Saturday, February 13, 2010

Attack in India; Biggest Operation Ever in Afghanistan; Feud in Falklands; Israel Accused of Covert War

From Jenna Orkin

Headlines
A Greek Crisis Is Coming To America
Eight die in India's first big attack since Mumbai
Helicopter armada heralds Afghan surge
Biggest operation ever mounted in Afghanistan.
We are not being told the whole truth about torture
"I’ve seen the papers you are not allowed to see."
Israel is accused of waging covert war
Argentina Detains Vessel, Stirring Feud Over Falkland Islands

Economy
Even Private Banks Without Sovereign Bond Exposure Would Be Crushed By Funding Costs
Everything You Need To Know About Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swaps In 90 Seconds
In Budget to target rich Chancellor indicates that wealthy will have to bear cost of deficit.
Euro's woes escalate
Treasuries Tumble Amid $81 Billion Sale, Europe's Pledge to Support Greece
Warren Mosler: The Obvious Answer To The Problem Is "Print Money"
Inflation Targeting Madness and Economically Illiterate Fools at the IMF
EU Tries Paulson's Bazooka Ploy; Bazooka Theory vs. Historical Results
Bernanke to Boost Interest Rate Only When Economy Recovers
Is Vladimir Putin About To Undermine The EU With A Big Greek Bailout?
Marc Faber, Hugh Hendry, And Nassim Taleb Go At It In Russia
Shorter working week for a 'sustainable future' UK
Expats' exodus as Brits give up on la dolce vita
For many, the weak pound, rising costs and a scarcity of work have soured the dream of a better life in Europe

Year of the Tiger (Tumult)
China January Power Use Gains 40% as Economy Recovers
Hugh Hendry: Here Are Four Reasons China Will Start Sucking Wind
Beijing Seen Vacant for 50% of Commercial Space as Chanos Predicts a Crash

Terrorism/Intelligence
New Extension Likely for Key Patriot Act Provisions
Armed Robot Drones
Chip and pin system 'should be overhauled' To Protect Bank Customers - UK
South Carolina: Subversive Activites Registration Act
Feds Push for Tracking Cell Phone Calls
Boise Pays Off in Bum Taser Case
Primary School Students Banned from Sending Valentines "So They Don't Get Upset When They Get Dumped"

Environment/Science/Resources
Industry taskforce warns UK over 'Peak Oil' scenario
Obama To Announce Nuke Plant Loan
Fabricated quote used to discredit climate scientist
Indigenous group kicks out oil company Indigenous groups, post-Copenhagen
Native groups trade insights based on their traditional knowledge to combat climate change Snow in Every State But Hawaii
Our other addiction: the tricky geopolitics of nitrogen fertilizer
Cold realities of the wind farms that won't work when it snows
USDA sharpens rules for organic milk, meat
Prepare to Pay More for Poultry: Chicken Farms Crushed by Snow
Mumps Outbreak at New York Area Jewish Schools Expands to 1,521 Children
This, despite the fact that it's a highly vaccinated population.

And...
Police Discover A Marijuana Farm Inside UK Bank NatWest

7 comments:

Velobwoy said...

The U.S.: Land of the Free and Home of a Nearly Failed Treasury Auction

gamedog said...

Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995

* Data for vital 'hockey stick graph' has gone missing
* There has been no global warming since 1995
* Warming periods have happened before - but NOT due to man-made changes

link

Congenital Climate Abnormalities

Just exactly what unusual, unexpected temperature anomaly are we trying to explain? The claim is made over and over that humans are having an effect on the climate. But where is the evidence that there is anything that even needs explanation? Where is the abnormal phenomenon? What is it that we are trying to make sense of, what is the unusual occurrence that requires a novel scientific explanation?

Seek and ye shall find :)

OregonSurvivor said...
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businessman said...

U.S. Government has a list of its own citizens it's interested in assassinating overseas:

Click Here for the Video Clip

Unknown said...

The Paul Craig Roberts interview was weird, in that he seemed urgent, but did not tell us where to access this list, or even when Dennis Blair made this statement to the Intelligence Committee. Does anyone have more specific information? As an American abroad, I'd love to have a look at the list.

gamedog said...

Carbon Currency: A New Beginning for Technocracy?

RanD said...

From businessman's 3:31 PM post:

Paul Craig Roberts reports that our Nation has just recently revealed itself -- via US head of National Intelligence Dennis Blair addressing an apathetic Congress -- to in fact be a police state. Perhaps more info to tie in with that recorded by the late Howard Zinn in his People's History of the United States, to remind us that our good ol' US of A has always, along with its truly commendable achievements, also been a tyranny dressed up in the garb of a Democratic-Republic?