Archive for April, 2009
Deutsche Bank: U.S. Economy Could Contract by 10% in the First Quarter
April 20th, 2009Via: Reuters: Deutsche Bank predicted there are risks that the U.S. economy could contract by as much as 10 percent in the first quarter, given the relentless wave of dismal economic data being reported in early 2009. Deutsche Bank U.S. economists Joseph LaVorgna and Carl Riccadonna expect first-quarter Gross Domestic Products to shrink by 8 […]
CIA Torture Exemption ‘Illegal’
April 19th, 2009Via: BBC: US President Barack Obama’s decision not to prosecute CIA agents who used torture tactics is a violation of international law, a UN expert says. The UN special rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, says the US is bound under the UN Convention against Torture to prosecute those who engage in it. Mr Obama released […]
Russia Ends Operations in Chechnya *
April 17th, 2009* It was genocide. I guess the New York Times doesn’t know that word. Via: New York Times: In 2007 Mr. Putin gave Mr. Kadyrov the task of cleaning up after the Russian campaign and ending the insurgency. Mr. Kadyrov moved with speed and brutality, killing rebel leaders while also granting amnesty to separatist fighters […]
Bolivia: Mercenaries Were Allegedly Involved with Assassination Plot Against President Evo Morales
April 17th, 2009Via: BBC: Bolivia’s President Evo Morales says three foreigners have been killed after he ordered police to thwart a planned assassination attempt against him. Security forces killed three alleged international mercenaries in the city of Santa Cruz, Mr Morales said. He said intelligence reports had warned of an assassination plot by a group comprising foreign […]
Raytheon Will Run Narus Insight on Government Networks
April 17th, 2009This is mainly a thought criminal detection system for people who work for the government. Yes, it also does traffic management, but Narus has the biggest stick in the playground when it comes to surveillance. Their Semantic Traffic Analysis technology is a purpose built hardware and software package designed for real time operations on the […]
1,500 Farmers Commit Mass Suicide in India
April 17th, 2009Via: Independent: Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of Chattisgarh was hit by falling water levels. “The water level has gone down below 250 feet here. It used to be at 40 feet a few years ago,” […]
Cryptogon Reader Sent $20
April 17th, 2009Thanks, MW.
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Obama Exempts CIA Torture Staff from Prosecution
April 17th, 2009Just following orders. Via: BBC: US President Barack Obama says CIA agents who used harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects during the Bush era will not be prosecuted. Mr Obama banned the use of methods such as sleep deprivation and simulated drowning in his first week in office. He has now released four memos detailing […]
Jesus Missing From Obama’s Georgetown Speech; Nice Pyramid Symbolism, Though
April 16th, 2009I didn’t even notice that at first, but because of the nature of the story, I took a closer look at the picture that went along with it. And… Boo! I threw the lines on there to make it stand out a bit more. See the story for the original. Obviously a coincidence. The full […]
