How to intercept drone video feeds

Posted by Matt in December 17th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Military Tech, Off-Topic, Afghanistan, Drone, Free Videos, Hard Disk, Insurgents In Iraq, Interception, Intercepts, Music Videos, Pentagon, Planes, Predator Drones, Satellite Data, Shelf Software, Shiite Fighters, Skygrabber, Software Programs, Spy, Video Feeds, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal

Have you seen the news reports today about how insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have hacked into live video feeds from our Predator drones?

Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos
Shiite fighters in Iraq used off-the-shelf software programs such as SkyGrabber — available for as little as $25.95 on the Internet — to regularly capture drone video [...]

‘Greatest Trade Ever’ – Economy’s Loss, John Paulson’s Gain – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in December 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Amp Company, Billions Of Dollars, Broadway Books, Economy, Financial Crisis, Goldmine, Hedge Fund, Housing Bubble, Investors, John Paulson, Journal Reporter, Nytimes, Small Group, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Zuckerman

THERE has been no shortage of books about Wall Street leaders who made billions of dollars disappear in the financial crisis. But as the Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman writes in “The Greatest Trade Ever,” (Broadway Books, 295 pages) the financial crisis was a goldmine for a small group of investors. One of them, [...]

Meltzer: New Financial Crisis Coming

Posted by Matt in October 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Budget Deficits, Carnegie Mellon, Currency, Financial Crisis, Fiscal Stimulus, Global Financial Crisis, Mellon Professor, Meltzer, Money Growth, United States, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal

“The United States is headed toward a new financial crisis,” he writes in The Wall Street Journal.
It’s the massive monetary and fiscal stimulus that could do us in, says the Carnegie Mellon professor.

“History gives many examples of countries with high actual and expected money growth, unsustainable budget deficits, and a currency expected to [...]

The Russian Economy and Russian Power

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

Published in Russia, American Forces, American States, Analytic Framework, Banking Sector, Barack Obama, Countries Of The Former Soviet Union, Former Soviet Union, George Friedman, High Risk, Joe Biden, Population Base, President Joe, Russian Economy, Russian Power, Russian Talks, Sensitive Countries, Shrinking Population, Sphere Of Influence, Stratfor, Wall Street Journal

By George Friedman at Stratfor.Com
The Russian Resurgence
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Georgia and Ukraine partly answered questions over how U.S.-Russian talks went during U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Russia in early July. That Biden’s visit took place at all reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the principle that Russia does not have the [...]

Latvia’s currency crisis fears spread

Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Europe, Financial, Arc, Baltic Nations, Baltic Sea, Budget Cuts, Contagion, Crisis Fears, Currency Crisis, Darkness, Eastern Europe, Economists, European Economy, Financial Crisis, Fragility, Global Financial Crisis, Latvia, Neighbors, Neighbours, Sunday Herald, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Worries

Worries are intensifying that Latvia’s financial crisis will spread to its Baltic Sea neighbors and to Eastern Europe, economists say.
The situation is revealing fragility at the edges of the European economy and reportedly has sparked fears that a currency crisis could spread to fellow Baltic nations Lithuania and Estonia.
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Latvia’s Problems Prompt Worry About Contagion [...]

Latvian crisis deepens as Europe debates aid

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Europe, 100m, Baltic State, Bond Auction, Budget Deficit, Currency, Currency Devaluation, Debates, Debt Crisis, Eastern Europe, Economic Crisis, Europe, Failure, Fears, Government Auction, Government Bond, guardian, Imf, Job, Latvia, New York Times, Sovereign Debt, Telegraph, Telegraph Co Uk, Telegraph Uk, Trade Union Confederation, Treasury Auction, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal

The failure of a government bond auction this morning heightened fears that the tiny Baltic state will have to devalue its currency, the lat, which could have a huge impact on the rest of the region and other EU states.
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Latvian debt crisis shakes Eastern Europe
Telegraph.co.uk - Jun 3, 2009
… a sovereign debt crisis after failing to sell a [...]

The Six Most Egregious Lies from our Leaders

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

Published in Economy, Blunders, Debt Crisis, Full Disclosure, Great Depression, Guaranty Association, New York Times, New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Bestseller Lists, Public Confidence, State Insurance, Stress Tests, Survival Guide, Sustainable Recovery, True Consequences, True Values, Wall Street Journal, Weiss Research, Worst Case Scenario, York Times Bestseller, York Times Bestseller Lists

Here are just six of the most egregious lies from our leaders:

The government is conducting stress tests on the nation’s 19 largest banks, assuming a worst-case scenario.
“Most U.S. banking organizations currently have capital levels well in excess of the amounts required to be well capitalized.”
Big banks made solid profits in the fourth quarter.
Your insurance is [...]

Russian and Chinese Cyberspies Penetrate Electrical Grid

Posted by Matt in April 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Espionage, U.S., Bbc, Bbc News, Cbs, Cbs News, Chilton, China Russia, Countries, Cyberspies, Electric Grid, Electrical Grid, Electrical Software, Electrical System, Government Officials, Left Behind, National Security Officials, Power Grid, Software Programs, Spies, Strategic Command, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal

Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its controls, the newspaper said, [...]