U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release dataThe U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply with a broad demand to hand over user communications – a request the company believed was unconstitutional – according to court documents unsealed Thursday that illuminate how federal officials forced American tech companies to participate in the National Security Agency’s controversial PRISM program.
CIA torture far exceeded waterboarding, brought suspects ‘to point of death’Reuters/Kevin Lamarque The United States will soon release a long-awaited report detailing the findings of a Senate investigation into the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques, and sources now say those tactics far exceeded what the world was led to believe.
Chomsky: U.S. Plunges the Cradle of Civilization into Disaster, While Its Oil-Based Empire Destroys the Earth’s ClimateIt is not pleasant to contemplate the thoughts that must be passing through the mind of the Owl of Minerva as the dusk falls and she undertakes the task of interpreting the era of human civilization, which may now be approaching its inglorious end.
Guatemala defies ‘Monsanto Law’ pushed by US as part of trade agreementThe highest court in Guatemala has suspended the controversial ‘Monsanto Law,’ a provision of a US-Central American trade agreement, that would insulate transnational seed corporations considered to have “discovered” new plant varieties. The Constitutional Court suspended on Friday the law – passed in June and due to go into effect on Sept.
Militarized Police And The Threat To DemocracyPosted: As a former big city mayor of a racially diverse city, Cleveland, Ohio, I can understand the cross currents sweeping through Ferguson, Missouri. We are at a moment of national crisis in the way our domestic law enforcement is being conducted. The killing of an unarmed civilian by a law enforcement officer is, sadly, not unique.
Obama Administration issues Martial Law DirectiveDecember 11, 2013. Washington. Bureaucrats and politicians will never use the term Martial Law. Instead, the phrase ‘continuity of government’ is substituted. In reality, they’re the same thing. Last month, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence – the head of the entire US intelligence and security apparatus – released instructions for the implementation of Martial Law in America.
Dozens of police departments suspended for losing US military-grade weaponryReuters / Lucy Nicholson Close to 200 state and local police departments in the United States have been suspended for losing military-level equipment transferred to them by the Pentagon, a new investigation found.
Oklahoma City bombing: Claims of second accomplice and FBI intimidationThe FBI has been ordered to investigate allegations that claim the agency intimidated a witness and compelled him not to testify at a recent trial over evidence related to the Oklahoma City bombing.
Massachusetts licenses rejected in parts of Washington, D.C. – The Boston GlobeWASHINGTON – Susan Podziba couldn’t enter a federal building near Washington last week because her identification revealed an unrecognized location: Massachusetts. Bay State residents, as of late July, can’t use their driver’s licenses to get inside some government agencies. It’s the latest step in a federal law that pushes states to verify citizenship and update security standards when they issue licenses.
How the Ultra-Rich .01% Have Sucked Up Even More of America’s Wealth Than You ThinkThis excerpt is adapted from the new book, The Economics of Revolution. An extensive analysis of economic conditions and government policy reveals that the need for significant systemic change is now a mathematical fact. Corruption, greed and economic inequality have reached a peak tipping point.
California picketers prevent Israeli cargo ship from dockingStill from RUPTLY video Picketers gathered at the Port of Oakland in California this weekend to prevent an Israeli shipping vessel from unloading its cargo in protest over the situation in Gaza, where the death toll has topped 2,000.
Protesters block Israeli ship from docking at California port | Al Jazeera AmericaThousands of protesters successfully blocked a commercial Israeli cargo vessel from docking and unloading goods in Oakland, California, late Saturday. The protest was staged in response to a call from Palestinian and South African unions to hold Israel accountable for what they allege are violations of Palestinians’ human rights – particularly during Israel’s latest offensive in the Gaza Strip, an operation that killed more than 1,900 Palestinians.
The Rebirth of Stakeholder Capitalism?: Robert ReichThis post originally ran on Robert Reich’s Web page. In recent weeks, the managers, employees, and customers of a New England chain of supermarkets called “Market Basket” have joined together to oppose the board of director’s decision earlier in the year to oust the chain’s popular chief executive, Arthur T.
Pulitzer Winners Decry DOJ Moves Against Risen and Press FreedomFourteen Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists issued strong individual statements Monday that voiced emphatic support for New York Times reporter James Risen and urged the Justice Department to stop threatening him with harsh fines or imprisonment. Many of the statements from the Pulitzer winners included scathing criticisms of the Obama administration for a range of policies related to freedom of the press.
… the CIA systematically tortured people, then lied about it. Destroyed evidence of it, then lied about that. Spied on the US Senate staffers investigating the agency for torture, then lied about that. Now, after somehow being put in charge of deciding what parts of the Senate’s final report on that torture should be redacted, the CIA has predictively censored the key evidence of the litany of all of those transgressions.
The CIA is getting away with keeping every important secret about tortureAt this point, is there anything the Central Intelligence Agency thinks it can’t get away with? To recap: the CIA systematically tortured people, then lied about it. Destroyed evidence of it, then lied about that. Spied on the US Senate staffers investigating the agency for torture, then lied about that.
The Daily Bell – The Walls Are Crumbling Down Around 9/11 – Why?An absolutely monumental shift is in process that most have not recognized yet. The truth, or at least some truth, is about to be shown to the American masses about 9/11.
Washington Journal: Architects and Engineers for 9/11 TruthRichard Gage talks about his group, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, which claims that the World Trade Center was brought down by explosive demolition on September 11, 2001.
Appeals court rules FDA can continue allowing antibiotics in animal feed | Al Jazeera AmericaA federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may continue its policy of allowing widespread antibiotic use in animal feed – a practice believed by many to contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs. In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S.
