Daily Archives: December 12, 2007 »
Do we trust government on ID cards?
Identity cards will have to be “reassessed” in the wake of the child benefits fiasco, a Government minister has said. (Really). The data protection minister, said the loss of the personal details of 25million
Read More »Britain’s breach of honour over Iraq interpreters
More than half the Iraqi interpreters who applied to come to live in Britain have had their applications rejected, drawing accusations that the Government is “wriggling out” of its promise to help former Iraqi
Read More »Homeland Security Wants All Ten Fingers
Robert Longley The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started collecting the prints from all 10 fingers, rather than just two, of international visitors to the U.S. arriving Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport. DHS
Read More »Fingerprint first for new stadium
Two sports venues in Fife have become the first in the UK to use fingerprint recognition systems on their doors. The Carnegie Leisure Centre and Pitreavie Stadium in Dunfermline have both been installed with
Read More »NYC Shuts 9/11 Remains Sifting Facility
AP The city has closed a facility where debris was sifted for Sept. 11 victims’ remains, but the search won’t end until after the World Trade Center site is rebuilt, a city official said
Read More »Energy Source of Northern Lights Found
Anne Minard in San Francisco, California NASA spacecraft have revealed new insights into the forces that cause the northern lights, including giant magnetic “ropes” between Earth and the sun. Until now, scientists haven’t had
Read More »CIA destroyed tapes despite court orders
CIA destroyed tapes despite court orders, but secret prison system could provide legal cover The Bush administration was under court order not to discard evidence of detainee torture and abuse months before the CIA
Read More »Nothing is Resolved in Iraq
What’s Really Happened During the Surge? By PATRICK COCKBURN Has the US turned the tide in Baghdad? Does the fall in violence mean that the country is stabilizing after more than four years of
Read More »Interrogation used by CIA is torture, ex-agent says
But simulated drowning got results, former interrogator says as Senate begins probe Andy Sullivan, Reuters WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday began investigating why the CIA destroyed videotapes that recorded al-Qaida suspects undergoing waterboarding,
Read More »U.S. Commits, Lies About Human Rights Violations
Human rights violations taint almost every social sector in the U.S. By Alex Jung The Geneva conventions aren’t the only humanitarian standards the United States ignores. Under the Bush administration, the United States routinely
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