A retired FBI official who once supervised all of the agency‘s U.S. criminal probes and ran its Boston office pleaded guilty to an ethics charge Thursday following an agreement that recommends a $15,000 fine but no prison time.
Daily Archives: 3. Oktober 2013
Dumping-Vorwurf: Frankreich will Buchläden per Gesetz vor Amazon schützen
„Wenn sie einmal in einer dominanten Position sind und unser Netz von Buchläden zermalmt haben, können Sie wetten, dass sie die Versandkosten erhöhen werden.“ In Frankreich gibt es rund 3500 Buchläden, von denen zwischen 600 und 800 keiner Kette angehören.
Cyber Schools Fleece Taxpayers for Phantom Students and Failing Grades
The data is in and K12 Inc.‘s brand of full-time public „cyber school“ is garbage. Not surprising for an educational model kicked off with a $10 million investment from junk-bond king Michael Milken.
5 reasons why General Petraeus is a war criminal
Former top military commander and CIA director General David Petraeus was recently hired at the City University of New York as a high-priced lecturer and the University of Southern California as a “veterans’ advisor.” He has been handed these esteemed positions despite the fact that he is the known perpetrator of war crimes, with the blood of thousands of U.S.
Help Boston Say #NoKXL
Almost 80,000 Americans have joined our pledge to take peaceful civil disobedience to stop the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline if necessary.
On Monday, October 7th in Boston, the largest number yet will take their first action as part of the #NoKXL Pledge of Resistance: a sit-in in front of State Department offices in Secretary of State John Kerry’s hometown.
GMO Corn Farmers are Losing Land, Swimming in Debt Says New Research
GMO-free advocate, Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development has just released a book which explains the adverse effects of GMO-corn on farmers and shows ‘evidence of failure’ of what was supposed to have given farmers increased yields and better income. They are calling GMO a ‘vicious cycle of poverty’. Farmers all over the world are finding themselves with poor harvests and lack-luster incomes.
Private security firms cash in on guarding EU borders
A growing number of EU countries are using private security firms to guard migrant detention centres, raising questions about accountability if things go wrong.
Over 100,000 tell TPP leaders to reject Internet censorship at Bali summit starting Monday
Online campaign goes viral, spurred on by citizen outrage at secretive and extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership proposals, says OpenMedia
October 3, 2013 – Citizens across the trans-Pacific region are speaking up in huge numbers to tell their elected leaders to say no to Internet censorship at upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations at the APEC summit in Indonesia. They’re participating in a rapidly growing online campaign organized by OpenMedia, with support from Roots Action and Fight for the Future.
Weniger Arbeitsvermittlung von Hartz IV-Beziehern
Den stärksten Einbruch bei der Job-Vermittlung hat Aschenburg zu verzeichnen. Lag die Integrationsquote im Herbst 2011 noch bei 42,3 Prozent, so erreicht sie mittlerweile nur noch 26,7 Prozent.
#Deutschland: Über 15 Millionen #Arbeitslose!! hier Aufschlüsselung
– Karl Weiss http://www.karl-weiss-journalismus.de/?p=1863
Berufsbildungsmesse in Bochum: Keine Teilnahme der Bundeswehr!
Die Soziale Liste im Rat wendet sich entschieden gegen eine Einladung der Bundeswehr zur Teilnahme an der Berufsbildungsmesse am 09./10. Oktober 2013 im RuhrCongress.
Kerry, Hagel rebuff Israel pressure over Iran
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel also said, “I think we are wise, if the Iranians have reached out – which they have – to, in a very clear-eyed way – and we are – test their actions with their words.”
‘US economy is just one giant hedge fund’
American lawmakers have colluded with Wall Street executives to build an economy that no longer works in the best interest of, or even needs, the majority of the American public, according to RT financial host Max Keiser.
Transparent Is The New Black
Last week, cloud storage provider Dropbox did the right thing by joining Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, and LinkedIn in their consolidated suit before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court („FISA Court“) demanding permission to publish—for the first time—complete statistics about the US government‘s national security requests. Dropbox opened its amicus brief with the above quote from Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
Sheldon Richman – Kann der Iran den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika trauen?
Die Iraner haben gute Gründe, die Aufrichtigkeit der neulichen versöhnlichen Erklärungen anzuzweifeln, besonders wenn Präsident Obama dabei bleibt, dass „alle Optionen auf dem Tisch sind“ – was logischerweise einen militärischen und sogar einen atomaren Angriff mit einschliesst. Obama sollte den versöhnlichen Worten Taten folgen lassen.
Plane crash kills 14 at Nigeria airport
Among the passengers were relatives of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, who were accompanying his body on the flight, Nigerian state-run TV broadcaster NTA reported.
Agagu was a former aviation minister in Nigeria.
List of ICBMs: Israel
Jericho III is a road mobile ICBM which entered service in 2008 believed to carry nuclear warheads. The Jericho III is believed to be a three-stage solid propellant missile with a payload of 1,000 to 1,300 kg. It is possible for the missile to be equipped with a single 750 kg nuclear warhead or MIRV warheads. It has an estimated launch weight of 30,000 kg and a length of 15.5 m with a width of 1.56 m. It may be similar to an upgraded and re-designed Shavit satellite launch vehicle, produced by Israel Aerospace Industries with longer first and second-stage motors. It is estimated that it has a range of 4,800 to 11,500 km
Monsanto Acquires ‚Big Data‘ Weather Firm The Climate Corporation, Reports 4Q Earnings Loss
Ahead of the Oct. 12 March Against Monsanto, Monsanto announced their latest acquisition on the morning of their earnings release revealing a “larger than expected” quarterly loss. Listen to the conference call and download slideshow PDF for reference. This was a slick move to paper over the loss and redirect the attention of investors, which TechCrunch described as cunning. One thing that stood out on the earnings call was there was no mention of the global Oct. 12 protests which reportedly has some hedge funds dumping the stock.
Netanyahu says Iranian missiles could eventually reach U.S.
„The American intelligence knows as well as we do that Iran is developing ICBMs not to reach Israel. They want to reach well beyond,“ he said on the network‘s „This Morning“ program.
Split within Berlusconi‘s party ‚on hold
„The line of (forming) a new group is suspended,“ said Senator Roberto Formigoni, the former governor of Lombardy and a senior member of the dissidents.
4:10 Greeks cannot pay property taxes yet FinMin collects 3 property taxes in 8 weeks
Four our of ten Greeks fear they won’t be able to pay their regular and emergency property taxes. At the same time almost half of Greeks believe that it was better to rent a home than to own one. These were the results of a public opinion survey..
Russland: Anklage wegen Piraterie gegen Arctic Sunrise-Aktivisten
UPDATE (3.10., 16:33) Die russische Staatsanwaltschaft hat am Mittwoch und Donnerstag alle dreißig Mitglieder der Arctic Sunrise-Besatzung wegen „bandenmäßiger Piraterie“ angeklagt – darunter auch zwei freiberufliche Bildjournalisten. Ihnen droht nach russischem Gesetz eine Haftstrafe von bis zu 15 Jahren. Greenpeace kritisiert die Anklage scharf.
EFF Lawsuit Uncovers Abuse Of Surveillance Drones; DHS Files Motion To Suppress Further Transparency
About a week ago, the EFF obtained documents (via a FOIA lawsuit) detailing usage of CBP‘s (Customs and Border Protection) fleet of Predator drones. Nothing much has changed since the last time this subject was visited (back in July): the CBP is still acting like a drone lending library, loaning out its drones to everyone, from the FBI and DEA to DPS offices, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and various military entities. What has changed is just how many agencies have been recipients of the CBP‘s largesse.
Eine Gesellschaft ohne Selbstbewusstsein
Kleinkinder orientieren sich in ihrer Entwicklung an ihren Bezugspersonen, sie schauen sich von ihnen ab, ahmen nach, wie sie sich in einer noch unbekannten Welt am besten bewegen können. Für die Entwicklung von Kleinkindern ist diese Außenorientierung überlebenswichtig. Wenn sich jedoch eine ganze Gesellschaft ähnlich verhält, zeugt dies von einem nicht entwickelten Selbstbewusstsein.
Egypt Anti-Coup, Pro-Democracy National Alliance Calls Huge Tahrir March Sunday, October 6
The Alliance calls all the free, patriotic citizens of Egypt to march onto Tahrir Square on Sunday, October 6 in massive demonstrations that should kick off at noon with starting points outside all major mosques of Cairo and Giza.
Come out… Join the masses.. Participate peacefully, positively!
The Anti-Coup, Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance
Pro-legitimacy campaigners in Egypt say Ashton did not propose any initiative
The National Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Egypt says that its meeting with Cathy Ashton was an opportunity to exchange views, „but no new initiative was proposed“ by the EU Foreign Policy head, despite media claims to the contrary. Dr Amr Darraj, a member of the coalition, said that the meeting had been held at Ashton‘s invitation.
EU‘s Ashton says crucial for all to join Egypt political process
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday it was important for all sides to feel they can take part in a political process in Egypt.