“…timely action to increase the debt limit in order to protect the full faith and credit of the United States and avoid catastrophic economic consequences for citizens.”-Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, will now use government employee retirement money to pay U.S. government debts. He pointed out that he’s not […] Continue Reading…
“The wildfire situation in Alberta remains extreme.”-Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta
The wildfires in Alberta, Canada, are not only destroying homes, and even towns, but oil fields as well. The fires are adding to already damaged oil production in Canada.
This year, most oil producers in Canada are dealing with clean ups of major oil […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company says they have reason to believe the cooling systems for Fukushima Daiichi were manually turned off.
They claim that the automatic systems kicked on after the 9.0 quake, but were then manually shut off right before the tsunami hit. It was three hours later before the system was turned back on. […] Continue Reading…
For the first time since the creation of the Republic of Ireland, royalty from the British empire has set foot on the island nation. Queen Elizabeth II is in Ireland.
The government of Ireland has gone to great lengths to provide security for the queen’s visit. The security is not to protect against outside attacks, […] Continue Reading…
A member of the Special Air Service (SAS) has been charged with 31 counts of sex crimes, including raping girls as young as six. The soldier served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It took legal action by British media to make the case public. The court case revealed that the soldier had been committing sex crimes […] Continue Reading…
Could this be the real reason the U.S. doesn’t want to leave Iraq? Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made it clear that Iraq and Iran are coming together to act as a regional power.
On May 16, Maliki told Iranian media that Iraq and Iran will expand military, as well as economic, cooperation. He said […] Continue Reading…
14 Muslims are suing their government for spying on them. Some of those suing the Japanese authorities actually worked for police to spy on their fellow Muslims.
It’s not just the fact that Muslims are being spied on in Japan, the Japanese police actually published their data on the internet!
This is not the first time […] Continue Reading…
A report from Ireland shows that sex crimes committed by Catholic leaders has continued, and actually increased.
The National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church says in 2010, reported cases of sex abuse by Irish Catholic leaders increased by 38%, over 2009.
The Vatican has just released new rules for church leaders […] Continue Reading…
“The overall plan would need to be like an onion, each layer concealing the one below.”-Richard Dearlove, former SIS (MI-6) chief
When it comes to the long history of Iraq and the British Empire it’s always been about the oil.
The United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI-6, aka SIS-4) has revealed documents that show that […] Continue Reading…
“We must bow before the courage, the bravery, of those who protested yesterday at Lebanon and Syria’s borders with occupied Palestine, who faced the tyranny of the enemy with bare chests and their heads held high.”-Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah
The leader of the Lebanese organization Hezbollah, said protesters gave Nakba “new meaning”.
Nasrallah […] Continue Reading…