Archive for the 'Elite' Category
A Fifth of Russia’s State Defence Spending Is Stolen Every Year
May 25th, 2011Putin the Apostle? Via: Calgary Sun: A fifth of Russia’s state defence spending is stolen every year by corrupt officials, dishonest generals and crooked contractors, Russia’s chief military prosecutor said in an interview published on Tuesday. President Dmitry Medvedev says endemic corruption is holding back Russia’s development, but anti-bribery groups say the problem has become […]
Facebook Is Coming for Your Children
May 23rd, 2011Via: Today: Wearing the mantle of education reform, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told attendees at a recent summit on innovation in education that, “My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age.” A really, really good way to do that, Zuckerberg said, is to let kids […]
The Death of Catherine Hurd in Manhattan
May 23rd, 2011Via: Telegraph: Lord Hurd’s daughter-in-law has been found dead after apparently committing suicide by jumping from the roof of her home in New York. Catherine Hurd, a mother of five, fell the four storeys from the top of the rented townhouse in Manhattan where she lived with the former foreign secretary’s son Thomas, a British […]
Utah Embraces Gold and Silver as Currency
May 23rd, 2011The Utah Gold and Silver Depository is an interesting idea, but remember how fractional reserve banking got started in the first place? That’s right: Gold depositories started issuing paper promissory notes that people used instead of their actual gold. The depositories noticed that only a small number of notes were redeemed in the physical gold. […]
Dutch Priest Belonged to Pedophile Club
May 21st, 2011Via: New Zealand Herald / AP: The head of a Catholic religious order in the Netherlands has confirmed one of his subordinate priests served on the board of an organisation that promotes paedophilia. Herman Spronck, head of the Dutch arm of the Salesian order, said in a statement Friday the priest served on the board […]
Bill Clinton Calls for Internet Ministry of Truth
May 19th, 2011Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA by Terry Reed Via: Politico: Bill Clinton doesn’t like all the misinformation and rumors floating on the Internet. And he thinks the United Nations or the U.S. government should create an agency to do something about it. “It would be a legitimate thing to do,” Clinton said in an […]
Hedge Farm: The Doomsday Food Price Scenario Turning Hedge Fund Managers Into Survivalists
May 19th, 2011Via: New York Observer: This is happening in part because investors see their play as a hedge against hyperinflation. While the rest of the world uses the current calculation of the Consumer Price Index as a proxy for the cost of goods, some farmland investors are using a different equation, one from 1980. These investors […]
Burzynski – Cancer Is Serious Business
May 18th, 2011Via: Burzynski: The Movie:
And Now… J.P. Morgan’s Hunt for Afghan Gold
May 18th, 2011Ultimately, victory will mean that Afghanistan becomes pacified in a manner that facilities effortless corporate rape. The purpose of the U.S. military is to tie the victim down. Then, the people in the suits step into the room… —The Runaway General J.P. Morgan bankers, who just happen to be former British SAS members, are working […]
Toxin from GM Crops Found in Human Blood
May 18th, 2011Via: India Today: Fresh doubts have arisen about the safety of genetically modified crops, with a new study reporting presence of Bt toxin, used widely in GM crops, in human blood for the first time. Genetically modified crops include genes extracted from bacteria to make them resistant to pest attacks. These genes make crops toxic […]
