10:21 am MST
Disaster Capitalism and Sandy
In 2008 I wrote an essay about the application of Naomi Klein's "shock
doctrine" thesis in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina: Nadesan,
M. (2008). Hurricane Katrina: Governmentality, Risk, and Responsibility. *Controversia,
5*(2) 67-90. Naomi Klein warned recently that the same privatization and
exploitation could occur in the wake of Sandy.
Below find excerpts from my 2008 essay and a link to Klein's recent warning:
Neoconservatives and neoliberals alike found in Katrina’s wake the
opportunity space to materialize broad scale economic and social reforms.
Representative M... more »
Evacuate the Children of Fukushima
An essay I wrote for the Daily Journalist
http://thedailyjournalist.com/headlines/evacuate-the-children-of-fukushima/
Canada: MPs send soldiers to war, but few have gone themselves
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/11/10/war-military-service-mps.html
*Bonus info:*
Last Canadian PM to see active military duty was Lester Pearson (in the
1960s).
America's Other Civil War - the One Breaking Out Within the GOP
Do moderate Republicans now wish their party had chosen Santorum or
Gingrich instead of Romney to take on Obama? Some, weighing up their
bitterly divided G.O.P. in the wake of the Obama re-election, think that
might have been the best thing for the party.
*Some believe Romney came close enough to victory to allow an even fight in
the coming Republican civil war and thus ensure a protracted and painful
debate that will stretch on for years. What the party really needed, some
think, was to have nominated a died-in-the-wool ultra-conservative in 2012
such as Rick Santorum or Newt G... more »
Democracy Isn't For Wimps
You don't hear me crying, weeping in sackcloth and ashes, gnashing my teeth
as if I just had most of my family wiped out in an American mortar strike.
Look, you and I have one thing in common: We didn't vote for Obama. I'd
like to think my opposition to Obama getting re-elected and not doing a
single blessed thing toward helping him achieve that end is based on the
facts and not a writhing nest of paranoid conspiracy theories regarding
Kenya and madrassas and Communist ideologies.
But, like John Wayne said about John F. Kennedy after the 1960 election, my
position is, "I didn't vot... more »
Veterans' Frustrations
"Support the TROOOOOPS!!!"Why are right-wing militarists so disgustingly
hypocritical? Why do so many military personnel and military families vote
for these turds? All I know is that when Peter MacKay tries to look somber
and martial I laugh out loud.
America's Virtual Civil War
Robert Reich sees an America increasingly divided into two distinct camps
steadily withdrawing from each other.
*It’s almost a civil war. I know families in which close relatives are no
longer speaking. A dating service says Democrats won’t even consider going
out with Republicans, and vice-versa. My email and twitter feeds contain
messages from strangers I wouldn’t share with my granddaughter.*
*...Maybe it’s that we’re more separated now, geographically and online. *
*The town where I grew up in the 1950s was a GOP stronghold, but Henry
Wallace, FDR’s left-wing vice president, ... more »
TV liberals throw Krugman under the bus!
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 *
*Matthews and Corn move on:* In yesterday’s column, Paul Krugman said Obama
should drive a hard bargain regarding the so-called fiscal cliff.
In Krugman’s view, Obama should be willing to take the risk of going over
the cliff, if it comes to that. His headline: Let's Not Make a Deal.
Last night, we went from over the cliff to under the bus! That’s where two
of your favorite TV stars threw Krugman as they played Hardball.
Chris Matthews was cast in the role of Socrates, with David Corn and Dee
Dee Myers cast as his admiring interlocutors. In the part of... more »
WSJ: "Cost Estimate Doubles for Nuclear Lab Security Fix"
Nov 10, 2012
Paraphrasing: This brief article explains that a $213 million security
system at Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is not yet operable. The laboratory
states it will cost an additional $41 million to fix. The system has been
under construction for 7 years. The cost doubled from what was reported
several weeks ago.
Is Fukushima Affecting Global Weather?
Majia's Blog - 56 minutes ago
Might radiation from Fukushima be contributing to higher-than-usual
temperatures this year, even given growing climatic chaos from human
activities and from the approaching solar maximum?
October c
Obama and Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point base
Some media including Dvice.com spread rumors about a possible imminent
Branco Bamma's plan to announce a new space station.
*Yellow is the Earth, blue is the Moon. And 1,2,3,4,5 are the Lx Lagrange
points.*
Instead of resembling the International Space Station that orbits the Earth
just 400+ km above the surface (see current location to check whether you
may see the dot above you), it would be placed in a more exotic place – the
Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point.
The point is located about 60,000 km behind the Moon so you can't see it
from the Earth. I said "it is located". When... more »
Fake Name, Fake History, Fake Tears
In the speech below, Obama tries to express true and honest emotion as if
he is an ordinary human being with normal feelings. It's a sweet and
intimate moment. . . . . . NOT. It's like watching Stalin or some other
historical cult leader cry in front of his die-hard followers to gain their
love.
The religious worship of arrogant, dishonest, and cult-like leaders is
disgusting and sick anywhere in the world. Jim Jones also probably used
tears to steal the hearts of his enchanted followers. Every cult leader
does it. It is a well-known trick. Tears from the dear leader is like rain
f... more »
Skyfall and Cyberwar: James Bond Enters the Digital Era
This is a guest post by Brandon Valeriano of the University of Glasgow. The
post contains mild spoilers, so considered yourself forewarned. Cyberwar is
everywhere. I am sure there is some selection bias in my perspective, but I
canít read the news without finding another ‘cyberwar will be the new
9/11‘article. The narrative? Our digital futures
Continue reading
America's Top Scientists Warn America's Top Generals
America's
top scientific research group, the National Research Council, has
warned that nation's military and intelligence agencies that global
warming
will be placing new strains on the way they operate around the world.
"*The National Research Council, says in a study commissioned by the
C.I.A.and other intelligence agencies that clusters of apparently
unrelated
events exacerbated by a warming climate will create more frequent but
unpredictable crises in water supplies, food markets, energy supply
chains
and public health systems. *
* “[Hurricane Sandy] is the sort of thing we were... more »
After Obama win, U.S. backs new U.N. arms treaty talks
[image: People view various newspaper front pages showing President Barack
Obama's victory over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on
display at the Newseum in Washington November 7, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron]
Louis Charbonneau
(Reuters) - Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the
United States backed a U.N. committee's call on Wednesday to renew debate
over a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global
conventional arms trade.
U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks
collapsed in July largely because Obama ... more »
93% = 47% On Electronic Voting Machines (PROP 37 IN CALIFORNIA LABELING GMO FOODS)
*SUBTRACT 46% ON ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES: *
In June, ABC did a poll and 93% of Americans want GMO (Genetically
Modified) Foods labelled:
*ABC: Nearly everyone, moreover — 93 percent — says the federal government
should require labels on food saying whether it's been genetically
modified, or "bio-engineered" (this poll used both phrases). Such
near-unanimity in public opinion is rare.*
Did you get that? "SUCH NEAR-UNANIMITY IN PUBLIC OPINION IS RARE". And that
makes total sense. Who wouldn't want their food labeled? Who are those 7%
btw? Just wonderin'...
*So EVERYONE wants ... more »
Petraeus' Resignation Will Stop Him From Testifying About Benghazi
Business Insider
Joshua Beringer
[image: Obama David Petraeus]
Getty
Former CIA Director David Petraeus' resignation today, following his
confession of an extramarital affair, seemed to come out of nowhere, and
has raised a plethora of questions that will need to be answered in the
coming days.
It's worth asking: was this in any way connected to the September 11 attack
on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi?
Ben Shapiro at Breitbart seems to think so, calling the scandal the "latest
in a string of groundshaking events demonstrating that the Obama
administration hid information vital to ... more »
From Fantasy To Fact: Four Ways The Fake Media Creates A False Reality
The Excavator
Saman Mohammadi
*1. Hyper-attention On A Particular Event, Issue, and Mantra.
* The mainstream media exclusively focuses on a single storyline about an
event or an issue, which has the effect of marginalizing other points of
view that are equally valid, if not more so. Narratives, not facts and
objective data, have taken center stage in the aspiring journalist's mind.
Journalists and editors who oversee the making of the news play the same
role as screenwriters in the filmmaking process. Their power stems from the
fact that the public looks at news as "real," whereas t... more »
CHILD BROTHELS AND POLITICIANS
People who want to rape kids no longer have to go all the way to Pattaya,
Port au Prince, Pennsylvania or Wrexham.
Child brothels are spreading to many cities, and reportedly these brothels
are protected by mafia-connected people in government.
In Edinburgh, the council which runs the city, has granted licence
applications for 15 saunas.
The decision was unanimous.
Many saunas are child brothels run by gangsters.
*Sex slave traffickers are profiting from misery of sauna girls in Scottish
capital*
*Edinburgh*
An anti-trafficking group, TARA, say they have helped girls to escape... more »
Onward And Upward-- Good Guys Always Win In The End
The first time he ran for Congress, Alan Grayson lost the primary. Two
years later Blue America encouraged him to run again and he did. Derided by
the political Establishment in Florida and in DC, he beat their favorite in
the primary and went on to beat the incumbent Republican congressman in the
November general. He then went on to inspire millions of Americans
desperate for political leaders who could and would stand up to the
conservative consensus that dominates Beltway politics. And when Grayson
lost in 2010, he started working on the 2012 race. Blue America was with
him eve... more »
The Israeli Nightmare
Land Destroyer
Peace in Israel is the establishment's worst nightmare.
*an editorial by Tony Cartalucci*
*November 10, 2012* - Israel is an excuse, a mandate, a perpetual casus
belli, and both an ideological as well as literal beachhead in the Middle
East. Created and propped up by the West, in particular the US and United
Kingdom, it has served as the medium through which Western foreign policy
flows in and out of the Arab, and to a greater extent, the Muslim World.
It is through a carefully cultivated strategy of tension that this
perpetual casus belli is maintained. Without the... more »
Armchair Warriors
For Stephen Harper's Conservatives, war is a big deal -- as long as it
generates good ad copy. This government is spending $28 million to
commemorate a war that happened two hundred years ago. But, as veterans
gather at the War Memorial on Parliament Hill tomorrow, they will be
engaged in yet another battle with the Harperites to remember the soldiers
who have returned from Canada's wars -- most recently the War in
Afghanistan. Tom Walkom writes in today's *Toronto Star*:
This week’s appearance on Parliament Hill of disabled veterans and military
widows critical of the government... more »
Untitled
*Chris Ivory has another chance to shine on Sunday against Falcons*
'I am doing everything I can' - apart from watching defamatory programmes before they are broadcast, that is.
This screen grab shows the BBC's problem regarding the Lord McAlpine
defamation
George Entwistle is doing everything he can but George Entwistle also
admits that he didn't see the Newsnight report, which led to Lord McAlpine
being wrongly implicated in child sexual abuse, before it was broadcast.
Somewhat too late George Entwistle says that the Newsnight film should not
have been broadcast.
What gives me hope is the news that Lord McAlpine is seriously considering
taking legal action against the BBC:
'"Then we have to look at Newsnight and... the way in which they behaved,
the way... more »
Untitled
*Treme Gumbo Festival Today!*
*Corps releases evaluation of Isaac's storm surge ~Amy Wold*
*St. John Parish leaders, residents react to Corps report on Isaac*
*Missouri Governor Nixon asks Corps of Engineers to preserve water flow on
the Mississippi River*
*Oil-spill repairs’ pace too slow, state claims ~Nikki Buskey*
*Louisianans bring goodwill and good food to storm-ravaged NYC*
How To Raise Tax Revenue From The Rich Without Increasing Tax Rates
According to the Tax Policy Center, if we cap itemized deductions at
$50,000 and keep tax rates as they are today, we would raise $749 billion
in tax revenue over ten years. Moreover, according to the TPC's distribution
table, 96.2 percent of the extra revenue would come from the top
quintile, with 79.9 percent from the top one percent.
This may be the germ of a possible deal between President Obama and Speaker
Boehner: The speaker agrees to this tax hike if the president agrees to
some fundamental reform of the entitlements, such as gradually but
significantly raising the age of e... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 10th November 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 09:10:26 UTC
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:10:26 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
15.345°S, 173.080°W
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 miles)
Region
TONGA
Distances
98 km (60 miles) NE of Hihifo, Tonga
Caturday Blogging: Kiss My Ass edition
You *know* that's what Popeye's saying to us even in his sleep.
So what atrocities have *you* been documenting?
The Israeli Nightmare
Peace in Israel is the establishment's worst nightmare.
*an editorial by Tony Cartalucci*
*November 10, 2012* - Israel is an excuse, a mandate, a perpetual casus
belli, and both an ideological as well as literal beachhead in the Middle
East. Created and propped up by the West, in particular the US and United
Kingdom, it has served as the medium through which Western foreign policy
flows in and out of the Arab, and to a greater extent, the Muslim World.
It is through a carefully cultivated strategy of tension that this
perpetual casus belli is maintained. Without the constant perceiv... more »
Tell Washington We Need The National Labelling Of GMOs
Click on the below link to:
*Tell Washington - we need labeling of GE foods!*
Tuesday was a huge moment in the movement to label GMOs. Although Prop 37
was defeated in California, 4.6 million citizens are now on record
supporting labeling, and millions more Americans are now aware of the fight
to label genetically engineered foods.
*Our task now is to advocate unflinchingly for national labeling of
genetically engineered foods. Our families, our kids, deserve no less.*
With President Obama re-elected, we will continue to demand that he honor
the commitment he made to food transpare... more »
Occupy Sandy: Onetime protesters find new cause
Image: Associated Press/Craig Ruttle - With their mother nearby, Mario
Pineda, 12, pushes his brother Walter Rivera, 5, along a dark street full
of debris after picking up some food at an Occupy Sandy outreach center
The social media savvy that helped Occupy protesters create a grass-roots
global movement last year — one that ultimately collapsed under its
leaderless format — is proving a strength as members fan out across New
York to deliver aid including hot meals, medicine and blankets.
They're the ones who took food and water to Glenn Nisall, a 53-year-old
resident of Queens' ha... more »
Let The Bells Ring For Peace on Armistice Day This November 11, 2012
Source: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
*Ring bells on Armistice Day!*
To whom this may concern,
On November 11, 1918 the guns of the "War to end wars" finally fell silent
after more than *29,000,000* *soldiers* had been killed or wounded. *Bells
rang out across the world to celebrate the silence*, and in 1938, Congress
declared *Armistice Day, November 11*, a national holiday, "*to be
dedicated to the* *cause of world peace*."
Congress changed the holiday to "Veterans Day" in 1954, to include World
War II. In 2008, the Veterans For Peace (VFP) convention voted to return to
... more »
Syria: 'Casualties After Syrian Rebels Detonate two Cars filled with Explosives'
The blasts were reportedly followed by clashes between regime forces and
rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.
Activists said dozens of members of the Syrian security forces were killed
when two cars loaded with explosives drove into a military camp.
http://news.sky.com/story/1009645/syria-casualties-after-two-large-blasts
Turkey Helicopter Crash: 17 Troops Killed
Seventeen Turkish soldiers have died after their helicopter crashed in
southeastern Turkey in bad weather, an official has said.
The Sikorsky aircraft came down on Herekol mountain, in the Pervari
district of Siirt province, according to local governor Ahmet Aydin.
The victims were members of gendarmerie special forces, he said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1009638/turkey-helicopter-crash-17-troops-killed
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA - 10th November 2012
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 09:41:30 UTC
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 12:41:30 AM at epicenter
Location
58.649°N, 153.110°W
Depth
60.1 km (37.3 miles)
Region
KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
Distances
66 km (41 miles) N (350°) from Aleneva, AK
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake FLORES REGION, INDONESIA - 10th November 2012
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 09:06:51 UTC
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 05:06:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
8.886°S, 120.611°E
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
10 km (6 miles) WSW of Muting, Indonesia
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE - 10th November 2012
Magnitude ML 4.0
Region ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Date time 2012-11-10 08:35:09.0 UTC
Location 23.89 S ; 67.69 W
Depth 231 km
Distances 204 km SE Calama, Chile
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 10th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.7
Region NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
Date time 2012-11-10 07:57:50.7 UTC
Location 4.62 S ; 153.59 E
Depth 135 km
Distances 150 km E Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION - 10th November 2012
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 06:27:18 UTC
Friday, November 09, 2012 at 10:27:18 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
49.420°N, 128.264°W
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Distances
154 km (95 miles) SSW of Port Hardy, Canada
Hypocrisy: US Destroys Syria While Propping Up Cambodian Dictator
US funds terrorists to overthrow Syrian government based on "humanitarian
concerns," while US President Obama to lend legitimacy to
"dictator-for-life" Hun Sen of Cambodia with upcoming visit.
Tony Cartalucci
AltThaiNews
November 10, 2012
The US President shaking hands with Cambodian dictator Hun Sen in 2010.The
United States and its allies have maintained that their commitment to
supporting militants operating inside of Syria is based on "humanitarian
concerns" and in helping "oust a dictator." The US has recently handpicked
the Syrian opposition, and has pledged funds and logis... more »
LORD McALPINE INNOCENT; OTHERS ARE NOT
*Steven Messham, who was sexually abused while resident at a children's
home in Wales.*
*
*Adults are not always very good at remembering the exact details of things
that happened when they were children and young teens.
*
*Steve Messham, former resident of the children's home Bryn Estyn, has now
offered 'sincere and humble apologies' to Lord McAlpine and his family.
He says: *'After seeing a picture in the past hour of the individual
concerned, this [is] not the person I identified by photograph presented to
me by the police in the early 1990s, who told me the man in the photograph ... more »
The Turning Point: The Full Length Film
5 November 2012
Press For Truth Presents: The Turning Point
You have been selected to attend the 60th Bilderberg conference in
Chantilly, Virginia from May 31 - June 3, 2012. This conference brings
together leaders of business, economics, media, finance, politics and
military in a forum which will allow for open and off the record
discussions of current events and global issues.
I must stress that this meeting is SECRET and by invitation only. We
operate under Chatham House Rules, meaning you are not permitted to discuss
anything that is said during the conference to members of t... more »
D. Ravitch: the President sends out mixed messages about education.
Quoted in the Huffington Post, Diane Ravitch commented on President Obama’s
future education policies (http://tinyurl.com/amyjkne).
"My worst fear is it'll continue to be the same. His education policy is
indistinguishable from Mitt Romney's, aside from vouchers. It's based on
test test test test."
She also noted that "The president sends out mixed messages. He says he
doesn't want teachers teaching to the test, and that he likes that his
daughter's school doesn't focus to the test, but I wish someone can get
across the idea to him that he should want that for other children."
I k... more »
New Malaria Protocol Targets blood Stream
This is promising. If it becomes possible to eliminate one hundred
percent of the parasitic load, then it may become possible to target
disease eradication itself through planned isolation that blocks any chance
of reinfection until a district is cleansed. It has been done before, but
this drug could make it quick enough to allow other fast acting tools to be
applied cheaply.
Cleansing Terra of malaria is a richly to be desired objective. We have
done it and can do it with the right tools.
Again this discovery promises to take time and it may turn out to simply
not ... more »
Coconut Oil Healthy?
Sometimes our headline writers must be called to account. The argument
against coconut oil is just as strong as the one for. The real problem is
that we are not sure if such natural oils are generally good or bad without
igniting an argument. So get over it.
If we could agree that the olive oil blend is pretty good, then its
emulator canola oil is a fine substitute until we begin introducing extra
virgin canola oil that tastes great. It is real and it is great.
The best advice is to not eat too much of anything and quit this nonsense
while we are squarely behind. ... more »
Navel Lasers Deployed in Two Years
They are obviously getting ready to implement laser weapons which will be
first generation and at the first threshold of effective power. In other
words good enough to replace something.
The rest of the weapon suite will take a little longer if not much longer.
Yet crews will now become familiar with them and learn to trust them.
This also suggests that they could be installed on aircraft as we know
that they have experimentally.
Obviously the power output is presently huge. It must be able to knock
something down.
*Navy’s Top Geek Says Laser Arsenal Is Just Two ... more »
EEStor's Steady Progress
Getting information about EEStor has been difficult and frustrating,
particularly because it is a research in process. Today's bright idea and
surefire solution ends up in the dustbin in a week to be replaced with a
new bright idea. Reporting on untested bright ideas turns out to be often
misleading.
What this report makes quite clear is that EEStor is far ahead of any
other group in its approach to energy storage. On the other hand, they
still have to make it work but that appears to happening.
As usual optimism produced foreshortened time expectations which always
... more »
Petraeus quits just DAYS before he was due to testify at Benghazi hearings as FBI probes 'massive national security threat'
The dramatic resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus threatens to
undermine next week’s hearings on the deadly attack at the U.S.
Consulate
in Libya and could pose severe security risks at a highly sensitive
time,
it has been revealed. Petraeus resigned as head of the main U.S. spy
agency
on Friday, saying he had engaged in an extramarital affair and
acknowledging that he 'showed extremely poor judgment.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230824/CIA-head-Petraeus-quit-DAYS-Benghazi-hearings-FBI-probe-massive-national-security-threat.html
Statement to Employees from Gen. David Petraeus (US Army Retired)
Statement to Employees from General David H. Petraeus (US Army Retired)
November 9, 2012
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to
be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA.
After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by
engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as
a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. This
afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation.
As I depart Langley, I want you to know that it has been the greatest o... more »
Fermi may be seeing a 6 GeV WIMP, too
*According to the internal counter, this text is the 5,000th published blog
entry on this blog.*
At a Fermi Telescope Symposium, the Fermi Collaboration revealed its
opinion about the celebrated Christoph Weniger's \(130\GeV\) line:
Search for gamma-ray spectral lines in the Milky Way diffuse with the Fermi
Large Area Telescope (PDF by Andrea Albert)
As Jester mentions, the glass they offer is half-full or half-empty,
according to your personal taste. There's some confessed excess near
\(135\GeV\), which is their new central value of the energy after some
adjustments, but they only... more »
Franco Banfi goes hunting for an anaconda in the Amazon - and surfaces to find an 26ft long monster
These remarkable images show the enormous 26-foot (eight metre) anacondas
of Mato Grosso in Brazil searching for prey in the murky depths.
They were captured by brave diver and snake enthusiast Franco Banfi, 53,
who joined the beasts in their natural habitat armed only with a camera.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230499/Diver-braves-waters-swim-deadly-26-foot-anaconda.html
HSBC 'held offshore accounts for criminals': Bank accused of helping customers launder money by opening thousands of accounts in Jersey
Britain's
biggest bank HSBC has been dragged into yet another potential
scandal over claims that it set up offshore accounts in Jersey for
suspected drug-dealers and fraudsters.
HM Revenue & Customs launched an investigation after a
whistleblower leaked
details of £700million allegedly held in more than 4,000 accounts hidden
in
the island tax haven.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230349/HSBC-accused-setting-thousands-tax-evading-accounts-Jersey-including-drugs-arms-dealers.html
Nine 'members of Rochdale sex gang' appear in court accused of raping and exploiting 15-year-old girl
The defendants, pictured, are accused of committing various sexual offences
separately against the teenager between 2008 and 2009. Bury magistrates
committed the case to Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court when the case
will next be heard on November 30 for a preliminary hearing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230673/Nine-men-appear-court-accused-sexually-exploiting-underage-girl-Rochdale.html
Former Mossad chief: Israel, Jewish people benefitted from 9/11
Video and text found at *ZionCrimeFactory*:
*Interviewer*: That reputation could also backfire can’t it? After 9/11,
for instance, there were conspiracies all over, certainly within the Arab
world but even beyond that, that Mossad was the only one who had the power
and the strength and the organizational skills to pull off something that
spectacular — somehow Israel was behind that for political gain. Do you
feel that’s the dark side of the reputation of Mossad?
*Efraim Halevy*: Well, like everything in life, there’s a downside to the
mystique as well. On 9/11, I was head of the Mos... more »
IMF and EU face tough choices on Greek debt
Greece has moved a step away from bankruptcy with parliament's approval of
new reforms, but its debt pile still threatens its solvency and its
international creditors have yet to agree even how big it is.
Inspectors from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the
International Monetary Fund -- together known as the troika -- have been in
Athens on and off since July trying to establish whether Greece will ever
be able to pay back everything it owes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/08/us-eurozone-greece-troika-idUSBRE8A710A20121108
Gunfight at Sri Lanka's biggest prison kills 27
At least 27 people were killed and a senior police officer seriously
wounded in a gunfight in Sri Lanka's biggest prison that began when police
came under fire from inmates, officials and police said on Saturday.
The army brought the violence under control before dawn and freed staff
held hostage at the Welikada prison in the capital Colombo, jail officials
and military said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/10/us-srilanka-prison-idUSBRE8A905F20121110
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake JAVA, INDONESIA - 10th November 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 06:05:26 UTC
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 01:05:26 PM at epicenter
Location
7.472°S, 106.668°E
Depth
51.1 km (31.8 miles)
Region
JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances
64 km (40 miles) SSW (196°) from Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 10th November 2012
Magnitude ML 4.3
Region TAIWAN
Date time 2012-11-10 04:42:56.1 UTC
Location 23.32 N ; 121.67 E
Depth 24 km
Distances 38 km E Yuli, Taiwan
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 10th November 2012
Magnitude ML 4.2
Region TAIWAN
Date time 2012-11-10 02:22:31.8 UTC
Location 22.64 N ; 120.88 E
Depth 12 km
Distances 30 km SW Taitung, Taiwan
Mark Andrews Wins his job back with the Police, Despite assaulting A 60-year-old woman
A police sergeant who was sacked despite being cleared of assaulting a
woman in a custody suite must be given his job back, a High Court judge has
ruled.
Sgt Mark Andrews was jailed in 2010 for assaulting 60-year-old Pamela
Somerville, then had his conviction quashed on appeal.
He was sacked by Wiltshire Police but an appeals tribunal ordered him to be
reinstated.
http://news.sky.com/story/1009425/assault-case-police-sergeant-wins-his-job-back
Canada, The Road To Facism(chapters 9-10)
*Written by Robin Mathews*
*The Battle for a Canadian Economy and a Canadian Voice*
*(Pages 111-125)*
Pierre Trudeau swept onto the Canadian political scene like a prairie fire.
Trudeaumania really happened. He was never, however – until perhaps late in
his career – committed to the idea of real independence for Canada. Walter
Gordon was uneasy about Trudeau from the beginning, as he had good reason
to be.
I was asked, of course, how I could support Trudeau for the leadership in
view of the fact he was supposed to be lukewarm on the independence issue
about which I have always... more »
Amaia Egana Suicide Death Jump As Bailiffs Move In, Spain
A mother in Spain jumped to her death as bailiffs approached to evict her
from her fourth-floor flat, officials have said.
Amaia Egana's death was the country's second apparent suicide linked to
evictions, with authorities under mounting pressure to ease tough mortgage
laws.
Around 500 evictions are being carried out each day across Spain, which is
beset by a sinking economy.
http://news.sky.com/story/1009579/spain-suicide-death-jump-as-bailiffs-move-in
CIA Director Petraeus Quits Over Affair
CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned over an extramarital affair -
which officials say was uncovered by an FBI investigation.
According to his letter of resignation, General Petraeus asked President
Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign, and on Friday the
president accepted.
http://news.sky.com/story/1009514/cia-director-petraeus-quits-over-affair
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 9th November 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Friday, November 09, 2012 at 22:35:17 UTC
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 07:35:17 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.814°N, 141.461°E
Depth
100.4 km (62.4 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
80 km (50 miles) NE (39°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
2.7 Magnitude Earthquake MISSISSIPPI - 10th November 2012
Magnitude
2.7
Date-Time
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 04:24:12 UTC
Friday, November 09, 2012 at 10:24:12 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
30.111°N, 88.073°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles)
Region
MISSISSIPPI
Distances
12 km (7 miles) ENE of Dauphin Island, Alabama
Petraeus resigns over affair
Few details but just now, CIA head David Petraeus resigned because of an
extra-martial affair. All the smart people are saying he had to do it
because, blackmail. Not sure how that works once the affair has been
admitted. What leverage does the rejected lover have once it's made public?
Always being the outlier, I'm not a fan of his at all, but I find it hard
to believe he would compromise national security for sex. Think it's more
likely he had a fling with a younger woman, because that's what men so
often do at that stage of marriage, and wants to spare his wife and family
the me... more »
Sunday Classics preview: "If you don't love me, I love you, and if I love you, watch out" -- meet La Carmencita
*Keep your eye on the flower*: *We're in the square in Seville outside the
cigarette factory where the charismatic gypsy *CARMEN* and the other
cigarette girls work.*CARMEN* has just sung her *Habañera* (which we'll be
coming back to in a moment) to the assembled soldiers and assorted other
drooling males. As our excerpt begins she has been surrounded by a group of
importuning young men. The only man paying no attention to her the young
Basque sergeant *DON JOSÉ.
CARMEN *looks at the young men one after the other, leaves the circle
they've formed around her, and goes straight up to... more »
Indigenous Alliance without Borders: Youth Border Action Festival and Teach-In
YOUTH BORDER ACTION FESTIVAL and TEACH-IN
Saturday, November 17th 10am to 8pm
John Valenzuela Youth Center 1550 S. 6th Ave. South Tucson, AZ
ContactJose Matus Telephone520-979-2125Emailalianzaindigena@gmail.com
Websitewww.indigenousalliance.org
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Indigenous Alliance Without Borders will be holding
it’s first annual Youth Gathering in commemoration and celebration of
November Native American Heritage Month. The purpose is to bring together
youth and elders to share, unite and learn, to identify the different
indigenous peoples, neighbors and territories, and to s... more »
An Open Letter to Rachel Notley, MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona
I will preface this post with the following -
Generally, I don't comment on political topics that often. Mostly, this
stems from my general disdain for politicians in general. Also, it is
connected to my workplace and one thing I've learned over the course of my
working life is that its never a smart idea to bite the hand that feeds
you. In this case, though I thought I'd make an exception as there has
been an issue floating around that has generated some chatter, namely the
issue of a random drug testing policy for one of the big sites here.
A local union took issue with this... more »
Hugo Chavez to Obama: Stop Invading Countries, Focus on Your Country's Social Woes
Published on Friday, November 9, 2012 by Common Dreams
Hugo Chavez to Obama: Stop Invading Countries, Focus on Your Country's
Social Woes
Chavez slams "superelite" that exploits US
- Common Dreams staff
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on Thursday urged newly re-elected
President Obama to "stop invading" other countries and "think about his own
country" which suffers from social and economic problems.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaking about Obama's reelection. Chavez
made the comments during a cabinet council meeting broadcast on the state
channel, VTV.
"President Obama has ... more »
There's Petraeus, and then the Lockheed Martin guy, married straight guys who can't keep it in their pants -- did gay marriage make them do it?
*I. PETRAEUS*
from Slate.com
*II. THE LOCKHEED MARTIN GUY*
from washingtonpost.com
*III. HUH???*
Don't ask me what goes through these guys' heads, these great Defenders of
Freedom and the National Security, Bulwarks of the Great White West. Is it
possible that they don't know, while they're getting theirs, that they're
doing something that, as soon as it's found out, will end their careers?
Surely the most logical explanation -- though I haven't run it past those
lions of the National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher and Brian
Brown -- is that it must have something t... more »
Shocked, shocked to find that illicit sex is going on in here
The Petraeus "sex scandal" had exploded. Rumor and conspiracy theories
abound. However, it does appear the other woman is Paula Broadwell, author
of the unfortunately entitled biography All In.
Twitter is snarking: Ah the classic spurned lover tries to hack your email,
except you're the director of the CIA, so the FBI notices, gambit.
Looking at this photo, I suspect that may well turn out to be the story. I
see an older guy giddy from the attention from a young, attractive, adoring
fan girl.
[photo via Steve Hynd and emptywheel]
It's not impossible that there's some dark nefari... more »
#RoadTrip : So where is the gay car now?
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Drawing adverse inferences from failure to produce evidence
*Parris v. Laidley*, 2012 ONCA 755 makes clear that drawing an adverse
inference from a failure to produce evidence is dangerous. Such should only
be done if it is very clear the evidence should, could and ought to have
been called. The dangers of such an inference being overturned on appeal
suggest it may be prudent not to seek they be drawn. The Court holds:
[2] Drawing adverse inferences from failure to produce evidence is
discretionary. The inference should not be drawn unless it is warranted in
all the circumstances. What is required is a case-specific inquiry into ... more »
Our Galaxy’s Black Hole Is Getting Angry
http://gizmodo.com/5959121/our-galaxys-black-hole-is-getting-angry
Our Galaxy’s Black Hole Is Getting Angry
By Jamie Condliffe
The black hole at the center of our galaxy isn't happy. In fact, it's
spitting out its biggest X-ray flares ever, which are a hundred times more
powerful than anything it's ever produced before.
It's not clear why it eject X-rays like this, but it sure looks angry when
it does—just like in this image, which was captured by NASA's Chandra X-Ray
Observatory. [The Astrophysical Journal via New Scientist]
Image by NASA/MIT/F. Baganoff et al.
Commentary by Terrance Nelson 'Nits make lice'
*Nits Make Lice*
**
*By Terrance Nelson, Roseau River Ojibway*
*Censored News*
*http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com*
**
**
**
*they send out a little girl about six years old with a white flag on a
stick; she had not proceeded but a few steps when she was shot and killed. *
* *
* *
**
*(In a public speech made in Denver not long before this massacre, Colonel
Chivington advocated the killing and scalping of all Indians, even infants.
"Nits make lice!" he declared.)*
* *
*Robert Bent, who was riding unwillingly with Colonel Chivington, said that
when they came in sight of the camp "I sa... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Energetic Release Occurs as Entanglements Dissolve
Energetic Release Occurs as Entanglements Dissolve
by ÉirePort
Energetic release occurs as entanglements dissolve. Arboreal expansion
enables universal awareness of Higher Consciousness levels for all humans.
Freedom comes from within Hue-manity, from within Gaia. And is
observed/reflected in the outer 3D.
All is prelude to planetary consciousness raising.
Monitor inner thoughts. Release restrictives. Embrace expansives.
ÉirePort | November 9, 2012 at 21:07
You've heard of Build-A-Bear?
Here's Builder Bears!
Relief for discrimination limited to claims before a hearing tribunal
Moore v British Columbia 2012 SCC 61 rather unexpectedly rules in favour of
a claim of discrimination under the BC Human Rights Code for a case of
dyslexia. In so doing, however, the Court limited the relief granted and
held that it is improper for a human rights tribunal to make sweeping
orders that would alleviate discrimination against parties not before the
tribunal. The Court rules:
[64] But the remedy must flow from the claim. In
this case, the claim was made on behalf of Jeffrey, and the evidence giving
concrete support to the claim all centred on... more »
Abuse Allegations: Media and Power
Guest post (courtesy of Twitlonger) from @catherinebuca.
The news isn't Schofield or Watson or *Newsnight* or people talking on the
internet; the news is why children have had their complaints of abuse
ignored, and are still having them ignored. The news is if, how, why and by
whom investigations into these alleged crimes have been circumscribed. The
news is what kind of power circulates in society in order to protect
certain people no matter their crime.
This is nothing but distraction.
I felt like what happened yesterday with Schofield and C4 News was
something of a tipping poi... more »
Provisional Ballots Spoiled By Restrictive State Law, ACLU of Arizona Says
ACLUAZ
Jon O'Neill
PHOENIX – A restrictive Arizona law helped invalidate thousands of ballots
cast in the 2008 election, a new report by the ACLU of Arizona shows. The
disfranchised voters, more than 13,000 of them, used provisional ballots,
an option meant to help people who, for many reasons, wind up at the wrong
precinct on Election Day. But Arizona law requires that even a provisional
ballot be cast in the right precinct. All voters leave the polls expecting
their ballots to be counted. But for one in every 10 Arizona voters who
cast a provisional ballot in 2008, they didn't.... more »
Pleiadian Contactee, Robert Potter, on Coast to Coast AM Radio Show Last Night
Robert Potter is an associate of Cobra's who's doing much the organizing
work behind Cobra's Laguna Beach Conference November 23, 2012.
I met Robert Potter about a month ago for lunch. He is a charming man, an
energetically very much like myself. He felt like a long lost relative is
the only way I know to describe his energy and personality. He felt like
family. I don't know why he feels that way to me.
He's an interesting man, and his adventures with Dr Fred Bell are quite
amazing tales. They'd make a good movie screenplay. I don't know a whole
lot about him or th... more »
U.S. Media Whitewashes Al-Qaeda's Atrocities In Syria
"One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by
absurdities than by sensible ideas." - Napoleon.
At first, the U.S. media ignored the heavy presence of Jihadist terrorists
in Syria because such coverage would deviate from the official line that
the anti-Assad rebels are democratic-minded freedom fighters who are worth
backing with U.S. money and arms.
But, after a while, the *official narrative unraveled*. The media couldn't
hide the reality anymore so they changed their strategy, choosing instead
to celebrate the aggressiveness of the terrorists and the... more »
Can Conservatives Win Again?
That's the question pundits are asking in the wake of Barack Obama's
election win. Though there wasn't a great deal in it - 60m vs 57m, give
or
take a few hundred thousand here and there, it would appear everyone
with
an opinion is using this opportunity to write the obituary of American
Conservatism. People are pointing to the Democrats winning the popular
votein five out of the last six contests, and the observation that the
GOP and
its increasingly deranged base are politically incapable of facing up to
demographic
change. Fold this in with several progressive outcomes to local re... more »
Iranian attack on US drone – payback for Khartoum bombing?
http://www.debka.com/article/22512/Iranian-attack-on-US-drone-%E2%80%93-payback-for-Khartoum-bombing-
La Honorable Maestra Cobb In Tucson Nov 13-19!!!
*Nov. 13-19th 2012 – In Tucson*
*Maestra Angelbertha Cobb of Xicoxixico,*
*Sierra de Puebla, Mexico*
"*Maestra Angelbertha Cobb of Xiloxixico from the Sierra de Puebla, Mexico
should not exist. By all rights, she defies the rules of Western knowledge
- defies the accepted historical, archaeological, anthropological and
linguistic narratives of this continent. Maestra Cobb is a living treasure,
a repository of memory and a link to all of Indigenous America. She can
speak with Hopi elders in mutually intelligible conversations in her own
native Nahuatl language. Nahuatl, Mexicano or... more »
Petraeus Quits CIA, Confesses to Affair
Former Pentagon wunderkind and current CIA Director David Petraeus has
resigned. In a statement the man once thought a candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination admitted to an extra-marital affair.
“*After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment
by engaging in an extramarital affair,” Mr. Petraeus wrote. “Such behavior
is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization
such as ours. This afternoon, the president graciously accepted my
resignation.*”
And Dave is sharing the day with another prominent philanderer,
Lockheed-M... more »
Akwesasne raising funds for Pine Ridge winter supplies
Video fundraiser presentation Nov 17, at the seniors building 4:00pm to
6:00pm, to get supplies to Pine Ridge. Come out and help or send donations
to help the journey .. yakoke
Pearl Means: Honoring Russell Means
*The next honoring of Russell Means in February*
*By Pearl Means*
*Censored News*
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Hello our relatives. We have completed the four sacred days in preparation
for sending Russell Means’ spirit on his journey and his ashes have been
scattered at Yellow Thunder in the Lakota sacred holy land, the He Sapa
(Black Hills).
On behalf of the family I want to extend our appreciation and gratitude for
all of the ceremonies, prayers, good words, and messages that we have
received from friends and allies around the world. Russell was a man of the
People and we... more »
Get Filibuster Reform Right
It's looking more and more as if something will happen on filibuster
reform. Greg has a total of 50 Members of the new Senate on record as supporting
at least some kind of reform. That includes the Majority Leader, which
makes some action at least somewhat likely.
The key to filibuster reform, however, is getting it right. And that's not
easy.
There's a lot of bunk on filibusters, including in proposals from Senators,
who should know better. For examples, there's been a flap for some time
about trying to prevent "secret" holds. The problem is that making holds
public wasn't likely ... more »
Podcast No. 13 – A Conversation with Nick Onuf (mp3)
The thirteenth Duck of Minerva podcast features Nicholas Onuf. Nick is one
of the “founding parents” of contemporary constructivism. His book, World
of Our Making: Rules and Rule in Social Theory and International
Relation – which has been reissued by Routledge — introduced the term to
describe an approach to the study of world politics. The podcast is
Continue reading
Which Way Will The Republican Party Go Next?
We didn't post the silly video above as a demonstration of right-wing
problems with basic math and basic logic. We posted it as part of the
developing narrative about the possible impending Republican Party civil
war. Hold in abeyance for a moment that Bryan Fischer is certifiably insane
and instead just concentrate on his points setting up a dispute between
politicized religious fanatics and more mainstream conservative Republican
Establishment types.
By the time Romney's circuits were being shut down, staffers trying to get
home by cab after the victory party, found that their ... more »
Two Columns
This comparison is posted without comment for your edification.
"Mitt Romney can teach Stephen Harper much about sleazy politics"
At its worst, it was an organized multi-year campaign to rig the U.S.
election, with charges of Republican-organized voter suppression,
intimidation and fraud.
The tactics included fake robocalls telling voters of changes in poll
locations, stiff new voter ID laws, closing advance polls early or holding
them on a single day, strict voter registration lists, questionable purging
of voter lists and voting-day polling station intimidation.
It’s a lineup that ... more »
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