Archive for April, 2010
U.S. Military May be Called On to Assist with Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico
April 29th, 2010Via: CNN: The U.S. military may be called on to assist authorities scrambling to mitigate a potential environmental disaster posed by an oil spill expanding toward the Gulf Coast, the Coast Guard said Thursday. In addition, another controlled burn of the oil slick may be conducted, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Erik Swanson said. “We’re […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
April 29th, 2010Wow, there are some very kind people out there. Thank you. CS £50 AT NZ$20 MS CA$25 MW $20 JR £10 KS €100 MW $20 SB $15 Eileen $70 Eileen $30 (Farmlet)
Goldman Set to Settle SEC Fraud Case Soon
April 29th, 2010Maybe they’ll pass the hat around and collect some pocket lint before heading out for martinis. Via: Reuters: Goldman Sachs may soon settle its fraud case with the U.S. regulator, the New York Post reported on Thursday, opting to end a legal fight rather than endure a repeat of the public flogging it received this […]
Drone Pilots Could Be Tried for ‘War Crimes,’ According to Law Professor
April 29th, 2010Read the following book and let me know how many Americans have faced international tribunals for those atrocities: Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II by William Blum Via: Wired: The pilots waging America’s undeclared drone war in Pakistan could be liable to criminal prosecution for “war crimes,” a prominent law […]
Humanoid Robot Mahru Mimics a Person’s Movements
April 29th, 2010Via: IEEE: And Now: Japan Plans to Send Humanoid to the Moon by 2015
Military Organizations Searching for Information on Michael Stansberry
April 29th, 2010Here are some interesting visits to Cryptogon that resulted from searches for information on Michael Stansberry: U.S. Special Operations Command wsa176.socom.mil 209.22.222.176 — U.S. Air Force ws000210.ramstein.af.mil 132.25.0.210 — U.S. Air Force bc2.hurlburt.af.mil 151.166.15.115 — U.S. Air Force – 754th Electronic Systems Group 132.34.248.10 — U.S. Air Force zhtv-wpa-003.wpafb.af.mil 198.97.67.62
Updates on Derek Michael Stansberry
April 29th, 2010Check out the text of the note: FBI Special Agent James R. McCarty said in an affidavit that Stansberry, 26, of Riverview, Fla., had passed a somewhat incoherent note to a flight attendant: “I am not an American citizen. I was in Ouaga illegally. My passports and identity are fake. I bought that bag on […]
U.S. Coast Guard Sets Oil Slick Ablaze
April 29th, 2010Via: Reuters: The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday set a “controlled burn” to battle a giant oil slick from last week’s deadly offshore drilling rig explosion, as the spill threatened wide-scale coastal damage for four U.S. Gulf Coast states. The leaking well, 5,000 feet (1,525 metres) under the sea off Louisiana’s coast, has created an […]
GREECE NEEDS UP TO €120-BILLION
April 28th, 2010Via: Globe and Mail: Greece will need financial assistance amounting to between €100-billion and €120-billion over the next three years, German parliamentarians reported on Wednesday after meeting Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank. They said that the €45-billion currently proposed as a rescue […]
Crisis, Martial Law, and Black Market Operations
April 28th, 2010Via: Knowledge Is The Killer of Fear: In the coming years, I think there is a strong possibility that there is going to be crisis and martial law in the United States and in other nations as well. During such periods, the items you need to survive will become increasingly scarce, especially if the crisis […]
