Archive for December 24th, 2010

Recombinomics.com December 24, 2010 The number of people in intensive care with confirmed or suspected flu in England has risen to 460 – more than double what it was a week ago. Statistics released by the Department of Health (DoH) on December 15 showed 182 people were receiving intensive treatment for flu. As of... »

Number of recorded cases this season doubles as fears grow of swine flu resurgence Sarah Boseley Guardian.co.uk Thursday 23 December 2010 Concerns over the spread and virulence of the latest flu outbreak are increasing among health experts, following a doubling of cases in a week and the announcement today of 10 more deaths, taking... »

Recombinomics.com December 24, 2010 Tests are being carried out to see if a number of people, including young children, have died from flu or respiratory disease. It has been reported that three adults have died from swine flu and six children aged under five have died from viral respiratory diseases in Leicestershire in the... »

Are Oil Prices Are About To Wake Up To Peak-Production Realities? Gus Lubin BusinessInsider.com Dec. 24, 2010 Somehow the government is sticking with an outlook that sees crude prices not hitting triple digits until 2015. It is an estimate that would get smirks on Wall Street and get you laughed out of the room... »

by Kevin Carson C4SS.org George Bush and his supporters like to point to the absence of major terrorist attacks since 9-11 as a vindication: “His policies kept us safe.” Lisa Simpson once parodied such arguments: “By your logic, I could say this rock keeps tigers away.” Homer: “Oh, how does it work.” Lisa: “It... »

Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com Thursday, December 23, 2010 Unit set-up to fight terrorism and crime mentions a Campaign for Liberty event held at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Public Intelligence, an international consortium of independent researchers, reports that a fusion center in Florida snooped on Ron Paul supporters and other political groups.... »

by Gary North LewRockwell.com Ben Bernanke has an overwhelming majority on the Federal Reserve System’s Open Market Committee (FOMC), which meets every six weeks to set Federal Reserve policy. There is only one dissenter, Thomas Hoenig, who consistently votes against any expansion of the FOMC’s asset purchases, meaning any expansion of the FED’s balance... »

by Mac Slavo LewRockwell.com By now, you’ve likely come across the recent 60 Minutes segment titled State Budgets: Day of Reckoning. If you have yet to view it, you can do so below. Millions of Americans who have been told that our economy is now in a period of recovery may be surprised to... »

by Doug Casey LewRockwell.com When I first got into the habit of ending every edition of The International Speculator (and later The Casey Report) with a quote – starting about ten years ago – I almost always referred to at least one of my four favorite modern philosophers – Mikhail Bakunin, Peter Kropotkin, Edward... »