Archive for May, 2008
India Extends Futures Trading Ban
May 9th, 2008Via: Financial Times: India has extended its futures trading ban to four more food commodities despite warnings, including from the government-appointed market regulator, that such measures will do nothing to quell inflation. The regulator, the forward markets commission, acting under instruction from the Congress party-led coalition government, suspended futures trading on Thursday in potatoes, soy […]
UK: Thousands of Foreign Criminals Work at Airports Unchecked
May 9th, 2008All of that bullshit air travelers go through in the name of security and… Via: Telegraph: Despite warnings that terrorists would try to recruit people working “airside” in terminals – with direct access to aircraft and baggage – no attempt has been made to check whether foreign workers have committed any offences abroad. The vetting […]
China Eyes Overseas Land in Food Push
May 9th, 2008Standard operating procedure for empires. Via: Financial Times: Chinese companies will be encouraged to buy farmland abroad, particularly in Africa and South America, to help guarantee food security under a plan being considered by Beijing. A proposal drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture would make supporting offshore land acquisition by domestic agricultural companies a central […]
Flying Saucers, Tiny Helicopters Compete in British War Game
May 9th, 2008A lot of this reads like a Jackass with a cast of smart kids, but I think that the point isn’t so much the technology, but the social engineering aspect. Get the young ones thinking about serving the homeland. Get them to realize that, “Hmm. Building terminator robots could lead to a good career. Gee. […]
U.S. Immigration Raids Are About to Get Ugly
May 8th, 2008Via: MySanAntonio: Letters listing millions of Social Security “no-match” workers are ready to mail to employers. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency personnel are trained and ready. Buses and vans are standing by for raids. Detention facilities have expanded. All that is lacking is clearance from the courts. Employers should be prepared in the coming […]
Bank of Canada Won’t Rescue Banks in Crisis
May 8th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I liked the Canadian dollar before. I like it even more now. Via: TheCanadianPress: The governor of the Bank of Canada says he will take a tough stand with financial institutions that wind up near bankruptcy because of poor decisions. Mark […]
Florida Governor’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing After THREE Flight Systems Failed
May 8th, 2008Via: CNN: A plane carrying Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to Washington made an emergency landing Tuesday after experiencing a series of malfunctions, the governor’s spokesman told CNN. The plane’s autopilot, yaw damp and pitch trim all malfunctioned in the first 45 minutes of Crist’s flight from Tallahassee, Florida, Erin Isaac, Crist’s director of communication. The […]
Chinese Firms Outsourcing to U.S.;”Don’t Want to Miss This Opportunity to Bottom-Fish”
May 8th, 2008Via: Los Angeles Times: Liu Keli couldn’t tell you much about South Carolina, not even where it is in the United States. It’s as obscure to him as his home region, Shanxi province, is to most Americans. But Liu is investing $10 million in the Palmetto State, building a printing-plate factory that will open this […]
U.S. Marines Ignore Opium to Not Upset Afghan Locals
May 8th, 2008Britain in Secret Talks with the Taliban Afghanistan: Planned British Covert Operation Included Training in “Farming and Irrigation Techniques” for Taliban Fighters Narco Aggression: Russia Accuses the U.S. Military of Involvement in Drug Trafficking Out of Afghanistan NATO Forces Supplied Food, Water and Arms to Taliban Forces in Southern Afghanistan Via: AP: The Marines of […]
Federal Agents Arrest Illegal Immigrants LEAVING U.S.
May 7th, 2008It’s practice for what’s coming. Illegal immigrants now. American thought criminals later. * You weren’t planning on being able to avoid those pesky databases at the airport by simply driving out, were you? * Also, the Feds may be robbing people who are carrying cash, or taking their DNA. We don’t know because, as the […]
