Existentialist Cowboy | In a ‘manual’ which is officially to be released only to ‘students from foreign countries on a case-by-case basis only’, the US Army outlines a program of what it now calls ‘irregular warfare’, in fact US state sponsored terrorism, insurgency, and PSYOPS.

You Tube | 9/11 Truth responds to NIST’s fraudulent claims with hard facts and evidence.

George Washington’s Blog | Political science professor at the University of Texas at El Paso Charles Boehmer points out that “The military was not called out during the Great Depression….”

Think Progress | After disastrously invading and occupying Iraq, President Bush frequently justified the enormous costs in lives and resources by stating that we were developing a “key ally” in the Middle East.

George Washington’s Blog | Neocon John Bolton claims that “in 100 years,” people won’t remember two of the biggest stains on Bush’s record, Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib: Is he right?

AFP | New York police studied the November bloodbath in Mumbai as they prepared heavy security for Wednesday’s New Year celebrations, police commissioner Raymond Kelly said.

Press TV | Iran’s Air Force is on alert after the country’s president envisaged major regional developments in the wake of the Israeli raids on Gaza.

Infowars | McKinney on CNN talking about the Israelis ramming a boat attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza.

Kurt Nimmo | Later this evening as the newfangled Times Square Ball descends in Manhattan, you may see New York National Guard soldiers patrolling with the NYPD as you watch on television.

Albuquerque Examiner | The author of the report notes the proposals are his alone and don’t represent U.S. policy, but it’s also certain the report has been read throughout the Defense Department.

Associated Press | Officials with the Abundant Living Faith Center in El Paso have canceled trips to orphanages and local ministries in Mexico that aid Juarez’s poorest.

Associated Press | Pakistan claimed India had moved troops to their shared border Tuesday, days after Pakistan itself shifted soldiers to the frontier.

Muriel Kane | Long-time civil rights advocate Nat Hentoff has been laid off by the financially troubled Village Voice.

Evening Standard | A proposed communications database containing details of everybody’s telephone calls, emails and internet use could be run by a private firm, it has been claimed.

Keyetv 42 | Police say a man concealing a weapon walked into the KLBJ radio station demanding to speak with Radio Talk-Show host Jeff Ward Tuesday afternoon.

Reuters | Iran’s president told the Arab League it must act quickly to end Israeli attacks on Gaza Palestinians adding that setting up a committee or making speeches was not enough.

Daily Telegraph | 2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved, according to the Telegraph’s Christopher Booker.

St. Louis Dispatch | A Belleville Police officer arrested a St. Charles man for wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the word “POLICE.”

Seeking Alpha | The IMF instructed its member banks to treat gold that had been leased to bullion banks and sold into the market as if it were still in the vault.

Al Jazeera | Gulf Arab states will maintain their 2010 deadline for a single currency, the secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council has said.

Belfast Telegraph | Spending billions on trying to reduce carbon emissions is one giant con that is depriving third world countries of vital funds to tackle famine, HIV and other diseases, Sammy Wilson said.

Paul Joseph Watson | Former Bush administration U.N. ambassador and influential neocon takes advantage of the crisis to push for war against Iran.

Carolyn Harris | It is clear the deployment of a new task force in the homeland is to restore order in the event of civil unrest due to “unforseen economic collapse.”

Stephen Lendman | The “Fort Dix Five” case is the latest example of post-9/11 witch-hunt justice against innocent Muslim victims

Infowars | Alex talks with Tommy Pallotta, film producer of A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life and other films in-studio.

Pakistan Daily | The CIA and Mossad have infiltrated Muslim organizations like Hamas in Palestine, Hizbullah in Lebanon and the Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia, says an Indonesian intelligence expert.

Jurriaan Maessen | The cave drawings accompanying Gideon Rachman’s article ‘And now for a world government’ are a clear misconception meant to convey the ‘modern’ as the natural progression of the ‘primitive’, and world government as inevitable.

Bloomberg | U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers starting next month as holiday sales are shaping up to be the worst in 40 years.

Miami Herald | Unemployed and strapped for cash, Floridians are asking for state assistance to feed their families in record numbers.

CNSNNews | Israel is concerned about the likelihood of an attack by Hezbollah and it has “no doubt” that the long-range rockets used by Hamas terrorists are coming from Iran.

Wise Up Journal | The setting of Pravda offers a relaxed atmosphere for socialising with like minded people, a much better setting than a traditional cinema for such a film.

Press TV | While Bernard Madoff is being investigated for his alleged $50 billion fraud scheme, a report says he is considering an insanity defense.

Daily Telegraph | A panel from the Commission for Integrated Transport and the Motorists’ Forum say the technology would cut injuries from road accidents by 29 per cent and reduce carbon emissions.

Daily Telegraph | Nearly half of middle-class home owners fear that they could lose their properties next year because they are struggling to pay their mortgages, research shows.

USA Today | Fans are embracing new text-messaging systems that allow fans in NFL stadiums to inconspicuously report drunk or disorderly neighbors without confronting them.

Raw Story | An Israeli patrol boat intercepted a yacht carrying three tons of medical supplies to Gaza in international waters early on Tuesday as it attempted to run an Israeli blockade.

BBC | An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman admitted there was “physical contact” with the boat but the Free Gaza Movement claims the boat was rammed.

Ellen Brown | How did the perpetrators of this scheme come to acquire government protection for what might otherwise have landed them in jail?

Vic Livingston | The “targets” are not limited to “terrorists” or drug traffickers. They include individuals who have been labeled by persons in positions of authority as “dissidents,” “radicals,” “whistle-blowers” or undesirables.

Jerusalem Post | In the midst of its Gaza operations, the IDF is entering yet another conflict zone: the Internet.

Press TV | Four leading Israeli rabbis have sanctioned the murder of civilian population in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli onslaught on the region.

Paul Joseph Watson | Establishment talking heads still pushing useless and destructive bailout.

Bob Chapman | Dwarfing the Madoff Ponzi scheme is the Social Security Ponzi scheme.

Kurt Nimmo | It took a while for them to come around, but the corporate media has finally taken note of the U.S. Army War College report predicting civil unrest due to the private bank engineered economic crisis.

Wall Street Journal | A polite and cheerful man with a buzz cut, Mr. Panarin insists he does not dislike Americans. But he warns that the outlook for them is dire.

Kurt Nimmo | Bombing Gaza with deadly U.S. GBU-39 missiles is but a small detail in a larger plan to decimate Arab and Muslim societies.

Associated Press | The Bush administration called Monday for an end to the new flare up in Mideast violence, saying Hamas has “once again shown its true colors as a terrorist organization” with attacks on Israel.

Dr. Edwin Vieira, Jr. | A militarized police state is coming to this country—into your own neighborhood, and with you and your family as its targets—unless you start, right now, to enforce the Constitution, as is your right and your duty.

Albany Democrat-Herald | Critics worry that the technology could be used to track where vehicles go, not just how far they travel, and that this information would be stored by the government.

AFP | US President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan may cost between 675 billion and 775 billion dollars and will favor long-term infrastructure and job creation projects, top Obama aides said.