maandag 10 november 2008

The Empire 375


WAYNE MADSEN REPORT:


'Today's News, November 10, 2008
AIG banking on larger federal bailout. AIG rescue plan reaches $150 billion.
US Special Forces have authority to raid "Al Qaeda" facilities anywhere in the world. Iran and Syria, where Al Qaeda does not operate, also on Pentagon raid list.
Obama to create "new court" to handle Guantanamo trials in United States. Another bad start to the Obama presidency.
Details on Bush illegal spying program expected after Obama inaugural. Hope for a new "Church Committee" in Congress to investigate Bush actions.
Obama considers canceling Bush orders. Obama counter-orders could affect stem cell research and oil and gas drilling.
FBI maintained file on journalist David Halberstam. Halberstam was killed in 2007 car crash in California.
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Egyptian Prime Minister in Moscow. Nuclear energy talks on agenda.
Ex-Mossad official says Annapolis peace deal was "dead on arrival." That job was made easier with Tony Blair as special Miiddle East peace envoy, i.e., Blair's relationship with Peter Mandelson and David Miliband.
British MPs want to impose gag order on publication of "national security" issues. Scheme comes out of the Intelligence and Security Commitee of Parliament.
To Russia, with love. Afghan heroin seized in southern Siberia. Shipment came via Tajikistan.
Another day in General Petareus' "Surge." Two bombs kill at least 28 in Iraq. Petraeus needs to be dumped faster than a KBR meal in Iraq.
Protests and threats increase after Bali bombing executions. Australian embassy receives bomb threat.
COUNTRY FOCUS OF THE DAY: Pakistan. Death penalty for "cyber terror" in Pakistan. Bhutto widower signs new law.
PAST SIGNIFICANT NEWS
Australian policeman has USB stick containing documents on airplane crash stolen from Kathmandu hotel. Memory stick contained diplomatic cables, police documents and photographs of the charred bodies of crash victims.
Neo-fascist Berlusconi to invoke state secrecy in Milan CIA rendition trial. Stage set for showdown between Berlusconi and trial judge.
Oregon-based CIA-linked private military contractor offers to detain "troublemakers" at polling places in Oregon. Evergreen makes odd offer in state that votes by mail.
Guyana enacts wiretapping law. Forces registration of cell phones.
Houston Police release patrol car videos in Carnaby shooting. Release pursuant to a federal judge's order.
KTRK-TV (ABC) news helicopter crashes in north Houston. Pilot and camera operator killed. KTRK-TV news chopper filmed Roland Carnaby shooting.
Israeli high-tech firms linked to Mossad. Israeli media attacks author of new book on NSA.
"Highlander" targeted U.S. citizens' phone calls at NSA regional surveillance center in Georgia. NSA whistleblowers continue to come forward with information on illegal activities by General Michael Hayden, former NSA director and now CIA director.
15 officers disciplined for Taiwan nuclear fuse incident. Those disciplined do not include those involved in Minot to Barksdale nuclear missile incident.
Air Force to condict snap nuclear security inspections. Navy also plagued by nuclear security problems.
Former Israeli officer Lani Kass still a senior Air Force official. Cited as "former" Air Force Cyber Task Force director as battle for cyber-war continues between Air Force and NSA.
Strategic Air Command may return as "Global Effects Command." New SAC may have have cyber-warriors with nukes.
Cheney gives Palin hearty endorsement. Palin receives neocon blessing from Cheney in Rome.
Indian Labor Minister refuses to condemn workers who killed CEO for lay-off. Said incident should serve as a warning to management. Hear! Hear! Here! Here!
Israeli Air Force major defects to United States. Officer has Israeli military secrets. Note: Many parts of the U.S. intelligence community and military are not safe for this defector because of the dual-loyalty influence of Israel in the United States government.
Dutch AIVD intelligence sources to Dutch newspaper: U.S. to hit Iran in coming weeks. Dutch covert agents withdrawn from country.
Georgians attacked South Ossetians while they slept. Germany obtains information from obsevers' documents.
Bush lashes out at neocon John Bolton. Bush on Bolton: "Let me just say from the outset that I don’t consider Bolton credible."
Air Force suspends Cyber Command. New command was at core of rival chain-of-command from Cheney's office.
Biden to Israel: No second front against Iran. Also tells Iran to get used to a nuclear Iran.
Another nuke security incident at Minot. Two Air Force officers took classified launch tampering security devices. One is still missing.
Air Force Cyber-Command vice commander out of a job. Maj. Gen. Randal Fulhart transferred from Barksdale after just four weeks on job.
James Fayed loses federal court request. Fayed's Goldfinger Coin & Bullion used by NSA and Homeland Security to track fraud and suspicious activity.
More nuclear command and control problems. Navy relieves commander of "Ironman" squadron that links airborne White House with U.S. nuclear ballistic missile submarine.
Two Marine reservists charged with, another convicted for passing classified information to LA law enforcement anti-terrorism officers. Convicted Marine Gary Maziarz has gag order imposed.
Roswell, New Mexico in news again. Discovery of strange rock renews ET visit talk.
Kalitta Air Boeing 747 crashes in Colombia after picking up "flowers" in Bogota bound for Miami. Crash takes place just after John McCain's visit and a hostage photo op "deal." On May 25, a Kalitta Boeing 747 broke in half at Brussels taking off with 76 tons of freight bound for Bahrain.
Irish islands may become tax havens. Arans, Inishbofin, and Cape Clear may join Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, and Liechtenstein in tax free status.
Houston "model rocket" moments from hitting Continental plane on Memorial Day. WMR previously reported the back story of this incident'

2 opmerkingen:

Sonja zei

Tussen de links lees ik:
Dutch AIVD intelligence sources to Dutch newspaper: U.S. to hit Iran in coming weeks Dutch covert agents withdrawn from country.

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Vrije-wereldburger zei

Een scoop van De Telegraaf, die een appeltje te schillen blijft houden met de geheime dienst sinds de krant is afgeluisterd.
Een canard, dus (alweer vele weken geleden).

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