U.S. building Afghanistan a new $92 million ‘Pentagon’

ShareThis U.S. building Afghanistan a new $ 92 million ‘Pentagon’ 01 Jul 2012 The United States is spending $ 92 million to build Afghanistan a new “Pentagon,” a massive five-story military headquarters with domed roofs and a high-tech basement command center that will link Afghan generals with their troops. Even with American troops beginning their [...]

Israel airport security demands access to tourists’ private email accounts

ShareThis Israel airport security demands access to tourists’ private email accounts –Several U.S. tourists report being asked by airport security personnel for access to their personal email accounts 06 Jun 2012 Israel’s Shin Bet security service has been demanding access to personal email accounts of visiting tourists with Arab names, according to the testimony of [...]

Ron Paul’s ‘Restore America Plan’ Smashes Federal Tyranny

Ron Paul’s ‘Restore America Plan’ Smashes Federal Tyranny

By Cassandra Anderson May 30, 2012 Ron Paul’s Restore America Plan is a 12-page budget that cuts $ 1 trillion in spending the first year and balances the budget by the 3rd year.  Paul proposes eliminating 5 federal executive agencies that include the following departments: Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development and the Interior. [...]

The Rosslyn Bones

Is the Tale of the Murdered Apprentice More Than Just a Legend? Photographic pioneer and artist Louis Daguerre’s 1824 painting, The Interior of Rosslyn Chapel, shows two workmen crouching by the base of a pillar, with three Templar Knights nearby. One workman is staring intently at some bones they have found beneath the flagstones. For [...]

Scientists discover ’new metal type’ at Earth’s core

Under extreme pressures and temperatures, one of the main materials of the Earth’s interior has exhibited a never-before-seen transition. Iron oxide was subjected to conditions similar to those at the depth where the Earth’s innermost two layers meet. At 1,650C and 690,000 times sea-level pressure, the metal changed the degree to which it conducted electricity. [...]

Save seals from deaths by toxic fumes

ShareThis Save seals from deaths by toxic fumes (oceana.org) 19 Sep 2011 Seals, whales, and many other animals depend on both clean air and clean water to survive in the fragile Arctic environment. But oil drilling threatens both. Spilled oil collects in the same breaks in the ice that seals and other animals use to [...]