J. EDGAR, I HARDLY KNEW YA You will never hear an economist argue that increases in productivity are bad. But where do you think the government ever got all that nifty surveillance technology from? From the surveillance industry, of course. If you’re wondering why there was no surveillance industry in 1917 (Pinkertons, yes! police...
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The Independent reports that Britain is facing an increased threat of nuclear attacks by al-Qa’ida terrorists, according to three counter-terrorism reviews . There was the threat from a radiological “dirty bomb”. The report suggested that bomb makers that have been active in Afghanistan could already have the ability to produce a “dirty bomb” using...
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As an act of war, the al-Qaeda attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Centre was somewhat unusual,though not unprecedented, in three respects.First, the method used was non-standard.Standard military practice is to blow things and people up by dropping bombs or firing shells and missiles on them. But flying planes right into the...
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Workers in Colombia are amongst the poorest in the world yet live in an area rich in natural resources. Colombia’s complex and on-going war between the government’s armed forces, drug producers and traffickers, leftist guerrillas and rightist paramilitaries, with blurred distinctions between each side, continues. Trade unionists, students, activists, journalists and those accused of...
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Earlier today, it was announced by the North Korean government that it was in the possession of nuclear weapons. It is thought that this could be a ploy to instill fear in other countries, particularly in the five countries that had been involved in disarmaments talks with N. Korea. One newspaper has been quoted...
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Interesting tidbit from Empire Notes The New York Times reports that, according to Spanish Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero, before leaving office in April the Aznar administration erased all records related to the Madrid bombings: “There was not a single paper, not a single piece of data in computer form or on paper, absolutely nothing...
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In response to the 1995 Oklahoma bombing and the threat of more terrorist activity, the lawmakers are giving the law-enforcers more power and the courts swifter and more severe punishment for those found guilty. There are those who fear this will infringe on the “rights” of the average citizen; rights guaranteed by the constitution....
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