The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
AU demands end to NATO Libya strikes India calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Libya NATO launches fourth night of Libyan strikes Phi Beta Iota: We consider the attacks on Tripoli to be outrageously illegal and immoral by every standard. There is every reason for the non-NATO world to bring war crime charges against …
‘Concrete Canvas’ Makes Erecting Permanent Buildings As Easy as Pitching a Tent Drapeable fabric turns into solid concrete when it gets wet popsi.com, Clay Dillow, 18 May 2011 When disaster strikes and permanent structures are leveled, as they were recently by earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand (and more distantly in Haiti), they are usually …
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More that should never have been written Wall Street Journal May 23, 2011 Pg. 1 Spy, Military Ties Aided Bin Laden Raid By Siobhan Gorman and Julian E. Barnes In January, the chief of the military’s elite special-operations troops accepted an unusual invitation to visit Central Intelligence Agency headquarters. There, Adm. William McRaven was shown, …
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Sacrificial Crowds and Radical Power: A Meditation by Justin Rogers-Cooper, 19 May 2011 Advocate (CUNY Graduate Center) In early January the BBC reported that Mohammad Bouazazi, a Tunisian college graduate who illegally sold fruits and vegetables in Sidi Bouzid, had died from his self-inflicted burns. He had set himself on fire by dousing his body with petrol …
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ROLLING UPDATE from Beginning of Crisis SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/PBI-Japan-Update 16 May 2011 ALL: Study: Seaports unready for climate change CANADA: Climate change threatens arctic coastlines CHINA: China’s Nuclear Arsenal: Status and Evolution EUROPE-SPAIN: Spanish Quake Jolts European Nuclear Debate GERMANY-JAPAN-USA: Nuclear Nations Turn To Natural Gas And Renewables INDIA: Manmohan Singh takes stock of country’s …
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16 May 2011 BAHRAIN: How radical are Bahrain’s Shia? EGYPT: Could Egypt’s revolution become mirage in the desert? IRAN-BAHRAIN: Iranian ships carrying aid to Bahrain turned back in Persian Gulf IRAN-SYRIA: ‘Nakba’ clashes: Iran, Syria trying to turn Arab Spring fury into attacks on Israel? ISRAEL: The Arab Revolution is knocking at Israel’s door LEBANON-SYRIA: …
The Taliban Are On Twitter By Chris Gayomali on May 12, 2011 TechLand (Time) Due to a strict adherence to Sharia law, the Taliban have long shunned modern technology, particularly personal televisions and computers. But in the wake of a recent offensive campaign in the Afghan city of Kandahar, the group has emerged on a new, …
