Tuesday, September 17, 2013

What's going on in the World Today 130916



WOLVERINES!!!!!!

Darryl Bates: [he and the other Wolverines are gathering food, weapons and survival equipment from Robert Morris's father's store] And grab some toilet paper; I ain't gonna use no leaves.

Re-education Film Narrator: [at what once was the Calumet, Colorado Drive-in Theater] America is a whorehouse... where the revolutionary ideals of your forefathers... are corrupted and sold in alleys by vendors of capitalism...


Personal Comment:  Sounds like a typical college class!

Matt Eckert: [after their flight from Calumet, Jed is fixing the radiator on his pickup-truck] Did you get it?
Jed Eckert: Yeah, I got it. Only thing is, we got one problem: we don't have any water.
Matt Eckert: How about pissing in it?
Jed Eckert: That's a good idea. Get up here. [laughs]
Danny: How do you know it'll work?
Jed Eckert: How old are you, kid?
Danny: Fifteen. And the name's Danny, not "kid."
Jed Eckert: Well, when you grow up... then you'll know these things, Danny. Now get up here and piss in the radiator.

Radio Free America Announcer: It's 11:59 on Radio Free America; this is Uncle Sam, with music, and the truth until dawn. Right now I've got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in the occupied zone: "the chair is against the wall, the chair is against the wall", "john has a long mustache, john has a long mustache". It's twelve o'clock, American, another day closer to victory. And for all of you out there, on, or behind the line, this is your song.
[the Battle Hymn of the Republic begins to play]

Erica: You American?
Col. Andy Tanner: Red-blooded.
Erica: What's the capital of Texas?
Col. Andy Tanner: Houston.
Erica: Wrong, commie! It's Austin!

Erica: [closing narration] I never saw the Eckert Brothers again. In time, this war - like every other war - ended. But I never forgot. And I come to this place often, when no one else does. [we see "Partisan Rock," with its memorial plaque, which she reads for us]
"... In the early days of World War 3, guerillas - mostly children - placed the names of their lost upon this rock. They fought here alone and gave up their lives, so that this nation should not perish from the earth."

Been in a mood to watch that movie. The real one from 1984, not the crap remake.

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USA

The Future of U.S. Space Strategy

September 12, Softpedia – (International) Anonymous supporter pleads guilty to launching DDoS attack against Koch. A hacker pleaded guilty to supporting a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack led by the hacker group Anonymous against the Web site of Koch Industries in February 2011.

September 5, Los Angeles Daily News – (California) Police looking to recover Porsche find alleged credit card fraud ring. Police in Los Angeles uncovered what is believed to be a major credit card fraud operation after they raided a residence on an unrelated warrant. Police found around 6,000 credit cards as well as encoding machinery and arrested one suspect when he returned to the residence.

September 11, Associated Press – (California) Eight Armenian Power gang members plead guilty to fraud, other charges. Eight members of the Armenian Power gang pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to participating in a scheme that used skimming devices to obtain debit card information from customers at 99 Cents Only stores and then making fraudulent transactions that stole more than $2 million from victims' bank accounts.

September 12, Reuters – (Hawaii) Hawaii warns swimmers molasses spill could draw sharks. The Hawaii Department of Health increased the number of cleanup crews to remove hundreds of fish after a 1,400 ton molasses spill September 9 and warned swimmers, snorkelers, and surfers to stay out of the water as the spill has attracted sharks, barracuda, and eel.

AFRICA

Libya's Troubles Maintaining Central Control

Egypt: Security Forces Reportedly Storm Town South Of Cairo September 16, 2013

Egyptian troops and police forces stormed into Dalga, a town about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of Cairo, early Sept. 16 and took control of the town after clashes with militants, two rights activists said, AP reported. The town has a population of 120,000, of which 20,000 are Christian.

ASIA

Taiwan: A Party Dismissal Bodes Ill for the Kuomintang

India's Search for Greater Food Security

India's New Grain Bill and the Geopolitics of Rice

North Korea: Daughter Of Security Official Reportedly Defects September 16, 2013

The daughter of a senior North Korean security official escaped to South Korea, a rare defection by a member of the country's elite, a South Korea-based activist said Sept. 16, AFP reported. The 19-year-old escapee, identified by the last name Han, is the daughter of an official in the Ministry of Public Security, the rights activist, who reportedly helped her escape, said.

Japan's Nuclear Troubles Could Derail its Economic Plans

Looming Shutdown for Japan's Nuclear Power

Japan: Last Operational Nuclear Reactor Is Shutting Down September 15, 2013

Japan is shutting down its last operational nuclear reactor, located at the Ohi plant, for scheduled maintenance, BBC reported Sept. 15. The reactor will stop generating electricity early Sept. 16. With its nuclear plants idle, Japan will be forced to continue relying on expensive energy imports, which, combined with rising electricity prices in Japan, could threaten Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans for an economic revival.

India: New Delhi Successfully Test-Fires Agni-V Missile September 15, 2013

India successfully test-fired the Agni-V, the country's longest-range nuclear-capable missile, for the second time in less than 1.5 years on Sept. 15, Indian Defense Ministry sources said, IANS reported. The missile was launched from a site in Bhadrak, roughly 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Bhubaneswar.

EUROPE

Poland: Tens Of Thousands Protest In Warsaw September 14, 2013

Tens of thousands of Polish labor union members rallied in Warsaw on Sept. 14 in protest of the government labor and wage policies, AP reported. Some union member threw smoke grenades during the march. The rally was the last of four days of protests, and organizers estimated that more than 100,000 people had participated.

Spain: Catalonia's Independence Bid, One Year Later

MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA

Mexico: Energy Sector Drives Tax Reform

Colombia bar stampede deaths in Bogota after police raid

Panic broke out after tear gas was reportedly released inside the crammed venue

Six people were killed and five injured in a stampede triggered when police raided a crowded bar in the Colombian capital Bogota, officials say.

Officers were called to the venue after reports of a brawl.

Chaos broke out after some form of gas was released and patrons tried to leave the premises, authorities say.

Witnesses accused police of causing the deaths by throwing tear gas and using excessive force. A federal probe has been launched into the incident.

More than 180 people were crammed into the small bar, according to local media reports.

Officials confirmed five men and one woman were killed during the stampede.

"There must be an investigation as to how this gas came to be inside this place and that's why the attorney general's office is involved," Bogota Police Chief Luis Eduardo Martinez said.

Two officers have reportedly been suspended as part of the case.

'Like animals'
Mayor Gustavo Petro has strongly criticised the police team's tactics.

"It cannot be that a police intervention kills more people than if they had not intervened," he wrote in a post on Twitter....

AFGHANISTAN

NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT

CHINA

In China, an Opportunity for More Progress in Shale Gas Extraction

Japan and China's Escalating Island Dispute

Maldives: Benefitting from Chinese-Indian Competition

NightWatch For the night of 8 September 2013

Japan-China: Japan's Defense Ministry said Sunday two Chinese H-6 bombers flew a round trip from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean without violating Japanese airspace the same day after overflying waters between Okinawa and adjacent islands.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter aircraft, the ministry said. It was the first time the ministry has made an announcement after confirming the passing of Chinese bombers through the Ryukyu Islands off the southwest coast of Japan.

IRAN

NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT

IRAQ

Iraq: At Least 11 Killed In Suicide Attack September 14, 2013

A suicide attack at a funeral held by members of the Shabak minority in the northern town of Baashiqah, near Mosul, killed at least 11 people and wounded at least 13 others, hospital and police officials said, AP and AFP reported. Though near-daily attacks in Iraq seem likely to continue, the country's overall stability does not yet seem at risk.

ISRAEL

NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT

RUSSIA

The Future of Russian Space Strategy

Russia and Economic Shifts in the Caucasus

Russia Tries to Crack China's Natural Gas Market

The Other U.S.-Russia Proxy Battle

SYRIA

Syria: Homs Prison Riot Suppressed September 9, 2013

Syrian regime forces put down an uprising Sept. 9 at a prison in Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, AFP reported. The riot reportedly occurred after authorities tried to move prisoners to facilities that could be targeted in U.S.-led military strikes.

MIDDLE EAST GENERAL

NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT

MISC

Geopolitical Calendar: Week of Sept. 16, 2013

September 12, Softpedia – (International) Researchers find third variant of OS X Tibet malware. Intego researchers identified a third variant of the "Tibet" malware for OS X, dubbed OSX/Tibet.C. The new variant is distributed via a Java applet hosted on Web sites and uses several recently-patched Java vulnerabilities to attempt to install a backdoor on a victim's system.

September 6, Help Net Security – (International) Massive spike of Tor users caused by Mevade botnet. Researchers at Fox-IT found evidence that a recent spike in users of The Onion Router (TOR) anonymity network was due to a botnet known as Mevade.A, which may also go by the names “Sefnit” or “SBC.”

September 5, Help Net Security – (International) Obad Android trojan distributed via mobile botnets. The operators of the Obad mobile botnet have begun using four distribution methods to spread malware to mobile devices, including through a newmethod, dissemination via mobile botnet created by using another form of malware.

Except where noted courtesy STRATFOR.COM

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