Sir Francis Drake’s Ship Found

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral Royal British Navy, was more than an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and uber-politician of the Elizabethan era, his hijinx and adventurous life was held high in the minds of most throughout the last – 20th- century. Queen Elizabeth awarded Drake a knighthood in, he was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the second circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was a real man our Drake, and until now we knew not where that man’s finally resting place was. More than four centuries after Drake went to his watery grave off Panama’s coast, archaeologists believe they have found two of the last ships he commanded.B★C READ MORE

Sir Francis Drake’s Ship Found

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral Royal British Navy, was more than an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and uber-politician of the Elizabethan era, his hijinx and adventurous life was held high in the minds of most throughout the last – 20th- century. Queen Elizabeth awarded Drake a knighthood in, he was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the second circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was a real man our Drake, and until now we knew not where that man’s finally resting place was. More than four centuries after Drake went to his watery grave off Panama’s coast, archaeologists believe they have found two of the last ships he commanded.B★C READ MORE

Money Matters: Wikileaks Forced To Cease and Desist

In what can only be described as a bitch-and moan, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced the whistleblowing website is suspending publication of classified documents due to a funding crisis.

Assange fronted the media at London’s Frontline media club to announce that the website would be forced to fold after Christmas unless it raised about $3.3 million in funds.

If this isn’t a monomaniacal smokescreen, put up by the a waning narcissistic hack, please explain Assanges last grab at headlines – 4 weeks ago - In a previous report, we pointed out that WikiLeaks had effectively been closed for new business, after the computer mastermind behind the site –The Architect – walked away from the organisation, taking with him code essential to the operation of the Wikileaks web site.

[read the full article] A Man is Not an Island: Julian Assange! To top-off his blatant hunt for celebrity, and in what can only be described as a narcissistic outburst, Assange stated “Across the general population of the world I have more than 84 per cent name recognition” We kid you not! :: Read the full article »»»»

Julian Assange: A Man Is NOT An Island!

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is accustomed to being alone, working outside the pack is something the revolute does well.

He now however finds himself more isolated than ever, fighting extradition and deserted by many of his former partners and friends, an Island.

His organisation is crippled and unable to receive the leaks that are its lifeblood. Can WikiLeaks and Assange survive? WikiLeaks is effectively closed for new business after the computer mastermind behind the site – The Architect – walked away from the organisation last year.

Assange himself is appealing against a decision that he be sent to Sweden to answer questions about sex allegations involving two women last year. The High Court in London is expected to decide within days whether Assange should be extradited.

The Architect walked when Assange’s former deputy, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, also fled the operation after a falling out with the Australian founder. The Architect took with him the all-important submission system that allows whistleblowers to lodge sensitive information and keep their identities secret. Since then Assange and WikiLeaks have NOT been unable to accept online submissions :: Read the full article »»»»

Hallmarks Happy UNEMPLOYMENT Card!?

In the perfect world, those with nothing to say would say . . .Well, NOTHING! Unfortunately we live here! The world economy – apparently – is in termoil, a nudge over 9% of Americans are unemployed, the Greeks are about to fold – while the rest of the EU wonders wtf is coming – China has discovered it’s own source of minerals, making the Australians and Canadians rethink their debts as well as rendering any budget surplus as theoretical, and the UK government now owns more banks than the Swiss!? In a sign of the times, Greetings card giant Hallmark has put out a new line of cheer-your-buddy-up greeting cards. UNEMPLOYMENT CARDS! It may sound like a grand idea in a marketing department, on the street though ~ how in g_ds name do you send your friend a Happy Unemployment Card?  You know theres a highpants twist coming!  M★S  READ MORE

US Court States a Clear Right To Openly Record Police

A Boston lawyer – Simon Glik - is suing the city and police officers who arrested him for using his cell phone to record what he described as a rough arrest. Glick suspects that the police who arrested him wanted more to protect themselves from a possible misconduct complaint than to enforce the state’s privacy laws. Criminal charges against Glik were thrown out of court. However,  Glik sued for violations of his civil rights. The First Circuit ruled today that the officers are not protected by qualified immunity in this case because they were performing their job when they arrested Glik.

There is an incredibly dubious double standard with the application of such video ~ audio laws.  Film the police doing something good and there is no problem, film them doing something bad and your likely to end up in jail.  The First Amendment right to gather news is, as the Court has noted, not one that inures solely to the benefit of the news media; rather, the public’s right of access to information is coextensive with that of the press. With the boundaries having shifted on who gathers news, the court recognized the proliferation of news gathering in the 21st century to include citizens. There are now more bloggers gathering news than there ever have been journalists. The freedom of individuals to passively oppose or challenge police actions without risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state. :: Read the full article »»»»