To commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the first Bikini Atoll nuclear tests, the nonprofit National Security Archive has published declassified footage of the Able and Baker “shots” in the summer of 1946. -Maritime ExecutiveThese new photos and films of the Bikini Atoll atom bomb blast seem artifical.The most obvious, apparent fakery can be seen in the "Baker" atom-bomb test,...Read More
Sailors And Marines Can Officially Declare They Are Transgenders This Fall ... Before declaring transgender status, these service-members have to be at the start, in the middle of, or finished transitioning. Only then will they be able to ask for a formal gender switch in the database system, Navy Times reports. -Daily CallerIt is helpful for transgender people that the Pentagon now has a pol...Read More
Sailors And Marines Can Officially Declare They Are Transgenders This Fall ... Before declaring transgender status, these service-members have to be at the start, in the middle of, or finished transitioning. Only then will they be able to ask for a formal gender switch in the database system, Navy Times reports. -Daily CallerIt is helpful for transgender people that the Pentagon now has a pol...Read More
Globalization and its New Discontents ... Fifteen years ago, I wrote a little book, entitled Globalization and its Discontents, describing growing opposition in the developing world to globalizing reforms. It seemed a mystery: people in developing countries had been told that globalization would increase overall wellbeing. So why had so many people become so hostile to it? – Project Syndicat...Read More
In just over seven months, humanity has used up a full year’s allotment of natural resources such as water, food and clean air - the quickest rate yet, according to a new report. The point of “overshoot” will officially be reached on Monday, said environmental group Global Footprint Network — five days earlier than last year. -France 24We are running out of water, food and...Read More
Clinton said Trump shouldn’t be trusted with nuclear weapons. ... When Hillary Clinton spoke directly to the danger of Donald Trump having access to the United States' nuclear arsenal, she may have tapped into a familiar angst with the public. Although the country is decades removed from the Cold War, people are still anxious about nukes. – Morning Consult Hillary Clinton is battling...Read More
Globalization and its New Discontents ... Fifteen years ago, I wrote a little book, entitled Globalization and its Discontents, describing growing opposition in the developing world to globalizing reforms. It seemed a mystery: people in developing countries had been told that globalization would increase overall wellbeing. So why had so many people become so hostile to it? – Project Syndicat...Read More
In just over seven months, humanity has used up a full year’s allotment of natural resources such as water, food and clean air - the quickest rate yet, according to a new report. The point of “overshoot” will officially be reached on Monday, said environmental group Global Footprint Network — five days earlier than last year. -France 24We are running out of water, food and...Read More
Clinton said Trump shouldn’t be trusted with nuclear weapons. ... When Hillary Clinton spoke directly to the danger of Donald Trump having access to the United States' nuclear arsenal, she may have tapped into a familiar angst with the public. Although the country is decades removed from the Cold War, people are still anxious about nukes. – Morning Consult Hillary Clinton is battling...Read More
Major metrics indicate that gold stock Iamgold Corporation is a quality business with longer-term appeal. Iamgold is a Toronto-based international gold producer with operating mines on three continents. The company is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of mineral resource properties throughout the world.Investors always need to watch for breakout trends in specific sectors of...Read More
Anders Bj??rkman, M.Sc. is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with more than 45 years experience of tanker and ferry design, construction and operations. Mr. Bjorkman has been a delegate to the IMO for various national administrations and one NGO and has been been a speaker at various Safety-at-Sea conferences. Mr. Bjorkman holds several patents concerned with ship safety. He also writes about...Read More
Anders Bj??rkman, M.Sc. is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with more than 45 years experience of tanker and ferry design, construction and operations. Mr. Bjorkman has been a delegate to the IMO for various national administrations and one NGO and has been been a speaker at various Safety-at-Sea conferences. Mr. Bjorkman holds several patents concerned with ship safety. He also writes about...Read More
Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world and urging leaders to follow the example of President Barack Obama and visit the bomb sites. -Washington PostIt is the anniversary of dropping an atom bomb on Hiroshima. But the Hiroshima narrative is a lie.We've reported at considerable length about how the whateve...Read More
Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world and urging leaders to follow the example of President Barack Obama and visit the bomb sites. -Washington PostIt is the anniversary of dropping an atom bomb on Hiroshima. But the Hiroshima narrative is a lie.We've reported at considerable length about how the whateve...Read More
How a Secretive Branch of ISIS Built a Global Network of Killers ... A jailhouse interview with a German man who joined the Islamic State reveals the workings of a unit whose lieutenants are empowered to plan attacks around the world. - The New York TimesPeople are being whipped up against Islam and this New York Times article is a good example.The article goes on and on about the "network" that...Read More
I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton ... During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties - three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency, I was with President Obama when we killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 … On Nov. 8, I will vote f...Read More
Forget Gold, Buy Silver ETFs Instead ... Gold bullion exchange-traded fund SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:GLD) is up over 27% so far this year (as of August 1, 2016). Investors should note that not only gold, most precious metals are on a tear this year on a subdued greenback, as these metals are linked to the U.S. dollar. -Seeking AlphaThis article, excerpted above, makes the case for buying si...Read More
Trump's Border Wall Idea Dismissed by Mexico's Foreign Minister ... Nation 'not even considering' candidate's proposal: minister Ruiz calls for passage of TPP trade deal to build on Nafta ... Mexico's foreign minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, dismissed Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump's calls for the nation to pay for a border wall, calling instead for greater integration betwee...Read More
How a Secretive Branch of ISIS Built a Global Network of Killers ... A jailhouse interview with a German man who joined the Islamic State reveals the workings of a unit whose lieutenants are empowered to plan attacks around the world. - The New York TimesPeople are being whipped up against Islam and this New York Times article is a good example.The article goes on and on about the "network" that...Read More
I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton ... During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties - three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency, I was with President Obama when we killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 … On Nov. 8, I will vote f...Read More