While trolling around the web today i stumbled upon…
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Iraq Inquiry bombshell: Secret letter to reveal new Blair war lies
It was intended to make Mr Blair call off the invasion, but he ignored it. Instead, a panicking Mr Blair issued instructions to gag Lord Goldsmith, banned him from attending Cabinet meetings and ordered a cover-up to stop the public finding out.
Right, Wing-Nut!: The Copenhagen Agenda – It’s About Control
So you really believe that the Copenhagen confab on “climate change” (once called “global warming”; remember that?) is about saving the planet? Let me attempt to dissuade you, oh gullible one….
Pearl Harbor – Mother of All Conspiracies
“…everything that the Japanese were planning to do was known to the United States…” ARMY BOARD, 1944
How not to measure temperature, part 92 – surrounded by science « Watts Up With That?
One wonders how this area has changed over time, and how long the car park has been there, and how much it, and the tourist vehicles that park next to the fence have contributed to the Kelburn climate record. Someone familiar with the history of the observatory might be able to shed some light on this. Was the screen always in this location? When did the car park go in? How many tree have been cleared around the site over the years? How many new buildings (Like the Carter Observatory) have but put up nearby? These are all issues which affect the temperature record.
No Bin Laden information in years, says Gates
The US has had no reliable information on the whereabouts of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in years, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has admitted.
Obama’s National Security Adviser: Bin Laden sometimes slips into Afghanistan
President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, James Jones, said bin Laden, believed hiding mainly in a rugged area of western Pakistan, may be spending some time in Afghanistan, where he was based while plotting the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
AmTrust Largest of Six Bank Failures on FDIC Friday
Regulators on Friday shut down six U.S. banks, taking the total number of bank closures in the year to 130. The banks closed on Friday include AmTrust Bank in Ohio, which is the fourth-largest bank to fail this year.
Google expands tracking to logged out users
Anyone who’s a regular Google search user will know that the only way to avoid the company tracking your online activities is to log out of Gmail or whatever Google account you use. Not any more.
I don’t know what options are available for other browsers, but for Firefox there’s the OptimizeGoogle extension to handle the governments Googles thirst for your private surfing habits. OptimizeGoogle is the new CustomizeGoogle since development on the latter seems to have ceased.
Also check out the NoScript and BetterPrivacy extensions while you’re at it.
Respected scientist says aliens are among us
A leading astrophysicist who has worked on space missions claims that he and his colleagues are in contact with extraterrestrials who are “living among us.” And they don’t like what they see.
Bitlocker Encryption Not 100% Secure After All
Not one but two methods of attacking a Bitlocker encrypted system were revealed both even working if a Trusted Platform Module is available in the computer system.