REPENT IF YOU`RE DEPRESSED

BY MUSAWER IQBAL

If you are seriously depressed, you might also consider consulting a doctor. Depression, even if stress-related, has physical effects, and medical care can help

Musawer iqbal

Ask Him. He Listens: Dua

Turn each anxiety, each fear and each concern into a Dua (supplication). Look at it as another reason to submit to God and be in Sajdah (prostration), during which you are closest to Allah. God listens and already knows what is in your heart, but He wants you to ask Him for what you want. The Prophet said: Allah is angry with those who do not ask Him for anything (Tirmidhi).

Ask yourself the following questions if you are worried about the state of the world: are you part of the peace movement? Is your Masjid part of the peace movement? Are you part of an interfaith group with an agenda of peace and justice? Are you working with a group fighting discrimination? If your answer is no, it is time that you sat down to plan your share of time and money in finding solutions to the problems you face. "Verily Allah does not change men’s condition unless they change their inner selves" (Quran 13: 11).
Turn each worry into a Dua and each Dua into an action plan. That will show your commitment to your request and will focus your energy in the right direction.
Leave the world behind you five times a day

Use the five daily prayers as a means to become more Hereafter-oriented and less attached to this temporary world. Start distancing yourself as soon as you hear Adhan, the call to prayer. When you perform Wudu, keep repeating Shahada, the declaration of faith, as water drops slip down your face, hands, arms, and hair. When you stand ready to pray, mentally prepare yourself to leave this world and all of its worries and stresses behind yo

Of course, Shaytan will try to distract you during prayer. But whenever this happens, go back and remember Allah. The more you return, the more Allah will reward you for it. Also, make sure your Sajdas (prostrations) are talking Sajdas, in which you are really connecting to God and seeking His Mercy, praising Him, and asking His forgiveness. 

Seek help through Sabr

Seek help through Sabr and Salat (Quran 2:45). This instruction from Allah provides us with two critical tools that can ease our worries and pain. Patience and prayer are two oft-neglected stressbusters. Sabr is often translated as patience but it is not just that. It includes self-control, perseverance, endurance, and a focussed struggle to achieve one’s goal. Unlike patience, which implies resignation, the concept of Sabr includes a duty to remain steadfast to achieve your goals despite all odds. 
Being patient gives us control in situations where we feel we have little or no control. ‘We cannot control what happens to us but we can control our reaction to our circumstances’ is the mantra of many modern-day self-help books. Patience helps us keep our mind and attitude towards our difficulties in check. 
The Prophet recommended reading this verse, known as Ayat al kursi, after each prayer, Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him. Once Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, approached the Prophet during a difficult time and he found the Prophet in Sajda, where he kept repeating "Ya Hayy Ya Qayyum", words which are part of this verse.

God controls Life and Death

If you fear for your physical safety and security, remember that only Allah gives life and takes it back and, that He has appointed the time for it. No one can harm you except if Allah wills. As He says in the Quran: "Wherever you are, death will find you out, even if you are in towers built up strong and high!" (Quran 4:78). 
Remember that life is short

It's easy to get caught up in our own stress and anxiety. However, if we remember that our life is short and temporary, and that the everlasting life is in the Hereafter, this will put our worries in perspective. 

Do Zikr, Allah, Allah! 

"… without doubt in the remembrance (Zikr) of Allah do hearts find tranquility" (Quran 13:28). 
When your heart feels heavy with stress or grief, remember Allah and surround yourself with His Zikr. Zikr refers to all forms of the remembrance of Allah, including Salat, Tasbeeh, Tahmeed, Tahleel, making supplication (Dua), and reading Quran. 

"And your Lord says: ‘Call on Me; I will answer your (prayer)…" (Quran 40:60)
Once you have established a plan you intend to follow through on to deal with a specific issue or problem in your life, put your trust in the most Wise and the All-Knowing. "When you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah" (Quran 3: 159).
Sleep the way the Prophet slept

End your day on a positive note. Make Wudu, then think of your day. Thank Allah for all the good things you accomplished, like Zikr and Salat. Ask yourself what you did today to bring humanity together and what you did to help Muslims become servants of humanity. For everything positive, say Alhamdu lillah (Praise be to Allah). For everything negative say Astaghfirullah wa atoobo ilayk (I seek Allah's forgiveness and I turn to You [Allah]). Recite the last two chapters of the Quran, thinking and praying as you turn on your right side with your hand below your right cheek, the way the Prophet used to sleep. Then close your day with the name of Allah on your tongue. Insha Allah, you will have a good, restful night.
Make the Quran your Partner

Reading and listening to the Quran will help refresh our hearts and our minds. Recite it out loud or in a low voice. Listen to it in the car. When you are praying Nafl or extra prayers, pick it up and use it to recite portions of the Quran you are not as familiar with. Connecting to the Quran means connecting to God. Let it be a means to heal your heart of stress and worries. Invest in different recordings of the Quran and their translations. 

"O humanity! There has come to you a direction from your Lord and a cure for all [the ills] in men’s hearts - and for those who believe, a Guidance and a Mercy" (Quran 10:57). 

How Facebook Is Trying to Kill Independent Media

Is the Internet Really Free?

For years we’ve been sold the lie that the internet was the last great refuge for the freedom of speech. People talk about how the internet has helped small business and independent media sites compete with the large corporations of the world.

But is that really true anymore? Was it ever true?

What most people fail too realize, is these corporate powers have rigged the system. The whole thing is complete bullshit!  99.9% of people who use the internet use one of three search engines to find their information. They primarily use one social network to communicate with their friends and family, and most of the video and news consumed online is done so through YouTube.

What’s the problem?

That’s a lot of power in the hands of a couple large internet corporations. Now I know the powers that be would like you to believe that these corporations can do no wrong, but a growing number of people are starting to wake up to the fact that these large internet corporations are manipulating what you see, choosing when you see it and determining  how you share it with your friends and family.

“What that can’t be” you say.

Well then let me share with you a small example of how the system is becoming increasingly rigged against small independent news websites. In fact, I’ll share with you an example from our own site.

The picture above is what I have to spend in order to have my posts shared with my friends and followers on Facebook. You see, Facebook has a new policy that completely screws independent news companies and small business owners.

Even though over 15,000 people have subscribed to receive our updates, via our facebook page, the corporate bigwigs over at Facebook have decided that you no longer get to choose which type of media you actually see. If I want my posts shared with the 15,000 people who specifically asked to receive them through facebook, I will now have to pay over $75 per article. If more people subscribe, that price can get even higher.

Well, I can’t do that. I’m not selling products, I’m reporting on the news and helping people become better prepared.

So Facebook has effectively censored my posts, along with hundreds of thousands of other small business people and independent media companies, in favor of promoting posts that can now only be purchased by major media companies and large corporations.

Yes, we still have our loyal readers who come directly to the site, but how long will that last?

With a growing number of companies following the Facebook model of Censorship, the internet will soon resemble the crap we see on T.V.  – A couple of large corporations deciding what we can and can’t see, what news we can and can’t hear about and what product and services the drones should buy.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Fight back using their own technology against them. At first I though about leaving Facebook altogether, but then I realized I would be helping to perpetuate the problem. Sometimes the best way to fight the war is from within the enemy’s camp. While I refuse to share anything created by the corporate media; I will continue to share my posts (even if only a fraction of the people actually see them) I hope you’ll do the same.

While I am in no way against people making money, I would rather see small business owners  have the opportunity to compete. What’s most ironic about that statement is the fact that companies like Facebook are the ones out there talking about “greedy business owners” and supporting candidates who talk about the “evils of capitalism”, all the while screwing the small guy every chance they get.

Share and Promote independent media. The Corporate bigwigs have all the money in the world to promote their propaganda. The only way we can fight back is to start setting up our own networks and promoting each other. As part of this effort we list a number of survival websites and then promote it on ever page on this site. We will soon be setting up a section for independent news media. While technically some of these people may be our competitors; if we don’t stand together, pretty soon none of us will have a voice.

While I may not agree with everything that’s said on some of these sites, at least the opinions expressed are not scrubbed through mass media filters.

Break out of the Matrix. Although I still think we should use some of these systems to spread other independent viewpoints – especially to those who haven’t woken up – it’s time to start networking outside the system.

• Visit other independent websites.
• Join the discussion and talk to people who are commenting at the end of articles.
• Instead of wasting your time commenting on Facebook, where they decide who sees the message, start engaging in conversations with people on this site and other sites like it.

In fact, if you have a unique point of view or think you can help people that visit this site, please join the conversation.

NeoCon Lindsey Graham To Introduce Bill to Arm and Finance Israel For WW III

In November, Senator Lindsey Graham will imploreCongress to pledge US troops, defense and unlimited money to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he announce a preemptive strike against Iran. In effect, Lindsey is anticipating that the UN will dissolve the sanctions against Iran and pave the way for the US to have purpose against Iran in a military threat.

Graham is working with Senator Mike Johanna to write the resolution that will be introduced to the Senate next month. He is becoming an integral influence for the Zionist agenda in his endorsement of Netanyahu’s “red line” that is meant to demonstrate rejection of Iran’s nuclear endeavors.

There is a clear division in the US Armed Forces as to what is designated a “credible threat” and what is a politically motivated attack on a sovereign nation. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is one of these military professionals who do not want to comply with an order from the executive branch to strike Iran.

Back in February, Dempsey said that US military officials are not convinced that Iran is building “atomic armaments” and that Israel’s attack would only serve to “destabilize” the region.

Graham has been a great supporter of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) which is the largest Zionist lobby on Capitol Hill and whose influence is overwhelmingly pro-Israeli.

In August, AIPAC pushed Congress to pass HR 1905, The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which elevated Iranian sanctions already in place to tighten the financial noose around Iran’s ability to conduct business. To compound these new sanctions, foreigners weredeployed to Iran to instigate a riot earlier this month in an attempt to initiate an Arab Spring.

During the riots, boxes and garbage bins were used to start fires in the streets. Suspicious people who were not from the area were spotted by local merchants. These strangers happened to be involved in the protests. These protesters were armed with signs and memorized chants, crying “Death to this deceiving government,” and “Mahmoud, shame on you, leave politics,” that had the air of being well-orchestrated, according to observers of the disturbances.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad maintains that there is a psychological war being played in Iran by the US and Zionist-controlled Israel. He said “sanctions hurt the people, not the government.”

In America, the “export of revolution” is a philosophy of the neo-conservatism ideal that declares that “civil society should be directed and regulated by the all-powerful state (in both its political and economic domains).” Neocons, like Lindsey, adhere to the Communist-based Trotskyism and Stalinism philosophy that the domination of the state in society and the symbol of the head (as realized by the President) are as the royal decree that their power to rule is divinely imbued.

The Trotskyite ideal of “export of revolution” is manifest in the manufactured uprisings we have seen across the globe. Each one has served the purpose of toppling governments to allow the US government to install pasties who will serve US interests in their region.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the sanctions placed on his country are “foolish”. He admonished the European states as sacrificing themselves for the sake of America, and it’s foolish. This [sanctions] is a war against a nation. Of course, with the grace of God, they will be defeated by the Iranian nation in this war.”

Khamenei explained that the sanctions are obviously meant to “create problems” and that they are “illogical” and “barbaric”.

The UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have chosen to ignore Iran’s assertions that terrorists have infiltrated the agency. Yukiya Amano, chief of IAEA demanded that Iran remember that they must cooperate with the UN and explain the assertions that they are endeavoring to build a nuclear weapon.

Mark Fitzpatrick, nuclear proliferation expert for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (a globalist think-tank) stated that “Iran’s accusations against the IAEA are a new low. Increasingly cornered, they are lashing out wildly.”

The think-tank, the Institute for Science and International Security claims to have photos of nuclear bomb testing sites. These pictures allegedly were taken over 8 years ago from a satellite hovering over the Parchin facility and that Iran has been working to erase the evidence in recent months.

Jamal Abdi, director for the National Iranian American Council and nonproliferation expert, states that it is obvious that Israel and the US are joining forces against Iran. Netanyahu has been quite vocal about demanding that there be a military strike against Iran as soon as possible.

It is clear that Iran, Iraq and Syria are collaborating to defend themselves against the Zionist regime. The US is standing alongside Israel and Turkey. There has been a major increase in Turkish armory with the allocation of tanks, anti-aircraft missiles and additional troops as the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan exclaims that Turkey will strike Syria if given the green light.

This war was realized as far back as 2009 by Zionist-controlled globalists at the Brookings Institute. In a document entitled “Which Path to Persia?” the ideals and methods by which the world could be encompassed by global governance is explained.

The Zionists have a strong desire to control all natural resources and sovereign nations on the planet. Considering how rich Middle Eastern nations are, and how their land is situated strategically if the US wanted to strike China and/or Russia, there is a clear path forming in the Middle East of Zionist conquest. There is a stage being set and nations making preparations for WW III. Whether there be nuclear strikes or not, it is the goal of the Zionist regime that the Middle East be under the control of the banking cartels under technocratic rule.

Susanne Posel

NEW DANGER FOR HUMANITY

A decade ago drones were bulky looking aircraft controlled by complex computer systems requiring multiple pilots, and were reserved exclusively for military and foreign intelligence operations.

But technological advancements in just the last five years in the areas of handheld computer hardware, high definition cameras, live streaming and miniaturized flight control have radically changed the playing field and promise to revolutionize the surveillance industry in ways that are almost impossible to imagine.

This is a technology that’s a game changer. It’s been so on the military side and it will be the same on the civilian side.

Drone surveillance platforms have a wide variety of  applications in government and commercial industry, including law enforcement, fire fighting, private security, agriculture, journalism, pipeline inspection, traffic analysis, emergency preparedness, and disaster recovery.

As was the case with the invention of the computer, some people, like Wired magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson, suggest a ‘drone in every home’ is beginning to seem like a distinct possibility. From vacuuming the carpet and sweeping your patio, to walking your dog and ensuring your child gets to school safely, there’s likely no shortage of Americans who would be willing and ready to invite them into their homes.

While proponents tout the many benefits of drone technology, not everyone thinks they are as cool as they may look at first glance. Civil liberties groups and anti-drone activists note that having thousands of all-seeing-eyes in the skies over America watching our every move, listening to our conversations and even using thermal imaging to see what we’re doing in our homes poses a serious risk to personal freedoms and privacy.

Mac Slavo

US soldiers arrive in Israel for war game

Some 1,000 US troops are expected to arrive in the Occupied Territories to take part in the largest ever joint military drill with Israel, while 2,500 more American forces would participate remotely from the US and Europe.

The American soldiers have already begun arriving in the Occupied Territories to join the drill, named as Austere Challenge 2012 (AC12), which is expected to begin towards the end of October or early November. 

Lieutenant General Craig Franklin, a top American officer, said the drill “is the largest exercise in the history of the longstanding military relationship between the US and Israel,” and will last for about “three weeks.”

Similar number of Israeli forces would reportedly take part in the joint exercise. 

Franklin claimed that the military drill was not related to any developments in the Middle East. “While the scenario is driven by the overall situation in the Middle East, AC12 is not related to any specific current. AC12 is not related to national elections nor to any perceived tensions in the Middle East.event.” 

Israeli and American soldiers will train on Israel’s Iron Dome missile system. Israel will deploy its upgraded Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile batteries for the first time while the US will bring its Aegis Ballistic Missile System to Israel and install Patriot air systems as a security network. 

The drill would be the sixth in a series of large-scale joint exercises between the two allies, and is estimated to cost USD38 million, with the US' share at USD30 million. 

False Flag Terror: Federal Reserve Bank Bomb Plot Run By the FBI

By Alex Thomas

A 21-year-old Bangladeshi national has been arrested after he apparently attempted to detonate a bomb outside the Manhattan Federal Reserve.
“Agents grabbed the 21-year-old Nafis — armed with a cellphone he believed was rigged as a detonator — after he made several attempts to blow up the bomb inside a vehicle parked next to the Federal Reserve,” reported the NY Post.
Sticking to a now utterly predictable narrative, the man never actually posed a threat to any building or person due to the fact that the FBI themselves had given him the bomb.
That’s right, the corporate media and the government are now having a hay day, once again promoting the terrorist narrative and drumming up sympathy for the privately run Federal Reserve, even as they openly continue their destruction of America.
Authorities emphasized that the plot never posed an actual risk.
However, they claimed the case demonstrated the value of using sting operations to neutralize young extremists eager to harm Americans.
Corporate media reports and statements by government and law enforcement officials paint a picture of a man hell bent on the destruction of America.
Sadly, the American people simply have no legitimate reason to believe anything that the corporate media or government claims, especially when it has to do with terrorism which has historically been used to further restrict the freedoms of everyday Americans nationwide.
Whether or not Nafis would have actually carried out any sort of attack if he was not lead on by the FBI remains unknown at this time.
What is known is that the FBI has staged literally dozens of “pretend” terror plots where their actions and help were the only reason that the supposed terrorist even had a chance to do any harm whatsoever.
In 2011, Mother Jones began to release a series of award winning reports that conclusively proved that the FBI essentially hatches almost ALL terror plots in the US.
A subsequent article by RT summed up the facts perfectly.
“The report reveals that the FBI regularly infiltrates communities where they suspect terrorist-minded individuals to be engaging with others.
Regardless of their intentions, agents are sent in to converse within the community, find suspects that could potentially carry out “lone wolf” attacks and then, more or less, encourage them to do so.

By providing weaponry, funds and a plan, FBI-directed agents will encourage otherwise-unwilling participants to plot out terrorist attacks, only to bust them before any events fully materialize.”

In another report also in the Mother Jones series, the top 6 terror patsies and their ridiculous stories are revealed.

The supposed terrorists range from literally broke losers and wannabe ninjas to big talkers who would most likely have little to no chance of pulling off any sort of attack without direct help from authorities.

Broke-ass losers. Big talkers. Ninja wannabes. How dangerous are the FBI’s sting targets?

The corporate media is also claiming that the supposed Federal Reserve bomb plot mastermind may have links to al Qaeda terror networks in the middle east.

“The defendant “reported having connections” to al Qaeda, prosecutors said. But there was no allegation that he received training or direction from the terrorist group. Nafis was living in Queens,” reported CBS.

This has to be confusing to most Americans considering that for the last 6 months this same group of corrupt corporate media networks has promoted the US governments direct support of al Qaeda insurgents in Libya and Syria.

Basically, the American people are expected to be so stupid that on one hand they are supposed to be scared of the attempted bombing of a Federal Reserve building by al Qaeda while at the same time supporting them in at least two other nations.

We most likely will never know whether or not Nafis was what we would call a real terrorist but, regardless of this, the fact remains that the government has a long history of supporting al Qaeda on one hand and staging terror plots to be blamed on them on the other.

It is also important to mention that when the NYPD police chief goes on national TV, completely ignoring the fact that the FBI has ran almost every terror plot since 9/11, and claims that the threat to New York will be there for years to come, he is doing this because his JOB and his police forces Orwellian and ridiculous police actions are on the line.

If the American people as a whole knew that most if not all the police state security measures that have been taken to supposedly thwart terror attacks were actually being set up to control everyday Americans, the backlash would be severe and instant.

Global Terrorists or New World Order?

What’s in a Name?

For all the truth seekers who care about justice, accountability, individual freedom, the Constitutionand the American way here is a question. Are we fighting to expose the globalists who have hijacked democracy, freedom and the constitution to impose their will on the masses? Yes we are. Many people call this the “new world order” and rightly so as George H.W. Bush and many others have coined this phrase in the past and it has become a commonly used term to refer to the so called global elite plan for world domination. Let take a closer look however, at this topic of names and titles. Anyone who knows a thing or two about marketing and brand building knows that sometimes it’s all in the name.

For those that understand what is happening globally and understand how the central bankers, financial elite, politicians and military have sequestered their influence and power to form this current system, which was referred to by President Dwight Eisenhower as the ‘Military Industrial Complex’, I want to suggest that this so called “new world order” should be kept in the right context. By that I mean let’s use this term only when it applies. For example; The “new world order” is the term they have used to refer to the structure of their plans as it relates to the world. They however, carefully chose this name.

Let’s examine this closer: “New” implies that it is something that is not old and has never existed. People love “new” things. “New” things usually have value if for no other reason than because it’s new. New things are also generally associated with satisfaction, happiness, excitement and elation however examining these characteristics one can see that there is nothing “exciting”, “elating” or happiness rendering about a global government that is prepared to control all human activity and stifle every form of dissent.

Then there is the word “World”. While the word “world” is not a bad or unkind word in any way it does however, when contrasted with terms such as ‘Nation States’ and ‘National Sovereignty’, ring a different kind of bell. In terms of securing national sovereignty and individual freedom suddenly the notion of ‘world’ can present a major threat to that sovereignty. The founding fathers understood the importance of having MULTIPLE checks and balances of legal and moral responsibilities and authority. They understood the importance of ‘separation of powers’ and the importance of not allowing power to be coalesced into the hands a few. This prevention of coalescence is fundamental to healthy and happy human living. If there are any lessons that we can take from this battle for prevention of global domination by a few this is definitely one of them. Power must be kept separated and in the hands of as many people as possible. This is a fundamental principle recognized by the founding fathers, let us not ignore this lesson.

Finally there is the term “Order”. Order implies something good, organized, free of stress and confusion, and maybe even godly. Order also implies that you have nothing to fear because things are comfortably in place, chaos is missing and things are right. Nothing can be farther from the truth. The globalist plans for global domination is only “orderly” from the ‘masters’ point of view. They will gladly exterminate three-quarters of humanity in an ‘orderly’ manner and continue with their business. Beware of this deceptive term. There could never be order for humanity when psychopaths are in control and lies are the norm. Order cannot be achieved when human life is disregarded and human suffering is looked the other way upon. There is nothing stress relieving, comfortable or right about human behavior being monitored and controlled by the wishes of a few psychopaths. Nature in fact teaches us that randomness, spontaneity, constant change, adaptation and evolution is the norm. One cannot try to engineer and interfere with nature. Attempting to artificially impose “order” on a planet of over 6 billion amazing sovereign human beings is an experiment out of a Frankenstein movie. It is the manifestation of the psychopath mentality.

For these reasons we should focus on what the globalist really are. They are global terrorists in the process of implementing their global terror plans on the rest of humanity. Their true nature is being fully revealed to humanity in an accelerated manner. Humanity can now identify who these global terrorists are, what they want, how they operate and where they want to go with their agenda. To see their plans is to stop their plans. Humanity can now begin the momentum against these global terrorists that is long overdue. They know that their time is running out and that soon, enough of humanity will be awakened to their plans and their identities and they will be systematically removed from power and punished accordingly.

Until then, please consider the difference between what and who someone is and what ideology they represent versus what they WANT to be called or how they want to be viewed. In psychology this is referred to as the way a person wants to be perceived which is often quite different from the way a person is actually perceived by the world around them. Since there are a lot more of us who understand the global terror plans of the one world government, we are choosing to call this movement what it is; a criminal plan of atrocities and oppression on the human race for the benefit of criminals who temporarily happen to be in positions of power. The name they have chosen as the representation of their plans is just another marketing campaign for their product that makes it sound likable. As we have seen, nothing could be further from the truth so please consider how you refer to these criminals and their plans and use the phrase carefully.

Finally, the “new world order” blueprint these criminals have designed is the very proof of why we must continue to fight to expose and eventually dissolve this ideology. Humanity will get there in due time. Let us all continue this fight and let the chips fall where they may. For humanity that is good news, for the globalists not so good.

BERNIE SAUREZ