"There
is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the
will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate
me." - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"You are never strong enough that you don't need help." - César Chávez
Crazy Horse dreamed and went into the world where there is nothing but the spirits of all things. That is the real world that is behind this one, and everything we see here is something like a shadow from that one. He was on his horse in that world, and the horse and himself on it and the trees and the grass and the stones and everything were made of spirit, and nothing was hard, and everything seemed to float. His horse was standing still there, and yet it danced around like a horse made only of shadow, and that is how he got his name, which does not mean that his horse was crazy or wild, but that in his vision it danced around in that queer way.
It was this vision that gave him his great power, for when he went into a fight, he had only to think of that world to be in it again, so that he could go through anything and not be hurt. Until he was killed at the Soldiers' Town on White River, he was wounded only twice, once by accident and both times by some one of his own people when he was not expecting trouble and was not thinking; never by an enemy. He was fifteen years old when he was wounded by accident; and the other time was when he was a young man and another man was jealous of him because the man's wife liked Crazy Horse.
They used to say that he carried a sacred stone with him, like one he had seen in some vision, and that when he was in danger, the stone always got heavy and protected him somehow. That, they used to say, was the reason that no horse he ever rode lasted very long. I do not know about this; maybe people only thought it; but it is a fact that he never kept one horse long. They wore out. I think it was only the power of his great vision that made him great.
Black Elk and Lame Deer were Heyoka which means that you literally say and do things backwards in a humorous manner but whose spirit helpers are the powerful thunderbeings.
Lame Deer was the last true Heyoka. If you look at this world most things flow in a clockwise cycle but you also have that small element in life that goes the opposite direction. There are things that Black Elk and Lame Deer did and said things in a way to divert the tensions at that time when the pipe way was under attack.
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"You are never strong enough that you don't need help." - César Chávez
http://kosmicdebris.blogspot.com/2012/10/hear-me-in-my-sorrow-for-i-may-never.html
Unspeakable Horrors in a Country on the Verge of Genocide
By David Smith Bossangoa
Militias
in the Central African Republic are slitting children's throats, razing
villages and throwing young men to the crocodiles. What needs to
happen before the world intervenes?
Beirut Bombs Are Much More than Syria War Spillover
By Rami G. Khouri
This
development in the context of three older phenomena that have now come
together to bring us to the brink of an Armageddon-like confrontation
among two gigantic indigenous forces that can ravage the entire Middle
East.
AIPAC VS Obama
Israel Lobby Says Either Obama Backs Down on Iran Or Its War
By M J Rosenberg
Top
AIPAC staffer, warns President Obama today that he either abandon
negotiations with Iran (and impose new sanctions) or its war.
This is the Real Hypocrisy.
The False Analogy of Syria and Palestine
By Jonathan Cook
Those who want revolution are looking to build it on the bodies of Syrians who have little hope of liberating themselves.
Digging in: Why US won't leave Afghanistan
By Pepe Escobar
We
came, we saw, we stayed. Forever. That's the essence of the so-called
Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) to be struck between the Obama
administration and Afghanistan - over 12 years after the start of the
never-ending War on Terror.
The Disappeared and Mexico's New Dirty War
By Peter Watt
It
is becoming increasingly difficult for Mexican officials to pretend
that the massive number of murders and enforced disappearances is not
part of a deliberate government strategy.
How Gullible Are Americans?
The Kennedy Assassination : 50 Years Later
By Paul Craig Roberts
The true story of JFK's murder has never been officially admitted.
Aldous Huxley: The Prophet Of Our Brave New Digital Dystopia
By John Naughton
Huxley foretold, a society that loves servitude.
Fear In A Handful Of Dust
The Sacred Vehemence Of Imagination In A Soulless Age
By Phil Rockstroh
Pain and pathology are extant. A crisis is imminent
A New Plot Hatches
The Money Changers Serenade
By Paul Craig Roberts
To
sell this new rip-off scheme, Summers has conjured up an explanation
based on the crude and discredited Keynesianism of the 1940s that
explained the Great Depression as a problem caused by too much savings.
Hard News
21 Ways the Canadian Health Care System is Better than Obamacare
By Ralph Nader
In
Canada, everyone is covered automatically at birth - everybody in,
nobody out. Under Obamacare, 31 million Americans will still be
uninsured by 2023 and millions more will remain underinsured.
The "War" on Some "Drugs"
By Eric Peters
I
recently posted a video about a slightly built man with Down's Syndrome
who had his colostomy bag ripped from his body and suffered a
beat-down by police.
63 people killed in Iraq:
Truck bomb explodes in fruit and vegetable market in Baghdad, killing 48; over 15 killed in other attacks throughout city.
Iraqi Shiite group claims shelling Saudi border: -
An Iraqi
Shiite group has claimed responsibility for firing six mortar shells at
a region of Saudi Arabia bordering Iraq and Kuwait.
10 killed in Balochistan blast, arson attacks:
At least
10 people including two children were killed and 31 injured in bomb
explosions and incidents of targeted killings in Quetta and other
troubled parts of Balochistan, on Thursday.
Five killed as twin blasts rock Karachi:
At least
five people were killed and several others injured after two blasts
rocked Pakistan's Karachi city Friday evening, a leading Pakistani
daily reported.
U.S. drone strike kills 8 at religious school in Pakistan:
At least
eight students at a madrassa, or Islamic religious school, located in
the northwestern Pakistani district of Hangu, died in an attack staged
early Thursday by a U.S. drone, officials told Efe.
Imran Khan Vows to Block NATO Pakistan Supply Route Over Drone Murders:
Former
Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan vowed to permanently block a supply
route to U.S. forces in Afghanistan starting tomorrow as he seeks an
end to drone strikes in the country's northwest, where his party holds
power.
President Karzai Wants to Delay Signing of BSA, U.S. Says 'Impossible':
Karzai
caused a stir at the Loya Jirga on Thursday when he urged the elders to
delay signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the U.S.
until after the 2014 elections. The U.S. responded to Karzai's request
to delay signing the agreement by saying it was neither "practical nor
possible" to delay the signing.
United States gives Afghanistan year-end deadline for crucial security deal:
"I think
delaying the signing to April will make it much for difficult for us to
make our commitments. It'll make it more difficult - and make it
virtually impossible for other countries to make their commitments. I
think it'll have a long-term, deleterious impact on the scale of
international assistance to Afghanistan," he said.
Yemeni tells White House of US drone strike that he says killed innocent kin:
A
Yemeni civil engineer has provided White House officials with a
first-hand account of a controversial CIA drone strike last year that
he says "terrorized" his small village, scattered body parts near the
local mosque and mistakenly killed two members of his family -- an imam
who had denounced al Qaeda and a local police officer.
We don't count people we murder:
House Committee Rejects Provision Requiring Account Of Drone Casualties: -
The
U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee rejected a
proposal on Thursday that would have required U.S. spy agencies to make
an annual public accounting of the number of casualties caused by U.S.
drone attacks on militants overseas.
Major Syrian rebel groups join forces:
Seven Islamist armed groups dissolve and form the largest alliance battling Syrian ared forces.
Chechens drawn south to fight against Syria's Assad:
I went to
the Pankisi Gorge to find out why many young Chechens from there have
travelled to Syria to fight alongside rebels trying to topple President
Bashar al-Assad.
Russian Muslims fight and die against Assad's forces:
A scrawny
15-year-old this summer became the first from his deeply religious
Muslim village in Russia's southern Dagestan province to die fighting
alongside rebels in Syria.
U.S. Says Dozens of Americans Have Sought to Join Rebels in Syria:
Dozens
of Americans have traveled or tried to travel to Syria to fight with
the rebels against the government of President Bashar al-Assad since
2011, American intelligence officials said Wednesday.
"This is the duty on me" - exclusive interview with 23-year-old British jihadi in Syria : Video -
23-year-old Ifthekar Jaman from Hampshire tells Richard Watson why he traveled to Syria to fight with Al Qaida-linked ISIS
Shiite militias: the other 'foreign fighters' in Syria:
While
much attention is paid to the Sunni Muslim jihadists who've seized the
rebel mantle, complicating and often halting Western attempts to
support the opposition's cause, the House hearing included an in-depth
analysis of the Iranian-sponsored militias that are fighting on behalf
of President Bashar Assad.
Kerry flying to Geneva in sign of Iran progress:
Iran's
chief nuclear negotiator signaled progress at talks with six world
powers Thursday on a deal to cap some of his country's atomic programs
in exchange for limited relief from sanctions stifling Iran's economy,
saying the six had accepted Tehran's proposals on how to proceed.
Iran nuclear talks gain pace as Lavrov arrives in Geneva:
The
Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, threw his weight behind
nuclear talks with Iran yesterday, arriving in Geneva to join
negotiators struggling to seal a deal.
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/iran-nuclear-talks-gain-pace-as-lavrov-arrives-in-geneva
Israel's 'all-or-nothing' stance on Iran will lead to war: US official:
A senior
White House official has said that Israel's "all-or-nothing" posture
demanding a total halt to Iran's nuclear energy program is a path to
war.
Iran enrichment right non-negotiable: Iranian Foreign Minister :
"Our
right to enrichment is our red line. The enrichment program that Iran
has, will continue.... Any agreement should include enrichment program
for Iran. We will not accept anything else other than that," said the
Iranian minister following a meeting with EU foreign policy chief,
Catherine Ashton.
Jewish groups embrace Senate sanctions announcement:
Jewish
groups greeted with enthusiasm the announcement that the Senate would
begin hearings on increased sanctions against Iran after the
Thanksgiving break, although groups on different sides of the political
spectrum worked to cast Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV)
announcement in a way that aligned with their lobbying efforts.
Child shot dead in Egypt clashes:
A 10-year-old boy is killed in Suez city and at least 35 people are arrested as protests are held across the country.
Number of child soldiers in CAR has nearly doubled since March: UN:
Up to
6,000 children have been enrolled by warring militias in the Central
African Republic, a senior UN official said Friday, issuing a stark
warning about the country's spiralling crisis.
Libyan MP says she needed handbag grenade for 'self-defense':
Libyan MP Souad Soltan was caught with a grenade in her pocket as she entered Tripoli's city hall on Nov. 21.
Thousands protest in Libya against the presence of militias in the capital, Tripoli:
Thousands
of protesters demonstrated Friday in Libya's capital to call on
unlawful armed groups to leave the city, a week after militiamen killed
43 people during a march demanding the groups disband.
China's first stealth combat drone takes maiden flight - reports:
The first
Chinese stealth unmanned combat drone conducted a successful maiden
flight Thursday, according to accounts by Chinese media and photos
taken from a popular Chinese military website.
German politicians to use encrypted phones to block NSA spying:
Members
of the German government will use encrypted phones as part of 'urgent'
guidelines to protect against NSA snooping. The encryption software is
not compatible with Apple, so Germany will phase out the use of
iPhones at government level.
Meet the Spies Doing the NSA's Dirty Work:
This obscure FBI unit does the domestic surveillance that no other intelligence agency can touch.
Utahns should deny water to NSA center: Op-Ed:
Like the
eye of Sauron, the NSA's new facility in Utah overlooks hundreds of
thousands of people in the valley below. Perched on a mountainside
fortress of concrete and barricades, the 1-million-square-foot complex
exists solely to allow the NSA to "see all."
Dutch government sued over NSA spying claims: -
A
group of lawyers, journalists and privacy advocates in the Netherlands
is taking the government to court to prevent Dutch intelligence using
phone data illegally acquired by the US National Security Agency.
China caps its dollar holdings & plans crude oil futures priced in yuan:
The move
also provides a buffer to China from future US Federal Reserve stimulus
tapering, which, even just as it looms, has had severe ripple effects
on emerging market currencies in Brazil and India.
People's Bank of China hints at retreat on dollar purchases:
The
People's Bank of China said the mainland does not benefit any more
from increases in its foreign-currency holdings, adding to signs
policymakers will rein in US dollar purchases that limit the yuan's
appreciation.
New report exposes lies used to justify Detroit bankruptcy:
A
report issued Wednesday by the New York City-based liberal think tank
Demos is a devastating refutation of the arguments used by Emergency
Manager Kevyn Orr to throw the city of Detroit into bankruptcy.
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