http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7369-US-grab-al-Qaeda-hard-drive-info
White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan confirmed yesterday that analysts are in the process of reviewing the materials they obtained on site, to determine the next step.
According to politics website Politico, an unnamed US official said the compound had yielded "the motherload of intelligence" with computers, thumb drives and electronic equipment seized in the lightning raid.
One official said: "They cleaned it out, can you imagine what's on Osama Bin Laden's hard drive?"
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Cambodia takes dispute with Thailand to UN court
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7368-Cambodia-takes-dispute-with-Thailand-to-UN-court
In a request filed April 28 and made available Tuesday on the court's website, Cambodia asked International Court of Justice judges to urgently deal with its request "because of the gravity of the situation."
Cambodia claims that according to a 1962 ruling by the court the temple is on its territory and warns that if the intervention request is rejected and clashes continue, "the damage to the Temple of Preah Vihear, as well as irremediable losses of life and human suffering ... would become worse."
The border dispute has stirred nationalist sentiment on both sides. But analysts say domestic politics may also be fueling the conflict, especially in Thailand, where the military that staged a coup in 2006 could be flexing its muscles ahead of elections due in June or July.
In a request filed April 28 and made available Tuesday on the court's website, Cambodia asked International Court of Justice judges to urgently deal with its request "because of the gravity of the situation."
Cambodia claims that according to a 1962 ruling by the court the temple is on its territory and warns that if the intervention request is rejected and clashes continue, "the damage to the Temple of Preah Vihear, as well as irremediable losses of life and human suffering ... would become worse."
The border dispute has stirred nationalist sentiment on both sides. But analysts say domestic politics may also be fueling the conflict, especially in Thailand, where the military that staged a coup in 2006 could be flexing its muscles ahead of elections due in June or July.
Sony says 25 million more accounts hacked
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7364-Sony-says-25-million-more-accounts-hacked
The data breach comes on top of the 77 million PlayStation accounts it has already said were jeopardized by a malicious intrusion.
The latest incident occurred April 16 and 17 — earlier than the PlayStation break-in, which occurred from April 17 to 19, Sony said.
About 23,400 financial records from an outdated 2007 database involving people outside the U.S. may have been stolen in the newly discovered breach, including 10,700 direct debit records of customers in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, it said.
The outdated information contained credit card numbers, debit card numbers and expiration dates, but not the 3-digit security code on the back of credit cards. The direct debit records included bank account numbers, customer names, account names and customer addresses.
Company spokeswoman Taina Rodriguez said Sony had no evidence the information taken from Sony Online Entertainment, or SOE, was used illicitly for financial gain.
"We had pr
The data breach comes on top of the 77 million PlayStation accounts it has already said were jeopardized by a malicious intrusion.
The latest incident occurred April 16 and 17 — earlier than the PlayStation break-in, which occurred from April 17 to 19, Sony said.
About 23,400 financial records from an outdated 2007 database involving people outside the U.S. may have been stolen in the newly discovered breach, including 10,700 direct debit records of customers in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, it said.
The outdated information contained credit card numbers, debit card numbers and expiration dates, but not the 3-digit security code on the back of credit cards. The direct debit records included bank account numbers, customer names, account names and customer addresses.
Company spokeswoman Taina Rodriguez said Sony had no evidence the information taken from Sony Online Entertainment, or SOE, was used illicitly for financial gain.
"We had pr
Wrong insecticide strategy could worsen dengue epidemics
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7363-Wrong-insecticide-strategy-could-worsen-dengue-epidemics
Targeting only mosquito larvae, and not adults, with insecticides may work in the short run, but could result in higher resistance in the insects and less disease immunity among humans, especially in urban settings, the study found.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes severe, flu-like symptoms in some 50 million people every year, mainly in developing countries.
Global incidence of the disease, which is rarely fatal but often debilitating, has risen dramatically in recent decades, linked to both rapid urbanization and the impact of global warming. Some 2.5 billion people are at risk.
Targeting only mosquito larvae, and not adults, with insecticides may work in the short run, but could result in higher resistance in the insects and less disease immunity among humans, especially in urban settings, the study found.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes severe, flu-like symptoms in some 50 million people every year, mainly in developing countries.
Global incidence of the disease, which is rarely fatal but often debilitating, has risen dramatically in recent decades, linked to both rapid urbanization and the impact of global warming. Some 2.5 billion people are at risk.
Monday, May 2, 2011
However Vast the Darkness, We Must Supply Our Own Light
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7355-However-Vast-the-Darkness-We-Must-Supply-Our-Own-Light
However Vast the Darkness, We Must Supply Our Own Light is a concept album celebrating the work of film director, Stanley Kubrick. It was created entirely from cut and pasted samples from preexisting music and audio files.
However Vast the Darkness, We Must Supply Our Own Light is a concept album celebrating the work of film director, Stanley Kubrick. It was created entirely from cut and pasted samples from preexisting music and audio files.
Abbas govt welcomes bin Laden death, Hamas deplores
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7347-Abbas-govt-welcomes-bin-Laden-death-Hamas-deplores
"Getting rid of bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods -- the violent methods -- that were created and encouraged by bin Laden and others in the world," PA spokesman Ghassan Khatib said.
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said it was a "major, mega landmark event marking the end of a person who clearly was involved in acts of terror and destruction."
In the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, Haniyeh accused the United States of pursuing a policy based on "oppression and the shedding of Arab and Muslim blood".
"We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior," he said.
"Getting rid of bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods -- the violent methods -- that were created and encouraged by bin Laden and others in the world," PA spokesman Ghassan Khatib said.
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said it was a "major, mega landmark event marking the end of a person who clearly was involved in acts of terror and destruction."
In the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, Haniyeh accused the United States of pursuing a policy based on "oppression and the shedding of Arab and Muslim blood".
"We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior," he said.
Israeli warplanes massing at U.S. airbase in Iraq to strike Iran
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7345-Israeli-warplanes-massing-at-U.S.-airbase-in-Iraq-to-strike-Iran
Israeli warplanes massing at U.S. airbase in Iraq to strike Iran
Israel says it had no knowledge of such a strike plan and both the Pentagon and Iraq's air force commander deny the Iranian report.
Iranian state television ran a report on Monday saying Israeli military aircraft were massing at a U.S. air base in Iraq for a strike on Iran.
Israeli warplanes massing at U.S. airbase in Iraq to strike Iran
Israel says it had no knowledge of such a strike plan and both the Pentagon and Iraq's air force commander deny the Iranian report.
Iranian state television ran a report on Monday saying Israeli military aircraft were massing at a U.S. air base in Iraq for a strike on Iran.
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