Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
And Now… The Fear Sniffing Magic 8 Ball Terrorist Detector
November 17th, 2009Via: PhysOrg: British scientists are aiming to develop a device that can detect the smell of fear, and that could one day identify terrorists, drug smugglers, and other criminals. The 18-month project to develop two sensor systems is being carried out at the City University London, and is being led by Professor Tong Sun. The […]
Active Duty Military Personnel “Volunteer” as Counterinsurgency Advisors with Salinas Police Department
November 17th, 2009This is an astonishing story. Via: Washington Post: Famed to readers as the birthplace of John Steinbeck and in supermarket produce circles as the “Salad Bowl of the World,” the city of Salinas carries darker renown in the netherworld of California’s prisons. Instant respect is accorded any inmate tattooed with the words “Salad Bowl” or […]
Democracy: U.S. Unveils New $60 Million Prison Wing in Afghanistan
November 15th, 2009Via: Al Jazeera: Journalists have been allowed to inspect refurbished facilities at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the largest US military hub in the region and home to a controversial prison. Al Jazeera’s correspondent James Bays, who was among those who inspected the facilities on Sunday, said Bagram, unlike its Guantanamo counterpart, was clearly not going […]
Cost of Keeping One U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan Per Year: One Million Dollars
November 15th, 2009The U.S. doesn’t have to “win” the war for a handful of diabolical corporations to make a killing. The trick is to keep the war going for as long as possible. And, day after day, the shakedown continues. Bogus contracts, drugs and energy. That’s all, folks. Plus a little change we can believe in. Via: […]
Congressional Statements Ghostwritten by Genentech Lobbyists
November 15th, 2009Via: New York Times: In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest […]
Dele Ogun – Democracy Gone Wrong
November 15th, 2009Part 1 Part 2
Netherlands to Tax Drivers by the Kilometer; GPS Trackers in Every Vehicle
November 15th, 2009Via: AFP: The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a “green” road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion. “Each vehicle will be equipped with a GPS device that tracks how many kilometres are driven and when and where. This data will […]
Feds Move to Seize Four Mosques, Tower Allegedly Linked to Iran
November 13th, 2009Via: AP: Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal […]
Justice Department Asked For News Site’s Visitor Lists
November 12th, 2009Via: CBS News: In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day. The grand jury subpoena also required the Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us Web site “not to […]
Russia’s Whistleblower Cop is a YouTube Sensation
November 12th, 2009Via: Global Post: Alexei Dymovsky sits in full uniform and stares at the camera with tired eyes. “Maybe you don’t know about us, about simple cops, who live and work and love their work. I’m ready to tell you everything. I’m not scared of my own death,” Dymovsky says in a YouTube message addressed to […]
