Archive: February 2009
” … ‘The Obama administration has again attacked Venezuela. He said that Venezuela and I, even citing my name, do not cooperate in the fight against drug trafficking. The country that most supports drug trafficking on this planet is the United States.’ … “ CARACAS (AFP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday condemned a US report on global counternarcotics,
” … The article catalogued widespread problems including 136 suspicious deaths … “ by David Gutierrez, staff writerhttp://www.naturalnews.com/025743.htmlFebruary 27, 2009 (NaturalNews) The state of Georgia has agreed to a settlement in a federal lawsuit aimed at curbing widespread abuse of mental patients in state facilities. The scandal over the treatment of mental patients in Georgia first broke with an
Also see: “YouTube Video: Hugues de la Plaza ‘Suicide’ Coverage,” and “Breaking News: French Authorities Conclude De La Plaza Death ’100 percent homicide.’ S.F. Police Refuse to Read Report“ French findings in mysterious S.F. death Jaxon Van Derbeken SF Chronicle February 27, 2009 (02-26) 17:38 PST SAN FRANCISCO — An unusual French investigation into the death of a French national
Former FBI Chief Louis Freeh Sells his Services to Corporate EliteBy Laurie BennettMay 26, 2008 What’s Louis Freeh been up to since leaving the FBI and writing about his already-public feud with Bill Clinton in a best-selling memoir? He’s been networking in corporate, government and political circles, making money all the while. Freeh is a director of Fannie Mae and
Related: “NSA Whistleblower: Warrantless Wiretaps Targeted Journalists” Feds defy judge’s order in Islamic group caseBob Egelko SF ChronicleFebruary 28, 2009 A federal appeals court rejected the Obama administration’s attempt Friday to stop a judge in San Francisco from reviewing a challenge to the wiretapping program ordered by former President George W. Bush. Hours later, President Obama’s Justice Department filed
Submitted by OBSNews.com 02/26/2009 WASHINGTON –(OBSNews.com) Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key posts at the Department of Defense: Jim Miller, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, and Lt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson, Jr. (USMC, Ret), Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs. The White House today also announced that the following
WPFeb. 27, 2009 BERLIN – A U.N. special investigator has concluded in a report scheduled for release today that foreign intelligence agents sent to question U.S.-held terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay had violated international human-rights laws. According to an advance copy of the report, Martin Scheinin, a Finnish diplomat and the U.N. special investigator for human rights, said foreign agents
“ … All four worked for Boeing’s defense division on the Turkish ‘Peace Eagle’ program, the company said. … “ Two Boeing employees were among nine people who died in the crash of a Turkish Airlines jetliner near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and a third was hospitalized, the aerospace company said late Thursday. By Seattle Times staff and The Associated PressBAS
Also see: “German car company ‘used hair from Jews murdered at Auschwitz’” By Chris Reiter Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Wilhelm Schaeffler, one of the founders of Schaeffler Group, was a member of the Nazi party and employed forced labor to produce weapons for the German military during World War II, Cicero magazine reported. Schaeffler’s company, called Davistan AG at the
Feb. 26, 2009 BERLIN, Feb 26, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — A former board member of the German National Democratic Party said the group is a neo-Nazi organization that hopes to set up a “Fourth Reich.” Uwe Luthardt told the British newspaper The Telegraph that he joined because he wanted to do something for Germany but found that the NDP