Archive for June, 2011
Britain: Attorney General Rules Against Dr. David Kelly Inquest
June 9th, 2011Drug Expert Claims David Kelly Was Murdered Secret Knife Evidence Points to Murder Via: BBC: The attorney general has rejected calls for an inquest into the death in 2003 of government scientist Dr David Kelly. Dominic Grieve said the evidence Dr Kelly killed himself was “overwhelming” and rejected claims of a “cover-up”. Dr Kelly was […]
Why Is The Federal Government Running Ads Secretly Created & Owned By NBC Universal?
June 9th, 2011Via: Tech Dirt: We certainly suspected this when New York City first announced that it was running a series of silly and misleading videos as part of a media campaign to “Stop Piracy in NYC,” but now it’s been confirmed that these videos were not, in fact, New York City’s, but are purely NBC Universal’s. […]
Not The Onion: Real-Life Mercenaries to Star in Blackwater Videogame
June 9th, 2011Via: Wired: Blackwater Worldwide, the real-life mercenary team linked to the killing of civilians and noncombatants in Iraq during U.S. operations there, will be the subject of a Kinect-supported videogame coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Published by 505 Games and titled, simply, Blackwater, the game is being produced in consultation with the […]
U.S. General Wants to Train Afghans Until 2017
June 9th, 2011Via: Wired: There once was a time when President Obama implied that the Afghanistan war would at least start to end in July 2011. Then that date got pushed back to 2014. Now, the general in charge of training Afghan forces to take over for departing Americans pegs that date closer to 2016 or 2017 […]
Corn at Three-Year High as USDA Slashes Inventory Estimates
June 9th, 2011This is pretty grim, considering that much of what Americans eat is corn, in one form or another. Via: Bloomberg: Corn jumped to the highest in almost three years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast tighter supplies, as adverse weather hurt crops. U.S. stockpiles before the start of the 2012 harvest may fall to […]
The Biggest Bank in France Has Suddenly Cut ATM Daily Cash Access Limit in Half
June 9th, 2011Via: Max Keiser: I just got off the phone with Pierre Jananovic . . . La Banque Postale has lowered the limits on the amounts of cash customers can withdraw per week by 50%. First of all, for you Americans and Brits, the way France works its banking system – customers are limited to how […]
Japan: High Radiation on the Ground in Tokyo
June 9th, 2011Definitely see: Interview: Arnie Gundersen Talks About Radioactive Dust from Fukushima in Seattle. Via: YouTube: Another beautiful day in Japan, I am 135 miles / 220 Km south of Fukushima, on the outskirts of the Tokyo area. It is Tuesday, June 7th, as you can see in the video, I just walk outside of my […]
Saudi Regime Delays Revolution with Payouts
June 9th, 2011Via: New York Times: As one nation after another has battled uprisings across the Arab world, the one major country spared is also its richest — Saudi Arabia, where a fresh infusion of money has so far bought order. The kingdom is spending $130 billion to pump up salaries, build housing and finance religious organizations, […]
U.S. Is Escalating War in Yemen
June 9th, 2011Via: New York Times: The Obama administration has intensified the American covert war in Yemen, exploiting a growing power vacuum in the country to strike at militant suspects with armed drones and fighter jets, according to American officials. The acceleration of the American campaign in recent weeks comes amid a violent conflict in Yemen that […]
Telecom New Zealand Overcharging: Contact the Commerce Commission
June 9th, 2011Reminder to those in New Zealand who are battling Telecom’s swindling: Gather all of your information and send it to the Commerce Commission. Via: New Zealand Herald: Telecom can’t count and could be overcharging thousands of customers’ broadband accounts. That’s the message from some customers who are complaining Telecom has been over-counting their broadband usage […]
