Friday 31 July 2009
Israel admits white
Israel admits white phosphorus use, but denies violating law http://htxt.it/3trl
UK - Teenage volunte
UK - Teenage volunteers face prosecution unless they register with anti-paedophile database http://htxt.it/SM9p
Mexico sends another
Mexico sends another 2,500 soldiers to contain violence in Michoacan - supporting 1,000 troops, 1,500 sailors and 1,500 federal police
Tamiflu causes sickn
Tamiflu causes sickness and nightmares in children, study finds http://htxt.it/zzNu
Bolivia - The govern
Bolivia - The government is considering working with China to put a satellite in space, at the cost of several hundred million dollars
318 Partners to resc
318 Partners to rescue the trafficked North Korea women in China http://htxt.it/hPav
Mercosur - Member co
Mercosur - Member countries have announced (July 2009) that they will no longer use the US dollar as a benchmark for trade
Secret Service Took
Secret Service Took Psychic's Advice on Bush Assassination Plot http://htxt.it/3Wfs
N. Korean leader cal
N. Korean leader calls for 'renaissance' of propaganda movies http://htxt.it/oAdX
Venezuela - Presiden
Venezuela - President Chavez signed a “full military cooperation agreement” with the Russian Federation on 27 July 2009
Show support for "et
Show support for "etaNO" and add a twibbon to your twitter profile image http://htxt.it/z0s4 #ETAno
Vietnam government u
Vietnam government under pressure for press campaign and violence against Catholic priests http://htxt.it/pvf4
The Dasht-e-Leili Ma
The Dasht-e-Leili Massacre of Taliban prisoners of war - WikiLeaks http://htxt.it/EIM4
Let’s Break up the
Let’s Break up the Fed: The Federal Reserve has done a terrible job at financial regulation. Why give it more power? http://htxt.it/NS81 #tcot #tlot
View my posts on the
View my posts on the social news site reddit at http://www.reddit.com/user/igeldard/
Union flag left off
Union flag left off UK identity cards in order to recognise Irish nationals' rights in NI http://htxt.it/Au5b
Thursday 30 July 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia:
Jakarta, Indonesia: Al Qaeda group claims repsonsibility for bombings http://htxt.it/NInv
BREAKING: The leader
BREAKING: The leader of the Nigerian Islamic sect, which was behind days of clashes that left more than 180 people dead, has been killed in police detention
Majorca closes airpo
Majorca closes airports after suspected ETA bombing in Magaluf http://htxt.it/34XI
Another Home Secreta
Another Home Secretary; another ID card launch - as UK public support for the scheme sinks http://htxt.it/9jWl
At least two reporte
At least two reported killed in a suspected ETA car bomb attack on a civil guards barracks in Mallorca, Spain
BREAKING: Multiple c
BREAKING: Multiple casualties are reported after an explosion outside civil guard barracks in Mallorca, Spain
BREAKING: Iran - Rio
BREAKING: Iran - Riot police are disperseing opposition mourners at a Tehran cemetary. Police tell them to leave or "face the consequences"
BREAKING: 3 Dutch me
BREAKING: 3 Dutch men and 1 Moroccan are reported to have been arrested at Brussels airport on suspicion of being members of a terrorist organization
Mystery of Watergate
Mystery of Watergate tape’s missing 18 minutes may finally be solved http://htxt.it/kUjG
Computer hackers hav
Computer hackers have attacked the website of MI5 in an apparent bid to steal the identities of web users http://htxt.it/2KK7
U.S. Air Force on th
U.S. Air Force on the Hunt for ‘Subversive’ Behavior Online http://htxt.it/D4AQ
Cars and girls: emai
Cars and girls: email 'codewords’ that put MI5 on terrorist alert http://htxt.it/2rx3
U.S. Air Force Foret
U.S. Air Force Foretells Drone That Can Make Attack Decisions on Its Own http://htxt.it/I8bZ
BREAKING: A South Ko
BREAKING: A South Korean freight ship is reported to have been towed into North Korea
Conservative group w
Conservative group waging its own FOIA battle with CIA http://htxt.it/oMRt #tcot
Wednesday 29 July 2009
WHO - 816 confirmed
WHO - 816 confirmed H1N1 deaths, 134503 infections worldwide http://htxt.it/2qSI
Criminals, Militias,
Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents: Organized Crime in Iraq http://htxt.it/nRng
Which was worse - th
Which was worse - the MI6 website spelling mistakes or the MI5 website Cross Site Scripting vulnerability? http://htxt.it/I31N
Iraqi Security Force
Iraqi Security Forces Clash For Second Day With Iranian Opposition Group http://htxt.it/u6dd
Pennsylvania Man Cha
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Shining Laser at Police Helicopter - faces 20 years jail http://htxt.it/3aa5
Who cares about your
Who cares about your privacy? Liberty joins forces with filmmaker to highlight dangers of UK ID card scheme http://htxt.it/XKUs
Alabama police: Tase
Alabama police: Taser use on disabled man justified - he was armed with an umbrella http://htxt.it/ja4y
Promoting Cheltenham
Promoting Cheltenham as a great place to live and work has helped GCHQ achieve a 200 per cent increase in applications http://htxt.it/Rv6w
Genetically Engineer
Genetically Engineered Malaria Vaccine Starts Trials - The first humans will be injected with the serum soon http://htxt.it/a0Dr
It is Official: WHO
It is Official: WHO Recommends Mandatory Injections to Almost Two Hundred Countries http://htxt.it/wbLT
New York Nurses Asso
New York Nurses Association opposes mandatory flu shots for health workers http://htxt.it/blBq
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Swine flu: a child b
Swine flu: a child born in Thailand already infected with the H1N1 virus http://htxt.it/72Ga
Priest beaten into a
Priest beaten into a coma by police. Catholics Protest throughout Vietnam http://htxt.it/vXyA
Esther Rantzen will
Esther Rantzen will stand as an MP for Luton South at the next General Election, she announced
Ten Things You're No
Ten Things You're Not Supposed to Know about the Swine Flu Vaccine http://htxt.it/sYDn
Thirty-Six Thousand
Thirty-Six Thousand People Do Not Die Each Year from "Regular Flu" http://htxt.it/8yuy
Miami's Black-Market
Miami's Black-Market Cigarette King and Irish Terror Financier Likely to Plead Guilty http://htxt.it/5Sxa
Britain: Dozens fall
Britain: Dozens fall victim to side effects of swine flu drug http://htxt.it/gQIr
Monday 27 July 2009
Tweetminster Livewir
Tweetminster Livewire: Connects you to politicians, commentators and news stories that shape UK politics http://htxt.it/c18t
Police can use force
Police can use force to compel hurricane evacuation in Texas http://htxt.it/FXds #tcot #tlot
Archives of former C
Archives of former Czechoslovak Communist secret police now online http://htxt.it/bua3
Sunday 26 July 2009
North Korea opens fi
North Korea opens first 'fast food' restaurant in Pyongyang http://htxt.it/WRey
Oregon Offers Termin
Oregon Offers Terminal Patients Doctor-Assisted Suicide Instead of Medical Care http://htxt.it/FFjH #tcot #tlot
China's broadband In
China's broadband Internet users hit 93.5 mln. Another 10 million users had access to broadband Internet in the first half of the year
Iranian president Ah
Iranian president Ahmadinejad is reported to have dismissed four ministers, including the minister of Intelligence #iranelection
Mohammad Qasim Fahim
Mohammad Qasim Fahim, one of Afghan President Karzai's vice presidential candidates, has escaped unhurt from a terrorist attack
Labour MP says senio
Labour MP says senior ministers believe next UK election is already lost http://htxt.it/GuWh
United Kingdom a No-
United Kingdom a No-Go Area for Italians as Swine Flu fears grow http://htxt.it/jHnf
Saturday 25 July 2009
Jacques Barrot, EU J
Jacques Barrot, EU Justice Commissioner, calls for introduction of EU birth and death certificates http://htxt.it/LGNM
Andrew MacKinlay MP
Andrew MacKinlay MP quits over hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition http://htxt.it/GTS5
German Propaganda Ar
German Propaganda Archive: A 1942 Pamphlet on Nazi Ideology http://htxt.it/g7Xm
The Final Months of
The Final Months of the War With Japan: Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb Decision (CIA) http://htxt.it/n9j4
Germany Considering
Germany Considering Using Car Horns To Warn About Natural Disasters http://htxt.it/GWmc
BBC Radio 4 - MI6: A
BBC Radio 4 - MI6: A Century in the Shadows - Monday July 27th 2009 http://htxt.it/P9g2
£24m: The cost of t
£24m: The cost of tracking your emails and phone calls - UK Home Office is ably retentive http://htxt.it/EpEI
North Korea said to
North Korea said to be using disabled children to test chemical and biological weapons http://htxt.it/5DMm
UK Metropolitan Poli
UK Metropolitan Police Service incomplete "war on photographers" advice http://htxt.it/5BxY
Cheney pressed Bush
Cheney pressed Bush to test Constitutional limits by using military force on US soil http://htxt.it/3be4 #tcot #tlot
Friday 24 July 2009
A reporter in Seoul
A reporter in Seoul takes an intimate look at North Korean schoolchildren adjusting to life in the south http://htxt.it/ON4D
UK "suspect your nei
UK "suspect your neighbours" Climate of Fear propaganda posters campaign cost £1.7m http://htxt.it/nK2o
Iran's president is
Iran's president is reported to have given in to supreme leader demand to remove his choice of deputy
Ousted president Zel
Ousted president Zelaya is reported to have arrived at the Nicaragua land border in attempt to return to #Honduras
CNN en Espanol have
CNN en Espanol have reported that soldiers have opened fire on supporters of Honduran President Zelaya near the border with Nicaragua
Labour's 18.2% share
Labour's 18.2% share at Norwich North was the lowest vote share of an incumbent MP’s party in any UK by-election for at least 40 years
Report: Chinese scie
Report: Chinese scientists create live mice from skin cells http://htxt.it/nSF0
Iran's state media r
Iran's state media reports that supreme leader Khamenei has ordered Ahmadinejad to remove his vice presidential pick Mashaei #iranelection
Supreme court of Tur
Supreme court of Turks and Caicos set asides media suppression order based on WikiLeaks distribution http://htxt.it/f8Me
Saturday 11 July 2009
On holiday. Back in
On holiday. Back in a week. Check out my posts on reddit at http://www.reddit.com/user/igeldard/
Iran will execute 12
Iran will execute 12 members of a Sunni rebel group, including one of its senior militants, by the end of this week
US “Troop Levels i
US “Troop Levels in the Afghan and Iraq Wars, FY2001-FY2012: Cost and Other Potential Issues” (pdf) http://htxt.it/mpXN
Friday 10 July 2009
The Metropolitan Pol
The Metropolitan Police are to investigate claims that British MI5 agents colluded in torture, Scotland Yard said today
Cyber attacks that c
Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries
Russian military air
Russian military aircraft have attempted to enter the airspace around Britain airspace without permission 18 times over the last two years
The Houses of Parlia
The Houses of Parliament, Downing Street and MI5 are most at risk if the Thames breaches it banks, a study claims http://htxt.it/5baV
Hemingway revealed a
Hemingway revealed as failed KGB spy - Notes from Stalin-era intelligence archives show 'agent Argo' as a willing recruit in 1941 http://htxt.it/8IlW
How to track the siz
How to track the size and spread of swine flu in the UK http://htxt.it/qAIO #swineflu
Thursday 9 July 2009
More than 8000 compu
More than 8000 computer viruses have infected NHS computers in the UK over the last year according to official hospital documents
India is expected to
India is expected to launch a locally built nuclear-powered submarine later this month, one of only a few countries with such technology
'Own it, fight it' -
'Own it, fight it' - David Miliband, UK Foreign Secretary on the situation in Pakistan http://htxt.it/ZxLX
South Korea's spy ag
South Korea's spy agency (NIS) raises alert level amid warnings of additional DDoS cyber attacks expected http://htxt.it/i0uC
South Korea to set u
South Korea to set up cyber command against North Korea following DDoS attacks http://htxt.it/qKyO
Google to Turn Every
Google to Turn Every Google Apps Domain into an OpenID Provider http://htxt.it/ztT9
Iranian authorities
Iranian authorities have warned they will "smash" any attempt at protest amid plans for fresh demonstrations about elections #iranelection
The US has agreed to
The US has agreed to provide Pakistan with the technology to build drones in a move likely to assist Islamabad against the Taliban
Colombian prosecutor
Colombian prosecutors are investigating 1,603 military personnel in connection with 812 extrajudicial executions during the last six years
A shop-owner in Bolt
A shop-owner in Bolton, UK, is told he must remove a mannequin of a soldier because it is scaring local bank workers
Wednesday 8 July 2009
The Dutch Telegraaf
The Dutch Telegraaf newspaper is going to court to get the AIVD security service to stop listening to phone conversations of its journalists
Argentina’s privat
Argentina’s private-sector banks will shut down Friday as part of a nationwide effort to contain the spread of A/H1N1 swine flu #swineflu
BNP leader Nick Grif
BNP leader Nick Griffin MEP urges the EU to get "very tough" with illegal immigrants by sinking the boats carrying them http://htxt.it/Kj94
Armed Chinese troops
Armed Chinese troops have moved into a tense and battle-scarred Urumqi after deadly clashes in Xinjiang province
Saudi Arabia has con
Saudi Arabia has convicted 330 people for activities linked to Al-Qaeda, with one person sentenced to death
UK House of Commons
UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow overturns a ban on cub scouts using Westminster Hall to lobby MPs
North Korea is suspe
North Korea is suspected of a massive denial-of-service (DoS) cyberwar attack that affected South Korean and US federal govt websites
22/25 jailed employe
22/25 jailed employees of Kalameh Sabz, the newspaper of Mir Hossein Mousavi have been released. Three editorial staff are still in jail
The Republic of Irel
The Republic of Ireland will hold a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty on 2 October, the Irish PM says.
AP: China's Communis
AP: China's Communist party boss says government will execute those behind riot deaths in Xinjiang
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Lord Malloch Brown,
Lord Malloch Brown, the minister for Africa, Asia and the United Nations, has resigned from the UK Government.
Twitter should win N
Twitter should win Nobel Peace Prize, says former US security adviser http://htxt.it/8IvB
Tunisia: Facebook us
Tunisia: Facebook user jailed for spreading rumors liable to disrupt public order http://htxt.it/UrBT
CCP leader in Urumqi
CCP leader in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region, says authorities also are blocking mobile phone service in parts of city
Witnesses say thousa
Witnesses say thousands of armed Han Chinese are on the streets of Xinjiang's capital vowing revenge after a deadly clash
Monday 6 July 2009
WHO - 94,512 reporte
WHO - 94,512 reported cases of swine flu worldwide, 429 confirmed deaths http://htxt.it/FF5o
UK weapons inspector
UK weapons inspector who was found dead was writing expose: paper http://htxt.it/fWOD
North Korea 'Squande
North Korea 'Squandered $700 Million to Create Tensions' http://htxt.it/Bvoe #nkorea
Sunday 5 July 2009
Pro-reform clerical
Pro-reform clerical body protests Iran elections http://htxt.it/Qk80 #iranelection
Bill banning forced
Bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears Pennsylvania House http://htxt.it/kdQs
Reuters: Honduran in
Reuters: Honduran interim government says aircraft carrying ousted president Zelaya has been directed to El Salvador #Honduras
Drones, torture, det
Drones, torture, detention show what US intelligence isn’t doing http://htxt.it/tR0Q
British Foreign Offi
British Foreign Office travel advice website is "proof" of anti-Iranian plot http://htxt.it/7Bkb #iranelection
MI6 chief blows his
MI6 chief blows his cover as wife's Facebook account reveals family holidays, showbiz friends and links to David Irving http://htxt.it/FnoQ
Ousted president say
Ousted president says to return to Honduras Sunday http://htxt.it/2zf7 #Honduras
North Korea advertis
North Korea advertises Taedonggang beer that only elite can afford http://htxt.it/nUO6 #nkorea
Honduras Coup Genera
Honduras Coup General Was Charged in 1993 Auto Theft Ring http://htxt.it/bIGd #Honduras
Saturday 4 July 2009
Sarah Palin Embezzle
Sarah Palin Embezzlement Scandal Surfacing - Federal Indictments Pending http://htxt.it/oKDq #tcot
Honduran Cardinal wa
Honduran Cardinal warns Zelaya’s return may origin a ‘blood bath’ http://htxt.it/gz4o #Honduras
Alan Johnson lies ab
Alan Johnson lies about UK ID Cards and £1.2 billion a year identity fraud http://htxt.it/533A
Help Protesters in I
Help Protesters in Iran: Run a Tor Bridge or a Tor Relay http://htxt.it/qs6h #iranelection
Missouri National Gu
Missouri National Guardsmen train for 'militia attacks' http://htxt.it/OVlq #tcot #tlot
Colombian troops mur
Colombian troops murder peasants to claim bounty for terrorists http://htxt.it/lQRM
Hardline Iran editor
Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial http://htxt.it/77Sk #iranelection
South Korea plans to
South Korea plans to build shelters against possible North Korean nuclear attacks http://htxt.it/T31Q #nkorea
Friday 3 July 2009
AP: Honduras Supreme
AP: Honduras Supreme Court says it has rejected OAS ultimatum to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya #Honduras
U.S. Senator DeMint
U.S. Senator DeMint Backs Interim Government in Honduras and calls Zelaya a “Chavez-style dictator” http://htxt.it/ESSX #Honduras
AFP: Iran's Guardian
AFP: Iran's Guardians Council chief says some local British embassy staff will be tried #Iranelection
Britain To Take Over
Britain To Take Over Government Of Turks And Caicos To Replace 'Corrupt' Officials http://htxt.it/SLxM
The European Union i
The European Union is considering a travel ban on some Iranian officials, Financial Times Deutschland reports #Iranelection
A Dutch medical stud
A Dutch medical study estimates the H1N1 flu virus will cause 5 times more victims than the regular flu over the next year in the country
Muslim Mob Burns Dow
Muslim Mob Burns Down 100 Christian Homes in Pakistan http://htxt.it/wQKX #Pakistan
Thursday 2 July 2009
North Korea Aids Bui
North Korea Aids Building of Secret Tunnel System in Burma http://htxt.it/CSzL #nkorea
Honduras' interim le
Honduras' interim leadership warns presidents of Argentina and Ecuador against travelling to the country with 'President' Zelaya #Honduras
Did leak from a labo
Did leak from a laboratory cause #swineflu pandemic? Same strain of influenza was released by accident three decades ago http://htxt.it/j4eI
Mental health patien
Mental health patients in the UK to be 'tagged' with GPS trackers http://htxt.it/ir58
Reuters: Ousted Hond
Reuters: Ousted Honduran President Zelaya says OAS chief will travel to Honduras to hand over ultimatum, not negotiate #Honduras
Nighttime raids and
Nighttime raids and mandatory jamming devices curb North Koreans' already limited access to foreign media http://htxt.it/IB9X #nkorea
Honduran police repo
Honduran police report capture of four Nicaraguans accused of promoting unrest in La Paz province #Honduras
AFP: The UK could be
AFP: The UK could be experiencing 100,000 swine flu cases a day by the end of August - Health Secretary #swineflu
Interim Honduran pre
Interim Honduran president accuses Venezuela of interference http://htxt.it/Lnuw #Honduras
Honduras interim gov
Honduras interim gov't declines to negotiate with OAS http://htxt.it/uWoI #Honduras
Honduras rejects ret
Honduras rejects return of ousted President Zelaya http://htxt.it/gBri #Honduras
Fiscal emergency in
Fiscal emergency in California. The state is officially bankrupt and will start issuing IOUs
CNN: A U.S. soldier
CNN: A U.S. soldier has been captured by militants in Afghanistan, the military said. The soldier has been missing since June 30
Spain and Italy have
Spain and Italy have withdrawn their Ambassadors to Honduras 'for consultation' #Honduras
Honduras' Congress a
Honduras' Congress approves decree allowing security forces to arrest people at home without a warrant during night curfew period #Honduras
AFP: Honduran Congre
AFP: Honduran Congress approves temporary suspension of some liberties like freedom to assemble, and the right to free movement #Honduras
Wednesday 1 July 2009
“To see what is in
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” - George Orwell
1,500 U.S. National
1,500 U.S. National Guard Troops To Be Sent To Border With Mexico http://htxt.it/bnku
Opposition movement
Opposition movement in Iran not over, experts say http://htxt.it/p5ke #iranelection
Beijing and New Medi
Beijing and New Media: Is the Eye of Sauron Turning to Twitter? http://htxt.it/VVxV #China
A President Ousted,
A President Ousted, Hondurans Take Sides and Hit the Streets http://htxt.it/TUMC #Honduras
A U.S. official tell
A U.S. official tells Reuters that Honduras' ousted president Zelaya is on his way to Panama #Honduras
France says it stron
France says it strongly condemns the "overthrow of constitutional order" in Honduras and has recalled its ambassador #Honduras
CNN: Honduran 'Presi
CNN: Honduran 'President' Zelaya says he will not return to his country until Saturday when a 3-day international deadline expires #Honduras
UK queen approves ne
UK queen approves new bravery medal called the "Elizabeth Cross" to recognize forces killed in action or as result of terrorism
From TODAY: Visa Wai
From TODAY: Visa Waiver Program Travelers to the U.S. with temporary or emergency passports NEED an e-passport (or must apply for a visa)
Fourth U.S. citizen
Fourth U.S. citizen slain in Ciudad Juarez this month. The city is one of Mexico's most violent, with more than 800 killings this year.
Chronology of a coup
Chronology of a coup: How Honduran crisis led to ouster http://htxt.it/ftpU #Honduras
The Organization of
The Organization of American States (OAS) gives #Honduras coup leaders 3 days to restore President Manuel Zelaya to power or face suspension
New British £750 mi
New British £750 million electronic border control plan 'breaks EU law' http://htxt.it/VObB
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