
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Skynet, America, and Civil War (A guest article by one of our supporters, MrPops09)
I was watching Terminator I II & III the other day, and I could not help but notice the similarities between SKYNET and what my generation has come to know as the American federal government. Just as SKYNET, a computer virus with the intelligence to direct its own behavior, was able to vastly overstep its bounds, so too has the federal government evolved. SKYNET was able to take control of the entire United States computer infrastructure. The federal government has taken complete control of our government. There is no such thing as States rights anymore, and the separation of powers has slowly become a joke. When is the last time congress declared war? WWII! But wait, how have we gone to countless wars since then you may ask? We have been able to do this because separation of powers has been taken over by this virus and has become meaningless. The federal government is SKYNET. SKYNET is a virus, and America has been sick for decades.
America has gotten to the point where a complete restructuring of our government as we now know it is badly needed. The re-institution of a small federal government and strong state rights must occur. However, the fault does not entirely lie with this intelligent synergetic entity we call the federal government. The fault lies with you, me, and past generations. We have been watching this pot slow-boil for decades. It started out comfortable. The water got warm with promises of social reform, individualism, and “the great society.” These promises of “hope and change” continued more progressively until we are where we are today. Well friends, the water is starting to boil, and if we do not jump out soon, you and I, along with America as we want to know it will perish.
Sadly, with the water on the verge of boiling, the only feasible solution to bring about such drastic changes is civil war. Voting people into office will not accomplish these sweeping changes in an acceptable fashion. This is mostly due to the corruption of our current politicians. Most are sellouts and are too afraid to make waves. Being a congressman was initially envisioned to be a sacrifice for one’s country. Do you see these guys sacrificing anything but their dignity? Our founding fathers warned us about the dangers of a two party system. We failed to listen. They warned us that it was too easily controlled and corrupted. We failed to believe. However, there is hope (and not the kind Obama offers). We have this beautiful constitution that lays out everything we need to run the best representative republic the world has ever seen. If we go back to our founding principles, do away with entitlement programs, drastically reduce the size of our federal government, we can restore America to its former glory. Although there is such a thing as separation of church and state, it is impossible to argue that America was not heavily influenced by Christian ideals. We need not forget that.
America, the time for revolution is fast approaching! The Second Amendment was made so that the citizens could not only have a militia, but also send a clear message to the government when things get out of hand. It is not coincidence that throughout history, the first thing every tyrant does is disarm the populace. Are you going to wait until they start confiscating guns? Are you going to wait until marshal law is declared (soon to follow after gun confiscation no doubt)? Everyone, as an American, has the ethical and moral duty to defend the constitution of the United States. Our country has been around for over 200 years. We must stand and declare, “My generation is not going to be the one known for letting America collapse in its most dire time of need!” Whether or not you believe in God, we have God given rights that are inherently true. These rights are Life, liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These rights are being infringed upon with things such as: Internet censorship, Indefinite Detention of American Citizens Bill (you can be taken off to jail indefinitely without ever receiving a trial as an American), and the Patriot act (which includes the monitoring of phone and email conversations, as well as facial recognition systems linked between online media, street cameras, and government databases). If I would’ve told you this 20 or 30 years ago, it would have been unbelievable. There would’ve been riots on the streets. Where are those riots? Are we so comfortable and ignorant of history that we think America is invincible? Look at our economy! Look at our education system. Look at our morals. America has been hijacked, and it is time to take it back. If you are a police officer, army vet, or any government worker, you swore to do just that. The time is coming to buck up or shut up. If you are in the aforementioned services, know who you side with. Don’t do what the Nazi’s did and blindly follow orders. Stand up for what is right because when the government breaks the constitution and comes for our guns, you had better know what side you are on. Are you going to kill American citizens? Well, many are going to try to kill you when that day comes.
-- MrPops09
Matt's thoughts:
Hear, hear.
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Categories:
RANTS
Young Chinese Woman, Ms. Hu, Turned into a Grandma After Childbirth, Seeking Help
Matt's thoughts:
Ms Hu apparently allowed reporters to film her and publish her story because Chinese doctors were unable to find a solution to her condition, and she hoped that by sharing her story outside of China she might be able to find the expertise necessary to cure her. Hence, I share it here for that precise purpose.
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
London 'Muslim vigilante' attacks: Two people arrested
Two people were arrested today by police investigating a gang of self-styled “Muslim Vigilantes”.
The arrests bring the total to four since reports appeared of a group of men patrolling parts of East London and making filmed threats to members of the public to obey Islamic law.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3667430.ece
The arrests bring the total to four since reports appeared of a group of men patrolling parts of East London and making filmed threats to members of the public to obey Islamic law.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3667430.ece
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SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Can North Korea deliver on its threat to target US with nuclear weapons?
North Korea’s threat to conduct a “high-level nuclear test” and more long-range missile launches comes just days after the United Nations Security Council rebuked the regime and imposed new sanctions over a successful missile test conducted last month.
In a rather alarming section of the statement quoted by North Korean state media, the threats were “aimed at our arch-enemy, the United States.” The statement continued: "Settling accounts with the U.S. needs to be done with force, not with words.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/can-north-korea-deliver-on-its-threat-to-target-us-with-nuclear-weapons/article7776182/
In a rather alarming section of the statement quoted by North Korean state media, the threats were “aimed at our arch-enemy, the United States.” The statement continued: "Settling accounts with the U.S. needs to be done with force, not with words.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/can-north-korea-deliver-on-its-threat-to-target-us-with-nuclear-weapons/article7776182/
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
EU mission set to observe Kenya General Election
A Europe Union (EU) mission to observe the March 4 General Election is in Kenya on the invitation of the electoral commission.
The EU Election Observation Mission led by Alojz Peterle consists of about 70 observers who will be deployed to various locations to assess the voting process and the extent to which the elections comply with international and regional standards.
Since its arrival, the team has met with officials from the Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission (IEBC), the Inspector General of the Police, the Registrar of Political Parties, political party leaders, the Elections Observation Group, heads of diplomatic missions among other stakeholders.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/EU-mission-set-to-observe-Kenya-General-Election-/-/1064/1674118/-/29lbhsz/-/index.html
The EU Election Observation Mission led by Alojz Peterle consists of about 70 observers who will be deployed to various locations to assess the voting process and the extent to which the elections comply with international and regional standards.
Since its arrival, the team has met with officials from the Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission (IEBC), the Inspector General of the Police, the Registrar of Political Parties, political party leaders, the Elections Observation Group, heads of diplomatic missions among other stakeholders.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/EU-mission-set-to-observe-Kenya-General-Election-/-/1064/1674118/-/29lbhsz/-/index.html
Categories:
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
EU says Hungary's revamped telecom tax is illegal

The EU executive wrote to the Hungarian government giving notice to start a second infringement procedure concerning telecommunications taxation, Commission spokesman Ryan Heath said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/eu-hungary-telecom-idUSL6N0ATA8J20130124
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
EU threatens to fine Britain over EU energy market laws......296,000 euros a DAY!! for failing to tell the European Union whether it has fully implemented rules

EU member states had until March 2011 to enact legislation paving the way for a single energy market to come into existence by 2014 - a deadline that none of the bloc‘s 27 members met.
The European Commission has now referred Britain - along with Bulgaria and Estonia - to the European Court of Justice, proposing that the countries be fined if they fail to show that they have implemented the laws.
http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/eu-threatens-to-fine-britain-over-eu-energy-market-laws_260479.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Jason T. Smith charged with killing Dr Melissa Ketunuti 'because she disrespected him and made fun of him as he cleared rats from her home'
An exterminator was this morning charged with the murder of a pediatrician who was strangled, bound and burned in her apartment after he confessed to police he did it because she 'belittled him'.
Jason T. Smith, 36, an exterminator of Levittown, Pennsylvania, made a full confession today and was charged with the murder of Dr Melissa Ketunuti, as well as arson, abuse of a corpse and causing/risking a catastrophe.
Smith told investigators he committed the crime because he felt like Ketunuti was disrespecting him and belittling him when he performed work on her home.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267655/Father-Jason-Smith-charged-killing-Philly-pediatrician-disrespected-fun-him.html
Jason T. Smith, 36, an exterminator of Levittown, Pennsylvania, made a full confession today and was charged with the murder of Dr Melissa Ketunuti, as well as arson, abuse of a corpse and causing/risking a catastrophe.
Smith told investigators he committed the crime because he felt like Ketunuti was disrespecting him and belittling him when he performed work on her home.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267655/Father-Jason-Smith-charged-killing-Philly-pediatrician-disrespected-fun-him.html
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SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Blast... there goes another perfectly good road! Mystery gas pipe explosion rips up entire Chinese street
A series of blasts tore through thick layers of concrete and tarmac in an upmarket residential area in the town of Beihai, in southern China's Guangxi Province. It is not known exactly what caused the explosion which was so powerful it rocked nearby flats and left the pleasant, palm-tree tree-lined road resembling a war zone.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267728/Gas-pipe-explosion-destroys-entire-Chinese-street-rips-upmarket-residential-area.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267728/Gas-pipe-explosion-destroys-entire-Chinese-street-rips-upmarket-residential-area.html
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
Thousands of dead starfish wash up on Lincolnshire beach following stormy weather
Thousands of dead starfish have washed up on a beach in Lincolnshire after a period of stormy weather.
Shocked photographer Simon Peck estimates that 4,000 starfish - along with whelks' eggs and pieces of shell - had surfaced on Cleethorpes beach.
Experts think that the animals were dislodged by rough waters in the recent wintry weather, with a similar incident happening at the same time last year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267632/Thousands-dead-starfish-mysteriously-wash-Lincolnshire-beach-following-stormy-weather.html
Shocked photographer Simon Peck estimates that 4,000 starfish - along with whelks' eggs and pieces of shell - had surfaced on Cleethorpes beach.
Experts think that the animals were dislodged by rough waters in the recent wintry weather, with a similar incident happening at the same time last year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267632/Thousands-dead-starfish-mysteriously-wash-Lincolnshire-beach-following-stormy-weather.html
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ANIMAL DEATHS
French court orders Twitter to hand over names of racist and anti-Semitic users in landmark case
A French court today ordered Twitter to hand over the identities of racist and anti-Semitic users to the police.
In a test case which will have widespread implications for the millions who tweet every day, the Tribunal de Grande Instance ruled it unacceptable for people to post hateful material anonymously.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267649/Twitter-ordered-hand-names-racist-anti-Semitic-users.html
In a test case which will have widespread implications for the millions who tweet every day, the Tribunal de Grande Instance ruled it unacceptable for people to post hateful material anonymously.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267649/Twitter-ordered-hand-names-racist-anti-Semitic-users.html
Categories:
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
The MAN-MADE blizzard: US nuclear power plant causes freak snow storm
Warm air from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, top right, mixed with cold air from the current cold front, creating something like lake-effect snow last night. The radar image, left, shows a wall of snow falling, making the evening commute, bottom right, extremely difficult. It is especially rare as there was no other snowfall last night.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267718/Pittsburgh-nuclear-power-plant-caused-freak-snowfall-moist-air-crystallized-freezing-temperatures.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267718/Pittsburgh-nuclear-power-plant-caused-freak-snowfall-moist-air-crystallized-freezing-temperatures.html
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NATURAL DISASTERS
Brian Cox, 74, beaten by gang of youths after he confronted them for throwing snowballs at wife
A pensioner was punched and battered by a gang of hooded thugs after he confronted them for throwing snowballs at his elderly wife.
Brian Cox, 74, had put up with the youths hurling snowballs at his windows for three days.
But when his 70-year-old wife Joy was pelted outside their home in Northampton last Thursday, Mr Cox decided enough was enough and courageously stood up to the gang.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267687/Pensioner-attacked-gang-outside-home-confronted-throwing-snowballs-wife.html
Brian Cox, 74, had put up with the youths hurling snowballs at his windows for three days.
But when his 70-year-old wife Joy was pelted outside their home in Northampton last Thursday, Mr Cox decided enough was enough and courageously stood up to the gang.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267687/Pensioner-attacked-gang-outside-home-confronted-throwing-snowballs-wife.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Scaredy-cat on a tightrope who can't please everyone: What Europe is saying about David Cameron's big referendum speech
David Cameron was was branded 'Europe's Scaredy-cat' in an editorial by the German news magazine Spiegel over his plans for an EU referendum.
In an online piece published today, it was claimed the PM’s pledge to hold a referendum by 2017 was driven by ‘fear’.
‘Fear of his party, fear of voters, and fear of the EU itself, which he neither fully understands nor has ever really been interested in,’ it said.
It claims his long-awaited speech on Europe was ‘boring’ and was ‘an attempt to shake off a troublesome issue by postponing it to a later date’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267732/David-Cameron-EU-referendum-speech-Scaredy-cat-tightrope-everyone.html
In an online piece published today, it was claimed the PM’s pledge to hold a referendum by 2017 was driven by ‘fear’.
‘Fear of his party, fear of voters, and fear of the EU itself, which he neither fully understands nor has ever really been interested in,’ it said.
It claims his long-awaited speech on Europe was ‘boring’ and was ‘an attempt to shake off a troublesome issue by postponing it to a later date’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267732/David-Cameron-EU-referendum-speech-Scaredy-cat-tightrope-everyone.html
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SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Raymond Hollingsworth Death: 'No work, no money, no pension, no future': What recession-hit businessman wrote in suicide note before he threw himself from canal bridge
A recession-hit businessman who threw himself to his death from a canal bridge was found with a note saying: 'No work, no money, no pension, no future,' an inquest has heard.
Married father-of-two Raymond Hollingsworth had celebrated his 60th birthday only days before a dog walker found his body hanging from a bridge, the coroner was told.
The keen gardener had taken out business loans and credit cards without telling his wife of 42 years after discovering his private pension scheme was not going to mature as planned.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267780/What-Raymond-Hollingsworth-wrote-suicide-note-threw-canal-bridge.html
Married father-of-two Raymond Hollingsworth had celebrated his 60th birthday only days before a dog walker found his body hanging from a bridge, the coroner was told.
The keen gardener had taken out business loans and credit cards without telling his wife of 42 years after discovering his private pension scheme was not going to mature as planned.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267780/What-Raymond-Hollingsworth-wrote-suicide-note-threw-canal-bridge.html
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SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Mali rebel faction calls for peace talks
One of the three Islamist rebel movements occupying northern Mali is reported to have split, with a breakaway faction saying it is ready to negotiate with the government.
Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior leader of Ansar Dine, the predominantly Malian Tuareg armed group, said his faction wanted a “peaceful solution” to the conflict, which pits French and Malian forces against the rebels.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62d9bf86-661f-11e2-bb67-00144feab49a.html
Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior leader of Ansar Dine, the predominantly Malian Tuareg armed group, said his faction wanted a “peaceful solution” to the conflict, which pits French and Malian forces against the rebels.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62d9bf86-661f-11e2-bb67-00144feab49a.html
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WARS AND RUMOURS
UN Investigates US Drone Killings
A U.N. expert on Thursday launched a special investigation into drone warfare and targeted killings, which the United States relies on as a front-line weapon in its global war against al-Qaida.
One of the three countries requesting the investigation was Pakistan, which officially opposes the use of U.S. drones on its territory as an infringement on its sovereignty but is believed to have tacitly approved some strikes in the past. Many Pakistanis say innocent civilians have also been killed in drone strikes, which the U.S. has rejected.
The other two countries requesting the investigation were not named but were identified as two permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/wireStory/expert-investigates-us-drone-killings-18303012
One of the three countries requesting the investigation was Pakistan, which officially opposes the use of U.S. drones on its territory as an infringement on its sovereignty but is believed to have tacitly approved some strikes in the past. Many Pakistanis say innocent civilians have also been killed in drone strikes, which the U.S. has rejected.
The other two countries requesting the investigation were not named but were identified as two permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/wireStory/expert-investigates-us-drone-killings-18303012
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS,
WEAK JUSTICE
Israeli troops kill unarmed Palestinian woman, child in West Bank
Bethlehem - An unarmed Palestinian woman walking to college and a teenager were shot and killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Reuters reports that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 21-year-old Lubna Hanash of Bethlehem as she headed home from al-Arroub College on the road between Bethlehem and Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. The young woman was shot in the head.
Another woman, identified by the Maan News Agency as Suad Yusuf Jaara, was shot in the hand by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops during the incident, which occurred at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/342032
Reuters reports that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 21-year-old Lubna Hanash of Bethlehem as she headed home from al-Arroub College on the road between Bethlehem and Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. The young woman was shot in the head.
Another woman, identified by the Maan News Agency as Suad Yusuf Jaara, was shot in the hand by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops during the incident, which occurred at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/342032
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS,
WEAK JUSTICE
China calls for talks after North Korean threat
With North Korea openly threatening the United States with nuclear weapons, China called Thursday for a new round of diplomacy and appears to be growing increasingly frustrated with its longtime ally.
Beijing’s calls for intervention come amid a torrent of belligerent language from Pyongyang, angered by a United Nations resolution earlier in the week expanding sanctions over its missile and nuclear program.
The latest escalation came Thursday when Pyongyang lashed out at the United States, which it called the “archenemy of the Korean people.’’
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-talks-north-korea-threat-20130124,0,3237480.story
Beijing’s calls for intervention come amid a torrent of belligerent language from Pyongyang, angered by a United Nations resolution earlier in the week expanding sanctions over its missile and nuclear program.
The latest escalation came Thursday when Pyongyang lashed out at the United States, which it called the “archenemy of the Korean people.’’
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-talks-north-korea-threat-20130124,0,3237480.story
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Chinese fishing boat detained in Japanese waters
Japanese authorities have detained a Chinese boat for fishing in Japanese waters, China's Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, even as the two countries moved to defuse tensions that flared last year over disputed islands.
The boat, registered in Zhejiang province in eastern China, was found in waters near Goto, in Nagasaki prefecture in southern Japan, Xinhua said. The captain was being taken ashore following questioning.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/uk-china-japan-idUKBRE90N0R820130124
The boat, registered in Zhejiang province in eastern China, was found in waters near Goto, in Nagasaki prefecture in southern Japan, Xinhua said. The captain was being taken ashore following questioning.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/uk-china-japan-idUKBRE90N0R820130124
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
'Leave immediately': Britons in Benghazi warned to get out due to 'specific and imminent threat'
The Foreign Office today urged all British nationals in the Libyan city of Benghazi to leave immediately in response to a ‘specific and imminent’ threat against Westerners.
The city was the epicentre of the Libyan uprising in 2011 and last year US ambassador Christopher Stephens was killed when suspected al-Qa’ida militants stormed the American consulate on the anniversary of the 11 September terror attacks on New York.
The Government was unable to provide further details about why the advice has been issued, but stated that the British embassy in Tripoli had been in contact with all British nationals for whom it had details to alert them of the threat.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/leave-immediately-britons-in-benghazi-warned-to-get-out-due-to-specific-and-imminent-threat-8465313.html
The city was the epicentre of the Libyan uprising in 2011 and last year US ambassador Christopher Stephens was killed when suspected al-Qa’ida militants stormed the American consulate on the anniversary of the 11 September terror attacks on New York.
The Government was unable to provide further details about why the advice has been issued, but stated that the British embassy in Tripoli had been in contact with all British nationals for whom it had details to alert them of the threat.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/leave-immediately-britons-in-benghazi-warned-to-get-out-due-to-specific-and-imminent-threat-8465313.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD,
WARS AND RUMOURS
George Osborne rejects IMF call for Plan B
He said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Britain had built up credibility with harsh measure to reduce its massive deficit which allowed him to borrow money from markets at the lowest rate "perhaps of any Chancellor before me".
"I don't think it is right to abandon a credible deficit plan," the Chancellor said, when asked about the comments by IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9824337/George-Osborne-rejects-IMF-call-for-Plan-B.html
"I don't think it is right to abandon a credible deficit plan," the Chancellor said, when asked about the comments by IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9824337/George-Osborne-rejects-IMF-call-for-Plan-B.html
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
North Korean nuclear test warning 'needlessly provocative': US
The United States condemned as "needlessly provocative" on Thursday a threat from North Korea that it plans to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches.
"North Korea's statement is needlessly provocative," said White House spokesman Jay Carney, who said a nuclear test would be a significant violation of UN sanctions and would further isolate Pyongyang.
The statement by North Korea's National Defense Commission did not say when the test would be held.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gP0jYBcC-OMemxGjncVXFkLfn1ng?docId=CNG.e12e4defe7e3492e8a9d6b334212bcae.e1
"North Korea's statement is needlessly provocative," said White House spokesman Jay Carney, who said a nuclear test would be a significant violation of UN sanctions and would further isolate Pyongyang.
The statement by North Korea's National Defense Commission did not say when the test would be held.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gP0jYBcC-OMemxGjncVXFkLfn1ng?docId=CNG.e12e4defe7e3492e8a9d6b334212bcae.e1
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Sen. Feinstein ready to introduce new ban of about 150 types of firearms, including some handguns
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) will introduce a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips on Thursday.
Feinstein’s bill will expand the criteria for classifying military-style assault weapons from a 1994 law, which lapsed a decade later. Her new measure will ban the sale of about 150 types of firearms, including some rifles and handguns, as well as the sale of high-capacity magazines, according to USA Today.
The bill will exempt firearms used for hunting and will grandfather in guns and magazines owned before the law’s potential enactment. However, the grandfathered weapons will be logged in a national registry.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/278993-report-feinstein-to-introduce-assault-weapons-ban-thursday
Feinstein’s bill will expand the criteria for classifying military-style assault weapons from a 1994 law, which lapsed a decade later. Her new measure will ban the sale of about 150 types of firearms, including some rifles and handguns, as well as the sale of high-capacity magazines, according to USA Today.
The bill will exempt firearms used for hunting and will grandfather in guns and magazines owned before the law’s potential enactment. However, the grandfathered weapons will be logged in a national registry.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/278993-report-feinstein-to-introduce-assault-weapons-ban-thursday
Categories:
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Mumbai Attack: American Plotter David Headley Gets 35 Years
A Pakistani-American who helped plan the brutal 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
David Coleman Headley conducted meticulous scouting missions before 10 gunmen carried out the devastating assault often called India's 9/11.
The 52-year-old was sentenced on 12 counts, including conspiracy to aid the Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which mounted the attacks on the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel and other targets.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042482/mumbai-attack-american-plotter-gets-35-years
David Coleman Headley conducted meticulous scouting missions before 10 gunmen carried out the devastating assault often called India's 9/11.
The 52-year-old was sentenced on 12 counts, including conspiracy to aid the Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which mounted the attacks on the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel and other targets.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042482/mumbai-attack-american-plotter-gets-35-years
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Moody's warns European banks need more cash.... AGAIN!
Banks in Spain, Italy, Ireland and Britain need to set aside much more money to cover potentially bad loans, credit ratings agency Moody's said on Thursday, meaning European taxpayers may again be tapped for cash.
European banks have already raised hundreds of billions of euros to cover possible losses from loans that soured in property and financial market crises. Much of the funding has come from governments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-europe-banks-idUSBRE90N0HH20130124
European banks have already raised hundreds of billions of euros to cover possible losses from loans that soured in property and financial market crises. Much of the funding has come from governments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-europe-banks-idUSBRE90N0HH20130124
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Mali Islamists split as Africans prepare assault
A split emerged on Thursday in the alliance of Islamist militant groups occupying northern Mali as French and African troops prepared a major ground offensive aimed at driving al Qaeda and its allies from their safe haven in the Sahara.
A senior negotiator from the Ansar Dine rebels who helped seize the north from Mali's government last year said he was now part of a faction that wanted talks and rejected the group's alliance with al Qaeda's North African franchise AQIM.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90M16T20130124
A senior negotiator from the Ansar Dine rebels who helped seize the north from Mali's government last year said he was now part of a faction that wanted talks and rejected the group's alliance with al Qaeda's North African franchise AQIM.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90M16T20130124
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Assault weapons ban announced in Congress; faces uphill battle
A top Democratic lawmaker tried on Thursday to revive a U.S. assault-weapons ban, riding a wave of support for gun control after the killing of 20 children and six adults at a school in Connecticut last month.
Senator Dianne Feinstein and several other Democrats said they were introducing a bill to ban semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips. It faces stiff opposition in Congress as well as from the National Rifle Association, the main U.S. lobby for gun manufacturers, and from many Americans.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-usa-guns-congress-idUSBRE90N0UW20130124
Senator Dianne Feinstein and several other Democrats said they were introducing a bill to ban semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips. It faces stiff opposition in Congress as well as from the National Rifle Association, the main U.S. lobby for gun manufacturers, and from many Americans.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-usa-guns-congress-idUSBRE90N0UW20130124
Categories:
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Lawyers Gagged In Delhi Gang-Rape Case
The judge hearing the case of five men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a Delhi bus has barred lawyers from speaking to the press on the second day of the trial.
"The court has strictly ordered us to refrain from sharing details about the case," lawyer V.K. Anand said outside the Saket district court in New Delhi, where the suspects have made their second appearance.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042394/lawyers-gagged-in-delhi-gang-rape-case
"The court has strictly ordered us to refrain from sharing details about the case," lawyer V.K. Anand said outside the Saket district court in New Delhi, where the suspects have made their second appearance.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042394/lawyers-gagged-in-delhi-gang-rape-case
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
Oscar Lefosse: 'Superhero' Menganno Is An Ex-Cop - Argentina
A self-styled superhero from Argentina has been unmasked as a retired policeman after an alleged shoot-out with petty criminals.
Buenos Aires' answer to Batman was named as Oscar Lefosse, a 43-year-old who drew headlines in 2010 when he began patrolling the outskirts of the city while wearing a blue mask and armour.
Named 'Menganno', which means Joe Blow in Spanish, his identity was revealed after he was charged with carrying an unlicenced gun after apparently firing at would-be muggers.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042293/argentina-superhero-menganno-is-an-ex-cop
Buenos Aires' answer to Batman was named as Oscar Lefosse, a 43-year-old who drew headlines in 2010 when he began patrolling the outskirts of the city while wearing a blue mask and armour.
Named 'Menganno', which means Joe Blow in Spanish, his identity was revealed after he was charged with carrying an unlicenced gun after apparently firing at would-be muggers.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042293/argentina-superhero-menganno-is-an-ex-cop
Categories:
HEROES,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Christopher Weatherhead Jailed for 18 Months
A 22-year-old student has been jailed for 18 months after carrying out cyber attacks with hacking group Anonymous.
Christopher Weatherhead, of Holly Road, Northampton, was convicted last month for taking part in distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks on sites including Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
The attacks on PayPal cost the company £3.5m.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042461/anonymous-hacker-jailed-for-18-months
Christopher Weatherhead, of Holly Road, Northampton, was convicted last month for taking part in distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks on sites including Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
The attacks on PayPal cost the company £3.5m.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042461/anonymous-hacker-jailed-for-18-months
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA - 24th January 2013
Magnitude M 4.5
Region NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Date time 2013-01-24 16:12:10.8 UTC
Location 0.52 S ; 133.06 E
Depth 56 km
Distances 120 km W Manokwari, Indonesia
Region NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Date time 2013-01-24 16:12:10.8 UTC
Location 0.52 S ; 133.06 E
Depth 56 km
Distances 120 km W Manokwari, Indonesia
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
British Nationals Urged To Leave Benghazi following a "specific and imminent threat" against Westerners
The Foreign Office has urged Britons to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi in response to a "specific and imminent threat" against Westerners.
The FCO has been advising against travel to most of the country since last September, but has now stepped up its warning.
A spokesman said: "We are now aware of a specific and imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi, and urge any British nationals who remain there against our advice to leave immediately.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042347/british-nationals-urged-to-leave-benghazi
The FCO has been advising against travel to most of the country since last September, but has now stepped up its warning.
A spokesman said: "We are now aware of a specific and imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi, and urge any British nationals who remain there against our advice to leave immediately.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042347/british-nationals-urged-to-leave-benghazi
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 24th January 2013
Magnitude M 4.5
Region BANDA SEA
Date time 2013-01-24 14:47:50.5 UTC
Location 6.23 S ; 130.09 E
Depth 152 km
Distances 301 km W Tual
Region BANDA SEA
Date time 2013-01-24 14:47:50.5 UTC
Location 6.23 S ; 130.09 E
Depth 152 km
Distances 301 km W Tual
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SAKHALIN, RUSSIA - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 14:15:49 UTC
Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:15:49 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
53.564°N, 142.747°E
Depth
9 km (5.6 miles)
Region
SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
Distances
13 km (8 miles) W of Okha, Russia
4.9
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 14:15:49 UTC
Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:15:49 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
53.564°N, 142.747°E
Depth
9 km (5.6 miles)
Region
SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
Distances
13 km (8 miles) W of Okha, Russia
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Israel Reviews Military After West Bank Deaths
Israel's military has called for an immediate review of its terms of engagement after a spate of fatal shootings provoked violent clashes in the West Bank.
The funerals of a female student and teenage boy on Wednesday night were followed by hundreds of Palestinian youths attacking an Israeli check point in Bethlehem.
Tear gas and plastic-coated steel bullets were fired at the angry crowd and at least three people were seriously injured and remain in hospital.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042263/israel-reviews-military-after-west-bank-deaths
The funerals of a female student and teenage boy on Wednesday night were followed by hundreds of Palestinian youths attacking an Israeli check point in Bethlehem.
Tear gas and plastic-coated steel bullets were fired at the angry crowd and at least three people were seriously injured and remain in hospital.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042263/israel-reviews-military-after-west-bank-deaths
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Antibiotic resistance is now as serious a threat as terrorism and could trigger an 'apocalyptic scenario', warns UK's top doctor
Growing numbers of drug-resistant diseases could trigger an ‘apocalyptic scenario’ comparable to a catastrophic terrorist attack, Britain’s chief medical officer warned yesterday.
Dame Sally Davies said there was risk that within 20 years people going for simple operations would die of routine infections because we may ‘run out of antibiotics’ that work.
She told MPs the threat from infections that are resistant to antibiotics was so serious that the issue should be added to the Government’s national risk register of civil emergencies.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2267567/Antibiotic-resistance-terrorism-trigger-apocalyptic-scenario-warns-UKs-doctor.html
Dame Sally Davies said there was risk that within 20 years people going for simple operations would die of routine infections because we may ‘run out of antibiotics’ that work.
She told MPs the threat from infections that are resistant to antibiotics was so serious that the issue should be added to the Government’s national risk register of civil emergencies.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2267567/Antibiotic-resistance-terrorism-trigger-apocalyptic-scenario-warns-UKs-doctor.html
Categories:
GERMS AND PLAGUES,
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Scientists condemn research into deadly mutant bird flu virus over fears of a dangerous leak
Flu researchers have decided to lift a voluntary moratorium on their studies, imposed 12 months ago after a public outcry over their work.
They hope the studies will help them prevent and deal with a future flu pandemic, and that the benefits outweigh potential risks such as a leak of the mutant viurus or the deliberate attempt to create deadly strains by terrorists or rogue governments.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/flu/9823535/Scientists-condemn-research-into-deadly-mutant-bird-flu-virus-over-fears-of-a-dangerous-leak.html
They hope the studies will help them prevent and deal with a future flu pandemic, and that the benefits outweigh potential risks such as a leak of the mutant viurus or the deliberate attempt to create deadly strains by terrorists or rogue governments.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/flu/9823535/Scientists-condemn-research-into-deadly-mutant-bird-flu-virus-over-fears-of-a-dangerous-leak.html
Categories:
ANIMAL DEATHS,
GERMS AND PLAGUES,
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Police In 'Muslim Vigilantes' Victim Appeal
Officers investigating "Muslim vigilante" attacks are appealing for a victim who was abused by the gang for being "gay" to come forward.
Scotland Yard says the man is crucial to their investigation into a number of incidents where a gang calling themselves Muslim Patrol have harassed members of the public.
Videos of the attacks in east London where the self-styled gang appear to have started to operate have been posted on YouTube.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042295/police-in-muslim-vigilantes-victim-appeal
Scotland Yard says the man is crucial to their investigation into a number of incidents where a gang calling themselves Muslim Patrol have harassed members of the public.
Videos of the attacks in east London where the self-styled gang appear to have started to operate have been posted on YouTube.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042295/police-in-muslim-vigilantes-victim-appeal
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
Two years since uprising, Egypt braces for more protests
Egypt marks the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power with little to celebrate. Deeply divided and facing an economic crisis, the nation is bracing for more protests, but this time against a freely elected leader.
President Mohamed Mursi's opponents plan to march to Tahrir Square on Friday to vent anger at the new Islamist leader and his Muslim Brotherhood backers, whom they accuse of betraying the goals of the Jan. 25 revolution that galvanised Egyptians in a display of national unity that has not been seen since.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/egypt-anniversary-idUSL6N0AS9NE20130124
President Mohamed Mursi's opponents plan to march to Tahrir Square on Friday to vent anger at the new Islamist leader and his Muslim Brotherhood backers, whom they accuse of betraying the goals of the Jan. 25 revolution that galvanised Egyptians in a display of national unity that has not been seen since.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/egypt-anniversary-idUSL6N0AS9NE20130124
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
15,000 crocodiles escape from South African farm with one discovered wandering into a school
Locals have been warned to stay indoors after 15,000 fearsome Nile crocodiles escaped from a crocodile farm in north east South Africa.
The huge group of fearsome crocs escaped from Rakwena Crocodile Farm on Sunday after abnormally heavy rains caused the nearby Limpopo river to rise.
The farm's owners were forced to open the reptiles' permeable pens in order to allow the rising flood water to drain away before it crushed the normally secure structure.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267538/15-000-crocodiles-escape-South-African-farm-straying-local-school.html
The huge group of fearsome crocs escaped from Rakwena Crocodile Farm on Sunday after abnormally heavy rains caused the nearby Limpopo river to rise.
The farm's owners were forced to open the reptiles' permeable pens in order to allow the rising flood water to drain away before it crushed the normally secure structure.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267538/15-000-crocodiles-escape-South-African-farm-straying-local-school.html
Categories:
ANIMAL ATTACKS
Cameron: I don't want a country called Europe
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has slammed any moves to forge a United States of Europe.
Cameron, who has shaken up Europe's political landscape by offering to let citizens vote on whether to leave the 27-nation European Union, says forcing countries into a single entity would be a "great mistake."
Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, Cameron says Britain would stand against any moves to shoehorn countries into a centralized political union.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-01-24/cameron-i-dont-want-a-country-called-europe
Cameron, who has shaken up Europe's political landscape by offering to let citizens vote on whether to leave the 27-nation European Union, says forcing countries into a single entity would be a "great mistake."
Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, Cameron says Britain would stand against any moves to shoehorn countries into a centralized political union.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-01-24/cameron-i-dont-want-a-country-called-europe
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Antarctica: Plane Missing, Three On Board
Attempts to find a small plane carrying three Canadians on an Antarctica trip, which disappeared on Wednesday, have been delayed because of bad weather.
The Twin Otter aircraft was on a routine supply trip between bases when it lost contact with the ground and disappeared over a mountain range.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042223/antarctica-plane-missing-three-on-board
The Twin Otter aircraft was on a routine supply trip between bases when it lost contact with the ground and disappeared over a mountain range.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042223/antarctica-plane-missing-three-on-board
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
MISSING PEOPLE
Burger King Horse Meat Supplier Dumped
Burger King is dumping thousands of beefburgers from the supplier at the centre of the horsemeat scandal - despite insisting its food was not contaminated.
Staff have been ordered to box up Whoppers and Angus burgers and ensure they are not sold to customers.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042234/burger-king-dumps-products-over-horsemeat-row
Staff have been ordered to box up Whoppers and Angus burgers and ensure they are not sold to customers.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042234/burger-king-dumps-products-over-horsemeat-row
Categories:
ANIMAL DEATHS,
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
3.5
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 11:23:02 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:23:02 AM at epicenter
Location
40.424°N, 124.992°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
61 km (38 miles) W (281°) from Petrolia, CA
3.5
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 11:23:02 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:23:02 AM at epicenter
Location
40.424°N, 124.992°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
61 km (38 miles) W (281°) from Petrolia, CA
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake TAJIKISTAN - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 10:39:54 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:39:54 PM at epicenter
Location
38.608°N, 73.493°E
Depth
113.5 km (70.5 miles)
Region
TAJIKISTAN
Distances
56 km (35 miles) SSW (193°) from Karakul, Tajikistan
4.5
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 10:39:54 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:39:54 PM at epicenter
Location
38.608°N, 73.493°E
Depth
113.5 km (70.5 miles)
Region
TAJIKISTAN
Distances
56 km (35 miles) SSW (193°) from Karakul, Tajikistan
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
'Beheadings' in Nigerian city
The men were attacked during raids on three homes overnight, he said in an account confirmed by a local reporter.
However, the military told the BBC only three people had been killed.
At least 23 others have been killed in separate attacks in the north this week blamed on militants wanting to impose Islamic law on Nigeria.
http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201301/100359.php
However, the military told the BBC only three people had been killed.
At least 23 others have been killed in separate attacks in the north this week blamed on militants wanting to impose Islamic law on Nigeria.
http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201301/100359.php
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
EU speech: let's talk, says Merkel after Cameron's referendum gamble
Angela Merkel created a small breathing space for David Cameron on Wednesday when she gave a guarded response to his landmark speech on Europe, paving the way for the prime minister to campaign in favour of an in-out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU at the next election.
As most European leaders rejected Cameron's demands for a radical overhaul of the terms of Britain's EU membership, the German chancellor indicated she was open to negotiating a "fair compromise".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/23/eu-referendum-speech-merkel-cameron
As most European leaders rejected Cameron's demands for a radical overhaul of the terms of Britain's EU membership, the German chancellor indicated she was open to negotiating a "fair compromise".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/23/eu-referendum-speech-merkel-cameron
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Iceland's Leader Slams Gordon Brown Over Crisis
The President of Iceland has launched an extraordinary verbal attack on Gordon Brown on the fringes of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the country's longest-serving president, told Sky News that his country would "never forget" its treatment during the financial crisis at the hands of the former British prime minister.
During the financial crisis, following the collapse of Icelandic bank Icesave and Iceland's refusal to refund UK deposits, Britain took the rare step of imposing financial sanctions on the country.
**The president also signalled his country may soon abandon its plans to join the European Union.
He added: "It's quite clear both in my country and other parts of northern Europe that there is a growing scepticism about the way the European Union is moving forward.
"In the last three years the eurozone has revealed itself to be a different kind of animal.
http://news.sky.com/story/1041936/icelands-leader-slams-gordon-brown-over-crisis
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the country's longest-serving president, told Sky News that his country would "never forget" its treatment during the financial crisis at the hands of the former British prime minister.
During the financial crisis, following the collapse of Icelandic bank Icesave and Iceland's refusal to refund UK deposits, Britain took the rare step of imposing financial sanctions on the country.
**The president also signalled his country may soon abandon its plans to join the European Union.
He added: "It's quite clear both in my country and other parts of northern Europe that there is a growing scepticism about the way the European Union is moving forward.
"In the last three years the eurozone has revealed itself to be a different kind of animal.
http://news.sky.com/story/1041936/icelands-leader-slams-gordon-brown-over-crisis
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Austrian Police Bust 'Nazi' Network......In Peaceful Europe!
Police in Austria have broken up an extreme-right network arresting 10 and discovering a cache of explosives and weapons.
The group is suspected of illegal arms trading, burglaries, illegal prostitution, and other crimes, which police estimate have caused damage of at least 3.5m euros (£2.9m).
Police say they found weapons, explosives, flags with Nazi symbols and neo-Nazi literature in a search of the group's headquarters in the village of Desselbrunn, 120 miles west of Vienna.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042229/austrian-police-bust-nazi-network
The group is suspected of illegal arms trading, burglaries, illegal prostitution, and other crimes, which police estimate have caused damage of at least 3.5m euros (£2.9m).
Police say they found weapons, explosives, flags with Nazi symbols and neo-Nazi literature in a search of the group's headquarters in the village of Desselbrunn, 120 miles west of Vienna.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042229/austrian-police-bust-nazi-network
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Spain: Unemployment For Under 25s Hits 60%....
Unemployment in Spain for people under the age of 25 has now reached 60%, according to officially released figures.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042210/spain-unemployment-for-under-25s-hits-60-percent
http://news.sky.com/story/1042210/spain-unemployment-for-under-25s-hits-60-percent
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Cameron: We're Not Turning Our Back On Europe
David Cameron has defended his decision to table a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in a speech at the Davos summit.
The Prime Minister's address at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland focused on Britain's priorities during its presidency of the G8 and particularly tackled tax evasion and avoidance.
But despite his aides insisting he would not discuss his position on the EU, he dedicated a section of the speech to insisting that he was right to try and achieve a new settlement.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042246/cameron-were-not-turning-our-back-on-europe
The Prime Minister's address at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland focused on Britain's priorities during its presidency of the G8 and particularly tackled tax evasion and avoidance.
But despite his aides insisting he would not discuss his position on the EU, he dedicated a section of the speech to insisting that he was right to try and achieve a new settlement.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042246/cameron-were-not-turning-our-back-on-europe
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Spanish joblessness climbs again, no relief in sight
Spain's unemployment rate soared to its highest level since measurements began in the 1970s as a prolonged recession and deep spending cuts left almost 6 million people out of work at the end of last year.
Spain's unemployment rate rose to 26 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, or 5.97 million people, the National Statistics Institute said on Thursday, up from 25 percent in the previous quarter and more than double the European Union average.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-spain-unemployment-idUSBRE90N08T20130124
Spain's unemployment rate rose to 26 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, or 5.97 million people, the National Statistics Institute said on Thursday, up from 25 percent in the previous quarter and more than double the European Union average.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-spain-unemployment-idUSBRE90N08T20130124
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Recession-hit euro zone has turned a corner - PMIs ......as more companies file for bankruptcy and Spain's Unemployment increases to it's Highest Levels since the 70's
The euro zone economy took a step closer to recovery this month as the rate of decline in the bloc's private sector eased more than expected, a business survey showed on Thursday.
The survey published by Markit supports European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's assertion that the 17-nation currency union is benefiting from "positive contagion" but still hints at an economic contraction in the first quarter of 2013.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-recession-eurozone-idUSBRE90N09Z20130124
The survey published by Markit supports European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's assertion that the 17-nation currency union is benefiting from "positive contagion" but still hints at an economic contraction in the first quarter of 2013.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-recession-eurozone-idUSBRE90N09Z20130124
Categories:
FACT OR FICTION?,
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests
The announcement by the country's top military body came a day after the U.N. Security Council agreed to a U.S.-backed resolution to censure and sanction North Korea for a rocket launch in December that breached U.N. rules.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-korea-north-nuclear-idUSBRE90N03I20130124
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
WARS AND RUMOURS
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 09:35:54 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 05:35:54 PM at epicenter
Location
4.213°S, 122.838°E
Depth
642.5 km (399.2 miles)
Region
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
145 km (90 miles) N (10°) from Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
5.0
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 09:35:54 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 05:35:54 PM at epicenter
Location
4.213°S, 122.838°E
Depth
642.5 km (399.2 miles)
Region
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
145 km (90 miles) N (10°) from Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN IRAN - 24th January 2013
Magnitude ML 4.2
Region SOUTHERN IRAN
Date time 2013-01-24 09:28:32.0 UTC
Location 27.78 N ; 56.65 E
Depth 15 km
Distances 71 km NE Bandar-e 'abbas, Iran
Region SOUTHERN IRAN
Date time 2013-01-24 09:28:32.0 UTC
Location 27.78 N ; 56.65 E
Depth 15 km
Distances 71 km NE Bandar-e 'abbas, Iran
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
EU regulators fine Spanish and Portuguese phone companies €79m for collusion
Telefonica and Portugal Telecom, the biggest telephone companies in Spain and Portugal, were fined €79m by European Union (EU) regulators for agreeing not to compete in each other’s home country, regulators said on Wednesday.
The European Commission told Telefonica to pay €66.9m and fined Portugal Telecom €12.3m for an illegal noncompete contract clause, regulators said.
The companies agreed not to rival each other in Spain and Portugal when Telefonica decided to buy Portugal Telecom’s stake in Brazil’s Vivo Participacoes in September 2010.
http://www.bdlive.co.za/world/europe/2013/01/24/eu-regulators-fine-spanish-and-portuguese-phone-companies-79m-for-collusion
The European Commission told Telefonica to pay €66.9m and fined Portugal Telecom €12.3m for an illegal noncompete contract clause, regulators said.
The companies agreed not to rival each other in Spain and Portugal when Telefonica decided to buy Portugal Telecom’s stake in Brazil’s Vivo Participacoes in September 2010.
http://www.bdlive.co.za/world/europe/2013/01/24/eu-regulators-fine-spanish-and-portuguese-phone-companies-79m-for-collusion
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Irish-led EU military to stay in Somalia
An EU military training mission in Somalia, under Irish command, is to remain in place for another two years. The Council of the European Union said the mission would continue to contribute to the strengthening of the Somali armed forces to prepare them to ultimately take over security responsibilities there.
The mission is currently based at Bihanga in neighbouringUganda but, depending on security considerations, is due to move into the Somalian capital Mogadishu in the coming weeks.
http://www.midnimo.com/2013/01/24/irish-led-eu-military-to-stay-in-somalia/
The mission is currently based at Bihanga in neighbouringUganda but, depending on security considerations, is due to move into the Somalian capital Mogadishu in the coming weeks.
http://www.midnimo.com/2013/01/24/irish-led-eu-military-to-stay-in-somalia/
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
US is main source of EU credit card fraud - Europol
Data breaches in the US account for most of the credit card fraud affecting the EU, a new police report says.
Criminal gangs are making about 1.5bn euros (£1.2bn; $2bn) annually from such fraud, the EU police agency Europol says, regretting that compliance with new security features remains patchy.
In 2011 nearly all fraud involving EU cards took place outside the EU. Chip-and-PIN security used in the EU is not yet global, Europol notes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20945810
Criminal gangs are making about 1.5bn euros (£1.2bn; $2bn) annually from such fraud, the EU police agency Europol says, regretting that compliance with new security features remains patchy.
In 2011 nearly all fraud involving EU cards took place outside the EU. Chip-and-PIN security used in the EU is not yet global, Europol notes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20945810
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
EU police agency opens unit to tackle cybercrime
But as the European Cybercrime Centre, or EC3, formally opened its doors at Europol's Hague headquarters, European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom conceded it will be playing catch-up with organized crime gangs reveling in a "Golden Age" of cybercrime.
http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/associated_press/science_and_technology/article_29fa605b-c1e2-59a8-9615-bec030c072d8.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Only 11 euro zone countries to impose planned financial trading tax
A financial trading tax (FTT) planned by a group of euro zone nations could leave major banks, its main target, relatively unscathed while less nimble smaller trading houses, pension funds and asset managers bear the brunt.
Germany, France and nine other countries are pushing ahead with the tax on trades in stocks, bonds and derivatives, keen to show voters they can claw back some of the taxpayers' money used to bail out banks during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. ID:nL6N0AR2K5]
However, bankers and finance industry experts are sceptical about a tax that will not be imposed even in all 17 euro zone members, let alone in Europe's biggest financial centre, London.
http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=28648
Germany, France and nine other countries are pushing ahead with the tax on trades in stocks, bonds and derivatives, keen to show voters they can claw back some of the taxpayers' money used to bail out banks during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. ID:nL6N0AR2K5]
However, bankers and finance industry experts are sceptical about a tax that will not be imposed even in all 17 euro zone members, let alone in Europe's biggest financial centre, London.
http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=28648
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
POLICE STATE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Palestinians threaten to sue Israel over settlements
The Palestinians have threatened to pursue Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it builds new Jewish settlements east of Jerusalem.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said the decision depended on the new Israeli government.
The Palestinians became eligible to join the ICC after the UN voted to upgrade their status last November.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21174543
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said the decision depended on the new Israeli government.
The Palestinians became eligible to join the ICC after the UN voted to upgrade their status last November.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21174543
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS,
WEAK JUSTICE
Inspector uncovers huge UKBA immigrant backlog
Thousands of immigrants are waiting to hear if they can stay in Britain and the backlog is growing every month, according to inspectors.
There are more than 16,000 immigrants currently waiting to hear from border officials if they can stay in Britain in the latest round of UKBA backlogs uncovered by inspectors.
Nearly 14,000 have already been refused the right to stay but are asking the UK Border Agency to reconsider, and the backlog is growing by 700 cases each month.
http://www.channel4.com/news/inspector-uncovers-huge-ukba-immigrant-backlog
There are more than 16,000 immigrants currently waiting to hear from border officials if they can stay in Britain in the latest round of UKBA backlogs uncovered by inspectors.
Nearly 14,000 have already been refused the right to stay but are asking the UK Border Agency to reconsider, and the backlog is growing by 700 cases each month.
http://www.channel4.com/news/inspector-uncovers-huge-ukba-immigrant-backlog
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
North Korea threatens 3rd nuclear test
North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of UN punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States.
The National Defence Commission, headed by the country's young leader, Kim Jong-un, rejected Tuesday's UN Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch in December as a banned missile activity and expanding sanctions against the regime. The commission reaffirmed in its declaration that the launch was a peaceful bid to send a satellite into space, but also said the country's rocket launches have a military purpose: to strike and attack the United States.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/24/nkorea-nuclear-test.html
The National Defence Commission, headed by the country's young leader, Kim Jong-un, rejected Tuesday's UN Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch in December as a banned missile activity and expanding sanctions against the regime. The commission reaffirmed in its declaration that the launch was a peaceful bid to send a satellite into space, but also said the country's rocket launches have a military purpose: to strike and attack the United States.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/24/nkorea-nuclear-test.html
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Pictures show how NASA blew up a huge swathe of the Arizona desert in the 1960s to simulate the lunar surface so their astronauts could train for space......Is this Also where they filmed the Moon Landing?
Massive: This patch of desert contains 354 craters - all of them created by buried explosives
Before American astronauts could successfully navigate the cratered, alien surface of the moon, they had to train on similar terrain here on Earth.
So, NASA blew up a large section of the Arizona desert.
The space agency used hundreds of pounds of dynamite and a few dozen tons of fertilizer to create craters in the Cinder Lake desert outside Flagstaff.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2267391/Remarkable-pictures-NASA-blowing-stretches-Arizona-desert-simulate-surface-moon.html
Before American astronauts could successfully navigate the cratered, alien surface of the moon, they had to train on similar terrain here on Earth.
So, NASA blew up a large section of the Arizona desert.
The space agency used hundreds of pounds of dynamite and a few dozen tons of fertilizer to create craters in the Cinder Lake desert outside Flagstaff.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2267391/Remarkable-pictures-NASA-blowing-stretches-Arizona-desert-simulate-surface-moon.html
Categories:
COSMIC EVENTS,
FACT OR FICTION?,
HOAXES,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
Police department buys 14 AR-15 assault rifles to arm officers in schools
Police officers who patrol the schools in one Southern California city are now armed with AR-15 assault rifles - the same heavy firepower used in recent mass shootings.
The Fontana Unified School District revealed that it purchased 14 Colt semi-automatic rifles for its school police department in October and that officers have been storing the weapons in schools since the new semester began earlier this month.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267419/Police-department-buys-14-AR-15-assault-rifles-arm-officers-schools.html
The Fontana Unified School District revealed that it purchased 14 Colt semi-automatic rifles for its school police department in October and that officers have been storing the weapons in schools since the new semester began earlier this month.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267419/Police-department-buys-14-AR-15-assault-rifles-arm-officers-schools.html
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SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
French soldier pictured wearing Call Of Duty-style grinning skeleton 'Death's Head' facemask while serving in Mali sparks outrage
Military authorities have launched an investigation to discover the soldier's identity after he was photographed using the mask, also known as a death's head, to protect himself from dust kicked up by a helicopter.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267033/Mali-French-soldier-pictured-wearing-Call-Duty-grinning-skeleton-mask.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Experts Baffled over the Identity of the orange frogs found hopping through the snow in a Derby back-alley
Experts were left baffled when they were asked to identify these mysterious orange frogs that appeared in the snow in Derby.
Four of the strange amphibians were spotted hopping around in the snow, but wildlife experts were left stumped as to what they were.
But after MailOnline contacted the Zoological Society of London, the team leader of London Zoo's reptile house got back to identify them as African clawed frogs.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2267022/Experts-baffled-identity-mysterious-orange-frogs-hopping-snow-Derby.html
Four of the strange amphibians were spotted hopping around in the snow, but wildlife experts were left stumped as to what they were.
But after MailOnline contacted the Zoological Society of London, the team leader of London Zoo's reptile house got back to identify them as African clawed frogs.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2267022/Experts-baffled-identity-mysterious-orange-frogs-hopping-snow-Derby.html
Categories:
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
Kevin Ash killed in accident in front of fellow journalists trying out BMW motorcycle at press launch
A leading British motorcycle journalist has died in a bike accident during a press launch in South Africa.
Kevin Ash was involved in a fatal accident whilst on a press event to test a new BMW motorbike.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267144/Kevin-Ash-British-motorcycle-writer-killed-accident-fellow-journalists-trying-BMW-motorcycle-press-launch.html
Kevin Ash was involved in a fatal accident whilst on a press event to test a new BMW motorbike.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267144/Kevin-Ash-British-motorcycle-writer-killed-accident-fellow-journalists-trying-BMW-motorcycle-press-launch.html
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Albanian gangster behind three murders is STILL in the UK despite 19 court battles to extradite him
An Albanian gangster convicted of three murders is still in the UK almost a year after his arrest and is now likely to claim asylum.
Ndricim Sadushi, 42, has been on the run for 15 years and is receiving legal aid in his fight against extradition back to Albania that is costing the UK taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds.
His case has been listed before judges 19 times during the lengthy court battle.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard today there is a 'suggestion' he will appeal for asylum.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267156/Ndricim-Sadushi-Albanian-gangster-murders-STILL-UK-despite-19-court-battles-extradite-him.html
Ndricim Sadushi, 42, has been on the run for 15 years and is receiving legal aid in his fight against extradition back to Albania that is costing the UK taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds.
His case has been listed before judges 19 times during the lengthy court battle.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard today there is a 'suggestion' he will appeal for asylum.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267156/Ndricim-Sadushi-Albanian-gangster-murders-STILL-UK-despite-19-court-battles-extradite-him.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake RUSSIA-KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
5.3
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 07:35:42 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 01:35:42 PM at epicenter
Location
49.825°N, 87.604°E
Depth
41.8 km (26.0 miles)
Region
RUSSIA-KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
Distances
221 km (137 miles) N (350°) from Altay, Xinjiang, China
5.3
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 07:35:42 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 01:35:42 PM at epicenter
Location
49.825°N, 87.604°E
Depth
41.8 km (26.0 miles)
Region
RUSSIA-KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
Distances
221 km (137 miles) N (350°) from Altay, Xinjiang, China
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
John Ankers Missing: Police find body in hunt for man who went missing after losing his job at Blockbuster
John Ankers has not been seen since leaving for work on Sunday morning, and his wife Katrina Williams has spoken of her concern that he could be caught out in the freezing cold. The store assistant has been depressed since he was told he would be made redundant after the video rental firm went into administration last week. Police who were looking for him found a body in woodland near a Liverpool hospital.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267043/John-Anker-missing-Distraught-brides-appeal-husband-vanished-losing-job-Blockbusters.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267043/John-Anker-missing-Distraught-brides-appeal-husband-vanished-losing-job-Blockbusters.html
Categories:
MISSING PEOPLE,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
The astonishing 90-mile high solar eruption on the Sun's surface that burns at 4MILLION degrees C
Spectacular pictures of the Sun's 90-mile high solar eruptions have been captured in the highest ever resolution by NASA scientists.
The images of the star's outer atmosphere provide evidence of magnetic 'braids' believed to heat this region up to four million degrees Celsius.
They occur when small bundles of magnetic field become wrapped around each other because of the swirling of plasma on the Sun's surface.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2267159/Incredible-new-highest-resolution-pictures-Sun-90-mile-eruptions-burn-4MILLION-degrees-C.html
The images of the star's outer atmosphere provide evidence of magnetic 'braids' believed to heat this region up to four million degrees Celsius.
They occur when small bundles of magnetic field become wrapped around each other because of the swirling of plasma on the Sun's surface.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2267159/Incredible-new-highest-resolution-pictures-Sun-90-mile-eruptions-burn-4MILLION-degrees-C.html
Categories:
COSMIC EVENTS
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake COSTA RICA - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 07:08:16 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 01:08:16 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.971°N, 84.450°W
Depth
62.8 km (39.0 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
5 km (3 miles) S of Santiago, Costa Rica
4.9
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 07:08:16 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 01:08:16 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.971°N, 84.450°W
Depth
62.8 km (39.0 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
5 km (3 miles) S of Santiago, Costa Rica
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
Notorious killer who wants to move to open prison granted anonymity by High Court judge using human rights laws
A judge has used human rights laws to ban the identification of a notorious killer who wants to be set free.
The man – whose crimes shocked the public years ago – is currently challenging a Parole Board decision refusing him a transfer to an open jail with limited security.
This is typically the last step taken by killers before they are freed back on to the streets.
Yesterday the high court sparked fury by saying the man might be in danger if other inmates found out his identity.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267218/Notorious-killer-wants-to-open-prison-granted-anonymity-High-Court-judge-using-human-rights-laws.html
The man – whose crimes shocked the public years ago – is currently challenging a Parole Board decision refusing him a transfer to an open jail with limited security.
This is typically the last step taken by killers before they are freed back on to the streets.
Yesterday the high court sparked fury by saying the man might be in danger if other inmates found out his identity.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267218/Notorious-killer-wants-to-open-prison-granted-anonymity-High-Court-judge-using-human-rights-laws.html
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WEAK JUSTICE
Miliband left floundering: He shocks party by saying no to in/out referendum
Labour was in turmoil over Europe last night after Ed Miliband ruled out holding an in/out referendum on Britain’s membership.
In a surprise move, the Labour leader appeared to rule out the idea on principle, telling MPs: ‘We don’t want an in/out referendum.’
His stance stunned senior figures in the party who believe Labour will suffer serious electoral damage if it fails to match David Cameron’s pledge before the 2015 election
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267286/Miliband-left-floundering-He-shocks-party-saying-referendum.html
In a surprise move, the Labour leader appeared to rule out the idea on principle, telling MPs: ‘We don’t want an in/out referendum.’
His stance stunned senior figures in the party who believe Labour will suffer serious electoral damage if it fails to match David Cameron’s pledge before the 2015 election
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267286/Miliband-left-floundering-He-shocks-party-saying-referendum.html
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
EU says Iran stalling on nuclear talks
Iran is stalling on fixing a date and location for a new round of talks on its nuclear program, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Wednesday, but there is still hope that talks between Tehran and six world powers can begin soon.
EU officials have been in contact with Iranian negotiators repeatedly since December to try to prepare a new set of talks, which the West hopes will lead to Iran scaling back its nuclear work and avert the threat of another war in the Middle East.
But they have failed to agree on a plan so far.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/us-iran-nuclear-eu-idUSBRE90M17D20130123
EU officials have been in contact with Iranian negotiators repeatedly since December to try to prepare a new set of talks, which the West hopes will lead to Iran scaling back its nuclear work and avert the threat of another war in the Middle East.
But they have failed to agree on a plan so far.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/us-iran-nuclear-eu-idUSBRE90M17D20130123
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
IMF's Olivier Blanchard: Time for UK to consider Plan B
The IMF chief economist has told the BBC that Chancellor George Osborne should consider toning down austerity in his March budget.
"We think this would be a good time to take stock," said Olivier Blanchard, speaking to Radio 4's Today programme.
He also said the global economy was "not out of the woods yet".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21175407
"We think this would be a good time to take stock," said Olivier Blanchard, speaking to Radio 4's Today programme.
He also said the global economy was "not out of the woods yet".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21175407
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Aisling McCarthy Brady Could Face Murder Charge
Investigators say a bloody pillow, blanket and wipes were found in the room of a baby who died after she was allegedly assaulted by her Irish nanny.
Aisling McCarthy Brady, 34, from Quincy, Massachusetts, is alleged to have been the sole carer for the one-year-old US girl on January 14 - her first birthday - when she suffered injuries "consistent with abusive head trauma".
The baby, Rehma Sabir, died two days later in hospital after suffering brain damage.
She was also found to have multiple healing bone fractures.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042164/baby-death-nanny-could-face-murder-charge
Aisling McCarthy Brady, 34, from Quincy, Massachusetts, is alleged to have been the sole carer for the one-year-old US girl on January 14 - her first birthday - when she suffered injuries "consistent with abusive head trauma".
The baby, Rehma Sabir, died two days later in hospital after suffering brain damage.
She was also found to have multiple healing bone fractures.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042164/baby-death-nanny-could-face-murder-charge
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
After elections, Obama, Netanyahu back to square one
A tempestuous US and Israeli election season left Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu back where they started -- staring at each other over a gulf of mistrust and still at odds over Iran.
The US president is in solid political shape after winning a second term in an election in which Netanyahu appeared to root for his foe Mitt Romney, and Republicans used his strained ties with Israel as campaign fodder.
Netanyahu emerged weaker after a rebuke from voters in Tuesday's polls, but is set to stay on as prime minister, atop a possibly more centrist but less resilient coalition.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/NorthAmerica/After-elections-Obama-Netanyahu-back-to-square-one/Article1-999002.aspx
The US president is in solid political shape after winning a second term in an election in which Netanyahu appeared to root for his foe Mitt Romney, and Republicans used his strained ties with Israel as campaign fodder.
Netanyahu emerged weaker after a rebuke from voters in Tuesday's polls, but is set to stay on as prime minister, atop a possibly more centrist but less resilient coalition.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/NorthAmerica/After-elections-Obama-Netanyahu-back-to-square-one/Article1-999002.aspx
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs
The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members for the first time.
The move knocks down another societal barrier in the U.S. armed forces, after the Pentagon in 2011 scrapped its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-usa-military-women-idUSBRE90M1FI20130124
The move knocks down another societal barrier in the U.S. armed forces, after the Pentagon in 2011 scrapped its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-usa-military-women-idUSBRE90M1FI20130124
Categories:
WARS AND RUMOURS
Where's the growth? Euro zone still lacks investor appeal
Encouraged by the euro zone's resilience last year in the face of severe doubts about its survival, some outside investors have snapped up assets in the strongest corners of the region.
Yet even the most enthusiastic euro proponent would concede there's plenty more to do to strengthen the currency bloc. Fundamentally, there's a need for economic growth to start to revive for many investors to risk a more decisive push into bonds, equities or more tangible assets in a swathe of crisis-hit countries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-davos-eurozone-investment-idUSBRE90N06120130124
Yet even the most enthusiastic euro proponent would concede there's plenty more to do to strengthen the currency bloc. Fundamentally, there's a need for economic growth to start to revive for many investors to risk a more decisive push into bonds, equities or more tangible assets in a swathe of crisis-hit countries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-davos-eurozone-investment-idUSBRE90N06120130124
Categories:
FINANCIAL EVENTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE
Dead fish swamp Lake Boort
Dead and dying carp float to the surface at Lake Boort last week. Picture: Paul Hawes
TONNES of freshwater fish are being left to die as shallow lakes across Victoria dry out in the summer heat.
Lake Boort, 1km south of Boort, is coated in a stinking layer of dead and dying carp, but neither the Department of Primary Industries, the Department of Sustainability and Environment nor the North Central Catchment Management Authority was prepared to take responsibility for preventing the fish deaths.
http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2013/01/24/557362_national-news.html
TONNES of freshwater fish are being left to die as shallow lakes across Victoria dry out in the summer heat.
Lake Boort, 1km south of Boort, is coated in a stinking layer of dead and dying carp, but neither the Department of Primary Industries, the Department of Sustainability and Environment nor the North Central Catchment Management Authority was prepared to take responsibility for preventing the fish deaths.
http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2013/01/24/557362_national-news.html
Categories:
ANIMAL DEATHS
Russell Matthews In Military Custody
A member of the US Coast Guard who disappeared more than three months ago and showed up at his home over the weekend is in military custody at Pearl Harbour.
Petty Officer First Class Russell Matthews vanished in October, prompting a search by the Coast Guard and Navy along the Hawaiian coast. Police later found his abandoned car.
Coast Guard spokesman Chief Warrant Officer Gene Maestas said Matthews was already in the process of being investigated for illegally using marijuana when his wife reported him missing on October 9.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042094/missing-us-coastguard-in-military-custody
Petty Officer First Class Russell Matthews vanished in October, prompting a search by the Coast Guard and Navy along the Hawaiian coast. Police later found his abandoned car.
Coast Guard spokesman Chief Warrant Officer Gene Maestas said Matthews was already in the process of being investigated for illegally using marijuana when his wife reported him missing on October 9.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042094/missing-us-coastguard-in-military-custody
Categories:
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
Assange Slams Wikileaks Film As 'Propaganda'
The film - The Fifth Estate - which is due to be released in the US in November, stars Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch as the internet activist.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042145/assange-slams-wikileaks-film-as-propaganda
Categories:
PETITIONS/PROTESTS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
UNEXPLAINED/WEIRD
North Korea Plans Nuclear Test 'Aimed At US'
North Korea plans a nuclear test plus more long-range rocket launches, aimed at what it calls its "arch-enemy" the United States.
"We do not hide that the various satellites and long-range rockets we will continue to launch, as well as the high-level nuclear test we will proceed with, are aimed at our arch-enemy the United States," the National Defence Commission said.
The mention of the test, which would mark the country's third detonation of a nuclear device, came towards the end of a commission statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042132/north-korea-plans-nuclear-test-aimed-at-us
"We do not hide that the various satellites and long-range rockets we will continue to launch, as well as the high-level nuclear test we will proceed with, are aimed at our arch-enemy the United States," the National Defence Commission said.
The mention of the test, which would mark the country's third detonation of a nuclear device, came towards the end of a commission statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042132/north-korea-plans-nuclear-test-aimed-at-us
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NUCLEAR DISASTERS,
SOCIETY'S COLLAPSE,
WARS AND RUMOURS
Chicago Warehouse Covered In Ice After Fire
About 200 firefighters battled to put out a massive fire at an empty warehouse in Chicago as glacial temperatures turned water to ice.
Fire department officials said the blaze on Tuesday evening was among the biggest in recent years.
About a third of the city's firefighters were at the scene at one point or another.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042039/chicago-warehouse-covered-in-ice-after-fire
Fire department officials said the blaze on Tuesday evening was among the biggest in recent years.
About a third of the city's firefighters were at the scene at one point or another.
http://news.sky.com/story/1042039/chicago-warehouse-covered-in-ice-after-fire
Categories:
MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
NATURAL DISASTERS
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN IRAN - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 04:51:06 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 08:21:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
27.877°N, 56.557°E
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN IRAN
Distances
81 km (50 miles) NNE of Bandar 'Abbas, Iran
4.6
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 04:51:06 UTC
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 08:21:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
27.877°N, 56.557°E
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN IRAN
Distances
81 km (50 miles) NNE of Bandar 'Abbas, Iran
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES
3.9 Magnitude Earthquake COLORADO - 24th January 2013
Magnitude
3.9
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 04:46:39 UTC
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 09:46:39 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.324°N, 108.989°W
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 miles)
Region
COLORADO
Distances
25 km (15 miles) E (84°) from La Sal, UT
3.9
Date-Time
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 04:46:39 UTC
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 09:46:39 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.324°N, 108.989°W
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 miles)
Region
COLORADO
Distances
25 km (15 miles) E (84°) from La Sal, UT
Categories:
QUAKES/VOLCANOES