Archive for March, 2009
BigPicture: Mexico’s Drug War
March 26th, 2009Via: Boston Globe: In December of 2006, Mexico’s new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price – gun battles, assasinations, kidnappings, fights between rival cartels, and reprisals have resulted in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 […]
New Police Posters in Britain: “A bomb won’t go off here because weeks before a shopper reported someone studying the CCTV cameras”
March 26th, 2009That’s right. Looking at the cameras is an indication of terrorist activity. You’ll love the one about calling the Anti Terrorist hotline because of what you may have seen in your neighbor’s trash bin. Via: Metropolitan Police: Don’t rely on others. If you supect it report it. Londoners are being asked to trust their instincts […]
European Union President Calls U.S. Plans to Spend Its Way Out of Recession “A Road to Hell”
March 25th, 2009Via: AP: The president of the European Union on Wednesday slammed U.S. plans to spend its way out of recession as “a road to hell.” Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, told the European Parliament that President Barack Obama’s massive stimulus package and banking bailout “will undermine the […]
Constitutional Scholar: Bush Memos Amounted to “Fuhrer’s Law”; Treason
March 25th, 2009Naomi Wolf gets a bit silly with the “biggest stories of our lifetime” jazz. Come on. The same lineage of operators blew a president’s head off in broad daylight and orchestrated 9/11. Where’s the hysterics over that stuff? Seriously, if Bush and the Gang were akin to “Milton’s Satan” with a law degree, who did […]
Former CIA Contractor Beaten to Death While Exercising with His Wife
March 25th, 2009After reading the most recent information below… Hmm. You know what this might be related to… Death Squad Leader ‘Was Top CIA Agent’; Facing War Crimes Charges at the International Criminal Court at The Hague Who was running Jovica Stanisic? Was there any link between William Bennett and Jovica Stanisic? UPDATE: FBI Now Involved with […]
Imbecile Nearly Drives His BMW Off Cliff Because GPS Told Him To
March 25th, 2009Turn left, Dave. Via: Mirror: Horrified Robert Jones ended up with a careless driving charge after his satnav left his BMW perched on the edge of a cliff. Robert, 43, followed the device’s instructions as he headed for a friend’s house – even when it began taking him up a steep, rocky footpath. He finally […]
U.S. Navy Releases “Significant” Evidence of Cold Fusion
March 25th, 2009I’ve been reading Blank Spots on the Map, and enjoying it a lot. I’d like to quote from it here: And then there was Dan Vanderhorst, who “has been the lead pilot on seven classified aircraft to date.” In fact, according to his biography, “Vanderhorst has made his career in the cockpit of so many […]
Britain: Bond Auction Fails
March 25th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: U.K. gilts slumped after demand at an auction of bonds fell short of the amount offered, the first time the Treasury failed to attract enough bids at a sale of regular debt in 14 years. Investors bid for 1.63 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) of the 40-year securities, less than the 1.75 billion pounds […]
Montana Legislation Would Allow Payments in Precious Metals
March 25th, 2009This should be interesting to watch. We know what happens when individuals decide to use gold for financial transactions. What will happen when a state allows it!? Via: World Net Daily: A bill being considered in the Montana Legislature blasts the Federal Reserve’s role in America’s money policy and permits the state to conduct business […]
Police Raid Home of Wikileaks.de Domain Owner Over Censorship Lists
March 25th, 2009Via: Wikileaks: Shortly after 9pm on Monday the 24th of March 2009, seven police officers in Dresden and four in Jena searched the homes of Theodor Reppe, who holds the domain registration for “wikileaks.de”, the German name for wikileaks.org. According to police documentation, the reason for the search was “distribution of pornographic material” and “discovery […]
