Archive for November, 2009
Massive Blackout in Brazil and Paraguay; Tens of Millions Were Without Power
November 11th, 2009Via: AFP: A blackout across much of southern Brazil overnight plunged tens of millions of residents in the country’s biggest cities into a state of anxiety and raised questions Wednesday over national energy security. The outage, which started at 10:15 pm Tuesday (0015 GMT Wednesday), originated at the Itaipu hydroelectric plant that straddles the border […]
Key Oil Figures Were Distorted by U.S. Pressure, Says IEA Whistleblower
November 10th, 2009Via: Guardian: The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in encouraging the […]
TV Footage Shows Afghan Insurgents with U.S. Ammo
November 10th, 2009Via: AP: Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops. The U.S. military said the forces that left the area said they removed and accounted for their equipment. Al-Jazeera […]
I’m Doing ‘God’s Work’; Meet Mr. Goldman Sachs
November 10th, 2009Via: Times: It’s the site of the best cash-making machine that global capitalism has ever produced, and, some say, a political force more powerful than governments. The people who work behind the brass-trim glass doors make more money than some countries do. They are the rainmakers’ rainmakers, the biggest swinging dicks in the financial jungle. […]
Korean Naval Ships Clash at Sea
November 10th, 2009Via: BBC: A South Korean warship has exchanged fire with a North Korean naval vessel, reports from both countries say. Officials in Seoul say the South Korean vessel opened fire when the Northern ship crossed a disputed sea border. The North Korean vessel then fired back. North Korea insists its ship did not cross the […]
Hasan Known to U.S. Intelligence Agencies; Congressional Requests for Information Refused
November 10th, 2009Via: ABC News: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News. According to the officials, the Army was informed of Hasan’s contact, but it is unclear […]
Council On Foreign Relations Symposium on Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics and Foreign Policy: Fake Scarcity of H1N1 Vaccine to Convince People to Take It (Laughter)
November 9th, 2009Lone Simonsen, Research Professor and Research Director, Department of Global Health, George Washington University: I think what would work better would be to say that there was a shortage and people tend to buy more of something that’s in demand. (Laughter.) We saw that — there was one season where, really, people lined up all […]
60 Minutes: Sabotaging The System
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Israel Proposes Work Camps for Illegal Migrants
November 9th, 2009Via: Haaretz: The government is considering establishing work camps in the south of the country, where illegal migrant workers will receive shelter, food and medical care, Army Radio reported Wednesday. In exchange, illegal migrants would perform manual labor outside the camps, but would not earn a salary. They would stay at the camp until their […]
U.S. Citizens Are Joining Immigrants in Store Parking Lots Seeking Day Labor Jobs
November 9th, 2009Via: Las Vegas Sun: It sounds like a George Lopez joke. “Times are so bad that I saw an Anglo day laborer standing outside Home Depot the other day.” Except it’s true. In the latest sign of the Las Vegas Valley’s economic free fall, U.S. citizens are starting to show up in the early mornings […]
