Archive for February, 2010
700 Military Bases Spread Across Afghanistan
February 12th, 2010Via: Alternet: Today, according to official sources, approximately 700 bases of every size dot the Afghan countryside, and more, like the one in Shinwar, are under construction or soon will be as part of a base-building boom that began last year. Existing in the shadows, rarely reported on and little talked about, this base-building program […]
U.S. Dollar Rallies After China Increases Reserve Requirements
February 12th, 2010Via: Market Watch: Gold and other metals futures fell on Friday, as China’s hike of reserve requirement ratios triggered a rally in the U.S. dollar and a sell-off in commodities. Gold for April delivery, the most actively traded contract, dropped $9.90, or 0.9%, to $1,084.80 an ounce in electronic trading on Globex. The People’s Bank […]
Court Keeps White House Spy Docs Secret
February 11th, 2010Via: Wired: A federal appellate panel on Tuesday blocked a court order requiring disclosure of e-mail between the White House, Justice Department, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence — communications that paved the way for new spy legislation. The 2008 messages were a precursor to legislation that year to kill […]
How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True Debt
February 11th, 2010Via: Spiegel: Goldman Sachs helped the Greek government to mask the true extent of its deficit with the help of a derivatives deal that legally circumvented the EU Maastricht deficit rules. At some point the so-called cross currency swaps will mature, and swell the country’s already bloated deficit. Greeks aren’t very welcome in the Rue […]
Britain: Police UAVs Might be Armed with Non Lethal Weapons
February 11th, 2010Via: Wired: Police forces all over the UK will soon be able to draw on unmanned aircraft from a national fleet, according to Home Office plans. Last month it was revealed that modified military aircraft drones will carry out surveillance on everyone from protesters and antisocial motorists to fly-tippers, and will be in place in […]
Google as Experimental ISP; Will Offer One Gigabit Per Second Connections
February 11th, 2010Via: Google: We’re planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. We’ll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We plan to offer service at a competitive […]
Just Released 9/11 Images Taken by NYPD Helicopter Pilot
February 11th, 2010Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth Niels Harrit: “Once you have realized this, there is no way back.” Via: Telegraph: The images were taken by a police helicopter pilot, Detective Greg Semendinger, who was first into the air after the attacks and on the scene within minutes. Mr Semendinger took the pictures as his co-pilot […]
PENNSYLVANIA: ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TAKES CONTROL OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; STATE USING SNOW PLOWS TO BLOCK ONRAMPS
February 11th, 2010WGAL: Video: PennDOT Plowing Interstate On Ramps Shut Via: Lebanon Daily News: The Pennsylvania National Guard is playing a key role in responding to snow-related emergencies across the state. More than 1,200 guardsmen were on duty Wednesday afternoon, but officials expected that number to rise as the snow piled up. “We’re going to go over […]
Legatus Honors Bush in Dana Point
February 10th, 2010Via: Dana Point Times: A small group of activists gathered yesterday evening Feb. 4 outside the St. Regis Monarch Beach in response to reports that President George W. Bush is attending the 2010 Annual Legatus Summit being held there. The summit began yesterday and is scheduled to run through Sunday. Legatus, a self-described, membership organization […]
Nigerian Security Forces Execute Civilians
February 10th, 2010WARNING: Graphic video. Via: Al Jazeera: Reports of extrajudicial killings by Nigerian security forces circulated widely in the aftermath of clashes last year between the police and members of Boko Haram, a group that called for the enforcement of Islamic law, or sharia, across Nigeria. Now Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive footage that appears to […]
