11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PReTeXT AS STRaTeGY…
PReTeXT AS STRaTeGY…
ISIS
“As sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen” –Chuck Hagel
Yet our own sophisticated and well funded misintelligence, financial intermediation and digital snooping apparatus is apparently incapable of explaining for our collective benefit, the source of all of this sophistication and funding.
11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on You’re More Likely To Be Shot By A Police Officer Than A Terrorist
You’re More Likely To Be Shot By A Police Officer Than A Terrorist
Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,
Governments and mainstream media outlets have a great way of presenting sensational threats and evil villains.
They want us to be terrified of men in caves, roving bands of barbarians, and deadly viruses that turn our insides out.
Last night, for example, President Obama told the world that ISIL poses the most significant threat to global security.
11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Over 80% Of California Is Now In Extreme Drought
Over 80% Of California Is Now In Extreme Drought
Just how dry is California? Here is The LA Times showing every map of California released by the U.S. Drought Monitor since 2011 (the last time there was any drought conditions). More than 80% of California is in extreme drought, according to the U.S.
11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar steady near 14-month peak, Aussie flounders
Dollar steady near 14-month peak, Aussie flounders
The dollar hovered below a 14-month peak as the sell-off in sterling and the euro tapered off, but commodity currencies remained under pressure.
11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Exclusive: Wall Street watchdog to pick insider as arbitration head – source
Exclusive: Wall Street watchdog to pick insider as arbitration head – source
FINRA, Wall Street’s industry-funded watchdog, will replace the retiring chief of its arbitration unit with either Richard Berry, the unit’s director of case administration, or Kenneth Andrichik, its mediation director, the person said. Linda Fienberg, who has been FINRA’s arbitration head for 18 years, will retire at the end of November, the regulator said last Wednesday.
11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia’s Part-Time Jobs Miracle
Australia’s Part-Time Jobs Miracle
While we have grown used to eye-poppingly ‘odd’ data from China (and increasingly the US), last night’s surge in Aussie employment is among the greatest statistical pieces of muppetry we have ever seen. As Bloomberg reports, Australian employers added a record number of jobs in August – great news, right? Confirming CBA’s decision to hold rates (not cut) and instantly AUD exploded higher.
11 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Alibaba IPO: Backers tout it as a real steal
The Wall Street Journal: Alibaba IPO: Backers tout it as a real steal
It’s the $24 billion question on Wall Street: Will Alibaba Group’s huge initial public offering be a bargain for investors?
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