Ireland Pays £48bn to Rescue Five Banks From Toxic Debts 'Five High street banks in Ireland are to be paid £48bn by a state agency to cover their toxic debts in the biggest financial rescue in the country's history. Bonds issued by the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) will provide the struggling banks with £7bn more than the current £41bn value of their toxic debts. Brian Lenihan, the Finance Minister, accepted that voters were furious with the banks, but said there was recognition that economic recovery would only come with a stable banking system.' General Dynamics Given $10 Million To Set Up “Psy-Op” Websites To Support War On Terror 'The secretive US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded arms globocorp General Dynamics a $10m contract to set up a network of psychological-warfare "influence websites" supporting the Global War On Terror. France and Britain are specifically included as "targeted regions".' United States Invades Somalia 'It is official now. According to the Associated Press, witnesses have spotted U.S. troops invading the town of Barawe, Somalia, near Mogadishu. Spelled out, the war on terror has found a new home front.' You Should Skip the Flu Vaccine - But What if You are Forced to Take It? A Bill has been Introduced in Congress to Register Firearms and Owners 'A forwarded email that says that Congress introduced HR-45, the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. The bill will make it mandatory for gun owners to have firearms registered and provide their Social Security numbers, drivers licenses, thumb prints and submit to a physical and mental evaluation.' 1,000 U.S. European Command Troops Will Deploy to Israel for a Large-scale Missile Defense Exercise With Israeli Forces. 'Some 1,000 U.S. European Command troops will soon deploy to Israel for a large-scale missile defense exercise with Israeli forces. This year’s Juniper Cobra comes at a time of continued concern about Iran’s nuclear program, which will be the subject of talks in October. Iranian officials will meet with multiple nations, including the U.S., to negotiate the program, which many in the international community suspect is being developed for weapons. The command denied that the training mission was directly linked to regional threats.' ID Cards - A Historical View The Napoleonic identity card was the main ancestor of all modern ID systems. Its main purpose was to hold down wages, by stopping workers moving around to find better jobs and higher wages. Napoleon transformed the free society of the French Republic into the Empire, a tightly controlled police state.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
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