G20 Protesters Take Note: D.C. agrees to $13.7 million settlement in 2000 mass arrest

By Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 1, 2010 A federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $13.7 million settlement between the District and people who were picked up in a mass arrest during a 2000 protest near the World Bank and International Monetary Fund buildings. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman said the class-action lawsuit, which has wended its way through the court for about a decade, will benefit "future generations" who want to speak out and air their grievances. He said it sparked a 2004 D.C. law that set out policies for police to follow at demonstrations, including a ...

Police Admit Using Provocateurs To Instigate Violence at the G20 in Toronto

Bill Gates now pushing genetically modified seeds in Africa

Source: NaturalNews The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation continues to throw its support behind risky genetically modified (GM) seeds as a means for feeding hungry Africans, ignoring safer and more reliable technologies that already exist. Not long after publicly blaming GM critics for prolonging hunger in Africa, Gates announced that his foundation is partnering with DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred to develop higher yield GM strains of corn. Two years ago, the Gates Foundation also partnered with Monsanto to develop drought-tolerant GM corn. The companies claim that these GM seeds will be delivered to small farmers ...

White House cybersecurity policy would require internet users to use identity tokens

Source: Financial Times The White House set out a sweeping strategy to make online transactions more secure on Friday. The move is the most ambitious initiative to emerge from a cybersecurity policy intended to blunt the growing menace of online crime. Howard Schmidt, president Barack Obama’s cybersecurity co-ordinator, who took up his duties in early 2010, released the strategy paper after 12 months of discussions led by the National Security Council and involving scores of private sector groups, critical infrastructure owners and privacy advocates. The strategy seeks ...

‘Dozens’ of US citizens on assassination list, White House adviser hints

By Muriel Kane Monday, June 28th, 2010 -- 5:04 pm When it was confirmed last winter by then-Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair that the Obama administration had authorized the assassination of American citizens working with terrorist groups overseas, it appeared that no more than three Americans were being targeted in this manner. In an interview last week with the Washington Times, however, Deputy White House National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan suggested that the number might actually amount to "dozens." "There are, in my mind, dozens of U.S. persons ...

Bill Clinton: Just blow up the well, you don’t need to use nukes

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Pre-Crime? Try Pre-Diagnose and Pre-Drug: Psychiatrists target infants as mental patients

Published on 06-29-2010 Source: CCHR International A new study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry and headed by psychiatrist John H. Gilmore, professor of psychiatry and Director of the UNC Schizophrenia Research, claims to be able to detect “brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia risk”  in infants just a few weeks old.   We would like to point out the obvious flaw in this bogus study; there is no medical/scientific test in existence that schizophrenia is a physical disease or  brain abnormality to start with.  There is not one chemical imbalance test, X-ray, MRI or any other test for schizophrenia, ...

Airport body scanners ‘could give you cancer’, warns expert

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:25 AM on 30th June 2010 Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn. The X-ray machines have been brought in at Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow. But scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children. They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin - one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body - that dose may be up ...

Watch out: YouTube exposes your Gmail contacts

By Allen McDuffee Monday, June 28th, 2010 -- 8:34 am 'Indicative of the media’s inclination to monetize every last bit of our information,' advocate says Before you call your spouse over to see the newest cute kitten video on YouTube, you had better check twice to make sure no indiscretions will be exposed on your YouTube homepage. As part of an effort to make YouTube more like Facebook and other social networking sites, a re-design of YouTube’s homepage for registered users may reveal some of your deepest, darkest email secrets. The new layout, rolled out over the ...

Steve Cokely Returns to 33rd Parallel News Radio with Matt Kazee

May 29, 2010 33rd Parallel News Radio with Matt Kazee welcomes back researcher Steve Cokely to discuss  the state of America, the gulf oil disaster, 9/11, Rand Paul and the Israeli defense lobby and much more.

Is the U.S. Government Planning War to Quell the Tide of Economic Unrest?

Gary D. Barnett LewRockwell.com May 27, 2010 In my opinion and in a word: Yes! Headlines: – “READY FOR WAR,” “U.S. Military told to get ready in Korea Standoff, Obama orders commanders to prepare ‘to deter future aggression.’” By ...

Toronto Police Purchased 4 “Sound Cannons” For G20

CityNews May 27, 2010 The near $1 billion price tag for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits may have your head spinning, but crowd control devices acquired by Toronto Police will have you covering your ears. According to a report in the Toronto Star, authorities purchased four long range acoustic devices, or L-RADs, also known as sound cannons, for the upcoming G20 summit June 26th and 27th. Police said the devices will likely be used as communication devices. The L-RADs also double as loud speakers. Authorities in Pittsburgh were criticized for their use of sound cannons during the G20 summit last September when they unleashed ...

Homegrown terrorist threat to be part of National Security Strategy

By Pam Benson, CNN May 27, 2010 9:05 a.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Homegrown terrorism included after spate of terror-related plots * Strategy acts as blueprint for how White House plans to protect Americans * Strategy will require "broad," "sustained" campaign against terror groups RELATED TOPICS * Domestic Terrorism * National Counter Terrorism Center * U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington (CNN) -- When the Obama administration unveils its National Security Strategy Thursday, it will be the first time a president explicitly recognizes the threat posed ...

Media ignores Goldman Sachs’ ties to Corexit dispersant

Source: Picasso Dreams In a recent New York Times’ article “Less Toxic Dispersants Lose Out in BP Oil Spill Cleanup”, journalist Paula Quinlan questions why BP is using the 100 % toxic, 54 percent effective dispersant Corexit to clean up the oil when twelve other dispersants proved more effective in EPA testing. BP spokesman Jon Pack defended the use of Corexit, which he said was decided in consultation with EPA. He called Corexit "pretty effective" and said the product had been "rigorously tested." "I'm not sure about the others," Pack said. "This has ...

US vows punishment for North Korea over ship sinking

GMT, Thursday, 20 May 2010 21:06 UK The wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan, 20 May, South Korea The shattered wreck of the Cheonan was winched to the surface in two pieces The US state department says there "will definitely be consequences" for North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship in March. The North is facing international condemnation after investigators blamed it for the sinking of the ship, in which 46 sailors died. Pyongyang has rejected the claim as a "fabrication" and threatened war if sanctions were imposed. China urged restraint and did not criticise the North. The report - by a team ...

In Los Angeles, 45% of things purchased with taxpayer money can’t be found

Published on 05-21-2010 Source: Reason In budget-crunched L.A., a new report finds that 45 percent of items purchased with taxpayer dollars have gone missing [PDF]. (Los Angeles) – City Controller Wendy Greuel released an audit today showing that various City departments could not locate hundreds of items purchased with taxpayer funds, and that hundreds of other items had been sitting unopened or unused for up to 7 years.... * Of 254 items that we attempted to locate, 115 were not where they should have been. While 56 ...

Senate Passes Wall Street Permanent Bailout Bill, It’s a Job Killer!

Published on 05-21-2010 Source: NoWorldSystem.com The Senate passes the Wall Street Reform Bill (S. 3217) by a 59-39 vote, if it passes the House it will kill jobs by making it difficult for small businesses to succeed and it will give permanent and unlimited bailout authority for the big banks on Wall Street. It would also do nothing to solve problems in the financial system and won’t prevent the next financial crisis. Republican Senator David Vitter: “Congressional Democrats and the Obama Administration want to create a permanent bailout mechanism all while spouting their rhetoric of getting tough on Wall Street, but if you ...

Jason Bermas sets the bar for independent documentary films with Invisible Empire

Jason Bermas’ highly anticipated documentary Invisible Empire exposes the New World Order in their own words, by painstakingly showing how the elite have not only conspired to create a dictatorial global government in private, but have publicly stated their agenda hundreds of times in public. By highlighting the words of people like Paul Wolfowitz, Michael Mullen, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and many many others, Invisible Empire dispenses with the conjecture and sticks to the cold hard facts. This movie is guaranteed to wake up even the most ardent skeptic to the manifestly provable ...

Oil leak is 5 times greater than reported by officials

From staff reports • May 10, 2010 The amount of oil gushing from BP's Deepwater Horizon oil disaster is five times more than what the oil company and the U.S. Coast Guard are currently estimating, said a Florida State University oceanography professor on Saturday. At an oil spill environmental forum at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, Ian MacDonald said the blowout is gushing 25,000 barrels a day. The Coast Guard and BP estimate 5,000 barrels a day of crude is spewing into the Gulf. MacDonald said his estimate is based on satellite images and government ...

The Militarization of Outer Space: The Pentagon’s “Space Warriors

Published on 05-10-2010 By Tom Burghardt - BLN Contributing Writer It's not as if things aren't bad enough right here on planet earth. What with multiple wars and occupations, an accelerating economic meltdown, corporate malfeasance and environmental catastrophes such as the petroleum-fueled apocalypse in the Gulf of Mexico, I'd say we have a full plate already. Now the Defense Department wants to up the stakes with new, destabilizing weapons systems that will transform low- and high-earth orbit into another "battlespace," pouring billions into programs to achieve what Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has long dreamed of: ...