Tag: secrecy
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Lawyer Challenges Catholics to Open Secret Archives for Abuse Truth
A leading ‘abuse case’ lawyer is challenging the Catholic Church to open its secret archives of documents for independent examination in order to discover the truth about child abuse by its priests.
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senate bill to turn US into battlefield, vote on #ndaa looms
s.1867 ‘national defense authorization act’ creates police state* from presstv: American rights activists have slammed the US Senate for gearing up to vote on a bill on Monday that would define the whole of the United States as a ‘battlefield’ and allow the military to arrest American citizens in their own back yard without charge…
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obama holds secret meet & greet with hollywood execs & influencers
from hollywood reporter: Before he left Los Angeles for San Francisco on Tuesday [oct25], President Barack Obama stopped for an undisclosed meeting with some of the entertainment industry’s high-level executives, as well as talent representatives with access to the industry’s top stars and musical acts, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Among the small group of…
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Latest Government Shutdown Crisis Averted… For A Month
The US Senate passed a spending measure late Monday that for the third time this year averted a government shutdown over spending disagreements.
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obama accused of waging ‘class warfare’ with millionaire tax plan
from foxnews: A top House Republican accused President Obama of appealing to Americans’ “fear, envy and anxiety” by pushing a new tax rate on people making more than $1 million annually, saying the “class warfare path” will only hurt the economy. “Class warfare … may make for really good politics, but it makes for rotten…
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6/30 defcon: copywrong, dislike, discoveries
leaked: uk copyright lobby holds closed-door meetings with govt to discuss national web-censorship regime* terrorists terrorised: al qaeda hacked* scotus term in review: it’s a mixed bag* as hulu flirts, comcast must stay mum* facebook 10th most hated company in US* news corp. on verge of myspace sale* judge: google can be sued for wiretapping…
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domestic surveillance court approved all 1,506 warrants in 2010
from threat level: The secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved all 1,506 government requests to electronically monitor suspected “agents” of a foreign power or terrorists on U.S. soil last year, according to a Justice Department report released under the Freedom of Information Act. The two-page report, which shows about a 13 percent increase in the…
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5/5 newspurge: helplessness blues
geopolitiks: With bin Laden death, Middle East stocks may rise; Investors focus on risk & opportunity after ‘Arab spring’ awakenings* Syrian army braced for ‘day of defiance’* France Expels 14 Libyan Officials* Pancho Villa relative Mexico’s newest cop* history/mystery: Investigators find black box from Air France crash* flashback: air france flight 447: little hope, lost,…
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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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corbett report: episode175 – the rand corporation exposed
from corbett report: What is a think tank and how can a mere research institution actually shape the society it claims to be studying? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we head down into the nuclear bunker with the boys from RAND to unearth the secrets of the research institution that has…
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corbett report: episode131 – bilderberg 2010
from corbett report: Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we take another peek behind the closed doors of the secretive Bilderberg group. We uncover the Bilderberg 2010 agenda with Daniel Estulin, organize counter-conference protests with Charlie Skelton of the UK’s Guardian newspaper and confront David Rockefeller with the Sovereign Independent. download/subscribe video…
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right on time: sec finds no sign 9/11 conspirators bet on attacks
from aolnews: Nearly nine years, two recessions and thousands of conspiracy theories later, the U.S. government has made it official: Initial speculation after the 9/11 terrorist attacks that plotters made financial bets against airlines or other companies hurt by the events was unfounded. The Securities and Exchange Commission began its inquiry into the matter on…
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Obamessiah: Oversight, Corporate Coffee & Courage Lost
Obama fights against congressional oversight of spy agencies // Obama agencies invoking secrecy provision more often than under Bush // Obamanoid ‘coffee party’ event a flop despite vigorous corporate media coverage // ‘Taking our country back tour’ kicks off in Tulsa: 6,000 cheer Palin & Beck // Kucinich kisses the ring as Obama deceptively sells…
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Bush Admin Warned 9/11 Commission About ‘Line’ It ‘Should Not Cross’
Senior Bush administration officials sternly cautioned the 9/11 Commission against probing too deeply into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a document recently obtained by the ACLU.
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Collateral News: Reopening the Anthrax Case
It’s been a while, but we’re back. This week we look at the death of Bruce Ivins & the bullshit decision on the 2001 anthrax case.