ShareThisGuantanamo Bay shuts down Internet, blocks social media over online hacking threats [Yeah, right!] 20 May 2013 The U.S. military has shut down wireless Internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of 'online hacking threats.' A spokesman for the Guantanamo Bay prison says that officials have also blocked access to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter through military computer networks because of the threat censorship. Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says the precautions were taken because of online threats to disrupt activities at the base allegedly made by the international hacking group Anonymous.
ShareThisTornado smashes through Moore, Okla., leveling it --Significant casualties are expected after a massive twister demolished houses, businesses and schools [that were (insanely) put under lockdown]. More than 170,000 could be in the tornado's path. 20 May 2013 A massive tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon, leveling a huge swath of a residential area in the suburb of Oklahoma City. Video footage from KFOR-TV showed houses, businesses and at least two schools completely demolished, with cars strewn about. Police and emergency crews have begun to respond, but debris has clogged roadways. At least one large fire has broken out amid the rubble.
ShareThisMoore, Okla. schools locked down as tornado struck [How stupid was that?] --Four dead in Moore, Okla. --Authorities not allowing parents to search for their missing children at Plaza Towers Elementary School. Approximately 75 souls -- children and teachers -- were at the school when the tornado struck 20 May 2013
ShareThisReport: Assad preparing missile strike against Tel Aviv in case attacked again 19 May 2013 Syria is making preparations to strike Tel Aviv in case Israel launches another attack on its territory, The Sunday Times reported on Sunday. The Syrian army has begun deploying advanced surface-to-surface missiles, the report said, adding that it has received orders to strike central Israel in case additional attacks against Syria are carried out. The Sunday Times said that the information was obtained by reconnaissance satellites that were tracking the Syrian forces. According to the report, Syria was deploying advanced Tishreen missiles which are capable of carrying a half-ton warhead.
ShareThis'Extremely dangerous' tornado strikes near Okla. City 20 May 2013 A massive tornado roared through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, devastating homes, schools and other buildings. The National Weather Service placed parts of five storm-battered states -- Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas -- under a tornado watch Monday afternoon, meaning that conditions were favorable for tornadoes to develop within the next few hours. The weather service said it was tracking "a large and extremely dangerous tornado" just west of Moore, Okla., which is south of Oklahoma City. The storm was moving to the northeast, and forecasters said they expected "large, destructive hail up to tennis ball size."
ShareThisOkla. House suspends work as tornado sirens blare 20 May 2013 The Oklahoma House has temporarily suspended its daily session and members were urged to head to the basement of the Capitol after tornado sirens sounded outside the building. Faxon Republican Rep. Don Armes was presiding over the House Monday afternoon when he said troopers alerted him to worsening weather conditions in the Oklahoma City area. A tornado warning was issued for several Oklahoma counties, including the Oklahoma City area, after reports of a tornado on the ground.
ShareThisSingapore-made H1N1 flu vaccine being tested on humans 20 May 2013 Singapore's first H1N1 flu vaccine is being tested on humans for the first time. The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG announced on Friday that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed with their vaccine in a Phase 1 clinical trial. They hope to test it on at least 60 people during this first phase.
ShareThisIran hangs two men claimed to have acted as spies for Mossad and CIA 20 May 2013 Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. The report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were hanged at dawn.
ShareThisJulian Assange reveals GCHQ messages discussing Swedish extradition 19 May 2013 Authorities at GCHQ, the government eavesdropping agency, are facing embarrassing revelations about internal correspondence in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is discussed, apparently including speculation that he is being framed by Swedish authorities seeking his extradition on rape allegations. The records were revealed by Assange himself in a Sunday night interview with Spanish television programme Salvados in which he explained that an official request for information gave him access to instant messages that remained unclassified by GCHQ. A message from September 2012, read out by Assange, apparently says: "They are trying to arrest him on suspicion of XYZ... It is definitely a fit-up... Their timings are too convenient right after Cablegate."
ShareThisGag me with a chainsaw: US robots, Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil 'one of safest sporting events ever' 19 May 2013 Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history." The 30 PackBot 510 units, which usually cost between $100,000 and $200,000 apiece, will arrive in Brazil as part of the $7.2 million deal the country signed with American iRobot advanced technology company. The contracts include services, spare parts and associated equipment.
ShareThisNorth Korea fires projectile into eastern waters 19 May 2013 North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. North Korea protested annual joint military drills by Seoul and Washington and U.N. sanctions imposed over its February nuclear test.
ShareThisRequest to photograph Boston bombing suspect denied 18 May 2013 A federal magistrate has refused a request from lawyers for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect that would allow them to take "current and periodic" photographs of him, which would have been kept from the government. In an order on Friday, Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's request "fails to establish that future photographs are subject to the attorney client privilege." Tsarnaev, 19, is hospitalized at a federal prison facility northwest of Boston after being captured and charged in connection with the April 15 bombing attack.
ShareThisMega barf alert! Karzai says US can establish military bases in Afghanistan 19 May 2013 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the United States can establish military bases in Afghanistan after the two sides sign US-Afghan bilateral security agreement. Karzai made the demand during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday. The Afghan president said the agreement could be reached on condition that the US ensures lasting peace in the country.
ShareThisPowerful blast hits governor's compound in northern Afghanistan 19 May 2013 Several people are feared dead or injured after a huge explosion rocked a governor's compound in northern Afghanistan, Press TV reports. Afghan security sources said the explosion took place in the vicinity of the governor's compound in the capital city of Sar-e Pol Province in the country's north on Sunday evening. Eyewitnesses say thick plumes of smoke were seen rising from the governor's complex.
ShareThisFresh wave of violence kills 16 people in Iraq 19 May 2013 At least 16 people have been killed in a fresh wave of violence in Iraq, one day after multiple bomb blasts left over 60 people dead in the country. The deadliest attack occurred when gunmen broke into the house of an anti-terrorism police captain in a southern suburb of Baghdad on Saturday. The armed men killed Captain Adnan Ibrahim, his wife and two children, aged eight and 10. The attackers fled the scene, and killed another policeman who tried to stop them at a nearby checkpoint.
ShareThisBombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq 17 May 2013 Bombs struck Sunni districts in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, officials said, as a spike in [mercenary-generated] violence has created fears that the country could be on the path to a new round of sectarian bloodshed. The attacks in Baghdad and surrounding areas pushed the three-day Iraqi death toll to 130. Tensions have intensified since Sunnis began protesting what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the [US-installed] Shiite-led government regime, including random detentions and neglect [and shutting down the press]. [See: KBR Tells U.S. Army It Will Cost $500 Million and Take 13 Years to Close Its Iraq Contract.]
ShareThisWisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots --5 states considering legislation that would either require either require workers to get vaccinated for flu or order employers to make vaccine available, according to National Conference of State Legislatures 19 May 2013 Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, R-Fond du Lac, said he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be vaccinated. The bill would require employers to provide information about the risks and benefits of vaccination and allow employees reasonable time to consider it. They could not demote, suspend, discharge or discriminate against employees who refuse. "No one should have to choose between losing employment and having a large, ineffective vaccine injected into their body," Thiesfeldt said in a memo attached to the proposal. [Exactly!]
ShareThisDeaf, Blind Dog Kicked Out of Calif. Park 24 Apr 2013 (Orcutt, CA) A fragile dog kicked out of a local park because of its size. The owner takes "Billy" to Woof Park where a sign used to allow 'small and timid' dogs. But now that sign reads 'small dogs' only. Marty Niles says her dog Billy has been going to the small dog park at Waller Park for more than a year but was kicked out last week because he was too big. For Niles, it's a struggle just to get Billy out of the car. "He can't see," says Niles. "He bumps into the walls." This is Billy's favorite park but last week, Niles says Billy was kicked out. "A park ranger showed up and said this is for small dogs only and tried to explain to the park ranger that Bill is not only deaf but he's nearly totally blind," says Niles.
ShareThisLet Blind, Deaf Dog Back in His Favorite Park! 19 May 2013 Billy the dog doesn't play rough. He's older, blind, and deaf, which means that dogs his size tend to bully and scare him. So for several years, his owner has been taking him to the "small or timid dog" section of the local dog park. Last week, though, a park ranger told Billy's owner that Billy had to play with the big dogs or get out. He said that Billy's section of the park was for small dogs only, and that it didn't matter that Billy's disability meant that he couldn't protect himself if any dogs his own size decided to get rowdy. Ask the Santa Barbara County Parks Office to let Billy and his owner back into the part of the park where he felt and was safe! (Petition)
ShareThisShell and BP bosses met in secret to fix oil prices - whistleblower 18 May 2013 The ex-boss of Shell held top-secret meetings with the BP chief, an insider claimed last night. Jeroen van der Veer entertained John Browne strictly ALONE at his London HQ once a year, a former Shell worker said. The whistleblower claimed the office was swept for bugs before the talks, lasting nearly two hours. The firms face claims of 'price fixing'. He added: “The security around their meetings was incredible. There was lock-down. The whole floor was a no-go area for anyone else... "It's common knowledge they were talking about oil prices." Offices of both companies were raided this week in a probe over price fixing allegations going back a decade. It is feared it could have cost Britain's 31million drivers up to £10,000 each.
ShareThisPentagon Spec Ops Chief Sees '10 to 20' More Years of War Against al-Qaida 16 May 2013 The Pentagon's chief of irregular warfare still sees a war against al-Qaida that will last decades, all over the world -- a prospect that prompted astonishment and constitutional debate in the Senate. Asked at a Senate hearing today how long the war on terrorism will last, Michael Sheehan, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, answered, "at least 10 to 20 years." It was just two months ago that the top U.S. intelligence official testified that al-Qaida [al-CIAduh] had been battered by the U.S. into a state of disarray... Yet a spokeswoman, Army Col. Anne Edgecomb, clarified that Sheehan meant the conflict is likely to last 10 to 20 more years from today -- atop the 12 years that the conflict has already lasted.
ShareThisHofstra student was killed by police - Authorities 19 May 2013 A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a Nassau County police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder, Dalton Smith, pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old junior in a headlock, Nassau County homicide squad Lt. John Azzata said. The Nassau County police officer fired eight shots at Smith, Azzata said.
ShareThisThe 9/11 Phone Calls: Disturbing Irregularities Uncovered in the Calls that Flashed around the World 16 May 2013 The 9/11 Consensus Panel offers four evidence-based Points about the alleged phone calls from the 9/11 flights. The famous "let's roll" drama of the passenger revolt on UA 93 was relayed by passenger Todd Beamer's 13-minute unrecorded seat-back call to GTE telephone supervisor Lisa Jefferson, who reported Beamer as strangely tranquil, declining to speak to his wife. Eerily, Beamer's line remained open for 15 minutes after the crash. Oddly, the Verizon wireless record shows that 19 calls were made from Beamer's cell phone long after the crash of UA 93. Initial media reports and FBI interviews detailed more than a dozen cell phone calls from the planes at high elevation. Yet in 2001, a telephone spokesperson stated that sustained mobile calls were not possible above 10,000 feet.
ShareThisMountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit 18 May 2013 Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit skyline. Lately they've been treated to another sight: a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering an entire city block on the other side of the Detroit River. Detroit's ever-growing black mountain is the unloved, unwanted and long overlooked byproduct of Canada's oil sands boom. And no one knows quite what to do about it, except Koch Carbon, which owns it. The company is controlled by Charles and David Koch, wealthy industrialists terrorists who back a number of conservative and libertarian causes including activist groups that challenge the science behind climate change global warming. The company sells the high-sulfur, high-carbon waste, usually overseas, where it is burned as fuel. "What is really, really disturbing to me is how some companies treat the city of Detroit as a dumping ground," said Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan state representative for that part of Detroit.
ShareThisPuzzling! Swine flu virus detected in elephant seals off West Coast --'The question is, where did it come from?' 18 May 2013 The H1N1 [lab-generated] virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California. Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened. "We thought we might find influenza viruses, which have been found before in marine mammals, but we did not expect to find pandemic H1N1," Tracey Goldstein, an associate professor with the UC Davis One Health Institute and Wildlife Health Center, said in a statement.
ShareThisOfficial: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash 18 May 2013 Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener says the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators and a portion of the track will be sent to a lab for analysis. Weener says he won't speculate on the cause of the derailment.
ShareThisTexas sues BP, others over oil spill 17 May 2013 Texas on Friday became the latest state to sue BP, Halliburton and others tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, alleging the parties "engaged in willful and wanton misconduct" and seeking penalties and damages "to the fullest extent allowed by law." The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, more than three years after one of the worst oil spills in American history. Listed defendants include Transocean, Halliburton and Anadarko, in addition to BP America.
ShareThisN. Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters, South reports 18 May 2013 North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles off its eastern coast, South Korea's National Defense Ministry said. Ministry officials said the North fired its missiles toward the northeast -- away from the South -- where they then dropped into the sea. Japan said the missiles did not fall into its waters. The North launched two missiles in the morning and a third in the afternoon, the South said.
ShareThisIsrael plans to legalize 4 settler units in occupied West Bank 18 May 2013 An Israeli court document shows that the Tel Aviv government is planning to legalize four housing settlements already built in the occupied West Bank. In a reply to a Supreme Court petition by the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it had adopted measures in recent weeks to legalize retroactively four West Bank settlements, which were constructed without official authorization, the court document showed on Thursday. Nabil Abu Rdainah, a spokesman for acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the Israeli plan.
ShareThisFrance to buy US-made Reaper drones for use in Mali - Report 18 May 2013 France has plans to purchase US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones in a bid to back up its military operations against fighters in the crisis-hit African country, Mali, a report says. According to the report published by Air et Cosmos specialist magazine on Friday, France will buy two American medium-altitude Reaper drones following a deal reached between Paris and Washington. The report added that the French Air Force, which has already deployed Israeli-made armed unmanned drones to the West African nation, intends to acquire more modern drones rapidly.
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