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Who Is Bush to Lecture China?
By Matthew Rothschild Who is Bush to lecture the Chinese—or anyone, for that matter—on human rights? There he was in Thailand, pressing China to uphold human rights when he has done more than any
Read More »Pakistani president to be impeached
guardian.co.uk | Pakistan’s fragile coalition government today announced plans to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, throwing the country into new political turmoil. Musharraf was today plotting his response with advisers and finally cancelled an on-off trip
Read More »Analyst: Beware of the Google Gadgets
By William Jackson | One fun thing about the interactive world of Web 2.0 is the online applications you can take advantage of, such as Google Gadgets. Google describes Gadgets as “miniature objects
Read More »Boycott these companies – they support human rights violations
foobar | Here is the link to the sponsors for this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing. As I wrote before, if freedom and human rights mean anything to us, we owe it ourselves and to
Read More »Bush scolds China over human rights… then flies in for Games
Just hours before flying to Beijing for the Olympics on Thursday, US president George Bush used some of his bluntest language yet in publicly pressing China to improve its human rights record. In a
Read More »Police chief calls for universal DNA database
By Auslan Cramb | Stephen House, Chief Constable of Strathclyde, said that storing the genetic profiles of every man, woman and child would help catch more criminals. He also called for Scotland to adopt
Read More »Cloned e-passports fiasco renews calls for £4.7bn ID card scheme to be axed
Opposition MPs accused the Government last night of being naive in believing that new microchipped passports would be foolproof against criminals involved in identity theft. After The Times disclosed that new passports could be
Read More »Infosecurity adviser says there are greater intrusions to fear than the DNA database
Mike Barwise, from Infosecurity Adviser, the online forum run by the Infosecurity Europe team, has revealed he is less concerned about the privacy issues that the National DNA Database creates than other planned government
Read More »Police Extend Stop & Search Powers at Climate Camp
Police powers to stop and search people at Climate Camp have been extended. Officers can now stop and search anyone without needing to have reasonable grounds to do so. Police powers to stop and
Read More »Unmanned spy planes to police Britain
By Kim Sengupta | The Government is drawing up plans to use unmanned “drone” aircraft currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan to counter terrorism and aid police operations in Britain. The MoD is
Read More »Feds say Irvins alone caused 2001 anthrax attacks
Army scientist Bruce Ivins “was the only person responsible” for anthrax attacks in 2001 that killed five and rattled the nation, the Justice Department said Wednesday, buttressing its claim with the release of dozens
Read More »Secret EU security draft risks uproar with call to pool policing and give US personal data
Europe should consider sharing vast amounts of intelligence and information on its citizens with the US to establish a “Euro-Atlantic area of cooperation” to combat terrorism, according to a high-level confidential report on future
Read More »Police bullying at Camp Kingsnorth
By Lenin’s Tomb | I’ve just returned from a 2-3 day sojourn at the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth — site of a proposed new coal-fired power station – which is now gearing up towards its
Read More »Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
AP | BAGHDAD – Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials
Read More »How Much Do You Want to Bet Bush Issues Pardons of the Crimes You Claim Don’t Exist?
Dear Congress, Many of you, including both of your nominees for the throne and your Speaker and Minority Leader, claim to believe that George W. Bush and gang have not committed any crimes. To
Read More »War with Iran – On, Off or Undecided?
By Stephen Lendman – RINF | There’s good news and bad, mostly the latter but don’t discount the good. On May 22, (non-binding) HR 362 was introduced in the House – with charges and
Read More »The New American Empire
Congress no longer chooses to read new legislation before voting it into law. Bills are switched at the last minute for unread, substitute legislation. New laws say ANYONE can now be followed and watched
Read More »“We Were Basically Hiring Terrorists”
Salon – Aug. 6, 2008 | BAGHDAD, Iraq — Donning pale yellow shirts with Iraqi flags stitched on the chest, Alah al-Janabi and Mahmoud al-Samorai stood recently in the blistering sun at the crowded
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