Archive for April, 2013
The Secret Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen
April 24th, 2013Via: Democracy Now: The Obama administration’s assassination of two U.S. citizens in 2011, Anwar al-Awlaki and his 16-year-old Denver-born son Abdulrahman, is a central part of Jeremy Scahill’s new book, “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield.” The book is based on years of reporting on U.S. secret operations in Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan. While […]
Chambliss: Law Enforcement Agency May Have Known About Boston Bombing in Advance
April 24th, 2013Shocker. Via: WSBTV: Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss told Channel 2 Action News late Tuesday afternoon that a law enforcement agency may have had information in advance of the Boston bombings that wasn’t properly shared. “There now appears that may have been some evidence that was obtained by one of the law enforcement agencies that did […]
Hackers Compromise AP Twitter Account
April 23rd, 2013Via: AP: Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House. The tweet, which said that there had been two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama was injured, came after hackers made repeated attempts to steal the passwords […]
After U.S. Troops Leave, Armed Drones Will Patrol Afghanistan’s Opium Poppy Farms Skies
April 23rd, 2013
Via: Wired: One of the major elements of Afghanistan’s air war will remain after most U.S. troops have headed home, the U.S. military command confirmed today. Armed drones, operated by the U.S., will remain over Afghanistan after 2014. “I come back to the remotely piloted aircraft,” Air Force Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo, the commander of […]
Canada: Alleged ‘al-Qaeda-supported’ Plot Against Via Train Thwarted
April 23rd, 2013Via: CBC: Police say they have arrested two men accused of conspiring to carry out an “al-Qaeda supported” attack targeting a Via passenger train in the Greater Toronto Area, following a cross-border investigation that involved Canadian and American law enforcement. In a press conference that followed a report by CBC’s Greg Weston, police named the […]
Viruses From Sewage Contaminate Deep Well Water
April 23rd, 2013Via: Chemical & Engineering News: Scientists once thought that pathogens could not reach drinking water wells sunk into deep, protected groundwater aquifers. Nevertheless, over the past decade, researchers have identified diarrhea-causing viruses at a handful of deep bedrock well sites in the U.S. and Europe. Now, researchers in Madison, Wis., report where these pathogenic viruses […]
Filmmaker Claims CIA Kept Innocent Man Jailed to Cover Up Drug Trafficking
April 23rd, 2013Via: Wired: “This is a story about an extreme miscarriage of justice. It involves the CIA, the US Army and a shitload of cocaine.” … In 1980 the courts alleged that Elaine Tyree’s murder was financially motivated — Tyree, stationed at Fort Devens, had taken out life insurance policies in the months preceding his wife’s […]
Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing
April 23rd, 2013Yeah, the President should have the power to order the assassination of any American without any due process. Oh… Via: Politicker: In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will “have to change” to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks. “The […]
Boston: Video Clips of Martial Law
April 22nd, 2013All of this was over one suspect on the loose. What if the body count had been dozens or hundreds with multiple suspects at large? Or, what if the suspect hadn’t been taken into custody as quickly? Anyway, this was just an appetizer. History is full of examples of what the main course will be […]
Merkel: Euro Members Must be Prepared to Cede Sovereignty
April 22nd, 2013Via: Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that euro zone members must be prepared to cede control over certain policy domains to European institutions if the bloc is truly to overcome its debt crisis and win back foreign investors. … “We seem to find common solutions when we are staring over the abyss,” […]
