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9-11 Thoughts, Reflections and Rants
Not a lot to write about this September 11. I watched television this morning and listened to the thousands of names of the dead spoken by their relatives. Even eight years later, it’s always so… more →
The New Centrist
Jones: Bin Laden still spends time in Afghanistan
straightarrow wrote 3 days ago: Jones: Bin Laden still spends time in Afghanistan By The Associated Press … more →
Obama’s Af-Pak is as Whack as Bush’s Iraq
straightarrow wrote 1 week ago: Obama’s Af-Pak is as Whack as Bush’s Iraq Opinion: By Glen Ford Created 12/02/2009 – 02:57 President … more →
Obama Aides Make Case for Afghan Plan
straightarrow wrote 1 week ago: Obama Aides Make Case for Afghan Plan WASHINGTON — President Obama’s top cabinet officers went befor … more →
The AfPak War
straightarrow wrote 2 weeks ago: The AfPak War Combating Extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan | Full Coverage McChrystal and … more →
Everyday prejudices mean Canadians end up on watchlists
David wrote 3 weeks ago: Another great audit report from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner here in Canada, investigating … more →
UK state spy program targets innocent
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David wrote 1 month ago: The headline may not come as any surprise but a damning report has been released on a key strand of … more →
UN 1267 and kafkaesque justice
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David wrote 2 months ago: I have just come back from a talk by Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen of Sudanese origin who … more →
New York City expanding surveillance infrastructure
David wrote 2 months ago: The New York Times reports that $24M US has been assigned from the Department of Homeland Security t … more →
Philippines: military targets writers and artists
David wrote 2 months ago: There have been a couple of interesting stories that have caught my eye from the Philippines concern … more →
UN Human Rights Committee Finds Discrimination in Racial Profiling
David wrote 2 months ago: I received the following message from James A. Goldston, Executive Director of the Open Society Just … more →
9-11 Thoughts, Reflections and Rants
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newcentrist wrote 3 months ago: Not a lot to write about this September 11. I watched television this morning and listened to the th … more →
The end of the war on photographers?
David wrote 3 months ago: The UK Home Office has finally issued a circular on Photography and Counter-Terrorism (012/2009) in … more →
Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill Frees Lockerbie Terrorist
newcentrist wrote 3 months ago: כל מי שנעשה רחמן במקום אכזרי סוף שנעשה אכזרי במקום רחמן All who are made to be compassionate in the … more →
we pledge
madeinpain wrote 3 months ago: We pledge to make common, cause with the people of the world to bring about justice, freedom and pea … more →
Vehicle tracking in Japan: N-system
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David wrote 3 months ago: Back in February, I reported from Brazil about the progress of a proposed RFID-based vehicle trackin … more →
Pakistan Taliban Leader Eliminated?
newcentrist wrote 4 months ago: Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban) responsible for a wave of suic … more →
Why Japan is a surveillance society
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David wrote 4 months ago: We met yesterday with member of the Campaign Against Surveillance Society (AKA Kanshi-No!) a small b … more →
Ugh, yet more ID card confusion tactics
overthrowthem wrote 5 months ago: Backtracks, doublespeak and flip-flops galore. Yep, it’s New Labour – the news now that … more →
Isaiah: 11, 6
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omnologos wrote 5 months ago: Isaiah: 11, 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf an … more →
