Geopolitical – Week of 12.19.10

$385 Million TSA Program Fails to Detect Terrorists
Truthout (24 Dec 10)

Congress Resolves Many Tax Issues During Lame-Duck Session
Journal of Accountancy (22 Dec 10)

Cut in Public-sector Pensions ‘Non-negotiable’, David Cameron Says
The Telegraph (23 Dec 10)

CPAs Gain Statutory Exemption From Red Flags Rule
Journal of Accountancy (21 Dec 10)

Government Builds Vast Domestic Spying Network
AFP (20 Dec 10)

South Korea to Hold Large Live-fire Exercise Close to Border
The Telegraph (23 Dec 10)

Korea Crisis: Yeonpyeong War Games Increase Tension
BBC News (20 Dec 10)

No Laughing Matter: White House Says Comedian Jon Stewart “Put Awareness” On 9/11 Health Bill
abc News (21 Dec 10)

Iraqi Parliament Approves New Government
BBC News (21 Dec 10)

Senate Breaks GOP Filibuster On START Nuclear Treaty
TPMDC (21 Dec 10)

Congress OKs Year-end Budget Plan
Politico (22 Dec 10)

South Gains in Census
The Wall Street Journal (22 Dec 10)

Congress Sticks it to U.S. Farmers With Passage of Food Safety Bill That Will Actually Cause Fresh Produce to be More Dangerous
Natural News.com (22 Dec 10)

Bankrupt Vallejo’s Top Two Finance Officials Will Clean Out Their Desks
Bloomberg (18 Dec 10)

City-county Police Merger Proposed
Cincinnati.com (15 Dec 10)

Congressman Paul Says Fed Transparency is His Goal
Reuters (19 Dec 10)

Witness’s Aid Hints at Growth of Case
The Wall Street Journal (20 Dec 10)[Full news story (requires subscription)]

Wikileaks: A Big Dangerous US Government Con Job
Infowars.com (21 Dec 10)

Lefty Rep. Dennis Kucinich Starts His Own Campaign to End The Fed
GATA (17 Dec 10)

The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time
Reader Supported News (20 Dec 10)

FCC Poised to Adopt Network Neutrality Rules
Yahoo Finance (20 Dec 10)

US Cautious about North Korean Commitments to Richardson
VOANews.com (20 Dec 10)

In Sunday-evening Surprise, Senate Passes Food-safety Legislation
The Hill (19 Dec 10)

Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on Korean Tension Expected
The Gazette (18 Dec 10)

Julian Assange: I’d Never Heard of ‘WikiLeaks Whistleblower’ Bradley Manning Before The Media Published His Name
MailOnline (17 Dec 10)

Why I Am Donating $50,000 to WikiLeaks
Reader Supported News (19 Dec 10)

Granting Anonymity[Full news story (requires subscription)]
The New York Times (17 Dec 10)

Sunday Surprise: Senate Passes Food Safety Bill
Food Safety News (20 Dec 10)

Paul Says He’ll Ask Fed About Transactions With Foreign Banks
GATA (19 Dec 10)

Chase Hit With SEC Whistleblower Complaint Over Credit Card Practices
DailyFinance (17 Dec 10)

Which Are The Countries Most Effective in Reducing Poverty And Inequality?
MercoPress (20 Dec 10)

Police Accused of Attempting to Incite Violence at SPP
YouTube (22 Aug 2007)

Senate Passes “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal, Sending Bill to Obama For His Signature
Truthout (18 Dec 10)

CIA Gave Waterboarders $5 Million Legal Shield
MSNBC (17 Dec 10)

Bush Sr., James Baker Instrumental in Getting Nigeria to Drop Bribery Charges Against Cheney
Truthout (17 Dec 10)