Archive for May, 2009
Onward, Christian Soldiers!
May 18th, 2009GQ has published alleged cover pages from briefing documents that Rumsfeld produced for Bush.
India: Market Gaps Higher on Election Result
May 18th, 2009Via: BBC: Indian stocks have surged after the Congress party won a surprisingly decisive victory in national elections. The benchmark Sensex index jumped 17%, or 1,306 points, to 14,272, forcing the Bombay Stock Exchange to shut down for the day. Trading had already been halted earlier, after investors pushed stocks above their daily maximum limit. […]
Sri Lanka’s 25-Year-Long War Finally Ends
May 18th, 2009Via: Reuters: The Tamil Tigers conceded defeat in Sri Lanka’s 25-year civil war on Sunday, with some staging suicide attacks to try to repel a final assault by troops determined to annihilate them. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had already declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) the day before, and the military said […]
Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker
May 18th, 2009Via: Fox News: Vice President Joe Biden, well-known for his verbal gaffes, may have finally outdone himself, divulging potentially classified information meant to save the life of a sitting vice president. According to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an annual event where powerful politicians and media elite get a […]
Britain: Tax Authorities Will Monitor Financial Transactions in Search for Evidence of Undeclared Earnings or Bank Accounts
May 17th, 2009Via: Telegraph: HM Revenue and Customs staff will be able to examine people’s financial transactions on the scheme’s database and search for evidence of undeclared earnings or bank accounts. The disclosure will likely to provoke further concern over the £5.5 billion project, which has been condemned as a waste of money and an invasion of […]
Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR)
May 17th, 2009Via: Robotic Technology Inc: The purpose of the Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR) (patent pending) project is to develop and demonstrate an autonomous robotic platform able to perform long-range, long-endurance missions without the need for manual or conventional re-fueling, which would otherwise preclude the ability of the robot to perform such missions. The system obtains […]
IRF: An Extrajudicial Terror Squad
May 17th, 2009Via: Alternet: When Deghayes finally arrived at Guantánamo in September 2002, he found himself the target of the feared IRF teams. “The IRF team sprayed Mr. Deghayes with mace; they threw him in the air and let him fall on his face … ” according to the Spanish investigation. Deghayes says he also endured a […]
Quality Fade: The Production Cycle in China is the Opposite of the Theoretical Model of Continuous Improvement
May 17th, 2009Via: Economist: Most of Mr Midler’s work is coping with what he calls “quality fade” as the Chinese factories transform what were, in fact, profitless contracts into lucrative relationships. The production cycle he sees is the opposite of the theoretical model of continuous improvement. After resolving teething problems and making products that match specifications, innovation […]
Saudi ‘Killer Chip’ Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables
May 17th, 2009Via: Fox News: It could be the ultimate in political control — but it won’t be patented in Germany. German media outlets reported last week that a Saudi inventor’s application to patent a “killer chip,” as the Swiss tabloids put it, had been denied. The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed […]
4 U.S. Citizens Murdered in Tijuana
May 15th, 2009Via: AP: The bodies of four U.S. citizens were found strangled, beaten and stabbed in a van in this border city, two days after they reportedly left their Southern California homes for a night at the Mexican clubs, U.S. officials said Thursday. The victims, ages 19 to 23 years old, were found tied up on […]
