Archive for September, 2008
Confirmed: Mexico Drug Plane Used for U.S. ‘Rendition’ Flights
September 7th, 2008Mmm hmm. Via: AFP: A private jet that crash-landed almost one year ago in eastern Mexico carrying 3.3 tons of cocaine had previously been used for CIA “rendition” flights, a newspaper report said here Thursday, citing documents from the United States and the European Parliament. The plane was carrying Colombian drugs for the fugitive leader […]
And Now: The Clean, Green Ziggurat with Room for One Million People
September 6th, 2008Via: Ecogeek: When it comes to sustainability, there may be lessons to be learned from ancient Mesopotamania. An environmental design company called Timelinks (based in the surprisingly environmentally innovative Dubai) has come up with an idea for a city complex that rivals the pyramids. The ancient ziggurats were towers of receding stories with a temple […]
Kenny Johannemann: Witness to Events in the Basement of WTC1 on 9/11 Commits Suicide
September 6th, 2008I acknowledge that this might actually be suicide, but I’m including it in Assassination anyway. RIP Kenny Johannemann. Via: New York Daily News: After Kenny Johannemann shot himself, relatives found a letter on White House stationery in the one-room apartment he shared only with his cat. October 31, 2001 Dear Kenny, We send you our […]
FDIC Friday: Silver State Bank of Nevada Goes Down
September 6th, 2008Via: CNN: Nevada regulators have shut down Silver State Bank. It was the 11th failure this year of a federally insured bank. Andrew McCain, son of Republican presidential nominee John McCain was a member of the bank’s board, but recently stepped down for “personal reasons,” according to The Wall Street Journal. The younger McCain, 46, […]
9% of Homeowners Are Late with Payments or in Foreclosure
September 6th, 2008I N S A N E See: Mr. Mortgage: The Quickening Via: USA Today: An industry group says a record 9.2% of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the housing crisis continued to mount. The latest quarterly snapshot by […]
U.S. Nears Rescue Plan for Fannie and Freddie
September 6th, 2008Via: Washington Post: The government has formulated a plan to put troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, dismiss their top executives and prop them up financially, federal officials told the two companies yesterday, according to three sources familiar with the conversations. Under the plan, which could prompt one of the […]
U.S. Military and Mercenaries Trained Georgian Commandos
September 6th, 2008Full text follows. Via: Financial Times: By Charles Clover in Moscow and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington Published: September 5 2008 18:49 | Last updated: September 5 2008 18:49 The US military provided combat training to 80 Georgian special forces commandos only months prior to Georgia’s army assault in South Ossetia in August. The revelation, based […]
Boy Doles Out Hundreds of Fake $20 Bills at School
September 6th, 2008Via: AP: OCALA, Fla. — Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday. The fake bills were discovered when a child tried to use one to pay for lunch. An administrator then tracked down […]
Main Bank of China Is in Need of Capital
September 5th, 2008My favorite quote from the piece below: “It is as if China has made a gift to the United States Navy of 200 brand new aircraft carriers.” Via: New York Times: China’s central bank is in a bind. It has been on a buying binge in the United States over the last seven years, snapping […]
RNC 8 Charged with “Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism”
September 5th, 2008Via: Indymedia: In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County Prosecutors have formally charged 8 alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism. Monica Bicking, Eryn Trimmer, Luce Guillen Givins, Erik Oseland, Nathanael […]
