Archive for January, 2009
Bank of England Sets Interest Rates to a Record Low
January 8th, 2009Via: Money UK: The Bank of England has fulfilled most analysts expectations by reducing its base rate again, setting it at its lowest ever value of 1.5 percent. A new precedent has been set in the Bank of England’s 314-year history, following the latest decision from its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The MPC has set […]
Oil Traders Seek Another 10 Tankers, Frontline Says
January 8th, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I’m pre-emptively adding this to Covert Operations and False Flag Operations so I’ll be able to find it in the aftermath phase of whatever these maniacs have planned to turn a profit on this oil. As much of the of the […]
Coming Soon to Cellphones: Free, Over-the-Air TV
January 8th, 2009I have obtained pre-release footage of the new system in operation: Via: USA Today: Millions of consumers by year’s end should be able to watch free, over-the-air television on cellphones, PDAs and other portable digital devices as the result of initiatives that will be unveiled today by some of the nation’s largest TV station owners […]
Vets Used In Military Experiments Sue Government
January 8th, 2009Via: KCBS: Veterans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing the Defense Department, US Army, CIA, and other government agencies of failing to protect thousands of veterans who unwittingly volunteered as test subjects in secret military experiments. The veterans filed suit in US District Court in San Francisco and are demanding acknowledgement for their service and […]
U.S. Debt is Losing Its Appeal in China
January 8th, 2009Via: IHT: China has bought more than $1 trillion in American debt, but as the global downturn has intensified, Beijing is starting to keep more of its money at home – a shift that could pose some challenges to the U.S. government in the near future but eventually may even produce salutary effects on the […]
Pentagon Wants “Virtual Renditions” of Deployed Personnel to Interact with Their Children
January 8th, 2009“My real daddy died in Iraq, but daddy_lite v3.7.2 lives in my cell phone now. The kind man from the Army also gave mommy a backup disk in case we need to re-install daddy on any of our computers or mobile devices. Mommy cries a lot, but daddy seems happy inside the screen.” Via: Department […]
State Unemployment Claim Systems Overwhelmed, Crash in Three States
January 8th, 2009Also, job cuts in small businesses, where most people are employed, are now soaring. Via: AP: Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next. About 4.5 […]
Rockets Hit Israel from Lebanon
January 8th, 2009Via: BBC: Rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, raising fears the Israeli offensive in Gaza may spread. Israel’s army responded with artillery to a barrage of at least three rockets. No group has claimed responsibility. Israeli media later reported a second rocket attack, but an army spokesman said this was a false […]
ISRAEL CARRIES OUT INTENTIONAL, OUTRAGEOUS SLAUGHTER OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS
January 8th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Mohammed Shaheen, a volunteer with Palestinian Red Crescent, was in the first convoy of ambulances to reach the site of the blast in Zeitoun since it was first occupied then shelled by the Israeli army. His testimony confirmed accounts, first reported in The Telegraph, from survivors of the extended al Samouni clan who […]
Oil: Gap Down
January 8th, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I was going to buy the United States Oil ETF on Friday, but it was sharply higher. I refuse to chase, though, so I’m going to wait for a pullback (that may or may not come). —Oil Wow. Wow. Wow. This […]
