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Polish Senator’s Startling New Allegations about the CIA Torture Prison in Poland
Post Date: 2012-06-30 06:44:42 by Ada
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In the long quest for accountability for those who ordered, authorized, or were complicit in the Bush administration’s torture program, every avenue has been shut down within the United States by the Obama administration, the Justice Department, and the courts. The only hope lies elsewhere in the world, and specifically Poland, one of three European countries that hosted secret CIA prisons where “high-value detainees” were subjected to torture. The other two countries — Romania and Lithuania — either have refused to accept that a secret prison existed or have opened and then prematurely shut an investigation. But Poland has an ongoing official investigation that ...
Big Win for Predatory Healthcare Giants
Post Date: 2012-06-30 03:49:56 by Stephen Lendman
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Big Win for Predatory Healthcare Giants by Stephen Lendman At issue was National Federation of Independent Business, et al, Petitioners v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al (NFIB v. Sebelius). Voting 5 - 4 on Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld what should have been rejected. Pro-business High Court rulings aren't new. Since the 19th century, what business wants matters most. Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railway stands out. It granted corporations legal personhood. Ever since, they've had people rights without responsibilities. Their limited liability status exempts them. As a result, they've profited hugely and continue winning ...
Summit Fatigue
Post Date: 2012-06-30 03:11:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Summit Fatigue by Stephen Lendman Since crisis conditions erupted, it's number 19 and counting. Like earlier summits, they met. They talked. They agreed to talk more. They accomplished little more than before. Dozens of rescue packages preceded Friday's. Promises are made and broken. Hyped plans failed. Conditions are worse now than ever. Reality belies morning headlines. An official statement left important details unanswered. It was long on political posturing, not real solutions. On June 29, Bloomberg headlined "EU Leaders Ease Debt-Crisis Rules on Spain," saying: Bailout conditions were relaxed. Seventeen Eurozone country leaders met in Brussels. Talks continued ...
Kagan’s ObamaCare Vote & US Jewry
Post Date: 2012-06-29 08:29:01 by Itistoolate
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Kagan’s ObamaCare Vote & US JewryAmerica In Decline Articles B/C 400 Kagan’s ObamaCare Vote & US JewryBy Brother Nathanael Kapner, Copyright 2012 A CALL TO IMPEACH Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has been initiated by Congressman Louie Gohmert. Standing on the steps of the Courthouse immediately following the decision affirming the constitutionality of ObamaCare on Thursday, June 28 2012, Gohmert called for an “investigation” that would lead to the removal of Kagan from the nation’s highest bench. Kagan, a Jew, joined her “Yea” vote with her fellow Jews on the bench, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer—which, of course, comes as no ...
What do you know about the National Health Care law?
Post Date: 2012-06-28 17:43:08 by Itistoolate
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Commemorating Anti-Torture Day
Post Date: 2012-06-28 03:22:00 by Stephen Lendman
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Commemorating Anti-Torture Day by Stephen Lendman Annually on June 26, The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture remembers and honors victims, survivors, and family members. On June 26, 1987, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment took effect. The Torture Convention defines it as: "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third ...
In a Police State, Everyone Loses: The Supreme Court’s Ruling in Arizona v. United States Endangers Us All
Post Date: 2012-06-27 16:40:27 by Ada
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If you’re dark-haired, brown-skinned and have the misfortune of living in Arizona in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in State of Arizona v. United States of America, get ready to be stopped, searched and questioned. Then again, if you’re a citizen living in the United States, this is merely one more component of the police state that appears to be descending upon us. Thanks to a muddled decision handed down by the Supreme Court on June 25, Arizona police officers now have broad authority to stop, search and question individuals – citizen and non-citizen alike. While the law prohibits officers from considering race, color, or national origin, it amounts to ...
Are Americans Not Submissive Enough?
Post Date: 2012-06-27 10:03:48 by Ada
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If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought New York Times columnist David Brooks was having a laugh at our expense. Alas, Brooks means every word of his column titled “The Follower Problem,” as anyone who reads him regularly will realize. “I don’t know if America has a leadership problem; it certainly has a followership problem,” Brooks laments. “Vast majorities of Americans don’t trust their institutions.” Worse than that, he thinks Americans dislike all authority. We live in a culture that finds it easier to assign moral status to victims of power than to those who wield power.… Then there is our fervent devotion to equality, to ...
Painkiller Comparison Chart From Weakest to Strongest
Post Date: 2012-06-24 20:52:36 by James Deffenbach
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Pain Killers Comparison Chart - Painkiller Summary Vaughn's SummariesMedical Summaries Drugs for Pain Pain Killers Comparison ChartPainkiller Summary (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); What are the best pain pills? What are the dosages? Which pain killers have the worst side-effects? This chart lists the pain relief ability of the most common pain medication, both prescription and non-prescription. Here is a comparison table ...
Heading for Economic Collapse
Post Date: 2012-06-24 03:52:00 by Stephen Lendman
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Heading for Economic Collapse by Stephen Lendman The late Bob Chapman predicted it years ago. So does Paul Craig Roberts. It could "destroy Western civilization," he believes. Untenable political and financial decisions put US and European economies on a collision course with disaster. Bailouts and market manipulation delay the inevitable. A tipping point approaches. Only its timeframe is unknown. Money power runs world economies. Wall Street and giant European banks run Western societies. "Financial deregulation converted the financial system (into) a gambling casino....," says Roberts. Zero interest rates destroy household savings. Media scoundrels suppress ugly ...
Gov't to makeup artists: Put down the blush, or we'll shut you DOWN
Post Date: 2012-06-21 22:01:28 by freepatriot32
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In Nevada, teaching others how to apply makeup without a government-issued license can subject you to up to $2,000 in fines. http://www.ij.org/nevadamakeup
Romney, Candidate for King, Denies He Would Need Congress’s Approval for War
Post Date: 2012-06-20 22:51:35 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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Making the rounds is this clip of a Face the Nation interview with Mitt Romney. In it, he declares the Constitution irrelevant and argues he alone can make the decision to use military force against Iran. (Video here) Putting aside for a moment the fact that Iran has no nuclear weapons program, just consider for a moment that the Republican nominee can now openly say that as president he can make war without the consent of Congress. That’s what passes for a campaign pledge from the Grand Old Party’s leadership in 2012. Obama also believes in the president’s ability to make war on his own, despite laws mandating he seek the consent of Congress. But at least Obama does it in ...
“Hate Crimes”: Washington’s War Against White Working Class Dissent
Post Date: 2012-06-19 12:31:24 by Prefrontal Vortex
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“Hate Crimes”: Washington’s War Against White Working Class Dissent By Nicholas Stix on May 26, 2012 at 10:01am VDARE.com’s James Fulford recently noted that “exemplary sentencing”—shockingly draconian punishment—is credited by the British Establishment with crushing British working class resistance to Third World immigration after the 1958 Notting Hill riots. But the U.S. Federal government—under Democrats and Republicans alike—has been punishing working class white Americans for engaging, not in street violence, but in symbolic protest against “diversity”—even though symbolic speech is supposed to be protected by the First ...
Rubio autobiography proves he's not eligible for VP?
Post Date: 2012-06-19 09:08:18 by ndcorup
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> Rubio autobiography proves he's not eligible for VP?Senator provides evidence, according to lawyers challenging Obama by Jerome R. Corsi MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – In a generally well-written autobiography being released Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., proclaims his love for his wife and family, his belief that God directs all aspects of his life and his passion for the Miami Dolphins. But if the arguments presented in dozens of legal cases challenging Barack Obama’s eligibility are correct, “Marco Rubio: An American Son” also provides the information needed to determine the Florida senator is not a natural-born citizen, a constitutional requirement for the ...
Michigan Judge Karen Khalil sends man to jail for 30 days for remaining silent when seated in the courtroom - Retaliation?
Post Date: 2012-06-18 11:55:45 by freepatriot32
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Michigan Judge Karen Khalil sends man to jail for 30 days for remaining silent when seated in the courtroom. The man refused to give his name, but he is one of the "founders" of LawlessAmerica.com. Judge Karen Khalil is a corrupt judge who must be removed from office, indicted, arrested, convicted, imprisoned, disgraced, and impeached. On June 8, 2012 A Novi, Michigan man was ordered by Judge Karen Kahlil of Michigan's 17th District Court to spend up to 30 days in jail for refusing to disclose his name. While sitting quietly observing a friend’s property rights case, Judge Karen Kahlil demanded he stand and disclose his name. Other witnesses were shocked when the ...
Obama’s policy strategy: Ignore laws
Post Date: 2012-06-17 07:43:20 by Ada
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Obama is relying on federal agencies to ignore, or at least not defend, some laws. | President Barack Obama returned Friday to a trusted tactic — satisfying his political allies by not doing something. Conservatives were angry when Janet Napolitano announced the administration would stop deporting certain undocumented immigrants, but they should have seen it coming. On issue after issue — gay rights, drug enforcement, Internet gambling, school achievement standards — the administration has chosen to achieve its goals by a method best described as passive-aggressive. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Latest on POLITICO Greeks vote in critical election Romney names a ...
Europe in Crisis
Post Date: 2012-06-17 03:28:31 by Stephen Lendman
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Europe in Crisis by Stephen Lendman Four and a half years after crisis conditions erupted, nothing's been done to resolve them. The smartest guys around haven't fixed things. On June 14, rumors circulated about coordinated central bank intervention. European banks are especially troubled. Recapitalizing them hasn't worked. Expecting more of the same to accomplish what hasn't so far worked is another way of defining failure. Along with talk of more stimulus, Egan-Jones Ratings, an independent NRSRO (Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization), downgraded French sovereign debt from A- to BBB+ with a negative outlook. Doing so shows core European weakness. ...
Presidential Medal of Freedom Hypocrisy
Post Date: 2012-06-15 03:58:25 by Stephen Lendman
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Presidential Medal of Freedom Hypocrisy by Stephen Lendman On July 6, 1945, Harry Truman authorized awarding the Medal of Freedom "to any person....who, or on after December 7, 1941, has performed a meritorious act or service which has aided the United States in the prosecution of a war against an enemy or enemies and for which an award of another United States medal or decoration is considered inappropriate." On February 22, 1963, Jack Kennedy ordered it be replaced by Presidential Medal of Freedom. It's awarded "for especially meritorious contributions to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other ...
JPMorgan Chase on Capitol Hill
Post Date: 2012-06-15 03:30:31 by Stephen Lendman
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JPMorgan Chase on Capitol Hill by Stephen Lendman On June 13, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified before the Senate Banking Committee. He discussed his firm's recent trading loss and industry practices. It was more of a homecoming than grilling. Washington is Wall Street occupied territory. Foxes guard the hen house. Regulators don't regulate. Oversight is absent. Investigations rarely happen. Those conducted are whitewashed. Criminal fraud is institutionalized. It's encouraged, not curbed. Congress, the administration, SEC, and credit rating agencies are incestuously involved with giant banks and other major financial institutions. Whatever they want, they get. ...
Olympism Profiteering, Exploitation and Corruption
Post Date: 2012-06-14 03:55:14 by Stephen Lendman
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Olympism Profiteering, Exploitation and Corruption by Stephen Lendman Olympism is more about profiteering, exploitation, and cynicism than sport. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj knows it well. More on her writings below. For over a century, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hypocritically advanced notions of peace, unity, friendship, and sport the way it's meant to be. The Olympic Movement's Charter states: The IOC's mission "is to promote Olympism throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement." It's "to encourage and support the organisation, development and coordination of sport and sports competitions." It's "to oppose any ...
Supreme Court Approves Police State Harshness
Post Date: 2012-06-13 04:07:24 by Stephen Lendman
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Supreme Court Approves Police State Harshness by Stephen Lendman On June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court ruled 5 - 4 in Boumediene v. Bush. It affirmed habeas rights for Guantanamo detainees. It let them petition for release from lawlessly imposed custody. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion. He said America maintains complete jurisdiction over Guantanamo regardless of its offshore location. He opposed political branches "govern(ing) without legal restraint." He expressed concerns about usurping "power to switch the Constitution on or off at will." Doing so "lead(s) to a regime in which they, not this Court, say 'what the law is.' " ...
Spain: The Latest Shoe to Drop
Post Date: 2012-06-13 03:39:30 by Stephen Lendman
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Spain: The Latest Shoe to Drop by Stephen Lendman This one won't be the last. The late Bob Chapman warned years ago about what's unfolding now in real time. He explained what this writer calls bad policies assure bad results. It happens every time. They've simmered for decades. They continue now. They're worse than ever. Gresham's Law explained that bad money drives out good. So does bad behavior. Money power in private hands assures it. Throughout its history, the Fed bears direct responsibility for monetary debasement and decline of American living standards. A 1913 dollar isn't worth a plug nickel today. Ahead perhaps it'll be worthless. Chapman predicted ...
Videotaped exchange with officer at warrantless checkpoint reveals rights of Americans
Post Date: 2012-06-12 22:52:19 by Artisan
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Iowa officer admits that he can stop me without probable cause only because I'm participating in a regulated industry. Are YOU participating in a regulated industry (interstate commerce?) If not, then why comply? 6/9/12 Iowa law enforcement conducted a warrantless "Vehicle Safety Inspection Checkpoint" on Interstate 35 North, south of the Minnesota border on Saturday, June 9th 2012. KAAL KABC6 TV ran a story on the checkpoint, titled Thousands Pulled Over in Annual Driver Safety Check , along with video footage. They've been conducting these checkpoints for years.The Iowa State Patrol website states "Since 2007, District 8 began hosting a multi-agency Vehicle ...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Officers Can Just Guess How Fast You’re Going
Post Date: 2012-06-12 16:43:21 by James Deffenbach
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Attention lead foots: Police don't need radar to cite you for speeding. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled this morning that an officer trained to estimate speed by sight doesn't need an electronic gauge to catch speeders. The 5-1 ruling was a defeat for 27-year-old Akron-area motorist Mark W. Jenney and speeders across the state. Jenney had challenged a visual speed estimate by a Copley police officer, but a trial court and the 9th District Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. The 8th District Court of Appeals, based in Cleveland, has ruled that police need more than sight alone to meet the standard needed to convict someone of speeding. "The Eighth District stands alone in ...
Contagion Affects Europe
Post Date: 2012-06-12 03:02:11 by Stephen Lendman
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Contagion Affects Europe by Stephen Lendman Europe keeps sinking deeper into financial crisis. Eurozone straightjacket rules force 17 dissimilar countries to live by one size fits all diktats. Flawed planning preordained eventual disaster. Monthly more systemic cracks emerge. Money creation alone prevents collapse. That game only works for so long. An unstoppable slow motion train wreck promises to be ugly on impact. Too much damage was done to undo it. When it's coming who can know. Only Cassandra was good at forecasting. Her specialty, however, wasn't calling economic peaks and troughs. Greece is most troubled. Conditions there go from bad to worse. Insolvency approaches in ...
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