Daily Archives: July 27, 2007 »
Of Marx, Christ, and the Persecution of Radicals
By Jason Miller RINF Alternative News A few days ago, one of my closest friends hit me with a heavily loaded question. “Are you a Communist?” she queried. To which I replied: I do
Read More »ID card consultancy hits £50m
By Sarah Arnott The government has spent £53m on consultants for the national biometric identity card scheme, and continues to use 83 external contractors at a cost of nearly £50,000 per day. The figures
Read More »4 Year Olds Now Being Fingerprinted
By Sarah Miloudi SCHOOLS in Wales could fingerprint pupils as young as four without asking for parental consent first, it emerged yesterday. Under new guidelines schools throughout Wales could opt to collect a child’s
Read More »McDonald’s sued in China
Reuters A Chinese lawyer has sued McDonald’s in China for using mostly English, not Chinese, on its receipts, violating his right to information, media reported on Friday. The lawyer, identified only as Shan, decided
Read More »Cashless (RFID) train tickets planned
By Dave Friedlos Rail passengers throughout the UK will in future use cashless tickets, including smart cards, barcodes on mobile phones and radio frequency identification (RFID), says the government rail White Paper released yesterday.
Read More »Sudan accuses CIA of smuggling weapons into Darfur
SudanTribune Sudan’s interior minister accused Central Intelligence Agency of smuggling weapons into the troubled region of Darfur. Interior Minister Zubair Bashir Taha addressing a crowd consisting of youth organizations said that the CIA is
Read More »Bush’s international peace conference: A conspiracy against the Palestinian people
By Jean Shaoul President Bush’s July 16 announcement that he will relaunch the Middle East peace process with an international conference in New York is an attempt to use the puppet regime of Mahmoud
Read More »RINF Podcast: Biometric Schools
By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Following on from a recent report about fingerprinting in schools, I speak to Ben Emlyn-Jones, an Oxford father who stood up for civil
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