RINF.COM: THE BREAKING NEWS ALTERNATIVE
RINF.COM: THE BREAKING NEWS ALTERNATIVE
|
|
BREAKING NEWS |
SYNDICATION |
USA-News« Previous EntriesSuit filed against US law on surveillanceSunday, July 13th, 2008DAWN | The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to stop the US government from conducting surveillance under a new wiretapping law that gives the Bush administration virtually unchecked power to intercept e-mails and telephone calls. The case was filed on behalf of a broad coalition of attorneys and human rights, labour, legal and media organisations whose ability to perform their work - which relies on confidential ... tagged USA-NewsU.S. treatment of Khadr may have exceeded military’s own guidelinesSunday, July 13th, 2008By OMAR EL AKKAD | In subjecting Omar Khadr to the so-called "frequent flier program" - a sleep deprivation technique that has since been prohibited - the U.S. military may have exceeded even its own guidelines on the controversial practice. Department of Foreign Affairs documents made public this week show that the U.S. military intentionally deprived Mr. Khadr of sleep in order to "make him more amenable ... tagged Guantanamo and USA-NewsCourt Documents Shed Light on CIA Illegal OperationsSaturday, July 12th, 2008Sibel Edmonds State Secrets Gallery Connects Pipeline Politics, Madrassas & the Turkish Proxies By Lukery In a recent immigration court case involving Turkish Islamic Leader, Fetullah Gulen, US prosecutors exposed an illegal, covert, CIA operation involving the intentional Islamization of Central Asia. This operation has been ongoing since the fall of the Soviet Union in an ongoing Cold War to control the vast energy resources of the region - Uzbekistan, ... tagged CIA and USA-NewsPentagon Claims Cluster Bombs ‘Save Lives’Saturday, July 12th, 2008By Noah Shachtman |The Pentagon not only told the world yesterday that it would keep on using cluster bombs -- it called the controversial weapons life-savers, too. The Defense Department unveiled its new policy on cluster munitions. In it, the weapons, which scatter tiny bomblets over huge swaths of territory, are described as "legitimate weapons with clear military utility." Not only do "they ... tagged USA-NewsEPA Won’t Act on EmissionsSaturday, July 12th, 2008By Juliet Eilperin and R. Jeffrey Smith | The Bush administration has decided not to take any new steps to regulate greenhouse gas emissions before the president leaves office, despite pressure from the Supreme Court and broad accord among senior federal officials that new regulation is appropriate now. The Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce today ... tagged USA-NewsSECRET RED CROSS REPORT SAYS THE CIA TORTURED AL QAEDA DETAINEESSaturday, July 12th, 2008Progress Report | "Red Cross investigators concluded last year in a secret report that the Central Intelligence Agency's interrogation methods for high-level al Qaeda prisoners constituted torture," according to a new book by investigative reporter Jane Mayer. The report found that the Bush administration "may have committed 'grave breaches' of the Geneva Conventions" and that the officials who approved the methods could be "guilty of war crimes." The report, ... tagged Torture and USA-NewsU.S. military to patrol InternetFriday, July 11th, 2008UPI | The U.S. military is looking for a contractor to patrol cyberspace, watching for warning signs of forthcoming terrorist attacks or other hostile activity on the Web. "If someone wants to blow us up, we want to know about it," Robert Hembrook, the deputy intelligence chief of the U.S. Army's Fifth Signal Command in Mannheim, Germany, told United Press International. In a solicitation posted on the Web last week, the command ... tagged Internet and USA-NewsIran’s top nuclear negotiator faces charges over Halliburton tiesFriday, July 11th, 2008Iran Focus | Iran’s judiciary has arrested several executives of a privately-owned oil drilling company over their dealings with the U.S.-based oil giant Halliburton and one of the country’s top nuclear negotiators is facing charges of involvement in an oil scam, a semi-official news agency reported. Fars News Agency said Mehrdad Safdari, chairman of the Board of Directors of Oriental Oil Kish, and several of his collegues are being ... tagged Iran and USA-News9/11 defendant argues to see classified evidenceFriday, July 11th, 2008By Carol Rosenberg | An alleged al Qaida fighter accused of training the Sept. 11 hijackers sought access to classified evidence Thursday, reassuring the war court here that, once convicted, he'll take U.S. secrets to his grave. ''If I am going to receive the death sentence, this evidence will go with me,'' declared Waleed bin Attash, a one-legged Yemeni captive accused of running an al Qaida camp in Afghanistan. After ... tagged Guantanamo and USA-NewsSupreme Court, Inc.: Supremely Pro-BusinessThursday, July 10th, 2008By Stephen Lendman - RINF | Pro-business Supreme Court rulings are nothing new, and it's likely most damaging one ever occurred in 1886. In Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railway, the High Court granted corporations legal personhood. Ever since, they've had the same rights as people but not the responsibilities. Their limited liability status exempts them. They've profited hugely as a result and have continued to win favorable rulings ... tagged Stephen-Lendman and USA-NewsThe coverup of surveillance crimes and Barack ObamaThursday, July 10th, 2008What we learned in December, 2005 that George Bush and the telecoms were doing -- listening in on the private conversations of American citizens without warrants -- is a felony under clear U.S. law, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine for each offense. Anyone can go read the section of FISA -- right here -- that says that as clearly ... tagged USA-NewsLaptops Lost Like Hot Cakes at US AirportsThursday, July 10th, 2008By Agam Shah | Keep laptops close at airports, because they have a startling tendency to disappear in the blink of an eye, according to a new survey. Some of the largest and medium-sized U.S. airports report close to 637,000 laptops lost each year, according to the Ponemon Institute survey released Monday. Laptops are most commonly lost at security checkpoints, according to the survey. Close to 10,278 laptops are ... tagged USA-NewsSenate Passes Unconstitutional Spying Bill And Grants Sweeping Immunity To Phone CompaniesThursday, July 10th, 2008Today, in a blatant assault upon civil liberties and the right to privacy, the Senate passed an unconstitutional domestic spying bill that violates the Fourth Amendment and eliminates any meaningful role for judicial oversight of government surveillance. The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 was approved by a vote of 69 to 28 and is expected to be signed into law by President Bush shortly. This bill essentially legalizes the president’s unlawful warrantless ... tagged USA-NewsOnline Activists Keep the Pressure on ObamaWednesday, July 9th, 2008By Ari Melber | If Obama is lucky, he will continue to benefit from these energized, sophisticated activists who support his candidacy while they press his hand. He responded. While most Americans settled into a relaxed Independence Day weekend, Barack Obama tried to quiet mounting criticism from supporters over his decision to back a new White House spying bill. In an unprecedented letter ... tagged Democrats and USA-NewsUK workers campaign against ID cardsWednesday, July 9th, 2008PT | Representatives of the UK’s aviation workers say they are being used as political pawns to further the UK government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (BATA) says aviation workers are being used as guinea pigs for the scheme. ID cards for airside workers, those who work beyond airport security checks, will become compulsory in 2009. Roger ... tagged ID-Cards and USA-News« Previous Entries |
Translations             
Free Newsletter
Related News
Latest Headlines
Archive |
The views expressed in the RINF news wire and newsletter are the sole responsibility of the author (s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the webmaster. RINF.COM: Breaking News & Alternative Media is Copyleft - Copy & Distribute Freely. |
Loading ...
