“…in many areas around the country, not only for federal operators, but also for state and local law enforcement and emergency responders in times of crisis.”-Michael C. Kostelnik, retired Air Force general who heads the office that supervises the use of UAVs
It has been revealed that police in North Dakota have been using […] Continue Reading…
Just days after the the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunamis, several Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors went critical, melted down, and some even exploded. But to date (11 December 2011) no decontamination efforts have been carried out by the prefectural or national governments!
A couple of cities, and even neighborhood committees have attempted decontamination of […] Continue Reading…
“This recent string of sub-par showings has raised concerns whether the sales tax will be able to recover enough to meet its targets during the important holiday shopping season.”-Derek Santos, Chief Economist for Idaho
After years of being ‘optimistic’ in his rhetoric regarding the local economy, Idaho’s Butch Otter is finally sounding more realistic: “…for […] Continue Reading…
On March 11, a massive tsunami hit Minamisanriku. If it wasn’t for a young woman, Miki Endo, as well as her boss ordering the residents to escape, many thousands more would have been killed.
Endo and her boss did not survive. They stayed at their posts on the second floor of the town hall building. […] Continue Reading…
“Our question is that if this aircraft belonged to Iran and had violated U.S. territory, how many sessions would the international community and the UN Security Council have held and how many resolutions would they have issued against Iran?”-Esmail Kowsari, Deputy Chairman of the Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee
Kowsari pointed out the […] Continue Reading…
Media sources in the United Kingdom and Canada (members of the Commonwealth, aka British Empire) have upped their pro-war rhetoric against Iran.
Reports said that Iran was preparing forces for “potential external strikes”, and that Iran was “isolated” from the rest of the world (despite the fact that Russia and China have repeatedly told the […] Continue Reading…
According to the Occupy LA website, on December 12, they will attempt to shut down the busiest port in the United States; the Port of Los Angeles, along with the Port of Long Beach.
The Port of Los Angeles is also known as America’s Port.
The OWSers will specifically target a shipping operation owned by Goldman […] Continue Reading…
A pro Iranian news site claims hackers from the United States and Israel have tried to shut down their website.
Press TV, which operates in the United Kingdom, says after they released video of the captured RQ-170 stealth UAV, hackers attempted to shut down their www.presstv.ir website. Press TV gave no further details.
“Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!”-Walter Scott, Marmion, Canto vi. Stanza 17
I just read several reports. One said the European Central Bank (ECB) wants to buy up the sovereign debts of European countries that are in financial trouble. But the ECB says it needs about U.S.$150 billion […] Continue Reading…
“What the hell? We spent millions, tens of millions, to find any trace of soldiers killed, and they’re concerned about a ‘massive’ effort to go back and pull out the files and find out how many soldiers were disrespected this way?”-Rush Holt, U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey
Last month an investigation was conducted, […] Continue Reading…