Archive for February 13th, 2011

By James Moore and Nigel Morris IndependentUK Monday, 14 February 2011 Britain’s banks, which are preparing to announce multi-million pound annual bonuses to senior staff, are pocketing hidden subsidies worth more than £32.5 billion a year from the taxpayer, it was disclosed last night. Research by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) think-tank calculated that... »

Ruling military council intends to retain power for six months or longer while elections are scheduled and will rule by decree Chris McGreal Guardian.co.uk Sunday 13 February 2011 The Egyptian military has rejected the demands of pro-democracy protesters for a swift transfer of power to a civilian administration, saying it intends to rule by... »

A million protesters, many of them women, took to the streets across Italy on Sunday calling on scandal hit Silvio Berlusconi to resign. By Nick Pisa TelegraphUK 13 Feb 2011 Marches were held in 200 towns and cities throughout the country as Italians voiced their anger and frustration at the 74-year-old Italian prime minister,... »

Quantum Computing and Counterintelligence This century, less will be more for the CIA. by N.M. Guariglia PajamasMedia.com February 13, 2011 The United States intelligence community has four strategic functions. The first is collection, or the gathering of raw data through a whole host of means. The second is analysis, or providing policy makers with... »

Defense Dept. Research Arm DARPA Tackles Storytime BY Kit Eaton FastCompany.com Once upon a time, DARPA wanted to work out how stories played a role in sharing information between people who are engaged in political activity, and possibly how to change the direction of the course of events. More accurately: On Feb. 28, DARPA... »

Gregory White BusinessInsider.com Feb. 13, 2011 Bahrain is expecting its own “day of rage” tomorrow as protesters hit the streets to challenge the pace of political reform in the country, according to the FT. The country’s government has given every family $2,660 in a bid to quell dissent, and calm nerves over rising food... »

By WALTER BRASCH CounterPunch.org The U.S. House of Representatives this week did something it should have done years ago—it blocked the continuation of three of the more controversial parts of the PATRIOT Act. The vote was 277–148 to continue the Act, but a 2/3 majority (284 of those voting) was necessary for the bill... »

By: Bob Chapman GoldSeek.com Sunday, 13 February 2011 The discontent and seeds of rebellion existed for a long time in Egypt as it has in many other countries. The major powers of the world were content with Mr. Mubarak, especially the US, which gave him $60 billion over 30 years and allowed him to... »

Texas Rep. Ron Paul captures CPAC presidential preference straw poll By Ralph Z. Hallow The Washington Times Saturday, February 12, 2011 Texas Rep. Ron Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 presidential preference straw poll of 3,742 activists, the chairman of the huge annual gathering of conservative activists announced on Saturday.... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 02/12/2011 An important advance indicator of leading conservative frontrunners for the presidency was won by Criminal Reserve archnemesis Ron Paul. The Washington Times reports: “Texas Rep. Ron Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 presidential preference straw poll of 3,742 activists, the chairman of the huge annual... »