Ex-Mossad official sees massive attack on U.S. homeland

Posted by Matt in November 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Terrorism, Al Qaida, Country Usa, Disneyland, God And Country, Las Vegas Casinos, London Transit, Malls, Mass Casualty, Mass Transit System, Massive Attack, Mossad Official, Rural Areas, Simultaneous Detonations, Strikes, Subways, Targets, terrorists, Yuval Aviv

The following article is originally from Geostrategy-Direct:
Yuval Aviv, who predicted the Al Qaida strikes on London’s mass transit system in 2005, said he believes Al Qaida was planning a series of mass-casualty strikes throughout the United States.
Aviv said the most likely targets were places such as Disneyland, Las Vegas casinos, malls and subways.
“The attack will [...]

Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in November 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Blackouts, Electricity, Hugo Chavez, Industrial Cities, Nationwide, Nytimes, Plague, Power Failures, President Hugo Chavez, Public Outcry, Rural Areas, Venezuela, Water Rationing

President Hugo Chávez has been facing a public outcry in recent weeks over power failures that, after six nationwide blackouts in the last two years, are cutting electricity for hours each day in rural areas and in industrial cities like Valencia and Ciudad Guayana. Now, water rationing has been introduced here in the capital.
Blackouts [...]

China’s Migrant Workers | China’s Economy

Posted by Matt in September 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 50 Million, China Economy, China S Economy, Construction Sites, Dangerous Jobs, Decades, Factories, Imagine, Jobs China, Migrant Workers, Rural Areas, Street Markets, Temporary Employment, United States

Imagine if every worker in the United States drifted around the country each morning in search of temporary employment, not knowing if, or when, they would be paid a few dollars for a long day of labor.
Now add 50 million people to that unstable, wandering mass and you’d have what’s been happening inside China for [...]