MSM: Police need more powerful weapons to combat ‘Mumbai-style terror attacks’ says police chief

(MailOnline) – Police officers must be armed with even more powerful weapons to deal with a Mumbai-style terrorist attack in the UK, a top officer said last night.

Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner John Yates said officers needed a huge boost to their firepower to combat an atrocity where the aim is to kill as many innocents as possible in a matter of minutes.

Is The US Preparing For “The Total Destruction Of Iran?” – Tyler Durden

(ZeroHedge) – Is war just around the corner? While in theory it would make perfect sense to distract Americans from the long road to US insolvency, and other more pressing issues such as the endless criminality all around us, in practice we have so far heard merely rumors. The Herald of Scotland, however, may have credible proof that a US-led attack on Iran approaches and could be just days away.

Economy

(CNN) – Jobless claims up 12% in past 2 weeks

The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance surged to just below the 500,000 level last week, and have climbed more than 12% over the past two weeks, the government said Thursday. Read More Here

(HuffingtonPost) – The IMF Destroys Iceland and Latvia

The International Monetary Fund operates primarily as a banker bailout machine. They cajole and tempt and confuse and threaten the leaders of governments worldwide to pay off the failed bets of the big bankers using the taxpayer funds of their countries. This has been going on a long time, at least since the early 1980s. Read More Here

(Fox) – New Jobless Claims Jumped to 496,000 as Heavy Snow Caused Rise in Layoffs

In addition, many state agencies in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions that process the claims were closed due to the storms and are now clearing out backlogs, a Labor Department analyst said. Read More Here

(SeekingAlpha) – Something Very Strange Is Happening With Treasuries

There are times in life when one witnesses something so outside the scope of normal experience, that at first you don’t see it. Read More Here

(SydneyMorningHerald) – British lender RBS plans huge bonuses despite losses

Losses at Royal Bank of Scotland narrowed sharply last year, the state-rescued lender said Thursday as it prepared to dish out bonuses reportedly totalling 1.6 billion pounds (1.8 billion euros, 2.4 billion US dollars). Read More Here

(Reuters) – EMU could collapse if one member defaults -Germany

A debt default by one euro zone member could end the single currency union but this is unlikely, the head of the German debt management agency said on Thursday. Read More Here

(Reuters) – Tax officials caught over unpaid fines

There were some embarrassed faces at Bulgaria’s tax office on Thursday after an investigation found more than 400 tax inspectors had failed to pay their traffic fines. Read More Here

MSM: Scotland records coldest winter

(BBC) – Scotland has suffered some of the coldest winter months in almost 100 years, the Met Office has confirmed.

MSM: £4,350 per family to bail out Britain’s banks

(Telegraph) – The Chancellor confirmed that the Government would pump an extra £25.5 billion into Royal Bank of Scotland, and declared that it was the only way to keep the business alive.

Estulin: G-20 Meeting in Scotland this Week about Dumping U.S. Dollar

Best-selling author Daniel Estulin states that the key issue to be discussed this week at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, being held in St. Andrews, Scotland, is how to bring down the present world financial system through dumping the US dollar.

The Economic Recovery is an Illusion

War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength, and Debt is Recovery In light of the ever-present and unyieldingly persistent exclamations of ‘an end’ to the recession, a ‘solution’ to the crisis, and a ‘recovery’ of the economy; we must remember that we are being told this by the very same people and institutions which told us, in years past, that there was ‘nothing to worry about,’ that ‘the fundamentals are fine,’ and that there was ‘no danger’ of an economic crisis.

WHO predicts ‘explosion’ of swine flu cases

(CTV) – The World Health Organization on Friday urged governments to prepare for a second wave of swine flu this fall, estimating that as many as 2 billion people could become infected over the next two years.

MSM: Police fear far-right terror attack

(Guardian) – Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command fears that right-wing extremists will stage a deadly terrorist attack in Britain to try to stoke racial tensions, the Guardian has learned.

MSM: Rothschild and Freshfields founders had links to slavery, papers reveal

(FinancialTimes) – Two of the biggest names in the City of London had previously undisclosed links to slavery in the British colonies, documents seen by the Financial Times have revealed.

Goldman to make record bonus payout

Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm’s 140-year history after a spectacular first half of the year, sparking concern that the big investment banks which survived the credit crunch will derail financial regulation reforms.

Flu Doctor: WHO To Declare Phase 6 On Swine Flu

The website of a US based influenza expert has suggested that the World Health Organization will soon declare a level six swine flu alert, following new and unlinked cases of transmission in Scotland.

What Do You Call it When a Four-Week Civil Contingency Exercise, to Prepare for a Flu Pandemic, Has to Be Cancelled Due to the Outbreak of a Flu Pandemic? A “Sheer Coincidence”

This was in the Scotsman last week: Rehearsal of Flu Pandemic Set to Begin:

Video: Unseen Footage – Riot police attack peaceful protesters at G20

While the police stood off the hardcore anarchists smashing up the windows of the Royal Bank of Scotland, riot squads were ordered to wade into the “climate camp” protesters, a few streets away, and “kettle” them into a very confined space.

The police use this tactic to effectively wear down peaceful demonstrators, thus significantly halting the protest. These scenes were not shown on the major news networks.

MSM: MI5 Alert on Bank Riots

TOP secret contingency plans have been drawn up to counter the threat posed by a “summer of discontent” in Britain.

Royal Bank of Scotland down 39%

European stocks fell for a second day as concern that financial firms may need more capital overshadowed speculation central banks around the world will reduce borrowing costs. U.S. index futures and Asian shares declined.