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FBI probes were improper, Justice says

FBI probes were improper, Justice says

Posted on September 21, 2010 in: FBI, Featured, Political, Surveillance, US News

The FBI improperly investigated some left-leaning U.S. advocacy groups after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Justice Department said Monday, citing cases in which agents put activists on terrorist watch lists even though they were planning nonviolent civil disobedience. Jerry Markon | WashingtonPost.com A report by Inspector General Glenn A. Fine absolved the FBI of [...]

U.S. to spend $100 million on Afghan bases

U.S. to spend $100 million on Afghan bases

Posted on August 23, 2010 in: Afghanistan, Economic, Warfare

UPI.com The Pentagon says it plans to spend $100 million on air base expansions in Afghanistan with construction efforts continuing into at least 2011. Despite growing disaffection with the war and President Obama’s pledge to begin withdrawing U.S. troops in July 2011, many of the projected installations have extended completion deadlines, The Washington Post reported [...]

The facial recognition software that will put a name to every photograph in the internet

The facial recognition software that will put a name to every photograph in the internet

Posted on August 23, 2010 in: Featured, Science & Technology, Surveillance

Daily Mail.co.uk A software company is developing revolutionary software which provides the ability to identify people from photographs posted on the internet. Face.com has produced technology that can identify individuals on social networking sites and online galleries by comparing their image against a known picture of them. It means detailed profiles of individuals can be [...]

Cleveland Rolls Out $2.5 Million Worth Of RFID Trash Bins

Cleveland Rolls Out $2.5 Million Worth Of RFID Trash Bins

Posted on August 23, 2010 in: Environment, Featured, RFID, Surveillance

Chris Matyszczyk | CNet.com I know that the Green Goosesteppers mean well. I know that they are saving the world from itself and preserving it for those who currently need to chew gum and smoke pot simultaneously in order to pass from one hour to the next. However, I am a little concerned that, as [...]

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US Announces Second Fake End to Iraq War

US Announces Second Fake End to Iraq War

Posted on August 20, 2010 in: Iraq, Warfare

Jason Ditz | Anti War.com Illustration by AzRainMan It was another of those great TV moments. Embedded reports filming as the “last” brigade of American troops in Iraq cross the border into Kuwait bringing over seven years of unhappy conflict to its final, conclusive end. America was, at last, at peace. But like so many [...]

Who Lost Iraq and Why It Matters: The Case for Offshore Balancing

Who Lost Iraq and Why It Matters: The Case for Offshore Balancing

Posted on August 19, 2010 in: Commentary, Featured, Iraq, Think Tanks, Warfare

Christopher Layne | World Policy Institue.com FALL 2007– Even as the George W. Bush administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress are locked in a bitter fight about the future direction of Iraq, a potentially more portentous debate about who lost Iraq and why is gathering force. Its impetus comes, ironically, from the very architects of the [...]

Top Iraq general: U.S. army ‘must stay’ until 2020

Top Iraq general: U.S. army ‘must stay’ until 2020

Posted on August 13, 2010 in: Iraq, Warfare

MSNBC.com The commander of Iraq’s military is calling for U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, reinforcing his stance that his country’s military won’t be able to secure the nation on their own after U.S. troops leave. “At this point, the withdrawal is going well, because they are still here, but the [...]

U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan remains on track despite tensions

U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan remains on track despite tensions

Posted on August 12, 2010 in: Political, Warfare

Walter Pincus |Washington Post.com Called the Osh Polygon, the base was first proposed under former Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev as a facility to train Kyrgyz troops for counterterrorism operations. After the ouster of Bakiyev on charges of corruption, discussions continued under the new Kyrgyz president, Roza Otunbayeva, with whose government Washington is trying to broaden [...]

New Evidence About Prisoners Held in Secret CIA Prisons in Poland and Romania

New Evidence About Prisoners Held in Secret CIA Prisons in Poland and Romania

Posted on August 9, 2010 in: Featured, Terrorism, Warfare

Andy Worthington | Truth Out.org On Friday, the Polish Border Guard Office released a number of documents to the Warsaw-basedHelsinki Foundation for Human Rights, which, for the first time, provide details of the number of prisoners transferred by the CIA to a secret prison in Poland between December 5, 2002, and September 22, 2003, and, [...]

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