Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrongJohn Kerry was in my mind Wednesday morning, and not because he had called me a patriot on NBC News. I was reading the lead story in the New York Times – ” US Troops to Leave Afghanistan by End of 2016″ – with a photo of American soldiers looking for caves.
EFF to Court: There’s No Doubt the Government Destroyed NSA Spying EvidenceSan Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal court today that there was no doubt that the government has destroyed years of evidence of NSA spying – the government itself has admitted to it in recent court filings.
World Bank warns of food riots as rising food prices push world populations toward revoltFriday, May 30, 2014by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Tags: World Bank, food riots, emergency preparedness (NaturalNews) A new report issued by the World Bank (1) warns that food prices are skyrocketing globally, with wheat up 18 percent and corn up 12 percent this quarter.
Mass Fish Deaths: Millions Have Been Found Dead All Over The World In The Past Month –Millions of fish are suddenly dying all over the planet. In fact, there have been dozens of mass fish death events reported in the past month alone. So why is this happening? Why are fish dying in unprecedented numbers all over the world?
NSA releases Snowden email after denying its existenceFormer National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden did raise questions with top NSA lawyers, the agency admitted on Thursday. Snowden responded by saying the released emails are incomplete, and that NSA misdirection “raises serious concerns.”
Americans have First Amendment right to film police, US appeals court rulesAFP Photo / Robyn Beck A federal appeals court has ruled that Americans have the right to videotape police officers in public, thereby allowing a court case brought against New Hampshire police to progress. Carla Gericke was arrested in 2010 for videotaping members of the Weare Police Department who pulled over her friend during a traffic stop.
‘Death of money’: Author Rickards predicts collapse of global monetary systemThe collapse of the monetary system awaits the world in the near future, says financial expert James Rickards. Russia and China’s desire to rid the US dollar of its global reserve currency status is an early sign of the “increasingly inevitable” crisis. “China has three trillion dollars, but they are buying gold as fast as they can.
Despite promise, US govt moves to classify justification for drone killing of AmericanAnwar al-Awlaki.(Reuters) The Obama administration has launched a sudden effort to keep classified additional parts of a memo outlining the legal justification for the drone killing of an American a mere week after saying it would comply with a federal ruling to release the memo.
I am a real spy, not low-level system administrator – SnowdenEdward Snowden was trained as a professional spy and actually worked undercover abroad for America’s biggest intelligence agencies, developing their IT security architecture, the whistleblower revealed in an exclusive interview to NBC News.
The Bizarre Way That Millions of Americans, and Even Obama, Will Get the ObamaCare VerdictAt about 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, an 81-year-old reporter will pick up a printed sheaf of papers, quickly scan them for a few key phrases, rush to relay the details by phone to his editor, who will then type several choice words out on a live blog. Yes – this is […]
Tennessee to roll out ‘No Refusal’ blood-draw DUI checkpoints – Police State USATENNESSEE — Labor Day: another holiday, another excuse to push the limits of the police power over citizens. All across the state, Tennessee police will be performing another round of highly-publicized “no refusal” blood-draw DUI checkpoints this weekend.
Why both sides of the political aisle are turning against Wall StreetMore Americans than ever believe the economy is rigged in favor of Wall Street and big business and their enablers in Washington. We’re five years into a so-called recovery that’s been a bonanza for the rich but a bust for the middle class. “The game is rigged and the American people know that.
What broke WashingtonIt’s time to stop taking Washington seriously. How likely is it that Congress will deal with unsustainable deficits, climate change, decrepit infrastructure, unaffordable health care, muddled immigration policy, obsolete laws, unmanageable civil service, rigged electoral districts . . . ? The list of failures of our democratic government is getting long. Responsible reform seems hopeless.
Major banks under investigation for ties to Mexican drug cartelsFederal regulators in the United States are reportedly investigation no fewer than two major American banks with regards to their relationships with clients believed to be tied to Mexican drug cartels. Reuters reported exclusively on Wednesday this week that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is probing both Charles Schwab Corp.
Montana Couple Takes on Bank of AmericaAbraham and Betty Morrow have never met Sunil Kumar, of Hyderabad, India, but he is a key figure in their fraud lawsuit against Bank of America. The lawsuit, alleging that the bank deliberately led them into foreclosure on their retirement home outside White Sulphur Springs, Montana had previously been dismissed by a district court judge.
Who Is The New Secret Buyer Of U.S. Debt?On the surface, the economic atmosphere of the U.S. has appeared rather calm and uneventful. Stocks are up, employment isn’t great but jobs aren’t collapsing into the void (at least not openly), and the U.S. dollar seems to be going strong. Peel away the thin veneer, however, and a different financial horror show is revealed.
AT&T hacker invoices Justice Dept. for time spent in federal prisonA computer hacker who was released early from prison last month due to a federal appeals court decision is demanding that the Justice Department pay him for what he calls acts of fraud and violence committed by the United States government.
Giving NSA the boot – California bids to end spying on its citizensAFP Photo / Paul J. Richards The state of California is looking to pass a law stating the federal government would need a warrant from a judge if it wants to search residents’ cellphones and computer records. The bill passed the state senate with just one person voting against.
