Tag: Military
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senior US marine says ‘multiple platoons’ headed to egypt
from business insider: A senior member of the US Marine corps is telling people “multiple platoons” are deploying to Egypt, a source tells us. There is a system within the US Marines that alerts the immediate families of high-ranking marines when their marine will soon be deployed to an emergency situation where they will not…
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2/3 Pop Occulture: Lullabies for the End Times
As ‘The Rite’ hits screens, church needs exorcists more than ever // Exorcist warns parents of rise in ‘demonic’ websites // ‘Take Shelter’ – Michael Shannon foresees the end times // Cults & uncertain futures dominate Sundance film festival
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CIA/CFR envoy Frank G. Wisner sent to ‘speak to Mubarak’
When it was time to give Egypt’s embattled leader a gentle nudge, President Obama picked a seasoned diplomat who could deliver the message as a close friend. Frank G. Wisner, a former U.S. ambassador to Cairo, has known Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for decades and has long advocated strong U.S. ties with him.
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US to regulate rocket fuel chemical in water
from afp: The US government said Wednesday it plans to limit the amount of perchlorate, a chemical found in rocket fuel, explosives and bleach, that is present in the drinking water of millions of Americans. Studies have shown a link between consuming perchlorate and thyroid problems in pregnant mothers and babies, the Environmental Protection Agency…
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1/27 Defcon: Congress, Connections & ‘The Company’
‘Protecting cyberspace as a national asset act of 2010’ – Bill to give president right to shutdown net back in Congress // Google comes under fire for ‘secret’ relationship with NSA // Social networks under attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US; They don’t connect people – they isolate them // Internet down in Egypt…
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‘terrorist attack’ at moscow airport kills 35
from abcnews: An explosion rocked Moscow’s busiest airport today in an apparent “terrorist attack”, killing 35 and injuring dozens more, according to Russian officials. The blast erupted in the Domodedovo airport at 4:40 p.m. Moscow time. In addition to the 31 dead, another 120 were injured, Evgeny Khorishko of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C.,…
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arizona assassin obsessed with mind control (updated)
from paul joseph watson: Jared Loughner, the gunman who shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and numerous other victims including a Federal Judge and a nine-year-old girl during a political event in Tucson today, was a US military recruit who was obsessed with mind control, mirroring the circumstances of many other mass shooters in history. Loughner’s You…
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1/6 binge & purge: food banks, no-bids & drinkify-ing
millions in US heading to foodbanks for first time* usda certified organic’s dirty little secret: neotame, from the makers of aspartame* food supply company, employing fmr head of defense contracting agency, wins $4b no-bid contract* pepsi puts an end to chewing by ‘drinkifying’ food* another reason fast food makes you fat & sick: fluoride in…
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the end of 2010 & the ‘up all night’ newspurge
10 new year’s re-solutions for non-violent rebellion* top 10 survival pdf’s you should download* ashton kutcher in men’s magazine: preparing for armageddon* geraldine hoff doyle obituary: doyle inspired ‘we can do it’ poster* nickelodeon’s illuminati-themed show ‘house of anubis’ hits america* ohio woman says markings in pistachio look like jesus’ face* pentagon’s christmas present: largest…
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‘Hollywood & The War Machine’
from al-jazeera: War is hell, but for Hollywood it has been a Godsend, providing the perfect dramatic setting against which courageous heroes win the hearts & minds of the movie going public. The Pentagon recognises the power of these celluloid dreams & encourages Hollywood to create heroic myths; to rewrite history to suit its own…
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obamessiah & the apostles of war – christmas 2010 edition
obama preps executive order for indefinite detention* george w bush unharmed after security scare; sports car careens onto bush’s dallas front lawn for reasons unknown* plan to turn post office trucks into stasi data collection nodes* in an era of heightened security theater, foreign diplomats & tsa share bumpy relationship* passengers & aclu critique random…
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12/16 Defcon: Strategic Partnersnitch
‘Killswitch’ inside Intel’s new processor // Army wants smartphones for soldiers // Facebook biometrics finds friends in pics
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12/9 Defcon: Net Freedom & Dark Objects
Waving goodbye to internet freedom // EMP defense council founded on Pearl Harbor Day // Massive dark object ‘lurking on edge of solar system hurling comets at Earth’
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Warwhores: Occupations & Electrodes
The United States has passed an unfortunate landmark… U.S. troops have now been stuck in Afghanistan longer than was the Soviet Union.
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cablegate: wikileaks unveils secret state dept cables
cablegate: secret US diplomatic cables released by wikileaks from washington post: A vast treasure trove of secret State Department cables obtained by the Web site WikiLeaks has exposed the inner workings of U.S. diplomacy, as well as bluntly candid assessments by American diplomats, according to news organizations granted advance access to the more than 250,000…