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Thursday, April 11, 2013
The Truth About North Korea
North Korea is one of the only places left on Earth that openly opposes American imperialism, international banking and corporate colonialism. The current negative news blitz about North Korea looks like typical Western propaganda preparing the population for a coming military action against them. This 2012 documentary simply titled "Propaganda" is an absolutely amazing must-see film. Written by an anonymous North Korean professor and sponsored by the North Korean government, "Propaganda" exposes a multitude of important topics such as false-flags, religion, and media indoctrination. Narrated from the perspective of a North Korean national it is fascinating to see this in-depth analysis of Western culture from one of America's most fabled enemies. Watch the entire film above or in 10 parts starting here and post your thoughts below.
28 comments:
- Eric Dubay said...
Interesting note: That graphic about Iran, Cuba and No. Korea being the only 3 countries left without a Rothschild controlled central bank - back in 2000 there were 7: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Sudan were on the list...
Western imperialism = financial domination of the world. - August 5, 2012 at 3:27 AM
1:05:01 sums it up how the more powerful regard the meek
- August 5, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Its funny how its a propaganda film about propaganda still mostly relevant to a western world though. Good find Eric!
- August 6, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Truly horrified by how much and how long Americans have been dumbed down... I feel that "propaganda" has definitely kept me uninformed as to the immensity of America's foreign activities... again, I'm just dumbfounded and feeling duplicitous due to my own hypnotisation! I did view this with caution due to source however, I saw considerable truth. Always thought I was educated and well-informed. Since my disillusionment with Fox (Faux) News, I've been trolling the Internet for news; quite an "awakening" as well as, frightening. Awake and involved now - Thank You. Just purchased your new book. Keep up the good work!
- August 6, 2012 at 9:22 PM
- Eric Dubay said...
Yeah, all the over-the-top verbage about their "eternal president" at the beginning was clear NK propaganda, but the rest of the film certainly did a good job of exposing Western propaganda from a really fascinating perspective. Thanks for supporting me with the book purchase Anonymous! Be sure to let me know what you thought of it when you finish :) Still all positive reviews so far! Peace
- August 6, 2012 at 9:53 PM
And how many of those countries have freedom of speech and high speed internet for all?
- August 6, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Eric, great work as always, listen, call me skeptical but this film (yes, I watched it) somehow reflects western production values, style and mindset with information aimed exclusively at a western audience, not at the North Korean "resistance". Basically, when you compare this, for example, to Vice's video series "a guide to North Korea" something just does not add up. Also the 5 W's at this point are kinda dubious and nothing more that a fairytale. ...am I wrong here?
Wolfe-Germany - August 7, 2012 at 4:18 AM
"... all the over-the-top verbage about their "eternal president" at the beginning was clear NK propaganda...."
Remember that this is a translation, both linguistically and culturally. I think it's similar to the British tradition of calling members of parliament and judges honourable, or the aristocracy royal highness.
The presentation of materialist westerners was hilarious.
The problem is that the most effective propaganda is much more subtle, much deeper. It's in the very language and symbols themselves.
As an example, take the way that animal names are used as derogative terms: dog, pig, snake, rat, cockroach, worm, etc—propaganda that supports our exploitation and abuse of nature. Even cuddly flip-flop wearing environmentalists talk in terms of rare species and maintaining diversity, rather than framing individual animals as having lives of value. Even "in-the-know" conspiracy theorists disparage the sleeping masses as sheeple.
It's these deeper, more subtle forms of propaganda that I'd like to see through, clear out, move beyond.
NImbsky - August 7, 2012 at 8:15 AM
The film presents a lot of good information and truth, but I feel like it's the new "Zeitgiest," in that it's core message being to rid God completely. I believe the Pope and the church have been using religion to control the masses, and today's leaders of all churches far and wide use religion as a front to control people. However, the film fails to present thte good in the Bible, and fails to point out that Christians today are mostly false Christians following pagan traditions that were incorporated into the religion during the Roman Empire. I believe that without God or a moral code to follow, there can never be freedom. According to Albert Pike, one of their primary goals is to destroy the God of the Bible, Christianity, Islam, and Atheism as well.
- August 8, 2012 at 10:29 AM
scary how dead on this film is, i have to admit the western propaganda in the past always got me to think NK was loco without much effort.
Best part of the video is the guy buying the iphone and being treated like a hero - August 9, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Propaganda is how they keep Americans stupid and dumb as rocks over here.
I love the racist propaganda movies that Hollywood makes. I mean, it's just down right hilarious how they spin those movies out trying to make you hate every other culture, every other race, every other country and then they say they aren't racist.
It don't take much for their propaganda to make people think down on everyone outside of this country. Then they wonder why people hate this country so bad outside of the U.S. and why they think people over here are so racist, the fact is it's everywhere, and they are.
You also notice with Hollywood propaganda, the message in the end is always the same "Americans save the day" or something else stupid that goes along with the fact of Americans are so bad ass and invincible.
Iran and North Korea and Cuba don't have a Rothchild's banking system and think about all the propaganda they spin to make you hate those countries. They absolutely want you to think Iran is some demon out there. They hate Cuba, always have. But they never tell you WHY Cuba hates America so bad, or the real reason they killed Che Guevarra. North Korea is actually the funny one. They hate them so bad, but at the same time, it's like they want someone to bully around.
- February 25, 2013 at 12:40 AM
I very much feel that that americans are very materialistic to the point of it allowing themselves to be manipulated by the powers that be, and while i would normally love a movie like this, and while it is very true as well that many of the countries we are told to hate are done so for imperialist reasons, Nk is one of those countries that i feel, and not because we are told so, should very much not exactly hate, but it is a very terrible place, i know someone had a comment about how the eternal president "propaganda" is like the english having their own titles and the like, after very much studying of the NK government as well as the country as a whole i can say without a doubt that it is the cult of personality around the kim family, not the same thing at all... and while they did have some very accurate information, their culture itself is almost as if in just one place on earth there is a NWO, everything about how the lives are controlled, monitored, and then punished.. is what i believe a very strict world government would like to live under... now this post inst about mainy the information in the video which i said i believe to be true (in most regards) but the source from the country of NK itself, just because we are lied to all the time about who we must love and hate, and that one of the ones we are told to hate IS NK, doesnt mean that none of those country's are bad places with depending on how you compare "worse than" america itself... yes we torture and kidnap, but not on the scale and the knowingly evil way that they do so many more terrible things on a scale under a single party, single person autocratic rule...
- February 27, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Now they are making mainstream news with the propaganda stuff that North Korea is making.
Let me translate what the media says:
"They are making us look stupid!"
Well DUH!!! You pretty much are stupid! Just the other day I ran into something that literally told me he never heard of dog fighting until the Michael Vick scandal. I was like well DUH the media wants to keep you in the dark as much as possible.
North Korea can expose Americans left and right, and it's always the same excuse "they hate us cause we're better than them". Sometimes I flat out hate the people in this country because they are so fucking stupid they don't understand logic and common sense. They have their precious Fox News and CNN to make them feel they are the center of attention.
Just look at the whole idea of "American Dream" it's basically make money and buy shit you don't need. That's it. Key word is NEED. I see it more than I wish, people blow all their money on little crap they don't need, then they wonder why they are so broke all the time. - March 25, 2013 at 11:38 AM
- Eric Dubay said...
Truther Girl Sonya's got it right:
North Korea Nuclear Threat: Is It Real? - April 11, 2013 at 5:51 AM
- Unknown said...
"Sometimes I flat out hate the people in this country because they are so fucking stupid"
About as stupid as you people buying into this shit.. One question do you think it is ok for North Korea to have nuclear weapons? Let me answer that for you just to show you how dumb you are... You don't think North Korea is after nuclear weapons. You think it's all propaganda by the U.S. media and the Rothschild. One other question if you are so against the American material way of life could you please describe to us what we could find if we entered your house? Don't bother replying to any of this, I see you people as the stupid ones who follow some Atlantean conspiracy theory. I doubt seriously if this will be posted since this site will censor what I have to say.. - April 11, 2013 at 6:02 PM
Hi Eric,
Dreg Hunter here. You just followed me on Twitter which I'm totally new on. I've emailed you in the past and got no response. ? (the net isn't ours)
If you're for real, you'll love our efforts!
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www.LibertyKennedy.com - April 11, 2013 at 6:42 PM
- Andriulli said...
Albert Pikes letter was a hoax by Leo Taxil. I also don't know if I believe Pike created the KKK or if that is disinfo like MLKjr being unfaithful to his wife.
- April 13, 2013 at 2:03 AM
- Eric Dubay said...
Hi Dreg Hunter, I try to respond to every mailing I get but sometimes things get lost in my spam filter. Maybe you can try mailing me again? Your websites have some very good, very controversial content. Keep up the great work pointing the finger where it belongs ;-) Peace
- April 13, 2013 at 5:45 AM
Hey Eric,
I somehow stumbled to your site a few weeks back. Over this time there has been some verying interestig point of views and information that makes one step back and ask some serious questions...
Thanks for the efforts on your end to bring these thought provoking subjects to mind.
- Finding my way to the real non manufactured reality. - April 13, 2013 at 9:03 PM
- Eric Dubay said...
Thanks for the comment Anonymous! :) Glad to hear you're open to and interested in these important issues.
- April 13, 2013 at 10:59 PM
- Andriulli said...
The biggest failure in the various truther communities is not the continued cooperation by our fellow silent majority with the globalists/zionists/weapons contractors etc
Our biggest failure is in creating an alternative lifestyle. We have absolutely no solution beyond "bankrupt yourself and family!" aka abandoning wage slavery. Or complain on the Internet and streets, aka activism, and expect the same silent majority who allows the corruption to continue; to all of a sudden wake up and change from their core ideologies.
When, where, who, what will it take for Freeman safe havens? Will we ever unite, or will we just complain? Idk anymore. - April 16, 2013 at 6:42 AM
- Unknown said...
I know this may have nothing to do with the discussion on here about N.Korea in particular, but just putting it out there that I have a blog site now, which, although not much, is sufficient.
One of my poems does talk about the Korean crisis.
Regards - April 16, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Thanks 4 Sharing Eric ! Very Much Appreciated My Friend !
SenecaCase - April 17, 2013 at 10:16 AM
Thanks 4 Sharing Eric ! Very Much Appreciated My Friend !
SenecaCase - April 17, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Some articles I finished on propaganda and TV
I have one more article to go in this series before I move on. Hope you enjoy them, I remember telling you I'd send them to you when I was done with them.
Is there a way I can add that "Join this site" thingy on the side of your page to my blog? I don't know how to add that, but have been trying to figure it out for ages. Hope you're doing well and enjoy my recent articles! - April 29, 2013 at 5:38 PM
@ Eric: You said,"Interesting note: That graphic about Iran, Cuba and No. Korea being the only 3 countries left without a Rothschild controlled central bank - back in 2000 there were 7: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Sudan were on the list..."
I think that is an interesting point and some of the thoughts and beliefs in the NK video are very thought provoking. I do not think that there is enough information on the USA-North Korean affairs to declare that I know anything except that we there is a lack of information. Till then and even if North Korea were hypothetically evil, I strongly believe in bringing the USA troops home from South Korea and in that region so that the existing powers in that region can handle it. The USA is furthering its bankruptcy and I think if our economy is going to stand a chance, a 'bring home the troops movement' needs to be launched similar to that of Vietnam but more likely through the media and communication systems. I say its time to organize a time frame to flood our country with 'bring home the troops' demands. Many people want this, so I think this may be one of the few things Americans can come together to do. I am not usually one to protest but I think it is time to make this important stand by going all out on a specific day. If a peaceful revolution becomes impossible, then a violent revolution will become inevitable-AG - May 4, 2013 at 6:09 PM
- amanda said...
The film was actually written and directed by Slavko Martinov, from New Zealand... They played it off as if it were from North Korea for effect.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/so-what-happens-when-you-make-a-fake-north-korean-propaganda-film - November 18, 2013 at 5:04 PM
- Eric Dubay said...
Hey, thanks for the link Amanda, I just saw a video by the director saying just this, that it was not made by North Korea, still a great documentary, I don't care for the ethics of lying to viewers though. Peace
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In archaeology, you get special bragging rights when you can lay claim to the oldest specimen of something.
Christopher Miller samples sediments from an excavation site in South Africa. Archaeologists found layers upon layers of burned bedding material, indicating that the hunter-gatherers who lived here 77,000 years ago stayed for a long time. Courtesy of Lyn Wadley
Scientists in South Africa may now qualify for what they say is the world's oldest bed. Well, not a bed exactly, but more like a mattress made of grass.
What Lyn Wadley, an archaeologist at the University of Witswatersrand, found were mats of grass and sedge piled half an inch thick on the floor of a cavelike rock shelter in South Africa.
The oldest bedding is 77,000 years old. That's about 40,000 years older than the previous record for bedding. It was found in a place called Sibudu.
"We know that these were used by people very deliberately, because in amongst them were stone tools and little fragments of burnt bone," says Wadley. "People were having breakfast in bed."
A Stone Age bed and breakfast sounds rather cushy, but if you've ever lived in a cave, you know how hard it is to keep clean: Insects, for example, are a real problem.
So what these people did was lay leaves from a certain tree, the river wild quince, on top of the grass bedding. "Those leaves contain chemicals that repel insects," Wadley explains. Indigenous groups in Africa, in fact, still use these leaves for that purpose.
Leafy green sedge grass grows outside the Sibudu cave along the uThongathi River in South Africa. The sedge was arranged on the ground and covered with river wild quince leaves, which are known to repel insects. Courtesy of Christopher Miller
Mosquitoes would've been a problem at the rock shelter, since it's near a river. Birds roosted there, and they're full of lice. Even with the leafy insecticide, the place eventually would have gotten pretty infested. Just ask archaeologist (and occasional cave-dweller) John Shea from Stony Brook University.
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As millions of my fellow Americans, I am outraged, devastated and extremely angry by the democrat's unbelievable arrogance and disdain for We The People. Despite our screaming "no" from the rooftops, they forced Obamacare down our throats. Please forgive me for using the following crude saying, but it is very appropriate to describe what has happened. "Don't urinate on me and tell me it's raining." Democrats say their mission is to give all Americans health care. The democrats are lying. Signing Obamacare into law against our will and the Constitution is tyranny and step one of their hideous goal of having as many Americans as possible dependent on government, thus controlling our lives and fulfilling Obama's promise to fundamentally transform America .
I keep asking myself. How did our government move so far from the normal procedures of getting things done? Could a white president have so successfully pulled off shredding the Constitution to further his agenda? I think not.
Ironically, proving America is completely the opposite of the evil racist country they relentlessly accuse her of being, progressives used America 's goodness, guilt and sense of fair play against her.. In their quest to destroy America as we know it, progressives borrowed a brilliant scheme from Greek mythology. They offered America a modern day Trojan Horse, a beautifully crafted golden shiny new black man as a presidential candidate. Democrat Joe Biden lorded Obama as the first clean and articulate African American candidate. Democrat Harry Reid said Obama only uses a black dialect when he wants.
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Then there were the entitlement loser voters who said, "I'm votin' for the black dude who promises to take from those rich SOBs and give to me."
Just as the deceived Trojans dragged the beautifully crafted Trojan Horse into Troy as a symbol of their victory, deceived Americans embraced the progressive's young, handsome, articulate and so called moderate black presidential candidate as a symbol of their liberation from accusation of being a racist nation. Also like the Trojan Horse, Obama was filled with the enemy hiding inside.
Sunday, March 21, 2010, a secret door opened in Obama, the shiny golden black man. A raging army of democrats charged out. Without mercy, they began their vicious bloody slaughter of every value, freedom and institution we Americans hold dear; launching the end of America as we know it.
Wielding swords of votes reeking with the putrid odor of back door deals, the democrats landed a severe death blow to America and individual rights by passing Obamacare.
The mainstream liberal media has been relentlessly badgering the Tea Party movement with accusations of racism. Because I am a black tea party patriot, I am bombarded with interviewers asking me the same veiled question. "Why are you siding with these white racists against America 's first African American president?" I defend my fellow patriots who are white stating, "These patriots do not give a hoot about Obama's skin color. They simply love their country and oppose his radical agenda. Obama's race is not an issue."
Recently, I have come to believe that perhaps I am wrong about Obama's race not being an issue. In reality, Obama's presidency has everything to do with racism, but not from the Tea Party movement. Progressives and Obama have exploited his race from the rookie senator's virtually unchallenged presidential campaign to his unprecedented bullying of America into Obamacare. Obama's race trumped all normal media scrutiny of him as a presidential candidate and most recently even the Constitution of the United States . Obamacare forces all Americans to purchase health care which is clearly unconstitutional.
No white president could get away with boldly and arrogantly thwarting the will of the American people and ignoring laws. President Clinton tried universal health care. Bush tried social security reform. The American people said "no" to both president's proposals and it was the end of it. So how can Obama get away with giving the American people the finger? The answer. He is black.
The mainstream liberal media continues to portray all who oppose Obama in any way as racist. Despite a list of failed policies, overreaches into the private sector, violations of the Constitution and planned destructive legislation too numerous to mention in this article, many Americans are still fearful of criticizing our first black president. Incredible.
My fellow Americans, you must not continue to allow yourselves to be "played" and intimidated by Obama's race or the historical context of his presidency. If we are to save America , the greatest nation on the planet, Obama's progressive agenda must be stopped.
Lloyd Marcus (black) Unhyphenated American, Singer/Songwriter, Entertainer, Author, Artist & Tea Party Patriot
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When pioneering television journalist John Stossel joined ABC-TV's 20/20 in 1981, his peers and an admiring public hailed him as a crusading consumer reporter. His hard-hitting, in-your-face exposes of con artists and corporate liars and crooks won him 19 Emmys and an avid following. But, could the use of government power and the Nanny State be the biggest scam of all?
In his new book, Give Me a Break, Stossel takes on a herd of sacred cows and examines how in the name of the "public interest," ambitious politicians and bureaucrats, intellectually lazy and opportunistic reporters, scaremongers, and predatory lawyers make life worse, especially for those most disadvantaged.
In this event John Stossel explained how his investigations of government waste, fraud and abuse; welfare for the rich; victimless crimes; self-serving interest groups; and sensationalist-media hyping (while ignoring real risks) reveal the crucial need to protect the civil and economic liberties of all people.
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Monday Night Football Recap — Bengals Beat Steelers, 20-10
Andy Dalton threw for 280 yards and a touchdown, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-10, in Ohio on Monday night. Bengals' rookie running back Giovani Bernard had two scores: a 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a 27-yard touchdown reception in the third.
After the teams were tied 10-10 heading into halftime, Cincinnati (1-1) adjusted in the second half with Dalton connecting with Bernard on one score, and placekicker Mike Nugent tacking on a field goal in the fourth quarter.
The Steelers (0-2) were largely ineffective on offense throughout the contest, amassing just 44 rushing yards for the game. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for 251 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He was sacked five times and could not rally his team to any second-half points. It's the first time the Steelers have started 0-2 since 2002.


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Amid reports that Syrian President Bashar Assad may be willing to give up his chemical weapons, as his strongest ally has suggested he do, the Obama administration expressed skepticism Tuesday.
But the administration also said it would wait to see what sort of diplomatic solution Syria and "its Russian patrons" come up with. And according to the White House, President Obama and the leaders of France and Great Britain spoke Tuesday and "discussed their preference for a diplomatic resolution" while also agreeing on "the importance of continuing to develop a full range of responses by the international community to the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons near Damascus on August 21."
Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S., France and Great Britain would "work closely together in consultation with Russia and China to explore the viability of the Russian proposal."
For the second straight day, diplomatic developments were dominating the news about the crisis. That maneuvering also affected the debate in Washington. There, a bipartisan group of senators (including Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican John McCain of Arizona) were said to be drafting a resolution authorizing the use of military force only after a prescribed period of time in which the U.N. would be given a chance to take control of Assad's chemical weapons.
On the diplomatic front, while Russia announced Tuesday afternoon that it would be drafting a resolution to present to the U.N. that would call on Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control, France said it, too, was heading to the U.N. Security Council with a resolution. The French proposal would call on Syria to hand its chemical weapons over to international monitors and "accept that they will be dismantled," France 24 reports.
Word about that resolution came from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who said the resolution would force the Assad regime to "reveal and dismantle its chemical weapons stockpile," place it under international control and face "serious consequences" for non-compliance.
Russian diplomats, according to Reuters, were objecting to the French offering because it would also blame the Assad regime for the chemical weapons attack last month that reportedly killed more than 1,400 people. The Assad regime and its Russian allies insist that the U.S. and others have not proven the Syrian government was responsible.
The Security Council, Reuters reported in the early afternoon, would hold an emergency, closed-door meeting at 4 p.m. ET, but around 3 p.m. ET, Russia withdrew its request for a meeting.
Dueling U.N. resolutions would follow the dramatic events of Monday, which as NPR's Corey Flintoff explained on Morning Edition, began when Kerry said Assad might be able to head off a U.S. military strike if he turns over "every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week."
Within hours of Kerry's comment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was saying he had urged his Syrian counterpart to do that. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem then said his nation welcomed the Russian suggestion. Finally, President Obama capped the day by telling U.S. TV networks that he favors a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
Among the unknowns: How the French resolution will or won't compare to the idea floated by Lavrov; the details of just what Syria has supposedly accepted; and whether Assad would abide by whatever language and potential requirements are in any resolution.
Along with the news about the resolution that France will put before the Security Council — which might win support from Russia and China — there's also word early Tuesday from Russia's Interfax news agency that "Syria accepts" the Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control.
The Russian news outlet RT.com reports that, according to Interfax, the Syrian foreign minister said Tuesday that "we accepted Russia's initiative."
The Associated Press quotes the minister as saying Syria hopes its decision will "uproot U.S. aggression."
Later in the day, RT.com added that Syria's foreign minister claimed his nation is ready to sign the international Chemical Weapons Convention that bans the use of such weapons and stands ready to open its storage sites for inspection.
From the White House on Tuesday, spokesman Jay Carney told MSNBC that "we need to make sure ... that the Syrians are serious and will actually follow through on a commitment to give up a chemical weapons stockpile that they've been husbanding for decades."
"There is ample reason to be skeptical," Carney added. He also said President Obama will press forward with his effort to win congressional approval for possible military action against Assad. It is the threat of such action, said Carney, that has led to a "possible" diplomatic breakthrough. A Senate vote on the president's request, which had been set for Wednesday, was postponed after word surfaced of the Russian plan.
On Capitol Hill, Kerry told a House Armed Services Committee hearing that convened at mid-morning that "throughout this process," the president's first priority has been to push for a diplomatic solution. But, said Kerry, "our diplomatic hand only becomes stronger if other countries know America is speaking with one voice" and that Obama has the support of Congress.
Of the Russian plan regarding Syria's chemical weapons, Kerry said, "We're waiting for the proposal, but we're not waiting for long." It cannot be a way to delay holding Assad accountable, he said, and must provide for "real, measurable, tangible" results.
"We're not going to fall for stalling tactics," Kerry added.
As Kerry was testifying, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced he will oppose the president's request for support.
"A vital national security risk is clearly not at play," McConnell says in remarks prepared for delivery on the Senate floor, "there are just too many unanswered questions about our long-term strategy in Syria, including the fact that this proposal is utterly detached from a wider strategy to end the civil war there, and on the specific question of deterring the use of chemical weapons, the president's proposal appears to be based on a contradiction. Either we will strike targets that threaten the stability of the regime — something the President says he does not intend to do — or we will execute a strike so narrow as to be a mere demonstration."
The Republican leader in the House, Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, said last week that he will support the president's request.
President Obama is set to address the nation at 9 p.m. ET. While he's expected to again make his case for taking military action against Syria, he's also now expected to address these latest diplomatic developments.
Meanwhile, on CBS This Morning, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said he is "very skeptical" about reports that Assad's regime has accepted Russia's proposal. "We should be [skeptical]," said McCain, who favors a military response to Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons. "Assad has refused to acknowledge that he even has chemical weapons."
Still, McCain added, perhaps Assad wouldn't even consider accepting such a plan "if it hadn't been for the threat of a military strike."
The Obama administration says intelligence gathered about an attack near Damascus last month indicates that forces loyal to Assad were behind the launching of missiles carrying deadly sarin gas. The administration says it believes more than 1,400 people were killed and even more were injured.
On Tuesday, the independent organization Human Rights Watchissued a report saying it has concluded that "available evidence strongly suggests that Syrian government forces were responsible."
Also Tuesday, on NPR's Tell Me More, former International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, said nations need to agree that those responsible for using chemical weapons are brought to justice before an international tribunal.
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Virtual Patching Cheat Sheet
The goal with this cheat Sheet is to present a concise virtual patching framework that organizations can follow to maximize the timely implementation of mitigation protections.
Definition: Virtual Patching
A security policy enforcement layer which prevents and reports the exploitation attempt of a known vulnerability.
The virtual patch works when the security enforcement layer analyzes transactions and intercepts attacks in transit, so malicious traffic never reaches the web application. The resulting impact of virtual patching is that, while the actual source code of the application itself has not been modified, the exploitation attempt does not succeed.
Why Not Just Fix the Code
From a purely technical perspective, the number one remediation strategy would be for an organization to correct the identified vulnerability within the source code of the web application. This concept is universally agreed upon by both web application security experts and system owners. Unfortunately, in real world business situations, there arise many scenarios where updating the source code of a web application is not easy such as:
- Lack of resources - Devs are already allocated to other projects.
- Third-party Software - Code can not be modified by the user.
- Outsourced App Dev - Changes would require a new project.
The important point is this - Code level fixes and Virtual Patching are NOT mutually exclusive. They are processes that are executed by different team (OWASP Builders/Devs vs. OWASP Defenders/OpSec) and can be run in tandem.
Value of Virtual Patching
The two main goals of Virtual Patching are:
- Minimize Time-to-Fix - Fixing application source code takes time. The main purpose of a virtual patch is to implement a mitigation for the identified vulnerability as soon as possible. The urgency of this response may be different: for example if the vulnerability was identified in-house through code reviews or penetration testing vs. finding a vulnerability as part of live incident response.
- Attack Surface Reduction - Focus on minimizing the attack vector. In some cases, such as missing positive security input validation, it is possible to achieve 100% attack surface reduction. In other cases, such with missing output encoding for XSS flaws, you may only be able to limit the exposures. Keep in mind - 50% reduction in 10 minutes is better than 100% reduction in 48 hrs.
Virtual Patching Tools
Notice that the definition above did not list any specific tool as there are a number of different options that may be used for virtual patching efforts such as:
- Intermediary devices such as a WAF or IPS appliance
- Web server plugin such as ModSecurity
- Application layer filter such as ESAPI WAF
For example purposes, we will show virtual patching examples using the open source ModSecurity WAF tool.
A Virtual Patching Methodology
Virtual Patching, like most other security processes, is not something that should be approached haphazardly. Instead, a consistent, repeatable process should be followed that will provide the best chances of success. The following virtual patching workflow mimics the industry accepted practice for conducting IT Incident Response and consists of the following phases:
- Preparation.
- Identification.
- Analysis.
- Virtual Patch Creation.
- Implementation/Testing.
- Recovery/Follow Up.
Example Public Vulnerability
Let's take the following SQL Injection vulnerability as our example for the remainder of this article:
WordPress Shopping Cart Plugin for WordPress
reqID Parameter prone to SQL Injection.
WordPress Shopping Cart Plugin for WordPress contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack.
The issue is due to the /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php
script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the reqID
This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database, allowing for the manipulation or disclosure of arbitrary data.
Preparation Phase
The importance of properly utilizing the preparation phase with regards to virtual patching cannot be overstated. You need to do a number of things to setup the virtual patching processes and framework prior to actually having to deal with an identified vulnerability, or worse yet, react to a live web application intrusion. The point is that during a live compromise is not the ideal time to be proposing installation of a web application firewall and the concept of a virtual patch. Tension is high during real incidents and time is of the essence, so lay the foundation of virtual patching when the waters are calm and get everything in place and ready to go when an incident does occur.
Here are a few critical items that should be addressed during the preparation phase:
- Public/Vendor Vulnerability Monitoring - Ensure that you are signed up for all vendor alert mail-lists for commercial software that you are using. This will ensure that you will be notified in the event that the vendor releases vulnerability information and patching data.
- Virtual Patching Pre-Authorization – Virtual Patches need to be implemented quickly so the normal governance processes and authorizations steps for standard software patches need to be expedited. Since virtual patches are not actually modifying source code, they do not require the same amount of regression testing as normal software patches. Categorizing virtual patches in the same group as Anti-Virus updates or Network IDS signatures helps to speed up the authorization process and minimize extended testing phases.
- Deploy Virtual Patching Tool In Advance - As time is critical during incident response, it would be a poor time to have to get approvals to install new software. For instance, you can install ModSecurity WAF in embedded mode on your Apache servers, or an Apache reverse proxy server. The advantage with this deployment is that you can create fixes for non-Apache back-end servers. Even if you do not use ModSecurity under normal circumstances, it is best to have it "on deck" ready to be enabled if need be.
- Increase HTTP Audit Logging – The standard Common Log Format (CLF) utilized by most web servers does not provide adequate data for conducting proper incident response. You need to have access to the following HTTP data:
- Request URI (including QUERY_STRING)
- Full Request Headers (including Cookies)
- Full Request Body (POST payload)
- Full Response Headers
- Full Response Body
Identification Phase
The Identification Phase occurs when an organization becomes aware of a vulnerability within their web application. There are generally two different methods of identifying vulnerabilities: Proactive
and Reactive
Proactive Identification
This occurs when an organization takes it upon themselves to assess their web security posture and conducts the following tasks:
- Dynamic Application Assessments - Whitehat attackers conduct penetration tests or automated web assessment tools are run against the live web application to identify flaws.
- Source code reviews - Whitehat attackers use manual/automated means to analyze the source code of the web application to identify flaws.
Due to the fact that custom coded web applications are unique, these proactive identification tasks are extremely important as you are not able to rely upon third-party vulnerability notifications.
Reactive Identification
There are three main reactive methods for identifying vulnerabilities:
- Vendor contact (e.g. pre-warning) - Occurs when a vendor discloses a vulnerability for commercial web application software that you are using. Example is Microsoft's Active Protections Program (MAPP)
- Public disclosure - Public vulnerability disclosure for commercial/open source web application software that you are using. The threat level for public disclosure is increased as more people know about the vulnerability.
- Security incident – This is the most urgent situation as the attack is active. In these situations, remediation must be immediate.
Analysis Phase
Here are the recommended steps to start the analysis phase:
- Determine Virtual Patching Applicability - Virtual patching is ideally suited for injection-type flaws but may not provide an adequate level of attack surface reduction for other attack types or categories. Thorough analysis of the underlying flaw should be conducted to determine if the virtual patching tool has adequate detection logic capabilities.
- Utilize Bug Tracking/Ticketing System - Enter the vulnerability information into a bug tracking system for tracking purposes and metrics. Recommend you use ticketing systems you already use such as Jira or you may use a specialized tool such as ThreadFix.
- Verify the name of the vulnerability - This means that you need to have the proper public vulnerability identifier (such as CVE name/number) specified by the vulnerability announcement, vulnerability scan, etc. If the vulnerability is identified proactively rather than through public announcements, then you should assign your own unique identifier to each vulnerability.
- Designate the impact level - It is always important to understand the level of criticality involved with a web vulnerability. Information leakages may not be treated in the same manner as an SQL Injection issue.
- Specify which versions of software are impacted - You need to identify what versions of software are listed so that you can determine if the version(s) you have installed are affected.
- List what configuration is required to trigger the problem - Some vulnerabilities may only manifest themselves under certain configuration settings.
- List Proof of Concept (PoC) exploit code or payloads used during attacks/testing - Many vulnerability announcements have accompanying exploit code that shows how to demonstrate the vulnerability. If this data is available, make sure to download it for analysis. This will be useful later on when both developing and testing the virtual patch.
Virtual Patch Creation Phase
The process of creating an accurate virtual patch is bound by two main tenants:
- No false positives - Do not ever block legitimate traffic under any circumstances.
- No false negatives - Do not ever miss attacks, even when the attacker intentionally tries to evade detection.
Care should be taken to attempt to minimize either of these two rules. It may not be possible to adhere 100% to each of these goals but remember that virtual patching is about Risk Reduction. It should be understood by business owners that while you are gaining the advantage of shortening the Time-to-Fix metric, you may not be implementing a complete fix for the flaw.
Manual Virtual Patch Creation
Positive Security (Allow List) Virtual Patches (Recommended Solution)
Positive security model (allow list) is a comprehensive security mechanism that provides an independent input validation envelope to an application. The model specifies the characteristics of valid input (character set, length, etc…) and denies anything that does not conform. By defining rules for every parameter in every page in the application the application is protected by an additional security envelop independent from its code.
Example Allow List ModSecurity Virtual Patch
In order to create an allow-list virtual patch, you must be able to verify what the normal, expected input values are. If you have implemented proper audit logging as part of the Preparation Phase, then you should be able to review audit logs to identify the format of expected input types. In this case, the reqID
parameter is supposed to only hold integer characters so we can use this virtual patch:
## Verify we only receive 1 parameter called "reqID"
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php" "chain,id:1,phase:2,t:none,t:Utf8toUnicode,t:urlDecodeUni,t:normalizePathWin,t:lowercase,block,msg:'Input Validation Error for \'reqID\' parameter - Duplicate Parameters Names Seen.',logdata:'%{matched_var}'"
SecRule &ARGS:/reqID/ "!@eq 1"
## Verify reqID's payload only contains integers
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php" "chain,id:2,phase:2,t:none,t:Utf8toUnicode,t:urlDecodeUni,t:normalizePathWin,t:lowercase,block,msg:'Input Validation Error for \'reqID\' parameter.',logdata:'%{args.reqid}'"
SecRule ARGS:/reqID/ "!@rx ^[0-9]+$"
This virtual patch will inspect the reqID
parameter value on the specified page and prevent any characters other than integers as input.
- Note - You should make sure to assign rule IDs properly and track them in the bug tracking system.
- Caution: There are numerous evasion vectors when creating virtual patches. Please consult the OWASP Best Practices: Virtual Patching document for a more thorough discussion on countering evasion methods.
Negative Security (Block List) Virtual Patches
A negative security model (block list) is based on a set of rules that detect specific known attacks rather than allow only valid traffic.
Example Block List ModSecurity Virtual Patch
Here is the example PoC code that was supplied by the public advisory:
http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php?reqID=1' or 1='1
Looking at the payload, we can see that the attacker is inserting a single quote character and then adding additional SQL query logic to the end. Based on this data, we could disallow the single quote character like this:
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php" "chain,id:1,phase:2,t:none,t:Utf8toUnicode,t:urlDecodeUni,t:normalizePathWin,t:lowercase,block,msg:'Input Validation Error for \'reqID\' parameter.',logdata:'%{args.reqid}'"
SecRule ARGS:/reqID/ "@pm '"
Which Method is Better for Virtual Patching – Positive or Negative Security
A virtual patch may employ either a positive or negative security model. Which one you decide to use depends on the situation and a few different considerations. For example, negative security rules can usually be implemented more quickly, however the possible evasions are more likely.
Positive security rules, only the other hand, provides better protection however it is often a manual process and thus is not scalable and difficult to maintain for large/dynamic sites. While manual positive security rules for an entire site may not be feasible, a positive security model can be selectively employed when a vulnerability alert identifies a specific location with a problem.
Beware of Exploit-Specific Virtual Patches
You want to resist the urge to take the easy road and quickly create an exploit-specific virtual patch.
For instance, if an authorized penetration test identified an XSS vulnerability on a page and used the following attack payload in the report:
alert('XSS Test')
It would not be wise to implement a virtual patch that simply blocks that exact payload. While it may provide some immediate protection, its long term value is significantly decreased.
Automated Virtual Patch Creation
Manual patch creation may become unfeasible as the number of vulnerabilities grow and automated means may become necessary. If the vulnerabilities were identified using automated tools and an XML report is available, it is possible to leverage automated processes to auto-convert this vulnerability data into virtual patches for protection systems.
Three examples include:
- OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) Scripts - The OWASP CRS includes scripts to auto-convert XML output from tools such as [OWASP ZAP into ModSecurity Virtual Patches]. Reference here.
- ThreadFix Virtual Patching - ThreadFix also includes automated processes of converting imported vulnerability XML data into virtual patches for security tools such as ModSecurity. Reference here.
- Direct Importing to WAF Device - Many commercial WAF products have the capability to import DAST tool XML report data and automatically adjust their protection profiles.
Implementation/Testing Phase
In order to accurately test out the newly created virtual patches, it may be necessary to use an application other than a web browser. Some useful tools are:
- Web browser.
- Command-line web clients such as Curl and Wget.
- Local Proxy Servers such as OWASP ZAP.
- ModSecurity AuditViewer – which allows you to load a ModSecurity audit log file, manipulate it and then re-inject the data back into any web server.
Testing Steps
- Implement virtual patches initially in a "Log Only" configuration to ensure that you do not block any normal user traffic (false positives).
- If the vulnerability was identified by a specific tool or assessment team - request a retest.
- If retesting fails due to evasions, then you must go back to the Analysis phase to identify how to better fix the issue.
Recovery/Follow-Up Phase
- Update Data in Ticket System - Although you may need to expedite the implementation of virtual patches, you should still track them in your normal Patch Management processes. This means that you should create proper change request tickets, etc… so that their existence and functionality is documented. Updating the ticket system also helps to identify "time-to-fix" metrics for different vulnerability types. Make sure to properly log the virtual patch rule ID values.
- Periodic Re-assessments - You should also have periodic re-assessments to verify if/when you can remove previous virtual patches if the web application code has been updated with the real source code fix. I have found that many people opt to keep virtual patches in place due to better identification/logging vs. application or db capabilities.
- Running Virtual Patch Alert Reports - Run reports to identify if/when any of your virtual patches have triggered. This will show value for virtual patching in relation to windows of exposure for source code time-to-fix.


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A Prayer for God's People*
1Come to our aid, O God of the universe,
2and put all the nations in dread of you!
3Raise your hand against the foreign people,
that they may see your mighty deeds.
4As you have used us to show them your holiness,*
so now use them to show us your glory.
5Thus they will know, as we know,
that there is no God but you.
6Give new signs and work new wonders;
7show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm.
8Rouse your anger, pour out wrath;
9humble the enemy, scatter the foe.a
10Hasten the ending, appoint the time,
and let people proclaim your mighty deeds.
11Let raging fire consume the fugitive,
and your people's oppressors meet destruction.
12Crush the heads of the hostile rulers
who say, "There is no one besides me."
13Gather all the tribes of Jacob,*
16that they may inherit the land as in days of old.
17Show mercy to the people called by your name:
Israel, whom you named your firstborn.b
18Take pity on your holy city:
Jerusalem, your dwelling place.c
19Fill Zion with your majesty,
your temple with your glory.
20Give evidence of your deeds of old;
fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name.
21Reward those who have hoped in you,
and let your prophets be proved true.
22Hear the prayer of your servants,
according to your good will toward your people.
Thus all the ends of the earth will know
that you are the eternal God.
Choice of Associates*
23The throat can swallow any food,
yet some foods are more agreeable than others.
24The palate tests delicacies put forward as gifts,
so does a keen mind test deceitful tidbits.
25One with a tortuous heart brings about grief,
but an experienced person can turn the tables on him.
26A woman will accept any man as husband,
but one woman will be preferable to another.
27A woman's beauty makes her husband's face light up,
for it surpasses all else that delights the eye.d
28And if, besides, her speech is soothing,
her husband's lot is beyond that of mortal men.
29A wife is her husband's richest treasure,
a help like himself and a staunch support.e
30A vineyard with no hedge will be overrun;
and a man with no wife becomes a homeless wanderer.
31Who will trust an armed band
that shifts from city to city?
Or a man who has no nest,
who lodges wherever night overtakes him?f
* [36:1–22] A prayer that God hasten the day for the gathering of the tribes of Israel, and Zion once more be filled with the divine glory. All the earth will then know that the Lord is the eternal God.
* [36:4] Show…holiness: this cultic language is used to indicate God's liberation of his people; cf. Ez 20:41; 28:25.
* [36:13] This verse marks the end of a major dislocation in the Greek text of Sirach (which is followed here) at the head of chap. 33. The verse numbers 1–13 come from the placement of these verses in Greek. Verse 13 here is the first half of a bicolon, the matching half of which is numbered in the Greek 36:16b. Thus although the numbering for vv. 14–15 is not used, none of the text is missing.
* [36:23–37:15] In the choice of wife, friend, or associate, experience is a discerner of character (36:23–26). Beauty and soothing speech make a woman desirable as wife (36:27–28). The good wife becomes her husband's richest treasure, his help in establishing his household (36:29–31). Good friends fight for comrades and share the spoils with them (37:5–6); false friends deceive and abandon in time of need (37:1–4). A true counselor and associate should be sought among those who keep the commandments, not among those who break them and seek their own advantage (37:7–12). In all things one should pray to God for light and follow conscience (37:13–15).
c. [36:18] 2 Chr 6:41; Ps 132:8, 14; Is 2:1–3; Mi 4:1–3.
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Mussels Fra Diavola
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a wonderful dish that I love to make at least once during the Christmas holiday. If I were Italian and celebrated the Feast of Seven Fishes, I would include it in my menu for Christmas Eve. That would raise an eyebrow or two because the dish, like vodka sauce for pasta, is an Italian-American creation that is rarely served in Italy. Whatever the origin, mussels prepared in this fashion are a memorable, if messy, treat. Whenever I serve these, I cover the table with vinyl or oilcloth and distribute lobster bibs. It also helps to provide a large bowl or two to hold empty shells. Everyone at the table also receives two dish towels, one damp, the other dry. Only a crab boil is messier than this to serve to folks who eat with gusto. Believe me when I say, my folk have cornered the gusto market and these preparations are a necessity rather than an affectation. Once the mussels have been scrubbed and their beards removed, the dish can be made in minutes. Its heat, the alla diavola, comes from red pepper flakes, so you can manage it to your family's liking as long as you know their tolerance for heat. The dish has just three elements, a spicy red sauce, mussels and linguine. The mussels simmer in sauce and when they open they are served along with the sauce over piping hot linguine. I always serve this with a salad and the best Italian bread I can get my hands on. I do hope you'll try mussels prepared in this fashion. They really are delicious. Here's the recipe.
Mussels Fra Diavola...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite adapted from Gourmet magazine
12 garlic cloves, minced (1/3 cup)
3/4 to 1-1/2 teaspoons dried hot red pepper flakes
1/2 cup olive oil
1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes in purée
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
1/4 cup drained bottled capers
1/2 cup Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and chopped
1/3 cup dry red wine
1 lb dried linguine
3 lb mussels (preferably cultivated), cleaned (see cooks' note, below)
1) Cook garlic and red pepper flakes in oil in a deep 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with purée, tomato paste, herbs, capers, olives, and wine and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes, until sauce is thick, about 15 minutes.
2) Cook linguine in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain in a colander.
3) While pasta cooks, increase heat under sauce to moderately high and add mussels, then cook, covered, until mussels just open wide, checking frequently after 3 minutes and transferring to a bowl. (Discard any mussels that remain unopened after 6 minutes.)
4) Serve linguine with mussels and sauce. Yield: 6 servings.
Cooks' note:
1) Scrub mussels with a brush under cold water and scrape off any barnacles with a knife. Remove beard by pulling it from tip to hinge or by pulling and cutting it off with knife.
2) Tomato sauce, without mussels, can be made and refrigerated 2 days before serving.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Salt Cod and Tomato Stew - One Perfect Bite
Feast of the Seven Fishes - Italian Food Forever
Broiled Mussels - Smitten Kitchen
Sauteed Mussels with Garlic - The Housewife Diet
Flexing My Mussels - Charm and Salt
Moules Mariniere - One Perfect Bite
Coconut Curry Mussels - Simply Recipes
Spicy Mussels in White Wine - The Culinary Chronicles
Mario Batali's Feast of the Seven Fishes - Epicurious
38 comments :
- Ginny Hartzler said...
I have never eaten a mussel before! But if I ever try one for the first time, It would be yours. I hope you have a most blessed Christmas, Mary!
- December 24, 2010 at 12:08 AM
- Jenn @ Peas and Crayons said...
Like Ginny... I've never eaten mussels! I havent met a sea creature (ok ok aside from octopus) that I didn't like to eat through! haha I'm a terrible vegetarian =) but yay mussels! they are on my "to try" list! If i purchase some i'll be sure to try this recipe =)
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons - December 24, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
Mary, I love this pasta dish! Looks so tempting!
I wish you and yours a merriest holiday season!
Angie - December 24, 2010 at 12:45 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Mussels are so good! Merry Christmas Mary :)
- December 24, 2010 at 12:55 AM
- Banana Wonder said...
Delicious! I've never cooked mussels before but your recipe sounds like something I'd start with! Love that tomatoey spice.
- December 24, 2010 at 1:05 AM
- Cherine said...
I love mussels and this looks so tempting@
Happy Holidays! - December 24, 2010 at 1:53 AM
- Katerina said...
My husband is a big fan of mussels. This spicy sauce highlights their taste.
- December 24, 2010 at 2:27 AM
- Chele said...
What a Christmas treat! Merry Christmas to you and your family
;0) - December 24, 2010 at 3:24 AM
- GLENDA CHILDERS said...
I have always been a little afraid to try fixing mussels. Thanks for leading the way.
Merry Christmas, Mary.
Glenda - December 24, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- Alessandra said...
Buon Natale Mary!
- December 24, 2010 at 4:48 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Merry Christmas to you and family! yummy mussels..
- December 24, 2010 at 4:51 AM
- Joanne said...
I'll be honest with you. As Italian as my family claims to be, they have no idea that this is not really Italian. So I would feel free to make it if I were you...no questions asked! Looks delicious!
- December 24, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- Deana Sidney said...
I just did shrimp fra diavolo... and love it madly.. must try mussels this way!!! I hope you and yours have a wonderul Christmas...I know it will be delicious!
- December 24, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- My Little Space said...
Vodka sauce sounds really interesting, Mary! I'm sure everyone would love it. What about the little guy? Guess, he going to enjoy the mussels! ha! Wishing you & your family a very Merry Christmas and hope you're all having a marvelous time. Enjoy the night! May god bless you all.
Best wishes, Kristy ((hugs)) - December 24, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- Unknown said...
One of my favorites and also on our menu this evening!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! - December 24, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Jamie said...
Oh, mary, this must be one of my favorite dishes and I have many memories of eating it all over the world. Gorgeous dish and a recipe I will snag from you! Wishing you a very merry, joyous holiday season filled with good health and all wonderful things! xo
- December 24, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- D said...
Mary, I can taste those mussels!
I wanted to be sure to wish you and Bob a joyous and blessed Christmas and thank you for being a wonderful part of my 2010. - December 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM
- Ciao Chow Linda said...
Just love mussels prepared that way. Hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas.
- December 24, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- the sandwich life said...
good lord but those look wonderful!!! It's been TOO long since I had mussels....mmm-mmmmm...
- December 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Unknown said...
That looks so mouth-watering.
Have a wonderful Christmas Mary. May joy and happiness snow on you and your family. :) - December 24, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Tasha said...
This recipe sounds amazing, and I know my husband would absolutely LOVE them. I wish definitely bookmark this for a special treat for him!
I wish you a very Merry Christmas, Mary. - December 24, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
looks very nice, havent tasted mussels yet but seems good..
- December 24, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Kath said...
Your Mussels Fra Diavola look fabulous, Mary! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
A very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. I'm so glad to have discovered your blog this year! - December 24, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Unknown said...
Yummy and comforting.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
lily - December 24, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Jeannie said...
My family love mussels and this looks like a great recipe to try....Merry Christmas to you and family Mary:D
- December 24, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Chef Dennis Littley said...
what beautiful picture of those lovely mussels!! My wife prefers them in a white sauce, but I do love them red, and of course they have to be spicy!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Dennis - December 24, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- lena said...
the mussels looks so inviting..this is going to be delicious!
- December 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
I lovee mussels sooo muc!!
Love what u did with them!
Oh so delish!!
merry Christmas Mary ,with lods of love! - December 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Emily Z said...
Ooooh, I love mussels. I haven't had them in ages and never made my own. They look delicious!
- December 24, 2010 at 11:42 AM
- Jayanthy Kumaran said...
delicious recipe..
Wishing you n your family a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS N NEW YEAR Mary..:)
Tasty appetite - December 24, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- Pondside said...
Yummy! I have herring for the Great Dane's stocking (well, actually it's a note for his stocking, telling him to look in the fridge) but I'll be he'd love a big pot of mussels during the holidays, too.
- December 24, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Melinda said...
I'm not too sure about this one --it will take some mulling over. :)
Wishing you a bright Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Melinda - December 24, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Mrs K said...
Yummy Recipe,I love mussels in broth/stock but this sounds so complete:) Wish you a very Merry Christmas and the best from 2011,lots of love & hugs,God Bless!!!
- December 24, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Janice said...
Wish I could come round your house for a taste of this dish. I am addicted to seafood! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family.
- December 24, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- FOODalogue said...
Love your ideas for 'keeping it clean' for this delicious dish.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful dishes.
All the best in 2011,
Joan - December 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Maris (In Good Taste) said...
I recently started loving mussels...I have always been a seafood person but recently discovered how good mussels are. Yum1
- December 25, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Create. Snap. Eat. said...
I can almost smell and taste these! How wonderful.
- December 25, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- rebecca @ beurrista said...
Sounds fantastic! Will have to try.
- December 26, 2010 at 9:10 PM


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Anyway, I mention this because today's Wreck is so hilariously horrendous that I may have to lapse into German to adequately describe it.
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