Tag: Geopolitiks
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interpol unleashes ‘black death’ bioterror exercise
from the sop/daily dose of terror: Senior officials from law enforcement and international organizations are taking part in a two-day tabletop exercised hosted by INTERPOL simulating a global bioterrorism attack and its aftermath. Participants in the ‘Black Death’ scenario are faced with a fictional plague attack involving 10 countries to assist them in identifying critical…
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interpol under US & israel influence
from press tv: A member of the Judiciary and Legal Commission of Iran’s parliament has denounced Interpol for succumbing to US and Israel pressures over the AMIA case. Ezzatollah Yusefiyan said it is clear that imposing pressure on Interpol is against international rules and regulations, ISNA reported. The lawmaker termed Interpol a disciplinary authority prosecuting…
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Mexico Trucks To Roll On US highways
from reuters: The Bush administration can proceed with a plan to open the U.S. border to long haul Mexican trucks as early as next week after an appeals court rejected a bid by labor, consumer and environmental interests to block the initiative. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco late on Friday denied…
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paul backers make their presence known
from star-telegram: Rep. Ron Paul wasn’t there for most of the first day of the Republican straw poll Friday, but his presence was felt everywhere. In the “Ron Paul” placards people carried throughout downtown. In the T-shirt likeness of him that supporters wore around the Fort Worth Convention Center. In the signs posted in front…
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only ‘virtual protests’ allowed at north american summit
from afp: Protesters will be “seen and heard” when North American leaders meet next week in Montebello, near Ottawa, but only virtually – via an audio-video feed set up by organizers. And the heads of the United States, Canada and Mexico may opt to change the channel. The arrangement is “in compliance with (a Canadian)…
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Cheney Determined To Strike In US
Today marks he sixth anniversary of that fabled August 6th PDB, ‘Bin Laden Determined To Strike In US’. So in honor of this occasion, here is an important warning…
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bbc: bush’s grandfather planned fascist coup in US
from propaganda matrix: A BBC Radio 4 investigation sheds new light on a major subject that has received little historical attention, the conspiracy on behalf of a group of influential powerbrokers, led by Prescott Bush, to overthrow FDR and implement a fascist dictatorship in the U.S. based around the ideology of Mussolini and Hitler. In…
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oregon to use face recognition for driver’s licenses
from seattle times: In an effort to curtail identity theft, the 2005 Legislature directed the state Department of Transportation to use facial recognition software before issuing driver’s licenses. The deadline for putting the changes into effect is the summer of 2008, but the conversion to the new system has started… “The computer will spit out…
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paul craig roberts: ‘something’s in the works’
from raw story: Thom Hartmann began his program on Thursday by reading from a new Executive Order which allows the government to seize the assets of anyone who interferes with its Iraq policies. He then introduced old-line conservative Paul Craig Roberts — a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Reagan who has recently become…
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US military urged to revise tarnished ‘brand’
from reuters: Like the maker of an out-of-favor car or sneaker, the U.S. military needs a new “branding” campaign to earn civilian support in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hot spots, a report for the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “We will help you” could be the pitch, said the 211-page survey by RAND, a nonprofit research…
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paul & gravel build better debates
first, here’s some clutter from an unsigned editorial… from washington post: If you tuned in to the recent Republican and Democratic presidential debates, you may have had the same reaction as many viewers looking at the crowded stages: Who’s that? The Democratic debate in South Carolina featured eight candidates, while 10 crammed into the GOP…
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venezuela criticizes dea as ‘new cartel’
from ap/yahoo: Venezuela on Monday said it will not allow U.S. agents to carry out counter-drug operations in the country, accusing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of being a “new cartel” that aids traffickers. Justice Minister Pedro Carreno said the South American nation suspended cooperation with the agency in 2005 after determining that “they were…
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liz comes to visit cousin george
from ap: With trumpet fanfare and a 21-gun salute, President Bush welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to the White House on Monday as thousands of invited guests crowded the South Lawn for a glimpse of the British monarch. The audience laughed aloud at a verbal slip by Bush when he said the queen had dined with…
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TSA Loses Hard Drive With Personal Info
from ap/my way: The Transportation Security Administration has lost a computer hard drive containing Social Security numbers, bank data and payroll information for about 100,000 employees. Authorities realized Thursday the hard drive was missing from a controlled area at TSA headquarters. TSA Administrator Kip Hawley sent a letter to employees Friday apologizing for the lost…
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what if the fbi hired someone honest to look into 9/11?
from 9/11 blogger/op-ed news: It did. Her name was Sibel Edmonds. This is her story, as she told it to me. Edmonds discusses what she knows, whom it implicates, and what she’s been through and what hope there is in the new Congress to start an investigation. Here’s the audio . Edmonds: The most important…