John F. Kennedy Opposed Israel’s Power
• veteranstoday.comOne part of JFK’s character which will not be covered by the mass media is his courageous opposition to the power Israel enjoys over the United States of America.
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Conservatives Side With Pepper-Spraying Thugs
• lewrockwell.com/Steven GreenhutMost of us react in horror at what we saw, and at the absurdly dishonest explanations from the campus police chief. But some people think the protesters got what they deserved and even called for heavier-handed tactics.
Support Your Local Police State
• lewrockwell.com/Will GriggAs sociologist David Bayley pointed out, "The police are to the government as the edge is to the knife." The police are an implement of coercion wielded by the political class, whether they are operationally under the control of Washington, D.C. or C
Massive Hydrovolcanic Explosion Inevitable at Fukushima
• prisonplanet.comOn November 17, the architect of Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 3, Uehara Haruo, was interviewed in Japan. He warned that a “China Syndrome” situation is inevitable at the plant.
Wasteland surrounds Japan nuclear-disaster site
• Seattle TimesNow the land stands empty, frozen in time, virtually untouched since the March 11 disaster that created a wasteland in the 12-mile circle of farmland that surrounds the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant.
Google quits plans to make cheap renewable energy
• reuters.comSays other institutions better placed to carry on effort
Michael Bloomberg fuels presidential talk with attack on Barack Obama
• telegraph.co.ukMichael Bloomberg has launched an attack on Barack Obama for an absence of leadership as Washington failed to hammer out a deficit deal, renewing suggestions he could mount an independent bid for the White House.
Trump Threatens to Spend Millions on a Presidential Run
• wsj.comBeating the drum even louder, Mr. Trump details his net worth—which he puts at $7 billion—and says he’s prepared to pour a large chunk of his $270 million in liquid assets into a presidential bid. (Mr. Trump values the Trump brand alone at $3 billion
How to Rewrite History
• Farm WarsHow can we bring history back into focus, and deny the falsehood that is being thrust upon us by those who choose world dominance over humanity?
Daily stress is leading to a rise in the potential nightmare of 'sleep texting', expert clai
• dailymail.co.ukPeople with the rare condition send incoherent text messages while asleep to their friends and family - completely unaware that they are doing it.
Malls track shoppers' cell phones on Black Friday
• money.cnn.comStarting on Black Friday and running through New Year's Day, two U.S. malls -- Promenade Temecula in southern California and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Va. -- will track guests' movements by monitoring the signals from their cell phones.
Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense sites
• news.yahoo.comRussia will deploy new missiles aimed at U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with the planned shield despite Russia's concerns, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.
Pakistan telecoms authority to block 'obscene' texts
• BBCMobile phone companies Telenor Pakistan and Ufone confirmed to the BBC that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has sent them a "dictionary" of banned words and expressions.
Dow Falls 200 Amid EU, Economic Concerns
• cnbc.comStocks added to their losses Wednesday as ongoing worries over debt issues in the U.S. and euro zone in addition to a handful of tepid economic news weighed on investor sentiment.
Russian newsreader Tatyana Limanova makes insulting gesture at Obama
• telegraph.co.ukA top Russian female newsreader has caused a stir after appearing to offensively show US President Barack Obama her middle finger during a live newscast.
The physics behind
• quantumlevitation.comSuperconductivity and magnetic field do not like each other. When possible, the superconductor will expel all the magnetic field from inside. This is the Meissner effect. In our case, since the superconductor is extremely thin, the magnetic field DOE
Fresh round of hacked climate science emails leaked online
• guardian.co.ukA file containing 5,000 emails has been made available in an apparent attempt to repeat the impact of 2009's similar release
33 Dead as Egypt’s Junta Continues to Crush Dissent
• antiwar.comAt least 33 people are dead today as Egypt’s military junta continues to move against civilian protesters who object to the idea that the military will retain unchecked power even after the convoluted multi-year series of elections takes place.
Hezbollah Stumbles on Bumbling CIA Spy Rings
• antiwar.comIn a move which intelligence officials attributed to “lazy” security and several ignored warnings, two different CIA spying rings have been uncovered in Beirut, Lebanon, with the Hezbollah faction taken credit for noticing them.
Israeli women strip in support of nude Egyptian blogger
• U.K. Daily MailWhen an Egyptian activist posted a nude picture of herself online in protest at the lack of freedom of expression, it sparked outrage in her country. Inspired by Aliaa Elmahdy's bold move, 40 Israeli women posed naked for a 'copycat' shot.
Former US Ambassador: Turkey Should Occupy Afghanistan After 2014
• antiwar.comSays Turkish Army Has 'Track Record' of Maintaining Peace
U.S.military presence will continue in Iraq
• washingtonpost.comThe Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), operating under the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, will have several hundred military personnel, and at least an equal number or more U.S. contractors, who will work with Iraqi security forces. Ongoing negotiations
Israel Slams Calls for Nuclear Transparency
• antiwar.comIAEA's Secret 'Nuclear-Free Mideast' Conference Not as Critical of Israel as Normal
Iraq All Over Again?
• antiwar.comTouting thousands of pages of carefully vetted intelligence, menacing satellite imagery, and tales of a mysterious Soviet nuclear scientist, the media is telling us that Iran is about to get The Bomb.
"Disastrous" bond sale shakes confidence in Germany
• ReutersA "disastrous" German bond sale on Wednesday sparked fears that Europe's debt crisis was even beginning to threaten Berlin, with the leaders of the euro zone's two strongest economies still firmly at odds over a longer-term structural solution.
New find sheds light on ancient site in Jerusalem
• APThat indicates that Herod did not build the wall -- part of which is venerated as Judaism's holiest prayer site -- and that construction was not close to being complete at the time of his death. "The find changes the way we see the construction, a
Turkish PM apologizes over 1930s killings of Kurds
• APTurkey's prime minister has apologized for the first time for the killings of 14,000 people in a bombing and strafing campaign to crush a Kurdish rebellion in the 1930s. The apology comes at tense time for relations between Turkey and its minority Ku
Arizona Monument Receives Final Approval
• MyBillOfRights.OrgThe Arizona Legislative Governmental Mall Commission unanimously approved the design and site for what will be America's first major monument to honor the Bill of Rights, with a target dedication date of December 15, 2012 (Bill of Rights Day).
C-SPAN battle: Historian shouts down congressman at hearing
• The TicketTelevised congressional hearings often serve as a platform for members of Congress to berate, bloviate and showboat for the cameras, but at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday, historian Douglas Brinkley wouldn't stand for it.
China factory sector shrinks most in 32 months
• reuters.comChina's factory sector shrank the most in 32 months in November on signs of domestic economic weakness, a preliminary PMI survey showed, reviving worries that China may be slipping toward a hard landing and fuelling fears of a global recession.
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