Archive for September, 2010
Court Dismisses Shell Human Rights Abuse Case
September 24th, 2010Via: TCE Today: A US appeals court has dismissed a case against Shell in which it was accused of assisting the Nigerian government to commit human rights abuses in its attempts to suppress local groups protesting against oil activities in the 1990s. In a written ruling, the three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals […]
And Now… China Detains Four Japanese Citizens
September 24th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Japan said four of its citizens are being held in China for allegedly videotaping military targets as tensions heightened over a territorial dispute that has damaged ties between Asia’s two biggest economies. The four are employees of Fujita Corp., Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said today in Tokyo. They were visiting Hebei, China […]
Queen Tried to Use State Poverty Fund to Heat Buckingham Palace
September 24th, 2010Via: Independent: The Queen asked ministers for a poverty handout to help heat her palaces but was rebuffed because they feared it would be a public relations disaster, documents disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act reveal. Royal aides were told that the £60m worth of energy-saving grants were aimed at families on low incomes […]
Nicaraguan Diplomat Found Dead in New York; Throat Cut
September 24th, 2010Via: New York Times: A Nicaraguan official was found dead on Thursday, his throat slashed, in his Bronx apartment, the police said. The police identified the dead man as César Mercado, 34, a senior consulate officer who had been working in New York for eight years and had been performing the duties of consul general. […]
Ahmadinejad’s UN Speech; Comments on 9/11
September 24th, 2010I was mainly interested in the parts about 9/11, so I’ve included those below. The link contains the full text of Ahmadinejad’s speech in English. I lump all theocrats (Christian, Muslim, Jewish and all the rest) into the-worst-sort-of-nuts category, but on 9/11, Ahmadinejad sounds pretty rational. Via: Islamic Republic News Agency: …The event of the […]
The CIA’s War in Pakistan
September 23rd, 2010Via: Independent: The US Central Intelligence Agency is running and paying for a secret 3,000-strong army of Afghan paramilitaries whose main aim is assassinating Taliban and al-Qa’ida operatives not just in Afghanistan but across the border in neighbouring Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Bob Woodward’s explosive book. Although the CIA has long been known to […]
CHINA HALTS SHIPMENTS OF ALL RARE EARTH METALS TO JAPAN
September 23rd, 2010Update: No Ban on Rare Earth Shipments? Via: China Daily: A Chinese trade official on Thursday denied a New York Times report that China had banned exports of rare earths to Japan following the detention of a Chinese trawler captain near the Diaoyu Islands. The report, which was sourced to unnamed industry experts, said an […]
‘U.S. Nuclear Weapons Have Been Compromised by Unidentified Aerial Objects’
September 23rd, 2010Update: Videos from Press Conference —End Update— This is another case of me posting a story to stop the submissions from coming in. Guys, this is old information. Also see: 4 Hour Witness DVD – Part 1 of 2 4 Hour Witness DVD – Part 2 of 2 My linking to those videos is not […]
Stuxnet Worm
September 22nd, 2010Update: Worm Hits Computers of Staff at Iran Nuclear Plant Via: AP: A complex computer worm capable of seizing control of industrial plants has affected the personal computers of staff working at Iran’s first nuclear power station weeks before the facility is to go online, the official news agency reported Sunday. The project manager at […]
Gulf Oil Stories
September 22nd, 2010Here are a few stories near the top of Florida Oil Spill Law right now. They just go on, and on and on: “Entire food web at risk” say researchers just back from Gulf: OIL “may be HIDDEN in LARGE MARINE MAMMALS” — “Discolored” zooplankton found Gulf Biologist: “Stunned” if oil product isn’t washing up […]
