by By Dana Priest and William M. Arkin RedactedNews.com Monday, July 19, 2010 The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many... »
Archive for July 19th, 2010
Obama’s War on the Internet- The Ministry of Truth
By Philip Giraldi CampaignForLiberty.com 07/19/10 The Ministry of Truth was how George Orwell described the mechanism used by government to control information in his seminal novel 1984. A recent trip to Europe has convinced me that the governments of the world have been rocked by the power of the internet and are seeking to... »
Welfare and Warfare, Paying the Price for the Baby Boomers Generation
By: James Quinn Market Oracle Jul 19, 2010 Most people in America associate the Democratic Party with spending on welfare programs and the Republican Party with spending on warfare. Until reading Niall Ferguson’s brilliant The Ascent of Money, I never realized that welfare and warfare have gone hand in hand for over a century.... »
Breaking: Robert Gibbs Confirms BP’s Oil Well Is Leaking At Top, With Seepage 2 Miles Away
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 07/19/2010 Update: Stock right back up to pre drop levels, as BP says scientists conclude seepage naturally occurring, not related to Macondo well… The market seems to be buying it – after all it appears all the scientists have Ph.D.’s From AP: A White House spokesman says BP’s ruptured oil... »
MSNBC: Seepage “could COLLAPSE the entire operation”; “Coast Guard not speaking” (VIDEO)
FloridaOilSpillLaw.com July 19th, 2010 Oil Update, MSNBC, July 19, 2010 at 10:50 a.m. EST: The Coast Guard is not speaking about … only issuing statements from retired admiral Thad Allen. The last technical briefing we had from BP was on Sunday morning… What we don’t know is where that seepage is coming... »
Drudge reports methane at “levels only seen during mass extinction events” (PHOTOS)
FloridaOilSpillLaw.com July 19th, 2010 Oceanographer John Kessler analyzes methane levels from oil spill site, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences, July 2010: Preliminary results show concentrations at some points to be a million times higher than normal, researcher says John Kessler, a chemical oceanographer in the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University, is... »
Quote of the Day…
“The interests behind the Bush Administration, such as the CFR, The Trilateral Commission — founded by Brzezinski for David Rockefeller — and the Bilderberger Group, have prepared for and are now moving to implement open world dictatorship within the next five years. They are not fighting against terrorists. They are fighting against citizens.”– Dr.... »
(*Updated with Enhanced Video) — “Mystery ‘bursts’ near sea floor filmed by ROV on Monday at 4:45am”
FloridaOilSpillLaw.com Live feed from Boa Deep C — ROV 2, July 19, 2010 at 04:40 EDT ROV appears to be nearly still. No other ROV lights appear in the area. Bursts start at 20 seconds into video. More at 3:15 in, 4:40 in, 8:20 in, 9:45 in, 10:20 in. If your monitor is dark,... »
Gulf oil spill: Fouling air as well as water?
The EPA says some communities in Louisiana face a ‘moderate health risk’ due to hydrocarbon fumes from the Gulf oil spill. Researchers will report air quality findings this week. By Bill Sasser CSMonitor.com July 18, 2010 New Orleans Questions about air pollution related to the BP oil spill may get some clearer answers this... »
If This New Seepage Is From The Oil Well, We Could Be In Huge Trouble
Gus Lubin BusinessInsider.com Jul. 19, 2010 BP claims it may not have caused the seepage of a mysterious substance from seabed near the Maconda Well. This doesn’t seem unbelievable: who knows what goes on 5,000 feet underwater? But here’s what it means if the seepage is related: BP would immediately open the containment cap... »