Kerry Praises Genetically Modified Crops Eurasia Review. By VOA By Zlatica Hoke The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that its prestigious prize this year goes to three scientists who helped advance the development of genetically modified crops.
The announcement Wednesday in Washington comes just weeks after protesters worldwide demonstrated against genetically modified food. U.S. How Three Decades Of Conservative Chief Justices Turned The FISA Court Into A Rubber Stamp. The FISA court has been deemed a "rubber stamp" and with good reason.
Not a single request was rejected over the last two years and over the last twelve years, the court has only rejected 10 out of 20,909 requests. NSA's Response To Snowden Leaks Isn't To Stop Spying, But To Make It More Difficult To Blow The Whistle. In response to the revelations, via Ed Snowden, that the NSA's surveillance apparatus is sweeping up a lot more information on the public than most people realized, you might think that the proper response would be to stop collecting so much information.
But, of course, the NSA's actual response is to try to make it more difficult for the next Ed Snowden to leak information by instituting a "two-person rule" for accessing information. Why shouldn’t David Gregory be charged with a crime? Two weeks into the hullabaloo surrounding whistle-blower Edward Snowden and Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, one thing is clear: They did not just reveal potentially serious crimes perpetrated by the government — including possible perjury, unlawful spying and unconstitutional surveillance.
They also laid bare in historic fashion the powerful double standards that now define most U.S. media coverage of the American government — the kind that portray those who challenge power as criminals, and those who worship it as heroes deserving legal immunity. Indeed, after “Meet the Press” host David Gregory’s instantly notorious performance yesterday, it is clear Snowden’s revelations so brazenly exposed these double standards that it will be difficult for the Washington press corps to ever successfully hide them again. Germany's Spies Have NSA Envy: Currently Working To Build Their Own Comprehensive Snooping System. NSA Whistleblower William Binney Explains NSA Surveillance. The Government is Profiling You: William Binney (former NSA) CORRECTIONS via Deborah Hurley: The organizers of the event were Deborah Hurley and Ron Rivest.
Top-secret court order reveals NSA's daily data collection on millions of Americans. How Obama is like Nixon. With the pick of Caroline Kennedy as his ambassador to Japan, President Obama seems to be channeling an unlikely muse: Richard Nixon.
Obama and Tricky Dick are generally thought to have little in common. Al Kamen, an award-winning columnist on the national staff of The Washington Post, created the “In the Loop” column in 1993. View Archive. DOJ Defends Indefinite Detention Provision Of The NDAA. LT Reports: As presidential election returns rolled in Tuesday night, the U.S.
Justice Department filed its opening brief defending a controversial military detention provision that a trial judge in Manhattan declared unconstitutional earlier this year. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal district court by a group of journalists and activists, challenges a section of the National Defense Authorization Act that DOJ lawyers said reaffirms presidential detention authority under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF. That authorization was passed in response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Government lawyers said in the papers filed last night in the U.S.
Senator Joseph Lieberman (CT) - Lieberman Statement on Passage of FY13 NDAA. - Senator (I-CT) released the following statement following the passage of the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I was proud to cast one of the final votes of my Senate career in support of the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act. There is no more fundamental responsibility for government than to provide for the common defense, and passing the annual defense authorization act is an essential part of that responsibility for the U.S.
Senate. How NDAA impacts Americans' human, civil rights and martial law - National Human Rights. After the Senate unanimously passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2013 Tuesday, Pro Publica has created and released Friday an explanation about what is new in next year's defense laws and how it impacts Americans on United States soil.
NDAA 2012, according to rights experts, codified martial law. Award-winning journalist Chris Hedges sued the U.S. government over NDAA 2012, calling it "corporate fascism. " (See Top rights defender suing Obama over NDAA fascism and watch Hedges present his historical 2010 anti-war soliloquy) NDAA 2013, according to legal experts this week, strengthened the former act. By failing to veto NDAA 2012, and signing it on New Years Eve, President Obama compromised national security and the rule of law, according to Raha Wala, advocacy counsel for Human Rights First. Court lets stand telecom immunity in wiretap case. Originally published October 9, 2012 at 6:37 AM | Page modified October 9, 2012 at 1:10 PM The Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that gives telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the government with its email and telephone eavesdropping program.
The justices said Tuesday they will not review a court ruling that upheld the 2008 law against challenges brought by privacy and civil liberties advocates on behalf of the companies' customers. Does Verizon’s Monitoring Of Customer Behavior Violate Wiretap Laws? David Siegel Email To Workers Threatens Layoffs If Obama Is Reelected (UPDATE) Who Votes Dirty? New Obama Executive Order Seizes U.S. Infrastructure and Citizens for Military Preparedness. BLM Caught Illegally Destroying 100 Yr Old Water Tanks Nevada Citizens Sick & Tired of Passive State Government Breaking!
More Fed Violence as Two More Protestors Attacked Boehner: American People Deserve the Truth about Benghazi, IRS Police Get Military Tank for Town of 7,000 Residents Land Dispute Exposes Land Management Lies. Immigration policy smacks of creeping fascism. House GOP to file civil contempt suit Monday against Holder over 'Fast and Furious' documents. House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa is expected to file a civil contempt of Congress lawsuit Monday against Eric Holder, in the hope that a federal judge will force the U.S.
Attorney General to turn over documents related to the Operation Fast and Furious scandal. HelloTXT Closes Their Doors and Shuts Down. HelloTXT was a highly used social media aggregator that has now shut its doors. It follows right behind social media aggregator Ping.FM. We are pretty sure that PixelPipe will be the next one to close its doors as the abuse of its service is overwhelming. While this was a very quick and decisive decision it was probably the easiest way to dodge the online backlash from all the users. HelloTXT provided mobile applications as well as an online API that allowed many applications to connect to its service and submit their posts. U.S. model for a future war fans tensions with China and inside Pentagon. Protesters to Panetta: Sever military's ties to Ultimate Fighting Championships.
US think tank says Pakistan must revamp its police force. WASHINGTON: Faced with mounting violence, Pakistan needs to push ahead reforms of its police force, which lacks the training, equipment and political will to be effective, a new study said. In a lengthy report, a commission set up by the New York-based Asia Society called for Pakistan to step up police training and carry out structural reforms to boost the force's skills and reduce corruption.
"High crime rates throughout the country, relatively low conviction rates of prisoners on trial and heightened concerns about instability spilling over from Afghanistan indicate that there is an urgent and critical need to invest in and reform Pakistan's law enforcement infrastructure," the report said. Three Quarters of a Million Voters Set to Be Disenfranchised in Pennsylvania. Over 750,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania may be disenfranchised under the state's new voter ID law, election officials on reported on Tuesday. (photo: video still from The Ed Show below) The three quarters of a million figure represents 9.2 percent of the state's voters. The new law pushed by Republican lawmakers requires an ID from the state Transportation Department or other approved ID, a move that Republicans said was to prevent voter fraud and that Democrats said would disenfranchise many including the poor, elderly and young.
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said the election officials' report showed an unacceptable number of voters would be disenfranchised. ‘Defeat Obama’ drive dodges MSM, thrives online. Text smaller Text bigger “Who needs network TV and other traditional media?” Asked political strategist Joe Wierzbicki. Senior DOJ Officials Knew of, and Facilitated, Fast and Furious. While Colorado burns, Washington fiddles. Obamacare becomes Obamatax. The Supreme Court handed a courthouse victory to President Barack Obama on Thursday, but also gave him another campaign-trail problem.
Nude Artist's Model Zoe West Files Suit Against New York City For Violating Civil Rights. US Weapons Sales Surge Overseas. Senate GOP Will Block Confirmation of Judges. The Senate GOP has announced that they will block any appeals or supreme court nominations made by President Barack Obama until after the 2012 elections. Amercia! Epic Mitt Romney App Gaffe Goes Viral Online [PICS] Mitt Romney launched an official iPhone app Tuesday night — only to find that it came with one glaring, humiliating oversight for his campaign.
Police will test attaching video cameras to cops. Thank Citizens United for Scott Walker.
Liberalism. Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy. WASHINGTON—The Pentagon's investment in green energy requires too much green paper for some in Congress. Click to raise your voice on these issues. A sharply divided Senate Armed Services Committee voted this week to prohibit the military from spending money on alternative fuels if the cost exceeds traditional fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and oil. The move underscores congressional concern about the greater expense of clean energy sources such as biofuels as the Pentagon wrestles with smaller budgets. Subsidising the wrong energy - The Guardian (blog) How Did We Let this Happen? US ever closer to becoming police state’ 14 defining characteristics of fascism: The U.S. in 2012. DOJ to justify targeted citizen killings abroad. Paul: U.S. "slipping into a fascist system" Hulu Owners to Buy out Private Equity Firm's Stake for $200 Million (Report)
Hulu owners to buy Providence Equity's stake for $200 million. You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going to Do About It? 1 in 2 College Graduates Unemployed or Underemployed. 'Buffet Rule' Failure Supports Notion that US Tax Code Serves Wealthiest First. Why hasn’t George Zimmerman been arrested for killing Trayvon Martin? - PostPartisan. The spread of "Suspicious Activity Reporting" - Crime. The LWOT: Obama Sidesteps NDAA Detainee Provisions - by Jennifer Rowland. ObamaNazi ACTIVATING FEMA CAMPS Across USA. Small unit firefights in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan: Results of a DARPA review.
FBI wants all personal messages on social network sites. U.S. police can now search suspects' cell phones without a warrant. Pedophile priest who received special treatment from ex Wisconsin governor could be out in nine months « SNAP Wisconsin. Iris Photographs by Police, Not So Optional, Occupiers Among Others Subjected. Ex-CIA official accused of leaks. - The Washington Post. Sydney vigil for Julian Assange as he faces court in London. Indefinite detention survivor story could be any American's under NDAA - National Human Rights. H.R.3166: Enemy Expatriation Act. Creeping Fascism: If We Don’t Kill NDAA/SOPA/EEA/Keystone XL Pipeline They Win. If We Only Kill NDAA/SOPA/EEA/Keystone XL Pipeline We Lose. « #occupydallas. Rhode Island Defies Detention Plan; New law is ‘repugnant to sensibilities’ of Founders « Independent American Party – Official.
Waving goodbye to our Bill of Rights « The University News. Scary legislation. Expansion of Indefinite Detention under NDAA Compounds Extradition Fears of WikiLeaks' Assange. SENATOR SHAHEEN'S STATEMENT ON SENATE FLOOR ABOUT NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) Is the U.S. Preparing to Militarize the Streets of America or Invade Mexico? First NDAA; Now Enemy Expatriation Act. Editorial: NDAA in need of revision. Police State USA and the NDAA: Creating American Terrorists.