“Iran’s military has shot down an intruding RQ-170 American drone in eastern Iran.”-Iranian government statement
In the early morning hours on December 4 (U.S. time), the Iranian military shot down a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone is used for intelligence, surveillance and for target acquisition.
An unnamed Iranian military official […] Continue Reading…
“This is the achievement after 200 years of battle…The [U.S.] Monroe Doctrine was imposed here: America for Americans, the Yankees. They imposed their will during 200 years, but that’s enough…As the years go by, CELAC is going to leave behind the old and worn out OAS! [U.S. controlled Organization of American States]”-Hugo Chavez, President […] Continue Reading…
“Bush and Blair are found guilty under the same law that applied to the NAZIs after the end of the World War II. So, they are international (war) criminals guilty of Nuremberg crimes against peace; and they should be prosecuted by any state in the world that gets a hold of them. We will […] Continue Reading…
“The message is: Dear American Jews, thank you for lobbying for American defense aid (and what a great show you put on at the AIPAC convention every year!) but, please, stay away from our sons and daughters.”-Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
Steven I. Weiss of the Jewish Channel broke the news; the Israeli government is launching […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Treasury Department is asking other countries to stop buying Iranian oil, as part of increasing sanctions against Iran.
Here’s the problem: Iran has already adjusted its oil business so that sanctions don’t have any affect. They don’t take the U.S. dollar anymore (the real reason U.S. officials want to attack Iran), and they […] Continue Reading…
The Prefectural government of Fukushima (where the spewing Fukushima Daiichi GE designed disaster reactors are) is asking the Japanese government for logistical help.
Fukushima officials said they want to test one third of their rice farms/crops for radiation contamination, after several rice crops came up highly radioactive. Here’s the logistical problem: One third of Fukushima […] Continue Reading…
On 02 December 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Company officials admitted that lack of communication resulted in Fukushima Daiichi’s Reactor 1 melting down and exploding, on 12 March 2011.
Former plant manager, Yoshida Masao (who recently resigned due to health problems, which might be caused by exposure to radiation, which TEPCo denies) said he, and other […] Continue Reading…
“It would scare the citizens to death and it would make the government look bad. The government wants to look as good as it can.”-Monte Munn, economics professor at Idaho’s Treasure Valley Community College
Munn is talking about the underemployment numbers, revealed in quarterly U-6 reports: “U-6 is a lot more accurate. U-3 greatly […] Continue Reading…
“We should announce our decision in the next two weeks. This is not an easy decision, because we have a team of 600 people which is in limbo.”-Meg Whitman, CEO Hewlett Packard
French media interviewed Hewlett Packard’s latest CEO, Meg Whitman. She says what they decide to do with their WebOS system will affect at […] Continue Reading…
“Major strategic reversals” is one reason why Standard & Poor’s just downgraded Hewlett Packard’s credit rating.
S&P’s also blamed HP’s inconsistent behavior: “We have concerns that HP’s inconsistent growth strategies and high levels of board of director and senior management turnover have elevated the level of operational and execution risk in the near […] Continue Reading…