The purveyors of conspiracy theories concerning the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 11th September 2001 try to claim that al-Qaeda was a scapegoat for false flag atrocities committed by the US government against its own people. One would assume that were this to be true, al-Qaedas own leaders and spokesmen would be quick to deny their responsibility for a barbaric act which was condemned by Quranic scholars as a violation of the tenets of Islam, and which actually caused considerable outrage in the Muslim world.
Unfortunately for the , this isnt happening.
Conspiracy theorists are quick to allege that statements attributed to Osama bin Laden are faked. What they are not prepared to admit is that it is not only bin Laden and his co-leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who readily acknowledge their responsibility for - and pride in - 9/11, but a number of lower-level figures who do the same, not just in public statements released via al-Jazeera, but in messages and treatises circulated online between al-Qaeda activists and their affiliates.
This article discusses al-Qaedas own internal strategic debates in detail, and also includes quotes from ideologists and senior terrorists within this group on 9/11.

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The following are excerpts from Hot and Cold Health by R. G. Heft (Acupuncture Physician FL 1992- 2002) based on traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines and the questioning and counseling of 10,000+. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on the theory, observation that everything, including the body is an ongoing balance of opposites, many of which we control through diet, herbs, exercise, thought, etc.
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The body is not one part (structure, function), but many  work together, and many times share similar symptoms, diseases. but not necessarily cause and treatment.  You have to know the whole body all the parts (there are not that many, five major orga systems), how they work together, maintanence (diet, exercise, sex, sleep, etc.)  before you can diagnose and or cure any one part (symptom, disease, structure, function).  One article, no matter how good, does not give you total, whole knowledge, which is why I am offering the EBook for free. I encourage you to take advantage.  You have nothing to lose as the delete button is one finger away.
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If you cannot afford or do not want to risk $20 or less for an unknown author, book, then please request the free E Book (adobe file, 1.005 KB).  No gimmicks.  Your health and overall knowledge are more important  than my bank account.  Read the whole book, beginning to end, before making any changes. Consult with a doctor if necessary. Requests or questions? Email: rgheft@netzero.com      
 
 Diarrhea, constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and traditional Chinese medicine
 
The body digests, transforms food, nutrients into blood, into structure into function. Whatever food, nutrients, non-nutrients not digested, absorbed becomes waste that is sent down to the large intestine for temporary storage and eventual elimination. The stools are made from food, nutrients and non-nutrients (includes fiber). There are only two kinds of nutrients: building and cleansing. Building nutrients (protein and fat) build, thicken, fuel, heat, etc. Cleansing nutrients (water, sugar, minerals, etc.) reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten.     
 
Protein and fat are thick, sticky nutrients. They hold the stools together, giving them form. Water, sugar, minerals, fruit, vegetables and grains (bread, pasta, cookies, pretzels, etc.) contain water, sugar, minerals, etc. that dilute and loosen the stools. They also contain fiber that naturally absorbs, swells with water, fluids giving the stools bulk.
The correct combination of building and cleansing foods, drinks produces the correct amount, quantity and quality of stool. Normal, healthy stools are banana shaped, firm, buoyant and relatively odorless. Unhealthy stools are loose, dry, frequent, infrequent, constipated and or stinky.      
 
Too many cold, cleansing foods and drinks (water, fruit, vegetables, juices, ice water, milk, ice cream, etc) dilute and weaken digestion, acid and enzymes, which in turn, dilutes, weakens and loosens the stools, causing diarrhea and or constipation in addition bloating, gas, burping, etc. Raw, uncooked foods (salads, fruits, juices, etc.) tend to loosen the stools more so than cooked foods. Milk is difficult to digest, and is usually drunk alone. With other foods (cereal), it tends to cause indigestion, abdominal bloating, gas, loose stools, etc.
       
The initial, corrective diet should be light, toast and or tea, until diarrhea ceases. If it does not cease within a day or two, then contact a doctor, as diarrhea can also indicate bacterial contamination. For simple cases of diarrhea, the middle diet, daily meal plan, adjusted accordingly is recommended. Spices (cardamom, coriander, cumin, cayenne, ginger, fennel, turmeric, cinnamon, etc.) increase digestion, drain excess water: mucous, phlegm, diarrhea, etc. while countering; killing obnoxious bacteria, fungi, etc.
       
In Ayurvedic medicine, many spices, several are used in cooking. Each spice has similar and different healing properties: turmeric (anti-inflammatory, digestive aid); fennel (liver, digestion), cardamom (digests dairy), cinnamon and ginger (prevention and treatment of common cold, earaches), etc. Spices are contraindicated when there is dryness. See Chapter 3, for more information. Peppermint tea helps counter, dry diarrhea
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Diarrhea is frequent and or loose stools. It has many causes: poor diet, indigestion, contaminated water, bacterial infection, drugs, spoiled foods, caffeine, magnesium supplements, laxatives, antibiotics, excessive alcohol, etc. Diarrhea, loose stools can also be a symptom of inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, Crohns Disease, etc. and is generally treated with diet, herbs and or drugs, depending on the severity.
 
 Constipation is infrequent and or dry stools that are difficult to pass. The stools are made from food and bacteria. Food contains nutrients and non-nutrients (includes fiber). There are only two kinds of nutrients: building (protein and fat) and cleansing (water, minerals, sugar, etc.)  Protein and fat build thicken and dry. Water, minerals, etc. moisten and loosen. The correct combination produces the correct elimination, stools. The incorrect produces constipation, loose, dry and or hard stools, diarrhea, etc.
 
Too much protein and fat (red meat, pork, chicken, turkey, hard cheese) and or too little carbohydrates (grains, vegetables and fruits) tend to dry, harden and slow the stools. Too many carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables) tend to loosen the stools. Too many spices in addition to smoking, coffee and alcohol, in the extreme, tend to dry and slow the stools. 
 
The frequency and movement of stools are controlled largely by digestion and respiration Digestion moves food down via peristaltic wave-like contractions of muscles within the small intestine and the movement of the diaphragm (muscular partition that divides the chest from the abdomen). It moves up and down as the lungs expand and contract, massaging the intestines, increasing peristaltic action, downward movement of food from the small intestine to the large intestine. Exercise, upright posture and deep breathing increase peristalsis, digestion and elimination. Overeating, sitting or lying down after eating weakens, and in the extreme, may cause diverticulitis (pockets) in the colon.
 
Protein and fat build and fuel all function. Long-term low protein and low fat diets tend to weaken all function, including digestion and elimination. Weak digestion increases waste product as all foods, nutrients not digested, absorbed become waste (sent to the large intestine). It also tends to loosen the stools, as there is less protein and fat to harden, form. Water, sugar, minerals, fruits, vegetables, and grains reduce cleanse, cool and moisten. In excess, especially when eaten at the beginning of the meal, tend to dilute, weaken and slow digestion, elimination making the stools loose, watery and or infrequent, dry, constipated, painful.
 
The middle diet, meal plan (Chapter 2), adjusted accordingly is recommended.  Always eat from hot (building) to cold (cleansing), with a little fruit at the end of the meal. Try black or white fungus, or mushrooms, which are moistening, mucilaginous, slide easily through the intestinal tract. Check with your doctor before using. Use oil, 1 TB of olive or sesame oil in cooking. Snack on fruit: apples, pineapple, etc. especially at night (as long as the stools are not loose, watery).  Eat a light, early dinner. A heavy dinner or late night eating weakens digestion, absorption and elimination (constipation). Reduce bread, cookies, doughnuts, pretzels, coffee, alcohol and smoking which are doughy, pasty (more toilet paper) and or drying, constipating.       
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (cold and hot)
 
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS, also known as intestinal neurosis, mucous colitis and or spastic colitis) is a common digestive disorder with the following symptoms: abdominal bloating, pain, gas, nausea, mucous in the stools, constipation, diarrhea, colitis (inflammation) and or anorexia. It tends to attack women, twice as much as men and is a chronic disease (long lasting) cause by long-term poor diet.
 
Many women tend to eat low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets. Protein and fat build and fuel. Long-term low protein and low fat diets, in the extreme, tend to weaken and slow digestion (abdominal bloating, pain, gas, nausea) and elimination (loose stools, diarrhea, colitis, etc.) reducing nutrient absorption, blood, while increasing waste, as all food, nutrients not digested, absorbed, becomes waste, that is sent to the large intestine for elimination. 
 
Too many carbohydrates (salads, tropical fruits, juices, smoothies, shakes, etc.), especially at the beginning of the meal, tend to dilute and weaken digestion, acid and enzymes, slowing the movement of food producing abdominal bloating, gas; while increasing watery waste, loose stools, diarrhea in addition to constipation. Weak digestion weakens, slows and loosens elimination.
 
The middle diet, meal plan adjusted accordingly is recommended. Cooked foods, spices and eating more during the day increase digestion and elimination. Eating big dinners, and or eating late weaken digestion and elimination. 
 
Case history: One of my customers (health food store) was suffering from IBS. Her daily, weekly symptoms were abdominal bloating, gas, loose stools, constipation, headaches and swelling (her arms and legs were swollen twice their size). I diagnosed her condition as a cold, damp and weak spleen, digestion. Her long-term diet was low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (salads and juices). Her spleen, digestion became weak, cold and damp producing the aforementioned symptoms. I recommended the middle diet, meal plan, cooked foods, spices, etc. in addition to a reduction in cold foods, drinks. Week by week her condition got better, hotter and stronger. Nine months later, most of her symptoms had disappeared, including the swelling in her arms and legs. She was very happy. A year later, her symptoms started coming back. She was still worried about her health and had gone to see a nutritionist who had recommended golden seal, nine capsules a day. Golden seal is a cold, bitter herb. I had originally diagnosed coldness (includes deficiency) as the cause of her condition, which she re-aggravated once she started taking additional, concentrated cold in the form of golden seal. I refused to sell her the golden seal, she had ordered. I gave up a hefty profit.  
 
Hot and Cold Health
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I PHILOSOPHY AND DIET
Chapter 1 The Way of Thinking Chapter 2 The Way of Food Chapter 3 Digestion, Spices and Chinese Herbs Chapter 4 Cooking Class
SECTION II BIOLOGY, EAST AND WEST
Chapter 5 Three Treasures Chapter 6 Blood and Body Fluids Chapter 7 Spleen Chapter 8 Stomach Small Intestine Chapter 9 Large Intestine and Urinary Bladder Chapter 10 Heart Chapter 11 Liver Gall Bladder Chapter 12 Lungs Chapter 13 Kidneys Chapter 14 Disease and Diagnosis
SECTION III DISEASES A- Z
Chap 15 A Diseases AIDS 141 Alzheimer s 143 Anal fissure 143 Anemia 144 Anger 145 Aging 146 Anxiety 147 Arthritis 148 Asthma 152 ADD 154 Auto-immune 154 Chap 16 B Diseases Blood 157 Blood Pressure 158 Body Odor 159 Bones 161 Breast lumps 162 Bronchitis 164 Chap 17  C Diseases Candidiasis 167 Canker Sores 169 Cellulite 171 Cholesterol 173 Chronic Fatigue 175 Circulation 176 Cirrhosis 178 Cold hands, feet 178 Cold (lungs) Constipation 180 Coughing 182 Crohn s 182 Chap 18 D Diseases Depression 185 Detoxification 188 Diabetes 191 Diarrhea 193 Diuretics 195 Dizziness 195 Dysmenorrhea 196 Chap 19 E-F Diseases Ear Infections 197 Eczema 197 Edema 200 Endometriosis 202 Eyes 202 Fear 204 Fever 204 Fibrocystic Breasts 204 Fibroids 205 Fibromyalgia 205 Forgetfulness 207 Frigidity 208 Chap 20 G-H Diseases Gall Stones 209 GERD, GIRD 210 Gout 212 Hair Loss 213 Hearing Loss 215 Hepatitis 218 Herpes 220 Hot Flashes 220 Hysteria 221 Chap 21 I-J Diseases Infertility 223 Inflammation 223 Insomnia 224 Irritable Bowel 226 Itching 227 Jaundice 227 Chap 22 K-O Diseases Kidney Stones 229 Miscarriage 230 Mucous 231 M. Sclerosis 231 Nails 233 Nausea 235 Numbness 236 Obesity 237 Osteoporosis 238 Chap 23 P-R Diseases Pediatric 241 Perspiration 244 Plantar F. 244 Pregnancy 248 PMS 250 Prostate 251 Psoriasis 252 Rashes 252 Restless Leg 252 Chap 24 S-Z Diseases Sex 255 Shaking, tremors 257 Sinusitis 258 Skin Diseases 259 Sleep Apnea 261 Snoring 262 Sweaty hands 263 Teeth 264 Tumors 266 Urinary T. I. 267 Varicose Veins 269 Weight loss 270 Yeast infection 274 Chap 25 Case Histories 275
SECTION IV DAILY PRACTICES
 Chapter 26 The Way of Breathing, Chap 27 Exercise, Chap 28 Meditation 303, Chap 29 Spiritual Practices 307 Appendix 313 Bibliography 315 About the Author 317
 
INTRODUCTION
Life, health, disease, happiness and sadness are a function of body, mind and spirit (soul of God). The body balances builds up (hot, yang) and breaks down, cleanses (cold, yin), largely according to food, nutrients, to which, there are only two: building and cleansing. Too much or too little building or cleansing, in the extreme, tends to cause disease via too much or too little blood, structure and function. Simple diet and common herbs, in general can prevent and or cure most physical disease. It cannot cure mental disease, which is the root cause of all disease as the mind thinks, makes all the decisions, choices: diet, exercise, sex, occupation, television, anger, depression, etc. for better or worse. The Spirit (God, Cosmic energy) and body (matter, material world) define better and worse. The more the mind listens (intuition) and follows God, the better the physical, mental and spiritual health. The more it follows the body (senses, habits, possessions, etc.) the worse its health, greater its disease, suffering and delusion. The highest health, goal is communion with God, which is why scripture, meditation, renunciation, generosity, service, etc. are so important, as you cannot eat or exercise your way to heaven.

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Yesterday I got off work early because I was starting to get a migraine, I took off at 3:30 and should have gone home to sleep for an hour or so before picking up the kids but I just went to pick them up anyway.

When I picked up the kids from my cousins house they had just woken up from a nap, but Derick acted like he wasn't feeling well and just sat and layed on my lap while my cousin looked for the kids' shoes.

We went home shortly after and as soon as I walked in the door with Derick and set him down on the kitchen table chair, I literally turned around for one second to shut the door and he started throwing up... Why? I have no clue but it is so weird because I really dont think that he has gotten over this bug that we all got 2 weeks ago but this was the first time he threw up since then.

Anyway, getting on...

My migraine suddenly got worse after I cleaned up the little throw up mess and gave Derick a bath.

I immidiatly layed down on the couch with Derick but it kept getting worse and worse.

I couldn't move, talk, open my eyes, it made it worse. And Kenzie was so awesome! She kept wanting to take care of me, asking if I needed anything, rubbing my head, etc...

Turrel got home soon after and I told him, "hey your in charge of dinner tonight, I have a migrain I cant do it" BUT he left right away to go to my grandma's, no big deal I thought that he was only going to be gone a little while.

An hour and a half later, my kids are wining because they are hungry so I call him. "where are you, you know I cant make dinner, I asked you to take care of the kids for me" he says "I'll be home in a little whle"

30 minutes later, Kenzie is getting mad because she is soooo hungry, kind of funny but I dialed Turrel's number again and gave the phone to her to talk to her daddy.

"daddy, i'm really hungry, you need to come home right now and make us dinner, mommy cant, she doesn't feel good and neither does derick, so you come home right now."

Turrel: "I will be home in a little while"

Kenzie: "no, right now, mommy cant do it she needs OUR help"

Turrel: "I will be home in a minute"


Okay so Kenzie was happy after that, she told her daddy just how it was. And Turrel was home only a few minutes later heating up dinner for him and the kids.

Kenzie is such a good girl wanting to take care of me and Derick, so concerned about us, she took very good care of us.

Then when I finally got off the couch at 9 she was so cute again, she wanted to lay in bed with me to rub my forehead and back but Turrel wouldn't let her. She was so bummed out and kept telling me that she loved me and wanted to make sure I was okay. Finally Turrel talked her into sleeping in her own bed.

Now it is 2 in the morning and I'm feeling a lot better but cant sleep, still have a little headache but its not completly gone.

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Heart disease.Gums that have turned a bright beefy red or purple. Kravitz checks his patients blood pressure when he notices those symptoms.
  Type 2 diabetes.Gums that bleed at the slightest touch although there is no plaque evident. Kravitz said patients with diabetes also typically have sores elsewhere on their bodies that they may not have connected to the disease.
  Kidney disease. A sweet ammonia smell on a persons breath, detectable even from behind a dentists surgical mask.
  Acid reflux. Teeth that look worn and pitted, as if theyd been dipped in battery acid. Only some teeth will be affected, depending on where the acids settle during a persons typical sleeping position.
  Oral cancer.Gum tissues with white spots that last two weeks or more. (Kravitz said spots that clear up more quickly can indicate many other things, including something as simple as having bitten into too-hot pizza.)
  Leukemia. Fiery-red swollen gums that just wont heal, distinguishable from diabetes symptoms with a blood test.
  Osteoporosis. Certain black spots on tooth X-rays that indicate air pockets and dead bone.
  Stress.Gums that have pulled away from teeth, or teeth that themselves are fractured. All sorts of fungal, bacterial and viral infections can enter the body through cracked teeth, Kravitz said.
  Sleep apnea. An enlarged tongue and inflamed gums in the part of the mouth through which air passes.
  Pregnancy. Deeply swollen gums can indicate hormonal changes.
  Bulimia. Upper front teeth that are paper thin, with the enamel almost completely worn away, and teeth that hurt. Distinguishable from acid reflux because different teeth are affected.
Kravitz said that patients should make sure that dentists arent just looking in their mouths for five to 10 seconds and that a thorough inspection should take at least five minutes.
He said that when he notices symptoms in his patients mouths, hell often have them come back in two weeks. About half the time, the symptoms are gone with no lasting effect. The other half of the time, hell refer the patient to a physician.
Every dentist in this country has this training, Kravitz said. So its good for consumers to make sure their dentists are paying attention.

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Armendariz air study)

Clean-air plan won't keep N. Texas from violating ozone standard. We deserve better.

06:35 AM CDT on Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Dallas-Fort Worth's ozone smog is going to disappear. No more yellow, orange or red alert days. No more concern about children playing soccer at the park during summer and fall afternoons. No more guilt about not carpooling or not riding DART. In 2 years, the lung-damaging, asthma-inducing ozone smog will be as much a part of Dallas' past as the Wright amendment and Cowboys games at the Cotton Bowl.
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Link: Read Al Armendarizs full report (pdf)

Why is the ozone problem going away? The state of Texas said so.

On June 15, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality submitted the latest in a long line of Dallas-Fort Worth clean-air plans to the Environmental Protection Agency. The plan was required by the federal Clean Air Act because North Texas does not meet the ozone air-quality standard.

The plan contains emission reductions that are supposed to ensure that our air quality will meet the ozone standard by the end of 2009. For this to happen, our ozone levels have to drop from the current level of 96 parts per billion to 84 ppb. A drop of 12 ppb is substantial levels of ozone have never dropped this far in a short period of time in any metropolitan area in the history of the Clean Air Act.

The state's latest clean-air plan for the region targets emissions of nitrogen oxides, one of the two air pollutants that transform into ozone with the help of abundant summer sunlight. Over the next 2 years, the plan will lower emissions from cars, trucks, factories and utilities in North Texas by approximately 5 percent.

The EPA is now evaluating the plan and will approve or reject it, based on whether it believes that the state has demonstrated conclusively that D-FW air will meet the ozone standard.

In contrast to the state's conclusions, I think the evidence is clear that the plan will not succeed and that our area will continue to violate the ozone standard well into the future. There are a number of reasons the plan will fail, including:

EPA analyses indicate that emissions reductions of approximately 20 percent are required to lower ozone concentrations by 3 ppb. Remember, we need a 12 ppb drop to meet the standard.

Ozone levels in North Texas would have to begin dropping immediately more than 10 times as fast as the state's own long-term data show is actually occurring to reach the standard by the end of 2009.

The state's short-term data show that ozone levels are actually increasing in Tarrant, Denton and Parker counties.

The state has submitted numerous failed ozone plans for our area, including in 1976, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2003. Each has not only been a state failure but also a failure by the federal government, since the EPA approved each plan.

It is time for the failure to stop. We pay high taxes and deserve better service from our government administrators and scientists. The EPA should not approve the plan submitted by the state and instead require a new one with emission reductions that ensure that our area will meet the ozone standard.

Everyone who breathes should contact Steve Page, EPA director of the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, at page.steve@epa.gov, and Richard Greene, EPA regional administrator, at greene.richard1@epa.gov, and tell them that it is time for the state to submit a real clean-air plan for our area.

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