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.
World Socialist Web SiteBank of America reaches $16 billion mortgage fraud settlement By Gabriel Black 9 August 2014 Bank of America (BoA) is finalizing a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over claims that the bank palmed off worthless mortgages to investors, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Bank of America Offers U.S. Biggest Settlement in History Over Toxic Mortgage LoansAfter months of lowball offers and heels dug in, it took only 24 hours for Bank of America to suddenly cave in to the government, agreeing to the largest single federal settlement in the history of corporate America.
White House torture report withholding critical facts, says top senatorOne of the Senate’s top Democrats and a major author of the Intelligence Committee’s historic report on the CIA’s use of torture claims the White House is withholding important facts as it prepares to release the document to the public. As a result, California Sen.
Obama is a ‘war criminal’ for supporting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians – Cornel WestPublished time: August 06, 2014 00:18 Edited time: August 08, 2014 12:16 A Palestinian woman sits on the remains of her destroyed house after returning to Beit Hanoun town, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during the Israeli offensive, in the northern Gaza Strip August 5, 2014.
Michigan community rebels against huge expansion, militarization of policeAfter acquiring some military hardware, one local Michigan police chief’s plan to also add more than 30 non-certified officers to the force has residents in Barry Township clamoring for an investigation – and, in some cases, his job.
UFO DocumentaryUFO Documentary: Walt Disney’s intriguing UFO documentary ‘Alien Encounters’ shows powerful evidence of the existence and cover-up of UFOs.
Obama on CIA’s post-9/11 tactics: ‘We tortured some folks’President Barack Obama made a rare acknowledgment during a Friday press briefing concerning the United States’ past use of enhanced interrogation tactics in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong.
Confirmed: CIA spied on Senate staffThe head of the Central Intelligence Agency apologized privately to lawmakers on Tuesday after an internal review revealed that CIA employees had secretly monitored, as alleged, the computer usage of certain Senate staffers. Director John Brennan’s admission this week that members of his agency ” acted in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding ” among the CIA and the Senate Intelligence Committee came months after Sen.
White House accidentally leaks post-9/11 CIA torture report findingsReuters/Larry Downing When the CIA first began using its controversial interrogation and detention methods after the September 11th attacks, it reportedly declined to tell the Secretary of State and other American ambassadors about its actions.
CIA admits to spying on SenateCIA officials improperly hacked the Senate Intelligence Committee’s computers as staffers compiled a report on “enhanced interrogation” techniques, the spy agency’s inspector general has concluded. In a statement shared with The Hill, CIA spokesman Dean Boyd said the internal watchdog determined “that some CIA employees acted in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding” between the agency and the committee about access to the network they used to share documents.
Judge Orders Bank of America to Pay $1.27 Billion in ‘Hustle’ CaseA federal judge in New York ordered Bank of America Corp. to pay $1.27 billion as a penalty for a case involving Countrywide Financial Corp.’s “Hustle” mortgage program. The amount is less than the $2.1 billion that the government was seeking.
NSA mass spying undermines journalists and attorneys’ ability to workDozens of journalists and attorneys surveyed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch for a new report say that the United States government’s surveillance operations are eroding their ability to work.
Earth is headed for its sixth mass extinction – studyAFP Photo / NASA The rapid depletion of Earth’s biodiversity indicates that the planet is in the early stages of its sixth mass extinction of life since becoming habitable 3.5 billion years ago, according to a new study published in Science.
With Liberty to Monitor AllWhether reporting valuable information to the public, representing another’s legal interests, or voluntarily associating with others in order to advocate for changes in policy, it is often crucial to keep certain information private from the government. In the face of a massively powerful surveillance apparatus maintained by the US government, however, that privacy is becoming increasingly scarce and difficult to ensure.