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Facts are stacking up that paint an ugly picture of Eurozone sovereign debt. As the cost of borrowing rises, the future impact of interest payments on such debt compounds the problem. But while the focus is on the Eurozone, global observers can obviously see how that if one country defaults, it will increase the pressure on others. And if a country like the UK gets into trouble (which is very likely) then the focus will shift to the US, which has its own massive economic problems. It can become a domino effect.

For more insight read Eurozone Could Risk Sovereign Debt Explosion – by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.

As I’ve gotten older I’ve begun to value peace more and more. It wasn’t always that way. In fact, as a young boy growing up in the UK, I was totally immersed in war. And the highlight of each week was the publication of the latest “war comics” which were very common in Britain in those days. These were the wonderful tales of heroism and victory over the German “hun”, and they certainly shaped my early consciousness.

One unexpected by-product of my avid reading of these war comics was that I began to discover some artistic talent and started drawing detailed images of mostly German military hardware – airplanes, tanks and the like. Even then, at my rather tender age, I recognised the military innovation of the Germans. This keen interest in German firepower earned me the nickname “Fritz” – which stayed with me into my early 20s.

My son still has those original comics – some apparently valued at $90 or more per edition on eBay! Not that he’s selling.

My youthful admiration of war not withstanding, I have come to the conclusion that war, far from defending and enlarging freedom, is in fact the enemy of freedom. No war has ever been fought that has not dehumanised those involved in some way, that has not had undesirable unintended consequences, and which has not resulted in ever greater powers being seized by, or granted to, the state.

President Obama, the misnamed Nobel Peace Laureate, sees peace as the militaristic provision of security – and unwittingly or otherwise fills the world with armaments, threats of war and ultimately the complete destruction of true security.

I value freedom more than anything else. To me freedom means being able to think what I want, say what I want, and take action as I want – while obviously granting that same right to others. When I look at war and the threat of war, all I can see is the trashing of freedom – and it gets me really angry.

For those of you who also have a passion for peace and freedom, I urge you to read this compelling essay by Chris Floyd – Unnatural Acts: Breaking The Fever of Militarism.

Faber: The Greek bailout won’t succeed and you should buy gold every month. Watch Marc Faber’s commentary HERE.

I was in London when the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Centre – and viewed the shocking pictures from the street, looking at TVs inside an adjacent shop.

I have never accepted the official government-mandated conspiracy theory, that Osama Bin Laden was responsible. Besides, he never put his hand up after and said so, something I’m sure he would have done if he had been responsible.

9/11 was the launch pad for the so-called “war on terror”, which I prefer to define as a war on freedom. I say that because since that fateful day we have witnessed the disintegration of the American Dream. Whatever America was, it isn’t any longer – and all as a result of the impetus given to the US government’s totalitarian impulse since 9/11.

Nor did I accept that aircraft could bring down two huge buildings in a free-fall demolition-type of destruction – and even bring down the third building, without any aircraft hitting it at all.

To me it has always had the smell of a “false flag” operation – something carried out with the purpose of pointing the finger at an enemy and being used as a catalyst for going to war.

To question 9/11 is to become a heretic – a non-believer in the accepted truth. In fact, in my experience many people don’t believe the official line, but are afraid to speak out publicly. But all that is changing, and I see a new push from a wide range of courageous people to bring this subject into the mainstream of public discourse.

I’m not so much interested in alternate conspiracy theories, but facts that dispute the official conspiracy theory. And it appears that these facts are piling up.

There are new demands for a real investigation into 9/11. An investigation that is not political and does not have limited terms of reference.

One of the leading groups pushing for this is Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth – which consists of over 1,000 professional engineers and architects plus a growing band of supporters. They have amassed a considerable amount of evidence that doesn’t square with the official story.

Another sane voice that is questioning the official line is Paul Craig Roberts, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury under Ronald Reagan’s first presidential term. His recent essay The Road to Armageddon is well worth a read.

What makes a new investigation so important is that 9/11 was a turning point, an event of monumental significance, which became the justification for the waging of the “war on terror”. If it was proven that 9/11 was some sort of inside job, a false flag operation, it would undermine that whole “war on terror” enterprise – and perhaps save us from a potential World War III scenario.

I think there is a momentum building up, and wouldn’t be at all surprised if this doesn’t end up being a major story before 2010 is up.

As I have said many times before, war is always used as cover for increasing the power of the state and limiting individual freedom. The so-called “war on terror” is its latest manifestation. However, there are other wars – or pending wars – that are also used to militarise the state and trample on ordinary people.

One of these long standing wars is the one between Israel and the Palestinians (not to mention the potential wars between Israel and either Lebanon, Syria and Iran – or all three).

The Israeli/Palestinian war is never-ending. Its latest manifestation is the ongoing blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip – an act of war in itself.

The trouble with the present conflict, and the heated discussions and disagreements it generates around the world, is that going back and looking at historical causes is never countenanced. People want to discuss only the latest rocket attack or suicide bomber, without any apparent interest as to the “why” – and without any historical context.

Well, I’ve just finished reading an illuminating account of the “why” which was published back in 1967, and which goes to prove that history really does repeat itself.

If you have any interest in understanding the historical causes of the Middle East quagmire, then I urge you to read Murray Rothbard’s 1967 essay – War Guilt in The Middle East – and see if it doesn’t shed some much-needed light on one of the world’s most protracted conflicts.

A fitting postscript to the above is this short video by a Jewish Holocaust survivor - Dr Hajo Meyer – commenting on present-day Israel and the Palestinians.

Hilarious, but also serious, video from the UK – showing a couple of guys taking “freedom” to the streets.