| Whether or not you buy into the whole war on terrorism, it is being used to launch wars of aggression and further expand the American empire. It is also very much intertwined with the whole process of deep North American integration and plans for a continental security perimeter. | |
| OUTER SPACE, EXOTIC WEAPONRY AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER | |
| Bankers' reputations are at an all-time low, but top financial officials are turning out in force at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, calculating that the business opportunities of rubbing shoulders with industry CEOs, regulators and world leaders outweigh any public-relations flak for attending an elite jamboree in a Swiss ski resort. | |
| It is time for Asia to use its stronger voice to take a more prominent role in this new world order. The progression from the Western-dominated G8 to a more inclusive G20, with meaningful positions for leading Asian economies, rightly reflects the shift to a new equilibrium in which Asia has much greater weight. | |
| A highly unusual ruling by Lord Hutton, who chaired the inquiry into Dr Kelly's death, means medical records including the post-mortem report will remain classified until after all those with a direct interest in the case are dead, the Mail on Sunday reported. | |
| What the White House and security officials have previously described only as "vague" intercepts regarding "a Nigerian" has now morphed into a clear picture of the suspect--and the plot. | |
| In the years ahead, unmanned machines will increasingly fight our wars. | |
| British government invents reasons to develop 'flying CCTV' system. | |
| Paypal has as of 23rd of January 2010 frozen WikiLeaks assets. This is the second time that this happens. The last time we struggled for more than half a year to resolve this issue. | |
| U.S. securities regulators originally treated the New York Federal Reserve's bid to keep secret many of the details of the American International Group bailout like a request to protect matters of national security, according to emails obtained by Reuters. | |
| Nuclear and Conventional Arms Pacts Stalled | |
| A report says the Canadian diplomat praised for sheltering Americans during the Iranian Revolution was a CIA spy. | |
| And, if the Taliban fighters *don't* lay down their arms, and instead continue to raise them in battle against the West? Then, the US government will be in the awkward position of funding the enemy of the US soldier on the battlefield. Hmm. 'Some dare call it treason.' | |
| US District Court judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the US government by individuals who say their rights were infringed by the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program. | |
| Fresh on the heels of a Dutch investigation into the conflicts of interest of their chief influenza advisor and the bombshell announcement that the Council of Europe will be probing their role in creating and sustaining panic over the recent H1N1 outbreak in order to sell vaccines for Big Pharma, the World Health Organization is now conisdering "innovative" proposals for raising additional revenues, including levying a global tax on internet activity. | |
| When the US invaded Iraq in 2003, they had no robots as part of their force. By the end of 2005, they had 2,400. Today, they have 12,000, carrying out 33,000 missions a year. A report by the US Joint Forces Command says autonomous robots will be the norm on the battlefield within 20 years. | |
| New analysis of 2009 US Department of Agriculture figures suggests biofuel revolution is impacting on world food supplies | |
| “The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations.” - Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics | |
