Archive for March, 2011
Large German Fund Freezes Accounts Because Tokyo Real Estate ‘Now Impossible to Value’
March 21st, 2011Via: eFinancial News / Dow Jones: Fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan have spilled into the commercial property sector with a large German institution suspending a €2.2bn fund as it said its holdings in Tokyo were now impossible to value. Union Investment, one of the largest German fund managers with €177bn under management, said […]
Secret Libya Psyops, Caught by Online Sleuths
March 21st, 2011I wonder if the U.S. has enabled the “Internet” for people on the ground there. Listen! Via: Wired: The U.S. military has dispatched one of its secret propaganda planes to the skies around Libya. And that “Commando Solo” aircraft is telling Libyan ships to remain in port – or risk NATO retaliation. We know this, […]
As U.S. Regime Fights Three Wars, Obama Pushes F-18 Fighter Jets on Brazil
March 20th, 2011Hope. Flashback: Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Via: Reuters: President Barack Obama made a strong pitch for the Boeing F-18 jet fighter in a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, but she did not indicate if her government had decided to buy the U.S.-made plane, the White House said on Sunday. “The F-18 issue […]
Oil Spill Reported Near Deepwater Drilling Site in Gulf of Mexico
March 20th, 2011Via: Huffington Post: The Coast Guard is investigating reports of a potentially large oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico not far from the Deepwater Horizon site. According to a knowledgeable source, the slick was sighted by a helicopter pilot on Friday and is about 100 miles long. A fishing boat captain said he went […]
Attempts to Replace Confetti Currency Federal Reserve Notes with Precious Metals Are, ‘A Unique Form of Domestic Terrorism’
March 20th, 2011The source for all the quotes in this post is a U.S. Department of Justice Press Release that appears on the web site of the Charlotte field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. http://charlotte.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel11/ce031811.htm I didn’t link directly to this because my guess is that you wouldn’t be doing yourself any favors by clicking […]
War Du Jour: Libya
March 20th, 2011Via: CNN: Hours after French, British and American military forces unleashed cruise missiles and fighter jets, a defiant Moammar Gadhafi said Libya will fight back against undeserved “naked aggression.” A coalition that includes Canada and Italy made good Saturday on international warnings to Gadhafi, hammering Libyan military positions in the first phase of an operation […]
Gaddafi Defies West and Pushes Forces Into Benghazi
March 19th, 2011Via: Reuters: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces pushed into the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire and forcing rebels to retreat. The advance into Libya’s second city of 670,000 people appeared to be an attempt to pre-empt Western military intervention which diplomats say will come only after an […]
Automakers Feel Worsening Effects of Japan Crisis
March 19th, 2011Just in time… Your what hurts? Via: AP: A week after the disaster in Japan erupted, its impact on automakers around the world is worsening. Most of Japan’s auto industry is shut down. Factories from Louisiana to Thailand are low on Japanese-made parts. Idled plants are costing companies hundreds of millions of dollars. And U.S. […]
Canada: Free-Range Egg Ban Shuts Bed and Breakfast that Operated for Decades
March 19th, 2011Via: CBC News: A P.E.I. bed and breakfast that has been operating for decades has decided to close down next year rather than stop serving eggs from its own hens because of a government order. The Doctor’s Inn in Tyne Valley, northwest of Summerside, also operates an organic farm. Paul and Jean Offer sell their […]
Obama Regime Understates Deficits by $2.3 Trillion
March 19th, 2011Maybe they’re anticipating finding the missing $2.3 trillion that Rumsfeld mentioned on September 10, 2001. Via: AP: A new assessment of President Barack Obama’s budget released Friday says the White House underestimates future budget deficits by more than $2 trillion over the upcoming decade. The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that if […]
