Monthly Archives: February 2008 »
U.S. Citizens Must Ask for Gov Permission to Travel
David Gutierrez The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving forward to institute a rule that would require all passengers to go through a government review process before boarding any airplane
Read More »FBI documents contradict 9/11 Commission report
Larisa Alexandrovna Who is Bayoumi? Much has been reported about Omar al-Bayoumi and his alleged relationship with the government of Saudi Arabia. In his recent book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11
Read More »Why I am against biometric ID cards
Charles Arthur Only people who have been arrested are placed on the DNA database. Photograph: Press Association Can you support Britain’s current DNA database yet oppose plans for biometric ID cards? That’s the question
Read More »Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case
David Kirby After years of insisting there is no evidence to link vaccines with the onset of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the US government has quietly conceded a vaccine-autism case in the Court of
Read More »VIDEO: America’s Family Prison
Did you know that the federal government has not only set up but is also currently operating a prison that holds entire families – including infants, children and nursing and pregnant women?It’s located in
Read More »Zogby: Alternative Media Replacing Mainstream News
Zogby Poll - 67% View Traditional Journalism as “Out of Touch” Internet is the top source of news for nearly half of Americans; Survey finds two-thirds dissatisfied with the quality of journalism Two thirds of
Read More »Obama’s Blackwater Problem
Jeremy Scahill A senior foreign policy adviser to leading Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told me that if elected Obama will not “rule out” using private security companies like Blackwater Worldwide in Iraq. The
Read More »Vets Break Silence on War Crimes
U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are planning to descend on Washington from Mar. 13-16 to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in those countries. By Aaron Glantz
Read More »DNA database threatens civil rights in health care
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Tether has secured a House of Commons debate on the impact of the proposed National DNA Database, which takes place today. It has been welcomed by human rights, mental health
Read More »Bush Calls Surveillance Bill an ‘Urgent Priority’
By DAVID STOUT and BRIAN KNOWLTON Using some of his toughest language in weeks, President Bush prodded Congress on Thursday to pass his preferred version of surveillance legislation, asserting that every day of delay
Read More »The Guantanamo Files
A freelance historian and journalist, Andy Worthington has spent several years looking at the undercurrents of post-war British social history – in particular the clash between the state and some of its most outspoken
Read More »Anonymous – Why we fight Scientology
1. What is Scientology? To understand Anonymous – what it is and why it exists – it is necessary to understand the Church of Scientology and why it has attracted the attention it has
Read More »Anti SOCPA Campaigners To Assert Right To Protest
In response to the recent Home Office consultation titled ‘Managing Protest around Parliament’, which threatened further restrictions on demonstrations throughout the UK, a second day of action [1] called by the Campaign for Free
Read More »The workings of the CIA
By Joseph Benham When George H.W. Bush first sought the Republican nomination for president, a friend announced that he was leaving a high-ranking Central Intelligence Agency job to help the man we now know
Read More »Gov will have to ask permission for ID card information
Ian GrantPeople will have to give explicit permission for the government to access their personal details held on various databases before they can get a national identity card, ID card minister Meg Hillier told
Read More »Surveillance costs add to tax bills
CCTV and DNA advances add to bills but minister calls rises unacceptable Jill Sherman, Whitehall Editor, and Murad Ahmed Soaring costs of surveillance technology to combat crime and terrorism has contributed to the eleventh
Read More »A DNA recipe for injustice
Mixed results A national DNA database could well increase, not reduce, the number of wrongful convictions Allan Jamieson | The Guardian Three killers have been convicted this month of appalling crimes. Two were implicated
Read More »Researchers develop RFID ‘smart tags’ for workplace
Researchers at Lancaster University are developing a new generation of ‘smart tags’ to “help keep workers safe on construction sites.” NEMO technology in development The research project is creating tiny Radio Frequency ID (RFID)
Read More »Challenge SOCPA – 1st of March
Second National Day Of Action For Freedom Of Assembly Via Urban75 We Own The Streets – Campaign for Freedom of Assembly Saturday 1st of March, top of Trafalgar Square (North side), 1 pm. t’s
Read More »Israeli army won’t probe Gaza deaths
Ed O’Loughlin THE Israeli army has decided not to order a disciplinary probe into the killing of 21 Palestinian civilians in November 2006. The dead men, women and children included at least 13 members
Read More »90% of ‘aid’ ends up in the pockets of US companies
As George Bush visits Africa to big up his aid profile, SchNEWS reveals how 90% of that ‘aid’ ends up in the pockets of US companies… “I’ve got a firm, heartfelt commitment to the
Read More »Penalty of £1,000 for failing to update ID cards
Nick Heath The latest government ID card plans have revealed people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. Penalties ranging from £125 for not notifying the government of the loss
Read More »Serious Concerns Over Non Staged SOCPA Arrest
blood on their hands There are serious concerns for the welfare of the three protestors who were arrested by inspector fox outside the gates of parliament last night. Their protest was about about the
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