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An associate professor at the School of Arts Institute of Chicago (SAIC) wrote a screed against Israelis, dehumanizing them as "pigs" and "irredeemable excrement." This is in relation to the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinians following Hamas terrorists' invasion of Israel in which they slaughtered more than 1,300 people, the majority of which were civilians. Mika Tosca, a trans-identified leftist activist and associate professor at the SAIC, posted his thoughts on Instagram and accused Israel of pushing "propaganda," calling them "savages" and wishing that they "all rot in hell."

BEIJING -- On the showroom floor of a SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile dealership in Chongqing, a salesman enthusiastically recommended the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV, an electric car that has quickly won over Chinese drivers since its nationwide launch in July. The boxy compact lives up to its name, measuring less than 3-meters long and 1.5-meters wide, yet can still accommodate four people. The price starts at 28,800 yuan ($4,460), though the most popular model, with air conditioning, goes for just over $5,000. "If you make a 13,000 yuan down payment, the rest will be interest-free," the salesman said. Though the Hong...

It's déjà vu all over again! GM again caves to Chinese pressure. In September it was the electric car. In April it was the Cadillac. The Chinese government made its latest move in December. That's when The Guardian reported that the Chinese government raised its already high 25% tariff upon American-made vehicles, concerned that increasing numbers of big-engine cars were being purchased by Chinese consumers: General Motors faces the greatest impact, almost 22% extra on some sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and other cars with engine capacities above 2.5 litres. Chrysler faces a 15% penalty, while a 2% levy will be...

The taxpayer-funded ($279 million) battery supplier that gave big raises and parachutes to its executives shortly after it cut “Green jobs” at its Michigan factories, reported last week it would suffer big losses again for 2011. A123 Systems , whose fortunes were entwined with those of electric vehicle startup manufacturer Fisker Automotive, also announced it would look to China and India in order to survive. A123 also received grants and tax credits from Michigan that could total more than $135 million. The company said it would realize a loss of $257.7 million for last year, compared to the $152.6...

MSN Autos - General Motors announced in Shanghai today that it will jointly develop an electric vehicle with longtime Chinese partner SAIC -- a move that some U.S. lawmakers have likened to a shakedown. China has built its manufacturing infrastructure around low-cost production and continues to lag behind other developed countries when it comes to developing and implementing cutting-edge automotive technology. For the past 25 years, the Chinese government has required foreign automakers to partner with Chinese companies, which are required to own a stake of at least 50 percent. China also imposes heavy tariffs on imported cars, which some...

Professional subsidy-sucking General Motors, which seems content to marinate in its taxpayer "investment" indefinitely, is getting ambitious. No, not in the sense of paying backthe $50 billion U.S. government bailout, or in producing vehicles people actually want to buy, but instead in finding other governments to subsidize its products. Not surprisingly the new partner - in a 50-50 joint venture with the state-run auto industry - is China. And also unsurprisingly, General Electric will join GM in a related partnership in the communist nation. And you probably already guessed the agreements surround the development and sales of electric vehicles....

It seems the promise of job creation for taxpayer funded green initiatives, such as the Chevy Volt development, is partially being kept. The only problem is that many of those jobs are going to China. General Motors confirmed last week that it would develop an electric vehicle platform in China. USA Today reports that GM Vice Chairman, Steve Girsky, stated that GM and Chinese auto company, SAIC, will develop a new electric vehicle that would draw upon the Chevy Volt's technology. Girsky also hinted that future Chevy Volts will be built in China in order to qualify for Chinese...

General Motors Co and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp signed an agreement on Tuesday to develop and build electric vehicles in the world's largest auto market. The agreement finalizes a nonbinding memorandum on cooperation for green-vehicle development SAIC and GM signed last November. At the time, SAIC agreed to buy a 1 percent stake in GM through an initial public offering held to make GM a public company again and cut the U.S. Treasury's stake in the company. The Shanghai GM joint venture builds Chevy, Buick and Cadillac vehicles in China.

The husband-and-wife owners of a New Jersey company were charged today with raking in more than $460 million in crooked cash through the scandal-scarred CityTime payroll project. Court papers say Reddy and Dr. Padma Allen secured a lucrative, no-bid subcontract that made it look like their firm, TechnoDyne, was was "a successful and fast-growing company." But the "engine of its growth" was actually an over-billing scam in which the Reddys paid millions in kickbacks and hired a bevy of crooked sub-subcontractors, according to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. Authorities say the brazen corruption was part of a "massive...

SHANGHAI (AP) - General Motors Co. (GM)'s main joint venture partner in China, SAIC Motor Corp., says it has bought a nearly 1 percent stake in the American automaker through its initial public offering. SAIC, which is owned by the Shanghai city government, said Thursday it paid $33 a share for about 0.97 percent of GM at a total cost of nearly $500 million. GM's stock offer is worth potentially $23 billion and will end the U.S. government's role as a majority shareholder after the automaker entered bankruptcy protection in June 2009. The long-standing partnership between GM and SAIC -...

Not very long ago, in a land not at all far away, there was a little company called Blueport. It held the copyright on a piece of software that the US Air Force liked using for logistics. Blueport protected its software with a time bomb—a bit of code that made the software self-destruct when the license expired. That date was approaching, and Blueport wanted to negotiate a new license with the USAF—and you know, get paid. Instead, it got a bit of the ol’ shock and awe. The Air Force not only didn’t pay up, it paid big contractor SAIC...

SAIC Inc. began work on supply management of chemicals, packaged petroleum, oils and lubricants for the Defense Department under a contract valued at as much as $6.2 billion after a protest of the award was denied. SAIC said yesterday that it was informed Aug. 15 that work may continue following a ruling on the challenge by the Government Accountability Office. The order was awarded May 2, and a protest was lodged by PWC Logistics Services Inc., a Kuwait-based global logistics company, GAO attorney Michael Golden said today. SAIC, a military contractor specializing in computer services, has had the contract with...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Science Applications International Corp. said Monday it has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval for its SKYBUS 30K Airship UAS. The SKYBUS 30K Airship Unmanned Aerial System "was recently granted a Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for Unmanned Airships," SAIC said in a statement. SAIC said it had functioned as lead system integrator for the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command and that it had teamed up with Telford Aviation Services of Bangor, Maine, "to develop and test the prototype at the Loring Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Center in Limestone, Maine." "The prototype...

It was late 2003, and a contractor, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), had spent months writing 730,000 lines of computer code for the Virtual Case File (VCF), a networked system for tracking criminal cases that was designed to replace the bureau's antiquated paper files and, finally, shove J. Edgar Hoover's FBI into the 21st century.he warned FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III that the $170 million system was in serious trouble. A year later, it was dead. The nation's premier law enforcement and counterterrorism agency, burdened with one of the government's most archaic computer systems, would have to start from...

SHANGHAI (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, aiming to begin exports to major markets including Europe by 2007. The company recently invested 3.68 billion yuan (US$460 million; euro377 million) in a new unit, SAIC Motor Manufacturing Co., to handle its own-brand production. It aims for an annual capacity of 600,000 SAIC-brand vehicles, including both cars and commercial vehicles, by 2010, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC spokeswoman. Most of the cars now made by SAIC are produced in its joint...

A Baltimore Sun Special Report System error The NSA has spent six years and hundreds of millions of dollars trying to kick-start a program, intended to help protect the United States against terrorism, that many experts say was doomed from the start. Originally published January 29, 2006 A program that was supposed to help the National Security Agency pluck out electronic data crucial to the nation's safety is not up and running more than six years and $1.2 billion after it was launched, according to current and former government officials. The classified project, code-named Trailblazer, was promoted as the...

UPDATE 1-SAIC files with SEC for $1.73 billion IPO Thu Sep 1, 2005 7:53 AM ET (Adds financials, use of proceeds, stock symbol) WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - SAIC Inc., which provides scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services to the U.S. military and government agencies, filed with regulators on Thursday to raise up to $1.73 billion in an initial public offering of common stock. The San Diego, California-based company said in a preliminary prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns & Co. are underwriting the offering. The filing did not reveal...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 21, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seeking more protection for ground forces without enhancing risk to aviators, the U.S. Air Force has engaged Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN - News), a leader in radar and data exploitation technology, to devise a way for aircraft, from a safe distance, to detect, track and target hostile forces in motion on the ground. "The U.S. owns the airspace but today's conflicts quickly move to the ground," Nick Uros, vice president for Raytheon's Advanced Concepts and Technology group, said. "We want to keep the war fighter in the air and on the ground...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Seeking to regain momentum, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took his reform agenda on the road Monday, leaving any mention of last week's retreat on his plan to fix the state's pension system behind in the capital. His remarks in San Diego contrasted with Thursday's announcement from Schwarzenegger that he would delay his proposed ballot initiative to privatize much of California's public pension system from November until June 2006. The governor said "misconceptions" by firefighters and police officers that they could lose death and disability benefits had overwhelmed the issue. On Monday, Schwarzenegger spoke before 400 employees at...

LONDON (AP) - Cash-strapped car manufacturer MG Rover Group is going into financial administration after a proposed takeover deal with a Chinese firm fell through, the British government said Thursday night.  "MG Rover has announced that their board has decided to call in the receivers,'' Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt said.  Rover said it had asked PriceWaterhouseCoopers to "accept engagement to advise the board of directors on the current position at the company.''  Earlier Thursday, Rover - the last major British-owned carmaker - suspended production at its British factory and called on the government to firm up its...