Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Two U.S. Warships, 1200 Marines Sent to Libyan Coast
March 2nd, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal: Also Tuesday, the U.S. ordered two warships and 1200 Marines to the waters off of Libya, but a top Obama administration official stopped short of saying the forces would intervene in the clashes that have consumed the country following anti-Gadhafi protests here in recent weeks. At a Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary […]
Christchurch Earthquake: Need a Toilet?
March 2nd, 2011The situation around the lack of toilets in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen. All this talk about having to import toilets from Australia and people trying to flag down workers, begging for toilets… Come on, people. Please try to spread the word about how […]
Egypt Bans Individuals from Taking Gold Out of Country
February 28th, 2011Thinking about trying to flee from point A to point B with gold after the shit hits the fan? Via: Reuters: Egypt on Sunday banned the export of gold for the next four months, a measure bankers said seemed aimed at preventing businessmen and former government officials who acquired capital illegally from transferring it abroad. […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Pathogen Found in Roundup Ready GM Crops Causes Spontaneous Abortions and Infertility in Livestock?
February 24th, 2011Via: Institute of Science in Society: An open letter appeared on the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance founded and run by Judith McGeary to save family farms in the US [1, 2]. The letter, written by Don Huber, professor emeritus at Purdue University, to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, warns of a pathogen “new to […]
Not Confirmed: Gaddafi Has Ordered Security Services to Start Sabotaging Oil Facilities
February 23rd, 2011Note: The source of this information is a Robert Baer, a former CIA case officer. Batteries not included. Your mileage may vary. Monitoring… Via: Time: There’s been virtually no reliable information coming out of Tripoli, but a source close to the Gaddafi regime I did manage to get hold of told me the already terrible […]
New Zealand: Christchurch Earthquake
February 22nd, 2011Update: Christchurch Earthquake Likely to be NZ’s Worst Natural Disaster Via: New Zealand Herald: Civil Defence Minister John Carter has confirmed today’s declaration of a National Emergency is the first time the measure has been invoked, and that reflects the likelihood yesterday’s quake may prove to be New Zealand’s worst natural disaster. While the current […]
Libya: Crimes Against Humanity
February 22nd, 2011Via: Al Jazeera: Protesters say security forces using warplanes and live fire ‘massacred’ them, as UN warns of possible ‘war crimes’. Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are waging a bloody operation to keep him in power, with residents reporting gunfire in parts of the capital Tripoli and other cities, while other citizens, including the […]
Two Libyan Air Force Colonels Refuse to Launch Air Strikes on Civilians, Land Jets in Malta
February 22nd, 2011Via: Reuters: Two Libyan Air Force fighter pilots defected on Monday and flew their jets to Malta where they told authorities they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said. They said the two pilots, both colonels, took off from a base near Tripoli. One of them has requested political asylum. The pilots […]
