Saturday, February 28, 2009

Iranians start reactor test run

Source of extra IMF funds unclear

UK attacks American grip on World Bank

Would a Single Global Currency Have Helped Cool the Meltdown?

UN warns of drug menace at Shanghai conference

UN Says its Own Eco-Management Out of Control




Gmail fails, signals tech apocalypse

Lawsuit Cracks Open Online Anonymity

Lockheed offers ready-to-go supersoldier exoskeleton



More scarlet fever cases raise fears of comeback

Measles spreads to 12 provinces

Bolivia: The Challenges of Dengue Fever

Cases of typhoid in children double in two years

Super malaria threat on Thai-Cambodia border


Down the drain: Vast quantities of precious water lost because of old pipes,...

Schwarzenegger declares California drought state of emergency

Part of Lone Star State now driest region in the nation


Mysterious Object Tears Through Roof, Second Floor of Dallas Home




Earthquake leaves 331 families homeless in NW China

CHILE’S CHAITEN VOLCANO STILL PUFFING AWAY

Slight earthquake hits Andover, no one noticed

Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude 3.3 - OKLAHOMA
Minor earthquake recorded in Pittsburg County

Magnitude 4.8 - TAJIKISTAN

Magnitude 4.1 - OREGON

Magnitude 5.0 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.5 - KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.0 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.6 - BAY OF BENGAL

Magnitude 3.0 - NEVADA

Magnitude 4.7 - CRETE, GREECE

Magnitude 5.5 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Earthquake strikes northern Japan

Magnitude 5.2 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.0 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.3 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.1 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Redoubt volcano in Alaska: a view of the restless giant from Anchorage

Magnitude 4.8 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
What Obama's Proposed Intelligence Chief is Teaching Your Children
Just whose side is he on?

Obama Said Likely to Pick Locke for Commerce Post
Locke’s China Deals for Microsoft, Boeing May Draw Scrutiny

Attorney General Says Obama May Crack Down On Assault Weapons

Obama's Biggest Radical



Oil, War and Russia: Obama’s Second Test?

Obama and Japan PM discuss economic crisis

Raising taxes in a recession: Fairness is important!
And by 'fairness' he means wealth redistribution.

Officials: Budget to include $646 billion health-care 'reserve fund'

Obama plan foresees record $1.75 trillion deficit

Obama Seeks $75.5 Billion in Emergency War Funding for Rest of Fiscal Year
75 b? Chump change!

Pentagon Officials Sign Pledges of Secrecy in Budget Process

US, Syrian diplomats meet in Washington

Obama calls Lebanese president Suleiman

Obama Announces Plan to End Iraq Combat Missions by August 2010

Panel urges Obama to normalize ties with Cuba

Iran warns Obama’s government: “Quit talking like Bush”
They're right, you know.

Bolton blasts Obama on Iraq, Iran
W00t!

Senate Backs Amendment to Prevent 'Fairness Doctrine' Revival
They'll do it in other regs, bit by bit, piece by piece.

Boxer Seeks to Ratify U.N. Treaty That May Erode U.S. Rights

'US won't participate in Durban II'
After we already were. Ugh.

Obama's Reaganesque challenge
*headdesk*





Washington gets insight into Arab art

U.S., Russia Plans to Destroy Chemical Arms Imperiled by Crisis

Subs ready to prowl for dumped weapons

NASA satellite crashes

Oil prices jump after DOE inventory report

Citigroup Reaches Aid Deal With Government
More socialism! Yippee, just what I was hoping for!


Chicago Man Arrested for Allegedly Targeting Obama With HIV-Infected Blood
In the weeks leading up to Obama's inauguration, Saad Hussein, an Ethiopian refugee in his late 20s, sent an envelope addressed to "Barack Obama" to offices of the Illinois government in Springfield, Ill., according to court documents.

This is not the first time law enforcement officials have had to take Hussein into custody. He was arrested by police in 2006 after starting a fire in the middle of a crowded Chicago intersection. When officers arrived on the scene, he was waving the Koran in the air and yelling"Allah Akbar," or "God is Great" in Arabic.


Wal-Mart Employee Burns Himself to Death Because He 'Couldn't Take it Anymore'
BibleGateway.com - Keyword Search: fire

Police take out ads protesting 'no helmet' rule

Radio Legend Paul Harvey Dies
Aw. Sad now.






Canadian government moves to restrict access to toxins and pathogens

Will China Strike Black Gold in Brazil?

China Influence in Panama a U.S. Threat?

Sugar for guns: Guatemala, Russia may swap goods



New rail line means shorter shipping route to Mexico

Mexico drug war prompts federal contingency plan

Mexico City road project pits rich against richer

Mexico attorney general: We don't need U.S. troops to intervene in drug war

Behind the Troop Surge at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Mexico closes border airport in bomb scare

Mexico: Spring Break, Beaches -- and Bloodshed

Iran looking to boost trade ties with Mexico





Vladimir Putin faces rising anger from within Russian army

Russian general says watching Arctic militarization

Russia and Turkey may be invited to EU partnership talks

Russia playing roulette

Putin touts paying mums

Crimea Scene Investigation
bwah!

Russia May Buy Metal to Buoy Producers, Medvedev Adviser Says

U.S. rabbi leaves Russia after losing appeal

Putin says against restoring capital controls

Russian military gets new early-warning radar

Gazprom inaugurates Research Center for Reservoir Systems and first phase of corporate core storage facility

Russian Warplane Approached Canada Before Obama Trip

Former Putin Adviser Warns Of 'New Munich Agreement'

NBU agrees to sell reserves to help Naftogaz pay Gazprom





Bloc to launch eastern group

Eastern Europe’s fall puts Continent on edge

Poehl Says German Euro Rescue Would Be Pandora’s Box

Germany rules favourably on OPAL gas pipeline

China spends $US10 billion in Germany

Romanian police find supposed 18th century violin

Estonia Convicts Hermann Simm, Former Security Official, of Treason

Greek police clash with youths after protest
Greeks shut airports, services to protest economy

Brown signs declaration against anti-Semitism

9 dead in Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam

Italian Renaissance: Italy Aims for Nuclear Revival, Too

France Voids Convictions of 5 Former Guantánamo Inmates

Vatican: Bishop's apology not enough

Pensioner spends 30 years building amazing model of Herod's Temple ...
Caspian Sea yet to see new discoveries, says Shell executive

Tajik President to visit Moscow on Feb. 24

Chevron Quits Fields In Siberia



Top US lawmaker: No 'escalation' in Afghanistan

4 US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan

U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan to Hold Regular Talks

Protest at Afghan 'mosque raid'

Analysis: Impossible deadline



Pakistan says won't tolerate Qaeda in sharia area
"Says."

The Devil In The Backyard

Pakistan Christians Nervous about Sharia Law Enforcement

Pakistan Shia children 'attacked'
They shot up a school bus. Why the scare quotes?

Pakistan Court Bars President’s Rival From Office

Protesters clash with Pakistan troops after court bars Nawaz Sharif
Police fire tear gas, round up Pakistan protesters
Pakistan - 145 held for rioting, torching cars



India Rating May Be Cut to Junk by Standard & Poor’s

India officials file charges against Mumbai gunman

33 dead after bus plunges into river in India

State Bank of India May Sell $802 Million of Bonds, Times Says

India starts assembling home-made aircraft carrier in search of sea supremacy

Maoists blow up a railway station in Orissa



100 hostages held in Bangladesh mutiny

Mass grave found after Bangladesh mutiny





Seven Iranians Charged With Spying for Israel

Iran tries to defuse row with Bahrain
Morocco calls back envoy in Iran over Bahrain

Erdogan: Iran sought Turkey's help to mend links with US

Iran Arrests Students Protesting Reburial of War Dead on University Campus

Obama Administration Weighs Timing for Potential Iran Talks



Mitchell departs on second Mideast tour
Already?

Iraq: U.S. soldier and an Iraqi translator killed by gunmen

Few details emerge about strange South Korea-Iraq oil deal at Iraq Oil Report

Journalism school to open in northern Iraqi university

Iraq arrests Al-Qaeda 'oil minister'



UAE signs $3bn deal with Boeing, Lockheed

Lockheed to sell missiles worth $7b to UAE

Recession? War? Gulf developer continues massive Georgia luxury project.

UAE developer launches $10bn Jordan project



Syrian FM visits Saudi in latest sign of warming ties

Syria built missile facility on alleged reactor site

Syrian arms dealer sentenced to 30 years



Turkish-Georgian business forum takes place in Tbilisi

U.S. may set airbase in Turkey

Gul's African Visit Could Indicate How Turkey Will Act in the UN Security Council

US envoy: Turkey has unique role in Mideast peace

"Turkey-Armenia relations at historic point, border could be opened"

Explosion rocks workshop in Turkey, six injured



Georgian opposition party demands recall of British ambassador

Protests erupt after Georgia detains ethnic Armenians

Georgian families forced out of Abkhazia



Azerbaijan forbids export of religious literature

Azerbaijan To Build Its Base In Antarctica

Azerbaijan: Website Remains Missing in Action after Linking Russia's Putin to Gazprom Funny Business
Dun dun DUN!



Armenia announces tender for nuclear reactor

Lebanon top cleric blasts Saudi over pilgrim riot

U.N. court to ask Lebanon to hand over generals: report


Yemen to assist Russia in fighting piracy

Gazprom considers investment in Yemen






Officials fear US may cut military aid to Israel

Israel launches campaign against UN nuke watchdog chief

Netanyahu holds 'friendly meeting' with Mitchell

Netanyahu: Palestinians have right to govern themselves

Clinton to Visit Middle East Amid Calls for Radically New Peace Strategy
"radically new?" Good thing the radicals are in charge.

Spanish court to pursue Israelis' probe

Kassam rockets continue to hit Negev

Abbas: Palestinian unity gov't must support two-state solution
Zimbabwe 'illegal gold sale bid'

Zimbabwe: Explosion Claims One, Leaves Nine Injured

Zimbabwe farmer: 'I'm not giving up'

U.S. Says Zimbabwe Government, Agents Killed 193 People in 2008

Mugabe prepares lavish birthday

Zimbabwe cholera kills 3,900




Somali Pirates Hijack DryShips Coal Carrier in Aden

Russian Tanker Escapes Attack by Pirates off Nigerian Coast

Two navies 'thwart pirate raids'

Somalia president agrees to sharia, truce plan



Nigeria, Algeria Commit selves to $12b Trans Sahara Gas Pipeline Project

Gazprom sees $2.5 bln Nigeria deal sealed in March

Calm In Nigeria Bauchi State After Five Days of Riots



UN says illegal police killings systematic in Kenya

U.N., police shoot into air to halt Liberian riot

Secretary-General meets with female victims of DR Congo conflict






Chinese officials trained to handle social unrest

Fortescue to expand iron ore sales to China's Valin

Outlook on China: peaceful partner or warmonger?

Putting Together the Pieces - Glenn Beck
--give the man a cookie!

3 in China pulled from burning car near Tiananmen Square
Three protesters in Beijing immolation bid: police
More self-immolation!

Copper Rises for Fourth Day on Speculation About China’s Demand

Swiss, Chinese Sign $400 Million of Trade Agreements

China, Spain sign trade deals worth $320m

China signs $2 bln purchase deals with Britain
Rolls Royce signs $1.2 bln deal with China's HNA

China, Germany sign $14b trade deals

CEO CNOOC Builds DCC Project in Hainan

China's naval surveillance capabilities

China urges WTO overview of global stimulus packages

U.S. Chides China, Iran, Central Asian States Over Rights
China fires back with report on U.S. human rights



Kidnapped Indonesian crewmen freed: piracy centre

SE Asia's political clout grows with the rise of China and India

Businesses want Asean framework

Human rights activists barred from ASEAN meeting




North Korea Announces Plans for 'Satellite' Launch
Nuclear fears grow as North Korea prepares to launch new rocket

NKorea stages live-fire exercise

US sends NKorea envoy to Asia, Russia - nuke talks

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Big ugly link dump tonight.

But at least I feel like a human and should be back by tomorrow.

‘Recession Won’t Affect Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline’
UN says Zimbabwe cholera cases rise above 80,000
West Africa pirate threat on rise
Congo Seeks Early Mine Contract Payment, Group Says
China, Republic of Congo celebrate 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties_
As Zimbabwean Dollar Dies, So Does a Lucrative Career
Kenya-Turkey to address trade imbalance
New UN envoy visits Western Sahara
Six killed in C Nigerian State riot
Greece says pirates seize cargo vessel off Somalia
S Africa grants Zimbabwe with one-year trading visas
Turkey eyes Africa for more business
Chinese miners leave Congo in shambles
Congo, Somalia conflicts make 350,000 new refugees
SADC standby forces ready to intervene in DR Congo, Madagascar
West asked to catch Uganda rebel


Pakistan and China: A Fraying Friendship?
Australia Needs to Develop Uniform China Mine Policy
CNOOC to spend RMB 30 bln on power hub in Guangdong
China is world's last hope
China Goes on a Commodities Shopping Spree
Taiwan, China Negotiating a Landmark Free-Trade Agreement
China pushes Russia to investigate ship incident
Economic woes trump rights as Clinton visits China
Pirate abduction in Malacca Strait after long lull
South Korea Says North Deploys New Missile
China eyes record $139 bln deficit in '09 -paper
Rescue ending at Chinese mine where 74 killed
70 sick in China after eating tainted pig organs
Clinton Urges China to Keep Buying Treasuries
China's Minmetals May Use OZ Minerals as Base to Buy More
China, Pakistan sign MOU on agricultural cooperation
Christians in China's Earthquake Disaster Areas Raided by Police
China prepares to buy up foreign oil companies


Tamil Tiger planes raid Colombo
From Islamabad to Bradford by Mark Steyn on National Review Online
Chennai protest: Police arrest 150 lawyers
Kyrgyzstan issues eviction notice to key US base
Kazakh oil through BTC increasing
US: Pakistan-style truce in Afghanistan acceptable
Obama Expands Missile Strikes Inside Pakistan
Putin's Muscle Flexing in Central Asia: Challenges Obama
Russia Delays Opening Power Plant In Tajikistan
Iran, Afghanistan issue joint statement
Pelosi meets with Karzai in Kabul
Kasab can be tried in India, says Pak
U.S. Unit Secretly in Pakistan Lends Ally Support
Karzai is US stooge says Afghan deputy president
AFP: Pakistan's NW govt to arm people against militants
India hepatitis death toll reaches 38
Riots after Shia youth shot dead in Karachi
AFP: Pakistan militants say could extend truce
14 militants killed in southern Afghanistan
Double suicide bombing kills Afghan police officer


Algeria: A Strategic Gas Partner For Europe
Infrastructure left to rot may cripple Russia
Eastern Europe: slowing fast and seeking help
Reports From The London Conference On Anti-Semitism
Serbs ordered to pay for mosques
Stem cell 'cure' boy gets tumour
Children as young as two 'must be tested for obesity'
Shell To Continue Partnership With Gazprom
Russia Pops Disney's Dreams
Signs Could Point To New War Despite Russian, Georgian Step Toward Stability
NATO Ministers Seek To Keep Door Open To Ukraine, Georgia
Serbia confirms interest in South Stream gas pipeline
Please Pray for the Barnabas Fund Staff
Up to 120,000 protest in recession-hit Ireland
Ukraine Naftogaz needs $5 bln aid to stockpile gas
US offer to Russia on missiles
Russia guarantees $415 million in defence sector loans
Azerbaijan participation in Nabucco pipeline project
Why is Russia bribing Kyrgyzstan
Armed robbers heist $1.2M in Russia
UK agents 'colluded with torture in Pakistan'
Latvia in turmoil as premier resigns
Eastern European bailout proposed
Police warn that Britain faces summer of rage due to recession
Russian protestors call on Putin to resign
How the oligarchs lost billions
Vladimir Putin Is Medvedev's Friend--And Boss


U.N. launches talks to expand Security Council
China calls for greater presence of developing nations in Security Council
IGN: Robot Apocalypse Imminent

Major EU states agree on tighter regulation
Berlin said there was also general approval, too, for its plan for a “charter of sustainable economic activity” to stabilise financial markets, reduce economic imbalances and excess and “lead to the establishment of a global governance structure”.

IMF emergency fund is doubled to $500bn in global rescue effort
Expert: Climate Change Could Mean 'Extended World War'
Durban II draft document 'getting worse'


It’s Final: Peres Entrusts Netanyahu with Forming a Government
Negev Peppered with Rockets, Mortars
Netanyahu, Once Hawkish, Now Touts Pragmatism
Rocket hits south Ashkelon
5 injured by Katyusha attack on Galilee
Netanyahu says can work with Obama for peace
Biblical Era Royal Seals Found in Jerusalem Hills
EU Worried About Bibi
'U.S. plans to pledge $900 million for Gaza'


Brazil Vale posts jump in profit, despite slowdown
Sarkozy offers package to end Guadeloupe unrest
Mexico: Army will stay, despite recent protests
Mexico police chief stands down
Bolivian president gives ultimatum to France's Total
China Continues its Commodities Binge with Brazilian Oil Deal
Hugo Chávez, oil, and Venezuela
Citi to sell $1.3 bln Brazil Redecard stake-source
Backpackers among Brazil hostages
As Crime Mounts, Mexicans Turn to Vigilante Justice
Changan Auto, China Carmaker, to Open Mexico Factory Next Year


YouTube - Zarqawi's plot to kill thousands with chemical weapons
Azerbaijan: Air Force Chief Murder Remains a Mystery
Azerbaijan Cuts 2009 Oil Output Forecast
Azerbaijan says has gas to fill Nabucco pipeline
Popular Azerbaijani Website Shuts Down
Iran, Azerbaijan meet on energy trade - UPI.com
Israel: Iran, Syria secretly continuing nuclear projects
Obama hears about Armenia from Turkish leaders: Armenian Reporter
U.S. may look at Turkey following Kyrgyz base closure
Turkey's Akbank falls 7 pct on Citi concerns
Assyrians in North Iraq Fired for Not Voting for Pro-Kurdish Slate
U.S. resumes diplomatic talks with Syria
Kerry Turns Over Hamas Letter to U.S. Consulate
Bahrain bans Iranian ships from its waters
Russian-Iranian trade turnover hits $3.7 bln
Israeli Ambassador Calls for 'Serious Action' Following Iran Nuke Report
Baptist Pastor Convicted in Azerbaijan
Iran, Azerbaijan Bolster Ties
Suicide bomber kills 28 in northern Pakistan
US senator Kerry to meet Syrian leader
What is behind Turkey's antagonism toward Israel?
Schröder's Teheran visit kicks up storm
Russia to open Iran nuclear plant on time
Websites of Iran's Khatami supporters blocked
German Jews oppose trip to Iran
France says Iran should allay Gulf Arab fears
Iran's 1st Nuclear Power Plant to Undergo Tests Before Launch
Total, the French Oil Company, Places Its Bets Globally
No electricity in Eastern Georgia
‘Turkey and Armenia nearing major breakthrough in relations’
Cairo blast kills 4, wounds at least 17 - UPI.com
The Associated Press: Iraq seeks Sunni lawmaker suspected in attacks
Iran says invited by Italy to Afghanistan meeting
100 arrested in Al Qaeda stronghold: Iraq
Hamas to send delegation to Cairo unity conference


US Stocks Close Lower In Another Slide For Large Banks
Michelle Malkin » “This is our house now:” ACORN mob begins breaking into homes
Surveillance cams help fight crime, city says :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics
Obama Administration Shoots Down LaHood Mileage Tax Idea
Nationalization Fuels Fear on Wall Street
Official: Obama Wants to Halve Budget Deficit
Is It Any Wonder The Market Continues To Sink?
Carnival queen sambas with Obama's face on thigh
US Stocks Close Lower On Broad Losses; DJIA Down 251 - MarketWatch
Obama Taps Biden to Oversee Stimulus Package Implementation
The Region: America, look behind you! Turn around! Turn around!


What a mess! Experts ponder space junk problem
OMG! Did Google Earth find Atlantis? | The Social - CNET News
The fight for water in North America
Snowstorm cuts power to more than 140K in New England
Cyclone, snowstorm hit Russia's Far East - UPI.com
New fires threaten as toll hits 210 | The Australian
Making deserts bloom


Yellowstone caldera's pushing earth Volcano erupts in southern Chile Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA Magnitude 2.7 - NEW YORK Cosmic Stage Set for Comet Lulin's Fly-By Magnitude 2.1 - NEW YORK Magnitude 5.6 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN Magnitude 4.5 - NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA Magnitude 4.9 - EL SALVADOR Magnitude 5.4 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA Magnitude 5.0 - NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Magnitude 4.7 - REYKJANES RIDGE Magnitude 4.5 - REYKJANES RIDGE Magnitude 5.1 - REYKJANES RIDGE Magnitude 4.5 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO Magnitude 5.0 - NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR Yellowstone Park geology remains mysterious Magnitude 5.2 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA Magnitude 4.3 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON Magnitude 5.3 - EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS Magnitude 5.0 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTHEAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS Magnitude 5.2 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION Magnitude 5.8 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA Magnitude 4.8 - WEST CHILE RISE Magnitude 3.2 - OKLAHOMA Xinjiang quake affects 28,000 people, no casualties reported Magnitude 5.0 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTHERN IRAN Magnitude 5.1 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA Magnitude 5.2 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA Magnitude 4.6 - NORTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE Magnitude 2.0 - NORTH CAROLINA Magnitude 2.1 - NEW YORK Magnitude 4.9 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE Magnitude 5.1 - MID-INDIAN RIDGE Magnitude 5.9 - MARIANA ISLANDS REGION Magnitude 4.4 - NORTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE Magnitude 4.8 - NORTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE Magnitude 4.6 - BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Magnitude 5.0 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA Magnitude 5.5 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA Magnitude 5.7 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS Magnitude 4.6 - MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER REGION Magnitude 5.1 - VANUATU Magnitude 1.0 - MASSACHUSETTS

Monday, February 23, 2009

uuuuugggh.

this nonupdate is brought to you by the letter s, the number 3, and the martian death flu.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Bwah!

Google thinks I'm a robot!

I'd laugh, but I've gotten this from several sites in the last week.

It's starting to annoy me.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Theme park built on ruins of Chinese earthquake
Yeah, I'd be upset, too.

China, Russia sign oil pipeline, trading, loan deal

China: Road Map to a Carrier Fleet

China Urges U.S., Europe to Protect Value of Debt in Reserves
They OWN us.

Evangelical church leaders detained in China

China to stock up on refined oil products

Brazil Petrobras In Talks With Chinese Bank On Financing

China starts building huge Tianjin oil storage-paper

Gazprom Steps Into Asia
They're everywhere, they're everywhere!

Fonterra to stockpile powder mountain




Zimbabwe state employees to be paid in US dollars
Hey, things keep going, folks, there won't be much difference.

UN accused of failing to protect Congo civilians
UN? Failed? No!

Jailed politician refuses Zimbabwe amnesty deal

DR Congo Hutu gunmen 'on rampage'





Russia sets tough tone for arms talks with US

Russia told to probe ship sinking

Ballistic Missile Defense Efforts Tied to Iran, Gates Says
Fed downgrades economic forecast for this year

Bernanke: Bank nationalizing, if needed, won't last long
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.

Gov. Charlie Crist opposes pipeline off Fort Lauderdale
Gah! I swear, voting for this &%(*) is the single stupidest thing I've ever done.

Appeals Court Stops Release of 17 Detainees in U.S.

American Airlines signs pact with Brazilian carrier

Found! Accused Scammer Stanford Turns in Passport in Washington

Dow Industrials tumble to lowest finish since October 2002
It's not an accident.




Venezuela Plans Large Increase in Oil Exports to China

Ecuador expels US diplomat
Another one.

Brazil Stocks Fall on Growth, Profit Concern; Bolsa Slumps



Drug violence spins Mexico toward 'civil war'

Mexico: The Third War

What Happens to the U.S. if Mexico Collapses? - Glenn Beck





Massive rescue operation under way after helicopter carrying 18 passengers crashes into North Sea

Abu Qatada takes deportation fight to European court after law lords ruling

Libraries told to put Bible on top shelf to avoid offending Muslims

Gazprom eyes bases in Norway

Russia, Ukraine in new row over envoy's comments

Ukraine faces new Gazprom crisis as debts mount

3 cleared in killing of Kremlin critic
Shock!

Stuck in Siberia? Jailed Russian oil tycoon faces new charges

Georgian Eurovision entry takes a swipe at Putin

GDF Suez drops Bulgarian nuclear reactor plan

Greece: Gunmen fire shots outside TV station

German Government OKs Bank Nationalization Option Bill
Coming soon to a government near you!




U.S. at Durban II: A Dangerous Game to Lose

Air Force Bombs Seven Tunnels following Mortar Attack

Livni and Bibi: Rotation a Two-Headed Beast and Gov't paralysis
Sounds like a pushme-pullyu

Assad: Gaza offensive won't derail our peace talks with Israel

IDF head 'sorry' general slammed Turks
AARGH!

Livni: Kadima won't join Likud-led gov't

Gaza Terrorists Fire on Netivot

Hundreds of Terrorists Added to Release List

Tennis Channel boycotts Dubai event after Israel's Peer barred




Report: Iran to host conference to support Palestinians

A covert challenge to Iran’s nuclear ambitions?
Go, Israel!

Iran refusing to co-operate with nuclear inspectors, says UN

They've known this for some time now... they're just drawing it out for show.

A Third Lebanon War?

Motorway to connect Armenia to Georgian Black Sea

Port Strategy: Canal cuts



US senator urges Syria to break with Hamas, Iran
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

What Happened With Hitchens
Hitch v. Syrian Nazi Goons.

Syria 'rebuilding chemical weapons capability'

Syria samples reveal more uranium



7 die in crash with British military vehicle

Iraqi Kurds' worsening problems

Iraq PM's allies win control of oil hub Basra

Mosul’s Tin-Can Grenades, Car Bombs Test Obama Withdrawal Plan




Afghan 2008 opium crop was second biggest: U.N. report

Pak 'sharia' chief wants Islamic law for entire world
They all do. Why is this news?

NATO Objects to Pakistan Truce With Taliban
Because the west is caving, that's why.

Reporter shot after peace rally in NW Pakistan

Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti, Pakistan

Al Qaeda Threatens India

India's Central Bureau of Investigation takes over Satyam investigation

India offers Sri Lanka evacuation

'UN has no way to verify disappearance of Baloch people'
Yellowstone caldera's pushing earth
Smith said he's curious to find out more about how the hot fluids are interacting with existing faults.

"We'll only understand that with instruments that measure horizontal movements," he said. "This is a whole new level of technology that's very important."

That would mean improving the Yellowstone monitoring system, which Smith said is badly outdated. He estimated that it would take about $750,000 to install new equipment in the park. Much of the existing network was built in the 1970s and '80s and is "just dilapidated," he said.

Yeah, I feel better knowing that.

Redoubt volcano in Alaska still rumbling as eruption watch continues

When will Mt. Asama be declared safe?


Magnitude 5.4 - BALLENY ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 5.1 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.6 - WESTERN XIZANG

Magnitude 6.9 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Magnitude-6.9 Earthquake Strikes North of New Zealand

Magnitude 4.9 - BRISTOL BAY

Magnitude 5.1 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 2.7 - NEW YORK
Magnitude 2.3 - GREATER NEW YORK AREA, NEW JERSEY
Magnitude 2.4 - NEW YORK
Magnitude 1.1 - VERMONT
Magnitude 1.6 - NEW YORK
Third Earthquake In Three Weeks Strikes New Jersey
Morris County earthquakes puzzling for geologists
Two earthquakes in Albany County

Magnitude 2.2 - ALABAMA
Earthquake reported in Black Belt

Magnitude 4.8 - MID-INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude 4.7 - PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION

Magnitude 5.7 - FIJI REGION

Magnitude 5.1 - FIJI REGION

Magnitude 5.4 - PAKISTAN





Snow business: China enjoys induced snowfall

Georgia Thunderstorms Kill 1, Injure at Least 16

Dust Covers Israel; Flights Rerouted

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Russia wants G20 summit to focus on crisis

Russia Says They Will Not Toughen Policy Toward Iran

ladimir Putin to meet Hilary Clinton in the Bulgarian town of Plovdiv
Birds of a feather!

Russia criticizes call for Bout extradition

Russias Pacific gas project

Chevron Pulls Out of JV with Gazprom Neft

Russian president shakes up regional governments

Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Gazprom did not fulfil its production plan

Former PM Kostov: Bulgaria President Parvanov Wants Gazprom Job

Gazprom’s gas production insufficient

Gazprom Neft Will Expand Capacity at Its 2 Refineries

Should Gazprom be allowed to monopolise the transportation of Central Asian gas to Europe?
Kind of a rhetorical question at this point, isn't it?

Russian Railways May Post Loss in '09

Fire tears through Russian hostel

Chernomornaftogaz, CNOOC ink Black Sea pipeline memorandum



Basque radicals clash with police at banned demo

Belarusian police disperse protest
Riot police quickly dispersed the protest Monday, beating some of the demonstrators with truncheons. Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet nation with an iron hand since 1994, quashing dissent and resisting free-market reforms. The United States and the European Union have dubbed Lukashenko "Europe's last dictator."

Swiss police: Tamil commits self-immolation at UN
See? maybe it's the new "in" way to protest.

Swiss Police Say Brazilian Woman May Have Faked Knife Attack
That's even more messed up.

Society is coming round to my views on sharia
Rowan Williams, dhimmi-at-large.

Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu: Christians are regarded as 'mad' by society
Now this guy sounds like he's got a clue.

Geert Wilders and the Fight for Europe by Bat Yeor

Austrian Muslim teacher loses license over alleged anti-Semitic pamphlets

French, British Nuclear Submarines Collide in Atlantic

19 Drown Off Canary Islands in Spain





OPEC willing to cut oil output

U.S. to participate in preparations for Durban II meeting
^)(#^)#^&*)%#&#)%)#*%#)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

World Bank and rich nations told: “stop pushing private healthcare in poor countries”

Coming: Global currency? And then?

Failure to save East Europe will lead to worldwide meltdown

G7 adopts softer language towards China

Gold hits record against euro on fear of Zimbabwean-style response to bank crisis

Some days, I don't want to look. I just want to stay in bed.





Human slavery thriving in the shadows

Mexico police officer, 10 members of his family slain

Mexico police buy Israeli air surveillance systems

Bolivia's Morales searching for European partners

Russia in new Latam push with Bolivia gas pipelines

Bolivia to get Russian helicopters to fight drugs

Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean

Lula's advisor: Gas Pipeline of the South is "provisionally shelved"

Ecuador pressures Spanish, French oil firms





China's Hu in Tanzania on four-nation Africa tour

Slavery is still alive in Nigeria

Russian envoy urges end to abduction in Nigeria's Niger Delta_

US uses unmanned drones to hunt Somali pirates

Equatorial Guinea hit by 'Dogs of War' attack



Zimbabwe 'treason case dropped'

Zimbabwe students riot over Bona Mugabe

Robert Mugabe Buys $5.7 Million House in Hong Kong, Times Says

Zim cholera tip of massive medical emergency: MSF



UN: Congo refugees in South Sudan swell to 15,000

DR Congo calls for expanding all-out ties with Iran






How Obama Plays, or Gets Played, Abroad - NYTimes.com
Yes, you read that right. Blind squirrel, broken clock, whatever.

Man charged in beheading
More accurately, supposed moderate Muslim man charged in beheading his wife in an apparent "honor killing".

Political Punch: Caterpillar hijinks! -- 2/13/2009

Stocks put November lows to the re-test, as S&P dips under 800
On the day the 'stimulus' was signed. Funny, yes?

Automakers turnaround plans ask for more federal help

No one home: 1 in 9 housing units vacant

Axelrod: Stem cell order coming soon from Obama
I would weep if I had any tears left at this point.




Ewing brands ID plan 'unacceptable threat'

Facebook Membership May Be Forever
Obama touted as the answer to Israel's impasse
Lord help us!

Netanyahu not ruling out participation in Moscow Mideast conference

Zionism and the global anti-Semitic frenzy

'IDF weapon stockpile missing in Gaza'

Piracy in the Red Sea: Saudi Points Towards Israel
AArrgh!




Chevron close to deal on Turkish oil drilling: report

Turkish police arrest 15 in pro-Ocalan protests

Turkey: Kurdish protesters clash with police

’Turkey is Iraq’s door to Europe’

Official says time to create Turkish lira-Russian ruble region

A change of venue and a new perspective: Obama and Turkey
AAARGH!

Iraqi Kurds want US help to avoid war with Arabs

Too many Iraqis in government jobs: UN
43% is lower than the 2/3rds in places in Britain.

Iraq election results out on Thursday

Iraqi politician hurt in Mosul attack; U.S. soldier killed

Iraq's Assyrian Christians--letter

Works underway for Turkey-Syria train line

Syria sees Turkey as a natural partner

Syria says US permits money transfer to charity
On top of the airplane parts.

Exclusive interview: Syria's strongman Bashar al-Assad ready to woo Obama with both fists unclenched
BS!

US must play chess with Iran: Tehran official

Iranian man sets himself ablaze outside parliament
So did a guy in Switzerland. That story later.

Iran moves to boost its air defense capabilities

Isolated, Iran offers to supply Europe with natural gas

Rising natural gas prices cause row among BTC partners

Hezbollah says it has right to anti-aircraft weapons

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi welcomes Algeria's accession to Arab Free Trade Zone





US supplies via Russia to start soon

Afghan court upholds sentences in Quran trial
We've already lost over there.

More Than 17,000 Troops Headed to Afghanistan
Newest US troops in dangerous region near Kabul

Suspected U.S. Strike Kills 27 In Pakistan

India yet to receive formal request from Pakistan to hand over terror suspect

Pakistan 'in fight for survival'
Too bad this isn't the kind caused by a squirrel.

Taliban free captive Chinese engineer in Pakistan

Pakistan and Taliban Appear Near Deal
Taliban leaders welcome Sharia regulation 2009
Lost battle.


Economy, opportunity spur interest in India

India says spending may jump to counter global crunch

India’s Oil, Gas Producers to Pay Refiners $6.6 Billion Subsidy

Indian police detain 600 radical Hindus over Valentine's Day demos

After bilateral agreements, India's NPCIL signs contracts

Germany keen on PPP projects with railways




Gazprom to Open First LNG Plant

Japan fears losing out to China in relations with US

China, US to resume military talks: report

Russia, China agree $25-billion oil for loans deal: report

China eyes resources security with Rio deal
China's Wen says steel industry is looking up
While Russia focuses on energy, China focuses on materials for infrastructure and manufacturing.

Malaysian police detain 7 Indonesian pirates