Archive for March, 2008
What I Learned in Jail Last Night
March 7th, 2008I think the point is to get as many people onto the electronic plantation as possible. Will the girl have trouble entering another country now? You know, now that she has been arrested for drinking a beer wrapped in a paper bag? Via: Gawker: As I was led through the subway station in handcuffs Tuesday […]
National Dragnet Is a Click Away
March 6th, 2008Ministry of Pre-Crime and Magic 8 Ball Affairs. Via: Washington Post: The expanding police systems illustrate the prominent roles that private companies play in homeland security and counterterrorism efforts. They also underscore how the use of new data — and data surveillance — technology to fight crime and terrorism is evolving faster than the public’s […]
Home Foreclosures Hit Record High
March 6th, 2008We’re just getting into the momentum phase now. The ARM resets peak this month. I’m thinking that more and more people will lose their homes at least until September. The end of 2008 is going to be very ugly. Via: AP: Home foreclosures soared to an all-time high in the final quarter of last year, […]
U.S. Army Recruting Office Bombed in New York City
March 6th, 2008Via: CNN: Authorities are searching for a man on a bicycle as a possible suspect in the Thursday bombing at a military recruiting station in Times Square, investigators said. The blast, around 3:45 a.m., caused no injuries, officials said. A witness and an officer at a police substation just steps away from the recruiting office […]
Viktor Bout Arrested in Thailand
March 6th, 2008Via: CNN: For years, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has made millions of dollars allegedly delivering weapons and ammunition to warlords and militants. Officials believe many of his activities may be illegal, and on Thursday, Thai police announced his arrest. Authorities say Viktor Bout, seen in this 2002 image, has sold arms to al Qaeda […]
Pakistan: Millions Without Electricity in Karachi Over Unpaid Bill
March 6th, 2008Unpaid power bill of half a billion dollars. Via: AFP: A row over unpaid bills sparked a huge power blackout in Pakistan’s biggest city that left most of Karachi’s 12 million residents without electricity, officials said Thursday. The outage came after Pakistan’s main power utility accused the electricity company supplying the southern port of refusing […]
Run from the Cure: Concentrated, Full THC Hemp Oil Reportedly Cures Cancer and Other Diseases
March 6th, 2008Run from the Cure is an astonishing little documentary. I have no first hand experience with this, nor do I know anyone who has tried it. The documentary, however, is very compelling and fits in with familiar alternative health themes on Cryptogon. Check it out for yourself and make up your own mind! My favorite […]
Oil Advances to Record $105.96 as Dollar Drops to All-Time Low
March 6th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Crude oil rose to a record $105.96 a barrel in New York as the U.S. dollar fell to its lowest ever against the euro. Gold and copper also advanced to all-time highs as the sinking dollar made commodities priced in the U.S. currency cheaper. Oil closed at a record yesterday after OPEC refrained […]
Bush: Use Ethanol to Get Off Oil
March 6th, 2008I see dead people. Via: CNN: President Bush said the United States should “get off oil” Wednesday as crude prices hit record highs and renewed his support for ethanol use despite concerns the corn-based fuel is driving up food prices and isn’t more environmentally friendly than gasoline. “We gotta get off oil, American has got […]
Citigroup to Layoff 30,000 Employees
March 6th, 2008Via: CNBC: Citigroup’s job cuts could reach 30,000 or more over the next year and a half because of increasing writedowns from subprime-related debt, CNBC has learned. The layoffs would exceed the previously reported 24,000 job cuts that had been expected at the banking giant. Chief Executive Vikram S. Pandit is currently conducting a massive […]
