Archive for October, 2012
Doctors Call Tobacco Industry Terrorist Movement
October 29th, 2012This is interesting, coming from a group of people who think that cancer causing radiation is a viable way of treating cancer… While I find smoking to be a disgusting habit that I have personally seen ruin many lives, I wonder what other behaviors will be linked with “The Terrorists”? How about consuming raw dairy […]
U.S. Navy Replaces Admiral Leading Mideast Strike Group
October 28th, 2012Via: ABC News: In an unusual move, the Navy has replaced an admiral commanding an aircraft carrier strike group while it is deployed to the Middle East. The replacement was prompted by an Inspector General’s investigation of allegations of inappropriate leadership judgment. Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette, the commander of the USS John C. Stennis […]
U.S. Navy Tests Armed Drone Boat
October 28th, 2012Via: Wired: Killer robots have officially gone out to sea. For the first time, the Navy has fired missiles from a remote-controlled boat, as shown in the video above. The firing came as part of a test off the Maryland coast on Wednesday. Six of Rafael’s anti-armor Spike missiles got fired off a moving inflatable […]
Jimmy Savile… Doorman to the Cesspit
October 28th, 2012This is a long and stomach turning piece by David Icke. Via: 21st Century Wire: British police have said they are currently following 320 lines of inquiry into Savile’s abuse over decades all over the country, but if they are genuine and tenacious in their investigations and really want to know the truth they can […]
Sandy Could Wreak Havoc Across 800 Miles of U.S.
October 28th, 2012Via: CBS: Hurricane Sandy, the mammoth storm that has already claimed nearly five dozen lives in the Caribbean, could potentially affect some 60 million people in the Eastern United States, where it will meet with two other powerful winter storm systems, to create an even more threatening hybrid. Sandy is expected to afflict a third […]
‘Marines, Police Prep for Mock Zombie Invasion’
October 28th, 2012Maybe zombie invasion is supposed to sound better than civil war. Via: AP: Move over vampires, goblins and haunted houses, this kind of Halloween terror aims to shake up even the toughest warriors: An untold number of so-called zombies are coming to a counterterrorism summit attended by hundreds of Marines, Navy special ops, soldiers, police, […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions in October
October 28th, 2012Thanks to Pookie for sending $75 and to TM for sending $15. Thanks also go out to the owners of the following domains for signing up for hosting with BlueHost: himalayansaltlamps.biz margaretbartley.com frameworksdma.com These folks earned Cryptogon $270. Finally, I’d like to mention B. He let me know that he was going to start making […]
Pennsylvania May Force Workers to Pay Taxes to Their Employers
October 28th, 2012Via: Raw Story: A bill that landed on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s (R) desk this week would give companies that hire more than 250 new workers a gobsmacking tax incentive: 95 percent of those workers’ state income taxes would be paid to the employer, and not the state. It’s a bizarre strategy meant to attract […]
Psychopathy’s Double Edge
October 28th, 2012Via: Chronicle of Higher Education: What I’m planning is a psychopath makeover, to find out firsthand, for better and for worse, what it’s like to see the world through devil-may-care eyes. Research Credit: HPLovecraft666
Use of Novartis Flu Vaccines Suspended in Several Countries
October 28th, 2012Via: CBC: Canada is following the lead of several European countries and suspending distribution of flu vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The decision relates to the discovery by the company of tiny clumps of virus particles in some batches of flu vaccines made at the Novartis production facility in Italy. Health Canada, which […]
