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FISA Foils ACLU Yet Again
Secret Spying Court Stays Secret, Rejects ACLU Plea AgainBy Ryan Singel / August 29, 2008 For the the third time in a year, a secret spying court rejected an ACLU request to let some sunshine pierce its dark curtains of … Continue reading
Dumbing Down the War on Terror
Dumbest salvo yet in the war on terror, courtesy of the London policeBy Cory Doctorow / August 30, 2008 Today I spotted this sign at a Tesco’s grocery store in Islington, London — it might just be the single stupidest … Continue reading
What Are We So Afraid Of?
Canadian border no longer invisible in VermontKeith B. Richburg / August 24, 2008 DERBY LINIE, Vt. — The changes started coming slowly to this small town where the U.S. border with Canada runs across sleepy streets, through houses and families, … Continue reading
Police State Amerikkka, Right in My Own Backyard
I was astounded to read that a Border Patrol roadblock was erected for several hours last week on SR 104 near the Hood Canal Bridge. Welcome to police state Amerikkka, I thought. And I tend to agree with the Port … Continue reading
MI5: No Easy Way to Identify a Terrorist in Britain
I don’t suppose that George W. Bush’s minions will bother reading this for the purpose of learning something meaningful about terrorism. The dogma in this administration precludes actually seeking the truth (about anything at all). Richard Jehn / The Rag … Continue reading
Now, We Seem to Have Lost the Dots
Flaws Found In Watch List For TerroristsBy Siobhan Gorman / August 22, 2008 The government’s main terrorist-watch-list system is hobbled by technology challenges, and the $500 million program designed to upgrade it is on the verge of collapse, according to … Continue reading
Six Questions about the Anthrax Case
A hazardous materials unit worker is hosed down on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where worked continued inspecting buildings and offices for anthrax contamination. Photo by Ron Thomas / AP.Double Standards in the Global War on Terror, Anthrax DepartmentBy Tom Engelhardt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Biological Warfare, FBI, Mainstream Media, War on Terror
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Homeland Security Hard at Work
Hack your local subwayby Grant Martin / August 13, 2008 Frequent travelers on any metropolitan subway system know that the two major means for fare tracking and billing are via magnetic strip and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). And every nerd … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
Mike Keefe / Denver PostThe Rag Blog / Posted August 13, 2008
It Is Not Too Late to Redeem the Situation
Suskind on America’s declining moral authorityJohn Walbridge / August 12, 2008 Most of the discussion of Ron Suskind’s new book, “The Way of the World,” has focused on a single anecdote. Citing CIA sources, he claims that the White House … Continue reading
The ‘War’ on Terror : It Just Doesn’t Work
Calling it a ‘war’ is a boon to terrorist recruiters.By Seth G. Jones and Martin C. Libicki / August 6, 2008 ARLINGTON, Va. – Military might against Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups isn’t working – and no wonder. After … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Counter-terrorism, Militant Islam, Terrorism, War on Terror
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