Archive for February, 2011
Libya: U.S. Openly Backing Rebels
February 28th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. said it will assist Libyan rebels trying to force Muammar Qaddafi from power, as pro- democracy protests that have swept the Middle East spread to Oman and reignited in Tunisia. “We’ve been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and, as the revolution moves […]
Homeland Security Will Soon Begin Analyzing DNA at Airports
February 28th, 2011Of course, initially, “It’s for the children.” Via: NextGov: The Homeland Security Department this summer plans to begin testing a DNA analyzer that’s small enough to be easily portable and fast enough to return results in less than an hour. The analyzer, about the size of a laser printer, initially will be used to determine […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
February 28th, 2011Thank you to these Cryptogon readers who sent contributions in the second half of February. Eileen $40 Eileen $40 (Farmlet) KL $50 DS $20 JG $20 DL $25 CB $25 AT NZ$20 MH $10
U.S. and Allies Weigh a Libya No-Fly Zone
February 28th, 2011Via: New York Times: Obama administration officials held talks on Sunday with European and other allied governments as they readied plans for the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent further killings of civilians by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
A Glimpse Inside One of Gaddafi’s Palaces
February 27th, 2011Video at the link. Via: Al Jazeera: Libyan leader’s palace outside Benghazi is not just luxurious, but a bunker designed to withstand a nuclear attack. As pro-democracy demonstrators gain control of more cities in eastern Libya, Muammar Gaddafi’s many properties in the hands of protesters have been ransacked and destroyed. One such palace sits on […]
Take a Closer Look at Those Obama Posters
February 27th, 2011*chortle* Via: io9:
The Pallet Wood Shed
February 26th, 2011This is very interesting. Via: The Pallet Wood Shed: Last fall I had the need for a new shed to store my garden tractor in. Since I had a large number of used wooden pallets on hand I decided to put them to a good use. The following pictures show the end results.
Budget Problems? Just Use Prison Labor
February 26th, 2011The New York Times outdoes itself with this one. “Financial experts agree.” Oh sure. See, Land Of The Free: Never In The Civilized World Have So Many Been Locked Up For So Little, for a bit of context. Via: New York Times: Before he went to jail, Danny Ivey had barely seen a backyard garden. […]
‘Who Did We Issue Those To? Who Bought Those Bonds?’
February 26th, 2011Solution to the debt crisis? According to Damon Vickers, author of, The Day After the Dollar Crashes: A Survival Guide for the Rise of the New World Order, a sort of globalist debt jubilee would be carried out as a part of implementing the New World Order. Note: Vickers wants to see the New World […]
NATO Intervention in Libya?
February 25th, 2011I couldn’t make it up if I tried. Ah, yes. The humanitarian crisis in Libya. What about the long running nightmare in Sudan, just to the southeast of Libya? Is NATO going to sort that one out too? What we have with Libya is a humanitarian crisis, mixed together with an oil production problem. This […]
