Archive for December 5th, 2009

Prison Planet / The Hill 12/5/09 The U.N.’s decision this week to investigate whether some of its climate change research had been manipulated constitutes a “direct rebuke” of the Obama administration, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Friday. The White House’s unwillingness to open a similar inquiry could now only be characterized as “a sad abdication of their...
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After Downing Street / YouTube 12/4/09 On December 1st and 2nd, 2009, 100 cities protested the Afghanistan escalation. This almost 5 minute piece includes video and photo contributions from activists across the country. Produced by the Peace, Justice & Environment Project (pjep.org).
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Daily Times 12/5/09 LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif served notice on the Interior secretary for not replying to a petition against the alleged activities of Blackwater in the federal capital. The CJ warned that if the secretary did not submit the reply by December 14 he would be prosecuted under the...
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Christian Science Monitor 12/3/09 By Laurent Belsie How much will the troop escalation in Afghanistan cost you? A pretty penny. President Obama said Tuesday night it would cost $30 billion this fiscal year — or about $1 million per soldier — to send 30,000 additional troops there. That’s a low estimate, budget experts say, but let’s run with...
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Wired 12/4/09 Yahoo isn’t happy that a detailed menu of the spying services it provides law enforcement agencies has leaked onto the web. Shortly after Threat Level reported this week that Yahoo had blocked the FOIA release of its law enforcement and intelligence price list, someone provided a copy of the company’s spying guide to the whistleblower...
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