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At Least 500 Dead in Nigeria Religious Attack

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:13:24 +0000

Nigerian officials say close to 500 people may have been killed in weekend sectarian violence near the central city of Jos, not the 200 first reported.

Witnesses said gangs armed with guns and machetes rampaged through three mostly Christian villages, firing shots to draw people from their homes and then running them down and killing them.

Yemi Kosoko, a reporter with the independent Nigerian news network Channels, told The Associated Press most of the bodies appeared to be women and children killed by blows from machetes.

Plateau state spokesman Gregory Yenlong told the New York Times the number of dead was about 500, while Shehu Sani, president of the Civil Rights Congress, told the Bloomberg new agency that 492 people died.

One aid worker said Monday it was difficult to tell how many people had been killed because some bodies were charred beyond recognition.

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The Axe Effect – Clinton Version

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:47:49 +0000

Racist Shock-Jock is FBI Paid Provocateur

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:02:33 +0000

Here is another piece of news that makes you question whether free-press actually has the degree of freedom that it claims.

Hal Turner, a notorious shock-jock Internet radio talk-show host was arrested in June of 2009 for issuing speech advocating the death of three Federal Court judges on his blog.

He wrote, “Let me be the first to say this plainly: These judges deserve to be killed. Their blood will replenish the tree of liberty. A small price to pay to assure freedom for millions.”

The incredible Hollywood twist, however, came during the trial when evidence emerged that Hal Turner was in fact, paid by the FBI to incite hatred in order to gain access to networks of extremist and radical groups and individuals, which he would subsequently report to the FBI. The words used on his blog that ultimately got him arrested were, in fact, sanctioned by the FBI.

Here is an FBI Payment Memo used as court evidence: [Source]

He is a so-called ‘right-wing gate-keeper’.

Other Right Wing Gate-Keepers? I'm just asking...

Not that there is any problem with entrapping right-winged extremists, but this technique makes us question the validity of the mainstream media, a supposed public sphere for political discussion that is free from political influence.

It is extremely troubling that the government would incite racism and xenophobia amongst its own people. (Haters, don’t you feel stupid now?) Sure, the FBI could justify the use of the provocateurs for the eradication of extremism in the country. However, without these prominent media clowns stirring hatred in the first place, would the radicalism be so prevalent in the nation? – classic chicken-egg paradox.

Others may even theorize that it is not so much about eradicating extremism than a population control strategy by keeping the population divisive and focused on a dummy enemy, while implementing the most invasive legislation in American history.

Returning to the news, Hal Turner’s trial is ongoing. If convicted, he would face 10 years in prison. However, if released, Turner may live the rest of his life in fugitive from some of the most radical extremists that he raised and pulled under the bus. But then again, having the blessings of the FBI probably helps.

According to a Family of Hal Turner blog, CBS tried to set up an interview with Hal Turner but was denied by the presiding judge. Aside from that, the mainstream media (CNN, Fox, NBC) have all been completely silent in these shocking revelations, relying once again on the alternative media to fill in the blanks. And thank god for the Associated Press and the Internet.

Some clips of his impressive FBI work:

Interesting Links:
Family of Hal Turner

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