ACLU– Group Releases 18-Month Review Of President’s National Security Policies And Civil Liberties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; [email protected] NEW YORK – The Obama administration has repudiated some of the Bush administration’s most egregious national security policies but is in danger of institutionalizing others permanently into law, thereby creating a troubling “new normal,” according to a new report released … Read More
POLITICAL CORRUPTION
House Rejects Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders
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(Video Below) AP– A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts. The bill would have provided free health … Read More
Censorship on the Frontline of the Economic Collapse
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February 2010 PEACE REVOLUTION– A Wall Street Whistleblower Proves That Money Never Sleeps. Vancouver documentary filmmaker Paul Verge brings us a revealing interview which exposes the (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How) of the recent economic decline, how it was legislated into existence, defended by corporate media and political “watch-dogs”; and allowed to drain America of nearly $200 Trillion … Read More
Rules of America’s Rule of Law
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SALON– The U.S. today charged Bradley Manning with a variety of crimes relating to his alleged leaks of classified material to WikiLeaks, most prominently including the Apache attack video that spawned worldwide debate over the American occupation. The 22-year-old whistle-blower faces 52 years in prison. Marcy Wheeler has interesting analysis of the charges, including some contradictions with the account previously offered by … Read More
Oscar Grant Verdict – “Involuntary Manslaughter”
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(Video of Oscar Grant killing below) ABC– The jury has found former BART officer Johannes Mesherle guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Mehserle was accused of murdering an unarmed man, Oscar Grant, on a BART platform on New Year’s Day 2009. The jury begain deliberations Thursday around 8:30 a.m. They broke for a one-hour lunch just after noon. Around 2:10 p.m. they … Read More