Headlines: 26-29 June 2008

• 6/26: Afghans See Pakistani Role in Karzai Plot: Members of Pakistan's intelligence service seem to have played a role in the attempted assassination of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
• 6/27: Feds raid Blackwater's armory in firearms probe: Everybody's least favorite military contractor gets a visit from ATF.
• 6/28: Oil Hits New High as Dow Flirts with Bear Territory: Amid high oil prices and mortgage worries, the Dow entered then retreated from bear territory (defined as less than 80% of the value of its all-time peak) on Friday.
• 6/29: Hersh: U.S. escalating covert ops against Iran: Operations originally intended to investigate Iran's nuclear development and destabilize hard-line elements of the regime "have now been significantly expanded."

Something's Gonna Hit the Fan...

I decided as a good gesture that I should post my original note in this truthy section:

Not to sound like the crazy guy standing on the street corner shouting "the end is near", but something is about to break and this time it could be on a magnitude this world has never seen. Talking to my mom, gas back home is apparently $3.67/gal. Almost $4! We are waaaaayyyy too dependent on oil for everything. To make other things worse, she also told me that Costco and Sam's Club has started rationing things like rice. What is wrong with this picture? You tell me. Oh and did I mention that food prices have risen by 70% since January? Well, now you know and knowing is half the battle.
I have a feeling we may see a global depression coming pretty soon because if common things such as rice is starting to get out of some people's grasp, there's something seriously wrong. One man said he hasn't seen rationing like this since the times of WWII.
So what can we do? We'll figure out something, cause God forbid we have to be the ones cleaning up the mess of these plutocrats.