Archive for July, 2007
The Crashing U.S. Economy Held Hostage
July 10th, 2007Via: Global Research: Remember when the U.S. was the world’s greatest industrial democracy? Barely thirty years ago the output of our producing economy and the skills of our workforce led the world. What happened? It’s hard to believe that in the space of a generation our character and capabilities just collapsed as, for example, did […]
Santorum Suggests New Terror Attacks Will Change View Of War
July 10th, 2007Via: Prison Planet: In an alarming display of fearmongering, former Republican Senator Rick Santorum has suggested that a series of “unfortunate events,” namely terrorist attacks, will occur within the next year and change American citizen’s perception of the war. Appearing on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, Santorum also hyped the necessity of “confronting Iran in […]
Bush Uses Privilege to Deny Ex-Aides’ Testimony
July 10th, 2007They must not be part of the Executive branch either. Via: msnbc: President Bush invoked executive privilege Monday to deny requests by Congress for testimony from two former aides about the firings of federal prosecutors. The White House, however, did offer again to make former counsel Harriet Miers and one-time political director Sara Taylor available […]
Another Hypocrite Jesus Freak at the Whore House
July 10th, 2007Family values. Via: CNN: Sen. David Vitter, R-Louisiana, apologized Monday night for “a very serious sin in my past” after his telephone number appeared among those associated with an escort service operated by the so-called “D.C. Madam.” Sen. David Vitter apologized after his telephone number appeared among those linked to the “D.C. Madam.” Vitter’s spokesman, […]
Oil Experts See Supply Crisis in Five Years
July 10th, 2007I’ve got to admit something: With each passing day, this issue bores me more and more. I’ve seen this thing coming for so long, and writing about it, that I’m quite simply sick of it. I’m content to stop posting stories like this until actual, no-shit collapse events begin to unfold. You know? Wake me […]
CRYPTOGON READER CONTRIBUTES $100
July 10th, 2007Cryptogon reader NH has sent $100. Thank you.
How Indebted Americans Are Giving up Their Independence
July 9th, 2007Via: Money Week: America may be referred to as the “Home of the Brave†because when the bills arrive it takes a lot of courage to open them up, especially when you must turn around and face your wife and kids with a straight face. When it comes to paying bills these days, America just […]
The Ants of Gaia
July 9th, 2007Joe doesn’t seem to acknowledge the kill off of the die off, but I’m not sure that it matters anymore. Via: Joe Bageant: The hearts of even our most avowedly thriving cities are just a dead, reduced to nothing more than designated spending zones, collections of bars and banks and overpriced eateries lodged at the […]
Gore Vidal Installs Solar Power System, City of Los Angeles Makes Up an Excuse and then Starts Ripping Out Wire
July 9th, 2007I had initially passed on this story, but four of you submitted it. First of all, being from Orange County and going to college in Los Angeles, I witnessed the madness first hand. In my opinion, anyone who is able to leave Los Angeles or Orange County, but doesn’t, is insane. I’ve written the place […]
China Exporting Ecological Disaster to the World
July 8th, 2007Via: Spiegel: Can the environment withstand China’s growing economic might? As one of the planet’s worst polluters, Beijing’s ecological sins are creating problems on a global scale. Many countries are now feeling the consequences.
