FBI agents seeking phone records used ’startling’ methods
FBI agents seeking telephone records demanded information from phone companies in a variety of “startling” and illicit methods, including e-mail and post-it notes, in an “egregious breakdown” of safeguards and oversight, the Justice Department’s inspector general reported Wednesday. The long-awaited investigative report describes numerous lapses by FBI agents seeking material through more than 700 emergency letters [...]
Continue reading...20. January 2010
Obama administration supports forces that commit atrocities
Despite Barack Obama’s initial promise of progress, the US administration continues to employ policies that support regimes that kill civilians, says investigative journalist Allan Nairn. “The US President and the US system have tremendous authority over these policies,” Nairn says concerning US involvement in the Middle East. “[Obama] could almost unilaterally cut off the aid to [...]
Continue reading...4. January 2010
QUIZ
QUIZ: Ποιο είναι το κυπριακό κόμμα που “διυλίζει τον κώνωπα (S 300 ) αλλά καταπίνει την καμηλο” (εκ περιτροπής προεδρία, έποικοι, κ.α.)
Continue reading...30. December 2009
Endless war as a means to keep Pentagon’s budget
Today the US is spending more on war than the governments of 50 American states spend on education, healthcare and welfare of the American people, says journalist Sherwood Ross. “American people who voted for peace are finding that we have a greater war economy than ever before,” said Ross. “The idea of the Pentagon and the [...]
Continue reading...23. December 2009
Consequences of attack on Iran would be unpredictable
An attempt to solve Iran’s nuclear issue by an attack on its facilities would lead to “horrible and unpredictable consequences,” former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov has said. That would only further radicalize the Islamic Republic and even if it does postpone the development of nuclear weapon by Iran, that would not be for longer than [...]
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20. January 2010
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