Archive for September, 2007
Thousands of GIs Cope with Brain Damage
September 9th, 2007Via: Yahoo / AP: The war in Iraq is not over, but one legacy is already here in this city and others across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged soldiers. Thousands of troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, or TBI. These blast-caused head injuries are so different from the ones doctors are used to […]
FBI Data Mining Reached Beyond Initial Targets
September 9th, 2007Imagine my shock. Via: New York Times: The F.B.I. cast a much wider net in its terrorism investigations than it has previously acknowledged by relying on telecommunications companies to analyze phone-call patterns of the associates of Americans who had come under suspicion, according to newly obtained bureau records. The documents indicate that the Federal Bureau […]
“Days of Cheap Food Are Over”
September 8th, 2007Via: Guardian: Supermarket pledges to drive down the price of staple goods and help cash-strapped shoppers looked increasingly vulnerable last night after Britain’s biggest food manufacturer insisted even the largest superstore groups would have to stomach higher prices from suppliers that are struggling with steep rises in ingredient costs. Research Credit: Becky
Indian Software Firm to Outsource to U.S.
September 8th, 2007Before you listen to this, try to think of all the reasons why Wipro would want to do this. There are several. Via: NPR: Morning Edition, September 6, 2007 · Indian software firm Wipro plans to open a big software design center in Atlanta. The Bangalore, India-based firm expects to hire around 500 computer programmers […]
Cryptogon Reader Contributes $20
September 7th, 2007Thanks MS!
Gold Rallies Through $700 as U.S. Payrolls Fall
September 7th, 2007WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. We all know that this is what gold “should” be doing. That’s what scares me. I wonder what’s different about now? Yeah, I know. Take your pick. Can we get some Central Bank selling in here, please, so we can all […]
John Young “Interview” with ABC News
September 7th, 2007Via: Cryptome: After about 15 minutes Zach ordered, “now say directly to the camera, ‘I posted the names of 2,619 CIA sources.’” I shouted, “enough of this shit,” then to the cameraman, “turn the camera on Zack, I want you to film him while I question him.” I yanked out my spy camera and began […]
Bush at OPEC, uh APEC
September 7th, 2007Oh man. Via: Yahoo / AP: President Bush had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at the Sydney Opera House. He’d only reached the third sentence of Friday’s speech to business leaders, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, when he committed his first gaffe. “Thank you for being such a […]
Spy Satellites Turned on the U.S.
September 7th, 2007Bird’s eye view of the next “event”? Via: ABC News: Traditionally, powerful spy satellites have been used to search for strategic threats overseas ranging from nuclear weapons to terrorist training camps. But now the Department of Homeland Security has developed a new office to use the satellites to secure U.S. borders and protect the country […]
Syria Fires on Israeli War Planes
September 6th, 2007Via: AFP: Syria said its air defences opened fire on Israeli warplanes which had violated Syrian airspace at dawn on Thursday, ratcheting up the tensions between the neighbouring foes. A Syrian cabinet minister warned that the nation’s leadership was considering its response to the Israeli “aggression” while in Jerusalem the military declined any comment. “Enemy […]
