Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
U.S. Invokes National Security Over Magic 8 Ball Terrorist Finder
February 21st, 2011I’m seriously considering Boondoggles as a category. I would have to use it very selectively, since it could apply to much of what’s posted on Cryptogon. Via: Washington Post: For eight years, government officials turned to Dennis Montgomery, a California computer programmer, for eye-popping technology that he said could catch terrorists. Now, federal officials want […]
China: Activists Arrested; Regime Fears Protests Like Those in Middle East
February 20th, 2011Via: Channel News Asia: Several top Chinese rights activists have disappeared into police custody as a web campaign urged angry citizens to mark the Middle East’s “Jasmine Revolution” with protests, campaigners said Sunday. Up to 15 leading Chinese rights lawyers and activists have disappeared since Saturday amid a nationwide police mobilisation, according to activists, while […]
Washington: State Legislation Would Require Collection of Personal Data for Gold Purchases Over $100
February 19th, 2011Via: ZeroHedge: A bill proposed in the State of Washington (House Bill 1716), by representatives Asay, Hurst, Klippert, Pearson, and Miloscia, whose alleged purpose is to regulate secondhand gold dealers, seeks to capture “the name, date of birth, sex, height, weight, race, and address and telephone number of the person with whom the transaction is […]
Ex Judge Convicted of Racketeering; Taking Bribes from For-Profit Juvenile Detention Centers
February 19th, 2011Via: AP: A former juvenile court judge was convicted Friday of racketeering in a case that accused him of sending youth offenders to for-profit detention centers in exchange for millions of dollars in illicit payments from the builder and owner of the lockups. Luzerne County ex-Judge Mark Ciavarella, 61, left the bench in disgrace two […]
Amnesty International: 46 Killed by Libyan Security Forces
February 19th, 2011Update: Over 200 Killed [???] —End Update— Update: 84 Killed, Says Human Rights Watch —End Update— Via: Reuters: Human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday its sources had said Libyan security forces had shot dead at least 46 people in the past three days.
Protesters Killed in Bahrain, Yemen and Libya
February 18th, 2011Via: Reuters: Unrest spread across the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday as Bahrain launched a swift military crackdown on anti-government protesters and clashes were reported in Libya and Yemen. Troops in armored vehicles took control of the Bahraini capital after police firing buckshot and teargas drove out protesters hoping to emulate those who […]
As Hillary Clinton Extols the Virtues of Free Speech, a Protester, Standing in “Silent Witness” to the Regime’s Crimes, is Dragged from the Room
February 18th, 2011Via: Raw Story: The official position of the US Secretary of State is that countries around the world should respect their citizens’ rights to free speech, free expression and free assembly — and that’s precisely what Sec. Hillary Clinton said during a Tuesday speech at George Washington University. Unfortunately, as she spoke, not 15 feet […]
Wisconsin Governor Threatens to Replace Union Workers With National Guard
February 17th, 2011Via: Huffington Post: State workers in Wisconsin are protesting a statement by Republican Governor Scott Walker that, union reps say, amounts to a threat to use the National Guard to help break the public union. Citing a $137 million budget deficit, Walker announced a plan last week which would essentially take away the public union’s […]
U.S. Government Shuts Down 84,000 Websites, ‘By Mistake’
February 17th, 2011Reminder: If you ever visit cryptogon.com and see the Seized-By-Homeland-Security message, keep cryptogon.ch handy. Via: Raw Story: Approximately 84,000 websites were shut down and wrongfully accused of having links to child pornography as part of “Operation Protect Our Children,” a new joint operation between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ). […]
‘Mubarak Falls Into Coma After Final Speech’ [???]
February 15th, 2011Let me guess: He’ll die and the majority of his looted billions won’t be found? Via: Al Arabiya: Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, went into a full coma on Saturday night at his residence in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Monday, quoting well-informed sources. Mubarak and his family […]
