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William F. Buckley, the apologist for the terror that was, enjoys the good life.[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE] Script titbit:Those of you that see conservatism as vile, may I raise a small voice of protest? It's not that we don't have an ideology, we do, the sole purpose of our Ideology is to satisfy those of our constituents that don't have the requisite analytical powers to understand that which doesn't exist. The world has elements in it that are so complex that the exercise of trying to change it for an undemonstrated credo appears to me to be impertinent! There has to be an authority even if they're judged to be wrong... Because the alternative to that is reason and that simply won't do you know, our praetorian duty will always be to keep Pandora's box firmly closed.Links:Noam Chomsky on William F. Buckley's "The Firing Line" in 1969 Noam Chomsky's Obituary on the Big think William Buckley and Gore Vidal: 1968 Democratic Convention Chicago Music:Charlie Parker: Old FolksRomones and Lemmy: R.O.M.O.N.E.S

A famous Chelsea fan leaving early, the callous chants of away fans don't help.[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE] cheeseheadcoleman recites Attila The Stockbroker's spiteful didactic verse to a reggae classic in keeping with this blog's parasitic habit of passing off other people's material...Attila The Stockbroker BBC World News Head of Programmes, Paul Gibbs, says: "If Max (Keiser) had been on our screens a year ago we wouldn't be in this shit."Karmabanqueradio Will Hutton: "For 30 years, greedy, callow, ignorant financiers, supported by no less callow politicians from all the political parties, have proclaimed the wonders of financial innovation and how proud we all should be of the City of London. The price tag for their behaviour is an economic calamity. We should never have bought such snake oil. The consolation in these dark times is that we never will again."Noam Chomsky: Anti-democratic nature of US capitalism is being exposed "attila the stockbroker"

Daisaku Ikeda Pictured with General NoriegaDaisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI),  has 555 honorary citizenships and holds the most honorary doctorates awarded to a single individual![LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE]Yoshihiro Tsurumi: "The Bush administration,regards democracyin Japan as no different from that of Russia. Both are viewed as'kleptocracies.' On the surface, the political leaders are elected; butthe truth is that they constitute a country completely dominated by theruling party, which is in cahoots with the bureaucrats. Through thedistortions generated by their years of holding onto control and theelection system, they work with pressure groups that support them fortheir own benefits. It is as if the citizens were under domination of agang of robbers." Takayoshi Kitagawa: "While I wouldn't say that Soka Gakkai is seen as a cult, they are a very structured, organized, militarist group that wields immense political power."Takashi Shokei: Ikeda is "[a] power-hungry individual who intends to take control of the government and make Soka Gakkai the national religion."Notice Board:Rick Ross: Archive for Soka GakkaiRick Ross (consultant) Daisaku Ikeda's WikipediaMichiyo Nakamoto: Japan's LDP puts faith in religious partner Rie Tsumura: Rape claims are unacceptableRepublic of Palau Honors Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda Choice cuts: Ikeda's Problematic Speech Japan Today: Outspoken professor vents fury over Asahi Shimbun story spike Soka Gakkai’s Cocaine Business Polly Toynbee: The Value of a Grandfather Figure"Soka Gakkai "

What price is free speech in the UK when a concerned individual can castigate anyone on radio talk shows except when accusations are made against global corporations.[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE] The following podcast will argue that the public should be prevented from asking impertinent questions, that are no business of theirs and it would be better for all if we put or faith in self-regulated corporate responsibility.Vanessa Feltz of BBC radio London has a popular radio show where she sifts through articles in the gutter press, administers pastoral care and invites her adoring listeners to contribute by phoning in, reactionary, morally indignant callers are most welcome.Ann Diamond was sitting in for Vanessa Feltz while she was away, what a pity Vanessa didn't stay away, I say ditch the bitch.MusicNorman Long: We Can't Let You Broadcast ThatGregory Isaacs: I'll Be On MY Way What the lily-livered liberals say:Grauniad: British libel laws violate human rights, says UNKiller Cokecoca-cola

Foxnewsはアメリカの広告塔で嘘をついています。私はレポーターのGriff Jenkinsは愚か者だと思います。[LISTEN TO PODCAST] Evidence, if any were needed, that Griff Jenkins of Fox news is a media whore!Shareef Aleem was interviewed by the little grifter but Fox chose edit the conversation in preference to sensationalism, nice... KGNU Independent Community Radio Afternoon Sound Alternative4 September 2008Rush Transcript Shareef Aleem: "...Fox news man, this is a trip man, when they had the protest rally on the 24th of August in front of the state capital I was out there doing my media work, of course, and I was interviewing Ward Churchill and this Fox News reporter, really irritating bastard by the name of Griff Jenkins, you know, pushed his way though everybody pushed me to get to Ward Churchill to ask him a question, so, we lit Fox News up and if you want to check it out man go to YouTube and type in Fox Attacked the back story part 1 and you can see your boy Shariff Aleem doing it mean like a gangster lean beating the hell out of Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, Carl Rove and the rest of the Republican devils that's in office, heh-heh, no doubt, in honour of that man I'm going to play this cut that Naz did called Sly Fox this is off of his new CD.... Fox News, I don't know if you've been following this Republican National convention man, but they're just cheer-leading and everything McCain and Palin does is right and they can do no wrong, and ain't that a trip? The Republicans are the first people to be telling Black folks get over it, your into your victimization, quit being a victim and when the White girl get up there; oh they're beating up on her because she's a woman and Barak Obama is so sexist!GIVE ME A BREAK. O.K!? Fox News is the main one doing this cheer-leading... Joseph Goebbels will be smiling in his grave to know such a station exist."

Pictures of Poti and Supsa taken in 1999US Department of Energy (EIA): "Baku-Supsa Pipeline (AIOC "Early Oil" Western Route) Baku to Supsa (Georgia), terminating at Supsa Black Sea Port "Wikipedia:The Baku-Supsa Pipeline (also known as the Western Route Export Pipeline and Western Early Oil Pipeline) is an 830 kilometres (520 mi) long oil pipeline, which runs from the Sangachal Terminal near Baku to the Supsa terminal in Georgia. It transports oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field. The pipeline is operated by BP.The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline goes through Georgian territory and not Russian aligned that's why BP, Chevron, Total, Hess and others built it, but, According to the map above, provided by US Department of Energy, there's a thick red line indicating a pipeline! The Baku-Supsa Pipeline terminates at the port of Batumi in the Russian affiliated autonomous region of Ajaria! Supsa looks like a one horse town in Georgia, it doesn't look very much like a port, I think I'm going Poti, Poti is also in Georgia, I guess that's why Poti was bombed but Russia said it was no threat to oil shipments, Will that mean business as usual in the Russian-friendly boomtown Batumi?Reuters: Georgia's oil port of Supsa is operating only partially and oil tankers are not going into its Batumi port?I guess not...This much I do know; US energy interests with all the usual suspects are somewhere in the mix including Zbigniew Brzezinski and Blackwater. Jeremy Scahill's book Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army is now available in a special updated edition! Poti (north), Subsa (middle), Batumi (south)View Larger MapSupsa oil storage depotView Larger MapAddendum: The BBC says that oil is transported from Supsa to Batumi by rail Link The Baku-Batumi pipline Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cv4l8

I wonder if Cynthia McKinney would wear this T-Shirt?LISTEN TO PODCASTBarrack Obama is currently 11/4 third favourite to win the US Presidential election the reason for these low odds is probably because of his corporate appeal and an ability to forsake natural justice in favour of votes, welcome to the club Barrack!Electronic Intifada: How Barack Obama learned to love IsraelThe Angry Arab News service: Posts About ObamaAddendum:Is Barack Obama the Messiah?

It’s nice to know that the old guard like Zbigniev Brzezinski is imparting his wisdom to young Turks like Barack Obama under the universal banner of "change".[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE]Allan Nairn: As US Votes on Who Will Hold the Trigger, Mayans Propagate Civilization“The US Democrats’ dove is Barack Obama, whose chief foreign adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, greenlighted Israel to deliver the actual killing rifles (Galils) to Guatemala, since his President — Carter — was a little embarrassed.”Noam Chomsky: It’s Imperialism StupidYou can surmise that if everything runs without a hitch, and it is in the US interest, then Brzezinski is all for it!Barry Grey: A political bombshell from Zbigniew BrzezinskiBrzezinski reading out damning allegations to the US senate from a New York Times article dated the 27 March, 2006 that in a memo, prepared by a British official who was present in a meeting between President Bush and his subordinate Tony Blair it was stated “that the president and the prime minister acknowledged that no unconventional weapons had been found inside Iraq. Faced with the possibility of not finding any before the planned invasion, Mr. Bush [allegedly] talked about several ways to provoke a confrontation.” “God is on Your Side” (RealPlayer)Brzezinski encouraging Mujahideen to kill and be killed to help the US bring down the Soviet Union.Cooperative Research History Commons: Zbigniew BrzezinskiFurther evidence of Zbigniew’s reckless meddling.Zbigniew Brzezinski

weallspeakfootball Originally uploaded by mindcaster.Bicyclemark pictured enjoying the hospitality of the “Coke house” Berlin Football World Cup 2006 (board lodging and free tickets to games!)Background:Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert of Karmabanque have websites, blogs , podcasts and are Al Jazeera filmmakers, their premise is that “price proceeds news.” They have long held the belief that the best way to stop unaccountable bankers and corporations from destroying the planet is for activists to agree on a targeted boycott; that boycott is Coca-Cola… Choice cutz taken from: Yeastradio podshow (quote taken from 30:31 into the show):Madge: (Referring to sub-prime, the death of the Dollar, global warming and other subjects covered by karmabanque) “Max was right on about this stuff, not that the rest of us weren’t…”Bicyclemark: “I just wanna [sic] add one more thing to that? (High Rising Intonation) I love Max very much or at least like him a lot… they’ve done a lot for me, but, but, a lot of people including Max and Stacy on karmabanque, karmabanqueradio.com, they really enjoy being right… I think we’re missing something, even 9/11 conspiracy people with all their websites and their videos have the same problem they lay out a little, y’know, argument, which may or may not be right, in Max’s case a lot of it is turning out to be right…(And here’s the stinger)But you’re not offering anything to stop it, your not offering much of anything, all you’re doing is being right and celebrating being right."("Et tu Brute"?)Madge: “and making lots of money being right.”Exclusive:Stacy Herbert of karmabanque has told Biffin Bridge that Coca-Cola is still the boycott of choice.…and here’s something that was prepared 2 years earlier.Bicyclemark says the boycott of Coca-Cola is "old fashioned"Bicyclemark Roasted on Karmabanque (the kamabanque link "Page Not Found") So you can...[LISTEN TO THE ROASTING HERE]If you like : )Mindcaster's Ad hominem defence of corporate freebies: (one of bicyclemark’s pals who took the picture above at the weallspeakfootball junket sponsored by Coca-Cola at the Berlin world cup 2006) “straightchris you are like mosquito touchdowns, one point of interest, incredibly annoying but dismissible with one coordinated slap; a step further from this observation you’re a couch moralist spewing borrowed material on anyone you can find. It’s about time you deliver some comprehensive and original thought.”berlin0606156 Originally uploaded by bicyclemark.Biffin Editorial:Madge Weinstein is a pioneer of podcasting who has promoted karmabanque and featured karmabanque in her show in the past. She has also promoted Democracy Now to her audience as well as the global boycott of Coca-Cola.Bicyclemark is also a veteran of podcasting with many interesting shows to his credit; which makes the nuanced comments about karmabanque hard to understand. For bicyclemark to suggest that Max and Stacy have “done nothing”, is mistaken, they have both asked him to promote the boycott of Coca-Cola, a boycott that they have been working on since at least 2004. The Karmabanque aim is to monetise dissent by using a targeted boycott, the Internet being the tool for this kind of viral marketing.All you’ve got to do is use the banner.*Biffin Bridge has not asked permission to host the karmabanque Sunday Roast with bicyclemark audio and assumes that it is covered by the creative commons licence.Boycott Coke and have a nice day.killer-coke

Picture shows Thomas Klocek DePaul circa Fall 2004Many people believe that The Reverend Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider was unduly influenced in his decision to deny Norman Finkelstein’s tenure because of the damning dossier on Finkelstein sent to the Dean by Alan Dershowitz AKA “the Dersh”, “Fake”, “Plagiarist”, “the dude who keeps saying Ad Hominem”, “Morty the troll” co-author of the authoritative commentary of “From Time Immemorial” as told to a research fellow that’s not too hot at spelling or checking the sources. The Reverend Father wrote that Norm, as with all staff, needed to: "strive to be objective in their professional judgment of colleagues."straightchris was so moved by his conviction that he sent an email to Holtschneider of DePaul praising his believes:DePaulPresidentsOffice[at]depaul.eduYour Eminence,Thank you for keeping up the tradition of suppressing academic freedom, your part in Norman Finkelstein’s tenure bid is outstanding!We live in modern times and it is unfortunate that Norm didn’t suffer the same fate as Cayetano Ripoll…Keep the up doctrine of faith!Your servant,straightchrisNorm’s site Frank Menetrez: Dershowitz v. Finkelstein: Who's Right and Who's Wrong? Student mag at DePaul The case of Klocek DePaul Students Protesting for Prof. Finkelstein and Larudee ¡Suzanna demuestra la solidaridad para el Normando!

LISTEN TO PODAST HEREThis is how Sunday Times trumped-up hack Nicholas Hellen might look if he was a medieval courtier.Biffin Bridge Notice Board:The text of Nicholas Hellen’s blackmail to Zoë Margolis aka Abby Lee Girl With a One Track Mind;Nick Hellen’s pathetic scoop, lifting the veil on Abby Lee;Susan Mernit’ Blog: Sex blogger outed by a yellow journalist plots revenge;Big stick Small carrot: A Free Press;Bill Peschel: Don’t piss off a Brit;Madam Arcati;Berbacia Clemons (featured singer in the Mogodon Moment);Snaps of Sir Michael Peat and his son Charlie at some do on the "rubber chicken" circuit;Sunday Times Editor John Witherow’s wiki stub.Contact details:Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Nicholas Hellen can be on: 020 7 782 5000 (if you are drunk and dialling outside UK the prefix is 4420) ask for Lord Percy, he’s currently on holiday but will be back at his desk on Tuesday 9 January.He can also be contacted by email on: nicholas.hellen@sunday-times.co.ukAddendum:The Madame Arcati article about “Mr Hell” in full.

LISTEN TO PODCAST HEREA Picture of President Karimov’s Daughter Gulnara Karimova aka the pop star Googoosha Downtown Taskent is full of UK Embassy staff with no interest in the country or it’s people and US intelligence agencies making up stories out of Uzbek intelligence dross extracted from torture. Colin Powell signed off the certification that said that Uzbekistan was making progress towards human rights.Colin Powell was lying.Links: Craig Murray: The Uzbekistan blog!Craig Murray: The Dangers of Friendly DictatorshipsCorpWatch: Coca-Cola accused over Uzbek ventureGulnara Karimova’s Wiki entryThe Roberts Report: President Islom Karimov’s daughter Gulnara (aka Googoosha)Karmabanque: Boycott Coca-ColaGoogoosha on YouTube (adult entertainment)Addendum:Plane spottingCraig Murray’s confidential documents page!

Fuck! The seppos are going to bomb Bogan!Somebody tell these drongos it’s a map of planet Chomsky not a fucking smörgåsbord! Norman Podwhoretz, the recipient of the "Guardian of Zion Award, wants Bush to bomb Iran! Norman Podhoretz: The Case for Bombing IranOn a more serious note, the Israeli entry “Push The Button” failed to make the Eurovision Song Contest Finals in Helsinki this year because of vote manipulation by the former Eastern block countries, and, a desire by dark forces within Eurovision to gag any political dissent regardless of the musical merits! The Israeli entry by Teapacks has an ingenious use of the Spanish Phrygian scale that modulates on three or more themes, uses two European languages and an urban argot based on Phoenician Aramaic incorporated in a surprising syncopated middle section; a cogent case if any were needed to abandon phone voting and restore the panels of library music experts better able to scrutinize the performances. Judge for yourselves!

The Dersh has drawn up a comprehensive brief about Norm on why he should lose his job at DePaul University and has sent it to Dean! I bet Dershowitz was a right little snitch at school…“His scholarship is no more than (wait for it) ad hominem attacks on his ideological enemies.” I'm no scholar but isn't it ad hominem to dismiss a body of work as ad hominem without addressing the substantive issues mate?[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE]Notice board: Peter N. Kirstein: The Entire Text of The Suchar Memorandum Concerning DePaul University Professor Norman G. Finkelstein (with commentary)Alan Dershowitz's blog postNoam Chomsky Accuses Alan Dershowitz of Launching a "Jihad" to Block Norman Finkelstein From Getting Tenure at Depaul UniversityNorman Finkelstein puts the phoneys of the Tehran conference in their placeFeud Weakens Prof's Tenure BidIrsahd Manji's alleged “disconcerting” email from Norman Finkelstein Nichole Simon's blog post on those Mean Kids and death treats Carlos Latuff's sticky Wiki Dershowitz “teaching Yule Brenner some respect”Norman Finkelstein on Lebanese TV (the edited YouTube version) Norman Finkelstein on Lebanese TV (the un-doctored version)Soros adds voice to debate over Israel lobbyCreative CommonsMain sources:As'ad AbuKhalilNorman FinkelsteinAddendum: Dr. Marcy Newman: TenureCrystal: the dersh was staring at my boobsPeter Novic's views on Dershowitz's interference with Finkelstein's tenureNorman G. Finkelstein Solidarity Campaign (links to most of the relevant documents)dershowitz

Zac Goldsmith has joined the Tory Toffs who say they can manage events by trusting some very nasty people. [LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE]Edited transcript:Zac Goldsmith, editor of the Ecologist magazine, had some kind of problem with Monsanto involving an article written by Brian Tokar back in 1998, the first run of 14,000 copies were destroyed and after that some high street newsagents refused to sell them. Zac is a partner of a bookmaking firm called Fitzdares in London, his associates are James Osborne MP and Taki Theodoracopulos, Taki did three months in Prison for trying to smuggle 23 grams of Cocaine into the UK. (How could Fitzdares get a license when a convicted drug smuggler is "involved"?)The Washington Post wrote on December 25, 2004: “The anti-Coke campaign has been called by its founders (Karmabanque) a "smart boycott." Goldsmith said he believes he can push Coca-Cola shares to as low as $22.” Goldsmith later said: "The hedge fund is not mine in any sense I didn't set it up. I haven't provided financial support, and I do not manage it. Any suggestion to the contrary is false." Zac Goldsmith now works with a John Gummer MP who is on the Coca-cola environmental advisory boardDavid Cameron said: “Who better than Coca Cola, a firm with a better distribution network in sub-Saharan Africa than any aid agency, to get materials out to needy populations?” Steve Hilton is the Conservative Party consultant and godfather to David Cameron’s first child, his business consultancy “Good Business” has clients such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola.Zac Goldsmith: "Coke represents the cutting-edge of a global monoculture that is undermining real human diversity," Cameron said Ronald Reagan had had the right idea when he made the joke "If it moves, tax it. If it still moves, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it." (There were a lot of backroom deals going on in those days, lax enforcement and greatly reduced fines). Zac Goldsmith the Conservative candidate for Richmond Park.The audio file is for non-commercial use Creative CommonsArticles:Brian Tokar: Monsanto a Checkered HistoryBullShit: A documentary film about Indian environmental activist Vandana ShivaSarah Newstead of The Richmond and Twickenham Times has a glowing report on ZacMax Keiser’s article about the Coca-Cola boycott in The EcoloistWashington Post: Zac is reported saying he wanted to force the price of Coke stock downD. Murali: Fluid state of water battles The Torygraph: Article about Steve HiltonNewsweek: Steve Hilton and David CameronWatch Coke’s stock price go downCoca-Cola, Human Rights and Child LabourDavid Cameron’s corporate blurb Audrey Beckford: Article about Taki the drug smuggler, liar, fascist sympathizer and close friend of Zac GoldsmithTaki writes about his venture with Zac GoldsmithLinks:The case against CokeKiller cokeKarmabanque RadioKarmabanqueThe Boycott Coca-Cola Experiencecoca-colaAddendum:Who Fitzdares Wins right?

LISTEN TO PODCAST HEREEdited transcript:There’s a syndicated article that’s been doing the rounds recently by Salman Masood about a phenomenon that promises to be a global sensation!The article is about a bisexual TV TV star that is world famous in Pakistan called Ali Saleem who, as a drag queen, has developed a character called Begum Nawazish Ali.In some parts of the Muslim world gay men, mukhannathun, are generally accepted, because god created them, so, they have no blame or shame, unless they perform what is termed “illicit acts”.Ali Saleem alias Begum Nawazish also provides a “port in a storm” for young single heterosexual males in Pakistan, in fact “The Begum” has openly boasted that he had received unprotected anal sex with no less than 20 servants one evening at a truck stop near “The Marina Club” in Karachi after which he then performed fellatio on each and every one of them. On New Years Eve at the “The Black and White ball” in Lahore Begum Nawazish beat up his Blonde English socialite girlfriend in front of everybody in what must been a prolonged and violent assault as someone later commented that “ he is not the feminist he would have us all believe” as the same blonde woman was spotted at KHI with a bandaged hand and a severely bruised face.If you have a view about violence against women you could express your opinion on the Gagan Grewal show which is a BBC Asia Network programme; Begum Nawazish contributes to the show every Tuesday at 19:00 hrs GMT, listeners can call in, email and post messages on the show’s website.Addendum:MSNBC singing from the same hymn-sheet as The New York Times and announcing the “scoop” of “The Begum’s” political ambitions, which is further proof, if any were needed, that she’s chronically on “the devil’s dandruff”.

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