Archive for April, 2010
U.S. Special Forces Soldiers Dug Bullets Out of Their Victims’ Bodies After a Botched Night Raid, Washed the Wounds with Alcohol, Then Lied to Superiors About What Happened
April 5th, 2010Via: Times Online: US special forces soldiers dug bullets out of their victims’ bodies in the bloody aftermath of a botched night raid, then washed the wounds with alcohol before lying to their superiors about what happened, Afghan investigators have told The Times. Two pregnant women, a teenage girl, a police officer and his brother […]
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Unknown Budget, Unknown Purpose: U.S. Air Force Plans to Launch X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
April 4th, 2010Blank Spots on the Map: And then there was Dan Vanderhorst, who “has been the lead pilot on seven classified aircraft to date.” In fact, according to his biography, “Vanderhorst has made his career in the cockpit of so many classified aircraft, there is not much that we can say about him, on the record,” […]
Geithner Delays Chinese Currency Report
April 4th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner delayed a scheduled April 15 report to Congress on exchange-rate policies, sidestepping a decision on whether to accuse China of manipulating the value of the yuan. Geithner in a statement urged China to move toward a more flexible currency and said a series of meetings over the […]
Two Arrested Six Years After Mallove Murder
April 4th, 2010Via: PESN: Two suspects were arrested Thursday and more arrests are expected in the long drawn out case of the murder of cold fusion physicist and Free Energy science pillar, Dr. Eugene Mallove, formerly with MIT, most famous for his advocacy of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions.
Meet the Sims… and Shoot Them: The Rise of Militainment
April 4th, 2010Via: Foreign Policy: The country of Ghanzia is embroiled in a civil war. As a soldier in America’s Army, your job is to do everything from protect U.S. military convoys against AK-47-wielding attackers to sneak up on a mountain observatory where arms dealers are hiding out. It is a tough and dangerous tour of duty […]
Hotline Established for Catholic Church Abuse Victims in Germany Overwhelmed by Callers
April 3rd, 2010Via: Telegraph: An abuse hotline set up by the Catholic Church in Germany melted down on its first day of operation as more than 4,000 alleged victims of paedophile and violent priests called in to seek counselling and advice. The numbers were far more than the handful of therapists assigned to deal with them could […]
Brian Lehrer Live: Wikileaks and Whistle-Blowers
April 3rd, 2010Interview with John Young and Glenn Greenwald. Wikileaks and Whistle-blowers from Brian Lehrer Live on Vimeo.
Wall Street Cabal Seen Derailing Serious Swap Reform
April 2nd, 2010Via: Reuters: A major crisis is building in the derivatives market yet a cabal on Wall Street is blocking the formation of a clearing house that could stop the next financial meltdown, a senior official with the Kauffman Foundation said on Tuesday. The need for disclosure in the swap markets is enormous, yet the will […]
