Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
President Romney Can Thank Obama for His Permanent Robotic Death List
October 25th, 2012Via: Wired: It’s a good thing that Mitt Romney endorsed President Obama’s counterterrorism agenda. Should he win the election in two weeks, Romney will inherit an institutionalized, bureaucratic machine for using lethal robots to target and kill suspected terrorists and their allies. Killing Osama bin Laden was a one-time event; this “Disposition Matrix” is Barack […]
DARPA’s Pet-Proto Robot
October 25th, 2012Via: DARPA: In this video, the Pet-Proto, a predecessor to DARPA’s Atlas robot, is confronted with obstacles similar to those robots might face in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). To maneuver over and around the obstacles, the robot exercises capabilities including autonomous decision-making, dismounted mobility and dexterity.
Large Cash Transactions Banned In Mexico
October 24th, 2012Via: Forbes: Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed into law a ban on large cash transactions. The ban will take effect in about 90 days and it is part of a broader effort to control monetary flows within the country. Under the law, a Specialized Unit in Financial Analysis operating within the Attorney General’s […]
U.N. Calls for ‘Anti-Terror’ Internet Surveillance
October 24th, 2012Via: Cnet: United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of “internationally agreed framework for retention of data” is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries. The United Nations is calling for more surveillance of Internet users, saying it would help to investigate and prosecute terrorists. A 148-page report […]
Russia Broadens Definition of Treason
October 24th, 2012Via: Financial Times: Russia has broadened its definition of treason, in a move prompting fears that state authorities will have a new weapon to clamp down on the press and non-governmental organisations. The law was passed on Tuesday by the lower house of parliament, one of several pieces of legislation overseen by President Vladimir Putin […]
DHS Moving X-ray Body Scanners from Large Airports to Smaller Ones
October 24th, 2012Via: CNBC: The Transportation Security Administration is removing full-body, X-ray scanners from major U.S. airports, and shipping them to less busy locations.
Iran Threatens to Halt Crude Exports If Sanctions Intensify
October 23rd, 2012Via: Bloomberg: Iran will suspend all oil exports, pushing global crude prices higher, if the U.S. and Europe tighten sanctions further on the OPEC member’s economy, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi warned. “If you continue to add to the sanctions, we will stop our oil exports to the world,” he said at a news conference in […]
‘IMF’s Epic Plan to Conjure Away Debt and Dethrone Bankers’
October 23rd, 2012If nothing else, it makes for an entertaining read. Via: Telegraph: So there is a magic wand after all. A revolutionary paper by the International Monetary Fund claims that one could eliminate the net public debt of the US at a stroke, and by implication do the same for Britain, Germany, Italy, or Japan. One […]
Japanese Justice Minister Resigns After Revealing Organized Crime Links
October 23rd, 2012Via: AFP: Japan’s justice minister, who has admitted past links with organised crime, resigned Tuesday just three weeks into the job, citing “health problems”, the government said. Keishu Tanaka was brought into the cabinet at the start of the month as part of a reshuffle aimed at shoring up Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s shaky administration. […]
Satire: Nation Tunes In To See Which Sociopath More Likable This Time
October 22nd, 2012Via: The Onion: According to reports, millions of viewers across the country are expected to tune in to tonight’s town-hall-style presidential debate at Hofstra University in order to determine which complete and utter sociopath they find more likable this time around. “I’m very curious to see which one of these two clinically sociopathic individuals will […]
