Bill in Congress to legalize CHEMTRAILS !! ------------------------->>

("They"'ll stop at NOthing until "they" destroy EVERYthing ! This "bill" simply legitimizes

CHEMtrails once and for all ! Just WATCH ! ...

Now that this bill has passed, "they"'ll start acknowledging Chemtrails existence, whereas before now, "Mum" was the word ! Not only will "they" acknowledge them, "they" will EXTOL them as marvelous "tools" of weather modification technology ! Just WATCH !)

~ Let the GOD Chimes Toll ... Let the GOD Times Roll ~

http://www.theorator.com/bills109/s517.html

109th CONGRESS
1st Session S. 517

To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2005 Mrs. HUTCHISON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation


A BILL To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated national weather modification policy and a national cooperative Federal and State program of weather modification research and development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:

(1) BOARD- The term `Board´ means the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.

(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- The term `Executive Director´ means the Executive Director of the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.

(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- The term `research and development´ means theoretical analysis, exploration, experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings and theories of scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimental and demonstration purposes, including the experimental production and testing of models, devices, equipment, materials, and processes.

(4) WEATHER MODIFICATION- The term `weather modification´ means changing or controlling, or attempting to change or control, by artificial methods the natural development of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms which occur in the troposphere.

SEC. 4. WEATHER MODIFICATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH BOARD ESTABLISHED.

(a) IN GENERAL- There is established in the Department of Commerce the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.

(b) MEMBERSHIP-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Board shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, of whom--
(A) at least 1 shall be a representative of the American Meteorological Society;
(B) at least 1 shall be a representative of the American Society of Civil Engineers;
(C) at least 1 shall be a representative of the National Academy of Sciences;
(D) at least 1 shall be a representative of the National Center for Atmospheric Research of the National Science Foundation;
(E) at least 2 shall be representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce;
(F) at least 1 shall be a representative of institutions of higher education or research institutes; and
(G) at least 1 shall be a representative of a State that is currently supporting operational weather modification projects.
(2) TENURE- A member of the Board serves at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.

(3) VACANCIES- Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES- The Board may establish advisory committees to advise the Board and to make recommendations to the Board concerning legislation, policies, administration, research, and other matters.
(c) INITIAL MEETING- Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold its first meeting.
(d) MEETINGS- The Board shall meet at the call of the Chair.
(e) QUORUM- A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.

(f) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR- The Board shall select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
(a) PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- In order to assist in expanding the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather modification, the Board shall promote and fund research and development, studies, and investigations with respect to--
(1) improved forecast and decision-making technologies for weather modification operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and
(2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather modification, both purposeful (including cloud-seeding operations) and inadvertent
(including downwind effects and anthropogenic effects).

(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- Unless the use of the money is restricted or subject to any limitations provided by law, the Board shall use amounts in the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund--
(1) to pay its expenses in the administration of this Act, and
(2) to provide for research and development with respect to weather modifications by grants to, or contracts or cooperative arrangements, with public or private agencies.
(c) REPORT- The Board shall submit to the Secretary biennially a report on its findings and research results. SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE BOARD.
(a) STUDIES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND HEARINGS- The Board may make any studies or investigations, obtain any information, and hold any hearings necessary or proper to administer or enforce this Act or any rules or orders issued under this Act.
(b) PERSONNEL- The Board may employ, as provided for in appropriations Acts, an Executive Director and other support staff necessary to perform duties and functions under this Act.
(c) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES- The Board may cooperate with public or private agencies to promote the purposes of this Act.
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS- The Board may enter into cooperative agreements with the head of any department or agency of the United States, an appropriate official of any State or political subdivision of a State, or an appropriate official of any private or public agency or organization for conducting weather modification activities or cloud-seeding operations.
(e) CONDUCT AND CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- The Executive Director, with the approval of the Board, may conduct and may contract for research and development activities relating to the purposes of this section. SEC. 7. COOPERATION WITH THE WEATHER MODIFICATION OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH BOARD. The heads of the departments and agencies of the United States and the heads of any other public or private agencies and institutions that receive research funds from the United States shall, to the extent possible, give full support and cooperation to the Board and to initiate independent research and development programs that address weather modifications. SEC. 8. FUNDING.
(a) IN GENERAL- There is established within the Treasury of the United States the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund, which shall consist of amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) or received by the Board under subsection (c).
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2014. Any sums appropriated under this subsection shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.
(c) GIFTS- The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2005. END


Informant: ranger116

http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20050729_repacholi.asp


Informant: Avoiding Ridicule



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Repacholi

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1426521.htm


Informant: Avoiding Ridicule

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/911TruthAction/message/13807


Informant: Deborah Reid

Grundrechte in Gefahr
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860572/

US-Regierung blockiert die gerichtlich angeordnete Herausgabe weiterer Abu Ghraib-Bilder
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859538/

"Eine unsicher vorgetragene Rechtfertigung für etwas, das keine Rechtfertigung verdient"
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/853547/

War on Terror
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856499/

Hungersnöte durch Klimawandel
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856502/

Höllenglut im Urlaubsparadies
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856509/

Munition aus abgereichertem Uran verseucht Böden in Krisengebieten
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/855012/

US-Klimaforscher unter politischem Druck
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/850364/

World Vision verlangt Friedensförderung statt Waffen
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/847770/

Der Irak hat den Terrorismus gestärkt
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/845207/

CDU will zurück ins Atomzeitalter
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/841816/

FDP will Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz abschaffen
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/841814/

Resistente Bakterien vom Bauernhof
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/841811/

Dramatische Zunahme umweltbedingter Erkrankungen
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/832237/

Klimaforscher: Es wird noch viel wärmer
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/827217/

Der Ozean wird saurer
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/827223/

Asiatischer Dämpfer für grüne Gentechnologen
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/827892/

Politiker fordern mehr Überwachung zur Verhinderung von Terror
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/830119/

Politik und Medien gehen dem Terror wieder einmal in die Falle
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/827883/

CDU auf dem Weg zurück ins Atomzeitalter
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/830265/

Genetischer Fingerabdruck soll per Gesetz ermittelt und gespeichert werden
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/830268/

Brandenburger Standortregister für Genfelder enthält falsche Angaben
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/830273/

E-Pässe kommen ab November: Schily setzt sich trotz massiver Bedenken durch
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/825403/

Europäisches Patentamt lässt Menschenzüchtung zu
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/822700/

Islands Walfangschiffe starten in die neue Jagdsaison
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/822692/

Im Namen des Geldes
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/820126/

REACH: Umwelt- und Verbraucherschützer sehen Großangriff auf EU-Chemikalienreform
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/817519/

Wasserprivatisierung in Entwicklungsländern
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/815853/

Regionalwährungen ergänzen den Euro
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/813353/

Mitschuldig an der Vergiftung von Mensch und Umwelt
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/815070/

Dicke Luft: Eine heiße Zukunft steht uns bevor
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/812736/

Huaorani-Frauen blockieren Ölstraße in Ecuador und bitten um Hilfe
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/802930/

MONDEX: Jeder soll markiert werden
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/793091/

Hochleistungsschwachsinn
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/794654/

"REACH": Neue EU-Chemikalienpolitik genügt Verbraucherschützern nicht
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/792285/

To bring the controversial nature of mast/phone emissions more firmly into the public eye - we could do with a platform that has the potential of involving the masses.

Brian Haw, the anti-war protestor has held a 24 hour vigil outside Parliament for four years. The new laws to restrict protest will NOT apply to him because he has been there for a long time - and most importantly BEFORE tomorrow - lst August when the laws come into force.

Anyone who starts a continuous demonstration TODAY can lawfully hold their non-stop protest in Parliament Square. This means that someone would always have to be present to hold placards, etc. (If this demo. is done in the name of a group, I presume that people would be able to come and go to provide the necessary "cover"- but that the chosen site must never be devoid of somebody.) The Laws that come into force on Monday, lst August, make it an offence to demonstrate in a designated area if "when the demonstration starts", the police have not given authorisation. (Mr. Haw argued in the High Court that the law did not apply to him because it was not in force when his demonstration started.) The Government was refused permission to appeal. (Page 10, Daily Telegraph, July 30th)

Obviously, because of our Charity status, Mast Sanity's name could not be used - but there just might be one or two reasonable people who would hope to gain some publicity and even expose the bullying nature of the Operators and the indifference of the government to the justifiable health concerns of the general public and would be willing to start the whole thing going.

Naturally, there is concern for Londoners since the bombings, and one's own safety has to be taken into account, so it would be understandable if no-one is keen to go!! I would be there myself, but we live on the South Coast and it's just too difficult right now.

Placards could be made interesting, black balloons could be a possibility - and remember poppies for our fallen service men? Well, what about a flower that could have significance for all those who have become ill as a result of radiation..... Bet others have even better ideas!!! Let's hear them - but remember - tomorrow is too late.

Kind regards, Vivienne B.

Soziologe: Handys als Kontrollinstrumente

Professor Burkart beklagt "Verwahrlosung der Kommunikation"

Handys werden nach Ansicht eines Sozialwissenschaftlers häufig als Kontrollinstrument eingesetzt. "Es wird zwar akzeptiert, wenn jemand trotz Mobiltelefons nicht erreichbar ist - das ist dem anderen gegenüber aber begründungspflichtig", sagte der Lüneburger Universitäts-Professor Günter Burkart. Dies gelte vor allem bei Paaren, Eltern und Kindern oder bestimmten beruflichen Beziehungen.

30.07.2005

"Wer weiß, dass er erklären muss, warum er nicht erreichbar ist, der muss sich schon gut überlegen, ob er sein Handy in bestimmten Situationen abschaltet", sagte Burkart. "Das Handy hat inzwischen eine sehr starke Kontrollfunktion, die in Zukunft wahrscheinlich noch zunehmen wird."

Inzwischen könnten es sich im beruflichen Bereich fast nur noch Menschen in leitenden Positionen leisten, nicht immer erreichbar zu sein. "Sie können eine Art Filter vor ihre persönliche Erreichbarkeit setzen, haben zum Beispiel eine Sekretärin", sagte Burkart. Wer jedoch kein Handy besitzt, weil er etwa zu arm ist, der gelte als gesellschaftlicher Außenseiter. "Jugendliche zum Beispiel verabreden sich abends oft nicht mehr im Voraus, sondern spontan über die Mobiltelefone - wer eines hat, ist dabei, und die anderen halt nicht", sagte Burkart.

"Hemmungsloser und zu laut"

Generell sei seit der starken Verbreitung von Handys eine "Verwahrlosung der öffentlichen Kommunikation" zu beobachten, meinte der Sozialwissenschaftler. "Die Leute reden hemmungsloser in der Öffentlichkeit, sie reden zu laut, sie lassen ihre Klingeltöne oder Popsongs lauter und länger abspielen als nötig", kritisierte Burkart. "Am Handy konzentriert man sich auf den Gesprächspartner am anderen Telefonende und schirmt sich quasi ab, indem man die anderen Menschen ausblendet aus der momentanen Realität. Das führt dazu, dass man lauter spricht als nötig."

Mit Material von dpa

http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/9/0,3672,2344137,00.html

Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, accused Republican leaders of trading anything they had to get the votes they needed. "Once again, the floor of the House of Representatives resembled the set of 'Let's Make a Deal,' " Ms. Pelosi said Thursday.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/073005X.shtml

After possibly the most extensive testing ever on a voting system, California has rejected Diebold's flagship electronic voting machine because of printer jams and screen freezes, sending local elections officials scrambling for other means of voting.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/073005F.shtml

In Seattle, the public schools are hostile territory for the military, as parents shoo away recruiters and are pushing to bar them entirely. In the suburbs, though, the armed forces are welcomed for more than just visits. They're teaching some of the classes.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/073005A.shtml

Petition: Bitte mitmachen!

http://www.dataretentionisnosolution.com/index.php?lang=de



Telekommunikation: Internationale Petition gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung (01.08.05)

In dieser Woche startet eine internationale Petition gegen die Pläne einer europäischen Vorratsdatenspeicherung. Initiatoren sind die Bürgerrechtsgruppe European Digital Rights (EDRi) und der Internetserviceprovider "XS4ALL". Die Kritik: Eine Vorratsdatenspeicherung führe zur Überwachung von 450 Millionen Menschen alleine in der EU, ohne dass irgendein Vorwurf gegen sie vorläge. Der Vorschlag von Justizministern und EU-Kommission zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung bedeute demnach eine Verpflichtung von Telefongesellschaften und Internetprovidern, die Verbindungsdaten von Telefonaten, SMS, Internet- und E-Mailverkehr ihrer Kunden langfristig zu speichern.

Die ganze Nachricht im Internet:
http://www.ngo-online.de/ganze_nachricht.php?Nr=11530

Like administrations before it, the Bush White House is rewarding campaign fund-raisers with plum diplomatic posts. But is now the right time to risk alienating Europe? Plus, the two faces of John Roberts.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8730875/site/newsweek/


From Information Clearing House

Polls say most Americans believe the President lied to gain approval for the war in Iraq and also believe the majority of members of Congress are corrupt and don’t serve their constituents.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7123.shtml


From Information Clearing House

Ariz. Guard blogger punished:

An Arizona National Guardsmen who had been openly critical of the war in Iraq on his Web log, has been punished for violating operational security and for 11 counts of disobeying orders, according to Multinational Corps — Iraq.

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1003245.php


From Information Clearing House

We removed a cruel dictator and substituted a scene of carnage and anarchy.

http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article302023.ece


From Information Clearing House

Former President Jimmy Carter on Saturday said the detention of terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay Naval base was an embarrassment and had given extremists an excuse to attack the United States.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5178313,00.html


From Information Clearing House

A special auditor monitoring billions of dollars spent by the U.S. on Iraq's reconstruction found millions of dollars worth of fraud by American officials and companies.

http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=9319


From Information Clearing House

"Each man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind."

By Liaquat Ali Khan

Civilian fatalities in Muslim cities must be tolerated, we are told, because no war is clean in killing. But terrorists are different. They have no other intention but to terrorize our civilians and cities. Hence we are good and they are evil, the logic goes, because they have no moral claim to violence as we do.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9612.htm

Sunnis Demonstrate in Baghdad:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9611.htm

BBC video
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8582.htm


Informant: Hopedance

Sunday July 31st 2005, 6:38 pm

From Tower Sanity in Sydney Australia:

Concerned parents and citizens

Please find attached today’s online ABC News “Govt urged to ban mobile phone towers near schools” and motion/action item (that was slightly amended at the conference yesterday) that was presented and wonderfully debated for a good 30 minutes and supported almost unanimously.

Well done and thanks to St George Girls’ High school parent, Kim!

Regards

Anne

ABC News:

Govt urged to ban mobile phone towers near schools

The Parents and Citizens Federation of New South Wales (PCF) says mobile phone towers pose a possible threat to the health of school children and should be located at least 300 metres away from schools.

The PCF is holding its annual general meeting this weekend and wants the Federal Government to intervene on the issue.

PCF spokesman David Giblin says no new towers should be built near schools and existing ones should also be removed.

“What we’re trying to do with mobile phone towers is to avoid any potential harm to school students by the siting of those towers close to schools,” he said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1426425.htm

AND:

Motion to NSW Federation of P&C Associations 2005 annual conference

That Federation requests the NSW Department of Education and Training to:

1\ adopt a policy regarding the siting of mobile phone towers/mobile base stations/telecommunications facilities within school grounds and close to schools, and that policy is to:
a\ oppose the siting of such facilities within the school grounds;
b\ oppose the siting of such facilities within 300m of the school to ensure that the peak intensity of electromagnetic radiation does not fall anywhere on the school grounds;
c\ be advised to all schools;
d\ be publicised on the DET website.

2\ advise principals:
a\ to pass on information to the school community (teaching staff, administration staff, parents and carers of pupils, and school education director) when the principal is notified by a carrier of a proposal for a mobile phone tower/mobile base station/telecommunications facility within or close to the school.
b\ to expect that such letters of notification to principals will appear to be junk mail. Eg
i\ The letter will be in a plain envelope
ii\ The envelope may have the words “To the resident” and/or “Important Information: Proposed telecommunications facility in your local area”
iii\ The letter may be addressed “To the Householders”
c\ to not rely on carriers to adequately notify the school community (because they are under no obligation to do so)
d\ to be aware of and support the school community’s opinion when participating in the consultation process.

3\ create and publish an electronic database of schools close to (within 300m of) mobile phone towers/mobile base stations/telecommunications facilities.

Motion submitted by St George Girls High School P&C Association

http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/index.php?p=160

Jul 29 2005

By Rob Devey, Chester Chronicle

CAMPAIGNERS incensed by decisions to allow mobile phone masts near family homes have issued a call to arms.

Residents in Westminster Park and Vicars Cross have joined forces to demand a change in the law amid health fears.

They are calling on campaigners throughout Cheshire to join their new group and participate in a series of large-scale protest marches in Chester.

It is hoped the demonstrations will have a domino-effect, spreading nationwide.

The group, yet to be named, met on Wednesday and will also fight individual masts across the county.

Its call to arms comes after Hutchison 3G was granted permission on appeal to erect a mast on Wrexham Road, just 100m north of Ash Grove Farm Nursery.

Chester City Council had refused the scheme.

With their hands tied by the appeal inspector's decision, planners have now allowed a mast near Bunnies Nursery School on land at Chester Rugby Club on Hare Lane.

Livid locals in both areas say enough is enough and are fighting to overturn the decisions.

Chairman of the Westminster Park residents' group and father-of-three Malcolm Harle said: 'The only way to tackle the issue is to change the law so masts have to be, say, 350m from schools, residential areas and hospitals.

'We are trying to organise a demonstration in Chester for all groups throughout the whole of Cheshire.'

This week's meeting was attended by 26 residents, with others on holiday, and sub-committees were formed to co-ordinate the campaign.

The first protest is planned for early September.

Chester MP Christine Russell said she favoured a change in the law whereby local authorities decided on suitable locations for masts.

She said: 'Local authorities already identify sites for things like houses and open spaces so why not phone masts?

'The phone companies would then say how many masts they needed and ask where they could put them.

'If a mast is on Green Belt land to me that's preferable to a site that is upsetting a lot of people.'

Chester City Council planning officer Richard Gore said full planning applications were required for masts taller than 15m.

He said: 'Our criteria is the impact on the residential amenity which is quite subjective.

'Authorities have refused masts because of their proximity to homes before and sometimes it has been upheld.

'But the Government says we cannot refuse permission on health grounds because there is no hard evidence masts are harmful.'

29/07/2005

WAVERLEY Borough Council took a stand against the “relentless march of technology” on Wednesday by throwing out controversial plans for a mobile phone mast in Westland Farm, Shamley Green.

Faced with considerable local opposition and led by chairman, Cllr Richard Worby, (Ewhurst) members of the authority’s area planning sub-committee overturned officers’ recommendations to approve the Orange proposal and instead unanimously rejected it.

Cllr Worby accepted there was probably a case for infill masts where there was a total failure to receive a signal but he pointed out the Westland Farm mast would be for third generation or 3G mobile phone technology, which allows for video communication, music downloads and the like. “I do wonder whether we need to sacrifice the countryside so people can have some very silly toys – they are not necessary,” he said.

“I am dead against allowing this relentless march of technology, much of it pointless, to destroy all we hold dear.”

Orange had rejected claims that it had failed to adequately explore more suitable alternative sites for the mast, insisting it could not go along with suggestions that it could share a mast already approved at Rooks Hill in Bramley.

The phone company claimed that this mast would not link up with two other masts it had been planning in the area.

However, Wednesday’s meeting was told that permission for both of these masts had been turned down so there are no other masts for it to link up with.

Both Bramley and Wonersh Parish Councils are opposed to the Westland Farm mast and the borough council had received 79 letters of objection from local residents.

Bramley resident, Patrick Molyneux, addressed the meeting on behalf of the objectors with a hard-hitting attack on the plan, covering both the adverse environmental impact he argued the mast would have, and the perceived health fears.

“The mast triangulates three schools, over-towers ancient woodland, the Downs Link, Cranleigh Waters, the old Wey & Arun Canal and the east/west path between Bramley and Shamley,” he said.

Mr Molyneux pointed out that there are children (living in the local area) who would fall within the exclusion zone recommended by experts and mandated in both the USA and parts of Europe.

He explained that the mast could also threaten a roosting and feeding site for bats, which are a protected species.

“This is another piecemeal application with no attempt to create a coherent strategy for these parishes or explanation of how this fits within a strategy for the five 3G operators, let alone just Orange,” he concluded.

The lack of an overall mobile phone mast plan for the area is a regular complaint of councillors and was again raised during the debate.

One of the major causes of concern for people living close to mast is the perceived associated health risks associated with radiation emitted from the mast.

Although the Government has said these are non-existent, it does allow councils to refuse mast plans if people have a genuine fear.

Cllr David Inman (Chiddingfold & Dunsfold) told the meeting.
“The main worry with all these masts is are we going to find later on in life that they have damaged children?”

THE chief of mobile phone giant O2 has admitted his firm failed to consult Harlow residents properly over controversial plans to erect a mast near their homes.

Harlow MP Bill Rammell wrote to O2 chief executive Peter Erskine to ask why more people were not told about an application to site a 12.5m (41ft) mast in the grounds of the Territorial Army centre, in Old Harlow.

Residents in Bury Road, St John's Road and Old Road complained to Mr Rammell that neither they, TA centre users nor nearby Harlowbury Primary were properly informed of the application, which was refused by council officers in May.

Mr Rammell has since received a letter from Mr Erskine acknowledging 02's failure to consult was an "oversight" and not in line with the company's standard practices. He also said he has instructed the company to engage in sufficient consultation in the future.

Mr Erskine's comments came as O2 community liaison officer Jim Stevenson confirmed the company is likely to appeal against the planning refusal.

He said an appeal would only be lodged after a meeting with Mr Rammell and other phone companies in September to discuss how to improve the consultation process locally.

Mr Rammell said that although he was satisfied with Mr Erskine's response, the company should keep to its word if the appeal goes ahead.

"I am pleased that O2 have admitted that the consultation they undertook on this mast application was not in accordance with their own procedures," he said.

Paul Brooker, of Bury Road, told the Star that despite Mr Erskine's reassurances, he and other residents were discussing plans to form a group to oppose another application.

"The way they went about it last time was so discreet," he said. "People are not told about it so can't respond - it's how these things are passed through."

Neighbour Kylie Jones added: "Part of our objections were for health reasons. We want to nip this in the bud as soon as we can."

Unabhängige Forscher an Bord des Greenpeace-Schiffes Arctic Sunrise haben eine dramatische Entdeckung gemacht: Der Kangerdlugssuaq-Gletscher an der ostgrönländischen Küste hat seine Fließgeschwindigkeit innerhalb eines Jahrzehnts fast verdreifacht. Ein Vergleich mit Satellitenaufnahmen ergab für das Jahr 1996 eine Geschwindigkeit von fünf Kilometern im Jahr. Mittlerweile sind es fast 14 Kilometer - ein Anstieg, der deutlicher als erwartet auf eine Klimaerwärmung hinweist.

http://www.sonnenseite.com/fp/archiv/Akt-News/6678.php

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Als das Netz nach Grönland kam
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/1174798/

Seit der Aufhebung des EU-Moratoriums zur Agro-Gentechnik werden erstmals in Deutschland großflächig gentechnisch manipulierte Pflanzen (GMO) angebaut. Bürgerinitiative mobilisiert gegen die "Normalität" des Anbaus von gentechnisch manipulierten Pflanzen.

http://www.sonnenseite.com/fp/archiv/Akt-News/6650.php



Alternative Nobelpreisträger unterstützen Aktion "Gendreck weg"

Flankiert von internationaler Aufmerksamkeit und Zustimmung, bereitet die "Aktion Gendreck weg!" ihre erste Aktion "zivilen Ungehorsams" vor. Am 30. und 31. Juli will die Bürgerinitiative das gentechnisch veränderte Erntegut eines Maisfeldes in Hohenstein im Naturpark Märkische Schweiz (Brandenburg) zerstören, um der europaweiten Ablehnung der Agro-Gentechnik Ausdruck zu verleihen.

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Der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) hat in Briefen an die Parteivorsitzenden von CDU/CSU und SPD die Wahlprogramme ihrer Parteien scharf kritisiert. Vor allem das "Regierungsprogramm 2005 - 2009" der Union sei ein Plädoyer für weniger Natur- und Umweltschutz.

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Hintergrund für diese Entwicklungen ist die aktuelle rechtliche Situation: Zur Aussaat 2005 ist es in Deutschland erstmals möglich, gentechnisch veränderten Mais in größerem Maßstab anzubauen. Die Risiken für landwirtschaftliche Betriebe und VerbraucherInnen sind nicht absehbar und die gentechnisch veränderten, lebenden Organismen sind, wenn sie einmal in die Natur eingebracht wurden, nicht mehr rückholbar. Das und die Sicherung einer qualitätsbezogenen konventionellen und ökologischen Landwirtschaft waren die Argumente für die Antragsteller der REGIONEN AKTIV- Projekte in den sieben Modellregionen.

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Dass Unionspolitiker gern auf die Mehrwertsteuer setzen, überrascht wenig. Hat doch die Kohl-Regierung die Mehrwertsteuer gleich dreimal erhöht: 1983 von 13 auf 14 Prozent, 1993 auf 15 Prozent und noch 1998 auf 16 Prozent.

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The public may finally be getting an idea of just how damaging genetically modified (GM) foods can be.

That's because, thanks to a German court ruling, the biotech company Monsanto was ordered to publicly expose a controversial report about its Mon 863 variety of corn. (Mon 863 was genetically engineered to produce a form of a pesticide called bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), designed to attack a corn pest called the root worm.)

The data verified claims made by prominent scientists who found animals that ate the GM corn developed severe side effects in the blood, kidney and liver and that humans eating the corn might also be at risk.

Moreover, the nearly 1,200-page report on the corn exposed that European regulators accepted Monsanto's promises that their corn was safe, despite the unscientific and contradictory rationale that was used to dismiss significant problems. Among the problems discovered in rats that ate the corn:

* Kidney inflammation
* Liver and kidney lesions
* Increased blood sugar levels
* Reactions that mimic cancer, allergies, anemia and poor blood pressure

Scientists Speak Out

Two prominent scientists -- both uniquely qualified to assess the study -- spoke out about the findings regarding Mon 863. What did they have to say? Both scientists expressed alarm about the unsupported arguments that Monsanto and some European regulators used to force product approvals.

However, their prominent concern was the ways in which Monsanto "wrote-off" statistically significant effects.

Ditching Accepted Methods of Science

In the study, test rats ate Mon 863, while the control group ate non-GM corn from the same parent line. Considering the results were not entirely in Monsanto's favor, the company and their supporters in the European Food Safety Authority appeared to ditch the accepted methods of science to rationalize the findings and instead:

* Relied on just two observation times, which will not give data about the intervening periods; moreover, the short 90-day time period will miss chronic and reproductive problems, as well as problems in the next generation.

* Depended on analytical methods that are half a century old, and ignored powerful new methods including profiling techniques, DNA chips and proteomics.

* Reported bizarre weight measurements, suggesting possible problems with animal management or faulty data.

* Defended changes in kidney weights by comparing the values with a separate study, which used different corn genetics and a different lab.

All in all, Monsanto's research paper was confusing, conflicting and inadequately reported. It also neglected to disclose the nutritional composition of the feed (backed up by chemical analysis) and the methods used to measure changes in the animals.

Yet despite all of this, the European Food Standards Agency still recommended that Mon 863 be approved.

U.S. Support

And the United States government's support for biotech is no secret either; in fact, it is the official policy in several U.S. agencies to sponsor the industry, and some of them have attempted to push acceptance of GM crops in Europe.

Health Lies Exposed.com July 5, 2005 (Free Full-Text Article)
http://www.healthliesexposed.com/articles/article_2005_07_8_5457.shtml

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Deception is rampant when it comes to corporations that have something to do with your health. They seem to believe that lives are dispensable and it is OK to harm people so they can profit.

Everyone, even the CEOs of these corporations, know this is not right, yet this evil behavior persists. We are regularly exposed to this abrogation of ethics.

It is important for you to understand how these powerful corporations have morphed into organizations that don't give one squat about you, except for how much income they can extract from you.

This is true for nearly all of the drug companies, and it is certainly true for one of the most evil companies I can think of, Monsanto. Let's not forget, folks, these are the liars and deceivers that brought you NutraSweet (aspartame) and genetically engineered plants.

Most of you probably don't understand how ubiquitous GM foods are in the food chain. http://www.mercola.com/2005/apr/6/gm_foods.htm

The fact is that genetically modified foods are so prevalent in the United States that if you randomly pick an item off your grocery store's shelves, you have a 75 percent chance of picking a food with GM ingredients. This is because at least seven out of every 10 items have been genetically modified.

If you aren't convinced this is an issue, then do yourself a favor and find some free time to review the evidence (related links below).

If you are already convinced, then take some positive actions by following the list of four simple steps to decrease your consumption of GM foods as much as possible:

* Reduce or eliminate processed foods in your diet. The fact that 75 percent of processed foods contain GM ingredients is only one of the many reasons to stick to a whole foods diet.

* Read produce and food labels. Conventionally raised soybeans and corn make up the largest portion of genetically modified crops. Ingredients made from these foods include corn flour and meal, dextrin, starch, soy sauce, margarine, and tofu.

* Buy organic produce. By definition, food that is certified organic must be free from all GM organisms, produced without artificial pesticides and fertilizers and from an animal reared without the routine use of antibiotics, growth promoters or other drugs.

* Look at produce stickers. The PLU code on stickers for conventionally grown fruit consists of four numbers, organically grown fruit has five numbers prefaced by the number nine, and GM fruit has five numbers prefaced by the number eight.

To further guide you in understanding the problems associated with GM foods, I strongly recommend reading the incredible series Seeds of Doubt, written by staffers at the Sacramento Bee. http://www.mercola.com/2004/jul/3/seeds_doubt.htm

Related Articles:

Why Genetically Modified Crops Can Devastate Health
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/2/gm_crops.htm

Genetically Modified Foods, Inc.
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jan/1/gm_foods.htm

Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Prepare a Takeover
http://www.mercola.com/2005/apr/6/gm_foods.htm



From ECOTERRA Intl.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/29/Arctic-ice050729.html


Informant: NHNE

Nach einer weltweiten Kartierung der Artenvielfalt ist der Hauptfaktor für den Schwund die Überfischung.

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Jul 29 2005

Maidenhead Express

By Lisa De Sousa Royal Borough Reporter

IRATE campaigners have accused the council of wilfully ignoring planning regulations after it approved an application to put up a new mobile phone mast in a residential area.

At a royal borough meeting on July 6, members of the planning committee granted mobile phone giant Vodafone permission to build a 3G mast on the corner of Boyn Hill and Clare Road, in Maidenhead.

But opponents of the mast say the council did not carry out a full consultation with residents first, which it is obliged to do under official Government guidelines.

In a catalogue of complaints, residents claim they were not invited to the July 6 meeting, where the decision was made, and that the planning officer's report ignored their objections. They also claim that when they confronted the planning authority, they were told 'the royal borough had decided not to implement the guidelines'.

The protesters have since enlisted the support of Maidenhead MP Theresa May who has lodged a complaint with the council.

In a written statement, she said: "The manner in which this plan was approved is of deep concern to me... "If true, this is an astonishing state of affairs...These guidelines exist for a reason...to allow schools, colleges and hospitals to have a proper input into the planning process."

Kobus Bensch, of Mast Free Maidenhead, who admitted to owning a mobile phone himself, said he was appalled.

"This one was simply pushed through - even though there were objections from residents," he said. "Every time there's a committee meeting, we either hear about it at the last minute or not at all.

"And even if you get to a meeting, you only have three minutes in which to make your objections. Meanwhile, the panel members can speak for as long as they like, even though it is you who has got to live with their decision."

But the council has strongly denied the claims and said that 'no decision was made not to implement the guidelines on this occasion.'

Spokeswoman Diane Robinson said the standard procedure requires the council to notify everyone who lives within 100 metres of a proposed site, and also to display a public notice - both of which it did.

She said that all eight objections they received were reported to the committee on the night, and considered by members of the panel.

She also said that the council 'only specifically invites objectors' to the meetings, which are open to the public anyway and advertised on the web-site.

Any further complaints can be sent to head of planning David Trigwell.

Jul 29 2005

By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

PROTESTERS have gained victory in their fight against a mobile phone giant.

T-Mobile were yesterday told by councillors they could not put a mast up - to the delight of villagers from Scholes, near Holmfirth.

More than 240 objections were received from people living near the Lea Mills site, off St George's Road.

It was feared the 60ft timber mast would get the green light after Kirklees Council planning officers recommended councillors agreed to the plans.

But councillors changed their minds when they visited the site yesterday morning.

At the Town Hall planning sub-committee, chairman Clr Annie Smith proposed the plans were thrown out.

"I think this mast is against the visual amenities of the people living nearby," she said.

"In the winter time it would be seen in its entirety. I would like to propose that we turn this down on these grounds."

Clr Smith had already told objectors that councillors could not turn the application down on health grounds, because the Government had deemed mobile phone masts to be safe.

But chairman of the Scholes Residents' Association, Peter Murray, said people remained worried about the risks.

"No-one can say completely these things are safe," he said after the victory.

"This mast would have been near homes, schools and nurseries and until we know more about the effects I think that would have been dangerous and irresponsible.

Omega we know enough about the effects. See under:
http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_science.html

"We are absolutely delighted at the decision. We were not confident, but it proves the worth of site visits.

"When the councillors came out to see the site and what the mast would be like, they could understand the human impact it would have.

"There were 243 applications against this mast. We thought it would go through and democracy would not be done. We were wrong."

Jul 29 2005

ic Croydon, London

PARENTS and residents are urging Croydon planners to throw out a scheme to set up multiple mobile phone masts on the top of a bus garage.

T-Mobile has applied to the council to put up six pole-mounted antennae, three equipment cabins and other equipment on the roof of the Arriva garage in Brighton Road, South Croydon.

Residents lost a previous battle to stop a mast being put on the roof, but their concern has been heightened by the fact that T-Mobile's plans are for so many more.

The garage is in a residential area and close to Purley Oaks Primary School, in Bynes Road.

School governors are planning to submit their own objections, but more than 70 parents have already signed a residents' protest petition.

The petition draws attention to worries about the affect radio waves from the masts might have on children living in the area.

John Allen, of Napier Road, one of the petition organisers, said: "I have a two-year-old daughter and am worried about the dangers there could be to her health."

Mr Allen said the opposition was having to be move very quickly as objections have to be lodged with the council by August 8.

But he said about 150 signatures had been collected in a day, a response which delighted him.

A statement from T-Mobile said it aimed to minimise the effect on the local environment when seeking new sites for masts, but pointed out that the growth in the use of mobile phones demanded a network of base stations such as this plan.

The statement added: "The radio waves from nearby base stations are favourable compared to exposure from distant masts and from TV and FM radio and other transmitters."

Omega one can not compare waves from TV and FM radio with pulsed microwave from masts. See under: http://www.tetrawatch.net/science/chronic.php

Wrexham Leader

20.07.05

RESIDENTS fighting to prevent a mast being built in their community, have claimed a victory over mobile phone giants Vodafone.

Wrexham Council’s planning committee voted to refuse a planning application to build a 12m mast on land off Sontley Road, Wrexham, just 20m from a children’s play area.

Residents were up in arms when just 20 of them were notified about the plans earlier this month and they formed a resident’s group to fight the proposals.

John Williams, who spearheaded the residents’ campaign, spoke of his delight at the decision.

He said: “We were all pretty much ecstatic but it’s an on-going battle. It seems mobile phone companies have had a fast track to planning permission in the past.

Householders

“We’re just householders, not legal experts, but if we have to get some money in a pot and get a solicitor we will.”

At the meeting, Mr Williams addressed the town’s planners, stating the main reason for the residents’ concern was the health of local children.

He said: “There are two pre-school children at the Squire Yorke, less than 20m from the mast. There are eight children within 100m. Most of the residents have a genuine fear of living near microwave radiation.”

Cllr George James, local member for Hermitage, said a recent report had concluded that mobile phone masts do cause harm. He said: “There are dangers that are being swept under the carpet.”

Wrexham’s planning control manager tried to reassure the committee that the mast met with Welsh Assembly regulations.

He said: “If it meets the international regulations it should not be relevant for the local authority to defer on health issues.”

Omega see "Base Stations, operating within strict national and international Guidelines, do not present a Health Risk?" under:
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/771911/

He added that the radiation levels were of “minuscule proportions.”

The Northern Scot

29.07.05

NEW Elgin householders are furious after learning that a controversial plan to site a mobile phone mast on their doorstep has been revived.

An application by communications firm O2 was thrown out by Moray Council in March after being met with mass opposition from local residents.

But the company has lodged an appeal against the decision with the Scottish Executive and is seeking to have the council's ruling overturned.

Home owners near the proposed site in Glen Moray Drive only learned that an appeal had been submitted by O2 on Tuesday.

A reporter from the Scottish Executive visited New Elgin yesterday (Thursday) to inspect the area where the 15 metre mast could be erected.

Angry residents, who fear the mast will endanger their health, turned out in force to meet Timothy Brian and representatives from O2.

Margaret Thorburn organised a petition which was submitted to the council at the time the application was determined in March.

She said she was amazed that the appeal had been lodged without the residents being informed by O2, the Executive or Moray Council.

"When the application was refused by the council, we thought that was the end of the matter. We were never told that O2 were going to appeal, " she said.

"What is the sense in even having a council if the Scottish Executive can come in and overturn a local decision? They would be as well bypassing the council altogether, " she said.

Only one couple, Albert and Ruby McWilliam, were made aware that the site inspection was to be carried out by the reporter.

They lodged an objection

Edinburgh Evening News

30.07.05

PLANS to erect a mobile phone mast near a home for the elderly, a children's day care centre and a medical practice are set to be turned down.

The application by T-Mobile would have seen the 40ft mast put up in Mountcastle Drive South, Bingham.

The company wanted to erect the mast near the pavement, but almost 50 letters of objection were submitted to the council.

City planners have recommended the application be refused, as it is "detrimental to the visual amenity of the area".

BBC

30.07.05

Residents in Derby have staged a march against plans for two new mobile phone masts in their communities.

They walked between the war memorial on Shelton Lock Green and the Red Lion pub in Chellaston.

Protestors said the masts for Vodaphone were going to be positioned in inappropriate places close to the junior school and the war memorial.

Planning permission has been granted for the firm to erect a mast on the junction of Derby Road and the Parkway.

The second site on the green has yet to be given approval.

The residents were joined on their march by the South Derbyshire MP, Mark Todd.

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ASL: Antennas relay of Orange of CREST historical Drôme

Lawsuit of mass against Orange in Summary procedure with the Court of Valence Wednesday August 3, 2005 with 9H in public sitting (come many in support) After two preceding references, this lawsuit of mass in Summary procedure which constitutes a first in France becomes the lawsuit of the hope for 42 plaintiffs representing more than 150 Residents federated within ASL. If the instruction took place today, it there would have more than 100 plaintiffs, that is to say more half of the population which feels biological or medical symptoms in the zone close irradiated directly in the lobes to the powerful antennas relay of the Orange macro-station. Extremely rare case, these antennas relay is located in the point low (IGN) of the urban zone of CREST! Its beams thus irradiate directly the Residents, this with the contempt of the POS in force. During this lawsuit and for the first time in France, it will be requested from the multiple sources of the right the implementation of the Principle of Precaution which has constitutional value now bus recently registered in the French Charter of the Environment. This under the terms of what the potentiality of a risk and not its demonstration must involve measurements likely to it protection of the populations which are exposed there. Moreover, the Operator never brought the proof of the harmlessness of the CEM of his antennas relay. In this respect, it is also necessary to recall that concerning the application of the Principle of Precaution by the Courts: "the Judge will have to take into account the risks pled by the parts, apart from any official consultation and to thus forge his own conviction on the probability, by taking account of the main part of the poured parts with the file" (C.Cons, RFD adm.) http://www.sauvonsleon.fr/pdf/07_Texte_de_la_Charte_de_l_Environnement.pdf Beyond the elements presented at the debates concerned with the deterioration of health and the sudden biological effects by Residents, the put question is as follows: Can the man live (normally) while being directly exposed to the irradiations of the lobes of the antennas relay of mobile telephony? The answer to this fundamental question is known, it is "NON".Et so today at Crest this" NOT "posted 100 times on orange bottom is attacked and disturbs much, eh well, it is that ASL will have succeeded in contributing its share to the defense of our natural environment. ASL will never repeat it enough, the radiation of Electromagnetic Fields (radiations), called CEM, emitted by the antennas mobile relay of telephony, are of pulsated the microwaves type. They are not frightening pain-killers but for the human one. With the instar of the microwawe oven, our cells subjected to these radiations have their disturbed natural oscillatory balance. The harmfulness of the CEM all the more requires vigilance according to the age of the exposed populations or of their state of brittleness (patients) and, moreover, it is recommended to redouble vigilance for the children. In all the cases, even the adults subjected to a direct and permanent exposure of radiations 24 H out of 24 are not saved and develop in their turn of pathologies prejudicial to their health, these last having been clearly noted by the bond of causality which was highlighted everywhere in the world thanks to the many independent scientific studies: State of tiredness general, headaches, nauseas, giddinesses, sleep disorder, eczema, various disturbances... The debate does not go back to today but the current problem is as follows, as for any pollution vis-a-vis the often anarchistic proliferation of the sites of antennas relay: "All is poison, nothing is not poison, all is a function of the amount?. Moreover, nobody is equal vis-a-vis the radiations. Indeed, each individual develops or does not develop pathology. These invisible radiations cross all, the walls, our skin, and, especially, penetrate in our brain (for young people, they cross it right through, because their wavelength!), and in certain cases end up injuring the cellular ADN, which will ineluctably give cancerous tumours or other medical effects. In addition, it is advisable to recall that the Residents are not rats of laboratories and that their testimonys certified on their pathologies are, as for them, quite real. Journalists carried out reports besides on the Crestois Residents of which it will be soon possible to take note in the national media. Vis-a-vis the multiple problems generated by the deployment of mobile telephony, one obviously had to expect that several new specific national structures (non-profit-making) are in the course of creation or of study to apprehend, under a more adequate angle, the problems of company, justice or environment. In a few days, ASL will present a very new first independent organization to you.

Translation: machine-made


ASL : Antennes relais d’Orange de CREST Drôme

Procès historique de masse contre Orange en Référé au Tribunal de Valence

le Mercredi 3 Août 2005 à 9H en audience publique (venez nombreux en soutien)

Après deux précédents renvois, ce procès de masse en Référé qui constitue une première en France devient le procès de l’espoir pour 42 plaignants représentant plus de 150 Riverains fédérés au sein d’ASL.

Si l’instruction avait lieu aujourd’hui, il y aurait plus de 100 plaignants, soit plus de la moitié de la population qui ressent des symptômes biologiques ou sanitaires dans la zone proche irradiée directement dans les lobes des puissantes antennes relais de la macro-station d’Orange.

Cas rarissime, ces antennes relais sont situées dans le point le plus bas (IGN) de la zone urbaine de CREST !

Ses faisceaux irradient donc directement les Riverains, ceci au mépris du POS en vigueur.

Au cours de ce procès et pour la première fois en France, il va être demandé aux multiples sources du droit la mise en œuvre du Principe de Précaution qui a maintenant valeur constitutionnelle car récemment inscrit dans la Charte Française de l’Environnement. Ceci en vertu de quoi la potentialité d’un risque et non pas sa démonstration doit entraîner des mesures de nature à la protection des populations qui s’y trouvent exposées.

Au demeurant, l’Opérateur n’a jamais amené la preuve de l’innocuité des CEM de ses antennes relais.

A cet égard, il est également nécessaire de rappeler que concernant l’application du Principe de Précaution par les Tribunaux : « le Juge devra prendre en considération les risques allégués par les parties, en dehors de toute consultation officielle et forger ainsi sa propre conviction sur la probabilité, en tenant compte de l’essentiel des pièces versées au dossier » (C.Cons, RFD adm.)

http://www.sauvonsleon.fr/pdf/07_Texte_de_la_Charte_de_l_Environnement.pdf

Au-delà des éléments présentés aux débats relevant de la détérioration de la santé et des effets biologiques subits par des Riverains, la question posée est la suivante : L’homme peut-il vivre (normalement) en étant directement exposé aux irradiations des lobes des antennes relais de la téléphonie mobile ? La réponse à cette question fondamentale est connue, c’est "NON".Et si aujourd’hui à Crest ce "NON" affiché 100 fois sur fond orange est attaqué et dérange beaucoup, eh bien, c’est qu’ASL aura réussi à apporter sa contribution à la défense de notre environnement naturel.

ASL ne le répétera jamais assez, le rayonnement des Champs ÉlectroMagnétiques (radiations), appelés CEM, émis par les antennes relais de téléphonie mobile, sont du type micro-ondes pulsées. Ils ne sont pas anodins mais redoutables pour l’humain. A l’instar du four à micro-ondes, nos cellules soumises à ces rayonnements ont leur équilibre oscillatoire naturel perturbé. La nocivité des CEM requiert d’autant plus de vigilance en fonction de l’âge des populations exposées ou de leur état de fragilité (malades) et, de plus, il est recommandé de redoubler de vigilance pour les enfants. Dans tous les cas, même les adultes soumis à une exposition directe et permanente de rayonnements 24 h sur 24 ne sont pas épargnés et développent à leur tour des pathologies préjudiciables à leur santé, ces dernières ayant été clairement constatées par le lien de causalité qui a été mis en évidence partout dans le monde grâce aux nombreuses études scientifiques indépendantes : Etat de fatigue général, maux de tête, nausées, vertiges, troubles du sommeil, eczéma, perturbations diverses, …

Le débat ne date pas d’aujourd’hui mais le problème actuel est le suivant, comme pour toute pollution face à la prolifération souvent anarchique des sites d’antennes relais : "Tout est poison, rien n’est poison, tout est fonction de la dose ?. De plus, personne n’est égal face aux rayonnements. En effet, chaque individu développe ou ne développe pas de pathologie. Ces radiations invisibles traversent tout, les murs, notre peau, et, surtout, pénètrent dans notre cerveau (pour les plus jeunes, elles le traversent de part en part, à cause de leur longueur d’onde !), et dans certains cas finissent par léser l’ADN cellulaire, ce qui donnera inéluctablement des tumeurs cancéreuses ou autres effets sanitaires. D’autre part, il convient de rappeler que les Riverains ne sont pas des rats de laboratoires et que leurs témoignages certifiés sur leurs pathologies sont, quant à eux, bien réels.

Des journalistes ont d’ailleurs réalisé des reportages sur les Riverains Crestois dont il sera prochainement possible de prendre connaissance dans les médias nationaux.

Face aux multiples problèmes engendrés par le déploiement de la téléphonie mobile, il fallait évidemment s’attendre à ce que plusieurs nouvelles structures nationales spécifiques (sans but lucratif) soient en cours de création ou d’étude pour appréhender, sous un angle plus adéquat, les problèmes de société, de justice ou d’environnement. Dans quelques jours, ASL vous présentera une toute nouvelle première organisation indépendante.

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30-07-2005

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G U T A C H T E R H A F T U N G

Falschgutachten: Die Haftung des medizinischen Gutachters

Nimmt ein Patient den behandelnden Arzt im Rahmen eines Arzthaftungsprozesses wegen eines Behandlungsfehlers gerichtlich in Anspruch, wird hierbei regelmäßig durch einen vom Gericht ernannten Sachverständigen Beweis erhoben. Den Fall einer Falschbegutachtung und damit die Möglichkeit eines Schadensersatzanspruches gegen den Gutachter hat der Gesetzgeber nunmehr im Rahmen der Reform des Schadensersatzrechts ausdrücklich geregelt:

"Erstattet ein vom Gericht ernannter Sachverständiger vorsätzlich oder grob fahrlässig ein unrichtiges Gutachten, so ist dieser zum Ersatz des Schadens verpflichtet, der einem Verfahrensbeteiligten durch eine gerichtliche Entscheidung entsteht, die auf diesem Gutachten beruht."

Hierdurch schließt der Gesetzgeber eine Lücke im bisherigen Schadensersatzrecht. Der gerichtlich ernannte Sachverständige konnte nach bisherigem Recht im Regelfall nicht in Anspruch genommen werden, wenn er ein falsches Gutachten erstattet hatte. Ein vertragsrechtlicher Schadensersatzanspruch schied aus, da der Gutachter in keiner Vertragsbeziehung zu einer der Parteien steht (vgl. OLG Düsseldorf, NJW 1986, S. 2891). Die Parteien des Rechtsstreits sind weder an dem zwischen dem Träger der Gerichtsbarkeit und dem Sachverständigen begründeten Rechtsverhältnis beteiligt, noch begründet dieses Rechtsverhältnis eine Schutzwirkung zugunsten der Parteien. Zwischen dem Gericht und dem Sachverständigen besteht vielmehr ein Sonderrechtsverhältnis und gerade keine privatrechtliche Beziehung. Der gerichtliche Sachverständige haftet auch nicht nach den Grundsätzen der Amtshaftung, da er keine hoheitliche Aufgabe wahrnimmt (OLG Düsseldorf, NJW 1986, S. 2891).

In Betracht kam lediglich eine Haftung nach deliktischen Grundsätzen. Hier war zu unterscheiden, ob der Sachverständige nach 410 ZPO beeidigt wurde oder unbeeidigt geblieben ist. Im erstgenannten Fall haftete er für vorsätzliche oder fahrlässige Falschbegutachtung ( 823 Abs. 2 BGB i.V.m. 154, 163), während er im letztgenannten Fall lediglich unter den engen Voraussetzungen des 826 BGB wegen vorsätzlicher Falschbegutachtung in Anspruch genommen werden konnte. Da Sachverständige in der Regel unbeeidigt geblieben sind und das Gutachten nicht vorsätzlich falsch erstatten, konnten sie daher nach der bisherigen Rechtslage regelmäßig nicht in Anspruch genommen werden.

Durch die Einführung des 839a BGB ist es nunmehr möglich, dass derjenige, der einen Prozess aufgrund eines unrichtigen Gutachtens verliert, Schadensersatz vom Sachverständigen beanspruchen kann. Die Differenzierung, ob der Sachverständige beeidigt wurde oder nicht, spielt grundsätzlich keine Rolle mehr. Der Gutachter haftet unabhängig davon, ob er beeidigt wurde oder nicht. Der Verschuldensmaßstab ist jedoch auf Vorsatz und grobe Fahrlässigkeit des Sachverständigen beschränkt, d.h. er haftet nicht für einfache Fahrlässigkeit. Eine Haftung bei einfacher Fahrlässigkeit kommt weiterhin nur dann in Betracht, wenn der Sachverständige beeidigt wurde.

Wie bei Amtshaftungsansprüchen nach 839 BGB hat der Gesetzgeber die Haftung des Sachverständigen nach 839a Abs. 2 BGB für den Fall ausgeschlossen, dass es der Geschädigte vorsätzlich oder fahrlässig unterlassen hat, den Schaden durch Gebrauch eines Rechtsmittels abzuwenden.

Die nunmehr den Parteien an die Hand gegebene Möglichkeit, den gerichtlichen Gutachter in Anspruch zu nehmen, stellt eine wesentliche Erweiterung des Haftungsrechts dar. Da Gerichte in der Regel das Ergebnis des Sachverständigengutachtens der Entscheidung zugrundelegen, können die Parteien den Prozess über den Umweg der Inanspruchnahme des Sachverständigen erneut aufrollen, wenn es sich um ein Falschgutachten handelt. Dies ist für den Betroffenen dann die einzige Möglichkeit, materielle Gerechtigkeit zu erlangen (vgl. BT-Drucksache 14/7752, S. 28).

Es ist daher zu erwarten, dass es durch diese Haftungsverschärfung zu einem Anstieg der Regressprozesse kommen wird, wenn aufgrund eines Falschgutachtens das Gericht die Klage des Patienten gegen den behandelnden Arzt abweist.

Die geschädigten Patienten sollten die ihnen durch die gesetzliche Neuregelung eingeräumte Möglichkeit nicht ungenutzt verstreichen lassen. Zum einen sollten Sie sich anwaltlich beraten lassen, inwieweit der Sachverständige in Anspruch genommen werden kann. Zum anderen sollten Sie unbedingt das Gutachten des Sachverständigen durch ein unabhängiges Gutachterbüro überprüfen lassen.

Dr. Matthias Schmidt, Rechtsanwalt in Düsseldorf
Dr. med. Rüdiger Verhasselt, Arzt und Rechtsanwalt in Düsseldorf

Impressum/Hinweise nach 6 TDG
2000-2002 Dr. Matthias Schmidt, Dr. med. Rüdiger Verhasselt

Melting Greenland Glacier May Hasten Rise in Sea Level
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/861238/

TOO LATE TO SAVE FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/861830/

Deadlier cyclones heading our way
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/866501/

The End of Cheap Oil
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/857578/

Rainforest Action Network: Economic Emergency
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/866451/

Forest Defenders
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859010/

Peasants Pay with Blood to Save Mexico Forest
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/861251/

VARIETY OF OCEAN'S FISH DOWN BY HALF
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/868358/

GM DNA in milk
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860850/

Vote USA 2004
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Vote+USA+2004/

Iraq War
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Irak-Krieg/

Is Iran next?
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next

Tsunami
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Tsunami/

RFID
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/RFID/

EMF-Omega-News 30. July 2005
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/869087/

The Naila-Study (Update)
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/398279/

Effects of 900MHz electromagnetic field on TSH and thyroid hormones in rats
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859052/

Cell phone use and brain tumor development
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856493/

Studies Showing Ill-Health Effects From Masts
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859473/

Exposure assessment of ELF magnetic fields in urban environments in Extremadura
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865763/

The Deadly Dangers of Mercury and Electromagnetic Fields Cell phone dangers
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859967/

Radiation from Cellular Tower Melts Mercury Fillings in German Woman
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859979/

The Menace of Cell Phone Towers
by Carol Ward, Vice President of DAMS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859985/

German Doctors unite on RF health effects from masts
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/859002/

Kids’ cellphone use in spotlight
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856496/

Children’s Advocates Ask Congress to Investigate Marketing of Mobile Phones to Kids
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/863072/

PHONE MASTS - NOW THEY WANT THREE
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856958/

Joy as bid for mast is rejected
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856962/

Phone mast likely to be approved despite opposition
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856966/

Mast could force Laser Quest to shut
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/856968/

Mobile use in rest of Europe
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/858730/

We will fight new mast plan
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860753/

MAST VICTORY AS BID HALTED
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860768/

'We're on red alert over phone mast resurrection'
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860779/

Greens see red over mast colour
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860797/

MAST PROTEST ON THE MARCH
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860863/

Phone mast protest is up, up and away!
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860873/

Mast is 'insensitive'
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/860880/

Appeal by Airwave on Leeds site with a massive mast cluster
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/862503/

Community backs fight against phone mast giant
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/862490/

Local tax on mobile communication relays in Austria - Un impôt local sur les relais de téléphonie mobile en Autriche
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865749/

The mobile telephony antenna of Penyagolosa is working - La antena de telefonía del Penyagolosa deja de funcionar
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865793/

How the electromagnetic radiation, the radiation microwave "spoils" the animal cells - Las células humanas «comunican» al móvil
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865825/

Telefónica begins to dismantle the antenna of del marqués de campo sagrado - Telefónica empieza a desmantelar la antena del marqués de campo sagrado
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865862/

Mobile phone tower rules to ally public concern
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865892/

Now we should fight more than never
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865921/

Victory in mast battle
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/866110/

PARENTS WILL FIGHT PHONE MAST PLANS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/866114/

Letter to Patricia Hewitt
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865722/

Aust. Initiatives to address concerns over phone towers
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/866495/

There is already proof of adverse effects
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/866526/

220,000 volts ignite Patraix - 220.000 voltios encienden Patraix
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/865902/

Anti-pylon irish campaigners picket ESB main office
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/862727/

Photos on the effects of EMF from mobile phones
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/861876/

Magenta News from Mast Network
http://tinyurl.com/4pe6m

Omega-News Collection 30. July 2005
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/869088/

Controversy

The Bush administration's pick for deputy US attorney general supervised a lobbying campaign two years ago by controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff to block legislation aimed at offshore companies escaping American taxes, records and interviews show.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905D.shtml

The growing influence of the Federalist Society has coincided with the rise of a network of conservative research organizations and public interest law firms that together have challenged hot-button issues such as affirmative action and prohibitions against publicly funded school vouchers.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905K.shtml

"We did not need to use a secret military tribunal, detain the defendant indefinitely as an enemy combatant or deny the defendant the right to counsel," he said. "The message to the world from today's sentencing is that our courts have not abandoned our commitment to the ideals that set our nation apart."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905N.shtml

Last week, Bush dispatched no less an emissary than Vice President Dick Cheney to warn members of the Senate Armed Services Committee against any congressional intervention on detainee interrogations, writes veteran columnist Helen Thomas.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905O.shtml

How has a seemingly nice man like Roberts supported a politics of contempt for the voice of anyone but the wealthy and powerful? ... Roberts is also disturbingly loyal to dubious corporate interests, or at least to principles that allow these interests to run roughshod over ordinary citizens and communities.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905P.shtml

New charges filed against Ohio Governor Bob Taft's former top aide have blazed a new trail between "Coingate" and the GOP theft of the 2004 presidential election.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905B.shtml

Congresswoman Waters wraps up the Downing Street Memo teach-in with a plea for us all to stand up for justice. Her impassioned call to action includes suggestions on what we can do to resist the Bush administration, whom she calls no friends of the American people.

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Downing+Street+Memo

It seems that some Representatives have not reviewed the record of the massive failure of NAFTA, the agreement that cost a million US jobs and increased poverty in Mexico. CAFTA was approved, and that will be the bottom line for communities in Central America and the US who will face years of decreasing living standards, falling wages, eroding environmental protection, and losing family farms because of CAFTA.

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/072905LB.shtml

Engelhardt considers why the widening story of the role of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts in the Republican effort in the Florida 2000 election recount has had next to no impact so far on his prospects, and why the Democrats haven't taken this up as the issue of issues.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/072905Q.shtml

In true democracies, no one is above the law -- and innocent men aren't shot dead without any repercussions

http://snipurl.com/glgx


From Information Clearing House

I believe this helps to explain the highly unusual role Vice President Dick Cheney played regarding the forged “intelligence” about Iraq seeking to acquire uranium from Niger—the source of that particular lie.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1026


From Information Clearing House

Lets Not Forget:

A SECRET blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his cabinet were planning a premeditated attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even before he took power in January 2001.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1221.htm

Those who know me, know of my great love for Russian Literature: Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Gogol‹trusted sources of insight into the struggle of human beings learning to conduct themselves responsibly on earth and with each other. Among these giants in Russian literature is Peter Kropotkin, known best for his "Mutual Aid," describing the Buryat people of Lake Baikal in Siberia and their unique social structure. In times of need, the independent Buryat tribes band together in a spirit of cooperation to resolve problems without resorting to hierarchal command. Kropotkin's autobiography, "Memoirs of a Revolutionist" first published as a series of essays in the 1898 "Atlantic Monthly," spills over with relevancy for today.

"Socialist papers have often a tendency to become mere annals of complaint about existing conditions. The oppression of the laborers in the mine, the factory, and the field is related; the misery and sufferings of the workers during strikes are told in vivid pictures; their helplessness in the struggle against employers is insisted upon: and this succession of hopeless efforts, related in the paper, exercise a most depressing influence upon the reader. To counterbalance that effect, the editor has to rely chiefly upon burning words by means of which he tries to inspire his readers with energy and faith. I thought, on the contrary, that a revolutionary paper must be, above all, a record of those symptoms which everywhere announce the coming of a new era, the germination of new forms of social life, the growing revolt against antiquated institutions. These symptoms should be watched, brought together in their intimate connection, and so grouped as to show to the hesitating minds of the greater number the invisible and often unconscious support which advanced ideas find everywhere, when a revival of thought takes place in society. To make one feel sympathy with the throbbing of the human heart all over the world, with its revolt against age-long injustice, with its attempts at working out new forms of life,-- this should be the chief duty of a revolutionary paper. It is hope, not despair, which makes successful revolutions."

from MEMOIRS OF A REVOLUTIONIST by Peter Kropotkin, Grove Press edition `

Following is a list of upcoming events conducted or sponsored by the E. F. Schumacher Society. They are gatherings of hope, not despair--announcing the coming of a new era Join us.

Susan Witt, Executive Director E. F. Schumacher Society
140 Jug End Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 USA http://www.smallisbeautiful.org

* * * * * * * *

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL E. F. SCHUMACHER LECTURES With Nancy Jack Todd and Tom Linzey October 22, 2005 Stockbridge, Massachusetts http://www.smallisbeautiful.org

FIRST ANNUAL BIONEERS BY THE BAY: CONNECTING FOR CHANGE With Wangari Maathai, Juliet Schor, Susan Witt, John Lash, Gunter Pauli, and others. October 14-16, 2005 Dartmouth, Massachusetts http://www.bioneersbythebay.org

THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION SUMMER CONFERENCE With keynote speaker Satish Kumar August 11-14, 2005 Amherst, Massachusetts http://www.nofamass.org

CONFERENCE ON ETHICAL COMMERCE With Jonathan Rosenthal and others Sept 23, 2005 University Park, Pennsylvania http://www.ethicalcommerce.org


From ECOTERRA Intl.

Doctors Ahmed and Salam, says Ahmed, they see one or two dead civilians every day, and that hundreds have been killed by coalition forces since the city was taken over by the US.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9604.htm

By Chris Floyd

Congress may rubber-stamp the gulag ("a buy-in to Guantanamo"); that's allowed. And Congress may approve funding for the gulag. But the people's representatives must have no say whatsoever in the gulag's operations. To give way on this point would reintroduce the rule of law and genuine democracy to U.S. government. And the Bush militarists have gone too far, waded through too much blood, to return to such "quaint" notions now.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9608.htm

British MP George Galloway

“I believe that the resistance will grow stronger and stronger, and the occupiers will pay dearly”, he said referring to foreign forces in Iraq. He added that the situation in Iraq is extremely dangerous. “No one can predict if the occupiers will leave on their own accord, or if the resistance has come closer to achieving its goal (of driving the occupying forces out).”

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9603.htm

http://www.rense.com/general67/chemlon.htm


Informant: ranger116

July 29th 2005

EARTH CHANGES TV NEWSLETTER

Two M’s Erupt with Several More to Come

by Mitch Battros – ECTV

Sunspot regions 786 and 787 are coming around the eastern limb of the Sun and have already made their presence known. Late last night was the latest flare reading a M4. I expect several M and perhaps a couple X-Class flares from these two regions. Watch for continued “freak weather” to occur.

Here is an example of what I expect to see over the next several days.

“Freak "mini-tornado" Injures 20 People” (AFP) Link: http://www.earthchangestv.com/artman/publish/article_8920.php

Watch for tornadoes, straight-line winds, micro-burst, and sudden wind shears.

Equation:

Sunspots => Solar Flares => Magnetic Field Shift => Shifting Ocean and Jet Stream Currents => Extreme Weather and Human Disruption (mitch battros)

By John Steinberg | RAW STORY COLUMNIST

Bush conflates religion and politics not because he wants the religious to see him as one of them. He does so because he knows that if they treat politics as a form of religion, he becomes their God.

Roughly 40 years ago Robert F. Kennedy eloquently argued for idealism in a time of great conflict. He said, “Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not." The growing schism now rending America is far more frightening: it is between those who see things as they are, and those who choose to believe in the objectively false so long as it props up doctrine. [...] Read the rest at: http://tinyurl.com/6x7bz


© Virginia Metze

Posted 9:24 am
July 26, 2005
The Carpetbagger Report

At a certain level, it's perfectly understandable why the right would detest Larry Johnson, a decorated veteran of the CIA and the former deputy director of U.S. State Department's Office of Counterterrorism. A life-long Republican, Johnson has recently joined the reality-based community — and the only group of people the right hates more than the left are conservatives who have come to their senses.

When it comes to the Plame scandal, few voices have been as significant as Johnson's. When GOP talking points were released, filled with errors, Johnson debunked them . When Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) questioned Valerie Plame's undercover status, Johnson set the record straight . When the Democratic Policy Committee hosted a hearing to examine the national security implications of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer, Johnson was there to deliver devastating testimony . Democrats even had Johnson deliver the party's weekly radio address , highlighting attention on the Plame controversy and condemning the Bush White House for its conduct.

So, what's the right to do? What else? It's time for the right-wing attack machine to get into gear.

Gary Schmitt, executive director of the conservative Project for the New American Century, wrote an article for the conservative Weekly Standard, blasting Johnson for having a "pre-9/11 mindset." [...] Read more at http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/4808.html


© Virginia Metze

By BOB HERBERT
Op-Ed Columnist
The New York Times
Published: July 25, 2005

I remember the arrogance that accompanied the "shock and awe" bombing campaign that kicked off the war in Iraq more than two years ago. The war was supposed to be quick and easy, a cakewalk. The enemy, we were told, would fold like a dinner napkin. And then, in the neoconservative fantasies of some of the crazier folks in the Bush crowd, the military would gear up for an invasion of Iran.

In one of the great deceptions in the history of American government, President Bush insisted to a nation traumatized by the Sept. 11 attacks that the invasion of Iraq was crucial to the success of the so-called war on terror.

"Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror," said Mr. Bush in a speech in the fall of 2002 that was designed to drum up support for the invasion. "To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror." [...] Read the rest of this opinion piece at the New York Times web site: http://tinyurl.com/d5z5p


© Virginia Metze

By Ed Naha
Posted on Monday, July 25 @ 09:29:29 EDT
SmirkingChimp.com

I happened to have CNN on shortly after Bush pulled John Roberts out of his hat last week, lobbing him at the Supreme Court like a grenade. CNN's John King was shocked, SHOCKED that some pundits would think Bush's sudden move was designed to knock leaky Karl Rove off the front page of the nation's newspapers. "It is ludicrous to think that the president of the United States would rush a decision to simply change the subject," he declared without giggling. He later said that a new member of the Supreme's would be "Bush's legacy."

Personally, I don't think nominating a conservative Republican white guy to the Court is much of a legacy. Besides, Bush has already cemented his legacy.

He's ruined America.

And he's on track to ruining the world. [...] Read the entire analysis at http://smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=22072&mode=nested&order=0 or http://tinyurl.com/bbll2


© Virginia Metze

The following letter was sent today from Sen. Biden to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:

Dear Madam Secretary:

It has just come to my attention that then-Undersecretary of State John Bolton was interviewed on July 18, 2003 by the State Department Office of the Inspector General in connection with a joint State Department/CIA IG investigation related to the alleged Iraqi attempts to procure uranium from Niger. This information would appear to be inconsistent with information that Mr. Bolton provided to the Committee on Foreign Relations during the Committee’s consideration of his pending nomination to be Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

The Committee on Foreign Relations expects all nominees to provide to it accurate and timely information. Indeed, in submitting the Committee’s questionnaire, all nominees are required to swear out an affidavit stating that the information provided is “true and accurate.” It now appears that Mr. Bolton’s answers may not meet that standard. I write, therefore, to request that you review this matter to determine whether incomplete or inaccurate information was provided by Mr. Bolton. [...] Read the whole story on the thinkprogress web site: http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/28/breaking-biden/ You may have to scroll down the page.


© Virginia Metze

PRESS CONTACTS
Barry Piatt
Senator Dorgan
Released June 26, 2006

In an Unprecedented Move, Republican Leaders Cut Off Debate on Legislation to Support Troops and Their Families

Read the article at
http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc.cfm?A=fs&B=109&C=1&D=76 or http://tinyurl.com/8je3m


© Virginia Metze

Bush's change of standard for firing a leaking staffer last week was staggering. He can't be allowed to get away with it.

By Michael Tomasky
Web Exclusive: 07.26.05

E.M. Forster famously said that if he "had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country."

The novelist's quote -- which I believe he delivered apropos the Cambridge spy quartet, two of whom (Anthony Blunt and Guy Burgess) had been Cambridge Apostles, as Forster had in an earlier time -- is usually invoked approvingly as the gold standard to which all friendships should aspire.

But Forster didn't have the opportunity to watch George W. Bush and Karl Rove in action. The Cambridge ring did its damage in the service, however abysmally misguided, of an ideology that its members thought would elevate mankind. What they did was worse from a legal perspective, but from a moral point of view, it was at least a matter of principle (as they saw it).

The Bush White House, on the other hand, may not be guilty of treason, but it is acting on no principle other than power -- except maybe the principle of defending a lie that helped launch a disastrous war. [...] Read it all at the American Prospect web site: http://tinyurl.com/a2hzj


© Virginia Metze

Dabei lag mit dem sogenannten W-CDMA-Verfahren*4 eine biologisch unverdächtigere Alternative vor, die ohne gepulste Strahlung funktioniert und die vom ETSI in der Vergangenheit - allerdings aus technischen Gründen - favorisiert wurde.

http://www.kirschmann.de/pages/veroeffentlichungen/elektrosmog/chancevertan.html

Funkkommunikation macht sich die Eigenschaften der elektromagnetischen Wellen zu Nutze. Diese sind charakterisiert durch ihre Feldstärke, gemessen in Volt pro Meter, und ihre Frequenz, also die Anzahl der Schwingungen innerhalb einer Sekunde, gemessen in Hertz (Hz).

Anhand der Frequenz teilt man die elektromagnetischen Wellen technisch in unterschiedliche Kategorien ein: in hochfrequente und niederfrequente. Sie verhalten sich physikalisch und biologisch unterschiedlich.

Der Niederfrequenzbereich reicht von 0 Hz bis 10.000 Hz. Niederfrequente Felder treten vor allem im Zusammenhang mit Stromleitungen auf. Die Wellen verursachen ein elektromagnetisches Feld. Bei niedrigen Frequenzen sind die elektrischen und magnetischen Komponenten dieses Feldes nicht unzertrennlich miteinander verbunden; man kann sie getrennt voneinander betrachten. Niederfrequente Felder eignen sich nicht zur Übertragung von Informationen über große Strecken. Hierzu sind hochfrequente Wellen notwendig, deren Frequenzbereich von 10.000 Hz bis 300 Gigahertz (ausgeschrieben sind das 300.000.000.000 Hz) reicht. Hier sind das elektrische und das magnetische Feld untrennbar miteinander verbunden. Mit hochfrequenten Wellen kann man Informationen von einem Ort zu einem anderen transportieren.

Genau das nutzt der Mobilfunk aus. In Deutschland verwenden die Mobilfunknetze Frequenzen zwischen 900 MHz (= 900 Megahertz = 900.000.000 Hz) und 2100 MHz.
http://www.umwelt.niedersachsen.de/master/C10506335_N10506313_L20_D0_I598.html

Mobilfunk ist 217 Hz gepulst, in wiederholten "Informationsblöcken" von 4.61 Millisekunden. 250 Hertz ist die Übertragungsfrequenz der mittleren Nerven! Telefoniert auch nur ein einziger Mensch mit seinem Handy, so wird der nächstgelegene Sender aktiv, und strahlt "fröhlich" über alle Köpfe hinweg, egal ob die anderen Mitmenschen auch ein Natel besitzen oder nicht. Einer telefoniert, und die Anderen müssen dafür mitbüßen.
http://www.6283.ch/docs/allgemein/Medizinisch/Flye_mobilfunk_e-smog.pdf

Hier überwiegen die Effekte der niederfrequenten periodischen Pulsung, die den hochfrequenten Trägersignalen überlagert ist.
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/belastungen_und_gesundheitsrisiken_durch_mf_anlagen.pdf

Wir beobachteten im Gehirn von Zebrafinken deutliche und reproduzierbare Änderungen der elektrischen Aktivität von Nervenzellen, die dem oben beschriebenen Feld ausgesetzt wurden. (Nervenzellen aller Tiere verständigen sich untereinander durch sogenannte Aktionspotentiale, die durch Kontaktstellen (Synapsen) in ein chemisches Signal umgesetzt werden, das wieder entweder ein hemmendes oder erregendes elektrisches Signal in nachgeschalteten Nerven erzeugt). Mehr als 60 % der Nervenzellen wurden durch das elektromagnetische Feld betroffen und reagierten entweder mit Steigerung (80%) oder Hemmung (20%) ihrer elektrischen Aktivität. Die typische Antwort bestand darin, dass nach einiger zeit von zum Teil mehrer Minuten die Aktivität der Zelle anstieg und dann über die Präsentation des Feldes hinaus auf diesem Aktionsniveau blieb. (Wenn zum Beispiel Nervenzellen aus dem Auge auf Licht reagieren, so geschieht dies im Bereich von Millisekunden, also ein deutlicher Unterschied). Es war klar zu beobachten, dass die 217 Hz Pulsierung der auslösende Faktor war. Die ungepulste Hochfrequenz rief nur kleine Effekte hervor.
http://www.wissenschaft-unzensiert.de/ele4_5.htm

Beispielsweise wurde festgestellt, dass bei einer HF-Strahlung mit einer Frequenz von 147 MHz, die mit Frequenzen zwischen 6 und 20 Hertz moduliert war, der Kalziumausstrom aus Zellkulturen bei bestimmten Frequenzen signifikant (um 10 bis 20 %) erhöht war. Insgesamt wurde eine komplexe Abhängigkeit dieser Effekte von Intensität und Frequenz beobachtet, wobei spezielle Frequenzbereiche besonders wirksam sind. Die Membraneffekte wurden vielfach bestätigt, so dass ihre Existenz heute als gesichert gilt. Hervorzuheben ist, dass die SAR-Werte hierbei teilweise kleiner als 0,01 W/kg sind und damit erheblich unterhalb thermisch relevanter Intensitäten liegen.
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/wirklich.htm

Die durch hochfrequente Mobilfunk-Sender ausgestrahlten phasenmodulierten, niederfrequenten Signale stellen für biologische Systeme durch ihre strenge Periodizität eine Irritation dar.

Solche Signale kommen in der Natur und biologischen Systemen nicht vor.

DECT-Schnurlostelefone sind mit 100 Hz gepulst.
http://www.umweltanalytik-kessel.de/2-2c-mobilfunk.htm