New vivid account of deadly attack on U.S. embassy in Libya that reveals how security forces attempted to save Americans under fierce fire By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:22:24 EST, 9 October 2012| UPDATED:00:22 EST, 10 October 2012 Senior State Department… Read More ›
Current Affairs
Exclusive: Libya Cable Detailed Threats
Eli Lake Oct 8, 2012 12:00 AM EDT In a dispatch sent the day he was killed, Ambassador Christopher Stevens described how the militias keeping the peace in Benghazi threatened to quit over a political feud. Eli Lake reports…. Read More ›
INTERVIEW-Armenian president says Azerbaijan threatens new war
Fri Oct 5, 2012 6:06pm GMT * Armenia and Azerbaijan dispute Nagorno-Karabakh * Yerevan says Baku threatens new war * Azerbaijan says it is not the aggressor By Nigel Stephenson and Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Armenian President… Read More ›
EU sides with Monsanto in ‘GMO Cancer Corn’ word war
Published: 5 October, 2012, 17:02 Edited: 5 October, 2012, 17:02 The European Food Safety Authority has rejected a controversial study by French scientists linking GM corn to cancer. Many in Europe are already calling for stricter controls on GMOs,… Read More ›
Terrorism Tradecraft
October 4, 2012 | 0900 GMT By Scott Stewart One of the distinctive features of Stratfor’s terrorism and security analysis is its focus on the methodology of attacks. Of course, identifying those responsible for an attack is important, especially… Read More ›
Greek shipyard workers clash with police, storm Defense Ministry complex
About 250 shipyard workers stormed the Greek Defense Ministry in Athens on Thursday, demanding to be paid their wages and calling for an audience with the Greek Defense Minister. The shipyard workers were from the Hellenic Skarmangas shipyard. Furious over… Read More ›
UPDATE: U.S. investigators FINALLY arrive at at site of Benghazi consulate attack – more than three weeks after terror massacre
Engineering Evil: This is the current up date to the prior article 24 hours ago. In which the Investigators were still not given permission to leave Tripoli. Team that includes FBI agents shows up at burned out U.S. consulate building on Thursday … Read More ›
Sensitive U.S. files unguarded in Libya embassy: report _Embassy Security was to be paid about $4.00/hr
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, October 3, 2012 20:07 EDT Topics: benghazi ♦ libya ♦ US ambassador Chris Stevens WASHINGTON — A trove of documents, including travel plans and security contracts, lay unguarded at what remains of the American consulate in… Read More ›
Eurocrats demand £8 billion in extra national payments to Brussels budget : While others Cut the EU increases spending at twice the rate of inflation
Eurocrats are to demand £8 billion in extra national payments to the Brussels budget fuelling government anger at the “incontinence” of European Union spending. The European Commission will request increased contributions from national treasuries to plug a black hole in… Read More ›
FBI still not been granted permission to visit Benghazi consulate
Please refer to Update link: https://engineeringevil.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3711&action=edit&message=6 FBI agents have still not been granted permission to visit the consulate building where the American ambassador to Libya was killed, three weeks after the attack by militants in the eastern city of… Read More ›
Spain’s tax take tumbles as companies go abroad: Spain’s corporate tax take has tumbled by almost two thirds from pre-crisis levels
Spain’s tax take tumbles as companies go abroad By Tracy RucinskiPosted 2012/10/03 at 8:00 am EDT MADRID, Oct. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Spain’s corporate tax take has tumbled by almost two thirds from pre-crisis levels as small businesses fail and… Read More ›
Debt crisis: troika demand even tougher austerity on stricken Greece
Greece’s international creditors are demanding the imposition of even tougher austerity measures despite the delivery this week of Antonio Samara’s hard-won €13.5bn package of cuts. Protester sitting in wheelchair waits along with other protesters for troika inspectors to arrive Photo:… Read More ›
UK hooked on debt, PIMCO boss warns: “warning that the US would turn into Greece within a decade “
UK hooked on debt, PIMCO boss warns Britain is part of a debtor nation “ring of fire” where bondholders are at risk of being “burned to a crisp”, the head of the world’s biggest bond house has warned. The UK… Read More ›
Thousands take to the streets of Paris in move described by government minister as ‘fundamental error’ against austerity
French protesters march in ‘resistance’ to austerity Kim Willsher in Pars The Guardian, Sunday 30 September 2012 11.48 EDT Protesters carry a banner reading ‘no to austerity’ at a march in Paris. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP Thousands of demonstrators took to the… Read More ›
Gaddafi was killed by French secret serviceman on orders of Nicolas Sarkozy, sources claim
* Engineering Evil: Waiting for 2nd Confirmation By Peter Allen PUBLISHED:06:43 EST, 30 September 2012| UPDATED:06:45 EST, 30 September 2012 A French secret serviceman acting on the express orders of Nicolas Sarkozy is suspected of murdering Colonel Gaddafi, it was… Read More ›
Polish opposition draws thousands for anti-government rally: ” Democracy is becoming fictional “
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, September 29, 2012 19:11 EDT Topics: Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski ♦ Poland ♦ Radio Maryja Tens of thousands of opponents of Poland’s centrist government massed in the capital Saturday for a protest called by… Read More ›
Senior Government minister has accused the EU of squandering Britain’s international aid budget on schemes that often have nothing to do with alleviating world poverty.
Senior Tory accuses EU of “squandering” Britain’s aid budget Alan Duncan has accused the EU of “squandering” Britain’s international aid budget. Photo: Justin Sutcliffe Robert Mendick and Andrew Gilligan 9:00PM BST 29 Sep 2012 Alan Duncan, the minister of state… Read More ›
Now even Democrats demand that Barack Obama comes clean over al-Qaeda and Middle East attacks
By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:14:39 EST, 28 September 2012| UPDATED:17:03 EST, 28 September 2012 Democrats, including Senator John Kerry, a possible Secretary of State if Barack Obama wins a second term, have joined Republicans in demanding answers as to… Read More ›
U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack “deliberate and organized”
6:25pm EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a “deliberate and organized… Read More ›
Spain must leave the euro: ” Spain is damned if it leaves, but damned for eternity if it stays”
Mario Draghi’s promise to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro never did look like inducing any more than a temporary lull in the storm; still less did the German Constitutional Court’s thumbs up to the European bail-out fund… Read More ›
Cleansing the Internet of Terrorism: Leaked EU Proposal Would Erode Civil Liberties: Including Banning some Languages
September 26, 2012 | By Jillian C. York and Katitza Rodriguez A new project aimed at “countering illegal use of the Internet” is making headlines this week. The project, dubbed CleanIT, is funded by the European Commission (EC) to the… Read More ›
Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid: ” 70,000 people marched to the Greek parliament chanting “EU, IMF Out!”
5:32pm EDT By Renee Maltezou and Julien Toyer ATHENS/MADRID (Reuters) – Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new austerity measures being imposed on two of the euro… Read More ›
Clinton Aide Philippe Reines fires off an angry expletive to reporter Michael Hastings.” Stevens was worried about the security situation in Benghazi for months before the attack”
State Department Aide Tells Reporter to ‘F**k Off’ by Megan McArdle Sep 24, 2012 1:36 PM EDT I’ve never seen a government official get quite this testy with a reporter. According to BuzzFeed, Clinton aide Philippe Reines sent quite… Read More ›
Obama describes murder of U.S. ambassador to Libya and Mid East violence as ‘bumps in the road’
PUBLISHED:08:55 EST, 24 September 2012| UPDATED:09:59 EST, 24 September 2012 President Barack Obama referred to recent events in the Middle East, including violent attacks on embassies and the terrorist murder of a US ambassador and three other Americans, as ‘bumps… Read More ›
Obama’s Shaky Libya Narrative: Libyan Politician may have asked Libyan security to stand down for a pending attack
by Eli Lake Sep 21, 2012 4:45 AM EDT Sources say the attack on the Libyan ambassador was pre-meditated, with the possible collaboration of a Libyan politician. Eli Lake on the continuing collapse of the official U.S. line. Ten… Read More ›
Fifteen Billion Online Devices by 2015
The internet of things is coming, and it’s not just the CIA who are excited. Last week Intel, the chip manufacturer, predicted that by 2015 there will be more than 15 billion internet-connected devices and one third of these… Read More ›
Anderson Cooper admits that CNN found slain American ambassador’s journal inside U.S. consulate in Libya and ‘secretly’ used it in reporting
CNN found Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ personal journal on the floor at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi Journal consisted of seven handwritten pages in a hard-bound book Network says it notified Stevens’ family at once and handed over the journal By… Read More ›
Major new drive to claw back powers from EU ‘superstate’: The blueprint for repatriation
New moves towards a European superstate have led ministers to step up a drive to repatriate powers from Brussels. Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission Photo: Geoff Pugh <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end… Read More ›
Author defends Monsanto GM study as EU orders review; Claims ” people are responsible and guilty of authorizing this GMO after only three months,”
Author defends Monsanto GM study as EU orders review Posted 2012/09/20 at 11:56 am EDT BRUSSELS, Sep. 20, 2012 (Reuters) — The French author of a study linking a type of genetically modified corn to higher health risks in rats… Read More ›
Economic crisis fuels Separatist movement in Spain ” The EU says an independent Catalonia seceded it would have to reapply for membership of the bloc.
Thursday, 20 September 2012 Spain’s economic crisis is exposing deep regional fault lines. Among Catalans on Barcelona’s boulevards the talk is of independence, and Madrid is worried. This week the king and prime minister called… Read More ›
New picture emerging of “terrorist attack” in Benghazi: “We had no military personnel there”
9:47pm EDT By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi apparently was not troubled at first by a smattering of protesters on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks last week, but that changed… Read More ›
Revealed: Ringleader behind ‘al-Qaeda attack that killed U.S. ambassador was former Guantanamo inmate handed over to Libya by America’
Sufyan Ben Qumu was classified as a ‘medium to high’ national security risk before his release from American custody Qumu reportedly was Osama bin Laden’s driver and worked for the al-Qaeda founder’s company in Sudan Libyans promised to keep him… Read More ›
French magazine publishes naked Prophet Mohammed cartoons
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:41 EDT Topics: charlie hebdo ♦ laurent fabius ♦ Prophet Mohammed cartoons A French satirical magazine published nude cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Wednesday, a move that could further inflame tensions after violent… Read More ›
‘He is still alive!’: Video shows the moment ambassador’s body is pulled from embassy . . . as witness says he was breathing
Engineering Evil – Do not proceed if you are easily disturbed… I am posting this article due to the lack of disregard that certain politicians have for those on the front lines. In hopes that that maybe they stop lying, and… Read More ›
Libyan president contradicts U.S.: ‘No doubt’ embassy attack was preplanned
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, September 17, 2012 9:24 EDT The president of Libya said this weekend that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi was carefully planned for months, contradicting a U.S. official’s assurance that there… Read More ›
Was the bloody attack on U.S. diplomats preventable? Libyan security official claims he warned Americans about possible hostilities in the country THREE DAYS before assault
Jamal Mabrouk serves with the February 17th Brigade The Brigade is a Libyan militia affiliated with the country’s military Mabrouk claims he met with U.S. diplomats to tell them about the deteriorating security situation By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED:11:00 EST, 16 … Read More ›
$1m an hour to schmooze sheiks? No wonder Mr Blair’s preening like the new peacocks on his country estate
* Engineering Evil Note: This is also filed under Security. Reason being, this Makes Mr. Blair a security risk. By Paul Scott PUBLISHED:18:34 EST, 14 September 2012| UPDATED:18:34 EST, 14 September 2012 Schmoozing sheiks: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair … Read More ›
A Merger of German and French Defense Industries for a United Europe?
BAE-EADS merger would advance Europe’s military goals : By Adrian CroftPosted 2012/09/16 at 11:22 am EDT BRUSSELS, Sep. 16, 2012 (Reuters) — Merging Britain’s BAE Systems with EADS to create a global aerospace and defense giant would be a significant… Read More ›
Bloody hand prints, stolen documents and shocking security failings: Harrowing pictures inside the U.S. consulate as it is revealed ‘officials knew about attack plans 48 HOURS before and did nothing’: Sorry Unedited Includes Graphic Images
Dramatic images of bloody hand prints and crumbling buildings capture horror of Tuesday’s attack on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which fell on 11th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks Revealed today that sensitive documents have gone missing from compound, including… Read More ›
U.S. intelligence agencies didn’t issue high alert about Mideast unrest threat : They had 3 days
By Mark HosenballPosted 2012/09/13 at 9:02 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 13, 2012 (Reuters) — Although U.S. authorities believe anti-American violence that erupted on Tuesday in Libya and Egypt was triggered by an Arabic talk-show broadcast three days earlier, U.S. officials… Read More ›
Safe house where Ambassador died had no Marine guard and his body was missing for five hours: Full scale of chaos surrounding Libyan killings revealed
Benghazi consulate was not protected by the contingent of Marines that usually safeguard embassies and instead was guarded by Libyan and State Department security officers Embassy was ‘an interim facility’ lacking bulletproof glass, reinforced doors or other features common to… Read More ›
One big fraud? Questions over whether ‘$5million’ film that portrayed Mohammed as a pedophile and womanizer AND the producer behind it are fake
‘Innocence of Muslims’ led to protests across Egypt and Libya on Tuesday Producer claimed he was an Israeli Jew living in California named Sam Bacile But film’s consultant, Steve Klein, said the man was using a pseudonym Amid concerns over… Read More ›
The Deafness Before the Storm : IT was perhaps the most famous presidential briefing in history
Op-Ed Contributor By KURT EICHENWALD For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow @andyrNYT. On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush received a classified review of the threats posed by Osama bin… Read More ›
Greece tells Germany: You owe US money for crimes committed during the Nazi occupation
Greece says it has right to claim millions because it was forced to accept ‘unfavourable terms’ during 1950 negotiations Working group has been set to scour old archives to hunt unpaid reparations Many in Greece blame Germany for the tough… Read More ›
New rules to end secrecy over safety of medical implants
New rules to end the secrecy over the safety of devices such as hip replacements and breast implants are being drawn up after a series of scandals. The rules are being drawn up by the European Commission in the wake… Read More ›
EU funding ‘Orwellian’ artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for “abnormal behaviour”: Project Indect
Repost for Filing 2009 The European Union is spending millions of pounds developing “Orwellian” technologies designed to scour the internet and CCTV images for “abnormal behaviour”. By Ian Johnston 9:08PM BST 19 Sep 2009 A five-year research programme, called Project… Read More ›
Exclusive: U.N. patents body roiled by misconduct feud: U.N. Selling Computers to Iran and North Korea
Exclusive: U.N. patents body roiled by misconduct feud By Emma FargePosted 2012/08/30 at 10:50 am EDT GENEVA, Aug. 30, 2012 (Reuters) — Four months after a U.N. agency’s decision to send computer equipment to Iran and North Korea first stirred… Read More ›
We CAN break free from the shackles of Brussels “examined how the euro has brought ruin to Europe”
By Daniel Hannan PUBLISHED:16:39 EST, 16 August 2012| UPDATED:01:42 EST, 17 August 2012 After 13 years as an MEP, Daniel Hannan’s knowledge of the way Brussels works is second to none. Now he has written a forensic analysis of… Read More ›
The case against Europe: One MEP reveals the disturbing contempt for democracy at the heart of the EU
By Daniel Hannan PUBLISHED:17:04 EST, 14 August 2012| UPDATED:04:08 EST, 17 August 2012 Over 13 years as an MEP, Daniel Hannan has witnessed first hand how Brussels works. Now he has written a forensic analysis of why it’s rotten to… Read More ›
Finland prepares for break-up of eurozone
Finland is preparing for the break-up of the eurozone, the country’s foreign minister warned today By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, in Helsinki 9:00PM BST 16 Aug 2012 The Nordic state is battening down the hatches for a full-blown currency crisis as… Read More ›
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