The article states that “The security measures introduced in Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system have the National Security Agency to thank (or blame).” It then briefly provides a few sparse bits of information about the role of the NSA in the design of Vista. What seems clear is that the NSA did have a role.
That leaves, for us, one obvious question: Why?
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June 20, 2007
Why Michael Moore's SiCKO is a health care documentary every American must see
America's disastrous health care system is heaving the country head-first into near-certain economic collapse. Just about everybody's either financially strained or going broke due to spiraling health care costs: the people, the employers, state governments and even the federal government. Multinational corporations are fleeing the United States due to health care costs, taking jobs and economic productivity with them. Meanwhile, 50 percent of personal bankruptcies in the U.S. are due to medical expenses.
But not everybody's doing badly. The drug companies, surgeons, medical specialists, health insurance companies and private hospitals are making out like bandits, raking in multi-million dollar CEO salaries and -- I'm not making this up -- greater than 500,000% markups on prescription drugs. And while the American people get sicker, the drug companies, insurance companies and many health "care" providers (it's really more like "sick care providers") are rolling in cash. Drug companies are now among the richest corporations in the world, and they got there by inventing fictitious diseases, then selling drugs to people who mostly don't need them.
Try to improve your health here.
But not everybody's doing badly. The drug companies, surgeons, medical specialists, health insurance companies and private hospitals are making out like bandits, raking in multi-million dollar CEO salaries and -- I'm not making this up -- greater than 500,000% markups on prescription drugs. And while the American people get sicker, the drug companies, insurance companies and many health "care" providers (it's really more like "sick care providers") are rolling in cash. Drug companies are now among the richest corporations in the world, and they got there by inventing fictitious diseases, then selling drugs to people who mostly don't need them.
Try to improve your health here.
NSA 'spy room' at AT&T exposed
The room, described as secret and secure, houses surveillance equipment used to spy on AT&T customers. Investigations could include web use, email and voice communications.
"This is critical evidence supporting our claim that AT&T is cooperating with the NSA in the illegal dragnet surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans," said EFF legal director Cindy Cohn.
Let them follow you here.
"This is critical evidence supporting our claim that AT&T is cooperating with the NSA in the illegal dragnet surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans," said EFF legal director Cindy Cohn.
Let them follow you here.
ABC Covers Ed and Elaine Brown's Press Conference
"We will defend it to the death. This is 1776 all over again. You cannot tax someone's labor because that is slavery," Brown said.
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Patenting Pandora's Bug
Ten years after Dolly the cloned sheep made her stunning debut, the J. Craig Venter Institute is applying for a patent on a new biological bombshell - the world's first-ever human-made species. The novel bacterium is made entirely with synthetic DNA in the laboratory.
Welcome to your future.
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Welcome to your future.
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'Dr No' uses internet in bid to be president
Public interest in Dr Paul, who is known as Dr No in Congress because he has rejected so many bills as unconstitutional, has grown after each live debate with other Republican contenders.
Chat on the internet is attracting larger numbers to his campaign appearances and his fund-raising is rising healthily thanks to contributions solicited by email - a device used by all candidates but which, because of its low cost, favours the minor players.
Although he scores just a few per cent in opinion polls, his star is soaring on blogs and on networking and political websites.
Read the rest.
Chat on the internet is attracting larger numbers to his campaign appearances and his fund-raising is rising healthily thanks to contributions solicited by email - a device used by all candidates but which, because of its low cost, favours the minor players.
Although he scores just a few per cent in opinion polls, his star is soaring on blogs and on networking and political websites.
Read the rest.
June 19, 2007
Because "surrendered" sounds so much better than "abused"
I'm not even sure what to feel. Am I angry? Depressed? Sad? Disgusted? Horrified? etc...
Hmmm. All of the above.
Read why here.
Hmmm. All of the above.
Read why here.
Clinton's Sopranos Redux
The Clinton campaign has just released the results of its Campaign Song Contest. But it's the companion video people will be talking about.
The winning song: "You And I" by Celine Dion.
That right there is enough to NOT vote for her.
She even outsourced her campaign song. ;-)
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The winning song: "You And I" by Celine Dion.
That right there is enough to NOT vote for her.
She even outsourced her campaign song. ;-)
Read the rest.
Sir Salman slammed
Pakistan yesterday condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, and a Cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.
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"The West is accusing Muslims of extremism and terrorism. If someone exploded a bomb on his body, he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the 'sir' title," Mr. ul-Haq said.
People, he wrote a fucking book. And, it's a work of fiction!
Read the rest.
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"The West is accusing Muslims of extremism and terrorism. If someone exploded a bomb on his body, he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the 'sir' title," Mr. ul-Haq said.
People, he wrote a fucking book. And, it's a work of fiction!
Read the rest.
New Questions About Abu Ghraib
A New Yorker article is raising uncomfortable questions for the White House about what President Bush knew about the horrific abuse at Abu Ghraib, when he knew it -- and whether he and his top lieutenants bear more responsibility for it than they have acknowledged.
They knew it. They approved it. They need to go to the Hague.
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They knew it. They approved it. They need to go to the Hague.
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New Study: Paying Taxes Brings Pleasure
Some economists have attributed altruism to the “warm glow” effect — the pleasurable feeling of playing Lady Bountiful and basking in public admiration.
Please. Sounds like they are trying to spin paying taxes as a health benefit.
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Please. Sounds like they are trying to spin paying taxes as a health benefit.
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'Dr No' uses internet in bid to be president
Public interest in Dr Paul, who is known as Dr No in Congress because he has rejected so many bills as unconstitutional, has grown after each live debate with other Republican contenders.
Chat on the internet is attracting larger numbers to his campaign appearances and his fund-raising is rising healthily thanks to contributions solicited by email - a device used by all candidates but which, because of its low cost, favours the minor players.
Although he scores just a few per cent in opinion polls, his star is soaring on blogs and on networking and political websites.
Read the rest.
Chat on the internet is attracting larger numbers to his campaign appearances and his fund-raising is rising healthily thanks to contributions solicited by email - a device used by all candidates but which, because of its low cost, favours the minor players.
Although he scores just a few per cent in opinion polls, his star is soaring on blogs and on networking and political websites.
Read the rest.
Fingerprinting and eye scans for children as young as five
The guidance will say that personal data, including fingerprints and eyeball scans, can be collected from pupils and used to monitor attendance, so long as schools consult parents first and do not share the data with outside bodies.
Schools will be able to place fingerprint scanners at the entrances to classrooms, the school gates and even in cafeterias.
Remind me not to move to Britain.
Lose more privacy here.
Schools will be able to place fingerprint scanners at the entrances to classrooms, the school gates and even in cafeterias.
Remind me not to move to Britain.
Lose more privacy here.
Jab could beat all types of flu for rest of your life
British scientists are developing a vaccine to give lifelong protection against all strains of flu.
It would deal with everything from a winter virus to a bird flu outbreak.
Read the rest.
It would deal with everything from a winter virus to a bird flu outbreak.
Read the rest.
Jab could beat all types of flu for rest of your life
British scientists are developing a vaccine to give lifelong protection against all strains of flu.
It would deal with everything from a winter virus to a bird flu outbreak.
Read the rest.
It would deal with everything from a winter virus to a bird flu outbreak.
Read the rest.
The Child sex ring that reached Bush/Reagan Whitehouse
This was the biggest scandal in the history of the U.S.A history. The story received some newspaper coverage but there was a TV News Media blackout on the subject. For this reason, most Americans have never heard of it.
In case this story is new to you.
Read it here.
In case this story is new to you.
Read it here.
The Earth today stands in imminent peril
Six scientists from some of the leading scientific institutions in the United States have issued what amounts to an unambiguous warning to the world: civilisation itself is threatened by global warming.
Um. Duh. They didn't already know this?
Learn more.
Um. Duh. They didn't already know this?
Learn more.
New age town in U.S. embraces dollar alternative
So it is fitting that the artist's face adorns the 50 BerkShares note, one of five denominations in a currency adopted by towns in western Massachusetts to support locally owned businesses over national chains.
"I just love the feel of using a local currency," said Trice Atchison, 43, a teacher who used BerkShares to buy a snack at a cafe in Great Barrington, a town of about 7,400 people. "It keeps the profit within the community."
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"I just love the feel of using a local currency," said Trice Atchison, 43, a teacher who used BerkShares to buy a snack at a cafe in Great Barrington, a town of about 7,400 people. "It keeps the profit within the community."
Read the rest.
June 18, 2007
United Nations may officially end search for Iraq's illicit weapons
The search for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction appears
close to an official conclusion, several years after their absence
became a foregone one.
The reason for invading Iraq has now been officially shown to be a complete lie. Many of you were duped.
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close to an official conclusion, several years after their absence
became a foregone one.
The reason for invading Iraq has now been officially shown to be a complete lie. Many of you were duped.
Read the rest.
It's Time to Recognize America's Huge Progressive Majority
The facts simply don't support the oft-repeated mantra that we are a "conservative nation."
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An exhaustive review released on June 13 of decades of public opinion research by the Campaign for America’s Future and Media Matters for America, using the most reputable, nonpartisan sources, leads to a simple conclusion: America is more progressive Common Sense Conversation than people think -- or, more precisely, than the conventional wisdom would lead them to believe. From the economy to social issues, terrorism to trade, Americans want politicians who recognize that we’re all in it together.
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An exhaustive review released on June 13 of decades of public opinion research by the Campaign for America’s Future and Media Matters for America, using the most reputable, nonpartisan sources, leads to a simple conclusion: America is more progressive Common Sense Conversation than people think -- or, more precisely, than the conventional wisdom would lead them to believe. From the economy to social issues, terrorism to trade, Americans want politicians who recognize that we’re all in it together.
Read more.
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