Archive for July, 2010
Revolution at your Fingertips! by Larry Warrick
Revolution at your Fingertips! The advent of the Gutenberg Press sounded the death knell of the church monopoly on information and clearly pointed out that the Vatican had no clothes. Could the advent of the internet do the same for governments? According to the Swiss Appenzell Daily Bell: "A state without a viable and [...]
Giant asteroid to hit Earth in 172 years
A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believes the 612-yards-wide object has a one-in-a-thousand chance of an impact 172 years from now. The odds of a crash are considerably shorter than those given for the asteroid Apophis, which has a 1 in 250,000 chance of striking Earth in 2036. Continue to the full story [...]
Edward Koch: Admit Defeat in Afghanistan and Leave
Wikipedia describes Ed Koch: a lawyer, politician, and political commentator who was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977, and a three-term Mayor of New York City, from 1978 to 1989. He also gained popular notoriety as Judge on The People's Court from 1997 to 1999. The Democrat from New York wrote this piece on Afghanistan [...]
Andy Stern Quotes (VIDEOS)
The most frequent visitor to President Obama at the White House, working on a "global organization", "workers of the world unite", persuasion....power: in this striking video There are opportunities in America to share better in the wealth, to re-balance the power and unions and government are part of the solution. But we need big answers, [...]
Ron Paul discusses Time magazines latest cover with CNN’s Rick Sanchez (video)
An interview with Ron Paul on CNN as he discusses the trillion dollar spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the cover of Time magazine which depicts a young lady whose nose and ears were removed by her husband.
Eiffel Tower lights up Paris like a beacon
A beautiful photo of the Eiffel Tower lighting up the Paris sky. Photo/Whitney Johnson
California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
WASHINGTON – A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted about charges before they are made public, say the [...]
More than 800 dead in Pakistani floods
NOWSHERA, Pakistan – Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases. The flooding caused by record-breaking rainfalls caused massive destruction in the past week, [...]
WikiLeaks: a new perspective in the propaganda war by Larry Warrick
WikiLeaks: A New Perspective in the Propaganda War Taken from the opening lines of ‘Comes A Blond Stranger,’ a ‘work of fiction’ posted in today’s Daily Bell: “The two sat quietly in the senior cafeteria in the basement of big dusty building in Washington DC… The junior man had had a thought.” The ‘thought’ [...]
Reptile feed recalled due to Salmonella
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the recall of frozen reptile feed which includes mice, chicks and rats, because of the risk of Salmonella. The recall by MiceDirect of Cleveland Georgia initiated the recall. The company distributes the reptile feed to pet stores and by mail order and direct delivery in every state except [...]
