Questioning the Legality of Non-Disclosure Agreements

Tech news commentator John C. Dvorak recently made an interesting comparison in challenging the validity of NDA's on This Week in Tech podcast episode 231 (omitted text was comprised of verbal stutters/repetitions...

Iraq oil development rights won by Shell

Well, well that's what its all about...  To the winners goes the spoils, err well oil in this case,  Iraq oil wells. Oh China, lost...   Its now time to exploit Iraq, the new regime needs to...

Unions Renegotiated Their Contracts, but AIG Executives Won't

Rep. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) attacked AIG for not renegotiating their “iron clad” contracts the same way the auto workers union (UAW) was forced to do during the recent car-maker bailouts. “In my...

Corruption Oil deal brings down Peru cabinet

"  The Peruvian government has stepped down over a continuing scandal about the allocation of oil concessions. President Alan Garcia said he was accepting the resignation of the full cabinet offered on...

Pirates of Somalia: T72 russian tanks 'for South Sudan'

Still no solution with the Ukraine vessel under the control of the Pirates of Somalia. T72 tanks now considered for South Sudan (shipping papers) " There is evidence suggesting that the Ukrainian ship being...

Bangladesh bans ICL rebels

"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday have announced a ten-year ban for 13 of its top cricketers for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL), and is now hoping that the BCCI’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Champions Twenty20 League will help...

Sex & Drugs for Oil Contracts & Royalties at US Interior Department

"(CBS/ AP) Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday. The allegations of bad behavior...

MONEYTALK: Update Aug 4th 2008 SEC, $2 bn bribes to secure Siemens orders

Update Aug 4th 2008New York stock exchange SEC visits Siemens (electronics) in Germany for corruption case. SEC may fine Siemens with $1.5 bn, for not respecting listed NY stock market rulings Siemens has...

Are The Chinese Drilling for Oil off the Coast of Florida? Both Side of the ...

 The Chinese are stealing our Oil off of Florida! By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com Have you ever find yourself repeating a story over and over but later found out the story wasn't true.  For...

Opinion: Ever feel like cell carriers and ISPs don't like you?

Ever get the feeling that your cellphone and internet service companies don't really care about you, or any other customer? You're not alone."In almost every industry, companies find reason to dislike their customer base.  And although it's no different in the technology...

The World Uncovered Daylight Robbery in US

When the US goes to war Wall Street and corporate America goes too. More than seventy whistleblower cases threaten to reveal the scandals behind billions of dollars worth of waste, theft and corruption during the last five years of war"Panorama investigates claims that as...

Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back

I remember 2002..."It's not about the oil...it's not about the oil...it's not about the oil." No of course, the war in Iraq had nothing to do with access to massive amounts of oil, it was all about finding weapons...

First Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Inform...

"First Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Information about Environmental PollutionJune 8, 2008 Cairo, EgyptFirst Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Information about Environmental Pollution The Arabic Network for...

BC Gold Rush: Energy From The Air

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDropping everything to Cash in on the Energy Bandwagon, may in principle sounds like a good idea, but many have tried to make a living on principle, leaving many with a...

OFT accuses construction firms over bid-rigging

At last the Government agency has verified what we already knew..."Government agencies and local authorities are clients who may have overpaid on billions of pounds of building contracts, the Office of Fair Trading has warned, as it accused 112 construction companies of 'Bid...

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