Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Life in Touchscreen Hell?
April 29th, 2011Related: The Future Where Soda Cans Have Screens Research Credit: BC
A More Militarized CIA for a More Militarized America
April 28th, 2011Adam B. left an important comment on this story: Petraeus had been working for the past several years as overseer of drug production and export in volatile countries. This is perfect job experience for a CIA director, no? Hopefully the knowledge he has gained in Afghanistan will apply in South America and South-East Asia as […]
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Class Action Lawsuits
April 28th, 2011Via: Legal News Line: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, in a 5-4 vote, that companies can enforce contracts that bar class action lawsuits.
U.S. Air Force Wants Miniature Drone to Covertly Drop Tracking Dust Onto People
April 28th, 2011Via: Wired: Here’s how the U.S. Air Force wants to hunt the next generation of its enemies: A tiny drone sneaks up to a suspect, paints him with an unnoticed powder or goo that allows American forces to follow him everywhere he goes — until they train a missile on him. On Tuesday, the Air […]
The U.S. State Department’s Proposed Biographical Questionnaire for Passport Applicants
April 26th, 2011Via: Papers Please: The U.S. Department of State is proposing a new Biographical Questionnaire for passport applicants. The proposed new Form DS-5513 asks for all addresses since birth; lifetime employment history including employers’ and supervisors names, addresses, and telephone numbers; personal details of all siblings; mother’s address one year prior to your birth; any “religious […]
Syrian Army Slaughters Anti Government Protestors
April 26th, 2011Via: Deutsche Welle: Syrian troops have stormed the city of Daraa, where anti-regime protests began last month. Four European countries, including Germany, have called on the UN Security Council to condemn the violence and urge restraint. Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks entered the southern city of Daraa early Monday, firing indiscriminately and leaving […]
Apple: We ‘Must Have’ Comprehensive User Location Data On You
April 25th, 2011Via: International Business Times: In June 2010, Congressmen Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Texas wrote a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs inquiring about Apple’s privacy policy and location-based services In response the company’s general counsel Bruce Sewall wrote a letter explaining its practice, and shedding light on the rationale the company uses […]
NSA Building New Supercomputing Center
April 25th, 2011Via: Information Week: The National Security Agency is designing a new $895.6 million supercomputing center that will be constructed at its Fort Meade, Md., headquarters over the next several years, Department of Defense budget documents reveal.
Obama on Manning: “He Broke the Law.” So Much for that Trial?
April 24th, 2011Via: Firedog Lake: President Barack Obama made stunning accusations about accused Wikileaks whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning, directly asserting that Manning “broke the law.” Apparently the President of the United States of America and a self-described Constitutional scholar does not care that Manning has yet to be tried or convicted for any crime. — More: President […]
China: Thousands of Truck Drivers Riot in Shanghai Over Fuel Prices
April 21st, 2011ZeroHedge is right: China is now between a rock and a hard place: will it continue happily importing Bernanke’s inflation exports or finally retaliate. Unfortunately for its economy, the appropriately called “nuclear option” of revaluation, will leave it export economy flailing. So the real question: is China ready to migrate from an export-led to a […]
