ShareThisUS slammed for supporting Iran riots 16 Feb 2011 Former Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaiee has criticized the United States' support for the recent anti-government riots in Tehran. Supporters of the defeated candidates in the 2009 presidential elections, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, gathered in parts of the Iranian capital on Monday. Tehran says members of anti-government groups, including the anti-Iran terrorist group Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), disrupted the protests by staging riots and shooting on bystanders.
ShareThis3 U.S. marshals shot trying to serve arrest warrant in W.Va. 16 Feb 2011 Three U.S. marshals were shot Wednesday while trying to serve an arrest warrant at a home in Elkins, authorities said. The suspect was then killed by officers. The condition of the marshals was not immediately known. The shooting happened around 8:30 a.m. as several deputy marshals from the Northern District of West Virginia were serving a warrant at a residence, said Jeffrey Carter of the U.S. Marshals Service.
ShareThisMadison schools to close Wednesday due to district-wide teacher sickout 16 Feb 2011 Madison schools will be closed Wednesday as teachers planned a district-wide absence to attend protests against [GOP] Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to limit union bargaining. District Superintendent Dan Nerad made the announcement at 11 p.m. Tuesday after 40 percent of the 2,600 members of the teacher's union had called in sick and more were expected to do so through Wednesday morning.
ShareThis'Turkey no military launchpad for US' 16 Feb 2011 Turkish President Abdullah Gul says Ankara will not allow the US to use NATO bases in Turkey for military purposes against other countries. In an exclusive interview with Press TV in Tehran on Tuesday, Gul said every military facility in Turkey is under the control of Turkish commanders, noting that "without our knowledge, nothing can happen there."
ShareThisMega barf alert *and* gag me with a chainsaw: Obama honors ex-President George H.W. Bush with Medal of Freedom 15 Feb 2011 President Barack Obama honored former President George H.W. Bush this afternoon with the nation’s highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom, at an emotional White House ceremony. Obama spoke of Bush’s "humility and decency" and a career of service that spanned seven decades, from "decorated Navy pilot who nearly gave his life in World War II to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, from CIA director [leading the JFK assassination team] to U.S. envoy to China to the vice presidency."
ShareThisGov't, NBA team launch All-Star security campaign 15 Feb 2011 The Homeland Security Department and the NBA said Tuesday they will launch a security campaign at this weekend's All-Star game activities in Los Angeles, encouraging people to report suspicious activity. TV monitors and print materials at the All-Star game will urge people, "If you see something, say something" - a core post-Sept. 11 message.
ShareThisUS security contractors planned 'WikiLeaks attack' 15 Feb 2011 The computer hackers' collective Anonymous has uncovered a proposal by a consortium of private contractors to attack and discredit WikiLeaks. Last week Anonymous volunteers broke into the servers of HB Gary Federal, a security company that sells investigative services to companies, and posted thousands of the firm's emails on to the internet. The attack was in revenge for claims by the company's chief executive Aaron Barr that he had successfully infiltrated the cyber protest network and discovered details of its leadership and structure.
ShareThisCDC Reports First Human Cowpox Infection in Laboratory Worker --'The investigation revealed cowpox virus stocks in the laboratory's freezer, but no known or intentional use of cowpox in the patient's laboratory in the previous 5 years.' 08 Feb 2011 (Vienna, Austria) The first human cowpox virus infection in the United States has been documented in an unvaccinated laboratory researcher, according to a report by investigators from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The findings were reported by Andrea McCollum, MPH, an epidemiologist from the Mycotic Diseases Branch of the CDC here at the IMED 2011: International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance.
ShareThisUS Senate votes extension of anti-terrorism powers 15 Feb 2011 The US Senate voted Tuesday to extend controversial counter-terrorism search and surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act law adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks. With the three provisions set to expire February 28, lawmakers approved legislation to extend them to May 27 by a 86-12 margin, one day after the House of Representatives passed an extension to December 8.
ShareThisF-16 jets, military copter over DC at midnight Wednesday 15 Feb 2011 As part of a post 9/11 training and preparedness military mission, F-16 jets, a coast guard helicopter and civil patrol aircraft will be flying over the Washington D.C. area from midnight to 2 a.m. on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday. Exercise "Falcon Virgo 11-05" will allow NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) to hone its "intercept and identification" operations and test a visual warning system, the U.S.-Canadian based agency said.
ShareThisCalif. stores face lawsuits after ZIP code ruling 15 Feb 2011 More than a dozen national retail chains operating in California have been hit with lawsuits since the state Supreme Court ruled that it's illegal for clerks to ask customers for their ZIP codes. The high court unanimously ruled last week that ZIP codes are part of customers' addresses, which a state consumer privacy law forbids stores from requesting during credit card transactions.
ShareThisCommon Cause Asks Court About Thomas Speech at Koch Brothers Event 15 Feb 2011 Discrepancies in reports about an appearance by Justice [sic] Clarence Thomas at a political retreat for wealthy conservatives three years ago have prompted new questions to the Supreme Court from a group that advocates changing campaign finance laws. When questions were first raised about the retreat last month, a court spokeswoman said Justice Thomas had made a "brief drop-by" at the event in Palm Springs, Calif., in January 2008 and had given a talk. In his financial disclosure report for that year, however, Justice Thomas reported that the Federalist Society, a prominent conservative legal group, had reimbursed him an undisclosed amount for four days of "transportation, meals and accommodations" over the weekend of the retreat. The event is organized by Charles and David Koch, brothers who have used millions of dollars from the energy conglomerate they run in Wichita, Kan., to finance conservative causes.
ShareThisDefector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war --Man codenamed Curveball 'invented' tales of bioweapons --Fabrications used by US as justification for invasion 15 Feb 2011 The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war. Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed Curveball by German and US intelligence officials who dealt with his claims, has told the Guardian that he fabricated tales of mobile bioweapons trucks and clandestine factories in an attempt to bring down the Saddam Hussein government, from which he had fled in 1995.
ShareThisMega hypocrisy barf alert! Joint DHS-DOJ 'Operation Protect Our Children' Seizes Website Domains Involved in Advertising and Distributing Child Pornography 15 Feb 2011 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the execution of seizure warrants against 10 domain names of websites engaged in the advertisement and distribution of child pornography as part of "Operation Protect Our Children"--a new joint operation between DOJ and DHS' U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target sites that provide child pornography. [Yeah, they should start by seizing their own f*cking domains! Every other week I read about DHS or TSA agents caught with child porn on their computers or nabbed trying to make a date with a thirteen-year-old. --LRP]
ShareThisU.S. claims diplomatic immunity for ex-Special Forces soldier accused of shooting dead two men in Pakistan (but what was he REALLY doing there?) --Speculation Davis was spy working on frontline 15 Feb 2011 America is claiming diplomatic immunity for a U.S. official accused of shooting two men dead in Pakistan in an extraordinary case which threatens to open new tensions between the two countries. The case of Raymond Davis, a former Special Forces soldier [mercenary] who worked for the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, has sparked an international stand-off between Pakistan and the U.S. - with Congress even threatening to withdraw millions in aid unless he is handed over to American authorities. Sources in Pakistan claim that when police searched Mr Davis's Honda rental car, they found a telescope, photographs of sensitive defence installations and even sophisticated make-up that could be used for facial disguises.
ShareThisU.S. veterans sue Pentagon 'after they were raped and sexually abused by comrades' --One commander allegedly told Army reservist she 'did not struggle enough or act like a rape victim' 15 Feb 2011 Fourteen U.S. veterans who say they were raped and abused by their comrades today accused the Pentagon of ignoring their claims. More than a dozen female and two male current or former service members will launch a legal action today, claiming that servicemen get away with rape and other sexual abuse. One woman claimed that two male colleagues raped her in Iraq and videotaped the attack, circulating it around the base.
ShareThisBerlusconi Ordered to Stand Trial in Underage Prostitution Case 15 Feb 2011 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to stand trial on charges of abuse of power and paying a minor for sex, fueling the calls for his resignation amid a deepening clash with the nation’s judiciary. Judge Cristina Di Censo today approved a request by Milan prosecutors for Berlusconi to be tried and fixed an April 6 start for the proceedings, according to a statement read to reporters.
ShareThis9/11 whore Ken Feinberg: The same thieving, lying dirt-bag he's always been. That's why Obusha picked him. AP: Gulf claims process under fire --To date, only two final settlements for long-term losses -- including a $10 million payment to a BP associate the fund refuses to identify -- have been paid. 14 Feb 2011 [Eight months after BP destroyed the Gulf Coast,] Tens of thousands of fishermen, oyster shuckers, business owners, hotel operators and hairdressers still await payment. Many others whose claims have been turned down question the evenhandedness. An Associated Press review that included interviews with legal experts, government officials and more than 300 Gulf residents found a process beset by red tape and delay, and at the center of it all a fund administrator whose ties to BP have raised questions about his independence.
ShareThisWalker Says National Guard could Respond to Unrest, as State Employees Learn of his Budget Proposal 11 Feb 2011 Gov. Scott Walker says he is confident state workers will continue to show up for work and do their jobs, despite their potential disappointment in his emergency budget proposal. However, if there is worker unrest, Walker says the Wisconsin National Guard is prepared to respond. Walker first shared his plan with fellow Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting Thursday.
ShareThisWisconsin National Guard Preps For Worker Unrest After Governor Unveils Emergency Budget --GOP governor told Milwaukee Public Radio he briefed Wisconsin National Guard to prepare them for any worker unrest 14 Feb 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, unveiled an emergency budget proposal Friday to deal with the state's growing budget woes. Wisconsin has a $137 million deficit this year, and faces a projected $2.9 billion budget shortfall for 2012 and 2013. Under Walker's plan, public employees would lose all of their collective bargain rights, except a limited negotiation of wages... Unions erupted in outrage as they learned about Walker's proposal.
ShareThisEcuador Judge Orders Chevron to Pay $9 Billion 15 Feb 2011 A judge in a tiny courtroom in the Ecuadorean Amazon ruled Monday that the oil giant Chevron was responsible for polluting remote tracts of Ecuadorean jungle and ordered the company to pay more than $9 billion in damages, one of the largest environmental awards ever. The decision by Judge Nicolás Zambrano in Lago Agrio, a town founded as an oil camp in the 1960s, immediately opened a contentious new stage of appeals in a legal battle that has dragged on in courts in Ecuador and the United States for 17 years, pitting forest tribes and villagers against one of the largest US corporations.
ShareThisCentral Park Zoo's Polar Bears Cuddle on Valentine's Day 14 Feb 2011 (NY) Gus and Ida, the polar bears at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Central Park Zoo, love to cuddle and play like youngsters. Gus and Ida have been at WCS's Central Park Zoo since 1988 making them the oldest couple at the zoo. WCS landscape ecologists have worked with polar bear researchers from the United States Geological Service to create a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) map of the changes in sea ice habitat over time.
ShareThis3 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan 14 Feb 2011 Three US-led British soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan's Helmand province, UK's Ministry of Defense says. According the ministry, a soldier from the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive device while patrolling in the province, while two other soldiers were killed earlier in a blaze that broke out at Camp Bastion in Helmand province.
ShareThisUS: Afghan war costs $300mn per day 15 Feb 2011 A report says that Washington spends $300 million of American taxpayers' money on Afghan war per day, and this comes as the US has failed so far to establish security in the war-torn country. Under the Pentagon's proposed budget, the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will drop to $117.8 billion for fiscal year 2012, a reduction of $41.5 billion from the previous year, AFP reported.
ShareThisIsraeli army 'ready for all eventualities': PM 14 Feb 2011 The Israeli military is "ready for all eventualities" as the Arab and Muslim world undergoes "an earthquake," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday just days after Egypt's regime collapsed. "An earthquake is shaking the whole Arab world and a large part of the Muslim world and we don't yet know how these things will turn out," the premier said at a swearing-in ceremony for new army chief Major General Benny Gantz. "We are ready for all eventualities because we know that the foundation of our existence, and our capacity to convince our neighbours to live in peace with us, is based on the Israeli army," he said during a ceremony at his Jerusalem office.
ShareThisIraq delays purchase of US fighter jets 14 Feb 2011 Iraq is delaying the purchase of 18 American fighter jets over budget problems and has decided to funnel the money into food for the poor instead, said the Iraqi government spokesman Monday. Iraq, like, many Middle Eastern countries in the wake of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, is under pressure to demonstrate its commitment to helping its own people. Ali al-Dabbagh told The Associated Press that the Iraqi government would postpone the expected purchase of the F-16 fighter jets and would instead use the money to beef up food rations.
ShareThisAfghanistan to probe US abductions 14 Feb 2011 Residents demand an immediate probe into the raid by US-led foreign forces that resulted in abduction of several local figures in Balkh Province. No information is available on the fate of the abductees. The governor of Balkh has condemned the move, calling it brutal. Witnesses said two NATO reconnaissance aircraft and nine helicopters hovered over the area, terrifying residents.
ShareThisHBGary CEO Also Suggested Tracking, Intimidating WikiLeaks' Donors 14 Feb 2011 WikiLeaks and its inner circle of supporters may not have been the only targets of a group of security firms that offered to take on the secret-spilling site on behalf of Bank of America. In an email conversation, the head of one of those firms also suggested going after the thousands of individuals who have donated to the group. Last week the loose hacker group Anonymous released a set of more than 40,000 emails from HBGary Federal, the security firm [terrorist group] whose servers it hacked earlier this month. One of the files in those emails was a PowerPoint presentation that described "the WikiLeaks Threat," created by a group of three security firms that suggested Nixonesque [well, GOP] tactics for sabotaging the site on behalf of Bank of America, including spreading misinformation, launching cyberattacks against it, and pressuring journalists.
ShareThisEgyptian protesters slam military rule 13 Feb 2011 Egyptian protesters are still out on the streets as the new military rulers insist they will stay in power for six months or until elections. The developments come two days after Mubarak handed over power to Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which is headed by Defense Minister Gen. Mohammed Tantawi. Meanwhile, protesters want all their demands met, including the transition of power from the military to a civilian, democratic government.
ShareThisEgypt's generals impose martial law 14 Feb 2011 Egypt's generals imposed martial law on Sunday, dissolving parliament and suspending the constitution. In a written communique, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, led by Field Marshal Mohammed Tantawi, said the military rule was temporary and would last until elections are held, possibly as soon as six months from now. A new set of guiding laws will be drafted by an appointed committee and made subject to a referendum, the military chiefs said.
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