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Statewatch News Online, 27 October 2011 (26/11)
26 October 2011 — Statewatch – e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: European Commission: Communication: Smart borders – options and the way ahead Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 88
One of the most common threads running through the Wikileaks papers is Washington’s manic obsession with Iran. In country after country the United States exerts unceasing pressure on the government to tighten the noose around Iran’s neck, to make the American sanctions as extensive and as painful as can be, to inflate the alleged Iranian… Continue reading
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What the TSA is NOT Telling You about Full Body Scans…
There are about 350 full-body scanners being used in close to 70 U.S. airports, and that number is expected to increase to 1,000 scanners by the end of 2011. Dubbed “naked” scanners because they give a graphic image of your body, including genitalia and other personal effects like sanitary napkins, the devices are raising privacy… Continue reading
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National Outcry Over TSA Body Scanners and Invasive Pat-Downs
As one of the busiest travel seasons of the year approaches there is a public outcry over new airport security measures that include full-body scanners and invasive police-style pat-downs. We speak with the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, as well as New York City Councilman David Greenfield, who introduced a… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 