From July this year, a new national tax – without prior political mandate or representation – is being applied to international flights leaving Australia. We’re not talking about a Carbon Tax, but a payment of your civil liberty for the Right to Fly overseas from this country. A full-body scan, implemented already in other Western countries and up until now ”trialled” at Australia’s two major airports, Melbourne & Sydney. It comes without the option of a patdown by a security officer, as is “available” in America, and without a major security incident ever occuring on an international flight leaving from Australia.

If ever you were considering making a stand for your civil liberties in this country, this is it - and you can make a difference. In Western Australia, we’ve seen proposed and defeated in State Parliament “Stop & Search” Laws, which otherwise would’ve seen popular areas of Perth be policed in a totalitarian manner historically witnessed only in socities declining into dictatorship. This Federal measure, without election mandate, would see all Australian citizens who wish to travel from this country via the air be subjected to a “full body scan,” a digital image of the human body which is claimed by the Australian Labor-Greens Party Government not to take a naked image of the person, despite numourous examples overseas proving otherwise.

This scan emits radiation which despite what level is actually emitted – and we can only hope this is closely monitored throughout use – should not be a non-negotiatable part of the most reasonable way of traveling from this borderless country. Yet from July, all innocent Australians wanting to travel to another country, whether seeking to reunite family ties, seeking medical treatment, or having attained professional work which requires travel, will have to submit themselves to a dose of radiation and an invasion of their privacy.

Read the article, spread the news, join the Facebook protest page and watch this space…

Australian Federal Government Health & Safety Info sheet for Millimeter-wave Body Scanning (July 2011)

Local Perth magazine covers Full Body scanning (2011)

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From the Inside Business ‘About Us‘ page:

Alan Kohler has been a financial journalist for 37 years. He began as a cadet on The Australian covering the Poseidon boom and bust; has been a columnist for Chanticleer in the Australian Financial Review and editor of the AFR, and columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. In recent years he has started his own newsletter, Eureka Report, and in 2007 launched a website, Business Spectator.

Building 7 took a back seat for the most part of September 11 2001, a smouldering structure in the background of a handful of television broadcasts documenting the unfolding chaos and loss of life. It fell suddenly, almost seven hours after the two towers, easily descending into dust and leaving behind a whole set of new questions because it was not attacked or hit by a plane.

The structure was originally built in 1980s in the World Trade Complex, Manhattan New York. Forty seven storeys high, it housed branches for agencies such as the IRS (floors 24,25), the US Secret Service (9, 10), CIA, the Security Exchange Commission (11, 12, 13), the mayor’s Office of Emergency Management (23) and various loan and banking firms. Despite the importance of the building’s contents, it was not mentioned in over 500 pages that make up the official 9/11 Commission Report and many people do not know it also fell the day New York was attacked.

The abnormalities surrounding the collapse of Building 7 began with a now infamous BBC newscast in which a reporter, Jane Standley – on site in New York – seemed to make a huge mistake with her facts. She claimed Building 7 had fallen twenty minutes before the fact, while it could still be seen standing behind her in the background. Her live cross to the studio went for some time but at 5:15pm, exactly five minutes before Building 7 would have fallen behind her on film, the satellite feed was abruptly lost. The BBC later stated that the newscast was scheduled to cut the feed at a specific time regardless of wrapping the interview and that killing the feed was not some sort of a cover-up to hide a degree of foreknowledge. However, the strangeness of the interview, which can be seen on Youtube, prompted people to pay more attention to the third tower that fell.

Building 7 was said to have suffered catastrophic damage when debris from the falling north tower landed on it. Though later proved false by photos and footage showing that only two out of the forty seven floors in Building 7 were visibly on fire, The National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) lead investigator Shyam Sunder said, “Heating of floor beams and girders caused a critical support column to fail,” concurring with the final NIST report completed in 2008 which stated the building collapsed due to intense heat.

A&E 911Truth, a group of over 1550 Architects and Engineers who campaign for another investigation into Building 7′s collapse, say, “NIST likes to point out how many scientists and engineers worked on its WTC investigation, and how much time was spent. But the number of participants and the time and money spent does not guarantee a thorough investigation.” The articles and videos on the A&E 911Truth site reflect the opinion that Building 7 was brought down via controlled demolition as footage shows it collapsing at freefall speed, in 6.6 seconds – something they say is physically impossible unless a structure is imploded or rigged with explosives.

A number of videos and analysis completed by A&E 911Truth show what they say are demolition charges or squibs going off split seconds before the building comes down and go on to call NIST ‘wilfully ignorant’ because traces of Nanothermite, an explosive frequently used in the demolition industry, were found in the rubble but were not mentioned in NIST’s final report.

NIST’s official explanation of how the building came down also comes under fire from A&E 911Truth due to a penthouse on the roof which is seen in the collapse footage to cave inwards through the building, suggesting not one main column but two or more supporting columns under it were taken out or cut simultaneously as the rest of the building still retained its integrity while the penthouse disappeared downwards through it.

Zembla, a Dutch news program, made headlines internationally after featuring a video of control demolition expert, Danny Jowenko watching footage of Building 7′s collapse. During the viewing he stated,“This is a controlled demolition carried out by a team of experts,” a controversial opinion because he was unaware he was watching footage from 9/11 at the time and was only told the significance of his conclusion afterwards. He re-iterated his opinion publicly again in 2007 when rumours surfaced claiming he had retracted his statement and continued to stand by his opinion until he was killed in a car accident this year.

Larry Silverstein, the developer and owner of most of the buildings in the World Trade Centre complex remains at the heart of the mystery to this day because he famously fought for and collected a large sum of insurance money when his buildings fell due to an ‘unforeseen cause’ on 9/11. The clause in his contract saw him reimbursed 4.55 billion dollars. Various campaigners for a new investigation into Building 7 point to his appearance in the PBS documentary, “America Rebuilds,” as something to take notice of, a spoke in the works of the official version concerning Building 7’s fate.

Originally broadcast in 2002, the documentary features an interview in which Silverstein tells an interviewer about a conversation he’d had regarding Building 7, “I remember getting a call from the fire department commander, telling me that they were not sure they were going to be able to contain the fire, and I said, ‘We’ve had such terrible loss of life, maybe the smartest thing to do is pull it. And they made that decision to pull and we watched the building collapse.”

Speculation over what he meant by this came from all directions after the revelation. Some people researched the term ‘pull it’ and discovered it was commonly used in destruction/demolition industries, jargon when referring to demolishing a building. Interviews with employees of the industry in the same documentary seemed to support the statement. Other people claimed Larry Silverstein merely muddled his words under pressure, later confirmed four years later in January 2006, by spokesperson, Dara McQuillan, who told the U.S. State Department that the “pull it” comment meant to “pull” fire fighters from the building. Unfortunately, despite the explanation, campaigners were not happy as FEMA, the New York Times and even Popular Mechanics had already reported that no firefighting took place within Building 7 – it was evacuated at 9am, already common knowledge in relevant circles at the time the statement was made.

Witnesses, including emergency personnel at the scene on September 11th 2001, reported hearing explosions go off seconds before Building 7 fell and several have gone on record to give their accounts. NYPD officer Craig Bartmer told Dylan Avery, director of Loose Change, “I was real close to Building 7 when it fell down. That didn’t sound like just a building falling down to me while I was running away from it. There’s a lot of eyewitness testimony down there of hearing explosions. I didn’t see any reason for that building to fall down the way it did.” He then continued to express his confusion and frustration over the official story by telling Avery he did not believe the official story, and gave the mayor’s Office of Emergency Management as one of the main reasons he found it hard to believe what he’d been told, “That was a hardened bunker built to withstand just about anything that New York would face.”

Ten years after it fell, Building 7 is breaking it’s way into mainstream music with Lupe Fiasco’s song “Words I never said, ” a song in which the American rapper, who has worked with Lil Wayne and has a song on Twilight’s New Moon soundtrack on itunes raps the line, “Nine eleven, Building Seven, did they really pull it?” continuing in the vein of Muse’s frontman Matt Bellamy who has gone on record to ask people to question the official stories surrounding 9/11 and the reasons there is a war in Iraq. This exposure, along with adverts launched by A&E 911 Truth featuring families of 9/11 victims, airforce pilots and engineers asking for another investigation are slowly gaining the attention of the general public around the world.

We Are Change, an international activist organisation, is also campaigning for a new investigation into Building 7’s collapse. Co-founder of the West Australian chapter, Andrew Middleton related his past experiences while educating the local public on Building 7; “Two years ago, the ABC broadcast a documentary called “The Third Tower,” produced by the BBC. It was screened in the leadup to the 2009 9/11 anniversary. The documentary gave a fair chance for both believers and skeptics of the official story of Building 7’s collapse to put their argument across. Members of the public that I spoke to during the 2009 9/11 anniversary were more open to discussing the event in a different light after that.” He also described 2011’s “9/11 Truth Action” as taking place in King’s Park, Perth where he and other members of We Are Change WA have planned to provide information and free DVDs for members of the public who are interested in the mystery of Building 7.

9/11 is a day that no one will forget. It was the catalyst for increased national security worldwide and the War on Terror. In the years since 2001, Ground Zero first responders have died of cancer due to toxic dust from the trade centres, soldiers from Australia have given their lives and many civil liberties have been voluntarily given up in the favour of safety. Should there still be inconsistencies in the reasons for these circumstances? Groups seeking a new investigation into Building 7’s collapse, have made an important point through their claims; there should be no abnormalities or questions remaining when the events of that fateful day have been pretext for a war and changes in laws and policies that affect millions of lives. Through songs, media exposure and various campaigns, Building 7 is sure to keep people asking questions until the mystery is solved satisfactorily.

http://RememberBuilding7.org

Please come along anytime between 10am – 2pm to a banner & table display near the War memorial in Kings Park, to discuss between interested members of WeAreChange WA and the public, the events of 10 years ago in New York & Washington, and resulting Wars & national security changes in Western countries including Australia. This is not a protest, but an information & discussion event where freedom of speech and peace is to be respected.

Invite along family & friends, as well if you wish something to eat/cook on the BBQs provided. If anyone has some 9/11 related documentaries to contribute that would be great, but be advised that we do not ask for money for material handed out. Donations are welcome as WeAreChange WA is otherwise self-funded by its members. Here’s a flyer to print for the day. E-mail wearechangewa@hotmail.com for further details.

Media Contact: wearechangewa@hotmail.com

Yet another GM contamination, this time on a property that is not organic, but conventional, and in a declared GM free zone. Read more in Janet’s report below:

On Tuesday 9th August a truck carrying GM canola caught fire and spilled over 15 tonnes of the seed on the Albany Highway near Williams. While this in itself was a disaster the fact that it was spilt in a declared GM Free zone is worse. Twelve local farmers had formed a group which achieved a trade agreement with Japanese buyers to supply them with GM free canola.

The group had previously asked Terry Redman to recognise their GM free position, but he refused as he said that it would be too costly, and then added that if he let them do it everyone else would want to! The group also applied to be registered on the ‘sensitive sites’ map, as they deemed their produce as worthy of being protected, but again they were refused this recognition.

Now their worst nightmare has happened, and this in only the first year of GM canola commercialisation. Should they lose their buyers due to the incident their only source of redress would be ‘Common Law’ as Steve Marsh has had to use. And Redman’s response? According to a letter sent from his department to the Countryman they have already called any legal action that the group may take as ‘a publicity stunt’!
So what does this tell us? One may think that this government is backing GM crops at anyone’s expense, and defying them to complain about it!

I have a feeling that this may well be just the tip of this GM iceberg!

Cheers, Janet Jan60gro@yahoo.com
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The OGAWA Annual General Meeting is on Saturday 15th October, 9am at City Farm, East Perth and runs for an hour.

Organic Festival
OGAWA’s Annual “Organic Festival” is on again this year.  They are having it at Perth City Farm on Saturday 15th October from 10am – 2pm. (right after our AGM).  There will be panel discussions, stalls, free entertainment, etc. This is a great opportunity for you to come and see the “New Look” City Farm as the new committee have done a fantastic job of revamping it. OGAWA will be needing volunteers to help on the day so if you have an hour to spare please let us know. If you are interested in having a stall please get in contact with Leesa for more information on sales@thegreenhouseorganic.com or phone 0400 239258.

First-ever free easy consumer guide to the organic standards
From: Biological Farmers of Australia

Have you ever asked yourself: What is the difference between organic and non-organic honey? Milk? Meat? Clothing?

The answers all lie within the newly launched free, downloadable consumer guide to the Australian Certified Organic Standard. The Standard is the most widely used in Australia encompassing the rules which apply to organic operators using the recognisable Australian Certified Organic logo, among others.

For the first time in Australia there is an easy reference guide to the Standards – a welcome alternative to the full version (a technically worded document spanning 125 pages).

The guide is preceded by a fabulous brief including “all those questions about organics you wanted to know but were afraid to ask….” and concludes with 20 good reasons to buy organic all backed by the latest peer reviewed research.

Download the guide free at this link!

At approximately 7:15pm on the 11th of August 2011, WeAreChange Western Australia confronted Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard at Perth Town Hall about her Fabian Socialist agenda and previously admitted Fabian Society membership. This is in light of her carbon tax agenda announced this year after a direct promise to not bring one in “under a Government she leads.”

Gillard was also told she will “never get your new world order,” after stating in a recent message:

“Not since the founding of the United Nations have we faced such uncertain times, when the contours of a new world order are emerging but not yet apparent.”

View the quote here: http://www.dfat.gov.au/un/message_pm.html

Read more about The Fabian Society in this editorial article written by Paul Murray for The West Australian newspaper: http://wearechangewa.com/2011/07/13/socialist-agenda-fuels-hot-air-on-carbon

7 October 2007: Will Julia Gillard’s past cause red faces?

Also see WeAreChange WA plugged in The West online article covering the PMs visit to Perth.

Download WeAreChange WA’s CLIMATEGATE flyer.

9/11: Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out is the exciting new documentary film by Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth. Watch the four-minute trailer above. Then share it with all your friends via Facebook, email, etc.

Next, download the press release and forward it to media organizations in your area.

The film features cutting-edge 9/11 evidence from more than 50 experts in their fields – high-rise architects, structural engineers, physicists, chemical engineers, firefighters, metallurgists, explosives experts, controlled demolition technicians, and more. They are each highly qualified. Several have Ph.D’s, including renowned scientist, Lynn Margulis who was awarded the National Medal of Science, and who exposes in this film the fraud of NIST and discusses how the scientific method should have been applied to the destruction of evidence and to the high temperature incendiaries in the WTC dust samples. The documentary is filled with wisdom from experts such as Les Young, one of several high-rise architects interviewed in the film, who remarks,

“I would not have expected the whole building[s] to just give in at once. And I thought it rather odd that they fell almost perfectly – in very similar ways. It seemed odd that lightning would strike twice.”
Chemical Engineer Mark Basile. The first scientist who ignited a red/gray chip from the World Trade Center dust and found iron-rich microspheres in the residue discusses his process of discovery using the scientific method

In the full-length documentary we also interviewed almost a dozen psychologists who will help us to explain why 9/11 Truth is so difficult for the public to even face, much less accept – and what we can do better to reach them. We will also hear from several 9/11 victim family members who support AE911Truth in our call for a new investigation.

Psychologist William Woodward, Ph.D, one of eight mental health professionals who are also AE911Truth petition signers, provides a profound insight in that section of the film:

“Reconciliation through the truth is a deep path to psychological recovery from the myths and lies around which this historic event has been cloaked in the official view.”
The new pocket book co-authored by AE911Truth and Arthur Naiman is a must-have – and a must give-away

High-rise architect Robert McCoy is one of 1,500 Architects & Engineers demanding a new investigation

One of the experts featured in the documentary film is Robert McCoy, high-rise architect, who has been licensed in California since 1964 and has worked on the design of many large steel-framed high-rise buildings. He corresponded directly with the designers of the WTC complex during its construction to ensure that his high-rise projects were up to date. Like those of many experts, McCoy’s suspicions about the real nature of 9/11 started almost immediately following the horrific events of that day. He is “not interested in conspiracy theories… [he] just wants to know how those buildings came down”.

Download the Press Release.

Read more about the film and the campaign for a new investigation in the 9/11 attacks at the Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth website.