Archive for August 11th, 2011

by George Washington ZeroHedge.com 08/11/2011 Politico reports: The U.S. has dramatically ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad, slapping new sanctions on key companies Wednesday as White House press secretary Jay Carney said the leader is guilty of “heinous actions” and the country would be better off without him. *** President Barack... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/11/2011 That the US postal service is on the verge of bankruptcy is well-known by now and was discussed by Zero Hedge long before it became mainstream news. Furthermore, as we previously noted, the key sticking point in cost reduction negotiations is the labor force compensation (80% of all costs),... »

by Philip Giraldi AntiWar.com August 11, 2011 Leading neoconservative Richard Perle has said that one of the many reasons he admires the Israelis is the moral clarity that they exhibit on the issue of terrorism. What exactly that means is not itself clear, but it would appear to be a carte blanche for any... »

Opposition calls for rethink on CCTV scale back Steve Watson Prisonplanet.com Aug 11, 2011 The British government has today suggested that it is working with the intelligence agencies on a way of shutting down at will social media websites including Twitter, claiming that they were used by looters to organise and avoid police during... »

JOHN HUDSON TheAtlanticWire.com AUG 10, 2011 With British Prime Minister David Cameron authorizing the use of rubber bullets and water canons in wake of the turbulent London riots spreading through Britain, questions have been raised about how authorities in the U.S. would respond to a similar domestic disturbance threatening the nation’s stability. According to... »

Brandon Smith AltMarket.com Thursday, 11 August 2011 think at this point it is fair to say that the name “Barack Obama” has become irrevocably synonymous with the phrase “Brownshirts”, and with very good reason. Riding the euphoric wave of a Prozac addled collectivist saturated puppy-love election season, the teleprompter dependent basketball playing android immediately... »

Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, on the global economy HM Treasury Thursday, August 11, 2011 Mr Speaker, people will be concerned about the turmoil in the world’s financial markets and what it means for economies here and across the globe. I want to use the opportunity of... »

EconomicCollapseBlog.com How far does the stock market have to go down before we officially call it a crash? The Dow is now down more than 2,000 points in just the last 14 trading days. So can we now call this “The Stock Market Crash of 2011″? Today the Dow was down 519 points. Yesterday,... »

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com August 10, 2011 Back in late 2010, the Army Corps of Engineers inadvertently posted information about Northcom’s CONPLAN 3502, included within information about a FEMA-simulated earthquake drill called National Level Exercise 2011. The documents reveal how a secret Pentagon Civil Disturbance Operations plan calls for military-operated detention and search operations within... »

Media, police and politicians disparage communities protecting themselves as “vigilantism” Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Thursday, August 11, 2011 Following calls by politicians, media and the police for Brits not to buy baseball bats and engage in what was disparagingly termed “vigilantism,” Amazon UK has followed suit by banning self-defense items from its online... »