With the gush from the BP oil spill plugged for the past two weeks, experts are beginning to question whether it can really be called an environmental disaster at all, writes Alex Spillius. Nature is taking its course, aided by a naval-size flotilla of skimming boats and some powerful chemical dispersants. Telegraph | Jul 31, [...]

Children under five are only routinely vaccinated against seasonal flu if they are in designated ‘risk groups’ because they have chronic asthma Photo: ALAMY GPs have been told not to use a particular flu jab on 110,000 children under five after it was linked with a tenfold increase in fits, it can be revealed. Telegraph [...]

When 500 guests arrive at a 50-acre estate by the Hudson River on Saturday afternoon they will be asked to surrender their mobile phones and any recording devices before being subjected to security checks suitable for an international summit. The total cost to Bill and Hillary Clinton has been estimated at $2 million to $3 [...]

Medvedev widens powers of KGB successor agency AP | Jul 29, 2010 By MANSUR MIROVALEV MOSCOW — Russia has broadened the authority of the Federal Security Service, the KGB’s main successor agency, giving it Soviet-style repressive powers in a move critics say could be used to stifle protests and intimidate government opponents. Russian President Dmitry [...]

The Japan Times Online | A storm is gathering in and around the Black Sea as Russia faces a mounting challenge from the United States. Read More: Black Sea challenge by U.S. set to keep Russia on edge Source: Infowars Post this to Twitter

9/11 Blogger | In this interview, Belfast Telegraph reporter Matthew Bell asks Wikileaks founder Julian Assange about “conspiracy theories”. Read More: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is ‘annoyed’ by 9/11 truth Source: Infowars Post this to Twitter

Kurt Nimmo | The United States is under attack by narco terrorists invading from the failed state of Mexico and Obama and the federal government are doing nothing about it. Read More: Mexican Drug Mafia Invades Texas Source: Infowars Post this to Twitter

Bloomberg | North Korea said it would counter U.S. and South Korean joint naval exercises with “nuclear deterrence” after the Obama administration said the government in Pyongyang shouldn’t take any provocative steps. Read More: North Korea Warns of Nuke Response to Naval Exercises Source: Infowars Post this to Twitter

Tom Tancredo | I’ve always thought it significant that the Founders included domestic enemies in the oath of office. Read More: Tancredo: Obama has violated his oath of office over immigration, should be impeached Source: Infowars Post this to Twitter