
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Zimmerman’s Attorney Releases Bloody Photo, Further Dispelling the Trayvon Victim Myth
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/03/zimmermans-attorney-releases-photo/
Added thoughts:
Just in case people think that there aren't many individuals, including the family, trying to make a tidy monetary/political profit off of Trayvon's death and the myth surrounding his alleged "hunting down" by Zimmerman, consider the following. There is a photography "business" in Florida, now taking (futile) legal action against any and all websites displaying one of Trayvon's school pictures, a picture they only copyrighted a month or two after his death, despite it having been taken in 2008, in order to capitalize on its usage. Even more interesting is that the news media outlets using this picture got it from the family handout for usage with their stories. And who helped this unscrupulous business copyright the photo? Why, a black Floridian lawyer with a reputation for sniping. And to think that blacks so often blame whites for exploitation, when they seem so incredibly skilled at doing it to one another even without our help. If and when necessary, the CC will release all the details pertaining to these suits. A sad day it is.
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
The world's commodity supercycle is far from dead
Great resource booms usually end abruptly, catching almost everybody by surprise.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/9717728/The-worlds-commodity-supercycle-is-far-from-dead.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/9717728/The-worlds-commodity-supercycle-is-far-from-dead.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS
Assad’s chemical weapons units head out of Damascus toward Aleppo; Conflict of immense proportions may be imminent
More info:
http://www.debka.com/article/22583/Assad%E2%80%99s-chemical-weapons-units-head-out-of-Damascus-toward-Aleppo
Urgent:
The Coming Crisis may be issuing an alert any time over this situation. Stay tuned.
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Terrorist attacks soar, India among most affected nations: Study
The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since September 11, 2001, a study released on Tuesday said, with Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan the most affected.
The number of annual deaths in attacks, however, peaked in 2007 -- the height of the Iraq conflict -- and has been falling ever since. The survey reported 7,473 fatalities in 2011, 25 percent down on 2007. That figure included dead suicide bombers and other attackers
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terrorist-attacks-soar-India-among-most-affected-nations-Study/articleshow/17476111.cms
The number of annual deaths in attacks, however, peaked in 2007 -- the height of the Iraq conflict -- and has been falling ever since. The survey reported 7,473 fatalities in 2011, 25 percent down on 2007. That figure included dead suicide bombers and other attackers
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terrorist-attacks-soar-India-among-most-affected-nations-Study/articleshow/17476111.cms
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake TAJIKISTAN - 4th December 2012
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 16:38:42 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 09:38:42 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.442°N, 72.201°E
Depth
204.7 km (127.2 miles)
Region
TAJIKISTAN
Distances
38 km (23 miles) ENE of Roshtqal'a, Tajikistan
4.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 16:38:42 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 09:38:42 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.442°N, 72.201°E
Depth
204.7 km (127.2 miles)
Region
TAJIKISTAN
Distances
38 km (23 miles) ENE of Roshtqal'a, Tajikistan
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Egypt: Clashes Outside Presidential Palace
Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in the streets outside the presidential palace.
President Mohamed Morsi reportedly left the building as the protesters - who are demonstrating against sweeping new powers he granted himself and a new constitution that was rushed through by his supporters - broke through police lines.
The tear gas was fired after a number of people cut through barbed wire erected a few hundred metres from the palace. The police then retreated allowing the protesters to reach the palace walls.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020619/egypt-clashes-outside-presidential-palace
President Mohamed Morsi reportedly left the building as the protesters - who are demonstrating against sweeping new powers he granted himself and a new constitution that was rushed through by his supporters - broke through police lines.
The tear gas was fired after a number of people cut through barbed wire erected a few hundred metres from the palace. The police then retreated allowing the protesters to reach the palace walls.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020619/egypt-clashes-outside-presidential-palace
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Nato Backs Patriot Missile Systems For Turkey
Nato has given the go ahead for Patriot surface-to-air missiles to be deployed along Turkey's border with Syria, according to an official.
Turkey, which has strongly supported rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al Assad, said it wanted the missile interceptor systems to counter the threat of attacks from Syrian weapons, possibly carrying chemical weapons.
Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was expected to confirm the military alliance's support for the deployment in an announcement later on Tuesday in Brussels.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020652/patriot-missile-systems-to-be-sent-to-turkey
Turkey, which has strongly supported rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al Assad, said it wanted the missile interceptor systems to counter the threat of attacks from Syrian weapons, possibly carrying chemical weapons.
Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was expected to confirm the military alliance's support for the deployment in an announcement later on Tuesday in Brussels.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020652/patriot-missile-systems-to-be-sent-to-turkey
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Sandy Island tracked down to 1908 admiralty chart: Librarian locates earliest mention yet found of the island that wasn't
Fresh light has been shone on the mystery of Sandy Island after an Australian librarian found the landmass that wasn't on a 1908 map.
The mysterious island sparked worldwide interest last month when a team of researchers who went on a hunt for it discovered nothing but waves when they arrived.
A range of maps and charts, including Google Earth and others both historical and modern, showed in the Coral Sea between Australia and New Caledonia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2242767/Sandy-Island-tracked-1908-admiralty-chart-Librarian-locates-earliest-mention-island-wasnt.html
The mysterious island sparked worldwide interest last month when a team of researchers who went on a hunt for it discovered nothing but waves when they arrived.
A range of maps and charts, including Google Earth and others both historical and modern, showed in the Coral Sea between Australia and New Caledonia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2242767/Sandy-Island-tracked-1908-admiralty-chart-Librarian-locates-earliest-mention-island-wasnt.html
Categories:
FACT OR FICTION?,
NATURAL DISASTERS,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
Iranian TV shows American drone it claims was shot down in Iranian airspace - but U.S. Navy says all its unmanned aircraft 'are accounted for'
The U.S. Navy today denied claims by Tehran that it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf.
The Iranian government announced earlier that it was in possession of a ScanEagle drone and even showed an image on state TV which it claimed was the downed craft.
But U.S. military chiefs quickly rebutted the reports, saying all its unmanned aircraft in the region were 'fully accounted for'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242845/U-S-Navy-shoots-claims-Iran-captured-ScanEagle-drone-Gulf.html
The Iranian government announced earlier that it was in possession of a ScanEagle drone and even showed an image on state TV which it claimed was the downed craft.
But U.S. military chiefs quickly rebutted the reports, saying all its unmanned aircraft in the region were 'fully accounted for'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242845/U-S-Navy-shoots-claims-Iran-captured-ScanEagle-drone-Gulf.html
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
The 'scum villages' of Amsterdam: City plans to rehouse anti-social neighbours in caravans under constant police watch
Nuisance neighbours in Amsterdam will be exiled from the city and rehoused in 'scum villages' made up of caravans or containers under constant police supervision.
Holland's capital already has a special hit squad of municipal officials to identify the worst offenders for a compulsory six month course in how to behave.
Social housing problem families or tenants who do not show an improvement or refuse to go to the special units face eviction and homelessness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242683/Amsterdam-tables-plan-rehouse-anti-social-neighbours-scum-villages-constant-police-watch.html
Holland's capital already has a special hit squad of municipal officials to identify the worst offenders for a compulsory six month course in how to behave.
Social housing problem families or tenants who do not show an improvement or refuse to go to the special units face eviction and homelessness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242683/Amsterdam-tables-plan-rehouse-anti-social-neighbours-scum-villages-constant-police-watch.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
East Germany's secret police sold citizens to western pharmaceutical companies to use as human guinea pigs in drug trials
Former Communist East Germany secretly sold its citizens to western pharmaceutical companies to use as human guinea pigs in drug trials.
Tens of thousands of sick people in the former German Democratic Republic were treated with medicines not approved in the West to see how effective they were.
Details of the top secret project have been unearthed in the files of the Stasi secret police in Berlin. The communist regime profited with millions in hard currency.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242825/East-Germanys-Stasi-secret-police-sold-citizens-western-pharmaceutical-companies-use-human-guinea-pigs-drug-trials.html
Tens of thousands of sick people in the former German Democratic Republic were treated with medicines not approved in the West to see how effective they were.
Details of the top secret project have been unearthed in the files of the Stasi secret police in Berlin. The communist regime profited with millions in hard currency.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242825/East-Germanys-Stasi-secret-police-sold-citizens-western-pharmaceutical-companies-use-human-guinea-pigs-drug-trials.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
GERMS AND PLAGUES,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
Boris Johnson accuses Germany of taking over Greece
- London Mayor wants UK to withdraw from social chapter and fisheries policy but remain in single market
- Puts pressure on David Cameron to go further in negotiations with Brussels
- Also warns German Chancellor Angela Merkel has 'taken over' Greek government
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242768/Boris-Johnson-calls-dramatic-cuts-Britains-ties-EU-accuses-Germany-taking-Greece.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Ki Suk Han argued with 'deranged' stranger before being 'pushed' to death on New York subway
Father-of-one Ki Suk Han was seen struggling to get back onto the platform moments before he was hit by the R train as it pulled into Times Square station. The fire department said that two people who witnessed the man's gruesome death had to be treated for trauma.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242470/Man-killed-pushed-New-York-subway-train.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242470/Man-killed-pushed-New-York-subway-train.html
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Has the War on Terror failed? Number of terrorist attacks QUADRUPLE in decade after 9/11...West's anti-al Qaeda 'war on terror' may have made terrorism worse
The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since 9/11, according to a study launched today.
The Global Terrorist Index showed that in 2002 there were 982 separate attacks. By 2011 that had risen to 4,564.
Researchers suggest the U.S. military interventions pursued as part of the West's anti-al Qaeda 'war on terror' may have made terrorism worse.
It also said it was impossible to prove whether the policy made the U.S homeland safer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242803/Has-War-Terror-failed-Number-terrorist-attacks-QUADRUPLE-decade-9-11.html
The Global Terrorist Index showed that in 2002 there were 982 separate attacks. By 2011 that had risen to 4,564.
Researchers suggest the U.S. military interventions pursued as part of the West's anti-al Qaeda 'war on terror' may have made terrorism worse.
It also said it was impossible to prove whether the policy made the U.S homeland safer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242803/Has-War-Terror-failed-Number-terrorist-attacks-QUADRUPLE-decade-9-11.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Poland to pull out of Eurovision because they’re so deep in debt
Four of Europe’s most cash-strapped countries are set to pull out of the Eurovision song contest - in case they win and have to host the lavish event the next year.
Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Poland have all said they are ‘very unlikely’ to take part in the cheesy singing contest that has become a European institution.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242869/Greece-Cyprus-Portugal-Poland-pull-Eurovision-theyre-deep-debt.html
Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Poland have all said they are ‘very unlikely’ to take part in the cheesy singing contest that has become a European institution.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242869/Greece-Cyprus-Portugal-Poland-pull-Eurovision-theyre-deep-debt.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Niyousha Haki died from swine flu after paramedics refused to take her to hospital THREE times
A swine flu victim died from complications after paramedics refused three times in one night to take her to hospital, an inquest has heard.
Niyousha Haki, 28, from Birmingham, was seen on three separate occasions after concerned relatives dialled 999.
But despite having a 'grossly abnormal' temperature and a high respiration and heart rate, they judged her symptoms to be ‘non-life threatening’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2242764/Woman-28-dies-swine-flu-paramedics-refused-to-hospital-THREE-times.html
Niyousha Haki, 28, from Birmingham, was seen on three separate occasions after concerned relatives dialled 999.
But despite having a 'grossly abnormal' temperature and a high respiration and heart rate, they judged her symptoms to be ‘non-life threatening’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2242764/Woman-28-dies-swine-flu-paramedics-refused-to-hospital-THREE-times.html
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES,
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Typhoon Bopha: 40 Dead In Philippines
More than 40 people have been killed in a powerful typhoon in the Philippines, including soldiers and villagers who were in an army truck that was washed away.
Typhoon Bopha, packing winds of up to 130mph, hit land on Mindanao island's east coast at dawn on Tuesday.
At least 33 of the victims drowned in the town of New Bataan when torrents of water dumped by the typhoon rampaged down a mountain.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020289/typhoon-bopha-40-dead-in-philippines
Typhoon Bopha, packing winds of up to 130mph, hit land on Mindanao island's east coast at dawn on Tuesday.
At least 33 of the victims drowned in the town of New Bataan when torrents of water dumped by the typhoon rampaged down a mountain.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020289/typhoon-bopha-40-dead-in-philippines
Categories:
NATURAL DISASTERS
3.9 Magnitude Earthquake COLORADO - 4th December 2012
Magnitude
3.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 15:15:26 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 08:15:26 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.028°N, 104.918°W
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
COLORADO
Distances
40 km (24 miles) WSW of Trinidad, Colorado
3.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 15:15:26 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 08:15:26 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.028°N, 104.918°W
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
COLORADO
Distances
40 km (24 miles) WSW of Trinidad, Colorado
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Amsterdam to create 'scum villages'
Amsterdam is to create "Scum villages" where nuisance neighbours and anti-social tenants will be exiled from the city and rehoused in caravans or containers with "minimal services" under constant police supervision.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/9719247/Amsterdam-to-create-scum-villages.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/9719247/Amsterdam-to-create-scum-villages.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
UN calls on Israel to open nuclear facilities
Resolution urges Israel to sign non-proliferation treaty ‘without further delay’.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/un-calls-on-israel-to-open-nuclear-facilities/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/un-calls-on-israel-to-open-nuclear-facilities/
Categories:
NATURAL DISASTERS,
WARS AND RUMOURS
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE - 4th December 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 09:26:15 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 06:26:15 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
32.772°S, 71.700°W
Depth
46.3 km (28.8 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
Distances
30 km (18 miles) NNW of Valparaiso, Chile
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 09:26:15 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 06:26:15 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
32.772°S, 71.700°W
Depth
46.3 km (28.8 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
Distances
30 km (18 miles) NNW of Valparaiso, Chile
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Franco-German rift hampers plan for banking union
Germany and France publicly clashed on Tuesday over plans to put the European Central Bank in charge of supervising banks, deepening a dispute over the scope of the ECB's powers that threatens to undermine one of Europe's boldest reforms.
With time running out to meet a pledge to complete the legal framework for an EU-wide banking union by the end of the year, Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told a meeting of EU finance ministers he said could not support a plan that would give the ECB the final say on supervision.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-eu-banking-union-idUSBRE8B21HG20121204
With time running out to meet a pledge to complete the legal framework for an EU-wide banking union by the end of the year, Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told a meeting of EU finance ministers he said could not support a plan that would give the ECB the final say on supervision.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-eu-banking-union-idUSBRE8B21HG20121204
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Swiss spy agency warns U.S., Britain about huge data leak
Secret information on counter-terrorism shared by foreign governments may have been compromised by a massive data theft by a senior IT technician for the NDB, Switzerland's intelligence service, European national security sources said.
Intelligence agencies in the United States and Britain are among those who were warned by Swiss authorities that their data could have been put in jeopardy, said one of the sources, who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive information.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-usa-switzerland-datatheft-idUSBRE8B30ID20121204
Intelligence agencies in the United States and Britain are among those who were warned by Swiss authorities that their data could have been put in jeopardy, said one of the sources, who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive information.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-usa-switzerland-datatheft-idUSBRE8B30ID20121204
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Merkel warns: I am very cautious about saying the worst of the crisis is over
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a congress of her Christian Democrats (CDU) on Tuesday against complacency in the euro crisis, saying it was too early to declare the worst of the turmoil was over.
"I could take it easy and say the euro is saved," Merkel said in a speech in the northern city of Hanover. "But I am very cautious about saying the worst of the crisis is over."
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/uk-germany-merkel-euro-idUKBRE8B30F620121204
"I could take it easy and say the euro is saved," Merkel said in a speech in the northern city of Hanover. "But I am very cautious about saying the worst of the crisis is over."
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/uk-germany-merkel-euro-idUKBRE8B30F620121204
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
'Israel sought Jordan's permission to bomb Syria'
Israel asked Jordan on a number of occasions for “permission” to bomb Syrian chemical weapons sites, The Atlantic reported Monday, citing intelligence sources in both countries.
According to the report, Amman turned down requests a number of times in the past two months, saying “the time was not right.”
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=294441
According to the report, Amman turned down requests a number of times in the past two months, saying “the time was not right.”
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=294441
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Australia, Brazil summon Israeli ambassadors over settlement construction
Australia and Brazil join other European countries in condemning Israel's decision to expand Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and withhold tax revenue from the Palestinian Authority.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/australia-brazil-summon-israeli-ambassadors-over-settlement-construction.premium-1.482367
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/australia-brazil-summon-israeli-ambassadors-over-settlement-construction.premium-1.482367
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Workers taken to hospital after chemical leak at Waterloo factory, Canada
Eight people were taken to hospital after a suspected formaldehyde gas leak at a Waterloo auto parts factory Monday morning.
In all, 40 people were assessed by Waterloo Region paramedics outside of Ultra Manufacturing, 640 Conrad Place.
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/847425--workers-taken-to-hospital-after-chemical-leak-at-waterloo-factory
In all, 40 people were assessed by Waterloo Region paramedics outside of Ultra Manufacturing, 640 Conrad Place.
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/847425--workers-taken-to-hospital-after-chemical-leak-at-waterloo-factory
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
US Navy: No Drones Missing After Iran Claim
The US Navy has denied Iran's claim that it has captured one of their drones that was flying in the country's airspace and gathering intelligence over Gulf waters.
The Iranian Fars news agency reported that the ScanEagle drone was captured "in the last few days" by the naval unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
It offered no details on the location or how it had been seized.
Ali Fadavi, the Revolutionary Guards' naval commander, was quoted by state TV as saying the unmanned aircraft was now in Iran's possession.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020329/us-navy-no-drones-missing-after-iran-claim
The Iranian Fars news agency reported that the ScanEagle drone was captured "in the last few days" by the naval unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
It offered no details on the location or how it had been seized.
Ali Fadavi, the Revolutionary Guards' naval commander, was quoted by state TV as saying the unmanned aircraft was now in Iran's possession.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020329/us-navy-no-drones-missing-after-iran-claim
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
U.S. intensifies criticism of Israel on settlement plan
The United States on Monday ratcheted up criticism of Israel over plans to expand Jewish settlement building on occupied land, urging it to reconsider despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to back down.
The Obama administration's tougher-than-usual words for close ally Israel came after five European governments summoned Israeli ambassadors in their capitals to express concern over the new settlement projects. But Washington stopped short of threatening any concrete measures against the Jewish state.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-palestinians-israel-usa-idUSBRE8B21IB20121204
The Obama administration's tougher-than-usual words for close ally Israel came after five European governments summoned Israeli ambassadors in their capitals to express concern over the new settlement projects. But Washington stopped short of threatening any concrete measures against the Jewish state.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-palestinians-israel-usa-idUSBRE8B21IB20121204
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Europe's banking union ambitions under strain
Divisions over how European bank oversight will work threaten to undermine one of Europe's boldest reforms as finance ministers finalize plans to put the European Central Bank in charge of supervising all euro zone banks on Tuesday.
While ministers agree that creating a banking union is a sound idea, they cannot agree how best to structure it, how far to go in unifying banking systems to share risk and how to prevent discrimination between euro and non-euro countries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-eu-banking-union-idUSBRE8B21HG20121204
While ministers agree that creating a banking union is a sound idea, they cannot agree how best to structure it, how far to go in unifying banking systems to share risk and how to prevent discrimination between euro and non-euro countries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-eu-banking-union-idUSBRE8B21HG20121204
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Australia: RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE AS BUSHFIRE LOOMS
Authorities say the biggest threat to lives and homes from a bushfire, burning near Bremer Bay on WA's South Coast, is likely to come tomorrow morning.
That is when winds are expected to push the fire, which is three kilometres north of the town, in its direction.
The Department of Environment and Conservation says if the blaze does break its containment lines, firefighters will have no hope of defending properties in the Port Henry subdivision.
Incident controller Greg Mair says the fire could move very quickly.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15545265/residents-encouraged-to-leave-as-bushfire-looms/
That is when winds are expected to push the fire, which is three kilometres north of the town, in its direction.
The Department of Environment and Conservation says if the blaze does break its containment lines, firefighters will have no hope of defending properties in the Port Henry subdivision.
Incident controller Greg Mair says the fire could move very quickly.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15545265/residents-encouraged-to-leave-as-bushfire-looms/
Categories:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Andrew Parsons Charged with the Murder of his 31-year-old wife
A man has been charged with murdering his American beauty therapist wife at their home in Oxfordshire.
Andrew Parsons, 38, will appear at Oxford Magistrates Court, accused of killing his wife Janee in Lucerne Avenue, Bicester.
Mrs Parsons, 31, was found by police after they were called to her detached home on Saturday.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020362/andrew-parsons-charged-over-wifes-death
Andrew Parsons, 38, will appear at Oxford Magistrates Court, accused of killing his wife Janee in Lucerne Avenue, Bicester.
Mrs Parsons, 31, was found by police after they were called to her detached home on Saturday.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020362/andrew-parsons-charged-over-wifes-death
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Toulouse Gunman: 'Two Accomplices Held'
French police arrest two alleged accomplices in the Toulouse gunman attacks, reports say.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020376/toulouse-gunman-two-accomplices-held
http://news.sky.com/story/1020376/toulouse-gunman-two-accomplices-held
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Iran 'Captures' US Drone In Its Airspace
Iran has "captured" a US drone gathering intelligence over Gulf waters after it entered its airspace, state TV has reported.
The report quoted the Revolutionary Guard's navy chief General Ali Fadavi on the "intruding" ScanEagle drone, but offered no precise details on the location or how it had been seized by the Guards' naval unit.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020329/iran-captures-us-drone-in-its-airspace
The report quoted the Revolutionary Guard's navy chief General Ali Fadavi on the "intruding" ScanEagle drone, but offered no precise details on the location or how it had been seized by the Guards' naval unit.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020329/iran-captures-us-drone-in-its-airspace
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
UK planning 'Cyber Reserve' defence force
The UK government is to set up a "Cyber Reserve" force to deal with security threats posed by computer crime.
Run by the Ministry of Defence, it will allow the armed forces to "draw on the wider talent and skills of the nation in the cyber field".
Internet-related business is estimated to be worth £82bn a year to the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20578691
Run by the Ministry of Defence, it will allow the armed forces to "draw on the wider talent and skills of the nation in the cyber field".
Internet-related business is estimated to be worth £82bn a year to the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20578691
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Palestinians send letters to UN chief condemning Israeli settlements (AP)
While the world’s attention is turned to Gaza, the UN and Jerusalem-area settlements, stealthier military maneuvers in the West Bank are pushing Palestinians off their land. If the recent joint U.S.-Israel military exercises actually took place in the Jordan Valley, then Washington is complicit in torpedoing the two-state solution.
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/by-demolishing-homes-israel-is-demolishing-hope.premium-1.482058
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/by-demolishing-homes-israel-is-demolishing-hope.premium-1.482058
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Merkel leaves east Germany out in the cold
This fading industrial city, like many in Angela Merkel's former East German home, is stony ground for the chancellor's message of European integration and fertile soil for opponents trying to stop her winning a third term next September.
More than two decades after unification, income and jobs in the five eastern states, home to 15 percent of the population, still lag behind the west and trillions of euros in transfers have not stemmed an exodus that has left some areas looking like ghost towns.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-germany-east-idUSBRE8B307D20121204
More than two decades after unification, income and jobs in the five eastern states, home to 15 percent of the population, still lag behind the west and trillions of euros in transfers have not stemmed an exodus that has left some areas looking like ghost towns.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-germany-east-idUSBRE8B307D20121204
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Typhoon Bopha slams Philippines south, destroys homes, one dead
Typhoon Bopha, the strongest tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, slammed into a southern island on Tuesday, destroying homes, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of flights and ferry services, officials said.
Bopha, with wind gusts of up to 195 kph (121 mph), made landfall at dawn, uprooting trees, tearing off roofs, and toppling power and communication lines.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE8B306420121204
Bopha, with wind gusts of up to 195 kph (121 mph), made landfall at dawn, uprooting trees, tearing off roofs, and toppling power and communication lines.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE8B306420121204
Categories:
NATURAL DISASTERS
Golden Dawn Offices Bombed in Greece, No Casualties
A bomb went off at the offices of a Greek ultra-right group near Athens early on Tuesday causing damage but no casualties, a police source said.
The explosion occurred at the local offices of the Golden Dawn party in the Athens suburb of Aspropyrgos. "It was a powerful blast that caused a lot of damage," said a police official who declined to be named.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-greece-bomb-idUSBRE8B305Z20121204
The explosion occurred at the local offices of the Golden Dawn party in the Athens suburb of Aspropyrgos. "It was a powerful blast that caused a lot of damage," said a police official who declined to be named.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-greece-bomb-idUSBRE8B305Z20121204
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Indian navy ready to deploy to tense South China Sea
India has declared itself ready to deploy naval vessels to the South China Sea to protect its oil-exploration interests there, a potential new escalation of tensions in a disputed area where fears of armed conflict have been growing steadily.
India's naval chief made the statement on Monday just as Vietnam's state oil and gas company, Petrovietnam, accused Chinese boats of sabotaging an exploration operation by cutting a seismic cable being towed behind a Vietnamese vessel.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-china-sea-idUSBRE8B303M20121204
India's naval chief made the statement on Monday just as Vietnam's state oil and gas company, Petrovietnam, accused Chinese boats of sabotaging an exploration operation by cutting a seismic cable being towed behind a Vietnamese vessel.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-china-sea-idUSBRE8B303M20121204
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Carbon Monoxide Leak At Finch Elementary School, Atlanta
Potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide in an Atlanta elementary school sent 42 students and six adults to hospitals Monday amid the evacuation of about 500 students, authorities said.
A teacher and a cafeteria worker were among patients treated after firefighters responded to Finch Elementary School shortly after 8am, Atlanta fire Captain Marian McDaniel said.
Firefighters were initially told that people were unconscious at the school, but none were when fire crews arrived.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020058/carbon-monoxide-leak-at-elementary-school
A teacher and a cafeteria worker were among patients treated after firefighters responded to Finch Elementary School shortly after 8am, Atlanta fire Captain Marian McDaniel said.
Firefighters were initially told that people were unconscious at the school, but none were when fire crews arrived.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020058/carbon-monoxide-leak-at-elementary-school
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Obama Warns Assad Against Chemical Warfare
Barack Obama has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad of the "consequences" if he were to make the "tragic mistake" of using chemical weapons against his own people.
The US President's remarks came as security officials said they had detected activity at chemical weapons depots.
"I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable," he said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020193/syria-obama-warns-against-chemical-warfare
The US President's remarks came as security officials said they had detected activity at chemical weapons depots.
"I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable," he said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020193/syria-obama-warns-against-chemical-warfare
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Police Injured In Belfast Union Flag Protest
Five police have been injured as loyalists rioted in Belfast city centre after a controversial vote on the Union flag.
The violence spread to parts of east Belfast on Monday night where loyalists who had earlier tried to smash their way into the grounds of City Hall attacked a Catholic church.
A police spokeswoman said reinforcements had to be called in to deal with hundreds of loyalists throwing missiles, including fireworks, bricks and bottles.
Five police officers, including two women, were injured during the disturbances.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020177/belfast-city-hall-protest-injures-police
The violence spread to parts of east Belfast on Monday night where loyalists who had earlier tried to smash their way into the grounds of City Hall attacked a Catholic church.
A police spokeswoman said reinforcements had to be called in to deal with hundreds of loyalists throwing missiles, including fireworks, bricks and bottles.
Five police officers, including two women, were injured during the disturbances.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020177/belfast-city-hall-protest-injures-police
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Dutch Linesman Dies After Attack By Teenage Players
A football linesman beaten and kicked by teenage players during a youth match has died.
Three players aged between 15 and 16 were arrested after Richard Nieuwenhuizen collapsed at the Dutch club Nieuw Sloten in the town of Almere on Sunday.
The 41-year-old, whose own son had been playing in the game, later died in hospital. His team, Buitenboys, has not announced the exact cause of death.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020228/linesman-dies-after-attack-by-teenage-players
Three players aged between 15 and 16 were arrested after Richard Nieuwenhuizen collapsed at the Dutch club Nieuw Sloten in the town of Almere on Sunday.
The 41-year-old, whose own son had been playing in the game, later died in hospital. His team, Buitenboys, has not announced the exact cause of death.
http://news.sky.com/story/1020228/linesman-dies-after-attack-by-teenage-players
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL PERU - 4th December 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 04:21:59 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 11:21:59 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
8.890°S, 74.399°W
Depth
149.9 km (93.1 miles)
Region
CENTRAL PERU
Distances
58 km (36 miles) SSE of Pucallpa, Peru
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 04:21:59 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 11:21:59 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
8.890°S, 74.399°W
Depth
149.9 km (93.1 miles)
Region
CENTRAL PERU
Distances
58 km (36 miles) SSE of Pucallpa, Peru
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
5.8 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN ALASKA - 4th December 2012
Magnitude
5.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 01:42:48 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 04:42:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
61.230°N, 150.720°W
Depth
53.2 km (33.1 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
26 km (16 miles) ENE (66°) from Beluga, AK
5.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 01:42:48 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 04:42:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
61.230°N, 150.720°W
Depth
53.2 km (33.1 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
26 km (16 miles) ENE (66°) from Beluga, AK
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE GUATEMALA - 3rd December 2012
Magnitude
5.5
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 23:58:36 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 05:58:36 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.220°N, 92.318°W
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
35 km (21 miles) SSW of Ocos, Guatemala
5.5
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 23:58:36 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 05:58:36 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.220°N, 92.318°W
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
35 km (21 miles) SSW of Ocos, Guatemala
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE WEST COAST OF YEMEN - 3rd December 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 23:56:05 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 02:56:05 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.959°N, 42.220°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
NEAR THE WEST COAST OF YEMEN
Distances
61 km (37 miles) SW of As Salif, Yemen
4.5
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 23:56:05 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 02:56:05 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.959°N, 42.220°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
NEAR THE WEST COAST OF YEMEN
Distances
61 km (37 miles) SW of As Salif, Yemen
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake AEGEAN SEA - 3rd December 2012
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 21:40:18 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 11:40:18 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.624°N, 23.338°E
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region
AEGEAN SEA
Distances
27 km (16 miles) NE of Zagora, Greece
4.2
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 21:40:18 UTC
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 11:40:18 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.624°N, 23.338°E
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region
AEGEAN SEA
Distances
27 km (16 miles) NE of Zagora, Greece
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 3rd December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 17:48:28 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 02:48:28 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
43.082°N, 145.869°E
Depth
57.2 km (35.5 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
36 km (22 miles) SE of Nemuro, Japan
4.7
Date-Time
Monday, December 03, 2012 at 17:48:28 UTC
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 at 02:48:28 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
43.082°N, 145.869°E
Depth
57.2 km (35.5 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
36 km (22 miles) SE of Nemuro, Japan
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES