Shrub Declares War on Public Information: “…while the Shrub shreds international treaties

which have been in the works for over 30 years, he is also isolating the

U.S. government from his own people.” The Spleen [via Red Rock Eaters]

U.S. rigged highly-publicized ‘successful’ trial of anti-missile defense last week! “A U.S. anti-missile weapon was able to destroy a test warhead in space on July 14 partly because a beacon on the target

signaled its location during much of the flight, defense officials said on Friday.

The officials confirmed a report by Defense Week that the ”hit-to-kill” weapon was guided to the vicinity of the speeding warhead high over the Pacific

Ocean by signals from the electronic beacon in a successful, highly publicized test.” Reuters

U.S. Looking at Spacecraft as Bomber: “The Pentagon is exploring

development of a futuristic “space bomber” that

could destroy targets on the other side of the

world in 30 minutes but could also intensify the

growing international debate over the

militarization of space.” LA Times

Will ‘takeover ads’ take off? New trend in net-advertising even more obtrusive and intrusive.

Hopes for prion disease cure: ‘Antibodies which “cured” mouse cells of scrapie have raised hopes that the human form of mad-cow disease will one day be treatable.’ New Scientist