Monsanto hires infamous mercenary firm Blackwater to track activists around the world(NaturalNews) Remember the private mercenary army Blackwater that caused such a stir in Iraq during an unprovoked attack in 2007? Apparently, Monsanto and the controversial security firm are in bed together, described by blogger Randy Ananda as “a death-tech firm weds a hit squad.”
EFF Takes FOIA Fight Over Secret Wiretaps to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance CourtToday, EFF filed a motion in a secret court.
US government admits to killing four American citizens with drones – RT USAUnited States Attorney General Eric Holder has informed Congress that four American citizens have been killed in Yemen and Pakistan by US drones since 2009. It has been widely reported but rarely acknowledged in Washington that three US citizens – Samir Khan, Anwar al-Awlaki and his teenage son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki – were executed in Yemen by missile-equipped drones in 2011.
Julian Assange sues US military over secrecy of Bradley Manning trial – RT USAJulian Assange and a coalition of activists and journalists filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the military judge overseeing Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s trial in a bid to open access to the secretive proceedings. During the trial both access to transcripts and prosecution and defense motions have been virtually inaccessible.
Arrests In Occupy Protest Against ‘Too Big To Jail’ BanksWASHINGTON — Owners of foreclosed homes were arrested Monday during a protest outside Justice Department headquarters, where they demonstrated against prosecutors’ failure to take legal action against bankers. Seventeen former homeowners were arrested, according to Washington police.
Disappointing Unsealing Decision in Aaron Swartz CaseThe public lost another battle in the U.S. v. Aaron Swartz case, this one over transparency. On May 13, 2013, the U.S. District Court judge handling the prosecution sided with the government, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and JSTOR and refused to make public any information in the case that any of these three entities wished to keep under seal.
Chris Hedges: Rise Up or Die – TruthdigRise Up or Die Illustration by Mr. Fish By Chris Hedges Joe Sacco and I spent two years reporting from the poorest pockets of the United States for our book “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.”
Is Obama Worse For Press Freedom Than Nixon?President Barack H. Obama’s outrageous seizure of the Associated Press’s phone records, allegedly to discover sources of leaks, should surprise no one. Obama has relentlessly pursued leakers ever since he became president. He is fast becoming the worst national security press president ever, and it may not get any better.
California cops defend phone confiscations as video of ‘constant bashing’ emerges – RT USAMounting pressure from national media and the local community still has not convinced California police to offer any explanation for why they confiscated cell phone video taken by witnesses who say eight or nine officers beat a helpless man to death.
Spying on The Associated PressThe Obama administration, which has a chilling zeal for investigating leaks and prosecuting leakers, has failed to offer a credible justification for secretly combing through the phone records of reporters and editors at The Associated Press in what looks like a fishing expedition for sources and an effort to frighten off whistle-blowers.
Shackles, masks and nasal tubes: Gitmo revises force-feeding techniques (PHOTOS) – RT USAHunger strikers being force-fed at Guantanamo Bay must wear masks over their mouths while being shackled to a restraint chair for up to two hours.
This story keeps getting censored. Originally in an AP feed, it was quickly removed.
In this link, it was originally titled: “BP and Shell raided over allegations of petrol price-fixing”
‘Limp-wristed and lettuce-like’: MP attacks inquiry into BP and Shell petrol price-fixing allegationsA Tory MP has attacked the Office of Fair Trading inquiry into petrol prices as “limp-wristed and lettuce-like” in the wake of price-fixing allegations and has led calls for a probe.
Did Internet Sales Tax Backers Bribe Congress? (Video) – SlashdotThis may be a coincidence, but according to MapLight, Senators who voted last week for the bill allowing states to directly collect taxes on sales via the Internet, AKA The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, received 40 times as much campaign donation money (yes, that’s four-oh, not just four) from b…
Revealed: IRS targeted groups critical of government – RT USAFor years, the IRS has specifically gone after groups that criticized the US government, including tea party organizations and other conservative political groups. News of the targeted audits has caused many Americans to distrust the government.
U.S. Secretly Obtains Two Months of A.P. Phone RecordsWASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.
Hacker Andrew Auernheimer Placed In Solitary Confinement For Tweeting From PrisonAndrew “Weev” Auernheimer has been placed in “administrative segregation,” prison shorthand for solitary confinement for “investigative purposes.” Supporters believe he was locked down and given no Internet access because of his ability to send Tweets to a third party who relayed them on his private account.
California dad ‘begged for his life’ as police beat him to death – witnesses – RT USAA California father of four died Wednesday shortly after a group of police allegedly beat him with batons as he lay defenseless on the sidewalk. Cops, before confiscating witness’ cameras, also reportedly unleashed a canine unit on him.