Financial World Shaken By 5 Bankers’ Apparent Suicides Link: The apparent suicide death of the chief economist of a US investment house brings the number of financial workers who have died allegedly by their own hand to four in the last week.
Mandela Love Fest Ignores Dark Side of Legacy Link: Expect Obama to use your hard-earned confiscated tax dollars to pay for an expensive trip to South Africa where he will attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
On The Ground In Athens: “Too Many People Are Committing Suicide” Link: “Our government tells us that this will be a better year. No one really believes them. But all we can do is be optimistic. Too many people are committing suicide.”
France Planned False Flag Terror Attack in Britain Link: French intelligence services planned to stage a terror attack in Britain and then blame it on neo-nazis in a bid to assassinate Muslim hate preacher Abu Hamza, according to an investigation by pressure group Hope Not Hate.
Angola Bans Islam, Will Demolish All Mosques Link: A number of newspapers in the region are reporting that the Republic of Angola has outlawed Islam, apparently in an effort to thwart the spread of Muslim radicalism in the country.
Historic Defeat for EU as Ukraine Returns to Kremlin Control Link: Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine is slipping back under Kremlin control. Ukraine’s shock decision to opt for Vladimir Putin’s Russia and pull out of EU talks on the eve of an historic deal is a dramatic upset to the European balance of power.
Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Starts Generating Link: A development to harness the power of the wind about 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the coast of Fukushima, site of the March 2011 nuclear disaster, began generating power on an operational basis today.
China Retaliates Against U.S. ; Spy Ship Now in Hawaiian Waters Link: The Honolulu Star is reporting that China has moved ” spy ships” in to Hawaiian waters, believed to be as an act of retaliation against U.S. occupation of the East China Sea. China’s navy has never entered these waters. One media outlet aimed at an asian-American audience, the gold sea, is reporting that a 4000 ton electronic reconnaissance ship from the People’s Liberation Army was spotted within 200 miles of the Exclusive economic zone by Hawaii.
GCHQ and European Spy Agencies Worked Together On Mass Surveillance Link: The German, French, Spanish and Swedish intelligence services have all developed methods of mass surveillance of internet and phone traffic over the past five years in close partnership with Britain’s GCHQeavesdropping agency.
Brazil wants to build enough wind turbines to power Sao Paulo within 7 years Link: Brazil’s economy is growing fast, and it is expected to need an increase of 50% in power generation capacity over the next decade. Currently, the country gets quite a lot of its electricity from hydro, but because it is becoming more reluctant to build new dams on its numerous rivers, it is now turning to another plentiful source of energy: Wind power. The country doesn’t have much of it right now, but a big wind turbine boom seems to be starting.
One Of Those Killed In Ma’loula: “I Am A Christian, And If You Want To Kill Me For This, I Do Not Object” Link: I am a Christian, and if you want to kill me for this, I do not object to it” – such were the last words of one of three Christians, killed by extremists after their refusal to accept Islam in Ma’loula, which has already become famous among the faithful as “a land of Martyrs”.
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Escapes Assassination Attempt In Egypt Link: Bishop Anba Macarius of the Coptic Orthodox Minya Diocese in Egypt survived an assassination attempt Monday morning when his vehicle came under fire.
Saudi Arabia Threatens to “End Career” of AP Reporter Over Chemical Weapons Story Link: Associated Press reporter Dale Gavlak has been threatened over her involvement in a story which exposed how Syrian rebels were responsible for the August 21st chemical weapons attack after being handed the weapons by Saudi intelligence agents.
Syrian Rebels Slash Throat of Christian, Taunts Fiancée “Jesus Didn’t Save Him’ Link: In the Syrian town where the inhabitants still speak the language of Christ, both Aramaic and martyrdom for Jesus still remain unchanged for the past 2,000 years as evidenced by a the execution of a Christian soldier in the embattled town of Ma’loula, as reported by The Christian Post on Sept. 13, 2013.
Why Is Mexico Asking the U.S. Senate for a Registry of U.S. Gun Owners? Mexican lawmakers will ask the U.S. Senate to create a registry of all commercialized firearms in border states, which includes California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Mexico says it will make it easier to trace guns used in violent attacks.
U.S. Security Company Tracks Hacking To Chinese Army Unit Cyberattacks on dozens of American companies have been traced to an area on the outskirts of Shanghai that houses a Chinese military unit, according to a report out Tuesday by Mandiant, a U.S. cybersecurity company.
