pharmaceutical company, Baxter, filed for a patent for H1N1 vaccine: Baxter Vaccine Patent Application US 2009/0060950 A1.

Obama declares Swine Flu a National Emergency on October 24.  First daughters are not getting the swine flu shot, despite CDC recommendation.

Some drug companies are positioned to make a lot of profit out of this false pandemic. Filmed at the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccinations (sponsored by the Nat’l Vaccine Information Center) in October, 2009, listen to what these health professionals have to say!

Here is a post that gives you a link about what we can do about mandatory flu-swine-flu vaccination. LA Times actually reported Swine flu being milder and less deadly than normal cold or seasonal flu. And the vaccine appears to be potentially more deadly than the disease.

Here is more question and answer on Swine-flu at the professional social network LinkedIn

Codex Alimentarius (food code) may prevent access to natural cures, supplements, herbs and vitamins.

The best protection is not to watch TV or read news that makes you sick! I am going to meditate on health and count my blessings.

There are some videos about Obama having born in Kenya and not in Hawaii. That is perhaps not a source of great human concern, but the motivations of some of the  financial backers (e.g., George Soros, Goldman Sachs et al) behind his election may not be so.

See how Obama responds when asked about his membership in CFR? A little history of the CFR!

No wonder why our foreign policy and media keeps going so much against the true spirit and constitution of America.

A New Book “The Best Way To Rob a Bank Is To Own One” and a Bill Moyer interview. No real change in economic policy from Bush to Obama.

I am still not fluent with WordPress. Wanted to include a few things in my blog as  our nation is getting ready to inaugurate our 44th president Barack Obama in the oval office. This is surely a historic moment not only here in the US but worldwide and we are lucky to be part of it.

People’s Choice 2008: Interviews on Obama’s character and political skills

Here is a good overview from PBS Frontline on the sequence of important events that shaped Obama’s life. The episode is titled: DREAMS OF OBAMA

Some reflections from Obama’s contemporaries on how he got to be the Editor of Harvard Law Review and how he conducted it even handedly.

There is a discussion forum you may join.

• Our outgoing president George Bush skillfully ducks an unflattered reception from a young reporter in Iraq.

Welcome to my WordPress.com. This is my first post.

Frankly I have not been watching the election debates much this year. I’ve been registered as independent in past two elections. The two main parties and their candidates seem to have fallen into suicidal herd mentality. One remarkable exception seems to be the 72 year old Ron Paul, who is changing the conversation and direction of the election debate in a most engaging way.

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” - Abraham Lincoln

Ron Paul has integrity, wisdom and insight that is rare in politics. It is worth listening to Ron, even if you dislike most Libertarians or Republicans.

Ron Paul: A New Hope

Ron has attracted large following among youth, students, grassroot activists and online Wikipedia readers. He has been described as “the mouse that roared” as the Chinese zodiac year of Rat started on february 7th, 2008. He is not shy about questioning our key economic institution the FED and IRS

Thirty-five percent of all Americans currently identify themselves as independents. Roughly 22% of the electorate are registered as such. A new non-partisan grassroot group CUIP provides tactical and political support to local independent activists, organizations and political entities, and they may choose to support particular candidates. Its strategy is essentially a fusion strategy – it is based on the recognition that independent voters can “cross-endorse” a candidate whether or not state law allows candidates to run under more than one party designation. (Most states don’t.) It’s designed to develop independents beyond the major-party category of “swing voters” to becoming a third force capable of exercising political power.

Check out Ron Paul’s New Book: The Revolution: A Manifesto

The book talks about Money: The Forbidden Issue in American Politics (chapter 7)

(To see what Dennis Kucinich has to say on Ron Paul please Visit my Source blog)

• Some Differences between Ron Paul and Obama

• Ron Paul on Change of Obama

• Dennis Kucinich on criminal bailout of wall street speculators

• What’s Obama upto? With his new Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel
  

Here’s Emanuel’s Book and his plan for the Democrats

Another source for good articles you may want to check is in DissidentVoice

It is worth mentioning Jesse Ventura and his New Book ‘Dont Start the Revolution without me’

& a brave mother Cindy Sheehan’s  Myth America

BTW I voted for Obama and hosted a fun Obaba Omama Party in our home to celebrate the victory of the people. I am just intrigued by the strange political connections that forge in the name of expediency and try to remain vigilant… as unwholesome seeds still remain in our collective consciousness and deeply ingrained within our top-down hierarchy and behind-the-scene political, economic and social institutional processes.

I am encouraged to see Open Government initiative from our new President’s transition team. Public servants cannot accomplish the bold changes we need now peacefully without grassroot Citizen support across party lines.

“Perhaps we can begin the work of healing, reconciliation, and peacemaking. Perhaps we can restore a kinship that was once burned down by misconceptions. Perhaps we can unmask the heart that already knows we of one and of each other. These are the seeds to pass onto the next generation.” – Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Executive Director. Newsletter from Buddhist peace Fellowship 10/6/08

Check out Mindful Politics : A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place

by Melvin Mcleod, Editor in chief of Shambhala Sun & Buddhadharma magazine

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