Tuesday, 13 November 2012

John McAfee Wanted for Murder

...McAfee's intensive use of psychosis-inducing hallucinogens would go a long way toward explaining his growing estrangement from his friends and from the community around him. If he was producing large quantities of these chemicals, as implied on Bluelight, that would also shed light on his decision to associate with some of Belize's most hardened drug-gang members.
McAfee's purported interest in extracting medicine from jungle plants provided him a wholesome justification for building a well-equipped chemistry lab in a remote corner of Belize. The specific properties of the drugs he was attempting to isolate also fit in well with what those closest to him have reported: that he is an enthusiastic amateur pharmacologist with a longstanding interest in drugs that induce sexual behavior in women. Indeed, former friends of McAfee have said he could be extremely persistent and devious in trying to coerce women who rebuff his advances to have sex with him.

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McAfee: I’m Innocent

Post-Petraeus CIA Should Kill Less and Spy More, Former Chief Says

FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny

Here’s the e-mail trick Petraeus and Broadwell used to communicate

Motives Questioned in F.B.I. Inquiry of Petraeus E-Mails

Paula Broadwell claims about Benghazi attack dismissed as 'baseless' by CIA

Live at the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves '11. Recorded 10/12/11.
Setlist:
Selfoss
Arabian Horse
Over
Bonus:
GusGus live at the opening ceremony of the Reykjavik Concert Hall "Harpa", may 13th 2011.
Guest appearance by Högni Egilsson of Icelandic pop group Hjaltalín

David Simon: Barack Obama And The Death Of Normal

Monday, 12 November 2012

Brent Stirton

Winner World Press Photo 2012 first prize in Contemporary Issues; Singles, for his portrait of Maria, a drug addicted sex worker from his AIDS in Ukraine story.
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Kent man arrested after picture of burning poppy posted on internet

Stockholm

Gillard announces royal commission into child abuse

How Microsoft Lit Up London’s Night Sky to Launch Halo 4

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How I Was Drawn Into the Cult of David Petraeus

Paul Kelly & Neil Finn - Into Temptation

Two of Australasia's greatest singer songwriters Paul Kelly and Neil Finn, will bring their iconic songs on tour in February and March 2013.
Kelly and Finn will share the stage throughout as members of the one band, singing and playing together a selection from their rich and varied songbooks.
The concerts will be a family affair, with the line up to include Elroy Finn on drums and Dan Kelly on guitars.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 16 November. All dates and details can be found here.
SAT 16 FEB / The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
MON 18 FEB / The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
WED 27 FEB / Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane, QLD
FRI 1 MAR / Adelaide Festival, Free Opening Night Concert at Elder Park, Adelaide, SA
SAT 2 MAR / A Day On The Green, Rutherglen, VIC
SAT 9 MAR / A Day On The Green, Armidale, NSW
SUN 10 MAR / Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
MON 11 MAR / Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
TUES 12 MAR / Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
THU 14 MAR / Kings Park, Perth, WA

The world wide web of abuse

Australia and Obama’s return

All the world has a stake America’s presidential election. Barack Obama has seen off a surprisingly strong showing from Republican candidate Mitt Romney and now has four final years in the executive office.
The most immediate consequence of this for Australia is that it can enjoy the benefits of continuity. Significant amounts of time are lost as an outgoing president enters a “lame duck” phase and the new administration begins a steep learning curve. This has been avoided. PM Julia Gillard has an excellent relationship with President Obama, and she does not have to spend time waiting for and then developing a relationship with a new president.
Obama does not intend to make any drastic changes to his policy settings. The high value placed on the alliance with Australia will continue. The advantages – of support, intelligence and equipment as well as political access – will persist, but so will the downsides. Australia will continue to have to manage the knock-on effects of being so closely linked to the US. This includes the risk of being drawn into conflicts that could otherwise have been avoided, or fuelling the lingering perception that Australia is a reluctant Asian power...

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