Tag: police state
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3/31 newspurge: are you ready?
9/11 update: terror intel lacking 10yrs after 9/11, chairmen say* bin laden sets alarm bells ringing* city interrupts wake to take back corpse of 9/11 first responder* video: new building 7 ad is here* econocrash: general electric paid no federal taxes in 2010* ge doesn’t pay taxes; why should you?* groups call for ge’s immelt…
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3/24 Newspurge: On The Wings of a Snow-White Dove
Drugwar: US paved the way for cocaine traffickers… literally* pennsylvania cavity search produces 50 bags of heroin* video: arrest in minnesota mass overdose that killed one* History/mystery: rosenberg co-conspirator sobell reveals more about his role* US govt demands st. louis museum return stolen mummy mask to egypt* Murder/mayhem: amanda knox asks italian court to block…
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tsa records show some scanners emit ten times expected radiation
tsa admits bungling of naked body scanner radiation tests… from the new american: Americans concerned about exposure to potentially dangerous levels of radiation from the Transportation Security Administration’s full-body scanners just got another reason to worry: USA Today reports that on March 11 the TSA announced “that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner that…
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Obama Issues Executive Order Institutionalizing Indefinite Detention
President Obama today issued an executive order that permits ongoing indefinite detention of Guantánamo detainees while establishing a periodic administrative review process for them.
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dna ‘genetic patdown’ introduced to airports by dhs
from activist post: A new level of invasive screening is scheduled for airports this summer: a portable DNA scanner to conduct on-site, real-time genetic testing. This technology is being implemented under the cover of combating human trafficking, illegal immigration, and finding missing persons, but Richard Seldon of NetBio, creator of the scanners, clearly states that…
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military runs nationwide exercise ‘solid curtain/citadel shield’ feb21-25
from cnic.navy.mil: Exercise SOLID CURTAIN-CITADEL SHIELD 2011 will be conducted on naval bases and installations throughout the continental United States, Hawaii and Guam from Feb. 21-25, 2011. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the training and readiness of Navy Security Forces to respond to threats to installations and units. Exercise SOLID CURTAIN-CITADEL SHIELD 2011…
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house extends key patriot act provisions
“patriot act” extension lands on “president’s” desk from threat level: The House voted Monday to extend to December three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act spy legislation. The measure’s passage, by a 275-144 vote, was expected. The three provisions are expiring at month’s end. Rather than seriously debate or alter them, the House punted —…
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Police State Updates: I’ve Changed My Plea to Guilty
It’s now a tradition – the government militarizes the stupor bowl as another ‘black sunday’ arrives // TSA invades roads & highways with ‘VIPR’ checkpoints // Boeing received $5b in illegal govt subsidies // Russia to adopt universal id card in 2012
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1/20 Newspurge: You & Me and the War of the End Times
FDNY firefighter William Henry quick dies at 55 from 9/11 related injuries // GSK sets aside $3.4b to cover legal costs // Bankruptcy of US is ‘mathematical certainty,’ says prof & Former CEO of nation’s 10th largest bank // Obama DOJ defends marriage for man & woman only // Big sis launches DHS takeover of…
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Police State Updates: This Is Only a Test
Thriller author recruited by DHS to dream up terror attacks for ‘Red Cell’ program ‘horrified’ at how easy it is to attack US // Man arrested for allegedly threatening Washington Dem Rep. McDermott // Man arrested in threats to Colorado Dem Sen. Bennet’s staffers // Congress quietly prepares to renew Patriot Act
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1/6 newspurge: canary in a coalmine
9/11 updates: 11 reasons why the threat from al-qaeda is not real* nfl’s mark stepnoski to match ‘building what?’ donations* audio: susan lindauer, ex-cia asset & imprisoned 9/11 whistleblower* biowars/envirohealth: all the health news for 2011, pre-written for your convenience* 2010 in review: what happened with health freedom* research linking autism, vaccines slammed as ‘elaborate…
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obamessiah & the apostles of war – christmas 2010 edition
obama preps executive order for indefinite detention* george w bush unharmed after security scare; sports car careens onto bush’s dallas front lawn for reasons unknown* plan to turn post office trucks into stasi data collection nodes* in an era of heightened security theater, foreign diplomats & tsa share bumpy relationship* passengers & aclu critique random…
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US govt storing info on americans in vast surveillance database
from washington post: Nine years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, the United States is assembling a vast domestic intelligence apparatus to collect information about Americans, using the FBI, local police, state homeland security offices and military criminal investigators. The system, by far the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the nation’s history, collects, stores…
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Police State Updates: Portland Patsy & The DHS PSA’s
Portland Patsy’ as impetus for rejoining terrorism task force // Was FBI grooming Portland suspect for terror? // White House speechwriter’s standup routine about TSA & defrocked priests wins prize // Wal-mart running public service announcement from DHS on telescreens
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US to Drop Color-Coded Terror Alerts
The United States is planning to replace its color-coded terror alert system drafted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks with detailed threat advisories, media reported Thursday.