The massive industrial conglomerate Halliburton has reportedly offered to pay $250 million to settle charges against its former chief executive, ex-Vice President Dick Cheney, in a multi-million dollar bribery case.

Nigeria filed charges against Cheney last week in an investigation of alleged bribery estimated at $180 million. Prosecutors named both Halliburton and KBR in the charges, as well as three European oil and engineering companies -- Technip SA, EniSpa, and Saipem…

Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini, Laurence Kotlikoff, Steve Keen, Michel Chossudovsky and the Wall Street Journal all say that the U.S. economy is a giant Ponzi scheme.



Virtually all independent economists and financial experts say that rampant fraud was largely responsible for the financial crisis. See…

Days of violent protests by Bangladeshi garment workers - who produce clothes for western brands like Marks & Spencer, H&M, Tesco and Walmart - demanding a higher minimum wage peaked on Sunday when at least three people were killed and 250 people were injured in clashes with police.



Since then, production has resumed in some units of the Dhaka and Chittagong Export Processing Zones, after employees were given assurances that they would reap the full benefits of a…

By Jon Christian Ryter

December 15, 2010

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With a straight face that would suggest they had the authority to do so, the Federal Communications Commission is poised to steal the Internet after new…

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Reflecting on the undue influence that drug giant GlaxoSmithKline appears to have exhibited over the FDA's decision-making process regarding the diabetes blockbuster Avandia, Time magazine author Massimo Calabresi asks, "Does the FDA have a drug problem?"…

Richard C. Holbrook (Kissinger Light) Dead.

Richard C. Holbrook, one of the New World Order’s biggest fans and planners, died Monday, December 13^th, 2010.

Holbrooke was a high ranking member of the Bilderburg Group, the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations. He participated in the planning and execution of every war, from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq that the United States has involved in.…

Julian Assange was a guest at a US Embassy cocktail party less than a year ago.

Richard Holbrooke, noted diplomat, is dead at 69

December 13, 2010

by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Source: Survival Blog





Are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs really…

President Barack Obama’s health care reform law was dealt a serious blow Monday when the part of the law that requires Americans to purchase health insurance was deemed unconstitutional by a federal court in Virginia. But analysts largely agree that the final battle over the law will ultimately be waged at the Supreme Court.…

Anti-Gun Senator Shoots Intruder

Long time Anti-Gun Advocate State Senator R.C. Soles, 74, shot one of two intruders at his home just outside Tabor City , N.C. about 5 p.m. Sunday, the prosecutor for the politician's home county said.

http://tpo.net/anti_gun_senator/

The intruder, Kyle Blackburn, was taken to a South Carolina hospital, but the injuries were not reported to be life-threatening, according to…

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“Founding Fathers Would Have Allowed Restrictions…

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“Julian Rush is on the case but it already really does look as if there is an…

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SVT's version is reportedly available online free until Dec. 13. The broadcaster may take down the documentary after that date. WikiRebels tracks the early years of Julian Assange, describing his hacking days and trouble with the law. The documentary, which followed WikiLeaks personnel for six months, also includes footage from rarely-seen presentations by Assange and fellow WikiLeaks members at various tech and journalism conferences. Viewers are treated to a…

The following info was taken from Ian R Crane’s website about the DVD for this talk.

BP, POPULATION REDUCTION

& THE END OF AN AGE

Comments from former Schlumberger colleagues of Ian who previewed this DVD:

“Ian has unique insight into the hidden hierarchy of the industrial military complex … I’m just glad…