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'Google for spies' draws ire from rights groups
Post Date: 2013-02-10 22:44:18 by A K A Stone
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A multinational security firm has secretly developed software capable of tracking people's movements and predicting future behaviour by mining data from social networking websites. A video obtained by the Guardian reveals how an "extreme-scale analytics" system created by Raytheon, the world's fifth largest defence contractor, can gather vast amounts of information about people from websites including Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. Raytheon says it has not sold the software - named Riot, or Rapid Information Overlay Technology - to any clients. But the Massachusetts-based company has acknowledged the technology was shared with US government and industry as part of a ...
North Korea releases video of missile attack on America
Post Date: 2013-02-05 08:35:33 by A K A Stone
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NORTH Korea has poached Michael Jackson's peace anthem We Are the World to soundtrack a chilling video showing a US city under missile attack. The bizarre footage, uploaded on the secretive state's official webpage, comes as Kim Jong-un prepares for an "imminent" nuclear weapon test. The propaganda movie depicts a smiling lad dreaming of a regime rocket being launched into the air and travelling to America. The three-and-a-half minute vid then shows a mystery city full of skyscrapers being attacked with multiple explosions, while the Stars and Stripes flag flutters in the background. Captions on the screen written in Korean say: "Somewhere in the United States, ...
US draws up battle plan to stave off digital attack cyberstrikes
Post Date: 2013-02-04 22:03:44 by A K A Stone
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Nikhil Kumar The US could launch pre-emptive cyber strikes against countries it suspects of threatening its interests with a digital attack, under a new set of secret guidelines to safeguard the nation’s computer systems. The rules – the country’s first on how it defends or retaliates against digital attacks – are expected to be approved in coming weeks, and are likely to be kept under wraps, much like the policies governing the country’s controversial drone programme. A secret legal review into the new guidelines has already decided that President Barack Obama has the power to order such pre-emptive strikes if faced with credible evidence of a looming attack, ...
Canada stops distribution of penny coin
Post Date: 2013-02-04 19:46:01 by Ferret Mike
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The Canadian penny is being withdrawn from circulation because production costs have exceeded its monetary value. The Royal Canadian Mint will no longer distribute the coin to financial institutions around the country, but it will remain legal tender. The government has advised shop owners to round out prices to the nearest nickel (5p) for cash transactions. Other countries that no longer use the penny include New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden. Despite the change on Monday, electronic transactions can still be billed to the nearest cent. The government has estimated that the coins, which bear the image of Queen Elizabeth II and two maple leaves, cost about ...
Saudi preacher spared after raping, murdering 5-year-old daughter [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2013-02-03 17:15:03 by Ferret Mike
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The victim, Lama al-Ghamdi Riyadh - A prominent Saudi Arabian preacher who raped his 5-year-old daughter before torturing her to death has been spared a death sentence or even a lengthy prison term after agreeing to pay "blood money" to the slain girl's mother. Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a former drug addict who rose to national prominence as an Islamic television preacher, was arrested last November and charged with brutally raping and torturing 5-year-old Lama al-Ghamdi to death. According to a medical report, the little girl had been tortured with whips, electric shocks and an iron. She had broken arms, a broken back and a fractured skull. She died on October 22. According to ...
Frank Video of Mass Sexual Assault in Cairo Is Released by Anti-Harassment Activists
Post Date: 2013-02-02 21:36:02 by A K A Stone
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Egyptian activists released a brutally frank video on Friday, using images recorded during the mass sexual assault of a woman last week in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to urge volunteers to join their campaign against attacks during demonstrations. The video, created by the filmmakers Aida Elkashef and Salam Yousry, uses disturbing overhead images of a crowd of men swarming around a woman being assaulted just out of view to explain the work of Op Anti-SH, one of two new initiatives to combat the sexual harassment and rape of female protesters. While the video includes no graphic images and shows that volunteers did eventually manage to help the woman to a safe location — near the KFC ...
Qaher F313: Iran unveils home-made 'stealth' fighter
Post Date: 2013-02-02 13:41:53 by Ferret Mike
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The single-seat Qaher F313 is the latest design produced by Iran's military The single-seat Qaher F313 (Dominant F313) is the latest design produced by Iran's military since it launched the Azarakhsh (Lightning), in 2007. President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said it had "almost all the positive features" of the world's most sophisticated jets. He said the "development of the Iranian nation's military power is... for deterrence and defensive purposes". In an unveiling ceremony inside a Tehran hangar broadcast on State TV on Saturday, Mr Ahmadinejad said he ranked the aircraft as "among the most advanced fighter jets in the world". Pictures of the ...
Israel Strikes
Post Date: 2013-02-02 10:58:25 by A K A Stone
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Israeli warplanes reportedly stuck a convoy of weapons, inside Syria, that was destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon. The convoy was carrying Russian manufactured SA-17 missiles to be used by the terrorist organization to target Israeli Aircraft. Israel publicly warned Syria that it would take action to prevent the shipment of weapons to any terrorist group, especially chemical weapons. Israeli intelligence has been monitoring the areas between Syria and Lebanon for any sign of weapons convoys. (1) SA-17 The SA-17 (Grizzly) is a mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system and in terrorist hands would curtail Israel’s ability to operate near or in Lebanese airspace against terrorist ...
Tina Turner Senses Civilization Collapsing Due To Research During Mad Max
Post Date: 2013-01-30 18:13:50 by Biff Tannen
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Due to her research when taking on her role in 'Mad Max - Beyond The Thunderdome' (a movie I've never stayed awake thru) Tina Turner has recognized that civilization is collapsing and she has, therefore, given up her US citizenship and become a Switzerlander. See more info at link ... libertypost.org/cgi- bin/r...i?ArtNum=330069&Disp=5#C5
IMF Confirms Chinese Yuan/Renminbi Set to Become a Global Reserve Currency
Post Date: 2013-01-30 13:51:32 by Capitalist Eric
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The IMF has confirmed the Yuan/Renminbi is set to become a Global Reserve Currency at an Economic Forum in Hong Kong.With China's economy gaining global strength, the renminbi is set to become a global reserve currency, Zhu Min, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Tuesday at an economic forum in Hong Kong. Yesterday I wrote about the crossborder loans China was doing, before the Yuan becomes a Reserve Currency, their saying the "unloved dollar' and the amount of gold they are importing. Besides the rumors of them backing their currency by gold. David Morgan of the Morgan Report and Silver-Investor.com did an interview with me about the ...
Prospector strikes ... 5.5kg gold (( 12 lb )) nugget --- in Ballarat, Victoria - S Australi
Post Date: 2013-01-17 17:46:43 by BorisY
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Prospector strikes 5.5kg gold nugget in Ballarat, Victoria Jessica Evans Herald Sun January 18, 2013 Ballarat gold dealer Cordell Kent with the 5.5kg gold nugget. Picture: David Caird Source: Herald Sun A 5.5kg gold nugget was found 60cm underground in bush near Ballarat. Picture: Cordell Kent from The Mining Exchange Gold Shop, Ballarat, Victoria Source: Supplied A WHOPPING 5.5kg gold nugget worth up to $300,000 has been found in bush near Ballarat. The "incredibly rare" nugget was found 60cm underground by a prospector, who wishes to remain anonymous, on Wednesday. Ballarat Mining Exchange Gold Shop owner and dealer Cordell Kent said the ...
Rand Paul: Building in Jerusalem none of US's business [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2013-01-13 10:28:03 by A K A Stone
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As week-long visit to Israel comes to a close, senator says US should not meddle in decisions regarding settlement construction. It is “none of our business” whether Israel builds new neighborhoods in east Jerusalem or withdraws from the Golan Heights, and the US should not tell Israel how to defend itself, US Sen. (RKentucky) said on Saturday night at the end of a week-long visit to the country. Paul, a maverick libertarian senator known for his advocacy of slashing US foreign aid, said at a press briefing that the issue of cutting aid to Israel – something he advocates as part of a gradual process – did not come up during his meetings with Prime Minister Binyamin ...
Drone War Escalates; Blowback Breeds New Enemies
Post Date: 2013-01-03 14:58:05 by Capitalist Eric
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While millions of Americans celebrated the birth of the Prince of Peace, agents of the federal government were delivering death by remote control overseas. On Friday, December 28, for example, five people were killed and three others injured in a U.S. drone attack on a house in the Mana Gurbaz area of the remote and mountainous Shawal Valley in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency. According to a report filed by Pakistan’s The News International:Official and tribal sources said the drone fired four missiles and pounded a house in the forest-covered Shawal Valley, sited 90 kilometres northwest of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan. Witnesses indicate that “it was ...
Pope Slams Capitalism, Inequality Between Rich And Poor In New Years Message
Post Date: 2013-01-01 17:52:23 by sneakypete
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The 85-year-old pope rang in the new year with a mass for about 10,000 people in St Peter's Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks its World Day of Peace with initiatives around the world. He also spoke of peace after the mass, addressing tens of thousands of people who had followed the service from outside in St Peter's Square. "A new year is like a trip. With the light and the grace of God, may it be the start of a path to peace for every person, every family, every country and for the entire world," he said from his window overlooking the square. He thanked the world's peacemakers, saying they deserve praise for working, often behind the scenes, ...
Mcgowanjm Wire 2013 [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2013-01-01 17:18:57 by A K A Stone
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Mcowanjm Wire Service.
Clinton Injured, US Navy Seal Killed In Secret US Mission To Iran
Post Date: 2013-01-01 10:36:24 by A K A Stone
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A new Foreign Military Intelligence (GRU) report circulating in the Kremlin today is saying that United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [photo 2nd right] was injured, and a top US Navy Seal Commander killed when their C-12 Huron military passenger and transport aircraft crash landed nearly 3 weeks ago in the Iranian city of Ahvaz near the Iraqi border.
Iranian intelligence agents quoted in this GRU report confirm that the C-12 Huron aircraft is still in their possession in Ahvaz, but will only admit that the plane was “forced to land because of technical problems”.
The US Navy Seal member reported killed in this bizarre incident, this report says, was indentified as ...
Syria rebels 'beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs'
Post Date: 2012-12-30 23:34:30 by Abcdefg
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Syria rebels 'beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs' as fears grow over Islamist atrocitiesChristian Andrei Arbashe, 38, was kidnapped and beheaded by rebel fighters in northern town of Ras Al-Ayn on the Turkish borderNews came as pro-government forces celebrated their victory against rebels near Aleppo Airport Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists.The nun said taxi driver Andrei Arbashe, 38, was kidnapped after his brother was heard complaining that fighters against the ruling regime behaved like bandits.She said his headless corpse was found by the side ...
China to be surrounded by US stealth jets by 2017
Post Date: 2012-12-27 23:19:52 by A K A Stone
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The United States’ presence in the Asia-Pacific is about to be much more impressive: by 2017, the US is expected to have all but surrounded China, its number one economic rival, with fleets of the most advanced stealth warplanes in the world. According to recent reports from some of the Pentagon’s top-brass, Uncle Sam will be essentially surrounding the United States’ top competitor in only five years’ time. By 2017, the Air Force’s F-22s and B-2s, as well as a fleet of the Marine Corps’ F-35, will all be deployed east. News of the long-term plan stems from a report by Wired’s David Axe this week, who notes that several recent interviews with Defense ...
Hungary bars foreigners from buying farmland
Post Date: 2012-12-23 09:55:27 by A K A Stone
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AFP - Hungary has amended its constitution to bar foreigners from buying farmland, a move the government called "historic," but one that could cause friction with the European Union. Foreigners are already blocked from buying farmland under a temporary measure that formed part of Hungary's EU accession agreement in 2003. But that measure, aimed at helping Hungary avoid seeing its land prices soar to catch up with other EU states including neighbouring Austria, was originally set to expire in 2011, though was extended until the end of April 2014. Hungarian lawmakers on December 17 voted by a large majority to amend the constitution to bar foreigners from buying Hungarian ...
Golden Eagle Snatches Kid in Montreal!
Post Date: 2012-12-19 01:57:44 by Abcdefg
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Poster Comment:You have got to see this! Kid was lucky the eagle dropped him unharmed.
Outsourced prayer lines confuse callers
Post Date: 2012-12-18 22:33:58 by A K A Stone
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DES MOINES — Last month, Lori Danes, 43, called the prayer line of a major television ministry and requested prayer for her mother’s persistent ulcers. But her prayer representative, who called himself “Darren,” prayed in a strong Indian accent that “all the gods would bless her mightily.” “I was stunned,” Danes says. “It was like I’d called a demon prayer line.” The manager of India Prayer Solutions, located in Mumbai, India, apologized for the incident and fired the employee who, he said, had not been properly trained. But dozens of similar incidents have rattled U.S. callers since major ministries began outsourcing their prayer ...
Surveillance State: Ecuador Implements “World’s First” Countrywide Facial- and Voice-Recognition System
Post Date: 2012-12-18 22:17:54 by A K A Stone
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The United States is often considered a world leader when it comes to deploying the latest biometric security and surveillance technologies. But it could have an unlikely new competitor: Ecuador. According to Russian company the Speech Technology Center, the small Latin American country has successfully completed installation of “the world’s first biometric identification platform, at a nation-wide level, that combines voice and face identification capabilities.” As I reported back in September, Speech Technology Center operates under the name SpeechPro in the United States. The company’s controversial technology enables authorities to build a massive database ...
BWAHAHAHAHA! New virus wiping out Iranian hard drives
Post Date: 2012-12-17 22:03:43 by A K A Stone
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The Washington Free Beacon's Adam Kredo is reporting that a new computer virus is wiping out computer hard drives in Iran (Hat Tip: Sunlight). A mysterious new computer virus has infected Iranian computers and is completely wiping users’ hard drives, according to Iranian officials. The “efficient” virus is said to “wipe files on different drives in various predefined times” and cannot be detected by anti-virus software, Iran’s official Information Technology Organization revealed in a statement over the weekend. The malware does not appear to be as sophisticated as previous viruses that have targeted computers governing Iran’s nuclear program, ...
Syria bombs Palestinian refugee camp
Post Date: 2012-12-17 07:27:23 by A K A Stone
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Syrian jets bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus on Sunday as the regime tried to stop rebels winning more territory in the government heartland. Activists and local residents said at least eight people were killed when air strikes hit a mosque in the camp that was being used as a makeshift shelter for more than 600 people who had escaped heavy fighting in neighbouring districts. The attack came hours after Syrian rebels made advances into the camp, a poor area inhabited by many of the estimated 500,000 Palestinians living in Syria. The fighting in the camp has split residents between those supporting the government and those assisting the insurgency. "There is a state of ...
Wasn't the Connecticut killer just doing what abortionists do every day?
Post Date: 2012-12-16 20:44:24 by A K A Stone
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Comedian turned political commentator Victoria Jackson has caused outrage by apparently comparing the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School with abortion. The former Saturday Night Live star, who is now an outspoken political conservative, posted a message on her Facebook account saying 'this is what you get' when you 'forget the ten commandments.' Jackson, no stranger to controversy, wrote: 'My friend Jim Riley posted: "Wasn't the Connecticut killer just doing what abortionists do every day? It's a wonder we don't have more 20 year old "dads" doing what women and doctors have been an accomplice to for years in America. When you forget the ...
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