Bank Holiday in Panama announcedRandy Hilarski, Sept. 26, 2013

This morning the National Bank of Panama announced that it was suspending all services until Tuesday the 1st of October. The National Bank of Panama says that the reason is to upgrade systems. The Banking Holiday in Panama was announced this am.

This system wide shutdown has country wide implications. The National Bank of Panama did not warn the people before making the announcement and shutting down the banks. The people do not have access to ATM’s either. We received word of this from family members first. This weekend is payday for people across Panama.   Continue reading “Banking Holiday in Panama Announced!”

Pleasant Ridge

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” — John Adams
“[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood.” — John Adams, 1765  Continue reading “Famous Quotes of the American Revolution”

jim mooreCNN Money – by Tami Luhby 

Can’t afford the premiums. Don’t need health insurance. Won’t support Obamacare.

These are some of the reasons why CNNMoney readers say they’ll opt to pay a penalty for not having health insurance in 2014, rather than sign up for a policy in the state-based exchanges or through their companies.   Continue reading “No thanks, Obamacare. I’ll pay the penalty”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Greek government authorities are on alert after a union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces issued a statement urging the Greek administration to step down and make way for a national unity government. As Keep Talking Greece notes, the statement on the union’ website included 15 demands – including the resignation of the Greek President – and urged people to gather at the infamous Syntagma Square on Saturday. The statement was interpreted by some as a call to a “coup d’etat” – denied by the union – but prompted Greece’s Supreme Court to meet to discuss it.   Continue reading “Greece On The Verge? Military Special Forces Have 15 Demands… Or Else”

Cosmic Convergence

The China Syndrome Morphs into “The Japan Syndrome”

Never before in the modern era has humankind been confronted with a nuclear disaster the likes of Fukushima. Truly, Japan has become the location of the greatest nuclear catastrophe in history, one that has defied countless attempts to resolve it. Although it was once imagined to occur in China on the silver screen, Japan has experienced the actual “China Syndrome” — an apocalyptic nuclear meltdown(s). Once again, Japan is the site of an unparalleled atomic event whose aftermath has no end in sight.   Continue reading “FUKUSHIMA: A Nuclear Catastrophe of Epic Proportions”

Osama-Bin-Laden-300x208Veterans News Now – by Paul Craig Roberts

By readers’ request, this is a reposting of a translation of a Pakistani National TV interview with an eyewitness to the alleged SEAL Team Six attack that allegedly killed Osama bin Laden. I made the translation available two years ago in an article prior to the creation of this website.

Before you believe “your” government’s lies about Syria, remember “your” government’s lies about Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass destruction.” Remember Washington’s lies about the Gulf of Tonkin that unleashed the Vietnam war. Remember the lies about Gaddafi and Libya. Remember the lies about 9/11, the lies about the murders of JFK, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Remember the Northwoods Project that the Joint Chiefs of Staff wanted President John F. Kennedy to embrace.   Continue reading “Osama Bin Laden raid exposed as a complete lie by Pakistani National TV”

Washington’s Blog – by DavidSwanson

1. President Obama’s opening lines at the U.N. on Tuesday looked down on people who would think to settle disputes with war. Obama was disingenuously avoiding the fact that earlier this month he sought to drop missiles into a country to “send a message” but was blocked by the U.S. Congress, the U.N., the nations of the world, and popular opposition — after which Obama arrived at diplomacy as a last resort.   Continue reading “Top 45 Lies in Obama’s Speech at UN”

KrokodilFox News 

Krokodil, a flesh-eating drug which first surfaced in Russia more than a decade ago, has reportedly been found in the United States.

Similar to morphine or heroin, krokodil is made by mixing codeine with substances like gasoline, paint thinner, oil or alcohol. That mixture is then injected into a vein, potentially causing an addict’s skin to turn greenish, scaly and eventually rot away.  Continue reading “First cases of flesh-eating drug Krokodil surface in US”

Before It’s News – by Susan Duclos

Melony Selleneint convinced her husband Michael that their neighbor Tony Pierce was “telepathically raping” her and had multiple times, then went and illegally obtained a gun and encouraged her husband to shoot Pierce in the back.

According to obtained by KSL, “She told Mr. Selleneit to ‘go ahead’ and shoot Mr. Pierce” and “defendant also admitted that immediately before the shooting, as Mr. Selleneit stood at the door of his trailer preparing to shoot Mr. Pierce, defendant told Mr. Selleneit to ‘go for it.’”   Continue reading “Man Shot For ‘Telepathically Raping’ Neighbor”

Mass PrivateI

Article first appeared in the ACLU blog:

The Vera Institute of Justice study  “Coming of Age with Stop and Frisk: Experiences, Self-Perceptions, and Public Safety Implications” examines the experiences of those growing up in the neighborhoods in New York City where people are most likely to be stopped. The study surveyed over 500 young adults and conducted in-depth interviews nearly 50 more, and paints a rich picture of what actually happens during stops, and why this matters for the safety of the most heavily policed communities.   Continue reading “‘Stop & Frisk’ was ruled unconstitutional so why is it expanding to police dept’s. across the U.S.?”