It’s a testament to the political security of Orrin Hatch, and the relative political cowardice of Harry Reid, that it’s the conservative Utah Republican who has been willing to stand …Read Full Post
Civil Liberties, From The Web, Government
Mayor Daley and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tour the Office of Emergency Management and Communications on Thursday. He wants to add more cameras. (Keith Hale/Sun-Times) Homeland Security head praises city’s security cameras Sun Times | Aug 27, 2010 BY … Continue reading →
A competitor dressed in revolutionary era PLA outfit crawls under ‘barbed-wire’ carrying a ‘bomb’ in the ‘Bomb the Blockhouse’ event at the ‘Red Games’ Photo: ADAM DEAN Telegraph | Aug 29, 2010 By Peter Foster in Linyi A wounded soldier … Continue reading →
Witnesses heard Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs talk about how easy it would be to “toss a grenade” at innocent people. Gibbs formed what one called a “kill team” to randomly execute Afghan civilians while on patrol. Salon.com | Aug 25, … Continue reading →
The school principal said Hitler was a ‘fairly famous person’ An Australian school has apologised after a child dressed as Adolf Hitler won a costume parade. Telegraph | Aug 27, 2010 The boy was judged best dressed among his class … Continue reading →
The Tiny Bugs Have Developed Resistance to Most Pesticides CBS | Aug 25, 2010 By Cynthia Bowers COLUMBUS, Ohio - Decades after bedbugs were eradicated they’re making a big comeback. Terminix – a nationwide exterminator – said Wednesday that New … Continue reading →
Raw Story | Aug 28, 2010 By Daniel Tencer A federal cybersecurity bill that critics say creates a presidential “kill switch” for the Internet could be added on to a defense spending bill and passed without much debate, technology news … Continue reading →
Raw Story | Aug 27, 2010 Veterans group: CIA blocking lawsuit over experiments on troops By Daniel Tencer An advocacy group working on behalf of Vietnam veterans has asked a federal judge in California to sanction the CIA, saying the … Continue reading →
Getty Images Time | Aug 25, 2010 By Adam Cohen Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. … Continue reading →
