Archive for June, 2008
U.S. Holding Terror Suspects on Prison Ships
June 4th, 2008Via: Guardian: The United States is operating “floating prisons” to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there has been an attempt to conceal the numbers and whereabouts of detainees. Details of ships where detainees have been held and sites allegedly being used in countries across the […]
Air Force Aims for ‘Full Control’ of ‘Any and All’ Computers
June 4th, 2008In general terms, vulnerabilities often come about as the result of ignorant managers implementing functionality against the advice of competent engineers, or, if a network has been built with budget constraints that wind up placing security somewhere down the list of priorities. If the target network has been built properly, however, the Air Force’s fantasies […]
Nymex Oil Breaking Down Nicely
June 4th, 2008The U.S. Dollar Index is getting down into a support zone, along with a low band daily stochastic. A crank rally on the dollar would likely blow the columns out from underneath the oil; short term, anyway. Why? Look at the weekly oil chart. The stochastic is wound up like a three day clock, and […]
May Earnings
June 4th, 2008Cryptogon and Farmlet earnings from all sources came to a total of $1,469.38 in May. That is just shy of 3X the minimum monthly goal of $500. Thank you to all cash contributors. You’re the main reason why we’re up. Cryptogon readers are still using BullionVault for their professional, Good Delivery, gold vaulting needs. Thank […]
Four Japanese Gang Figures Got Liver Transplants at UCLA
June 4th, 2008Follow-up on, This Mob Is Big in Japan. Via: Los Angeles Times: UCLA Medical Center and its most accomplished liver surgeon provided a life-saving transplant to one of Japan’s most powerful gang bosses, law enforcement sources told The Times. In addition, the surgeon performed liver transplants at UCLA on three other men who are now […]
The World According to Monsanto
June 3rd, 2008Guys, I’m very behind with posts. One of the reasons is because I watched this documentary tonight. Please find the time to watch this and share it around. I’ll catch up on posts tomorrow. Watch: The World According to Monsanto Via: GreenPeace: A new movie has dealt yet another severe blow to the credibility of […]
Two Miami Police Officers Protected Shipments of Cocaine
June 2nd, 2008Via: WSVN: Two veteran Miami police officers were charged Friday with providing protection for purported shipments of cocaine and stolen goods in an eight-month undercover FBI operation. Officer Geovani Nunez and Detective Jorge Hernandez, both 13-year veterans of the Miami Police Department, were paid a combined $39,500 by a man they thought was involved in […]
Updating: Expert Witness and Family Found Dead in San Clemente Home
June 2nd, 2008Original: Expert Witness and Family Found Dead in San Clemente Home UPDATE 1: June 2, 2008: Grace Ucar Maintained Wiki Page on Bacillus Anthracis (Cause of Anthrax Disease) As with all strange cases, we note the Coincidences: Bacillus anthracis, from MicrobeWiki, Edited by Grace Ucar Obviously, it’s not weird for a girl who majored in […]
Chinese Communist Gangster Ran His Own Private Army
June 2nd, 2008But how many times did he watch Apocalypse Now? Via: Telegraph: Yang Shukuan drove round the city of Tangshan in an armoured personnel carrier and owned a fleet of other military vehicles – as well as a Rolls-Royce, two Ferraris and 20 other cars. He also had a cache of arms, some of which he […]
Oil: Margin Requirements Tripled on Nymex and Ice Futures Exchanges
June 2nd, 2008I’m in no position to assess the impact that this will have. The initial margin requirements were a joke, so is tripling them a meaningful improvement? I don’t know. I better stick to my squiggly lines and chicken entrails, which have come in handy. Remember what I told you about that weekly stochastic on oil? […]
