The targets of the warrantless wiretapping by DAS, which reports directly to the office of the president, also included opposition politicians, journalists and political activists, some of them foreign nationals who visited Colombia. EFE.
Hampton Roads Daily Press: Jonathan Turley's Opinion piece (Jan. 29, Why it's no longer the Land of the Free) focused on several nefarious features of 2001's Patriot Act and the most recent National Defense Authorization Act . Assassination of U.S. citizens, warrantless wiretapping, indefinite detention of U.S. citizens, extraordinary rendition, etc., are certainly great examples of our loss of freedom as Americans. Does anyone seriously believe these will be only...
That little symbol with the golden kangaroo in the middle and the "Australian Made" slogan is so helpful when trying to buy a new pillow or can of tomato soup.
Those issues include Schwartz's support of economic policies that he says allow American companies to move off-shore, as well as her support for the Patriot Act and her opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred...
Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity passed a bill that will permit greater information sharing for cybersecurity efforts. Called the PRECISE Act, the bill as reported out of the subcommittee, will create an exception to privacy laws so that companies who hold Internet use information (like your browsing history or IP address) can share it in the name of protecting cybersecurity.
Late last year, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale told Truthout the prison facility's new commander, Rear Adm. David B. Woods, "directed that a security search be undertaken of detainee cells and materials in Camp 7," which houses high-value prisoners.
Anyone watching the recent court proceedings in the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay couldn't have helped but notice that several of the lawyers sitting on the prosecution side of the courtroom were not in uniform. That's because two of the five lawyers prosecuting the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole attack aren't members of the military at all: They are lawyers from the Justice Department.
First Read: Obama draws his battle lines against Romney -- on fairness, the auto industry, housing, and the poor... The president also keeps his eye on independents... Romney says he misspoke regarding his poor comment... A big January...
January 18 marked the greatest Internet protest in history. Within a scant 24 hours, Google collected nearly seven million signatures, while 350,000 emails were sent to local representatives, 2.4 million tweets were issued, and countless Facebook posts along with profile pictures displaying "blocked" signs with captions reading something along the lines of "content blocked to the U.S. public." What the Arab Spring taught journalists...
Keywords: by Richard Gwin. Enlarge photo. | Ellen Dalager, 15, is supposed to be compensated via a form of prepaid debit card for her work in a job program at Free State High School, but she has run into unanticipated obstacles. | When 15-year-old Ellen Dalagar landed a job washing towels through Free State High School, she had to prove she wasn€™t laundering money.
I'm required to complete and Anti-Money Laundering course each year to maintain my licenses along with a variety of other courses designed to keep me up-to-date with all Patriot Act requirements. I recently acquired my concealed carry permit...
So what motivated the throngs of people and press to show up Thursday: Perhaps it was the rumor that Paul would appear with ladies of the night from the Bunny Ranch, an infamous brothel in Nevada. Earlier this week, several of the bunnies announced they are backing Paul in Saturday's Republican caucuses. Their caucus push was, perhaps appropriately, called "Pimpin for Paul."
Frankly, if I'd been in the president's shoes, I would have been tempted to alert security and have her arrested under the Patriot Act if necessary. President Obama was more gracious. He ignored the insult and moved on. Now the Associated Press reports...
Richard MacManus: If it's a feature your customers are asking for, it's difficult not to want to provide it. Although one of the benefits of public cloud computing...
The NYPD's expansion over the years as a para-militarized unit that dabbles in foreign intelligence has been aided by the passing of the Patriot Act and more recently, the NDAA, all demonstrating that Mayor Michael Bloomberg could very well be correct...
I thank everyone that got out and voted, especially all those who took the time to give me a look and voted for change in the status quo. I truly believe we can save money and improve services from where we are today, particularly police services. | Big congratulations go out to the winners. I give a special salute to Tuffy for reaping the most votes; I told him he would.
Keywords: “Most of us accepted a diminished Constitution when the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act were passed. We should have spoken up then. “Now we have NDAA and the potential for SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), PIPA (Protect IP Act) and the EEA...
Let me be upfront about this. I’ve had trouble obeying speed limits. | OK, that’s understating it. I got three speeding tickets and had to go to traffic safety classes in Florida, where I lived at the time, to keep my license. | That was more than a decade ago, and since then, I’ve been trying.
Many Western laws and regulations such as the Patriot Act in the US and Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act in United Kingdom clearly breach human rights principles through acts including arbitrary arrest and arbitrary search and seizures.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is often viewed as a bastion of liberalism. It's regularly excoriated by Republican politicians and pundits alike who want to pander to social conservatives because the ACLU has often led the opposition against SoCon attempts to impose their religious practices and moral values on the entire nation. Even libertarian and libertarian-leaning Republicans are often afraid to make nice with the ACLU.
Mitt Romney released two years of his federal tax returns under pressure from Newt Gingrich, who made his 2010 tax filings public ahead of his GOP rival. Romney, in turn, successfully pressed Gingrich to disclose contracts between his consulting firm and housing giant Freddie Mac. | "Transparency and accountability are about a lot more than a candidate releasing personal information when his or her back is against the wall,"