Sep. 8, 2013 – 11:49AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from its Mark 41 vertical launch system aboard the Destroyer USS FIFE (DD-991) during Operation Desert Storm. War planners aim to unleash a… Read More ›
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Russia mocked Britain today as “a small island no one listens to”, sparking a diplomatic spat with David Cameron
EEV: The words are flying, and verification of statement are getting more and more difficult. Still though loads of Drama 😉 Russia mocks Britain, the little island . The Russian official is also said to have joked about Russian “oligarchs”… Read More ›
Vladimir Putin: “Russia will help Syria in case of strike”
[ 06 September 2013 19:46 ] “We are currently delivering weapons to Syria and having economic cooperation” Baku – APA. “Russia will further continue giving aid to Syria through delivery of weapons and economic cooperation,” said President of Russia Vladimir… Read More ›
Brazilian president fuming after finding out NSA read her emails
Thursday, 05 September 2013 Revelations of a U.S. spy program that allegedly allows digital surveillance of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico have drawn cries of indignation and anger in both nations, but the fallout may be strongest for U.S.-Brazil… Read More ›
Pictures emerge showing US Secretary John Kerry and President Assad dining in Syria together
Heather Saul Tuesday, 3 September 2013 Pictures have emerged showing the US Secretary of State John Kerry dining with President Bashar al-Assad, as Mr Kerry continued to push for a military strike on Syria following a suspected chemical attack…. Read More ›
College enrolment down by a half million students in 2012 with older students the most turned off further studies
Half a million fewer students enrolled in colleges in 2012 than 2011 Biggest drop is in mature students ages 25 and older However, there has been an increase in the number of Hispanics enrolling Hispanics account for 17 percent of… Read More ›
US activist group challanges NSA surveillance by tracking Obama’s location
EEV: Crowdsourcing the Presidents location, appears to be a valid new security risk. We do not however support the apparent risk this may bring. Screenshot: whereisobama.at In response to what some consider over-reaching surveillance programs conducted by US intelligence agencies, which have… Read More ›
More than a THIRD of America’s highest-paid CEOs have been fired, fined or bailed out over the last 20 years
About 40 percent of American CEOs found themselves in hot water over the past 20 years due to poor performance Though fired for their ineptitude, eight per cent received ‘golden parachutes’ worth an average of $48million By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
It’s personal: Obamas carried $120,000 student loan debt for decades
10:53 PM 08/27/2013 Robby Soave Reporter, The Daily Caller For President Obama, the student loan crisis is personal. The Obamas had not repaid all of their $120,000 student loan debts until his election to the Senate in… Read More ›
Syria: US calls on UN to withdraw experts, mission senseless
Wsj, there was already definitive proof of chemical weapons use 28 August, 10:09 (ANSAmed) – NEW YORK, AUGUST 28 – The UN mission in Syria is meaningless, as there was already definitive proof of chemical weapons use, US… Read More ›
Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side?
Robert Fisk Tuesday 27 August 2013 ‘All for one and one for all’ should be the battle cry if the West goes to war against Assad’s Syrian regime Getty Images If Barack Obama decides to attack the Syrian regime, he… Read More ›
Guards have to escort Chicago kids to new schools as they cross gang boundaries
Safe Passage program hires protection hires for Chicago Public Schools as students cross gang boundaries No incidents of trouble reported on its first day today Parents are skeptic over whether the program will continue to protect kids By Associated Press… Read More ›
U.S. Army sergeant receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony
EEV: Deserves acknowledgement Source: Reuters – Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:42 PM Author: Reuters By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor on Monday to Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter,… Read More ›
Codename ‘Apalachee’
The servers for the EU mission to the United Nations in New York are located on the 26th floor. The NSA obtained a floor plan of the offices in the autumn of 2012. How America Spies on Europe and… Read More ›
AFI 36-2706, Equal Opportunity Program Military and Civilian ( DoD )
EEV: Originally a PDF document converted to word. Yes there is validation in the document that the colonist were considered extremist, as well as a Nationalism being en extremist ideology. It is by far an overly paranoid document, which can… Read More ›
As the West considers action against the ruling Assad regime in Syria, we must take note of a chilling warning from 1914
By Peter McKay PUBLISHED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 | UPDATED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 As the centenary of the 1914-1918 Great War approaches, historian Christopher Clark points out that conflict’s eerie, modern relevance. ‘The assassination of… Read More ›
Public Defenders’ Rates Slashed by $15 an Hour
By MATT REYNOLDS (CN) – Sequestration has forced a $15 fee reduction for court-appointed defense lawyers for the first time since the Criminal Justice Act was passed in 1964, the U.S. judiciary said. As chairman of the U.S…. Read More ›
USA Debt doesn’t change for 87 days
Wednesday, 14 August 2013 US finally figured out how to get out of debt, by stopping the debt clock :-). The Treasury Department’s Financial Management Service (FMS), which publishes both the federal government’s official Daily Treasury Statement and its… Read More ›
Putin’s Weapon in the War of Images : Russia Today the anti-CNN
By Benjamin Bidder Russian President Vladimir Putin has created an anti-CNN for Western audiences with the international satellite news network Russia Today. With its recipe of smart propaganda, sex appeal and unlimited cash, it is outperforming its peers worldwide. The… Read More ›
VIP: Very Important Pooch Bo gets a private helicopter and security detail to join First Family’s summer vacation in Martha’s Vineyard
EEV: All this expense for a dog? First Family returned to the elite vacation spot after skipping annual holiday before last year’s election Bo, the Obama family’s beloved dog, arrived for the holiday in a MV-22 Osprey aircraft He will enjoy… Read More ›
Anti-American (Obama) music video from Egypt goes viral [VIDEO]
EEV: This is posted not just because it is anti-American. It is posted to fully comprehend the firestorm this administration has unleashed for its unwavering support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi was democratically elected, but that does not give any political official the right… Read More ›
Documents: Attorney General Eric Holder billed taxpayers for more than $4 MILLION in travel in less than 4 years
By David Martosko In Washington PUBLISHED: 16:40 EST, 5 August 2013 | UPDATED: 16:46 EST, 5 August 2013 Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the April 2011 convention of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, charging taxpayers … Read More ›
Obama Nominates Two for 9th Circuit / Both are partners in the same law firm ( Munger, Tolles, Olson )
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – President Obama on Thursday nominated attorneys Michelle T. Friedland and John B. Owens as judges for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Both are partners with Munger, Tolles & Olson. If confirmed, Owens will fill a… Read More ›
White House outrages Benghazi attack victim’s mother as Obama continues to call the deadly assault a ‘phony scandal’
EEV: In her defense, please open up the following category on Benghazi and decide for yourself. https://engineeringevil.com/category/current-affairs/benghazi/ Four Americans were killed in the terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012 White House… Read More ›
White House presses for team of ‘nudge’ experts to sway American behavior
By Cheryl K. Chumley – The Washington Times Tuesday, July 30, 2013 The White House has kicked off several federal projects aimed at influencing how Americans react to certain policy reforms, going so far as to solicit behavior… Read More ›
US quickly approaching 3rd world status as massive poverty sets in
Sunday, 28 July 2013 Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive… Read More ›
Obama’s pick for No.2 at Homeland Security investigated over helping Chinese executive get a U.S. visa for company run by Hillary Clinton’s brother
Alejandro Mayorkas under investigation for helping get an international investor visa for a Chinese exec Clinton’s brother Anthony Rodham is president and CEO of the company The visa allows foreigners into the U.S. if they invest $500K to $1m in… Read More ›
Quants: the maths geniuses running Wall Street
Forget Gordon Gekko. Old-style City traders are being replaced by maths geniuses who use super-computers to beat the markets. But are ‘quants’ a force for good or evil? Photo: Getty Images <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end… Read More ›
Pressure mounts on Obama as he REFUSES to pay his interns (while campaigning to raise the minimum wage)
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 21:17 EST, 22 July 2013 | UPDATED: 21:48 EST, 22 July 2013 As President Obama campaigns to increase the minimum wage, his own interns aren’t getting paid a cent to work a minimum of 45 … Read More ›
White House enlists Hollywood to help pitch ‘Obamacare’ to youth
Source: Reuters – Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:15 PM Author: Reuters By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) – Senior White House officials met with a group of Hollywood stars and entertainers on Monday to talk about how to… Read More ›
Report: Senate immigration bill includes nearly $300 million in slush funds for immigrants’ rights groups, in language drafted by the former policy chief for one such organization
The National Council of La Raza is likely to benefit from grant money set aside in an immigration bill drafted by its former policy director Legislation passed in the Senate would exclude three-time DUI offenders from a path to citizenship,… Read More ›
Hackers crippled HALF of world’s financial exchanges – report
Repeated assaults leave bankers in quivering heaps By Jasper Hamill Posted in Data Networking, 18th July 2013 11:43 GMT Cloud storage: Lower cost and increase uptime Half of all the world’s critical financial exchanges have suffered cyber attacks in the… Read More ›
Jimmy Carter: ‘America no longer has a functioning democracy’
Posted By Katie McHugh On 8:56 PM 07/17/2013 In Politics Former president Jimmy Carter condemned the effect U.S. intelligence programs had on U.S. moral authority in the wake of NSA revelations brought to light by leaker Edward Snowden, Der Spiegel… Read More ›
Malik Obama maintained close relationship with Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi for decades
Posted By Charles C. Johnson On 9:24 PM 07/17/2013 In World | No Comments President Barack Obama’s half-brother, Malik Obama, had a close relationship with Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi that continued from the 1980s until the dictator’s death. A… Read More ›
Caroline Kennedy to be named ambassador to Japan
NHK — Jul 13 US President Barack Obama is set to name Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, as the new ambassador to Japan. Sources in Japan and the United States revealed on Friday… Read More ›
Obama White House does not disclose presidential directives even when they are unclassified.
Presidential Directives Mostly Withheld by White House : If one is looking for a copy of a Presidential Policy Directive issued by President Obama, the last place to turn is the White House website. In most cases, the Obama White… Read More ›
Homeland Security secretary Napolitano resigns for senior post at CU
Janet Napolitano, the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Arizona, is being named as the next president of the University of California system, in an unusual choice that brings a national-level politician to a position usually held… Read More ›
US diplomats cry foul as Obama donors take over top embassy jobs / $1.8m per post
Former ambassador likens practice to ‘selling of public office’ as figures show average amount of cash raised is $1.8m per post Dan Roberts in Washington The Guardian, Wednesday 10 July 2013 15.50 EDT US officials are increasingly concerned about the… Read More ›
US Govt threatens Federal workers, must spy on each other / pay particular attention to the lifestyles, attitudes and behaviors
Wednesday, 10 July 2013 In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not… Read More ›
Good news for the NSA: There are 42% fewer new secrets for future Edward Snowdens to leak
By Josh Meyer @JoshMeyerDC July 3, 2013 Oops, didn’t mean to declassify that. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite One of the reasons former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was able to get away with stealing top-secret documents about government surveillance programs is… Read More ›
Obama’s Egypt policy a ‘stunning diplomatic failure’ as protestors carry anti-Obama and Morsi signs
Ted Cruz: Obama’s Egypt policy a ‘stunning diplomatic failure’ 4:36 PM 07/03/2013 Brendan Bordelon Texas Republican Sen.Ted Cruz blasted the Obama administration’s policy toward Egypt in a scathing op-ed in Foreign Policy magazine, slamming the president’s stance on the Muslim… Read More ›
Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak – report
Marine Corps man under investigation over malware revelations By Jasper Hamill Posted in Security, 28th June 2013 14:34 GMT A retired general has been named as the target of a US Department of Justice probe into the release of confidential… Read More ›
Obama’s Africa trip will cost taxpayers $100 mln
Published time: June 24, 2013 18:53 U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.(Reuters / Kevin Lamarque) President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa is estimated to cost American taxpayers $100 million – a hefty travel expense that… Read More ›
Mysterious privacy board touted by Obama has deep government ties – Even worse may all be a Lie
Privacy & Civil Liberties Board at the heart of Obama’s effort to address NSA surveillance scandal is itself a Washington enigma Dan Roberts in Washington guardian.co.uk, Friday 21 June 2013 13.33 EDT A security guard at 2100 K Street in… Read More ›
Journalist who brought down U.S. general is killed in Los Angeles car crash
Source: Reuters – Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:35 AM Author: Reuters LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) – Journalist Michael Hastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the U.S. military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to the general… Read More ›
Obama: NSA secret data gathering ‘transparent’
By KIMBERLY DOZIER / AP Intelligence Writer / June 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret…. Read More ›
I have watched Barack Obama transform into the security president
During his 10 years as the Observer’s correspondent in America, Paul Harris has seen a new toughness from the once fiery campaigner Paul Harris in New York The Observer, Saturday 15 June 2013 11.11 EDT Barack Obama giving… Read More ›
Avril Haines- New Female CIA Deputy
EEV: Story posted for second source validation. June 13, 2013 by Jen President Obama’s pick for deputy director of the CIA, set to replace outgoing deputy director Michael Morell and putting a woman for the first time in one of… Read More ›
Avril Haines, new CIA #2, ran indie bookstore remembered for ’90s ‘erotica nights’
EEV: Originally thought the report was a plant. Even though it is not a reflection on her abilities, this story now appears validated. – By The Reliable Source, Published: June 13, 2013 at 10:57 am For the baby boomers, it… Read More ›
Chinese censors target Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
China’s army of internet censors have picked an unusual target in their battle to wipe dissent from the country’s computer screens: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. The two images were published side by side this week on the Twitter-like Chinese… Read More ›
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