Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Saudi Price Arrested, Two Tons of Amphetamines Found on His Private Jet
October 26th, 2015Two. Tons. Via: Telegraph: A Saudi prince has been detained at Beirut airport in Lebanon after two tons of an amphetamine drug popular with Syrian rebels was found on a private jet. Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four other men were held after what was described as the biggest ever drugs bust […]
War Criminal Tony Blair Sorry for Iraq War
October 24th, 2015Via: Independent: Tony Blair has made apologies about aspects of the Iraq War for the first time and has said there are ‘elements of truth’ in the theory that the invasion helped feed the rise of the so-called Islamic State (Isis). In an television interview with the US network CNN, the former British Prime Minister […]
Yet Another Costly F-35 Glitch: Ejection Seat Could Kill Pilots
October 22nd, 2015Via: Fiscal Times: The Defense Department’s multi-billion dollar F-35 Joint Strike Fighter effort has hit a new snag, and it’s one that could take anywhere from a year to 18 months to fix, according to the program’s chief. Earlier this month Defense News reported the Pentagon had learned the fifth-generation airplane’s ejection seat could cause […]
Emails Reveal Tony Blair’s “Deal In Blood” with George Bush Over Iraq War
October 19th, 2015Via: Daily Mail: A bombshell White House memo has revealed for the first time details of the ‘deal in blood’ forged by Tony Blair and George Bush over the Iraq War. The sensational leak shows that Blair had given an unqualified pledge to sign up to the conflict a year before the invasion started. It […]
If You’re Not Paranoid, You’re Crazy
October 13th, 2015Via: The Atlantic: …we, the sensible majority, owe plenty of so-called crackpots a few apologies. We dismissed them, shrugging off as delusions or urban legends various warnings and anecdotes that now stand revealed, in all too many instances, as either solid inside tips or spooky marvels of intuition.
GCHQ Mass Surveillance: KARMA POLICE
September 26th, 2015Via: The Intercept: THERE WAS A SIMPLE AIM at the heart of the top-secret program: Record the website browsing habits of “every visible user on the Internet.” Before long, billions of digital records about ordinary people’s online activities were being stored every day. Among them were details cataloging visits to porn, social media and news […]
In 2016, Passports Required to Clear Airport Security in New York, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Louisiana and American Samoa
September 24th, 2015Via: Money: The reason: At some point in 2016—the precise date hasn’t yet been announced—driver’s licenses from those states will no longer be considered sufficient to clear airport security and board an airplane. This new policy is a result of the Real ID act, passed by Congress in 2005 as a counterterrorism measure to standardize […]
The One About David Cameron and the Pig
September 22nd, 2015If you’re sick of this story, I’ll apologize right away. Very briefly, my guess about this story is that it’s a warning to Cameron about something he has done, is about to do, or is refusing to do. It’s a strong warning. Maybe other photos exist of Cameron; much more shocking photos. The reason these […]
Half in U.S. Continue to Say Gov’t Is an Immediate Threat
September 21st, 2015Via: Gallup: Almost half of Americans, 49%, say the federal government poses “an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens,” similar to what was found in previous surveys conducted over the last five years. When this question was first asked in 2003, less than a third of Americans held this attitude.
Cyborg Insects
September 19th, 2015Via: Vice: I asked Anthes why she thought the military was so keen to work with insects. “I’d imagine there are several reasons,” she said. “Firstly those creatures are simpler to work with, biologically speaking. It’s much easier to commandeer an insect’s nervous system than a dog’s or a human’s. But also, for the specific […]
