Archive for July, 2007
Last of the Djok Clan Has a Message for Uranium Mining Companies: No
July 14th, 2007Via: Sydney Morning Herald: JEFFREY LEE is not interested in the soaring price of uranium, which could make him one of the world’s richest men. “This is my country. Look, it’s beautiful and I fear somebody will disturb it,” he says, waving his arm across a view of rocky land surrounded by Kakadu National Park, […]
Former Forbes Magazine Asia Pacific Bureau Chief, Claiming to Represent Asian Secret Society, Issues Death Threats to Western Elite on Live Radio Show
July 14th, 2007This is easily the most far out thing that I’ve read in a VERY long time. It’s also the weirdest story I’ve posted in over five years of running Cryptogon. While it’s worth reading for the entertainment value alone (ninjas), if there’s even a 1% chance that this guy is for real… Well, it’s an […]
Ron Paul: U.S. in “Great Danger” of Staged Terror
July 14th, 2007Via: Infowars: Presidential candidate Ron Paul says the U.S. is in “great danger” of a staged terror attack or a Gulf of Tonkin style provocation while also warning that a major collapse of the American economy is on the horizon and could be precipitated by the bombing of Iran and the closure of the Persian […]
Retail Sales Plunged in June
July 13th, 2007Via: msnbc: Consumers put away their wallets in June, sending retail sales crashing by the sharpest amount in nearly two years. The Commerce Department reported Friday that retail sales fell by 0.9 percent last month, the biggest drop since August 2005. Demand for autos, furniture and building supplies all plunged. The drop was much bigger […]
Senate Restores Cheney Funding
July 13th, 2007HAHA! Made ya look! Via: San Jose Mercury News: The White House scored a win Thursday on Capitol Hill after a moderate Senate Democrat broke with his party to restore funding for Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. The 15-14 vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee came after the House last month narrowly rejected a companion […]
Bush Admits His Administration Leaked CIA Operative’s Name
July 13th, 2007Via: International Herald Tribune: President George W. Bush on Thursday acknowledged publicly for the first time that someone in his administration likely leaked the name of a CIA operative, although he also said he hopes the controversy over his decision to spare prison for a former White House aide has “run its course.” “And now […]
IRAN ASKS JAPAN TO PAY YEN FOR ALL OIL, STARTING IMMEDIATELY
July 13th, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Iran asked Japanese refiners to switch to the yen to pay for all crude oil purchases, to counter the risk that U.S. dollar transfers may be frozen by increased sanctions. Iran wants yen-based transactions “for any/all of your forthcoming Iranian crude oil liftings,” according to a letter sent to Japanese refiners that was […]
Gold Rises Sharply, Boosted by Dollar Weakness
July 12th, 2007UPDATE: U.S. Dollar Index Crosses Below 80.50 I know most of you aren’t following the dollar crash closely, but another key support has been taken out here. — End Update — * yawn * Via: Market Watch: Gold futures rose sharply Thursday, as the dollar fell to new lows against the euro and the sterling, […]
Mexico: Rebels Say Attack on Mexican Pipeline is Just the Beginning
July 12th, 2007Undefended, critical infrastructure… Via: Dallas Morning News: A shadowy leftist rebel group took responsibility Tuesday for a gas pipeline blast that shut down some industry in central Mexico, including two car assembly plants. The Popular Revolutionary Army, or EPR for its initials in Spanish, said Tuesday’s explosion and two similar attacks on Pemex pipelines in […]
Guards Steal $282 Million from a Bank in Baghdad
July 12th, 2007Oh sure. Via: International Herald Tribune: In an astonishing heist, guards at a bank here made off with more than a quarter-billion dollars on Wednesday, according to an official at the Interior Ministry. The robbery, of $282 million from the Dar Es Salaam bank, a private financial institution, raised more questions than it answered, and […]
