Archive | June, 2009
U.S. Journalists Sentenced to Labor Camps
American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean prison camp after the kangaroo Central Court confirmed them as “grave threats” against the dictatorial regime. They were convicted of “hostile acts” and illegal entry into the communist country. They were arrested in March after allegedly crossing into [...]
DUer Pretty Excited About Shutting Out Dissent
7. June 2009
The user, “backscatter712″, purchased a device that permits him/her/it to shut off televisions anywhere he/she/it is. How will it be used? To shut out dissent from media outlets that refuse to toe the liberal Democratic line: It’s a simple device, which looks sort of like a car’s keyless entry remote, with a single button that [...]
Europe Leaning Right: Conservatives Doing Well in Exit Polls
7. June 2009
European voters are punishing left-leaning parties in the European Parliament all across the 27-member bloc, as conservatives appear to be doing well in early exit polls. First projections by the EU show center-right parties will have the most seats — between 263 and 273 — in the 736-member parliament. Center-left parties are expected to get [...]
Omar Bongo, President of Gabon, Dead at 73
7. June 2009
Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba, the longest-serving ruler in Africa, has passed away at 73. He had been undergoing treatment in a Spanish clinic for what several sources say was cancer. Bongo has headed the former French colony since 1967, though he actually began serving in the Gabonese government in 1965. “He was a great [...]
Canada Retaliates: “Buy Canadian” Resolution Passes
6. June 2009
Those with a high school-level grasp of history understood that protectionist measures in a time of recession are a really bad idea. Many economists actually blame Smoot-Hawley — the “Buy American” provisions of their day — for turning the great recession into the Great Depression. Despite warnings from even some liberal economists, Congress passed and [...]
DOJ Lawyers Agreed on Legality of Torture Techniques
6. June 2009
Even lawyers with the Department of Justice who believed that torture techniques were the wrong answer agreed that the techniques themselves were legal. That’s according to a report in the New York Times today, which concentrates on the bitter internal debate within the DOJ back in 2005: Previously undisclosed Justice Department e-mail messages, interviews and [...]
Breaking: Bodies and Debris from Flight 447 Found
6. June 2009
Air Force officials now confirm that bodies of passengers and debris from the Airbus have been located belonging to Air France Flight 447. More soon… Update: The Associated Press is reporting two bodies found. That’s out of over 200 passengers. Update X2: BNO News is reporting that among the debris they found a blue chair [...]
Gallup: Cheney More Popular Than Pelosi
5. June 2009
Apparently this is what happens when Madame Speaker calls the men and women protecting our country a bunch of liars in order to protect her own job. Cheney has been out there talking about national security, challenging the Obama Administration to release of all of the memos, making accusations that are being backed up by [...]
Wow: Debris Found in Atlantic NOT From Air France Flight
5. June 2009
Flight 447 remains gone without a trace. The debris officials had earlier confirmed as having come from the missing Air France flight is actually just “sea trash” with no connection, red-faced investigators admitted today. Military investigators had said that they had ‘without a doubt’ found vital parts of the Airbus A330 in deep ocean 600 [...]
Microsoft CEO: Raise Taxes and We’ll Ship Jobs Overseas
5. June 2009
It’s a pretty sad commentary that Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer has to explain basic economics to our “leaders” in Washington. In an interview, Ballmer notes that his company would end up shipping jobs overseas if taxes get raised on foreign profits. And you can bet Microsoft won’t be alone. “It makes U.S. jobs more expensive,” [...]
8. June 2009
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