Cables show China used debt holdings to press US
© AFP/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Leaked diplomatic cables vividly show China’s willingness to translate its massive holdings of US debt into political influence on…
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US Army wants rapid-fire rubber bullets for crowd control
Reuters image David Hambling New Scientist THE US army is planning to field “rubber bullets” for machine guns. Military officials claim the ammunition will allow…
Obama’s 2012 Budget: Tool Of Class War
Paul Craig Roberts InfoWars Obama’s new budget is a continuation of Wall Street’s class war against the poor and middle class. Wall Street wasn’t through…
The Next De-Centralized Internet
Why a decentralized network is the answer to the internet “kill switch” Source Douglas Ruchkoff Reality Sandwich The moment the “net neutrality” debate began was…
The Next De-Centralized Internet
Why a decentralized network is the answer to the internet “kill switch” Source Douglas Ruchkoff Reality Sandwich The moment the “net neutrality” debate began was…
DoD Talks Up Plans to Deploy Cybercommandos
Richard Adhikari TechNewsWorld “Cyber 3.0” is the name of the new strategy described by U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn at the RSA security conference…
Colin Powell demands answers over false Iraq intel: reports
© AFP/File Tim Clary AFP LONDON (AFP) – Ex-secretary of state Colin Powell called on the CIA and Pentagon to explain how he was given…
Obama honors ‘gentleman’ George Bush senior
© AFP Tim Sloan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama honored German Chancellor Angela Merkel and America’s “gentleman” 41st president George H.W Bush…
Too much hysteria over cyber attacks: US experts
© AFP/File Jim Watson AFP SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Overblown talk of full-on cyber war between nations fueled by recent attacks like the computer worm…
US should end Cuba’s terror sponsor label: Richardson
© AFP Jewel Samad AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Cuba should be taken off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, US diplomatic troubleshooter and…
Army admits Gulf War medical records destroyed
Source AZ Central ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A letter from the Department of the Army telling units to destroy their records after the end of…
Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war
• Man codenamed Curveball ‘invented’ tales of bioweapons • Iraqi told lies to try to bring down Saddam Hussein regime • Fabrications used by US…
Afghan war costs $300 million a day: Pentagon
© AFP/File Marwan Ibrahim AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq will allow for a reduced US defense budget in 2012…
Gallup: Americans view China as world’s strongest economy
Lydia Saad Gallup PRINCETON, NJ – By 52% to 32%, Americans are more likely to name China than the United States as the leading economic…