Rush Limbaugh loses 27 advertisers !!

Rush Limbaugh loses 27 advertisers 06 Mar 2012 At least 27 companies have pulled their ads from "The Rush Limbaugh Show" since the conservative talk show host called a law student a "slut" on the air last week, as the social media blitz against the popular radio program showed no signs of slowing down Tuesday. Companies are continuing to join the rapidly growing list of businesses that have ceased advertising on Limbaugh's show, responding to the flood of grievances that are pouring in from disgruntled customers.

Breaking: Santorum wins Tennessee, Oklahoma; Ohio too close to call, as Super Tuesday ballot count continues 06 Mar 2012 Former US senator Rick Santorum notched victories in the Republican presidential primaries in Oklahoma and Tennessee tonight, giving his campaign for the nomination a needed boost, but the closely-watched Ohio race remained too close to call. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Virginia, Vermont, and Massachusetts primaries, while former House speaker Newt Gingrich won in his political home state of Georgia and vowed to continue his campaign. Santorum had led in numerous polls in Tennessee, a pivotal state with a history of electing establishment and somewhat more moderate Republicans. But the most recent surveys showed Romney and Gingrich gaining strength.

Super Tuesday primaries: Mitt Romney wins three; Rick Santorum takes Tennessee, Oklahoma 06 Mar 2012 Three Super Tuesday victories put Mitt Romney tantalizingly close to a string of primary results that would give him a stronger claim on the GOP nomination, and for the first time open a significant gap between the former Massachusetts governor and his 2012 opponents. But Ohio, perhaps the most important symbolic prize of the evening, remained too close to call and a virtual dead heat between Romney and Rick Santorum... Caucusing continues in North Dakota, Idaho and Alaska. With 13 percent of precincts reporting in the Buckeye State, Santorum was winning 38.4 percent of Ohio voters to Romney's 36.6 percent.

Five arrested in high-profile cyberattacks 06 Mar 2012 Top members of the computer hacker group "Anonymous" and its offshoots were arrested and charged Tuesday after a wide-ranging investigation used the help of a group leader who was working as a secret government informant. Five of the suspects, considered by investigators among the "most sophisticated hackers in the world," were arrested in the United States and Europe and charged in a Manhattan federal court over their alleged role in high-profile cyberattacks against government agencies and large companies, according to an indictment. A sixth man, Hector Xavier Monsegur, a notorious hacker known as "Sabu," pleaded guilty in August to computer hacking and other crimes.

LulzSec boss Hector Monsegur was working for us - FBI --Monsegur, aka Sabu, turned by FBI last June --'We're chopping off the head of LulzSec' 07 Mar 2012 Police on two continents swooped on top members of computer hacking group LulzSec early today, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organisation's leader - who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months - arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy. Charges against four of the five were based on a conspiracy case filed in New York federal court. An indictment charging the suspects, who include two men from Great Britain, two from Ireland and an American from Chicago, is expected to be unsealed today in the Southern District of New York. "This is devastating to the organisation," an FBI official involved with the investigation said. "We're chopping off the head of LulzSec." [We'll see.]

International hacking group LulzSec brought down by own leader --'They caught him and he was secretly arrested and now works for the FBI.' 06 Mar 2012 Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization's brazen leader -- who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months -- arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy. The offshoot of the loose network of hackers, Anonymous, believed to have caused billions of dollars in damage to governments, international banks and corporations, was allegedly led by a man FoxNews.com has identified as Hector Xavier Monsegur. After the FBI unmasked Monsegur [working under the Internet alias 'Sabu'] last June, he became a cooperating witness, sources told FoxNews.com. "They caught him and he was secretly arrested and now works for the FBI," a source close to Sabu told FoxNews.com. Monsegur pleaded guilty Aug. 15 to 12 hacking-related charges and information documenting his admissions was unsealed in Southern District Court on Tuesday.

STRATFOR email on Assange refers to 'switching him off' --The accepted culture at Stratfor includes sharing advice about how to take control of informants 'by means of financial, sexual or psychological control'. Assange Counts Down to Sweden 07 Mar 2012 Julian Assange has worn an electronic manacle for 454 days. Every day for 454 days he has signed in at a police station. Every night for 454 nights Serco has ensured he is home by 10pm, monitoring him in a fixed location for a required 10 hours, an equivalent of 225 days in prison. These bail conditions are maintained in the absence of any charge being laid against him - or even a decision to prosecute. They were set after an Interpol Red Notice was issued for Assange's arrest. Gaddafi attracted an orange notice around the same time. The emails about Assange and Wikileaks are vicious; one little charmer refers to "switching him off", that is, murder. Others lament when Assange is not killed in a car accident and joke, "Screw the terrorist. He'll be eating cat food forever... Assange is going to make a nice bride in prison". Their language and suggestions are sadistic and their strategy reads like spooky prophecy because Stratfor's advice is being taken.

Top Republican publishes full ACTA text for public look-see --'Secret negotiations not the American way' 06 Mar 1012 Republican congressman Darrell Issa of California has published the full text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), saying that the public has a right to know what their governments have been hiding from them. "ACTA represents as great a threat to an open Internet as SOPA and PIPA and was drafted with even less transparency and input from digital citizens," Issa said in a statement. Negotiations on ACTA started under President [sic] Bush the Younger, and have been carried on by the current administration. [Of course they have. Obusha hasn't deviated much from the previous regime, and in most situations (NDAA, killer drone attacks) has moved farther to the right than Bush. For some reason, he gets a 'pass.' --LRP]

US, Israeli hackers fail in their effort to take down Press TV [Press TV needs to *return the favor.*] 06 Mar 2012 A recent cyber attack launched by US and Israeli hackers against the website of Iran's 24-hour English-language news channel, Press TV, has failed to take down the website. According to the Press TV report, the attack against the website took place from 14:00 on March 5 to 04:00 local time on March 6. However, the effective security countermeasures taken by the Press TV technical team foiled the cyber attack on the website. This is not the first cyber attack on Press TV. A similar attack was launched on the website on February 18, from 07:50 to 10:05 local time, which also failed.

Britain admits funding Syria rebels 06 Mar 2012 The UK government has acknowledged that it has provided an extra GBP 2 million to the Western-backed rebels fighting the popular government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Prime Minister David Cameron told a hearing at the House of Commons Liaison Committee on Tuesday afternoon that his government provided cash and equipment to foreign-backed rebels in Syria under such names as 'aid agencies' operating on the ground to help deliver emergency medical supplies and food. The acknowledgement is yet another proof that the rebellion in the Middle Eastern Arab country has its root somewhere in Britain and France.

Assad determined to fight 'foreign-backed terrorism' 06 Mar 2012 Syria's president defied mounting international pressure to end the year-old crackdown on an [Western-backed] uprising against him and said Tuesday he was determined to go on fighting what he called [and is] "foreign-backed terrorism." After a powerful American senator called for airstrikes on Syria, President Barack Obama said unilateral U.S. military action against President Bashar Assad's government would be a mistake. The United States said it is proposing a new United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to violence in Syria, first by government forces and then by opposition fighters. Russia and China, powerful allies that have blocked a Security Council resolution against Syria, made clear they were still standing by the government in Damascus.