Tag: russia
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Baptism By Ice: Russia’s Trend of Dipping Children In Frozen Rivers
When an amateur video of a screaming, naked boy being plunged by a priest into an ice hole in Siberia appeared on the web, it caused a massive outcry in the Russian media and blogosphere. The boy appears to be no more than five or six years old.
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ground zero: project blue beam – the rise & fall of the neo-skeptic
please donate to clyde & check out the new ground zero tv! from clyde lewis: In the original “Watchmen” comic (set in an alternate reality 1985), one of the “heroes” commits what can be considered s a villainous act for the “good of all mankind.” He contrives an “alien invasion” so that the United States,…
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Police State Updates: I’ve Changed My Plea to Guilty
It’s now a tradition – the government militarizes the stupor bowl as another ‘black sunday’ arrives // TSA invades roads & highways with ‘VIPR’ checkpoints // Boeing received $5b in illegal govt subsidies // Russia to adopt universal id card in 2012
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Stuxnet returns to Bushehr reactor
Russia warns Iran too dangerous to bring Bushehr reactor online. Sergei Kiriyenko, Rosatom chief (Russian Nuclear Energy Commission), complained directly to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Stuxnet malworm shouldn’t be ignored and warned of potential calamity.
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‘rushing ahead to armageddon: russia, iran & the invasion of israel’
from christian newswire: With tensions in the Middle East escalating daily, the world seems to be on the brink of ruin. Russia is strengthening its ties with China, North Korea, Syria and Iran arming them with sophisticated military weaponry, building up its armed forces, and returning to old Cold War military tactics. Tensions between Israel…
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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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Russia Will Spend $3.8B on Space Program
Russia will spend approx. $3.8B dollars on its space program to increase its share in the global space market. There are plans to launch 50 spacecraft in 2011. Russia wants, also, to complete its version of GPS, the GLONASS navigation system.
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geopolitiks: united states of eurasia (+collateral damage)
covert war in iran: assassinations, cyberattacks & sabotage* biblical prophecy or political geology?: israel discovers another 16 trillion cubic ft of natural gas* medvedev cancels trip to israel, plans to visit palestinian areas* on message: big sister napolitano in israel* china preparing for armed conflict ‘in every direction’* pakistan shocked by assassination of governor* video:…
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what happened to telstar?
Whatever happened to Telstar? The first communications satellite (COMSAT) to relay television signals launched from Cape Canaveral on July 10, 1962. A video of the launch can be viewed here. Telstar’s Wikipedia entry reveals the COMSAT was a victim of the cold war. “The day before Telstar 1 was launched, the United States had tested…
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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…
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ground zero: blackjack friday & communumbers
featuring guest: media monarchy download/subscribe blackjack friday: the face of error from clyde lewis: When terrorism comes knocking at your back door, you take notice. When conspiracy is happening in your neighborhood, you just don’t know who you can trust. On November 26th, 2010, a day known as Black Friday, people in Portland gathered for…
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launch of x-37b revisited
David Axe writes in “US Starting Asia Space Race?” April 22nd launch of X-37B robotic spacecraft into orbit by US Air Force counters China’s anti-satellite capability and goes a step further. “The X-37B, built by Boeing, could also be used to spy on and even disable other nations’ satellites, all without them necessarily knowing that…
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11/4 Defcon: Cybercom, Holograms & Chatbot
Military’s CyberCom is fully operational // Groups fear huge health database // Hologram messaging coming of age // Prize-winning chatbot steers the conversation // ‘Internet of Things’ is on the way
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9/11 + 9: Makeshift Patriots
Do the majority of Americans blame Bush for 9/11? // Condoleezza: I told Bush not to come back after 9/11 // Distress signals indicated planes crashed minutes before Flights 11 & 175 hit the WTC // 9yrs on, no trial in sight for alleged 9/11 plotters