Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Swarms of Maple Seed Drones
July 6th, 2012Via: Talking Points Memo: Imagine a cheap, tiny, hovering aerial drone capable of being launched with the flick of a person’s wrist and able to provide manipulable 360-degree surveillance views. It’s real, it’s inspired by maple seeds, and the company behind it, Lockheed Martin, envisions a future in which swarms of the new drones can […]
The Bank of England Told Us To Do It, Claims Barclays
July 5th, 2012Via: Telegraph: The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England encouraged Barclays to try to lower interest rates after coming under pressure from senior members of the last Labour government, documents have disclosed. A memo published by Barclays suggested that Paul Tucker gave a hint to Bob Diamond, the bank’s chief executive, in 2008 that […]
Three NSA Whistleblowers Back EFF’s Lawsuit Over Government’s Massive Spying Program
July 5th, 2012Via: Electronic Frontier Foundation: San Francisco – Three whistleblowers – all former employees of the National Security Agency (NSA) – have come forward to give evidence in the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) lawsuit against the government’s illegal mass surveillance program, Jewel v. NSA. In a motion filed today, the three former intelligence analysts confirm that […]
Angola’s Chinese-Built Ghost Town
July 4th, 2012Via: BBC: The ghost towns of China, Ireland and Spain – full of large empty house estates – may be a phenomenon that is on its way to Africa. Built for people who never move in, they leave those who did with a worthless property they cannot sell. Perched in an isolated spot some 30km […]
San Diego Man Stranded After Being Told He’s on the No-Fly List
July 4th, 2012Via: AP: A U.S. citizen of Somali descent who has been stranded in Bahrain for two weeks after being told his name appears on the U.S. government’s no-fly list said Tuesday that he does not understand why he has been tagged as a suspected terrorist and is talking to U.S. lawyers. The San Diego chapter […]
France Considering Making Those Who Own A Computer Screen But No Television Pay Up
July 3rd, 2012Via: Guardian: The French government is considering extending the television licence fee to include computer screen owners to boost revenues for public-sector broadcasting operations, the culture minister said on Saturday. President François Hollande’s Socialist government aims to raise an extra €7.5bn (£6bn) this year through tax rises included in an amended budget bill to be […]
GlaxoSmithKline: Largest Case of Healthcare Fraud in U.S. History
July 2nd, 2012Via: Reuters: GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle what government officials said on Monday is the largest case of healthcare fraud in U.S. history. The agreement, which still needs court approval, would resolve allegations that the British drugmaker broke U.S. laws in the marketing […]
Drone Makers Urge U.S. to Let Them Sell More Overseas
July 2nd, 2012Via: Los Angeles Times: Despite concerns about U.S.-made drones ending up in enemy hands, American military contractors are lobbying the government to loosen export restrictions and open up foreign markets to the unmanned aircraft that have reshaped modern warfare. Companies such as Northrop Grumman Corp.and other arms makers are eager to tap a growing foreign […]
Land of the Free: the Best Investigative Reporting on U.S. Prisons
July 1st, 2012Via: ProPublica: The U.S. has the highest reported incarceration rate in the world. We’ve rounded up some of the best investigative journalism on U.S. prisons and the problems that plague them. These stories cover juvenile justice, private prisons, immigration detention and other aspects of America’s vast incarceration system. Research Credit: noncompliant
Why is SOCOM Lying About Domestic Drone Activities?
June 28th, 2012Via: Public Intelligence: A spokesman for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has provided statements to publications in New Hampshire and Oregon indicating that information regarding domestic drone activities provided by Public Intelligence is inaccurate, despite confirmations from the offices of two U.S. Senators. Following our publication last week of a map of current and proposed […]
