The Canadian media has revealed that in December 2010, the Canadian government essentially legalized the use of torture in the name of “public safety”!
Canadian media sources obtained the info by using Canada’s freedom of information law. In other words the legalization of torture was not made public by public officials!
The December 2010 approval of […] Continue Reading…
“We have finally put these burdensome and potentially damaging trade disputes behind us.”-Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative
For decades the U.S. has imposed high tariffs on imports (so much for free trade), claiming the tariffs were “anti-dumping” fines. The problem is that some of the foreign products affected by those U.S. tariffs were actually […] Continue Reading…
Toyota is reporting a huge drop in profits for the last nine months of 2011. Profits fell by 72%!
But don’t blame the drop in profit on lack of sales. Sales for the same time fell by 10%.
Toyota says the increasing value of the Yen caused the huge drop in profits, and production halts due […] Continue Reading…
I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
February 6, 2012, Nobel Peace prize winner, U.S. President Barack Obama, has issued an executive order blocking all Iranian government assets held in U.S. […] Continue Reading…
I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men […] Continue Reading…
Boeing is reporting that they have found a flaw in parts used to make the troubled 787 Dreamliner. The parts are made in a South Carolina factory.
Boeing insists the flaw will not affect the safe operation of the aircraft, but then says the parts are used to strengthen the carbon fiber structure of the […] Continue Reading…
Mitsubishi Motors announced on February 6 that they will close their only factory in Europe.
The factory is in Netherlands, and employees 1,500 people. Mitsubishi says the factory is outdated, and it’s not worth it to upgrade.
Also, Mitsubishi stressed that they must focus on stronger car markets, like South America, and they are giving up […] Continue Reading…
I looked and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
The tiny country of Nepal has been hit […] Continue Reading…
February 5, 2012
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases has revealed that 1.73 million Japanese are infected with H3N2, a subtype of influenza A (aka Swine Flu, not to be confused with H1N1 Swine Flu). The last time Japan was hit with H3N2 was five years ago!
According to a report from December, 2011, there were […] Continue Reading…
“It’s awful. I had to walk two hours through freezing temperatures just to get to the metro. The area is full of trees that have fallen on cars but no one’s come to help us.”-Federico Maneski, Rome, Italy
While North America is experiencing a warmer than normal winter, Europe and Asia are breaking records. From […] Continue Reading…