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By Karl Stark~Philadelphia Inquirer
Federal inspectors documented unwanted “fibers†on the stoppers of vaccine vials at Merck & Co. Inc.’s vast vaccine plant in Montgomery County.
They also found instances of contaminated children’s vaccines and complaints that were not always investigated at the West Point plant.
Inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent 30 days at [...]
By Kurt Nimmo~Infowars
If not for the fact Bill O’Reilly is an operative, possibly for the CIA — fully in control of the corporate media by way of the CIA’s Operation Mockingbird — we might write the “No Spin Zone†bully off as an ignoramus, no different than millions of people who are completely clueless [...]
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By Phil Leggiere~Don’t Tase Me, Bro!
U of Michigan professor unfamiliar with Mike’s Hard Lemonade orders his son a lemonade at baseball game. After boy is discovered by a security guard sipping the bottle police and child protective services remove boy to foster home.
Detroit Free-Press reports:
If you watch much television, you’ve probably heard of a product [...]
~Raw Story
When a Gallup Poll showed that 59% of Americans believe a full-fledged economic depression is “somewhat likely†within the next two years, WCCO News in Minneapolis sought out economics professor Raymond Robertson to ask, “Is this the recession that will become a depression?â€
“It’s hard to say,†Robertson answered. “Any of the potential [...]
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By Mike Adams~Natural News
Regarding the current controversy about Rev. Wright and U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama, Rev. Wright is actually quite correct about the U.S. government’s exploitation of black Americans for medical experiments (and worse). What Rev. Wright is saying about the way the U.S. government has treated blacks in the last 200 years is [...]
By Rodrigue Tremblay~The New American Empire
“Oil in the next war will occupy the place of coal in the present war, or at least a parallel place to coal. The only big potential supply that we can get under British control is the Persian [now Iran] and Mesopotamian [now Iraq] supply….Control over these oil [...]
By Jeff Cohen~Guerrilla News Network
In the fall of 2002, week after week, I argued vigorously against invading Iraq in debates televised on MSNBC. I used every possible argument that might sway mainstream viewers — no real threat, cost, instability. But as the war neared, my debates were terminated.
In my 2006 book Cable News Confidential, [...]
~The Consumerist
LowCards.com points out that fees are a huge source of revenue for credit card companies these days—they’ve gone from $12.8 billion in 2003 to $18.1 billion in 2007, an increase of 41% in 4 years. They write, “”During this time of lower interest rates and more defaults, fees provide a steady income for issuers.”
“Fees [...]
~The National Expositor
Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia smugly claims his views on torture are correct. No sir, you are not correct. Watch the video below and decide for yourself.
STAHL: If someone’s in custody, as in Abu Ghraib, and they are brutalized, by a law enforcement person — if you listen to the expression “cruel [...]
~Reuters
Chinese anti-terrorist officers demonstrate police techniques and skills in the run-up to Beijing Olympics.
Chinese forces foiled mock riots in Olympic security drills designed to display the country’s readiness [...]
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By Robin Pagnamenta~London Times
One of America’s most powerful families will call tomorrow for a sweeping shake-up at the top of ExxonMobil, the world’s largest company.
A group of descendants of John D. Rockefeller, who founded Exxon’s predecessor Standard Oil in 1870, will begin a campaign to split the role of chief executive and chairman of [...]
NY Post: City Will Honor 8 Officers Who Succumbed To Illnesses Related To Ground Zero Dust
~CBS
New York City’s 9/11 “Wall Of Heroes†will now include names of police officers who died well after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The city will honor eight officers who succumbed to illnesses related to working amid [...]
By Mike Whitney~Online Journal
The stakes couldn’t be higher for Ben Bernanke. If the Fed chief decides to lower rates at the end of April, he could be condemning millions of people to a death by starvation.
The situation is that serious. Food riots have broken out across the globe destabilizing large parts of the developing [...]
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Dick Cheney’s tenure at Halliburton ended eight years ago, but a federal investigation of alleged bribes from a company subsidiary to Nigerian officials lingers from the Cheney era, raising questions about what the Vice President knew or should have known.
By Jason Leopold ~Consortium News
In its quarterly filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on [...]
~Associated Press
The killings of three U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September.
One soldier died when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The other died of wounds sustained when he was attacked by small-arms fire, the [...]
“A clever montage of Bush administration falsehoods and denials regarding the Iraq War.”
~Juan Cole, President of the Global Americana Institute
The conditions at the Fort were exposed in a YouTube video, embedded above
~AP NEWS
Army officials said Tuesday they are inspecting every barracks building worldwide to see whether plumbing and other problems revealed at Fort Bragg, N.C., last week are widespread.
Brig. Gen. Dennis Rogers, who is responsible for maintaining barracks throughout the Army, told reporters [...]
$14 billion first 3 months of this year on the back of rocketing oil prices
By David Robertson~Times Online
BP and Royal Dutch Shell have reported massive increases in profits for the first three months of this year on the back of rocketing petrol prices, which are expected to hit £5 a gallon today.
BP’s pre-tax [...]
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BY PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS ~Counterpunch
It is 1939 all over again. The world waits helplessly for the next act of naked aggression by rogue states. Only this time the rogue [...]
