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Did Jordanians Torture CIA Double Agent Khost Killer?

"Something doesn’t add up in this (otherwise very good & detailed) Washington Post piece about Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, the al-Qaeda double agent who killed seven CIA & Blackwater operatives at...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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Gentlemens Club Trys Nixing Lawsuit

In a sure sign that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, a New York City "Gentlemen Club" (strip joint) owner is seeking to bar two former dancers from filing a class action lawsuit against the "club",...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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Alan Grayson Introduces Bills To Fight Corporate Influence

"We are facing a potential threat to our democracy," Grayson said in an interview with HuffPost. "Unlimited corporate spending on campaigns means the government is up for sale and that the law itself will be bought...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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nanute

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CIA Cable “Granting Permission” to Destroy Torture Videotapes...

The “permission” cable is Document 154 in Part 6 of the latest Vaughn release/dump. It’s on pg. 13 out of 35 (all doc links are PDF). A full timeline on the CIA videotape destruction actions, which has not...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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nanute

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Hati: Makeshift Morgue

I don't know what you can add to this story. The photo is a stark reminder of the power of "Mother Nature."

created by nanute | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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nanute

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Weight Watchers' Floor Collapses During Weigh-In

First of all I want to know: What is a zaftig? Is it some kind of cryptic code for "fat pigs"? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) This is truly earth shattering news. "20 zaftigs piled into a Swedish...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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nanute

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China Google Attack and the Terrorist Surveillance Program

" Google, the world’s top search engine, said on Tuesday it might shut down its Chinese site, Google.cn, after an attack on its infrastructure it believed was primarily aimed at accessing the Google mail accounts...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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nanute

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Mickey Hicks: 8 Year Old On TSA No Fly List

" Under intense pressure since the Christmas Day terrorist incident the Transportation Security Agency (TSA), has stepped up security measures and has made an effort to dispel bogus information circulating in the...

created by nanute | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
957 views | 6 recommendations | 7 comments

nanute

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Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein's Explanation In Layman's Terms

In testimony yesterday on Capitol Hill, Goldman Sach's CEO Lloyd Blankfein very succinctly explained to Congress that the reason for the near collapse of the financial sector last year was very simple: "We forgot...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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Vatican Slams 'Avatar'

The second largest box office grossing film, Avatar, is now being criticized by the Vatican. Other critics, including conservative bloggers have claimed that the film is "anti-militaristic" in nature. Some,...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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Defense Bill Passed: Soldiers Paying The Price?

This quote is from Matt Taibbi, journalist, provocateur and some would argue, a polemicist.I would posit that he is one of the few journalist out there still willing toreport the news and let the chips fall where...

created by nanute | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke: Is Time on His Side?

Recently named Time Magazine's "Man of the Year", Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke had a rough going in recent Senate Banking Committee hearings. You may be wondering, as am I , is Bernanke running out of time, and on the verge of getting a pink slip from the Senate? The...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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Judge OKs $50M Lehman bonuses

Is this good news or what? Employees held over to liquidate and settle derivatives contracts are scheduled to receive 50 million dollars in bonus money for, get this, doing their job. Diane Adams, the US Trustee overseeing the bankruptcy liquidation asked why these employees...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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Senate Health Care: Uninsured Forced To Pay Corporations

Critics of the Senate version of health care reform are charging that Americans will be required by law, to pay private corporations for health insurance. Furthermore, critics are laying the blame squarely on the shoulders of Senator Joesph Lieberman, I. CT., and to a lesser...

opinion by nanute | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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nanute

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North Carolina- Good God Man!

An obscure and dated provision in North Carolina's State Constitution that bars officeholders that deny the existence of "All Mighty God", is causing trouble for the recently elected Ashville City councilman Cecil...

created by nanute | 3 years ago
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