Eavesdropping Ensnared Law Firm With Foreign Client – The Boston GlobeNEW YORK – The list of those caught up in the global surveillance net cast by the National Security Agency and its overseas partners, from social media users to foreign heads of state, now includes another entry: US lawyers. A top-secret document, obtained by former NSA contractor Edward J.
Wisdom 2.0Wisdom 2.0 2014 was liveblogged by our friends at MediaShower. Eckhart Tolle, bestselling author of The Power of Now and A New Earth, gave a “meditative lecture” at Wisdom 2.0, leading us on a journey inward that enabled us to experience who we really are. “It’s an amazing thing, this present moment,” he began.
Clapper Reads From the Bush/Cheney/Nixon Playbook to Fear-Monger Over Transparency – The InterceptDispatches Clapper Reads From the Bush/Cheney/Nixon Playbook to Fear-Monger Over Transparency James Clapper, President Obama’s top national security official, is probably best known for having been caught lying outright to Congress about NSA activities, behavior which (as some baseball players found out) happens to be a felony under federal law.
U.S. press freedom suffers under Obama, survey finds – Washington TimesThe Obama administration’s handling of whistleblower Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaks and the investigation of a string of leaks produced a plunge in the country’s rating on press freedoms and government openness, according to a global survey released Tuesday. The U.S.
Sen Rand Paul sues President Obama over NSA call surveillanceUS Senator Rand Paul has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Obama administration and the National Security Agency seeking to halt the NSA’s vast data-surveillance program. Paul, a Kentucky Republican and toast of the tea party movement, promised a ” historic ” fight against the NSA when he announced the suit had been filed Wednesday at a press conference.
Maryland lawmakers eye cutting off water, power to NSA headquartersA group of lawmakers in Maryland has introduced a bill that would deny state support to the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Ft. Meade, Md., which might see electricity and water supplies cut to the intelligence nerve center.
JPMorgan Vice President’s Death Shines Light on Bank’s Close Ties to the CIAJPMorgan Vice President’s Death Shines Light on Bank’s Close Ties to the CIA By Pam Martens and Russ Martens The nonstop crime news swirling around JPMorgan Chase for a solid 18 months has started to feel a little spooky – they do lots of crime but never any time; and with each closed case, a trail of unanswered questions remains in the public’s mind.
The Vampire Squid Strikes Again: The Mega Banks’ Most Devious Scam YetIllustration by Victor Juhasz Call it the loophole that destroyed the world. It’s 1999, the tail end of the Clinton years.
Lorde’s Suppressed Grammy Award acceptance speech (Full Transcript) 26 January 2014Update: Lorde’s suppressed Grammy speech makes front-page news in New Zealand Lorde’s censored handwritten Grammy speech Full Transcript (with citations) of Lorde’s speech Lorde Censored: The Queen Bee’s Suppressed Grammy Speech http://wp.me/p3PDmH-7j See the Full Story: Royal Pencil in Print: Lorde’s suppressed Grammy speech makes front-page news in far-flung New Zealand at http://wp.me/p3PDmH-6i Lorde: Thankyou soo…
Lawsuit No Way To Challenge JPMorgan’s $13 Billion SettlementA Washington activist group has sued to derail the Justice Department’s record-setting $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan, laying out a compelling philosophical case against such privately negotiated deals but failing to make a legal argument that a judge will buy.
BofA, Goldman among banks facing $16 billion in finesNEW YORK (MarketWatch) – The settlements of lawsuits so far with major banks pave the way for some $16 billion in additional penalties to be paid by banks including Bank of America and Goldman Sachs Group over mortgage securities sold to government-seized housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.