Archive for October, 2008
U.S. Special Forces Launch Rare Attack Inside Syria
October 27th, 2008Via: AP: U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as “serious aggression.” A U.S. military official said the raid by special forces targeted the network of al-Qaida-linked foreign fighters moving through Syria into […]
Central Banks Are Likely to Launch Coordinated Emergency Action This Week
October 26th, 2008Via: Reuters: Central banks are likely to launch new coordinated emergency action this week to calm panic in financial markets, which could be rocked further by data pointing to global recession. The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates sharply following share selloffs and currency collapses in developed economies and the emerging markets of […]
S&P 500 Heads for Worst Month Since 1938
October 26th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: U.S. stocks tumbled this week, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the steepest monthly loss since 1938, on concern the global economy is sliding into a recession. Alcoa Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. retreated the most in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, losing more than 18 percent, as investors bet […]
Ex-CIA Operative Dies After Volume on Heart Monitor Turned Down
October 25th, 2008Via: Manchester Evening News: A FORMER CIA man died at Manchester Royal Infirmary after the alarm on his heart monitor was mysteriously turned down. American Alan Bel – who had lived in Salford for 30 years after finishing working for the secretive agency – may well have been saved if staff had been alerted that […]
Tens of Thousands of Australians Are Unable Access Savings After Investment Companies Suspended Withdrawals
October 25th, 2008Via: The Age: PRESSURE on the Federal Government over its bank deposit guarantee has escalated after three big financial institutions hit with a spate of withdrawals by customers last night froze their accounts. Tens of thousands of Australians, many of them retirees, are now unable to get immediate access to their capital after AXA Asia […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
October 24th, 2008Thanks to the owner of Costa Construction Services for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $65.
Packs of Robots Will Hunt Down Uncooperative Humans
October 24th, 2008Would you like some freedom fries with that? Via: New Scientist: The latest request from the Pentagon jars the senses. At least, it did mine. They are looking for contractors to provide a “Multi-Robot Pursuit System” that will let packs of robots “search for and detect a non-cooperative human”. One thing that really bugs defence […]
Top International Military Officials Meet in Adirondacks?
October 24th, 2008I haven’t been able to find any confirmation of the information presented in this story at all. Maybe someone out there knows more. Via: Adirondack Daily Enterprise: SARANAC LAKE – Powerful generals and admirals from some of the most powerful nations on Earth are reportedly meeting somewhere in the local area this weekend after flying […]
October 24: The 1929 Wall Street Crash Began on the Same Day
October 24th, 2008Via: Wikipedia: The Wall Street Crash of 1929 … was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and longevity of its fallout. Three phrases – Black Thursday, Black Monday, and Black Tuesday – are used to describe this collapse of stock values. All […]
CRASH ALERT: S&P500, DOW AND NASDAQ FUTURES LIMIT DOWN
October 24th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Futures contracts on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by their daily limits on growing concern the financial crisis has infected the broader economy. General Motors Corp. declined 13 percent and Ford Motor Co. lost 14 percent after Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s second- largest automaker, reported […]
