Quake swarm rattles expertsOne of California's most active seismic zones of the 1970s is rumbling again, causing concern among scientists who study and residents who live in the fault-strewn desert region.
A series of earthquakes - the strongest with a magnitude of 5.1 on Thursday evening - are shaking near the southeast shore of the Salton Sea, about 86 miles from Palm Springs.
The earthquake swarm between the San Andreas and Imperial faults is turning heads among researchers in Pasadena. Bu... (more)
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Federal aid efforts criticized sharplyPresident Bush and federal relief agencies drew sharp criticism yesterday for the speed and effectiveness of the national government's response to Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans flood.
With New Orleans and its thousands of stranded residents sliding into anarchy -- without food, water, or medical care -- Terry Ebbert, chief of Homeland Security for New Orleans -- complained that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was not offering enough help.
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Insurgents are exploiting soldiers' Internet postings, Army warnsDuring World War II the biggest operational security fear was gossip. Posters warned "Loose lips sink ships." Today the leaders worry about an Army in which virtually every soldier has a digital camera and easy access to the Internet.
For the second time in a year, Army leaders have sent a strong warning to all commanders that soldiers are continuing to post sensitive information on Web sites that "the enemy reads and exploits" for use against U.S. forces.
The Augus... (more)
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Engineers had warned of a looming disasterFor years, engineers up and down the Mississippi River have talked about the disaster that would result if New Orleans' bulwark of levees and flood walls were hit by a hurricane like Katrina. But when it was time to find money to strengthen them, the city's defenses ended up far down the federal government's priority list.
Now, with 80% of the city submerged by water pouring through three breaches in its protections, dealing with the consequences is proving far more difficult than... (more)
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19 Suspected Members of MS-13 Gang Are IndictedNineteen men have been indicted on federal racketeering charges in the most aggressive legal assault in the Washington region on a Latino street gang believed by police to be responsible for a growing list of violent crimes.
It is the first racketeering case brought in Maryland against Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, and the latest sign of increased federal involvement in the effort to combat gangs.
The sweeping indictment -- and the resources devoted to obta... (more)
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U.S. backs away from claims that Cuba has bioweapons programThe Bush administration backed away Tuesday from claims that Cuba has an offensive biological weapons effort, acknowledging in a report to Congress that "there is a split view" among intelligence analysts on the question.
The report says instead that Cuba has the "technical capability" to pursue biological weapons research and development because of its advanced pharmaceutical industry. But it leaves open the critical question of whether it has done so.
The State De... (more)
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Don't Give Your Hurricane Donations to the Red Cross: Establishment charities have history of withholding disaster fundsPaul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones | Updated September 3 2005
As the aftermath of hurricane Katrina continues to wreak mayhem and havoc amid reports of mass looting, shooting at rescue helicopters, rapes and murders, establishment media organs are promoting the Red Cross as a worthy organization to give donations to.
The biggest website in the world, Yahoo.com, displays a Red Cross donation link prominently on its front page.
Every time there is a major ... (more)
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Condi Rice Continues to Shop Up a StormThe latest on Condoleezza Rice’s Manhattan vacation, courtesy of a reader:
"Secret service is all over Seventh Avenue. That fucking worthless bitch is shopping in showrooms right now."
Whoa, such language! And how could anyone just assume that our leaders have anything other than the best intentions? We actually have it on good authority that Condi’s snapping up the best of the Spring 2006 collections and sending the fripperies directly to the Red Cross.
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Breaking: Condi Rice Spends Salary on ShoesAccording to Drudge, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recently enjoyed a little Broadway entertainment. And Page Six reports that she’s also working on her backhand with Monica Seles. So the Gulf Coast has gone all Mad Max, women are being raped in the Superdome, and Rice is enjoying a brief vacation in New York. We wish we were surprised.
What does surprise us: Just moments ago at the Ferragamo on 5th Avenue, Condoleeza Rice was seen spending several thousands of dol... (more)
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Pot, Kettle, Black: State Department Tells Us How to Identify MisinformationSteve Watson | August 31 2005
http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Jul/27-595713.html
How can a journalist or a news consumer tell if a story is true or false? There are no exact rules, but the following clues can help indicate if a story or allegation is true.
We all need to be extremely grateful that the State department has it's own advice section on what we should an... (more)
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Who Opened the New Orleans Floodgates?: Media ignores fact that Bush administration cut funding for the very levies that brokeAs the federal government takeover of New Orleans continues and the helpless masses beg the state for refuge and assurance, the media is ignoring the key fact that it was the federal government itself that lowered the guard in cutting off key funding to protect Louisiana from natural disasters.
The New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bore the brunt of a record $71.2 million reduction in federal funding for fiscal year 2006.
The Bush administrati... (more)
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Crackdown on looting New Orleans police ordered to stop saving lives and start saving propertyNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered nearly the entire active police force in the flood-ravaged city to abandon rescue operations Wednesday night and focus on efforts to halt looting. The decision came in response to mounting pressure from sensationalized media coverage which is increasingly placing emphasis on the property damage done by looters, suggesting that it has become nearly as significant a social problem as the virtual destruction of the city by Hurricane Katrina.
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US remodels Guantanamo hearingsThe military authorities in the United States have announced changes to the military commission that will try detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
The structure of the trials will now be similar to a traditional US court room, with a presiding officer effectively acting as a judge.
The accused will be present at the hearing, except when classified information is discussed.
But human rights organisations remained critical of the new tribunal set-up.... (more)
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MIRED IN MISERY: DEATH, DISEASE: Thousands feared killed; water fetidA major American city all but disintegrated, as the expected death toll from Hurricane Katrina mushroomed into the thousands in New Orleans and the mayor ordered 1,500 police to abandon their search-and-rescue mission Wednesday night to put a stop to looting.
"They are starting to get closer to heavily populated areas -- hotels, hospitals, and we're going to stop it right now," Mayor Ray Nagin said in a statement after hundreds of looters roamed the city largely unchallenged durin... (more)
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No one can say they didn't see it comingIn 2001, FEMA warned that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S. But the Bush administration cut New Orleans flood control funding by 44 percent to pay for the Iraq war.
Biblical in its uncontrolled rage and scope, Hurricane Katrina has left millions of Americans to scavenge for food and shelter and hundreds to thousands reportedly dead. With its main levee broken, the evacuated city of New Orleans has become part of the Gulf of Mex... (more)
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Chechen Leader Claims Help From Russians in School SiegeThe Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, who masterminded last year's siege of School No. 1 in Beslan, asserted today that the takeover was made possible with the help of Russia's special services, who allowed the terrorists he sent there a safe passage near the school.
In an announcement on a Web site that frequently posts his statements and videos, Mr. Basayev said he had deceived Russian intelligence services, who believed his terrorists would attack a government center in the ... (more)
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