Live Webcam of Gulf Oil Leak

Watch live video from the source of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Losing The War: Aghanistan

The Soviets lost in Afghanistan. Why does the USA think they can do any better?

Doubts are growing about future action in Afghanistan:

Scepticism about McChrystal's ambitious aims was implicit in the way the Pentagon report on the war issued Apr. 26 assessed the progress of the campaign in Marja. Now, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins a four-day round of consultations with President Barack Obama and other senior U.S. officials here this week, the new report has been given even more pointed expression by an unnamed "senior military official" quoted in a column in the Washington Post Sunday by David Ignatius.

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The same military official is also quoted as pointing out that parts of Helmand that were supposed to have been cleared by the offensive in February and March are in fact still under Taliban control and that Afghan government performance in the wake of the offensive had been disappointing, according to Ignatius.

Blowing Up Church Donations

Someone left thousands of dollars in cash and silver eagles in a box outside a church with a note for the pastor. The box was deemed suspicious, x-rayed, and blown up.

We have allowed our country to be in a constant state of fear. We can choose how we want to live. Do we want to live in fear? If we rationally look at the legitimate risks, should we be in so much fear?

JP Morgan Chase Wants To Write Financial Reform

JP Morgan Chase, which accepted a bailout to avoid bankruptcy, has a research report on the financial regulations being discussed in Congress. In the research report, JP Morgan says "grownups" should take over the financial legislative process from the elected representatives in Congress.

Now that the financial reform debate is in the final innings, it’s time for the grownups to step in.

JP Morgan's $12 billion bailout was funded by the private cartel Federal Reserve. Since the Congressional charter that created The Federal Reserve does not allow bailouts, it is time to Audit The Fed.
Since JP Morgan is a "primary dealer" which grants special access to the Federal Reserve, it is understandable JP Morgan would release propaganda that attacks financial reform.

Meanwhile, JP Morgan Chase is going ahead with a $138 million plan to buy two new luxury corporate jets and build "the premier corporate aircraft hangar on the eastern seaboard" to house them, ABC News has learned.

JP Morgan Chase's research report that recommends "grownups" take over writing financial reform law:

JPMorgan Chase Analyst Takes Aim At U.S. Senators -