– military convoy arrived in the community of Cuatro Caminos on Tuesday to seize weapons, one day after the militia routed gangsters from the area – telling civilians to lay down their arms – Ignoring repeated government warnings that their… Read More ›
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Net neutrality is now DEAD
– Internet providers may be able to offer faster connections to preferred websites, or even block competitors – This ruling, if it stands, will adversely affect the daily lives of Americans and fundamentally change the open nature of the internet,… Read More ›
Britain ‘backstabbed’ Sikhs by advising India on 1984 Golden Temple raid
Britain betrayed us by advising Indira Gandhi on her fatal raid against militants barricaded in Amritsar’s Golden Temple, say Sikh leaders Indian troops take up positions on rooftops around the Golden Temple during operation Blue Star Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Georgia… Read More ›
Former U.S. Defense Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Ship Sensitive Information to Iran
Jan. 13, 2014 9:15pm Elizabeth Kreft A former engineer for a top U.S. Defense contractor allegedly tried to ship “sensitive technical materials” and other proprietary information related to the tri-variant F-35 Lighting II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter…. Read More ›
High school officials and police sent a bomb squad to a disabled student’s home and arrested him after seeing his doodles of a superhero glove with a flame coming out of it
NEWARK (CN) – New Jersey high school officials and police sent a bomb squad to a disabled student’s home and arrested him after seeing his doodles of a superhero glove with a flame coming out of it, the boy’s parents… Read More ›
US govt struck deal with Mexican drug cartel in exchange for info – report
– US government had a deal with Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa that allowed the group to smuggle billion of dollars of drugs in return for information on its rival cartels Published time: January 14, 2014 01:20 Reuters / Susana… Read More ›
Obamacare enrolment numbers reveal critical lack of young customers
– ” sign that prices may have to rise to keep insurers in the program “ Figures show more older people have signed up for plans Insurance companies need young people to balance books Key White House aide announces departure… Read More ›
Dying boy ‘sucked moisture out of wet wipes’ on ‘shambolic’ ward, parents tell inquest ( U.K. )
Four-year-old boy died on hospital ward where he was so neglected he resorted to sucking moisture out of wet wipes, inquest is told Steve and Yolanda Turner hold a portrait of their late son Sean Photo: SWNS By Agencies 2:22PM GMT… Read More ›
NY politician steps down after women employees claim he asked them to dress as sexy elves, took them to strip clubs and even sent oral sex video
Gabryszak, 62, stepped down after accusations of taking staffers to massage parlors and telling them about trips to strip clubs Jamie L. Campbell, 24, says she received a video of him ‘appearing to be receiving a sex act’ Annalise C…. Read More ›
Japan condemns China fishing curbs; vows to defend islands
By Kiyoshi Takenaka National Jan. 13, 2014 – 06:35AM JST – require foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval to enter disputed waters in the South China Sea, which the local government says are under its jurisdiction NARASHINO — Japan on… Read More ›
US tested weapons to harm rice crop in Japan, report claims ( rice blast fungus )
– The same experiments were conducted on the US mainland and in Taiwan – rice blast fungus – known to occur in 85 countries – was released over rice fields and data was collected on how it affected rice production… Read More ›
Honeywell under investigation for Chinese-made parts in US warplanes
– The Pentagon repeatedly waived laws banning Chinese-built components on US weapons to keep the $392bn F-35 fighter Sensors and magnets for F-35 fighter jet were made in China • Pentagon issued waivers to ban on Chinese-made components Reuters in… Read More ›
More Americans than ever before are not working with 92 MILLION people out of the workforce
The share of Americans in the workforce has sunk to its lowest point in 35 years Experts say it’s a sign of both an aging population and of unemployed people who have given up on their dispiriting job hunts. Congress… Read More ›
China surpasses US as world’s largest trading nation
Beijing describes 2013 figures as ‘a landmark milestone’ as annual trade in goods passes the $4tn mark for the first time Angela Monaghan The Guardian, Friday 10 January 2014 06.17 EST China has overtaken the US in annual trade… Read More ›
‘Hip-hop’ students unfairly targeted, study finds
Published: Jan. 10, 2014 Black and Latino “hip-hop” students are disproportionately punished in urban schools, finds a two-year study that sheds light on some of the unfair disciplinary practices newly targeted by the Obama administration. Muhammad Khalifa, a Michigan State… Read More ›
Free public education that pays for itself? / education securities
– students would commit to paying a fixed percentage of their income (6%) during their prime earning years (35-54 for example) to the university that awarded their degree – student promises for a given university cohort bundled and sold to… Read More ›
BPA increases risk of cancer in human prostate tissue
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 7-Jan-2014 – Our research provides the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development, at the levels we see in our day-to-day lives, increases the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue – “We believe… Read More ›
Brief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 6-Jan-2014 – Parents should be made aware that their child might develop a fever following simultaneous influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations – children who received simultaneous influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, about a third (37.6 percent) had a fever… Read More ›
Frail pensioners and dementia patients mistreated for ‘gratuitous sport’ (U.K.)
Nursing home residents were stamped on, nearly tipped out of wheelchairs and had balls thrown at their head Residents at Hillcroft nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest, Lancaster, were mocked, bullied and tormented because they would have no memory of the abuse Photo:… Read More ›
Mexican town taken over by vigilantes trying to drive out drug cartel hits back, as they block roads with torched trucks
Residents living in fear of violent criminal gangs in south-west Mexico are taking matters into their own hands 600 vigilantes seized control of town of Paracuaro in Michoacan state in bloody battle that left one dead Convoy of ‘autodefensas’, or… Read More ›
French magazine reveals Hollande ‘affair’ with actress
– Hollande routinely drives through Paris on his scooter to spend the night with his 41-year-old mistress 10 Jan 2014 Paris (AFP) French magazine Closer on Friday said President Francois Hollande was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, promising… Read More ›
Exclusive: Scotland Yard’s rotten core: Police failed to address ‘endemic corruption’
– Organised crime infiltrated police ‘at will’, according to secret report. Top-level internal inquiry identified scores of corrupt individuals working for Met – – Corrupt officers were often simply moved out of specialist roles to routine posts, the report suggests… Read More ›
Huge nationwide prostitution ring promised women a luxury lifestyle but subjected them to ‘modern-day slavery’ where they were branded with bar codes
San Diego street gang ran prostitution ring across 46 cities in 23 states Women and girls were promised a luxury life but instead treated like slaves 24 San Diego residents have been arrested, most in raids across U.S. By Associated… Read More ›
Fifty Shades syndrome sends Mein Kampf top of ebook charts
– ” is at the top of various Amazon ebook charts and has enjoyed a record year of digital sales “ – number one in Amazon UK’s Propanda & Spin chart. It is also number one in Fascism & Nazism and… Read More ›
Impatient NC cops allegedly shoot mentally ill teen: ‘We don’t have time for this’
“We don’t have time for this,” Wilsey recalled one of the officers saying before he fired By David Edwards Tuesday, January 7, 2014 9:13 EST A North Carolina detective is on leave after shooting a mentally ill teen who had… Read More ›
Medical ethics experts identify, address key issues in H1N1 pandemic
Public release date: 23-Sep-2009 – Re-Posted at request – Governments may need to limit three basic personal freedoms – mobility, freedom of assembly, and privacy – in order to protect the public good. – Half of survey respondents reported that… Read More ›
Plan to avert global warming by cooling planet artificially ‘could cause climate chaos’
Proposal to inject tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to block out sunlight could lead to droughts, warn scientists Steve Connor Wednesday, 8 January 2014 A controversial proposal to cool the planet artificially by injecting tiny reflective particles into… Read More ›
Saudi men blame women’s make-up for molestation cases – survey
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Wed, 8 Jan 2014 04:22 AM Author: Lisa AndersonMore news from our correspondents A woman speaks on the phone as men ride a motorcycle on a cloudy day in Riyadh, on Nov. 17,… Read More ›
Former US defense secretary criticizes Obama administration in new memoir
– “suspicion and distrust of senior military officers by senior White House officials – including the president and vice-president – became a big problem for me” Robert Gates, who also served under George W Bush, says relations between White House… Read More ›
Japan claims 280 uninhabited islands
Tokyo announces plan to register 280 isolated isles as state property, as National Security Council is launched, tightening Abe’s grip UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 1:29am Kristine Kwok and Teddy Ng Japan claims 280 uninhabited islands Japan yesterday said… Read More ›
(U//FOUO) DHS Bulletin: Self-identified Anarchist Extremists Target Urban Gentrification Sites with Arson
– Gentrification is a shift in an urban community toward wealthier residents and/or businesses and increasing property values, sometimes to the detriment of the poorer residents of the community January 4, 2014 in Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence… Read More ›
The primary function of the FBI is national security: Agency drops ‘law enforcement’ as top priority from its mission statement
Fact sheet altered in the summer of last year, says national security lawyer Change reflects reforms over last ten years, but analysts baffled by timing Came months after FBI was criticised for failing to foil Boston bombings One observer says… Read More ›
As cannabis is widely legalised, China cashes in on an unprecedented boom
Cannabis growing wild in China, where it has been used to treat conditions such as gout and malaria The country holds hundreds of patents relating to the drug, which means more profits as decriminalisation spreads globally Ian Johnston Sunday… Read More ›
House committee: Obama administration banned Christmas carols and cards for veterans
Posted By Patrick Howley On 4:35 PM 01/03/2014 In The Obama administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prohibited veterans from hearing Christmas carols or receiving gifts wrapped in Christmas-themed wrapping paper, prompting outrage from a congressional committee. VA officials in… Read More ›
NSA statement does not deny ‘spying’ on members of Congress
– Senator Asked the Question ” about whether it “has spied, or is … currently spying, on members of Congress or other American elected officials” • Agency responds to questions from Senator Bernie Sanders • Statement cites ‘same privacy protections as… Read More ›
Bird flu leaves the nest — adapting to a new host ( How to Kill or Cure Millions )
EEV: Reposted at request from our biological site http://www.healthresearchreport.me Public release date: 26-Aug-2009 – an unadapted avian strain and an avian strain adapted to infect mice by mutations that increase the efficiency of the viral polymerase – They found that… Read More ›
NSA Warns of Rogue System Administrators 1996 / Irony?
EEV: Thank you to Cryptome for bringing attention to this. .. I decided to post the first page of the FOIA release, just to display the declassification date. A few out there will recognize the Irony 😉 4 January 2014 A… Read More ›
Shower together and go to bed early to cut energy bills, supplier First Utility says (U.K.)
Energy supplier that raised prices by 18 per cent last year also advises consumers to give up tea and coffee and play Monopoly Ian McCaig, First Utility chief executive, has previously advised customers to save money by turning their heating… Read More ›
‘Navy SEAL who fired the bin Laden kill shot and took down Pablo Escobar’ found out to be a fraud after ‘securing a half-billion dollar security contract’
– his up-and-coming defense company that he called Global Resources and Logistics. The company went on to win a contract from a group affiliated with the United Nations that was valued at an alleged half-billion dollars. A.J. Dicken made massive… Read More ›
Researchers say fructose does not impact emerging indicator for cardiovascular disease / Funded by the Calorie Control Council – MASSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
HRR: Before you read the article it may be a half truth. Using data from naturally occurring fruit sugars, and not modified fructose products. This is a meta-analysis so confirmation is difficult. However in the face of conventional data, and… Read More ›
Is World War Three about to start… by accident? Max Hastings asks whether rising tensions between China and Japan could boil over
Chinese diplomat argued that Japan risks ‘serious threat to global peace’ He even compared Japan today to Lord Voldemort, from Harry Potter It comes just weeks after China declared its own Air Defence Zone Japan’s prime minister has threatened to… Read More ›
The Actual NSA’s Spy Catalog
EEV: As Promised, in no particular order. This information already has been fully compromised internationally, over the past few days.
Media ignores fact Frozen Ship was on “Global Warming” mission
– nearly 98 percent of network news reports about the stranded researchers failed to mention their mission at all. – Forty out of 41 stories (97.5 percent) on the network morning and evening news shows since Dec. 25 failed to… Read More ›
California supreme court grants law license to undocumented immigrant
EEV: A question would be, since moral turpitude and support of the constitution have been separately defined. Would it be possible to have an undocumented, even though unpaid U.S. Judge ? – From Courthouse news: “Sergio C. Garcia, 36, came to… Read More ›
IMF paper warns of ‘savings tax’ and mass write-offs as West’s debt hits 200-year high
EEV: – The policy may essentially be a confiscation of savings Debt burdens in developed nations have become extreme by any historical measure and will require a wave of haircuts, warns IMF paper Image 1 of 3 The paper said policy elites in the West… Read More ›
How the NSA hacks PCs, phones, routers, hard disks ‘at speed of light’: Spy tech catalog leaks
– It’s not as bad as you thought – it’s much worse By Iain Thomson 31st December 2013 04:29 GMT Analysis A leaked NSA cyber-arms catalog has shed light on the technologies US and UK spies use to infiltrate… Read More ›
Not Socially Acceptable: NSA boss video ‘most hated’ on YouTube in 2013?
EEV: In all fairness to the NSA director, he is only an employee of the government. It is not appropriate he be the fall guy, unless he acted independently of his supervisors. Published time: January 01, 2014 10:32 Director of the… Read More ›
Japan’s population falls by record 244,000 in 2013
National Jan. 02, 2014 – 06:20AM JST Japan’s population fell by a record 244,000 in 2013, according to health ministry estimates released on Wednesday, highlighting concerns over an ever-dwindling workforce supporting a growing number of pensionersAFP TOKYO — Japan’s population… Read More ›
Chinese tycoon Chen Guangbiao says he is in talks to buy New York Times
UPDATED : Wednesday, 01 January, 2014, 1:15pm Agence France Press in Beijing Chen Gunagbiao. Photo: Simon Song First he handed out cash to victims of China’s 2008 earthquake. Then he sold “canned fresh air” to residents of smog-ridden Beijing. Now… Read More ›
‘Only’ 1,067 vehicles set ablaze on New Year’s Eve in France
The much lamented tradition of torching cars to mark the arrival of the new year claimed more than 10 per cent fewer vehicles this year A car on fire in Paris Photo: Getty Images By David Chazan, Paris 8:41PM GMT 01… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 