Tag: police state

  • news on the march

    news on the march

    Cuban mob attacks human rights protestersfrom washington post: More than 200 Cuban government supporters attacked 15 human rights activists on International Human Rights Day on Sunday, manhandling the demonstrators as they drove them from a Havana park. Ten Canadians die after taking bird flu vaccinefrom world poultry: Following reports that patients taking Tamiflu can exhibit…

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  • outside the box #80

    here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on december 7, 2006. from alex ansary: Tonight I spoke with Elizabeth Atly, Filmmkaer of “Left to Die”, a film that exposes the untold story of the Causeway concentration camp. This was a location near…

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  • outside the box #79

    here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on november 30, 2006. from alex ansary: Tonight I spoke with the authors of “Hacked! High Tech Election Theft in America” – a book documenting some of the best evidence concerning vote fraud. Later I…

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  • US gov’t terror ratings draw outrage

    US gov’t terror ratings draw outrage

    from ap/yahoo: A leader of the new Democratic Congress, business travelers and privacy advocates expressed outrage Friday over the unannounced assignment of terrorism risk assessments to American international travelers by a computerized system managed from an unmarked, two-story brick building in Northern Virginia. Incoming Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont pledged greater scrutiny…

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  • global hawk to fly first mission over US

    global hawk to fly first mission over US

    from ap/breitbart: They’ve become a fixture in the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan, a new breed of unmanned aircraft operated with remote controls by “pilots” sitting in virtual cockpits many miles away. But the Air Force’s Global Hawk has never flown a mission over the United States. That is set to change Monday, when the…

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  • republicans propose last-minute spy bill

    republicans propose last-minute spy bill

    from zdnet: The outgoing Republican chairman of a key U.S. Senate committee has made a last-minute attempt at giving the Bush administration what he calls the necessary “resources” for carrying out its phone call and Internet surveillance within the law, but critics remain unconvinced. In remarks on the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, Judiciary Committee…

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  • the ‘nuzzling’ terror cell

    the ‘nuzzling’ terror cell

    from infowars: The Insanity of Homeland Security enforced airline security measures reached a new high today as two American citizens were charged with violating the Patriot Act for “sexual play” on a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles. Just when you thought it was safe to get back on a plane, just when you thought…

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  • air force chief: test weapons on testy US mobs

    air force chief: test weapons on testy US mobs

    from ap: Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before being used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday. The object is basically public relations. Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions from others about possible safety considerations, said Secretary Michael Wynne.…

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  • morrissey: los angeles a ‘police state’

    morrissey: los angeles a ‘police state’

    Aversion says: Morrissey has no love for Los Angeles’ police force. In an online interview conducted by True-to-You, Morrissey… revealed that, although he’s made Los Angeles his surrogate home in the States, he’s a little uneasy around the town’s police force. “As stunningly beautiful as Los Angeles is, it is also essentially a police state,”…

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