Archive for October, 2007
U.S. Government Wants Three Days to Issue Permission to Fly
October 14th, 2007Most Americans must be thinking something like, “Well, at least they’re not pointing the Active Denial Weapon at me right now. My TV works. Life is great.” Via: Register: Under new rules proposed by the Transport Security Administration (TSA) (pdf), all airline passengers would need advance permission before flying into, through, or over the United […]
New Zealand to Ban Construction of Coal and Gas Fired Power Plants for 10 Years
October 14th, 2007Just last night, I watched a large storm go barreling through Doubtless Bay and I thought about how much power was just blowing and surging around out there. And today… Via: Bloomberg: New Zealand electricity producers, including Contact Energy Ltd., will face a 10-year ban on the construction of new gas- or coal-fired generators to […]
Treasury Claims Power to Seize Gold and Silver — and Everything Else
October 14th, 2007Via: GATA: Because of recent inquiries to GATA about the possibility of an attempt by the U.S. Government to confiscate privately held gold and silver bullion and coins and shares in companies mining the precious metals, we’re republishing here the correspondence between GATA and the U.S. Treasury Department on the subject in 2005. The Treasury […]
Do You Want Alternative Energy Related Articles?
October 14th, 2007UPDATE: OKOKOK. I got it. It’s running about 15 yes to 1 no. Fascinating. I don’t know why so many of you YES voters would stay quiet in comments, but anyway, it’s overwhelming. — End Update — “Fifteen years ago I thought solar power was impractical because I thought nuclear power was the answer. But […]
The United States of Subprime: “I’m Going to Lose My Home Anyway, So Why Pay?”
October 13th, 2007Via: Wall Street Journal: The Journal’s findings reveal that the subprime aftermath is hurting a far broader array of Americans than many realize, cutting across differences in income, race and geography. From investors hoping to strike it rich by speculating on condominiums to the working poor chasing the homeownership dream, subprime loans burrowed into the […]
Big Banks Trying to Avoid Global Economic Crash, Planning to Back as Much as $100 Billion in “Shaky” Mortgage Securities and Other Investments
October 13th, 2007How these banks are going to juggle so much filthy, festering, hemorrhaging debt is a mystery to me. Maybe governments will eventually wind up eating it, like with Northern Rock in the UK. Maybe hyperinflation will make paying these debts down much easier. Maybe… Hmm. How much opium is Afghanistan producing??? This is an astonishing […]
Pope Clement Cleared Templars of All Heresies in Secret Vatican Document
October 13th, 2007What other “misplaced” documents are entombed in that library? And why release this information now? Wow, what a mind boggler… Lots of people have made careers out of Templar lore, it will be interesting to see what the pros think about this incredible revelation. This is a worthless, reckless and wildass guess on my part, […]
Active Denial Weapon Demonstration Video
October 12th, 2007Freedom you can feel. Related: Say Hello to the Goodbye Weapon
Qwest Refused to Participate with Some Aspects of NSA Surveillance Program
October 11th, 2007Again, there’s something else that we’re not aware of yet. Something besides the run-of-the-mill surveillance. From the article about Qwest article below: Nacchio planned to demonstrate at trial that he had a meeting on Feb. 27, 2001, at NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., to discuss a $100 million project. According to the documents, another […]
Are There Too Many Dollar Bears?
October 11th, 2007WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. With the U.S. Dollar Index currently printing all time lows, this Peter Schiff article seems appropriate. Via: Kitco: For the dollar to register a significant short-term bottom based on negative sentiment, I feel there would have to be a much greater […]
