By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  The true cost of ID cards are not just to the taxpayer's purse but go much deeper and have a truly disturbing impact, threatening our way of life forever. You will not only pay financially but it will also cost you personal privacy and possibility your  identity. The privacy eroding ID card scheme has suffered another set back as the government internally worry over procurement, costs and program ...

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By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  Two German journalists have stated that they witnessed prisoner abuse while on patrol with troops from the North Carolina based 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan. Reporter Wolfgang Bauer and photographer Karsten Schoene were embedded with the troops during a village search for Taliban fighters, when a platoon leader suspected a man in one of the houses. According to Bauer and Schoene the suspect refused to talk so ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  Growing criticism of Rudy Giuliani is reaching breaking point with even more victims’ families speaking out against his ill gotten gains from the tragic events of 9/11 including his continuous profiteering, his repeated lying and complete “incompetence”. Sally Regenhard, whose fire-fighter son was among the 343 FDNY killed during the false flag terrorist attacks in New York, said: "If Rudolph Giuliani was running on anything but ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  Melbourne residents are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing level of surveillance on their day to day business and have likened the increase of CCTV cameras to the worlds’ number one surveillance society, Great Britain. Britain has set a terrifying example to the rest of the world for how state sponsored surveillance can be introduced despite massive opposition, in true dictatorial type fashion. Liberty Victoria president Brian ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  The U.S. government has yet again shown their complete lack of human compassion as they try to prevent three ground zero workers from getting the treatment they need for pulmonary diseases, liver and kidney problems - a result from tireless efforts to rescue victims of the attacks in New York on 9/11. Three workers were denied treatment in the U.S. as insurance companies refused to pay for coverage. The ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  The Bermuda Government are issuing vehicle owners with credit card sized stickers containing a RFID chip and it is expected that every vehicle in Bermuda will carry one within a year or two. The scheme is mandatory and a $10,000 penalty applies if owners remove the chips. The first country to back the system was Singapore, well known for its lack of human rights. RFID readers are being placed in ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News China has announced the cancellations of the debt owed from Iraq to the Chinese government and have promised to aid the reconstruction of the country and help rebuild its economy. But not everything is as it seems as the Chinese government intend on striking a deal with Iraq on … you guessed it, oil. Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, is currently in Beijing for talks with Hu Jintao, ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News As The Millennium dome re-opens to the public this weekend, renamed the O2, over £350m has been spent on updating and adding new technology, including privacy invading RFID security passes for all 2,500 staff. In recent years the use of RFID has increased from the tracking of good being hidden inside clothing labels the implanting in our pets used in experiments on the mentality ill There is growing pressure in the UK ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Bush Administration has failed to execute the law in a number of Presidential signing statements, amounting to 30%. The report found that President Bush issued 149 signing statements, 127 (85%) of which raised objection. Again we see the power hungry Bush Administration behaving like they are above the law. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers said ...

RINF Alternative News [audio:http://rinf.podomatic.com/enclosure/2007-06-19T12_00_47-07_00.mp3|autostart=yes] Download as MP3 Taken from the forthcoming RINF podcast, this audio contains the raw interview with author and director of the Taking Liberties movie, Chris Atkins. Taking Liberties is a must see, if you care about our democracy, your rights freedoms and your privacy, go see this movie. More information:  Watch the trailer Synopsis Cinema listings About ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  Ongoing negotiations between "802 Global" and an unnamed Premier League football club could see Britain’s soccer terraces become a surveillance playground as live pictures can be beamed to a control room where the images will be scanned. The miniature cameras can be hidden in lapels and hats and are already in widespread use throughout the UK, mainly to protect VIPs and used by security vans ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  No, it’s not a joke and is possibly the lowest the surveillance society can go. Unbelievably, at least three British pubs are using CCTV cameras in their loos - and the number is growing as a national chain has plans to install more cameras around the country. Currently the pubs include two in Croydon, the Ship of Fools and The Skylark, along with The King James, a ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  Five times honoured hero and last man out of the Twin Towers, William Rodriguez, was scheduled to speak in Peterborough, UK, until event organisers were forced to cancel. William Rodriguez is currently embarking on a European tour, covering much of the UK. The event venue in Peterborough, the Bull Hotel, has been inundated with telephone calls and emails requesting an explanation from annoyed members of the public, ...

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News  The Bush administration are at it again, making wild accusations in their ‘propaganda war’ against Iran. The latest claim was made by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who alleges that Iran is providing the Taliban with weapons and equipments. During a press conference with Hamid Karzai, the Afghan President, Robert Gates stated weapons are being smuggled from Iran to Afghanistan. He also stated that his latest intelligence ...