We’ve previously talked about bizarre things that happened during the Cold War, and there are much more such stories. Four decades truly is more than enough time for all sorts of wackiness. 10 Nixon’s Pretend Attack On The Soviets In October 1969, nuclear-armed bombers took off from the US and raced over the North Pole. The move looked very much like a preemptive strike against the communists. It wasn’t; it was just part of Richard Nixon’s crazy plan to make the Soviet Union think he was crazy. Nixon’s thinking was that if the Soviets thought he was crazy, they would … Continue reading

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Looks like Mercedes is in the gunsights now. With VW shot full of holes and sinking fast over the diesel emissions “cheating” scandal, the heavy artillery has been retrained, azimuth and altitude calculated, the breech closed. The nextsalvo’s ready to fire. At the three-pointed star. At its line of BlueTec diesel engines. Which are alleged to be “cheating” Uncle’s emissions tests, the same accusation that’s rocked VW and which may, ultimately, end VW (via potential liabilities/fines in excess of $50 billion)? Automotive News reported the other day that “independent” testing discovered “evidence of a defeat device” that causes Mercedes’ diesel … Continue reading

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Sunday night’s Sixty Minutes expose of the Saudi role in the original 9/11 attacks and the Bush and Obama Administration coverup of the 28 pages, has caused a total panic at the White House, in Riyad and in London. With both former Speaker of the House…

Sunday night’s Sixty Minutes expose of the Saudi role in the original 9/11 attacks and the Bush and Obama Administration coverup of the 28 pages, has caused a total panic at the White House, in Riyad and in London. With both former Speaker of the House…

Critics say measure will be pointless, since states in European Union have no agreement on what constitutes a tax haven.

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