As has been noted elsewhere while some protesters at the G20 were granted the permits they had applied for while others protested in unpermitted and unlawful assemblies. One such group was the Pittsburgh Police Department, an extremist militant organization bent upon disrupting peaceful protesters as a political… Continue
One wonders why Goldman and JPM were so eager to provide “rescue” financings to virtually the entire distressed media space: both companies knew too well that sooner or later they would end up with full equity control over essentially the most coveted…Continue
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“What does imperialism mean? It means the assertion of absolute force over others.” Robert Lowe 1878
By Paul Craig Roberts
September 27, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- The G-20 ministers declared their meeting in Pittsburgh a success, but as Rob Kall reports in OpEdNews.com, the meeting’s main success was to turn Pittsburgh into “a… Continue
September 24, 2009 "Huffington Post' -- In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people's homes without their permission or knowledge so that terrorists wouldn't be tipped off that they're under investigation.
Now that the authority is law, how has the Department of Justice used the new power? To go after drug dealers.
September 22, 2009 "BBC" Sept 21, 2009 --- The former CIA inspector general, John Helgerson, has confirmed that the Bush administration authorised the CIA to use a harsh interrogation method on terror suspect Abu Zubaydah before written legal clearance was given.…
Obama yesterday expressed concern at the sorry state of the news industry and said that he will look at a news paper bailout, because otherwise, blogs will take over the world, and that would be a threat to democracy, The Hill reports.
"I am concerned that if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put… Continue
September 22, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- - A landmark ruling in a recent Kansas Supreme Court case may have given millions of distressed homeowners the legal wedge they need to avoid foreclosure. In Landmark National Bank v. Kesler, 2009 Kan. LEXIS 834, the Kansas Supreme Court held that a nominee company called MERS has no right or standing to bring an action for… Continue
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The biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history lies at anchor east of Singapore. Never before photographed, it is bigger than the U.S. and British navies combined but has no crew, no cargo and no… Continue
Empire Burlesque Written by Chris Floyd
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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At some point earlier this month, Barack Obama took a moment out of his busy day to sign an "execute order." That is, he ordered American agents to kill a man without… Continue
A great way to help people wake up I think, even if it does throw some whitewash into the mix.
You see, our government does horrible evil things, even to it's own citizens. Even National Geographic says so, Did you hear about the prosecutions resulting from this stuff? I sure didn't. Is that consistent with the rule of law? Is it okay for government agents to be above the… Continue
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By Harvey Wasserman
September 14, 2009
www.freepress.org
The Four Courtsmen of the Apocalypse are poised to finally bury American democracy in corporate money. The most powerful institution in human history---the global corporation---may soon take definitive possession of our electoral process.
It could happen very soon.
While America agonizes over health care, energy… Continue
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By Russ Emal (with a little assistance from the Internet)
Is it true or false that when you sit on a jury, you may vote on the verdict according to your own conscience. "True", you say, but then why do most judges tell you that you may consider "only the facts" and that you are not to let your conscience, opinion of the law, or the motives of the defendant affect your decision?
Blur and Radiohead are among a host of bands calling on the Government to abandon proposals to cut off the internet connections of people who illegally download music.
DW Description: Chris Langan is known to have the highest IQ in the world, somewhere between 195 and 210. To give you an idea of what this means, the average...