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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Allan “Nincompoop” Bollard tells us to have a thought for our bankers. Look at John Key in the background he can barely contain his smirk. more about “Alan Bollard warns summit of severe r…“, posted with vodpod
House building activity hit its lowest ever recorded level in January. Statistics New Zealand said that just 812 dwelling units, including apartments, were authorised for construction during the month. That’s the lowest number since SNZ started recording the figures in 1965. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the number of approvals plunged 8.2 percent in the […]
Poisonous anthrax that killed five Americans in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks doesn’t match bacteria from a flask linked to Bruce Ivins, the researcher who committed suicide after being implicated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a scientist said. Spores used in the deadly mailings “share a chemical ‘fingerprint’ that is […]
To most New Zealanders Michael Ashcroft is the guy who forked out $ 200,000,- to buy back some old war medals and since most Pakeha and Maori folk still believe that they are fighting in just wars whenever the US calls on them to sacrifice some more young people that immediately bought him the goodwill […]
German society is still – and may always be – in recovery, not just from the atrocities committed in its name, by its leaders, but from the silent acquiescence of the millions who lacked the will to speak up against what they knew was wrong. To sweep the crimes and excesses of the Bush-Cheney years […]
It is common knowledge that Afghanistan remains the primary source of the world’s supply of opium and heroin. A recent United Nations’ report claims that three quarters of the world’s heroin comes from the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar. But there is also recognition that poppies are grown in almost all of the country’s 34 […]
“We will preserve the banking system that is owned and managed by the private sector” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Timothy Geithner is putting the finishing touches on a plan that will dump $1 trillion of toxic assets onto the US taxpayer. The plan, which goes by the opaque moniker the “Public-Private Investment Fund” (PPIF), is […]
A view to the crisis crippling the world more about "I.O.U.S.A.", posted with vodpod
A wind farm project, selected by the Labour Government to be fast-tracked through the resource consent process, has been turned down by the Environment Court. The proposed 34-turbine wind farm near the Te Waka Range in Hawke’s Bay was rejected in a court decision yesterday, lines company Unison company said. The company refused to say […]
In eastern Europe under Communist workers paradise rule the most effective weapon the authorities had was the willingness of citizens to spy and tattle on their neighbours (take the STASI for example). Malevolence and distrust served the rulers to keep absolute control over their populations. Fear and paranoia where wielded when “upstanding” citizens reported “deviant” […]
The Gaussian copula formula. “The most dangerous part is when people believe everything coming out of it.” Mr. Li, the inventor of the Gaussian copula function. Key explains: “I had a whole lot of people working for me who were at the cutting edge of delivering quite complex and new and innovative products. They tended […]
Once again a brave group of highly trained professionals calls for a new and independent investigation into the events of 911. At this moment over 70.000 people of over 50.000 where the heroic first responders who risked and probably lost their lives as it turns out when they responded to the mayday calls on the […]
I don’t have any sympathy for armies and their suppliers they are as far as I am concerned merchants of death but isn’t it typical that while the global economy is collapsing and job after job after job is disappearing that the very group who is supposed to defend New Zealand and it’s population chooses […]
How cool is that? It’s like you can do anything you want and you call the police to stop investigating you. That’s how cool it is. During the hearing, Congressman Lynch said that current and former SEC employees complained to him about the existence of a “hotline” used by Wall Street firms to call directly […]
From February 11th to 15th , 2009, at the American Citizens’ Summit in Denver, people from across the political spectrum gathered to speak and identify priorities demanding attention at a time of converging global crises. Processes included meeting in circles, listening, open space, and innovative feedback technologies that allowed everyone to vote on issues, ideas, […]
Lord Aschcroft owns a tax haven in Belize it the biggest donor to the UK tories and their most powerful strategist. The good old boys are back again.
They say you will be judged by the company you keep so why the hell would John Key be seen with Lord Aschcroft? What’s more why did he meet with him in Secret? David Cameron faces embarrassment and the prospect of a near £5m black hole after the electoral watchdog began a formal investigation into […]
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) — The world needs a “global New Deal” to haul it out of the economic crisis it faces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom said Sunday. Gordon Brown addresses a press conference following a G20 preparatory meeting in Berlin, Sunday. “We need a global New Deal — a grand bargain […]
It seems that the simple method of dispersing unrest with brutal police force is no longer expected to do the trick so the Chinese leaders are going back to school. Their course? How to manipulate and disperse unrest by any other means. The directors of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) some 3,000 county level Public […]
Pilotless planes used to track the Taliban could soon be hovering over our streets, it has emerged. Remote-controlled drones are already used widely by the military. Now ministers believe they are likely to become ‘increasingly useful’ for police work. Armed with heat-seeking cameras, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles would hover hundreds of feet in the air, […]
Biosafety refers to ensuring that GMO’s do not harm the environment or health. The soil, its fertility, and the organisms which maintain the fertility of soil are a vital aspect of the environment, especially in the context of food and agricultural production. A recent scientific study carried out by Navdanya, compared the soil of fields […]
Ooh oops. “Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism” By V. I. Lenin LCW vol.22, Lenin enumerated the following five features characteristic of the epoch of imperialism: The epoch of imperialism opens when the expansion of colonialism has covered the globe and no new colonies can be acquired by the great powers except by taking them […]
How long will Americans permit “their” government to rip them off for the sake of the financial interests that caused the problem? Obama’s cabinet and National Economic Council are filled with representatives of the interest groups that caused the problem. The Obama administration is not a government capable of preventing a catastrophe. Paul Graig Roberts. […]
Let me remind you of another crash some year ago but let me first assure you that I in no way mean to diminsh the tragedy for the New Zealand families who lost loved ones in the crash of the Air NZ plane in France. The plane crash I would like to bring to your […]
Of the 194 invites a whopping 118 represent big business. Big business is international business. Of the 194 only 20 are Maori, 30 are women and none is Labour which if I’m correct was voted for by more than 30% of the population. Now that would be a source of discontent I would imagine to […]
Now that could become an issue for those nice middle class citizens working their asses of to keep their heads above water in Auckland. Water bills are set to soar from $717 to $1711 over 10 years for the average Auckland City household to offset rate rises and boost the region’s water supply. Councillors and […]
Ladies and gentlemen that is you and me. Nice middle-class citizens no known for their aggressive ways all of a sudden coming out of their nice middle class houses to riot in the street. You think this will only happen in the UK? Middle-class anger at economic crisis could erupt into violence on streets Paul […]
Stokes fears that troops will be used to quell civil insurrection in wake of economic crisis Steve Watson Infowars.net Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2009 The U.S. Army is to invest $6 million in riot equipment, a fact that has furthered fears that troops will be used inside the U.S. in order to quell any civil unrest […]
Banking collapse has already happened; Crisis is worst ever; Financial system has effectively disintegrated; Mass social insurrection likely Steve Watson Infowars.net Monday, Feb 23rd, 2009 A wave of economists, investors and other financial experts issued a series of dire warnings concerning the global financial crisis over the weekend, stating that a new era of chaos […]
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