Tag: warwhores

  • #Geopolitiks / #WarWhores: At Home and Abroad

    #Geopolitiks / #WarWhores: At Home and Abroad

    US War Game Sees Perils of Israeli Strike Against Iran from nytimes.com: A classified war simulation held this month to assess the repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran forecasts that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States and leave hundreds of Americans dead, according to…

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  • Expanded Role Proposed for ‘Elite’ Military Forces

    As the United States turns increasingly to Special Operations forces to confront developing threats scattered around the world, the nation’s top Special Operations officer, a member of the Navy Seals who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, is seeking new authority to move his forces faster and outside of normal Pentagon deployment channels.

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  • 1/19 Newspurge: All Aboard, The Sinking Ship Is Leaving

    1/19 Newspurge: All Aboard, The Sinking Ship Is Leaving

    Kristol says Paul hangs with 9/11 conspiracy theorists // Official concerns over uncontrolled nuclear reaction risks inside plutonium facility near Portland // Costa Concordia Captain Reportedly Seen Dining With Mystery Woman Before Deadly Crash // Fmr NFL lineman dead in wildlife refuge faced sex charges // Massive Show of Force In London Ahead of Olympics

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  • warwhores: perfect radio, cargo drones & marine piss

    warwhores: perfect radio, cargo drones & marine piss

    army seeks ‘perfect’ radio, creates boondoggle* US soldiers confined to base over missing equipment* military reveals revolutionary pilotless cargo drone that can deliver supplies to territories plagued by roadside bombs* skynet: 1 in 3 US warplanes is a robot; 7,494 drones and counting* video update: marines piss on taliban corpses*

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  • kim jong il is dead, long live kim jong un!

    kim jong il is dead, long live kim jong un!

    north korea’s longtime leader & cult of personality dead at 69* from cnn: North Korea’s longtime leader Kim Jong Il, the embodiment of the reclusive state where his cult of personality is deeply entrenched, has died. He was believed to be 69. Regarded as one of the world’s most-repressive leaders, Kim Jong Il always cut…

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  • 12/8 newspurge: i’m in with the out crowd

    12/8 newspurge: i’m in with the out crowd

    biowars/envirohealth: fukushima 45 tonne radioactive leak ‘reaches ocean’* ‘fuel rod materials’ may have been released into ground* irradiated baby food spotlights ongoing woes for japan’s food* questions swirl around $6b new mexico nuclear lab* epa says fracking may cause groundwater pollution* fda decision on teens, ‘morning-after’ blocked* climate conference close to deal on ‘green fund’*…

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  • #warwhores: drones, drills, defence

    #warwhores: drones, drills, defence

    it’s a #drone’s world. we just live in it* air force says reporters not welcome at drone base anymore* mini-missile promises to shrink the drone war* mini-nukes & 9 more air weapons that will blow you away!* successful US-korean exercises rely on lockmart sim tech* hero marine sues defense giant bae after sniper scope fight*…

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  • 11/17 newspurge: desert skies, desert lights

    11/17 newspurge: desert skies, desert lights

    9/11 updates: as 9/11 remains are identified, grief is renewed* video: ‘family guy’ 9/11 gag: did they finally go too far this time?* penn state: college football’s 9/11* video: 9/11 pentagon debate w/ craig ranke vs anthony summers* biowars/envirohealth: US govt confirms link between quakes & fracking* epa has long history of releasing news on…

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  • 11/3 newspurge: this is not a test

    11/3 newspurge: this is not a test

    biowars/envirohealth: new hole in fukushima reactor 2* japan govt confirms detection of radioactive xenon in reactor no. 2* fission detected at fukushima* under pressure from journalists, japanese mp drinks fukushima water* anti-nuclear fasting continues in india* giant new plutonium complex at los alamos* man going for newspaper swallowed by sinkhole* dutch psychologist admits he made…

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  • 10/13 newspurge: we’ve got our eyes straight on you

    10/13 newspurge: we’ve got our eyes straight on you

    biowars/envirohealth: 5.3 earthquake off oregon coast* strong quake hits off coast, no damage* 1 tokyo ward, 13 schools, radiation above safety standard* s. cali nuke plant ‘a cancer factory that generates electricity’ – 8.5 million people live within 50 miles of san onofre plant* fda approves dangerous new antidepressant drug for dogs* cdc official arrested…

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  • 9/15 Newspurge: Ritual Union

    9/15 Newspurge: Ritual Union

    Obama White House monitored huge loan to ‘connected’ firm // US doctors steeped in big pharma drug money // Lacoste asks Norwegian police to prevent mass murderer Anders Breivik from wearing their brand to court // Alleging abuse of four boys, Portland lawyers file lawsuits against Boy Scouts // Group urges US to adopt electronic…

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  • jesus, bombs & ice cream

    jesus, bombs & ice cream

    from beliefblog: An unlikely pairing took to the stage Saturday in front of a sold out audience at World Café Live to promote peace and ice cream. Philadelphia-based Christian author and activist Shane Claiborne partnered with Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, to raise public awareness about federal military spending. The evening…

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  • 9/9 newspurge: some kind of confusion, more like a disaster

    9/9 newspurge: some kind of confusion, more like a disaster

    9/11 updates: National Archive keeps bulk of 9/11 Commission report sealed* FBI, DHS Warn Of Small Plane Terror Threats* state dept issues 9/11 Anniversary Travel Alert* Twilight Language: Small Planes Into Buildings?* video: anniversary security heightened across US* Obama, Bush, Bloomberg to Bar 9/11 First Responders From Ground Zero On the 10th Anniversary* video: 9/11…

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  • august newspurge: is that all there is?

    9/11 updates: chronology of major terrorist attacks since sept 11, 2001* who – and what – are behind the ‘official history’ of the bin laden raid?* biowars/envirohealth: Fukushima mom comes to Portland: “10-year-old son started having symptoms — Nose bleeding and fevers”* China: Radioactive contamination spreads far beyond Japan’s claims in Pacific waters* US Uses…

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  • 8/18 Newspurge: Pissing In The Wind

    8/18 Newspurge: Pissing In The Wind

    US knew in days that Fukushima had melted down // ATF promotes supervisors in controversial ‘Fast & Furious’ // SF cell shutdown: Safety issue, or hint of Orwell? // US combat in Iraq is over…except for the air strikes & deaths // Shepherdstown vigil for WVU student found dead in Australia

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