The time has arrived where we must understand the realities of the dark forces amongst us.

Oct 18, 7:44 PM EDT

Report: US, Euro arms used against Arab protesters

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 8-19-44-53

"To the extent that arms transfers are knowingly engaged in and result in the perpetration of crimes against humanity, the transferring state also becomes responsible under international law."

THE SUPERPOWER --GUILTY


Oct 18, 9:24 PM EDT

Senate votes to end 'Fast and Furious' gun program

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 8-21-24-27

block the Justice Department from undertaking gun-smuggling probes like the flawed "Operation Fast and Furious" aimed at breaking up networks running guns to Mexican drug cartels but that lost track of hundreds of the weapons, some of which were used to commit crimes in Mexico and the United States.

THE SUPERPOWER --GUILTY


Oct 18, 7:12 PM EDT

ICE deports record number of immigrants in year

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 8-19-12-58

the largest number of removals in the agency's history.


Oct 18, 6:47 PM EDT

Wall St protesters march to prosecutor's office

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 8-18-47-27

A small group of protesters joined Teamster workers and other union members in a rally earlier in the day outside Sotheby's auction house, where unionized workers are in a contract dispute.


Oct 18, 8:00 PM EDT

$435,000 could help NY protesters endure winter

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/ ... 8-20-00-05

"It's way more support than we ever thought would come in."


Oct 18, 8:47 PM EDT

Protest hounds big Peru gold mine

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/ ... 8-20-47-44

Among vehicles set ablaze were back hoes, dump trucks and a bulldozer.


Oct 18, 6:12 PM EDT

Moody's downgrades Spanish government debt ratings

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 8-18-12-51

The ratings agency downgraded Spanish debt to "A1" from "Aa2," four days after Standard & Poor's cut its rating on the nation's long-term debt. Fitch Ratings likewise cut Spain's rating on Friday


First came Stuxnet computer virus: now there's Duqu

WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:59am IST

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/10/1 ... 6220111019

"Duqu is essentially the precursor to a future Stuxnet-like attack."

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U.S. crafting framework for cyber offense: general

WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:57pm EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/ ... B520111018

The United States [The Superpower] is still crafting a [duh] legal framework to guide any [of its] offensive moves in cyberspace

THE SUPERPOWER --GUILTY


EU regulators raid banks in interest-rate probe - report

Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:41am BST

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/1 ... 3Y20111019

The European Commission seized documents from several major banks on Tuesday, marking the intensification of a world-wide law-enforcement probe into how key interest rates are set

IN THE BERNANKE BEDROOM


Greek union warns of austerity "death spiral"

ATHENS | Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:01pm BST

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/1 ... EL20111018

Greece risks sliding into a "death spiral" if the government continues to slash salaries and lay
off workers instead of cracking down on tax evasion and raising money from the rich, the head of the biggest public sector union said on Tuesday


Kenya lawmaker seeks to regulate banks' lending rates

Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:22pm GMT

http://af.reuters.com/article/investing ... 18?sp=true

Although the central bank rate has been at around 6 percent for the past year, before being raised to 11 percent earlier this month, most banks have been charging a minimum of 14 percent for lending, while paying a rate of less than 2 percent on customer deposits.

"There has been a tendency of banks to engage in sheer exploitation and this needs to be regulated."