Archive for August, 2009
Karzai Family’s Wealth ‘Fuelling Insurgency’
August 10th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Persistent allegations of corruption aimed at Hamid Karzai’s family are undermining Western efforts in Afghanistan and feeding the Taliban-led insurgency, Washington policy-makers have warned. The president’s brothers, Mahmoud and Ahmed Wali, are accused of having amassed millions of pounds since Mr Karzai took office even as most of Afghanistan remains poverty stricken. The […]
Britain: A Request to Snoop on Public Every 60 Seconds
August 10th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Councils, police and other public bodies are seeking access to people’s private telephone and email records almost 1,400 times a day, new figures have disclosed. The authorities made more than 500,000 requests for confidential communications data last year, equivalent to spying on one in every 78 adults, leading to claims that Britain had […]
Unemployed? Work to Pass Obamacare, $9 to $14 per Hour
August 10th, 2009The organization behind this is called Fund for Public Interest Research. Via: Craigslist: Aug 7 – Make social change – Help Pass Obama’s Health Care Reform!!! – (Sacramento) Jul 31 – Help Pass Obama’s Health Care Reform! Earn $325-550 per week! – (Sacramento) Jul 29 – Work to Pass Obama’s Plans this Summer! Earn $9-14/hr! […]
Do Americans Need a Health Care Equivalent of Kiwibank?
August 10th, 2009A lot of people are submitting stories about the health care issue that’s boiling over in the U.S. at the moment. As you guys have obviously noticed, I’m not paying attention to most of it because the conventional medical industrial complex is the last place that I would turn for any health related issue; I […]
The BushObama Banner Image
August 10th, 2009The current image has generated the most interest than any other image that I’ve posted in the past. I don’t know who created it. I found it at a site called dotgiri.com and the full size image is here.
Criminal Investigation Into CIA Treatment of Detainees Expected
August 9th, 2009Unless Cheney and Bush are prosecuted, this is just another bullshit distraction. Via: Los Angeles Times: U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. is poised to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate alleged CIA abuses committed during the interrogation of terrorism suspects, current and former U.S. government officials said. A senior Justice Department official said […]
Britain: Police Told to Ignore Human Rights Ruling Over DNA Database
August 9th, 2009Via: Guardian: Chief constables across England and Wales have been told to ignore a landmark ruling by the European court of human rights and carry on adding the DNA profiles of tens of thousands of innocent people to a national DNA database. Senior police officers have also been “strongly advised” that it is “vitally important” […]
All Cars Would Carry GPS to Track Miles Under Blumenauer Bill
August 9th, 2009Via: Daily Emerald: On July 23, Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation that would fund a pilot program demonstrating the potential viability of replacing a national gas tax with a national mileage fee to generate more money for the construction of highways. Opponents say the mileage fee would increase taxes, but Blumenauer said the increase […]
Barracks and Burger King: U.S. Builds a Supersized Base in Afghanistan
August 9th, 2009Via: Politics Today: Anyone who thinks the Afghanistan troop “surge” is a temporary, one-time deal should watch the construction here of a vast new $17 million barracks building. It’s not temporary. It’s three stories of concrete. Eight years after American forces scattered the Taliban and effectively conquered Afghanistan, the United States is embarked on a […]
Google Pulls Sibel Edmonds’ Access to Her Blog
August 9th, 2009I don’t know what it’s going to take to make people understand that Google (and its associated brands, Blogger, YouTube, Google Video, Gmail) are NOT to be trusted for communicating controversial information. The fact that dissidents don’t understand this basic information is just more evidence of how screwed we are. Via: Justacitizen: My Blog Site […]
