Tag: china
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chinese military hacked into pentagon
from financial times: The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American officials. The Pentagon acknowledged shutting down part of a computer system serving the office of Robert Gates, defence secretary, but declined to say who it believed was behind…
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August 2007 Clearinghouse
‘noble’ is good, not grand brainwashing the hero-worshiping society warren buffett sees silver lining in market chaos bbc drops fictional terror attack to avoid offending muslims suspicious man seen before virginia tech massacre US army to launch new video game book tells of philharmonic’s nazi ties robert fisk: even i question the ‘truth’ about 9/11…
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chinese officials predicted 9/11 attacks
from dna india: Imagine someone predicting the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in the US two years before the terror strike! Such a forecast was part of an analysis of the weaknesses of the American military system by two Chinese military planners, who also identified Osama bin Laden as one of the likely…
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police state surveillance: made in china
in china, a high-tech plan to track peoplefrom new york times: At least 20,000 police surveillance cameras are being installed along streets here in southern China and will soon be guided by sophisticated computer software from an American-financed company to recognize automatically the faces of police suspects and detect unusual activity. Starting this month in…
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china & russia begin massive ‘anti-terror military drill’
from moscow news: China, Russia and four central Asian nations began a joint anti-terror military drill in a remote Muslim-dominated Chinese region on Thursday, state press reported. The exercise involves a total of 6,000 troops and 36 aircraft from the six nations. Dubbed “Peace Mission 2007,” the drill among the members of the Shanghai Cooperation…
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news on the march
nsa, dod, & fbi seek hackers as alliesfrom the age: US federal agents are reaching out to computer hackers for help fighting crime and terrorism as a tug-of-war between privacy and public safety continues on the Internet. The National Security Agency (NSA), the Department of Defense and the FBI were among the spy, military and…
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china executes former food & drug regulator
from new york times: China executed its former top food and drug regulator today for taking bribes to approve untested medicine as Beijing scrambled to show that it is serious about improving the safety of Chinese products. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court carried out the death sentence against Zheng Xiaoyu, 62, the former…
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health food maker promotes ‘china-free’ products
from reuters: It’s bound to go down the wrong way in Beijing: A U.S. health food company will label its products “China-Free” to ease concerns about contamination. Food for Health International, based in Orem, Utah, makes whole food nutritional supplements for people and pets, and President Frank Davis said the company will begin trumpeting the…
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china: shocking child slavery situation
from cryptogon: Mostly shocking because this is where the U.S. is headed. This kind of thing, and much worse, is standard operating procedure in China. The factory operators must have fallen behind in bribe payments to the local party bosses. Not to worry. The diabolical Chinese regime can be seen as rescuing the children from…
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china threatens war escalation over bush handshake
from paul joseph watson: In an astounding development that has completely failed to register any attention amongst mainstream U.S. media, China promised to escalate preparations for war in advance of a potential conflict, after President Bush shook hands with a Taiwanese government official yesterday. Bush shook hands and met with Taiwan’s representative to the United…
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news on the march
macho mistakes at ground zerofrom new york times: As more and more workers who inhaled the dust at ground zero fall ill, it has become increasingly clear that much of the problem can be traced to the Giuliani administration’s failure to insist that all emergency personnel and construction workers at the site wear respirators… uk…
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news on the march
full-scale mock terror exercises may 10-18from lone star iconoclast: The Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Jennings County is center stage in Southern Indiana, as the nation’s first full-scale homeland defense preparedness exercise with active forces gets under way May 10-18. Three disasters comprise the package of terror events to be addressed over several states, including…
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media monarchy is blocked in china
well, i must be doing something right… so, taking a cue from information liberation, i decided to see if media monarchy was blocked by the great firewall of china and sure enough it is! (this includes the .org & .com sites as well.) so, why would one of the UN’s most favored nations block media…
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april clearinghouse
china to force rain ahead of olympics could global warming be halted by controlling the weather? the mystery of the 9/11 car bombs rosie pledges allegiance to seeking ‘truth’ about 9/11 security contractor faces growing protest over 824-acre base street closed to look for 9/11 remains drill angers conservatives prof who criticized bush added to…
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stocks have worst day since 9/11
from ap/yahoo: Stocks had their worst day of trading since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Tuesday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 400 points on a worldwide tide of concern that the U.S. and Chinese economies are stumbling and that share prices have become overinflated. The steepness of the market’s drop, as…