Saturday, July 03, 2010

June wrap up, part 2

Worldwide

Don't give up on stimulus measures too early, Obama urges G20
Elsewise your economies might actually improve, and barry doesn't want that.

FT Alphaville » Freight fright *alert*

The Leftist 'Purification' Movement

G8 and G20 summit begins in Canada

G20 summit: Rifts in Toronto as US warns EU of double-dip recession risk

G20 to end West’s hold on IMF, World Bank

China's currency move changes the G20 agenda

Hundreds arrested after G20 protesters riot in Toronto
Scenes from a mob
Protests turn violent: storefronts smashed, police cars set ablaze

G20: Riot for sake of riot

Police defend G20 tactics with display of weapons seized during summit



Russia

First time purchase of Canadian, Australian Dollar by Russia

'Gas war' breaks out between Russia and Belarus
One, two, three, four, I declare a gas war!
Russia restores full gas supplies to Belarus
Eh, not so much.
Gazprom Dismisses Lukashenko Threat, Says ‘Gas War’ Has Ended

Russia's Gazprom ready to buy all of Azerbaijan's gas - CEO Miller

Germany and Russia Move Closer | STRATFOR

Russia pushing for control of fuel supplies to crucial US airbase

Ship with Russian-Ukrainian crew and arms for Sudan detained in Cyprus

Russia plans second military base in Kyrgyzstan

Feds arrest 10 accused of being Russian agents

Russia Sends 50 Troop Carriers to PA

Gazprom Neft eyes Libyan oil fields

Gazprom Neft Eyes Projects in Cuba and Iran

Gazprom Sweetens Naftogaz Merger Offer



Europe

Poles pick successor to president killed in crash

Spanish unions call general strike over labour reforms

The euro's inevitable failure will be horrendous for all of us

Franco drew up list of 6,000 Jews in Spain for Hitler

Soros tells Germany to step up to its responsibilities, or leave EMU

Romanian media criticized as a security threat

Pretendustrial Terrorism: Green Jobs Critic Receives Parcel From "Green" Company: Dismantled, But Otherwise Operational, Bomb
They later claim it was a mix up; somebody else got the report and they got the car parts. Not buyin' it.

Greece puts its islands up for sale to save economy

The Associated Press: Hundreds of Romanians try to storm palace
"Byebye, boys! Have fun storming the castle!"

Bulgaria: Expert: Bulgaria Doomed to Russian Gas Price Blackmailing

Suspected member of Eta arrested in Belfast city centre

Greece unveils pension reform plans

Greek protesters demonstrate against austerity measures -- slideshow
Protesters clash with Greek police over debt crisis



UK

Banks fearful of death by a thousand cuts

RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing by the Federal Reserve

Relatives of Harry Potter actress charged in attack
Honor!

Spain and Britain in military row over use of airspace



Pacific

Julia Gillard 'honoured' to become prime minister as Kevin Rudd stands aside



Asia--East

China Signals End to Yuan’s Peg to Dollar Before G-20 Summit

South China Sea Piracy on the rise: watchdog
Keep an eye on this area. Things are brewing.

China discovers 180 oil and gas fields in South China Sea - Expert

Ireland at forefront of Chinese plans to conquer Europe

China's navy to match S Korea-US war games

US & China play 'chicken' in the Yellow Sea



Asia--Central

'Several hundred' dead in Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyzstan Crisis and the Russian Dilemma | STRATFOR

Thousands Of Refugees Return As Kyrgyzstan Prepares For Referendum

Russia pushing for control of fuel supplies to crucial US airbase

Russia plans second military base in Kyrgyzstan

Amnesty International: Satellite Images Reveal Massive Destruction in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz investigators exhume bodies of riot victims

Kyrgyzstan says Islamist groups sparked violence

Kyrgyzstan approves new constitution



Asia--South

Death toll in India boat accident rises to 52

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers clash with police; dozens injured, factories shut

UK special envoy to Afghanistan who called for talks with Taliban quits

CIA hires Xe, formerly Blackwater, to guard facilities in Afghanistan, elsewhere

Pakistan convicts five U.S. Muslims

Petraeus to Modify Afghanistan Rules of Engagement, Source Says

India detains Pakistan-bound ship carrying weapons
Mystery ship brought to city, search starts



Iran, Iraq, Syria

Iran Tests Iraqi Resolve at the Border

Turkish troops enter Iraq after Kurd rebel attacks

Gates: Iran could launch "hundreds" of missiles at Europe

100,000 Iraq refugees OKed for resettlement: UNHCR

Seven Iraq troops killed near Syria border in new ties blow

Twin car bombings in Baghdad centre kill dozens

Thousands Protest Electricity Shortage in Iraq
Record heat wave.

Post-Dubai, Syria on Rise

Iran activists cancel Gaza aid flotilla 'due to Israeli threats'
Mwahahahahahahahahahaaaa!

Gazprom Neft Eyes Projects in Cuba and Iran



Turkey, Caucasia

Five killed in fatal blast as terrorism hits İstanbul

Israel could lose a major Muslim ally in Turkey
Not so much an ally, really.

Turkish military officers training in Israel
Still?

Armenian, Azerbaijani Clashes Continue In Karabakh

Georgian Opposition Wants Saakashvili Barred From Becoming Prime Minister

Turkey Refuses Israel Use of Airspace

Georgia Knocks Stalin Off His Pedestal
GO, GEORGIA, GO!



Israel

GSS Chief: Hamas Buying Up Jerusalem

Al-Zahar: Let Hamas fire rockets from West Bank

Obama sets date for Netanyahu meet, after talks delayed by Gaza flotilla
July 6.

Barak off to US for Iran talks, American, Israeli warships reportedly cross Suez.
US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
More likely to be routine movements, but everybody's on edge. Powderkeg over there right now, and who knows what the deadly spark will be?

Clinton: U.S. giving $60 million for Palestinian refugees
Jizya!

Israel and the Surrender of the West

U.S. Seeks `Fundamental' Gaza Policy Change With Russia, UN, EU
The whole world versus Israel.

Lebanon Will Not Allow Aid Ships to Sail to Gaza, Transport Minister Says

New Israeli spy satellite is working

'Misleading calm on northern border'

Iranian news: IAF choppers land at Saudi Arabia airport -

Landau Says Israel Willing to Use Force to Protect Gas Finds Off Coast

Israeli Police Tell Hamas Leader to Get Out of Dodge Jerusalem

Report: Palestinian suspected of spying for Israel arrested in Lebanon

Israeli Deputy PM: give Arabs part of Israel

Barak: Israeli peace initiative would guarantee security
Um, no.

Exclusive: Hamas 4 to stay in J'lem

Russia Sends 50 Troop Carriers to PA

Bet Shemesh fires 'probably arson'

US Affairs: Getting ready to bury the hatchet
In Israel's back.

The four stages of Israeli policy: crisis, pressure, cave-in and agreement
Too true. And replace "Israel" with "GOP" and it still rings true.

Israel arrests Arabs wanted for Qaeda-inspired attacks



Arabian Peninsula

11 dead in Al Queda attack on Yemeni intelligence headquarters

20 percent failure rate in Saudi Gitmo rehab programme
You mean the art therapy didn't help? Oh, noes!

Saudi Arabia to struggle pushing Gulf union ahead

Saudi Surprise And Central Bank Accumulation Augur Well For Higher Gold Price

UAE to hold off on Gulf monetary union for now: VP

Obama meets Saudi King Abdullah



Africa

The Islamic Republic of Sudan?

Somali pirate cook saves hostages, then disappears

48 killed in Sudan violence

Radar imaging reveals ancient Egyptian underground city

Ship with Russian-Ukrainian crew and arms for Sudan detained in Cyprus

All bodies retrieved from wreckage of Sundance plane in Congo

Sudan: New oil wells could avert civil war
Or more likely, make it worse.

Egypt's Nile: nation puts great river at heart of its security

Gazprom Neft eyes Libyan oil fields

Sudan 'arms ship' allowed to leave Cyprus waters

Libya going ahead with BP drilling deal

Gadhafi Jr.: It's time for democracy
Yeah, I'm having a hard time buying it too.

India-bound tanker hijacked

Egypt tightens security around pipeline for Israel-bound gas

IDF kills Egyptian narcotics smuggler on border

Sudan to close border with Libya due to Darfur rebels

Hunger fears grow amid mass Sudan exodus



Latin America

Venezuela Says Will Pay for Nationalized H&P Rigs
Well, that's all right, then.

Chavez meets with Syria's Assad in Venezuela

Cuba's Castro meets with Syrian President Assad



Mexico and the border

Obama tells Kyl in private Oval Office meeting: I won’t secure border b/c then Republicans will have no reason to support “comprehensive immigration reform.”
Of course, Kyl backtracked as soon as the rest of the Beltway crowd got to him.

Mexican Gangs Maintain Permanent Lookout Bases in Hills of Arizona

Mexico asks court to reject Ariz. immigration law

Obama requests $600 million for pork for his friends border security

Napolitano: State and local police may deploy to border

Border Patrol Charged Millions for Habitat Damage, Republicans Say Enough 'Extortion'

CEOs of Disney, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard join NYC mayor to advocate for immigration reform
ugggggggggghhhhhhhhh...

Homeland Security Department to Use Drones on Mexican Borders

Attack on Mexico political rally kills 3, wounds 6



U.S., International

Obama sets date for Netanyahu meet, after talks delayed by Gaza flotilla

Al Qaeda's American Spokesman Adam Gadahn Blasts Obama in New Video

Supreme Court upholds law against advising terrorists
At least one branch of the government is not fully through the looking glass.

Print Story: White House summons US general to explain himself
Yeah, you know what happened next. I've got no sympathy whatsoever for McChrystal, he did it to himself. Those idiotic ROEs were likely his, too.
McChrystal’s real offense
Breaking: General Stanley McChrystal tenders his resignation
McChrystal Out as Afghanistan Commander Following Critical Remarks

Saudi King to Visit Obama Before Netanyahu
Priorities, people!

'Special relationship' under strain as Obama and Cameron meet

Feds arrest 10 accused of being Russian agents

RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing by the Federal Reserve

Obama meets Saudi King Abdullah

Obama and Russia: Spy arrests and 'the reset'

Russian 'spy ring' labelled nutty and feckless by former CIA agents
Like Boris and Natasha. Really.


U.S., Internal

Pa. City Calls State of Emergency After Week's 4th Murder
That's a good week in Chicago!

25 000 anti Semitic e mails and counting

Napolitano: US must balance liberties, security--Fighting homegrown terrorism by monitoring Internet communications
What could possibly go wrong?

Scalia schools other commencement addresses in his

Boater chases mysterious periscope off Hollywood beach
?!

N.J. Navy base lockdown was prompted by deliveryman with weapon

Daily Caller exclusive interview with Alabama ag commish candidate Dale Peterson: ‘I’m not going away’

Dems won’t pass budget in 2010

Narcissist in Chief: Obama Replaced Bust of Winston Churchill With Magazine Cover Showing Him Walking on Water…

Teens found slain near railroad tracks were kidnapped: cops--Chicago

House passes campaign finance bill

EPA classifies milk as oil, forcing costly rules on farmers

Union Pacific railroad builds U.S. economy - Jun. 23, 2010
Despite the happy talk, there are a lot of grim numbers here that give me an uncomfortableness. Too big to fail?

What's in the financial reform compromise reached by House, Senate

Naked gunman on I-80 causes chaos in Wyoming

Hamas founder's son decries Islamic 'god of hate'
Judge grants ex-Israeli spy US asylum

‘ACORN Youth Union’ Chapters Were Funded by Justice Department, Says GAO

Remember those Black Panthers in front of the polls in PA?
YouTube - PART 1 DOJ Lawyer J. Christian Adams who quit over Black Panther Voter Intimidation case
YouTube --Voter Intimidation in the U.S. part 2.1 - 07.01.10
YouTube -- Voter Intimidation in the U.S. part 2.2 - 07.01.10


Attacks on the Electoral College Gain Momentum

Ben Bernanke needs fresh monetary blitz as US recovery falters

The Law? How Quaint! - Victor Davis Hanson

Peter Schiff: U.S. Is in a Depression

US denies Vatican sex abuse immunity
GOOD.

Proposed oil pipeline through Texas raises worries
All the way from Canada?!?


Oilpocalypse

With No Gulf Solution in Sight, Louisiana Turns to Prayer

Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium
Another man in black doing the right thing!
Judge Faces Death Threats After BP Gulf Oil Drilling Moratorium Ruling

Obama Administration Knew About Deepwater Horizon 35,000 Feet Well Bore, Green-Lighted And Fast-Tracked Project

White House will appeal ruling on drilling

Gulf oil spill: Drilling moratorium justified, Salazar says

Oil spill: OIl, tar balls on Pensacola Beach

More oil gushing into Gulf after BP removes cap

Feds Halt Sand Berms Off Gulf Coast

Epoch Times - Analysis: Media Blackout in the Gulf?

BP's 'destruction' benefits no one: British PM

Plate-sized tar tattoos Navarre Beach

Blame the EPA: Dutch Oil Spill Response Ships Could Suck 99% of Oil From Gulf, But Can't Get Approved, Because EPA Demands 99.9985% Purity

Alex breaks $4.6 million oil barrier at Perdido Pass

74 days into oil spill, Escambia finally gets a voice at Unified Command

Gulf Dead Zone Grows as No-Fishing Area Expands

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Red Sea oil 'cover-up'
Egypt Probes Source of Red Sea Resort Oil Spill, May Limit Rigs
Egypt oil minister mulls limiting offshore Suez rigs
Egyptian Oil Spill Befouls Red Sea Resorts

Fisherman decry oil slick fouling Venezuela lake



Geological hijinks!

In Ocotillo, the shaking has been 'nonstop'

Russian volcano Shiveluch spews ash to over 3 miles, no threat to air traffic yet

Mayon Volcano watchers warned of danger due to rockfalls

Canyon formation: Recent gusher suggests that canyons can form very quickly
No, really? Simple observation told me this when I was a little kid. The Grand Canyon was much more likely formed by repeated flash floods than by a slow constant stream. I could have sworn I learned that in geology class twelve years ago.

Papua Quake Killed 17, Damaged Thousands of Homes

Earthquake rocks Quebec, Ontario

Batangas PDCC declares state of calamity in 12 towns near Taal Volcano

Iceland volcano’s ash may give reddish tinge to Saturday’s lunar eclipse

Volcanic Stirrings Threaten Recovery

Ash from eastern Russian volcano increases



Insects everywhere!

Swarm troopers ready for war on locusts
Headline WIN!

Locust plague turning Qld town's sky

CA - Foothills suffer invasion of grasshoppers

Lady v. grasshoppers; who gets TX home?


Weather run amok!

Montana tornado rips roof off sports arena
YouTube - Raw Video: Tornado Rips Off Arena Roof

Hail batters crops in Gage County, smashes windshields and dings cars in Lincoln

Chugwater, WY Tornadic Storm and Huge Hail Video

Brazil floods: Dozens dead, 100,000 homeless
Hundreds Missing as Floods Sweep Northeastern Brazil

Nearly 200 dead in China flooding, government says

Death toll from Myanmar floods, landslides hits 63

Flood death toll hits 35 in Ghana

Tornado hits small town in Wisconsin

Plan to pump water into Dead Sea makes environmentalists see red
If this article is correct they mean literally.

Record high temperature cause Saudi power outages

Iraq power failures trigger fatal riots
Heat wave!

Thai Rice Output Next Season May Fall by 10% on Drought, Flood

Northern Wisconsin region suffering long dry spell

China flooding claims over 200 lives, dozens missing

Weather service confirms tornado in Conn.

People cut off from outside world due to flood in north of Azerbaijan are evacuated

Romanian, Ukrainian Floods Leave 21 Dead, Force Evacuations

Alex breaks $4.6 million oil barrier at Perdido Pass

Drought takes toll on Northwoods



Et cetera!

Hardy Fire Day 2- Firefighters Still Battling Fire near East Flagstaff

Schultz fire near Flagstaff, Arizona doubles in size; man arrested for starting Hardy fire (video)

Sand flies infect U.S. forces with parasite that leaves them with 'Baghdad Boil'

Whooping cough declared epidemic in California

Arizona wildfire continues; evacuees return home

Absence of sunspots make scientists wonder if they're seeing a calm before a storm of energy
I think we're looking at a minimum here, guys.
Sun's strange behavior baffles astronomers

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