As the United States imposes sanctions on Russia and moves to do likewise to Venezuela, it’s essential to keep in mind which country it is that’s the most destructive and dangerous in the world today. When such questions have been posed in international polls in recent decades, the answer overwhelmingly is the United States. Not Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Venezuela, Russia or any of the many other nations the ruling class and corporate media here regularly demonize, but the United States.
The US copyright lobby has long argued against open source software – now Indonesia's in the firing line for encouraging the idea in government departments
As if all that wasn't enough, here's another brick to add to the teetering tower of news, courtesy of Andres Guadamuz, a lecturer in law at the University of Edinburgh.
Guadamuz has done some digging and discovered that an influential lobby group is asking the US government to basically consider open source as the equivalent of piracy – or even worse.
This presents an analysis from various geopolitical, military, and intelligence angles, and very confidently posits the Indian Ocean base Diego Garcia as the final location of flight 370. The author also provides arguments for claiming the jet was remotely hijacked and driven to the base.
Here's an article with a very original theory: a laser was used to bring down flight 370 in order to kill on board a number of Freescale Semiconductor employees who are holders of very valuable patents. The ownership of the dead patent holders allegedly defaults to a Rothschild, of all people. Whatever one thinks of this theory, this article is valuable for its sustained attention on the Freeescale company, including data on its CEO, Greg A. Lowe. Very little has thus far appeared on this company even in alternative sources, and this article has the most I have seen come out anywhere on this company.
That Boeing claims the jet may be in Pakistan is remarkable, but this quote from an interview with Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney is a stunner: “Lt. Gen.McInerney believes the plane landed in Pakistan both from his sources and from his suspicions about Iran and Pakistan being involved. He does not know the fate of the passengers. He said that if the Navy quits their search in the Indian Ocean, they must know something. For the Israelis to beef up their security, they must know something. He believes the plane could be used to attack US interests, Israel and so one. It could be turned into a weapon of mass destruction. The Boeing report out of Langley indicates the plane could be in Western Pakistan. They had enough fuel to make the trip. They appeared to have overloaded the fuel on the plane which may be routine, that’s an unknown.”
This long article is the oddest of the entire bunch here, in that it compiles a list of psychic “readings” and visions psychics around the world have recently had about flight 370. Most of the visions show the jet going into an alternative or metaphysical realm, or going in and out of it throughout the course of its flight. I take Charles Fort seriously: see more about him at Wikipedia / Charles Fort
There's never been a shortage of doomsday scenarios. From the dreaded Mayan Apocalypse of 2012 (remember that?) to the havoc wreaked in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” people have been predicting the end of civilization for as long as there has been a civilization.
The trouble is, they're sometimes correct: The Roman Empire fell spectacularly, as did the Mayan civilization, the Han Dynasty of China, India's Gupta Empire and dozens of other once-mighty kingdoms.
But how, exactly, do powerful empires collapse, and why? Researchers now believe they've found an answer, one that has troubling implications for today — because we're clearly on the road to ruin. [11 Failed Doomsday Predictions]
If you do any kind of shopping online, then you’re probably already familiar with the concept of a metasearch engine—a search engine that searches other search engines. When you’re looking for airline tickets or a used copy of The King in Yellow, you might use a metasearch engine to find out which online retailer is offering the best price.
There is also a metasearch for public records: Scout. Created and lovingly maintained by the Sunlight Foundation, Scout will take a search query and run it through six different continually updated databases of documents. The site also allows you to create email and RSS alerts and track search terms and legislation through a user account.
EFF currently maintains a public page that tracks NSA reform, including congressional bills and speeches, official notices, and court opinions. You can visit it to see current reform efforts and subscribe to our alerts.
