Daily Archives: August 12, 2007 »
Myths of Mideast Arms Sales
By William D. Hartung The Bush administration’s proposal to send $20 billion worth of arms and $43 billion in military aid to U.S. allies in the Middle East has been promoted by repeating a
Read More »Iraqi government on brink of collapse following cabinet walkouts
By James Cogan The political survival of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in doubt following the withdrawal from his cabinet of two political blocs that derive the bulk of their support from Iraq’s Sunni
Read More »Database of top-secret police phone taps stolen
By Ruth Elkins Police chiefs have launched a major investigation after the theft of a computer database containing thousands of top-secret mobile phone records from terrorism and organised crime investigations. Scotland Yard is concerned
Read More »ID cards ‘could be a Big Brother tax trap’
By Christopher Hope Identity cards could provide a back door for the taxman to snoop on people’s affairs using a database of National Insurance numbers. The card system will use an existing NI database
Read More »Court Says Travelers Can’t Avoid Airport Searches
By David Kravets U.S. airline passengers near the security checkpoint can be searched any time and no longer can refuse consent by leaving the airport, the nation’s largest federal appeals court ruled Friday. The
Read More »America under surveillance
Granted new power to spy inside the U.S., the Bush administration may be doing more than eavesdropping on phone calls — it could be watching suspects’ every move. By Tim ShorrockIn the pre-dawn hours
Read More »Bush’s war adviser says a return to the military draft is worth considering
AP Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President George W. Bush’s new war adviser said
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