US defence company Raytheon has been demonstrating a new solid-State, powerful laser that can shoot down aircraft and projectiles as well as sinking ships, with the capability of being hooked up with existing anti-aircraft weaponry. They are also working on land-based and more mobile versions with increased power.
A massive cache of secret US military files released by Wikileaks to selected newspapers provides a devastating portrait of the war in Afghanistan, revealing how coalition forces have killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents, attacks by Taliban groups have soared and also how NATO commanders fear that Pakistan and Iran are fuelling the insurgency. [...]
This is a piece of video that makes you glad that for the existence of the medium, and of the Internet. Invaluable experience and knowledge that otherwise could have been lost forever. It will explain much about what is going on today, but the events recalled are more than sixty years past and the interview [...]
For those in the developed world, Asbestos may seem like a health hazard from the past: A cancer-causing fibre banned in the EU, Australia and elsewhere and limited to a small number of products in the United States. Scientists have long agreed that any exposure to Asbestos presents grave risks. Yet an investigation from the [...]
In an interview with Max Keiser, economist Paul Craig Roberts argues that the deliberate off-shoring of jobs from the U.S is destroying the economy – outsourcing or off-shoring of manufacturing base in particular is something that is occurring in many developed economies.
A UK Police Federation article that seems to advocate the forced chemical sedation of suspects is a move into dangerous territory. It appears that the Federation wish to formulate a strategy which they hope will lead to recognition and acceptance of so-called “excited delirious syndrome” and to formalise chemical methods of dealing with suspects who [...]
Gold, Torture, Lies, Propaganda, Junk Bonds, Fraud, the Media and the State of the Union. An extract from the excellent “Keiser Report”.
Those with ‘concealed-weapons’ permits may now carry guns in church—at least in Louisiana. thanks to a Bill signed by Governor Bobby Jindal on Tuesday night. As reported by Politico, the law allows “permit holders who take an additional eight hours of tactical training each year” to carry firearms into houses of worship. See more here… http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/guns-be-allowed-louisiana-houses-worship
Prior to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithners visit to Berlin at the end of May, Webster Tarpley gave this interview discussing the proposals for regulation of trading and speculation, and also covers the ‘casino’ economy, ways of addressing recession and the free market fetish.
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