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2010-09-03: Headlines

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Do a flaming shot; get arrested 2010-09-03
Apparently, however, at least one busy-body patron at the Tavern was not enthralled by the flaming tricks thus performed; and took a photo which they then sent to the local authorities, who then showed up unannounced and unidentified, and watched a performance. They then arrested the two bartenders, among other things, for — get a load of this — manufacturing an explosive device!
Chambersburg Public Opinion: Guest Essay: Why Becks jingoism appeals to his legion of fans 2010-09-03
At issue here is justice. What is it? And how do we know whether or not our nation is acting justly? | can lead us our nation on the path of justice? Can Beck tell us how to go about building a more just society? | I think not. Nor am I the only one who thinks so.
Weekly Blitz: America At Risk – premiering on 9/11 2010-09-03
From Iran, North Korea, and from radical Islam we face an existential threat. Nuclear weapons and being developed, and loose nuclear materials are at risk. | We also face a domestic terror threat. Most alarmingly, there are people in our homeland helping the enemy. Instances of homegrown jihad are increasing.
Google Watch: Google CEO as Creepy Ice Cream Man Sniffing for Your Data 2010-09-03
Consumer Watchdog is ratcheting up its rhetoric in a move to get Congress to investigate Google over data privacy concerns. | The advocate group released a devastating video of Google CEO Eric Schmidt as a creepy ice cream man giving free ice cream to children and conducting full body scans with Google Analytics. | Who knew that traffic measurement and click-through data suite had gotten so advanced?
Prison Planet.com: No Surprise at Obamas Guantánamo Trial Chaos 2010-09-03
The problem in both cases is that trials by military commission are inappropriate for any of the prisoners held at GuantÃ¡
theopenpress.com: The Open Press 2010-09-03
A fantastic GLBT Podcast! Give it a listen! | linda.eagle@ edcomm.com http:/ / www.bankersacademy.com .
Socialist Alternative: What is Socialism? 2010-09-03
While voices on the right decried Bush and Obama’s massive bailout of Wall Street as “socialist,” real socialists were actively campaigning against it, explaining that it amounted to a giant handout to those who had created the crisis.

2010-09-02: Headlines

iT News: Government surveillance a slippery slope: Ponemon 2010-09-02
No looking back from Patriot Act, data retention laws. | US privacy expert Larry Ponemon has warned against data retention proposals that could give the Australian Government greater surveillance powers over its citizens. | Although surveillance laws may initially target criminal groups, he said they risked being expanded to the detriment of political enemies and minority groups.
Neon Tommy: anonymous: My summer with the Koch brothers 2010-09-02
My summer break was supposed to be devoted to a vast underground right-wing conspiracy, but thanks to the New Yorker, the secret is out. In a breath-taking 10,000 word piece in this week€™s issue, reporter Jane Meyer delves into the network of Charles and David Koch, billionaire brothers who€™ve contributed considerable sums of money to various free-market enterprises over the last 30 years.

2010-09-01: Headlines

firedoglake.com: Letter to Earl Blumenauer Re: Indemnification Agreements 2010-09-01
I must say, I was both surprised and heartened to see you intrepidly and doggedly pursuing the existence and nature of indemnification agreements from the United States government insulating and immunizing private companies such as Halliburton/KBR from damage liability they would otherwise accrue for heinous, illegal and/or unconscionable acts committed in their participation in national security and the war on terror. Excellent work sir!
The Nation.: US Profile on Human Rights Grows at the United Nations 2010-09-01
UN Women Agency Must Confront Wartime Violence (Activism, Society, World) | Anticipating the appointment in the next few weeks of the highest-level United Nations official ever to promote the rights and status of women worldwide, peace advocates are demanding that the new office take on the issue of the unending violence against women in conflict zones. | Kashmir on Fire Again as Indian Troops Shoot to Kill (World)

2010-08-31: Headlines

Human Rights Watch: US: UPR a Chance to Address Domestic Human Rights Challenges 2010-08-31
Human Rights Watch writes to present our recommendations in reaction to the comprehensive report submitted on August 20, 2010 by the government of the United States to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as a part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) procedures of the UN Human Rights Council.
Washington Post: Boehner vs. reality on national security 2010-08-31
A man accused of punching a man wearing a turban at a Seattle convenience store has been charged with malicious harassment - a hate crime - and assault. | A store employee broke up the Aug. 24 attack, and Stainbrook was arrested a few blocks away. | The kicker? The victim was, you guessed it, not a muslim, he was a Sikh. | Obama has now decided to report Arizona to the United Nations for human rights abuses.