Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
New Revenue Source for British Government: Dormant Bank Accounts
July 19th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to use “hundreds of millions of pounds” from dormant bank accounts to fund community projects, while Business Secretary Vince Cable said lenders “ripped off” customers. Cameron said he will press ahead with a proposal set out in the coalition government’s program to establish a “Big Society […]
Top Secret America
July 19th, 2010Blah. The map doesn’t show the names of the companies. Additionally, according to the fine print on the map: “The locations of company headquarters have been adjusted to appear on the map within a mile of its actual location.” *shaking head* I guess this might deter some under-12-year-olds from figuring out the locations. You can, […]
Gold and Silver Transactions with Dealers Over $600 Will Require IRS Filing Effective January 1, 2012
July 19th, 2010Via: Numismaster: A blizzard of paperwork could be about to hit numismatics. Passage by Congress of the national health care legislation has had an unintended consequence to the nation’s coin collectors, vest-pocket dealers who buy and sell coins, and larger dealers who are frequent buyers of coins that collectors periodically liquidate as they trade up […]
Schwarzenegger Mobilizes National Guard to Border
July 17th, 2010Via: AP: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday mobilized members of the California National Guard as part of a federal effort to deter drug trafficking and illegal immigration along the border with Mexico. His order supports President Barack Obama’s plan to have 1,200 National Guard troops assist with federal border protection, customs and immigration agents. The […]
State Department Warns Employees About New Website Highlighting Top Secret Facilities
July 17th, 2010Via: Foreign Policy: The State Department is bracing for a potentially explosive new feature on the Washington Post website that would publish the names and locations of agencies and firms conducting Top Secret work on behalf of the U.S. government, according to the copy of an email obtained by The Cable. The Diplomatic Security Bureau […]
U.S. Special Forces Selected Lockheed Martin for $5 Billion Soup to Nuts Treatment
July 16th, 2010Via: Zacks: Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to provide full-scope logistics support to warfighters around the globe. The company will provide a wide range of mission-critical services, from aircraft and vehicle maintenance to IT and electronics support. The contract has a potential value of $5 billion spread over […]
Cheney Has Mechanical Blood Pump Installed in His Rotting Heart
July 16th, 2010Via: MSNBC: Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that he underwent surgery last week to have a tiny pump implanted to assist in the functioning of his heart as he experiences “increasing congestive heart failure. The surgery, to insert a left ventricular assist device, was performed at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. Cheney, 69, has […]
Goldman Paying $550 Million to Settle Civil Fraud Charges
July 16th, 2010Pocket lint. Via: ABC: Resolving a high-profile government case linked to the mortgage meltdown, Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that it misled buyers of complex investments. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Thursday with the Wall Street titan, just hours after […]
Former Member of Clinton Regime: Obama Needs “A 9/11 Event or an Oklahoma City Bombing” to Command Confidence
July 14th, 2010Via: Financial Times: “The bottom line here is that Americans don’t believe in President Obama’s leadership,” says Rob Shapiro, another former Clinton official and a supporter of Mr Obama. “He has to find some way between now and November of demonstrating that he is a leader who can command confidence and, short of a 9/11 […]
National Security Bullshit Generator
July 8th, 2010I was looking through the Special Access Program (SAP) Policy document hosted over at Cryptome and thought I’d post a section from it because this is just about the most absurd collection of words I’ve ever come across in the English language. It reminded me of the maniac bureaucracies John Saul describes in Voltaire’s Bastards: […]
