Court rules CIA immune from torture law suits
• AFP (Raw Story)A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a refusal to hear the case of a Lebanese-born German man who says he was tortured by the CIA, citing national security reasons.
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Drug thugs go to where the TV cameras are: Sports Celebs
• Washington PostThe battle against the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs by athletes is increasingly being led by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as part of an expanding cooperative effort with the U.S. Olympic Committee's primary anti
National Guard unprepared for domestic missions
• McClatchy NewsStretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the National Guard is less prepared now than it's ever been to respond to a major terrorist attack, a natural disaster or another domestic crisis, a congressionally appointed panel has found.
How the war on terror made the world a more terrifying place
• The IndependentInnocent people across the world are now paying the price of the "Iraq effect", with the loss of hundreds of lives directly linked to the invasion and occupation by American and British forces.
Accounting firm finds no evidence of money laundering
• McClatchy NewsQuestions about whether the Bush administration may have made unverified or exaggerated claims to force a bank in tiny Macau to freeze North Korean financial assets. Ernst & Young, a global accounting firm, found no evidence that the family-owned
Australia's Hicks alleges U.S. abuse at Guantanamo
• ReutersAn Australian detainee facing U.S. terrorism charges, David Hicks, has complained of torture and abuse at the Guantanamo Bay jail in Cuba, Australian media reported. Charges brought against Hicks on Thursday were the first brought against a suspected
New Zealand forces complain at US treatment of Afghan prisoners
• AFP (Raw Story)New Zealand forces in Afghanistan were reported Wednesday to have complained about the treatment of prisoners they handed over to the United States. The elite SAS soldiers were so concerned they called a meeting of other special forces in Kandahar
Military chiefs give US six months to win Iraq war
• The Guardian· Violence expected to rise after UK withdrawal · Troop numbers too low · Coalition is 'disintegrating'
Al-Qaeda's China problem
• Asia TimesChina's proactive approach, reshaping society from the bottom up, has been so successful that much of the current debate centers on whether China really confronts a serious threat of terrorism in Xinjiang.
U.S. Heading For Financial Trouble?
• 60 MinutesThe U.S. government's top accountant says the law that added a prescription drug benefits to Medicare may be the most financially irresponsible legislation passed since the 1960s. [Thank Rep. Trent Franks for that.]
Post-Katrina Justice System Remains Shattered
• ABC NewsA lot of people have languished in New Orleans jails for a year and a half without seeing a lawyer, judge or the inside of a courtroom.
ACLU, Outrage Fill in the Silence at Black Hat RFID Session
• eWeekAfter receiving a letter threatening possible patent litigation that caused IOActive to cancel his Feb. 28 Black Hat briefing, IOActive R&D director Chris Paget did give his Hacking RFID talk after all. Sort of.
Office specified where Marshals money was to go
• USA TodayTen years ago, the White House budget office warned the U.S. Marshals Service to get its priorities straight: Money designated to improve courthouse security was not to be used for fitness centers or firing ranges.
'Surge' needs another 7,000 more troops
• USA TodayPresident Bush's planned escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq will require as many as 28,500 troops, Pentagon officials told a Senate committee.
U.S. Marshals official accused of misspending security funds
• USA TodayA U.S. Marshals Service official misspent $4.3 million meant for courthouse security and witness protection to pay for fitness centers and firing ranges at federal buildings, a Justice Department investigation found.
Selective Service Studied Rapid-Fire Draft Plan
• by Eric Rosenberg (AntiWar)The Selective Service System last year studied whether it should revert to a Cold War-era plan of being able to draft people within 13 days of a crisis, compared to its current goal of carrying it out within six months.
Mesa SWAT team going to the monkeys
• telegraph.co.ukMembers of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) unit in Mesa, Arizona, believe that a capuchin monkey, dressed in a bullet-proof jacket and equipped with a two-way radio and video camera, could prove an invaluable reconnaissance tool.
Americans Have Lost Their Country
• by Paul Craig Roberts (AntiWar)In a few short years, the regime has destroyed the Bill of Rights, the separation of powers, the Geneva Conventions, and the remains of America's moral reputation along with the infrastructures of 2 Muslim countries and thousands of civilians.
Stop Them!
• by Sheldon Richman (FFF)This has all the markings of a late-stage collapse of empire. It can’t happen too soon. The big questions are: (1) how many people will this administration kill in its final two years, and (2) what will survive of Americans’ liberty?
Japanese military and government still pussies on their rape brothels
• NY TimesPrime Minister Shinzo Abe denied that Japan’s military had forced foreign women into sexual slavery during World War II, contradicting the Japanese government’s longtime official position. [Looks like their govt. and our are similar.]
Immigration indigestion
• Washington TimesIf such conservative stalwarts as Tom Tancredo and John Doolittle now champion increased government power to mold private businesses into their preferred image, is there any hope left for the dwindling camp of Reagan Republicans who sincerely and con
Libya Gingerly Begins Seeking Economic but Not Political Reform
• NY TimesFor more than three decades, Libya has been an experiment in one man’s ideology. The result is a country with few functioning institutions, an unreliable legal system, inadequate schools and hospitals, and a population isolated and unprepared for mod
Most Support U.S. Guarantee of Health Care
• NY TimesA majority of Americans say the federal government should guarantee health insurance to every American, especially children, and are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
A Tug of War On Presidential Papers' Release
• Washington PostA bipartisan proposal targeting White House rules on the release of presidential papers would claw back power over public records from the executive branch, advocates of the bill say.
Cost and Privacy Concerns Cited In New Rules for Driver's Licenses
• Washington PostLong-awaited rules to implement the law, known as Real ID, did not quell criticism from states, privacy advocates and libertarian groups. They said it represents an unfunded mandate and creates a national ID-card system that will increase the consequ
Cops illegally arrest journalist for documenting police harassment
• theagitator.comMiller said that in the next instant, he was surrounded by the officers. One attempted to trip kick him to fall to the ground, but he was concerned about his expensive camera equipment, so he tried not to fall on his face. He heard one officer say “H
Indefinite involuntary quarantine for TB patient held in squalid conditions
• AZCentral.comA young man being held indefinitely in quarantine sits in a locked room, windows covered, in the detention ward at Maricopa Medical Center, under sheriff's guard. He's not allowed a TV, a radio, a cellphone, a shower or visitors.
Reality: What Americans need for the 2008 Presidential Election. Join the Reality Caucus
Melinda Pillsbury-fosterAs the candidates to occupy the Oval Office gear up Americans face another round of the same old thing. Lies, lies, and dirty campaign tactics. There is a solution. That is knowing in advance the truth about the candidates. The Reality Caucus, fou
A Tribute To My Dad
Chuck BaldwinYesterday would have been my dad's one-hundredth birthday. Edwin J. Baldwin was born on March 1, 1907. This was the same year that "The Duke" John Wayne was born. However, my father, though small in stature at only 5' 6" tall,
Security fears put Cheney in trailer
• The Australian[Trailer park trash.] Security fears led US Vice-President Dick Cheney to exchange his Air Force Two suite for a high-tech trailer chained to the floor of a military plane for his visits to Pakistan and Afghanistan. [Port-a-bunker]
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