September 19, three TSA guards quit, and the Transportation Security Administration fired 28 other guards, as well as suspending another 15.
This after an investigation was started back in 2010. TSA guards assigned to the morning shift allowed checked bags to be loaded onto flights without being screened for explosives, at Hawaii’s Honolulu […] Continue Reading…
On September 26 Oliver Stone will join his son Sean, in Iran. They are trying to get permission to shoot a movie there.
Stone’s last documentary was about anti-U.S. Latin American leaders: “South of the Border”.
Stone’s last big budget movie was “Alexander: Fortune Favors the Bold”, and yes like most people who saw it, Iranians […] Continue Reading…
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is calling on the Obama administration not to veto a UN Security Council vote for Palestinian statehood.
“If I were president, I’d be very glad to see the Palestinians have a nation recognized by the United Nations.”-Jimmy Carter, NPR interview
Carter does believe that if President Obama did not […] Continue Reading…
September 19, Turkey blocks a bid by Israel to set up an office in NATO’s Belgium headquarters. Turkey is a member of NATO.
Turkish officials suggest the move to bring Israel into U.S. led NATO was kept secret: “Israel recently made an attempt to open an office at NATO in Brussels. We said we […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. led NATO backed civil war in Libya is far from over. Remnants of the former Libyan government military have captured dozen of foreign troops.
At least 17 foreign “technical experts” have been captured in Bani Walid: “Most of them are French, one of them is from an Asian country that has not been […] Continue Reading…
“We have information that NATO headquarters in Brussels and the Turkish High Command are in fact drawing up plans for the first military step into Syria. And we also know that NATO is in fact recruiting mujahedeen and jihadists to assist them in their campaign in these various countries.”-Michel Chossudovsky, […] Continue Reading…
The number of Dengue Fever cases continues to climb, around the world.
September 19, Sri Lanka reporting “…17,933 reported cases and 126 deaths…”. Mosquito eradication efforts have been increased.
September 19, Pakistan not only has several thousands of Dengue cases, but now at least 100 doctors, working at hospitals in Lahore, are confirmed to have it […] Continue Reading…
“China represents hope for the poorest nations of the world and its impressive development springs from its own resources…not exploiting or pillaging other nations.”-Orlando Hernandez Guillen, Cuban Vice Minister of Trade and Investment
China is fast replacing the influence of the United States on Caribbean countries.
“China has become an important source […] Continue Reading…
A month ago it was revealed that U.S. citizens have been smuggling prescription drugs into Mexico. Arrests have included doctors!
Now, Mexican army officials say U.S. citizens are smuggling marijuana out of Mexico into the U.S.
They say U.S. citizens are bringing Meth into Mexico, and on their return trip they take out marijuana. Captured drug […] Continue Reading…
In June 2011, NASA and the Space Agency of Argentina (CONAE) launched a new Earth observatory, called Aquarius. The mission: Find out why ocean levels are seemingly dropping, despite glacial melting and heavy rain.
Scientist think the ocean water levels are going down because the ocean salt levels are going up, a sign that the […] Continue Reading…