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Lawless NSA Global Spying
Post Date: 2013-06-18 02:56:48 by Stephen Lendman
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Lawless NSA Global Spying by Stephen Lendman NSA is one of 16 known US spy agencies. Perhaps others operate secretly. Black budgets conceal what's spent. Amounts are enormous. They're unconscionable. Used responsibly, they'd relieve hunger, shelter the homeless, heal the sick, and educate young people hungry for knowledge. Out-of-control, unregulated, unmonitored practices operate lawlessly. Enormous harm results. Rogue states operate that way. On June 1, 1952, Harry Truman authorized NSA. On October 24, revised National Security Council Intelligence Directive (NSCID) 9 followed. On November 4, 1952, NSA was established. In 1957, its existence was briefly mentioned in the ...
Supreme Court says states may not add citizenship proof for voter registration
Post Date: 2013-06-17 15:39:37 by scrapper2
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States may not require additional proof of citizenship on federal forms designed to streamline voter-registration procedures, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court rejected a requirement passed by Arizona voters in 2004 that potential voters supply proof of eligibility beyond an applicant’s oath on the federal form that he or she is a citizen. The court ruled 7 to 2 that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 trumps Arizona’s Proposition 200. The federal law “precludes Arizona from requiring a federal form applicant to submit information beyond that required by the form itself,” Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority. Three other states have similar ...
Corporate America Loves Jason Furman
Post Date: 2013-06-17 15:25:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Corporate America Loves Jason Furman by Stephen Lendman Key Obama officials comprise a virtual rogues gallery of scoundrels. On June 10, he nominated Jason Furman to replace Alan Krueger. He'll serve as White House Council of Economic Advisors chairman. He was Clinton's Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the National Economic Council. He began advising Obama in 2008. Since January 2009, he's been Obama's National Economic Council deputy director. His nomination requires congressional approval. More on him below. Krueger's returning to Princeton. He's Professor of Economics and Public Affairs. He compromised his integrity in Washington. ...
The Court Overseeing NSA Spying Has Already Found It Violated The Constitution
Post Date: 2013-06-16 21:57:07 by Itistoolate
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It's becoming increasingly difficult to give the government the benefit of the doubt in regards to dragnet domestic surveillance. Even before Glenn Greenwald published a top secret court order compelling Verizon to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems and interviewed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, there were credible reports that the NSA was intercepting U.S. communications. The most significant of those occurred in July, when the court that was established to "hear applications for and grant orders approving electronic surveillance," called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), found that the NSA violated the ...
The Government’s Spying Is Not As Bad As The Whistleblower Said … It’s WORSE
Post Date: 2013-06-16 15:32:57 by Southern Style
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The Government’s Spying Is Not As Bad As The Whistleblower Said … It’s WORSE By Washington's BlogGlobal Research, June 16, 2013 Whistleblower Claims Validated … and Then Some The government is attacking whistleblower Edward Snowden by claiming that he was lying about the scope of the NSA’s spying on Americans. However, CNET reports today: The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, disclosed this week that during a secret briefing to members of Congress, he was told that the contents of a phone call could be ...
NSA Chief Lies to Congress
Post Date: 2013-06-15 02:49:41 by Stephen Lendman
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NSA Chief Lies to Congress by Stephen Lendman General Keith Alexander is NSA director. He's US Cyber Command head. He's in charge of lawlessly spying. He directs illegal hacking. He does both globally. He's a serial lawbreaker. He violates fundamental constitutional law. He testified before Congress. More on that below. Edward Joseph Snowden revealed what vital to know. He exposed unconstitutional spying. He said more. He accused NSA of lawless hacking. He knows. He was there. He revealed what he saw firsthand. On June 14, Russia Today headlined "Snowden's asset: NSA hacking exposer knows secrets China wants," saying: He's currently in Hong Kong. He's ...
The government is watching you
Post Date: 2013-06-14 06:07:40 by noone222
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What you spend. Where you eat. Who you call. Where you travel. What you Google. What you give to charity. Recent reports of government access to records from phone companies, Internet providers and credit card companies raise anew questions of just how much other people can know about you, especially in the age of the Internet and high technology. They watch from the air, from cameras, from computers. And you help them, volunteering vast amounts of information about yourself in the magnetic stripe on the back of your credit card, the SIM card in your phone, the sites you visit on the Internet. The government has access to some of it. And might have access to more from the vast ...
FED SPOOKS are Spying on EVERYONE, ALL THE TIME, at the request of the NIGGER IN THE BLACK HOUSE. (Morning Joe interview).
Post Date: 2013-06-14 04:57:15 by noone222
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Killing the Messenger: Official Greek Government Policy
Post Date: 2013-06-14 02:56:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Killing the Messenger: Official Greek Government Policy by Stephen Lendman Greece reflects failed state governance. It's the epicenter of banker occupation. Neoliberal priorities alone matter. It's economy was ravaged and destroyed. Unemployment tops 27%. Youth unemployment exceeds 60%. An entire new generation is being systematically destroyed. Millions of working Greeks don't earn enough to live on. It's zombie banks are black holes of insolvency. It's dysfunctional economy awaits its obituary to be written. Its government betrays its own people. It bears full responsibility. It's beholden more to foreign interests than its own. EU banker needs take precedence. ...
22 Nauseating Quotes From Hypocritical Establishment Politicians About The NSA Spying Scandal
Post Date: 2013-06-13 16:41:18 by X-15
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Establishment politicians from both major political parties are rushing to defend the NSA and condemn whistleblower Edward Snowden. They are attempting to portray Edward Snowden as a “traitor” and the spooks over at the NSA that are snooping on all of us as “heroes”. In fact, many of the exact same politicians that once railed against government spying during the Bush years are now staunchly defending it now that Obama is in the White House. But it isn’t just Democrats that are acting shamefully. Large numbers of Republican politicians that love to give speeches about “freedom” and “liberty” are attempting to eviscerate the Fourth Amendment to ...
Challenging Unconstitutional Spying
Post Date: 2013-06-13 03:00:06 by Stephen Lendman
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Challenging Unconstitutional Spying by Stephen Lendman Edward Joseph Snowden revealed what's vital to know. He exposed unconstitutional spying. He did so courageously. The 1989 Whistleblower Protection Act protects federal employees who report misconduct. Federal agencies are prohibited from retaliating against those who do so. Don't expect rogue Obama officials to act responsibly. Whistleblowers may report law or regulatory violations, gross mismanagement, waste, fraud, abuse of authority, and/or acts endangering public health, welfare or safety. Unconstitutional spying violates core rule of law principles. Doing do gravely compromises public health, welfare and safety. When ...
Turkey: Epicenter of Police State Violence
Post Date: 2013-06-13 02:59:17 by Stephen Lendman
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Turkey: Epicenter of Police State Violence by Stephen Lendman For over two weeks, daily anti-government protests rocked Turkey. Police attacked peaceful demonstrators intermittently. They've done so brutally. Turkey's notorious for police state viciousness. It's a democracy in name only. Prime Minister Erdogan is thuggish, authoritarian, hardline and despotic. Turkey's one of 28 NATO countries. Erdogan partners with Washington's imperial wars. He's unapologetic about neoliberal harshness. More on that below. He's been prime minister for over 10 years. Why Turks put up with him they'll have to explain. Growing opposition demands he resign. New elections ...
What Is the Government’s Agenda?
Post Date: 2013-06-12 10:01:56 by Ada
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It has been public information for a decade that the US government secretly, illegally, and unconstitutionally spies on its citizens. Congress and the federal courts have done nothing about this extreme violation of the US Constitution and statutory law, and the insouciant US public seems unperturbed. In 2004 a whistleblower informed the New York Times that the National Security Agency (NSA) was violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by ignoring the FISA court and spying on Americans without obtaining the necessary warrants. The corrupt New York Times put the interests of the US government ahead of those of the American public and sat on the story for one year until ...
27 Edward Snowden Quotes About U.S. Government Spying That Should Send A Chill Up Your Spine
Post Date: 2013-06-11 19:15:26 by Esso
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Would you be willing to give up what Edward Snowden has given up? He has given up his high paying job, his home, his girlfriend, his family, his future and his freedom just to expose the monolithic spy machinery that the U.S. government has been secretly building to the world. He says that he does not want to live in a world where there isn't any privacy. He says that he does not want to live in a world where everything that he says and does is recorded. Thanks to Snowden, we now know that the U.S. government has been spying on us to a degree that most people would have never even dared to imagine. Up until now, the general public has known very little about the U.S. government spy grid ...
Fat pig Sexually Assaults Woman Then Arrests Her For Protesting One guy got fired? WTF
Post Date: 2013-06-11 19:08:41 by PSUSA2
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How was everyone associated with this not fired immediately and charged with criminal offenses? You can make a complaint against the judge here, and rate her performance here.Un-fucking-believable. Click for Full Text!Poster Comment:Video at link
IRS looking for spy gear
Post Date: 2013-06-11 16:45:28 by PSUSA2
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Solicitation Number: V-3-V0-02-ST-O15-000 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Jun 06, 2013 11:07 am The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a Purchase Order to an undisclosed Corporation. The following descriptions are vague due to the use and nature of the items. If you feel that you can provide the following equiptment, please respond to this email no later than 4 days after the solicitation date. The following equiptment will be purchased: (QTY 4) Plant Concealment Color 700 Lines Color IP Camera Concealment with Single Channel Network Server, supports dual video stream, Poe, software included, case included, router included (QTY 4) Covert Coffee tray ...
NSA snooping poll: it all depends on your political religion
Post Date: 2013-06-11 10:50:50 by Jethro Tull
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Poster Comment:Political partisans suck hard.
Whistleblowing: Exemplary Patriotism
Post Date: 2013-06-11 02:55:43 by Stephen Lendman
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Whistleblowing: Exemplary Patriotism by Stephen Lendman Whistleblowing reflects doing the right thing. It exposes wrongdoing. It does so because it matters. Edward Joseph Snowden follows a noble tradition. Others before him established it. Daniel Ellsberg called his NSA leak the most important in US history. More on him below. Expressions of patriotism can reflect good or ill. Samuel Johnson said it’s the last refuge of a scoundrel. Thomas Paine called dissent its highest form. So did Howard Zinn. According to Machiavelli: "When the safety of one's country wholly depends on the decision to be taken, no attention should be paid either to justice or injustice, to kindness ...
Police State America in Good Hands with James Comey
Post Date: 2013-06-11 02:55:02 by Stephen Lendman
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Police State America in Good Hands with James Comey by Stephen Lendman He's Obama's FBI director choice. He'll replace current rogue head Robert Mueller. In September, he'll step down. He's run the agency since September 4, 2001. He succeeded acting head Thomas Pickering. He assumed office days before 9/11. Appointing him perhaps related to what followed. War on terrorism was declared. So was authorization for war on humanity. Nonbelligerent Afghanistan was attacked. Doing so was planned months in advance. Wars aren't launched overnight. Extensive planning precedes them. Pretexts justify the unjustifiable. It's standard US policy. America was never ...
Intelligence chief Clapper: I gave ‘least untruthful’ answer on U.S. spying
Post Date: 2013-06-10 14:30:28 by PSUSA2
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is really struggling to explain why he told Congress in March (see video above) that the National Security Agency does not intentionally collect any kind of data on millions of Americans. His latest take: It's an unfair question, he said, like "When are you going to stop beating your wife?" And it seems to depend on the meaning of "collect." "I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful, manner by saying 'no,'" Clapper told NBC News on Sunday. A newly revealed NSA program, however, in which the agency secretly vacuumed up the telephone records of millions of Verizon ...
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge toA FISA amendments Act; EFF's Lawsuit Over NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Remains
Post Date: 2013-06-10 12:51:21 by freepatriot32
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court sadly dismissed the ACLU’s case, Clapper v. Amnesty International, which challenged the FISA Amendments Act (FAA)—the unconstitutional law that allows the government to wiretap Americans communcating with people overseas. Under the FAA, the government can conduct this surveillance without naming individuals and without a traditional probable cause warrant, as the Fourth Amendment requires. The court didn’t address the constitutionality of the FAA itself, but instead ruled that the plaintiffs—a group of lawyers, journalists, and human rights advocates who regularly communicate with likely "targets" of FAA ...
Florida Highway Patrol Spokesman claims right to violate 4th Amendment
Post Date: 2013-06-10 09:57:15 by Artisan
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A shocking chain of events has led a Florida Highwy Patrol Spokesman to claim in writing that the law enforcement agency can demand ID from people at checkpoints without probable cause because it wouldn't amount to a substancial interruption. The claim is completely unsubstanciated legally, and the issue of compulsory ID was decided in the U.S. Supreme Court decades ago in Brown v. Texas, with prohibitions on such stops clearly spelled out. In response to a query, Florida Highway Patrol Public Affairs Lt. Jeff Frost claimed something that even the most flagrant violators of liberties would be ashamed to admit- he claimed that it is their policy to wake up and check the ID of every ...
Mass Surveillance in America
Post Date: 2013-06-10 02:58:35 by Stephen Lendman
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Mass Surveillance in America by Stephen Lendman It shouldn't surprise. It's longstanding policy. Post-9/11, it escalated. Previous articles said Big Brother is real. It's no longer fiction. Mass surveillance is official US policy. It's not for national security. It's not about discovering terror or other threats. None whatever exist. Claiming otherwise doesn't wash. Big Lies substitute for vital truths. What's ongoing reflects unchecked power. It's for unchallenged global dominance. It's secret with no oversight for good reason. It's unconstitutional. Societies governed this way are lawless. People living in them aren't free. America never ...
America's Student Loan Racket: Stiffer Debt Bondage Coming
Post Date: 2013-06-10 02:58:00 by Stephen Lendman
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America's Student Loan Racket: Stiffer Debt Bondage Coming by Stephen Lendman For growing numbers of American youths, higher education is increasingly out of reach. High tuition and fees make it unaffordable. So does a disturbing government/corporate partnership. Millions of students need financial aid. They're exploited for profit. Providers are enriched. Higher education involves debt entrapment. Students graduate tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Some post-graduates face burdens up to $100,000. If unpaid after 30 years, it's multiples higher. If default or declare bankruptcy, it's unforgiven. Bondage is permanent until repaid. Loan providers thrive from ...
Coming Soon: "Anti-Discrimination" Drone Strikes?
Post Date: 2013-06-09 22:26:51 by Rube Goldberg
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Discrimination against gays and other people identified as “protected classes” is, according to self-described constitutional authority David Adler, “a form of domestic terrorism that requires swift and sustained remedies.” Assuming that Adler uses language with the sobriety and specificity adult conversation requires, he must understand that he is tacitly endorsing the use of lethal means to punish those who decline to associate with certain people. If present trends continue, the day may soon come when a discrimination complaint filed against a landlord, a restaurant owner, or an employer will be treated as sufficient grounds for a drone strike, or at least the ...
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