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Mobile operators set sights on last frontier
• ReutersAnyone who considers travel to remote parts of the globe or in a plane as a refuge from mobile phone calls should enjoy it while it lasts, because areas out of reach are set to get connected. A new generation of mobile networks is being built out of
Cheer up. Spying on Americans will be what removes Bush from office ... eventually
• by Glenn GreenwaldThere are lots of people who appear to be morbidly depressed—to the point of conceding defeat—as a result of yesterday’s unilateral obstruction by the incomparable White House shill Sen. Pat Roberts of the long-planned and long-promised investigation
Iraqi Shiites united in not being united
• Los Angeles TimesLeaders of the party associated with Shiite Muslim cleric Sadr threatened to break from the dominant alliance if the UIA did not make more overtures to Sunni Arabs, restrain Shiite paramilitary groups and rule in a more collaborative style.
I do not want to hear talk that spying on Americans is un-Constitutional
• Think ProgressThe White House announced its support for a legislative proposal by Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine to exclude Bush’s NSA wiretapping program from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. "We don’t want to have any kind of debate about whether it’s cons
Who will silence this pesky whistleblower?
• Washington PostThe chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said that he may add language to the fiscal 2007 intelligence authorization bill to criminalize the leaking of a wider range of classified information than is now covered by law.
Cheney can de-classify documents on his own? Not so fast.
• Washington NoteI have run across some interesting information -- and have some questions that we should all pose to those at the helm in the White House. The March 25, 2003 Executive Order by President Bush, No. 13292, that amends President Clinton's Executive
A surge in whistle-blowing ... and reprisals
• Christian Science MonitorDissent often carries a price in official Washington, especially in the war years of the Bush presidency. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the number of insiders alleging wrongdoing in government has surged, as have reprisals against them.
Blair calls for Guantánamo to be shut down
• The Guardian[Morocco must be ready.] Tony Blair said the US detention camp at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba was an "anomaly" that would have to be "dealt with. I would prefer that it was not there. I would prefer it was closed, yes". Asked whether i
Mobile firms bet on wireless broadband to boost 3G
• ReutersWireless broadband was a key theme at the mobile industry's biggest annual trade show, as one operator after another unveiled plans to roll out HSDPA, technology that offers Internet speeds at least 4X faster than the present 3G standard. "I
Former police state supporter no longer enjoys the taste
• NewsBlazeAccording to the suit, the Bush-Cheney Administration initiated numerous illegal and perpetual surveillance methods on Mr. Tooley and his family after he was incorrectly placed on the TSA's "selectee" or watch list.
Justice Argues Against Ashcroft Testimony
• Associated PressThe Justice Department strongly discouraged the Senate Judiciary Committee from calling former Attorney General John Ashcroft and his deputy to testify about the NSA's domestic spying, invoking executive priviledge.
FBI FOIA: 780 pages and 2 years still waiting for Cheney's files
• Raw StoryIn a letter to blogger Michael Petrelis, PetrelisFiles.com, the section chief for the FBI’s records management division acknowledged in August 2005 that the bureau had located some 780 pages on the vice president. Petrelis then agreed to pay for all
Abramoff discusses his Bush photo collection
• The WashingtonianIn January Washingtonian national editor Kim Eisler was allowed to see the photos he reported on, but Abramoff would not release them for publication. Several of the pictures had hung prominently in Abramoff’s office and had been seen by many visitor
Google rejects Justice Dept. bid for search info
• ReutersGoogle Inc. formally rejected the Justice Department's subpoena of data from the Web search leader, arguing the demand violated the privacy of users' Web searches and its own trade secrets. A motion by Attorney General Gonzales
Milking Abramoff
• Associated PressThe Justice Department and defense lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to delay the March sentencing of lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a Florida fraud case to allow him more time to cooperate in a broader government corruption investigation.
Rummy: al-Qaeda so much better at propaganda than US
• ReutersThe US lags dangerously behind al Qaeda and other enemies in getting out information in the digital media age and must update its old-fashioned methods, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. [Hear the cash register?]
Planet Mercury is visible to the naked eye
• Space.comOnce again it is time to seek out what has often been cited as the most difficult of the five brightest naked-eye planets to see: Mercury. Mercury is visible about 45 minutes after sunset, very near to the horizon, a bit to the south of due west. Bu
$48.7M in contracts went to six clients
• USA TodaySen. Arlen Specter acknowledges inserting 13 provisions into spending bills that directed $48.7 million to clients of lobbyist Michael Herson of American Defense International. Herson is the husband of Specter aide Vicki Siegel Herson. A list of thos
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Venezuela demands US to stop meddling
• Reuters"With respect, but with firmness, we demand they stop the meddling and the interfering in Venezuela's affairs," said Deputy Foreign Minister Mari Pili Hernandez. "We want respect for our country, we want respect for our sovereignty
When Property Goes, So Does Privacy
• Feb 07, 2006 By Amy PeikoffIf the subpoena succeeds, it will establish an ominous precedent: that the Justice Department can seize Google's (and anyone else's) time and property...
Pull a tiger's tail
• Agence France-PresseAmid persistent warnings about China's growing military clout, the US military said it would hold one of its biggest naval exercises in the Asia Pacific. Involve 4 carrier strike groups, each with at least 3 warships, an attack submarine and a su
Md. Official Resists Governor's Call to Change Voting System
• By Ann E. Marimow - Washington PostTop Democratic lawmakers also criticized what they called Ehrlich's "last-minute endorsement" of paper ballots and called the governor's concerns inconsistent with his prior support for the Diebold machines.
Al-Qaeda documents show inner struggles, strategies
• USA TodayDocuments show al-Qaeda leaders discussing strategy, facing challenges by subordinates, issuing guidelines listing minimum qualifications for terrorism training camp supervisors, ideology, tactics, potential operations or training,
Canadian sent to Syrian torture by US has suit dismissed
• ReutersA US judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Canadian citizen who was kidnapped by US authorities at a NY airport and rendered to Syria for interrogation, saying that the courts could not interfere with national security or foreign relations matters.
XM satellite radio company president resigns saying trouble!
• ReutersFormer XM Satellite Radio board director Pierce Roberts has broadcast his view of the radio service loud and clear: a crisis is looming if the company does not rein in expenditures. His warnings about a "significant chance of a crisis on the hor
Rice lies about Iraq economy, worse than before war
• Financial TimesMs Rice initially asserted that “many more Iraqis” were now getting potable water and sewerage services. Under questioning from Rep. Kent Conrad she conceded that although “capacity” had increased, fewer Iraqis were actually receiving those services
Shell defends allowing use of airfield by Nigerian attack chopper
• Agence France PresseA Nigerian helicopter gunship opened fire on 8 barges allegedly used by smugglers to transport stolen crude oil from the creeks of the delta to tanker ships waiting offshore. Shell defended the use of its airfield to launch air strikes in the restive
SBS Dateline news video available for viewing
• BradBlog (video link)On Wednesday night, Australia's SBS Dateline aired the following report containing new graphic images and videos of abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The report, which contains full motion video documenting mistreatment of prisoners, is mo
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