Giant New York Hedge Fund Och-Ziff Under Investigation For Bribery in $100 “Loan” to Zimbabwe Dictator Mugabe

One of the most interesting articles I published last year, but one that failed to receive the attention it deserved, was related to a $100 million “loan” to Zimbabwe’s brutal dictator Robert Mugabe, in which Wall Street firms played a key role. The post was titled, The Bailout of Robert Mugabe – How Wall Street Money Led to Intimidation, Torture and Death in Zimbabwe. Here are a few excerpts: Four days later, Camec announced it was using...

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Former Halliburton Subsidiary is Suing Sick Military Veterans they Poisoned

Halliburton, the transnational oil field services company formerly run by former Vice President andaccused war criminal Dick Cheney, is under public scrutiny again after it was revealed its former subsidiary is suing Iraq War veterans for $850,000. Cheney self-approved major bids for his former company and its subsidiaries, which received massive government contracts in Iraq—funded by the American taxpayer—totaling over...

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With 28 Pages Still Hidden, Saudis May Be Released from 9/11 Suit

By Brian McGlinchey Undermined by the U.S. government’s refusal to share everything it knows about the September 11 attacks, the pursuit of justice by 9/11 family members and survivors could be stopped in its tracks within the next 90 days. In a courtroom just minutes from the World Trade Center, lawyers for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last Thursday asked Judge George Daniels to release the kingdom from a lawsuit seeking...

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Federal court rules that bumper stickers, air fresheners are reasonable suspicion of criminal activity

(Photo: Pal Berge) KINGSVILLE, TX — A panel of judges unanimously held that the presence of bumper stickers, air fresheners, and religious symbols in a vehicle can be considered “reasonable suspicion of criminal activity” during a traffic stop. The case stems from a March 9, 2011, traffic stop that took place along U.S. Highway 77 in Kingsville, Texas.  Officer Mike Tamez of the Kingsville Police Department observed a Chevy Tahoe with a...

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Hatchet-Wielding Man with Mental Issues Attacks Moviegoers in Tennessee; Media Calls it “Theater Shooting Horror” to Fit Gun Control Agenda

Breaking news tonight of another attack at a movie theater, this time in Antioch, Tennessee. Thankfully, no one wound up seriously injured. The story at this time is that a 29-year-old named Vincente David Montano who had been reported missing to Texas police by his mother wound up in a showing of Mad Max: Fury Road and attacked his fellow patrons. Motive is still unknown at this time according to reports. Details are still coming in and have been...

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Cash-Strapped Saudi Arabia Hopes To Continue War Against Shale With Fed's Blessing

As we said at the time, "those who contend that the downturn simply cannot last much longer are perhaps ignoring the underlying narrative that helps to explain why the situation looks like it does." "At heart," we continued, "this is a struggle between the Fed’s ZIRP and the Saudis, who appear set to outlast the easy money that’s kept US producers alive." This is an allusion to the fact that the weakest players in the US shale industry - which...

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