Archive for June, 2010
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Obama More Aggressive Than Bush In Targeting Whistleblowers
June 13th, 2010Via: New York Times: In 17 months in office, President Obama has already outdone every previous president in pursuing leak prosecutions. His administration has taken actions that might have provoked sharp political criticism for his predecessor, George W. Bush, who was often in public fights with the press.
The Oil Spills You’ve Never Heard Of
June 13th, 2010Via: The Star: Deepwater Horizon. Exxon Valdez. How many other oil spills can you name? Perhaps some Canadian accidents stick in the mind. There was the 41.8 million gallons that leaked from the American tanker Odyssey off Nova Scotia in 1988, and the 42,000 gallons that gushed from the Petro Canada-owned Terra Nova platform in […]
$1 Billion Cocaine Bust in Gambia
June 12th, 2010So, we have Blackwater/Xe increasing “aviation support” activities in two of the hottest narcotics trafficking hubs in the world. Coincidences, of course. —Blackwater Worldwide Changes Its Name to Xe; Same Mercenaries, but Now with More “Aviation Support” Via: AFP: Gambian and British police seized more than two tonnes of cocaine worth about one billion dollars […]
BP NOW BURNING THE OIL ON THE SURFACE
June 12th, 2010The article below states that BP, “Plans to burn hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil.” They have already started burning the oil. The latest Big Picture includes this image from the U.S. Coast Guard: I found this photo on a KATU.com gallery. This woman has the right idea: Whether or not that mask will […]
Daniel Ellsberg: WikiLeaks Founder’s Life Is In Danger
June 12th, 2010All states use their embassies and consulates to run intelligence operations. The U.S. Government is likely concerned that some of these activities, that are happening under official cover, could be compromised. Public exposure would represent a gigantic pain in the ass for the U.S. because of the Kabuki theater act that’s mandated to follow such […]
FAA Imposes Flight Restrictions Over Oil Spill Area
June 12th, 2010In other words, no media related aircraft below 3000 feet. Via: FAA: All aircraft operations are prohibited except those flights authorized by ATC, routine flights supporting offshore oil operations; federal, state, local and military flight operations supporting oil spill recovery and reconstitution efforts; and air medical and law enforcement operations.
CNN on Media Blackout on Oil Spill
June 12th, 2010Very poor audio quality. Via: CNN / YouTube:
Judge Limits DHS Laptop Border Searches
June 11th, 2010Via: Cnet: A federal judge has ruled that border agents cannot seize a traveler’s laptop, keep it locked up for months, and examine it for contraband files without a warrant half a year later. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in the Northern District of California rejected the Obama administration’s argument that no warrant was necessary […]
Obama “Let the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Company Get Away with Murder”
June 11th, 2010Via: Rolling Stone: On May 27th, more than a month into the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, Barack Obama strode to the podium in the East Room of the White House. For weeks, the administration had been insisting that BP alone was to blame for the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf – and […]
