Syrian army starts crackdown in northern town

06-10-2011 • english.aljazeera.net

Troops deployed in Jisr al-Shughur, as deaths are reported in protests elsewhere in the country after Friday prayers.

Top NATO Official: Gadhafi a Legitimate Target

06-10-2011 • news.antiwar.com

After Months of Denials, NATO Confirms It Will Try to Kill Gadhafi

Members of ‘Anonymous’ accused of hacking PlayStation, world governments

06-10-2011 • RawStory.com

Spanish police said Friday they had nabbed three hackers from vigilante group Anonymous for online attacks on Sony PlayStation and the governments of Egypt, Libya and Iran among others.

NATO Chief Rasmussen to Discuss Expanding Libya War at Bilderberg Summit

06-10-2011 • prisonplanet.com

Confab of global elite delayed due to bad weather, attendee list leaked

Does the Elite Need a False Flag?

06-10-2011 • dailybell.ch

Panetta to inherit Afghanistan dilemma ... With Americans still coming home in flag-draped caskets from Iraq, CIA director Leon Panetta revealed a surprising – and to many, no doubt, confusing – fact.

Gates says no hasty U.S. troop cut in Afghanistan

06-09-2011 • RawStory.com

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday there would be no hasty U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and Washington expected the same from its allies.

Senators call for crackdown on ‘Bitcoin’ as drug traffickers move in

06-09-2011 • Stephen C. Webster via RawStory

The Internet barter system known as "Bitcoin," makes it difficult for law enforcement to monitor online transactions, has raised the ire of two U.S. Senators who learned recently about a new website that lets Bitcoin users buy and sell illegal drugs.

Bradley Manning activist subpoenaed in WikiLeaks investigation

06-09-2011 • Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.com

A computer expert and vocal supporter of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks has been served a subpoena compelling his testimony in the Grand Jury investigation of the leaked documents.

Hillary Clinton interested in becoming head of World Bank?

06-09-2011 • telegraph.co.uk

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said on Thursday.

Iceland's Citizens Are Writing Its New Constitution Online

06-09-2011 • Clay Dillow via PopSci.com

In the 18th century, if you wanted to draft a democratic constitution you crowded a handful of men into a room and hashed out the finer points of policy and philosophy until you had a document that was declared the law of the land.

Lieberman says he will attend Beck’s ‘important’ Israel rally

06-09-2011 • http://www.rawstory.com/

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) announced Monday that he would be attending Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Courage” August rally in Israel.

Ariz. Gov. calls session on jobless benefits

06-09-2011 • http://www.forbes.com/

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is calling the Legislature into special session in an attempt to get lawmakers to change a formula in state law so jobless residents could continue to get 20 weeks of extended unemployment benefits.

Breaking: Secret Bilderberg Agenda Leaked by Mole

06-09-2011 • infowars.com

Alex Jones and Infowars.com have received inside information regarding the Bilderberg agenda now unfolding in the idyllic Swiss countryside.

An Entirely Predictable Economic Dip

06-08-2011 • John Tamny via LewRockwell.com

Six weeks ago this column observed the price of gold having pass $1,500, the U.S. economy was already in a downturn, and that it would be foolhardy to wait for always backward looking and unreliable statistics to reveal what gold already had.

Our Economic Future: From Best to Worst Case

06-08-2011 • Doug Casey via LewRockwell. om

There is a great deal of uncertainty among investors about what the future of the U.S. economy may look like – so I decided to take a stab at what’s likely to happen over the next 20 years.

OPEC Talks Break Down, No Deal to Lift Oil Supply

06-08-2011 • www.cnbc.com

OPEC talks broke down in acrimony on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the cartel to lift production, sparking a rebound in global oil prices.

SWAT team busts into house over student loan default

06-08-2011 • RawStory.com

Acting on orders from the U.S. Department of Education, a S.W.A.T. team broke into a California home Tuesday at 6 a.m. and roughed up a man — reportedly because of his estranged wife’s defaulted student loans. She wasn’t there.

U.S. Aims Missiles at Hackers

06-07-2011 • David Talbot via TechnologyReview.com

The Pentagon will soon release a strategy that formalizes a long-articulated position: the United States reserves right to launch conventional attacks in response of cyber kind. But figuring who is behind such attacks may be difficult, or impossible.

Today on LewRockwell.com - Tuesday June 7th, 2011

06-07-2011 • lewrockwell.com

The Church of Muslim-Killing - Fred Reed on smiting the in-fiddle. NB: strong language. / Disgusting Protectionism - Denying us the best and cheapest catfish in the world, and US victims a chance to earn a living. Article by Jeff Tucker. / The Next S

Voluntaryism is treason

06-06-2011 • www.wendymcelroy.com

Why is it that legislation defining the crimes of treason and sedition soon follows in the wake of the establishment of every nation-state? The answer is reasonably simple

The Jose Guerena Shooting: Pima County SWAT v. We The People by Jim March

06-06-2011 • zerogov.com

On Memorial Day, May 30th 2011, I attended a rally and set of speeches surrounding the shooting of recent Iraq-war returnee Jose Guerena, USMC.

French ban the words 'Twitter' & 'Facebook' from being used on TV and radio news pro

06-06-2011 • www.dailymail.co.uk

'Why give preference to Facebook, when there are many other social networks?'

Violence Flares Up at Israeli Border

06-06-2011 • online.wsj.com

Violence along the border between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights escalated, claiming casualties on Sunday, as Israeli soldiers opened fire on demonstrators in two locations who sought to march across the frontier on the anniversary of