The Tempest Has Left The Teapot
• http://www.zerohedge.com,The Greasy PIIG No, not some new Barbecue restaurant in Kansas City or Memphis but our old favorite haunt including and surrounding Athens.
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Santelli On Liquidity And More Central Bank 'Counterfeiting'
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenIn a little under two-and-a-half minutes, CNBC's Rick Santelli surveys the landscape of just what exactly is Quantitative Easing
When It All Goes Bidless: What Losing $1 Billion In 100 Milliseconds Looks LIke
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenIt's quiet out there; too quiet. But if you were watching carefully this morning, everyone's favorite government-subsidized bank - Citigroup - flash-crashed to the tune of a $1.2bn market-cap loss in a fraction under 100 milliseconds.
One Of The Most Dangerous Cities In The Country Is Losing Its Police Department
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Abby RogersA New Jersey city that reported a murder rate of 46.8 per 100,000 people in 2010 is losing a police department.
Japan Plans To Buy The Disputed Islands And Infuriate China
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam TaylorThe Japanese government has made a bid of ¥2 billion ($25 million) for the purchase of a number of islands at the center of a bitter territorial feud with China
Here's A Breakdown Of China's Collapsing Corporate Profits
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Zarathustra WThe on-going non-stop weakness in Chinese equities have been a recurring theme here.
Anti-Syrian Blame Game
Stephen LendmanSyria
Palestinians Living in Firing Zones
Stephen LendmanPalestine
After Attacks, Israeli Schools Confront Hate
• New York TimesThe classroom conversation, as some two million Israeli children started school on Monday, was part of national hand-wringing over the Aug. 16 beating in Zion Square, which was described as an attempted lynching that left 17-year-old Jamal Julani nea
Is eye scan technology the future of airport security?
• Los Angeles TimesWill the airport of the future be able to verify the identity of passengers with a quick eye scan? Aoptix Technologies developed iris scan technology that can be used by the TSA to verify passenger identification in a matter of seconds.
Britain and US plan a Syrian revolution from an innocuous office block in Istanbul
• Daily TelegraphAn underground network of Syrian opposition activists is receiving training and supplies of vital equipment from a combined American and British effort to forge an effective alternative to the Damascus regime.
Asian cities to become top finance centers by 2022 - survey
• ReutersTop UK traders and dealmakers bruised by intense banker bashing believe an Asian city will take over as the world's dominant financial centre within 10 years, according to a survey. They also relegated London to third place from second
Two More U.S. Troops Killed by Rogue Afghan Soldier
• ReutersA rogue Afghan soldier shot dead two U.S. troops in east Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition said, the latest in a series of insider killings that have strained trust between the allies ahead of a 2014 pullout by foreign combat troops.
Adam Kokesh Has Had Enough of "Ron Paul Inc."
• www.reason.comKokesh referred to the Paul political organization as "Ron Paul Inc." and said he was attempting to transition over to "Rand Paul Inc.," something he is not thrilled about.
In the matter of the United States of America v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton
• The AgitatorFederal civil asset forfeiture complaint in the matter of United States of America v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton. This is an unusual case as the government’s case nakedly asserts, with no supporting evidence, that
Assembly Paid $103,000 in Harassment Case
• New York TimesSheldon Silver, the New York State Assembly speaker, authorized a secret payment of $103,080 to settle sexual harassment claims against Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez this year, according to records released by the Assembly on Monday night.
Three Israeli youths arrested in firebombing of Palestinian taxi
• Washington PostThree Israeli adolescents from a West Bank settlement were arrested Sunday in connection with a recent firebombing of a Palestinian taxi, Israeli police said, adding fuel to a debate in Israel about ethnic prejudice among youths.
Arizona Election Fraud: Pima County Superior Court Judge Kyle Bryson Affirms His Own Ruling and Push
• The Intercept"The day we see truth and do not speak is the day we begin to die" - Martin Luther King Well the status quo in Pima County wants this case - and the truth - to die. The case in question is “We the People” attempt at court-ordered reforms s
Obama orders flags to half mast for Neil Armstrong
• The RawStory.comUS President Barack Obama Monday ordered that all official US flags be lowered to half mast to mark the funeral of Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who planted the Stars and Stripes on the Moon.
Britain ‘appalled’ by Afghanistan beheadings
• The RawStory.comBritain on Monday condemned “in the strongest terms” reports that Taliban Islamist insurgents had beheaded 17 civilians at a party in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Ron Paul Presence at the RNC: We Can Do Better!
• http://www.dailypaul.com/After the gavel closed a shortened session Monday afternoon, two dozen supporters of the Texas congressman congregated under a large sign on the convention floor reading "We can do better."
NYPD chief Ray Kelly defends officers over Empire State Building shooting
• Karen McVeigh, The GuardianRaymond Kelly, the New York police commissioner, has defended two of his officers whose decision to fatally shoot an armed man outside the Empire State Building on Friday led to nine bystanders being injured.
Taliban beheads 17 Afghan partygoers for dancing; 2 NATO troops killed
• Washington PostTaliban insurgents beheaded 17 Afghans in a rebel-controlled area of southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, and two NATO troops were killed by an Afghan soldier in the eastern part of the country.
In climate landmark, Arctic ice melts to record low
• The RawStory.comThe sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true, US scientists said Monday.
Israeli airstrike targets Hamas camps in Gaza
• The RawStory.comIsraeli aircraft attacked three Hamas training camps in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, causing no injuries, eyewitnesses in the enclave said.
U.S. approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV
• The RawStory.comA new pill to treat HIV infection — combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones — has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday.
Oil prices fall as Isaac hits refinery demand
• The RawStory.comOil prices fell Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac threatened oil and gas operations in the US Gulf of Mexico, forcing refinery shutdowns that lowered demand for crude.
American Taliban fights prison prayer rule
• APAmerican-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh says a federal prison rule barring him and other Muslims from praying together daily is "absurd". (Aug. 27)
Army soldiers allegedly bought $87K worth of weapons to kill Obama
• Eric W. Dolan via The RawStory.comProsecutors alleged Monday that four Army soldiers arrested for killing a former soldier and his girlfriend were plotting to assassinate the President and overthrow the government.
U.S. troops tried to burn 500 copies of Koran, investigation says
• Washington PostUS troops tried to burn 500 copies of the Koran as part of a badly bungled security sweep at an Afghan prison in February, despite repeated warnings from Afghan soldiers that they were making a colossal mistake,
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