Eric W. DolanRaw Story August 30, 2011 At least six protesters were arrested Monday night during the third week of protests against San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). The demonstrators were upset with BART’s decision tocut off cell phone service at its stations to thwart a planned protest and the killing of a homeless man […]
Archive for August, 2011
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Ron Paul ‘completely out to lunch’ on FEMA
Eric W. DolanRaw Story August 30, 2011 CNN host Wolf Blitzer on Monday asked Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont what he thought about Congressman Ron Paul’s claim that the nation was better off before the existence of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “All they do is come in and tell you what to do […]
How Al-Qaeda Got to Rule in Tripoli
Pepe EscobarAsia Times August 30, 2011 His name is Abdelhakim Belhaj. Some in the Middle East might have, but few in the West and across the world would have heard of him. Time to catch up. Because the story of how an al-Qaeda asset turned out to be the top Libyan military commander in still […]
Assad may opt for war to escape Russian, Arab, European ultimatums
DebkaFile August 30, 2011 Monday night and Tuesday, Aug-29-30, three international heavyweights – Russia, the European Union and key Muslim nations – gave Syrian President Bashar Assad tough ultimatums for ending his ferocious crackdown on protest. Nevertheless, on Monday, his troops shot dead 17 people in Syrian cities – even as he received Russian Deputy […]
US STD experiments in 1940s Guatemala ‘killed 83′
London Telegraph Tuesday, August 30, 2011 At least 83 people died in US medical experiments in Guatemala during the 1940s involving sexually transmitted diseases, a commission investigating the program concluded on Monday. Nearly 5,500 people were subjected to diagnostic testing, and more than 1,300 were exposed to venereal diseases by contact or inoculations, the commission […]
Global Sea Level Quarter of an Inch Lower Than Last Summer
Juliet EilperinWashington Post August 30, 2011 The global sea level this summer is a quarter of an inch lower than last summer, according to NASA scientists, in sharp contrast to the gradual rise the ocean has experienced in recent years. The change stems from two strong weather cycles over the Pacific Ocean — El Niño […]
FBI, NSA Stiff-Arm ACLU Request for Info on Domestic Spy Program
IULIA FILIP Court House News Tuesday, August 30, 2011 MANHATTAN (CN) – The ACLU sued the FBI and National Security Agency for information on the FBI’s eGuardian monitoring system, by which it collects information on “suspicious activity” from law enforcement officials across the country. More than 7,100 “Suspicious Activity Reports” have been collected, the ACLU […]
Dead Letters: More Confirmation of the Mass Murder that Marks the Modern World
CHRIS FLOYDEmpire Burlesque Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Yet another confirmation has come to light of the machinations by the self-professed Christian leaders of the West to manipulate their nations into a murderous war of aggression against Iraq, the Guardian reports. A letter has come to light confirming the UK government’s firm intention to join the […]
Tripoli tries new life: no Gaddafi, no food, no water
Russia Today Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Family members of Colonel Gaddafi have fled Libya to neighbouring Algeria. This comes as rebels claim to have killed the Colonel’s youngest son. RT’s Maria Finoshina reports from the Capital as people struggle for stability following the recent rebel takeover. Print this page. Comment Rules 10 Responses to “Tripoli […]
Parts of Britain suffer coldest summer for nearly two decades
London Telegraph Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Much of Britain suffered the coldest summer for almost two decades, Met Office statistics show. As Britons return to work today after a soggy Bank Holiday weekend, official weather data reveals that average temperatures were significantly down on recent years. The UK’s average temperature from June 1 to August […]
Yuan Hits Record High Against Dollar, Up 7% Since Depegging
CNBC August 30, 2011 China’s yuan hit its all-time trading peak versus the dollar in early trade on Tuesday, after the People’s Bank of China set another record high mid-point, with traders predicting further rises for the rest of the year. Traders said the government was apparently using the yuan’s exchange rate to help fight […]
WikiLeaks Leaves Names of Diplomatic Sources in Cables
SCOTT SHANEThe New York Times Tuesday, August 30, 2011 WASHINGTON — In a shift of tactics that has alarmed American officials, the antisecrecy organization WikiLeaks has published on the Web nearly 134,000 leaked diplomatic cables in recent days, more than six times the total disclosed publicly since the posting of the leaked State Department documents […]
The Economy Quietly Entered A Recession On Friday, And Why The GDP Predicts A Sub-Zero Nonfarm Payroll Number
Zero Hedge August 30, 2011 While the key market moving event from last Friday may have been Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech which merely left the door open to future QE episodes, the most important event from aneconomic standpoint was the first GDP revision Q2, which dropped from preliminary 1.3% to a sub stall speed, in real […]
US army captain kills four in hurricane rampage
AFP Tuesday, August 30, 2011 A US army captain gunned down his ex-wife, mother-in-law and two other people in a shooting spree during Hurricane Irene before he turned the gun on himself, a justice official told AFP on Monday. Captain Leonard Egland, who is understood to have served in Afghanistan and Iraq, started his rampage […]
Kucinich: Obama’s job czar expert at creating foreign jobs
David EdwardsRaw Story Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said Tuesday that it’s time for the head of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to resign or be fired because he’s sending jobs to China. In a press release last week, Kucinich noted that in his role as the CEO of General Electric, […]
Feds May Confiscate Privately Held Gold and Silver Coins
Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet August 30, 2011 Coin World reports that the feds are looking to seize liberty dollars from collectors and those using the coins instead of inflation-ridden Federal Reserve notes. Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office said on August 24 that the coins are contraband. The Secret Service, the federal agency responsible for […]
Libya leader gives Gaddafi forces surrender deadline
Reuters Tuesday, August 30, 2011 TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s interim leader on Tuesday gave forces loyal to deposed ruler Muammar Gaddafi a four-day deadline to surrender towns still under their control or face military force. As the hunt for Gaddafi himself goes on, Libyan officials accused neighboringAlgeria of an act of aggression for admitting his […]
China urges end to ‘cancer’ of online rumours
AFP Tuesday, August 30, 2011 China’s state news agency called on Internet sites Tuesday to stop the “cancer” of online rumours, in the latest sign of official unease over the rising popularity of social networking sites. The Xinhua news agency’s call for an end to online “rumour-mongering” came days after a similar warning from a […]
Fukushima nuclear plant worker dies of acute leukemia
The Mainichi Daily News Tuesday, August 30, 2011 TOKYO (Kyodo) — A worker in his 40s who had been engaged in recovery work at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has died of acute leukemia, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday. Tokyo Electric said the worker’s death is not linked with his […]