The 2012 election will not only be the most expensive election in U.S. history, the cost will tower over the next most expensive election by more than $700 million.
Daily Archives: 2. November 2012
Mitt Romney and Monsanto, 35 years of Mutual Help
A look into Mitt Romney’s past reveals a secret he’d rather not discuss – 35 years worth of ties and mutual assistance between the Republican Presidential nominee and one of the most notorious and despised multi-national corporations on Earth – Mosanto. According to investigators, Mitt Romney and Bain not only saved Monsanto from going out of business, he personally orchestrated the corporation’s push to alter the world’s food supply, and then patent it.
Occupy Sandy, Occupy Wall Street Offshoot, Amasses New York Volunteers
Federal Emergency Management Agency workers were were nowhere to be seen, Sikorski said. She said she was told they may have been nearby Thursday afternoon. „They‘re not here,“ she said. „I don‘t see them.“
EFF Launches New Transparency Project
From cell phone location tracking to the use of surveillance drones, from secret interpretations of electronic surveillance law to the expanding use of biometrics, EFF has long been at the forefront of the push for greater transparency on the government’s increasingly secretive use of new
Conn Hallinan – Die Türkei wird getrieben von Überheblichkeit
Vor vier Jahren machte sich die Türkei auf, um mit anderen Ländern in der Region starke Beziehungen aufzubauen – nach dem Motto „null Probleme mit den Nachbarn“ – und ihre Abhängigkeit von den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika zu vermindern. Heute liegen diese politischen Ziele in Scherben. Aber das ist es, wohin Illusion und Überheblichkeit führen.
Westafrika: Mindestens 48 Nigerianer während Westerwelle-Besuch erschossen
Ein Imam sagte der BBC, allein in seiner Straße seien elf Jugendliche getötet worden, darunter vier seiner Söhne. Er habe die Leichen von mindestens 48 jungen Menschen gesehen.
Another group of Russian warships leaves for the Horn of Africa
Russia‘ s Pacific Fleet warships sailed out of their base in Vladivostok Friday to join international anti-piracy mission. The squadron comprises of the Marshal Shaposhnikov large anti-sub vessel, the oil tanker Irkut and the Alatau tugboat.
Microsoft vs Google trial raises concerns over secrecy
Two weeks before a high-stakes trial pitting Google‘s Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a technology company fighting for billions of dollars: A public court proceeding, conducted largely in secret.
Idleb Governor: News on Terrorists Taking Control over Harem Fortress Is Baseless
The Governor said the false news aired by those channels which are involved in the shedding of the Syrian blood „came in the framework of the fabrications aimed to raise the collapsed morale of the terrorists who have been encountered by the Syrians‘ unity and limitless support to the Armed Forces which are inflicting severe blows to the foreign-backed mercenary terrorists.“
UK government lifts ban on returning prisoners despite Afghan torture concerns
The news comes six months after Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was forced to make an embarrassing u-turn on prisoner transfers to Afghanistan. The shift occurred after new evidence of ‘entrenched’ torture practices came to light. However, the Bureau can now reveal that the government lifted its transfer moratorium on October 16.
Russland will Militärflugzeuge am Golf von Aden haben
Der russische Generalstabschef Nikolai Makarow hatte zuvor gesagt, in Russland werde mittlerweile an einem Kampfanzug gebastelt. Ein Mitglied der russischen Rüstungskommission sagte im Dezember 2011, der russische Kampfanzug komme binnen drei Jahren zustande. International sind Projekte in diesem Bereich auch als „Soldat der Zukunft“ bekannt.
Russland will Aufklärungsflugzeuge auf französischem Stützpunkt stationieren
Russland möchte auf dem französischen Luftwaffenstützpunkt in der ostafrikanischen Republik Dschibuti zwei Aufklärungsflugzeuge vom Typ Iljuschin-38 stationieren und hat an Paris bereits eine entsprechende Anfrage gerichtet.
Suleiman Condemns Arsal Incident, Urges Armed Forces to Intensify Security Measures
President Michel Suleiman denounced on Friday the attack against security forces members in the border town of Arsal in eastern Lebanon, calling on armed forces to step up the security measures in the area.
Arsal residents, police clash after rebel death
Security sources in the Bekaa Valley said the group from the northern border village of Arsal, who were transporting the wounded Syrian rebel in a pickup truck, was stopped at a police checkpoint.
As police waited for instructions from their superiors and insisted that the Syrian man be given proper paperwork before entering Lebanon, the rebel bled to death. Angered by the death, the group got into a fistfight with the police, hurling stones at the officers.
German Company Wants To Protect Its Use Of The ‚@‘ Sign: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Despite this limitation to certain luxury items, and despite a press release (pdf in German) emphasizing that the company has no intention of sending out warning letters to people using the @-sign in their email addresses, you do have to wonder how wise it is to hand out control, no matter how circumscribed, over something so fundamental to the working of the modern world.
War crimes and the fantasy of ‚controlling‘ Syria‘s rebels
Then, the cries of „God is great“ from the triumphant murderers are drowned out by a buzzsaw of automatic rifle fire.(..)
On Wednesday, Clinton dismissed the utility of working with Syrian exiles on shaping events in Syria. “There has to be a representation of those who are on the front lines fighting and dying today to obtain their freedom,“ she said.
Hillary Clinton would win by landslide against Mitt Romney, poll suggests
The survey by YouGov (pdf), shown exclusively to the Guardian, has the secretary of state beating Romney by 51% to 45% among likely voters. Obama leads Romney by 48% to 47%.
Nigeria: Independent investigation into Maiduguri killings vital
Amnesty International has received reports that between Tuesday evening and Thursday morning scores of men were taken out of their houses by the Joint Task Force (JTF) and the younger men were then shot.
According to information received by Amnesty International at least 30 bodies have been deposited at Maiduguri teaching hospital morgue with gun shot wounds.
Dozens of ‚Boko Haram‘ executed by Nigerian military
Nigerian troops shot dead dozens of people during raids in the north-east city of Maiduguri
Skandal um BBC-Moderator Savile: Opfer sprechen von Missbrauch im Krankenhaus
Auch im Allgemeinen Krankenhaus von Leeds soll er sich an kranken Kindern vergangen haben, wie „Daily Mail Online“ berichtet. Laut Terry Pratt, einem früheren Portier des Krankenhauses, hatte Savile sogar ein eigenes Zimmer in dem Krankenhaus, in dem er manchmal mit Kindern übernachtete.
Iran, India share similar views on situation of Syria: Official
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad-Mehdi Akhoundzadeh says Tehran and New Delhi are of the opinion that foreign military intervention in Syria should be avoided.
was für eine fuck-aussage: „system relevante banken“ :(
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So. Und nun stelle man sich mal diese Szenerie mit Eingeborenen im Bundestag vor.
http://t.co/6xymfSAh
Ethiopian kids hack OLPCs in 5 months with zero instruction
What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they‘ll start teaching themselves English while circumventing the security on your OS to customize settings and activate disabled hardware. Whoa.
Student Expelled from School for Raising Her Fist During National Day Parade
The student of a public school in the city of Pyrgos, Ilia (Peloponnese), reacted to the punishment saying that “a school director is not a judge to give sentences. She should provide knowledge and educate, should create tomorrow’s active and free citizens who defend their rights. I got punished because I defended life and dignity.”
Demo gegen Tarifpolitik der Bahn
„Tarifdiebe stoppen“ lautet das Motto der Veranstaltung. Der Vorwurf wiegt schwer: Die Bahn unterlaufe die Haustarifverträge, indem sie Mitarbeiter zu einem Wechsel dränge.
Griechenland stellt sich auf stärkere Rezession ein
Die Euro-Finanzminister ließen sich in einer Telefonkonferenz über den Stand der Reformbemühungen informieren. Bundesfinanzminister Wolfgang Schäuble sprach von Fortschritten