Archive for February, 2010
USA Patriot Act Continued
Barely noticed this one and I think that was by design. I heard a very brief mention of this on CNN this morning and by brief I mean seconds. The best source I found was via the Main Justice website, which apparently is an independent news organization that “covers insider news about the [...]
Max Keiser on Inside Story – Greek Debt Crisis
In the following Al Jazeera report Max Keiser debates two panelists about who caused Greece’s current economic meltdown. Keiser does a thorough job explaining who the real criminals are behind Greece’s crisis.
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Israel; Taking Whatever Whenever
Not sure if you keep track of memorial dates but we have one approaching fast. If you are not an Israeli, Palestinian, Jew, Muslim, or someone who likes to keep track of what Israeli Jews do to Palestinian Muslims, you might not have this one marked on your calendar. But I do!
This Thursday, [...]
St. Petersburg’s Self-destructing Economy Part 3
This video is the third part of a four part series covering the economic deterioration of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Questions mount over drop in illegal immigrant population
Arizona has seen the sharpest decline in undocumented population of any state, losing 18 percent, or more than 100,000, of its illegal immigrants in 2008, according to a new government report.
Experts agree that the decrease in Arizona’s undocumented immigrant population was fueled by the staggering loss of jobs the state experienced during the recession, and [...]
Zundel to be released from German prison
Far-right activist Ernst Zundel will soon be released from prison after serving his five-year sentence for denying the Holocaust, a German prosecutor said Wednesday.
Mannheim prosecutor Andreas Grossmann said Zundel, 70, will be released March 1 after receiving credit for time served before his 2007 trial.
Zundel, author of The Hitler We Loved and Why, was deported [...]
Growing diplomatic row over Dubai assassination
In this following interview the Guardian’s Robert Fisk lays out some likely scenarios regarding the fallout from the Mossad assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh who was a senior official with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
Top Guns: BrahMos missile flies high at India arms fair
The following Russia Today report summarizes the recent arms fair in New Delhi. The fair is held every two years and displays some of the latest military hardware from around the world. The centerpiece of this year’s event was the BrahMos cruise missile which is being developed through a partnership between Russia and India.
Lebanese Army Fires On Israeli Warplanes
Lebanese anti-aircraft batteries had fired on Israeli military aircraft which were flying low over Lebanese territory.
The Lebanese army fired on four intruding aircraft “overflying southern Lebanon, Hasbaya, the Shouf and the Bekaa,” all of which are in southeastern Lebanon, read an army statement quoted by the AFP.
A similar incident last month prompted deputy spokesman for [...]
The “dumbing down” of America. . .
Dumb and Dumber? What Are College Kids Learning About Our Country?
If college graduates aren’t learning about concrete aspects of the American republic, what else might they be picking-up “civics-wise” while on campus?
On an individual level, less than 60% (sometimes far less) of college graduates can identify on a multiple-choice test the three branches of government; [...]
Day Laborers Sue Over Right To Solicit Work On Street
In the latest of many bold legal actions taken by illegal immigrants against local governments nationwide, a group of undocumented day laborers are suing a southern California city for banning them from seeking work on public streets.
The anti-solicitation ordinance is unconstitutional and violates the civil rights of the illegal aliens, according to an 11-page complaint [...]
St. Petersburg’s Self-destructing Economy Part 2
This video is the second part of a four part series covering the economic deterioration of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Biden Says Iran Creating Regional Arms Race
Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Iran is working to develop nuclear weapons and to destabilize the Middle East by fueling an arms race in the region.
“If they continue on the path of nuclear weapons and were able to gain even a modicum of the capability, then I worry what that does… what [...]
CrossTalk on Obama: Post-Racial Age?
In this edition of RT’s CrossTalk Peter Lavelle and his guests discuss how Barack Obama’s presidency has changed the way Americans look at race in this country.
Western Civilization gets Super Bowl victory!
Did you catch the Super Bowl? If you did, that makes one of us. Your viewership helped make Super Bowl XLIV the most watched TV show of all time . Estimates are that more than 106 million people watched this coveted professional football game. Yay ball fans!
If you did join [...]
Haitian Black Markets Thriving On Western Aid
This Al Jazeera report shows how a significant portion of aid to Haiti is ending up in the country’s black markets.
Marc Faber: US govt will go bankrupt
In this RT report Marc Faber discusses how the U.S. is at risk of going bankrupt. He also talks about how the country’s bankruptcy would effect Europe and the rest of the world.
St. Pete Policeman Fired, Two Others Disciplined For Taking Gratuities From Obama Express
by John Ubele
St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon wrote in a recent memo that officers Bayluss J. Earle, Bobby L. Johnson Jr. and Latoya R. Mathis — received groceries and other goods from the Obama Express located at 1400 18th Ave. S.
Because of the charges Earle was fired. Johnson was given a written warning and [...]
‘Russia pledges to deliver of S-300 defense systems to Iran’
The Iranian ambassador to Russia says Moscow has promised that it will ship the S-300 missile system to Iran.
“Iran is ready to receive this system and our Russian colleagues have assured us that they will meet their obligations,” Ambassador Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi told a press conference at RIA Novosti’s office in Moscow earlier today.
The following [...]
Target Corp Closes Its Port Richey Store
In this video I talk about Target Corp. closing its Port Richey location and how this closing will have an effect on the local economy.
No “White History Month” in Farmington, NM
Commission disproves of Anglo event
FARMINGTON — The Community Relations Commission won’t celebrate “white history month,” and a commission member apologized for saying she would organize such an event.
The city of Farmington Commission unanimously voted at its meeting Monday not to participate in any event celebrating the so-called “white history month”.
The decision comes after Farmington [...]
White Phosphorus? Perhaps, Pehaps Not!
Have we discussed the Goldstone Report lately? Well yesterday the highly anticipated Israeli internal investigation into the findings of the Goldstone Report were delivered. This of course was the result of the U.N. mandated investigation into Operation Cast Lead. We discussed that again in our Anti-Semitic Zionism post. Sure, it [...]
Nice hard working immigrants steal your names. . .
Document forgeries lead to two arrests
Two men were recently arrested on suspicion of forging hundreds of documents for illegal immigrants, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities suspect Eduardo Chavez-Elizalde, 33, and Fedrico Velasco-Lopez, 33, ran the forgery operation to provide undocumented immigrants with fake identification in order to help those immigrants gain employment. Chavez-Elizalde [...]
Book Review: How To Survive The End Of The World As We Know It
In this video I talk about “How To Survive The End Of The World As We Know It”, by James Wesley Rawles. The book is a great read and can be purchased on Amazon.
Oy vey in Margaritaville
A cursory glance at this story would usually not raise too many eyebrows. Essentially a ballistic missile test conducted by the U.S. military offshore California failed. Some radar issues caused a long-range missile defense system to fail to intercept in a simulated missile attack. So the companies that manage the project for [...]