National Security State
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Video: Court Rules Khalid Sheik Mohammed Can’t Testify About Torture
The Michael Ratner Report: Trial has a 40 second delay on feed to journalists so military can censor testimony Continue reading
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Video: Omar Khadr Returned to Canada After US and Canada Ignored International Law for Years
Michael Ratner: The Khadr case and others show how human rights have deteriorated in the US; Assange right to fear extradition Continue reading
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Video: FBI denies tracking Apple users
The FBI has issued a statement denying the Apple user ID data published by hacker collective Anonymous was obtained from FBI computers. Continue reading
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Orwell’s 1984 Solution to Criminalize War: “If There was Hope, it must Lie in the Proles” By Prof. James F. Tracy
In George Orwell’s 1984 the Outer Party comprised a mere thirteen percent of the population and was subject to the ideological filters in play at the Ministry of Truth and the broader bureaucratic structure. A specific language and way of thinking were closely adhered to. Given their political import, Outer Party members were the most… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 20 August 2012 (15/12)
012 — http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. European Court of Human Rights to examine complaint against ban on anonymous prepaid mobile phone cards2. GREECE: Racist Violence Recording Network: Fatal attack on Iraqi in Athens Continue reading
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Anonymous calls for shut-down of TrapWire to start this Saturday
As details surface about a futuristic and frightening global surveillance network called TrapWire, members of the Anonymous collective are calling for citizens everywhere to voice their opposition and help end the system beginning this Saturday. Continue reading
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Obama Seizes Control of All Communications Systems With Executive Order By Susanne Posel
President Obama has usurped all available forms of communication for use and discretion of the US government. Under executive order (EO june 6, 2012), Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions, Obama has enabled the executive branch to control communications “under all circumstances to ensure national security, effectively manage emergencies, and improve national… Continue reading
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The EyeOpener- The Future of the Web (and what you can do about it)
In mid-2012, in the wake of the ratification of ACTA and the proposal in the US of bills like SOPA and PIPA, in an age where the war on terror is gradually morphing into a cyberwar and database hacks, password leaks and identity thefts are reported on breathlessly, it is difficult to imagine the promise… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks under threat: Assange extradition judgement tomorrow
WikiLeaks is under attack. The United States is seeking to charge Julian Assange – a journalist and publisher – with espionage Continue reading
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NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Prevails Against Charges in Unprecedented Obama Admin Crackdown
We speak with Thomas Drake, who was targeted after challenging waste, mismanagement and possible constitutional violations at the National Security Agency, but the case against him later collapsed. Drake was one of several sources for a Baltimore Sun article about a $1.2 billion NSA experimental program called “Trailblazer” to sift through electronic communications for national… Continue reading
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Part VII of our interview series on the Makings of a Police State
Peter Van Buren joins us to discuss the Obama administration’s unprecedented persecution and prosecution of government whistleblowers, and how the has already charged more people under the Espionage Act for alleged mishandling of classified information than all past presidencies combined. Continue reading
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ACTA – time to win!
Governments are turning their back on ACTA one by one, so the EC is asking their Court of Justice to give the treaty the green light and renew its momentum — but they plan to manipulate the process by giving the court only a narrow, uncontroversial question to consider, hoping it will lead to a… Continue reading
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Statewatch News 2 March 2012: Counter-terrorism, “policy laundering” and the FATF – legalising surveillance, regulating civil society
A new report published today by the Transnational Institute and Statewatch: examines the global framework for countering-terrorist financing developed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other international law enforcement bodies. The 68 page report includes a thorough examination of the impact of FATF’s ‘Special Recommendation VIII’ on countering the threat of terrorist financing… Continue reading
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Top Social Media Websites Caught Censoring Controversial Content By Washington’s Blog
Facebook pays low-wage foreign workers to delete certain content based upon a censorship list. For example, Facebook deletes accounts created by Palestinian resistance groups. Continue reading
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Stephen Lendman: ORWELLIAN DRONES – “Eye in the Sky” Spying on Americans
Predator drones perform sanitized killing on the cheap compared to manned aircraft. Independent experts believe militants are hit about 2% of the time. All others are noncombatants, despite official disclaimers. Continue reading
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Anonymous calls for anti-ACTA rallies, Poland suspends bill — RT
A wolf in sheep’s clothing – that’s how ACTA opponents have described the international copyright treaty. Thousands are to protest in Sweden on Saturday while in Poland the legislation has been suspended after attacks on government websites. Continue reading
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Will rendition of this man land MPs in jail for war crimes?
British ministers could be found guilty of war crimes if the US refuses to hand back a Pakistani citizen held without charge in Afghanistan for seven years. Continue reading
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CIA won’t disclose involvement in OWS crackdowns — RT
With demonstrators suspecting governmental assistance in the crackdowns clobbering Occupy Wall Street encampments, the CIA is trying to distance itself from divulging any incriminating evidence regarding their role in the raids. Continue reading
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New Riot Police Shields Will Suffocate Protestors With Acoustic Waves
Raytheon has a patent pending now for a new police shield that produces a low-frequency sound which resonates with the respiratory tract, making it hard to breathe. According to the patent, the intensity could be increased from causing discomfort to the point where targets become ‘temporarily incapacitated’. Continue reading
