Archive for August 7th, 2011

by: Dr. Joseph Gerson Truthout.org World Conference Against A- and H- Bombs, Hiroshima, August 3, 2011 Minosan Konichi-wa. I come with deep sympathy for all that the people of Japan have suffered as a result of the March 11 catastrophes and I am inspired by the resilience of the Japanese people and the Japanese... »

Musharraf warns snatch-and-grab operation will lead to all-out war Daily Times Monitor As US-Pakistani relations spiral downward, the specter of a showdown between the increasingly antagonistic allies is garnering more attention, including the worst-case scenario of the US attempting to “snatch” Pakistan’s 100-plus nuclear weapons if it feared they were about to fall into... »

Monsanto to Sell Biotech Sweet Corn for U.S. Consumers Bloomberg.com Monsanto Co. (MON), the world’s biggest vegetable seed maker, said it will begin selling genetically modified sweet corn in the U.S. this year, the first product it has developed for the consumer market. The sweet corn seeds are engineered to kill insects living above... »

Biometrics may hold more potential than NFC payments ThirdFactor.com Developers for mobile technology such as Google’s Android operating system have been trying to bring near field communication (NFC), or a means of utilizing basic authentication and personal devices to pay for items instead of cash or credit cards, according to a technology review article.... »

The Intel Hub By Alex Thomas August 6, 2011 An AWOL soldier who has been missing since July 4th, was arrested Wednesday in a Texas hotel near Ft. Hood with bomb making explosives. This comes a little over a year after a Fox News report that indicated that 17 Afghan soldiers had gone AWOL... »

by Ellen Brown Global Research August 6, 2011 It used to be that when the Fed Chairman spoke, the market listened; but the Chairman has lost his mystique. Now when the market speaks, politicians listen. Hopefully they heard what the market just said: government cutbacks are bad for business. The government needs to spend... »

By Kelleigh Nelson August 7, 2011 NewsWithViews.com Prescription Drugs When we go to our doctors, we obviously want an end to whatever problem we’re experiencing. The best bet for help is an older doctor. A study at the Medical College of Wisconsin Researchers found that physicians with fewer than 10 years of experience described... »

By Allan Wall August 7, 2011 NewsWithViews.com The 2012 election is only 15 months away. What are the positions of the candidates on immigration? The Numbers USA organization has an evaluation system to rate presidential candidates on the issue of immigration. Just to let you know where the group is coming from, Numbers USA... »