http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-carter14nov14,0,7164514.story
The US used chemical weapons in Iraq - and then lied about it - "Now we know napalm and phosphorus bombs have been dropped on Iraqis, why have the hawks failed to speak out?"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1642831,00.html
Bush Admin Will Restrict Liberties After Next Terror Attack - "The man who leaked thousands of pages of top secret documents to the media in 1971 to expose the U.S. government's handling of the Vietnam War warned Saturday that another terrorist attack could permanently damage civil liberties. ... "And if there is another terror attack," Ellsberg added sarcastically, "I believe the president will get what he wants. And what he wants is a new Patriot Act, one that will make the current Patriot Act look like the Bill of Rights.""
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/november2005/131105restrictliberties.htm
Right to Trial Imperiled by Senate Vote - "Can US government officials lock people up and throw away the key without having to prove their case to any court? This fundamental question of democratic government is hanging in the balance in the US Senate."
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051128/brecher
Safer Smallpox Vaccines In Works - "Two companies are reporting rapid progress in developing a new vaccine designed to be safer than the standard one, and a third company, with no government support, is developing yet another new vaccine. That vaccine could offer significant advantages if terrorists were to unleash the smallpox germ in several cities at once, requiring the vaccination of huge numbers of people. The government stumbled badly in its campaign after Sept. 11, 2001, to vaccinate health care workers who would respond to a smallpox attack. It has since spent millions to fund development of a new, safer vaccine and has already decided to order enough to protect at least 10 million people. It could buy far more if money becomes available." -- Why do I get the feeling that this is all about making some company/person a shitload of money and not really about public health?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/13/AR2005111301006.html
The 9/11 Hijackers - What are they up to now? - "At least 9 of them survived 9/11. A former high-level intelligence official told me, "Whatever trail was leftwas left deliberately--for the F.B.I. to chase.""
http://www.welfarestate.com/911/
CIA Accused of Using Airport in Mallorca - "The National Court has received a prosecutor's report on allegations that the CIA used an airport on the Spanish island of Mallorca for a program of covert transfers of terror suspects, court officials said Monday."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5413724,00.html
Feds Using ISPs to Spy on Internet Users - "Having recently reported how ISPs are being pressurized into revealing information on internet users, the USA stands on the threshold of a far more ominous threat to privacy that will force ISPs to allow a wide range of law enforcement agencies direct real time access to their own systems."
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=990
Battle over the Net’s future begins Wednesday - "The World Summit on the Information Society starting on Wednesday is heading for a showdown over governance of the Internet, amid attempts to shift the balance of power away from the United States."
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13983658
Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free - "Although no specific plans have been made, executives within Microsoft are examining whether it makes sense to release ad-supported versions of products such as Works, Money, or even the Windows operating system itself, according to internal documents seen by CNET News.com."
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+eyes+making+desktop+apps+free/2100-1014_3-5951569.html?tag=nefd.lede
Quote of the Day
"There comes a time when silence is betrayal."
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
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