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Drill Ill Will: ‘S. Korea provocation seeks new talks fail’

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:50 +0000

South Korea has conducted live-fire military exercises near its disputed naval border with North Korea. The maneuvers took place in the same area where four South Koreans were killed in a North Korean artillery attack in 2010. Before the drills started, North Korea said it would retaliate with punishments a “thousand-fold more severe” than the 2010 shelling. South Korean officials, however, said their maneuvers are no business of the North. Eric Sirotkin, co-founder of the Campaign to End the Korean War, believes the South Korean war games are a provocation ahead of US-North Korean talks in Beijing and upcoming elections in South Korea. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Financial Fascism? ‘Greeks should revolt against debt slavery!’

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:49 +0000

It’s been a tough night in Brussels where Eurozone ministers have reached a deal on a second bailout for Greece. It took them several hours to agree on the one-hundred-and-thirty-billion euro cash injection, expected to save the country from default. Earlier the Greek Parliament went through a storm of public outrage and several internal conflicts to approve the austerity measures demanded by international creditors. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Keiser Report: Hang-a-Banker-a-Week! (E252)

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:47 +0000

In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss London bars and cafes introducing Facewatch for criminals on the lower ladder of crime while Mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone, proposes an all together different solution to end the banking crime wave higher up the ladder. They also discuss Greek heists and tweets from Syntagma Square. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Zeus Yiamouyiannis about Greek tragedies and Greek solutions. KR on FB: www.facebook.com

Bullets & Ballots: No power to non-Muslims in Syria?

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:45 +0000

There’s another day of violence in the flashpoints of crisis locked Syria. It’s alleged heavy shelling by government forces in the city of Homs has left over a dozen dead. And there are reports the army has fired on demonstrators in the capital Damascus. Even aid workers say they are now unable to deliver vital supplies to the worst hit areas. RT’s Maria Finoshina is in Syria. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

CrossTalk: Iranoia

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:45 +0000

The international community has numerously voiced its support for nuclear proliferation, especially when dealing with a regional power like Iran. However, some countries go further than that. Prominent scholars and officials voice the possibility of war with Iran, and in some cases even promote it. Is this a rational approach? How justified would this war be if there is still no evidence that Iran has nuclear weapons in its arsenal? And who is being more rational, Western powers or Iran, when it comes to their geopolitical interests? CrossTalking with Patrick Clawson, Gawdat Bahgat and Gilbert Doctorow. CT on FB: www.facebook.com

‘US not funding Putin’s presidential campaign’

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:43 +0000

The recent appointment of Michael McFaul as US ambassador to Russia was seen by many as Washington showing favor toward the opposition. In a frank conversation with RT McFaul asserted that the US does not finance either the opposition or Putin. Speaking about US anti-missile bases in Europe – a major stumbling block in Russia-US relations – McFaul explained that Russia’s “obsession” with a legally binding guarantee is not “rational,” but stressed that he sees a way forward through negotiations. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Arming Al-Qaeda: US to pump weapons into Syria warzone?

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:42 +0000

The US has hinted it could eventually give arms to rebels in Syria – despite previous strident opposition to further militarizing the conflict in the country. The Obama administration says if a political solution to the crisis proved impossible it might consider other options. This amid warnings that Washington’s continuing efforts against the Syrian regime could see it fighting side by side with Al Qaeda. RT’s Gayane Chichakyan reports. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

Facebook Parenting: For the Troubled Teen… Extreme parody of dad

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:40 +0000

www.nma.tv When Tommy Jordan posted a YouTube video of him shooting up his daughter Hannah’s laptop with a .45 after she criticized her parents on Facebook, he had no idea it would go viral and spark a worldwide debate about tough-love and parenting. Tommy Jordan’s YouTube video Facebook Parenting For the troubled teen had more than 22 million hits on Tuesday. It was posted last Wednesday and had already racked up 2 million views by Friday. In the video, Tommy Jordan sits in a chair holding a cigarette and a printout of his daughter’s Facebook message with a gun holstered by his hip. “Hannah, you were grounded for three months for doing something similar to this and I would’ve thought that with a father in IT for a living, you would have better sense than to do it again,” he says. Tommy Jordan then reads his daughter’s letter: “To my parents: I’m not your damn slave. It’s not my responsibility to clean up your sh*t,” she writes. Hannah goes on to say she should be paid for doing household chores. After finishing the letter, Tommy Jordan details Hannah’s modest list of household chores and calls her lazy and disrespectful. “It’s about to get a whole lot harder today,” he says. “I’m gonna post this on your Facebook wall, so all those kids that thought it was cool for how rebellious you were can see what happens.” He then pumps eight hollow-point rounds into her laptop. Is Tommy Jordan a bad parent? Should he have posted Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen?

The Sun on Sunday: Murdoch’s bid to right UK media empire

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:38 +0000

www.nma.tv Media mogul Rupert Murdoch surprised everyone this week when he announced the launch of a new title â” The Sun on Sunday. The Sun on Sunday is the successor to the News of the World, which was closed in disgrace in July last year following revelations that its reporters had hacked the mobile phone accounts of hundreds of famous people. The announcement came after Murdoch flew in to London to mediate in what commentators have called a “civil war” within News Corp following the arrest of 10 Sun journalists. They were arrested after News International Management and Standards Committee handed evidence of illegal payments made by reporters to police to the authorities. Murdoch moved quickly to reassure Sun staff before announcing the expedited launch, a move many believe is designed to deflect attention from News Corp’s continuing legal woes.

Microsoft: Google thwarted Internet Explorer privacy settings

dog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:08:37 +0000

www.nma.tv Microsoft is alleging that Google has been sidestepping Internet Explorer privacy controls designed to prevent third-party websites from tracking users’ browsing habits. Writing on a company blog on Monday, Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft corporate vice president in charge of the software maker’s Internet Explorer web browser, claimed Google exploited a loophole in the Platform for Privacy Preferences, or P3P. It’s a protocol used by Internet Explorer that asks a website for its privacy policy, which is provided in a coded form understood by the web browser. Sites that have a policy of tracking visitors, done by way of small files called “cookies” installed on users’ computers, are blocked from doing so. In order to fool the check, Google sites provide Internet Explorer with a hyperlink to a Google support page that explains its tracking measures, which is only readable by humans. Google spokesperson Rachel Whetstone fired back, claiming that the P3P protocol, used by Microsoft since 2002, does not accommodate “modern web functionality” such as Google +1 and Facebook “like” buttons, which allow signed-in users to flag things around the web. Whetstone also noted that 11000+ Internet sites are not complying with P3P, citing a 2010 independent report. The dust-up follows similar reports last week that Google circumvented privacy settings on Apple’s web browser, Safari.