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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Israel Prodding U.S. To Attack Iran
White House Weighs Striking Iran's Nuclear Complex, Which Could Trigger 3rd War In Region

Thursday, June 5, 2008
House Democrats cut unemployment extension to fund wars
Seeking to find a way to win over fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" members of their own caucus, House Democrats are planning to ax a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits to find a way to pay for the Iraq war.

Saturday, May 24, 2008
Clouds of Secrecy
(1 comments) It's over our heads every day, plain old exhaust from jets soaring by. But could it be something else? A government experiment perhaps? Some people are convinced the U.S. government is spraying chemicals in the atmosphere. The Nightteam's Patrick Fraser has more in his special assignment report, Clouds of Secrecy.

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Spanish firm offers $12.8 billion to lease Pa. Turnpike
A Spanish toll-road operator won the bidding war to operate the Pennsylvania Turnpike, offering $12.8 billion for a 75-year lease, Gov. Rendell said today.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Earthquake clouds
(5 comments) Several great pix and a video showing “earthquake clouds” that preceded the China quake. In 2004, geophysicists noticed a gap in the clouds and higher thermal readings in satellite images of a location in Iran where 69 days later, a 6.4 earthquake hit. Historical records indicate a possible correlation between clouds and earthquakes in the ancient civillizations of Rome, India, and China.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computers
The Air Force wants a suite of hacker tools, to give it "access" to -- and "full control" of -- any kind of computer there is.

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Feds take over NCC fairgrounds for May training exercise
WATERLOO--- Normal operations on the National Cattle Congress fairgrounds have been suspended for most of May as the federal government has leased out virtually the entire facility for a training exercise, NCC general manager Doug Miller said Saturday.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Machine-Gun-Toting Officers To Patrol NYC Subway
(1 comments) MP5 Submachine Guns, Bomb Sniffing Dogs Part Of New "Torch Team" Anti-Terror Efforts

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
New anti-terrorism rules 'allow US to spy on British motorists'
Routine journeys carried out by millions of British motorists can be monitored by authorities in the United States and other enforcement agencies across the world under anti-terrorism rules introduced discreetly by Jacqui Smith.

Sunday, April 20, 2008
"WASHINGTON, YOU'RE FIRED!"
This film was born out of sheer frustration with abuses in our current political system and gives voice to Americans across the country. Hammering at our Constitutional Crisis wrought by both major parties, it asks, "If voting for a Republican or a Democrat yields the same disastrous blow to the Bill of Rights, aren't you wasting your vote?"

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Worst. Debate. Ever.
The blogosphere is unanimous in declaring ABC's Democratic debate an absolute stinker

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Feds to collect DNA from every person they arrest
(1 comments) WASHINGTON - The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency - a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about the privacy of innocent people.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Sperm From Skin Becoming a Reality?
(2 comments) In as little as 5 years, scientists may be able to grow eggs and sperm from ordinary body cells, an international consortium of scientists and ethicists announced in a consensus statement yesterday.

Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Government Is Trying to Wrap Its Mind Around Yours
(3 comments) Imagine a world of streets lined with video cameras that alert authorities to any suspicious activity. A world where police officers can read the minds of potential criminals and arrest them before they commit any crimes. A world in which a suspect who lies under questioning gets nabbed immediately because his brain has given him away.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
U.S. Presidential Election Can Be Hacked
This year, the U.S. will pick a new president using electronic voting machines that can be hacked, security experts said Thursday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
D.C. to Link 5,000 Cameras to Form Surveillance Network
(3 comments) D.C. officials say they plan to link more than 5,000 cameras operated by various city agencies to form a surveillance network aimed at combating crime and terrorism.

Friday, April 11, 2008
Police officers to be 'microchipped' by top brass in Big Brother style tracking scheme
(5 comments) Every single Metropolitan police officer will be 'microchipped' so top brass can monitor their movements on a Big Brother style tracking scheme, it can be revealed today.

Monday, March 24, 2008
Truckers 'going broke' and threatening to strike
Dan Little, the owner/operator of a livestock hauling company in Carrollton, Mo., estimated Tuesday that at least 1,000 other truckers from across the United States have committed so far to joining him in a strike on April 1.

Monday, March 24, 2008
US 'deploys nuclear sub to Persian Gulf'
(1 comments) An American nuclear submarine has crossed the Suez Canal to join the US fleet stationed in the Persian Gulf, Egyptian sources say.

Saturday, March 22, 2008
Truckers' Protest
Truckers from throughout the eastern U.S. plan to rally at 2 p.m. Saturday at a Dauphin County exit of Interstate 81 to protest high fuel prices.

Thursday, March 20, 2008
New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's Spooky
(3 comments) Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution since the last time we saw it is nothing sort of mindblowing, and a bit spooky. Funded by DARPA.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Day One - The War With Iran
The war began as planned. The Israeli pilots took off well before dawn and streaked across Lebanon and northern Iraq, high above Kirkuk. Flying US-made F-15 and F-16s, the Israelis separated over the mountains of western Iran, the pilots gesturing a last minute show of confidence in their mission, maintaining radio silence.

Saturday, March 8, 2008
New 'super-spike' might mean $200 a barrel oil
With $100-a-barrel here for now, Goldman Sachs says $200 a barrel could be a reality in the not-too-distant future in the case of a "major disruption."

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
MSNBC Reporter: "I hope there is a secret prison for all 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists"
The corporate media has stepped up an ongoing smear campaign against anyone who dares to question the government's leaky and falsified account of the events of September 11th 2001. We received reports this morning that MSNBC ran a piece on Morning Joe during which a reporter called for anyone questioning the official account to be placed in secret CIA prisons.

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Oscar winner Cotillard backs 9/11 conspiracy theories
(5 comments) PARIS (AFP) - French actress Marion Cotillard, who picked up an Oscar for best actress in Hollywood last week, has admitted to having doubts about the official version of the September 11 attacks in the US.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
SOLAR ACTIVITY
(4 comments) Today on the sun, something exploded and hurled a bright CME (coronal mass ejection) into space.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan says dollar peg 'needs to go'
Abu Dhabi Floating the Gulf currencies is the best means to relieving the region's rising inflationary pressures, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Power outage turns South Florida dark
Power outages are cascading through many parts of South Florida, with Florida Power & Light and others reporting blackouts in portions of Miami, Doral, Westchester, Pembroke Pines, Miramar and Boca Raton.

Sunday, February 24, 2008
GM exec stands by calling global warming a "crock"
(1 comments) DETROIT - General Motors Corp Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has defended remarks he made dismissing global warming as a "total crock of shit," saying his views had no bearing on GM's commitment to build environmentally friendly vehicles.

Friday, February 22, 2008
Can We Offset Global Warming By Geoengineering The Climate With Aerosols?
(3 comments) Concerned that energy system transformations are proceeding too slowly to avoid risks from dangerous human-induced climate change, many scientists are wondering whether geoengineering (the deliberate change of the Earth's climate) may help counteract global warming.

Monday, February 18, 2008
A Step Ahead in Electronic Warfare
EDWARDS AFB - It sounds like something out of science-fiction movies - electronic warfare. The name conjures visions of laser beams and killer computers. High-power microwaves send a surge of energy through the air that may be used to disable computer systems. "These technologies exist. The question is how we will deal with them in the future," Nichols said. snip

Sunday, February 17, 2008
Saudis 'threatened Blair with terror'
SAUDI Arabia's rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents.

Thursday, February 14, 2008
US Plans to Shoot Down Broken Satellite
(1 comments) The Pentagon, under orders from President Bush, is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March, the White House said Thursday.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
US: No permanent bases anywhere in the world
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Amid a bitter dispute over US bases in Iraq, the White House signaled Wednesday it does not view any US military installations overseas -- except perhaps Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- as permanent.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Navy Research Paper: 'Disrupt Economies' with Man-Made 'Floods,' 'Droughts'
(1 comments) A recently-unearthed U.S. Navy research project calls for creating mad-made floods and droughts to "disrupt [the] economy" of an enemy state.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
'Earth-Shattering' Events Worry Michael Chertoff
(1 comments) "The great weapon they have is persistence and patience, and the one weakness that we have is the tendency to lose patience and become complacent," Chertoff tells WTOP.

Saturday, February 9, 2008
Justice Dept. 'Cannot' Probe Waterboarding, Mukasey Says
The attorney general yesterday rejected growing congressional calls for a criminal investigation of the CIA's use of simulated drownings to extract information from its detainees, as Vice President Cheney called it a "good thing" that the CIA was able to learn what it did from those subjected to the practice.

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Iran's oil bourse could topple the dollar
(2 comments) So, how important is it that oil continues to be denominated in dollars? Would the United States really wage war to defend the dollar's status as the world's "reserve currency"?

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan
(3 comments) A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Brattleboro man sees his impeachment trek as a success
BRATTLEBORO, VT -- He did not meet with Nancy Pelosi, and President Bush has not been impeached, but John Nirenberg sees his 485-mile journey from Boston to Washington, D.C., as a success.

Monday, February 4, 2008
US anti-missile ship to dock in Haifa
(1 comments) An American missile ship set to dock at Haifa Port on Monday is equipped with an anti-missile defense system that could be deployed in the region in the event of an Iranian missile attack against Israel.

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Ex-9/11 Panel Chief Denies Secret White House Ties
The former executive director of the 9/11 Commission denies explosive charges of undisclosed ties to the Bush White House or interference with the panel's report.

Monday, January 28, 2008
Bush: US will 'confront' Iran if necessary
(2 comments) WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Bush warned Iran Monday that the United States will "confront those who threaten our troops" and defend its allies and interests in the Gulf.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Cancer in Iraq vets raises possibility of toxic exposure