Archive for November, 2009
More Magic Passports
November 2nd, 2009Oh sure. Via: AP: Pakistani soldiers battling their way into a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to 9/11 suspects, as they confront an enemy skilled in operating in a mountainous terrain with endless ways to wage a guerrilla war. The military on Thursday took foreign and local […]
‘Twin Towers’ Warship to Enter New York
November 2nd, 2009“The trophy is meant to give the murderer the same feelings of power he experienced at the time of the kill.” —Death Reference, Serial Killers Via: BBC: A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center is set to arrive in New York. The USS New York is due to sail up the […]
Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped
November 2nd, 2009Via: New York Times: Afghan officials on Monday canceled plans for a runoff presidential vote, declaring President Hamid Karzai the winner after the withdrawal on Sunday of his last remaining challenger, Abdullah Abdullah. The announcement capped a fraught election widely depicted as deeply flawed by corruption and voting irregularities…………………………
California: “Think Of It As A Forced, Interest-Free Loan”
November 2nd, 2009Via: Los Angeles Times: Starting Sunday, cash-strapped California will dig deeper into the pocketbooks of wage earners — holding back 10% more than it already does in state income taxes just as the biggest shopping season of the year kicks into gear. Technically, it’s not a tax increase, even though it may feel like one […]
NSA Has Conspicuous Role in New Federal Cybersecurity Center
November 2nd, 2009Don’t miss the last sentence. Via: Newsweek: If anything, the Obama administration, citing the threats of computer hacking and cyberterrorism, is now moving to involve the NSA more deeply in domestic security issues. The growing role of the NSA—a Defense Department agency with thousands of military personnel—in domestic matters was on semi-public display on Friday. […]
British Nuclear Expert’s 17th Floor UN Death Plunge ‘Was Not Suicide’
November 2nd, 2009People familiar with the dead biologists/scientists phenomenon, note the part in bold below. On the perception management side of things, why am I having to link to the Daily Mail for this story? Is this part of how assassinations are managed? Put a story like this next to a feature about Posh Spice’s new hair […]
U.S. Air Force Bug Bots
November 2nd, 2009CIT: BANKRUPT
November 2nd, 2009Oh CIT. Via: Bloomberg: CIT Group Inc., a 101-year-old commercial lender, filed for bankruptcy to cut $10 billion in debt after the credit crunch dried up its funding and a U.S. bailout and debt exchange offer failed. CIT listed $71 billion in assets and $64.9 billion in debt in a Chapter 11 filing in U.S. […]
Beijing’s First Snow of Season ‘Artificially Induced’
November 1st, 2009Via: AFP: Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported. The unusually early snow blanketed the capital from Sunday morning and kept falling for half the day, helped by temperatures as low as minus 2 […]
Gold Market Reaching The Breaking Point
November 1st, 2009Via: Market Skeptics: Investors emptying COMEX warehouses In order to secure gold at the lowest possible price, US investors are turning to the complex, lengthy process of taking delivery of gold futures contracts. By buying gold contracts in deliverable months and wait for them to expire, sophisticated investors are emptying COMEX warehouses. The incredible hassle […]
