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From: http://www.bbsradio.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/webbbs_config.pl/read/25443

 

Mission accomplished: Globe enveloped in a radioactive, toxic chemical, heavy metal and nano particle-laden haze

 

The good news: Wireless toys and communications are "awesome," war is more lethal and airplanes are better able to hide from one another

The bad news: People, plants and animals are collapsing under the toxic burdens they are carrying; biological apocalypse is looming large

You, me and our children are now breathing ethylene-dibromide, nanoparticulates of aluminum, barium and cationic polymer fibers capable of growing and reproducing inside our bodies

By Don Harkins

The "chemtrail" story has become so huge that we can't describe it in mere words. All we can do is "imagine" it. So, close your eyes and take a deep breath-wait don't take a deep breath because we can't do that anymore.

Let's try again: Close your eyes and clear your mind (try to ignore the constant ringing in your ears and your chronic pains). Now imagine the ionosphere, the stratosphere and the troposphere; imagine all the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers; imagine all the islands and continents and their mountains and valleys, gorges and canyons, deserts and rainforests, badlands and scablands, the frozen arctic and frozen antarctic; now imagine the depths to which man has drilled into the earth and the heights to which man has reached in outer space. Now that you have "imagined" the heights, depths and breadths of our world, you can grasp how big the chemtrail "story" has become.

"We are laboratory rats whose very biochemistry is being altered. Our atmosphere is now conductive and we are all receiving its "current." The spraying....has saturated our air with polymers, metallic particles and fungi, all of which are now in our bodies as well as in the soil, plants and animals we co-exist with. We are being steadily moved away from real nature into an engineered matrix where all our functions can be observed and governed. Whether you realize it or not, it has happened,"

counterpropagandist Sofia Smallstorm wrote at her website AboutTheSky.com.

Smallstorm, who previously produced the highly acclaimed documentary 9/11 Mysteries (2006) has immersed herself in the global chemtrail emergency. According to Smallstorm, "The [chemtrail] spraying is part of an integrated atmospheric weapons system. Though it seems the program is currently about weather modification, the aerosols contain nano-engineered biologics, or weaponized parasites. According to those who have done the research, we are virtually all infected. Perhaps 'seeded' would be a better word.

"The mix of engineered parasites, pathogens, toxic heavy metals and nanobots is designed to assemble within us to create a microchipped terrain. Never mind the dog-and-pony-show discussion about future RFID (radio frequency identification) tags. It's already done."

One of the researchers to which Smallstorm referred is former government research scientist Clifford Carnicom. For several years now Carnicom has been actively involved in bringing attention to the chemtrail phenomenon. His technical background is extensive and he has collected and analyzed countless photos and specimen samples.

Carnicom's intuitive research and lucid analyses prove his qualifications as a scientist who believes that, "The saturation [of our atmosphere via aerosol operations] is complete. It is now a matter of maintenance and concentration."

Morgellons

Perhaps the creepiest of all chemtrail-related developments is the appearance of an affliction called "Morgellons disease." According to microbiologist Dr. Hildegarde Staninger, Morgellons is an environmental disease that will ultimately infect more living things than any other disease in history. "Its environmental impact will be far greater than DDT, PCBs and asbestos have ever been," Dr. Staninger stated to an audience of environmental professionals in 2007.

Morgellons is a "Nano-911 foreign invader," Dr. Staninger explained and added that medical professionals struggling to identify the infection have called it "fiber disease, mystery disease, delusional parasitosis and unknown dermatological skin disorder, to name a few."

In the abstract to her 2007 research paper "Chemical foreign invaders," Dr. Staninger gave Morgellons a chilling description: "It is silent, smart, glistening-powered by its own transitional metal battery. And when it strikes its victim it feels like a piece of burning broken glass as it pierces the skin. Smaller than any of the 150 pieces of a virus (known as virons), it is invisible to the naked eye. So silent is it, only the one who has been invaded knows its true nature. Marked with the seal of man-made, self-assembling nano-size materials, they can be used in forming drugs, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biomaterials, artificial nerves, artificial brains, pseudo skin and molecular electronics. Yes, it was patterned after nature's many wonders, but it is still one hundred percent man-made. The nano-brew has been let loose from its scientific flask casting its woes upon an unsuspecting innocence."

Some of Carnicom's more recent research shows that the airborne chemtrail fibers and the fibers found in the tissues of a patient with advanced Morgellons Disease match. Additionally, the unusual airborne blood cell samples have been found to match the unusual blood cells in Morgellons-infected individuals.

The implications of these findings are that we have all been deliberately exposed to Morgellons via chemtrails.

Global dimming

It is ironic that Al Gore, et al., has been blaming global warming on CO2 (an element) without ever mentioning the global deployment of toxic man-made particulates via aerosol operations. While the global warming debate is more political and emotional than scientific, scientists measuring the amount of sunlight reaching the earth's surface have been concurring that a process of global dimming has been ongoing for the last several decades. Global dimming is evidenced by diminished output of electricity generated by solar panels and a reduction in plant productivity through decreased photosynthesis. Potential complications from global dimming are food chain interruptions from crop failures and weather problems from decreased water evaporation.

According to Smallstorm, "The aerosols being sprayed overhead contain, among other things, metal particles which become ionized (electrically charged) by sunlight. Thus, the air in which we live has been converted from a neutral, life-supporting medium into an electrically charged plasma (a conductive gas). We are told that experiments with deflecting sunlight are to our benefit. We are told that the "global dimming" phenomenon, now being admitted to by NASA as a consequence of the haze layers formed by "persistent jet contrails," will serve to cool the planet. We have already seen a 20 percent loss of sunlight in just a couple of decades."

A NASA project to officially quantify global dimming was delayed when the Shuttle Columbia crashed in 2001 and permanently abandoned in 2006, allegedly due to budgetary restraints. It is thought by some, however, that the project was scuttled because it would inevitably lead to exposing global aerosol operations and the toxic levels of particulates being deployed under the cloak of national security.

Nano particles and internal organs

The spray planes are filling our atmosphere with nano particles of barium on an almost daily basis. Carnicom estimates that barium levels worldwide are eight times higher than acceptable safety limits. The inhaled nano-particles, 80,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, stick to the moist lung walls and are small enough to easily be absorbed directly into the blood stream where they will gain access to internal organs such as the liver and brain.

Since the aerosol operations began in earnest in about 1998 our bodies have been loading with these particulates and we are just now beginning to feel the ill effects.

Fait accompli?

Below is a shortlist of websites. From them you can dedicate an evening to surfing. To your utter amazement and horror, you will see dozens of shocking photos of chemclouds so severe that no one can claim them to be of natural origin. You will also see specimen samples photographed under microscopes showing that our breathing mixture is teeming with a vast array of weaponized molds, fungi, human blood cells, nano bacteria, radioactive particles, heavy metals, polymers and self-replicating fibers that seem to be synthetic. When you take all of this in and look at photos revealing our entire planet is blanketed in a toxic plasma no longer describable as "air," you will get the feeling that the transition of our natural, life-giving world into a synthetic, life-taking, planetary tomb is fait accompli.

However, we can't believe that because there would be no reason to go on living; we can't act as if there is no hope because there are millions of children whose futures depend upon our cleaning up this horrible mess.

On page 10 [ of the Dec 08 Idaho Observer, & shown below this article ] are some ideas on how to deal with chemtrails physically. On page 14 are some ideas on how to deal with chemtrails socially. [ SunToads thinks the material that is referenced to pages within the Idaho Observer are included in this email. We can't be sure because we do not have a paper

copy of the Idaho Observer in our possession. ]

Will we be able to stop this madness and clean up the biggest mess in human history? The answer to that question is in a future that will be shaped by what we do NOW. Go to AboutTheSky.com, Carnicom.com, BariumBlues.com, DontChemtrailMeBro.com, NewYorkSkywatch.com, ArizonaSkywatch.com,and ISeeLines.com. ***Email these links to others***
 

Biologic components have been reported in airborne samples that include modified molds, desiccated red blood cells and exotic strains of bacteria. Additionally, award winning investigative reporter, Will Thomas, has reported findings of over 300 types of virally-mutated fungi in the chemtrail fall out. The Idaho Observer reported in July, 2006, that analysis of chemtrail fallout in Iowa revealed traces of 26 known toxins including barium, aluminum and uranium, a variety of infectious pathogens, chemicals and drugs including sedatives. The government admits to deploying "military chaff" (fiberglass-coated aluminum particles) when air force pilots are training in U.S. airspace. Dr.R. Michael Castle reports the finding of cationic polymer fibers. Others have reported findings of tiny parasitic nematode eggs of some type encased in the fibers. Researcher Clifford Carnicom has reported finding chemtrail fibers that are an exact match with the bizarre fibers found in those suffering from Morgellons disease. Welcome to the brave new world of toxic skies, weather control, mind control and population control through the use of chemtrails modulated with electromagnetic frequencies generated by HAARP. Our health is under attack as evidenced by the skyrocketing rates of chemtrail-induced lung cancer, asthma and pulmonary/respiratory problems as well as the emergence of a new plague, Morgellons disease, an infection of unknown pathology that has been diagnosed in an estimated 60,000 Americans in over 12,000 families in the U.S. There is a corporate media blackout on this subject and public officials are either unable or unwilling to do or say anything about the fact that our entire planet is covered in a thick toxic haze. We are on our own. The only way to sound the alarm is by word of mouth. People are already dying because of the chemtrails. Life expectancy is down. This situation presents an immediate and serious threat to you, your family and loved ones. We must join together to stop this insane program of chemtrail spraying now. Please do what you can to help.
 

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From: http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20081207.htm

From the December 2008 Idaho Observer:

Surviving chemtrails, weaponized parasites, molds, fungi and "nanobots"

By Ingri Cassel

I began researching information for this column in hopes of finding an "antidote" to the chemtrail emergency (see pages 11-14). I must admit that I, too, was beginning to think that Morgellon's and other chemtrail-induced illnesses could affect any warm-blooded human or animal on the planet and there was nothing we could do about it. As I was reading new material and reviewing information from my files, I found myself coming full circle to the teachings of my mentor, Dr. John R. Christopher, often referred to as the "father of American herbology. I now know that the wisdom of Dr. Christopher and his students, such as Dr. Richard Schulze, is just as applicable today in the world of "nanobots" and weaponized parasites, molds and fungi as it was when the world wasn't so scientifically sinister.

What natural hygienists, raw foodists and mucusless diet advocates have known all along is that heating food to over 120 degrees Fahrenheit destroys enzymes. These enzymes in raw foods are essential for proper assimilation of key nutrients. Bodies whose cells are oxygenated, hydrated, detoxified and supplied with the proper nutrients do not become "safe havens" for heavy metals, parasites, fungi and the strange nanotechnology that is designed to multiply in such terrain.

It really goes beyond that brief lesson in physiology. Our bodies are also electric with energy meridians running throughout our body that are linked bioenergetically to our endocrine glands and vital organs in a very real physical sense. These meridians are often blocked by our lifestyle choices, including negative emotions and thoughts. Getting clear about who you are as a spiritual being and your unique service work now actually becomes paramount if you want to survive the intense depopulation agenda being foisted upon us at lightning speed.

What should spiritual beings do? Live as close to nature as possible. If this is not possible, create a living space that surrounds you and your family with plant life, sprouting trays, and a vegetarian pet, giving you regular opportunities to share your appreciation of and love for the life forms existing in your space. This is essential to not only healing ourselves but our planet and God's creations. I love what Arthur and Fiona Cristian in Australia had to say about chemtrails and surviving the "end times plagues" these chemtrails are foreshadowing.
 

They gave four basic recommendations at the end of an important chemtrail expose sent out by John Hammell of International Advocates for Health Freedom (IAHF, www.iahf.com) that are posted to the website http://ww.loveforlife.com.au

With our own personal experiences we feel you only need to do the following to remove all chemtrail nasties from your body.

* Become a full on living/raw food eater - Stop cooking food and water and stop consuming meat, dairy and all other processed food and drink.

* Take MMS, the "Miracle Mineral Supplement" (see Back to Basics, Sept 2008.) A simple and effective way to oxygenate your body, MMS helps rid the body of parasites and fungi while relieving bad habits and "cravings."

* Take a quality liquid mineral supplement. (I would add that you should take a quality form of colloidal silver daily - one with an ionic or small micron size of silver.)

* Start growing all your food organically as soon as possible.

The Cristians warn people that they will likely feel really sick for a spell as their bodies detoxify. It is important to understand that these temporary sick spells are called "healing crises." When healing any chronic condition God and Nature's way, it is important to understand Dr. Constantine Herring's law of cure: "All [healing] starts from within out; from the head down and in the reverse order as the symptoms have appeared."

For instance, if you suppressed an ear infection with immuno-suppressive drugs sometime in your past, you will experience an intense ear ache for a few hours as part of your body's detoxification process.

How to protect yourself by doing cleanses

As a result of researching the very real danger posed by chemtrails (see following four pages), Hammell recommends doing herbal cleanses on a regular basis in order to keep the nano particles in the chemtrails from being able to assemble in the body so that you can't be microchipped from the inside and (thereby mind-controlled) and to purge your body of the parasites and heavy metals in the chemtrails.

The three cleanses that should be done on a regular basis are a parasite/colon cleanse, kidney cleanse, and gallbladder/liver cleanse. There is not a "one size fits all" protocol for everyone to follow when it comes to doing herbal cleanses for the simple reason that there are thousands of people with every imaginable health situation. There are basic guidelines, however. It's up to you whether or not you consult with a naturopath or medical doctor when doing these cleanses (if you have any serious health problem, consulting with a health professional is strongly recommended).

If you have access to the Internet, a good place to start is at CureZone.com/cleanse where Dr. Hulda Clark's protocols for the above-mentioned three cleanses are posted. We have also detailed colon cleansing, parasite and gallbladder flushes in past "Back to Basics" columns that can easily be accessed via The Idaho Observer website. Another excellent source of information on these three basic cleanses is in Dr. Richard Schultze's newsletters posted at www.HerbDoc.com. For a complete catalog of his superb products that make these cleanses "easy," call 800-HerbDoc.

Parasites/Fungi

In our radiation-saturated world, many people test positive for parasites and overgrowths of candida albicans. As a result of our bodies being bombarded with microwaves, iodine deficiencies are now the "norm" as well as deficiencies in all the "alkaline" minerals. It is important to do these cleanses in a space that is not close to celltowers or saturated with radiation from cordless DECT phones, microwave ovens or household use of cellphones. Being constantly exposed to microwaves weakens the body's ability to purge itself of heavy metals and other toxins that provide the perfect environment for parasites and fungi.

The three herbs that are used for doing a parasite flush in conjunction with a colon cleanse are black walnut leaves or hulls, wormwood and cloves. Raw garlic is also recommended. It is worth noting that black walnut trees-the leaves, the hulls and the inner bark-contain an organic and, therefore, highly assimilable form of iodine (32 micrograms per pound according to Dr. Christopher). Clinical experimentation in the 1960s has shown that the ellagic acid in black walnuts affords an ideal protective antidote to electrical shock, accidental electrocution and lightning mishaps [See "Preliminary Pharmacology of Ellagic Acid from Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)"; Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 57:1731, October 1968].

Black walnut is best known as a powerful vermifuge, used specifically in the treatment of ringworm, tape worm and other intestinal parasites. It has also been used as an effective treatment for tuberculosis, lupus, diphtheria, syphilis, herpes, tonsillitis, eczema and all manner of skin rashes and abscesses.

In India and Pakistan the oil of black walnut is used to treat leprosy. Dr. Christopher gained fame in the U.S. Army during WWII for his treatment of an "incurable" case of impetigo at Fort Lewis in Washington state using black walnut tincture externally. According to Dr. Christopher, black walnut is a miracle worker when used externally in cases of scrofula, impetigo, eczema, acne, dandruff, boils, and shingles. The tincture is also an excellent first aid, antiseptic remedy for wounds. Black walnut has also been used successfully in the treatment of poisonous snake and insect bites.

Detoxification involves taking a substance internally that mobilizes or attaches to the toxins needing removal from the body, and then making sure the substance along with the toxins are eliminated efficiently.

One of the most under-estimated means of removing heavy metals and other poisons from the body is the use of clay, both internally and externally.

The list of healing properties attributed to clay happens to be nearly identical to those of black walnut. Clay has a negative electrical attraction for particles that are positively charged. Most toxic poisons and pathogens are positively charged. This is why toxins are irresistibly drawn towards the clay.

Clay is composed of flat, microscopic, square-shaped "flakes." Laid edge-to-edge, one gram of these particles has the surface area of around 800 square meters or about 10 football fields. The greater the surface area, the greater is its power to pick up positively charged particles.

Calcium bentonite, also known as "montmorillonite," is the most popular clay for use internally in North America, although there are many different clays throughout the world that have the same therapeutic properties. Acupuncturist Julie Christ wrote the following in her article, Clay-The Healing Underground: "Bentonite attracts and neutralizes poisons in the intestinal tract. It can eliminate food allergies, food poisoning, mucus colitis, spastic colitis, viral infections, stomach flu, and parasites (parasites are unable to reproduce in the presence of clay). There is virtually no digestive disease that clay will not treat. It enriches and balances blood. It absorbs radiation (think cell phones, microwaves, x-rays, TVs and irradiated food, for starters). It has been used for alcoholism, arthritis, cataracts, diabetic neuropathy, pain treatment, open wounds, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, animal and poisonous insect bites, acne, anemia, in fact, the list of uses is too long for this article. It was used during the Balkan war of 1910 to reduce mortality from cholera among the soldiers from 60 to three percent." According to Dr. David G. Williams, researchers at Arizona State University found that certain clays killed several forms of pathogenic bacteria, including staphylococcus aureus (staph), methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), penicillin-resistant S. aureus (PRSA) and E. coli. The number of infections and deaths attributed to MRSA has risen dramatically in the U.S., much higher than cases of and deaths attributed to AIDS, Parkinson's disease, influenza and tuberculosis (see related article this page).

Clay baths.

The results people experience using this method are phenomenal and definitely worth the money when it comes to getting metals and other chemicals out of your body. It takes a few baths to have the full effect but after the first successful bath, you will likely be "hooked" and want to share this method with others. Twelve specific clay baths, each bath enhanced with herbs designed to pull out particular contaminant(s) needing removal, are available at www.magneticclay.com

Ionic Foot baths and Foot pads.

This is a fairly innovative way of pulling out heavy metals and other toxins through the feet. Many practitioners who use the foot baths in their offices recommend drinking a lot of water afterwards followed by ionic mineral supplementation. There are numerous fabulous testimonies with these baths, though lab analysis of the water after treatments is rare. The foot pad method works on the same principle of pulling out metals/toxins through the feet; this method being fairly effortless since one applies the pads to the soles of their feet when they go to bed at night.
 

A testimonial at http://www.bodypurenow.com is by a dentist who claims the following toxins came out of his body through his feet-mercury, isopropyl alcohol, benzene, nickel, asbestos, dimethylaminoazobenzene and PCBs. This same website offers a free analysis of the toxins in used foot pads that are purchased from them.

CAUTION.

One Internet blogger advises caution when eliminating heavy metals, parasites and fungi-specifically for those who are experiencing Morgellon's disease or suspect that the nanotechnology has been in them for years and has likely become integrated into their biological system. She claims her advise comes from " personal experience."

References for further research
:
1.

"Whistle blower contacts IAHF with inside info on chemtrails: How to detox and protect ourselves" http://www.loveforlife.com.au/node/5138

2.
The Cure For All Diseases by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D., N.D. (1995)
3.
Doctor Christopher's Newsletter and Continuing Education Service, "Black Walnut, Juglans Nigra", Volume 5, No. 7. Christopher Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 412, Springville, Utah 84663.
4.

"Clay: The Healing Underground" by Julie Christ, M. Ac., The Idaho Observer, February 2005. See http://www.acupla.net

5.

Alternatives for the Health-Conscious Individual, December 2008, pp. 139-142. http://www.drdavidwilliams.com

 

MUCH MORE AT http://www.bbsradio.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/webbbs_config.pl/read/25443

 

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From: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/french-government-bans-advertising-of-mobiles-to-children-1299673.html

 

French government bans advertising of mobiles to children

New limits will be placed on radiation levels amid fears of increased risk of cancer from phone use

 

By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor

 

11 January 2009

 

New laws cracking down on children's use of mobile phones are to be introduced in France amid growing fears that they may cause cancer and other diseases.

All advertising of the devices to children under 12 is to be prohibited under the legislation - announced by the Environment Minister, Jean-Louis Borloo, last week - and he will also take powers to ban the sale of any phone designed to be used by those under six.

The French government will also introduce new limits for radiation from the phones and make it compulsory for handsets to be sold with earphones, so that users can avoid irradiating their heads and brains. And one of the country's largest cities last month started an advertising campaign to discourage the use of the phones by children.

The clampdown represents the most comprehensive action yet taken by any government worldwide. It contrasts sharply with the stance of British ministers, who have largely ignored the recommendations of an official report nine years ago that people aged under 16 should be discouraged from using mobiles, and that the industry should be stopped from promoting them to children. Since then their use by the young has almost doubled, so that nine out of 10 of the country's 16-year-olds own a handset.

Swedish research indicates that children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use the phones, causing some experts to predict an "epidemic" of the disease among today's young people in later life. But consideration of the threat to them has been specifically excluded from Britain's official £3.1m investigation into the risk of cancer from mobiles.

The French ministry warned that "mobile phone use is increasing at a rapid pace among youths", and warns that the young may be "more sensitive because their bodies are still developing". Children's heads are smaller and their skulls thinner.

Lyon, France's second city, launched an advertising campaign before Christmas aimed at dissuading people from buying mobiles for children as presents, with the slogan "Let's keep them healthy, away from mobile phones!"

A year ago France's official Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety said that parents should not give small children mobiles. And France's Health Ministry urged using them in moderation.

The French legislation is the latest evidence of growing official alarm at the hazards of the radiation caused by mobile phone use. In September, the European Parliament voted 522 to 16 to urge ministers across Europe to bring in stricter radiation limits, and the European Environment Agency has also issued a warning.
 

Toronto's Department of Public Health has advised that children under eight should only use mobiles in emergencies and teenagers should limit calls to less than 10 minutes. The Russian Ministry of Health says that young people under 18 should not use the devices, and Israel's Health Ministry has also advised caution.

 

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From: http://www.manyone.net/paxnatura/articles/view/131303/

 

The Pax Natura Declaration

 

By Jeff Middleton  - January 1, 2008

We, the people of the Earth, affirm the Universe is governed with precision and perfection by a system of natural laws set in motion to maintain order and sustain all living and non-living systems. Over the long corridors of time, these laws have brought forth an astonishing diversity of life reflecting Nature's beauty, creativity, and orderliness.

This tapestry of diversity at the very heart of Nature is whole, indivisible, and manifests in the countless interconnections of each and every part. Our human family is but one thread in this interwoven fabric and yet mirrors, as do all its parts, the grandeur of the Universe and the wisdom of its Creator. We have an inherent right and solemn responsibility to live peacefully not only with each other, but with every expression of Nature's bounty in the eternal web of life.

In the course of human existence it has now become necessary to humbly acknowledge the manifold abuse delivered by ourselves, and in our names, upon the very Nature that has created and sustained us throughout time. We stand at a critical juncture in history. While wars have ravaged human civilization in the form of armed conflict between our fellow brothers and sisters, an undeclared war has also been raging against the natural world. This conflict, while complex and difficult to define, constitutes a far more insidious and dangerous threat to our long-term survival. Reports of new levels of destruction and decimation continue coming from front line ecologists, biologists, meteorologists, and concerned individuals from many different fields. The battle grounds in this war include the decline of clean air and water, the relentless restructuring of our atmosphere and climate, the clearing of the rainforests, the destruction of the coral reefs, the degradation of planting soils, the proliferation of unnatural monoculture agriculture, the random re-structure of Nature's gene pool, and a host of other violent acts against our Mother earth. The result of this assault is now self-evident with the tragic loss of bio-diversity and a general decline in the quality of life for all species, including our own.

Violence against Nature is not new and is rooted in the philosophical belief that humans have sovereignty over living systems and that our existence is justified at the expense of a declining planet. We reject this thesis and all of its ramifications. While acknowledging that all natural systems require energy and water for survival, and that competition for resources is a natural process in nature's design, we hold this form of competition does not constitute an act of war. Rather, the conflict we speak of is an idea instilled in the hearts and minds of our youth for generations and manifests as separation, isolation, and alienation from the natural world. We must cultivate in our children a deep and profound appreciation for the Nature that sustains them.

It is time to begin healing centuries of conflict by re-defining our place in the web of life on earth. Ancient philosophical principles all proclaim and speak to the Oneness of the world. Experience and research from every corner of the globe has now demonstrated that these once abstract principles must now be understood in a practical way as the framework for the survival of all. A Universal Declaration of Peace with Nature will mark the beginning of a new era of life on earth where human civilization is patterned on the eternal guiding principles of natural law, and the diversity of life is governed, without prejudice, from the unity and oneness of Nature.

Therefore, we the undersigned, representing ourselves, our lands, and the best aspirations of all humankind, do hereby declare from this day forward, a state of perpetual Peace with Nature.

 

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Recommended by Marie Bélec Steurer-Henry (maadestp@globetrotter.net) - a very moving story as you'll see!

 

From: https://www.ikat.org/three-cups-of-tea/

 

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

 

By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

 

In Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time, Greg Mortenson, and acclaimed journalist David Oliver Relin, recount the unlikely journey that led Mortenson from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan's K2, the world's second highest mountain, to successfully building schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By replacing guns with pencils, rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the third-world to fight terrorism with books, not bombs, and successfully bring education and hope to remote villages in central Asia. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world-one school at a time.

In 1993 Mortenson was descending from his failed attempt to reach the peak of K2. Exhausted and disoriented, he wandered away from his group into the most desolate reaches of northern Pakistan. Alone, without food, water, or shelter he eventually stumbled into an impoverished Pakistani village where he was nursed back to health.

While recovering he observed the village's 84 children sitting outdoors, scratching their lessons in the dirt with sticks. The village was so poor that it could not afford the $1-a-day salary to hire a teacher. When he left the village, he promised that he would return to build them a school. From that rash, heartfelt promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time: Greg Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism and terrorism by building schools-especially for girls-throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.

In an early effort to raise money he wrote letters to 580 celebrities, businessmen, and other prominent Americans. His only reply was a $100 check from NBC's Tom Brokaw. Selling everything he owned, he still only raised $2,000. But his luck began to change when a group of elementary school children in River Falls, Wisconsin, donated $623 in pennies, thereby inspiring adults to take his cause more seriously. The Korphe Bridge (pictured above) and the Korphe School (left) were complete in 1996. Since then, he's built over sixty schools. Mortenson and award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin have written a spellbinding account of his incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are feared and hated. In pursuit of his goal, Mortenson has survived an armed kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, repeated death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. Yet his success speaks for itself. This year the schools will educate 24,000 children.

'Three Cups of Tea is one of the most remarkable adventure stories of our time. Greg Mortenson's dangerous and difficult quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan is not only a thrilling read, it's proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world.' -Tom Brokaw

 

Greg Mortenson has provided a Three Cups of Tea Reading Guide and a Question & Answer Interview for use in book clubs, interviews, classrooms, etc. http://www.threecupsoftea.com

Purchases of Three Cups of Tea made through this link on Amazon.com will generate up to 7% of proceeds to benefit CAI. Much more to discover through https://www.ikat.org/

 

Note from Jean: Now imagine for a second how the world would be if instead of wasting countless billions of dollars and immense resources and human ingenuity in bombing, maiming and killing in pursuit of their demented hegemonic goals, the United States of America and its war allies around the world had done like this wonderful soul and put all their energies into doing good around the world... Just imagine...

 

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Related article:

 

The Afghan Scam: The Untold Story of Why the U.S. Is Bound to Fail in Afghanistan (January 11, 2009) http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175019

(...) Had the U.S. delivered the promised services on time, while employing Afghans to rebuild their own country according to their own priorities and under the supervision of their own government -- a mini-Marshall Plan -- they would now be in charge of their own defense. The forces on the other side, which we loosely call the Taliban, would also have lost much of their grounds for complaint.Instead, the Bush administration perpetrated a scam. It used the system it set up to dispense reconstruction aid to both the countries it "liberated," Afghanistan and Iraq, to transfer American taxpayer dollars from the national treasury directly into the pockets of private war profiteers. Think of Halliburton, Bechtel, and Blackwater in Iraq; Louis Berger Group, Bearing Point, and DynCorp International in Afghanistan. They're all in it together. So far, the Bush administration has bamboozled Americans about its shady aid program. Nobody talks about it. Yet the aid scam, which would be a scandal if it weren't so profitable for so many, explains far more than does troop strength about why, today, we are on the verge of watching the whole Afghan enterprise go belly up.What's worse, there's no reason to expect that things will change significantly on Barack Obama's watch. During the election campaign, he called repeatedly for more troops for "the right war" in Afghanistan (while pledging to draw-down U.S. forces in Iraq), but he has yet to say a significant word about the reconstruction mission. While many aid workers in that country remain full of good intentions, the delivery systems for and uses of U.S. aid have been so thoroughly corrupted that we can only expect more of the same -- unless Obama cleans house fast. But given the monumental problems on his plate, how likely is that?The Jolly PrivateersIt's hard to overstate the magnitude of the failure of American reconstruction in Afghanistan. While the U.S. has occupied the country -- for seven years and counting -- and efficiently set up a network of bases and prisons, it has yet to restore to Kabul, the capital, a mud brick city slightly more populous than Houston, a single one of the public services its citizens used to enjoy. When the Soviets occupied Afghanistan in the 1980s, they modernized the education system and built power plants, dams, factories, and apartment blocs, still the most coveted in the country. If, in the last seven years, George W. Bush did not get the lights back on in the capital, or the water flowing, or dispose of the sewage or trash, how can we assume Barack Obama will do any better with the corrupt system he's about to inherit? CLIP

 

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Forwarded by Kathy Roberts (weerkhr@pacbell.net)

 

From: http://www.ideachampions.com/heart/archives/2009/01/the_beauty_of_w.shtml

 

The Beauty of What's in Front of You

 

January 07, 2009

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds -- then hurried to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and, without stopping, continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year old boy...

His mother tried to rush him, but the boy stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
 

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
 

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100.
 

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The themes were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: How do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

Ouch!
 

Try not to miss the beauty of life coming your way -- it may be right in front of you. Right now, in fact.

 

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Related video

 

Stop and Hear the Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw

Will one of the nation's greatest musicians be noticed in a D.C. Metro stop during rush hour? Violinist Joshua Bell experimented for Gene Weingarten's Sunday Magazine story in The Washington Post.

 

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From: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SmartHome/story?id=6118522
 

'Foreclosure Angel' Saves Stranger's Home

 

Marilyn Mock Says 'People Need to Help Each Other'

By JONANN BRADY
 

Tracy Pottsboro lost her job and then her home when she couldn't make mortgage payments. On Saturday, she watched as her home was auctioned off in Dallas.

"The final farewell to my house," Pottsboro said. "It means so much to all of us. It's not just a house."

 

Auctions on foreclosed houses are an opportunity for some and agony for those who've lost their homes.

 

From July through September of this year, more than 2,700 Americans lost their homes to foreclosure every day, according to The Associated Press. In Texas, almost 9,200 homes entered the foreclosure process in September.

On Saturday, Pottsboro took her seat among the crowd, waiting for house No. 73 to be called.

Marilyn Mock, a small-business owner from Rockwall, Texas, had accompanied her son, who was interested in buying a house, to the auction that day.

Mock was sitting near Pottsboro and noticed that she was upset.

"She was crying, and I asked her what is she upset about, and you know, she lost her house," Mock said.

When the No. 73 came up and the auction began, Mock said she asked Pottsboro, "Is it worth it?"

"She said yes. & I just kept taking her word," Mock said.

Mock ended up winning the auction, with a bid of about $30,000. And just like that, Pottsboro's sad goodbye turned into welcome home.
 

Mock told "Good Morning America" that she will take out a bank loan to finance about half the cost and will let Pottsboro and her family live in the house and make payments to her instead of the bank. She said she will pay for about half the house upfront.

Mock was straightforward about her motive. "People need to help each other, and that's all there is to it," she said.

 

Mock was straightforward about her motive. "People need to help each other, and that's all there is to it," she said. Pottsboro was moved to tears by Mock's random act of generosity. "Nobody's done anything like that for me before, and I hope that I can repay the favor," she said.

 

Mock said her son and husband have come to expect these "crazy" things. "When I came home and I said, 'Well, honey, guess what?' He just goes, "OK, whatever.' He's used to it," Mock told "GMA."

 

"I do a lot of things, you know, loan money out and give to somebody -- you see somebody in need, you give them money," she said. "Or you see somebody in the grocery store, they don't have enough money to pay for it, I'm usually the one behind saying here, here's $20 or something.

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