The Verge – by T.C. Sottek 

According to a new report from Der Spiegel based on internal NSA documents, the signals intelligence agency’s elite hacking unit (TAO) is able to conduct sophisticated wiretaps in ways that make Hollywood fantasy look more like reality. The report indicates that the NSA, in collaboration with the CIA and FBI, routinely and secretly intercepts shipping deliveries for laptops or other computer accessories in order to implant bugs before they reach their destinations. According to Der Spiegel, the NSA’s TAO group is able to divert shipping deliveries to its own “secret workshops” in a method called interdiction, where agents load malware onto the electronics or install malicious hardware that can give US intelligence agencies remote access.   Continue reading “NSA reportedly intercepting laptops purchased online to install spy malware”

Russia and China vs. U.S.Examiner – by Kenneth Schortgen Jr

On Dec. 26, financial analyst and statistician Dr. Jim Willie provided a look at major economic events that will take place and shape the global financial system in 2014. Of the several key changes set to occur in how nations trade amongst one another, the two primary events. that of a currency reset and the implementation of a gold backed trade note, will be the catalyst for China’s vision of a de-Americanized financial order.   Continue reading “2014 will be the year of the currency reset and gold backed trade note”

A medical body warns that millions of patients in England will be forced to wait a week to see their family doctor next year. (File photo)Press TV

Millions of patients in England are expected to be forced to wait at least a week to get an appointment with their family doctor next year, a medical body has warned.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) said some 27 million appointments with family doctors will take place across England in 2014 at least seven days after they are booked.   Continue reading “Millions of UK patients to wait week to see doctor”

Washington Post – by Steve Vogel, October 4, 2011

Some of the nation’s biggest banks and mortgage companies have defrauded veterans and taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars by disguising illegal fees in veterans’ home refinancing loans, according to a whistleblower suit unsealed in federal court in Atlanta.

The suit accuses the companies, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and GMAC Mortgage, of engaging in “a brazen scheme to defraud both our nation’s veterans and the United States treasury” of millions of dollars in connection with home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.   Continue reading “Flashback: Suit alleges banks and mortgage companies cheated veterans and U.S. taxpayers”

New ObamaCare fees coming in 2014New York Post – by S.A. Miller and Geoff Earle

WASHINGTON — Here comes the ObamaCare tax bill.

The cost of President Obama’s massive health-care law will hit Americans in 2014 as new taxes pile up on their insurance premiums and on their income-tax bills.

Most insurers aren’t advertising the ObamaCare taxes that are added on to premiums, opting instead to discretely pass them on to customers while quietly lobbying lawmakers for a break.   Continue reading “New ObamaCare fees coming in 2014”

earthNatural News – by JB Bardot

Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a naturally occurring rock made from the skeletons of fossilized diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. When ground into a fine powder, diatomaceous earth works mechanically to destroy a wide range of pests, insects, parasites and pathogens by cutting through the exoskeleton, absorbing bodily fluids and causing them to die. Food grade diatomaceous earth is chemical-free and non toxic.

Diatomaceous earth has many uses including detoxification of the body — inside and out; protecting pets and livestock from parasites and insect infestation; and keep your yard and garden pest-free.   Continue reading “Detox with diatomaceous earth to remove allergies, mercury, chemicals, GMOs, parasites”

Rense.com – by Jeff Rense

The following video was taken today with an Inspector Plus geiger counter by ‘Dave’ giving readings on a Northern California beach due West of San Mateo.  The beach is south of Princeton Harbor which in turn is just south of Pillar Point where ‘Mavericks’ big surf comes in. The best description is the San Mateo Coast.  Just south again from Princeton Harbor begins the City of Half Moon Bay.

As you will see, the normal background radiation above the small bluff at this beach is about 30 CPM (Counts Per Minute).   Continue reading “Radiation On Northern CA Beach – It’s Here”

Purported photos of Chinas DF-41Washington Free Beacon – by Bill Gertz

China’s military conducted the second flight test of its newest long-range missile that is capable of hitting targets in the United States with a nuclear warhead, according to defense officials.

The flight test of the new Dong Feng-41, or DF-41, took place Friday from the Wuzhai missile launch center in Shanxi province to an impact range in western China, said officials familiar with details of the tests.   Continue reading “China Conducts Second Flight Test of New Long-Range Missile”

Mercury News

TWO US officials have announced plans to introduce legislation requiring smart phones to have a “kill switch” that would render stolen or lost devices inoperable.

California State Senator Mark Leno and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced on Thursday that the bill they believe will be the first of its kind in the United States will be formally introduced in January.   Continue reading “US bill requires smart phone ‘kill switch’”