The United States’ Senate Intelligence Committee released a 6,000 page report detailing how the CIA tortured prisoners at Bagram, Guantanamo Bay, and Abu Ghraib. A 480 page summary gives a troubling overview. The BBC reports: Were the interrogation methods – torture if you like – more extensive and more brutal than previously admitted? It looks […]
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Torture = Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Bagram, CIA, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Guantanamo Bay, Senate Intelligence Committee, sexual torture, torture, United State, USA, waterboarding
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War Declared
Washington DC — On September 10, 2014 between 9PM and 9:15PM, President Obama declared war on the Islamic State (ISIS). “Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.” Critics raised debate on the irony of Obama going into Iraq after his position on getting out […]
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Tagged declaration of war, Iraq, ISIL, Islamic State, Obama, President, war
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Gun Control? We Need Bomb Control
PHILADELPHIA, PA — With all the uproar over the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings, ignorant and fearful Americans have been clamoring to take away the 2nd Amendment Rights. This makes no sense what-so-ever. The 2nd Amendment was put into place so U.S. citizens could protect themselves from government. However, instead of protecting themselves from the […]
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, bomb control, civilian casualities, Government, gun control, military stirkes, murder, Sandy Hook Elementary School, school shootings, self control, social responsibility, United States, USA
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Self-immolation
In the last two days, six Tibetans set themselves on fire (self-immolate) in protest to Chinese rule. “These protests are aimed at sending the next generation of China’s unelected regime a clear signal that Tibetans will continue to fight for their freedom despite China’s efforts to suppress and intimidate them,” Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden […]
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Tagged self immolation, self-immolate, set yourself on fire, Tibet, Tibetans
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Publishing
It is impossible to unpublish something. Unpublish is not even a word. To attempt to unpublish something is worse than futile. Please, just consider the last of the famous to try. Book burning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_burning Book burning (also biblioclasm or libricide) is the practice of destroying, often …. A much-quoted line […]
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Tagged Daniel Brouse, Earth, evil, First Amendment, Hitler, human rights, Law, publishing, quotes, United State of America, unpublishing, words, world
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Australia: top judge to face court over sedition charge
News for charged with sedition australia Fijivillage Restraint urged after PNG charges judge The Australian – 6 hours ago JULIA Gillard has urged political parties in Papua New Guinea to show restraint after police arrested the country’s chief justice and charged him … PNG’s top judge to face court over sedition charge Radio Australia – […]
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Tagged arrested, Australia, chief justice, crimes, crimes against the government, Government, New Guinea, outrage, parties, political, sedition
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Will the New Owners of FaceBook Be Responsible?
PHILADELPHIA, PA: The word on the street is FaceBook may be going public (in an IPO) as soon as this coming week. Will the new owners of FaceBook, those people who buy shares, be responsible for my privacy and security? Is it possible for individual shareholders to be accountable for what their company does? At […]
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Tagged avarice, banks, corporations, FaceBookc, freedom, freedom of speech, IPO, Law, law suitss, privacy, responsible, save our souls, Security, shareholders, SOS
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President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law
by the American Civil Liberties Union WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision. While President Obama issued a signing statement saying he had “serious reservations” about the provisions, the statement only applies to how his administration would use […]
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Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, detention, freedom, Government, Law, liberty, military, Obama, USA
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Just Say No To Taxes
by Daniel Brouse I suggested that there should be little (to no) taxes. You responded: How does any of this function without taxation…? I would like to know your thinking on this… it doesn’t seem to be working now and sure doesn’t favor poor to middle class… but I think this is too long to […]
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Tagged benefits, bureaucracy, Business, corruption, coss, Daniel Brouse, Economics, Government, national debt, Occupy Philadelphia, Occupy Wall Street, pay taxes, taxation, taxes, war
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