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Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley and a former deputy leader of the UK Independence Party (Ukip), has waded into America’s “birther” controversy – backing the widely discredited conspiracy argument that Mr Obama is ineligible for the presidency because of suspicions he was born outside of the US.
'You're smoking crack', peer who doubted Obama's birth status is told - UK Politics - UK
Pope Benedict 'complicit in child sex abuse scandals', say victims' groups | World news
For the legions of people whose childhoods and adult lives were wrecked by sexual and physical abuse at the hands of the Roman Catholic clergy, Pope Benedict XVI is an unloved pontiff who will not be missed. Victims of the epidemic of sex- and child-abuse scandals that erupted under Benedict's papacy reacted bitterly to his resignation, either charging the outgoing pontiff with being directly complicit in a criminal conspiracy to cover up the thousands of paedophilia cases that have come to light over the past three years, or with failing to stand up to reactionary elements in the church resolved to keep the scandals under wraps. From Benedict's native Germany to the USA, abuse victims and campaigners criticised an eight-year papacy that struggled to cope with the flood of disclosures of crimes and abuse rampant for decades within the church.
Call for inquiry into use of unpaid jobseekers as jubilee stewards | UK news
Two jobseekers, who did not want to be identified in case they lost their benefits, said they had to camp under London Bridge overnight.
Craig Oliver and Norman Smith video: No 10 spin doctor caught haranguing BBC reporter
By Jason Groves
FBI says, “No hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11”
June 6, 2006 – This past weekend, a thought provoking e-mail circulated through Internet news groups, and was sent to the Muckraker Report by Mr. Paul V. Sheridan (Winner of the 2005 Civil Justice Foundation Award), bringing attention to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist web page for Usama Bin Laden. [1] ( See bottom of this web page for Most Wanted page) In the e-mail, the question is asked, “Why doesn’t Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted poster make any direct connection with the events of September 11, 2001?” The FBI says on its Bin Laden web page that Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998 bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. According to the FBI, these attacks killed over 200 people.
Bill Hicks – It’s Just A Ride
The World is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are.
NATO Protests in Chicago, Some Officers refuse to arrest non-violent protesters | The Libertarian Review
UPDATE: After numerous requests for the name and / or badge number of the officer interviewed in this article, I feel the need to announce that I release this information due to the wishes of the officer and the action that would be taken against them.
US Pentagon contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, which helped build the Guantánamo camp, is bidding for a £1.5bn privatisation contract to run policing services in Surrey and the West Midlands.
Guantánamo Bay contractor on shortlist to run UK police services | UK news
The 5 Most Blatantly Corrupt Industries in the World . . . And What YOU Can Do About It
Corruption is everywhere, but nowhere is it so blatant and so deep-seated as in the 5 following industries: Banking, Energy, Agriculture/Biotech, Media, and Healthcare.
Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media | Technology
Gen David Petraeus has previously said US online psychological operations are aimed at 'countering extremist ideology and propaganda'.
Osborne allows tax avoiders to get away with murder – while you pick up the tab
Last night’s Panorama showed how giant multinationals, like Glaxo SmithKline are using overseas subsidiaries to avoid paying millions in pounds in tax. Watch how they do it: And instead of clamping down on it, Chancellor Osborne is relaxing the rules to make the shifty manoeuvre easier to perform.VIDEO BLOG: Cameron wants the NHS “to be a fantastic business”
In a speech this morning on SMEs, David Cameron went a little off script and interjected the following astonishing statement:20 December 2011 Last updated at 06:54 ET Chief tax collector Dave Hartnett announced earlier this month that he would retire next summer A committee of MPs has criticised "cosy" deals between HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and big businesses.
MPs attack HMRC's 'cosy' deals with big business
By Pamela Owen UPDATED: 08:53 GMT, 20 February 2012 Details of all texts, calls and emails will be stored for up to a year
Government spy programme will monitor every phone call, text and email
Britain violates rights to freedom of speech'
Britain has unveiled a controversial proposal - the “Snooper’s Charter” -- that gives spy agencies new powers to monitor emails, phone calls and track internet usage. The Home Office wants powers to monitor internet traffic, known as communications data, to keep track of serious criminals and terrorists.Further Links
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