In Part 1 of our look into the intrigue behind the Boston Bombing we saw that one cell of a Russian spy ring was caught operating out of Boston. Here’s a few excerpts of an article from the L.A Times: “One suspect wrote columns for a Spanish-language newspaper in New York. Another ran an international […]
With the horrible events surrounding the bombing at The Boston Marathon seemingly coming to an end, we have only seen the tip of the iceberg and a whole new chapter is beginning. The suspects, two brothers -Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were reportadly involved in running gun battles with authorities. Tamerlan, age 26 was killed by […]
Two news stories came out yesterday that dovetail perfectly in an examination of the current state stench of American capitalism. Here’s the first, from “The Daily Mail.UK”: “Why it’s better to grow up in Slovenia and Greece than the U.S: Childhood obesity, poor education and homicide rates put America 26th out of 29 nations in […]
Every time some underdeveloped nation (like North Korea this week) rattles the nuclear saber, I have to wonder about the long-rumored existence of “Space-based laser platforms”. Dating back to German scientists (Britans were worried about a “death ray”) who were brought into the U.S. after WW2, through the Regan-era “Star Wars” missile-defense system, laser technology […]
“Raw Story” and “The Guardian” have put a damper on the conspiracy theory that Homeland Security is arming up for a war on citizens, at the same time right-wing extremists are at war with law enforcement. From Raw Story: “The headlines – like “Homeland Security Buys Enough Ammo for a Seven-Year War Against the American […]
Ellen Brown at the excellent “Web of Debt” Blog has revealed startling information about our personal savings accounts. As many readers may know, the small Island nation of Cyprus may or may not begin “taxing” the savings accounts of depositers in an effort to comply with European Union austerity demands. Up to 10% of individual […]
Tom Clements, head of Colorado Department of Corrections Was shot dead on Tuesday evening. The intrigue in this murder is reminiscent of the Killing of Michael Francke, head of Oregon prisons in 1989. Huffington Post reports: “MONUMENT, Colo. — The executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections was shot and killed when he answered […]
Many readers have probably heard that Texas has approved a revisionist view for their school textbooks. From The New York Times: “AUSTIN, Tex. — After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing […]
And now for something a little lighter: Melanie Safka was one of those performers that played late at night during Woodstock. She is most remembered today for the Am song “I got a brand new pair of roller skates” or some such title. But here she is with The Edwin Hawkins Singers (“Oh Happy Day”) […]
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