The US Federal Reserve announces an $85bn rescue package for AIG, the country's biggest insurance company.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bush administration had a hand in causing US Credit crunch
The US Federal Reserve announces an $85bn rescue package for AIG, the country's biggest insurance company.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Cleared: Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies breaking the law
Thursday, 11 September 2008
The threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station, a jury decided yesterday. In a verdict that will have shocked ministers and energy companies the jury at Maidstone Crown Court cleared six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage.
Jurors accepted defence arguments that the six had a "lawful excuse" to damage property at Kingsnorth power station in Kent to prevent even greater damage caused by climate change. The defence of "lawful excuse" under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage – such as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire.
The not-guilty verdict, delivered after two days and greeted with cheers in the courtroom, raises the stakes for the most pressing issue on Britain's green agenda and could encourage further direct action.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Cancer is a Fungus
Cancer, according to those who research and treat it, is a "mystery."
It's a very *lucrative* mystery for those who keep it mysterious.
One thing that is not mysterious about cancer is as soon as their is a diagnosis, the cash register starts to ring.
Billions upon billions dollars...tens of thousands of people employed...
Cancer, Inc. an industry is as big as making cars or distributing gasoline and the consensus says it's doing the best it can with the knowledge it has.
But what if the cause and cure of cancer were not a mystery?
How ready would this industry - led by the always-ethical pharmaceutical companies - be to consider, let alone research, an alternative view?
Here's an alternative view on cancer:
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
criminalized for the benefit of a chemical company, a newspaper mogul and a banker.
There is a staggeringly high and ever increasing numbers of Americans declaring personal bankruptcy because they are having to pay their High Medical Bills, even though many had paid in to a full Medical Insurance schemes for decades. The following come as no surprise then that we learn the American Corporations still insist on putting profits before the health and well being of its very own citizens.
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Demon Marijuana
The original impetus for outlawing the hemp plant came from the DuPont and Mellon families with an important assist from William Randolf Hearst.
Hearst owned timber rights for millions of acres of forest land, the raw material for newsprint. DuPont had patents for numerous synthetic products that hemp is competitive with.
Harry Anslinger, the virulent racist who headed the Bureau of Narcotics and spear-headed the campaign against "demon marijuana" was married to the niece of Richard Mellon of the Mellon banking family.
For those who believe that the world is run by and for the benefit of a few interlocking families, this episode provides evidence for that position.
Enforcing marijuana laws and jailing offenders is a multi-billion dollar a year business that employs tens of thousands of people.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
U.S. banking giant switches billions in debt to Britain to avoid paying corporation tax for 50 years
Last updated at 2:41 AM on 16th August 2008
Investment bank Merrill Lynch may not have to pay UK tax for decades.
The Wall Street giant, which employs 5,500 in the City of London, could be eligible for a tax holiday of more than 50 years after making billions of pounds of losses on 'exotic investments.'
The possibility of such a business escaping tax will astonish households struggling with their personal finances.
Protesters: Holding pens unfit for voting machines
In Lies We Trust
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
FCC Commissioner: Fairness Doctrine Could Lead To Government Regulation Of Web
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
American Mercenary Captured By Russians
"Martial Law" Declared in Arkansas Town
Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Monday, August 11, 2008
Areas of a town in Arkansas have been placed under a 24-hour, non-stop curfew described by the mayor as "almost akin to martial law". The lockdown, issued after a spate of robberies, home invasions and shootings, applies to everyone in Helena-West Helena, no matter what age or what time of day it is.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Television documentaries must not be manipulated by the state
Our revelation that the Government has been funding television documentary series, and monitoring the content before it is broadcast, will come as a shock to many viewers.
Certainly, it raises serious questions about the extraordinary readiness of Labour politicians effectively to hijack "documentaries" for use as a propaganda tool. It also highlights the worrying eagerness of television companies to be thus used in exchange for a handsome injection of cash and access.
The money for this duplicitous exercise, of course, flows direct from the pockets of the unwitting British taxpayer.
Perhaps the most extreme example uncovered is the ITV documentary series Beat: Life On The Street, which dealt with the experience of police community support officers.
Two series have already been broadcast, largely funded by the Home Office at a cost of £400,000 each. During the editing process of the second series the programmes were scrutinised by the Home Office, which suggested changes to language and terminology.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Nuclear plan in disarray as deal stalls
| LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - The drive for more nuclear power is in disarray after key British Energy investors rejected a 12 billion pound takeover bid by EDF, derailing the French group's expansion plans. Full Article |
Jury fails to reach verdict in London 7/7 case
| LONDON (Reuters) - A jury failed to reach a verdict on Friday in the trial of three Britons accused of helping to plot the deadly London suicide bombings in July 2005, which left 52 dead. Full Article |
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Gas Prices to customers forced up whilst record Profits grow for Suppliers
31 JUL 2008 08:59 BST
LONDON (Reuters) - British Gas-owner Centrica said on Thursday it had been "absolutely necessary" to raise household gas prices as first half operating profit fell nearly 20 percent to 992 million pounds.
British Gas owner Centrica reports a fall in half-year profits following Wednesday's record price rises.
Centrica provokes fury among its 16 million customers with biggest ever price hike.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Innocents' DNA 'should be erased'
The DNA of innocent people should be deleted from the national database, a government-funded inquiry has found.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
3,000 passports and visas stolen
About 3,000 blank British passports and visas are stolen while being taken from Manchester to London in a van.
BP benefit from the soaring oil and Gas price
BP boss warns of more pain for consumers from oil prices
29 Jul 2008*BP boss Rubs it in the faces of all its customers by warning of more pain for consumers from oil prices after announcing record quarterly profits.
The chief executive of BP, Tony Hayward, has warned that the long term trend for oil and gas prices spells more pain for consumers. Earlier this year, Mr Hayward said that the era of cheap energy was over, at least for the medium term. Today he added: "Events are playing out even faster than any of us expected."
Despite the crude price falling from recent record highs, the boss of Britain's biggest company said that there was "an increasing likelihood that oil and gas prices will be stronger for longer.
Cat Infected With Bird
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Cat Infected With Bird Flu Virus
EDF Energy leads energy price hikes
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