From: Infowars.com

Melissa Melton
Infowars.com
October 25, 2012

“I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…”

So begins the Oath of Enlistment for the U.S. military, but in an explosive interview with a National Guard whistleblower shown below, soldiers are now being advised they will be ordered to break that oath should civil unrest erupt across the country.

Referred to only as “Soldier X” under promise of anonymity, an Army National Guardsman spoke via phone with Infowars Nightly News Producer Rob Dew regarding a recent briefing his unit underwent on actions the military would take in the event that an Obama election loss sparked rioting in America’s streets.

Citing not only recent widespread threats to riot if Mitt Romney were to become the next U.S. president, but threats to actually assassinate him should he win, Soldier X’s superiors dispensed plans of how the National Guard would be responsible for “taking over” and quelling such unrest. Read more »

When consumers pay more, writes Evan Fraser, farmers get more. It’s volatility that does the real damage

BY EVAN FRASER, OTTAWA CITIZEN

According to a recent United Nations report, food prices are rising again. Since 2008, the world has been treated to a roller-coaster of commodity price rises and crashes. While we Westerners are somewhat buffered from these changes – only a small amount of our grocery bill is actually spent on commodities whereas the majority of our money goes to packaging, processing and retail – this may still spell bad news for people all over the world. In 2008, food price rises triggered riots in dozens of cities. In 2010, they were the opening act in the drama of the Arab Spring.

But seeing rising food prices as a harbinger of the apocalypse is the wrong way to look at the situation. In fact, higher prices may actually be a godsend. Low prices, by contrast, are a real problem. Read more »