Archive for February, 2007
The New PSYOP Payload: Bird Flu and the Collapse of the Internet
February 14th, 2007I’m still paying attention to the fallout from the incident involving the root DNS nodes. In the course of following that story, I came across the Strong Angel III operation, which proposed a scenario involving a pandemic avian flu outbreak with follow-on strategic information warfare attacks. Today, Slashdot linked to a story from last June […]
Mission Accomplished: Iraq Closes Borders and Extends Curfews
February 13th, 2007Via: Guardian: The Iraqi government today said it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend a night curfew in Baghdad as part of its new security plan. Lieutenant General Abboud Qanbar, the commander leading the latest attempt to curb violence in Baghdad, announced the measures on Iraqi state television. Gen Qanbar said […]
Scientist Finds New Ocean in Inner Earth
February 13th, 2007Etidorhpa? I couldn’t resit. Via: Science Blog: A seismologist at Washington University in St. Louis has made the first 3-D model of seismic wave damping — diminishing — deep in the Earth’s mantle and has revealed the existence of an underground water reservoir at least the volume of the Arctic Ocean. It is the first […]
Direct Correlation Between Computing Power and Doom?
February 13th, 2007An 80 core CPU? Massively parallel home computers? I don’t know whether this news is more absurd or obscene. Oh sure, better games, HDTV, AI. Notice how none of this crap has anything to do clean air, food and water? How many cores will a CPU need in order to provide people with clean air, […]
Olmert: “Netanyahu Established Hamas, Gave it Life”
February 13th, 2007Well, well, well… It’s weird, these precious few moments of clarity. Via: Jerusalem Post: According to Olmert, he would attend the meeting to explore possibilities for a “diplomatic horizon.” An argument then broke out between the prime minister and Netanyahu when the opposition leader accused Olmert of giving in to Abbas. To that, Olmert replied, […]
UNKNOWN DISEASE WIPING OUT BEE POPULATIONS
February 13th, 2007Via: ABC News / Reuters: A mysterious disease is killing off U.S. honeybees, threatening to disrupt pollination of a range of crops and costing beekeepers hundreds of thousands of dollars, industry experts said on Monday. Beekeepers in 22 states have reported losses of up to 80 percent of their colonies in recent weeks, leaving many […]
Amazon International and Cryptogon
February 13th, 2007Readers are wondering if Cryptogon can receive a commission on items purchased from Amazon’s global sites. I didn’t know the answer, but since about 40% of Cryptogon readers are outside of the U.S., I decided to find out. Yes, it is possible. I just had to sign up for the affiliate programs at EACH of […]
Stolen Kids Turned Into Terrifying Killers
February 12th, 2007I was surprised to see this article on CNN. There was, of course, no mention of the trauma and drug induced mind control that has been happening in the “developed” world. And there was definitely no mention of Robert Duncan O’Finioan: I don’t quite know what to make of O’Finioan’s account, other than to say […]
U.S. Military Plans for Cyber Counterattack
February 12th, 2007Via: Network World: If the United States found itself under a major cyberattack aimed at undermining the nation’s critical information infrastructure, the Department of Defense is prepared, based on the authority of the president, to launch a cyber counterattack or an actual bombing of an attack source. … This week’s massive but unsuccessful denial-of-service (DoS) […]
U.S. ‘Prepares for Failure’ in Iraq Surge
February 12th, 2007Again, what part of “superbase” don’t you understand? Via: Times Online: AS America’s troop surge in Baghdad gathers force, Robert Gates, the defence secretary, is already planning for failure. If the battle for security in Iraq does not succeed, he has told Congress he is prepared to move troops “out of harm’s wayâ€. Policy experts […]
