Archive for February, 2009
69 Computers Missing from Nuclear Weapons Lab
February 12th, 2009Maybe they’re with the missing VX. Via: AP: The Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico is missing 69 computers, including at least a dozen that were stolen last year, a lab spokesman said. No classified information has been lost, spokesman Kevin Roark said. The watchdog group Project on Government Oversight on Wednesday released […]
Parts for ‘Dirty Bomb’ Found in Slain U.S. Man’s Home
February 12th, 2009Via: Wikileaks: James G. Cummings, who police say was shot to death by his wife two months ago, allegedly had a cache of radioactive materials in his home suitable for building a “dirty bomb.” According to an FBI field intelligence report from the Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center posted online by WikiLeaks, an organization […]
Army Suicides in January Outnumbered Combat Deaths
February 12th, 2009Via: Alternet: The U.S. Army recently reported that for the month of January in 2009, the number of soldiers who committed suicide surpassed the number of soldiers who were killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. While there were 16 U.S. combat deaths, the Army believes that there were 24 suicides (the Army has confirmed […]
Biggest Solar Deal Ever Announced – We’re Talking Gigawatts
February 12th, 2009Via: Wired: The largest series of solar installations in history, more than 1,300 megawatts, is planned for the desert outside Los Angeles, according to a new deal between the utility Southern California Edison and solar power plant maker, BrightSource. The momentous deal will deliver more electricity than even the largest nuclear plant, spread out among […]
Scientologists Building 22,000-Square-Foot Underground Facility to Store Documents?
February 12th, 2009“I don’t care if it’s Church of Scientology, the Roman Catholic Church or, you know, Kraft Foods,” Barton said. Classic. Via: AP: The construction began last summer, stirring up dust that wafted down this desert valley and into a small community of off-the-grid homes. As many as 20 heavy trucks a day hauling construction materials […]
Orbital Collision: Please Pick Up the Nearest Black Courtesy Phone
February 12th, 2009So, an Iridium satellite just happened to collide with a defunct Russian military satellite… You’re about to learn how the sausage gets made, and, before we begin, you should know that it’s not pretty. I don’t know the whole story about Iridium, but it has got to be one of the spookiest tales of them […]
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Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon’s Secret World
February 12th, 2009UPDATE: Contest Results The target was a picture of my ancient, tattered Audio Technica headphones sitting on the concrete floor. There were no direct hits, but 9 of 13 submissions had something to do with round things. For days, it looked like Evil Chopsticks was going to be the closest one, since he or she […]
EU Faces ‘Toxic’ Debt Spiral
February 12th, 2009Via: Telegraph: It is not surprising that European Union finance ministers looked ashen faced in Brussels on Tuesday. The breakfast meeting discussed how EU governments should deal with, in other words pay for, the “toxic” banking assets that triggered the economic crisis. As discussed here on Monday, the European Commission warned that government attempts to […]
The “Stimulous” Includes a National Electronic Healthcare Database
February 12th, 2009What are “meaningful users”? Via: Bloomberg: Republican Senators are questioning whether President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill contains the right mix of tax breaks and cash infusions to jump-start the economy. Tragically, no one from either party is objecting to the health provisions slipped in without discussion. These provisions reflect the handiwork of Tom Daschle, until […]
