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FEATURED STORIES
Hitler Youth in Denmark – again
By Christopher Monckton in Copenhagen
We call it what it is, and we continue to speak freely and fearlessly, whether they like it or not, until they actually get to the point of putting us on trial for “high crimes against humanity”. We will not, repeat not, repeat not, be silenced.
GOP Senators Urge U.N. to Appoint Independent Investigator Over ‘Climate-Gate’
A band of 28 Republican senators is calling on the United Nations to appoint an independent investigator to probe leaked e-mails they claim raise serious questions about the science behind global warming.
Increase Your Carbon Footprint
Be aware you may find yourselves beset by people-pushing gangs of sociopaths who have ambitions over the very ownership of your lives.
I Pledge Allegiance to Global Warming
The Met Office, Britain’s national weather service, “has embarked on an urgent exercise to bolster the reputation of climate-change science” in the wake of a whistle-blower’s revelation of widespread misconduct by climate scientists
The ClimateGate Virus
This doesn’t just bring down the scientists who wrote the emails, it brings down all the institutions and organizations that were supposed to have exacting standards and ought to have exposed this years ago.
RAND Corporation Blueprint for Militarized “Stability Police Force”
The RAND Corporation, one of the most fecund research arms of the Military-Industrial-Homeland Security Complex, has released a study entitled A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Creating U.S. Capabilities.
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WORLD NEWS
After climate talks, scientists worry about enforcement
Cuts that countries including the USA are proposing in greenhouse gas emissions are difficult to measure and highly susceptible to manipulation by government officials and companies.
Copenhagen climate summit releases draft final text
Rich countries are being asked to raise their pledges on tackling climate change under draft text of a possible final deal at the Copenhagen summit.
Blackwater tied to clandestine CIA raids Firm's personnel were drawn into operations on ad-hoc basis
Highly trained personnel employed with the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide sometimes operated side by side with CIA field officers in Iraq and Afghanistan as the agency undertook missions to kill or capture members of insurgent groups in those countries, according to a former government official and a source familiar with the operations.
‘A Town Called Sue’: England Weighing Changes to Libel Law
This term “libel tourism” has been kicking around for some time now. It refers to the practice of filing libel suits not necessarily in one’s home country, but in jurisdictions in which the laws on libel are more plaintiff friendly.
“There will be a long, protracted occupation of Afghanistan”
There are signals that the 18-month deadline is a soft one and there are plans to keep a number of troops in Afghanistan, writer Kelley Vlahos told RT.
Six killed in bombings near Baghdad - Iraqi police
Six people were killed and 21 wounded when two bombs exploded south of Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi police said.
At Least 40 Protesters Seized In Copenhagen
At least 40 people were detained during the first street protests surrounding the Copenhagen climate talks - as Britain pledged £1.5bn to combat global warming.
Settlers suspected in West Bank mosque attack
ewish settlers are suspected in an attack on a West Bank mosque where fire was set to a library and hate messages were sprayed on the building, Palestinian security sources said on Friday.
Grave robbers steal Cyprus ex-president's body
Thieves dug up the grave of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos during the night and stole his corpse from inside the coffin in a crime that shocked the Mediterranean island on Friday.
Pakistani and U.S. agents interrogate five Americans
U.S. FBI agents and their Pakistani colleagues interrogated on Friday five young American Muslims who wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight U.S.-led forces, Pakistani officials said.
EU pledges billions for post-Kyoto climate deal
Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday.
Climategate reaches the British House of Lords
There is the issue of the science, which I had previously taken as given; but many people’s faith is being tested. We are often told that the science is settled. I suppose that is what the Inquisition said to Galileo. If so, why are we spending millions of pounds on research? The science is far from settled. – Lord Turnbull Dec 8th 2009
Iran may face new U.N. sanctions
The United States, Britain and France warned Iran on Thursday that it may face new sanctions over its nuclear program, but Russia and China hinted that they were not convinced more punitive steps were needed.
Britain angers poor nations with plan to switch cash from health to climate
National aid budgets dedicated to reducing global poverty would be raided to establish a “climate fund” to help developing countries to adapt to climate change, under a British plan tabled yesterday in Copenhagen.
Canada’s National Newspaper calls for Worldwide One Child Policy
The “inconvenient truth” overhanging the UN’s Copenhagen conference is not that the climate is warming or cooling, but that humans are overpopulating the world.
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U.S. NEWS
Cremated remains dumped in Arlington landfill
More burial mix-ups unearthed at the troubled national cemetery
Health care loop hole would allow coverage limits for patients with costly illnesses
A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates.
Sweeping bank reform bill clears House
Measure, aimed at preventing another big financial crisis, imposes more oversight and creates consumer protection agency.
House OKs $3.9 billion in earmarks in spending bill
Democrats note that they've cracked down on pork-barrel politics seen in Republican times, and sponsors say the projects are important to economic recovery - but critics aren't impressed.
For feds, more get 6-figure salaries
The number of federal workers earning six-figure salaries has exploded during the recession, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal salary data.
Police arresting UC Berkeley protesters
Police this morning are arresting protesters who've been staked out in a campus building this week at the University of California at Berkeley.
US debt limit to rise by $1.8 to 1.9 trillion -Hoyer
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote to raise the national debt limit by $1.8 trillion to $1.9 trillion as part of a must-pass defense spending bill next week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said.
SoCal councilman wears a Stalin-ized Pelosi
That protesters on both sides of the political spectrum equate America's leaders with dictators like Hitler isn't new. But critics were shocked when such a comparison was made by an elected official.
FNC's Wallace: 'Denier' Label Ascribes 'Religious Certainty' to Global Warming
'Fox News Sunday' host doesn't dispute anthropogenic climate change, but challenges blind faith put in the science.
CNN poll: GOP has erased party popularity gap in Congress
Eleven months before crucial midterm elections, a national poll indicates that the public is divided over whether the country would be better off with Democrats or Republicans controlling Congress.
Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across U.S. Midwest, Causes 17 Deaths
High winds and snow that blanketed the Midwest are being blamed for 17 deaths, and severe conditions are forecast to continue through tomorrow as the storm moves eastward.
Pelosi: 'We Would Do Almost Anything to Pass a Health Care Bill'
At her weekly news conference Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear her commitment to health care reform. "I think we would do almost anything to pass a health care bill," she said. "As so
With Eye to 2010 Election, Dems Prepare to Raise U.S. Borrowing Limit by Nearly $2T
Congress is poised to lift the federal borrowing limit by as much as $1.8 trillion before the end of this year, a number large enough to avoid revisiting the matter next year when Democrats will have to defend their majority in midterm elections.
Massive TSA Security Breach As Agency Gives Away Its Secrets
In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inadvertently posted online its airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most closely guarded secrets regarding special rules for diplomats and CIA and law enforcement officers.
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ECONOMIC CRISIS
Recession's latest victim: U.S. innovation
Patent filings fell in 2009 for the first time in 13 years, worrying Silicon Valley that it is losing its place as the leader in global innovation.
Bear Market to Last Until 2018 in U.S., Shaw Says
U.S. stocks are in a bear market that may last until 2018 and benchmark indexes may set new lows, said Alan R. Shaw, the technical analyst who retired from Citigroup Inc. after 45 years with the bank and its predecessors.
Mortgage agency's growth gives fuel to risky lenders
Ginnie Mae enables the firms to issue more taxpayer-backed loans
Stratfor: It's Not Just Greece; Other Eurozone Countries Are Teetering On The Brink
Greece is in big trouble. Just this week, a cut in its credit rating freaked out global markets, and re-ignited fears of a euro breakup.
Ireland, Greece May Leave Euro, Standard Bank Says
Greece and Ireland are among countries in an “intolerable” economic situation, which may lead to bailouts or even an exit from the euro area by the end of next year, according to Standard Bank Plc.
Wealth Rebounds in Q3... Is It Sustainable?
The Federal Reserve released their Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States report (yes, for a data hound such as myself, I am the kid in the candy store reading through it).
JPMorgan TARP Warrants Sold by Treasury Fetch $10.75
JPMorgan Chase & Co. warrants held by the U.S. government’s bank bailout program sold for $936.1 million, less than some traders predicted.
Do We Really Need a Systemic Regulator?
Based on what we now know about AIG, it's unclear 'too big to fail' institutions are in fact too big to fail.
Joyce warns of US 'Armageddon'
Barnaby Joyce, believes the United States government could default on its debt, triggering an ''economic Armageddon'' which will make the recent global financial crisis pale into insignificance.
Shippers Brace for New Tax on Fuel
Shipping companies, already crimped by a global trade slump, fear that the Copenhagen climate summit will deliver another hit: a tax on bunker fuel, the thick, sulfuric low-grade oil that powers ships.
Mortgage agency's growth gives fuel to risky lenders
Ginnie Mae enables the firms to issue more taxpayer-backed loans
China's empty city (Video)
Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Inner Mongolia, where a whole town built with government money is standing empty.
Emergency Jobless Insurance Claims Surge By Most Ever In Prior Week
The number you won't hear mentioned anywhere in the Mainstream Media: 327,729. That is how many people shifted to Emergency Unemployment Compensation programs in the last week alone, hitting an all time record high of 4.2 million!
U.S. Foreclosures to Reach 3.9 Million in Second Record Year
Foreclosure filings in the U.S. will reach a record for the second consecutive year with 3.9 million notices sent to homeowners in default, RealtyTrac Inc. said.
Fund managers face new tax under U.S. House bill
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to extend $17 billion in tax breaks for big business and to pay for them with a new tax on fund managers' compensation and stiff penalties on foreign banks that help rich Americans hide assets offshore.
U.S. Homeowners Lost $5.9 Trillion Since 2006 Peak
U.S. homeowners have lost about $5.9 trillion in value since the housing market’s peak in March 2006 as mounting foreclosures and the recession weighed on prices, according to Zillow.com.
UK's richest man could make more than £1bn from carbon trading scheme
New analysis released by climate change NGO Sandbag has revealed that the UK’s richest resident, Lakshmi Mittal, CEO and major shareholder of the steel giant ArcelorMittal, could make over £1 billion between now and 2012 from his company’s participation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
New underground economy
The underground or "black" economy is rapidly rising, and the fault is mainly due to government policies.
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COMMENTARY
Can Nobel Prize Winner Obama At LEAST Stop the Torture?
If Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama is going to escalate the war in Afghanistan anyway, the least he should do is stop all torture.
US-Iran Talks: Road to Diplomatic Failure
By Gareth Porter
The talks between the G5 plus 1 and Iran are careening toward a premature breakdown.
The Met Office: making a list – tries to prop up the image of the CRU
Next time some irrationalist complains about a skeptic sponsored list, that includes scientists that are not climatologists, saying such lists are irrelevant, show them this. Show them also the unspoken pressure that some signers have worried about.
Murder is Murder, Whether by Pinochet or the CIA
By Jacob Hornberger
Unlike the Chilean attitude, the U.S. attitude is: “That happened a long time ago. Let’s move on. Let the murderers rest in peace.”
WHO ‘Mr Flu’ under investigation for gross conflict of interest
By F. William Engdahl
The man with the nickname “Dr Flu”, Professor Albert Osterhaus, of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam Holland has been named by Dutch media researchers as the person at the center of the worldwide Swine Flu H1N1 Influenza A 2009 pandemic hysteria.
The Nine Surges of Obama’s War
By Tom Engelhardt
As Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power, wrote recently, “Sending U.S. troops to fight interminable wars in distant countries does more to inflame than to extinguish the resentments giving rise to violent anti-Western jihadism.”
Imperial Democrats Line Up for War
By John Walsh
Obama intends to out-Bush Bush on Af-Pak, which has finally thrown some cold water on his supporters.
Official US policy: Nuke Iran because "nuclear program" might "wipe Israel off map"
By Carl Herman
A real threat to justify another war with Iran is a false flag attack, where the US attacks one of our own targets, plants evidence, and blames Iran.
Video: The Magnificent Afghanistan
This song is dedicated to our U.S. Veterans and active military who fight in Afghanistan, Pakistan for the war U.S. President Barack Obama is about to expand. With leaders like the now deceased Benazir Bhutto gone from the scene, war is omnipresent.
Flashback - Video: Benazir Bhutto: Osama Bin Laden is Dead
In a November 2, 2007 interview with Al-Jazeera TV, Bhutto told correspondent David Frost that Osama bin Laden was dead and the person who killed him was Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh.
Doomsday Global Warming Fearmongering Accompanies Copenhagen
Some impressive fear-mongering, sure. But it still pales into comparison to the one minute ad that shows a sighing ape hanging itself, and a suicidal kangaroo jumping into the path of a speeding train :
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BIG BROTHER - SURVEILLANCE
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