Tag: washington
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bullets, bombs, benazir, fbi spy, quarantines, drugs & hitler
bullet shortage affects policefrom ap: A nationwide spike in demand for small-arms ammunition and the skyrocketing cost of raw materials to make the bullets have forced some law enforcement agencies in Washington state to plan their orders further in advance. On average, the cost of ammunition has increased by 67 percent between 2004 and this…
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outside the box #163 (w/ george green)
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on july 31, 2008. from alex ansary: Alex covers the latest news with includes several reports of active volcanoes around the planet that are active near the ‘ring of fire.’ Later, he speaks with George…
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nukeleaks, elites, awol, crisis, pope snake & anthrax
contaminated US site faces ‘catastrophic’ nuclear leakfrom new scientist: One of “the most contaminated places on Earth” will only get dirtier if the US government doesn’t get its act together – clean-up plans are already 19 years behind schedule and not due for completion until 2050. More than 210 million litres of radioactive and chemical…
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nat’l level exercise: terror drills, wargames & cog
thanks again to daily dose of terror US tests response to set of calamities: executive branch ‘runs’ govt from outside dc as mock crises mountfrom washington post: Thousands of key federal employees are being whisked from the Washington area by helicopter and car for a three-day test of their ability to run the government from…
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bioterror drill at oregon chemical depot
yes, it’s day 5 of the national level exercise… fed’s 8-day terror drill to test disaster preparednessfrom seattle times: This drill, one of the largest emergency simulations ever planned in the Northwest, will center on three fictional events in Washington and Oregon. The first is a simulation of a terrorist attack on downtown Seattle… The…
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national level exercise: 8 straight days of terror drills
from rogue government: FEMA announced recently that they will be conducting a national disaster exercise called National Level Exercise 2-08 (NLE 2-08) from May 1st through May 8th. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare and respond to multiple incidents including natural disasters and terrorist incidents. Specifically the exercise involves a Category 4 hurricane…
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drones, chips, secret spies & street-sweeper cameras
feds to fly more drones along US bordersfrom ap: Four Predator B drones have become fixtures over Arizona since October 2006, and two more will join them soon, Juan Munoz-Torres, a Customs and Border Protection spokesman, said Wednesday. Once those six are in place, the agency wants Congress to fund six drones along the Canadian…
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spy cams go live in the district of criminals
from washington post: D.C. police are now watching live images from dozens of surveillance cameras posted in high-crime parts of the city, hoping to respond faster to shootings, robberies and other offenses and catch suspects before they get away. Since August 2006, the city has installed 73 cameras across the city, mostly on utility poles,…
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ron paul calls for march on washington dc
from paul joseph watson: Congressman Ron Paul has called on his supporters to organize a march on Washington DC, admitting that such a move would be “risky” but impossible for the media to ignore and could have a big impact on the eve of the Republican convention. In a campaign update posted on You Tube…
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US author to unveil washington’s masonic past
from afp: A sequel to the blockbuster thriller “The Da Vinci Code” is set to lift the veil on mysterious Freemason symbols carved into the very fabric of the historic streets and buildings of the US capital. Novelist Dan Brown has set the new adventures of his hero, scholar-adventurer Robert Langdon, right in the heart…
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rfid coming to dc driver’s licenses
from dc examiner/total411: Privacy advocates are alarmed by a D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles initiative to embed SmarTrip computer chips inside every new D.C. driver’s license, making it easier than ever to track D.C. residents on their travels through the transit system. The DMV will spend $830,000 a year to install SmarTrip chips in all…
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Thousands of Protesters March to US Capitol
Thousands of protesters marched Saturday from the White House to the Capitol to demand an end to the Iraq war.
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florida troops deploy to nation’s capital
from wesh: Members of the 1st Battalion 265 Air Defense Artillery have mobilized and are on a plane headed first to Ft. Bliss, then for federal active duty in the capital region. The troops will be deployed for a year. “It’s going to be all right It’s OK if he helps people and everything, and…
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press corps evacuated from white house building
from raw story: A building close to the White House was evacuated says a breaking news report at the Associated Press. “The evacuated building was the White House conference center, which is around the corner,” AP said of the facility cleared due to a ‘bomb scare.’ “The conference center temporarily houses the White House press…
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‘don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it looks’
from raw story: “Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it looks,” President Bush reportedly told a friend depressed by the ongoing “unpopular” war and GOP woes, according to an article in Sunday’s Washington Post. “For a man who presides over an unpopular war, just lost Congress and faces a final two years with constrained…