Archive for October, 2010
Second Autopsy Shows Banker Had Gunshot Wound to Head
October 21st, 2010Oh sure, “It could be either a homicide or a suicide.” And how did the first autopsy miss a gunshot wound to the head and call it drowning?! Spitz has said previously that his examination on Monday found no evidence of trauma or assault, and some evidence from the body is consistent with a death […]
Efforts to Prosecute Blackwater Are Collapsing
October 21st, 2010Via: New York Times: Nearly four years after the federal government began a string of investigations and criminal prosecutions against Blackwater Worldwide personnel accused of murder and other violent crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, the cases are beginning to fall apart, burdened by a legal obstacle of the government’s own making. Just a Couple of […]
Pentagon Plans $60 Billion Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia; Largest Ever
October 21st, 2010Via: Washington Post: The Defense Department has notified Congress that it wants to sell $60 billion worth of advanced aircraft and weapons to Saudi Arabia. The proposed sale, which includes helicopters, fighter jets, radar equipment and satellite-guided bombs, would be the largest arms deal to another country in U.S. history if the sale goes through […]
Boston College Law Student Asks for Refund on Tuition
October 21st, 2010*chortle* Via: Boston Herald: A third-year Boston College Law School student facing dismal job prospects and a mountain of student loan debt has offered the prestigious Hub institution a unique deal: Keep the degree … and give me back my tuition! In an open letter to BC Law’s Interim Dean George Brown posted on EagleiOnline— […]
Planetary Defense Coordination Office Proposed to Fight Asteroids
October 21st, 2010Maybe they’ll milk the space rocks before the little green men scenario??? Via: Space: A new report calls on NASA to establish a Planetary Defense Coordination Office to lead national and international efforts in protecting Earth against impacts by asteroids and comets. The final report of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense of the […]
DHS Will Work with NSA and Military in Carrying Out Domestic Cyberwar Operations
October 21st, 2010Via: New York Times: The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside the United States, delicately navigating historic rules that restrict military action on American soil. The system would mirror that used when the military is […]
Britain Revives Surveillance Plan, Making Service Providers Responsible for Data Retention
October 21st, 2010Via: Telegraph: Every email, phone call and website visit is to be recorded and stored after the Coalition Government revived controversial Big Brother snooping plans. It will allow security services and the police to spy on the activities of every Briton who uses a phone or the internet. Moves to make every communications provider store […]
Most Food Grown By Children in Chicago Public School Gardens Must Be Sold or Given Away
October 21st, 2010I’m pretty numb to much of the sludge that falls down this page… but this one is going to haunt me. Via: Chicago Tribune: It’s harvest time in Chicago Public School gardens full of chubby tomatoes, heavy squash and fragrant basil. These urban oases, carefully tended by teachers, students and volunteers, range from several square […]
NSA’s Newest Recruiters: Cartoon-Leopard Twins
October 20th, 2010Via: Wired: Dudes and dudettes: You know what’s totally radical? Reading your neighbors’ e-mail! So don’t you wanna be a junior National Security Agency deputy? If so, the surveillance and cryptology crew at NSA has the right online companions for you: Cy and Cyndi, a pair of anthropomorphic snow leopards now kickin’ it with the […]
Robotic Privacy Curtain
October 20th, 2010*har*
