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Intel Wants a Chip Implant in Your Brain (continued)
by LIN EDWARDS (PHYSORG.COM)

Intel Wants a Chip Implant in Your Brain

Pomerleau said that with human beings and machines converging in many ways, people will want to give up the need for an interface such as a keyboard, mouse or remote control and operate the devices using their brain waves. Pomerleau believes that some time within the next decade or so people will be "more committed" to the idea of the brain implants.

Pomerleau said a headset incorporating brain sensing technology to operate a computer is close, and the next step is to develop the tiny brain implant, which would be much less cumbersome for the user.

Associate Professor Charles Higgins of the University of Arizona predicts people will be using hybrid computers using a combination of living tissue and technology within 10 to 15 years. Researchers at his University have successfully built a robot guided by the eyes and brain of a moth. Researchers with Toyota are also working in the area, have developed a wheelchair controlled by brain waves.

While it seems unlikely many people would volunteer for the Intel chip implant at present, it could have applications for people who are unable to move, such as quadriplegics.

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Fort Hood-Winked Conspiracy 'Legend' Full of Holes (continued)
by DON NICOLOFF (IDAHO OBSERVER)

Fort Hood-Winked Conspiracy 'Legend' Full of Holes

Hasan was shot in the crossfire, initially pronounced dead, but later "in stable condition," "critical condition," "in a coma," and finally, "resting comfortably while recovering from four gunshot wounds."

On Friday, the 13th of November, Hasan was officially charged for the murder of 13 victims and 30 wounded, the list reflecting one additional death.

Contrary to media reports and press conferences conducted by base commander Lt. General Robert W. Cone, there were multiple accounts of "automatic weapons fire" heard by base personnel attending a graduation ceremony, by soldiers living in the barracks, theater employees, and by other base employees.

In fact, there were at least three separate incidents occurring on the base, according to independent reports made by witnesses outside of the MSM. One such report described two soldiers who were slated to be deployed in Afghanistan being counseled by Major Hasan within their quarters at the base barracks, not in the processing center. The two soldiers had declared that attempts to force them into deployment "would be met with force."

It was alleged by those witnesses that Hasan, a practicing Muslim, was blamed for the incident in order to quash rumors of insubordination and low morale among vociferous Army personnel against the war in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Middle East.

If this assessment is true, then it is apparent that Major Hasan's Palestinian heritage, along with his Muslim faith, became the major foundation for a military/media coverup of immense proportions. The public's reaction to the 'facts' indicates that the cover story has, so far, met with a modicum of success.

However, a precursory examination of Major Nidal Malik Hasan's background and medical qualifications paints an entirely different picture. The Pentagon would certainly have taken those facts into consideration prior to promoting him to the status of 'Major', an unlikely promotion, unless his mission was other than that revealed through public records.

An independent investigation by The I/O reveals discrepancies in the aforementioned timelines, along with numerous aliases that dispute both the factual and chronological bases of the official story. We will attempt to indicate and elucidate facts which have either been exaggerated or obfuscated, in order to conceal Major Hasan's covert role in the Pentagon's MK-Ultra Mind Control program.

It should then become clear to the reader that the Ft. Hood shootings were likely a diversionary tactic intended to misdirect attention away from another covert operation occurring simultaneously on the base. We will also reveal the covert operation which, in the minds of the perpetrators of that event, necessitated such a diversion.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan's Palestinian roots According to the 'official' background investigation conducted by two consultants, the Northeast Intelligence Network and Canada Free Press, who appear, by implication, to have been subcontracted by the Department of Homeland Security, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's parents were Malik Awakallah Hasan, 52 (August 7, 1946 - April 16, 1998) and Hanan Ismail (Nora) Hasan, 49 (January 15, 1952 - May 30, 2001).

Both were young immigrants from Palestine who succeeded in business, owning the Capitol Restaurant, the Mount Olive Grill and Bar, and the Community Grocery Store on Elm Avenue in Roanoke, VA. Malik emigrated at age 16 and Nora, his wife, "as a young girl." Mrs. Hasan "followed her husband to Roanoke in 1986," one year after his arrival there. [Obituary: The Roanoke Times, VA, April 18, 1998 and Obituary: The Roanoke Times, May 31, 2001.]

Background checks on Malik Awakallah Hasan and Hanan Ismail (Nora) Hasan reveal quite a different story. Both have used aliases, a fact which leads directly to associations within and outside of U.S./international intelligence communities. What we are not told in their respective obituaries is why there was a separation of at least one year when Malik went to Roanoke, VA in 1985 to begin his career as a restauranteur/grocer. And though Malik developed the restaurants and grocery store without the aid of Hasan, she is credited as having been the driving force behind their success.

How Malik Awakallah Hasan financed the purchases of three food outlets is unknown, especially when virtually no information about his education and prior vocation(s) is available. Though "he died in 1998," virtually no official death record for a "Malik Awakallah Hasan" exists worldwide. Death records are also suspiciously absent for "Hanan Ismail (Nora) Hasan."

Neither Malik nor Hanan had Social Security numbers, so one could rightfully conclude that their names were aliases. Other than obituary references, the couple's lives seemed to materialize and then dematerialize into the same thin air. However, their aliases would tell a different story. The Hasan family's home at 666 Ramada Rd., Vinton, VA was a few miles east of Roanoke, the location of the family's food businesses. The house was sold to Alma Jerkovic, who purchased it "ten years ago."

Further to the west lies Blacksburg, home of Virginia Tech, where Nidal Malik Hasan is alleged to have enrolled as an ROTC candidate, earning a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the Center for Applied Behavior Systems, a U.S. psychological warfare training center.

Major Hasan's secret research expertise

According to official records, Maj. Hasan attended graduate school and received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD in 2003 — home of MK-ULTRA, the military's covert mind-control program.

Hasan was also a researcher for the military's U.S. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, whose web site mysteriously disappeared off the Internet shortly after the Ft. Hood shootings.

It is also alleged that Maj. Hasan had been researching Radio Hypnotic Antra-Cerebral-Control Electronic Dissolution of Memory (RHIC-EDAM), a CIA project. The 'official' references to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's military career and his medical education are questionable at best. A mid-level officer designation would likely have afforded him a high security clearance.

The www.vahealthprovider.com (Virginia Board of Medicine, Practitioner Information) web site refers to him as "Nidal Malik Hasan, MD," certification number, "0101238630." All of Hasan's entries were updated on 10/13/09, though no certifications or publications are listed to date. Hasan was transferred to Ft. Hood in July, 2009.

The Virginia BofM also lists post-graduate studies in "Psychiatry, WRAMC [Walter Reed Army Medical Center], Washington, D.C., USA, Year Residency Completed: 2007. Disaster and Preventative Psychiatry, USUHS/WRAMC, Bethesda, MD, USA, Year Fellowship Completed: 2009." Hasan's primary practice address: Darnall Army Medical Center, 36000 Darnall Loop, Ft. Hood, TX 76544. Phone: 301-547-1599.

The phone number, also printed on Hasan's business card, is an "unlisted" landline in Bethesda, MD. Evidently, it was protocol to have calls forwarded to Bethesda, MD, despite his being reassigned to Ft. Hood.

In spite of his "poor performance" at WRAMC, he was allowed to continue his psychiatric practice in Texas, though "due to soon be deployed in Afghanistan." The explanation for his shooting rampage, put forth by the media, was communicated within his Internet blog postings, where he voiced his opposition to war in the Middle East. We have yet to hear, firsthand, Hasan's opinions on the matter, though.

Major Hasan's secret identities Following an intuitive hunch, the author suspected the "Malik" name was an alias, and if so, the aliases found in various databases might reveal the real identities of the "Hasan" clan.

Inconsistencies in the spelling of Nidal's name hinted of a coverup. One article published by huffingtonpost.com referred to the Ft. Hood shooter as "Malik Nadal Hasan" [sic.], and yet another referred to his birth name as "Abduwali Malik Hasan."

Genealogical searches under those names were fruitless, though aliases, relatives, and associates provided clues to "Nidal Malik Hasan's" true identity. An alleged relative/associate of Nidal Malik Hasan is "Ali Zein" (alternately "Elzein," "El-Zein," "El Zein," "Al-Zein," "Al Zein," "Zain," "Al Zain," "Mozain," and "Al Reda"). These aliases lead to photos and vocational descriptions in information technology fields, including computer software design, computer electronics, and state-of-the-art cell phone batteries, to name a few.

The aliases also reveal that "Major Nidal Malik Hasan" was the least publicized of several personalities advertised on various web sites. Following the "Ali Zein" lead, court documentation of divorce proceedings and subsequent appeals revealed the likely identities of Hasan's (aka Ali Zein) parents, "Ezzat M. Zein," and "Nora H. (Burgan) Zein." A summary of the case revealed "hidden assets," i.e. "the sale of a restaurant and undeclared annual payments," received and unreported by Ezzat Zein, in the amount of $36,000. Nora Zein was seeking an amendment to the original divorce decree based upon those discovered assets. Ezzat was seeking relief from child support for one of his three children who had recently turned age 18. The "Hasans," coincidentally, also had three children.

The number of known aliases are too numerous for the purpose of discussion. However, addresses in Washington, D.C.; Herndon, Falls Church, Fairfax, Alexandria, Vinton, and Roanoke, VA; Stone Mountain, GA; and others in TX, IA, MO, FL and CA match those belonging to the Hasans.

Conveniently, there are no photos of Malik and Hanan Hasan, though their aliases reveal a few surprises. Ali Zein provided ample glue to assist us in connecting the dots. The significance of the "Malik" name relates to previously unknown investment companies which share common locations with the aforementioned aliases.

International Currency Review publisher/editor Christopher Story recently revealed the "Malik" dimension as it relates to international money laundering and the financial conduits which fund al-Queda, a CIA-sponsored terrorist network.

In a November 10th, 2009 (www.worldreports.org) article, "Barack Obama Faces Veterans' Day Deadline to Comply,” Story wrote: "The Malik trail identifies the following linkages: Malik Investments Inc., Carrollton, Texas; Malik Investments Llc., Charlotte, NC; Malik Investments Inc., Stone Mountain, GA; Ilyas Malik, Chief Manager, Habib Bank, Zurich (previously Branch Manager at the Baker Street branch, London); Malik Management Zentrum, St. Gallen Seminare AG; Malik Enterprise, based at Anaheim, CA; Malik Enterprises Llc., Key Biscayne, FL; Malik Holdings Inc., Oxon Hill, MD; Malik Trading Corporation, Madison GA; Malik's Corporation, Washington DC."

Concurrent with I/O findings, most of the (above) locations mirror those found in conjunction with the Hasan/Zein/El Zein aliases and their various spellings.

Houses, apartment complexes, condominiums, shopping plazas, malls, office buildings, restaurants, grocery stores, motels, hotels, realtors, and banks are among the typical money-laundering vehicles used to funnel funds into al-Queda cells.

Nidal Malik Hasan: The alter egos of a 'patsy' Using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other Internet social databases, MK-ULTRA figures post photographs and other biographical information which reveal their associations and/or ties to organized crime.

"Nidal Malik Hasan" did not post his image or name in such databases, though his handlers and the media did that on his behalf. Hasan's aliases reveal a network of 'friends' (operatives) who are associated with each of his alter egos.

The alter egos, identified by aliases and accompanying photos, perform various missions or are associated with specific financial transactions. Hasan's alleged original first name is "Abduwali," (abbreviated "Ali.") and "Abdullah" when referencing some of his aliases. It should also be noted that his email address is "abduwali.hasan@us.army.mil."

Based on the information found in his parents' divorce transcripts, his official last name would be "Zein" and/or any of his chosen variations. (See below) Abdullah Ahmed Al Mozain (Jordan) Major (Abduwali) Nidal Malik Hasan Ali El-Zein Ali Al Reda Since Malik and Hanan Hasan are aliases, Nidal Malik Hasan's name is an alias intended to hide his true identity.

The parents 'died', allowing them to assume their undercover identities. So why would "Nidal Malik Hasan" have been the chosen 'patsy' for a false-flag event at Ft. Hood?

'Malik' refers to the tax-free real estate investment companies used to finance terrorist activities, both in the U.S. and abroad.

Banking scams, hypothecated derivatives/hedge funds, real estate foreclosures/transfers/sales, and drug smuggling also finance highly organized terrorist organizations and their activities.

Ft. Hood: Behind the veiled curtain

In direct conflict with claims that the Hasan family was from Palestine, Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison stated that the Hasans "were from Jordan."

What did she know about Hasan that led her to make such a claim? The significance of that statement is directly related to what really occurred at Ft. Hood, behind the chaos of mass murder and automatic weapons fire.

British financial analyst Christopher Story alluded to George W. and Laura Bush's secret visit to Ft. Hood shortly after the shootings. Bush had asked for anonymity, though a Los Angeles Times photo spread and story depicted the Bushes consoling the bereaved families of shooting victims.

It was later learned, according to Story's financial intelligence updates, that George H.W. Bush was seen at the base as well. Those visits, according to Story's intelligence sources, were related to the orchestrated theft of "Chinese Boxes" stored at the base near the airstrip.

The boxes contained bank notes (Series 1933-1934), gold, and other valuables, all collateralised by 10,000 tons of gold, given to the U.S. by China, in order to establish a new currency in Iraq post-Saddam Hussein.

The boxes were originally shipped to — you guessed it — Jordan — some 15 years ago. Once waylaid, the 55 pallets of stolen loot were surreptitiously returned to Ft. Hood, where they remained until November 5, 2009.

The shootings provided the necessary diversion to draw attention away from the heist underway at the airstrip. Helicopters flying overhead added to the noise level, thereby masking the sound of a C-130 transport plane which was seen taking off during the confusion — with some or all of the 55 pallets — less noticable.

Story concluded that Chinese secret service agents intercepted the delivery at an unnamed location, thus, retrieving their stolen property.

Previous reports had Bush 41 at high-level meetings in Germany, while Angela Merkel signed financial documents in Washington, D.C.

It was speculated that Bush would likely sabotage any agreements by colluding with associates at Deutschebank in Germany. It was later learned that both Bush 41 and 43 had made the trip to Killeen, TX, obviously to monitor financial activities.

The secrecy was requested to prevent Bush's partners in crime, Bill and Hillary Clinton, from learning of the heist. The news reached the Clintons, causing a rift in their embezzlement partnership.

Blowback from Operation "Malik"

The media spin surrounding the Ft. Hood shootings is designed to hoodwink the unwary while fomenting further anti-Muslim hatred. It is apparent that "Nidal Malik Hasan" (aka Ali Zein) was specially chosen for the role he played as a crazed gunman intent on avoiding deployment to Afghanistan.

Whether he was aware of his actions, or not, depends on the level of MK-ULTRA mind control he received at Virginia Tech, the underground base at Blacksburg, VA, or at the WRAMC in Bethesda, MD.

For the time being, he will remain the patsy.

Web postings attributed to him were likely planted by intelligence operatives in order to establish a pretext for his actions. We have yet to hear his account of the events on November 5, 2009.

The CIA/Mossad connections of the "Hasan" clan are obvious when following the trail of real estate fraud and money laundering. Both organizations are the co-creators of al-Queda, and their newly-acquired wealth may very likely have been intended to finance an attack on Iran.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, what false-flag event will they plan next?

Based on these revelations, the inevitable blowback will likely result in a 'return to sender'.

Stay tuned for further updates...

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Thursday, November 05, 2009
A Battery-Free Implantable Neural Sensor
A tiny radio chip implanted in a moth harvests power and senses neural activity.
By Kate Greene
Thanks to the shrinking size of electronics, researchers have been exploring increasingly sophisticated implantable devices, paving the way for new prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces. But a big challenge has been how to deliver power to electronic components embedded within the body.

Now electrical engineers at the University of Washington have developed an implantable neural sensing chip that needs less power. Other wireless medical devices, such as cochlea or retinal implants, rely on inductive coupling, which means the power source needs to be centimeters away. The new sensor platform, called NeuralWISP, draws power from a radio source up to a meter away.

The device contains a microprocessor powered by a commercial radio-frequency reader that doubles as a data-collection device. The same equipment is used to power and read information from radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. In experiments, the researchers used the new device to sense central nervous system activity in a moth in order to study its locomotion.

There have been some advances in reducing the size of neural implants recently, but the majority of implantable devices are still relatively cumbersome. These devices typically require multiple components--such as a clock for timing operations and an antenna for communication and power-harvesting--that are quite large compared to the transistors on the microcontroller, says Brian Otis, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington and lead researcher on NeuralWISP.

"You can have millions of transistors on a chip less that's less than a cubic millimeter in volume, but the problem is with the extra parts," says Otis. "Our goal is to shrink everything onto a single chip and reduce the power consumption of these components so that the chip can be wirelessly powered."

The NeuralWISP is a collection of smaller, more low-power components, such as a specialized signal amplifier, on a circuit board just over two centimeters long. A future version will integrate all components onto a single chip that's one millimeter by two millimeters in size. The circuitry converts usable power from the reader--roughly 430 microwatts--to a voltage that can turn on the microcontroller. This microcontroller, in turn, controls the sensor and its timer, and runs instructions that allow data to be sent back to the reader.

One of the main ways to save power, says Otis, was to reduce how often the sensor measured electrical signals produced by neurons. The researchers programmed the microcontroller to "wake up" when an electrical spike occurred, and record only the signals that were above a certain threshold. "Neuroscientists are interested in the spike rate," says Otis. "We don't digitize the entire brain waveform."

In addition to a handful of low-power circuit design considerations, researchers built a small signal amplifier that boosts the electrical signal from neurons while minimizing electrical noise. For this, they split the incoming signal into two parts. The amount of incoming electricity from neural activity is the same, but by splitting it between a pair of transistors within the circuit, the amount of noise is cut in half.

In the moth experiment, researchers tested the battery-free system by collecting data on electrical signals from the moth's wing muscles. The tests showed the frequency with which the moth flapped its wings. The results are published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems; the researchers also discussed the work at a summit on Wireless Identification and Sensing Platforms (WISP) in Berkeley, CA, on Tuesday. The current system is too large to allow the moth to fly freely, but an upcoming chip, which will be presented in February, is small enough to enable unencumbered flight, says Otis.

"Most implantable devices have used lower frequencies," says Josh Smith, principal engineer at Intel, and organizer of the WISP Summit. A lower frequency also means that the devices must be read at close range, he adds. Using commercial RFID readers, says Smith, allows the device to be powered and data to be read from further away. However, he says it's still an open question whether the antenna will maintain the long range once implanted in animal tissue, because the signal might be absorbed. "Measuring moths is a good fit for this approach, since the antenna does not have to go inside the animal's tissue," he says.

Arto Nurmikko, professor of engineering at Brown, agrees, saying that it's useful to measure neural activity in moths, "but the real challenges and application potential emerge in work with primates."

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