July 17, 2013
Simon’s climatic battle over higher powers
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Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Read more here: Simon’s climatic battle over higher powers
More: Nuclear Meltdown at The Nation: Round Two
Tweet Ray Pierrehumbert writes about President Obama’s speech in Slate One should be grateful for a president who is willing to stand up and declare—as President Obama did in his speech Tuesday announcing his long-awaited climate action plan —that global warming due to carbon dioxide emissions is a serious problem requiring serious measures, and that “We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society.†After all, as presidents go, we could have done much worse . President Obama is working under serious constraints in the form of a completely uncooperative Congress, and insofar as there is no real substitute for congressional action , there are limits to what he can be expected to do
The German Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, heard arguments on Tuesday on whether ECB measures to contain the eurozone crisis violate German law. The court does not have the power to block the ECB, but it does have the power to restrict German participation in various funding schemes. The New York Times dramatically states German Court Debates Fate of Euro
See the article here: EU Lifts Oil Embargo on Syria – Buys Directly from Al Qaeda
See original article: Italy Stalemate Broken, Napolitano, 87, Elected for Another 7-Year Term
Link: A Bleak Look at the West’s Vision for Syria
Links 3D Printed Guns Render Gun Control Moot January 17, 2013 ( LocalOrg-Tony Cartalucci ) – Forbes has recently published an article about New York Congressman Steve Israel’s promise to ban 3D printed high capacity ammunition magazines. The congressman’s comments come after Defense Distributed , an open source DIY gunsmith group working to manufacture both guns and their accessories using 3D printing technology, successfully printed and tested a 30-round AR-15 magazine .
