Archive for September 4th, 2013

Robert Roos CIDRAP News Sep 04, 2013 A 56-year-old woman in Qatar died of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection on Aug 31, marking the country’s third case in the past month, according to media reports today. The Qatari Supreme Council of Health said the woman, who suffered from several chronic illnesses... »

SilverDoctors.com SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 On the August 23rd SD Weekly Metals & Markets radio show I explained how the United States has a very long history of drawing lines in the sand — the “red line.” One could even call it a passive-aggressive mode of foreign policy, but it works well in terms of... »

by David Stockman ZeroHedge.com 09/04/2013 Next week Congress can do far more than stop a feckless Tomahawk barrage on a small country which is already a graveyard of civil war and sectarian slaughter. By voting “no” it can trigger the end of the American Imperium – five decades of incessant meddling, bullying and subversion... »

Not even the author of “1984” could have envisioned a world dominated by a single superpower. By Tom Engelhardt Alter-Net.com September 3, 2013 In an increasingly phantasmagorical world, here’s my present fantasy of choice: someone from General Keith Alexander’s outfit, the National Security Agency, tracks down H.G. Wells’s time machine in the attic of... »

TheExtinctionProtocol.com September 4, 2013 JAPAN – A moderately large vulcanian explosion occurred this morning, producing significant fallout of lapilli and small bombs in several kilometers distance. Cars parked at the Arimura Lava observatory observation point to the south of the volcano were damages and windshields broken, at a distance of about 4 km. There... »

GEOFFREY INGERSOLL BusinessInsider.com SEP. 4, 2013 Bashar Al Assad isn’t the only one making moves based on the probability of U.S. bombs, Al Qaeda is in the mix too. The extremist militant group figures that they will also be targets of a torrent of U.S. cruise missiles. Mark Stout, Senior Editor at War on... »

by Jacob G. Hornberger FFF.org September 3, 2013 I find it absolutely fascinating how the president, along with his national-security state apparatus, can instantaneously throw the entire nation into crisis mode, this time with everyone in angst over whether the president should or should not bomb Syria. It’s a perfect demonstration of the power... »

John Nichols TheNation.com September 4, 2013 House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, backs President Obama’s request for authorization to intervene militarily in Syria, as does House Democratic Minority Nancy Pelosi, D-California. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, is similarly “in,” while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, in mum. The president has done a pretty... »

Activist Post.com Wednesday, September 4, 2013 Yesterday the the board of supervisors to Siskiyou County in California voted 4-1 to start the secession process from the state citing destruction of rights and unfair representation in Sacramento. The people of Siskiyou County, the northern-most county in California encompassing the Mt. Shasta region, are tired of... »

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski The Washington Times September 4, 2013 Senators on Wednesday tried to write a tight resolution authorizing President Obama to strike Syria under very specific circumstances, but analysts and lawmakers said the language still has plenty of holes the White House could use to expand military action well beyond... »