Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
U.S. Navy Will Run Drone Missions 24/7 Out of Point Mugu
March 2nd, 2013Via: Gizmodo: I talked to the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, which had plenty to say about the upcoming drone playground, which is just one of “several bases throughout the world” the Navy wants. Each will host Tritons, with Point Mugu boasting four, conducting around five missions every single day. That’s over 1,800 takeoffs or landings […]
Mayor Bloomberg On National Debt: ‘People Do Seem Willing To Lend Us An Infinite Amount Of Money’
March 2nd, 2013What could possibly go wrong? Via: Politicker: Furthermore, while saying the federal deficit does indeed need to be curtailed, Mr. Bloomberg argued the United States could owe “an infinite amount of money” and there is no specific amount that would cause the country to default. “We are spending money we don’t have,” Mr. Bloomberg explained. […]
Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry
February 28th, 2013It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that this amounts to a “nothing-to-see-here” assessment of what is happening. Consider what William Binney and Mark Klein have said and written, and what NSA is building, and then tell me if you believe that only three dozen people have access to the domestic intercepts. Come on. […]
Palestinian Prisoner Was Tortured Before Dying in Israeli Jail
February 26th, 2013Via: Guardian: A Palestinian prisoner whose death in Israeli custody fanned violent clashes across the West Bank over the weekend was tortured before he died, the Palestinian Authority has said. The results of an autopsy conducted in Tel Aviv were revealed at a press conference in Ramallah on Sunday evening after a day of angry […]
Foxconn Reshuffle: Some Manufacturing Going to Taiwan, Brazil, Indonesia and USA
February 25th, 2013Via: Forbes: Last Monday, Gou announced that Foxconn’s next major expansion push would be focused on Taiwan, where he wanted to put plants in New Taipei City, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. This comes at a time when the company is putting off the expansion of one of its China facilities, in Zhengzhou. Gou founded Foxconn in […]
China Acknowledges ‘Cancer Villages’
February 24th, 2013Via: BBC: China’s environment ministry appears to have acknowledged the existence of so-called “cancer villages” after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain areas. For years campaigners have said cancer rates in some villages near factories and polluted waterways have shot up. But the term “cancer village” has no technical definition […]
6 Tanks at Hanford Nuclear Site Leaking Radioactive Waste
February 23rd, 2013Via: Reuters: Six underground storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River in Washington state were recently found to be leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to human health, state and federal officials said on Friday. The seeping waste adds to decades of soil contamination caused by leaking storage […]
Bank ‘Profits’
February 22nd, 2013Via: Bloomberg: So what if we told you that, by our calculations, the largest U.S. banks aren’t really profitable at all? What if the billions of dollars they allegedly earn for their shareholders were almost entirely a gift from U.S. taxpayers? Granted, it’s a hard concept to swallow. It’s also crucial to understanding why the […]
‘No More Hesitation’ Targets Train Police and Feds to Shoot Armed Pregnant Women, Mothers, Children and Elderly
February 20th, 2013In other news: DHS Buying 1.6 Billion Rounds of Ammunition. Via: Reason: What if I told you police in your town could desensitize themselves to the idea of shooting a (armed) child, pregnant woman, or young mother, for just a couple of bucks? The “No More Hesitation” series from Law Enforcement Targets Inc. offers exactly […]
Secret U.S. Military Flights Carried Officials, Equipment to North Korea
February 20th, 2013Via: Asahi: Senior U.S. administration officials held secret talks in North Korea on at least three occasions in 2011 and 2012, The Asahi Shimbun has learned. Although the visits had potential implications for Japan, Washington did not inform its security partner at the time and only informally confirmed one of them when the Japanese side […]
