Wednesday, September 9, 2015

A Pitifully Absurd Political Correctness Preoccupies a Nation, if not an Entire World, over Race and “Racism”

A Pitifully Absurd Political Correctness Preoccupies a Nation, if not an Entire World, over Race and “Racism”


September 8, 2015 in Columnists, News by RBN

A Pitifully Absurd Political Correctness Preoccupies a Nation,
if not an Entire World, over Race and “Racism”

Author: Carol Asher
I will admit to some long-held, very definite thoughts and feelings relative to the topic of “racism” quite at odds with what I see as an insane and deviously exaggerated fixation on the subject by a monopoly media.  I’ll just be having my say here, and personal convictions will be obvious.

A key focus in managed “news

Can we think of any topic that makes today’s news more non-stop than that of “racism?”  Since we know there’s very little that’s truly accidental in the socio-political world, we do well to be asking ourselves “what’s the agenda here, whose is it, and why?”  My personal answer to that will be a main thread running through these meanderings.
Anyone paying attention can detect two rather conflicting sides to the race argument as put forth by the news reporters, those quite obviously assigned to keep fanning the flames of race.  On the one hand we’re treated daily to hand-wringing reports of never-ending incidences repeatedly showing that diverse races really do not get along very well.  (white man usually at fault, by the way.)  On the other hand and just as insistent, we have an obvious ploy designed to force and smash the races together every which way that can be devised.  So, we ask again: Just who is it that is so do-or-die, hell-bent on forcing this agenda, and for what purpose?

First, though, an honest look at a part of our own past
The law of DO NO HARM applies universally and forever, and no honest American will ever deny nor excuse the innumerable acts of man’s inhumanity to man, particularly interracially, as indelibly recorded in history, and thus morally staining our past.  For one thing, we can see and know for a fact that African Blacks should never have been brought to the western hemisphere in the first place.  They did not come of their own accord, and were never willing participants in the inspiration and initiative to colonize the new world.  Just who was responsible for bringing them here is a topic for another time.  (One thing for sure, though, it wasn’t the European Christians, those who came here with only the goal of religious freedom in mind.)
Both in the midst of and subsequent to the Black slaves’ forced arrival in the Americas, atrocities of all kinds never really ceased.  While the blame was by no means totally one-sided, our part in it is indeed to the white man’s lasting shame.  Beyond the black slave issue, other horrific injustices continued and spread throughout the hemisphere, such as the (even legalized) persecution of the native peoples of the north and other indigenous peoples of Central and South America.  In a word, a goodly number of the white settlers have much for which to atone.  May we, their descendants, remain always humbly mindful of that fact.

Reverse discrimination:  Racism by any color
Having made the above admissions – – and with appropriate emphasis! – – can we not now go on to ask: For just how long must Whites be made to repent?  In this managed political world, when will enough ever be seen as enough?  Forgiveness, love and understanding is called for from both sides, and so it would seem way past time for all peoples to get a grip on a few enduring moral principles.
Although interracial abuse is indeed a sad part of America’s history, hardly anyone living today is directly responsible for it, so at what point can past societal sins be allowed to rest?  If it was wrong for unregenerates to demean and harm peoples of color in the past – – and most certainly it was – – it is just as wrong for vengeful, unforgiving Blacks and other outlaws to engage in all manner of criminal, abusive behavior now.  Yet the latter condition not only rages unabated everywhere at every instigation, but is given a near carte blanche pass continually in mainstream media reporting.  Examples of this are simply legion, but to cite a current, very familiar one: It was already over a year ago that a young black teen (with already a sizable criminal record) was killed by a white police officer in Missouri, yet the national media regularly eulogizes him still.  Within that same week, the reverse happened.  That is, an unarmed white youth was shot and killed by a black police officer in the area of Salt Lake City.  How much national news coverage did that case receive?  Hardly a  second mention, if I recall.

None of this is meant to impugn all Blacks, nor was it even always this way
Through all of their worst days of systematic enslavement and injustices in times past, black families maintained far greater percentages of stabile, intact, even deeply spiritually-rooted  family units than, overall, are seen today.  So, what has happened since?  Not by accident the change.  Thanks to the globalist political manipulators’ overall deliberate disruptive agenda, the former stabile Black family unit hardly exists.
Today we have the Black Lives Matter movement, organized in response to the purportedly inordinate rate of violent confrontations between Blacks and law enforcement – – the movement tainted, it would seem, with a certain amount of hypocrisy, in the view of nationally syndicated columnist Patrick J. Buchanan as he asks: “Is the Black Lives Matter movement unaware that the execution rate of babies in the womb is highest among African American women?  However many black men or boys are killed in clashes with cops each year, it is not one tenth of the black babies aborted in the USA.”  A point well taken, I’d say.

But, again, it’s all part of a certain agenda
What proponents of the Black cause need to realize is that most of what passes for support and advancement of their cause is more like political correctness than it is true support, genuine and real.  Like all the rest of us, you are being used to advance an agenda whose orchestrators care not one whit about you, really.  When once you have served their purpose (of social upheaval and disintegration) you and yours will be as dispensable as anyone else who has outlived his usefulness.  Bottom line: YOU are not their prize; rather, total, global control and enslavement of all IS!  You would do well to take a clue from this terse statement by celebrity actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008):  Political Correctness is tyranny with manners.

Racial color in and of itself matters little
I’m saddened to think how many Americans likely voted for Barack Obama (and probably twice) for no other reason than that he is “Black” – – even though we know for a fact that at least half of his genes are white.  I’ve often been amazed, too, seeing how, subsequent to his arrival on the world stage, Mr. Obama has rarely, if ever, even mentioned his mother or her side of the family.  It’s like that lineage doesn’t exist for him, or else that, given his assigned agenda, he’s been pledged to ignore or play it down.


What’s fair is fair, no?
Perhaps indicating that America’s white majority has not yet finished paying for its past racial discriminations, a tremendous amount of reverse racial favoritism thrives in the land today, all treated as totally legitimate by the established powers.   The question I want answered is, at what point will we begin to have fair and equal treatment for all citizens, whatever their color?  I mean, if it’s right to celebrate national Black History month; if we can promote Negro College Funds and black organizations like the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), or an all black Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and all of the other 20+ organizations for Blacks, as well as those for other races like La Raza for Latinos and Nation of Islam (NOI) for Muslims, shouldn’t equal opportunity and “equal justice under the law” assure the right to comparable organizations for Whites?  Why should the dozens of groups for peoples of color be designated “freedom” organizations, and yet a comparable NAAWP (National Association for the Advancement of White Persons) be struck down as racial “supremacism?”  Mind you, I’ve never had any great desire to join any kind of race-based organization, but am only saying that if equal justice for all does exist, then at least that option should also.
It seems undeniable to me that amid today’s extremely race-bated political consciousness, the White race, peoples of nordic or germanic descent, is the one race that is not allowed to demonstrably “guard its own,” as it were, nor openly exhibit pride in its own distinct heritage.  Why should that be, if indeed all men are treated equal under the law, as is claimed?  In my view (however mistaken and paranoid it might be) there can be only one underlying reason: namely, an existing plan of amalgamation (with a view to ultimate annihilation) of the white race.  If I am wrong, then why is it that, so far, anyway, only nations of majority white European stock are being targeted for miscegenation, while nations like Japan, China, India and other Asian lands are left pretty much alone and largely homogeneous?

Granted, there are things more important in life than race
This point we already acknowledged, even stressed, at the very start, and it can only be reaffirmed.  Still, to me, race and race distinctions remain a very intriguing query.  Sharing life on this one same planet, as all 7+ billion of us currently do, I’ve long wondered about just how such very diverse races ever came to be.  A mere curiosity thought it is, as I’ve never spent any time seriously researching the matter.
While true that all men are created equal, anyone can see that the various races certainly do differ, not only in appearance, but in talents, cultural preferences, life style choices and so much more.  What I don’t understand is why these distinct peoples can’t simply be allowed to exist and flourish naturally, each and all among their own. For what, pray tell, could possibly be wrong with the idea of equal and separate by choice?  Is that not within the innate rights of all human beings?

Consider the birds of the air…..
Whenever I set to thinking about the various human racial distinctions and my strong desire that each be appreciated, protected and preserved, the analogy that most easily comes to my mind is that of the bird kingdom.  Think about it.  Who of us doesn’t thrill to suddenly catch sight of a cardinal on the branch of a tree, or likewise a blue bird?  Who doesn’t enjoy the loveliness of a bright canary in a cage, or even spotting a first robin in springtime, to name just a few members of a very broad and diverse species?  In observing nature and its creatures, isn’t it the sharp distinctions of color and character that so attract and delight our senses?  What would we think, then, if nature somehow were to cause all bird species to mate indiscriminately?  What would we end up with but a non-descript, reddish-brown blob of who knows what?  Of course, birds are not humans and humans are not birds, but how nice if we humans could take a cue from the ways of nature, and allow that same liberty of association within our own species – – free of all allegations and insinuations of racism or supremacy?  Is it “racist,” I ask, for a robin to choose to remain a robin century after century, not wishing to be forced into mixing with a woodpecker, a bluejay or a crow?
Not to be misunderstood, I don’t make it my business, nor even my particular concern, when private individuals of one race choose partners from another race, even though (just as among the birds) I personally think it’s more beautiful when distinct racial characteristics are preserved.  Needless to say, my real “beef” is with those organized political forces who, obviously armed with a preplanned agenda, arbitrarily drive the races together through tactics of mass propaganda coupled with guilt.  If we look, we can see signs of it more and more these days.  Nearly every commercial ad will have multiracial subjects.  And anymore, many professional performances such as dance or other competitions will feature mixed race couples, and on and on the forced miscegenation goes.  Aware of the intent and purposes of the orchestrators, I do not expect these trends to cease until we end up with what one prognosticator many years ago termed “one entire golden race” for all of planet earth. Sorry to have to say it, but perhaps I AM on the losing end of all this.

It’s a Wonderful Life
Nearly everyone is familiar with the 1946 movie by this name.  Its popularity is such that the film’s replay over network television has long been a traditional part of year-end Christmas celebrations.  I mention it here merely as a segue into writer James Bronson’s Christmas 2008 debut of It’s a Wonderful Race, his title being an obvious take-off on the movie classic.
In It’s a Wonderful Life, we are told the story of an individual whose selfless, giving ways served to protect and prosper the lives of his fellow townspeople, to the betterment of all.  In It’s a Wonderful Race, author James Bronson details similarly the many ways that, throughout history, a certain, gifted ethnic group has served to enhance and advance an entire world.  Just as the movie classic shows how the community of Bedford Falls, N.Y. would have been so much the poorer had beloved businessman/philanthropist George Bailey never lived, so Bronson’s story reminds us of how much poorer life on planet earth would be without the myriad inventions and other scientific advancements that were brought about through the foresight and efforts of a uniquely gifted white race.
Parallel to the story line of the famous movie, It’s a Wonderful Race likewise has a main character named George, scripted  to be, interestingly enough, the young, college student son of the very George Bailey of Bedford Falls.  While his son is home on Christmas break, George, Sr. has a run-in with him over some of the communist/socialist ideologies he discovers are being taught at the university he’s paying for his son to attend.  With this point of contention as a backdrop, the story, It’s a Wonderful Race, takes off.
Further carrying over portions of the movie setting, George, Jr., too, is visited and greatly influenced by a wise and gentle angel named Clarence.  Near the end of the narrative, as a hint to all the historical evidence that the angel has shown to young George, the author has the angel summarize saying:
It’s always been the same old story, George.  Whites build a civilization.  Then they come into contact with another race.  The other race benefits from contact with the Whites.  Over the course of a few centuries, the races blend into a new hybrid race.  The Whites then diminish in number and influence as the civilization stagnates.  In some cases, such as with the Huns, Incans, Amerindians and Mongols, malevolent envy will drive the colored and/or hybrid race to actually turn on the remaining original Whites, physically murdering off the White males, and then “stealing their genes” by rape-mating with the White women.  Finally, to add insult to injury, the hybrid and colored races then claim credit for the historical achievements of the very people that they either blended out or genocided!  And woe to any honest researcher who attempts to point out these inconvenient truths…for he will be branded a “racist.”
 
Should there be a difference?
That excerpt will probably seem quite harsh and discriminatory to a lot of people.  Let facts stand, however, and I would only suggest that if it’s right and good to celebrate the heartwarming outcome of that Hollywood movie story, it should be every bit as right to factually report and celebrate the much, much broader (real-life historical) accomplishments as detailed in James Bronson’s narrative.  And this without anyone laying false guilt, as if, by such acknowledgment, something were being taken away from someone else.  To me it seems no different than, for example, our frank admission of the trust we commonly place in the professional abilities of, say, a skilled airline pilot, train engineer, electrician, crane operator or brain, heart or lung surgeon.  In other words, he who has earned and demonstrates proven skills is trusted in performing them, and deserves just acclaim when doing so.
[Something author James Bronson doesn’t mention, but which I would like to, is the fact that human wisdom and abilities do come in more than one form, and not all of them based in the physical sciences,.  While Bronson’s focus is on western-type inventive and scientific creativity and physical production, there have long been races in other cultures which have excelled in very different (perhaps quieter and more private) types of wisdom consciousness.  For example, a spirit of deep attunement and communion with nature is common among the native peoples of many lands.  And there’s the excellence of their age-old natural healing practices, as well.   We need only ask if in the mind of God, the universal, creative Life Source, would these latter qualities be of any lesser value than our own?  Just a sobering, humbling thought or two.]
Well, upon concluding his involved escapades with Clarence (and the angel’s ready return to heaven to receive his “wings”), young George Bailey decides to dress in his Sunday best and revisit the main campus lecture hall where, armed with his new-found knowledge, he hopes to confront his old communist/socialist professor, Mr. Silverstein.  This he does and, with considerable spell-binding eloquence, delivers quite a lecture of his own, not only to Professor Silverstein, but to an auditorium packed with his peers.
So far so good, and right up to this point, I felt I might well recommend It’s a Wonderful Race for the great deal of historical truth it presents….except that the story didn’t quite end there.  I rather wish it had, because I was a little shocked by the unexpected, violent rampage that did conclude the story.  Regardless of how “well deserved” the treatment meted out to the professor might have been, I felt that such conduct degraded and undermined the whole mission and message, clearly violating our supposed commitment to the laws of common decency.  I felt it quite a “silly” and senseless ending that added nothing positive to the story, and if I knew where to find Mr. Bronson, I wouldn’t mind at all telling him so.

Winding down to conclusion
But, I know what the solution is – – to this and to nearly every other problem plaguing life on planet earth: Disband and eliminate about 90% of government, together with its bureaucratic trappings, and the power-drunk psychopaths at the top who seem to think they have divine permission and commission both to run and to ruin everything.  Short of that impossible long-shot quest, all I can say to this present humanity is “Sorry, and Good Luck!”
More positively, though, to those who are awake and can still think, I say rise up and REALIZE your true identity, and the divine eternal from which you come.  Stand your ground, determined and unafraid to BE that Reality to the end, no matter how confused and floundering the world around you.  You owe this world nothing except to exemplify the love that emanates naturally from the truth of your Being.
So together, let us send back to the hell from which they came ALL FORMS of manipulation, propaganda and political correctness of the day.  There remains ever and always ONE and ONLY ONE Law of the Heavens…….as also for the earth: To respect the rights and freedoms of each and all, and again, SIMPLY DO NO HARM.  We know that this supreme, universal law has been horribly violated throughout all times past, but that in no wise necessitates its continued practice in our present or future.  God speed!



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Rediscovery?
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The Rediscovery of a Super Antibiotic?

Colloidal silver appears to be a powerful, natural antibiotic and preventative against infections. Acting as a catalyst, it reportedly disables the enzyme that one-celled bacteria, viruses and fungi need for their oxygen metabolism. They suffocate without corresponding harm occurring to human enzymes or parts of the human body chemistry. The result is the destruction of disease-causing organisms in the body and in the food.

Early Research

Colloidal silver was in common use until 1938. Many remember their grandparents putting silver dollars in milk to prolong its freshness at room temperature. At the turn of the century, scientists had discovered that the body’s most important fluids are colloidal in nature: suspended ultra-fine particles. Blood, for example, carries nutrition and oxygen to the body cells. This led to studies with colloidal silver. Prior to 1938, colloidal silver was used by physicians as a mainstream antibiotic treatment and was considered quite “high-tech.” Production methods, however, were costly. The pharmaceutical industry moved in, causing colloidal research to be set aside in favor of fast working and financially lucrative drugs. The Food and Drug Administration today classifies colloidal silver as a pre-1938 drug. A letter from the FDA dated 9/13/91 states: “These products may continue to be marketed . . . as long as they are advertised and labeled for the same use as in 1938 and as long as they are manufactured in the original manner.” Some of the manufacturing methods used before 1938 are still used today. An electro-colloidal process, which is known to be the best method, is used.

Contemporary Studies

While studying regeneration of limbs, spinal cords and organs in the late 1970s, Robert O. Becker, M.D., author of The Body Electric, discovered that silver ions promote bone growth and kill surrounding bacteria. The March 1978 issue of Science Digest, in an article, “Our Mightiest Germ Fighter,” reported: “Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps a half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually non-toxic.” The article ended with a quote by Dr. Harry Margraf, a biochemist and pioneering silver researcher who worked with the late Carl Moyer, M.D., chairman of Washington University’s Department of Surgery in the 1970s: “Silver is the best all-around germ fighter we have.”

How It Works

The presence of colloidal silver near a virus, fungus, bacterium or any other single celled pathogen disables its oxygen metabolism enzyme, its chemical lung, so to say. Within a few minutes, the pathogen suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the body by the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems. Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics, which destroy beneficial enzymes, colloidal silver leaves these tissue-cell enzymes intact, as they are radically different from the enzymes of primitive single-celled life. Thus colloidal silver is absolutely safe for humans, reptiles, plants and all multi-celled living matter.

Product Quality

Many brands of colloidal silver are inferior. The highest grade is produced by the electro-colloidal / non-chemical method where the silver particles and water have been colloided, i.e., dispersed within and bound to each other by an electric current. The super-fine silver particles are suspended indefinitely in demineralized water. The ideal color of colloidal silver is a golden yellow. Darker colors indicate larger silver particles that tend to collect at the bottom of the container and are not true colloids. If a product contains a stabilizer or lists trace elements other than silver, or if it needs to be shaken, it is inferior. If a product requires refrigeration, some other ingredient is present that could spoil. The container and dropper must be glass, as plastic cannot preserve the silver in liquid suspension for any length of time. Some brands with high concentrations of silver may actually not be completely safe. High concentrations of silver do not kill disease germs more effectively than the safe range of 3 to 5 parts per million (ppm.).

Ingesting Colloidal Silver

Taken orally, the silver solution is absorbed from the mouth into the bloodstream, then transported quickly to the body cells. Swishing the solution under the tongue briefly before swallowing may result in faster absorption. In three to four days the silver may accumulate in the tissues sufficiently for benefits to begin. Colloidal silver is eliminated by the kidneys, lymph system and bowel after several weeks. If routinely exposed to dangerous pathogenic germs, some recommend a regular daily intake as a protection. In cases of minor burns, an accumulation of colloidal silver may hasten healing, reducing the possibility of scar tissue and infection. It is believed by many in the natural healing arts that the lives of millions of people who are susceptible to chronic low-grade infections can be enhanced by this preventative health measure.

Chronic or Serious Conditions

1 teaspoon of 5 ppm. colloidal silver equals about 25 micrograms (mcg.) of silver. 1 – 4 teaspoons per day (25 – 100 mcg.) is generally considered to be a “nutritional amount” and is reported to be safe to use for extended periods of time. Amounts higher than this are generally considered “therapeutic amounts” and should only be used periodically. In cases of illness, natural health practitioners have often recommended taking double or triple the “nutritional amount” for 30 to 45 days, then dropping down to a smaller maintenance dose. Amounts from 1 – 32 ounces per day have reportedly been used in acute conditions. If your body is extremely ill or toxic, do not be in a hurry to clear up everything at once. If pathogens are killed off too quickly, the body’s five eliminatory channels (liver, kidneys, skin, lungs and bowel) may be temporarily overloaded, causing flu-like conditions, headache, extreme fatigue, dizziness, nausea or aching muscles. Ease off on the colloidal silver to a smaller amount and increase your distilled water intake. Regular bowel movements are a must in order to relieve the discomforts of detoxification. Resolve to reduce sugar and saturated fats from the diet, and exercise more. Given the opportunity, the body’s natural ability to heal may amaze you.

Topical Uses

Some have used colloidal silver in a nasal spray mister – to reach the sinuses and nasal passages. Spray bottles have been used for topical use on kitchen and bathroom surfaces, skin, sore throat, eyes, burns, etc. Colloidal silver is painless on cuts, abrasions, in open wounds, in the nostrils for a stuffy nose, and even in a baby’s eyes because, unlike some antiseptics, it does not destroy tissue cells. It’s excellent as an underarm deodorant, since most underarm odor is caused by bacteria breaking down substances released by the sweat glands!
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Some Common Uses of Colloidal Silver

Natural health practitioners have for years recommended taking one tablespoon daily, for four days, to establish a level, then one teaspoon daily for maintenance (proportional to body weight for children). After six weeks, a pause of several weeks has also been recommended by some natural healing arts doctors. Also, colloidal silver can be applied directly to cuts, scrapes, and open sores, or on a bandage for warts. It can be applied on eczema, itches, acne or bug bites. To purify water, add one tablespoon per gallon, shake well and wait six minutes. Mixed this way, it’s tasteless. It is not an allopathic poison.

Veterinary and Garden Use

Colloidal silver has worked just as well on pets of all kinds. Used in proportion to body weight, it should bring the same results. In the garden, field or greenhouse, add enough to the water or soil – and the plants will do the rest.

Tolerance To Disease Organisms

We have all heard of the “super-germs” that are resistant to most modern antibiotics. Some believe that single-celled germs cannot mutate into silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional antibiotics. Therefore no tolerance to colloidal silver would develop through mutation. Also, colloidal silver has not been demonstrated to interact or interfere with other medicines being taken. Inside the body, silver apparently does not form toxic compounds or react with anything other than a germ’s oxygen-metabolizing enzyme. Colloidal silver may truly be a safe, natural remedy for many of mankind’s ills. Additionally, there has never been a drug interaction reported between colloidal silver and any other medication. It’s difficult to overdose – unless large amounts are ingested. Colloidal silver has been reported by users to be both a remedy and a prevention for numerous infections, colds, flus, and fermentations due to various bacteria, viruses or fungi, even the non-apparent low-grade, general body infections many people have. Living organisms are in the colloidal chemical state, not the crystalline state. Substances already in that form may be more readily assimilated by the body. Colloidal silver is the most useable form of a reputedly effective germ fighter. A colloidal suspension is ultra-fine particles of one substance, suspended by an electric charge in another substance. Homogenized milk and aerosol sprays are colloidal suspensions. Colloidal silver is pure, metallic silver (not a chemical compound) of particles 15 atoms or fewer, each with a positive electric charge, and attached to a molecule of simple protein. This new particle floats in pure water. The electric charge is stronger than gravity so the silver particles don’t sink.

Colloidal Silver in Advance of Illness?

When the possibility of germ exposure is higher, colloidal silver can be taken orally each day or applied topically when there is a skin problem. It’s like having a second defense system. The silver acts only as a catalyst and is stabilized. It is non-toxic, except to one-cell plants and animals, and is non-addicting. It also apparently kills parasites because they have a one cell egg stage in their reproductive cycle. Older folks reportedly feel younger because their body energies are used for other uses than constantly fighting disease. Digestion has also been reportedly better. Medical research has shown that silver promotes more rapid healing, with less scar tissue, even in the case of severe burns. Successes have been reported in cases that previously have been given up by established doctors. Colloidal silver is tasteless and won’t sting even a baby’s eyes, and won’t upset your stomach.

More Than 650 Diseases Helped?

Colloidal silver has been reported to kill 650 micro-organisms, many of which are associated with human diseases. This does notautomatically mean that taking colloidal silver will “cure” diseases “caused” by these germs. Colloidal silver only kills micro-organisms when they are in contact with it for a sufficient period of time. The human body is a complex system which may prevent high enough concentrations of colloidal silver from reaching the “affected area”. The basic guideline that has been recommended for using colloidal silver is that it usually “works” if you can get a high enough concentration to the “affected area”. Some will want to experiment with “higher amounts” (such as 8 or more ounces at a time) to find out what it takes to accomplish this. Do not use colloidal silver if you are allergic to contact with silver metals, or if you notice any digestive upset after use. The following is a partial list of the more than 650 diseases that colloidal silver has been reputed to be successful against: acne, AIDS (Reference 8), allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete’s foot, bladder inflammation, blood parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns, cancer (References 2, 4, 7), candida, cholera, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, diabetes (Reference 1), dysentery, eczema, fibrositis, gastritis, gonorrhea, hay fever, herpes, impetigo, indigestion, keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia, parasitic infections: viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate, pruritus ani, psoriasis, purulent opthalmia, rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth, and throat, seborrhea, septicemia, shingles, skin cancer, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach flu, syphilis, thyroid, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all forms of virus, warts, whooping cough, yeast infection, stomach ulcer, canine parovirus and other veterinary uses, and fungal and viral attacks on plants. Simply spray diluted silver on the leaves and add to the soil.

References

  1. “Use of Colloids in Health and Disease.” Colloidal silver has proven particularly effective in cases of intestinal troubles. Dr. Henry Crooks found that “silver in the colloidal state is highly germicidal, quite harmless to humans and absolutely non-toxic. Rather than in a chemical compound, the silver in the colloidal state may be applied in a much more concentrated form, with correspondingly better results. All virus, fungus, bacterium, streptococcus, staphylococcus, and other pathogenic organisms are killed in three or four minutes upon contact. There are no side effects whatsoever from the highest concentrations.”
  2. Dr. Robert Becker, ” The Body Electric,” recognized a correlation between low silver levels and sickness. He said the silver deficiency was responsible for the improper functioning of the immune system. Dr. Becker’s experiments conclude that silver works on the full spectrum of pathogens without any side effects or damage to any part of the body. He also states that the silver was doing something more than killing disease organisms. It was also causing major growth stimulation of injured tissues. Burn patients and elderly patients noticed more rapid healing. He discovered that all cancer cells change back to normal cells. All strains of pathogens resistant to other antibiotics are killed by colloidal silver. Yet at that time he couldn’t find a silver supplement on the market.
  3. “Silver, Our Mightiest Germ Fighter,” ScienceDigest, March 1978. As an antibiotic, colloidal silver kills over 650 disease causing organisms, and resistant strains fail to develop. Silver is the best all-around germ fighter we have and is absolutely non-toxic! Doctors report that, taken internally, it works against syphilis, cholera, malaria, diabetes and severe burns. Richard L. Davies, executive director of the Silver Institute which monitors silver technology in 37 countries, reports: “In four years we’ve described 87 important new medical uses for silver.”
  4. Dr. Bjorn Nordstrom, of the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, has used silver in his cancer treatment method. He says the whole thing is quite simple. This brought rapid remission in patients given up on by other doctors.
  5. The FDA has stated that because colloidal silver is accepted as a pre-1938 medication, it may continue to be marketed. Letter, 13 September 1991, received from consumer safety officer Harold Davis, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  6. “Colloidal Preparations of Silver in Pharmacy,” British Medical Journal, February 1923: “Pure Silver is entirely non-irritant. In tests at very high concentrations, it has been shown repeatedly that the rapidly exerted disinfectant action is of considerable therapeutic value.”
  7. Dr. Otto Warberg (Nobel Prize Winner, 1932) stated that “Cancer is caused by the lack of oxygen and the fermentation of sugars.”
  8. Provo Herald, 13 February 1992, page D1: “Colloidal Silver as a Remedy for AIDS.quot;
  9. American Drug Index, section on Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry, recognized silver for its germicidal action, calling a stabilized form: Mild Silver Protein. There are several concentrations of Mild Silver Protein.
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Drinking Water of Millions in Sri Lanka

Drinking Water of Millions in Sri Lanka
September 8, 2015 in News by RBN

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It was reported this week that the Coca-Cola corporation has apologized for leaking diesel fuel into the Kelani river, and is promising to pay compensation to the victims of the spill. However, millions of Sri Lankans are now left without water as a result of the spill because the Kelani river is the primary drinking water source for many large areas.
Investigations recently uncovered that an explosion at one of the company’s facilities on August 17th was responsible for the spill.
Prof. LM Dharmasiri, Chairman of the Central Environment Authority, Sri Lanka, said that the contamination was “due to an explosion at the plant during construction carried out by a private contractor”. The statement was made just after the organization suspended the factory’s license to operate and threatened further legal penalties against the company.
In a move to avoid high payments in court, Coca-Cola is reportedly pressuring the government to allow them to settle the issue out of court.
“If there are doubts out there in the general public (about Coca-Cola) whether based on perception or based on reality, then the leader has to stand up,” James Quincey, the new head of Coca-Cola said in a recent statement admitting responsibility for the disaster.
This week, before news of the contamination went public, Coca-Cola released a public relations press release stating that they would be committed to replenishing the water that they used up and contaminated with their factories. It seems that this statement was released with full knowledge of the Kelani river disaster.

North Dakota Becomes First US State To Legalise Use Of Armed Drones By Police

North Dakota Becomes First US State To Legalise Use Of Armed Drones By Police

It is unclear whether local police departments will use weaponised devices, even though they are technically legal

North Dakota Becomes First US State To Legalise Use Of Armed Drones By Police
by London Independent | Henry Austin | September 9, 2015

Armed drones could be used by police in the US state of North Dakota after local lawmakers legalised their use.
While they will be limited to “less than lethal” weapons, tear gas, tasers, rubber bullets and pepper spray could all be used in theory by the remote controlled flying machines.
In a classic case of unintended consequences, the original sponsor, Republican state representative Rick Becker said he was unhappy with the way legislation turned out.
His original intention was to prevent law enforcement officials from using the unmanned aerial vehicles from conducting surveillance on private property without a warrant.
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German Schools Order Girls Not to Wear Short Skirts to Avoid Offending Muslim Migrants

German Schools Order Girls Not to Wear Short Skirts to Avoid Offending Muslim Migrants

Parents warned revealing clothes could lead to "attacks"

German Schools Order Girls Not to Wear Short Skirts to Avoid Offending Muslim Migrants
by Paul Joseph Watson | September 9, 2015 

Schools in Germany are ordering teenage girls not to wear mini-skirts or shorts so as to prevent attacks from Muslim migrants who may be offended by such attire.
A school located in Pocking, Bavaria sent a letter to parents advising them of new “security measures” after a migrant shelter was opened at the school’s nearby gym.
Parents were warned that their children should not wear revealing clothes for fear of “misunderstandings” that could lead to “attacks” by the migrants.
Children were also told that “derogatory or racial remarks” would not be tolerated. Some parents were incensed by the letter but principal Martin Thalhammer said the measures were necessary to protect the children.
The letter was actually sent out at the end of June, although it is drawing fresh attention in light of Germany’s plan to accept 800,000 new migrants before the end of the year and 500,000 a year for the foreseeable future.
I was also contacted by another German who told me that a school in the area his family lived is telling girls not to wear shorts – even in hot weather – to prevent sexual assaults by migrants.
A 7-year-old girl was raped by a north African migrant in a German park this week, a story that has received little media attention.
Since nearby Sweden opened its doors to mass immigration, the country has become the rape capital of the west, with cases skyrocketing by 1400%. Around 77.6% of the rapists are identified as “foreigners”.
As we have previously documented, Muslim rape culture is a major problem in Scandinavia but its critics have been labeled racist and Islamophobic.
The United Kingdom, which is also set to accept a further 20,000 refugees, has also seen numerous cases of Muslim rape gangs, including a sex trafficking ring in Rotherham that was covered up by local councilors and the police over fears that identifying the culprits – almost all of whom were Pakistani men – would be seen as politically incorrect.
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U.S. Muslim group sides with enemies of police

U.S. Muslim group sides with enemies of police

Hamas-front CAIR joins cop-killer inciting Black Lives Matter



CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, left, and CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, center.

CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, left, and CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, center.

As members of the Black Lives Matters movement incite violence against police officers, a controversial U.S.-based Muslim group that was named by the Justice Department as an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorist-funding case is joining forces.
Leaders and members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined Black Lives Matter in a march on the California State Capitol last week, reported Breitbart News.
The rally Sept. 2 targeted a new bill that would expand bans on racial profiling to include “perceived ethnicity.”
Calls to attack police, meanwhile, have been followed by murders attributed to the Black Lives Matters rhetoric.
In Texas, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman linked the “execution-style” killing of white Deputy Darren Goforth in suburban Houston by a black man, Shannon J. Miles, to the movement.
“Our assumption is that he was a target because he wore a uniform,” the sheriff said, according to CBS News.
Fight back against CAIR’s attack on First Amendment by making a contribution to WND’s “Legal Defense Fund.” Donations of $25 or more entitle you to free copy of “Muslim Mafia” – the book so devastating to CAIR the group is trying to ban it.
Black Lives Matter activists at the Minnesota State Fair chanted “pigs in a blanket, fry them like bacon” two days before Fox Lake, Illinois police officer Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was shot to death.
“They’re putting the lives of police officers at risk by encouraging other angry people to hate the police and target them,” said Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, a civil-rights leader, WND columnist and author of the new book “The Antidote.” “This is an evil group.”
“I haven’t seen such hate since the New Black Panther Party started going after whites several years ago,” he told WND.
Breitbart Editor Joel Pollack noted that CAIR’s association with Black Lives Matter contradicts the Muslim group’s insistence that its associations with Islamic extremism can be overlooked because it helps law enforcement work with the Muslim community.
Black Lives Matters was born from the controversy over the killing of 18-year-old black teen Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson, which was followed by nightly protests, rioting and looting. Brown, however, was found by both a grand jury and a Department of Justice investigation to have been the aggressor, attempting to wrest the officers’ gun away after charging him. Just before the incident, surveillance video showed Brown in a strong-arm robbery at a convenience store.
CAIR touts itself as a Muslim civil rights group, but federal prosecutors in 2007 named CAIR an unindicted co-conspirator in a plot to fund Hamas, and more than a dozen CAIR leaders have been charged or convicted of terrorism-related crimes.
FBI wiretap evidence from the Holy Land case showed CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad was at an October 1993 meeting of Hamas leaders and activists in Philadelphia. CAIR, according to the evidence, was born out of a need to give a “media twinkle” to the Muslim leaders’ agenda of supporting violent jihad abroad while slowly institutionalizing Islamic law in the U.S.
As WND reported in 2010, a federal judge later determined that the Justice Department provided “ample evidence” to designate CAIR as an unindicted terrorist co-conspirator, affirming the Muslim group has been involved in “a conspiracy to support Hamas.”
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Driver ticketed for damaged windshield in repair-shop lot

Driver ticketed for damaged windshield in repair-shop lot

Waiting crew confirms: 'All of the sudden we see a cop out there'



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A deputy sheriff in Colorado has handed a driver a ticket for a windshield that was cracked by a vandal.
While the driver was in the parking lot of a glass-repair shop, ready to go in.
To the appointment he had already scheduled.
While glass-repair shop workers watched.
The story of toe-the-letter-of-the-law enforcement comes from KUSA television in Denver.
The station reported it happened to Nick Berlin, a few weeks back.
"I got a ticket for something that I was close as I could be to resolving," he said, describing to the station how he was about to pull into the parking lot of a glass shop when an Adams County sheriff's deputy stopped him and ticketed him for "unsafe vehicle."
"Police State USA: How Orwell's Nightmare is Becoming Our Reality," marshals the terrifying evidence to show the world of Big Brother is much closer than we want to admit.
The ticket was handed out in the parking lot of Absolute Auto Glass.
The station said records corroborate Berlin's account that his windshield had been vandalized the day before, he made the appointment, and was just arriving when he was stopped.
KUSA said the ticket shows the officer wrote the citation at 3:39 p.m., minutes after Berlin's appointment.
"We were just standing here in our door and were ready for his appointment and all of the sudden we see a cop out there writing the guy a ticket," shop owner David Sprague told the station.
He noted that the damages were to the passenger side of the windshield, so Berlin actually had "plenty of visibility" despite the damage.
Berlin told the station he tried explaining to the deputy he had an appointment to fix the damage.
The sheriff's office declined to comment.
Berlin told KUSA, "It was definitely a bummer."
He said he'll fight the ticket, and Sprague said if the judge doesn't dismiss the citation, he'll cover the $46 ticket.
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DAVID CRAYFORD UPDATE:

 
 
DAVID CRAYFORD UPDATE: THE CUNNING, DEVIOUS, AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BEING APPLIED BY THE CABAL / ELITE TO CON EVEN MORE PEOPLE, REFERENCE TO GOLD AND SILVER



Earlier this year I was asked a question about what happened to our targeted date of November 2014 for specific factors to happen.
To this I responded, publicly, that as a result of substantial interference we had been delayed. However, all factors were still positively progressive.

I am now authorized to reveal what these interferences were.
During the 3rd quarter of 2014 we were advised by our intelligence people that they have identified Three (3) possible small illegal refineries where stolen Gold was being refined and re-blocked complete with Hallmarks and forged documentation.
All of these small illegal refineries were positioned on Military bases within countries of the Far East.
Teams were organised to gain access to these illegal refineries and obtain as much information as possible, including photographs.
It took some time for our teams to obtain what was necessary, and then for us to commence tracing the people involved, whereby this work is still ongoing.
In all Three (3) cases, C17 and C130 American Military aircraft were being used to haul the Gold / Silver (We have photographs of this activity), stolen from the Depository country, to the applicable Military Bases in other countries, usually arriving early in the morning and leaving again late in the evening.
There, the delivery aircraft were unloaded of their stolen Gold which was moved into the illegal refineries (We have photographs of the inside of these illegal refineries). During the daytime the aircraft were reloaded with Gold / Silver that had previously been refined, ready for the evening flight out to another destination where ships were waiting to be loaded.
One, 1 star General, who was involved under orders from the top brass, was located, lifted, and taken to a safe place for interrogation. There he opened up and was given assurance of our protection and complete anonymity.
The documentation for this refined stolen Gold / Silver is being forged mainly in Thailand. Having seen some of it, we will state that it is very good in quality whereby the naive, and by using that word I refer more to members of the public who are unaware of the international procedures that apply to precious metals; would easily be fooled by it.

Without being registered by the World Gold Council, this stolen and illegally refined Gold, or some of it, is now circulating within the normal world markets, or, in the hands of unsuspecting individuals who have purchased the odd 1 kg bar or two, not realising that they are purchasing stolen Gold / Silver, but feeling that they are protecting themselves and their families against any possible future financial crash.
This stolen and illegally refined Gold / Silver, which is totally unregistered and illegal, is being sold by the secondary and sub-secondary bullion dealers (The small operations working mainly below the radar) with “off-shore domiciles companies”, mainly in America, Central America / Caribbean, and Europe.
THIS GOLD / SILVER WILL EVENTUALLY BE RECOVERED, so, BE WARNED. BEFORE YOU BUY GOLD AND SILVER, IN YOUR ENDEAVOURS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST ANY FUTURE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE; CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENTATIONEITHER WITH THE WORLD GOLD COUNCIL OR THE CLAIMED ISSUERS OF THE DOCUMENTS AND OBTAIN A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION FROM THE ISSUERS OF THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE IS GENUINE AND LEGALLY REGISTERED GOLD / SILVER.
NOTE: EACH BAR OF GOLD HAS A SET OF SEVEN (7) DOCUMENTS PROVIDED WITH IT AS PROOF OF GENUINE, LEGITIMATE GOLD, AGAIN, ALL REGISTERED WITH THE WORLD GOLD COUNCIL. ALL DOCUMENTS CAN BE VERIFIED BY THE ISSUER OF SAID DOCUMENTS.
That brings me to the final factor of this article.
The more recent issue of the MF bankruptcy and the scandalous activities of the CME, along with others who do not have the Physical Gold against Paper Gold to settle on Date of Call.
Was the Gold they are selling, either forward selling or otherwise, part of the stolen and illegally refined Gold / Silver of the Collateral Accounts, all of which is still being thoroughly investigated and Gold / Silver transactions being tracked, including the real beneficial owners of MF Global ???????????????????
If that eventually turns out to be the real situation then sadly those who bought Gold / Silver from these secondary and sub-secondary bullion dealers (The small operations working mainly below the radar) with “off-shore domiciles companies”, mainly in America, Central America / Caribbean, and Europe; without checking everything out, now stand to lose their money and the Gold / Silver they had purchased from these secondary and sub-secondary bullion dealers.
Regards
David P. Crayford

Widely Used Herbicide Linked to Cancer

Widely Used Herbicide Linked to Cancer

September 8, 2015 in Current Events, U.S. News by D


By Daniel Cressey and Nature magazine | March 25, 2015| http://www.scientificamerican.com/
truck applying herbicide to crop
Glyphosate is the world’s most widely produced herbicide, by volume. It is used extensively in agriculture and is also found in garden products in many countries.
Credit: Chafer Machinery via Flickr
The cancer-research arm of the World Health Organization last week announced that glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, is probably carcinogenic to humans. But the assessment, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, has been followed by an immediate backlash from industry groups. On March 23, Robb Fraley, chief technology officer at the agrochemical company Monsanto in St Louis, Missouri, which sells much of the world’s glyphosate, accused the IARC of “cherry picking” data. “We are outraged with this assessment,” he said in a statementNature explains the controversy.

What does the IARC report say?
The IARC regularly reviews the carcinogenicity of industrial chemicals, foodstuffs and even jobs. On March 20, a panel of international experts convened by the agency reported the findings of a review of five agricultural chemicals in a class known as organophosphates. A summary of the study was published in The Lancet Oncology.

Two of the pesticides — tetrachlorvinphos and parathion — were rated as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, or category 2B. Three — malathion, diazinon and glyphosate — were rated as “probably carcinogenic to humans”, labelled category 2A.

Why should I care about glyphosate?
Glyphosate is the world’s most widely produced herbicide, by volume. It is used extensively in agriculture and is also found in garden products in many countries. The chemical is an ingredient in Monsanto’s weedkiller product Roundup, and glyphosate has become more popular with the increasing market share of crops that are genetically engineered to be tolerant to the herbicide.


What evidence is there for a link between glyphosate and cancer?
The IARC review notes that there is limited evidence for a link to cancer in humans. Although several studies have shown that people who work with the herbicide seem to be at increased risk of a cancer type called non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the report notes that a separate huge US study, the Agricultural Health Study, found no link to non-Hodgkin lymphomas. That study followed thousands of farmers and looked at whether they had increased risk of cancer.

But other evidence, including from animal studies, led the IARC to its ‘probably carcinogenic’ classification. Glyphosate has been linked to tumours in mice and rats — and there is also what the IARC classifies as ‘mechanistic evidence’, such as DNA damage to human cells from exposure to glyphosate.
Kathryn Guyton, a senior toxicologist in the monographs programme at the IARC and one of the authors of the study, says, “In the case of glyphosate, because the evidence in experimental animals was sufficient and the evidence in humans was limited, that would put the agent into group 2A.”

But not everyone agrees?
An industry group of agrochemical companies called the Glyphosate Task Force said that the agency’s evaluation “demonstrates serious deficiencies in terms of methodological approach and the overall conclusion is inconsistent with the results of all regulatory reviews concerning glyphosate’s safety profile”.

Monsanto — a member of the task force — said that relevant scientific data that showed no risk was excluded from the review, and the IARC “purposefully disregarded dozens of scientific studies”, specifically genetic toxicity studies.
But Guyton strongly defends the IARC process and insists that there is a set of clear rules that lays out which studies can be considered by the experts convened by the IARC. These are broadly limited to peer-reviewed publications and government reports, leading to the rejection of a number of industry-submitted studies.
Some academic scientists have sounded notes of caution over the IARC report. Oliver Jones, an analytical chemist at RMIT University in Melbourne, told the Science Media Center in London: “IARC evaluations are usually very good, but to me the evidence cited here appears a bit thin.” He added: “From a personal perspective, I am a vegetarian so I eat a lot of vegetables and I’m not worried by this report.”

Doesn’t just about everything cause cancer if you look hard enough?
The IARC classifies compounds on a scale of decreasing certainty: group 1 is for agents that are definitely carcinogenic to humans; 2A, probably carcinogenic to humans; 2B, possibly carcinogenic to humans; 3, not classifiable; and 4, probably not carcinogenic to humans.

Monsanto said in its statement, “IARC has classified numerous everyday items in Category 2 including coffee, cell phones, aloe vera extract and pickled vegetables, as well as professions such as a barber and fry cook.”
But the IARC classified most of these items at the less dangerous 2B level, whereas glyphosate is in the ‘probably carcinogenic’ 2A category. Of Monsanto’s list, only emissions from high-temperature frying and the occupational exposure experienced as a barber are rated as 2A.

What happens next?
It is not part of the IARC’s process to quantify any increased risk of cancer due to a chemical, or to recommend a safe exposure level, although its studies can be influential. Rather, regulatory agencies around the world will have to decide what to do with the agency’s finding. The Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting a formal review of the safety of glyphosate (which it does not consider carcinogenic in humans) and said that it would give “full consideration” to the IARC study.