FoxNews.com – Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Experts Say Ralph Langner, the German expert who was among the first to study and raise alarms about Stuxnet, said he was not surprised by the development.…
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Things Not Exactly Looking Great for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
Why the U.S.-Israel settlement deal fell apart | The Cable The Israeli line is that end of the negotiations over settlements is a good thing, because it will force the Palestinians to choose to either come back to the table…
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Re: Puppetry
Scott asks: Does anyone want to be a fake? Does anyone want to be the person who he or she actually is? Absolutely yes to both questions. Absolutely no to both questions. Yes to either question is no to both…
25 Greatest Internet Memes of 2010 (not that I knew of more than a few of these, or have had the time to go through much of the list, but just in case you’ve got A LOT of time on your hands today… or maybe feel like helping us out by pointing out the best stuff…)
The 25 Greatest Internet Memes of 2010 | Ranker – A World of Lists Stoned Birthday Dog Just take a look to your left. It doesn’t matter if anybody says anything otherwise: this dog is blitzed out of its…
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Obama-GOP tax deal will help the economy, Obama, and Democrats
American economic policy: Did Barack Obama lose a political battle but win a war? | The Economist The initial reaction, in particular among liberal commentators, was that this was a political loss for Barack Obama, since he gave up…
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Four scenarios that could spell the end of the United States – soon
How America will collapse (by 2025) – U.S. Economy – Salon.com Viewed historically, the question is not whether the United States will lose its unchallenged global power, but just how precipitous and wrenching the decline will be. In place of…
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Stop lying about WikiLeaks
Anti-WikiLeaks lies and propaganda – from TNR, Lauer, Feinstein and more – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com Anyone listening to most media accounts would believe that WikiLeaks has indiscriminately published all 250,000 of the diplomatic cables it possesses, and Gitlin —…
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The Prez just ate the Rs’ lunch
Obama: President; McConnell: Sucker – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan Obama has secured – with Republican backing – a big new stimulus that will almost certainly goose growth and lower unemployment as he moves toward re-election. If growth…
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Iranian nukes, coming any day now since 1992
Israel on Iran: So wrong for so long – Iran – Salon.com October 1992: “Warning the international community that Iran would be armed with a nuclear bomb by 1999, Peres told France 3 television in October 1992 that ‘Iran is…
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