New Book Probes the Bush “Family of Secrets”
What does it say about the American political system that someone like George W. Bush was able to ascend to the highest office in the land, despite his meager and ambiguous record?
The Credit Crunch that Isn't -- Another Political Fast One
The media and the political interventionists have insisted that a huge credit crunch is going on that "proves" the failure of financial capitalism and the free market in general.
What is a work is another political "fast one" to rationalize and justify the growth of the interventionist-welfare state.
The SEC Makes Wall Street More Fraudulent
The mainstream reaction to the Bernard Madoff scandal was inevitable. Whenever a government regulatory agency proves itself to be incredibly incompetent or corrupt, the respectable media swoop in to declare that the "free market" has failed and the agency in question obviously needs more money and power.
Israeli Wiretappers, the NSA, and 9/11
James Bamford has done another great deed for the public by revealing the extent of the NSA's wiretapping on U.S. soil, and how the NSA sub-contracts the vast majority of its work to Israeli high-tech firms bristling with "former" Israeli military intelligence agents
Food terrorism tops 2009 safety scare list
Economic terrorism and deadly strains of E. coli are among the main food safety issues that manufacturers could face in the US in 2009, according to a law firm which represents victims of food-borne illness outbreaks.
German mogul kills self over financial meltdown
German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire, which included interests ranging from pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.
Israeli fighters penetrate into Lebanon
Israeli warplanes have reportedly overflown southern Lebanon amid speculation that Tel Aviv may be seeking to provoke Hezbollah.
Shares skyrocket as Porsche takes over Volkswagen
German luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car manufacturer, after purchasing more than 50 percent of VW shares, Porsche said.
U.S. judge revives lawsuit over Bush wiretaps
A defunct Islamic charity in Oregon that says it was illegally wiretapped by federal authorities can pursue its lawsuit challenging President Bush's clandestine eavesdropping program, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Monday.
Constitutionality of FISA to be Reviewed
A federal appeals court in Oregon will hold a hearing next month on a government appeal of a 2007 judicial ruling that said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is unconstitutional.
Kissinger calls on Obama to create a New World Order
Henry Kissinger discusses Israel's invasion of Gaza, endorses President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet selections and calls on Obama to create a New World Order out of the current state of global affairs. Or as he calls it, a "great opportunity", not a "crisis".
Israel 'expands' Gaza offensive
Israeli forces have widened their attacks in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, reports say.
Toyota orders 11-day output halt as sales slump
Toyota Motor Corp is to halt production at its Japanese plants for 11 days in February and March as a sharp slide in U.S. sales has left dealers' lots full of unsold cars.
Media rights group slam Israel’s treatment of press
Israel deliberately targeted Hamas-run media installations in its bombing campaign on Gaza and is practising media censorship, a journalist rights group said on Monday.
Obama Said to Favor $775 Billion for Stimulus Plan
President-elect Barack Obama told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he favors a price tag of about $775 billion for the U.S. economic stimulus plan, a Democratic aide said.
Killer Chemtrails: The Shocking Truth
This video provides a surreal but factual summary of the chemtrail phenomenon and the effect that chemtrails are having on the environment.
It is important to distinguish between contrails and chemtrails. Contrails are streaks of condensed water vapor created in the air by jet airplanes at high altitudes. Contrails can exist in two forms: water droplet and ice crystal. Contrails typically become visible about a wingspans distance behind an aircraft flying at high altitude. The trail dissipates quite quickly, usually within a minute or so. Chemtrails, on the other hand, are visible directly behind an aircraft, with little or no gap between the aircraft and the start of the trail. Chemtrails are said to vary from contrails in their length of persistence. Chemtrails do not dissipate quickly; they tend to form into mushy clouds which can block sunlight.
Israel’s slaughter of innocent Palestinians is morally outrageous
By Joseph Levine
Israel’s current assault on Gaza has sparked controversy in the mainstream press. But for all their differences, critics and supporters share a fundamental assumption: that Israel, as a Western industrial democracy, accepts the Enlightenment idea of the absolute value of individual human lives, and recognizes the inalienable rights that stem from it.
Venezuela Ends U.S. Heating Aid
With sagging oil prices putting pressure on its own budget, the government of Venezuela has ended its three-year-old, $100 million program providing home heating-oil assistance for poor Americans in 23 states.
Dick Cheney: Evil Loves a Vacuum
By Martin LeFevre
Revelations about the inner workings of the Bush Administration are coming fast and furious as the Bush-Cheney Administration comes to an ignominious end. The truism, ‘nature abhors a vacuum,’ goes a long way toward explaining Cheney’s power. But who and what will step into the vacuum now?
Ebola alert shuts Angolan border
The authorities in Angola say they have closed part of the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
Investors dump $89B in U.S. securities in historic fire sale
As the global financial crisis grew more severe this summer, foreigners sold almost $90 billion of U.S. securities — the greatest quarterly fire sale by overseas investors since the government began keeping track in 1960. U.S. investors also are retrenching; they unloaded about $85 billion worth of foreign holdings in the quarter, says the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
India PM says Pakistan "agencies" linked to attack
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan on Tuesday of acting irresponsibly, saying November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbor's official agencies.
Obama's intel picks short on direct experience
President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.
New video shows officer shooting man in the back
"One officer was kneeling over his neck and head, and another standing over him," Burris said. "He was not kicking, and one officer was pulling on his arm. The standing officer pulled out his weapon and, within moments, fired the gun into Mr. Grant's back."
Minnesota Board Certifies Franken Win
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board certified results Monday showing Al Franken, a Democrat, winning the Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, who is expected to challenge the result.
Government Wants Madoff in Jail Now
ederal prosecutors in Manhattan today asked a court to place alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff in jail while they continue developing their case against him. Meanwhile, in Washington a Congressional panel was asking what the SEC could have done to prevent the scandal.
How Waterford Wedgwood cracked
The demise of Waterford Wedgwood - 250 years after Wedgwood was founded in Stoke-on-Trent and 226 years after Waterford began in Ireland - has come as a shock to many.
Push for ceasefire as Gaza death toll soars
INTERNATIONAL efforts to impose a ceasefire in Gaza were underway last night as Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City and the Palestinian death toll from the offensive soared towards 550.
Israel is deliberately attacking the population
Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor in Gaza, tells Sky News that the number of civilians injured and killed in Gaza proves that Israel is deliberately attacking the population.
US troops 'monitoring Rafah crossing'
US troops are helping Egypt prevent "arms smuggling" from tunnels in the Rafah border-crossing, as Israel continues its attacks on Gaza.
Kidnappings in Mexico send shivers across border
The country's spiraling criminality appears not only to be keeping some Mexicans in the United States, but it may also be leading more Mexicans to flee their country.
Bailed out banks still refuse to lend
As the new owner of $172.5 billion of preferred shares and warrants in 208 U.S. financial institutions, the Treasury Department hasn’t succeeded in thawing frozen credit markets, leaving taxpayers propping up an industry that won’t lend to them.
The Poor Are Enslaved in America's Prisons
Jamie and Gladys Scott have been wrongfully convicted for armed robbery and received double life sentences each. No one was murdered or taken to the hospital during this robbery, no one was even injured. The transcripts state that 9, 10 or 11 dollars was stolen. They have been in prison now for 14 years. FBI Informant in RNC arrests says he stopped violence
To some of the people who know him back home in Texas, Brandon Darby is a traitor.
France braced for 'rebirth of violent left'
Despite claims of exaggeration, government reports insist a new generation of extremists will soon launch a wave of sabotage and bombings
Israel's Looming Catastrophe
By Robert Parry
If Israel continues to engender hatred across the Muslim world – and thus feeds the growth of Islamic extremism – eventually some radical government or group will get hold of a missile or some other means of delivering a payload against Tel Aviv that would wreak mass devastation.
Gaza City residents hunker down
Five civilians die when shells hit a market, while most residents stay indoors to avoid Israeli shelling. 'Anyone who survives this wave, it will be like they were born again,' said one man.
Cell Phones Can And Are Being Used As Bugs
Cell Phones are being used as bugs, taps, tracking, spying ......Dr. Alfred Adams Author of the books Nearing Midnight has put together some clips about how it works. and what you can do to stop it.
Madoff Chasers Dug for Years, to No Avail
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions.
Reports suggest Israeli forces using cluster bombs in Gaza.
Haaretz reports that, as Israeli ground forces entered Gaza yesterday, “hundreds of shells were fired, including cluster bombs aimed at open areas.” FireDogLake’s Siun writes, “The use of cluster bombs — which have a large footprint when initially dropped and then remain a threat for decades — in a location like the Gaza Strip which is so packed with people is horrifying.”
Israel vows no let-up over Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says Palestinian militant group Hamas has suffered a "hard blow", but insists the offensive in Gaza will continue.
Demonstrations continue worldwide over Gaza violence
Demonstrations in Israel's main regional ally Turkey led swelling Muslim protests Sunday over the ground offensive in Gaza, as a Palestinian demonstrator was shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank.
Train search by Border Patrol just another incident from the Constitution-free zone
You're traveling by train. Suddenly, it slows and comes to an unscheduled stop. Armed, uniformed men come aboard with dogs. They question passengers, search luggage and remove one of your fellow travelers for further interrogation. Is this some Cold War-era movie? Nope. It's New Year's Eve on an Amtrak train in California.
Israeli troops and Hamas fighters clash in Gaza City
Israeli soldiers and Hamas militants fought gun battles in the streets of Gaza City for the first time this morning, with Israeli troops going house to house searching for Hamas fighters.
Greece Violence Targets Police
A policeman has been shot in a gun and grenade attack in central Athens carried out by at least two gunmen.
More Groups Than Thought Monitored in Police Spying
The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored -- and labeled as terrorists -- activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes as promoting human rights and establishing bike lanes.
Gaza in perspective
By Deepak Tripathi
The bombing of the Gaza Strip has predictably been justified by Israel and the United States as self-defense by a country under attack from a ‘terrorist’ organization.
Orange drinks with 300 times more pesticide than tap water
The research team called on the Government, the industry and the company to act to remove the chemicals and called for new safety standards to regulate the soft drinks market.
Activist Unmasks Himself as Federal Informant in G.O.P. Convention Case
When the scheduled federal trial begins this month for two Texas men who were arrested during the Republican National Convention on charges of making and possessing Molotov cocktails, one of the major witnesses against them will be a community activist who acted as a government informant.
Bushisms over the years
President George W. Bush will leave behind a legacy of Bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. Some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled statements
Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shells
Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip yesterday. The weapon, used by British and US forces in Iraq, can cause horrific burns but is not illegal if used as a smokescreen.
Israeli army moves on Gaza City as war toll passes 510
Tens of thousands of Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in Gaza early on Monday amid tank, artillery and air strikes, as the death toll from the offensive to end rocket attacks passed 510. U.S. tax dollars at work, helping to bring peace and love to the middle east.
US Again Stops UN Call for Gaza Truce
The United Nations Security Council has failed to agree on a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. US envoy Alejandro Wolff, who refused to support a draft text put forward by Libya, said there was no point in issuing statements that Hamas would ignore.
Franken to be declared Senate victor in Minnesota
Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, a state official said on Sunday.
Urban Tool in Recruiting by the Army: An Arcade
At the Franklin Mills mall here, past the Gap Outlet and the China Buddha Express, is a $13 million video arcade that the Army hopes will become a model for recruitment in urban areas, where the armed services typically have a hard time attracting recruits.
The Iraq War Is Now Illegal
Ongoing combat in Iraq is illegal under US law. As of January 1, Congress' authorization of the war expired.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221
As of Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at least 4,221 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Corporate and Government Policies Spark Food Crisis in America
Americans are losing the ability to feed themselves. Nothing signifies this loss of the golden age in America more than our growing reliance on foreign countries for our food. Yet American’s happily buy their produce from Mexico and their fish from China without giving it a thought.
Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims
Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gaza residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive on the strip.
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza
The refusal of Arab nations to take action to come to the aid of the Palestinians is not because they agree with Israel’s actions, but because they are submissive to the will of the US, which fully supports Israel.
Missing Links (Video)
The missing link to understanding the September 11, 2001 Attack on America and The War on Terrorism.
Missing Links goes where no other 9/11 video has dared to.
A donor's gift soon followed Clinton's help
A developer in New York state donated $100,000 to former President Bill Clinton's foundation in November 2004, around the same time that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure millions of dollars in federal assistance for the businessman's mall project.
Robert Fisk: Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony
How easy it is to snap off the history of the Palestinians, to delete the narrative of their tragedy, to avoid a grotesque irony about Gaza which – in any other conflict – journalists would be writing about in their first reports: that the original, legal owners of the Israeli land on which Hamas rockets are detonating live in Gaza.
