Archive for October, 2006
G. Edward Griffin interviews Norman Dodd
Google video | Oct. 31, 2006
Learn about the nefarious hidden agenda for the control of U.S education.
Pentagon mounts public affairs ops to counter bad news, exploit “new media”
AFP | Oct. 30, 2006
by Jim Mannion
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Pentagon is expanding its public affairs operations to counter “inaccurate” news stories and editorials and exploit “new media” to get its message out, its chief spokesman said, denying the effort was linked to the US elections.
The initiative comes amid plummeting domestic support for the war in [...]
Britons ‘could be microchipped like dogs in a decade’
London Evening Standard | Oct. 30, 2006
Human beings may be forced to be ‘microchipped’ like pet dogs, a shocking official report into the rise of the Big Brother state has warned.
The microchips – which are implanted under the skin – allow the wearer’s movements to be tracked and store personal information about them.
They could be [...]
The way the police treat us verges on the criminal
Guilty until proven innocent now seems to be the watchword of a government that increasingly treats its law-abiding citizens with absolute contempt
London Observer | Oct. 29, 2006
By Henry Porter
A father and his eight-year-old son got off a train at Blackpool on a Friday evening two weeks ago to be confronted by a number of police [...]
School safety drill upsets some parents
Associated Press | Oct. 28, 2006
WYOMING, Mich. – A school safety drill that included police officers in riot gear with weapons has caused concern among some parents who say it was too realistic and frightened some students.
Police in the western Michigan community of Wyoming entered two classrooms at Lee Middle and High School on Thursday [...]
Blair under fire as General brands mission to Afghanistan ‘cuckoo’
London Daily mail | Oct. 29, 2006
By Matthew Hickley
Tony Blair faced a devastating attack yesterday as one of his most trusted military commanders described Britain’s mission in southern Afghanistan as ‘cuckoo’.
General Lord Guthrie, former head of the UK armed forces and a close confidante of the Prime Minister, poured scorn on his recent pledge to [...]
Bush moves towards martial law
Toward Freedom | Oct. 28, 2006
In a stealth maneuver, President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law (1). It does so by revising the Insurrection Act, a set of laws that limits the President’s ability to deploy troops [...]
Total Information Lives Again
UPI | Oct. 26, 2006
By Shaun Waterman
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — The new U.S. intelligence czar is developing a computer system capable of data-mining huge amounts of information about everyday events to discern patterns that look like terrorist planning.
The technology is reminiscent of the axed Total Information Awareness program.
Civil liberties and privacy advocates criticized [...]
RFID passports take off
CNETnews | Oct. 26, 2006
By Joris Evers
Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are now doing so, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
Except for Andorra, Brunei and Liechtenstein, all of the 27 countries whose citizens can travel to the [...]
California shoppers, Schwarzenegger is watching you
Associated Press | Oct. 26, 2006
Gin or vodka? Ford or BMW? Perrier or Fiji water? Does the car you buy or what’s in your fridge say anything about how you’ll vote?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign thinks so.
Employing technology honed in President Bush’s 2004 victory, the Republican governor’s re-election team has created a vast computer storehouse of [...]
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