CALLING ALL PATRIOT RESPONDERS TIME TO STEP UP AND FIGHT THE TSA! SUPPORT H.R. 6416: The American Traveler Dignity Act Introduced by Congressman Ron Paul - Nov…
"My greatest fear here is with the advent of the Internet, and with the advent of social media, that a small vocal minority of individuals who are perhaps misinformed are able to reach a great number of people." So said dentist Harry Hoediono, the incoming head of the… Continue
* Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate of any major city, with one out of four people living in poverty. One-third of that population is under 18.
* In September, about 70,700 Philadelphians were unemployed and looking for work. In December 2007, when most economists say the recession began, 39,500 people were unemployed.
* More than 900,000 residents of the Delaware Valley are at risk for chronic hunger and malnutrition.
America has been accused of illegally spying on hundreds of people in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Iceland.
Officials in the five countries expressed their unhappiness at surveillance tactics that were conducted without the knowledge of the individual nations' governments.
America claims officials informed the Norwegian government about the operation which was aimed at terror suspects.
In other instances, it has stated it has 'nothing to hide'. But… Continue
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Obama to Honor Buffett, George H.W. Bush With Freedom Award
By Nicholas Johnston and Traci McMillan - Nov 17, 2010 5:00 PM GMT-0600
Obama to Honor Buffett, George H.W. Bush, Merkel
U.S. President Barack Obama. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Pool via Bloomberg
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, former President George H.W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be among this year’s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House… Continue
Mr. Speaker, today I introduce legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration employees conducting screenings at the nation’s airports. We have seen the videos of terrified children being grabbed and probed by airport screeners. We have read the stories of Americans being subjected to humiliating body imaging machines and/or forced to have the most intimate parts of their bodies poked and fondled. We do… Continue
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Ireland’s young flee abroad as economic meltdown looms
Posted on November 15, 2010 by afteramerica
Many young people are seeking to emigrate rather than face a life of hardship as the republic lurches towards financial collapse
Homeless man Ireland
A homeless Irish teenager begs on Merrion row, just around the corner from government bulidings in Dublin, Ireland.
Photograph: Kim Haughton for the guardian.
On the Glenn Beck show 11/17/2010 about halfway through the show after whitewashing the issues as usual. He brought out a top Israeli Secret Service operative that now oversees security for El AL Airlines. Beck explained how it took 3 HOURS for him to get through their INTERROGATION, thats right lets dump the radiation machines for get this, returning vets interrogating you on top of all the normal searches, that is if Glenn Beck where running things. Returning vets and Israeli style… Continue
In light of flaring controversy over the Transportation Security Administration's enhanced pat-downs and nude body scan imaging systems, officials have continued to stress that detailed photographs of passengers' anatomy are not saved and do not get passed around.
But, that's not true in all cases. An attorney for the US Marshals admitted in August that over 35,000 images from a body scanner in an Orlando, Florida courthouse were… Continue
Obsession with killing microorganisms is dangerous for humans and planet, scientist warns
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 by: S. L. Baker, features writer
We need to start creating our own internet infrastructure backup and this is a great way to start before Sen. Joe Lieberman has his way with an internet "kill switch" like the one China has that he loves so much.
The investigation into the sinking of the Cheonan--A documentary about unknown story behind the mysterious sinking of the warship.
On March 26, 2010, the South Korean Navy's patrol combat corvette Cheonan sank, and with it took the lives of 46 of the 104 sailors aboard.
Journalists have worked to uncover the facts behind what happened, and this documentary is a gathering of our investigation findings to date.
Our findings uncovered significant flaws in the… Continue
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The Obama administration is getting ready to unveil a new innovative healthcare initiative geared to bridge TSA, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Tourism Industry to provide airline travelers with several major physical examinations at No Cost. Based on the proposed plan US travelers will be offered thorough colon, prostate and breast exams, and will be given health certificates as part of their routine and mandatory TSA… Continue
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WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, traveled to Silicon Valley on Tuesday to meet with top executives of several technology firms about a proposal to make it easier to wiretap Internet users.
Mr. Mueller and the F.B.I.’s general counsel, Valerie Caproni, were scheduled to meet with senior managers of several major companies, including Google and Facebook,… Continue
The following ideas are not mine. They have circulated the Internet for a few years now. I think we can say without a doubt that half of these characteristics apply to us in this country here and now. Some of us can make the argument that 10-11 of these are also true today. As America sinks deeper into something that is becoming totally unrecognizable, these characteristics are good yardsticks to judge our country by.
In the continually developing story of looming scandal involving the Obama White House and the Justice Department, new information contained in what is being described as 'smoking gun emails' appears to confirm suspicions of corruption… Continue
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Keep America Beautiful! Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend; in the ensuing argument, Bill kills him. Panic-s...