Increasing numbers of “terror suspects” are now being arrested on the basis of online and CCTV surveillance data. Authorities claim they act in the public interest, but does this intense surveillance keep us safer? … [Read more...]
The Erosion of US Civil Liberties
While the US media is focused on the latest political scandal, civil rights in the United States continue to be eroded. Here is a likely incomplete list of some of the things the government is now allowed to do, essentially because they say they can. … [Read more...]
IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Caught In A Honey Trap
by Mike Whitney of GlobalResearch.ca I have no way of knowing whether the 32-year-old maid who claims she was attacked and forced to perform oral sex on IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is telling the truth or not. I'll leave that to the braying hounds in the media who have already assumed the role of judge, jury and Lord High Executioner. But I will say, the whole matter … [Read more...]
Libya: It’s Not About Oil, It’s About Currency and Loans
by John Perkins WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- World Bank President Robert Zoellick Thursday said he hopes the institution will have a role rebuilding Libya as it emerges from current unrest. Zoellick at a panel discussion noted the bank’s early role in the reconstruction of France, Japan and other nations after World War II. “Reconstruction now means (Ivory Coast), it means … [Read more...]
WikiRebels: The WikiLeaks Documentary
WikiLeaks has provided us all with a great deal of news of late. The video below provide the background story to the organization and while disturbing at times, is quite simply a must watch. Julian Assange has been branded a traitor by world leaders who say the release of this information endangers many lives. While that is true, is it also that the information itself - not the … [Read more...]