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VIDEO: Police use of ‘Stun Gun’ for non compliance
Police use ‘Stun Gun’ on suspect while booking in at police station CCTV footage with clear audio…. of a man going through booking procedure in a police station on a felony four charge but
Read More »The U.S. dollar is bouncing off of 30 year lows
The U.S. dollar index goes all the way back to March of 1973. However this 30 year chart of the index shows how the U.S. dollar is holding up against a basket of currencies.
Read More »VIDEO: New Orleans Police Attack Protesters
Protesters are pepper sprayed by police as they protest the demolition of several public housing developments in New Orleans
Read More »Torture, interrogation and intelligence
Lecture on torture techniques by Dr. Larry Forness of the American Military University (Dec 2005). The document explains the rationale behind torturing prisoners, torture methods, and a justification for ignoring international law. Forness advocates
Read More »Holiday Season Hypocrisy
By Stephen Lendman RINF Alternative News Christmas is observed December 25 by Christians and others celebrating the spirit of the season while for those of the Eastern Orthodox faith the holiday falls on January
Read More »History of Presidential Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Sobercircle.com George W. Bush There has been no shortage of controversy when it comes to the younger years of our current president. Described as irresponsible and a risk-taker, Bush has admitted to an excess
Read More »Congress begins reversing secrecy
Although the current Democratic-led session of Congress began its end-of-year recess with only a mediocre list of accomplishments, it did start to reverse the slide of the Bush administration into greater government secrecy.Both the
Read More »Giuliani Secrecy
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has long described his City Hall as an open book. But at least one First Amendment authority is finding reason to disagree. Attorney Floyd Abrams says Giuliani “ran
Read More »Watchdog to report on Menezes killing
PA News The police watchdog is expected to announce that no officers will face disciplinary action over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will reveal its decision
Read More »Bush stonewalls on CIA interrogation tapes
U.S. President George W. Bush insisted on Thursday he did not learn until recently that the CIA destroyed videotapes of harsh interrogations, and said he would not speak any more in public about the
Read More »Bush administration faces court hearing Friday
Bush administration faces court hearing Friday in CIA tape-destruction dispute The Bush administration has made its position clear in legal filings and now gets a chance to say it to a judge in open
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