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9/11 Truth Manifesto

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 6

Joel S. Hirschhorn For evidence that America�s political system is a criminal conspiracy, open your mind to piles of new analyses that prove beyond doubt that the official 9/11 story is a lie.  Years

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Police brutality cases on rise since 9/11

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

By Kevin Johnson WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are targeting a rising number of law enforcement officers for alleged brutality, Justice Department statistics show. The heightened prosecutions come as the nation’s largest police union fears

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Tasers don’t reduce shootings

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 3

Tasers don’t reduce shootings, despite police and politicians’ claims Despite claims by politicians and some police officers that Tasers would save lives by preventing shootings, the devices that are being used by a growing

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UK Gitmo detainee near suicide after years of torture

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

By Robert Verkaik A British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay may be close to suicide after five years of captivity and torture at the hands of the Americans, the Foreign Secretary David Miliband

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Ex-CIA: War with Iran in the offing

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

A former senior CIA analyst says the United States and Israel are planning war against Iran before the next presidential election. Ray McGovern said Monday despite a recent National Intelligence Estimate conceding that Iran

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VIDEO: CIA trying to undermine the White House?

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

Phyllis Bennis is a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C. She is the author of Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis and Challenging Empire:

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Trust in the Mainstream Media at an all time low

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

Trust in the Media at an all time low…. 6 Bogus stories in 6 weeks On Monday October 29, 2007… The Multi-National Force Iraq turned over Karbala Province to the Iraqis. This was supposed to

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VIDEO: I’ll go to court rather than have an ID card

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

Newly elected Liberal Democrat party leader makes a few comments about the proposed ID scheme Nick Clegg MP has vowed to face court proceedings rather than register for an ID card if the government

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What are they hiding?

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

A federal judge has taken a significant step in dismantling the wall of secrecy the Bush administration has needlessly built around the White House. Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that White House visitors logs were

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UN expresses “grave concern” over CIA torture

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

UN representative expresses “grave concern” over CIA torture, Guantánamo hearings By Naomi Spencer Following a visit earlier this month to the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, a United Nations human rights representative reported

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Hearing into destroyed CIA tapes

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

A US judge last night ordered the Bush administration to explain whether the CIA violated a court order by destroying videotapes of the harsh interrogations of two terrorism suspects. US District Court Judge Henry

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Motion Picture Association censors out US torture

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

Motion Picture Association censors out US torture Denial of US torture is everywhere, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had decided that the US public will not be allowed to see posters for

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NSA Controls SSL Email Hosting Services

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

Just learned following within the past few days: Certain privacy/full session SSL email hosting services have been purchased/changed operational control by NSA and affiliates within the past few months, through private intermediary entities. Hushmail:

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Freaked Out About FaceBook

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 0

 thought the creepiest things to happen to social networking was when old guys, claiming to be eighteen-years-old started roaming social networks like MySpace and FaceBook looking to hook up with fifteen-year-olds.But now there’s a

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Chancellor should withdraw funding for ID cards

Mick Meaney December 19, 2007 1

Alistair Darling’s promise to increase penalties for wilful misuse of data is a wholly inappropriate response to recent data losses. If the police are unable now to apprehend fraudsters operating from beyond British jurisdiction,

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