Archive for September 2nd, 2013

KIM WILLSHER, THE GUARDIAN BusinessInsider.com SEP. 2, 2013 Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has challenged the west to come up with “a single piece” of evidence that he has used chemical weapons. He warned that any military intervention in Syria could spark a “regional war”. “The Middle East is a powder keg, and today the... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 09/02/2013 First it was “contained.” Then we found out there was a “small leak.” Then, after numerous media reports confirmed it, Japan admitted there was “a big leak,” which only became bigger with time. Then the severity level of Fukushima was raised from level 1 to level 3, the highest... »

Mac Slavo September 2nd, 2013 SHTFplan.com As our family prepared a Labor Day feast today, I happened across my wife Tess sitting in front of her computer… She had tears in her eyes… I asked her what was wrong… She pointed me to the following video… It’s one we wanted to share with our... »

Investmentwatchblog.com September 2nd, 2013 The American people are against any war in Syria, Congress is being called back into session but at this time if they took a vote now it would be a no to war in Syria. The US is making their case and incrementally presenting evidence hoping to sway the rest... »

The Administration’s Proposed Syria AUMF Is Very Broad By Jack Goldsmith Lawfareblog.com Sunday, September 1, 2013 The administration’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for Syria provides: (a) Authorization. — The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate... »

By Michael Snyder TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com September 2nd, 2013 Russia has sold Syria highly advanced rocket launchers, anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles. In fact, the P-800 Yakhont anti-ship missiles that Russia has equipped Syria with are the most advanced anti-ship missiles that Russia has. When the United States strikes Syria, they might be quite surprised at... »

#IdidntJoin goes viral Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com September 2, 2013 A deluge of duty military personnel as well as many veterans are taking to Twitter to express their opposition to the Obama administration’s plan to launch an attack on Syria. After numerous US servicemembers posted photos of themselves holding up signs on Twitter... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 09/02/2013 It is convenient that in a recent post covering the latest historic Verizon M&A deal we showed a spaghetti chart, created by the WSJ, of the US telecom space because it lays roughly how many current subscribers that other US telecom giant, AT&T, has. The reason for this is... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 09/02/2013 In an inconvenient truth moment for the anti-gun lobby, Harvard’s Don Kates and Gary Mauser expose the facts behind gun control and violent crime. While not the first time we have discussed this awkward reality, the depth of the academics’ datasets and the findings are unquestionable that there is... »

Senator: Obama trying to save face after throwing around too much “machismo”; Attack would “accelerate the misery” in Syria Steve Watson Infowars.com Sept 2, 2013 Kentucky Senator Rand Paul had some choice words for US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday, throwing his own words back at him to make the point that military... »