Archive for the 'Elite' Category
The Devil and Mr. Obama
December 10th, 2009My dismissive contempt for anyone who buys into the “political process” in the U.S. has drained my bile on this issue. I just can’t get worked up over it anymore. I try to huff and puff and grit my teeth, but then all that comes out is, “Forget it. Hell is dealing with true believers.” […]
Norway: The Mysterious Spiral Pattern in the Sky
December 10th, 2009I think I’ve figured it out: Via: CNN: President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway on Thursday but acknowledged the questions surrounding the award. Obama, along with first lady Michelle Obama, walked into Oslo City Hall at 1 p.m. to a trumpet fanfare and sustained applause. In other news: The Pentagon announced Monday […]
22 Stories Underground: Iron Mountain’s Experimental Room 48
December 9th, 2009Definitely DO NOT miss the image gallery that goes along with this story. Via: Computerworld: Down a road that winds through the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, just across from a cow pasture, the bucolic scenery of Butler County is interrupted by a high chain-link fence topped with razor wire. Cars entering the compound are […]
Woman Who Invented Credit Default Swaps is One of the Key Architects of Carbon Derivatives
December 9th, 2009Via: Washington’s Blog: Bloomberg notes that the carbon trading scheme will be largely centered around derivatives: The banks are preparing to do with carbon what they’ve done before: design and market derivatives contracts that will help client companies hedge their price risk over the long term. They’re also ready to sell carbon-related financial products to […]
Is the “Wonga” Running Out for Africa’s Mercenaries?
December 7th, 2009Via: Reuters: Africa’s infamous “dogs of war” may still be going strong, but it seems the rewards of the mercenary life aren’t quite what they used to be. Only this month, Britain’s Simon Mann won a pardon for his part in a foiled 2004 coup attempt on Equatorial Guinea, an old-style adventure whose glittering prize […]
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Berlusconi in Rome
December 7th, 2009Via: BBC: Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Rome, demanding the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The No B (Berlusconi) Day march was organised by grassroots groups via the internet and social networking sites. Mr Berlusconi faces separate tax fraud and bribery trials after he lost his immunity from prosecution in […]
U.S. Senator Jim Bunning on Ben Bernanke: “Your Fed has become the The Creature from Jekyll Island”
December 5th, 2009Related: The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin
Chelsea Clinton Engaged to Goldman Sachs Investment Banker
December 3rd, 2009Via: CBS News: Chelsea’s fiancé is an investment banker who works for Goldman Sachs. The two met in Washington as teenagers and both attended Stanford University. Mezvinsky, Miller said, is no stranger to life in the public eye. Both of his parents served in Congress, and his father, Ed Mezvinsky, served time in federal prison […]
European Banks Growing Bigger ‘Sowing the Seeds’ of Next Crisis
December 3rd, 2009Via: Bloomberg: European banks are emerging from the credit crisis bigger than before, posing more risk to their national economies. BNP Paribas SA, Barclays Plc and Banco Santander SA are among at least 353 European lenders that have increased in size since the beginning of 2007, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Fifteen European banks […]
State of Texas Saving Newborn DNA Samples
December 2nd, 2009Via: KXAN: When Andrea Beleno was expecting her first child, she never dreamed his blood would become the focus of a federal lawsuit. Neither did the other families who are suing the State of Texas to protect the medical privacy of their children. Each year, more than 400,000 babies are born in Texas. State law […]
