Archive for October, 2007
U.S. Armaments Industry Backing Hillary Clinton
October 19th, 2007In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing […]
iRobot Warrior X700
October 19th, 2007Via: Army Times: iRobot has unveiled a 250-pound, weapons-firing, stair-climbing, ammo-carrying military robot that will one day run a four-minute mile, iRobot developers said. Early versions of the multimission iRobot Warrior X700, the latest offering from the Burlington, Mass.-based robot makers, are slated to be ready by the second half of next year. “It is […]
Council on Foreign Relations: Regional Monetary Integration
October 19th, 2007Regional Monetary Integration by Peter B. Kenen and Ellen Meade Bonus points for the coincidence value: The biggest front for the elite in the world publishes a book about monetary integration as the U.S. Dollar collapses. Priceless. Via: Council on Foreign Relations: This book surveys the prospects for regional monetary integration in various parts of […]
LAX Security Screeners Miss 75% of Hidden Bombs
October 19th, 2007HA! Keep that in mind as you place your belt and your shoes in the plastic bin. Via: USA Today: Security screeners at two of the nation’s busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers in more than 60% of tests last year, according to a classified report obtained […]
OIL $90
October 19th, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Crude oil breached $90 a barrel in New York for the first time as the dollar traded near a record low against the euro, enhancing the appeal of commodities as an investment. Investors purchased oil on speculation the Federal Reserve will cut borrowing costs to bolster the U.S. economy when policy makers meet […]
Robot Cannon Kills 9, Wounds 14
October 19th, 2007Via: Wired: The South African National Defence Force “is probing whether a software glitch led to an antiaircraft cannon malfunction that killed nine soldiers and seriously injured 14 others during a shooting exercise on Friday.”
New Treasury Documents Reveal Loans, Swaps of U.S. Gold
October 18th, 2007U.S. gold reserves in play? I don’t really understand how this would work. The article says that the gold is being sold into the spot market. Doesn’t the gold have to be replaced? How do the parties who borrowed the gold pay it back? They would have to buy it back again, presumably lower, right? […]
Homeland Security Seizes Band’s New Album
October 18th, 2007Via: MTV News: Yes, it seems that recently, Walla’s solo record (which has been scheduled to come out at various points over the past, well, four years) took another step toward oblivion when the master hard drive — containing all song files — was confiscated by Homeland Security at the Canadian border, for reasons not […]
David Kelly: Secret Knife Evidence Points to Murder
October 18th, 2007Imagine my shock. In 2004, The Scotsman reported: Kelly ‘Could not Have Died’ from Knife Wound, Paramedics Claim: Ms Hunt, a paramedic with more than ten year’s experience, said yesterday that shortly after arriving at the scene of Dr Kelly’s death she concluded he had not died by slashing his wrists. She said: “I just […]
Bush: It’s World War III if Iran Gets “Knowledge” to Build Nuclear Weapon
October 17th, 2007I don’t more if this is just more retarded Bush gibberish, or if he has forgotten about the nearly complete nuclear weapon plans that the CIA (under the Clinton regime) provided to the Iranians, but the fate of the world now rests in the hands of the U.S. Military. Via: AFP: President George W. Bush […]
