Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Yemeni Forces Open Fire at Protest, 30 Dead
March 18th, 2011Via: Reuters: Yemeni security forces and unidentified snipers opened fire at a protest in Sanaa after Muslim prayers Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 200 others, medical sources and witnesses told Reuters.
G7 Intervention on Yen
March 18th, 2011It had to happen. Anyway, there’s the “free market” for you. There’s a lot of mythology about free markets in mainstream texts books and corporate media, but when the wheels come off the cart in Fiat Currency Hell (and have no doubt about it, the wheels came off the cart with this Yen thing), the […]
China Suspends ‘Approval’ of Nuclear Power Plants
March 17th, 2011Via: BBC: China has suspended approval for new nuclear power stations following the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant. It will also carry out checks at existing reactors and those under construction. China is currently building 27 new reactors – about 40% of the total number being built around the world. The news comes as […]
White House Wants New Copyright Law Crackdown
March 16th, 2011Via: Cnet: The White House today proposed sweeping revisions to U.S. copyright law, including making “illegal streaming” of audio or video a federal felony and allowing FBI agents to wiretap suspected infringers.
‘Blood Money’ Frees CIA Contractor in Pakistan
March 16th, 2011Via: AP: An American CIA contractor detained on suspicion of murder was released on Wednesday after families of the two Pakistanis he killed were given “blood money” and the case was dropped, Pakistani officials said. The killings and detention of Raymond Allen Davis had strained ties between Pakistan and the United States and added to […]
China Places Largest Non Military Ship Order Ever
March 16th, 2011Via: Dow Jones: China ordered 50 to 100 new container, tanker and dry-bulk ships Monday under a deal financed by a private-equity consortium led by Carlyle Group. Valued at between $5 billion and $10 billion, it’s the biggest private-sector shipping deal ever, analysts said. The new joint venture, which will lease the vessels to China, […]
Army Recruits Prisoners to Make Body Armor
March 14th, 2011Via: Wired: Building parts for Patriot missile systems was just a warm-up, apparently, for a government-owned company that relies on federal inmates making as little as 23 cents an hour. On Wednesday, the U.S. Army announced that it handed Federal Prison Industries a no-bid, nearly $20 million contract to build body armor. It’s the latest […]
Saudi Troops Arrive in Bahrain as Protests Escalate
March 14th, 2011Via: Christian Science Monitor: Amid concerns of a Shiite uprising in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia sent troops to support the Sunni monarchy. Bahrain’s opposition denounced the move as an ‘occupation.’ Saudi forces have reportedly arrived in Bahrain to reinforce its police, who clashed with protesters yesterday in an escalation of the month-long Shiite-led protests calling for […]
Some Airport X-Ray Body Scanners Radiation Levels Are 10 Times Higher Than Expected
March 13th, 2011Via: WSTP: The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that emits ionizing radiation – 247 machines at 38 airports – after maintenance records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected. The TSA says that the records reflect math mistakes and that all […]
Utah Legislature Backs Gold and Silver as Legal Tender; Full Value of Metal, Not Just Face Value
March 11th, 2011Via: Salt Lake Tribune: The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill taking the first step to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state. It voted 16-7 to pass HB317, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature. The measure would recognize as legal tender gold and silver coins […]
