Day July 3, 2007

Pakistan standoff demostrates faulty security assumptions

Pakistan police are locked in a standoff with students holed up inside a mosque in Islamabad.  The students are demanding “Taliban-style” sharia law.  Says Reuters, “The clashes began when about 150 students attacked a security picket at a Pakistani government…

Bogus and ineffective terror alerts

MSNBC just ran a piece saying how the recent attacks in the UK mean a higher chance of attacks here. They then trotted out a “terrorism expert” who provided no hard facts on this except to attempt to scare viewers…

Allen Greenspan and Ayn Rand

Allen Greenspan, former chair of the Federal Reserve, was a follower of the extreme right wing philosophy of Ayn Rand, and this certainly was major factor in how he ran the Fed. He was not just a follower from afar…

Smart Fortwo comes to USA

The Smart Fortwo is made by Mercedes, with over 750,000 sold in 26 countries. Now it’s coming to the US. Check the Roadshow to see if they’ll be in your area. 8.8 feet long (you can usually fit two smart…