Daily Archives: January 16, 2008 »

The Future of Big Brother

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 1

Homeland Security is bankrolling futuristic profiling technology to nab terrorists before they strike. Robert L. Mitchell As soon as you walk into the airport, the machines are watching. Are you a tourist — or

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US Government to access any email or web search

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US drafting plan to allow government access to any email or Web search Rawstory National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell is drawing up plans for cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless

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Gitmo Torture Appeal Rejected

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US appellate court rejects British victims’ suit for Guantánamo torture damages By John Burton On January 11, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a case brought by

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60 minutes after drinking soda

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 2

Soda is not considered a health drink as it can make individuals more prone to diseases like obesity, diabetes, cancer and DNA damage. Each can of soda contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 30

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US spy chief puts security over privacy

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

Privacy will have to take a ‘back seat in the name of security’, warns Mike McConnell By Iain Thomson The Director of National Intelligence, who oversees all 16 US intelligence agencies, has revealed the

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No Immunity, No Testimony for CIA Official

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

By Scott Shane    Washington – Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., the former Central Intelligence Agency official who ordered the destruction of interrogation videotapes in 2005, will not be required to appear on Wednesday at a closed

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Station Chief Made Appeal To Destroy CIA Tapes

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

 By Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus In late 2005, the retiring CIA station chief in Bangkok sent a classified cable to his superiors in Langley asking if he could destroy videotapes recorded at a

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Real ID: From “No Fly” to “No Drive” Lists?

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

Kurt Nimmo Truth News ABC breaks the ice for us: in the future, and not too far into it, the process of getting and renewing a driver’s license will become more difficult, stressful, and

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Ron Paul and 9/11

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 2

Why Ron Paul is so popular (And why the US media hates him) http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/257.html Ron Paul and 9/11 Ron Paul may not believe (or want to get into the details of) the US government’s

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If Clinton elected, Bill will have 3rd term

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

So Hillary won in New Hampshire. By the women vote, of course — Men for Obama over Clinton by 12 percent; women for Clinton over Obama by 13 percent. Clearly it’s a gender thing.The

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The year of living dangerously: Bush in crisis

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This year probably won’t be any worse for George W. Bush than last year or the year before, but it’s likely to be a wild ride for the rest of us. The president faces

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Iran says Bush’s accusations “words without value”

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran denounced on Monday as “words without value” President George W. Bush’s remarks that the Islamic state was threatening security around the world by backing militants. Speaking in Abu Dhabi on

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Gates recommends additional troops for Afghanistan

Mick Meaney January 16, 2008 0

By David Morgan U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended sending additional troops to Afghanistan to reinforce NATO forces but there is no final decision yet, defense officials said on Monday. The Pentagon chief

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