Daily Archives: September 17, 2007 »

Bush Administration War Plans directed against Iran

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 1

Michel Chossudovsky  Quoting official sources, the Western media is now confirming, rather belatedly, that the Bush Administration’s war plans directed against Iran are “for real” and should be taken seriously. “Punitive bombings” directed against

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Labour accused of building a “surveillance society

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 0

By Nigel Morris and Ben Russell Labour has been accused of building a “surveillance society behind the backs of the British people” as it has developed the world’s largest DNA database and presided over

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Intel chief pushes new spy law

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 1

By Richard Willing Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell heads to Capitol Hill this week seeking to extend the government’s power to read e-mails, listen to telephone calls and carry out other surveillance within

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Pentagon Developing New Unmanned Spy Planes

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 2

The Pentagon is on the hunt for new sophisticated unmanned spy planes that can be sent to any location above the planet within an hour and remain over the hot spot gathering intelligence for

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Americans Wrong On Their Rights

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 0

ACCORDING to a new poll released by the nonpartisan, nonprofit First Amendment Center, 55 percent of Americans believe that the U.S. Constitution establishes a Christian nation, and 56 percent believe that the freedom to

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100,000 non-UK fingerprints recorded each month

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 0

Immigration officials dab hands at biometrics By Steve Ranger The government is recording over 100,000 fingerprints a month from foreign nationals while overseas and applying to come to the UK. Visa applicants in 100

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Tech suppliers get ID card lowdown

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 0

By Tim Ferguson Companies interested in becoming suppliers to the government’s controversial ID card scheme have been given the lowdown on what to expect if they are successful. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS)

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Microchipping of Alzheimer’s patients begins in Florida

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 1

By David Gutierrez The Delray Beach, Fla.-based company VeriChip Corp. has announced plans to implant 200 Alzheimer’s patients in Palm Beach County with radio-frequency identification chips as part of a pilot study to test

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Iraq shootout firm loses licence

Mick Meaney September 17, 2007 0

Iraq has cancelled the licence of the private security firm, Blackwater USA, after it was involved in a gunfight in which at least eight civilians died. The Iraqi interior ministry said the contractor, based

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