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Yemen and The Militarization of Strategic Waterways

2010-02-09

Among Washington’s strategic objectives is the militarization of major sea ways. This strategic waterway links the Mediterranean to South Asia and the Far East, through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Americans Helped Corrupt African Leaders Spend Their Money in the U.S.

2010-02-09

For some Americans it’s no questions asked. Bring your millions of dollars looted from foreign treasuries and spend lavishly in the United States, or simply stuff it into domestic bank accounts, including bundles of cash smuggled in on the persons of world leaders.

Canada: Sales Halt Ordered for Thousands of Natural Health Products

2010-02-09

Makers of natural-health products say they are bracing for widespread layoffs and millions of dollars in losses after Canada’s pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging druggists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies.

Tony Blair dismisses Iraq Inquiry as part of Britain's 'obsession with conspiracy theories'

2010-02-08

Tony Blair today launched an extraordinary attack on the Iraq Inquiry - as the chairman warned that he and others could be recalled over 'gaps' in their evidence.

Video: Audi Superbowl Commercial Depicts Eco-Nazi Police

2010-02-08

US military vows to stay course in Haiti

2010-02-08

The battle-stretched US military Saturday vowed to keep up US assistance in Haiti as long as needed on Saturday as it pointed to a likely 45 to 50 day armed mission.

Biggest Bubble in History Is Growing Every Day

2010-02-08

Real estate, stocks, credit. China sure has its share of bubbles. Oddly, little attention is paid to the biggest one of all.

Russia condemns US move to put missiles in Romania

2010-02-08

Russia has attacked a US decision to site interceptor missiles in Romania, saying the move imperils Barack Obama's much-vaunted "reset" of relations between the two countries and the final stages of nuclear arms reduction talks.

What Do Rising Sovereign Credit Default Swaps Mean?

2010-02-08

Rolfe Winkler argues that - in the short-run - the PIIGS countries (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) will slash their budgets and get bailed out by the EU.

America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels

2010-02-08

December was the worst month for US unemployment since the Great Recession began.

Mass vaccination planned in Haiti, death toll continues way up

2010-02-08

As fear for post-disaster epidemics haunts, doctors from some countries and international organizations are orchestrating vaccination efforts against diseases that may spread in the tent cities of quake-hit Haiti.

Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose AAA Debt Rating

2010-02-08

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010.

Rash of retirements push Social Security to brink

2010-02-08

The impact of the recession is likely to hit the giant retirement system even harder this year and next. The Congressional Budget Office had projected it would operate in the red in 2010 and 2011, but a deeper economic slump could make those losses larger than anticipated.

'Reality' Show Lets You Decide If Women Get Abortions?

2010-02-08

A new show lets viewers weigh in on whether the characters have abortions. Is it a smart way to spark discussion about abortion, or tone deaf and callous?

Unlawful anti-terror powers planned for use during 2012 Olympics

2010-02-08

Police are planning to use an anti-terror law deemed unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights across the country during the London Olympics, The Times has learnt.

U.S. soldier ‘waterboarded his own daughter, 4, because she couldn’t recite alphabet’

2010-02-08

A U.S. soldier has been accused of ‘waterboarding’ his four-year-old daughter because she couldn’t recite the alphabet.

Iran detains 7 ’spies’ tied to US-funded radio station

2010-02-08

China’s hawks demand cold war on the US

2010-02-08

The finding came after battles over Taiwan, Tibet, trade, climate change, internet freedom and human rights which have poisoned relations in the three months since President Barack Obama made a fruitless visit to Beijing.

No joke: South Carolina now requires ’subversives’ to register

2010-02-07

The South Carolina blog FitsNews describes the new law as "bureaucracy for terrorists."

U.S. Intelligence Officials Asked State Department to NOT Revoke Crotch Bomber’s Visa

2010-02-07

The State Department didn't revoke the visa of foiled terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab because federal counterterrorism officials had begged off revocation, a top State Department official revealed Wednesday.

U.S. Intelligence Officials Asked State Department to NOT Revoke Crotch Bomber’s Visa

2010-02-07

Obama's foreign policy in gridlock: former national security adviser

2010-02-07

President Obama's foreign policy agenda may have "run out of steam" and he must now take risks and provide effective leadership, former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski said Friday.

U.S. Senator Lieberman: Impose sanctions on Iran or attack it

2010-02-07

The world faces a stark choice between imposing tough sanctions on Iran to stop its nuclear program, or attacking it, United States Senator Joe Lieberman said Saturday.

Pepsi With H1N1 Flavoring Now Available At Walgreens

2010-02-06

First, there was Pepsi Vanilla. Then there was Pepsi Lime. Now, exclusively at Walgreens, you can get the latest special flavor of Pepsi: Pepsi H1N1. It is also available in frozen pizza, Buffalo wing, and ice cream form.

Veiled Threats Directed against Russia: U.S. Expands Missile Shield Into Black Sea

2010-02-06

They need not have been, though, as the expansion of the U.S. global, layered, integrated interceptor missile system into the Black Sea was as foreseeable as it is inevitable.

Bayer to pay $1.5 mln in 2nd lawsuit over GM rice

2010-02-06

Germany's Bayer (BAYGn.DE) was ordered by a jury in the United States to pay $1.5 million in damages to three farmers for losses they incurred because of contaminations of Bayer's genetically modified rice, the second in about 500 similar cases pending.

US food stamps set ever-higher record-32.8 million

2010-02-06

A record 38.2 million Americans were enrolled in the food stamp program at latest count, up 246,000 from the previous month and the latest in record-high monthly tallies that began in December 2008.

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited

2010-02-05

The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes.

Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal "Synthetic Organisms"

2010-02-05

The Pentagon’s mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military’s advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever — or can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch.

Dubai threatens to arrest Israeli prime minister

2010-02-05

Dubai will issue an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if Israel is found to be implicated in the murder of a top militant Palestinian in the emirate, The National newspaper reported on Friday.

Plunging euro drags sterling to 8-month low amid fears of debt default and concern over UK's ragged public finances

2010-02-05

824,000 Jobs Will Disappear on February 5th

2010-02-05

Warning of Greek crisis spreading across EU

2010-02-05

THE Greek debt crisis has spread to Spain and Portugal in a dangerous escalation as global markets test whether Europe is willing to shore up monetary union with muscle rather than mere words.

Secret summit of top bankers

2010-02-05

THE world's top central bankers began arriving in Australia yesterday as renewed fears about the strength of the global economic recovery gripped world share markets.

Ex-BofA Chief Lewis Charged with Fraud

2010-02-05

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday it was bringing civil charges against senior Bank of America executives, including former company CEO Ken Lewis, for their role in the company's controversial purchase of Merrill Lynch.

States Storing Newborns’ DNA Without Parental Consent

2010-02-05

Hebba Aref: Underwear Bomber Witness A Likely Mossad Asset

2010-02-05

It Is Now Mathematically Impossible To Pay Off The U.S. National Debt

2010-02-04

Digging Through Obama’s Closet

2010-02-04

Barack Obama did not become a global sensation by accident. He had help getting where he is. That help obviously included corporate and financial interests, but it may also have included the involvement of covert intelligence agencies – perhaps most especially the CIA.

Global Military Spending ‘Recession-Proof’

2010-02-04

According to a report by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, one group has been completely unaffected by the global economic meltdown, the military.

Landrieu phone plot: Men arrested have links to intelligence community

2010-02-04

Children Prisoners of the U.S. War of Terror

2010-02-04

Many people in this country are aware of the atrocious conditions and treatment of adult prisoners in the U.S. war of terror. These prisoners have been held at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Bagram, and other hellholes run by the U.S. But few are aware that thousands of children have also been taken by the U.S. and its allies in this war of terror.

U.S. Doing ‘Scientific Research’ to Boost Interrogations

2010-02-04

"It is going to do scientific research on that long-neglected area," Blair told the House Intelligence Committee, without elaborating on the nature of the techniques being tested.

Video shows jet shooting down missionaries

2010-02-04

DRAMATIC video has emerged showing a bungled CIA drug operation that led to Peruvian fighter jets shooting down a light plane carrying American missionaries.

Google to enlist NSA for 'cybersecurity'

2010-02-04

Google and the NSA declined to comment on the partnership. But sources with knowledge of the arrangement, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the alliance is being designed to allow the two organizations to share critical information without violating Google's policies or laws that protect the privacy of Americans' online communications

US says it may kill Americans abroad

2010-02-04

In a striking admission from the Obama Administration's top intelligence officer, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair announced Wednesday that the United States may target its own citizens abroad for death if it believes they are associated with terrorist groups.

Healthcare will eat up one in five dollars of US GDP by 2020, Medicare says

2010-02-04

No refuting the startlingly accurate documentary, the Soviet Story

2010-02-04

The core theme is the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin was mentor to Hitler and the Nazis. Until Hitler turned on his ally, Stalin and the USSR were Hitler’s partners in war, with a treaty to divide Europe once the pesky problem of defeating Britain had been solved.

VIDEO: Ron Paul Warns of Social Unrest and Martial Law

2010-02-03

Good News For Smokers: Pig lungs in human transplants move step closer

2010-02-04

Noah Cyrus, 10, Emily Grace Reaves, 9 launch risque kids line

2010-02-03

From the looks of the collections it's not too far of a stretch to call it kids lingerie. With french maid outfits, fish nets, animal prints, and tu-tus, The Emily Grace Collection is geared toward young girls.

Soros urges China to mend ties with to US maintain the world order

2010-02-03

Legendary financier George Soros said Wednesday that China must accept its role as a leading global power and improve its relations with the United States by being more open to external criticism.

IRS Acquiring Shotguns

2010-02-03

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to purchase sixty Remington Model 870 Police RAMAC #24587 12 gauge pump-action shotguns for the Criminal Investigation Division

Global Insolvency: How will the US Service its Debt?

2010-02-03

How can the US conceivably extricate itself from debt? That is $1 to $2 trillion deficits annually as far as the eye can see.

Police want backdoor to Web users’ private data

2010-02-03

CNET has reviewed a survey scheduled to be released at a federal task force meeting on Thursday, which says that law enforcement agencies are virtually unanimous in calling for such an interface to be created.

Obama says US must address currency rates

2010-02-03

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday China and Asia would be a huge market for U.S. exports going forward but it would be important to address currency rates to ensure American goods were not facing a disadvantage.

U.S. May Lose 824,000 Jobs as Employment Data Revised

2010-02-03

Sr. US Treasury Official openly serves on council of Rothschild-founded “Earth” bank

2010-02-03

Senior US Treasury Dept. Official William Pizer, the current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy is simultaneously a sitting council member on the Global Environment Facility (www.thegef.org), one of the largest funders of projects to “improve the global environment” (i.e. push through fraud-based carbon cap-and-trade programs).

Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs

2010-02-03

Iraq’s Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says.

Obama’s Pyramid Schemes Would Make Keynes Happy

2010-02-03

Jobs, jobs, jobs. Meet the new mantra, same as the old mantra

Eustace Mullins Passes On

2010-02-03

Legendary author of scores of books and pamphlets demolishing the lies of warmaking mainstream media, historian Eustace Mullins died Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the home of his caretaker in a small town in Texas.

US exonerates authors of Bush torture memos

2010-02-03

Bush administration lawyers whose secret memos justified waterboarding and other forms of torture will not be referred to authorities for possible sanctions, according to a forthcoming ethics report.

Computers that understand how you feel

2010-02-03

Robots can now pick up the mood of their users, and can even tell if they're drunk.

U.S. Air Force Building Supercomputer From 2,000 PlayStation 3s

2010-02-03

Analysis: the worsening relationship between America and China

2010-02-02

A year ago, American hopes were high for a friendly relationship with China. But the White House seems unwisely to have raised expectations – the Chinese have been consistent in their unwillingness to change positions on key issues.

Obama Budget Seeks $1.9 Trillion Tax Rise on Richest, Business

2010-02-02

The administration budget released yesterday would reinstate 10-year-old income tax rates of 36 percent and 39.6 percent for single Americans earning more than $200,000 and joint filers making more than $250,000 as part of a broad $1.9 trillion tax increase proposal.

“Terrorist attack” at St. Petersburg station

2010-02-02

Russian officials say a train operator has suffered a leg injury after a bomb exploded under a railway technical inspector’s engine in St. Petersburg.

Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers

2010-02-02

The key to the control America has over the Internet is through the management of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the giant servers that service the Internet.

Israel Finally Admits to Using White Phosphorus in Gaza

2010-02-02

Israel’s military has reprimanded two senior officers for an artillery attack last January in the Gaza Strip that involved the use of white phosphorus, a chemical condemned by human rights groups.

The Terrorism Industrial Complex: Fear is the Key to Obedience

2010-02-02

How governments perpetuate fear through the use of the media

Half of new UK jobs are created by the state

2010-02-02

FED GAVE Banks Access to 23.7 TRILLION DOLLARS NOT $700 Billion!

2010-02-02

Huge Deficits May Alter U.S. Politics and Global Power

2010-02-02

In a federal budget filled with mind-boggling statistics, two numbers stand out as particularly stunning, for the way they may change American politics and American power.

Pentagon Black Budget Sees Year Over Year Record Funding; Tops $56 Billion

2010-02-02

About $56 billion goes simply to “classified programs,” or to projects known only by their code names, like “Chalk Eagle” and “Link Plumeria.” That’s the Pentagon’s black budget.

Secret CIA-Mossad meeting, preparation for new war?

2010-02-02

A secret meeting between the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta and Israeli officials has reportedly centered on Iran's nuclear program.

US launches massive Asian war games

2010-02-02

The US military began its largest war games in the Pacific region Monday -- an annual training exercise with troops from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, now joined by South Korea.

Genetically Modified Forest Planned for U.S. Southeast

2010-02-02

International Paper and MeadWestvaco are planning to transform plantation forests of the southeastern U.S. by replacing native pine with genetically engineered eucalyptus

UK: 3/4 Of Britons Are Suffering From Depression

2010-02-02

Women are more likely to feel depressed than men, with 80% saying they regularly or occasionally feel down or unable to cope.

Deficit Balloons Into National-Security Threat

2010-02-02

The budget plan released Monday by the Obama administration illustrates why this escalation is warranted. The numbers are mind-numbing: a $1.6 trillion deficit this year, $1.3 trillion next year, $8.5 trillion for the next 10 years combined—and that assumes Congress enacts President Barack Obama's proposals to start bringing it down, and that the proposals work

SENATE BURGLARY: CIA DOMESTIC BLACK-OP TEAM ARRESTED

2010-02-01

CIA moonlights in corporate world

2010-02-01

In the midst of two wars and the fight against Al Qaeda, the CIA is offering operatives a chance to peddle their expertise to private companies on the side — a policy that gives financial firms and hedge funds access to the nation’s top-level intelligence talent, POLITICO has learned.

VIDEO: Jim Rogers – Federal Reserve is worsening the depression

2010-02-01

U.S. Air-Sea Battle Plan in Strategy Review Over Perceived China, Iran Threats

2010-02-01

Arrested TSA worker wanted teen girl to be his 'sex slave'

2010-02-01

A Transportation Security Administration employee in Florida is behind bars this weekend after a 15-year-old girl claimed he groped her and asked if she would be his "sex slave," according to published reports.

Quadrennial Defense Review: Melee Mode, Cyberwar, More Killer Robots, Environmental Catastrophes

2010-02-01

The Pentagon will no longer shape the U.S. military to fight two major conventional wars at once, but rather prepare for numerous conflicts and not all in the same style, according to a draft of a new strategic outlook the Pentagon is announcing on Monday.

Jim Cramer: Bavarian Illuminati And Trilateral Commission Are Not All That Bad

2010-01-31

U.S. steps up arms sales to Persian Gulf allies

2010-01-31

The Obama administration is quietly working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies to speed up arms sales and rapidly upgrade defenses for oil terminals and other key infrastructure in a bid to thwart future military attacks by Iran

Libya strikes billion-dollar Russian arms deal

2010-01-31

Libya has struck a deal to buy Russian arms worth almost two billion dollars, Russian news agencies quoted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as saying Saturday.

US beefs up military presence off Iranian shores

2010-01-31

In addition to imposing new sanctions on the Tehran government, the US has reportedly begun beefing up its military presence and war paraphernalia off the Iranian coast.

Is America communitarian?

2010-01-31

Did communitarianism arise naturally out of society in the United States? No. Is there any evidence to support the claim that it not only arose from our society but that it was the very foundation for our revolution?

Thousands in Tokyo Protest Against US Troops in Japan

2010-01-31

Inquiring minds are noting increasing resentment against US militarism in places some might least expect. Please consider Thousands protest in Tokyo against U.S. military presence in Japan

Nasa mission to unravel sun’s threat to Earth

2010-01-31

Scientists have long been aware that disturbances on the sun can trigger dangerous x-rays, charged particles and magnetic fields that can disrupt power supplies, communication signals and aircraft navigation systems on Earth.

Americans arrested taking children out of Haiti

2010-01-31

Haitian police have arrested 10 U.S. citizens caught trying to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country in a suspected illicit adoption scheme, authorities said on Saturday.

UN agency calls for global cyberwarfare treaty, ‘driver’s license’ for Web users

2010-01-31

Terrorists 'plan attack on Britain with bombs INSIDE their bodies' to foil new airport scanners

2010-01-31

CIA chief holds secret talks with Egypt, Israel

2010-01-31

The Director of the CIA, Leon Panetta, has held secret talks with Egyptian and Israeli officials over expanded US intervention in Yemen.

Barack Obama And Scott Brown Are Cousins Geneaologist Reveals

2010-01-31

The New England Historic Genealogical Society said Mr Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, and Mr Brown's mother, Judith Ann Rugg, both descend from Richard Singletary of Haverhill, Massachusetts.

The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti

2010-01-30

Behind the smoke, rubble and unending drama of human tragedy in the hapless Caribbean country, a drama is in full play for control of what geophysicists believe may be one of the world’s richest zones for hydrocarbons-oil and gas outside the Middle East, possibly orders of magnitude greater than that of nearby Venezuela.

Senate Quietly Passes Iran Sanctions Bill

2010-01-30

The Senate quietly passed legislation Thursday implementing tough new sanctions against Iran that advocacy groups say will cause more pain for the citizens of the country than for the government it's intended to cripple.

IMF Boss Wants Global Banking Regulations

2010-01-30

The head of the International Monetary Fund warned the U.S. and European countries against launching separate initiatives to beef up the regulation of banks, urging governments to pursue multilateral agreements instead.

Summers: ‘Statistical Recovery and Human Recession’

2010-01-30

Key Obama economic adviser Larry Summers coined a telling way to look at the current American economic state of play. He said the U.S. is experiencing a “statistical recovery and a human recession.”

Bankers in favor of paying global fee

2010-01-30

Some of the world’s most prominent bankers have come out in favour of a global bank wind-down fund, a concession from the industry after weeks of fighting proposals for new taxes in the US and Europe.

Mysterious Bush-Bush-Obama meeting at the Oval Office this morning

2010-01-30

Census becoming focal point for US anti-government movement

2010-01-30

Conservative opponents of the Obama administration are urging supporters to resist the upcoming US census, saying it asks too many questions and reflects increasing government intrusion into private matters.

New Study: Ecuador’s Growing Role with the FARC and Transnational Crime

2010-01-30

JPMorgan vs. Goldman Sachs: Why the Market Was Down 7 Days in a Row

2010-01-30

China plans to punish U.S. companies involved in arms sales to Taiwan.

2010-01-30

"We regret that the Chinese government has announced that it plans to curtail military-to-military and other security-related exchanges and take action against U.S. firms that supply defensive articles to Taiwan," said P.J. Crowley, the State Department's chief spokesman.

Taliban 'buy out' fund to cost hundreds of millions

2010-01-30

An outline for the strategy, which will be principally funded by the US, Japan and Britain, was reported to have been drafted at a meeting in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago of top-level diplomats from 20 countries.

Bank Sues Victim To Avoid Replacing $200k In Stolen Funds

2010-01-30

FDIC clocks 15 bank failures so far in 2010

2010-01-30

he Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said First Regional Bank in Los Angeles, Florida Community Bank, First National Bank of Georgia, American Marine Bank in Washington, Marshall Bank in Minnesota and Community Bank and Trust in Georgia had failed -- pushing the tally to 15 banks that have failed this year.

Clinton warns China to stay the course on Iran nuclear sanctions

2010-01-30

In Paris, the U.S. secretary of State tells Beijing to think about the longer-term consequences even though it may seem 'counterproductive' to sanction a country from which it gets key resources.

Formaldehyde-Laced Death Trailers to Haiti!?

2010-01-30

The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina — an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor.

Carbon Market Could Grow 33% This Year

2010-01-30

The global carbon market is expected to total $170 billion this year, a 33 percent jump from 2009, driven mostly by higher prices in Europe and a growth in the nascent carbon market in the United States, according to a new report from Point Carbon, a market analysis firm.

Defense Contractors Go Offshore to Avoid Payroll Taxes

2010-01-30

Setting up foreign subsidiaries allows American defense contractors not only to utilize cheaper labor and more favorable regulations, but also avoid paying taxes that fund key government safety net programs

UN holds secret talks with Taliban commanders

2010-01-29

The unnamed UN official said that UN Special Representative Kai Eide had met with senior commanders of the Taliban in Dubai on January 8th, Reuters reported.

And Now... Bin Laden blasts US for climate change!!!

2010-01-29

Seriously?

'Nobel Peace Prize-winner Barack Obama ups spending on nuclear weapons to even more than George Bush'

2010-01-29

Paulson: Crazy Putin Pushed China To Dump Fannie Bonds And Crush The U.S. Financial System

2010-01-29

Motorist fined for blowing nose

2010-01-29

Michael Mancini, a father of two, said he put the handbrake on before wiping his nose but was asked to pull over by officers who were standing nearby.

Official US policy: kill American citizens when President/Fuhrer declares them "terrorists"

2010-01-29

This is exactly what the Founding Fathers warned us would happen without citizen vigilance. This is fascism, not a constitutional republic. The US is an Orwellian shadow of its Constitution.

Gates to Donate $10 Billion for Vaccine Research

2010-01-29

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Friday.

WHO's Chan: Public's Obedience to Health Authorities "May Be Fading"

2010-01-29

“Secret Banking Cabal Emerges From AIG Shadows”

2010-01-29

The idea of secret banking cabals that control the country and global economy are a given among conspiracy theorists who stockpile ammo, bottled water and peanut butter. After this week’s congressional hearing into the bailout of American International Group Inc., you have to wonder if those folks are crazy after all.

Simulated volcanic eruptions to block sun

2010-01-28

A geoengineering project to block the sun by simulating volcanic eruptions would be 100 times cheaper than cutting greenhouse gas emissions, climate change scientists said.

Kids Face Felony Sexting Charges

2010-01-28

A pair of Indiana middle school students are the latest minors to face felony charges for allegedly "sexting" naked photos to each other

It's Official: Democrats Succeed In Pushing New Debt Ceiling To $14.3 Trillion

2010-01-28

Paging James Cameron: Pentagon Wants 3-D Surveillance

2010-01-28

Think Avatar for military spies. Pentagon far-out research arm Darpa wants to turn surveillance into a 3-D experience for troops. It has launched the Fine Detail Optical Surveillance (FDOS) Program, and are requesting proposals for prototypes of optical imaging systems that would use “advanced high-resolution 3-D imaging technology.”

Central banks end US dollar emergency swap lines

2010-01-28

The Bank of England said Wednesday that it and other major central banks are ending emergency lending arrangements put in place with the U.S. Federal Reserve in the wake of the global credit crisis, citing improvements in financial markets.

Senate permits gov't to borrow an additional $1.9T

2010-01-28

The Democratic-controlled Senate has muscled through a plan to allow the government to go a whopping $1.9 trillion deeper in debt.

Traffickers Targeting Haiti's Children - Human Organs

2010-01-28

Trafficking of children and human organs is occurring in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of Haiti, killed more than 150,000 people, and left many children orphans, Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Wednesday.

Better Off Deadbeat: People Get Into Debt, Learn the Law, Become “Credit Terrorists”

2010-01-27

He is a regular guy who has become a radical enemy of the banking system.

Hoyer: It's Good for People to Make Money Because Then They Can Pay Taxes

2010-01-27

Hoyer pointed to the fact that projected federal revenues have stopped declining and have stabilized as evidence that people must be making money in America.

Obama's War for Oil in Colombia

2010-01-27

As for the extra-judicial killings by the Colombian military, these were carried out as part of the “false positive” scandal – a controversy involving the military murdering civilians and then dressing them up to look like guerillas in order to increase their body count numbers, thereby guaranteeing further U.S. aid

Pentagon Searches for ‘Digital DNA’ to Identify Hackers

2010-01-27

One of the trickiest problems in cyber security is trying to figure who’s really behind an attack. Darpa, the Pentagon agency that created the Internet, is trying to fix that, with a new effort to develop the “cyber equivalent of fingerprints or DNA” that can identify even the best-cloaked hackers.

NATO Holds Fundraiser to Pay Off Taliban Leadership

2010-01-27

Let me get this straight; NATO believes that they can hold a fundraiser and PAY OFF the Taliban?

America Increasingly Looks Like A Developing Nation As 30% Of Americans Rapidly Approach Poverty, Or Are Already There

2010-01-27

Hank Paulson's Prepared Testimony: More Alternative Universe Destruction

2010-01-27

Wall Street Journal: Ivins Not the Anthrax Killer

2010-01-27

The FBI now indirectly admits that Ivins was not the anthrax killer ... at least not alone.

Bases, Missiles, Wars: U.S. Consolidates Global Military Network

2010-01-27

The pattern that has emerged is that of the U.S. shifting larger concentrations of troops from post-World War II bases in Europe and Japan to smaller, more dispersed forward basing locations south and east of Europe and progressively closer to Russia, Iran and China.

Pentagon calls for 'Office of Strategic Deception'

2010-01-27

In a little-noticed report earlier this month, the Defense Department's powerful Defense Science Board recommended creation of an entity designed solely for "strategic deception" against US adversaries.

Bush-era assassination policy still in effect

2010-01-27

Report: Bush order allowing murder of US citizens abroad still in effect

Treasury Dept. to Investigate Treasury Secretary Geithner about AIG Bailout

2010-01-27

Among the issues being investigated by Barofsky are why the Fed in Manhattan sought to keep the names of AIG’s trading partners a secret, and why it was reluctant to acknowledge that banks received 100 cents on the dollar for their AIG contracts when they agreed to tear them up.

Schwarzenegger Suggests Outsourcing California Prisoners to Mexico

2010-01-27

Seeking a way to help alleviate his state’s chronic budget shortfall and prison overcrowding, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested on Monday sending illegal immigrant prisoners to Mexico to save money

Vatican bank charged with money-laundering

2010-01-27

The Bank of the Vatican has been accused of laundering USD 200 million by proxy through an Italian creditor, a report indicates.

North Korea, South Korea exchange fire near disputed western sea border

2010-01-27

Price of US Wars: $1 Trillion and Rising

2010-01-27

The Congressional Budget Office’s newly released budget outlook notes that Congress has approved over $1 trillion in direct spending on wars and war-related activities since 2001, and that price tag is only getting higher as the wars drag on.

Head of Davos Security Dead, Just Before Start of Meeting, Police Suspect Suicide

2010-01-27

The police commander in charge of security at the World Economic Forum in Davos has been found dead in his hotel room, local authorities have said.

1/3rd of Women in US Military Raped

2010-01-27

According to NPR, “In 2003, a survey of female veterans found that 30 percent said they were raped in the military. A 2004 study of veterans who were seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder found that 71 percent of the women said they were sexually assaulted or raped while serving. And a 1995 study of female veterans of the Gulf and earlier wars, found that 90 percent had been sexually harassed.”

U.S. officials want a deeper involvement with the Yemenis

2010-01-27

Efforts To Stabilize Nation Suddenly Urgent After Botched Airliner Attack

Mission accomplished! ExxonMobil to redevelop, expand Iraq's West Qurna 1 field

2010-01-27

China to lead world scientific research by 2020

2010-01-26

China is now second only to the US in terms of academic papers published, and will take first place by 2020 if current trends continue.

Problems of Transhumanism: Liberal Democracy vs. Technocratic Absolutism

2010-01-26

Transhumanists, like Enlightenment partisans in general, believe that human nature can be improved but are conflicted about whether liberal democracy is the best path to betterment.

Fears of public outcry as UK banks prepare to announce £25bn profits

2010-01-26

Britain's biggest banks are to announce profits of up to £25bn raising fresh fears of a public backlash against the sector that was propped up by billions of pounds of taxpayer money less than two years ago.

Fitch: U.S. Retail Credit Card Defaults Hit Near-Record Levels with No Relief in Sight

2010-01-26

U.S. consumers defaulted on store-branded credit cards at near-record levels during the holiday shopping season, with 2010 likely to bring more of the same trend, according to Fitch Ratings.

President Obama Finances Offshore Drilling in Brazil

2010-01-26

You read that headline correctly. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil.

FBI Violated Law in Obtaining Phone Records of Journalists and Others

2010-01-26

Instead of filing proper requests to gain access to the phone records, FBI agents sought information from three telephone companies using emails, sticky notes, and telephone calls.

South Carolina Lt. Governor Makes Disgusting Eugenics Comments

2010-01-26

While South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer has had a reputation for his obnoxious and irresponsible behavior for at least a few years, it appears his latest display has rivaled, if not topped, his previous endeavors.

Record number of young Americans jobless

2010-01-26

The U.S. economic recession has taken a particularly heavy toll on young Americans, with a record one out five black men aged 20 to 24 neither working nor in school, according to research released on Tuesday.

UK.gov uses booze to lure London kids into ID scheme

2010-01-26

Young people in London are getting the chance to get their hands on an ID card, the lucky so-and-sos.

U.S. Navy Veteran Arrested With Heavy Arsenal; Also Found Was “Middle Eastern Red and White Traditional Headdress”

2010-01-26

The billion-dollar hoax

2010-01-26

Here are just the top 10 new signs that catastrophic man-made warming may be just another beat-up, like swine flu, SARS, and the Y2K bug.

Nanosecond Trading Strains Infrastructure: Firms Failing to Control Their Algorithms

2010-01-26

Computer-driven trading raises meltdown fears

The war on terrorism and the countdown to the 2010 Olympics

2010-01-25

Whether or not you buy into the whole war on terrorism, it is being used to launch wars of aggression and further expand the American empire. It is also very much intertwined with the whole process of deep North American integration and plans for a continental security perimeter.

Planet Earth As Weapon and Target

2010-01-25

OUTER SPACE, EXOTIC WEAPONRY AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER

In Davos, Return of the Bankers

2010-01-25

Bankers' reputations are at an all-time low, but top financial officials are turning out in force at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, calculating that the business opportunities of rubbing shoulders with industry CEOs, regulators and world leaders outweigh any public-relations flak for attending an elite jamboree in a Swiss ski resort.

Reuters live coverage of the World Economic Forum 2010 meeting in Davos

2010-01-25

Unforeseen rise of Asia creates new world order

2010-01-25

It is time for Asia to use its stronger voice to take a more prominent role in this new world order. The progression from the Western-dominated G8 to a more inclusive G20, with meaningful positions for leading Asian economies, rightly reflects the shift to a new equilibrium in which Asia has much greater weight.

70-year gag on Kelly death evidence

2010-01-25

A highly unusual ruling by Lord Hutton, who chaired the inquiry into Dr Kelly's death, means medical records including the post-mortem report will remain classified until after all those with a direct interest in the case are dead, the Mail on Sunday reported.

Flight 253 Cover-Up: "No Smoking Gun" Claims Undercut by New Disclosures

2010-01-25

What the White House and security officials have previously described only as "vague" intercepts regarding "a Nigerian" has now morphed into a clear picture of the suspect--and the plot.

Robots Will Soon Do All Our Killing for Us

2010-01-25

In the years ahead, unmanned machines will increasingly fight our wars.

UK gets drones for domestic spying

2010-01-25

British government invents reasons to develop 'flying CCTV' system.

Author Martin Amis calls for euthanasia booths in UK’s street corners to prevent a ’silver tsunami’

2010-01-25

SEC mulled national security status for AIG details

2010-01-24

U.S. securities regulators originally treated the New York Federal Reserve's bid to keep secret many of the details of the American International Group bailout like a request to protect matters of national security, according to emails obtained by Reuters.

Dangerous Crossroads: U.S. Moves Missiles And Troops To Russian Border

2010-01-23

Nuclear and Conventional Arms Pacts Stalled

Report: Canada's former ambassador to Iran was CIA spy

2010-01-23

A report says the Canadian diplomat praised for sheltering Americans during the Iranian Revolution was a CIA spy.

US to Pay Taliban Fighters to 'Lay Down Their Arms'

2010-01-23

And, if the Taliban fighters *don't* lay down their arms, and instead continue to raise them in battle against the West? Then, the US government will be in the awkward position of funding the enemy of the US soldier on the battlefield. Hmm. 'Some dare call it treason.'

America's Impending Master Class Dictatorship

2010-01-23

EFF: Court ruling means ’surveillance of Americans immune from review’

2010-01-23

US District Court judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the US government by individuals who say their rights were infringed by the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program.

Insult to Injury: Why We Must Oppose the WHO Global Tax Proposals

2010-01-22

Fresh on the heels of a Dutch investigation into the conflicts of interest of their chief influenza advisor and the bombshell announcement that the Council of Europe will be probing their role in creating and sustaining panic over the recent H1N1 outbreak in order to sell vaccines for Big Pharma, the World Health Organization is now conisdering "innovative" proposals for raising additional revenues, including levying a global tax on internet activity.

The age of the killer robot is no longer a sci-fi fantasy

2010-01-22

When the US invaded Iraq in 2003, they had no robots as part of their force. By the end of 2005, they had 2,400. Today, they have 12,000, carrying out 33,000 missions a year. A report by the US Joint Forces Command says autonomous robots will be the norm on the battlefield within 20 years.

One quarter of US grain crops fed to cars - not people, new figures show

2010-01-22

New analysis of 2009 US Department of Agriculture figures suggests biofuel revolution is impacting on world food supplies

The United States of Corporate America: From Democracy to Plutocracy

2010-01-22

“The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations.” - Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics

Video catches NYC cops punching handcuffed man in head

2010-01-22

Two New York City police officers have been suspended without pay after video surfaced of them punching a suspect who was handcuffed and lying on the ground.

Military Outsources Rescue Ops, Secret Tagging Tech

2010-01-22

The military’s Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan on Sunday handed out a one year, $11.3 million, no-bid contract to Blackbird Technologies Inc., declaring that the firm was “the only contractor that can currently provide the subject matter expertise needed” for personnel rescue operations.

Military Pays for Booze for Congressional Trips Abroad

2010-01-22

In March 2008, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and nine other lawmakers traveled to England, India and Spain. Their flight included $438.75 worth of alcohol, including three cases of beer, 15 bottles of wine, three bottles of vodka, Crown Royal, Dewar’s and other liquor, plus another $750 worth of chips, cakes and other snacks—all of which were paid for by the U.S. Air Force

Gates confirms Blackwater presence in Pakistan

2010-01-22

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirms that American security firms Xe Services LLC, formerly known as Blackwater, and DynCorp have been operating in Pakistan.

Pakistan armed forces 'tried to oust President'

2010-01-22

Military still 'calling the shots' in political and judicial process, report reveals

Supreme Court rolls back campaign cash limits

2010-01-22

In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down laws that banned corporations from using their own money to support or oppose candidates for public office.

Scandal: Albert Edwards Alleges Central Banks Were Complicit In Robbing The Middle Classes

2010-01-21

Are We in Haiti because of Oil?

2010-01-21

It has been a little over a week since the devastating earthquake hit just outside Port au Prince, Haiti. Since that day, I have watched in horror as the Haitian people and their society have quickly submerged into a quagmire of social unrest and political grandstanding.

Why Is The US Military Occupying Four Airports In Haiti?

2010-01-21

The United States is now operating at four airports to ferry aid and relief supplies to quake-devastated Haiti, a senior US military commander said Thursday.

China teen seen as hero for killing local official

2010-01-21

The murder trial has again cast a harsh light on abuses of power by communist cadres and the frustration many ordinary Chinese feel with a one-party system that sometimes allows officials to run their districts like personal fiefdoms.

TSA worker admits planting cocaine on young woman

2010-01-21

In the tense new world of air travel, we're stripped of shoes, told not to take too much shampoo on board, frowned on if we crack a smile.

Unfunded Benefits Dig States’ $3 Trillion Hole

2010-01-21

Everyone seems to know the current path of federal fiscal policy is a deathtrap over the long term. What’s peculiar is the relative inattention to the balance sheets of state and local governments.

Do Insect Superorganisms Have Implications for Human Society

2010-01-21

Biologists have long marveled at the highly cooperative nature of ants, bees and other social insects that work together to determine the survival and growth of a colony. The social interactions are much like cells working together in a single body, hence the term "superorganism" — an organism comprised of many organisms, according to James Gillooly, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of biology at University of Florida

FBI Broke Law Spying on Americans’ Phone Records, Post Reports

2010-01-21

An internal audit found the FBI broke the law thousands of times when requesting Americans’ phone records using fake emergency letters that were never followed up on with true subpoenas — even though top officials knew the practice was illegal, according to The Washington Post

The Surveillance Society: Trading Freedom For The Illusion Of Safety

2010-01-21

Governments, regardless of their political structure or historical background, have always striven to not only control information, but also to gather it from the people by covert means.

Iran in billion-euro gas deal with Germany

2010-01-21

Iran has signed a one-billion-euro (1.44-billion-dollar) deal with a German firm to build 100 gas turbo-compressors, an industry official said in newspapers on Wednesday.

The Secret Bank Bailout

2010-01-21

There's one method that the Federal Reserve has been employing to shovel money to the bank elite that is rarely mentioned, though I hear the sums that have been shoveled are in the billions and they are showing up on the books of firms like Goldman Sachs as pure profit. It's really pure scam.

Democrats propose $1.9 trillion increase in debt limit

2010-01-21

Russia diversifies into Canadian dollars

2010-01-21

Russia’s central bank announced on Wednesday that it had started buying Canadian dollars and securities in a bid to diversify its foreign exchange reserves

Russia responds to U.S. missile plans for Poland

2010-01-21

Russia will strengthen its Baltic fleet in response to U.S. plans to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed senior navy official

Chavez: US Weapon Test Caused Haiti Earthquake

2010-01-21

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has once again accused the United States of playing God. But this time it's Haiti's disastrous earthquake that he thinks the U.S. was behind

Army-sponsored report suggests new 'police force'

2010-01-21

Domestic agents could be used in 'shaping an environment before a conflict'

US Does Not Have Capitalism Now: Stiglitz

2010-01-21

Layers of money managers that don’t bear the brunt of losses but walk away with big payouts when things go well have turned the US economy to a type of “ersatz capitalism,” Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University professor and Nobel laureate, told CNBC Tuesday.

France prepares fresh carbon tax plans

2010-01-21

France renewed efforts on Wednesday to become the first big economy to tax harmful carbon emissions, with the government due to thrash out new plans for the measure to curb climate change

Ron Paul: After ‘CIA coup,’ agency ‘runs military’

2010-01-21

US House Rep. Ron Paul says the CIA has has in effect carried out a "coup" against the US government, and the intelligence agency needs to be "taken out."

Profiting From Haiti's Crisis: Disaster Capitalism in Washington's Backyard

2010-01-21

US corporations, private mercenaries, Washington and the International Monetary fund are using the crisis in Haiti to make a profit, promote unpopular neoliberal policies, and extend military and economic control over the Haitian people.

Obama to Nationalize Student Lending with Pending Budget Bill

2010-01-20

A bill currently before the Senate would empower the Obama administration to nationalize the student lending industry, eliminating the federally subsidized private loans millions of university students rely on to finance their educations.

Activist: Watch Out For IDF Stealing Organs In Haiti

2010-01-20

Black rights activist T. West of AfriSynergy Productions warns that people need to be aware of the tragedy in Haiti being exploited by nefarious groups for their own gain, including Israel, who have admittedly stolen organs from dead Palestinians in the past.

Is The U.S. Economy Being Tanked By Mistake or By Intent?

2010-01-20

The government wants Americans to believe the greatest economic collapse in history was the result of ineptness and mistakes yet still have confidence in their financial institutions.

Monsanto GM Corn Causing Organ Failure In Rats Study: Everything You Need To Know

2010-01-20

Three types of Monsanto genetically modified corn are under scrutiny in the wake of a new study published by the International Journal Of Biological Sciences which found that rats ingesting the corn were subject to statistically significant amounts of organ toxicity

U.S.- China Military Tensions Grow

2010-01-20

Even though the U.S. military budget is almost ten times that of China's (with a population more than four times as large) and Washington plans a record $708 billion defense budget for next year compared to Russia spending less than $40 billion last year for the same, China and Russia are portrayed as threats to the U.S. and its allies.

US Security Company Offers to Perform "High Threat Terminations" and to Confront "Worker Unrest" in Haiti

2010-01-20

Pentagon Disaster Relief Exercise For Haiti Went Live After Earthquake Hit

2010-01-20

As personnel representing hundreds of government and nongovernment agencies from around the world rush to the aid of earthquake-devastated Haiti, the Defense Information Systems Agency has launched a Web portal with multiple social networking tools to aid in coordinating their efforts.

FBI Sting Nets 22 Executives Charged with Paying Bribes Abroad

2010-01-20

The FBI undercover operation was the largest-ever effort to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The 22 executives ran companies that supplied militaries and law-enforcement agencies.

Blackwater Chief Accused of Murder, Gun-Running

2010-01-20

The head of Blackwater and his employees may have killed or ordered the killing of people suspected of cooperating with federal investigators probing their activities, according to an anonymous affidavit filed in federal court Monday.

Why is the FBI Still Hiding Information about the Assassination of Martin Luther King?

2010-01-20

The FBI continues to keep secret hundreds of thousands of pages of documents stemming from the Civil Rights Era, including information related to the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

France Alarmed Over Anthrax-Tainted Heroin in Europe

2010-01-19

The French health ministry issued a warning on Tuesday after eight people died and seven fell sick in two European countries from using heroin contaminated by anthrax.

8 Killed In Va. Shooting; Police Surround Suspect

2010-01-19

A law enforcement official familiar with the investigation tells The Associated Press that eight people have been killed in shootings in central Virginia.

Avatar banned in China

2010-01-19

Avatar has become China’s most successful movie after making nearly £47 million, but that hasn’t stopped the country’s government pulling the film from some of its cinemas over fears that it could cause political unrest.

IMF to Haiti: Freeze Public Wages

2010-01-19

Haiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters, its food shortages, poverty, deforestation and lack of infrastructure, are not accidental. To say that it is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere is to miss the point; Haiti was made poor–by France, the United States, Great Britain, other Western powers and by the IMF and the World Bank.

International Hearings Begin On “Falsified” Swine Flu Pandemic

2010-01-19

“Greatest medical scandal of the century” to come under scrutiny

US accused of ‘occupying’ Haiti as troops flood in

2010-01-19

Geneva-based charity Medecins Sans Frontieres backed his calls saying hundreds of lives were being put at risk as planes carrying vital medical supplies were being turned away by American air traffic controllers.

Pelosi: "We will have healthcare -- one way or another"

2010-01-19

House speaker sounds confident of reform passage, even with a big loss for Democrats possibly on the horizon

PURE THUGGERY! BATF & Austin PD attempt to shut down gun shows by threats and false arrests..

2010-01-19

A small firestorm erupted in the gun-owner community in Texas this past weekend. Visitors to the Austin gun show were met with this flier

VIDEO: SEC protecting AIG secrets - Banks abusing power? Geithner doesn't know how it happened

2010-01-19

Total Intelligence Solutions; Blackwater's Owner Has Spies for Hire

2010-01-19

The operation, Total Intelligence Solutions, has assembled a roster of former spooks -- high-ranking figures from agencies such as the CIA and defense intelligence -- that mirrors the slate of former military officials who run Blackwater. Its chairman is Cofer Black, the former head of counterterrorism at CIA known for his leading role in many of the agency's more controversial programs, including the rendition and interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects and the detention of some of them in secret prisons overseas.

THE NEW CLIMATE CHANGE SCANDAL

2010-01-19

FRESH doubts were cast over controversial global warming theories yesterday after a major climate change argument was discredited

Does the Fourth Amendment cover 'the cloud'?

2010-01-19

One of the biggest issues facing individuals and corporations choosing to adopt public cloud computing (or any Internet service, for that matter) is the relative lack of clarity with respect to legal rights over data stored online.

Pennies for Haiti, Billions for Israel, Egypt

2010-01-19

Israel has since built one of the most dynamic and entrepreneurial economies in the world. At the same time, the country is now led by a free-market prime minister who ideologically understands the risks of economic dependence. Is there any overarching reason why the training wheels can't come off?

Top 15 chemical additives in your food

2010-01-19

We don't just want our food to taste good these days: It also has to look good. As a result, food producers use any of 14,000 laboratory-made additives to make our food appear fresher, more attractive or last longer on the shelf.

FBI broke law for years in phone record searches

2010-01-19

The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact to justify their actions.

One in Seven U.S. Mortgages In Foreclosure or Delinquent

2010-01-18

A record one in seven U.S. mortgages were in foreclosure or at least one payment past due in the third quarter, according to fresh data signaling the recovery in the housing market will be tepid at best.

Drugs in our drinking water

2010-01-18

No, not just fluoride, which is bad enough - much of our drinking water, in the U.S., Canada and U.K. at least, is contaminated with Prozac and a "vast array" of other drugs.

World Vision Takes Billion Dollars in Government Funds, but Doesn’t Hire Non-Christians

2010-01-18

World Vision, an international Christian humanitarian organization, does not hide its employment policy. To work for the billion-dollar charity, except on a temporary basis, one must be a Christian. This religious-based hiring preference has drawn complaints in light of the fact that World Vision received

U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes

2010-01-18

Pentagon Supplier for Rifle Sights Says It Has 'Always' Added New Testament References

Former Morgan Stanley Infrastructure and Energy Specialist, Who Was Also Director of Private-Equity Firm EQT Partners, Found Dead in Back of Delivery Van in Munich

2010-01-18

Bush as President Occasionally Phoned Clinton

2010-01-18

Asked on CBS’ ”Face the Nation” whether it was true that he often called Clinton, Bush replied: ”I don’t know about often, but I did. I called him. He didn’t call me because he knows how busy a president is. I called him and we chatted on occasion.”

Israeli attack on Iran could be disaster — for U.S. economy

2010-01-18

But Americans should be aware that when Iran becomes the next target, it will be a blow to the U.S. economic recovery.

Saudi warplanes attack northern Yemen again

2010-01-18

Saudi fighter jets have launched another round of airstikes on Houthi positions in northern Yemen.

Max Keiser: Icelandic Parliament Member Leads Revolt Against Banksters

2010-01-18

VIDEO: Katrina Vanden Heuvel And Her "Communitarianism" Mindset On ABC This Week

2010-01-18

Google probing possible inside help on attack

2010-01-18

Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack from China that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters today.

Taxpayers’ millions paid to Indian institute run by UN climate chief

2010-01-18

Millions of pounds of British taxpayers’ money is being paid to an organisation in India run by Dr Rajendra Pachauri, the controversial chairman of the UN climate change panel, despite growing concern over its accounts.

Why is Blackwater/Xe in Somalia?

2010-01-18

Press TV reports that “There are . . . allegations of US-sponsored bomb plots in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. As of 12 Jan 2010, at least 18 people have been killed in clashes between rival factions in southern and central Somalia, and there are reports that Blackwater/Xe mercenaries have entered the country.” That’s for starters.

United States Attorney Plans Drug-Terrorism Unit

2010-01-18

The United States attorney in Manhattan is merging the two units in his office that prosecute terrorism and international narcotics cases, saying that he wants to focus more on extremist Islamic groups whose members he believes are increasingly turning to the drug trade to finance their activities.

Nanoscale: Robot Arm Places Atoms and Molecules With 100% Accuracy

2010-01-18

The nanorobotic arm is built out of DNA origami: large strands of DNA gently encouraged to fold in precise ways by interaction with a few hundred short DNA strands

Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal

2010-01-17

Sunstein advocates that the Government’s stealth infiltration should be accomplished by sending covert agents into “chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups.”

Video: NAACP Director Defends Ron Paul Against Accusations of Racism

2010-01-17

A 20 year friend of Ron Paul, Austin Texas’ NAACP Director Nelson Linder is interviewed by Scott Horton of Anti War radio concerning the accusations of racism against the congressman

Maine May Require Cell Phones to Carry Cancer Warnings

2010-01-17

Representative Andrea Boland, a Democrat from Maine, has introduced legislation that would require all mobile phones sold in the state to bear a label warning people that the devices may cause brain cancer

More on Cass Sunstein

2010-01-17

Honestly, how sinister can Sunstein get? Is it not enough that he holds an unelected and unaccountable position of almost unimaginable power and is also tipped as a potential Obama Supreme Court nominee?

FDA says it's unable to regulate BPA

2010-01-17

As 'indirect food additive,' substance is exempt from scrutiny

Disgusting War Criminals Peddle “Humanitarian” Aid for Haiti

2010-01-17

On Sunday, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush mounted the corporate media propaganda platform and complained about the politicization of the Haitian relief effort.

Zbigniew Brzezinski: An Israeli attack on Iran would be a disaster

2010-01-17

The Afghan war and the 'Grand Chessboard'

Italy to Require Anyone Who Uploads Video to the Internet to Obtain Government Authorization

2010-01-16

New rules to be introduced by government decree will require people who upload videos onto the Internet to obtain authorization from the Communications Ministry similar to that required by television broadcasters, drastically reducing freedom to communicate over the Web, opposition lawmakers have warned.

Obama Executive Order Seeks to "Synchronize and Integrate" State and Federal Military Forces

2010-01-16

The Militarization of Emergency Aid to Haiti: Is it a Humanitarian Operation or an Invasion?

2010-01-16

Haiti has a longstanding history of US military intervention and occupation going back to the beginning of the 20th Century. US interventionism has contributed to the destruction of Haiti's national economy and the impoverishment of its population.

Boeing Laser Demonstrator Program Accepts Oshkosh Military Truck, Enters Fabrication Phase

2010-01-16

“Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy”

2010-01-15

Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts

Heritage Foundation wastes no time in seeing opportunity a la Shock Doctrine in Haiti

2010-01-15

While on the ground in Haiti, the U.S. military can also interrupt the nightly flights of cocaine to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from the Venezuelan coast and counter the ongoing efforts of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to destabilize the island of Hispaniola.

Racketeering 102: Fed's Lacker Threatens With Mutually Assured Destruction If Fed Audited

2010-01-15

FEMA Drowns Millions of Homeowners in Flood Insurance Premiums

2010-01-15

Many homeowners are getting notices they must purchase flood insurance for the first time, even though they may live in areas never known to flood....as in, never!

U.N.’s World Health Organization Wants Tax on Internet

2010-01-15

The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering a plan to ask governments to impose a global consumer tax on such things as Internet activity or everyday financial transactions like paying bills online.

U.S. military mobilizes thousands for Haiti relief

2010-01-15

The U.S. military is mobilizing thousands of soldiers, sailors and Marines along with members of the Air Force and Coast Guard for relief efforts in Haiti. Here are the main military components announced so far:

Welcome To The Running Man: FBI seeks public’s help via Times Square billboard

2010-01-15

UAE Royal Family Member Sheikh Issa Aquitted Of Torture Despite Video

2010-01-15

He ordered the video be made because he "liked to watch the torture sessions later", "At one point, Issa tells the cameraman to get a close-up. "Get closer. Get closer. Get closer. Let his suffering show,"

US army to double weapons stockpiled in Israel

2010-01-15

The US military plans to double the amount of military equipment it has stockpiled in Israel under a recent agreement with Tel Aviv.

Carlyle Group to Form Buyout Fund With Beijing Government

2010-01-15

Carlyle Group, the world’s second- largest private-equity firm, said it will set up a domestic Chinese private equity fund with the Beijing government.

Who in their right mind believes in Conspiracy Theories?

2010-01-14

Haiti, Failed State: Gangs Armed With Machetes Loot Port-Au-Prince

2010-01-14

Central Business District Resembles Hell On Earth As Bodies Pile Up And Armed Men Battle Over Food, Supplies

DARPA Takes on Suspended Animation: Zombie Pigs, Squirrels, and Hypersleep

2010-01-14

Marc Faber: The Next Thing You Need To Worry About Is The PIIGS

2010-01-14

Chinese Operation Against Google Involved Accessing the Firm’s Internal Intercept Systems

2010-01-14

Organic farmers must embrace GM crops if we are to feed the world, says scientist

2010-01-14

The organic movement should overcome its hostility to genetically modified crops and embrace the contribution that they can make to sustainable farming, one of the world’s leading agricultural scientists has told The Times.

Obama Regulation Czar Advocated Removing People’s Organs Without Explicit Consent

2010-01-14

Under such a policy, hospitals would harvest organs from people who never gave permission for this to be done.

Afghanistan: NATO Intensifies Its First Asian War

2010-01-14

Unquestioned loyalty to the trans-Atlantic partnership with the United States is synonymous with subordination to NATO, and currently the touchstone for fealty to the military bloc is blind willingness to follow the U.S. further and yet deeper into the increasingly bloody imbroglio in Afghanistan

Israel Hints at New Invasion of Lebanon

2010-01-14

“Should the (security) situation deteriorate, we’ll hold the Lebanese government and all those who help Hezbollah responsible,” said Barak at an IDF outpost overlooking south Lebanon’s villages.

Obama Extends Power over Governors

2010-01-14

Tyranny and abuse always begin with what first seems to be harmless acts of legislation. Phone your state Governors today and demand your voice be heard.

Obama Unveils Proposal on Bank Taxes

2010-01-14

Mr. Obama, in brief comments at the White House Thursday, said his goal was not to punish banks, but to prevent them from a behavior of excess, including new employee bonuses he called “obscene.”

Iraqis say they were forced to take Blackwater settlement

2010-01-14

Several of the plaintiffs say they were told the firm, now called Xe, was in danger of bankruptcy and that they might not get any damages at all. They want the agreements nullified.

Altering Animal Behavior With Fiber Optics and Genetic Engineering

2010-01-14

Although optogenetic control of human behavior may be years away, Deisseroth comments that the longer-range implications of the technology must be considered

From Blackwater to Xe, the Templar Crusade

2010-01-14

Erik Prince, the founder and owner of the now infamous US corporation, Blackwater, hails from Holland, Michigan where his family was both powerful and prominent in two institutions – (1) the Republican Party and (2) the evangelical Christian Church. After scandals hit his large and lucrative firm, Prince ordered a curious rebranding that changed its name to Xe.

SEC Engages in Conspiracy with AIG to Hide Bailout Evidence

2010-01-14

Securities and Exchange Commission helps AIG hide its criminal behavior from the American people.

Dollar Crisis Looms if US Doesn't Curb Debt: Experts

2010-01-14

The United States must soon raise taxes or cut government spending to curb its debt, and failure to act will risk a crippling dollar crisis as investor confidence ebbs, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.

Korea Aims to Export 80 Nuclear Power Plants by 2030

2010-01-13

The government has decided to boost nuclear power-related products as the country's next major export item after automobiles, semiconductors and ships.

Related: Barack Obama criticised for nuclear deal with UAE

If Government Won't Break Up the Giant Banks, Let's Do It Ourselves

2010-01-13

The government - instead of breaking up the giant banks who aren't lending to the people who need loans - is trying to prop them up using permanent bailouts. See this, this, this and this

The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s

2010-01-13

My daughter’s worldview and life will be shaped in very deliberate ways by technologies like the Kindle and the new magical high-tech gadgets coming out this year — Google’s Nexus One phone and Apple’s impending tablet among them. She’ll know nothing other than a world with digital books, Skype video chats with faraway relatives, and toddler-friendly video games on the iPhone. She’ll see the world a lot differently from her parents.

US asks China to explain Google hacking claims

2010-01-13

The US government is investigating allegations of a Chinese hacking attack on Google amid what Washington called "serious concerns" over internet security.

North Magnetic Pole Moving Due to Core Flux

2010-01-13

Earth's north magnetic pole is racing toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 kilometers) a year due to magnetic changes in the planet's core, new research says.

US Farmers Plant Fewest Wheat Acres Since 1913

2010-01-13

US farmers plant fewest winter wheat acres since 1913, Kansas seedings lowest since 1957

Sheriff’s Department gets the ability to extract data from mobile devices

2010-01-13

The ability to peer deep into cellular phones and other mobile devices soon will become part of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department investigatory arsenal.

Massive biological attack drill begins in Israel

2010-01-13

Days after an acid attack in downtown Hong Kong, and in preparation for a non-conventional attack on Israel, the National Emergency Authority (NEA) will hold the largest-ever exercise to train security forces how to respond to a citywide biological attack.

Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year

2010-01-13

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year

Obama Advisor Promotes ‘Cognitive Infiltration’

2010-01-13

[W]e suggest a distinctive tactic for breaking up the hard core of extremists who supply conspiracy theories: cognitive infiltration of extremist groups, whereby government agents or their allies (acting either virtually or in real space, and either openly or anonymously) will undermine the crippled epistemology of believers by planting doubts about the theories and stylized facts that circulate within such groups, thereby introducing beneficial cognitive diversity.

VIDEO: O’Reilly demands ‘deranged’ Bush heckler be arrested

2010-01-13

Holding Corporations Accountable for Apartheid Crimes

2010-01-13

A landmark class action case is under way in a New York federal court, with victims of apartheid in South Africa suing corporations that they say helped the pre-1994 regime.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says privacy is no longer a ’social norm’

2010-01-13

Talking in San Francisco over the weekend at the Crunchie Awards, which recognise technological achievements, the 25 year-old web entrepreneur said: “People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people.”

UK Taxman using terror laws 15 times a day to spy on those suspected of minor breaches

2010-01-13

Taxmen are using anti-terror laws 15 times a day to snoop on those suspected of minor breaches of the rules, it was claimed yesterday.

VIDEO: Your Private Life with Google.

2010-01-13

Obama Expands Federal Power Over the States with Executive Order

2010-01-13

SWAT officer says Posse Comitatus makes U.S. vulnerable to terror

2010-01-13

US drones collecting 'too much information'

2010-01-13

The newspaper said the Air Force drones collected nearly three times as much video over Afghanistan and Iraq last year as in 2007 — about 24 years’ worth if watched continuously.

US to store more weapons, ammunition in Israel: official.

2010-01-13

The US military plans to expand its stockpiles of weapons in Israel under a recent agreement with Jerusalem, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

Goldman Sachs profited handsomely by trading ahead of — or even against — its own clients.

2010-01-13

Welcome to Prison-Prone America

2010-01-13

Obama Appoints “Mr. Slam Dunk” to Investigate Underwear Bomber and Fort Hood Murders

2010-01-13

McLaughlin’s involvement with the CIA ranges from the Reagan administration, when he went along with the creative intelligence efforts of Director William Casey and Deputy Robert Gates, to the George W. Bush years.

NC port shut down after containers with explosive punctured

2010-01-12

No injuries were reported and officials did not count how many people left town. The port remained closed late on Tuesday afternoon.

US think-tank hints at ISI hand in CIA attack

2010-01-12

The suicide strike on the key U.S. intelligence base in Afghanistan had hallmarks of an operation carried out by a national intelligence service, a leading U.S. think-tank has said, apparently hinting that it could be the handiwork of Pakistan’s ISI or its rogue elements

Army Terminating Army’s Future Combat Systems Program

2010-01-12

The Army has informed Congress that it is terminating a robotic vehicle and an unmanned aircraft program that were once part of the Army’s largest modernization effort.

U.S. Chamber warns of ‘double-dip’ recession because of Dem policies

2010-01-12

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue warned the U.S. faces a double-dip recession because of the taxes and regulations under consideration by the Democratic Congress and President Barack Obama

US Will Hit 94% Debt to GDP Ratio Next Year, Surpassing the Level Where Debt Starts Reducing Economic Growth

2010-01-12

Obama received $20 million from healthcare industry in 2008 campaign

2010-01-12

While some sunlight has been shed on the hefty sums shoveled into congressional campaign coffers in an effort to influence the Democrats' massive healthcare bill, little attention has been focused on the far larger sums received by President Barack Obama while he was a candidate in 2008.

IRS Commissioner Doesn’t File Own Taxes: Too Complex

2010-01-12

IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman does not file his own taxes in part because he believes the tax code is complex.

All Expenses Paid for 20 Congressmen in Copenhagen

2010-01-12

Few would argue with the U.S. having a presence at the Copenhagen Climate Summit. But wait until you hear what we found about how many in Congress got all-expense paid trips to Denmark on your dime.

Turkey and Russia on way to ‘strategic partnership’

2010-01-12

Turkey and Russia will set up a high-level strategic cooperation working group Wednesday when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pays a working visit to Moscow

Blackwater/Xe mercs arrive in Somalia, Al-Shabab says

2010-01-12

At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between rival factions in southern and central Somalia, and there are reports that Blackwater/Xe mercenaries have entered the country.

SEC Orders AIG Info Sealed Until 2018!

2010-01-12

It could take until November 2018 to get the full story behind the U.S. bailout of insurance giant American International Group (AIG.N) because of an action taken last year by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hundreds of Public Workers Injured by Mandatory Vaccines

2010-01-12

Up to 200 doctors, nurses, firefighters, prison officers, police officers, forensic scientists and binmen say they have developed serious physical and mental health problems after injections essential for their work over the past 10 years. All have given up their jobs and some are now 60 per cent disabled.

Moody’s warns of 'social unrest’ as sovereign debt spirals

2010-01-12

Britain and other countries with fast-rising government debts must steel themselves for a year in which “social and political cohesiveness” is tested, Moody’s warned. .

Bomb Kills Professor of Nuclear Physics in Tehran

2010-01-12

A bomb attached to a motorcycle killed an Iranian professor of nuclear physics outside his home in northern Tehran on Tuesday, the state-run Press TV broadcaster reported on its Web site.

George Bush Heckled In A Pizza Restaurant (VIDEO)

2010-01-11

Good!

Federal Reserve Seeks to Protect U.S. Bailout Secrets

2010-01-11

The Federal Reserve asked a U.S. appeals court to block a ruling that for the first time would force the central bank to reveal secret identities of financial firms that might have collapsed without the largest government bailout in U.S. history.

Lebanon fires at Israeli jets violating its airspace

2010-01-11

The Lebanese army says its anti-aircraft artillery fired at four Israeli fighter jets flying over the country's southern airspace at low altitude on Monday. "The army's anti-aircraft guns fired at four enemy Israeli planes that had been overflying the (southern) area of Marjayoun this morning," an army spokesman told AFP

The ‘false’ pandemic: Drug firms cashed in on scare over swine flu, claims Euro health chief

2010-01-11

The swine flu outbreak was a ‘false pandemic’ driven by drug companies that stood to make billions of pounds from a worldwide scare, a leading health expert has claimed.

Iran can be bombed says General Petraeus

2010-01-11

Gen David Petraeus, head of Central Command or Centcom, did not elaborate on the plans, but said the military has considered the impacts of any action taken there.

Teenagers ‘only use 800 different words a day’

2010-01-11

Although, according to recent surveys, they know an average of 40,000 words, they tend to favour a “teenspeak” used in text messages, on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace and in internet chat rooms like MSN.

Goldman Sachs Sued by Shareholders for Breaking Own Rules on Executive Pay

2010-01-11

The lawsuit does not cover Goldman’s bonuses for all of 2009, which have yet to be publicly revealed. Bloomberg reported last year that the firm’s compensation during the first nine months were $16.7 billion, but other estimates put the figure at more like $22 billion for the entire year

Chavez orders National Guard to stop price rises

2010-01-11

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez ordered soldiers to seek out businesses that raise prices after a sharp devaluation of the bolivar currency last week, saying he will expropriate firms that engage in price gouging.

JP Morgan: Largest Provider Of Food Stamps In U.S.

2010-01-11

Body scanners can store, send images, group says

2010-01-11

A privacy group says the Transportation Security Administration is misleading the public with claims that full-body scanners at airports cannot store or send their graphic images.

Hard questions for Tim Geithner

2010-01-11

THE $182.3 billion (€126.5 billion) bailout of AIG is getting more costly by the day for the Obama administration. New revelations last week cast the spotlight back on Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary who played such a vital role in the credit crunch bailouts.

America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels

2010-01-11

The labour force contracted by 661,000. This did not show up in the headline jobless rate because so many Americans dropped out of the system. The broad U6 category of unemployment rose to 17.3pc. That is the one that matters.

A North American Security Perimeter on the Horizon

2010-01-11

NAFTA has extended from economic integration into a political and regional security pact which has been achieved through the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, Plan Mexico, as well as other initiatives

The Shadow War; Making sense of the new CIA battlefield in Afghanistan.

2010-01-11

China's influence on US Congress growing steadily

2010-01-11

Ten years ago, US lawmakers publicly accused the China Ocean Shipping Co of being a front for espionage and blocked plans to expand its Long Beach, Calif.

Did the CIA Deploy a Blackwater Hit Team in Germany?

2010-01-11

German prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into allegations that the CIA deployed a team of Blackwater operatives on a clandestine operation in Hamburg, Germany, after 9/11 ultimately aimed at assassinating a German citizen with suspected ties to Al Qaeda.