“We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.”
― Hunter S. Thompson
"I
wonder now how the foreign policies of the United States would look if
we wiped out the national boundaries of the world, at least in our
minds, and thought of all children everywhere as our own. Then we could
never drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, or napalm on Vietnam, or wage
war anywhere, because wars, especially in our time, are always wars
against children, indeed our children." - Howard Zinn, 1922-2010.
"A
choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by
one all go silent then all that will be left are the soloists. Don't
let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes for poor
harmony and diminishes the song." - Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
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A World War 2 veteran participates in Occupy Wall Street wearing a sign saying “Main Street not Wall Street.”
A great montage of the late Hicks’ best and most biting insights on politics, society and philosophy.
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19 September 2013
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Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has called for an international
boycott of major US oil corporation Chevron, blaming it for polluting
the Amazon."This is one of the biggest environmental disasters in the world," Correa said Tuesday while launching a major campaign to highlight Amazon pollution reportedly caused by American oil companies that used to have dominating influence in the Latin American nation.
Americans Are 110 Times More Likely to Die from Contaminated Food Than Terrorism
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September 17, 2013
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By Michael Meurer
One of the most important revelations from the international drama over Edward Snowden's NSA leaks in May is the exposure of a nearly lunatic disproportion in threat assessment and spending by the US government. This disproportion has been spawned by a fear-based politics of terror that mandates unlimited money and media attention for even the most tendentious terrorism threats, while lethal domestic risks such as contaminated food from our industrialized agribusiness system are all but ignored. A comparison of federal spending on food safety intelligence versus antiterrorism intelligence brings the irrationality of the threat assessment process into stark relief.
In 2011, the year of Osama bin Laden's death, the State Department reported that 17 Americans were killed in all terrorist incidents worldwide. The same year, a single outbreak of listeriosis from tainted cantaloupe killed 33 people in the United States. Foodborne pathogens also sickened 48.7 million, hospitalized 127,839 and caused a total of 3,037 deaths. This is a typical year, not an aberration.
We have more to fear from contaminated cantaloupe than from al-Qaeda, yet the United States spends $75 billion per year spread across 15 intelligence agencies in a scattershot attempt to prevent terrorism, illegally spying on its own citizens in the process. By comparison, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is struggling to secure $1.1 billion in the 2014 federal budget for its food inspection program, while tougher food processing and inspection regulations passed in 2011 are held up by agribusiness lobbying in Congress. The situation is so dire that Jensen Farms, the company that produced the toxic cantaloupe that killed 33 people in 2011, had never been inspected by the FDA. ..................... read more
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SWIFT Suspension? EU Parliament Furious about NSA Bank Spying
Revelations the US is spying on
international bank transfers have angered European parliamentarians.
Some are calling for the suspension of the SWIFT deal between the EU and
US. "Washington must make clear where it stands," says one.
But data from the SWIFT network, headquartered in Brussels, also ends up on Tracfin. SWIFT, which handles international transfers among thousands of banks, is identified by the NSA as a "target" according to the Snowden documents. They also show that the NSA monitors SWIFT on several different levels, with the NSA department for "tailored access operations" also being involved. Among other methods, the documents note that the NSA has the ability to read "SWIFT printer traffic from numerous banks." Read More
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Fisa court: no telecoms company has ever challenged phone records orders
Judge says requests for mass customer data have not been challenged 'despite the mechanism for doing so'
The Fisa court makes orders for bulk phone records under the Patriot Act. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP
The secretive Fisa court's disclosure came inside a declassification of its legal reasoning justifying the National Security Agency's ongoing bulk collection of Americans' phone records.
Citing the "unprecedented disclosures" and the "ongoing public interest in this program", Judge Claire V Eagan on 29 August not only approved the Obama administration's request for the bulk collection of data from an unidentified telecommunications firm, but ordered it declassified. Eagan wrote that despite the "lower threshold" for government bulk surveillance under Section 215 of the Patriot Act compared to other laws, the telephone companies who have received Fisa court orders for mass customer data have not challenged the law.
"To date, no holder of records who has received an Order to produce bulk telephony metadata has challenged the legality of such an Order," Eagan wrote. "Indeed, no recipient of any Section 215 Order has challenged the legality of such an order, despite the mechanism for doing so."
That complicity has not been total. Before the Bush administration moved the bulk phone records collection under the authority of the Fisa court, around 2006,Read More
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Israel Wants Syria and Iran, Crushed
By Jonathan Cook
It looks
as though Israel, while remaining largely mute about its interests in
the civil war raging there, has been doing a great deal to pressure the
White House into direct involvement in Syria.
Syria's New Game: The Russian Factor
By Ramzy Baroud
Putin
is not exactly a peacenik, but his country has indeed succeeded in
breaking, at least for now, a predictable pattern of American military
interventions in the Middle East which are mostly aimed at ensuring
Israel's military and political supremacy.
Talented Mr Kerry Backslides on Russian Deal over Syrian Chemicals
By Finian Cunningham
The obvious point is that US Secretary of State John Kerry is not a man whose word can be trusted.
New York Times on Syria: All The Propaganda Fit to Print
By Bill Van Auken
The
story's headline, "UN implicates Syria in using chemical weapons," is a
cynical distortion of reality tailored to meet the needs of the US
government for war propaganda.
Unverified Videos Allegedly Show Syria Rebels Using Chemical Weapons
Video
Video, allegedly shows Syrian rebels using chemical weapons on 21st of August.
The "Indispensable Nation" Threatens Another War Against Children
By Felicity Arbuthnot
Considering
the barely imaginable oceans of dollars US war departments spend on
selling their newest illegal, manufactured war of aggression, they
certainly spend little on wordsmiths.
US Sanctions Are Genocidal : Fmr US Attorney General
Video
Former US Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, discussing Iraq before the first Gulf War and his opinions on Syria.
Canadian Billionaire Predicts End of US Dollar as World's Reserve Currency
Video
" In my
view, the dollar is about to become dethroned as the world's de facto
currency. I'll tell you how I came to that conclusion so quickly... "
The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction from Derivatives
By Ellen Brown
Five
years after the financial collapse precipitated by the Lehman Brothers
bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, the risk of another full-blown
financial panic is still looming large.
Your Household Lost $7,000 Last Year. Where Did It Go?
By Richard Eskow
The
average under-65 household in the United States has lost $7,490 in
annual income since the year 2000, according to 2012 census data. Less
money has been going to the average household in wages because more
money is going into corporate profits.
Republican Controlled House Scheduled To Vote On Aid To Poor
By Brian McAfee
September
19 the Republican controlled House of Representatives are scheduled to
vote on a Farm Bill; part of which includes a $40 billion cut in the
food stamp program.
Hard News
166 people killed in Nigeria:
16
Nigerian soldiers and 150 sect members, including a top commander,
were killed in the northern state of Borno, local newspaper Vanguard
reported on Wednesday.
Iraqi prime minister appeals for help as car bombs kill 6:
Iraq's
prime minister appealed to his people for support for the government's
fight against insurgents as bombings in central and northern Iraq
killed at least six and wounded scores on Wednesday.
At least 32 killed across Iraq:
A series
of attacks across Iraq killed at least 32 people on Tuesday, police and
medical sources said. The deadliest attack took place in the
predominantly Sunni Muslim city of Fallujah in western Iraq, where
three suicide bombers attacked a police station killing at least eight
people, police said.
Syria claims rebels behind chemical weapon attack, gives evidence to Russia:
Evidence
supporting the claim has been given to Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister
Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday. However, he refused to divulge any
more details.
Russia claims chemical attack in Syria provocation, calls for investigation:
"There is
a wide variety of evidence that a large-scale provocation was
organised in Ghouta on August 21 in order to encourage foreign military
intervention in the Syrian conflict," Russian Permanent Representative
to the United Nations said
Turkey confirms Syrian rebels with Al Qaida ties sought chemical weapons:
This
marked the first time that Turkey confirmed claims by Russia and Syria
that Al Qaida-aligned rebel militias were acquiring CW precursors for
attacks against the Syrian Army and security forces.
Russia demands 'immediate return' of UN inspectors to Syria:
Ambassador
Vitaly Churkin said the UN inspection mission should also investigate
"the incident on March 19 near Aleppo as well as incidents of
intoxication of Syrian government troops on August 22 and 24-25."
Chemical experts to return to Syria: UN:
UN
chemical weapons inspectors will return to Syria soon to investigate
various accusations against the regime and opposition, their chief told
AFP on Wednesday.
Fact or fiction?
UN Report Suggests Regime Behind Sarin Attack:
A U.N.
inspectors report on last month's chemical weapons attack in Syria
suggests the rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were fired from
the regime's elite military units based in mountains overlooking
Damascus.
Chemical weapons launched from regime-held military base, HRW say:
The
poison gas attacks in Damascus were launched from a military base
controlled by Bashar al-Assad's forces, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has
said, as more evidence emerged to implicate the regime
Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition:
President
Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply
of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide
military assistance to "vetted" opposition groups fighting Syrian
dictator Bashar Assad.
US to retain military threat against Syria: Hagel:
"We
should keep that military option exactly where it is. We have assured
the president that our assets and force posture remain the same," Hagel
told a press conference. "We are prepared to exercise any option that
he would select."
Syria accuses Western powers of forestalling peace negotiations:
Imposing preconditions and supporting rebel fighters thwarts prospects for a negotiated resolution, Syrians say.
UK moves Type 45 destroyer to Mediterranean:
HMS
Dragon 's MBDA Sea Viper missile system will provide UK commanders in
the region with wide area anti-aircraft, anti-cruise, and anti-ship
missile capability, augmenting the anti-aircraft capability of the six
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft which were
dispatched to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus in August.
Iran Dismisses Reports on Closure of Fordo Enrichment Facility:
Head of
the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi
vehemently denied recent media claims that the Iranian president has
ordered the closure of the country's Fordo enrichment facility.
Iran releases prominent political dissidents:
Eleven of
Iran's most prominent political prisoners, including human rights
lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, have been unexpectantly freed by authorities in
Iran days before President Hassan Rouhani's first speech to the United
Nations.
Hamas: Egypt destroying Gaza tunnels to tighten blockade:
"The
Egyptian army has destroyed 95 percent of the tunnels with the aim of
setting up a security buffer zone," Sobhi Ridwan, head of the
Palestinian municipality in the border town of Rafah, told AFP.
US troops under siege as Egypt battles Islamists:
American-led
peace-keeping troops in the Sinai are living in a state of siege as
fighting between the Egyptian army and militant Islamists groups
threatens the viability of the mission.
Afghanistan: Kapisa Raid Kills 12 "Taliban Insurgents":
Local
officials of north-east Kapisa province said that 12 Taliban insurgents
including a shadow district governor were killed and 20 others injured
during an operation in the Nijrab district of the province.
5 killed in shootout along Pakistan-Afghan border:
Security
forces killed five men Wednesday near the border between Afghanistan
and Pakistan, officials from the two countries said, though they
offered conflicting claims over whether the dead were militants or
cattle farmers.
Clashes among Afghan police in Helmand, 10 killed or injured:
The
incident reportedly took place in Khanshin district following verbal
clashes among the police officers, leaving at least 3 service members
dead and 7 others injured.
FISA court: Phone tapping doesn't violate Constitution:
A newly released opinion says no companies challenged orders to turn over Americans' phone metadata
How The UK Government 'Secretly' Influenced Its Citizens' Behaviours:
Can governments influence the decisions and actions of their citizens without the public's conscious knowledge
Greek police search Golden Dawn offices after man stabbed to death:
Greek
police searched the Athens offices of the Golden Dawn party on
Wednesday after a 35-year-old anti-racism rapper was stabbed to death
by a man who sympathizes with the far-right group.
Greek public workers strike over austerity layoffs:
The
protests marked the start of a 48-hour nationwide shutdown of public
services, leaving schools, courts and government offices closed. State
hospitals operated on skeleton staff while traffic came to a grinding
halt as trains remained idle for four hours, leaving thousands of
commuters and tourists stranded.
Corzine Operated 'Scheme' at MF Global, Trustee Alleges:
Jon
Corzine, the former head of MF Global Holdings Ltd., masterminded a
scheme to inflate earnings that led to the eighth-biggest bankruptcy in
U.S. history, according to an updated lawsuit filed by a trustee for
the failed futures broker.
Census: Poverty still at record high while income stagnates:
The
official poverty rate remained at 15 percent in 2012 for a second
consecutive year. That means that 46.5 million Americans are
impoverished, a record-high number that is unchanged from 2011's
estimate. Since the beginning of the recession, poverty is up 2.5
percentage points.
Poverty Rate and Income Stagnate as Conservatives Attack the Safety Net:
The
numbers come as House Republicans move to kick as many as 4 million
Americans off food stamps by cutting $40 billion from the program.
Conservatives are also proposing to cut tens of thousands of young
children out of Head Start, as well as childcare assistance, Meals On
Wheels for seniors, unemployment benefits, and housing assistance.
Merchants gird for tough times:
It
is no mystery why glumness has overtaken the consumer. You would be
unhappy, too, if your income hardly grew over the past year while taxes
and prices did.
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Campaigners on mission to expose data on UK drone strikes in Afghanistan
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'Transformational, progressive approach to government business architecture' sought
Security News
Anonymizing network 'disproportionately associated' with online skullduggery
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Remote code execution vuln
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Researchers: It was 'resourceful' Hidden Lynx crew wot done it
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This year's Mobile Pwn2Own prize money laid out on the table
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Cheese-eating surrender monkeysAmerica's 'closest ally' biz revealed in FOI dump -
Belgacom infiltrated for past 'two years', cables run through Syria and other hot spots
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Security News
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Researchers: It was 'resourceful' Hidden Lynx crew wot done it
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This year's Mobile Pwn2Own prize money laid out on the table
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Cheese-eating surrender monkeysAmerica's 'closest ally' biz revealed in FOI dump -
Belgacom infiltrated for past 'two years', cables run through Syria and other hot spots
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'Facepalm' doesn't even begin to describe this one
What could possibly go wrong other than a C&C net sharing your colo barn's IP address?
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German mag spills beans on monitored global bean-spilling
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The Old Man was right. Only the hackers win. We lost. We'll always lose
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Watch where you put that pointer
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Chinese group to mark Manchurian Incident with cyber nationalism raids
Software News
Free downloads to open BBM to rival smartphone platforms
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Plans to build 'world's largest' mobile OS contender
Science News
You need a hot thrust for a proper trip to heaven and back
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Shipping pants and chocs to scruffy, sugar-starved 'nauts
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Pics Plucky Reg operative finally found in remote valley
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Interview Kingston Uni’s Mr Space mulls manned Mars missions and more with El Reg
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Cheap rockets? Bah! Give us a hyper-hydrocarbo-scramjet
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