Archive for the 'Atrocities' Category
U.S. Must Release More Abu Ghraib Photos: Federal Judge
March 21st, 2015Via: Reuters: A federal judge ruled on Friday that the U.S. government must release photographs showing the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other sites. Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan ruled that his order would not take effect for 60 days to give the U.S. Department of […]
Britain: Investigation Into Claims Metropolitan Police Covered Up Child Sex Offenses Because of Involvement of Police Officers and MPs
March 16th, 2015Via: BBC: The police watchdog is investigating alleged corruption in the Metropolitan Police, including claims it covered up child sex offences because of the involvement of police officers and MPs. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating 14 referrals relating to child sex offences from the 1970s to the 2000s. It said the claims were […]
Flashback: “Oil Industry Helps Solve Radioactive Waste Problem”
March 16th, 2015Via: Truthstream Media: Truthstream uncovered several published newspaper accounts from the Spring of 1964 concerning a then-newly disclosed plan to dump nuclear waste produced by the atomic energy industry into hydraulic fracturing (fracking) wells using a cement slurry technique developed by Halliburton & Co. The top two fracking companies in the nation at the time […]
Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public by Steven M. Druker
March 9th, 2015Via: Amazon: This book uncovers the biggest scientific fraud of our age. It tells the fascinating and frequently astounding story of how the massive enterprise to restructure the genetic core of the world’s food supply came into being, how it advanced by consistently violating the protocols of science, and how for more than three decades, […]
Research Misconduct Often Unreported in Published Studies
March 9th, 2015Via: Reuters: When U.S. health regulators find serious problems with how medical researchers collect their data, the researchers’ final reports often don’t mention it, a new analysis suggests. Out of 78 published papers reporting on clinical trials in which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found very serious issues, only three mentioned any violations, the […]
China Takes Under the Dome Anti-Pollution Film Offline
March 9th, 2015Here’s a version with English subtitles. Via: BBC: The authorities in China have a removed from websites a popular documentary which highlights the country’s severe pollution problem. Under the Dome explains the social and health costs of pollution, and was watched by more than 100 million people online, sparking debates. It was removed just two […]
‘Jihadi John’ from West London
February 26th, 2015Via: Reuters: The “Jihadi John” killer who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a middle class family who grew up in London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming, the Washington Post newspaper said.
Feds Changing Absurd Cholesterol Guidelines
February 20th, 2015How many people were killed or permanently injured by statins because of the decades long cholesterol quackery?!? Via: Los Angeles Times: Go ahead and make that omelet. A new draft of the federal government’s healthy eating guidelines is poised to scramble some long-standing advice on cholesterol-rich foods. Nutrition and public health experts advising the federal […]
Prisoner in South Carolina Sentenced to 37 Years in Isolation for Using Facebook
February 18th, 2015Via: EFF: In the South Carolina prison system, accessing Facebook is an offense on par with murder, rape, rioting, escape and hostage-taking. Back in 2012, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) made “Creating and/or Assisting With A Social Networking Site” a Level 1 offense [PDF], a category reserved for the most violent violations of […]
The U.S. Has More Jails Than Colleges
January 13th, 2015Via: Washington Post: There were 2.3 million prisoners in the U.S. as of the 2010 Census. It’s often been remarked that our national incarceration rate of 707 adults per every 100,000 residents is the highest in the world, by a huge margin. We tend to focus less on where we’re putting all those people. But […]
