The Russian security service has been given extended powers to act against people for so-called “thought crime” under a new law which opponents say marks a return to Soviet-era policing. Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev (left) and former President and KGB agent Vladimir Putin Photo: Itar-Tass The bill, criticised by rights groups, would allow the Federal …
Daily Archive: July 31, 2010
Jul 31
Tulane researchers indicate COREXIT now in blue crab larvae from Florida to Texas; Bio-accumulation fears
Intel Hub Blue Crab Sample A report today from Fox 8 in New Orleans reveals that the “orange blobs found lodged in the bodies of tiny blue crab larvae collected from marshes that stretch from Texas to Florida” appear to contain Corexit, according to preliminary results from researchers at Tulane University. The report says BP’s …
Jul 31
Mossad assassins paid by US firms
Implicated in the assassination, Israeli citizen Uri Brodsky (C) covers his face as he is escorted into court in Warsaw, Poland. US investigators say American companies paid money to the suspects behind the Israeli-masterminded assassination of a senior Hamas official. American cyberspace companies have been named among the firms that transferred money to the alleged …
Jul 31
Dangerous Conspiracy Theories
By: Peter Chamberlin The Eye of Conspirators How could a bunch of “lone wolf” researchers be considered dangerous to the United States? The official explanation given is that we confuse those who hear or read what we have to say, undermining the national unity and trust in government which is necessary to wage war. That …
Jul 31
WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File
By Kim Zetter In the wake of strong U.S. government statements condemning WikiLeaks’ recent publishing of 77,000 Afghan War documents, the secret-spilling site has posted a mysterious encrypted file labeled “insurance.” The huge file, posted on the Afghan War page at the WikiLeaks site, is 1.4 GB and is encrypted with AES256. The file’s size …
Jul 31
Activists warned that speaking to media could lead to jail
OPP seeks to silence alleged G20 protest ringleaders Activists warned that speaking to media could lead to jail The OPP have warned two alleged G20 protest ringleaders that their recent media interviews are a violation of bail conditions not to organize, participate or advise protests. On the morning of July 28, OPP officers called their …
Jul 31
As casualties in Afghanistan rise, Army suicides, drug use set new records
By Bill Van Auken As US military fatalities in Afghanistan hit a new high in July, the US Army issued a report exposing record suicides, drug use and other signs of deep demoralization among its ranks after a decade of colonial-style wars. Another six US troops were killed in a series of four separate attacks …
Jul 31
Police filmed dragging women and babies during protest
By Thair Shaikh, CNN London, England (CNN) — A video has emerged showing French police evicting African immigrants with babies and children during a housing protest in a Paris suburb. Police arrived in the north-east Parisian suburb of La Courneuve last Wednesday and asked a group of about 60 mostly women and children to move, …
Jul 31
Obama to Make $85 Million from Gulf Disaster. Obama: Just Another (B)anking (P)irate!
“Goldman Sachs wasn’t alone either in its astute “foreknowledge” of the collapse of BP’s stock value due to the Gulf disaster as BP’s own chief executive, Tony Hayward, sold about one-third of his shares weeks before this catastrophe began unfolding too. But according to this FSB report the largest seller of BP stock in the …
Jul 31
Definition of Austerity – Severe and rigid economy: wartime austerity. The War is on Us Folks. Time to Fight Back!
By Neil Foster Don’t you just love ‘austerity measures’? You better do because they’re set to get worse according to today’s Irish Independent who report that we’re not poor enough yet so more and more taxes will have to be stolen from the people to pay the bankers. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/brendan-keenan/brendan-keenan-pressure-grows-for-a-tougher-budget-2279882.html They don’t say that in so …
Jul 31
The Robots’ Rebellion
Jul 31
Israel violates Lebanon’s airspace
Israeli spy planes violate Lebanon’s airspace. The Lebanese army has announced that Israeli reconnaissance aircraft have violated Lebanon’s airspace for the third time in a week. The planes flew over towns in southern and western Lebanon on Friday. The event was the latest in a series of violations occurring within the period of one week. …
Jul 31
GORDON DUFF: WIKI-LEAKS IS ISRAEL, LIKE WE ALL DIDN’T KNOW
A different view of Wiki-Leaks… LAME “LEAK” SITE NOTHING MORE THAN THIN COVER FOR “THE TEL AVIV TANGO” By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Now “Wiki-Leaks” is busy selling phony bin Laden stories, having the long dead Osama humiliating the CIA by running around villages in Afghanistan selling vacuum cleaners. What is our “leak” site …

