(Reuters) - Three Occupy Oakland protesters accused of surrounding and taunting a woman before stealing her wallet were charged on Friday with robbery and hate crimes, authorities said.

Michael Davis, 32, Nneka Crawford, 23, and Randolph Wilkins, 24, confronted the woman on the streets of Oakland in February after she told them not to riot in her neighborhood,…

The Age of Madness and Enlightenment

What yesterdays "protest-rally" outside the High…

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We were speechless when we read this from Bloomberg.

The Bank of Israel will begin today a pilot program to invest a portion of its foreign currency reserves…

ACTA in UK: 10 years in jail for 'illegal downloads'

Published: 03 March, 2012, 14:24

UK web surfers have caught a grim glimpse of the future with Internet users being threatened with 10 years in jail for “illegal downloading” after a prominent music file-sharing site was shut down shortly after Britain signed the notorious ACTA bill.

It is the first time such a move has been made…

Tracking the trackers: Mozilla's anti-Big Brother add-on

Published: 03 March, 2012, 14:31

The owner of Firefox, the world’s second most popular browser, is backing an add-on which would allow users to monitor in real-time how their actions are tracked and shared by various websites as they surf the net.

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Global Research

March 1, 2012…

Dr. Lasha Darkmoon

“An Israeli attack on Iran would…

by Jim Fetzer

Perhaps no question within the scope of 9/11 research generates as much heat and as little light as questions that have arisen over the role of the aircraft on 9/11, which has come to be known by the name of “planes/no planes” and of…

by Lindsay Cross

Nicolas Scaredkozy! Footage shows moment French President forced to hide in bar as protesters threatened to beat him up

By Peter Allen

Last updated at 3:03 AM on 3rd March 2012

Nicolas Sarkozy was forced to hide in a bar after a mob of protesters…

Granny from the land registry helped lawyer and banker steal empty homes from the elderly

By Stephen Wright and Claire Ellicott

Last updated at 10:55 PM on 2nd March…

Army accused of covering up almost 150 airstrikes on Taliban by unmanned drones

By Ian Drury

Last updated at 7:55 PM on 2nd March 2012

Britain was accused tonight of covering up nearly 60 per cent of airstrikes by controversial drones in…

Tape of Obama ‘palling around’ with terrorists could derail 2012 campaign

Paul Joseph Watson

Infowars.com

Friday, March 2, 2012

Shocking footage obtained by Andrew Breitbart weeks before his death that threatens to derail Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign will be released within two weeks, according to Steve Bannon, a member of Breitbart’s media empire.

Speaking to Sean Hannity, filmmaker Bannon…

Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation



Note: The first rule and last five (or six, depending on situation) rules are generally not directly within the ability of the traditional disinfo artist to apply. These rules are generally used more directly by those at the leadership, key players, or planning level of the criminal conspiracy or conspiracy to…

The War on Drugs is lost

The War on Drugs is an utter and farcical failure. It was doomed from the start because it was developed counter to the scientific evidence available at the time and was conceived of as a political tool against President Richard Nixon’s enemies. Since it kicked off in 1972, the country has spent $1 trillion on this failed policy, 37 million people have been arrested for drugs ( 10 million for marijuana ) yet more people use drugs than ever…

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By Larry Shaughnessy

Keeping one American service member in Afghanistan costs between $850,000 and $1.4 million a year, depending on who you ask. But one matter is clear, that cost is going up.

During a budget hearing today on Capitol Hill, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-North Dakota, asked Department of Defense leaders, "What is the cost per soldier, to maintain a soldier for a year in Afghanistan?" Under Secretary Robert Hale, the Pentagon comptroller, responded "Right…