Tag: torture
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mind control: yesterday & today
vets sue cia over mind control testsfrom danger room: For two decades or more, the CIA and the military allegedly plied the unwitting with acid, weed, and dozens of psychoactive drugs, in a series of zany (and sometimes dangerous) mind-control experiments. Now, the Vietnam Veterans of America are suing the agency and the Pentagon for…
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shoes thrown at bush in protest of final visit to iraq
i gotta hand it to bush, his dodging reflexes are amazing… in final iraq visit, bush ducks a pair of shoesfrom raw story: In his surprise final visit to Iraq this weekend, President Bush got an unusual reminder of his lack of popularity. They were about a size 10. An Iraqi journalist throw his shoes…
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news_purge/information_overload
obamessiahrapper common: obama will change hip-hop(incidentally, common’s new record is ‘universal mind control’)*obama’s problems will come from the angry left*israel ‘has faith in team obama’*holder had role in okc murder coverup*clinton ineligible for secretary of state*scotus will reject obama citizenship case*tiny crowd prays scotus will invalidate obama presidency*’the real bill ayers’ by william ayers*obama, the…
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the military-entertaiment complex, musical torture & more
military-entertainment complex expandsfrom danger room: Creative Technologies Incorporated – the Hollywood-based company that grew out of the Army’s gaming lab at USC – is pairing up with defense megalith Boeing to collaborate on new sim tech for land forces. Among other things, the Army wants technology to help cannoneers stay in practice. According to the…
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kbr subcontractor holding 1,000 workers in iraq warehouses
from danger room: KBR, the defense services giant, and its subcontractors have been repeatedly accused of using slave labor in Iraq. But despite the lawsuits, and despite the Congressional hearings, KBR and its business partners keep getting busted for treating its workers like little more than chattel. The latest: “About 1,000 Asian men who were…
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obamessiah updates: osama, intel & the gwot
obama: US must capture or kill osamafrom times online: Catching or killing Osama bin Laden will be one of the key targets of Barack Obama’s administration as it is “critical” to American national security… Mr Obama made good on his rhetoric from the campaign trail that the hunt for bin Laden would remain top priority…
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cheney & gonzales indictment moves forward in south texas
from ap: A Texas judge has set an arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials accused of involvement in prisoner abuse. Presiding Judge Manuel Banales (buh-NAHL’-ehs) said Wednesday he will allow them to waive arraignment or have attorneys present rather than appear in person Friday. Banales also said…
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9/11: debates, project censored, tribunals & truth videos
video: excerpt from ‘zero’ follow-up debate in russia part1 (part2) 9/11 makes the top 25 censored stories for 2009from 9/11 blogger: #24-Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror: Testimony in the Japanese parliament, broadcast live on Japanese television in January 2008, challenged the premise and validity of the Global War on Terror. Parliament…
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Drugwars: CIA, Mexico, Coke, Torture Planes & Mena
mexico drug plane used for US ‘rendition’ flightsfrom afp: A private jet that crash-landed almost one year ago in eastern Mexico carrying 3.3 tons of cocaine had previously been used for CIA “rendition” flights, a newspaper report said here Thursday, citing documents from the United States and the European Parliament. The plane was carrying Colombian…
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gonzales mishandled 18 classified docs on his 1st day
from washington times: The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Tuesday that former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales had only been on the job a few hours the first time he mishandled highly classified documents. All told, a report from Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine concluded, Mr. Gonzales failed to properly secure 18 top-secret…
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philly social workers starve 14yr-old child to death
from philadelphia inquirer: Two Philadelphia social workers were among nine charged yesterday in the death of a Danieal Kelly, a 14-year-old girl who starved to death in 2006, her body eaten by bed sores to the bone. Unveiling a blistering grand jury report today (1.5mb PDF), District Attorney Lynne Abraham blasted the city’s Department of…
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an ugly mess of news part1
9/11poll: what happened on 9/11?*anthrax scare sparked tough tactics*billboard displays burning wtc with slogan, ‘please don’t vote for a democrat’*billboard displaying burning twin towers reads ‘please don’t vote for a democrat’*‘9/11 could have been prevented if we’d had a republican president.’*bin laden driver wants ‘9/11 braintrust’ as witnesses*nyc 9/11 ballot initiative & bob mcilvaine interview…
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collateral 47: ship to nowhere
from collateral news: This week’s story fits perfectly with what we’ve learned about Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay: According to UK-based human rights organization ‘Reprieve’ the U.S. has used navy ships as prisons throughout the world. Apparently abuses on these ships were more severe than in Guantanamo.