Ruthless for the Truth-Archive 3

 

                                                                     October 29,2010

 

How’s this for an interesting science experiment?  Now what are you going to do?

 

 

Don't know how much any of you use your microwave but I offer this for your consideration.
Definitely food for thought.  (excuse the pun) 

 

 

Microwaved Water - See What It Does To Plants
Below is a science fair project. In it she took filtered water

and divided it into two parts. The first part she heated to

boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part she heated 

to boiling in a microwave. Then after cooling she used the

water  to water two identical plants to see if there would be

any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water

and the water boiled in a microwave. She was thinking that

the structure or energy of the water may be compromised by

microwave. As it turned out, even she was amazed at the

difference.

 

 


 




 

 


 

I have  known for years that the problem with microwaved

anything is not the radiation people used to worry about, It's

how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body can not

recognize it. So the body wraps it in fat cells to protect itself

from the dead food or it eliminates it fast. Think of all the

Mothers heating up milk in these "Safe" appliances. What

about the nurse in Canada that warmed up blood for a

transfusion patient and accidentally killed them when the

blood went in dead. But the makers say it's safe. Never mind

then, keep using them. Ask your Doctor I am sure they will

say it's safe too. Proof is in the pictures of living plants dying.

Remember You are also Living. Take Care. 
 
 
FORENSIC RESEARCH DOCUMENT 
 
 
Prepared By: William P. Kopp 
A. R. E. C.. Research Operations 
TO61-7R10/10- 77F05 
RELEASE PRIORITY: CLASS I ROO1a 
Ten Reasons to  Throw out your Microwave Oven
 
From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude this article with the following: 
 
 
1). Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven

 causes long term - permanent - brain damage by "shorting

out" electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or  

de-magnetizing the brain tissue].


2). The human body cannot metabolize [break down] the

unknown by-products created in microwaved food..


3). Male and female hormone production is shut down

and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.


4). The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual

[long term, permanent] within the human body.


5). Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food

is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no

benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that

cannot be broken down.


6). The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free

radicals when cooked in microwave ovens.


7). Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous

growths [tumors]. This may explain the rapidly increased

rate of colon cancer in America ..


8). The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes

cancerous cells to increase in human blood.

 

9). Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune

system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum

alterations.


10). Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory,

concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of

intelligence.


 

Have you tossed out your microwave oven yet? 

After you throw out your microwave you can use a toaster oven as a replacement. It works well for most and is nearly as quick.

 

A convection oven is even better, as it cooks faster and more evenly and browns beautifully, too.  (Convection ovens are inexpensive, and have a fan that distributes the heat more evenly.  Almost as fast as a microwave, and lots safer!)


 

 


                                                                                                                                                            Oct 29,2010

               Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas a the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people.

                    When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open
 the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is:


what they heard:
 

Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask 
your forgiveness and to seek your direction and 
guidance. We know Your Word says, ' Woe to those 
who call evil good, ' but that is exactly what we

have done.
 

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed 

our values. 


We have exploited the poor and called it
 

the lottery.
 

We have rewarded laziness and called it 

welfare..
 

We have killed our unborn and called it
 

choice.
 

We have shot abortionists and called it 

justifiable.
 

We have neglected to discipline our 
children and called it

building self esteem..... 


We have abused power and called it 

politics.
 

We have coveted our neighbor ' s possessions 
and called it

ambition
.
 


We have polluted the air with profanity and 
pornography and called it

freedom of expression.
 

We have ridiculed the time-honored values 
of our forefathers and called it

enlightenment. 


Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts 
today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.. 

Amen! 



The response was immediate. A number of 
legislators walked out during the prayer in 
protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian 
Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 
5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls 
responding negatively. The church is now receiving 
international requests for copies of this prayer 

from India , Africa and Korea . 


Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on 
his radio program, ' The Rest of the Story, ' and 
received a larger response to this program than any 

other he has ever aired.
 

With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep 
over our nation and wholeheartedly become our 
desire so that we again can be called
    'one nation under God. ' 

If possible, please pass this prayer on to 
your friends... ' If you don't stand for something, 
you will fall for everything. ' 

Think about this: If you forward this 
prayer to everyone on your 
e-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be

heard by the world. 




Josh Beaver
V.I.S.E. Company
Versatile Independent Steel Erectors
www.visecompany.com


 

 


 

 

                                                     Cinnamon and Honey May cure what ales you

 

Cinnamon and Honey
Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do what some call turning to sugar. In reality honey is always honey.. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what I rather call "crystallizing".   When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, turn off the heat and let it liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey.

Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around.  Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:  It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases.  Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.   Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.
 Also, those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat.  In America and Canada , various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.   As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan , it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ' Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu..

LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH:
People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

You might want to share this information with a friend, kinfolks and loved ones. Everyone needs healthy help information ~ what they do with it is up to them ~ share with your email buddies!!!!!

 


 

                                                      Jesus was smoking…a reality check for the masses

Today the AP (Associated Press) ran a story that really touched my heart.  It was entitled “6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning”.

In today’s society we have forgotten the laws of G-d and the law of the Bible that this country was founded upon. 

Instead we have gone on a rampage of ideas and theologies that would have made the Greeks of old blush with shame. 

 Even if it was not against one of the primary commandments not to create a graven image, one would have to contemplate if it were right to create an image of a person that no one alive has even seen and that there is no known image off.  So one would have to ask, who is this guy with his arms out?  I think I understand the concept of wanting someone to look up to, but I think it is so wrong to not know who you are looking up to or in this case worshiping an unknown spiritual being in the form of a statue.   Truly it is a great sadness that we do not put as much effort in to caring for each other as went into this statue.

Perhaps the biggest lesson in this is that monuments of stone and mortar or in this case fiberglass, foam and steel are not real and cannot help us, it could not even save itself.

Article in its entirety below….

 

6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning

AP

SOLID ROCK CHURCH JESUSAP – FILE -- A Nov. 17, 2004 file photo shows traffic on I-75 just north of the Monroe, Ohio, going by a …

44 mins ago

MONROE, Ohio – A six-story-tall statue of Jesus Christ with his arms raised along a highway was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm Monday night and burned to the ground, police said.

The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m., Monroe police dispatchers said.

The sculpture, 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained early Tuesday.

The fire spread from the statue to an adjacent amphitheater but was confined to the attic area, and no one was injured, police Chief Mark Neu said. The fire department would release a monetary damage estimate Tuesday, he said.

Travelers on Interstate 75 often were startled to come upon the huge statue by the roadside, but many said America needs more symbols like it. So many people stopped at the church campus that church officials had to build a walkway to accommodate them.

The 4,000-member, nondenominational church was founded by former horse trader Lawrence Bishop and his wife. Bishop said in 2004 he was trying to help people, not impress them, with the statue. He said his wife proposed the Jesus figure as a beacon of hope and salvation and they spent about $250,000 to finance it.

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The newest illegal aliens from Mexico and the threat to the small American farm...

Once again the government is saving us from the threat of illegal aliens, crossing the borders in the dead of night, only this time they are chasing ducks, that's right you heard me ducks.  Muscovy ducks to be exact.  The only none mallard breed of duck, these ducks are also one of the oldest and thought to be the best tasting of ducks of any duck species. They come originally from Central America, some have made there way up threw Mexico and into Texas. Some were introduced by make believe governments in places like Florida and at that time they served a real purpose, but because of poor management have over run many areas and killed off mallards or inbred them its genetics, killing of the mallards ducks and other birds. I agree this is a horrible problem, but the fault of the small well maintained family farms.

Many small farms, including mine raise them, most for there meat which is red like beef, but lower in fat and still great tasting.  I myself raise them for eggs.  None have ever escaped, darn things are worth too much to lose one and besides, the males don't even fly, which brings me to the next part of the story.  The FWS has added to its migratory bird bill the out law of the Muscovy making it illegal to own or propagate under most circumstances. It is really crazy IMHO as they gave no warning, but at the end of this month; March 31, 2010 it makes it illegal to buy, sell or trade eggs or birds or posses a carcass of said duck.  

In a time when families are turning back to small farms, we have laws that prevent them from that very thing.  Please do not take my word for it, click on the link below and read it for yourself and tell me how we can stop a duck from crossing the border but not a human....lol

 

 


 

 


                                                                                                                              January 22,2010

A teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

'"Al-Gebra is a problem for us," the Attorney General said. "They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values." They use secret code names like 'X' and 'Y' and refer to themselves as "unknowns", but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.

As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'There are 3 sides to every triangle'.

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Obama said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes." White House aides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the President. It is believed that the Nobel Prize for Physics will follow.
           

 


                                                                                                                

                                                A new way to see the news....

                  

                                                              Dec 2,2009

 

Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up...

Double click and the page gets larger.... I thought you all would like to know about this site, if you don't already.

I also found you can read the entire paper on some if you click on the right place.
 

 
 
This site changes everyday with the publication of new editions of the paper. Hope you enjoy this.
 


 


                               Heritage Turkeys Selling Briskly, Even at $10 a Pound

                                                                                   

                                Mark Scherzer and Peter Davies raised 95 heritage turkeys this year on their 40-acre farm in Germantown, N.Y., and sold them for about $10 a pound.

                                                                                                                                       Published: November 25, 2009

                                                          

                                                                       

Handmade chocolates, artisanal cheeses, vintage Champagne — consumers are thinking twice about splurging on such luxurious goods during the tough economic times. But sales of at least one fancy food item have held up: gourmet turkeys that easily cost $100 or more.

                  
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Susan Stava for The New York Times

Mark Scherzer, center, sends one of his 95 heritage turkeys off for slaughter, as Peter Davies, rear, gathers other birds on their 40-acre farm in Germantown, N.Y.

“It’s a hot item,” said Bill Niman, a prominent advocate for sustainable agriculture who this year jumped into the so-called heritage turkey market — older breeds of birds that had all but disappeared until championed by preservationists and foodies.

He raised 2,500 birds for Thanksgiving and “sold every bird.”

Mr. Niman’s turkeys were priced at $6.99 a pound. Many small farmers sell their birds direct to customers for as much as $10 a pound, or 10 to 20 times the cost of a typical supermarket turkey.

That means a heritage turkey big enough for a large Thanksgiving gathering, say 18 pounds, can run $180. Even at that price, farmers who breed heritage turkeys are recording brisk sales.

Heritage turkeys are old-fashioned breeds that resemble their wild ancestors more closely than do modern breeds. Devotees say they are more flavorful and have a higher proportion of dark meat than the modern birds.

But even with high demand and prices to match, many of the producers say they are having trouble making money. That is because the old-time breeds — with names like Black Spanish and Bourbon Red — take longer and cost far more to raise than their modern competition, a turkey breed known as the Broad-Breasted White. Broad-breasted turkeys grow quickly, have lots of white meat and are docile enough that they can easily be mass-produced in large-scale poultry operations.

The heritage breeds were popular 100 years ago but almost disappeared until preservationists, sustainable agriculture advocates and food enthusiasts worked to bring them back into vogue. They are generally raised on small farms, allowed to feed on pasture and roam freely. While broad-breasted birds can mature in 14 weeks, heritage birds take 28 weeks.

Enthusiasts say they taste better and have firmer, darker meat. But the birds also come with a compelling story that a frozen Butterball can’t match. Breeds from a bygone era, allowed to run free, are promoted as the edible embodiment of older ways of farming and eating — a political statement with a side of cranberry sauce.

“The prices seem very high at first, if you compare them to a bird at the supermarket,” said Mark Scherzer, who raised about 95 heritage turkeys this year on his 40-acre farm in Germantown, N.Y. “But when you consider the slaughtering at our scale, you’re paying a premium for that. You’re feeding them organic grain and it takes them more than twice as long to get to market size.”

Mr. Scherzer and his partner, Peter Davies, raised their price this year to $10 a pound, from $8.75 last year. Mr. Scherzer said only a few customers balked at the higher price and they had no difficulty selling all their birds. Still, he said, farmers do not make an outsize profit.

He and his partner paid $9 each for day-old poults from a hatchery last spring. And on Monday, they trucked the birds to a slaughterhouse that charged $10 a head to kill them. Those costs alone put the cost for each bird well above the retail price of a typical supermarket turkey. That also does not include the expenses of high-end organic feed, labor, overhead and birds lost to illness or predators.

“Ten bucks a pound for turkey is a whole bunch of money,” said Ed Di Gangi, who nonetheless was happy to pay $81 for a heritage bird that weighed a bit more than eight pounds. He bought the bird at a Pittsburgh farmers market from Margaret Henry, a farmer from northwest Pennsylvania. “There’s certainly sticker shock, but it’s not something we do all the time,” he said.

Mr. Di Gangi, 61, who manages a hospital communications center and lives in suburban Pittsburgh, said that over the last year he had been paying more attention to where his food comes from. With a heritage bird, he feels he will have a healthier meal and support a local organic farmer instead of a commercial turkey mill.

But he has had some bemused responses from friends who got free turkeys in supermarket promotions.

“There have been a couple of blank stares, a couple of ‘Oh wows’ and a couple of, ‘Why are you doing that?’ ” Mr. Di Gangi said.

It is not clear how many heritage birds are sold each year. A conservative estimate, according to some producers, is 20,000 to 30,000 birds. That is a blip compared with the 273 million broad-breasted turkeys produced annually in the United States (46 million of those are eaten on Thanksgiving).
 
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Peter DaSilva for The New York Times

Liz Martinez checks groceries, including a turkey from Bill Niman, who raised 2,500 for Thanksgiving and sold them all.

Stephanie Turco and her husband, Paul Alward, raised about 400 heritage turkeys last year on their farm in New Paltz, N.Y. But feed costs soared and they had a hard time selling the birds, priced at $7 a pound, at the height of the recession. Renting space at a freezer to store unsold birds increased their costs further. This year, they raised only about 60 birds, selling them for $7.50 a pound.

“If we wanted to really make money on them, they should be $12 a pound,” she said. “The question is, does it pay for the farmer to do it?”

Frank Reese, a renowned breeder, has helped lead the crusade to save the heritage breeds and works with farmers associated with his Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch in Lindsborg, Kan., to market 9,500 turkeys a year. Most are sold on the Internet, through a company called Heritage Foods USA and shipped to buyers by overnight delivery.

Mr. Reese ran into problems this year when the slaughterhouse he had used shut, forcing him to truck his turkeys to Illinois and Ohio for processing, increasing his costs by about 10 percent.

“Our turkeys are very expensive, not because of the turkey but because of the processing and shipping,” he said. “The problem is the infrastructure to support truly honest-to-God sustainable agriculture is not there.”

Mr. Niman, who has begun breeding birds on his farm in Marin County, Calif., is looking for ways to overcome such obstacles. He envisions building a network of farmers to raise heritage birds, working together to lower the cost of feed, processing and marketing as volume increases.

Until then, he said, there are plenty of people “willing to pay $100 for an exceptional turkey that’s more reflective of how things were at one time and it’s supporting traditional agriculture.” He added, “And the birds taste dramatically different.”


Op-Ed Columnist

A Tale of Two Turkeys

Published: November 25, 2009

On Wednesday, President Obama pardoned his first Thanksgiving turkey.

There is something wrong with this concept.

Here is how our beloved national tradition works: One lucky turkey gets to live — and fly first class to Disneyland, where he is grand marshal in the Thanksgiving Day parade (I am not making this up). While another nameless bird gets slaughtered in his place.

It’s “A Tale of Two Cities,” except somehow I doubt that the doomed turkey volunteered for the job.

Who mourns the Backup Bird? What fickle finger of fate decided that he should literally get the ax, while the one who was supposed to go next lives happily ever after on the Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland?

The president did not seem all that thrilled with his role. “There are certain days that remind me of why I ran for this office. And then there are moments like this, where I pardon the turkey and send it to Disneyland,” he said.

His daughters, who were trotted out as the alleged champions of the turkey pardon, looked as if they’d be perfectly happy to retract. Malia, who noted that the bird reminded her of “a large chicken” seemed particularly unenthusiastic.

The National Turkey Federation named the bird Courage, perhaps in memory of Benjamin Franklin’s contention that the bald eagle was a bird of bad moral character while the turkey was “though a little vain and silly, a bird of courage.” If Franklin’s argument had prevailed and the turkey, rather than the bald eagle, had become the national symbol, would we still be eating them? Would the turkey farmers still be in business? What does eagle taste like, anyway?

These are the whims of fate that we celebrate on the day before Thanksgiving, when one random, somewhat sullen-looking bird gets pardoned while another goes to the presidential dinner table.

The turkey-pardoning is supposed to be a long-running national tradition, but it officially only goes back to George (the Good One) Bush and 1989. Since Thanksgiving is a holiday that’s particularly rich in long-running traditions, 20 years barely counts as an impulsive gesture.

If we want a political tradition, we can do better. Let’s all just gather around the family computer and watch that video of Sarah Palin discussing Thanksgiving in front of a bloody turkey abattoir.

There was actually no mention at the presidential pardon of what the Obamas themselves were going to be eating on Thanksgiving. While the turkey federation traditionally donates a live bird for the ceremony and dead ones for the White House dinner, the oven-ready birds seem to be the ones that the president and the girls were taking to a Washington charity. As to the menu at the White House, a spokesman said it would involve “traditional foods and family favorites,” but declined to give details.

We all know that Obama is extremely logical. He must understand that the only way for this pardoning ritual to make sense would be if he spared the backup turkey, and the backup’s backup, all the way down the line.

Then he could announce the creation of a new vegetarian Thanksgiving to commemorate the day the Pilgrims and the Indians got together over a steaming platter of parsnips.

But since this is keep-it-cool, middle-of-the-road Barack Obama, he would probably skip both the drama and the turkey and go meatless without telling anybody.

After all, if the word got out, who knows how many tea parties it would spark? Birthers would probably claim that no one actually born in the United States would consider celebrating Thanksgiving without a turkey. Glenn Beck would weep over the incipient loss of our freedom to consume really dry meat on a holiday. Rumors would arise that Michelle does not really love her national cuisine.

Whatever they’re eating, the Obamas will undoubtedly discuss the things they want to give thanks for this year. You wonder what the president would say. He can always mention his family. Not every man has daughters loyal enough to accompany him through a cheesy turkey-pardoning.

But when he tries counting his blessings, does the specter of President Karzai rise up through the mashed potatoes? Do the brussels sprouts all look like little versions of Joe Lieberman threatening a filibuster? If it turns out that there is a turkey, and someone inevitably remarks that it looks like the biggest ever, does Obama think they’re talking about the unemployment rate?

It’s not really fair. The president knows he could jump-start the economy, fix health care and do his ambitious energy policy — if only the last administration hadn’t cut taxes, started two wars and created a new, large Medicare entitlement without paying for any of it.

When he’s not making his way through Thanksgiving photo-ops, he’s adding up the numbers over and over in his mind, and sending mental daggers at the Republicans who are yelling at him about deficits that they created.

Although what else could he expect in a Washington that thinks you can pardon your turkey and eat it, too?

 


 

http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com
Why Are Internment Camps Being Built?
by Chuck Baldwin
August 11, 2009
 

The Internet is abuzz with news about the construction of internment camps all across America. Of course, "mainstream" media outlets refuse to touch the subject; or if they do, they pooh-pooh the story; they do what Glenn Beck recently did: try to debunk the story as fallacious and impugn people who speak of it as "conspiracy nuts." The fact that the Becks, Hannitys, Limbaughs, and O'Reillys of the media circus refuse to deal with the construction of large numbers of internment camps does not make them disappear, however.

For starters, all anyone need do to begin a serious investigation of the subject of internment camps is Google the phrase "FEMA Camps." There is more than enough evidence in that search engine alone to keep one busy with some in-depth private investigation of the subject for quite a while.

Another URL to check out is this one from the June 2009 Idaho Observer:

http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20090609.htm

As people read my columns all across America, I have had numerous readers contact me, saying that they have personally witnessed the transportation of construction materials used for internment camps, have actually worked in and around them, or have personally seen such camps. These eyewitness testimonies have come from very credible people, including law enforcement and military personnel, as well as airline pilots and construction workers.

Just a few weeks ago, I was aboard a cross-country flight when the passenger I was sitting next to (a total stranger) asked me to take a look out the window. He asked, "Do those look like internment camps to you?" I was astonished that the man (1) would even know to notice such a potentiality, and (2) would be so bold as to ask such a question of a total stranger. I must say, I was extremely happy to make his acquaintance. And we had a very warm and invigorating discussion the rest of the trip.

We were flying over Colorado, over extreme wilderness terrain, and, yes, right in the middle of nowhere, the buildings and surrounding features that I saw sure looked like internment camps to me. Of course, flying at over 30,000 feet in the sky makes it difficult for any kind of detailed analysis to take place; that is for sure.

Then, a friend recently brought this URL to my attention:

http://www.nationalguard.com/careers/mos/description.php?mos_code=31E

This is an advertisement by the National Guard promoting the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of "Internment/Resettlement Specialist." Question: why does the National Guard need to recruit Internment/Resettlement Specialists? What do they know that we should know?

Furthermore, I have had military personnel tell me that many of the US military bases that have been recently "closed" are also being prepared as large-scale "holding areas."

Obviously, the question that begs to be asked is, "Who is the US government planning to intern and resettle?" And another question is, "How many people are they planning to intern that would require the massive number of camps that are apparently being constructed?"

Some suggest that these facilities are being prepared for large numbers of illegal immigrants. This seems extremely doubtful, however, considering the propensity of the federal government to (1) do next to nothing to seriously curtail the flood of illegal aliens into America, (2) do virtually nothing to apprehend illegals known to be in the US, and (3) do everything it can to facilitate the release of those illegals incarcerated by State and local authorities. To think that the federal government intends to place thousands of illegal aliens in internment camps borders on lunacy. If anything, the federal government (with either Democrats or Republicans in charge) has done everything it can to (1) entice illegals to come to America, and (2) provide every incentive for them to stay illegally in this country after having entered. I feel safe in saying that we can eliminate the possibility that these camps are being prepared for illegal aliens.

Others suggest that these internment camps are being constructed to accommodate "enemy combatants" from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Yet, the total number of these types of detainees is miniscule compared to the detention space being constructed. Can one really imagine the need to build facilities that could accommodate prisoners numbering in the tens of thousands to house a few hundred foreign troops? I don't think so.

Then, of course, there are those who continue to deny that these internment camps exist at all. But then, were there not thousands of Germans who denied the existence of concentration camps during World War II? These types of people would refuse to believe the sun came up in the east if the government spinmeisters told them it didn't.

That our federal government is building large numbers of "holding areas" or internment camps seems to be an established fact. The only questions that remain are "Why?" and "For whom?"

At this point, the imagination can take us anywhere, but it is not a little disconcerting when the same federal government that is building these internment camps begins categorizing Christians, conservatives, people who support the Second Amendment, people who oppose abortion and homosexual marriage, people who oppose the North American Union and the New World Order, people who oppose the United Nations and illegal immigration, and people who voted for Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin as "extremists," or "potential dangerous militia members."

Anyone knows that before a government can begin persecuting and imprisoning large groups of people, they must first marginalize them. As someone said, "Just because you are paranoid does not mean they really aren't trying to get you."

In fact, an argument could be made that by today's politically correct definition, America's Founding Fathers would be categorized as "paranoid," "extremists," or "potential dangerous militia members." I would even go so far as to question the patriotism of anyone today that is not a little paranoid. This federal government has certainly earned whatever paranoia citizens feel.

Feelings of paranoia notwithstanding, why is the federal government constructing large numbers of internment camps, and who does the government plan on incarcerating in those camps? Those questions still need to be answered.

P.S. If you live within driving distance of Oklahoma City, or Tulsa, Oklahoma, I will be appearing at several events in this area this Thursday and Friday, August 13 and 14. I would love to meet any of my readers who could attend these meetings. For details, go here:

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Make sure you read to the end. You will be amazed.
 Let's hear it for Costco! (This is just mind-boggling! )

 Make sure you read all the way past the list of the drugs. The
woman that
 signed below is a Budget Analyst out of federal Washington , DC
offices.

 Did you ever wonder how much it costs a drug company for the active
ingredient in prescription medications? Some people think it must cost a
 lot, since many drugs sell for more than $2.00 per tablet. We did a
search
 of offshore chemical synthesizers that supply the active
ingredients
found
 in drugs approved by the FDA. As we have revealed in past issues of Life
 Extension a significant percentage of drugs sold in the United States
 contain active ingredients made in other countries. In our independent
 investigation of how much profit drug companies really make, we
obtained
 the actual price of active ingredients used in some of the most popular
 drugs sold in America .
 **
 Celebrex:100 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $130.27
 Cost of general active ingredients: $0.60
 Percent markup: 21,712%
 *
 *
 Claritin:**10 mg
 Consumer Price (100 tablets): $215.17
 Cost of general active ingredients: $0.71
 Percent markup: 30,306%
*
 *
 Keflex:**250 mg
 Consumer Price (100 tablets): $157.39
 Cost of general active ingredients: $1.88

Percent markup: 8,372%

 *
 Lipitor:**20 mg
 Consumer Price (100 tablets): $272.37

Cost of general active ingredients: $5.80

 Percent markup: 4,696%
*
 *
Norvasc:**10 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $188.29
 Cost of general active ingredients: $0.14
 Percent markup: 134,493%
 *
 *
 Paxil:**20 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $220.27
 Cost of general active ingredients: $7.60
 Percent markup: 2,898%
 *
 *
 Prevacid:**30 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $44.77
 Cost of general active ingredients: $1..01
 Percent markup: 34,136%
 *
 *
 Prilosec**: 20 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $360.97
 Cost of general active ingredients $0.52
 Percent markup: 69,417%
 *
 *
 Prozac:**20 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets) : $247.47
 Cost of general active ingredients: $0.11
 Percent markup: 224,973%
 *
 *
 Tenormin:**50 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $104.47
 Cost of general active ingredients: $0.13
 Percent markup: 80,362%
 *
 *
 Vasotec:**10 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $102.37
Cost of general active ingredients: $0.20
 Percent markup: 51,185%
 *
 *
 Xanax:**1 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets) : $136.79
 Cost of general active ingredients: $0.024
 Percent markup: 569,958%
 *
 *
 Zestril:**20 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets) $89.89
 Cost of general active ingredients $3.20
 Percent markup: 2,809%
 *
 *
 Zithromax:** 600 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $1,482.19
 Cost of general active ingredients: $18.78
 Percent markup: 7,892%
 *
 *
 Zocor:**40 mg
 Consumer price (100 tablets): $350.27
 Cost of general active ingredients: $8.63
 Percent markup: 4,059%
 *
 *Zoloft:**50 mg
Consumer price: $206.87
 Cost of general active ingredients: $1.75
 Percent markup: 11,821%
 *
 *
 Since the cost of prescription drugs is so outrageous, I thought
everyone
 should know about this.
 It pays to shop around! This helps to solve the mystery as to why
they can
 afford to put a Walgreen's on every corner. On Monday night, Steve
Wilson,
 an investigative reporter for Channel 7 News in Detroit , did a story on
 generic drug prices gouging by pharmacies. He found in his
investigation
 that some of these generic drugs were marked up as much as 3,000%
or more.
 So often we blame the drug companies for the high cost of drugs, and
 usually rightfully so. But in this case, the fault clearly lies
with the
 pharmacies themselves. For example if you had to buy a prescription
drug
,
 and bought the name brand, you might pay $100 for 100 pills.
 The pharmacist might tell you that if you get the generic
equivalent, they
 would only cost $80, making you think you are saving $20. What the
 pharmacist is not telling you is that those 100 generic pills may have
 only cost him $10!

 At the end of the report, one of the anchors asked Mr. Wilson
whether or
 not there were any pharmacies that did not adhere to this practice,
and he
 said that Costco consistently charged little over their cost for the
 generic drugs.
 *
 *
 I went to the Costco site, where you can look up any drug, and get its
 online price. It says that the in-store prices are consistent with the
 online prices.. I was appalled. Just to give you one example from
my own
 experience I had to use the drug Compazine which helps prevent nausea in
 chemo patients.
 *
*I used the generic equivalent, which cost $54.99 for 60 pills at
CVS. I
 checked the price at Costco, and I could have bought 100 pills for
$19.89.
 For 145 of my pain pills, I paid $72.57. I could have got 150 at
Costco for $28.08.

 I would like to mention, that although Costco is a 'membership' type
store,
 you do NOT have to be a member to buy prescriptions there as it is a
 federally regulated substance. You just tell them at the door that you
 wish to use the pharmacy, and they will let you in.

 I am asking each of you to please help me by copying this letter, and
 passing it into your own e-mail, and send it to everyone you know
with an
 e-mail address.
 **
 Sharon L. Davis
 Budget Analyst
 U.S. Department of Commerce
 Room 6839
 Office Ph: 202-482-4458
 Office Fax: 202-482-5480
 E-mail Address:**sdavis@doc. gov
http://us.mc464. mail.yahoo. com/mc/compose? to=sdavis@ doc.gov

 

 

 

 


 

Today a man living in Florida called to buy my house there...He told me how bad it looked and how he wanted to "help me".  What it really came down to was he wanted to help himself to what I have.  He continued to tell me though out the conversation, what kind of a nightmare it must be to have a house there and with the yard so unkempt and with values slipping every day.  In his words I have a real problem and he was my salvation...yeah right!  I explained that the house was only an object and that it did not have the power to rule my life one way or the other and as far as I was concerned it could just sit there.  He asked me how much I wanted for it as he said he was very fond of it, I told him 120,000.  He proceeded to tell me that the house next to me sold for 29,000.  I told him he should have bought that house if he wanted a cheap house, that my house has a five year old roof, new electrical, new plumbing, walls ect, along with four bedrooms, a den, 2 full bathrooms, an inside laundry room and a fenced in back yard with a creek, in walking distance to an A+ school.  After that he tried again to tell me how it would help me to be rid of such an eye sore, well I told him again it can just sit and it will.  
Anyway my point in telling you all this is not to have any one feel sorry for me or anything like that, it is to show you that people will often try to help you right out of what you own.  That man would not want it if he did not see a way to make money on it.  The same is true with the crazy things that our government is now doing.

They are trying to help us to death.  Please consider not buying a new car, this whole cash for clunkers is a deadly game of manipulation.  These cars are not being taken off the road to make the world a cleaner place, but to control the people who would normally benefit from them.  The working class people who in their lifetime may never own a new car, but relay on the used cars traded in or sold off when people above them get new cars.  Many people do not know that not only are these cars not being recycled in a convention sense they are being wasted.  Once they have your car that you have turned in they pour an additive into the oil run the car for 30 seconds and the engine is froze forever.  If that metal is recycled that chemical must be cooled out of it, I am willing to bet you it is some nasty toxic stuff.  Then of course after all that the car is crushed.  One more thing to consider in this part of the game is that this money is still bailing out the car companies, yup the very same ones who still owe us money and are crying poverty...Nice  hu!

 

Om gosh there is so much they have their hands into it is just horrifying to me to think that we should give them a say in health care as well.  In 2017 Medicare will be broke…no kidding and these are the same guys who are trying to put together a plan to give universal insurance, give me a break.  If they would make sure they knew what they were paying for in the first place Medicare would not be gushing money everywhere.  Much like other government counterparts of the past the government has no idea what they pay for anything or its value…just numbers on a page nothing more.  If you or I did our accounting this way we would most likely be willing to pay around $150.00 for a loaf of bread, $75.00 for a roll of toilet tissue and $1000.00 for the trash bag, cause it’s bigger…lol

 

I have seen them (doctors, pharmacy’s and others) bill Medicare and Medicaid unbelievable amounts of money for things some times as much as 150 times the actual market value.  Take for instance one company who bills Medicare for diabetic testing supplies who gets $30.00 for a battery that is sold at Wal-Mart for just under $3.00, now you figure Wal-Mart is making a profit at $3.00,hhmmmm.  Makes you thing hu!  Now think about the other things they charge to Medicare, it’s like an all you can eat feast for some of these companies.  That is why when I go to buy medicine the pharmacy expects me with no insurance to pay what they can get from Medicare or Medicaid, they want to make the big bucks and let’s face it, I am just a small fish.  People like me every day have to make really hard choices because the cost of going to the doctors and medicine is based on what Medicare and Medicaid caps off the prices at.  The new healthcare reform will not fix this, but will in fact make it worse.  They will not only decide how much these companies get to take from us, but whether we need it or not.  I myself cannot afford insurance and forcing people like me, to buy one more thing we cannot afford will make us  who are by definition the working poor, only worse off and less likely to be productive members of society. 

 

To fix the problem of health care, we have to undo the fixes that have already been done.  Start with ground zero and go from there.  I once worked for a very wise computer technician who taught me to repair by computers by getting down to the basics, stripping the board down to the bare mother board.  Than adding back on the processer, making sure it worked, after that, the memory, than the daughter boards one by one until you had not only found the problem, but resolved.  In a way that is what needs to happen here.  We need a clean slate, because what we are doing is broken and patches are only temporary fixes at best. 

 

The health care plan in dispute is a fraud and insults the very people is set up to help…Please consider telling these people in our government to tear it down and rebuild it on a strong foundation that will help everyone in American, not just the chosen few…

 

Shekhinah

 

 



 


FIRST BOOK OF GOVERNMENT .PSALM 2009

Obama is the shepherd I did not want.
He leadeth me beside the still factories.
He restoreth my faith in the Republican party.
He guideth me in the path of unemployment for his party's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the bread line,
I shall fear no hunger, for his bailouts are with me.
He has anointed my income with taxes,
My expenses runneth over.
Surely, poverty and hard living will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will live in a mortgaged home forever.
I am glad I am American,
I am glad that I am free.
But I wish I was a dog ...
And Obama was a tree

 

 


 

CERN admits black hole ripped in space by Large Hadron Collider

by Rich Bowden - Apr 1 2009, 04:03
Inside the ATLAS solenoid cryostat. Image: Copyright/CERN.

Inside the ATLAS solenoid cryostat. Image: Copyright/CERN.

A spokesperson for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has confirmed the fears of many in the scientific world after revealing that the reason for the sudden closure of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most expensive physics experiment, was not due to "technical problems" as previously stated, but because its controversial particle collisions have sensationally rendered a "tiny black hole" in the fabric of space.

 

"I can confirm that, yes, the first stages of the experiment resulted in the appearance of a miniscule black hole," said the spokesperson to gathered reporters on Monday. "The black hole is being kept under quarantine and our scientists have been monitoring its progression," he explained.

Situated deep underground on the French-Swiss border, the $10 billion USD Large Hadron Collider (LHC) had been opposed by many scientists who warned of the related dangers of the massive particle collision experiment.

The huge, ring-shaped LHC has been designed to give scientists an opportunity to re-create and study the origins of the universe and to end the search for the elusive Higgs Boson or 'God particle'.

Many had bitterly said the consequences could be as extreme as the Earth being sucked into the black hole the LHC collisions may create as a side effect of the experiment. Others claimed time travellers with more sophisticated technology than ours could make use of the hole to invade the Earth and enslave mankind.

The particle physics experiment began with great fanfare on September 10, 2008, only to be mysteriously closed down nine days later. An announcement by CERN blamed mechanical failure between two superconducting magnets, a reason deemed strange at the time by scientists and theorists not involved in the experiment.

After confirming the incredible real reason for the closure of the LHC, the CERN spokesperson went on to placate reporters present by saying that his organization did not, at this stage, see any danger to the Earth's existence.

However, when asked by reporters at CERN headquarters how the agency kept a black hole under quarantine, the spokesperson admitted, "With great difficulty ladies and gentlemen, with great difficulty."

The Obama administration's shadowy Special Crisis Operations (SCO) executive, Mr. C. Norris, told Washington reporters at a hastily-arranged news conference that his elite team was monitoring the situation closely and was ready to resolve any emerging crisis once it had "sorted out this global warming business and the current financial mess."

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Black Holes: Eternal Prisons No More, Stephen Hawking's Lecture

March 16th, 2009 By Susan Andrews Black Holes: Eternal Prisons No More

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Stephen Hawking, author of the best seller A Brief History of Time, explains to a full house in Bovard Auditorium that black holes aren't as black as they are painted. Photo credit Taylor Faust

Celebrated physicist, Stephen Hawking, delivered an inspiring speech to a full house in Bovard Auditorium on March 10. USC College Dean Howard Gillman kicked off the event by introducing Nick Warner, professor of physics, mathematics and astronomy. Hawking was Warner’s academic adviser while he studied at the University of Cambridge.

 

Warner said that Hawking has contributed greatly to popularizing science with his successful book A Brief History of Time, which sold 10 million copies and focuses on and the theory. With a lifetime spent studying cosmology and black holes, Hawking’s scientific prowess has also been captured by Hollywood in “Star Trek,” “Futurama” and “The Simpsons” television shows.

“Hawking has completely changed the way scientists think about black holes by first showing they are real natural phenomena and then giving us remarkable new insights into how implies that they must evaporate,” Warner said.

Hawking’s lecture focused on black holes, a term coined by American physicist John Wheeler. Hawking discussed the history of black holes beginning with British physicist John Michell in 1783, who suggested that there might be “Dark Stars” whose gravity is strong enough to trap light and prevent the stars from being seen from far away.

Two Americans, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley, proved that the speed of light is invariant and does not depend upon where it comes from. Therefore, Michell’s picture of Dark Stars is not entirely correct. Next, Albert Einstein weighed in with his where space and time are no longer independent entities, but rather different directions in four-dimensional space-time.

Einstein’s theory demonstrates that space-time is curved by the presence of matter. Hawking said it is like putting a heavy ball on a rubber sheet, the sheet bends and if you increase the weight of the ball then eventually, at a critical mass and size, the ball will make a bottomless hole in the sheet that particles can get into, but not out of. Stars do the same to the curving of space and time, and at a critical mass and size a star will collapse into a black hole.

From outside a black hole, you cannot tell what is inside. Hawking noted that you can throw television sets, diamond rings or your worst enemy into a black hole — he is humorous as well as brilliant. All the black hole remembers is the total mass and the state of rotation.

The boundary of a black hole is the event horizon where gravity is strong enough to pull light back. Hawking likened it to going over Niagara Falls in a canoe. If you are above the falls, you can get away if you paddle fast enough. But once over the edge you are lost, there is no way back.

Hawking also described how he discovered that particles could slowly leak out of black holes and release energy. A miniature black hole of the mass of a mountain could generate enough power to supply the world’s energy needs. However, the energy would be difficult to harness as the power could not be maintained in a power station. It would drop through the floor and end up at the center of the Earth.

Scientists have searched for miniature black holes but to no avail. Hawking said this is a pity as he would have garnered a Nobel Prize. However, if a black hole is found through the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator), he interjected humorously, he will get a Nobel Prize after all.

Hawking also described how black holes seem to conflict with one of the fundamental ideas of science, namely determinism: That is, given enough detail about the state of the universe at present one can predict the future and reconstruct the past. The fact that black holes can absorb matter and then emit something completely different means that black holes appear to undermine determinism. However, Hawking believes he has found a resolution in the ideas of Richard Feynman, who believes that quantum theory involves looking at all possible alternative histories.

This perspective also supports the idea that if you fall into a black hole, you may come out in another universe. If there is a large hole and if it is rotating, you may pass through it and into another universe. So, you cannot come back to our universe. Though Hawking said that he is keen on space flight, he is not willing to transport himself to another universe.

Hawking said that the message from his talk is that black holes are not the eternal prisons once thought. If you feel you are in a black hole, don’t give up. There is a way out.

Provided by USC College
 

 

 

 

 

Tending Nurse Claimed Spanish Influenza Outbreak of 1918 Caused by Vaccinations


http://educate-yourself.org/cn/spanishfluvaccineconnection09dec06.shtml
December 9, 2006

Forward courtesy of Jason<jasonbarnettnz@yahoo.com>

Swine Flu Expose - by Eleanora I. McBean, Ph.D., N.D.

http://whale.to/vaccine/sf.html
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CHAPTER 2 THE SPANISH INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 WAS CAUSED BY VACCINATIONS

----Excerpt---

"I WAS AN ON-THE-SPOT OBSERVER OF THE 1918 INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC"

The first World War was of a short duration, so the vaccine makers were unable to use up all their vaccines. As they were (and still are) in business for profit, they decided to sell it to the rest of the population. So they drummed up the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. There were no epidemics to justify it so they used other tricks. Their propaganda claimed the soldiers were coming home from foreign countries with all kinds of diseases and that everyone must have all the shots on the market.

The people believed them because, first of all, they wanted to believe their doctors, and second, the returning soldiers certainly had been sick. They didn’t know it was from doctor-made vaccine diseases, as the army doctors don’t tell them things like that. Many of the returned soldiers were disabled for life by these drug-induced diseases. Many were insane from postvaccinal encephalitis, but the doctors called it shell shock, even though many had never left American soil.

The conglomerate disease brought on by the many poison vaccines baffled the doctors, as they never had a vaccination spree before which used so many different vaccines. The new disease they had created had symptoms of all the diseases they had injected into the man. There was the high fever, extreme weakness, abdominal rash and intestinal disturbance characteristic of typhoid. The diphtheria vaccine caused lung congestion, chills and fever, swollen, sore throat clogged with the false membrane, and the choking suffocation because of difficulty in breathing followed by gasping and death, after which the body turned black from stagnant blood that had been deprived of oxygen in the suffocation stages. In early days they called it Black Death. The other vaccines cause their own reactions — paralysis, brain damage, lockjaw, etc.

When doctors had tried to suppress the symptoms of the typhoid with a stronger vaccine, it caused a worse form of typhoid which they named paratyphoid. But when they concocted a stronger and more dangerous vaccine to suppress that one, they created an even worse disease which they didn’t have a name for. What should they call it? They didn’t want to tell the people what it really was — their own Frankenstein monster which they had created with their vaccines and suppressive medicines. They wanted to direct the blame away from themselves, so they called it Spanish Influenza. It was certainly not of Spanish origin, and the Spanish people resented the implication that the world-wide scourge of that day should be blamed on them. But the name stuck and American medical doctors and vaccine makers were not suspected of the crime of this widespread devastation — the 1918 Flu Epidemic. It is only in recent years that researchers have been digging up the facts and laying the blame where it belongs.

Some of the soldiers may have been in Spain before coming home, but their diseases originated in their own home-based U.S. Army Camps. Our medical men still use that same dodge. When their own vaccines (required for travel) cause vaccine diseases abroad they use this as grounds for a scare campaign to stampede people into the vaccination centers. Do you remember the Hong Kong Flu and the Asian Flu and the London Flu scares? These were all medically-made epidemics mixed with the usual common colds which people have every year.

Now (1976) we are being worked on again by the vaccine -epidemic makers in their effort to force another multi million dollar vaccine sale caper. Their con men have already talked President Ford into handing over $135 million dollars to start their vaccine racket. Even the insurance companies refused to become involved with such an obviously dangerous and crooked scheme. So, again the medical and drug con men induced the appropriate government officials to guarantee insurance against the, possible billions of dollars in law suits which could be brought against the vaccine promoters if the vaccine campaign is carried out as planned. It’s a good thing Ford was voted out of office. It’s too bad he wasn’t "dumped" before he paid the poison squad the MONEY’ to poison the whole population. However, we don’t yet know if President Carter will be any better. Will he be held in the grip of the medical and drug dictatorship? Or will he investigate — learn the truth — reverse the decisions and make the vaccine makers return the money taken from the taxpayers under false pretenses?

The statement of the swine flu vaccine promoters to the effect that the vaccine is harmless, is false, and the statement that it will protect against flu is false. Fifty-six people died after the shots, some within 48 hours. There is confusion and disagreement among the doctors about all aspects of the vaccine, from the safety and effectiveness to the necessity for it, who should have it and who should be warned against it.

Their scare-head campaign cry is that the swine flu is like the 1918 flu which killed 20,000,000 people. They don’t have any usable and provable blood samples from the 1918 flu epidemic to prove it. That was 58 years ago, and the doctors were just as confused and inefficient then as now. However, one thing is certain — the 1918 Spanish Influenza was a vaccine-induced disease caused by extreme body poisoning from the conglomeration of many different vaccines. The soldiers at Fort Dix who were said to have had Swine Flu had been injected with a large variety of vaccines like the vaccines which caused the 1918 flu epidemic. The flu epidemic at Fort Dix was in no way related to swine. There were no swine at camp (unless we want to sarcastically call the vaccine promoters who caused the diseases -"swine.")

Related                     Was The 'Spanish Flu' Epidemic Man-Made? Sixty Million Dead In 1918-19 by Henry Makow (Dec. 7, 2006)

 


Forbidden Cures

 

Introduction & Overview  / Understanding the Nature of Ill Health and Disease  / Natural Healing  / Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy  / Singlet Oxygen Therapies / Hydrogen Peroxide  / Ozone / Bio-Electro Medicine / Rife Therapy / Blood-Electrification / Pulsed, Electro-Magnetic Therapy / Lakhovsky's Multi-Wave Oscillator  / Nutritional Therapies / The Budwig Diet / Urine Therapy /

 

By Ken Adachi, (E-mail)
http://educate-yourself.org/fc/

Introduction & Overview

There are a number of alternative healing therapies that work so well and cost so little (compared to conventional treatment), that Organized Medicine, the Food & Drug Administration, and their overlords in the Pharmaceutical Industry (The Big Three) would rather the public not know about them. The reason is obvious: Alternative, non-toxic therapies represent a potential loss of billions of dollars to allopathic (drug) medicine and drug companies.

The Big Three have collectively engaged in a medical conspiracy for the better part of 70 years to influence legislative bodies on both the state and federal level to create regulations that promote the use of drug medicine while simultaneously creating restrictive, controlling mechanisms (licencing, government approval, etc) designed to limit and stifle the availability of non-drug, alternative modalities. The conspiracy to limit and eliminate competition from non-drug therapies began with the Flexner Report of 1910.

Abraham Flexner was engaged by John D. Rockefeller to run around the country and 'evaluate' the effectiveness of therapies taught in medical schools and other institutions of the healing arts. Rockefeller wanted to dominate control over petrolem, petrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals (which are derived from 'coal tars' or crude oil). He arranged for his company, Standard Oil of New Jersey to obtain a controlling interest in a huge German drug cartel called I. G. Farben. He pulled in his stronger competitors like Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan as partners, while making other, less powerful players, stockholders in Standard Oil. Those who would not come into the fold "were crushed" according to a Rockefeller biographer (W. Hoffman, David: Report on a Rockefeller {New York:Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1971}page 24.)

The report Flexner submitted to The Carnegie Foundation was titled "Medical Education in the United States and Canada". Page 22 of the report said: "the privileges of the medical school can no longer be open to casual strollers from the highway. It is necessary to install a doorkeeper who will, by critical scrutiny, ascertain the fitness of the applicant, a necessity suggested, in the first place, but consideration for the candidate, whose time and talents will serve him better in some other vocation, if he be unfit for this, and in the second, by consideration for a public entitled to protection from those whom the very boldness of modern medical strategy equips with instruments that, tremendously effective for good when rightly used, are all the more terrible for harm if ignorantly or incompetently employed".

All too often, politicians are prepared to enact laws that rob citizens of yet another constitutional freedom under the banner of "public protection". Needless to say, congress swallowed the recommendations of this report hook, line, and sinker. It was decided that the American Medical Association (AMA), would be the "doorkeeper". The AMA was now empowered to certify or de-certify any medical school in the country on the grounds of whether that school met the AMA's standards of "approved" medicine.

The AMA came into existence in 1847. It is a private organization of allopathic physicians which serves the interests of its members, especially when it comes to influencing favorable legislation. It functions in every sense of the word as a union, although its members wear white collars instead of blue. Giving the AMA the power over the certification of medical schools is the equivalent of giving the Teamsters Union the exclusive right to decide on the laws of interstate commerce and transportation. Is it any wonder that the total number of medical schools in the United States went from 160 in 1906 (before the Flexner Report) to 85 in 1920 and further down to 69 schools in 1944? A little like putting the fox in charge of the hen house, no?

Not surprisingly, Flexner 'found' that any discipline that didn't use drugs to help cure the patient was tantamount to quackery and charlatanism. Medical schools that offered courses in bioelectric Medicine, Homeopathy or Eastern Medicine, for example, were told to either drop these courses from their curriculum or lose their accreditation and underwriting support. A few schools resisted for a time, but eventually most schools cooperated (or were closed down). A similar scenario was played out in Canada. It was attempted in England against Homeopathy, but it failed due to the personal intervention of the Royal Family who had received much relief and healing at the hands of Homeopathic healers in the 19th century. By the way, the AMA was found guilty of conspiracy against chiropractors in 1987 by a federal judge and fined a couple of million dollars. Here in America, a relentless campaign of misinformation, fraud, deception, and suppression of alternative therapies and healers has been in place for the better part of this century in order to keep highly effective alternative therapies from reaching any significant plateau of public awareness. Control is exerted through "news items" and propaganda from pro-establishment organizations like The American Medical Association, The American Cancer Society, The Diabetes Foundation, etc.; local medical boards; and government agencies like the FDA, The National Institute of Health (NIH), and The National Cancer Institute (NCI), The National Academy of Science, etc. with the full cooperation of main-stream media of course .

Over the past decades, hundreds of caring, concerned, and conscientious alternative healers have been jailed and abused like common criminals for the "crime" of curing people of life-threatening diseases in an "unapproved" manner by heavy-handed government agents who swoop down on clinics with drawn guns, flax jackets, and Gestapo manners. All the while, these same agents and agencies posture themselves before TV cameras and the public under the ludicrous pretense of being servants of the people and protectors of the common good.

The medico-drug cartel was summed up by J.W Hodge, M.D., of Niagara Falls,  N.Y., in these words:   'The medical monopoly or medical trust, euphemistically called the American Medical Association, is not merely the meanest monopoly ever organized, but the most arrogant, dangerous and despotic organization which ever managed a free people in this or any other age. Any and all methods of healing the sick by means of safe, simple and natural remedies are sure to be assailed and denounced by the arrogant leaders of the AMA doctors' trust as fakes, frauds and humbugs Every practioner of the healing art who does not ally himself with the medical trust is denounced as a 'dangerous quack' and impostor by the predatory trust doctors. Every sanitarian who attempts to restore the sick to a state of health by natural means without resort to the knife or poisonous drugs, disease imparting serums, deadly toxins or vaccines, is at once pounced upon by these medical tyrants and fanatics, bitterly denounced, vilified and persecuted to the fullest extent.'

(see The Drug Story for more revelations about the AMA, the House of Rockefeller and the pharmaceutical industry)

At long last, however, the public's consciousness seems to have finally reached a critical mass and is now beginning to seriously question the efficacy and appropriateness of using orthodox therapies and allopathic medicine in general. Thank God. It's been too long overdue.

Understanding the Nature of Ill Health and Disease

The entire approach and foundation of Orthodox Medicine is based on Luis Pasteur's Germ Theory, a flawed concept. A disease condition is viewed by the orthodoxy as an isolated event, confined to the area in which it manifests itself (E.g. an ear infection, eye infection, gum infection, lung cancer, skin cancer, etc. ). Under this theory, for unknown reasons, microbes or tumors indiscriminately grow in the patient and must be cut (surgery), burned (radiation), or poisoned (drugs) out of the body. In the orthodox model, the solution is sought through mechanical and chemical means. Seeking to understand WHY the infection or disease condition appeared in the first place,  is not seriously explored. The quick fix with a prescription for drugs to smother the symptoms is the typical orthodox 'answer'.

A contemporary of Pasteur, Antoine Bechamp, had a different opinion as to why disease conditions 'took hold'. Bechamp felt that the ENVIRONMENT, or the ECOLOGY of the blood played the critical role in deciding whether disease conditions would manifest or not.

Alternative medicine explores the stressors (environmental, biological, chemical, psychological, and emotional) in a patient's life that cause a weakening of a particular energy field; which in turn allows the manifestation of a disease condition in a weakened area. In order to maintain a state of health, all energy systems within the body need to exist in a state of balance or equilibrium. Imbalance leads to conditions of discomfort (dis-ease) which eventually spirals into ill health if not corrected. The Chinese and Indians (Ayurvedic medicine) had worked all of this out thousands of years ago.

Orthodox or Allopathic Medicine utilizes poisonous substances (drugs) in non-lethal dosages in order to suppress symptoms in an affected area. This approach neither addresses the cause of the disease condition, nor is it responsible for healing the patient. Rather, the use of drugs often will temporarily mask the outer manifestations of the malady, while at the same time, drive the disease deeper into the body...only to reappear at a later date, as a more serious, and chronic health threat. One of the many flaws of the orthodox approach is that it focuses on the disease condition itself, rather than the patient. The term wholistic (or holistic) originally sprang up to distinguish those physicians whose diagnostic gestalt considers all of the physical, emotional, and spiritual energies interacting with the patient.

Do not assume that the only difference between allopathic and alternative medicine, however, is an honest difference of opinion in the philosophies and views on the origin of disease states. Hardly!. There is, in truth,  a concerted, organized agenda -concocted, planned, and contrived by the international pharmaceutical companies and organized medicine to suppress any and every alternative, non-drug therapy that WORKS. Why?

Because they want people to keep on coming back for more treatments and more drugs.

A cured patient is a lost source of income. A sick patient who is marginally "improved" is a manageable patient.

Managing patients means routine office visits and renewing of drug prescriptions. Therefore, a manageable patient is a continuing source of income; a cash cow if you will. Multiply that by a few hundred million people and you get an idea why this deceit is being put upon you. The profits from the so called "health-care" industry are staggering!

The thrust of the orthodox pharmaceutical agenda is to provide temporary relief, while never addressing the cause of the disease condition. This agenda insures regular visits to the doctor's office and requires the patient to routinely return to the pharmacy to refill his prescriptions. This is what the game is all about folks, plain and simple. Deny it or Deal with it,...Stick with it or Get Out of it! ... your choice.

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Natural Healing

The patient's immune system and the immune system alone is responsible for healing and recovery from ill health. The use of drugs and vaccines represents an assault on the immune system. In some cases, the use of a particular drug might be a wise choice to speed healing and recovery for the patient, but the use of natural, orthomolecular therapies and substances (substances normally found in Nature) that can more effectively address the cause of the disease should be considered first because natural substances work in harmony with Nature. They aid and stimulate the body to truly cure itself, without the terrible millstone of drug side-effects.

The human body is predisposed to heal itself and to exist as a healthy, thriving organism. We inhibit that process by ingesting unhealthy foods, fouling our inner environment with toxins, and relying upon poisonous substances to treat disease conditions.

Unlike 'miracle drugs' and other 'drug breakthroughs', you will never see or hear anything from mainstream media about most of the therapies described here. The Big Three see to that, but you can still glean this information from the alternative health press, books, web sites, and at health expos. Some of these alternative therapies require high-tech equipment and specialized knowledge, but many, many others can be done at home without third party intervention or supervision. It's amazing, but true, that many of the most effective healing therapies (even for grave, life-threatening disease conditions) are simple things that you can do for yourself at home. You simply have to educate yourself and take responsibility for your own health.

The following is a brief overview of some alternative therapies that have demonstrated themselves to be effective and readily obtainable, usually at a low to modest cost. This list is far from complete. As time permits, the description and scope of these and other therapies will be added to, and expanded upon.

Oxygen Therapies

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Oxygen therapies encompass more than the application of regular oxygen (O2), although regular oxygen can speed and assist healing; especially when used in higher-than-normal concentrations and under pressure, such as used in Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been traditionally used for rapid detoxification in acute situations, but it also has shown to be extremely efficacious for new stroke victims. It has been found that almost all of the usual conditions (paralysis, slurred/ no speech, etc.) associated with a stroke can be minimized or eliminated entirely by subjecting the patient to a hyperbaric oxygen treatment within the first 36 hours of a stroke. The quicker the patient can be treated from the onset of the stroke, the better the results. Even cases started a few days or even weeks after a stoke have shown remarkable results. HBOT has also proven helpful in cases involving other forms of  brain damage as well.

Singlet Oxygen Therapies

Oxygen atoms can be configured into certain quasi-stable arrangements that will allow a single oxygen atom to be released. This atom is called a singlet oxygen (O1) . For therapeutic purposes, single atoms of oxygen can be released from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) which breaks down to water (H2O) and a singlet oxygen (O1), and also from ozone (O3), which reduces to oxygen (O2) and a singlet oxygen . When a singlet oxygen atom is released within the body, it is highly reactive and will oxidize (reduce or break down) the molecular structure of undesirable and harmful organisms (bacteria, foreign proteins, etc.) and diseased tissue (E.g. cancer cells). This high-energy form of oxygen (O1) possesses a greatly enhanced healing capacity than that exhibited by regular oxygen (O2).

Hydrogen Peroxide

A bottle of 3½ % Hydrogen Peroxide is available in any pharmacy for under a dollar and can be used daily to keep the mouth and gums germ-free (always use full strength and try to retain in the mouth as long as possible). It should also be conscientiously applied to disinfect any type of oral infection, cut, sore, or wound that one may encounter. For external use, the drug store variety of hydrogen peroxide is OK, but it does have some low levels of contaminants in it. For internal use, it's wiser to use Food-grade hydrogen peroxide. You can make your own 3½ % hydrogen peroxide by diluting 35% food-grade hydrogen peroxide by a ratio of 10:1 with distilled water.  However, that should not stop you from using pharmacy-grade hydrogen peroxide externally- if you are in normal health. People trying to recover from serious diseases such as AIDS or cancer need to be more concerned about ingesting contaminants. 35% Food-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide is available at many farm supply outlets and by mail order. Since it's more concentrated, 35% hydrogen peroxide can produce spectacular results when intelligently applied. Hydrogen peroxide can also be applied either internally as injections (directly into a cancerous tumor for example) or intravenously into the blood stream. If properly diluted, hydrogen peroxide can also be ingested.

Medical Cartel Sponsored 'Studies'
Of course, you have to know what you're doing. At higher concentrations, H2O2 is powerful and can burn tissue, but look to the alternative health press for information from practitioners who are actually using this therapy. Don't expect on an honest accessment from the allopathic crowd. Like most cheap, unpatentable natural solutions, the pharmaceutical/organized medicine cartel will try to frieghten you off from using these therapies with scares stories of exaggerated dangers, ommision of relevant data, and insertion of misleading statements.

For example, they will point to rat studies that show increassed stomach cancers from ingesting H2O2. By promoting this 'study', the cartel wants you to draw the conclusion that you will get stomach cancer from injesting hydrogen perozide without actually saying it. No additional details such as the concentration of the peroxide administered, frequency of dosage, quantity given vis a vis body weight etc., are provided about the 'study' in these press reports-only the bottom line conclusion:.

Of course, most knowledgeable researchers know that rat studies don't equate to people studies. Rat studies, in fact,  have an extremely limited range of applicability for purposes of human extrapolation. In addition,  most studies are funded by pharmaceuticals or government agencies and they have an agenda that has nothing to do with sincere scientific inquiry. Ralph Moss and Linus Pauling are two individuals who come to mind who looked at different cartel sponsored 'studies' and clearly demonstrated that the Big Boys can and will skew a 'study' in any direction they wish it to go. Scientific honesty among cartel sponsored investigative groups is a myth. All medical schools, teaching universities, and government health organizations such as the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute, National Academy of Science, etc., etc. are all under the cartel's propaganda umbrella.

Ozone
Ozone (O3) is composed of three atoms of oxygen lightly bound together. One of those atoms can easily break away and form regular oxygen (O2) and a singlet oxygen atom (O1). Through oxidation, the singlet oxygen atom is capable of producing amazing healing results. Ozone can be produced with a hot or "cold" spark, with ultraviolet light, or with a method invented by Nikola Tesla called cold plasma ozone production. The cold plasma method produces much larger quantities of ozone and is the preferred means of production for therapeutic purposes. Larger, cold plasma ozone machines can only be legally purchased outside of the United States, but there are underground 'suitcase' size units being manufactured clandestinely in the U.S.. Smaller cold plasma ozone generators, however, are legally available in the U.S.as water pruifiers (send e-mail <Ken Adachi, Editor> for more info).

All cold plasma ozone generators can easily produce high quality Ozonated Water, which can be ingested as often as desired. The effects of drinking ozonated water on a regular basis can be very healthful. People with serious disease conditions will notice more-pronounced effects in a shorter space of time than those who are in good health, but the benefits of ozonated water are realized by all who use it, whether you have a serious health concern or not. The ozone from the ozonated water passes into the bloodstream via the stomach/small intestines and provides the benefits of ozone without the need for expensive equipment. Some people notice a very slight sensation of light headedness the first time they drink ozone water. It's temporary and usually only happens the first time- if at all. The reaction is due to slightly more oxygen reaching the brain than normal. Ingested daily, ozone water will progressively send ozone into deeper tissues of the body, oxidizing non organic drug residues and hidden, dormant pathogens. You might be surprised to learn that the virus that gave you chicken pox as a child or herpes as a young adult is still hidden deep within the body such as in the nerve ganglion at the base of the spine. Your immune system developed antibodies which normally hold these residual bugs in check, but that doesn't mean that the bugs are gone, as any person who suffers recurrent bouts of herpes will attest. But if you hit them long enough and hard enough with ozone (or certain other alternative therapies), they will be gone-for good.

Another useful product that can be applied topically is called Ozonated Olive Oil. It is made by bubbling ozone through olive oil for a considerable period of time (weeks) until the olive oil eventually becomes saturated with the ozone molecules and becomes much thicker. Afterwards, the product can be applied as a balm to infected areas and will often greatly promote and/or speed healing.

Methods of Ozone Application
Medically, ozone can be applied in different ways. One of the oldest methods, used in Germany for over 60 years, is called Autohemotherapy. This technique involves removeing about a pint of blood, ozonating it, and return it intravenously to the patient. It works, but it's rather limited in the amount of ozone applied.

Another method has the patient hooked up to a dialysis type machine with blood coming out one arm, going through the machine for ozonation, and returned via tubes hooked up to the other arm. You get a lot more ozone into the body with this technique, but the pumping mechnaisms used to push the blood around can damage the membranes of the red blood cells somewhat.

A third technique is called Ozone Injection. Like its name implies, the ozone is carefully and slowly injected into the patient. Ozone, remember, is composed of oxygen atoms. Oxygen dissolves into the blood; it does not form bubbles in the bloodstream like air, which is composed of oxygen and 80% nitrogen. Many ozone specialist prefer this later method, but each of these ozone techniques have their advocates.
 

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Bioelectro Medicine

There are a number of devices that use specialized electric fields to alter the function or condition of targeted tissue, organisms, or cells within the body. These electric fields can be programmed to promote the healing of healthy tissue or inhibit the growth of undesired organisms. Where there are electric fields , there are also magnetic fields, usually rotated at 90 degress to each other. The interplay of the electric and magnetic fields play a role in this therapy, but the frequency, the shape of the wave, the duration and polarity of the pulse, etc., all play into the mix and can make the difference between success or failure depending on the care and attention given to these parameters.

This is not necessarily a new technology. At the turn of the 19th century, Nikola Tesla patented many Electro-inventions that demonstrated incredible health-promoting attributes; some of them based on the use of his high frequency, high voltage DC pulse generator circuits which produced a new ether-derived form of energy called Radiant Energy.  Tesla had even patented a highly efficient cold plasma ozone generator by 1893.

Dr. Royal Rife
In the late 20's and early 1930's, Dr. Royal Raymond Rife from San Diego, California, developed a high powered microscope which he used in conjunction with a frequency generator. Using special UV light, Rife's mircroscope was capable of 60,000x magnification! This degree of magnification allowed him to observe LIVE virus and bacteria organisms while he applied the MOR (Mortal Oscillatory Resonance) frequency from his frequency generator via plasma tube radiation of the energy. He was able to destroy all manner of disease organisms (including cancer related organisms) by merely 'tuning' the generator to the correct resonant frequency of these organisms and applying the oscillating electric fields via the plasma driven, "Beam Ray Tube". Everything in the universe, living or dead, and its own resonant frequency.  If you apply this exact resonant frequency to the object or organism, it will begin vibrating until it literally shatters itself. You've all seen the wine glass and the opera singer demonstration. Same deal for microbes.

60,000x magnifications is an unheard of degree of magnification in a light microscope, even by today's technical standards. Today's electron microscope can deliver high magnification, but it can only view DEAD organisms. The ability to view micro organims in a LIVING state is of great importance to diagnostic and therapeutic goals. This is an extremely important point to understand.

Rife's microscope played no role in the actual destruction of the pathogenic organisms, but it allowed him to view the effects of the electric fields from the Beam Ray Tube upon the organism itself. As Rife adjusted and tuned his frequency generator to the correct frequency, he was able to observe the disintegration of the bacteria, parasite, or virii under the influence of the resonant electro-magnetic fields exerted by the Beam Ray Tube.

At first, Rife's enormous accomplishments were ballyhooed in the press. He was feted and hosted by the local medical elites of the day who were hoping to climb onto the Glory Bandwagon with him and get their mug published in the newspaper as a supporter and cohort of the "man who could finally end cancer". But the Big Boys finally caught up with him. I'm referring to the string pullers in organized medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. Needless to say, once word of Rife's success began to spread too wide, he was quickly 'neutralized' by organized medicine and demoralized into obscurity (unending court litigation, charges of quakery, intimidation of financial supporters, the burning down of laboratories, etc...the "usual' routine). His principle persecutor was the head of the American Medical Association and chief editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association. His name was Dr. Morris Fishbein and he never treated a patient in his life. He was motivated more by an unmitigated lust for greed and power, and less by a desire to save lives. Failing to convince Rife to sell him the exclusive rights to his technique and therapy, Fishbein set out to crush Rife with a vengence. The outrageous injustices against Rife by Fishbein and the medical establishment are explained in great depth in a book by Barry Lynes called The Cancer Cure That Worked.

Fortunately, we have physicist Gary Wade, a specialist in Rife technology, available to readers of this web site. He will explain to you exactly how Rife achieved his amazing results and how YOU can learn how to apply Rife's hard earned technology yourself. You should waste no time in examing Gary's extraordinay and generously shared insights in Rife technology. Some of the best books about Rife were written by Barry Lynes (E.g. The Cancer Cure That Worked). Dr James Bare of Albuquerque, New Mexico has also published a manual and video on how to build your own Rife device
( http://www.rt66.com/~rifetech/  ). See this special page devoted to Royal Rife links that will bring you to many excellent web sites talking about Rife and his work (http://educate-yourself.org/cancer/rifelinks.shtml).

Geroges Lakhovsky
Another brilliant observer and thinker was the Russian-born engineer, Georges Lakhovsky.  Lakhovsky theorized that the genetic filaments stands within the nucleus of a living cell acted as a coil and exhibited all the properties properties required of an oscillator; namely: inductance, capacitance, and resistance. Lakhovsky postulated that all living cells, including disease organisms, could act as both an emitter and receiver of very high frequency oscillations.

According to his theory, a state of health or disease was dependent on whether the oscillations from healthy cells were maintained (a state of equilibrium) or were overtaken by the oscillations of disease-causing cells (disequilibrium). He found that he could boost the oscillatory level of weakened cells and overcome disease by attaching a simple coil-shaped 'antennae' to the affected area and leaving it in place. Lakhovsky referred to these antennae as oscillating circuits and they were worn by people as collars, belts, or bracelets. He claimed that his 'antennae' captured and focused sympathetic waves from the cosmos (cosmic waves) which resonated with harmonics of the fundamental frequency at which the weakened cell oscillated.

Whenever additional oscillating energy (from cosmic waves), of the same frequency or harmonics of that frequency, are introduced into an oscillating circuit (the nucleus of the cell), the oscillations within that cell will be strengthened through a phenomena of physics called resonance. According to Lakhovsky, the now-strengthened oscillations emanating from the formerly weakened human cell could now overtake the oscillations of the disease-causing organisms and cause them to diminish in strength and subsequently die off.

Lakhovsky conducted an experiment with plants in 1924 to establish the validity of his theory. He inoculated ten potted geranium plants with a plant disease that causes cancerous tumors. Coiled around the stem of one of the geraniums, he affixed an open ended coil of thick copper wire about 30 cm in diameter. It was held in place by an ebonite stake stuck into the pot. While the other nine inoculated geraniums quickly succumbed to the cancerous disease, the one geranium with the attached coil (the 'antennae) sloughed off the cancerous growth and thrived into a robust and healthy plant. Lakhovsky had similar success when these antennae coils (the 'oscillating circuits ' mentioned above) were used with people and animals. He later expanded his research with the development of the Multi-Wave Oscillator (explained below).

Lakhovsky's Multi-Wave Oscillator (MWO)

Geroges Lakhovsky published an extremely important book into French, German, Italian, and Spanish in the 1920's called The Secret of Life. Unfortunately, it wasn't available in English until September, 1939-at the very outbreak of World War II. Occupied with the emerging drama of World War II, the book went unnoticed and unreviewed. Thanks to Dr Bob Beck, however, many researchers are today re-discovering Lakhovsky's astounding Multi-Wave Oscillator. This instrument manufactures a broad range of high frequency pulsed signals that radiate energy into patient via two resonators: one resonator acting as a transmitter and the other as a receiver. The patient sits on a wooden stool in between the two resonators and is exposed to these energies for about 15 minutes. These energies increase the resonance of healthy cells and create disequilibrium in disease organisms. His clinical results created a lot of excitement in Europe where his reputaion quickly spread. You can read more about the MWO on the Georges Lakovsky page. Interested readers can obtain a reprint of Lakhovsky's The Secret of Life and The Waves That Heal by Mark Clement from Educate-Yourself (see the Products page).

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Bob Beck Rescues Lakhovsky's MWO from Obscurity
 In the early 60's, Dr Bob Beck found an original Lakhovsky Multi-Wave Oscillator in the basement of a well known southern California hospital. He took it apart and described exactly how it was built in a series of articles published by Borderlands in 1963. After Beck's articles were published, a number of builders began to assemble MWO's and the word started to spread.

Two MWO builders who lived on the west coast, using the information contained in Beck articles, began making and selling a lot of Multi Wave Oscillators. Apparently they worked fairly well because the FDA got word of the MWO's growing popularity and told Beck to come to Washington. Beck and the two builders were told to lay off  promoting the MWO and stop building them. They were told in no uncertain terms to cease and desist immediately ...or else.

Beck and one of the MWO builders, Ed Skillings, complied, but the second builder, Ralph Bergstresser, was determined to keep going, so he actually formed a church dedicated to the worship of the MWO. Yes, you read that correctly. And, for a couple of years at least, his 'parishioners' were able to come to church, sit around the MWO-perched high atop an altar, with resonator antennas glowing - and received the 'blessed waves' from the Sacred Oscillator. It helped a lot of church goers, until the 'pastor' was finally thrown into the slammer by the Feds and had his modern version of the Ark of the Covenant hauled away. He got out after a couple of years, but still went on building MWO's anyway, distributing them through underground sources. Many present day owners of  properly working MWO's are either using units built by or copies of the "pastor's" work (now why isn't there an Oscar category reserved for a guy like that?).

Blood-Electrification

In recent years, different electro-medicine units  have been promoted at health expos and through magazine articles, interviews, books, etc.. One of the more interesting devices is the blood electrifier of Dr Bob Beck. I've seen laboratory reports and Institutional Review Board studies that seem to clearly support claims made by Dr BobBeck that his blood electrification device has caused 'complete spontaneous remission' in literally thousands of AIDS patients, cancer patients, and chronic fatigue sufferers among others. Dr Beck discovered the possibilities offered by blood electrification after reading a short article in 1991 in a journal called Science News.

The Discovery
In the Fall of 1990,  two researchers,  Drs William Lyman and Steven Kaali, working at Albert Einstein Medical College in New York City made an important discovery. They found that they could inactivate the HIV virus by applying a low voltage direct current electrical potential with an extremely small current flow to AIDS infected blood in a test tube. Initially, they discovered this in the lab by inserting two platinum electrodes into a glass tube filled with HIV-1 (type 1) infected blood. They applied a direct current to the electrodes and found that a current flow in the range of  50-100 microamperes (uA) produced the most effective results. Practically all of the HIV viral particles were adversely affected while normal blood cells remained unharmed.  The viral particles were not directly destroyed by the electric current, but rather the outer protein coating of the virus was affected in such a way as to prevent the virus from producing reverse transcriptase, a necessary enzyme needed by the virus to invade human cells. Reverse transcriptase allows the virus to enter a human T cell line (called CEM-SS) and commandeer the DNA reproduction machinery. After using the host cell to reproduce itself into thousands of new virii, the swollen host cell (now called syncytia or giant cell) will burst and spew the contents into the bloodstream or lymph system. This is how the virus spreads, but lacking reverse transcriptase, the HIV virus can't invade the host cell and it becomes vulnerable to destruction by the body's immune system. (The details of this experiment can be read from Kaali's patent application.)

Getting the Word Out?
A brief announcement of this discovery appeared in The Houston Post  (Mar 20, 1991), then in Science News (Mar. 30, 1991 pg. 207) and later in  Longevity magazine: (Dec.1992 pg. 14). Following their work in the Fall of 1990, Kaali and Lyman presented their findings at the First International Symposium on Combination Therapies (an AIDS conference) in Washington DC on March 14th, 1991. Kaali outlined two methods for treating an AIDS patient with this new therapy: One method involved removing a small amount of blood, electrifying it and then returning it to the patient's body. The second method involved sewing a miniature electrifying power supply along with two tiny electrodes directly into the lumen of an artery. For long term treatment, the mini electrifying unit needed to be removed and relocated to a new artery site after 30-45 days since scar tissue and calcification forming around the implant unit would lead to artery blockage. Kaali (along with co-inventor Peter Schwolsky) filed for a patent on this implantable electrifying device on Nov 16, 1990 and nine months later was granted patent #5,139,684  on August 18, 1992. It's interesting to note two things here:
1. In order to obtain a patent from the United States Patent Office, Kaali and Schwolsky had to prove that the device works as claimed. Lacking solid proof, patents are simply not granted.
2. Very often it takes years to obtain a patent, yet this patent was granted in only nine months; a further indication to me of the strength their proven claims

It's also interesting to note that other than the 3 publications mentioned above and the March '91 AIDS conference, nothing again appeared in print, radio, or TV about this important discovery as a potential treatment and cure for AIDS from Kaali and company. Most knowledgeable observers feel that Kaali and Lyman's discovery was intentionally suppressed following the March '91 AIDS conference presentation. If AIDS research was on the level and not the sham that it actually is, this should have made front page news around the world. By the way, in July (2000), a woman with Mycoplsma Incognitus (Gulf War Illness) E mailed me and told me (after reading this story) that she had called Albert Einstein College and spoke directly with Dr William Lyman, one of the co-discoverers of blood electrification. She wanted to know how effective he thought blood electrifiation would work against mycoplasma. Lyman  told her that he had no idea what she was talking about. He denied knowing anything about blood electrifiction and couldn't give her any information about it at all. Such is the vice grip power of the medical cartel.

Enter Dr Bob Beck
A man named Professor Walter Schnitder drew Dr Robert C. Beck's attention to the above mentioned item in Science News. Beck looked up the patent and decided to try and duplicate the therapy, but he wanted to do it non-invasively; that is by applying the electric current from outside the body. Now if you apply a direct current (DC) potential to the skin, you're going to get an electrolysis effect and that can cause problems, so Beck designed a circuit that varied the voltage with an alternating current (AC) at a very low frequency and avoided the electrolysis problem. The waveform that Beck chose is not the typical sine wave seen in AC household outlets, but rather is a bi-phasic square wave. Square waves generate a large number of harmonics. Harmonics are frequency multibles of the original frequency. For example, a 4 Hertz (hz) square wave can produce harmonics (with the right equipment) of 8 hz, 16 hz, 32 hz, etc. right up into the radio frequency range. Beck finally settled on 3.92 hz as the ideal base frequency and assembled a schematic of the simple square wave oscillator , including a complete parts list. He used short, one inch lengths of  stainless steel welding rods with attached wires for electrodes and started to experiment on himself.

Gradually, he began feeling stronger, had more energy and started losing his excessive weight (he was over 300 lbs at the time). After a 7 or 8months, his weight was down to 150 lbs and he felt better than ever. He went on the lecture circuit, talked for free, and gave the schematic and related construction/protocol information away without charge. AIDS patients, particularly, experienced dramatic reversals of their deteriorating conditons using the blood electrifier, but the unit seemed to help many other conditions as well, whether autoimmune, viral, or bacterial in origin. (more information about Beck's papers and protocols can be obtained by contacting the Editor)
 

Pulsed, Electro-Magnetic Therapy

Pulsed- low, mid, and high frequency AC signals, when applied to the body, can produce therapeutic electric/ magnetic fields. Properly configured, they can also produce scalar waves. The special attributes of scalar waves were first described mathematically by James Clerk Maxwell in 1873, and later by Nikola Tesla. A certain type of pulsed electro-magnetic field, with their attendant scalar waves, seems to stimulate re-growth and regeneration in injured tissue. Covalent waves (conventional sine waves) do not have the same effect. Dr Robert O. Becker, M.D., discusses this phenomena in two of his recent books that deal with electro-medicine: The Body Electric (1985) and Cross Currents (1990).

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Nutritional Therapies

Introduction

"You are what you eat! ". Did your mother ever tell you that? Well, mine did, but I didn't appreciate the wisdom of those words until I approached middle age. Today, I realize that the biggest impediment to enjoying a truly robust state of health is the Standard American Diet (aptly abbreviated, SAD). While we could spend a lot of time on details, a short version of the SAD diet can be summarized as follows: Refined and processed foods can ruin your health and lower your immunity, setting you up for disease conditions.

In order to obtain a higher level of immunity and improved health, it's necessary to stop eating processed, refined foods and start eating whole, unprocessed raw-as-possible vegetables, beans, grains, nuts, sea plants (seaweed), a small amount of fish life if you want animal protein, and lots of pure, clean water.

Change Gradually
If you try to change everything about your diet all at once, you won't stick with it. Go slow. Change one item at a time and get accustomed to the healthier alternative before tackling another.

Start with soft drinks (or soda). All soft drinks are simply ruinous to your health. Coke, 7-Up, Pepsi, Sprite, Dr Pepper, etc. It's ALL GARBAGE and it's RUINING YOUR HEALTH. Read the ingredients on the side of a can of soda. It will usually list 17-24 grams of sugar. That's the equivalent of 6-10 teaspoons of sugar with each and every 12 oz can that you're guzzling down. When you ingest refined sugar, you lower your body's immunity for FOUR HOURS. If you're drinking soft drinks here and there throughout the day, then you're keeping your immunity suppressed all day long. People with suppressed immunity seem to easily pick up every bug that's going around. Have you ever noticed that little connection in people (especially teenagers) who drink sodas all day long?

Another problem with soft drinks is the tremendous amount of PHOSPHOROUS that's contained in them. Large amounts of phosphorous are bad news for the body because they combine with other minerals (like Calcium) and tie them up for eventual excretion. Now calcium is a mineral that your body DOES NEED in large amounts in your bloodstream for daily use. If your soft drink is yanking the calcium out of your blood stream, where does the body get the calcium it needs for everyday  jobs? Why,  it gets it from your teeth and bones!

Women who are worried about osteoporosis would be way ahead of the game by avoiding soft drinks (and excess animal protein), instead of going broke buying calcium supplements at the health food store (which are mostly exiting out the other end anyway).

Replace the soft drinks with WATER. It usually takes a couple of days to break a sugar addiction (oh, you never thought of YOU as being addicted to anything? Well, answer me this: Do you have a CRAVING for soft drinks when you don't have them? If you do, then you are definitely  addicted). Satisfy your desire for sugar by eating sweet fruit (like banannas) during the adjustment period. Eventually you will come to love drinking water, especially ozonated water. . The more you drink, the better you'll feel. Try it.

To be continued
 

The Budwig Diet

Germany's 90 year old Dr Joanna Budwig, nominated 6 times for the Nobel Prize, has made the most remarkable discovery of them all! After 30 years of research, she has found that 2 simple food items: 1. Flax Seed Oil (cold-pressed, unprocessed) and 2. Low Fat Cottage Cheese will CURE or prevent many forms of cancers and a long list of other degenerative disease including cardiovascular diseases and skin diseases! Unprocessed flax seed oil provides 2 essential fatty acids seriously deficient in the standard American diet: Linolenic and Linoleic acids. These two unsaturated fatty acids have 3 high-energy double bonds (pi-electrons) in their outer electron shells. These fatty acids affect the membranes of animal cells and permit a thousand-fold increase in oxygen transport and assimilation! By substantially increasing the oxidation potential within the cell, Dr Budwig proved what her German predecessor, Dr Otto Warburg, had discovered 30 years earlier: cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygen-rich environment. With sulfur-rich protein and calcium provided by the cottage cheese, all the elements are in place for membrane repair and increased energy transfer. A 2001 news item posted on the Internet from Duke University caught my attention (and ire) claiming to be hot on the  trail of a 'new' discovery concerning the anticancer benefits of flax seed oil. I contacted the editor and set him straight on a few historical facts. To recover from cancer, the Budwig Diet needs to be taken in conjunction with a strict, health-promoting diet free of processed, devitalized foods (see the Gerson Therapy below).

Urine Therapy

In 1945, John W. Armstrong published a book called The Water of Life, A Treatise on Urine Therapy. The book explored the difficult-to-accept idea that drinking one's own urine will promote healing and restore health to those afflicted with grave illnesses. Martha Christy also published a book on this topic titled Your Own Perfect Medicine in the late 1980's. I highly recommend reading both of them. Christy's approach is more technical and includes injections of prepared urine tissue and taking urine drops under the tongue.

Armstong's approach is simpler: To resolve life-threatening disease conditions, drink every drop of your own urine and neither eat nor drink anything else until you are completely well!! In his book, Armstong provides the history of many, many patients with a variety of serious conditions (cancers, massive infections, heart conditions, etc.) who were frequently near The End. In some cases, the patient was so gravely disabled, that he couldn't produce any urine of his own. In those cases, Armstong would 'jump start' the patient with his own urine. Afterwards, the patient was able to produce a small amount of his own. With each subsequent ingestion of urine, the patient would gain in both strength and relief from pain. For the most serious cases, patients drank nothing but their own urine for periods of 90, 120, 150 days! Some, even longer. Armstrong points out that rubbing the body with old urine (for a substantial period of time, E.g.1-2 hours) is a necessary adjunct treatment to ingestion in very serious cases. In less severe cases, rubbing with old urine will clear up most skin conditions and produce a smooth, blemish-free skin if applied regularly (ladies, take note). Why this works is explained at length in the books, but briefly the

1. replenishment of vital tissues lost to the ill patient through the urine and the

2. reingestion, refinement, and re-filtering of antibodies and other immune enhancing substances allows the body to exclusively concentrate on destroying, unclogging, and removing the offending organisms and diseased tissue, without the burdens of routine work such as digestion and normal detoxification

Of course, we normally think of both urine and stool elimination as waste, but urine, unlike feces, is totally sterile. Mind you, it's the filtrate of your own blood. Many people in normal health drink urine daily in order to keep their health and maintain physical beauty. Get the books and read them. In the event of survival difficulties, this simple technique can save your life.

Beyond the Urine Therapy Story, I knew I had discovered a trusted and kindred spirit when Armstong began the book's Introduction with the following words: "Owing to the increasing part played by vested interests in many branches of human endeavor, not least in the very lucrative providing of remedies for disease, intelligent members of the public, are growing more and more distrustful of orthodox medical methods."

He continued the book's Introduction by asking why, after more than 50 years (as of 1945), can orthodox cancer researchers only offer the knife, radium, or X-rays to address this malignancy after so much time, money, and effort has been expended to discover its cause and cure? The author further inquires, why, after so many letters from doctors testifying to the highly unsatisfactory results of radium treatment (repeatedly published in the British Medical Journal), did the Cancer Ring ( the Cancer Establishment or Cancer Industry as we would refer to it today) continue to tout radium as the "best" therapy? Finally, why, did the Cancer Research Ring, who "still asks the public to donate large sums of money towards the discovery of a cure", continuously discount and belittle effective treatments for cancer, when those therapies were proposed by practitioners of non-orthodox medicine?

58 years later, nothing much has changed when it comes to the politics of Big Medicine. Today, we know the answers to John Armstrong's questions. Only the most naive and uninformed among us continue to believe the party line spouted by the pharmaceutical/medical establishment and their propaganda flunkies such as the The American Cancer Society: "The Cure for Cancer is just around the Corner"; "Get a Checkup and Write a Check"; "The Race for The Cure"; " Marathon to Beat  Breast Cancer"; etc. It's pure rot: nothing but lies to bilk the trusting and believing public out of their money and fend the appearace of doing honest research. The promoters and planners of these publicity/ fund raising events deserve the greatest possible condemnation for their deceit.

Related Articles:

Orthodox Medicine Has Failed Us (Oct. 16, 2006)
http://educate-yourself.org/lte/failuresoforthodoxmedicine16oct06.shtml

Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Causing 250,000 Deaths Every Year
http://www.mercola.com/2000/jul/30/doctors_death.htm
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


Here is an article about tomatoes being hit by their equivalent of the bubonic plague:

PLANT DISEASE HIT EASTERN VEGGIES EARLY AND HARD - Yahoo Article

Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.

Late blight — the same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s — occurs sporadically in the Northeast, but this year's outbreak is more severe for two reasons: infected plants have been widely distributed by big-box retail stores and rainy weather has hastened the spores' airborne spread.

The disease, which is not harmful to humans, is extremely contagious and experts say it most likely spread on garden center shelves to plants not involved in the initial infection. It also can spread once plants reach their final destination, putting tomato and potato plants in both home gardens and commercial fields at risk.

Meg McGrath, professor of plant pathology at Cornell University, calls late blight "worse than the Bubonic Plague for plants."

"People need to realize this is probably one of the worst diseases we have in the vegetable world," she said. "It's certain death for a tomato plant."

Tomato plants have been removed from Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Kmart stores in all six New England states, plus New York. Late blight also has been identified in all other East Coast states except Georgia, as well as Alabama, West Virginia and Ohio, McGrath said.

It is too early in the season to know whether infected plants will taint large crops or negatively affect commercial growers. But if that happens, growers could be forced to raise prices to cover costs associated with combating the disease.

Agriculture officials in the various states still are trying to determine where the outbreak started. One major grower, Alabama-based Bonnie Plants, supplies most of the tomato plants to big-box stores, but it is unclear whether the plants were infected before or after leaving the supplier's multiple greenhouses.

"There's no way in the world you can pin this on one plant company, but we just happen to be the biggest," said Dennis Thomas, the company's general manager.

The company has regularly inspected greenhouses in 38 states, including Maine, New Hampshire and New York. Its most recent inspections — in New Jersey and Pennsylvania — found no evidence of disease.

"We've not been written up one time for any late blight disease that was confirmed," Thomas said, noting that Bonnie Plants sprays seedlings before shipping them to stores, but that doesn't happen after the plants arrive. He said the company was proactive in removing plants once the outbreak occurred.

In the meantime, plant experts are warning gardeners to be on the lookout for the disease and to take quick action if it crops up. The first sign is often brown spots on plant stems, followed by nickel-sized olive-green or brown spots on the tops of leaves and fuzzy white fungal growth underneath. Tomato fruit will show firm, brown spots.

Spraying with fungicides can control late blight if begun before symptoms appear, but many plant experts recommend removing and destroying the plants instead to prevent spores from traveling.

Donald Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board, said the state's potato farmers are concerned, but not in crisis mode.

"It's pretty easy to make our growers aware of it, that's the simple part. But what we've started to do is really reach out to home gardeners throughout Maine to ask them to be very diligent about checking their tomato plants or potato plants," he said.

Hilary Chapman of Hopkinton, N.H., hasn't yet seen any signs of blight on her four tomato plants — two she planted from seed and two purchased from a small local greenhouse.

"I have one plant that has two tomatoes on it, and everything looks good," she said, "but I'll be watching."

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Kathy Cushman
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Hi friends and well wishers...on today's paper we thought we would try and say some thing nice about President Bush, no really I mean it...so what follows is 100 things he has done for us as posted by the white house. Please do not drink or do important work while reading this as hysterical laughter can cause many mishaps in the American home.

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100 Things Americans

May Not Know About the

Bush Administration Record

THE ADMINISTRATION OF

PRESIDENT

George W Bush

2001 – 2009

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100 THINGS AMERICANS MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RECORD

KEPT AMERICA SAFE

For more than seven years after September 11, 2001, prevented another • attack on our homeland.

Waged the Global War on Terror

Removed threatening regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, which freed • 50 million people.

Weakened the al-Qaeda network and its affiliates. •

Disrupted terrorist plots and built a coalition of more than 90 nations to • fight terrorism.

Transformed Our Approach to Combating Terrorism After the 9/11 Attacks

Transformed the United States military and retooled the Department of • Defense to meet 21st century challenges.

Established the Director of National Intelligence, the National • Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Homeland Security Council. Shifted the FBI’s focus from investigating terrorist attacks to preventing them.

Advocated for and signed the Patriot Act, the Intelligence Reform and • Terrorism Prevention Act, and a modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Protected the United States Homeland

Arrested and convicted terrorists in the United States and captured and • isolated key financiers and facilitators of terrorism.

Expanded the Border Patrol and improved border security. •

Created the Transportation Security Administration, built a consolidated • watchlist program, and strengthened programs for screening individuals entering the United States.

Provided approximately $27 billion in homeland security grants, increased • national preparedness, protected key infrastructure, and strengthened the capabilities of all levels of government.

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Improved cargo screening and security at U.S. ports and increased • containerized cargo screening overseas.

Invested more than $38 billion in public health and medical systems, created • a biothreat air monitoring system, and developed a national strategy and international partnership on avian and pandemic flu.

Advanced Missile Defense and Counterproliferation Efforts, and Prevented our Enemies from Threatening America and our Allies with Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Secured a commitment from North Korea to end its nuclear weapons • program.

Persuaded Libya to disclose and dismantle all aspects of its WMD and • advanced missile programs and renounce terrorism.

Withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and operationalized • missile defense.

Dismantled the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. •

Established the Proliferation Security Initiative and multilateral coalitions • to stop WMD proliferation and strengthen our ability to locate and secure nuclear and radiological materials around the world.

Halved the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile five years ahead of schedule. •

PROMOTED LIBERTY ABROAD

Removed Totalitarian Regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq and Helped Transform Both Nations into Emerging Democracies and Allies in the War on Terror

Helped establish an emerging democratic Afghan government and helped • improve the lives of the Afghan people, especially women and children.

Helped establish an emerging democratic Iraqi government and the Iraqi • Army, and ordered the surge of U.S. forces, which dramatically reduced violence and created the conditions for political and economic progress.

Established innovative programs, such as Provincial Reconstruction Teams, • to help create the conditions for peace and security in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Created Institutions to Propel the Spread of Democracy Worldwide, Helped Oppressed People Secure their Freedom, and Strengthened Support for Dissidents and Democracy Activists

Created international organizations to promote the spread of freedom • abroad and more than doubled funding to promote democracy worldwide. 3 100 things americans may not know

Generated international pressure to end the Syrian occupation of Lebanon • and helped restore democracy and civilian rule in Pakistan.

Supported the development of democracy in Ukraine and Georgia and • helped establish Kosovo as an independent, multi-ethnic democracy.

Focused international attention and applied tough sanctions on oppressive • regimes in Burma, Belarus, Zimbabwe, and other nations, and bolstered civil society activists in countries such as Cuba and Venezuela.

Confronted Threats and Helped Defuse Regional Conflicts

Worked with our international partners to confront Iran’s destructive • policies and to pressure Iran to suspend nuclear enrichment.

Laid the foundation for a future Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and • a democratic Palestinian state by launching direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) at the Annapolis Conference and working with the PA to build accountable institutions.

Led the international response to the genocide in Darfur and worked to end • major conflicts in Africa.

HELPED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH A NEW APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT

Doubled foreign assistance worldwide and transformed our foreign • assistance programs to increase transparency and hold governments accountable for making democratic and economic reforms.

Helped save millions of lives through the President’s Emergency Plan for • AIDS Relief and the President’s Malaria Initiative.

Committed $350 million over five years to treat more than 300 million • people suffering from seven neglected tropical diseases and became the first, and largest, contributor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

Created the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which holds recipient • countries of foreign aid accountable to make political and economic reforms, expanded the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and provided debt relief to impoverished nations.

Created programs that will help educate more than 65 million children in • the developing world.

Provided more than $16 billion for global food aid and more than • $10 billion for disaster relief and other humanitarian efforts worldwide since 2001. 4 the administration of president george w. bush

STRENGTHENED AMERICA’S INTERESTS AND ALLIANCES ABROAD

Transformed the State Department and our approach to diplomacy to • help spread democracy worldwide and combat the conditions that breed terrorism.

Transformed the NATO Alliance by inviting new members, launching • operations around the globe, and developing 21st century capabilities.

Improved our relationship with China, while encouraging democratic • change, transformed our alliances with democracies in East Asia, and strengthened our partnership with the European Union to advance freedom around the world.

Signed an historic civil nuclear agreement with India, worked with Brazil • to develop and promote alternative fuels, and developed broad strategic partnerships with both countries.

Worked with Mexico and Central American nations to combat drug • cartels and gangs and helped Colombia fight narco-terrorism and restore democratic governance.

LOWERED TAXES, INSTITUTED PRO-GROWTH POLICIES, AND ADDRESSED ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

Provided tax relief to every American who pays income taxes, which helped • fuel more than six years of uninterrupted economic growth and 52 consecutive months of job growth.

Helped businesses grow and add workers by reducing the tax burden. •

Led the response to the 2008 financial crisis. •

REDUCED WASTEFUL SPENDING AND IMPROVED GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Reduced the growth of non-security discretionary spending from a rate of • 16 percent to below the rate of inflation.

Saved taxpayers nearly $40 billion over five years through sensible • entitlement reform and by terminating and reducing ineffective Federal programs.

Delivered transparency to the earmark process. •

Increased the accountability, transparency, and effectiveness of the Federal • Government, which improved the Government’s performance and helped save billions of dollars. 5 100 things americans may not know

IMPROVED EDUCATION FOR EVERY AMERICAN CHILD

Held public schools accountable, through the No Child Left Behind Act, • for producing results for all students and required highly-qualified teachers in every classroom.

Raised reading and math scores and narrowed the achievement gap between • white and minority students.

Provided parents with more information about school performance and • choices for students stuck in low-performing schools, and created the first Federal school-choice program.

Increased the size of college Pell Grants to an all-time high and nearly • doubled support for the Pell Grant program.

Established the Helping America’s Youth Initiative, led by First Lady Laura • Bush, to help adults connect with at-risk children.

REFORMED MEDICARE AND ADDED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

Provided more than 40 million Americans with better access to prescription • drugs through the market-based Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit.

Added preventive screening programs to Medicare. •

Increased competition and choices by stabilizing and expanding Private • Plan Options through the Medicare Advantage program, and increased enrollment to nearly 10 million Americans.

STRENGTHENED AMERICA’S HealthcareSYSTEM

Empowered Americans to take charge of their health care decision-making • by establishing tax-free Health Savings Accounts.

Infused transparency about price and quality into the health care system • and launched an initiative to make electronic health records available to most Americans within 10 years.

Helped provide treatment to nearly 17 million people by establishing or • expanding 1,200 community health centers focused in high-poverty areas.

Bolstered funding for medical research, which contributed to medical • breakthroughs and new discoveries, including the HPV cancer vaccine. 6 the administration of president george w. bush

IMPROVED LIVES BY ENGAGING FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM

Helped millions in need by expanding partnerships with nonprofits and • leveling the playing field for faith-based and community organizations.

Created USA Freedom Corps following 9/11 to help Americans volunteer • to serve causes greater than themselves.

PROVIDED UNPRECEDENTED RESOURCES FOR VETERANS

Increased total funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs more than • 98 percent since 2001 and helped millions of veterans receive expedited and improved care.

Instituted reforms for the care of wounded warriors, many of which were • based on the recommendations of the Dole-Shalala Commission, and dramatically expanded resources for mental health services.

Expanded education benefits for service members and veterans, increased • placement and career counseling for returning veterans, and significantly reduced the processing time for disability claims.

Reduced the number of homeless veterans by nearly 40 percent from 2001 • to 2007.

SUPPORTED AMERICAN WORKERS BY INCREASING TRADE, JOB TRAINING, AND COMPETITIVENESS

Expanded and Enforced Trade Agreements to Open New Markets for American Products

Leveled the playing field for American workers by increasing the number of • countries partnered with the U.S. on free trade agreements from three to 14.

Negotiated and signed a trade agreement that helped increase U.S. exports • to Central America by nearly $8 billion from 2005 to 2008.

Helped American Workers and Businesses Remain Competitive

Created the American Competitiveness Initiative to help Americans • compete in the global economy and increased research and development funding.

Invested nearly $1 billion in new job training initiatives to prepare workers • for 21st century jobs and ensured fair pay for American workers. 7 100 things americans may not know

Helped make broadband access available in 99 percent of America’s zip • codes.

Created a new National Space Policy to ensure the continued free access and • use of space for peaceful purposes and to help advance America’s economic competitiveness.

SET A BRIGHT COURSE FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE

Took Unparalleled Action to Advance Cooperative Conservation and Protect the Environment

Created the world’s largest fully protected marine area and protected our • oceans by taking action to end overfishing and conserve habitats.

Improved and protected the health of more than 27 million acres of Federal • forest and grasslands and protected, restored, and improved more than three million acres of wetlands.

Instituted policies that helped reduce air pollution by 12 percent from 2001 • to 2007 and adopted new policies that will produce even deeper reductions.

Provided more than $6.5 billion to repair and improve our national parks, • launched the National Parks Centennial Initiative, and established the Preserve America Initiative with First Lady Laura Bush to protect our cultural and natural heritage.

Advanced America’s Energy Security and Took Steps to Develop Cleaner, More Efficient Sources of Energy

Called for and signed legislation to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by • tens of billions of gallons of fuel and significantly improve energy efficiency.

Instituted policies that helped quadruple ethanol production to more than • six billion gallons.

Removed the executive prohibition on offshore exploration for oil and gas. •

Provided nearly $18 billion to research, develop, and promote alternative • and more efficient energy technologies such as biofuels, solar, wind, clean coal, nuclear, and hydrogen.

Encouraged the deployment of new nuclear reactors in the United States, • which resulted in the first license applications to construct and operate new nuclear power plants in 30 years. 8 the administration of president george w. bush

Reduced Crime, Lowered Teen Drug Use, Protected Vulnerable Children, and Helped Make America a More Equitable Country

Launched innovative strategies that contributed to the lowest overall • incidence of reported crime in three decades.

Convicted nearly 1,300 individuals of corporate fraud and corruption. •

Reduced drug use among teens by 25 percent. •

Rescued more than 575 children from sexual exploitation, arrested and • convicted thousands of suspects, and helped recover nearly 400 missing children since 2002 by strengthening the AMBER Alert program.

Protected the right to vote for generations to come by reauthorizing the • Voting Rights Act and advanced civil rights.

Reduced Homelessness and Aided Struggling Homeowners

Reduced the number of chronically homeless people by approximately • 30 percent between 2005 and 2007.

Helped more than two million individuals and families keep their homes by • launching FHA Secure and helping to facilitate the HOPE NOW Alliance.

Improved Transportation and Import Safety and Protected American Consumers

Implemented congestion relief and safety measures that have made our • highways and airways safer and more efficient.

Increased import safety for American consumers. •

Enacted the Do Not Call List, which 145 million Americans have utilized • to reduce unwanted telemarketing calls.

STOOD ON PRINCIPLE, REFUSED TO PUT OFF TOUGH DECISIONS, AND SHOWED THE WAY AHEAD

Advanced a Culture of Life

Outlawed partial birth abortion, ensured that every infant born alive is • protected, established consequences for violence toward unborn children, and took steps to protect the rights of health care providers to act according to their conscience.

Provided government funding for stem cell research while refusing to • sanction the destruction of human life.

Prohibited foreign nongovernmental organizations that receive U.S. tax • dollars for family planning from performing or actively promoting abortion. 9 100 things americans may not know

Appointed Judges Committed to Ruling by the Letter of the Law

Appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice • Samuel Alito, and more than one-third of all active Federal judges, who will not legislate from the bench.

Confronted Climate Change through Innovation and without Harming our Economy

Set the country on course to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions • below projected levels by 2025 and invested more than $44 billion in climate change-related programs.

Worked to build international consensus on practical actions to address • climate change as a global issue.

Demonstrated Leadership on Reforming Entitlement Programs, the Immigration System, and Government Sponsored Enterprises

Proposed initiatives to fix Social Security and address the greatest threat to • America’s fiscal future—the uncontrolled growth of Federal entitlements.

Laid out a comprehensive plan to reform and fix our broken immigration • system.

Warned of the risk that government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and • Freddie Mac posed to America’s financial security beginning in 2001.

Directed Unprecedented Preparations for a Smooth Presidential Transition

Led the most comprehensive and forward-leaning effort in modern history • to facilitate a smooth and effective transition. 10 the administration of president george w. bush

100 THINGS AMERICANS MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RECORD

KEPT AMERICA SAFE

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 – recognizing that terrorism represented an ongoing threat to our Nation – President Bush took the fight to the enemy to defeat the terrorists and protect America. The President deployed all elements of national power to combat terrorism, which had previously been considered primarily a "law enforcement" issue, and established the principle that the use of violence against civilians cannot be justified by any cause. He transformed our military and strengthened our national security institutions to wage the War on Terror and secure our homeland. The President also made missile defense operational and advanced counterproliferation efforts to help prevent our enemies from threatening us, and our allies, with weapons of mass destruction. There have been no attacks on American soil since 9/11, and because of the actions taken by President Bush, America is safer and more secure.

For more than seven years after September 11, 2001, prevented another attack on our homeland. Protected our Nation and prevented another attack on U.S. soil for more than seven years, modernized our national security institutions and tools of war, and bolstered our homeland security.

Waged the Global War on Terror

Removed threatening regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, which freed 50 million people. Removed the Taliban from power and brought freedom to the people of Afghanistan. Freed Iraqis from the rule of Saddam Hussein, a dictator who murdered his own people, invaded his neighbors, and repeatedly defied United Nations resolutions.

Weakened the al-Qaeda network and its affiliates. Captured or killed hundreds of al-Qaeda leaders and operatives in more than two dozen countries with the help of partner nations. September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is in U.S. custody and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, was killed in 2006. Removed al-Qaeda’s safe-haven in Afghanistan and crippled al-Qaeda in Iraq, including defeating al-Qaeda in its former stronghold of Anbar Province. 11 100 things americans may not know

Disrupted terrorist plots and built a coalition of more than 90 nations to fight terrorism. Partnered with nations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America on intelligence sharing and law enforcement coordination to break up terrorist networks and bring terrorists to justice. Successfully disrupted terrorist plots such as the 2006 plan to blow up airplanes flying from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada.

Transformed Our Approach to Combating Terrorism After the 9/11 Attacks

Transformed the United States military and retooled the Department of Defense to meet 21st century challenges. Provided our military with the tools, equipment, and resources to combat terrorism and other emerging threats and started moving American forces from Cold War garrisons in Europe and Asia so they can deploy more quickly to any region of the world. Increased the size of our ground forces and number of unmanned aerial vehicles and strengthened special operations forces by increasing resources, manpower, and capabilities. Modernized and transformed the National Guard from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve. Reshaped our military command structure by establishing Northern Command and Africa Command, creating a new strategic command responsible for protecting America against long-range attacks, and doubling funding for Special Operations Command, which is now the lead command for the War on Terror. Increased the Defense Department’s base budget more than 70 percent since 2001, including increased funding for military pay and benefits and research and development.

Established the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Homeland Security Council (HSC). Shifted the FBI’s focus from investigating terrorist attacks to preventing them. Established a unified, collaborative intelligence community, led by the DNI, to ensure information is shared among all intelligence and law enforcement professionals so they have the information they need to protect the American people. Established the NCTC to break down barriers that restricted the sharing of information between the law enforcement and intelligence communities. Created an additional 66 fusion centers to help Federal, State, and local authorities coordinate and collaborate more effectively in combating terrorism. Consolidated 22 agencies and 180,000 employees under one agency, the Department of Homeland Security, to foster a comprehensive, coordinated approach to protecting our country. Established the HSC at the White House to ensure the 12 the administration of president george w. bush

effective coordination and implementation of all homeland security-related activities among executive departments and agencies. Combined the counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and intelligence elements of the FBI under the leadership of a senior FBI official. Created the Terrorist Screening Center and a National Security Division at the Department of Justice.

Advocated for and signed the Patriot Act, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, and a modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Updated FISA to adapt to new advances in technology and give our law enforcement professionals and future administrations the tools they need to monitor what the terrorists are planning, while respecting the liberties of the American people. Enacted vital legislation such as the Patriot Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act to close dangerous gaps between our law enforcement and intelligence communities and enable them to work closely and collaboratively to identify and disrupt terrorist plots and protect American lives.

Protected the United States Homeland

Arrested and convicted terrorists in the United States and captured and isolated key financiers and facilitators of terrorism. Arrested and convicted more than two dozen terrorists and their supporters in America since 9/11. Froze the financial assets in the United States of hundreds of individuals and entities linked to terrorism.

Expanded the Border Patrol and improved border security• . Doubled the Border Patrol to more than 18,000 agents, equipped the Border Patrol with better technology and new infrastructure, and effectively ended the process of catch and release at the border. Increased border security and immigration enforcement funding by more than 160 percent and constructed hundreds of miles of fencing and vehicle barriers.

Created the Transportation Security Administration, built a consolidated watchlist program, and strengthened programs for screening individuals entering the United States. Instituted a process to screen every commercial air passenger in the country, launched credentialing initiatives to better identify passengers, and expanded the Federal air marshal program. Replaced the multiple watchlists that were in place prior to 9/11 with a single, consolidated watchlist, and incorporated biometrics in screening and identifying individuals entering our country. Created US-VISIT to screen foreign travelers and prevent terrorists from entering America. Required secure identification at our ports of entry to better monitor individuals entering the United States.13 100 things americans may not know

Provided approximately $27 billion in homeland security grants, increased national preparedness, protected key infrastructure, and strengthened the capabilities of all levels of government. Developed a comprehensive plan that clearly defines roles and responsibilities for protecting critical infrastructure, such as chemical facilities, dams, and nuclear plants for all levels of government, private industry, non-governmental agencies, and tribal partners. Forged a new, comprehensive cybersecurity policy to improve the security of government and military computer systems and made protecting these systems a national priority. Developed the National Response Framework and the National Strategy for Homeland Security, which strengthened homeland security efforts across all levels of government.

Improved cargo screening and security at U.S. ports and increased containerized cargo screening overseas. Increased scanning of cargo containers for potential radiological and nuclear threats to more than 98 percent of all containers entering the supply chain via U.S. seaports. Created the Transportation Workers Identification Credential, a Federal ID for port employees to ensure that workers who have access to our ports do not pose a threat to our Nation. Implemented the National Strategy for Maritime Security, a coordinated Federal response to threats, and worked with Federal, State, local, and industry partners to secure our ports. Worked with international partners to employ the Container Security Initiative in 58 foreign seaports, which resulted in 86 percent of all U.S.-destined containerized cargo being screened overseas before entering the U.S. supply chain.

Invested more than $38 billion in public health and medical systems, created a biothreat air monitoring system, and developed a national strategy and international partnership on avian and pandemic flu. Built programs to ensure early warning and rapid response to a biological attack or any event that threatens the health and safety of Americans. Increased the Strategic National Stockpile of vaccines, antibiotics, and antidotes to prepare for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents or attacks, including enough smallpox vaccine for every American and 60 million courses of antibiotics for anthrax. Implemented a groundbreaking air monitoring system in 30 cities that could help save lives in the event of a biological attack. Developed mitigation strategies and guidelines for controlling influenza outbreaks in communities, and made significant investments in vaccines, antiviral medications, and research to respond to a potential outbreak of avian or pandemic flu. Better protected our agriculture and food sectors through increased education, 14 the administration of president george w. bush

training, surveillance systems, and inspection capabilities. Worked with international partners such as Australia, Canada, the European Union, and Japan to ensure a coordinated response to a possible outbreak.

Advanced Missile Defense and Counterproliferation Efforts, and Prevented our Enemies from Threatening America and Our Allies with Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Secured a commitment from North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. Created a multi-lateral framework, the Six-Party Talks, which secured a commitment from North Korea to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs.

Persuaded Libya to disclose and dismantle all aspects of its WMD and advanced missile programs and renounce terrorism. Worked with the United Kingdom to persuade Libya to verifiably dismantle its chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, and Missile Technology Control Regime-class missile programs. Removed 1.8 metric tons of uranium hexafluoride and more than 500 metric tons of centrifuge components and related materials. Persuaded Libya to renounce terrorism and accept responsibility for prior acts of terror, and normalized our relations with Libya as a result of its actions.

Withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and operationalized missile defense. Signed agreements for missile defense sites in the Czech Republic and Poland to help protect America and its allies from the threat of WMD delivered by ballistic missiles. Obtained NATO endorsement of plans to deploy missile defense assets in Europe.

Dismantled the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. Dismantled and prevented the reconstitution of this extensive, international network that had spread sensitive nuclear technology and capability to Iran and North Korea.

Established the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and multilateral coalitions to stop WMD proliferation and strengthen our ability to locate and secure nuclear and radiological materials around the world. United more than 90 nations under the PSI to take cooperative action to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials. Established the 22-country G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and the 75-member Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to reduce the threat of a nuclear terrorist attack. Secured the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, which required all United Nations 15 100 things americans may not know

members to take and enforce actions against the proliferation of WMD and related materials. Created the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Nuclear Materials Information Program, which have bolstered our ability to detect the illicit movement of nuclear and radiological materials and identify their sources.

Halved the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile five years ahead of schedule. Set a new goal of an additional 15 percent reduction by 2012.

PROMOTED LIBERTY ABROAD

President Bush has promoted the spread of freedom as the great alternative to the terrorists’ ideology of hatred, because expanding liberty and democracy is the best way to defeat the extremists and protect the American people. President Bush also acted quickly and decisively to help end international crises that arose during his term in office and to confront regimes that threatened our Nation and world security. By working to spread liberty in these volatile regions, the President has helped make the American people safer by combating the conditions that breed extremism.

Removed Totalitarian Regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq and Helped Transform Both Nations into Emerging Democracies and Allies in the War on Terror

Helped establish an emerging democratic Afghan government and helped improve the lives of the Afghan people, especially women and children. Supported the creation of an Afghan government that is elected by its people, respects the rule of law, and guarantees women the right to vote. Helped stand up the Afghan National Army and police force. Provided humanitarian, development, and security assistance to help Afghanistan rebuild its economy, civil society, and vital institutions such as hospitals and schools. More than six million children, approximately two million of whom are girls, are now in Afghan schools, compared to fewer than one million in 2001. Created the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council to promote public-private partnerships between U.S. and Afghan institutions and to mobilize private sector resources to support Afghan women.

Helped establish an emerging democratic Iraqi government and the Iraqi Army, and ordered the surge of U.S. forces, which dramatically reduced violence and created the conditions for political and economic progress. Supported the creation of a democratic Iraqi government that is operating under one of the most progressive constitutions in the Arab 16 the administration of president george w. bush

world, and helped train and equip more than half a million Iraqi Army and police forces. Helped Iraq’s young democracy build its civil society and economy, including efforts to build a functional judicial system and implement economic reforms that led to a dramatic reduction in inflation and an increase in economic growth and business registrations. Ordered the surge in Iraq and helped create the conditions that allowed Iraq’s leaders to pass vital legislation, work towards national unity, and implement economic reforms. Since the surge was implemented, total security incidents and ethno-sectarian violence have been drastically reduced, Iraqi security forces are now responsible for security in 13 of 18 provinces, including al-Qaeda in Iraq’s former stronghold of Anbar Province, budgets and numerous legislative measures - including a Provincial Election Law - have been passed and reconciliation is moving forward. Successfully negotiated a Strategic Framework Agreement and a Security Agreement with Iraq, which will further strengthen the relationship between our nations, provide the United States with vital protections and authorities to continue our mission to help stabilize Iraq, and establish a path for U.S. forces to reduce their presence in Iraq and return home on success.

Established innovative programs, such as Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), to help create the conditions for peace and security in Iraq and Afghanistan. Deployed PRTs comprised of military and civilian experts to ensure security gains are followed by real improvements in daily life. Helped local communities strengthen their economies and create jobs, deliver basic services, improve governance and fight corruption, and build or repair key infrastructure such as roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools. Supported grassroots efforts, such as the Sons of Iraq movement, to help the Iraqi people improve security and drive extremists from their communities. Created Agricultural Development Teams in Afghanistan to help farmers feed their people and become more self-sufficient.

Created Institutions to Propel the Spread of Democracy Worldwide, Helped Oppressed People Secure their Freedom, and Strengthened Support for Dissidents and Democracy Activists

Created international organizations to promote the spread of freedom abroad and more than doubled funding to promote democracy worldwide. Proposed and initiated the U.N. Democracy Fund, which consists of nearly $100 million in contributions from more than 30 member nations, to finance projects that build and strengthen democratic institutions, promote human rights, and ensure the participation of all 17 100 things americans may not know

groups in democratic processes. Created the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership, which has begun to provide election observation in the Asia-Pacific region. Secured approval of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, which obligates governments to promote and defend democracy among and in the 34 members of the Organization of American States. Set up the Middle East Partnership Initiative, which has provided nearly $500 million to advance women’s rights, educational reform, economic opportunity, and democratic governance. Increased the budget for the National Endowment for Democracy by more than 150 percent since 2001. Doubled democracy funding from Fiscal Year 2001 to Fiscal Year 2008 to promote the spread of liberty abroad and protect the American people by addressing the conditions that breed terrorism.

Generated international pressure to end the Syrian occupation of Lebanon and helped restore democracy and civilian rule in Pakistan. Strengthened our relationship with and support to a democratic Lebanon. Called for and supported parliamentary elections in Pakistan that reflected the will of the people and ended more than eight years of military rule.

Supported the development of democracy in Ukraine and Georgia and helped establish Kosovo as an independent, multi-ethnic democracy. Supported civil society and democratic activists during the successful Orange Revolution in Ukraine and Rose Revolution in Georgia, and fostered the development of civil societies in both countries. Supported Georgia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and economic recovery in the wake of Russia’s August 2008 invasion, including a $1 billion economic and humanitarian support package. Recognized Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state in February 2008.

Focused international attention and applied tough sanctions on oppressive regimes in Burma, Belarus, Zimbabwe, and other nations, and bolstered civil society activists in countries such as Cuba and Venezuela. Met with activists from more than 35 countries and helped unify democracy advocates and boost the international standing of the opposition in countries run by totalitarian and oppressive regimes. Imposed travel and financial sanctions on repressive regimes, select individuals, and those who provide them with material support. First Lady Laura Bush hosted an event at the United Nations headquarters to draw international attention to human rights abuses in Burma, and has been a leading advocate for human rights in Burma. Established the Commission for Assistance 18 the administration of president george w. bush

to a Free Cuba to reassure the Cuban people that the United States stands ready to help them transition toward democracy and provided $400 million to promote democratic change in Cuba. Supported pro-democracy forces in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua, and supported election observation missions in Guatemala, Bolivia, Honduras, Venezuela, and Haiti.

Confronted Threats and Helped Defuse Regional Conflicts

Worked with our international partners to confront Iran’s destructive policies and to pressure Iran to suspend nuclear enrichment. Worked with European partners to limit Iran’s ability to procure weapons and finance terrorism, and initiated targeted sanctions against Iran’s Quds Force. Gathered support for and won passage of three United Nations Security Council resolutions that impose sanctions on Iran and require Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment and other proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.

Laid the foundation for a future Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and a democratic Palestinian state by launching direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) at the Annapolis Conference and working with the PA to build accountable institutions. Became the first U.S. Administration to call for a two-state solution, worked to secure Israeli, Palestinian, and international support, and committed the United States to help create the conditions where two democratic states can live side by side in peace and security.

Led the international response to the genocide in Darfur and worked to end major conflicts in Africa. Issued sanctions against the Bashir regime, provided funding and support for peacekeepers, including $1.5 billion in new funding since 2004 for African peacekeepers destined for Darfur, and led the humanitarian response to the crisis through more than $2 billion in food and medical assistance. Helped end conflicts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, as well as Sudan’s north-south civil war, by using diplomacy and providing historic levels of resources. Led the international effort to maintain peace and secure a National Unity Government in Kenya following the political crisis and disputed election in December 2007.19 100 things americans may not know

HELPED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH A NEW APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT

President Bush established a new paradigm for development assistance that treats recipient nations as full partners while insisting that our joint efforts achieve measurable results. The key to this success is partner countries that govern justly, invest in the health and education of their people, and use the power of free trade and free markets to lift people out of poverty. The President believes that every human life has matchless value, that to whom much is given, much is required, and that it is the responsibility of America to help people in need across the world. In addition to improving the lives of millions around the globe, these programs also help combat the conditions that enable terrorists and extremists to recruit new members.

Doubled foreign assistance worldwide and transformed our foreign assistance programs to increase transparency and hold governments accountable for making democratic and economic reforms. Doubled foreign assistance worldwide from 2000 to 2007 through new programs that are centered on the principles of country ownership, good governance and the rule of law, accountability, and economic reform. Doubled foreign assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa and put the United States on track to double assistance again by 2010, and doubled bilateral assistance to Latin America.

Helped save millions of lives through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). Supported life-saving treatment for more than 2.1 million people and care for more than 10 million people (including more than four million orphans and vulnerable children) around the world through PEPFAR. More than 237,000 babies have been born HIV-free due to PEPFAR’s programs to prevent mothers from passing the virus to their children. Reauthorized PEPFAR, which will support treatment for a total of at least three million people, help prevent 12 million new infections, provide care for 12 million people (including five million orphans and vulnerable children), and commit billions of dollars to fight malaria and tuberculosis. Committed $1.2 billion in funding through the PMI over a five-year period, which is on track to help reduce malaria deaths by 50 percent in 15 targeted countries in Sub-20 the administration of president george w. bush

Saharan Africa. The President and First Lady Laura Bush hosted the 2006 White House Summit on Malaria to establish a united effort to combat the disease, and in 2007, more than six million insecticide-treated mosquito nets were distributed through PMI affiliates.

Committed $350 million over five years to treat more than 300 million people suffering from seven neglected tropical diseases and became the first, and largest, contributor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Pledged $350 million over five years to target seven major neglected tropical diseases and provide treatment for more than 300 million people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Contributed more than $3.3 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

Created the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which holds recipient countries of foreign aid accountable to make political and economic reforms, expanded the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and provided debt relief to impoverished nations. Established a new paradigm for foreign assistance through the MCC by investing in countries that govern justly, invest in their people, and encourage economic freedom. The MCC has signed agreements, which seek transformational change in the development of recipient countries, for $6.7 billion in grant funding for 35 countries. Expanded AGOA to provide trade assistance and benefits to nations that have instituted economic reforms to help their people. Helped nations in Sub-Saharan Africa develop their economies and farming capabilities and created new markets for U.S. goods and services. Secured debt cancellation agreements for impoverished nations by working with the IMF, World Bank, African Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Expanded the use of microloans to spur investment and improve the lives of people in the developing world and to fight the conditions that breed extremism and terrorism.

Created programs that will help educate more than 65 million children in the developing world. Launched the Africa Education Initiative, which committed $600 million over eight years to increase access to education opportunities for tens of millions of children in Africa. In 2007, the President and First Lady announced the Initiative for Expanding Education, which committed an additional $525 million to provide greater access to quality education. Established the Partnership for Latin American Youth, a three year, $75 million initiative to help disadvantaged youth learn English and improve their ability to find jobs. 21 100 things americans may not know

Provided more than $16 billion for global food aid and more than $10 billion for disaster relief and other humanitarian efforts worldwide since 2001. Led the world in providing food aid to alleviate worldwide hunger and food assistance to people in oppressed nations. Led the relief effort in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and provided critical support to the relief effort for Cyclone Nargis that devastated Burma and for earthquake relief in Pakistan. Provided vital resources to respond to tropical storms in the Caribbean and Central America, among others. Worked with 24 other nations to create an operational global tsunami warning system that provides warnings in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Carried out hospital ship missions to provide medical care and treatment to people in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific region.

STRENGTHENED AMERICA’S INTERESTS AND ALLIANCES ABROAD

President Bush used diplomacy to strengthen our relationships with other nations and bolster our standing in the world community. Through his work to invigorate international alliances and partnerships, the President has made America and the world safer and more secure.

Transformed the State Department and our approach to diplomacy to help spread democracy worldwide and combat the conditions that breed terrorism. Focused U.S. diplomatic efforts to promote democratic, well-governed states that respond to the needs of their people, reduce poverty, and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system. Repositioned Department staff to higher priority locations and transformational missions, constructed new overseas diplomatic facilities, created an active response corps to deploy quickly to respond to crises, and improved our ability to operate in post-conflict areas. Increased the base budget for the Department of State and international programs by more than 70 percent since 2001.

Transformed the NATO Alliance by inviting new members, launching operations around the globe, and developing 21st century capabilities. Helped secure several new democracies with the expansion of NATO to include Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, and Albania. Led the push for NATO to undertake out-of-area 22 the administration of president george w. bush

security missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Darfur. Helped improve NATO’s military capacity by establishing a NATO Response Force. Expanded NATO’s political dialogue and partnerships with non-member states.

Improved our relationship with China, while encouraging democratic change, transformed our alliances with democracies in East Asia, and strengthened our partnership with the European Union to advance freedom around the world. Expanded economic cooperation with China by establishing regular, high-level economic engagement between U.S. and Chinese officials. Called on China to adopt democratic changes and become a responsible international stakeholder, and worked to improve relations between China and Taiwan. Strengthened alliances with countries such as Japan and South Korea through a major force realignment and relocation program and by strengthening multilateral, regional institutions such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summits. Signed a new Strategic Defense Trade Treaty with Australia and a new Strategic Framework Agreement with Singapore. Collaborated with our European allies on issues of common interest such as combating terrorism, Middle East peace, Afghanistan and Iraq reconstruction, HIV/AIDS and global health issues, the economy, and energy security.

Signed an historic civil nuclear agreement with India, worked with Brazil to develop and promote alternative fuels, and developed broad strategic partnerships with both countries. Completed the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and worked to expand cooperation with India on a broad range of issues including defense, science, technology, and the promotion of democracy. Increased cooperation with Brazil in the research and development of ethanol and other biofuels and supported the expansion of the international market for biofuels. Established the Brazil-United States CEO Forum to strengthen the economic and commercial ties between Brazil and the United States.

Worked with Mexico and Central American nations to combat drug cartels and gangs and helped Colombia fight narco-terrorism and restore democratic governance. Established the Merida Initiative with Mexico and Central American nations to break the power and impunity of drug cartels and criminal gangs. Provided resources and assistance to help Colombia combat narco-terrorist organizations. Kidnappings, terrorist attacks, and murders have dropped significantly in Colombia since 2002. 23 100 things americans may not know

LOWERED TAXES, INSTITUTED PRO-GROWTH POLICIES, AND ADDRESSED ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

President Bush provided the largest tax relief in a generation and reduced the tax rate for every American who pays income taxes. Americans would have paid an additional $1.3 trillion in taxes by the end of 2007 had it not been for the President’s tax relief packages, which fueled more than six years of uninterrupted economic growth and 52 consecutive months of job growth. This unprecedented growth was ended by the turbulence in the housing and credit markets, which the President responded to with bold action.

Provided tax relief to every American who pays income taxes, which helped fuel more than six years of uninterrupted economic growth and 52 consecutive months of job growth. Reduced individual income tax rates, doubled the child tax credit, created a new 10 percent bracket rate, provided marriage penalty relief, eliminated income taxes for 13 million American taxpayers, and began a phase-out of the estate tax.

Helped businesses grow and add workers by reducing the tax burden. Reduced tax rates on dividends and long-term capital gains, which helped lead to an increase in capital gains realizations of approximately 150 percent and an increase in dividend income growth from an average annual rate of approximately 8.5 percent in the 20 years before the tax cut to an average rate of more than 14 percent after the tax cut. Provided increased expensing for small businesses, which made it cheaper for them to invest in new equipment.

Led the response to the 2008 financial crisis. Addressed the weakness in the economy early in 2008 by leading the bipartisan passage of an economic growth package that boosted consumer spending and encouraged businesses to expand. Responded with bold action when the financial crisis intensified by leading the passage and implementation of a rescue plan that helped address the root of the financial crisis, protected the deposits of individuals and small businesses, and helped ensure credit would remain available to individuals and families. Convened a summit with the leaders of the G-20 nations to discuss efforts to strengthen economic growth, deal with the financial crisis, reaffirm a commitment to free market principles, and lay the foundation for reform to help ensure that a similar crisis does not happen again.24 the administration of president george w. bush

REDUCED WASTEFUL SPENDING AND IMPROVED GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

President Bush instituted policies that reduced wasteful Federal spending, saved taxpayers billions of dollars, and brought greater accountability and effectiveness to the Federal Government. The President reduced the growth of non-security discretionary spending to levels below the rate of inflation, issued an Executive Order making it an official policy of the Federal Government "to spend taxpayer dollars effectively, and more effectively each year," enacted sensible entitlement reform, and cut and reduced unnecessary government programs. The President also brought greater transparency to the earmark process and government regulations, and held Federal agencies and employees accountable by creating sound management practices.

Reduced the growth of non-security discretionary spending from a rate of 16 percent to below the rate of inflation. Inherited non-security discretionary spending at a rate of 16 percent growth and brought it down to under three percent growth, which is below the rate of inflation.

Saved taxpayers nearly $40 billion over five years through sensible entitlement reform and by terminating and reducing ineffective Federal programs. Enacted the Deficit Reduction Act, which reduced the annual growth of mandatory spending and will save approximately $300 per taxpayer.

Delivered transparency to the earmark process. Set up an online public database at earmarks.omb.gov that exposed thousands of earmark projects that totaled tens of billions of dollars. Called for and signed legislation requiring the disclosure of earmarks and their sponsors to achieve greater accountability. Issued an Executive Order that directed agencies to ignore earmarks that were not subject to an up-or-down vote by Congress.

Increased the accountability, transparency, and effectiveness of the Federal Government, which improved the Government’s performance and helped save billions of dollars. Required all Federal programs to have clear, quantifiable outcome and efficiency goals, and ensured agency performance ratings and Federal earmarks, contracts, grants, and loans are readily transparent to the general public. Required all employees to be rated on their performance relative to their goals, and required that salary increases for all Senior Executives and approximately 20 percent of all Federal employees be based on performance. Since 2004, reduced improper payments by $8 billion, reduced underutilized real property by $8 billion, 25 100 things americans may not know

and projected to reduce the cost of commercial services more than $1 billion per year. Generated average annual net benefits from new regulations: the quantified value of the environmental, public health, and welfare improvements from regulations issued during this Administration average approximately $26 billion per year, compared to approximately $6.5 billion per year during the previous Administration. Improved access to a wide range of Federal services by launching citizen-centered websites, including sites that help people file tax returns, apply for Federal jobs, grants, and loans, and plan vacations at national parks.

IMPROVED EDUCATION FOR EVERY AMERICAN CHILD

President Bush transformed the Federal Government’s approach to education through No Child Left Behind, which brought greater accountability to schools, options to parents of children in underperforming schools, and results to students. Since No Child Left Behind took effect, test scores have risen, accountability has increased, and we have begun to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. President Bush also increased funding for the Pell Grant program to help make college affordable for more American students.

Held public schools accountable, through the No Child Left Behind Act, for producing results for all students and required highly-qualified teachers in every classroom. Ensured that States set standards that required students to be able to read and do math at grade level, and held schools accountable if they did not help their students meet these standards. Increased the percentage of highly-qualified teachers in classrooms from 87 percent in the 2003-04 school year to 94 percent in the 2006-07 school year. Created the $100 million Teacher Incentive Fund, which rewards teachers who improve student achievement in high-need school districts.

Raised reading and math scores and narrowed the achievement gap between white and minority students. Instituted policies that helped fourth-grade students achieve their highest reading and math scores on record and eighth-grade students achieve their highest math scores on record. Increased the percentage of first-grade students reading at grade level in 44 of 50 States. Helped African-American and Hispanic students post all-time highs in several categories on national assessments.26 the administration of president george w. bush

Provided parents with more information about school performance and choices for students stuck in low-performing schools, and created the first Federal school-choice program. Gave parents the opportunity to choose a better public school, a public charter school, or a tutor if their child’s school doesn’t improve. Provided funding to more than half of all public charter schools in the country to expand alternatives for students in struggling schools. Since 2000, the number of charter schools in the United States has more than doubled. Established the D.C. Opportunity Scholarships program, the first Federal school-choice program, which provided more than 2,600 students with scholarships to attend the private or religious school of their choice.

Increased the size of college Pell Grants to an all-time high and nearly doubled support for the Pell Grant program. Increased the maximum Pell Grant award to more than $4,700, the largest amount ever, and increased funding for the Pell Grant program from $8.8 to $16.2 billion. Expected to help more than 5.5 million Americans attend college in the 2008-09 school year - 1.2 million more than in the 2001-02 school year.

Established the Helping America’s Youth Initiative, led by First Lady Laura Bush, to help adults connect with at-risk children. Created the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs through an Executive Order, which has further advanced efforts to improve the lives of at-risk children.

REFORMED MEDICARE AND ADDED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

President Bush instituted the most significant reforms to Medicare in nearly 40 years, most notably through a prescription drug benefit, which has provided more than 40 million Americans with better access to prescription drugs. The President also added preventive screening programs to Medicare to help diagnose illnesses earlier, and increased competition and choices available to Medicare beneficiaries.

Provided more than 40 million Americans with better access to prescription drugs through the market-based Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Established competition among private drug plans, which contributed to a 40 percent decline in the actual average 2008 premiums for Medicare drug coverage compared to original estimates. Projected overall program spending between 2004 and 2013 is approximately $240 billion lower, nearly 38 percent, than originally estimated.27 100 things americans may not know

Added preventive screening programs to Medicare. Improved the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries by adding preventive screening programs to help diagnose illnesses earlier.

Increased competition and choices by stabilizing and expanding Private Plan Options through the Medicare Advantage program, and increased enrollment to nearly 10 million Americans. Increased private plan enrollment from 4.7 million in 2003 to nearly 10 million in 2008 (more than 20 percent of all Medicare beneficaries). Ensured nearly every county in America has a private plan choice, many with zero dollar premiums and supplemental benefits.

STRENGTHENED AMERICA’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

President Bush enacted policies to help Americans receive the care they need at a price they can afford and also infused transparency and innovation into the health care system. The President created tax-free Health Savings Accounts to help Americans take charge of their health care decision-making, and increased funding for medical research, which contributed to medical breakthroughs such as the development of the HPV cancer vaccine.

Empowered Americans to take charge of their health care decision-making by establishing tax-free Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Enabled more than six million Americans who have enrolled in HSA-eligible plans to save money tax-free for current and future medical expenses.

Infused transparency about price and quality into the health care system and launched an initiative to make electronic health records available to most Americans within 10 years. Directed Federal agencies to inform beneficiaries of the prices paid to doctors and hospitals and empowered Americans to find better value and better care, largely through increased competition. Ordered Federal agencies to use improved health IT systems to facilitate the rapid exchange of electronic health information to improve the quality of care for Americans.

Helped provide treatment to nearly 17 million people by establishing or expanding 1,200 community health centers focused in high-poverty areas. Increased the number of patients treated at health centers by more than 60 percent, to nearly 17 million people, since 2001.28 the administration of president george w. bush

Bolstered funding for medical research, which contributed to medical breakthroughs and new discoveries, including the HPV cancer vaccine. Increased funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary Federal agency for medical research, by more than 44 percent since 2001, and fulfilled the commitment to double the NIH budget over the five year period from 1998 to 2003. This contributed to breakthroughs such as the development of the HPV cancer vaccine, advances in cell reprogramming, the development of the Cancer Genome Atlas, and the completion of the Human Genome Project.

IMPROVED LIVES BY ENGAGING FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM

President Bush launched the Faith-Based and Community Initiative and USA Freedom Corps to strengthen the nonprofit sector and mobilize volunteers to help those in need across the country and around the globe. These initiatives have mobilized America’s armies of compassion in a determined attack on need and have demonstrated remarkable results in the lives of countless individuals and communities.

Helped millions in need by expanding partnerships with nonprofits and leveling the playing field for faith-based and community organizations. Developed grassroots partnerships, set clear, Constitutional guidelines for the use of public funds by faith-based organizations, and established faith-based and community-service offices at 11 Federal agencies. These partnerships helped provide care for more than ten million people affected by HIV/AIDS, supported the recovery of more than 200,000 addicts, and matched mentors with approximately 100,000 children of prisoners.

Created USA Freedom Corps following 9/11 to help Americans volunteer to serve causes greater than themselves. Helped match Americans with service opportunities by creating Citizen Corps and Volunteers for Prosperity and by strengthening programs such as AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. Between 2002 and 2007, Americans donated more than 49 billion hours of service. 29 100 things americans may not know

PROVIDED UNPRECEDENTED RESOURCES FOR VETERANS

President Bush nearly doubled funding for veterans, providing the highest level of support for veterans in American history. The President also increased the benefits available to those who have served our Nation and transformed the veterans health care system to better serve those who have sacrificed for our freedom.

Increased total funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more than 98 percent since 2001 and helped millions of veterans receive expedited and improved care. Increased funding for veterans’ medical care by more than 115 percent since 2001. Committed more than $6 billion to modernize and expand VA medical facilities, ensuring more veterans could receive quality care close to home. Provided more than a billion dollars to VA since 2007 to support traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment and research. Created the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury and expanded VA’s polytrauma system of care to 22 network sites and clinic support teams to provide state-of-the-art treatment to injured veterans at facilities closer to their homes. Expanded VA’s use of electronic health records to improve the quality of medical care for veterans.

Instituted reforms for the care of wounded warriors, many of which were based on the recommendations of the Dole-Shalala Commission, and dramatically expanded resources for mental health services. Created a joint Department of Defense/VA Recovery Coordinator Program for seriously-injured service members. Initiated a pilot program to replace the cumbersome system of two separate disability examinations with a single, comprehensive medical exam. Expanded training, screening, and staff resources to help service members and veterans suffering from mental health disorders. Signed legislation and issued regulations amending the Family Medical Leave Act to permit family members of injured service members to take additional time away from their jobs to care for their loved one.

Expanded education benefits for service members and veterans, increased placement and career counseling for returning veterans, and significantly reduced the processing time for disability claims. Increased education benefit amounts for veterans and reservists and lengthened the time period in which service members can use those benefits. Made it easier for service members to transfer their unused education benefits to their spouses or children. Increased placement and career counseling services 30 the administration of president george w. bush

for returning veterans, particularly those wounded in combat. Reduced the average length of time to process a veteran’s disability claim from a high of 230 days to under 180 days.

Reduced the number of homeless veterans by nearly 40 percent from 2001 to 2007. Established VA homeless-specific programs, which constitute one of the largest integrated networks of homeless treatment and assistance services in the country.

SUPPORTED AMERICAN WORKERS BY INCREASING TRADE, JOB TRAINING, AND COMPETITIVENESS

President Bush took a stand against isolationism and opened export markets and increased opportunities for our farmers, workers, and businesses. As a result, America remains the world’s largest exporter of goods and services. Trade has become a driving force of our Nation’s economy, has helped create American jobs, and now accounts for a larger percentage of our GDP than at any time in history. Trade advances our national security by helping to expand democracy, strengthen the rule of law, and lift people out of poverty worldwide. President Bush also instituted policies and launched new initiatives to ensure American workers and businesses remain competitive in the 21st century economy.

Expanded and Enforced Trade Agreements to Open New Markets for American Products

Leveled the playing field for American workers by increasing the number of countries partnered with the U.S. on free trade agreements (FTAs) from three to 14. Three additional agreements have been approved by Congress but are not yet in force and agreements with three countries are awaiting Congressional approval. Increased overall goods and services exports by more than 50 percent between 2000 and 2007 to a level that accounts for more than 13 percent of our GDP, greater than any time in history. Exports to the 11 trade partners with FTAs that went into effect between 2001 and 2007 grew more than 70 percent faster on average than U.S. exports to the rest of the world. Opened new markets for American farmers and ranchers, which helped create a record level of U.S. agricultural exports of $92.4 billion in 2007, up more than 70 percent since 2000. Ensured other countries abided by trade rules and won or settled 24 trade disputes brought by the United States to the World Trade Organization since 2001. 31 100 things americans may not know

Negotiated and signed a trade agreement that helped increase U.S. exports to Central America by nearly $8 billion from 2005 to 2008. Dramatically increased U.S. exports to Central America following initial entry into force of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). CAFTA countries increased their annual goods exports to the U.S. from $14.7 billion in 2005 to an annualized $15.6 billion in 2008, an increase of 6.5 percent, which has supported jobs in the region.

Helped American Workers and Businesses Remain Competitive

Created the American Competitiveness Initiative to help Americans compete in the global economy and increased research and development funding. Increased overall Federal research and development investment to a record $143 billion, a 57 percent increase since 2001, and made a commitment to double critical basic research in the physical sciences over 10 years. Authorized the Math Now and Advanced Placement Incentive Programs and basic research programs through the America COMPETES Act. Created the National Mathematics Advisory Panel to review the best available scientific evidence on the teaching and learning of math.

Invested nearly $1 billion in new job training initiatives to prepare workers for 21st century jobs and ensured fair pay for American workers. Launched the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development, which invested $326 million in job training and workforce development. Invested more than $325 million to help more than 200 community colleges train workers and launched the High Growth Job Training Initiative, which has provided $288 million to more than 150 partnerships between community colleges, workforce agencies, and employers. Expanded the Trade Adjustment Assistance program to cover more trade-impacted workers and added a tax credit to help displaced workers afford health insurance. Strengthened overtime protection for millions of workers, including the first-ever explicitly guaranteed rights for police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and other first responders. Achieved record recoveries of more than $1.25 billion for nearly two million workers and increased the amount of back wages collected in 2007 by nearly 70 percent compared to 2001. 32 the administration of president george w. bush

Helped make broadband access available in 99 percent of America’s zip codes. Instituted policies that helped make broadband internet accessible to 99 percent of the country’s zip codes, by making new radio spectrum available, increasing competition and investment, and preserving the Internet tax moratorium. As a result, the number of broadband lines in the United States has increased by nearly 1,000 percent since 2001.

Created a new National Space Policy to ensure the continued free access and use of space for peaceful purposes and to help advance America’s economic competitiveness. Protected our national interests in space, governed the conduct of U.S. space activities, and enhanced the domestic space technology market.

SET A BRIGHT COURSE FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE

During his time in office, President Bush worked to improve our environment, energy security, and the quality of life for Americans. Because of the President’s efforts to encourage cooperative conservation, innovation, and new technologies, America’s air is cleaner, our water is purer, and our natural resources are better protected. President Bush strengthened America’s energy security by advancing clean energy technologies, renewable energy, and energy efficiency to reduce our dependence on oil. Under the President’s leadership, crime in our Nation has been reduced to historic lows, children in America are safer, teen drug use has declined, fewer Americans are homeless, American consumers have been better protected, and we have helped make the United States a more equitable country.

Took Unparalleled Action to Advance Cooperative Conservation and Protect the Environment

Created the world’s largest fully protected marine area and protected our oceans by taking action to end overfishing and conserve habitats. Designated nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which contains more than 7,000 species, as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument - our Nation’s highest form of marine environmental protection. Reduced marine debris, protected America’s fisheries and reduced over-fishing, and conserved popular recreational fish. 33 100 things Americans may not know

Improved and protected the health of more than 27 million acres of Federal forest and grasslands and protected, restored, and improved more than three million acres of wetlands. Cleared dry brush, dead trees, and overstocked forests on 27 million acres of forest and range lands through the Healthy Forest Initiative. Cleaned up three million acres of wetlands and created important wildlife habitats, including 15 new National Wildlife Refuges, largely through farm bill conservation programs, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and other cooperative conservation efforts.

Instituted policies that helped reduce air pollution by 12 percent from 2001 to 2007 and adopted new policies that will produce even deeper reductions. Established stringent air quality standards and adopted rules that will cut hazardous industrial emissions and will cut diesel engine emissions by more than 90 percent.

Provided more than $6.5 billion to repair and improve our national parks, launched the National Parks Centennial Initiative, and established the Preserve America Initiative with First Lady Laura Bush to protect our cultural and natural heritage. Created the National Parks Centennial Initiative with First Lady Laura Bush to hire more park rangers, repair buildings, improve natural landscapes, and engage more children as junior rangers. Created seven new units of the National Park System. Awarded more than 220 Preserve America grants and numerous recognitions totaling $17 million in more than 650 communities in all 50 States to advance community efforts to protect our cultural and natural heritage.

Advanced America’s Energy Security and Took Steps to Develop Cleaner, More Efficient Sources of Energy

Called for and signed legislation to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by tens of billions of gallons of fuel and significantly improve energy efficiency. Signed the Energy Independence and Security Act, which, though less ambitious than the President’s goal of reducing consumption by 20 percent in 10 years, mandated that fuel producers use at least 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022 (a nearly five-fold increase over previously required levels). Required a national fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2020 to increase fuel economy by 40 percent and save billions of gallons of fuel. Signed legislation that mandated new energy efficiency standards for appliances and lighting.34 the administration of president george w. bush

Instituted policies that helped quadruple ethanol production to more than six billion gallons. Supported policies and incentives that contributed to an increase in ethanol production from 1.6 billion gallons in 2000 to an estimated 6.5 billion gallons in 2007. Dedicated more than $1 billion to advance cellulosic ethanol made from switchgrass, wood chips, and other non-food sources.

Removed the executive prohibition on offshore exploration for oil and gas. Successfully pressured Congress to remove its ban on offshore exploration and took steps to increase domestic oil exploration to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Provided nearly $18 billion to research, develop, and promote alternative and more efficient energy technologies such as biofuels, solar, wind, clean coal, nuclear, and hydrogen. Dedicated more than $3.5 billion to research, develop, and demonstrate clean coal technologies and fulfilled the President’s $2 billion commitment to the Coal Research Initiative three years early. Invested approximately $1.2 billion in hydrogen and fuel cell vehicle research and development. Supported tax incentives that helped industry to increase wind energy production by more than 400 percent since 2001, double the United States’ solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2007, and grow solar installations by more than 32 percent in 2007 alone.

Encouraged the deployment of new nuclear reactors in the United States, which resulted in the first license applications to construct and operate new nuclear power plants in 30 years. Launched the Nuclear Power 2010 Program and other significant efforts that helped encourage industry to submit 17 applications for 26 new nuclear reactors in the United States. Invested more than $300 million in research and development of nuclear technologies in 2007 alone, and in 2003, joined the international research project to harness the energy of fusion. Signed legislation giving the Department of Energy the authority to provide up to $18.5 billion in loan guarantees for nuclear power facilities and up to $2 billion in loan guarantees for advanced facilities that process nuclear fuel.35 100 things Americans may not know

Reduced Crime, Lowered Teen Drug Use, Protected Vulnerable Children, and Helped Make America a More Equitable Country

Launched innovative strategies that contributed to the lowest overall incidence of reported crime in three decades. Reduced the rate of reported crime in 2007 by 9.6 percent compared to 2000. Created Project Safe Neighborhoods, vigorously enforced Federal firearms laws, and filed more than 68,000 firearms cases against more than 83,000 defendants from Fiscal Year 2001 through Fiscal Year 2007 – more than double the number of Federal prosecutions filed in the previous seven-year period.

Convicted nearly 1,300 individuals of corporate fraud and corruption. Convicted more than 200 CEOs and corporate presidents, more than 120 corporate vice presidents, and more than 50 chief financial officers.

Reduced drug use among teens by 25 percent• . Created a national drug control strategy, which helped reduce the number of American teens using drugs by approximately 900,000. Helped break-up more than 5,000 drug trafficking organizations. Increased parental awareness of youth prescription drug abuse.

Rescued more than 575 children from sexual exploitation, arrested and convicted thousands of suspects, and helped recover nearly 400 missing children since 2002 by strengthening the AMBER Alert program. Launched the Innocence Lost Initiative, a joint Federal and State effort to prevent child prostitution, which has led to the recovery of more than 575 children and the convictions of more than 300 defendants. Posted a nearly 28 percent increase in Federal prosecutions of child predators in Fiscal Year 2007. Apprehended more than 2,350 suspects through the Internet Crimes Against Children program in Fiscal Year 2007. Created a national network of 59 Department of Justice-funded regional task forces that investigate computer-facilitated child sexual exploitation. Launched Project Safe Childhood to further protect children from exploitation over the Internet. Developed a national network of AMBER Alert systems, appointed the first National Coordinator in 2002, and assured the National Coordinator’s continuity and authority by signing the PROTECT Act in 2003. Helped increase successful recoveries of missing children sought through AMBER Alerts approximately ninefold, with nearly 400 children recovered since 2002.36 the administration of president George w. bush

Protected the right to vote for generations to come by reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act and advanced civil rights. Signed the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 to ensure Americans enjoy the full promise of freedom by prohibiting the use of tests or devices to deny Americans the right to vote. Launched the Post-9/11 Discriminatory Backlash Initiative to investigate bias-motivated crimes and unlawful discrimination against individuals in the United States after the 9/11 attacks, resulting in more than 800 criminal investigations. Worked to root out discrimination on college campuses, and investigated and resolved more than 1,100 Title IX complaints from 2002 to 2006.

Reduced Homelessness and Aided Struggling Homeowners

Reduced the number of chronically homeless people by approximately 30 percent between 2005 and 2007. Awarded approximately $10 billion to support local housing and service programs since 2001. Lowered the number of chronically homeless Americans by approximately 50,000 people between 2005 and 2007 thanks in part to increased funding to address homelessness. In 2005, the Administration became the first to estimate the total homeless population based on data from virtually all communities.

Helped more than two million individuals and families keep their homes by launching FHA Secure and helping to facilitate the HOPE NOW Alliance. Launched FHA Secure, which expanded the ability of individuals and families to refinance into FHA-insured mortgages. Facilitated the formation of the innovative, private-sector HOPE NOW Alliance to help individuals and families keep their homes.

Improved Transportation and Import Safety and Protected American Consumers

Implemented congestion relief and safety measures that have made our highways and airways safer and more efficient. Created new safety measures that contributed to the largest reduction in vehicle fatalities in 15 years and the lowest-ever rate of highway deaths. Improved aviation safety oversight, which has led to the safest six-year period in the history of commercial aviation. Instituted a new national rail safety plan that has contributed to a 25 percent decline in the number of rail crashes since 2005. Launched new strategies that include increasing flight capacity at America’s busiest airports and freeing up airspace during peak travel times to curb transportation congestion and reduce delays. Provided increased protection 37 100 things americans may not know

for consumers, including measures requiring airlines to provide greater compensation for lost bags and imposing tougher penalties when airlines fail to notify travelers of hidden fees.

Increased import safety for American consumers• . Instituted an Import Safety Action Plan to better protect American consumers and took strong enforcement action against manufacturers of tainted imports. Established unprecedented import safety coordination with China by stationing FDA inspectors in China and signed agreements that enhanced the safety of products traded between our nations to protect consumers and the environment.

Enacted the Do Not Call List, which 145 million Americans have utilized to reduce unwanted telemarketing calls. Instituted the Do-Not-Call Registry, which prohibits commercial telemarketers from calling Americans who have added their phone numbers to the Registry.

STOOD ON PRINCIPLE, REFUSED TO PUT OFF TOUGH DECISIONS, AND SHOWED THE WAY AHEAD

President Bush made decisions based upon principles, not polls. His character, vision, leadership, and refusal to compromise his core beliefs have allowed him to tackle tough issues and do what is right for America.

Advanced a Culture of Life

Outlawed partial birth abortion, ensured that every infant born alive is protected, established consequences for violence toward unborn children, and took steps to protect the rights of health care providers to act according to their conscience. Called for and signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 to outlaw partial birth abortion and successfully defended this law before the Supreme Court. Required Federal law to recognize any infant born alive as an individual, including the survivors of abortion procedures, by signing the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. Created a separate criminal offense for any person who causes the death or injury of a child in the womb by signing the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004. Advanced a regulation to ensure health care providers are not forced to choose between practicing medicine and following their moral and ethical convictions. 38 the administration of president george w. bush

Provided government funding for stem cell research while refusing to sanction the destruction of human life. Supported research on existing embryonic stem cell lines within moral boundaries, which extended the frontiers of medicine without destroying human life as demonstrated by the discovery that reprogramming technologies can be used to make adult cells function like other cells, including embryonic stem cells.

Prohibited foreign nongovernmental organizations that receive U.S. tax dollars for family planning from performing or actively promoting abortion. Restored the Mexico City Policy to ensure our international family planning programs are not indirectly subsidizing abortion or the promotion of abortion.

Appointed Judges Committed to Ruling by the Letter of the Law

Appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and more than one-third of all active Federal judges, who will not legislate from the bench. Ensured two justices seated on our Nation’s highest court will decide cases based on the Constitution and laws as written, not policy preferences. Appointed more than 300 Federal judges, including 61 Circuit Court judges, who will not impose an activist agenda on the courts.

Confronted Climate Change through Innovation and without Harming our Economy

Set the country on course to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions below projected levels by 2025 and invested more than $44 billion in climate change-related programs. Set an initial national goal to reduce greenhouse gas intensity 18 percent by 2012, which the United States is on track to meet or exceed. Supported new Federal and State mandates and incentives that are projected to take at least five billion tons of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions out of the air. Invested more than $44 billion to advance climate related science, technology, observation, and incentives. Signed laws giving the Department of Energy the authority to provide more than $67 billion in loans and guarantees to help support innovative energy projects to reduce greenhouse gas or air pollutant emissions and to retool auto plants to produce more efficient vehicles. 39 100 things americans may not know

Worked to build international consensus on practical actions to address climate change as a global issue. Convened the leaders of the world’s major economies, both developed and developing, to work on ways to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security without harming our economies or giving any nation a free ride. Led a global agreement that will dramatically cut emissions of a potent greenhouse gas by more than what the Kyoto Protocol might achieve. Launched the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate to address climate change and help develop and accelerate the deployment of cleaner and more efficient energy technologies.

Demonstrated Leadership on Reforming Entitlement Programs, the Immigration System, and Government Sponsored Enterprises

Proposed initiatives to fix Social Security and address the greatest threat to America’s fiscal future – the uncontrolled growth of Federal entitlements. Entitlement programs are projected to grow faster than the economy, faster than the population, and faster than the rate of inflation, with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on course to consume 60 percent of the entire Federal budget by 2030. President Bush proposed reforms to the Social Security program and embraced policies that would have solved most of the projected Social Security shortfall, including giving individual Americans the option to put part of their payroll taxes in voluntary personal retirement accounts, but Congress failed to act. Additionally, in his Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, President Bush proposed $178 billion in five-year Medicare savings that would have slowed the average annual rate of growth in Medicare from 7.2 percent to 5 percent. The President also proposed regulatory actions to strengthen Medicaid program integrity that would have saved more than $14 billion over five years and slowed the average annual growth rate from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent over the same period.

Laid out a comprehensive plan to reform and fix our broken immigration system. President Bush proposed a plan that placed border security first, created a temporary worker program, held employers accountable for the workers they hired, addressed the situation of immigrants already living in the United States, and honored the American tradition of the melting pot. Although Congress failed to address this difficult challenge, President Bush’s bold solution has helped shape the future debate on fixing our broken immigration system.40 the administration of president george w. bush

Warned of the risk that government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posed to America’s financial security beginning in 2001. In 2001, President Bush’s first budget warned that "financial trouble of a large GSE could cause strong repercussions in financial markets." In 2003, the Administration began calling for a new GSE regulator. Despite resistance from Congress, President Bush continued to call for GSE reform until Congress finally acted in 2008 to provide the additional oversight the President requested five years earlier. Unfortunately, the reform came too late to prevent systemic consequences.

Directed Unprecedented Preparations for a Smooth Presidential Transition

Led the most comprehensive and forward-leaning effort in modern history to facilitate a smooth and effective transition. In 2007, some Federal agencies began identifying and preparing career executives to assume leadership roles and to start developing briefing materials for the new Administration. By the summer of 2008, briefings began with the major party presidential candidates and their transition teams and the Department of Justice and the FBI began work to provide security clearances for transition personnel. In the fall of 2008, national intelligence officials began providing intelligence briefings to the candidates and immediately after the election, daily briefings for the President-elect began. President Bush has acted vigorously on his commitment to honor a hallmark of American democracy, the peaceful transfer of power, and has worked to ensure that the American people are kept safe during these consequential times.

 

 

 


                      

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