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    occupythestreets.com
      www.occupythestreets.com
      I got this one the other day and I'm pointing it to no agenda! But may do something with it later on when I have time.
      Stokes from Ohio
    blowmycar.org
      Hey Adam, in the morning from Gitmo Nation Moonpies (Chattanooga)!
      Wanted to let you know that I just registered blowmycar.org and am forwarding it to noagendashow.com.
      Keep up the awesome work.
      Jonathan Jackson
    getdroned.com
      Now forwarding getdroned.com to noagendashow.com. Use it for the reality show you described in NA#344. I think I may even print t-shirts for this one.
      Thanks!
      Matt
      Matthew Hovey
    Droneairways.com and .ca
      Sir Kelly Spongberg
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    OCW
      Weasel Zippers >> Blog Archive >> AFL-CIO Pledges Lawyers, Resources For Wall Street Occupier Protests...
        A Pennsylvania AFL-CIO representative told a group of "Occupy Harrisburg" participants that the unions stand with them and are prepared to provide resources for the protesters, including lawyers and meeting space.
      'Occupation Wall Street' strikes New York - and police strike back Harrison Schultz
        "Our camp is a laboratory that explores ideas from all sectors of society"
        In addition to completing a doctorate in sociology, Harrison Schultz works as an analyst with a New York-based marketing firm. He is one of the original organisers of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement.
      More Secure, Anonymous "Twitter Alternative" Being Used By Protesters - AllTwitter
        There's a new social network on the block that touts itself as being more secure, private, and anonymous than Twitter -- something that the protesters at #OccupyWallstreet are embracing with open arms.
    Drone Nation
      Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet
        A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other war zones.
        The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military's Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from flying their missions overseas. Nor have there been any confirmed incidents of classified information being lost or sent to an outside source. But the virus has resisted multiple efforts to remove it from Creech's computers, network security specialists say. And the infection underscores the ongoing security risks in what has become the US military's most important weapons system.
        "We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back," says a source familiar with the network infection, one of three that told Danger Room about the virus. "We think it's benign. But we just don't know."
      America's drone campaign: Drones and the law | The Economist
        Two things would make America's conduct somewhat less controversial. First, all drone killings should be carried out by the armed forces, not the CIA: they must be part of the conventional chain of command. And second, there should be some system of formal judicial review to determine whether the evidence against someone is sufficiently strong to make that person a target for assassination. One American commentator, Harlan Ullman, has suggested using the secret courts that meet to authorise domestic surveillance as a model.
      Unmanned aerial warfare: Flight of the drones | The Economist
        Over the past decade UAS have become the counter-terrorism weapon of choice. Since 2005 there has been a 1,200% increase in combat air patrols by UAVs. Hardly a month passes without claims that another al-Qaeda or Taliban leader has been taken out by drone-launched missiles. There are now more hours flown by America's UAS than by its manned strike aircraft and more pilots are being trained to fly them than their manned equivalents. While taking a knife to other cherished defence programmes last year, the defence secretary, Robert Gates, went out of his way to exempt drones from future cuts.
      How the Alaska Exception Challenges Federal Contracting Orthodoxy | BNET
        Native American-owned companies get preferential treatment when bidding for federal contracts. These companies are treated as a favored small business along with women-, minority- and disabled veteran-owned under the 8(a) program.
        The normal limit on such contracts is $20 million -- except for those from Alaska.
        In the 1980s, Republican Senator Ted Stevens managed to create a rule that removed all contract limits on Alaskan Native-American owned companies. Not surprisingly, this special treatment for a small subset of those considered disadvantaged for the purpose of federal law has been controversial, and there have been several attempts to gut or kill it.
      GEOINT Aerial Vehicles
        The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is obtaining more of its data from UAV platforms in recent years, said Kevin Kelleher, the NGA's airborne executive agent. "We look at UAVs as another arrow in our quiver," he added. "Different platforms have different advantages when it comes to the collection of geospatial information. We want to take advantage of the abilities that each one provides."
      Ala.: Inmates can replace Hispanic farmhands - Mackenzie Weinger - POLITICO.com
        John McMillan, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, told the Montgomery Advertiser on Thursday that inmate labor through the state's work-release program offers a short-term solution to the sudden labor shortage that has hit Alabama since enforcement of its illegal immigration law kicked in.
      En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
        For controllers, ERAM provides a user-friendly interface with customizable displays. Trajectory modeling is more accurate, allowing maximum airspace use, better conflict detection and improved decision making. ERAM substantially increases the number of flights that can be tracked. Two functionally-identical channels with dual redundancy eliminate a single point of failure. ERAM also revolutionizes controller training with a realistic, high-fidelity system that challenges developmentals with complex approaches, maneuvers, and simulated pilot scenarios that are unavailable using today's system.
      FAA's new air traffic system hits turbulence - BusinessWeek
        The Federal Aviation Administration's program to replace the current air traffic control system with a system based on satellite technology is being held back by software problems that have delayed full deployment of a critical flight tracking system, Transportation Department inspector general Calvin Scovel said in prepared testimony to be delivered at House hearing Wednesday.
      Panetta: loose lips on CIA's not-so-secret secret - Checkpoint Washington - The Washington Post
        Panetta, who served as CIA director prior to becoming Pentagon chief in July, jokingly told an auditorium full of sailors at the U.S. naval base in Naples that he was enjoying his new job because of all the firepower at his disposal.
        "Obviously I have a hell of a lot more weapons available to me here than I had at the CIA," he said. "Although the Predators aren't bad."
        A few hours later, during a stop at the Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily, Panetta made another reference to the CIA's armed drones.
        Standing in front of an unarmed Global Hawk surveillance drone, Panetta lauded the role played by the U.S. military's Predator fleet in the war in Libya. The use of Predators, he added slyly, "is something I was very familiar with in my past job."
    Techno Experts
      Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month | The White House
        Americans, along with people around the world, depend on the Internet and digital tools for all aspects of our lives -- from mobile devices to online commerce and social networking.- This fundamental reliance is why our digital infrastructure is a strategic national asset, and why its security is our shared responsibility.- This month, we recognize the role we all play in ensuring our information and communications infrastructure is interoperable, secure, reliable, and open to all.
      Fact Sheet: Safeguarding the U.S. Government's Classified Information and Networks | The White House
        Following the unlawful disclosure of classified information by WikiLeaks in the summer of 2010, the National Security Staff formed an interagency committee to review the policies and practices surrounding the handling of classified information, and to recommend government-wide actions to reduce the risk of a future breach. Since then, this effort has been a top priority of the Administration and senior agency officials have been actively engaged in developing policies and oversight mechanisms to enhance our national security through responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified information.
    Greece
      Meanwhile Greece Just Bought 400 Tanks From The US
        According to the site Defencegreece, which in turn cites the newspaper Hellenic Defence & Technology, is the U.S. government gave the green light for the Hellenic Army to procure 400 of tanks such as M1A1 Abrams.
      The U.S. approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams to Greece | Defence news from Greece and Cyprus
        According to information of the "Hellenic Defence & Technology" magazine, the U.S. authorities approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Greek Army, which will include options between simple refurbishment -- worth tens of millions dollars for all the tanks- and upgrading to a higher level of operational capability, with a higher corresponding cost. The relative Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) is expected soon.
    Shut Up Slave!
      Dutch Trains Substitute Plastic Bags for Bathrooms - NYTimes.com
        The rail operator underlined that the bags, introduced Friday, are for use in emergencies only, when a train has stopped and passengers can't be evacuated. The idea has been met with incredulity by politicians and the general public already unhappy with the short-haul "Sprinter" trains' bathroomless design.
    Military Industrial Complex
      U.S. officials redraw Iraq troops training plan | World | RIA Novosti
        U.S. officials are urgently redrawing a 2012 military training plan for Iraqi troops after Iraq's leaders announced they would not grant immunity to troops who remain after the December 31 deadline for withdrawal, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
        "Since Tuesday, when Iraqi leaders formally requested that U.S. military training continue into next year, military and diplomatic officials in Washington and Baghdad have been sketching alternative proposals that could place training in the hands of private security contractors or NATO, entities that can be legally covered some other way," the paper said.
      Prisoners Help Build Patriot Missiles | Disinformation
        The work is done by Unicor,- previously known as Federal Prison Industries. It's a government-owned corporation, established during the Depression, that employs about 20,000 inmates in 70 prisons to make everything from clothing to office furniture to solar panels to military electronics.
        One of the company's high-tech specialties: Patriot missile parts. "UNICOR/FPI supplies numerous electronic components and services for guided missiles, including the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile," Unicor's website explains. "We assemble and distribute the Intermediate Frequency Processor (IFP) for the PAC-3s seeker. The IFP receives and filters radio-frequency signals that guide the missile toward its target."
    Ministry of Truth
      Ron Paul Wins 2011 Values Voter Straw Poll, Herman Cain Takes Second Place - ABC News
        The Texas congressman and presidential candidate who remains in the single digits in most national polls emerged as the choice of 37 percent of those who cast ballots at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
      Obama Marks Decade in Afghanistan With False Statements on Wars -- News from Antiwar.com
        President Barak Obama marked the ten-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan with a paper statement, claiming to already have made a public speech reflecting the decade of war last month, on the anniversary of September 11th.
      'J. Edgar Hoover was NOT gay!': | Mail Online
        The FBI's assistant director Mike Kortan told them: 'Vague rumours and fabrications have cropped up from time to time, but there is no evidence in the historical record on this issue.'
        He added that he merely passed on his expertise and that 'what they did with [the information], as with any production, has been entirely in their hands'.
      So Obama Said.... in [Market-Ticker]
        Really Mr. President?- None of the following is illegal?
      Gitmo Lowlands Royal link restrictions
        Naar nu blijkt heeft de Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst vorige week een nogal bijzondere e-mail verstuurd naar journalisten die zich bezighouden met het koninklijk huis. In een poging de Mediacode uit te breiden worden de journalisten gewaarschuwd dat het verboden is te linken naar ongeautoriseerde privˆ©foto's van leden van de koninklijke familie.
      Damascus Prompter Slip
        Hey Adam,
        I wanted to point out that there is a CLEAR prompter slip/evidence of a script in your clip from yesterday's show, which is played at 1:09:48. There is a translator who relays the speaker's lines to us in English, but one can distinctly hear that he says the word "Demascus" a 1/2 second before the foreigner actually says it, obviously pointing out that he's not translating the spoken word he's hearing, but the script he was given.
        Keep on being brilliant, and congrats on your move to Austin! Make sure you go to Amy's Ice Cream, and Barton Hot Springs on a hot day-both in downtown area.
        Take Care,
        Katherina
        You can also mention I'm a monthly subscriber, still a student, going to UC Berkeley, and not (yet) a spook. :)
        -Kat
    Elite$
      Obama hit the links for a record-breaking 83rd round of golf today
      Poolse verkiezingskandidate gaat uit de kleren - De Standaard
        In een video van 40 seconden speelt Katarzyna Lenart langzaam haar kleren uit. Als ze tot slot haar beha uittrekt, verbergt de boodschap 'censuur' haar borsten, gevolgd door de slogantekst 'Wil je meer? Stem voor SLD. Wij zijn de enigen die meer kunnen geven'.
      US super-committee members receive donations from big industry and unions
        Sunlight Foundation reveals 10 committee members were given $83,000 in contributions in 20 days after their appointment
    WWIII
      Obama gives CIA controlled Pentagon order to start FED's WWIII. | PRESS Core -- Evidentiary News, World News, Special Reports, Technology, Health, Videos, Polls, Free energy, Cures, War Crimes, Crime Against Humanity, Corruption
        Today it has been learned that BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA has ordered the CIA controlled Pentagon (Obama appointed former CIA director Leon Panetta as Defense Secretary in May) to ready troops for military strikes against Syria despite the UN Security Council vetoing any military action against Syria. Obama for the second time this year has unilaterally committed US forces to a war that Congress has not authorized. Why is Obama starting wars without Congressional approval? British subject BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA was illegally put in office by the European bankers in order to cause the economic collapse of the United States. The United States is the last obstacle to enslaving the World under a New World Order.
      Russian Leader Tells Top Generals, "Prepare For Armageddon"
        A grim Federal Security Services (FSB) report on Prime Minister Putin's plan to meet China's leader Hu Jintao [both pictured top photo left] in Beijing next week warns that both Russian and Chinese military forces are being placed on their 'highest alert' in anticipation of a massive land invasion believed being planned by the United States of both the Middle East and Central Asia.
      European missile defenses and Russia's last warning | Features & Opinion | RIA Novosti
        Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a very sharply worded statement addressed to NATO leadership.
        " ... decisions that can affect security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic zone are made without collective discussion and without taking into account the opinion of all the countries concerned. If events continue to develop in this fashion, the opportunity ... to turn the missile defense system from an area of confrontation into a point of cooperation will be lost," the Ministry commented.
        As the Ministry officially said, this statement follows Spain's decision to join the U.S. anti-missile defense system being created in Europe. Four U.S. Aegis ships carrying Standard SM-3 missiles will be deployed off the Spanish naval base at Rota.
    Squirrel!
      FBI Director: Intelligence Will Have to Use 'Lone Wolf' Provision - Yahoo! News
        "My expectation is that we will need it in the future," as Internet-driven radicalization grows, he said, adding that the provision would be instrumental for investigating foreigners -- not American citizens -- with no formal connections to terrorist groups.
        The FBI director also said his agency has found the "roving wiretap" provision essential. The language allows investigators to obtain wiretap orders attached to particular individuals who may switch modes of communication, rather than specific phone lines.
      Homeland Security moves forward with 'pre-crime' detection | Privacy Inc. - CNET News
        If this sounds a bit like the Tom Cruise movie called "Minority Report," or the CBS drama "Person of Interest," it is. But where "Minority Report" author Philip K. Dick enlisted psychics to predict crimes, DHS is betting on algorithms: it's building a "prototype screening facility" that it hopes will use factors such as ethnicity, gender, breathing, and heart rate to "detect cues indicative of mal-intent."
      DHS Goes Ahead With 'Pre-Crime' Detection Project - Slashdot
        suraj.sun tips news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun testing its project to predict future crimes on members of the public. The Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) project is "designed to track and monitor, among other inputs, body movements, voice pitch changes, prosody changes (alterations in the rhythm and intonation of speech), eye movements, body heat changes, and breathing patterns." A field test was performed at a large venue earlier this year, and documents recently obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request indicate that testing is proceeding on other members of the public as well. "It's not clear whether these people were informed that they're participating in a FAST study."
      Saw some TSA agents at Union Station : LosAngeles
        You cannot board the gold line unless you have your bags searched (Fuck that). I simply walked to the little tokyo station and boarded my train.
      Veiligheidscontroles op de schop
        En juist die 'pek en veren'-variant kan voor velen een probleem worden, is de verwachting. Niemand wil onterecht gebrandmerkt of zelfs gediscrimineerd worden. ’ÄûOnzin", vindt Swagerman. ’ÄûPrivacy geldt in de badkamer, niet als het om veilig vliegen gaat."
    $hadow Puppet Theatre
      Clinton, executive ties raised in pipeline plan - US news - Environment - msnbc.com
        Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones, of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, brushed back allegations from critics that the decision on the plan is tainted by a previous relationship between TransCanada executive Paul Elliott and Secretary of State Hilllary Rodham Clinton. Elliott was an aide on Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
        "Past relationships are not of importance," Jones said.
    Vaccine$
      Stay-sober pill a step closer
        Australian scientists found that a type of immune response in the brain is linked to how we respond to alcohol, and it's this response that's behind the 'behavioural changes' associated with drinking too much, such as stumbling and slurred speech.
        The research paves the way for a 'stay-sober' pill that will put an end to alcohol-induced embarrassing incidents by limiting the effects of alcohol.
      A Vaccine Against Smoking or Cocaine? It's in the Works. - NYTimes.com
        Imagine a vaccine against smoking: People trying to quit would light up a cigarette and feel nothing. Or a vaccine against cocaine, one that would prevent addicts from enjoying the drug's high.
      Pfizer Persprijs 2010
        Pfizer bekroont journalisten die in 2011 in de publieksmedia aandacht hebben besteed aan het onderwerp infectieziekten en/of verwante onderwerpen zoals preventie/vaccinologie, (antibiotica)resistentie en recente uitbraken van de EHEC-bacterie, H1N1 en Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
        Journalisten die over infectieziekten een artikel hebben geschreven of een item hebben gemaakt voor radio/TV, kunnen zich via deze site aanmelden. Zij kunnen zichzelf opgeven of worden voorgedragen door een collega of door een lezer/kijker/luisteraar. De winnaar van de Pfizer Persprijs ontvangt 5000 euro en een sculptuur. De vier overige genomineerden krijgen ieder een geldprijs van 1000 euro.
    ACTA
      WIPO boss: the Web would have been better if it was patented and its users had to pay license fees -- Boing Boing
        In Gurry's view, the Web would have been better off if it had been locked away in patents, and if every user of the Web had needed to pay a license fee to use it (and though Gurry doesn't say so, this would also have meant that the patent holder would have been able to choose which new Web sites and technologies were allowed, and would have been able to block anything he didn't like, or that he feared would cost him money).
    Gitmo Nation
      FBI -- Next Generation Identification
      FBI Launching National Facial Recognition Program | Disinformation
        Today, an agent would have to already know the name of an individual to pull up the suspect's mug shot from among the 10 million shots stored in the bureau's existing Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Using the new Next-Generation Identification system that is under development, law enforcement analysts will be able to upload a photo of an unknown person; choose a desired number of results from two to 50 mug shots; and, within 15 minutes, receive identified mugs to inspect for potential matches...
      RFIDNews | RFID system keeps kids safe on the farm
        Where Abouts is comprised of two components: an RFID-coded wristband which is worn by the child or pet, and a battery-powered RFID reader attach to the windshield of a farm vehicle. This device alerts and warns the driver when within 100 feet of a wristband.
      Fighting Poverty in a Tough Economy, Americans Move in With Their Relatives - Pew Research Center
        Large numbers of Americans enacted their own anti-poverty program in the depths of the Great Recession: They moved in with relatives. This helped fuel the largest increase in modern history in the number of Americans living in multi-generational households. From 2007 to 2009, the total spiked from 46.5 million to 51.4 million.
    Devil Weed
      Feds announce Calif. pot dispensary crackdown - Forbes.com
        "The intention regarding medical marijuana under California state law was to allow marijuana to be supplied to seriously ill people on a nonprofit basis," said U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, the top federal law enforcement officer for the San Francisco Bay area. "What we are finding, however, is that California's laws have been hijacked by people who are in this to get rich and don't care at all about sick people."
        The crackdown comes a little more than two months after the Obama administration toughened its stand on medical marijuana. For two years before that, federal officials had indicated they would not move aggressively against dispensaries in compliance with laws in the 16 states where pot is legal for people with doctors' recommendations.
    Vagina Meme
      Berlusconi causes outrage with suggestion to rename party Go Pussy | World news | The Guardian
        Italian opposition politicians have been joined by a leading Catholic publication and even government MPs in expressing outrage after Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi joked he was thinking of renaming his political party Forza Gnocca, which translates as Go Pussy.
    Syria
      Deadly gunfire at funeral of Syrian opposition leader - CNN.com
        Assad should resign "before taking his country farther down this very dangerous path," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in the White House statement.
        "It is also notable that these acts of violence took place just three days after the U.N. Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for international human rights monitors in Syria in face of brutal repression," he said, referring to a resolution vetoed by Russia and China.
    Lybia
      aangirfan: LIBYA EXPLODING
        The CIA-backed scum who have taken over Libya are falling apart, like warring Mafia gangs.
        It looks very possible that NATO troops will soon be sent into Libya to take over the running of the country.
    Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
      BA offers passengers courses in surviving plane crashes - Telegraph
        Members of the airline's Executive Club will be able to benefit from a four-hour session on air safety, when the scheme begins next year.
        For around £125 -- roughly the same cost as a return trip from London Gatwick to Rome -- those who sign up to the courses can learn techniques to increase their chances of surviving a crash.
    Bidoversitée
      Chinese sceptics see global warming as US conspiracy
        ''Global warming is a bogus proposition,'' says Zhang Musheng, one of China's most influential intellectuals and a close adviser to a powerful and hawkish general in the People's Liberation Army, Liu Yuan.
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        Mr Zhang told the Herald that global warming was an American ruse to sell green energy technology and thereby claw its way out of its deep structural economic problems.
      Winter 2011-2012: Brutal for the Midwest, Great Lakes
        Hands down, AccuWeather.com's long-range experts agree that the Midwest and Great Lakes region will be dealt the worst of winter this year.
        In terms of both snow and cold, this winter is expected to be the worst in Chicago.
        AccuWeather.com Long-Range Meteorologist Josh Nagelberg even went so far as to say, "People in Chicago are going to want to move after this winter."
    VIDEO
      [VIDEO] FBI Counterterrorism and Intelligence Operations, Part 2 - C-SPAN Video Library
        Robert Mueller and Matthew Olsen assessed current terrorism threats against the U.S. They focused on the threat from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which remained despite the death of its leader Anwar al-Awlaki. They also talked about cyber security threats and homegrown terrorism.
      George Carlin -"Who Really Controls America" - [VIDEO]
      [VIDEO] FBI Counterterrorism and Intelligence Operations, Part 1 - C-SPAN Video Library
        Robert Mueller and Matthew Olsen assessed current terrorism threats against the U.S. They focused on the threat from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which remained despite the death of its leader Anwar al-Awlaki. They also talked about cyber security threats and homegrown terrorism.
      [VIDEO] Liz Trotta Compares OWS Demands to the Unabomber Manifesto | Video Cafe
        As expected, the talking heads over at Fox and CNN are being just as dismissive of the Occupy Wall Street movement as they were supportive of the AstroTurf "tea party" movement and Liz Trotta gave us another example on Fox this Saturday, comparing the OWS list of demands to the Unabomber manifesto.
      [VIDEO] 911 Explosive Connections - The 911 Masterminds
      [VIDEO] Weekly Address: Making Your Voice Heard on the American Jobs Act | The White House
        President Obama urges Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to put more people to work, put more money in the pockets of working Americans and give the economy the jolt it needs right now.
      [VIDEO] Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - FRANCE 24
        Marjorie Paillon meets Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He explains the concept of "21st Century statecraft" and discusses its role in helping the Arab spring movement.
      [VIDEO] House Transportation Subcommittee Hearing on NextGen Air Traffic Control Program
      [VIDEO] Big Bang Theory - We're Taking The Train -
        Not everybody is in on it... or is that what they want us to believe?
      [VIDEO] Occupy DC Organizer Astroturf
        TheDC attended the protest event, an expansion of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that began in New York City. Some aspects of the protest, it turned out, are more Astroturf than grassroots.
        One group of about ten Hispanic protesters marched behind a Caucasian individual from the DC Tenants Advocacy Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting rent control in Washington, D.C.
      [VIDEO] IMF advisor says we face a Worldwide Banking Meltdown
        Dr. Robert Shapiro who advised Presidents Clinton and Obama and who currently advises the IMF predicts a cascading meltdown of the World's banking system starting with Sovereign debt in the Eurozone, affecting the UK then finally bringing down the global banking system.
      [VIDEO] Obama Blames Solyndra Scandal On...BUSH
      [VIDEO] Woman says she's runaway, wasn't killed in Syrian custody - CNN.com
        Zainab Alhusni, the young woman reportedly slain and mutilated while in Syrian custody, appears to be very much alive.
        A young woman appeared on Syrian TV on Wednesday and identified herself as Alhusni, whose reported mutilation stirred outrage and condemnation across the world, long angered by the tough government crackdown against protesters there.
  OCW
    Weasel Zippers >> Blog Archive >> AFL-CIO Pledges Lawyers, Resources For Wall Street Occupier Protests...
      A Pennsylvania AFL-CIO representative told a group of "Occupy Harrisburg" participants that the unions stand with them and are prepared to provide resources for the protesters, including lawyers and meeting space.
    'Occupation Wall Street' strikes New York - and police strike back Harrison Schultz
      "Our camp is a laboratory that explores ideas from all sectors of society"
      In addition to completing a doctorate in sociology, Harrison Schultz works as an analyst with a New York-based marketing firm. He is one of the original organisers of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement.
    More Secure, Anonymous "Twitter Alternative" Being Used By Protesters - AllTwitter
      There's a new social network on the block that touts itself as being more secure, private, and anonymous than Twitter -- something that the protesters at #OccupyWallstreet are embracing with open arms.
  Drone Nation
    Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet
      A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other war zones.
      The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military's Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from flying their missions overseas. Nor have there been any confirmed incidents of classified information being lost or sent to an outside source. But the virus has resisted multiple efforts to remove it from Creech's computers, network security specialists say. And the infection underscores the ongoing security risks in what has become the US military's most important weapons system.
      "We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back," says a source familiar with the network infection, one of three that told Danger Room about the virus. "We think it's benign. But we just don't know."
    America's drone campaign: Drones and the law | The Economist
      Two things would make America's conduct somewhat less controversial. First, all drone killings should be carried out by the armed forces, not the CIA: they must be part of the conventional chain of command. And second, there should be some system of formal judicial review to determine whether the evidence against someone is sufficiently strong to make that person a target for assassination. One American commentator, Harlan Ullman, has suggested using the secret courts that meet to authorise domestic surveillance as a model.
    Unmanned aerial warfare: Flight of the drones | The Economist
      Over the past decade UAS have become the counter-terrorism weapon of choice. Since 2005 there has been a 1,200% increase in combat air patrols by UAVs. Hardly a month passes without claims that another al-Qaeda or Taliban leader has been taken out by drone-launched missiles. There are now more hours flown by America's UAS than by its manned strike aircraft and more pilots are being trained to fly them than their manned equivalents. While taking a knife to other cherished defence programmes last year, the defence secretary, Robert Gates, went out of his way to exempt drones from future cuts.
    How the Alaska Exception Challenges Federal Contracting Orthodoxy | BNET
      Native American-owned companies get preferential treatment when bidding for federal contracts. These companies are treated as a favored small business along with women-, minority- and disabled veteran-owned under the 8(a) program.
      The normal limit on such contracts is $20 million -- except for those from Alaska.
      In the 1980s, Republican Senator Ted Stevens managed to create a rule that removed all contract limits on Alaskan Native-American owned companies. Not surprisingly, this special treatment for a small subset of those considered disadvantaged for the purpose of federal law has been controversial, and there have been several attempts to gut or kill it.
    GEOINT Aerial Vehicles
      The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is obtaining more of its data from UAV platforms in recent years, said Kevin Kelleher, the NGA's airborne executive agent. "We look at UAVs as another arrow in our quiver," he added. "Different platforms have different advantages when it comes to the collection of geospatial information. We want to take advantage of the abilities that each one provides."
    Ala.: Inmates can replace Hispanic farmhands - Mackenzie Weinger - POLITICO.com
      John McMillan, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, told the Montgomery Advertiser on Thursday that inmate labor through the state's work-release program offers a short-term solution to the sudden labor shortage that has hit Alabama since enforcement of its illegal immigration law kicked in.
    En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
      For controllers, ERAM provides a user-friendly interface with customizable displays. Trajectory modeling is more accurate, allowing maximum airspace use, better conflict detection and improved decision making. ERAM substantially increases the number of flights that can be tracked. Two functionally-identical channels with dual redundancy eliminate a single point of failure. ERAM also revolutionizes controller training with a realistic, high-fidelity system that challenges developmentals with complex approaches, maneuvers, and simulated pilot scenarios that are unavailable using today's system.
    FAA's new air traffic system hits turbulence - BusinessWeek
      The Federal Aviation Administration's program to replace the current air traffic control system with a system based on satellite technology is being held back by software problems that have delayed full deployment of a critical flight tracking system, Transportation Department inspector general Calvin Scovel said in prepared testimony to be delivered at House hearing Wednesday.
    Panetta: loose lips on CIA's not-so-secret secret - Checkpoint Washington - The Washington Post
      Panetta, who served as CIA director prior to becoming Pentagon chief in July, jokingly told an auditorium full of sailors at the U.S. naval base in Naples that he was enjoying his new job because of all the firepower at his disposal.
      "Obviously I have a hell of a lot more weapons available to me here than I had at the CIA," he said. "Although the Predators aren't bad."
      A few hours later, during a stop at the Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily, Panetta made another reference to the CIA's armed drones.
      Standing in front of an unarmed Global Hawk surveillance drone, Panetta lauded the role played by the U.S. military's Predator fleet in the war in Libya. The use of Predators, he added slyly, "is something I was very familiar with in my past job."
  Techno Experts
    Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month | The White House
      Americans, along with people around the world, depend on the Internet and digital tools for all aspects of our lives -- from mobile devices to online commerce and social networking.- This fundamental reliance is why our digital infrastructure is a strategic national asset, and why its security is our shared responsibility.- This month, we recognize the role we all play in ensuring our information and communications infrastructure is interoperable, secure, reliable, and open to all.
    Fact Sheet: Safeguarding the U.S. Government's Classified Information and Networks | The White House
      Following the unlawful disclosure of classified information by WikiLeaks in the summer of 2010, the National Security Staff formed an interagency committee to review the policies and practices surrounding the handling of classified information, and to recommend government-wide actions to reduce the risk of a future breach. Since then, this effort has been a top priority of the Administration and senior agency officials have been actively engaged in developing policies and oversight mechanisms to enhance our national security through responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified information.
  Greece
    Meanwhile Greece Just Bought 400 Tanks From The US
      According to the site Defencegreece, which in turn cites the newspaper Hellenic Defence & Technology, is the U.S. government gave the green light for the Hellenic Army to procure 400 of tanks such as M1A1 Abrams.
    The U.S. approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams to Greece | Defence news from Greece and Cyprus
      According to information of the "Hellenic Defence & Technology" magazine, the U.S. authorities approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Greek Army, which will include options between simple refurbishment -- worth tens of millions dollars for all the tanks- and upgrading to a higher level of operational capability, with a higher corresponding cost. The relative Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) is expected soon.
  Shut Up Slave!
    Dutch Trains Substitute Plastic Bags for Bathrooms - NYTimes.com
      The rail operator underlined that the bags, introduced Friday, are for use in emergencies only, when a train has stopped and passengers can't be evacuated. The idea has been met with incredulity by politicians and the general public already unhappy with the short-haul "Sprinter" trains' bathroomless design.
  Military Industrial Complex
    U.S. officials redraw Iraq troops training plan | World | RIA Novosti
      U.S. officials are urgently redrawing a 2012 military training plan for Iraqi troops after Iraq's leaders announced they would not grant immunity to troops who remain after the December 31 deadline for withdrawal, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
      "Since Tuesday, when Iraqi leaders formally requested that U.S. military training continue into next year, military and diplomatic officials in Washington and Baghdad have been sketching alternative proposals that could place training in the hands of private security contractors or NATO, entities that can be legally covered some other way," the paper said.
    Prisoners Help Build Patriot Missiles | Disinformation
      The work is done by Unicor,- previously known as Federal Prison Industries. It's a government-owned corporation, established during the Depression, that employs about 20,000 inmates in 70 prisons to make everything from clothing to office furniture to solar panels to military electronics.
      One of the company's high-tech specialties: Patriot missile parts. "UNICOR/FPI supplies numerous electronic components and services for guided missiles, including the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile," Unicor's website explains. "We assemble and distribute the Intermediate Frequency Processor (IFP) for the PAC-3s seeker. The IFP receives and filters radio-frequency signals that guide the missile toward its target."
  Ministry of Truth
    Ron Paul Wins 2011 Values Voter Straw Poll, Herman Cain Takes Second Place - ABC News
      The Texas congressman and presidential candidate who remains in the single digits in most national polls emerged as the choice of 37 percent of those who cast ballots at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
    Obama Marks Decade in Afghanistan With False Statements on Wars -- News from Antiwar.com
      President Barak Obama marked the ten-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan with a paper statement, claiming to already have made a public speech reflecting the decade of war last month, on the anniversary of September 11th.
    'J. Edgar Hoover was NOT gay!': | Mail Online
      The FBI's assistant director Mike Kortan told them: 'Vague rumours and fabrications have cropped up from time to time, but there is no evidence in the historical record on this issue.'
      He added that he merely passed on his expertise and that 'what they did with [the information], as with any production, has been entirely in their hands'.
    So Obama Said.... in [Market-Ticker]
      Really Mr. President?- None of the following is illegal?
    Gitmo Lowlands Royal link restrictions
      Naar nu blijkt heeft de Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst vorige week een nogal bijzondere e-mail verstuurd naar journalisten die zich bezighouden met het koninklijk huis. In een poging de Mediacode uit te breiden worden de journalisten gewaarschuwd dat het verboden is te linken naar ongeautoriseerde privˆ©foto's van leden van de koninklijke familie.
    Damascus Prompter Slip
      Hey Adam,
      I wanted to point out that there is a CLEAR prompter slip/evidence of a script in your clip from yesterday's show, which is played at 1:09:48. There is a translator who relays the speaker's lines to us in English, but one can distinctly hear that he says the word "Demascus" a 1/2 second before the foreigner actually says it, obviously pointing out that he's not translating the spoken word he's hearing, but the script he was given.
      Keep on being brilliant, and congrats on your move to Austin! Make sure you go to Amy's Ice Cream, and Barton Hot Springs on a hot day-both in downtown area.
      Take Care,
      Katherina
      You can also mention I'm a monthly subscriber, still a student, going to UC Berkeley, and not (yet) a spook. :)
      -Kat
  Elite$
    Obama hit the links for a record-breaking 83rd round of golf today
    Poolse verkiezingskandidate gaat uit de kleren - De Standaard
      In een video van 40 seconden speelt Katarzyna Lenart langzaam haar kleren uit. Als ze tot slot haar beha uittrekt, verbergt de boodschap 'censuur' haar borsten, gevolgd door de slogantekst 'Wil je meer? Stem voor SLD. Wij zijn de enigen die meer kunnen geven'.
    US super-committee members receive donations from big industry and unions
      Sunlight Foundation reveals 10 committee members were given $83,000 in contributions in 20 days after their appointment
  WWIII
    Obama gives CIA controlled Pentagon order to start FED's WWIII. | PRESS Core -- Evidentiary News, World News, Special Reports, Technology, Health, Videos, Polls, Free energy, Cures, War Crimes, Crime Against Humanity, Corruption
      Today it has been learned that BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA has ordered the CIA controlled Pentagon (Obama appointed former CIA director Leon Panetta as Defense Secretary in May) to ready troops for military strikes against Syria despite the UN Security Council vetoing any military action against Syria. Obama for the second time this year has unilaterally committed US forces to a war that Congress has not authorized. Why is Obama starting wars without Congressional approval? British subject BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA was illegally put in office by the European bankers in order to cause the economic collapse of the United States. The United States is the last obstacle to enslaving the World under a New World Order.
    Russian Leader Tells Top Generals, "Prepare For Armageddon"
      A grim Federal Security Services (FSB) report on Prime Minister Putin's plan to meet China's leader Hu Jintao [both pictured top photo left] in Beijing next week warns that both Russian and Chinese military forces are being placed on their 'highest alert' in anticipation of a massive land invasion believed being planned by the United States of both the Middle East and Central Asia.
    European missile defenses and Russia's last warning | Features & Opinion | RIA Novosti
      Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a very sharply worded statement addressed to NATO leadership.
      " ... decisions that can affect security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic zone are made without collective discussion and without taking into account the opinion of all the countries concerned. If events continue to develop in this fashion, the opportunity ... to turn the missile defense system from an area of confrontation into a point of cooperation will be lost," the Ministry commented.
      As the Ministry officially said, this statement follows Spain's decision to join the U.S. anti-missile defense system being created in Europe. Four U.S. Aegis ships carrying Standard SM-3 missiles will be deployed off the Spanish naval base at Rota.
  Squirrel!
    FBI Director: Intelligence Will Have to Use 'Lone Wolf' Provision - Yahoo! News
      "My expectation is that we will need it in the future," as Internet-driven radicalization grows, he said, adding that the provision would be instrumental for investigating foreigners -- not American citizens -- with no formal connections to terrorist groups.
      The FBI director also said his agency has found the "roving wiretap" provision essential. The language allows investigators to obtain wiretap orders attached to particular individuals who may switch modes of communication, rather than specific phone lines.
    Homeland Security moves forward with 'pre-crime' detection | Privacy Inc. - CNET News
      If this sounds a bit like the Tom Cruise movie called "Minority Report," or the CBS drama "Person of Interest," it is. But where "Minority Report" author Philip K. Dick enlisted psychics to predict crimes, DHS is betting on algorithms: it's building a "prototype screening facility" that it hopes will use factors such as ethnicity, gender, breathing, and heart rate to "detect cues indicative of mal-intent."
    DHS Goes Ahead With 'Pre-Crime' Detection Project - Slashdot
      suraj.sun tips news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun testing its project to predict future crimes on members of the public. The Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) project is "designed to track and monitor, among other inputs, body movements, voice pitch changes, prosody changes (alterations in the rhythm and intonation of speech), eye movements, body heat changes, and breathing patterns." A field test was performed at a large venue earlier this year, and documents recently obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request indicate that testing is proceeding on other members of the public as well. "It's not clear whether these people were informed that they're participating in a FAST study."
    Saw some TSA agents at Union Station : LosAngeles
      You cannot board the gold line unless you have your bags searched (Fuck that). I simply walked to the little tokyo station and boarded my train.
    Veiligheidscontroles op de schop
      En juist die 'pek en veren'-variant kan voor velen een probleem worden, is de verwachting. Niemand wil onterecht gebrandmerkt of zelfs gediscrimineerd worden. ’ÄûOnzin", vindt Swagerman. ’ÄûPrivacy geldt in de badkamer, niet als het om veilig vliegen gaat."
  $hadow Puppet Theatre
    Clinton, executive ties raised in pipeline plan - US news - Environment - msnbc.com
      Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones, of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, brushed back allegations from critics that the decision on the plan is tainted by a previous relationship between TransCanada executive Paul Elliott and Secretary of State Hilllary Rodham Clinton. Elliott was an aide on Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
      "Past relationships are not of importance," Jones said.
  Vaccine$
    Stay-sober pill a step closer
      Australian scientists found that a type of immune response in the brain is linked to how we respond to alcohol, and it's this response that's behind the 'behavioural changes' associated with drinking too much, such as stumbling and slurred speech.
      The research paves the way for a 'stay-sober' pill that will put an end to alcohol-induced embarrassing incidents by limiting the effects of alcohol.
    A Vaccine Against Smoking or Cocaine? It's in the Works. - NYTimes.com
      Imagine a vaccine against smoking: People trying to quit would light up a cigarette and feel nothing. Or a vaccine against cocaine, one that would prevent addicts from enjoying the drug's high.
    Pfizer Persprijs 2010
      Pfizer bekroont journalisten die in 2011 in de publieksmedia aandacht hebben besteed aan het onderwerp infectieziekten en/of verwante onderwerpen zoals preventie/vaccinologie, (antibiotica)resistentie en recente uitbraken van de EHEC-bacterie, H1N1 en Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
      Journalisten die over infectieziekten een artikel hebben geschreven of een item hebben gemaakt voor radio/TV, kunnen zich via deze site aanmelden. Zij kunnen zichzelf opgeven of worden voorgedragen door een collega of door een lezer/kijker/luisteraar. De winnaar van de Pfizer Persprijs ontvangt 5000 euro en een sculptuur. De vier overige genomineerden krijgen ieder een geldprijs van 1000 euro.
  ACTA
    WIPO boss: the Web would have been better if it was patented and its users had to pay license fees -- Boing Boing
      In Gurry's view, the Web would have been better off if it had been locked away in patents, and if every user of the Web had needed to pay a license fee to use it (and though Gurry doesn't say so, this would also have meant that the patent holder would have been able to choose which new Web sites and technologies were allowed, and would have been able to block anything he didn't like, or that he feared would cost him money).
  Gitmo Nation
    FBI -- Next Generation Identification
    FBI Launching National Facial Recognition Program | Disinformation
      Today, an agent would have to already know the name of an individual to pull up the suspect's mug shot from among the 10 million shots stored in the bureau's existing Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Using the new Next-Generation Identification system that is under development, law enforcement analysts will be able to upload a photo of an unknown person; choose a desired number of results from two to 50 mug shots; and, within 15 minutes, receive identified mugs to inspect for potential matches...
    RFIDNews | RFID system keeps kids safe on the farm
      Where Abouts is comprised of two components: an RFID-coded wristband which is worn by the child or pet, and a battery-powered RFID reader attach to the windshield of a farm vehicle. This device alerts and warns the driver when within 100 feet of a wristband.
    Fighting Poverty in a Tough Economy, Americans Move in With Their Relatives - Pew Research Center
      Large numbers of Americans enacted their own anti-poverty program in the depths of the Great Recession: They moved in with relatives. This helped fuel the largest increase in modern history in the number of Americans living in multi-generational households. From 2007 to 2009, the total spiked from 46.5 million to 51.4 million.
  Devil Weed
    Feds announce Calif. pot dispensary crackdown - Forbes.com
      "The intention regarding medical marijuana under California state law was to allow marijuana to be supplied to seriously ill people on a nonprofit basis," said U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, the top federal law enforcement officer for the San Francisco Bay area. "What we are finding, however, is that California's laws have been hijacked by people who are in this to get rich and don't care at all about sick people."
      The crackdown comes a little more than two months after the Obama administration toughened its stand on medical marijuana. For two years before that, federal officials had indicated they would not move aggressively against dispensaries in compliance with laws in the 16 states where pot is legal for people with doctors' recommendations.
  Vagina Meme
    Berlusconi causes outrage with suggestion to rename party Go Pussy | World news | The Guardian
      Italian opposition politicians have been joined by a leading Catholic publication and even government MPs in expressing outrage after Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi joked he was thinking of renaming his political party Forza Gnocca, which translates as Go Pussy.
  Syria
    Deadly gunfire at funeral of Syrian opposition leader - CNN.com
      Assad should resign "before taking his country farther down this very dangerous path," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in the White House statement.
      "It is also notable that these acts of violence took place just three days after the U.N. Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for international human rights monitors in Syria in face of brutal repression," he said, referring to a resolution vetoed by Russia and China.
  Lybia
    aangirfan: LIBYA EXPLODING
      The CIA-backed scum who have taken over Libya are falling apart, like warring Mafia gangs.
      It looks very possible that NATO troops will soon be sent into Libya to take over the running of the country.
  Trains Good, Planes Bad (Whoo Hoo!)
    BA offers passengers courses in surviving plane crashes - Telegraph
      Members of the airline's Executive Club will be able to benefit from a four-hour session on air safety, when the scheme begins next year.
      For around £125 -- roughly the same cost as a return trip from London Gatwick to Rome -- those who sign up to the courses can learn techniques to increase their chances of surviving a crash.
  Bidoversitée
    Chinese sceptics see global warming as US conspiracy
      ''Global warming is a bogus proposition,'' says Zhang Musheng, one of China's most influential intellectuals and a close adviser to a powerful and hawkish general in the People's Liberation Army, Liu Yuan.
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      Mr Zhang told the Herald that global warming was an American ruse to sell green energy technology and thereby claw its way out of its deep structural economic problems.
    Winter 2011-2012: Brutal for the Midwest, Great Lakes
      Hands down, AccuWeather.com's long-range experts agree that the Midwest and Great Lakes region will be dealt the worst of winter this year.
      In terms of both snow and cold, this winter is expected to be the worst in Chicago.
      AccuWeather.com Long-Range Meteorologist Josh Nagelberg even went so far as to say, "People in Chicago are going to want to move after this winter."
  VIDEO
    [VIDEO] FBI Counterterrorism and Intelligence Operations, Part 2 - C-SPAN Video Library
      Robert Mueller and Matthew Olsen assessed current terrorism threats against the U.S. They focused on the threat from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which remained despite the death of its leader Anwar al-Awlaki. They also talked about cyber security threats and homegrown terrorism.
    George Carlin -"Who Really Controls America" - [VIDEO]
    [VIDEO] FBI Counterterrorism and Intelligence Operations, Part 1 - C-SPAN Video Library
      Robert Mueller and Matthew Olsen assessed current terrorism threats against the U.S. They focused on the threat from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which remained despite the death of its leader Anwar al-Awlaki. They also talked about cyber security threats and homegrown terrorism.
    [VIDEO] Liz Trotta Compares OWS Demands to the Unabomber Manifesto | Video Cafe
      As expected, the talking heads over at Fox and CNN are being just as dismissive of the Occupy Wall Street movement as they were supportive of the AstroTurf "tea party" movement and Liz Trotta gave us another example on Fox this Saturday, comparing the OWS list of demands to the Unabomber manifesto.
    [VIDEO] 911 Explosive Connections - The 911 Masterminds
    [VIDEO] Weekly Address: Making Your Voice Heard on the American Jobs Act | The White House
      President Obama urges Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to put more people to work, put more money in the pockets of working Americans and give the economy the jolt it needs right now.
    [VIDEO] Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - FRANCE 24
      Marjorie Paillon meets Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He explains the concept of "21st Century statecraft" and discusses its role in helping the Arab spring movement.
    [VIDEO] House Transportation Subcommittee Hearing on NextGen Air Traffic Control Program
    [VIDEO] Big Bang Theory - We're Taking The Train -
      Not everybody is in on it... or is that what they want us to believe?
    [VIDEO] Occupy DC Organizer Astroturf
      TheDC attended the protest event, an expansion of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that began in New York City. Some aspects of the protest, it turned out, are more Astroturf than grassroots.
      One group of about ten Hispanic protesters marched behind a Caucasian individual from the DC Tenants Advocacy Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting rent control in Washington, D.C.
    [VIDEO] IMF advisor says we face a Worldwide Banking Meltdown
      Dr. Robert Shapiro who advised Presidents Clinton and Obama and who currently advises the IMF predicts a cascading meltdown of the World's banking system starting with Sovereign debt in the Eurozone, affecting the UK then finally bringing down the global banking system.
    [VIDEO] Obama Blames Solyndra Scandal On...BUSH
    [VIDEO] Woman says she's runaway, wasn't killed in Syrian custody - CNN.com
      Zainab Alhusni, the young woman reportedly slain and mutilated while in Syrian custody, appears to be very much alive.
      A young woman appeared on Syrian TV on Wednesday and identified herself as Alhusni, whose reported mutilation stirred outrage and condemnation across the world, long angered by the tough government crackdown against protesters there.