August 2011
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28) →
The Clash (27)
The Living End (14)
The Hellacopters (13)
Weezer (10)
The Dopamines (9)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Italy Holds Up Wider EU Sanctions On Syria -... →
The broadening of European Union sanctions on Syria was blocked by Italy over an objection to the start date of one aspect of it, diplomats told Dow Jones Newswires.
However, EU members did agree on imposing sanctions on four new individuals and three new entities on top of the already sanctioned 50 individuals and nine companies over the crackdown on protesters by Syrian President Bashar...
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Treasury Sanctions Syrian Government Officials -... →
The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it sanctioned three top Syrian government officials in a bid to further isolate the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
The officials are Walid al-Moallem, the foreign and expatriates minister; Bouthaina Shaaban, a political adviser; and Ali Abdul Karim Ali, the ambassador to Lebanon. The designations were made under a May 18 executive order that...
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Foreign Firms Helped Gadhafi Spy on Libyans -... →
Libya sought advanced tools to control the encrypted online-phone service Skype, censor YouTube videos and block Libyans from disguising their online activities by using “proxy” servers, according to documents reviewed by the Journal and people familiar with the matter. Libya’s civil war stalled the talks.
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Bin Hammam Blasts Bribery Probe - Corruption... →
Mohamed Bin Hammam continued Monday to fight his lifetime ban from soccer, posting a letter on his blog that he said showed intimidation of witnesses by international soccer’s governing body to implicate him in a bribery scandal.
Bin Hammam was banned for life from soccer after being found guilty of bribing Caribbean soccer officials with $40,000 each during a May meeting in Trinidad for votes...
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USA TODAY: Gadhafi's family, including wife and... →
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Hazare Ends Hunger Strike - Corruption Currents -... →
Anna Hazare called off his hunger strike over the weekend after fasting for 13 days to get a stronger anti-corruption bill through the Indian parliament.
Hazare only agreed to end the fast after Parliament endorsed his proposals for the Lokpal, an ombudsman agency tasked with investigating and prosecuting corruption in India. Hazare’s first nourishment in nearly two weeks was a glass of...
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MTA has begun restoring limited bus service in... →
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WOW! Deserted! #Hurricane Irene: MTA Police... →
bgershon:
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“I went to work today because my [clinic] will be getting 50 patients from Coney...”
– a text from my aunt this morning, who is the director of a geriatric hospital in Westchester, NY
For more information on this weekend’s Hurricane Irene evacuation, visit this press release from Mayor Bloomberg.
(via gracebello)
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A big non-hurricane-related news story: Al-Qaeda's... →
Al-Rahman was killed Aug. 22 in the lawless Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, according to the official said, who insisted on anonymity to discuss intelligence issues.
The official would not say how al-Rahman was killed. But his death came on the same day that a CIA drone strike was reported in Waziristan. Such strikes by unmanned aircraft are Washington’s weapon of choice for killing...
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Watchcoketalk:
Every time I read about New Yorkers being evacuated, I can’t help but think of this scene from The Wire.
A building can be evacuated; you evacuate a person, it’s to give them an enema.
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nedhepburn:
Kyuss “Hurricane”
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An earthquake and a hurricane.
section9:
Both are things that happened in NYC before the Mets throw a no hitter.
Keep rubbing it in.
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Today is Women's Equality Day →
usagov:
Today is Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the success of the women’s suffrage movement. Read the original documents proposing an amendment to the Constitution.
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But I'm a New Yorker.
mar-see-ah:
If the hurricane hits and all the power and water goes out, can’t I just order Chinese food?
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As of Thursday morning, Dickey had posted 1,441... →
joshsternberg:
The current clown prince of Twitter.
Among the topics Dickey (@RADickey43) has written about on Twitter: His favorite literary characters, music, TV shows, food, fashion, hair, “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the Rembrandt exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, movies in general, comedies and, above all else, “Star Wars.”
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Hurricane Irene could cause New York City $35... →
capitalnewyork:
Thanks, Nate Silver.
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US, South Africa Reach Deal To Release $1.5B To... →
The U.S. and South Africa reached a deal to let the United Nations Security Council release $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets for emergency aid, AFP reported.
The deal means that the U.S. won’t force a vote at the U.N., which froze the U.S.-based bank accounts containing the assets with sanctions, over the release of the funds. “There is an accord, there will not be a vote and the money...
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J.P. Morgan Chase Pays $88.3 Million To Settle... →
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA agreed to pay $88.3 million in a settlement with the Treasury Department over a broad range of sanctions violations.
Treasury said J.P. Morgan Chase violated several sanctions orders related to transactions in Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Liberia, as well as broader regulations against supporting terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction between Dec....
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Libya Rebels Investigate Corruption At Sovereign... →
By Joe Palazzolo:
The National Transitional Council has appointed a former technocrat with the Gadhafi regime to track down Libya’s foreign assets, including those held by the Libyan Investment Authority, Financial Times reported.
Mahmoud Badi, who had been the rebel government’s president of foreign investments and sovereign assets, has also been tasked with probing for corruption at the...
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Visa Cards Stop Working In Syria →
pantslessprogressive:
A bizarre consequence of sanctions against Syria - from Sam Rubenfeld:
Visa credit cards issued in Syria, by Syrian banks or those with branches in the country stopped working Wednesday, AFP reported after talking to bank officials and cardholders.
“Clients were sent SMS messages Tuesday evening informing them they could no longer use their Visa cards in Syria, or even...