Requests by police and other officials for information on people's phone calls and emails ran at an average of 1,381 a day last year, according to a report released today by the interception of communications commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy.
A total of 504,073 surveillance requests to telephone and internet companies were made in 2008, the equivalent of one in 78 adults being targeted. The figure was slightly lower than in 2007, but higher than in 2006, when Kennedy issued his first… Continue
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A 34-YEAR-OLD woman, the mother of a 12-year-old girl, has been locked up in a Virginia jail for three weeks and could remain there for at least another month. Her crime? Blogging about the police.
Elisha Strom, who appears unable to make the $750 bail, was arrested outside Charlottesville on July 16 when police raided her house, confiscating notebooks, computers and camera equipment. Although the Charlottesville police chief, Timothy J. Longo Sr., had previously written to Ms. Strom… Continue
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Obamacare a 'rotten fish,' says Broun at town hall
CLARKESVILLE - U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, walked into a North Georgia Technical College auditorium Tuesday evening to a standing ovation, holding three thick white binders.
"Folks, this is Obamacare," he said, holding the binders over his head.
"Let me start this by telling you what I think of this bill and Obamacare," he said, and slammed the binders on the ground.
With that, Broun set the tone for a town hall… Continue
I just wanted to say that I got the chance to here you on the Alex Jones Show yesterday and did not get a chance to get my call heard. But I did want to again say thank you for all you are doing for the rest of us. How little we really do deserve it. I wanted to let you know that I have been trying to get the message out about the bank closures… Continue
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Come on people, this is so crazy! .A nationwide health information database. Why would the socialist-democrats continue to ram Nationalized health down our throats when it's so obvious that the majority doesn't want it?
The answer to this starts to make sense after understanding what the cash for clunkers program was really about, i.e. accessing information on you through your computer files.
One of the ugliest parts of the health care bill in the… Continue
Added by DallasBC on August 13, 2009 at 8:17pm —
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They [problem families] will be monitored to ensure that children attend school, go to bed on time and eat proper meals.Private security guards will also be sent round to carry out home checks, while parents will be given help to combat drug and alcohol addiction.Around 2,000 families have gone through these Family Intervention Projects so far.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/115736
Irresponsible Families To Be Monitored Round the Clock In… Continue
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The Central bankers' Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in 1988 in the "Basel I" regulations imposed an 8% capital reserve standard on member central banks. This almost immediately threw Japan into a 15 year economic depression. In 2004 Basel II imposed "mark to the market" capital valuation standards that required international banks to revalue their reserves according to changing market valuations (such as falling home or… Continue
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This is a question I received by email from a close friend of mine after we had been talking on the phone about the ballistic reaction by the MSM to the "town hall gun nut" - and my response of course.
-----Original Message-----
From: REDACTED
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:59 PM
To: Mark
Subject: Confusion..
Back a couple months ago, you were saying that the "tea parties" were… Continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military lawyer for a Kuwaiti detainee held at the American prison at Guantanamo Bay charged on Wednesday the Obama administration was hampering his efforts to clear his client's name.
Navy Lieutenant Commander Kevin Bogucki said the U.S. State Department would not issue him clearance to travel on Friday to Kuwait, where he planned to hold a news conference outlining the case involving his client, Fouad Al… Continue
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Israeli soldiers unlawfully shot and killed 11 Palestinian civilians, including four children, who were in groups waving white flags during the Gaza war, a report prepared by the US-based Human Rights Watch says.
Civilians Killed Holding White Flags in Gaza, published on Thursday, is HRW's third publication in five months condemning Israel's actions during the Gaza conflict, following allegations over white phosphorous and drones.
Urine-powered cars, homes and personal electronic devices could be available in six months with new technology developed by scientists from Ohio University.
Using a nickel-based electrode, the scientists can create large amounts of cheap hydrogen from urine that could be burned or used in fuel cells. "One cow can provide enough energy to supply hot water for 19 houses," said Gerardine Botte, a professor at Ohio… Continue
I think that watching the peoples reactions, and listening to their media based spin to what is transpiring with regards to the state of the economy and other issues is more entertaining than the television reality shows. In my case that is very true because I don't watch that television garbage anyhow.
I sometimes wonder though what will be the final straw that will motivate people to take action. Will it be when their entire pension has been completely… Continue
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What does the bill, HR 3200, short-titled 'America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,' actually say about major health care issues? I here pose a few questions in no particular order, citing relevant passages and offering a brief evaluation after each set of passages.
This bill is 1017 pages long. It is knee-deep in legalese and references to other federal regulations and laws. I have only touched pieces of the bill here. For instance, I have not considered the establishment of… Continue
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