Archive for September, 2010
Los Angeles: Beware of Swindling at Farmers Markets
September 26th, 2010I was pleased with the advice given in this article, which is exactly the same that I would give: Know your farmers. Visit their farms. If you’re buying food from someone, you should be able to see the farm. If the person selling the food doesn’t want you to see the farm or property… That’s […]
U.S. Backs $30 Billion in Bonds to Stabilize Credit Unions
September 26th, 2010Thirty to $35 billion worth of government-guaranteed bonds are going to be issued on what amounts to, “Shaky mortgage-related assets.” Does anyone understand how this, “Won’t cost taxpayers any money”? Via: Wall Street Journal: Two years after the peak of the financial crisis, the federal government swooped in to stabilize a crucial part of the […]
Army Reveals Afghan Biometric ID Plan; Millions Scanned, Carded by May
September 24th, 2010Via: Wired: Scanning prisoners’ irises is just Step 1. In Afghanistan, local and NATO forces are amassing biometric dossiers on hundreds of thousands of cops, crooks, soldiers, insurgents and ordinary citizens. And now, with NATO’s backing, the Kabul government is putting together a plan to issue biometrically backed identification cards to 1.65 million Afghans by […]
Blackwater in Iraq: Lots of Steroids, Black Market Weapons and Ammo and “Large Amounts of Cocaine and Blocks of Hashish”
September 24th, 2010Cocaine? But of course, see Blackwater Worldwide Changes Its Name to Xe; Same Mercenaries, but Now with More “Aviation Support”: West Africa is an unlikely center for the international cocaine trade. It is not a producer of the drug nor is it a consumer, as the vast majority of its people are very poor. Yet […]
CIA Used Defective Software to Task Drones on Assassination Missions
September 24th, 2010Via: Register: The CIA is implicated in a court case in which it’s claimed it used an illegal, inaccurate software “hack” to direct secret assassination drones in central Asia. The target of the court action is Netezza, the data warehousing firm that IBM bid $1.7bn for on Monday. The case raises serious questions about the […]
Bank of America Forecloses on Homeowner Who Paid Cash for Property
September 24th, 2010Via: Sun Sentinel: When Jason Grodensky bought his modest Fort Lauderdale home in December, he paid cash. But seven months later, he was surprised to learn that Bank of America had foreclosed on the house, even though Grodensky did not have a mortgage. Grodensky knew nothing about the foreclosure until July, when he learned that […]
Precious Metals and the Dollar
September 24th, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. The U.S. Dollar Index breach of 79.507 sets up the downside possibility of 77 to 76.5. On the weekly chart, the DX could be grinding out the mother of all descending triangles, but this pattern goes back to mid 2008 and […]
Israel Accused of War Crimes by Expert Panel
September 24th, 2010“International law is that law which the wicked do not obey and the righteous do not enforce.” —Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat and politician All of Israel’s atrocities are funded by the United States. So, sit back and watch as absolutely nothing results from this. Via: Sydney Morning Herald: A United Nations panel of human rights […]
Lurking in the Shadows of Obama’s Grassroots Campaign, and Lending a Big Hand, Were Wall Street Banks
September 24th, 2010Via: Larry Flynt: When it comes to doing the bidding of Wall Street, it doesn’t matter much whether the Republicans or Democrats are in charge. After the banking meltdown there was no difference in the policy pursued by Barack Obama over that of George W. Bush. Both had nothing else to offer except throwing money […]
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