Ever wonder how Corporate America can make money when we Consumers are spending less because most of us have less income? It’s called “tax loopholes”, or “backdoor subsidies”, or “corporate welfare”!
Citizens for Tax Justice, and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, just updated their recent study on how too big to fail Corporate America […] Continue Reading…
April 9, 2012, Gerard Canino, president of New York’s First Class Equities, pled guilty to $66 million USD mortgage fraud scheme.
“As the president and owner of First Class Equities, Gerard Canino should have promoted responsible home ownership and protected the integrity of the mortgage finance industry. Instead, he used his firm to commit a massive […] Continue Reading…
“When a suicide bomber tried to enter the district headquarters, he was stopped by the police but then he detonated his explosives, right at the gate. The explosion was so strong, there are casualties among police and civilians.”-Naser Ahmad Popul, inside the building at the time of the blast.
Big explosion in Herat Province on […] Continue Reading…
April 6, 2012, a 45 year old California man pled guilty to ripping off the United States Postal Service using a trucking company called Golden Pacific Logistics (GPL).
According to the prosecutor the man was awarded $6.4 million USD in contracts to do business with the USPS, of which $4.4 million were fraudulent. His 39 […] Continue Reading…
April 9, 2012, in Baghlan Province an explosion left seven people wounded. Three are Afghan intelligence officers.
Officials say a bomb was placed in a culvert, and exploded as the vehicle carrying the intelligence officers drove over it. Four civilians are wounded as well.
And it has been revealed that despite yesterday’s “deal” signing, U.S. led […] Continue Reading…
“It’s a hard cut off, there is no phase out. Nobody gets squat after December 31!”-Bob Fick, U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. government is ending long term unemployment help (stop calling it “benefits” main stream U.S. media!!!). Emergency unemployment compensation is being reduced from 53 weeks, to just 13. Another program known as extended benefits […] Continue Reading…
U.S. department of Energy reported on April 6, 2012, that radioactive particles of cesium and cobalt are being found on construction materials.
A contractor discovered the contamination. Officials think it could be from the demolition of old buildings in that area of the INL site, which would imply that the buildings were contaminated before being […] Continue Reading…
According to Azerbaijani media, Iran’s Oil Ministry is confirming that their oil exports are dropping due to Western oil sanctions.
Iranian oil officials say Japan has made the biggest cut in oil purchases, despite recently getting an exemption from the United States. Japan cut Iranian oil imports by 28% from January to April 2012.
However, Iran’s […] Continue Reading…
The Washington Post reporting that the United States did indeed spy on Iran using UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones).
The report says the National Security Agency has at least three years worth of drone surveillance data on Iran. The program is being run by the Central Intelligence Agency’s Iran Operations Division (aka Persia House).
April […] Continue Reading…
April 8, 2012, Afghan Interior Affairs Ministry officials say in the past 24 hours Afghan military and police forces killed 16 Mujahideen, and captured 26.
The battles took place in Nangarhar, Faryab, Farah, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Ghazni, Khost and Paktika provinces. They also seized 2,090 kilograms (4,607.7 pounds) of drugs.
In Baghlan Province, Afghan officials claim to […] Continue Reading…