Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks Undisclosed $13B
november 2011 by Vacilando
The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret. Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing.
The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day. Bankers didn’t mention that they took tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans at the same time they were assuring investors their firms were healthy. And no one calculated until now that banks reaped an estimated $13 billion of income by taking advantage of the Fed’s below-market rates
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The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day. Bankers didn’t mention that they took tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans at the same time they were assuring investors their firms were healthy. And no one calculated until now that banks reaped an estimated $13 billion of income by taking advantage of the Fed’s below-market rates
november 2011 by Vacilando
Chilling new 9/11 audio released
september 2011 by Vacilando
Newly released recordings from civil and military aviation officials on 11 September 2001 shows the confusion as the attacks of that day unfolded. The audio includes a flight attendant's plea for help and discussions about an order from Vice-President Dick Cheney to shoot down rogue civilian planes.
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september 2011 by Vacilando
Peter King queries Bin Laden film White House access
august 2011 by Vacilando
A senior Republican has called for an inquiry into reports the White House fed secrets about the killing of Osama Bin Laden to Hollywood film-makers. Peter King, chair of the House of Representatives homeland security committee, cited a report suggesting the White House hopes the film will boost President Obama's election bid. New York Times writer Maureen Dowd said film-makers had "top-level access".
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august 2011 by Vacilando
'Incognito': What's Hiding In The Unconscious Mind
june 2011 by Vacilando
Your brain doesn't like to keep secrets. Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, have shown that writing down secrets in a journal or telling a doctor your secrets actually decreases the level of stress hormones in your body. Keeping a secret, meanwhile, does the opposite.
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june 2011 by Vacilando
Facebook suffers brief shut down
december 2010 by Vacilando
Facebook was forced to take itself offline after a staff member accidentally leaked internal product prototypes. The social network was unreachable for about 20-30 minutes while the mess was cleared up.
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december 2010 by Vacilando
X-37B US military spaceplane returns to Earth
december 2010 by Vacilando
A prototype spaceplane built for the US military has returned to Earth after seven months in orbit.
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december 2010 by Vacilando
Wikileaks: Australia FM blames US, not Julian Assange
december 2010 by Vacilando
Australia's foreign minister has said the US is to blame for the release of thousands of diplomatic cables on Wikileaks, not its Australian founder, Julian Assange.
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december 2010 by Vacilando
US Air Force warns Facebook 'may reveal location'
december 2010 by Vacilando
The US Air Force has warned its troops that using Facebook and other social networking sites could inadvertently reveal their location to the enemy.
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december 2010 by Vacilando
Wikileaks: Bumpy ride ahead for US diplomats
november 2010 by Vacilando
Red faces in Washington? Well yes, almost certainly, and probably in a significant number of other capitals too, not least in the Middle East where a series of leaders and senior figures in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi are quoted as urging Washington to bomb Iran's nuclear programme.
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november 2010 by Vacilando
Wikileaks cables: key issues
november 2010 by Vacilando
The controversial whistle-blowing site Wilileaks has released a cache of 250,000 secret messages sent by US diplomatic staff. Here are some of the key issues the documents reveal, as reported by the New York Times and Guardian newspapers.
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november 2010 by Vacilando
Wikileaks releases secret US embassy cables
november 2010 by Vacilando
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has released a new set of secret US files. This latest batch of documents - cables sent by US embassies to the state department - is bigger than past releases on Afghanistan and Iraq. It includes reports of Arab states - including the king of Saudi Arabia - urging the US to attack Iran and end its nuclear weapons programme.
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november 2010 by Vacilando
The truth about the Mossad | World news
march 2010 by Vacilando
The recent, outlandish assassination in Dubai may prove the most damaging yet in the Mossad's history of high-profile, bungled operations. How did it squander its reputation for ruthless brilliance?
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march 2010 by Vacilando
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